LA FOLLETTE HAILS
TUFT AS RADICAL
dorsement of himself and Senator For
aker In the same resolution, given out by
President Roosevelt Monday evening,
was disclosed last night.
Judge Taft said he had written the let
ter to Arthur L Vorys, chairman of the
Republican 8tate Committee of Ohio. ,
President Roosevelt refused to make
the name public and Tuesday, m Cincin
nati. Mr. Taft refused either to discuss
the letter or to give the name of the
man to whom he wrote it.
At his rooms in the Auditorium Annex
last night. Just before he- went to Or
chestra Hall, Secretary Taft was asked
to give the name. Mr. Taft made it
plain that he would prefer not to discuss
the letter and at first refused to say.
'If President Roosevelt did not want
to give out the name I do not see why I
should." he said. Then he added:
"Arthur I. Vorys Is the man. I wrote
that letter to him."
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HANLY OBJECT. OF ATTACK
TAFT TALKS ON REVISION
BRYAN CURES RECORDS
TALK OE BRIBERY
OPTION
Answers Bryan's Criticism by Re
newing Pledge of Extra Session.
Kccom mends Tax to Restrict
Swollen Fortunes.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. 24. Wiscon
in had a political climax today in the
romplets and emphatic manner In which
I'nited States Senator La FoIIette first
ieclared Mr. Taft to be a radical in po
litical ideas and then gave him his own
unqualified indorsement. This is Mr. La
Follette's indorsement, quoting from the
Bible:
Thou shalt provide out of all the peo
ple able men. such as fear God, men of
truth, hating covetousness," and then
iddlng:
Such is the great leader that we have
with us today. Nature gave him poise,
ludlcial temperament, great force of
;haracter. tenacity of purpose. His long
life In the public service is distinguished
for Its marked ability, its wisdom, its in
tegrity, its patriotism. He has taken
advanced ground upon the great issues
'.hat engage the profoundest thought of
the people of this great country. He is
progressive in principle. He is equipped
most wondrously by experience. Two
Presidents in succession summoned to
ihejr aid the man who is our honored
guest today."
Taft Welcomes Indorsement.
This indorsement was delivered at 11a
inn before an audience composed of
farmers from all sections of the state at
tending the National Farmers Conven
tion. Mr. IaFollette was welcomed by the
audience, which filled the gymnasium of
the State I'niversity. and what he said
ahout Mr. Taft was cheered heartily, as
was the reply of the candidate, who in
turn, before delivering a speech show
ing his appreciation of the importance of
sericulture, paid his compliments to the
Senator.
In his tariff speech tonight at Mil
waukee Mr. Taft stated that he believed
he would be elected President. He re
viewed the promises of his party for tariff
revision and then showed that in doing
this work the party would adhere to its
promises. Those tariff schedules that
were too high, he said, will be lowered:
those that are too low will be increased.
But the revision, contrary to the Demo
cratic doctrine of tariff for revenue only,
would be along protection lines only.
Hoarse With Mitch Speaking.
Mr. Taft dressed hurriedly before 7
o'clock to meet the demands of the peo
ple of Caledonia. 111., who came to the
station to see the Taft special as it
emerged from a siding In a cornfield,
where It had stood for several hours to
permit of quiet sleep. His arduous work
of the day previous had made him hoarse.
Several treatments were hpijih-u uumur
the day, but it was evident that he would
experience great difficulty in making his
tariff soeech.
lie spoke at Beloit. Janesville. Evans
vilie. Madison. Waukesha, at the Allis
I'haltners Machine Works at Racine and
at Milwaukee. There were enthusiastic
manifestations of friendliness through
out. At Madison Mr. Taft. after he had ex
pressed himself In appreciation of the
l.a Foliette declaration, commented on
a bquest to the state university by an t
ex-l'nltcd States Senator, wnicn wouia
amount to several' millions a year short
ly, and added that this. In his opinion,
was a good manner In which to dispose
of "swollen fortunes," and that "some
of the wills that we have known, that
have sought to perpetuate enormous
gatherings of money in one family and
In one person should be restrained by
lawp of the state."
Tonight Mr. Taft expressed his Ideas
regarding the tariff before an audience
In the Hippodrome at Milwaukee. After
reviewing the whole question In an ex
tended manner, he made thte positive
declaration on the subject:
Answers Bryan on Tariff.
