The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-23
A BAD DEFEAT
GROSVENOR OUSTED BY HIS
OWN DISTRICT AFTER 40
YEARS SERVICE.
Got Not One Vote From His Own
County-Albert Douglas Nom
mated on First Ballot to
Succeed Him in Con-
gress-Other News.

| greSS-Otnef news.
Lancaster, O., Feb. 21.-Albert
Douglas of Chillicothe was nominat-
ed for congress on the first ballot
in the republican convention held
here today to nominate candidate
to succeed General Charles H. Gros-
venor.
Grosvenor did not receive single
vote from his own county and did
not get solid vote In any county.
and on ly 20 votes in the entire con-
vention.
Although Grosvenor's retirement
had been predicted, the old con.
gresham could hardly believe that
be would be beaten. The defeat
was plainly crushing blow to
him, although he took it with not
much outward show of the emotion
that shook him.
Charles Henry Grosvenor is one
of the war horses of the republican
party and has stumped the country
during every political campaign for
40 years. He began bis political
career shortly after the conclusion
of the civil war; in which he served
with distinction. He was a MEM
Der of the Ohio Legislature from 1874
to 1878, and was speaker of the
house for two years of this time.
He was presidential elector in
1872 and again in 1880. He was
first elected to congress in 1884 and,
with the exception of one term,
when he met defeat In 1890, he
ssrved continuously since.
| He played prominent part in
not only state but national politics,
having always been champion Of
the 'orgsnization" and one of the
late Senator Hanna's right.hand
men. He was the father of the
ship-subsidy bill and a warm advo.
cate of protective tariff. In the
last congress he served as chairman
of the committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries and was a men,
ber of several other committees.
He was famous for his ante-eIection
statistics which got him the nick
name of "the Prophet"
Albert Douglas who was nomi-
mated today to succeed Grosvenor,
is lawyer at Chillicothe, where he
was born in 1852. He is a gradu.
ate of Kenyon College and Har-
ward Law school. He was district
attorney of Ross county from 1866
to 1880. He was presidential cleo.
tor at large and president of the
electoral college of Ohio in 1896
and was supported by republicans
of his district for the gubernatorial
nomina ton in 1889.
Washington, D. c., Feb. al
Naval officers are much interested
in the possibilities of results from
the use of smokeless fuel. Import
ance attaches to the use of such ar
article on account of its contribu
tion to the secrecy of naval opera
tions by means of invisibility. i
has been an important Requirement
that there shall be as little atten
ton as possible attracted to nava
ships in operations in time of war
and it is for this reason that tbs
deadest kind Of paint Is used on tn,
hulls of vessels and that smokeles'
powder has been adopted for th'
ammunition. With the dense smok,
which pours from some of the fun
nels it is easy enough to locate :
ship under way; in addition t.
which smoke of this kind, wher
ships are in fleet formation, obscureI
signals displayed and might leae
to confusion, if not disaster. Nat
urally, under the circumstances
any prospect of obtaining a fue
which does not emit smoke will b.
of Importance. The tests which have
been conducted under the naval bu
reau of equipment have promised
important results, but they hav'
not goue far enough to lead to fna
conclusions.
Numerous attempts have beer
made in the past to find some meth
cd Of doing away with the smok'
from the coal used in firing, bu
the various fues and patent con
trivances tried proved ineffective
In every single case.
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