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116 FIGHT IN SOUTH
uaders Beta They Face Hard?
est Knlernal Struggle Since 1886.
MRTY ALREADY SPLIT IN FIGHT
Nearly All Southern Stales Will Send
Contesting Delegations to Chloago
Convention?Louisiana fop Presi?
dent?Other States Opposed.
WASH1NOTON, D. C, Feb. 10.?
More than ever L'jfore. the contest for
the control of the next Republican
national convention nnd the nomina?
tion of tho Republican candidate for
tho presidency overshadows nil activ?
ities. In the Democratic party. Inter?
est In an examination of the Oehl In
an effort to Indicate the probabV ad
Vantages of tho various candidates
throughout the country In. mightily
heightened by the unexpected party
explosion In Florida at Thursday's
state convention.
It Ih taken to mean that Ihn ad?
ministration 1ms boldly gras pod the
proposition of nominating Secretary
Tatt und upholding the Hoosovell
policies. It In also taken to mean
?thiy, the challenge has been prompt?
ly ^icoopted by the various opposing
Candidates.
The 'best Information now is that
?there will be n tremendous struggle
for and against TaR in every South
ern state; that the administration,
?with "Frank ir. Hitchcock, until re?
cently ofllclnl dispenser of Federal
patronage, and now private citizen,
will endeavor to swing all the South,
It Is a contest for the control of I
the jitirty machinery all along the
, line. Hut for the fact that tho eon
trol of the nntlonal committee may
now be lodged with the administra?
tion tho rcuult would lie very much
more In doubt than Secretary Tnft's
friends suppose.
Old Time Struggle.
Tho best. Information obtainable
bore from experienced old time poli?
ticians 1? that the party, beginning
with tho Florida convention, lue.- Hen
plunged It'lo nun of Ks old time
Struggled for control. There bns been
no great strife within the parly since
the campaign of 189(1, when Si nator
Hanna overthrew various stuto bosses
and nominated Major McKinley, but
tho contest that lu now on In mine
?*-J-OtTi>fctH rcHcrhbloft those that pre?
viously convulsed the party in 1870.
1884 nnd 1888.
An effort to arrive tit the sit nation
l\v figures has been made after con
imitation with the party leaders of
?various factions. The total number of
votes In the Republican national con?
vention la 080. n majority being 491.
Secretary Taft'n strength nt this lime
L- fully 261 against the field, but IhU
does not give him nny votes lu the
South, where contests nro on. Ho!
must win the South, or n good por
tlon of it, to win the nomination. .
If the administration can control
the Republican nallonnl committee II
cnu defeat tho < ffort to tie up the
Kouth by contests and can accomplish
the nomination of Secretary Taft on
;>"tbo first ballot. Hut Secretary Tnft's
nomination on the first ballot Is not
possible without material assistance
from tho South nnd without more
ntrongth than now necnis promised to
him from such neutral staten us New
Jerney, Massachusetts-, Mlcnlgnn,
Missouri nnd the far West.
Musti Control Reuth.
. Tho South alone has 280 delegates.
The "favorite nons" who are In the
' .field ngninst Tnft have only to control
?Ihelr solid stnte delegations In order
to "lift" 2515 delegates nw.iv from the
- -secretary of war. in New York. Penn?
sylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana nnd Illi?
nois. Here, then, are T,'M dolegKtes,
- .or moro than a majority of the con?
vention. '
It has been- figured that merely by
/'.'contesting the full delegations from
Florida. Alabama. Mississippi and'
Louisiana enough votes could be held
itway from Secretary Tnft, perhaps, to
- iirovont his nomination on the first
jfu ballot. Hut the effort that Is now he
fa Ing made will not stop at these four
Southern states.
?.' - Evory district In tho South Is to be
contested. It Is snld that complete
?. sets of delegates to oppose the ad?
ministration slate have already been
provided for lu Texas, where Colonel
Cecil Lyon has been confidently
v' counted on by tho administration lo
swing thlrty-Blx "Illy whites" for the
Roosevelt policies nnd the Roosevelt
candidate Of course in Borne of these
stnton the contest may fall to mate?
rialize.
