Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-03

3 demonstrated fuil well that the grea
3 body of the people may be relied upo
to fight the republics battles"
! The Vice President left this after
noon for Boise City, Idaho, where h
will speak tomorrow. Later he will
return to Colorado and become :
guest of Thomas F. Walsh for a weeI
or ten days.
Denver. Aug. 30, 1906.
Since the voluntary withdrawal o
Gov. Mcdonald as a candidate for tn,
Republican nomination for governor
at the coming convention a deal o.
thinking has been done, His with
drawal was definite and fnal, and he
has been taken at his word. Severn
candidates are in sight, any one oil
whom might make the race with a
good prospect of success. The name
of Alfred e. Bent, now auditor OF
state. has often been mentioned but
Mr.. Bent says that while appreciate
Ing the compliment ard fully realiz-
| Ing what an honor It would be to be
nominated for governor. he is a can.
didate for treasurer of state. and not
for governor. and 1t is useless to men.
ton his name further for the latter
place.
The party sentiment seems to be
concentrating on Philip b. Stewart OF
Colorado Springs. A personal friend
OF the president. he is strong also in
his own personality. He believes
thoroughly in the Roosevelt doctrine
of square deal' and cannot he con.
trolled or manipulated by any faction
or element of the party. by any cor
poration or combination. His Repub-
licanism was born In him. His faith
er was governor of Vermont. and for
10 years represented that state in the
national congress. Coming to Colo
RADIO number of years ago, he has
thoroughly identified himself with
this state and its interests While he
is man of comfortable fortune, he
is thoroughly democratic mot Dem
ocratic) in his tastes and feelIngs-a
good mixer. While not professional
orator, he is good talker. in the
sense of being able TO stand up before
an audience and say, right straight
from the shoulder. what he means
If nominated. he will be an excellent
campaigner, and will make friends
wherever he goes.
There are still Ether candidates,
and the convention will probably have
a list to choose from.
II. P. b.
Schenectady. N. Y, Aug 31.-Rev.
Frank W. Wheeler, pastor OF the Trim
ity Church OF Falls River, was found
by friends today at the local postof
fee. Mr.. Wheeler disappeared from
his home two weeks ago. No trace of
him could be found. When discov-
cred this morning he appeared slight
ly demented. He cannot remember
what he has been doing since he left
home except that he awoke in box
car in this city three days ago.
Being penniless he secured work as
waiter and wrote back to Fall River
telling his whereabouts.
New York, Aug. 31.-The Equitable
Insurance Company today accepted
he at 80 r
and Cady Herrick from the board OF
trustees. The retirement of Gould
takes the last active Wall Street f.
nancier out of the Equitable.
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 31.-Pitcher
Liebhardt, the premier slabster of the
Southern league, has been sold to the
Cleveland American. Consideration,
three thousand dollars.
New York, Aug 31.-The market
st. Paul, Union Pacific and New York
Central stock advanced one and a half
The market at noon was steady but
trading light.
Vienna, Aug 31.-It is stated in the
public press here today that the for
mer minister of war. General Krieg-
hammer, who died the other day, was
from wounds in the royal hunt by an
accmidental shot fired by Prince
George, the Bmperor's grandson
st. Petersburg, Aug. 31.-The court
martial of the Sveaborg fortress mu.
tineers which was completed at Hell
singfors today, sentenced nineteen
soldiers and three civilians to death.
Thirty-three sildiers received twelve
to fifteen years Imprisonment, thirty
three. five years, and five hundred,
four months. Only thirty accused per
sons we're discharged during the
trials.
The soldiers and civilians con.
demned to death were executed this
afternoon.
BURLINGTON, Ia. Aug. BIAS a
result OF the new anti-pass law 1t is
probable that all of the city officials
in West Burlington will resign their
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