Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-20
HARMON AS NOMINEE
Cleveland's Former Attorney
General Advanced as Demo-
cratic Timber
NOTED LAWYER AND POLITICIAN
Comes From Ohio and His Candidacy
May Thicker Plot in the Buckeye
state-The Chinese Famine-cossip
/ From the National capitaI-ot
News.

/ News. p
Washington. April 2o.--Information
given out here yesterday unofficially
from the conservative camp of the
democratic party is to the effect that
Judson Harmon of Ohio, attorney gen
eral in President Cleveland's adminis-
tration, is to be q candidate for the
presidential nomination. This will in
jet q new element into the hot polit-
ical situationt in the buckeye state
where Senator Foraker and Secretary
OF War Taft are struggling for the
control of the republican forces OF the
state.
Mr.. Harmon came into conflict with
the Roosevelt administration more than
4 year ago, while engaged as special
counsel for the department of justice
in connection with the prosecution Of
the Santa Fe railroad for rebating.
He and Frederick N. Judson, his assoc
. 3 .
ciate. who was engaged on the same
case, after a careful study of the evil
dence in possession Of the government,
recommended that Paul, Morton, then
secretary Of the navy. be proceeded
against personally for his connection
with the violations of the Elkins law
while vice president of the Santa Fe.
Attorney General Moody, now on the
supreme bench, backed up by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, rejected the plan OF
prosecution recommended, by Messrs.
Harmon and Judson and they promptly
withdrew from the case and refused to
10 after the locomotives and freight
cars and try to put them in Jail.
Said to Plan Statement.
Mr.. Harmon and Secretary Taft have
both been judges OF the, superior court
IN Cincinnati. Mr.. Harmon was elect
ed Judge of that court in 1878 and
reelected in 1883. Secretary Taft was
appointed Judge Of the superior court
iii 1887 by Governor Foraker, whom
ne is now opposing for the presiden-
tial endorsement.
r. I1dTIlOll3 GAlGISQ IICSloClAS w W.
lands cabinet in 1895 as. attorney gen
eral and made a reputation as sound,
conservative official of the legal de-
partment OF the government. He IS
d man of magnetic personality and
made friends right and left While IN
office. His name was mentioned for
the vice presidency at the last demo-
cratic convention.
According to the report current I'm
washington, Mr.. Harmon is responsive
TO the suggestion that he become a can
didate and in due time will make His
position known.
According to an official bulletin on
the "grasshopper problem prepared by
II NJ webster and issued by the gfi-
cultural department, the very highest
praise should be given the skunk. MT.
webster does not contend that tPe
skunk should he taken into the bosom
81 the family, but he maintains that
they are very fond of grasshoppers and
are deemed by the bureau Of biological
survey as the most useful Of mann
mails. While they are not recommended
as pet for fiat dwellers, nor as de-
eirable acquisition to the average
household, Mr.. Webster says they de-
serve protection, rather than destrllc- d
ton by the farmer, SO, save your
skunks.
Unless its name sinks the ship, the
Wiener Maennergesangver of Vienna
will arrive in washington on May s
10 sing for the edifeation of President
Roosevelt. The three songs that
President Roosevelt will listen to from
the tiiroats OF the 700 choristers will
represent an outlay of little over
$50. 900 each This probably is a rec
ord price, and IL based on the fact that
the TRIP will cost the Wiener Maenner-
xesaffverein $150,000, the ship they are
coming on being chartered by them for
$4,000 alone. The society leaves vi
emma this week and will arrive in New
York May 5. It's members will come
directly here on a special train, will
remain few hours and return to New
York, where they will give a concert,
as guests OF the Deutsche Leider-
hranz.
Reports continue to pour in concern
Ing the awful conditions of the starV-
ing peasants OF Russia DR.. Kennard,
of the Society of Friends,
who was sent to investigate the situa-
ton, has reported from Samara, in the
heart OF the famine district, that the
suffering is fearful and that twenty
million unfortunates are facing death.
He appeals to the United States and
Great Britain to lend their powerful
aid. According to DR.. Kennard, there
are three hundred thousand small chill
dren In Samara province who have
no milk, and are forced to eat the
coarsest bread. composed largely of
acorns. powdered wood and cucumbers.
There is no nutrition in this food.
whatsoever and thousands are dying a
lingering death by starvation. while
disease mercifully removes others more
quickly.