In some of them tho negro contin?
gent has been so discouraged that
they havo practically ceased to parti - i
clpate In party affairs. Hut In inostl
of these states tho friends of Fornk-1
er, of Knox, of Fairbanks and evu
of Hughes will see to It that con- j
testantn are provided with good
grounds and some money to enable
them to appear before the Republican
national committee.
Louisiana for Roosevelt.
A few telegraphic reports from the
South, in the light of tbo Florida Con- |
VentlOp, Will serve to Illuminate. For
Instance, the Louisiana delegation,
represented by the "Pearl Wight fac?
tion." will be Instructed to support]
Mr. Roosevelt or any man he favors-, j
On tho other hand, Walter Cohen and j
his "black and tan" faction have al?
ready called their slide convention :
?mil will undoubtedly send a full dele?
gation, in the last Republican na?
tional convention the Wight and Cob
en delegates were nil admitted, each
with half a vote, it can thus1 !?? seen
how B?rlously the pursuit of such ai
policy hi any large number of Btates
thru Tnft may need will whittle down
bin following In the convention.
From Arkansas came n report that
the Republicans are split on the pa?
tronage question, nnd the loaders are
waltln"? to be ?sure that Tuft will win
?R the first ballot before getting on
tbo usnd wagon. There ta already
bitter lighting for places on the state
committee.
Tho Ceorgla report wan that con?
tenting delegations Will go to Chica?
go; the office holders are on the ad?
ministration band wagon for Taft,
while n tew of the whites and all of
the negroes nre behind Henntor Fer?
nher. The office bolder delegation will
have the credentials from the state
committee thus placing the burden of
making the contest on the Forakor
men.
Th? report from Mississippi Is that
Ivo delegations will go to the conven?
tion. The Mississippi state conven?
tion bus been cnlled for March 10 bv
the stnto executive committee. The
stato central committee ban called a
convention for March ". The white
leaders' ore tor iinybo.lv Roosevelt
wants, while the negroes are solidly
aligned for Forakor, i ho report from
North Carolina Is (hat leading It..pub?
licans nre kindly disposed toward
Taft, but there are strong objections
to pledging the State to him, and
many will urge thai the delegation
be unlnstruotcd,
These reports nre conclusive of one
thing. They throw a rather clear
light ahead on the fine old "Bh'ndy"
that Ir, coming when the Repul?licau
national committee gathers at Chica?
go to pans on credentials for the pur?
pose of making up the preliminary
roll of the convention.
In addition to these the Collen fac?
tion In Louisiana has called Its con?
vention to meet March I, while the
Wight faction lias not cnlled Its con?
vention yet.
New to Him.
Tlie lending lady of a road company
playing in one of the smatlor cities
concluded that she would press iioino
of her luce collars one morning. Sho
accordingly rang tho bell, nnd when
the hnllboy appeared until:
"Bring me up a hot Iron."
In course of time he returned, empty
liniideil. and when tho lady answered
ills knock he said:
"I couldn't get It for you, lady."
"And why not?" sho asked, mvstl
lleil,
1 "The bartender Raid he didn't know
how to mix It."?Lipplncott's.
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Scrap Book
Force of Hnbit.
A physician started a model Insnno
asylum nnd sol apart one ward espe?
cially for crazy motorists ntid chauf?
feurs. Taking a friend through the
building lie pointed out with particu?
lar pride the automobile ward and
called attention to its elegant furnish?
ings aud equipment
"Hut," said the friend, "the plnce Ls j
rtnpty. I don't see any patients."
"t)h. they are all under the cots us
lag the shits."
HOMR.
Hut where, to lind tbnl happiest spot be- ;
low? 1
Who call direct when nil pretend to know?
TIlO nleuld'rlni; tenant of (tie distil zuno !
llol.lly procluliuH Hint hnppleul spot hin
own, ?
