Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 13, 21 November 1908 — Page 1

RICHMOND F AIX ABIUM H VOL. XXXIV. ISO. 13. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, NOVE3IBER 21, 1908. SINGLE COPr, 2 CENTS.

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CHAS. P. TAFT WAS HEAVIEST CONTRIBUTOR TO FUND USED IN ELECTING HIS BROTHER HOWARD

Treasurer Sheldon Will Show That Campaign Expenses This Year Reached a Total Of $1,700,000. WESTERN CORPORATIONS DID NOT AID THE PARTY Majority of Gifts in West Were From the Commercial Interests, Many Women Contributing. ROOSEVELT GIVES $1,000 MORGAN AND CARNEGIE EACH GIVE $25,000 THOUSANDS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE FOR A FEW DOLLARS. New York, Nov. 21. When the report of George R. Sheldon, republican national treasurer, is filed with the Stat auditor of New York at Albany, St will be found that the republican campaign 'which elected William H. Taft president was conducted with a fund of about $1,700,000, to which Charles P. Taft, brother of the candidate, was the heaviest contributor. The post-election statement which the republican campaign management will make of its finances, will be complete and detailed. It will contain the figures showing not only the money raised by Mr. Sheldon at eastern headquarters, but also the funds subscribed in the west to F. W. Upham, assistant national treasurer. Mr. Sheldon asked for a complete and detailed statement from Mr. Upham and will file it with his own with the New York state auditor. The western report has already reached the national treasucgj.Of the total fund of $1,700,000, a little over $5UO,XX was raised by Mr. Upham. 'Brother Charles" Spends $250,000. It will be shown that Charles P. Taft Vacked his brother's campaign with $100,000. which if added to what he is supposed to have spent in the preconj. 1 111 1. . 1 i . venuoa worn, win urms ms uuuiriuution to . his brother's success up to if not beyond the quarter million mark. There were four ' contributors of $25,000, the donors being: AndreV Carnegie. J. P. Morgan, Nelson Croruwell, Whitelaw Reid. President Roosevelt threw $l,00O cash into the pot In addition to a series of letters. Four years ago the republican management had about $4,000,000 for the campaign, and eight years ago about $7,000,000. These sums were exclsiVe of the amounts raised and expended In the various states. This year the fund which Mr. Sheldon will report includes these state contributions which were sent by the various state organizations to one or the other of the two national headquarters and from there redistribtited to the states again. 20,000 Persons Contribute. Aside from the large sums given by Charles Taft, the contributions were made up of mostly small sums. Approximately . 20,000 people contributed to the fund, both eastern and western. The western fund was contributed by G.OOO different republicans and there were women among them. Four years ago about $170,000 was raised in the western states and $000,was sent to western neaaquariers from the east. Four years ago less than 200 persons contributed to the western fund. This year over 6,000 joined in financing the western campaign. " The great bulk of the campaign fund is made up of sums under $1,000. Big Corporations Small Givers. An examination of the western lists shows that the financial suppo.-t of the republican party in this campaign did not come from the big public service and public utility corporations, from the railroads or the banks, but from the commercial interests of the country. ' Contributions made by railroad men were surprisingly small. In the west Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, leads the railroad contributions with $1,000, and many of the officials of this line gave their Individual checks for smaller sums. In comparison with this may he noted the contribution of John T. llarahan. president of the Illinois Central, a Harriman property. Mr. Harahan's contribution was $50. Some Give 25 Cents. The commercial interests of Chicago and of the west backed the republican candidate liberally. Both wholesalers and retailers contributed generausly to a campaign in which quite apparently they thought the stability of business interests was involved. In spite of the particular appeal which Mr. Bryan made to the plain people for . dollar contributions, it i3 probable that a comparison of the two campaign lists would show as many pmall subscriptions to the republicon a to the democratic fund. They run

