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roRARER MAKES REPLY
< onlimie<l from flnt pace.
ft was never employed except prior to 1901. and
that rr.v employment then had no relation to any
*"j _ |"] lfl T was in conflict with my public duties.
Jut had refer' •" solely to the reorganization of
Jr.. compnny and its Ohio affairs, with which
.■'oi.ci---'- had i'" l ' li whatever to do.
Mr Hearst, '•• create a different belief, read at
ct ■ ,' „„<.„ «he following letter:
~v, ,"•'•"• Broadway. New York. February 2s.' 1902.
-To H«w •'■ I' Korafcer. Washington. 1> C.
■I'.ir Senator: Again, my dear Senator. I vent
\,re to «-rit< you ■ word regarding the bill In
troduced by Senator .lone-;. of Arkansas, known
•'« V Ml."* Intended to amend the art to protect
trrnlV an<l' commerce against unlawful restraints
YrtA .-, .>]!••*-. etc.. introduced by him Decent*
■JJ 4. ' It really i«c*ma as though this bill Us v«*ry
nnßCcessartijr severe and even vicious. Is it not
niu'eli better to •■•'<=• the application of the Sher
rn-n law Instead of reverting to a men -cure vf « i ii«»
kind- 1 hope you -\ ill fool so about it and r v.i'.l
j^, greatly pleased tn have a iron) From you on
''. r subject. The bill is. 1 believe, ntfl] in ram-
Littr-.- ' With kind regards, very truly roui-s.
111 "JOHN I). ARCHBOUI.':
1 have no recollection nf ever receiving; any
cvoh letter, and .i zno-t diligent search fails to
dlWlo^e any such letter on my file-; or any cony
of any answer to any Fuch letter In my letter
hnnk but. waiving all that. the letter shows on
u< face thai Mr. Archbold did not protend to
have any risrlit to address me on any Pucii sub
if.t. except a-* any cJtfcen might Jinve done. Such
T-wiiK-st- are of daily occurrence in the experience
Sew*} Senator. If 1 ever Deceived rach ■ let
trr mv inability to find it or to r.n<i any answer
ta 'it i< doubtless due t<» the tact that I simply
referred it to the Judiciary Committee for con
sideration in connection with the hill. Such i<
the usual practice — particularly is it th* usual
nractice i f ■ Senator to make such reference of
rach letters" to committee* of which he is not a
Biemlwi •■'■'' 1 know of 11 " reason why I should
not have followed snch practice in thi- Instance;
neither do I know of any other way to explain
mv Inability to find the letter or answer to it. if I
ivor received it Tl -.■ record ihnr« that the Mil
■ra* ni'MT acted upon in the committee. Senator
Hoar via*- at that time chairman of the Judiciary
Com'nilttee. lie rflNl^trlth him on the committee
Kucfa a-sociat<-s as Senator rial!, of Connecticut;
Senator Knii-b.-mks. Senator Nelson and other men
;pi th< high«*t character, to no .>:-,- of whom
«-«ruld any member of the Senate v>r anybody •■!><•
llsir.k of niakine a suggestion of killing a bill or
to consider it in any manner except only upon |t«
merit*. ! would not deem it necessary to make
any explanation of the receipt of such a letter If
It i»ere not that Mr. Hearst, in reading this letter,
corpled it with the following letter:
"No. it Broad» ay. January 27. IJM»2.
"My I 'ear Senator: Responding to your favor
of the JSta, ■- Rives me pleasure to hand you
herewith certificate of deposit for 154.000 In .-..■•
cor<i:mie srith our understanding. Your let!
state- the conditions correctly, and 1 trust that
Vie transaction •>' ill be successfully consum
imte.l Yours very truly.
I. 'UN D ARCHBOLD"
Mr. Hearst accompanied the reading of these
two letters with comments calculated, if not
Intended, to convey t!ie impression that the one
had reference to the other, and that they consti
tuted evidence that I was, for money received,
trvine to Influence legislation In accordance with
the views of Mr Arehhold. The dates of the two
Mt*rs -when compared show that the money was
sent ntaKW* a month prior to the letter about the
Jones bi'.l. This of itself would ordinarily be
<-nc,uph ti> disconnect the two la th*> average mind,
but i have already shown in a former statement
that the certificate of deposit was sent on account
of th" proposed purchase of "The Ohio State
Journal." and that the proposition to purchase
being abandoned it was returned on February 4.
cr.ly a week after It was received. The following
ytters show this entire transaction and give ail
the detail* except that in he -i>r<ian(-fl with the talk
over the telephone the amount to to loaned by Mr.
Arrhbold was increased, as heretofore explained,
from ;;:.■•• to $50,004
TH!-: m,«M ARCHDOLD DRAFT.
First in order copes a letter of Mr. Archbold
iated January 21. \ I
■ V- w York. January 21, 3902.
•My Dear Senator: Referring to our con
versation of last night over the telephone,
lifter consideration we are confirmed in the -
'fefling that we ought not to make an actual
investment in the enterprise proposed. We are.
however, willing to loon the party S35,«V«\ to be re
paid in five annual payments, with Interest at 5
per cent, payable annually, and with the stock of
the enterprise. In the proportion that this amount
bears to the whole. as collateral. The party to
have th» right to anticipate payments without
- notice. We trust this will Impress you as being a
reasonable Ruggestlon. We will r>» very glad In
deed to see the matter consummated, and agree '
•with pea thoroughly as to Its wisdom. Very truly
yours. JOHN D. AR«'HB< >I.l>. '
"Hon. J. B. Foraker. No. IBM Wth street, Wash
ington, D. C."
- Xext is my letter of January ST.. tßtt to Mr. A" h
bolfl. This letter followed a talk over the tele
phone: .
■"Washington. D. C, January 2* I*l2.
"John D. Archbold. Esq.. No. 2C Broadway. New
Tork.
••Dear Sir: The matter at Columbus win be ready
for consummation in a few days, and must be closed
not later than February 1. If you will kindly send me
yonr check or New Fork draft for I", i KM [to which
ran he had pr mised by telephone to increase it:
] triU turn it over to Mr and weuw for you
from t'.rri as soon as *:•■ transaction is closed "th<s
act's ol the company, will your proportion of the
- »tock attached a? collateral for repayment if the
amount aflranrwd— fz>.fii> one year after date and i
mm each year thereafter until all Is paM the
*** to bear Interest at the rate of 6 per cent per
snnjjn, payable Annually. This. 1 believe, meets
roar Tiers, as expre««««vl in your last letter to me
if there should b« anything' further that you de
bit* to say or have rr.»- do in regard to the matter
r r can call me by telephone. Main No. 600. Wash
wrtnri, D. C.. my residence, any .m rninc until 11
cciocK. or ,•• - evening after 5 o'clock Very truly
■Mm. etc J. B. FORAKER."
Then come in regular order the Following:
' "New York. January 27, IJ*"i2
. ■"?; P'»r Senator: Responding to your favor of
P* -' : ". It gives :;.. pleasure to hand you here
wa o-rtiflVaTf of deposit for J.V»/iiVi. In accordance ■
*.ta our undf-rstandlrg. Your letter states th«
cmiditiuns correctly, and I trust the transaction
n-iii be successfully consummated. Very truly
J^=7- -UN D. ARCHBOLD. "
lira. 1 B. raker. Washington. D. C."
