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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-28
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
New Policy lnaugurated To Reduce
 Number of Schools.

Washington, January 27.-The Indian appropriation bill was reported to the House today by MT. Sherman of New York, chairman of the House committee on Indian affairs
 The bill carries a total appropriation of ss.215,S97, the principal items being as follows:
 Current and contingent expenses, $S9s,- 0oO
 For fulnllment of treaties, $1.472,162
 Miscellaneous, $66O, 800.
 Incidental expenses in the service. $e.- 0Oo
 Miscellaneous expenditures. $1,227,510.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-28

in the third division of the city court today, Judge Sharpe presiding
 Julia Wesson, administrative, vs. Sea board Air Line. damages; w. C.. Smith vs. Southern Railway company dam ages; Charley Cole vs. Sloss- Ssh effield Steel and Iron company, damages: Joseph Brantley, pro ami, vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, damages James Cole, pro ami, vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad com- pany, damages; J. c. Garrett ct als. vs. Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Rail- way company, damages.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-08
JOHNSON FOUGHT
HARD, BUT LOST
F0RC0MN|7TEE
Caucus Refused to Accept
Telegram Conveying to
Mayor Proxies Of Ten
Members.
Members.

DENVER, COL, July Mayor Tom
L. Johnson. of Cleveland was defeated
for membership on the national COM
mittee to-day at the formal caucus OF
the Ohio delegation. 1t already had
been slated that H. c. CARRIER, OF Co
lumbns. was to succeed Mr.. Johnson.
but tho. Mayor OF Cleveland put up n
hard fight. which lasted for an hour.
The result. however. was heavily
against him. the vote being 81 for
CARRIER to for Johnson.
At the opening of the caucus. Mr..
Johnson presented telegram convey
Ing to him the proxies OF ten members
of the delegation, who have been de-
layed in crossing Nebraska. The COM
mittec refused to accept the teleg ram.
and although Mr.. Johnson endeavdred
to have 1t read into the record, 1t was
entirely excluded. For member OF the
committee on resolutions. d. II. Gruber
was successful. over q. II. Moore, the
johnson man. Max Goldsmith defeated
y. ". Hanley for membership on the
credentials committee.
After the caucus had adjourned.
johnson made statement in which he
claimed that IL the ten delegates who
had wired their proxies to him had
been present their influence would have
been sufficient to secure his re-elec-s
ton
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TransportutIon Companies.

