Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-05-04

tons Of minister to China and federal
judge
California.
Pat Calhoun. boss Of the ring Of San
Francisco and traction magnate. Mr.
Calhoun at a recent dinner in Boston
sat by President Taft, spoke IN his sup
port and denounced Roosevelt's pro
gressiye policies.
William r Herrin, who is counsel
and political boss for the Southern Pa
cific political machine and who In this
capacity dictated the choice Of both
Republican and Democratic nominees
throughout he state until Governor
Hiram Johnson put the Southern Pa
cific out Of Republican politics in Call
fornia.
Idaho.
Senator Hepburn, arch standpatter
and reactionary, who agreed to help
the Cunningham claimants get their
patents. He has always been a strong
special interest man and clamorous
enemy of conservation in congress.
New Hampshire.
Senator Gallinger, 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
ure to control the public service cor
porations in the District of Columbia.
also an active opponent Of self govern
ment in the District of Columbia.
Rhode Island.
Nelson w. Aldrlch Of the rubber
trust, ex-boss of the United States SEN
ate, the Trainer of the Aldrich tariff
bill, the man who more than any 9th.
er 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 Aldrieh bill
Senator Henry f. Llppitt, who sue
ceeded Aldrich The man who wrote
the cotton schedule of the Aldrlch tar
iff bill for Mr.. Aldrich
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
Utah.
James f. Smith, president of the
Mormon church, a 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
Senator Reed Smoot, one of the
twelve apostles Of the Mormon church.
A sugar and wool senator and now
leader of the reactionaries in the SEN
ate.
Pennsylvania.
Senator Boies Penrose, one of Mr.,
Taft's closest advisers, boss of the
state of Pennsylvania.
"Divine 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.
a 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
due TO the all powerful political ring
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 Il, Mckinley, Cannon's first
lieutenant i'm 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