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QOVKRSOR AT FAIR.
jppkusc for Speech— Meets Dele
gation of Supporters at Syracuse.
(By Telecraph to Th» Trttmrw. ]
Ortland. N. V.. km » A- a result ot Cover.
Ha gfces'B visit to Th county fair here to-day.
t^er* he addressed the largest audience he has
Z^ai * >' men occasion 10 *" 1 of the state fair
-j^sfu'e*.. it seem? probable that the Cort
!Ld County dclepatefe to the state convention,
-Jcted la«t April, will swing Into line for him.
poFplte a drizzling rain which dampened
trfi, ar.d bodies alike of th- 20.000 farmers
?L townspe"^ "*' ho tiimn^l to .iovernor-
2a- the cheers which prr^eted the Governor
he showed himself, and the applause
vliicfc marked his sp«?ech '■'■" r '" as fTvnt as
*h*e at Cairn yesterday, and the enthusiasm
«£&> h *" aroused a? significant.
A&lr. the Governor chose for h:? theme the
roctrof by the people of the state government
E ai the necessity for the establishment of ma
cirn<rV by which they could $*?" over actlve
o f Its business whenever their elected
displeased them: As he phrased it. a
laadßttaa should be established under which the
«/:tiral busings of the state should be con
tp-ted f° r the ' H ' nefit of the state and -no axes
r^ound at the crpense of the people."
' ■We must have m political opportunities for
yrivate rain." ho declared emphatically, to the
SilftSt delight of his audience, which is di-
F ?stinc a r^rp^xing local potttaal situation In
that Senate district just now.
Tfcp idea struck home, and the farmers seized
oa 8 is *id those in Greene County yesterday.
The situation here, as disclosed by the Gover
oor -/visit. seems much Hke that in the first
co-nty visited— a dominant sentiment for his
iSSniaation. fast crystallizing and pushing
iader the opposition of a small faction dictate!
largely by personal enmity or lack of sympathy
%I .s the Governors aims and methods. There
Is discernible the s4me evidence of Democratic
support for him if he is -.nominate.'., with the
sa=f prospect of Republican defection if he
tisonld. be turned down.
WINS ONONDAGA SUPPORT.
County Chairman Rowland Davis, who acted
« the Governor's host to-day, said the dele
gst« to the state convention were elected with
out pledge?, at a time when the Governor was
raposed to be adverse to a second term.
"I have not canvassed them ice the Governor
signified his willingness to run again," he said.
-ncr has any one else. My own judgment is
that a sentiment for the Governor's renomina
ticn. hitherto somnolent, is growing fast, and
•will assume such proportions as to make plain
the advisability of his renomination when the
'cravention assembles next month."
Locai politicians say that Mr. Davis, despite
tu±eaJed sores on the party body as a result
*>f the tight in which he won control recently.
vili undoubtedly carry the delegates with him in
•tis views. ,
"Governor Hughes if a* strong with the farm
sa as he ever was," said Assemblyman Brown.
"I can't find that he ha." lost a bit since last
3W.''acd I think many -Republicans would b«
cCended if he weren't renominated."
"Unquestionably there are Democrats here
*ho will support Governor Hughes if he is re
sonated." said C. F. Parsons, editor of -The
Cortlaiid Democrat."
Governor Hughes left Albany at 6:40 a. m..
tecorrpanied by Colonel Treadwell, his military
secretary. He stopped over for two hours at
Syracuse and though his* coming was un
heralded. Dr. Zimmerman, head of the State
Federation of Churches, and a delegation from
the Syracuse Hughes Lcasue. met him at the
etatior. and pledged their support to him in the
battle for renomination.
Later Frederick J. Hazard, one of the "Bis
Four," to Chicago, ■who will be a delegate to the
Saratoga convention, called on the Governor
and pledged his support. This will break the
Onondaga delegation, counted on to be solidly
asti-Hughes. At Cortland Chairman Davis en
tertained the Governor and a few friends at
laacheon. Later he drove with him to the fair
fronds and introduced him as -our present
Governor, and, as many of us hope, our next
Governor."
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Th« fair was in full feather, despite the rain.
About £560 persons were crowded into a stand
opposite to hold only 2,499 and fully 8,000 per
sons must have been within sound of the Gov
ernor's voice when he began his address.
