ppf
WHIRLWIND FORGER
t MAN RELEASED FROM IOWA I
1*111 SON GOT BUSY.
He Swindled Mauj Concerns I mine- f
diateljr After II is Release, Got Mar>
ried and Disappeared.
Insurance companies in Illinois
and Ohio, and a grieving bride, won
by rapid fire courtship, in Indiana, *
would gladly receive information i
that might lead to th edetectlon and I
arrest of Max Sellgmnn. Iowa is rid
of the clever forger. H owns rol??s
ed from Ft. Madison, Iowa., two days
l>efore Christmas In 1907, after serving
five years in prison on charge of !
obtaining money on false pretense. 1
He Is an enigma to detectives and ,
has left more forged checks and pa- i
pers than ever before as it Is known
he has oj#*ated in other states and
served several terms in penitentiari- '
es. Seligman is about 3 5 years of
age, smooth faced and with a good
front.
Seligman let no grass grow under i
his feet when he was released in '
Iowa. He headed for Chicago at i
once and before his curves were
known he was doing business at a i
rapid rate for tho National Life Insurance
company. Ho forged names i
right and left and embezzled whereover
he got the chance. He made
a hasty getaway for Cincinnati, O..
in February and there began to
work on his old plan. He was first
arrested for falling to pay a board
bill but a former employer camo to
his aid and he was released. Then
he began to forge on a grand scale
and to work everything and everybody
in sight.
In a remarkabbly short time the
slick penman had secured $50,000
by forging the names of Dr. Stlx and
M. E. Moch, of the firm Moch, Herman
& Co. Beforo they knew him
he w'as Introduced to tho Hi|siness
Men's club and given a carte blanc
ou ordering meals and driuks. He
used the privilege, much to the sorrow
of the management of the club.
Then he became identified with the
Cleveland Life Insurance company
nnu lurgea signatures to the amount
of $2 00,000 worth of business.
Then he obtained $2,500 from Cincinnati
brewers to whom he was introduced
by Senator Ward. Later
he was cut off Ward's list of
' friends."
It appears that about this time
Setigman became connected with the
Americun Life Insurance company,
of St. I^ouis, Mo., roped them in,
forged a telegram for $100 on the
American National bank of Cincinnati,
and married Miss Isaacs, of
Madison. Ind. She was not in a hurry
to marry the whirlwind insurance
man but he was making money
and the rabbi advised the match.
Her? the tide turned. People began
to get after Scligman. Hanks refused
him credit. In March the police
began to keep watch after he had
paid a widow $1,000 insurance and
tucn persuaded her to loan it to him
on some worthless mining stock.
Here th? man dropped out of sight
as suddenly as he had appeared and
it Is only within a woek that police
have completed nis criminal record.
It s found the man has a divorced
wife and three children living in
Des Moines. The former Miss Isaacs
Is at home with her mother grieving
over the developments of her shor.
season of wedded life.
OLD NOTE CAUSED ANXIETY.
Wife of Merchant Discovers Note intended
for His Clerk.
An Incident containing many varieties
of emotion occurred at Rock
Hill Thursday. Happily all ended
well. Seeral physicians were called
to the bedside of a lady living In
the western suburbs who was in dire
condition, weak from hysterical oino- '
tlon because her husband had left
town without saying anything to her 1
about It. Nor did he return during 1
the night and by morning the good 1
lady was prostrated. Thereby hangs :
a tale. The good wife knowing this '
had seemingly good reasons for the 1
collapse. It seems that she and her '
husband, who runs a store in one of '
the mill districts, had some time in '
the past discussed the action of some 1
man who finding his business in had (
shape had become desperate and com- i
ui It ted suicide. To one friend the 1
merchant had said that should he *
ever find himself in such shape he '
would not think of commlting sulci- '
de but would simple pick up and 1
cut out for parts unknown. When x
he failed to come home and was not '
found at his store his wife lmme- "
diately thought of that conversation '
and was sure that her husband had i
got Into business difficulties and had '
deserted tier Thiols""* * * ~
....bueiiqi ?ci? orougni a
to a climax when a noto was found t
in th csafe saying thnt he had left
town nnd didn't know he would be <i
back. In the midst of a terrible 1
morning for the prostrated wife the t
train from Yorkville came in nnd on c
it the missing huVhand, who had t
suddenly jumped the train yesterday c
and run over to a neighboring town 'I
on some business. The note found t
was one he had written to his clerk <1
last fall some time when he was 11
starting to the Jamestown exposition
and it had lain un-noticod in the r
safe until this most in-op|>ortnno r
time before being found. It is un- J
necessary to say that more care will v
he expected in the future. c
h
. UGHTNING HITS OIL TANK. t
a
Fierce Fire Started in iW.tMH) llurrcl o
Tank in Texas.
