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kAISEB STIBS BRIT ADI
ja:tti:r to tweedmovtii
Stronz Desire for Publication of
the Correspondence.
lx«ndon. March 7.— An outburst at anger
acair^t Emperor William on the part of the
British pu'olic. equalling that caused by the
German Emperor's famous telegram to Presi
dent KruErcr after the defeat of the Jameson
raiders, has followed the announcement made
yesterday morning by "The Times" that Em
jrf>*ror William had attempted to influence the
prtish naval policy by a secret correspondence
ivith l»rd Twcedmouth, First Lord of the Ad
miralty.
The •• •• : —an party, which never was
LOP.D TWEEDMOCTH.
-iT7-,f» received and answered a letter from Emperor
WiV.lam. causing a storm of criticism in Ens
land.
nm.icfr than now. immediately jumped to the
conclusion that Emperor William was trying to
rnoddle in the most vital matter la Great Brit
ain's national interests by underliand methods.
The public at Jirst shared that view, and Par
liament, the newspapers and the diplomats had
the greatest sensation which they had joyed
for many a day. The matter •was considered so
pprious that Lord Tweedmouth broke his cus
tomary reticence, hastening to say: "The let
ter from the German Emperor is purely a per
sonal communication, and there la no reference
in it to the British naval estimates."
Lord Tweedmouth visited the House of Com
mons :n the afternoon and conferred with the
Überal leaders. The Cabinet met afterward.
Jt had been announced at first that H. H. As
<justh. Chancellor of the Exchequer, would make
« statement concerning' the matter next Monday,
l«ut the public was so excited and so many mem
ben of Parliament had given notice that they
•would ask questions in the lower house about
th» ci>rr--;-ondence that the Cabinet decided
must be done at OB c. Mr. Asquith,
therefore, appeared in the House of Commons at
the dose of its fitting and made a brief state
roeot to .--. crowded house, elaborating amid pro
found dlence Lord Twecdmouth's explanation
that the correspondence was purely personaL
Jl» said:
It is a I<i> t that on February 3? Lord Tweed
mrath receivf-d a letter from the '.:• : man Em
j*ror. It was a purely pen nal and private
coniinani' Ation. conceived in an entirf-ly friendJy
Fpirit. My noble ■■ end's answer was equally
j!ri\-a:e and Informal, and neither the letter nor
Its answer was known or communicated to the
Cabinet. I may a.dd. in view of certain sug
r'.-'tions ■■>-■„ have been made, that before the
I'-tier arrived the Cabin I had come to its final
<";ecigi-->n regard to the naval estimates for
ttis y»-ar.
As a result of the official explanations already
given here and at Berlin on the Emperor Will-
Uaß-Tn-eedmoatb correspondence the opinion is
expressed by the majority of the morning news
papers that "The Ti!iK-s" ha? discovered a
ware's nest, or at least has unnecessarily mas
riiSed the importance of thp affair. Pending
l/'r<J Tweedmouth's promised statement obi
Slonday next, however, decid«-d comments are
*-:thh-:ld.
"The Daily Telegraph."* 1 in a statement which.
it say.--, is a true explanation of the affair, de
»—» — the Emperor's letter as an innocent and
-«..., nncd after-dinner note of colloquial
character, ansaited publication in its ver
batim form. While all the newspapers agree as
'-^ the a-jvisability of publishing tho rorre
fpoodence if the Emperors consent is obtained,
in tird'r to dear up a!l suspicions, it is con
*ider«-d i:r.p<->j-.£ible that either house »>f Par-
Uament «.ul<i call for its publication, as such
action would anv-unt to an insult to the
Eaj.tror.
vi ios
• r appeasing them,
■ •• y where for
Kothing eJse
and prohabhj
• ■
That both Emperor William and Lord Tweed
wumh have hr-en guiltjr of a serious indiscre
tioa there is <in!y on« opinion, and even new?-
Ptpera friendly to th«; government remind Lord
T»r* ( j; JX „j l ij ,} Klt j t v.as his duty to .submit
Koch a communication to the Cabinet, Lordi
Tu^xiinouth is Beriously taken to ta*k for al
lottins; the contests of the letter to become
l-Tiov, n.
"Tut Daily Chronicle"" says it is able to state
Uat Isml Tweedinouth communlcwated the Em-
Kror'K letter to ... and the Foreign Of
*«: before wnding v. r^i<iy to it. Ibe Chron
'>' adds that ihe Emperor's letter, besides
•Sfprecating British comments on the German
ttifal policy, mentioned that Germany's chief
object was to substitute new ships for old •■■ • -
to protect Germany's over-sea commerce.
Th* Kar^ Dewspar«er editorially expresses hopes
tfc.t the »jnfo2iu!iat«i of Indiscretions may
I'atd to a r<-al effort by • ,■ many and EngUind
'•> airest oew naval construction, adding that
both countries would then have an equal reason
"0 rej^j. f.
