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New Ulm review., 1908-03-11
Not Yet Forty.

While not classed as an orator Coy
ernor Folk has great power With
jury or an audience because Of his
sincerity, his ability in finding the
weak point of his adversary and of
going to the heart Of a question and
his winning appeal to the hearts and
souls of his listeners. He is clean cut
courageous and always in earnest.
Whether he is ever president or not
he is a distinct force for civic right
eousness in this day that needs it SO
much. Governor Folk is not yet forty
years old. He is to be reckOned with
in the future. He is quite as fearless
in telling of trust graft as in exposing
political graft Through the coming
battle Of this people against the com
binations of crooks Folk will be in his
element
In this day of busy divorce courts
and affinity" dementia it is refreshing
to find SO many of our public men with
clean and wholesome home lives. That
of Governor Folk. is especially COM
mendable He and Mrs. Folk, who
was Miss Gertrude Glass, were child
hood playmates. She is quite as mod
est and retiring as he but takes g
keen interest in political affairs and
cOunSels with him on every important
New Ulm review., 1908-03-11

found all sorts of obstacles thrown in
his way. Many Of those he was prose
cutting were members of the machine
that had nominated and elected him,
and he was naturally accused of in-
gratitude. He had against him some
of the most skillful lawyers in the
city, with adverse judges on the bench.
Technicalities, motions for delay and
all the other subterfuges known to the
corporation attorney were introduced
to block him. His life was even threat
ened 1t required courage, study and
constant alertness to meet all this oppo-
sition. 1t was The test of fire that
proved the stuff in the Folk makeup.
Here was a country attorney, little
more than a boy in years, fighting mil
lions of money and the all powerful
political machine of his own party.
Until recently unknown, he was sud
denly thrust into one of the most con-
spicnous and trying. positions in the
country 1t goes without saying that
he could have got almost any sized
bribe for himself by dropping the
prosecution. But he was to be moved
neither by fear nor cupidity. The
coarse workers of machine politics
found that there was more in this
quiet young man than was apparent
on the surface He was a new type,
one that could be neither bullied nor
opposition or tempted by office.
One of Governor Folks most marked
characteristics is that he is deeply. re-
ligious He is ever ready with quo
tation from the four gospels, and his
appeal is to the higher and better in
the hearts of his hearers. He is clean
in his life without uncharita bleness
for others He is moved by inward
religious impulse without priggishness.
So equipped with inner light and
outer knowledge, young Folk was more
than a match for all the talent that
the corruptionists could hire. AS he
won in his case against the boodlers,
so he won in his candidacy for govern
or The corrupt machines of st. Louis
and Kansas City counted the ballots
against him, but the sterling Mis-
souri, farmers rallied to his support,
overturned the bosses and triumphant
ly gave him the nomination. 1t was
no brass band victory, but one of shut
| lips and determined hearts. In the
succeeding election Folk was the only
successful candidate on his ticket
Owing to the fearful exposures Mis-,
souri, went Republican for the first
time in her history She could not
stand the Ryan-Belmont reactionary
Democracy that was temporarily il
the saddle and gave her electoral vote
to Theodore Roosevelt But at the
same time she awarded signal mora
and political victory to j. W. Folk.
New Ulm review., 1908-03-11
Did His Duty.

Joseph Wingate Folk was born in
Tennessee in 1869, graduated from
Vanderbilt university. admitted to the
bar at the age Of twenty one and be-
gan practice at his home town of
Brownsville. Shortly afterward he
went to the big town Of his section,
st. Louis, where he began as an I'M
known country lawyer. For seven
years he remained unknown, but was
gradually winning his way into a good
practice. Having been identified with
some cases for the union labor people,
the Demo ocratic machine. needing a
Tabor candidate, offered him the nomi-
nation for circuit attorney. At first
Folk refused, but afterward consented
to make the race, stipulating, however,
that he proposed to "do his duty" The
bosses of course regarded this as a
good joke. All their candidates said
the same, but when in Office did the
will of the machine.
Despite great odds against him, Folk
was elected and took his oath of Office
New Ulm review., 1908-03-11

