The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 31, 1904, Page 4

EN, Eprror. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weexty Times, pu Dhuraday, wit! be sent t we year, postage paid, for blished every $1.00, CITY DEMOCRATIC TICKET, Jor Mayer—A. B. OWEN CANN. Jor Marshal—D. ) M Sor r—J.W. HOLLAWAY Sur r—HENRY FULRERSON tor G torney—J As. A. DEARMOND, we er—RORERT J. SMITH Ave Police Jude ALVIN F, BOXLEY, Yur school Director—T, ©. BOULWAKE, SOLMEN First Ward —JOUN RAY, second Vard—JACHIN b HARPER Mhird Warnd—ED, 8. CLAUK, feurth Ward—HAMILTON HERRELL Convention Dates. fut out the following dates of the aational, state and district conven- tions to be held this spring and sum- per Republican national convention, Phicago, June 21, Pemocratic urtional convention, $i. Louis, July 6 Demoeratic delegate convention, Joy lin, June 29. st rati ite convention, Jef staon City, duly 1) Pemoeratic Judicial Convention, to nominate Cireuit Lith Yepublican State nominating con- July 2 27. convention, Apri sation, St, Josep PS lieau judieian deh , August I ‘he state tax on each one hundred dollars valuation of all property | gulch to taxation for the year 10@4 horenfter ia reduced to Lie ————— hauled 50 cent vient to town in a tariff taxed woe and solid it to an elevator On smanaged by arailroad trust, "he farmer wt HIMES} any address IS FOLK DISQUALIFIED? | Tue Times is not seeking band | wagons to escape the rush. We are more interested in party success. The | nomination should be but a skirmish before the big fight at the polls. We have no fear | but the choice of the convention will contest for the ~ be victorious, but we always deplore the tendency of over enthusiastic ad |herents of a candidate’s claims. to !furnish ammunition for the enemy's ‘guns. We never fail to express a choice for governor in season, but | we aim to do so without disparity to jany other candidete’s claims. | Ifa manis unworthy or incompe- | tent, orif his publie or private record issuch that his nomination would endanger the success of the ticket, ahard fight is justified to prevent his nomination, but where a man {has aclean and unassailable record in public and private affairs, and is worthy the hizh honor, the fact that he is not acceptable to a class or taction of his party does not justify }@ personal campaign of vituperation to encompass his defeat. We have ‘watched with much interest the fight being waged against Mr. Folk and we have eudeavored to weigh fairly and justly every charge made ‘against him, and we must confess that we can find no good cause in any and allof them combined that accepts ble candidate for the Demo cratic party for governor of Mis- souri. His honesty and courage has not been seriously questioned by his most ultraand vindictive critics. His ‘alnlity asa lawyer has been ques- 'tioned, but we know of no better j}guage in testing a man’s ability tn \lifethan by the results he accom- | plishes, and certainly Mr. Polk's j work stands as a very strong re- | buttal to such achurge. The charge that Mr. Folk’s op- ‘ponents most seriously urge is ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. Weare authorized to announce the name of H.H. Hayely, of Walnut township, ascan- didate fr Treasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, Io. We are autherized to announce Estes Smith, of Mingo, asa candidate for Treasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be hel! Monday, May 2 We are anthorized of Walnut township, Treasurer, subject to the action of the Dem cratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd. | We are authorized t» announce J. 8. Pierce of Mt. Pleasant township, as @ candidate for) County Treasurer. subject to the action of the Democratic convention, Monday. May 2nd. We are authorized to announce the name of Herbert G Walton, of Summit township, asa candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the | action of the Democratic convention to be held y, May 2nd, 104, | horized to announce the name of | G. b. Hickman, of Mt, Pleasant towaship, asa candidate for County Treasurer, subject to R. Bell, | cacdidare for county action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 1004, SHERIFF, We are authorizee to announce David H. Kavh, of Deep Water township, as a candidate for Sheritt, subject to the accion of the Demo- cratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 1904, Weauthorized to announce Harve Johnson, of Osage townsbip,as a candidate for Sheriff, sub- jeot to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 104. Weare authorized to announce W_H Lowder of New Home township, as candidate for Sheritt subject to the action of the Democratic conven- tion to be held Monday, May 2nd, 1004, We are authorized to announce Charley H. Moore, of Shawnee township, as @ candidate for sheriff of Bates county, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Mon- day, May 2nd We are authorized to announce Moses B. Morris, of Mt, Pleasant township, asa candi- date for Sheriff of Bates county, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, Mayznd, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, We are authorized to announce the name of A.B, Ludwick, of Mt Pleasant township, as & Judge, Clinton, | would disqualify him from being au | candidate for Prosecuting Atiorney, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, hw, COUNTY JUDGE, Weare authorized to announce William Laney of Hudson township, as s candidate for Judge of the south district, subject to the action of the Demorratic convention to be held Menday, May and, ior, We are anthorized to announce trout, of West Point township fer sudge North District, subject to ry of the Democratic democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 14, aa We are authorize! to announce the name of G W stith, of Mt, Pleasant townehip, as cand ~ date for Judge of the North district, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 1904, We P. d a athorized to announce the name of ie, of Deer Creek township, as a can- or judge of the North District, subject & Low eXp ziad hecnuse that same wheat is be- wy aold by the holders ata dollar a snshel.—Commoner, ——_—_—_— fvervthing seems to be slumping Polkward, That paper in the south enithat has been so solicltous about Tur Timesand the Reed band wagon, | might profit by making note of the present. tendencies and remem ber that coming events cast theit shadow , before ———— Ty action of the Henry Cour ty ratie committee in rescinding rmer order calling aconvent on + delegates to the state ecn, yn, and ordering the vote to be saken on state officers at the county primaries on April %th, puts our friend Judge Gantt in the attitude of orem tet} he party disloyalty and Irregularity. We do not hesitate to affirm that \ifa man isnot loyal to hia party he is not deserving of party favors, It is charged that Mr. Folk did not and persistently refused to make speeches for the Democratic ticket in the city fot St. Louis, in 1902, although re- |peatedly urged to do so. by party leaders. This being true, it was a grevious fault. And what is Mr. Folk’s answer. ‘That he did refuse to make speeches or take part in that ‘campaign for, what appeared to him, ‘the good and conscientious reason that as a public officer he was prose- leuting Ed, Butler for bribery and that Jim Butler, his son, was head ling the ticket, and that to publicly defend the Butlers on thestump while he prosecuted them in the courts, be held We are authorized to announce A. D, Hyde, he ocratic Monday, May znd, lw, of Prairie township eandidate for Judge of the southern district, subject to the action of the Democratic county convention May 2nd, 1904, COUNTY SURVEYOR, We are authorized to announce John H. Etter of Mt Pleasant township, a8 a candidate for County Surveyor subject to the action of the neenpwe convention to be held Monday, May and, 1904 Weare authorized to announce Edward B. Norron of New Home township,as candidate for County surveyor, subject to the action of the Democratic convention to be held Monday, May 2nd, 1904, The Contest For Governor. BY W. 0, JACKSON, Ordinarily, in the governor's race, [ would be for Judge Gantt. I was Prosecuting Attorney, while he was Judge and our relations were always pleasant. 1 have supported him heretofore in every race he has made, having to make a fight for his own | Was a grave inconsistency between | but in this contest I deem it proper sounty, or of voluntarily retiring Yom the race. ommemmamnnmumnea The surprise of the campaign for governor 80 far was in the action of Yernon county going for Mr. Folk by an overwhelming majority. He sarried every wart the township in which the asylum is forated. Resolutions at the county convention on Saturday were adopt- ad instructing for Polk for governor nad against every candidate for any vehwr office who was not in sym- yathy with Mr. Folk, R. W. Mitch ail, of the Nevada Post, wasendorsed for Secretary of State. th) Aparty like indiy idnals or business firms should always delight to honor sod reward faithful service. A man saohas devoted the best years of his fe to his party's cause, who attends al! the conventions and caucuses when her interests are at stakes who braves the inclement weather and doesn’t stop to measure the distance when the ticket is in danger; whose sonvictions of party right are so Sirmly-established that he is ready to defend her platforms and policies at all times, such a man should be in- sited to sit at the feast before it grows cold and the wine is drunk up aad the lights are put out. Sucha men is Estes Smith, whose name ap- jeavs in our announcement columns as. saudidate for county treasurer. Hb-oame to Bates county when buta Jayyand has lived an upright, honor- ade-life among our people for more thea» guarter of acentury. He isa moos genial gentleman, loves his friends and is always loyal to his y. He made 4 race for county greasurer four years ago and had a sod strong support from nearly ev- ary section of the county. He has served his patty as committeeman ‘mes. —He is weil qualified for the "position, would make a very strong andidate and if elected would ac fyptably fill the office to his party | of southern parentage, and his whole !a political and public duty, and he preferred to be loyal to his public trust. Mr. Folk’s whole past life has been exploited He came of good Democratic stock, political life