A hiut regardinj; the nature of Emperor WiU-
i *-':'* letter which baa ieatked from ihe inner
•in!* is Uiat it was mi attempt to refute fre
•<wnt assertions in leading i .-•-..:. ncWspap^r?
that the German naval prberamme was ani
:ni>t«-j wholly br bOßtillty to Great JJritain. II
'hia proves to be tlio true version tlie whole »**n
1 may *-ollapse ilk quickly as it grew, bUt if
'Ji* letter was of th*- nature isujiJjested by ■'Til
■irnef" j T W jjj } )f > « quaily daiiiapinj? to the
eovfrr.ment to publish or withhold ii, unless
s»rtJ Tcreedmouth ,<.nM be repudiated and
'oroun overboard.
Tlie present status <>f the affair embarrass* s
!iif government «r«-i!tlv and briußJ* a whoaer .<f
Racism on Lord Tweedmoulb. l! would be ■■
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■ i TZSSJfZm «.n«,, NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, MARlll 7, 1908.— FOtJBTEEN PAGES.— t£?%£; Z- :■-,.
1\ B. GARY SENATOR.
Succeeds the Late A. C. Latimer
from South Carolina.
IBy Tel-graph to The Tribune.]
Columbia. S. C, March o.— Frank Boyd Gary.
a nephew of Mart W. Gary, a noted Confederate
soldier, was elected Senator to-day, to succeed
the late A. C Latimer. on the fifteenth ballot
by the General Assembly of South Carolina in
extra session.
Mr. Gary was born in Abbeville, S. c. on
March i*. ISM. He is a lawyer, and was gradu
ated from Union College. Schenectady, N. V., in
ISSI. He first entered politics in 1890, when be
was elected to the House of Representatives,
afterward mi lilac as a member of the constitu
tional convention. In ISSHJ he was elected
Speaker, and served in that capacity for five
years. He ran for Governor in 1902, being the
first advocate of local option as between pro
hibition and th«» state dispensary. He was again
elected to the House in 1906.
Mr. Gary is a supporter of William J. Bryan,
and said to-day that he believed the Nebra.skan
would be nominated by the Denver convention.
His strongest competitor, I^grand O. Walker,
recently announced himself in favor of John A.
Johnson as the Democratic nominee for Presi
dent.
Kupene B. Gary, a brother, is a Supreme Court
Justice, and another brother, Ernest Gary, is a
member of the Circuit bench. Mr. Gary him
self has been a ppeci.il Circuit Judge.
FRJKSDS HELP MORSE.
Relatives in Maine Said to Have
Come to His Aid.
Friends of Charles W. Morse have finally
rome to his assistance and are giving him finan
cial aid in his fight for rehabilitating his for
tunes. These friends do not live in New York,
but ■pass their time in Maine.
One group, it was learned yesterday, ha*
raised ?40,000 and with this amount baa taken
over BOOM of Mr. Morse's moat pressing and
embarrassing obligations. Still another group
has raised $r»O,O<X) which it is willing for Mr.
Morse to use under certain conditions.
Who these friends are or what conditions they
have imposed upon him has not bee;! made pub
lic Many of Mr. Morse's relative? live in Maine,
among them his sister, and it was -she who pro
cured bail for him.
Arguments were heard before Justice O'Gor
man yesterday in the Supreme Court on th«
motion to vacate the attachments secured
acaiust Mr. Moose's property. Philip Britt ap
peared for him. He argued that Mr. Morse did
not go to Europe to evade his creditors, that
this was shown by his prompt return, and that
he had a perfect right to go to Europe at that
time. He asked Justice O'Gorman to vacate
the attachments. Decision was reserved.
FAULTY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Superintendent Snyder Says There Are Many
Like That at Collinwood.
[By T<?!e«Taph to The Tribune.]
Cleveland, March C— Declaring that 167 lives
were lost in the Collinwood school lire through
faulty construction. C. V.. J. Snyder, superintend
ent of New York City's school buildings, to-day
said the building was typical of a popular but
wrong idea in school construction and that
thousands of such buildings were in use In this
country- Mr. Bnyder said none but fireproof school
buildings should be built, and recommended isola
tion of heat apparatus by lire-proof construc
tion of basements, ceilings and stairways; many
fireproof stairways Inside. with no outside fire
escapes; fireproof partitions at the bead of stairs
and fireproof doors and inelosures to doors of rooms:
„-,:■. one door from classroom Into corridor, but
doors between classrooms, restriction of width of
stairways to four feet, with hand rail on each side,
and that outer doors be placed as nearly as pos
sible In Una with the stairways.
CAR FOUNDRIES GRADUALLY CLOSING.
Large Part of 30,000 Men — Lack of
Orders from Railways the Cause.
