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The Washington times., 1908-11-04

James SchOolcraft Sherman, Vice
Prestdeut-elect. is no stranger TO pohu-
cal life. having been TO the fore in the
councils of his party since shortly after
1854 At that time at the age of twenty
nine years. he was chosen mayor of his
home city. Utica, N Y Three years
later he entered Congress as the Repre-
sentative Of his district. and. with the
exception of one term-1SSo-g2-he has
been I'm Congress, and for many years
one OF the leaders OF the Republican
party in the House and a power in the
party in the State Of New York
He was chairman OF the Republican
state convention OF New York IN 1880
and again In 1900, and in 1896 looked ait
er the interests Of the Republican candi-
dates for Congress as chairman OF the
Congressional committee.
In every capacity that Mr.. Sherman
served ne served with distinction ana
honor TO himself and with success to his
political associates and his party.
AS a lawyer in his native town he
stood high; his services as mayor paved
the way for his election To Congress and
the manner in whichthe served his dis
trict secured his denomination and elec-
tiOn again and again.
IN the House of Representative he
was known as one lf the Big Five
His associates in the House hOnoTed
him by using their potent influence TO
secure him the nomination for the Vice
Presidency at the Chicago convention,
and the choice met with the approval
Of the head Of the ticket. William H
Taft,
Mr.. Sherman's success In life has been
largely due to his strong personality
He has made friends in ali positions to
which he has been elected, and the cog
romen Jim" has come to be Familiarity
used ard very generally. between the
Vice President-elect and his numerous
friends.
The Vice President-elect is unlike
many of his party, IN that his Repub-
lican tendencies were not inherited He
is a Republican despite the Dem ocrauc
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DEMOCRATS DO BETTER
INGOVERNOR CONTESTS
Boast That They Would Succeed in Every Contested
State Proved Worthless-Kerh May Be
Sent to the Senate.

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-Indiana, Mime
sofa, Michigan. North Dakota, and Mis-
souri, are the bright spots in the guber-
material situation so Tar as Democracy
is concerned this morning. The pre-
dictions 50 freely made that no matter
what the result of the general election
would be. Democratic governors would
be elected ia every State IN which
contest was made has proved worthless
Here In the Empire State. where the
national ticket was openly traded for
votes for the State ticket the Repub-
lican landslide was great enough to re
elect Charles r. Hughes by a plurality
OF about the same as that which defeat
ed ". r. Hearst two years ago, or
some $1,000 Rural New York again
saved the Republicans The upstate
counties brought Hughes to the Harlem
river with a plurality Of 127. 500 In but
one county. Erie. was he much out
In Connecticut George L. LnIey, the
Republican former Representative, was
chosen governor by more than 1900.
Delaware elects Simon 5. PenneWiu
CRep). by nearly 5000.
Kern May Be Senator.
Indiana chose Thomas r. Marshall
(Dem.) over James f. Watson. by
more than 10000. after the hardest fight
in the history OF the State. and as a
result Of this victory John W. Kern,
defeated nominee for Vice President.
win. undoubtedly, succeed James A.
Hemenway in the United States Senate.
as the Hoosier Legislature Is safely
Democratic.
2. F. Carroll CRep) succeeded
the pugnacious Governor Cummins
Rep) in Iowa by a majority that
may reach $1,000. and W. r. Stubbs
will give a Republican administration
20 Kansas, his plurality being estimated
at 12OO0
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OHIO.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 4-The Re
publican and Democratic State com
mittees stated this morning that their
Information from several county chair
men was that in many precincts the
election officers We're not vet through
counting IT was believed that IT would
be afternoon before the complete
county returns would commence to
come in.
State Chairman Finley, Of the Dem
ocratic committee. is claiming the cleo
ton OF Harmon by something ike
75,000 and Republican Chairman VIII
liams was claiming Governor Harris
election, based largely on the conf
dence that the rural vote will Offset
Harmon's lead in the cities
Democratic Chairman Finley also
claims the election Of the entire State
DemOcratic ticket. but has no returns
on anything but Harmon.
Taft,s plurality viii be between 90, 900
and 1900
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Up in Massachusetts, Eben s. Draper
RepD has the nice majority of 7oee0
having received the solid support OF the
Aith6ugh his home state went for
Taft, John A. Johnson, VINO was
Bryan's chief opponent for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination carried
Minnesota by ., COO
RepJ, over former Vice President
Adlai E Stevenson by small but
seemingly certain plurality,
Nebraska has elected ShallenbergeF
Dem.). over George r sheldon, the
present governor and the entire Demo
cratic state tiEket was successful.
In Michigan both sides are claiming
victory, and il will be some time be
fore the revised returns are received
A similar condition of affairs prevails
in Ohio. where split tickets have made
the count slow and very difficult.
Representative COwherd Dem.), is
elected governor of Missouri. by a saIo
plurality. although he runs considerably
behind Bryan IN the State.
Quimby in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire elects Henry B.
QUimby (Rep), by a substantial MAJOR
ity, and North Carolina does the same
for William w Kitchin Dem-)
Reports from Wisconsin that Gov
ernOr Davidson was TO be knifeo by the
La Toilette men were not borne out by
the result, and he has s. normal Repub-
ican plurality.
Governor Burke is reelected over
Johnson, his Republican opponent in
North Dakota, by not less than 5000,
anu James NJ. Brady succeeds Governor
GoOding as the Republican governor OF
Idaho by S,00J.
Other governors elected are: South
Carolina, NJ. + AnseI CDemD; South
Dakota, Robert 5. Besey CReDD; Ten
nesee, NJ. N. Patterson (DemD: Texas.
c c. Campbell Dem); Utah, William
Spry (RepJ; Washington, Samuel c.
CosgrOve (Rep); West Virginia, VIII
liam A. GlasscoCk (Rep).
Colorado and Montana are in doubt
with both sides claiming victory
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EVentS
In Sherman'S S Life

