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. THE FARMER
ran te obtained by EWS BOYS,
tCAIERS AND OTHERS, after 0
o'clock PTPnlDrt. at the Herjild News
THE WEATHER
Unsettled, cooler tonight I
and tomorrow.
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VOL. 3 NO. 144
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY JUNE 17, 1912
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GENERAL BISHOP
GROUP TO
ON
Siati Will be Made
Boat Races
be Used as
General Henry A. Btohop hasr turn
ed his ycht. the Akela, 'over to the
Tele-Harvard regatta committee to
be weed 4a judges' boat &t the big- race
to be rowed on the : Thames river at
New London on Friday.- .' The . Akela
is now at New London -and Gen.' and
lira. Bishop and their childrenwill
go .aboard on Friday , to. be present at
the bir event " ' -
The Akela will return here Saturr
day, lea-Ting- the same day. wth a par
ty for the 3emooratIc national ...con
vention at Baltimore. General Bishop
!' an alternate from the Fourth Oon
gTeaatonal district to the-convention.
Frdfly
CONNECTICUT REPUPLIOANS
REELECT G. F.
AS NATIONAL
Chicago; - June. 17 The Connecticut
detention "OTranised" to-day, .. with
Charles F. Brooker. chairman and na
tional committeeman J. H. Roraback,
committee on credentials: J.) H. Chase,
committee on permanent organization,
and ' Cbarles Hopkins Clark,.- commit
tee on resolutions. : ;
- State Committeeman and Roosevelt
leader Walter- Brown, of Ohio, was,
to-day ' elected national committeeman
from his state by the Ohio;delegaUon.
J J Sullivan, of Cleveland, is slated
to be a member of the committee on
resolution. He is a Roosevelt . man.
The Pennsylvania . delegation, to
day confirmed the election of William
Fltnn. Roosevelt leader - of Pennsyl
vania, as national committeeman from
that state.
The Xew Hampshire delegation or
rsBlaed: to-day, with Charles -M.
Hoyd. chairman, F. ' W.Ksterbroook,
committee on credentials; B. EL Slay
toiL: eommittee on. permanent orgs.nl
HtTm. and F. W. Hartford, commit
tee on soiuuons-.
XT JJllli. Good run luneh cart. Ap
ply A- Elwosd St Son, auctioneers,
John St. - - a
FOIt SALIC 5 passenger Bulck .au
tomobile., fully . equipped, almost
new, run only a few months'. Great
bargain. 84 Noble Ave. ' D 17 do
FOu SATIC. irurnisnea room iuu
boarding house. 5Z1 State St., cor.
Myrtle Ave. D17spo "
FOn SALE. Two horses, about 1,200
lbs. each, good workers, double or
single.. Will sell right. 633 Pem
broke St. D 17 bpo
TOTTNG WOMAN "WANTED to work
office and do some typewriting. Ad
- dress Office, care of Farmer.
.-- . D 17 b p
FARBX. 6 ACRES, house, barn, near
depot. 12 miles Bridgeport. Bar
gain. Who has 31,200? Pease Realty
Co.. 1024 Main St. ap '
XT ANTED j Lady canvassers for. up-to-date
article; big money. .Call
Room-208 WaPner. Building, morn
ings 8 'to 9,-evenings 4 to 7. ap
GBA5D ' OPPORTUNITY to make
money; call and investigate. Room
. 208 Warner building. Mornings 8
to 9. evenings 4 to 7. . .'ap -
1 . 1 " i ".
ALIi mTTDS of soft drinks at Eckler
A Co.'s. 998 Main 8t DlO'tf ol
FOU BALE. -17 ft. : launch skip jack
bnlld. 3 h.p. Palmer engine, in first
class condition. Inquire of Stew1
ard at Pequonnock Tacht Club.
I . D 17 s p
T7AimiT Girls to Inspect records.
Apply American Grapnophone Co.,
Howard Ave. entrance,, Disc Record
Dspt. D 15 a9
109 v ENGRAVED WEDDING ' an
nouncements with two . sets rf n
velopes. Southworth's, 10 Arcade.
D tf . o
WANTED. Housewives to try Crouch
St Plassmasn's "Never Enough"
pure mine Dreao. vAsk your grocsr
for it. S 16 ta po
AT BOMMOS A BILTZ alARKET in
State St. wiu nave sausage Meat
Friday and Saturday. 1 18 tf. o
HIT A BOX of Caeca Laxlne tablets
for constipation, zs cents.
H 1 o .
WANTED Everybody to know that
we sell zurniture. linoleum, rugs,
ranges, refrigerators, baby car
riage; cash or credit. Glasner
Furniture Co., 1192 Main st.