other antisaloon laws and has gone far
toward placing principle above policy
In the political creed of Missouri 1t is
such a life. 1t is perhaps more power
ful in it's invisible results than in it's
visible ones. It is q leaven that leav-
ems the whole body polite. 1t is an
example that, unconsciously to them
selves, shapes the thoughts and lives
Of all who behold 1t.
That this is literally true in the case
of Folk is shown by the fact that, fol
lowing his exposure Of corruption In
st. Louis, similar crusades started in
Minneapolis, San Francisco and other
cities. The movement has only begun.
1t will go on till it has cleansed every
city on the continent The moral
awakening Of this people comes slow
~, but it is coming as surely and ire
sistibly as the summer and sunshine.
Private greed cannot always win as
against public good. Lies cannot al
ways prevail against righteousness.
Selfishness must some time give way
to brotherhood Graft, running the
gamut all the way from high finance
to low politics, has about had it's day
in this country. The issue is one of
plain honesty. Sooner or later stealing
is going to become unpopular. Ameri-
ca is discovering a national conscience.
Men of the Folk stamp are giving it
voice .l
New Ulm review., 1908-03-11

II VINO violates the law IS not
b Democrat; he is not Repub-
M q Lican; he is criminal" said
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10

candidate was the choice of the mill
tant Democracy of the country, the
| convention broke in wild cheers.
The ever-ready flags were tossed
aloft, and a roar of applause swept
throughout the hall. While the
cheering was at it's height, white
dove was let loose from the galleries
and few across the convention hall,
while the delegates hailed it with
great enthusiasm and cheered as
long as it was in sight.
Mr.. Dunn brought out the name of
VIM. Jennings Bryan with intense
dramatic force and the response
from the great throng was electric.
The delegates sprang up, galleries
followed suit, and the demonstra-
tion was under way in a manner
which for the time being at least.
promised to rival yesterdays exhi-
bition of enthusiasm.
A few moments after the cheering
began, an imense oil painting of Mr..
Bryan was lowered from behind a
| monster American shield which had
reposed over the chairman's desk
ever since the convention began. The
appearance of the picture raised the
pitch of the outburst to a veritable
pandemonium a.. a.. Il. .z;
It was not long then before the
scenes of yesterdays prolonged dem
onstration was renewed. Delegates
poured from the convention floor on
to the already oTer-crowded stage.
James Dahlman of Omaha, Bryan
leader, jumped to the desk and urg-
ed the crowd forward. State STAN
dards were grouped about the plat
form. Galleries and delegates were
| on their feet waving thousands of
flags AMI cheering themselves hoarse.
Many of the New York delegates
stood and cheered with the others,
but the majority remained seated.
Only six banners were missing
from the states in the parade
through the aisles after the group
ing at the stage had broken into a
procession.
These were MARYLAND, Minnesota,
Georgia, New Jersey and Delaware
Many Bryan banners which had been
brought into the hall were n,7ic,s,y
caught by the marching delegates
and carried through the aisles, one
OF the largest being from the Monroe
club Of st, Joseph. NO.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10
WILLIAM !. JENNINGS BRYAN.

mission, and inasmuch as everybody
in Denver and all the visitors were
most anxious to witness the presi-
Dental nomination, it was but
short time before all the seats were
occupied. In addition aisles in the
galleries, and many Of those on the
convention floor were jammed $50
tightly that people who occupied
them were held almost immovab-e.
| Windows in the hall were packed
with spectators who choked off al.
circulation Of air and made the at
mosphere in the hall almost as foul
as 1t was hot, and the heat was in
tense. E5
AIn November next" Chairman
Clayton said. 1--WE will witness in
New York the Tammany tiger down.
ing the Republican elephant. There
fore, ] invite to the stand for a
speech from Democrati to a Demo-
cratic convention, Senator Thomas
F.. Grady of New York =
Senator Grady was given a most
enthusiastic welcome as he appeared
on the platform.
When he declared that the conven-
tion could nominate no candidate,
and adopt no platform that would
mot receive the united and enthusias-
tic support of the New York Demo
Gratis, he was given still greater ap-
plause and returned to his seat amid
cries Of Grady, hurrah for Grady
| Following Senator Grady Chairman
Clayton introduced Judge Wade Of
Iowa. Champ Clark Of Missouri also
spoke.
| BY the time Judge Wade had com
cluded his address the crowd had in
creased still further, and the door
ways were packed III manner that
showed mismanagement on the part
Of the doorkeepers that was not far
from criminal All the doors were
open, and vet no places In the en-
tire building were as impossible as
the exits.
There was but one degree OF con-
gestion in them all, and that was the
highest possible. The only diner
enoe was that the more commodious
they were the more people they
held.
Just as Judge Wade finished his
speech woman seated In the rear
Of the press seats tainted away. 1t
was out Of the question to carry her
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10

