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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-16
STEAMSHIP
PLEIADES is
ON BEACH
[uNIrnp rnEss LnAsrp wIRr.l

Hueneme, Cal, Aug 16. = Steamer
Pleiades, San Francisco to the Isthmus
of Panama, went on the beach of
Providence Island, off the coast of
Lower California, early today, accord
ing to wireless messages picked up by
Standard Oil barge No. 81. According
to the message, the crew is safe. It
is not known whether the ship is a
total wreck.
The Pleiades is the property of the
California-Atlantic Steamship COM
pany. She was built in 1900 and was
registered at 1888 tons. She was two
days out from San Francisco.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-16
Did a Good Job.
[pNIrEp pRnss LnAsEp VIE. ]

Oakland, Cal, Aug. 16.-J. 7. Miles
of Los Angeles committed suicide last
night at the Hotel st. Mark in this
city. The man blew out his brains
with a heavy caliber derringer. The
body was not discovered until this af-
ternoon. An incurable Illness and
unfortunate love affair are believed to
have been the cause of the mans act.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the Office of the clerk OF
the district court of Iowa, In and
for Hamilton county, an instrument
in writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament of P. H. Morris,
late Of said county. deceased, and
that 2 o'clock p. m. of the 18th day
Of October. 1912, has been fixed for
the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear before the dis
trict court, at the court house in
the said county and show cause. II
any there be, why said will should
not be admitted to probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa,
this 9Th day Of July, 1912.
]. G. Sterling.
SF3 Clerk District Court.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
MODEL PRIMARY LAW.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: This
year Wisconsin will, for the first
time, try out a new primary law
This Wisconsin law provides for the
expression of second choice on the
part of voters. This is designed to
eliminate plurality nominations and
to prevent the defeat of popular
man by bringing several candidates
against him into the field to absorb
votes locally which would otherwise
go to him.
The law provides that each voter
shall cast two notes.-the first fol
the man he prefers and the second
for the candidate he would prefer
IL his favorite were eliminated.
The election judges must tabulate
the second choice vote just as they
do the first choice vote. If any can
didate has majority of the first
choice votes he is nominated with.
out further question. But If no can
didate has a majority of the votes
cast for first choice, then the result
of the primary is arrived at by q
process of elimination.
The first man out is the low man
The second choice votes of his fol
lowers are then added to the first
choice Of the candidates for whom
they were cast.
Here is the tabulation that might
be made with five candidates in the
field for any given office:
First choice Sec. choice votes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that thu
proposals for the erection Of
school house in Independent District
No. 8, in the school township OF
.Cass, in the county of Hamilton.
will be. received by the undersigned
at his home on r. F. D. No. 2. in
said Cass township, until 10 O'clock
a. M, Aug. 10, 1912. The school
board will meet at White Fox school
house at O'clock p. M.
August 10th, 1912. to award the
contract to the lowest responsible
bidder. The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Said
school house to be paid for in school
orders. One-half on May /. 1913.
and one-half Nov. 1, 1913, drawing
six per cent interest after presenta-
ton to the school treasurer. Plans
and specifications may be seen at
the Office Of the county superintend-
emit.
At the same time bids will be re-
ceived for the sale Of the old school
house in sub District No. s.
c. A. How'd, Secretary.
July IL, 1912. 7-13d2f4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
"a REBUKE.

The senate of the United States IL
so sensitive of its own importance
that it does not propose to be die
tated to, hence few days ago pass.
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That any attempt on
the part of president Of the Unit
ed States to exercise the powers and
influence of his great Office for the
purpose of controlling the vote of
any senator upon a question inyolv-
ing right to a seat in the senate,
or upon any other matter within
the exclusive jurisdiction of the SEN
ate would violate the spirit If not
the letter of the constitution and in
wade the rights of the senate.
1t may be distasteful to the senate
to have a president interfere in any
way with matters within the ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the senate, !"
but senators have no computations
against trying to influence the pres
ident. In fact, they sometimes try
to run the president and very often
succeed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
Value Of Good Humor.

