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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
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lprovsments there was expended in
1sot-fsos on buildings and improve.
msnts. $4,000. The Montgomery
Preparatory School was enlarged. The
Legislature doubled the capacity Of
Marshall College, by an act which bs.
came a law during Governor Whites
term, and neeessltated more buildtns;
the rebuilding Of the School al west
Liberty which was burned down, was
done under Republican administra-
tioF. There has been during the last
eight years mueh improving Of the
State Capitol; the eevernoss mansion
wss enlarged and come sf2,ooo.oo or
st5,ooo.oo worth Of real estate added
and paid fer, besides a large arount
Of .trsst pavement A grsat building
was erected at Spencer during Gov
eraer White'9 sdminlstratier, as we'll
&C reservoir, etc. Considerable aadE,
ticns we're made at the Weston Asy-
luHn curing the same administration,
asgrssstfne about $4,000. a large
Building at The Deaf, punab and alird
.,,,.la., -. = 'O.na.y, Vs. ereesse
ing Governor Whites term there was
spent on the three Miners, Hospitals
81 .ss a
"a ssnst ssoFas oyer 2og per esat:of
~. sss.e era st'ars astrsii,g
Sa9ysFner Mn'se,s term went 70 shs
leFeet'en ct buildings and 8inprcys.
''lSss.
we have expended much over t8a
million dollars In the last eleven years
in the way Of permanent improve
irnents, probably two and a half mil
liens Of dollars. This Is nearly as
much as Governor Maccorkle claims
to have spent for all purposes by leg
IsIatiye appropriation during his term
Of office And yet he boasts Of doing
more in building than was done in
the past eleven years. The facts are
he did not do one.tourth as much.
During Governor Whites term /.
was figured that over ttstyons een+s
on every dollar that came into the
State Treasury was expended for edu.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Businessmen for Bryan

Many businessmen throughout the
state who have heretofore been repub-
licans are going to cast a ballot for
William j. Bryan next Tuesday. These
men believe with Nathan Straus. the
great New. York merchant and philan-
thropist, that the election of Mr.. Bryan
will be benefit to all the country and
to all the people. The reasons given
by Mr.. Straus for supporting Bryan
are as follows:
Il feel sure that he will be elected,
and I say. as businessman, one who
Is as much interested perhaps as any
In the. general prosperity of the coun-
try, as one who is bound to feel per-
sonally any lack of prosperity among
the masses. that 1 believe his election
will be a benefit to all the country and
to all of the people. Those that talk
otherwise, those that predict panic and
disaster as the result of the election of
an honest man, chosen by an honest
majority of the people, are narrow
minded and short sighted or pretend to
believe that which. they know is not
true, or they are seeking to obscure
the real and vital issues of the cam
paign. Mr.. Bryan will make a safe.
reliable, conscientious president a
president for all of the people, the rich
and the poor, the big man and the
little. He will represent the American
people, not any class, and for that rea-
son / shall work for him until election
and vote for him on election day
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

COLONlzfD
TO SUPPORT COOK
Irregular Registrations Involve
Parente, push Candidate
for Assembly
Police Are Investigating Infrac-
fions of Law in Forty
fifth District

Systematic colonization ,of voters in
the forty fifth district for the purpose
of swelling the vote for Judge Carroll
Cook and Louis Parente, push" candi-
date for the assembly, has been uncov-
cred under searching police tnvesti-
CATION. The push" operations may in
volve Parente.
In q lodging house. maintained by
Louis Parente at 2191 Powell street.
nine men have been registered. who do
not reside at the place, but on the
contrary are notorious gangsters from
the forty y-fourth-the Barbary coast
district. At half a dozen other places
IN the district similar Irregularities
have been found.
The investigation of the registration
In the forty-fifth district has been IN
the hands of Policeman Jack Sheehan-
Sheehan demanded from Parente list
of his dodgers. and when 1t was re-
turned by the candidate for the as
sembIy Il lacked nine names that had
been registered from the address
Further investigation of the names
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
| DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE NOTES
FARMERS OF CALIFORNIA
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR BRYAN
Bell -Phelan Special Proves
Agriculturists Will Sup
port Democratic Stand
ard Bearers

