TIIE 3IORNTXG OREGOXIAX, 3IOXDAT, OCTOBER 2, 1911.
1TEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC LEADER WHO IS BELIEVED -TO BE
v NURSING PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS AGAIN.
You can find no better warmtli
WILL NOT BE QUIET
Persistence of Peerless One
Regarded as Enhancing
Republican Chances. '
CLARK IS STALKING HORSE
BRYAN'S AMBITION
Canning Mote to Gala FYlewlshlp
of Wilson Followers Part of
Dp Came tVell Flayed.
De-rnocracy ffldrtj Split.
OREGONIAN BtHEAC. ffub-
-- 1 William J. Bryan Is
Uaety to b on of tho leading mtti
of tae Rtpubllcu party In tho cam
paign of 111. n" been In other
campaigns of recent years, scarcely
wiik passes but there develops om
Dew and convincing Indication trial
Bryan t going after the Democratlo
Presidential nomination next year, with
full expectation of landing; It. If ho
la nominal.!, the Republican ticket will
bo materially etrenitthened; If he la not
nominated, and eome anti-Bryan man
la named. Democracy will go Into tha
Presidential campaign a badly epllt aa
i. ihi toenuhltcan party today.
The latest -Indication that Bryan haa
designs on the Preeldentlal nom'natlon
next year came from Hutcninson. rwan.
nt u contained In a dispatch formal.
ly announcing Champ Claraa candidacy
for the Democratic nomination. M waa
significant, to begin wltn. max iiara,
whn in Washington, declared em
phatically that he was not seeking; tho
nomination lor iresiaent. inu
conaected to make hla formal plonM
after he had talked with tho folks at
bom, and then talked -with Bryan and
arranged to travel with nun.
Clark la Ally of William J.
Bat coupled with the announcement
at riark'a active candidacy was this
statement: "Clark will hold the Bryan
yotes In the convention until they are
cast for tho real Bryan choice." In
other words. Clark has consented to be
mnini m. stalking horse for Bryan, for
ih. n.l Rrran choice la William Jen
nlngs Bryan, and no other. Clark,
then, fearlna- to run acalnst Bryan In
the heat of the convention, la consent
Ins; to throw his own following; to
Bryan. In tho hope of bringing Bryan's
nomination. Then, If Bryan la elected.
A'lark will hitch up with the White
House, and the pair will run things to
suit themselves.
Bryan's ambition to occupy the 'white
House seems destined to work havoc In
the Democratic party, and win em oar
rasa manr a good Democrat at the con
ventlon next Summer. Having; thrice
van for the Presidency and been de
feated. Bryan Is now contending; that
the party owea It to him to renominate
him in 11J. ao that he can have the
advantage of present Democratic pres
. tlse: so that he can head the tlcleet
In the one year since Cleveland's time
when It has appeared In advance that
the Democrats stand a splendid chance
of carrying; the country.
roaadea la l aahakea.
It never once occurs to Bryan that
Ma own oeraonalltv and his own radl
ralUm have been a source of weakness
to his party. It haa never occurred to
him that he was responsible In a large
measure for the overwhelming defeats
of his party in !. 100 and 10. It
haa not dawned upon him of late that
his nomination next year would dimin
ish tha Democratic chances of success.
Rather, he seems to think that ho
would strenrthen the ticket. And there
are hosts of his admirers who bold the
same opinion.
On the other hand, thereafter a great
many staunch Democrata who support
ed Bryan In his three campaigns who
do not want to be forced Into support
ing him again. They fear that Bryan's
nomination would result In Inevitable
defeat In November. 111: that Bryan's
nomination would absolutely destroy
the present advantage which the Dem
ocratic party holds In American poli
tics. And these men do not want Bryan
nominated. Yet many of them aro so
tied up with the "Peerless One" that
they cannot or will not rise and object
to his nomination next year, and note
worthy among this element seems to
be Champ Clark, of Missouri.
Peerless Oat la SbrewA.
Bryan has been shrewdly playing the
gam. He has found much to admire
In Wood row Wilson, and has drawn
from Wilton commendation of many
Bryan Ideas and theories. Insofar as
Wilson has subscribed to Bryanlsm. so
far baa be been approved by Bryan.
Nice game. that, for It tickles the Wil
son followers, and will put them In a
friendly frame of mind. In the event
the Democratic convention cannot be
swung Into line for New Jersey's Gov
ernor. Bryan has also found much to
commend In Champ Clark bully fel
low, sound Judgment, clear head, and
all that. But It s mere taffy, for now
we are told that Clark Is to become a
candidate, not with any expectation of
being nominated, hut to bold together
hla following for transfer to the "real
Bryan choice." Oh. fine!
Bryan haa not seen his way clear to
give hearty Indorsement to the Har
mon boom, and with Cnderwood. of Al
abama, he has picked a quarrel. But
Bryan figures that If he can combine
the Bryan. Wilson and Clark strength
In the Democratic National Convention
he will not need to wory about the
Harmon element and the I'nderwood
element, and he probably la correct.
