Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
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Reports credit w. ]. Bryan with
eighty-six lecture engagements for the
present season at $500 each.
Congressman Butler Ames of Massa-
chusetts is said to be already in training
as an aspirant for the seat of Senator
Lodge, whose term has still four years
to run.
In a recent statement W. ]. Bryan de-
MED that he had announced his candi-
dacy for the Democratic nomination, but
said that such high honor was some
thing that no American citizen should
decline"
Ernst Vollmer, University of Cali
fornia student of the class of '07, has
been appointed American vice consul at
Tsingchao, China, the sixth university
man to be hcnored with an appointment
to a consulate position.
Speaker Cannon has announced him
self in favor of maximum and minimum
tariff. He believes in making the mini
mum tariff protective and to utilize the
maximum tariff as a 'bg stick" against
nations who discriminate against the
United States.
1t - SeucEdliy dSTeeu IHaC the most
significant idea in Secretary Taft's recent
declaration of his attitude towards the
Republican nomination for President is
the implied purpose of not accepting o
place On the bench of the Supreme Court
until after the next Republican conven-
ton.
With the converting of the Indiana
Legislature, the Republican majority has
started a food of bills directed against
the trusts and corporations. One makes
it a misdemeanor to belong to any trust
or for railroads to carry the products of
trusts. Another gives the State railroad
commission the power to fix freight rates
and a third demands 2-cent-a-mile fare
on all railroads.
Rev. DIR. Henry A. Buchtel, chancellor
of the Denver university, was inaugural
ed as Governor of Colorado and for the
first time in the history of the State the
ceremony took place in a church. Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church, which he
aided largely in building while he was its
pastor, was chosen by him. The Gov
ernor concluded his address with prayer,
in which many of the audience joined.
a
bill making it a misdemeanor, punishable
by heavy fine, for any corporation to en-
ploy a professional lobbyist, and restrict
ing all companies and individuals to argu-
ments before committees. To this end
any person frequenting the capitol, with
out apparent occupation, may be arrest
ed. questioned and elected from the build
ing. and if they return may be confined
in Jail until the session closes. The Leg
islatures of Kansas and South Dakota
are also considering similar measures.
In support OF the contention that the
United States Supreme Court, by refus-
ing the habeas corpus plea of the officers
of the American Federation of Miners,
had justified their alleged kidnapping from
the State of Idaho, the Appeal to Reason,
a socialist weekly of Girard, Kan, having
a large national circulation, has offered
reward of $1,000 to any one who viii de-
liver to the Kentucky authorities William
S. Taylor, formerly Governor of Ken
lucky, who is under Indictment for COM
plicity in the murder of Goebel, but whom
the Indiana officials have refused to sur
render for trial. Taylor has been warned
to be ON his guard against kidnapping
plot.