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The campaign really began as soon as
Adams was chosen. Jackson FASTENED
h o m e
Campaign Really Began and with
When Adams Was Chosen. 1
signed his seat in the Senate, saying
that a constitutional amendment was
going to be offered to guarantee to the
people the right to choose their Presi-
dent, and that he would have to ad-
vocate it IL he remained in the Senate a
course which his enemies would charge
was pursued from selfish interest. Before
this the Tennessee legislature had again
nominated him for President. and renew
ed the agitation against the sale of the
presidency by Clay in return for the port
folio of state.
The game of the Jackson people now
was to enlist the support OF the Craw-
ford following for their candidate. Mar
tin Van Buren, and his friend Cambreling
who controlled New York politics, per-
ceivinS the plain drift Of public sentiment
toward jackson. got aboard his band
wagon before it started, and qualified as
drivers of the big carryall. They made
a tour OF the south. spreading jackson
sentiment and intimating to the friends
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Building Permits.
he following building permits were is

The following building permits We're is
sued today:
To John l.. kopp to build two-story
frame dwelling at 1869 Lawrence street
northeast architect. c. NJ Clancy;
builder, John l.. Knopp; estimated cost.
$3.50.
To Ford Dabney to repair business
building at northeast corner of 9Th and
L streets northwest; estimated cost, 800.
To Henry r. Offterdinger to repair fac
tory and store at J:lS .th street north
west; estimated cost. $50.
To P J. Cook to repair business build
ing at 3214 Nj street northwest; estimated
cost $50.
To W. T. Easterbrook to repair dwell
ing at 1915 Newark street northwest,
estimated cost, $50.
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DESERTED AFTER SACRIFICE.
Wife Declares She Served Prison
Sentence to Save Husband

PHILADELPHIA, October 25-Mrs.
Louisa Allen, who served a six-year
term in Auburn prison for setting fire
tn y hotel at Chautauqua, accused her
husband James A. Allen. of being the
instipator of the crime i'm her suit for
non-support.
Mrs Allen told Judge Stake in the
desertion court that she went to prison
in order that her husband might go free.
and that in return for all she had done
for him he had deserted her and spent
Sc, 400 she intrusted to him. Although
he is a prosperous owner OF garage,
she has been compelled to work as
waitress since her release from prison.
she said.
The wife said she had followed Allen
to several cities of the west and that
when she caught up to him he imme-
diately left.
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South Carolina gave the suffrage to the
people and many of them liberalized the
qualifications Of the right to vote.
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The campaign really began as soon as
Adams was chosen. Jackson FASTENED
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Each Triumph of Value Giving i'm This
of Crawford that it was high time to

There were some side issues in the
campaign. but they were completely over
Swallowed by the issue of whether Clay
had made a deal with Adams. And on
that issue, finding Clay in possession Of
the goods. the people turned deaf ear
to all that was said to disprove it. Clay
went, but still the story spread and grew.
and one might as well have tried to dam
the Mississippi as to counteract the
story. The Jackson people made the
most of it everywhere. At musters Of the
militia, at county court days. at barn
raisings, everywhere. 1t was repeated
with innummerable frlls, and it was be-
lieved
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They rang the changes on the story
everywhere. John Randolph in Congress
exclaimed: Let Judas take his thirty
pieces OF sill
Clay's Honor Satisfied ver.' Jackson
by Bloodless Duel. horse Zoo, Ina
dragoons-cut up and clean broke down by
this coalition of Blfl and Black George,
by this combination, unheard of until
then. of the Puritan with the Backlog"
This charge resulted in Clay's challenge
for a duel. Each fired one shot, escaped
unhurt. shook hands. and went back to
their respective places. with Clay's honor
satisfied. But "Bliil and Black George"
and Puritan and Backlog went re-
votes for Jackson
a letter giving the weight of his author
ty to the story. He said a member of
Congress had come to him in Ciay's be-
half. and asserted that Harry of the
West would come over 10 him If he
would promise 10 give him the secretary
ship of state. He declared that he
spurned the offer and would go into the
presidential Office untrammeled or not
at all.
This. in turn, was followed by a chal-
lenge from Clay to Jackson to name
the congressman who had been the mes
senger. Jackson named James Buchanan,
afterward President. Buchanan denied
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hould l require men to sacrifice them