cit is eliAinently proper that this con-
ventton should define the Democratic
attitude toward tsa regulation OF trans
lpOrtution cOmpanies and Gull tho nt-
ltentiOn of the country to the indisput-
able fact that 1t was only nfter years
of Democratic effort TINT mn nnlen
ment was made to the interstate COM
mercc law authorizing the commission
to establish reasonable rates when
ever It appeared thut an existing
schedule was uni ust or objectionable.
The national platform OF the Republic
can party remained silent upon this
great Dues ton for years. and the fact
that the necessary change was advo-
Gated by a Republican President. who
succeeded only through the aid Of the
Democrats in both houses Of Congress
in placing the amendment upon the
statute books, does not affect the credit
to which our party Is entitled for hav-
Ing worked persistently for such an
enactment. I'D
.IFurtller amendment Of our law,
giving the Federal government super
vision over the issuance of railroad
stocks and bonds is demnnded.
.The fixing Of Transportation charges
and the control OF issuances OF railroad
securities are Elseparably connected
with5the actual valuation OF railroads.
The Democratic party believes that the
right thing to do is to secure ply.
pical valuation of the roads. that is a
valuation OF the solid ra ther than the
liquid assets OF railroad companies
while, on the other hand. the Repub-
lican party on a sroll-call In the con-
.vention by an OVERWHELMING vote took
an nnequivocal stand in favor OF a
y Il Z
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hitting It's forces to be controlled and
operated by the most offending cor
porations of the country throws the
problem into the political arena and
compels the public to choose between
the Democratic party, that will, and
the Republican party. that will not.
place some restrictions on incorporated
greed.
I'VE are confronted with the inquiry,
what assurance has the Republican
party given that 1t will use the forces
at Its command to restore to the people
their rights? In its Chicago platform
1t did not make even decent pre-
tense of cl,ampioning the peoples
vention are glarlngly insincere. 1t was
noted that two elements were present
in that gathering, the one with sufh-
Client votes to adopt a platform and
name It's candidate for President, the
other powerful enough to unwrite that
platform and tie the hands Of the
nominee. The distinguishing feature
of the Chicago platform In Its oft re-
pcntcd promise TO Co lot of things
that the Republican party has hereto-
fore failed to do. That party went TO
Chicago fresh from the halls of Con-
Grcks, where an overwhelming 1Rcpub-
1t to propose and to adopt any lcglsIa-
tlOn TINT 1t chose. Does the Rcpublicn
party believe TINT 1t can be ubsolved
from derellctiol of duty by IN empty
promise to do In the future what 1t has
wilfuily failed to do. III the past.
The Tariff.
The expenses OF our government,
even economically administered will
always require substantial tariff rates,
for the customs duties Will always be
our chief source Of revenue.
'The distrib ution oftarlr rates must
always. be established with special ref
erence to the expenditures OF govern.
ment, keeping in view the greatest
good to the greatest number and par
ticularly prohibiting the conversion Of
the tariff into an accompllce Of monop-
oily in the robbery Of the American
consumer.
''rhc Democratic iden Is hat the cOl-
lection of sufficient revenue To meet
the necessities of government must he
Che insiH for tar!.p regulations, ana that
the Republicun policy OF excluding
competition by tax on the American
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which requires him to pa,

consumer, which requires him to pa,
greater prices at home than arc de
manded abroad, is a perniclous nbus,
OF the taxing power and a mnnifes
Injustice to our own people.
There is vast difference between
the protection Of American industries
and the protection Of criminal monopo-
lies.
N",rLe corrupt use OF large sums OF
money In political campaigns is lnrgc-
" responsible for the subversion OF
the peoples will at the polls.
The masses are awakening to q
realization of the great power OF gold
In contests that ought.to be deter
mined according to the character OF
nominees and the soundness and NOR
ality Of political issues; and there Is
general demand for publicity in the
collection and use Of campaign funds
so that our citizens may know whether
a political party has purchased its
way into office or has won its victories
by honest means.
Tn the Chicago convention minor.
|ity report of the committee on resolu-
tons, containing declaration in favor
Of publicity was overwhelmingly de-
feated on roll call Of the convention
and the Republican party placed tself
squarely on record in favorof conceal
Ing the names OF the con tributors and
the amounts OF their subscriptions. BY
vote Of So to In the committee and
a vote Of more than to i In the body
Of the convention. they confessed their
guilt. They thus admitted the charge
SO frequently made by our party that
Republican success In the past has
largely depended upon the vast sums OF
money collected from the great monop-
olies Of the country and corruptly used
In the conduct Of its campaign
Amounts to Confesslon.
Let the voters OF this country sc-
riously consider whether the refusal, OF
the Republican party to disclose the
sources and amounts of its election
finances is not confession OF the
.debasng and corrupt use Of money iii
its campaigns 81 NJ Il s ~ 81 ~ 5
can election Is n party affair. and
the people have n right to know be fore
cnstihE their votes whether n campaign
~ being financed by the trusts and
nlonopoliea ana Just exactly what in-
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STRING big
2 BANNER IN BRYAN,S TOWN