A dispatch from Houston, Texas, a
says: The Texas Oil Company's
35,000 barrel tank at Nederland ti
station, was struck by lightning late S
Thursday. A special train carried t]
men from Port Arthur and help was b
sent from Fort Nechei anc^ Garrison fl
to assist in saving other tanks. * li
TILLMAN ABROAD.
IE 18 RAPIDLY IMPROVING IN
HEALTH.
ieiiior Senator Writes for His Constitutes
an Account of His Travels
in Spain and Morocco.
Senator Tillmau is well ami enjoyng
very much his trip abroad. Col.
\ugust Kohn has received the follownK
COrrpaimnHonnn mki-k
n UIV.U SPCU KS
for Itself:
"Gibraltar, June 8, 1908.
"My Dear Kohn: I forwarded
herewith an account dictated by j
Senator Tillman of his trip since we
landed. It practically amounts to
a diary. I will add that the senator
seems to me to be improving in
health in every way; appetite good,
sleep excellent and in fine spirits.
Mrs. Tillman, too. is standing the
hard work of travel very well.
"I have had no personal letters
since I left Boston. and don't expect
to get any till 1 reach Rome, in about
two weeks.
"We met this morning on the
streets Melton and Earle, who have
Just returned from a trip similar to
ours. Doth are well.
"Sincerely,
"J. W. Dabeock."
Senator Tillman's account of his
trip follows:
"The two weeks which have elapsed
since our landing at Gibraltar
have been spent in rather strenuous
fashion. The long rest on the boat
had brought such improvement that
the morning after we recalled Gibraltar
and found a good steamer
about to start for Tangier. 40 miles
southward on the West African coast
in Moroco, we yielded to the suggestion
of two Columbia friends,
Messrs. Melton and Earle, who had
just come in on the German Lloyd
steamer, and put off 'for Tangier
without seeing Gibraltar at all.
reaching it about I p. m. After
resting at the hotel a saunter of an
hour and a half through the narrow,
filthy streets, from seven to 12 feet
wide and a" crooked, gave us all
the Idea of Mohammedan and Moorish
life and civilization that we wanted.
and there was no
?*<?VICUVU U1
opinion about returning to Gibraltar
next dny.
"After taking a view of Gibraltar,
through which we drove with
the American counsel, Mr. Richard
Sprague, and whose courtesy was
much appreciated, wo crossed over
to Algecirns, Spain, on the opposite
side of the bay. where we spent two
nights and a day resting and enjoying
the magnificent view of the famous
Itock of Gibraltar, and the most
gorgeous display of flowers that it
has ever been our good fortune to
see, hedges of geraniums five feet
high white daisy bushes of even larger
size, with other flowers too numerous
to mention. These are in the
garden or park surrounding the well
Knglish hotel, the Reina Christina,
and though it was tho 1st of June
we had to sleep under blankets,
which has been necessary throughout
our trip in Southern Spain. Friday
we went to Rondn. an old Moorish
fortress, in the midst of the
mountains, with a most magnificent
view. Part of the journey upwards
was through the- cork-woods. Most
of the way the fields are filled with
olive trees, wheat and barley occupying
occasional stretches. The wheat
in most instances was very good,
some of it exceedingly fine. After
a night at Ronda and n wnifc tin.. a.
the old Moorish town to the cathedral
we started for Granada Sunday
morniuK. and although the Spaniards
are perhaps the most devout people
In Europe, there was no evidence
that the people remembered the
Commandment, as they were at work
everywhere in the fields.
