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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-01

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-01
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Is Your Back Weak? Have You Drag
ging Pains? Are You Easily Tired?
Have You Rheumatism?

Have you lost the fire and strength of
youth? Are you growing old too soon?
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other sign of breaking down of your
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way to use electricity. 1t pOurs a
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-01
DR.. ]. Alvin Horne, M. D.,
and Associate
Physicians.

Rooms Mitchell Lynde Building Illinois
Hours to II, to and to Sundays to II a
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INCREASE IN JUNE OF
LICENSES TO MARRY
Slight Advance Over Record of Last
YeaT-FoIty -four Permits
in One Day.

A slight increase in June marriages
IS recorded in the past month. as com
pared with the number for the month
Of June. 1903
IN June past there were issued by
Clerk John r. Young Of the Supreme
Court Of the District 49, licenses, as
against 456 for the month OF June. 1895
The greatest number issued in any one
day in the past month was June o.
when forty-four licenses to marry were
issued.
In June. 1903. the greatest number is
sued in one day was forty, issued on
the 22d Of that month.
The daily record of the issue of Ii
censes for June last is:
l904-June J. 80; June ,, l.; June 8. 3;
June 4, 9: June s. 10; June 7, Is; June s.
20. June 9. Il: June 10. 4: June IL 5;
June l3. i9; June Il. "a; June Is. 81 /:
June l6. "A: June T. 3; June IL, s. June
20, "a; June 81, 10; June % 43; June q
IS; June "a. 3; June %. II; June q, 10;
June Is. IS; June %. a: June 80. ~
l903-JUne l, %; June 2. "a; June 3. 50 f.;
June 4. 10; June ). 5; June G. 10; June S,
%; June 9. Is; June 10. q; June II. il;
June p 5; June IS, 3: June Is. &: June
l6, q; June II, 80; June 1s, 26 June 49,
8; June 20. s; June p. 40: June %. 2S:
June q. 25; June 25. IS; June 26, 5; June
p. :; June 29 u; June 20. q
The Washington times., 1904-07-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
HOLD SUNDAY SERVICES

The regular semi-annual communion
service in thea Christian Science denom-
ination. and the two churches in Wash
ingtOn were held yesterday.
The communion consists simply Of ST.
lent prayer and a sermon 'on the sub
ject. no material symbols which Is
Truth and the Truth which is Life. by
bringing forth the fruits Of Love-cast-
ing out earrOr and healing the sick. Our
Eucharist is spiritual communion with
the one God. Our bread which cometh
drown from Heaven is Truth. Our cup
Is the cross-our wine the inspiration Of
Love-the draught our Master drank
and commended 20 his followers" being
used. The following paragraph used ina
the sermon) from Mrs. Eddy's Science
and Health explains in a few words
the subject: Our baptism is a puri-
hcation from all error Our church Il
built on the divine principle. Love We
can unite with this church only as we
are newborn Of Spirit, as We reach the
Life.
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DIED.

CONRAD - Suddenly. on Saturday.
July Q. 1904, ADOLPH, beloved husband
of Bessie Conrad.
Funeral from his late residence. SIG
Morris Street northeast. on Tuesday.
July u. 1904 at o'clock .. m Inter
ment in Congressional Gene terry. (Bal-
timore papers please Copy) 1t
SMITH-On Sunday July 10. 1904.
WILLIAM AARON SMITH. of Sheffield.
England. at his home in Brookland, d.
C., aged seventy-seven years five
months.
HARRISON Saturday. July g. 1904,
9:45 o'clock p. m. at 4l3 y Street north
west HARRIET SETON HARRIS, wife
of George f. Harris
MORRISON Sunday. July TO- 1894.
KATE TURNER. beloved wife of Lem
uel Norris
CPPERMAN-On Saturday, July 3. at
1855 Thirty-first Street. ROBERT NJ,
husband of Cecilia Upperman. aged
thirty years.
PULLINGER- Saturday. July 0,
1904. at s p. m, at her residence, 90i
Tenth Street northwest. ADALINE g.,
widow Of William +. Pullinger, formerly
Of Philadelphia
HILL-Or Saturday. July 8. 1904, at
the residence of her granddaughter,
Mrs Robert Bryan Griffin. Springfield,
Md. MRS ELIZA A. HILL, widow Of
Richard T. Hill.
TcEARNEY-On Sunday, July 10, 1904,
at S14 Sixth Street northwest, MARY,
wife Of James Kearney. aged sixty-six
years
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DEATH RECORD.

