The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-15

/ having DCth
| graduated from
| West Point. He
| became connected with the Roebing
| Iron company of Trenton and was sub
sequently mayor of that city. Three
years ago he became the head of the
| Republican state committee, which po-
sition he still holds. Senator Colby and
one other Republican voted against
Briggs on account of his corporation
| connections.
Hughes Housecleanirs in,pedcd.
With desire to attack insurance re.
forms with new broom, Governor
Hughes of New York recently request
ed Superintendent Of Insurance Kelsey
to resign. This Kelsey refused to do,
asserting that he had done nothing
wrong, and a fight In the senate
against the governor was anticipated
If he attempted to get that body to
legislate Kelsey out of Office.
Missouri's Two Cent Fare Bill.
In the absence of number of repre-
sentatives from the Missouri house the
two cent railroad fare bill was passed,
80 to /. 1t makes cents the maxi
mum rate except on Independent lines
of less than forty miles. 1t was ex-
pected that this bill would pass the
senate promptly
Taxation Of Single Men.
A bill has been introduced in tho
Delaware legislature proposing a grad.
uated tax on bachelors, widowers and
childless men for school purposes. An
other bill proposes a tax on childless
fathers who have joined the race sui
eide army
Governor Guild Asks Revision.
Taking the whole question of tariff
revision out Of the hands Of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature for the time be-
ing, Governor Guild announced his in
tention of signing an official message
to President Roosevelt and congress
urging immediate considera ton of the
tariff revision bill.
To Finish Ayers Term.
Congressman William Alden Smith
has been elected by the Michigan leg
islature to fill out the unexpired term
Of the late Russell A. Alger. Mr..
Smith already had been elected as Sen
ator Ayers successor at the eXpira-
ton OF his term, March 4.
Futures For Roosevelt.
During the discussion of the river
and harbor bill in the house Champ
Clark of Missouri spoke of the various
positions suggested for President
Roosevelt after his term expires.
Among these suggestions were that
Roosevelt should represent New York
in the senate, that he should he presi-
dent Of Harvard and that he should
be perpetual president Of The Hague
court. But what Clark said to him APP
peared the most tempting proposition
was to make Roosevelt general man
ager of the Panama canal construction.
Bryan Shy Of Nomination.
Washington dispatches say that the
Democratic leaders are concerned over
Mr. Bryan's plan to enter into mag
azine discussion with Senator Bev-
eridgc, fearing that he will say some
thing TO make his nomination unde-
sirable. In reply to these protests
Bryan says he has not set his heart on
the next presidential nomination UNI
less he shall be convinced that he can
be elected. a close friend of Bryan
says that third nomination would
add nothing to his prestige with the
rank and file of his party, while a
third defeat would UNNECESSARILY
weaken him.
No Japanese Ultmatum.
The statement made by Captain L.
L. IIobson retired that he personally
had seen the copy of an ultimatum de-
liyered by the Japanese minister to
Secretary Root warning the United
States to see that Japanese children
are not deprived of their rights In Cal
ifornia cor take the consequences" has
been discredited at both washington
and Tokyo. Hobson said that Roose-
velt was trying to avert n rupture be-
cause japan already had an army in
Hawaii, entered as coolies, and that
she could take both Hawaii and the
Philippines ut once. He believes the
real point at issue is Japan's desire TO
keep Americans out OF the cxploita-
ton of China.
In the meantime the president has
prevailed upon San Francisco's mayor
and educational officials to- come TO
Washington for personal conference
with him. The latest contention Is
that federal donation of land for pub
lie schools justifies federal supervision !
Of schools. IL is said that the presl-
dent also holds that. the laps are not
Mongolians
Witness Anglers Senator Bailey.
Witnesses before the Texas lcgisla
live committee at Austin told of Scna
tor Bailey's rapid rise from poverty
to opulence in the last six years. Pres
ldcnt Kirby of the Kirby Lumber com
pany said he had paid the senator
$4,000 In eighteen months for SO call 1
$50.