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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
SCORES CLING TO TOPS OF
TREES In SWIRLING FLOOD
Life Saving Crews from Great Lakes Will Try
to Rescue Those Marooned-Weeping
Women Line Banks of Ohio Stream.

Delaware, Ohio, March % -Between 10
and 100 persons lost their lives IN the sWir-
Eng waters of the flooded Olentangy river
to-day, according to estimates made by
the police tonight.
More conservative reports place the
number OF dead between % and %. The
names OF only 2S OF those believed to be
dead have been secured. Added to the
earlier report they are Mrs. Quirk, Jerry
McAulin - Bills. Mrs. Bills and three
children and an unknown girl. The un-
known girl was cut in two by the iron
work when the Williams street bridge
was washed out
Scores of persons are still clinging TO
tops of trees, roofs of houses and other
available footlngs. Tonight big fires
were built along the banks II the river
to cheer the marooned ones while despcr-
ate efforts to rescue them continue. Life
saving crews from Toledo and Cleveland
lake stations have been asked for and a
crew is expected from Toledo soon after
midnight. When they arrive brecches
huoys will be fired from cannon to those
in isolated houses and tree tops.
Communication with the main section
Of the city WAS still unobtainable to-
light. The number of deaths IN that
side of the city Is still unknown, Walter
Raines' who was thrown into the river
when the Big Four bridge was washed
out' Is still in the tree top where he
caught. He has chung there more than
elght hours. Hundreds of persons along
the banks stood in drenching rain and
cheered the rescuers who tried I'm vain to
reach him. Scores of the stranded have
peeh clihsing to trees and house tops
without food and in a drcnching rain
since two O'Clock this morning.. The river
is slowly receding.
Between three hundred and -FOUR
hundred families are homeless in this
town of about 10000 inhabitants
Mayor b, V. Leas. who was reported
drowned, saved himself 10y catching hold
OF the roof of a shed I'm a lumber yard
a wall of water seven feet high is rush-
ing through the main section of the city
and as the five bridges connecting the
east and main sections have been washed
away, accurate estimates as to the num-
Der of dead and damage done is mn
possible.
East Delaware reports the tollo"l"s
drowned; X, NJ. Melching; Mrs. MelchlhI
and seven Melching children; Mrs. SHas
Smith. three Smith children, Mrs sam
Jones, Miss Ethel Jones. three unknown
! women. man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

Indianapolis, March 25.-With tens Of
thousands of homeless, seven dead and
y property loss Of several million dol
,ars, Indiana tonight is experiencing the
worst flood in its history. The entire State
practically is one huge sea and every
brook, creek aud river is taking its toll of
damage.
Public service corporations Of the en-
tire state arc helpless, and railroads and
traction lines have cancelled nearly all
trains. Many cities are without fire protec-
ton and without light.
Dwellers along streams to-day devoted
their Iabors to rescuing those trapped in
their homes,
During the day many reports of loss of
lives were received, hut none Of these have
been verified because wire service is par
alyzed. Seven are known to have been
drowned, two 1t Lafayette, three n New
castle, one ct Frankfort and one at Rush
Vile.
Streams that We're brooks Caster morn
ing have become raging torrents during
the last q hours. Persons who retired in
apparently safe homes las, night, this
morning were rescued from second story
windows by boats, and lowlands, free
from Hood water yesterday, tonight are
vast lakes.
Conservative estimates tonight place
the number driven from their homes al
near 100. 900 and the property loss. it is
said, VIII reach the tWenty-nillion mark
These figures are made up from reports
received from towns and villages and dc
not include the probable great loss Il
farmers. ,
No hope for relief to the stricken State
l. held out by the government weather
bureau. Rain and colder" Is the forecast
Tor Tonight and tomorrow. Besides
higher water, untold suffering to th'
homeless will come with the drop in ten
pcrature,
volunteers, police, nremen anG the Stat'
militia,
indianapolis is IN the grip of it's wors
flood. Street cars stopped running a
noon at which time the water and ga
plants were forced to suspend. Tw,
electric light plants are operating bu
may be compelled to close down.
Seven thousand persons were driver
from their homes here by the overflow
from White river, Eagle creek ant
Pleasant run. The State militia /
patrollinC the flooded distric. aiding tn
police.
n'hA city authorities Int" to-day call
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
WILSON RECEIVES
FOURTH REFUSAL
Dean Fine of Princeton Cannot
Afford to Represent U. S.
at German Court.