I By T>l*rrft|* to Th" Tribui
St. Louis. March 6.— Th« American Car and
Foundry Company's officials announced to-night
that its Large plant in South St. Jxiuis will be
closed n^xt Tuesday, throwing out of employment
Indefinitely its remaining 3,001 workmen. It was
Officially announced that in a few weeks mo I of
Its fifteen plants, which a year ago employed
CO 0") men, will be idle.
When the south St. Louis plan! is closed only
three of its plants will remain in operation, In
cluding one at St. Charles Mo., which has been
gradually shotting down. Lack of orders is given
as the cause of closing all the foundries.
GOULD OPERATORS' WAGES CUT.
cia't Lake Ctty. March 6.-"Th» News" to-night
th ., t lh ,, wages or the telegraph operators
"niploved by the Denver *. Rio Grand* Railroad
have been reduced to $60 a month.
MISSOURI PACIFIC LAYS OFF 2.000 MEN.
St Louis. March 6.- Announeemenl was made to
daVbv the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain railway
system that after March 10 the services of two
thousand men employed in the company's shops
here will no longer be required. With theso addi
tional dismissals the total number of idle employes
of the system will reach 7,500.
FINANCING ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Chicago March fc— Eight directors of the Illinois
Ontral Railroad met here to-day and decided to
Ssk the stockholders to approve of a permanent
financing plan which will place between $30,000,000
„,';, m s*a.m at the company's disposal. The plan
; . Issuing equipment bonds was abandoned. The
proposal will be placed before, the stockholders at
a special meeting to be held about May 15.
WARNING TO RAILROAD baiters.
fHv- IVS'craph ■■■ The Tribune)
Baltimore. Hare* t-State Senator Gorman and
I.alnmor . i n the Maryland Legislature see in
;:%::: 7.; *-yland receivership . warning
'" « . I !r" legislation against railroads, and
T r£rt will' 1m: to defeat most of the bills aimed
' . „ iiroi.is and public service corporations
"' il nthe Legtalature. GovernorCrotners said
E*KLl«r iarSuitf- action suggests a warning
U '°" i rr " La to the legislatures of all tho
VJ iL't the railroads are in no condition to
M f S , J 1 tl c JL»ll» of adverse I^slaUon. or
rr--- - — ••' b -r n t a "
llrlase of revenues. It .- a bad time for !
S^enger rate? bHls- and- afce measures.
SALESMAN RECOVERS IN ST. LOUIS.
March 6 -While wandering aimlessly
, dt - knowing what city he was
slon- V O^mon;on. . -,, S n,an lor the Vawman
f jj rreb c Manufacturing Company, of New York.
i« .»s«i>P"arcd from Pat-wii. N. J.. - »«ek
Xv recovered his senses to-day and re-
SSS2 branch »^or.l, company here.
I-orUd , at . m it wlule walking In I'ut«m©n, S. J.
"•■."i'-i'M ■'. ■ ;: "-" suddenly ] "-""- a blait
JL3O remained.
TOUR TO SEE WASHINGTON.
n i -. (-overs ■■-->" expense* for
,"" ly f^" :J |^*^ Tlmradiiy. March 12, via I'eun-
CHAEGES AGAINST DAY.
MADE BY CLERGYMAN.
Chancellor Defamed the President's
Character, Say* Verm/oxter.
Brandon, \'x. March t— Charges have been pre
ferred by the Rev. George A. Cooke, pastor of the
Methodiat Bpiscopal church In Brandon, against
the Bey. Dr. James R. Day, chancellor of Syracuse
University, on the ground that Dr. Day defamed
the character of President Roosevelt. The charges
have bee* presented to tho Rev. I>r. Watters, l•"•
siding elder of t!ie New York Conference of the
sSetaodiat Church, to which Chancellor Day Is
ecclesiastically attached.
When seen to-night concerning the allegations
Mr Cook said it was true that he had brought
charges against Chancellor Day. He said that In
a book entitle.! "A Raid en Prosperity.** written
by Dr. Day, President Roosevelt was severely
criticised, and that in his opinion Dr. Day had
violated the rules of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in thus assailing the President Mr. Cooke
stated that tin specific charge preferred waa
defamation of character. He considered that, "al
though Syracuse University la under obligations
to the Standard Oil people bj reason of large
money gifts," Chaicejlor Day was not justified, as
a minister of the Method's; Church. In assailing
President Roosevelt. The university itself is son
sectarian. It is expected that the charges will he
parsed on at the April conference of U*e New Tork
district.
Mr. Cooke was formerly pastor of the Methodist
church ai Hilford, Macs., and is well known in
New England and New York through his cam
paign against Professor Hinckley «;. Mitchells for
merly professor of Hebrew and Old Testament
exegesis ai Boston University. Professor Mitchell
is a minister in the Methodist Church, and several
yars ago certain parts of his writings were un
de* Investigation by the Mshops and other Church
authorities. Cbarges of heresy were preferred at
various times iii different conferences by Mr.
