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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25

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votes or major fraction thereof in ex-
cess Of 1900 cast by the party at the
primary where the county committe
was chosen.
The Republican state committee and
other party committees will, under this
plan, consist of los members, and the
chairman must be e,ecred from the
membership of the committee. Thus
the chairman of the committee. must
be able to trace his pedigree back to
the humble precinct committeeman,
elected by the voters direct.
The Party Council.
Another astonishing revolution of
the primary law is the substitution of
the party council for the convention.
The party council Of each party is to
meet in Topeka the last Tuesday in
August after primary election and
draft party platform. The primary
law says concerning this Organization:
The candidates for the various
state offices, for United States senator,
for members of the national house of
representatives, for the state senate
and for the house of representatives
nominated by each political party at
each primary, the national commit
teeman, the United States senators and
the state senator's of such political
party whose term of office extends be-
yond January of the year next ensu-
ing, and the chairman of the county
committee Of several counties of the
state. shall constitute the party coun-
oil OF each party, and shall meet at
the capital at IL o'clock noon on the
last Tuesday of August after the date
on which any primary is held prelim-
mary to any general election. The
/ membership of such party council
shall be determined by the list of par
ty nominees and party candidates dulv
certified nv he fQ Of
on file in his office. Such party coun-
ell shall be called to order by the Sec
rotary OF state. or by one Of his as
sistants. who shall read the roll of
council shall organize by e1ecting from
its own membership chairman and
secretary. They shall thereupon forth
with formulate the state platform of
their party, choose or alter the party
emblem, and shall perform such other
business as may properly be brought
before such a meeting. The platform
Of each party shall be framed and
made public at a time not later than
8 O'Clock in the afternoon Of the day
following their adjournment. The
| state party council so constituted
shall be the party council - for two
years, and shall have power to call
| special meetings and perform such
other business. as may be- consistent
with the provisions of this act; provid-
| ed, that no member of such council
shall be represented by proxy"
| This means that on August Is Of
the present year. there will be four
state conventions in Topeka, all be-
ginning at noon Each convention Is
entitled to have nearly 200 delegates.
but they probably won't all come.
] The primary law will put q lot OF
! expense for running the party machine
cry direct upon individuals. instead OF
on party committees. which can raise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25
20 YOU WANT A CHANGE (?

a studious and effective represen-
tative of Kansas, it will be a clear
case of obtaining goods under false
pretenses. don't want to interfere
in this contest because both men
are old and good friends O. mine,
but like to see the game kept fair
and square.
Few better men ever held high
office in Washington who left a bet
ter impression behind them than
General Bristow. 1t is like this:
should hate to see him lose any
thing he seeks, but 1 should hate
to see him retire Long from the
senate at a time when his useful
ness is being generally recognized
everywhere"
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gineer and me put in his place. The
only way to have this done is through
Taft. If he requests it, the President
will do it. 1 think Taft will like my
report. Will go over it with him next
week. Could you write him and call
his attention to the advisability Of
having me in position to watch the
commercial end of the railroad busi-
ness and the interest Of the shipping
public, who will have all kinds of COM
plants to make. and that some one
ought to be connected with the Com
mission who is neither a railroad man
nor an engineer, some one who is q
layman and can meet such complaints
better than a railroad man or engin-
eer. I can see place that could be
made very useful to a man like Taft,
and the work would be pleasant and
Washington. An occasional visit here
is all that would be required. They
can do this consistently IL they will.
Roosevelt is very independent and
cares very little now for senatorial in
dorsement. He will listen to White. 1
and magazines to compel the Senate
to pass his railroad measure. In your
letter to Taft take a strong position.
Tell him that the President had no
great difficulty In making q place for
Wynne; that he promptly took care
of Cockrell; and that you notice that
Murphy, a Bryan Democrat, YVES nice
ly provided for after the Commission
was reorganized.
81 would not hesitate to call his at
tention to the fact that you had stood
by the administration whenever II
needed help, and that you expected to
continue to do so, and that you felt
that you had a right to ask that your
friend that had rendered the service
to the Presidents administration that
1 had, be recognized IN a desirable
manner. The President was irritated
at you sending him that clipping. It
confirmed the prediction that you and
1 both made to him last winter. and
he smarts under it, The only way to
get anything from Roosevelt Is to keep
at it doggedly and persistently. For
aker gets things because he never lets
him rest till he gets it. He complains,
cajoles and hatters. -
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MIR. BRISTOW'S POSITION
Defined In Letter Which Shows Opinion Long
welt and Which Reveals His Own Real Character and
of Service

