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Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
WHAT'S IN A NAMEe
Rank of Given Names in the Roll of
Presidents.

Presidents.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
How much of a political asset is a for
tunate Christian name? If Mr.. Tafts first
name were Reginald. would he be as popu-
lar a candidate as he is? How would AL
gernon Bryan appeal to the democratic
party? There are, OF course, no compara-
tive statistics by which to prove the case
one way or the other but glance back
through the pages of national political MIS-
tory shows that in general men who have
realized their ambitions by receiving a
presidential nomination at the hands Of
great party have had names that appeal
to the popular mind. They have been
names either dstinctively racial, with
which all were familiar from childhood
or, like Ulysses. Zachary and Grover,
names that attract by their very oddity
Present indications are that the presi-
dent elected this fall will be the third Will
liam to occupy the White House. This
name, though one of the most frequent
among English-spealing people, has been
elected to the presidency only in connection
with the elder Harrison and Mckinley.
James. name equally typical among peo.
pie OF English ancestry, has been borne to
the White House by five men, and John
by three. These three name-James, John
and Whiam-are the only ones that are
repeated in the list OF twenty-five men
elected to the presidency. President John
son became chief executive thirty-six years
after Jackson's election repeating the name
Andrew, but his ascension was accidental.
President Arthur's first name perhaps came
nearest to the tabooed class, and he, too,
was an accident. For the rest, such names
as George, Thomas Martin, Millard, Frank
lin and Rutherford roll majestieally from
the tongue.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
RAILROADS AND THE MAILS.
Move for Fair Treatment for the
Government.

Government.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The announcements of the second as
sstant postmaster general that the gov
erment will no longer submit "a being
overcharged by the railroads for trans
porting the mails recall similar righteous
outbreaks on the part of several of Mr.
McCleary's predecessors that came to
naught. 1t is an old complaint that the
steam lines charge too much for carrying
mail, and the charge is probably true.
The roads have not been worrying, for they
get what they can. The government has
lately acquired the habit of protecting pri-
vate patrons from unjust and discrimins-
tory charges; it ought to, be able to secure
the same fair treatment for itself.
The second assistant now declares that
government pay to the railroads for carry
ing the malls, in cases where there are
two lines between the points involved, shall
be based on the mileage of the shorter
route This if carried out. would be a
marked departure from the former prac-
tice and. applied the country over, would
mean many dollars saved to the public
treasury. Opposition may be expected from
railroad interests to the department plan
Of economy but the proposed reform seems
so reasonable that it's success should be
certain.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Owen Wister novelist, biographer and
essayist boldly challenges a Philadelphia
boss to do his worst by standing as a can
didate for the select council against a ma
chine nominee.
Donahoe's Magazine of Boston-suggests
Hon. Richard Olney for the democratic
nomination for president. Richard would
fill the bill, all right, but he is too good
man to doom to defeat
The action of the republican national
convention, to be held four months hence.
is foretold. by the Washington Post, the
staff of which seems exceedingly anxious
to head bolt in the Ananias club
The Oklahoma house of representatives
having fixed the length of hotel bed sheets
and outlawed cracked crockery in food
founderies, is about ready to tackle the
problem OF the hour, What is a demo-
crat?'
The Kansas legislature concluded to
watch and wait while Oklahoma expert
mented with a bank guarantee law. When
youth plunges into streams Of unknown
depth, wiser age squats on the bank and
surveys the scene.
That politician in Pennsylvania rarely
forgets his business instinct, no matter
how strenuous the campaign, is shown by
the bill of campaign expenses filed by
John McDevitt, candidate for mayor at
the primaries in Wilkes-Barre. McDevitt's
republican supporters raised a fund of $50
for him and he jumped into the fray with
the agility Of winner. His itemized bill
6f expenses shows 10 cents for a plate
of baked beans for one patriotic sup
porter, cents worth of stogies for another,
one beer and % cents in cash for two
weeks work from a ward heeler, and
cents for music. Minor items run the bill
up to 5000. Balance to pocket $780, Mac
did not get the nomination, but he is
winner just the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
Strategy, MY boy.

