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THE MORMXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903. HITCHCOCK TALKS WITH CORTELYOU Declares Afterwards That Secretary Did Talking at Meeting. WON'T TELL WHAT HE SAID Oilier Empire Slate Leaders Consult Republican Manager Charles P. Taft Is Among Callers at National Headquarters. NEW YORK. Aug. 5. An impor tant conference between Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National committee, and George B. Cor telyou. Secretary of the Treasury, who managed the Republican campaign four years ago. was held late today at the Manhattan Hotel. Besides talking with Mr. Hitchcock about the political situation throughout the country. Sec retary Cortelyou is thought to have taken up ttie Governorship .question in w Toik. At one time the head of the Treas ury Department m .is credited In politi cal circles here with being an aspirant for the Republican nomination, and was thought to dp favored by some of t the state leaders who have opposed .1 . . t . U T- .A..t.4 not be seen here today and Mr. Hitchcock declined to say what was talked about, beyond admitting that he .heard a great deal more about the State question. Hitchcock Only Listened. He declared that he did not express an opinion, or offer a suggestion on the subject himself, and that his part as that of a listener. Representative Bennet. and Repre sentative Parsons, the latter chairman of the New York county committee, was with Mr. Hitchcock for some time, their mission being the discussion of the Gubernatorial nomination. Mr. Hitciicock said that every day brings a large amount of correspond ence on the subject of the Governor ship. So far as can be learned, the Governor has not sent any delegations o National headquarters to speak on ' his behalf. Several parts of the coun try were heard from today by Mr. Hitchcock. He received a call from James C. McCleary, Second Assistant postmaster-General, who is a candidate In Minnesota for renomination by the JtepubMcan party for the House of Rep resentatives. Minnesota Is Safe. Mr. McCleary said that he was con fident that the Republican state ticket would be elected in Minnesota in the Fall election, and that each Congres sional disrh t would send a Republican to Washington. He expressed the opinion that Governor Johnson would rot again take the Democratic nomina tion. Representative C. B. Slemp, the only Republican in Congress from Virginia, was at headquarters with Representa tive George A. Pearce, of Maryland. Both these Southern members of Con gress urged that work be done In their nates and that particular attention be given certain Congressional districts, where they say the party has excellent chances of winning. Charles P. Taft a Visitor. Charles P. Taft. of Cincinnati, brother of the Republican nominee, was one of the first callers at headquarters today. He had a long talk with the chairman and then met the local news papermen. He was greatly amused at their pointed questions concerning the cost of running a campaign, but would not tell how much It was costing him. He van led these questions good naturedly and with great success. He expressed the opinion that Ohio was surely Republican. ANKENY FLAYED BY JONE ( Continued From First Page.) my home county who have been er rood to tne that a request from them la equivalent to . command. Personal wlvhen should have but little weight In the selection of a candidate for T'r.lted Statv Senator to represent the State of Washington. The state's Interests should t supreme. A mere vote or two In the eVnate man but little. We want more than that. We want energetic, determined, ag sfrfvstve and able men to present forcibly and strongly our nerds and demands- and to pro t't our lnte-Fts from the aae-aulLa that are auir to be made upon them. There are but two candidates for your choice. Senator Ankeny and myself, and It emi to me that the sole question should be which la the more competent man to rn reeent this state and Its Interests In the Sen ate of the I'ntted States That Is the basis J fthnll rest on and 1 shall abide by your verdict. 1 would much prefer to talk to you of the prlnrtples- and woik cf the Re publican party than to speak of myself and my work, and yet this Is amo4 entirely personal contest and aftr our nominations are made w ill be the time to dlsruetr the principles and work of our party and try to convince our Democratic friends of the error of their ways. . Attacks Ankrny's Record. In determining who Is the best man for the Republicans to nominate there are sev eral things which It seem to me should be vni1derd and I want to talk about the. 