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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
Mr.. Turner a Candidate.
= of Tho Times Dispatch:

i'u''ot ol mo llHleS -blSpatCh.
Sir,--In your issue of this date you
state that there are no contests for
seats in the Board of Aldermen in any
ward but Madison and Marshall I
beg to say that am a candidate for
the Board Of Aldermen from Monroe
Ward with the two present, incum-
bents. there being two vacancies to be
filled. l have not only paid the regu-
lar assessment and signed the required
pledge to support the Democratic nom
nees. but ] have done so In a most
cheerful and willing manner. as !
have always voted and supported the
Democratic ticket.
In explanation OF my candidacy. !
resident Of this city. have been in
Der of years, and that am personally
Known to great many business PEG.
pie Of this city.
! trust that you will do me the JUS
tice Of giving this letter the same
prominence that YOU gave to your
article on the same subject, and hope
that you will be convinced al the close
Of the primary that my candidacy has
not only received the cordial support
| OF the Democratic voters of Monroe
Ward, but that will have been honor
cd as their choice for this important
position Yours very respectfully.
| WILMER D. TURNER.
Richmond, Va. April s. 1908.
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senator Martin a. a Preacher.
Winchester Evening star, April

NWlnCHesteT evening star, April 81
Senator Martin, OF Virginia, is prob
ably much better known to the general
public as a politician than a preacher.
1t is pretty generally known. however
that he is a man OF fine common sense
which he applies alike to both political
and moral problems. He will shortly
be called upon to vote on a bill in
the United States Senate that Will
abolish horse-racing In the District OF
Columbia. In that connection he is
quoted as saying that he is opposed t.
gambling in every form, but that 1t Is
his opinion that there is more misery
ruin. sorrow and damage to the social
fabric of the nations capital by bridge
whist and poker in the parlors of tina,
city than was ever wrought by semi.
annual meetings on the race-track a,
Bennins. How is that for sermon:
And who is prepared to demolsh the
astute Senator's proposition Harris.
onburE News
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Election Pledge.


Be good enough to tell me the proper
construction of the pledge to be cX-
acted of voters in the coming primary.
Does 1t pledge them to support tho
Nominees OF tho Democratic party this
fall? VOTER.
Not at all The force Of the pledge
is exhausted when tho vote is cast for
the Democratic nominees of the pri
mary election.
The answer was based upon the frs.
pledge. prepared by the City Committee,
which only required the participants in
the primary to support the nominees
At the next general election. This would
have been the June election Under
the terms of the pledge as originally
written the answer given by The
Times-Dispatch was absolutely correct.
The new pledge was not brought to
the attention of the query editor, or the
above reply would have been changed,
for the new pledge specifically re-
quires support of the nominees in juno
and November.
This language is too clear to admit of
evasion or private construction, and
unless changed by the City Committee
it should be absolutely binding on all
who go in the primary. The Times
Dispatch thinks the City Committee
has acted in an unwise and indefensi-
bic manner. but the redress of those
who object to this sort of behavior
is TO vote the present committee out OF
Office. Indignation is no excuse for
mental reservation. The primary mus
be protected and strengthened. This
can only be done by scrupulous gooc
faith and exact honesty.
The pledge is definite and aust be
observed. Any wnking at personal in
depreciation means the inevitable de
struction of the primary under the pres
ent laws.
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A Foolish Senator.
fNorfolk virginian-Pilot. An,

