Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17

uau toiu tue special grand jury that
$4,000 of the proceeds Of the "papern
ferries line was used to refund political
campaign contributions made by Whit
ney, Widener, Elkins, Dolan and hinis
self has now been denied under oath
by Ryan. The denial and a correction
came while he was being examined
as witness In the suit Of minority
stockholders Of the Metropolitan Street
railway, who claim they were deceived
by the directors. Ryan when question
ed about thu payments from the ferries
road deal said it was In settlement of a
debt Of the company, but would not
specify, admitting that 1t was done at
the dictation of the late w. @. Whit
ney, who then controlled the Metro
politan. 1t was in the nature of re-
endorsement for sums advanced by
the parties interested two years before.
States Split on Local Option.
The saloon question was answered
variously Mt the polls in three states
April Illinois, Wisconsin and Ne
braska. In thousand townships of
Illinois this was the burning Issue after
a campaign full of intense feeling
and bitterness. Unusual electioneering
methods were in vogue. Women led in
prayer meetings and the church bells
in some places rang frequently to re-
mind the voters of their duty. Tents
were erected near the voting places and
hot coffee and rolls served to voters
against the saloon. Wagons loaded
with children carrying banners and
singing temperance songs were driven
through the streets. Church choirs led
In public hymn singing. While these
methods and others helped to win most
of the smaller towns and some larger
ones to local option, majority of the
cities Of Illinois sustained the saloon
on high license basis. In the latter
list stood such cities as Springfield
Aurora, Elgin, Kankakee, Blooming
ton, Danyile, Joliet and Alton, while
the optionists carried Rockford, Deca-
tur, Galesburg, Dixon and many SMALL
er places.
In Wisconsin the Anti-saloon league
met with defeat, the appeal for per-
sonal liberty having great weight with
the German population, and several
towns which went dry two years ago
were won back to the saloon.
In Nebraska 800 cities and towns
voted on the license issue. Early re-
turns indicated that the area of dry
ness would be increased to one-haIf.
At Lincoln the issue was between COM
plete prohibition and restriction of
saloon hours to daylight or from Z
a. m. to p. m. A small majority for
the restricted saloon was returned.
Elections on the liquor issue were
held in fourteen counties of Michigan
April 6. and ten of these went dry.
Taft For Woman Suffrage.
Secretary Taft, upon reaching Gin.
cinnat for rest among old friends
after his trip west, expressed the be-
lief that woman suffrage Will come
eventually"
chieaao Goes Republican.
In the local elections at Chicago the
Republicans elected twenty-three Of
the thirty-five candidates for city coun-
ell. Socialists cast over 10000 votes.
An Eastern Gray League.
Leading Democrats of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
met at Philadelphia and organized the
George Gray league for the purpose of
pushing the candidacy of Judge Gray
for president. Like johnson, Gray In
sists that he Is not seeking the nomina-
Hon, but he would accept. Gray head
quarters have been opened at Washing
ton.
Taft Wants Big Army.
In his Columbus speech Secretary
Taft came out squarely In favor of a
larger standing army of the militia.
While he thought there was no pros
pect OF another civil war, he pointed
out that well organized militia would
be most necessary Should the forces
Of anarchy, socialism and revolt
against organized government manifest
themselves" He further predicted
that within decade 1--WE shall have a
regular army and citizen soldiery
sufficient to put into the field 25O,OOO
men,"
Milwaukee Socialists Second.
The municipal election In Milwaukee
resulted In the election of David s.
Rose, Democrat, as mayor by 1000 plu-
rality over the Socialist candidate, Sell
del. The Socialists made gains, and the
Republicans came out third in the
race.
Delaware Republicans ynlnstrueted.
The Republican state convention at
Dover decided to send delegates to Chi
cago not instructed for any candidate,
the convention being controlled by
Senators du Pont and Richardson and
the friends of Taft being defeated. The
platform tndorses the administration
and fayors tariff revision.
Taft Wins South Dakota.
The convention of South Dakota Re-
publicans voted to instruct it's dele
gates to support Taft in the national
convention.
Kansas City Democratic.
The Democratic ticket, headed by
Thomas T. Crittenden, 'Jr., for mayor,
was elected by narrow majority
over the Republicans at Kansas City,
Mo. Unofficial returns placed the ma
jority at about 500, a change of 1000
since 1906. Crittenden is pledged to
support the saloon laws, but was aided
In his campaign by the liquor inter-
ests.
Philippines Favor Bryan.
The Democratic convention at Manila