Cooke
Byracua .SI irch fc— ln an Interview to-night re
garding the cfaarg a Bled against him. Chancellor
Jamee EL Day said:
••cooke is something of a joke to those who know
him. lie seems to have a mania to bring charges
against some one. and he has exercised this
privilege many times ta ihe past. Something over
a week ago he wrote me a letter saying that he
intended to bring charges against me. Among
other things be said: -This is a serious matter for
the republic. It may as well be fought out over
you as any one else.' It did r.oi seem to matter
against whom charges were brought, as long as
they wer-? against some one. I am utterly Indif
ferent to Mr. Cooke's charges or his procedure.
If the time comes when it Is necessary. I believe I
can successfully defend myself against his ac
cusations. I have not received any notification
from the presiding elder with whom he has tiled tho
papers. The reason for filing m N< ■ York is that
my formal connection is with the New Xork con
ference.
••The committee has recently rejected the charges
which Mr. Cooke made against the Rev. Dr. James
M. Buckley, editor of Tho Christian Advocate.'
He brought charges agrainst Professor B. P. Bowne.
of Boston University, whom he charged with being
a heretic. He also preferred charges against Tro
fessor Mitchell, of Boston University, and Dr. Mac-
Farland, secretary of the Methodist Sunday School
Union, and has threatened many other men of
Ftundinsf and reputation. He has made himself so
notorious in this way that tt is a serious question
in the Oliurch what to do with him."
Tho Cooke charges have already beerr received
by Dr. P. M. Watters, of Yoaners, who would
say last night only that his position in the mat
ter was a judicial one and that consequently ho
could not discuss the charges. They are based on
the following provision in the general rules of
ti.'i Methodist Kpiscopal Church:
It is, therefore, expected of all who continue
then in ti.nt they shall continue to evidence their
ti. -ire of Balvation.
First —By doing no harm, by avoiding evil of
every kind, especially that most generally prac
tised; such as ...
Uncharitable or unprofitable conversation; par
tlcularly speaking evil of magistrates or >i min
isters.
it is alleged that Chancellor r>ay has offended
the rule winch prohibits "speaking evil of magis
trates" in several cases. lie has been quoted m
sa.-lng in one instance:
Anarchy of the sort pracWPVd by President
Roosevelt is the most dangerous kind of anarchy.
Anar' histn in t'u» White House Is the most peril
ous anarchism that has ever threatened our coun
try. It means anarchy if the judges are to h«
set aside and their verdicts upheld io criti< ism
by the President.
The ordinary procedure in s;w h a case Is for the.
presiding elder to summon a committee of from
rive to tiinti minister! and hold a meeting, ai
Which the accused person and the accuser are ex
pected to meet. The result of the bearing is for
warded to the next annual session of ihe confer
ence, which i» this case will meet in St. James's
Church, In this City, on Aprli 1. It is within the
power of the presiding elder to set aside the
cbarges if he considers th<*rn trivia!.
When se?n la-st night relative to the charges
made against Chancellor Pay, the Pvpv. Dr. C. L.
Goodell, of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
Seventh avenue and 129 th street, said:
"Personally I am very sorry that thfl charces
againsi Chancellor Day originated from the source
they have. There will be, I believe, no weight
attached to them, because of the frequency of th^
charges made by the Rev. Mr. Cooke,"
The. Bey. '1. H. Haragwanath, of (Jraro Methodist
Bptscopal Church, after mentioning the previous
charges made by Chancellor Day's accuser, said
that he <lid not think the present charges
would amount to anything. He said that the New
York Conference met during- the first week of
April, and at that time if the charges were found
h nl;-:. dI a committee to Investigate them would
b" appointed by the presiding elder.
The Rev. <t. P. Kcknmn, of Ft. Paul's Methodist
Kpiseop;ti Church, would not discuss the charges,
saying that he desired to re.id the complaint first.
He, however, made mention of thp groundless
charges m.icie by Mr. Cooke previously.
CONDUCTOR AVERTS WRECK.
New Brunswick. March 6 -Seated in the rear ir
of a fast Pennsylvania Railroad express last night
as 1' went over the foor-track bridge crossing the
Raritan River, a conductor detected a break in the
regular dick of the rails ami a false sound. H"
signalled for a stop, and he and others went back
on to the bridge with lanterns and found a broken
rail.
■I ■• ■• rails on the J>ig bridge are eighty feet above
the river, and following the stalled train was the
midnight flyer from New York to Washington and
the South.
THIS HEN IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.
r l'.\ T. >frrfiT>h >o Tn.- Tl IbuiM I
Bo ton March a,. Harsh Bernhardt, a K^ek hen
with a red head, enlivened the proceedings of the
Municipal court to-day by laying an egg in the
witness chair. H.ir.ili was an exhibit in .1
brought by William Parker, her owner, to •
her from » neighbor, on whose land she had
MACHEN OUT OF PRISON.
[Bj retaenpb to Tba Tr« .
v lieeltng. W. Vs., March S A.l gusi W. Ma ■■■ .
