THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1908.
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NEW YORK BOSSES:
YIELD TO HUGHES
Woodruff Receives "Red-Hot
Line of Harmony Dope
From Oyster Bay."
PERCEIVES GREAT LIGHT
Republican State Chairman Now Ar
dently Striving to Vnite Factions
for Fall Campaign Solid
Front to Be Presented.
BT LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
NEW YORK, July 18. Special.) Up
at Timothy L. Woodruff's magnificent
Summer home In the Adironducks,
Kamp Kill Karef Republican leaders
are carefully ironing out political
creases that might work against party
success next November. Conferences
are going on there day after day, and
week after week. "While the Demo
crats are busy at factional warfare, the
Republicans are planning- to present a
united front to the enemy.
It is a fact of interest that Governor
Hughes is spending his entire Summer
at Saranac Inn, less than two hours
by railroad from Kamp Kill Kare. and
handily located when leaders who have
seen the state chairman decide to talk
the matter over with the Governor
later.
The original plan of Woodruff and
those who train with him. was brutal
and yet simple. They figured on con
trolling the convention, entirely ignor
ing Hughes and his friends, also Odell,
and putting up a straight machine
tl-ket, which they believed they could
elect. This was the programme when
Woodruff returned from Chicago,
flushed with success over the nomina
tion of Sherman for Vice-President.
Recently he has seen a great light, or,
to quote One of his lieutenants, "Tim
has received a red hot line of harmony
dope from Oyster Bay."
Now Ardent for Harmony.
f'hatever the reason may have been,
state chairman is now ardently in
favor of harmony, and is seemingly in
earnest in his professions that he will
do everything in reason to bring it
about.
Here is the problem that confronts
Woodruff. The machine men want a
ticket of their own choice, the Hughes
men are disgruntled and the old Odell
faction complains bitterly because It
has been kept out In the cold. The
Hughes situation is the most delecate
condition of all. That the Governor
has made many enemies among "lib
eral" Republicans nobody can deny, but
there Is also no use in disguising the
fact that he has an important follow
ing which must be placated, unless the
party is prepared to face a good-sized
bolt election day.
The conduct of the New York dele
gation at Chicago has naturally in
censed the Hughes following. Wood
ruff and the others did not realise how
serious the situation was until after
they returned home. .Since then they
have been hearing many emphatic re
marks from indignant voters. This
may expluin why both Parsons and
Woodruff hao Issued statements of
latb saying that if the Governor de
sires a renomlnatlon, why "of course,"
he can have It.
Must riacate Governor.
Woodruff and Parsons, the New York
County leader, agree that concessions
must be made to the Governor. They
have told Barnes that if Hughes an
nounced himself as a candidate for re
nomination, they would be forced to
give him their delegates. Both admit
that the matter would be distasteful
to them, but local conditions would
compel them to line up with the Gov
ernor, and their delegates will proba
bly decide the nominee of the conven
tion, which will meet late In September.
I'nder the clreurnstances they hope
Barnes will yield a point and they are
also working to induce the Governor
to modify his reform demands in the
Interest of harmony.
The olive branch has also been held
out to the Odell men. Congressman
Oeorgc R. Malbv, of St. Lawrence
County, one of tho ex-Governor's prin
cipal representatives, lias been in the
Adirondacks recently "calling on my
old friend Tim." as he puts it.
Malby has been told that there is no
Intention to humiliate Odell, or keep
his followers out of a proper share of
the spoils. Naturally, the majority will
not concede him the right to name the
head of the ticket, but It was Intimat
ed that the claims of one and perhaps
two men for other places might be
considered If harmony prevails at the
state convention. In fact the Odell
men were diplomatically offered the
nominations tor State Treasurer and
Secretary of State. Personally they
prefer the eomptrollership to one of
the other places, because there is more
patronage. It is simply a matter of
dicker, however, and nobody doubts
but that the Odell faction will be
placated before election day.
I'pstate Files Demands.
