Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-16

may intervene between the two con,
ventions.
The G. o. P. mobilization today hat
many aspects of reunion of the
Old Guard. Discussion of Progressive
amalgamation. prospects of Roose.
velt's return to the fold, and over.
lures to the Progressives were rife
Much in evidence were Boise, PEN
rose, William Barnes, Jr., Charles b.
Warren, of Michigan. Senator Smoot,
former Governor Saunders of Tennes-
see, former Senator William Murray
Crane and other veteran war horses.
The commute was also expected to
adopt the new convention representa-
ton plan, by which delegations from
southern Demo cratic states are to be
reduced. This plan has been ratified
by conventions or primaries of more
than two-thirds of the states.
Charles d. Hilles, of New York,
former President Taft's secretary,
called the meeting to order at IL a.
M. Secretary James b. REYNOLDS
read the call. Two or three days,
it was expected, would be required to
complete the committees business.
Former Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri, headed the St. Louis delegation.
Senator Penrose was the Philadel-
phia mainstay. Delegate Kalainania-
ole. of Hawaii, Prince Cupid, was
spokesman for Honolulu.
Most of the committeeman were
present in person today. Only a few
authorized proxies. The cynosure of
eyes in the Hobbies were such prom
inent Republican leaders as former
Governor Franklin Murphy, of New
Jersey, Ralph Cameron, of Arizona,
u. X. Niedringhaus of Missouri, Fred
W. Estabrook of New Hampshire,
former Representative Charles II.
Burke of South Dakota, Alvah II.
Martin of Virginia and Roy o. West
of Illinois. Many Republican leaders
in congress, including Uncle Joe Can
non, Republican Leader Mann, Repre-
sentative Mckinley, former Taft cam
paign manager; Representative Long
worth, Senator Lodge, Senator Cum
Minis Senator Borah. Senator Weeks
and others were in the lobby crowds.
Retention of present officers,
Chairman Hilles, Secretary Reynolds,
Treasurer George B. Shelton. and Col.
William E. Stone of Baltimore as
was believed as
sured. Their successors will be elect
ed after the 1916 convention.
If an eastern man is selected to
manage the campaign, many leaders
declared Penrose will be given CON
Several organizations have applied
for hearings before the committee,
both the suffragists and the
ants. The first fight for delegates
to the national convention will be in
the primaries in Minnesota and North
Dakota next March. These are ex-
pected to prove political barometers.
Lines of attack upon the Demo-
Gratis were also formulated. AS far
as indicated these include: Criticism
of the Democratic tariff, the Mexi-
can policy, the European policy, so
far as it applies to the injury to
American commerce, ship purchase
legislation and the alleged failure of
Democrats to keep 1912 platform
pledges.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IA
(FLASH)-The Republican National
has decided to hold the con-
vention on June z.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IA
Representatives from South Dakota
and Maine, where the primaries are
already fixed for the later part of
June, tried to obtain the convention
for June 81. The motion to hold
it on June Z, carried, however, by a
vote of 81 to. 10. This necessitates
holding the primaries earlier.
The attempt to hold the convention
after that of the Democrats was de-
feated. -
At this hour it is impossible to
announce the city in which the CON
vention will be held. but all indica-
tons point to Chicago capturing the
prize.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. a.
The personal income tax was paid dur
ing the last fiscal year by 375,515
who turned into the gov
eminent SAL ,046, 1852, nearly $13.000,-
900 more than the total paid by the
357 ,598 making return the year be-
bore according to the annual report
Of the commissioner of internal rev.
enue, just made public. The greatest
increase was shown in the amounts
paid by those subject to the normal
tax. jump from about sl2,728,000
in 1914, to about $16,559,000 in 1915.
Incomes exceeding 100000 this
year paid about $6,439 900 compared
with about $3,437 900 last year. There
were 82,745 individuals subject to the
normal tax, 127,448 who reported in
comes between $4,000 and $1,000 and
ia whose returns were made on a
basis of incomes of 100000 or more
Under the corporation income tax
299, 445 returns were made, de-
crease of 1894 from the previous
year ascribed by the report to var
ious conditions including disturbed
business conditions incident to the
war in Europe and the trouble in
Mexico. The corporations paid $685.
9S6,952, or about $6,627 900 less than
in 1914. The report says that ex-
animation showed that but few cor
porations had purposely falsified their
returns or sought to evade the tax.
Recommendations are made for
changes in the income tax law to
broaden its scope and increase the
revenue expected under it. Frauds
upon tine government thru the use of
artificially collored olemargarine are