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liberate, IfwlMMI character..,. I believe he would
be as firm as'Koosewlt In enforcing the laws of
the country, but ho "has a judicial temperament
iir.d a character i"re»> from Aeans«as>e*T and rad
icalism. 1 have observed that, while he was
'Secretary.. f \V::r, if disagreeable questions arose
.in the canal zone. Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil
'ir-pines. instead of an army or a fie«>t. Secretary
Taft was pent to the front and the war clouds
always ended in a banquet and peaceful results.
He knew his mission and had the God given
power of statins things frankly and truthfully
•an.l in such a genial mann, r that they proved
.<-oirvin.-ing. That is Ills diplomacy.
"As a. man «f Irish descent I admire his
friendship for Roosevelt, but after a month's
observation of Jud^e Taft I am convinced that
'no man or set of men will rule him, and I am
rather persuaded that President Roosevelt has
& real affection and admiration for his big ex-
Secretary. With Haft's election assured. I be
liev* commercial confidence will be restored and
the business of our great country resumed."
TO LEAVE HOT SPRINGS TO-MORROW.
The final arrangements for the departure of
Mr. Taft from Hot Springs, have been completed.
The party will leave here at 8:30 o'clock on Fri
day evening in a special car attached to the
: regular train. The newspaper men will accom
pany Mr. Taft in the special car. The first stop
■will be at <iauley. at 2:17 o'clock in the morning.
There the Taft car will be sidetracked. until <>::}.">
in the morning. A three-minute stop will be
made at S:.'{n o'clock at Gallipolis. Ohio. Athens
will Ik? reached at 10:40 in th. morning:, and the
arrangements covering the stay there are in the
hands of General Charles H. Grosvenor and a
committee Mr. Taft will deliver a non-political
a/ldress to the veterans.
The ■epartnre Brotn Athens will be at 3:*JS
6'dock in th<. afternoon. th«- train arriving in
Toledo al»>ut I<> p. m. The party will embark at
once for M'.ddlo Pass Island.
Mr. Taft will devote a week to fishing, but
some of his time may be given to political con
ferences. His chief of staff. A. 1. Vorys, will
j=e<- him at Athens, and will rejoin him at the
'island next week. The only <»xcursion from
Middle Bass Island now on the programme Is
«eheriu!ed for September 2, when Mr. Taft will
attend the Grand Army of the Republic reunion
at Toledo. Although the date is not definitely
fixed. the party will probably go to Cincinnati
on September T.
Mr. Taft is receiving many reports indicating
'that the support^oiE the negro voters has not
been withdrawn from him. A letter from a
leading Washington representative of tlw rac«
Includes the following: "Of the Baptist Church
at large. North and Booth alike, nine-tenths of
: them are supporting your candidacy loyally.
'■ The race will be for you where the vote counts.
and especially since the Democrats In West
Virginia have declared . for Jim Crow" cars and
disfran his< mon:."
Copies have been "received' by the candidate of
insolations of indorsement adopted by the Col
ored Republican Club of New Bochelle. N. V..
and the Charles E. Hughes Afro-American Re
publican Club of Rochester.
Congressman Blemp and the Virginia Repub
lican National Obminitt«enaan. Alvah H. Martin.
<alled on Mr. Taft to-day to consult with him
about getting Republican speakers for Vir
ginia. They left here to-night for New York to
confer with General Dv Pont, chief of the speak
ers' bureau of the Republican National Com
■dttee (
ERIE FOR HUGHES.
Resolutions Adopted by Con
vention in Buffalo.
[»y TWeerraph to The Tritmn?. 1
Buffalo, Auk. 2«.— The Erie County Republican
convention here to-day unanimously adopted strong
resolutions commending the administration of Gov
ernor Huphes Every mention of the name of Gov
ernor Hughes by delegates evoked, great applause
and it was evident that the convention favored his
renomlnaUon.
It is predicted th?t neariy aD >•' the fifty-nine
delegates to tlie slate eonx-enTion from this county
... the renomlnitlon of the Governor, first,
last, and all the time. The Republican leaders here
say that so great is the i*.pular demand for Gov
ernor Hughes that be will be named practically by
ecciamation. All" the ■•-••-•■ the Assembly
conventions. which In turn select the state delegate?.
■were cho=en f th* primaries this week, with the
understanding that the rounty organization was
for the renomination of Governor Hughes.