'rum the standpoint of party service, why nh"uld any one em p port Senator Ankeny in preference to myself? What has he done in defense of Its principles? When and where has his voice aver been heard in sup trt of Its candidate or in behalf of Its platform!? I have been In this state ever since nd I think have kept pretty cksely (n touch with Rf-publican politics, but I do not know of a sipsle campaign during all these years when h!s voice has been heard in behalf of Republican doctrines or candidate. I have a faint recollection that It was reported in tbe papers that he made one speech In 1-2. For what? Against that plunk in the platform In favor of a rail road c-mtnlM!on. He was notoriously against It. Those who have alwave spoken for and represented htm mere na-ainst It and It was through the efforts of hts managers and sui porters that this legislation was not enacted Into law by the legislature of 103. I jup pnrted that p'.ank and was In favor of car rying it out. although a I stated before the Convention. I was personally In favor of an elective fommlwloa because I believed the people could be trusted to select good men and that thereby the commission might not be-ome the part of a political machine. In the convention of 1!4 his managers and Tioldover Senators favorable to him prevented the aiiopton of a commission plank. His otie wae not heard in the campaign, but I advocated the election of th Republican ticket and a Republican legislature ae the surest way to secure a railroad commission. "fi only was the Senator's voice not heard In behalf of the ticket, but some of his managers were openly again ft It. ;nce 1s I have given my time freely in every campaign in behalf of Republican plat forms and Republican tickets, county, state and National. When our ticket is nomi nated thi FaH. will any one expect to hear hie voice In behalf of it? Who will be called upon to uphold and defend It? I Imagine that I will not be overlooked when it comes to this. Should this service co'int ."for any thing with Republicans? I leave It for you to say. No one can deny these facts. Avoids All Combinations. Five times I have been nominated by ac c'amatfon by the Republicans of the entire state snd five times I have been e'ected to the House of Representative by the people of th entire state, and X am pleased to know that many Democrats have voted for me at hs polls. I can truthfully say to you, a&d I mv u with nnrh neraon&l nrlde. that I have never yet made any combination of any ami to secure my norainauun w and I have never promised an office or mad anv nromle f anv kind to secure gupport at any convention or before my people, or at all. nor have I ever ueea. or win i vi use. a single dollar to secure or influence a, single man's vote. And I eay to you now that in this campaign I have made and will make no combination with any one to secure thfir votes or support. During the five cam paigns that I have gone through as a candi date no personal attack has been made upon my Integrity or character nor has my abil ity been questions! except by some few of my Democratic friends, who have not thought that I amounted to much. Senator Ankeny has been an open candi date before three Legislatures and elected once. The methods used by him and his managers are notorious and have done more to debauch the politics of this state than all else combined. Combinations and promises of all sorts were mad for years looking to his election and since then looking to hie re-election. That thouwnds, aye. hundred of thousands of dollars were spent to secure his election is generally believed, and di rectlv charged by that paper In the state which la now hie staunches supporter and which la shouting the loudest for bis selec tion by the Republicans, although It does not profess to be a Republican paper and In fact advocates and predicts Bryan's election. Such methods have characterized hi campaigns and election heretofore. These are the method that all honest, fair-minded men have condemned. When you have the opportunity to aelect your candidate by your Individual vote are you going to place the seal of your approval on these methods? The same men who have heretofore managed hia candidacy are managing It now. Don't you think they are trying the same methods with the people? Don't you think promises of all sorts are being made? Don't you think they will make any and every combination possible Don't you think money la being used freely and lavishly? It la commonly reported that men are going about over the state saying that they have all the money necessary to "nominate the Senator. Candl datea for the Legislature have been urged not to take the primary pledge and told that their campaign expenses would be paid. Newspaper men are asked how much It will take to get their support. The heads of certain organizations are given to under stand that they can have their price If cer tain action that they have taken will be rescinded. Leopard's Spots Unchanged. The leopard cannot change his spota. Sen ator Ankeny managers are at their same old game and seem to think that they can handle the people as they have handled Legislatures In the past. Can they do it? 1 think not. There are certain elements that they may be able to line up. tut the honest, fair, law-abiding citlzena are In the great majority In this state and their voice will be heard in no uncertain tones next September. If Senator Ankeny docs not approve these things. let him say so. Let him repudiate them. Let him come before the people and say to them. "Take me on my record, take me on my merits. I have made no promises. I have made no com bination. 