Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-08

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that even if the President. desired a re-
nomination the Republican party would
not give it to him. Bryan appears to
think that Roosevelt's radicalism has dis
pleased the Republican leaders.
United States Senator Bailey said he
had assurances of support from ma
jority of the Texas Legislature and as
serted that he had never concealed the
fact that he had borrowed large sums of
money from Fl. Clay Pierce, the oil com
pany official.
A mass meeting at Cooper Union, New
York, adopted resolutions urging the pas
sage of the Lodge resolution by the Sen
ate. DIR. II. Grattan-Guiness acting di-
rector of the regions beyond the mission
airy union, said it was impossible to dupli-
cate the horrors of that country.
The once powerful Populist party of
Kansas has decided to formally disband
and throw the remnant of its strength to
the Republican organization. Chairman
Hanna of the State committee says that
the Populists have been the forerunners
of the present Republican policy.
Poultney Bigelow, the man whose criti-
cism of canal methods was assailed by
both President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft. now comments on the Presidents
message that it will be time enough for
him to answer its misleading statements
when the President can find single resi-
dent of the canal zone who does not smile
at his report.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia, on the
To- H. = N
tration suit case against the McNichol-
Mack contracts, told how Israel Durham,
the former Republican boss of the city,
had dictated the appointment of Director
of Public Works Costello and other i'm
portant acts including the raising of the
salary of John w. Hill, filtration chief.
The japanese ambassador, Viscount
Aoki in an address to the Japanese bust
ness men of New York. urged his fellow
countrymen to study English and form
matrimonial alliances with wealthy Amer
lean families. He deplored the segrega-
ton of japanese children in San Fran.
CISCO but admitted that it would be nee
essary to exclude some of the undesira-
bic japanese elements.
An organization has just been formed
in New Jersey to be known as the Peo-
pies Lobby. 1t is composed in indepen-
dent Republicans and Democrats, and will
have branches in every county. Its pur-
pose will be the collection and dissent
nation of information regarding legisla-
ton and the attitude of members of the
Legislature so as to secure the widest pos
sible publicity as to legislation.
~c
yania has refused to approve the bills
of j. H. Sanderson and Joseph NJ. Hus-
ton on account of furnishing equipment
and professional services for the new cap
itol to the aggregate amount of $685.
900. notwithstanding that Gov. Penny
hacker and Gen. Snyder constituted
ma ioritv of the board of public grounds
and buildings and voted for the payment.
Mr. Berry said he would not o. K them
unless compelled to do so by the courts.
and this was expected to force the whole
question of capital graft into the cosrts.
The completed canvass OF the vote in
Nax York State at the recent ED ion
rives Hughes plurality of 57,973 and
Chandler a plurality of 5.442. Hearst ran
20 ego behind his ticket in New York
state and 81 .S24 behind in New York
CITY. but carried the metropolis by IT,
067.
At the dinner of the Pennsylvania So
ciety at New York. Secretary Of State
Root spoke what was virtually warning
70 the various States OF the Union that
they must frame legislation with refer
epce to its effect upon other nations.
unless they wish to force the federal gov
eminent TO extend its jurisdiction in many
directions