In a speech at Wichita, Mr.. Birstow
declared that Long had been for
Roosevelt in Kansas, and against him
in Washington. This had already
been contradicted by the public en-
sdorsement of Senator Long by Roose-
welt himself, but Mr.. Long added to
the evidence against Mr.. Bristow, by
the following letter from Mr.. Bristow.
The letter was neither personal nor
confidential. but merely a request to
get help for a job written in the style
that would naturally be employed by
Mr.. Bristow. who owed 50 much to
Mr.. Long. and at that time was hold
ing a place secured for him by Sena-
tor Long.
WAR DEPARTMENT
SPECIAL PANAMA RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER,
80. Washington, May 81, 1905.
dear Senator: I wrote you briefly
last night. Received your letter to-
day. If there was a Vacancy In some
desirable office and you or Will White
were here the day that 1t was avail
able, the President would appoint me
to it, but otherwise no one knows
what he might do. He asked me what
I wanted. I told him that I did not
know what was available. He said he
did not either, and for me to see Taft
as soon as he returned. I think
would like to have one of those ad-
visory places on the Canal Commits
sion. They pay $500 and require a
visit to the Isthmus once In three
months, and I could hold it and live
in Kansas, being there at least half
my time, and when the fight got hot
I could resign. . They have engineers
to burn on the Commission. There is
no reason why Herrod should not be
made a consulting engineer and me
put in his place or one of the Army
Engineers assigned as consulting en-
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(Roosevelt to Long.)

My Dear Senator:
entirely agree with your posi-
ton on the rate bill. Commissioner
Prouty was in yesterday. He says
the Hepburn-Dolliver bill repre-
sents an advance SO extraordinary
that he had never dared to suppose
1t would be possible to pass it, and
that he is entirely against any eff
fort to amend it by increasing its
powers along the very lines ind-
Gated by the gentleman you quote.
1 wish also to state my cordial
agreement with your position in
declining to say you would be in
favor of what I recommended until
you knew what / did recommend
My position now is exactly yours
If the extremists should have their
way they would completely block
all chance for rate legislation at all.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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Qtoosevelt on Chicago Platform.)
Let me thank and congratulate
you for the excellent platform pre-
scented to the convention. 1t seems
to me that from every standpoint
we have reason to be gratified with
the work of the convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25

1t must be very gratifying to you
that the bill. Hepburn bill,) as it
now stands, accords substantially
with your views upon the points
which have been so stoutly contest
ed
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He has authority purchase all Of the Stock employ all
completely
his private business The result Of experiment
ownership of the printing plant has been entirely satac
satisfactory that the state printing plant
often referred the reforms accomplished by the legislature Of
1905 than other act of that legislature
comparison of the amount Of previously paid by the
for its printing and amount paid will show that the state
during printing the for
me paid the state would have been not less than
than The of
years of ownership that the state has saved
building and magnificent printing plant
property hesancy saying the state could dis
of for what it has cost it.
charge the printing plant during the
years. have been elected by the and by
asking second nomination and election by the
Republicans satisfied with the showing made
hope that they will show that they salts
renomnang the 4th reelectng
in November
T. II McNeaL
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CTaft to Long, Referring to Chi
cagO PlatfOrm.)
You did the best that could have
been done with the platform.
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HOW IT WILL WORK.