U 24 tf o
ARE YOU looking for a nice house T
1 have house, situated in residential
section,' North End, beautiful lawn,
cement walks, newly painted, pajper
ed, all improvements, 200 feet from
Main St. Can be. turned into two
family house with little expense. A.
Levy, Agent. 674 Madison Ave.
S 30 tf. o
TOU DONT WANT any old junk or
old things arouna your . premises,
but we want them as we need them
for our business. Sell them to
; Jacob Bros. We will pay you . the
' highest price and get them out of
your way. Prompt attention and
satisfaction is our record. 55 ICoa
suth St Tel. 236. - B 6 tf.
- . V NOTICE.
. Wanted Molders and coremaker3
to attend at open . meeting, tonight,
June 17th, at 37 Bank St. Speakers
from the International office J the
Iron Molders will be present, to
show the advantages and necessity of
closer organization, also speakers
from th Metal Trades Council on
and cordial invitation to all Molders
'and Coremakers to attend this meet
's nd hope you will be present. -je"YPH
KLEIN Secy.
TO TAKE M '
BALTIMORE .
HIS YACHT AKELA
. (I- - '(V v-:-- .-
. Follovmg -University
vlVheii Yacht Will
JutJscs'vDoot .
i ! - v -.-'. -. , r
Hi uestOA t4w trio will.be Dele
gate XrtfcibaJd McNeil. Jr.. C. V. Har
rington o the Crane Valve Oe., Wil
son Marshall, commodore ..of the
Lrchtnont? Tacht ;Chb, ; and r Alvin
Markle of - Baselteo, Pa., a personal
xrien& of the' host, and who represent
ed the hard coal operators on the re
cent arbitration board to adjust- the
difference-' between; miners and - mine
owners in be Pennsylvania, regions. .
TneAkela will take the inland route,
going through the Raratahrlver and
. .-. . iS i . .to .- the Chesabeake
IAvm tsiiwn - -ws-f. . - - - , ,
river and Chesapeake canal, arriving
at' Baltimore on aioay, ", .
stvorteplpg the distance of the route
outside and around the cae.'. 1
HOOKER
tTnited 'States Senator Murray Crane
of . Massachusetts, -won' first blood to
day, In his light with Colonel Roose
velt to retain control of the Massachu
setts organization. Crane . will be
elected national committeeman by the
delegation, to-night. The Pvoosevelt
candidate is; Matthew Hale, -Roosevelt
m.narsr.dnrlnr th DrimarV fleht in
Massachusetts. Hare ' : appealed to
Roosevelt to help him. .to-day, -but the
Crane men insisted that they had, the
written pledges of more than a'' ma-
The ' Vermont delegation organised
with -Senator C. S.'Page, .chairman,- J.
I Lewis, , natlohal; committeeman,
Colonel J. O. Kitey, .committee on ere
uittaii W tt Warner, committee on
nrmnMnt organisation : and J. L.
South wick, committee on resolutions.
The r Florida delegation . orgaalsed
with Henry.fi. CUbb, chairman. M. D,
McFarliind wmmJttee ,on credentials.
M. Page, committee-on permanent or-gs-hisatlon
and, oieph E. Lee, com
mittee on rules, w. H. Lucas, commlt-terwr-fnlea,
t-4 - - r .
BltOOltEIt WOTJrHN
PB01HSE TO BE FAIR
Chicago, June 17. rlt has just come
to light, upon the arrlvdl of the Con
necticut delegation at. Chicago,, that
some two weeks or more, ago. Colonel
Roosevelt- sent , . word, to , Charles V.
Brooker, national committeeman from
Connecticut, that he wished to -see
him-In New York.
Mr. Brooker went to ".New , York and
called upon the Colonel at the .Out
look" office. The. Colonel began the
conversation by asking Mr. Brooker
where he stood ' In reference to . the
presidency . and Mr. Brooker replied
that lie stood where the. Connecticut
state convention . had placed . him:
"squarely for Taft." :. v.". .
"But you are. also a member ofthe
national committee from: Connecticut,
are you not?" ... , '. . .
"I am." ' - '-: -
v "Well, as a memher of the '. com
mittee you will sit ' in - judgment, on
those 'contested delegations at. Chica
go and I. .want you to promise' me
that you will be fair."
"I'll do nothing of the sort, sir. As
a member of the. national: committee,
it's my business to be fair and-1 can
not see where I am called upon to
give you any promise that I v will, be
fain -." v' : ' - ' : '
"The conversation closed at this
point, Mr. Brooker leaving the office.