In part Governor Hughes said:
W* have grown up with the idea with which
■aery •"".- American is filled of making the
saoet of his individual opportunity, and one of
■Use aveai functions of government is to keep
the way clear for the individual so that he may
sake the most of himself. But while we are
endeavoring to maintain the institutions which
seenre equality of opportunity, we must never
?<S«-»t those interests which can never be in
trusted safely to any individual or coterie of
.individuals, but must b<? "held by the state, in
order thai the common interests may be justly
Protected.
And to it is that we are determined that
whenever the state grants a privilege it shall
**aat it on fair terms which will secure the
lnt«r*st(! of the people, and on terms not only
lair to ihsse u-ho are going ahead to put their
lioaej- into some new enterprise, but which, on
the other hand, will safeguard the interests of
tie people in their communal capacity. And
■*fcen the question comes of performing the
•boss -nd obligations which are imposed upon
niose wno have received privileges from the
Kate, ■« gay that the interests of the people
must b* superior to any mere selfish consider
ation and that all obligations that have seen
*s»U!r:»c must be performed.
Each citizen must appreciate his part, his
obligation, and must b«> ready to take part — a
"nr.s part — connection with the running of
the government and do his duty as a citizen.
Then from the nta.ndpo:nr of the Legislature and
inn th- standpoint of those who make meas
ure to help progress, we must insist that our
aachinory for electing — the nominating ma
ckfcserv — <yf the different offices shall be such
that w~h»r. the people want to say their will they
«^ say it. And then when we have a law and
*hea »•<? have a Legislature, let us stand for it.
realizing that law and ord^r and stability are
cf the first importance.
We have recently had in this state a most
important illustration at the fidelity of the peo-
P* of th-j state to the principles of legislation.
It Mas but one case where a special interest had
*ot something at the expense of the funda-
law. It was said to the people. "'What
** the u*e of taking up this matter and that
■sstteri but we said. "Are we going to stand
*»si palpable evasion of th*» constitution?" And
the people said "No." And th* sentiment was
■o strong that despite the opposition the will
*»* the people was written In the statutes of the
Rat*. V.*
From Cortland the Governor s*sjsf Is Oswego.
(M Syracuse he was met by a delegation repre
sestine the city and volunteer firemen, whose
J^cnic he will attend to-morrow. He heard
**«» th*- news that resolutions had been
•9satsd condemning vigorously his veto of the
volunteer firemen's bill, and providing that these
resolutions be transmitted to President Roose
velt and Chairman Hitchcock.
He stayed over night with Colonel John T.
C*uticncd us #et.u.ad yj*«.
x^o^.^AVo^Ut w tads . NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, l\m. -TWELVE PAGES.-x,:^
HU&HES I\ OXEIDA
DRIFT TO GOVERNOR.
Despite Strung Opposition, Dele
gates Will Probably Vote for Him.
(From a stafT Correspondent ot The Tribune!
Utica. H. V.. Aug. 19— Mayor Thomas
Wheeler, after consultation with James S. Sher
man. Republican candidate for Vice-President,
told the correspondent of The Tribune to-day
that the Oneida County delegates in the state
convention probably would favor the renomina
tion of Governor Hughes. When asked for a
statement concerning the situation, Mr. Wheeler
at first hesitated. Then he said:
"The primaries have not been held as yet. and
it is too early to say exactly what the dele
gates will do. but speaking with, perhaps, as
full knowledge as any one, I am free to say
that this is a Hughes town. I mean by that,"
said Mr. Wheeler, with a grim smile, "that there
is a very large Welsh population In this city.
Governor Hughes is the son of a Welsh father,
and has a Welsh name. It would be the politi
cal death of a set of delegates, especially from
the city of T'ti<a. to go to the state convention
this year and turn down Governor Hughes for
renomination. I do not wish to be understood
as saying that the racial consideration is the
thing that absolutely controls, but it certainly
has a great deal to do with the Hughes proposi
tion this year."
"Is Governor Hurb.es strong or weak with the
vot' rs her* ?'
•'The situation is very much mixed," replied
the Mayor. "There is a great deal of qpposi
tion to him. I don't know whether it is the
kind of opposition that will die out after he is
nominated, if he should be nominated. or
whether It will be made manifest at the polls.