CHMOUD GETS NEXT CONVENTION

This City Chosen Place for the Next Y. M. C. A. Meeting. DELEGATION WORKED HARD CAPTURE OF NEXT CONVENTION SECOND SUCCESS MET WITH SINCE POLICY OF WORKING FOR CONVENTIONS WAS ADOPTED. A telegram received this afternoon from George L. Goodwin, secretary of the Richmond Y. M. C. A., who is attending the state meeting of the Y. M. C. A. at South Bend, states that Richmond was today selected as the plade for holding the state convention next year. The Richmond delegation to the South Bend meeting went determined to capture this plum for Richmond and their efforts were crowned with complete sticcess. Undoubtedly, the delegation was materially assisted by the fact that this city would have been selected as the meeting place this year, instead of South Bend, had the Y. M. C. A. building been completed. Capturing the state Y. M. C. A. meet ing for 1000, is the second success met with since the inauguration of the recently adopted policy on the part of the business men of this city to "boom" Richmond and to bring to this city as many conventions and meetings as possible, so that out of town people could see for themselves what a splendid place the Quaker City is. The first convention brought to this city as a result of the new movement,' was held here this week the meeting of the Indiana Federated Com mercial "clubs. The Y. M. C. A. convention will bring hundreds of young men, the cream of the state's citizenship, to Richmond next year. They will come from every section and will be the guests of this city for several days. GOMPERS IS ELECTED Again Chosen Head of American Federation of Labor. MITCHELL GETS A PLACE. Denver, Nov. 21. Samuel Gompers was this morning elected president of the American Federation of Labor, there being only one vote cast against him and that by Charles Jeske, of the Wisconsin State Federation. James Duncan was re-elected first vice president by acclamation. John Mitchell was elected second vice president. as low as 25 cents, 50 cents, and 75 cents, with hundreds of ?l donations. There are still other thousands ranging from $2 to $10 and pages of $10, ?15, and $25 contributions. The great bulk of the republican fund is made up not by the large donations of the extremely wealthy, but by th moderate contributions of the well to do and prospering citizens of the country. The great number of names in both the eastern and western lists indicates plainly that it was a popular subscription. Democrats Give to Taft, The fund was notable for one thing. and that was the great number of democrats, who contributed to the re publican rather than the democratic fund. In Chicago alone, scores of well known democrats gave money to the republican campaign. This includes well known men like William D. Ker foot, city controller under the Harrison administration, and F. H. Win ston. Many other democrats of more ' or less importance can befound in Om list which Mr. Upham has sent to National Treasurer Sheldon. , Another feature of interest in the fund Is the number of women who were interested enough in the success of the republican party to contribute to the campaign fund in sums ranging from $50 to $5. Mrs. Marshall Field was a subscriber and so was her sister, Mrs. Eddy. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Saturday night; warmer in north portion; Sunday fair, light to fresh southeast to south winds. OHIO Fair, warmer Saturday night and Sunday, fair; light to fresh southeast to south winds.

WEST SIDERS ARE

UNCOMPROMISING

Determined in Their Fight for ' New Hose House and Against Assessment. COMMITTEES ARE NAMED. PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT TO ASSESSMENT FOR CONSTRUC TION OF FILTER PLANT OFFI CERS ARE ELECTED. Uncompromising determination will mark the course to be henceforth pur sued by the West Side Improvement association in securins a hose house for that section of the city; to compel the city to pay the entire cost of the filteration plant established in con nection with the southwest sewer system, which has just been completed; and to insist on the school board es tablishlng a public schools playground in West Richmond, In the past the public service, committee of the association has had charge of all these matters, but at a meeting of themembers of the associa tion last evening, it was decided that this committee had too much work in hand, so a special committee was ap pointed to look after the hose house matter and "to serve until the hose house had been secured," and a special committee was also appointed to look after the sewer matter. The public service committee will continue to look after the sewer matter. The approximate cost of the sewer just completed in southwest Richmond is $55,000. Property owners will have to pay about $40,000 of this amount, which Includes the $10,000 expended in establishing the filtering plant. It is the, intention of the board" of works to assess against the property owners the major portion of the cost of constructing this plant. Property owners In . southwest Richmond have no objection to meeting a just share of the expense resulting from the construction of the new sewer system, but they think the city should pay the entire coax of the filtering plant. The West Side-, Improvement association points out that it will only be a ques tion of a short time before it will be necessary for the citv to erect filtering J plants for all its sewer systems and if the taxpayers of Richmond are assess ed to meet such expenses, the residents of Southwest Richmond would be called upon to pay their share of such expense, which, it is felt, would be an injustice, after they had been called upon to pay for the southwest sewer system plant. Prior to the discussion on the sewer question, the following officers were elected by theassociation for the ensuing year: President N. C. Heironimus. Vice president George Mathews. Vice president Richard Sedgwick. Vice president Charles H. Moore. Secretary J. O. Edgerton. Assistant secretary J. H. Hutchinson. Treasurer Dr. S. Edgar Bond. Members of the executive committee include the above officials and Dr. E. B. Grosvenor, Charles W. King, E. Q. McMahan and A. M. Gardner. EVENT SUCCESSFUL Over One Thousand Dollars Was Cleared on Event This Year.