Extols the treasures of his stormy rens
Amt hin lonf nlghta Of revelry und ease. I
The naked negro, panting nt tho lino,
llouutii of his suhlen tmndn and palmy
wlne.
Ilnskn In tho phiro or stems tho tcptd
wave
Ami thanks bis gods for nil tho gooA they
Knve.
Such hi tin? pntrlol'n boant where'er wo
roain.
Ills Unit, hrst country ever Is nt home.
Ami yet pi rhnpn it countries wo compare
Ami f Htluinto Iii? !?! '5?ii:i which they
Hhnr.-.
Though patriots (latter, ?tili nhnll wisdom
tiiui
An equal portion dealt to nil innnHlnd,
Ah different Rood, by art "r nature riven.
To different iiiillons mukes their blcHSlug;
?von.
?Goldsmith.
Just Think of Itl
When the congressman nnd his wife I
left the trnln at Washington en their |
return from Baltimore Ids wife dlseov-,
ered that her umbrella, which lind been
Intrusted to the care of her husband] j
was missing.
"Where's my umbrella?" sho de?
manded.
"I'm afraid I've forgotten it, my |
denr," mcokly answered Hie congress- j
man. "It must still be In the trnln." '
"In the train! Ami to think that the
nffnlrs of the nation are Intrusted to n
man who doesn't know enough to take
cure of a woman's umbrella!"?Ladles'
Homo Journal.
Phrases Explained.
"Pity Is nkln to love." And a mighty
poor rotation.
"Every milII has bis price." Except?
ing always those who give themselves
away.
"A complication of diseases." What
u man dies of when the doctors don't
know.
"Riches have wings." Hut tho mil?
lionaires' sons UBtinlly open tho cage
doom.
"Ignorance is bliss." it must be.
Judging from tho happy expressions of
tho majority.
"Love laughs at locksmiths." With
a milliner, grocer and Iceman, bow
ever, he Is usually serious.
"Truth Is stranger Hum flctiou," or
does It only seem so because we have
less Chance to get well acquainted
with It?? I.lpplneott'a.
Tho Mcokest Man.
"Which of you children can tell me
who was the meekest iiuiii?" nsked a
Sunday school teacher.
None of them raised n hand. Finally
little Johnny Pttslctop raised his band
aboyp bin curly head.
?There," said the teacher, "you ought
all to be ashamed of yourselves. You
great big boys have been coming to
Sunday school for months and months,
and here Is little Johnny FlzrJetop,
poor little fellow, be never has had
any advantages and has only been
coming to Sunday school for the pust
two weeks, nnd yet bo knows more
about the Dlblo than all the rest of
you. I become perfectly discouraged
when 1 think of It. I come here every
Sundny ami tell for yo?, nnd yet you
can't answer so simple n question us
what in the name of the meekest man
lu the Bible, .lust look nt little John?
ny there, holding up his hniul. while
yon bang your beads. You're a good
little boy, Johnny, and your teacher Is
proud of you. Now speak up good and
loud anil tell these great big boys who
was the meekest man. Speak up,
Johnny."
"Plense, mn'nm. may I go out?"
Not Up to Papa'e Expectations.
Little Hetty bad been ploying quietly
on the porch one afternoon unnoticed
by her father and a friend, who ware
dlscussiug the recent panic. When tho
guest bad gone and bedtime lind come,
Hetty knelt to say her prayers. A
pause followed tho usual petitions In
behnlf of "papa an' mamma an' Aunt
Mary un' Uncle Tom an' Rovor an'
Bridget." Finally, with great earnest
nes.-;. Bhe resumed:
"An* now, Cod, pleaso take great
cure of yourself, 'cause If anything
should happen to you we'd only havo
Mr. Roosevelt, and,he hasn't come up
to papa's expectations."?Everybody's.
A Woman's Roason,
Peter Pensou was not only very
much In love with Miss Mnbcl Wcnt
worth. but very anxious to tell her so.
