San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 286, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1910 Page: 1 of 12
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: San Antonio Light and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Dr. Crippen Loses Last Round in Fight to Escape Death Penalty for Murder of His Wife
Your Usefullness
Ends When Your
Eyesight FAILS
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
242 W. Commerce St.
GOV. CAMPBELL
PRESSES BUTTON
FAIR IS OPENED
Great Crowd Attends Opening
Exercises Despite Threat-
ening Weather.
PARADE IS A FEATURE
Governor Makes Speech of
Congratulation and After-
wards Is Dinner Guest.
Light Bureau International Fair
Grounds—-The International Fair is
on. It was officially declared open by
Governor Campbell shortly after 12
j’clock this afternoon before an open-
ing day crowd that promises much tor
the days to come —that promises a
record attendance before the close.
There was some delay in the opening
ceremonies owing to the failure of .he
bands to arrive. But as the Zapo-
dorcs. Mexican band hove in sight and
the San Antonio band came with them
the governor and his staff with Gen-
eral Albert Myer and officers of the
United States army and officials of the
Fair association formed in line and
marched to the main building where
the governor addressed a crowded hall
—so ' crowded that there was little
more than standing room.
children predominated in the big
audience for this the opening day. is
also Children's day and the young-
sters of Texas took advantage of their
privilege to the full. The inclement
weather did not mar their pleasure nor
did it seem to keep down the attend-
ance. Governor Campbell was intro-
duced by V. P. Brown president of
the Fair association who took occa-
sion to pay a tribute of thanks to the
mon and institutions of Texas who
have materially aided in making the
fair a success. Mr. Brown said in
part:
' It ghes me great pleasure to see
here exhibits which surpass those
taken to St. Louis by this state and
Mexico and I wish now to pay tribute
to the republic of Mexico which by
its generous aid has done so much to
make this International fair one of the
commercial and industrial successes of
years. Mexico and Texas have vied
with each other in making this fair a
success and it would be a hard matter
to say which of the two has done the
most.
• At this time the opening moment
of the 1910 International fair it seems
fitting to thank those men and those
Institutions which have done so much
to make this fair a promise of great
success. I wish to thank Senor A. R.
Nuncio representative of the republic
of Mexico for his share and the share
of his country in this work. I wislt
to thank General Albert Myer for his
attendance and aid in making this fair
a success. 1 wish to thank the press
of Texas which has thrown its col-
umns open to us and without which
this fair would hardly have been the
success that it promises.
"I wish to thank the railroads
which have done so much and 1 wish
also to pay tribute to the untiring ef-
fort of "Honest" J. M. Vance our sec-
retary who has made this fair a suc-
cess mote than any other individual.
And finally I wish to thank Governor
Campbell and his staff. The gover-
nor has always stood up for the up-
building of Texas. Governor we are
glad to have you with us because jou
arc governor of this great state "t
Texas and also because we personally
are glad to welcome you."
The governor said in part:
"Recently I opened a state fair nt
Dallas. And in addressing you today
on the opening of an International
fair I feel deeply the pride that all
Texas must feel in having two such
brilliant displays of the glories of
Texas and of such differing charac-
ters I mean the State fair at Dallas
as a state fair and the International
fair at San Antonio as expressing the
greatness of this state and emphasiz-
ing the greatness and activity of our
sister republic of Mexico.
"It seems to me that we Texans
can hardly dwell too seriously on the
advance of ttys near neighbor of ours
this great country ruled over by an
able and efficient product of our mod-
ern statesmanship and commercial-
ism. Porfirio Diaz. Here you have ex-
hibits of what Mexico has done in this
year of 1910. achievements which take
their places in the front rank of mod-
ern nations of enterprise. And I feel
that I can not dwell too deeply on
the thing which has made this In-
ternational fair possible the friend-
ship of this country for the most en-
terprising republic of our sister na-
tions.
"But we Texans must feel some-
thing of pride in ourselves. We must
blow our own horn a little or the
thing that has made us mighty. I
mean the fighting spirit commercially
and otherwise which wins for suc-
cess. I see around me and about me
exhibits showing the greatness of this
the greatest state in the union. And
It makes my heart swell with pride
when I appreciate that the things we
are showing here today are the pro-
ducts of a soil and a people’s work
which can produce everything neces-
sary for the need of man.
