The National tribune., 1906-07-12

be candidate for reelection. ThOs
who know him best say that he is play
ing deep game. and the desire tha
| lies nearest his heart is to stay In tn
Senate. His announcement was intend
ed TO disarm his numerous enemies 81
the State. and turn their barbed arrow
upon some one else. In the meanwhile
his fuglemen will be canvassing the un
| fitness of the other candidates an,
working up general alarm that tn
| only man that can properly represen
the State Is fits present Senator. TIL,
next thing Is that 1t Is doubtful which
party will control the next Legislature
Should the Republicans have 1t. Clarh
viii have the merit of having gotten ou
before the storm came. II the Demo
Gratis get II, why. then, he will be pre-.
pared to again turn loose enormou:
amounts Of cash to secure his election
They hint that Senator Tom Carter is
in secret alliance with Clark, because
Carter does not want the present status
changed. and would much prefer to be
the only Republican Senator from Mon
tana. This is given as a reason for the
Butte Miner. which used to be deadly
treating him with marked gentleness
not to say praise. Should the Demo-
Gratis carry the State. Clark will still
have trouble in his own party. since the
miners claim he played the traitor 10
them in going over to the Standard Oil
camp in 1901. and that he tried to de-
feat the eight-hour law. The most popu-
lar candidate among the Democrats is
Gov. Toole. whose term Is not out, how
ever. until 1909. w. G. Conrad. of Great
Falls, is another possible candidate an1
man of much ability. Our old friend
Maj. Martin Magfnnis, 18th Minn., Is
also a Senatorial possibility. and de-
served more recognition than he has
been receiving because Of his soldier
record and his lifelong unquestioned
Democracy. He cast his lot with the
party when he first migrated to the
State, and has been instant in season
ard out Of season during all these years
but got lean pickings for his loyalty
Everybody holds him IN high esteem
but his bank account unfortunately Is
not of the size to put him into the run
ming with the other possible candidates.
Another gallant soldier Of the civil
war has recently answered to the last
roll call in the person of Maj. James F.
Huntington. who died May rs, In Low
ell. Mass. at the advanced age of 80.
During the first year of the war Maj.
Huntington organized Battery B, 1st
Ohio L. A., and remained It's Captain
until Gettysburg For his meritorious
to Major. and transferred to the COM
mand of the Invalid Corps. Later he
was in charge OF; the rebel prisoners On
Johnson's Island. where he remained
until the close Of the war. He lived In
Lowell for many years, occupying a
prominent position on account of his
interest in public affairs. He served
the city as It's Mayor and the State as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Jere Dunn, probably the most widely
known sporting man in the country.
died at Elizabeth City, N. J., June 27
He was II years old. but had always
looked very much younger. claiming
that his outdoor life had served to keep
him young No one knew who he was
or exactly where he was born, and a
man Of the same name had several
times been convicted and served terms
on BiackweIi's Island. Dunn always
claimed that 1t was another man of the
same name and not he, and that his
first trouble occurred in the closing days
of the war. He was among the first to
enlist, and did so in the Fire Zouavas
commanded by Ellsworth. In 1864,
while he was acting as recruiting off,
Ger. he shot and killed negro in Penn
sylvania- for which he was tried and
sentenced to prison, but pardoned. Re-
turning to New York. he killed bank
burglar named Logan. with whom he
had quarrel, and whom he shot with
the derringer that Lew Baker used to
kill the notorious Bill Poole. Dunn
went West then. and became a noted
gambler and sporting man. but upon
returning to New York was arrested,
tried and sent to Sing Sing. where he
remained two years. and was released
under law hustled through the Legis-
lature by his friends. He again went
West. and In 1888 killed Jimmie Elliot,
a noted prize fighter. in the Tiveli Sa-
loon in Chicago. The killing grew out
OF quarrel in regard to John L. Sulli-
van. who was Dunn's friend. A match
had been arranged between Elliot and
John L.. but when II was to come off
Elliot got scared and refused to go into
the ring. Dunn denounced him savage
y. whcreupon Elliot got a revolver nd
started out In search of him, meeting
him In the Tfvoit Saloon and getting the
irst shot. The desperate battle lasted
some time. but ended In Dunn killing
Elliot. Dunn was always prominent in
racing. owned q stable and at one time
i training track and a number of good
horses.
Z George d. Perkins, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor ofI
Iowa. has proposed to Gov Cummir. gs
10 permit other members Of the Repub-
lean National Committee to be named
ly the Committee to; make I'D the tenn
1orary roll of delegates to the State
Convention. Mr.. Perkins thinks that,
n view of the heated campaign and the |
much feeling that was aroused. that this
vii! be the only way to secure peace
md harmony.
The case of Eliot F. Shepard. grand |
ION OF w. H. Vanderbilt, Is still before
he French Courts. The last move was
% endeavor to obtain a remission OF |
The three months imprisonment i'm
>osed upon him in connection with fines
)f $120 and $1,000. for running over
md killing d girl while speeding his
automobile. 3qTbe French Minister OF |
Justice VIII NOT remit all the imprfson- |
nent. but WIFI recommend 10 the Presf- [
lent that the nterm of three months be |
educed 10 one OF sly weeks
''The Immortal ]. NJ" otherwise J. N
free, who WIS 5known all through the !
died, June II at the Hospital +
or the Insane Al A'roledo. q. For many |
ears he traveIed an fbraugn The couu- J
ry, paying Meth al hills nor rail-
Dad fares and IL Ing 80 crowds of !
hearers speeches. which v'are strange
mixtures of pithy common sense and
Wild lunacy. HeGassumed to have a mis- +
ion TO lift the pressure" and was GO
ng to do 1t II he suffered martyrdom
rom it, HcsSsadsbeen i'll in the insane
asylum for several months.
One of the best-known men of Cam
'ria County. Pa, was Squire Dunegan.
Who died at st. Augustine, June IA,
lfter long Illness. He enlisted in Co.
1-s Il.. n