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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
srAaE MEN.s BARBEcUE.
Apnusl Oufinr of 0rBanisation al
 Jnchson,s Lake.

Annual 0nfinE of 0rganisatien nt
 Jackssn,s Lake.
 One of the notable outings of the spring Ia the annual barbecue of the Montgomery. Stage EmpIoyes and the announcement that 1t will be given at Jackson's Lake, May 2, is received with general interest.
 The Montgomery Stage Employees are among the most popular of the city. They are men who make the show from the wings and the flies and while they are not seen their work Is very visible Their festive gatherings. arc extremely enjoyable. For. their cue this year they have made unusually elaborate preparations and 1t is ex- pected to he the finest of the many fine ones to, their credit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
Wiley Going to virginla.

As soon as he is able to make the. Journey, Representative Wiley will go. to Hot Springs Va. t
 The swelling in his hands and in the feet has gone down. and he no longer has much, if any, pain In these mem. bers, but the knee joint Is still so swollen and inffamed that he Is utterly helpless. Colonel Wiley however. rested well last night. and today look ed much improved. and was in deciced- ly better spirits. He has been con- fined to his bed twenty seven days. It Is hoped that he can be taken to Hot Springs within week.
 Alfred J. Stofer,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
pecatur Unne Arrned.

The case of A. c. Henry vs. The National Bank of Decatur, was argued today in the Supreme Court. This suit involves about si5.0Oo. and Is over cer- tain deposits.
 s Mir. Henry first got Judgment in the Alabama Circuit Court and the bank appealed to the Supreme Court of the State, and that court affirmed the de- icision of the lower court. The bank, claiming that Federal question was Involved. brought the case to the United States Supreme Court.
 Hannis Taylor appeared as attorney for the bank and A. E. Goodhue of Gadsden represented the plaintiff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02

proposed ordinance providing for the appointment of a Board of Examiners for all stationary engineers in the city and the ordinance defpfnK the, duties of the City veterinarian were among the many important items Of business.
 Neither of the efcommtttees took any definite action on any matter discussed by them. After about an hour ses- sion for each. committee. 1t was dectd- ed to postpone definite action untu. q further meeting of each committee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
TAKING OF AMERICAN, iS,t COTTON ETC I6,,, RT

Nou, Orieans May l.-Secretary hestef viyss inc taking of American cotton by sninners throughout the world as follows. in round numbers: . o.a 600 last year, 22s, 900 year before last
 Total since September 1st this year s- f1l.o00. against 10. o.isAoo0 last year. ana a.Of2 900 the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Cenada sooh sa5 1.I47 OOO bales this year, against 2,SbO.ooe last year. and 2,Osb. 900 the year petge eSn : ooO last year and i. .slS.0o0 the year before' and foreign spinners 5,s27, 900. against S- Ssl.OO0 last year. and 5,lo4,Ooo the year before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
STILL UNIDENTaFIEp.
Nothiniw Aseerfnined Abo4t 0orpse Of ls rmsnnt Found Thunadmy, e,.-a... {.

-9 EmKnnt Found ThanagIE9 9s19'I-e.-1 N 7.
 The identity of the Infant whose corpse was found in a ditch on Ripley street Thursday morning Is still unde- termined and all efforts on the part of the Police Department to ascertain It's parentage have availed nought.
 Even the race of the child was ques- toned, police officers inciining Go the belief that dt was a white child while the coroner reported that 1t was a negro. No arrests have been made ion the case. ....s ".
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
MONTGOMERY AFTER CONVENTION Sunday School Association Co Select
 

Birmingham. May 1.-(Special l)-The Executive Committee of the Alabama State Sunday School Association VIII select the next place of meeting later on. but 1t Is understood thas there IS a close race on between Moolie anu @ NontRomery. But three places In the State can entertain the conventions or this organization because of the large attendance.
 The Jefferson County Sunday school Chorus orEaniEed purposeiy to furnish tha music at the State Conventions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
COMMITTEES MEET.
Fire and Judiciary, Discuss HmpOrtant Mnffern

Both the Fire Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the City Couu- cil met in the Council Chamber last night to discuss many important items of business.
 Before the Fire Committee the most important item of discussion was the location and purchase of a lot in Clo- verdale that fire station might be eracted for that suburb.
 Before the Judiciary Committee the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
nr. Garrlson Wim Reeover.

