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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOURNAL MAY 23, 11912
RAILR0AD NEWS
ImproTed Conditions Shown in
Southwest.
Railroads Make Favorable "ew
York Reports.
ROCK ISLAND GRAIN TRAFFIC
Fair Volume of Business Car
ried Last Week.
Other Items of General Interest
In Traffic World.
Chicago. May 23.-A fair volume of
York "EvenlnVlst, A--.
rnof coa necessarily makes the a-
31 fal,
. rpdnced loadings, the official siaie
enfoTfdie cars showed a decrease o
1 1 41 n.
of wnicn n.io"
. I ! -.- HUP
a partial re-
mption orihe coal traffic the past
tn?a7oble weather conditions cur
tailed mercantile business last eek.
and sales both for immediate and for
ward Shipment were lighter. Merchants
however, are not at all discouraged, as
thev regard conditions as only tem-nor-kry.
Reports from men on the road
indicate that retailers- stocks are small
and that buyers must be in the market
constantly for replcnisnlng.
Winter wheat crop prospects hae
improved in the last week, and in the
Southwest are materially better. Har
vest there is only thirty days away,
and promises to be better than about
a month ago. In the Northwest, spring
v. is c-ttin? a. satisfactory start.
there being plenty of moisture, and
more sunshine would b3 beneficial, n
northwestern North Dakota Indications
are for a reduction of 10 to 15 per cent
In the acreage, as compared with last
year. Corn planting is progressing
Flowlv because of too much rain. Ger
mination is also slow, because of cool
weather. The oat crop is doing well,
except on low lands, where there is too
much water. The Santa Fe's crop re
port shows improved conditions for
winter wheat in Kansas. Oklahoma
and Texas. Corn In Texas is doing well
with a strong stand. Cotton planting
is about finished, and the crop Is
coming along nicely. Prospects are for
the largest wheat and oats crop ever
raised in Texas. The first crop of al
falfa has been cut, and a heavy yield
secured.
Grain traffic last week exceeded ex
pectations, there being 4,285,000 bushels
delivered at Chicago. th3 largest run in
over five years. There were 457,000
bushels, or 12 per cent in excess of the
previous week. 118,000 bushels or 19.6
per cent In excess of the five-year av
erage, j
The railroads delivered 51 per cent
of the total grain receipts last weet,
the Northwestern handling 21. Burling
ton IS, and Illinois Central 16 per cent,
while the Rock Island had 14, Great
"Western 7, St. Paul 6. Alton and Atch
ison 4 per cent each, and Chicago &
Kastern Illinois and Wabash, 3 per
cent each.
EXPLOSIVES AND PASSENGERS.
Ko longer Against I .aw to Carry Them
on Same Train.
Coffeyville, Kan., May 23. Hereafter
Santa Fe passengers may ride on trains
PERFECTION FLOUR is the best flour
that can be made, . We have confidence in
its ability i to make good wherever used
Made
in the
Cleanest'
Mill in
the West
XX
Kaw Milling Co.,
that carry high explosives. Until now
all passenger privileges were with
drawn on the freight trains when it
happened that a consignment of high
explosives was placed in the train
This was because of a law to that
effect.
Recently the ruling has been modi
fied, and now such trains may carry
passengers.
The Santa Fe. anxious to acquaint
its employees with the required regu
lations in regard to carrying explosives
is giving them opportunity to acquire
the desired knowledge. A governmen
expert in the matter, is now ' in th
state lecturing along the system, and
giving practical demonstrations as t
the manner In which explosives shall
be packed, loaded and hauled. One oi
these meetings will be held here.
FORMER TOPEKA MAX RESIGNS.
