Connecticut western news., 1908-01-23
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the tabled resolution indOrsing Govern or Hughes for the Republican nomina tion for president was defeated by q vote of BOP to 222 at what was proOa ply the stOrmiest session in the polit ical history of the New York Republic an county committee. After nearly three hours of debate, characterized by bitter invectives and frequently drown ed down by cheers, misses and cat calls an adjournment for one month was taken with nothing more than routint business having been transacted.
 President Roosevelt has insured his life for $S5,OOO, according to informa ton received by the Spectator compa ny of New York. which is about tG publish for the information of insur ance officials a list of over $500 per sons who carry policies on their lives ranging from $50.000 to $4,000,OC Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia son of John Wanamaker, is now worth more to the insurance companies than any other American. He carries poll cies aggregating $4,000,000. His fa ther is insured for $1,500,000
 President Roosevelt lost another round in his battle with the senate when his nomination of Charles Fair banks to be United States pension agent at Concord, \. H., was rejected in the executive session at the reQuesr of Senators Gallinger and Burnham This is the fifth nomination that has been rejected. According to reports, is only the beginning of a long line ol rejections contemplated by the anti administration senators unless the president surrenderS to them absolute ly
 William D. Haywood'S first appear ance before New York audience since his acquittal for complicity in the as sassination of Governor Steunenbere of Idaho almost caused riot. After 5000 men, women and children had squeezed themselves into the Grand Central palace, which comfortably holds only 5000, about 10000 more de manded admission and upon refusal created scenes of great excitement Haywood eulogized F. H. Hartman and referred to Secretary Taft as S
 There are 1887, ,426 Roman Catho lies in the United States, according tt the advance sheets of the 1908 Wilt zius Catholic Directory, published ir Milwaukee. Wis. Those figures show an increase of 798,093 over last year including the Catholic population O1 the Philippines, which amounts tt 7.106.452 Adding the 100000 CathO lie population of Porto Rico and the 35OOO Catholics of the Sandwich Is lands. the entire Catholic population under the United States, flag is 22,01S, S7S.
 Lieutenant Colonel Elijah w. Hal ford U S. A, retired, who was private secretary to President Harrison. re gently applied to the war department for advancement to the next highel grade in the army on account of serv ices during the civil war. It was shown that Colonel Halford was em ployed during that war as a paymas ter's clerk for five months and twenty nine days in 1864, but as such was nol an officer" within the meaning of the term or entitled to advancement.
 That the Panama canal may cost the government $500,000,000 was the state ment of Colonel George W. Goethals chairman of the isthmian canal com mission. at q hearing before the sen ate committee on interoceanic canals in Washington. Chairman GOethalt had said previously that any estimate as to the cost of the canal was guess work He defended the publication OI the Canal Record on the ground that i, fosters q spirit of rivalry among the workmen.
 John k. Walsh was found guilty oL nearly fifty counts of misapplying the funds of the National bank in yer dict rendered by the jury in Judge An derson's court in Chicago. The pen alty for the offense, as provided by sec tiOn 5,209 of the revised statutes, under which Walsh was tried, is imprison ment for not less than five years ol more than ten. No substitute fine k allowed.
 William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the president. failed of election as prest dent of the Washington Railway ana EIeclflc COlupduy dlleT all eAClllIls session of the board of directors of that corporation lasting about fouI hours and a half. At an earlier meet ing MT. Loeb had been chosen di. rector of the company. This was be lieved to foreshadow his election as president.
 The intention of the Democratic par ty to nominate William J. Bryan fo' president at the convention to be helo in Denver in July next was declare0 on the floor of the house of represent atives by Representative Champ Clark of Missouri and evoked continued ap plause. mingled with cheers. Some Re. pubiicans joined with the Democratic members in the handclapping.
 State Comptroller Glynn of New York has caused the attorney general to institute proceedings to recover $14,. 259 which is charged on the books of Clinton prison against James A. Elm erson, state senator from Warren cOun. ty. Emerson acted as sales agent fol