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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-07
BOTH PARTIES
READY FOR FRAY

Fxcept TO watch things carefully, the
leaders Of both parties have concluded
the Presidential campaign Of 1903
Vigilance Will be maintained, but the
aggressive activities are passed
Both parties claim the success of their
respective candidates. The greatest in
terest Is felt ia the outcome in the State
OF New York The Democrats cannot
elect their Presidential ticket without
New York thirty-nine votes, and there
fore the most determined effort has been
made TO secure the State.
The opposition Of many Republicans
TO the candidacy OF Higgins for Gov
ernor IS helping the Democrats but this
win not be so helpful as 10 give the
State to Parker. although the indica-
lions continue 10 strengthen the belief
that it viii elect Herriclz, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor.
Notwithstanding estimates based on
polls made by several PARTIES give New
York 10 the Democratic candidates by
1najoriries varying from 5000 20 $1,000
The opinion prevails with impartial in
quir, rs that the electoral vote of New
Yorh gyiI be given 10 Roosevelt and
FART anks, and that Judge HeTTICk
Deml ycrat, viii be elected Governor.
Davis Is Confident.
OF Eourse each party is claiming all of
the foubtfuI States. but none are so
Gent of victory as is Henry d.
Isl He IS quoted from mis- home
Elkins as saying, OF West Virginia;
have just returned from another
inpaigning tour OF this State on this
Ip. as on others. during this cam
aign. many Republicans have expressed
> 70 me their sympathy. and the derermI-
nation 20 support our ticket. We Demo
Virginia"
Doubtful States.
Chairman Cortelyou is with the other
leaders claiming ever~ one OF the doubt
ful States. There are fifteen of these
with an electoral vote as follows:
New York, g; New Jersey. u. Com
necricut, Z, Delaware. g, Maryland. g..
West Virginia. g; Indiana. l5- Illinois.
=; Wisconsin, 49, North Dakota, a;
Colorado, 81 California. l0s Utah, g..
Montana, g; Idaho g.
Admitting that the Republicans are
sure of les electoral votes and the Demo
cats l54. the following possible combi-
nations may be made.
Should President Roosevelt lose New
YORK New Jersey. Connecticut. Mary
land. West Virginia. Colorado. ana
Montana he could sim win provided
the party carries the eight r-r-.5rfr.-r
doubtful" States. '-'iI
should the Democrats carry Now
YORK, New Jersey Connecticut Mary
la-l1 ana West Virginia they g..1.F
need the votes Of Indiana or Wisconsin
or the combination of Colorado. Efr--
tana, and Idaho 10 make I'D the re-
Quired majority.
IT tle Democrats Were 10 lose New
York but carry Illinois. they could win
Dy carrying New Jersey Indiana. Con-
Eee-clt, West FIrsluIa. Maryland
Colorado. Montana. and Idaho
IT, however, the Democrats lose New
ork and Illinois, Dr. would Doe Haca-esr.g-
for them 10 carry Indiana. WISCONSIN
New Jersey Connecticut. MARYLAND.
West Virginia. Colorado. California.
Montana Idaho and JJah iu order 10
elect their candidate
D.---E.r4---. E-9------
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In all of doubtful States the chairman
OF both parties are issuing statements
predicting victory
In indianapolis Republican State
Chairman Goodrich said that the 30-day
poll of Indiana shows C0uCIusiyeIy that
the State viii go Republican by from
15, 600 20 10000.
Chairman TaggaTJ for the Democrats
SAYS that his party win get the State
bv 10000
GdeuJ, bur the Democrats couCede two
Congress districts TO the Republicans.
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Changes in the House.

Tt seems reasonably certain that at
LIST 90 per cent OF the membership OF
the present House of Representa-
-ives viii be reelected 20 the Fifty
ninth Congress OF the ss5 members. 22i
are candidates for reelection Of whom
l54 are Republicans and 40 Democratic
The members constituting the deIeea-
riUus of several of the States are again
candidates OF the present delegation
from Pennsylvania. numbering g. -
dates for reelection and 5u New York
16 Republicans and - Democrats are
again candidates, the entire delegation
consisting OF 81. Texas VIII return l5
of it's IS mem Ders-
An Of the States other than those hav-
ing only one member VIII return large
proportion Of their present Representa-
tiTes The people have learned that
their interests ia Congress can be- more
iUJelIiEeutlE and efficiently subserEed bJ
retaining faithful men iu the lower
house.
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Debatable Ground.