The trip of the Beu-Phelan special
train through the two great valleys of
the state, Southern California and up
the western coast to this city, has dem
onstrated that orchardists and farmers
are just as enthusiastically supporting
Bryan this year as are the members of
labor unions. All classes were repre-
sented in the audiences that greeted
the train, and at every stop the speak
ers met many republicans who openly
announced that they. would vote for
Bryan. Never in the history of presi-
Dental campaigns of this state have
democratic speakers drawn such i'm
mense crowds or been received with
such wonderful enthusiasm.
Evidence as to the success Of the
train is contained in the following
telegram received yesterday from Wat
sonville:
Enthusiastic meetings. Bell adj
dressed 1900 at Santa Maria; Sanford
and Phelan $500 at San Luis Obispo;
1000 at Watsonville. H. S. Fletcher,
republican, president Watsonville
bank, for Bryan"
The special returned to this city last
night, completing the greatest and
most successful weeks campaign ever
made in this state. Theodore A. Bell,
who returned with the train in time to
make a speech at the big meeting In
Naval pavilion. predicts that Bryan will
carry California by big majority.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
SAYS PROPOSED SENATE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 is VOID
Local Attorney Declares Clause
Relating to Interstate Conn
merce Violates Law

Z Editor Call: After full and careful
examination and consideration Of sub
division (A) of section IA of senate
constitutional amendment No. 1 1 have
come to the conclusion that the same
is void, $50 far as it applies to railroad
and other corporations doing an inter
state business. This subdivision,
among other things, declares that
When such companies are operating
partly within and partly without this
state. the gross receipts within this
state shall be deemed to be all receipts
on business beginning and ending with
in this state, and a proportion, based
upon the proportion of the mileage
within this state to the entire mileage
over which such business is done, of
receipts for all business passing
through. into or out of this state" and
the percentages charged for taxes are
not uniform or alike.
This provision Is In violation of the
law pertaining TO interstate commerce,
and In nv Judgment would be void.
fornia establishing. our present law
against corporations doing interstate
business, and my opinion is that if this
amendment is carried there will prac-
tically be no taxes collected from cor
porations doing interstate business
within California. for several. years to
The present constitution Of California
was adopted by the people in order to
prevent 4 special legislation. Senate
constitutional amendment No. is drift
ing back into special legislation, con-
demned before the passage of the pres
ent constitution. and ought not to be
tolerated. Yours respectfully.
VIM. II. H HART.
San Francisco, Oct 81, 1908
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Hearst Shields Cook Whom He
Denounced Two Years Ago
Examiner Editorial Said He Was Without Scruples
and "Push" Judge Controlled by Politics

Carroll carefully Hears
Cook candidate for reelection the superior bench
magistrate Ruef man. push judge who could be relied
do Ruef work bench Here what Hearst thought of Cook
editorial printed the Examiner October &c. 1905
UEFS HAND REACHED OUT
0 SEIZE THE JUDICIARY
When Ruef used Central methods steal the district
attorneys office but of his plan to make himself master
of the legal machinery of San Francisco His judicial conventions
manipulated with the purpose. -
In making his nominations bench he showed shameless
resolve bench that would take orders For the superior
he named:
Charles T.. Conlan Edward Mogan
For presiding Judge of the tOf appeals he named;
CARROLL COOK
These known every who has dealings with
the of San Francisco push Judges They have regard
politics, by
all aside from the
evidence in the before
Conan and Mogan the police bench have built strong
constituency turning The guilt
innocence of the accused has been the last thing they have
sdered The pull has been their guide and it because they
has determined them the bench
Judge Carroll Cook better than Conlan Mogan He is
the police judges whose byword
with every citizen Rue trying make him presiding
Judge of the for this district because he be depended
do Ruefs work appealed .
of the district attorneys Office,
should succeed with Conan and Mogan
hear the appeal citizen would be safe with
favor.
the people ready their and
ready to place their liberty mercy this dehed
decency the evidence of his from going
before unbiased jury?
There Just prevent the conummation of this
instead of the of criminals
citizen of decent instincts cast his
ballot for the following candidates for judgeshpsi
the superior
William P. Lawlor,
F. Graham and :.
John A. Hosmer
the presiding judge of the court of appeal j. A. Cooper
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

