VOL. XLVI.-NO. 14,703.
PORTLAND, OREGON, AVEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HUGHES
till
TO BE CANDIDATE
Replies to Resolutions
of Indorsement.
WANTS GOOD OF THE PARTY
Says He Does Not Seek Vote
of Any Delegate.
ARRANGES FOR MEETING
Will Talk Over Matter With Repub
lican Club or City rf New York
and Says He Wants Free Dis
cussion of Tarty's Interests.
-'ALBANT, X. Y., Jan. 21. Governor
Hughe tonight publicly declared his
attitude toward the movement in favor
of his nomination for the Presidency, in
a letter to James S. Lehmaler, of New
York, acknowledging the receipt of a
resolution of indorsement recently
passed by the Republican Club. The
evening of Friday of next week has
been appointed for a meeting: with the
club, and at this time, the Governor in
timates, he will still more definitely de
clare himself.
"I am deeply sensible of the honor
conferred upon me," said the Governor,
"by my fellow members of the Repub
lican Club, In the passage of the resolu
tion to which you refer, and it will
give me pleasure to accept the invita
tion. In accepting It, it will be proper
for me to state my policy.
Wants Best Interests of Party.
"It Is my desire that the sentiment
of the party shall have the freest ex
pression, and that such action shall be
taken as will be for its best Interests.
I do not seek office, nor shall I at
tempt to Influence the selection or vote
of any delegate. The state administra
tion must continue to be impartial and
must not be tributary to any candidacy.
"I have no Interest in any factional
controversy, and desire above all things
that there shall be deliberation, honest
expression of ' the ' party will and har
mony of effort.
"I cannot fall to recognize the great
honor which the nomination would con
fer, or the obligation of service which
It would Impose; nor should I care to be
thought lacking in appreciation of the
confidence and esteem which prompt the
efforts of those who sincerely desire to
bring it about.
Content With Party's Decision.
"The matter is one for the party to
decide and whatever Its decision, I shall
be content.
"I shall be glad to meet with the
members of the club, as you suggest,
and to make such further statements
as may be appropriate. In view of the
engagements already made, I do not see
how it will be possible to have such a
meeting before the evening" of January
31. If that date suits your convenience,
arrangements for the meeting may be
made accordingly."
The letter of Mr. Lehmaler to which
the Governor replies above. Is as fol
lows: Action of the Club.
"At a recent meeting of the Repub
lican Club of the City of New York,
very largely attended, a resolution
unanimously passed strongly urging
the next National Republican Conven
tion to nominate you for the office of
President of the United States, and to
that end inviting the co-operation of
Republicans generally.
"The club has appointed a committee
of 25 to carry out the purpose of the
resolution. The committee has entered
upon the duties assigned to It. and its
efforts have met with a most gratify
ing public response.
"Under the circumstances, it has
seemed to us that some expression from
you would be timely. As chairman of
this committee, and in the hope that
this suggestion may meet with your ap
proval, I write to inquire whether you
will meet your fellow members of the
Republican Club at its clubhouse at
such time as may suit your conveni
ence." KESIGXS TRUST PRES1DENCY
Shaw May Shy His Castor Into Po
litical King.
NEW TORK. Jan. 21. Leslie M.
Shaw has resigned the presidency of
the Carnegie Trust Company, which he
assumed early last March on his re
tirement from the Treasury Portfolio
at Washington.
In explaining his resignation tonight,
Mr. Shaw said that he had '"small
differences" with Charles C. Dickinson,
the organizer and chief owner of the
trust company. Of his future plans he
would say nothing definite beyond
this statement:
"I may shy my castor into the
political ring."
A report that Mr. Shaw had retired
from the Presidency reached the ex-Secretary
of the Treasury late tonight He
characterised the announcement as pre
mature, saying that It took him by sur
prise. He had understood that tils resig
nation was to be kept a secret until next
March.
The Carnegie Trust Company was or
ganised January i 1W, and on February
36 following, Mr. Shaw was made presi
dent Willi aa annual salary of fcS.OOO.
Friends of Shaw said tonight that he
might become the head of another finan
cial institution or possibly return West.
Others thought that the political arena
would attract him.
Earlier in the evening Mr. Dickinson
had refused to confirm the report of the
change In the company's management.
He said, however:
"If Mr. Shaw secures political prefer
ment he will quit the Carnegie Trust
Company."
WILL jHAVE ROOM FOR 14,000
Democratic Committee Accepts Plans
for Convention Hall.
