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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
NO TAFT-GRISC0M BREAK
Every Reason to Believe Rela.
tons Remain Cordial.

II was learned yesterday that the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch from BexerIv
on Friday night Indicating trouble be-
tween President Taft and Lloyd c Girls
com was sent out in the absence of both
President Taft and Mr.. Norton, his sec
rotary. So far as could be learned, it did
not embody the views Of either, for there
Is very good reason to believe that reIa-
lions between the President and the New
York County leader are as cordial now as
they have been for years
Mr.. Griscom was in the Presidents conf
dence regarding the telegram sent from
Beverly to Nice-President Sherman urging
him to see National Committeeman Ward
and State Chairman Woodruff and to do
nothing without consulting ex-President
Roosevelt. That telegram was dictated In
Mr.. Griscom's presence and sent while
Mr. Griscom was at Beverly.
The criticisms that he should have pre-
vented any misunderstanding or misinter-
probation of the Presidents attitude by
Mr.. Roosevelt or anyone else fail to take
account of the fact that he was told GER
tain ''old guard, leaders had been in COM
munica ton with President Taft after he
left Beverly. Those men We're responsible
for stories that they had fixed it, with
the President, and the Sherman interview
of August II at Beverly gave color to those
statements
While the Progressive leaders felt that
these claims of the odd guard that the
President had made alliance with them
after Mr.. Grisconls visit were false, they
were not in position to deny the specific
assertions of Mr. Ward and others that
he had approved the choice of Mr. Sher-
man. Nobody could deny these "old guard
tales but the President himself. Close
friends of the ex-President assured him
that the position of President Taft toward
himself and the Progressives was what 1t
always had been, and that the machine
men undoubtedly were trying TO make
breach between them
If fresh efforts to involve the President
in trouble with the Progressives through
reports OF a breach with Mr.. GriScom are
being made, II would not surprise some
politicians The Presidents relations with
Mr. Grfseom are as cordial and free from
misunderstanding now as they have been
through this entire situation. 1T is known
pretty generally in political circles that
Mr. Griscom's telegram to the President,
which brought out the famous TAFT letter
WAS not sent without good understand
ing between them. That understanding and
confidence still exist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
RETURNS AFTER SIX WEEKS
Missing Broker Tells Incomplete
Story of Wanderings.

George II. Reitman, the Custom House
broker who disappeared from his home on
July 10 and returned night before last. after
4 mysterious absence of SIX weeks. was
feeling the strain of his homecoming yes
terday and remained in bed While there
was Joy in the Reitman family. at No. 12
East 17Sth street. The Bronx, there was
worry over the fathers sickness Mrs.
Reitman would answer no questions re-
carding her husbands disappearance and
referred inquirers to her lawyer, G. 4.
Mcneil, of No. . Rector street.
Reitman left his house on July 10 to go
70 his office. at No. 80 Broadway, and later
in the day inquiries as to his whereabouts
were telepho,led by the office 10 his home.
It was found later that he had gone to
Throg's Neck and hired rowboat, giving
his correct name and address. The aban-
dcned boat was found in the bay, but Mrs.
Reitman refused for a long time TO believe
her husband dead. She sad that as the
heat had annoyed him very much and he
was grieving over the death of sister his
mind might have been affected.
On Friday morning Mr. Neazel received
n message from Reitman asking him to
come 10 the Broad Hotel IN Newark. Mr..
Mcneil with Mr.. Reitmans eldest son.
went over aud met the broker. They re-
turned to The lawyers office in this city,
where the missing man greeted his wife
He said he had remained III the boat he
got al Throgs Neck fer time. and then
taken a train He does not remember
whittier the train was bound. When he came
to himself he was in a sanatoriun- When
discharged from that institution ne went
TO Newark. remembering that IT. was near
the home of bis attorney, who lives III
Aarlerond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
DELAY IN SIBLEY CASE
Former Congressman Finds it Hard to
Collect Vouchers.