"Let us keep this spirit foremost.
Let us remember that the united ef-
fort of all Texans for good govern-
ment has made possible this great
prosperity and this wonderful activity
which l».ve in .turn made possible a
fair representing the works of a great
state and a great nation."
At ’he conclusion of the governor’s
speech the guests of the Fair associa-
tion adjourned to the upper floor of
the building where Mr*. Vance and
the ladles of San Antonio served a
delightful luncheon. Chief interest is
in the opening races this afternoon in
which there are i*>me good horses en-
tered.
Parade Starts Promptly.
The parade started promptly at 11
o’clock forming at the Monger hotel.
Escorted by the United States infantry
regiment stationed st Fort Sam Hous-
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
OLUME 31 No. 286
DI. SIMMONS
DIES AFTER J
LONG ILLNESS
Death Was Expected and All
Relatives Were at Bedside
When It Came.
FUNERAL NOT ARRANGES
Was a Prominent Figure in the
Upbuilding of This Part
of Texas.
Sppc'il Dispatch
Excelsior Springs. Mo. Nov. 5. —
Dr. Charles F. Simmons died here at
11:40 last night after an illness of
several months. The end was expect-
ed for several days and all of his im-
mediate relatives were at the bedside
when death came.
Besides his wife Mrs. Mattie Sin.
mons. Dr. Simmons is survived by
five daughters and two brothers. The
daughters are Mrs. John Stroh Mrs.
L. Frudenstein and Miss Minnie Sim-
mons of St. Louis and Mrs. Edgar
S. Fomby and Mrs. A. N. Feamster.
wife of Lieutenant Feamster both of
San Antonio and a number of granu
children. The brothers are E. C. and
Miles Simmons of San Antonio.
The body accompanied by the fam-
ily will leave Kansas! City tonight en
route to the old home of Dr. Sim-
mons at Lebanon Tenn. where in-
terment will be made in the family
burial ground at that place. The fun-
eral will be held Monday afternoon.
Dr. C. F. Simmons president of the
Artesian Belt who claims Excelsior
Springs. Mo. as his home but who
made San Antonio his business head-
qirarters was born September 27.
1853 in Mississippi where he re-
Iceived his education in the schools
and colleges of that state. He re-
ceived his medical training at the J.ef-
ferson Medical college and Philadel-
phia College of Pharmacy. A few
years later Dr. Simmons took law
course in the University of 1 irgima
and the Cumberland university at
Lebanon. Tenn.
In that city he married a daughter
of Judge Robert Cantrell and suc-
cessfully practiced law in Lebanon un-
til 1879. In that year he moved to
St. Louis where he became the suc-
cessor of his father. Dr. M. A. Sim-
mons in the manufacture of the Sim-
mons Liver Regulator. Owing to an
attack of nervous prostration in 1900.
brought on by overwork. Dr. Simmons
was advised to come to San Antonio
He accordingly disposed of his inter-
ests in St. Louis the latter part of
that year and purchased a large tract
of land embracing over 100000 acres
in Live Oak. Atascosa and Bexar
counties. He cut up this land into
small farming tracts and later built
the Artesian Belt road through the
propertv from Macdona on the South-
ern Pacific to Christine a distance ut
forty-three miles to the terminus-.
Dr. Simmons has been a suf.enr
from kidney troubles during the past
six vears and has been in feeble heai.n
most of the time. One month pre-
.vious to his leaving San Antonio for
his old home at Excelsior Springs he
was engaged in compiling a boo'c'’
entitled: "Homeseekers' Facts. with h
dealt with general information con-
cerning San Antonio territory His
brothers and other friends of Dr
Simmons in San Antonio contend that
it was this work that caused the pres-
ent spell of illness. for the reason
that he worked night and day on the
book and refused to give up the task
until his work was completed.
bandit kills
RURALE OFFICER
AsseHmed Presz. -
Chilhauhau Mex. Nov. s.—Feli-
ciano Dominguez the bandit wanted
for the looting of the Talamantes
ranch on October 13 shot and in-
stantlv killed a sergeant of the ru-
rales at h ranch near here yesterday
when thF latter attempted to arrest
Dominguez.
