Page 6. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Thursday, October 21st, 1909, TAFT SPLITS REPUBLICAN PARTY MIDDLE WEST REPUBLICANS DO NOT LIKE HIS SPEECHES | HE FAVORS CONGRESS BOSSES The Progressives Resent His Attempts to Heal! Split by Asking Them to Allow the Aldrich-Cannon Organi- zation to Rule Them, (The following article is from the Williamsport Grit a purely indepen- dent paper and gives our readers a fair estimate of what President Taft has done to keep faith with the peo- ple; and how the country is accepting his advice. The first article Is editorial. It gives a fair idea of the drift of the present administration—Ed. crat.) an | The second is a news item, Demo- | A split in the Republican party, es- | pecially in the Middle West, bids fair to follow President Taft's trip through the United States. There was con- siderable Republican discord through- out this section prior te the Chief Executive's trip, in fact one of the reasons for the journey was the idea of bringing together the two warring factions, But the President has not used the best judgment in some of his actions and speeches and the result is that the division of sentiment is be- ¢oming more pronounced. In hand- ling important public questions the President, instead of remaining on the fence, has made the mistake of siding in with one of the factlo Thizg was a bad start for a peace-making tour, but to make matters worse he sided In with the Aldrich-C d to the Middle West, where progressive Republicans are the rule, was like flaunting a red flag In g bull innon coterie ar A Wake of Discord. orts fi he - Middle hav Re whi ingtor r y 1 m h and Gove drich-Can:t gress 1 intensifying bossism Alin 18 Btate pr and Clap; w honest government i the other hand Re; ney, one « men and of the in bad f spoke at Wino the support Republican even mention nesota Republicans | progressives and action of the President stirred m to the bottom and made the breach even wider be- tween the two factions of the party. Probably President Taft never In- tended that his utterances should pro- duce any such He figured that If } would be m injuring no take Into cor of the fight, all we » had gi programme Clapp Nelson fast becoming or t} the is #51044 results probably Po erely one Bis ence his ¥ i ng The Same in Other States. What has happened in Minnesota | to happen in Tow Pp be tw factions t) ing sympathy tion by terances Jed by Cumn House mem! fighting Poss Cannon lar situation exists In Kansas, South Dakota and Indiana and signs of It are developing in other states also nt wr a ere will one nary claim Adm President's ut the and Dollis sf the the nistra - the other reas the progressive er and the state who Almost a simi ins ore o« are Roosevelt Kills More Elephants The Roosevelt party arrived Nalrobl, British East Africa, day afternoon from the Guaso Nylro. All are well sestempanying the party at on Fri north of A porter Gop SAVETHE COMMONWEALTH, I, W ley, High Sheri of the County of Centre, OCom- monwealth of Penusyivania. do bereby make known, and give notice to the electors of the county aforesaid that an election will be hel d in the said county of Centre on the The first Tuesday in November, being the 2nd. of November. A.D. 1908. forthe purpose of electing the severul persons her in- after named, to wit One person for Judge of the Supreme Court One person for Auditor General, One person for State Treasurer Two persons for Jury Commissioner And for the approval or dissapproval of coer. tain Amendments to the State Constitution Places For Election. I also hereby make known and give notice that the place of holding elections in the sever. al wards, boroughs, districts and townships, within the county of Centre is as follows For the North Ward of the borough of Belle fonte, st the Logan Engine house on east How. ard street For the South Ward of the borough of Belle- foete, in the Court House ln Bellefonte. For the West Ward of the borough of Belle i fonte in the carriage shop of S. A. McQuistion in Bellefonte For the borough of Centre Hall, in Runke!l's hotel For the Borough of Howard school house in said borough For the borough of Millhein school house, now the Municipal bu For the borough of Milesburg 11iding on Market street ‘or the First Ward of the borough ' 2 ce Hose house of the 8 room at ding in the borough of Phi the set | house st W fward For the township of Haloes, wast po the b Asronsbury For the township of Halfmoon ball in Stormstown For the township of Harris, st the sehool house in the village of Boalsburg For the towoship of Howard, io the township public bulld\ng Fy iw the to otel it OOF aship of Hoston. in a bellding in the shop of -— f Penn. in a building for owned by Luther Guisewhite, at Coburn ' { Potter, north precinct, a For the township of Potter, south precinet, at he hotel io the village of Potters Mills For the township of Potter, west precinet, at the store of Geo. Meise. at Colyer For the township of Rush, north precinetast | the schoo! house at Cold Stream was tossed | by a rhinoceros, but