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Matrimonial Presidents.

Buchanan was our only bachelor
President. Tyler, Fillmore. Benjamin
Harrison, and Roosevelt were married
twice. Grant was the youngest man
elected President, being forty-six, hut
Roosevelt was the youngest man to
serve as President. being only forty
two when the death OF Mckinley put
him in charge Of the Government
William Henry Harrison was the old
est man ever elected, being sixty
eight Fifteen Presidents were between
the ages OF fifty and sixty when they
entered the White House. FIVE were
over sixty. and six under fifty.
Eight Presidents were affiliated with
the EpiscopaHan Church. six with the
Presbyterian. four with the Methodist,
two With the Congregational!st, two
Reformed Dutch. one was q Liberal.
one a Unitarian. and one a member
Of the Church OF the Disciples.
Sixteen Of the Presidents bore arms
in the service Of their country. wash
ington. Monroe, and Jackson were IN
the War Of the Revolution Jackson,
William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Tay-
Tor, and Buchanan were In the War
OF 1912. Lineoln's military experiences
wa In the Black Hawk war. Taylor,
Pierce, and Grant served with dis
tiaction in the Mexican war. Grant,
Hayes, Garfield. Arthur. Benjamin
Harrison. and Mckinley we're in the
civil Wsr, while Roosevelt had more
OF .ess 10 do with the Spanish wa.
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as governors Of New York. but the
people drew the line on mayor OF New
York city becoming President. not ono
out Of the ninety-four men. who have
held that position. having been even
nominated.
While according TO compilation
made by the Pail Mall Gazette and
also according 60 city directories the
name OF Smith Is the commonest in
in the world not one OF the name has
ever been elected President or Vice
President. only one has ever been
nominated for President-Green Clay
Smith, Of Kentucky-by the Prohibit
tionists. in 1876. William Smith. OF
South Carolina. in lS2s. and William
Smith, OF Alabama. in 1886. were
named for Vice President
Fourteen Of our Presidents have
been OF English descent FIVE have
been scotch-Irish. Van Buren, and
Roosevelt are classed among the
Dutch, while Jefferson was the only
man OF Welsh ancestry. OF the first
twelve Presidents, seven were born in
virginia. OF the last twelve, five were
born in Ohio North Carolina and
New York boast OF being the native
states Of three Presidents each
Massachusetts supplied two, and New
Hampshire. Pennsylvania, KENTUCKY
Vermont. and New Jersey. one each.
Roosevelt is the only President who
was city born. -
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called upon 10 preside at the White
House That man was John Tyler. who
became President at the death OF VII
liam Henry Harrison.
Only one Speaker OF the House has
been President. He was James J. Polk.
He served as Speaker Of the Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth Congresses.
1s35-1sS9 others have been nominated,
notably. Henry Clay and James G.
Blaine. Smiling" Schuyler Colfax. of
Indiana. served as Speaker Of the
ThIrty-eishtb Thirty-ninth. and For
tieth Congresses, 1s63-1s6a, and was
elected Vice President with Grant in
1865.
There have been sixty-two justices
Of the United States Supreme Court,
but not one Of them has ever been
chosen President. John Quincy Adams
was the only President, who ever
served his country as its diplomatic
representative at the court Of the
Car. Monroe and John Quincy Adams
we're the only Presidents who ever
represented. us at Austris's court.
Thomas JEFFERSON and Monroe we're
the only ones who ever served as our
representative In France. Aside from
these the diplomatic service is barren
Of Presidents
Martin Van Buren,, Grover Cleveland
and Theodore Roosevelt all served
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first time since 1857 that a
former member Of a Cabinet
has been chosen for that
high position. In this par
ticular his immediate prede-
cessor was James Buchanan.
Buchanan was Secretary of
State under Polk from 1845
to 1849. Grant, by virtue of
his position as the head of
the army, served IN the Cab
met of Johnson as Secretary
of War ad interim in 1867.
: Since then no member of
any Cabinet, with the single
exception Of James G.
Blaine, has even been nomi-
mated for the Presidency. 1t
is logical to conclude from
this that he is wasting his
time who seeks a Cabinet
position in the hope that it
will so bring him before his
party and the people that he
may thereby gain a nomina-
ton for President.
But such was not always
the case. When our Govern
ment was young and new to
be a member Of the Cabinet
was to be in direct line for
promotion to the highest
office. Jefferson, Madison,
NJ onroe, John Quincy
Adams, and Martin Van
Buren, were all Secretaries
of State before they were
chosen Presidents.
Taft is not the first Secr6-
tary of War to be nominated
for President. The honor
goes to Monroe, who held
that portfolio under Madi-
son and then succeeded him
in the White House. With
the exception of the irregu-
lar case of Grant already
mentioned, no other War
Secretary was elected Presi-
dent. No other one was even
nominated.
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George Clinton, Too.