LINCOLN. NEE. July THE string.
ing OF a Taft banner across o Street
Z caused considerable comment when if
was found that the Republican state
5-Ientral Committee had carried out Its
I announced an intention to opens,its cam
'paign in this manner There was tail,
OF meeting the condition hy swinrin,r
"a Bryan banner Immediately In front
OF The Taft ensign. This plan was tom
n orairily abandoned. but during the af-
y ernuon.2as gathering on the street
I ca used By hs harangue delivered by
local politician made it necessary to
\ ask the police to clear the street.
The incident caused considera b,a
comment, but has not been taken seri.
b ol.sly either by Mr.. Bryan OF by the
5l l.. leaders who swung the
sign across the street
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FIGURED ON THIRTY MINUTES
AND TOOK SIX HOURS

DENVER, COL, July 7.-1yhen the
credentials committee met at 5 o'clock,
| In Fraternal5 Hall, Christopher G.. Cal
lahan. OF Holyoke, Mass. was elected
chairman. and D. H. Limbaugh. OF
Atoka. Okla. was made secretary.
Five States and the District OF Cos
5lumbia gave notice OF contests, and
each was limited to thirty minutes.
The State notices were received from
PENNSYLVANIA, Idaho. Illinois. Ohio and
New York. 1t was decided that all
committeeman whose States had con.
tests should be.eXcluded from the room
until adjudication was made in the
fights In which they were interested.
The first case taken up was Idaho.
When the committee had been in ses-
sion for three hours 1t was still under
consideration, and Attorney John F.
Nugent, of Idaho. who Is conducting
the contest, was busy with his second
WITNESS
The Limitation of thirty minutes a
'slde applted to the arguments. and,
there being no Limitation upon the
amount or duration Of the takinr %
evidence, It began to look as IL tho
Idaho case might last all night and
indefinitely delay the hearings Of the
pennsylvania and other contests. The
! "a no case involves tho entire State
delegation Of fourteen seats
3 = -l Ter an extend ed seXecuttve session
the committee decided that 1t would
De proper to hear the evidence Offered
by the oontestees, and the hearing ac-
'coe'r'delingly began in open session,
AS soon as the open session was re-
su!ned Attorney J ackson opened for
the contestees. Tho members Of tllu
committee, who We're without dinner,
We're growing impatient at the amount
Of time consumed by the Idaho people.
Mr., Jacksons argument tended to
show that the Dubois faction had az
clear lnajorltySof the Twin Falls con-
We ntion.5F3e s5i5.I "A II X Is
Former Senator Dubois made the
closing arguments for the eontestees
He adenouncedHthe Mormons, saying
that they are not and anevel. have been
Democrats. The contestants decided to 4
offer further evidence, but the commit.
tee refused to hear at, and at ll:15F
o'clock the case was closed, after tho
hearing had continued for exactly six
ra
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NEW YORK DELEGATIoS
PROPOSES a PLATFORM

y DENVER. July 1.-THE New York
dele cation in caucus to-day adopted
the Platform prepared by its subcom-
JmltteeS in@which 1t declares for a par
GELS post, postal savings banks, publ
cation ot campaign expenditures and a
,llodihc So tion iof the sherman ants trust
ftlaW{ so assto guarantee TO the wage
II "a rners. n Eflculturists and liorticultur-
Nlsts the right Of organized effort in
protection Of wages and the improve
5Rment OF condition of labor tokthe end
4 that such associations on. their men,
hers shall not be regarded as Illegal
combinations In restraint of trade. The
4 platform declares for equal rights 10
!. I'll and special privileges 10 none. 1t
4 SlHo emhodies substantially the anti
ln1unctlon plank proposed by the
4 American Federation Of Labor.
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Corrupt Use Of Money il il
Political Campaigns Is
Roundly Con
deemnd.
"a ENVER, COL, July I'm his
address to the convention at
+ the opening session to-day.
Temporary Chairman Bell said