Atty. Stoddard Entertains
Yale Class at Brodklawn
. Attorney Henry B. Stoddard enter
tained 5 members of the class of .1902,
Yale University, at . the . Brooklawn
Club, Saturday night. The party had
dinner and there were many impromptu
speeches. Each guest wore- an .. im
mense button upon which hie namej
was , written. - Attorney t3ioaaara.ro a
member of the class of 1902. . v
RECEPTION TO BRIDE V
AND GROOM-TO-BE
'Miss Julia Smith and DeVer C. War
ner, who will be married next week,
were guests at a dinner given last
nigh by Mrs. William T. Bishop at
her home, 199 Courtland Hill. There
were 18 guests in attendance, includ
ing Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reyburn of
Boston, who are at the home of Mrs.
Bishop, Mrs. Reyburn's mother. Mr.
and Mrs. Rieyburn came to attend the
wedding of Mr. Warner " and Miss
Smith. - " -. - .
BURET'S N. Y. LAGER, finest .por
. ter, Knickerbocker, beer, and .fine
free lunch all the' time at Clancy's
Cafe, Poll Bldg., Fairfield Ave. a
GET YOUR LUNCH every day at the
Palatial Lunch Waon, Cassidy &
.Smith,' Props., Broad street, near
Fairfield . Fine specials every day.
Open all the time. D 17 tf. 6 1 3 5
AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE. Aston
Garage. . Phone 3293. Day or
night.. R6tfol35
STOVES REPAIRED, all kind sup
plies, all makes, pipe, grates, bricks.
f etc. Charges reasonable. 1715 Main
St. . 1 13 ao 1 3 5 tf.
GUINEA ' HENS, docks, roasting
chickens, broilers, fowl, liver pud
ding, sausage meat, bologna. Bom
mos A BUts. . G II 1 3 So
. , CARD OF THANKS.
The undersigned desires to express
her sincere thanks to her many
friends who assisted her during the
recent sickness and death of her bus
bank, Thomas McCormack. - Also to
all who sent floral tributes to the fu
neral, especially the employes of
Crane Valve Co. and The Thos. P.
Taylor Co.
. Signed, . -
a MRS. ELIZABETH M CORMACK
G0C.1MITTEEr.1AN
FORMER ALDERMAN
CLAIMS SPITE IS
, BACK OF ARREST
. -
Sven E. Murberg Appre
hended By. Motorcycle Po-
h liceman for Speeding
.. - . - .
' '-" . ' ' '. ' ' f. '
Former . Alderman Sven E. Murberg,
charged with violation of the automo
bile law,' running at excessive speed
through the West Bind, represented to
the authorities today that spite led
Motorcycle Policeman Gorgas to ap
prehend him yesterday.
. Murberer nallecti1 fMm aArm. snmo
time igo the cost of repairing a bicy
cle ' which ; Gorgas. ran down with his
rovioraycie. lie claims Qorgas nela
this against , him. Gorgas in turn said
this - had no .bearing-, on: the arrest of
yesterday. , ;
The- case was continued in" the city
court - today until tomorrow, and
meanwhile' an inveatietetion will be
made. .- - ' ; ' , . . .
BISHOP IIILAtl HERE
FELICITATES POLISH
: . CATHOLICS Oil. PROGRESS
Smflrms Large Class at
Church of St. Michael,
c ; the Archangel
- St. Michael's Polish.- R. C. church in
Sterling , street was '. the - scene of one
M - i . a t M
ut me largest congregations in its nis-
tory, yesterday when Bishop Nilan ad'
ministere'd . the Sacrament, of Confir
mation to an unusually large class of
children and several adults.
' Bishop Nilan assisted at the high
mass, at 10:30 and at its olose admin
istered the sacrament ..of confirmation.
In the course of 4 his sermon he com.
plimented - the parish- on the splendid
progress it . has made during, the last
few years and then dwelt upon the
solemn - significance of the sacrament
of confirmation.
'Among the visiting priest were Kev.
John F. Murphy, pastor of St. Mary's,
Rev.-C. J. McSlroy, , P. R.; of St. Au
gustine's: Rev. J. B. Nihlll of St. Pat
rick's; -Father, Komara of St. .John's
and others: - ' , ; :
Bishop .Nilan left the city shortly
after the confirmation, exercises ,to
preside at the laying off a - cornerstone
at St. Joseph's .new . parochial' school,
South Norwalk. arhere Father Carroll.
formerly .atailoned in St. Mary's this
city, is tne pastor.