DENVER, Jan. 21. Plans accepted to
day by the Democratic National Com
mittee on arrangements for the National
convention provide for seats for 14,00 per
sons in the convention hall. It was de
cided that seats for newspaper men will
be placed on a platform in front of the
speaker's rostrum, and stairways will be
so located as to furnish convenient ac-
! GoTernor Charles K. Hughe, of Now
York, a Receptive Candidate for
President.
cess to the telegraph rooms In the base
ment. A hotel committee, of which ex-Gov
ernor John B. Osborne, of Wyoming, is
chairman, was appointed to investigate
complaints of overcharges, the hotel
managers having agreed not to raise
rates unreasonably. Headquarters for
the National committee during the ses
sion will be at the Brown Palace Hotel.
CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED
SOCAXLEP AXTI-BRYAX MEET
ING PUT OFF.
Called for Purpose of Discussing
Availabilities of Prospective Can
didates in Party's Interest.
NEW TORK, Jan. 21. The proposed
conference of old-line Democrats from
all parts of the United States which was
to have beeen held in this city next
Thursday to discuss issues that might be
urged at the Democratic National Con
vention has been indefinitely postponed.
Suggestions were forthcoming at the
time the call for the conference was
made that the availabilities of possible
candidates for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket would be tentatively
considered. The official statement issued
tonight postponing the conference is
signed by Sherman M. Craiger, and Is as
follows:
"It has been deemed advisable by cer
tain gentlemen interested in the success
of th,e Democratic party that a confer
ence should be held by men representing
the different views as to the issues that
should be urged upon the Democratic
National Convention, the purpose being
to secure unity of action and strength
for the party. Accordingly Invitations
were sent out for such a conference, to
be held in this city on the 23d instant.
"In view of the fact that it was not
the purpose of those interested in the
conference to promote or retard the
prospects of any candidate mentioned for
the nomination for the Presidency, It Is
thought advisable, in order to avoid
misconstruction, to postpone the confer
ence to a later date.
MIXES IX KENTUCKY POLITICS
Bryan Talks to Democrats Behind
Closed Doors.
(FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 21. The cli
max of W. J. Bryan's visit to Frankfort
was reached this afternoon, when he
spoke to the Democratic members of fhe
Legislature behind closed doors, advocat
ing the election of ex-Governor Beckham
as United States Senator. Mr: Bryan
said that neither Governor Beckham nor
anybody elee had invited him to Frank
fort. He declared he had no fears for
himself if he came to Kentucky.
"I am not afraid of hurting myself
when the interests of the Democratic
party are at stake." said Mr. Bryan.
"I may be a candidate this year," he
said. "I do not know. Only two dele
gates have been ' elected and they have
been instructed for me. but they are not
enough to elect me. If what I say here
affects mv chances of- election, it is not
a sufficient bribe to keep my mouth
closed. I am in the habit of saying what
I think and letting every man in the
world think of it as he pleases."
He said he did not come to Kentucky
for Beckham, but for the Democratic
nominee, and that if McCreery were the
nominee for Senator he would be here
speaking for McCreery. He said:
All the popularity of the Republican
President has come from adoption of Demo
cratic principles of reform. We may set
the House, but It will require an overwhelm
ing victory to set the .Senate. On the vote
of one Senator may rest the fate of Demo
cratic principles. I am hopeful of Demo
cratic rains.
For a generation we have had a Govern
ment under corporate control. This Gov
ernment was sold to the highest bidder and
since that time a saturnalian feast has ex
isted In Washington. Tbe only relief Is a
Democratic triumph this Fall. The Legis
lature of Kentucky faces a great responsi
bility, and should elect a Democratic Sena
tor, on whose vote tbe deliverance may rest.
III s !
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Continued on Page 3.1
FORGES DALZELL
TO MAKE DENIAL
Randell Puts Pitts-
burger on Record.
AS TO CORPORATION STRINGS
Then Champ Clark Champions
Missourians.
CHEERS FOR BRYAN'S NAME
Prediction of His Election Arouses
TJnterrif ied Boutell Causes Counter-Cheers
for Cannon Major
ity Narrowly Escapes Defeat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ZL Two exciting
episodes and narrow escape of the Rep
resentatives - from defeat on an amend
ment to the penal code bill made the ses
sion of the House today one of intense
interest. First came a hot tilt between
Dalzell (Pennsylvania) and Randell
(Texas) In regard to the latter's
amendments prohibiting Senators or
Representatives from being employed
by public service corporations.
Believing that Randell had in
sinuated that he represented such cor
porations at this time, Dalzell grew in
dignant and declared he had not been
employed in such capacity for 20 years.