financial or political station is publicly known
to have committed crime and to have escaped
punishment through the technicalities OF the
law, and worse still when such person is per-
mitted to openly and nagrantly violate the law
without interference the masses OF the people
who are open to temptation. become restless
and reckless. They quickly acquire con
tempt for the law and its officers. They
promptly argue that what is sauce for the
goose ought to be sauce for the gander." They
lose fear Of detection in crime and their con
sequent disgrace BY exposure BY observing the
false apparent respectability OF the higher up
and as their natural enemy If It undertakes to
discriminate by furnishing them for their ap-
psrently Insignificant offenses.
GIVEN NO OPPORTUNITY
Referring again to the contention of
the higher court that the Indictment
should have alleged that Schmitz was
the mayor Of the city, Heney asserts:
The supreme court did not give us an oppor-
tunity to be heard orally or By briefs in this
matter. II It had done so this question which
seems to have troubled the court could have been
disposed OF very easily.
justices did look into the record OF the case to
some extent and consequently the court must
have known that the defendant Schmitz was
fact that be was charged with having used the
prestige Of his official position. together with
the prestige OF Abe Ruef political boss, to
extort money from the French restaurant keep
ers under threat to prevent them from securing
the liquor licenses The case was tried on be-
half OF the defendant by able and learned attor-
neys upon this very theory 1t can not be pos
sible therefore, that any substantial injustice
was done the defendant by not alleging these
evidentiary facts in the Indictment. Surely nc
substantial injustice was done. 10 the defendant
by failing TO inform him In the Indictment that
he was the mayor of this city and county at the
time he is alleged to have made the threat and
to have extorted the money. He could not have
been taken By surprise by our failure to allege
that fact. for ne is presumed to be sane and &c
be gifted with at least ordinary senses OF
sight and hearing and at least an ordinary
memory.
Heney concludes by showing that the
codes and cases Of the past are against
the contention of the appellate court
that there was no unlawful" injury
The assistant district attorney calls at
tention particularly to section of the
code describing an unlawful act as
one contrary to good morals"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
EVIDENCE COMPLETED
IN THE MORSE CASE

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-There is like-
lihood that Charles w. Morse and A. H.
Curtis. who have been on trial in the
United States court on a charge of vio-
lation of the national banking laws, will
learn the verdict OF the jury next Tues
day night. The taking of evidence was
Completed today. All OF Monday will be
devoted to summing up. Should any
difference of opinion exist among the
jurors their task may be prolonged.
The evidence in the long trial includes
mass of complicated figures which
may be made the basis of almost end
less argument
,,,,,,a 1enait1, os fs,. s,,,,.is,,
ment for conviction on the charge of
overccrtifcation and nlisapplicatioh and
a maximum penalty of 10 years impris-
onment. There is also a charge of con-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
LABOR WILL Be ALMOST
SOLID FOR COMMONER
Workingmen Take Advice
of Gompers and Will
Not Vote for
$. Taft

