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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Was His Selection Wise?

Since Mr.. Wetmore Is "bolter.' a
man who has given the Democrats more
assistance than any other one man In the
past 20 years particularly In the admit
tedly uncertain town of Warwick. was not
his selection a grave error; In fact, was
IL not a serious betrayal OF the Repub-
llcan party when he was made its nomi-
nee, or the nominee OF major
ity OF II, last month. Moreover,
IL there were no error. and the NOM
ination was brought about In some other
way which honest and loyal Republicans
should not approve. why not expose the
way the trick was accomplished and save
the state and the party from the disgrace
OF having such candidate again?
There are yet other reasons. however,
which initiate logically against George
Peabody Wetmore. Let the tribune of Re-
publicanism tell the story In its own
way.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
G. o. p. Rally in Cranston

Cranston town affairs were aired at
Republican rally In the district hall at
Arlington last evening before an audi
encc numbering about 65. The speakers
were Zenas w Bliss. president OF the
town council; Percy w. Gardner and
Henry A. Palmer. Hollis NJ Coombs pre-
sided.
Judge Palmer devoted his attention 20
an attack on the Democratic leaders of
the state an3 calsi fer "a comper r!son 81
the candidates In the town RE AID he
cr;,sved that James A. Williams and
Rathbone Gardner would not vote for the
Democratic candidate for attorney gen
eral lie criticised the Democratic candi-
dates as n whole and referred pointedly
to George VI. Hull. Arlington's member
OF the Democratic town committee, who
was In the rear OF the hall.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
1t is the Same Wetmore

Is the ex-senator any more loyal any
ess ''treacherous," any better qualified TO
III the Office for which a majority OF the
eepublicans declared some time ago that
.e was not fitted; has he altered his
Methods of obtaining active supporters to
he point where they are tolerable ard
lot stencil in the nostrils of the or
ans followers: what has he done to
make him less generally discredited and
enounced today than he was five months
go; has his ability risen above the av-
rage, his temperament become more ac-
I've, his personal force more magnetic
md winning; is he In closer touch with
he people al home and less an object OF
sdicule at Washington. and Is not an
pportunity now afforded TO fill his place
nth a man who will confer distinction
lpon the state; with a man far abler. a
more thorough Rhode Islander. more ac-
i've and forceful than Mr.. George Pea
,ody Wetmore?
But let us go forward eight days from
Nay 13, to May 21, and find the Repub-
lean Tribune advising the Democratic
,arty TO make Mr. George Peabody Wet
more its candidate. The editorial in
art, follows, and must be read TO ap-
reciate how thoroughly the organ loves
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02

now. reads I'm part as follows:
IF all the Republicans OF the state
will accept this patriotic view OF their
higher obligations - the party
will be able to enter upon the cam
paign = with confident assur-
ance OF obtaining a substantial ma
jority i'm the general assembly ana
promptly electing a Republican sena-
tor"
at is upon this If that the fate OF
Wetmore and of his party depends next
Tuesday. There is no sign that ALL the
Republicans of the state can be brought
TO accept his candidacy though they may
be ready enough TO elect "a Republican
limited States senator"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Why Not Wetmore?

"lf the desperate Democrats OF
Rhode Island find IL necessary to look
again otherwhere than among the
spawned old war horses and the un-
broken young colts OF their own
party for a candidate for United States
senator, why do they not take Mr..
George Peabody Wetmore?
There seems TO be general ex-
pectation that their convention to-
morrow will renomnate Col Goddard:
hut there is nothing in the call there
for which restricts to that choice, and
on some accounts Mr.. Wetmore of
New York (and Newport would be a
more fitting selection than the Master
OF Hopeton House.
Were political obligations to be
considered. the nomination would
surely more properly go TO the former
than the latter Mr.. Wet
more by boltlng his party's senatorial
nomination and by his treacherous OBJ
stiuacy In preventing the election of a
senator thus far. has given the Demo
Gratis more assistance than any other
one man I'm the last twenty years
'As for qualifications. Mr. Wetmore.
with all his conspicuous deficiencies.
has some obvious advantages.
His IL years OF assiduous and exclu-
sive practice In the swering of roll
calls have made him the most nearly
letter-perfect man In the United States
In that great senatorial duty.
Besides, the nomination OF Mr.. Wet
more would materially add to the
lighting strength OF the Democrats In
the actual work OF practical campaign
ing. In the admittedly uncertain town
of Warwick, for instance. II would of
course give 10 the assistance OF the
gallant Col. Patrick Henry Quinn the
services of the almost equally gallant
Gen. Walter Stiness OF the Rocking
Horse Brigade"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Wetmore. or Party First?