■Was!;<r,cic,n. D. C. January 2S, 15.:"2.
John D. Archbold. 3S Broadway. New Fork.
■'■ ■' Sir: _ write to acknow feiiee receipt of your
init-r <f the :Tt!i in«t., -with mcloaure as ted. and
v >:iy I will eonununfcifle with you again jupt as
'•"■•n a.s Thf transaction 7 ian be closed up. I will
»« that ererythins l« dene as agreed upon Sin
terfly thiinkinj; y<\i for what you have done In this
Tra'.\~T hrA rfsuring you of my - per appreciation
in«-re;cr, l remain, very truly "yours, etc.
•J. B. KO RAKER.
. - . "WaFhington^ D. C. February 4. I>i2.
Jonn D. Archbold, fe*q.. 26 Br adway. New York.
Jly l^ur ,m, Archbold: I very greatly regret
io iuiv> ro leform j< v that the proposed transaction
:tt (. i tn:r.l.!is has failed, at hast for the present.
it civ be revived later, but I doubt If I shall > are
.'i bother about it any more. However that may
«"?. 1 herewith sen i yen. with many thank? for
£. r .'ur _ k!n<iri'-:-> In the matter. N< v York draft i<>v
~*WL payable to your order, as inpayment •■: the
mnri+y advaaced by you on the above mention* <J
aotoau
"^'l'ldlv a<-l:r,',viie<!ge receipt of th- same and
<-.lir« j-curs. etc; .1. B. FORAKKR."
If Mr. H'-arFt had read Hhese accompanying let
•gjSi'panicolarly tliat from Mr. Archbold ••! Jani
«*T 21, and jny ■;.-. of February 4. returning the
I****" '"" would have known that the certificate
ct d'jx)};!; bad no reference whatever to the Jones
till or any other biU. They we're near «4to-jgh to
t*thei in jKint ,f time. ' and presumably near
raoutrh together on the flies, to make It difficult
.or any Marcher for the facts and the truth to
bum them or overlook them.
mv Hearst stated in his speech at Columbua that
the '•••'■■ bad U*n furnished to him by ■ "gen
tkniaa" r?» whos<- name he would not give, for
-far th» Standard < ii! Company might persecute
r.im Perliana this ■-■■ ntleman did not find these
■■■ane letters, perhaps, if In- found them, he di.l
riot furnish them to Mr. Hearst. In any event.
I rhaps. th»- omipsion to read tbem was made be
cauKf if r< . a(l „,.,. wr ,, ] navo defeated the object
VI be accomplished. However that may be. this
r? r . rr * 5rK ' n<3 ' r """ surely and conclusively dispose*
"■ 'hat matter.
THE PHICB BILLS.
,J rtil now I hove not mud- any statement about
1• it r Mr. H<-ar«t read at Colurnhna from Mr.
££.» ...,ii to Ir "*- < ; ;i ,,. <1 March 9. ISOQ. calling my at
tnT ' r V to two 1>!lls Introduced In the Ohio I>-gis
tature .y. y Mr I>rl> "' > - l have delayed saying any
l™* al>out " '■• l-it.-r because having no r--ol
<-erV,'.i,' r ', " > *•■'""-' 1 have been trying '•• -as
,' r i™ If I received th*- letter, what 1 did With it
Nirh V? 1 J "''*" u " t "* It. I cannot find nny trace of
SitSr W Pr i"\l niy !i!r "- "r of any ;m«wr In my
wit i \i" 'i ' nave n<t been able to communicate
but £ i'■ - •■■■ introduced the Mil* mentioned.
KfcnJmj!?? "T-<-"-i in : , public Interview that li-
Mm tC . o th * Mlf " hecaw" Governor Nasi. told
t«. thIHL- nn ' trr Kantw and \ wer- «tli msfwed
camt^n'^' M "J^nlev's Interests in th* national
1-swm-* "i l 'T" \vi:^!iw<--w-..re tli»ri ent-rlne. if their
■»*■» %„-""' '" (n *i^'-'i upon. Mr. Prices state-
I r-TrrrZ? .'• '" '■' rnin.l that In all probability
Vm*"/.' * '""•' to Governor rCash. !do not
■rnium !„? . f ' t! " ir *"" v ir I ever '"• •"' v ' I'l1 ' 1 it. ♦"
""""fun.." v V"~V "~ >t*Hio from mv fileji. rrhlch are
>""l'i K. /l" rit - s '" h » «""no««lt1qn <-f th'- letter
"Hi. j>ll • "<'-'.'.l-M,.-. -ji.v, v ,hat Is nsuaMv d#n
k;i'.». thnt i. ''•"""T'tii^atlen*. In nnv >>v nt. I
/"i t^v -7 ' '"^ n-. ndJon with r<v?>e.-t to It. Tv"
Undine i r ,, mm ° tl °' 1 «•«•!' r««=nect to any otl»»r b'll
- t "" '"i-. I.o C i«ir,tiire nt thnt tlm» or
As You sow
SO SHALL YOU REAP.
Kjjrlit foM jriHd* a harvest of
'■••:'ltli an «l happjnefy«;
]X'.-ic. and prosperity.
TRY
Gra.pe-Nuts
FOOD
"There's n. k, Mon "
at any other time since I became a member of
the Senate, on March 4. 1897. In no Instance since
tnat date have I sought in any way to Influence legis
lation at Columbus. ex<ept when applied to for my
opinion by some member. a.s has happened n few
I times and n •-.•« r before March 4. IWJ except only
by arguments before open meetings of the regular
c^mmUtteea.
DENIES PRESIDENTS STATEMENT.
While 1 have cccasiohally beard from Mr. Arch
bold .luring Hit pertou thai has elapsed since the
I termination of my employment, in the e«trly part
pi v."i. i do not recaii receiving any letter iiom
liliu except. if l received it, me on.- relating to
the Jontu bill, wliicli had any icftrence io Lt«.*
latl..n pending in Congress, or t.. anything with
j v. nan i had any otnci..l duty to perfo.in. until he
wrute me the Inter of May I, 1:0,. |uup< rin« a re
empioyment with respect to the suiis and prosecu
tions threatened in Ohio, In any -event, li* never
| «i<ji -r. s-. el me on any subject sin. : my fmi>ldyment
; except only as any other citizen wUn \vii< u.i 1 was
oc^uabited might have done, and ihtfe 'v :i .- never
a !-u^,*ptiou irom him or from anybody t-lsc that
1 was under the slightest obligation to support
or • ■ i ■ ; >< -i- any proposed legislation on behalf of
j that company; nor was there ever a suggestion
by anybody that I should receive any uomiKnsatlon
or reward of any kind whatsoever onFihataccount.
And what la true In this respect as to the Stand
ard oil Company Is so and equally i.rue of every
other trust, corporation or person. Notwithstand
ing the President Buys in his answer to Mr. Bryan
«■! September 23. that I was the representative
and • !...im' ;. and d« fender of corporations In the
Senate, there is not a word of truth in any sucli
statement, whether made by him or anybody else,
ami tliere Is n< t a scrap of evidence tnat can bo
produced supporting any such charge that cannot
be as fully and satisfactorily explained as has
been explained the letter aUout the Jones bill an l
the proposed purchase of "The Ohio State J« ur
nal.
