THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN, MONDAY, APRIL, 8, 1907.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
IS OUT FOR LANE
SHAKE WELL IN A BOTTLE
OREGON SETTLERS
WINNERS OF PORTLAND ASSOCIATION TUG-OF-WAR TOURNAMENT
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RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS FROM
KIDNEY TROUBLES.
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INJUSTICE
Discriminated Against for Sev
eral Years by General
Land Office.
TANGLED UP IN RED TAPE
System Which Senator Bourne Is At
tempting to Reform Make It All
but Impossible for Homeseek
ers to Obtain Their Patents.
Under the most favorable conditions H
has been nezt to impossible for the aver
age Oregon citizen to acquire a home
stead. Even with a liberal Interpreta
tion of existing land laws, the bona fide
eettler In making final proof has been
required to handle the truth In but a
half-serious way. Irom tbe time he has
selected his claim, erected a cabin or
bouse on it and established his resi
dence, until he finally gained his patent,
Jie has hfpn hounded by an array of
gpeclal agents. Inspectors and "spotters'
that would effectually discourage other
than the Intrepid Oregon homeseeker.
But It now develops, as shown by a
dispatch from Washington, published in
yesterday's Oregonlan. that the discrim
ination against the Oregon homeseeker
antedates hi relations with tbe Gen
eral Land Office, Cnder the direction of
the Interior Department he is discrimi
nated against In the matter of surveys,
which must be made before he can lo
cate a homestead. Inquiry at the office
of United States Surveyor-General Daly,
In this city, discloses that Innumerable
eurv.-yp of townships, for which appli
cations have been made, hare been un
favorably reported by a representative
of the Interior Department. Twenty sur
eys, representing as many townships,
that have been completed, are being held
up in the Interior Department at Wash
ington, a few of them dating back as
far as 1R39. There are, in addition to
these surveys already mentioned, a doz
en surveys that have beeji made, sub
mitted to the interior Department and
by it approved, that are being held-up in
the Surveyor-General's office in this city
under Instructions from Washington.
T Routine Now Most Tedious.
Under the present system, the routine
to be fallowed by the settler In locating
and acquiring a homestead is long and
tedious. He first selects land within an
unsurveyed township and. with two other
settlers, makes a written application to
the Surveyor-General for a survey of
that township. This application cannot
be made until after the settler has erect
ed a cabin or other dwelling on the land
and established hlg home there to the
exclusion of any other place of resi
dence. This application Is then forward
ed by the Surveyor-General to the In
terior Department at Washington and
a special agent is sent to investigate
the claims loonted within the township
and to determine if the applicants are
bona fide settlers and have complied
With the homestead laws as to resi
dence and Improvements.
These agents, who are always Eastern
men. unacquainted with the Oregon
country, almost Invariably report that
the Improvements do not come up to the
requirements of the law. or, observing
some timber on the land, contend that
the land Is timber land unfit for agri
cultural purposes. If the special agent
by chance reports favorably on the ap
plication for a survey, the Surveyor-General
advertises for bids and the contract
Is awarded to the lowest bidder, who Is
required to give a J10.000 bond for the
-faithful performance of the work. When
the survey has been completed It Is ex
amined carefully by the Surveyor-General,
who. finding it correct. Informs the
Interior Department of the fact.
An Inspector la then dispatched to ex
amine the survey. If any Inaccuracies
are found, the contracting surveyor Is
required to correct the defects. This
proceeding usually requires from three to
four years. The survey Is then accepted
end made ready to be filed In the Gen
eral Iind Office and it is not until this
Is done that the patient settler can for
mally Hie on the land he has selected
years before, for a homestead.
Senator Bourne's Reforms.
The settler must then comply strictly
jwfth the laws relating to residence anil
Improvements before he can get a patent
to the land at the expiration of the
tme required by the homestead laws.
rims protracted Ted tape" procedure has
been called to the attention of the De
partment of the Interior by Senator
UBourne who makes suggestions for the
expedition of the process. He would
tiave the applications for surveys and
the actual surveys examined and passed
Upon by examining surveyors and dis
pense with the long delayed programme
that Is now followed. By the plan sug
gested by Senator Bourne. It Is claimed
ghat fully two years can be saved In
the time that is now required to have a
survey ordered and finally approved. This
'twould necessitate appointing a number
or examining surveyors. At the present
"time there Is but one such officer as
wbrned tq all of tbe Western states,
awhile there is sufficient work In Ore
iron alone to keep this one man con-
tantly employed."
