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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
LA TOILETTE ON PRIMARY ELECTION LAWS.

n ENATOR LA TOILETTE of Wisconsin has been fighting
politics his life in the United States
has achieved important victories in this neverendng
c The direct primary law of Wisconsin of his most val
uabe noteworthy accomplishments 1t of the great
following angry campaign from which his people have
o know him affectionaey Fighting Bob.
In The Sunday Call Senator La Toilette, departing from his
his for publication this subject which the
present under consideration by the OF California
There the Wisconsin law Senator La Toilette
admits but these easy of correction and whole the law
admirably. The fac. that the primary La Folette
candidate for Governor beaten has respect changed
his opinion of the law The who that fight
old friends and followers of La Toilette inspired and acuated
by the principles There change of policy result Of
primary Toilette the advantages of the
direct primary in these words:
all candidates absolutely in the control of
OF
public official desires will
lobby betrayed
under
public official who has kept faith with the public
every
nevertheless
the commendion We'll done thou good and faithful
all their candidates by the direct of the
The Call making
ultimately fight for the right
Toilette believes that important feature OF primary
should be complete the ballot He would
his party affiliations the polls 1t is
this provision permits Democrats vote for Republican
candidates. but something of this unavoidable
primary law The secrecy preserved Wisconsin
prevents coercion OF employees by their employers.
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Indorses The Calls Fight for a
Direct Primary Law.

f. wERELIN. who has served
several terms as City Treasurer
IL of Portland. Or, was reelected
~ to that position under the direct
primary nominating law in June of last
year. Having been in Oregon politics
for many years he is well qualified for
iudging the value of the new primary
law as compared with the old conyen-
ton system. In reply to his request
for his opinion on the matter, he ex-
presses his favor for the direct primary
law in no uncertain terms. Following
is a statement from him:
"As a citizen and taxpayer 1 unquaIi-
nedIy indorse the direct primary law.
Excepting some few trifiing matters that
can easily be remedied I am satisfied
that it comes as near placing the NOM
mating system in a state of perfection
as 1t is possible for the ingenuity of
man to formulate a law.
The old boss or spoils system did
not give the people voice in the
matter of deciding who the candidates
of their respective parties should be.
1t is true that the delegates to the
nominating convention were presuma-
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bly, elected by the people. but this at
many primary elections was a farce.
Under the direct primary system every
person who desires to enter the prim-
airy contest has a fair show and the
conditions imposed are the same in
every case A strong. clean. fearless
man had better submit his name 10
an open convention participated in bv
from 10000 10 $4,000 delegates rather
than slated convention OF from so 10
$50 delegates, and you can generally
depend upon the people knowing what
and whom they want.
1T is my opinion when a man is in
debted directly TO the people for his
nomination he will set q higher stan
dard of efficiency as his goal than
when two or three bosses dictate his
nomination. and he will put in prac-
tice the saying. A public oficer is a
public servant rather than The public
is his servant"
Mr. Werelin congratulates The call
for espousing a cause so close TO the
hearts OF the American people. as IL
is good law, and with this law II
brings more favorably to our attention
this quotation;
. The voice of the people is the
voice OF God 1"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
The Lady in Texas.

Item: Laura B. Payne. Socialist, is a candi
late for Congress In Texas
Oh, Laura, pause, you do not know
What you will surely have to go
Up against, nor what a load
You'll have to carry on the road
That leads to Congress. Laura, say
It's red light nearly all the way,
And where 1t isn't you'll be right
In guessing it's not too white.
But that is nething-think, fair one
If you should win the race you run
You'd go to Congress-Congressl STOP
Before you make that dreadful drop
True. women have dropped some and
may
Drop more In this degenerate day.
But so far, Laura, none has got
So far as Congress. That's a lot
No truly lady should deserve
Gee, Laura, but you've got nerve!
w j. hampton, in New York World.
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Eastern Views Of I Hearst.

