Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 364, 6 November 1908 — Page 1

EICHMONB PALLADIUM AND SnTg-TFTTTTRAM. OL. XXXIII. NO. 364. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVE3IREK , 1!K)S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. CHIEF BAILEY . MAY BE OUSTED TAF I HOW HAS 321 ELECTORAL VOTES DEAL Punished for Bank Manipulations

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STATE OFFICES WILL BE DIVIDED BETWEEN PARTIES Official Returns From 35 Counties and Unofficial Returns From Others Indicate This.

REPUBLICANS WILL GET THE GREATER NUMBER Freemont Goodwine Has Been Elected Lieutenant Governor, It Is Thought, While Sims Is One of Winners. BOTH PARTIES STUBBORN. Neither republicans or democrats WILL CONCEDE DEFEAT ON STATE TICKET OTHER THAN GOVERNOR. MARSHALL'S GREAT RACE. Shown That Hundreds of Republicans In All Parts of Indiana Cast Their Vote for the Democratic Candidate. Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. t, Official feturns from thirty-five counties up to noon, taken with unofficial returns from the remainder of the counties Indicate that the republicans and democrats will divide the state offices below povernor, but it is Impossible to tell Just what this division will be until all official returns are tabulated. Republicans are ready to concede the attor- ! jney general and superintendent! in Struction to the democrats. The democrats still claim the entire state ticket. , i Fred A. Sims claims he has received returns for some seventy counties which Indicate more than 1,000 republican majority. Committees of both tides are watching the tabulation with much eagerness. The congressional delegation remains unchanged from lineup heretofore announced. Based on the official' returns already In and estimates from unofficial figures received by republicans the division of offices as indicated would line up like this: Republicans. Goodwine, lieutenant governor. Hadley, treasurer. Billheimer, auditor. , - Sims, secretary. Peets, statistician. Myers, judge supreme court. Iavid Myers, judge appellate court. Democrats. Lotz, attorney general. Aley, superintendent of instruction. J Burt New, supreme court reporter. There is no charge of fraud, but the reports of faulty machine work at Columbus may develop a contest for statistician, one key on the machine evidently falling to register half of the votes. At the state headquarters re publicans claim everything below gov ernor, while at the democratic head quarters stand pat, on the entire ticket, The way Thomas R. Marshall, democratic candidate i for governor, ran away from everybody else at the election Is shown by the figures from many of the counties, t These figures show that thousands of republicans voted for him and at the same time voted for all the rest of the republican candidates for state offices, but it was true to a lesser degree in what are commonly called rural communities. The clump was especially noticeable from "Watson to Marshall In strong republican counties. . - .-,:--,. SUIT ENTERED AGAINST REFUGEE Suit has been entered in the Wayne circuit court by Seth Lucas against Isaac and Adeline Lucas for attachment and upon account, demand, $410. The plaintiff represents the defendants were loaned money by him on account, and it remains unpaid. The plaintiff seeks to obtain possession of a property located on North D street in lieu of the payment.. Isaac Lucas, one of the defendants, formerly was . a barber on North ... D street. He was arrested recently at Matthews, Ky., on the charge of forgery. His wife went there and it was but a few days afterward that word was received here Lucas had escaped from Jail. The local police regard the circumstances as peculiar and have suggested the probable use of money. Lucas has a bad police record locally, and was suspected of being a member of a gang of horse thieves. He has done time for horse-stealing.

Thomas R. Marshall Likely to V Appoint Democratic Po'ice Board.

NO SUN BACK OF CLOUDS. IN CASE GOVERNOR-ELECT DOES NOT APPOINT COMMISSIONERS, METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW MAY BE REPEALED. There is wonderment at police headquarters. Every time Superintendent Bailey looks at a newspaper and sees a picture of Thomas Marshall he scratches his head. Then he calculates how long it may be that he will continue to be called "chief." Next he counts up how -long it will be before the time arrives to enter into a campaign for county sheriff. And there is reason for this portentlous mien of the chief. Under the metropolitan police, law, the governor of the states appoints the police commissioners. These in turn select the superintendent. Of course, politics enter into the consideration. Now if Thomas- R. Marshall upon becoming governor removes the two republican (or even one) members of the local board, and It comes to the choice of superintendent, it is very likely there will be a democrat named for the office. Is there any reason, why Superin tendent Bailey should not ponder these-j days? It is expected the next legislature will repeal the metropolitan police law. .In such a case the present chief likely would lose the office, but if the next governor takes up the matter before the legislature can act, it will mean another follower of Thomas Jefferson at the city building. WRIGHLEY ELECTED CIRCUIT JUDGE , Latest advices report the . election of Mark Wrighley, formerly a well known resident of this city judge of the Noble circuit court. Judge Wrighley only a short time ago moved to Albion, the county seat of Noble, consequently his friends in this city regard his election as judge of that county a double honor. Judge Wrighley is the son of Mrs. Sarah Wrighley, 14 South. Fourteenth street. Mrs. Wrighley was formerly librarian of the Morrisson Reeves library.

