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kMIINMltfftlW -fnH , ryrrir3iwi iM"y ''!" wn'i" w0m nmrnmi mimUM ujwewyww The Commoner. VOLUME 8, NUMBER t If Delegates to the Denver Convention The following table shows the. result of the various democratic state conventions as reported to this office; also the dates of the conventions yet to bo held: 2 v cl - 12 " I I Joseph M. Brown was nominated for governor of Georgia- .ov'or Gov ernor Hoke Smith In democratic pri maries hold Juno d. ' John Hays Hammond Is a candi date for the republican nomination for vice president. Ho is famous as a civil engineer and was woll known in connection with the history of tho Boors in South Africa. An Associated Press dispatch front Washington says: "Postmaster. Gen eral Meyer announced that an agree lUont had been reached with the British government providing for, a lottor postage of two cents an ounce between tho United States and Great Britain and Iroland, to become oper ative October 1, 1908. He stated further that the British postmaster, Sydney Buxton, was making a like announcement to the house of com mons Postmaster General Meyer believes that this roduction in tho rate of postage to the United King dom ultimately will result In an in crease in receipts, because it has al ways found that a reduction of the letter rate resulted Anally In increas ing tho revenue. Ho Is also of tho opinion that a lower postage will load to a free commercial intercourse." Mr. Bryan completed his' Nebraska trip by a great meeting held At Cpr lumbus June 3. A Paris cablegram carried, by the Associated Presd follows: "At the conclusion of the ceremony this morning In cdnnection with the placing of the remains of M. Bmile Zola in the Pantheon, and while the procession was emerging from the portico to witness the defile of the troops, a member of the staff of France mllitalrie, who gave his name as Gregorl, fired two shots point blank at Major Alfred Dreyfus. The latter was struck only once, in the hand. His assailant was arrested. Dreyfus' injuries are slight. Tho in cident occurred at tho foot of the catafalque directly in frout of the tribune from which M. Doumergue, the minister of public instruction, de livered an eulogy on M. Zola's matchless courage in arousing the J confidence of the nation to the neces sity of doing justice to Dreyfus." STATES d 5. Cr era i pj t . o as p o : a w. o A GREAT JOKE On Saturday the august senate "buried," with but little ceremony, a resolution for a constitutional amendment providing frr the elec tion of federal senators by direct popular vote. The question was raised by Mr. Owen of Oklahoma, who boldly reminded his older and more distinguished colleagues that the legislatures of no fewer than twenty-seven states had petitioned congress for the admission of such an amendment. By a voto of 83 to 20 tho resolu tion was roferred to the committee on privileges and elections, the "ol der statesmeri." with some exceptions easily explicable, voting for the shelv ing of the heterodox proposition. Some of the wise, and complacent senators treated It as a joke. Thus Mr. Hale good-naturedly spoke of the comparative youth and inexperience, ia point of service, of the Oklahoma senator, and asked him to explain why tho senators from the states that had asked for direct elec tions had not done anything in pur suance oi their instructions. This was a very good joke. The elder statesman can answer that question better than the senator from the infant commonwealth. But tho question is not at all a laughing matter; The senators may flatter themselves that they can safely continue to disregard the growing sentiment of tho people for dlroct elections, but what are the facts? Indirectly, through primary laws nrovldinc for "moral imsf-rnm. tions" to state legislatures for "more. expressions" of opinion concerning candidates for the federal senate, the--people are gradually carrying the substance of tho, reform into prac tice. In Oregon, it appears, there is a possibility that a republican legisla ture, may find itself forced to elect a uemocrat to. tne senate at tho com--maud of tho majority of the people. Governor Chamberlain, who is a dem ocrat, is opposing tho republican can didate, tho choice of a majority of a party primary, and hopes to obtain a majority at tho crouorni ninn. What a bombshell his success would to uie enemies or direct eloctions! put even without such a sensa- iiai demonstration there is ample testimony in the developments of the last several years to impress any rea sonably open-minded senator with the certainty of success for that re form in the not distant future. Chi cago Record-Herald (Rop.) POLITICAL EMERGENCY BILL Nobody attempts to defend the emergency bill. Even the prepos terous proposals bears upon its face a limitation in time, which is the same as saying that it neither can nor should be endured longer. Yet thiB unendurable proposal is itself an alleviation of the erstwhile per fect currency system of the repub lican party, to which it has pointed with pride uncounted times. With what scorn has our cherished Uncle Joe ridiculed those who advocated a rubber" currency, and yet the gonial old gentleman turns up. smil ing in favor of adding $500,000,000 to an already excessive volume of currency, whose merit but yesterday was the statutory prohibition of re tirement when not wanted. Each house is on the record as formally condemning the proposals of the oth- wr nouse. -rno very gentlemen who sign tho conferenco report combin ing all the faults do so apologetically. Upon this the republicans propose to go to tho country, and sot them selves up stoically for the ridicule of tho judicious. New York Times. Wisconsin :.