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4 , 3 5 6 itc i the A d v e r t is e r G r o w . THE SECOND OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER F a i r t o n i g h t ; S a t u r d a y pro b a b ly c l o u d y , m o d e r a t e w e s t to n o r t h w e s t w i n d s . ■ i t founded ls : j 0 . TISER fo u n d e d IS 11. AUBURN, N. Y. FRIDAY. 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There w n s a te n s e in t e r e s t t h r o u g h o u t the n a t i o n , he s a i d , as to the c o u r s e o f the p a r t y in t h c s t a t e o f N e w V o r k He believed th e p a r t y s h o u ld h a v e a n a ll i r i n a t iv c a n d p r o g r e s s iv e pro* g r a m fo r tho b e n e fit o f tiie w h o le people a n d ii ii efficient o r g a n i z a t i o n t o c a r r y o u t t h i s pro g r a m in d i v i d u a l o p i n i o n u p o n a l l m a t t e r s n o t a f f e c t i n g conscience s h o u l d be su b m e r g e d .\ T h e d u t y of the p a r t y , a s b e saw ' it, w a s to keep pace w i t h th e c h a n g i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f th c tim e s . “ T h e r e m u s t be a f a i r o p p o r t u n i t y o f e x p r e s s io n o f o p i n i o n b y e v e r y m e m b e r o f th e p a r t y , ” h e said \ W h e n there is n o s u c h o p p o r t u n i t y th c o n l y rc m c d v is r e v o l u t i o n T h i s is th c s i t u a t i o n w h ich m a k e s r e v o l u t i o n respcc* t a b l e iu M e x ico. “ E v e r y R e p u b l i c a n a s s e m b l y m a n s h o u l d g o lo the c o m i n g s e s s io n o f th c L e g i s la t u r e an d v o t e f o r s p e a k e r u n c o m m i t t e d an d u n c o n t r o l l e d . B u t a l l s h o u l d be w i l l i n g to b o w t o th e w i l l o f t h c m a j o r i t y . ” S e n a t o r H o o t s a i d t h a t e x p r e s s io n of o p i n i o n a t the m e e t i n g w o u l d be u s e f u l in re g a r d to the f o l l o w i n g q u e s t io n s W o r k i n g m e n ’s c o m p e n s a t i o n s . R e v is io n o f the r u le s o f th e A s s e m b l y . S h o r t ballo t. D i r c c t p r im a r ie s . Im p r o v e m e n t o f th e m e t h o d s b y w h ic h t h e revenues o f th e s t a t e a r e a p p li e d . H o s a id ho w a s h e a r t i l y in fa v o r o f a m o r e effective la w t o s u b s t i t u t e d e f in ite c o m p e n s a t i o n fo r tlic r i s k s o f e m p l o y m e n t in place o f th e p r e s e n t u n s a t i s f a c t o r y pro\isions, PRESIDENT ILL WITH GRIPPE W a s h i n g t o n , D c c 5 .— P r e s i d e n t W i l s o n h a s g r ip p e . I l i s co ld is i n h i s n o s e a n d t h r o a t a n d his p h y s i c i a n , D r . 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P a n k h u r s t m a d e the v o y ag e across th e A t l a n t i c o n their a r r iv a l in 1 /o n d o n , t o l d o f t h e in d ig n a t io n o f th e tra v e le r s a t b e i n g d e t a in e d for o w r a n h o u r in P l y m o u t h H a r l»o r in order to e n a b le t h c p o l i c e t o o u t w i t the sufTra- | g c t t c s w h o p u r p o s e d rescuing M r s . P a n k h u r s t . A s o n c A m e r i c a n p u l it “ a l l t h i s t o a r r e s t o n e l i t t l e w o m a n .” T h c E n g l i s h p r e s s a ls o is ra t h e r I n c l i n e d t o s n e e r a t t h c e la b o r a t e p o lic e p l a n s w h i c h t h c M a n c h e s t e r G u a r d i a n d e s c r i b e s a s p o s s e s s in g \ a n a b s u r d d i s p r o p o r t i o n b e t w e e n th e a c t u a l d a n g e r o f d i s o r d e r o r re s c u e a n d the p l a n s o f t h c a u t h o r i t i e s . ' ’ T h c W e s t m i n s t e r G a z e t t e says i t ;s a b s u r d t o d e s c r ib e t h e a r r e s t o f M r s . P a n k h u r s t u s a t r i u m p h fo r thc p o lic e . P r i s o n e r in S t a t e o f C o llapse. E x e t e r , E n g . , D c c . ,1.— M r s . E m m e l i n e P a n k h u r s t , t h c s u f f r a g e t t e le a d e r , is s a i d t o d a y t o b o i n a s t a t e o f c o lla p s o h a v i n g s t a r t e d b o t h a h u n g e r a n d th irs t ) s t r i k e s in c e h e r a r r e s t o n b o a r d t h o M a j e s t i c y e s t e r d a y . | LOCAL NEWS TO-DAY ON § I PAGES 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,11 |