Mr. Clinton. OF New York. was also
something OF a candidate. but he was
somewhat successful. He was IN tina
running at the very FIRST elsction ever
held. receiving three votes for Presi-
dent. IN l7S9. when Mr. Washington
scored a general sweep. Mr.. Clinton
was right there again IN 1872, when he
crawled uD to fifty votes in the cleo
toral college. Washington going hina
eighty-twO better Undismayed by
these successive defeats. Mr. Clinton
was one OF the entries in 1876, when he
scored only seven votes. Mr., Clinton
then took a rest untn 1904 wher he
was elected Vice President. NTH
Jefferson as President, He had got
his hand in Jy this time and when
Madison vas elected President in 1903.
MI Clinton was right there Oh the
Job again as Vice Prs5fdsst.
Despite the apparent aversion 70 he
Vice Presidency nowadays on ;he
part OF some OF our best citizens, IN
the early days Of our history It was
looked upon as something OF a snap
and there was never any lack Of candi-
dates for the place. In 1903. when there
were only three candidates for Pres
ident there were FIVE for the position
or Vice President Eight years later
there were only two candidates for
President. but I'VE for Vice President.
Again four years later there were
Eve willing 10 Smmolate themselves
on the altar Of duty enough TO serve
as Vice President. while there were
but two seeking the arduous labors
OF the Presidency. This was the time
when Mr. Monroe put 1t all over
John Quincy Adams. receiving 81
electoral votes to Mr.. Adams one.
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CAUGHT HIM.

Pstiencs-Wen. Peggy says she's en-
gagged.
Patrice-O. did Jack propose to her
sfter all?
well. he didn't really propose. ] be
lieve: he only hintedr-Yonkers States
man
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MeH To Be a LAWYER.

II YOU yearn TO become President
it is well TO become a lawyer first.
not 10 be the son of a lawyer. But
one President has a lawyer for a
father That one was John Quincy
Adams. John Tyler's father was a
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The Same In Other Years.


Vice Presidential candidates still ex-
ceeded those for PresiderS in ;hs
next three elections. but IN 1896 there
we're I'VE candidates for President and
only four for Vice President, This
occurred twice again. IN 1852 and 1854
In 1872 there were Vice Presidential
candidates 10 burn. being eleven Of
them. while there we're eight candi-
dates for President. One OF the candi-
dates for Vice President was John
Quincy Adams. OF Massachusetts.
descendant OF the former Adamses
who held forth IN the White House.
In former days It was quite the fash
ion for a man 10 take both chances
on the national ticket-running for
both President and Vice President at
the same time. George Clinton. OF
New York. was the first ore 10 at
tempt this feat. It was IL 1905 He
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early life a publicist and as a public
official when elected
* ~
No Presidents of the Senate.
Not once has q President pro TEN.
Of the Senate been chosen President.
Only once has such an official been
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LzZLzLZH~ Zz

Sixteen Presidents we're college msn.
three being graduates Of williams and
Mary and two Of Harvard. Grant was
the only President to come from West
Point.
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gave 1t up as a bad job. and history
knows him no more as a candidate.
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= William
II o W a T d
7 a f t S
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President
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
NO REST FOR TAFT
REALIZES DIFFICULTY OF BEING
 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
A Mass of Correspondenee Ia Coming To Him, Neceasitattn@ His Per-
 sonaI Attention and the
 Dictstion of Many ~ Letters.