James Hagerman Quits Katy Was
With Santa Fe Here. ;
On account of continued ill health
James Hagerman, general counsel ol
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway,
has tendered his resignation, effectivt
June 1. Mr. Hagerman began the
practice of law in Keokuk, la., with the
firm of Rankin & McCrary. becoming
a member of that firm in 1875. This
firm was continued until 1879, when Mr
McCrary was appointed secretary of
war by President Hayes, and his plac
was filled by Frank Hagerman of Kan
sas City. Mr. Hagerman continued tc
practice as the head of this firm untii
1884, when he accepted the general at
torneyship of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, which caused his removal tc
Topeka. In 1884 Mr. Hagerman remov
ed to Kansas City and became a mem
ber of the firm of Warner, Dean &
Hagerman. and in 18S8 he was appoint
ed general counsel for the receivers of
the Missouri, .Kansas & Texas railway
by Judge Brewer, and continued in that
position, in connection with his general
practice until 1891, when he was ap
pointed general .solicitor of the Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas upon its reor
ganization. He continued In that po
sition until 1904, when he was appojrtt
ed general counsel, succeeding Simon
Sterne of New York. He was elected
president of the American Bar associ
ation in 1904. He has been- officially
connected with the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas for almost a quarter of a
century and has now consented to ac
cept the position of consulting coun
sel. Mr. Hagerman has hard charge ol
some notable litigation in connection
with the Katy's interests. His fight for
cancellation of the old I. & G. N.-G.
H. & H. lease ended successfully for
the company. Another important suil
was that of the United States for can
cellation of its land grant in Kansas,
which also ended successfully, anC
there is now pending in the courts an
other suit by the company against the
United States for the value of the com
pany's land grant in what was the
Indian Territory.
Mr. Hagerman's successor ha not
been officially announced, but it is un
derstood that Joseph M. Bryson, the
general solicitor, will succeed him. Mr.
Bryson has also been connected with
the law department in various capaci
ties, since 1888. - .
WILL LET IT BEST,
Taft Refuses to Stii Up the Contro
versy With Colombia.
Washington, May 23. President Taft
has sent a message to the senate de
clining to make public the correspond
ence between this government and Co
lombia relating to Panama. The presi
dent said it would be incompatible
with the public interest to make it
public. Secretary Knox in a letter to
the president said that publication of
the correspondence '"would tend to' ex
cite feeling and vitiate the atmosphere
of calm now prevailing among the peo
ple of Colombia."
The senate's request for the papers
was at the instance of Senator Hitch
cock (Neb.), Democrat.
so much so that we offer it under a
money back guarantee.
We want you to get a sack of PERFEC
TION FLOUR and use it all. If it does
not make the best bread, cakes.
pies and biscuits you ever tasted
return the empty sack to-your gro
cer and he will refund your
money. That's fair, isn't it?
Get it of your grocer
he has it.
Topeka, Kansas
WAR IN BUDAPEST,
AH Trade Unionists in the City
on Strike.
Strikers and Folice Battle in
the Streets.
TWO WORKMEN ARE KILLED
Break Windows and Lamps
and Destroy Goods.
Several Policemen Have Been
Wounded by .Bullets.
Budapest, May 23. Sharp battles
between the police and strikers have
been frequent over the city through
out the morning. Two strikers have
been killed and many of the police
and strikers wounded, 25 of the latter
severely.
Practically all the trade unionist
workers in Budapest with the excep
tion of municipal employees.' struck
this morning as a result of a reso
lution passed last night by the Socialist
union which proclaimed a general
strike as a protest against the elec
tion of Count Tisza as speaker of the
lower house. Count Tis-ia is .a strong
opponent of universal suffrage.
Fifty thousand workmen assembled
this morning in the streets leading to
Parliament square, all the approaches
of which were guarded by strong cor
dons of police.
The strikers, finding their efforts to
obtain possession of Parliament square
unavailing, started wrecking windows
and street lamps and destroying goods
displayed in the shop windows. Then
they began stoning the police, who
drove them off, repeatedly charging
with their clubs.
The most serious encounter took
place on outer Wagner street, where
the strikers? took possession of a big
building, from which thev fired at the
pol'ce with revolvers. After several of
the policemen had been hit with bul
lets, the officer in charge ordered the
men to return the fire.