But 1 know that it exists. I don't think that it
exists to the same extent in Utica that it does
in Syracuse. I think that the opposition to Gov
ernor Hughes in Syracuse is very serious. I
knew Francis Hendricks well. He is a very fine
man, and has the confidence of the Republicans
of his county. When he tells the President of
the United States and the Republican state
chairman that there is a deep seated hostility
to Governor Hughes, you can depend on it
that be is telling the truth. How it will all
work out is more than I wish to hazard a guess
upon just at this time. I trust that whoever
we nominate will be elected. The national ticket
is very strong here. The people of Oneida
Count y take a great pride }r, Mr. Sherman. Mr.
Roofs speech at the notification was a deserved
tribute to a high minded Christian gentleman
and statesman. I think the vote for Mr. Sher
man will be gratifying to him personally, and an
eyeopener to the state and nation."
SECRETARY ROOT N OX -COMMITTAL.
Secretary Root was asked by the Tribune cor
respondent if he was ready to state his views
with reference to the renomination of Governor
Hushes Alter seeming to hesitate, Mr. Root
said:
"I do not wish to say anything ar this time.
for the reason that I am not fully in touch with
the situation in this state. I have not had time
to consul* with the state leaders, and I do not
consider it an opportune time to comment on the
situation."
The Tribune correspondent has made- diligent
inquiry among th- personal friends of Secretary
Root, and find? that they have in some manner
obtained the impression from him that h° is in
favor of the renomination of Governor Hughes,
and are acting accordingly Crystallization of
sentiment in favor of the Governor has not de
tdoped to a degree that warrants any aggres
siv. action on the part of his friends. The
Hughes men do not plan, at th- primaries on
Tuesday next, to instruct th- delegates for the
Governor One of Mr. Sherman s lieutenants, in
Itim'imi'ntf the situation, said to-day:
"If you are a betting man. and want to make
some money, put down something on the Hughes
end of the proposition thai the delegates of
oneida County will vote for the renomination of
the Governor. The drift is that way at the
present time, and there does not seem to be
anything to stop the drift. If the organization
leaders could get behind some great big man it
would be easy enough to beat the Governor, as
there is a great deal of opposition to him in this
county. We have a large percentage of Repub
licans of Welsh extraction who quite naturally
take pride in the fact that one of their race is
our Governor. The leaders of the organization
here are not doing anything to antagonize the
voters. The instructions to election district
captains as far as they have been issued hav
been to name Hughes men in th- districts
wn *»re the voters want Hughes, and to name
anti-Hughes men in the localities where there
is undoubted opposition to the Governor. What
we expect to get by the time the convention
meets is word from the top. We expect that
that word will be that the President. Mr Taft
and Mr. Sherman have come to the conclusion
that the best thing to do is to renominate Gov
ernor Hughes. . In which case we will all fall
Into line and do our best to roll up a big vote."
CONTEST FOR CONGRESSMAN.
There is a prospect of a lively fight over the
new Congressman in this district. As already
stated in The Tribune, the chances favor
Charles S Millington. a Herkimer banker. Colo-
BeJ William Cary Sanger is out for the nomina
tion, and has many supporters. The Sherman
•VVh'^eler combination probably will back MiH
ington. The Senatorship committee also is a
burning question. Mr. Sherman is backing the
Rev. Fred M. Davenport, a professor in Hamil
ton College. Oneida County constitutes one
Senate district. Ackroyd. a Democrat, is the
Senator now. William E. Lewis, of the Utica
Gas and Electric Company, is also a candidate
Assemblyman M-rwin K. Hart is making an
active canvass for the nomination, as is also
Van R. Weaver, of Deerfleld, who is regarded
by some as the winning dark horse.
The Democrats will probably nominate Clty
Judge "Jim" O'Connor for Congress. He was
beaten by Mr. Sherman two years ag<. O'Con
nor batted from Murphy and Comers at Denver
and voted for Johnson, but his vote was B»t
counted nronnor at present is about the only
Democratic cay official. The Democrats pre
dict that to cam- Dtfcsa the annum-Wheeler
p«oc«e will nominate Mayor Wheeler to succeed
Mr Sherman.