~ poSL. {
There are three things that this
e so,. ',l should DO It ought to pre-
sent in plain and Ineligible manner
the serious Industrial conditions tht t
nre disturbing the peace and happiness
or our country. We should then pro
ceed to a courageous exposure Of Il Q
Republican policies that are CO. operat
Ing with private greed in the general
exploitation of the people, Most i'm
portant of all, I'VE must exhibit read
mess and ability to grasp the problems
OF the hour and to effect their solution
In a manner that Will satisfy the sobe
common sense of the multitude whose
interests are at stake.
AS to Corporations.
Among THE srcnt evils TINT nfl,et
the country mt the present time IL the
abuse of corporate power.
THE Democratic party Is not the
enemy of property, but to the con trary,
lit has always stood and will continue
to stand firmly against every species
of aggression that would destroy rr
weaken the right OF any man to entcy
the rewards to which his patience, his
skill, his industry and his economy err
title him. Our party approves thft
feeling of pride. which always accon-
DtttlltSff VIC pOSSS0SlON OIL plppSt ~ esHtA
1t colnmends an individual Ownership
in the soil that will bring to the home 3
of America more of the convenience.
comforts and luxuries oflfe. Again
the evils Of special privilege we urge
the benefits OF equal opportunity In
order that there may be more land
owners, more homes and more happi-
ness among the masses.
Abuse OF Power.
THE Democratic party Is not an en-
envy Of all corporations. 1trecognizcs
their great value In the industrial
world, Through the agency OF incor,
poration scattered wealth Is brought
/ together and givenSa driving force tns
| 1T would not otherwise possess. Gree
enterprises are thereby undertaken ard
the undeveloped resources Of the copn-
| try added to the wealth OF the world
| Our party Is not opposed to pre-
,duction on large scale, but Its ur-
| alterably opposed 10 monopoly IN pre-
4 sduction II is easier, TO prevent lnonC
poly thanit Is to control 1t after being
! established. An ounce OF prevention Is
/ worth pound of cure, and the with
drawal ~of specIaI privileges Will take
/ away the meat upon which the trusts
sare. fed. ] ( this be followed by a
cpimipal prosecution and ,aIl innprlson
ment 81 the directors and officers 81
A She guiltyi5cosporations, monopoly w
4 be shorn of many yerrors. MI
i "N0 r;iiNHai mar, cun he opposed ~
4 corporations ar snrln ana he asscr-
ti9n anttthe Democratic party * Mes
Ing nm indlscrllriinnte war against THIS
convenient form nf tranl.ncting busi-
ness has no foundation IN fact. II 5
the abuse only Of corporate power tl,ri
1 we kcek to eliminate.
Shnme fui Aca.,iescncc.
4 Viewed intne light OF n great mora
4 question the control al corporation.
II should remain a question Of common
n sconcer1l rather than a nolitical ono. Bbu
III and srpmplacent aequles
scea Sot the Reppb b lea n par In per,
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Abuse Of Corporate Power
Should Be Checked,
Says Temporary
Chairman.
Chairman.
system Of water rates without giving
the people the benehtsof meter.
Retrenchment aud Reform.

