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New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
ELECTION LAW CHANGE.
Grand jury Would Bar Only FeIons
Sent to States Prison.

Change IN the present election laws recon-
mended by the grand Jury yesterday in g long
presentment handed up TO Judge Foster in General
Sessions Just before dismissal The change sug-
gested is that only such felons have been
fenced TO states prison should be barred from
registering voting at general special or prt-
mary election The amendment offered applies
10 Section III Of the Penal Code.
The presentuleut says that the grand jury has
discovered that the present status CT the law
7v1thholds the right OF suffrage from a class Of
persons upon whom slight punishment has been
imposed. and who through ignorance OF the law,
rather than through wilful and designed purpose,
thereafter may iunocenty violate the provisions
OF the election laws"
According to tte State Constitution, says the
grand jury, no one convicted Of bribery other
Infamous crime shall vote. and IN conformity with
this provision the statute depriving of suffrage all
persons convicted Of felony and not pardoned was
passed by the Legislature. The grand jury argues:
franchiseInent following a Judgment OF convic-
ton OF felony was excepted IN certain cases
the court certain minor sentences were imposed,
de s0 fha ~Ps o o1eon IaeFs Of o9g oc to s
forms Of law, there were other evidences Of Ju-
diclal belief that the offence was OF no sucn mag
nitude as 10 warrant severe treatment
Il seems, therefore. TO this grand jury that the
Il enacted Section I'll of the Penal Code. which
ton TO vote al any election contained in any
statute in the state shall not apply TO person
who has been sentenced or committed heretofore
Of the houses Of refuge or other refOrn1a-
cories organized by the statute Of the state
The grand jury points out the defect IN a law
which allows a person sent 10 a reforTnatory or
house Of refuge vote, when another offender
who, on account Of his age would merely be fined
or sent TO the city prison for short time, is de-
prived Of right. It is then recommended to the
Legislature disfranchisernent be imposed only
upon those sentenced states prison, allowing
minor offenders a chance to mend their ways and
that the law which plainly discriminates IN
favor OF certain classes Of offenders be made more
equitable The present1nent says:
We further recommend that when a convict IS
discharged from any institution where he has
served a term for felony the authorities be in
srrlIcred 20 inform him in writing that unless par
doned or his citizenship restored, he IS not permit
led either 10 register or 70 vote al any electlon
under penalty Of further punishment II convicted
Copies Of the presentment will be sent to Gov
ernor Hughes and Lieutenant Governor Chehler-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
TAFT AND HUGHES.

From a speech by Charles Bulkley Hubben at
II I have honestly outlined the characteristics
and records of these two men (Bryan and TafD
one made great by promises that he can never
fulfil the other already great by achievements
as 10 the one who will receive your support from
now until the time you cast your vote on Novem-
Der 8?
the privilege that is accorded me tonight II did
not dwell for a moment what believe 10 be
almost as important the national election and
that is the election of the successor TO that brave
independent, righteous executive, Charles z.
Hughes. as Governor Of our commonwealth. Why
snail he not succeed himself? Surely not because
Iniddlernen standing between him and the people
OF the state whom he has undertaken to serve
Surely not because he has insisted upon recogni-
ti0n of and obedience 10 the obvious provisions OF
rhe constitution that he was sworn 10 uphold!
Have you ever seen any evidence OF self-seeking
or selfshness in any act or word since he became
the chief magistrate OF this state2 Has he not
nerslIaded you thar every policy for which he has
1rood was directed by wisdom and desire 10 sub
serve the interests Of al the people OF the
hack the course OF civic progress and reform IN a
wav TO discourage every young man who asplres
n high standard of service TO the state as moth
;Us else could do this time | do not think I
exacgerate when I say that ne stands out to-day
as the most conspicuous public character IN the
T-nifed States If / except President Roosevelt and
Judge TAFT. Have you known a Drawer or
more persistent fight made for what he believes
Ia he the right than has been made by the IN
frepfd and gallant Hughes / believe that his
aisction Is assured: that the people Of this state
are convinced that he is lighting for moral issue,
which since the days Of Abraham Lincoln has al
ways brought confusion and defeat 70 pS man
who oppose IL
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
CANNON TO CHURCHMEN
Did Not XII LittLefeLd BIl-Re-
sents attacks.