"We spent two whole days in
Granada and then left for Seville,
taking nearly all day for the journey,
though the distance is less than
200 miles. I will not attempt any
lescriptions, but will only say that
ive were not disappointed in the Alliamhra.
though our expectations had
;>een raised very high by what we
tad read, and in Seville there was
i repetition of this experience. The
tathedral. with its numerous masterdeces
of painting, and the Moorish
iluce must be seen to be appreciat
'd and then seen again and again,
vhile tin little chapel in La Caridad
lospital will undoubtedly linger a
oy forever in our memories. Here
ve found the only evidences in Spain
>f prosperity and modern city life,
md undoubtedly, for we all agreeed
>n this point, our Columbia friends
ulning in the verdict, that tlm Sevillan
women as a whole are the handlomest
we have ever seen or expert
o see.
"Friday evening we went to Corlova.
famous for its Roman bridge
milt by Augustus Caesar and for
he Moorish Mosque, considered by
xperts as the most wonderful archlectural
triumph of the Moors, who
onquered Spain in the 8th century,
'he Spaniards marred in many ways
he dignity and strength of this wonlerful
building. but again I must
lot undertake descriptions.
"We got bark to Gibraltar, last
light. June 7, well fagged out and
ealised for the first time that it ic
ust a month since we left Trenton,
kdthnut having any news from home
>r seen an American newspaper. I
lave stood the strain much better
han I would have thought possible
nd attribute it to an entire change
f view, and the absence of anything
r? excite, and the admirable sleeping
hat the conditions have brought
bout.
"Letters front home this morning
bII us of hot parched conditions In
outh Carolina, and one wonders a',
he marvellous Spanish climate that
iankets in June, where oranges
ourish and hot house plants grow j
1 the yards " |
MUST RE-REGISTER.
IMPORTANT OPINION BY ATTOR
NKY GENERAL LYON.
Oh! KoKislcrntioii Certificates Nul
and Void?Hooks Kept Open Long
er.
Attorney General Lyon, at the re
I quest of Gov. Ansel, has renders
an important opinion on the require
nients of the act of 1908 on re-enroll
ment and registration of voters
This act was passed by the genera
assembly, in accordance with th
provision of the constitution, requii
ing new registration every ten yean
und special appropriations were mad
for the hoards of registrations i
order that the hooks might he kep
open a longer time than usual.
Mr. Lyon holds that each an
every voter who has heretofore rc
gistered must register and have hi
name entered on the - hooks in th
sanio manner as if it were entlrel
new registration. There is a pre
viso that those registered befor
1898 shall he entitled to another r(
gist rat ion upon presentation of the!
certificates from the clerk of coui
or secretary of state that their name
appear upon the records prior t
ISUS. On the new hooks opene
and kept open during the months c
July and August should he entore
all the names. Those enrolled dui
ing the first Monday in each luont
of the year 1908.
The opinion is a strict construi
tion of the law, hut Mr. Lyon feel
that the act of 1908 should l?e cai
red out to the letter and the registn
tion hooks he purged of thousand
of names of those dead or remove
from the Stale and that hereaftc
the hoards of registration should li
required to keep the hooks cleai
This point was made in Barnwe
eouuty some month ago when a
effort was made to get up a petitio
to vote out the dispensary. Th
names of hundreds of voters wer
counted in when they were not ei
titled to registration. Since the
Gov. Ansel has made it plain to a
hoards* that the law should he stric
ly enforced.
At tent ion I lemocrat s.
An Act making Certain Offences i
Primary Elections Misdemeanor
ana rrescrioing Penalties Ther<
fore.