The party of rurales came up with
the bandit and his companions early
yesterday and the commander of the.
detachment ordered Dominguez to
surrender. The latter opened fire
and on the first shot killed the ser-
geant’s horse and with the next fin-
ished the soldier. The other members
of the band then opened fire and at
ter an exchange of shots Dominguez
and his pals disappeared.
A strong detachment was sent from
this city after the bandits.
ton. Governor Campbell and his staff
drove over the route of the parade.
The state executive was followed by
the directors of the International fair
representatives of the Mexican gov-
ernment. officials of the city and
county governments and many of me
most prominent citizens of San An-
tonio and other cities in autos and
carriages.
Following the line of vehicles came
the Mexican band that will remain
here during the entire time during
which the fair will remain open and
then came the cadets of the West
Texas Military academy. The de-
tachments of troops from the/Third
United States cavalry brought up the
rear.
After forming at the Menger hotel
the parade moved out Alamo plaza to
Commerce and thence westward cn
Commerce to Santa Rosa avenue. Here
the return trip to the center of the
city was made and the column march-
ed north on Santa Rosa avenue io
Houston and then eastward on Hous-
ton street to Alamo plaza where it
disbanded.
The invited guests and all who par-
ticipated in the ceremony of the open-
ing of the fair then proceeded to the
fair grounds
12 PAGES
Killing Puts
Kibosh on
Joy Riding
Associated Press.
New Orleans La. Nov. s.—Joy rid-
ing has got to stop in New Orleans.
Following the killing of John Kelly
a laborer early yesterday morning
and the arrest of the chauffeur Wm.
Hoffman Fred Goodyear and two
women occupying the car which
struck Kelly Assistant District Attor-
ney Doyle announced last night that
joy riders hereafter may expect to
put up a hard fight to keep out of the
penitentiary.
"There have been a half dozen fa-
talities on the west end route within
the past month" he said "caused by
drunken chauffeurs out joy riding
with dissolute women. It has to be
stopped and this office is going to be
severe to an extreme until it is stop-
ped."
Hoffman and Goodyear are held on
a charge of murder and the two wom-
en are held as witnesses.
"I am going to hold these without
bail too” said Mr. Doyle.
INDEPENDENTS
NAY MANDAMUS
COUNTY JUDGE
A dispute has arisen between
independent candidates for county
offices and the present county or-
lieials regarding the right of the
independents to have supervis-
ors at the polls next Tuesday
which may terminate in the in-
dependents suing out a writ of
mandamus to compel County
Judge Phil. Shook to approve the
lists submitted.
The independents claim to have a
regularly organized party entitled to
supervisors at every voting precinct
in the county. The county officials
have claimed that the independents
have no party that they applied for
place op the ticket as independent
individuals and that there is no pro
vision entitling them to have super-
visors or clerks.
Some time this afternoon it is ex-
pected that County Judge Phil. Shook
and Judge John H. Clark attorney
for Sheriff B. D. Lindsey will com<
to an understanding as to whether
or not the independents are entitled
to representation. In the event that
Judge Shook reiterates his declination
to approve the lists it is stated tha*
a mandamus will be sought to com-
pel him to do so.
Several days ago J. M. Sansom as
chairman of the independent party
filed with Judge Shook a list of su-
pervisors which he sought to have ap-
pointed in behalf of the Independents.
Judge Shook at the time is said ti
have taken the stand that there was
no independent party and that the
individual candidates were not en-
titled to supervisors. The matter has
hung tin- there until today when a
conference was slated between Judge
Shook and Judge Clark on the out
come of which depended whether or
not the independents would seek a
mandamus.
Text of the Law
That section of the Terrell election
law which has caused the disagree-
ment that may culminate in the
courts reads as follows:
"Sec. 59. —The chairman for the
county executive committee for each
political party that has candidates on
the official ballot or if he fails to act.
any three members of such commit-
tee may not less than five days be-
fore the general election nominate
one supervisor of election for each
voting precinct who has paid his poll
tax. by presenting his name to th*
county judge who shall endorse his
approval on the certificate of his
nomiantion. if he is a reputable citi-
zen. but not otherwise.”
