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while they were deliberating. For that
reason I cannot say if the information
concerning other parties was correct,
though it came from two or three diff
ferent sources that appeared reliable"
While Ban refused to discuss the sub
ject, it was learned yesterday from an
American League magnate that Messrs
Rupert and Huston could have had
Eddie Collins. 1t was suggested that
they instead of Charles Comislley, pur-
chase the stellar second basenan and
build around him. When Connie Mack
named his price, however, the allure
ment faded.
Capt. Huston was seen shortly after
the conference. He said he believed
considerable progress had been made.
81 am sure we will decide in due
time" said he, but of course there are
no end of little details to be settled.
We wish to feel our ground thor
oughly.
The captain is hopeful that some de-
cided course may be framed speedily.
He is anxious to return to Cuba within
a day or two. He int:nated, after the
fashion of big Ban, that twenty-four
hours should tell the tale, and like Ban
he was an enigma as to which way the
cat might be expected to jump.
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EACH MAN SHOULD BE HIS OWN
ATHLETIC TRAINER, SAYS GOTCH
Champion Wrestler Disagrees With Noted
Physical Culture Exponents and
Gives System Rap.

Frank Gotch, world champion wrest-
ler. in a recent talk to the students of
Ames University on the subject of ath-
letic training revealed some interest
ing data as to his method. Gotch dis
agrees with some of the noted physi-
cal culture eXponents on present day
methods and incidentally gives the
system a rap. The following are
Gotch's ideas on the subject:
Il dare say" declares Gotch, that if
each man should take on himself the
responsibility of being his own trainer
he would be a much better athlete than
he would otherwise. If it We're pos
sible for the coaches to study the needs
and characteristics of the individual
man and work with each one as q unit
instead of training them as a group,
the present day athletes would be su-
perior to what they are now.
my own personal methods of train
ing are not applicable to the college
man, for he has such short time to
prepare himself for an athletic event.
but this much of my trainig methods
he can adopt, that of being his ow,.
trainer.
IT have found it a great pleasure to
solve the problems of my own physical
machine. to find out just what it ought
to do and just what it ought not do.
During my trainig l was always care
full not to oVertaX my strength. For
instance, one day l would take twenty
miles of road work and the next day
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GOLFERS WILL TOUR SOUTH,
Brady and Nichols to Give Elk.
hibitions in Dixieland,

NEW YORK. December ga pair
OF prominent professional golfers, NJ. J.
Brady of Wollaston and Gil Nichols of
Wilmington, have arranged to team up
for an extended exhibition tour in the
south Their plan is to leave this city
January 8. going direct to New Orleans.
After stopping there a few DAYS the
pair will continue on to Texas. touch
and Ell Paso.
From Texas the pros" will 90 to
California, playing at Los Angeles, Pas
adena. San Diego, Redlands. Del Monte
RiVerdale, Santa Cruz and San Fran
cisco. II time permits, links at Seattle
and Tacoma will be visited, as well as
the Denver Country Club. Unless there
slonals Will be gone from ten to twelve
weeks. during which time they will
cover close to 10000 miles,
When II IS remembered that only la st
summer Nichols was so badly Injured
in an automobile smash-up that his life
was despaired Of. it seems difficult 10
| realize that he will soon be tramping
Is younger brother to Ben Nichols,
who also has southern tour mapped
out Zen will start the latter part of
January with Tom Anderson.
Friday of this week the Country Club
OF Lakewood will usher in the new
year with two-day tournament. in
which golfers will qualify in eights.
Goif at Lakewood at this season is more
or less an experiment. but, unless the
weather should be too stormy, the
clubs officials will carry out the pro-
gram as per schedule. At Pinehurst a
tournament is carded to start Janu-
ary 5.
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five. When 1 started out I discovered
just how much could stand and
never was all in.
"A man should quit training feel
ing vigorous, snappy and full of life,
and not like the preSent-day athlete
who is told to quit after the coach
has worked him until all worn out
Defeat is a good thing for an ath-
1ete. A reversal instillS greater
amount OF fighting spirit into a man.
When l first started in the wrestling
game 1 took three good beatings, and
1t was the best thing that ever hap
pened to me. [ then learned to fight
my battle alone, and to fight gameIy.
| have a son ten months of age whom
| want to see get his share of the
knocks in this world, so that he can
night and not back down in adversity
Tobacco should not be used in any
form. 1t was my hardest task to
abandon my tobacco smoking habits
Moderation in wrestling is good for
the college man, but too much of it is
bad. believe that wrestling takes
into action every part of the body bet
ter than any other form of athletics.
wrestling is good for the college man
II he limits himself to fifteen minutes
OF it in a good stiff manner That is
all he should take a one time.
TO the college man who achieves
greatness in athletics I give the great
est credit. He is carrying twice the
load | carried when I was following
the wrestling game He has mental and
physical tasks. while l only had the
latter But above all, in order to
achleVe greatness in athletics a man
must 1--we clean, wholesome life"
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Players Union Cards Printed
by Nom Union Labor

