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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-03-09

fairly represented the intellect and
heart, the wisdom and energy of all
when he got into action.
Working directly along the line of
two general propositions that the strug-
giles for liberty had always been between
the few who held power, place, and
privilege, and would exploit the people,
and the people in whom is the instinc-
tive desire for self-rule; and that it
would usually be seen that the few
would serve selfish, personal interests
against the people. Then he exhibited
the record of Mr.. Castle in his actions
against the people. He illustrated by
showing Mr.. Castles record on such
matters as the LOAN Shark BILL which
had to be forced out of the judiciary
committee; his refusal to give the
Women's Clubs of the state an oppor-
tunity for hearing on the outrageous
age of Consent bill; he pictured in
graphic manner the almost riOtOus con-
dition of the judiciary committee when
Mr.. Castle sought to hold up the bill set
to protect the lives, limbs and families
of laboring men against accidents and
injuries caused by inadequate protec-
ton; he was told how the wish of the
people was ignored by Mr. Castles
treatment of the resolution before the
House to ascertain whether the Illinois
CT
to the state to meet it's charter condi-
lions; then he took up his attitude on
the local option bill.
Entering those details which careful
readers of the Issue are acquainted with,
Mr.. Burke made it clear that men at
Springfield do not line up on party lines,
so much as into the good and bad, the
true and the false as illustrated in our
district; Branan and Castle are for and
with the saloons, Sheldon against them
He told of the bill presented for the
purpose of showing the judiciary COM
mittee that the Senate would take no
further action, and that to amend Bill
95 at all was to kill it, He referred
to Mr.. Castles claim that the bill was
presented as a substitute for Senate
Bill IS as untrue, when up rose Branan
to deny that statement Mr.. Burke then
waded in; few but terrible were his
words, SO explicit was his statement, so
straight his response, yet closing with
the words, ''Mr. Branan, if you had been
member of the judiciary committee
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-03-09
D i S GOV e r e d
BY Mr.. j. F.. Burke, at Sycamore, Feb.
9th, A Valiant Defender of Hon.
John Il. Castle.

John B. Castle.
AS Mr.. Castle was the man whose
motion to amend Senate Bill No 95,
secured the death of bill that could
not become law except by majority
vote of the state at the next election,
the discovery of his defender is a mat
ter of great interest in the district
The defender of Mr.. Castle, whose
political sympathizers are asserting
that Castle has been true to his party,
is the Hon. Jas. Branan, minority rep
resentative of the Thirty-Fifth district
Mr.. Branan is a Democrat and a sa-
loon keeper.
He is, of course, opposed to the local
option law and asserts that Mr.. Castle
is also. Now, since some people in the
district assert that Mr.. Castle is not
opposed to local option, Branans as
sertion that he is, creates considerable
interest
Mr.. Branan is the man by whom
VIM. J. Bryan refused to be introduced
during his candidacy for the presidency,
according to Eugene Chapin's state
ment recently to a De Kalb audience.
This adds interest to the discovery of
a champion for Castle.
The way of discovery was thrilling.
Mr.. Burke was speaking to full house
at Wards Opera House, on the record
of Mr.. Castle. The audience was COM
posed of the town people, some from
neighboring places, the politicians resi-
dent at the county seat, and consider
able number of the grand jury now in
session. 1t was presided over by At
torney G.. D. Rogers, whose recent ex-
position of the new age of consent law
at the Willard Memorial meeting has
created a conviction in accord with his
own, that the law is a disgrace to the
state. He stated that the people were
demanding truth and truth made pub
lie, and introduced Mr.. Burke as man
in the employ of the churches to give
a judicious and honest version of facts.
Mr. Burke referred to himself as the
accredited attorney of the federated
churches in action. In few moments
the audience felt it. That he knew the
law and laws he referred to, in their
historic development and present as
poets. soon became evident. That he
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-03-09
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
Our Enemy's Acknowledgement

he liquor trade has to acknowledge power
Saloon League 1t the branes preachers the banest
lawyers and the branest politicians in the country pro-
hbve it doing than all other temperance forces
combined.-The Wholesalers and Retailers Review
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-03-09

