The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-04-12

william +. Herrin, who is counsel
and political boss for the Southern Pa
rife political machine and who in this
capacity dictated the choice of both
Republican and Democratic nominees
throughout the state until Governor
Hiram Johnson put the Southern Pa
cific out Of Republican politics in Cali
fornia.
Idaho.
Senator Hepburn, arch standpatter
and reactlonary, who agreed to help
the Cunningham claimants get their
patents. He has always been strong
special interest man and a clamorous
enemy of conservation in congress.
New Hampshire.
Senator Galllnger, the representative
Of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford system; for many years
chairman Of the District of Columbia
committee In the senate and who dur
Ing this time has opposed every meas
nre to control the public service cor
poratlons In the District of Columbia,
also an active opponent Of self govern
ment In the District Of Columbia.
Rhode Island.
Nelson W. Aldrich Of the rubber
trust, ex boss Of the United States SEN
ate, the Trainer of the Aldrich tarin
bill, the man who more than any 9TH
err made the senate an instrument OF
special privilege and body unrepre-
sentative of the people of this country.
Supported and publicly praised by
Taft for putting over the Aldrlch bill.
Senator Henry f. Llppitt, who sue
ceeded Aldrich. The man who wrote
the cotton schedule of the Aldrich tar
If bill for Mr.. Aldrlch.
Delaware.
Senator du Pont, political boss OF
the state Of Delaware and head Of the
powder trust.
Wisconsin.
Senator Isaac Stephenson, lumber
baron and lumber interest representa-
tive in the senate.
Colorado.
William G. Evans, gas, water power.
public service and political boss OF
Colorado.
Senator Simon Guggenheim of smell
ter trust and Alaskan fame, the bench
man and representative of the Evans
interests
Bob Speer, mayor and boss of the
city of Denver.
James Il. Smith, president of the
Mormon church, n political, religious
and financial oligarchy which controls
Utah and which has promised to throw
its support to Taft. Smith Is not only
president of the Mormon church, but
director In the Union Pacific railway
and president of the Utah Sugar com
pany, whose stock is controlled by the
sugar trust and the Mormon church
Jointly.
twelve apostles of the Mormon church.
A sugar and wool senator and now
leader of the reactlonaries In the SEN
ate.
Pennsylvania.
Senator Boies Penrose, one OF Mr.
Taft's closest advisers, boss of the
state of Pennsylvania.
"Dlvlne Right" Baer, president OF the
Philadelphia and Reading railway and
head Of the anthracite coal trust; the
man who during the hard coal strike
in 1902 promulgated the theory that
Providence had placed the anthracite
coal In the hands of the hard coal trust
and given to him and his friends "the
divine right" to dispose Of the hard
coal for what price they saw fit.
Montana.
The Amalgamated Copper company.
corporation organized by ii. II. Rog-
ers and William Rockefeller and con
trolled at present by Standard OIL, Is
the political and financial boss of the
state. Taft's strength In Montana is
which is owned by Amalgamated Cop
per.
Illinois.
Joseph G. Cannon. reactionary ex-
boss of house of representatives, whom
Mr.. Taft unsuccessfully supported for
reelection as speaker.
William Is. Mckinley, Cannon's first
lieutenant in house, the traction mag
nate of Illinois. Manager of the Taft
campaign and strong opponent to gov
eminent by the people.
William Lorimer, now on trial by the
senate on the charge of buying his seat
and who hopes to win through Mr..
Taft's support
Wyoming.
Senator Warren. head of the Warren
ring In Wyoming, Washington repre-.
sentative of the combination between
the wool producers and wool manufac-
turers, the man who helped the Union
Pacific Coal company to acquire the
coal fields of Wyoming, which operation
is spoken of by Chairman Knapp in
his report to the interstate commerce
commission as having been accom-
plished by violence, fraud and theft.
Congressman Mondell, reactionary
member OF public lands committee, the
most conspicuous enemy of conserva-
ton In the house.
Ohio,
Boss Cox of Cincinnati, prizefghter,
ex-saloon keeper and boss of a political
machine in comparison with which
Tammanv Hall Is a good government
club
Charles +. Taft who, with his broth
er, William Howard, backed the Cox
machine in the last Ohio state election
In its fight against the Ohio progress
slveS
John Il Mclean, newspaper owner
ana packer of the Cox machine. A
Democrat In politics, but a Republican
for the purpose of Tafts election.
These are some of the men who are
the wheel horses of the Taft progress
sive movement. These are the men
whom he has supported and advised
with during his administration and