Several volleys were fired into the
crowd, and two of the strikers were
killed and a dozen wounded.
The strikers in the building, unable
to withstand the sharp reply of the
police, dashed out of the doors ana
fled in all directions.
Several of the street car lines have
been . suspended since morning.
The strike has been only partly suc
cessful, many of the factories contin
uing to work under the protection of
detachments of police.
BIGGEST SHIP AFLOAT
The Hamburg-American Liner Imper
ator as j-auiifiica. -
Hamburg. Germany, May 23. The
Hamburg-American line's, new mam
moth transatlantic steamer Imperator,
the biggest vessel in the world, w:s
successfully launched here today. Em
peror William acted as sponsor. Jo
hannes Burchard, lord mayor of Ham
burg, delivered an address on the re
cent great development of shipbuild
ing. -,
The launching weight of the Imper
ator was 29,755 tons, but when com
pleted, it is believed she will displace
about 52.000 tons.
Among the innovations Introduced
into the vessel as a result of the Ti
tanic tragedy, the company has de
termined to swing aboard lifeboats in
which room is provided for every soul
carried by the steamer.
The Imperator will carry three wire
less operators, thus providing for, con
tinuous service. The dynamo for the
illumination of the vessel and for wire
less apparatus is to be carried above
the water line. The Imperator also
will carry two first officers, one of
whom will be solely responsible' for the
navigation and security of the vessel
The Fl
our
IPERFEGIfiBl
N ARE BUSY
Of l
Kansas State Federation
Women's Clubs in Contention.
Votes to Raise $1,500 for Xa
tional Fund.
COTTONWOOD FINDS CHAMPION
It Is Adopted as Tree of the
Federation in Kansas.
Dr. Ida .H, Hyde Tells of "Pos
terity Affecting Agencies."
Larned. Kan.. May 23. The seven
teenth annual convention of the Kan
sas State Federation of Women:,
clubs is in session here with Mrs. W.
D. Atkinson, state president, presid
ing. The program of the morning ses
sion as carried out was slightly dif
ferent from the arrangement an
nounced.
The afternoon session began at .2
o'clock with Mrs. C. B. Walker, state
vice president, presiding. The program
as carried out is as follows: .
Report of chairman, General Endow
ment Fund, General Federation Mrs
George Barker, Lawrence.
Music.
Piano duet Mrs. Garver and Mrs.
Vernon.
Address: "Some Posterity Affecting
Agencies" Mrs. Dr. Ida H. Hyde, Law
rence, by courtesy of the K. IT. exten
sion division.
Vocal solo. "My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice," (C. Saint Sacns) Miss Kath
erine Garth.
Address. "Civic Problems of Every
Community" Dr. Sheppard, chairman
Christian board of publication. St.
Louis. .
Reading Mrg. - M." E.' Spooner, New
tori, " president Eighth district. '
Report of chairman, civic depart
ment Mrs. C. C. Goddard, Leaven
worth.
Conservation session.
Report of chairman Mrs.
Murphy. Goodland.
High school chorus Prof.
Eugene
William
Kinnear, director.
The features of the morning's ses
sion were the response to the four ad
dresses of welcome by Mrs. C. B.
Walker of Norton, and the greetings
of the national president. Mrs. Walket
dwelt at length In a humorous vein on
the fact that she was met this yeaT
with four addresses of- welcome while
in many cases .previously she had pre
pared a response only to find that nc
welcome was accorded. She commend
ed Larned's hospjtaJity highly.
They Adopt tLc Cottonwood.
At the afternoon ' session a motion
was introduced by Mrs. George J. Bar
ker, Lawrence, chairman of the gen-J
eral federation endowment fund com
mittee to assess; all state federation
members 23 cents to raise a fund of Jl,
500 to be applied to the $100,000 fund
being raised by the general federation
of the United States. The motion car
ried. Mrs. Murphy, of Goodland, gave
an Interesting and educational report
on' forestry feonrrth state to the gen
eral federation'darliig the conservation
session;' . A-motion was introduced by
Mrs. Matie TotStjfifeckcr Kimball, of
Manhattan, during' this session tc
make the cottonwood tree the tree of
the federation. The motion carried.