The average politician usually has an
ak to grind and he usually finds plenty
of people loafing around in this country
who are willing to turn the grind-stone.
1t is a principle in Philosophy that
water cannot rise above it's level, neither
can the politician rise above the COM
pany he keeps and the ones who elect
him to office, Let the church people
arise in their united power and say to
the politician, "You must be our serv-
ant, we have turned the grind-stone long
enough" The point is, that whenever
the church people demand it of their
representatives they will do their bid
ding and not the bidding OF the loafers
and the saloon people.
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Communicated.
A Manly Illinois Legislator

The reply of Representative Allen, of
Illinois, to delegation which met him
at Danville, the largest city in his dis
trict, to protest against the local option
BILL is one of the best things we have
ever heard.
The spokesman said:
''Mr. Allen, this bill, if it is passed
and is adopted, will cost Danville
100000 year.
Mr.. Allen replied: eff by knocking
the whisky out of Danville we can save
your boy, it is worth 100000 to me, even
if it isn't worth a cent to you
There was nothing more to be said
American ISSUE
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
Mr.. PLATT AND SENATE.
Rumor of Resigmation-Wos Woshington
apartments Engaged.

There was we'll defined rumor yesterday that
Senator Platt would resign from the Senate.
He was quoted yesterday saying:
The report that I am to resign is without
foundation. I going to continue my office
and will also attend TO my private business
I have engaged rooms at the Arlington Hotel.
Washington, where will spend the winter.
From washington 1t learned az the Ar
lington Hotel that Mr.. Platt's suite held
in readiness for him.
The woman said to have been in the West
3sth street house the day Mrs. Platt went
there, according to the story, denied by Mrs.
Platt, is Mrs. Winslow e. Buzby who lives with
her husband in an apartment house at No. 552
West 141st street. She was one Of the party in
the transcontinental tour of the Platts.
Mrs Buzby said yesterday that her husband
was lilly aware of her visit to Mrs. La Monte
Mr. Buzby himself says that his wifes visit
there perfectly proper, and that the Sem
ator's presence there was merely a coincidence.
She was talking with Mrs. La Monte he says,
when the party headed by Mrs. Platt appeared
Mrs La Monte, he says, and his wife have
known leach other five or six years, and were
planning trip West together this winter. Mrs
Buzby had called Mrs. La Monte to discuss
the details of the trip, and for no other reason.
he says and did even know that Senator
Platt was in the house.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
BAD MISTAKES FOUND IN MONROE.
Grand Jury Will Investigate Where Gross
Negligence Is Found.

rochester nov io-When the Board of Super
~isors met this morning TO canvass the nrorros
County vote. no returns could be found from the
second and fifth districts Of the % Ward
The supervisors adopted motion 10 request the
District Attorney TO investigate and prosecute
the inspectors Of the ID Ward who were
derelict in the performance OF their duty at the
last election. Not only will a grand turv in
restigation be made Of this ward but in all other
districts where gross negligence is shown the
county will prosecute Not in years has tho
board Of canvassers found such rnuddled can
dition Of affairs in this canvass. Ont or tor
WsTos canvassed, only one, the sixth WAS found
~ be without errors. The inspectors from go
OF the other nine wards were continually beioa
called before the board this morning to nakss
corrections 'I"he
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
Has FRAUD 4FFIDAVITS
Brooklyn Sheriff Says He'll Proue
CorTuptios I'm Primaries.

Sheriff Michael J. Flaherty announced at a
meeting Of the borough committee Of the Mu-
nicipal Ownership League. held at the Johnston
Building, Fulton and Nevtns Streets Brooklyn,
last night, that he would present thirty afi-
davits showing evidence of fraud in the prima-
ries to the District Attorney to-day. The
Sheriff said that the affidavits were so strong
that several persons will probably be sent to
prison.
Robert Baker introduced resolutions In favor
Of the adoption OF direct nominations and the
voting machine in New York. He also moveS
that the league urge the Legislature to enact
their adoption, and that every safeguard now
used In the general election be adopted for the
primaries A motion in favor of the referendum
and recall was also introduced by Mr.. Baker.
All of the motions unanimously adopted
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BRUCE BACK.
Renewed Talk Of Place on Bench-M'
Hughes Keeping Quiet.