DanviIIe. Ill, Oct S0.-Speaker Cannon. at the
request OF the Rev. F. N Bristol. Bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Indianapolis. ad-
dressed him open letter this morning in answer
the question. Did the Speaker prevent the House
from taking q the Littlefeld btll2" Mr..
Cannon IN his letter said:
I did not prevent the House from considering the
LAttIe1e!d bill or voting upon 1t, and VIII add
doing either; for. Mr. Lttledeld says in his let
ter to dated September L, there rules.
there is no Committee on Rules and there is
Speaker that can prevent g majority OF the House
from taking UP any measure and acting upon II
In the first session of the Goth Congress the Lit
tleHeld bill was not reported from the COMMITTEES
on Judiciary The Speaker had no power 70 com
PEI mat con1ttee 70 report tnat or any oIner pII
reIerred 10 II under the rules OF 20 prevent Ins
committee from reporting any Dill over which II
ported the bill, the Speaker. Of course.
did not prevent the House from considering IT or
No motion ever made IN the House to take
up that bill for consideration. nor was any recog
OF any member Of the House Il he had with him
don to have brought the Itteaeid bill before the
House FOR action, and IL was not IN the power OF
have said in my speeches-and I repeat IT 10
you-that the bishops Of the Methodist Church
were nisled by agents who either wilfully or ig-
norantly made untruthful reports TO them
general suDerintendent Of the Anti-saIoon League
I have not the honor Of his acquaintance; and ID do
Rev. Mr. 5 L Nicholson Is the legislative superln-
tendsnt of the Anu-SaIoon League in Washington
!
sponsible for the misstatements that have been
circulated The league and the churches which
employed these agents had a right 10 the truth,
but they did not get II from them
They both state that, as Speaker, packed the
Judiciary Committee to prevent the report Of the
IittIefeld BILL and specify particularly that did
not reappoint in the LXth Congress Representa-
tive Pear-e. Of Maryland, to the Committee on tne
TIdIciary for the reason that he favored the Lit
fIefeld bill These, each and all. are falsehoods.
deiberate faIsehoods which have been repeated in
the face Of deniaIs from the Speaker, Mr Little
field and Republican members OF me JUDICIARY
Committee
Al rally here tonight attended by thousands
DR. f. C Dinwiddie. Of Washington. who came 70
DanviIIe at the request of the local Anti-SaIoon
Teague declared that his assertions made when
he was an officer in the Anti-Saloon League ex-
onerating Cannon from the charge OF having
fought the LittIefeld bill were absolutely true
He said that he not discharged ernploye OF
the league, as was asserted by Superintendent
Baker, but that he resigned that he might take
up an independent prohibition movement IN OAIA-
honna-
Other speakers were Colonel Frank o. Lowden'
Of Chicago; General O. O. Howard and Nj Cannon
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
PAID POLICE TO GET IN GARDEN.
Ticket Holders So Complain Of Madison
Square Meeting Bingham's Caustic Reply.

Police Commissioner Bingham said yesterday
that he had received letter from President FaF-
sons Of the Republican County Committee, IN which
cornplaint was made concerning the police arrange
r1ents at the Madison Square Garden meeting on
Wednesday night. The Commissioner said: I DO
not propose to stand for a Hix-up on the part OF
the Republican County Committee or misnanage-
uent of that meeting BY Herbert Parsons They
issued 5000 tickets for Madison Square Garden.
which has a seating capacity OF 1900 I was there
r1vseif and I know that the police arrangements
were perfect Mr.. Parsons has asked for an IN
vestigation, which will be had
In reuly to the statement OF Commissioner Bng-
ham Chairman Parsons said the only complaint
he made TO Commissioner Bingham was IN regard
70 +1e treatment of holders of tickets for boxes
and reserved seats IF the Commissioner had been
outside the Garden where the trouble occurred
he said instead OF inside, he would be a cou1Pe-
tent witness"
Members Of the county committee have received
letters from several OF the audience saving that
they had TO pay the police 10 get in There was
no trouble whatever at the Democratic meeting
on Monday.
It was also said that several days before the
meeting Benjamin Hail. chairman Of the committee
on arrangements went TO Police Headquarters and
carefully explained the ticket arrangements At .
o'clock on the afternoon of the meeting he ex-
planned them again TO the inspector in charge
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
CH4NLER STATES IDEAL.
Would GiUe attention to LdzCS, Not
Peoples Morality.