Blum. Thos 4 mos. Anacostia, ID. c.
Bryant. Bertha. Is, 1888 18th ST.
Coward, Ernest :, IS. Emergency Hosp
Cox. Eta, 80, Congress Heights.
Davis Eliz. 90. 1925 18th 81. NV.
Edmcnds Amanda, %, G08 K st. nv.
Gneesc. Elizabeth, p, pa Florida ave NV.
Gould Hattie V. I mo-, 304 st. NV.
johnson. Edna, mos, so Sd st. sw
Han, John H., 50, Washington Asyl Hosp.
Halliday. Bale B.. 81. &2l I st NV.
Harris. Lillian, mos 25l7 Q St NV.
Harris. James 81 days. l442 Church ST.
Jones. Littleton L., 20, Govt, Hosp. Insane.
Lvles. Clinton, 81. 322i'Q 81.
Manus. William, y. Collins Court sw.
Mcttoe, George H., 81, Prov. Hosp.
Mia. Anisia, Z mos, GIG VI ST. NV
Norris. Mary Catherine, s., l44l [ ST. NV.
O'CoHnoT, Josephine, I day, 912 Goth St
PulliRser, Alkaline C., =. 9O7 10Th 81 nv.
smith Hannah. IS. 1925 lst q. NV.
Stonneu Maria T., Il, Garfield Hosp.
Tins,ey, Sarah f., SO. 100 Half st court NV.
ppcrman. Robert, s. Prov. Resp.
Walter Francis A. 81, 1918 9th 81. NV.
V ebstcr, Isaac B.. y. x 81, near eth ne, B. ( {
Ellen, Ga. 1896 Mass. ave NV.
Vim. Rcbecca Ann, IS, ITO An Il. ne.
Ziemann, Hugo, 81 53l 10th Il NV
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BURGLAR R0BS CHINESE
OF MONEY AND JEWELS

INDIANAPOLIS July u.-Wong Ksl
KAN. special representative Of the Chi
nese government 10 the ST. Louis Expo-
sItlOn, was robbed early this morning Of
$500 lie saw the burglar in his room
and made an effort 20 hold him. but the
man escaped.
Mr. Wong Immediately made an In
ventcry OF the things that were miss
ing and ne found the stolen articles ana
their value 70 be as follows;
Four-carat diamond ring, 500. two
carat diamond ring, $3.50; ring set with
three smaller diamonds, $3.50; pearl ring.
800; ruby and emerald ring. value un-
known. five gold watches. estimated at
$50: ca sh, $500
The money was taken from Wong's
trousers. which We're under the bed
while the jeWelry was in unlocked draw
ers Of the dresser. Most Of IL belonged
10 Mrs Wong
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MANY LITTLE ONES WILL
Be ENTERTAINED TONIGHT
Diversions Planned For Old and Young
at $500 Brightwood
Avenue.

