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New-York tribune., 1908-09-08

"If you consider the manufacturers robbers. what
do you think of the workers.!
TO which Mr.. Bryan replied:
"They are a lot of public beegars.
u! de not consider 1T begging to try to maintain
the American standard OF wages
Mr. Hearst added:
have no comment to make upon It except this
States were public robbers and the workingmen OF
e to be resident Of that KIND Of people. and do
not think that any man who calls the ma i
men of the United States beggars ought to be the
President OF this great American people
After exposing in detail the relation of C. N.
Haskell to an alliance crush labor unions and
reduce wages, Mr.. Hearst concluded:
Now, my friends, Mr.. Bryan. that unselfsh friend lend
Of the worknsrnan. has lately made Mr. Hasken.
national treasurer of the Democratic campaign
Mt. Gompers urges you to send in your dollars to
am not a leader of labor. only humble
Don't let prevent you from sending your L,l dol
ingmen to do anything they didn't want to do or
not to do ANYTHING that they did want to do. a.,
fund you are asked, to build up with your hard ard
earned dollars may be used "to check" what Mr.
Haskell calls in so friendly way, this contempt
ible fanaticism of trades unionisrn-
Chicago Sept William J. Bryan was asked
tonight If he had read the Labor Day speech Of
William r. Hearst He replied that he had not
but that he understood that Mr.. Hearst had made
some criticism of him.
''I am fighting Mr.. Taft" said Mr.. Bryan
Either Mr.. Taft or I will be elected II Mr.
Hearst will declare that he is endeavorfng to help
elect Mr. Taft and Mr. Taft will indorse Mr.. Hearst
as a. representative of Republican ideas and Mr.
I1sarst's methods of campaigning will answer
Mr. Hearst; otherwise L do not feel called upon to
do So"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
FIGHT OF LONG PAT'
Charges and Counter-Ch1rges Marx
Ending of Brooklyn Contest.

The elirnax OF the hercest Democrats primary
contest wased In Kings County in years comes to-
day The last guns in the struggle were fred yes
terday and their ammunition was statements IS
sued by the press agents Of each faction. reports
that Tamnlany had contributed si00 70 each OF
the tweuty-three districts, and in some cases mors
we're spread abroad early in the day but these
r,,n1ors were not mentioned in the statements.
Senator McCarren issued long statement in
which he dwelt chiefly the danger OF invasion OF
''Tammany thugs rather tnan OF AaniildHS uOf-
lars. In it he said:
be made to vote bands Of East sde 9 taugs g. from ,
Manhattan IN the q 4sn ytn, H. lin M an ;f W,-0bv nv
thinks he can foist Tanmany methods on Brook
crats in Brooklyn recognize and abide by the De.
cisions registsred at the Primers IN s, aDS ' noSe INSIST
The urinary campaign just closed has been ths
most important ever held IN aa8s BopSy 1 the f9 @ hss
the seven men who are leading the opposition
are trying to. deliver the organization over to
n e we'll known that the movement had its in
@ eeg'ion an5av m reprssentative at the Astor House
in Manhattan the Friday night before tne Isaoers
r9ert has been merely succession Of steps taken
the direction Of Murphy
william A. Doyle. leader OF the 9Th Assembly
District Brooklyn gave out a statement last night
saving that he had afndav1ts accusing Senator Nc
Carren and Thomas F. wogan. Democratic leader
Of the 7th Assembly District. OF planning scheme
TO stuff the ballot boxes the day OF the prt-
maries-
Doyle said that he stationed men at a meeting
held In woganfs private room In the 9th Assembly
District on Sunday. and that wogan said at the
meeting: 'eYou know your duty. You're out to
win
Doyle said that wogans men planned to vote
on the names OF dead men and men who had
moved out of the district. He said that while his
men were at the meeting DR.. Charles Berry and
Battalion Chief Langdon were outside Of the ROOM
Schemes were planned to have man vote ten
times.
Senator McCarren and Thomas F. Wogan both
denied these statements last night.
Senator McCarren said: why that story %
simply absurd. I never heard Of such a thing
John H. Delaney. chairman OF the Kings County
Democracy. issued a statement behalf OF ths
anti-McCarrenites not only denogncng Long Pat
whom he accused Of preparing TO vote iOstsrs. but
also criticising the courts for decisions handed
down in which questions concerning McCarren have
been considered
The Republicans Of Brooklyn had little to say
yesterday. There only four primary fights in
the party. DR.. w H. Snyder is fighting Colonel
Mike Dady. leader Of the 1st District. Frank j.
Partridge. Dadys friend would like to capture the
place of w. J. Beattie leader of the ID: Doc W
H ParshaIl is determined TO down J. 2. Conneli
leader in the 9TH and in the 20th ex-Judge William
Schnitzspan. David Tow1e and George ". England
contendng for the leadership left vacant By tns
death of John K Neal last June
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
GoMPERs IN CANNoN's HOME CITY
Devotes Remarks to Defending His Position
in Regard to the Labor Vote
by Telegraph to The Tribune. I