should 1 require men to sacrifice them
selves for me?"
Adams was anti-Mason. and yet he was
pictured in anti-Masonic communities as
a Mason. In proof bogus transcript of
a lodge record showing his initiation was
offered in evidence and widely printed. An
inventory of the property of the White
House was taken for Congress- and in it
was inadvertently included a privately
owned billiard table valued at s62 and a
set of chessmen valued at $23. This
was seized upon as proving the extrava-
gance of Adams. and that he had a
gaming table and gambling furniture
provided at government expense.
Denial was made. but the lie would not
be mailed" member of Congress de-
clared that Adams had spent $4,000 on
the east room, and although it was
proved that the east room was then
about as bare of furniture as a monk S
cell the story still worked to the preju-
dice of Mr.. Adams.
Before the canvass began Clay went to
Adams and assured him that while he
pre- f erred
Suggestions to Counterfeit to m ain
Jackson Hero Business. Of state Il
he thought it would help the Adams
cause he would accept second place on
his ticket. Another suggestion made to
Adams was that he counterfeit the Jack
son hero business by putting William
Henry Harrison on the ticket with him.
Still another suggestion was that he make
himself strong with the Crawford fol-
lowing by getting Crawford to accept
second place. But he records in his
famous diary that since Crawford had
called President Monroe a name that one
gentleman never applies to another he
regretted that he had ever offered him the
Urea sury portfolio. and much less would
he want him for running mate.
If the predominance of campaign lies
We're in JackSons favor it must not be
supposed that his cause had a monopoly
of them. He himself was pictured a
military chieftain who might plunge the
country into war at the drop of the hat.
The country was reminded that he had
suspended the right Of habeas corpus In
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The Parker knitting works, a new in
dustry at Frostburg. Nd, has started un-
der the supervision of Harry A. V. Park
or of Portsmouth, Va, who operates a
plant In that city. 4
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in a letter that he had visited Jackson
as the representative Of Clay. but that
he had simply tried to get ''Old Hickory
to play little politics to insure his Sc
lection. In addition to this Clay pro-
duced letter from La Fayette showing
by the noted Frenchman that he had
long before said that If the election
went to the House he would support
Adams over Jackson.
But no denials ever could overtake that
story and counteract it, Let the people
rule and jackson and reform were
the ral1ying cries everywhere. For the
the masses had real hand in the polit-
ical game. and they We're playing it with
the zeal that characterfzeS the child with
new toy. The Tammany Society.
founded as an fundamentally with which
to combat the aristocratic Society Of the
Cincinnati, took part in the fight, and by
narrow chance missed taking the road
that led into the WING party rather than
the democratic party. AS far back as the
first Madison election the two tickets in
Ohio were known as Tammany and anti
Tammany, the Tammany ticket support
ing Madison, and receiving two votes to
one for the anti-Tammany organization.
II Adams was not the popular choice
in 1924. he had little chance to be SO four
e + S
Adams Poor Politician; later. He
Failure as a Conciliator. a ano, how o !,
to play politics, and he was an absolute
failure as a cOnciliator. He allowed his
Postmaster General to use the patronage
Of the postal system against him, and
when his advisers protested he said he
did not think it right to remove a man
just because he preferred some other
candidate for the presidency. His diary
gives a glimpse Of how he felt. When
Richard Rush preferred the mission to
England to being his running mate on
the presidential ticket. he wrote: II can
| easily conjecture why 1t is-the prefer
ence of the harbor to the tempest"
Again. when he was making an appoint
ment which he knew would have bad
effect. he wrote: The effect will be bad.
probably violent and decisive, but why
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
"PENALTY OF PUBLIC
LIFE SAYS AID. WATSON

Aids Stephen Skrzycki and r. NJ.
Watson were brought TO police head
quarters at noon having been in the
prosecuting attorneys Office all morn
ing They both said, however, that
their Interrogation by the prosecutor
was very brief. and that they had
simply been kept waiting while other
aldermen, arrested later. were inter.
viewed and sent TO headquarters.
Aid. Watson said the prosecutor
asked him about the Hanley sewer
in Fairview. among other things. but
that his vote in the council would
show for itself that there was moth.
Ing wrong
This is the penalty that a man has
10 pay for being in public life," said
Aid. Watson, as he was being regis
tered by Police Lieut.. Higgins.
Aid Skrzycki said the prosecutor
asked him II he knew anything about
the Wabash matter or any other deals
but that the only matter specifically
mentioned was the Wabash petition
for closing Seventh-st.
II answered what he asked me,
that's all" said Skrzycki.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
ALDERMEN ACCUSED
ON NEW CHARGE OF
GRAFT OUT ON BAIL
Old Bonds of Those Already I'm
der Indictment Accepted
by Court
OTHERS QUICKLY
FURNISH sURETIES
Defendants Ordeved to Appear
for Examination Next
Tuesday Morning

