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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-29

Is IL Bryan and prosperity or Taft
and continuation of the Roosevelt
panic? It's up to the voters to decide.
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General O. o. Howard said i'm a
speech in Ohio the other night that
Taft was just like Lincoln. That being
true. Honest Abe must have been 4
corpulent individual who never did a
days work in his life.
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However. Spry will enjoy private life
once he gets used 10 working at il.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


For President
William J. Bryan
/ For Vice President
John w. Kern
State.
For Presidential Electors
Frank B. Stephens, Salt Lake
James Andrus.- Juab
Aquila Nebelxer, Cache
/ For Congress
L. R. Martineau. Salt Lake
! For Governor
! Jesse w. Knight, Utah
( For Justice of the Supreme Court
S. w Stewart, Salt Lake
I For Secretary OF State
Evan r. owen, Cache
/ For Treasurer
Joseph E. Game. Salt Lake
For Auditor
J. W. Nixon Emery
For Attorney General
J. w Stringfellow, salt Lake
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
D. H Robson, Sanpete
judicial Ticket.
For District Judges
Charles Baldwin
Oscar W. Moyle
Ray Van Cott
Frank j. Gustin
For District Attorney
Willard Hamer
County Ticket.
For State Senator's
William R Wallace
DIR. c. r. Wilcox
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For Representatives
Thomas H Fitzgerald
Ray kenner
Amos Turner
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d. P Felt
". J. Korth
Mrs H. J. Hayward
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For County Commissioners
c. L. Miller dong term
H J. Hayward short term
For Clerk
Lucien A Ray
For Treasurer
Isaac A. Clayton
For Recorder
Thomas Aston
For Attorney
Richard b. Thurman
For Sheriff
John B. Burbidge
For Assessor
c. D Harding
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Municipal Ticket.
For City Judges
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For Constable
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Stunning Autumn Hats

FOX EVERY TASTE AND OCCASION
we have beautiful hats at 81 ana S1a
100, as well as a superb gatherino, ~
inodeis from the famous Partisan mo-
diStes. ranging in price to SO
Our lire of s. and 1886 hats neos,,-o
up to the SO and s12 standard of 80 II :
stores; at these prices We show an eSl
cepuonahy attractive collection which -
GUIDES many copies and adaptations 81
On account Of the grand success ar5
the pubiics appreciation of the exce-I
uonai values IN our 50 plume sale 81
the sale will continue all this week ana
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TIE METALS.

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half-naked woman was roasting locusts:
while her family squatted about and
smacked their lips. awaiting the feast.
Very few of the huts are more than ten
feet in diameter, and some are much
less
One of the villages we visited was that
of d famous native chief, who led in the
rebellion which resulted in the loss of
Matabeleland to the natives. This was
Dom Jaahn. He is now an old man. but
still has a great respect for the man
who conquered him. Indeed. he is so
not go to his grave for fear his spirit
may be. lowering about 1t. Not long ago
the manager of the Rhodes estate here
fold Dom Jaahn that he would give him
horse and a new saddle and bride II
he would travel over the twenty miles
between here and the Matopos hills and
look at the Rhodes monument The man
replied that he did not want Cecil Rhodes
to haunt him for the rest of his life, and
that he believed it was best to let dead
men lie Nevertheless. Dom Jaahn was
famous warrior, and during his prime
Was much feared. He fought well, but he
gradually came to respect the English
soldiers who conquered him. A short
time ago he was asked what he thought
of Cecil j. Rhodes and his troops. He
replied:
Those men were men"
After this he stopped a moment and
proceeded:
Those men were men of men, And. "
he concluded, their fathers were men be-
fore them"
Cecil Rhodes Big Rhodesian Farm.
About seventeen miles from Bulawayo
we found ourselves in the heart of a
big farm established by Cecil J. Rhodes.
He bought up nearly all the land be-
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Taft. the successful aspirant for the
nomination. aware of the convention s
action before people half mile away In
the city of Chicago knew who was to run
on the republican ticket for the greatest
elective Office in the world.
When Abraham Lincoln was a candi-
date for the nomination by the repub-
lican convention. which met in the same
city of Chicago May Is, II and 49, 1850.
the telegraph was working. but not like 1t
does at the present day; the telephone
was unheard of. and the only method Of
quick transmission of news to small cities
was the railroad.
Mr.. Taft's notification party will be a
formaity, a survival Of a custom which
once had much more significance. be-
cause then the successful aspirant re-
ceived his first adequate information
through that notification.
First Convention Held.
In 1880 the first convention held for the
purpose of nominating an aspirant for
the presidency of which there is any rec
ord was held in Philadelphia by a party
known as the United States anti-Masonic
party.
The germ of the convention idea had
been spread broadcast by this Philadel-
phia gathering. and in the next two years
several more were held. At the one
called by the democratic party in Ralti-
more in 1882 Gen. Jackson was placed in
nomination. with John c. Calhoun as his
running mate. This ticket was elected.
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Turn About.
MRS. Phelps Stokes. at a din