Birmingham. May 1.-(Special.)-Dr. J. E. Garrison, the physician who shot and killed J. H. Williams an electri- clan at Flat Creek in the western part of Jefferson County Thursday and was himself badly wounded. Is improving slowly in the hospital here and 1t is believed that he will recover Mrs. Garrison Is constantly by his side. Esv- cry attention is being given the physi- elan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02

wilmington, May i.-spirite turpentine steady, 4SKc:I receipts 6s casks
 Resin steady S2 .6B; receipts 3o1.
 Tar firm Si so; receipts e6
 Crude tuEpentine firm. sS' ss; ts.VV anu S4 25: receipts 103. |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
wrrKLY nANK CLrARINCs.-

New York. May I.-Bradstreet's bank 30. shows an aggregate of s2.2s7.ffe. 900. as against Si.sss.ss7.0oo last week. and s2.ssf. 4s7, 900 in the corresponding week last year ts
 The following Is a list of the cities:
 Per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
ar. .LouIe GRAIN MARKETs.

Whest; Nav ss @N bid; July sAx bid : Sept S2@ range ssh to ssk bid; s4% a "A to ss; s2 to S2H A; range S5N to sBN @Z SEX to SSh Q A Sie; Oats: May 47%A: range 41%A. to 41x.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
C,,Tv FIVE srocK.

,17 ko@s1s.eO; No, do. siT.so a ST. SO: No i southern and No. Southern soft at SIS .50W$I7.35.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends and aeauaintsnces of Mrs. An- nie Benton. Mr. C. First Johnson Mr. r. B. Johnson. Mir. J. H. Johnson, Mrs ard 6rs F n Jahnson .ss' i,,,9ss.s e. attend the funeral services of the former at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church this (Saturday) afternoon at o'clock. Rev. R. c. Judkin officiating. rendered the Cantata Esther tonag aght before a large and appreciate audience.
 Trustee Re-AppOinted.
 The Governor yesterday re-appointed J. H. Johnson a member of the Board of Control of the Sixth District Agra- cultural School.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-02

/ KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
 XanRas City, May 1.--cattie. receipts 1,zoo,
 sudinG 300 Southerns: market steaayi e. 'a z6 cents lower:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
/; WILLIAM II. TAFT.
/ Next President Of the United States.
ilican, asst; smith, Democrat, 2,s17;

tlican, s,S54; Smith, Democrat, 2,S17;
knauss. American, 225.
For Representatives--Randall, Re-
publican, 3,922; McCracken. Republi.
ican, 3,S49; England, Republican, 1885;
Fuller, Republican, 3.91s; Grout, Demo.
icrat, @,635: Louder, Democrat, 2,633.
lFolkman, Democrat, 2,655; Spencer,
DEMOCRAT 1859. .5.. p
For County Commissioner, long term
More, Republican,, 3,99S;s Herric!l,
Democrat, 2,6S3: .Hendry. American,
,2S1. s5.
/ For County Gommissioner,short term
{----Bybee, Republican, $685.; Bues,
Democrat, 1853
! For County Acknowledgement. Re-
.publican, 1851; Pratt Democrat. 2,722.
For County Clerk Dye, Republican,
4,o1l; Junk, Democrat 2,476; Horn,
= Aincrican.;221.
For County Surveyor Craven, Re
publican, 3,0S7; jenkins, Democrat
$50.
For County Treasurer--Cha
Republican, 1888: Mckay, Democrat,
-. All; Hume, American, 242,
For County Notwithstanding Re
publican, 1904; Wright, Democrat.
9 $50: Foster, American, e47.
For County Assessor---DiX, Republic
can 3.S75: Tribbie, Democrat, 2.5S5;
Gill American, 10.
For Sherilf-Wilson, Republican. 81
SS7; Anderson, Democrat, 2.5S5; F'oy,
American. 2S2,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
REPORTS FROM
COUNTIES OF UTAH
mot a. Single Democratic Legis-
Iator for Either House or
Senate Yet Elected.
SCRATCHING VERY HEAVY.
One judicial District Judge May Also
BE Gained Providing \. II. Chris
Jensen Holds His Lead.