the Democratic party's name and en-
blem and their conversion to the uses
of thuggery. Well, the Cochran de-
velopment is hardly surprising. 1t
was Cochran who presented to the
Tammany Hall general committee last
March the resolutions denunciatory OF
open and masked Socialism which were
aimed at the leader of just that raid
that Cochran now indorses. 1t was
Cochran who made the big speech ex-
pounding the principles of the Democ-
racy and the purport of the resolutions
which the committee then and there
adopted. He would have been a reck-
less gambler. however, who would have
offered to wager that Cochran would
stand by his speech and his resolutions
If test came.-New York Evening
Sun
Elected as the regular Democratic
candidate for Governor, Hearst would
be the boss of Tammany Hall, boss of
the State organization. boss OF New
York and the party's candidate for
President OF the United States in 1908.
Defeated as the regular candidate for
Governor, he would still be boss of
the organization, with full power to
use it for the exploitation of his Pres.
idential ambitions. Mr.. Hearst is any
thing but local issue. To the Democ-
racy he is a vital national issue and
the Buffalo convention marks
another great crisis in the history of
the party Democracy survived slavery
and silver Is it finally to collapse
under the assaults of semi-socialism?-
New York World
Hearst has now reached a point
where 1t seems that his money is no
longer potential. Not even unlimited
money will buy him Endorsements"
Stomachs revolt It Hearst even though
Hearst be sweetened with golden
syrup. He has reached the limit of his
tether. Hearst is an exploded
fraud politically and he is on the way to
be repudiated humbug journalistical-
ly. The moral of 1t all is that not even
unlimited money will indefinitely sup
port the pretensions of a political ban
dit and personal degenerate.-chi-
cago Chronicle.
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Mr.. Hearst sizes up the Democratic
party as now conducted, and Bryan
will fuse with Hearst when the time
arrives to act in National politics.
Fusion is the Bryan trump card.-St
Louis e-Dsmocral
A Kentucky paper says: Perhaps
after the election next month the true
Democracy of the nation will awaken
from its lethargy. and, repudiatins all
for which Bryan and Hearst and Mur-
ply stand, get back to the position in
which Cleveland sought to place It.
The swing Of the Democratic pendulum
is getting TO be extraordinarily violent.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Murphy, the most hungry, selfish
and extortionate boss Tammany has
ever known. is lighting for his life
and for his plunder." So Hearst's $
American spoke of the Tammany leader
on October 1e. 1905. But have we
not a right to expect better things of
Hearst than that he should seek ONCE
through this same Murphy; than that
his agents should use Murphy's head
quarters as their headquarters; than
that they should make the most of the
moral effect" of the Tammany boss
friendship in their efforts to promote
the editors nomination? Murphy is
frankly a boss of the lowest type
Hearst processes to stand for ideals in
politics He is for reform, for purity.
He is against bosses. Is he then to ac-
cept the nomination from conven-
tion completely dominated by boss
of whom he said in a speech at Dur
lands, last October: Murphy is as evil
a specimen of a criminal boss as we
have had since the days of Tweed.
Murphy grows rich and insolent upon
corrupt contracts" Hearst could not
prevent the Tammany leader from sup
porting him, but he could have stopped
the alternate threatening and cajoling
of this "eyil specimen of criminal
New York TRIBUNE
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

A lawyer from one of the interior
counties of Pennsylvania went to Phila-
delphia on some professional business.
When he returned he told his neighbors
about 1t:
Il stopped at one of them taverns,
he said. and they charged me So a day
for my room and meals. Just think of
that-s3 a day! But I got good and
even with them. I ate oysters three
times day."-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

Diner Ito the waiter)-Hi, waiter
Where has my hat gone?
Waiter-Your hat? I don't know, but
don't worry. You Will find it all right
after you've paid your bill-Lustige
Blatter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

The Man from Mexico" will be the
bill at the Colonial Theater all this
week, and Lost, Twenty -four Hours, "
is announced to follow.
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So w. Bourke Cochran is enrolled
at Buffalo among the shouters for the
most desperate political raid perhaps
that the country has ever known, the
raid that aims at the conascation OF
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

Inasmuch Doodle-Deeism launched with
conquer Mr. Iangdon makes personal sacrifice by hang
his chugg long enough participate in the Grand Juy
diaphanou pretense of dscpnng United Railroads. His spec
will result injury either his socaIled party
the law breaking corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

That folk be old enough know better
logical inference allegation
that her diamonds stolen few days ago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