An instance of great injustice to one
-group of bona tide settlers is recorded in
'.the office of the Surveyor General for
Oregon. A company of Kastern people
came to Oregon a few years ago and
settled on unsurveyed land In the Rose
Jburg land district. They erected houses
fen their respective claims, one man ex
Vending 11600 for a home. When the im
provements had been completed and the
eettlers had established their residence
on the land, they applied for a survey
of the township. An adverse report was
made by the special agent sent from
Washington and the survey was not or
dered. Afterwards a second attempt was
made. Another special agent made a
similar report and the settleri, becom
ing discouraged, accepted nominal sums
from the Northern Pacific Company and
abandoned their lands which were
promptly appropriated by the railroad
company which filed lieu land scrip on
them.
Delayed Half a Century.
In another case, the heirs of a man.
who settled on land 45 years ago and
who was unable to have a survey of the
township, are now seeking to have the
land surveyed in an attempt to acquire
title.
Many of these surveys are suspended
arter reaching Washington. This works
a great hardship on contracting survey
ors who do not receive their pay from
the Government until the surveys are
finally approved by the Interior Depart
ment. There are now pending in this
state 20 such unsatisfied claims, aggre
gating S13.S13.5S. Of that amount S62&.55
is for work done during the fiscal year
ending June BO. lKvti. The balance in-
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XOKTTDOIAN TT.'G-OF-WAR TEAM, CHAMPIOXS OtF CTTT.
The Portland tug-of-war championship was won by the Norwegian team, which defeated. aU oomera In th recent tournament "held In th Auditorium at the
Iewis and Clark Fair grounds. The members are:
Top row: Joseph J. Liibak. captain; O. Endresen, H. Anderson, B. Dahl. Second row: A. Johnson, O. HJorken. T. Kvalrl k, anchorman; O. Nergard, K. CL Moon.
Bottom row: William KJelberg, L. Morken.
eludes claims for work that was done
six or eight years ago.
All the blame does not rest with the
Interior Department for the extremely
cautious policy H has adopted In treat
ing with the public land situation in this
state. The wholesale indictment of pub
lic officials and prominent citizens on
charges of land stealing is no more re
sponsible for this policy, however, than
is the lax method by which the office of
the Surveyor-General of this state -was
administered a few years ago. At that
time extensive surveys were made un
der bogus applications and an Investi
gation that followed disclosed gross
frauds against the Government.
Surveyors Cheated Government.
Many of the surveys that were ordered
under this particular administration were
mode by inexperienced and incompetent
men. If some of them were ever made at
all, and this officer, having the authori
ty, certified to their correctness. The
Interior Department thereupon took steps
to prevent a repetition of these abuses,
but In doing so the settler, even though
he acts In good faith, finds It almost
impossible to obtain an opportunity to
get the preliminary surveys made in or
der to file on a claim.
It is now impossible for an incompe
tent or inexperienced surveyor to secure
a contract from the Government to sur
vey public lands in Oregon as this de
partment of the work is now adminis
tered by Surveyor-General Daly. These
surveys are no longer optional with the
Surveyor-General, but are now awarded
by competitive bidding to the lowest
bidder. On no condition is the contract
awarded unless the successful bidder
presents the proper credentials, showing
that he is a competent and an experi
enced surveyor and even then he Is re
quired to furnish a satisfactory bond In
the sum of $10,000 for the performance of
the contract. Upon complying with these
conditions a certillcate ig granted directing-
the performance of the work. Sur
veyors of mineral lands are required to
take a thorough examination before ap
plications to survey any such lands can
be considered.
All' Regarded as Thieves.
"There appears to be an Impression in
the Interior Department that the people
of Oregon, without exception, are land
thieves." snid an official who Is connected
with the Land Department, yesterday.
