OF DEMOCRATS ARE DISSIPATED Ery an 's Attitude Means Fight at Start of Convention. BATTLE CENTRES AROUND PARKER Nebraskan Appeals to Five Can? didates for Presidential Nomi? nation to Assist Him in De? feating Jurist for Temporary Chairman, Denouncing Him as Reactionary. Raltlmoro. Md., June 21?Will law .1. Bryan's telegraphio note to live candi? dates for the presidential nomination? Speaker Clark, Governors Wilson. Foes and Baldwin and Mayor Gayuor?ask? 111 r them to Join hint In opposition to the selection of Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York, as temporary chairman of the Democratic National Convention. <-n the ground that he wan a conserva? tive, dissipated tonight the faint hope of some of the lealers hero that a light at the opening of tho convention mtg.'.l still be avoided. The selection of Judge Parker yes terdsy sounded a call to arms. and. to ilay Mr Bryan's note caused a general aligning of forces. To-night the na? tional committecmen were eagorly awaiting to near what the replies of tho live candidates would be to the liry.m Inquiry before making any further moves. Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam? many Hall, with other Tammany chief-" tains, came over from New York to? night and was quickly in conferences with those national committecmen who had voted for .ludge Darker. ??\ York for Clerk. No d.-nlal that the lea lets of the movement for Speaker Clark's nomina? tion had Joined with the Parkor forces Was forthcoming during the day, and it was generally accepted as a fact. This alliance, it was reported, would result in New York's ninety votes be? ing cast for Clark for the nomination. National cnmmltteemen standing by I Parker openly declared that Bryan would to defeated In the national com? mittee even if he accepted .,. proxy from some commlticeman and appeared in opposition to Judge Parker. Representative Henry, from Texas, Mho was regarded as the Wilson ?an dldate for temporary chairman, to? night came out with a declaration that the progressives cannot and Will not agree to the selection of Judge rarker. a known reactionary, for temporary ? halrmati to preside over a convention in which a very large majority of the I? egates ara genuinely progressive. "We Will not support Judge Parker, but fight his selection before the full committee and If necessary oarry tho ? onteSt Into the convention. It may be stated as a certainty that an over? whelming progressive majority will not tolerate a reactionary making 'lie key note Bpeech after he and those agree? ing with him have lost In the primaries and conventions. Mr. Bryan Is right, and I shall be found lighting In the front with him." There was no end of conferences to? day between the various eommlttecrnen t" d's:'isf tlie situation and prepare tho i laus for a fight. Former National Chairman Tnomas Taggart. of Indiana. ? o lared for harmony and hoped that everything could be nettled satisfac? torily. To his frlneds he said: "We voted for Judge Parker with no intent to affront Mr. Bryan or any man. Mr Parker is a good Democrat, a for? mer nominee of the party, and has al? ways bene loyal. He stumped the coun? try for Mr. Bryan from Maine to Cal? ifornia four years ago and paid his own expenses. Wc had hoped that the pres? ent rarty harmony would be main? tained and r.o'onn would disturb It" McOraw < alls It t'nfalr. John T. McGraw, national committee man from West Virginia, said that the putting of the temporary chairmanship up to the candidate was not fair. "What ? oilld Speaker Clark say?" asked Mr. McGraw. "What could Governor Wil? son say? Just what he said before, that be had no candidate for tempo tary chairman and that any fair man would suit him." Judge. Hudspeth, national committee man from New Jersey, sail Governor Wilson had no candidate and that any fair-minded man was agreeable to him. .ludge. Hudspeth said he had hoped that the convention would designate a pro? gressive man to represent the spirit of the country. ludge Parker's friends kept in close touch with the progress r.f affairs throughout the day and declared that there wns no doubt that the fight had come with Mr. Bryan and