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START 0,EENs ROAD WORK.

Work cn tho $4,000. noo road improve
m"nt was started In Queens last week
Tho Stari1rd Rithulithic Company. which
holds contracts amounting 70 more than
Sl.ooo.oou, began th2 erection of seven
plants AZ different Joints IN the borough
to hasten the work. wh!l, the l'vnlde
Paving conracN started work on the
Springfield ard ~" Jamaica and Hemp
stead turnpikes. Tn" Continental Paving
COMPANY began worh on Central avenue
In the Fourth ward III" Bather Nsphal,
faNnE tompnn! started work m the
Flushing AMI Astoria roads. whil" tn.
Newton raving Company hogan the work
Of crndrg tn Shell IcaG. Urged on by
President Connolly the contractors have
arranTcd To- hasten the work as much as
possible.
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BUILDINGS NOT SATISFACTORY.
superintendent DisItkes RrookIy n
Mcthods-Nark~t Looking IN.

According To real estate men the
outlook for Brooklyn was never more
inviting. What with more tunnels.
NOR" &uhways and increased transit
facilities on the bridges the dream of
years Is nearing its fulhlment. they
assert. Another encouraging matter is
III" development of dock facilities from
Brooklyn Bridge To- Sixtyffth street
All the civic bodies arc USING their in
fiuence with the Eoard ~ Estimate TO
have this great Improvement accom-
riShcd so that the industrial centres
may find their natural home along the
waterfront.
Everything points to prosperity. There
are many Indications that small invcs-
tors inactive since the panic of 1907.
aye returning To the market. and these
usually rrin before the tide and with II.
THO transfer and building permits show
that tho small savings Of the last nve
.og"S HrN beginning 10 seek investments
In real estate.
S"r hes there been any halt In the
building activities that hecar in the
early spring. These have been so brisk
az times that tn" contractors found
difficulty in k"cT!rg up with the de
mar3. And here the ol'v d.sCordant
no'c Is soundcd L. y. tarlin. the new
superintendent Of Buildings. has been
making a close inspection of new build
incS and iinGa some OF them not sat's-
factory, he says, due In manv instances
perhaps n the very brisbHess n de-
n'and that calls for too much speed
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WORK STARTED ON
QUEENS BOULEVARD
Typographical Bureau Gets Out
Maps for the Great I'M
prOvemcnt.
COST TO BE S1O.OOO.OOO
Great Home Section Will Rp
Made Rcachablc by Auto
mobile. a
COST TO BE S1O.OOO.OOO

Actual work on the laying out and
known as the Queens Boulevard. which
Is TO extend through the centre Of thot
borough from its gateway at the
greensboro Bridge to the southern tier.
where IL will connect with the high
ways extending to the eastern end Of
the borough. Nassau county and all
Long Island and also with other thor
oughfares leading to the Rockaways and
Atlantic Ocean. was begun last week
with the completion by the Topograph-
ital Bureau Of that borough Of the rule
and damage maps. This boulevard is
to I've 200 feet wide. providing for all
manner Of traffic from foot passengers
to elevated roads. bride path and
through automobile traffic.
1t will he developed through the pres-
ent Thompson avenue. leading eastward
from the Queensboro Fridge into HOff-
man Boulevard. through Hillside ave-
I nue. and go on out to the Nassau county
line on its way. opening up TO modern
development eight miles OF country
whore real estate values are expected 10
be increased Owing to the magnitude
Of this work II has been divided by
Cifiord B. Moore. head Of the Topo-
giaph.oa' Bureau. into eight sections
In laying out this boulevard Mr..
Moore. at the direction Of Borough
President Connolly OF Queens. has been
making a study Of parkway and con-
course designs obtained from Paris,
Vienna, Berlin. Dresden. Brussels, the
lrnoklyn Parkway and the Grand Con.
course in The llronx. II is hoped t" build
thoroughfare which will be the ad-
miraiicn Of the entire country
l'ians now under consideration pro-
vice that thirty-two foot section in
the centre Of the boulevard shall b
given up to elevated and surface transit,
access to which will be obtained by
overhead structures. while twenty
foot strip on either side of this centre
section Is tn be devoted to automobile
traffic which will have the right Of
way. Nineteen foot bride paths will
Hank the outside Of the automobile right
or way. while twenty-five feet on the
outside OF either bride path will be de.
voted to hSai traffic. Parks and land
scope Effects a,e to be used to beauty
thc thorougnfarc.
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Prize Design For Small DWELLING