out throught the jammed ais1es. and
! it was found necessary to lift her
bodily over the railing of one of
the boxes and she was only carried
outside with the greatest difficulty.
The galleries, with profound ignor-
ance of the manner in which con-
svention should be managed, broke in
with cries Of ttvote, vote.''.ys .at-
When order was called the chair
recognized Representative Ollie
James of Kentucky, of the committee
sent to ascertain the probability of an
early report from the committee on
resolutions. James reported that the
committee would not be ready to re-
port before midnight. He then made
a motion that the rules be suspended
and that nominating speeches for
presidential candidates be made with
the understanding, however, that no
ballot should be taken until after the
report OF the committee had been
received. m <s-@
The motion was adopted and the
rules were declared by the chairman
suspended and nominations in order.
THE secretary will now proceed
to call the roll of states for the
nominations for the Office Of presi-
dent of the United States,'' shouted
the chairman.
Alabama" !" called the cleRk. The
chairman Of the delegation arose and
was recognized. (
Knowing that Nebraska will make
no mistake in nominating the right
man, Z he said, Alabama yields to
Nebraska. z
ef. j. Dunn, of Omaha, will speak
for the Nebraska delegation an
nounced the chairman Of the state,
while the cheers which followed the
first statement from Alabama con-
tinued unabated.
Mr.. Dunn, who was to make that
speech Of the convention In which
the greatest interest was felt by the
delegates and the spectators. is
scarcely Of middle age. He spoke
clearly and with pleasing manner
of delivery.
Mr. Dunn proceeded. Almost every
allusion he made to the character
Of Mr.. Bryan was enthusiastically
applauded, although he had not yet
mentioned the name OF the Nebras.
ka candidate,
When Mr.. Dunn declared that his
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10

Denver Convention HALL, July 81
The Democratic national convention
proceeded tonight to the nomination
Of a candidate for president of the
United StateB, the nominating and
seconding speeches being made amid
scenes OF tumultuous enthusiasm.
The speech placing w. j. Bryan in
nomination awakened a whirlWind Of
demonstration in intensity and dura-
tion as great as the record breaking
/ tribute OF yesterday The names Of
George Gray OF DeIaware and Gov
ernor johnson OF Minnesota were also
placed in nomination with denonstra-
tions OF approval from their follow
ers. 55
The tide of sentiment was unmis.
takably overWhe helming in favor of the
D Nebraska candidate and foreshadow-
ed his nomination before the session
closed. The platform committee was
3 not ready to report when the evening
session began, and. after listening to
political oratory, the rule Of proceed
! ure was suspended and the conven-
tion proceeded with speeches placing
the candidates for president in nom
) ination with the understanding that
! the usual vote would be deferred until
the platform had been adopted.
The speech placing Bryan in nomi-
nation was made by Ignatius ]. Dunn
Of Nebraska, a youthful orator of fire
I and eloquence, whose closing phrases
stirred the vast assembly into wild
demonstration.
81 nominate ne exclaimed, "as the
standard bearer of our party q man
who In the thrilling days of 1896 and
1900 bore the battle SCARED banner
Of Democracy with fame as untar.
nishsd as the crusaders of old
Americas great commoner, Nebras
ka's gifted son, William J. Bryan"
A perfect pandemonium OF sound
and motion was unloosened as dele
gates and spectators rose enmasse
3 and joined in everberatfng chorus
of tribute to the Nebraska candidate
Standards Of the states were wrench
ed from their places and borne
while banners bearing the portrait Of
the commoner was waved a1oft, and
the multitude Joined in a 1ongcon
tinued tribute. At times the intensity
OF the demonstration threatened q
panic One woman was borne ou'
fainting The indications are thai
the convention will be In session mos
Of the night.
Denver, Col, July 6. Two sessions
Of the Democratic national conven
tion. the first at II o'clock today
and the second beginning at
o'clock tonight, have advanced thu
work well nigh to completion ant
{ have brought the decisive hours fol
the consideration Of the party's can
dfdates and the declarations Of prin
ciples. ri
three hours and brought about til,
completion Of the permanent organ
ization Of the convention with tn,
resounding address Of congressma,
Clayton of Alabama. permanen
chairman OF the convention.
When the session opened tonigh
every formality Of organization hat
been accomplished, and the deck
were clear for the supreme worl
Of adopting the platform and nam
ing the candidates.
The scenes within the convention
amphitheatre today repeated thos'
Of previous days In magnitude Of th
gathering and eager enthusiasm o
the throngs. There were frequen
demonstrations as names Of part,
idols or Jeffersonian principles wer
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10
Recall Of Minister Sleeper
Is Given as Reason
for This
There Will Be No War and
Trade Relations Are Not
Interrupted