This brings me to Mr. Taft's letter and what
th.- President has said in his comments on the
sain.-, If the President. In publishing it. had not
withheld the name of the man to whom it was
written it might have been easier for me to show
that I had no responsibility for that man's action
la writing to him. The man himself would have
; refuted the Impression the President apparently
! seek* to create, thai he wrote either at my In
! stance or In my interest. I have not at any time
i or in any way nought Mr. Taft's help for re-elec
i lion to the Senate.
When Mr. Taft's candidacy for the Presidency
was lirst announced I was surprised to learn from
the newspapers that the programme of those hav
ing it In chance Involved my "elimination" firm
public life. An open declaration of war, such a?
I the "elimination" proposition Involved, naturally
brought controversy and strife when there should—
have hern only peace. Finally Mr. Cox arihounced
a harmony proposition— Taft for President. Harris
for Governor and me for Senator. He ■'.M that on
his own motion: not only without any request
from me. but contrary to my desires. Neverthe- (
less 1 at once publicly announced tliat If thai |
expressed the wish of the Republicans of Ol 10. no
one would support Judge Taft more cordially than '
1 would.
Thereupon Mr. Burton gave out an Interview in
which he stated that Mr. Taft would not accept
from the Republicans of Ohio an Indorsement f< r
the Presidency if coupled with an Indorsement of
me for the SetwtorsMp 1 am repeating from
memory, and do not pretend to give his eject
language, but I know I p.n accurately stating the
efr ct of it. This appeared to !>•.■ such a gross
public insult and bo uncalled for that hostilities
were Immediately resumed.
They continued until Mr. Taft was nominated.
Then, so far us I was c ncerned. they stopped in-
M rit'.y. and I supposed from the character of Mr.
Tiffs response to my n..ȣ of congratulation that
they had stopped on his part— at least, i was so
assured by his friends and managers : and In that
connection I was also nssured that Mr Burton had
no authorltv to give out his offensive interview.
Much more of the same character might be men- I
tioned, but I have said enough to Bhow that Mr.
Taffs letter performs the very important oftic of j
exonerating Mr. Hurton from the charge of having |
: spoken without authority, and tlxes responsibility ;
for his offensive utterances where it belongs.
RELATIONS WITH MR. TAFT.
Now, as to the letter itself.
It gives as the reason for Judge Taft's hostile
attitude that:
"He (II has opposed the vita', policies and prin
ciples of the administration, and in his opposition
has seized upon and magnified an Important but
Incidental matter to embarrass the administration, ;
using in this without scruple a blind race prejudice
to accomplish his main purpose.
"It la really a Question of political principle.
"In respect to this, the legislature of Ohio ex- i
pressed what I believed to be the sentiment of ',
the people of Ohio in a resolution asking the Sell- ■
ator to port the rate bill.
"Senator Foraker declined to follow this reso- j
lution.
"When the issue is whether he shall be returned. !
It must l>e determined if this is to be a representa
tive form of government, not by the quest! n ;
whether he has followed his conscience, but by !
the question whether he really represents the j>rln- ;
clples that his constituents desire supported and j
put into practice." « :
This quotation shows that the grounds of Mr. I
Taft's opposition to me were twofold— the rate bill j
and the Brownsville matter. I
As to the rate bill. 'Itr. T if t says of me In his I
•>„,- enumerating the reasons why he could not
ac-oept an indorsement for the Presidency If |
coupled with an indorsement of me for Senator: i
"Ik has opposed the vital policies nnd principles j
rf the administration," and adds as another r«»a- j
son that I would not vote for the rate bill, al- '
though requested to do so by the Ohio Legislature, i
Mr. Taft knew I had never opposed the policy of ■
supervising nnd regulating Interstate carriers and '
interstate commerce. He knew that njy opposl- I
Uon to th«» rate bill was not because I was op- |
posed to the. general policy of regulation and super- j
vision, but or.ly to mmm features of the methods it ■
was proposed by that measure to employ.
For Instance, be knew that my objection was ;
confined to certain clause*, among them the rate
making clause fit;.', the commodities clause This
bill contained some provisions on account of
which I disliked to vote against it. and so stated i
in tbe Semite, but it contained others that seemed j
to me so vicious that I could not doubt that it '
would bring upon us not only panic. Idleness, suf- '
fering and distress, but still other evils that did .
not then m..(. m to be generally foreseen Enter- ■
tainlng thin view of the measure. I studied the |
subject with very great .ore. and felt when 1 had I
reached my conclusion that it was my duty to
my constituents and the who! country to disre
gard the Instructions of the Ohio Legislature,
most of the members of which body had prob
ably studied the questions Involved but very lit
tle.' if at all.
I do not agree with .Judge Tnft that a Senator j
should be controlled by the Legislature of hi"*
State against his Intelligence, hi" conscience and
his lament about a. grent public question of far
reaching. »eriou« confequencei. I think a Kenntor
who would thus yield to public clamor and do
violence to his conscience, his Intelligence and his
judgment would be unlit, to represent a great
> commonwealth In the Congress of the Unite.!
States
Hating such views. I felt that it was my duty
to present them to the Senate and not be coerced
Into a surrender of them or to cast a vote in
conflict with then
! need not repeat the arguments I ha\e so
often made to show that turning the control of
the rate making power over to ,-i commission wis
calculated to and a- Impaired confidence In
railroad securities to such an extent a* to stop
railroad construction and do much injury to all
kinds of business, from which It will require
a long • ... ... ; . over Already the commodities .
clause has been held to be unconstitutional by
uno of the mo-t respectable court * In the coun
try It || commonly acknowledged that it will
be sin absolute disaster to the whole country If
the Supreme Court should i averse tills decision.
HIS OBJKCTIONS TO THE RATE BILL.
There -ere other serious objections to the rat-
bill that are now making themselves painfully;
felt ' *
The announcement was recently made that be
cause of the abolition of low through rale for
our foreign commerce our* transcontinental Him- -
have practically abandoned competition lor ori
ental trade ami that all ship. flying the Ameri
can Hat; on UiC Pacific are (t«ln^ out Of .-•. -• • ini.ii--
-ion ir«.ni the ••'"<■ came rates on shipment*
..t grain for export hnve l<"n advance*] from
Buffalo to all northeastern Atlantic port-; from
?. to 'SVs cent . and a - a :• ult It wa -s announced
two or three week* ago that for I ■<■ week previous
more grain had been exported from Montreal than
from all the port, of the United States other
evil results might he noted, but that I; unneces
sary for present purpose*.
Without disparaging genuine morality, It can
be truthfully said thai le-s imaginary and pro
fessional 'Tightness of action" and '"moral owak
.■Tiiiu- ' and more common sense In the policies of
the administration would have been better for
the ■cotlntry ; ind would have excited le-s of that
opposition of which Mr. Taft'* letter complain*.