I'nderwood la thus far a local man. with
no following outside his own state, and
the Harmon boom has absolutely re
fused to expand.
It is a beautiful game, the way Bryan
Is playing It. and perhapa his calcula
tions are correct so far as the nomina
tion Is concerned, but if Frrtn Is the
Democratic nominee, he will immedi
ately become a Republican asset. The
Republicans are strong for Bryan for
the nomination.
Clark Superior Conrt to Open.
- VAVYHVER. Wash, Oct. I. (Spe
cial The October term of the Su
perior Court of Clark County will open
tomorrow morning at o'clock. JudVe
Donald Mc.Msster. presiding. The data
of trial of Roy L Burkhart. who ahot
and killed Harry L. Lewellyn. trum
peter of Company A. First Infantry.
September 20. mhen he broke arrest
and tried to run. will be set tomorrow.
The Jury session will begin October .
Of the If Jurors Impaneled, six are
women. it women are miTltd.
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WILLIAM JEXXntGI BRTAJC IX PORTRAIT AND SNAPSHOT.
GOAL POLICY STAYS
Secretary Fishes Declares It
Has Been Success.
REAL DEVELOPMENT AIM
Defence to Charge That Prior-s Are
Prohibitive Is Assertion That
They Are Fair, bat Fixed to
Pat Stop to Speculation.
coal lands in the
priced to date.
country hare bean
NEGRO VICTIM OF BULLET
Centralla ClUscns Indignant
cause of Fatal Shooting;.
Be-
D Inner Gaeat Kills Host.
SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. 1. Frank
Brttsl. a grocer, was shot and killed
In his home today by Frank l-otn-bardL
Lombard! had eaten dinner
with Breast's family. Dominic Bressl.
nephew of Frank, was shot In the arm
by Lombard! but 'gars him a beating
and threw htm over a banister, frac
turing bis ikulL Tha causa of tha
shooting Is not known.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. Maintaining that
tha policy of the United States Gov
ernment, with regard to the valuation
of coal lands Is not open to the crltl-
lsms against It. and that it Is de
Igned to prevent monopolisation and
o encourage development. v. alter l-
Fisher, Secretary of tha Interior, to
night made his reply to protests
against that policy, submitted to him
last June by Representative Frank
MondslU of Wyoming.
Representative Mondell charged that
prices fixed by the Government were
nrohlbltlve: that they paralysed the
coal Industry In the West; resulted In
Increasing the cost of coal to the con
sumer from SO cents to II a ton; and
created a monopoly.
Mr. Mondell also said that prices for
coal lands In all the working fields run
from 1160 to $500 an acre: that mil
lions of acres are rated at values above
ISO an acre; and that prices In tha
better fields are In excess ST tnose
charged In commercial practice In the
same fields for better grade coals in
Eastern fields.
Oalrk Developsaent enst.
All these allegations Secretary
Fisher, after thorough study, submits
"ajrarently based on misapprehen
sion as to the basis on which valuation
nude, as to the prices placed on
coal lands, anJ as to the effect which
he classifications nave naa on tne saie
public lands.
"Tha prlcea now fixed." Secretary
Fisher continues, a re designed not to
create monopoly In the hands of pres
ent owners of etKil lands, but to pre
vent monopoly by making It unproflt-
ble to purchase large areas ror in
definite holding without development.
This. In fact. Is the constant aim or
the department In prices which It puts
n public coal lands to make them
low enough so as to encourage pur
chases for Immediate development, yet
ufflciently high as --to discourage
purchases for long time holdings for
peculation or lor monopolization.
Prlcea prohibiting aeveiopmem
would be Inimical to the present Inter
ests of the West; prices permitting
purchases with a view to monopolizat
ion would be Inimical to tneir iuture
Interests. The sole object, therefore.
Is so to value the lands as to permit
evelopment and to prohibit specula
tion.
laatag Systesa Favetre.
'In view of all the facta, however.
am convinced that the prices now be
ing placed on the public coal lands are
neither unreasonable nor exorbitant.
nd that the Increase in the sale of
coal lrnds for the four-year fiscal
period subsequent to July 1. 1S07. In
compsrtson with the preceding four
year period, together with the present
condition of the Western coal Industry,
demonstrates conclusively that the
present classification policy is not
open to criticism which you make."
Secretary Fisher euggeats that a lib
eral, but wisely protected, leasing law,
might be found to promote develop-'
ment mora vigorously than any system
of outright purchase, such as has bean
the care In Australia and New Zealand,
and adopted by Canada In Its Tukon
terrttiry.
Referring to Mr. Mondell's charge
that mllllona of acrea are rated at
values above 1110 an -acre aa "the
highest price paid" by coal purchasers.
licreary Fisher saya there cannot be
mtlllona of acres of classified lands so
rated, since only 1, COS. 000 acres o
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) J. C. Pearca, a negro hotel-
keeper of Rochester, who was shot by
George Daugherty at that place Thurs
day night, died at the Houda Hospital
In Centralla yesterday morning as a
result of his wound. At a post-mortem
held over tha body this afternoon, at
which Sheriff Gaston and Prosecuting
Attorney W'lson. of Thurston County,
were present, it was decided that death
wss due to the shock from the opera
tion.
