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COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET IH JANUARY
Agricultural Interests of the
South To Be Discussed
in New Orleans
IS IMPORTANT MEETING
The Meeting of Commissioners Ex
pected To Have Good Results.
Stevens, of Georgia, Will
Preside Over the
Meeting.
The F-st annual convention of the
commissioners of agriculture of the cot
ton states will.be called to order nt N-w
Orleans on Jaruary W by President O. n.
Stevens, of Georgia. and the Initial ef
forts to*better the agrlcult’jral Interests
of the south will be started at that meet
ing.
At the rnc tine of the comml’donerr tr.
Atlanta dorter the Mate fair In Novem
ber the organisation was perfected by
the election of ott! ers and the outlining
of the w .rk to he undertaken by the men
who represent the farming classes of the
. t . were exchanged at that
i. - tine and It was dec'ded before ad
j irnment that the first annual meeting
should be held In January In Now Or-
T e Invlt: ’on extended to the cnmmts
sfrners 1 Colonel Leon Just rem ski. the
vent‘n, w s a cordial one and every
preparation has K-en made for the en
tertainni nt of the prominent officials
who will t«e on hand.
Commi: -i-ner Stevens expects to lenve
for New Orleans on January Sth or 6th.
accompanied by the secretary of the
orgaiitx.it to'.. Koya! l*anh'.. and re ill
nn.-h the Cfceasant City tn advance of
the . th. r c n.n;>—!.«n s In
cluded In the association extend from
West Virginia to Texas and the rep'les
that have been received from the differ
ent • -n -- ■! :s Indicate that the at
tendan- e will he a largo one and that
every state will have representation at
the Catherine.
A<V’- ... < principal"? on the condition of
P d ff r. nt Staten will
>. . .; •rs and sug
gestlve I ■ will be tatted ot with
the let*. —tr.-- r.t ct cotton In View.
... . wi I be mad- of the
rwgnr cane industry by Commissioner
S' a. ns and the growth of cane will he
one of the I. a I n? top!--s al the conven
tion. A vl-!t h-fb been arranged by Corn
in' . . j-.-r JaMr-m: k! to one of the |nrg-*t
race mills near New Orleans and this
part »»f the nn -ramme Is looked forward
to with me h interest by the comntl.i-
ln sneaking n r the < n>!nc convention
Comm’r Stevens stated last week
that the h.l line I lea In bringing the
r.-m’n'ssl- ne-s of the cotton state? to
g-'h-r w.:« t > en<- -mice uniformity In
the er - tment es laws referring to ag
rl.'ulturr.
••Cue »f t’ie first things to l>* secom-
■ • -S’- ns. “or
rather au mpted is that of bringing
a'—tit’ ndf rn.:tv_ In the protection of
Its cotton interests -nJ the people whose
■ .
, , -> nirh wb.'t plan is adopted, so
•
and signify their willingness to go for
ward hand In hand.”
The s- i n o£ the commissioners will
extend over three days. Wednesday. Jan
dr ses of welcome, and responses. At
the two j<s«;- ns n Thursday the ad
s of the ..iff- rent commissioners -will
be v n :•. nd ■> !’ • •:> Dr. W. Stub
of le-uis! h: <. ind Dr. Charles S-htthr will
talk t«» the < mimlssioners.
Progt anime cf Convention.
WSunrMiay «’t-rr.o -n. January lO—The regu
lar I- • r v th- convention.
Thur-'ty t-en.nur. 9 o'clock—ltsgutar bu»l-
I
A-Mn - »• H-m. 1. B. Wombwel!. of Florida,
cn Tru k Farmin* '
A-t-lr by II c.ore-- v.. l-.mer, of Vr-
Addn «b> II -s J, P F.r.lth. <>f Houth Caro
lina. ■ . ••WMtS VSISSS C -lorv-d Labor for OW
C< »t--a
Tburxlay art'-rwon. 3 o’clock.
A' tr - lor I* -n 8. W. Atkinson, cf We«t
Virtr'v. e. ■ "T - retrial Education tn Our Pub-
Ue Bcb-45.”
"Addt--- l-v II a J»ff»rson Johnson, of
.. . . "U | it T« *a» Is I>otng Today tn an
Informal -H -.- lon -»f papers read.
Friday. January I2'h
Address by It. W. C.-Btubba
Visit of e..fnmls»:>o, r» to cane mill.