There We're COOS many features
about the PAN submitted 10y FRA anCs
-. EulmaaH Cf Boston In the recent
co,!li ciition of tho National t'ireproofiny
COMPANY for Il $4,000 housc which were
found Ia have good meri, by the judges
Vii" awarded fourth prize for the design.
II is the one shown here. representing
compact house of eight rooms and bath
with wide halls and aplcn;y OF closet
room.
This building, as were all others in
the competition. Is Of two stories. cellar
and attic. built of freproof blocks COW
cred with cement stucco, the interior
partitions Of blocks. the floors and floor
beams 81 wood ard the roof of iireproof
material. slate or ti,e.
The first floor arraneement is IA
millar one of living room and dining room
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on either side Of wide central hall.
with the kitchen occupying Q rear cor
ner OF the house back Of the dining
room An attractive feature Is the iiv-
Ing room. running the whole depth Of
the house on one side Of the hall, with
great open fireplace occupying almost
all Of the further end OF the room and
the entire long side giving onto low
paved and covered piazza. The dining
room has for feature an artistically
designed bay window which does much
to relieve the severity VI the lines Of
the house. The kitchen. a room IL hw
IL feet Is most complete.
In this plan there are provided three
masters bedrooms and a ch!ld's room.
all ~ which are directly above the liv.
ing room and dining room Above the
Kitchen IL n bathroom p-d = ront e'.>,
maids room bne Of the m,s'cr's bed.
rosns over the living room l. planned
To have an open fireplace Just 49,
that downstaiPs.
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READY TO BUILD HUDSON DRIVE.
bids Being Asked for section Of
| Gprat New Jersey ROnd.

Prompt beginning cf work cn the south
erly extension of the Henry Hudson
boulevard is assured by the announcement
just made by the Palisades Interstate
Park Commissioners tina, they will receive
bids for the work. This part ~ the lig
undertaking is that extending from PAIL
sade avenue on the Englewood cliffs so,ith
to Fort Lee. Al its southerly end his sec
tion of the new rond will be almost d-
rectly opposite 10th street. Manhattan.
point which has received much favorable
con nsiderat ion as the sire for the Iropcscd
Hudson River Bridge and where. IT il be-
lieved, such structure must I've b,rl, at
an early date il New York il to derive arv
substantial benefit from the great inter
state park and boulevard along tie vest
bank Of the Hudson.
Aside from this. however the section
Of the Henry Hudson boulevard for which
bids have just been asked will hc an i'm
portant addition Ia the highway sys, cm
of the rapidly developing TERRITORY rn the
Palisades. The Bergen county aurori-
ties have just taken over Central avenue
and will make of il fine ruacadam m read
from the crest of the Palisades through
and beyond lHOnia a dis,af 60 OF over four
miles. Central avenue IL virtually con.
tinuation OF Main street. Fort Ice, which
will join the sout herlv end of tho new sec-
ton OF the great rivcrtrort driveway.
Since the character of the ,iNortr,tt and
it's improvements south Of Font Lee are
likely To prevent any further oNtcIsicr OF
the Henry Hudson boulevard below ,ha,
point this route through !nohia and over
the Palisades will hccomc the chief line
OF approach to the boulevard
further extension alcrg tire river front
from the Fnglcwood cliTS north to- Airline
is now in the hands of the engineers of tho
Interstate Park Commission and viii
probably be approved and advert scd for
bids in the near future.
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NO MORE WATER FAMINE.

Deputy Water Commissioner NJ. r
Walsh last week bcRan work .rrep, ring
plans for the extension OF the water sys.
tenn in Queens. which is to cost ;300. 900
Engineers are visiting different points IN
the borough for the purpose Of obtaining
data. while the Water Department has
approved Of plans for carrying water
from Manhattan through the tunnel under
the East River owned by the Consolidated
Gas Company in order 20 supply the NV
factory district in Long Island city. It
is proposed tU lay a thrty-six inch r,,in
through the t'.nnel. which will bring an
ad'oua'" supply Of Crotch water from
Manhattan into Long Island CITY. and
this viii be the frst step toward dcirg
away with the old time water famines In
that borough
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MANY TWO FAMILY HOUSES.
Fort, such Buiidinss 60 he Erected
In Newark.

In Newark.
Ten two and half story two family
frame dwellings were started on South
Nineteenth street near Clinton avenue.
in the Clinton Hill section of Newark
last week by the Mersfelder Construc-
tion Company. The builders expect to
have the houses completed by the latter
part Of next month. An expenditure of
$780, ia represented in the buildings.
The architecture Of the houses is copied
from the Boston plan. and they will he
located on plots measuring 5oSiOO feet
and will take in from 7e3 70 SIS South
Nineteenth street. There will he two
apartments Of six and seven rooms in
each Of the dwellings. and there will be
porches on both floors.
Louis Mersfelder. president Of the
company. said that plans are being drawn
for thirty more houses similar to these
to he erected in South Nineteenth street
near Clinton avenue
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PLACE FOR THE CHAUFFEUR,
W""""se C"tt"Ecs to Have Garage,
with sleeping Quarters,

a delicnte distinction which seems to
indicate that chauffeur Is triie
higher In the social scale than Is the
coachman is giving architects consid-
cradle food for thought. In the past AS
regards coachmen there has hecn more
or less controversy as to whether the
guardian Of the reins should or should
not he provided with sleeping quarters
In the stable. However. sleeping in a
stable sounds vastly more plebelan than
sleeping In garage.
Architect Alfred &. Bossom has prob
ably been guided by utiltarian motives
In hanishing the chauffeur from the
house to the garage in planning cot.
taEes for the Wampage Realty Com
pany. being handled by s. Osgood Pei,
& Co. at Port Washington. l.. 7. Each
or these cottages will have its own gar
age, on the upper floor Of wh,c hwili
the sleeping quarters Of the chauffeurs
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COUNTRY RENTALS,

Payson Mel. Merrill has rented for Miss
Eli ,abeth Griswold her house az Black Hall
Conn for the summer to John NJ Gaines
rease & tlliman have rented for Paul
y. Turner. trustee, the shore front pro,-
erty known as the Pope place. at Tokei,cke.
the season.
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WANT HENPSTEAD WATERFRONT
Developer" EesdS to .n> Nnrsh
Lands ana Urriaim Them.

CrowrE doi:sYd fur sd ON I.org
Islr ID. clc7N - ihc cry line. f., nome
p' 'vo7os j. r. ti-r w'.,"rfr,n, properly
No'v i:;-asi!'c 80 dey c!orcr , j'd. n
T'r1ugh - A5~...I co MY has figured
prominently IN tic suburban and move
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NEW JERSEY FtRN SALES.

