Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
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Secretary Taft has reduced his weight
, early fifty pounds. When he gets rid
Of seventeen pounds more one of his am
billions will have been realized
Robert L. Mccormick, nominated as
Republican candidate for Mayor of Ia
coma, Wash. is the richest citizen of that
| city, His friends urged him to take the
nomination as a stepping stone to the
United States senatorship three years
| hence, when Senator Ankeny's term ex-
| pires.
Circuit Judges Jelke and Giffen have
told the Ohio legislative committee thar
| former Boss Cox of the Republican or
sanization asked them to reverse judg-
ment in suit involving $23S,000. One
of the judges consented. and in conse-
quence the city lost $4,000 by compro-
mise. The committee uncovered extern
Siye graft in the purchase of turnpikes
| for the county. Secretary Taft addressed
the Roosevelt Republican Club at Gin
| cinnati, which was formed after the last
election for the purpose of keeping up
the fight on the Cox machine.
The speech Of Judge Alton r. Parker
of New York before the Southern Man
| ufacturers' Club at Charlotte. y. c., ad-
vOcating the choice of a Democratic Pres
| dential nominee from one of the South
ern States. has called forth much favora-
bic comment throughout the South, at
| least among the conservative members Of
the party. who are alarmed at the pro-
gresS made by the Hearst boom. Mr.. Par
ker said that Nebraska had been tried and
New York. with failure in each case. and
thai 50 per cent of the young men of the
North are now allied with the Republican
party. while many of the old leaders have
abdicated or Joined the Republicans. This
address is understood to have given CO.
herpncc to the presidential boom for SEN
| ator Bailey Of Texas.
The Missouri Supreme Court has rem
dered a decision which win necessitat e
ne opening Of the ballot boxes and a re-
count of the votes cast at the last city
election wherever there is a contest over
an Office.
Despite the opposition of the machine
faction of both parties, the Ohio House
OF Representatives passed the bill provid-
ing for direct party primaries in the
choice Of all candidates up to congress
sional, and that all primaries shall be-
held on the same day. The same body
passed the bin raising the Dow tax on
saloons from $3.50 to $1,000
In the local town elections of Maine
the lead Of the Democrats was increased
by their capture of Augusta. the State
capital, which has been Republican every
year except one since its foundation. The
Democratic Mayor Of Bangor was re-
turned with an increased majority.
The Iowa Assembly has passed, with
little opposition. the resolution embody-
ing Gov. Cummins' plan for a national
convention of delegates appointed by
State Governors. to set on foot move
ment to force a call of constitutional
convention TO bring about the election Of
United States Senators by direct vote.
Six more States must join in the demand
before Congress can be forced to act
Major Mcdowell. clerk of the House in
Washington, was chatting the other day
with friend relative to the proposal to
erect statue to the late Senator Quay in
Harrisburg. and said When a man s
dead the proper thing to do is TO place
heavy slab over him. ornamenIed with
hand. over an inscription. Gone home
Let the fingers be well turned in every
possible direction. and then let every man
make his own inference as TO the direc-
ton taken by the departed.
The delegate. to the Kansas Republic
can convention. elected Al Burlington,
were required TO publicly pledge them
selvas not to accept passes from tie rail-
roads.