At any rate. in th.- presence of the decision «.n
[he "ommodltles rlaus* and the unfortunate con
sequences resulting from the enforcement of the
r.'ite law as to for»i(;n commerce, I do not think I
ii— .] make any unology for voting against the rate
bill- „: , iiuly Ido not think it was an offence of
■such a heinous character thai I sir i.l i be read
,'.,,( of ti,, party on account •! it, iis Judge Taft's
letter I Tii'-ti 1 proposed.
1 have In in.nd ii > • i the stopping Indefinitely of
adequate ral!r*atl construction i«t a time when it i->
<.-,, | „,,-; v needed, nor the losses, amounting to
billions of dollars which have been sustained on
account -f the shrlnkiiK" In values of all kinds of
securities hut th< er.u.ty dinner palls and siiff"r
inir f .milt--' of ur>eni|'l«>yf d wage, workers and the
humbler passes of people to be round by thousands
In ,-vci i section • f the I'nion.
Rr«nnnFihlllt> f«*r -"' >' ir suits is s»rlons. It IS
th< first time v "•• have had anything like It under .i
Uei.ublici.n udmlnlsi ration: Who cause-] .ill thl--
No' Pr < iden . He lifis been generously Indul
' ,„. All our natural conditions ..■- ravor able t'
resumntton of the fuH—t prosperity, and yet It
Hls „," come A m 1111..'. brimful dlnue, paIN
,",:" ie<" V'U.-.i over. We k«"-w »hat th- boll
ir\ of »•"» i'e,,uMic,... pirt v filled them \V»i'.«"
r.' Deles .-nvtled there" I am nt ler..«t thankful.
'. .fon'r.."-- '••• ' <''"♦ n- ° n " his " v " r rhnrroa ii. •»
evrn «IV I.itter^«t .-nemv-tbaf .ny dinner r..n|| In-.
.... ,- |..e'i nn.."-l or I lift -ny wipe «r«w|t»r h:i«
„.'..,» ,, O ft „ ,; flV 1 « -,i»rcs '"• r"'«on of any del J"r
.-,%. '>r v *" 'f m'"'. T< Hr*»« l»ern«i»e. t t»i, . ,rlit
tnfore«-,wt n fore«-,w -M "-■"■• ,M-.«ter« < ' 1 "' » w-.ld net tin
, V „, ' - the t> r r-(.^n. civ.., Me- t« eb-,,,1.1,
='it!i the TV.mr.--n*> ■■ Sr-rV-« •'. vrio 'n thought,
™fUi^-u-c -h't "--v richtftiMv. .is I tlvurht,
claimed as f»Hr own.
MR TAFT'S -T-NPARlxtNAnr.r CniMEa."
nut what lr.nnner of mar. is .Indue Taft. anyhow?
i „■.-■ kn. irn him for a great many rears, an<; I
thoiighi inthvntelv. Mill ret nt limes I feel as
w th 1 did not know him at nil.
T lv VI if^-7 when be wrote the letter tbe Pr«l
i ... «7ihll«he'«« he was so devoted to the trust
™»«hne policies of the administration tHat he
~ n '[\y „f t consent to be m ide President if as a
"" I«* the sam- mov.-m. I was to be hon
v a --Hi m re-election to th» Senate, because of
a^ooiw«l«on to that special feature Of "my »cli
1 - -
NEW-YORK DAILY TRTBT'XK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1008
cles"; and now, since the Standard Oil Company
matter, there is manifested the most unusual 111
dignation Apparently every man who ha.- any re
htuon to the . oiiijiiiii.." is to be tlnvfcti out <it public
li.c. if so, I pi.,,, a bi\ shall have a gretu ut-al of
company.
only «.ne month ago, when Mr. Taft visited Mid
dle Baits an. i (Toledo, be was Lhe gue»t ot air. C I".
l^ewis, if me law mm of i> >\i,- iv i^-ims, who have
been the attorneys of the standard Oil Company
I '• r many \e;us staudlng next tit i.mii in Hut if
lation to Mr. Virgil P. Kline; and Hi«n Mr. Taft
had occasion to imss back and forth >«■ .'■••• n Mid
dle Bass and Toledo, where 1 had it« pieubUit: vi
meeting him, he travelled «-'" tne yacht of Mr.
Richardson, a prominent magnate if the Glass
Trust, anil while he doubtless paid his fare ml
least the papers so announced) wen travelling
from Hot Springs to Toledo, on his way to .»ii'i
die Bass, jet nevertheless he rode in me private
car of one of the officers of the read, of which also
Messrs. Doyle & I^ewls are attorneys. What a
series of unpardonable crimes!
There di« net seem to be any such righteous
lislik.- of these Standard Oil and" other trust rep
i' nlatives rankling In the bosom of Mr. Taft
on th.' occasions to which 1 refer. On the . on
trary, he acted like a good, square, sensible, lion
est mlnd'd man. who really enjoyed the cc mpany
he wns keeping and the entertainment he was
receiving, and who recognised, as the late Sen
ator Harm. i was accustomed to say, that there
were "good trusts as well as bad." and even de
cent people In the employment of th> Standard [
OH Company as well as objectionable people, and ■
all that is to his credit. ' j
It is also highly to his credit thnt when, three !
years ago, the President had occasion to appoint j
a United States district Judge for the Northern |
District of Ohio, Mr Taft. knowing the abilities i
an 1 high character of John H. Doyle, of the j
Standard Oil firm of Doyle A Ivwis. did not hesi- i
tate to recommend him to the President in strong j
language for appointment to that Juditeshlp. j
The Standard Oil relation to Judge Doyle, then .
veil known to Mr Taft. did not prevent him ;
frqm recognizing his high character and general i
(itn?ss for such a sacred trust; and I happen to i
know, as did Mr. Jristice Moody, who was then J
Attorney General, that the President, on the roc-^
ommendation of Judge Taft. was intending to ap
point Judge Doyle, and would have done so, no
doubt, except that, for reasons which did not re- |
Beet on Judge Doyle, he finally appointed Judge
Robert W. Tnyler. . I
Hut if the Standard Oil Company was in good
enough repute only three years ago to warrant
Judge Taft in recommending Judge Doyle and
President Roosevelt in appointing him to a Judge
ship. much more waa it in sufficiently good repute ■
when, six or seven years earlier, before any of
the recent virulent attacks were made on It to ,
- warrant me In accepting employment of the char- j
a<*ter mentioned.
What n pity it Is that Judge Taft letter was ,
not allowed to continue Its slumber until after the
election!
THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
A- to the Brownsville matter Mr. Taft says,
speaking of me: i
"He hns seized upon and magnified an important
Ii it incidental matter to embarrass the administra- i
tion, using In this without scruple a blind race i
l.r. ir.dlce to accomplish his main purpose. ,
I have no way of proving what was In my mind I
e x ..pt by referring to the record. Any one who
rfiids that will fail to find a sentence or a word >
t l Justify any such statement as Mr. Taft makes ,
In view of. Judge Tnft's statement. I tnillt I ■
mnv be allowed to repeat what I have said a
number of time*, that In tills whole matter 1 had ;
no revenge to seek or personal ends to serve.
but was anxious to see thnt common justice was j
.lone to the representatives of ii noble and loyal |
race, every one of whom by nature is a Republi
can. The colored voters are known to be more j
or less displeased with the action of the Republi
can party In not passing some relief measure for j
these soldiers and many of them have signified j
0 purpose to vote agnlnst Judge Taft because or i
his official relation to the matter. Much work !