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. December o.
Zinn Beck, the st. Louis Cardinal
third baseman, who before turn
ing to base ball for n livelihood
was n member OF the Glass Blow
erx' Union. and who still il n
member Gin good standing) of his
local. recently Joined the Ball
Players Fraternity.
On receipt of his membership
card Beck gave 1t the "doubIe o"
and was almost fiOOred with sur
prise when he found that the
printing had been done by a firm
which didn't stamp Its work with
the union label.
Being perfectly good union
man, Beck couldn't understand
why u ball players union could
enjoy a reputation OF being n
real union when it's printing was
done by u nOn-uniOn firm. Beck
didn't hesitate to write President
Dave Fultz Of the Players union
about the matter.
He received n reply from F'uItz,
I'm which the players union pres-
ident admitted that Beck was
right, that the matter had not
been given a thought until Beck
had called his attention to it, and
that hereafter the membership
cards would bear the union label.
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CLAIM AGAINST GIANTS.
Davenport Club Seeks Accounting of
$6C0 for Draft of Marshall

NEW YORK, December 29.-The
davenport, Iowa. club of the Three-I
League will appeal to the national
commission for an accounting of $500
against the New York Giants as the
result of the drafting of Catcher Bob
Marshall. The Denver club of the West
ern League drafted Marshall from
Davenport at the price in vogue among
the minors. The Denver club then
turned Marshall over to the Giants.
The difference in the draft price paid
by Denver to Davenport and that
which Davenport would have received
If Marshall had been directly drafted
by the Giants amounts to $500. The
Davenport club has made the demand
for the difference, and it is very likely
the matter may be adjusted before it
goes to the commission
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CHAMPION BILLIARD CONTEST.
Big Treat for Fans of City at the
Leader Parlor.

Calvin Demarest and Harry Cline, both
members of the Champion Billiard Play
ers' League, will appear at the Leader
Billiard Parlor next January 5 and in
'one of the regularly scheduled contests
Of the league to be held in this city dur
ing the present season. The game should
draw record crowds. judging from the in
Jerest shown in the previous contest held
N this city.
The contest will be 800 points at 14.1
halk-line. the new style of game which
created such a sensation during the re-
cent championship tournament at the
Hotel Astor, New York. This game is
full of thrills, is most spectacular, and
beyond question the most difficult known
20 the billiard world.
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NOW IT'S w. JOHNSON
WHO DECLINES CHECK

CASTOR and Alphonse never had
anything on Walter Johnson and
Charles Weeshman. The Chi
caso Federal promoter refused a
day or two ago to acknowledge
n registered letter from Walter
johnson containing a check for
$4,000. This represented the ad-
vance money which the COffey-
Vile Cyclone was eager to re-
turn to the independents. Weegh-
man promptly returned the let
ter, un0pened. to the sender. Yes
.ter(Iay, in CofYeville, johnson In
turn refused to acknowledge the
return and issued instructions
for the missive to be refOrvard-
ed to WeeEhman. In the mean
time 5000 good dollars are
knocking nbOut In Uncle Sans
mail cars, In spite Of all the talk
about financial stringency.
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AS a result there is reason for believ-
ing there will be general revival OF
interest in the sport, from which or
ganized base ball will benefit more than
it's rival, the Federal League.
What is more, there is sure to be
more settled state of affairs among the
ball players. Last season indifference
on the part of some of the players also
helDed to decrease interest in base ball.
Federal League offers upset the minds
of some OF the athletes. while the pol
icy Of signing men to long-term con-
tracts to keep them from jumping cir
cults operated to remove the incentive
which many players need to spur them
to play their best at all times.
There is sure to be a change for the
better in these conditions the coming
season, and the game will be benefited
as a result.
A Fed story is to the effect that the
reason for the del4y in the sale of the
New York Yankees to Messrs. Rupert
and Huston is caused by the fact that
the present owners of the New York
club cannot give them assurance that
Fritz Maisel and Roger Peckinpaugh.
two of the teams most valuable play
ers, will be in the fold next spring. IL
is intimated that these two players are
diSSat tisfied with the salaries the New
York club has paid them, and are Civ
ing a jump to the Feds serious thought.
This, however, does not look logical
If Maisel and Peckinpaugh We're uncer-
tain propositions they could easily pe
brought into line by sending an ennis
sorry to see them, and Rupert and
Huston would not hesitate to sign these
PLAYERS if the deal depended on tnem
But the fact of the matter Is that both
Maisel and Peckinpaugh are signed for
two wears hence and could not jump 10
the Feds if they wanted to.
ORGANIZED base ball is making further
efforts to have players who have signed
with the Feds TO jump BACK. fefrltt'
the Cardinals pitcher, has been in con-
ference with Miller Higgins, and there
is A rumor that he will come back with
the Cardinals. konetchy. too. mas been
approached and there is d chance Tor
him % slide back. The Buffeds, which
have been very active in signing play
ers from organized base ball. also are
to be attacked and several OF their
prizes may be lost to them by the time
spring rolls around.
The day of playing managers in the
big leagues seems to be passing. Star
players are handicapped II they are
asked to carry the burden of manage
ment 1t interferes with their playing,
because of the responsibility they have
to assume. hence Eddie Collins was
not selected to ill Cailahan's job in
Chicago. Comislley knew that if his
team was to have the full benefit of
Collins ability it would be wise to
have him in the ranks. where he would
have nothing to do but play base ball.
His responsibility ends when the game
is over, where il he was the manager
his duties would never be at an end.
The result would be that Collins play
ing would suffer and the team would
be weakened
There were several new entries to the
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,6ERTINENI 0itllENT
Esss Happenings
BY 7. ED GRILLO.