that tie would bp beaten. lust ?hat the attitude of the South? ern delegates would be over tho fact that Mr. Bryan did not send his note to Representative Oscar t'nderwood. a presidential candidate of Alabama, cause.1 much speculation to-night among the leaders. Fnderwoorf's can? didacy Is favored by several Southern delegations, and their rauc.uses here ar* awaited with Interest. National committecmen favorable to Governor Wilson's candidacy said that they were positive that Speaker Clark and his friends had joined with the Parker people, but confidently assert? ed that Mr. Clark could not swing the delegates with him when it came to an open light on the floor of the con? vention between what Mr. Bryan has called reactionaries and progressives. Bryan's Appeal. Chicago. Juno 21.?William J. Bryan, when informed of Judge Park? er's acceptance, said ho had dot hing Id add to his former statement to-day when lie telegraphed to live of tho prenldential candidates appealing to theo- to Join in preventing the elec? tion of Judge Parker as temporary ?T (Continued on Eighth Page.) SUNDAY MORNING MAY SEE FINISH OE CONVENTION Republican Leaders Hope to Nominate by That Time. CONDITION IS UNPRECEDENTED j This Will Be Fifth Day and Per? manent Organization Has Not Been Effected?Taft Vic | tories Continue, and Roose? velt Forces Show No Signs of Bolting. Chicago. 111. June 21.? The Taftj tor c !n the Republican National Con- j ventlon to-day further demonstrated., [their control of that body. The con-I ventlon took up piecemeal the contests ! j from many States, and in each instance ! j the Taft delegate! were declared entl- J tied to their seats by majorities rang- I Inst from a high-water Tuft vote of; COS to 1C1 to a narrow margin of 54.' to 629. The latter vote was In the Cal- j Ifornla ? ase. in which the convention rules for selection of delegates by con gresslonal districts came Into conflict with the .state primary law providing for a State-wide vote on "all delegates. Thrnutth the technicality the Taft forces claimed the two delegates from the Fourth District. The case was bitterly! fought, and the voting was followed . wiih the greatest Interest, especially when it was Keen that the Taft peoplu . were losing many of th?, delegates that! had been with them In other contests. ( Despite the fact that the fcoosevolt people were defeated In all their tights to-day, there was no Indication of a] bolt. Some of the Roosevelt leaders had fcai.-d that the Calif ornlans might tike matters into their own h.mds and fall to observe the Roosevelt program I of sitting through the convention to the' end and then possibly taking independ? ent action. But their fears proved giounlless. When adjournment was taken to.night ' until 10 o'ctock to-morrow morning tho i Texas and Washington contest cases; still remained to be dealt with, and there was likelihood of more bitterness! between the opposing forces. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt watched to? day's proceedings fron, the galleries for several hours. After the test vote on California and the victory of the Taft forces In this right the left the building. To-morrow the convention enters its| fifth day and still is proceeding under j temporary organization, a condition j unprecedented in the history of the party. The leaders are going at their task In earnest to-morrow, and al? though many doubt their Inability to] do so. are going to try to get through | with the nominations and everything! else before adjourning early Sunday! morning Meet Third Oefeat. The Roosevelt forces met their third defeat in the Republican National Convention this afternoon. By a vote of yeas 569 to 499 noes, the convention voted to tabl.- a reso- ! lut||.