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The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
NO ACTION YET
In SPENCLER CASE
Court Thinks Proof of Guilt
Should Be Offered Before Pris-
oner is Sent to Asylum

The case OF George Spengler. half
wit, charged with killing little
Matilda Refs, Is causing considerable
discussion, and no definite plan of ac'
ton has yet been decided upon.
Assistant Prosecutors Kelly and
JasDowski want 10 have Judge Phelan
appoint an insanity commission, TO
examine Spengler. and have him con.
hned in an asylum, without n trial.
They quote the following law TO
s"bstantiate their position in the
matter:
When a person accused of the
crime OF homicide shall appear TO
be insane, or shall have escaped
Indictment upon the grounds OF
insanity or shall have been acQuit-
ted upon trial upon the grounds OF
insanity, the court. being certified
by the jury or otherwise OF the
fact, shall carefully inquire and
ascertain whether his insanity in
any degree continues, and II IL
does. shall order such person into
safe custody and TO be sent TO
IN confinement under indictment
for such crime shall appear TO be
insane. the judge of the circuit
court OF the county where he Is
confined shall institute a careful
investigation. He shall call two
or more reputable physicians and
other credible witnesses, and the
prosecuting attorney, TO aid In the
examination. and II IL be deemed
necessary to call jury for that
purpose, Is fully empowered TO
compel the attendance OF wit
nesses and Jurors. II Il Is salts
factorily proven that such person
is insane, said Judge may dis
charge such person from im-
prisonment and order his safe
custody and removal TO the state
asylum, where such person shall
remain until restored TO his right
mind and then, II the said judge
shall have so directed, the super
intendent of said asylum shall in
form the said Judge and prosecut- !.
ing attorney. so that the person
90 confined may within 60 days
thereafter be remanded TO prison
and criminal proceedings be re-
sumed, or he be otherwise dis
charged.
Judge Phelan, however, is in con.
siderable doubt on the proposition,
and says that he feels that the prose
cation should first bring In some proc;
that Spengler is guilty of the killing
OF the little Refs girl, before asking
to have him sent to an asylum for the
criminal insane.
"The whole matter is still very
much up in the air." said Judge
Phelan. Thursday morning. Il don't
know yet, what I shall do in the
matter"
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

no on spot isGIkue onTs Ta,,ow, o
Steady; city, CSC; country. 696&c
Hay: Steady; prime. s1.l5Gl.20; No.
3. s5G soc; clover. 75cdsl.05. Dressed
Chickens. la! isS s4c; 'ufosy fowIs ii@ise; isgise;
ducks, lsq1Shc. Live poultry: Weak
geese, lac; ducks. 13@l4c: fowls. ll9
l4c; turkeys. Ice; roosters, l0c; chick
ems. 141s a. i6c. Cheese: Dull and easy;
state milk. common TO specials, 14@
lSc; skins common TO specials. sd15c;
full skins, 466hc.
Butter: Steady; receipts. 5.245:
creamery extra, 31h Q33ho: state
dairy tubs, "a Ia 30c: imitation creamery
firsts rs 25l1c. Eggs: Quiet; receipts.
l0.022; nearby white fancy. soc: near
by mixed fancy. 25037c; fresh firsts, 20
G35c
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
HARVESTER COMBINE
PAID MORGAN $13,500,0 900

NEW YORK, Oct 24.-It was
brought out 1t the governments In
vestigation yesterday that J. p. Nor
gan & Co. received s13.500,0o0 for un-
derwriting the Harvester trust when
1t was organized in 1902 with a cap
ital OF $l20,000,000. II was also
throughout out that from the incep-
ton OF the corporation George w.
Perkins has been one Of the three
voting trustees and a member Of the
finance committee. The others are
Cyrus II. Mccormick and Charles
DeerinRg
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
TURKISH ARMY
DEFEATED IN BIG
FIGHT, EREPORT
Bulgarian Forces Are Said To
Have Driven Sultan's Forces
from rk.Kilissa
THOUSANDS ON BOTH
SIDES DIE IN BATTLE
Aviator Scars Over Turk Forti-
fications and Obtains Val
liable Plans