"It begins to look like the officials at
Washington have .adopted a systematic
policy to prevent the development of the
state through the settling of homeseek
ers on public lands. This policy is seri
ously retarding the growth and develop
ment of the state and is discouraging
bona flde settlers from making attempts
to acquire homesteads.
"The trouble Is that these special
agents who are sent to Oregon from
Washington are all Kastern men whose
knowledg of conditions in this state are
entirely theoretical. They have no
knowledge of the value of improvements,
settlers make on thc4r claims and It is
not surprising that these representatives
of the Government invariably report ad
versely on applications for surveys, hold
ing that the Improvements are not what
are required under the homestead laws.
"There Is nothing that would better
serve the interests of the settlers and at
the same time give the Government ade
quate protection from abuse in the dis
position of public lands than to have
practical Western men charged with the
performance of the work of inspectors
and special agents who are now officiat
ing and who have no knowledge of act
ual conditions here on the Coast.
"There Is no desire on the part of Ore
gon homeseekers to defraud the Govern
ment. These people are honorable citi
zens and bona fide settlers, but under
the present conditions it Is practically
impossible for them to live up to the re
quirements of the Interior Department
and finally acquire a homestead."
BANQUET TO COUNCILMEN
Hollring Members Gire Spread
Mayor and Officials.
for
Gor(ce S. Shepherd and vr. Y. Mas
ters, who recently resigned as mem
bers of the Portland Council, will ten
der a banquet to Mayor Lane and their
former associates tn the Council at
the Portland Commercial Club rooms
tonight.
Other than Mayor Lane and the
Councilman, the gust will include
the heads of the different departments
I of the city grovernment-
W0RKBEINGRU5KED
New Bailey Gatzert Will Soon
Be Completed.
VESSEL WILL BE LONGER
The Dalles-Portland Route Will
Have One of the Finest Stern
Wheel Craft to Be Found
in the United States.
Work on the new steamer Bailey
Gatsert is being rushed as fast as possi
ble and it is the intention of the company
to have her on the run between Portland
and The Dalles by the time the weather
has settled.
When the Bailey Gatzert again enters
the service she will be one of the finest
stern-wheel vessels in the country. She
has been remodeled and the hull will be
6TEAHKR INTELLIGENCE.
Due to Arrive.
Name. From. Date.
Costa Rica San Fran...Apr. ft
F. A. Kllburn. . .San Fran.... Apr. 8
Alliance Coos Bay Apr. 10
Roanoke Los Angeles. .In port
Aragonla Hongkong. .. .Apr. 11
Columbia San Fran Apr. ia
Geo. W. Elder. . .Los Angeles. . .Apr. 14
Johan Poulsen..San Fran.... Apr. 18
Nlcomedla Hongkong. . . .Apr. 23
Kumantla Hongkong... May 23
Arabia June 16
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For Data
Roanoke Los Angeles. . - Apr. 9
F. A. Kllburn.. San Fran.... Apr. 10
Costa Rica San Fran Apr. 10
Alliance Coos Bay.... Apr. 13
Aragonla Hongkong Apr. 13
Columbia an Fran Apr. 13
Geo. W. Elder. -Los Angeles. ..Apr. 16
Johan Poulsen..San Fran Apr. 21
Nlcomedla Hongkong Apr. 30
Numantla Hongkong. . ..May 80
Arabia Hongkong June 23
on entirely different lines from the old
boat. Her length has been increased 15
feet and the beam is practically the same.
The freight house will be new and the
cabins of the old boat will be used on
the new Gatzert. The rooms on the hur
ricane deck will be removed and the ap
pearance of the vessel greatly Improved.
Aft on the cabin deck will be a large
promenade.
The steamer Bailey Gatzert was built
on Puget Sound in 1890. She was launched
from Salmon Bay yards November 22, and
was the finest stern-wheel boat on the
Sound. In 1891 she was sold to the Co
lumbia River & Puget Sound Navigation
Company and operated between Olympia
and Seattle. The following year she was
brought to the Columbia River and 530,000
was spent in remodeling her for the
Astoria business. She ran opposite the
old Telephone. During that time there
was considerable rivalry between the O.
