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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-05
QUITE CHECKERED
ARE THE RESJ7L rs
straight party tickets were not put
| in the field throughout.

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straight party tickets were not put
in the field throughout.
There was only one ticket in the
field at stealey Heights, owing to
theafact that the constitutionality of
the municipality is questioned ana
the same has not yet been passed on
by the state supreme court. There
being but the one ticket the voting
was light, the head Of the ticket re-
ceiying twenty-five votes, the total
number cast. The candidate for re-
corder received the same number of
votes and candidates for council
slightly fewer. The men elected
are as follows:
&c. "A. Sheets for mayor, william
Beeson for recorder and Charles NJ.
shlnn, C. ]. stealey, &c. A. Way, H.
c. Bartlett and d. H. Hudkins for
councilmen.
The Progressive ticket prevailed
over the Citizens ticket at North
view, Mayor H. NJ. Richards being
reelected. The vote was as follows:
Progressive ticket-H NJ. Richs
ards for mayor 40, Ernest Fittro
for. recorder 1873, and for council
men H, Leulitte 1917, Jerry McKeen
las, C. A. Barnett 1873, r.. L.
Queen 1873 and D. NJ. swisher 1877.
Citizens ticket-Edward Clingen
for mayor 81, w. A. Maxwell for
recorder 60 and for councilmen
James Smith 70, Ellie ogden 80,
Peter Taylor ,1O6, and John Car
der 70
Mr.. Leulitte was on both tickets.
The election was very one-sided
at Bridgeport. Late Duncan
was re-elected4 mayor receive
ing IS votes. B. r: Fowler was
elected recorder receiving 81 votes.
Councilmen were elected as follows:
"A. D. Fitzhugh Is votes, William
Pell 60 votes, Duncan Lodge g.,
John C. johnson S3 and DR.. John
Folk n.
The ticket headed by Duncan was
known as the Citizens ticket and the
opposing ticket was called the Pro-
gresstve ticket. 1t was headed by n
NJ. Jones for mayor. who received
twenty-eight votes, The remainder
of the ticket ran along with its head
in the matter of the number of votes.
B. L. Fowler was on 1t for recorder
and c. Al Davidson, A, D. Fitzhugh,
c. H. Warner, D. L. Curry and John
c. JohnsoH.for councilmen.
The total number of votes cast
Davidson received thirty-one
votes; c H Warner thirty and D.
l.. Currythirtylfve.,
The election results at Bridgeport
show that the people there are well
satisfied with the present admins
tration headed by Mayor Dunkin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-05

There is a neat some :oft money in
the town treasury and large amount
Of splendid street and sidewalk work
has been done during the year.
The town has no policeman and
only two arrests were made. These
were by scouncilmen. One. person ar
rested vas fnsd ana the ot8af given
mileage to quit the town.
Although e ticket was elected at
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
NOT CLOSED.

4 special dispatch to The Tribune
from Trenton published yesterday con-
tanned this statement:
The Governor also refused to say any
thing about the ial in The Tribune
on the Harvey letters, in which II was
pointed out that his statements since the
beginning of the controversy did not
agree with the facts. Joseph p. Tumul-
ty. his private secretary, said the Gov
ernor considered the Harvey Watterson
incident closed. and that he did not in
tend to reopen ii.
1t NAV be convenient to the Governor
to consider the Harvey -Watterson Incl
dent CLOSED" so far as the severance of
his nolitical relations with the two colo
nels is concerned. They have also both
intimated that they consider themselves
definitely eXiled from the Wilson count
ing room and council board. The public
is not greatly concerned about the mere
ly personal phases of the estrangement.
Rut il is concerned about the manifest
discrepancy between the statements
seemingly given to the newspapers by
Governor Wilson while the rupture was
in process and its details were still with
held and the confessions contained in
the letters to Colonel Harvey which
were subsequently published. Mr. Will
sons silence will certainly prompt the
public to draw the reasonable conclusion
that he cannot reconcile the contradic-
tions TO which The Tribune has called
attention. Does he care TO spread the
impression that he said what he did TO
representatives Of The Associated Press
and of "The Sun" and "The Herald
only because he felt confident at the
time that his correspondence with Colo
mel Harvey would never see the light of
day? As an exemplar of high thinking
and straightforward action in politics
the Governor owes 1t to his own reputa-
tion to square his interviews with his
letters If he remains mute it will not
be easy to believe that it is within his
power to furnish an explanation which
will explain.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
THE Result IN FLORIDA.