Ohlcago- Iribune.
Once there was a Foxy Ruler who wanted
Two New Battleships.
So he asked the Wise Guys who handled
the Purse~Strings and kept Tab on the Ex-
penditure of the Country's Coin to Loosen
Up a Little and Authorize him to build
Four New Battleships.
The Wise Guys referred his Request to
the Proper Committee
"Boshl" exclaimed the Committee. "And
likewise Piffle! He can't Work Us for all
those High Priced Toys. But we'u let him
have Two
Moral: There is more than One Way to
Remove the Integument from the Anatomi-
cal Framework of a Feline Quadruped.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The order promulgated by Chancel-
lor Andrews requiring all students in
the State university to be vaccinated
may be expected to precipitate the
transfer of some of the anti-vaccina-
tion fight from the public schools to
the State university. This will be one
of the chancellor's troubles, however,
which his enemies will not be able to
charge up to Rockefellerism.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

From all parts of Germany sharp ad-
vances in the prices OF the necessities Of
life, especially in fOodstuffs and In fodder
for live stock, are reported. The latter
have been noticeable during the last few
weeks, and are due, In a measure atleast
to the unsatisfactory crops Of the last
year. The result is a strong upward move
ment in the price of all foodstuffs Meat
is the only exception. It shows a slight
tendency TO lower prices, but is still above
the figures Of two years ago, and the
slightly lower prices of today are, per-
haps, due to the constant agitatlons for
cheaper meat, which have continued unin-
terruptedly for two years past. In some
instances municipalities have gone into the
butchering business and have sold directly
to the people, while in many places meat
prices have been fixed by municipal enact
ment Prices OF milk butter and other
dairy products have advanced IN sympathy
with the price of fodder.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Mayor Mcclellan has made a truce
with Tammany hall for the purpose
of sending an anti-Bryan delegation
from New York to the Denver conven-
tion. In the meantime. Bourke Cock
ran, who is a Tammany chief, has
picked up the Bryan trail where he
lost it in 1896 and has agreed to stand
hitched for the Nebraska leader until
the night the polls close in November.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Secretary Cortelyou may as well get
ready to dig into the treasury stock
ing. Richmond Pearson Hobson an
nounces that he will not accept the
decision of the house naval committee
to build but two battleshiDs this year.
He demands four and rather hints that
if congress is stubborn about it he will
raise the ante and insist upon a full
hand
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Banker Morse told the reporters at
Queenstown that he had taken the
hurried trip across the Atlantic for the
purpose of restoring his nerve force.
Those who have read of the high
hnancier's work will be inclined to
doubt his claim that he needs nerve
tonic
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Leslie M. Shaw recently visited Washing
ton, and while there gave voice to the
statement that he has mo opinion about
politics." This does not seem at all nat
ural, yet 1t is hard to think that the for
mer secretary of the treasury is a candl-
date for the Ananias club.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Colonel Bryan admits that the peo-
pie of the country have made it possi-
bic for him to acquire an independent
income, but at the same time he would
like to have them furnish him a house
rent free for at least four years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The Good Government league at
South Omaha Is going to call on all
the candidates mp for nomination for
written promises TO be good If elected.
Those promises ought to come easy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

'Any mention of my name in con
neetion with the presidency" says Les
lie NJ. Shaw, "is made entirely without
solicitation on my part" Newspapers
will continue to make occasional men
ton of Mr.. Shaw's name in connection
with the presidency, just because they
know how appreciative he is.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Henry Gassaway Davis has been re-
jected by young woman at Washing
ton who was engaged to him. Uncle
Henry has had little luck With the la
dies since his escabade with Miss
Democracy in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The world-Herald outdoes itself in
calling State Superintendent McBrien
variety of choice but uncomplimen-
tary names, but It is careful, at least,
not to charge that he was drunk when
he delivered his Marquette club speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Count Creighton could have saved
. lot of trouble II he had specified in
his will Just how much of his estate
he wanted the lawyers to leave for his
heirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Down at Lincoln the trial of a Grim
inal case was adjourned by the court
in order to let the lawyer for the de-
Tense take bath. II the prisoner
should be convicted it is fair to pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Our amiable democratic contempo-
rary takes nearly column of editorial
space to argue that no political party
has any monopoly on booze fighters.
Admitted,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The Moses that was TO lead the dem
ocratic hosts out Of the wilderness of
Bryanism seems TO have been lost in
one of those snowstorms that have
been prevailing in the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
what Governments Are For.