Ig55-BOrn, Utica, N. Y. -
Is7s-Graduated Hamilton College.
188c-Admitted to bar.
I88I-MaTried Carrie Babcock.
I879-Iseo-In Congress,
I8o3-IgO6-In Congress.
IoOo-Chairman New York Re-
publican convention.
1oos-Chairman New York Re-
publican convention.
Ioo6-Chairman Republican Con-
CIessiOnal Committee.
Ioo6-yIce Presidential Nominee,
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NORTH DAKOTA.
O. 0. P. a Winner in North Dakota
Senatorial Contest Close.

FARGO. ~. D. Nov. 4.-Conservative
estimates place Taft's majority in North
Dakota at $1,000.
The United States Senatorial contest
between Thomas Marshall and NJ N
Johnson appears exceptionally close
Burke, Democrat, for governor Shows
great strength.
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OKLAHOMA.
Bryan Carries Oklahoma, But by a
Majority Less Than He Expected.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. A-Bryan
carries the state of Oklahoma by a re-
iuced plurality over that Of last year.
The Legislature viii be Democratic.
Oklahoma returns to Congress Bird
MCGUIRE of the First district, b l.
FultOn Of the Second district. James S.
Davenport Of the Third district, Charles
ID. Carter of the Fourth district and
Scott Ferris OF the Fifth district The
only Republican is MCGUIRE. The Legis-
lature will be 90 per cent Democratic,
thus assuring the reelection of United
States Senator Gore.
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NEVADA.

RENO, New, Nov. 4-Unless the re-
turns from eastern Nevada's scattered
precincts change materially from the
general average. Bryan; Newlands,
Democrat for Senator; Bartlett, Demo
Crat, for Congress, and Ready, Demo-
Crat, for surveyor general, will have a
majority Of 200 Fitzgerald, Independ-
ence League, for Congressman, carried
his home county. Eureka. solldIy.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Republicans Claim Election of Two
Representatives From North
Carolina.

RALEIGH, n C, Nov 4.-Republican
State Chairman Adams today wired Ma
uonal Chairman Hitchcock that the
Republican vote in the State would show
an increase of = per cent and that the
Republicans had elected two members
of Congress in the Eighth and Tenth
districts.
The Washington times., 1908-11-04

President Roosevelt's plurality OF 50 .5ss
- 1904.
It seems as II the Republicans had
elected eight out Of the ten Represen-
tatives, only the two districts in Hudson
county choosing Democratic Rrpresen-
taIiVes-
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MONTANA.
Falling Off in Republican Vote
Shown by Montana Returns.