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Bulgarians
have captured Kirk Kilissa. according
20 report from Sofia TO the Exchange
Telegraph company this afternoon.
II does not follow that the battle
raying along a 50-mile front between
the Bulgarians and Turks north OF
Adrianople Is ended, even II Kirk
Eilissa has been captured by the Bull
earians. The place is an outpost OF
Adrianople, which Is still more
strongly defended and must yet be
taken before the road 10 CONSTANT
ncLle will be open to the invading
Piisgarians.
The loss, however, II Bulgarian
claims prove 'trlle, Is a heavy one. IL
bears out the assertions from Sofa
that the Bulgarians have had the ad-
vantage In the lighting thus far.
Kirk Kilissa was garrisoned by the
Turkish third army corps. II taken.
experts hcre believed. the loss of life
must have been enormous.
Early reports concerning the pro-
gress OF the battle of Kirk Kilissa
said that thousands had been killed
A story was telegraphed from Sofia
thAs Bulgarian aviator planed over
the Adrianople forts at a height OF
1.200 feet and though repeatedly fired
at returned with valuable plans OF the
Turkish defense.
In Albania the Turks professed to
have routed the Servians and inflicted
heavy reverses on the Montenegrins.
The Servian account Is that King
Peters troops are closing In about
Usxub and defeating the Turks every
where they meet them.
sfhe Greek forces professed to have
been completely victorious over the
Turks In the southwest and to be
driving the enemy northward before
them, capturing arms and ammuni-
ton.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCK YARDS.

DETROIT, Oct 24.-Cattle dull and
outlook lower. Prices ranged as fol-
lows: Choice steers. averaging from
1000 10 LOO lbs, at ssdS.75: choice
handy killers. t6.bOG7.75: Fight to good
butchers steers and heiftrs A25n
s25: common killers and fat cows. ,25
m6.50: Gamers cows. t2.bOM3: com
mon TO prime shipping bulls, s395.5O;
light butchers and heavy heavy sau-
ers sasoas.50 per cwt Mich cows
active at S25 a so. veal calves. dull and
lower at t5d9.50 per cwt. sheep and
lambs active and steady: quality fair:
choice lambs, SIS f6.65 light TO fair
S5ds25; common 10 prime sheep, t3m
$50: mixed sheep and lambs tbn6:
common killers, t2.75G3s5: culls. t2d
Q so per cwt Hogs dull and soc lower
quality common: prime mediums and
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
JOBBING PRICES.

baked drsS beans, lib, g soc; fIaa beam. Ss:
,.naasd Sss soc SSrn rasi. S.nss ss., Main;
Peas: Fancy. early June. sLso: stand
ard, 81: soaked. 5o97oc. salmon:
socieye. tall. si.s6: nat. ;24o: Alaska.
toes, si.Io6i.6o: MarrowIat Ills: early
June, ,L2S; sifted early June. sl.ts per
Feed-Jobbing prices in 1oo-lb. sacks:
middlings, t31: coarse coin meal and
cracked corr. s2s; vorn and oat chop
FIsur-Jobbing prices: Best MiehI.
gan patent. 1850. straight. $500; clear
40; pure rye. $3.50: spring patent
$3.50 per bbl in wooe.
Hardwsre-Nails. t2.2s case: plain
lied barbed wire, Sass per spool; gal
vanlzed sheets. 26 gauge. - per cwt: I:
single BIT axes. bronsed. $3.50 per doz:
per cwt: carriage bolts. small. 70 per
cent on; large. 60 per cent on list: ma
chine bolts, small. 20 por cent on:
large. so per cent on list
seed. ssc: Diamond headlight kero-
isc; s crown % ssasoiine. lse per gal:
in bsrrei lots &c per gall gal
$3.50; medium. clear. t24; hams. 16::
briskets, 14c; shoulders, f3%c; picnic
hams. 13hc; bacon, lskc; lard, Ia
uerees, ishc: kettle rendered. ithe
sugsr.-corrected daily by w. r.
Edgar n Sons: Crystal dominoes. 1-lb.
Bs5 s-lb.. ys15; Eagle tablets, $685.;
cut loaf, t645: cubes, t6. 80: xxx
powdered. $500; standard powdered
s5.s6; granulated. extra coarse. s5.55;
nne, In bulk. ss.t5: in 25-lb. cottons.
$3.50; crystal dominoes. granulsted. In
2-lb and 5-lb. cartons. t5.75: do. In
half cases, t5.s5; diamond A, tS.6S; con-
fectioners' A, $40; No. 4. t5.3s: No. ).
t5.i5; No. .. s5.lo: No. 10. s5.o5: No. II,
IS: No. IL. 1895: No. ~, H.e0; No. IL.
$3.50; No. rs. ttso; non cooking mix
ture $3.50; best granulated, $50 per
tons. ts TO ease. 1915 per oasa
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
CONFERENCE HELD ON
CHANGE OF VENUE

Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd,
Special Assistant wilkins and Judge
Phelan went into conference In the
latter's private ofice. at 1880 Thurs
day afternoon on the question OF a
change OF venue In the aldermanic
graft cases. The prosecutor is anx-
ious to have the trials take place in
some other county, and II the request
Is granted Judge Phelan may still
hear the cases, going to the county
seat OF the circuit chosen.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
EDWARD RARRETTS BODY
FOUND IN THE RIVER

The body OF Edward Barrett. No. 60
Beaubien-st.. was found In the river
on the Junction-ave. dock, Thursday
afternoon. His coat and hat were
found on the dock, Wednesday, and
a search was Immediately begun for
the remains.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

The following nrms are priv
Ieged b to ,eS execute cute. orders 30, on the
Co. Carlyle n Povah: Matthew
Finn: Lewis O. Gorton: w. A.
Hamiin a Co: Richard Irwin a Co:
w. y. Moss a Co. W. W. Noble a
Co: w II. Reilly a Co.: r. Sea-
grave a Co: w. s. Warren a Co
and George NJ. West a Co.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
BosToN COPPER SHARE SALES.

Copper share sCIes reported Tor The
Times by Hayden, Stone A. Co. Oct. 20
Adventure. 1866 Algomah. so: Allouez
25: Am Zinc, 1850; Anaconda. Sc: Ara
Coml. 2s0: Butte a Balakl l5O: Butte
q Superior, s726: Boston a. Corbin. 81,
Cal q Ariz. 1875: Cal A. Heola. $50.
Chino 32SO: Copper Range. 1856: DAILY
West. So East butte. 255s franklin
175 Giroux, tlO; Granby. 1905; Greene
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
BOSTON COPPER LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Hayden.
Stone a. Co, Oct. "a:
The Boston copper share market
opened with generally easier tone
with the volume OF trading moderately
active.
Chino continues TO be the center OF
interest and recovered TO as against a
closing OF 4Ti. yesterday Firmness
Is also noticed In CRANKY North Butte
and Calumet a. Arizona.
quincy and u ). Smelters are point
lower
other departments OF the market ir-
regular.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
80. penaItx For crlme.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Get. "a
James Riley. convicted of the murder
OF George Fasell. grocer here,
March rs. 1910. was executed at the
sfnte prison today. He was shot to
death by 4 squad Of i've rifiemen.
Harry Thorne. Riley's partner, was
exccnfed m the same way. Sept. rs.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

are pretty we'll cltaned up now, and
there is moro inquiry than for some
time.
AppIe.-Fancy. ,I75Gs22s; ordin.
S161.5o per bbl: box apples. sl.s5N2
Bannn.s-Good shipping stock. $50
9a2 25 bunch.
csulisower-sI5oGi75 per pu.
Ceiry Homegrown. aS0soc per
CabhaEe-s1 6l25 per bsl.
Cheese-wholesals prices: Michigan
mats. 1874 q lsc; New York nats. 1sI a
isc;: limburger. TN WlShc; DOMESTIC
Swiss. z192sc: imported Swss. ESQ
CNe.tnut.-I66isc per Id.
Crnbspples-5oc per bu.
Cranberrie. - Early blacks. ~ per
eol; D....@Fsrsisn. .ae0 Psr ea new. oso per IL:
common. s910hc 10.
Dressed Calves-Fancy. 12013c; COM
ris.5importsd, new. li0Isc per Is;
Finan H.ddiss--1iBQ Qlac per ID.
Fresh observation-disclosures hot
house. t1G1.25 per dog; lettuce, hot
sOI; spinach. soc per Su; green onions. &c: 6:
per bu; beets. 5000 per bu: green
corn. IS o zoe doz: turnipr, 500 soc per
bu: rutabagas, 4Sc per bu: parsnips.
iec per pu' hoshou'e 'oa'oes' i99 loc
Grape Fruit-Florida. $500 box.
Gsrnpes-Concor6s. s-lbs, 56'se:
Delawares, 10 q 2oc; Niagaras, 10000:
Isle nd grapes, 10-lb. baskets. Concords,
20 a 25c; Niagaras, 259 93oc; Catawbas
Is q 30c: Delawares, soc.
Honey-Fancy white. 16917c: am
Hsy-Detroit shippers are paying the
lots. = o. s. Detroit. No. Timothy.
;l6bO9i7; No. 2 timothy. s15al550;
No mixed, $13613.6o; clover. light
mixed. s15615.50: rye. straw, 500
1880: wheat and oat straw. ss.S- @s
Hides-No. / cured hides, 14hc; No.
I green hides. 12c: No. cured bulls. IL y
No I green bulls. 10c: No. / cured. veal
kip, 16c; No. 1 green veal kip lac:
No. I cured murrair. 12c; No. I green
murrain, 1oc: No. cured calf. 1sc: No.
7. green calf: 1sc; No ! lhorsshidss,
skins. as to amount OF wool. soc a 81: +:
No. 2 hides. lc on; kip and calf Nc on.
Lemons-$5759 9650 per box
Limes-t1n125 ooT
Onions-Y elbow. car lots. 500 55c;
store lots. s06s5c per bu: new Spanish.
Peaches--.AA. sl.a5i A. II; B. 75c bu.
Pears-Kiefers. 65670c per bu.
POultYy-Springs. 13@13hc; hens
12@12hc; roosters. 10911c: geese. 12G
lac; ducks 14@1sc; turkeys. 1s0isc ID.
s,.s.ppI..,u,,,sssso0S s5:. ssss:
car iots' as Soc per .bu. ~
Sweet Potstoes-Jersey. t1.s5 per bu.
t3.7s per bbi; Virginia. 7Sc6sl per bu;
Taiiew-No. 1. &c; No. .. &c ID.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
VESSEL PASSAGES.
Detroit.