In Connecticut conserve tive men adj
init that the State has become dsbat-
able ground Secretary Thomas, of the
Democratic state Committee, said last
night that the State would be won by
1900 and Republican State Chairman
keneauy claims il by from 1900 10 $1,000
The Democrats are certain that they
have Maryland. State Chairman Naudi-
yer puutisg the plurality an 1900 with
a gain of two Congressman Tho Re
publcaus are not making much of re-
ply
Preston Lea the compromise cauCi-
date for the gOVeTuOrship OF Delaware,
states that the compromise OF the Union
and Republican factions is sincere and
that the State VIII so FOR Roosevelt
The Democrats are replying that the
compromise is not sincere.
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Fight in Wisconsin.

In Wisconsin Governor LaFollette has
been making an exhaustive canvass, and
from the State Republican headQuar-
tiers comes the assertion that his ma
jority VIII be from 54ol1 To 10000
The friends of George w Peck. the
Democratic candidate for governor,
however. assert that ne viii win the
State by l5g31
In Colorado the national contest has
been subordinated 20 the State election,
the labor element and the Democra rs
making q fierce dghu upon Governor
Peabody Tor his stand I'M eElellUg EEe
union miners from Cripple Creek and
Telluride.
The governor is announcing that
should he be reelected and the occasion
arise he would repeat the action
AlTa Adams, the Democratic nominee.
erees 20 keep hands or labor troubles
Both parties claim the State. but the
leaders are not giving out figures
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cratic National Committee was the
only one visible at headquarters today
AN the others had left for their homes.
having completed their work Nooason
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Its an over. We are going 10 win.
so get out your little horn aAt 1o-t iii
the procession tomorrow night.
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The Democrats have given Out table
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
VOTE ON STATE a.
OFFICERS KNOWN
Candidates for Supreme Court Led
the Ticket.

The total vote for all state officers,
as we'll as upon the constitutional
amendments and all other questions
voted upon in the state election Seq
tember 5, has been determined from
the official returns received by Secre-
tary of State Crockett from the sew.
enty-five counties of the state. A
Lecuiar feature of the returns is the
fact that the candidates for railroa,.
commissioner ran from ten to fourteen
thousand behind the other unopposed
candidates on the ticket This is sup.
posed to have been caused by the be.
lief on the part of the voters that they
should only vote for one of the three
caNdidates Commissioner Phillips
ran several thousand votes ahead of
MS associates on the commission.
This is supposed to have been caused
by the same idea on the part of the
voters which caused all the commits
sloners to fall behind the other candi
Gates. lafayette county made no re-.
port on Mr. Phillips vote.
The two members of the supreme
court led the ticket, Joseph NJ. Hill
nominee for chief justice, leading with
/: S,69S. and f. A. McCulloch. nominee
tor associate justice following with
l&S.64l. The total vote on the candi.
oates for state Offices, all of them be-
Ing unoDposed with the execution nt
governor. was as follows:
Governor-.Jeff Davis, Democrat 81.
9'l: II. n. Myers, Republican, 53.S99;
d. r. Wimans, Prohibitionnt, 2,527;
William Penrose, Socialist 1854.
Secretary of state-O. G. IAnlwle.
Democrat, 1874.
State auditor-Avery f. Moore
Democrat, 137 So.
State 'reasnrer-H. c. Upton, Dem.
ocrat. 1893.
Attorney 2eneral-Robert l.. Roe.
ers, Democrat. 13S.097.
Commissioner state lands-F l.
Conway, Democrae. 12S, 1863.
commissioner mines, manufactures
ana asricnlture-E T. Bradford, Dem.
ccrat, 1858.
superintendent of public instruction
= H. Hinemon, Democrat, 13S.56G.
ehlef justice supreme court-.Joseph
Hill. Democrat, 13S S,G9S.
Associate justice supreme court-E.
a. Mcculloch, Democrat, 1854,
haliroad commissioners =
',a1aP'oh !24,514 B. B. Hndsins 123,-
wy, Joseph w Phillips l2S,23e, all
Democrats.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
WILL VOTE FOR PARKER.
Those Democrats Who Voted for
Bryan.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 22.-Fornl-
or Senator James X Jones is in Wash.
ineton after being in close touch with
the Democratic national committee in
New York.
4 believe said Senator Jones,
THAT the Democrats who supported
Bryan will vote for Parker and Davis
There are few eases of extremists
who have declined to support the tick
g, but they will vote for Watson and
f.ot for Roosevelt. The fact that we
are retaining the Bryan vote is shown
by the Maine election.
81 think the Populists are realizing
tEat to vote for a third ticket simply
aids the parry in Dowr Realizing that
as they do. | expect to see Watson poll
much smaller vote than he did in
1900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
GOVERNMENT SCANDALS
An Extract From the Democratic Cam
paign Book.