HELENA, Mont, Nov A falling
of is shown In the Republican vote as
reported so far.
Five Helena precincts give Taft. 769;
Bryan. ne; Republican loss Of about
20 compared with ROosevelt's vote.
For governor twenty Butte precincts
give Norris, Dem. 2,5S5; Donlap. Rep.
]. SEQ.
Eleven precincts in Butte give Taft
1,57O; Bryan, 1878; a Republican gain
Of about 30.
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RHODE ISLAND.

PROVIDENCE. Nov. 4-Taft has car
ried the State by a plurality greatly re-
duced from that Of Roosevelt in 1904
The vote in so districts is, Taft, 5,618;
Bryan, 3,403.
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| TW0TR8..@Ssss95I
| INAPHTHkSOl
Comparisons Are
OdiOuS!
And yet it seems necessary
for us to make them.

How can we induce you to
try P. & 6. Naphtha Soap
unless we can make you real
ize that it is better than the
soap you are now using?
And how can we do that
unless we make comparisons?
And so, whether we like it
or not, we must say and we
must keep on saying:
P. & G. Naphtha Soap is
better than any other naph-
tha soap.
1t is better than ANY
laundry soap.
Il saves time, trouble, fuel
and money.
1t makes clothes cleaner,
sweeter, brighter, whittier than
any other soap, no matter
'where its hame or what its
name. So
5 cents a cake;
worth more.
The Washington times., 1908-11-04
NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, n. J., Nov. 4-William
II. Taft carried the State OF New Jer-
sey by 5000 plurality at the very low
est computation There are many indi-
cations that the figure may exceed
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PENNSYLVANIA.
S Pennsylvania Republican (?
Well, Rather! by $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4-Taft car
ried Pennsylvania by $4,000. The Legis-
lature will be overwhelmingly Republic
an, a majority of 115 on joint ballot,
which insures Senator Penrose's re
election. The Democrats will probably
lose three Representatives in the
Eleventh. Sixteenth and Tenth districts
Philadelphia gives Taft 125,0O0 plu-
"a iifN
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WISCONSIN.
Wisconsin Enrolled With Taft
Forces by q Substantial Majority.

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 4-Taft carried
Wisconsin by a substantial majority
The Republican State ticket also is
elected
Taft and Davidson (Rep), for governor
hY an estimated plurality Of 70. .00O
The Washington times., 1908-11-04
MISSISSIPPI.
Little Interest in Mississippi Elec-
tion, and Count Slow.

JACKSON. Miss, Nov. 4.-Returns
from all over the State are coming IN
very slowly, but il is evident that
very light vote was pOlled, and that lit
tie interest was taken in the election.
Here, less than half OF the registered
vote came TO polls. The State has gone
Democratic but doubtless by the small
est majority it has ever given.
The Washington times., 1908-11-04
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
New Hampshire in Her Usual
Column With the Votes.

CONCORD, N. H, Nov. 4-Taft car
ries the State by 27.OOO; Henry r. Quinn
by. Republican candidate for governor,
is elected, and the Legislature Is Repub-
HnQU
The Washington times., 1908-11-04
HOOKS SarsaparILIa

In usual LIQUID form or in chOcOlated
tablets known as Sarsztabs. 100 doses
81
Nasal and other local forms of "a
tarrh are promptly relieved BY Anti
seplets or Catarrlets 50c.. druggists
or mail.
c. 7. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass.
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LATE RETURNS SHOW
GREAT TAFT DRIFT

Continued from Sixth Page)
election. BTyan's plurality, according
10 latest figures, may be cut from the
estimated 10000 to less than 3. 900.
The Washington times., 1908-11-04
Catarrh
Is a CONSTITUTIONAL Disease

It originates in impure blood and
constitutional treatment, act
ing through and purifying the blood,
for it's radical and permanent cure.
The greatest constitutional remedy is
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
Saw Mill Burned.