Auburn n Y Oct s0.-After long swing down
srona the northernrnost ends Of the state Leuten-
ant Governor Chanler spoke TO large croWds al
Ithaca this afternoon, and here tonight He also
made q car-end talk at Groton and side TIP
from Ithaca 20 TruEaansburg-
The Democratic candidate declared to-day that
Governor Hughes was not the only man OF moral
character running for the high Office OF Governor
and asserted that the mere passage Of laws does
not make people either good or bad He continued:
want TO say that 7 yield in the
resnecI and regard and affection that have ior
questions of an educational ana OF TeLlglous ne
and I beg 10 take issue Win my opponeLt a. '4-
outset that he is the only man IN the state OL
New York who is running for Governor thls & year
who II elected would 90 What ne hOnestIy'
sr6 Justly and broad-mindedly could 10 look a1ler
SO far as Governor is supposed 70 IooK aIteT Ine
20 not mink il Is very much OF the Governors 8
bUsiness I think the Governir Is supposed TO see
mai al laws enforced, that good measures are
suggested that bad laws vetoed -.
Ne nave TOO much OF tendency to-day 10 rusn
law for .sms6iss 66n s4s'Rs of snddua eE mora
itv and individual rrow-nindedness OF
ev of the individual lack OF anlS or tao nt v rs
I4@ avs, y ,ppaSs6 paSs6 ana wiped out while we
1ottsr ~ fsct that IL is not passing Of law
ft fs the enforcing OF the law alone LlaI -
remedy an evil and the more Jaws you pass eo tiaS
are NOT enforced the more you are apt 10 lessen
the respect which the people pay 10 tnen anu tllT
less YOU are apt to improve their natural moral
have said that II I were elected Governor
would enforce all laws ! have made that pledge
f-0Tn every platform. 7 have said from the mo
Trsrr accepted my nomination that l would en-
force all laws, without having any favoTlte law OF
my which I thought was more legal thal'
m laws should be enforced. or laws should be
enforced A law should either be enforced or re-
pealed, but gentlemen, II often taxes gTeaI T aeai
more moral courage 70 recommend the repeal OF "a
law which having effect at all on the people
than to recommend the passage of law which is
intended 10 affect the morals OF the people
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

proof, have abandoned It for new sensations We
people and the fame of the country II we had
framed true accusations and pursued them to the
The state is strong enough. the law is just
enough, TO punish the eviidoer without embracing
with his wrong was to be the victim Of it The
or paid defenders OF the criminal is both unjust
that the innocent should. II this cannot be done
the law is a sham II it can be done the prosecu-
Furnishing the guilty. but do not believe in pursu-
ing the culprit ey firing inc the crowd
Walter Emerson Of Portland was drafted to fl
Senator Delivers place on the platform, and pro-
voker storm Of cheers by declaring himself for
the Roosevelt idea of the square deal. There
soTne things IN this country, I want TO tell Gov
ernor Black he said that have TO be done with
q sledge hammer
Bully, bully" yelled the crowd. Hit him
again
Mr.. Taft is for those same principles He may
be for them more calmly, and smoothly and rest
fully, but 1t is because is for those principles
that he nominated in a walk
Yes" cried a voice. and It's those principles
that viii make him win IN walk"
Opposed to Mr.. Taft" said Mr. Emerson. is
man who has made merchandise out of his party
leadership i who has talked his way around the
world, but not TO the White House. and
will happen"
HUGHES CEEERED AGAIN
Then he spoke OF Governor Hughes, the mere
mention Of whose name provoked another outburst
Of enthusiastic cheering He said that man who
went into the booth Election Day with his con-
science and his pencil, and who did not vote for
Hughes used only his pencil
Have you got room up in Maine for those who
vote against Hughes" asked a gray beard the
platform
NO. we haven't" Mr.. Emerson replied. I'VE
haven't any room for that kind of people"
Charles O. Bates the third speaker, reused the
audience TO another frenzy OF enthusiasm by the
way IN which ne referred 10 the President "An
the OF this country he said, think that
Of the greatest Presidents they the White
House IS Theodore Roosevelt They all agree that
he is for the square deal, but for fifteen years the
great corporations did not give the people square
deal, and II Theodore Roosevelt, who, in de-
fance Of the Bryanesque doctrine OF total exter-
rnination. curbed them by regulation"
He then spoke Of the Importance Of the Supreme
Court and OF the likelihood that in the next four
years there probably would be many JUS
tees appointed DO you want to Bryazize the
Supreme CourtP' he asked, and the audience shout
ed back Mo-"
He then spoke Of the state question and showed
UP the Taft and Chanler Business Mems League,
which has "fheedquarters' tucked away up in Har-
lem, another Conners-Chanler pettfoggtng trick
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS TO-DAY.
NOON MEETINGS.

