New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.

side Constant Reader al the NANO' 40 -
dinner cigar.
~. ., ranliad Constant Reader, knocking the
,shes fron, his cigar THAT letter of his 10
SYDNEY webster the well known lawyer, writ
zen on January ., 1906, in which he asserted
that his work in raising $25OO0O for the dement,
Of the New York State campaign. when me oe-
feat Of Mr. Higgins for Governor seemed GER
tain. was done at President Roosevelts request
and with the understanding that the freSluen'
IN return would appoint Senator DepeW Ahods-
sador TO France, has been a live topic OF CON
versation the last two or three days In me le'-
Ter he declared that If there were among the
.ctacl,s sent 10 the Republican National Commit
tee in pav1nent OF the subscriptions 10 the SOU
ono any of the life insurance companies or
any other ike organizations. of course MI Cor
selvou. the chairman of the Republican Nauohal
Committee, must have informed the President
This comment was Of especial interest IN We"
of the charge Of Judge Parker on the eve OF the
Presidential election. which was emphaticaHy
denied by President Roosevelt, that the trusts
were furnishing the money with which they
hoped 10 control the election
II noticed that the President presented ms
side" said Busy Man.
He gave out a copy Of letter addressed 10
Congressman sherman, OF New York State.
chairman Of the Republican Congressional Com
,nittee. which he wrote last october. detailing
the history of Mr.. Harrimans connection with
the campaign He pointed out that he did not
promise to appoint Senator Depew as Amoas-
sador 10 France and did not ask Mr.. Hartman
10 come TO Washington TO see him IN his own
POLITICAL interests. but in those of Mr. higgins
He also showed that at that time Mr.. Har-
riman was endeayoring 70 persuade him not 10
urge any additional power for the Interstate
Commerce Commission IN his annual message.
A. rsv,,av, 6neirA
Hartman has had the stenographer who wrote
The letter and from the notes sold a copy 10
the press, arrested
ANY further developments in the third term
agitation"
president Roosevelt declared 10 a number Of
newspaper correspondents that he believed there
was a conspiracy, OF which Z. H. Hartman and
the STANDARD OF interests the principals
and hackers to defeat his policies in the next
Congress and 10 prevent his control of the next
Republican National Convention. The informa'
ton regarding il was said to have been brought
10 him from a dinner given at Washington
hotel at which Senator Boies Penrose. OF Penn
sylvania. told of a fund of S5O0000O which had
been raised by Mr.. Hartman and the Standard
OH 10 down Rooseveltisn' Senator Penrose,
according TO the story, was TO be the agent for
The disbursement OF the fund. Senator Penrose
afterward denied the story. saying that he was
al no dinner Of the kind described. having just
returned from a trip with Secretary Metcalf of
the Navy Department. The dinner. it then
stated. took place March g. before the cruise.
and Secretary Loeb was one OF those present"
Politics seem to be showing some activity"
commented Busy Man.
There were one o. two elections Of interest
last week. The which attracted the most
attention was the struggle in Chicago over the
r,1arffOu n Y11,1rioina1 O,1,y,ershiD
Dunno who was elected two years ago on a
platform of municipal ownership Of the wretched
street railway system Of the city having failed
10 accomplish anything practical along that line. |
was defeated by Frederick A. Busse. the Re
publican candidate, by a plurality OF 1921. |
after a most intense and bitter campaign The
ordinances providing for twenty-year franchises
for the streetcar companies. the city retaining
the right 10 purchase the systems for $4,000
Oo0 plus the amount spent for immediate re-
Mobilization OF the lines, which opposed by
Mayor Dunno, who favored immediate public
ownership We're carried by a vote OF 165,846 for,
and 1920 against The companies will give
universal transfers and pay 55 per cent of the
net profits TO the city. The defeat OF Dunno was
also defeat for Hearst. for Mr. Hearsts Chi
cago paper. with the assistance Of Arthur Bris-
bane and his chief cartoonists. supported him in
the Hearst style. The Republican state ticket in
Michigan won by majority OF 10000
What was that about an upset apportionment
] saw IN Thursdays papers?" asked Busy Man.
''rhe Court OF Appeals OF New York State de-
cided that the Senate apportionment adopted by
the Legislature OF 1906 was unconstitutional
and void. The reasons given for the action OF
the court the union Of Richmond with
Queens as single Senate district, when Queens
alone had the full quota OF voters and the ir- |
regular boundaries OF the 18th Senate District in
Manhattan. The court did not consider il suf-
he
stitution. As the UeaoJustment OF lines 70 coin
eide with the apportionment OF 1895 would mean
the REIMBURSEMENT Of party lines and the dissolV-
tng and forming anew OF political combinations,
lature will pass new law"
''Wsu Street had any hurries?'' asked Busy
Man. clipping his cigar ashes into a receiver and
mo- answered Constant Reader, there has
been hardly ripple in the financial whirlpool.
President Roosevelt began his strenuous week
by taking advantage OF the opportunity afforded
1n declining the invitation OF the Illinois Manu-
TacturerS Association 20 speak on the railroad
situation 10 issue a statement OF hts views on
the subject. He quoted from his speeches and
messages. Summed up. the quotations show thal
he has no purpose OF taking any steps which
VIII invalidate the safety and stability OF ex-
isting railway securities and that he purposes
again 20 ask Congress Tor Legislation giving 10
the federal government supervision over future
stock and bond issues. He said ne had no nev,
policy affecting the rsnways The oft reported
retirement OF James j. H!ll, the builder OF the
Great Northern Railroad, from the presidency
has become fact. he Is succeeded by his SON
nine years old"
SHOW IS Governor Hughes's Public Utilities
bill progresslng?" inquired Busy Man.
'aThe public hearings on the bin have been
concluded, and Governor Hughes has made
speeches az Utica and Giens Falls defending g.
especially protesting against the effort BY the
railroad attorneys 70 have court review pro-
vision introduced bin introduced sn
the Assembly 70 put the telephone and tele-
sn OF The board 81 directors, Mr. Ifsll Is sixty