Burglaries Are Many
Qii Oreenfield Hill
i. ... r.' - . y-'. to. fi.j-- ft .
j.; , . (special to Th .-Farmr.) .-, '
. Fairfield,' June.; 17--Ah epidemic pf
petty thefts arid , burglaries, air with
in -a radius of one", mile of each otherj
has stirred the residents of Greenfield
llll as never before. . Starting with
the theft of William K. Meeker's horse
and-rig early last, week, to -the break
ing, into of Mulligan's cafe last ' even -Jng,wa.
series of .robberies have besl
committed which 1 have given 'Sheriff
Elwood the busiest week of his offi
cial career..- Mr. Meeker's barn was
broken: into early Tuesday morning,
his horse rig- and set ' of harness taken.
The stolen turnout is still . missing.
Charles Maroney's home was ransack
ed .Wednesday afternoon. a- gold
watchclock and $100 in bills taken by
the intruders. . Bradford Warner, son
of "DeVer . Warner, has a, tent in "he
rear of his residence which was en
tered Tuesday . evening and consider
able clothing taken.; A screen In the
rear of the home of "R. R. Selleck was
found cut Wednesday morning but no
entrance effected. . It "is believed the
intruders were frightened away. iLast
evening the safe, of William Mulligan
was entered, several boxes . of cigars,
a . small amount of change and some
wet. goods taken. ...
ILLICIT ROMANCE :
ENDS III JAIL CELL
. , , , '-- .
- Mrs. Julia Dikok, -recreant .wife of
Alex Dikok of Perth Amboy, . -N. J.,
and her - lover, Steve Bortich were
held ' for trial in the . Superior court
by. Judge Wilder of the city court, to
day. The two were unable to furnish ball
of $200 apiece. They were arrested
here yesterday when 'the husband,
seeking his baby girl, came here with
his three-year-old son." - He took the
babe back to Perth Amboy today af
ter his wife's arraignment.
COMMON COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT
Alderman Thomas W.'Reddy will in
troduce a resolution In -to-night's
meeting of, the Common " council seekr
ing to have The Connecticut Co., re
pave the street where its tracks meet
at the junction of Fairfield avenue
and Water street with, wood 'blocks.
This part of the street is in a very
uneven condition. and'the traffic officer
who is stationed there finds it rather
hard to maintain his equilibrium.
City attorney John.S. Pullman may
submit an opinion as to what can be
done with regard to the billboard
which has 1 made its appearance on
Seaview avenue. There will be a
hearing . on .the petition of The Con
necticut Co., to relay its tracks on
Barnum avenue where ten foot cen
ters are desired, from Seaview avenue
to Mill Hill avenue. . Another petition
will be heard, one from Iseman and
others to extend over the building line
on , Hamilton street, 120 feet west of
Pembroke street and there will be a
hearing . on the project to pave Park
avenue from Fairfield avenue to
Washington avenue. There will be
but one meeting during July and one
in August. . . y ,
NEW HtAVEN LAWYEIR FINED.
Though he maintained that Motor
cycle Policeman Qorgas was in error
as to his rate of speed. Attorney Rob
ert aicNeill of New Haven, son of a
former psfetor of the South church of
this city, paid ' a fine of $5 and costs
in the city court tody. McNeill
drove . a powerful Losier car through
Fairfield avenue Saturday afternoon
with Gorgas in hot, pursuit. Gorgas
estimated . the speed at about 38 miles
per . hour. ,
" NEGRO BURGLAR HELD.
Louis Morris, a negro who has serv
ed time for similar offences, Was held
for trial in the Superior court,' todsfcr,
charged with stripping vacant houses
of lead pipe. He went to jail -In de
fault of bairof 1500.
ROOSEVELT WILL BEGIN
NOMINATION CONTEST BY TRYING
TEMPORARY ROLL THROUGH Tl
Gonventioiil to be Historic
Gatholie Clergyman at
Nooii Tombffow
Warmest Convention Battle in the History of
Nation Will Almost Immediately '
Begin
Virginia, Whose . Delegates v Are
Root For Chairman, and
Delegates Voting
Chicago, June if. The reat con
vention which may mark the destruc
tion of. the Republican party will. open
to-morrow.' After the formal open
ing, prayer, presentations and the like
the struggle will immediately begin to
prevent, the "acceptance of the tempo
rary roll as made up by the national
committee,; with: the : names of more
than. 160 Taft delegates seated in con
tests. , v x X .
', The Roosevelt, following will attempt
to- lay down - the prihciple that con
testing delegates ishaiy noti vote uponj
their own seats. .' -. j
It' is asserted that the Virginia dele
gates, which are. for Taft, have voted
io support this principle, and also not
to make Root temporary chairman.
Chicago, June 1 7. The ' actual formal-program
.for the convention, to
morrow, provides' for opening of the
coliseum at 10 a., m. While the ticket
holders are ' filing in two bands will
play. . The program , then provides for
the following: .