No Maiden Lane-speakers: Ex-Judge William
Il Wadhams and William M Chadbourne
Neutrality-suspicious. Senator A R Page H
J Page n J. Schwartz Alexander Brough
EVENING MEETINGS.
Caupp Taft East l25th street-Speakers. Oscar
straus Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Horace
White. Wilson Lee and n. Cannon.
Camp Hughes 18th street-SpeaEers: Frederick G
Tanner T Il. Cunningham and Frederick L Guggen-
camp Hughes 149th and Third avenue first
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Horace White. Joseph
Spencer Jacob Ascher and Richard ". Lawrence.
10th Hall l5Oth street and Amsterdam avenue
Speakers: s. Straus. Secretary OF
Labor. Horace White Edward II. Lauterbach ana III
NJ ChHdbOurne
Mckinley Square The Bronx-speakers Jesse s Cold
berg and z c. Brennan.
No. l34l Avenue A-Speakers: Marcus Braun, James
J Hickey and Eugene Riumenthal.
First avenue and 97th street. Bohemian meetilE =
Speakers: r Bazata md others
Neuhenry Hall-Speakers: Oscar s. StrAus
DR. Madts. 4 Q Peters Y. z Lovatt Samuel 5 Koenig
J J. Wermorr
Cooper Union-Speakers: oscar 5. straIs exSenaio or
r. A ElsbeTg ex-Judge Charles ;. Whitman and John
L GTfiths.
Durlands Academy side Republican CIu1 meet
ng-SpeaNers; Secretary Elhu Root Horace White and
John L GrtfthA
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
NATHAN sTRAUs ON CORRUPTION,
Addresses Big Democratic Meeting, Mostly Of
Women. in Harlem Casino.

Nathan Straus. at a rally Of the Democrats OF
the g7s+ Assembly District in the Harlem Casino
last night referred TO his charges that the Pc
publican party had a big corruption fund which
II was going TO use in the interest of Taft My
greatest regret" he said, us that Mr.. bryan mas
10 fight against a corruption fund that is a dis
grace TO the American people We ought to in
sist that the two candidates fer President have
an equal show
rs this republic not7 Do you want one
man 10 select your President? have charged
them with having a CORFU ion fund and have
challenged them 10 deny The Republicans
have bought everything the- for sale II is
useless for us TO have Presidential elections II
each President is TO go ahead and select his own
SUCCESSOR"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
m sHEEHAN coNrRIRuTEs 81 600.

Contributions continue dribblng into the strong
box Of the Democratic National Committee Her
man Ridder the treasurer received the following
contributions yesterday: Amsterdam Democratic
Club New York $3.50; Thomas F. Conway, New
York 500; ". F. Hull New York, $3.50; ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor ". F. Sheehan, New York, 81 ,000
and Edward L Steckel Pennsylvania $500.
The Democratic headquarters in Chicago reported
the receipt of check for s. 800 from Colonel Robert
Ewing editor and publisher OF The New Orleans
States" His newspaper has so far raised SO 600
Among the contributions received yesterday at
the Democratic headquarters in Chicago were: E s
Johnson South Dakota $500, and A Berger. Wis
consin 81 go
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
REPUBLICAN STUDENTS PARADE.

Boston. Oct 3o-The spectacular feature OF the
Presidential campaign in this city occurred to-
night when the Republican organizations Of Har-
&C University Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nologv Boston University. Amherst and Tufts col
leges and the North Shore marching clubs held a
big torchIight parade through The Back Bay dis
trict The parade split up into six divisions
under control Of Chief Marshal E 5. Van Rens-
selaer. OF Harvard.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