Danville. Ill, Sept Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor, invaded
Speaker Cannon's Congress district to-day and
addressed an immense Labor Day assemblage In
this city, Mr. Cannons home
L can deliver mans vote but my own" he
said in answer to a charge that he is trying to
deliver the labor vote Bryan. 81 do not want
anybody to imagine L am partisan. I belong to
no political party. and no political party has a hold
On me. l want the American laborng man to be
the same the day after election that he was the
day before ii. We went to the Republican National
Convention and were ignored. The plank 1t gave
US is not labor plank; 1t more nearly resembles
a big knot hole. Then went to the Democratic
National Convention. 1t not only treated
daily, but made labor demands the demands
of the Democratic party
IF you wish to defeat Mr.. Cannon" the labor
leader said, In concluding his speech. you will
have TO vote for who is here listening to
this address,
With this reference to Fl. g. Bell. the Demo-
cratic opponent of Speaker Cannon, Mr.. Gompers
quit the stand. Immediately there cries from
the Democratic portion of the audience for Mr.
Bell. The labor leaders who had the celebration
in charge refused, however. to allow Mr.. Bell to
mount the rostrum, although he had told Mr.. Com
pers that he would be glad to address the crowd.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
F. B. KELLOGG SEES PRESIDENT.
Says His Visit to Sagamcre Hill Was Purely
Personal

Oyster Bay. Sept. president Roosevelt ceie-
brafed Labor Day by going for a horseback ride
IN the morning. Secretary Loeb delayed his usual
visit 10 Sycamore HILL and II was not until after
luncheon that the President and mis- secretary got
Gown 10 the days work.
The only official visitor 10 the Presidents home
was a member of the Republican National Com
rnittee. Frank B. Kellogg OF Minnesota Mr. KeI-
logg IS conducting the Standard Oil inquiry now
being held at the New York Custom House. He
arrived in Oyster Bay the 12:l9 o'clock train
and drove al once TO Sagamore Hill. where he took
luncheon with the President returning in time to
catch the 2:40 o'clock train 10 New York. Mr
kellogg declined TO discuss his visit. saying that
he had purely personal matter II WIS
said the executive office that Mr. Kellogg's visit
had nothing TO DO with the effort being made by
the government get a rehearing on the reversal
Of Judge Jandis's decision against the Standard
Oh Company.
Congressman Calder Of Brooklyn. visited Secre-
tary Loeb this morning. and obtained permission
break the rule against automobiles entering the
grounds at Sycamore Hill. Mr.. Calder came in his
automobile. and wished 10 show some friends the
Presidents home He did not stop al the house as
the President away his horseback trip
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
BRANDEGEE CHAIRMAN.
Connecticut Contention Pldn-Har-
mony seith Machine.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. !

New Haven, Sept. 7-Senator Brandegee has been
agreed upon as chairman of the Republican State
Convention which meets here tomorrow evening.
This is taken to that the Senator will receive
the support of the state machine before the next
state Legislature when the choice of his successor
comes up.
Senator Brandegee is expected tomorrow night
to square himself with the state also on the uues-
ton Of support TO Mr.. Taft, for it has never been
forgotten that he was not a Taft man before the
state chose its delegation to the Chicago convention
although he did not oppose Mr.. Taft
The probable state ticket to be nominated on
Wednesday morning is: For Governor, George L.
Iey, of Waterbury; for Lieutenant Governor.
Frank B. Weeks. of Mfddletown; for Controller,
Charles A. Gates. of Willimantic for Treasurer z.
j. Emmons. of New Milford; for Secretary of state
Eli Gledhill. of Mystic The present Lieutenant
Governor. Everett j. Lake. is q candidate for Gov
ernor. and disputes the claim of Mr.. Liey's mana
gers that the latter has more than one hundred
delegates above the necessary 2s1. Governor Wood
run although not candidate, finds 1fty-seven dele
gates instructed to vote for him. and strong proba-
bility that number of others will follow.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
EX-JUsTICE ADDoMs FOR HUGHES.
Believes denomination Means Carrying Of
State by National Ticket.