Through the courtesy Of Mr. and Mrs.
William F. GUIDE and Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Lofier. 800 children are 10 be en-
tertained from 4:30 until $50 O'Clock this
evening at 1890 BriShtwood Avenue
II IS TO be q picnic arranged FOR the
children by the Associated Charities.
and the motherl and children VINO VIII
90 are 10 be- selected by committees
appointed by the society.
Many diversions have been planned for
the entertainment Of old and young
street car fares are 70 be paid from
the summer outing fund. while Mr. and
Mrs. Lofiicr and Mr. and Mrs. GUIDE
viii bear all the expense Of bountiful
lunch. lemonade. ice cream. and many
other tempting iii hes which will De pre-
pared for the guests.
The picnic has been arranged IN or
der TO give mothers and children who
have little opportunity for enjoyment a
day of rest and recreation when tnev
can forget all about their home cares.
ana enjoy real country outing
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success. 1t will be in the nature of
pronounccmeuL and ii may sound the
first rallying cau OF the campaign.
lie has promised that the statement
viii be given out as soon as he has
prepared IT.. He will give no hint of its
contents
Whether he viii deal with the fact
that the money plank was removed from
the platform is not known. He was
more interested in this question than
any other feature Of the convention. and
something bearing directly on the money
question may therefore be expected
he expects 10 start for Sandwich.
y. H.. Tuesday. and his promised state
ment viii probably be given out before
them. Or. Bryant viii remain with him
All summer on account of Mr.. Cleve-
lands poor health.
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FUNERAL SERVICES OF
HUGH ZIEMANN HELD

Funeral services over the remains Of
Hugo Ziemann were held at o'clock
this afternoon from his late home at
Tenth and Streets northwest. Mem
bers of Washington Lodge, No. 10, B.
2. o. e. TO which Mr.. Ziemann be-
longed. attended the funeral in a body
Mr. ziemann had been a well known
merchant Of Washington for a number
OF years having come TO this city TO PC
cept the position of steward at the
White House during Cleveland's first
Administration. He had been III for sew
eral weeks. and had been contemplating
trip TO Europe last month with a
friend.
The death OF the latter caused the
postponement Of the trip, and shortly
afterward Mr. Zicmann became IN He
Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie w.
Ziemann, and a number Of relatives who
live in Germany
The Washington times., 1904-07-11
MERRITT D. CHANCE
TO Be CHIEF CLERK
Roots Secretary to Succeed
Blain w. Taylor.

The Postmaster General has decided
upon the appointment of Merritt O..
Chance TO be chief clerk Of the Post
office Department to succeed Blain w.
Taylor whose designations takes effect
on August 20 next. Mr.. Taylor will quit
the department the latter part of the
present month to take a leave of thirty
days.
Mr.. Chance has been i'm the Govern
ment service number of years. He
was at one time private secretary TO
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BriStOw and afteTWard- his chief clerk.
When Elihu Root was made Secretary Of
War Mr.. Chance became his private sec
rotary. Upon Mr.. Roots resignation
and the appointment of Secretary Taft
Mr.. Chance was made superintendent OF
the division Of supplies of the Postofflce
Department 10 succeed Michael A w
Louis who resigned
The Washington times., 1904-07-11
TRAIN ARRIVES
WITH d BODIES
Fourth Ward of HobOken in
Mourning After Wreck.
TWO INQUIRIES ARE ORDERED
Railroad and Civil Authorities Both In
vestigating Collision on Erie
Road at Midvale.