Section 1. He it enacted by tt
General Assembly of South Carolina
At or before every political priinai
election held by any political part;
organization or association, for tb
purpose of choosing candidates ft
office, or the election of delegates t
conventions in this State, any perso
who shall, by threats or any otht
form of intimidation, or by the pa;
ment. delivery or promise of mone;
or other article of value, procure t
offer, promise or endeavor to procun
another to vote for or against ati
particular candidate in such electioi
or who shall, for such consideratioi
offer to so vote, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. Every candidate offerin
for election, under the provisions (
Section 1. shall make the followin
pledge and file the same with tli
Clerk of the Court of Common Plet
for the County in which he is a cat
didate, unless he should be a cand
date in more than one County, i
which case he shall file same wit
the Secretary of State, before h
shall enter upon his campaign, t
wit: I, the undersigned
of the County of an
State of South Carolina, candidal
for the office of , her<
by pledge that, f will not give no
spend -money, or use infoxicatin
liquors for the purpose of obtainin
or influencing votes, and that 1 shal
at the conclusion of the catnpaig
,1,1,1
...... tin- primary oiecitor
render to the Clerk of Court o
(Secretary of State as heretnhofor
provided) under oath, an itemize
statement of all moneys spent o
provided by me during the campaig
for campaign purposes up to tha
time, and I further pledge that
will, immediately after the primar
i election or elections that I am ;
candidate in, render an itemize*
statement, under oath, showing al
fni the. moneys spent or provide*
by ine in said election: Provided
That a failure to conflply with thi
provision shall render such eloctioi
null and void, in so far as the can
didate who fails to file the statemen
herein rocpiired, hut shall not affee
the validity of tho election of an;
candidate complying with this S?c
tion: And provided further, Tha
such itemized statement and piedgi
shall lie open to public inspectioi
at al) times.
Sec. That any violation of thi
provisions of this Act shall he a mis
demeanor; and any person, uppn con
viction thereof, shall l?o fined not lesi
than $100 nor more than $500. o:
bp Imprisoned at hard labor for no
less than one month nor more thai
six months, or both fine and tm
prisonmcnt. in the discretion of th<
Court.
LOCOMOTIVF. KXI'LODKS.
Conine Drawing Work Train lllowi
( p With Fatal Results.
At New Brunswick, N. J., thret
men were killed by the explosion o
a locomotive on the Pennsylvanit
railroad at Steellon, two miles fron
there, Friday afternoon. The loco
motive was drawing a work train.
Stabs Negro With File.
There was a little disturbance Wed
nesday morning in Rowesville when t
tight occurred between a negro ant;
an Italian. James Hankie. Tht
cause of the trouble is not knowr
but Hankie proceeded to stab th?
negro in several places with a flit
that he picked up in ihe mill. Hotli
were employed by the Hlake Lumber
Co. Several very severe wounds
were inflicted in the body of the negro,
by the sharp point of the file
and his Injuries may, be serious.
' p
COTTON AND CORN 7
? 1
. CONDITION OP CROPS IN THIS ]
STATE AS REPORTED. t
\
1
1 Cotton Suffering in Souie Sections 1
With Lice. More Coiumercinl Per- '
I
tili/.cr I"set!.
H The following paragraphs are
^ taken from the crop report issued
the office of Commissioner Watson.
I_ The cotton crop in many portions
5 of the state was considerably rej
tarded in the early stages by cool
e weather, particularly cool nights,
._ and rain in certain localities, rauk,
lng the preparation of the land later
g thau usual. A number of the coun?
ties report the crop fro inten to flf
teen days late. Sunic lice uiid other
plant ailments have appeared in isod
lated sections, but none of these ailinents
seem to have done any seri|g
ous damage. For the past few
e weeks the weather has been ad 1111rv
able for cotton growing and the
plant hns been making consderable
e headway. The condition of the cotj_
ton crop invariably falls materially
r in the latter part of June and dur t
ing July, and until the August niid,8
sea-on report is issued it is difficult
o to venture any predictions as to the
d course of the cotton crop. However,
,f regarding tho opinions expressed by
d tho various correspondents in the
r. different counties as to the prospects
h for a full crop this prospect is shown
at this time to be 78.8 per cent.
> Invariably the reports from the
Is several counties show that there has
[ - been a material decrease in the utilization
of commercial fertilizers unls
der cotton. It is notworthy also in
d connection with the crop; that one
?r of the best counties iu the state?