Hot Springs, Va, July s--when Will liam H. Taft arose today he more than even realized what a dfiicult task 1t is to be a candidate for the Presidency and to attempt to secure rest even amid the isolation of the mountains of Virginia.
 Early this morning dozen big boxes of records were delivered to his ofnce and his secretary superintended the work of arranging their contents In the file room where they will be accessible during the next two months. A mass of correspondence Is coming to him nOcessitating his personal atten- ton. and the dictation of many let ters.
 Rut insisting upon dividing his time between work and recreation. he acc cepted challenge made by Frank B. Kellogg for another game of golf on the mountain links. The Presidential candidate and the trust buster start cd out very soon after breakfast. Mir. Taft's horses have arrived and hereafter he will alternate golf with riding over the mountain paths. He is sufficient friend of his big horse to ride only every other day. believing that to use the animal more frequently would be absolute cruelty. Mir. Taft feels that he is a subject for eongrat- ulation because he has signed all of his acknowledgement to letters of congratulation received after his nom- iaation. He brought over 1.b00 of them from Washington and has stuck closely to the task of reading and signing them. His mail is arriving with great regularity. and letters need- Ing his personal consideration are con- stantly Increasing in number.
 This afternoon ha had another con. ference with Senator Crane. who ex- poets to leave here tonight. aceompa- . nied by Representative Lawrence. of Massachusetts. who came with him MT. Cranes visit has set at rest sug- Resttons that he will be enlisted in the active work of the campaign in any important way He has talked over the situation in New England in great detail and his suggestions have been cvarefullY noted bv Mir Taft.
 Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Representative James F. Burke of Pennsylvania, arrived this morning. With the increasing number confer ences, concerning the Chairmanship of the National Committee, 1t is apparent that MT. Taft desired to have a chair man whose selection shall be nearly as as possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
BRYAN'S HOME
 7 IS FLOODED
tcontlnuea rrona PaEe ons.l
This brought the play to a clos' Ita foundation Has as folloWa.

This brought the play to a close Its foundation was as follows;
 Mir. Bell a passenger on train bound from California to the convention ar Denver was appointed by California delegates to visit Fairview and notify selected as national committeeman for California and that Cole and Bell. af- ter a heated argument. much exag- gefated in the newspaper reports, had finished by agreeing to work shoulder to shoulder in support of the ticket to be chosen at Denver.
 In pursuit of this mission Mr, Bell Journeyed without incident from Og- den, Utah. to Omaha, and Omaha with many dificulties. to Lincoln.
 Ten hours were consumed by MT. Bell in making the fifty-five miles be- tween Omaha and Lincoln. His train was sidetracked at half dozen differ ent points for other trains and was held at a spot five miles from Lincoln for several hours because of a flood which had all but put the Rock Island railroad out of business. The train was halted by washout and facing a condition and not a theory, Bell. grips in hand, started to walk to the city. He encountered in the half mile of track under water and bravely wa ded through the lake, part of the time up to his knees in water. He walked to the Lincoln hotel, and after eating breakfast, started for Fairview in carriage, reaching that place exactly at noon.
 A deluge of rain which had fallen for nine hours made the Journey a per ilous one and when the driver of the cab in which Mir. Bell was seated h- nally reached the suburban form or Mir Bryan, his team was all but ex- hausted, '+-.
 Despite the fact that he had less than a half hour in which to confer with the democratic leader, MT. Bell covered the questions of his speech and other matters he had in mind when he left ogden. Principal of these was his address as temporary chairman and particular attention was given to the portion of it which referred to the campaign publicity plank.
 MT. Bell took occasion also during his stay at Fairview to fully acquaint MT. Bryan with conditions in Califor- mia, and of the features which oc- cured during the trip eastward.
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been looked forward to as among the opposing factors. Finding New York inactive, however, the delegation has practically announced that 1t will not be left alone in wilderness.'
 The delegation enthusiastically en. dorsed Clark Howell for the Vice Pres idency and determined to present his name to the convention and to start an active campaign in his behalf. Mfr. Howell also was named to succeed him. self on the National Committed.
 The Georgia delegation will meet again tomorrow when some definite plan of action may be made. A repre- sentative of Judge Gray has been in- vited to appear before the caucus to present the claims of Delaware's candi- date for the Presidency.
 W. S. West, who was first selected as the States representative on the committee to notify the presidential nominee, declined the office on the ground that he refused to notify Bry- an."
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RELATIONS SEVERED
FULL TEXT or THE DIPLOMATIC
 NOTES.
The Break In Relations Between This Country and venexuela Is More Complete Than Is Generally
 Believed.


