The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

W. r. Hearst one OF lnOSS cut ollo VI -
receptions" on his return from Europe:
There viii be parade and plenty Of
red fire will be burned. TO be followed
by q banquet and speeches. All is oe-
ing arranged by Max Ihmsen, polltical
man Of all work for Hearst.
on his return Hearst viii find rev
erumbs Of comfort Bryan having been
nominated by the regular democratlc
organization, Debs by one wing OF tue
socialist party and a jailbird by an
other faction. Hearst is left out in the
cold. He win find himself a pariah,
indeed. Just where the independence
party expects to recruit it's following Is
nos entirely clear at this time
Hearst having been repudiatec by
the democrats has now been snubbed
bv the socialists. Even the socialist
wing that nominated jailbird for
president was too respectable TO
aspouse Hearst.
The state committee Of the socialists
adopted a report declaring that the
Hearst movement when it started at
tracted q great many dissatisfied per-
sons who were ripe for socialism.
Two years later these dissatisfied per
sons had their eyes opened to the
Hearst movement when the inoepend-
cnce league fused with TammanY Han
and they are now joining the socialist
party.
Both Of the old parties are Up against
z hard proposition and one that mas
never before confronted them Here
tofore each Of the national campaign
committees has been provided win
free railroad transportation for the
stump speakers. Now, on account OF
the Hepburn railroad rate bill, which
went into effect last January, these
travelling expenses must be PAID out OF
The respective campaign funds OF the
committees.
L is estimated that the railroads
have supplied transportation which II
paid for ia cash. would have cost each
national committee S5O0,000- The ral4-
roads simply sent dry goods boxes run
OF blank tickets and passes 10 the
ciaairmen Of state committees and 10
the managers Of the various bureaus
llnder the national committee. espe-
ciaIly the bureau having control OF me
speakers
In some few OF the western states the
railroads are stil issuing passes good
within the limits OF the state OF issue.
In the ajority Of states, however, even
such helps IL time Of trouble are no
more to be had, for when the state
law makers in the grand trunk ter
ritorv We're cut off from the free list
y
pass laws fully as strict as those placed
on the statute book Of the federal gov
ernment.
Ex-Congressman Marion de Nries Of
stockton. president Of the general BOARD
Of United States tariff appraisers, has
been in an informal conference at the
Plaza hotel with some Of the members
ef z joint subcommittee Of the senate
finance committee and the house ways
and means committee on the proposed
revision Of tariff duties as contemplated
by congress.
The board has been in existence Is
wears and has vast amount OF val
liable data bearing on the subject
While no definite arrangements nave as
vet been made by the two committees
an revision TO avail themselves Of the
material gathered by the board, the
matter has been discussed informally
Between the members Of the two COM
,nittees and the members OF the Gus
toms tribunal
Captain William Lyons Of the new
American steamship Isthmian arrived
vim his vessel from san Francisco
sunday. The Isthmian was. built by the
Union iron works. Captain Lyons says.
..rxcept for the Observation-Disclosures
steamship company, there are no other
COMPANIES on the Pacific coast bulldlng
snv ships The iremen run the ships
On the Pacific, and constant chickering's
between the flremen's association ana
tbe owners over matters that are petty
are dfscoura ging 10 the building or any
more vessels under the American NAG
The increase in cost Of manning
steamships when other countries, par
tcularIy Japan, can operate more eco
nornically viii tell in the end. Japan
is building more and more steamships.
and soon will be in position to bid Tor
the best of the passenger traffic, as she
Is now doing for the freight
Three new ships that / know OF viii
soon be fitted out from japanese
shfpyard. fitted with the best OF cabins
and all modern improvements for the
So Unless the United States - more
active on behalf Of our merchant ma
sane the japanese soon VIII nave iuil
Supremacy in the Pacific
r7itz Herbert. the fast year cid, has
Beea sold by Herman Brandt to Sam
FEifdreth and John Madden for slS,00O-
EitZ Herbert is 10 race under the Hill
gretn silks, and presumably he VIII
remain in the east this summer, al
alough most Of Hildreth's horses have
gone 10 the Pacific coast to race at Sc
attle.
alLZ HERBERT Is son VI A@AitClDSi l.
winner Of the Realization stakes OF
1888 and the Brighton cup Of 1900. and
holder OF the American record for two
miles and a quarter. and the mare Nor
ganatic. Both the sire and the dam OF
Fitz Herbert are owned by Perry Bel
mont. who bred the colt and gave him
his appropriate name.
Thomas IT, Williams trainer H +.
Roweu. was greatly provoked when
both Firestone and Montgomery We're
beaten by Priscillian in the Common
wealth handicap Although Williams
paws Jockey Walter Miller $1,000 a
month to ride for him. Miller has been
Indifferent about training TO the
weights prescrib for Williams horses
FOR IT has been agreed that when Mil
ler was unable to make certain
weight he was free to accept outside
mounts This he did when he rode
Priscillian in the Commonwealth. Mil
Ter could not have made the weight
for Firestone. but he could have ridden
Montgomery. and it was CALLING tc
Rowen to see Williams high priced
Jockey mounted on Priscillian. belong
ing to another stable racing away from
both Firestone and Montgomery.
Milton Young, the master of the Nc
Grathiana stud, next to James B. Hag-
off oF II