tNorfolk virginian-Pilot. April 5)
While the Democrats in the House
are employing dilatory tactics to coerce
the majority into the passage of GER
tain measures 1t is to be hoped they
will not hesitate to employ the same
means to prevent the passage of the
ship subsidy bill. This scheme OF UNI
adulterated malappropriation Of public
funds to individual benefit was defeat.
ed last year by the adroit and resolutt
use by Senator Carmack of the only
weapon LETT to a minority against s
reckless and interruptions Legislative
majority. This year the bill has beer
crammed through the Senate and it Is
up to the Democratic members of the
House to obstruct it by all the legiti.
mate devices of the policy OF obstruc.
ton
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at s:15 o'clock in the church parlors.
A musical program will be rendered
during the evening and will fiji the
waits between the tableaux most pleas
antly.
Guild Excursion.
The woman.s Auxiliary OF Bruton
Church, Williamsburg, will furnish a
light luncheon for excursionists going
to williamsburg on Easter Monday
under the auspices Of the Peterkin
Guild Of st. James Church, this city,
Ths number OF tickets sold indicates
that the excursion will be a great
success
Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs, u. A. Saunders Jr.,
returned yesterday from two weeks
visit to their son. Mr.. p. A. Saunders,
third, at auckland, on James River.
Mr.. Harvey Haynes left Saturday for
Syracuse, NJ T., to spend several weeks.
Mr.. Charles H. Talbot, Jr.. will sail
from New York Thursday to take up
duties connected with his consular
agency in Saxony.
Mrs. ]. H. Richardson and Miss Grace
Richardson, of Erie, were guests at
Womans Club yesterday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Gum returned yes
tcrday from visit to Miss Estelle
Collier in Petersburg
Miss Alice OVERLY. of Boydton. is
tho guest of Mrs, John A. Coke, on
West Grace Street.
Mrs Beirne Blair is spending some
| time at Chase City.
Miss Belle Harrison, who has been
spending the winter In Savannah. has
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senator DANIEL and Mr.. THOMAS.
Arlington virsinian. April ~

y . '7tfS1''' 1fPf'7 ~
Mr.. A. F. Thomas. Of Lynchburg, is
trying to stick his nippers into Senator
Daniel again. Somebody ought to clip
that little gnats wings.
Seriously speaking, though, Mr..
Bryan's friends out here are friends
also of Major" Daniel. They love the
old soldier, honorable citizen and ever
faithful Democrat. Some people, how
ever like Mr.. Thomas, think that every
Democrat, or every Republican, or
every temperance man must be tied UP
in a bundle like a shcaf of wheat,
every head in the same direction and
every straw held tight by stout cord
TIL threshed out by the machine. II
Mr.. Thomas could overhear what the
boys are saying out this way he'd feel
like taking private peep in looking
glass to see "where he is att
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POWER OF THE PRESS.
What 1t Has Done In Past to Defeat
Bad Nomination.

Bad Nominations.
On many occasions in the past the
influence OF the press has told 1deci-
sively In the nominating conventions
newspapers defeated Van Buren, in the
convention Of 1914. although a ma
jority Of the delegates were instruct
ed for him, and he had the support of
his old friend jackson for the can
him from getting the thirty additional
delegates which he needed to give
him the two-thirds which would have
made him, the candidate. In the same
s Sur,i, tho aaantcSlavery press of the
didate. at. the polls. A portion of the
Democratic press prevented Case from
getting the nomination In 1852, and
one of the reasons why they opposed
ocratic candidate. was defeated by the
voters In lS48.
Many Democratic newspapers OPP
posed Plerce and Douglas for the
nomination In 1855. because OF their
Nebraska act Of 1854, which repealed
the Missouri compromise of 1920, and
created the Republican party, and
they thus gave the nomination to
Buchanan who vas out OF the. country
that measure, The Southern newspa-
pers defeated Douglas in the Charles
ton convention in 1850, and, though
he received the nomination at a later
more w and the In place BAL BAL
opposition defeated Blaine Tor thu
nomination in 1875, when he was the
favorite Of a majority Of the Repub.
Blaine In the convention OF 1850. wher
some Of Grants friends were pushing
him for third term.-Leslie's Weekly
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THE LONDON BREWERS AND THE
ANGLICAN CHURCH.