Va TOMENS clubs throughout the
NM State are invited to communi-
wv cate news of their organiza-
tions to this department of The
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Automobile heart" discovery bv the doctors
Automobile pocket" financial alment began be dag
nosed some years back
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

Item: Laura B. Payne. Socialist, is a candi-
date for Congress in Texas.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

"Pousse Cafe and Way Up East"
continue to attract at the Davis The
ater. Constance Crawley and company
are announced to play ''Hedda Gabler"
there tomorrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

| by the Kolb-Dnl people this evening
at the Central Theater.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

7. 0. u" is to be started on a run
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

at which the principal address was
made by DR.. Hathaway of New Zealand
on the benefits and blessings arising
from equal suffrage in that country.
So delighted were the members of the
organization that it is their aim TO
arrange a debate between DIR. Hatha-
way and Rev. Rufus Num- of this city
who in his sermon week ago sun
day spoke strongly against "women's
rights"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
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EDIT @ Al ID A GE ocToBER8 9O

aarcss Am communications SAN FRANCISCO CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08

A meeting Of Sequoia Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, of which Mrs. William B. Carr
is the regent, will meet today at 1853
OFarreIl street, near Octavia, and an
especially interesting afternoon is an
ticipated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN
BY Substantial Majority and Can.
mons Reelection Certainty.

Chicago H.. Nov 5.--AlthOIgh the
estimates Of the party managers diff
fer widely there seems tobe no rea
son to doubt that the Republicans will
carry the state tomorrow by a sub
stantial majority. The legislature will
be Republican and the election of a
Republican to succeed Senator Cul
lom Is certain.
The Democrats claim they will gain
largely in both branches of the legisla-
ture. but do not expect TO obtain
enough members to choose senator.
The Republicans conceded that Con.
gressman Rainey VIII be reelected In
the Twentieth district and admit that
the fight will be close in the Twenty
first. 1t is also agreed that there will
be a hol fight in the Eighth
The Democrats claim not only the
Twenty-first and Eighth districts but
assert they will carry the eleven 9th.
ers as well. including the Twenty-ffth
Both the Republicans and the Dem
ocrats claim Cook county. the Repub
licans asserting their plurality will be
about $4,000 and the Democrats put-
ting theirs at about 25.00O.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
Campaign In Forty-Two
States Closes With Re-
suits In Doubt
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN
BY A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY is
ASSURED-FiGHT HAS BEEN
ESSlVE--NOTES FROM
WHOLE UNION.

/ Washington, D, c., Nov. 5.--Thc
campaign in IL states for the election
of the sixtieth congress passes into
history tonight Besides congression-
al balloting, % states will elect gov
emors. Arizona and New Mexico will
vote on joint atatehood Oklahoma
and Indian Territory will adopt a
constitution and 20 states will choose
legislatures, which in turn will elect
senators.
The weather bureau sees fair
weather for election day throughout
the east the middle west and south,
with moderate temperature, rain In
Minnesota and Dakotas and cold and
snow in Wyoming, Montana and the
interior Of Washington and Oregon.
President Roosevelt, who yearly
aets he example of good citizenship
by going from Washington to Oys.
ter Bay to cast his vote left the White
Hctse on this pilgrimage at midnight
He will return tomorrow and arrange
ments have been made, as usual, to
keep him posted at the White House
Of the election returns.
Congressional prediction by the Re
publican and Democratic eongression
al committee remain the same as the
finals" announced n few days ago,
The Republicans claim the next house
by majority Of so; the Democrats
claim it by %
New York maintains her position In
limelight of public interest and the
campaign there is 10 be kept up until
the last possible moment. Both state
committees claim the state by large
Reports from other sec
tions of the country indicate alternate
~ apathy and interest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE
In Nebraska and Other Western
States-RepubIiean Confident.