I"p-state men who have called upon
Woodruff at his camp are insistent
that the pending arrangement includes
the United States Senatorship, which
will be vacated next March when
Thomas C. Piatt retires. The rural
leaders declare that if the candidate
for Governor comes from the Metro
politan district the Senator must be
from above the Bronx. This proposi
tion has not pleased the state chair
man, who has his eye on Washington
himself. But he has carefully avoid
ed making It an issue.
With Hughes out of the way the
principal candidate for the nomina
tion is James W. Wadsworth. Jr..
Speaker of ttu Assembly. Mr. Wsds
worth pushed the race-track bills
through the Lower House, consequent
ly it is not bellfved Hughes' friends
will find him objectionable. He is a
protege of President Roosevelt, who is
generally regarded as responsible for
his promotion two years ago. In addi
tion he is well liked by machine men,
because he has always lined up with
the party. Wadsworth is rich and
wants the nomination. He is far in
the lead over the other candidates
although, of course. It Is a long time
before the convention meets, and late
developments may put htm out of the
running. '
Republican leaders are pleased with
the outlook for Tatt. so far as the
labor situation is concerned. The Cen
tral Federated Union has gone on
record in favor of non-partisanship.
One delegate declared that if the poli
ticians thought they were buying votes
when a supposed deal was made with
a labor leader, they made the mistake
of their lives. There was vigorous
applause when he added:
"Any man in the political movement
who loses an hour's sleep over the
labor vote is an ass."
When tlie raeciing was oyer soma at t
the delegates said unkind things of
President. Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor for pledging sup
port to Btyan and the Democratic
party. They declared that Gompers
had no right to give such a pledge, as
there were both Democrats and Re
publicans in the labor unions. Busi
ness Agent Victor Buhr, of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Painters, said
that the indorsement of Gompers would
in no way -affect the vote of working
men.
"I do not believe It possible," he
said, "for the labor vote to be peddled
from one political party over to an
other." Secretary Kleinman. of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employes' International
Alliance, said he believed that Taft
would be elected, as he was the only
candidate whose election was likely to
restore Industrial conditions to what
they were before the business depres
sion began. He, himself, would vote
for Taft.
Other delegates said that Gompers
showed poor judgment In giving any
pledge of the kind. The rank and file
of the American Federation of Labor
had given him no instructions to
pledge himself to any party, they said,
and he could not give any instructions
to the members of the unions as to
how they should vote.
i.ie unions-are not political organi
sations, they declared, and, if Gompers
does not know It. he will be thorough
ly enlightened before long.
DID HE PLOT WITH RUEF?
Greene Refuses to Answer Question
Without Lawyer's Advice.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. Joseph K.
Greene, of the Parkside Realty Company,
demanded the privilege of consulting an
attorney before answering a question
directed to learn if he was a co-conspirator,
with Abraham Ruef. The inci
dent occurred during a preliminary ex
amination of Mr. Greene, Judge Cabanlss
granted the request, but instructed the
real estate man that he must be prepared
to resume his testimony tomorrow morn
ing. Prosecuting Attorney Louis Ward asked
Greene whether he, as president of the
Parkside Realty Company, had taken any
action toward paying any money to Ruef
in connection with the trolley franchise.
This was the interrogation to which the
witness declined to replj It was oc
casioned by the statement of Mr. New
burgh, attorney for Ruef, that it was
necessary for the prosecution to state
whether Greene was to be considered a
co-conspirator with the defendant or not.
DEAD MAN IS ROBBED
Wailc-t Disappears After He Is
Stricken in Massage Parlor.
SAN FRANCISCOi July 27. William
Hale, a prominent real estate man of this
city, son of the late Superior Judge Wil
liam Hale, and a direct descendant of
Nathan Hale, of Revolutionary fame,
dropped dea'd yesterday In the parlors of
Mrs. Nina Williams, a French masseuse,
Heart failure was the cause of death. A
black wallet in which the deceased usually
carried a fairly large sum of money has
disappeared. It was not found on the
body or at his home.