Labor promises the supporters Of
Judge Taft a big surprise In Califor-
MIA when the votes are counted next
Tuesday night. Practically every prom
inent labor leader in the state is for
Bryan and many of them have been
addressing public meetings in his be-
half for the last six weeks. In San
Francisco the cause of the Commoner
is being advocated by such men as An
drew Furuseth, who is known through
out the United States as the great
champion Of seamen's rights; w. A.
Cole Of the building trades council; J..
W. Sweeney, president of the San
Francisco labor council, and Walter
Macarthur, editor of. the Coast Sea-
mems Journal.
Andrew Gallagher, secretary of the
labor council. in this city, is also active
for Bryan. He has always been a re-
publican, but he feels that at this time
every workingman should vote against
Judge Taft because of the hostility to
labor shown by his decisions in injunc-
ton cases. Gallagher, in a speech
before the last meeting of the Asiatic
exclusion league, said: "If there is
anybody who thinks the workingmen
are going to support Judge Taft, he
should get that out of his head now. I
know from personal inquiry and from
oCt-
retary of the labor council that the
workingmen, not only in San Fran
cisco, but throughout the country, are
going to vote for Mr.. Bryan and for
no one else"
Conservative labor leaders estimate
that Bryan's majority in this city will
not be less than 5000 and will prob
ably run over 10000. Enthusiasts
place the figure at $4,000. Alameda
county has $4,000 voters enrolled in
the labor unions, and labor leaders on
that side Of the bay say that 80 per
cent of the union men are for Bryan.
There is big labor vote in Los An
geles, and there the fear of members
of trades unions that their arch en-
emy. General Harrison Gray Otis. will
be given cabinet position II Taft is
elected mas made the labor vote al
most solid for Bryan.
Reports from all over the state show
that the union men everywhere are
taking the advice of Samuel Gompers.
1t is their vote that will cut the Taft
majority to a small figure in republi-
can strongholds and roll up such ma
jorities for Bryan in other counties
that the state will be placed in the
Bryan. column by a plurality of not
less than 10000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
OFFICERS "DO" POLITICS
Appeal to Roosevelt Caused by
Federal Employees Activity

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Oct. 81
George I. Neal, vice chairman Of the
democratic state committee, and active
head of the democratic campaign In
this state. sent telegram today to
President Roosevelt complaining OF the
in the campaign. The telegram fol-
lows:
"The federal office holders in this
state are making your position of not
permitting pernieious political activity
by federal officers the laughingstock
of the state. I especially refer to
Frank H. Tyree. marshal for the south
ern district; Charles ID. Elliott, marshal
for the northern district, and George
M. Bowers, fish commissioner Their
pernicious political activity in this cam
paign is a common notoriety We are
ready with. positive proof, at any time;
of their guilt"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Trust Aids Taft

Former Congressman Caminetti of
the democratic campaign state COM
mittee charges that the Standard oil
company is trying to line up all its en-
ployes in California for Taft. He says:
Information has been received by
us from reliable sources to the effect
that employees of the refinery of the
Standard oil company at Point Rich
mond have been asked to join the Taft
club in that town. Foremen and super
intendents have been appealed to, to
exercise their influence in behalf OF
the republican candidate. We are also
informed that the same state of affairs
exists at other Standard oil plants in
California, and that the big trust is
doing all in its power to save Cali
fornia for Taft"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

disclosed that nearly ali OF them were
those OF well known Barbary coast
characters from the forty-fourth dis
trict.
Here are the names Of the nine;
Charles Aubertine. baker"
Dan Sorenttnf, tailor"
Thomas +. Brady, tailor"
Guy A. Blake, maeninist
Ernest c.. cramer. ~teamster."
Thomas Mccarthy, timer. - j..
Jacob Andrews. .tsamster." go.
Grant E. Hawk. tailor.
Edward Gregg, tailor
A further irreguIarfty in connection
with this registration OF nine names
from Parente's lodging house Is the
fact that the nine sample ballots mailed
TO the names at the address have not
been returned to the registrar OF voters.
The ballots were mailed October II and
have not been sent back On. the en-
veIope is a. return request" specifying
that IL not delivered in three days the
envelope be. returned. TO the registrar
OF voters. .''s- .s.;
! More. .eoIonizafion evidence was dis
covered by the return OF the sample
balfots to- the registrar OF voters from
the addresses given BY the men who
signed the city roll These viii ne
challenged If they appear at the polls
to cast q vote More. than q score
OF such cases were uncovered, but Two
OF Rhe more notorious were those OF
Herbert @. Emerson. alias Yarkey and.
.aat face who was registered from
554 BROADWAY, and '.Chickey" OMaI-
lev OF 1884 stockton. Both OF these
raen are we'll known TO the police, and
for years have been prominent figures
in the forty-fourtl1 district
Another man who viii be challenged
Is Angelo Jambruno OF SO Houston
street. who is under indictments for
Illegal registration at the last election
but who had the effrontery TO register
again for this poll Marry 6raay
~ a7s Francfsco street will also be
challenged on similar grounds.
Additional Illegal registrations were
discovered from the houses az lol Bay
street 500 Francisco street. 1oV4
stockton and 14t1 Stockton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Appeal to Workers