Lincoln, Neb, Nov. Both of the
leading parties held rallies at mum
Der of places in the state tonight, the
important one being that at Platts
mouth where Bryan spoke in behalf
u he fUsion ticket.
The Republican chairman Rose OK.
pressed confidence ~ the Republicans
clectiug their entire state ticket good
working mapority in both houses, leg
isiaiure and Republican congressman
to Washington from each district
Chairman Allen. OF the Democratic
committee claims the election OF the
S ate. the majority Of the legislature.
and four out Of the six congressman.
He said. Iowa and other western
states will show great Democratic
ga'7s. ! look for a Democratic land.
Slide
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
DEMOCRATIC POLICEMEN AND
REPUBLICAN SHERiFFs MAY
BATTLE AT POLLS.
MARSHALS INvOLV VDE
And Force Of Deputies Place Mayor
and City Officials of Williamson,
w. Va, Under Arrest-State
Militia Mobilzed.

Huntington, W. Va, Nov. 5.--Three
companies Of the West Virginia Ma.
tional Guard are modified and under
arm here awaiting orders to go, to VII.
hanson, where rioting has already oc.
Cured and where serious conflicts are
expected on election day
The Democratic policemen of Wi.
hanson and the Republican deputy
sherffs Of Mingo county have clashed
and while no blood has yet been shed
there is every probability that bloody
conflict will occur tomorrow.
U. S. Marshals Arrest Mayor.
The officials and police Of william.
son arc also In trouble with the feder-
al authorities, resulting from the ar
rest by policeman of Deputy United
States Marshal Day of Welch. The
Republicans claim his arrest was for
political effect, because he secured the
release OF a negro arrested on sus-
plclon of intent to vote illegally, while
the Williamson officials claim he was
guilty Of adultery.
Fiftee1 deputy United States mar
shals went to Williamson today in
charge Of Major w. II. Lyons, and ar
rested Mayor Pinson. Chief of Police
Chaffin, and other off cials and citi-
zens of Williamson charged with inter
ference with federal officers.
The feeling on both sides in the
election Tuesday ii intense and
trouble can hardly be averted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
WHISKY KILLS A
KENTUCKY WOMAN
DRANK QUART A DAY FOR TWO
YEARS-STOMACH BEING AN.
ALYZED-LEFT NO WILL;
HUSBAND PROFITS.

Paducah, Ky, Nov. DIR. H. A.
Smith, who is making the analysis
of the stomach of Mrs. G.. W. Elrod
who died suddenly at her home in the
county says he will be able to make
a report in eight or ten days. Besides
the stomach. the heart, liver and kid
neys were also taken out and will be
carefully examined for poison.
1t is not generally known 10 her ac.
quaintances, but it is said that she
had been drinking heavily for a
year or two. using as much as n
quart of whisky some days The doc
tors who waited upon her think prob.
ably she died from alcoholic poison
ing
Her husband is still in bed He
says he is sick and was not able TO at
tend the funeral. AS the deceased left
no will all of her properly goes. to
her husband which cuts off nine step
without a cent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
BRUTALITY DROVE
HIS WIFE AWAY
ARCH-DukE OTTO, BLACK SHEEP
OF THE AUSTRIAN NOBILITY.
ENDS cHECkERED CAREER
UNDER A CLOUD.

Vienna, Nov. 5--The Archduke OF.
to, second son o fthe Emperor's eldest
brother, Carl Ludwig. died in his forty.
first year He was born April 21,
1866.
Archduke Otto was the black sheep
Ioi the Austrian royal family. His
beseltjng sin was drunkenness. which
has been put forward to excuse In.
Vulnerable escapades, indiscretions
and acts of brutality. especially to-
ward his beautiful wife, that led the
long suffering Emperor Francis Joseph
in the spring of this year 10 forbid
the mention of his name.
It was hibitual for the Vinnese TO
greet one another with Have you
heard of Otto's latest?" and In such
manner have scores of stories about
him been spread broadcast
The A dr. uacchssrM rMeioaJhshrdlu
The archduchess Maria Josefa. the
Saxon princess TO whom he was we'd
ded In 1886, and who became the first
woman at court upon the assa ssina-
ton of the Empress Elizabeth often
has been pointed out as the most un-
happy oi royal women.
The Emperor often has interfered
fer her, and she has borne indlgnlty
after indignity for the sake of her son.
Karl. who became heir apparent TO the
throne when his uncle. the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, the heir presump-
tive. renounccd all rights for his is
sue.
II IS known that Archduke Otto
struck his wife on three occasions-
once in the presence OF the officers Of
the garrison of Pressburg. when the
Emperor with his own hand repaid
him blow for blow
At a-other time he tried to break
into her apartments with a dozen
drunken cronies. but an officer Of the
guard held them back with drawn
sword
About Christmas time in 1900. the
Archduke was attracted BY the charms
OF q girl who had accompanied her
parents to A public hall at a pleasure
resort. the Gartenbau. in Vienna He
attempted 10 embrace her. and her
father boxed his ears soundly.
This affair was reported to the EN- 1
perof who learned soon afterward !
that OTTO had contracted debts 70 the I
amount Of 81 250 600. He was so IN I
censed that the Archduke was com
PEELED 10 go abroad.
His excesses ruined his health. and
wo years ago he withdrew almost
from social and military
ife. deyoting all his time TO fighting
liseaze.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
rHE EIaH1 IN MISSOURI.