-nn \atl.?nnl I norention. COLONEL'S PLANS GROW INDEFINITE His Name May Not Go Before Present Convention. If He Leads Independent Ticket His Conven? tion Will Not Be Held Until After Public Sen? timent Has Shown There Is Demand for It. { His Lines Shattered antl Leaders Differ as to I What Course to Pursue. Chicago, 111., June ?Ii Colonel Roosevelt eventually heads an Independ? ent ticket, it seems certain to-night that th* convention which will name, him ?will be heM at a time considerably after the adjournment of the Republican National Convention, now In session in this city. As a result of the decisive votes of to-day's proceedings of tile convention, particularly that on the Fourth California District contest, and after a day's sober reflection on the part of his close friends and advisers, the plan for a continuation of the present convention, as outlined yesterday, prsctlcslly had been abandoned. If, furthermore. Roosevelt Is place! in nomination before the convention now in session. It will not be of his planning or with his sanction, but the indi? vidual action of some one of his enthusiastic supporters. These points In the otherwise somewhat indefinite Roosevelt program were made olear to-night by Colonel Roosevelt himself and confirmed by some of his closest advisers. Itadlcnla Clinic to Original Plan. Pome of Colonel Roosevelt's more radical supporters sliil cling to the belief that it would be wise to carry out their original plan, which in effect was stoutly to maintain that the Republican convention Is lrresular and Illegal, and after its adjournment to proceed with an organization in the same hall and name their ticket, with Mr. Roosevelt at its head. Colonel Roosevelt, however, to-day refused to sanction this plan. He lid not forbid it. He still maintains that he is bound to obey the wishes of his supporters and that he Is willing, as he rxprcssed it yesterday in his statement, " personally to boar the respon? sibility." He let it be known to-day. however, that he did not regard such an idea as entirely practicable. Should the nomination be offered .o him under such circumstances. It is not his Intention to decline, but he believes the wiser course would be to defer final action along such lines for a few weeks. His Idea, as explainel to-day, is that his supporters shall return to their homes and learn the sentiment long as the seventy-eight lelogates whom he says are his are not seated he cannot he influenced by any act of the national convention. If the bulk of his delegates choose to follow the course which he haB mapped out, he expects to preserve the. present organization of his forces. If only a handful should decide at the final count to stand with nim. his decision will not bo influenced. Iln* Made IDs l-'lnal I'osltlon Known. Colonel Roosevelt's only statement to-day In regard to his position was that he has tin.illy stated ills intentions and that there could be no change tn them, He sail that the situ;'t ion was so unsettled Hint neither he. nor any ' other man could foresee the events of the. next few days. j it Is Iiis confident hellef that a decided protest in every section of the coun? try will be made when the facts In connection with the unseating of his dele? gates become known, and that this protest will foment until It develops into a formidable movement. Such a movement, lie behaves, will not be entirely partisan, but will come from the plain people of all p.irties. to whom he has made his appeal during his campaign for the Republican nomination. If he I were to lead an Independent ticket, he said, he would carry the fight into the South with as much vigor ns into the North, with the idea of attracting to his standard all those who believe as he does. Colonel Roosevelt says he needs no sympathy, and no matter what the outcome may he. the fight, he 6ays. has been one. worth making, win or lose, and his own position cannot be changed by the outcome. There Is a division among the leaders as to what part of his folllowing will stand by him to the extent of severing their ties with the party. Colonel Roosevelt's belief, as stated by his friends, is that, although a considerable num? ber of his leaders will feel that they cannot take the final step with him. a majority of them will do so. Of the opinion of the mass of Roosevelt delegates he has no knowledge. Most of them, It was pointed out, are men who have strong personal reasons for remaining with the party, and will wish to ascer? tain the sentiment of their supporters at home befor.n committing themselves. (Continued on Ninth Pago.) HERCULEAN TASK FOR CONVENTION Seem? Almost Impossible to Crowd Work of Three Days Into One. TAFT ON FIRST BALLOT Third Candidate Talk Dropped, and Roosevelt Out of Running. Chicago, .lunc it.?Thr Republican leaders directing the affaire of the Republican National Convention are going to try to-morrow to croud the work of three days Into one. With pe mar.int organization yet to be ef fe-ted. with several important r^n te.