Franklin. Penn. Aug. 2L-The audit of
the $i2.5c0 election expense account Of
Joseph c. Sibley, who recently resigned as
Republican nominee in the 18th Congress
District, which was scheduled tc begin on
Monday morning before Judge George S.
Criswell. has been postponed until Tues
day. September 13
! Judge Criswell said that nothing would
be lost by continuance, and that the audit
would be facilitated. because Sibley would
be able at that time TO submit vouchers.
instead OF witnesses.
Frank II. TAYLOR. secretary 70 Mr.. Sibley.
testified that many of Sibley's lieutenants.
particularly those in Mercer County, had
refused 10 furnish vouchers, saying they
had had legal advice and Were not bound to
disclose the disposition of funds placed ia
their hands. Mr. Taylor said that while
ane thousand vouchers had been received
more must be obtained before MIR, Sibley S
case could be adequately presented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
GERARD NOT A CANDIDATE
Supreme Court Justice Doesn't
Want To Be Governor.

Justice James w. Gerard, of the Supreme
Court. who had been in consultation with
W. r. Hearst in Paris recently, returned
yesterday on the American H2er St. Louis
from Southampton and gave assurances
that he was in no way DESTROYS of the DEM
ocratic candidacy for Governor. He said
he had been on the Supreme Court bench
only two years and that he intended to give
his time and attention to that Office.
II am not seeking the Democratic noni-
nation for Governor Or any other candi-
dacy," he said. II don't believe L know
enough to be a Governor
Asked if he had talked over the political
conditions of New York with Mr.. Hearst
abroad. he said: II had quite a chat with
Mr. Hearst in Paris. but it was casual
conversation such as two Americans meet
ing abroad might have. The meeting was
not prearranged. Neither Mr.. Hearst nor
any one else has approached me on the
candidacy for Governor"
Justice Gerard smiled when asked " he
would accept the Independence League
nomination and explained that. as he is
Democrat. he would not run outside has
party for any office.
He bestowed great praise upon Mayor
Gaynor and declared that the Democrats
could find no better man to nominate loi
Governor He said he considered the Mayor
mighty good Presidential timber. but added
that the Democratic party needed to get
itself together Just now and get gooo
platform rather than spend the time look
ing for a candidate
Justice Gerard said he thought Congress
man Bennett would be a wise selection Tor
the Republicans for Governor, but that tie
party lost its strongest candidate when Gov
ernor Hughes accepted an appointment 10
the United States Supreme Court bench
He said he considered Mr.. Roosevelt
s+rong honest man who stood good
cbance for the Presidency in 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
POSED AS OFFICER
Chicago Youth Arrested as
CAPTAIN B. F. Tillman.
[By Telegraph to The Tribuna-I


Chicago. Aug 27.-Chicago htr5 par
aliel, In a lesser degree, to Wilhelm
Voisht. the cobbIer of Germany. who
denned an officers uniform ard capt
ured the town of Kopenick through the
prestige of his epaulets, brass buttons
and medals.
William A. Kaphen. nineteen years
old is the Chicago sham. He now oc-
cupies a cell at Madison, Wis. follow
ing a brief career embracing false iden-
tity and alleged forgery. leaving half a
dozen innocent sufferers in it's wake
Chief of these is Captain Benjamin T.
Tillman commanding Company G., 9th
United States Infantry. whose name
young Kaphen used when, ii Is alleged.
he passed the bogus paper. Even after
having been arrested he told the Madi-
son authorities that he was the nephew
of Senator Benjamin Tillman, of South
Carolina.
1t was not until yesterday. when he
was confronted with irrefutable proof
that the real Captain Tillman was at
Sparta, Wis, that the young man owned
up to the fraud
The sham life of young Kaphen began
on July 4. when he approached Adjutant
J. w. H. Reisinger. of Fort Sheridan, at
Grant Park encampment. He was not
in military uniform, but he clicked MS
heels together in anDroved stvle and sa-
luted the officer with precision that
brought forth admiration. He passed as
Captain William A. Baker, of Seattle.
and borrowed uniform, ostensibly to
take part in a parade. He left Fort
Sheridan without returning it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
QUEENS FOR ROOSEVELT
Reuublican Club Picnic Shows County S
Attitude,