, Louis SChlcsngcr has soll for I l. Wit
lever of West Portal. Hunter 'on ,u,u,y.
New Jersey, his farm To James !. .i,' Of y, "
York city. The property consist of Il ,ltv
acres of land. rrsid"u,. and out,til .in,.-
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QUEENS BUILDING Arri,cAr,o>s

Applications for huildip- permits ir
Queens last week totallcl si"l. .79I -'.rr,
we're liz applications f"r r.w huiitr..g.
at a total valu" uf $4,000. sixteen 40.
rlica'ions foy al'cra'! rs, 1t Valu- -
Sl33ao and thirty-siN a-'l at on, for
plumbing permits. at a valIc Il S-5+Ga
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this section has been proven and is
investigation that this project was sub
mitted TO Jamaica Estates. Such hotel
will not only add to the popularity of but
also increase values in This section. II is
expected that actual construction on the
hotel will be started within a very short
time.
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| WITH THE SUBURBAN BUILDER AND BUYER

street. and this section will in time be con-
nected with a similar park to be created
in the ed Joining town of Belleville. for
which an appropriation Of 100000 has
already been granted.
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In the Borough Park section. for the
Florence apartment house. Washington
Heights. Manhattan. This trade. with
the cash bonus that was paid down.
represents a deal Of 100000.
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On" ~ the latest developments at the
Jamaica Estates was revealed yesterday
in an interview wit, 4 r Keller. mana ccr
~ th- ail'7 drp1rtnc Tor this company
tic stated ;h,' hotel. modern in every
respect, which would accommodate 100
PATRONS. rar soon TO be erected Several
rlins h1v" ho"h submitted BY wcll known
architects. and while tho huildcr : name i,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
NEW YORK IS WON
BY EVEN 100000
Record Democratic Plurality Is
Piled Up for Wilson-Taft
Runs Second.

New York. November "a Wilson plural
i'y OF practically even e9o.Us votes over
Tat. Taft lead Of 5000 over Roosevelt,
and a similar alignment % parties in the gu
bcrna;orial vote is the result OF yesterdays
election in New York state far con-
:irII.d by nearly complete returns at
> a, elk tonight.
The Democratic presidential plurality %
ia. largest New York state has ever given
that party. ard Ii Is che first time the voters
outside Of the metropolitan distr.c: have
given a Democratic presidential! candidate a
plurality. The totals tonight are - Io.-
lows:
For Presid.at-w;Ison. sss.sss: TAFT s...c.s:
Roosevelt: Ssi.scl Wilson's plurality ,7os9s
For Govrrno--Wl!i!am Salzer DEM. SO =
80. Job F. Hedges tRcpD. 4i4.sSa: Oscar
Si--us tpro.D. 29lss5. suffers plurality, oas,-
81.
New York Ci;y's wilson plurality ovcr
Roosevelt. who was second in the city. was
i-ts>S
OF the general wave % Democratic <uc-
cess the party appears TO have won the most
substantial! control 10 ever had o. the state
l. si-.stErc and she State delegation IL the
nSf !"aal iiD-se o. Representatives.. or the
fcriy three New York CcnSre >~Ine-. thirty
On, Democrats a-I twelve Es3us!Jcsns q,
pear {" De s..s;.,i.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
FIGHT JUST BEGUN
BY PROGRESS|vES
Chairman Dixon Already Laying
Plans for Future
Battles.