The following appeal has been is
sued from the democratic state head
quarters:
ITO members democratic state CEN
trail committee, members of county
committees precinct workers. demo-
cratic organizations and friends of the
cause
The fight is won if we hold the
ground gained. Get out the democratic
vote early and see that it is counted
Watch the count carefully and report
any Irregularities promptly. Rocke-
feiler and Carnegie declaration for
Bryan"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

however. has helped instead of hurting
his fight and he now stands to win.
The colored mems nonpartisan
league has indorsed the candidacy OF
Judges Dunno. Hunt. Sturtevant and
Cabaniss 9nd Frank s. Britain. The
league has also indorsed Irving Acker-
man for state senator in the twenty
fifth district and for the assembly
Harry w. Smith in the forty first !;
George w. Lewis In the forty-second: !:
Milton Sehmitt In the fortieth, and
Charles Lightner in the forty-fifth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01


More than $50 men have volunteered
|; to stay all day at the polls to help
Judge Hunt. There seems no doubt
that Hunt will be elected. There are
1900 retail grocers in this city and
poll of 1900 of them shows that 1000
are for Hunt. In one wholesale house,
out of ia employees. ~ are for Hunt,
and many of the others vote outside
of this city.
Judge Sturtevant is making a strong
fight and the reception which he re-
ceives everywhere indicates that he is
popular with all classes of voters. His
record as presiding judge has enlisted
in his cause many of the best known
attorneys of the city. and they are
writing to all their friends and clients,
asking that Sturtevant be not forgotten
on election day.
Justice of the Peace Isidor Golden
has made remarkable progress during
the last few days in his campaign for
the unexpired term. Golden has
achieved an unpopularity in certain
circles which has helped his fight mar
velously. His method of conducting his
the organization republicans and his
temerity some time ago in venturing
to decide a case in accordance with the
law and evidence and against M. H.
de Young, who was trying to pocket
the wages of an employe, has earned
| for Golden the enmity of the Chron-
icle, which yesterday put Golden In
an unnamed category with. Cook. This,
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

the statutes provide a penalty of two
years Imprisonment and a fine of $4,000
for conviction on this charge. Mrs. A.
II. Curtis and Miss Kate Wilson, private
secretary to Morse, were among the last
witnesses called by the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Poll Favors BRYAN

A straw vote taken in all the Offices
of the Associated Press between San
Francisco and New York gave Taft
for Bryan
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
oRDERs- FIANcEHs PORTRAIT

TURIN, Oct. 31.-It was learned here
today that the duke of Abruzzi has
placed an order for the painting of a
large portrait OF Miss Katherine Elkins
to whom he Is engaged to be married.
The portrait will be made from photo
graphs:
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

Do You Want $500?
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page 46
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

Fan goods Just In Koenig Shoe Co,
Kearny and Post. 1541 Van Ness ay.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
CAUsE oF DECENCY INJURED

Commenting upon the effects of the
supreme court decision, Heney says
II Is difficult TO measure. or even adequately
conceive the overwhelming and appalling amount
of injury 70 the cause Of decency, law and or
der which was done by the decision OF the su-
T,re,ne court Ia the Schmitz case
Whenever q man who occupies q high social,
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
DUNNF WILL GET
BIG LABOR VOTE
Straw Ballot of 1000 Working
men Show 1000 Favor
Honest Jurist
Judge Hunt Indorsed by ALI
Clean Electors and Success
Is Assured

Conclusive proof that the. laboring
men Of this city are strongly in favor
of the reelection of Judge Dunno has
been obtained by a prominent union
labor leader of this city. Without an
nouneing his own preference he took
a poll of 1000 organized workingmen
with the result that 800 of them cast
a straw ballot for Dunno.
The laboring men who took part in
this poll are all in unions affiliated with
the labor council and. were principally
teamsters, iron molders, brass workers
and stevedores Here is the result of
fha nall.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

For the presiding judge of appeal: A. Cooper