*t cases yet to be heard, with rules to adopt, platform to he threshed out an] nominations for President and Vice-president to be made, the con? vention will be called to order at 10 A. M., and every possible effort will be mad-- to dispose <>t' the accumulated business before adjournment of the session is taken. ll seemed a foregone conclusion to? ll"?.. . that President Tuf; would be j rcnominated on the first ballot. Colonel rtc.osevelt indicate,] that Iiis i name would not be presented I ? the ? tainted convention'" if Iiis wishes were ? followed. Talk of a compromise. Icand'dnte, dropped two days ago, showed no sign of revival. It was generally believed that the delegates : Instructed for Colonel Roojeveli would offer hi.- name despite h's expressed j desire right Not tlinmlnui'il, i he Roosevelt rorces have not abandoned their general fight In the convention by any means, and a hard struggle is in prospect to-morrow lover the Texas and Washington cc.n ] tests. I The new rules, which the Roosevelt people say are frame i to perpetuate I the present system of control of a na? tional convention, are sure to precipi? tate a heated debate, while the plat form may be assailed by the i?i Kol? lette delegates as well as some of the Progressives In the Roosevelt faction. So It is with some trepidation that the leaders look forward tn-nlght to accomplishing the herculean task he j fore them by Sunday morning The platform makers determined to [nicht to disregard entirely the ques? tion of woman suffrage. A compro? mise has been reached in committee on tariff, the platform declaring the tariff to be a matter for consideration and recommendation by tho tariff board. Justice Hughes. of the United States Supreme Court, evidently dis- j turbed by the prominence given his name in talk of a oompromlse candl- j date several days ago. har. sent two | telegrams to Senator Root, couched In moat positive terms, to the effect that his name must not be considered under any circumstances for the presidential nomination, that if he were nominated he would be under the cmftarrassing necessity of declining the honor, so that the convention would have to (Continued on Ninth Page.> FRANCHISE FORCED THROUGH COUNCIL BY VOTE OF 29 TO 7 Henry Anderson Issues Sensational Statement in Regard to Council man Cease. QUOTES HIM AS TRYING TO HOLD UP BOTH SIDES Rising to Point of Personal Privilege. Accused Councilman Denies Charge Printed by Vir? ginia Railway and Power Com? pany, and Gives His Version of Conversation With Thomas j P. Bryan?Admits He Tried to Get Price on New Company's"' Stock ? Anderson Declares' Cease Said He Wanted Big Commission for Arranging Deal. I Coming .is a highly Interesting fei? i ture of tlie granting 01 the franchise j to the Richmond and Henrlco Railway j Company by the Common Council last | night Is the part ptayca" by George i M. Cease, a member of Lie expiring; Council from old Mo-.iroe Ward, who voted for the ordinance. He la charged with having tried to con ' duct negotiations for the sale of t'.i? Richmond and Hci. .co properties to the Virginia Railway and Power Com 1 pany, and Is quoted as Having sale", that he "hoped to make a big coin j mission by holding up both sides."" j Henry W Anderson, of counsel for tho ' Virginia Railway and Power Compa? ny, Is sponsor for tltt lat'.ca state? ment. . in tho Council meeting last night. Mr. Cease explained h - position, tell? ing Of a conversaton with Thomas P. Bryan, In winch a possible purchase was discussed. He denied that he ever 'secured a price from the Rich? mond and Henrlco, ahY suld. in fact, that he could secure no information fi oui inai concern. Company Makm t burse. In an advertisement published yes? terday afternoon, tho Virginia Rail? way and Power Cv.