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198 belongs to an old known family that has been here for many generations, has had all advantages of a fine education and yet has so little self respect as to put himself against a man like Hughes, misrepresenting and willfully misleading prospective voters and all this because he is bribed by a bribe stronger than money: intense selfishness and vanity I do not care so much whether Taft or Bryan is elected, both I believe to be honest able men who are worthy antagonists [[end page]] [[start page]] 199 but I would like to see the people support Hughes and show that the time is past when mere politicians of the lowest order will dictate to a governor or a president. I drove with Lewis to the voting booth and altho I am enrolled in the primaries as a democrat voted a straight republican ticket. Everything looked quiet and orderly as usual only two or three voters present. Mr. La Dow came here with his son in the afternoon I showed him our progress in veneering process and [[end page]]