The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

In the Commoner w. j. Bryan declares
that even if the President desired a re-
nomination the Republican party would
not give it to him. Bryan appears to
think chat Roosevelt's radicalism has dis
pleased the Republican leaders.
United States Senator Bailey said he
had assurances of support from a ma
jority of the Texas Legislature and as
serted that he had never concealed the
fact that he had borrowed large sums OF
money from ii. Clay Pierce, the oil com
pany official.
A mass meeting at Cooper Union, New
York, adopted resolutions urging the pas
sage of the Lodge resolution by the Sen
ate. DIR. III. Grattan- Guinness, acting di.
rector of the regions beyond the mission
airy union, said it was impossible to dupli.
cate the horrors of that country.
The once powerful Popufist party OF
Kansas ha, decided to formally disband
and throw the remnant of its strength ia
the Republican organization. Chairman
Hanna of the State committee says that
the Populists have been the forerunners
of the present Republican policy.
Poultney Bigelow, the man whose crit
cism of canal methods was assailed by
both President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft, now comments on the President
message that it will be time enough for
him to answer its misleading statements
when the President can find single resi-
dent of the canal zone who does not smile
at his report.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia, on the
witness stand in the city's S5,0O0,OOO fill.
tration suit case against the McNichol
Mack contracts, told how Israel Durham
the former Republican boss of the city
had dictated the appointment of Director
of Public Works Costello and other i'm
portant acts, including the raising of the
salary of John w. Hill, filtration chief.
The japanese ambassador, Viscouni
Aoki, in an address to the japanese husi
ness men of New York, urged his fellow
countrymen to study English and form
matrimonial alliances with wealthy Amer
lean families. He deplored the segrega
ton of japanese children in San Fran
cisco, but admitted that it would be nee
essary to exclude some of the undesira
BILE japanese elements.
An organization has just been formed
in New Jersey to be known as the PEG
pies Lobby. 1t is composed in indepen
dent Republicans and Democrats, and vii
have branches in every county. It's pur
pose will be the collection and dissent
nation of information regarding legisla
ton and the attitude of members of the
Legislature so as to secure the widest pos
sible publicity as to legislation.
State Comptroller Berry of Pennsyl
yania has refused to approve the bills
of j. ii. Sanderson and Joseph NJ. Hus
ton on account of furnishing equipment
and professional services for the new cap
itol to the aggregate amount of $15S,
600, notwithstanding that Gov. Penny
packer and Gen. Snyder constituted 9
majority of the board of public ground.
and buildings and voted for the payment
Mr.. Berry said he would not O. X. then
unless compelled to do so by the courts
and this was expected to force the whole
question of capital graft into the courts
The completed canvass of the vote in
New York State at the recent election
gives Hughes a piuid,lty VI ofsotO dnt
Chandler plurality of 5,442. Hearst raj
%, 800 behind his ticket in New Yorl
State and 31,S24 behind in New York
City, but carried the metropolis by n,
O67.
At the dinner of the Pennsylvania So
ciety at New York, Secretary of State
Root spoke what was virtually warning
to the various States of the Union thai
they must frame legislation with refer
ence to it's effect Upon other nations
unless they wish to force the federal gov
eminent to extend it's jurisdiction in many
directions.