Aid Loujs BroZo. represented by
Attorney Thomas Chawke, sprang
the key note" friday. which gained
immediate release for the seven
aldermen whose arrests, Friday.
came while they were still amenable
10 $4,000 bail each. 10 appear In po-
lice court. August 20. on former
charges OF grating
Aid, Gilman. Brozo. Mason, Os-
trowski Rosenthal Tossy. and Walsh
were the seven mentioned and Brozo
was quickly on his way 10 police
court 10 face Justice Jenries for re-
lease on bond lie had bondsman
ready
Justice Jeffrles az first announced
that the bail for each OF the alder
men re-arrested would be fixed at
$4,000 but Attorney Chawke argued
that as his man was then q ward OF
the court. 10 all intents and purposes,
he thought that sum unnecessary,
and asked that his client be released
on his personal recogniZance A
dialogue with Assistant Prosecutor
Jasnowski, who was in court. fol-
lowed, and Jasnowski finally an
nounced that those aldermen who
were already under bonds to the
court should be released on their
personal recognizance, the new bond,
however. 10 call for their appear
ance next Tuesday morning az 9
o'clock
Justice Jeffries thereupon issued
such an order which was transmit
ted 10 police headquarters, and the
other "re-arreststed" aldermen were
released under that order
Aid. Theisen. who was brought
into police headquarters b. Detec-
tive Ed Fox. while the others were
being released. was taken TO the
prosecutors office. and was not
brought back 10 the station and reg
istered. but was told TO appear in
court on Tuesday, II Is understood.
When the other aldermen. in
Guiding Hindle. Koenig Ellis. Lynch.
0Brien. Zoeller. and Merritt recelv-
ed replies TO their hurry call for
help from the cell block. aud were
finally taken TO police court. with
bondsmen and attorneys. Justice JEFF
fries fixed each OF their bonds az
$4,000 with one surety. and ordered
them 10 appear. Tuesday at 9 a. m.
But before taking any action or
the bonds. he ripped up the veil oi
deep mystery that had been main.
tained about the arrests
IL want TO know what these mer
are charged with before | releas,
(Continued on Page FtfteenJ
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
PRESIDENT TAFT.
PUTS HIS VETO ON
WOOL TARIFF BILL
Gays LaFollette Measure Would
Work Irretrievable Injury
to Industry
BOARD JUSTIFIED
SIMILAR ACT LAST YEAR
Insists Course is in Keeping
With Platform Upon Which
He Was Elected

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Veto OF
the wool tariff bill was emphatically
expressed by President Taft In
snecial message g TO congress today.
appealing 20 the legislators that they
do not adjourn without taking ad-
vantage OF the plain opportunity
su bstantially TO reduce duties, Dy
| framing a protective bill alohg the
lines recommended by the tarin
board
That the LaFollette bill was not
drafted from the boards recon-
mendatlons and would result In "ir-
retrievable injury 20 the wool grow
ing industry. the enforced idleness OF
much OF our wool combing and spin
ming machinery. and OF thousands OF
looms and the consequent throwing
ont OF employment OF thousands OF
workmen." was asserted by the pres
ident as the specific reason why ne
refused 10 approve the measure,
My position is perfectly plain,
/ the president declared. shall
! stand by my pledges TO maintain
degree OF protection necessary to on
| set the difference in cost CT produc-
( ton here and abroad. and VIII
heartily approve OF any bill reducing
duties TO this level.
His veto OF an exactly similar wool
! bill last summer the president said,
had been completely justified. by
the tariff board
I The minimum ad valorem duty or
! % per cent on raw wool in the Dill
was inadequate for protection. Tart
asserted. II should be at least 80
per cent. according TO the tarin
! board.
The average OF from 2S TO "a per
cent duty on cloths OF all kinds, he
5aid was also insufficient.
/ impossible OF Justification was
the presidents comment on the du-
ties on tops and yarns. when taken
in connection with the raw wool and
cloth duties.
I'm view of these facts, in view OF
the platform upon which | was
elected, in view OF my promise TO
follow and maintain the protective
policy. no course is open 10 me but
TO withhold my approval from this
BILL" the message concluded Il am
very much disappointed that such a
hill Is a second time presented 10 me.
III have inferred from the speeches
made in both the House and senate
that members OF the majority in
both houses are deeply impressed
with the necessity of reducing the
tariff under the present act on wool
and woolens; that they do not pro-
pose TO stand on the question of the
amount OF protection or TO insist that
It must be enough necessarily to sat-
isfy the principle Of tariff for rev.
enue only, but that they are willing
TO accept a substantial reduction IN
present rates in order that the peo-
pie might be relieved from the possi-
bility Of oppressive prices due to ex-
! cessive rates"
>tContInued oa I'nEe Fiftccnl
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
Democyacr' S DoAay CoIIectOr
l1ade HH as DIav0y Of ST. [,0uis