The same section then goes on to
provide that "he shall be permitted
to sit conveniently near the judges
so that he can observe the ctmduct
•>f the election including the count-
ing of the votes. the locking and
sealing of the ballot boxes their cus-
tody and safe return."
There is also another section beat-
ing on the’appointment of supervis-
ors which is in dispute. This is Sec.
126. which reads as follows:
"Sec. 126. —Any one-fourth of the
candidates whose names appear on
the official ballot may. on the day
preceding the election or prior
thereto agree in writing signed by
them upon two supervisors who.
when selected shall be sworn as elec-
tion officers and while the election 1»
being held they shall remain in view
of the ballot boxes until the count is
concluded and they shall report any
fraud or irregularity occurring to the
next grand jury.”
Diverse Constructions.
Both these sections of the Terrell
election law have been construe.! by
eith«4 side to fit their cases. County
Judge Phil Shook was not at the
courthouse this morning to explain
his official attitude on the questions
but County’Clerk Frank R. N*wton
advanced a statement which he sal.l
outlined the attitude of Judge Shook
and the county officials.
"Regarding Section 59. we hold that
the independent candidates do not
constitute anv party." he said. ‘They
applied singly and individually for
entrance to the ticket and it was ac-
corded. The law ’makes no provision
for independent candidates individ-
ually. to have supervisors. We do
not think they are entitled to them
Further it is urged that Section
126 comes under the general bead-
ing of "Primary regulations” and
not under "General Elections. ' It
is applicable as stated onlv to tne
candidates running in the primaries
What Independents Say.
Independent candidates of whom
AND GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 1910
HEE SENTENCE
FOR MRS. STREIGHT
IS JURY’S VERDICT
Woman Who Killed Her Hus-
band at McGregor Convicted
of First Degree Murder.
SHE BURSTS INTO TEARS
Evidence Was Introduced to
Show Woman Was Untrue to
Husband-Msk New Trial.
Special Ptspatch.
Waco Tex. Nov. 5. —Lying on a
cot in the Fifty-fourth district c >urt
room this morning at 9 o’clock. Mrs.
Minnie Lee Streight charged with the
murder of her husband at McGregor
June 18 last hea.-d the verdict of
murder in the first degree and pun-
ishment at life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The defendant burst
into tears and sobbed convulsively
but uttered no word. The jury re-
tired at 5:15 yesterday afternoon.
Editor T. E. Streight one of the
best known newspaper men in the
state and w hose paper the McGergor
Mirror was a very influential w’ek-
ly was shot in the forehead with a
pistol and killed about midnighi on
June 18. His wife admitted the kill-
ing. but c lalined Streight was after
her w ith a razor as the result of do-
mestic troubles. The state claimed
Streight was asleep when shot ind
introduced letters to show she hod
been untrue to him.
Mrs. Streight is about 40 years old
and the murdered man was a tew
years older. They have two chil-
dren. Streight formerly lived in Ok-
lahoma. The trial began Oct. 11.
and has been hotly contested. Coun-
sel for the defense will ask for a now
trial.
DAVILA MS
NOT MED
MLLAOARES
Associated Press.
Washington. Nov. s.—The Hondu-
ran government has made no move
to oust General Valladares the de-
posed commandante of Amapala. who
refuses to be discharged. Neither
has it called upon the United States
to step in and put an end to his ar-
bitrary reign over the Pacafic port
of the republic.
Dispatches to the state department
from United States Minister McCr-eiv
at Tegucigalpa indicate no ehaug- i’l
the situation. The navy deparim ut
had no report in two days from
Commander Hayes of the gunboat
Princeton which is at Amapala ready
to land marines at the first sign ot
a hostile demonstration against for-
eigners.
Officials believed the United States
would be justified in removing Val-
ladares by force if requested to do
so by the Honduran government .io
is no longer an officer of that go’ -
ernment and is regarded as little bet
ter than an outlaw.
President Davila is not prepare 1 r>
attack Valladares in his entrenched
position on the island. The island
is 20 miles from the mainland and
can be reached only though tortuous
channels. The government has no
boats in which to move soldiers and
while Valladares has two launch s
and a number of small barges hi
could hardly be expected to semi o
the mainland to bring a hostile army
to the island.