Aldn-ss by IT, Charles fichuter.
In»< rmal dissuasion.
Adjemmmnt.
SECRETARY GAGE’S PLAN
FOR REVENUE DEPOSITORIES
The New York W. rid: It Is painful
that Mr. McKinleys first lord of the
treasury. Mr. Gage. Is l>eing harassed by
scrutiny and criticism. It is more pain
ful to have to do the scrutlnlxln" and
criticising of to i-mi-ible and r*->pect.ibl t
a J. that
Mr. Gag" FliOiild be doing arything that
calls for scrutiny and criticism.
What are the I lets?
1 There Is lib New- York a. group of the
ni.*<t p n-rtul financiers la the country
who w. re »f the ’.arg. -t contributors to
the famous monster Hanna campaign
fund of Pl*, who are organized as tho
National City bank, and who have been
the recipients of sundry extraordinary
favors from the McKinley administration.
«u«h as. for example, the privilege of
purcha-lng "bv private arrar.cemen’’ o
p, - o f - V- •< :n. nt property ill >’■ w
Y rk chy for about less than its
apprrih ed value.
X. Mr. Gage as secretary of thr treas
ury. as an accountable public servant,
has entered into a secret agreement with
this syndicate where-* y It Is t > na idle
The Most Refreshing
Morning Laxative
The one palatable.reliaHe rem
edy for iiidsgestit n, sick head
ache and constipalion. ;
Acting gently on all the excretory
organs, it exjtc-ls waste matters,
remtn’es gouty and Hkeutuatic
from the blood and keeps
the stomach and bowels clean and
bcaltlty. jcc. Suoo, at de ageist t.
rara©
the entire Internal revenue receipts of
the government—about iSOO.iXN.OTO a year.
No one but Mr. Gage and Mr. McKinley
and the syndicate knows the terms of this
secret agreement or how much profit the
syndicators will ba able to make out of
tho -handling.” It Is known, however,
that the syndicato will have each day a
very largo sum of the people's money
for which It wilt pay nothing and upon
which It will collect heavy Interest
through loaning It out to the public.
Mr. Gage says in his explanation n The
World:
It Is necessary to concentrat" the internal
revenue receipts of 5900.000. nearly $1,000.-
000. a day at one place in order to make any
fair distribution ot them from day to day.
But is it necessary secretly to concen
trate them? Anu why Is it necessary to
bring into th o coffers of the National
City bank collections mado in Richmond,
Cincinnati. Chicago, Louisville, St. Louis.
Ptairiu. San Francisco? Why could not
the government do the d;str touting
Why could it not do the distributing
publicly. In order that no one might be
able to suspect or allege favoritism?
Mr. Gage says:
The National City hank has a larger deposit
cf bonds with the treasury department than
any other bank in the country. This ample
security would not exist in the case ot a bank
whose deposit of bonds was nominal or com
paratively small.
But uoes this change the fact that tno
internal revenue receipts, if they must
l>e d stributed as free deposits, could be
and should lie distributed by th" govern
inent itself in snnuler amounts among
the strong banks throughout tho coun
try. in order that all tne people might
have an opportunity’ to benefit instead of
a ll’tle group of favored money- lenders
in Wail street?
Mr. Vanderlip. Mr. Gage's factotum
and the junior lord of the treasury says.
The department will not announce the new
d.-sx-sltories or Institutions which will receive
the ui. n. y. I do n.>t regard it "«
nor would any good r. suit from Its publicity.
Where would he the harm.' Is i l . rtoj
the people’s money? Arc not Gage and
Vanderlip the people’s servants? If lhe > i
nro compell ng the National < ity bai. .
to make a fair distribution of these vast ;
stmts, what |a>ssible reason can they (
have for hiding the facts? What would
Mr. Gage have thought if jv h< n he " is
president of it national bank In Chicago .
his cashier hfl cotne to h'.m and tsaid: ,
“Mr. Gage, 1 really cannot permit '.
to know what 1 am doing with the bank’s I
money. You will have to bo saUslled .
with it statement ot totals and results I
at the end-of the year?”
Is it not against public policy for the i
s- retarv of the treasury in any ctrcum- i
stances to turn over ids functions and
the public funds to private mow lend
ers. however good the security they may
give? Is It not a gress abuse of public
trust for hint t > this assignment to
a i.tlle group of the financial backers ot
the administration's political fortunes,
and that by seen t ngreement?