He had met her nt a scasldo resort,
and the time and the place nnd the ex?
traordinary lH>nuty of the young lady
had done their fatal worlJ. But,
though he had called several times, lie
bad never found her alone. It there?
fore became necessary for blin to
adopt an expedient nnd one which
would cost ns little as possible, for
Teter Pennon was extremely cnutlons
In expenditure. Miss Mabel's home
was not far from the park. What could
lie more effective for his purpose than
n walk In that verdant locality?
"Will yon," he managed to whisper
one evening, "take s walk with mo In
lie pack tomorrow afternoon? There
was npiuvtUiiuj t wanted to say to you;
?.:ud"
"Cpti't jon nay it here?"
"Hardly. We may he Interrupted ?*.
auy iniiiiieni."
'?| loll you what." she Wild. "Let us
take luncheon at the Switzerland. It's
quite proper, you know. And then we
might go to the lUlttluee. Let's see. 1
should fo like to see ?The DIrd't Neat.'
They say It's line. Von con talk to me
hoi ween the hcts."
"Itilt others would hear us."
"Very well, then. We might walk
through tho park. It will ho dusk by
that time. And. oh. Mr. Penson, par?
don me for speaking of It. but It might
ruin, la which ease 1 should prefer un
olectrle cab."
Peter that nlglit prayed that it would
be pleasant the next day. Hut, alas,
Providence was bot with blm. How It
ruined: Promptly at Vi he and his
electric cab were at Mabel's bouse. In
twenty minutes more they were seated :
lu the front window of the Swltzer- ,
bind restaurant. Miss Mabel took up :
the card, und before Peter had time to
breathe Blie bad ordered nearly $L"0
worth of unsubstantial food, lie paid
the bill, however, and off to the matt* J
nee they went. Still It rained.
"I ma afraid," said l'eter ns they
came out, "that wo can't have that
wall; in the park."
"What's the matter with the cab?" \
"You are right."
They entered tho cab. Ho turner to
her.
"Mabel, dear." he salft, "I love you.
Will you be mine?"
Mabel did not reply (LI tho cab was
almost nt her door.
I "1 am sorry, but I never can be
'yours. Relieve me, It Is Impossible
Say tio more about It."
The cab stopped. They both got out.
Peter paid the driver and walked up
the steps.
I "Why won't you have me?" be asked.
I "ItccaUKO, l'eter, you are altogether
too nvlrayagnnt.''? Llppincott's.
A Poem of tbo Moment.
| One day un acquaintance of F.ugene
; Field's boyhood, a tall, gangling look?
ing Mlssourlan, came Into the author's
newspaper ofllcai and made himself
known. After cordial greetings and n
I few moments of conversation Mr.
j Field clapped his bund to his brow, ns
I sullied u wild expression and, speaking
[sharply to bis roommate as if he were
inn nmanuchals, said. "Take this poem
! down."
! The amanuensis cleared the deck of
his desk for action, anil Mr. Field be?
gun Id dictate a poem. It was a lioau
tlful little lyric upon which be had de
I voted weeks of painstaking work, but
he reeled It od' as If It hud Just pop?
ped Into his mind ami, to Increase the
. wonderment In the mind of Ids guest,
turned two or three times lu the
course of the dictation and chatted
with iiini about their boyhood frolics.
The eyes of the Mlssourlan stood out
In RUinzcmouf ns at the close of the
dictation the amanuensis read the
charmingly Hnlshcd ihx.mii, and Mr.
Field, In a tone of command, said:
"Send it up to the printer. Have It
put In tomorrow morning's paper."
I The next morning tho Mlssourlan.
j proud of his acquaintance with so won
Iderful a man ns Mr. Field had shown
himself to be, rend the poem nnd set
out to tell everybody who would listen
how an inspired genius writes poetry.
An Eaay Job.
I A man living lu n New England vil?
lage lost a horse mid went down to
the public square and offered a reward
of $5 to whoever could bring him bnck.
