Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
FROM
WASHINGTON


III luCTbbSe VI NlBOT III Jne Lulu DOOm
and a diminution in that of governor
Hughes. In Ohio the state central
committee outvoted the friends of
senator Foraker and adopted, against
their protest, the plan to hold prim-
aries at an early date for the selec-
tion Of delegates to the state conven-
tion. Although the defeat of the
anti Taft men was complete in com
mittee, they are not placed hors de
combat, but under the leadership of
senator Foraker are looming on"
again in vigorous style. 1t is pro-
posed by them to contest in the
courts the right of the state central
committee to order the primaries by
enjoining the boards of elections in
every county from complying with
the order. On top of this comes the
news that the Erie county repu blican
committee, which declared for secre-
tary Taft last March, has rescinded
that action and deposed its chairman,
who is Taft leader Open revolt
against the head of the repub lican
state organization has also broken
out in Toledo. 1t is also on the
cards that an effort will be made in
the legislature to repeal the law
under which the republican Estate
central committee issued the call for
primary elections. 1t is therefore
apparent that there is prospect of
more lively times in Ohio
In New York little has been heard
of governor Hughes for some days,
except in a sporadic way. The anti
Roosevelt element is alleging all
sorts of presidential interference in
state politics, and claim that federal
patronage is being used to stitie the
Hughes movement. But people will
talk in election times. However,
there is no doubt but that something
has hit the Hughes boom hard.
The Knox boom became a little
more prominent day or two ago
through the statement that senator
Crane of Massachusetts would man
age the Knox forces, and that in his
opinion, New England would not
favor Taft but would flock to the
Pennsylvania IS camp. This, however,
is evidently pure speculation thus
far, but is part of the political news
of the day.
The booms of vice president Fair
hanks, speaker Cannon, senator La
Toilette are apparently in a somnol-
ent condition, for they have not been
abroad of late
Senator Perkins has introduced a
bill granting honorable discharges
from the United States navy to
officers and men~of the naval militia
of California who served in the
United States ships Marion and Pinta
at any time between April 81, 1898
and August IA, 1898.
He has also introduced bill pro-
viding for the enlargement of the
present subtreasury site in San Fran
cisco, or for the purchase of another
site and the erection thereon of a
building for the United States sub
treasury, and increasing the limit of
cost of site and building to 81, 600, 600.
Senator Perkins also introduced
bill, prepared by one who has given
the matter much study, providing
for the retirement of civiI-service
employees on half pay. Such retire
ment shall be ordered when the EN-
ploye is seventy years old, or when
he has been employed not less than
thirty years. A person who becomes
helpless and totally disabled is also
to be retired, without reference to
length of service. Any person who
deems himself entitled to retirement
on account of disability, partial or
otherwise, may apply for the same,
and the pension bureau is given
jurisdiction over the matter, and its
findings are final. Whenever it comes
to the notice of the head of depart
ment that an employe has been in the
service thirty five years, or has be-
come unable to perform the duties in
a satisfactory manner, such person
may be ordered to make application
for retirement within ten days, dis
obedience to be followed 10y dismissal.
When an employe is retired, a new
and original appointment is to be
made at salary one-haIf that of the
person retired, and the vacant posi-
tion is not to be filed until after the