July the organ. following the selection
OF Wetmore by less than majority vote
OF the state committee, cried "The Party
First" II Republican voters are to put
their party first. as they have been ad-
viSed to do, Wetmore will surely be last
I'm the senatorial race now nearing its
beginning. The only obstacle the organ
could find in its blind fealty TO the party
fetch was covered by the crucifed NAL
efactor's IF In the concluding paragraph
OF an editorial two-thirds of a column
long, I'm which the senatorial candidate
was mentioned by name but once and
extoled therein not at all. This para
graph. which has the greatest Significance
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Now Cock of the Walk

Then he was only about to begin his
organized effort to elect himself to the
vacant Rhode Island senatorship. Now
the effort is in full swing, the organiza-
tion has been effected, the nomination
has been made, other candidates have
taken TO the woods, and Mr.. George Pea
body Wetmore is cock OF the walk. the
uncrowned Republican king. or an Eng
lish ruler IL was written:
Here lies our sovereign lord the king.
Whose word no man relies on:
VINO never said foolish thing
And never did wise one"
King George, who wants n third term
mas demonstrated his willingness to en-
ter upon course of self-seeking he has
given 10 these many proofs of Ignorance
or the popular feeling in the state OF his
nominal residence. lis he now any less an
alien. IL he had always been an alien as
stated. HaG he earned the honor the Re-
publican party desires TO confer upon
him. or which he has made the party ex-
press desire to confer? Is he more ad-
mired and is his lack OF the qualifications
OF senator less unanimously recognized
or widely discussed?
III Rhode Islanders have never been
deceived by him, why seek TO deceive
them now; why make this man OF ex-
ceptionally small parts, who could never
have been elected to any important Of
flee except for his more or less literally
used inherited money the representative
VI ~ piOuu sovereign state and It's
horny-handed sons of toll?
why exalt to the very pinnacle of
power and influence the man who bolted
his party's regular nomination and
brought the party into difficulties which
sore heset Il?
Since he has not taken himself out of
the race. since he has remained in IL and
like the camel which poked its nose into
the masters tent, ousted the master even
why not say publicly now those "ex-
tremely unfattering" truths which have
long been expressed in private against
the man whose unearned money has
brought him an unearned honor for
which he Is not qualified?
Because no other Republican candidate
Is now In the field is Mr.. George Pea
body Wetmore more sanity more bsil-
liant, less prone to use his unearned
wealth for unearned honor Surely now
Is the accepted time for all good mel tn
come To the aid OF their party, and rus
cue II from this ambitious aspirant wao
was denounced by the leading Republican
party organ in terms that recall those
which Cicero used against the crafty and
treacherous Cataline
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
United States Court

The Fisheries company. a concern whose
finances were declared to be In a bad
state a few days ago, was declared in
solvent IN The United States court before
Judge Brown today. G. w. Vroom, A. j.
Delany, and w. r. Sheffield. Jr., were ap-
pointed receivers by the court
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
COL. GODDARD INDORSES
MAYOR P. ]. MCCARTHY

Il came here particularly to join with you the ratifca-
of the nomination of Mayor Mccarthy regard the city
Providence great business corporation and each voter
of share The mayor the president of this
corporation.
"If you as of share Of stock in an ordinary
business enterprise find that the business of that enterprise
being conducted in proper way and that the president has
fulfilled the way that you desired him to- would you
not vote to reinstate him in office?
Mayor Mccarthy has given you honest, straghfor-
ward nonpartisan management of this city, and for one
holder but share of stock in the corporation city,
will cast my for him."-From Speech of Col r. II.
Goddard a Infantry Hall, Oct.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Talked to Swedes

George H. Huddy. Jr.. Republican cam
Sidatn for mayor. addressed the Swedish
American people OF the Sixth ward at
mass meeting at 9S weybosset street last
evening.
william a. Morgan. the Republicans
nominee for state senator, dealt with
state issues. and Ralph G. watrous. the
party candidate for lieutenant goyerno~.
confined himself to a general discussion
OF the Republican doctrines In the present
campaign.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
HIGGINS RESCU|NG STATE
FROM PIRAT|CAL CREW
Col Henry Spooner Delivers Ringing Address Rally Wey


system of representation is fair.
Don't accept any new or revised con-
stitution unless the rotten-borough senate
is done away with"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02
Flag Raising in Lonsdale

The Democrats in the town OF Lincoln
held hag-raising in Lonsdale last evening
in honor OF Higgins and Goddard
Following the hag-raising there were
speeches In McCusker's hall, Prospect
Hin, by the following: Stephen ]. Casey,
Peter c. Cannon. James +. Murphy of
Central Falls, Thomas +. Haven OF Prov
idence and Senator William III. Erskine Of
Lincoln.
Judge Frank L. Fitzsimmons presided
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02

the former Junior senator and how ii
must now happily regard his selection as
the party's standard bearer:
lIorping T'1-ihune Nav OH
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-02

CONTINUED from Page one.)
/. large and influential portion of his own
arty The editorial Of May 10 follows:
1Morning Tribune, May 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
SUIT AGAINST THE BEACON.
Henry Aliens Paper in a Big Libel
Action.

Wichita. Kan. March 2S.-The
Beacon Publishing company, H J.
Allen manager; ]. II. Graham, INDIE
pendent candidate for mayor of this
city; Topton Cox, e. T. Blodgett, ]. f.
Howard. o. H. Bently, c. @. Chandler,
L. w. Clapp and Rev. N. E. Harmon
managers of Graham's campaign
have been made defendants in a libel
suit of $40, 900 by Helenas Mason, po-
lice matron of this city. On March 20,
the Beacon published an article de-
claring that Mrs. Mason had gone
through the tenderloin district and
compelled the inmates to go with her
to the primaries and vote for w. w.
Minnick, thereby lowering and dis
grazing herself in the estimation of
her friends" Mrs. Mason, who is
pioneer in this city. is So years of age.
She enters complete denial to the
published article. The defendants are
given until April 26 to answer
The article was printed in space in
the Beacon. paid for by the managers
of Graham's campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
AMEND SHERMAN LAW.
Hartman Says That Is the Way to
Settle the Railroad Question.

New York, March 2S.-E! H. Harri-
man said, when asked for his opinion
of Jacob H. Schiff's plan for a con-
ference between the interstate COM
merce commission and a committee of
railroad presidents, that the best way
to clear up the railroad situation was
not to arrange conferences, but for
congress to amend the Sherman anti
trust act.
''I have thought for years, and still
think Mr.. Hartman said, that the
best thing to do to improve the rail-
road situation would be to amend the
Sherman act so that railroads could
make agreements among themselves.
Then we railroad men could look each
other in the face and do business as
other people do. Give the railroads a
chance to make contracts between
themselves regarding the handling and
distribution of traffic, and the rail-
road situation would pretty soon right
ITSELF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
TIE GENERAL PUBLIC.
a New Office Created by Some West
c-n Railroads.

Chicago. March 2S.-With a view to
promoting better passenger service
and also to getting closer to the peo-
pie and their transportation wants,
several of the railroads in the west,
including the Burlington, have created
a new position. The incumbent real
" has no title and the various vice
presidents call him what they please.
one western vice president calls this
new official the general public
1t is the sole duty of the general
public" to travel over his own road
and the roads of his competitors and
take observations relative to the SER
vice. the way the trains are handled
and how the public is treated. He IS
in no sense of the word a "spotter"
but he is the man who tells the man
agement how the public is handled on
his particular road and on other roads
and who draws comparisons regarding
the service furnished by the different
lines.
THE geneaI public" is expected to
travel in the day coaches and to buy
his ticket at the stations where he gets
on trains. In doing so he notes how
the station agents handle the public
in selling tickets and giving the infor-
nation which travellers desire regard
ing time, connections and other mat
tiers. sees how the train is handled at
stations and what can be done to facil-
itate its running.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28