If Mr. Gtijje Is wronging his public repu
tation by this secrecy his redress is easy
to obtain. All 1-e has to do Is to adopt
the only safe and just course for an hon
c: • and failhful public official
publicity! Publicity! Publicity!
New York Journal: Tho treasury dc
' 1
truordlnary favors to the City National ,
bank of New York. Now It is r. ported |
that S<xre> : -.ry Gage Is to bxome the
head of a colossal banking trust, <>f which I
the National City bank la to .•« the
nucleus.
If Mr. Gage cherishes any such Inten- ■
tion we trvst he will abandon It. There
has been altogether too much inter
change of benefits between treasury oi.l- ,
rials and banks. The relations between
the tanks ard the government were a
cause of scandal as far l>ack as the time
of .Hamilton. In th • day.; of the Second
United States bank the scandal became
acute, when Shermw was secretary of!
the tteasury tl>e favors shown to a 1#
bank in this city gave it the nkkna.ne ot
"Fort Sherman.” |
Os lato years the tendency has been
growing to rxgard the treasury depart
ment us an anteroom io the Inner sanctu
aries of tho banking business.
Mr. Charles S. Fairchild, r.-cretary of
the tr asury in Cleveland*? first admia
filtration, became president of the New |
York Security and Tivst Company upon
ins retln nient.
Mr. Hugh S. Thompson, assistant recre- !
tary of the treasury under the same ad- |
mh.istraiion, was promoted to the posi
tion ot comptroller of the New York Life
Insurance Company.
Mr. William Ia Trenholm. co. -ptroller
of the curreiu y under Cleveland and .
Fairchild, stepped from that place Into |
that of president of the American Surety |
Compat y.
Mr. A. B. Ihplmrn. comptroller of the ,
currency under President Harrison, be- I
< am,, prefidelit of tne TUrd National,
bank of this city.
Mr. James >l. Eekels. comptroller of ,
the currency under Cleveland s second !
administration, mid totally destitute of j
financial exiarience when Mr. Cleveland
discovered him. moved from the tr- usury
uepariineni Into the pusllency of the |
Commercial bank of Chicago.
Wo do not say that service In the *
treasury a ulsQuallfication for tho |
banking business, or that any man who
g.x s from one f -upation to the other is
corrupt, if a. man who nas made a repo- !
tatioa for financial ability in the treasury
finds an opening in a bank alter his term !
Is over there is no harm in his accepting i
It. Tut. he n.-eda to be very sure that
the banking off’ ris really a simple
recognition of ability.' and not u return
for lavors re?eived. It is a rather dis
quieting coincidence that In each of the
three administrations preceding th e pres
ent one the comptroller of the currency
became the president of a financial cor
poration as seen as he left office.
It will do no harm for public officials
to remember that a bnue payable at a
luluie date in the form of u salary is no
less a bribe than one |>aid in spot cash.
Some time our laws will Ik. changed to
meet the mure r< lined form., jl bribery
that our perfected financial methods de
velop. Meanwhile treasury officials
soUultous for their reputations -will care
fully refrain from making arrangements
to- take service with banks or other cor
porations until after their retirement to
private life.
Philadelphia Times: Secretary Gage hus
cointnllt. d an error In directing titut the
entire Internal revenue receipts ot the
government, amounting lo sl.<»* | ,tou a day,
shall be d< posited in a single bank in
New York city for the purpose ot reliev
ing the monetary stringency now felt In
bus!m -a circles. It was right to deposit
these revenues where they cuuid bo
promptly diffused to meet the business
necessities ot the limes, but it was not
right to concentrate them al any one
place or in any one bank. The internal
revenue receipts coiiie from all the differ
ent sections of the counity, and every sec
tion is equally entitled to the immeuiate
benefit of such d |>uslts. The government
has Its designated depositories in every
part of the union where these revenues
could i»e placed, and they should be con
centrated ul least in every state, and the
deposits made there for the benefit Os that
particular community.
TIVE MEN WILL EE GARROTED.
Porto Ricnns Are To Be Put To Death
for Murder.
San Juan de Porto Hico, December 28.