Should the Princeton send boats
to move Davila’s soldiers the act
would constitute intervention as
much as would the landing of ma-
rines in Amapala.
there are but three B. D. Lindsef
tor sheriff Hart Mussey for county
treasurer and Feliciano G. Flores
for county commissioner claim tha;
they are a regularly constituted par-
ty;‘that thev have a party organiza-
tion and that their county commit'?9
chairman. J. W. Sansom has maoe
request by law.
They also place an entirely different
construction on Sec. 126. asserting
that it applies to any election and that
if one-fourth of the number of can-
didates on any one ticket ask for su-
peri isors they are entitled to get
them. In this the construction is
vastly different from that given by
County Clerk Frank Newton. who
takes the section to mean that one-
fourth of all the candidates on all the
tickets must apply.
Republican Supervisors.
So far only the republicans have
named supervisors with the excep-
tion of three for democrats named in
doubtful precincts. Julius Oppen-
heimer. county chairman of the re-
pumiean executive committee yestcr-
dav presented a list of supervisors to
County Judge Shook -.nd they were
approved with one exception this be-
ing when the name of a man run-
ning for office on the democratic
ticket had b ■’ included in the list of
republican supervisors.
None of the other parties has ap-
plied for supervisors and it is now
too late for them to do so. The law
provides fur five days and unless it
was done by yesterday it was too late.
The question at issue is w hether or
not the independents are a party and
this may ha l - to be decided by a
court of oo”**’
CRIPPEN APPEAL
DENIED; MUST HANG
Principal Ground of Plea Was!
Removal of Juror During
Trial of Case.
CROWD ATTENDS HEARING
Crippen First in Jail Is Then
Brought Into Dock and
Hears Argument.
Associated Press.
London Nov. 5. —Dr. Hawley
H. Crippen convicted of the mur-
der of his wife. Belle Elmore the
actress today played his lust
card and lost. He will be hanged
on November 8.
The criminal court of appeals
heard his appeal from the con-
viction in the lower court und
decided against him on all points.
The court refused to grunt a new
trial and confirmed the order of
execution which will be carried
out on Tuesday next.
The hearing of the appeal of Dr.
Crippen from his conviction and sen-
tence to death for the murder of his
wife. Belle Elmore-Crippen drew an-
other great crowd to the new Bailey
court today. Justices Darling. Chan-
nell and Pickford heard the appeal.
Crippen was brought to the court
house but kept in a cell pending a de-
cision on an appeal against Justice
Ridley’s ruling that he could not at-
tend the proceedings. This ruling was
set aside and Crippen was brought
into the dock.
The prisoner's counsel was the same
as appeared for him at his trial. The
principal grounds upon which they
based their appeal were: First that
one of the jurors had been taken ill
during the trial was removed from
the court by physicians without being
in the custody of an officer; second
the identity of the corpse found in
ithe cellar of the Crippen home has
not been established; and third that
| the crown's rebutting evidence had
j been improperly admitted. Solicitor
i Tobin said it was not chargeAthat any
I on? had tampered with th" juror
i while he was temporarily excused but
that an important principle of law wits
। involved.
In reply the crown offered the evi-
dence of a bailiff that the juror was
in his charge throughout hisUllness.
Deciding this point the court ruled
that the temporary separation of the
jury did not arrest the trial.
ROCKPILE OR
CHURCH CHOICE
UP 10 BAO BOYS
Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo.. Nov. s.—“ Break
rock for one hundred days or go to
church every Sunday for six months.”
This is the way William Volker
president of the board of public w I-
fare sentenced three boys yesterday
alter they had been convicted of
throwing eggs at pedestrians. When
the boys appeared in the municipal
court two of them were fined $5O
each and the third $25.
The lads were arrested October 31.
on a charge of haying thrown eggs at
nun w ho passed near their homes ..nd
their pan nts refused to come to their
aid. After sentence had been passel
upon them all ehose to attend church.
In case they miss sen ice w ithout a
reasonable excuse they will be sent to
jail.
ME UMI i
DEATHS 111 DAY
Associated
Shreveport La.. Nov. s.—Three
men dead by violence w ithin less than
4 8 hours and two of them unidenti-
fied is the record for Shreveport to-
day. One of the dead men was found
Moating in a bayou near the city y< s-
terday and the body was buried in the
potters’ field. Clothing on the
bank of the stream by a negro cot
tained no clue to his identity.