It IL not great calamities that en-
bitter existence: It Is the petty vexa-
lions. the small jealousies, the little
disappointments, the minor miseries.'
that make the heart heavy and the
temper sour. Don't let them. Anger II
1 pure waste of vitality. It helps mo-
body, and hinders everybody. 1t 10
always foolish. and always disgrace
full, except in some cases when It 10
kindled BY seeing wrong done to an
other; and even that noble rage" SCI
dom mends the matter.
No woman does her best except
when she is cheerful. A light heart
makes nimble hands. and keeps the
mind free and alert. No misfortune
Is SO great as one that sours the tenn
per. TIL cheerfulness is lost, moth
Ing is lost.-Woman's Life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

this elimination, the next lowest
man is dropped and his votes added
to the first choice votes of the cam
didates for whom they were cast. B
is the lowest candidate, with total
of 400. A got $50 OF his votes for
second choice and d got 25O When
they are added the list is as follows:
A, $50; G, 610; D, 1,15G.
There being no majority nomina-
ton by the elimination of B and p,
1t is necessary to eliminate G and
the race is narrowed down to the
two leading candidates. The G vote
was 500 on the first choice test. But
200 of them expressed a second
choice for A, SO for B, $40 for D and
10 for E. Those who voted for E
and e as second choice have lost
their votes. Those two candidates
have been defeated. But it requires
the second choice of C's supporters
to decide between A and D. Adding
them to the candidates they would
rather see nominated if 9 could moi
be named, the result is as follows:
A, 1,190; D, 1.490.
The second choice votes of all the
other candidates not only gives {
the nomination, but makes him the
choice of majority of the votes
cast. Without the second choice
provision, A would have received the
nomination by vote of less than
one-third of the majority and with.
out representing the majority OF
public sentiment, even as second
choice.
This Wisconsin plan does not alb.
solutely insure a majority nomina.
ton. But it comes as near so do
ing as is humanity possible. This
plan at least gives expression to 6
majority sentiment and that is the
thing desired in republican or rep.
resentatiye government.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
deplorable condition of the party be

deplorable condition of the party be
charged to any other man than the
one who has led the party from its
high place in the esteem of the peO-
pie in 1904 and 1908, to place
where, out of the thirty 1.-TWO states
carried by Roosevelt in 1904, the
only ones that can now be counted
with assurance for the republicans
are Rhode Island and Utah, one
owned by lAldrich and the other
controlled by the Mormon church. It
is commanding generals who are
charged with the loss Of battles or
given credit for winning when they
win.
Roosevelt is not responsible for
the existing status of political af-
fairs. AS head Of the party, he did.
his own work better than almost
any president since Lincoln, gagged
by his popularity with the voters
He is not to be blamed if, after four
years of experience with Mr.. Taft's
leadership, a great majority Of his
party should turn to him again.
Privates like to follow men who lead
them to victories rather than de-
feats. If Mr.. Taft is right, if he
has been wise, if he should be sus-i
tanned by the voters, then critics
should bring the Indictment against
the voters and not against Roose-.
/, welt. The differences in the repub-t
lican party lie wholly between the
voters and Mr. Taft. Mr.. Roosevelt
was an innocent bystander until
forced into the arena. He didn't
manufacture the sentiment in the
hearts Of the voters for himself
Taft did that. Roosevelt merely
reused it to action. The record
should be kept straight in these
matters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
1850 $50 260 10 1890 100

For the five candidates, arse
votes have been cast; but neither
candidate has the 1876 votes re-
.quired for majority. Therefore E
would be eliminated. His votes will
not be lost, because all of his sup
porters have cast a ballot for Sec
ond choice candidate. Forty voted
for A, 10 for c and 200 for D.
These second choice votes are added
to the first choice votes of the can
didates for whom they were cast,
and the result is as follows:
A, $40; B, 400; G, 610; D. 500.
There being no majority shown by
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
THE 1908 CONTESTS.

Dave Brant, editor of the Iowa
City Republican, one of the rankest
standpat papers in Iowa and a bolt
er when Cummins was nominated
for governor for a third term, has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

President Taft will soon be con-
fronted with the necessity of accept
ing or rejecting the Chicago con-
vention nomination.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

Some OF the democrats are alarm
ed lest the fight between Teddy and
Taft will become SO strenuous that
the public will forget all about
Wilson and the democratic party.
This fear appears groundless, If
conditions here in Iowa are criter-
ion. The fight between Teddy and
Wilson is more apt to over-shadow
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
In the presence Of Death.

A peculiar Importance attaches to
the words Of dying man. for then all
self-consciousness drops away and the
innermost feelings are laid bare; there
Is no further need for the conceal
ment of what a man may be justly
proud, and tie idea! Of a Hte-t.-re hid
den away Just because it was 20
sacred, so entirely the mans own SELF,
Is brought unreservedly to the light Of
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

A Washington special in the Sioux
City Journal says with the an
nouncement that President Taft will
appoint four Ohio republicans to i'm
portant government posts in Wash
'ington, it became apparent that one
of the first moves in the fight the
Taft leaders are making for the
presidents reelection will be an at
tempt to strengthen the relations
with the republican state organiza-
ton throughout the country" Dur
ing recent years the ban has been
put upon this sort of thing. 1t US
ed to be considered legitimate, but
since the quickening of the public
conscience by a crusade against all
forms of bribery, coercion and the
use of unfair influences such meth
DDS have become unpopular. Many
people are now asking themselves,
what is the difference, so far as
principle is concerned, in bribing a
man with a payment of $1,000 in
cash and bribing him with the APP
pointment to position which is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