The family of the dead man say they
know no reason for his presence at the
massage parlors. The woman says that
he had been there before for treatment to
cure a headache.
GERMAN FIRMS BANKRUPT
Failure of Bank of Solingen Ruins
Many Houses.
COLOGNE. July 27. F. W. Rauh, the
largest cutlery manufacturer of Solingen,
is insolvent, it was announced today as
the result of the failure of the Solingen
Bank of Solingen, of which the formal
bankruptcy was declared July 20. Rauh's
assets are said to exceed his liabilities
by $125,000. .
Another large cutlery manufacturing and
exporting firm suspended Saturday and it
is reported in financial circles here that
40 further suspensions are expected,
chiefly small Arms.
The condition of the Solingen bank turns
out to be much worse than was at first
supposed. It having been ascertained that
Jl.COO.OOO of the outstanding claims cannot
be collected.
BEATEN BY GANG OF THUGS
San Francisco Contractor Found Al
most Dead on Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. John C.
Allen, a contractor, was set upon by
thugs at an early hour this morning,
while on his way from his home on
Mission street to a drugstore to procure
medicine for a sick child, and beaten
almost to death. His head and face were
frightfully bruised and his ankle broken.
It is feared that he has sustained in
ternal injuries also.
He was not found until some time after
the affair and was unconscious when dis
covered by a patrolman. The robbers
secured nothing and fled before they
could be apprehended.
Cotton-Growers Form Trust. .
NEW ORLEANS, July 27. A special
from Jackson, Miss., says: That the
Farmers' Union, of Mississippi, has de
termined to hold cotton oft the market
Is evidenced by many surface Indications,
although the meetings are secret and
members give out nothing for publica
tion that shas not been strictly censored.
The union is thoroughly equipped for a
practical test. Its membership now in
cludes a large majority of the farmers
of the state. Warehouses have been es
tablished in almost every community.
When the season opens and cotton begins
to move in volume, the union will have,
it is said, close to 190 to 200 warehouses
of its own in which cotton may be
stored to await the caprices of the mar
Forest Fire Extinguished.
SALINAS, Cal.. July 27. A fire which
has been raging in the National forest
reserve for more than a week is now
completely extinguished, having been
brought under control yesterday. More
than 100.000 . acres of timber land in
the Santa Lucia Mountains, west of
Jolon.'and 60 miles south of Salinas,
have been burned over, but little dam
age has been done to'farmlng interests
other than that caused by the burning
of many miles of fences.
Dies tm Her Honeymoon.
CHICAGO. July 27. Mrs. Don Farns
worth, whose husband managed Charles
A. Towne's canvass for the Democratic
Vice-Presidential nomination, died here
today after a honeymoon of only three
wee:s. Mrs. Farnsworth. before her mar
riage was Miss Edith Baskell Mulhern, of
Brownsville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Farns
worth made their honeymoon trip to the
Denver convention.
. Put Funds In Oklahoma Bank.
GUTHRIE, Okla.. July 27. Governor
Charles N. Haskell, treasurer " of the
Democratic National Committee, an
nounced today that he will deposit his
funds in an Oklahoma bank operating
under the etatii guaranty law,
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IN HIS OWN STATE
BRYAN
WELGflH
Old Omaha Friends Initiate
Him Into Lodge With
All Ceremony.
SPEAKS AT FLAG-RAISING
Democratic Leader Drops Partisan
ship on Reaching Nebraska Me
tropolisGuest of first Ri
val for Political Office.
OMAHA, Neb., July 27. William J.
Bryan was tonight admitted to the
mysteries of the Knights of Ak Sar
Ben, an order composed of the -business
men of Omaha and the State of Ne
braska. A large number of Lincoln
business men came to Omaha to wit
ness and participate in the initiation.
