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The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

true that Bryan had not then made up his
mind that he could not afford 10 fight for
a third nomination in 1904, but the con-
servative Eastern Democrats had decided
upon Parker. and they felt reasonably
sure OF the result. They knew that VIII
liam r. Hearst meant 10 make an effort
10 be named. but they hardly thought he
could win. IN which they We're right. DE
fought insistently and nOisily. but he
didn't make the rifle.
Hearst's tight made the ST Louis con-
vention Of l904 one Of the most remark
able political gatherings since the sos,
nevertheless. For the first time In years
IL was presided over by a SoutheTner-
John Sharp Williams, Of Mississippi. Tn
doubtedly Williams won a great part Of
his present strength with his party by his
labors in conducting the convention
through the shoals and rapids to Judge
Parker's nomination.
BY August 1. three years ago, both
committees had settled down 70 busi-
ness. and for the fourth time in four
campaigns the committees were under
the guidance of men new 20 campaign
management For the Republicans,
George 3. Cortelyou. who had risen
from a stenographer's desk IN one of
the Washington departments 10 a Cab
met place in nine short years. was at
the campaign chairman's post; for the
Democrats there was divided Tesponsi-
biiity, August Belmont New York
broker. and Thomas Taggart, hotel
keeper at French Lick Ind. and mayor
Of Indianapolis, being In charge.
Roosevelt would have been elected
no doubt. no matter If the Democratic
campaign Of 1903 had been in far more
| experienced, more skiIlfui hands than
those Of Taggart and Belmont. but 1t
seems probable that II might have been
carried on more effectively than It was
had some Of the surviving war horses
of other days been IN charge instead
| OF Belmont and Taggart. Taggart had
acquired his share Of experience in
/ State politics. and was more or les:
/ OF a power in Indiana: Belmont's faith
/ or had been a power IN his party
! years before. but IL had been Perry
not August. upon whom the elder Bel
mont hoped his mantle Of politica
power would fall Anyway neither
/ Taggart nor Belmont was equal 10 th'
! job which they Jointly assumed.
Copyright ls0s b. Dexter Marshalll
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er. who. unlike most Of his class. was
as devoted to the doctrine Of ls-tO-l
as Bryan was himself The campaign
caused St. Johns death. undoubtedly, but
Bryan throve on defeat and began his
campaign for the nomination of 1900 al
most before the completion Of the Official
count in 1886.
Eight Years Ago.
The situation in August 1S99 has never
been paralleled. Mckinley was practically
the only Republican probability, although
there was some feeling that Roosevelt
might be good Presidential timber. II is
barely possible that he might have made
a run for the Presidential nomination. had
be cared 10 try for It that year, but he
was elected governor OF New York in the
/ fall Of 1898, and, long before the cOnven-
/ ton. had made a beginning with his poll
/ cies in the Empire state and didn't wish
to leave the State just then.
/ So it fell cut when the national cOnveR-
ton met at Philadelphia in 1900 that the
| only contest was over the nomination for
! second place. The opposition Of Hanna,
Mckinley. and Roosevelt himself TO his
/ being the Vice Presidential nominee is
well remembered. In spite OF the popular
call for his name upon the ticket he al
! most succeeded in keeping it OF; and at
one time It was agreed that Cornelius n.
Bliss, for years treasurer of the Republi-
can National Committee should be named
/ for the place. Bliss kicked over the traces
with great violence. however, and ]. 2.
! Dolliver, of Iowa, finally promised to take
the nomination. much against his will.
Then came the big turn of the political
wheel which made Roosevelt the nominee
| in spite of himself, Of the President, and
OF the committee chairman. But there
was no fighting over the nomination IN
/ public Il was all dope in committee
rooms and in other places to which none
save real insiders were admitted. The
! convention itself was tanner than a young
ladies' seminary.
Roosevelt's nomination was sore blow
to both Mckinley and Hanna, but it
! pleased Platt and others who wanted to
/ get the governor out Of New York State
at all hazards so much that they worked
as hard for the Presidential ticket in 1900
as If Mckinley had been their original
choice for the first place in 1896.
Lively Democratic Fight.
It was all over but the shouting. so far
as Roosevelts nomination was concerned,
| In August four years ago. There was a
little talk about Mark Hanna being a can
didate, but he couldn't have been nomi-
mated in the face Of the Roosevelt senti-
ment. even If he had lived until the con-
/ Vention.
| The convention was even tanner than
that of 1900. II was expected that there
would be a fight over the tariff plank.
1 Roosevelt being understood to favor one
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Washington is the cleanest city in the
United States. It has few factories and is
strictly a residential city. A rigidly en-
forced anti-smoke law has been operative
for seven years and practically no smoke
is made in the city now except by loeomo-
tives. There are 200 Of these, and when
threatened gith legislation. the railroads
volunteered TO reduce the amount OF
smoke by burning hard coal or oil Il IS
possible 10 wear a collar all day on the
streets Of Washington without getting a
sign OF smudge on ii. SCOT does not fly IN
al the windows and smoke does not choke
the early morning air.
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committing the party to revision. or at
least review. while the old guard Of stand
patters were dead against the adoption Of
any such declaration
The sldetraclsing of the revision plank
was good-sized political turn in itself.
and was accompanied by much excite
ment and anxiety, although conducted
entirely under cover. The public had q
chance 10 know what was being done, and
even 10 read the plank as proposed in the
newspapers, yet its defeat was accom-
plished without any public fuss and feath-
ers through the free use of the telegraph,
the telephone. and corps Of messengers
In the hours Of the night before the day
the platform as adopted went through.
But while the Republican nomination
was negotiated without a fight. there was
plenty Of scrapplng over the naming OF
Judge Alton b. Parker by the Democrats
Yet Judge Parker's nomination was all
planned out by August, l9B II Is quite
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tion OF Reed. OF Maine; Foraker. of
Ohio. of Morton. Of New York: OF Al
lison. Of Iowa. and others would raise
some slight show OF recognition. but
whenever McKinleys name was pro-
nounced the shouts and cheers would
drown the speakers words.
"Bill Mckinley Mckinley bilIr'
would be the yell, showing that the
whole crowd knew the man; not merely
that he was known by individuals scat
tered here and there throughout the
gathering.
The struggle for and against Nc
Kiniey grew hotter as 1885 drew 20 a
close. Hanna forced the fighting every
who're He handled the Middle West
and the entire South. except Maryland.
personally. He had able represep1a-
tives in the intermountain States. on
the Pacific Coast. in New York, in New
England. and IN Maryland.
Early in 1896 Reed. Quay, and Levi
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Great American Political Turns