EK-Justice Mortimer c. Addoms OF the Supreme
Court Of this state, who returned yesterday on the
Red Star steamer Finland from a vacation trip
with Mrs. Addoms in Europe. said he was pleased
with Republican prospects in this state
II have heard through letters from here that
The feeling in New York is decidedly in favor Of
Governor Hughes for a second term he said. ''I
believe from my information that the Governor
to-day is a stronger candidate than when he was
elected before. The trend of public opinion which
possibly set away from the executive Of the state
for time is swinging to him again.
His denomination means his reelection. and his
reelection means the carrying of the state for the
Republican national ticket deem the outlook
for the party this fall extremely favorable"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
NEGROES FOR TAFT AND SHERMAN.
Three Thousand at Ratification Meeting in
District of Columbia.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. Sept Three thousand negroes
attended a Taft and Sherman ratification meeting
at lexington D. C. this afternoon under the
auspices Of the National Negro Taft and Sherman
Campaign Club Speeches were made by negro
leaders in Washington and elsewhere, and voters
exhorted to return to their homes to vote
and in every possible way help the Republican
ticket. The Rev. S. P. Drew. pastor of the Cos
mopolitan Baptist Church, presided. and in his
address said:
Never before since the enfranchisement Of our
race has it been important that the
negro should make no mistake in casting his vote
Shall he support the party that has always op
posed him in his manhood rights and tells him
that it does not want his vote. or shall he
support the party Of freedom, the party that gave
us the Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments TO the Constitution; the party that
has given every right we enjoy?
Other speakers were the Rev George Lee pas
tor of the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, the
Rev. J. A. Iankford. of Missouri; the Rev. Bishop
Johnson pastor of the Second Baptist Church and
the Rev. A wilbanks. pastor of the Friendship
Baptist Church.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
LABOR NOT FOR BRYAN.
Two-thirds of the Union Men in Buffalo Fail
to Join in Parade.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Buffalo, Sept 7.-Democracys claim that labor
would stand solid for William Jennings Bryan at the
polls in November. based the edict of Samuel
Gompers that the Nebraskan the friend of
labor and Taft its enemy received a rather start
ling contradiction here to-day. About ten thou
sand union refused to walk in the annual La
Dor Day parade. showing by their action that the
vote of labor not in the open market to be sold
ito the highest bidder. There about six thou
sand men in line, while last years conservative
estimates place the number of union men who took
part in the parade at fifteen thousand
Until this morning. when the parade forming,
indication of the breach caused by the Gompers
resolutions had been allowed leak out but as the
parade moved thousands of abor men lined on the
sidewalks jeered the I'VE indorse Gompers' banner
and declared that they would vote according their
own ideas, regardless of instructions from labors
self-appointed dictator"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
SLAIN CALDWELL cHILo's FUNERAL.

Montcair. Sept. THE funeral services oSes
little Edith Pickett. the Caldwell girl VINO es'
killed Saturday afternoon by Giovanni Nonu-
gano. were held this afternoon in the home OF ne'
mother. Mrs. Lizzie Pickett. next door 70 the oun
ing in which the crime was committed iH
Rev. Nelson 3. Chester. pastor OF the - -.
byterian Church. who lives in Grover CisVeisnn :
old home. offciated- MontganO. who Is IN 80 80
Mountainside Hospital here with two oale's =
his head is believed to be anarchist Ihquss
concerning his past career has developed that "a
worked reporter a Paterson paper. WI -.
is believed to have been La Questions Secise
which was barred from the mails upon orders ir''
Washington .
Owing TO his marvellous vitality the PRISON." :
likely to recover. A guard IS at his bedsids IN 'ns
Mountainside Hospital TO prevent him carrying 'e
his suicidal designs. and upon his recovery no VIZ
be arraigned for murder.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
A CRANK AT SYCAMORE
Continued from first page.