New York. November eve have
ended the fight. but the fight has just
begun said Senator Dixon, chairman
Of the Progressive National Committee
to-day. We shall not waste any
time over Yesterdays election. but
shall begin at once the work OF get
ting the new party in shape 10 ac-
complish results in the future. We
have won second place as party In
the nation What that really means
;s not realized but when We go to
Washington and ask recognition In
Federal patronage. and on all boards
and committees which are apportioned
aetween the two leading parties, our
status will I've made clear.
"Our plans for the immediate future
will b.. decided at the meeting of the
Progressiv. National Committee which
! have called for December 10 at Chica
go. w will then take UP the dues-
lion Of our representation in Con-
gross. spj what is to be done to IN
cr.as. the number Of our men there
Two years hence. With the election
machinery in most States under ou'
control jointly with the Democratic
party We should then be able to ac-
conplish mucn more than in this ciec-
ton"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
Elected to Highest Office IN
State After Years of Party
Service.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Asheville, n. c., November 5.-Hon.
Locke Craig, the newly-elected Gov
ernor of North Carolina. comes Of one
Of North Cardinals oldest families. He
is the son Of Andrew and Rebecca Gill
liam Craig, and was born in Berthe
County, August 16. 1850. He spent his
boyhood on his parents farm and was
an honor graduate a: the University
of North Carolina with the class OF
1889. He pursued his course of law
at that institution, and located at Ashe-
vile in 1883. Mr.. Craig is recognized
as one of the States most brilliant law
yers. and his efforts have met with
great success in this city
In 1891, Mr.. Craig married Miss An
ME Burgin. Of Mcdowell County, and
they have three sons-Carlyle, VINO
is a mdshipman at Annapolis; George
Winston, who is student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina: Arthur. who
is pursuing a course at the Columbia
preparatory school, at Washington
City.
MIR. Craig has taken an active part
in politics. In 1892 he was the Demo-
cratic elector for tine Ninth Congress
sional District. and in 1896 he was
named as elector-at-large? During
the campaign of that year he canvass
ed the State for William Jennings
Bryan and met with much success on
the platform. In 1898. while campaign
ing in the Eastern part of this State,
he was nominated by the Democrats to
represent this county in the Lesisla-
ture. and was elected by a majority
OF 100, reversing Republican majority
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
Harry M. Smith Has No Politi-
cal Ambition, but-McCombs
Is a Tempter.

Harry NJ. Smith. one OF the 10000
600 original Wilson men since yester-
day, has not yet decided whether ne
will accept the consulship TO Liver
pool, Havre or Glasgow. He is quite
sure however, that ne has no use Tor
the position or salary Of United States
district attorney. for the post carries
but a pitiful $4,000 a year emolument-
This is the story Mr.. Smith tells.
He got to know very well William +.
McCombs, Governor Wilson's political
manager, at the Baltimore convention,
where the fighting was brisk to iano
the Wilson nomination. One day Nc
Combs said: "Harry. what do you
want leaving che impression by the
remark that Mr.. Smith was not visit
ing the Maryland metropolis for the
benefit of his health. which is i'm
modest1y robust.
Repelling the insinuation, MT. Smith
entered these patriotic words, Moth
ing, The United States district at
torneyship would appeal to me. but l
cannot afford to take it. It's only a
81. coo a year lob. No. My interest is
purely patriotic I want nothing thas
Mr. Wilson can give me.
After a discreet interval. Mr.. NC
Combs let fall the following morsels
of thoughtful knowledge, cuiled from
the annual reports of the consular
division Of the State Department:
THE consul TO Liverpool draws
$40 600 year.
"The consul 10 Havre draws s3e-'"'
a year.
The consul to the smaller CITY Oh
Glasgow draws $4,000 a year.
And added this pearl of wisdom:
"a good Democrat Is no less pure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
Especial to The rimes.pispatch.I