'„[ of graft in the Poatofßce Department at
W ihlngton four years ago, and who baa served
four year* In the penitentiary at Moundaviue, w*a
discharged from thai Institution this evening, and
ptarted at mldnlghl for Washington, it la under
stood thai his friends will give him a reception on
his arrival sn Washington.
KENTUCKY TOBACCO BILL PASSED.
Frankfort, Ky., March C— The Creoelius bill,
which tobacco growers say will cause the end of
"night riding." was passed by the Sonata to-day.
It „;... already passed Urn Room. Th« bill pro
vides «" " "' any "'" ww ' 10 violates his a ' ltl "
•asn* '•» uoal tobacco •
DECLARE FOR JOHNSON.
FORCES ROUTED.
BRYAN
Minnesota Committee Indorse* Gov
ernor —Opposition Organize*.
St. Paul, Manh 9.— The Democratic State
Committee of Minnesota, after a hitter fi^ht.
this afternoon adopted a resolution indorsing
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota for
the Democratic Presidential nomination and
recommending that he be named by the national
convention at Denver next July.
As the meeting of the committee was pre
sided over by State Chairman Frank A. Day.
the tlovernor'3 private secretary, and as Mr.
Day voted for the Johnson resolution on every
test and on the final ballot, the action of the
GOVERNOR JOHN A. JOHNSON
of Minnesota.
Indorsed by the Democratio State committee far
the Presidency.
committee this afternoon is iifhi by political
leaders as placing the Governor formally in the
„.,,.,. f or the Democratic Presidential nomina
tion.
The Johnson resolution was carried by a vote
of OS to ■_'•■.. after the Bryan adherents had
forced two test votes, on both of which they
were defeated The Bryan men insisted on a
rollcall on every vote and give notice in their
speeches on the original resolution that they
would not be bound by the action of the state
committee, but would make a light throughout
the state for a delegation from Minnesota to
the national convention Instructed for Bryan.
Moreover, a meeting or Bryan adherents, held
at the Ryan Hotel immediately after the ad
journment of the state committee, formed a
Bryan organization which purposes to carry
the" contest against Johnson into every precinct
of the state. , LjlM
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
The meeting of th« committee to-day was the
most largely attended in the history of the
Democratic party in Minnesota, word having
been sent to all members that a resolution In
dorsing Johnson would probably be offered. Of
the 102 members, 92 were present or were repre
sented by proxy. Several proxies were thrown
out on a technical point, though on only one
proxy contest was there any Indication of the
Johnson-Bryan fight. This was on the proxy
held by James Manahan, of St. Paul, who la
conducting the suit before the Interstate Com
merce Commission against sleeping car rates.
Mr. Manahan la a personal friend of Mr. Bryan
and Is recognized as one of the Bryan leaders
in the state. He came to the committee hold
ing a proxy for the member from Itasca County,
which he had received from T. T. Hudson, of
Duluth. Democratic national committeemaii.
Mr. Hudson had received the proxy by wire
from the Itasca County member.. The com
mittee on proxies ruled that a proxy could not
be transferred. Thus Mr. Manahan was pre
vented from taking part in the meeting.
After a resolution to hold the state conven
tion in St. Paul on May 14 had been adopted,
Martin O'Brien, of Crookston. who was a mem
ber of the Populist state committee in 1896.
offered the resolution indorsing Governor John
son for the Presidency.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution follows:
Governor John A. Johnson has twice brought
victory to the Democracy In Minnesota. During
his incumbency of the office of Governor more
refonnd have been Instituted and more remedial
legislation has been adopted than during any
equal period of time In the histdry of our state.
. He has been controlled only by the public inter
ests. His mentality, restless energy and sound
Judgment, united with his unimpeachable Integ
rity, make him the embodiment of the best .spirit
Of the West, an Ideal American citizen.
Confidently believing thai his nomination ad
the candidate of tne party for the Presidency
would bring to our support the electoral votes of
.-ill the states within the Mississippi Valley and
thus secure a national triumph, we respectfully
present to the Democracy of the nation the name
of the Hon. J"hn A. Johnson aa a candidate for
President of the United StatedJ and recommend
to the Democrats of Minnesota that they cause
his name to i>e presented to the National Con
vention at Denver for nomination.
The presentation of the resolution brought on
! r contest, and although it was evident from the
start that the resolution would carry the Bryan
adnerenta insisted on fighting every inch of the
way. After a ions; and at times acrimonious
! debate the Bryan supporters forced a rote on
two r< solutions.
One was to lay the O'Brien resolution on the
table and the other indorsed tho candidacy of
. W. J. Bryan for President These motions were
■ overwhelmingly defeated, but the Bryan ad
herents made the members of the committee go
on record by insisting on a toll, all, not only on
the O'Brien resolution but on the two minority
motions. The official count follows;
tin th<" motion t<> lay the O'Brien resolution
<.i. the table: Teas, 24: noes. 68.
