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The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08
INTERVIEW BY
PHILIP B. STEWART

Fighting Phil. Stewart, of Col
orado Springs, has started the
state talking since his hat hit the
ring. In a recent interview given
to the Gazette of that city he en-
ploys this language, which viii
sound like strange tongue to the
people who have been fooled SO
often by politicians and political
promises: 1--WE must get away
from these platitudes," he remark
ed. "By this 1 mean that when
ever we go before the people COM
mending or condemning propo-
sition before them we must oe sure
of our ground and then our CAM
paign can be made invulnerable.
The people are looking to the logic
of things these days and plati-
tudes and promises do not possess
the hallucination they did in days
gone by"
And back of this statement he
is placing the hard cash and his
time and earnestness. A corps
of trained investigators are look
ing up every phase of the laws to
be initiated or to be voted upon
by the people this fall. If "jok-
ers" appear in the bills as placed
before the people for their sigma
lures or their votes, he proposes to
show up these delinquencies.
And it is already hinted that SEN
sations will follow some of the
disclosures to be made in the
drafting of one or two now circu-
lated for signatures.
Every detail of state manage
ment is being gone into thorough
ly with the admonition that no ex-
pense is to be spared in procuring
the positive and irrefutable facts
The machines will not "put any
thing over" during this campaign
The question of the reappor-
tionment of the legislative dis
tricts of the state, so that the inc.
qualities of the past may be done
away with, is attracting Mr.. Stew
arts attention, as he regards this
as one of the vital issues before
the people, indirectly involving
legislative decisions. because, nm
der the present apportionment the
machine has arranged it so that
the senators and representatives
from one or two of the cities of
the state practically control the
lie gislation for the entire common
wealth
The data already compiled would
fill large library, and the work
has only we'll begun. The require
ments of eveay state institution,
the condition of state finances,
and every feature involving eff
cheney in state government is be-
ing gone into carefully, so that
the time comes he will be loaded
for fire Of facts that will set the
people thinking.
Such a course is unusual in the
history of COLORADO politics, but is
one of the Stewart characteristics.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

The Negroes of Oklahoma have
recently organized old line Life
Insurance Company with head
quarters at Muskogee; and have
deposited with the State Insurance
Commissioner bonded securities to
the amount of 100000. Mr.. R.
Emmett Stewart, a prominent at
torney of Muskogee, is the presi-
dent of the company. DR.. w. P.
Brown of Greenville, Mississippi,
is owner of the majority of the
stock of the company and will
doubtless become the resident CON-
pany in the near future.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

The eighth biennial meeting OF
the National Association of Col
ored Women will convene at
Hampton Institute, Va, July %.
27, 1912. Miss Elizabeth Q. Car
ter of New Bedford, Miss, is pres
ident. The women who will meet
in Hampton, Va, will come from
the North, South, East and West
and will tell what their clubs have
done during the past two years to
lift humanity and make the world
better. 1t is expected this will be
the largest meeting held.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

Kansas City, Mo May 2S.-A n
effort was made by Bishop w. ii
Heard, who at the last general con-
ference pledged himself to go to
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

Minneapolis, May 24-By vote
of 557 to 80 more than was necess-
ary to elect, the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
today elected as bishop w. P.
Thirkield president of Howard
University, at Washington, d. @.
He was the eighth and last of
bishops or general superintendent
to be named by the present con-
ference.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

Washington, D. O., is rejoicing
this week over its new 100000
Y. M. CA. building. Julius Ros-
enwald gave $4,000; John d.
Rockefeller gave s25, 900; the col
ored residents of Washington sub
scribed $4,000, of which they
paid $4,000. The white Y. M. G.
A. paid the balance. w. Sydney
Pittman was the architect. The
building was put up by Negroes.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-06-08

The educational foundation by
John d. Rockefeller, endowed with
S30,000,00O, recently appropriated
$4,000 for Hampton, Tuskegee
and Spellman at Atlanta, Ga, and
$4,000 to be used for supervisors
of Negro rural schools in Kentucky
North Carolina end Virginia.
Nearly 81, 100000 was given away.
The South benefited largely.
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COURT ADJoURNs FOR DAY.
District Judiciary Pays Respect to
Former Vice President.

The Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia transacted no business today
out of respect to the memory Of Vice
President Sherman. The sessions of the
court will be resumed tomorrow.
Attorney Henry z. Davis announced
the death of Mr.. Sherman to Chief Jus
tice Clabaugh and the latter Immediately
called a meeting of the justices in gen.
eral term. The suggestion was made
that the court follow the precedent set by
the United States Supreme Court on the
death of Vice President Hendricks when
The crowded condition of the motion
calendar. which is heard only on Fridays.
prevented the court adopting this meth
cd. It was then considered best to
adjourn for a day only as was done by
this court at the death Of Vice President
Hobart in 1899.
Each Of the justice returned to his
courtroom after the general term meet
ing and announced the adjournment for
the day out Of respect to the dead Vice
President
No action on the death Of Mr.. Sherman
was taken in the Court of Appeals OF
the District Of Columbia today. as that
court is in recess until next Monday.
The United States branch Of the Police
Court was also adjourned early today by
Judge Mu.lowny on the motion Of Ralph
Given, assistant United States attorney.
Judge Pugh adjourned the. District OF
Columbia branch Of the court at An early
hour on the motion Of Gus. A. Schuldt,
assistant corporation COUNSEL
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SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS.
James A. Fowler Announces Death
nf Mr.. Sherman.

James A. Fowler, assistant to Attorney
General Wickersham. appeared at the bar
in behalf of his chief and moved the ad-
journment Of the Supreme Court. The
court adjourned Immediately upon Mr..
Fowler's motion. Announcing the death
to the court with much solemnity, the
acting Attorney General said:
II deeply regret the necessity of per-
forming the sorrowful duty Of ANNOUNCE
ing the death of James Schoolcraft Sher-
man, Vice President Of the United States.
Through many years of active and va ua-
BILE public service Mr.. Sherman attained.
independent of his Office, an enviable
position in the hearts of his countrymen.
Out Of respect. deemed to be due SO
exalted a position in a coordinate branch
of the government and that this honor
able body may join with the bereaved
nation in an expression of its sorrow at
his untimely death. l move that this
court adjourn until Monday"
Chief Justice White responded briefly
and touchingly.
The court hears with sorrow the an
nouncement which you make of the death
of the Vice President said he. land as
token Of participation in the burden of
loss which his country has suffered. ana
out of sympathy for his countrymen
throughout the nation. the honorable
court stands adjourned until Monday
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE
SUMMONED BY H|LLES
Called to Meet in Chicago No.
vember IL to Elect a Sue
cessor to Sherman.

NEW YORK. October 31.-Chairman
Hilles Of the republican national COM
mittee shortly before o'clock this morn
ing announced that he had called a
meeting of the national committee for
November IL in Chicago to select a
successor to the late James S. Sherman
as the republican candidate for Vice
President.
Mr.. Hilles made the following state
ment:
1.-The national convention which met In
Chicago in June delegated to the national
committee power to fill vacancies on the
national ticket The death Of Mr.. Sher-
man, candidate OF the republican party
for Vice President at the coming cleo
ton, makes it incumbent upon the ma
tional committee to nominate candidate
in his place
1.-THE nomination. however, cannot pos
sibly be made prior to the election next
Tuesday. Such nomination can prop
erly be made only after due and reason
committee. Such notice cannot be given
in less than six days. 1t Is. therefore.
manifestly impossible to hold such a
meeting prior to the election.
Meantime. no difficulty or inconven-
fence arises to the voters at the election
next Tuesday, because the votes to be
cast then are for electors. and nor for
candidates for either President or Vice
President, and the death OF Dir. Sherman.
therefore, does not affect the validity of
the election Of the electors. ~ -
81 have called a meeting of the national
committee to meet upon the 18th day OF
November. in the city of Chicago, at the
Auditorium Hotel. at II o'clock noon. to
select a successor to the late James S.
Sherman as candidate of the republican
party for Vice President of the United
States"
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TAFT LEAVES TOMORROW.
Will Go Direct to Utica to Attend
Funeral of Mr.. Sherman.

President Taft will leave Washington
late tomorrow for Utica to attend the
funeral Of Vice President Sherman
there Saturday afternoon The President
will go on a private car, and will be &C
companied by some of his aids and Sec
retaries. What cabinet officers will &C
had not been determined when the Presi-
dent began making his preparations.
Mr.. Taft had an engagement to dedi-
cate a monument at Newark. n. j., Sat
urday, but this has been Cancelled. AL
though the route the President will take
from Washington to Utica has not been
fixed, he probably will go to Buffalo over
the Pennsylvania railroad by way OF
Harrisburg, and then over the New York
Central He probably will not return to
Washington until after election, but will
60 direct from Utica to New York stop
hing over Sunday and leave for Cincin-
natl in time to vote there Tuesday morn
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House Members Delegated.