with summary reports IN from al
most every county in Utah. there has
50 far failed TO show up n single
Democratic legislator for either the
house of the state senate
From present appearances the next
senate viii as solidly Republican as
the last. which did not have a single
Democratic member. Besides the nine
& holdovers, it WILL lie composed! of
Christopher Burton, representing
Rich, Morgan. and Davis counties, and
succeeding Senator Walton; W. c..
HorsJcy of Boxelder. succeeding SEN
ator Clegs OF Tooele: A. Z. HYDE of
Juab. succeeding Senator Callister;
Rudolph Kuchler of Weber,, succeed
ing Senator Hollingsworth; J. b.
Wilson Of summit formerly a mem
Der Of the house. to succeed Senator
Rasband: X. w SevN. succeeding
Senator Willis Johnson. and Carl Bad
ger. $. j, StookeS- and G, f. Marks OF
Salt Lake.
Of the new senator's Kuchler, Stoo-
key, Marks, and Wilson, all served in
the last session as members of The.
house, except Wilson, Who WAS amen.
Der -four years ago.
There Is chance that SdpeN's OPP
popent may pun through as reports.
from ms 0Ilsltlcl. are illeaScf. .a.5t5.
ERlcKSEN= DEFEATED.
outside OF a solid Republican sem
a Il and possibly AN almost sofia
house, the most emphatic result IN
The state is the gaining of one Judi
cial district judge for the Republi-
cans. provided the present apparent
lead OF = Fl. Christensen oyer IFerdi-
uaui Erickson, Democrat ana incu-
bent, finally prevail. That Ferdi-
.nsnd Erickson Should have been pull
cd through during the ROOSEVELT land
slide was the wonder of southern
politics. and With a Taft landslide
10 figure on this year, the Republicans
are closely watching 70 see whether
Erickson is again victor. Summary
reports received this morning give
Christensen a victory in Sanpete with
81 8 Ia spare, and iii Carbon mititz5a
to spare. while; in Sewer the result
ia close. and Grand. and san Juan
are vet TO be heard from. Emery is
for Christensen,
The Republicans patched up an old
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
JUDGE TAFT FIRST and
THE REST NOWHERE,
Republican Candidate for President Elected by Superb
Majorityln New York State His Plurality Will Exceed
That of Mr.. Roosevelt in 19O4-Carried Greater New
York. Tammany's Stronghold by Plurality Of l5645.

