The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-11

allowed the operating company the right
TO chnrge . high price for gas for . long
period and for once In their lives the Phil
adelphians rose In their wrath and let out
q mighty roar Of protest. They had been
so used to corruption Of all kinds in the
CITY government that they took II as a
matter OF course. But the new contract
with the gas company was more than they
could stomach.
The Councilmen who had voted for the
measure were boycotted socially and in
business and some Of them were threatened
with bodily harm. Where once the ~elector-
ate were so docile and 30 ~cayeless of political
wrongs they were now e,cited to fr'nzy
by che representatives who had betrayed
them.
The contract came before the Mayor for
his approval and he Immediately became
the centre Of all eyes in the city. He was
Dseought TO veto the measure m even
prayer meetings were held in the hope Of
guiding him in the right direction.
The Mayor finally decided to break with
Boss Durham and veto the ordinance en-
bodying the contract. There was a roar
OF approval not only in Philadelphia, but
all over the land.
The matter had attracted attention every
where, and there was intense interest in the
outcome OF the struggle. Weaver became
a national figure. He was hailed from Cali
1ornia to Maine as one Of the coming me-
in public life.
The gang in Philadelphia threatened to
pass the contract over his veto, and then
there was another roar. The demonstration
against the city Legislators known to be
willing to vote to pass the measure over
1 the Maunria xuAf@ A4,Au,2 - h~akslA that
they Q to Weaver and offered to 60
with him II he would only give them letters
on official paper telling their neighbors and
others with whom they had social and
business relations that they were now all
right on the gas matter.
The opposition to the proposed action OF
the councils became so terrific that Boss
Durham finally advised the United Gas
Improvement Company to give in and that
corporation eapitulated.
TEMPERANCE WON IN KENTUCKY.
Still another queer freak OF politics was
the virtual election to the Senate OF the
United States Of J. c. W. Beckham of Ken
lucky, who is only IS. Although Kentucky
Is famous for its whiskey, it was the tenn
peranoe vote which pulled Mr.. Beckham
through.
ne was nTbt erected 10 the IeRlslhJuTo
when he was Fl. Since then he has been
Governor Of the State and has administered
defeat to two United States Senators in
twelve months. They are J. G. s. Black
burn and James B. McCreary, who had
been in politics in Kentucky for thirty
years and who were regarded as past mas
ters OF the craft almost before Gov. Beck
ham was born.
Thia waar Enx, nanLharo artarol 1ha 80
against Senator McCreary and by the votes
he got in the primaries he will be the Demo-
cratic nominee for Senator before the next
Legislature. Several weeks ago he an
nounoed that all the saloons of the State
must be closed on Sunday and the rural
temperance people voted for him to a mar
in the primaries.
II AUTHOR IN POLITICS.
Upton Sinclair OF P~ackingtown fame was
among the candidates this year, running
for Congress or the Socialist ticket in the
Fourth New Jersey district, which includes
Trenton. Sinclair did not make a dazzling
success Of his first attempt to get public
Office.
In Trenton, which cast 24,OOo votes. he
got us. In the outside districts his vote
was so light hat nobody undertook to
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1900 votes.
DELAWARE ELECTION WITHOUT ADDIcKs.
Still another famous figure whose passing
from politics was emphasized by the recent
election is J. Edward Addicks, better known
as Gas Addicks, who tried so often to break
into the United States Senate from Della
ware. For the first time in many years
the election passed of in that State without
the shadow Of Addicks upon il.
The persistence with which he fought
for the place was astonishing and probably
no one but Mr.. Addicks knows how much
he spent on the contest. But there we're
always enough Republicans in Delaware
who would not stand for him, even if the
State was not properly represented at
Washington.
SENATOR CLARK TO RETIRE.
Senator William A. Clark Of Montana,
who has had q pretty lively time OF il him
self, is also going to retire at the expiration
Of his term next March. There was a fierce
guerrilla war between him and Marcus
DAILY, then his opponent in the copper bust
ness, over his election to the Senate. Both
we're rich men and there was a scandal
over the corruption in that campaign and
charges Of bribery and other high crimes
on both sides we're numerous.
Clark won. but the Senate refused to
seat hin and then he went back and got
elected again.
VICTORY or A COW.
The most striking feature OF the Congress
elections this year was the retirement OF
three veteran Republican Representatives,
Wadsworth OF New York, Babcook Of Wis
consin and Lacey of Iowa.
The stand which Mr.. Wsds worth took on
the beef packing sanitary legislation was
the principal cause Of his downfall. Porter,
his opponent on the Democratic and Inde-
pendence League ticket, made much OF this
in his campaign and adopted a COW as his
campaign symbol. Wadsworth il now
serving his tenth term, and he was the only
sitting member from New York State that
was defeated.
Babcock is serving his seventh term. In
1904 he was nearly defeated through the
opposition OF Senator La Toilette. Lacey
a aarvin0 his eighth farm