ALL DELEGATES SURE.
Rensselaer Organization Swung Into
Line by Cornelius V. Collins.
(From a Staff CkSBMBSBSBBt of The Tribune.)
Troy. N. V.. Aug. 19. — Rensselaer County is
for Governor Hughes'* renomination. He will
have all the delegates on the first rollcall in
the Saratoga convention, and from present in
dications Cornelius V. Collins, the Republi
can leader of Rensselaer County, will be a
potential figure in the Republican State Con
vention. Ex-Governor Black, who is still very
Continued on second paje.
A SECTION OF THE HARBOR FRONT AT SYDNEY.
A RUMOR OF A DISPUTE
Trouble Said to Have Arisen Over
the Parade at Sydney.
London, Auk. -«>- A dispatch to "The Daily
Ch;oni>-le" fr m Sydney says:
"A sensational hitch "f international impnr
tani'f- has arisen in connection with the I'Tf
monial procession of the American sailors
through the streets of Sydney on Friday."
"The Chronicle's" correspondent adds that
th-:- n iture of th»- hitch "is strictij lonfidential
for th>> present."
MISS A XXI i: PEI X SA FE.
Guide's Illness Prevented Reaching
Summit of Huascaran.
Lima. Aug. 19. — After suffering great hard
ships Mis.; Annie S. Peck, of Providence,
the mountain climber, returned from her trip
up Mount Huascaran. She was enthusiastically
welcomed, sis it was feared that she had met with
an accident, no word having bt en received from
her since Friday afternoon; when she sicnal'od
her arrival ct an altitude of -.'.-..0tt0 feet. Miss
Peck was accompanied by two Alpine guides.
anc" it was because of the sickness of one of
these men that the party was prevented from
reaching the summit of the peak.
SWAM IROXED TO SHORE.
•
Two Manacled Men Descried from
Battleship While Guard Slept.
Two oilers from the battleship New Hamp
shire, arrested in a Chatham Square «aloon
yesterday, told the police at headquarters that
they had swam manaci"(l from the skis to the
shore in the early morning. They gave their
names a? George W. Mi!!?-, and George Coons,
and said they had been placed under arrest with
a number of others for :i breach of discipline.
The •■brig" beinp: full, they nrexc manacled with
both leg and wrist irons and placed under guard
on deck. During the night, they said, the sentry
foil asleep and they roiled over to a hatch, fell
into the hold, crawled through a coal chute and
swam ashore. They procured files in the Bow
ery and rid themselves of the manacles.
Captain Winslow reported the disappearance
of his prisoners to trie police, and detectives ar
repte.; the m^n before they had finished cele
brating and returned them to the New Hamp
shire. At the same time Captain Winslow re
ported several other d^Sf-rtions, and two more
oilers were arrester] last night.
MRS. WARDWELL FREE.
Leper Wife of Late General Escapes
from Quarantine.
Tombstone. Ariz.. Aug. 19.— Mrs. Wardwefi,
the quarantined leper, vMo« of General Wanl
weQ, escaped from her quarters last night. She
is supposed to have boarded a Southern Pacific
train for California.
WARRANT FOR E. R. THOMAS'S ARREST
New Jersey Authorities Will Revoke License
— Result of Long Branch Crash.
I By Telegraph to The Tribune. )
Trenton, N. J.. Aug. 19.— 8y direction of Commis
sioner J. B. R. Smith. Inspector Ackerman, of the
state department of motor vehicles, swore out war
rants to-day for the arrest of E. R. Thomas tit
Long Branch, for driving the car which was re
sponsible for the accident la.si Saturday at an il
legal rate of speed, and for running it without a
driver's license.
The car, a. 120-horsepower Hotchkiss, which Mr.
Thomas was driving, was registered in th* name of
Harry Levey; of No. 311 West -13.! street. New York.
Mr. Smith sent out a formal dee to-day that this
license would be revoked. Commissioner Smith said
that there were at least five other complaints
against the car for overspeeding on file in the office.
The penalty for overspeeding is $100. and for driv
ing without a license $300 or sixty days in jail.
GOV. FORT ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING.
New Jersey Executive Victim of Crusade in
Point Pleasant.