The chief features of the scandals
and proven frauds in the postcf;ca e..
pertinent are:
The extraordinary extent of the
flaHds and the number of persons
involved.
That the higher officials knew of
the frauds and scandals years before
they were investigated
That while it is probable, if not
certain. that gross frauds and scan
dals exist, a Republican congress in
both branches has voted against in
vestigation.
That Preidenst Roosevelt was either
kept in ignorance of tho frauds until
January, 1903. or did not care to eX-
Ease their astova ii@;: character Irti}
public notoriety compelled action TO
be taken.
Every revelation made of the black
mail and venality of the postofice de-
partment has been dragged out in
spite of the administration. which un-
dertook the investigation only when
the scandal had become so public it
could no longer he smothered
Every spot the probe has touched
has Developed corruption-contracts
let in Washington, promotions made
in New York, fraud orders withheld
In the west. padded payrolls. swollen
bills. charges for work never perform
ed, blaclmail of Illegal enterprises.
hlackmail Of employees. double salaries
for faVOrites-there is no end to the
Est; and only the surface has been
scratched. presumably.
Only minor officials have so far
been exposed.
IS i possible there arc n,el higher in
tho nostal service who fear the ey-
posfWe cf illegal contracts. and rake.
offs. and graft? Is that why the Re
p1hlfcans opposed congressional ac
tion? And is there still hope thai
/ Pi"ti' ND! ne auieted by the sac
ri5ce Of tho Beavers The Machens
and he Groffs?
rho forty per cent ring ramifies far
and wide.
The aggregate of the product oi
! ilaclzmail and theft has amounted tc
millions of dollars a year.
4
! If it is ever to be known whose
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23

WEDDING AT LAKE VILLAGE

Lake Village, Sept. 23.-Mr Bania.
MIN erabtree Of Lake Prov lonco, La.
and Mrs. Bette Holingsworth of this
fiace were quietly married Wednss.
day at ) p. m. at the residence of the
orlde, Rev, r. r. Davis of the M. e.
church, South, performed the cere-
mony and the wedding march was
played by Miss Augustus Campbel Of
Little Rock. The bridal party left
at 4:3o p. m. on the southbound mas.
sehser Tor Lake Providence, their flu
lure nome, amid showers of rico and
me well wishes of all their friends.
hoth are prominent in social and husi.
ness circles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
MOVEMENTS OF IRON
MOUNTAIN OFFICIALS

Manager Cotter and General Supt.
Tyler of the Iron Mountain arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon at $50
from Mer Rouge. La, to which place
they have been making an inspection
O.. the lines. Of the Iron Mountain,
says the Little Rock Democrat Dur
ing their trip in the south these Off
Gals inspected the recently completed
El Dorado and Bastrop lines from Ell
Dorado to Bastrop and CollinstonA
The officials are travelling in special
train and left today at $50 O'Clock for
Fort Smith. They will inspect the
central division of the Iron Mountain
and reach the Missouri Pacific at
Coffeyyille, Kansas, some time tomor-
row. Manager Cotter will return to
st. Louis via the Missouri Pacific
and General Superintendent Tyler. will
probably return here.
Division master mechanic is at Van
Puren today in connection with the
Guties of his Office. He wifi return
to headquarters here tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23

pockets were lined with these graft
proceeds, it will be through the elen-
ton Of Democratic majority in the
next congress and a consequent thor
Ioueh and searching investigation.
No political party has ever mad a
thorough investigation Of the mi5lo
ires of its own partisane. and The
Roosevelt administration is no oycap
tion to the rule.
The partial investigation. however.
CT the postoffice department. with It's.
astonishing disclosures of a compre-
hensive system Q; loG,.ne the United
States treasury. is but one of MANY
scandals in which the present admin
istration has been involved. Yet only
one section of the postofice depart
ment, and of 50 etion Of deoa1tn,ent
or lustlce-the oEce of the first a=-
s Ftant pOstmaSt0" general and NE Of
tce of the assistant attorney general
Tor the postoffce department have
peen probed and the disgraceful evi,
dence laid before congress and the
people. If other divisions have been
scrutlnized and frauds found to per-
meate them, the result has no. been
officially published although the pub
nc press has given rumors and some
rFIfence that otf.c. sections I ,ho le
partment have been under invsoti y,
ton. It is reasonable 10 suppose that
II no irregularities had been discoy-
q Cd such happv r.sn't would havc
been heralded to the public by all the
methods known 10 Il a IN .ie'.a .ation.
On the other hand, the arrival of tho
hao'onal campai@6 would no e.:ooe
incentive TO hide all scandals unit
after election, and that seems to ne
the course that is being pursued.
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ALL TAE DEALERS AR. BUYING
sc Bales.