The supreme court of Porto Rico, at
Ponce, has sentenced five men to be gar
roted. In October. UM. twenty men, heavi
ly armed with guns ami machetes, rublied
a house at Yauco, province ot Ponce, and
murdered a man named i rudenclo Men
des. They also danced around the body
with ills daughters, who were under com
pulsion. Seven of the men were caught,
but subsequently’ one of the prisoners es
caped and one died in Jail.
THJS WEEKLY COINSTITDHONs ATLANTA. MONDAY. JANUARY J, 1900.
PARTY IS TO URITE
SMS MRJWORTH
The New York Democratic
Leader Talks of His
Observations.
FACTIONS TO HARMONIZE
Milwaukee and the Missouri Town
in the Lead—Both Fully Able
To Cope with the Con
vention Crowd of
1900.
New York, December 27.—Elliott Dan
forth, chairman of the dcmocra-tlc state
committee, returned to New York today
after a trip through he south, during
which he talked with Senator James K.
Jones, chairman of tho national commit
tee and most of the chairmen of the
southern democratic state committees.
This afternoon Mr. Danforth gave the
following result of his observations and
some information about next years
national campaign.
"I found.” ho said, “that the sentiment
■was generally In favor nf selecting some
western city’ other than Chicago as the
place for holding tho national convention.
The members of the national committee
have a strong feeling against Chicago on
account of treatment they have received
from the newspapers since they establish
ed headquarters In the city In ISM. It
looks now as if either Milwaukee or Kan
sas City will secure the national conven
tion. Mllw iukeo seems to be in the lead,
it has an auditorium with a seating ca
pacity of 15.000 and the citizens have offer
ed to entertain the delegates handsomely.
“I also dis overed that there Is a gen
eral Lellng in favor of establishing the
headquarters of the national committee
next year in Washington. Senator Jones
favor..! Washington In 18M. but gave way
to Mr. Bryan, who was In favor <f
Chicago.
“In my trip through tho south I ob
served one thing which will b" considered
of particular Interest In New York, name
ly. tint none of the leaders seemed dis
posed to Insist on free silver as the main
Issue of the campaign next year. They
did not say that they had abandoned the
16 to 1 idea, but they acknowledged that
tho situation had changed since 18M and
that the dominant issues next year were
trusts and Imperialism. That Is to sav,
tiny are unwilling to repudiate the
Cl leago platform, but they see that n'W
Issues of far-reaching imp >rtance have
cotne up lately and their choke should
be recognized Even in states like North
Carolina I found that tno anti-trust and
anti-imperialism Ideas engaged the at
tention of the people more than the 'reo
silver issue. In fact. 1 might sum up my
observations by saying that the senti
ment of d inoera. y In the south Is su h
that I am confident there will be little
trouble In bringing about a union of the
democracy of t.ie whole country next
year.
-The democratic national convention.
Mr. Danforth added. ”wll'. be held a short
time after the republk an convention, ac- |
cording to custom. No mutter when It is ,
held there is no doubt about the head of
the ticket. Everywhere 1 heard only Mr.
Bryan’s name mentioned. They are nit
taikifflt about candidates for vice presi
dent yet. An eastern man wllj probably
be selected.”
TALKS OF MONEY STRINGENCY.
Director of Mint Roberts Explains
Cause of Panics.
Washington, Docenils r 3>.—Mr. Rob
erm, the director of the nt nt. was ask<d
today as to whether the present monetary
stringency. In his opinion, signified an
actual rcarclty of money to ine.i ths
present requirements of trade. He sad:
“No possible supply of money can pre
vent stock exchange panics or j.eriods of
monetary stringency, ts eaus. sl M ‘cul.itt'>n
and rising prices will absorb any posa -
ble Increase until the pressure for ready
cash is just as great upon the new piano
as it was on the old. -Men want money
to buy things with—good things that
they think are going higher. Given easy
money In the banks and we have bunkers
encouraging borrowers. As u result
sum ks go up. and as they go up more
people want to buy and so the demand
for money increases.
“A marvelous era of Increasing money
stocks began in isati and start<<l a period
of ij eeuiath.il which ended with a grand
world-wide smash in 1537. when even the
Bank of England had to susp< nd ]>ay
nnn', without any de.Tne In production
ami with the mints everywhere wide open
to ixith gold ami silver. Th- real secret
of these reactions is in speculation on
margins. Tin se p< opl t . who are trying
that they have been forced to tl raw
awav their propertv had never paid for ■
their holdings. They borrowed m-ney |
on < all to m.ilZ small payments, hoping |
that a right turn in the market would
give lurue j.rßii-. But in that diss of
operations losses come as easily as prof
its. That Is one of the conditions of tho
game. Notl i'tg has happened, except
that they have been asked to pay What
they owe.
