The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-16
New York Cig Vote Will Be Mot
 Important
TOO MANY REFORM LAWS
Farmers of New York Have Lost Money Through Anti-Bettng Laws and Other Measures Passed
 By the Legislature.

Washington, September 15.-(Special)- that there is not political chieftain in the renomination of Governor Hughes IS the strongest move the republicans of New York state could have made. This is only true because a failure to re-nom- mate him would have spelled absolute defeat at the polls for any other can ddate. Without Hughes the election would have gone practically be default and worse still the effect upon the re- publican ticket in other states would have been most dire.
 The sullen, repulsive manner in which the nomination was made and the fact that there is not a political chieftan in the republican party in New York who favored Hughes nomination, throws the big state most certainly into the doubt full column. New York city will roll up a tremendous democratic majority and it may well be doubted whether the up- state can offset it. It should be re- membered that the Hughes reform meas- ures deprive the state of an immense revenue and the farmer is relied upon to make up the deficiency out of his own pocket. The slogan is New York will not be Bill Deverys classis, ITO hell with reform but much will be said about restoration of the old blue laws.
 With a democratic gain of 30 per cent and a republican loss of 4 per cent in the vote cast, there is little wonder that Chairman Mack, of the democratic na- tional committee, and MT. Bryan are feeling good over the Maine result. The local issue" explanation may satisfy the republican managers but anyway 1t is taken as encouraging to democrats. Even sleepy old Maine is waking up.
 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Degraw states that the new rural free delivery route maps which were author ized by congress to be published and sold, and which have been greatly in demand because of the minute descrip- tions which they afford, are now being applied for in large numbers by school authorities who recognize their value in giving local geographical instructions.
 The maps are published in two forms, one giving simply the rural free de- livery routes starting from a single given postoffice; the other the rural free de- livery route is given in an entire coun- ty. In both forms not only the rural route is given in the map, but roads, rivers, creeks schools, churches, and even the residences of people living along the lines of the routes; in fact, every thing in the nature of a landmark. Un- der recent act of congress they are all lowed to be sold at small sum above their actual cost, and the average map sells for about fifty cents.
 An estimate of two hundred thousand dollars is submitted by the Vicksburg Mississippi national military park com mission for the construction of a me- morial to the services of the Union navy in the operations of the Vicks- burg campaign and siege, March 29 to July f. 1863, in accordance with legisla- tive provision for competitive designs and the selection of site for such me- morial in the Vicksburg park.
 The commission says that a statue of Gen. l.. Lloyd Tighlman (Confederate) and a bust of Col. Ishman w. Garrett (Confederate), are assured as donations by the sons of these officers. W.S