I.ms been done to overcome this trouble and to in- ;
duce the colored Republican voters of the country |
to stand by the party wUh which they have al- (
ways affiliated. And now comes the President
and publisher) Judge Tuft's letter containing his ;
unfortunate reference to this unfortunate en«.e .
What doe« he mean? Does anybody imagine that
the President Is unable to see that he is rubbing j
a pore when he should have brought a plaster. !
Does he Imagine or can anybody suppose that the ,
Republican colored voters of this country can be i
brought to The support of Judge Taft by parad- j
ing in these closing days of the campaign Judge ;
Tafts belittling of their chief grievance by men
tioning it a* "an incidental matter" which ha* :
been I'seized v"on and magnified, using In tills ,
without scruple" a blind race prejudice." and then .
adding the charge that all this is done only to
"embarrass the administration of President
Roosevelt? Can it be possible that th« presi- ,
dent wants to defeat Judge Taft? That cannot
he and yet he could hardly do any other one
thing better calculated to lose him votes. for no ,
self -respecting negro, reading what Judge Tart |
says In this letter and adding it to all that has ,
cone before, can vote for him without feeling i
that lie !•* making greater sacrifice than most !
men white or black, are willing to make. In any I
event the Presidents action and comments are
a wrong toward the Republican party, for they j
amount to a charge against the party at a crltt- |
<a! hour ... campaign of an - worthy purpose
In connection with a matter thnt every .-.. i..--,..! ,
man who has any prH« of race holds Of highest ;
value and m deepest appreciation. What Judge
Taft says In his letter Is the equivalent or an •''"■ i
seni.in thnt the . ,■,.■ people of the country
who ha\e bevn gratified by what was done In the
Kroivmill.- matter have simply !■•■•■■. hoodwinked ;
by d»'1«nln« selfishness This 1s bad enough, but ;
fhc President makes II worse when he says:
The entire f.^'itrition over Brownsville waa i
in large part not ,i Renulne limitation on behalf of |
the colored men at nil. but merely ■■•- j.hnse of
the effort by the representatives cif rertnin In'
defying ccrp'oratlons to bring discredit upon th*
administration, because It was seeking to cut out
'he evils connected no! only with the corrupt »?e
of w iltri but especially with the corrupt al
liance between certain i,-] '-.. men of large
fortunes md certain polltleUtnp of great nf!W."
In other words. th» Brown ■ '. :"•• proceeding waa i
not only nil Judge Tnfi said it was, but. In addi
tion to being designing -md telflsh. It waa prompted I
J>v the "representatives of Inw defying corpora- ■
tlons to bring discredit ni>on the administration of i
it.« policy with respect to the-v" This Is worse
than the President's claim th..t the panic of last j
October w«s precipitated by n lot of rich men In j
Wall Street who wanted to bankrupt themselves j
and the whole country thnt they might discredit i
him and worse even than the st-ry thnt the.«<. j
Mime men raised n fund Of IS.ono.W with which to ,
prevent htm from n;»»nln« his chosen successor.
I happen to know better than anybody els., .-an I
know that there Is not t!"- slightest ground for j
p'i<-h a charge. It is invent! in pure and simple, ,
„-,,) ii!'lf;lng by the frequency with which the j
j--..«. i«-! t is nrlrginc the mntter to »he front. 1- >r:i \
of thai disquiet which '■■ '•-.<■<> to the conscience |
when there Is consciousness of having done a I
■ roat wrong. ;
I'xrrpt only the Ilrownsvllle matter, the rate bill I
and the loint statehood. I voted f r all trie meas- !
tires the President enumerated am ■■ the achieve- i
n^ents of his administration, and some of them 1 j
was In charge of on th" flour of the Senate when '
they were pissed-. :
I have said enough. I hope to Justify my course j
b th as to the rate bill and as to Brownsville, nnd I
It is not necessary that 1 should .sny anything In ;
justWlcntlony of mv course with r"spect to Joint I
'statehood. Except only to point '•• the notional i
Republican platform unon which Mr. T:ift stands, ,
one plMik 'f which declares In fnv r of tlie «-ep;i
rfl -. ctntebood f. r New Mexico and Arizona.
If, In nmkli this ilefnnce. I have »nl«l nnvthlnt? '
Cat wl'l work "ie -liirl'te.-t Injury to the itcpiih- ;
*l!«-aii party I Khali regret It. hut I shall always (
fee] tint rno«e who have no consideration for , --. ,
pn- ffln>M>- or good name. bt»t would gloatingly •
rejoice If they could nceomp'Nh the shame and
liiimllfntion ii.ov hive attempted, are not entitled
to any consideration at m. hand«. nnd that mv ,
dnt«- to the p«rt' should he subordinated t-- duty
to family and the good name I have striven to i
mr.K-". tint ? may leave It to them a < their heri- j
tage, more prlce'eis In their estimation than any- i
!!,l.i- «d-e In niv power to «l' •• them
Since dii t '. t • t i the fore-olnir. i have received j
the followln" letter, which I- self-explanntorv: ■
••Columbus, Ohio. September 21. I^OS. !
■■■!,." .1. H. Ff-ral«»r. Clnclnrntl. '
"My I 'i-ir Senator: Noticing the recent nev.«- i
paper statement about two Mil* relating to cor
porations Introduced in the Ohio General »««m- j
1,1-, In the rear 1301 by Aaron II Price, of ;
Ath«»n»; a"-l his statement that they were t>rr»
»en ted nt the r<'onest of the late Governor Vo"h, '
I be? to --trite that I «a- present at that ■"■s'lf.n ,
. ' i i... . ;e: <.»..-ii .V«*-embly engaged In watching leir- |
Islatirn. that I per-onnlly con -ulted with Governor
..«_.], ,' .r> the iironrlefy nn<l wisdom of the:.- j
bills becoming laws, and he agreed with me Hint
It wa* no; v-i c to pro*s the=e measure* nt that j
tine, and with his consent they were not pas --1
I hal no consultation with you in this matter, '
p n 4 ■■•-,' -.r-iicr w?is ln ( no wl«« Influenced by yon !
1 make this statement In Justice to yon. and !n I
t lint M tory may be clear and accurate. With
lest v.-i I .- your . etc., M. W. HISSEY."
MR. M'LAL'RIN EXPLAINS.
CennetUn-iile. S. ''•.. Sept 2T».— Ex-Senator Mc
r.r»urfn wild to night th.it he did not feel called on
to Issue any formal ■♦afVment aa to the correspond
ence between h'm^elf and John D. Archbold, road
by W. It. Hearst In >.'e-.v Cork. He said that as
president of the p.i-m'k a i.-k & Btrminghini Railroad
be sought an Introduction to Mr. Kllrilge, of the
Knickerbocker Trust 'Vinpnnv. .>s that institution
was the trust"" nf 'he brnds of the ra'lroad. j
m I
MORE HEARST BOMBS PROMISED. ;
More explosions damaging to curious state ■ ■
c'als ar.- premise! by the managers of the inde
pendence party r< i- the mt>etlni; night at the
f. mini cpenlng of t! •» new state headquarters at
Eighth avenue »nd .uOth street. .'> speech Is ex
pected if-m Willlnnr Ft. Hearrt. and If he cannot
be there h ; s place will be taken by Clarence J.