“It is imp' sslble to do away wftii such
speculation by any increase la the money
supply.
"It Is not legitimate business that
caus s the etiormoi' inflation ot credits,
multiplies the bank reserve required, and
thus absorbs any possible money s'.isk.
Speculation greed—will inevitably do it.
and as it Is obviously impossible to s:it
isfv that api» lite, it is alisurd to P" m
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Short bn mi Dep’t in America. graduate*. Cal
to a tight irnney market ns a proof of
an insufficient simply of money-
"Undoubtedly the war in th o Transvaal
has had an influence upon our money
imuket. Anything that disturbs normal
conditions, which turns tho currents of
business out of the course they have been
expected to follow, will affect business.
With trade balances as they are, our
bankers <arly in the season had reason
to expect gold Imports this fall, and
probably directed their business accord
*'"The war has no-t only cut off a remit
tance of about $2,CU0.000 per week to Lon
don from South Africa, but compelled
heavy shipments the other way. Such
a reversal of the regular and anticipate’!
order makes money tight in all centers
until affairs become readjusted to tho
new conditions. Colorado will produce
more gold in 11*00 than all North Ameri
ca yielded ten years ago ard this con
tit ent will yield more next year than the
whole world did ten years itgo. Cripple
Creek with Alaska and the Klondike, will
next year exceed the Transvaal produc
tion of 1597 The golden tide though
checked for the moment is not going to
turn.”
BRYAN SPEAKS IN TEXAS.
FACES THE LARGEST AUDIENCE
SEEN IN SAN ANTONIO.
Finance, Trusts and Expansion Are
Ably Handled by the
Nebraskan.
San Antonio. Tex.. December 29.-To the
largest audience that ever faced a pub
lic speaker In a hall in this city. Hon.
William J. Bryan tonight made a speech
on the Issues of the day. Mr. Bryan
was introduced by Frank H. Bushick. of
the local democratic committee. Finance,
trusts and expansion were the topics that
Mr. Bryan discussed. He stated that
the democratic platform for the coming
campaign would bo the Chicago platform
cf IM*6 with the addition of such planks
ns recent industrial combinations and the
late war necessitated. He spoke at
length on the mow y question, but made
no mention of a ratio, his remarks deal
ing principally with the subject of bimet
allism in general. Speaking of expan
sion. Colonel Bryan said that it was clear
ly the duty of this country to establish
a stable government in the Philippines
and then turn the government over to
the Inhabitants of the Islands. Mr. Bry
an leaves tomorrow for the north, where
he will till a number of engagements
and then return to Austin to spend the
ruuiumder of' the winter In 1
BRYAN WILL STICK TO SILVER.
Nebraskan Declares Three Questions
Are Before the Public.
Austin, Tex., December 28.—Today W.
J. Bryan’s attention was called to a dis
patch from Washington stating that he
had written Congressman Daly, of New
Jersey, that he would make several
speeches in the east, discussing trusts
and imperialism, and ho was asked as to
whether the report indicated an inten
tion of abandoning tho sliver question. Ho
replied:
"Congressman Daly has probably been
misquoted. i expect to make several
speeches in the east, but I expect to dis
cuss the money question along with other
questions. Then- are three questions now
prominently before the people, to-wlt:
The money question, the trust question
and the Philippine question. Whenever
1 make a political speech I discuss all
these questions.”
Mr. Bryan leaves here Saturday for his
trip to Lincoln, Omaha. Kansas City and
Chicago and thence to the east. He will
be gone about one month.
A CURE FOR ASTHMA.
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and business in or.br to b- cured. Nature has
produ.ed a Vegetable remedy that will perma
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lungs and bronchial tubes. Basing tested its
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, . S (Ui’.h a ol p. re.at p< rmanently
eur d>. an.* dolling to rehev- human sutfer
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front Asthma, Consun |.tion. Catarrh, Bronchi
tis and m-rvous dleerc-es, this recipe, in Ger
man, French or Englbh, with lull directions
for jireparhtg and using. Sent by mail. Ad
dn - with statin', miming this paper. W. A.