K. & N. Co. boats and those of the
Columbia River & Puget Sound Naviga
tion Company.
The Gatzert has been on The Dalles
run for several years. During the Lewis
and Clark Fair she operated as an excur
sion boat between Portland and the Cas
cade Locks.
The old steamer was 1T7 feet long and
32 feet beam. The new craft will be 1S2
feet long and 32.6 beam. J. H. Johnson
designed the vessel now under construc
tion. CAPTAIN TYLER TRANSFERRED
Master of the Mathloma Will Go to
the Arago.
Captain Tyler, of the snagboat Math
loma. has been transferred temporarily
to the steamer George H. Mendel. The
latter boat is assisting the United States
Engineers on tbe Lower Willamette.
On completion of tbe work at the mouth
of the river the Mendel will tie up and
Captain Tyler will proceed to Astoria and
relieve Captain Buchanan, of the Arago,
who has been gTanted a leave of absence
for 30 days. The Arago will probably
work as far south as Coos Bay.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Costa Rica, from San
Francisco, Is due to arrive in the local
harbor tonight.
The steamer Roanoke, from San Pedro
and way ports, arrived up last night.
The schooner Muriel sailed from Rainier
yesterday. She is lumber laden for San
Francisco.
The old bark Rufus E. Wood, with lum
ber from Stella sailed yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
ASTORIA, April 7. Condition of the bar
at 5 P. M., obscured; wind, south, 40 miles; j
weather, cloudy and foggy. Arrived at 6 1
and left up at 11:30 A. M. Steamer Roanr
oke, from San Pedro and way ports. Sailed
at 0:43 A. M. Steamer Santa Ana, for San
Pedro. Sailed at 7:10 A. M. Schooner Al
vena, for San Pedro, and barkenttne La
haina, for San Francisco. Sailed at 6:43 A.
M. Steamer Armerla, Sailed at 7:13 A. M.
Steamer Columbine.
San Francisco, April 7. Arrived at 5 A.
M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland.
San Pedro, April 7. -Arrived yesterday
Schooners James Rolph and W. R. Hume,
from Columbia River.
San Francisco, April 7. Sailed Steamer
Umatilla, for Victoria; schooner Oceania, for
Gray's Harbor; steamer Mackinaw, for Seat
tle. Arrived Steamer Jim Butler, from
Grasps Harbor. Sailed United States Steam
er Annapolis, for Samoa, Arrived Steamer
Mariposa Lawless, for Tahiti.
Queenstown, April 7. Arrived Cymbrlc,
Boston for Liverpool.
Gibraltar, April 7. Arrived Carpathia,
New York for Genoa, Naples, etc.
Liverpool, April 7; Arrived Etrurla, from
New York ; Victorian, from Halifax.
Southampton, April 7. Arrived -Philadelphia,
from New York.
Queenstown, April 7. Sailed Campania,
for New York.
Glasgow, April 7. Sailed Numldlan. for
Boston.
London, April 7. Sailed Philadelphia, for
Boston.
Moville, April 7. Sailed April 6 Cale
donia, for New York.
Tides at Astoria Monday.
High. Low.
9:34 A.
10:47 P
M..
. 7.9 feet;S 52 A. M. . .
7.T feet!4:23 P. M. . .
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0.2-foot
ASCERTAIN WATER SUPPLY
Columbia Southern Irrigating Com
pany Will Map Its Holdings.
The Columbia Southern Irrigating Com
pany Is planning to employ a competent
engineer for the purpose of securing ac
curate topographical maps of . that section
of Crook County In. which Its irrigation
project is located. This action was de
cided upon at a conference between the
officers of the company and State Engi
neer J. H. Lfewis at Salem, Saturday
afternoon. Settlers who had purchased
tracts of land from this company recently
filed charges with the State Land Board
to the effect that the company was not
complying with the rules of the board.
As a further expression of their indig
nation, the dissatisfied purchasers recently
hujig in effigy a number of tHe officers
of the company, at Laldlaw, Crook
County.