New York. Nov. 4--William Howard
Tart Of Ohio Republican. has been
elected twenty-seventh president OF the
United States. and James Sherman OF
New York has been chosen vice pres-
dent. This is the outcome of one Of the
most remarkable political campaigns Ia
the history of the republic.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska,
the Democratic candidate. went down
in the third defeat OF his lfe's ambition
to occupy the White House
Returns today Indicated that Mr..
Taft would have at least 29S electoral
votes and as the returns came in in
creasng from the west 1t began to look
as though the figures might reach the
80 per cent mark, claimed as assured to
him in the ante election forecast or
Chairman Hitchcock Of the Republican
national campaign, or possibly even
approximate the SO per cent achieved
in 1904 by Mr.. Roosevelt.
! One of the results SURPRISING the
most sangunc hopes OF most Repuhli-#
cans was Mr.. Tafts carrying the great
| or city OF New York by plurality Of
Is, 5i5
SURPASSED ROOSEVELT.
Ills plurality in New York state Will.
considerably exceed sooseyelt'.s big
! plurality of laO4
GOV. Charles T., Hughes was te-elect-
ed by a plurality estimated today as
Well above $4,000 over the vote cast for
his Democratic opponent, Lieut-Iior.
chanler while Greater New York gave
IA plurality of more than $4,000 for Taft,
| II gave Chanler Il margin OF $3.50
With 81 United States senators 10 he
elected by state legislatures, chosen
yesterday or earlier in the fall the Re-
publicans will retain their control OF
both houses of Congress. the precise
figures being subject to change, how
! ever. New England, New York. New
Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA rallied TO Taft
| With notable najorities. Maryland re-
/, turns early tuday dwindled raft.s plu-
I rality, as claimed last night. until Br-y
1.-the state.
| West Virginia also was in doubt,
| with the probabilities favoring TAFT. I
| Maryland and West Virginia prove to-
| day TO be Bryan states. Taft would
| still have 2sI electoral votes.
, aSOf the states which at the outset Of
! the day We're generally placed in the
| Bryan column. Colorado and Montana
| We're still subjects OF counter claims.
Nebraska. however, has been decisively
credited to Bryan. On the basis of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04

+
S; Florida, 5; Georgia, 13. Kentucky.
1S; louisiana Q; Mississippi. 10: Mis-
souri,, IS; Montana, 8; Nevada, 3;
Nebraska, s; North Carolina, 12:@ok-
lahoms, I; South Carolina, 9; Ten
nessee, IL; Texas, Is: Virginia, IL.
Total. III.
IN DOUBT.
Maryland. $: West Virginia, I.
Total. 10.
Among the more significant results
We're the re-election TO Congress of
Speaker Cannon and Chairman
Serene Payne of the House committee
on ways and means, and probabls
reelection for q third term of Gov.
John Johnson CDemocrat.) in Min
nesota, which state nevertheless. re-
turns a pluarlity for Taft of probably
upwards of $4,000.
1t became early evident that Thomas
l.. Hisgen, candidate of the tndepen-,
dent party had received comparatively
meagcr support and that his vote
would not materially affect the result.
Little was learned early today as to
the magnitude of the Socialist or Pro-
hipition VOTES, fE
TAF'r's PLEDGE.
cincinnati. o.. Nov. sat midnight
lnstnirlit street demonstration which
had been making merry down town
reached the TAFT residences. The er1-s
tire street became blocked with i
shouting throna,
After expressing his deep apprecia-
ton Of the affection shown him BY his
stration, Judge Taft said the election
had been an important one and hoped
and believed would prove to be wholly
in the interest Of the whole country
In promoting a return OF prosperity
IF the present returns are con-
iirmed." he continued "in their indica-9
| ton of a complete Republican victory.
il shows that'n not only the business
men. but the laboiing men, wage earn
ers and farmers have had confidence
III the Republican party and the Re-
| publican ticket Ii Indicates that they
| were independent and would not be
controlled by any leader who might
propose TO deliver them 10 one party OF,
another.
Now. my friends. If as I say, these
returns are confirmed by a decisive
Republican victory. If the Congress and
the executive shall be Republican,
say so far as I ran pledge to you all
the energy and ability that Ii, me lies
shall be used to make the next admins
tration n worthy successor of that Of
Theodore Roosevelt and beyond that
claim nothing higher
II believe / was elected by the busi-
ness men Of the country, Democrats as
We'll az Republicans, that received my
share Of the labor vote, and that the
farmers generally stood by me. l am
very much gratiied.''
William Howard Taft was sitting in
the library OF his temporary home. the
G. p. Taft residence, this morning,
when he gave expression to the above
declaration Going more into detail as
to the returns he added:
IN my own state and Indiana. the
result was very much affected by the
local liquor questions. and it is very
difficult to figure out just how it OPP
Grated. The sweeping victory in New
York Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Connecticut is especially gratifying TO
me-
Although Judge Taft was up the
greater part of the night scanning the
reports. he arose early this morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
RETURNS THROUGHOUT STATE