Lieutenant Governor Bruce returned YESTERDAY
from the Adirondacks. and with his return ean'
recurrence OF the rUInOr that Governor Hiss'a'
will appoint him to the Supreme Court henen =
the 1st Department In the official count snoN'
that he is defeated for reelection Frank = -,
ley the Governors secretary, was IL town -
night and 1t was reported that hs cams " ~
Mr.. Bruce about the Juigeship. -, ~-,.
Governor-elect Hughes spent the day az his noh-s
working his correspondence. He said that elets
news in what he doing. so Iar -
known. Mr Hughes has not as yet selected a sSssS
tary. The friends OF Charles W F9rnhana-l -l,sl1k
rerly reporter on The New York Press. - -
that he stands good chance OF being seGISSatsis
Mr.. Farnham was member or Governor b1s STs,rT
staff ten years ago and is familiar with Aoa-s,
work. He was on the Hughes special traln 80 80
OF the time during the campaign and naes A.'
self useful to the GOvernOr-elect-
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
PERRY BELMONT FIGHTS.
Accuses Murphy and Cochran
"aShU on, State Committee.

Perry Belmont In a letter to William J. Con-
ners, state chairman. IN which he accuses
Charles f. Murphy and w. Bourke Cochran OF
| misrepresenting the facts to him, says that he
is member of the Democratic State COM
mittes and that he purr. Jes to assert his rights
SUCH At the meeting of the committee on
November 9 at the Victoria Hotel State Chair
man Conners announced that Mr.. Belmont had
resigned from the committee. and that ex-
Senator Bailey had been elected In his place
Mr.. Belmont discovered this week that the
Murphy Conners men were trying 10 Iam-
manyize the state. and that men like himself
were not wanted the state committee. Mr.
Belmont is comfortable when he is mixed up In
some sort of scrap" and he is going to have
a toust with the Knight of Tammany Hall and
the Baron of Buffalo 1t was only fgurative
plank that these captains Of political industry
compelled him to walk on November and Mr.,
Belmont thinks that he did not get wet much
when they tipped him off at the Victoria
In his letter to Mr.. Conners, Mr.. Belmont calls
attention TO his selection of E. B. Dusenberry,
chairman OF the Suffolk County committee. as a
proxy on the state committed Mr.. Belmont says
Dusenberry fulfilled the duties of the position
and was officially recognized. Mr.. Belmont also
says he paid to the treasurer the regular as
sessment a recognized member OF the COM
mittee, and received acknowledgment, He con-
t1nueS, regarding the meeting OF the conlfnltteo
the eth:
Upon the assembling of the committee. to my
great surprise I was informed that a protest
would be made against my remaining on the
committee, on the ground that had not sup
ported the Democratic candidates l was also
Informed by Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Cochran and q
member of the credentials committee of the
Buffalo convention that 1 had not been elected
a member of the state committee. They In
sisted that there had been election of state
committeeman in the LIST Senate District for
the reason that the delegates VINO had elected
seated had another preference. On account Of
my absence in Europe at the time I had no
knowledge OF these alleged circumstances This
was the first time had heard anything of the
kind. anything Of that nature had been in
timated to me from any source whatever. AS
sumtng, however, that occupying q re-
sponsible position leader of Tammany Hall
and his immediate lieutenants could not be mis-
informed upon this matter, and having no means
nounced to the committee the surprising intor-
nation received by me, and stated that II 1t
were true that was not member and had not
been elected there nothing left for me to
do until had opportunity to investigate the
matter.
Investigation discloses that 1 was elected a
member of the state committee from the 1st
Senate District. I may add that undoubt-
edy statements made to me by Mr. Murphy
credentials made without knowledge of
the facts and owing to mistnformation conveyed
to them.
Mr.. Dussnberry also gave out a statement
yesterday substandating Mr.. Bemonts letter.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
BRUCE RAN WE'LL UP THE STATE.
Figures from Thirty-fve Counties Show He
Led Ticket, Excepting Hughes.