,e Marlboro?reports a perfect condlu.
tiou, and the largest cotton county
11 below Columbia?Orangeburg?ren
ports very nearly aperfect cond'tlon.
n In tho Piedmont territory, with the
ie exception of York, Pick ?ns, Abbeville
e and Greenwood, the condition does
i- not seem to no as good as it is *i
n other sections.
11 In regard to tliecorn crop throught
out tho state there is reported a
most material increase in acreage,
coupled with the further statement
that the increased purchase of fertin
lizers has been for utilization under
b, the 18(18 corn crop. The coin crop
s- is reported from all parts of the
state to be iu a fine and healthy conie
ditlon. It is worth noting also that
l: the Williamson plan of cultivation
y has been largely employed, and this
V, department has distributed many
le iiunoreaB ui e.u;?n pampi'ieis ueuili>r
Ing this metlu.d of iilii'.'i.i.' There
o is every indication of a splendid ium
crease in the production of corn in
>r South Carolina in 1908. and this has
y been somewhat stimulated by the
y, several corn growing contests that
>r are being conducted this year.
e, ?
iy KX-RANK CIjKHK AKHESTUIt.
a,
il. Pittsburg Mail Said to Have Taken
$Td,OtH) of Hank's Money.
B T. W. Tiers, former discount clerk
of the First National Hank of IMttsR
burg, Pa., was arrested lalc Thursie
day on an aflldavite made hby Nals
tional Hank Examiner Win. L. Folds
charging him with the abstraction of
'* about $51,000 of the bank's funds.
11 Tiers furnished bail in the sum of
h $10,000 for appearing.
ie ^ All the money was taken from
? the bank form February 8. 190k. to
Auly 6, 1900. Shortly after that
d time the bank ollieials learned of the
? irregularities and dismissed Tiers.
lie made partial restitution and
,r turned over to the hank certain colK
lateral upon which it is stated the inR
stitution hoped to realize. Nothing
0 was said of the matter at the time
11 and the hank charged off the shortb
age from the surplus.
'r Recently, however, the many
e bank defalcations occurring in this
d vicinity resulted in an order being rer
ceived from Washington, it is >aid.
11 to prosecute all such cases, and re1
suited in tlie information against
* Tiers.
y Since leaving tne employ of the
? I hank Tiers llHU linn nonirouo,l I.. 11."
--- - in mc
^ real estate business. *
1
' M(?st Dc-structivo Enemy.
Jt is estimated that the rat does
s $ri0.000,000 worth of damage a
1 year in England, and the figures
" are much greater for this country.
In fact, tlie rat may he classed as
the farmer's most destructive enemy.
v In a slaughter-house near Paris, rats
in a single night picked to the hone
the carcasses of thirty-five horses.
There is very little they will not eat.
1 Eggs, young birds and animals are
among the dainties which they snap i
up in the ordinary course of business.
Hut when pressed by hunger
" they will eat anythingthrough which
K they can drive their terrible teeth.
J" Rat will eat rat. The idea that a
trapped rat. w-ill bite off an Imprlson1
ed leg and so escape is now .aid
~ to be wrong. It is the other rats
" which do the biting; they eat thr
captive. As we now have no Pied
Piper of Hamlin to charm the r. ts
away, as in the old nursery story,
? it behooves every farmer to find or
invent means to get id of thes. cv
3
f A Toast to tin* Team at the Foot.
1 "A toast to the team tliat wins!" 1
? Well,tills is the world's queer way; 1
For the victor a toast for the van- ]
finished a roast?
'Tis the order of things, you say.
For the lucky few there are paeans 1
of praise; 1
J For the other there's hell to pay. i
? "A toast to the team at the foot!" '
i Well it does sound a hit out of I
? place?
: But. in pledging your toast?who
i needs it the most?
The first or the last in the race?
> Drink how you will--but here's my 1
glass J
To the fellows who lose their j
, . filace, --Exchange.
Flit's Mild Mosquitos I
Be sure to fight the flies out of i
;he house. Do not leave any foods 1
;xposed to their ravages, and be <
jure to keep all garbage boxes, cans i
jlop barrel, and other receptacles of i
waste or refuse, well covered, or
better, taken away from the house
and emptied. Flies are a dangerous
menace to health, as well as very
annoying to the Derson.