The climax of. the debate came when
Clark (Missouri), amid thunderous Dem
ocratic applause, declared that William
Jennings Bryan would be nominated at
the Denver convention, and Boutell (Illi
nois) aroused the members on his side
of the House to a high pitcH of enthu
siasm by stating that Speaker Cannon
would be the Republican nominee at the
Chicago convention in June, and wouUf
be elected in November.
Sticks Stiletto in Dalzell.
Consideration of the bill was resumed
Immediately after the House converted.
The discussion was opened by Randell,
who spoke on his amendment which was
pending when the bill was laid aside last
week proscribing tempting of Senators or
Representatives by public service cor
porations Randell argued that members
of Congress should legislate with abso
lute disinterestedness. It was well known,
he said, that Senators and Representa
tives had violated the proprieties in this
respect and had received presents in the
way of privileges and franchises which
ONE CASE OF THE PRESIDENT OPPOSING
were worth a great deal of money, and
should have been spurned as an insult.
Dalzell soon objected to the granting
of any further time to Dalzell. This so
nettled the latter that he appealed to the
chair not to recognise anybody to object
to his remarks "if that man is the repre
sentative of any public service corpora
tion." He said that men of that kind
did not "bear a tag, and therefore we
need this legislation because we cannot
tell who they are."
"If the gentleman from Texas,', said
Dalzell with evident feeling, "means to
insinuate that I have any connection "
His sentence was not completed, because
of Randell's disavowal of personal ref
erence. Randell Extorts Denial.
"I do not want anybody to interrupt
me who represents a public service cor
poration," continued Randell. "If the
gentleman from Pennsylvania does not do
so, the remark does not apply to him. It
he does, it applies."
The ' explanation was not satisfactory
to Dalzell. "I do understand the gentle-
l t ilt'li, HI 1'iKiM.ii- i i i r in jj". ii in mi ,1 I
Represestative Champ Clark, of Mis
souri, Who Boomed Bryan . for
President in tbe Mouse.
man to Insinuate," said he, "and I pro
test against any such Insinuation on the
floor of the House unless the gentleman
has some knowledge that justifies him."
"But the gentleman disavows any such
insinuation," Interjected Currier, trying
to pour oil on the troubled waters.
"The gentleman's disavowal and his
language don't go together," sharply re
torted. Dalzell.
"Does the gentleman say he does not?"
Inquired Randell.
"I represent no corporation of any
kind," Indignantly replied Dalzell, amid
Republican "applause, "nor . have I for 20
years." ' . -" "
"I am glad to hear that," Randell re
plied, and the incident was closed.
Payne Arouses Missourians.
Payne, of New York, the ' majority
leader, got the floor and denounced the
amendment. He said he had not lost
confidence in the character of men sent
to Congress.
"I don't like to see a gentleman who
(Concluded on Page 2.)
THAW'S LETTERS
PUT IN EVIDENCE
Confirm Fact Wife Told
Him of Wrongs.
RAMBLING WORDS OF LOVE
Say White Drugged Girl's
Champagne Twice.
WILL IS NEXT EVIDENCE
Woman Who Taught Him In Child
- hood Will Tell of His Deficien
cies Defense Will Close
Xext Friday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. District Attorney
Jerome's long and severe cross-examina-tion
of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw at the
trial of her husband came to an end late
today. The attorneys for the defense
then succeeded .in placing in evidence
letters written by the defendant in the
Fall of 1903, which completely corrob
orated the statement that the girl who
was to become Harry Thaw's wife did
tell him the story of her relations with
Stanford White, much as she has related
it upon the stand at this and the former
trial. This letter was one of a dozen
read to the jury, as tending to corrob
orate young Mrs. Thaw's testimony, and
as further tending to show the effect her
story had upon the defendant's mind.
Most of these letters were read to the
jury in the former trial, and were con
sidered one of the strongest bits of evi
dence in the hands of the defense. Mr.
Jerome objected to their introduction into
the record today, but was overruled by
Justice Dowling, as Thaw had himself
made a waiver of the confidential rela
tion of counsel and client when Frederick
W. Longfellow, his former attorney, ap
peared upon the stand to identify the let
ters. Thaw's Love Letters.
Some of the writings were addressed to
Mr. Longfellow and others had been sent
by him to be delivered to Miss Nesbit.
They all contained many references to
the girl's history and to her experiences.
and In the letters intended for the young
woman Thaw constantly spoke of his
love and respect for her. Many of the
sentences rambled on incoherently and
there were many scratches, erasures and
interlineations.