system OF wafer rates without giving
the people the benefitsof meter.
Retrenchment and Reform.
1--WE search In vain for one syllable
In the Chicago platform plcdging the
Republican party to retrcnchment and
reform; and 1t Is no mere coincidence
that has given w a billion dollar SEES
sion of Congress ON the eve of a M :
tionnl election aud the possible revision
OF the tariff.
$50 long MS we maintain the present
methodfo OF elcctlnE United States sena-
tors wc cannot hope that the upper
CHAMBER of Congress Will reflect the
popular will.
"On five different occasions the
House OF Representatives has passed a
constitutional amendment providing for
the election OF Senator's of the United
States by the direct vote Of the people,
but those measures have been sand
bagged In the Senate by those who are
determined that the Senate shall not
become an Integral part OF our free,
Representative institutions.
''The Democratic party will continue
to labor for the direct election Of
Senators Of the United States, and It
appeals to the yoters OF America to
|electthe members Of the different state
Legislatures who will pledge them
selves to vote for moi candidate for the
United States Senate that is not In
favor of this reform.
.'On the bosom OF the Pacific Will pc
enacted the mighty commercial strug.
giles OF the future. and the interests o.
American commerce will demand that
an adequate strength be maintained IN
the waters of the Pacific to protect our
expanding commerce.
.uThis magnificent Western country
OF ours has not only proved attractive
to our people and the other white ma
lions OF the earth, hut it has likewise
proved allurlns to the brown and 9s'el-,
low races Of the East. Some protcc-
.tlo,a has been offered by the exclusion
OF Chinese labor, but the evil Is half
met, the inmigr,,t ION of other Aslatlc
3pcoplcy lis not also excluded from our
shores. IS
Not only tho white toilers Of Amer
lea, but all our people, without respect
to class or residence, 4 are vitality in-s
.terested in this menace to our social
and$industrial life from Oriental quar-
tiers. q II,
Angel Of Peace.
."The national convention meets at q
lEle 8WH Ell tlest Sels " NPCaIc " 5lAosSNNt
Ing over the entire world. and the ma
lions OF 81 tho Nj earth each. day are
strengthening those II sss Of friendship
and common interest tlsat viii render
war less .fYeq lien Il and permtt lSindS
3to8turn Their hands To- the peaceableI
pursuits of life,e rather than to the
destruction of8one& another.
THE DemoGratic party realizes the
weight that America must Inevitably
exert In the ftairs of the world. and
will demand that her Influence ever be
cast on the side Of peace, on the side
on the side OF the oppressed
and nc the will of the people SHALL
commit to 5Democratiei hands the scep-
tire of power, 1t WON ID he used for the
things, and N lroll 81 solll precepts and
examples contri but M II he well - cling
and ShRppinesss 0t M ma Isl ADJ
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bryan DOMINATES
CONVENTION AND
RULES As !HE WILL
Talk Of Southern Man for
Vice -President...,Ellyson
Is Again Named on
Subcommittee.
by G. A. BOYCE.

Staff Correspondent OF Times Dispatch.
DENVER. COL. July 7.--If any one
ever doubted that W. j. Bryan would
be the dominating spirit in the con-
vention which is here to name him as
Democratic standard bearer for Pres
ident. that doubt was dispelled at the
opening session to-day.
81. a chain OF Incidents showed him to
be absolute master of the situation
The temporary chairman, whose key
note speech was finished oratorical
and intellectual effort, stuck close, to
. lines laid down in the Bryan platform
draft and the hand of the Nebraska
was seen IN every move made on the
floor.
Dryan's Hand.
Delegate Dunn, of Nebraska. had no
z trouble in getting the ear5of the chair.
and ofered brief and suitable resolu-
i lions concerning the death of Cleve-
i. land and Bryan objected to the Parker
s resolution, and determined to get In
one that would effectually sidetrack It.
New York Georgia and other States
B . called loudly for Parker. and the for
( 1ner presidential candidate went to
= l li. PLATFORM, read what he would have
o en, and then gracefully seconded
. SSoluliol.t lne situation wa 6
,4fdeilcate, but the Bryan people deter
s1. that a way must be found 10
Il l forest the Parker paper they
ts1ound oneftpfeveEtng such an lndorse.
Z ,nent 81 Gfeceland's policies as the
1 a,.t ! orier had prepared and given
PROSPECTS are bright for the nom,n,
non OF Southern man for Vice Pre- /,
ueh, fhere are favorite sons from
Y me-: nearly every section. Chances seem to IN .
sors o!lie James, of Kentucky. BRYAN
: wants James and this Is the who,
story OF the latters probable success
virginia leaders have a fine locatior
IN ,he hall, being on the front row. I.
Inc distribution of honors by the yir
GINA delegation Governor Swanson dc
c!lned 10 take anything. and said tina
z intview OF the fact that he was 10 Sec
ond Bryan's nomination he would prc
4 Tor assignments to go to others
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Elyson is SUI
8 farinE we'll in the convention. Chair
Z man TagSart to-day named him on
committee to escort the Temporary,
X chairman to the stand.
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h 5Nebraski,---F. w. Brown.
If Nevada ----I'. w. Neyylands.
III N CIV ii alnpshire Eugene Reed.
New Jersey---.] pMes Smith, Jr,
!. New Yorl1---Al ton B. Parker.
53s North lna---F. Nj. Simmons
North. Dalsota.--,io ohm Eslrke.
q. ,ie;-D. NJ. Cru Der. 4 AZ y
DislShQiaa---G, NJ iiaslie2l.
\ gols---ls olert y. l!ln1aN.
A Pennsylvania Inrcus g. Il. line.
Rhode Island --.t ranls u, Fitzsirnrlons.l
South DakOta--I3. E',PettigreW.f
Il rnncss eel !, i3. sFsazler.
,Cexas--NI. NJ. Brooks. rs.
N Utah-yY. II, King. @ ss 3
II Vermont ~ an! May. sS.s
Virginia--Jo Ohm w, Daniel,
Washing pn-xA /, i. n low. 1. ss II
West Virginia Nv lam II TllompsaoIs,
Vyyomiil Gorge n J, Beck ~ W
aeorge B, leNlan.
III avail nj. Nv al SON. sss S$ss
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Stole DasehalI Tickets,