D1RECT0RS ARE CHOSFMJsd by the use of such a diminutive

The financial report on the Rich mond Chautauqua held , last August was made last evening by the guaran-j tors board of directors. This report shows the receipts amounted to 857.11, and the expenditures amount ed to $5,008.12. This shows a profi1. of $1,159.90. Hall of this amount $579.99, goes to James Shaw, the director. The other half goes to the Chautauqua fund of the city. This report shows that the last Chautauqua wat the most successful one from afinar. cial point of view that has ever beet held In this city. An auditing com mittee, composed of James Shaw and Webster Parry, will go over the books, and accounts of the directors. At the guarantors meeting last even ing, only nine were present, but nev - ertheless an organization for nex'. year was effected. The board of directors was chosen as follows: RichanSedgwick, E. J. Humpe, C. W. Jordan

C. H. Kramer, J. F. Davenport and E t 'or , summary punishment. Mr. BaldR. Thompson, the latter succeeding. C. I jrln is the father of Prof. Al Baldwin.

W. Merrill. Next Monday evening there will be another meeting of the guarantors 1 at the Sommercial Clul rooms for the purpose of completing ths organization, for ths ensuing year.

ASSAULTS TEACHER

WHO WHIPPED HIM WHEN AS BOY Oath of Robert Gamber Taken Twenty-five Years Ago Gamber Is Arrested. Vengeance on Baldwin. AGED MAN IS SERIOUSLY BUT NOT FATALLY HURT Story of an Old Time Thrash ing That Caused Factional Feeling in Clay TownshipGamble Is Arrested. Twenty-five years ago Robert Gam ber attended a township school in Clay township. The teacher was William Baldwin. One day Baldwin adminis tered a whipping to Gamber for some offense against the pripricty of the school. Gamber was only a boy then, but he vowed vengenace. Yesterday the former school teacher went from Webster to Greensfork to make some purchases. Gamber came to town, also. Gamber saw Baldwin and the fire of hatred that was kindled the quarter century ago, burst out into new flame, Gamber attacked Baldwin and with his fists administered a severe beating Townspeople who saw the unequal combat, interfered and the sheriff was notified. Gamber was arrested and subsequently released under a bond of $500. He is charged with assault and battery. Baldwin is seriously, but not necessarily fatally injured. It was the most vivid example of the result of latent hatred that has been shown in Wayne county in many years. When a boy Gamber was noted among his friends for his temper, but none of his school-mates of twenty five years ago, ever placed confidence ifTfhe boast that some day he would "get even." They regarded it as boy ish bravado and the result of the ill feeling engendered by the whipping at school. Gamber complained about the thrashing he received at the time, He claimed he was injured far more than the offense justified. His family took up the troubles and criminal pros edition was entered against the teach VKr - At that time John F. Robbins was prosecuting attorney. Baldwin had an excellent reputation for peace and qui etude and many of his friends said his prosecution was persecution. There wtere others in the township who ral lied to the support of the boy and his faimily, and claimed the teacher had gone beyond the rules of common de cency in whlppind the lad to the ex tent claimed. Showed Whip in Court. The feeling that was created was foli lowed by a factional difference in the i community and many were the house hold discussions and corner store arguments on the question. At last the irasp ramft nn fnr trial. Gamhpr's rel atives and friends hurried to the court house to see the teacher punished by the law. The "Hoosier schoolmaster" tvalked into the court room with his customary dignity of bearing. He admitted whipping the Gamber boy and told of the offense of the lad that he had believed merited punishment. As 3 an exhibit in the evidence, the school teacher offered the whip which he had used in the flogging. Spectators in the court room wondered where such a formidable rod it was claimed had 71 I been used, could be concealed. Surf Prise nd dismay were evident upon me iaces oi an mciraing attorneys jjand judge, when Baldwin calmly drew 'frnm his vest nocket the small whin with which the lashes had been administered. The court deemed no very aerious injuries could have been causnip. ana lmnieaiateiy me case was dismissed on account of lack of evi dence: Gamber Vowed Vengeance. Then it was that the Gamber boy ook oath that some day he himself would punish the teacher and get even for the whipping. Time passed and aow William Baldwin, the former teacher, is beyond the mark of three score years and ten. He is bent with age and poor health and his eyesight :s so badly dimmed that there is doubt f he recognized his assailant of yes!crday. Gamber is a strong, sturdy "armer. Wrhen the two met on the treet, Gamber asked the aged man if 10 were not William Baldwin and upn receiving an affirmative reply, set ibcut to beat Mm with his fists. The ld school teacher was practically f ;:owerless to defend himself. Indignation was manifested among ;he citizens of Greensfork following .he affair and friends of Gamber urged aim to leave town. There was fear principal of the school at Webster. He s a well known and highly respected ld resident. Gamber has wealthy elatives and found no trouble in se-