he Is recovering. | Celon:l Roosevelt has killed three more elephants, completing the group Intended for the Smithsonian Institu- | th at Washington od & bull elephant for the American Museum ~U Natural History, at New York. Other game bagged Includes & rhinoceros with excellent horns, a He also has kill. | buffalo, a giraffe, an eland, a zebra, an | ostrich and an oryza. Some skins not hitherto collected kave been obtained and preserved for the Washington Museum, Kermit Roosevelt killed two elephants and an exceptionally large, fine rhinoceros Newry Pastor Resigns. Rev. C. F. Gephart, who for a num- ber of years has been pastor of the Lutheran church at Newry, Blair county, has announced to the congre- gation his Intention of leaving the pastorate and about December 1, will take up his labors In another fleld. Rev, Gephart, during his pastorate, has labored incessantly for the good of the charge, which consists of the Newry and several adjacent congre- gations, and the charge Is now In a flourishing condition. He and his family have endeared themselves to the parishoners and other residents of Newry, who will regret their depar- tures. Rev. Gephart is a brother of M. C. Gephart, of Bellefonte, and is well known in Centre county, Kills Companion, One of the first fatal gunning ac- cldents of the season occurred near Past Waterford, MiMin county, on Friday, when Melvin Melroy shot and instantly killed John Bird, Both men were residents of Waterford, and went out hunting together, They ap- proached some squirrels that were on the ground, Melvin fired, part of the charge passing directly through Bird's | heart, Arbor Day. Friday, October 22, has been pro. claimed fall Arbor Day by the depart. ment of publie Instruction. The proc. Jamation of Dr. Nathan C. Shaffer, superintendent of public Instruction, In part is an follows: “The value of trees for shade, for fuel, for timber, and for other economie purposes should be ex planed by every teacher. | Auditor General For the township of Rush, east preginet, st schoo) house in the village of Cassanova LN For the township of Rush, south precinet st the school house in the village of Powelton For the township of Rush, west precinet the school house near Oscevla Mills the Tower senool house at known as For the township of Snow Shoe. casi précioet, | at the school Bouse in the village of Clarence For the townabip of Snow Shoe west pre cinet, st the house of Alones A village of Moshannon For the township of! Spring, north precinet in the ware room of David Miller, in Bush's AS! dition For the township of S at the public house of Pleasant Gap. For the township of Spring, west precinet. In ing ohn © the hall occupied by the Coleville band at Cole | vilim, For the township of Taylor, In the house erected for election purposes at Leonard Merry man s For the township of Union, in the township publie bullding For the townsnip of Walker, cast precinet, at the hotel of Frank Emerick, in the village of Nittany For the township of Walker, middle proeinet, | in Grange hall. in the village of Hublersburg For the township of Walker, west precinet at the dwelling house of John Royer in the vik lage of Zion or the township of Worth, in the hall of the Kolghts of the Golden Eag'e no the village of Port Matilda. List of Nominations. The following is the official list of nominee. tions made by the several parties. and as their names will appear ypod the ticket Lo be voted on the tod day of November, 1908, at the differ. ent voiing places In Centre county, as certified wo respectively by the Secretary of the Com. monwealth the Commissioners of Centre county. REPUBLICAN NOMINEES State Treasurer, Auditor General, A. E Sisson Judge of the Supreme Cours, [8 Robert von Moscheisker, Jury Commissioner, John D. Decker DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES State Treasurer, J. A. Swober, George W. Kipp James Woodward Clark, Judge of the Supreme Court, Cyrus LaRue Munson, Jury Commissioner, J. Adam Hazel —————————— PROMIBITION NOMINEES State Treasurer, Frank Fish, Auditor General, CW R Smith, Judge of the Bupremne Coury " Harold L. Robinson, SBOCIALIST NOMINEES State Treasurer, Ba Moore. Auditor General. William Parker, Judge of the Supreme ou, E. Hur | { PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE Grove, in the ] south precinct, | Muifinger, in | | SHERIFF'S Election Proclamation LJ JROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THR CONSTITUTION BUBMITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON- WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS BEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB. LISHED BY ORDER OF THE BECRE- TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN XViil OF THE CONSTITUTION, A JOINT RESOLUTION | Proposing amendments to sections eight and twenty-one of article four, sections eleven and twelve of article five, sec tions two, three, and fourteen of article eight, section one of article twelve, and sections two and seven of article four. teen, of the Constitution of