Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-31

against the fwc-cent clauBe--and Texas
Meanwhiie Goss Johnson Of Minne.o,s
and Warner Of Michigan proposed an in
terstate discussion Of the best way I'd
control corporations. and the Civic Fed
Grafton arranged to have the governors
etc, appoint delegates to a gathering OF
its own Of the same sort. This meeting
was held in Chicago October 22-2S. and
recommended Immediate legislation by
Congress to give the federal govern ment
full power to- regulate trusts and cor.
porations.
The. whole question Of state regulation
Of corpartions was ma naged differently
In the state, Of New York, 4 2-cent fare
bill was passed. but Gov Hughes vetoed
1t. II was his idea to have the situation
Investigated by board Of public utilities
empowered to act, and after a stiff fight
With the legislature the bill providing
for q double board Of that character was
with the city Of New York the other witt
the remainder OF the state. William NJ
1Sins. made special counsel Of the former
to investigate the transit lines Of the biz
city, got to work at once. and as result!
the. surface lines Of the old city Of New
September and the country got q. very
gool insight Of very high street railway
finance at its worst. =,
The federal government. -paid-rff good
uedl. OF dtIentlOn TO OtneY
than the Standard Oil and tho railroad
companies. SUIT was begun in the United
States court in Philadelphia on Juno u
to dissolve the alleged combination OF
Anthracite roads. July 30 suit was brought
to dissolve the so-called powder trus.
the tobacco trust is now pending IN New
York. The novel thing about this suit
Is that the complaint against the trus.
suggests that receivers" be appointed to
tak:' POSSE ssson Of ALI the property. as
sees, business and affairs OF said de-
PENDANTS. and wind up. the same. and
otherwise take such course in regard
therto as Will bring about conditions, in
trade and commerce among the states and
with. foreign nations in harmony with
law s-.'-- DO '..~'
y. 900, .... -'
Thirteen states held elections Novem-
Der 5. The. country at large took most
interest in the mayora1ty
November contest in Cleveland. where
r,..+;,n. g. Mayor Tom l.: johnson
. was opposed by Repre-
sentative Theodore E" Burton. who had
ministration. Johnson won. running
as usual, on an anti street railway
platform:-s Kentucky elected, a ~repub-
Iican governor. Augustus e. Wilson:
John F. Fort. republican candidate in
New Jersey, pulled through with bare
lead, of 900; Curtis Guild. jr.. republican.
was elected governor Of Massachusetts, by
majority. Of all the votes cast; other
governors elected were: Maryland. Aus
tin L. Crothers (democraO: Mississippi. E.
F. Noel (democraD: Rhode Island. James
H. Higgins democrat. Brand Whitlock
was reelected mayor Of Toledo; Nebraska
gave the republican judicial candidates
the biggest majority that party has en-
joyed In Mr.. Bryan's state for some years.
while the fusion movement Of the repub-
licans and the independence league in
New York city was showed under by Tam
many ... rs.
Eleven days later the territories of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory were for
mally admitted. to the Union as the forty
sixth state under the name of Oklahoma
and Charles H. y. Haskell. having been
elected governor by the democrats at a
special election September II. was con-
Quoted into office. April Mayor Dunno
Of Chicago. elected on municipal owner
ship platform, was defeated by 1900 by
Fred A.: Busse. anti-municipal Ownership
and republican The Traction ordinance"
bp which the city and the street car
c0mpa MES came to an agreement. was
carried by q. 900 exactly. December 8
the Republican candidate for mayor of
BOSTON. George A, Hubbard, was elected
by 2,013 over Mayor Fitzgerald (dem.).
The new! senators elected during the
J. n. Dixon. Montana, in place Of W. A.
Clark: simon Gugsenheim. Colorado the
copper maGnate: W. E. Borah. Idaho,
who on October 2 was acquitted Of land
fraud charges: W., A.. 9mith. Michigan. in
the place Of Russell A. AIger; Jen Davis,