He saws he walked in the general direction OF
the house he could sec through the trees untu
he came to a man sitting wall and went
oyar To him He asked If that was the Presi-
dents house and was told it was. He says he
started on his way. but the man made him open
his bag searched it. and then told him ne
guessed 1t would be ali right. but to wait few
minutes. Another man in an automobHe soon
came up and he was brought here. For this
change of mind on the part of the man he spoke
to he blaraes Jack" Brennan. whoever he
may be.
CoughIin is about five feet six inches Nll,
has blue eyes, redsh Van Dyck beard and
dark hair.
He says he is from Boston and gives his name
at John c. Coughlin. although at first he In
sisted that his name "St Patrick"
The charge on which he is held Is based on
his having a six -bsrrelled revolver and dirk
In small sa;chel he carried. The revolver was
not loaded. 1t in cloth bag, the mouth of
which closes with cord When searched by
Warden Lewis a piece of red silk was found on
him. Inside it was $50. When the money was
taken from him the prisoner wanted TO know
If he would get free pass to Boston when they
let him out. The prisoner is well dressed and
appears fairly intelligent. In the satche with
the knife and revolver were q lot of newspaper
clippings and some slips of paper. On one of
these was written
Il stood by the electric light when she shot at
him.
On another were the words:
Il lay behind a clump of bushes when she
shot him"
What these slips and the other papers mean
is not known. The knife and revolver were
turned over to the justice evidence
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
DISCUSSING "WHITE AUSTRALIA"

London. Sept. s.-Ths London newspapers con-
tinue to discuss the question of "A White Aus
tralia." THE Times" IN an editorial this morn
ing. regards emigration and immigration pre-
sentng between them the crucial problem con-
fronting British statesmen I'm the twentieth CEN
tury so far as concerns Australia. THE Times
holds that there industries in North Aus
tralia which can be conducted prohtably by white
alone, without support from the state. and
that as it is political necessity that this and
similar territories be filed it would be advisable
for Australia TO set aside national jealousies.
which only serve to check the needed stream OF
immigration.
THE Times contends that the time has not yet
arrived when the colonies dispense with the
protection of the British navy: therefore Australia
must recognize her responsibility and frame her
policy with every possible consideration of the
difficulties which it creates elsewhere for the
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
ANOTHER CHILD ITALIANS VICTIM.

Matawan. Sept. IA search Is being made for
Gisanto Rosino. Italian. said live in New
York. who took little four-year-Old girl from her
home at C1irwood. in MiddIesex County. last night,
and after assauIting her killed her. Her body was
found this morning by posse. but trace OF tns
man has been found.
Rosno went to Clifwood on Friday afternoon
from New York TO visit Dominick Scianto uho
conducts a large boarding house near the hricS+
yards in that place Last night after they hsi
supper Rosino took his hosts little daughter oT
the hand and left the house with her
Director Pownall. OF the Niiddlesex County Board
OF Freeholders on behalf OF the county this aver
noon offered a reward OF 500 for the arrest o.
Rosino. If he is caught he will be taken airec,
to the county fail at New Brunswick. "a It wou,o1
be dangerous TO take him the scene OF ~
crime. =
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
BRYAN AND LABOR.
Hearst Says He Once Called Work.
ingmen "PubHc Beggars."

Rock Island, ILL.,. Sept. 7-Before Labor Day
audience here to-day William Randolph Hearst
sprang the surprise of the campaign by proving
from sworn aff1davlts that William Jennings Bryan
had characterized American workingmen pub
lie beggars"
Mr.. Hearst also showed that c. N Haskell the
treasurer of Bryan's campaign fund. who also
wrote the platform was a member of a secret alli-
ance formed to crush union labor. and had framed
a resolution in which he characterized the work.
ingrnen's movement as this contemplate fanati-
cism of trade unionism'' which was becoming in
toerable'
Mr. Hearst told why !dr. Gomperss plan to de-
liver the labor vote to the Democratic party was
at once i'll advised and dangerous to iabors inter-
ests
In the course of his speech Mr. Hearst said:
When 1 first urged labor unions to go into poll
tics Mr.. Gompers disagreed with me In his Fed
erationist." and declared that labor unions ought
I was was surprised therefore when one day in
oicers Of the Federation of Labor and give my
for urging labor tn TO go IN into % politics
the next morning that the officers of the Fedora
to go into politics. and I most surprised OF
all when Mr.. Gompers came out in the Fedora
to 20 into politics Why not?''
Now M 10 % 5 agef necS with hut me n that labor
with him the way labor unions ought to go
into politics. and nasmuch as he was wrong and
l was right before. maybe he Is wrong now and
all labor unions to lay their votes in his basket
MIN then to take his basket to market and peddle
the contents TO the Republican party or the Demo-
cratic party.
10 put back into power the old false and treacher-
Gus Democratic party to deride you and betray
you once more, or are you going to try to get a
square deal through new deal?
When. years ago workingmen were in Wash
ingtcn arguing for what they honestly believed
be for the best interest Of themselves and their
families and their fellow citizens generally. and
Mr.. Bryan called them public beggars;" he did
not show "a spirit in sympathy with American la Dor
or An harmony with American ideas.
And when Mr.. Bryan the other day appointed
as treasurer Of the Democratic campaign fund
this man Haskell q member OF a secret citizens
alliance hostile to labor in mean and cowardly
way he did not show in that either a spirit in
sympathy with American labor or in accordance
with American fair play.
Mr. Hearst then read from the affidavit of James
Campbell the account OF hearing before the
Ways and Means Committee of the House I'm 1898.
al which this incident occurred:
Our committee present at hearing accorded
10 the window glass manufacturers of the United
states by the Ways and Means Committee. During
thu discussion that followed William Jennings
Bryan who member of the Ways and Means
Committee. in talking to James A. Chambers, of
the manufacturers committee referred to the man
ufaeturers robbers" l then said to MIR. Bryaa;
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
PEACE AGREEMENT IN TENNESSEE.
Republican Factions Unite and Will Fight
to Garry State for Taft
FBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Nashville, Tenn. Sept. There will be only ono
Republican ticket in the field for Governor, Rail-
road Commissioner and Presidential Electors In
Tennessee this year. agreement to this effect
having been reached tonight at a conference of
representatives OF the two factions of the party
T. Asbury Wright of lockwood the nominee OF
the Brownlow- Austin-Hou wing, has been with
drawn in the interest OF harmony. and G. n. TIL
man. of Nashville, the nominee of the Evans-San-
ders-Hale faction, is to make the race for Gov
ernor in opposition 10 Governor NJ. r. Patterson
Democrat
The party expects to make a vigorous fight 10
carry the state for Taft
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
ALLEGED "FLoATERs" HELD IN QUEENS
Sheriff Harvey Says Other Gangs of Five
Have Been Imported for Primaries