"Mr. Bryan Is concerned because he
thinks that the Republican party Is
unable to carry out its promise of re
vlsir.p the tariff. He says that the
projected Interests are so 'necessary to
the success of the Republican party
that they will control It and prevent
n revision on proper lines, and that
there has been no Indication that the
revision may not be made upward
rather than downward.
"In answer I can say that the party
is pledged to a genuine revision and,
as the temporary head of that party,
and aa President of the United States
If it be successful In November, I ex
pect to use all the Influence that I
have for calling a special session and
recommending to Congress a measure
for a genuine and honest revision of
tha tariff In accordance with the prin
ciple of protection laid down In the
platform, based upon the examination
of appropriate evidence and impartial
as between consumer and manufac
turer," Mr. Taft left Milwaukee tonight and,
passing through Chicago early in the
morning, will continue his campaign
ing through Iowa tomorrow, beginning
as early as 7:30 o'clock at Clinton, la.
COAST IS rXITED XIt TAFT
First Report on Canvass Encourages
Republican Committee.
CHICAGO. Sept. 14. The return from
the first canvass of the Far West, made
under the system inaugurated by Chair
man Hitchcock and Secretary Hayward,
of the Republican National Committee.
Indicates, according to statements made
st Republican headquarters today, that
Washington. Oregon. California. Idaho.
Wyoming and Colorado will be carried by
Taft and Sherman.
The state chairman, in response to the
National committee, gives estimates of
pluralities, but these were not made
public by Mr. Hitchcock.
The returns from Montana are less en
couraging and predict that the contest
there will be very close. The Nevada
report is the only one that favors Bryan,
and the Republican managers hope to
turn the tide before the election day ar
rives. TAFT
MAKES
ADMISSION
Candidate Says He Wrote Letter to
Republican Chairman.
CHICAGO. Uept. The Identity of
the man to whom was addressed Judge
Sills letter protesting against the In
SAVS TAFT OXLY IMITATES DEM
OCRATIC POLICIES.
Nebraska n Speaks at Cincinnati Af
ter Triumphal Progress
Through Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 24. After a mem
orable day In the history of campaign
ing in this state, Mr. Bryan arrived in
this city tonight at 7:15 o'clock from Day
ton, where he stopped several hours on
his way from Columbus.
As the train carrying the, distinguished
Nebraskan pulled into the station through
a gauntlet of red fire, thousands of
throats sent up a mighty yell of "Hurrah
for Bryan." The progress of Mr. Bryan
from the station to the hotel was a con
tinuous ovation.
The reception accorded the nominee on
his way from Columbus here was remark
able. Large crowds turned out all along
the line, but at Dayton so great was the
crowd that he was compelled to deliver
two extra speeches. He was showered
with flowers and greeted with vociferous
applause.
In his speeches here tonight, Mr. Bryan
said:
As this U the home of my opponent. I
desire to take occasion to express my high
opinion of his character and accomplish
ments.' I think that I pay him a higher
compliment In assuming that he is able to
conduct his own campaign than the Presi
dent does by contesting with him the
leadership of the party in the campaign.
As Mr. Taft referred to my record, it
Is only fair that I should make a brief
reply. Mr. Taft and 1 have records, and
they are necessarily a part of the cam
paign. In some respects Mr. Taft has
been more fortunate than I. He has held
appointive offices for nearly half his life,
and during a considerable part of the time
the office was conspicuous. As a United
States Judge. Governor of the Philippines,
and as Secretary of War. he has been be
fore the public, and yet who will say that
he could have secured the Republican nom
ination on his record? It was the power
ful support of the President that made him
the nominee of his party And the Presi
dent seems to feel that the exigencies of
the case require that the full support of
the Administration shall be given to "Mr.
Taft's candidacy.
Policies He Has Advocated.
I have not held office to any great ex
tent. Four years in Congress covers my of
ncenolding period. 1 began my life as a
young lawyer, practiced for a few years In
Illinois, and then went to Nebraska. I had
no rich or powerful friends to aid. me.
Whatever distinction I have gained has
been gained in the advocacy of the pol
icies of government which I have deemed
best for the people, and yet I think you
will agree with me that 1 have been rea
sonably successful.