Mrs. Dr. Ida H. Hyde, head of the
department of ,' physiology ,f Kansas
university, made Jprobably .. the, , most
brilliant address o the session.. Her
message was deemed of such import-.
ance..;by the federation that,, a resolu
tion of thanks was drawn up to be
sent to the chancellor of the university.
Dr. Frank Strong, and to the exten
sion division, Prof. R. R. Price, direc
tor. :
The committee on- resolutions was an
nounced. Its membership is Mrs. Ma
tie Toothacker Kimball, Manhattan
Mrs. Geo. Phillips, Hays City.
The full list of delegates in attend
ance includes: Mrs. Eustace Brown,
Olathe; Mrs. F. W. Watson, Topeka;
Mrs. C. W. Landis, Osborne; Miss
Sheppard, Fort Scott; Miss Pearl
Wire, Kinsley; Mrs. B. Warkington,
Newton; Mrs. O. B. Hildreth, New
ton; Mrs. William Younkin. Garfield;
Mrs. Rebecca Wells Taj'lor, Lyons;
Mrs. George Moore, Lyons; Mrs. L.
J. Pettijohn, Dodge City, Kan.; Mrs.
L. C. Yoeum, Liberal: Mrs. H. W.
Herrick, Wellington: Mrs. B. McKee,
Newton; Mrs. N. E. Stone, Wellington;
Mrs. Hattie Ripple, Dodge City; Mrs.
W. C. Edwards, Wichita; Mrs. W. G..
Elder, -Hutchinson; Mrs. .Frank. FV
Milloway, Kinsley;, Mrs. James's.
Patrick, Santa Fe; Mrs. Geo. E.
Morgan, Peabody; Mrs. R. D. Sands,
Peabody; Mrs. W. W. Haskall, Kan
sas City. Kan.; Mrs. Nora Ingraham,
Manhattan; Mrs. Philip Moore, Gen
eral Federation president, St. Louis,
Mo.; Mrs. Gladys Hill: Salina; Miss
Pearl Leigh ty, Hutchinson; Miss
Rubie Simon, Nevada, Mo.; Mrs. E.
J. Williams. Stockton; Mrs. Edith
Spaulding, Phillipsburg; Mrs. W. L.
Seaman, Wichita; Mrs. Noble Pren
tis, Topeka; Mrs. A. M. Hutton,
Wichita; Mrs. Anabel Spalk, Lewis;
Mrs. Ha Taylor Haun, Kinsley; Mrs.
Edith Gregg. Sedgwick; Mrs. Alvin
Poison, Garfield; Mrs. A. A. Sharp,
Topeka; Mrs. J. A. Simpson, Kinsley;
Mrs. C. C. Goddard, Leavenworth;
Mrs. Helen Cole, Kinsley; Mrs. Walter
S. Richards, Lyons; Mrs. Robert F.
Embree, Lyons; Mrs. Ben Ely, Kins
ley; Mrs. A. T. Woodruff, Colorado
Springs. Colo.; Mrs. Fred . Hippie,
Hutchinson; Mrs. DeWitt C. Nellis,
Topeka; Mrs. J. E. George, Liberal;
Mrs. Eva Aiken, Manhattan; Dr. Ida
H. Hyde, head of department of
physiology, Kansas State university.
Lawrence; Mrs. W. D. Blackwell,
Bucklin; Mrs. L. H. Hope, Bucklin;
Mrs. C. D. Jennings, Bucklin; Mrs.
W. C. Smysor, Sterling; Mrs. W. C.
Edwards, Wichita: Mrs. George Bar
ker, Lawrence; Mrs. Ira Paulin- Ford.