NEW YORK. July 11.-Coroner Blau-
welt, OF Passaic county, N J.. today be-
gan a preliminary inquiry into the wreck
Sunday on the Greenwood Lake division
of the Erie Railroad at MidvaIe. in
which eighteen persons lost their lives
and sixty were injured. All of the in
jured were reported as doing well this
morning.
The special train which was sent after
the dead arrived In Hoboken at / O'Clock
this morning with fourteen bodies A
revised list of the dead follows:
HENRY BECKER, AZ years old. Hobo
ken.
Two boys. aged and s. named Batter
son, of Manhattan
WALTER HODGEWEDDEL, 8, Jersey
City
HENRY KANZER.
WALTER KANZER. 5. New York.
p, j. KELLY. %. Jersey City.
HENRY KOCH, %. Hoboken.
WILLIAM LANE, %. Hoboken
MRS. AGNES LENKOHL New York
EDWARD McDERMOTT, Hoboken.
HENRY OTTERSTEDTS 90. Hoboken-
WILLIAM RENX. New York.
HENRY -ROHRFLING, 81, Hoboken.
GEORGE SCHEORER, Is, Hoboken.
WILLIAM WEIDMEYER, jr., q, Hobo
ken.
WILLIAM wINDEKNEcHr. a. Hobo
MRS. WILLIAM wIsTow, West Hobo
ken.
Just who is responsible for the dis
aster has not been established. An en-
deavor was made 70 blame the tower
operator. 1t is certain that the danger
signals were not set, but the operator
claims this was not his fault, as the
apparatus was not in good condition.
The railroad company is also holding an
Inquiry today In an endeavor to fix the
blame.
Both Trains Heavy.
The two trains which collided were
unusually heavy and both were drawn
by two locomotives. The train which
was run into and telescoped was carry
ing the Plattdeutscher Vereln of Ho-
bokeu. The other train was the regu-
lar Sunday morning excursion train to
Greenwood Lake. All OF the people kill
ed and injured were in the last two cars
OF the first train. The rear car tele-
scoped the one ahead and both we're
badly wrecked
Charges have been made that the
wrecked cars we're old and poorly con-
structed, ana these statements will be
investigated
The Fourth ward OF Hoboken, wter
the majority of the excursionists lived.
IS in mourning today, and their grief is
shared by the whole city.
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LIZZIE ADAMS PUTS IN
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Lizzie Adams. sometimes known as
Lizzie Raglan. about forty years old, de-
manded a jury trial. when arraigned in
the Police Court on a charge of pretit
larceny. She will be given 4 hearing
within the next two weeks.
II is alleged by Detectives O'Brien
and Parham. who arrested Ecr at her
home, near Sixth and H Streets north
west on Saturday. that she purloined
two pairs OF shoes valued at So.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO Observation-Disclosures
will be speciel meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Pneumatic Water
Works Company at the Office OF the
company on MONDAY, THE 18TH OF
JULY. 1904. for the purpose OF increas-
ing the capital stock of the company TO
$500 (Signed) II. JONES. c. b.
WADLEIGH. C. W. BARNES. Ut.
ie27. iva II
The Washington times., 1904-07-11
SCHWAB AFTER NEW
ARMOR PROCESS

NEW YORK, July u.-Charles NJ.
Schwab will sail Tuesday for Germany
TO confer with the Krupp people as TO
the virtues Of a new process of manu-
featuring armor plate, which is said TO
be much superior To that used by Amer
lean manufacturers.
If the new process Is found to be all
that ~ claimed for it. il will be adopted
Ia the Bethlehem steel plant.
The Washington times., 1904-07-11
Fighting Ground, 1873.
The Present Outlook.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Parker and Davis.
XE~Lsc, mill v-Sr9