..- Noon The convention called to or
der by Chairman Rosewater, of the
national committee. Prayer by the
Rev. James F. Callahan, pastor of
St. Malachi's Roman Catholic Church.
Presentation of the gavel from the
Chicago Citizens Committee. Reading
of the. temporary roll. Fight on the
temporary roll. Election of tempor
ary chairman - "Address by the tem
porary chairman. Election of tem
porary officers. Roll -call of states
for presentation of committee selec
tions. 'Adjournment. .
Four years ago, the opening session
lasted two hours." This year the short
est estimate is 10 hours, with an all
night session as a distinct probability.
Senator TAx, at noon today, issued
a statement claiming ' Rooseve'ifs
nomination on the first ballot with a
margin of 42 votes. He also said the
Roosevelt men will control a larger4
majority than that of organisation of
the convention. - , . "
Five negro, delegates from Georgia
were injured, today, when a Pennsyl
vania train from the south pulling in
to the Pennsylvania yards in this city,
collided With another . train. A. M.
Fluker, of Argyll, Ga., one of the in
jured, was taken to the hospital suf
fering serious bruises - and cuts and
the others, Henry -Johnson Lincoln
and Dr.. W. F. Penn, of Atlanta, W.
M. " Jones, Statesboro, and W J.
Davidson, Macon, were taken to the
Hotel Washington not so seriously in
jured. Railroad officials denied that
anyone was hurt, in the wreck but it
was reported several, other persons
were . among, the injured. "
All talk of a-compromise candidate
upon whom , the progressives and the
Taft''maP could unite to heal the
brfcachr in " the Republican party was
shattered, today. The ,Taft leaders,
after counting, noses, decided that
they still hold the control. They ac
cepted . the assurance - of William
Barnes, Jr., that he had enough votes
to elect Elihu Root temporary chair
man. . Immediately they stiffened
their ' lines arid ' prepared to present
a united front. ,
' Two conventions in the same hall
seemed inevitable. The Roosevelt
fighting men have decided to go
through with their program. They
insisted, today, t that they would go
right ahead and nominate Roosevelt
and- adopt a progressive platform.
They declared they could do it in the
face of the Taft delegates and they
would protect themselves from
"strong arm" methods. . .
They will fight, they said, to take
the convention away from the nation
al committee. Victor Rosewater,
chairman of the committee, who, un
der the rules, calls the convention to
order, has been in consultation with
the Taft. men on the committee. He
has instructed Colonel Bill Stone, th
serpreant-at-arms, that he will expect
protection in the. discharge of his
duties. Stone has 'arranged for this.
He declined, today, to discuss what
he had done. -
"This convention will be conduct
ed so that the regular representatives
of the Republican party in the na
tional convention can carry . through
their work," declared Stone.
"Let those who wish make threats.
All I wish to say is that the officers
of this convention will be protected
in carrying out the . duties with which
they are charged.".
It was learned, however, that Stone
has secured what he considers ampla
police protection. Through the ChU
cago Citizens Committee he has had
police officers detailed to obey his
instructions and if an attempt is
made to rush the platform, and on
is anticipated, . then Stone will keep It
,,Vt.';:l.(.: .
For Talt, Said to be Against
Opposed -to Contesting ; .
on Own Seals
clear -with his men. ' . " '' -
Plans,' today, 'were perfected .for the
Roosevelt .battle-program in. the con
vention session, tomorrow, -at conf ar
ences of -the Colonel's leaders.'-' The
roll rail fight will precipitate the first
clash. ; Seating of the two Taft Cali
fornia delegates-atr large inserted by
the committee is the first state fight
expected to be precipitated. -
A series of conferences between the
Colonel and his lieutenants has re
sulted ;. in the v naming of Governor
Hadley, of Misaourl, as the floor lead
er of the Roosevelt fighting' forces tn
the convention. . , .'." . '
Hadley , will marshal hi forces
around the original' plan of battle
to demand of the convention that the
temporary" roll"call'be'nia'de up only
of those' delegates whose seats .. are
uncontested. . The- Roosevelt Xorees
are fighting the California., mfceup
the greatest principle in the make-up
or the convention; r ; ... -y : :
- Chairman. .'Rosewater j is .expected,
tonight,., to submit his answer to a
question propounded by the Colonel
himself.
Rosewater. interrupted ' a ''cabinet
session" of the'Rooseveltftes and had
a long talk -with the Colonel' himself.
The' gossip, today, 'was that Roosevelt
told his unexpected gueBt a few warm
thoughts ' about certain members of
the national committee. - :
Commenting on : the , California
fight, Governor Johnson declared, to
day, that. "California will not submit
to .robbery" - of any of the . fruits of
"Roosevelt s victory, there. , , . ..
- "The . theft of two del estates select
ed . by 77,000 ihajority - in a primary
which Taft himself acquiesced was. so
outrageous .as to. focus - attention on
the state, - said Johnson. .
Colonel . Roosevelt ; himself was the
center of great activity today. 'Many
delegations, were escorted to his , par-
lors and had a word: privately . with
him. rSo great was-" the jam in and
near his rooms that the elevators were
unable, to -care for the crowds and
many visitors, had . to puff pantingly
up and down the stairs. ..,..
. The-, early hours of the , day : were
utilized by iRoosevelt - in meeting- the
delegates rrom Massachusetts, 2
Jersey, Oklahoma and some from Il
linois. . It seemed clear today that
Colonel Roosevelt had exercised the
recall-, on delegates-at-large from
Massachusetts. When it was discov
ered that President Taft had won out
on the Presidential vote from the Bay
State, the Colonel announced "that he
would surrender the delegates-at-large
who were at first -pledged "'. to Taft.
Today ; it was stated that they would
vote for Jtoosevelt despite, his utter
ance. "1'a.m certain that the delegates-at-
large from Massachusetts will vote
for - Roosevelt in the convention," said
Ma chew Hale. ' -
The effect of the big Roosevelt rally
to be held tonight is obviously feared
by the Taft" leaders.' Big delegations
of Roosevelt shouters are here from
the West and-Southwest, they say.- It
is insisted that the national conven
tion was for . the ' people at large and
that tickets were an outrage. First
come, first served, was the motto and
they found that many voters endorsed
this view. ...
All , that was needed today was the
word of someone in authority. Roose
velt followers . expect to find . some
word in the. Roosevelt headquarters
tonight that would justify them in de
scending on 1;be hall in force. . ' Some
went so far as to express the hope
that Roosevelt himself ' would lead
them.
Just how Root was to be "put over"
in the convention hall . was - not re
vealed by Barnes and his men. It
was stated, however, that assurance
of such a part - for Root had been
received. '
It was reported, shortly after noon,
today, that the Virginia delegation,
counted solid for Taft, at an execu
tive session, today, had -voted unani
mously against the selection of Sen
ator Root for the temporary chair
manship, also against permitting dele
gates seated by the' national commit
tee in contested cases to vote on their
own places in affirming the tempor
ary convention roll.
The. stiffening up process to hold
the Taft supporters firmly in line was
the order- of the day around head
quarters. . Tonight, Director McKin
ley has arranged a conference of ail
the President's delegates. Aside from
the desire to keep the delegates away
from the Roosevelt meeting, the plan
is -to put through a pledge for ac
ceptance by every delegate that he
will stick to the President -through
thick and thin.
Taft managers, he asserted, have
polled each delegation . from which
desertions to Roosevelt were claimed
and found only-two, Charles Banks,
of Mississippi, and Timothy Wood
ruff, of New York.
An organized1 attempt was begun,
today, to get the solid ' Texas delega
tion for president Tatt.
Today's meeting of the Texas dele
LAST
gation marked the passing '. of Cecil
Lyon, It years national committeeman-
from the Lone-Star state. He
wras succeeded by H. F. MacGregor.
Demand that Victor Rosewater,
either change his attitude on the con
gests or resign, was made by the
Nebraska, delegation in an executive
session, today. .
When Chairman Rosewater rap3
for - order, tomorrow, - the Roosevelt
lieutenants: will have already prepar
ed a complete battle plan, a program
mapped out in advance and threshed
out at conference between all the
generals of -,the Colonel's staff cover
ing every possible contingency. A
board of strategy, including George L.
Johnson, . of California, labored with
the program, today. Because there
are so many angles to the fight it
was determined to lay out . a battle
plan which would embrace any . de
velopment. The Colonel's leader.?
will be drilled in this program so
that they will be able to . understand
just what to do when: the field mar
shal of the forces, Governor Hadley,
enters the fray.
Chicago, June 17. That they will
make the temp'orary roll prepared by
the national committee the temporary
rollof the convention was the word
sent to , Colonel Roosevelt, today, by
the majority of : that committee. The
Colonel's demand, made directly to
Chairman Victor ' Rosewater, last
night,' that only those delegates whose
credentials are undisputed should be
permitted ' to vote on the question of
organization was brusquely turned
down-. After conferring with other
members , of the committee, today,
Rosewater decided to stick to. the
original program.