Detroit.
DETROIT Oct. 24.-Up: II. NJ. Hanna.
b.10 p. m, Wednesday: G. Russell Hub
bard. Plummer. $50.
Sonoma, Dayock. $40 y. IN. wednes-
day; Donaldson. s:40: Fitch. Maitland.
10: Mauch Chunk. 10:15: Matoa, 1:30;
England. 11:45; Ontario. London. IL;
Morgan, Conestoga, 1:2o; Lyman Smith.
s:so: Norway s: Lasaiie. Mitcheii.
Chickamauga, $50: Socapa. 7:40; (big)
Samuel Mather. $50; Rosemount. 9: L.
b Miller. 10: Truesdaie. Meacham,
Down: P. P. miller 1850 a, m. We'd
p. M: House. lao; Smith Thompson.
2: Maiietoa, 2:3o; Mahoning, $3.50: An
McGreEor. Teutonia. 4:45; Luzon, vui-
can, 5: Prentice, Halstead, $40: Fryer.
6:15; Laughlin. 5:25: Montana, z.
y,ss,Iss stonsi s;sS p. , m Mednssday; ",s BTSwn
shaw, Corliss, 10:4c: Pathfinder. Saga
more. H.: Linden. 12:lo: wyandotte, 8;
Kerr. >; olcott, 11:3o-
The Soc.
sAULT STE. MARIE Mich. Oct ~.
william II. Mack. i; Eeewatin. Sahara.
1880: Nettleton, 2. widener, 8: Dickson.
$50: r. l.. Wallace, Choctaw, a; VIII
pen. Newonas Jones, 4;so: Augustus, 6;
Dunelm. Paipoonge, I wednesday
night; Walsh. IL; Corey, 1880; Whit
ney, 2:30 Thursday morning; Buffalo.
$50; Sellwood, 4:30: J. j. Brown. s:
Henry Rogers. Corrigan 6: Gilbert
Berry, christopher. 7:3e; Corsica, $3.50:
1896; Dan Hanna, II; Dinkey, noon.
Down: Snyder, Jr.. 1:3o D. m. Wed
nesday; Crescent City, AssinIbois, 2:3O:
Dfmmick. 3; Carter, Graham. A. Mech
Ing, Hamonic, Reed. $3.50; Leonard. 1880
large Fitzgerald, z Wednesday y
night: Leopold. 7:30. Albright $50;
Kennedy, Wahcondah, $50: Van Hise
and whaieback. Bope. 10; McDougall,
IL: George Peavey Kirby, Griffin. Sax
ona. midnight. Siemens, smeaton. OIL
yer. winona. a. m: Hoover. Tagona,
4: Caidera, $3.50; Rockefeller. Roebling
spnlding. Mcintosh. 4; Mathew Wilson
E Ellwocd, $40: Eads MaIa Z: La
belle. sherwfn. T:so: wfibert smith. 8;
Pontiac, tsmai1) Livingstone w. w
Brown. $50: weston. 9:3o; Ericsson
Nadia, Gary. 1890: Squire. IL; Major
Marip0sa, 1870; Murphy. Marcia, 1880
weather: Calm. clear
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

ST. PETERSBURG. oct. 24.-Rear-
.<dmiral Tschagin. commander OF the
rzar's yacht STANDARD, committed sui
r|le ~ shootins today. No reason
I.f been girsn.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK oct. 24.-Money on call
4N per cent: time money. SIS per cent
for six months: bar silver--London
29 3-16d. bar silver-New York, 63kc;
demand sterling. $4.s610.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
NEW YORK PRoDucE.