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. Washington, d. G., July 81 =
{. Diplomatic relations between =
!. America and Venezuela, that =
8 have existed uninterruptedly for Z.
q more than a half century, =
q though in recent years severely 9
I. strained, were today completely 2
q severed.
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At half past 8 o'clock this p. M,
Senior voloz Goiticoa, Venezuelan
charge d'affaires, called at the state
department by appointment to pre-
sent to acting Secretary Bacon, notice.
from his government that he was
to quit his post here, closing up the
/ Venezuelan legation in Washington
and repair forthwith to Venezuela.
The charge executed his commits
sion punctiliously. In few minutes
talk he explained to the acting Sec
retary that the action of the state.
Sleeper, American charge from Cara
cas- and closing up the legation there,
made it necessary for his govern
ment to take similar action in the
case of it's legation in Washington.
Therefore he was leaving the capi-
tai at the earliest moment that he
hi nfF ;yc
which will be tomorrow, and will
proceed directly to New York, there
to take passage for Venezuelan Sum
day. .-r a-
Just what took place between act
ing Secretary Bacon and the charge
cannot be Harmed beyond the fact the
call. He made no demand for pass
ports, nor could he do so in view of
the fact that Foreign Minister Paul
hae declined to issue such pass
ports to the American charge when
he withdrew from Caracas, on the
ground that there was no necessity
1oA pdSspoilS, IhS Souht1y uCiAS IL
profound peace and his person not
being threatened in any way.
Senior Voloz communicated to Mr.
Bacon the fact that the files and
papers of the Venezuelan legation
would be placed in the custody of
Senior Jacobo Pimental, Venezuelan
ir,
This statement is regarded as an
indication that the Venezuelan gov
ernment will follow the precedent
established by the United States in
refraining from interfering with
trade by closing consulates, notwith-
standing breech in diplomatic re-
1ations. a
No arrangement has been made
for the transaction of any diplomatic
business, which Venezuela might
find necessary to transact, through
some unforeseen contingency.
Now as to the future, it is pointed
out by the officials who have follow
ed closely developments in the Ven-
ezuelan situation, that there is not
the slightest danger of war in the
Immediate future or indeed at ALL,
Rather will the situation resemble
that following the rupture of diplo-.
matte relations between France and
Venezuela, for instance. where the.
legations we're closed on both sides
and all official relations terminated
while trade between the two coun-.
tries and Frenchmen came to Ven
ezuela and rich venezuelaRs made
their annual pilgrimage to Paris as
If nothing had occurred
The dove that few through the
hall while Dunn was speaking was
but the first Of flock that was now
turned loose and they flew about the
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-07-10

The dove that flew through the
hall while Dunn was speaking was
but the first Of flock that was now
turned loose and they few about the
hall wild with terror, seeking some
Continued on Page 81
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23
Personal Gossip

Mr.. Louis Hummel, of CIarksviIlle,
has accepted a position with H.
Bohn.
Maj. G. w. Albrecht has returned
from Paducah and Murray.
Mr., L. H. Petree has returned
from Petersburg. Fla, where he
spent the winter.
Mrs. Shelby Peace has returned
to Nashville.
Judge J. c. Sims, of Bowling
Green, was in town Tuesday.
John Lewis, of Cleveland. O., and
Browder Lewis, of Nashville, visited
Rev. J.W. Lewis family this week.
R. A. Cook, of Frankfort, is here
to attend the Republican conven-
ton.
Mrs. Claud Sisk, of White Plains,
is very Ill and her mother, Mrs. T.
M. Edmundson, went to her bedside
Tuesday.
Mrs. Baker, of the Palace Milli-
merry Co., will go to Central City to-
day to give three days display of
new Spring millinery at that place.
Miss Myrtle Lindsay and her guest,
Mrs. Sisk, of Madisonville, went to
Nashvi lie yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23

