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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06

Washington, Oct. e.-President
Roosevelt has formally designated First
a assistant Postmaster General Robert
B. Wynne as acting postmaster general.
Under the law the designation may
be for only thirty days. While MI.
Wynne will act, under the designation
as postmaster general, he will not have
a seat in the cabinet as would a regu-
larly appointed head of an executive
department.. 1t will be necessary for
the president, within the next thirty
days, to appoint a postmaster general
IN succession to Mr.. Wynne as the act
ing, head of the department. It is well
understood that George B. CorteIyou.
now chairman of the republican ma.
tlonal committee, is to be appointed
postmaster general.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06
COMMOTION IN MUKDEN
Scouts In Vicinity Active-Main Forces
Quiet. 49,. :

t. Mukden, Oct. 6.-Something unusual
is in the wind. A great hustle is now
noticeable. The streets are thronged
with hurrying crowds and innumerable
carts and pack mules.
The main forces Of both armies
remain quiet, but the scouts are
active. On Tuesday,, a Cossack de-
tachment had short but sharp brush
with some Japanese dragons near the
Yan-tai mines: The Japanese lost four
men killed and had two captured. They
then fed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06

SMALLER VOTE FOR GEORGIA..
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 6.-Exact returns
from the state election in Georgia yester-
day have not yet been received It Is
believed the total vote will be somewhat
smaller than two years ago, when $4,000
votes were cast
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06
HERRICK LEADS
JUDGE PARKER
New York Democrats Stronger
for Gubernatorial Than Ma
tional Candidate.
Canal Contract and Odeu's Lead
ership in Party Are Eleo-
ton Stakes.
BY w. w. Jermane.

New York, Oct. Cit begins to ap-
pear that the New York democratic fac
tons are to be united in support of JUS
tee tee Herrlck for governor, even more
Parker for president. This heroic, and
therefore. successful, effort of the war
ring factions to get together behind the
state ticket is explained by the fact
t That ot the state is soon to expend $lol,.
connecting the Hudson with the Great
Lakes. If Herrick is elected governor,
the canal contracts will go to democrats,
so far as they can be controlled at Al
banly. But if Higgins is elected, they
will go to republicans, friends and back
ers of Governor Odell. This is the crux
of the New York fight. 1t explains all
the activity of the democrats, and it
explains much of the activity Of Odell,
altho the latter is impelled by yet an
other motive, and one that is in some re-
spects stronger than the other, namely,
desire to retain hold on the repub1i,
can organization Of the state and crafty
an ambition to 20 to the senate in sue
cession to either Plat or Depew, and in
this way keep himself in position for
the presidential nomination in 1909
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06
National Ticket Leads State.

What I said tentatively in a recent
dispatch about the New York republi-
can electoral ticket s being stronger
than the gubernatorial ticket, is true.
and 1t is explained in part by what is
set forth in the foregoing paragraph.
Iammany can smell a fat contract as
TAR as any organized body in the world,
the canal matter for long time Esti-
mates vary, and 1 take middle ground
when say that if Roosevelt should car
ny the state by 10000 or more. the re-
publican state ticket will pull thru.
Anything less than that for Roosevelt
might mean the election Of Herrick, the
Justice boss.
Neither poll Of the state has been
completed, and consequently both sides
indulge in more or less romance when
they say that they will win by this. that
or the other figure. Nobody knows
anything about the size Of the plurali-
ties, nor, certainly, on which side they
ever, that the bets are uniformly made
with the odds against Parker. These
bets are running from 10 to 7, to 2 to /.
There are very few takers. The gam
blers make their bets coldbloodedly,
There is no sentiment or nice considera-
tons of party fealty in what they do.
over the field carefully, they put up
their money. Their Judgment in the
present case comedies with what an out
slider. is able to learn as the result of a.
careful study of the situation. While
there Is nothing tangible on which to
base an estimate, it looks as if Roose-
welt would carry the state-as if his
plurality in the upstate country would
be cut off the same bolt as that of Yer
mont, and if this should be the case, the
democratic plurality in the city would
be unable to offset it.
Independents Will Decide Election.
Roosevelt will poll the solid rennhli=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-06
Independents Will Decide Election.