A half wltted fellow volunteered to
tlnd tho burse. BUd, sure enough, he
returned lu half an hour leading him
by his bridle. Tbo owner on passing
the $c> to him baked:
"Tell me, bow did you find the
horse?"
"Waal. I thought to myself where
would I go if 1 Was a boss, and I went
there, nnd he had."?Everybody's.
Hor Rovonge.
A woman entered a railway train
nnd happened to take a seat in front of
a newly married couple. She was
hardly sealed before they liegau mak?
ing remarks about her. which some of
(lie passengers must havo heard.
She turned her bead, noticed that the
bride was considerably older than the
bridegroom and In tho smoothest of
tones said: ^ 1
"Madam, will you please have your
sou remove Iiis feet from the back of
my chair?"?Ladles' Home Journal.
"Us Royalties"
One day while on n hunt with a num?
ber of royal guests the old kaiser grew
tlreil and decided to go home quietly.
Two of his guests, noticing this, ac?
companied him; They bad walked
i along the road some ilistaneo when a
I fanner w ith his wagon overlook them.
Ono of the gentlemen asked him to
lake thorn along. The farmer consent?
ed, anil the three climbed into the
wagon.
Curiosity soon got the better of the
countryman, and turning to one of the
gentlemen lie asked:
'.'And who might you be?"
"I am tho Grand Duke of Mecklen?
burg."
"Good!'' cried tho farmer, laughing.
And turning to tho second gentleman
ho asked. "And who arc you?-'
"1 am the king of Saxony."
"Why, this Is gettlug bolter." said
(ho farmer. Finally ho turned to the
third.
"Well, nnd who are you?"
"1 inn William; emperor of Ger
t;nny."
"Well, thti heals all'." said the eoun
try man. "*vnd now let me Introduce
uyrelf. 1 iui Frederick the Great!
And i:om along." be said, hitting
his, hon i ton must prance a little
bi bonor ?vf js roynltios!''
130t!) Aw! Communication oll
Grand Lodga of Virginia Todoij.
FIRST SESSION TONIGHT AT 7:30
One Thousand Delegates Will be In
Attendance at the Sessions in
Richmond?Communication Will be
Most Important.
RICHMOND, VA.. Fob. 10.?With H0
jnUendnnce of 1,000 delegates, the one
hundred and thirtieth annual com?
munication of the Most Worshipful'
: Grand Lodge of Virginia A. F. nnd;
A. M.t will open In due and ancient!
form at the .Masonic Tom pie tomorrow
j evening at 7:30 o'clock. The grand
i working committee has been holding
! dully sessions- sine,. Friday as is the.
custom, for tin- exemplification of the!
|<80terlo portions of th? ritual, nnd
I will continue Its meetings until the
grand lodge adjourns on Thursday
I night.
Important Meeting.
J The communication this week win
[bo one of the nJosfl Importaut of
recent years. Qrand Master Sylvanus
.1. Qulnn, of Frcderlcksburg. will prob
' ably accept another term, which will
> mean that the present oifleers will be
j ro-eifcted.
There are lltiO lodges In the state
and there will be three accredited re
' p'resontatlvos from each, with many
ivl-'itlng Masons present for their
I editlcatlon and Instruction. The elec?
tion of ofllccrs is bcheduled for Wed?
nesday night. The annual dinner
will he served that evening.
Acca Temple, Lobles of the Mystic
Shrine, will hold a special meeting or.
I Thursday night for the benefit of Its
J members attending the grand lodge.
Officers of the Grandd Lodge.
Ottcers of the grand lodge are:
Grand Master, Bllvanus .1. Qulnn. of
Frcderlcksburg, Va.
Deputy Grand Master, Jo.-iepb W.
Kggleston, of Richmond, Va.
Qrand Senior Warden, .'. W. ivel
laiu, of Olnny, Va.
Grand Junior Warden. W. B. Me
Chesney, of Charlottesvillo, Va.
Grand Treasurer, Fred Pleasants, of
Richmond. Va.
Qrand Secretary, George W. Car
rington, of Richmond, Va.