Point Pleasant. N. J-. Aug. 19.— Governor Fort
.was arrested for speeding last night, but was
quickly released. Cons»tabl? -'Larry" Van Note, at
one time Democratic mayor of this borough, made
the arrest.
In the car with the Governor were Benn*>t Van
Syckel. former Supreme Court Justice, and ■ son
of General C. Edward Murray, who was driving
the car
The crusade against speeding automobiles was
begun on Sunday, sad up to to-day nearly fifty
arrests have bean made, the majority of offenders
•tins 1-t off with a. fine of $10 and {?. 85 costs.
SLAYERS OF "NIGHT RIDERS" PARDONED.
Frankfort, Ky.. Aug. 19.— Following his declared
Intention of offering immunity to any one ho was
forced to kill while defending lives or property
against "night riders." Governor Wllls&n granted
a pardon to-day to Walter Duncan, convicted of
shooting and killing "Newt" Hazlett at Jackson
ville in June, and a pardon to Riiey Hsil'ikV in
dicted as an accessory- Both men are prominent
farmers.
DEWEY'S WINE STORE.
: 'i 200 f«-«-t from Fulton Street Sub Station.
H. T. liewty & Sons Co., 13& Fulton St., New York.
— Jtdvt.
WHERE THE AMERICAN BATTLESHIP FLEET ARRIVED TO-PAT.
" "P>Ti«cht. 19W, by Underwood A rnderwood. N> w York)
THE FLEET AT SYDNEY
A WONDERFUL WELCOME.
Half a Million Persons Cheer Ar
rival of Battleships.
Sydney, X. 8 XV.. Aug. 20.— Early this morn
ing • thin veil of smoke on the horizon signalled
to the watchers on the coast the approach of
the American battleships, and at ~> • >•""> o'clock
official notification was sent out that the fleet
had ..een sighted. It was then twenty miles
outside of Sydney Harbor, but the news, which
had been awaited eagerly by ten? of thousand?,
stirred Australians like a call to arms, and al
most instantly those who had not already left
the city to rake points of vantage along the bays
were moving in droves to line the quays, the
rooftops and other places on the harbor front to
- ; teh the entry of the Warships.
Th- day broke bright and clear, and so inter.??
■ -is th- Interest in the arrival of the fleet that
half the populace remained awake the entire
night, d thousands upon thousands of them,
long before the night was over, were on their
way to the hilltops outside of the city limits,
where they mussed, seemingly in unbroken line.*,
along the coast from Bond! Beach to Manly.
It is estimated that five hundred thousand per
sons assembled to give the visitors a royal wel
come. Sydney Harbor, with its innumerable
hays, coves and branches, never looked more
beautiful^ nor did the American sailors ever wit
•nes:_a more inspiring sight than that which met
their eyes as the white ships tame, through the
channel, past the great headlands into Port
Jackson.
A hundred thousand people, the greatest single
assemblage of all. gathered on the South Head,
where a magnificent view of the whole scene
was to f had. Hundreds of craft of all kinds
moved up and down even at that early hour, all
the waters, with the exception of the Fairway
and the anchorag' s. being dotted with little and
big v mails decorated in every conceivable man
ner with flags and bunting.
In perfect alignment, the flagship Oocaecticut
leading, with Rear Admiral Spcrry on the
bridge, the warships came out of the horizon.
Passing in through the Sydney Heads in double
column, at intervals of 4<M> yards, the ships
lo.ked to have a world of sr^ed ami power
under their glistening sides Th<- Beet was at
tended by convoy steamers and was greeted
with a roar of salutes from th>- forts as it
steamed sk-wly along. The thousands ashore
and atloat added their ch-ers to »viell the IK toy
welcome, and countless British and American
Bags were flung to the breese and still were
waving long after the anchors had been swung
from the sides.
The American shins boomed forth a salute to
the pert, and as soon as they were moored at
their anchorages official visits were exchanged.
The fleet left Auckland at 8:15 on Saturday
morning, and with the exception of one day had
fair weather all the way to Sydney. On Tues
day the warships encountered heavy winds,
which threw up a stiff head sea, greatly re
tarding their progress. Throughout Tuesday
night the high seas caused the larger ships to
nil at least twenty degrees, while the auxil
iaries suffered even more severely. "There was
considerable discomfort for all the men, and the
intervals between the vessels were increased to
600 yards. The formation, however, was not
changed. No evolutions were indulged in on
account of the heavy weather during this
period, but this abated the following: day. when
the ships were about one hundred and sixty
miles from port.