'TJiis insures the5 fight "from the
drop of the , hat" The temporary roll
will. be challenged Immediately after
the minister pronounces the onenin
-benedictlon. ' Should the Taft. men be
able. . by force of numbers, - to put
through their original plans, a double
cross is certain. Many leaders fear
bloodshed and broken heads if the
present, situation is , not; relieved by
compromise. The Roosevelt men de
clare the . temporary roll will never
be read. The Taft leaders,' through
Chairman Victor , Rosewater, say it
will be read as prepared and they
say if' force is attempted to prevent
the ' contention proceeding in an or
derly manner, that they will eall on
the police to - eject -the "disturbers'
from .the hall. - v-
. "Justvlet .them t try It," was all that
the Roosevelt men would say but the
determination expressed In their der
mtllhdatd that they weuld Wt
Claims and rumors of desertions
fromthe Taft cainp continued to fill
the'- air, ; today. Lusty lunged mega
phoney men, wearing flaming Roose
velt . badges, passed back - and forth
through' the crowds crying aloud the
names of ' men who, they . said. had
signed pledges repudiating the Presi
dent rand 'declaring- for . Roosevelt.
Some of these, were true. But in
many .instances' the. claim of deser
tion ; had no sooner been made than
the - Taft - leaders .were out with de-
hnials.
.The big : delegation from King's
County, N. T., has been the subject
of much comment. Timothy "Wood
ruff, ' in announcing- that he had burned-
his -bridges behind him,- was now
in the Roosevelt camn' insisting that
16 other; ; delegates . would, go over.
with him.. To offset this, the Taft
meir displayed signatures- of all but
three- of . this county delegation insist
ing that- . Woodruff - meant -only a
single - vote and - that all the other
members , were for Taft. .
.- Insisting that they had their dele
gates so firmly. fixed that only a scat
tering, few; would desert, the Taft
leaders were1 admittedly worried.
They - feared the. effect of - Colonel
Roosevelt's personality on - wavering
delegates; who .wanted , to be with the
winner no matter who he might be
Whenever, the Taft leaders heard of
one of their men passing under the
Roosevelt: influence--and they main
tained a secret service that would
have done- Scotland 'Yard credit a
Taft man close "to the particular dele
gate was sent to get in touch with,
him and find out If he was still "all
right." , ... .
The Taft margin,' sbfar as the con
trol of the convention and the votes
for the renomination are concerned,
is , uncomfortably close. The defec
tion.. of a score of delegates would
undoubtedly deadlock the convention.
Even the President's warmest admir
ers admit that he must .be .nominat
ed on the initial .ballot . .or not at all.
The Roosevelt,. Cummins and La
Follette camps will vote . as . a unit
against- the Taft forces on many, of
the things that will come up in con
nection with the temporary organiza
tion. And in order to retain control
throughout the convention, the Taft
men 1 must hold the reins from the
very start.
The private figures of the Taft
leaders, in which allowances were
made for both the known . desertions
announced by the Roosevelt forces
and the ones believed to be sure, but
which have not yet been -publicly ad
mitted, showed the president with 55S
delegates, 18 more than a. majority,
today. 1 Manager McKinley's " public
claim is 590. This includes every sin
gle member placed on the temporary
roll by the national committee and
nearly all" of the uninstructed dele
gates, luvery rrart leaaer or conse
quence was directed to try . to round
up. at least- one vote for Elihu Root
for temporary chairman. If they can'
get Root in the chair, the Taft men
feel safe as they claim absolute con
trol of the credentials committee
which will make up the permanent
roll. . . ,
The Taft leaders plan to make the
temporary roll permanent "and have
the committee on permanent . organi
zation continue the .temporary organ
ization," including Root as chairman.
as the permanent organization.
The committee on "-credentials will
be made oip of 33 Taft men to 20
Roosevelt men, the Taft leaders say.
- xne Kooseveit men admit these fle:-
ures will be approximately correct
should the contested delegations from
the various states be seated by their
own votes.
On this lineup, the committee, made
up from one member from each state,
will be as follows:
Taft Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Ken
tucky. Louisiana. Michigan. Mississip
pi. Montana, Nevada, New Hamp
shire, New Mexico, New York, Rhode
Island. South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas. Utah, Vermont, , Virginia,
Washington. Wyoming, taslra. jDm-
ROUND OF
TO SLUG
trict of .Columbia, Hawaii,, Philippine
and Porto Rioo 33. i ' , '
Roosevelt California, Idaho, Illi
nois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
braska,, New. Jersey, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
West Virginia and Wisconsin 20:
It is the knowledge of this - state
of affairs that has nerved the Roose
velt men to the point where they say
the national committee's work shall
not- be approved. if they permit the
reading of the temporary roll they
are bound by the action of the con
veniton -unless they bolt and admit
they are- bolters. So, to-day, at
Roosevelt headquarters it -boldly an
nounced that the temporary roll will
never be read. The moment Chair
man Rosewater icalls for it :the. trouble
will begin. Governor -Johnson, whose
voice is most powerful, will challenge
it. Olihers will join. A substitute
roll made up of the delegates unseat
ed by the committee will be offered.