The result of the state and district
conventions i'll Florida cannot bring
much comfort to those who are trying
to Obstruct President Taft's renomina-
ton. They succeeded in engineering
secession and the election of contestng
delegates. But that invariably happens
in Florida when there is any prospect
of a test of strength in the national con-
ventiOn. 1t happened four years ago
when Mr.. Taft was being opposed Dy
interests desiring the nomination OF
less progressive candidate. 1t happened
in 1896, when there was an active pre-
convention canvass. Similar seceSSlonS
are likely to occur in the other states OF
the Far South-Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana-where the Republican vote Is
meagre and Republican politicians re-
gard the capture Of a seat in national
convention as one Of the great prizes Ill
politics.
1t has been repeatedly shown that IT
takes only a moderate amount of money
to finance contests from those states.
But 1t has also been shown that in nine
cases out of ten money spent that way
is profitlesS investment. There IS Il
recognized Republican organization i'll
each of those states, and it is empowered
to operate the machinery by which dele
gates to the national convention are
chosen. In making up the temporary
roll of the convention the national com
mittee is obliged to adhere TO rules
and precedents and must regard COM
pliance with the procedure laid down by
the recognized state and district com
mittees as essential in determining the
regularity and validity Of credentials.
1t is obvious that if some definite rule
were not followed the committee would
he overwhelmed by a mass of frivolous
contests, involving no pTnciple of party
government, but simply representing
the ambitions of the outs To become the
inS.
About two hundred contests of this
sort were submitted four years ago to
the national committee. which found
after an examination that more than 90
per cent of them were absolutely with
out merit. Thus the Florida contests
were thrown out. and, since the history
Of 1908 reflected itself on Tuesday in
that state with singular circumstantial-
ity. it is reasonable to assume that the
contests now begun will have the same
futile ending so will practically all
the other guerilla operations attempted
in neighbOring states. Those who think
that they can defeat the President for
denomination by fomenting party bolts
and schisms in the Far South are on a
wild goose chase.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

in the army and navy will also be ap-
proved. On these questions the Ma
tional Liberals are in pretty complete
accord with the bloc" and they will
surely not betray it into the hands Of its
foes by sacrificing principles which they
themselves cherish.
In other words, the government will
be supported not, as in the last parlia-
ment, by bloc and no more, but by a
bloc plus an ally. It's majority will be
less secure than it was, but it will con-
tinue to exist and may endure unbroken
for a whole legal lifetime of the Reichs-
tag. German politicians and statesmen
are not in the habit Of doing momentous
things without adequate motives, and it
is impossible to discern any motive
which would impel the National Liberals
to join with the Social Democrats In
turning out the government or in COM
pelling another appeal to the country. II
i'm these circumstances the course and
manner Of the government are somewhat
more restrained and moderate than they
have been at other times, so that there
are fewer clankingS of Junker's sabres in
the Reichstag, that fact may be cause
for qualification. But in any case we
NAV accept the KaiSers speech as an
authoritative forecast of policies which
will be pursued by the ministry and
which we may reasonably expect to see
approved by the Reichstag.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
SHUSTER SEES SIR EDWARD
Ex Treasurer of Persia and For
eign Secretary Confer.

London. Feb. w Morgan Shuster the
former American treasurer general OF
Persia, had n long interview with Sir Ed
ward Grey. the British Foreign Minister
this morning. The situation in Persia was
exhaustiyely discussed. and while no start
ling change in British policy In that coun-
try Is expected to occur as result or the
interview 1t can be stated that the meeting
was OF an entirely pleasant and cortial
nature, both Mr. Shuster and Sir Edward
Grey obtaining better understanding OF
the others point of view.
Mr. Shuster has replied TO NJ Mornard
charges against him in Teheran, whlch
have been telegraphed 10 the Belgian MIN
lister OF Finance, and which are 10 the
effect that the Americans who until re-
Gently were connected with the Persian
Treasury Department were guilty or traud
and left their books In confusion.
Mr.. Shuster said to-day: II was prepar-
ing TO audit NJ. Mornard's customs ac-
counts when the Russian ultimatum de-
manding my dismissal came. believe that
the ultlmatum was hastened in order 10
save him. My office never handled any
cash. even for the payment Of salaries. All
the accounts were passed by the Imperial
Persian Bank, whose books prove the nom
esty of the American administration
w. j. Oudendyk. the Dutch Minister 10
Persia who Is one Of the candidates ior
the Persian treasurer generalship, Is now
In London. II Is believed that the briush
Foreign Office approves his candidature Tor
the post, which is strongly favored by the
Persian Cabinet
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
THE KAISER'S SPEECH.