< <-.\ Mi- resolution indorsing Bryan: Teas, U>:
1,(1, B, til'i.
<in the resolution Indorsing Johnson: Teas, j
68: noes, 23.
Till: DEBATE
The debate was opened on the O'Brien resolu
tion I--. J.iy La Due, "i {:•>. k County, who said
thai as .i friend of Governor Johnson be de
sired i" save th«- Governor from the results of
the adoption ol U»e resolution, which would
Mi^ht Governor Johnson's political future, as
the nomination of Bryan was certain.
stut" Senator Btockwell, of Minneapolis, asked
by what authority th<? state committe* pre-
Burned t'> pasa resolution indorsing any man
for the Presidency. He said:
Tour duty is to organixe the state party and
io elect the nomtaaoJ ot the la-^t Democratic
State Convention. If yoa have a ri^ht to te
dorse .-i man for Presideni >"U also have a right
lv Indorse a man f«w Governor. You can pasa
ihU resolution it you choose, but it will no 4 rep
,, „,i I),, sentiments of the I»e xats of Miv-
Continued <"> »•< "Ud VU£*
TJVEXTY MEN DROWSED.
Gales on British Coast Cause Many
Wrecks.
London. March —A violent gale hag swept
the coasts of the British Isles to-day. There
have been numerous wrecks of small craft, most
of them' on the east coast of Ireland. Alto
gether about twenty lives have been lost.
ANTI-BAILEY MEETING.
Ten Thousand Delegates Would Bar
Him from Democratic Convention.
[Br Tel'sraph to The Tribune |
Fort Worth, Tex., March 6.— Ten thousand
delegates started from Fort Worth, Dal
las. Houston. Austin and every important
city in Texas to-nlpht for Waco, where
an anti-Bailey convention will take place to
morrow to prevent the Senator from coins as
a delegate to the Democratic National Conven
tion. The delegates wear badges with the
motto. "Honor is better than gold."
The Waco meeting is unique in the fight
against Bailey, who was elected by the State
legislature despite the charges against him.
Bailey, who says he is determined to go to
Denver, has so far won against his enemies
here.
This is the first general meeting ""' Bailey**
foes.
LEAPED FROM WINDOW.
Former Captain, Accused of For
gery, Quickly Recaptured.
[Ky To!e?rar>h to Th» Trihun<\ 1 .
Portage, Wis., March ♦». — Daniel F. Keller,
formerly captain in the United States army,
stationed at Fort Sheridan, and under arrest
charged with forgery, escaped from United
States Marshal Wilmot in the St. Paul Rail
road yards here early this morning by jump
ing through a window in the toilet room of the
coach. He was captured a feu- miles out the
city by Sheriff Hawkes and Marshal Wilmot.
At Reno, N'ev.. last summer. Captain Keller
is alleged to have cashed two forged checks
aggregating 57..">00. fleeing to Kajnloops, I>. C.
where it Is said be attempted to cash a check
forsS&soo drawn on the Chicago Sub-Treasury.
This led to his arrest in December. He has
since been fighting 1 extradition.
Keller Is alleged to have stolen the blank
checks from Captain William Weiget, quarter
master at Fort Sheridan, in April. 1907, and is
also said to have passed several of then in
Nevada.
He waa identified by a cler* named Fish m
the quartermaster's department at Fort Sheri
dan, who was with Wilmot when the prisoner
escaped to-day. He was taken hack to Chicago
this afternoon.
DRIVER SAVES (III LURES.
Send* Engine Crashing Into Iron
Fence. Killing His Team.
Bscsaasa of the presence of mind and luavea*
of Patrick atulßn, driver of Engine 141. proh>
ably a score or more school children escaped be
ing killed yesterday. Muffin araa driving his
engine to a fire at the home of Edward O< 'on
nor, Na 426 V!»th street. Brooklyn, about 3
o'clock. The pupils of Public School 1-7. at
Seventh avenue and TMh street, were pouring
out of tho school at this time, and on his way
to the fir • Mullin had to pass the building
When he was within a Mock of the I ■*
house he saw it was impossible to go by the
children without running sosne of them down,
so instead of doing this he drove his engine com
pletely over the curb of the sidewalk and mto
an iron fence. He was thrown out of his seat
and tended an the sidewalk. He escaped being
killed, but was knocked unconscious by t'-> 1
fall.
Dr. Spellman, of the Norwegian Hoaptta
called, and he soon broughl MulHm to his senses.
The two horses on the engine were killed, one
dying instantly and the other beii p, so idly cut
that he had to be shot. Foreman John i
han. with several Bremen o* the tender, went
to the assistance of Mulltn, and be was brought
to his home In Bay Hth Btreet, Bath Beach.
WORRIED BY BLACK HAS!)
E. E. Wheeler Gets Letter Demand
ing Money from Him.