Roosevelt and Fairbanks
Parker and Davis.
Which will win?
Reviewing the political field upon the
basis of the sure Republican and
sure Democratic" States, the Repu5li-
can standard bearers will receive in the
electoral college 1872 votes and the
Democratic candidates Isl votes out Of
the total of as
As 239 votes are necessary TO elect.
the Democratic ticket must capture S.
votes I'm the States regarded as fighting
ground, while only a additional votes
win be necessary to bring victory to the
Republicans.
In other words, if the Republicans
hold the States which seem sure for
them this year out OF those they carried
in 1909 and retain also New York and
Maryland. which are considered heavy
fighting ground this year they will have
exactly enough 10 win. even though
they lose all the other States classed as
doubtful
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COMMITS SUICIDE
IN ST. LOUIS HOTEL
Mrs. n. W. Dantes, of Wash
ingtOn, Ends Her Life.
FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOM
Two Bottles of Poison by Her Side.
Had Changed Her Name to
Mrs. N. Smith.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. July u.-why Mrs.
y. w. Dantes, of Washington, d. G.,
came to ST Louis for employment. as
sUmed the name of Mrs. n Smith. and
fr;lly committed suicide, as circum-
staT ces indicate. is mystery the cor
oncr and police are trying 10 ferret
The dead body Of the woman WIS
found Sunday in her room at the Milton
Hotel, I'm Eighteenth Street, and two
bottles which contained drugs were by
her side. She had been employed As a
nurse by the Presbyterian Home. and
ner corpse was identified this morning
at the morgue by the Rev DR.. Smith OF
Christ Church Cathedral.
Was Fashionably Dressed.
Mrs Dantes. who is the daughter Of
Mrs Martha Virgins Of Ill X Street
northwest Washington. D. c., and a
sister of Mrs. f. C. Hathaway Of Nor
folk, Va. was fashionabiy dressed. and
by her apparent culture ii is believed
she has aristOcratic connections. She
came to St Louis the first OF June as
Mrs. Smith OF New York. and wore ST.
Boniface medal, showing that she was a
trained nurse. She was employed by the
presbyterian Home and sent 10 Iron
ton, MO. 10 care Tor the little girls
during their summer outing there. She
was there less than a month, when she
resigned, because, she declared. she
was too lonesome.
She came TO St Louis about week
ago, and was living at the Hotel Mil
ton One of the bottles found by her
side by the hotel clerk. who forced an
entrance to her room after vain efforts
to arouse her Sunday morning. contain
ed alcohol and the other an anesthetic.
Death Was Painless.
1t is believed that she drank the
drugs together TO find a painless death
and the expression on her face indi-
Gates that she succeeded. Being an ex-
perienced nurse, it is the belief of the
police that she sought an easy death
intelligently. Her husband is said to be
In New York.
Inquiry at the house Ill K Street
northwest, developed the fact that Mrs
Virgins left there two years ago for
Norfolk. where she is now believed to be
making her home with one Of her daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Virgins former neighbors
say Mrs Dantes left Washington for
81. Louis at the same time.
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RETURNS FROM EUROPE.

W. J. Douglas. Engineer Of Bridges for
the District. returned TO Washington to-
Cay after a six weeks trip 10 the prin-
clpai cities of Europe. for the purpose
or inspecting bridges.
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THE CHARGE DISMISSED.

Judge Scott, in the Police Court. today
dismissed the charge of violating the
food laws against Abraham Keminsky, a
dairymau with an establishment at 30
q Street northwest
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$40 Niagara Falls and Return, B. & o.

r. r. Special train standard coaches
and parlOr cars. leaving Washington 7
a m. July Is. via Philadelphia and pic
turesque Lehigh Valley route Tickets
good for ten days. StOp-Overs return
ing.
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Candidates Home State.

West Virginia, IS Davis home State,
ma vas well be conceded to his party.
His interests there are such that his
name carries unusual weight The COM
plimentary vote which ne will receive
will be unusually large large. and it is
rot thought the Democrats will find any
trouble in overturning the last Repub-
lican plurality of 21.O22 II the Demo-
Gratis have hopes in New York Of over
coming the last Republican plurality of
l43, sos. il is considered an easy matter
for such a State bOss-industrially and
hnancialy-as Henry G. Davis to
change a plurality only One-seventh
that big
Maryland. under Germans lead and
his kinship with Davis, stands a good
show of swinging into the Democratic
column. The limitation Of negro fran
chise and the Republican reduction of
representation plank will enter into the
contest, and, as it Is always a South
ern State in sentiment, the Democrat tic
outlook IS better than IL was in the
last campaign.
The Republican factiOnal fight in Wis
consin between La Toilette partisans
alton, is considered too severe to be
fixed up and the Democrats stand a
good chance of winning the States
electoral vote.
Utah, which went Republican last
campaign is likely TO do so again, 81
though recent revelations of Mormon
ism show no predictions can be made
as to how the vote will be cast on eIec-
ton day.
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In Democratic States.