Sheriff Harvey Of Queens County made five ar
rests last night at Far Rockaway of men who he
says. brought into the borough for use at
the primaries to-day. The Sheriff says he has in
in Queens, and that he will make other arrests
before the polls open
The men arrested. it is said. were taken to "a
sleeping place earlier in the evening and were to
work all the polling places in the 5th Ward of
Queens and then be transferred to the 4th
Ward. Sheriff Harvey will have a force of depu-
ties at each polling place. 1t is said the five were
imported from Jersey City Newark and the lower
East Side of Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
CONFER OVER WEST VIRGINIA.
Ward Sees Hitchcock-Hope of Judge Golf
Not Abandoned

Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National
Committee had a long conference yesterday with
William l. Ward regarding the West Virginia situ-
ation which has been giving the national managers
much concern. He has taken up the report of the
full committee which gave hearing to the Swisher
and Scherr rival factions and tomorrow will con-
fer with the entire committee
It is understood that the effort to get Judge Gof
to accept the nomination for Governor. IL both
Scherr and Swisher retire from the field. has not
been entirely abandoned although Judge Golf has
stated that he is not at all inclined TO accept the
nomination. All that the national managers hope
to do this time is 10 affect truce 70 last Until
after the election
Chairman Hitchcock unable to take adyan-
tage Of the Labor Day holiday, and most OF the
members of his staff assisted him in catching UP
with a number of questions of routine that had
piled up in his absence in the West.
Senator Burrows of Michigan, s scheduled 20
open the campaign in New Jersey with speech in
Newark next week.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
A TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR HUGHES.
Methodist Bishop Tells Hearers That an
Avalanche Would Bury His Opponent.
rRv telegram to The Tribune. !

LBy Telegraph to The Tribune1
Attica, Ind, Sept. 7.-Bishop Berry in welcoming
Governor Hanly paid the following tribute to Gov
ernor Hughes tonight at the Northwest Conference
OF the Methodist Church.
His administration has been courageous. heroic
and magnificent. and the people who believe IN
righteousness and moral cleanliness and the best
things in civic life believe in Governor Hughes.
Some Of the men in high places in the POLITICAL
organizations and in political Offices don't like
Governor Hughes very we'll and they have been
debating whether not they will permit him to
be renominated. But 1 tell you that if Governor
Hughes is not nominated the man who is nomi-
mated by the party organization Governor Hughes
having been rejected. will be buried under
avalanche of votes deep that it will require
about four months to dig him out.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
MAYOR DAHLMAN GIVES UP.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept. practically complete re-
turns from the statewide primaries are now in
and show that A. c. Shalienberger, OF Alma leads
Mayor Dahlman. of Omaha, by about two thou
sand votes. with Berge. the Popust candidate.
third in the for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. Mayor Dahiman has given UP the
contest and says he will support the nominee.