Particulars of the burning of a
small saw mill at Steens, a small sta
ton on the line of the Southern Rail-
way, nine miles east of this city,
reached Columbus on last Sunday
morning, the fire occurring at four
o'clock last Sabbath, and completely
destroying the mill. 1t was a small
mill owned and operated by Mr.. T.
B. Gregory, of West Point, and the
origin of the fire is a mystery. as
the mill had not been in operation
since last Friday. Nearly all of the
lumber was saved by the people at
tracted by the fire, but the mill,
which was a small one, was a total
loss. We were unable TO learn if
there was any insurance.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
COUNTY SOLONS
WILL "FIX CLOCK"
BOARD or SUPERVISORS. AT A
MEETING HELD ON MONDAY,
DECIDED TO REPAIR THE
COURTHOUSE CLOCK.
Appropriations Made for Repairs on
Rural School Buildfngs-Sev-
eraI Important Matters
Were Disposed OF.

/ The board OF supervisors convened
in regular monthly session at the
courthouse at ten o'clock last Mon
| day morning, at which time there
were present Hon. Battle Bell, presi-
dent; Messrs. P. ]. Ussery, Dow Phil
lips, j VI. Ledbetter and c. II. Jor-
dan, associate mem bers of the board; ;
W. D. Prowell. sheriff, and D. d.
Richards, clerk.
The most important matter to
come up for discussion was that con-
corning the repair of the courthouse
clock, which has been out of commits
sion ever since the unfortunate acei-
dent of August 18th, when broken
cable caused one of the clock weights
to fall and kill DR.. A. c. Halbert, who
was sitting in the courthouse hall,
Immediately under the clock tower.
At the September meeting of the
board Hon. Battle Bell was author
lied to procure bids on the work of
repairing the clock, and reported
that the Howard Clock Company of
Boston, Mass, from which concern
the time-piece was purchased, would
do the work at actual cost, having
agreed to send a man here and
charge the county only with his nee
material used. The supervisors de-
cided to accept this offer, and the
clerk was instructed to write / letter
to the Howard Clock Company ask
ing them to send man at their ear
liest convenience.
Erroneuosly collected taxes were
ordered refunded as follows: Chas.
Williams, Cap" Williams, Luke Har-
ris, Ike Briggs, Ezel1 Harris, j. NJ
Perkins, John Guyton, J. r. Thomas,
Pate three dollars each.
Petitions from the trustees of sew
eral rural schools throughout the
county asking for money for repairs
on buildings were presented to the
board, and appropriations for this
work were provided as follows: New
Salem school, $25; Watson school,
$41.0S; New Hope school, $274.50;
Mount Vernon school, $11S25; Cher
olee school, $4,000.
The petition of j. A. Egger ct. al.
for a new road in District No. 1,
which was filed at the September
meeting of the board, was granted.
The clerk was instructed to issue
TO 7 w Vaughn warrant for $25
same being purchase price of land
to be used for public road.
After having allowed the regular
accounts, list of which will
appear in Sundays Dispatch, the
board adjourned.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
The Wild West Show.

Tt has been some years since a wild
west show visited Columbus, and the
people are awaiting with eagerness
the coming of Miller Brothers 101
Ranch Wild West Show, which gives
two exhibitions here on Monday. Oc-
tober 18th. The aggregation is one
of the largest of its kind on the road,
requiring thirty cars to transport its
live stock and paraphernalia. The
outfit includes a number of real COW
boys, and the exciting incidents OF
Western life are vividly depicted at
each performance.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
Yon Kippur.
ter suppe

Yom Yippur, the Jewish Day of
Atonement, occurred last Monday.
and was appropriately observed by
the Hebrew citizens of Columbus.
The holiday began at six o'clock on
Sunday evening and continued until
the same hour the following evening.
There were services at Temple B'Nai
Israel at eight o'clock Sunday even
Ing. ten o'clock Monday morning, and
3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, and
the stores OF the Jewish merchants
were closed all day Monday.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08