Where the mosquito is, there is
malaria, also, and it is now high
time to begin to battle against this
pest. Cover all rain barrels, empty
the water from buckets, cans, or
other things found setting or lying
about the house after a rain; drain
off all small pools, or ditch water,
and if this can not be done, pour a
little coal oil on the surface once a
week. Mosquitos do not fly far
from the hatchery and every precaution
should be taken to prevent
them coming to the house.
Screen all doors and windows,
and clean all foul places about the
house. Remember that flies breed
in filth, and keep them as far away
from the house as possible. 'JDo it
now."
A lU'itublican Sliot at Mr. Tuft.
The Indianapolis News (rep) says:
"The vice president has remained
steadfast at his post in Washington,
performing his constitutional duty
with conscientious fidelity during
recent months, while the campaign
for delegates has been going on so
fiercely under the direction of the
White House. His dignified course
has been in striking and pleasant]
contrast to the hurrying to and fro
in the land of the war secretary,
with his cohort and political managers
and press agents. Yesterday,
however, Mr. Fairbanks filled an
engagement in Chicago which he
had made when he had supposed
that congress would adjourn before
he should be called upon to fill it.
It was the occasion of the dedication
of a new parochial school. The day
and the occasion naturally suggested
the theme, which was only by
implication political. He discussed
the great place the. school and the
church hold in our life as bulwarks
against the destructive forces of
socialism and anarchy. Incidentally
he showed that he was at one
with the majority of his countrymen
in opposition to the great enlargement
of the navy and the
army. Hetter build more schools
than more war ships. The speech,
as a whole, was noteworthy for its
good sense and optimistic patriotism."
Should Ik* Protected.
There are no better friends to
have in the garden than the toads.
If they could be protected and encouraged
to live there they would
eradicate many of the grubs and
cutworms that do so much damage
to plants. The great enemy of the
toad is the smart boy. Hands of
schoolboys have been known to go
out and in a single day kill as many
as three hundred of these useful
animals. Hoys regard this as innocent
sport, being untaught, and
not knowing that the toad is a most
valuable insect destroyer. Teach
these young barbarians to avoid
cruelty in all forms and cultivate
I
kindness for all creatures. If they
arc the sons of farmers, instill into
their minds the fact that they are
working against the fathers' interests
when they kill such creatures
as toads and birds, which are the
chief destroyers of the insect pests
that feed on crops. If you will
subscril>e to ''Our Dumb Animals"
the beautiful littte organ of the
Humane societies, pnblished at
Boston, and make your children
read it through every month, they
will soon be converted from imps of
destruction into angels of mercy.
The l,ea<l Trust lit Work.
It seems that the lead trust has
been using the pure food law for
the prosecution of the independent
paint men. It has been trying to
compel them to disclose their for
mulas, and the paint men retaliated
by starting a movement to require
white lead and all related products
to be labelled "Poison." This seems
to have had the desired eirect upon
the lead trust an.l a compromise
resolution was agieed upon which
protested against proscriptive legis
lation in the interest of nnn lino of
business as against another line of I
business with the provision that
whenever legislation upon these
matters is insisted upon it should
be directed toward the maintenance
and upbuilding of the law upon
trade and allied industries by legis
lation insuring full weights and full j
measutes and prohibiting false and
misleading descriptions. This means
that the paint men will retaliate .
upon the lead trust if the lead trust
attempts to use its influence against
the other paint di alers,
A l-'rank Itcpuhliraii.
The following from a staff corrcs[>ondent
of the Indianapolist News. ,
appeared in that republican paper,
seue of June 7:
Chicago, 111., June 6.?As has
n \\ --^r
been said, there is to be no perse- 'the
rialitics associated with the campaign pr<
that has been planned by the field the
candidates. No one intends to say ins
aught against Mr. Taft as a man, | wh
nor is there much disposition to say tic
that he might not make a good wl
president if elected. The sum to- co^
tal of the argument against nomina- ro
ting him is that he can not be elect- ro
ed. It is now being pointed out, to.
