Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

United States Senator Iillman said at
Birmingham, Ala, that President Roose-
welt had no business discharging the negro
troops at Brownsville, as he doubted very
much if the President was vested with
authority to take that action.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has an
nounced definitely his decision to resign
as chairman of the Republican national
committee March 4, when he expects to
take the treasury portfolio. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will be succeeded by
Harry New of Indianapolis.
The Nebraska government ownership
league was organized at OMAHA with the
intention of extending its operations
over the entire country for the purpose
Of advocating the acquisition of all rail
roads by the United States government.
\ Populist leader, NJ. +. Darlington, was
made president.
Notwithstanding that the New York
Democratic Attorney General, jackson,
through a court order, had obtained pos
session of the boxes containing the bal
lots cast in the mayoralty election of
1905, Mayor Mcclellan of New York
again INSTRUCTED action by securing a stay
OF action from another judge. At the
same time a bill providing for recount
of the votes was introduced in the Legis-
lature.
A majority of the State committee of
the New York Independence League has
deposed Max Ihmsen, the Hearst repre-
sentative, as chairman and has declared
for autonomy and against control by in
corporators. The movement was headed
by Timothy F. Driscoll, who said the
purpose was to run the league as a regu-
lar political party. The executive com
mittee. however. would not recognize the
authority of the Driscoll acts.
A novel plan for promoting the inter
ests of the Socialist party has just been
inaugurated by the Kings county On. W
local. i. e.. regular course of study and
examinations, which every prospective
stump speaker must pass before taking
Fart in the mex. go c:psisn. che exam
nation will be in writing and will aim
to test the candidates knowledge of the
principles Of socialism. This is expected
to insure a uniform statement of the
party's position on current questions.
Twenty-eight members of the Texas
House of Representatives have joined in
introducing a resolution calling for a
rigid investigation of the conduct of Unit
&c States Senator Bailey, charging that
he had accepted money and favors from
an official of the oil trust in considera-
ton for his political and official infu-
ence in securing the readmission of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company to do bust
ness in Texas after the forfeiture of its
h. 81.
preme Court of the United States.
Gov Gooding of Idaho devoted a large
rart of his message to the Legislature
10 the Steunenberg murder case, deplor-
ing the criticisms of labor organizations
for the prosecution of the miners fedora
ton officials. He says that President
Roosevelt, after an investigation, has
expressed himself in accord with the pros
ecution. Gov Gooding has received hun
dreds of letters from people in all parts
of the country protestir against this
prosecution. and many of them threaten
personal violence against him and his
officials.
The widely published statement that
w. j. Bryan had said to reporter that
the presidential nomination was some
thing that no American CITIZEN SAoulu ue-
cline. is declared to be false by Mr.. Bry-
an in his paper. the Commoner. He says
that he never made the remark credited
ia him. and all that he did say was that
he was not ready TO make an announce
ment on the nomination. whether a nomi-
ration should be declined or accepted
would depend on the conditions. the plat
form. etc. He thinks that the platform
ought to fit the issues. and that the can
didate ought to fit the platform.
The frank admission made by Secre-
| tarv of War Taft that. though he was
rot seeking the presidential nomination.
he should not decline the opportunity to
run for that great Office, has precipitated
the lons-expected fight to a finish be-
tween the administration and Foraker
factions in the Republican party in Ohio.
| The Populist leaders OF Kansas. when
called together by State Chairman Hanna
fer the purpose of disbanding and join
ing the Republican party on the ground
tnat President Roosevelt had adopted
most of the Populist platform. refused to
| take this course. They preferred 10 fol-
low the advice of Bryan and maintain
their organization.