 New York. July s--The break in di- plomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela. which resulted in the withdrawal of Jacob Sleeper, the American Charge D'Affaires. from the Venezuelan capital. is far more complete than was at first generally believed.
 The full text of the diplomatic notes which passed between Sleeper and pr. Jose de Jesus Paul, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs. subsequent to the withdrawal of Mir. Sleeper, in- dicates that not only are the friendly relations interrupted, but completely severed. In his letter notifying the, Foreign Minister of his intention to leave the Venezuelan capital, Mfr. sleeper wrote that in view of the Venezuelan governments persistent re- fusal to give redress for "government- al action by which all American inter- ests have been destroyed or confiscat- ed" and "in view of the tone and char acter of the communications received from the Venezuelan government" he believed that the further hesitance in Caracas of diplomatic representative of the United States subserved no uses ful purpose"
 MT. Pauls reply to this eommunica. tion was made in the same tone which characterized previous communication made to the American representative. It declared that President Roosevelt had persisted in asking redress for American interests individuals without any justice and right. and that venex- uele is not blameahle if it does not permit the nation to be ''wrested of it's rights."
 A request for safe conduct, made in MT. Sleeper's letter, Is refused on the ground that as no state of war exists the Venezuelan government did not consider 1t necessary or 1t to grant it.
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TEXAS NEGROES MAY
 SUPPORT DEMOCRATS

waco, Tex. July e-Prominent ne- xross of this section are said to be preparing to take decided action showing their disapproval of what is known as the Lily White" wing of the Republican Party in Texas. com prisinK white Republicans and such negroes as work harmoniously with them.
 The opponents of the Lily Whites" say they will go to Denver prepared to agree to vote for the Democratic nominees for national officers, provided thev are treated right. They say fur ther that the Democrats of the South are the negroes best friends and do more for their race at all times than any one else. They are agitating the matter in the public prints and other sgksa.
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CLARK HOWELL ENDORSED
 FOR VICE PRESIDENCY

Denver. Colo. July 6.-Georgia Is against Bryan if there Is any chance of encompassing his defeat. but prob- ably will vote for him on Thursday next unless 1t Is demonstrated in the meantime that decided stand in op- position can be made.
 This position of the delegation was announced at the conclusion of the caucus this afternoon. It was that Georgia came to Denver expecting to and an anti-Bryan standard about which they could gather, with other op- posing delegations, the uninstructed delegations from New York having
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FURNITURE.

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FoR sALE RIAL EsTAYE.

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5. SHEPPARD BROWNS
BALDWIN COUNTY MAN LOSES HIS
 LIFE.
Boat Capsized aa Soldiers Creek Un- der sucpicious Circumstances and Authorities Are In-
 vestigating the Case.

Pensacola, Fla. July e.--(Speciai.)-- News reached her today of the drown ing in Soldiers Creek. three miles from Randolph's store In Baldwin county. of S. Sheppard. prominent man of that section of the country, and 1t is be- lieved that he met with foul play.
 Sheppard. from information brought here by parties reaching the city had gone fishing in sail boat. which was found capsized. Appearances were that the boat had not accidently cap sized, but had been pulled near the bank and turned over. The body was later recovered.
 On account of foul play being sus- pected coroner's jury had been sum- moned to make an investigation when the parties bringing the news here left Baldwin county.
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Gufrey Is Reelected.


