Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
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The Republican State committee OF
Missouri met at st. Louis and unanimous
~ voted to indorse the candidacy of Sec
rotary of War Taft
Senator Cullom has introduced reso-
luton to amend the constitution so as to
limit the term of President and Vice Pres
ident to six years. He says this would
stop the pickering over this question.
With the introduction of Mrs. Cobden-
Sanderson, leader of the suffragettes in
England, to an American audience of
woman suffragists at Cooper Union, New
York, the suffragette movement was
thought 10 be grated upon the United
States.
Gov. Broward of Florida has appointed
William James Bryan of Jacksonville to
the United States Senate to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Stephen r.
Mallory. Mr.. Bryan is a young man, be-
ing only about 80 years old. He is ma
tive of Florida.
Another word for the central bank idea
has been spoken by inancier of high
standing, Vice President Vanderlip of the
big National City Bank of New York
He favors a combination of the branch
system of Scotland and the central bank
of issue in Germany.
Responding to request" Representa-
tive j. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
has introduced a resolution providing for
the restoration and continued use of the
motto, I'm God we trust" on all silver
and gold coins of the United States. The
resolution calls for the destruction of all
lies from which gold or silver coins minus
the motto could be coined in future
The Aldermen of the Borough of Man
haitian, New York City, virtually rebuked
Gov. Hughes and also Mayor Mcclellan
by re-electing John f. Ahearn as presi-
dent of the borough, an Office from which
he had been removed few days before
by Gov Hughes. The vote was "a to p
The ruling of the Mayor that Ahaarn
was ineligible for reelection was OYER
ridden by an equally emphatic vote.
The presence of w. J. Bryan in Guth-
RE, Okla, recently inspired the chaplain
of the lower house of the Legislature to
pray, that Mr. Bryan might be the next
President of the United States. Imme-
diately after the prayer the House broke
into a storm of applause that lasted sew
eral minutes. The Speaker added empha-
sis by putting it as a question to the body.
Every Democrat present answered AYE"
Later both branches of the Legislature
met to listen to a speech by Mr. Bryan,
and he was afterward given a reception,
during which he shook hands with several
thousand people.
The announcement was made at Phila-
delphia of headquarters there for new
al To ka L ~,
can party, the impression being that
Wharton Barker was the prime mover.
No names were signed to the declaration,
which holds that both the existing parties
have put up for sale to the highest bid
der the rights and liberties of the people"
and proposes a platform including postal
savings banks. parcels post. government
ownership of railroads and telegraphs. in
come tax abolition of the Senate and the
Presidents veto power. 1t criticises the
recent financial policy of the administra-
ton.
The reports of delegate hunting for the
Republican nomination on the third-ferm
sentiment finally became so persistent that
Secretary Cortelyou issued a formal de-
NAL saying that he has not been a can
ddate ''for anything but the confidence
of the people in the discharge of his du-
ties" and that neither he nor his friends
directly or Indirectly have tried 10 Sc
cure political support for any candidate,
nor sought to influence movements il Ms
Interest If in future he decides TO ~
candidate for any Office, he sa5s 20 WI
&c prepared to say so and to a@
grounds on which he asks
This statement is generally n
he collapse Of the CortelyoJ