and it will be pointed out with
more energy when the delegates all thi
get here, that for the following rca-1 mi
sons he will be defeated, if nomina- ] mi
ted: j ofl
First?On reflection the people of ca
the country will not elect a man tic
whose nomination was dictated Ft
from the White House. fr
Second?He will lose the votes of ta
a large number of progressive re-1 in
publicans everywhere as a result of,
the support he is getting in Wall ca
Street and from the trusts and "int-1 gi
ercsts" generally. m
Third?The negro vote is against! or
him and will never become recon-' se
cued to his nomination. | pi
Fourth?Organized labor is un- w
friendly to him and is quietly plan- th
ning to wage war against him if he a;
should be nominated. | dt
Fifth?His statement about Gen. I th
U. S. Grant on Decoration day has so
offended the Grand Armv men of th
the land and they may be expected v<
to be lukewarm in the campaign, if pi
they do not refuse to support him. ; v<
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opposing the nomination of Mr. ei
Taft for the above reasons believe sc
every reason they as ;ign is based tl
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that the delegates to the convention M
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first reason assigned for desiring to b
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too little attention has been paid to V
the use of federal power in obtain- tl
ing Taft delegates. It is common a
knowledge among norsons who hav? ?i
followed the events of last year that U
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i entire federal machine, with the
e.uh-.tof the United States a*
?throttle, has been used in makC
su. e of the election of delegates
10 w old support the administrates
candidate. In the south,
?or< 'he federal ottice-holders
uUi i <?t control without running
upkthud over the opposition.
ng! >nod methods were resorted
Practically every delegate from
e t !i who is here asking for adssi
t: to the convention as a Taft
an was chooson by a convention of
See! " tiers. When it became heme
necessary for the administra>n
to resort to entreme measures
ank II. Hitchcock w.is taken
om the office of first assisnt
p? ?st master general and placed
charge of the work of obtaining
ileg-.u s m the south. Why? Heuse,
as first assistant postmaster
snerwi. he had appointed the postasters
down there and was the
te man who conld successfully asmhlt
them in conventions for the
lrpoto of electing delegates that
ould come here ready to carry out
e administration's bidding. About
year ''go the federal administration
diberately started out to gather in
te 'J11 delegates from the eleven
luthun states for Mr. Taft?states
lat do not contribute one electoral
)to t?- the election of a republican
resin, nt and yet have within "one
jte o Jo per cent of the votes in
iem?'ional convention. The feda'
b?'ministration's activity in the
?uth makes the cont>st from down
?*.re doubly interesting. If the
ttti?n. d committee should stand by
Ir. Hitchcock's word?if it shall
i> n it' it was right und proper for
ie llice-holdi rs to dictate the
lecti n of delegates?Mr. Taft's
hai ee lor obtainining the nominaoii
v ill Ik' greatly enhanced.
Un.ess all signs fail delegates from
ie pi gressivc republican states, of
ie v *st will want to know all about
:ie'l??f I ai'uuiico wiib Wall Street
efor? casting their votes in the
onvintion. It is inevitable that
ner< must he some explanations.
vh> ihe Standard Oil company.
ie st'el trust, every trust, good
nd had. now for Tafi? It will in
ie " pu.ion of good judges, take a
>t u explaining to convince the
lie v.. tern delegates thai a deal of
ime tort was not made. In New
oiT il is common talk that it was
ie Resident's promise to "take the
?eth . ut of the Sherman anti trust
iw" that brought some <>f the big
nes i'wr.
The administration failed to per- ^
uad-- congress to extrac' the said
. eth. but from all accounts Mr.
:oo . volt is determined that the
atioual convention shall, in its
latf< rtn, promise to have congress
o the extracting at the next scsion.
Somebody carried the word
> the "undesirably citizens" in
lew York that if Mr. Taft should
e nou inated and elected they (the
ndct i able citizens) would not be
tolos* d during the next four years,
her't i -no doubt about this. And
et about dOO, delegates were intruded
to vote for Mr. Tuft be*use
he was the one man who could
e dep nded on to carry out the
oosevt !t policies. It set ins worth
hile to remark again that some ,
ne is being fooled, ts it the "intrests"
in Wall Street or the proressive
republicans of the centra
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