The resolutions In full ar» as.foUrrses:
We the Republicans of Erie County, In -■ en
tion assembled, indorse the administration of Theo
dore Roosevelt: president of •;..- United States. We
commend hie wise administration of the affairs of
our coußtry arsd his -fear.essiie** in correcting ex
iting evils. We believe that his attitude of fair
ness toward both capital and labor ha? earned for
him the confidence of our r«eople. and we earnestly
believe that his policies should be maintained and
carried out by liis successor in office.
We ratify and Indorse the administration of
♦ -harles K. Hutjlies. Governor of the State of New-
York, and hi? masterly administration of the busi
ness of this commonwealth. We believe that his
administration has the support of the people of the
State of New York, and his record for fearlessness
and brilliant Rucces- in correcting existing evils is
one which needs no apology.
We Indorse with confidence tii« candidacy of 111
iam H Taft and lame* 8. Sherman for President
and Vice-President of the United States, respective
ly. The career of Mr. Taft makes him the man of
broadest experience In public affairs of any in our
nation. We look forward to his. -election as the
event which will maintain the confidence of the
people in our institution? and perpetuate the pros
perity which our country has enjoyed for many
years under Republican rule.
The convention nominated the following ticket:
For DiFtri.n Attorney—Wesley C. Dudley.
For Sheriff— Dr. John T. Olar'w.
For Superintendent of the Poor— Herhe.rt S. Simp
eon. : *• . :" -•' ■
CHAUTArQUA GRAX-E FOR HUGHES.
Resolutions Adopted at Jamestown on Mo
tion of Democrat.
Buffalo. Aug. 25.— A dispatch from Jamestown
says that the legislative committee of the Chau
tauqua County Pomona. <Jnine<- has adopted th*
following preamble and resolution, in which Gover
nor Hughes is highly complimented:
Whereas. Th. Legislature of this state failed to
enact legislation favored by the grange and recorn
jnended by Governor ' Hughes, securing to the
Voters of the. state ■ plan for direct Dominations.
«n<J placing telegraph and telephone companies
under jurisdiction of the Public Service Commis
sion. •
Resolved. That the jrrnrvße legislative committee
of Chautauqua County strongly reaffirms its posi
tion at this time in favor of such legislation and
farther expresses it« deep appreciation of the
efforts of the Governor in securing .the enactment
of the anti-sramMing law and the law creating the
Public Service Commission.
Th» legislative committee Is made tip of on«
member from each local grange. Three members of
the committee are Democrats, and two of these
were present at the meeting. • One of them moved
the adoption of the resolution. All present voted
for the resolution.
SPEAKER CANNON IN BOSTON.
Boston. Aug. 26.— Speaker Carmo*i arrived in Bos
ton to-day and held a brief conference with Sena
tor Crane over the Presidential campaign.
Like dropping
a heavy load—
changing from coffee to
POSTUM
" There's a Reason."
IILTtIIES WINS FARMERS
Continued from first page.
in this oounty one of those favorite Fpots of
nature a benediction to all who may share its
bounty, a place which is destined to revive, to
become strong, to become once more the great
health resort of the Empire State. I refer to
Saratoga. Springs.
I know that in the anxiety of the moment
many may feel that the prosperity of that beau
tiful place Is threatened because of the destruc
tion of public gambling; but do not make any
mistake, my friends, that destruction will prove
to be the buttress of your prosperity, and you
will realize it as the years go on. I want to
see these Spring?, the priceless blessings or
Providence, once more flow freely. I hope that
there will be no question about their restoration.
I hope that once more from all over the codntry,
not simply from all over the state, the Pfop'e
who desire to c,n.- to a beautiful resort should
throughout a long season enjoy these special
blessings, and be reinvigorated and inspired for
th.-ir work in their many different vocations.
that once more they will resort to Saratoga as
the place above all others for an honorable ami
quiet summer sojourn, with nothing to offend
or shock the conscience.
I desire, my frit-nds. in speaking to the people
on these occasions, above all thins* to empha
size this: We may have an elaborate scheme
of government, we may call it democratic gov
ernment, we may .all it the rule of the people
through their representatives. It will amount
t.. nothing save as the individual citizen by his
patriotism breathes life Into that form of gov
ernment and makes it genuinely democratic be
cause expressive of the Individual Interests of
the citizens of the state. 1 want to see the will
of the people expressed, whatever it may be in
all our methods of election or of nomination.
