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THE COMMONER, Lincoln. Neb.
DEMOCRATIC JJATJ35
DttflKrcraik prfin&rioe or coarcnifoss vill he
February Oklahoaia dcmocratia stale
conTritfom at Oklahoma City.
March 14 Kxnmn democratic state conven
tion. Warch 2 SPrf WAries for New York.
March 57 Primaries for Korth Dakota.
April 2 Primaries for WiscoDsin.
Aprtl & Pr!mari&3 for Illinois.
April 12 New York democratic stat lon
rention. April 12 Primaries for Pennsylvania.
April 17 Illinois congreiwional district con
vention. April IS Primaries for Nebraska.
April 19 Primaries for Oreson.
27 Primaries for Tennessee.
3 Colorado democratic state
April
April
vention
Ap-il SOPrJmaries for Florida.
liar 1 Connecticut state convention
May 9 Iowa state convention. -May
28 Primaries for New Jersey
June 4 Primaries for South Dakota
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Davis (W. Va.), Dent, Denver, Dickson (Miss.),
Dies, Dorernus, DouKhton. nnrn .i-.,?
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Fornes, Garner, Garrett, Glass, Godwin (N C '
wucku, uoiaiOK'e, Gould. Greet iVn r..,,, V
(Tex.) Hamilton'(W. Va'.), nffiwIcHar si
(Miss.) I larrlaon (N. Y.), Hay, Hoflin, Heniev
Holland, Howard. Hughes (N. j.)( Hull ffi
Phreys, Jones, Konig, Korbly, 'Lamb hZ
lK?Chn'Cr' Levy' Wnthlcum. Littlepage'
Lloyd, McCoy, Maher, Moore (Tex.), mSSIv
Pago Pa mer, Peters, Post, Pou, Pujo K '
Snniw ,,RS?neld Rlordan' Saunders ScuU?
cSo?tPhTaylo(rMTl,)) S? T'Sf'ffl:
Andean, Baricf Bon. And0P (Mo
(Wis.), Burleson Clavp0oorcoxmh?n' nBV,rke
Baugherty, Davenport, Dickinson ln C 0p'
derfer, Dixon (Ind ) Donol onr(Mo- DIfen
ris. Finley, Floyd (ArFoMUvni?0 F,Qr'
Francis, Goodwin Ark j i Gr?v TT,mi ' FT?wler
Helm, Henry (Tex ) V? ITIamlIn- Hardy,
Loo (Pa.), LUck." M?nen vyMla.meSTKonP
(Nob.), Martin (Colo ) S' nn?f', Iagl,ire
Hainey, Raker, Ran dell (ill 1ldfle d. Pepper,
bery, Rubey, Rucker Colof ,)p1RaiJ1cl1' Rodden-
T!ilf0 n0wl,ns dld n" vote.
'UleD' B00"e'' Cai"". CaTlin, carter. Con-
.-iTfeci, Dri&LoU (Ya.), 2to- they arc aot oppsd lo ?a !nire.iia .
Jl JV.H. 'iaJ.Wfhw. Grgef Graham,
!!euw Ca-'. Johnson (Ky.), JohnsotiS. C.)f
"5U. Kiaa K. J., KiscWo. Lonlj. Lind
Mi r Littleton. Wcfraiott, McGIHicoddy, Mc
Krftor. Mrs, Mooa CTenn.), Morrison, Neeley,
Kobiaws. Rothenael, Rouse, Rucker to-J.
3lik, Spr:nia, SUck, Stephens (Tei),
Tb folIoTrinc member voted present:
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SOMH DEMOCRATS ARE NOW PCSY BX
' YLA1S1SG THE MONET TRUST VOTE
VooiB i a jtjecial dispatch to the Phila
d&iphU North American: Washington, Feb. 11.
While Rprf?ntative Dies, of Texas, as de
no m.jny Viiliiam Jennings Bryan in the house
yirday n s'ores of tory democrats were
iestJly cnf-'.r'.z 'he Texan, members of f.he Mis
ovride1esaUcn and all of the North Carolina
delation -rere running to cover on the subject
of tnsir rotes in the democratic caucus on the
"Money trtsst" resolution.
This continued tribulation over the Money
trust fiKht, -K-hih the followers of Underwood
thought was settled when the caucus voted down
Henry's proposition to have the money trust
inrestigated by a special committee, is due to
the fact that the constituents of Missouri and
North Carolina congressmen have been busy
since their representatives voted against the
Henry resolution, as well as to the fact that the
progressive republicans construing the action of
the democratic caucus as a "lay-down," have
decided to force an investigation of the Money
trwst through the senate committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, of which Senator Clapp
is chairman.
The first public protestation of innocence of
any intention to chloroform the proposed money
trust Investigation by having the matter referred
to Pujo's committee on banking and currency
came yesterday from nine members of the North
Carolina delegation, who addressed a letter to
Chairman Pujo, in which they seek to make it
clear to Mr. Pujo that they did not vote to refer
the matter to his committee in order to have the
investigation killed or rendered ineffective, but
that they were then in favor of, and now de
mand, a rigid and searching investigation.