The cotton seasoa tA PiQe Bluff is
now in full swing and everybody is
buying cotton. While the staple haa
not begun to arrive in any quantity
there has been enough bates shipped
into the city to cause the market to
open up at a fair price. The best
grade of cotton for this time Of the
year is cassad as good middling and
will bring i0 ito cents per pound.
Middline cotton is priced at 10 Id
cents per pound and low middlng a
9 15-1G cents per pound. The farmers
Lave not begun to haul the product
into the city in any quantity as yet.
The number of bales received in the
city Thursday was ninety-six, wlli,
the total reHaipts tince September
is go Shipments since the first
day of September amount to 2Ta bales.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
OTHER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Arrangements have been made
completed for the opening of the act.
i've work of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association in this city. and the
prospects are very flattering for the
most successful work ever accom-
plislled by that organization in the
state. The building has been thor
oushly remodeled and refllrnishel
with the latest improved equipment
and the furnishings of the local asso-
ciation are abou as complete as any
association of its size in the South
A new board of directors has been
appointed and new men will lend their
enersy toward building up the work.
AZ the same time all of those men
who worked so long and faithfully
With the Y. NJ. G.. A. in the past will
continue their effort. along this line
IN the future. and in fact the whole
city Will unite in making the work a
success. The board Of directors ap.
pointed by the international commit
tee are as follows:
James Gould, chairman: D. T.. An
dersoE. first vice president: Charles
Romey, second vice president; Charles
Fjgginbotham. treasurer: E. l.. Vail,
recording secretary; E. w. Bocage w.
II. Westbrook, Fl. c Fox. w d. Fer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
POP CANDIDATE VERY WRATHY

Houston. Tex. sept 23:.-Hon. Tom
Watson of Georgia, who is to speak
here today, arrived uneXpect tedly last
night. and the committee failed to
meet him.
At the station Mr. Watson entered
hack to drive to the hotel and was
requested by the driver to admit an.
other passenger The driver thereup-
on presented negro woman as his
seatmate. whereupon Mr.. Watson left
the hack and struck the negro a
heavy blow
The local committee will take the
matter up today. Mr.. Watson is indig.
nant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
OFFICERS OF BIBLE INSTITUTE

The following officers were elected
e1 the John c, Martin Bible institute
Which will close four days session
today at Little Rock:
President-Joseph A. Booker. Little
Rock
First vice president-P. W. Walls.
Pine Bluff.
Second vice presdent-G. S. Turner.
Third vice presidential, l.. Calhoun
Prescott
Fourth vice presidential. NJ. Mid
dtehrooks. Pine Bluff.
Fifth eice presidents. Mcdonald.
Fort Smith.
Sixth vice president-Y. B. Sims. Lit
lie Rock.
Seventh vice orpsident-J. f. Knox,
Brinl<ley.
Recording secretary-R. c. Child
ress. Little Rock.
Statistical secretary-A. r. Reeves.
Little Rock.
Treasurer-T J. Austin. Helena.
otticiai reporter-J 0. Stout. Little
Rock.
The organization is to promote the
education OF negro ministers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
PINE BLUFF PEOPLE
Purchase the Lands Owned by Capt.
Rice at Warner.

A deal has been cOnsummated
whereby the mercantile lands formerly
owned by Capt r. R. Rice at Warner
have been sold to the Lincoln Mercan.
tile company, which company will
conduct the business at Warner ard
Douglass in the future. The officers
OF the Lincoln Mercantile company
are Simon Bloom, president; John
Rarraisas, vice president and w. r.
Kirby, secretary and treasurer. THE
rev company will take charge Jan
uary /, 1905. Capt Rice will devote
his time to his racing interests in the
future
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23

suson. w II. Langford, Robert RyIand
j. W. Clegg. S. W kenwood
The membership committee is as
Campbell Fox, Chester
Whyte, Carl Smith + r. Edmonds. J
C.. Phillips, Oscar keeler, r. G.. Byrd,
\. 3. Duncllim, J. L. Scott, w. A.
Heighs, J R. Leitner, Charles Romey,
Tom Green. Jr, Walter Alden.
Other committees will be announc-
eo Ia te" days, -, -.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
WANTS A CARLOAD OF EN-.