WASHINGTON Mar" resiueht WIZ
son let II pc known TO-DAY that ne
HAS NoV !et put "S S'"'"P VI approval
on the tariff bill left with him by Rep
teseh'atlVe oseac w NORWOOD the
uelhocratlc majority ieduer' aiter Il three-
Hour conference last hsht
me President Indicated TO his visitors
mat ne had only begun 10 study the meas
ure' but that before the democratic cau-
Gus met to decide whether they hould
revise the tariff in a single bill or by sep
arate schedules he would make known his
own conclusions, as we'll as his opinion
of the bill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
PESTER
LEADERS FOR JOBS
Pie Rush at Washington Worst
since Days of Jackson-Wail
Comes April 7.

Washington, March 2i.-Democratic Of
flee seekers are sadly d~isgruntled. The
weeping and the wailing in the market
places have not yet commenced. The
grand chorus of condemnation, criticism
and cussing of the administration has
been put off until April I. the date of
the beginning of the special session, but
rehearsals are being held in the Wash
ington hotels and boarding houses and
on the streets.
There never was an administration
since ANDREW Jackson made his memo
rable cleanup in 1S29 in which was re-
pcatcd the utter disruption of the BUSH
ness affairs of the government by the
application Of tho spoils system to the
limit of its possibilities.
The hungry horde is here, for which
a worthy citizen Of Perth Amboy. y. j.,
is responsible in a measure. He has had
prepared what he calls a red book of
official positions outside the civil service.
Red it is; a fine. CORY, resplcndent Grim
son, cmblazoned on it's cover in huge
black letters "Pick Out Your job 1t
sells for a dollar and relates in loi pages
of close print the list OF government jobs
open to the democrats. The Perth Amboy
! man mas estimated tnht as the DoOh ulS'
closes more than 300 fine Jobs open tc
presidential or abinc appointment, anc
| assuming that there are - candidates fol
every job, he will make $4,000 and spenc
next winter at Palm Beach.
Wherever YOU 90 in Washington Not
will see gentlemen gathered in groups
eXcitcdly discussing politics. out of thu
pocket of each of these gentlemen yo,
Will catch tho radiant CLEAN of one o
these red books and the Perth Ambo,
man walks about Washington from hote
to hotel and enjoys the prospect.
FAMOUS ORDER CHECKED MOB.
When President Wilson came into Of
flee the seekers after prefermtnt and job
assailcd the executive office in a workable
mob. MI. Wilson met them Will bis fam
Gus 'scc the cabinet" order.
The only man who really seemed to on
joy this transfer was Secretary of stat
Bryan. The business Of patronage dis
tribution was SO oncrous a burden in TN
region of the state department that MI
Bryan was able to plead the excuse of n
tiUc to spare and turned over the dutie
of secretary Of state to his assistant.
1t was different i'm the treasury depart
ment. Mir. McAdoo tried II for a week
It is related by his private secretary
Byron Il. Newton. that before the wee
was up Mr.. McAdoo was on the verge o
nervous prostratlon. Mr.. Newton had los
his voice and the treasury department
was on the high road to the devil whe
\ Mr.. McAdoo vas seized with the bril,ian
: idea of doing his patronage by coTrcspon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

Rutland, March 2t-John Logan Of West
Rutland, age 10 years, was arrested this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Patrick II.
Patten of West Rutland on the charge
of robblng the store of ". G. Smith 4 Co.
there Friday night. He was out on parole
after breaking into a house in Ira some
months ago. Logan has confessed. lie
stole several reNolvers and some pennies
in Scent rolls. To-day he sent another
boy to a West Rutland store to buy some
pistol cartridges, paying with the pennies
In rolls. The officer happened to he In
the store when the ammunition customer
arriv ed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
FOLIAG..

A young Boston college woman was
following the suburhanite about his place
and doing her best to show her full APP
probation Of the semi-rural beauty Of the
establishment. on visiting the hen yard,
she became enraptured. one hen was
unusually well-marked.
Oh" the young woman exclaimed en-
Enthusiastically. "what beautiful foliage
that hen has,'-Boston Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
RED CROSS TO SEND AID.

