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SEPTEMBER 20, 1912
The Commoner.
$55,123, according to Elon H.
Hooker, the party's national treas
urer. Mr. Hooker's announcement today
was in the form of a statement which
also showed that unpaid hills up to
September 7 amount to $3,561.57
and obligations for rent, printing
and other contracts outstanding
amount to $53,124.
v Of the total contributions the New
York headquarters received $53,327
and Chicago headquarters $1,892.
The New York expenditures were
$51,682.33 and those of Chicago
$3,551.08.
The two largest contributors were
George W. Perkins and Frank A.
Munsey, who gave $15,000 each.
George Moore, of New York, and
Mrs. Charles B. Wood, aunt of Gif
ford Pinchot, each gave $5000.
The $1,000 contributors were Wil
liam RIgley, jr., of Chicago; Emlen
Roosevelt, George Roosevelt, George
A. Soden, of Chicago, and the family
of Charles H. Davis, of South Yar
mouth, Mass. Mrs. Emlen Roose
velt gave $500 and Miss Emily T.
Carr, a sister of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, gave $300. George P.
Porter, of Chicago, was credited with
one contribution of $700 and an
other of $500.
Others who gave $500 each were
Jessie N. Hunt of New York, Dr.
Edwin N. Harris of Rhode Island,
Mary H. Foulke of Richmond, Ind.;
August Heckscher of New York and
J. P. Grier of New York. Those who
gave $250 were Paul Block of New
York, Queene E. Ferry of Conloy,
111., and John T. McCutcheon of Illi
nois. The $100 contributors were: H.
N. Henley, Davenport, la.; Frederick
L. Morton, Racine, Wis.; W.. H.
Booner, Detroit, Mich.; M. P. Har
Tington, O'Neill, Neb.; Emily Dexter,
Boston; Alvin Wortham, New York;
R. L. McCabe, New York; Capt.
Charles C. . Bates, New York; Bur
ton'F. Hales, Illinois; Fred Laven
burg, New York; Arthur St. John,
Newbury, O.; Charles Adams,
Georgia; J. d. Doxey, New York; H.
P. Lesh, Massachusetts; G. E.
Everett, Kentucky; Herman Wald
rech, Illinois.
Several hundred contributors sent
from $1 to $25 each. Accompany
ing the statement is an appeal from
the national committee for additional
funds.
Of the disbursements, one of the
larger items was $12,137, appropri
ated for railway transportation and
"speakers' expenses.
Funds sent to state committees of
twenty-three states amounted to
.-$16,906. For salaries of employes,
$7,647 has been paid, and $5,000 has
been advanced for expenses at the
- Chicago headquarters.
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The horse plague has spread
several of the western states.
to
Ormsby McHarg, who supported
Roosevelt in the primary campaign,
announces that ho is now for Taft.
C. S. Easton, a stock raiser at
Cambridge, Neb., declares 'that the
house fly is responsible for the
horse plague now doing damage in
the western states. '
Colorado's first state-wide primary
was held September 10. The demo
crats nominated Governor Shafroth
for the long term United States
senator and former Governor Chas.
A. Thomas for the short term. E.
M. Aramons is the democratic nomi
nee for governor. Philip B. Stewart
is the" republican nominee for gover
nor. For congressman-at-large the
democrats nominated Edward T.
Taylor and Edward Keating. The
republicans nominated Clarence P.
Dodge and Louis J. Stark. For
congressman in the First district the
democrats nominated George J. Kin
del, , and the republicans Rice W.
Means.
Julius Harburgcr to satisfy a judg
ment of about $8,000 which a trust
company hold againdt tho aged sol
dier. General Sickles' wife, who was
a belle in Uio court of Spain when
tho veteran wooed and wed her In
Madrid in 1871, and from whom ho
has been parted for moro than twenty-seven
years, visited tho ofllcors of
tho trust company and satisfied tho
judgment. Sho did this through tho
sacrifice of valuable jewels she iob-
scssod, it is said, some of which she
had worn when a girl before General
Sickles mot her in Spain. During
tho time she has beon estranged from
hor husband, Mrs. Sickles and her
son have lived within a stono's
throw of tho general's Fifth avenue
home.
Simeon E. Baldwin was renomi
nated by tho democrats to be gover
nor of Connecticut.
According to tho story ho told DJ
trlct Attorney Polletior, ho mot both
John J. Breen, already fined $500 for
"planting" tho dynamite, in Boston,
and also mot Ernest W. PIttman,
who committed suicide rather than
toll his story to the grand jury. PItt
man delivered a packago to Breen,
Collins says, and Breen, after divid
ing it into a number of bundles,
gave them to Collins, who took thorn
to Luwicuuu und placed each pack
ago where Breen told him to and
where they woro later "discovered"
by tho police.
District Attorney Polletler also
stated that ho will submit to tho
grand Jury ovldonco that many
Lawrenco ofilclals knew that tho
dynamite was to bo "planted."
Aviator Paul Peck attempted a
steep ascent at Chicago and his ma
chine fell to the ground, inflicting
injuries from which ho died within
a few hours.
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the Western Christian Union, Boon-
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A Poftland, Me., dispatch, carried
by the Associated Press, says:
Maine emerged from tho state elec
tion in which the republicans were
victorious, to find herself facing an
other political contest with five par
ties instead of four in tho race for
six presidential electoral votes.