Roosevelt will poll the solid republi-
state and the national committees have
heard of no OBJECTIONS, even of minor
character. He will poll more than the
republican vote, presumably, for the de-
fections from Judge Parker are neither
fey nor unimportant. Judge Parker will
poll the regular democratic vote. up
state, and in the city. But that will
The way New York will 90 will be de-
eided by the Independents, who are rep
resented by the Evening Post. the
Brooklyn Eagle, and other newspapers
Of that type: IF this vote should 90
for Parker, 1t will give him the state.
will be his. AS said in a former dis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

Walla Walla Union, October
80, 1904:
The editor of this paper, who.
by the way, has no desire to in
ject his personality into the mat
ter, was chairman of the republic
can delegation from Adams county
to the state convention two years
ago, and voted in that convention
for railway commission plank
In the Tacoma convention this
year he supported the minority
report in favOr~of the railway COM
mission plank and appeared before
the sub committee of the resOlu-
tions committee and urged the
adoption of the commission plank
in the minority report. If it will
satisfy the anxiety of the evening
paper in the least to know his po-
sition now, this may be accepted
for just what it says and for pre-
cisely what it means. He is in
favor of the passage by the next
legislature of the state of Wash
ingtOn of the Tolman railway
commission bill, which was before
the last session Of the legislature.
with only one amendment, and
that making the commission BIZ
partisan, no more than two of the
commission to be from one pOliti-
cal party. an amendment which it's
author suggested be made when
the bill was up in the last session
of the Legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
A GREAT REVERSAL.

1t used to be the boast of the repub-
lican party that it was organized and
maintained to promote the greatest
good of the greatest number of the
American people. 1t was this funda-
mental principle which inspired the
greatest man of modern days, Abra-
men who have followed his footsteps.
Now we find the officials of the repub-
the doctrine that a measure designed
to benefit the bulk of the people Of the
state will not be framed into a law
by a. republican Legislature if demo-
crat fills the office of governor. In
other words, the spokesman of the re-
publican organization, both state and
county, repeatedly declare that the
legislature which will assemble at
Olympia next January. and which, in
all human probability, will have a re-
publican majority in one or both
houses, will not pass a railroad COM
mission law if George Turner is elect
ed governor.
Every republican whose soul has
ever been stirred by the old rallying
cry of the republican party, free
speech and free men, must feel his
gorge rise when told that if his vote
carries into the office of governor a
man who advocates a measure dear
to his heart that measure will be
stif1ed by the representatives of his
party in the Legislature. And he must
experience that tired feeling" when
told that the alternative is to vote
for a man who dares not declare him.
self in favor of the relief desired, but
announces his readiness ITO teach the
world is round or fiat. as the directors
require
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

day Record made bid agreeing to do
and F. E. Smith. These men are again
seeking office in the face of this I'M
faithful sej'vice to the people. For
printing the proceedings in the issue
named they deliberately gave pres
ent of $3.50 to the Union-not Of their
money, but of the taxpayers. Can the
taxpayers afford to place such men
in the responsible position of county
commissioners? Hardly so. Taxes are
high enough now and it is just such
careless handing of plums to pets that
has caused the taxpayers to dig a
little deeper into their pockets.
The Notice of Nominations" as ap
pearing in the daily and weekly Union
will cost the taxpayers for eleven
publications. the number ordered, the
small sum of $3S3.6O. The Saturday
Record offered to give the same SER
vice for less than $40. The present
county commissioners Edward Corn
well and F. f. Smith made the Union
a present of this fat piece of pie out
of the taxpayers pockets. Is this
honest and honorable administration
of the county business? The awarding
of the county contract to the high bid
ders means thousands of dollars to the
taxpayers of this county. 1t touches
your pocket book good and hard. This
only shows one source of handing out
money faVOrs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

If Commissioners COrnWell and
Smith are reelected it is safe bet
that the scheme to build county
poorhouse to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 will be revived 1t is Chair
man CornWell's pet hobby. and, as he
paid "A cents in personal taxes into
the county treasury last year. he nat
urally feels that he is entitled to build
such Il monument to his official
career.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
EASY TO SOLVE.

