The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

tiques of the late DIR. William H. Grim, of
Baltimore, eight Chippendale chairs that had
been once owned by Francis Scott Key brought
1000 apiece. They were bought by New
York dealer. Other articles brought very high
prices and the aggregate amount of the sale
will be over $4,000. Mr.. o. A. Kirkland con-
Quoted the sale for the executors of the estate.
AMONG THE last gifts of Andrew Carnegie
was one of 5000, 900 to Booker I. Washington's
Tuskegee Institute. In handing the check to
Washington he is reported to have said
providence has been very kind to me of late
because piece Of realty bought has risen
5000 900 in value And when / come to think
of it can assign no reason for this generosity,
except that l have not bothered Providence
with my petitions for about forty years" We
don't believe Carnegie ever made any such
remark 1t does not sound like him and he is
too shrewd man to try to make sensible peo-
pie think him fool.
AT THE national good roads convention in
ST. Louis on Monday Director Dodge, of the
Office of public road inquiries in the Agricul-
ture Department, spoke on the subject what
the Government is Doing for Highway I'm
the attitude of the officials in the various
states to be favorable to the good roads move
ment, they seemed reluctant to take the re-
sponsibility of making levy to meet the cost
of building better highways. He favored CO.
operation between the national, state and
local governments. each bearing part of the
expense. United States Senator Latimer, of
South Carolina, spoke from the standpoint of
the farmer and also as legislator. declaring
highway improvement to be the most i'm
portant subject to come before Congress,
declaring that it affects more people than any
other.
THE WESTMINSTER Sentinel of last week said
"Ex-Governor Whyte, concededly one of the
ablest lawyers in Baltimore, has expressed the
opinion that Mr.. McLane. the Democratic
candidate for mayor of that city, is not eligi-
bic, as he pays no taxes. 1t is claimed for him
that corporations in which he has investments
do pay taxes for him and that is sufficient to
make him eligible within the meaning Of the
city charter. If Mr.. McLane shall be elected
and the courts, to which the question, in that
case, will likely be referred, shall declare him
ineligible, it will create vacancy to be filled
by another election. Considering the uncer-
tainty of his status on the subject, it would
seem reasonable that's such contingency should
have been avoided by the nomination of some
other citizen but the machine had selected
and presented him and could not afford to re-
call its action when the issue was raised 1t is
a matter however. which the voters of the
JAMES M. BECK, who lately resigned as AS
sstant Attorney General of the United States,
was the principal speaker at the annual Grant
BANQUET of the Americas Club in Pittsburg, on
Monday night. Among other things he said:
Friends and enemies alike concede today that
no political event is better assured than the
denomination of Theodore Roosevelt. I'm.
ouestionably the President owes his enduring
widespread popularity primarily and chiefly
to his own unwearying energy and dauntless
courage. Promising this, let me add that
Theodore Roosevelt owes much to the wise
guidance and courageous action of Philander
c. Knox When he became Attorney General
the Republican party was confronted with
growing distrust as to its purposes with re-
spect to oppressive and unlawful conditions.
What an extraordinary change has been
wrought in few years These lawless COM
binations have ceased to be arrogant, and the
Government has ceased to be either apologize
or timid."
Ex-Gov LowNDEs submitted to the news
paper interviewer while in Baltimore few
DAYS ago. He said ut is the duty of every
Republican in Baltimore to bury all his differ
ences-for the party to get together and elect
Mr.. Wachter and the entire Republican ticket.
Mr.. Wachter has made good Congressman;
he stands we'll in Washington the President
is personally fond of him and much interested
in his success ; he is a personal friend of Con-
gresham Babcock, chairman of the Congress
sional Campaign Committee; no one stands
higher than does he with Mr.. Cannon, who
will be Speaker of the next House of Repre-
sentatives. The fact that he has been notably
successful in his private affairs and that in
two terms he has been able to establish him.
self in Washington in the firm manner have
defined, proves that he is thoroughly capable
to fill the Office of Mayor of Baltimore and
that if elected he will give to the city an intel
ligent, enterprising and progressively business
like administration"
Mr.. JAMES H. SMITH, who is about to retire
from the COMPREHENSIVE of Baltimore city,
was formerly a residentof Baltimore county.
Notwithstanding the fact that he has been
most capable official he failed of denomination
at the hands of his party because he had failed
to please the bosses. Commenting on Mr..
Smiths services to the city the Baltimore
Herald says; IF there has been more than
one watchdog of the city treasury Comptroller
Smith can be fairly called one 1t is paying
L a l., L.
made one of the best officials who have ever
held the office of Comptroller. The public
will recall how he set his face against what he
regarded as unnecessary expenditures by the
Park Board, and in every other case he has
been equally alert to save the money of the
taxpayers The compliments he is now re-
ceiving from business men of both parties on
the splendid way in which he has conducted
the affairs of his Office is evidence of what
they think of his ability. If he accepts po-
sition with corporation as reported, he will
give good account of himself"
THE REPUBLICANS of Baltimore city held
rousing mass-meeting in Music Hall, on Mon
day night, at which Hon. Frank c. Wachter,
candidate for mayor, was one of the speakers.
Among other things he said I'm the first
place, am a business man. 1 propose, as
mayor of your city, to give Baltimore bust
ness administration in name and in deed.
do not propose to appoint any man TO office
who is not honest, upright, and who does not
possess the merit which the position to which
he may be appointed demands. propose to
give Baltimore twentieth century, up-to-date
administration. l am going to make known
the possibilities of the city under business
administration. I am glad to see so many
ladies here. The ladies are more interested in
the public schools than are the men. The
mother and the sister are charged with the re-
sponsibility of educating our children.
promise as mayor of Baltimore that that sec
ton of the city charter relating to public
schools shall not be touched, and promise
here tonight that politics shall have no place
in the public schools"