ideal until the Rev. Frank Morton
Hawley became pastor Of the Fulton
Presbyterian church and went to
live at the Meadows hotel. The first
intimation Of trouble came last June,
when Meadows. who was much older
than his wife. ordered the young
preacher to leave the hotel, and was
met by an ultimatum from Mrs.
Meadows, who said that if Hawley
went she would GO too. Two weeks
later the preacher returned. He was
met at the railroad station by a
crowd Of Fulton citizens, who strip
ped him and horsewhipped and ran
him out Of town.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Meadows
filed a suit for divorce and 500, 900
alimony. Mrs Meadows came to St.
Louis, where her nerves gave way,
and four months ago she was sent to
the hospital. Since her illness Mrs.
Meadows and her husband had be-
come reconciled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23
Schoolboys Strike.

Maysville, KY. April 21.-The
students in the High School refused
this morning to accept A. G. Rowden
as their teacher in place of w. C.
Coryell, expelled. Superintendent
Ginger was struck by several mis-.
siles while addressing the scholars,
The boys demand the reinstatement
of Coryell, and the situation is tense.
Public sympathy is with the students
and Coryell.
The school board failed to meet
last night. but will meet tonight
and several members say they will
expel about forty of the rebellious
students.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23

sheriff and named as deputies Johr
Boyd, Edgar Rsrshaw and Miss Lille
Owen. Until week ego Miss
Owen was Office deputy a position
she had held for several years under
three different shefiffs
John Boyd has been sheriff one
term and has been deputy several
times. Edgar Renshaw is a son of
the new sheriff. Mr.. Renshaw made
formal demand for the sheriff 5
office, but Mr.. Smith refused. pend
ing a cor sulration with his attorneys,
which cannot be held until Mr.. Hun
ter Wood returns from French Lick
In the absence of an agreement to
vacate at the end of ten days. Mr.
R9nshaw said to a representative
of the Kentuckian that he would oc-
cupy an office adjacent to the court
house and perform the duties of the
office until he cou'd get the regular
Office.
County Judge Prowse and all
other county officers. excepting
County Attorney Duffy, the only
Democrat left on the square, will
recognize Mr.. Renshaw, and if Mr..
Smith refuses to yield there will be
two sheriffs, each claiming to be the
legal officer. The affair is so COM
plicated that it is hardly possible to
explain the exact status Of the claims
made by the two sides. In brief it
may be stated that Mr.. Smith claims
that the appeal taken was not on
the order itself and the court, while
dissolving the injunction, did not
have before it the case on its merits
and that the opinion itself did not
come within the twenty days limit.
An appeal has been taken from the
order of removal and Mr.. Smith
claims the right to hold on until this
is settled in June and another appeal
taken. Mr.. Renshaw claims that
the court of appeals had settled the
whole thing by sustaining the right
of the County Judge to make the or
der of removal and that the question
of time was waived by a written
agreement on the appealed papers
The law makes ita misdemeanor
to refuse to obey the court order,
provided it is regular and binding,
for more than ten days. The order
dates from April IS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23
BYRD FOR CONGRESS
Will Seek Democratic Nomi-
nation in Tenth District.

Winchester, KY, April 20.-A.
Floyd Byrd, of this city, publicly an
nounced this morning that he would
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
Tenth district. He was a contending
candidate before the last Democratic
convention and has acquired national
fame for his prosecution of the Har
gis cases.
John Langley, the Republican in
cumbent. will probably be the Re-
publican candidate. At the last
Congressional election the district
went 900 Republican, and at the
State election the Republicans car
ried it by 600.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23
HERE AND THERE.

Drs. Oldham, Osteopaths. 705 S.
Clay St.. Hopkinsville, KY.
Danger of frost is over and there
will be plenty of peaches.
New supply of ham sacks, two
sizes, just received at this office.
The city has begun to take on an
air of business activity and a great
deal of repair work is being done,
though no big buildings are yet W.
der way.
For ham sacks call at this Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-23

The opinion of the court of ap
peals in the Smith-Renshaw injunc-
ton case arrived Tuesday and is very
lengthy. Judge Barker passed upon
the question on its merits, but John
C. Duffy, Mr.. Smiths attorney, lays
great stress on the failure to file the
opinion within 20 days, which, he
says, renders it null and void. The
appeal taken is adhered to and the
case is in a legal tangle. with Mr..
Smith still in Office and confident
that he can hold on.