A strange condition prevails in the
political situation in Washington. In
a presidential year the voters and can
didates in this state are paying very
little attention to national issues but
are engaged in the earnest discussion
of a matter of purely local interest, the
creation of commission to regulate
the charges of railroad and other
transportation companies. The people
question. because they believe that
upon its solution depends. in very
large measure, their financial prosper
ity. The railroads know that such a
commission could. and probably would,
materially reduce their profits. The
principal point of attack and defense
Is the governOrship, because the man
elected will serve four years and
through two legislatures.
The constitution of the state makes
1t the duty of the governor to recon-
mend to the legislature such meas
ures as he shall deem expedient for
their action" and to pass upon such
bills as the Legislature shall send him
for approval or veto
Judge Turner, the democratic candi-
date for governor is declaring from
the stump that he Will not only
recommend" the legislature to create
a railroad commission, but that he will
30 all In his power to induce the leg
lSlature to do so. And further. that
II the incoming legislature fails to
IN his power to secure the election of
men to the legislature. to meet two
years from next January. who are in
favor of a railroad commission.
Mr.. Mead the republican candidate
for governor. in stumping the state,
lodges and evades the commission
question. He never has said he is in
favor of the creation of a railroa q
commission. His record shows he is
opposed To the creation of one. He
lever has said he will obey the con-
Stitutlon and recommend" the legis-
ltture To either pass or kill a hin to
create railroad commission. He
tries To avoid the issue and delude the
voters by declaring. If the legisla :
'''e passes a commission bill I will
sign it"
man who desires the establish
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
HAVE THEY SEEN LIGHT?
Chance
" '' TheyO Obey Their

Pledge signed by the Walla
Walla republican nominees for the
Legislature:
Walla Walla. Wash. Oct. 4. 1904
we. the undersigned. republican
candidates for the Legislature from
Walla Walla county, hereby de-
clare that We are in favor of the
passage by the Legislature of q
railroad commission bill, the mem
berS of the commission to be APP
pOinte | by the governor, no more
than two of said commissioners
to he taken from one political
party. and giving to said commits
sion power to regulate freight
and passenger rates upon railways
and to act with full power con-
corning the assessment and taxa
ton of railroad property. and we
each pledge ourselves that if elect
ed to work and vote for such bill"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
ELECTION HERE AND THERE.