the investigation now being made by
that the greatest increase in divorces
is in the rural districts. 1 do not mean
by this that rural districts furnish the
most divorce cases, but the increase in
cities for the last 20-year period over
the period from 1867 to 1887 is not pro-
portionately as large as the increase
in the rural districts. We are now try
ing to learn the cause of the increase
in both city and country"
The bureau has 100 agents in the field
gathering divorce statistics. They have
secured the number of cases, and are
now getting details, such as cause OF
proceedings, whether husband or wiz :
fled suit, whether suit was contested,
number of years parties were married,
number of children, whether alimony
was paid. ard if irtemperance was eth
er a direct of indirect cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
ECzEMAVERY BAD
FOR THREE YEARS
Consulted Physicians to No Avail
Uses Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills and Is Soon Perfectly
weII-The Disease Having Left
Her Entirely.
CANNOT RECOMMEND
CUTICURA TOO HIGHLY

at take great pleasure in informing
you that was sufferer of eczema in a
very bad form for the past three years.
! consulted and treated with number
of physicians in Chicago, but to no avail
1 commenced using the Cuticura Rene
dies, consisting of Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment and Pills, three months ago, and
today 1 am perfectly well, the disease
having left me entirely. cannot re-
commend the Cuticura Remedies too
highly to any Che suffering with the
disease that have had Mrs Florence
E. Atwood, 18 Crilly Place, Chicago, Ill,
October 2, 1905. Witness L. S. Berger"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
DIVORCE EVERY 5 MINUTES.
That Has Been the Average for Past
Twenty Years.

Washington, Msrch 2S.-During the
working hours of court officials through
out the United States, a divorce suit is
filed every two minutes and a divorce
Is granted every three minutes This
has been the average for the past 20
years. and census officials say divorces
are increasing at an alarming rate.
For the S0-year period from 1867 TO
1887 only 32S. 600 divorce suits were filed
in this country. Tor the 20-year period
from 1887 to 1907, the number aggrega-
ted 1.4O0, O00 or four times as many
However. the population has also in
creased somewhat. Experts figure that
for the 20year period prior to 1887 there
were SO divorces for every 100000 Ill
habitants. while from 1887 to 1907 there
were 20 divorces for every 100. 900. De-
crees are issued in about two-thirds of
the suits filed.
The astonishing thing developed by
the census bureau" said an official, is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28

headquarters at Memphis. Tenn, vice Mr.
A. D. Lightner, promoted to general agent
for the Frisco and general manager of
the birmingham Belt, with headquarters
at Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. A. ]. Sans has been appointed su-
perfntendent of the western division. with
headquarters at Enid. Okla and T b.
Coppage takes Mr.. Sans place as super
intendent at Birmingham. Mr.. Coppage
RADIO and Santa Fe at Temple, Tex
The appointment of Mr.. J. w Walton
superintendent of the Red River division
with headquarters at Francis has al
ready been announced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
RUNNING THE TRADE.
Lumbermen Have a Grievance Against
Mail Order Houses.

Chicago, March 2S.-LumberInen
and lumber interests of the middle
west are to organize to protect their
interests from mail order houses that
are charged with running the trade OF
the retail dealer and the lumber inter-
ests generally.
This action is the result of meeting
of lumbermen representing the middle
west that closed here yesterday. Flu
ture action was left in the control of
special committee. Operations of the
mail order houses, especially in their
sale of woodenware and other articles
made from lumber, will be tnvest-
gated. If sufficient evidence is found
to issue a call for another meeting, the
organization will be formed and the
fight begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
FORCE TOO SMALL
Could Not Handle the Arrival of I'M
migrants and Travellers.

New York March 2s.-A total of
1868 immigrants and 1896 cabin
travellers arrived in this port on a
dozen steamships yesterday. 1t was
probably the record immigration day
of the rush season.
Only a few more than 5000 were
handled on Ellis island. The re-
mainGer We're held aboard ship There
were not enough deputy collectors, in
spectors, appraisers and immigration
boarding officers to finish the work
properly, and hundreds of cabin pas
sengers were held, hungry and discon-
ISOLATE, on piers for long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
Frisco Makes Changes.

