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Show MORE TRUTHS, jfl The death of Frank D. Hobbs H leaves the position of register of the 'BJ United States land office in this State fJ vacant. Speculation is already rife 'M as to who will be his successor. It is BJ very likely that Receiver Thompson BJ will be advanced to the position of Bfl register if it. is an advancement, both 'BJ offices paying the same amount of BJ salary, $3000 a year. There are al- BJ ready a number of candidates in the BJ field. Lilburu P. Palmer was the BJ first one we heard of and he has B strong claims for piefermcnt. He tafl was one of the strongest supporters iftj of both Senators Smoot and Slither- !BJ land. His course in that regard -.BJ caused him to lose his position as. Iflfl clerk of the Supreme Court, Justices 'iBJ liartch and McCarty, both up to BJ their necks in politics, objecting to ttj Mr. Palmer, because be would not H be dictated to by them in his politi- BJ cal preferences. Fred W. Price is BJ also spoken of as an available man BJ for the land office position. Fred is AJ one of the most effective workers (BJ and one of the truest republicans in BJ the state. He was a formidable can- 'BJ didatc for postmastet a year ago, 'BJ is very close to both the senators. BJ Lightning is as apt to strike him as i'BI anybody else. Others mentioned BJ are Colonel M. M. Kaighu. Judge BJ Bowman and Deputy Register Davis. BJ The three last named arc old soildcrs iBJ which gives them a pull over the BJ ordinary citizen. flfl M President Roosevelt thinks the BJ newspapers containing the nasty dc- BJ tails of the Thaw case should be ex- BJ eluded from the mails. The Prcsi- BJ dent is right. BJ |