NV YORK, Oct. H-Flour: quiet
and firm. Pork: Firm; mess. 1880 u
sii.ss@ii.7s. % Sugar: 'o Raw % lower; pot;
centrifugal, 96 test, ttO5: muscovado,
SO test. sass; refined, Inactive: cut Loaf.
$50; crushed, $3.50; powdered. tsi
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter-Board prices are: Creamery
extras. 30hc frsts. 2shc; dairy, 23c:
packing stock, 21c per lb
Eggs Current receipts. candled
cases included. 2sc per doz. Receipts
Sal cases.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
Woman convIctcd As DisorderIy.

Catherine AdaIGs, who keeps
rooming house at No. 80 Broadway,
was convicted before Justice Stein.
Thursday. on charge OF being a dis
orderly person. She will appear for
sentence, Friday.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

The Iron Trade Review, OF Cleve-
land. says: Pig iron stocks through
on; the country continue TO decline
steadily and unsold tonnage Is being
rapidly reduced to small proportions
October has been the banner month
of the year in the purchase of steel
rails. contracts closed already exceed.
ing 100000 tons. Very few contracts
in structural steel are being awarded.
the lull being explained by the In
ability OF the mills to promise deliv-
cries before July OF next year.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

WIN advise sols@n Z. The Time.
W.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

no feathers. The plain. neat kind hat
looks right. Times Printing Co.. rs
John Rest Phi. Main 1t9e or city $3.50
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
MARINE

Pine Lake wreck Being Removed.
Work was begun, Thursday morning.
on removing the wreck OF the Pine
Lake, sunk above Belle Isle. In Lake
Sc. Clair. early Monday morning. by
the steamer Fleetwood Bamlet Kent.
United States junior engineer Is super
vising the undertaking, which In in the
hands OF the government.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
BUSINESS NOTES

The property at No. 800 Jefferson
ave. has been sold by Mrs. Alice Kud-
ner to George II. Uhrstadt and Cliff
ton Allies, II. II. Gore acting for the
seller. and Orleman & Roberts for
the purchaser. The property has a
frontage or 25 feet and depth of 100
feet. II is occupied by a three-story
building, and the price Is stated to be
about $4,000. II Is said 70 have been
the first piece OF Detoit property pur-
chased BY Luther Beecher.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

yss rri.si.s Don. ri<hL u.s.
Prf.sfsr c. 10 yeA. R--st
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
CONFUSED TONE In
STOCK MARKET
Active List is Firm, Although
Several LOwer-Price Indus
trials Show Weakness

Am b sug ~ =, ANAL Cop 500 Am
Can 4.@, AN a. r. OyA, do pI lze,
Am Goa OiI 90. Am Loc 4zs, Am Smell
% n Am sugar 40, Am a lto'
Am Too z76. anaconda 4S%, Alch lVt -
BAIT a. q 100 "a. betn s6eeI 40, A
Ss% Can rae g6z. Cen Leath 81 90
pr sy@. Ches a. 81 =, CHINO copper
,714. Cai S CT " ls.s. q. a 81 4
los n. chi & y lS9, Col 4 81 u,
Cen Gas la y. Corn Prod l9h, Dis Sec
Cor .7b Erie SiS. DO lst pf 81 -, 90
I'd pI as. Gen Elcc ISL, Gen Mot com
80 y. do pr T5is. CT Nor pI 1861, CT
ore etf 47a. Ills Cent lzsh, INT Met
20. do pr 90 =. Int Harv com y y. Kan
{ 2Sl4. do pr G.. Leh Val llS y, l.
Nash la.5 -. NJ, h 4 2S, NJ. 81 + 4 Ste
NJ II l4Ols, Mo Fac as. Nat Lead % y,
\ \ c ll4h, NY. * W 3Sh, Nor 4
W l15S.. North Pac l2i, Penn x X Ia.
Peo q a l1y, Pitts Coal pr -, Press
g Car IS. Ray CONS 2o+; Read I'd, IL q { Z,
do pr So. South Pac nos, south Ky
2ss. do pf 81. Tenn Cop liH Texas Uns
2ih, Union Pac 1924, L Rub com
1ls, Z Steel 76Ss, do pr ll9h. ;
Bonds l0l5s, Vir-car Chem AN, utah
Cop 62&, Wabash AS. do pr 13l1. West
In Tel 80, West Mfg ~ ~. =. ......
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

lie Detroit National Fire Insurance Co. has not
long enough for Official reports upon It to be a
seems to have started out well and is getting
mess The management has been successful II
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
PRODUCE