Speed was then Increased to twelve knots
and. although the hospital ship Relief was left
behind, the .others reached the coast on schedule
time, the Americans being as anxious as the
Australians to take part in the receptions and
festivals which have been prepared.
Sydney. N. P W. Aug. 19.— Alfred Deakin.
the Pnm- Minister of Australia, forwarded a.
iitsjinag" of w-icome to the American Beet, In
which be said:
Tha ennisaa thread of kinship, our chief bond
of urn* n within the empire, extends throughout
the great republic wh »se sailors we ar- about
To weteemt as gu^Pts. mid the honored rep;--
s-:itati.e.-i of this mighty nation ar- tnriee wel
come as blood relatives.
The l'rrinier added that f.»r months the
hearts of the people ->t New South Wales had
thmafebed with pleasurable anti'-ipation of this
visit. Tiit whole cor.iinonw»-aJth was honored
when President Ro> sevett consented to the
proposal that th*- battleship fleet vt.*it Austra
lian shore?, and he expressed the hope that the
visit would be fraught with the blessings of
and tend to the indissoluble union of the
Knslish speaking race.
Lord Xorthcote. Governor General of Aus
tralia, sent by wireless telegraph to Rear Ad
miral Sparry the following message:
i m behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia
I tender from the whole of its people a hearty
welcome to the American fleet, which represents
so magnificently our friends and kinsmen of the
United Stales. I hope you have had a. good
voyage from New Zealand On your arrival here
( ontmurd on third purr
NEW YORK-PHILADELPHIA VIA NEW JER
SEY CENTRAL 2-Hour Train Every Hour." 7 A. M.
6P. M. S«« schedule, Pug* 9. SIJiEPERS UN
.\U!>NHJHT OPEN AT 10 OCJLOCK.—
Advt.
FOR TAFT INAUGURATION.
Philadelphia Club, Counting Elec
tion Assured, Reserves Rooms.
[From The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. Aug. 19.— The first reservation j
Of rooms for the Inauguration of William How
ard Taft as President, on March 4. MWs>, was j
made to-day by the John Mecleary Marching j
Club, of Philadelphia. Judge Herleary, Presi- ;
dent of the club, arrived in Washington this j
morning, and signed a contract with one of the
large hotels for accommodation?, for four hun- :
dred members of his organization, besides a ,
bant! of forty pieces.
This club was among the first to reserve its |
rooms for the inauguration of President Roose- :
velt, and it had a leading place in the inaugural
parade. Mr, Bfeeleary said that the members of
his organization had made up their minds to be |
the first this year, and that they were now talk- j
ing of the trip to Washington as if the election
of Mr. Taft were an accomplished fact.
"If Mr. Taft is not elected." he said, "our club
will probably engage permanent quarters in
some foreign clime rather than accept the alter
native it home. But such a supposition is im- ,
possible, and we were willing to sign a contract ;
with the hotel manager which will have to be ■
lived up to whether Taft is elected or not."
• '!
STAMPEDE FOR JOHNSON.
Renominated in Minnesota Despite
Repcaied Refusals'
Minneapolis. Ausr. tft— Governor Johnson was
renominated unanimously this afternoon by the
Democratic convention after a demonstration
of on? hour and live minutes, the most remark
able ever known in this state.
Governor Johnson was named, notwithstand
ing his positive and oft ledarattoii
that he would not be a cai I r
tion, which declaration has latch :>e«n couple 1
with the threat that if he was named against
his will the convention would have to do Its
work over aerain
St. Paul. Auff. 19.— When asked to-nighl if
he would accept the a rred on
him by the Democrat;. State Convention, Gov
ernor John A. Johnson said
"I have not bees offii iatiy n^r d rr
ination, 50 have nothing -
VANCOUVER FIRE SWEPT.