-.pany macte tnis assertion: "During the const: tlon of the Richmond and Henrlco Railway and Unce that ttuie .uifturentl interests : in tills propert;. have beep, approacned! ! on u number of occasions by person* , j claiming to be authorized to spe.uk I for the Richmond and Henrlco Inter- j j ests with a view to negotiating a saie | i of the property to us. The prcc sub- | gottcd l as always been excessive, audi j the suggestion hue uoen declined "Witiltu the past two Wee.sa two'. I of tho representatives of tnis com-J j pany have been separately approached j j by gentlemen of this <. ty?one ot i them a member of the city Council I asking for this .special meeting and; j the other formerly IntertJtod m t"e' ; Henrlco company?to ..now if we would purchase this. propert?/. One1 of these gentlemen stated that he had ; talked with Mr. I'orb. on the sub? ject. Tile matter was discussed, but ? tJiv price '..iigg-ste.l was excessive, i tnd this compan) declined to consld i er it at that price." 'or. Cease Explains. Rising to a ijuestioil Of personal [ privilege .;i tue meeting of the com-1 I mon Council last night, Mr. Cease said; ? About six IVeeKh ago I was in tin-, ' office oi Tnomas t'. Bryan, The fron-I ; rhlse was mentioned; and Mr. Brysn Isold it was only a matter of lime v lien on< company would nuvo to buy out th- other; lint two could not exist, i "' 'Then whs do you not buy?" I ilfck- I ed Mr. Bryan, tie said they would buy: ???\Vlli in. Virginia Railway und; Power companj buj the Richmond and Henrlco [tanway Company?" I asked. At it price," replied Mr. Bryan. ; "'Has It been ofterodv' was my next I i|uesi ion. i Mr. Bryan replied that, he would i not sav 'that it had. Il<- did not say i I that it had not. rrted IO Make Deal. 1 "Then I got busy to see If it could I be bought, I could not get a price, and icould not even get information. The, ! licsl evidence of this Is that I never I went back tb Mr Bryan's office or I to nnybod} connected with the Vir-' [gl ff la Raliwaj and power Company. I ] bad not. and hav. never had. unj ln ? lormtlllOll which would prompt or ?allow me to say to the Virginia Rail? way mill Power Company or to any- i bony els.- that I could sell the stock ! 'of the Richmond anil Henrlco. or any 'part of It, at any price I only took; I the matter up becHtlsi Mr. Bryan sug gesied it." , ??Hold I p Both Sides." ; The following statement n.is made j later by Henry W. Anderson, wh.i bad: heard M?*. lease's ? xpluhatlon: I The Ktalemi-ul li> the bulletin imh IlHhetl llilw afternoon referred to Vr. I Cense null was made mi the uuthority ? of Mr. Tboiiiuh l'. Brytn. tbout two! weeks ago Mr, llryitn Mated to me i Hint Mr. Oust lind come to him. be i I being ?n attorney for the Virginia j I Hollivn> und Power t ampasy, nml bad 'stilled /but lie It o/tsei either eon- | (rolled it could obtain control of the ; i entire cupltlll stock of the Henri.-o company, und nsKed It' tve nouhl buy ! 1 lii-ni out. Mr. Br;r.ii repented the I Matemcnt to nie iun morning, nml :?n? present at my office v? heu I die ; luted my statement, und verified the ] Home. Mr. Uryuu is, I uuderntund, out of tbe city i?-nklu. I do uot nirnn to Imply any moral turpitude on tbe part of Mr. f'eiiae, but ' -do derm tbese facts pertinent to tbe ' Issue as to vibether the Ilenrlro peo? ple offered to fell, and their efforts to i coo.Iuit (he Council tbey hnd not done SO. Mr. tense stnteil to me tht* nftcr nonu tbnt IiIn position hnd been mis omiei Mood ; thin he hud never bud nny i'onlrol of tbe stock, nod bin only ob? ject had been to try to negotiate n nule and make a bin; commJaalon "by holding up both aides.