Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-11
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| and the organization takes on the aspects
of political entity in the state, with which
| the regulars must deal. Clubs have been
| formed in every community. literature has
been distributed, speeches re-made night
| ly and the whole state Is sitting up and
| taking notice of this new deal in republ-
can politics.
The most enthusiastic of Mr. Churchills
| followers do not expect him to defeat the
machine and to win in this campaign. 1t
would be nothing short of miracle II he
should succeed in his first attempt. But it
is believed by many well-posted politicians
in the state that the Lincoln Republican
Club will force the regular organization to
adopt some of it's tenets in the platform
to be adopted by the state convention.
The Lincolnites. in the event the pledges
are not fulfilled, say they will be In better
position to continue their fight hereafter,
and they will hold the party leaders in the
next legislature constantly with their noses
to the grndstone, and in the following cleo
ton make another effort to choose gov
ernor and legislature that will carry out
the reforms
That is about the extent of the practical
good that Is expected to be accomplished
by the Lncolnites now. but they will be
greatly pleased and satisfied If they can do
that much in the first attempt. To write
some of their demands in the machine plat
form would be considered by them long
step toward progress.
The most amazing feature of the success
Of the Churchill movement was the defeat
of the machine candidates in the primaries
held in Concord last week. Think of Sen
ator Gallinger, chairman of the state COM
mittee being refused a billet as delegate,
and a Churchill man being sent from the
senator's own ward. Then there was At
torney< General Eastman, who is slated to
preside at the convention: James Lyford,
who is to be chairman of the committee on
resolutions, and Frank S. Streetor, chief
counsel of the corporation that was sup
posed to be invincible in politics, all being
turned down and put to the necessity of
| b,,c for rrOxieS get into the cOQVen-
| ton.
Not a Reflection.
Every one in Concord takes pains to ex-
plain with great earnestness that the failure
| to send Senator Gallinger was not any re-
| Election upon him personally. 1t only arose
| from the fact that there were more votes
| in the ward caucus favorable to the
Churchill movement than opposed to it.
About 600 of the sos delegates to the con-
yention have been chosen. Mr.. Churchill
has about one hundred. and the remainder
are to be divided among four other candi-
dates for the gubernatorial nominate n. 1t
| is not thought likely that the Lincolnites
can stampede the convention for Mr.
| Churchill but they will hold very val
uable balance of power, and with 1t they
| intend to trade for representation In the
| nIotform The other candidates are Chas.
| III c.reenleaf. Gen. Gale Charles NJ. Floyd
and r. W. Pillsbury.
| Tho Churchill movement is directed main
| " against the Boston and Maine railroad,
| the only railroad system and the only large
| CORPORATION in the state. 1t Is alleged by
the reformers that the Boston and Maine
| dominates the politics of the state of New
Hampshire controls the legislature and
| enslayes the people. Inc railroad denies
| the soft impeachment.
! The charge against the railroad Is set
| forth at length in a speech OF Harry g.
| Sargent which is being circulated by the
| IIncolnites. II says in part:
| 1.-THE legislature of the state and the ap-
| no,ntine power of the state officials, lodged
| in the governor and council, is so thorough
| ly controlled that no legislation can be
| nassed and no appointment made except
| those which are satisfactory to and ap-
| nroyed by the railroad. There are many
| important reasons why the Boston and
| Maine railroad desires to control appoint
| ments. legislation and policy in the state
| of New Hampshire. One Is to prevent the
| massage of any legislation granting char
| ters to any steam or electric rallroao
which may possibly be competitor OF
| theirs. Whatever the public good Of the
| people of New Hampshire may seem to re-
ouire in the way of facilities for transpor-
| tation by means OF steam or eleciric ran
| roads, these necessities must yield abso-
| lutely to the dictation of the Boston and
| Maine railroad that the people shall nave
no other facilities than the Boston and
Maine railroad see fit to permit to be
| granted.
THE railroad properties Of the Boston
| and Maine railroad in New Hampshire, in
| Guiding its leased lines, for purposes of
| taxation are valued by the state board of
| equalization at % per cent of its real COM
mercial value as determined by the De-
| partment of Commerce and Labor at
Washington. All other property in the
| state of New Hampshire is valued for
taxation by the state board Of equalization
| at 20 per cent"
The charge goes on to allege that these
conditions are brought about the use of
free passes and lobbying. You will natur-
ally ask. where is ex-senator William E
Chandler in this fight recalling the fact
that Mr.. Chambers retirement from the
Senate, where he added to the gayety OF
politics, was laid to the Boston and Maine
| railroad. Well. 1t is easy to imagine thai
all this huilabaloo is nuts to your Uncle
| William"
| Keeping in the Background.
However, whether he is still suffering
from having been run over by the cars.
or more likely because this is young
mems movement. he is keeping in the
| background. But he Is sticking EN- on
Just the same. and is having the time o.
his life In watching the temporary embar