The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-19

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Ycsterday-A New Appointment.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Beverly. Mass, July 16.-The Ohio
POLITICAL situation continues to engross
the attention of the summer capital.
There were no developments today,
Senator Dick and Wade Ellis, chair
man Of the State Executive Commit
tee. standing by and waiting for the
arrival of other leaders who are due
L. reach Beverly either tomorrow or
Noaday.
4 number of prominent men of the
party are hur1ying here, it was re
ported today. and it was intimated
that nearly all of the leaders with
the possible exception of George :.
Cox and Representative
L~cuGWOrth) Will see the President be
fore he sails away to Maine MOnday
afternoon.
No Information could be secured to-
night as to just who are coming to
Beverly. The chances are that the
G.flerent factions Of the party will be
represented.
president Taft has announced from
time to time that he would not in
t~o7terc in any fractional disputes. The
thiO delegations seems to be putting
Their case pretty strongly up to him,
however. The fact tina Senator Dick
~l. Mr.. Ellis haF announced that
they viii remain here until the other
have gone is taken by many to indi-
cate that there is a decided lack of
concert of action. The President
is extremely anxious that the Ohio
Ncpuhlicans shall get together and
Ia able to present a solid front to
the Democrats.
viii lie Attend the Conservation
Congress.
A strong effort is being made to
have the president attend the con-
S.tE"t.ou Congress at St. Paul in
S@ller0bcr next.
g. n. Baker, Of Baltimore, presi-
dent Of the Conservation Association,
i'm rhaTZp Of the congress-, and John
i. White, of Kansas City, called on
Mir. TAFT this afternoon and urged
him to accept the invitation to speak,
which was extended to him q month
ago. The President gave no definite
answer
resident Taft had a conference
with W. II. Holabird, of Los Angeles,
r0Iro@entng the California Develop
mtnt Company, and Captain Allan
Kelly. Of Southern California, regard
ing the sciuatiOn in h Imperial Val
ley Of California, and the proper steps
t. he taken to restore the Colorado
riser to its original bed.
G9ing Uncle Sans Money Freely.
congress recently placed 100000
a he disposal Of the President to be
used IN the protection of the Valley
Investigation warranted the ex-
p~1diturc of the money.
The President has selected J. A.
tekersOn, of St. Louis, an engineer of
the Mississippi River Commission, to
z" to California at nee and stdu
the situation.
The people of the Imperial Valley
cItlm that the Colorado river is still
IN danger and that # it were Destroy
cd they WOul be left entirely without
NAter and be compelled to move away.
ih'E also claim that there is danger
- the colorado dropping off the sec
ono shelf where it's course now lies,
and flooding the valley an the SaltOn
senator Warner, Of Missouri, VINO
n"~ been visiting at Nahant, called on
IN" President this afternoon and talk
81 over the Missouri political situa-
H' me senator seemed very hope
". g. Bourne, Of San Francisco,
l7l"rd with the President regarding
r"h franciSCO's exposition plans for
10 celebrate the completion OF
ILL., Panama Canal.
h.re IS still strong rivalry between
ian Francisco and New Orleans with
3D. hances seeming to favor an eG
I'S'titn in both cities.
ihe Hon. Abe Gruber says that
go legislative graft inquiry will be
it",t.hlng and thorough. This author