William ii has the courage Of his
just suffered the most serious losses at
the polls that have been recorded i'm the
history Of the empire. The government
'blOc' has been reduced To minority Of
the Reichstag and the most numerous
party Of that body, containing cOnsid-
erahly more than one-fourth of all the
Deputies. is so hostile to the imperial
government that it would not obey the
Kaiser's summons to assemble in his
palace TO hear his speech at the opening
Of the session. Yet the Kaiser pursues
his policy undisturbed. His speech from
the throne yesterday was probably diff
ferent in only single respect from what
il would have been If the elections had
given the government "bloc" an over
whelming majority. In the latter case
the imperial speaker might have referred
TO the vindicatiOn and confirmation Of
his government and the decline Of its
enemies. But otherwise he would prob
ably have spoken just rs he did yester-
day.
Nor is this attitude i'll founded. The
government has only a minority to de
pend upon in its bloc" But it has the
comforting knowledge that a large fac
tlon in the nominal opposition will not
oppose its policies on the most important
issues which are likely to arise. In the
"bloc" there are only 191, against 206
outside of it. But there are among the
latter no fewer than forty-six members
Of the National Liberal party, who OBJ
viously hold the balance of power. These
are inexOrably opposed to Clericalism.
But they are quite ready to vote with
the Clericals against Democracy, or in
support Of the major items of the gov
ernments programme. Thus we may
expect to see the present tariff substaH-
TALLY sustained, and consequently the
new commercial treaties negotiated oil
that basis. The programme of increase
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
TILE DYNAMITE INDICTMENTS.


The names of those indicted by the
federal grand jury in indianapolis for
completely in the union labor dynamite
outrageS have not been made public, but
the dispatches intimate that the labor
leaders in the present net, like the Cali
fornia leaders indicted at Los Angeles
after the sentence Of the McNamaras,
are men of local rather than of national
prominence. If this proves to be the
ease il will indicate that the plot was
widespread, at least among labor leaders
Of the second class, the dynamitingS Oc-
curing in various parts Of the country
wherever the irOnwOrkerS' union was In
conflict with employers. The develop
mcnt Of the inquiry tends to show that
when the McNamaraS planned TO cause
an explosion they usually apprised local
representatives Of their union and en-
ploycd their services 50 far rs was nee
eSSary.
But if the government is able to prove
such widespread knowledge of the
dynamite plot as the indictments just
returned would indicate, is it to be sup
posed that this knowledge was confined
merely TO national and local officers of a
single union, and that officials Of the
central body were not able even to guess
at what was happening? When only the
McNamaras were accused there was a
degree Of plausibiity in the idea chat
the explosions were the work Of a small
band of zealots, but as evidence is de-
velOped of the extent of the plot the
necessity will be brought home more
effectively than before TO honest ana
law-abidiug labor uniOnists of driving
out Of the ranks all those who have
been in any way responsible for violence
and lawbreaking and Of setting the or
ganized labor movement right before the
public.
The indictments just handed down
may serve to clear up the extent Of the
dynamite plot. Some Of those now to
be prosecuted may furnish the govern
ment with information about the com
plicity Of others whose relation 20 the
Outrages has not yet been established.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau. !


Washington, Feb. THE British Ambas-
sador ard Mrs. Bryce gave the use OF the
embassy ballroom this morning for meet
ing Of the wOmen's welfare department Of
the National Civic Federation. A. II. Ham,
Of New York, delivered a lecture on THE
Evils OF Loan Sharks" being introduced by
Representative Kahn. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins and others also spoke. a brilliant audi
euce greeted the speakers, Mrs. Taft, Mrs.
MCClintock, Mrs. Wickersham Mrs. John
Hays Hammond Miss Bessie Hammond,
Miss Hoyle. Miss Leslie Page, Mrs Win
throp Murray Crane, Mrs Nicholas Long
worth, Mrs. Medill Mccormick, Mrs. Wet
more. Miss Wetmore. Mrs. James Wads-
worth. Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, Mrs.
James w. Pinchot, Mrs. Phil Sheridan, Mrs.
Hobson. Mrs. Littauer and Mrs. Morton
Grinnell being OF the number. Another
meeting OF the same organization will enjoy
the hospitality Of the Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce on Wednesday Of next week.
The French Ambassador returned this
evening from Il hurried visit to New York.
Mr. Dcjean French second secretary, has
been made first secretary OF the embassy in
the absence OF Mr.. de Peretri de la Rocca,
who is abroad, but will return soon. 1t Is
probable that he will be promoted TO coun-
scllor Of the embassy, in place OF Mr.. Le-
fevre Pontalis, who has been appointed
Minister TO Siam.
Viscountoss BenoIst day will go to New
York on February II to attend the opera
given for the benefit OF the French Hos
pltal She will remain there for other So
Cial engagements.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFrom The Tribune bureau.