has been open as his pri the sum of his offending. We are not condoning or defending Mr. Folk’s party disloyalty, we are tell- it as its told to us and let the reader be his own judge. to lay aside personal friendships and preferences, and vote for Joseph W. Folk, on account of the principles he represents, although I have not the good fortune to be acquainted with him. Folk has done his whole duty pros } in Nevada, and| vate life, and this once constitutes | eeyting wealthy and influential crimi- nals, when weaker souls would have faltered, and every one knows that he could have received from these bribe givers enough money to have lived like a prince the remainder of from that township number of} ly But we do not hesitate to say, that | his days, if he had quietly neglected after summing it all up, wedo not/ that duty. He is as incorruptible as believe the case {s made strong} samuel Adams. His strongest oppo- enough to disqualify him from being | sition comesfrom those same wealthy a worthy candidate of the Demo-| and juflueatial criminals, and the de- cratic party if a majority of the Dem- | feat of him would be a victory for oerats of Missouri so will it. them and will be so regarded. We ee cannot give the youth of the land Mra. Frances lodgson Gurnets nee such an object lesson as the defeat of just completed ashort story of child- Folk would be. We must not say to hood, the first in theline of her great} +141 he who discharges his duty success, “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” shall be rebuked by his countrymen, ohe has written in many y bead Tete but he who resorts to wholesale brib- iB novelties in eo Cee dat Ll jon ery and systematic villany shall be lished in McClure’s Magazine, with gratified and exalted. illustrations in color by Jessie Wil- ‘As democrats we opposed the force hats Smith, aad will be brought = bill, the troops and deputy marshals in bets stopee. Oe weir enue atthe polls, and the returning boards Mrs. Burnett has joined ths stream and frauds of republican leaders. If of authors who have gone south to cities are permitted to be run by escape the rigorous New York winter force and fraud, and it is not check- and is now at work at Asheville, N. ed, the country will soon be ruled in ., Whey alle RE EER @ COVENER: the same manner, also, The hour is at hand to stop boodling, bribery and vote-buying. Elect Folk for Governor and officer the state with incorruptible forciful men who will see that the law is enforced, and our + A Jections will be fair in the cities as and passed a resolution ordering the nt . canes ofall the candidates for gov | Well as country. Let us do what ernor to be put on the ticket to be| ought to be done this timeand grati- voted on April 9. ty the ambitions of our friends at This action of the committee is at} some later date. Reed and Hawes variance with all precedents, and are both young in age, politics, and overthrows the “favorite son” idea, 4 this being the home of Judge Gantt, residence in the state, and if not al- who was in the cisy. Isis practical:|ready honored abundantly, we can a Folk victory. advance them later if we think prop- Immediately on the adjournment), and Judge Gantt can hold on to of the committtee a mass conven- the bench and patiently await future To Vote for Governor in Henry County. Clinton, Mo., March 26.—The Dem- ocraticcounty committee met to-day tion was held to select to the judicial convention. It was an| developments. Boodling must stop, indovvement of Judge W, W. Graves |and Folk is the man to stop it. to be his own successor. ob WW. 0, dactnos. GEORGE COLLINS HANGED One of the Schumacher Murder- ers Pays the Penalty. Union, Mo. March 26.—George Collins was hanged in the jailyard at :35 o’elock. He ascended the scaffold almly and deliberatel. -He glanced once at the noose and then dropped his eyes. Just as the cap was adjusted Col- lins uttered his last wards to a jail guard: ‘Well, goodbye old man.” Collins’ neck was not broken and he died from strangulation. The drop was nine feet. Thedrop fell one min- ute and ten seconds after Collins had reached the platform. Collins and Rudolph, occupying opposite cells, conversed late into the night and exchanged farewells. Collins was up early to-day and wrote a letter to his mother, which he sealed and asked to have delivered. After a hearty breakfast he said to Sheriff Thomas Burch: ‘I'm ready now, Tom, any time you want me.” When a priest called and requested the doomed man to kneel in prayer he refused, saying: “No praying tor me, I die game.” Collins left @ will in which he be- queathed his money, amounting to $1, and his personal belongings to Rudolph. Unless the body is claimed immediately by relatives it will be buried in the Potter's field here. George Collins, alias “Fred” Lewis, was hanged for participation in the killing of Charles J, Schumacher, a St. Louis detective, January 25, 1903, at the home of ‘Bill’ Rudolph, | Collin’ partner, neat Stanton, Mo, ‘ebruary 27, 1902, the bank of Union was rebbed, There was.no clue to the robbers, but Detective New Silks. New Stocks. New Turnover New Belts. New Shoes. — McKIBBENS. New Dress Goods. New Drese Trimmings. New Kid Gloves. New