St ouis. Mo. Nov. Tonight both
parties claim the victory IN Missouri
The final estimates Of the Republi-
cans is for the majority Of congress.
siOnal districts. the Republican legis.
lature and the state ticket by a ma
Add Election
jority Of 10000 TO 5000. The Demo
cratic committee aserts they will car
~ the state by not less than 30 600
majority.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
MISSISSIPPI MONUMENT.

Nicksburg, Miss, Nov Capt.
John G. eastman, secretary of the
Vicksburg park commission. today
received word from Gov. Vardaman,
chairman of the commits ion. stating
that the meeting of the commission
ers. which was to have been held in
Vicksburg on the Sth of this month.
had been postponed until December
2Sth. This action wa taken in order
q hat artists and sculptors might be
given ample time in which 10 prepare
designs for the Missi sisippi monument
to the Confederate soldiers to be
erected in the Vicksburg Military
park
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
BANK ROBBERS
ESCAPE AFTER
RUNNING FIGHT
LOOT BANK AT lADD, ILL, IN
BROAD DAY LIGHT OF VAST
SUM.
BIND AND GAG CASHIER
Returned to Peru and Have
Desperate Encounter With
Posse of Citizens.

LaSalle, H., Nov. 5.-The Farmers
and Miners Bank, of Ladd, mining
town, was held up and robbed this
Afternoon.
Assistant Cashier J. J. Hurley was
alone when two men entered and ask
ed for some pennies. The next mo-
ment they covered Hurley with reyol-
vers and marched him to the back
room, where they bound him hand and
foo;.
The robbers then helped themselves
to the cash and escaped The amount
of their booty will be about $1,000
near as can be estimated tonight
One of the robbers guarded the
street door, while the other scoOped
up the cash Some reports say the
amount stolen is 100000. 1t was most
ly in currency. The robbers had been
gene an hour before the robbery was
discovered and imprisoned cashier re-
leasei'.
Escape in Running Battle.
The robbers hired a livery rig in
Peru TO drive 10 Ladd, In about three
hours they came back and returned
the rig to Liveryman Denny, who, hay-
ing heard of the hold up, tried to pro-
cure assistance of the citizens to sur.
round the robbers, but they drew their
revolvers and shot at every one who
near the stable
The robbers slipped from the stable
and kept up a running fight for an
hour, finally escaping in the direction
If LaSalle, after eluding the Peru
police.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
AGED MANS LONG TRAMP.

Tuscumbia. Ala. Nov. 5.-F VI. Dr
yer. an aged citizen OF this city. =
years of age. left a few days ago on
walking trip to Columbia. Tenn.
where he goes TO visit relatives. He
chose TO walk rather than go by rail.
and expected 10 reach his destination
in four days. Mr.. Dever is an active
man for his years and spends much
# his time walking. when the weather
is good.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
III WITH YELLOW FEVER.

Havana. Nov Second Lieut.
Noble J. Wiley Of the Ffrh infantry
whose discovery on board the trans
port Sumner yesterday with fever
caused FIVE hours delay in the depart
ure Of the vessel. has been removed
to Anlmas hospital Today his illness
was diagnosed as yellow fever Of a
mild type.
Lieut.. Wiley BEARDED the sumner %
90 home on leave Of absence. He ar
rived here recently On the transport
Tarnsholm and lodged in Havana. He
did not visit Columbia