Last night a Missouri. Kansas and
Texas shuttle train operating between
the fair grounds ami the union ib -
pot. ran over and killed an unknown
white man.
This morning James Herron. Texas
X Pacific brakeman fell between the
cars of a train in the city limits and
was gorund to pieces. He is a rest
dent of Shreveport and leaves a wife
and two children.
BAKER NOT HELD
IN BROCKMAN KILLING.
Sup i >| Dicnafrh.
Houston. Tex . Nov. s.—Jules Bak-
er. who was accused of being Impli-
cated in the killing of Attorney
Brockman was discharged here yes-
terday when the testimony offered Ly
the prosecution failed to show tha*.
he was connected in any manner
with the murder. This action re
suited from the habeas corpus hear-
ing. sued for by Baker and Henry L.
Ransom in the opening session of th?
criminal district court
12 PAGES
CONNIE MACK'S BRIDE
NOW ON WEDDING TOUR
Miss Katherine HaHahan of Phil-
adelphia. who was recently married
to the world’s greatest baseball man-
ager. Cornelius MeGillcuddy. popu-
larly known as Connie Mack man-
ager of the world’s champions the
Philadelphia Athletics. The couple
left for Europe this week. They
will not return until February.
MAN DEAD
RIFLE FOUND
BI HER SIDE
Mis. A. J. Wernett Discovered
In a Dying Conditio
Her Little Daughter.
TWO WOUNDS IN HER HEAD
With blood streaming from two bul-
let holes in her left temple. Mrs.
A J. Wernett of 214 Lotus avenue
was found last night about 12 o’clock
by her 14-year-old daughter. Mrs.
Wernett was unconscious when dis-
covered. and beside her on the iloor
lay a "22” target rifle. The shell
of one cartridge was also found an
the floor while that of another w«3
still in the chamber of the rifle. Both
bullets entered the womans head
a little to the rear and slightly aoove
th ■ left eye. A quickly summon*!
phvsieian made every effort to save
the fast ebbing life but the woman
died at 6 o’clock this morning with-
out regaining consciousness. Mrs.
Wernett is said to have been it ill
health for some time.
Just when the shooting occurred
rannot be ascertained. The woman s
children were in the house the greater
part of the evening but heard notiling
that might have aroused their sus-
picion. When the girl went into her
mother's room and made the spiri-
ting discovery she remembered hal-
ing heard a little time before a noise
resembling that of a body str king
th floor. The report of the rule in
question is very faint and w >uld
not be heard any great distance i.
ihe muzzle had been held close eo the
Pody.
Mrs. A. J. Wernett was born in this
rity and was 35 years of age. Sne
s survived by her husband two einl-
Iren three sisters am! stx brothers
nost of them living here. Interment
i ill take place tomorrow afternoon at
1 o'clock m St. Joseph s cemetery. 1
j. •> -F ❖❖♦ ❖ ♦ ♦
F BIG STKIKi: sETILED. +
:• Associated Press. ■»*
F Chicago. 111.. Nov. 5.--The ❖
:• garment workers' strike which ❖
I- called out 40.000 persons in *F
F the clothing trade and which
;• was productive of numerous -F
F small riots was settled this af- <•
F teruooii. It is expected the <•
F strikers will return to their ❖
:• machines on Monday. *9
F ♦
F ❖ <• 4 4 4 •F4444’F4 + -F
(jLocal W
\ X i
Forecast till 7 p. nr Sunday:
For San Antonio and vicinity:
— Tonight unsettled weather and
Sunda? fair.
The minimum temperature for (
F fh<» 24 hours endius at 8 o'clock I
this morning was 66 i
r-’mparativ* temperatures for
‘l’ this year and iast:
L 1909 1910
I a m ... 67 66
_ 6 a. m. . . 69 66
p *a. m .70 60
10 a. m. ... 73 61
Dl2 naon. ... 8“
1 p. m. ... 84
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
BEST FITTING
Thou who have tried other* say onr
glasses are the best fitting and most
satisfactory.
Your friends are our customers. Ask
them.