He calls attention to things that I ad
vocated, but he does not give 'u a full
list of them. I have advocated tariff re
form for 28 years and still do so. I have
lived long enough to see the Republican
party frightened by the growth ot tariff
reform sentiment' Into making a promise
of Immediate revision and Mr. Taft him
self has been driven to confess that the
present schedules are Indefensible. I have
advocated the Income tax for something
like four years and have lived to see Mr.
Taft finally advocate iu
MrKtaley for Free Coinage.
He says that I favored the free coinage
of silver. It Is true. He might also have
told you that Mr. McKlnley voted for free
coinage of silver In 178; that the Repub
lican National convention in 18t pledged
itself to International blmetalism and that
Mr. McKinley's flrst important act after
taking the oath of office was to send a com
mission to Europe to ask other nations to
inin in restoring blmetalism.
He accuses me of favoring Government
. ownership, but he forgets that both he and
President Roosevelt have threatened . the
railroads with Government ownership if
they do not consent to effective regula
tion, and this is substantially the position
that I have taken.
I have been opposing the trusts ever since
I have been In public life and I am sorry
that, while he has accepted the Democratic
platform on several questions, he still re
fuses to accept our party's position on this
subject.
Calls Taft Imitator.
Mr. Taft does not stand for a single re
form that has not been advocated by Dem
ocrats before he took up the work. If
be Is going to make his fight on the ground
that he is a reformer he will have to con
fess that he Is an imitator; but. as he will
make his light as the representative of
th"se interests which are responsible for
those evils which, according to Mr. Taft.
have crept Into the Government. I will not
accuse him of borrowing his policies from
us. and I will promise not to follow in his
footstep". ....
Mr. Bryan will remain here until to
morrow morning, taking his departure for
Terre Haute, Ind., at 8:45 o'clock over
the Bi Four Railroad.
KERX CHAMPIONS HASKELL
Accuses Roosevelt of Muddying
WateT to Obscure Issues.
ELLICOTT CITT, Md.. Sept. 24. John
W. Kern, Democratic candidate for Vice
President, made a speech before an en
thusiastic audience Ik re tonight He said
-'""Mr" Roosevelt will find It impossible
by the raising of side issues and the
muddying of the waters to divert the
minds of the people from the questions
that must be decided by their votes on
November 4 "
In this language, John .' Kern con
cluded a discussion of the last letter
of President Roosevelt to William J.
Brvan with reference to the charges
made by William R. Hearst against
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, treas
urer of the Democratic National Com
mittee, in a speech In this city today.
He declared that the President had aban
doned his original charges against Gov
ernor Haskell and had taken up a criti
cism of his official acts to -cover his own
embarrassment over his failure to work
reforms in his own party.
"Mr. Roosevelt's last fulmination as to
Governor Haskell only proves that his
attack was premature and uncalled for,"
said Mr. Kern.
Hill Will Not Work for Bryan.
ALBANY. N. T.. Sept. 24. United
States Senator David B. Hill today stated
to the Associated Press that there was no
foundation for the published statement
that he had been offered the chairman
ship of the state advisory committee and
that Mr. Bryan had urged bim to ac
cept. Mr. Hill said that, while he had
not been in politics since he retired in
1905. and proposed remaining out of pol
itics, he was "heartily in favor of the
election of National and state Democratic
tickets.
Fire Destroys Hophouse.
HILLSBORO, Or., Sept- 24. (Special.)
The hophouse on the Pollock ranch, near
Cornelius, burned yesterday. R. B. Porter
had the hopyard under lease, and there
was a quantity of dried hops in the build
up v J
Bill Wins First Battle, but Some
Members Are Suspected or De
signs to Kill It on Fi
nal Passage.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 24. (Spe
cial.) Charges of attempted bribery, both
by the use of money and by the distribu
tion of offices, are flying thick and fast
about the Statehouse and today two cases
were pointed out in which representatives
had received offers of ro,000 and 5000.
respectively. If they would vote against
county local option. Efforts were made
to get these men to sign affidavits con
taining details of the transactions, but.
when it came to swearing them. It is said,
they refused to go further than to make
an unsworn statement.
On the other hand, it was charged by
the Democrats that public offices had
been offered to men to vote for local op
tion and In one case, that of a Democrat,
Governor Hanly had offered to go into
his county and make speeches in his
favor if he would vote for the bill. This
story was confirmed by a Republican, who
said that the Governor seemed to be so
determined in the matter that he would
urge the return of a Democrat to the
Legislature over a Republican, if by so
doing he ct.uld get a vote for local pp
tion now.