Kan.; Mrs. C. A. Shiveley, Hays; Mrs.
Henrietta Briggs Wall, Hutchinson;
Mrs. H. D. Miner, Ness City: Mrs. A.
S. Foulks, Ness City; Mrs. Matie
Toothaker Kimball, Manhattan;- Mrs.
Grace Rbseberry, Hutchinson;" Mrs.
Mattie Britt Hale. LaCrusse, Kan.;
Mrs. W. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson; Mrs.
Harry Miller, Sterling: Mrs. .T. M.
Lewis. Miss Lorraine Lewis. Kinsley;
Mrs. Vedder. Mrs. Cornwall.. St. John;
Miss Kate Wright. Li:erai; irs. Mar-
geret McKee, Newton; Mrs. Bauta,
Kinsley; Mrs. Ester 3rre;r:j. Sedgwick;
Mrs. Mattie Kimball, Ness City; Mrs.
H. A. Tlce, Dodge City; Mrs. R. P.
Murdock. Wichita; Mri Edward Put
man, Wlnfield; Mr. Archibald
Chapin, Kansas City, Kan.; Mrs. A.
A. Goddard, Topeka; - Mrs. Eugene
Murphy, Goodland; Mrs. C. W.
Mitchner, state president W. C. T.
y., Topeka; Mrs. Chalk, Kinsley; Jklrs. i
Welcome, I!
We voice the sentiment of the entire city when we say that we
feel honored to have such an association as yours" meet in Topeka.
Finer Looking Men and More Beautiful Women
Never assembled in our fair city, and we trust your visit will be
both pleasant and profitable. . v .;'...
A VISIT TO OUR STORE
1
Which is Topeka'3 newest and most up-to-date clotning store would be a
mutual pleasure.
Clothing
Eg Furnishings
Ernest. Lyons; Mrs. C. A. Shively,
Hays City; Mrs. Schwaller, Hays City;
Mrs. J. W.. Rose, Dodge City; Mrs.
Edith Purcell, Wakeeney; Mrs. Hills,
Kinsley; Mrs. F. A. Wilcox, Abilene;
Mrs. A. W. Rice, Abilene; Mrs. G. K.
DeMun, Garfield; Mrs. Wonn, Gar
field; Mrs. Dr. A. II. Morrow, Gar
field; Mrs. Grace Snyder, Cawker
City; Mrs. Sherman, Salina; Miss
Eliabeth Sherman. Salina; Mrs. San
difer, Stafford; Mrs. Spickard, Staf
ford; Mrs. E. W. Hoch, Mrs. Homer
Hoch, Marion: Mrs. C. T. Hewson.
Paola; Mrs. M. E. Spooner. Newton;
Mrs. Edward Spooner, Wlnfield; Mrs.
Eva H. Akin, Manhattan.
Mrsp. J. E- Dunn, Mrs. Bernard
Warkentin, Newton; Mrs. Spaulding,
Phillipsburg: Mrs. 'Williams, Stock
ton; Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Blackwell, Mrs.
Jennings. Mrs: Jacob Rippie, Bucklin;
Mrs. W. C. Edwards, Miss Carrol Ed
wards. Wichita; Mrs. Major Warden,
Kansas- Citv, Kan.; Mrs. Florence Yo
kum. Liberal; Mrs. William Y.
Morgan, Hutchinson: Mrs. . Henson,
Paola; Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. R. P.
Murdock, Wichita; Mrs. John George,
Miss Kate Wright, Liberal: Mrs. Geo
Barker. Lawrence; Mrs.- D. H. Hill,
Salina- Mrs. Ency Embree, Lyons:
Mrs. Haskins. Kansas City. Kan.; Mrs.