No journal comes TO this office for
which we have a higher or more re-
spectful regard than for the Southern
Keen regret that this able contempo-
rary and neighbor takes exception to
our recent remarks anent the licensing
bill offered by the British govern
rlent, and esteems them unfair and
unjust" 1t. assures us that the Estab-
lished Church was in no sense hight
ing on the side of the brewers and
states in rebuttal that Its members
were simply voting the ticket they
had always and conscientiously voted"
1t need hardly be said, we hope that
cur reference 10 the church in this cor
church, but rather to dignity the OPP
position TO the bill. We submit that
political association with brewers is;
rot, per Sc, in any way degrading. The
British workingmans mug of ale Is an
old and. we should say, a perfectly
respectable institution. With reason
and entire seeminess. SO it appears to
us, the Church of England might ques-
ton the desirability of wiping out, at
the rate of over 1000 year. the places
! at which he may get this refreshment.
On sane and wise grounds it might
oppose with votes and influence, "A
measure which, as Mr.. Asquitlis did
proposed to accomplish this, and to
accomplish ii without compensation to
the licensees. Rev p. Edwards for
one. famous as the lighting parson, "
appeared TO think so. fIe was one CT
the most effective speakers arrayed
against the government candidate.
Now, the Conservative victory in the
Peckham district was brewers vic.
tory Fuller details only emphasize
that fact. Conservative organs them.
selves do not hesitate to admit it,
some openly, like the Standard: som,
tacitly. like the Morning Post. There
was nothing new or unexpected in sucl
an alliance. The Southern Churchma
is apparently in error IN asserting tina
the brewers and their following hav,
hitherto been "solidly Liberal" Thei
risihs lHi4usice mas, IA Idtt pteh -
bestowed in recent years as TO max,
the Conservative party patiently de
pendent on them. Certainly their sym
pathies were not with the Liberals il
1904, when the measure of a Conscrva
tive government under Mr.. Baltour
established and enacted their vital con
tention, that, namely of compensation
for eXtnguished licenses.
Tho southern churchman il pcrsuad
ID that rhr clergy voted in this cas-
on Tho side Of the brewers. not becaus
their sympathles ran that way, bu
merely because they have always vote
against tho Liberals. surely tn
church would not permit any. pol!t!cs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Senator Martin is very frank in his
statement and very prompt In saying
that he will not use his Influence to
defeat Hon. Harry Maynard In the Sec
ond District. What a pitiful state Of
affairs for Virginia Democrats. Why
should any candidate be dependent on
Senator Martin for his nomination for
any office? Why Is 1t candidates are
continuing to bark back to Martin!
What has he more than any other
Democrat got to say who the Demo-
cratic nominees shall be?
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Voice Of the People.

The Times-Dispntch will be glad
to publish short letters from its
readers dealing with my matters of
general interest. Such letters should
not exceed $50 words In length, and
must be signed with the writer's full
name and address, though the writ
cr's name will not be published, If
it Is SO requested.
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habit to supplant its view OF tho right
and wrong concerned In such dtes-
ton. 1t would not place party afflliation
above such moral principle rs seems
TO be involved in IT, Yet that would
appear to be the logical Inference from
our neighhor's contention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
THE GRAY AND JOHNSON ROOMS.

The nti-Bryan movement has TAKEN
on new activity. Though the names OF
John A. Johnson. OF Minnesota; George
Gray, OF Delaware and Judson Harmon.
OF Ohio, have all been prominently
mentioned for the Democratic nominal
ton. no open effort was made by any
OF these candidates for months. Yes
| terdays papers, however. announced
the formal launching Of the Gray and
johnson booms with the opening OF the
Gray headquarters at Washington. 1t
| is stated in one of the papers that the
delegation from Delaware Will be for
Mr.. Bryan, despite the candidacy OF
Judge Gray. No one yet has Instructed
for Judge Gray or Judson Harmon.
while Mr.. Bryan has 1s2 votes pledged
already. SO favorable, with very fair
prospect of receiving at least 502 adj
ditional votes. To prevent him from
receiving the necessary 15 votes out
of the remaining 351 will be SO difficult
as to be almost impossible. The fight
OF the nti-Bryan men, therefore, seems
forlorn hope, and If Mr.. Bryan con-
tinues his present rate OF progress he
will have the requisite two-thirds be-
fore the convention assemblies. The
| danger that confronts Mr.. Bryan lies
in tho fact that If he does not get the
! two thirds before the convention it
may be possible on the floor to sweep
| the convention for a more available
| ,,Ii T1e HE hold
on the masses of the Democratic party
| in tho South and West, the indications
arc that Mr.. Bryan is weaker in New
York and New Jersey than he was in
1900 and is by no means strong in
Connecticut. Delaware, maryland or
| West Virginia. In the Northwest, Min
nesota, and in tho Central States In
diana and Ohio arc all against Mr.
| Bryan, and the sole chance that ne
will have Will be duo to Republican
discussions. If. however. the Republi-
can party affirms its centralizins
methods and it's tariff policy and takes
no radical step towards destroying the
basis on which the trusts are built
and If on the other hand the Demo
cratic party goes back to local self
government, States rights and tariff
for revenue only, the opportunity for e
Democratic victory will be unusually
good. At Denver the Democratic party
may be confronted by the alternative
of a practically certain defeat under Mr.
Bryan, or a reasonably certain victory
under some other leadership. It is the
possibility of this alternative tina
gives strength to the booms that are
now being Launched at the eleventh
hour.
If ever there was a convention wher.
the power of the uninstructed delegat.
will be great, not only IN the choic,
of the candidate. but in writing tn,
platform, 1T will be at Denver. TIL,
appreciation of this fact is tn,
stumbling block in the way Of thos,
who want no elaboration by the repre-
sentatives of the people in conventio,
assembled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

