Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-08-11

constitutional amendment to permit
| the direct election of senators.
Roosevelt Sends His Dollar.
Responding to the new slogan of his
party, President Roosevelt has sent to
Ehairman Sherman of the congress
s;onal campaign committee letter in
closing 81 for the election fund This
slogan is Have you sent your dollar?''
Hearst to Go 1t Alone
The state committee of the New
Work Independence league, or Hearst
organization, had decided to hold
convention and nominate W. r. Hearst
for governor before test of their
strength was made in the Democratic
state committee which met in New
York. The latter committee appeared
to stand against Hearst, but his friends
were able to dictate the place for hold
ing the Democratic state convention
namely. at Buffalo, Sept. 20. This was
arranged by conference and not by a
test vote. Buffalo is regarded as
Hearst stronghold.
The independence league declares
that it is opposed to Socialism and is
committed only to the public owner
ship Of utilities for the good of all. 1t
is not opposed to capital, large or small,
1t does advocate 1.-The greatest liberty,
| the greatest independence, the greatest
equality, the greatest opportunity for
all typical Americans along typical
American lines'
Texas For Senator Bailey.
The first test of the new direct pri-
mary law in Texas has resulted in in
structions to the next legislature to
| choose Joseph w Bailey to succeed
himself in the United States senate
Returns Indicated the nomination of
T. NJ. Campbell for governor.
ChurchiIPs New Hampshire Fight.
Winston Churchill, the author candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
governor in New Hampshire, is making
vigorous fight on the railroad and
! other corporations of the state. In his
speeches he has coined new phrase
''the people can be fooled, but they can
not be ruled" He says it can be proved
that the Republican machine of the
state is absolutely owned by the Boston
and Maine railroad.
Bryan as Party Preceptor.
Judge Owen P. Thompson, a close
personal friend of W. J. Bryan, has set
F! the Illinois Democracy in commotion
| by delivering Bryan's message in writ
~ ~
| the Rational committee in the interest
| Of party harmony. Sullivan, who is a
| prominent member of the Hopkins fac
| ton which opposed Bryan at St. Louis,
refused to resign and Judge Thompson
| made public statement from the Ne
braskan saying that the state conven-
ton must force Sullivan out as one not
| in harmony with the present Demo
| cratic programme.
! Debs Talks of Revolution.
Speaking at St. Louis on the occasion
| of the first anniversary of the Indus
| trial Workers of the World, it's leader
| and organizer, Eugene V. Debs, made
the threat that if Haywood, Meyer and
| Pettibone are hanged on the charge Of
assassinating Ex-Governor Steunenberg,
| 100000 workingmen would rise in re-
| volt, and that he, Debs, would lead the
army of revolutionists. The Industrial
| Workers, which was started for polit-
ical purposes, now claims to have a
| membership of 10000.
Watson In Democratic Fold.
In an address at his Georgia home
| Thomas Watson announced that he
would return to the Democratic party
| for the purpose of supporting Hoke
| Smith for governor as against Clark
| Howell and the railroad ring.
| Michigan Endorses Bryan.
The Democratic state convention at
| Detroit nominated Charles III. Kim
| merle for governor and full state
ticket. The resolutions Endorsed Bry-
an for president in 1908.
| Governor Cummins Renominated.
A. spectacular Republican love feast
capped the climax of the bitter fac
| tional fight which terminated in the
| Iowa state convention last week with
~AAoNA -
B. Cummins. On the first ballot Cum
Minis got 933 votes to SOB for George
D. Perkins, editor of the Sioux City
Journal, who was the candidate of the
stand pat faction. The progressive
or tariff revision faction was in con-
! troll from the start After the ballot
both candidates appeared on the plat
form and spoke words of peace and
good will. The resolutions were SO
drawn that they met with no opposl-
ton. Cummins' championship of the
"Iowa" idea of tariff revision was in
dorsed, but in SO moderate form that
the stand patters had no difficulty IN
swallowing them. This section de
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