('. B. Walker, Norton: Mrs. Sheppard,
Fort ".Scott; Mrs. C. C. Goadard
Leavenworth; Mrs. Ed. Putnam, Wich
ita; Mrs. Arch. Chapin, Kansas City
Kn . Mrs. M. E. Spooner, Norton;
Mrs. Elder, Hutchinson:. Mrs.. Phillip
N. Moore. . St. Louif. . Mo., national
president: -: Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Coke,
K-inslev: Mrs. 'Wall. Hiitchinso:.: Mrs.
A. W. Rice. Abilene: Mrs. Ed. Hoch,
Mrs. Homer Hoch. Marion; Mrs. R. D.
Sands. Peabody: Mrs. Geo. E.' Morgan
PoabodV: Mrs. Pratt, Salina: Mrs. De-
Witt Nellis. Tooeka: Mrs. C. W. Mitch
ner. Topeka: Mrs. A. S. Foulks. Ness
Citv: Mrs. F. D. Hine. Kinsley; Miss
Josephine Hills. Kinsley; Mrs. O. B.
Hildreth. Newton; Mrs. Noble Prentis.
Topeka; Mrs. Dr. Hyde, Kansas Uni
versity. Lawrence: Mrs. N. E. Stone,
Mrs. J. C. Simpson. Kinsley, Mrs. L.
J. Pettijohn,. Dodge City; Mrs. F. A.
wilprtr Ahilene:; Mrs. W. D. Atkinson.
Parson?: Mrs! Grace Snyder, Cawker
Citv: Mrs. and Miss Sherman, Salina;
Mrs. Spickard, stareora; Mrs. sanae-
ford. Stafford: Mrs. Eustace tsrown.
Olathe; Mrs-. Fred Hippie, Hutchinson;
Mrs. A. H. Morrow, iwrs. m.. js.. -e-
Mun. Garfield: Mrs. C. W. Landas,
Osborne: Mrs. Cora C. Lewis. Kinsley;
Mrs. T. J. Haun. Kinsley: Mrs. Chalk,
Kinsley; Miss Weir, Kinsley, and Miss
Margaret McKee, Newton.
SIX ARE IN DOUBT.
Botli Sides Claim Olilo's Delegates at
Large.
Columbus. May 23. Scattering returns
from the most distant districts which
have been received withfn the last few
hours. Indicate that Col. Roosevelt's dele
gates acquired In Tuesday's primaries w!l!
not drop below the 32 hitherto accorded
him. Governor Wilson, of New Jersey,
however, has made slight gains and there
is a possibility that Governor Harmon's
delegates will not total more than 27.
A count of the Democratic preferential
vote, with seven counties only partly
completed, gives Governor Wilson lO.K-n
and Governor Harmon 23.228. a plurality
to the Ohio governor of 13.091. While tho
seven counties, it is thought may reduce
Harmon's plurality slightly no important
change in these figures is expected.
The govenor lost his home county, Ham
"Girls! Girls! Vo 1
Cm All Stop Wear
ing Gress Shields!"
Rip Them Out Here's PERSPI-N0.
I'll never wear dress shields again, while
I can get that remarkable powder, PER-SPI-Su.
No slr-ee! Never again for
ml I ust put a. little In my arm-
No More Penpiration Like This, mad No Mora
DreM S Wield, if Yoa Uu PERSP1-NO.
pits, with the pad that comes with each
box, and then my glory begins I
. No matter what the- weight of your
clothing, no matter how hot and stuffy
it may be indoors, yon need never be
afraid of perspiring any more in your
arm-pits than yon do on the bock, ol
your hand, if you use PEBSPI-NO.
It's a marvelous yet a simple powder
that anybody is safe in using. It keept
your arm-pits just as fresh and dry and
natural as any other portion of your body.
Use PBEBPI-NO and hot theatres,
dance-halls, and social affairs will have
no more terrors for you in arm-pit per
spiration. It's good-bye dress shield!
forever. Satisfaction guaranteed.
PERSPI-NO Is for sale at your drag
Cist's at 25o s box, or sent direct, on receipt
of price, by the Perspo Co., 2715 Lincoln
Ave.. Chlcaco. For sale and recommended
in Topeka by Gw. W. Staaafleld,
Brant Dnc Co.. The Rex rhxrancr.