1t Is generally conceded that Bryan
can defeat Taft for the presidency, yet
there are Democrats In Virginia who
oppose his nomination. Will these OPP
ponents point out man in the Demo
cratic party who has ghost OF q show
to beat Judge Taft except Bryan?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
Brokerage Looking Up.

A scat on the Stock Exchange has
been sold for $4,000. a considerable
advance over previous sales. The con-
out of business seems to cut no ice;
returning prosperity Is evidently tax
en- as Il fact.--New York Commercial.
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STATE PRESS
Political Observations.

williamsburg, Va. Gazette, April ~
1t Is apparent that williamsburg ~
Overwhelmingly for Bryan for Presi-
dent, and without a doubt the delegate
will be instructed for him. Let the
friends OF Mr.. Bryan sec to 1t that no
mistake is made.
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HOW 10 CALL r1MEs-pIspArcH.

Person. Wishing to communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone will ask cen
tsnl for .4oi.' and on being answered from
tho office switchboard, will indicate the de-
partnent or person with whom they wish
to speak.
When calling between 6 A. NJ. and Q
"A. NJ. call TO central office direct for 4o41,
ccmposins-room. 4o+2, business office; 1913
for mailing and press-rooms.
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title to a few million dollars
worth of gtlt-edged securities is abou1
as good a possession as the title
to moth eaten. run down at the hoe
ch.teau' AS most of Europe appears
to have noticed
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We are compelled to- point out that
the Richmond ball team, by taking a.
game from New York. has laid Itself
open TO the most contemptuous re-
marks from Houston. Brooklyn and
other !nvincibly successful tail-enders.
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Song of Solomon.

Norfolk Ledger-Dispat ch, April A.
Let us see If the vine flourish.
whether the tender grape appear, and
the pomegranates bud forth"
Perhaps these are some Of the bias
ket of grape" that The Times Dispatch
had on tap.
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MERELY JOKING.
something Wrong with HIN.

Something Wrong With Him.
Backlots: THAT newcomer is very rich.
isn't he?'
snbbubs: Hes either very rich very
ignorant. He says he's going to raise enough
vegetables in his garden to supply his table
this summer"--Philadclphia Press.
Ills Chair.
Caller: ITS the professor OF applied ply
sizes in?"
Boston Butler: mo, sir. He Is at present
occupying the chair OF applied lather."-
flarper's Weekly
sprndthhfts.
mfr. Bryan is credited With saying that a
poor boys only fortune is his tongue"
us that so? Then know several poor
but profane boys who should econonlize
their words. "-Clcveland Plain Dealer.
Five to -Four.
Newton has Just discovered the law OF
gravitation.
But I won't be bit surprised IL the
Supreme Court declares 1t UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
he mused soberly.-Puck.
Tho Mutual Beating.
Cassidy: .Harrigan was around th'day
bragsin' about TIL batin' he sew Finncsan
last Monda'."
Casey: Last Monda'? shure, that's near
a week ago. Tis wonder he wasn't
arc und sooner"
Cassidy: "Aye! but it seems he only ray
covered from It this mornin'.'-Phladelpha
Press
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

