West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-07-14
NATIONAL NEWS.
NOTES AMI COMMENT ON THE BIG
DEMOCRATIC POW WOW AT
ST. LOUIS.
The Doodle Gang OF st. Louls and How
They Held Up the Corporations.
ON our Regular Correspondent.

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From our Regular Correspondent.
WARRINGTON ID, c., July 4.--The Re
publican program Tor the summer havlns
been securely settled. the leaders Of thai
party are now quietly observing tho hostile
preparations az ST. Louis. Whom win the,
have TO confrontp Parker and Hearst have
each about one.third OF the entire member
ship ct the convention, but tho man who
wins the nomination must have two.thlrds.
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II Is undenlablc that Grover Cleveland 5
name Is mentioned oftener than Il was a
week ago, both by Democrats aud Republl.
cans. Ex Mayor Van Wick OF New York.
has bet 900 TO $1,000 even that MIR. cIeye.
land will be nominated aud q, 600 even that
he will be elected II nominated. On the
other hand. some OF the foremost leaders OF
iammauy have put forward Mcclellan as
Their champion against the field; In spite OF
tue Tact that he was born In Germany. On
Tuesday there was a conference of promt,
nent Democrats IN this city, In which Sena.
tor German. ex-senator smith of New tor.
sy; Col. Guffoy and VIM Brennan OF Pcnns.
yivania, and John Mclean Of Ohio, par.
ticipated Parkers campaign mansEets.
Hill Belmont aud Shechan, we're conspici.
uous by their absence. They will leavs for
ST. Louis tomorrow and will probably find
there Col. Bryan and also Iohu Sharo
Williams, whom they have selected for
temporary chairman. lie Is pushed To the
iront to answer Roots specious address AT
Chicago. The candidates whose names
must be presented on the frst ballot az 81.
Louis, because the delegates are under m
strnetion. are Parker. Hearst O.ncy, Gray.
Wall and Cockrell German and McClel.
Ian will also be in it-perhaps also the lille
giant, Folk of Missouri. who made such a
sensation by his arrest Of oorruptionists on
Tuesday
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The fact that Cleveland and Folk voci.
teronsly protest declaring that they will
not accept the nomination under any cir.
eumstances Is very likely to increase their
Chances OF being called upon to make the
race perhaps in company. There are oc
easions when destinations do not count
and the American pcopie incline to admire
man who is large enough 20 decline a
presidential nomination
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The great feat OF Folk this week In cor.
nering lot more OF bsibers aud black.
ma.lers in 81. Louis is the sensation of the
day in ofi'cial Washington There are ex
citing conferences al the White House over
the astounding confession OF Charles A.
Gutke member OF the Missouri legislature
mat when first elected he became a mem.
Der OF an organization of nineteen dele.
gates ior the purpose OF selling legislation.
re gives the names OF the bribers and
says The combine got <9o.ooo for passing
the suburban loop bill; on the Union
Avenue bill we got sIs, 900; on the Central
traction bill we got $zsooo; on the Third
street oiii we got $4,000 on the lighting
oil we got $47. 500. on the suburban bin we
were to get SO 600, which Is now In the safe
deposit box in the Lincoln Trust Company.
being placed there with the agreement thai
u should be turned over TO US when the
bill passed. Every largo corporation In
In st. Louis was held up by these plnnder.
ers aud made TO pay Circuit Attorney
Joseph w Folk now gets the benefit OF the
revelations and there Is no knowing when
the hurrah for him will end.
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Your correspondent Yesterday met ex.
Senator James X. Jones just back from
the west and asked him about the chances
at 81. Louis. Very slim. " he said. rIi.
isn't likely that the convention will know
enough TO take advantage Of the obvious
opportunities" In reply TO the question
whether he would take off his coat and go
into the campaign he said. Guess not
I've done as much for my party as ought 20
be expected OF any man could not heIp
saying Yes. Senator you have served ID
~ one Office and another thiriythree years,
third OF century" II seemed 10 me
more polite way Of putting 4 than 10 say:
Your party has kept you in once for
third OF a century which would not have
been nice. II was sad to find In such
hostile mood the old gentleman who has
for 50 many years held up the standards
OF the party lie spoke bitterly Of Parker
and Cleveland, and didn't care which
TIT
Very little has been heard about Richard
Olney for the past month or two. bat he Is
not by any means an impossible candidate.
~ tho banquet AZ Cambridge on tuesday
he followed Taft with great effectiveness.
The Secretary had characterized our mis-.
sion IN the Philippines as phianthropic
enterprise Tor The benefit Of the Filipipor
Olney promptly asked him where the Con
suiution authorized the government 10
turn itself into missionary to benighted
tables. fc then asked "ffa strong na.
ton has right 10 APPROPRIATE tie soves.
eighty or territory Of q weak nation. Is not
a rule which Is good for nations good for
individuals. and why may not the lives and
property Of weaker and inferior citizens In
any community be righlfuily appropriated
for their benefit or the benefit Of the
stronger and supcrlor2" Secretary Tan
did not answer. Perhaps he could not an.
swer without iustifying hnman slavery
Mathew Stanley Quay was never an
economical person. Tie was rather high
liver and "crumbled his bread with large.
wastefni haud" like Mr. Manisty. But he
died worth tsoo. 600 and had never earned
$40 in his hie outside Of politics. On an
average salary Of 8 900 he saved szs.ooo a
year. Tie was never tried but once for
misappropriaiins public funds. and then
was acquitted lie gave Considerable
money 70 the churches. Hlc facet
The directors and officers Of the Slocum
have been arrested, but the omciaf in
spectors Of Coueyous department are
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