Pennsyl- vanian, and providing a schedule for carrying the amendments into effect, Bection 1. Be it resolved by the Benate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen- eral Assembly met, That the following are proposed as amendments to the Con- stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, In accordance with the provi. slons of the eighteenth article thereof: Amendment One~To Article Four, Sec- tion Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight of article four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: “He shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of all the members of the SBenate, appoint a Becretary of the Commonwealth and an Attorney General during pleasure, a Buperintendent of Public Instruction for four years, and such other officers of the Commonwealth as he is or may be authorized by the Constitution or by law to appoint; he shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen, in of- fices to which he may appoint, during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of thelr next seasion; he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may hap pen, iring the recess of the Benate, in Mee of Audits eral, Biate ternal Affairs fe Instructic any other els r a ¢ r Ger 1 n elec sen to election within pre case the hie ch ciher officers of th ‘ th as he is or may thorized by the Constitution or by to appoint; he shall have power to f all vacancies that may happen, in of os to which he may appoint, during the re | coms of the Senate, by granting commis | sions which shall expire at the end o their next session; he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may happen during the recess of the Senate, In the om of Auditor eral, State Treas urer, Becrelary « Internal Affalrs o lie Instruction, Ir any other electiw r be suthorizel sen 4 pen dur . (yer hap nate the (3¢ v be prope. in any elective of sald of appropriat the provisi the va calendar months h election day Cas ve lect for sald ofMe shall Le held the second succeeding election day appropriate to such office In acting on executive nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors, and, Ir confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall ba take by yeas and nays, and shall be enters on the journal i Amendment Two-Toe Article Four, Seo tion Twenty-one ! Section 1. Amend section twenty-one o article four, which reads as follows: | “he term of the Secretary of Interna | Affairs shall be four years; of the Aud tor General three years: and of the Stats Treasurer two years, These officers shal | be chosen by the qualified electors of the! State at general elections. No perso electisd to the office of Auditor Genera or State Treasurer shall be capable of holding the same office for two consecu tive terms” #0 as to read i The terms of the Secretary of Interna Affaire. the Auditor General and the State Treasurer shall each be four years and they shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the Stats at general elections but & State Treasurer, elected in the yen ons thousand nine hundred and nine shall serve for three years, end his sue cessors shall be elected at the genera election In the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and in every fourt) year thereafter. No person elected to the office of Auditor General or State Treas urer shall be capable of holding th same offices for two consecutive terms Amendment Three-Te Article Five Sec tion Eleven, Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar ticle five, which reads as follows: “Except as otherwise provided In thi Constitution, justices of the pesce or al dermen shall be elected In (he severa wards, districts, boroughs and township at the time of the election of constables by the qualified electors thereof, In such manner a8 shall be directed by law, ane shall be commissioned by the CGoverno for a term of five years. No township ward, district or borough shall elect mor than two justices of the peace or alder in an rhosen n dng ing to unieas ' nt anes two immediately in which ng sy tor lo on have resided within the township, borough ward or district for one year next preced Ing his election. In cities containing ove fifty thousand Inhabitants, not more that Except As otherwise provided In thh Constitution, Justices of the peace o aldermen shall be elected In the severa wards, districts, boroughs or townships by the qualified electors thereof, at thw in such manner mt than one alderman shall | ench ward or district Amendment Four-To Article Flve, tion Twelve, Section 5. Amend section twelve of artd cle five of the Constituton, which reads as follows “In Philadelphia lished, for each nants, one court, not of and civil causes, with exceeding one hundred courts shall be held by mugisty term of be they shall on Ke by the qualified voters nt the election of the said voter shall vote for more of the n r of pers when mere than one they shall compensated salaries, to be pald by sald « shall exercise such Jurisdiction and criminal, except as herein provided, as is now