Grand Senior Deacon, W. L. An
dr( ws, of Roanoke, Va.
Grand Junior Deacon, Philip K.
Bnumau, of Essex, Va.
Grand Chaplnle, Qeorgo II. Ray, of
Spotsyh anla.
Grand Tiler, James IL Allen, of
Richmond, Va.
Grand Purnlvant, .lames A. Pam
plln, of Richmond, Va.
Grand Steward, William Krouso, of
Richmond, Va,
The Working Committee.
The grand working committee is
composed of William T. Rea, of Y.m
coy'a Mill, grand lecturer ami treas?
urer of the tiflh district; Parke Jones,
Wtlllnmsburg, lecturer of the first dis?
trict; J. M. Glitt, Richmond, lecturer
of the second district; F. w. WhRa?
ker, Lyucbblirg, lecturer of the third
district; Dr. J. C. Primer. Mendota,
lecturer of the fourth district; Charles
G. Davis, Lincoln, leeturcr'of the slx
th district and the following mem?
bers. Earnest 1. Cunningham, New?
port News; Oscar Kerns. Suthcrin;
James Baunian, Ronnoke; George
Wright, Minion: Dr. II. M. Rogers.
Roekingham; It. A. Fitzhugh. Lloyds.
Ih\ Rogers, who Is a member of the
house of delpKOtCH, In sick at the Me?
morial Hospital.
Many of the poor men covet the rich
man's wealth, nnd most of tbo rich
men covet tho poor mnn's health.?SL
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February 8, 1'JOS. Sealed proposals
for furnishing and d( llvoring subsis?
tence stores in Ibis city during tho
month of March, mux. will be received
In this office until li o'clock ??
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sistence atoroa to be opened Febru?
ary 18. lfios.'' address to CAPTAIN .1.
N. KILIAN, Commissary U S. Army.
>-8-fit.
AMUSEMENTS.
fiCABEMY?TUESDAY NIGHT
February 1 Hh
GEO. M. COHAN'S
Groat Musical Play
LITTLE JOHNNY JONES
"75?PEOPLE?75
PRICES 25c to ?Lf'O. Sale now
opcu. Fri- Bat-Tu.
The Piano With the Sweet Tom."
ANOTHER WORD OF
WARNING!
Tinyhi{; a piano is largely a
matter of confidence, because
very few people ran Judge of
its merits. The smooth?
tongued solicitor persuades
many, even against their judg?
ment, ami when too late, the
deception is discovered.
When you buy from any but
n well known manufacturer,
you are apt to got n piano of
low grade, probably a "Stencil
piano" that cannot stand the
tests of time and us".
When you buy a STIEFF ft
1ANO. you get the one thai lias
heca well and widely known
for over half a eenttiry, and
take no risk. Write for Cata?
logue.
Ill Granby St., Norfelk, Va.
Allan Edwards, Agent,
P. O. Box 458, Newport News.
Official Piano, Jamestown Ex?
position.
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You Can Expect |
Nothing short <>f genuine
satisfaction in the matter of
Laundry Work if you have
your work done l;y us. We
eater to a discriminating public.
Our aim IS to give every one
the be.it for their money in
lirst-clnss work, and that wo do
not miss it is evidenced by the
Increasing number of our Satis?
fied Customers.
Peerless
Steam Laundry
FRED READ, Prop.
3209 Washington Avenue
Nowput I. News, Vn. j'
Both Phones 1"S. |4(
fa
PROMPTLY DONE
From a Parcel to
an Engine.
Freight, Baggage,
Furniture and Safes
Carefully and
Promptly Hoved.
Virginia
Transportation Co, (
^iPi^umiuuj^ rsjfflj ff.TIB'.TttiffgnilP
storage Warehouse
5 J 4-520 27lh Strict
Reasonable Rates.
TRANSFER COMPANIES.
OLT> DOMINION BAGGAGES TRANS2
I for; offices C.&O. Station. 'Phones.
, Bell Noa. 401 and 1115; Citizom No.
a?. tt