H. C. REES OPTICAL CO.
242 W. COMMERCE ST.
NEXT CONGRESS
IS CLAIMED BY
BOTH PARTIES
Democrats Appear Most Con-
fident of Success —Claim
Fifty-one Majority.
THE VOTE WILL BE LIGHT
This Is the Fear of Republican I
Leaders Who Claim That
Their Party Will Win.
Associated Press.
Chicago 111. Nov. s.—Statements
regarding the control of the next
house of representatives were given
out today by the democratic congres-
sional committee and Congressman
W. B. McKinley of the republican
committee. The democratic commit-
tee believes it will have a majority
of 51 in the sixty-second congress
while Mr. McKinley speaking for the
republicans says he is confident they
will retain control by a fair working
majority. The democratic commit-
tee's statement follows:
"We believe that after a careful
and conservative estimate of the po-
litical situation we will have a ma-
jority of 51 in the next house. We
arrive at this conclusion by giving
to each party the districts which we
think they are reasonably sure o»
carry and dividing the c.onbttui u
tricts equally between them.
While our gains will be most pro-
nounced in the east they will not be
confined to any special part of the
country as we have every reason to
believe that we will make gains it.
. very state which now has republican
representation with the possible ex-
ception of four and we do not expect
to lose more than two districts that
are now represented by democrats.
"We congratulate ourselves with
the revolt against the Payne-Aldrich
bill and the regublican mismanage-
ment of government has grown each
day sinee the campaign began until
now it has become so evident that a
very overwhelming victory for de-
mocracy is absolutetly assured.”
Chairman McKinley in his state-
ment says:
"From the best reports obtainable
from candidates on the republican
ticket and others interested in repub-
lican politics. I am confident the re-
publican party will control the 62nd
congress by a fair working majority.
The size of this majority in fact the
outcome of this election will be de-
termined by the percentage of the re-
publican vote of the country which
comes to the polls on jhe eighth of
November.
"That the voters have taken but a
slight interest in the pending political
campaign is evidenced by the small
vote cast at the primaries for the
andidates of the several tickets. This
it would seem forecasts an extraor-
dinary light vote at the polls espe-
cially in the rural districts where the
farmers are enjoying an unusual de-
gree of prosperity.”
BOTH SIDES WILL
WIN IN NEW YORK
' Associated Press.
. New York. Nov. 5.- —"It is not pos-
■ sible Dix will have less than 10.001
plurality in the state." declared Wm.
.S. Rodie chairman of the executive
'committee of the democratic state
committee today.
■We will carry the state for the
ticket by over 100.000 and for Stim-
son by over 90.000." said Chairman
Prentice of the republican state com-
mittee. in a typewritten statement is-
sued at the same time from repub-
lican headquarters. •
Mr. Kodie said this was his final
estimate.
Mr. Prentice asserted that all his
reports front up-state counties bad
not been tabulated and that he might
raise his figures.
The deni eritic chairman said that
Jonn A. Dix \ vuid - n ahea’.l **f 'be
t . act The »• i rbllean < <n-p*lgn
manager admitted that Henry L.
s’.'msob woul-l run behind.
HARMON WILL WiN.
Cnlumbus. Ohio Nov. s.—Hugh
Nichols chairman of demo<
executive committee today issued th*
following statement:
“The executive committee »f the
democratic party of Ohio claim - th*
re-election of Judson Harmon h* ri »v-
-ernor of the state by largest »n •-
jority given a democratic camlrlao'
for state office since the fomiation
of the republican party. We belie «
that his majority will be s » hea*.
that there can be no reasonable
of the election of the whole demo-
cratic state ticket.
“We claim a .
that the legislature a ill be y
democratic on joint ballot.
The election of 14 democratic cor*
gressmen seems well assured 'f
more than a fighting chance in thrvs
other districts."
TWO EMPERORS
MEET AT POTSDAM.
AMArl.tMl Pr»*« .
Potsdam. No* •*> —Emperor Nicho-
las of Russia and the Germon emper-
or met here vesterday on th*' form-
er's annual visit to the GermM em-
pire The czar was accompanied by
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergius Ha-
zanoff ami a suite of tift* pgraoM.
The visit has no political aspect what-
soei v
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
San Antonio Light and Gazette (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 286, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1910, newspaper, November 5, 1910; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1692743/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .