The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
WILL .rowA IDEA PREVAIL.

WILL IOWA IDEA PREVAIL.
press report eminatiaE from SIOUX
CITY. Iowa, May 9th. told of conferences
hetween Governor Cummns President
Roosevelt and Senator Allison at WASH.
jnrton before Congress adjourned, IN
which it was agret d that the policy OF
tariff reform. known IS the iowa luea'
Is to be favored by the President Tor tne
next Republican platform. 1t is SAID
that Senator Allison has aireauy u, ,as,,
n plank for this years Iowa PLATFORM
denouncing tariff that promotes nonopo-
lies. and that this plank will be the basis
Of next years national plank
DATE OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
After several conferences with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Sergeant -at-Arms RAMS
dell OF the United States Senate, wired
n Washington friend from Denver May
9th that an extra session of Congress
would be called early in November.
& FOR BALTIMORE DEMOCRATS
In the contested election for Mayor OF
Baltimore the Election Board. controlled
by Democrats. decided that the ballots
in four disputed districts could not be
counted. thus leaving Mr. McLane Demo
craO In possession Of the office. The Re.
publicans will carry the matter through
the courts.
4 ALABAMA ADMITS NEGROES.
yielding to the wish of the Roosevelt
administration. the Republican leaders
OF Alabama have decided to admit me-
groes to the councils OF the party In the
State. The Republican Executive Com
Inittee met at Birmingham Iuesday anu
adopted resolutions providing that all
qualified electors should be allowed TO
participate In the conventions. There
are several thousand qualified negro
voters In Alabama.
PRESS MUELLER SIGNED.
Governor Pennypacker. OF Pennsyl..
vania, signed Tuesday the press libel
bill originated by him in his inaugural
address ana recently passed by the Leg
islature. 1t prohibits cartoons requires
all proprictors of newspapers. managers
and editors to print their names at the
head OF their editorial columns. and ne
cessitates the utmost care In the publ.
cation OF news Items. 1t includes all
papers. daily. monthly and weekly IN
5 announcing his decision the Governor
made an extended explanation IN writing
IN which instances OF published articles
ard cartoons were cited. which ne pc
lieyes inflicted serious Injury upon the
person referred to. including Philadel-
phia's Mayor. United States Senator
and the Governor OF the State. Special
reference is made to a cartoon IN the
May I'd Issue of the Philadelphia North
American. which pictured the Governor
ns a dwarf standing on a stool with the
object OF stopping the public press by
poling the new law. In the shape OF
stick, into the massive fly.wheel "Put
into words" he says. "the cartoon as
serts to the world that the press IS ABOVE
i the law and greater In strength than the
government. In England a century ago
the offender would have been drawn and
uuartered and his head stuck upon a
pole without the gates"
In case of persistent violation OF the
new law, the Governor refers to the &C
ton OF President Lincoln In suppressng
New York paper that forged procia.
nation and suggested the Ike tate OF
confiscation and suppression.
CLEVELAND GOES FISHING.
A Though ex-President Cleveland has
taken to the woods, so to speak. by going
with party of friends fishing at Middle
Bass Ohio, the talk about his presiden-
t!al boom has gone on increasing from
day to day. Before starting his letter
TO the editor of the Athens. Ga, Banner.
saying that at no time had he ben de-
sirous OF carrying the Democratic banner
for the fourth time had been made pub
lie In last Sundays papers. Later TO a
reporter he said that II the nomination
were rendered he could not answer wheth-
er hetwoud accept Other reports say
Mr. Cleveland Is preparing TO throw his
influence to former Attorney General
Harmon. OF Cincinnati. w. j. Bryan. IN
a Newark News interview. widely pub
lished. asserted there was not the remot-
est possibility of Mr.. Cleveland becoming
the nominee Of the Democratic party.
PARRY AFTER HANNA AGAIN
Before the convention of piano dealers
and manufacturers at Buffalo Wednesday
President Parry of the Manufacturers
Association. again. took up the cudgels
with Senator Hanna on the labor qnes-
tIon. He referred scornfully to the Sena-
tor for standing on the same platform
with John Mitchell at Chicago to com
mend the formation OF a federation OF la
Dor unions. which, II It chose. could tie
up every Industry In the country. MT
Parry referred to the never-ending pro-
cession of strikes and asked whether the
mantle OF sovereignty was about to des
cend on the shoulders OF the walking
delegate In making n contribution t.
the Indianapolis fund for entertaining thu
convention Of switchmen last week. Mr.
Parry had said he was not an enemy o
organized labor but simply opposed t
some Of Its methods
DEvERY TO RUN FOR MAYOR.
Former-Police- Chief Devery. since los
ing his legal battle for a seat In Tam
many Hall, has been proclaimed by hi
friends as an independent candidate 70
Mayor OF New York.
PRESIDENT SEES PACIFIC.
President Roosevelt has continued HI
Journey In California and got his frs
vision OF the Pacific Ocean, lie mad
this the text of vigorous expansion argr
ments in his speeches at San Francisc
and elsewhere More than 100000 pei
pie lined the streets of the Golden CT
to give the President rousng wlcom.
LEE AND WASHINGTON
TIL Virginia Legislature has passed I
naNy the bill appropriating $1,000 for
bronze statue OF General Lee and +
pica OF IIopdon's Washington to be ma
by Sculptor Valentine for the Nation
statuary Hall In the Capitol at Washin
ton.