Evereti B. Wheeli r, the owner of the Orieni ■;
Stables, at South Kh and Berry streets,
Uveo at No. IOT Rodney street, WlHlaii
was feeling uneasy last nigh* because ol a
Black Hand letter be received on Wednesday.
In the letter he was told to leave a package
containing lI.OM in ITnited Stat< ! currency on
; . lews stand at Graham avenue and Broadway
at 1 o'clock last night. The letter waa written
on the back of a newspaper advertisement and
was signed with the usual skull aad cross hone.
of the Black Hand.
When Mr. Wheeler received the letter he Im
mediately considered M a Joke, bul after debat
in? with several friends he decided to r,i.-^l
over to Inspector McCafferty, 6f the l>■ W
Bureau. The Inspector detailed eight detectives
to the case aad save Mr. Wheeler a decoy pack
age. Last night one of the Italian uV t.
Michael Bfehli, disguised himself aa a newsboy,
and Mr. Wheeler was directed to deliver the
"goods" on the news stand. He placed the
package oa the . tand and went calmly on his
way. The detectivej waited around foi develop
ments, but without avail.
A few years ago Everett X Wh«>< r flgu
in s suit brought against aim by Wlilfeun Plti
Rivers, the dancing master, for the aHenal n
of the ailectioni of his w ife.
HILL FAVORS REPORTING EILL
Senator Does Not Pledge Support on Floor
of Chamber. However.
(Uy Telegraph to Thf Tribune 1
Buffalo. March 6.— ''' reply to a demand made by
th<- Civic Reform League as to how he stood on
the anti-racetrack gambling bills now before tho
Legislature. Senator Henry W. HIM declared that
he would vote for the %g»»w bill in the Codes
committee, but did not pledge himself to support
it on the Boor of the Senate.
"J believe the Agnew bill will be leporti be
paid, "and that means that 1 am gofaifl to vote for
it in committee, ■-" that the matter may be pre
scntfcd to the Senate for its consideration. In the
constitutional convention <•< IBM 1 voted for the
amendment, and the arguments recently made be
fore the Senate Cod.-a Committee presented no
grounds for changing my position in that respect."
Regarding the proposed amendment Is the I'erey-
Gray law, Senator Hill said thai It had not been
referred to the Codes Committee and thai be »ould
have no opportunity to pass on it.
. —
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
"its purity t».ia made ii buaous." — AUvt.
PKICE THREE CENTS.
ITIIOLDS LEGISLATOBS
HUGHES TO RAJ I AH) ADERS
Governor Deplores Indiscriminate
Assaults of Any Kind.
Governor Hughes, who was much in rvitlc;ic*
In the Long Acre Square district last r.ic' was
too busy, of course, to stay loner than nec*»«
sary to have a bite with the Traffic CluW at its
third annual dinner at th? Bate) Ast»>r,
and to tell the four hundred or so mem
bers a few plain thoughts of his own on the
subject close and dear as their heart-* »>f h'>w
to regulate common carriers. A "lUh! rah:**
chorus from th- Governor's own university.
IJrown. was waiting for him down the street at
the Hotel Knickerbocker, from which place h->
had to hurry back to the Astor to say some
thing to the Michiganders who think there is no
campus better than that at Ann Arbor.
POSTS'!? OPrXIOX OF GOVERNOR. _
So the Governor didn't have time to stay and
listen to what he himself termed "the wisest,
and most sober company that I have net" dur
ing the year and two month* that hi has been
In office yell out their delight when George A.
Post, president of the Standard Coupler Com
pany, said a patent attorney would probably
describe the chief executive of the state som<?
thins like this:
An Improvement in Publi.- Servants: v hu
man receptacle for knowledge of public affair*,
with a dome, shaped brain pan. or cranium, cov
ered with a heavy hirsute fringe that may be
•used for booseeleaning purp o^*. and when so
used will not smash the croc* . br!c->\-brac
or other household furniture. Enclosed in saw
bran pan. or cranium, are brain cells of suffi
cient capacity for receiving; storing anrl as
similating valuable informntion in a sane ami
safe manner: said brain cells being kept coot
by th.: application of commonsense and sin
cerity. the contents thereof are not liable to
fomentation from heat, thereby avoiding th<»
gaseous format i- n which cnu^e* many pubic
servants t<> explode and rill the surrounding at
mosphere with noxious odors.
"Sun-ray water* was the strongest drink thai
the four hundred officials of the common far
riers indulged in at their feast last night -
most of them carry "' land— but they only
laughed and applauded heartily wh'^n Governor
Hughes praised their improved "waterway?."
Bui before he had got away ... they
gave him a great demonstration and frea"-?ntly
applauded what he had to say himself in th»
evening's oral symposium on "Ciovemment reg
ulation; how it may be effected and how far
it should be carried for national advantage."
After tilling the traffic men that the govern
ment had the right to make such regulation, the
Governor toM his auditors ■-::-.■
ognize this fact. Incidentally he cautioned
against indiscriminate criticism of legislature*
and legislators, and expressed his belief that in
the main American lawmakers were fair repre
sentatives of the people, whose Basal verdict for
•fair play" couH always be depended upor..