Thomas Brown, a Young white boy,
was before Justice Crutchneld ysater-
day morning on a charge Of stealing
baseball tiolsets, va lued at sl7. He
was conyt cted and committed u to the
Refornlat ory:ss His mot her took III, ap-
nee tlle Sc was GER fled to the
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Viewed nftne light OF n great morall
question the control AZ cprporatlonsl
should remain a question 8of common
concern rather than a nolitical ono. but,
the sllallcfri ma rpIli placent acquies-j
csnce let the eppbl y Ice n nv In psy.l
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,rh,nks bryan WIN Win.

. Special TO The Times !1ispstch,l
INClNNATI,f nls'5 7.--,II enrSs Wat
{terspn. here to ttend the funeral az
X A1ara n 3Ha stead, Us pre- sged himself ia
Bon den tsas that tlis ss-is. a 1enracratic
nd u l,at Fsi,,sap us III be noIni-
sss Z! y % s.seted d
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Daniel to Help Draw Platform.


& DEN silit, co.,, july 81 le following
Alabali.s--- H, IL, Martin. +.
I tArkaasns--Jamts r. Clarke.
Calfolnia----lsadore Dockwcller,
Colorado Charles $. Thomas.
s observation-disclosures Noonea. y,
bclaWarc.--Nr. Salisbury.
Flosida-F, Il. NIaycs. ST
Geosgia--Albert8 II. Cox. I.
idnio-!Frcd r. Dubois.
lilhois--SanlHcll Ii. hlshuler.
Iudlana--Lolltl II, Lamb.
inWs--Jerry Sullivan.
Kansas--W. A. Harris.
hcnturky--J. 9. w. Bcckham.
slainc-F w. Knowlton.
Narylend-Austin Il. Crothcrs.
Alnssacl,usct is Gorge Fred Williams,
Alich!gan--F. q. Gufncy, ssl
M'mfscta--AIaitln2O 'I,rlcn.
Aiisslssippi---lS. y, Noel. 5s
{ aiontana.---T. II. Walsh. III
Alissoltri---syiliiam j !. Stone.
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fluences are bcius c4crtcd to gain con-

troll.
Tor 1t is not to be presumed that
large appropriations for election pur-
poses are being made from the treas,
juries OF the corporations without an
express or implied promise that the
contributors shall receive special bene-
fits In consideration OF their subscrip-
lions. Upon this subject has the Re-
publican party such utter contempt
for the wishes Of the people, and Its
refusal to use cash register in It's
political affairs clearly exhibits =
ana dishonesty that Will
not bear the light Of day.