No party leader of any party need fear submis
sion to his own party of his leadership. If he
has the brains and the astuteness and the moral
purpose and the skill to lead the people will
warn his leadership. No one is a true leader
who tries to maintain his leadership by making
it difficult for the majority of those who may
be 1. d to express their opinion. When we have
laws they are to be enforced. If the people d<>
not like" it. lei them take the ordinary and
proper means to change them. Whatever \vj
have in the way of government must be sacred,
because it is expressed in the law of the pfople.
Therefore let as see to it that in all methods
that we adopt to maintain the rule of democ
racy, to maintain a republican form of govern
ment, tha; we exhibit that abiding trust in the
common sense and justice of the people which
every true friend of the people must always
cherish.
ALL THE PEOPLE MUST RULE.
I think there are a great many well meaning
men who really d<> not believe in the i>eople at
all. I think they think the only way you can
carry on government is to corrall a few and
run things among them. I do not believe that.
I believe the wider you have it. i!u- more open
yon have it. the more chance you have for ex
pression of the common conscience and common
sense of justice upon which we must rely. We
have abandoned monarchy and tyranny: we
have given up all idea of trusting to a benevo
lent despotism to work out our destiny for us.
When we did that we put our confidence in the
average man, saying we would educate him. we
would give him public opinion. we would have
freedom of the press, we would have nothing to
interfere with his proper understanding of af
fairs, and then we would believe in him and
take bis judgment as expressed in the will of
the majority. That is really the government
which we call American. It is that which 1 de
sire to see exemplified In every department pi
administration, and particularly In our elec
toral methods Anything that is opposed to the
proper expression of the will of the 1 pie.
either within a party or broadly In the Common
wealth, will not stand discussion in this country.
The object of government Is not to feed favor
ites or supply pap. The object of government
is not to train a lot of people at the expense of
others, and to provide them with comfortable
berths. The object of government is to govern
wisely and justly, and see that the state's busi
ness "is managed with the highest degree of
efficiency The test must ever be when you
come to the question of an appointment, is this
man qualified for the Job? will he do his work
honestly? will be do his work faithfully? And
when any one comes to his department will ho
realize thai he stands there representing the
state and bound Impartially to conduct the busi
ness of that department?
Parties will have their principles and ar«
necr-ssary. Organisations must exist to carry
those principles Into effect. The organization
imi»-t justify Itself by allegiance to principle, and
everything must In the final test come to th»»
yf-rvlce of the people. In executing the laws
that they have enacted, everything must come to
the 'test of public discussion, so that In the «nd
the efficiency of administration of the state's
business will be insured. If we find the laws
need correction, we may supply that needed cor
rection in accordance with the will of the ma
jority of the people.
My friends, as I have often said. in the his
tory of American life there never was a more
wholesome sentiment than we have to-day from
one end of this broad land to the other. There
never was a time when the people were more
determined to put any proposition to th» t«-st of
reason. There never has been a time, when you
could expect to do less with manipulation, less
with any effort at demagogery. You have sim
ply to say, this is right, and it Is right because
of these reasons, and take the popular verdict
upon It from an intelligent and conscientious
electorate. The average man throughout 'the
state and throughout the country appreciates
and he conies up with a high idea of the
dignity of his citizenship to the decision of
these * important questions. So it is that
we look to the future without misgiving. It
is not a question of this man o thai man; It
Is a question of what we shall do, each -V v ir
own place, in office or out of office, to maintain
these principles of government, being assured
that upon their maintenance everything which
we prize in our own individual lives will surely
depend. I thank you for your attention.
After his speech the Governor walked around
the fair -rounds to view tt*e exhibits. The peo
ple in charge of the horseraclng could not get
the drivers to start the first heat until he had
left the grounds.
HORSE OWNERS SHOW ANGER. ..
The "strike" of the horse owners created an
unprecedented situation, and caused the man
agement of the fair marked embarrassment.
When the conditions became, known a sensation
■was created among the thousands of spectators
on the grounds, and considerable pressure was
put uj>on the. trotting men to change their atti
tude and run off the races as scheduled. In this
the fair official* took the. lead, urging their case
strongly upon the recalcitrant owner."? and point
ing out the awkwardness of the situation caused
by the balk in the programme. Their efforts
■were fruitless, however, the: owners remaining
obdurate. They openly declared that Governor
Hughes had antagonized their interests and that
they proposed to- retaliate by refusing to take,
their horses out on the. track while he was pres
ent.
Those In charge of the fair threatened to havo
the owners disqualified for their refusal to come
to time when the races were called, but even
this threat had no effect in altering their atti
tude, and the races were held up during the en
tire period of the Governor's visit to the fair.