Washington, March 3.-In response 10
a tender OF assistance to food sufferers.
Governor Cox of Ohio telegraphed the
American Red Cross to-day that the sit.
uation in the food area seemed critical,
and that aid would be welcome. The
Red Cross at once instructed two OF its
agents to proceed to Dayton and provide
doctors nurses II medical sunplies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

a serious loss to business at the Lilli-
crap Brothers granite sheds at st. Johns
bury is the result by the breaking OF the
lower dam on the Connecticut river at
Concord.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

The Windsor club, a new social organi'
zation in Windsor, was opened Monda!
evening at the rooms of the club in Pros
pariu hall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

(ContinRed on pasa -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
FIGHT IN STREETS
Strikers and Deputy Sheriffs
Battle at Rankin, Pa.
One Killed, IL Injured; Not a
Striker Is Hurt.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 29.-Deputy sher-
ifs and strikers from the Rankin plant
of the American Steel & Wire COM
pany, a subsidiary of the United States
Steel corporation, clashed last night,
one man being killed and IL persons
injured, several fatally. The wounded,
except two deputy sheriffs, and po-
liceman, were spectators. Not a striker
was injured, as far as can be learned.
Among the injured are several wo-
men and a 6-months-old child.
The deputy sheriffs and strikers col
Iided on one of the principal streets of
Rankin borough, which adjoins this
city. The county officers, armed with
revolvers and rifles, and the strikers,
armed with revolvers and stones, bat
tied for one hour within an area of
two street squares.
The rioting and shooting ended when
the deputy sheriffs retreated within
the fence of the mill.
The dead man. George Kozley, was
shot twice in the stomach. The strike
started less than a week ago. The
strikers are mainly foreigners employ
ed as laborers in the galvanizing, ship
ping and fence wire departments. They
are paid at the rate of 10 cents an
hour, or s1.90 a day of ten hours. They
are demanding 80 cents an hour.
The deputies were not employed by
the county, but had been appointed by
the Rankin authorities. According to
Chief of Police Barnett, the deputies
had no right outside the mill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-WHEAT-Wheat was
easier earlier on lower cables but recover
ed on commission house buying. May
opened a shade to %RAc down at 92ssc to
921ac and sold to 92%@927sc.
Considerable firmness developed as the
session progressed. May touched $3.50
and closed A@ssc up at CSC.
CoRN-Corn also opened off but recov-
cred on influential buying. May started
a shade to A4ssc lower at 51ssc to DISC
and advanced to 5lA @51Nc.
The close was firm. May %6ssc over
yesterday ia 51Tc.
OATS-OatS were dull. May opened a
shade down at 33a4c, and sold to 34GD34lsc.
VISIONS-Provisions opened easy
on a little liquidation, but advanced on
buying led by country commission houses
who purchased May pork. The latter
opened 21zc to TIC down at $500 to SIS. 80
and sold to $19.45: May lard opened UNI
changed to 5000; selling to S10S5 and May
ribs unchanged to a shade lower at $10.3 300
1O27laQ10.30, advancing to 5000.
RYE-No. 2, 64Q641zc.
BARLEY-50G70c.
TIMOTHY-$3 00a4.15.
CLOVER-$12. O0020. 90.
MESS PORK-$1S.90 to $1915.
LARD-$10.90 to $1o.3212
RIBS-$10.371z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29

is like the grass of the field-he soon
is cut down and withers away;
LET me repeat-give me the back
ing of my home people and I will 90
forth strong in the faith and the fight.
Remove that from me and L am nke
Samson shorn of his locks. ana IL al
the members of the legislature OF tnis
commemorative hundred mhes
long and two hundred miles wide
will not break the promises TO the
boys at home, there will be Legislation
placed on our statute DOCKS IN tniS
session of the legislature that snail
cause all the people of kansas TO rise
up and call US blessed"
Tom Morgan of Ottawa
Thomas W. Morgan of Ottawa was
introduced as the only Democrat on
record who has refused office.
81 was instructed to devote flve
minutes to The Editor and the PEN !"
said he, land I had prepared beau
tifuI speech-one minute and a quar-
ter to the quill pen, one and a quarter
to the steel pen, and two minutes ana
BILE arrangement. And now 1 find
that 1 am expected to speak on the
pen at Leavenworth. 1t is a SUBJECT
well worth more than passing atten--
ton at the hand of every editor and
legislator.
"Our penitentiary buildings are in
one sense a disgrace to our civiliza-
ton. They are behind the times. The
plaIlI certainly neeuS IeIIlouel1H6, ehu
I trust there will be legislation in that
direction before long"
On Account of His Wife.
Ct am aware that in this state 500
newspaper men are ably supported
by their wives" said Ewing Herbert of
Htawatha, who spoke on 1.-THE Edi-
tors Wife" -I
1T is a good thing in this state if
the editor is somewhat afraid of his
wife, especially If she knows a little
more than he. In towns where the
people are threatening to kill the edi-
tor they are going to let him live
few days longer because he has such
a nice wife.
The editors wife can cheer him UP,
and share his woes as no one else can
do ' $50
Governor Hodges Closed Program.
1.-The Kansas Legislature is not here
for a partisan purpose" said Governor
George H. Hodges, who spoke on 1.-THE
Press and the Public Policy 1--WE are
here for the great good of the state.
We have the most progressive laws on
our statute books of any state in the
Union. This fall we passed an amend
ment that gave women equal rights
with m2n-I say thank God for that"
The two Morgans, Tom w. of Otta
wa and w. Y. of Hutchinson, both on
the program, succeeded in making
clear to every one the identity of the
one who made the trip to Europe-it
was w. Y. not Tom-and the latter
made the explanation.
The menu, furnished by A. L. Coul-
son, of the Throop hotel, was as fine
as any feast and the ladies of the
Eastern Star served the banquet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
Kansas City Live STOCK ,rar,e,

