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iSfwJwaBPF" -a?sni 1 THE WASHIGTOF HERALD. MAY rl 1912. TARIFF WILL BE Democratic Senators Give Pre-con- ventioaiYiew on Probable Planks of Platform. 3EOAIX, IS CONDEMNED; DIEECT PRIMABIES UEQED Two-thirds Eule Hakes Choice for Homir.ee Uncertain Will Hit at Trusts. Opinions smong the Democrats as to what should bedone by the Baltimore convention, both In regard to the nomi nee for President and the platform, dif fer widely. Many Democrats acknowl edge frankly that much will depend on the results of the Republican convention at Chicago. The 'Washington Herald has sought to obtain the -views of many Influential Democrats In the National Capital as to what should be done by the Baltimore convention and as to the party's pros pects In the coming campaign. This views will be published from time to time In The Herald. (Senator Isldor Baynor of Maryland prepared the following statement of his views as to the probable Issues: t "First I am satisfied that wo will again make the tariff the leading lssue-of ' the campaign, and will again stand upon cur historic ground of a tariff for revenue as against a atrirr for protection. "Second The Democratic party Trill, al most to a certainty. In its platform re solve in favor or the election of United States Senators by the people. "Third It may be taken for granted that we will take our stand, as- wb have always done, upon the constitutional ground that the. reserved right of the States must be kept Intel and protected against the usurpation of Federal en croachment. Same Old Flanks. Fourth In view of what has taken place under pervious administrations, we ought, and I believe ire Trill, proclaim that this Is not an executive government. that the President Is limited to bis con stitutional functions, the Cabinet officers wtU not be premltted to Institute a bu reaucracy above the law, but that, they can be held strictly accountable to Con gress as weyy as they can to the Presi dent, for the faithful performance of their statutory duties. "Fifth When 'we come to the system known as the Initiative and referendum. if this sysUm could never come In vogue under the Federal Constitution, It Is doubtful whether the convention wfll en ter upon Its discussion, except perhaps to say that each State should have the un questioned right to adopt the system If It comports with Its environment and metts with the approval of its people. "Sixth The recall of judges. I appre hend, will not meet with Democratic support To recall judges whenever their opinions are not In accord with popular fancy or popular passion, would be a dangerous innovation. "Seventh Of course, no heed will be given by either party to 'the chaotic conception of the recall of decisions, as we may reasonably Infer that the con ventions of both parties will be swayed by the rule of reason. "Eighth The Democratic convention will undoubtedly declare that the law against monopoly and unlawful combina tions must be impartially enforced, so that no 'President of the United States shall at any time hereafter have the power to select enterprises that are car ried on In violation of law and grant them Immunity from Its penalties be cause their policies are In accord with the policy of his administration. For Direct Primaries. "Ninth Above all and everything, how ever, I believe will come the declaration. in unmistakable terms, that the people have the right to nominate their candi dates for public oHce: that the day over when political leaders shall have the right to select their candidates for them that the primary election has come to .CASINO 7&F-ELITE VAUDEVILLE Where the Show Excels and Capacity Proves It II ft III THE SEAS0N'S II II if OPERATIC EVENT Special Engagement, One Week Only, of the Nellie Andrews COMPANY ' PRESENTING "Gems from the Opera" MISS ANDREWS, Soprano. MISS CLAREMONT, Mezzo. MISS DUSTIN, Contralto. MR. WALTERS, Tenor. MR. COWLES, Barytone. OHAS. D. HAZELRIGG, Director. PROGRAMME SELECTED FR6M: The Pltserere Scene II Trovatore Comrade Duet Bohemian Girl Scena Naughty Marietta Intermezzos Cavallerla Rustlcana My Hero Chocolate Soldier Quartet i RIgoIetto Sextet Lucia Special Scenery. Elaborate Costumes. m n me original ana uniy AND BILLY IN MAN illlslF UUh Ule Roll Dovlr Cnvaam and 1,000,000 Laughs. DOW & DOW, Hebrew Sailors. 3 WILSONS "Goldle's Dftat." ANTON ZINKA And Mr Dogs. The Largest and Classiest Photo Plays in Town. to-day:;-: to-night 1.000 Seats Every Afternoon. 