Ex.Mayor Rolio Wells, of ST. Louis
who has just been appointed treasurer
OF the national Democratic commit,
tee. Is man of great prominence IN
his own city. but is chiefly known ma
tionally as a Democrat who bolted
Bryan In 1896.
He was elected mayor OF ST. Louis
In 1901 and again in 1905.
Most people In St. Louis viii tell
you Wells is a good feller"
lie is known as conservative
business man and close friend OF
Dave Francis. the multi.millionaire
Missouri reactionary
lie is himself many times a mil.
lionaire. belongs 20 all the swagger
clubs and attends all the recherche"
affairs in St Louis swell society.
Under his administration as mayor
ST. Louis got its first supply OF pure
water. His was voted as strictly
business administration.
He was for years president OF the
Anglican Steel Foundry Co, and Il
still a director and large stakeholder.
re Is also director In banks aud
trust companies
IN biography OF Wells. Marion
Reedy. the St Louis insurgent edi.
tor. says that politically, Wells is "an
outspoken Democrat, but very inde-
pendent II seems that Wells was
delegate TO the convention that
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
JAMES H. HARRIS MAY
Be CHOSEN SUCCESSOR
TO v, c, MARTIN DALE
Present Head of Dubuque, Ia,
School System StlGngly Fa-
vored for Local Vacancy
ELECTION OCCURS TONIGHT
Vote on Motion to Adjourn,
Thursday Night, Shows Ants
Are Holding Together

James H. Harris, superintendent o
schools at Dubuque, Ia. Is likely tC
head Deiroit's public school system
for the next three years.
Inspector George NJ. Cbndon. chair
man of the committee the appoint
ment of teachers. told The Times. Fri
day afternoon, that Mr.. harris. who
had conference with the anti-M.r
tindale forces, Thursday, in Detroit
made a good impression on those
who met him, and that !Je stood ex
cellent chances OF being' the unani
nous choice OF the antis.,
The appointment will take place
Mr. Condor said, in the adjourned
meeting OF the Board OF Education
tonight. Ii was expected that the elec
tion wiuld have taken pace in the
regular meeting, Thursday night, bu:
the antis were not ready 10 submit
a name for a vote.
inspectors McMichael stnd Wiede-
men. Martindale supporters. objected
most strenuously TO the pan TO ad'
journ the Thursday night meeting
Or. McMichael said that 1t would
greatly inconvenience hiEl Wiede-
man said that it would be impossible
for him TO be present tonight, as he
would have to be out OF the city.
Assistant Corporation Counsel At
kinson. who attended the meeting
told Wiedeman that the ele' ytion of a
superintendent in the Adjourned meet.
ing would be illegal. as the Eote could
only be taken in a regular meeting.
The decision doesn't Worry the
inspectors any. be
cause they argue that the adjourned
meeting is a continuance of,the regu.
lar meeting. and. therefore. is not a
special meeting in any sense.
The motion 10 make the, adjourn
ment was carried by vote Of 9 to 3.
Inspector Small. OF the ami Martin
dale forces was absent.
The vote showed that tl1e antis
were holding together. contra ~ TO re
ports 70 the contrary from the Mar
tlndale supporters. Those voting for
the motion were Burton. lIumford
Kennedy. Hunter, Began, Ellis, Rob
ertson. Condor and GOLDBERG.
other candidates who are beine
considered for the position ar super
intendent are: John ~ Withers as
sistaut superintendent OF schools. St
Louis. Mo: c. Il. Chadsey. superin
tendent 81 schools, Denver. Col: and
Prof Spaulding superintendent o'
schools. Newton, Mass.
w. y Burris dean OF the depart
ment OF pedagogy, University o. Gin
cinnati. is not receiving consideration
Mr. Condor said Mr. Burris is a
candidate for the position OF super
intendent OF the public schools OF
Cincinnati, now vacant. and f)r that
reason the Detroit board doesn't care
20 negotiate with him
we wan a man who will Ebe free
TO step into the vacancy here tomor
row, said Mr. Condor In M Har
rls we have the man 10 do that. The
CContinued ON Page FIftcei1
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
SCHRtITER'S DOODLE LIST
Hello RESPONSIBLE FOR
LATEST BATCH OF ARRESTS
Insistence That il Was 0. K.
Leads Prosecutor TO Nab
More Aldermen
REVENGE MAY FIGURE
Secretary Believed to Have
"Squealed" Again When
Council Abolished Job