1 vWill spend no money except for what 1 am perfectly willing the people shall know." He will not do It. He dare not do It. Hi managers would not let him If he wanted to. Why Is he a candidate? He told me the organization insisted upon his being a can didate. Who and what is the organization? You know a well as I. They are the men who have been resisting the will of the peo ple In every way possible and who have been promoting the Senator's candidacy, not so much for him as In their own interest and who know now tnat his defeat means their downfall. This contest now Is not between Senator Ankeny and me, but It is between the people of this state and that organiza tion of political freebooters who have been using the Senatorshlp for their own ag grandizement and to defeat as fcr as pos sible the enactment of legislation desired by the people. Some of my friends get uneasy and write me stating that they fear my organization is not effective and that there Is great ac tivity on the part of the friend of the Sen ator. I have no organization. I am not de pending on organization. Organization such as they have is founded only upon pelf and Dane reo. ofricea, tut I do depend upon the people. In my judgment this support will beat the organization every time, especially when the people know what Is at stake, as In this instance, and when they hare the opportunity now to throw off the yoke of the boss that has been so galling for so many years. Not Inimical to Labor. Senator Ankeny and his friends have taken up the Democratic cry of two years ago and are now trying to make it appear that I am unfriendly to labor. Thtre may have been some excuse in the Democrata trying to make something out of this, but this attempt is an insult to the honesty and intelligence of the laboring men of this state. They can make the claim that I am more of an enemy to labor than the Senator oniy upon the theory that our laboring men are not Intelligent or that they are venal, that they do not know any better or that they can be purchased. I do not believe cither. I cannot believe that they will be fooled by this cry, nor can they be purchasi- by the Senator' money. I ask the laboring men of the Republican party and of all parties to scan my record and see tf upon the whole it is not a pretty good one, but especially 1 ask you to point out wherein the Senator's record Is better than mine, and when you hear someone claiming that it is, jut have him point out In what particular and then see if he Is stating the truth. I asked Mr. Young some time ago to do this, but he has not yet done so. I ask Senator Ankeny to do so. or any of hi friends. They say I voted against having the eight hour law apply to alWn labor on the Isthmus of Panama. So I did. Doea Senator Ankeny deny that he did the same thing? He cannot, because the record shows that he did. Why he did It I know not, but I did so because I believed 1 was voting in the Interest of the American people and I think events have jus tified it. They say I did not accede to Mr. Gompers idea regarding injunction. Did Sen ator Ankeny? 1 treated Mr. Gompers with a courteous reply, but so far as I have ever heard Senator Ankeny did not even answer him. What Is his position now? You have a right to know. Does he stand with Presi dent Roosevelt and Mr. Taft. or does he stand with Mr. Gompers? You have a right to know. I believe In the President and I believe In the Republican party, and I believe It can be trusted to enact the wisest and best possible laws in behalf of labor, consistent with the Constitution and interests of the country. What does Senator Ankeny think about It ? I have voted twice for a better eight-hour law. Where does he stand in regard to It? I voted for the Chinese exclusion law and Us extension to our Inland possessions. Does anyone know how he stands regarding this? Would not the laboring man better And out before he takes him as hi great friend? I am reliably informed that he employs Jap .anese and Chinese labor. I have never em ployed either in any capacity whatever. I am in favor of the exclusion of Asiatic coolie labor. What is the Senator position In this respect? I do not know and have never seen that he has expressed himself regarding it. Asks Voters to C'hooee. My laboring friend, look Into our records, consider our abilities and vote for the man you think will best represent you I would suggest that you get his views from himself. If he is worthy to be a United States Senator he ought to be able to speak for himself on these questions, as well as others, and you have a right to know from himself, and not through others, how he stands. The truth. Is, gentlemen, as the Seattle Times has often said. Senator Ankeny, though once a tine business man and a man of the most kindly disposition, is not adapted to the work of a Senator. He was an old man when elected, and his life work had been along en tirely different lines and he cannot adapt him elf to this new work and do not appear to take any Interest In It. He records his vote and carries out the orders of his managers regarding patronage. He haa never yet dared to apppolnt or recommend a man upon his own Initiative and. without first getting Crocker's consent. His fronds can point to no special effort or influence of his on behalf of the Interests of this state. This Is not abuse of Senator Ankeny. These are simple cold facts. If this Is the sort of a I'nlted States Senator the people of th! state want. If the great In terests of this state think their interests can be cared for in thl way. then you wilj feel justified in supporting him. Whether I am fitted for the work Is for you to say. If I am not, then you should elect someorre else. The conduct of the Senator's friends In this campaign has to a certain extent been very amusing. When I first announced my Inten tion to be a candidate they regretted It very much on account of the great loss It would be to the state to lose my valuable services In the House. They could say nothing too good about me. and they even took me up on a high