Our community was saddened be
yond expression last Monday morn
ing at seven o'clock, when it was
made known that Miss Lena Cooper
had departed this life and crossed
over the river into that land from
whence no one ever returns. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Cooper. Besides her parents
she leaves two brothers and two sis
ters. The interment took place at
Bethlehem cemetery, Rev. J. NJ. Cox
conducting the sad obsequies. The
following acted as the pail bearers:
Messrs. T. NJ. Brown, John Keasler,
r. l.. Hamilton, D. S. Richards, Joe
Keasler and T. S. McGahey.
Mr.. J., A. Hamilton is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. o. F. Hamilton made busi-
ness trip to Millport Saturday in
search of hands.
Quite a number of the young peo-
pie attended the singing at Mr.. Henry
Sanford's on Saturday night, among
the number present being Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. West, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
West, Misses Sula Taylor, Julia, Mat
tie and Halle Lou Woolbright, and
Messrs. o. F. Hamilton, John Phil
lips, Joe Sanford. Otis DoIer and
Winifred Livingston.
We would be glad to read letter
every week from Mrs. Winston. We
enjoyed her letter SO much. We
would much rather read a letter of
that kind than one with so much
slang and clash In it. We all know
that Aunt Betty, as she is called,
is getting up in years. We know she
feels like it won't be long before she
will cross over the river.
"Madge."
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
Increasing Receipts.

The receipts at the local postofice
for the quarter ending September 80
were $4,594.08, against S4,051.26 for
the same period last year, showing
a net gain of S542.82. The receipts
for the twelve months ending Sep
tember 30th were $21, 1,309.43, and
these receipts also show substan-
tiaI increase over those of the pre-
vious year. Nothing indicates the
growth of a city more than increas-
ing postal receipts, and the increase
at the local postofice has been both
substantial and continuous. the re-
ceipts having doubled during the past
five years.
The increase in receipts not only
evinces the growth of the city, but
enables the office to give better ser
vice Both Postmaster Wood and AS
sistant Postmaster Patterson are ever
alive to the interests of the people,
and as soon as an increase in receipts
warrants an improvement in service
the Improvement is inaugurated. On
account of increased business, the
office was recently allowed another
clerk, and a second clerk is soon to
be put to work. This increased force
will allow the Office to be kept open
until late hour at night, and it is
hoped to perfect arrangements where
by mail will be delivered at the gen.
era1 delivery window as late as nine
o'clock p. N. This will be a great
to the people, and espe-
cially to the 1aboring classes, as many |
Of them are busily engaged during
he entire day, and have no oppor-
.unity to visit the postoff1ce until af-
Ter supper.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
State Monument.

Plans for the erection OF "a state
monument to the noble women of the
South, and this State particularly.
will be formally launched az the an
nual meeting of the Mississippi di-
vision of the Confederate Veterans.
which assent bles in Greenwood. Miss.
today, to be in session for two days
Gen. E. T. Sykes left this city yes
terday for Greenwood. where he goes
as delegate 10 the meeting from
Isham Harrison Camp, L. c. Y. No.
27, and where he viii formally pre-
sent resolutions providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee OF hfteen
to carry the plan into execution
The original intention Of the Con
federate veterans and kindred or
ganizations was that one central
monument TO the women OF the Con
federacy should be erected at Rich
mOnd or some other point OF historic
interest to the cause. but in place of
that plan il has been decided that
each State shall have a separate mon
ument at its capital. and this is the
plan which is being advocated nov
and which has been endorsed by The
veterans of this State.
At the last session of the State
veterans a committee was sppointed
to carry the matter before the legis-
lature and TO ask for assistance. Gen
Sykes of this city being its chairman.
but as the designs were then ine0l-
plete the committee thought action
premature, and the matter was post
poned Now the designs are ready.
and it is proposed for this State go
lead in the movement. ard TO that
end Gen. Sykes viii ask hat the
State commander, as soon as he IS
notified by the general committee in (
charge of the work, appoint a com (
mittee of fifteen 10 carry the cause {
into successful execution in Missis-
sippi. Gen. Sykes is assured that 4
there will be no opposition 10 the 4
plan, which has been endorsed al
ready, and as soon as the resolution +
is presented it is expected that il
will pass.
1t is expected that this committee 4
will have general charge OF the move
ment in Mississippi, and that they f
will present the cause TO the next
session of the legislature, and that f
an appropriation OF twenty-five thou
sand dollars Will be asked. A great
many favored asking for a larger
sum, but Gen. Sykes thinks this am
pie for the purpose, and believes that
the legislature will favorably con
slider this sum-
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08

Prof. B. G. Hull. who begins his
fourteenth year as principal OF the
Rural Hill school, announces that the
next session at that institution viii
open on Monday, October 18th. and
all pupils who intend entering this
session are urged TO be on hand AZ
the opening. Prof. Hull expects the
next session to be the most success
full in the history OF the school. and
he intends working TO that end