The Taft men say they will reject it.
The Roosevelt men declare that not a
convention -wheel will turn If they do.
To which the Taft men retort that
there will- be enough policemen handy
"to suppress all rowdies even those
wearing Roosevelt badges."
In consequence, the only apparent
possibility of a verge on actual physif
cal ' clash in the coliseum, to-morrow,
lieB in tlfe ability of the Roosevelt
men to get enough votes between now
and noon, to-morrow, to c-ont- - the
convention. ' The Colonel .self
says he will have these vote3 The
Taft leaders say. he . connot get niem.
Whether he can will not be known un
til to-morrow, noon, but there la no
denying that many who would' have
laughed at the very suggestion, last
week, are willing to admit the possi
bility, to-day.
There is ho break to Roosevelt ap-
parent but ' since the arrival of
Roosevelt personally on . the scene,
thmgs are being talked of as a pos
aibility which, last week, were regard
ed as beyond consideration.
Roosevelt will not get the LaFolletta
votes under any . circumstances an'
the Cummins men say. he can hav
none of theirs, at least not on thm
early ballots. So the friends of eth
er aspirants are feeling out the dele
gates to see to, whom, should the Pres
ident fail,4 the Taft strength can ba
cast. . , -
The easterners are. backing RooC
merely to have a candidate. They
think that he- might ? rally''-the 4 Taft
strength In a protracted struggle ants
also swing into line delegations now
firmly Attached, to, the Roosevelt or-
ganlzation.-". ; - v.r.v- : --.'-1 --,
George' B. - Agnew, . of New Tork. Is
trying to Wjorkup sentiment for Jus
tice Hughes -in ,the face of Hughes
posjtive assertion that - if nominated ,
he Could not accept.
The Cummins men insist that their
man .is the logical candidate and they
feel certain that he occupies the most
strategic position of any other darlC
horse, v . . ' -,
DEBS HEARS
DEATH KNELL
OF THE G. O. P.
- Chicago, June' 17- "The '.death knell
of the Republican party will be sound
ed tomorrow and Socialism will be
swept Into control' on November 7." .
That was the way Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist - aspirant for Presidential
honors,, sized .. up the .outlook to , a
United Press reporter today.
"The present situation," he deolar
ed. "is exactly the same as it was in
1860 when, the' Whig party disappear,
ed and the Democratic party broke up!
It was then that the Republican party
was born and it swept the country.
Socialists- -will sweep the,' tJojintry,- .this
tim4, in.;: .the. face of , v the comlnif
smash. .. ;...:. a
, "Roosevelt never had a principle.
He will subscribe to anything: to ' get
into office. . He -has the air of a brag
gart and a loafer.
"If by some turn of fate the people)
of the United States would become
anarchists by a large majority, Roose
velt would become arampant anarch
ist.",,-. - .-
GIRL DANGEROUSLY
HURT FALLING FROM
MOTORCYCLE SEAT
Suffering from concussion of the
brain due to falling from her postll
lion seat at the -rear of a motor cycle
Miss Emma. Honeywell, a maid at the
home of G: A. Hoyt ' 909 - Lafayette
street is semi-conscious and in a crlt
ical condition at St Vincent's hospl
tal. . .; ,; . , . ... , .
Miss Honeywell was riding on an
extension saddle at the rear of a mo
torcycle ridden , by .Wallace Green, a
carpenter of Fairvlew avenue, when,
Saturday etenlng just at dusk, Green
started to speed . up the hill. Near
Marion street he turned out- for -
trolley car, and as his vehicle crossed
he car tracks the wheels bumped
over" the rails so violently that Miss
Honeywell was unseated.'.
She fell in the roadway while Green
who retained, his seat, brought , the
vehicle to a stop and-rushed to-her
assistance. She lay unconscious.-; Ma
honeys auto express . for Long Hill
drew up in a moment, and Green lift
ed Miss Honeywell Into the machln,
and Mahoney drove to St. Vincent s
hospjital, a few blocks further up the
hill. , '
Yesterday Miss Honeywell's life was)
despaired of, but today she showed
marked improvement.
S ALOON C A SB CONTINUED.' '
John Fojt'o," a saloon keeper at 314
Spruce street, and three men arrested
with him when the police raided the
place- yesterday, posted bonds for their
appearance, in the city court, Wednes-
day, when arraigned before JudT
Wilder today. They , are charged re
spectively with keeping open a Co
djur ujoA frejaue&ttnj.
ROPES
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