NeW 1OTk WOrlQ.
Ex-Secretary Shaw bobbed up in Mar
shall, Mich, long enough to say that "crim-
inal punishment is not the end for which
governments are instituted among mem"
Surely not; yet governments come nearer
doing justice to all when great criminals
are punished than when they are left inn
mune.i $50
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Uncle Sam is going to use one of
the old monitors as target for naval
practice. The monitors were used for
that purpose some forty odd years ago
and stood the test very well.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Is it possible that in Douglas county,
too. the delegates to the democratic
state convention are to get their Gre
dentials by the 'undemOcratic" method
of appointment by the county com
mitteeY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Some high financiers in New York
are demanding that c. w. Morse re-
turn and tell all he knows about GER
tain crooked deals. Others fear he
NAV
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The Treasury department has ruled
that an octopus is not dutiable. Yet
some folks insist that If 1t were not
for the duties there would be no oc-
topus,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Georgians are reading carefully all
those advertisements that close with
the promise. of "a sample bottle free by
mail"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
Knocked in the Head.
st. Louis Republic.

81 LOUIS Republic.
AS the original Ohio Fire Alarm against
the danger of unchecked republican CEN
tralization, Senator Foraker's gong seems
about to be muffled into mournfulness.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
The Pinch Hurt.
TIT = NINH N ~
Chicago Record Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
An effort is being made to induce con-
gress TO enlarge the pass privilege clause
in the interstate commerce law. This In.
dicates that the pass privilege clause Is
being pretty Tigidly enforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Over 1000 Japanese in San Fran
cisco are planning to join with hur-
rahs in the welcome to the American
feet. Confusion to the limoges.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Out of reach of banquet committees
for several weeks. Admiral Evans in
forms the authorities at Washington
that his rheumatism is much better.
thank you.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
Making a Record.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In addition to it's other eccentricities, 1903
VIII be remembered as the greatest favorite
son year in the history of the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Congress is making determined ef-
fort to provide currency for use in
times Of panic. Many persons have a
chronic panic in currency matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Up to date the fleet has had nothing
to fight on its way to the Pacific ex-
cept few stray storms.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

"Pittsburg women do not smoke
cigarettes" says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. Is it possible they prefer those
Pittsburg stogies?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

washington Post.
Why all this excitement because an
earthquake $500 miles away was recorded
by seismograph in Washington? Every
thump OF the big stick is heard around
the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Persia understands it will be apt to
suffer the fate of an innocent by
stander in case of a war between Rus
sia and Turkey.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Omaha people who used to complain
about the personal interchange be-
tween the newspaper editors would
have their eyes opened if they looked
in on either Kansas City or San Fran
cisco. In both these places the lead
ing newspapers are right now filling
their columns day after day with viru-
lent attacks upon the editors or pub
fishers of their rivals and inviting
them to come into court to prove that
they are not as bad as they are painted.
The newspaper situation in Omaha is
love feast compared with the news
paper situation in Kansas City and a
regular, harmony dinner compared
with the newspaper situation in San
Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Southern cotton planters are said to
have money to spare. In other words,
the cotton men are living on velvet.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

Mr.. Bryan is always positive" says
the Washington Star. Except at the
polls, where he develops a negative.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

sumo that this extraordinary proceed
ing will be set up in the appeal as
error"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The grand jury is in sesslon-so
look out for ~well-denned rumors."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15
srArEMENT on cIRcuLArIoN.