MORTON ON NEW YORK SITUATION.
«
|T»y T'leirraph to The Tribune.]
Portland. Me., Aug. 26.— Paul Morton, president of
the Equitable Life Assurance j Society, was here
to-day, and talked at length on the political situa
tion in New York. "Hughes's nomination," he said,
"will be the best thing for the Republicans, and
also for the state. His nomination Is a moral issue,
and I do not believe I am stretching It any when I
say that it will be the only thing that will save the
Republican party. The party Is on trial now." '
Mr. Morton also sounded a note of warning
against the effort made to force the return of pros
perity. "Prosperity la returning slowly, but sure
ly." he said, "but now we are going too fast In
trying to bring it back. We are liable to precipi
tate disaster."
BUST OF TAFT GONE; SCULPTOR WAILS.
• > ■. fi'.y Telpjrraph to The Tribune. ] !
Philadelphia, Aug. 26.— "Somebody stole my Taff,"
walled Adolph Gay rani, a sculptor, of No. 610 South
10th street, this morning, as he reported his loan to
the police. The sculptor told the police that a mar
ble bust of the Republican candidate for President
had been. stolen from his studio last night. 2f«
had put in many weeks of hard work on the bust,
which wag not quite completed, and was disconso
late.
Persons who had seen the work pronounced it
of a faith order of merit.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 190S
MACK AND GOMPERS SAD.
Labor Vote Proves Obstinate—
Democratic Chairman's Visions.
[From The Trihun*- Bureau. 1
Washington, Aug. 26.— Norman X Mark, chair
man of the Democratic National Committee, spent
six hours in Washington to-day, beins engaged
for much of that time in conference with Samuel
GnmperF. and left here for New York on the mid
night train. Of Ills conversation with the labor
leader he would say little, except that the vote of
the worklngman was ' surely Democratic,' and
that he was gathering at first hand (he news that
few union men would vote the Republican ticket.
It is reported, however, that Mr. Mack an.l Mr.
Gompers are not altogether satisfied with the situa
tion, and realize that more valid arguments than
Mr. Gompers has yet advanced will be necessary
to deflect much of the labor vote from Mr. Taft.
Mark also saw a number of local Democrats, al
though these visitors were merely desirous of met t
inp the chairman and had no important matters to
discuss.
On the subject of the "approaching Democratic
victory," Mr. Mack was especially voluble. In the
vast crowd that witnessed the notification of Mr.
Kern he sees the chances for Republican success
In Indiana vanishing into thin nir. while the ap
plause which greeted Mr. Bryan's speech strikes
him as a conclusive argument that the Indiana
Democracy is soli.'ly behind th.- "peerless leader 1
and will convert many of the Republican voters.
In fact, he Mea few states that can be carried by
Mr. Taft, and gjoats lovingly over the reports that
the Republicans are split in several states. He
passed lightly over Maryland, paying that that
!<tate. would come Into the Bryan column. This, he
paid, would be made clear upon Bryan's visit to
that state eafly in September, when he is to speak
in Baltimore.
Of the New York situation Mr. Mack said:
>- I do not know who the Democrats will nominate
for Governor, but whoever he la he will be elected.
I'ntil the Republican primaries yesterday J thought
Governor Hughes would be renominatcd, but that
looks very doubtful now. Those primaries put the
Republicans in a worse position than ever, and
from a democratic standpoint I <!o not know
whether I should prefer to .*ee Hughes or some
other man nominated. New York is normally, a
Democratic state, and the Democracy is more than
ever united this yar. There are no gold Demo
crats or silver Democrats this time, and the so
called Independent with Democratic leanings Is
tired of electing Republicans. ( >ur chances nev.-r
hßve be*-n brighter for polling a large Democrat] ■
majority for the national ticket, while the state
ti>-k"t is even safer."
Seeing the excellent results that have followed
Mr. Hitchcock's conferences of national committee
men. Mi. Mack purpiies to rail a me.-tiiiK of all
the Eastern member* of the national committee in
New York next Saturday. This conference will
mark the beginning of the campaign in the East
mack nn: here today.
Will Open Democratic Headquarters
at Hoffman House, It Is Said.
It was asserted positively ag.iin last nisrlit that
Normal; K. Mack, chairman of the Demoi ratio
National UojnaUttee, would arrive in the city to
day and open up the Eastern campaign beadquai -
mr i.'i the Hoffman House. s..m«. of the leaders
*aicl iMst oisht they uo-.ti.i ;..,t believe thai Mr.