The following members Of the House of
Representatives., the senior member OF
each state delegation. were appointed to
attend the funeral Of Vice President
Sherman:
Oscar Underwood. Birmingham. Ala.
Robert Il. Macon, Helena, Ark.
Edward T. Taylor, Glenwood Springs.
Col.
Ebenezer j. Hill, Norwalk, Conn.
William II. Head, Wilmington. Del.
Steven NJ. Sparkman, Tampa, Fla.
Charles l.. Bartlett, Macon, Ga.
Burton l.. French. Moscow. Idaho.
Joseph G. Cannon Danville, Ill.
r.. ID. Crumpacker, Valparaiso, Ind
Victor Murdoch, Wichita, Kan.
Ollie NJ James, Marion. Ky.
Robert F. BrOussard, New Iberia, La.
Frank +. Guernsey, Dover. Me.
j. Fred c. Talbot. Luthervtile, Md.
S. w. Mccall Winchester. Mass.
Edw. L. Hamilton. Niles. Mich.
Frederick C. Stevens, Pioneer Press
building. ST. Paul, MINI.
f. S. Cand er, jr., Corinth. Miss.
Richard Bartholdt. 1919 S. 9th street.
st. Louis, Mo.
Charles NJ Pray. Fort Benton. Mont.
NJ. 2. kinkaid. O'Neill, Neb.
f. K. Roberts. Carson City. New.
&. A. Sulloway. Man chester. N. II.
J. J. Gardner. Egg Harbor City. N. ].
III. b. Ferguson, Albuquerque, N. NJ
Claude Kitchin. Scotland Neck, n. c.
J. b. Hanna. Fargo, n. d.
Nicholas Longworth. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bird Mcguire, Pawnee, Okla.
w. G. Hawley. Salem, Ore.
John DalZell, Pittsburgh. Pa.
George 0. O'Shaunessy, Providence,
r. l.
d. Z. Finley. Yorkville. s. c.
| Charles II. Burke. Pierre. S. D.
John A. Moon, Chattanooga. Tenn.
r. L. Henry. democratic national COM
mittee headquarters. New York city.
Joseph Howell. Logan. Utah. a..
| Frank Plumley. Mortified, VT
w. a. Jones Warsaw, Va. 5i =
| w. f. Humphrey, Seattle. Wash.
| James A. Hughes. Huntington. w, Va,
| Henry A. Cooper, Racine. Wis
| Frank w. Mondell, Newcastle. Wyo
Gilbert N. Haugen, Northwood, Iowa.
| Serene E. Payne Auburn. N. Y.
| Carl Hayden, Phoenix, AriZ.
| James G. Needham, Modesto, Cal.
Commerce Court Adjourns.
L
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Will Ask Action by Congress.

AS a result Of disclosures concerning
the merger plans. the Commissioners. 1t
is announced. will recommend amend
ments to the utilities bill that is now
pending in Congress. One Of these Will
provide that no local corporation may
dispose of it's stock to another without
the consent of utilities commission.
1t is said to be practically assured that
the proposed merger will be the subject
of a congressional investigation. 1t Is
known that certain members Of Congress
are taking an active interest in the mat
ter and but little surprise would be oc-
casiOned if a resolution for an investiga-
ton should be introduced the day Con-
gress convenes.
The refusal Of the corporation commits
sion of Virginia to allow the Braddock
Light and Power and the Arlington Elec-
trio companies to become a. part OF
the proposed merger was the result of op-
position made by the Alexandria County
Lighting Company. The latter concern
owns some of the stock of tho Arlington
Electric Company, and commended that the
merger, as proposed, was contrary to the
law Of Virginia. The Virginia commits
sion sustained this view.
It is understood that the present mer-
ger plans call for a change of the name
Of the corporation and absorption of the
Maryland-Virginia Railway Company
Vernon, Fairfax and other Virginia
points.
1t is understood that the promoters of
the merger believe that, with these pro-
posed changes effected, the corporation
will be in a position to acquire other big
utilities concerns. among them number
operating in the District Of Columbia.
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WILSON SENDS SYMPATHY.
Democratic Presidential Nominee
Te'egraphs to the Widow.