Arnold Drug Co. . .
.Cans as
The Store That Satisfies"
Stevcntft and Kan$iK tfvenue rnces
Formerly Marshall Clothing Co.
ilton, in the First district, by a close race,
but suffered no loss of delegates there
in as much as his opponent had no can
didates for delegates. Clermont county,
the home of Lieutenant Governor Hugli
Nic-hols. Harmon's campaign manager,
gave Mr. Wilson a plurality of 75. Sup
porters of the Ohioan are said to be In
control of the county convention, how
ever. - '
On the basis of the tabulations of dele
gates to the Republican state convention
Col. Roosevelt apparently has 387 of the
754. while 378 are necessary to control.
The county conventions to which dele
gates were elected Tuesday, and at whic4
all but 23 counties will name state dele
gates, .have not met, but estimates In each
county accord Col. Roosevelt an advant
age. Taft supporters do not admit this,
however, and indicate that the president
will have enough strength In. the state
convention In June to give Mm the six
delegates at large.
The total LaFollette vote in the pri
maries was a little less than 15.000. Al
though in one or two instances they out
ran President Taft's delegates, his candi
dates for delegates did not gain enough
votes seriously to menace any of Col.
Roosevelt's delegates.
PARTY IN DANGER,
iContlnued from Page One.
Taft and the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt. If these presidential primar
ies are a fair barometer then it wouid
be reasonable to assert that the party
as a whole is almost equally divided
with respect to the candidacy of these
two. .
i The Real Reason.
That explanation, however, is not ac
cepted - by politicians here as a good
one. After making allowance for the
fact that It always is the case that a
considerable number of Republicans dc
not attend the caucuses or primaries
there still remains a very large Re
publican vote to be accounted for. II
is apparently a silent vote, a thinkins
vote. It is not assumed here that Re
publicans, are indifferent to the presi
dential nomination, but it Is believeci
that a good many Republicans havr
found that their allegiance is now very
slight. That, however, Is believed tc
be equally true of the Democratic
party. Whatever the explanation, the
momentous fact remains that the presi
dential primaries held In the name ol
the Republican party were negiectea d
nrobablv not less than six million kc
publican voters. These figures furnis'J
the unknown factor of the presidential
politics which is now under way. incy
do seem to justify the belief that it
is the silent, the undemonstrative vote
n-Viir-h is to decide not so much the
r.rjsidential . nomination as the tesut
upon election day in November next.
Some of the politicians incline co
the opinion that, i. Republicans can
not be brought out on presidential prl
marv day to any greater extent than
they have been in the presidential poll-
tins nf this soring tne question natur
ally arises. Has there been any real
public demand for thi- method of ex
pressing the wish of the public? Does
it or does It not show that the people
are really tired of the domination of
the party organization or macmne r
The Use of Money.
Tho nolitlcians regard it as having
been demonstrated that this method of
expressing the wlir of the members of
the party respecting tne nominaiun
of candidates for office involves much
ereater expense than did tne meinoa
that has been criticised as that of the
bosses. The aggregate expenditure en
tailed by the politics which entered In
the presidential primaries of both par-,
ties this spring r-.ust reach a very
large sum. In this state we already
know that the presidential primaries
of New York City cost for one side
nearly fifty thousand dollars and for
the other side about ten thousand dol
lars, or sixtv thousand dollars in an
If the official statement of the cost of
New York City's primaries furnishes
a fair estimate for a Judgment' of the
total expenses of presidential primaries
throughout the United States, then tha
amount will, when the primaries am
completed, very li:-el' exceed, and
ereatlv exceed, even thj expenses en
tailed by Mark Haina when he was
directing the -pout.os which naa me
first nomination of William McKln-le-
.for president i . view.