Alack was coming until h« actually arrived
Senator C K. Culberscn, chairman of th>> ad
visory committee; .1. w. Torallnnon. <•! Alabama.
!;■;<;'. of the sub-committee on organization, and
several other members of thn national committee
were in town last night. They sail that on his
arrival to-day Chairman Mack would announce
the committee to be ,n charge of th.. campaign In
d.<^ Bast.
It is planned to have a conference of tJif na
tional < •utiirnitte* and the state chairman from
the Eastern states within the next w«ek. Mr.
Tomllnson declares that the Democratic party was
defeated in 1 1 1 •• • last three national can pail !>••-
Cause it was not proper!) organised. "That is not
tcninK to be the i-nsr- this year." he declared "We
expect to carry New York State, and we expect
Mr. Bryan to win."
Mr. Tomlinson said Mr Bryan would open I i"*
speaking tour in Chicago on i-u!n.r Day. From
then- be will go to Ohio and In. liana. It ...
pected that he will 1* in New York :il«»ut Sep
tember '.*■• He Is expect I t'» make one speech
here, and another In Buffalo or Syracuse. He
will speak In Rochester on thr night of tiv ad
journment of th«» state convention
.Congressman William Bulser, -who hax aeplra
lions to bi the Democratic nominee for <Jov.rnor.
returned yesterday from an • ••:.-. •■ trip in tin*
lntermountaln and Pacific Coast »tat«». He said
la*t night he believed Mr. Bryan would carry .1
majority of the states weal Of, the M • saippl. "i
was -.-ry much surprised to see how much stronger
Bryan is this year than ever before," said the
Congressman. He thought that the nomination of
Adlai E. Stevenson for Governor by the Democrats
In Illinois might result In the •lection of the DemcH
cratlc electors In thai stated The same was tru«
of the renomlnation of Governor Johnson In Min
nesota, ),(• said.
Borne of the «:n-- n leaders, who have ! ;i follow
i:ig tl ■• sfurphy-Conners lead In the blackjack
methods which wen- used in the last stat n
vention viewed -akii some alarm yesterday the re
sults of the upstate primaries. The betting last
night wa-s that it Beaator llcCarren whu In the
primaries tn Kings County, Conner* will not try
to throw his delegates out of the state convention.
Murphy will probably Insist, but may 1 v 1
rul«d.
VERNON TO TAKE STUMP FOR TAFT.
Register of the Treasury Will Labor Politi
cally Among His Fellow Negroes.
I From Thf Tribune liurrau.J
Washington, Auk. 26.— W. T. Vcrnon, the negro
Register of the Treasury, whose autograph ap
pears on every recently made national banknote
an.l other monetary obligation of the United States"
will go on the mump and trii negroes in all parts
or the. country why they should loyally support th.i
Republican ticket. 11. has been asked by Senator
]'v Poi*t, who is chairman of the speakers' bureau
of the national committee. to give considerable
' time to" speeches, and he baa promised to do so.
The bureau will make assignments for him after
September 35. Prior to that time he will fill various
engagements.
Mr. Vernon left here to-day to speak to-morrow
before the National Association of Negro Physi
cians in New York. Friday he will Speak to negro
voters in the Congress district of Representative
Olcott, of New York. Monday night h<- will speak
to negroes in Boston, and September 3 lie will
lecture In Newport, R. I. He also has nn engage
ment at Philadelphia on September 10, and will ad
dress the negro Odd Fellows of the country at
Atlantic City the 16th of that month. He will also
attend conferences of the African Methodist Epis
copal Church In Knnnn» and Missouri in October.
Ver'nori's assignments by the national committee
will probably be largely in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas,
Nebraska and lowa. He will make only a few
speeches In the Bant.
DEMOCRATIC MULE IN JEOPARDY.
IJncoln, Neb., Auk. 26.— During a storm to-day
the windmill at the home of William J. Bryan, lo
cated close to the barn where the Democratic mas
cot mule Is stabled, was struck by lightning and
damaged slightly. A casting was melted by the
bolt, but this has been replaced, and the mill Is
again turning.
A large bale of hay reached Lincoln this morn-
Ing from the Bryan-Bailey Club, of Texas, ad
dressed "To the Man Who Keeps the Democratic
Mule, Lincoln, Neb."
REFUSES TO INDORSE HUGHES.