here was G.. Nj. Childs for county SUI
perintendcnt of schools. who polled $50
10 his opponents Qdopkins) 40b Ihe
first two amendments carried by vote
OF 10 to ! and the third amendment
was lost. There We're 10 American
votes and 10 Socialist votes.
Bountiflll-Repurts throughout Davis
county are to the effect that the entire
Republican ticket is elected. The cleo
ton here went off very quietly and no
excitement prevailed. In Bound1ui
ial eiector on the Republican ticket,
headed the poll with 291 votes, with
Spry the lowest with 259. Jesse Knight
led the Democratic vote with 26S, the
lowest man being Evan X. owen can
didate for secretary of state, 24f. There
were III straight Republican and $50
straight Democratic tickets cast. Ter
Socialist, 10 american and 4 Iatt-
Liberal votes We're cast.
Nephi-There was Il tremendous
amount of scratching in Juab, eapec-.
ially in the western portion OF inc
county where the miners all scratched
iii favor of Knight. AT 1880 all the
returns had not been completed anu
the county clerk reported that the bal.
lots would not all be checked up be-
fore I3tc IN s=LHe- al leii -
publican officers with the exception OF
county treasurer We're elected with
,naiorities ranging from 175 to 300. T.
III. e. Parkes. Democrat being I'M :.
doubtedly elected The judiciary has
probably gone Democratic. Through
u1it the county knight Went ahead5
81 Spry by a narrow margin. Nation
alIv the county is for Taft,
Mt. Pleasant This place was one Of
ne few Sanpete county towns that
went Democratic in yesterdays cleo
lion. Bryan scored about HoS to 49p
Tor Taft. The vote for Knight was 6lS
to 2S4 for Spry.
Brigham The Republicans Won this
county from top to bottom. The aver
age Majority for Taft and the state
ticket is something like 500. With ma
iorities ranging from $50 TO 300 for
me Republican county ticket. An I'M
usually heavy vote was polled. especial
Ily&in this city.
There. were gar Votes ga st
hara in Yesterdays election. OF these
Nh TAFT received 1874 AR Bryan 80
er,ttsri,,e For governor. Sprt re-
ceived f6s, knight. a. For represen-
tatiye, Howell. 1ss; Martineau, 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04
SINGING REBUKE FOR
AMERICAN" GANG RULE
Election Returns From All Over the County Confirm the
Republican Landslide Leaving Not Even Constable
Elected to Console the Trouble Breeders in Their
lgnomnious Defeat at the Hands Of the People,