Complete official returns from thirty-fve coun-
ties in the state show that both the leading cand-
dates for Governor. Charles E. Hughes. Republi-
can, and William r. Hearst Democrat and Inde-
pendence League. ahead of nearly all their as
soCiateS on the state ticket Mr.. Hughes led NJ
Linn Bruce. the Republican candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, who appears from the returns al
ready in to have polled the heaviest upstate vote
OF any the ticket, with the eXcetion OF Mr.
Hughes by nearly $500 votes in the thirty-five
counties. He led the other Republican candidates
by from 200 to nearly $500 HauSer. the Demo-
cratic candidate for Treasurer, the only man
on the Democratic ticket to run ahead Of Mr.
Hearst. He had lead of $50 votes over the head
of the ticket in the thirtytiye counties which have
reported up to yesterday. Mr.. Hearst leads
the other candidates the ticket by from less
than a hundred to more than four hundred votes
that Hughes leads Hearst by 1920. Bruce leads
Chaner by $3.50. O'Brien leads Whalen by 81 SS4
Lewis leads Glynn by 81 .104, Walenmeier leads
Hauser by SO2S6. Mayer leads Jackson by 2sS and
Van Alstyne has a lead of 81 ,715 over Skene, The
returns do not include New York and Kings conn
ties. both of which gave heavy pluralities to the
Democrats
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

No complaint was made against Robert Smith
a green chauffeur. employed by the New York
Transportation Company when he was arraigned
in the Jefferson Market court. yesterday morning.
charged with reckless driving. Smith ran hts
machine into cab at Slst street and Fifth ave-
nue. Two women who We're in the cab were
thrown out but not injured He was discharged
by Magistrate Barlow.
The architectural school of Columbia University
viii celebrate its quartercentennial tonight by a
dinner and reception. Among the sneakers VIII
be President Nicholas Murray Butler ex-Mayor
Low Sir casper Purdon Clarke. Professor A d
r. Hamiln; Dr. Garfield md Edward l. Smith.
librarian or the Lsvery Architectural Library.
Louis a Meakins, the OF Il wealthy business
man or Hamilton. Ont. who has been in the West
elde 99urt jail for week. discharged from
the charge Mcakins charged with posing as
d cory hNvert the artist. whose cousin MeakIns
says ne Is and had stopped at several hotels ac-
cofulhs TO the testimony. under the artists name
IroIessor Hermann Schumacher OF Bonn UnIver-
slty' VINO was chosen to represent the German uni
Ysrslues as lecturer at Columbia University this
t' VIII address the League for Political Edu-
Tbastre 1i.S morning at II o'clock. In the Hudson
A"sSue on Home Industries In Germany"
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
FLOOD LOSSES GREAT.
HERDS SWEPT TO SOUND.
Damage in Washington and Oregon
Mdu Reach Millions.

SssesIA Nov IA heavy rain feh Weohes-
day. e.4s inches in four hours. ana ohihooA
wind which melted recent fresh SHOWS IA ~
Cascade Mountains, caused the heaNie9'
most DISASTROUS foods in the history Oh INC
Puget Sound region. The valleys Oh the ""
Duwarnish Cedar. Green. SUCK hiach anu
p,,valIun rivers are under water. flooding two
hundred square miles of territory 1hls iiiouuos
practically every acre of lowland lying back OF
the eastern shores Of the Sound and extenoiiis
from Seattle to Tacoma The power piahl a'
Errctr,ne 4. submerged. and Seattle and Tacoma
sre dependeut on their local auxiliary stations
for mower to move streetcars and proVloe eleo-
,ric lights The local plants. however nave iuoi
enough to operate for several days All 'ia'i
over the Northern Pacific and the 1acoi'
Seattle interurban lines lis at stanos'hi' -
week will be required TO repair the oaiIlsso
the road after the water subsidies Inc io"i
are thickly occupied by small towns hop 80
and dairy farms. The damage done to helos
and herds will run into hundreds OF 'hous''0'
of dollars Seettle's milk supply comes Iioii
then, SO the city will be without milk for days
s,x n.r-on, have been drowned. To the hof'n
,,A s,rp 81. the largest river IN the state Is On
.he rampage and railroad traffic IN that oiieo
ton Is ST a standstill The greapes' ioSs Wy '
streams TO the north has been dohe 10 Inc 1u
herring interests where millions OF feet OF losS
snk shtnrie bolts have been carried fi'" w.
Sound and out to sea-
HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES SUSAhr1h1D
g,re .,des combined with the foods have con-
xs-+.a sill the river deltas. which are great
tracts OF fertile farms into muddy torrents
hundreds of ferTnhouses and villages are suo-
,,s-sss 70 the second stories and many people
sre homeless The loss to the Northern Facllc
atoms will reach $4,000 and the total loss In
the district will run TO SoOo.ooo.
No re,n has fallen In the flooded districts since
an early hour on Thursday morning, and, while
In some places the ovorfowed territory is as
deeply covered with water as ct any time since
the freshets started, the feeling throughout the
valleys to-day in general is that the worst is
over and that if conditions which now prevail
continue for another twelve hours all further
danger will have passed. From up-river points
20 the southwark Of Auburn along Green and
are rapidlv receding, but north Of here, In the
lower country, adverse Rdvices are still being
received
Portland, Orc Nov. 16-Reports from the
Cowiitz River region tonight indicate that the
crisis OF the food situation has passed. The
waters which swept the river clean OF all shingle
and lumber property. inundated the surrounding
territory and flooded the towns Of Castle Rock.
Kelso, Ostrander and OleQua, driving the people
TO the hills and high grounds. began to subside
st noon
While destruction TO property WAS great on
both sides Of the river, loss Of life has been
reported. Much livestock. however. lost
although most Of the refugees have been able to
reach the homes Of friends on high grounds.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
GALE CAUSES HIGH TIDE AT BATTERY.