The Republican convention of the Ist Assembly
Dißtrict, of 'Westcheater County, last night refused
to indorse Governor Hughes. Even when Corpora
tion Counsel Charles K. Otis of Yonkers, chair
man of the convention, mentioned his name and
commended his administration and policy not a
delegate applauded. The delegates to the state
convention, at -Saratoga, will be headed by I^eslie
Sutherland, former Mayor of Yonker.i and former
County Clerk- of Westchester, ,who has been
selected as the manager for. the county campaign
in Westchester in place of William L. Ward, whose
national work will . take all his time. Besides
Sutherland there. were chosen ex-Senator J. Irving
'Burns, Clarence. W. Clark, Abram Shapiro, Samuel
T. Hub^ard. Alexander Stole and John E. Bruc^
• iwgiw.%;.. :.: ;. ..„"..;;• . ...
MB. BRYAN IN SALEM
Insists People Do Not Jiulc—'Ap
peals for Republican Votes.
Salem. 111.. Aug. 26.— William J. Bryan visited his
old friends and neighbors in Salem, his birthplace,
to-day, and was greeted by an immense crowd. Mr.
Bryan made a speech from a platform In thr court
house grounds, in wfaicb he appealed to the
"Roosevelt Republicans" to support the Democratic
ticket, because, he said, they could not hope for
a realization of promised reforms from their party.
Mr. Taft, he said, was not the heir to Republican
reforms.
After luncheon Mr. Bryan rode out to the ceme
tery and placed flowers on the graves of his parents,
and on his way back to the city inspected the B6W
Bryan-Bennet library, presented by himself IM
the" late PUlo S. Bennett, of Connecticut Mr.
Bryan K*ve the site on which formerly stood the
house in which he was born.
While Mr. Bryan was talking «t the court MOM
the crowd made up a purse ot $300 and handed it
to him as a campaign ,-nntrlbution. A check for
$100 was also given by a man from Clinton
Piecedins Mr. Bryan's remarks Theodore A. Bell.
of California, who accompanied Mr. Bryan her .
made a BpeecH in which he compared the plat
forms ot the t«, leading parties. Mr. Bryan said
in part:
You know it would l>e very hard for me to make
a political speech in Salem. because a good manj
of my earlier acquaintances here were R >j uh urin^.
But I am thinking to-day of a atory that I thought
might fit this case; especially would it. fit the case
with the Republicans who are 'riendb to Mr.
Roosevelt. I got this story in Canada. An Am«ri
can official u V there told it to "•• » e * al A
there was a man nominated for office, and he was
very anxious to poll a big vote in his home town
or the town where he was born and he went back
there an.l made a speech and they turned out.
those of his own party an.l those of other parties
and he made a personal appeal to them He told
them that he was very anxious to ha« a large
vote In the town of his birth Just as a compliment
to him, and in the course of his speech he said.
"Many of you will not agree with me '" party
affiliations, but 1 believe you will rote ' ' or ™V"f,i
for old friendship's sake," and he pointed to an on
man named Smith. there is oW Brother Smith I
He said: "Now. there is old Brother Smith I
know we do not believe In the same party. but 1
have known him from the time I was a boy and
he has known me. and I l^Heve that Brother
Smith will vote for mo just for old acquaintance
sake. Won't you. Brother Smith?"
Now brother Smith was a very frank old man
and he blurted out: ''I would vote for the devil
first " "Well." responded the young man. as
your friend is not running this year cannot I ex
pect your vote?" _ ,:
And so I feel that as the friend of the Roosevelt
Republicans is not running this year. I am going
to get some of their rotes. The President has
tried to bequeath <- Pr ti»ln reforms 10 the Republican
candidate, but I am the next of blood in the reform
business, and they come to me. In fact. I think I
could make it stronger than that. If a man dies
and leaves no children, the property goes back to
his parents, an.l so far as reforms are concerned,
the Republican party has died without heirs and
the reforms go back to the one from whom the
Republican party got the reforms. So I think I
have s right to expect a good many Republican
V °l t iTour platform we declared that the- overshadow
ing Issue was "Shall the people rule? Mr. Taft
saya they do rule. That Is a question about which
there Is a difference of opinion. Mr Sherman said
that the people do rule. He ought to know better.
for he ha« been one of the fellows who have kept
them from ruling; in the House of nepresentatlxes
he hi- been one of the men responsible for the
thwarting of the will of the people, I law down the
proposition thai the American people to-day do not
rule They do not conduct their own government,
and a government conducted by others Is not re
sponsive to the will of the people. Now If lam
right. Sir Tafi is wrong and Mr. Sherman Is wrong.