It is sometimes -said that the greater
the expenditure af . th primaries, the
less the need for expenditure for car
rying on a campaign.- But it. is .-also
said that while this . oay be - true of
states which ar overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic or Republican, it. cannot" be
true of close state;. ; ' -
The Rich Men's Campaign.
While as, yet" there Is no identifica
tion of men -who possess very grat
wealth with the agitation now under
way in favor of Taft's nomination, an.1
while it is known that very little mon
ey has teen secured In Wall Street for
the expenses of the Taft campaign,
yet several men o ' great wealth are
identified with the Roosevelt campaign.
There Is a little group In Chicago
which 13 understood to have subscribed
liberally for the Roosevelt campaign
fund. The official statement made oy
the state authorities of the individual
expenditures for the Roosevelt pri
maries of New York City, show that
George W. Perkins, Frank A. Munsey
and A. S. Cochran, contributed each
fifteen thousand dollars. Although the
common estimate of - the wealth of Mr.
Perkins, would. If true, make him the
leader of this group, yet it is the un
derstanding of thos who should know,
that Mr.. Munsey is not only ilia1
ank
ers!
a
1
Ompami Lowest
wealthiest man In the group, but !
now to be numbered among the very
rich men of New York City. A com
mon estimate of Mr. Munsty's wealth
fixes the amount at not less than thir
ty millions. The v.ealt.i of Mr. Coch
ran, who is a carpet manufacturer and
who, inherited the business and the
fortune which he now possesses, is
commonly understoo-1 to be about fif
teen millions. The most intimate
friends of Mr. PerWns are confiaent
that his wealth has been greatly over
estimated and for the past two years
he has not been occupied in Increasing
It These three me justify their sup
port of Col. Roosevelt In part because
they profess to be convinced that Roose
velt's attitude toward modern "big
business" Is saner and safe;- than has
been the attitude of the present ad
ministration. Mr. Mu:.sey, while talk
ing to his friends, is emphatic in his
assertion that "bis business" hon
orably conducted Is not only recognized
by Roosevelt as an essential, . but in
case Roosevelt were president, would
be widely encouraged. That is also
the professed attitude of Mr. Perkins.
So far as Mr. Munsey is concerned,
It would make little difference who be
comes president. He has Incorporated
himself and he has no associates in
that personal trust. Two of his num
erous publication ventures are known
to bring him a yearly income net of a
little over JS00.0OO. He is engaged in
vigorous competition with other pub
llcations, but he is not doing it by cut
ting prices. He is the acknoweldged
owner of 10.000 shares of the preferred
stock of the United States Steel cor
poration and he was at one time the
largest individual owner of . the com
mon shares of the steel corporation.
His investments, however, have been
chiefly the improvement and extensior
of his publication business, which id
now the largest ever achieved by any
publisher in the United States.
They StUl Talk of Gnjnor.
There continues to be an impression
daily growing stronger that the Demo
cratic convention at Baltimore will dis
cover such availability, especially of a
compromise kind, In the candidacy ol
Mayor William J. Gaynor as to make
It possible for him to receive the votes
of tworthlrds of the delegates. Should
Mr. Gaynor be nominated, he will cer
tainly prove to be the quaintest of all
the candidates that the Democracy has
ever nominated for the presidency
This quaintness does not impair his
mental vigor. It Is apparent in his or
iginal way of looking at things and in
the masterly way in which he has con
cealed the labor which he bestows on
his addresses and letters whereby they
are given the appearance of perfect
spontaneity and freshness and as -though
he were talking to each one ot
his hearers or readers in exclusively
personal conversation.
Mayor Gaynor Is still troubled with
the bullet which lies concealed some
where back of his throat. This makes
it sometimes painful, and always some
what difficult, for him- to talk. He
does not know where the bullet is. He
does not want to know. He told the
surgeons that they must not tell him
where it is located, explaining this re
quest by saying that if he knew ex
actly where the bullet Is It would prey
upon his Imagination and his mind
would be concentrated from time tc
time upon It.
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OLD LADY ALMOST
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