sides. Neither party had ever come out
squarely for CT against the white metal
down to that time, and all the experienced
bosses wanted to let it rest. But Har-
vey's book, Coins Financial School,"
had made teIs Of thousands OF free silver
converts. especially in the West. and the
question would not down. AS the outcome
showed, the majority in the convention
was strongly for free silver. yet il is
thought doubtful whether any one
less persistent and OF less persua-
sive oratory than Bryan could
have forced il 10 the front as the
main issue Certainly, neither he nor any
one else could have made the party take
1t up. as he did. without also forcing out
Whitney, Palmer, Buckner, Cleveland. and
a host of veteran Democratic leaders,
both East and West They were all
against himetallism and they got out OF
the convention when his sashiHg cross
Of gold and crown OF thocns" speech made
1t certain that the mass of the party fa-
vored sixteen 70 one aHd assured the
nomination OF Bryan.
None of these old leaders who still sur
vive has ever been a power in the national
councils of the Democratic party since
then Most of them repudiated the ls-to-l
doctrine openly and WORKED TOT Mchlhiey
or supported Palmer and Buckner, the
Cold Democratic" nominees. Hill did
nothing either for or against the silver
ticket. and his inaction confirmed the gen.
eral conviction that he was eternally out
Of it"
Although Bryans nomination was a
surprise to the country, there is nc doubt
that II was planned long time In ad-
vance James c. Dahlman, chairman or
the Nebraska Central Committee, and
others had the scheme for Bryan 10 de-
liver his epoch-making speech worked out
10 the smallest detail. with Bryan's COM
plete concurrence, and he spent months
IN its preparation. But neither Dahlman
nor any one else began Overtures for Bry-
ans nomination mtil after the convention
was seated. Bland. BOles. Mclean, and
Matthews were all candidates. but their
supporters weakened early. Only Altgeld
who also was a candidate. held his dele
gates any length Of time. and they were
carried away at the last by the enthusi-
asm Bryan's words aroused.
It IS unveiling no secret of political his
tory to refer 10 the uneasiness which
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From the Montgomery Advertiser.
The constitutions Of the State and the
United States allow corporations access
10 all the courts that are open to indi-
viduals. and any legislation attempting
TO prevent this is a violation OF State as
we'll as Federal rights. 1t was strictly
in line. therefore. with their guaranteed
statute and constitutional rights for the
railroads. which are foreign corporations,
TO begin their suits 20 test the constitu-
tionality Of certain State laws in tho
United States Court 1t is the constitu-
tional right Of a citizen OF Alabama to
sue foreign corporation doing business
In this State in the Federal Court, or for
a nonresident individual or corporation TO
bring suits In the Federal courts OF TO
have cases transferred from State TO
Federal courts
The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
SUMNER IN GRENSTONE.

