The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-15

I Fepsitt would q Re 10 ma lie test
1 81 idiise tlieiif for j s! RI.
4 Il &; I DR.. IN. 3. laid WELL, Z 90 [
~ i "a 4 3 ~ a q q y
him q commits lone the com;
III lon plan was adopted
Pretty soon demands were pour ring
Id for speaker 70 explain: the plan
other cities: Sherman became z the
CHEF expositor. He was in So much
demand that al the end q hi term l Il..
declined re:eie ctfon, and placed him
self at the disposal Of the various
state and local leagues, now last
sprinEing up. to urge adopt ot the
new idea, For the lasts year, he lltls
icampaigned under such auspices all,'
over the country, even accepting inyi.5
tattons to assist III campaign in Cana
dian cities. {
At st John, New Brunswick, MT;
Sherman found a remarkable exhibit.
"a few months ago he was called there
to help explaln the plan to the people
a campaign for its adoption being in
progress, w. 3: Anderson, ectetarg
OF tie local board Of trade. showed;
him file OF several hundred letters
from cities all over the United States
where the plan was in opera ion; SIX
ty.seren cities were repre- scented. The
letters were from business men, pro-
gfssfonai men, publicistsf Journalists
who had been asked FOR rank expires
sions Of opinion based on their cities.
experience. \
Every letter received declared that.
the plan had nnqnalifedly succeeded
and recommended 1t to other cities;
a. ST. John publisher, leading the
fight against the plan sent his edi;
tor to Cedar Rapids and Des MONIES,
to get materials with which to eons
found and confute the Sherman atgu.
rnents. The editor came back cons
verted.to the plan! 4
st. John voted for q commission.
government. d
No other movement In public aitalrs
has inrecnt time made Its way SO. fast
The Iowa law became the basis and
model. Montana lifted 1t bodily from
the Iowa statute books. The New Jer:
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Ils.ls.. 4 T. atlto 2 - ~ go q se'
ao w. -. ct.+as NOM have ii I'VE ,,nfler
which cities may adopt the plan
,okiahona, Kansas, Colorado. Idaho,
California. Iowa, Missouri, West ,Virs
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az u sstss.a nesf oI.sani5ations affili.
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riSs Hs,s cSm n,ission.nlan charter
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, r,hi.,, ty raiseteS ~ The COMMISSION
W. 49, I. I ~ a ssncistim hi bahind
s,FssIo si,a,.fsT ami fTied Va n.
Az. thn iIs,ssiator. u Ssct favorat,ly
seG y Il ~ ~, syyrf,af tdf he tried
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s sa1 = ,,ioa I,rasident n fh associa.
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NJ NJ I5om nSts asItiTe Nh s,Ioport for
t ~. i Nh Tha Senators renIy throws
. ~ ctiarsctarIstic Iieht Or. the sort .of
stsasmanshin nreyailine AZ Albany.
M NV nsor May6rs Ii T I.
! fond yonr favor a. Nav 4
awaiting me- hare 1l,1n INV retiifn
tb;s %sek Inote6 icatefnIIy what
y sat nv WI IN ragard "a fhe Bnffalo
civ Charter hin expect 10
s,nnorF fbis legislation unless
Snnosttion IL II Il made q Marty
3n1aasnrs nv the RenrbIicans Ii
with case viii probably, be
obiiged to consider myself bound
Nv nsrty ca,c,s I Id mt think
that tbIs Il likely 10 te the case.
Int Enva baard some talls Of Il.
~ ,vary, sincerely
r M FAINT ION.
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