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TAFT MAY USE

"BIG STICK" SPEAKER Spectacular Contest Between The Two Expected Over Revision of Tariff Which Cannon Opposes. TAFT DESIRES REAL RE VISION OF SCHEDULES If Necessary, President-elect May Prevent Election of Illinois Man as Speaker-Vindications for Contest Hot Springs, Va., Although efforts are now being made to avert it, it is not yet certain that a sepctacular contest between President Taft and the close friends of the new administration on the one hand and "Uncle Joe" Cannon and the old guard of the house of representatives on the other will not take place over the speaker ship of the new house when congress is called in extraordinary session to revise the tariff next March. Intermediaries are at work in the hope of obviating the necessity of such alignment, and while they have some reason to feel they will succeed, a sufficient element of doubt enters into the situation to make it one of absorbing interest. Quite naturally the new president committed as he is to the execution j of certain policies, realizes that the co-operation of the legislative branch of the government is essential to make his administration entirely successful. Some of these policies were enunciated by President Roosevelt, while others, notably tariff revision owes its initiation to Judge Taft more than to the retiring president. For the last three years Judge Taft has been advocating a modification of the Dingley schedules on the ground that they work Injustice to the masses of the people and even encourage monopolistic tendencies in some corporations. Since the primary object of his contemplated call for an extra session is to have a new tariff law passed, it is to be expected that he is more deeply interested in that just now than in anything else. And in as much as the character of the revision depends largely upon the organization of the house, he is concerned not only in the speakership, but also in the personnel of the committee on ways and means. Taft For Real Revision. In order to carry out the promise ' of revision contained in the republican national platform, according to his interpretation of that " promise, there must be a complete and thorough overhauling of all the sched ules in the present law. The president-elect does not favor tinkering with the tariff nor a makeshift revision which does not assure relief from present exactions. From remarks recently made by Speaker Cannon, Senator Hale, of Maine; Aldrich, of Rhode Island; Elkins, of West Virginia and a number of other public men who used to be classified as "stand-patters," Mr. Taft formed the opinion that the prospective revision would not be as genuine and exhaustive as he believes It should be. Since tariff legislation must originate in the house he concluded it would be advisable to, ascertain as soon as possible whether it would be necessary for him to resort to the unusual expedient of exerting executive influence in effecting a reorganization of that body. Within the last few days informa tion concerning his attitude on this question has been communicated to leading members of the house in a quiet, unofficial way and to the general public through the medium of the press. The dispatches fore-shadowing a possible conflict between the incoming president and his allies and Mr. Cannon and his friends over the next speakership as a result of a possible failure to come to a common understanding in regard to revision have a substantial foundation. As already indicated, it is not certain such a contest will take place, but if it does not it will be because the two men chief(Continued on Page Eight.) Foulke Confers

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Civil Service Questions Discussed by Chief Executive and Richmond Man Foulke Is Staying at Hot Springs.

In a conference held yesterday afternoon at Washington between William Dudley Foulke of this city and President Roosevelt, the subject of civil service provided the topic for discussion. Mr. Foulke advocated the extension of the rules and principles of civil service. In President Roosevelt he has an Influential friend, who coincided In these views in the main. Mr. Foulke is at. ; Hot Springs. Va with Mrs. Foulke. for the benefit of the latter's health. Hot Springs Is easily accessible to Washington and Mr. Foulke may be expected to make fre

CONSPICUOUS FIGURE IN STANDARD OIL CO.