ceipts 5000, including COO southerns. MAJ
ket steady to 1Oc higher. Native steers.
$o.doaS5o; southern steers, $5.750i7 IS;
tive cows and heifers. $3.75g7. 30; stockers
and feeders. $5.75q7 bulls. s5.O0d6 %;
caves, $6.50Q1o-25; western steers, S. 75G
10; western cows, $3.75G6.5O.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 Market steady
70 stg1g- Bulk of sales. s7.40Q7.5o: heavy.
$L$sN.S0; packers and butchers, $7.40FD7 IS:
lght, $7-S5g7.521z; pigs. $6.25G7.O0
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Muttons, $40ea5.50; Colorado lambs, 7.756D
$40; range wethers and yearIings, IS. GOA
80; range ewes. $3.25Q6.OO. Ts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Jan. 29.-STOCKS-
Bidding up of selected stocks failed to i'm
part strength to the general market to-
day and a downward movement which be-
gan early, gained momentum as the day
advanced Breaking off peace negotiations
in London, the spectacular fluctuation In
Can stocks and the disappointment of
those who had expected the steel corpora
tons quarterly would show larger earn
ings all contributed to the heavy tone
of the market.
Bonds were easier.
American can was again the conspicuous
stock in the list when trading was begun
TODAY, rising az points. The preferred
stock opened IL lower but made up its
loss in the first few minutes.
The general market was irregular Har-
vester made a further advance of IL. In
terborough preferred and Southern Pa
cific gained "a
changes elsewhere were small.
The general market did not take kindly
TO the violent manipulations OF Can and
became reactionary after they had touch
ed 40sl and 129 respectively for the COM
mon and preferred. Steel and Canadian
Pacific fell a point under yesterdays clos
ing Southern Pacific was steadily mark
ed UP points. but the general movement
continued downward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
,S333&&G&&W

call firmer, 2z@S per cent; ruling rate,
per cent; closing bid 2sz per cent: offered
at per cent. Time loans, steady; 90 days.
3H per cent; 80 days, 5szd4 per cent; 6
months, AZ per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper AZ TO
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3.50 for 50
day bills and at s4S7.6O for demand. Com
mercial bills, $4.S25z.
SILVER-Bar silver, Size; Mexican dol
lars, 4S1ac.
BONDs--Governmep bonds, firm; rail-
road bonds, easier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
MRS. COPE ON STAND
Topeka Woman Tells of Damage
Caused by Bishops Letter.

Kansas City, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Carrie Cope,
of Topeka, testified in the federal court
in Kansas City. Kan, in the suit sEe
brought against Methodist Bishop David
b. Moore. of Cincinnati, and Mrs George
c. Robinson. Of Detroit, president of the
odist church, for alleged libel. Mrs. Cope
demands $4,000 from each of the defend
ants for damages she says she suffered
through, letter written by Bishop Moore
and which the plaintiff charges was given
circulation by Mrs. Robinson.
In her testimony Mrs. Cope said the
letter contained statements which, COM
ing from a dignitary of the church, in
iured her standing both in the church
and in the community where she lived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
EIGHT HORSES DEAD.
Mysterious Disease Confined to Herd
of One Farmer.