The first letter Mr. Littleton read to-
THE OPEN DOOR
TOE THER '
day was a repetition, largely In the de
fendant's own words,- of the story the
girl says she told him in Paris in 1903.
In it, however. Thaw refers to two
"drugged champagne" incidents one at
the photographic studio in Twenty-cond
street and the other In the Twenty-fourth
street house, where as Mrs. Thaw twice
testified that, while -luncheon and wine
were served during her posing at the pho
tographic place, nothing out of the ordi
nary occurred. Thaw's letter corroborates
Mrs. Thaw in that he declares it was in
the Twenty-fourth street house that she
and Stanford Wlilte first were alone.
Defense May Close Friday.
Tomorrow morning Thaw's will and the
codicil made at the time of his marriage
to Evelyn Nesbit, both of which were in
troduced last year aa further evidence of
irrationality, will be proved and intro
duced as evidence. Then will follow the
testimony of Miss Belle Moorehouse Law
rence, of California, who was Thaw's
teacher when he was 6 years old and
could not talk intelligibly, it is said.
John Dalzell, Congressman From
Pennsylvania, Who Denies He Is
Hired by Corporations.
Miss Lawrence kept a diary in which
there are many entries concerning' young
Thaw and an effort will be mads to. get
this in evidence.
Mrs. William Thaw is expected to com
plete her testimony. The insanity ex
perts should be reached not later than
Thursday afternoon and the defense
hopes to close its case by Friday night.
A week later Thaw's fate should be in
the bands of the Jury. .
Mrs. Thaw a Match for Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw said she had shown Thaw
in Paris four letters she had received
from White. She did not know where
those letters were, but last saw them in
Mr. riartrldge s- office. It was over a
week after the return from Europe, In
1903, that she had dinner with White In
the Madison Square Garden tower, but
she did not go alone. She denied that
Thaw ever beat her, or that she had
told .Stanford White so, or that she had
made the statements contained in the
affidavit prepared by Hummel.
Mr. Jerome read extensively from the
record of the first trial and Mrs. Thaw
asked several times to see the book,
once saying to. the court:
"'There is a misunderstanding, your
honor, and Mr. Jerome ought to read
further."
The prosecutor complied.
Mrs. Thaw continually fenced with Mr.
Jerome, once telling him he was giving
the wrong impression by reading only
part of an answer made at the former
trial, but Justice Dowling told her to
answer the questions.
i
'Why She Wrote the Note.
Questioned as to her motive for writ
ing the note at Martin's on the night
when White was killed, saying "that
b was there," she said:
"I thought it was better that he should
know he was there than that he should
come upon him suddenly," replied Mrs.
Thaw.
"But the note was written after White
had gone out?"
"Yes, but J did not know but that he
might come back," fairly shouted the
witness. . .
She did not know Thaw had a pistol.
Asked If she had ever visited a number
of Bowery resorts, which Mr. Jerome
named, Mrs. Thaw said she had never
heard of them. An objection by Mr. Lit
tleton to this line of questioning was sus
tained, but Justice Dowling refused to
interfere with Mr. Jerome's use of of-
fesive words. She deled angrily that her
mother had complained at the American
Embassy in London of her and Thaw's
conduct and her desertion of her mother.
She did not want Thaw to cable White to
stop an Embassy attache from annoying
her bother, ''because I thought it was
crazy."
She admitted having told Hummel that
Thaw said White belonged in the peni
tentiary. Thaw's Rambling Letters.
Then Mr. Longfellow identified Thaw's
letters as they were read by Mr. Little
ton. In the first, written from Paris, In
October, 1903. he recites the story told by
Evelyn Nesbit. speaks of White as the
blackguard and of Mrs. Nesbit as foolish
and imprudent. He says White gave Eve
lyn Nesbit drugged champagne in the
Twenty-fourth-street house, "which is
maintained by Stanford White, Jimmy
Breese and others." After speaking of
the girl's beauty. Thaw says:
Her character Is as fine as her appear
ance, but she cannot overcome what hap
pened to her. She Is coming over on the
steamer with Miss Marbury. who knows all
about Stanford White and what he has
done to Evelyn Florence Nesbit. Give her
all the money she needs.
In a letter sent to the girl through Mr.
Longfellow. Thaw speaks of his respect
ever, and continues:
But they tell me you are going- to pieces
since you got home, and in eight months
will be in the gutter morally and mentally.
If you would only trust me. I have never
Hed to you. But your mother seems to
trust the man who ruined your birthright as
a young lady and made your name a by
word. If you had only let me save you
before you were 16. About those needles,
they were not for momhine. I never had
any dope in my life.