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WM. H. ROCKEFELLER. In the testimony of John D. Rockefeller in Xew York City, he showed that his brother, Wm. H., was one of the few men responsible for the rapid rise of the oil industry and particular ly the Standard company, which mo nopolized the trade. PEMNSY EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH COURT'S RULING Hardly Probable Company Will Carry Interchange Case to The United States Supreme Court. SUPERINTENDENT NEFF IS NOT YET ADVISED. Does Not Know What Action Will Be Taken by His Company Richmond Shippers ' Are Happy. "I have not been officially advised as to the ruling of the supreme court in regards to the local freight inter change case, neither have I . been ad vised as to what action , my company will now take," state Superintendent Nettleton Neff, of the Richmond di vision. P., C, C. & St. L., this morn ing, when asked whether the company would appeal the decision of the Indiana supreme court to the United States supreme court. Local attorneys are or tne opinion that the P.. C. C. &SC L.1 will submit to the ruling of the Indiana supreme court, and that within a short time the track connecting the ' Panhandle and the C. C. &1 will be built. Not long ago the Minnesota supreme court upheld the railroad commission of that state in a similar case, and the rail road company, against which the case was decided,-submitted to the ruling without taking an. appeal to the United States supreme court. Local at- ( Continued on - Page Eight.) With President quent use of the transportation facilities while in the east. After Mr. Foulke's "conference with the president, he said he had no information for the public. , Mr.. Foulke was asked as to hlsopinion about the proposed bill of Representative C rumpacker to relieve appointees to the new census force from civil" service rules. Mr. Foulke expressed the opinion he does not believe the bill will pass In its present form, i - He declared the civil service idea is 'growing in favor with the people and members of congress will hear from constituents on any proposition dealing' with, probable changes.

STATE OFFICERS HOWHAVEEYESOH

MARION

COUNTY

Thought Recount There May Place Three More Offices in The Hands of Democratic Party. GOODRICH LIKELY TO BE OUSTED AS CHAIRMAN. Reorganization of State Re publican Committee Probable and Durbin or Cromer May Lead Next Fight. By Eliis Searles. Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. 21. It is be lieved that a great deal hinges on the result of the recount of the vote in this county to decide whether the democrats or the republicans really elected some of the state officers. The pluralities of some of the republicans who received commissions for the offices were very small, particularly those of John C. Billheimer. auditor of state, Fred Sims, secretary of state and George Self, reporter of the supreme court, and there is a bare possibility that the recount In Marion county may show up enough mistakes to overcome this slender lead. The republican county candidates in this county who were defeated at the election filed proceedings for a recount of the vote of the county and the defeated democrats on the state ticket immediately asked that the recount include the vote for the state ticket also. The question of consolidating the recount was taken up by Judge Remster in the circuit court to day and the recount began. It will be watched with interest because so much may result from it Faulknor for Speaker. A new candidate for speaker of the boase-appeared "yesterday tu the person of John B. Faulknor, of Michigan City, representative from laporte county. Faulknor says he Is entitled to the place because he comes from a part of the state that has not had anything for years. He says also that he is the only democratic member from the Tenth district and that this ought to give him some standing. Faulknor comes from one of the counties in which the foreign vote is very heavy and he has in mind a bill to regulate it. It will be remembered that' there was a great scandal at the election over the voting of about 2.50' Hunyaks and other foreigners in Lake county who were naturalized only a day or two before the election. Several hundred were voted In La port e and St Joseph counties, also, and the democrats charge that hundreds of them voted illegally. The democrats , sent a lawyer to New York to look up the steamship records of these Hunyaks and they say he found that at least 700 of those naturalized had not lived in the United States long enough to become entitled to naturalization. Faulknor will introduce a registration bill at the coming session of the legislature and hopes to see it passed. A similar bill was introduced In the senate two years ago by Senator Roemler. a republican senator from Marion county, but it failed -to get through for some reason. Faulknor insists that if voters are required to register a certain length of time before the election it will give both parties an opportunity to see who they are and to investigate their right to vote. He says it would be fair to both parties, and he expect3 to have support for his bill on both sides ot the house. But It Is not believed that Faulknor stands any better chance to be elected speaker than some of the others who have no show at all. .JIe interviewed the Marion county members of the house as soon as he come to town and they told him th'at they were not pledged to any candidate- for speaker, but It is considered almost certain that Tom Honan, of Seymour will get their votes. Honan is In the lead in the speakership race and there is not much likelihood ffrat any other candidate will be able to head him oft The fact Is that the same element that will elect the United States senator will also elect the speaker of the house. This will be done by trades and by the distribution of the plums that will be distributed when the ses sion opens. It Is always the case that representatives from over the state are given the opportunity to name people for the jobs in the house in return for votes on certain matters. Every member of the house has men hanging on to his coat tail lu the effort to la ad a job during the session.' Generally the applicant is some party worker that has done znuc!i to help elect 1 the representative and be believes that he is entitled to something1 in return. The representative feels that he would like to reward him. and in order to do it be makes a deal with the faction that controls the house. He concludes that he might as well vote for a certain man for speaker as to vote for anyone else, and besides ho can In that way get a job for his man. (Continued on Page EizhU