Base ball will have better year 1915 than enjoyed 1914
Conditions have has Last
would suffered the
tory had been for the performance Boston
The climb Stalngs place Juv Is to
the National League championship would have phenomenal
enough itself lot of Braves
crowned that feature by winning the world four straight
games from the supposedly unbeatable Philadelphia Athletics thew
the world record for speed and gameness incidentally
game the ire into which conditions had pushed
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Juarez Races CT Until New Year.

Ell. PASO, Tex, December 29.-The
gates of the Juarez race track were
closed to the public yesterday in ac-
cordance with the decision of the track
management in ordering a suspension
of races until New Year day. The shut
down was caused by the wretched
track conditions due to the very heavy
aims of the past week.
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PANTS" IS NICKNAME
OF WHITE SOX BOSS

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 60
Around the Three-Eye circuit
Clarence Rowland, new manager
Of the White SOx, fs known as
.Foxy." He himself said he has
never had a real nickname other
than that of "Boss," conferred
on him by his players.
hut his intimate friends often
refer to him as "Pants." The
story reads that when he first
started to play ball with a semi
professional team here he ap-
reared On the field in n uniform
belonging to an older brother
who was a lot bigger than little
Clarence.
The knickerS were big enough
to have furnished an entire suit
for fine yOungster. SO the mon
icker came easy for the ''jOke-
smiths.'
Rowland OutErew the over
large trousers, but he never out
grew the name.
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Fromme Signs With the Giants.

NEW YORK, December 29.-The New
York National League club has re-
ceived the signed contract of Arthur
Fromme, one of the teams veteran
pitchers The only Giant regular now
unsigned is Larry Mclean, the catcher.
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no-hlt hall of fame during the 1914
major league races, while Several IA
nous no. hit heroes of the past fell out
OF the big leagues last season or COL
lapsed after wonderful careers
ferhaps the most remarkable no-hit
game of the year was the one pitched
oy George Davis. the former Yankee
pitcher and now a member of the
Braves. September 4, making his first
.Natlonai League start, Davis let down
the Phillies without a hit or run Davis
mad been bench warmer all season.
Joe Benz OF the White SoX was the
american League performer, shutting
OUT Cleveland early in the year
Jim Scott of the same team went nina
innings on the local grounds without
allowing bingle. but he did not get
his name into history because he was
beaten in the tenth
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Briscoe Lord, the new manager of
the Memphis team. is trying to arrange
series with the Braves next spring.
Stallings was the last manager for
whom Lord labored in the major
league. 1t is likely that Boston will
visit Memphis March q, IS and 20.
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Mullaney American League Umpire.