Eh«irri and William A. Do b'crd. respectively the
party's candidates for Gcverncr and Ait. me-.- <!en
ernl.
Mr. l)e Ford an.l Mr. Bbeprn say they have some
■Inside facts of s< me or the big crises thai have
come befcre the courts In the last two years."
Other speakers tr-nlgbt will be Dr. Flnnlmrro, of
St. Lawretice County. candidate fcr Lieutenant
Governor, and Frank H. Stevens, candidate for
"Secretary of State.
in Cooper Union on Wednesday night of next
week tlie party will hold Its formal opening of the
campaign irlth a mars meeting, and on the follow
ing Saturday nighl there will l.c ■ mass m'-ftln;; in
a Brooklyn hall.
Mr H.^nrit will me -t Mers-r*. H!»3ren Graves
in Denver, September 30, and the thre; will con
tinue speaking together along th- Pacific Coast for
ten days.
MR. DU PO^NT RESIGNS
HIS ACTION FOjLUNTABY.
Says Connection rath Republican
Committee Might Be Prejudicial.
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican Na
tional (.'(.inmittee announced last night the
resignation of General T. Colcman dv Pont.
chairman of the apeaJcers' burtau of the na
tional committee,*'" with headquarters at No. 1
Madison avenue. The reason for General dv ,
■ Punt's act is that the government is prosecut- {
ing the powder company of which the dv
Ponts ate the head, and the General felt that
that fact might be prejudicial to the success of ;
i the campaign if he remained at the h/ead of one |
of the bureaus.
i , In an elaboration of the announcement Chair
! man Hitchcock said:
I .
Last Tuesday General dv Pont tendered his res
ignation as a member of the executive committee :
j and as director of the speakers' bureau. Action ;
: on the resignation was deferred awaiting my jir
rival in New York, my purpose then being 10 ;
reach here on the following day. Circumstances |
j prevented my returning until this morning, when
! General dv Pont and I had a personal conferences i
concerning the matter, in which he Insisted upon
the acceptance of his resignation, .feeling that the
tendency of the suit by the government against
; the powder company, with which he Is con
nected, might be employed by our opponents *6
the Injury of the campaign to which he Is so
earnestly devoted. His resignation, therefore, has
been accepted.
The letter of resignation written by Genera"
dv Pont to Mr. Hitchcock says: ■
Recently I have- noticed various criticisms of my !
being the director of the speakers' bureau and a
member of the executive committee account of
my relation to the E. I. dv Pont de Nemours
Powder Company, which Is being sued by the gov- ;
ernment. The merits of that suit will be deter- '
mined IK the due and orderly course of Judicial
procedure. 1 have always been a loyal supporter '
of the Republican party." both In state and nation.
and I am not willing to be in any wise the means ;
of bringing criticism upon the party organization. |
however unfounded I may deem such criticism to
be. I therefore respectfully tender mv reslenntlon i
ps a member of the executive committee and as
director of the speakers' bureau, ftillv appreclnt- ,
Intr th.- great courtesy which I have tinlformlv re
ceived at the hands of yourself an.i my other as- •
soclates.
Chairman Hitchcock returned from Chicago i
on the Twentieth Century Limited yesterday
forenoon at 10:30 o'clock, and went directly to
his apartments In the Hotel Manhattan, where
he conferred with James S. Sherman. candidate
for Vice-President; William L. Ward, nation*!
commltteemari. and others. He did not reach
the national committee headquarters till after
noon.
The resignation of General Dv Pont was the
principal topic of conversation nt headquarters
in the afternoon. Among these who talked with
Chairman Hitchcock during the afternoon were ;
Senator N. B. Scott, of West Virginia; Judge
PL A. Balllnger, of Washington: Charles F.
Brooker, of Connecticut; William Nelson Crom
well, John Hays Hammond and Henry W. Taft.
brother of Judge Tuft.
Mr Hitchcock said he took upon himself nil
responsibility for General Dv Pont's being a^
member «.f his executive committee, and would
shoulder any and all criticism directed against
him on that score.
Chairman Hitchcock said no successor to Mr.
dv Pont had yet been selected, but that action
would follow soon. No one had been suggested |
for the place. Mr. Hitchcock said, and he had ,
no ■ me In mind.
Every member of the executive committee ex- I
cept Mr. dv Pont was present at the Manhat- j
tan Hotel when the resignation of Mr. dv Pont |
was received, and it was discussed for some :
time by the commltteemen in a general way.
Mr. dv Pont met Chairman Hitchcock Imme- j
diately after the latter* arrival from Chicago.
arid handed him the letter of resignation, say-
Ing as ho did s•: "I shall be glad to have my !
resignation accepted at once."
Then Mr. dv Pont withdrew, and did not j
again see the chairman until after action had
........ taken. [lowing acceptance of the resig
nation Chairman Hitchcock and Mr. dv Pont ,
I id a conference.
Chairman Hitchcock said that he expected
• hen he took the chairmanship to be crlti- j
clsed. and ho was surprised that there had not t -
been more critic ism"! He said he was well sat- j
isfied with the progress of the Republican cam- |
paign so far. adding that the plans now being [
worked out were for the most part such as had
been originally mad-, those plans having met
with grnernl approval
From now on the campaign, according to
Chairman Hitchcock. Is to be aggressive along
the whole line Reports received by him while '
he was in Chicago were most encouraging, he j
Raid, these reports Including advices from every
campaign manager In the West.
Asked as to the advisory assistance he was
receiving from Senator YV. Murray Cran<\ of ■
Massachusetts^ Mr. Hitchcock said he had al- i
ready received valuable assistance from the
Seri.nor. and lie hoped to see him frequently dur
ing the remainder of the campaign.
Washington. Sept. 2.".— Secretary L/>eb, when |
asked to-day regarding a published report that I
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National
Committee h*»d been ordered by the President |
to drop Thomas C. dv Pont from the director
ship of the bureau of campaign speaking, said '
that It has been expected here for some days
thai Mr. Dv Pont would resign his . ■trice Mr.
Loeb added that he understood the resignation |
was voluntary
It Is understood that the case of Mr. dtj Pont ;
was discussed nt to-day's Cabinet meeting. It !
was al«o sold that tho President wrote a letter
to Chairman Hitchcock suggesting thai Mr. dv j
Font's connection with the so-called Powder i
Trust tiri'l.- htm unsuitable for official connec
tion with the committee.
XO HAU /A OKLAHOMA.
JlasixclVs Platform Without a Con
tribution Publicity Plank.
( ftv Tcle»rnph to The Tribune, 1
Guthrle. Okla.. Sept. There Is much spec
ulation now as f.. whether or not a plank pro
viding for publicity of campalan contributions
was iiirp'.M-'y loft out of the Oklahoma Demo
cratic state pbJtform, ro thai s>ii>s.-ri| tl.ns from
the Standard Oil Company and other corpora
tions mir.ht be received. Governor llnskell was
in control of Hi- Democratic siat(\convcntif-n
which adopted the platform several weeks ago
/,t Tulse. The platform Indorsrs the national
platform'; and pon?e Democrats say thai is
enough. A state law regulating primary elec
tion* provides that each committee In charge
of a f'Pity shall, within ten days after the elec
tion, file with the secretary of the State Elec
tion Board a report of moneys received and
pj <- nt. Governor Haskell says:
The state constitution prohibits corp-'ratlons
from contributing to party lainpaisn funds: th»
matter is regulated by low. which places It be
yond campaign platforms, and >r that reason
the plank was left out.
Governor Haskell was the author of the na
tional plank calling for publicity of campaign
contributions bef.-ir.- election, while his own state
platform » -ills for publicity after election •
NEW STATE TICKET IN FIELD. -
Albany, Sent. 2}.— The Scclulist Labor :-r>rtv to
day Bled «lfh >h- Secretary of Sfate a list of
nominations for /state officers to be voted for .tt th>
November flection, a sufficient number of petition
ers Laving been —cured to warrant a pases, on the
ballot. Th" nominations are as follows: Governor.
1+ a. Armstrong. UufTalo; L,i«utenant .Governor,
College Men's Shoes
Tans are in great demand tor
Fall and Winter wear with the
College men. We have the largest
assortment of the new models to
be found in the city.
Bluchers Laced or Oxfords
single or double soles, calf or canvas
lining
$4.00 to $8.00
Alexander
SIXTH AVENUE AND NINETEENTH STREET
F. E. Passonno. Troy; Secretary of S»Tt.\ Mathew
I.echner. New York; Controller. Joseph R. Orme.
Vonkers; Treasurer. Julius Hammer. New York;
Attorney General. John Hall. Brooklyn: State Kn
gte*er. George Luck. Brooklyn; Associate Judgi
of the Court of AppeaK Edmund Seidel, of New
York.
BRYAN'S NEW TACK.
Xoxc It's "President Isn't Giving Me
a Square Deal."
Terra Haute. lad., Sept. 2."..— Addressing two large
gatherings here to-day. Mr. Bryan reiterated hi =
charge that President Roosevelt wrs not giving him
a square deal, hut that th" President was using
federal officeholders as a Republican asset. • His
principal remarks were made at the baseball pnrk,
where he denounced the Republicans for their poli
cies and pleaded with Ms audience to stand to
gether and elect the state and national Democratic
tickets. The second address was made to-night on
the courthouse steps.
Mr. Bryan In bis remarks en the labor question.
the trusts, the tnrlff an publicity of campa'gn
contributions. Injected a new feature. He conduct
ed an Imaginary cross-examination i f Mr. Tr-ft on
the Issues of the campaign. In which he placed Mr.
Taft In the attitude of finally admitting, after a
good den! cf pressure, that the Republican platform
was nil wrong and unsatisfactory to him. and t al
the Democratic platform was ri.sht. The novelty
« f thi>» method of argument created no little amure
ment In the crowd.
■The trouble with Mr. Taft Is." he saM. "that
while he Is ashame,l of his platform, he h:»s net
the courage to come out and declare himself fully
«.n oar platform."
Discussing the trusts. Mr. Bryan added more c r
pornttons to the list of those specifically mentioned
by him as being In restraint of trade He mentioned
the American Company, the National Biscuit
Company and the so-called Starch Tr:rf He dwell
on the nblllty of powerful corporations to control
a campaign. "A small amount cf their profits." he
declared, "-.rill finance aft? campaign, and that Is
what leads tr> the corruption of elections and the
corruption of official life. How. therefore, can you
control a monopoly that purchases from the party
In power the rlcM to continue?"
Mr. Taffs speech of yesterday, in which he is
quoted as saylnn that he promised genuine tariff
revision. was made the subject of riil!eul<». "Now."
ho said, "we hare thr.^e promises, unequivocal.
Immediate and genuine. I suppose their r.ther
revisions have not been genuine. Th"y have b'en
shnms. they have b»en frauds, but her" 's the
genuine one with the brand blown in the bottle '
The Democratic candidate reached Terre Haute
shortly before 2 o'clock, and KLcllSed a hearty
welcome. At the station and the hotel large
crowds gathered and cheered him lustily Because
of the fact lhat there were only two stops between
Cincinnati and this city Mr. Bryan was called on
to make only two speeches, and these were at
Shelbyvllle and at Indianapolis, where he spoke
briefly In behalf of the Democratic state ticket.
Mr. Bryan tr»-nls;ht started over the Chicago &
Eastern IIHn Railroad for Chicago, where he is
due nt 6:47 o'clock on Saturday morning. After a
visit of two hours at the Democratic headquarters
he plans to continue his trip westward, going first
to Madison. Wis . and thence to Milwaukee, where
he is scheduled to speak to-morrow night.
While h»» was spe-iklng In Indianapolis a man
in the crowd shouted:
••How about Hasaelir'
"'When we get through with this matte* you will
not need to ask that question."' said Mr. Bryan.
■FINGY 1 DEPEECATES PLATFORMS.
Don't Count, He Says — As to the Hearst
Candidates.
Party platforms don't amount to a row of beins,
according la Chairman Coum of the Democratic
State Committee. What you want tr> da Is to make
the people think you are polnc to win. en account
of the inclination in th« breasts of many thai th«*y
want to b* en the winning side, riles." of prin
ciples. Incidentally, tins possibly explain* why
Chairman Connors is claiming the state for Chan
ler by 199.00* "Platform* don't count." saM Ike
chairman. A man who is f5.->tnsr to vote a ticket
will vote it. whether there la » plitform connected
with It or not."
Chairman Connors was asked to comment on the
ticket nominated by the Independence party on
Thursday nlsrht. He replied with a snort of dis
ctist: "What do you think of a party whose boss
nominates his edttcr for Vice-president, his attor
ney for Governor and his valet for Attorney Gen
eral?"
Lieutenant Governor Cannier will be in the city
to-day, and will confer with CT-a?rinaa Conner*
regarding the details of Ik* notification nnd th«?
campaign in general.
The rsgistration days this year are Monday.
October 5: Tuesday, October 6; Saturday.
Octobsr 10. and Monday, October 12. All who
intend to vote must rsqist-r on ore of th;so
days, between 7 a. m. and 10 p. m.
NAMED IN SPITE OF REFUSAL TO RUN.
New Hampshire Democrat! Nominate Judge
Bingham for Governor.
Concord. N. 11.. S*pt. £.".— Georpre H. Wnajhaaa.
of Mnnchest-*. . one of he Justices of the New
Hampshire Supreme Court, was nominated by .->«•
clantatlttn for Governor at th« I>^morratlo Btnte
Convention, h'ld in f M • .-it; to-d-iy. Thin action
was taken despite the fact that a letter ami
a tel.f:r.im from Joda;* Tlln^har.i refn««lni- to> per
mit hts name to be consld-rrd had h»en read to
th" d^loKntes It Is not y»t definitely known
whether Jndpe Dlnajhaaj will accept the nomina
tion
v . re»olutlons unanimously adopted by th? com
vention lndors> the notional platform and candi
dates, and In state mntt?rs demnnl the abolition
of the lobby and .tv» fi">e pass, revision of the
tax laws and "Kenit!ne >oeal option. " Th plat
form opposes "Republican extravagance. Boatoa &
Main" Railroad methods In politic* aril trans
portation, and Its domination of the state."