Daugherty was bound over to the
Superior Court of Thurston County
under $100 bonds Friday morning on a
charge of assault with deadly weapons.
but the charge will be changed to first
degree manslaughter.
Indignation Is felt In Centralla over
the affair, as Pearce was In this city
on the morning of the shooting and
begged the local police department, a
Justice of the Peace and the Prosecut
ing Attorney to place Daugherty under
peace bonds.
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Wasldngton Attorney-General to Aa-
' arrer Only Rightful Queries.
SENATE SEAT STAKE
OLTMPIA. Wash, Oct 1. (Special.)
Owlna; to the rreat amount of resmlar
business. n edict haa erone forth from
the office of W. V. Tanner. Attorney-
Oeneral. that no lonirer will questions
be answered for othera than those who
have a leral rlKht to call upon tha de
partment for Information. The law
makes the Attorney-General counselor
for all atate officials and departmenta
and for the prosecuting attorneys of
the various counties. In turn, the
county officials are expected to sub
mit their questions to the county at
torney, while each municipality. In
theory at least, haa a city attorney:
in tne past it rraa been the custom
for the Attorney-General's office to
answer the queries sent in. but now
the practice has ceased. The reason
la that the Attorney-General and his
assistants are kept busy caring- for the
usual run or state business.
Stephenson Must Explain. His
$107,793 Election Fund.
INVESTIGATION ON TODAY
MORMONS TO BE FOUGHT
Rival Party In Salt Lake Renomi-
, nates Present Mayor.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Oct. 1.
Mayor John 8. Bra n. ford yesterday waa
chosen for the third time to bead the
municipal ticket by the American (anti-
Mormon) party convention. The affairs
of the- city government January 1 next
will bf administered under the commis
sion plan.
Chlef amona; the resolutions adopted
by the convention waa one requesting:
the President of the United Statea and
the Secretary 6f tho Navy to accept
silver service for the battleship Utah
bearing a patriotic design, and to re
ject tho tray showing: the design of
Brlftnam Young and the Mormon Tem
ple.
Vancouver Prepares for Crowds.
VANCOUVER. Vash Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) To handle the crowds who will
attend the Clark County Fair, October
4. 5. and 7, several cars have been
shipped from Portland to Vancouver
for the traction company's use. With
the addition of these cars the company
will be able to handle 400 people every
IS minutes or tbe day. It is expected
that there will be an attendance of
50.000 people during the four days'
fair. Exhibits are now being placed.
. Four Hunters Kill 7 Ducks.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) Thirty-seven apoonbll) and teal
ducks were killed today at Mulligans
Lake by Sheriff Cresap, George M.
Bordeaux, George Thompson and Press
Galther. fo mallard or canvaabacka
were seen. This waa the first day of
the open eeaeon for ducks and upland
btrda. It rained steadily all day, mak-
Ideal weather for ehootlna;-
Vt'lsconstn Senator to Be First Wit
ness Celled in His Own De
fense at Inquiry Into
Charges of Corruption.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Oct. 1. United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson prob
ably will take the witness stand to
morrow In his own defense against
charges that the corrupt use of money
contributed to his election on March 4
lo.
Three members of the sub-committee
of the committee on privileges and
elections of the United States Sepate
are ready to begin the inquiry into the
chargea presented at Washington that
much of the I107.793 which Senator
Stephenson used in his primary cam
paign was Illegally employed.
The charges were tne result or two
previous Investigations, one by the
Assembly members of the Wisconsin
Legislature, who virtually exonerated
Senator Stephenson, and one by the
Senate members, who demanded that
Senator Stephenson be unseated and
that the United Statea Senate under
take an investigation of Its jwn.
Senator w. a. Heyourn (Kep. ), of
Idaho, who will be chairman of tha
present .investigation, said Senator
Stephenson will be the first witness
called. W. E. Black, of Milwaukee, and
Charles E. Littiefleld. of Maine. ex-
Representative, will act as his attor
neys. No attorneys will represent the
state or commission.
Senator Stephenson will fight the
charges, which he alleges are the re
sult of political factloaism. When Sen
ator Stephenson was first elected to
the Senate in 1907 to fill the unex
pired term of John C. Spooner. it Is
alleged, the La Follette faction exacted
promise from him that he would
not run for re-election. He declared
he was not bound by any promise, and
accordingly was re-elected.
Other members of the committee who
have arrived are Senators George
Sutherland (Rep.), of Utah, and Atlee
Pomerene (Dem.), of Ohio.
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Among the appliances In up-to-date whal-
1ns T-ssels is a hsrpoon gun at the bow.
Eight million neso or sDeep is tne loss
la Argentina entailed by a prolonged
drought. This means about 20 per cent of
the native flocks.
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