CONTINUED from Preceding PaEe.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25
7. n. McMEAL-
STATE pRINTER
Candidate for denomination

The legislature of 1905 made a
most radical change in the manner
of doing the state printing. It de-
cided to purchase a plant of it's
own, erect building, and place the
state printer upon moderate sal
airy instead Of allowing him a profit
on the printing done.
Under that law the state printer
was endowed with almost unlimit-
ed authority so far as the conduct
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
ESKIM0S
 REHEARSE

That the natives are determined L." give the people of Nome the best enc tcrtaiImcnt eyer seen here, when tho" appear in EaGlr hall on the l4ru of March, was clearly evident to all who chancod to pass the gym. on th" Srtt last night. Almost every native man. woman and child in Nome was out tn witness the dancers as they practic"d
 During the afternoon the boys held sway in the practice of their athletic stunts The evening was given ov"" to the use of the dancers, and the, certainly took advantage of the oppor- tunity to. get into form. Hereafter only natives will be allowed to witness the practice unless by special permit. Permits can be secured by applyiug at the government school hctWcrn th" hours of l2 and , 20 n. m,
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
LADY LOSES
 HER WAY
MRS. LEHFELDT WANoERs OVER THE TUNDRA IN THE DARK
 HOURS.

After leaving prayer meeting last night Mrs. Lehfeldt lost her way and wandered around the tundra just out = side the city limits.
 From the meeting the lady visited Mrs. Vile at her home and left for ner own house at 10 o'clock
 The night was exceedingly dark. and not a light has been provided for the district, so that Mrs. Lehfeldt wander ed out of her way and found it i'm possible to reach her home
 After having searched in vain f"i two hours she fortunately cspied q light and made her way tow irlS the cabin in which 1t was burning
 The owner of the hous. knew Mrs Lehfeldt and. Of course, returlrC with her to the city and directed her to her house. which she reached at midnight The people of that section of the city blame the poor lighting arrange mentS made by the city for the mis- hap. which might have ended mu2h more seriously.
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NATATORlUM FOR
 NATIVE WOMEN

\ movement i- now ato"t to build l uatatorium in which tho native wo- men and children may perform thrir ablutions
 A lady who has taken a p,oisoworthy part in aiding the E-kmns will Worl, for the success of the undertaking. Sh" state. that some uqtiy, families who have come to q knowledge of the use of water scrub themselves carefully in the same water The amount of the fluid is about one pint for the lot, Aft CT using the water it i- cacrfully pre- served for use in several subsequent family ceremonies Tuc honesty uf the natives may ur may not be proven by the fact that tho water can be left for months in the native residence and never be touched by tn" F,skimos Wh" make friendly calls on the proprictors during their absence.
 But the natatorium will undoubtedly receive strong support. As said, it will be used only by tine women and children. The promoters of the scheme think Snake river sufficient for the needs of the male portion
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THIS IS THE DAY
 BEFORE THE BATTLE

Tine omiuo0- ~"uuI' which ecurlalI> rrrcrdc l great battle gre heard on tp. .rrcJ~ of Nome roday Tomorrov tm owl and the \. F. baseball Drlm- }yl face each other and am event which ! will take its place Hmmaat the Som, classics will result
 In basketball the Erotnrlhood will meet the expert lads of tn" high scloul and two games of more aheorbine u- tcro~t could never hy conceived. Bert Hrown. win pitch for r.. Brothrrhood That much i- uow dou. uircly decided, and the acquisition [ him i+ expected ro increase ,h-.cnaucr. of his team
 Frank cnobo win by the OuI irou- CT. Mor,r Atkinson and Jtw, Grr urn will be- the catchcrs fo. tu,t. r-- srcctivr teams
 Both teams arc going in to wiu and going in strong E,umg uu ,h. rr- suit has been heavy. and excitement i- running hjeh hut the m"u oo both sides Wil play tac game a- i. ought to Inc played and give rNr -proloor the best time cyor experienced iu a Nome hall
 The whole city is divided in us a- lcgiauco one must be either for on, side or against it. There iS no mjddl, course.
 The applications for tickets hay, been almost unpreccdoutcdly mmrr. "us, and a rccord-hrrakine attendance may be looked forward to.
 Every player on both sides lae rrac- ticed faithfully Muhiug ought to h, conspicuous by itS absence.
 on the day horor" bhc battle il is tho hope of every man in thr city, nc matter what his lods. affiliations may be, that the better team will win.
 Of course, in the baseball, as we'll as in the basketball each backcr hopes his team is the better one
 In the basketball game the high school boys have many supporters, but tn" \. F. mon have proved thamsclvre capable of taking big chunks of beat ing, Thsy have not been defeated yet and they are willing to back their opinion for any amount that tomorrow will not be the date of their Waterloo
 The Er"thcrhod boys nave proved they can take licking like men in baseball. and if the owls are forced to meet defeat tomorrow they say they can do the same. and no one doubts it.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
JURY WAS OUT
 ONLY 20 MINUTES