Lace Collars, New Allover Laces for Waists. New Silk Jackets. ER. Collars. Mens Suits made to order on short notice, Suits $13.00 up. Top Coats $15.00 up. Trousers $3.50 up. Perfect fit. All wool. | McKIBBENS. eececcecceecccoecooecose is no doubt of the authenticity of the report with reference to the death of the Griffins. In St. Charles neighborhood the negroes largely outnumber the whites and trouble has been brewing for a) long time. It is said the negroes for the past two years have been getting | insolent and beligerent. It is now believed that the leaders of the un- | Schumacher found evidence that led him to believe the robbers were in hiding near Stanton, a village dbout twenty miles from Union, Disguived as a hunter, Schumacher visited Rudolph’s bome and found T ra pirwe : Soon after he returned with three deputy sheriffs and tried to arrest Collins and Rudolph. They resisted, and in the fight that followed Schu- macher was killed Collins and Rudolph fled and were hotly pursued. March 1,.1903, they were arrested in Hartford Conn. They were brought to St Louis for safekeeping, pending their trial at Union, the county seat of Franklin county. One week before the time setfor the trial, Rudolph made a sensational escapefrom the St. Louis jail A month ago he was recoxnized as aconvict in the Kansas peniten- tiary, where he had been sent fora crime committed in that state. Col- lins in the meantime had been tried and sentenced to death. The supreme court of Missouri al- firmed the verdict of the cireuitcourt and Collins was sentenced to hang March 11. He was granted a reprieve of fifteen days by Governor Dockery to permit him to testify in the trial of Rudolph charged with participa tion in the killing of Schumacher, which is in progress here. Rudolph Found Guilty. Union, Mo., March 26.—William Rudolph has been convicted of mur- der in the firat degree. Judge Davidson charged that a verdict of murder in the first degree or acquittal must be returned. Ru- dolph’s testimony, in which he said he returned the fire of the posse when Schumacher was killed was especially dwelt upon. Arguments for thestate then began by Mr. Meyersick, the prosecuting attorney, Mrs. Rudolph, the prison- ers.mother, and his sister Esther, sat inside the railing and wept con- tinuously. Rudolph listened calmly and betrayed no emotion. TWO MORE DEAD IN ARKANSAS RACE WAR, THIRTEEN NEGROES TO DATE Brothers Who Precipitated the Conflict Slain by St. Charles Whites. Little Rock, Ark., March 27.—A special to the Gazette from DeWitt, Ark., says: Two more negroes have been killedin the clash between whites and blacks at St. Charles, fifteen miles from there, in Arkansas coun- ty. This brings the total of dead negroes up to thirteen, all of them being killed within the past week. The last two negroes killed were the Griffin’ brothers, Henry and Walker, who were the cause of the trouble. The negroes were reported to have escaped, but it is known that they are dead, and it is believed they were killed yesterday. Owing to the remoteness of St. Charles and to the fact that the news of ‘the result of the riot is not given out freely, itis difficult to obtain details, but there ruly element have been killed and that further trouble will be averted. Yesterday was election day, and asually on such days St. Charles is crowded with negroes, but during | seen in town, and these two appear- ed in the morning and stayed in the | village but a short time. Near St. | Charles negroes are quiet and are at- tending strictly to their work. The trouble originated last Mon- day, when the two Griftins met two white men, brothers, named Searcy. | The Searcys, who were fishermen, | and the Griffins had an altercation a few days before, and when they met | the trouble was renewed. One of the negroes armed himself with the leg of | a chair and, with his brother, as- saulted the white men, beating them so severely that one of them is now on the verge of death and the other isin a critical condition. In an ef- fort to arrest the Griffins eleven ne- groes have been killed. The death of the two Griffins swells the death list to thirteen. 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Bathe with hot water and § Strange Woman Trying to Save Chicago Car Bandit Chicago, March 19.—Mary Ander- son, the mysterious and apparently wealthy young woman who haunted the court room. during the trial of the sar barn bandits, is striving to save Peter Niedemier from the gal- lows. The young woman, who is as much a mystery to the lawyers as to the public, has come forward with an offer to place $3,000, and more if needed, in the hands of Attorneys Bartlett and Irving to defray the penrre app “Ihave interests at stake that I cannot explain,” she stated. “lam willing to give this $3000, or more if it is needed, to appeal Niedermeier’s case, I want it understood that this is not sentiment.” Arrangements were then perfected to appeal the case. Niedermeier, deserted by his frinds, with his relatives unable to raise the money, had abandoned all hope of an appeal until the girl came to the rescue. She never saw Niedermeier until she visited the court room. 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