BY a vote which at 10 p. m. on the
night Of election the American coun-
ty chairman characterized as "disap-
onting.'' the disapproval of the people
OF salt Lake county OH gang rule in
pciitics, on religious crusade as an
issue. and on 4 "persuader'' governing
r,olicy, was firmly and frankly eN-
pressed.
Penalties which the american" par
ty had invited by disownlng John S.
Bransford when he proved himself a
better citizen than politician at a time
when the people We're looliingSfor citi-
scns4and not politicians i'll the public
service, and that they again invited
when they launched religious cru
SADIE, were paid in the totals rolled up
on the ma chimes
II the reelection campaign oratory
lad lacked heat. and people seemed
calm 1t was a. determined calm. and
the earnestness Of it became apparent
from the minute the polls opened Tues
day morning. The lines that then
formed remained in place all day for
votes on record, and the result shows
clearly that they knew how they want
ed them recorded.
NOT EVEN CONSTABLE SAVED
TO bring about the phenonlinal Re
publican victory--it should rather be
called q non-partisan victory for fair
minded people--the Republican gain
over the vote in the city for one year
previous became a matterof 5000 votes.
he demand for peace the demand that
religious warfare must cease there
fore Went into the very nucleus of tho
American" orsaniza ton, and left 1t
nota single vantage ground that 1t can
call It's own this morning. Not,even a
cpnsta BILE or a Justice of the peace was
saved 10 it to show that there is some
sympathy With its nvoyNed purposes as
announced BY the chairman OF its state
convention. and its leading 'rule or
ruin orators. NJ
'.AaTERIC.AN'' SLUMP.
Many phases Of the result are inter-
cstlng, Knight ran ahead of his ticket
III. 9dit lLdhe County pS#i ,uVV NOTES. Il ne
texture of the entire proceedings, how
ever was the tremendous slump in
American votes. The Democrats
poled within 1000 of what they had
TWO years ago The Americans
slumped away down from the totals
piled up for John S. Bransford when he
secured almost half of the Salt Lake
City Vote The total vote was remark
ably large. Politicians. except j. t.
Eldredge. thought it would not exceed
5000, and would probably be close to
10000 The claims of Mr. Eldredge,
however that 1t would go close to 10000
We're verified as the total is very little
less than this figure. On the first re-
PORTS sent in a vote of $1,000 was
shown
A feature of tie casting of the ballot
was the lack of excitement, OF trouble
or rowdyism. Little interference with
the orderly progress OF the voting oc-
CURED anywhere. In district ~ the
machine was out OF commission for
half an hour, hut the trouble was final.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-04

The following bulletins We're sent in
by the .Deseret News CORRESPONDENTS
At . p. IN. today, showing how the
vote stands outside of Salt Lake
county. ogden and Weber appear in
another column Of this edition:
provo--Returns are very slow COM
ing in. At 1880 o'clock today one
Provo district was yet to be heard
from In the other seven Taft had
1905 Bryan, 1,121; Spry, 934; knight.
1852. it is conceded that knight
has about 1000 majority in me
county. In the seven Provo districts
reporting, Booth for district Judge nus
La Gorfman Democrat, 80 e..
opptuent's majority in the county.
Iii Wasatch county. all districts re-
porting except Wallsbury, Booth mas
$50: Corfman, $40. In the same dis-
tricts. Cuff and Morgan are ted WIZ
SiS each
Loean--The result in this city was
not determined up to. noon today. II pc
s Ing SO close that either side might WIN
rs 10 tho national and state TICKET.
Last night Knight had eight more votes
than Spry. but Republicans claim TINS
z MAS Offset this morning.
Tho county Went Republican. eScept,
as 70 y. w. C'rcokston. for sheriff. anu
Miss Linne Telford for recorder. How
els majority insthe county is approx
iitateiyHSS50. Richmond. Lewiston. Mefi-
don, Millyi'ie and Newton went oeino-
cratic, While Smithfleld. Weilsyilie;:
Benson, Greenrille. Providence, aud
Cove Went Republican. Il
Park city-Park City went Democfa-
te in yesterdays election and this Is
PROBABLY true Of the county, though me
returns. are coming in slow. 1t Is e.
ilevet that probably one or two offices
we've saved by the Republicans. The re-
suit q Coalville is about even. Wan
ship went Democratic and Hennatef
vent Republican. ]. r. Paxton, iEn-
Ilhlican candidate for treasurer: .. " :.
Nitkin of Pcoa, for superintendent OF
e @s9opls, and the Republican candid y
vt representative. are probably eiectea.
i,eh!l-Election day passed off very
flietigs here yesterday though ileaNs
s sele9 was polled. with the following .Ie-
asl,s Taft, 81: Bryan. 401; spry. ~ ~ !. !.
tis,,ssht, 4S3. The balance Of the stare
s5sket vent Republican, win an ave-.
ase vote Of 55s, as against an average
III ll6 for the Democratic ticket. ina
&c Republican vote for. county o. :
sssFs was 56s, to ais. Democratic 1ne
n'Y Democrat receiving majority