Professor T. W. I), ft >rther., of Dartmouth, was
Permanent chr.trman. and th • convention was har
monious. A si>irtt -.1 .i-lvif.- fi II >w-d IkS rei^rt of
tke committee tin credentials, and ft split in th?
convention at one time » •• m d Imminent, but har
mony was finally restirnl.
ANTI-M'CAPIREN MEN APPEAL.
Senator McCarren'.s »ucc»ssful fl«;ht of a month
n(?o to sflect rtton Inspector? had a .-"^«i!i»! yes
terday when anti-McCarreti men Kleil notlct- of .- p
peal fron* the Appellate Division's <lec!sitn to Hi •
Couit of Appeals yesterday. Th.- appeal is «IKn«J
by Frank \\ . Ftil-y. of No. ill Dtyraw Ml tat, and
Jtrseph K. Walnwrlght, of Xu. 42:. 4Sth street. A
bitter light Is promised whea Ihe caa« co:ne» up
fur argument.
WHEN IN
GERMANY
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LAWYERS OUT FOR TAFT.
Prominent Members of the Bar Form
Club to Work for Him.
The lawyers' Taft and Sherman Club his been
organized, with William .1 Wallace chairman.
Hugh A. Havre treasurer and Charles H. Sher'.ll
secretary. The chairman cf the executive com
mittee is Herbert I* SatterW. and his associates
are ex-Just!ce William N. Cohen. Jordan J. Rollins.
ex-Senator Frank D. Pa- ev. ex-Fire Commissioner
James Sheffield. General Stewart L* Wor>dford.
Joseph P. Cotton. Jr.. Charles Neave. Henry Mel
vllle and Charles H. Sherrill.
The vice-presidents »1 the organization are Chan
dler P. Anderson. William G. Bates. Arthur yon
Briesen. William Allen Butler. Frederic R. Cou
d«rt. William B. Davenport. Robert W. De Forest.
Walter I', Edmonds. Henry F. Howiaml. Thomas
H. Habbard. Charles Bulkier Hubtell. William A.
Keener. Robert N. Kenyon. Edward Lauterbach.
I»uis Marshall. Julius M. Mayer. -lam-.; McKeen.
Gecrga Macculloch Miller. Robert C. Morris. .J.
Van Vechten Olcott. Herbert Parsons. Charles E.
RUshmor».R U shmor». Henry W. Bath it. P. Tecumseh Sher
man James R- » •»». Thomas Thac'.-.er. Benjamin
F. Tracy. J. liiaaiilis Ward. Edmund Wetmore.
George W. Wlckersham and Charles H. .Young.
The executive commltte has sent to every lawyer
In the city a letter in which it says that the pur
pose if ttJa organization Is "to promote the elec
tion at Taft find Sherman in the pending cam
paign." Mr Taft has shown himself by deeds to
be as well equipped a candidate for las. high of
fice of President of the United States as any who
has been nominated in our time." the letter reads.
•His unusual and extensive knowledge of the bar
of the entire country qualifies htm la select fit
men for vacancies in all the federal courts, and.
more particularly in the Supreme Court of the
Vnited States, in which four vacancies are likely
to occur during the term of the next President. As
an executive officer, both at hr me and abroad, and
tag our insular affairs and in the Cabinet he haa
proved himself a man of proi'.pt action as well as
a man of sound thought, common sense, poise and
Integrity."
PARKHTJUST. HOME. TALKS POLITICS.
Says Defeat of Hughes Wouid Be a Black
Eye to Republican Party in State.
Inns-nuch as he considers the state campaign one
In wh'ch rthtCS and popular government ere *tte,i
against Immorality and boss rule, the Rex-. Dr.
Charles H. Pirkhurst announced yesterday •■ his
arrival fr m tin Whit.- ?tar Ha*» Battle that he
would express his political opinions In the pulptt.
When MM of Mr. Hearsts attacks m Senator
Foraaer and Governor Haskell. Dr. Parkhurst said
he wondered Con many of us 'her- Mr whose
characters could b.-:ir mlcrcscoptc examination."
He said h- w:is not so ir.uch interested !n the na
tional rsaipalga m* In The state campaign, ">* the
fnrmer was 6 natJonal conflict on industrial and
e.-on, mi- aoestkwi*. and that th« pulpit had no
more ability to Ma upon them than the people.
"There ar. many people who will say."' snid the
ni i.-i : . - 'that M!r. Charier Is a very fine mnn.
The point at Issue, however. ■ what Is repre
sented by each party. Governor Huches in his
comnjtifirn represents the moral element of the
sr.^rc it will '••• a bhch eye ro the Republican
sart>- and to rh-' Integrity of tTie state If he ■ de
feated Vice is ahrayj more active than virtue,
an.i the immoral e!*rr.«-nt will be more active in {he
fight than la* tronl"
NOT WORRYING ABOUT IILINOIS.
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State Good for 100.0 CO Majority fcr Taft,
Says Senator Hopkins.
{From T v -- Trftuine rtitvra-.i J
Washington. P^pt. 2T».— ••lilinols 's good for lOO.Wrt
majority for Taff." ileclnrsd S'n.-itor Hopkins, of
Illinois, at the Wn'te House to-dny. -The Demo
crnts are deceiving Themselves- gravely In talking
nbout having a raaao In thnt ••■I have been
doing .«om ■ campaigning through the- I if<\ anil I
do not asaltaf* la say that fas farmers are almost
unnnlmous for Taf? There hi no sentiment at all
among them for Dijaji They an* prosperous, get
ting high arlrsa for their product* anil they do
not want any charge In sar*l'a at th » seat of
jj.ivi-rr.n"" l '. The workfnarni r who went off to
Bryr.n at the BSSJSSi si Sam. . Gompers are com
ing back into line. They are learning their mis
take. I was present th» other night at the meet-
Ing of rnit^n-1 men for Mr. T»ft in Chicago. H«
was given an ovation by these workers. It Ist true
all along the line."
Senator Hopkins and Representative Graft, of
the «nme state. calVd on th « President, giving him
good accounts of Republican prospects. Mr. Graft
Joined the Senator In saying that the situation
could not be better as far as the national ticket
Is concerned. b* th visitors said that Speaker Can
non would be re- elected by an increased majority,
and that he Is so confident he I* speaking else
where in th-->. country anil giving little attention ta
his district.
BAY STATE CANDIDATES SELECTED.
Boston. s?#>t>t. 25— State Senator James H. Vahey,
of Watertown. and John Gc-tdon. of Kail River, a
prominent laLor union man. •vm- selected touay
by the executive > omniit t.-.- of the Democratic '
State Convention to lead the U-;vi. party In
the coming state campaign, as candidates for Gov- I
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively. V,
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j Th« registration Jays this ysar ar* Monday, m e
October 5: Tuesday. October 5; Saturday,;; :
October 10, and Monday. October 12. All who « |
intend to vote must register on one of th««« I
i cj^.vs between 7 a. m. and 10 p. m. 1 /
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