OF the States classed as doubtful, the
only ones which went Democratic 10 the
election of 1900 were Colorado, Idaho,
Montana. and Nevada. These would lie
classed normally Democratic and sure
for Parker and Davis this year except
for these reasons:
Parker's stand for gold may ALLEVIATE
enough silverites in such strongholds as
Nevada and Colorado TO turn the VIC
tory there. Since the silver craze arose,
Newlands (Dem.), took away the Sem
ate seat Of John p. Jones (RepD and
Stewart (RepD, Will not stand as a can
didate against the Democratic strength
for the succession to his seat. In Colo
RADIO. Teller (Silver Republican and then
Democrat) has held on because of the
silver sentiment. II the silver question
appeals more strongly TO those StateI
than Gold Democracy, the Democrats
are likely 10 lose the States.
The free silver question may also affect
Idaho. though polygamy is the main
question there, and Montana. where the
war of the copper magnates may turn
the State one way or the other at VIII.
The failure TO press the Smoot investi-
cation viii turn many Mormon votes
10 the Republican party, other votes will
go that way because OF Senator Dubois
strong efforts for an snti-polygamy
plank IN the Democratic platform These
causes may readily change the last
Democratic plurality, which was only a
little over 1000
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Heavy Fighting Ground.

As both candidates come from the En-
pre- State. the main battle will. Of
course. be fought there with the big
block OF thirty-nine votes as an m-
usually strong incentive.
No one is willing 10 predict anything
less than hard. close fight with knit
ing on both sides among the possibili-
ties The Platt-Odell fight on the one
hand and the Hill-Tammany rumpus
both offer opportunities for great sur
prises, apart from all other considera-
tons
Personal popularity OF the two candi-
dates will count a great deal too. and
Parker's big plurality when he carried
lie State before is claimed by his adj
Eerents as a mere indication Of what he
y III do this time
As both candidates are avowed sup
pOrters Of the gold standard. the main
question Will be less on money than on
tie trusts. The support of the great
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FUNERAL DESIGNS

OF every description moderately priced
GUIDE,
1924 F Street Northwest. Phone NJ. sGS.
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Votes of 1904
And How Likely to Go
Republicans Need Only New York and Mary
turing Labor Support Through Davis.
Affected by New York.

corporations will be fought for more
NCrCely than ever before.
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AhCNtCG Uy NC" YIN.
As goes New York. will probably go
New Jersey and Connecticut. The In
iuences which will sway the Empire
State will be powerful i'm changing votes
in the adjacent commemorative. Della
ware and Rhode Island are other States
whichare largely governed by corpora
tons and this places them in the doubt
full column.
Indiana is railroad State. and IS
not sure FOR the Republicans merely be
cause Fairbanks comes from there. D3-
Wis Is expected to create a big stir
among the thousands OF HooSier rail
roau employees. as we'll as among his
financial associates in control of the
systems. Nebrask is a debatablc
ground and Will be fought for with in
terest in "A Republican effort to Oblitcr-
ate Bryan. Should Bryan fail to sup
port Parker strongly, il would again
go Republican as ii did I'm 1870.
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Strong With Labor Interests.

The nomination of Henry G. Davis
for Vice President is looked 10 strength
on the ticket in many States. because
Of his great financial and industrial in
terests and his admitted power to turn
a biz labor vote 20 the Democra tic
ticket. He is a man who himself has
worked his way up from the ranks Of
labor. and has record of having got
ten along uniformly well with those Of
them who have been his employees in
recent years, since his rise 70 affuence
and power.
As a railroad man himself. IL Is pre-
d'cted Davis will cut into the railroad
vote which has been largely controlled
heretofore by the Republican party.
President ROosevelt's popularity among
railroad men and his accepting honor
arg membership IN the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers two years ago
hof made the larger part Of that vote
s. en- safe heretofore. but this Is now
threatened by having Davis on the OPP
posing ticket. The Presidents position
IN the Miller case. as bearing upon the
open shop" question. may affect the
Republican party's vote more now. il is
feared than IL some such man as Davis
lao not been chosen