'Fate of Eighty Settlers Unknown—
' Greak Loss of Timber.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. Lft— For si
Vancouver Island ar- spreading is ■
-. and reports indicate thai the settlements
are threatened In Koksilah district
s;;ua r -
The fare of the scattered ranchers is un
known. The flames are advancing on Gold
steam, and one hundred and fifty inhabitants
are backfiring to save the villages.
Several lumber tamps have been wiped out.
A dense pall of smoke hangs over fifty square
miles, and only a soaking rain can arrest the
march of the conflagration. Some of the rich
est timber lands in the province have been laid
waste, and a severe blow has bten dsalt to the
lumber industry
Telei?ra->: ■ t! ' a "
the es rter
r ;■■ A settlement of < scat
tered at* ' ' - tion ■rMen ■ -wept
• . - at it is imj
::ite.
RIVALS FOR WIUCOX.
Camiza County Hushes Club Fight
ing State Senator's Renominetton.
[By Telegraph tr> TJle Tribune. !
Auburn. N. V . Aug. I! 1 The opposition to j
State Senator Benjamin 31. Wilcox. of Auburn, j
a candidate for . renomination. resulted to-day ,
in the announcement by the Hush Club of j
Cayuga County of the names of three prr-mi
n-nt Republicans who are candidates for the j
Senatorahi] Tliesv men are Truman M. Mitch- j
ell. 'of VTeedsport; James A. Wright, of Mo- :
ravta. and ex-County Judge George Under
wood, of Auburn. All are strongly in favor of*
Governor Hughes - s renomination.
A fight will be made by the Hughes Club
against the Republican machine at the cau
cuses next Tuesday. Two sets of delegates, for
and against Hushes and Wilcox, will be in the
field in each ward and town of. the county.
The Hughes Club leaders this afternoon brought
out the first issue of "The People's Advocate."
a 'campaign paper devoted to the interests of
Governor Hughes's renomination. it will be
published regularly until the state convention.
Senator Wilcox has incurred the enmity of
many of his constituents by his vote against
the Hughes anti-gambling measures.
OUDWEISER,
The most popular beer *n th» ■world. There is les*
pront Ito the dealer who »ells it, becau.-« tt cost.*
most at the •■brewery- yet it* sales exceed those <ut
all other Bottled Beers, which prove* tbat ita aa-
D*rlorlty .» recognised *\crywh«re.— Advu
phut: three cents.
TAFT GAINING IN WEST
PAT EAST fs APATHETIC.
Such - Reports Reach Candidate—
Need of Energy Emphasized:
[By Telesrmpli to Th* Tribune. )
Hot Springs. Va.. Aug. ll>.— When the national
conventions had made their respective nomina
tions it was generally believed and frequently
asserted that the Republican nominee would ex
perience no difficulty whatever in carrying tfc«?
East, that the fighting ground would be in the
West, and that appearance* seemed to Indicate.
that Mr Bryan's strength in the middle and
far West had increased. Judging by the re
ports now reaching the Republican candidate
there has been a considerable reversal of th»s
situation; not that Mr. Bryan has« gained any
strength In the East, but that he has lost
ground In the West, while apathy is beearr.
manifest in the East
Every report from the middle and far West
indicates increased strength for Mr. Taft. Cer
tain reports from the middle and far East. i!
New York and New England may be so termed,
describe a lack of energy and enthusiasm which
cannot but be regarded as unfortunate. Re
ports from unofficial sources in Vermont, whict>
is to> hold its state election on September i. and
from Maine, which will hold its election on
September l."». are far from encouraging: not
that there is the slightest likelihood of a Demo
cratic victory in either state, but that there is
danger that Republican majorities of sufficient
size to afford the moral encouragement which
is so desirable vii: not be rolled up. Confident
of success tor their state tickets as well as of. J
the election of Republican members of the elec
toral college, the local organizations In Vermont
and Maine are described as listless and apa
thetic, despite the fact that these two rock
ribbed Republican states have it in their power
to exert great Influence on the other states In
the November elections by the size of the ma
jorities they poll.
A DECEPTIVE ARGUMENT.
From New York and other Eastern states It
is reported that there 13 a considerable number
of influential men who have listened to th«
siren argument of certain Democrats who de
clare it Is of -<-omparatively little importance
whether Mr. Taft or Mr. Bryan is elected, in
view of the fact that, with an overwhelming
Republican majority in the Senate, a Democratic
President, even assisted by a Democratic House,
would be powerless to alter the policies or
change the statutes of the government.