MRS Phelps Stokes. at a dinner in
AVA New York, condemned the custom
airy treatment Of domestic servants.
"On account Of this treatment" she
said. Intelligent young men and women
keep out of domestic service. despite
the good pay and the comfort.
But who can blame them? In a court
of law, one day. a man cook was testi-
flying, and. simply because he was a
cook everybody there. from the judge
down to the crier. felt entitled to call
him by his first name. Had he been a
cart driver they would have called him
Mr.. Smith. But no: he was in domestic
service.
"A young governess, a Vassar girl.
turned to me during the trial and said
that she. as a governess. met with just
such treatment on all sides.
She said that. on the lawn OF her
country house, her mistress once intro
duced her to a gentleman.
Miss JONES' so the introduction con-
cluded, is our governess. you know
The governess looked at her mistress
expectantly as IL waiting for something.
and she said-I beg your pardon
but what does the gentleman do?
What do you mean? said the mis-
tress. haughtily.
You have told him my occupation
said the governeSs. Now / want to
know his. so that the acquaintance may
start fair"
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up: and. as the huts stand upon a hill he
had a magnificent view on all sides. He
could look over the rich valley In one
direction and away off at the other see
these mighty hills among which he loved
to wander and where he directed his rest
Ing place should be. Right under the
hill there is an orchard of peaches. pears.
apples and apricots. now In bearing. which
was set out under Mr.. Rhodes direction.
and looking over the valley one now
sees the rich fields of corn which his i'm
agination planned.
A Lover of Solitude.
I am told that Cecil Rhodes liked to be
alone. While at the government house
came here to the farm those who wished
to see him had to drive eighteen miles
out and then eighteen miles back before
they reached hotel. If they wanted to
stay they had to sleep in the open, for
the huts were only large enough for
Mr.. Rhodes himself. Later on he built
a hotel about three miles distant in
order that he might have a place to
entertain such guests as he chose This
hotel is now used by the visitors as
lunching place on their way to the
tomb.
l am told that Mr. Rhodes would go
off and spend days by himself In the Ma
topos hills. He would take books along
and camp out. AT one time he wandered
up to the place and got lost. There his
remains now lie 1t was some time be-
fore a native appeared and showed him
the way out. In describing the place
to the Matabeles. he was told that the
hill on which he was lost was known
among them as the mountain of the
friendly spirit
Leaving the farm, we passed through
the great park and gardens which Mr..
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spent many hours upon the effort to cut
down his speech of acceptance from 10 OoO
words. (which the first draft reached, to
$500 words
Lincoln answered the formal note Of Mr.
Ashmun May %.
Lincoln's Reply Brief.
The reply Of .the great war President is
simple. This letter contains 135 words
and is the expression of Mr. Lincoln's
feeling over the honor that had been
thrust upon him and of belief that he
would win
Just when the custom of writing letters
to the candidate without journeying to his
nome to make formal notification by
word Of mouth gave way to this latter
method is undetermined.
Gen Grant, nominated by the Philadel-
phla convention of 1872 for a second term,
was notified of his nomination by Thomas
Settle, president of the convention, by let
ter and later by word Of mouth. The let
ter or Mr.. Settle contained only 10S words
while that of Gen. Grant, accepting the
honor, had In it but 225 words
Inns letter of Mr.. Settle was not sent
by mail from Philadelphia to WASH
lngton, but was presented when the COM
mittee Of notification visited the White
House.
1t was on June 10. 1872. or four days
after the convention adjourned, that the
aiOeiiSdlioH COHlHllttee entered the Nv h1te
House to tell Gen. Grant that once again
he had been chosen by a great political
party to represent 1t before the people as
a presidential candidate.
Gen. Grant, replying at the time by
word Of mouth to the letter which was
presented to him, said that he was un-
able to express his feelings at that time
A general conversation between the civil
war leader and several members of the
committee then took place, lasting how
ever. but few minutes. Several days
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Cecil Rhodes Living Room.