-..r. :.::: :' Iiansas. . . . ;' si !. r' Oklahoma. -''-? --r Nebraska. . . .-tw.i6wv-. North Dakota. .-r.-.nx Rhodq Island, .",:....,. Indiana. .... . -:rto,rr. Iowa ...' . Philippine Islands i:.:ri South Dakota!'... .-.-... New York. . t!v;-ts' Delaware . . . .'-.-.-', v . Illinois r.'.W-..-.;.-.'.-. Connecticut . V- . y-.r.r.-. ,. : New Jersey. ?! -.:.'.. ..;' UlllO . . . . i . . '.-,;-'. -. Massachusetts. ;-W.r. . .-,: Minnesota. . . ..-. .v vti Wyoming . .if.v, -.... . . Washington. - .viw Hawaii,. . . . or' ??'? California. , ..,..r. : o Missouri . .'i'Vr.TVk-.'t' Michigan, , . . Vrfirar'. -.;.;;. Pennsylvania. .s-. ,:.-;....:.. South Carolina; . . ...v--.-:tv. District of Columbia.. v.mr., Alabama. . . . .... , -.-yr.:-.-;,'." Alaska '.a :::: ; Texas. ....... .-i.v.-, , ... ,' New Hampshire. '.- t Arizona t. .?-. -.-i West Virginia. . ..:?.-. . Porto Rico. . ..,:, .'.'i-v,-.;, .... Nevada. .... ."., '- . Idaho .v.,. .,,,.,;.,.,', ... Louisiana. . . ,-. . .-.-, ,f.- . ....... Maryland 1-. . Utah , ... Arkansas, . . , ;-.-,. ,t . New Mexico .. . . -. . . ..-.-. .t. Virginia . . . . . V, . . . .... . , . Kentucky. . . . i ....,. ..... ... . Colorado. . .-. , ,.. ti ,:, , . ,c. Oregon ,: ........... . Florida. . . . . . . . .t . Tennessee :. North Carolina ....' Vermont , . , , Georgia ., , , ,,'. Maine ' Mississippi , Total I 2G 20 14 16 6 8 30 26 6 8 T8 6 54 Montana ao.i 32 22 6 10 20 36 28 68 .18 6 22 6 36' 8 6 14 0. . 6 .6 18 16 6 18 6. ,24 26 c10 8 10 24 24 8 26fc 12 20 1008 6 20 20 14 16 8 30 26 8 54 46 22 6 10 n 6 20 1 36 as; 40 18 64 22,; 6 .86; 6i - 6 1 6, 18 g& Ea CO O CO m m CD P- 93 o . p o 1 la o (0 P ! m4 .7 6, . . io' ; i?.! 'V n't I M! m ffl.g .. Pi JL o la '8? 16 f 18rJ G 10 i V w. .i -. . '-'. f i 22 1 V, ';: - ' I ', ; 78 -n . :. .!.''! 24 1 r -..t . , -. I' ,M- -n I. . . , 1 'n.' .. 71. ' i.'v." ' "', .. y- -y Hi. .' ' 'tr.A : . -v . . '.' ! - .. !. -V-. i - 'i i m'ii , . ;";! r ,;.i .- " :. .;. : vla-i I Ur -v. vtll irj,w Hvl. i: 4 '. ? ' ' I bl ': , "W fc- V'Avfr' ,1 w y.une-10 June, 11;,. June.iL- June 15... June, 16 June 16 ., June. If. June 24 June 26 June 27 July!; Total instructed and uninstructed for Bryan , , gg Total for Gray ' Choice unexpressed and uninstructed. " "J-" ' ' ,io xu.. u0lD6,viCa bu tar eieciea. - . nn w&iutvv UliUCi I W U tUli Uw 1 UlO i i 1 . ZjT t- 6 4 S . 6.T1 EXTRAVAGANdH There is, however, a superadded reason why the appropriations, of congress, seen against the black background of shrunken revenues, appear glaringly extravagant.. The party in power is traditionally lavish in its policies; and its president is a man into whoso ken economy never swims. f Mr. Roosevelt has not uttered a single earnest word in favor of re trenchment; his demand is always for moro money expended on new projects. The orator at the Colum bia law school yesterday maintained that a study of tho law would have been of the greatest advantage to the president. We ourselves think that a business training and serious effort, to grasp financial principles would have been moro profitable for both him and the country. In Presi dent Cleveland's second ihnne-iirnl. 1ia 'upheld the homely American virtues ou iruganty and thrift, and. althouch the clouds had not then gathered' upon uie nnancmi horizon, called for the utmost economy In public ex-J penuuures. But, not even in these bad times which good republicans uo iiol mention as they pass have we ha J from tho president anything so weighty or direct. With, his con stant attitude heiner tlmf nf "hamr the expense," It is not strange that! congress nas Hung it. New York. Evening Post. GLADLY, TOO The toys of one of the little Van derbilts are said to be insured for $25,000. And there are times, doubtless, when the youngster would give them all for. the privilege of sallying forth barefooted to make mud pies in the gutter. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. . MR. FISHING BINE MK Mshing Line, I know Whore- you want to make me. go!. Mr, Fishing Line, I see. - What you're trying to do to mel, v ufivci, ttin-weaK goodHjy River's rim and-sunnyBkrl" ? Mrj. Fishihir.-X.inft-etrtJv.fHn , Puttlu' on my old straw diatl- . mSFin' atmy feet; ryo'-swing-rut I just jurapr up and' Btag:!: Down thq meadow, o'er the breok Lazy in with a line .amaVhoQkl " ' Baltimoro Sun. USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. i.,-p?5i0E i10 fiakon to tho shoes. If you liSff-ti fl.111". tDOb' iry Allen's FooMSmo.. It rrau tho ftot nml mnJcwj now or tlftht ehoos easy, Qrs nclilnff, Rwplloii, sweoUne Itect. Rolloyca f?mmbuV(Vna Jf n'1 lU" al vcs rest nnO mlf0nri o-ny. Sold by.Rli'bruBRlstsniicl. ?,h2 Srcsli.???i Dn't accept awy snhsti Ar ? 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