The arrest OF the aldermen, Friday,
is generally believed 10 be due TO the
insistence OF E. r. Schreiter. Jr.. sec.
retary OF the council committees, that
his doodle list" was "on the square
When Schreiter negotiated with De-
tectlve Brennon TO put the Wabash
deal through the council he insisted
on Mr.. Brennon, whom he supposed
was the Wabash land agent. turning
the money over to Schreiter in the
form OF Jackpot for distribution
by the secretary. Schreiter was asked
for a list showing just how he would
disburse the money. He took a coun-
Gil rollcall and set after the, names
OF % aldermen specific amounts re-
uuired TO bribe them. After the
names OF eight others he made vari-
Gus notations. intimating there was
doubt about the amount OF money re-
uuired 10 bribe any OF them.
Schreiter was asked by Detective
Brennon II he had talked with the
aldermen and had an understanding
with them that they were 10 vote In
favor OF vacGung Seventh and Con-
gress-sts, II they were paid the
amounts set opposite their names.
Schreiter insisted that he had. He
said that all such deals were handled
through him. the aldermen receiving
their proportions OF the Jackpot
raised by those seeking concessions
from the council.
Brennon. OF course, wanted TO get
the good" on the individuals and
would not agree TO Jackpot being
disbursed by Schreiter. but he used
the list as a guide. When the nine
aldermen and Schreiter were arrested
there remained that list and Schrei-
ter's statements as evidence that
other aldermen had conspired TO take
money for their votes in the Wabash
deal. These aldermen had not been
trapped by Brennon. He has no
record OF their calling al his Office
and seeking bribe. The cases
against them are based on Schreiter's s
statements and the circumstantial evil
dence. they having voted in favor
OF the resolution.
When Schrelter confessed TO Bren-
non. his confession being taken 10y
stenographers. he was asked v-ry
specifically whether he had reached
al agreement with the other alder
men whereby they fully understood
that in return for their votes they
were TO receive the sums OF money
set opposite their names. Schreiter
declared that such was the case. lie
,ContIpued on Page FourteenD
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
RAILROAD COMMISSION
SIGNS ORDER ALLOWING
DETROIT PHONE MERGER
Three Members Put Signatures
to Document Permitting
Bell to Absorb Home
MAKE MINOR CHANGES
Members Will Make Revision
Before Deal is Formally
Approved
MAKE MINOR CHANGES
fL.on. q Slan Correspondeat.

LANSING, Mich. Aug. 9.-The
three members of the state railroad
commission, signed the tentative order
allowing the merger OF the Bell and
Home Telephone companies OF De
troit, last evening, following, a con-
ference with the attorney Seneral.
This fact was given out by a mem
ber OF the commission To-Day IN the
absence OF Commissioner .hemaDs
there appears to be a difference or
opinion as TO some changes % De
made In the order
Commissioner Hemans arrived here
at noon and at that time the changes
we're taken up. Chairman Glasgow
saws while the order was signed yes
tcrday. there are a few changes which
he desires vet 70 be made. but does
not think Commissioner Ilemans VIII
object 60 them.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
THE WEATHER

For Detroit aud victnityt Continurd
unsettled weather with showers thi,
afternoon. tonight and probably sntur-
dsyi about Stationary temperature
winds becoming moderate, southwest
erIy.
,ooo mud tonight, saturday unsettled
nrrbnbty showers IN east portion.
Tor the Ipprr Lakes Moderate enNt
to north winds on superiort moderate
north md northwest on Ntchignui nud
.cuthen.t shifting Co north en- huron
.houers this afternoon mud touight
saturday unsettled.
For the I"wrr Lakes: Moderate to
brisk -outheriy vind-i showers tonight
and saturday.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
WOMAN ACCUSED OF
UNLAWFUL USE OF MAILS

Mrs. +. r. Day was arrested by
United States Deputy Marshal John
Trollope. Thursday. on the charge Of
unlawful use OF the mails. Postofflce
Inspector Larmour caused the arrest
after investigating complaints OF peo-
pie who had been annoyed by receiv-
ing medical circulars signed Mrs. f.
r. Day" Mrs. Day waived examina
tion before United States Commits
sioner j. Stanley Hurd and was bound
over 10 the grand jury under $500 bail.
which she furnished.