It is the purpose of the company, by
having these maps prepared, to ascer
tain what facilities it has for irrigating
the tract. When this has been deter
mined, the company intends to construct
all necessary ditches for distributing
water over all the land that has been
sold to settlers.
Wishes o School-Book Change.
PORTLAND, Or., April 6. (To tha Ed
itor.) In The Oregonlan of last Thursday
I noticed an article speaking of a change
In school books.
Now I. as a parent, protest against this
proposed change. The question of expense,
serious enough in many families, is of only
secondary Importance where the Quality of
the work Is concerned, and it is just here I
would make my strongest plea, believing
other thoughtful parents will agree with
me: Teachers require a certain amount of
practice to familiarise themselves with new
text books: and pupils, as they move along
from grade to sra.de, can and do derive an
advantage In using books of the same series.
Th&t we place too high a premium on
novelty in this present day all must admit.
But let us at, least as far aj possible refrain,
from fads in our public schools. The pro
posed changing of a syetem of books adopt-
ed by our able Text-Book Commission only
five years ago, and. If I am not mistaken.
Indorsed by The Oregonlan at that time,
looks to the lay mind decidedly like fad
ism not to call It by a graver name. Let us
hear from other parents on this question.
MRS. J. R. FAIRBANKS.
A Word of Explanation.
CARSON. Wash., April 8. (To the Ed
itor.) Referring to a recent report in The
Oregonlan from a Hood River correspondent,
the statements made have .done us an in
justice as regards conditions at the Mineral
Springs, Carson, Wash.
The report states that the management
of the Mineral Springs expects to spend a
considerable sum In Improvements this
Spring. This part of the article is true,
and that medical men hope the springs may
fall Into the hands of the Government and
be declared public property, or be purchased
by an experienced hotel man who will ac
cord guests courteous treatment and ordi
nary conveniences.
We have a strictly modern hotel with
steam heat, electric lights, rooms with pri
vate baths and. furthermore, there are nun.
dreds of people in Portland who can testify
as to accommodations and treatment at the
Mineral Springs.
MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL COMPANY.
r""nn, Wash., by F. L. Shipherd, secre
tary.
Automobile Club Election.
A meeting of the Automobile Club will
be held tonight at the Commercial Club,
and officers for the coming year will be
elected. This meeting will inaugurate
the auto season. Tbe present officers
are: President, R. D. Inman: -secretary
Will Lipman; treasurer, Sol Blumauer.
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Prime Factor in Last Election
Shows Strong Interest
; in Campaign.
SEEKS TO RE-ELECT HIM
Mayor Will Either Head the League
Ticket or Run Independently,
With Full Support of
That Organization.
Portland's Municipal League will again
take an active part in the coming prima
ries and June election. At a meeting
which will be held either this afternoon
or tonight the members of the league
will get together and map out a plan of
action and there Is , every' reason to be
lieve that Mayor Lane will be the choice
of the league for Mayor. The leaguers
have watched Mayor Lane's conduct in
office and are satisfied with the manner
in which he has conducted municipal
affairs, and will again throw their sup
port to him as they did two years ago.
Quietly, but none the less effectively,
the Municipal League has been conduct
ing a thorough and searching Investiga
tion into the qualifications of the candi
dates for municipal offices that have de
clared their Intention of running in the
primaries. Not all of the candidates who
have announced themselves are accept
able to the league. These candidates will
be reiected and men In whom the league
has confidence will be placed on the
ticket, if the Municipal League places a
ticket in the field. If not, those Indorsed
will be requested to run and given the
support of the league.
Albee May Contest Place.
Whether the league will place a full
ticket in the field will depend upon the
action taJten at the meeting. Among cer
tain members, it is said, there Is a de
sire to have the Municipal League place
a ticket In the field that will be made up
of the candidates acceptable to the league
and to fill in the rest of the ticket with
men selected by the league. Whether
this is done or not. It is almost an
assured fact that Mayor Lane can, if he
chooses, head the ticket. The place will
be offered to him unless such' a thing
might come to pass that H. Russell Albee
should decide to oome out as a candidate.