Washington, Feb. THE third OF the
bachelors germans OF the season was given
at the New Willard tonight. and was quite
as brilliant as those affairs always are.
Miss Taft was among tho guests. and Mrs
william r. Draper received for the officers
OF the committee. who earlier in the even
Ing were the guests at dinner OF William
Hit
Miss Taft was entertained at dinner to-
night by Lieutenant and Mrs. John w.
Tlmmons. whose other guests were Mrs
Leigh Palmer Miss Harriet Anderson. Miss
Margery Cotton, Miss Gladys Ingalls, Miss
ingalls, Barnard, Miss Leslie Page. Captain
Symlngton. OF the Mayfower; Major Win
ship. Captain Little, Lieutenant Cook. Lieu
tenant Long, Lieutenant Leahy and Paul
Willsach. Later they attended the bache-
lors' german.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmetef'. the German Ambassador and
Countess Won BcrnstorR. the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Richard Il. Townsend
were among the guests entertained at din
ner tonight by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
I.egare Later they were guests at the
bachelors german.
Mrs. william p. Biddle entertained a
luncheon party at the marine barracks to-
day
Colonel and Mrs Thomas W. Symonds
entertained guests at diner tonight, this
being Colonel Symonds's birthday. Miss
Margaretta Symonds will sail for England
on March g. and will spend the spring with
her brother at oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Littauer are enter
tanning their niece. Miss Dorothy j. Manice
Of New York and gave a small dinner in
her honor tonight preceding the bache-
lOrs german.
Mrs. O'Gorman and two Of her daughters
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
LFcon The Tribune Bureau. ]

lfiO n Inc lTlDune buIcau'l
Washington, Feb. 7.-The President re-
ceived many congratulations on the iao'
that the first sixteen delegates to the ne
publican National Convention have Deen
instructed for him, and the indications 'ha'
members of Congress and others are rap
idly seeking comfortable places on the Ial'
band wagon are obvious.
General Powell Clayton. national coH-
mitteeman, and H. l.. Remmel, chairman
Of the Republican State Committee, OF AT
kansas, assured the President to-day that
he would have solid delegation instructed
to vote for him from their state.
Captain Seth Bullock United States Mar
shall for South Dakota and a close friend
of Colonel Roosevelt paid his respects to
the President Captain Bullock IS working
hard for tho President, and is confident ne
will get the South Dakota delegation.
Representative Slayden, author OF the
antl-third term resolution, called at the
White House, but was unable TO see the
President.
The Presidents callers included the Sec
retary Of State, the Secretary Of War, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Attorney
General, Senators Brown, Crane, Borah,
Burnham, Bacon, Stephenson, Foster, OIL
yer, Rayner, Stone, Shively, Warren and
Lippitt, Representatives Anthony, Need
ham, Mcclure Burke, of South Dakota
Gillett, Powers, La Toilette, Mcclure, Of
Nebraska; Porter, Hoffman, Austin and
Burns, Ex-Governor Curry of New Mexico
and Senator-elect James.
Mrs. Taft attended a meeting of the well
fare department of the Civic Federation at
the British Embassy this morning. She Is
an honorary member of the society.
The five girl friends of Miss Taft who
have been her guests for several days have
returned to school at Bryn Mawr
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