Mrs. Early is a Heroine; Will Care for Leper Husband

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Picture shows Mrs. John R. Early, wife of the Washington leper, and her baby son. She says, If her husband is sent to Molokai, she will follow him with the child and care for him. The lower picture shows John R. Early, reading his Bible in front of his quarters near Washington, where he is conAned.

Is THE VOTE OF THE STATES. MISSOURI IS NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHICH GAVE ITS ELECTORAL VOTE TO TAFT MONTANA IS FOR OHIOAN. Chicago," Nov." 6. Indications today point to the fact that Taffs victory has been more overwhelming than reports of yesterday showed. A conservative estimate, based' on the very latest authentic reports, gives Mr. Taft 327 votes in the electoral college, which is two more than predicted by Republican National Chairman Hitchcock. The following is a list of states that will cast t'aeir electoral votes for Taft: California 10, Connecticut 7, Delaware 3, Idaho 3, Illinois 27, Indiana 15, Iowa 13. Kansas 10, Maine 6, Maryland 3, ' Massachusetts 16, Michigan 14, Minnesota 11, Missouri 18, Montana 3, New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 12, New York 39, North Dakota 4, Ohio 23, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 34, Rhode Island 4, South Dakota 4, Utah 3, Vermont 4, Washington 5, West Virginia 7, Wisconsin 13, Wyoming 3. The following is a list of states that will cast their electoral vote for Bryan : Alabama 11, Arkansas 9, Colorado 5, Florida 5, Georgia 13, Kentucky 13, Louisiana 9, Maryland 5, Mississippi 10, Nebraska 8, Nevada 3, North Carolina 12, Oklahoma 7, South Carolina 9. Tennessee 12, Texas 18, Virginia 12. Total 156. It will be seen by these figures that Taft's majority In the electoral college will be 171. In the above list Maryland Is slated as giving S votes for Taft and 5 for Bryan. This is because the vote in that state will in all probability be split. The electoral vote of Missouri is given to Taft but the official count may be necessary to determine the result. It is now reasonably certain that Montana is for Taft. The Nevada electoral vote is given to Bryan but. the latest reports from that state indicate that Taft has a chance to carry the state, the election being decidedly close.

His Victory Over Bryan Greater Than at First Reported.

CANNON AND HIS MEII PLANNING TO TIE TAFT'S HANDS Conference Between Frictionists Hit on a Scheme To Nullify , Tariff Revision Pledges.

CANNON MAY BE MADE SPEAKER OF HOUSE. Reactionary Element Hopes By Making Cannon Dictator That Tariff Plans Can Be Delayed. New York, Nov. 6. Although the electoral college will not meet for 60 days to elect William H. Taft president of the United States the reaction ary element of the republican machine is already at work to tie the hands of his administration and nullify his preelection pledges to call a special session of congress immediately after his inauguration on March 4 to revise the tariff. Speaker Cannon and his friends and supporters in the house were in secret conference in this city, making plans which Include the re-election of Cannon as speaker of the sixty-first congress. Speaker Cannon, with James S. Sherman, who was elected vicepresident on Tuesday and John Dalzell have stood united against many of the measures which the president has advocated and have defeated many that he sought to force through the fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth and the present congress. Speaker Cannon and his friends insist that his re-election is essential, owing, first, to the narrow republican margin in control of the house, and next to the fact that many of the strongest members of the majority have been defeated and the election of a large number of "low tariff" republicans from the West and Middle West -' - : --.--. t Expected Cannon to Quit, It had been generally understood in Washington that Speaker Cannon would surrender the speakership at the end of the next session, and that Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, would be chosen to succeed him. The unexpected defeat of Hepburn, as well as the defeat of Representatives Overstreet and Landis. of Indiana, eliminates three of the most active men on the speakership lis. Representative Burton, .of Ohio, has been considered as a likely candidate, but he has a desire to succeed Joseph B. Foraker as United States senator from Ohio. Under these conditions the reactionaries contend that there is nothing left for Speaker Cannon to do but to accept another term. The fact that he came to New York within a day or two after the election to make preliminary plans for his selection, took the supporters of the administration by surprise. Ostensibly, the speaker came to attend a private dinner given to Representative Sherman at the Holland house to celebrate his election as vice president. Others in the party were Representatives McKinley of Illinois; Loudenslager of New York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania; William L. Ward, republican national committeeman from New York; Lucius N. Littaeur and other friends of the speaker. The retirement of Mr. Sherman leaves a vacancy in the committee on rules in the house and it was virtually agreed that this place 6hould go to Loudenslager, who is one of the speaker's active lieutenants in the house. Conferred With the Enemy. Speaker Cannon -discussed the prospects of a special session next summer to undertake the revision of the tariff with officers and representatives of the American Protective Tariff league, which is opposed to action of any kind on any ( of the present schedules. " . " The protective interests are agreed that the speaker should be re-elected in order that the "free trade republicans" in the house should not be able to get control of the situation. While plans are being made to control the house and prevent material changes in the tariff in the . lower branch of congress the reactionaries are greatly worried by conditions in the senate. Senator Aldrich, chairman, of the finance committee, which will have charge of the tariff bill, no longer controls the senate in the absolute manner in which he has ruled in the past. '- Twice during the last session Aidrich's orders were overridden openly by the united vote of democrats and radical republicans, and he was forced to yield many important points on his currency law before he was able to get it through. During the next session his hold on the majority will be weakened stil! further. Fulton, of Oregon, is to be succeeded by Chamberlain, a democrat. Governor Cummins, of Iowa, will fill the vaacncy caused by the death of Senator Allison. He Is committed to lower tariff rates. , Kittredge is Out of It. Governor Crawford, of South Dakota, another radical republican,' will iOMUaued on Page Two.).