Perhaps you are of the opinion that
a political campaign is raging in the
United States. Well, it is a mere good
natured dinner tai BILE controversy COM
pared with the campaign that is now
raging in Canada. The political contest
in the Dominion that is to be settled
Nov. 3 is stirring up even more feeling
than the Bryan campaign of 1896 in
the United States. Any news except
the Canadian papers these days.
The intensity of the Canadian cam
paign is due to the fact that it direct
ly involves the large business interests
of various sections of the country. The
manufacturers look forward to con-
servative victory as inaugurating
reign of high protective tariffs and
some such fattening on the home mar
ket as the manufacturers of the Unit
ed States have enjoyed under the tow
ering tariff wall that has so long
bounded the public. The farmers. as
! a rule, consider that conservative vic
tory would mean higher prices for all
they consume and the disappearance
of all hope of the easier access as buy
ers to the markets of the United
States
TIn I, l.
Pacific. involving the expenditure of
vast sums of public money and shap-
ing the railway policy of Canada for
fifty years to come directly affects the
selfish interests of thousands of per-
sons and "a great many communities.
There are groups of capitalists who
will be benefited by the construction
of the road who are for it. There are
other capitalistc groups-allied to the
Canadian Pacific party-that are OPP
posed to the new road. The selfish in
terests of the Canadian west call for
the immediate construction of another
railway, which, while opening up to
settlement a whole empire, will pour
millions of money into the west during
the period of construction. Every man
who is looking for a contract on the
new road, every man who hopes to sell
supplies of any kind through the con-
struction. every village and city that
wants a new railway and wants it
quick. is for the new road.
on the other hand, there are thou
sards who. not having any particular
interest in sight, are opposed to the
new road because they believe in gov
eminent ownership.
Thus it has come about that the
campaign in Canada is rather one be-
tween conflicting business interests
! and ideas of railway management than
between parties though the political
/ alignment is made, as of old. under
the flags of liberalism and conserva-
/ tiSm.
| Canada is just on the eve of a ire
mendous development. The party that
now goes into power for five years will
have many a juicy pie to cut for the
delight and satisfaction of it's follow
ers and some very large powers to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

AS Chairman Cornwell of the board
of county commissioners paid "A cents
in personal taxes last year, it is no
wonder that he felt justified in urging
the building of $4,000 poorhouse and
in taking the board on junketing trips,
using free railroad passes and draw
ing per diem and mileage, as they in
spected the poorhouses at various
points in Washington and Oregon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

In the Union of Tuesday. Oct. 25tn,
appears the county commissioners
proceedings for October. The Union
receives for publishing these proceed
ings the sum of $3.50 The Satur-
the same service for the sum of $o.3o.
The commissioners who awarded the
known reason, are Edward COrnWeli
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
WHICH IS HIS HONEST OPINION?

Walla Walla Union, January 20
1904: (Same EditOr).
In none of the states in the west
is there a regulatiVe COMMISSION
in operation. 1t is doubtful If in a
single state in the Union it VIII De
found that railroad commission
has been of any practical service
or permanent benefit to the people.
In most of the states where a com
mission is in force railroad build
ing and development are at a
standstill, and in practically all
of them the amount of railroad
building that will be done in the
future is very small while in the
state of Washington and in all the
western states railroad building
has scarcely begun and vast areas
of territory are undeVeloped ana
unsettled and will remain so until
railroads are built to develop them.
No advocate of railroad commas
sion in this state will undertake
to argue that railroads are not
essential to the development of
how favored the locality may be
by nature, or how rich in re-
sources it will ever be in shape
to experience the highest develop
ment until it has secured proper
and adequate railroad facilities. It
will be 25 and perhaps so years
hence before the point will be
reached when the state Of Wash
ingtOn will have secured all the
railroads necessary for it's devel-
Opment and growth. If there is
any good to be derived from a rail-
road commission it will be ample
time then to enact a law creating
such a commission. Why antici-
pate the needs of the country a
quarter or half a century by en-
acting law which possibly might
do some good then, but for which
there is not now any need and
which might result in an injury to
the state? The only possible rea-
son or excuse is that it will en-
able a political machine to be built
up that will allow one man to con-
trail the politics of the state. It
is the pureSt nonsense to contend
that it will accomplish any good
for the state or the taxpayers at
large. We contend that the sue
cess of no man or set of men in
this state is of sufficient import
ance to warrant the state in taking
any such action. A railroad COM
| mission will not help the farmers
| of eastern Washington nor the
business men or citizens of any
| other part of the state. 1t is be-
| ing urged for political effect and
advantage solely and alone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

WELD This is realized on all sides.
and so the politicians are working
only as men work when there is sub
stantial and generous reward in sight
for the victOrS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

ment of a railroad commission should
have little, if any, difficulty in de-
Gliding which of the two candidates
will do the most to grant his wish.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
CANDIDATES CARD.