There has been some talk of Albee's be
ing a candidate, but he stated last night
that he had done nothing in the matter
and did not know what was being done
by the league, because he had been out
of the city. In the event that Albee
should decide to enter the race it is no
more than natural, because he is one of
the leaders in the Municipal League, that
the head of the ticket be offered to him.
Among the politicians who were aware
of the work the league was doing, the
general impression was that Albee would
not be a candidate and that the entire
strength of the league would be thrown
to Mayor Dane. It is believed that Lane
knew this and that is why ha rejected
the Democratic nomination, preferring to
run as an independent candidate. There
la still a chance that Lane's name will be
placed on the Democratic ticket, for his
supporters may yet override the decision
of Chairman Thomas and the handful of
anti-Lane men who control the county
central committee. Even If this should
happen, Lane will get the league support.
Owes Election to League.
Mayor Lane owes his eleciton of two
years ago to the Municipal League. He
has fulfilled his promises made to the
league, and with this same backing in the
coming campaign it is not to be wondered
at that he only smiled when Chairman
Thomas Informed him that he was not
available as a Democratic nominee. Two
years ago was the first time the league
took part in politics. They indorsed Al
bee as candidate for Mayor, but he was
defeated by ex-Mayor George H. Williams
in the primaries. Lane was the Demo
cratic nominee and the league indorsed
Building
Washington Street
A Highly Recommended Prescription
Which Can Be Pilled at Any
Good Pharmacy.
A well-known authority states that
there axe more case of kidney trouble
hers now than ever before, while) re
cent reports show that more people suc
cumb each year to some form of kidney
disease than any other cause.
When there is sickness, examine the
urine. Rheumatism Is only a symptom
of kidney trouble. It is nothing more or
less than excessive uric acid in the blood,
which the sluggish, inactive kidneys have
failed to sift out, leaving It to decom
pose and settle about the Joints and mus
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resulting "in deformity: often reaching the
heart when death ensues.
Pains across the back, frequent, pain
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symptoms of weak bladder are not tha
only signs of kidney trouble; many cases
of stomach disease, headache, pain in
the heart, inactive liver, etc., are but
symptoms; the cause of which can be
traced to feeble, clogged kidneys.
The physicians for the Insurance com.
panles always carefully examine and re
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of the human body.
A test of the urine should be made by
every man and woman at least once each
year. A simple test is to void a small
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let It stand over night; next morning,
if there is a reddish, brick-dust sediment,
or white, fleecy substance present, either
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Shake well and use In easpoonful doses
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him and he was elected by over 1300 votes.
The work done by the league in that cam
paign made it a factor that must be reck
oned with in local politics, and there is
every' reason to believe that the candi
date that the league Indorses wfll be
elected.
Mayor Lane may not come before the
people as the Municipal League candidate.
for the league may not put a ticket In the
field, but there is every reason to believe
that he will be an independent candidate.
with the Indorsement of the league be
hind him.
Whatever is done by the league must be
done this week, for this is the last week
for ambitious politicians who Intend to
make the run before the primaries to get
out their petitions. There is a great deal
of hustling among the Democrats to fill
up the vacant places on the ticket. At the
meeting last Friday night no one could be
found that wanted to run for City Audi
tor, and there was a question whether
Mark O'Neill would serve as Councilman
from the Fifth Ward. Now there is still
another vacancy to fill, and that is City
Treasurer.
Would Not Be Treasurer.
D. M. Watson, the restaurateur who en
tertained William Jennings Bryan on his
recent visit to Portland, was nominated
at the meeting of Democrats for the office
of City Treasurer. Watson was present
at the gathering for a few minutes, but
when he caught sight of the storm signals
which Pat Powers, Colonel Killfeather
and Citizen Parker were flsing, he, to
gether with John Manning and Bert
Haney, beat a hasty retreat. It was after
he had fled the meeting that bis name was
placed in nomination. Watson was not
consulted. Evidently those present ' were
of the opinion that Watson would like the
place, but "those present" figured without
their host, for Watson declared yesterday
that he would not accept the nomination.
The restaurant man said: "No; I was
not there when they placed me on the
ticket, or I would have objected. I will
not be here during the campaign, and
even if I were I could not accept the nom
ination, for I am too busy."
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