The North Carolinians' demand on Pujo to
make a sincere investigation is as follows:
"We, the undersigned members of the dele
gation from North Carolina in the house o'f
representatives, respectfully represent: We
voted for the Underwood resolution in the demo
cratic caucus because under all the conditions
and complications it seems to be the wisest
action to take, but we did not then, and do not
now wish to be understood as being opposed to
an investigation of the currency and kindred
problems. On the contrary, we wish that a
rigid and searching investigation be instituted.
The people believe there has been an undue
concentration of the banking power and a com
bination of financial interests which are usine
this power in promoting great public service
and industrial corporations, while denying credit
to other meritorious enterprises entltleS to fust
and equal opportunity. We believe that public
sentiment demands and will be satisfied with
nothing less than such an investigation as will
either lay bare this wrongful condition or
M. Stodnjan. John M. Paiaon, Edward I v Pm,
Robert N. Pago, J. . Gudger, jr.and rT'
The trouble of the North Caroliniino nQ n
as the Missourians is complicated iifS U
Bryan question. The NebroXn h?S n i th,6
an ardent fight for an iSvStSatiS f h? f
as arSS w $
in Missouri ImmXtelv r?nr arollna and
which shows tlmt Brvan thalClty Star P".
jate, is running just o"n with ft, V1 a can":
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Mkiiiic liust, iu. nudj, e-jfsi iaiiy Ui",r lj .
with the Vntierrrood faction should no i ;
strucd 23 a clap at Bryan. Speaker f'!-;V ?
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xmat Kxwinrf an I ntrvcrtlcrfi?rkT ..
trust by a special committee, is not minimi,'
tonight's dispatches to the Missouri papers C
Representative Borsey Shackleford says: '
"I did not consider the issue one of voting h
or against Mr. Bryan. I thought Mr. BrysJ
was mistaken in so earnestly supporting Henry'.
Representative Hensley is also quoted as gay.
ing that "I did not conceive that voting for the
Underwood substitute meant voting again
Bryan or involved any general repudiation ol
the political teachings of the great Nebraska
leader."
All the democrats in the house who oted X
Underwood, including Representative- Palmer
and Gregg, of Pennsylvania, are not feeling jubi
lant over their caucus victory, especially since
Chairman Pujo's announcement that he proposes
to have Mr. Bryan tell ivhat he knows auout
the Money trust. This announcement is taken
by the supporters of the Henry plan as an indi
cation of just how seriously and just how in.
telligcntly Chairman Pujo intends to gpt at the
bottom of the grave charges against the financial
oligarchy that sits in control in Wall street.
But what strikes the democrats more sericisly
is the fact that the progressive republicans are
about to put the democratic majority of the
house in the attitude of having rejected the op
portunity to make a serions investigation of the
money trust, and that therefore, the task must
be taken up by progressive republicans through
Senator Clapp's committee, which hrs already
gone into the trust subject generally.
a TvnssmrRT Tnr.T. c
A straw vote taken by the Kansas City Stat
has been closed and is as follows:
Roosevelt 75,420
Clark . . 15,026
Bryan 14,269
La Follette 8,669
Taft 8,588
Wilson .. 7,701
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j. oin. ...,,.,,,.,,,..,, 1,001
Debs ". ... :..'. 3,053
Harmon 2,563
Cummins 1,137
Underwood 571
Foss 99
Scattering . . . . " 2,069
Total 146,543
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NO ANSWER EXPECTED
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Carson City, New, Oct. 6, 1911.
Editor Commoner: I do not expect you
to answer the questions which follow, 0
but would be pleased to have some one of 0
the thousands of ministers of the gospel, 0
who tell us every Sunday how to get to 0
Heaven, answer them:
1. What does God, the universal 0
Father, think of the American high pro-
tective tariff? 0
2. Can a Trcrm itrTirt tolroa nHv.all- 0
tage of his fellow human beings by di-
verse and devious ways (although legal-
ized by the congress of the United
States) get to Heaven?
3. Can a person who assists another 0
w to take advantage of his fellow human
W beings, as suggested in question 2, get to
Heaven?
4. Can a minister of tho gospel
preach the universal Fatherhood of God
w and brotherhood of man on Sunday, go
W to the polls on Tuesday, and vote in
favor of the American high protective
tariff and get to Heaven? g
at 0f. course, I understand that God is
ferclfS., and win forgive under condi-
u tlons, the principle being that the sinner
comes with a contrite heart, and prays
o?m forSiveness. But these people are
Btiffnecked, and "stand pat," and I do g
U not see how they can got to Heaven, and
I vould like to be shown.
f v arson City Nev- I ar, is better
?fW.n a3 thG Placo where Corbett and g
Fitzsimmons fought, and is situated g
about thirty miles south of Reno which g
g city has a reputation. Yours truly, g
g ALFRED CHARTZ.
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