10 Cuts. 6P.H. to 10:45 stay. and .that all arbitrary action of the convention and the caucus has passed Into oblivion. Representative government will not suffer under primary election systems. The people are being educated much quicker than we realize, and they know exactly how to rote In almost every community without being dis ciplined and driven to the polls like cat tle to the shambles." Senator Clarke ot Arkansas declared that in his opinion the democratic party should taka advantage of whatever blun ders the Republicans may make In the choice of a, candidate and The drafting of a platform at 'their national convention. 'The two-third rule, which win apply to the Democratic convention, makes the nomination of a candidate uncertain," said Senator Clarke. "I believe the Democrats should be In a. position to take advantage of every error of com mission or omission, that the Republicans may make at their convention. an until the Republican convention shall have been held It will be Impossible for the Democrats to be fully Informed as to these matters." Situation I Chaotic. Senator Lee 8. Overman of North Caro lina, does, not believe It possible at this time for any person to predict with any degree of certainty,, who will be the Democfatlo nominee at Baltimore. The North Carolinian Is of the opinion that the Democrats should make the tariff the paramount Issue and press the flght along this line. He thinks, also, that the platform should be reasonably progressive, but does not believe It should commit the party to the referendum. Jthe Initiative or the recall. JH c...- Tj.nv T. Afvrx of Montana Is enthuslastlo over the Democratic out look both In his otiti State and In the country at large. He Is. however, much In doubt as to who will be nominated at Baltimore, though be has no hesitancy in expressing himself for Gov. Wilson of New Jersey. "The political situation as a whole Ik pleasing to me," said Senator Meyers. 1 am pleased at the progress of the row in the Republican party and de lighted with the harmony that prevails among the Democrats. "I believe the Baltimore convention should adopt "a progressive platform, but I am not now prepared to discuss IIS aeiSUS. iHO Ukl.U. .u.-, - ....-. receive attention In the platform, ana the record made by the Democratic House should be Indorsed." That the present Democratic situa tion is confusing and not likely to ,,...f.iiiT.. before the assembling of the Baltimore convention Is the belief of Senator Charles F. Jonnson 01 main. who will appear at Baltimore as a del egate.at-large from his State. Should Not Lose Trick. The Maine delegation will go unln structed," said Senator Johnson. "I am clad of It. As a delegate I have no de elded opinion at this time as to whom I shall vote for at Baltimore. All ot the candidates are good men. dui we must not blunder In making a selec tion. The Democrats can and should win this time, but we must not lose a trick, and should be In a position at Baltimore to take advantage of any mistakes made by the Republicans at Chicago. I believe that whoever may be nominated will poll the entire Dem ocratic strength." The Democratic platform snouia rep resent the spirit of the people ana tne times, but I do not think It should men tion the Initiative, the referendum, or the recall. These Questions are tor uie States and In my judgment have no place In a national campaign." Senator Alanine or new jhwj n rinnht about who the Democrats should nominate for President, but he has some doubts as to who will be nrnnuA. The two-thirds, nowever. in jects an element of doubt, he thinks, hut adds that It will operate just as strongly against others aa It will against Gov. Wilson. He believes that the plat form should contain a provision for the initiative, the referendum, and the re call, and commit the party to govern ment ownership of railroads, express, and telegraph companies. ALL-DAY TEST OF RICHESON'S SANITY Boston, Mass., May IX Clarence V. T. Rlcheson, former Baptist minister, under sentence of death, spent several hours to day In an Insanity test conducted by Gov. Foss' board ot experts. The prisoner was taken from his cell to the muslo room in the sheriff's home this morning and did not return until late in the day. He ate two hearty meals during the test, and at Its conclusion walked back to his cell with sturdy step and a hopeful sir. The experts will submit weir report to the Governor some time before the ex ecutive council meets on Wednesday. TWO STEAMEBS STILL ASHORE. Leyland Liner Floated In Harbor of Cartajrena, Colombia. Panama. May li Reports received here from Cartagena, Colombia, say that the Ley land Line steam ship Worklngman, which went ashore In trying to aid the steamship Arcadian, which also was stranded, has been floated. The Royal Mall steam packet Arcadian and the United Fruit Company's steam ship Uetapan, both of which went ashore while attempting to aid the Arcadian, are still aground on the Balms dena Bank. The wrecking ship Premier has left Kingston. Jamaica, to render assistance. It Is feared that It will be' some days before the Arcadian gets off, owing to her heavy tonnage. The Arcadian Is in almost the same position as the steam ship Trent, also a Royal Mall boat, which went aground three years ago. It re quired several weeks to get the Trent off. PEOMINEHT jJEOBGIAH WAHTS TO WEAK WOMEFS CLOTHES THINK OP IT! Atlanta. May li From a prominent Georgian, who Uvea In Ware County, Comptroller Gen. William A. Wright has just received a letter expressing a de sire to wear woman's attire, and asking permission to do so. "1 have -very much the appearance ot woman, and when dressed as such and wearing long hair I look a perfect figure of a female, and would not be noticed as being a man. I wish to adopt this attire, because It Is more suit able for me than male attire." "Its the queerest letter I ever received. said Gen. Wright. He withholds the name out of deference to the man's fam ily. if T.B'GOIFIDEIT OF HNJITION Colonel Claims 400 of the 782 Dele- gates Already Elected by Different States. WILL GET OTHERS, HE SATS Oyster Bay, X. L, May li-Col. Roose velt expects to be nominated on the first ballot at Chicago, No longer Is he In any doubt as to the outcome of the fight. The former PresI dent counts up 400 delegates for himself ot the 7S1 already elected. These Include some IS now marked in the contested columns. Tiie Taft managers at Washington give the colonel 23 delegates up to date, as aralnrt iSO for the President. Roosevelt maintains that the Taft men are claim ing a horde of delegates tnat they know In their hearts will vote for the Rough Rider, although not openly committed. The estimate of to-day Is the first that has come with the stamp of authority. The colonel Is absolutely certain of his figures. He has gone aver the whole list with Senator Dixon. He hu made allow ances to Taft for aU dejffates In the contested column that he feels any doubt about. Leaving a wide, margin for. the Taft side he finds 400 (Kregates that he estimates may safely be counted upon ot those already elected An to getting the balance of B0 dele gates needed to capture the nomination Roosevelt has no fear. While he would not be quoted on It to-day It la known that he expects to carry, off nearly aU of the twenty-six California delegates. With at least twenty-five delegates that be thinks New Tork wlU throw him and those of Ohio and New Jersey, In which States he anticipates getting two-thirds, Roosevelt considers the nomination "cinched." Will Break Solid South. Even It he falls to carry Ohio and New Jersey the colonel Is entirety satis- fled ha will win at Chicago. He has a definite hint of the eagerness of a large number ot Southern delegates ostensibly for Taft who actually will line up with the Roosevelt forces In Chicago. That Is one thing that makes blm sanguine of the nomination. "One of the interesting things about this whole fight." ssld the colonel to night. "Is that fot at any time have I given the outccrae the slightest heed. I loathed getting Into the fight. If I had consulted my own Inclination I would not have consented to make the runf I did care for It In 1904. I wanted to be elected to round out my career as Presi dent I wanted the people's approval. "It has been different In this fight. I went In because the progressives wanted a leader, and they convinced me I was the one to flght for them. In this campaign I have cared nothing for the conaequencea." The colonel reiterated what he said In his North Carolina speeches, that If nominated, he would try to break the solid Democratic South. His hardest flght In the South would be In North Carolina. Georgia, Arkansas and Texas, where he considers It possible to cut down the Democratic strength and carry a majority of votes. Sarcasm for 'Wiley, 'If I am nominated," Roosevelt said, want to try to establish the Repub lican party In the South along different lines. I want to do away with the rot ten borough system. I believe thrr Is opportunity of building up a strong party there and I want to try It." The colonel commented upon a letter written by Dr. H. W. Wiley, recently head of the Department of Chemistry. made public by the Taft managers In San Francisco. In which he discredited Col Roosevelt's assertion that be had initiated the pure food crusade. "Everybody knows." said the colonel, with asperity, "that Brother Wiley has written on every side of everything" HISSING WOMAN AND SON FOUND Sensitive Throat? You'll find no "bite" in Tuxedo Tobacco and that fine flavor A practicing physician, who loved his pipe-jbut was bothered by the irrita tion of old-feshioned tobacco invented for his own comfort the remarkable process that produces Tuxedo, Have you tried this splendid smoke? PATTERSON'S TUXEDO TOBACCO "The Pipe Smoke fir Gentlemen" ALL IS READY FOR TEXAS LAUNCHING Latest Sea Fighter to Slide from Ways Saturday Equal of Any Afloat. FACTS ABOUT THE TEXAS. Length over all, Ml feet. Breadth at the watarllne. So feet 2H inches. Dlsplscement with full load, IS.157 tons Draft. 2S feet S Inches. Estimated speed. 21 knots. The Texaa will be equipped with twin screw vertlele triple expansion engines and twelve Babeox & Wilcox boilers, devel oping 27,000 horsepower. She was designed December IT, 110. Keel laid April 17. 1911. The contract calls for final completion on December IT. 1911. The estimated cost of the Tex as when completed Is 110.000,000. The armament ot the Texas will be aa follows: Ten 14-lnch, .45 caliber guns. Sixteen 5-lnch, .51 caliber rapid fire guns. Four 2-pounder saluting guns. Four 31 -Inch torpedo tubes. She will carry sixty-three of ficers and 1.009 men Other Dreadnoughts In the American navy are the Arkan sas. Wyoming, Utah, North Da kota, Delaware, and Florida, FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION, filid Issue of Stock mW s Now Open for Subscription. EQUITABLE Co-operative Building Association. 4 Interest per annum paid on shares before maturity on the mo n t h I y payments made. The Equitable provides for reg ular, systematic saving and for tha purchase of a home or other prop erty with regular monthly pay ments. It has been doing business fof over 32 years, and the members have been successful in saving and paying for homes, &c Shares are $2.50 per month DOI Interest per annum vr '"lured -computed from date ot first payment. Assets, $2,432,779.30. Office: Equitable Building, 919 F St. N. W. '2 CALL OR WRITE FOR INFORMATION. John Joy Edson. President. Ellis Spear. Vice President. P. B. Tur DIRECTORS: Job Barnard. Gilbert H. Grosvenor. Jno B. Lamer, jreaa v.uoviiie, jno. A.-namiiion. a. .m. iotnrop. Frank P. Reealde, Secretary. Curpln, 2d Vice President. J.J. Edson. Jr.. Geo. H. Harries, Fred. B. Pyle. IOWA LOOKS LIKE CLABK. Burlington. Iowa, ilay li Speaker Champ Clark Is regarded as an. easy victor In the Iowa State .Democratic Convention, scheduled to take place here Thursday. Representative Jamison, In charge of the Clark campaign In Iowa, predicted to-day that onvthe first ballot Clark will haye better than a two-thirds vote. Wilson' sentiment, he said, was practically a negligible quantity. The recent county conventions return ed Clark men to the State Democratic Convention In sufficient numbers to easily control that body. and It la ex. pected that many delegates now regard ed as wuson supporters, or aa doubt ful, will swing to Clark on the conven tion floor. The Bute Convention has 3.033 dele gates. Iowa will send twenty-elx dele gates to -the National democratic Con vention. -) JLrj'sr?i Mn. M. Brandon Located in Phila delphia Looking for "The Admiral," She Says. Her mind believed to be unbalanced by a prottracted Illness. Mrs. M. Braudon. who resided with her mother, Mrs. Mary Knoales, of 1407 Thirty-first Street Northwest, left Washington several days ago. taking her young son with her, and until last night had not been heard' from. Her disappearance has proved a mystery which bss baffled the police of Wash ington. She was Identified In Philadelphia last night, but not until after the police of the Quaker City had spent several days o er the mystery surrounding her. Mrs. Knowles has gone to Philadelphia to bring her home. Pretty and well dressed she appeared m Philadelphia last Friday. A polio man noticed a woman wandering aim lessly about the corridors of the Phila delphia City Hall, leading a small boy by the hand. He asked her If he could assist her. She looked at him blankly, then grasped his sleeve and declared that she had an appointment with "the Admiral.' and that she could not find htm. The police man sent her to a hospital with her son. who Is about tour years old. Later they were turned over to the police. Mrs. Knowles went to Philadelphia last night and will bring both Mrs. Braudon and her son 'home. Sleeves show fullness at the lower dge now. On some deep cuffs give a sug geatlon of empire fashion. On others lace frills fall over the arms or hands In filmy cascadta ' Among the newer laces may be men tioned Bohemian and an old lace that may be termed agaric. lace, because It has a rough raised motif that accords well with the toweling fabrics. ECZEMA Also Called Tetter, Salt Rhetxa, Pmrt. tos, MUk-ernat. weepiaa- Skin, Ac FXIEMi CXlt HH CtTRETJ TO T1T. Asd wlm 1 ar cured, I neaa Jmt That I mt O-D-B-I-D, tad sot raaniT patched sp (or a whUa, to laccm won than bc&ra. Bestvabrr, X Bake this trad cutemeat after putties tan rears of my time cet thla ooa dlseaaa and ha ruffing In the mean time a nrarter of a mtTllno cum oc thla draded ahaaia! Kov, I da net cart what all yon hate BMd.'ser how many doctor! ban told yon that Da esald mi ba uuiJ an I aik b tut a chaaea to she yn that I know what I am. taaais abort. If mo wm TrriU TO-DAT. I vDl send TOO a F&ER TRXAI. of my mud, atxahrac furantaei esra that wjn conince Ten more la a day than I or any ona can eeold la a month's time. If yoa an dupatad and duoosrand. I dan yoa ta stn m a chance ta pron my cUlma. By writing m to day yoa iO enjoy mare real eamtort than yoa had rrcr tooatax tela vona ncaaa icy too. juc uy n and yoa win see I am teutas you the troth. Br. J. E. Cimrtr. HI rut n, Mini, Kt. Tttfmweal Third uatknal Back, Sadaha. Ma Cbald rm.de a batter act than to md-ttlj'seOot s soma soar sascrcr a tenti ll(j -, Newport News, Vt, May 12. Thou sands of workmen are busily engaged to day In putting the BnaLtouches to Uncle Sam's latest sea fighter, the gigantic battle ship Texas, which will be launched from the Newport News Shipbuilding Company'a plant next Saturday after noon. The launching of the Texas win add first-class battle ship No. S3 to the naval fighting force of the United State. The Texas will be equipped with every modern appliance, rendering her able to cope with any vessel on the seas, and her launching will be the occasion for gath ering together the most distinguished company that ever attended a similar event In the United States. The guests will include President Taft, Secretary of the Navy Meyer. Admiral George Dewey. Gov. Colqult of Texas, Gov. Mann of Virginia, Chief ot the Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Phillip Andrews. Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering Rear Admiral Hutch I. Cone, and about twenty prominent members of the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Little Mtsa Claudia Lyon, daughter, of CoL Cecil Lyon, the Republican National Committeeman from Texas, will be the sponsor for the new sea fighter, and In spite of the agitation for the use of water, champagne will be the fluid tnat will first dampen the prow of the new battle ahlp. The Texas, which Is to be fitted up as a flagship, will cost In the neighborhood of $10,000,000, 0f which JS.S30.C00 will be expended on the hull and machinery, and the remainder of the armament and other equipment. REFORMS HEEDED ON INLAND WATERS Capt. Bow Says Inspection; Service Does Not Foness Even One Bowboat. New- Tork. May 12. Reforms In the marine conditions of the Inland waters are as badly needed aa those governing ocean shipping, according to Capt. Luther B. Dow, counsel for the Anmriean Mer chant Marine Association. "At the present time, said Capt. Dow to-day. "the whole Inspection service f the United States does not possess even one rowboat. If a boat Is one pound short of seven hundred tons It may leave our harbors without a single licensed of ficer on board. Paradoxical as ft may seem, the operatora of motor boats are given certificates try the local Inspectors, ana only on ua grouoa. spparenuy. that there shall be absolutely no ex amination of these little boats. 'So masr wronr lights am shown In our bays and harbors at nbfht and so many contrary whistles blown during the day because there are-no Inspectors about on tbe Toad' to see that the pilot laws are'enforced. I've Icnown cases of a sound steamer being run ashore to get out ot the way of a small rowboat.'' Korea's Wild Beasts. The mountainous province of North Pyongando teems with wild beasts, and the damage done by them itnnually Is very great. According to an oflclal report during. last year, tigers mad their ap pearance In the province 1U. times and killed an ox. We Offer for Investment New Issue $5,000,000 City of New York Coupon or Registered 4lA Gold Bonds Maturtng March 1,1362 Price UDorTAoollcatlon A. B. Leach & Co Investmant Securities 149 Broadway. New York KOO -PHflJLDCLPHIA BOSTON LO A. G. PLANT & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS Members Washington Stock Exchange. Correspondents of E. F. Hutton & Co, Members New Tork Stock Exchange. EVANS ARCADE. 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