When they say that the people do rule t £e> admit
that the people ought to rule. »nd if they admit
thai the people QUgbi to rule, if 1 can convince the
country that the people do not rule then we. are
entitled to a verdict at this election, and I am will
ing to meet the issu?.
Mr. Bryan also Bald that the present rules of the
House of Representatives destroy the opportunity
of the people t«. control their own government and
■aid that popular branch of th.- government had
been converted Into .1 despotism He also dls-
CUBSed the tariff and trust questions, outlinlnK his
rern n il!c<« utt forth In the Dcs Molnes and Indian
apolis speeches He ' ■ " Salem at ."?::,!> p. m. for
Topeka, stopping for several hours nt St. Louis
and Kansas City.
ALLIES FOR MTARREN.
{By Teiegrai '. to The Trtbon* 1
Auburn, X. v . Aug. M Senator McCarren and
his delegates at the Democratic State Con
vention will fn'l an ally 'in the Cayuga dele
gates In case of rupture with the Murphy-(
alliance. At the Democratic County Convention
this moon Thomas M. Osborne, <■: Auburn.
v Public Service commissioner, introduced a reso
lution jirotestinjc against the action of the New
fork convention In refusing t>> recognize Charles
F. Rattlgan. of Auburn, as •..•■ commllteeman in
the place of William K. Harper, of Seneca Kalis.
Mr. Rattlgan, William Bradley, of Sterling, and C.
K. Mi:.. ■ of Moravia, were elected state delegates
from Cayugn. Tbvy were authorized to take such
steps an tiiMV be found necessary to make effective
the pretest of the Cayuga County Democracy
utairiPt the methods of the New York convention.
COLER HOPES TO CAPTURE NOMINATION.
Bit . ■ .: . N V Aug M Bird 8. Coler, Bor
ough President of nd bis party left this
■■ morning for the Deposit Pair, where Mr.
Coler delivered an uddresi I I afternoon on state
M- Coler expressed high regard for t;>>v
ernor HUsjhes, bui said his radicalism made him
, ndidate for th.^ Governorship. Mr.
Coler announced !:ts determination to capture the
Democratic nomination If possible and ins belief in
Democratic success In !!:• state and nation this
falL
FIRST QUEENS FOR HUGHES.
.\: .1 mass meeting held t.y the Charles E. Hughes
I^engw of th. ;.si Assembly District, Borough of
Queens, at the Astoria Assembly Rooms on Tues
day night, resolutions were passed demanding tho
renoniinnti..n of Governor Hughes Further re*o
luttons were passed thai only men wh.. would
pledge themselves to work and vote for the re
nomination of Governor Hughes should be elected
as delegates to th^ star.- convention, and thrtt the
chairmen of the state, county, mstiie* and ward
committees be requested to do nil In their power
to bring about the renomlnation.
ATLAS TO SUPPLY PANAMA CEMENT.
A tl\.- and a half million dollar contract for the
supplying or 4,590,006 barrels of cement to the Pan
ama Canal Commission has been awarded to the
Atlas Portland Cement Company. This !s the
largest contract for cemeni ever let to any cement
manufacturing n--m. The Atlas company underbid
nil other American firms and the foreign bidders.
The firm has supplied Kxt.ooo barrels for use on the
canal already, and will begin to fulfil the big con
tract in December. The shipments must he at the
rate Of not less than 2.0*0 nor more than 10.000 bar
rels daily. The Hward of the contract niHrks a new
era In the business ol manufacturing Tort land
cement. Had this order been given ten years a«ro
no mill or combination of mills in the country could
nave supplied it.
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correct in every particular
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Fall
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From Chicago
Daily During September and October
Correspondingly low rates from all points.
Personally conducted excursions in Tourist sleep
ing cars without change, from Chicago, via the
Chicago, Union Pacific
& North Western Line
Also daily service of Pullman Tourist sleeping cars on
the electric lighted Los Angeles Limit- 1 — - ■*-
and the China £& Japan Fast Mail.
Double berth only $7.00 from Chicago.
Round trip tickets also on
sale at reduced rates.
For full particulars concerning per
sonally conducted excursions, apply
to S. A. Hutchison, Manager Tourist
Department, 212 Clark St., Chicago.
For tickets and further information apply to
& M. JOHNSON.