 James M. Guffey of PernsyIvania was today reelected member of the Demo- cratic National Committee from that State. although several delegates left the caucus before it was done, deciar- Ing the proceedings irregular.
 The delegation met at the Adams Hotel and immediately after being called to order a motion was made by John P. Tow. of Philadelphia. that an adjournment be taken until o'clock tonight. The motion was seconded by L. Mconiston. of Butler. It was urged in support of the motion that the con tests for various seats in the convan- ton had not been settled and that the meeting was irregular. The motion was declared by the anti-Guftey men to be carried although not more than a dozen delegates voted. These favoring the adjournment. all of whom were op- posed to Guffey, then left the meeting amid cries of towards" from the Guf- fey men. Colonel 6uffey then entered the room and the meeting was again called to order .forty-seven delegates being present, although four or av alternates were included in this total
 William !. Banner, of Pittsburg. act- ed as chairman. P. J. OBoy1e, of Wilkes Barree nominated Guffey for Ma siouai committeeman. the ~,s'.i-N+tr being seconded by John M. Garman of wiiker Barre. Pa, Mir. Guffsy was then elected without opposition.
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oL.AsH IN oKLAHoAfA.
Negroes and Snake Indians Have More
 TrOuble.

Washington. July s-Thsrs was clash between the Snake Indians and negroes near Sonora. Okla, yesterday, acording to dispatches received by, the Indian Protective Association of Wash ington, from Eufaula- Horka. orator of the four Indian tribes.
 Several complaints have been regis tered here of late by the Indians, who declare that the whites, through gov ernment officials dealing with half breeds in the Oklahoma cities. are ob- taininE possession of their lands with but nominal remuneration, and this ts understood to have been the cause os the trouble yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Tsxas Love Feant for naaley

Denver. Col. July e.--The caucus of the Texas delegation held tonight proved to be an epthuaiaatic love feast for Senator ]. W. Bailey. Resolutions were unanimously adopted expressing regret at his serious Illness and pleas ure at the indications of his speedy re- covery.
 The recent interview purportIng to have been given by W. J. Bryan and which set forth an unfriendly attitude on the part of Mir. Bryan toward Sen ator Bailey. was also made the subject of Q resolution which instructed R NJ Johnston. National Committeeman from Texas, to communicate with Mir, Bryan on the subject.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
New York caucns.

Denver, Colo. July e.--At the New York State caucus here today, the pre- viously arranged program of the State leaders was carried out in every detail. dency, vice presidency, or the aelec- tion of National committeeman.
 Louis Nixon was appointed at the head of subcommittee Of ten to draft a tentative platform to be presented at a sub sequent caucus and to be urged before the convention committee on resolutions. A strong anti-injunctien plank was offered in the caucus and re- fered to the subcommittee without debate. Charles F. Murphy was made chairman of the state delegation and Alton B. Parker member of the com mittee on resolutions. Thomas F. Grady member of the committee on rules Daniel Cohaian. member of the commit tee on credentials and Charles F. Will Hams, a member of the committee on permanent organization.
 The caucus adjourned to meet again at 10 a. m. tomorrow. The sub-com- fnittee on platform held It's first meet ing during the afternoon. Absolutely no suggestion as to a future course of action regarding the presidency. or vice pr oaidsncy was made. It was generally understood in advance that all of these matters were to be passed ovar for the present and decided by other sub-eommittees to be named to- morrow. The anti-iniunctlon plank which was offered h the caucus by Charles P. Williams of Lyons, pFo- vides for such q modification of the laws relating to intunctions as to pre- vent the issuance of an injunction ,un- til due notice and full hearing; for trial by another judge than the one Issuing the writ in case of contempt