The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-26
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Great Events and Movements Which
Arc Mskins HistoFy.

IFsshlrnls A4s Irua0keai ~ the DEATH IA
l1tasrln4a. \, j., Wednesday n.0lhihs ~
iiroprr Ilrfriand he bad besa sssnsIias
iDl sssins liHnr Ntih aa .ssAn.e hs4ii ~i,.i
kidbrl tfaul,i1 lal the cad 1@lae sasi
drhiy as-i Nisss Isesissily, u0fsF IieteH
land aAs bagh ~ LAldaell. n, J., Mapsh
N, laii, kls lallsrf brins = ffuseytrfssn
rlrlsl man Mhen the IuiuFe IFssidsHi
aas imuF gr4rs obi his I4ihsf IViaaaol 10
fsyslls,llls. =, H. ilefv lhe lad iulad
employ nirili 10 a gvnefai sloIr Al tsu
yraE' saesPihg aud eleaning eni, alrnlne
ani flnsis,s tlsr siofu. and waiting al cue
loliaeiss Young LipNrland's minrailun, 80
lsf AZ 4 sehi, eas completed ~ Iilnlon,
\, \, Ia has lilh yraF be l.eeane a CLERK
and an assistant ieaehef u, The AcN Apfk
lnstiiulian ioF the Hind, Ia lAsa be
started Nrsl ~ s~euiV maEv lurialiNr en-
llukmrnss bot Nas inducod Ia slop al
! liuiialo, lie AAs spun al work IN a Law
office thew, a. clerk aud oopSisi, Al "a q
aerk, Tao yeaTs later he aas admitted
H. %. liar, irlaining for sosir time bis
sleikshln, hist ~ "a" a year, then al
District attorney IT Erv county, and in
1850 slrtia II Inc county. Ia lssl, b. a
union at Iepuhllrans, democrats, indelseh,
dvnls, aud NHriOfmrfs' be- Mas elrpici
mayor 0l buffalo. llis VETO II eNtFayasanl
appropriation attracted attention.
| Throughout tho state, In lSss he Aas
nominated ~ the democrats and elected
governor II New York BY nearly $4,000
plurality over Charles j. folerr, ltvp,l. /
la ls,l BE- Aas nominated a. the demo 4
cratic candidate for president and in No /
y,nlsf oi that year be Mas elected over /
Jamrs q, blaine VI Maine. his Republican |
opponent, ~ majority 81 ~ electoral
VOTES. Nominated I0T reelection "a ISIS |
he vas defeated hy Gen. BENJAMIN HAf /
rison, Of Indiana. the republican eandi |
date Tor president. lie Ivtufned 20 has
Law practice but IN lsg!, withsiandins |
the opposition oi New York democrats,
he Nas nominated III. third time a. the |
party's presidential candidate, and was
excited by an overwhelming majority over
President Harrison.
III. advocacy Of tariff reform. his stand
ioT Law aud order IA certain notous labor
demonstrations, aud his hrm stand for
sound money, wcfe among the noteworthy
features Of his two admlnisl fations.
When he retired IN lss1 he was distinctly
out Of touch with the majority OF his
party owing TO his opposition 10 the irce
coinage Of silver espOuscd by the party
under the leadership Of William j. Bryan.
lie took up his residence at Princeton, y.
j. June 10, 1915. he was elected trus.
tee, holding a majority OF the stock OF
the Equitable Lie Assurance company,
and IN January, 1877, he was. chosen
chairman OF the Association OF Lie In.
suance Presidents, which position he
held at the time oi his death. lie had
frequently contributed articles to maya,
zines. lie was a member OF the National
Civic Federation and trustee OF Prince
ton College.
June ?, 1850, he was united in marriage
with his ward, Miss Frances Folsom.
Five children have been born TO them. ,
The republican national convention at
Chicago came 10 an end last Friday after. !
noon with the nomination OF James
Schoolcraft Sherman, Of New York, Tor
vice president. lie had SIG votes to q
for Murphy OF New Jersey, 20 Tor Guild
of Massachusetts, 10 for Governor Sheldon I
OF Nebraska and one for Vice-President !
Fairbanks The Vermont delegation voted :
solldy for Sherman. The vlce-preslden- !
tial nominee is prime iavorlte with
Speaker Cannon, who made one OF his
speeches in seconding the
nomination of the New York congressman. i
II is believed that he will make a good |,
on the stump and VIII prove
popular with the rank and file OF the n
republican party, but II is admitted that =
he will not give the ticket the moral !.
iplift that Governor Hughes would have /
,iven il for example. There is also some =
question whether his nomination will 4
1--WE strength TO the ticket at points where a
he presidential nominee will need assist ;,
.nce. With due consideration Of Mr.. o.
sherman's good qualities, OF which he has n
many, there is belief in many quarters Ii
hat the republican party has again been D
areless in settling. upon the. candidate r;
Who might suddenly be projected into 5,
he presidency. ei
Secretary Taft resigned Friday as sec st
etary of war, his resignation to take ef-
ect June 80. His place will be taken by
luke 4. Wright, of Tennessee. Mr..
Wright is one OF the leading lawyers OF ',
he south and has been prominent in ad- e. e.
coating fair treatment for the colored ~
ace He was made one of the Philippine ~
commission by President Mckinley and y
nder President Roosevelt was promoted :.
0 be vice-governor and then governor of u,
he Philippines, and afterward made the y
rst ambassador to Japan. Mr.. Wright Ia ~
as always been in sympathy with the =; =.
in its main policies. H.
Congressman John Sharp Williams, of di
Mississippi, has resigned the leadership or
the minority of the house of represen- in
ltives, his resignation to take effect July ST.
In a letter to the chairman of the tn
caucus Mr. Williams states of
nat his step is actuated solely by the OF
ga that it is best for the democratic
lrty.
Nine negroes met death at the hands r w,
a mob in the vicinity of Hemphill, Tex, ed
onday night, the outbreak being the me-
suit of two murders committed by 90,
ing of colored assassins. Six Of the bo
,proas Wera taken from the county Jail ~
Hemphill and lynched, while the others us rs,
ere shot. we
A fire which started in livery stable in
e city of Three Rivers, Que, Monday =
stroued 300 huildinns and caused a nron. |