The last of the letters, all of which are
rambling and incoherent, were written
during the estrangement between Thaw
and Miss Nesbit consequent on the
stories White had told about him. They
are full of protestation of affection for
her and despairing allusions to himself.
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JAPAN WILL KEEP
COOLIES AT HOME
Lemieux Announces
Policy to Canada.
APPLIES TO UNITED STATES
No Contract Laborers May
Cross the Pacific.
GRIEVANCE OF JAPANESE
Object to Different Treatment From
Other Nations Great Influx Due
Solely to tli Emigration
Companies of Japan. ' '
OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 21. Postmaster
General Lemieux in the House today
made a report on his recent mission to
Tokid. Mr. Lemieux declared that, as a
result of his negotiations with the
mikado's government, an effective check
had been put on the emigration of the
Japanese from Hawaii to Canada and
that he received assurances that the
Japanese government was not only
anxious to meet Canada's wishes in the
matter of restricting direct emigration
but regarded such emigration as an
economic loss to Japan, whose policy of
colonization is confined to Corea and
Manchuria.
Mr. Lemieux briefly stated the
causes of anti-Japanese feeling in
British Columbia, which culminated in
the riots there, and reviewed the
various treaties and conventions with
Japan. By treaty the Japanese were
unequivocally given the same rights as
any British subject in Canada and the
real cause of the recent agitation was
the broad interpretation of this treaty
by some enterprising emigration com
panies. It was on the faith of a tacit
understanding with Japan that the
latter would restrict emigration that
Parliament gave lta sanction to the
treaty.
Crux of the Problem.
Mr. Lemieux Intimated that the
responsibility for the great influx of
emigrants into British Columbia could
be laid at the doors of the emigration
companies. '
Concerning public opinion In Japan,
Mr. Lemieux said the crux of the Jap
anese grievances against not only Canada
but the United States is that America
admits immigrants from Europe but shuts
the door upon Japanese. This, the Jap
anese say, is a flagrant contravention of
the treaty, in which they are guaranteed
equal treatment with subjects of all other
countries. They regard It as an aspersion
on their nationality, and will not be
satisfied until the discriminating treat
ment is abolished.
"Let me now refer to the negotiations
so far as I am authorized to make them
(Continued on Page 8".)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TDSTBRDAT'S Maximum temperature, 40
degrees; minimum. 25 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
Foreign.
Movement to intervene In Congo affairs re
vived in England. Page 3.
Police charge meeting of .unemployed in
Berlin. Page. 3.
National.
Dalzell and Randell clash in House and
, Champ Clark arouses Bryan enthusiasm.
Page 1.
Congress asked to Investigate charges of
Inhumanity In Philippines. Page -4.
Officers of fleet give reception to Braslllan ,
officials. Page 3.
Lemieux declares Japanese policy on emi
gratlon. Page 1.
Politics.
Hughes writes letter admitting he is recep
tive candidate for President. Page 1.
Shaw will resign trust presidency and may
re-enter politics. Page 1.
Anti-Bryan Democrats abandon proposed
conference. Page 1.
Domestic.
Mrs. Thaw's cross-examination finished, and
Thaw's letters put in evidence. Page 1.
Suspect arrested tor murder of whole fam
ily In Montana. Page .
Livestock convention opens in , Denver.
Page 4.
Constabulary bill completed in Nevada.
Page 3.
Disgraced New York judge commits suicide.
fort.
Jack Sullivan wins fight with JoseplF
Thomas in ten bloody rounds. Page 6.
Pacific Coast.
Ruef may move to disqualify Judges Dunne
and Iwlor. rage 2.
Two alleged Japanese spies arrested at Fori
Stevens. Page 8.
Salem woman . saves lives of two men,
Page a. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Inman-Poulsen Lumber -Company replies to
Mayor Lane's demand for the vacation ot
East Side streets. Page 11.
University of Oregon Alumni hold annua!
banquet. Page 10.
Accused saloonman calls witnesses who tes
tified against him perjurers; Council
. -committee continues Conboy hearing.
Page 10.
Retail Grocers of Oregon oppose parcel!
post. Page T.
Special Agent Dixon testifies that he re
Heatedly urged John H. Hall to prose
cute Butte Creek Land Company offi
cials. Page JO.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern Inquiries received for Pacific Coast
oata Page i5.
Wheat strong and higher at Chicago.
Page 13.
Downward movement ot stock prices con
tinues. Page 15.
Warrants will be issued for the arrest of
Jost brothers on charges of shipping
aallora without a license, page 14.
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