The market presented no new fea-
lures this morning Retail dealers
were getting ready for saturdays
trade. and were good buyers OF pretty
much everything on the list. With the
hot wea ther over there IL "A notable inn
prov ement In the demand for live poul-
try among retail dealers, who, during
the hot weather were content TO buy
from the dressers as they wanted. But
ter eggs, cheese and farm stun in gem
eral Is firm In tone. Potatoes are
looking a little better, Local stocks
are pretty well cltaned up now, and
there is moro inquiry than for some
time.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

NDw YORK, Oct. 24.-Early price
movements were irregular.
IL a. m.-The market was stronger
during the first hour.
Governments unchanged, other
bonds firm.
Noon-The active list was firm. al
though several lower priced indus
trials showed weakness.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

TOLEDO. o., Oct. 2t-Wheat: Cash.
tl,lIhi Pess ii;ls4 May 'Lis%: I%%s
S5kc: May. 3ekc. Rye: Cash, 70hc.
Cloverseed: Cash and Oct, tl1.50: Dec.
and March. sl1.lo; No 2, tlo;so: No. ,.
slO.36: rejected. $40. Alsike: Cash,
Dec. and March. tl3.15.. Timothy: Cash
and Oct. s1.s6; Dec, s1.s7h; May.
s2.07h Butter. eggs and hay un-
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24

Reported for The Times By Hayden
a.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
LIVESTOCK

x-Asked. b-Bid. xb-xs-split 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-17

the appointive power would be equally
fair when applied to the Senate'S eX-
ercise of that function.
Moreover, if the publicity idea Is
sound it would have to be extended
to all Presidential appointments. There
is just as much reason for telling
who recommend candidates for eXecu-
tive offices as for telling who recon-
mend candidates for judicial offices.
Such multiplication Of red tape IN
the processes Of appointment would
make for delay and would also pre-
vent the acceptance by either the
President or the Senate Of that con-
tidential advice which is often more
important and decisive than any other
kind in determining the fitness OF can
didates. If the President is competent
to appoint and the Senate to confirm
each should enjoy a judIcious latitude
in receiving recommendations. the
Bryan method would not insure better
appointments. 1t would only lead 10
undesirable friction and scandal III
filing the federal offices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-17
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"HIGHER MORALITY"

Mr. Roosevelt continues TO claim
right TO run for President on the Re
publican ticket in states where such
q course suits his convenience, while
protesting that in other states he IS
not q Republican, and that his move
ment must not be complicated Win
the regular Republican ticket because
1T will prevent Democrats from voting
"for me-" He is the most protean candl-
date for the Presidency ever known in
this country. We have seen men VINO
could be protectionists in one section
and free traders in another. Governor
Wilson Is a Cleveland Democrat as
professor and Bryan Democrat as Il
candidate. But Mr.. Roosevelt Is
regular Republican in Kansas, Dem
ocrat in North Carolina and National
Progressive In New York.
How long can he keep 1t up? He says
he is "the nominee Of the overwhelm-
ling majority Of the rank and file OF
"the Republican party" On that
ground lie claims the Republican EN-
blem and electors in Kansas. He says
he makes an appeal 10 all Progress
sives. Therefore he contemplates put
ting some Of the Democratic candi-
dates on his electoral ticket In North
Carolina, where otherwise he would
have no hope Of any success, In the
expectation that having been sup
ported by Wilson men as Democrats
they will treacherously vote for him in
the Electoral College. Then he de-
nornces the platforms of both the par
ties. Both the Chicago and Baltimor"
platforms are fundamentally unpro-
"gressive and reactiOnary platforms
Showing that It IS hopeless 10 expect
from either Of the old parties under
"present conditions any real or iar-
reaching progressive movement
Could anything be more topsy turyy:
Here IS a man organizing n new ma
tional party with II platform Of It's
own condemning the Republican plat
form. which was adopted by about
two-thirds vote of the Chicago conycn-
ton, and declaring that there Is no
hone In the old party, yet perslsting In
running on its ticket, under its name
and emblem. And it is all n manifes-
tation Of the higher morality!