Tho progressive party, whose
leaders had joined with the republi
cans, camo into being after the an
nouncement of tho election of Wil
liam T. Haines for governor, three
out of four representatives to con
gress and a majority in the legisla
ture which will choose a United
States senator.
Former Congressman Edwin C.
Burleigh received tho republican
preferential vote for senator at the
recent primaries.
Revised returns for governor, with
only five small plantations missing,
which in 1910 cast fifty-six republi
can votes and forty-four democratic,
gave:
Haines (rep.) 70,928, Plaisted
(dem.) 67,905. Haines plurality,
3,023, Plaisted plurality in 1910 was
8,660.
Complete unofficial legislative re
turns show there will be twenty
three republicans to eight democrats
In the senate, and seventy-nine re
publicans and seventy-two democrats
n the house, giving the republicans
102 on a joint ballot, and the demo
crats eighty.
Interest centered in action of the
progressive leaders. Republicans
and democrats already have nomi
nated their presidential electors.
The progressives, prohibitionists and
socialists not being recognized offi
cially, will make their nomination of
electors by petition.
Chairman John P. S. Wilson of
the democratic state committee de
clared results were encouraging. He
said the split in the republican party
meant election in November of the
democratic electors.
Republican leaders were reticent
about the future.
Six hundred claimants entered ap
pearance in a St. Louis court as law
ful heirs to the $64,000 estate left
by Jeremiah Moynihan, an eccentric
character known as the "millionaire
ragpicker."
A Now York dispatch, carried by
tho Associated Press, says: Re
ceivers wore appointed for tho United
StateB Motors company, a $42,500,
000 holding corporation organized in
1908 to control ten automobllo and
gas engine manufacturing companies.
Its directors number some of the
best known capitalists in tho coun
try. The receivers, W. E. Strang and
Robert Walker, wore appointed by
Judge Hough in an insolvency suit
broucht bv creditors. Five of the
holding firm's constituent companies
were involved, namely: Tho Alden
Sampson Manufacturing company of
Detroit; tho Brush Runabout com
pany of Hartford, Conn.; tho Dayton
Motor Qar company of Dayton, O.,
and tho Maxwell-Briscoo company of
Tarrytown, N. Y.
Bankers identified with tho com
pany say that tho proceedings are
friendly and brought with tho pur
pose of closing up the company's
affairs. Plans, for re-organization
aro said to bo under way.
The securities of the United States
Motor company have been declining
on tho curb market for some time
and it was generally reported that
the company was in difficulties.
Governor Wilson addressed the
Spanish war veterans at Atlantic
City.
A New York dispatch recalls a
tragedy famous in national capital
history, when It says: The personal
effects of General Daniel E. Sickles,
civil war corps commander and for
mer United States minister to Spain,
will not, as the general had feared,
go under tho hammer of Sheriff
A United Press dispatch from
Chicago, says: "Tho Standard Oil
company has been dissolved. Tho
federal government can not dlsoolvo
tho corporation, because a dissolu
tion must como from tho stato which
gave It its charter."
Levy Mayer, counsel for tho
Standard Oil company and tho Corn
Products Refining company, made
this statement in arguments in de
fense of tho oil corporation in tho
suit of Georgo F. Harding before
Federal Judge Ferdinand A. Glor.
Attorney Mayer maintained that
while tho properties of tho Standard
Oil company have beon dissolved in
accordance with tho decree of the
United States supremo court, techni
cally there has not been and could
not be a dissolution of tho corpora
tion itself.
Arguments were on a motion to
have the Standard Oil company and
tho Corn Products Refining company
appear to answer to charges in a
suit of sovoral years' standing for
tho appointment of a receiver for the
Corn Products Refining company and
its two allied companies.
Attorney William G. Amen, repre
senting Harding, remarked in his
argument: "You will pleaso take
judicial notice that tho Standard Oil
company has beon dissolved."
Mr. Mayer then made the declara
tion explaining how tho Standard Oil
company had been dissolved only as
relates to its properties and holdings.
Attorney Mayer argued that the
federal court is without jurisdiction
In the case. Tho arguments of coun
sel will be continued.
Eight of Missouri's presidential
electors out of 18 havo declared that
if elected in November they will vote
for Roosevelt.
In the Arkansas election the pro
hibitory amendment and the recall
amendment wero both defeated.
Mr. Taft sent a telegram of con
gratulation to William P. Haines,
governor-elect of Maine. At the
same time Mr. Roosevelt issued a
statement to tho effect that ho had
a letter from Mr. Haines assuring
him that after tho election ho would
givo his support to Roosevelt.
Washington progressives selected
Robert T. Hodge for governor.
The American Bankers association
in session at Detroit, elected Chas.
H. Huttig, of St. Louis president,
selected Boston for the next meet
ing place, and recommended penny
postage.
A United Press dispatch from
Boston, says: Dennis J. Collins, the
Cambridge dog fancier, indicted with
William D. Wood, of tho American
Woolen company, and Frederick At
teaux, head of the Atteaux Mill com
pany will be the star witness for the
stato when his associates aro put on
trial. It became known that Collins
agreed to tell all ho knows, claim
ing an attempt was being made to
shift all of the blame to him.
William Relchmann of tho North
Carolina state university was killed
while being hazed at Raleigh by a
party of students. His neck was
broken.
A London bank has loaned tho
new governor of China fifty million
dollars for forty years.
Judge Alfred F. Beers of Bridge
port, Conn., was elected commander-in-chief
of tho G. A. R., In session at
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