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| George B. McClellan, Jr. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, October 15, 1903.
DEMOCRATS RATIFY.
Tammany Hall Thronged For First Great Rally.
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO GROUT.
Former Senator Towne Argued That Non-Partisan Government is a Failure—Colonel McClellan Argued That the Fusion Movement Was Distinctly Republican.
New York, Oct. 15.—Tammany Hall was thronged last night at the first great meeting of the city campaign held to ratify the Democratic platform and nominations. Former Comptroller Meyers, chairman, paid a high tribute to Comptroller Grout. Grout and President Fornes were enthusiastically welcomed.
Former United States Senator Towne in a speech argued that nonpartisan government was a failure.
"If there is an honest desire to elect a non-partisan candidate," he said, "why should they object to any one endorsing him? But consider just what sort of a non-partisan campaign this is. In the first place, there is that unequalled prestidigitateur who has had control of the Republican machine for a generation. Then there is that statesman who presides over the administration at Albany with one eye upon the machine and both eyes on the unequalled prestidigitateur aforesaid. And also that strenuous cosmopolite at Washington who is riding full tilt for election as president next year."
Mr. Towne paid a tribute to Colonel McClellan. William McAdoo, formerly assistant secretary of the navy, said: "We are tonight fighting the battle for the restoration of Democratic government in the United States." He believed, he said, that Mr. Chamberlain would succeed in converting the British empire to protection and it was only by having the Democratic party returned to power at Washington that the British government could be thwarted in its effort to injure American trade.
Mr. Grout was greeted with uproarious applause. He declared that he had no apology to offer for any act of his. He declared that Mayor Low was not non-partisan but the close ally of Governor Odell.
Mr. Fornes followed and then Colonel McClellan was introduced and received a great ovation.
Colonel McClellan argued that the fusion movement was distinctly Republican; that the present city administration is not non-partisan and that the present fight is between two great parties. He criticized the new state excise law as one which increased the city's revenue only 12 1/2 per cent while the revenue of the state was increased 125 per cent.
"The city will only receive about half a million dollars more under the new law than it did under the old, yet there will be distributed among the Republican strongholds of the state nearly three and a half million dollars more—paid by the people of New York—than was paid during the year 1902," he said.
Addresses were also made by John F. Ahearn, candidate for borough president, Mitchell L. Erlanger, candidate for sheriff, and John J. Delaney.
McClellan Refused to Speak.
New York, Oct. 15.—George B, McClellan, Democratic nominee for mayor, refused to address the big mass meeting of Brooklyn Democrats scheduled to be held in Brooklyn on October 20, unless the nominations of Grout and Fornes are endorsed in Brooklyn as well as his own. Mr. McClellan had been invited by John L. Shea of Brooklyn to address the meeting. Mr. Shea refused to agree to Mr. McClellan's stipulation. Shea is a Hugh McLaughlin lieutenant in the Brooklyn Democracy.
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| Presidente Jose Manuel Marroquin. |
NEW CANAL TREATY.
Progress of the Bill Authorizing President Marroquin to Negotiate.
Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 15.—The senate committee charged with drawing up a bill authorizing the president of the republic to negotiate a new canal treaty with the United States has presented the project to the senate. It provides that the latter must approve or disapprove the extension of the concession for six years granted to the new Panama Canal company in 1900. If this is disapproved Colombia will reimburse $1,000,000 to the company, with interest, and will take possession of the canal works next year, in which case this republic will then be able to negotiate a new treaty with the United States.
If the extension of the concession is approved by the senate the new Panama Canal company will have until the year 1910 to fulfill its obligations.
The senate will take up the bill on Monday next.
It is pointed out that authorizations given to the executive by the senate to negotiate treaties are valueless, as the executive, according to the constitution, can negotiate treaties without authorization from the senate and present them to congress for approval, and any law amending the constitution to this or to any other effect must be sanctioned by two consecutive congresses.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Germany Angry Because Italy Flirts With France.
Berlin, Oct. 15.—Germany is greatly irritated by the visit of King Victor Emanuel of Italy to France. A rapprochement between France and Italy would be a blow to the triple alliance, which is fast becoming little more than a phrase. The newspapers comment on Victor's visit in adverse strain. The Neuste Nacbrichten describes Italy as an unfaithful wife, married to Germany and conducting a liaison with France.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
What Is It All About?
All eyes are now turned to the eastern hemisphere and news is eagerly awaited from Manchuria to see when the expected hostilities break out between Russia and Japan. There is such a succession of steps leading up to the present moment that one looks back to find the beginning, to discover the actual cause of the trouble. The Elmira Advertiser gives the following accurate review of the situation which may be read with profit by every one.
In the early days of the civil war, when Lieutenant Fairfax took from a British ship Messrs. Mason and Slidell, the two Confederate commissioners who were bound for England to enlist, if possible, the material influence and sympathy for the southern states, and when the world looked forward to English interference in the struggle then going on against the government of the United States, Russia sent a fleet that anchored off New York harbor and another that steamed into the Golden Gate. They came under sealed orders, to be opened in event of hostilities on the part of England and which, if the facts of history are correctly recorded, directed the officers in command to report for orders to Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States. The arrival of the two fleets was notice to England that she must keep her hands off. Had it not been for the friendly attitude of Russia at that time, and had the South received the substantial assistance hoped for from England, it is possible that the map of North America would have undergone a decided change.
Ever since that occasion Russia has given many manifestations of her friendship for the United States and official relations between the two countries have been most cordial. It will be somewhat embarrassing, therefore, for this country to side against Russia in the difficulty now pending with Japan. And yet Russia has not kept faith in the Manchurian matter. She gave a promissory note and failed to pay it. She promised to evacuate Manchuria and did not do so. Indeed, the circumstances are decidedly aggravating, as will be seen from a review of the record.
On April 8, 1902, Russia formally agreed to evacuate Manchuria in three stages. She was to evacuate the southern part of Sheng-King, including New Chwang and Moukden, within six months, or by Oct. 8, 1902; the rest of Sheng-King and Kirin in a second six months, or by April 8, 1903, and Ho-Lung, the remainder of Manchuria, in a third six months or by Oct. 8, 1903. This engagement was not fulfilled. No serious attempt to fulfill it appears to have been made. But about a year after the making of it, when it should have been two-thirds fulfilled, Russia renewed her promise to evacuate Sheng-King and Kirin, but not Ho-Lung, if China would agree to certain newly prescribed conditions, conspicuous among which were that no foreigners but Russians should be employed in Manchuria, and that no new Manchurian ports should be opened to commerce or any more foreign consuls be admitted to those provinces.
Against these demands, which were in defiance of the treaty rights of other nations and would have made China a vassal of Russia, there was almost worldwide protest, and Russia saw fit quickly to withdraw them. Russia still neglected, however, to begin evacuation upon one pretext and another. Finally, about a month ago, Russia again promised to get out on Oct. 8. She did not. Her reason is that China has not complied with the new conditions demanded, which she really had no right to impose. The purport of these demands was that Russian goods should be admitted to China at a lower rate of duty than those of any other country. China, of course, in view of the new treaty just negotiated with the United States, could not accede to these demands without repudiating her own obligations with other nations.
Along with these facts it should be recalled that Japan, in 1894, compelled China at the end of a brief but spirited war, to cede a portion of Manchuria. It is this territory that Russia has squatted upon. After nine years Japan and Russia have now come to the parting of the ways of diplomacy. Japan wants Manchuria and an open door. Russia wants Manchuria to herself. She offers Japan a piece of Corea, which Japan can not and ought not to accept.
It would seem, therefore, in spite of the amicable and even intimate relations that have heretofore existed between the United States and Russia, that this country can do nothing else in event of war than to give at least its moral support to little Japan.
INDEPENDENT TICKET.
William Kennedy to Run Alone in the Fifth Ward.
AN ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY.
His Certificate as the Regular Nominee of the Democratic Party Not Filed With the County Clerk—Some One Connected With Democratic Ward Caucus Forgot—Legal Date Had Passed—Eleventh Hour Hustle to Get Him in as an Independent Candidate—New Ticket to be Called Independent Democratic-Republican Ticket—Emblem is a Silk Hat.
The Democratic leaders in the Fifth ward of this city were thrown into conniption fits at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the discovery that through the neglect of some one the name of William Kennedy had not been filed as the candidate of the Democratic party for alderman in that ward. The filing of the names of candidates is usually done by the chairman or secretary of a caucus or convention, according as they may agree among themselves. The case is almost without precedent where a candidate files his own name.
The election law requires that the name of candidates of a regular party organization shall be filed with the county clerk at least thirty and not more than forty days in advance of election. The last day possible to file party nominations was Saturday, Oct. 3.
Mr. Kennedy himself chanced to be the one to discover the omission. While chancing to pass the county clerk's office it occurred to him to call in and see if it was necessary for him to do anything in person, and then and there learned that no one had filed anything for him and that the time was several days past.
He started off in hot haste to consult with his party leaders. Yesterday was the last day upon which an independent nomination could be filed, and that must be by petition of one hundred voters, each of whom must sign a petition and acknowledge his signature before a notary public. Already it was time for the county clerk's office to be closed for the day, but County Clerk Patrick kindly agreed to hold the office open and receive a certificate by petition if it could be secured before midnight.
At once four men, each accompanied by a notary public, set out to obtain signatures. Democrats were rounded up in every part of the district. Ward politicians and friends of Mr. Kennedy exerted themselves to the utmost and when the round up was completed, and the four men who had been sent out summed up their labors late in the evening, it was found that 126 signatures had been obtained and that even if the petition was not made until the eleventh hour there would be an independent Democratic nominee for alderman in the Fifth ward.
It was decided to call the new ticket the Independent Democratic-Republican ticket and it will have a column all by itself on the ballot. The emblem selected is an up-to-date 1903 silk hat.
Had the matter gone a half hour longer last night the county clerk's office would have been closed for the day and Mr. Kennedy would have had to postpone his investigations till today and would not have known till today that his name had not been filed and then it would have been too late to have come in even as an independent candidate,
Mr. Kennedy would not have been in the slightest degree responsible for negligence if his name had been omitted, for it was not his business to file the nominations. But now that he succeeded in getting in with a silk hat upon his head he will doubtless begin to look about him to see who was responsible for leaving him out of his party column.
THE KING'S DAUGHTERS.
Much Interest Manifested in the State Convention.
The annual convention of The King's Daughters of New York State, now in session in this city, will be brought to a close this evening after a most successful session. The number of delegates that arrived yesterday brought the number up to 129, besides the large number of quests that are present. The sessions are very interesting and continue to grow more and more so. All are well attended, especially the evening sessions. The reports of the various counties and separate organizations show that the order is growing rapidly and that excellent work is being done by them.
The session last evening was a most interesting one.
Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. U. S. Milburn. Addresses were made by Mrs. Margaret Bottome, international president of the order, and Mrs. B. C. Whitney of Detroit, a member of the Central council. Both addresses were attentively listened to and contained many excellent thoughts.
This morning the opening exercises were conducted by Mrs. E. W. Addison of Seneca Falls. The forenoon was taken up by the reports of circles and routine business.
The afternoon session was opened by devotional exercises conducted by Mrs. C. G. Bamber of Lockport. Miss Anna A. Wheeler then gave a report of the interstate conference.
This was followed by a paper on the "Benefits of the Organizations," by Mrs. Geo. L. Michelback of Binghamton. Miss Elsie Laird of Woodville read a paper on "The King's Children," which was followed by a paper on "Work by the King's Sons," by Mrs. A. H. Evans of New York.
This evening Miss Baldwin of Buffalo will sing a solo; Mrs. David H. Laird of Woodville will deliver an address. Consecration services will be conducted by Mrs. Bottome, the international president.
WAS SHE STOLEN?
Fine Jersey Cow Mysteriously Absent from Geo. Peck's Farm.
On Saturday night, Sept. 19, says the Marathon Independent, a thoroughbred Jersey cow belonging to George Peck of that village, and kept on his farm south-east of the village, was in the herd. Sunday morning following she had disappeared as positively as if the earth had opened and swallowed her.
For some time Mr. Peck has kept her absence quiet in hope that she would be heard from. Adjacent woods were searched and recently inquiry has been made, but not hair or hide of her has been beard from or seen.
We have beard stories in the past of the doings of an organized gang of plunderers who have abducted horses, cows, fowls and portable personal property and sequestered them in regions not far from the birthplace of John D. Rockefeller, in the borders of Tioga county. We have also heard of a section in the town of Virgil where missing kine [cows, archaic] have been found tied in the woods remote from the haunts of man.
Anyway, Mr. Peck's cow is gone, and he will pay a good reward for information leading to her recovery, or as to her whereabouts.
BREVITIES.
—Register tomorrow.
—Neptune Hose Co., of Dryden, is to hold a fair on Nov. 24, 25, and 26.
—A "Little Outcast" is booked for the Opera House on Thursday evening, Oct. 22.
—The residence of E. L. Tanner, 126 Homer-ave., has been connected with the Home telephone exchange. The telephone number is 286.
—Ask your neighbor if he has registered, and if not, get him to do so tomorrow. No registration, no vote in the city of Cortland.
—A public meeting is to be held in Dryden on Saturday evening of this week to consider the question of better lighting for the streets.
—Seats for the Normal [School] lecture course will be reserved at McKinney & Doubleday's at 9 o'clock Saturday, Oct. 17. Checks will be issued as usual on the order of arrival.
—The new display advertisements today are—S. Simmons, Clothing sale, page 8; Geo. H. Wiltsie, Dry goods, page 6; F. E. Brogden, Lyons' candies, page 5; L. H. Hewitt, Shingles, page 5; C. F. Brown, Household ammonia, page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Optical goods, page 6.
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