tween Bulawayo and the Matopos hills.
including strip twenty or thirty miles
long, embracing a number of rich valleys.
or. rather, depressions In the hills. He
built a dam holding a million gallons of
water to irrigate part Of this tract and
they form one of the paying parts of
his estate. There is a tenant in charge
of them who keeps 700 acres in crops of
various kinds. and l understand that he
Is now raising two crops Of corn year.
In addition there are tens of thousands
of acres Of pasture, and a part of this
is now devoted to ostriches, a part to
cattle and other parts to game. There
are even wild ostriches on the property.
but, by Rhodes decrees no shooting can
be done upon it.
This farm was one of the favorite
homes OF the great white African king
AMI during my trip I had a chance to
see the palace which formed his home
upon 1t. The word palace is ironical
Cecil j. Rhodes. although he was worth
millions. was more fond of the simple
life than Wagner himself. One of his
residences was the government house at
Bulawayo. which had every comfort that
money could buy, but his favorite home
was a native hut. He had such hut
outside the government house, and often
left the latter to sleep under the thatch.
Out here on the farm he had three huts,
and in these he spent weeks and months
at a time. One hut was his bed room,
and another his kitchen, and the third
might be called his drawing or living
room. They are all still standing. His
living room is open on all sides. and
consists of merely a matched roof up
held by posts covering space about forty
feet square. It's walls consist of screens
of mating which may be rolled up and
down to shut out the wind. When Ce-
Gil Rhodes was here. they were usually
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Cheap Charity.

MOTHER ALPHONSA the daughter of
AVA Nathaniel Hawthorne. devotes her
life to those afflicted with cancer. 1t is
to her that New York owes it's admir-
able Hawthorne Cancer Home.
AT a recent meeting in aid of the home
Mother Alphonsa spoke Of charity-a sub
ject whereon, surely, no one could speak
with more authority.
She said that too many people went In
for cheap charity, that too many resem-
bled certain railroad president
A manager came to this president and
began:
odd John Faithful's health has broken
down. He had to leave last week After
his long service. think, sir. we ought to
do something for him, don't you? He's
very poor"
How long has John been with us?''
asked the president.
'Forty-seven years, SIR"
He always did his duty?"
He never missed q day, sir"
And now he's broken down completely
ehg'
THE chances are he'll never leave his
bed" said the manager.
THE poor fellow" said the president
I'VE certainly must do something for
him.
He turned to his secretary.
Perkins" he said, make out John
Faithful q free pass for life"
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The Striker.

Q AMUEL Gompers at a dinner In Chi.
- cago talked about odd strikes.
I'm the town of Tin Can" said Mr..
Gompers. "a strike once occurred In the
melodrama. Pure as Snow
The leading striker was one Garrick
Siddons. He tried vainly to get his own
and his comrades wages raised two
dollars a week. and when his efforts
failed he laid his plans.
The play concerned a murder. The
villain slew a man in the first act. and
in the third. In court scene. he was
tried for his life.
"Garrick Siddons was the foreman Of
the jury In the court scene In Tin Can
at the most thrilling moment. when the
cross examination OF the villain was at
it's height, Garrick Siddons rose i'm.
pressively in the jury box and said to
the villain:
DE Courcey Custis. enough Of these
subterfuges. You. and you alone, are.
the murderer. ought to know, for I
am the man you killed. But Il 10 the
last time you will do 1t. sir, at the
wages am paid at present"
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It Means a Rush.
POSTMASTER GENERAL M

POSTMASTER GENERAL MEYER
discussing the new two-cent letter
rate to Great Britain. said that 1t would
enormously increase the postal business.
The mail bags will fill quickly when
this rate goes into effect. said Mr..
Meyer. He smiled. IF such a rush OF
business had attended on the Nola
Chucky post ofice the old Nola Chucky
postmaster's ways would have escaped
notice.
Some years ago an old fellow was
appointed postmaster of the small viii
lage Of Nola Chucky A number of weeks
passed, and the Nola Chuckians and
their friends began to complain about
the mails. And no wonder. The post.
master, 1t seemed, had sent out no mail
since his entrance into Office.
IAN inspector. investigating the mat
ter pointed to the hundred or more dusty
letters that the postmaster had kept by
him, and said sternly:
Why on earth. sir. didn't you let
these go?'
~ was waitin'.' said the old man. till
the bag got falL'"
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# sent Mr.. Settle his letter

later Cen. Grant sent Mr.. Settle his letter
of acceptance.
Change of Custom Recent.
1t is since the time Of Gen. Grant, there-
fore, that the most remarkable change IN
custom has been effected. and 1t Is only
within recent years that such q public
demonstration is expected.
IT was on July q. or more than Q month
after the convention ended. that Uncle
Joe Cannon, head of the notification COM
mittee of 1904. journeyed to Oyster Bay
and in a comparatively short speech noti.
fed the President Of his selection by tho
convention.
In reply Mr.. Roosevelt used but a few
words, reserving much more space. how
ever to his formal letter, whfch was NOT
given out from Oyster Bay until Septem-
Der L. or nearly three months aiter tne
deed had been done in Chicago. MT. FAIR
banks. was notified on August 3 and he.
too. at that time responded somewhat
briefly, with letter later. which devoted
much space to his views upon the repub-
lican party and the reasons why voters
should adhere to its standard.
The custom of putting the notification OF
the successful candidates of until weeks
after the convention seems to have arisen
slowly and from some reason not clearly
known. II is possible that the politicians
who CONTROL such things desire to have
second burst of glory for their candidate
when the notification is made. something
which would hardly be possible II the noti-
fica ton were made Immediately after the
convention, when one remembers the
space devoted to the proceedings OF these
monster gatherings.
At any rate it Is safe to say that Mr..
Taft's speech of $500 words to be deliv.
cred next Tuesday afternoon at C1ncin-
natl Ohio, from the porch Of his brother
Charles will surpass by many verbal mile
stones those of former candidates for the
position of President Of the United States.
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No records of the notification OF these
candidates are to be found, but 1t Is Ger
tain, however. that no public notification
such as will be given Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Kern was
even thought Of. 1t is probable. from
the present custom of writing formal
letter Of acceptance. that 1t was In thls
manner that these candidates of seventy
to run
1t is also probable that since the tele-
graph was then undreamed of the news
of each mans selection by these early
conventions was first brought to him by
the message of notification which was
sent by mail or by special messenger.
Abe Lincoln Notified.
In 1910 the convention became fixed
institution and one that has never been
replaced in the affections of either poll
ticians or the people-one, indeed. which
is not likely to be Changed. since it is
typically American.
From that year until the present one
conventions have been held regularly.
While 1t is impossible to absolutely state
that in all the years from 1910 to 1o6O
there was no notification through per-
sonal visit, IL seems certain that such was
the case. when the method of notifying
the great civil war President, Abraham
Lincoln is. remembered.
Lincoln was nominated by the conven-
ton, held In the ''Wigwam' in Chicago.
after several ballots. and later Hannibal
Hamlitp was na1,ed' as the vice presiden-
On me aetH' efsMay the President Of the
rcortentf0n;s Hon. George Ashmun. in a
formal letter Of only a few score words,
notified Mr.. Lincoln. then at Springfield.
Ill. not a great distance from Chicago, Of
the conventions choice.
Mr.. Ashmun's letter reads as follows:
Chicago May IS. 1900
To the Honora ble Abraham Lincoln Of Illinois:
Sir: The representatives Of republican party
Chicago. have this day by unanimous vote
selected you the republican candidate for the
supported at the next election. and the under
vention to apprise you Of this nomination and
declaration Of the principles and Sentiments ssip
COMMUNICATION ca1nauG '' 'p'A'@' 'A''
take leave to add our confident assurance that
the nomination Of the Chicago convention will be
ratified by the suffrage Of the people.
we have the s
(signedl GEORGE AsHMuN. Of Mass.
President Of the Convention
ALSO the names OF the twenty-six members OF
the committee.)
In this communication there are to be
found only 131 words. United States Sen
ator William Warner of Missouri. who Is
to make the speech notifying Mr.. Taft OF
his nomination, cannot be expected to con-
fine himself to such brief outpouring as
that Of Mr.. Ashmun.
Great Ovation Planned. =
In addition to the speech Of Senator
Warner, many other things viii happen
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His Favorite Home Was Native Hut.

which the great African hero chose as his
last resting place. 1t is more than q mile
in length. and 1t rises above the valley
for hundreds Of feet. Like all the hills. Y
is composed of red granite and 10 ground
as smooth as a floor. With staff in hand
I climbed up. bending half double IN
places and setting my feet fiat for fear
might slip. The view broadened at every
step. until at last on the top I was far
above the Matopos hills, which extended
up and down the country as far as my
eyes could reach.
Guarded by the Matabeles.
On the summit the rock is smooth. form
ing a level space. which covers perhaps
a quarter Of an acre. About this space
lie a score of the mighty boulders I have
described, SO placed by nature that they
seem to guard it. Right in the center OF
this space. on the very summit. Is the
tomb Of Rhodes. 1t is the rock itself.
The grave was gouged out by mallet and
chisel, and the granite was so hard that
1t required the masons ten days to do the
work. There was no blasting for fear
that 1t might crack the rock but the square
hole was dug out bit by bit until IT was
deep enough to hold the coffin. This was
then covered with cement and granite
slab placed over it, the whole being her
metically sealed. Upon the top OF tne
slab there is now a bronze plate three rect
wide and five feet long, and upon II are
engraved the simple words which MT.
Rhodes ordered for the monument ihey
are:
Here lie the Remains Of Cecil John
Rhodes"
There Is no date OF birth or death nor
any inscription mentioning the wonderlui
work that Rhodes did for South Africa
and Great Britain. The very simplicity
of the monument adds to its grandeur
and the fact that it lies out here In the
open, in the wilds Of the vast country
which he has given to the English crown.
seemed to me monument enough. II was
impressive, and. as looked at II. lnvoi-
unfairly took of my hat. for ] seemed TO
be upon holy ground.
AS I climbed UP the rocks and walked
here and there about the grave l was
followed by two Matabele boys They
made no noise as they slipped In their
bare feet around the mighty boulders
which guard the tomb, and 1t was only
when 1 changed my course that 1 was
able to see them. They were, am told.
two of the guards which Dom Jaahn. the
chief of whom I have written. keeps al
ways here to guard Rhodes tomb. They
are replaced by others from day to day,
SO that some are ever present
These guards say nothing 10 Vleitoe,
but any man who would dare 70 cut ms
name upon the rocks or mutilate the place
would at once be reported to the author
tiles at Bulawayo and punished. At nrst
Dom Jaahn furnished the boys free OF
charge as a tribute to the memory or
Rhodes after a custom that the Mata-
beles have Of guarding their noteo oeao.
After a while however. the Rhodes estate
recognized their value IS a protection
against iconoclasts. and since then GER
tain amount has been regularly PAID 10
the ebony watchers.
FRANK G. CARPENTER