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I
RaieiSn, n. e., NUseiiioer O.-ihat
the usual Democratic majority OF iron
$1,000 10 5000 IN Nofln Caroiina Is
assured: that Roosevei, has run I've IL
one over Iait, ana that senator SAM
mons has been reelected oy ma
Jorlty OF 10000, are the differences
from incomplete returns feceiveu Iioni
3 out OF 100 counties. Figures OF the
presidential and guuernatoriaI races
are not available. ..i ten congressional
districts are Democratic senator
Overman, Democrat, was unoppoSeo In
the senatorial primary.
Accurate Wake County returns on
the senatorial primary snow a total
vote OF 4.IS4: simmons receiving l.eVl:
kitchin. 1886; Clark. SO7. The vote
tor Wilson was i.zia: Roosevelt. Lao:
Taft, $50. Craig led the State ticket
with Ala. Onciai ngures Will not be
known until tomorrow.
At Democratic headquarters there is
apprehension that three counties DEM
ocratic two years ago. had gone lie
publican. These are Cabarrus, Cald-
well and Forsyth. the latter having
been only partially Democratic be-
fore. No report has come In from
Forsyth and incomplete returns from
Cabarrus and Caldwell indicate RepuD-
lican victories. Chairman Webb says
the Tenth was the closest congress
sional district. and that he is conn
dent of Gudger's election by possibly
1000 majority.
Democratic State Chairman Chas. a.
Webb says incomplete returns Indicate
that Craig's majority over Settle ana
Meares for Governor is $4,000, and that
his plurality over Mesres Is l"V,ooo
and over Settle 10000. He Is as
sured Of the election of forty-slx state
Senators and 10S members of the low
err house, an overwhelming majority OF
the Legislature.
In concedinS the nomination OF SEN
ator Summons by big majority over
both Governor Kitchin and Chief jus
t,ce Clark for the United States Senate
Manager Frank McNinch, Of Governor
kitchins campaign. said:
II am surprised and greatly disap-
nointed at the result Of the senatorial
primary. and. while we lost. / want TO
thank our managers and friends Tor
their loyal support and help in the
campaign"
Governor Kitchin spent some time
in the Kitchin headquarters to-day. ne
declined to be interviewed.
Manager Walter Clark, Jr-, OF the
campaign Of Chief Justice Clark spent
the day in Clark headquarters. but IN
sisted that neither he nor his 1ather
would be interviewed. and that they
had absolutely nothing to say.
In commenting on his victory, sena-
tor simmons said he is deeply sratetui
for the manifestation of confidence SO
overwhelmingly manifested in him by
the people of North Carolina and 1or
the great numbers Of consratuiatorS
kilograms that he has received from
friends in every. part OF the state.
He believes his majority VIII rouni
nm %. 600 when the full returns gre IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07

Z
Harmless
Anlieplie

when you purchase an antisepfse
for your own use. make sure that 70
contains no possousL The safest way
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So-s,mp.y specify Tyres Anssssptse
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Physicians everywhere advise -.
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psrkasc makes two gallons ssaa6sr0
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07

during the previous campaign of 200.
The Legislature Of that year was one
of the most brilliant in the history OF
the State. and the various counties OF
North Carolina were represented by
their leading citizens. During the ses-
sion of the General Assembly. the suf-
frage amendment. which was carried
later by an overwhelming majority.
was proposed, and Mr.. Craig was one
OF the leading supporters Of this meas
ure. In 1900. Mr.. Craig was reelected
by an increased majority. and In 1908
he was a candidate for the United
States senatorship. The convention
lasted several days, and Mr.. Craig
finally was defeated by Lee S. Over
man, of Salisbury, n. c., who is now
the Junior Senator from this State. In
1908, Mr.. Craig opposed William wal
ton Kitchin and Ashley Horne for the
Democratic nomination for Governor.
This campaign will always be rermem-
bered by North Carolinians as one OF
the most strenuous and bitter In the
history of the State, and Governor
Kitchin was nominated after -FOUR
days' balloting. For months before the
convention, Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Kitchin
canvassed the State. visiting practically
every county in North Carolina, and
the nomination of Mr.. Kitchin came
after the withdrawal Of Mr.. Horne, al
ter seventy ballots
This year Mr.. Craig was unopposed
for the nomination. Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor William c. Newland, who had
announced his candidacy about year
ago. withdrawing during the past sum-
mer in favor of Mr.. Craig In the gen.
eral election yesterday Mr.. Craig was
opposed by Thomas Settle. OF TINS
city, representing the regular Repunh-
cans and Iredell Meares, of winning
ton. who was the candidate OF the Pro-
p,assi,-e wing of the epublican party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
CONSUL MAY BE
PURE PATRIOT

patriot for being upon the public
payroll"
Some have greatness thrust upon
them.