The chief thing in the matter of regulation of
common carriers, whether as la service, rates
or financial management, was first to find out
what needed to be regulated. Regarding thla
work. Governor Hughes defended the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Public Service
Commission and pointed out frankly that bodies
Of this character, whose work must necessarily
be without prejudice and only to asce.tain th>
exact ... must be kept free of
political domination. The main essential wsh,
he said, to provide the machinery for prf»p.-r
and adequate regulation ami then go ahead and
■
THE GOVERNOR'S ADM
Before taking leave of ':. ■ ■ hosts the Governor
assured them that the country would s'>«n
emerge from the temporary difficulties under
which it h:ts been laboring. In discussing tho
proper method of regulation of the common car
riers Governor Hughes .said:
It la almost impossible for me to realize that
I am looking into the faces of men actually
acquainted with the sinuosities •••• tariffs; 1
might say, perhaps without offence, that it {<•
natural to pass from the consideration of pool
sellers and lw>okmakern to poo'.niakers an<l
booksellers.
I have bad a go ■•! deal to do with the Legis
lature: and I want to tell you, my friend that
taking the legislators »a whole they are fairly
representative; and you mal:e a great mistak*
in outeryinsr asnin.-n legislative bodies, because
you are only doing on your side what you d'»
riot like others to do on their side. If lesri?!.-*
tors are fair game f>>r Indiscriminate assaults
by roar orators, railroads are fair gam© for
indiscriminate assaults by other orators. W»
do not want indiscriminate assaults or. either
legislators or anybody else; but under th" con
ditions under which legislators work it is r»
very difficult thing, with the pressure of many
matters, conflicting demand.**, overburdened
committees, for intricate problems to be e\
aralned. Therefore, if there is no other place,
one must be provided.
One must bo provided wh«r« th«»se matters
can be worked out in the light of •i'l'>n«a >
after hearings, when everything hi brought out
and f". -•■:'.■■•■•:■■ some particular
subject of complaint or grievance, an i wit?*
adequate publicity you may be assured that
justice in the lone run will be done. It was
with that spirt) and innnt that the public
utilities bill was enacted last year. It was
with the -Ksir- to make nuch a provision in this
state that the Public :-"'-r\ i Commission was
organized, and under its provisions matters ---
lating to the i«vt;-- of securities, matters relat
ing to rates, matters relating t«» service, matters
relating to any of these Questions as to which
grievances may b.- alle^ed. may be taken before
a body that has no object but to ascertain the
truth, and with a fair hearing on both siii'-s may
bo adjusted; ami I believe In that policy, both
with reference to the Interstate Commerce
Commission and with reference to the Public-
Service Commission. It ia a great mistake r>
oppose it.
Now, in addition. I have said that it should
be ju: regulation. It you would have Just reg
ulation, politics must be kept out of it. It Is v.
tremendous blunder for any mmm hi charge of,
corporate enterprise, wnen any board or body
vr legislative committee or public official is
Intrusted with responsibility regarding it, to
see whether he cun reach out am! in some in
direct way approach that board or bods O* com-
mitt**' or official, and get hold of him ami c»n
trt-1 him. It is a great mistake t» try ti» plai »•
men so that they can b» used, when it is their
tiuty to act I* a representative capacity. In
that way lie:; agitation and disaster. Rut. »>n
the <>th-*r hand, it i.s not an Impossible thirty.
• 'v. the contrary, any one that knows the Amer-
an people knows that it is an entirely pttjuttbm
thint; to raise the standards of admint»tn;t!<>a
so that y<>u can hav>- boards ami txxlies and
officers dealing with tiics>- matters that will deal
with them fairly, with ao intent buf t.« g*l at
the truth and mete out justice. That i-^ th
line of ■.-■•■ contributing on the part «>f
■ ••■.•■-.• establishment of proper stand
ards i>f administration and efficiency. As we
look forward in this country t<» the increasa
<>f our activities in state an.! nation -iti.j th*
necessary multiplication of governmental activ
ities, we realize that the one thing upon which
all persons" In the community must insist, and
those, first <>f all, who have business enter
prises at stake, is absolutely straichtf «ru«ird,
honest administration, according tf> th- oath or
otSce an.! for the benefit of the p*optr. If It
were possible for the future m property hold
I] ,i you cannot trust the American people t .
provide boards and bod! dealing with these
necessary questions in a fhtar way, anil that yot: l
only security was to set hold of them an»l «- .r!- f
trol them, the security would not last v*jj* '-'"^
and I would not give much for the furu:- or
this republic.
My friends, we shall soon emerge from ir>»
temporary difficulties under which we have la
bored. You cannot stop this country. Ther-*
Is nothing Intrinsically the matter with th!?
country. it is full "t •■:••" with activity tad
" push. On every hand you meet thtwe that are