The annual picnic of the Republican club
of Queens County. held yesterday IN
Schtitzen Park, Long Island City, was soon
turned into regular meeting of praise Tor
Roosevelt Almost every Re
publican of prominence in the county was
at the picnic. and when somebody yelleo
in ringing tones, Theodore Roosevelt lot
Governor it seemed as though every HILL
woman and child on the grounds loon up
the cry and sent 1t eehoing back. PROM the
att,+uda of the crowd Mr.. Roosevelt could
have had any Office he chose
Two nights ago the club held meetiis'
at which a resolution was adopted indors-
inc Mr. Roosevelt for Governor, ana at tne
nIffine Yesterday a huge banner bearing the
ex@President's portrait in colors was one Oh
Among the more prominent Repuolcans
of the county present yesterday w th
Theron H Burden, former chairman OF me
county committee, who is sponsor LOT me
club: William II. Griffith, chairman OF the
county committee; Joseph De Bragga state
committeeman and J. Calvin Mcknight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
WOODRUFF CLIPPER AGAIN
Chairman Not Yet Ready to Say
Whether He Will Retire.
SURE "OLD GUARD"WILL WIN
Declares They Will Garry Both
Sherman and Direct Nom1-
nations Issues.

Protesting that he was not yet ready 10
make any announcement of his retirement
from the Republican state craftsmanship,
Timothy Lester Woodruff yesterday de-
clared his belief that the "old guard would
control the state convention on the two
matters considered important by the ma
chine men. These are direct nominations
and the election of Vice-President Sherman
as temporary chairman of the convention
Mr.. woodruff, who had Just been having
a farewell talk with William Barnes, IT,
before Mr.. Barnes went to Albany, was
feeling more clipper than at any time since
the publication of President Tafts letter
to Lloyd c. Griscorn. His JOY wasn't ex-
actIy imnoderate He seemed. though, TO
have recovered a good bit of the confidence
in the invincibiIity of the 'old guard which
he had at the meeting of the state commit
tee and lost immediately after the Presl-
dents enunciation of his position on New
York politics.
~ have not yet decided whether Or not l
shall retire from the state Craftsmanship at
the end of my present tern.' said MI.
Woodruff in answer to questions Il can't
decide nov what shall do month hence
Circumstances may be very dinerent theh
from what they are now, and 1t would DC
foolish to announce any decision at TINS
time without taking that into conslderd-
ton
DO you think the regulars will be able
to control the situation at the state con-
yention?" was asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
kracke Announces Views.

What may or may not be a contest on
primary against the leadership by Naval
Officer KraCke, Of the 18th Assembly DIS
trict, in Kings County, has been begun by
Stanley Gunnison. 1t is reported that MI
Woodruff is behind this. Mr.. kracke sent
out yesterday open letter to the voters
of his district, in which he aligned hinself
with the Progressives, and told why he
stood with President Taft Governor Hughes
and MI Roosevelt. That letter was ad-
dressed to the enrolled Republicans of the
18th Assembly District and was as follows: ;
hody of men In this Assembly dis
tr!ct having announced the formation Of a
league and having sent a letter 10 the
ing the beginning OF a factlonad contest
for the pretended purpose or correcting
local party conditions. | welcome the OPP.
portunity thus presented or giving brlef
account of the manner In which / have dis
charged my duties
The Office of district leader. which Is now
that the district leaders, by reason OF their
influence in party affairs, can do much
effectively to oppose pad go.f s esa anu
to further good government, the enlce mas
i'm II opportunities for the most useTul kind
of public service. IT is an ONCE which 1t
has been my effort to dignity
The people OF our district are so capable
OF doing their own thinking that they do
not desire the leader to take upon himself
any other duties than tIioSe VI dethS as
papfy efforts and of attending to the many
and important details of party. affairs,
bis own activities, finds it convenient to
specifically. I believe in the kind OF gov
o,'nr1ent given by Governor Hughes and I
80 eteadfastly supported him and his
measures' / have in particular actively
supported his plan for direct nominations.
as has also the representative or this dis
trict in the Assembly, Mr.. Lee.
have given support to the work OF
Theodore Roosevelt because | believe that
lie labors have been progressive and wise.
II have supported in every way that |
coul5 the constructive and businesslike ad-
ministration of President Taft
| Weld to no man or set OF men the eX-
cI,sive right to the use OF the word PRO
oressive." the work III this district having
4 cen carried forward along the lines of
al advancement. and when party expe-
az. ncy runs counter TO justice and right
AZ. ling. party expediency must give way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
EXPRESS RATE REGULATION
Illinois Fixes Charges in an Attempt az
Standardization.