Though the local option bill, when re
ported by the committee of public morals
today, appeared to have clear sailing and
was passed to second reading by a vote
of 51 to 49. the Republican managers are
by no means certain that it will receive
the same vote when it comes up for
passage on Saturday. In fact, the feel
ing is strong thut some Representatives
are "monkeying" with the bill and are
preparing to give it the quietus when the
motion is made on Saturday (as it will
be) to strike out the enacting clause.
So definite is this information that the
names of Representatives Meeker and
Keller, both Republicans, are mentioned
as two men who are going to reverse to
day's vote and thus kill the bill.
The scenes in the House today did not
differ materially from those of preceding
days. . save that the hundreds of absti
nence workers here were not so aggressive,
having learned that they were injuring
their cause by trying to force men to
support the bill against their convictions
and contrary to their party platform.
Seldom has a fight like that of today
been seen in the House of Representa
tives. Every member of the House was
In his seat during the struggle, while
surrounding them were mossed hundreds
of the friends of the bill and some of its
enemies. The friends included about
every Republican politician of the state
of prominence, at the top of the list be
ing Congressman Watson, himself a can
didate for Governor. The vote of Mr.
Johnson to postpone the bill had been
preceded by a 30-minute session between
himself and Mr. Watson, in which Mr.
Watson Is said to have used every effort
possible to win Mr. Johnson over.
The Republican advocates of the county
local option bill had believed the defeat
of the effort to postpone today would
mean the certain passage of the bill when
the time came. Now. however, they are
not so confident. They had, for Instance,
conceded the loss of Representatives Hot
tel (Democrat) and White (Democrat)
on the postponing programme, but were
certain they would vote for the bill on
its passage.
But today Mr. White made a speech ex
plaining his vote and in this speech the
Republicans do not find any assurance.
The accessions of Representatives Bil
lingsley and Bowlus. of Indianapolis, to
the county local option forces, it Is
feared, may only be temporary. So It
Is that, while the Republicans hail to
day's vote as a victory, they do not look
toward Saturday's vote on the passage
of the bill with very much serenity.
CAME, TO OREGON IN 1852
Funeral of Mrs. James H. Merrick
Will Kc Held Today.
In the death of Mrs. Jane B. Merrick,
which occurred at her home at 755 East
Pine street, September 23,. there passed
away an Oregon pioneer of 1852 and an
old and esteerryd repident of Portland.
She was 77 years of age. With her hus
band. Boss Merrick, she came across
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The I .ate Mrs. Jane B. Merrick.
the plains to Portland In 1S02, and short
ly afterwards the- couple made their
home in Milwaukie. They moved to
Portland in 1S70 and Mr. Merrick became
prominent as a member of the Blast Port
land City Council. He died several years
ago.
Mrs. Merrick was stricken with paraly
sis five years ago and had been nearly
helpless ever since. She had no children,
but Is survived by three sisters, all pio
neers of l'52 Miss Frances Brown, of
Portland: Miss Martha Brown, of For
est Grove, and Mrs. E. Young, of Van
couver. The funeral will be conducted
from the house, 755 Fast Pine street,
today at 2 P. M.. and the interment will
be in Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Fatalities Follow Forest Fire
Near Eureka.
GREAT SAWMILL BURNED
Million Dollar Plant on Little River
Destroyed Miles of Track and
Many Cars Burned on
Railroad.
GREAT SAWMILL BURNED.
EUREKA. Cal.. Sept. 24 Word
was received, late tonight that the
sawmill of the Little Fiver Redwood
Company had been destroyed by
Jlre. Loss is estimated at $275,000
The mill was principally owned by
Canudian capitalists and was only
completed three months ago.
EUREKA, Cal., Sept. 24. A strong
wind fanned forest fires to the north of
this city that wiped out the town of
Luffenholtz from the map last night and
that were again raging with added force,
and the greatest destruction during the
progress of the fire was recorded during
the day.
The plant of the Little River Redwood
Lumber Company Is burning and all that
protects the town of Fieldbrook is 100
yards of green timber, which may ward off
the flames, although the residents are
preparing to flee- with their household
goods.