Noyes, 92u Powers’ block, Rochester, N. Y.
JONES DISCUSSES THE ISSUES.
Democratic Leader Is Sanguine of
Party’s Success.
St. Paul, Minn., December 26.—Stnator
J. K. Jones, chairman of the national
democratic, committee, cx-Ylce Presid-nt
Aiil.d E. S’ey.nson and <lemr.il P. Watt
Har.lin, of Kentucky, were here today
and this afternoon met a large gathering
of the local democratic leaders. After
greetings Senator Jones spoke at some
length, announcing his views on current
political Issues. Bp said:
“I believe that all people have u right
to govern themselves in their ..wit way.
The American people will rise up as one
man and condemn the course ot the ad
ministration as criminal aggression. Ihe
next .leinoertitic convention will reaffirm
tho Chicago plaforin and nominate Bry
an. It will declare ag tins', trusts. it
will d.xlam In favor of establishing lr- e
dom everywhere. What <>ar lathers be
li -ved 111 we believe in. and I nave no
doubt about the result. My Ide.l about
the Philipp i., s is it is our duty to re
s.o-v order there and then allow those
pie to take a government of their
own and let them manage their own uf
fnirs in their own way. The. g.-vernmen:
of the United States shotil i say t o the
Filip nos now .that our purpos o is the
establishment of peace. We should
treat Die Filipinos with the- same good
faith a- tin- Cubans. Whether we keep
i faith with the Cubans I nave my doubts.
! "The Boers by their resit.ace, are
I making votes for us with every rising
I and setting of the sun. Our sympathy
go. s otst t., those poor fellows in away
that words e foot express.
Ex-Vice President Stevenson and Gen
eral Hardin both spoke along the same
lines, all being optimistic of democratic
success.
"No gains without pains." Yet by puri
fying vitalizing and enriching your blood
by taking Hood'- Sarsaparilla you can
acquire good health and escape much
—•
CARPENTER ON RETIRED LIST.
General, Well Known In Atlanta,
Leaves the Service.
Washington, December 27.—General Gil
bert S- Carpenter, who was recently
confirmed as brigadier general in the reg
ular army, has been placed on the retired
list on lils own application after thirty
years’ active service. His retirement
leaves ‘two vacancies In 'the list of briga
dier generals, and results in promotions
In every grade of tho line.
The two vacancies in the list of briga
dier generals will be fill'd on the reas
sembling <>f congress by the promotion
and retirement of several officers who
have distinguished themselves In action
in the recent wur. it is popularly sup
posed that Generals MacArthur, Wilson,
Lee. Wheeler, Dates, Young. Ludlow and
Wheaton, all of whom hold volunteer
commissions, are to be made brigadier
generals m the regular establishment, and
that all but two of the number will be
immediately retired.
General MacArthur will undoubtedly be
reia in <1 in active service, but there Is
1. ss certainty as to the Identity of the
otlier general officer to be retained. The
d.-atli of General Lawton left a vacancy
In the list ot major generals of volun
teers which will be filled by the promo
tion of either General Bates. General
Young or General Wheaton, all of whom
are on duty in the Philippines. The ap
pointment will be made eaily next week.
Thread Company Advances Prices.
New York December 28 —lt was an
nounced at the office of the Clark Thread
Comp'uty. In Newark. N. J., today that
the concern hud made an advance on the
price of cotton thread to the extent of
about 15 cents a dozen spools in common
with the other cotton thread concerns.
GOEBEL'S ENEMIES
FIGHT BLACKBURN
But the Ex-Senator Is Sure
To Be Easy Winner in
Senatorial Race
GOEBEL’S CONTEST WEAK
Republican. Managers Issue an Ad
dress to the Voters of the State
in Reply to the Democratic
Manifesto Recently
Published.