Springfield, Ill, Aug 27.-The Illinois
Board OF Railroad and Warehouse Com
rnissioners promulgated an order today
fixing the charges To be made by the ex-
press companies in the state to take effect
on October Is. The commission holds that
express rates OF Illinois are excessive and
that they are not even the same for one
company for given number OF miles haul
on one railroad that they are on another
ton of 10 or 20 per cent as has been done
IN some other states. but has fixed a sched-
ule for given distances and for a given
nj, rnber of pounds The reductions IL is
sta ted by Chairman Berry of the commits
SION will In the case Of packages weigh
so T.er cent He SAYS large per cent OF the
express packages are below twenty-five
pounds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
WINS VALUABLE SCHOLARSHIP.

Anna Magd3ten Brennan, young ~opl-
an from the parish of Our Lady Of Lourdes.
oa Washington Heights, was informed yes
terday that she had won scholarship in
the Butter Memorial Boarding School.
known Alarymount, 81 TarrytoWh. n.
Y The scholarship includes four years
course In art. sciences. languages and mu-
sic IN addition to the elementary studies.
1t WAS founded a memorial to Mrs.
james Butler IN appreciation of the gifts to
the school made by James Butler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
COMPETITION FOR DICK
Harry M. Daugherty, Of Columbus,
candidate for Senator.

columbus, Ohio. AUG. 27.-Harry NJ
Dausherty. of Columbus. issued state
ment to-day declaring his candidacy for
the United Sta ties Senatership from Ohio
in which he In Id that Republican mem
bers of the next Legislature would not be
bound by the YEA itet OF the state primary
last spring. at which Senator Dick was
the only candidate for the Senatorsbip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
Woodruff Sure of Winning.

There are Just two matters with which
the regulars are concerned replied the
state chairman. '"They are the election OF
Mr. Sherman as temporary chairman OF the
convention in accordance with the duly ex-
pressed wish of the state committee, and
the prevention of the adoption by the con-
vention Of any direct nominations plank
7 believe that we shall elect Mr. Sherman
temporary chairman I can't imagine the
conventions insulting him by rejecting him
when the state committee selected him. L
feel sure we shall win on the direct nom
nations issue. If we carry our point on
these matters we shall be content
Will the old guard have a candidate for
Governor" Mr.. Woodruff was asked
you answer that question, Barnes, said
the state chairman, turning to the Albany
leader.
81 haven't any candidate for Governor,
replied Mr. Barnes. I'm interested III d.
rect nominations now. not candidates, ana
7 think that's the position of the rest or
US"
Just why State Chairman Woodruff
should be so confident now, when ne ana
Mr. Barnes are understood to have told
politicians a couple of days ago that they
were beaten on the election of Mr.. sherman,
could not be determined They have been
doing considerable work since then with
Assembly district leaders in Kings County
and county leaders upstate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
aRooSEVEIT AND BARNES'-DIH.

Albany, Aug N.-John A Dix, chairman
of the Democratic State Committee. paid q
brief visit to Albany to-day When the
Republican political situation was broached
To him Mr.. Dix srnilingiy suggested
compromise ticket-''Theodore Roosevelt
for Governor. and William Barnes, Jr', Tor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
That would be a compromise WOULDN'T
IT, added Mr.. Dix.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
FEUDISTS GATHER AT JACKSON
Clash Feared When Alleged Abner As
saasins Are Tried.