summer take my soul asaiR
To your shrine q lighted SKY.
From where In wonder woTslip.ng.
Deep in the grass I lie
In wonderful fright of a humblebee,
0s a rapid sTeck q red,
Or an ant with frantic little legs
And a tuggipg little head
In wondering leagus with his busy speed.
What is It makes him spryl-
The many little Sandy dones
OF ne kingdom ir his eyen
In trne with the Sleeful wit Of a bird;
All at fsr-of psffs of a train,
Content with the worders made by men.
Though nade with a need of pam,
For BY their wonders yours I see.
o Summer, holy. sweet:
And here in happy faith again
! lie before your feet
-Witter Bynner. in Mcclure
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Blow at Catholic Liberalism.

Frrm the New York Sun.
It is obvious that this Papal decree is
calculated 10 put an end 10 the so-called
liberal movement within the Catholic
Church. a movement which has aimed 90
bring about an accommodation. a sort OF
modus vivendi between Catholicism and
science. Henceforth no such reconcile
ment can be attempted In the face Of
this list OF sixty-five opinions reprOved
and prescribed by the head OF the church
a Catholic scientist, as We have said Will
hereafter be q contradiction in terms.
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Alabamn's Unjust Legislation.

To-morrOw-HOw Washington
Governed.
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Beating the Food Tru.t.

From the Pittsbrrg Dispatch.
Out in Missouri they think man crazy
because he eats grass. They do not re-
fleet that he may be trying TO beat the
food trusts. and has discovered that this
is the only way 10 do It.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
TAFT'S VISIT TO PARIS.
French Government 4nriOus to
Honor american Statesman.

Paris Nov 13-The French government is
zreatly pleased at the reported decision of Sec
retary Taft to stop in Paris on his way back TO
the United States from the Far East and is
anxious show its appreciation by the be-
stowal Of signal honors on the American states
man during his visit To the capital Of France.
A dinner in his honor given by President Fall
Heres will doubtless form part Of the pro-
gramnne but everything will depend on the
length of the Secretary's stay here Beyond the
fact that he is expected to arrive here on De-
cember l. nothing definite is known on the sub
,ect and even that may be changed as compl-
cations haze arisen which may modify Mr..
Tafts itinerary after leaving St. Petersburg.
Emperor William had expected TO receive Mr.
and Mrs. Taft at Berlin. but subsequent to the
Secretarys departure from Manila for Vladivos-
1ok the German Emperor, upon the advice of
his physicians. decided TO spend some time in
England after his official visit to King Edward
At Windsor Castle. and therefore he will not be
in Berlin between December and 2. when Mr..
Taft will be there.
In view of this change Of plans the Emperor
has invited Mr.. and Mrs. Taft to visit him in
England. This invitation. which was extended
through Charemagne Tower, the American Am
bassador to Germany. who IS in Paris,
should reach Mr.. Taft upon his arrival at
Tladivostok on November Is. Mr.. Tower be-
neves the Secretary Will accept the invitation.
which will involve rearTangement OF his tttn-
erary- The ambassador, however, also expects
that there viii be no change in the remainder OF
the Berlin programme for Mr.. Taft's entertain
mont which includes a reception by the men,
bers Of the American colony and embassy and
4 dinner to be given by Ambassador Tower in
Nj Taft's honor at which he will meet a num-
Der Of the high German functionaries OF state.
1t had been understood that Emperor Will
lam intended to pass fortnight the Isle Of
Wight after his official visit 10 King Edward.
but it was announced IN dispatch from Wind
sor last night that at the conclusion OF his visit
10 the King the Emperor Will spend two weeks
at Highcliff Castle. Christchurch. near Bourne
mouth, a beautiful sequestered spot Of historic
associations where King Edward. the King OF
Spain and other royal personages have often
stayed.
the Isle Of Wight. II commands magnificent
view. including the Isle OF Wight. and pos
sesses an ancient priory church. IN beautiful
Norman and Elizabethan style, well
number Of other historical ruins
Bournemouth. which is situated little west OF
Chrtstchurch. is fashionable winter resort and
watering place on Poole Bay which owes much
which surround il. Rhododendroas grow very
plentifully in and about Bournemouth, the eDad
from Christchurch to Wimbourne passing for
about three miles between magnificent planta-
tions Of these shrubs
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
RENEWS PROPERTY LOANS
Ne7o York Life assures Those HaU-
ing Mortgages Due.