General tkgm l. 0. & H W. Ry.,
461 Broadway. New York.
P. S. ( . DEFENDS ITSELF.
Counsel Asks To lie Made Co-De
fendant in Suit xi'ith Mayor.
The Public Service Commission has taken forma!
notice of the suit brought in \Y\f. name of Adolph
C. Gubner to hold up the appropriation c( city
moneys for the payment of the expenses and sal
aries of employ, of th* < ommtssinn by asking
leave to Intervene in the rt»lt us a eo-d«fec 'ant
with the Mayor, the Control!** and the City Cham
berlain. On Angus) 3) the lawyer lot Mr. Gubner,
a soda water manufacturer, at No. 1471 Park ave
nue. served summonses on th-«e officials and gave
notlcp that he would apply on August ?A for an In-
Junction restraining the H ard of Estimate an>l
Apportionment from making any more appropria
tions to defray the expenses of the eommliwlon.
The contention of Mr. Gubner is thai as the com
mission Is a state body, all its expenses nd sal
aries of its employes should be paid by the state
and not by the city.
George 1.. Sterling, r#l ...... Corporation
Counsel, stated at the hen-ing yesterday morning
before Justice Blschoff. In the Supreme Court, <>n
the argument to show cause why the commission
should not be allowed to Intervene, that he deem, d
It eminently proper thai t;.. commission should be
made a party defendant. After Mr. Gubner's law
yer had objected to the granting of the petition <in
the ground that the code lid not contemplate the
making of a third party a defendant In a taxpayer's
action. Justice Blschoff reserved decision.
The grounds for ii.-- Intervention, as stated by
George S. Coleman, counsel for the commission,
are that under the Public Service Commissions law
the commission was vested with »ll th»> powers of
the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commission
ers, which was legislated out of office by the act,
and also took over, as far as the territory embrac*j
In greater New York Is concerned the functions of
the State Railroad Commission, «he State Comrals
slon of Gas and Electricity an<l the state Inspector
of Gas Meters. Further si era In retard to public
service corporations and their supervision were
also conferred on the commission, anil under the
powers so conferred the. commission la now en
gaged in carrying out contracts for rapid transit
construction on behalf of the city. Mr.^Coleman
also points out In his petition that Section 12 i>f
the Public Service Commissions law provides that
M 53^ IB1 » HHMBBW
Sunday, AugoO,
Announcements of 1
Apartments to Let Will
f Be a Special Feature oi \
The New- York Tribune
Readers of The Tribune Who 1
i Make Leases This fall Will I
bave a Good Deal ot 1 line
and Worry by Consulting
Pages Containing These
l Announcements. V
Styles
Tfc- Perfection of Cleaollßess,
Bfaciencv and Economy.
The "Eddy" £^£££y!
The "Premier" , u»to«
Jewjs sequent,.
130 unil 132 V»>st 43d M.. New York
"it shall be in*» duty of rour*>! t-» s eqminijsion
To reprr's'-nt and npjear for the people c* the Stat»
of ... Y'»rk an.l the commission in all actions and
proceedings involving any question uiuier this act.
or under or in reference t > any act or order of ti»
commission, an.!, if directed to d» so by the cota
m!s*!<->n. to intervene, i* possible, bi any action ar
proceeding in which any such question is involved."
According to his lawyer. Mr. Gubner is a tax
payer aiul represents only himself in the proceed
ing. On the day ta? waj served with the summons.
Controller Met* dlsclahneJ knowledge of Mr. GuS
ner's existence. Mr GubiieVs lawyer. JotUJ Lfary,
formerly practised !«« !c. Brooklyn, and is said to
be an intimate friend of Senator McCarren.
M. S. R. CASE IP TO-DAY.
The three mem^rs or the Pubßc Service Coa*
mi.---si.-n who are In T-nvn wtll hoM this rmirnin? »•
first public hearing to fln-1 out why the receivers ot
the Metropolitan Street Railway company and u«
Centra! Park. North & East River Railroad Com
pany wer* unable to come to an agreement m
establish joint rates over their lines ar.,l r-3tor«
transfers. Oren Root, general manager for the re
ceiver*: H. W. Brovrn: auditor of the Metropolitan
system and a representative of the Central Psri
company; who was : present at the nfermca 2.
which •.--■ two companies "JJ""
that th. must disagree on the transfer (ju^W9
will probably be examined by the commissioners
as to the financial status of their companies aM
the cause? cf thetr failure to make an asrr^rae—
as to joint rates and through routes, in ofcediesc
to the commission's order.