It is a curious circumstance that the very men
who heed, if they do not advance, this argument
are precisely those who have breathed anathema
against President Roosevelt, not because of his
acts, but because of his methods; not because of
his declarations of policy, but because of the
tone of his pronouncements, and who. while as
serting that they approve of the polilcy of Mr.
Roosevelt in prosecuting violations of the anti
trust and anti-rebate laws. Insist that his man
ner of so doing was responsible for the disaster
which overtook the industrial prosperity of the
nation last year.
Men who have vehemently asserted that Mr.
Roosevelt's mental attitude toward the business
interests and.. his occasionally strenuous de
nunciation -of ' corporate ' wrongttotggr were re
sponsible for the financial stringency and ter- t
porary stagnation of business incident to the
fall and winter of IDO7-*OS. with curious Incon
sistency are now exclaiming that with a large
Republican majority in the Senate, a man whose
attitude toward the railroads, the corporate in
terests, even toward the nationaly prosperity. Is
as inimical as that Of Mr. Bryan could work no
serious damage to the nation because there would
be a Republican Senate to hold him in check.
Reports of such inconsistency and bad logic on
the part of men whose experience and good
judgment should place them in the front rank
of the promoters or" Republican success consti
tute the only ground for apprehension in the
mass of information which hi reaching Mr.
Taft from the trained observers who make up
his political organization in the field.
ARGUES APPALLING IGNORANCE.
To a man si Mr Taft's keen appreciation of
the extraordinary power vested hi the Chief
Executive of the Uniicd Statei. such reason
ing, if it deserves so liattrrins a name, is be
yond comprehension ard ■**■ a misunder
standing of the autonomy of the government,
ar.d an ignorance of its 111 iii i 1i 1 which hi ap
palling. Even a foreign ■ lent of American
economy, none oCht-r than James Bryce. so*
British Amba.-sador to the United States, after
his careful arm-vsls of the American system of
gm> rnment. ilt-clured of the Senate and the
President that "the Senate c«tn prevent his
settling anything, but cannot prevent his un
settling - thing."
It requires nu rsg memory to recall the
famous Venezuelan message of President Cleve
land, with its icfiuence on the markets and Its
potential influence on the prosperity and. pos
sibly, on the peace of this nation, and the ex
perience of executive power which that single
Incident afforded could reasonably be assumed
to have show n to thinking men the vast Urv
jnortance of intrusting the highest office in the
land to a man jjossesaing temperamental abil
ity to discharge its heavy responsibilities.
Eut the history of the country Is replete with
incidents of the extraordinary power for weal
cr woe which a President may exert. In some
instances, at least, quite unconsciously, and
the conferring of such power on the Executive
ts inseparable from any form of constitutional -
governmt-nt. Magna Charts could not prevent
George 111 from alienating, firat. the affections
and th^n the loyalty of the American colonists,
nor could the American Constitution prevent
President Johnson from undoing. ti> •* i*rtar
able extent, the great work so nearly completed
by his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln. A purely
executive act of President Lincoln struck the
shackles from the wrists of an entire race, and
an executive a>-t equally distinct from the con
trol of Congress blessed »»r burdened the na
tion with ;he Monroe Doctrine. The proposi
tion that the military forces might ■• em
ployed to enforce the federal statute* ias
enunciated by President Cleveland at the tlm ;
of the Chicago riots, without consultation with
Congress. Such instances m«sht be mentioned
in great numbers.
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POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE.
The power of th» President ot the Unltel
States has been said to be greater than that of
any older constitutional sovereign, and there la^
abundant evidence Irs history on which to base
the assertion. No thoughtful voter can fail to
realize the tremendous potentiality of a Presi
dent and a Cabinet of his own sel»«ctlon» the
Senate, except for th* gravest reasons, not
questioning th- selections made by a President
for his official family.
This is on« of the propositions which Repub
lican speakers in the coming campaign win bo
called Lpon to amplify, and fortunately the con-,
trust between the two Presidential candidates is
susceptible of several concrete dernotwtrationa.
The course of Mr. -Bryan ia the PUUtaptn^a. ■■