A stiff gale came up from the southeast yes
terday morning the tide rising. and by
1928 a. n. the hour for the high water mark at
Governors Island. the water at the Battery
Hooded over the embankment covering 1t at
places with small spars and heaps of driftwood
"Bin" Quigley, the Battery boatman, said the
tide was fully two feet higher than the regular
high tide mark
The wind shifted to the northwest the tide
turned on the ebb, and in consequence the low
tide was fully three feet below the normal low
water mark.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
PARsoNs's ELECTION COST s44so

Certificates filed in the County Clerks office yes
terday by candidates for election to various offices
show that Congressman William S. Bennett spent
SS55 his reelection in the l7th Congress Dis
trict while Herbert Parsons. president Of the Re
publican County Committee, spent 81 4S0 on his re-
election In the 18th District
Tax Commissions: James l. Wells. the defeated
Republican candidate for Congress in the 18th Con
sfess District. spent $3.50, Alfred r. Page. re
elected to the State Senate m the 10th District on
the Republican ticket, spent s. 06s. Christopher D.
sullivan, the new Tammauy State Senator from
the 18th District, spent $3.50 Theodore Prince re-
elected Senator in the goth District spent 81 es3.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
JEROME WORKER CONVICTED.
Swore Falsely in Connection with Sigma
lures to Petitions.

Max Finkelstein, of No so Allen street ths no.
tary public who obtained many hundreds Of sig
natures for the Jerome nomnators IN the prelim
mary campaign last year. was fined 800 IN the
Court Of Special Sessions yesterday for issuing
true certificate in which there was false state
ment." Finl1elstein could not pay the fine and
was committed 10 the Tombs serve twenty dayS
In his certificate Finkelstein swore that sCSra
or more of men whose names were on the petition
asking for the independent nomination OF William
ally known 10 him Yesterday a half dozen of
stein before the Jerome campaign.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
MR.. CANNON ON CANADIAN TARIFF
Thinks Advocacy Of Removal of Duty on
Wheat Not Entirely Disinterested
q T.legraph % The Tribuna.l !

Boonville, Ind. Nov. 16.-Speaker Cannon and
United States Senator Hemenway walked over their
Spencer County farm to-day. and during the con-
versation the Speaker expressed himself on the
Canadian tariff. He said
see where Hill the railroad man. advocates the
SboHtlon OF the Canadian tariff He has extended
nls ralIroad into Canada. and the removal of tie
teI1n would be OF great benefit to him. II might
Deelt some people along the northern part of this
a. SGounlIfy but It wouldn't DO the wheat grower 1own
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
BRUCE EXPENDED so4z.

Albany. Nov. 16.-Lieutenant Governor NJ Linn
Bruce. Republican candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor certified to-day that he spent S247 42 for
travelling expenses. kilograms. telephone messages
and postage.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
Several AdditionaI Counties Heard
from at 4lbanq.

Albany, Nov. 16.-The following counties were
heard from to-day in the official canvass Of the
votes cast in the recent election:
New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
cHAUFFEURs ON NoN.coMPETlTlvE LIST

Albany, Nov. 16.-The State Civil Service Com
mission to-day placed all chauffeurs in New York
City municipal departments In tho non-oompstittys
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