** 1 HENnV U*. AXDERSOJf. Members Refuse to Hear City Attorney, andThen Shut Off All Debate Over Protest. RAILROADED BY METHOD NEVER KNOWN BEFORE Motion to Delay Hearing So That Record Could Be Printed Quickly Voted Down?Peti? tion From Stockholders of Old Company Not Permitted to Be Read, While Richmond and Henrico Friends in Chamber Applaud Wildly as Vote Is Announced ? Ordinance Read Without Discussion, After Which Steam Roller Was Put to Work. Practically without debate, and with no cons'deration given to essential de? tails, the Common Council last night adopted an ordinance intended to give to the Richmond and Henrico Rail? way Company a Uftccn-year franchise to use any and all of the streets of the city for the distribution of light, and power, and for the extension of its stree t car system. The tlnal voto was to 7. Methods were used at which Victor Rosewater and William Barnes, Jr., might turn green with envy. The ordinance wan adopted, at a upcclul meeting, called at the instance of of? ficials of the company which is to benefit by the franchise. Members of many years experience said that never beful'O had they seen a franchise voted or. at the first meeting to w.hich 't was teported from the committee. The Council refused to give thirty minutes to representat'ves of each s'de for dlscuseloi,, in the face of a petition signed by Richmond stock? holders or the Virginia Railway and ..? ver Company, representing $4,230, 000 of invested capital ami leading c.v zens of the community, asking tu oe beard. It would not even have read the atdinance as framed by the aubcom tnlttee of the Committee on Streets, over which six months time and labor had been expended. It sent for the City Attorney early In the meeting, members favoring the franchise usln>.T his presenc? as an argument against u motion to lay tn? n,.liter on the table, until the next icgular meeting, yet no one asked him s question, and he might as well nave remained at home, j Beyond a few desultory remarks by Mr. Powell or. the proposition to put li matter of discounts into the ordl nance, no member gav,. ., reason why the ordinance should be passed, and passed >n extraordinary session, t it.v May Pay Bill. So determined were nie advocates uf the franchise to force a vot* last night that they passed .-. paper which, as pointed out by Mr. Pollock, is ao ill-considered and so loosely drawn chat It provides no uojiu insuring; that the company which secures the franchise will remove its property froni the dry's streets ai the expira? tion of the time limit. Lt may defy the city and make Uie municipality pay for the remnants of Its business career. Competition of the sort contemplat? ed, under existing conditions in Rich? mond, said Councilman Cllbert K. P?l? ich, in explaining his negatve vote, is a* fallacy. He asserted bis bellet that Richmond is enjoying electric light cheaper than In any other city of Its size, and that trie service ren? dered is second to none. "Where regulation n be had," ho said, "competition is a mistake. There are members here voting on a matter which they have never really consid? ered. They have sent for the City At? torney and nave not asked Ulm & question " Result of Holl Call. The final vote on tue adoption oC the ordinance was as follows; Ayes?Batklns, Blnke. Boshen. Bow uinn. Brown, Burke, Bui|sr, Cease,' till), lluddpn. Hlrsckberg, llonsou. Hu? tier, Jones, I.uinsdrn. Pollurd. Powell. Potters, J- C.t Powers, .lohn T.| Ilnt c-llffe. Heede, lllcbn de. Scaton, *eti?b, Sti'llvan. t'mlaiif. lVe*tnn, Wiltshire, \\ urkmon?-0. ,\oc??Ferg,i?nst?u. filler, MlUer, Mills, Pinner, Pollock. \ onderlehr? Absen!?Bradley, Peier?, IUcbard Kim, llouers?4. Music In tin- Parks. Before the Council adjourned, it suspended the rule* and passed an ordinance appropriating $3,000 for music in the parks fo the remainder of l.'.e senson. The amount Is to be expended under the direction of tho . omni it tee >ui Public Grounds and Buildings. The voto was. Ayes, 30; noes, s Councilman II R Pollard. Ir., pre? sided in tile absence oi President R. I.e^ Peters The leport of the Com? mittee, on Streets concerning the ordi? nance was made the order of busine-""1. Mr Mi'.ls moved that the report and ordinance bo laid on the table until the next regular meeting of the body. He thought the members unprepared t vote. 'This Council.'' he said. ought to adopt its own franchise, such i fran? chise as it desires to sell for the bene? fit of" the. people of tho city, rather than one prepared and advo Jtod by an interested corporation" Maul Original Printed. Mr. Pollock wanted to amend hy> having the ordinance printed, along (Continued on Seventh Page.)