Mr. Bryan's welcome on his return from
Nebraska from his trip to Chicago to
meet the Democratic leaders was
strictly non-partisan, but none the less
cordial. He was met by a committee
from the governing body of the
Knights of Ak Sar Ben and escorted to
the Omaha Club, where luncheon was
served. At 2 o'clock he was the speak
er at a pole-raising by the John A.
Creighton Democratic Marching Club.
At 4 o'clock he was a guest of Ak Sar
Ben directors at dinner at the Omaha
Club.
Bryan Rides the Goat.
The name o' the organization of
which he was the guest is the word
Nebraska spelled backward, and Mr.
Bryan said it appealed especially to
him, for his habitual backwardness has
been a matter of comment. After the
dinner the party was taken In automo
biles to the castle, where Mr. Bryan,
with several hundred other candidates,
was Invested with the honors of
knighthood, according to the rites of
King Ak Sar Ben.
After the ceremonies were through Mr.
Bryan made a brief speech, addressing
Ms hearers as his friends and neighbors
and omitting political reference.
Mr. Bryan and party will return to
Lincoln tomorrow morning.
At 4 o'clock Mr. Bryan and party were
taken to Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth
streets, where the Democratic leader was
the principal speaker at a Democratic
flag-raising. The flag was raised on a
lot owned by w. J. Connell, who was the
Republican candidate defeated by Mr.
Bryan the first time the latter ever ran
for Congress. Mr. Connell was defeated
by a large vote and a year later Omaha
was placed in another Congressional dis
trict. In part Mr. Bryan spoke as fol
lows: Speaks in Praise of Flag.
This is the flrst flag-raising that I have
participated In during this campaign and I
think that It Is a very pleasant Indication
of the era of good feeling- that has so fre
quently . been referred to that this Hag
raising is upon ground donated for th pur
pose by my first political opponent, Mr.
Connell.
That is the most beatirul flag that kisses
the -breeze today. - If you have ever had a
chance to compare that flag with other
flags, you will agree with me that no flag
that floats is so pleasing to the eye. Not
only does It gratify the artistic sense, not
only Is It beautiful In Its combinations and
arrangements of colors, but it possesses a
significance that adds to its charms. The
white indicates the purity of the Nation's
purpose, the red the blood that has been
shed in the Nation's defense and ttoat will
be shed again. If the principles for which
the flag stands are ever assailed: the stars
represent one state, and the last Fourth of
July an additional star was addsd to that
sky of blue 46 now. It represents an in
dissoluble union of indestructible states, and
In that flag there Is presented that-Idea of
government that idea of government which
combines National sovereignty with the pres
ervation of local self-government, the great
est idea of government that has been pre
sented since the original Idea of self-government
was enunciated: that idea of sepa
rate communities, independent in their local
affairs and united in matters of National
Independence, that idea Is the safety of our
Republic. There Is no area of territory too
large for a Republic like that. Preserve that
idea of the state taking care of Its do
mestic affairs and the Union representing
the states acting together, and you can
spread the idea indefinitely: but without
these two Ideas both preserved, a great
Republic Is impossible. Our flag, therefore,
is not only beautiful, but It contains a
thought that will never die.
6 CORKS CONGRESS LEADERS
Bryan Says They Refuse to Follow
Roosevelt's Lead.
STUART. Ia., July 27. The Republi
can leaders in Congress were roundly
scored by W. J. Bryan here today In
the course of an address to several hun
dred persons assembled at the station
to greet him upon his arrival. Mr.
Bryan spoke from the rear platform of
his car. He said he never believed any
thing depended upon legislation, for, he
said, there is a sphere In which the In
dividual and he alone can determine his
own property. But legislation can ad
vance or retard progress and can help
or harm conditions. There were, he ar
gued, many reforms tht needed to be ap
plied and Democrats have the advantage
of being able to use the arguments that
had been made by reform Republicans
In favor of nearly all the principles
Democrats advocated. "More than that."
h said, "we have the speeches of the
President to prove to you that there are
things that need to be done, and we have
the action of Congress to prove to you
that the Republican leaders will not al
low these things to be done."