exercised by aldermen, subject to such changes, not Involving an increase of civil jurisdiction or conferring political duties, as may be made by law. In Phila. delphia the office of alderman Is abol- ished,” #0 as to read as follows In Philadelphia there shall be estab. lished, for each thirty thousand Inhabit. ants, one court, mot of record, of police and civil causes, with jurisdiction not exceeding one hundred dollars; such courts shall be held by magistrates whose term of office shall be six years, and they shall be elected on general ticket at the municipal election by the qualified voters at large; and in the election of the sald magistrates no voter shall vote for more than two-thirds of the number of persons to be elected when more than one are to be chosen; they shall be com- pensated only by fixed salaries, to be paid by sald county; and shall exercise such J fiction, civil and eriminal, ex- cepl as herein provided, as Is now ex- ercised by aldermen, subject to such changes, not ng an Increases of civil jurl conferring political du aw. In Phila- is abol- Be« thera thirty shall be estab thousand Inhalit record, of polices Jurisdiction net dollars; wsueh utes whose years and neral ticket nrge; and In magistrates ne than two-thirds cled hosen, fixed and office shall elected five Lyn be wle hie ms to are to bye b ounty vil civil iris inv vi tion or may be made by Is the of aldermu tien, as office a izhed Amer next f ! day ner in the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided, That such election shall always De held In an odd-numbered | year Amendment SBeven—To Article Eight, Bec tion Fourteen nd we * days of elsct making up except upon warrant of a court of record or judge thereof, for an elec fon fraud, for felony, or for wanior breach of the peace. In cities they ma) claim exemption from Jury duty during thelr terms of service.” so as to read — District election boards shall consist of 4 Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be chosen biennially, by the citizens at the municipal election; but the General As sembly may require sald bosids to appointed in such manner as it may b) law provide. Laws regulating the ap pointment of sald boards may be anacted to apply to cities only: Provided, Tha! such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. Each slector shall have Tw right te vote for the judge and one In spector, and sach inspector shall appoini one clerk. The first election board for] any new district shall be selected, and vacancies in election boards filled, shall be provided by law. Election of. | cers shall be privileged from arrest upor days of election, and while engaged Ir upon rod In and turns | making up and transmitting returns, sx cept upon warrant of a court of record or judge thereof, for an election fraud for felony, or for wanton breach of the peace. In cities they may claim exemp tion from jury duty during their terms of pervice | Amendment Eight-Te Article Twelve Section One Section §. Amend section one, artic twelve, which reads as follows: “All officers, whose selection Is not pro vided for in this Coustitution, shall Iw elocted or appointed as may be directel by law.” 80 as to read: — i All officers, whose selection Is not pro | vided for in this Constitution, shall elected or appointed as may be directed | by law: Provided, That elections of State ofMcers shall be held on a general slectior | | day. and elections of local officers shal | be held on a municipal election 47, ex eupt when, in either oases, special elections may be “equired to All unexpired terms. Amendment Nine<To Article Fourteen Section Two. Section 10. Amend section two of artich fourteen, which reads as follows: “County officers shall be elected at the | elections and shall hold theh | ofMcen for the term of three years, be ginning on the first Monday of January | next after thelr election, and until theh successors shall be duly qualified; all vacancies not otherwise provided for | shall be Aled In such manner as may be provided by law.” so as 10 read: County officers shall be slacted at the, municipal elections and shall hold theh offses for the term of four years, be ginning on the first Monday of January next after thelr election and until theh sucrsssors shall be duly qualified: af vacancies not otherwise provided for shall he Aled In such manner as may be! provided by aw i Amendment Ten-Te Article Fourteen fection Beven fection 11. Amend section seven, artic fourteen, which reads as follows. i “hres county commissioners and thre county sudliors shall be elected In enact | eounty wheres such officers are chosen ir the year one thousand eight hundred and! seventy five nnd every third year thers | after; and In the election of maid officers | each qualified elector shall vote for ne | more than twe persons and the three having the highest num of votes shall be eleciad] any ensunl . in the offi of county commissioner on be elected i] i | eourt of common pieas of the county in | | which much esunty auditor snail be filled, by he | vacancy shall occur, by the | appointment of an elector of the prope: county who shall have voted for the! commissioner or auditor whose place i» to be filled,” so as to rend Three county commissioners and three county sud'tors shall be elected In each tounty where such officers are chosen, | fn the year qpe thousand nine hundred and eleven and every fourth year thers- after; and In the election of said officers each qualified elector shall votes for no more than twee persons, and the three persons having the highest number of voles shill be elected; any casual vacancy in the office of county ecommissoner or county auditor shall be filled by the court of common pleas of the county in which such vacancy shall occur, by the appelint- ment of an elector of the proper county whe shall have voted for the commis sioner or auditor whose place is to be filled Bechedule for the Amendments, Bection 12 That no inconvenience may arise from the changes in the Constitu- tion of the Commonwealth, and in order to carry the same Into complete oOpera- tion, It is hereby declared that In the case of oMeers elected by the people, all terms of office fixed by act of Assembly at an odd number of years shall exch be lengthened one year, but the Legislature may change the length of the term, provided the terms for which such officers are elected shall always be for an even number of Jears The above extension of official terms shall not affect officers elected at the general election of one thousand nine hundred and eight; nor any city, ward, borough, township, er election division officers, whose terms of office, under ex isting law, end in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten. In the year one thousand nine hundred and ten the municipal election shall be held on the third Tuesday of February as heretofore; but all officers chosen al that election to an office the regular {erm of which two years, and also all elec tion off and assessors chosen at that serve unt 13 Mon in the thou ired and om in ers ele e first day « cemiber sand 1 ne All Mices the or ia ! ers ter rs - | first { appointment of | election of this Commonwealth terms of office may end In the Year ome thousand nine hundred and eleven, shal continue to hold thelr offices until the Monday of January, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. ROBERT McAFER, Becretary of the Commonwealth Notice is hereby given, that every person. ex eeptiug Justice of the Peace, who shal : office or appols profit or tru the Government of the United States or of thi Slate, or of ar whether a commissioned subordZoate officer or agent whe employed under the Legislative Judiciar ~ Unlhied district gress tment of y city or incorporated dis i officer or otherwis ( FLITET 1 a wpariment of this aes. or of t¥ig “a tate or of St 1 r 15 41 ember of ( any evy o Veor Oo that every the State Legislature COMING ¢ ALG Rs and of of the select or any city or commissioners corporated distries | Ly aw, ir ing Or exercising at the same Lime 4 e, inspector or clerk « and that no spector, judge or other officer of suy such el tion shall be eligible ww soy office 10 he the voted for, except that of ao election ofcer Under the law of the Co ing the poll o'clock A. M and Given under my Bellefonte Is 18k year of our Lord, n and in the of the Ind America and Judy eiecLions k closed 3 band and seal st my day of October neteen hu tt One 1 and th of the Unled Sts W. E. HURLEY, (Seal) Sherif! of Centre county Installation Service. installation of Rev. Harvey Furbay Ph, D. formerly of as pas of the First Ur of York City took evening, October 14. Presbyterian church Dr. Furbay is located at lLex- thty sixth street, residential The Graeme Tyrone, church place The or on Sunday Uni on Fret rests dd yo ad FRPP NINNDNNNNNNNNNOEYY Two Ways of Doing B340008n Bellefonte Lumber Co. SESE 045000808300000000s SRP PETRNNRNPRRSRRRTERRRRRRRRSRRY TI II RRR RRR RRRRRREEYLL AV Be Be BE BDA M.A STATIC ATATATLAITL BC Note the following lines Honest Shoes Honest Advertising better, we would have them-- carried-- If there were any FOR THE REGAL, DOUGLAS, and BANISTER MEN. COUSINS, QUEEN QUALITY, CARLISLE, FOR LADIES. DAYTON, WATSONTOWN, and HOMERS FOR BOYS. 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Paying bills by check is the simplest and most convenient method, as well as the safest, as your check becomes a receipt for the debt It pays 4th A check book is more convenient to carry than a wallet filled with bills and coin, and if your check book Is lost you can obtain another without cost, but if you lose your wallet it is a different slory 5th It gives you a better standing among business men to pay by check rather than in cash; to be known as having money in the bank strengthens your credit The Bellefonte Trust checking accounts as well Company welcomes small as deposits on Interest, on which it pays 8 per cent Interest semi-annually. Open an account without delay with ee meena IA R————— THE BELLEFONTE TRUST CO. BELLEFONTE, PA.
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