The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
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By ALLEN J. KREBs. Jr.
TIME cost of the coming election
on the Sunday moving picture

BY ALLEN
TNHE cost of the coming election
on the Sunday moving picture
Il proposition which will be sub
mitted to vote of the people before
October 1, will be in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, was ascertained yes
terday at the weekly meeting of the
commission.
Various ways and means to avoid
this expenditure of money in view or
the fact that the city Golfers are at
present in a depleted condition, was
discussed by the commission. 1t was
pointed out that general election
would be held in November, but the
anti-moving picture people have named
October 1 OF earlier for the date on
which the issue will be decided.
With the school year almost ready
to begin and the city having to re-
sort to a higher incidental fee for
each school child who attends school
this year; with ordinances of vital
Importance to this city held in abey-
ance on account of lack of funds, it
seems that the burden of holding an
election at this time is a trifle hard
on the well-wishers of Birmingham.
years a citizen of New York, neverthe-
less has not lost the characteristic Bos
ton type-characteristic at least of the
inner circle of Boston's Intellectual anc
financial artistocracy. In every respect
he is the type of man who would espe-
cially appeal to Colonel Roosevelt. He
has charming personality. He is a mar
of the highest integrity, not possessing
any special qualification as politician
of cultivated mind and of aristocratic as
ISOLATION. Nevertheless he has the quail
ty which distinguishes Colonel Roosevelt
the quality which makes it possible fol
a man to be at the same time in a sense
an aristocrat and yet socially a. demo-
crat.
ROBERT BACON'S FAMILY
The father of Robert Bacon was the
late William B. Bacon Of Boston. His
was a name regarded as a synonym fol-
personal integrity, combined with admir-
a BILE business qualifications and an espe-
cial capacity for important financing.
The senior Bacon was for years the Bos-
ton representative of the great London
banking house of Barring Brothers. He
was also for a long time in intimate re-
lations, personal well as of business,
with the late ]. P. Morgan. The two
men resembled one another physically,
and in business acu-
men.
A year or two after Robert Bacon was
graduated from Harvard, where he was
first thrown into association with Theo-
dore Roosevelt, his father bought a part
nership interest for him in the banking
house of E. Rollins, Morse & Bro. He
paid $4,000 for this partnership privilege.
After a year or two, it seemed to the
father that the son was not getting along
as fast as he should. perhaps because
the Boston opportunities were more linn
tied than were those of New York. At
all events, he mentioned his dissatisfac-
ton to ]. P. Morgan, who in his custom
arily laconic way said, "Send him over
to me-"
In that way, Robert Bacon became a
partner in the house Of j. P. Morgan &
Co. At the time of the titanic struggle
between E. H. Hartman on the one hand
and ]. P. Morgan and James j. Hill on
the other for the control of the Northern
Pacific, Mr.. Bacon was subjected to very
great mental strain, since upon his Shout
ders were some of the responsibilities. 1t
proved to be too much for him, his health
giving way, so that after a while he re-
tired from the banking house of J. P.
Morgan e. Co.
Mr.. Morgans friendship, however, for
him, as well as the very warm personal
relations which had been for more than
20 years maintained between Mr.. Bacon
and Theodore Roosevelt, were of avail
in securing Mr.. Bacon appointment as
Assistant Secretary of State and, after
the resignation of Elihu Root as Secre-
tary of State to become United States
senator Mr. Bacon was nominated as his
successor.
William H. Taft was very fond of
Robert Bacon and he was pleased at the
opportunity to name him as ambassador
to France. The post of ambassador was
especially suited to Mr.. Bacon, for it
gave him opportunity to make use in an
excellent way of his best qualities.
Secretary of State ambassador to
France and within two years especially
identified with preparedness, Mr.. Ba-
cons name has become familiar to re-
publicans of New York Should he be
elected to the Senate, his career in that
body will not be a great one, but will be
Martin H. Glynn has been all his active
life a newspaper editor at Albany He
this relation While serving as
a member of Congress- as comptroller of
New York state, but not while servin 6
as governor. The impea chment of Will
liam Sulzer and the loss of his office as
governor brought Lieutenant Governor
Glynn to the office of governor of New
York as Suffers successor. He is man
of great breadth of mind, having a pro-
found understanding of democratic princi-
pies, a very companonable man, of ex-
cellent mental cultivation and an I'M
usually good speaker; in that respect he
differs from Robert Bacon. Going into
the chair of governor of New York, under
somewhat embarrassing and difficult cir
Governor Glynn maintained
an administration which was spoken of
with high respect even by his political OPP
One of these two men will prob
ably represent New York state in the
Senate of the United States which is to
be organized on March newt year, and,
whether the new senator be Robert Ba
con or Martin H. Glynn, the state Is sure
to be admirably represented in the fed
eral Senate.
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