The President, he declared, had been
doing educational work, but his conven
tion would not go as far as he went.
In fact, it would scarcely go at all. In
order to accomplish anything, the people
must have the co-operation of the Sen
ate and House and as far as the Chicago
convention was concerned, he said it gave
no assurance that the Republican lead
ers would assist in any material reforms.
In conclusion he said: -
"I recognize that people would rather
secure reforms through their own party,
but I also recognize that when one is
sick, he Is more interested in getting well
than he is in the family physician and so
when you find that your party will not
do what Is necessary to be done, you
should come and help us to do what is
necessary to be done."
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Compares Two Platforms.
ATLANTIC. Ia.. July 27. When the
train bearing Mr. Bryan to Omaha pulled
Into the station here over 500 people were
assembled. Mr. Bryan addressed the audi
ence from a truck on the lawn nearby,
discussed the Democratic platform, with
which he declared himself perfectly satis
fled. .
"I believe It is honest and straightfor
ward." he said, "and I believe it embodies
what the American people desire written
into law." .
Proceeding to define the difference be
tween -tiie CuiCAga-aad .Denver platforms.
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Mr. Bryan asserted that the Democratic
platform specifically stated the party's
purpose, while the Republican platform
leaves you in doubt aa to what that party
would do. He contended that the Repub
lican platform asked the people to find
out definitely after the election.
"We," he said. "sell you definitely
now, and our confidence in you and in
our position ought to awaken your con
fidence in our party."
Open Branch tn Denver.
CHICAGO, July 27. Chairman Mack,
of the Democratic National committee,
announced today that branch head
quarters, with James B. Osborne, Na
tional committeeman from Wyoming,
In charge, will be opened In Denver the
last month of the Presidential cam
paign W. J. Bryan, within a fortnight
or less, will meet . members of the
executive committee in Chicago, when
the chairman will be choseri: Mr. Mack
said that th advisorjfefcommtttee
would include such men as ex-Governor
Francis, of Missouri, and John E.
Lamb, of Indiana.
Weaver Talks With Bryan.
DES MOINES. Ia.. July 27. When
William J. Bryan awoke this morning
he found awaiting him General John B.
Weaver, of Iowa, who, in 1892, was the
Populist candidate for President. Soon
the two men were engaged in earnest
conversation over the political situation.
General Weaver some time ago identified
himself with the Democratic party and is
a strong friend of Mr. Bryan.
Gets Ovation at Dcs Moines.
DES MOINES, Ia., July 27. When
William J. Bryan passed through this
city at an early hour this morning on
, Rock Island train he was greeted
by a crowd of 1000 people. And when
he was literally carried from the train
to an express truck under the station
shed, the crowd cheered, fought and
pushed their way through the Jam to
hear his five-minute speech.
Geographical Congress Opens.
GENEVA. July 27. The International
Geographical Congress was opened here
today by Dr. F. Brennes. President of the
Swiss Republic. Among the speakers was
Professor Davis, of Harvard University.
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Miners' Federation Decides on Radi
cal Change Shuts Out Laborers.
DENVER. July 27. The Western
Federation of Miners' convention today
adopted a resolution giving ail ladies'
auxiliaries in the Federation represent
ation at future conventions. The con
vention rejected an amendment to the
constitution to elect officers by a refer
endum vote, and took like action on an
amendment preventing an officer from
holUIng any office more than two
terms.
An amendment to the constitution
providing for the organization, under
Federation charters, of laborers around
mining camps not employed as miners,
miltrnen or ameltermen, was defeated.
The convention gave the executive
board authority to Investigate trouble
between Ed F. Boyle, of Park City.
Utah, and his local union. Boyle was
secretary of the union. He is charged
by the union with padding his books.
In turn he charges the union with hav
ing misappropriated funds collected for
the Cripple Creek strike.
The Butte delegates are making a
hard fight for the 1909 convention, with
some assurances of success.
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