CHICAGO, December 29.-D. J. Null
laney of Jacksonville, Fla, has been APP
pointed Il member of the American League
staff of umpires.
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Garry Herrmann's one regret is that
he hasn't another Chief johnson to send
as Christmas present to the Federal
League.
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The citizen soldiery plays an inn
portant part in the base ball war, but
1t has to be supported by 42-centi-
meter bank accounts.
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May Be New Bidder.

johnson was asked if his determine
ton to have the present negotiations
terminated by nightfall did not imply
the knowledge of other parties who
might enter the field.
It have been told" he replied, frank
ly, that a man of unlimited capital,
who is an ardent fan, was prepared tn
make a bid in case Messrs. Rupert and
Huston decided to retire. Whether this
is so 1 do not know. I have made no
effort to find out. though some of my
best friends are close to him. did not
deem it fair to Messrs. Rupert and
Huston to >eptertain any outside offers
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Douglas NeT IS attending the MaSSa-
chusetts Institute of Technology and Man
ager Griffith figures that by spending the
winter in the invisorating climate of Bos-
ton the young infielder will be greatly
improved physically. On what Neff dis
played in college base ball he undoubtedly
stands great chance to become a ma jor
league ball player. He has had little
chance since being signed by the Ma
tionals. for he was stricken with ty-
phoid fever shortly after reporting and
was out of commission for some
months.
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There were several new entries to the
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villa on WAY TO CAPITAL
VIII re Accompanied 10 Conference
ny 1000 soldiers.
sO,c'q, caL'- D-,DaicA to Tur ST.,


NrArco CITY, Sept Cit vas uuofii-
ciaify announced Tonight that Gen. villa
Will arrive in Mexico city on Thursday To
attend IA conference between the Generals
on October l. at which - date for the cleo
tons viii be fiN"i. villa will he accom-
panied by 2,oOO troops and 90 officers ac-
cording TO this report.
Acting Minister OF Finance EsGuerso
told THE suns correspondent To-day that
,he Constitutonallsts are not planning TO
did say. however. that the 10000, 900
pesos In notes now being printed will be
nut into circulation soon
The notes TO ho retired from cir ulation,
he said. are those issued by various State
governments with Carranza's permission.
The States included are Chihuahua So
nora. Sns,oa, Tamiuupss and Nuevo
Leon Tho Administration IL stlll without
plans. he said, for the free coinage OF
silver.
The recommendation from an investi-
eating committee into the STATE bank
notes issued under IIuertS IL that they bc
guaranteed.
EN-President Carhajal continues 70 De.
according to the plans OF former acting
Minister Villarral. Esquorso says that
s.uu bc appointed to succeed him and tut;
c win probably introduce chsnEos VI
pol .cy.
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The attack t.t' 81. belrg directed
against Charles :. Whitman from several
angles I'm the last days Of the primary
campaign moved him to reply YESTERDAY.
lie first TOOK up JOB Hcdgess statement
that Lemuel Ely Quigg " "a"cs'crauon"
fame ~ the hughes insurance 'nve-tiga-
tlon. is Nj. Whltmaus closest political
adviser and that the EarueA orgauiz1
tion. in It's effort Tor MIR Whitman. has
adopted methods (which have long since
been repudated by Tammauy Hail
MIR Quigg." said The District A,tor-
ney, has not been A. my headquarters
since my campaign opened and has had
nothing 10 do with my campaign either
directly or indirectly. MI MY personal
activity in relation 70 'uv candidacy has
been conductcd from NcV Nork city. NJ,
Quiss is not even Il resident OF this
county"
Next Mr. Whitman 300. motto, Of tne
complaint mad" 10y fhc Hedges and Nm
man partlsaus that tho organization lead
era instead ~ being neutral Il IN" pr.-
mary contest hty" been grossly partial -
the District Attorney and %. Ia" To his
competitors, sad Nv Nh.Jra9:
In vs.ipus parts 81 ITO" Sta,, D., Ans
been noticed that IN, organization 's
working for Ir Hiunitu. II Is true that
tnc same report cannot n' made ms 20 MIR
Hedges have NOT heard Of ans or
gauizltiou that ,s out for Nr hedges
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ROOSEVELT CALLED
A SHAM FIGHTER
Democratic Text Book Says Taft
Was More Progressive
Than Colonel.