Although ten days had been occu- pied in the district court by the case Espe ct al vs. Stenfjeld ct al, the jury required only 20 minutes to find yer dict for the plaintiff.
 In his charge to the jury, Judge Moore said that d blanket location re- quircs only to have assessment work for one claim accomplished on it. but, if broken up by previously staked claims, into several parts, each part
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
MERCHANT
 POISONED
WEALTHY CHOCOLATE MANU- FACTURER DIES IN SUSPl-
 ClOUS MANNER.

HOSTON.-Waltcr F. Baker. the fla nous manufacturer of chocolate. has died her" as result of arsenic poison- ing.
 He was visiting the home of w. F. Hurd at the time. and had been so friendly with the Hurd family that he had bcqueathcd the sum of $35O.O0 to one of the children, Natalie Hurd, in a will made some time before his death
 An investigation into the circum- stances surrounding the poisoning 's being made
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
SEES DECLINE
 OF NEW YORK
Nuggets Special Service.

NEW YORK. JAN. 29.--James J Hill foremost or transcontinental rail- road builders. sat in his office with a large map of the United States before him.
 New York;" Said Mir Hill, "has reached the climax of her commercial supremacy. No city can maintain its control when it's chief aim is that it is the dearest place in which to do business. The cost of everything relat- ing to trade and commerce has in |, creased here beyond the point of profit. Traffic will be forced to seek other outlets. business other locations.
 ''There are two outlets for the west possible of development besides New York and the adjacent ports. One is through Canada. down the St. Law renee, and the other down the Missis- sippi to New Orleans"
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Hot WafeNs at The Royal Cafe,
NOTICE.

All entries in the billiard tournament to be held at the Discovery saloon are requested to meet at that place Feb. 1 at 10 D. m. to arrange handicaps. En- try list will close Jan. 31.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
MERCHANT
 MARINE
CONGRESS DISCUSSES THE NEED OF IMPROVING THE MER-
 CHANT SERVICE.
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 30.- The house was occupied yesterday by q discussion on the question of estab- fishing a merchant marine.
 Littlcton made a long speech on the subject.
 He believed that the American mer- chant marine must he limited as long as the navy is not in a position tn pro- tect it in all emergencies.
 If for no other reason he believed, than as q promise of security to mer- chant vessels the United States navy should bc the strongest in the world
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
FAVOR CHANGE
 IN APPEALS
COMMITTEE BELIEVES APPEALS SHOULD BE HEARD AT PORT
 LAND AND SEATTLE
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. T. e.. Jau 80 The majority of in" members of tn, Judiciary committee iS in favor of ua> ing appeals from AlaShl coum~ hra, at seattle and Porlaud
 some of the members have -tatc. that the improvement win certainly h" mad". as cempolIiue people ro trll- aII the u.r f" san t',.,noi-n., i- a t,rI- ship for which thcr" i- no excuse.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
SAILING SHIP
 MASTERS
WIND HAMMERS OF THE LARGER SIZE MAY BE FORCED
 TO IMPROVE.
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.- A bill Is about to be introduced in the house by one of the gentlemen from more than 300 tons to carry the same officers as steamships.
 It is believed that the changes arc sailing ships have been lost and many lives, the sponsors of the bill declare merely because of the men who act as officers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
SURPRISE
 FROM TAFT
NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT POLITICS AT TlPPECANOE
 BANQUET.
Nuggets Special Service,

CLEVELAND, Jan, 3o While tn, whole country awaited with ntcrcs, the political speech watch Taft wa expected to deliver at tho Tippccauo, banquet last night the candidate ful the nomination never said q word about anything but President McKu- ley.
 II" 1..vntrl inc ss.h"l. tim" rt d- disposal to culogizing the dead prrsi- dent ana sccmd to forget altogether that he k Inc center of national contest
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
NEVADA WILL SOON
 HAVE ITS POLICE FORCE