The Are has devastated a stretch of
timber over 30 miles long and from four
to five miles wide, burning houses, most
ly squatter settlements, thousands of
cords of wood and many thousands of
acres of timber land. The plant of the
Little River Redwood Lumber Company,
now reported burning, is valued at
$1,000,000, exclusive of timber, of which
there is several thousand acres.
Two deaths have been recorded. A
body found, at first thought to be that
of A. Carlson, has now been Identified
as that of Frank Whitemore, while an
other charred corpse found at Trinidad
has not been identified.
Fire is now going Inland up Little
River at a furious pace. At noon
the wind was blowing the flames
through sparse timber that was once
logged off or denuded of its big
trees, but so fast are they traveling
that there is no doubt they will again
get Into thick timber- at the head of
Little River, when the damage will be
hard to estimate. If fire once gets into
this timber, there will be no stopping
if until it reaches the Trinity County
line, unless the wind change or a
heavy rain falls.
The Are has turned from the tracks
of the Oregon & Eureka Railroad after
burning many trestles and several miles
of track, and no more damage Is being
done there. The town of Fieldbrook is
safe, as the fire has turned to the east
and is sweeping over a sparsely set
tled country. The damage to the prop
erty of the Oregon & Eureka Railroad
Company will run higher than at flrst
estimated, many flat-cars having been
burned with their loads of logs.
A big oil tank at Luffenholtz, the
depot and all the property at that mill
ing town, which had about a dozen
Reuses, Is gone. Many families living
MEN
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in the clearings In the Interior have
not been heard from, and from the ap
pearance of the fire, they are either in
fearful danger or have already lost
their lives.
The entire country surrounding Eu
reka is as dry as tinder from the long
drought, and according to the report
of sea captains and the captain of the
Hammond steamer Leggett, arriving
here yesterday, forest fires are raging
from the Mendocino line to within a
few miles back of this city. The fires
are in patches, however, and are not
considered dangerous at present.
Humboldt County is covered with a
tangled and matted wilderness of dense
brush. Near the Coast Is the redwood
belt, a dense and almost continuous for
est of gigantic trees, extending through
the entire length of the county from
north to south and averaging about 10
miles in width. To the east of the red
wood belt are large forests of pine, oak,
spruce, flr, alder and madrone.
DRAGS TAFT INTO CASE
(Continued From First Page.)
my colleagues of the executive council
of the Federation on many occasions."
"In whose interest?" -
"At the Instance of Mr. Van Cleave."
"For what purpose?"
"For the purpose of bringing to him
such information as might .reflect on my
course in the cause of labor."
Mr. Gompers then related the particu
lars of an effort to have himself followed,
which, he said, had occurred in Wash
ington the latter part of the Summer of
1907 and had continued for several days.
He said that he had first observed a man
following him from his home to his of
fice, which was. kept up daily and night
ly for some time, the man accompanying
him on the streetcars and standing out
side his office until he was ready to re
turn to his home.
Turns and Confronts Shadow.
"On one occasion," Mr. Gompers said,
"he kept closer to me than ordinarily.
That was one evenfng when I attended
a meeting of a lodga of Elks, where I
am a member. He followed me to the
lodgeroom and again took the same car
which I boarded to reach my borne. It is
a pretty lonesome road from the carline
to my house and, when the man followed
me, I turned upon liim and demanded to
know why he was fallowing me, and I
directed him to desist from doing so. He
at first replied that he was hot dogging
me, but afterward admitted that he was
doing so. I recognized him. and he me,
as a member of the Masonic fraternity.
He then told me that he would desist
from pursuing me and admitted that he
was a detective, saying that Mr. Van
Cleave had employed hira to dog me."
Attempt to Bribe Oompers.
Mr. Gompers then told, of being ap
proached in New Tork by Broughton
Brandenburg, of New York who, he said,
had attempted in 1907 to btbe him in the
interest of Mr. Van Cleave.
Mr. Davenport gave notice of a motion
to strike all this matter outt of the rec
ords as not only irrelevant, .but as scan
dalous. Mr. Gompers had not concluded when
the examination was suspensVed for the
day.
Sailor Badly Injure!.
V. A. Lewis, a, sailor on the steamship
Rose City, which is at Montgomery dock
No. 1. was seriously Injured jtesterday
morning while at work about same ma
chinery on the ship. He sustatnevl inter
nal injuries which it is said mav prove
fatal. He was removed in the Rati Cross
ambulance to St. Vincent s HospniU.
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