August Belmont, the big demo-
cratic politician, says he cannot re-
member just exactly how much he
contributed to the democratic cam
paign fund in 1904, but thinks the
amount is about $25O,O0O. Alton B.
Parker, who was the democratic
nominee that year, had several fits
because it was reported that Harri-
man had contributed $4,000 to the
republican fund, but nobody heard
Alton making much noise over the
quarter milton dollar contribution
of Belmont. The country has no idea
what a presidential campaign legiti-
mately costs. Possibly 100000 or
$4,000, 900 is not an extravagant ex-
penditure. If some national commit
tee would make a truthful itemized
statement of expenditures the people
would have some means of knowing
what a campaign, honestly and
properly conducted, should cost. In
the absence Of such information the
mere statement of the sums expend-
ed is of little value.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
Five Men Killed.

New York, July 20.-Five men
were killed and several seriously in
jured by the bursting of a steam
pipe on the steamer Principe Di Pie
monte, en- route here from Naples
and due tonight, according to a
wireless message received from
Captain Domeniconi.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

The Des Moines Capital has COM
pleted its fake poll on president in
Iowa. From time to time the Capt.
tai published results, giving a list OF
the places and the occupations OF
the voters. In, these Wilson led,
with Roosevelt second and Taft
third. But when it came to the fin
al report the Capital punched all the
votes and announced that Taft was
ahead. A great fraud is the Capital
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23
WRECKING THE PARTY.

Council Bluffs NOnpare1l: NOW
and then some well meaning and
loyal republican rises in his place to
say that Roosevelt is wrecking the
party.
\ This is superficial view of the
situation. A brief glance at the rec
ord will disclose this fact.
Roosevelt was president seven
and a half years. The country pros
pered during this period. The re-
publican party never in its history
enjoyed the confidence of the people
to such an extent. In the election
of 1904 with Roosevelt as the party
candidate the republicans carried
thirty-two states and the demo-
Gratis thirteen. Roosevelt's electOr-
al vote was 336 to 14O for Parker.
OF the popular vote Roosevelt had
7,62O,337 and Parker 5,079,O4l, a
plurality over the democrats of two
and half million votes. Republic
can governors, congressman, sena-
tors and local county officials all ov-
er the country were carried into of
flee, figuratively speaking, on the
coat tails of the party's popular
presidential candidate.
So great was the popularity OF
Roosevelt, due to his successful adj
ministrations, that his recommen-
dation secured the nomination OF
Mr.. Taft in 1908, and his support
secured his election with 321 cleo
toral votes to 1862 for Mr.. Bryan.
The pledge in this connection was
that Mr.. Taft was to carry forward
the Roosevelt policies. And 1t may be
we'll to note here that Roosevelt vol
unfairly gave up the office of presi-
dent. He could have secured the
nomination himself and he could
have been reelected. But he turn
ed the reins of authority over to Mr..
Taft and left the country for a
whole year. Mr.. Taft was thus Civ
en- carte blanche to go ahead and
become the architect of his own po-
litical fortune.
Here is the pertinent point of the
record to which we are calling brief
attention. When Roosevelt return
ed from Africa Taft had taken his
stand with the reactionaries on the
Aldrich tariff. He had made his
Winona speech in which he gratui-
tously offended the progressive men
in his own party-the very men
who had united with Roosevelt to
secure his nomination and election.
Ballinger had been placed in the
cabinet, CLAWS and his supporters
were down and out, Pinchot had
been separated from the forestry
and conservation service. Guggen-
helm and his friends were reaching
for Alaska, congress was fnyestigat-
ing the interior department, Bal
finger was killing few snakes"
and the entire country was up in
arms against the man who was
carrying out the Roosevelt policies
On stretcher, so it appeared.
Taft chose his own cabinet He
ignored Roosevelt's recommended
lions. He chose his own company
and his own advisers in dealing
with governmental policies. With
all the force they could command in
surgent senators and members OF the
house implored him to choose diff
ferent course. He made his own
Winona speech, withheld patronage
from progressive members OF his own
party and In all ways acted, we are
told, only after judicial investiga-
ton of the merits of all the propos-
ais that came before him. How, in
the name of reason. can the present
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