Frankfort, Ky., December 29.—Although
three days must elapse before the assem
bling of the legislature, the state capital
Is already filled up with legislative and
political leaders approximating the crowd
usually here on the opening day. Though
some of the antl-Goebel leaders are fight
ing hard to bring their forces against
Blackburn as well as against Goebel, the
anti-Blackburn movement does not appear
to be strong and unless It can gather
strength by means of the tangle over the
state contests, Blackburn will win for
United States senator with something like
■Rhe ease his managers have been claiming
for him. So far only two unii-Goebel
democrats have declared themselves posi
tively against Blackburn, though it Is
claimed there are others who are not out
spoken. The unti-Goebel leaders are not
du;i.g much talking regarding their plans
of procedure, but they are making some
strong claims regarding their sirengun
on the matter of the contests. They as
sert with confidence that they have a
majority oct lr. Ues senate va tba
tests and. that in both house* there are
several members who, though they may
voto to seat Goebel and Beckham, will
not vote to unseat any of the repubiil.n
legislators-eleCt against Wliom contests
ure pending. This probably refers to sev
eral populist members elected as demo
crats and who are claimed by both sides.
The uudress of the republican leaders, in
reply lo thu recent address ot’ the Goebel
leaders, indorsing tne iiontgsthig citndi
dates on the democratic state ticket, was
given out lonigut. it replies specifically
to the democratic charges of iraud and
makes some sensational counter-charges.
H is signed by Governor Taylor, Chair
man Barnett, benutor Deßoe, Congress
man Hugh and others, including all mem
bers ot the slate central committee. H
says:
"Hundreds of ballots were thrown out
without excuse; many legal volets were
denied the rigttt to vote, and illegal voles
taken. Challengers and inspectots were,
in many Instances, denied admission, while
in many others they were forcibly ejected
from titu election booths.
’"the mayor of Louisville arrogated to
himself the power lo issue a proclamation
prohibiting people from assembling at the
polls In open defiance of the provis’ons
of the constitution, and 2w extra police
were appointed and used to intimidate
and browbeat the free men of that city.
On the afternoon preceding the election
eighty-seven election officers who had
been appointed to represent the republican
party were summarily dismissed and a
like number appointed in their places,
who could bo relied upon to favor the
democratic conspirators. The firemen
were turned loose, too, and <ll.l assist the
police hi the Intimidation of voters, and
In this way at least h»,uoo persons who
would have voted the republican ticket
were so alarmed that they did not attend
the election, in addition voters were in
timidated and many similar frauds per
petrated In Covington, Lexington and
otlier cities of the commonwealth, causing
n. loss of not less than 6,0i0 votes to the
republican ticket. In some of the coun
ties actual force was employed and voters
were driven from the polls, and with few
exceptions frauds were committed in all
of them Every ballot that even bore a
finger print, voted for tho republicans,
was thrown out in the count. It cannot
be doubted that at least 4**.0"0 votes were
lost to the republican party by these un
lawful and outrageous tactics. Large
sums of money collected from democratic
officials, saloons, poolrooms. gambling
houses, breweries and other sources in and
out < f the state were used to corrupt the
voters of the state. Voters were hired to
refrain from voting, to mutilate their
ballots or to vote the Goebel ticket. M hole
precincts that gave republican majorities
wire thrown out, and the Goebel demo
cratic committees and candidates Inaug
urated a saturnalia of crime, corruption
and force. , , ~
“But the attempt to fraudulently pro
cure certificates was futile. Nev» rthcloMS,
the conspirators were unwilling to stay
their 1 ands. A meeting of a few demo
crats was called, who. It was kn. >yn.
would be willing to go to any extremity
to accomplish tli. !r ends, and these gen
tlemen advised a contest in order that an
excuse might be afforded the <• indidat.-s
for making the same and an opportunity
given to procure by fraud tho o.ncos
which an outraged people had »ieer.’ed
shot’d go t" others. Ashamed of th-ir
conduct and knowing that so !n o excuse
must be made, even tn many of their
own nartv. a remarkable address has
been promulgated, and for the first time
in the 1"S years of the state’s existence
there Is n contest over tho offices of
governor and lieutenant governor.”
Tho republican reply defends Governor
Bradley in calling out troops, says tho
charge that tissue ballots wore issued Is
flimsy, as like ballots were used in demo
cratic counties; that tho democrats set
the precedent In the use of the Injunction
and concludes by saying:
“The charge of corruption at tho hands
of tho Dmlsville and Nashville railroiui is
only a repetition of a slander worn
threadbare in the late campaign and
even, if true, which is denied, does not
involve the republican party, and was
more than offset by the corruption fund
collected by the complainants from tho
• •i.re. a named In this address. These con-
I splrators have deliberately Invaded the
! ].!>. rty of the people and every fraud h is
I been committed which political ingenuity
. eoui’l devise.