o,,,,,,. ., tb. .tr,ngency OF money the majority
of property owners with mortgages past OF sooh
due have been wondering y they would DE unaoie
70 get a renewal Of loans on their properties from
the holders Of the mortgages In most cases the
mortgages have not yet said whether or not they
would call the loans
The New York Life Insurance Company. how
ever one OF the largest lenders real estate in
this city. has taken quick action to disPei any
anxiety among property owners who have parcels
which are uortgaged to the company by sending
them word that the mortgages past que OF uue III
the near future could remain as they are
"In the last few months the New York Lie IN
surance Company" Darwin p. Kingsley. pres-
dent Of that company, said yesterday. has re-
neued mortgages aggregating many millions. II
has NO intention of calling In any mortgage due or
due in the future. have only heard OF one
or two cases Of a small institution demanding the
Do,,,,ent OF a mortgage loan which past due"
AS showing how the premium on currency causes
q demand on the part OF investors for the pay
ment in gold coin of bonds. mortgages etc. fall
ing due at this time, the following story was told
Yesterday in a brokerage house:
A Young man. who is estimated to be worth
IS 900 OOO in looking n mortgage which had
become due, and which was payable at a certain
trust company. noticed the clause providing for
payment in gold. The mortgage for $4,000.
The young man took II to the trust company and
asked for a certified check for the amount OF the
mortgage. plus the current premium. This was re-
fused but when the holder pointed out that the
mortgage payable in gold the officials fur-
nished the coin, which was taken 10 safe deposit
vault.
Then the young man called up curb broker.
who sold the gold at a premium Of per cent
The young man received a certified check for s2o-
600 and gave the broker fee of $50
1t was said yesterday that many overdue mort
cages were being called for the purpose OF coll
lectIng the amount due in gold coin. and then
selling the latter to money brokers at a premium
The clause generally in mortgages providing for
psvrnent In gold was inserted at the time Bryan
ran for President on the is 10 platform
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
RECEIYERS' REPORT SOON
Not Yet Ready to Tell Condition
of the Knickerbocker.

The receivers OF the Knickerbocker Trust
Company said yesterday that they wefe not yet
prepared to make statement as to the con-
dition Of the company. but that they hoped to
be able TO do so i'll a few days One of the
receivers said in regard to the report that the
receivers were making application to the court
for permission to make immediate payment in
full Of all preferred claims: while we think
it would be good thing to pay these claims as
quickly as possible. we are going TO talk the
matter over with counsel before we take any
action" He added that application 10 the court
for leave TO appoint counsel to act with George
W. Wickersham as attorneys for the receivers
would be made in day or two
Representatives Of the depositors' committees
and tho reorganization committee of directors
said yesterday that they were hard at work
plans for the rehabilitation of the company, but
that owing to the unavoidable delay In obtain
ing details OF the various loans and under
writing commitments and lists OF collateral os
the company progress was necessarily slow.
Tho depositors' committee. of which Samuel
Untermyer is counsel, held a meeting az the
latters Office yesterday afternoon TO discuss
plans which might enable the company to re-
sumo business Nothing definite was decided
upon however.
One OF the Wall Street news bureaus printed
a statement that none OF the members of the
Untermyer committee was a depositor. When
this statement was called to the attention OF a
representative OF the Untermyer committee he
declared that all the members Of the committee
were either depositors or represented depositors'
and pointed out that Peter Doelger, jr- was
depositor for $4,000; that Alfred Nathan rep
resented his mothers deposit Of S12,OoO that
J. J. C'Donohue, jr., was a depositor as re-
ceiver Of the Brooklyn Ferry Company; that
Hermann Siecken represented the Coffee tx
change which was a depositor for S1l'VUo'
Andrew Freedman, the Metropolitan street
Railway Company, a depostor for S2OO.oOO, and
that the other members Of the committee. NJ H.
Grossman and Charles A. Brodek, represented
groups of depositors.
1t was stated yesterday afternoon that on the
day of the suspension the evening pre-
ceding. large amount of gilt edged securities
valued at considerably more than miluoh
dollars was removed from the offices OF the
company by the Clearing House to make gooo
the amount due from the Knickerbocker 10 l's
Clearing House agent the Bank OF Commerce
This Is one OF the matters that the receivers are
aware of. and it will receive prompt attention
at their hands
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
TELLS OF PROSECUTIONS.
Kellogg Durland, arrested IN Rus
Sia, Relates Experiences.