{ f1r membership arc coming from all quarters. an1 fore" ten times the size of rho onr uropoec1 could easily br prglni2ed
 !. ha hr,u said that thr Western Federation of Miners intends to at r,wrl to ohiaiu til-. conlr" of the force. but inc governor has already taken steps Jo render tlcir efforts futile. It is generally believed that such att trmpt- are certain to fail anyhow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
LADIES WILL WEAR
 NATIONAL COSTUMES

The sons of the North will give a leap year party at their hall Satur- urday. February | for members and their friends.
 Come and see tn" ladies in their national costumes and have a good time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
BEGINS TO CLEAN
 SNOW FROM STREETS.

The scrapcr teams of J. F. Kjos be- gan work this morning in cleaning the snow from Front street, according to the contract with the city council.
 Speculation is rife as to whether the work can be done profitably for the sum of 800, and Mir. Kjos and his men will be the objects of much curi, osity for months to come.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
PIONEER IS
 IN TROUBLE
THE DISCOvERER OF GOLD IN THE PANAMA MAY BE
 DIVORCED.
Nuggets Special Service.

TACOMA, Jan. 30.-Mrs. Pedro, wife of Felix Pedro, one of the first discov- erers of paying gold in the Fairbanks against her husband on the ground of cruelty.
 In addition to being one of the dis covercrs, Pedro is one of the most prominent minirm mon of hi, .,no,i"n and one of the best known creeks in the Panama valley has been given his name.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
Nuggets Special Service.

CARSON CITY. Nr> Jlu. 9o Tn. 4o,.mu signed rn- now policy bu today and steps to orauuzo rh" r"r.. "Il h" token tmodtan.N
 Tn" organization um h, --ui- military rr.r. wH Hill uot he very H-+unlar [" the Canadian mounted police IL win take th. field in to days and begin it's duties. The applications
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
PORTUGAL I'M REVOLUTION;
 BATTLE ON LISBON STREETS

republican with splendid opportunities for foiing charges of cavalry or in fantry, and military knowledge k off set by the obstacles opposed to it,
 A strict censorship of all dispatches has been instituted, and the full de
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
Nuggets Special Service.

INDIANAPoLIS Jan 3o-At a joint conference held her, last night ru, United Mine Workers agreed [, j., the American Federation ot 1aDnl control the mctaIr,rou~ mines. while
 the federation surrendered all Inc cou-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
LOUIS GLASS
 ASKS BAIL
Nuggets Special Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-Louis Glass has issued d writ of habeas corpus which is returnablc tomorrow. January 30
 Glass demands that he be Idmitted to bail, and says he can force the prosecution to release him.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30

The mob has barricadcd the streets and fighting rages continuously. Wca- pons are not plentiful amongst the revolutionists. but some guns have been used effectively by them, and the city has been converted into an inferno.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
HAPPY JACK GETS
 MARRIED AGAIN

Happy Jack, one of the natives who possesses tine qualities that make them widely known in white circles took unto himself another bride last Sun day evning.
 Jack has been married several timc4 within the memory of Nome people. His last wife died about one year ago.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30

the G"rccncss of tn" lighting k uu- doubted Very little mercy is hriue shown to the rcvolutionists caugh. and fears are entertained that they will rctaliatc and murder diSarmrd soldici~
 An attempt was made by the mob today, it is known, lo reach the royal
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30

Fresh Peanuts l5c. per pound. pounds for $1
 Lined Leather Mittcns, pairs $1 oZ. duck, 1Sc per yard. Al the Nome Bnzaar.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
HOLD MASS
 MEETING
Nuggets Special Service.

'~aSSSs SPSSio' Sc'S'SS'
 FAIRBANKS, Jan. BOA mass meeting will be held tonight for the purpose of discussing the question of the threatened strike which is due next Saturday
 On that day the unions will declare the strike unless the length of days work be made eight hours all over tho. creeks.
 The citizens are hopeful that some means may be discovered to avert tho operators, will be invited to the meet ing to give expression to their views.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30

palace. bat the military forces had been SD concentrated tau rur r.>ou- tiouarics were forced back.
 IL t- tho general opinion that Dbr l,.- puhlicaus win uiu some time, if mol, at present