mountain and pointed out to me the chairmanship of the Rivers and Harbors com mittee, which they assured me would be mine. In their guileless Innocence they said Speaker Cannon would pass over six or seven members of the committee who were ahead of me and who had seen much longer service than I. and because of my great ability would make me chairman of that great committee. No Confidence in promise. I knew he wouldn't, and I knew I might be In the House twenty years and not be chair man of that or any other committee, but I did feel very highly complimented that they had such a high opinion of my ability, and It made me feel that I was not incompetent to be Senator. Then they said I would-be given some high and responsible position and would not be a candidate when the time came. When that hope was blasted they began their campaign of Ilea and base insinuations. When the truth is told of Senator Ankeny they call It abuse. When lies are told of me they are used as an argument why I should not be elected to the Senate. I welcome the closest scrutiny Into my public and private life. If I am not worthy of or competent to fill this high office you should not give It to me. No man Is worthy of this) high office who is not willing that his private life, per sonal conduct and public career shall be sub jected to the closest scrutiny. Special eala tie shoes at Rosenthal's, m its' t'SSgliS -Ibi Bsi2Mi) 88 i k"-:':' : T; imr-ff: :M;H ' ' THIRD' WANTED MONEY -. TO BUN CAMPAIGN Bryan Offers Bargains Principles to Raise Neces sary Funds. in HIS-' ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Question or Popular Rule His Topic. Other Questions to Be Discussed in Later Speeches During N'ext Month. FAIR VIEW, Lincoln. Neb. Aug. 5. An other startling Innovation In campaign methods was adopted today by W. J. Bryan. Fallowing up the Invitation to all Democrats to contribute, he has made an appeal in the form of a ".want ad," In which he announces the leading planks of hiB platform as the Inducement to con tribute. This is how he tells what he wants and what he offers: Bryan's Campaign "Ad." Wanted Campaign contributions. From citizens of the Republic who favor thejie Democratic proposition: Tariff revision by representatives of the consumers and not by the agents of thoe who make exorbitant profits by manufacture and saie of highly protected product. Election of I'nlted States Fenator by popu lar vote, thus breaking up the Senatorial oli garchy headed by the Standard Oil, which Is strong enough to successfully resist all measures offered In behalf of the people's welfare. Guarantee of all National bank deposits, thereby preventing all money panlca by giv ing all people absolute confidence in all banks. Destruction of private monopoly and the enforcement of law against the trusts by tho people who are oppressed by the trusts and not by the agents of the trusts. Strong on Publicity. Publicity of campaign contributions before election day. so that the people may know who Is paying the expensea of candidates and why paying. Adoption of nn income tax. because it ie Just and so wealth may bear its propor tionate share of the burdens of. the Federal Government. The punishment of men who manipulate railroad stocks and ownership, the encour agement of railroad construction on a busi nesslike basis and railroad operation with fair returns In wage and profits to workers and owners, on honest valuation and honest labor, but not on watered stocks and false bond Issues created purely by exploitation. The appol closes with a copy of the resolution adopted by the Democratic Na tional Committee on the occasion of Its visit to Fairview, July 11. declaring for publicity of contributions before election, limiting individual contributions to 110,000 and providing for the publication of all contributions above $100. Subject of Acceptance Speech. The speech of acceptance of Mr. Bryan was today given to the press associations for distribution. Simultaneously with this action Mr. Bryan outlined the subjects which he will discuss. The speech will be confined principally to the question, "Shall the people rule?" and "The measure of rewards." The other issues of the campaign, such as guarantee of bank deposits, the tariff, trusts, etc., will be treated in the several speeches he will make within the next 30 days. "The notification speech," said Mr. Bryan, "will deal with but few questions. Having a letter of acceptance to writ Fall Stock Now Our customers are secured against unseemly haste, against ill-considered and unskillful fitting, and the principal ad vantage of our guarantee, which means 60 days' repairs free of. charge of any part that should show defects. We have the largest and best equipped repair factories and custom depart ments on the Coast. Shoes called for and delivered free of charge. later and several speeches to make on Im portant topics, such as the tariff, the trusts the banking question, the labor question, imperialism, etc.. It was not necessary to include them in this speech and I could not have done Justice to any one question If I had to treat a number. Our platform declared the overshadow ing question to be "Shall the People Rule?" and in this speech I take up the admitted conditions and endeavor to show what has produced these conditions and how they can be remedded, and how the people can be put into control of their own government. Subjects of Other Speeches. "The only other subject discussed Is the Measure of Rewards,' the aim of all Just government being to secure each In dividual the reward to which his work en titles him. "I shall within the present month dis cuss the tariff question, the trust question and the guaranty of bank deposits. The speech on trusts will be delivered at In dianapolis at the time of Mr. Kern's noti fication, August 25. The one on the guar antv of bank deposits will be delivered at Topeka a few days afterward. The day and place for the one on the tariff question have not been fixed. At Chicago, on Labor Day, I shall discuss the labor question, and at Peoria, on September '9. the subject will be 'The State and the Nation." " BRYAN' MAY VISIT THIS COAST Plans to Speak in All Larger Cities . of Country. BUFFALO, N. T., Aug. 5. William J. Bryan will make several campaign tours which will embrace nearly all parts of the country, speaking In most of the prin cipal cities between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The candidate's itinerary is now under the management of Nor man E. Mack, chairman of the National Democratic Committee, who made known the general plan of the tour. John W. Kern, the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, will 'likely accompany Mr. Bryan on part of the trip and Chairman Mack hopes to arrange to have Mr. Kern speak with Mr. Bryan when he makes his visit to New York State. Mr. Mack said: "While the present plans are tentative and subject to change. Mr. Bryan will make several tours which will take in practically the whole United States. He will speak only In the large cities and will not attempt to do the exhaustive work that he has done In other cam paigns. Soon after the notification of Mr. Bryan in Lincoln he will speak in the middle section of the country, visiting Chicago. Cleveland. Cincinnati. St. Louis and other cities. Later Mr. Bryan will go East. The 'Pacific Coast States will also be visited by Mr. Bryan immediately after the trip East. . "No speaking dates have been set as yet. Mr. Kern will be actively engaged during the campaign in speech-making trips through the principal parts of the country." Chairman Mack is still engaged with the selection of subcommittee of the Na tional Committee which will have the direction of the Democratic campaign in the Atlantic States. SALE OF MEN'S SHIRTS. Men's $1.50 golf shirts on sale today and tomorrow at 49c. Men's 25c fancy box on sale at 10c pair. See Third street window. McAllen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison streets. Says Kermit Did Xot Talk. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 5. The President, through Acting Secretary Foster, yester day denounced as being entirely fictitious an alleged Interview with his son, Kermit, regarding the African hunt of next year which is being given publicity. Mr. Foster said the story was an absolute fabrication and the President was desirous of re futing it. Special sals fine shoe at Rossnthal'a, BOTH PHONES L VIOLENT OCTCOME OF ALABAMA MIXERS' STRIKE. Xegro Suspected of Dynamiting Is Found Hanging to Tree Another House Blown Vp. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 6. Just as a mass meeting was being held -at Brigh ton, nine miles south of Birmingham, near the Woodward mines, last night deputies brought In Will Miller, a negro charged with connection with the dyna miting of the house of Finley Fuller night before last. Today it was discov ered that the little calaboose had been broken into and the body of Miller was found in the woods Hanging to a tree. He had been lynched. The greatest ex citement prevails around Brighton. The home of John Hughico, a Ptle, near Ensley, was dynamited early today. Six men were subsequently arrested. Hughico recently had received Black Hand letters. DIRT FLIES ON ISTHMUS Total of Earth Removed Increases Month by Month. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Month by month the total excavation on the Isth mian canal is increasing. A cablegram received yesterday from Colonel Goethals, chief engineer on the Isthmus, shows that the excavation for July was considerably greater than for June, although the latter was almost a record in the canal work. The total excavation for July was 3,168,640 cubic yards, against 3.056,976 cubic yards for June, and 1,087,498 cubic yards for July a year ago. In the corresponding months this shows an increase of 2,091,932 cubic yards. , The average daily output for July, 1908, was 121,494 cubic yards, against 41,442 cubic yards in July, 1907. In July of this year. 1,847.173 cubic yards of material were re moved by steam shovels. Caves in Stelnhauer's Ribs. EUGENE, Or., ' Aug. 6. Harry P. Stuckey, a young man residing at Alpha, in the western end of Lane County, was given an examination before Judge Bry son, of the Eugene Justice Court, yester day, and bound over at $100 for trial, on the charge of assault upon G. W. Steln hauer, a neighbor. From evidence at the VT7 JL 7 Arrivin examination, young Stuckey 'Jumped upon Steinhaucr, broke several ribs and beat him pretty badly. Champagne not Necessity. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. Whether champagne is a necessary part of living of a British Consul Is the question Sec retary of the Treasury Corteiyou was forced to pass upon recently, the matter having been referred to him by Collector of the Port Stratton, of this city. W. R. 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