PRINCETON. N. j.. October 31.-Gov
Wilson sent the following telegram today
to Mrs. ]. S. Sherman at Utica:
I'm common with the whole country
Mrs Wilson and 1 have been deeply
shocked by the death Of Vice President
Sherman and we wish to extend to you
our heartfelt sympathy"
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Bacon President Pro TEN.

Senator Bacon has been designated as
president pro tempore until December 16
and he will call the Senate to order at
the opening OF the next session. Decem-
Der .. Senator Gallinger will probably be
designated to act as presiding officer for
| a couple of weeks or possibly a month
] after December 16. The usual procedure
is to ask unanimous consent that one OF
! these senators be designated as president
pro tempore for a specific period and up
to the present there has been no objec-
ton to mar the unanimous consent.
| Upon the president pro tempore SO des-
| ignated falls all the duties of the Vice
President. but the senator does not have
any right of succession to the presidency.
| Should a vacancy occur in the Presi-
dency between now and March 4, Sec
rotary of State Philander c. Knox
would become President. Under the
| years ago he would be required to call
Congress IN extraordinary session after
| becoming the chief executive. In this
case. however. this provision would
will convene in regular session Decem-
| Der and be in session until the term
| of the new President begins March 4.
| Col. Daniel Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms
| of the Senate. was notified this afternoon
by Senator Bacon. president pro tempore,
| that all members are designated by him
| as committee to represent the upper
house of Congress at the funeral of the
began notifying senators of the designa-
| ton and the time and place of the
funeral and sending them the proclama-
| ton of the President. .a
The presence of several senators in
Washington has suggested the use of a
special car to leave here tomorrow
afternoon. Col. Ransdell will go to take
| official charge Of the funeral on behalf
of the Senate and he will make full ar
| rangements for senatorial funeral
party, either from here or from New
1 York
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Auto Accident Is Fatal.

LOS ANGELES. October 31-Mrs. John
H. Daugherty was killed and her hus-
band. DR.. Daugherty. seriously injured in
an automobile accident here last night
The Daughertys came to California from
Indianapolis several years ago. Prof
Daugherty is a member OF Cornell Uni.
versity faculty.
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"Great and Good Man Cone"
Taft's Words Of Sympathy.

Immediately after arriving in New York
last night President Taft dispatched the
following telegram to Mrs. Sherman:
"Mrs.~ Taft and 1 extend to you. our
heartfelt sympathy in your great sorrow
Our hearts go out to you in the loss of
your noble and loving husband. Vice
President Sherman had rendered distin-
Iguished service to his country. and his
death ten years before the time allotted
by the psalm.st is great loss. AS a
member of Congress and as Vice Presi-
dent he endeared himself to all who knew
him. His memory Is full of sweetness
and light"
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President Sherman, the United Commerce
Court adjourned few minutes after the
court proceedings had opened today As
sistant United States Attorney Denison
brought the matter to the attention OF
the court, and the chief 1usuce olrecteo
that a minute be entered in the court
record explaining the fact that the court
had taken this method Of expressing Its
regret and respect.
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CLOSE RIVAL OF GERMANY.
UNITED States Rapidly Becoming
Educational Center of World.

NEW YORK. October 31.-The United
States is rapidly becoming the educa-
= .tional center of the world If statistics pre-
pared by Prof Rudolf Ternbo OF Coium-
-ba University are correct DIR. Tombo
selected twenty-one Of the leading univer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-31

H. w. Thompson. a Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman, whose home is at Cherry Run,
w. Va, was arrested at Keyser. w. Va.
on a charge Of forgery and held for the
action Of the grand jury.
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stiles in Germany and like number from
America to make his comparison.