Effective April 1. Mr.. j. H. Young, at
present general manager of the Colorado
& Southern railroad at Denver, will be
first district of the Frisco system, with
headquarters at Springfield, vice Mr. A
O'Hara, who returns to the eastern di-
vision at his own request. Mr. O'Hara
has been acting general superintendent for
the past nine months. and his services
have been entirely satisfactory in every
respect He will now have charge Of his
former division, with headquarters at
Springfield.
Mr. II. H. Brown will be transferred to
superintendent of the Ozark division, with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28

chief clerk in the Santa Fe passenger
department for the more lucrative on =
of a minstrel man.
A 5000 gas range has recently been
added to the equipment of the culin-
airy department of the Elk club and 1t
is a question as to who is the proud
est of the affair, the cook or Tom
Barns.
George Stoker has been appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of Miss Jessie
Tutcher who died Monday. The esta te
consists Of a millinery stock and bust
ness which will be sold as soon as pos
sible.
A. M. Russell evidently believes that
it is the early bird that gets the worm,
or at any rate he is circulating a petit
Green to appoint him sanitary ser
geant, and the election is almost
week away.
The best that the overworked hus-
bands of families that dote on Easter
f1nery can do in getting bit of fresh
ness for the gladstone day is to hike in
to the rear door of a cleaning establish
ment and get a pair of trousers cleaned
and pressed.
The rain today is very acceptable af-
ter the long spell of warm weather,
but there are many loyal fans in the
city who are hoping that it will not
interfere with the baseball game tc-
morrow between Topeka and the Wash
ington Senators.
c. c. Matthews, formerly manager
of the amusements at Vinewood park,
has named his new park in New Or
leans white City" and the Lottie
Kendall stock company has been en-
gagged for the season to furnish the
theatrical attractions.
According to new ruling of the
lowed to ride in the front end of the
car with the rnotorneer. This order OF
course does not interfere with the
smoking compartment in the front Of
the Vinewood cars.
Three cases of smallpox in the coun-
Health Officer Nicol. Heretofore the
disease has been confined almost en-
tirely to the city, but it seems to have
been carried into the country, and Dr.
Nicoll has been called upon to take
steps to stamp it out.
There are some things which indi-
cate that college professors are no
smarter than the ordinary run of peo-
pie. For instance the weather has
been ideal all week for the entertain
ment of the conference of college pro-
fessors now in the city and today has
been selected for an automobile ride
about the city.
The Commercial club has arranged a
Topeka sightseeing excursion for Sat |
urday afternoon. A special car has been
secured Wh1ch Will Visit the western
Foundry and Machine works, BroIn- !
Ich's Steam Boiler works, the new |
Santa Fe shops and the Topeka Woole n |
mills. The special car will leave the |
station at 1:30 Saturday after |
noon.
A new story is going the rounds at |
the expense of one of the candidates for |
who is unacquainted with
the city business. A man who is trying |
to get appointed as license collector was
the rounds securing endorse
ments and approached the new man
who wants to be councilman. 81 would
ike to secure your endorsement for the
lob of license collector" said the office
hunting chap. well, I don't know
whether to give you an endorsement or
not" said the would be councilman.
Does the license collector collect the
license from the joints and those
0laces?' he queried suspiciously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
GEN. LEES NEPHEW DIES.
Like His Celebrated Uncle, He Was a
Fighting Man.

Colorado Springs, Colo, March Is
Hamlin F. Lee, aged ST, a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars, died suddenly
yesterday of heart failure.
Mr.. Lee was a nephew of Gen. Rob. f
Lee and lived with him at one time on
the Lee plantation in Virginia AL
though closely related to the great
southern general and a Virginian by
birth. Mr.. Lee fought with the union
army. In the late 70's Mr.. Lee went to
Leadville and was the discoverer of the
famous Robert E. Lee mine. In 1887, he
gave up mining and came to Colorado
City, where he has since resided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
MORE FROM MRS. SAGE.
100000 for Y. NJ c. A..
Committee House.

New York, March 28.-At a meeting
of the International committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association, Ii
was announced that Mrs Russell sage
had added 800, 900 to her recent dona-
ton of $250,0O0 for the building of
home for the committee. When Mrs.
Sage examined the plans prepared, she
decided that an additional gift would
be required.