I "We now appeal to the patriotic citizens
iof the commonwealth, irrespective of
party, to frown down this attempt to
commit an awful crime and to assist In
removing from the statutes the odious
mensute. conceived In corruption and
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TAYLOR NAMES HIS FRIENDS.
Goebel’s Political Enemies Go On
Election Commission.
Frankfort. Ky.. December 27 Governor
Taylor this afternoon appointed W. H.
MaeKoy, anti-Gobel democrat, and A.
M j Co hran. r. •
commissioners. The republican minor
stafe oflleials-elect. whose contests will
como before the board, have not decided
what course they will pursue, but as
Clerk Schackelford will sweat in the dem
ocratic commissioners appointed by L’oin
missioner Poyntz, it Is probable Taylor s
appointees will institute mandamn.t pro
ceedings to get possession of the olltees.
Democratic leaders do not hi ik w the
courts will hold Taylors appointments
good but thev do not disguise the tact
i t tl ev re: let the complications grow-
IX <mt Os h‘% resignations of Former
r , Atnnii‘jqloners Pryor and Ellis’*
C A few members’of the legislature ar
rived todav and it is expected that owing
tn the unusual interest In the contests
for governor an.l lieutenant governor
nearly all will be here by Saturday or
Sunday.
TAKES ISSUE WITH BRYAN.
Congressmen Daly Declares Si’ver Is
Now Dead.
New York December 29.-When the at
tention of Congressman William D-
Dalv of New Jersey, was called to the
Interview with William J. Bryan, tn
which Mr. Bryan said the congressman
evidently was misquoted when he said
-free stiver 1s dead.” Mr. Daly became
indignant and vehemently declared he
had not been misquoted.
"When I said free silver was dead. I
meant it." he exclaimed "I can't help
whit Mr. Bryan may think about It. I
have always recognized him as the leader
of the democracy, the most available can
didate for president, but In so doing I
cannot close my eyes to the fact that free
silver is In its grave. This fact clearly
was demonstrated in the vote on tho
cui’rencv bill. With the majority of my
colleagues I voted against it. but the
vote showed conclusively there are many
democrats who never will stand for free
silver.”
Kansas boasts <xf a lady horse tamer.
She Is probably a grass widow.
THE SILVER BRICK SUIT.
Money Is Nee.ed To Push the C’se
to a Decision.
Denver. Col.. December 24. Judge A.
W. Rucker has returned from St. Doula,
where he conferred with a number of
leading silver men of the country con
cerning the proposed silver brick suit,
which Is to be carried Into the supreme
court of the United States. The judge
says no final plan was adopted, as It is
necessary to consult with others before
the movement is put under way. lie
found many democrats in sympathy with
the Idea, but -Mr. Bryan Is yet to be
heard fioxn.
“Judging by expressions of prominent
men wo <air.e to St. Louis to talk ever
the <,i: - said the judge, •‘the feel
ing is quite strong for the measure. it
was shown that two suits are now pend
ing one from Michigan and me other
from Illinois, n which perhaps the same
principles are to be decitied as in the case
w hich has been under discussion. I was
invited to go to Washington and appear
before the supreme court in those cases,
it is poss hie that the whole question may
be determined in the opinions in the cases
no w pending. Senator Morgan, ol Ala
bama. and George Ered Williams, of
?<! issachusetts. have volunteered to assist
in the legal fight without compensation,
and others are eager to do the same
thing. It is necessary’, however, to raise
money for the expense of the suit and
that Is the question 'to be decided scon.”
Judge Rucker, as president of the
Monetary’ League, has called a meeting
of the league to be held in this city next
Tuesday evening, when the methods of
procedure will be discussed and r-lso the
best means of raising money for the
work. The indications are that if a new
case is instituted it will not be com
menced in the name of the slate of Colo
tado. The ground taken is that congress
has no right under the constitution to
demonetize either gold or silver, there
fore the act of 1>73 is void. Judge Rucker
says he is receiving scores of letters from
all parts of the country indorsing the
movement.
Charter for Cotton Mill.
Jackson, Miss.. December 26.—Governor
McLaurin today approved the charter of
the Greenville cotton mills, capitalized at
$250,000, with privilege of increasing to a
maximum of $2,000,000. This is the sec
ond cotton mill to be chartered in Green
ville within the past three mon’hs.
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