This picture shows Morse in the court room during his trial which has just come to a close. Morse was today sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in the federal prison at Atlanta for his misapplying funds of the Bank of North America.

CHARLES TO FIFTEEN YEARS His Companion, Curtis, Sentenced Five Years But Sentence Is Suspended. CURTIS WAS THE TOOL. IT WAS MORSE, SAYS JUDGE HOUGH, WHO DIRECTED OPERATIONS IN BANK OF NORTH ' AMERICA DEAL New York, Nov. . d. Charles W. Morse, this morning was sentenced to fifteen years in the federal prison at Atlanta, by Judge Hough, for misapplying the funds of the Bank of North America. Alfred H. Curtis, who was convicted with Morse, was formally sentenced to five years imprisonment, and that sentence was immediately suspended. Explaining the suspension ofNthe Curtis sentence, the judge said the evidence showed that Curtis did not embark on illegal transactions for personal benefit, but took the first false step when he became the subject to fhe master mind of his employer, and subsequently was unable to break away and reform. The judge believes Curtis met total financial ruin through the collapse of the bank. In sentencing Morse, the judge said the evidence showed Morse had fathered an illegal scheme to use the bank's funds for his own speculative purposes and the sentence should be adequate to prevent repetition. The counssl for Morse immediately asked for writ of error on an appeal to United States court of appeals, and on this ten days' tay 'of execution of sentence was granted. - . Mrs. .Curtis collapsed upon hearing her husband's sentence, and didn't learn of its suspension until she .was revived. Mrs. Morse held up well but finally, burst into. sobs. It took the jury, several of whom are engaged in the banking and brokerage business, almost twenty-seven hours to find a verdict. It being rendered last night. Before dismissing them -Judge Hough complimented them on the manner in which they had done their (Continued on Page Four.)

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Telephone Companies Made Great Record, in Getting Election News

Appreciation is due the Bell Long Distance and Automatic Telephone companies of this city for the services rendered in furnishing the public with the returns from the recent election. These companies, which are combined for long distance and local operation, went to hundreds of dollars expense. The local companies co-operated with branches of the same companies throughout the United States. Local citizens received returns by telephone quicker than it came to the city by the trusted telegraph with the exception of those that came from the far south and west. In this city extra time was required of the employes to aid In giving the public the news. The companies installed ten phones and special wires and provided the returns free of cost. All subscribers on the regular lines were given the information also. Two