Phillip Waters, secretary of the Ar
kansas State Republican league, is in
the city in the interest of the league
ard will endeavor to get carload of
representative from this section to
the national league meeting of Repub-
lican clubs, which will be held in In
dianapolis October 5 and 6. Mr.. Wa
ters is registered at the hotel Tru-
lock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
HAIL LORD MlNTo AS MESSIAH.
Doukhobors in Canada Excited by
Pomp of Governor General.

Rosthern, n. W. T., Sept. 23,-Hail-
ing Lord Minto, the governor general,
as the Messiah, for whom they have
been waiting 50 long. large numbers
cf Doukhobors, the Russian religious
fanatics, have left their farms and
started on one OF their pilerimases.
The pomp with which Lord Minto is
making his way overland from Battle
ford to Saskatoon convinced the Douk-
hobors that he was divine. Many have
been arrested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
BLUE LIGHT NEW ANESTHETIc.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Two profess
srrs of Geneva, Switzerland, have dis
covered a new anesthetic which prom
ises to reyolutioniZe the practice OF
dentistry. In reporting this to the
STATE department Consul Liefeld at
Freibure. Germany, says the scientists
found that a tooth could be extracted
rainlessly after patient had been
subjected to the blue light for three
,rinufes. The anesthetic acts with
out causing the patient to lose his
senses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
MORE RAISES.

Report of the Jefferson county equal-
ization board for the session held
Thursday, September %
John H. Talbot frof $4,000 to SIS
0o0.
Mrs. NJ. c. Taylor from sf2.721 to
$24, 800,
W. L. Toney, manager, from $500
to 81 800.
Thalhelmer AMI company fror' s270
to $40.
Dr. ]. F. Siffmons from 81 900 TO
s4.700.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
REVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHURCH

notwithstanding the iacle:aent
weather the revival services ar the
flrst Baptist church are growing in
interest. Dr. Petite is preaching good.
strong and earnest sermons to IT,
edlflcation and delight of all who are
privileged to hear him. Sermon every
morning at 10 O'Clock ann evening at
1:45
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
DISMISSED BY GRAND JURY.

The grand jury has reported On the
case against Frank Bell, negro
charged with assault with intent to
Kill, excusing the prisoner because OF
the lack of evidence The transcript
was filed by A J. Stewart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
EVIDENCES OF OLD ROAD.

Evidences of the old corduroy road
mat used to run down the river are
seen on East Barraque street as the
engineers mike the excavatiGns fer
paving. Parts of trees, stumps and
logs that have lain for year are be-
ing dug up by the plow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23

Mrs. Lightle. which was as follows:
oearcy, July %. 1904.
Nrs. X G. Lightle, Little Rock:
Dear Friend-l am expecting to
leave here some time next week. and
Ii you can | would be glad to get our
-sttie business settled up before
leave [ will be in Little Rock some
tine the first of next week and will
see you then. One of the fellows thai
told you about has left and | think
We are all right now.
Your friend,
Walter Gregory.
Gregory was excused after being ex-
amlned two hours and forty minutes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
MERCANTILE FIRM SUED.

Suit has been filed in the jefferson
circuit court by the Carruthers- Jones
Shoe company of Memphis against j..
C. McDill, P. C. Galloway and W. NJ.
Galloway, a firm doing business at
Garretson, for s17452, alleged to oa
due on a promissory note.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
SILVER DOLLAR IN WtNDPIPE.

Ashland, Wis, Sept. 23.-While jok-
irg with a friend last night Captair
Walter Mahan of Cleveland, master OF
the steamer Lansham. allowed silver
dollar to enter his windpipe. A sur
soon extracted the coin today by a
delicate operation, making an aperture
in the throat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
BAND CONCERT.

There will be band concert tonight
az the courthouse by LeMaire's con-
cert band. if the weather is not too.
unfavorable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23

Mrs:~C. Prudent and Mrs. J. B. Avery
left last night for st. Louis to attend
the worlds fair
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-23
THE LOCAL MARKET
OPENS Vi, WITH GOOD MlDOLjNC
COTTON, BRINGING 10 ZIG
CENTS
-' \


Receipts Since September ! $40 Bales
ard the Receipts Thu-stay
sc Bales.
Okolona messenger., 1904-04-27

deposits an acrid corrosive
sediment in the joints and
muscles, and the circulation
grows sluggish because Of
the constant accumulation
of acid impurities, and
when the system is in such
condition Rheumatism is
liable to come out at any
time, winter or summer. It
Is hastened and provoked