state of Nebraska, Douglas County, So
George b. TzscLuck, treasurer OF The
Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF January, 1903, was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

why do you make practice of predict
ing bad weather."
TITS the safest plan" answered the pro-
fessional prophet. "If the bad weather
prediction comes true, people have to ad-
nit am right and If the weather is pleas
ant they feel too good-natured to care
whether / was right or wrong. Washing
ton Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

1.-THE old-time sailors do not seem TO
think much of the steam vessels"
"Well, 1t is only natural for an old sea
dog to stick to his bark."-Baltmore Ameri-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

The Chinese noted that lot of punder
wrested from their temples was to be sold
in America.
We'll" commented an educated man
DARN, ''it isn't a dead loss Part of the
money will be sent over here to convert
us."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-15

There wouldn't be half so much trouble
in this world" said Uncle Allen Sparks
IF the people who ought to be listening
didn't insist on doing all the talking. Chi
cago Tribune.
Mrs. Houlihan (sobbing)-I never saw We
till tn day before me mforchnit marriagsl
Mr.. Houlihan-An' often wisht ye hadn't
seen me till tn day afther-Puck.
Eur hivens sake! Don't shoot, Casey.
ye forgot to load yer gun"
won't wait."-Bife.
mann"
"a man." answered Senator Sorghum,
rs safe when we can rely on his sticking
to his friends and sane when he can be
convinced that my views on the tariff and
finance generally are absolutely correct. -
Washington Star
''To what do you attribute your success
in acquiring money!"
Partly to the success Of other men IN
letting go of it," replied the great financier.
Philadelphia Ledger
That man always gets along, and seems
to be enterprisng in other ways, vet he
never handles anything which isn't a drug
In the market"
What is his busness?"
He's an apothecaTy. y.'-Baltimore Ameri-
Can.
Hurry up there!" shouted Noah to the
centipede.
well, I'm just about all in," remarked
the clever animal, making use of play
upon words.-Puck.
The Chinese noted that lot OF plunder
in America.
We'll" commented an educated man.
"a ri hsa
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1908-08-13

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
UNCLE JOE CONFIDENT
DECLARES HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR
 PRESIDENT.
~WHi Stfcktn ..sks, ~Why, Man, Can't Do Anything Else But
 stick.-He is Hope

Chicago, June 9.--Joseph c. Cannon, Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, arrived in Chicago today from his home in Danville, III, and declared himself a candidate for President of the United States until they stop vot- ing or elect some one else"
 T am here on business" said the Speaker T just ran up from Danville this morning and will return home to- night. I am not here to open head quarters--the boys are doing that for me. I won't even go down there. nor will l visit any other place where the boys are mixing in"
 MT. Cannon declared that in his opin- ion 1t was not the proper thing for . candidate for the Presidency of the United States to mix in" personally. but 'to leave that sort of trouble for the boys"
 When told of the fact that Frank H. Hitchcock was no longer acting as Ass sistant Secretary of the National Com mittee, he remarked: Well, if he was removed. the people doing things prob ably know what they are doing, but as to that, I am not fully acquainted"
 When asked If he was in the race to stick" he sat upright in his chair and snapped stick, Why man I can't do else but stick The State of Illinois is behind me, and that is enough to make a man do almost anything. Stick? We'll sh ould say so."
 MT. Cannon was cheerful as to the outlook, declaring in conclusion: "The end Is not yet by long shot"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
This Is My 5Sth Birthday
David Jayne HnI.