wAsHINdroN. sept. 21.--Au interesting
chapter Of the Democratic campaign text
book issued to-day IS devoted to Theodore
Roosevelt II Is headed Greatest Fighter
OF Sham Battles--T. Il"
The sub head Is Remarkable Rs~'ord
as 4 Wjcldcr OF the stuffed Biz SticlJ
Held by III" Big Bull Moose" This
chapter gocs on 10 Say.
The worlds greatest sham battle be-
rar ~ the close Of lSaa 7. lasted seven
years and was fought Ivy Thoodnr, Eou-e-
welt against the trusts and 'ualcfdctor-
Of great wealth. Tho weapon used was
stuffed Big Stick Every ~. the
Big Stick came down with = thud Il
new trust was born White this hippo
drome was being enacted. THO trusts and
'msIeta"tors or great wealth raised a
csmpaigi fund of more than sI2sO. 0Oo
TO continue Mr. Eooscv It iu office"
The text book says that when NJ. lloose-
Welt came into the Presidency there wore
IN existence In tn" United States only 1io
trusts The text book continues:
In the first four years Of IN, Iiuu-t.
Welt administration the $40 trusts nil;!.
piled 10 S.6Gi aud their aggregate clpftal-
izatIon grew from $4,000 600 600 - moro
than $50. 900, 900 600. and IN the last three
years Of tho Roosevelt administration tho
number of trusts reached a migui'ud, IF
10000. with 4 tota capitalization ui more
than s31 900. 0oO, 900"
In another chapter OF tic Democratic
text book there Il discussion Of R,pub-
lean rulc. headed "Rooseve't Worse TNtr
TAFT" Thr text book undo~ TIN. head. rg
says:
"Many % tho reforms vhicl 10y vi. ~"
~ tho 1912 election a." uuY accom-.
plished facts vcro promised both Icy
Roosevelt and by TAFT. Roosevelt v.as
lavish with promises. Vet FOO procrc~-'v.
deed the two Roosevelt administrations
administration"
President Wilson Is Mshly rulpgjz,d h;
tho Democratic text book. "" is com.
pared to Abraham Lincoln. On the outer
cover Of the dorumcu, appears % pfct.ir.
NJ tho President with the words abp, .
g. Wa Ia the Idst Peace IN the West :;
Thank God for wilson"
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HEDGES STUMPS IN BROOKLYN
Covers Five Districts and Grcct'
whitman on tn. WAY.

job Hedges cunpa isucd through
Brooklyn las. might; speaking To- packed
audiences Ia tie Second. lI-st, Eight,
Third and Twolr.h Assembly districts
I'm the order named NJ tho third stop
3ls Union street, hc mot Mr. Whitman
coming from IN" hall and they greeted
each other cheori.y.
IF I had not rIu for Governor tvo
years ago" MIR Hedges tnil his audi
ences "the Republican party would to-
day he down at Oyster Bay asking per
mission To- name u candidate
He wants tine Progressive vote Ac said
and he believes he viii get the votes
~ y great many PrOgresslv's. but
~ continued. ~ vii, not 20 down o.
oyster Bay 80 got a single one
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Thirty-ouc carloads OF herring. which
arrived from Reykjlyik. Iceland. by the
steamship IIe-mod. w"r" sent vcs..-day
over the Delaware LackawannA and Vest
Crn 20 Chicago The $500 barrels of tho
hsh are consigned to 4, v. Bright, fish
broker. They viii be the hrst Iceland
herring ever eaten IN the middle West
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TammaOS Trte Draws 5000.

Eve thousand men aud women w"lc 4
their way Into tho Manhattan Casino,
,55th stree and Eighth avenue, las, mig t
at the invitation q! thn Thomas ! Nc
Manus Association aid the TamMauy
Hall count. committee ~ tie Eleventh
Assemh,, district The sNalr was billed
az the annual summer night, festival"
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Ends LII. AFTER Losing 100000.

Jtrn. St"irbIrg. 90. at Austrian o,
s. l-u'N gv me. near ,lSth street COM
W.'t'd suicide yeT.-d day by lnhaling gas
/ vas a.l .s had lost nearly $4,000
Il L.L--l lIDtMrr Neiturr. rerfntiY
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TOO Nuch for Nrchimcdes.

Nr Barnes wouldn't answer any ques-
uIns abou, slat"makiug yestei day. eA-
ccpt a. say:
- f4r a. ! can fudge from what 7
have heard from all over the state, Their"
ar" an kinds Of groupings and combine
tious--a natural result Of the enactment
~ tho present law. Each county seems
- have iis favorites in combinations. the
number of which requires more tim" than
7 POSSESS to- uEjire with nine state can
didat.s and / ltuov not nov many county
and district candidates the combinations
mus, he legion. hrchimcdes would be
staggered"
Mr. Whitman will go 20 Erie county to-
morrow. thence to onondaga St Law
renee and putyhoss and back 20 the city
ou Saturdp' The fear Of some Of his
opponents that II he we're elected dover
nor he would resign 'he District Attorney
ship and r-rv. Glyuu would appoint a
Tsnuany man IN his place vas met yes
tc-day bJ "a statement that " hH - elected
NJ whitman w'll not -~s'gn his New
Vo-b on hu, will appoint his own sue
cnssut o. January I.
rho Republican county executive COM
,ui.',c Nll. meet at o'clock this after
noon T., tic purpose. a. Hurounc"d, or
helping strict leaders with rCrplc king
,rs,ter- freezing tho routine Of primary
DAY"