Great Bend, Kan, Jan. Iy.-Another
mysterious horse disease has appear
ed in this section but it seems to
confine itself to one farm, that of J..
B. MauIer near Albert. Since fall he
has lost eight horses.
There is no cause known for their
death and they seemed to have been in
as healthy condition as the other ami
mails. The last one died Wednesday.
While eating at a straw stack with
80 others, it toppled over and before
help could reach it was dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
Kansas City Produce farL.,

Kansas City, Jan. 29.-WHEAT-Casf,.
Market &c higher. No. hard. SSG92Isc :
No; 3 S51z@so1sc; No. red s1.Oo1s; No. g.
CORN-Market &c higher. No. mixed.
4I1sc; No. 8. 461ac; No. 2 white 4911c: No
4S1ac. -
OATS-Market unchanged. No. 9 white.
5o932Ac; No: mixed. 34@3415c.
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged
BUTTER-Creamery 321kc; firsts. 3o11c:
seconds, 2s1zc; packing, I91ac
EGGS-Extras 24c; firsts, 221hG2sc: sec
onds, 14c.
PoULTRY-Hens, PIC; ROSTERS, Sc;
young turkeys, &c; ducks, 13@14c.
WHEAT-Receipts, so cars
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, s7A9S77sc; July.
S5ss9S5Ac.
CORN-May, 5O5sGt51c: July, 515kc
OATS-May 35ss 9351kc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
TAKE CUPID To court
High School Boys Marriage to Ticket
Seller Attacked.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 29.-Despite
tears and pleadings of the young cou-
pie. relatives have begun action in dis
trict court to annul marriage of Sam
Sidlinger, Is years old, a junior in the
high school, and Miss Maude DeGraff,
a ticket seller in a local picture thea
ter.
The young couple admitted they slip
ped away to Pratt two weeks ago and
were secretly married. Since then they
have been living at their own homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
New york produce MARKER.

New York. Jan. 29.-BUTTER-Mar
firm. Creamery extras 35G36c: firsts, 300
35c; seconds, 280S1c; thirds, 26d27; firsts
30c.
milk held white or colored average fancy,
161561714c.
EGGS-Market firmer. Fresh gathered
ext rafirsts, Csc.
POULTRY-Dressed, firm; fresh killed
western chickens 12Q20c; fowls, 13q17c;
turkeys, 14lf24c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29

ator Thompson by a fine majority. He
has splendid line of endorsements from
leading politicians in the state. and his
endorsement in his home county is almost
unanimous He has been in Topeka sew
eral days getting : Endorsements from
many of the leading Democrats of tho
state. Mr.. Baum will stay in the race TO
the 44nish, and his friends hope to
him appointed for United States marshal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29

Chicago, Jan. 29.-CATTLNReceipt
Il, 500 Market steady to a shade higher
Beeves, $6.10q9.00; Texas steers, S. 75G5. IS /:
western steers, s5.60@730; stockers and
feeders. $4.15u7.5O; cows and heifers. s2 ION
7.20; calves, $S.50Q10.5O. 4'S
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market strong
to shade higher. Light, 74O07. 671S:
mixed, $7.5567.7o; heavy, s7.2507 10; rough
H.25G74o; pigs, $5-7597.35; bulk Of sales
81. 55d7 Go.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market slow
and steady Native, 81. 5OlI7 so: western
$4.60Q575; yeariings. s6.25@7.50; lambs. ma
tive. $s.50ae59; western, Ss509650.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
DOCTOR KILLS HIMSELF

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 29.-Doctor Sam
uelson of Lehigh. Kan. was found dead
in the cellar at the home of his patient,
Mrs. BelZ, at Durham, Sunday after
noon with his throat cut. pair of
scissors was near by. 1t is believed
he committed suicide because the wo-
man was not getting along well. The
patient is recovering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
<-,,,oo~o Proa,ce >,ar,,e,

Chicago. Jan. 29.-BUTTER-MarI1e
steady. Creamery, 24@34c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 4S4I
cases Fresh receipts at mark, cases in
cluded 19021c; refrigerator firsts, 16a161kc;
firsts, 22szc.
CHEESE-Mar1et firm. Daisies, 17k6
171ac; Twins. 161A@16a4c; Young Americas,
16s4417c; Long Horns, 17q17Hc.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts
30 cars. Michigan, 47q5oc; Minnesota, 45Q
48c; Wisconsin, 44G4Sc.
POULTRY-Lve, steady: turkeys 15c;
chickens and springs, 14c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-29
BAUM in RACE.
Ellsworth Man Wants to Be United
States Marshal.

Ellsworth Jan 29-Friends of j. IL.
Baum of Ellsworth county are urging his
appointment to the position of United
States marshal for the district of kansas
Mr.. Baum is prominent business man
of Wilson, and has been a resident OF
the state for more than 30 years. He has
been Democrat ever since he knew
what it meant to be Staunch partisan
He has been Democratic committeeman
for years, and was instrumental in car
rying his precinct for United States Sen