The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-03-04

The free lecture course offered by the Washing
ton Association for the Prevention and Relief of
tuberculosis to the school in the city or town making
the largest per capita sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals has been won by North Bend. The gross
receipts of the sale in the state about $4 ZOO
All of this amount will be spent in tuberculosis
work by the local leagues who assisted in the sale
and in educational work by the association. While
this sum is not large, it shows that the people are
arising to fight against the disease, and that
they realize the necessity of organized effort The
Washington association stands ready to the extent
of its funds to assist and advise any community,
to furnish lecturers this subject and to act as
general bureau of information. The address is
915 Cobb Bldg Seattle, Wash.
49,
If the present plan for reapportionment of the
congressional districts in accordance with the
census is carried through, the change may have
some considerable significance in the presidential
election of 1912. The electoral college then will
have membership of 531, as compared with 483
in 1908. The additional congressman represent AZ
votes, while Arizona and New Mexico, with three
votes each, complete the total.
In order to be.elected, the successful candidate
in 1912 must have at least 266 votes. In view of
recent political changes it may be interesting to
point out the possibilities. In 1908 Taft received
159 more electoral votes than Bryan By the new
apportionment, the states which voted for Bryan
in 1908 will have an increased vote of but TO- while
the states which cast their votes for Taft will have
increased representation in the electoral college
of 80. If there should develop no change in the
political complexion of the states in 1912, COM
pared with 1908, the republican candidate for
president will have greater majority by 20 than
did Taft
However, it is fairly certain that there will be
many changes. Of the states which Taft carried,
Connecticut Maine, Massachusetts, New York,
New Jersey and Ohio now have democratic gov
ernors. Collectively, these states have ia votes.
If all should be deducted from the republican and
added to the democratic column, the democrats
would have a substantial majority. But the poss-
bilities.o .either Maine or Massachusetts going
democratic in national election are too remote for
serious consideration Deducting their. "a votes,
the democrats would be in minority by 4.
On the other hand, if Indiana should go demo-
cratic, as well as all of the states now having
democratic governors with the exception of the
New England states, the democrats would have a
majority of A. The next campaign is going to
be interesting and close. Seattle P.-I.
Fulfilling in every particular the predictions
made by the Examiner the legislature has refused
to make any change in the liquor legislation now
on the statute books, and the local soption law
passed by the liquor forcesstwo years ago. will re-
main for another two years.
A county unit local option bill was passed by the
senate, but inasmuch as the'really protective and
prohbitive features were eliminated from it before
fho oto hxyth tha tof PoxIp
Doty and his allied interests the house evidently
believed the whole thing was merely another plan
on the part of the paid lobbyists to hold their jobs
and killed the bill.
Those who understand the inner workings Of
the local option leagues of this state have not at any
time believed that they would really come through
with any remedial legislation. Of course, lots Of
promises have been made, and money collected on
the strength of these promises, but to think that
prohibtive liquor legislation will come from any
persons who work hand in hand with the liquor
interests is rather absurd on the face of it. How
ever, some people have believed that very thing.
During the next two years the salaried officers
of the leagues may be able to think up something
else which will draw public attention from any
real and genuine liquor legislation, and thus hold
their saaried positions.
1t is announced that President Taft has offered
the position of private secretary to Charles A.
Goodwin, nephew Of J. Perpont Morgan. Nor
gan himself probably has not the time to move
into the White House and see to things personally
The gradual approach of Champ Clark as pres-
dental possibility requires Taft to fall back upon
his friendly capitalistic hackers.
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