William Allen White thinks that
Speaker Cannon Is "a vile, stupid, ar
roEant old mossback," But honestly,
Mr. White, isn't that Cannons only
fault?
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It appears that s2o.ooo.ooo worth OF
water has been stolen In Chicago, most
of It being shipped according to prevn.
lent suspicion, to the Wall street trade
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

The mere we hear of her current
biography the more are we convinced
that Little Evelyn spoke the simple
truth when she said that Harry was
crazy when he married her.
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stolid impassivity is said to have
masked the features OF George 2.
Cortelyou, of the Washington Holdfast
Club, upon reading in his morning pa
per that Campbell Bannerman had re-
signed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

All investigators agree that there is
something dcliciously alluring in the
spectacle of little star-eyed blonde
of Richmond daintily whackng the
shell off genuine old Bill Skillit soft
boiled-egg.
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Hard to Keep mn Down.

II the Democracy swallows its
Jonah again this year, let us hope that
1t will be able to keep him down in--
definitely this tllne.~F'rom the ,.Ya5h-
lpElon post ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Mr.. John Dalzell Is welded to the
tariff views of the late Mr.. Dingley
and it is not one of those trial mar
riages, either.
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Rhymes for To-Day
THE REVOLT AGAINST THE KING.

THE REVOLT AGAINST THE KING
rT'HE friends Of old King Barleycorn
Are looking mournful and forlorn
- and we'll, say ], they may.
For look'eo, there's q plan new-growr
To Dust the old Kink from his throne
And pluck his crown away.
It startcd with the C. r. u.
And laws a mussy how It grew!--
Just like mans thirst for drink:
And disaffected subjects cried:
"Old Barleycorn must step aside
We want another Kink!"
or course, pretenders soon arose,
And which will win out, goodness
knows
The long lines never stop:
But those whose friends seem least
afraid,
Are gallant young Prince Lemonade.
And Princess Ginger Pop.
To throw out poor King Barleycorn
They plot away from night to morn.
From soon to very late:
They'll get him yet, but this is plain:
Though he may be expelled or slain,
He'll never abdicate. Fl. s. II.
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Should Mr.. Bryan be elected we
divulge no confidence In stating that
Tom Watson will not participate in
his first Cabinet meetings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Leader Williams IL never likely TO
die Of a flibustod heart, anyhow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Messrs. Gray and Johnson wish it
distinctly understood that interest in
freight rates on booms to Denver is
by no means confined TO Lincoln, Neb.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

The deni2ens OF Budapest appear t.
get as delirious at the sight of liv
countess AS though they We're mer
democratic Americans
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The New York Sun has said good
word for Bryan. Up to the hour OF
going to press. Mr.. Bryan had not
reciprocated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

The principle of free speech has not
proved a success in all quarters. There
arc some men now alive who ought to
be charged a dollar a line and up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Some day the beef trust will go al
the way up" opines the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, journal which evidently
believes in many nsioned heaven.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

"Who Rules the House?" inquiries n,
editorial headline. We'll, it certainl,
isn't father
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

Taft rs ohio's favorite son, Nick
Longworth her favorite son-in-law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

In the Query and Answer Column of
Sundays Times Dispatch appeared the
following inquiry and reply:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

The suspicion has crept abroad in the
land that the octopuses gre no longer
skeered O Jeff Davis.
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OF course. reformed currency may
| backslide at any moment. ~.
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"will our summer be dul?" asks a,
inquisitive contemporary. Don't know abou
on, summer. but It's a cinch that our law
mower will be.---Washington Post.
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The Emperor OF Japan. the Frank l.
Stanton of the Orient. has written a poem i
praise OF water.-New York Mall.
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Can Mark See This Joker

Ono of the local newspapers is so
excited about the affair that it has
taken to printing portrait of Mark
Twain labeled "Prince de sagan,".-
From the Chicago journal,
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He's Victim OF the Kniscr's Ills
Stick.

Or. David Jayne Hill whom the
Kaiser SAYS he does not like, will now
give a lifelike imitation OF a man try
10 NeRH. = 7 !.
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The New York World tells us that Pat
McCarren is still the Democratic boss OF
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Democracy seems
y stand Pat, all risht.-Houston Post