David Jayne Hill, the American Min ister to The Netherlands, who has been chosen to succeed Ambassador Tower at Berlin, was born at Plainfield. N J.. June 10, 1850, and received his educa- tion at Bucknell University. Imu1e- diately after graduating he accepted the oositionof tutor in the ancient languages in the university. In the years that followed he became promin- ent as a writer as well as an edu- cator. Among his best known literary works of this period were series 0s biographies of American authors. In 1879 Dr. Hill was elected to the Pres tdency of Bucknell University, with which institution he remained uptn 1888 In that gear he succeeded Mar tin B. Anderson as President of Roch- ester University While holding this position he produced several works that added to his literary fame. In 1898 pr. Hill resigned the presidency of the university and was appointed to the position of First Assistant Secre- tary of State at Washington. He con- tInued in that post until 1903 when he was made United States Minister to Switzerland. In 1905 he was appointed Minister to The Netheriand and last November his selection to succeed Am bassador Tower al Berlin was an- nounced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
MIR. CLOVER SAW TROUBLE.

Washington Dispatch 70 Louisville
 Courier-Journal.
 The New York Herald is quite right when 1t gives to Mr. Charles c. Glo- yer ' the able president of the Riggs National Bank. of this city, large share of the credit in the accomplish ment of currency legislation In the closing days of Congress: but The Her. aid does not tell the whole story, which Is thIs:
 MT. Glover got 1t into his big fnan- pass an emergency currency bilI be- fore 1t adjourned there would be se- rious trouble in the country when the crops began to move" so he went to work. He and the Speaker are on in- timate terms, and they had frequent conferences. After the AIdrich and Vreeland measures failed and Congress had made up its mind for currency commission, MT. Glover was not only bitterly disappointed. but highly indig- nant and in this frame of mind he sought hls friend. the Speaker. and vented his wrath. ending by asking "JJncle Joe" why he did not take the matter in hand, pass some kind of currency measure and save the coun.
 The speaker thought it was too late in the session. and so expressed him self and reminded MT. Glover that currency commission had already been
 Oh. that's no good for this year. What We ueed, anu need bad. Is it bh' Io stave off a fall panic, and If you don't pass 1t before you adjourn, and the panic does come, as 1t will your party will be badly beaten at the cleo
 This set "Uncle Joe" to thinking. and with his big black cigar clenched tightly between his teeth. he went te his room in the Capitol and sent for Senator Aldrich and told him plainly and bluntly that Congress should not adjourn until some kind of an emer gency currency bill was passed. At nrst Aldrich said that such a thing was impossible, but as Cannon kept walking the floor, waving his cigar and swearing that it was not only possible but had to be done or Congress should ''stay right here" for month. Aid rich consented to make another effort. Then a dozen Of more of the leaders got together with Glover and patched up the political emergency currency bill which was passed. Thus 1t will be seen that If 1t had not been for Mir. Glover no currency bill would have got through. Mir. clover Is ot gU0d old southern stock, with lots of brains He was born in North Carolina and reared in Georgia. When poor he was th0 best Democrat ever. but after the Dem ocartlc Party made war on the money devils" he quit us, for Mir. Glover Is . "money devil"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10
GRADUATES ARE INVITED.
New Orleans Union Asks Johnson. BF,
 am and Others to Come.

New Orleans Union Asks Johnson, Bry-
 an and Others to Come
 New Orleans, June 9.-Because of the doubt attached to the true attitude of Louisiana's Democracy toward the can didacies of Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota and William Jennings Bryan for the Democratic nomination for President, it was decided here today to give each of these gentlemen an op- portunfty to appear before the people of the State.
 This decision was made on the part of the New Orleans Progressive Union. the membership of which includes prob ably majority of the leading men of Louisiana. In behalf of this orEaniza- ton invitations to come to New Orleans as soon as possible, and address the people of the State, were today wired to both Governor Johnson and MT. Bry- an
 The New Orleans Progressive Union being a non-political organization, however, and including in its member ship the leading Republicans of the State. caused the Committee having the matter ia charge to decide that 1t would be the best for them to treat Democrats and Republicans alike. and accordingly similar invitations were extended to Secretary of War Taft, Governor Hughes of New York. Vice President Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon and Sena- tor Philander Knox.
 Members of the Progressive Cnion be- lieve that Governor Johnson will ac- cept. In the event that any of the in- vitations are accepted, political leaders of the nearby Southern States will be requested to attend the reception in New Orleans.