Washington. Oct so-The President made public
to-day the following letter which hs lad Just re-
ceived:
Hon Theodore Roosevelt washiagton. 3. g
NV Dear Mr. President: notice in last even
letter from the American Electric Telephons Corr
pany OF Chicago have been drec5o[ sne .1 &c e
night whether I stn connected with ths COM
pany not, and wired you as follows.
kindly send OF tsl.graEn Escstysa rro11 A1e-
appears IN this evenings paoeEs 4 vas 2y sEs 90 n2s
an there has been legal ns@lns Oy shs board q
authorizing letter c-4tcisns your n1-tnisrztiOn
On investigation to-day ind that tor the Iass @
Two Two ysaIS n1s o. traT coT3anv alfhouzh haVs
never received any notice to that effect from rhs
know OF any directors meeting that has been held
during the last Two ysar5 sqa 1ays | bse sS1 5sfd sn
Therefore, any meeting OF that KIND would not %
legal
Mr. P C Burns. Of Chicago. president Of the com 7
. iatorft- OF the preferred stock and has owned
engs sng eit or nine years ago He absoIu1sIy con
trols the company tnroCsn the oTnsrsLlP o.
times acted arbitrarily; and Il he has made SUD
scription IN the name OF the company 70 any can
without being authorized 70 % II ~ = ies1L g.
TO YOU and signed II with the con1pany's signature
he has done so on his own vo!Lion. @ @Wllao1L a1y ,
so far as I am concerned, am not In any way
responsible for such letter or Ior such SUE
scrptfon. and my sympathies are entirely asalnSl
any such action the part OF Mr. Burns, snc I
will use my best efforts 70 have the company -
leased from responsibility as company
If there IS anything I DO IN this nfaeLer
OF benefit 70 Mr. Ta1I or 70 ne
present administration I shall be glad to nave
YOU advise
regret that any institution IN which an Or
have been interested officer should use Sns
INSTITUTION II Su'n A' 4SS---+5S WENDELL P. RICE
P S-Tha following Is copy OF telegram D
have to-day to Mr- ?. c Burns
Newspapers that American Electric Tel=1ho-s
Company OF Chicago written Prssdur Roosevelt Al
inpertinen subscribed $500 20 Bryan cam
paigu COPY OF letrs- and full tnr1r1lsoa
you By mall ". ?. lCE
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
MEYER SAYS TAFT IS SURE TO WIN.
Postmaster General Addresses Mass Meeting
at New Jerseys Capital
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Trenton, Oct. 8o--The Republican campaign in
this vicinity brought 10 enthusiastic close
tonight by a large mass meeting, at which Post
master General George Won L. Meyer spoke. He
said TO United States Senator Frank O. Briggs.
who entertained him while in this city, that be be
lieved Mr Tafts election to be assured fact
Mr.. Meyer said there is need OF an elastic system
of currency which will meet the fuctuatng re-
quirements incident to the moving Of crops. the
financial transactions Of the present and inter
national trade.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
sPLlr rlckEr LEAeuE pIsoWNgp.

Charles r Murphy denied with sor1e emphasis
yesterday that the Tauua1y organization had an1
connection with the Ta1I-ChGnler League, Tntch
is sending out circulars and advertising in nsvvs-
papers Instructions how 20 vote for Tar a16
ChanIer Mr Murphy said that he knew nothing
about the Ieagre- Some OF Mr. Bryan's trtends
have charged that Tamraany Is not sx-sr6tag tas
same effort to elect Mr. Bryan as they are n the
interests OF Mr.. Chanler. To contradict this
sertion, Incorporation Counsel John J Delanys
chairman OF the speakers COMMITTEES of Tarnnacy
Hall. has to all local Democratic Speakers
instructions 10 urge the voters with al power
force and effect vote the straight Democrats
ticket from the Presidential IOwn TO the Assam
bly, candidates
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
Then Vote for
Surrogate Charles Fl. Beckett

He is Surrogate His record speaks for nm. So do
lawyers They know. Ask Lawyers Committee. Henry F.
Miller Chairman "A Pine St Charles NJ Russell Secy. so
Church St
you split your vote, put (x) before his IN
the first column of the ballot
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
eoMpgRs CONTEMPT CASE POSTPONED

washington Oct. 3o.-Justice Wright. in the Dis
trict Supreme Court to-day postponed until No
yernber 10 consideration Of the case OF Samuel
Gonpers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, Of the
American Federation OF Labor. who are charged
with contempt OF couzt
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
Political.
The Surrogate Is the Judge

of the Court which controls the settlement of your after
your death He protects the nights of the widow and appoints
the guardian of the orphan The Surrogate guard your
ngs from being wasted by insisting upon strict account OF all
moneys spent.
Do you politicians to manage esae9 1t not you
want an honest and able Judge reelected