New York City is not worried because the
gross debt Of the metropolis is greater than
that OF the United States In New York they
feel that they are greater than the entire
country.-Elmlra Advertiser.
Now there is some talk OF setting greater
New York and Long Island aside as a SOW
ereign state OF the Union, to be called Manhat-
tan. or course the talk is purely along specu-
lative lines 1t is doubtful II anybody enter
tains It seriously. Yet that II should find lodge
ment anywhere is interesting. Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
That investigation into the high cost of Iiv-
ing at New York ought to bring out something.
John Doe Is a wholly representative citizen,
and probably has had the same troubles as the
rest OF us.--Indianapolis News.
Twelve members OF women's whist club
have migrated from Philadelphia for the pur-
pose OF doing New York Whist has not been
generally supposed to be the national game OF
the New Yorkers.-Boston Advertiser.
Three judges of the Special Sessions Court
In New York have decided that a negro buy
ing seats In the orchestra of a theatre Is en-
titled to use them. Certainly. IL there is such
q thing as property right-Portiand Press
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
lflJORJTY VERDICTS.

Getting away from the old system Of
requiring unanimity on the part Of ju-
ries. as the Ohio constitutional cOnven-
tion has voted to do in civil cases is not
a novelty. other states permit binGing
verdicts to be rendered in such cases by
twO-thirds or threefOurthS Of the jury.
None Of them have. however, so far as
we are aware, departed from the rule of
unanimity in criminal cases, and the
Ohio constitutional convention voted TO
adhere to II. Yet much might be said in
favor of permitting the vote Of less than
twelve men to convict, at least OF the
lesser crimes.
The usual argument for verdicts by
two-thirds or three-fourths vote OF the
jury is that thus the delay OccasiOned
by the necessity of retrying cases In
which one or two obstinate or stupid
jurymen have prevented an agreement
would he avoided. Such delay Is prOba-
bly, less common in civil than In criminal
cases. for where the verdict takes the
form of an award Of money cOmpro-
mise on some amount can usually be
worked out. still, the occasions when
tjuSticc would be done If eight or nine
Of the jurymcn, being I'm agreement,
could render binding verdict are no
doubt numerous.
But the possibility Of a verdict by
less than Il unanimous vote would have
other beneficial effects than that of OBJ
I it,p tpiu1y For tbiDu iurias
would be got much more quickly than
they now are If unanimous verdict
were not required. IL is the knowledge
that any single juryman may by his
prejudice, his stupidity or his dishon-
eSty prevent a verdict's being reached
that makes counsel In important trials
exhaust all their resources to sound the
venreman's prejudices and test his ca
pacty. If a couple Of stupid or biassed
men would make little difference, the
process of choosing jury would be
more rapid. Furthermore In the actual
conduct Of a trial time would not be
wasted rs it is now In talking at single
iurymen of whose attitude counsel think
they possess an inkling or on whom they
think they are making an impression.
4 verdict by three-fOurths or twO-thirds
of jury would be likely to be common
sense: accordingly common sense would
be uppermOst in the trial.
Another danger, which was exhibited
in the Mcnamara trlal-the danger Of
Jury corruption-wOuld he lessened by
doing away with the necessity Of unani-
nous verdicts. One Of the prOvOcatives
10 jury buying is the fact that the pur-
chase of a single juryman will defeat
Justice. The corruption Of veniremeB
before they enter the jury box-and that
is when corruption Is generally effected
is an uncertain and dangerous proc.
ess. II four or five jurymen had to be
bought in order TO hang jury the like
lihOod Of corruption would be slight.
These are all arguments which are en-
titled TO careful consideration whenever
the advisability Of modifying the an
cient system Of trial by jury is under
discussion, though heretofore cOnstitu
tional conventions have not found them
convincing, so far rs criminal cases are
concerned
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
PLANS JAPANESE SHOW
Society to Give Exhibition of
Flower Gardening on Astor Roof.

The fifth annual meeting OF the Japan
Society was held yesterday afternoon at No
@3 Broadway. Lindsay Russell presided
and among those present were DR.. Jokichi
Takamine, Professor Honda, editor OF the
Oriental Review; Or. Lewis Livingston
Seaman and Alexander Tison, formerly a
professor at Toxic University, now a law
yer in this city. The following officers
were elected:
President Lindsay RUSSELL vice-president,
August Belmont; honorary vice-presidents,
Jacob II. Schlff General Stewart L. Wood
ford. DR.. Takamne and Emerson McMilln;
secretary, Eugene c. Werden; treasurer,
the Manhattan Trust Company.
Since the founding of the Japan Society
In 1907 the membership has grown from one
hundred to six hundred. 1t was decided
that the society would give an exhibition of
Japanese flower arrangement and land
scape gardening on the Hotel Astor roof
from March l to March Is.