America to make his Comparison.
In total registration DIR. Tombo shows
that the twenty-one American UNIVERSE
ties have an enrolment of 5000, as
against 5000 in the German institutions
The foreign students in Germany number
400 and in the United States 1,JO0
American colleges are gaining every year
however.
The largest foreign delegation in Amer
lea is found at Columbia. with Pennsyl-
vania, Harvard and Cornell following in
the order, named.
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SHERMAN FUNERAL
SETF0R SATURDAY

expressing the church's appreciation OF
his character. DR.. Holden gave out the
following:
"Words fail to express my sense OF
personal loss in the death of Mr.. Sher-
man. I prize the memory of an unn-
terrupted friendship throughout the eight
years Of this pastorate. Mr.. Sherman's
interest in our work has been constant,
his CHEEKY confidence inspiring and his
kindly counsel invaluable. l have learned
to know him as man of deep faith. Re-
peatedly he has seized the opportunity
to speak for Christ at our public gath
erings. his words carrying a weight with
men which any preacher might covet."
Sergeant-at-Arms D. NJ. Ransdell has
telegraphed that fifty members of the
Senate will attend. The Presidents cabi-
net and many members of the House Of
Representatives also are expected
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GRIEF SHOWN HERE
|:
Flags at Half Staff in the Ma
tionaI Capital Today.
SORROW IN MANY CIRCLES
Vice President Sherman Made Many
Friends During Residence Here.
TAFT TO ATTEND FUNERAL
President Expects to Arrange En-
gagements So as to Be Present
at Last Rites.
SORROW IN MANY CIRCLES
TAFT TO ATTEND FUNERAL

| Flags are at half-staff throughout the
National Capital today. 1t Is tribute
Of sorrow at the death of the Vice Presi-
craft Sherman; in a great number of
cases it is a sign of the grief conveyed
by the more intimate and personal mes
sage Jim Sherman is dead
| During his long residence in Washing
ton as a member of the House and later
as Vice President, Mr.. Sherman estab-
lished wide circle Of friends here. 1t
included both high and modest members
of the big official family of Uncle Sam
in the National Capital, members of the
diplomatic corps from the countries
around the world, persons of prominence
| in Washington business and civic cir
cles and host Of others of more mod
est position. Among them the express
sion Of grief today is universal, q
grief not so much that the Vice Pres1-
dent was dead, but that Jim Sherman
was dead
other residents of Washington will prob
ably attend the funeral. President Taft
is expected to go and majority or the
members of his cabinet are likely to be
! there. All of the ninety-three members
of the Senate will be designated by Sena-
| tor Bacon. president pro tempore, as a
| committee from that body to the funeral
rites and a big committee Of representa-
tives will be designated by Speaker
Clark. through the sergeant.at-arm OF
| the House, to represent that body.
| It is expected that the diplomatic corps
will be in attendance in goodly numbers
some in official and others in personal ca
pacity.
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President Kings Statement.

According to statement authorized by
President Clarence P. King of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
no meeting Of the directors Of that COM
pany for the purpose Of considering the
merger is contemplated.
The proposal for the merging of certain
District of Columbia, Virginia and Mary
land utilities has met with opposition from
the District Commissioners from the first.
While repeatedly stating that. under
certain conditions, they would not oppose
the uniting of large corporations engaged
in business here, the District neads have
expressed their opposition to the bringing
about of a merger that would not be
SUPERVISED by a public utilities commits
Sion
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Seventh to Die in Office.

4 1rr. Sherman Is the seventh Vice Presi-
jtnent to die in office The others were
jGeorge Clinton, 1872: Elbrfdge Gerry,
lns14; William r. King, 1883: Henry VIII
son. 1875: Thomas A. Hendricks. 1885;
Carrot A. Hobart, 1899. Only two Presi-
dents died natural deaths during their
terms of Office. William Henry Harrison
and Zachary Taylor; three were the VIC
Tins of violence, Abraham Lincoln, James
A. Garfield and William Mckinley. This
is the third vacancy in the vice presi-
dency in the short space of thirteen years.
First came the vacancy caused by the
death OF, Vice President Hobart and that
| was followed by vacancy of practically
four years.rwhen Col. Roosevelt succeeded
the martyred Mckinley.
| The vice presidency will remain vacant
until March 4, when a new Vice Presi-
dent. to be chosen next Tuesday. will be
sworn in. In the case of the death or
disability of the Vice PRESIDENT. his
duties as President of the Senate fall
upon the president pro tempOre. Because
Of the deadlock in the Senate over the
/ election. of a successor of the late SEN
latbr Frye Of Maine, Senators GalhfnEer and
I ttaSf1ng have bsgn acttng- alternately as
cation that the deadlock will be broken
i during the coming short session OF Con
gress. and it is probable the same ar.
lrangement will be continued.