jackson k-y- Aug. 27.-Jackson is crowd
ed viii, armed feudsts who are here TO
attend the hsA ring of Thomas and John
Davidson, HacAer Combs and Jason Dea-
ton. accused of assassinatnG John Abner
last Monday night. 1t is feared that there
will be d clash between the different FAC
tons ,
The case against the four men was called
in court to-day. but Judge RedWine post
f-riands of both Atnst and the alleged as
sassins were In the courtroom. Much feel
ing was shown by bot h sides.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
SPEAKER wADsWoRTH DELEGATE

Rochester. Aug. 27--At the Livingston
County Republican Convention held in
Geneseo to-day the following were elected
delegates TO the state convention: James
W. Wadsworth, jr-, William Carter, W. Y
Livingston Robinson, Isaac B. Knapp.
Charles Knapp, Frank ]. Mcneil and Frank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
Working Against Griscon.

"Old guardsnlen'' say that when MI Girls
com gets around to taking an accurate &C
count of stock he'll find that he cant deliver
a solid delegation from New York County
against Mr. Sherman. Also. they op1ne
that on the question of direct nominations.
when the fight on the floor of the convention
comes. Mr. Griscem will be still more sur
prised at the number of delegates whom ne
cannot hold in line
Maybe this accounts for the good spirlls
of Mr. Woodruff and Mr.. Barnes. Machine
men a day ago were saying that their lead
ers. Barnes and Woodruff, figured clean
ma iority of delegates against direct NOM
nations Estimates varied from $40 10
5a5 Either would be pretty close mar
gin but sufficient to do business
The Progressiyes, though, don't seem
greatly alarmed over this. Mr. Gflscom
was out of town yesterday. Men who are
working with him declare that on the Sher-
man-Raosevelt issue and on direct nomina-
tjens the "old guard is licked. The sooner
Mr. Woodruff realizes that his term as
state chairman is at an end the sooner the
.oId guard" makes UP its mind to accept
Mr. Roosevelt as temporary chairman OF
the convention and the sooner the machine
men become reconciled to direct nominal
tions the better for them and the Republ'
can party, according TO some of the en-
thusiastic Progressives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
SHERMAN DECLINES INVITATION.

Vice. President Sherman has told Repre-
sentative Kinkead that important business
will prevent him from attending the Bergen
settlement anniversary at Jersey City in
October
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
COATS THREAD MILLS CLOSE.

Pawtucket. R. l., Aug. Z7.-The five Paw
tucket thread mills of the J. & P. Coats
Company, Ltd, were closed to-day until
eratfves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.

Frankfort, Ky, Aug. 2I-The !th Dis
trlct Republican Convention nominated NJ.
c. Rankin. of Henry County. for Congress
to-day, to oppose Campbell Cantril the
Democratic incumbent,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28

Norfolk. Va, Aug. T--William A. Young.
of Norfolk, has been nominated for Con
cress In the % District over Representa-
tive Harry l.. Maynard. OF Portsmouth, by
"a majority OF 10 votes, Mr. Maynard.
Charging fraud and irreg ularities. VIII make
a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-30
County Clerk Case.

Question Is to whether or not the clerks
Of courts in ten counties OF this State were
legally elected on september II last has
been submitted to the justices Of the
snpreme Judicial court, who are expected
to give their opinion in few days.
II they decide that the clerks were
legally elected, the secretary Of state,
under the direction Of Governor 'Fernald,
will iasue commissions; II not, the ques-
ton is still to be decided how the vaca-
cany shall be Hlled, whether by appoint
ment by the governor, or by special cleo
tions in those counties in which the terms
OF clerks of courts expires with this year
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-30
Fire at Bucksport .

Fire in the apartments OF Capt. T. NJ.
Nicholson, over the clothing store Of F.
NJ. Mooney 4 Co., in the Nicholson build
ing on Main street Friday night, caused .
loss estimated ct 5000.
The fire spread in the walls, partitions
and between the floors, and required q
deluge Of water before it was subdued.
goods Of F. n. Mooney & Co. was well
soaked and considerable damage done the
building and in Capt. Nicholson's rooms,
The building is owned by Capt. Nichol-
son.
The fire is attributed to . defective
chimney. The loss 10 partially covered BY
insurance.