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W. MORSE. SPECIAL OPTION - ELECTION BE HARD FOUGHT Vote for Two Candidates for Governor in City and County Indicates Sentiment Toward New Law. RICHMOND VOTE GIVES TAFT BIG MAJORITY. Country Vote Is All That Saved Ratliff From Defeat Analysis of the City Vote Is Made.. , On Tuesday last there were 5,724 votes cast in the city of Richmond for the republican and democratic candidates for president against 5.4V votes cast for the same candidates In the precincts outside of Richmond. In Richmond, Taft was given a majority of 1,008. In the county outside ,of Richmond he was given a majority of 1,220. The popular vote on the national ticket in Richmond ' was as follows: Taft, .1.398;' Bryan, 2,328. In Richmond a total vote of 5,007 was cast for the republican and democratic candidates for governor. The vote was as follows: . Marshall, 2,030; Watson, 2.758, showing a Marshall majority of 181, against a majority of 745 given for Watson In the county outside of Richmond. , In this city there was a total of 5,712 votee cast for the republican and democratic candidate for congress. The vote was as follows: Barnard, 3.105; Kuhn, 2.007, showing a majority of 41)8 for Barnard. In. the county outside of Richmond Barnard's majority was f3C .' .. In the city the total vote cast for the republican and democratic candidates for representative was 5.478. The vote was as follows: Cook, 2.1; Ratliff, 2.574, showing a majority of 3.10 for (Continued on Page Four.) men 'were kept busy in the central room keeping the switches down. The local office vied with the newspaper offices for scenes of activity. In this city twenty-one employes were kept on duty until 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. The first bulletins were received about 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Arrangements had been made whereby twenty persons could call "Information and receive the news at the same time. The companies placed assistants at various places, where the returns were received. Arthur Cunne, court stenographer, was employed to take the news off the wires as it came In and he in turn distributed it to the other assistants. The public was well pleased by the accommodations provided. It was the first time the automatic company had undertaken a test of such magnitude ind the new system proved ntlrely satisfactory.

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Everyone Will Be Given Rights But There Will Be No Mercy for Law Breakers Claims Taft.

ROOSEVELT POLICIE-S ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT Laws of the Country Will Be Enforced and Business Men Are to Be Shown Lines of Legality. Cincinnati. O., Nov. 6. Presidentelect Taft, at the twenty-eighth annual dinner of the Cincinnati Commercial club last night, made an important declaration as to the policy to be pursued under his administration. He reiterated his campaign pledges to support President Roosevelt's doctrines and give every man a "square deal, and promised that honest business men would be protected in their rights but that there would be no compromise with law breakers. The speech created a profound impression among the, guests and was received with a tremendous demonstration of approval. After being introduced by President Wright, of the club. Judge Taft began by saying that he didn't know how to tell them the pleasure it gave him to be with them ajrain. Nine tenths of those who heard him he had the privilege of calling by their first names. There was a warm note of neighborly feeling in the first part of his remarks which were entirely extemporaneous and inspired by the sceue and the participants. . He told In a most humorous way how he had been the subject of a coterie of bosses, who had advised him on every imaginable thing on. his tour. . Sometimes, when he wouldn't get out of bed at an unearthly hour to respond to the calls of people at somo remote station, he was greeted with cries of "Hurrah for Bryau." Mr. Taft said: "It might not have been so easy to smile tonight If the telegram of congratulation had gone from me to my opjKnent instead of the other way." Then the real gist of his speech started with the statement: "The indications are already apparent, and the hopes which I entertain are that the business communities and the investors, both of foreign nations and among our own people, will take heart in carrying out the great enterprises which have been projected and which must be carried to a determination if the country is to reach its full meed of prosperity and business standing. Clinching Roosevelt's Theories. "I feel that this is entirely consistent in maintaining and clinching the Roosevelt policies as I understand them and as we understand them, namely, that the laws are to be enforced. Business men are to be shown the lines of legality and are to be directed in keeping within the lines of legality, which lines have been emphasized during the last four years. Business men shall know that they are to conform to the laws upon the .statute books and that no favors are to be expected for those who break the laws. "This shall be so that the men who conduct a legitimate business may understand that the government is back of them, and does not intend to di anything to Interfere with their legitimate advancement. After the applause which met this declaration, Judge Taft added: "It is a question of the definite knowledge of the statutes, and of their clear understanding, which shall make the honest progress of our business possible. And that Is, in my belief, all that 13 necessary to make that progress substantial nd enduring. , "I know the difficulties that will arise in my new Career. I knofr that there will be questions arl?e that I do not know of now and that times will come when many of my friends here' will shake their heads and say 'Poor Bill! But all I ask is for suspension of judgment until the situation mar be understood. Its decision will reft upon the principles of sound and honest business policies which I have outlined, and its intricacies may be ascertained and applied. These details mill, I am sure explain what may artpear to be errors of judgment and mistakes." - Cheered to the Echo. These remarkable utterances of the newly elected chief executive vers cheered to the echo by the splendid assemblage that listened in rapt attention. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair and warmer Friday night; Saturday fair! In south,, showers in north portions; fret it south winds. OHIO Fair and warmer Friday, night; fresh south winds; Satur .'. day showers, i , ...