To the voters Of Walla Walla coun-
ty, within the precincts Of Walla
Walla: Gentlemen hereby announce
the office of Justice of the Peace.
Your votes are respectfully solicited.
WIN. GLASFORD.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

Resolution scOrnfully rejected
by Walla Walla republican county
convention April 30, 1904. Three
of the republican nominees for the
legislature voted against the reSO-
luton:
We are in favor of the passage
of a law by the next legislature,
establishing a railroad commission
of three members. to be appointed
by the governor, no more than
two to be taken from the dominant
political party, said commission to
be clothed with power to regulate
freight and passenger rates. to de-
termine the value of railroad prop
erty for purposes of assessment
and taxation. to prevent unjust
discrimination. and to inquire into
and remedy such abuses as may be
found to exist"
The Weak Resolution Adopted
We favor the enactment of
statute providing for state rail-
way commission and our legisla-
tive nominees are hereby pledged
to work and vote to secure such
a law"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31

Fine new cloths for 1ady's tailor
made suits, cloaks, skirts. etc. Rock.
Come in and examine our line. Jones
building, Second street.
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JUST TWO EXAMPLES.

The Saturday Record (republican) |
says:
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W. T. Young-pakery and grocery
I'll West Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-31
DEMOCRATIC RALLIES.

Chairman the for
democ ralle in as
Whitman
H.
November VALLEY Grove Speakers Dunphy T.
Clyde Speakers, and
Strain of Unaila
Washington
Francis A Garrech tandT NJ.
William H, c..
Strain
November 4-Valley
Strait
Novem creeksch house. Speakers William H. (
Dunph andC
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
w EATHER.

Tonight and Tuesday showers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-20
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
selection~-f2538.l

United States Land Office.
= Santa FL. NJ NJ. Dec. 10, 1894.
Notice IL hereby given that the San
In fe Pacific Railroad Company. by
Howci Jones, its Land Commissioner.
whose Post office address la ro.Sk a
Kansas, applied hi the Il. s. Land
office. at Santa Re. New Mexico. on
November ~, 1904. under the proyis-
ions Of the Act Of Congress OF June
9Th. 1897. 10 make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection. III lien of lands sur.
rendered BY said company in the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona, 10 the United States, for the
following described tracts os surveyed
public lands. to-wit.
The Southeast II OF Section No.
~, Township Is North. Range IA East
Of the New Mexico Meridian.
Within the Thirty 1901 days
period Of publication of the notice OF
such application, protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described, or
any part thereof. are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural u
poses. should be filed In said land OF
flee nj Santa Fe. New Mexico.
MANUEL X. OTERO, Register.
First Publication, Dec. III. 1904.
1884
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-20
Notice of Forest Reserve lieu
Selecticn-~t25S4.)
frnftul @yasam fanA nfffna

~ h&AFNN AE&ss NfHW t%fA 0sAa&1
Santa Fe. ". NJ, Dec. 10. 1904.
Notice IL hereby given that the San.
ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company. by
Howell Jones, It's Land Commissioner.
whose Post Office address IL Topeka
Kansas. applied ut the u. 8. Land
Office. at Santa Ne. New Mexico. On
November 81. 1904. under the prnvis.
Ions Of the Act OF Congress Of June
fth. 1897. 70 make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection. iu lieu OF lads sur
rendered by said company In the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona, 10 the United States, for the
following described tracts ~ surveyed
public lands, fo~wit.
The T.. f.a of the i. W. Ia of See.
lion No. 10. Township rs North, Range
IL East ~ the New Mexico Meridian
within the Thirty s2al days
Of publication u the notice Of
such application, protests against
said application and selection on the
sroand that tho lands described. or
any paft thereof. are more valuable
'or mineral than for agricultural pur.
Ispses should be filed in said land III
Tee al Santa BE. New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO. Register
Publication. Dec. Is. 1905 fss4