Kellogg Durland the Settlement worker who was
arrested IN Russia recently with Mr.. and Mrs
WaIing and Miss Stransky. told OF his experiences
and observations while IN Russia IN the public IL
brary building at No 6s Leroy street last night
After relating his experiences IN St Petersburg
with the police he told Of his travels through the
disturbed country and the prosecutions Of the peO
pie Among other places that he visited was War
saw. which during his visit resembed armed
camp more than the capital OF ancient kingdom
While he was there the police went out on strike
for three days following the declaration OF war on
every Russian uniform by the revOlutiOnists. IL
stead OF raising the pay OF the police who were
marked for death, 1t reduced from s. TO 81 - a
month Instead OF more pay. each patrolman had
the protection OF a soldier as he paced his beat
with three mora to guard him at his relieving point
In spite Of this twentyseveu were shot in one DAY
while Mr.. DurIand was there and not one Of their
murderers wes caught
He also described the lot OF the exiles in Siberia
where the -.priviIeged' prisoners-nobIenien and
university students-receive s. a month for susie
nance and the non-privileged class only 81 % No
one is permitted TO practise his profession one
physician being severely reprimanded for aidlns
some wretched natives. on the ground that the
government furnished physician for sucn pur-
noses Mr. Durland said he found that the physi-
clan for the district territory larger than tEe
area OF France TO cover.
Mr.. DurIand said that the massscres and perse-
cutions Of the Russian people had been traced d.
rectly back TO the offices OF the Minister OF the In
terror which had adopted those methods 70 stamp
out the revolutionary movement He said that tina
C>zar had no desire to permit the Doun1a TO exist
and that the Gar had intention OF giving the
people a constitutional government for sc lessr
twenty years He predicted the hnai sicce3s OK Sss
revolutionary movement. however
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
SLEEPING SICKNESS"
Professor Koch Gires Details of His
Investigations.

befilh Nov. l3.-Professor Robert Koch upon
"hom Emperor William conferred to-day the title
oI eAceency In recognition of his services in dis
covering the origin and treatment of the African
olsease known as sleeping sickness has set forth
ih an oilcial report the details OF his prolonged
Investigations in the Victoria Nyanza region He
supplements the general results by giving sta
usucai comparison showing that only about per
cent OF the "sleepers'' treated with an atoxyl in
lection died. whereas OF the untreated sleep
ers who arrived at the mission stations died
The professor has had difficulty in making exact
comparisons. because he lacks accurate figures
The sufferers brought to the missions were usually
vanced who were treated by Professor Koch 29Ia
per cent died.
professor Koch's Investigations show that the
Giossina palpalis fly which causes the sleeping
SchhesS' suosists on the blood OF reptiles and ami
laS' ana cannot live without It for over three or
TOUR days The microscope showed that the blood
sucked by the flies chiefly that of crocodiles
Inc professor therefore recommends a bounty on
crocodile eggs in order to encourage the natives TO
e1terminate them. This. It is added will be COM
paratively easy, the crocodies have certain well
marked breeding grounds in the Nyanza district
where the eggs can be collected easily.
professor kocn also suggests clearing away the
timber around the watering places near the forts
and villages. where the natives gather because the
flies cannot endure sunlight and seek the dark,
damp underground
The professor established two permanent stations
for the treatment of sleeping sickness" each IN
charge OF one physician. and he has sent third
physician to Tanganyika-