wv iOAAoWAAS W say VI LIZ 1.-Two ~
tests before the republican national
committee:
The Republican cannot agree
with some papers which intimate
more or less directly that four years
ago the nomination of Taft was
brought about by questionable seat
ing of contesting delegates. or refus-
ing to seat those asking recognition.
We do not recall just how many
contests there were before the COM
mittee on credentials, but as we re-
member, there was a greater num-
Der than at the late Chicago conven-
ton. The writer was a member of
the committee on credentials, and
he does not remember that there
was more evidence of fraud on one
side than on the other. Until per-
son has come directly in contact
with these contests most of them
being from the south, he cannot full
| ly comprehend what is involved. In
the first place, party organization is
lacking in the south. When con-
ventions are over, about all there is
to the republican party in the ex-
IRENE southern states, is an effort to
get appointments.
Generally in the south, there is
no intention of going into caucus
or convention and observing the will
of the majority. When one side finds
| it is in the minority, it either tries
to break up the majority in conven-
ton, create a rough house and claim
| it has held convention, or it goes
to another hall and holds its own
convention.
So great is the variance of evil
dence, that it is almost impossible
to find satisfactory grounds upon
which to make finding. With
fraud and often violence in every
step from the caucus to the nation
al convention, it becomes an almost
hopeless task to unravel the pro-
ceedings and determine which side
is right. Often both sides ought to
be kicked into the street and refus-
ed seats in the national convention.
Four years ago there was no
grounds upon which to base a claim
that delegates were seated by
frauds, but often it was mere mat
ter of guess-work, and members OF
committees in such cases are prone
to guess in their own interests,
which of course is the interests of
their candidate for president.
Then the laws of the south are
peculiar. Many of the states have
laws which provide for mass con-
ventions, and this manner of choos-
ing delegates and candidates often
conflict with those called by regu-
lar committees.
We are inclined to the belief that
| there is no more reason to suspect
fraud this year than there was four
years ago, and that the worst that
can be said is that the committees
and the convention took advantage
of the doubts which were presented
at the hearings.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

II the democratic party lands
heavily on the principle of protec.
tion during the present campaign il
is safe to predict that nine-tenths OF
the republicans who are now declar.
ing that they will not support Taft
will be in line for the regular re-
publican ticket on election day. Re-
publicans are protectionists and they
will suffer much at the hands of
bosses and crooks in their own par
ty before they will vote to over
throw this policy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

Roosevelt is not the man to back
up when he starts in what he be-
lieves the right direction. People
who believe he will not carry
through his third party ideas do not
do the man justice. He is the only
leader of national prominence who
has the courage to take such leader.
ship.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

The Des Moines Capital has not
turned political somersault for
three days. If it isn't careful 1t
will get so stiff in the joints it can
not dodge the next tax assessment
in Polk county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

Nature is the master of talent;
genius is the master of nature
Holland
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

The bull moose is considered one
of the best fighters of the elk fam
lily. It is not to be wondered at
that some people are afraid of him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

Texas brags of a corn crop that
is increasing in value at the rate OF
$1,O00,OO0 per day. That is some
thing worth Dragging about.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

The Iowa delegation in congress
was very deliberate in taking time
to decide who should be recommend
ed for the various federal jobs in
this state and it will not be surpris-
ing if the president exercises like
deliberation in making the appoint
ments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

These are unpleasant times for
the Freeman Tribune. It's heart is
wrung over the defeat of Former
Pharmacy Commissioner Keltz for
United States district marshal and
the threatened defeat of President
Taft.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

the Taft candidacy. 1t is freely pre-
dicted by many sagacious politicians
that Taft will be a weak third in
the race.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

According to the democratic idea
this is campaign where the presi-
Dental title is much in evidence
among the candidates. President
Taft, Ex-President Roosevelt and
Future President Wilson are the
leaders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

The democratic party's penchant
for laundering was never more
strongly illustrated than in its plat
form declaration Of this year in fav-
or of tariff for revenue only. That
declaration will cost the party a
million of votes and ought to defeat
it at the polls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

Webster county, the home of Ken
yon, and every county but one in
his district, went against the plat
form and presidential candidate.
The Kenyon influence could have
saved the day for both Taft and the
platform.-Iowa City Republican.
That is all nonsense. The repub-
licans of the Tenth district have
ideas and opinions of their own. No
man in or out of Iowa can control
their political action when princi-
Pile is at stake. Kenyon is not re-
sponsible for the way the counties
of Iowa voted in the state conven-
tion. The republicans themselves
are responsible. They elected the
delegates. 1t is about time to stop
condemning one republican for what
another republican does.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

And there is really no difference,
except the spelling, according to the
democratic view.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-23

It is good deal easier to talk
about theft than about the tariff
Sioux City Journal.