The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-20
WHO WILL LEAD
THE DEMOCRACY?
Harmon or Wilson Are the
Two Men Now in the
Public Eye.
FORMER PRESIDENT PRINCE
TON NOW HAS THE POLE
However, the Man From the
Buckeye State Is Pushing
to the Front.
BY RALPH NJ. WHITES1DE.
Y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

election wore eagerly discussed than it
is here. Already the advance guard Of
congress has begun to arrive in the city
in preparation for the opening of the
last session of the Sixty-frst congress
two weeks hence and they talk of little
else than the recent landslide. While
Democrats are iubilant and confident
that 1912 will sec them in full posses
sion of the government, the Repubi-
can leaders are by no means hopeless.
Some of them profess to be rather glad
that the Democrats have the next house
and will have to wrestlc with the tariff
and other knottv questions which are
likely &c give them lot of explaining
TO do III the next campaign,
The general opinion is that Judson
Harmon has been practically assured
the Democratic nomination in 1912. The
fact that he carried Ohio by the big
gest plurality ever given Democrat,
that he has broken the Democratic cleo
ton by securing reelection and that
he has done this in the face of the fact
that he was running in the president s
own state, and with majoritv of the
cabinet backed up by former. President
Roosevelt stumping against him, gives
him, in the mind of politicians, com
manding position. If it ism t Harmon
it is pretty apt to be Wilson of New
Jersey. whose great victory amazed both
Democrats and Republicans. Wilson
has one element of strength before
Democratic national convention which
must not be overlooked. He is a south.
ern man by birth, breeding and educa
tlon. AS the man who redeemed New
jersey and with the possibility that the
strength shown in Jersey will apply to
New Iork and Connecticut where condi.
tions are the same will give the former
president of Princeton pretty good
foundation for an appeal to the conven.
ton
Uncle Sam Not Ungrateful.
Republics may be ungrateful but the
records of the persiGn bureau certainly
does not Indicate that this reproach
will apply TO the United States. II
IS estimated by the commissioner that
the sum of s4,037. .056.569.s1 has been
disbursed in pensions since the founda.
tion OF the government. This sum is
divided as follows: War of revolution,
$4,000, 900; war of 1912, $45, sos, ,676;
Indian wars, sl0.6l7.11o; war with
Mexico. s3,956,76S; civil war, $3,S37,-
1fl.oo0; war with Spain and Philippine
resurrection, $50, 1871 ,725; regular estab
lishment. sls,50s,01s; unclassified, $16,-
4s6,O00. Mrs. Peoebe NJ. Palmeter, 50
years old. of Brookfeld, N, Y, pen
stoned by special act of congress as
the daughter of Jonathan Woo1ey, who
served in New Hampshire comnany, is
the only pens1oner on account of the
revolutionary wal remaining on the
rolls The last "widow pensioncr" Of
the revolutionary war was Estha S.
Damon of Plymouth Union, Vt, who
died November II, 1906, aged 90 years
The last survivor Of the revolutionary
war was Daniel F. Bakeman. who died
at Freedom. Cattaraugus county, N. Y,
April 5. 1869. aged 100 years. 6 months
and days. The '--t surviving pen
stoned soldier of the war of 1879 was
Hiram Cronk Of Ava, N. Y, who died
May 13, 1905, aged los years
Has Brilliant Idea.
For the benefit Of the people of this
country who are not able to come to
Washington. congress should make an.
appropriation to pay for the taking of
moving pictures of scenes which have
national Importance remarked James
n. Solitt of Kansas City "I suppose
number of private concerns made re.
productions of the inaugural parade in
1908. and possibly reproductions Of sew
eral incidents of public interest have
been made in this city But think
that the government should take
hand. 1t would be fine thing for our
grand children. il they could witness
representation of the senate in ses-
sion. with Vice President Sherman III
the chair. and some big senator deliv-
erlng speech, or the house. when some
important piece of legislation was be-
fore that body. Some arrangement
could be made so that these pictures
could be taken without causing the
slightest disturhance-probablv without
the. actors In the piece being aware that
their gestures were being recorded for
The edification of posterity. These
lypc null a ctcr -
ment department vsult, and copies
could be sent throughout the country
These pictures would prove, invaluable
in the education of children. not only
now, but in the years to come
Called to Pulpit.
AT meeting Of the congregation of
lexington Presbyterian church call
was issued to Rev. Henry e. Brundaee
pastor of the Mount View Boulevard
Presbyterian church of Denver. Colo
DIR. Brundage preached twice while on
visit here last summer, A communica-
tion was sent TO the pastor informing
him Of the action of the local congrega-
ton. and urging him to accept.
One Was Successful.
Of the five warrant officers of the
navy who werc designated TO take the
examination last summer for appoint
1nent as ensisns. Machinist William Ben
Iamin Cotbran rs the only one who was
successful. He was horn in South Caro-
lima and received his warrant as ma
chinist on December 81, 1905. He had
served for over six months as an act
ing carpenter in the navy when he re.
ceived his appointment ns machinist
He was recently detached from the bat
tleshlp Vermont, and is now on duty
at the Charleston yard. He received his
commission as an ensign on Thursday
10 date from July 30, 1910. He will get
$1700 a year while he has been draw
ing as a machiuist $1825 while at sea
and $3.50 on shore duty.
Emancipation Of China.
"Thinking Chinese in America are
mapping out plans for the emancipation
of their country said Louie Lang
head of a wealthy Chinese trading com
panY in Spokane. In commanfinr unnu