The times dispatch. [volume], July 03, 1912, Page 8, Image 8

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Nomination of Wilson Arouses Party to tremendous Enthusiasm
RUSH TO SEA GIRT
10 Gffi WILSON
Thousands Pay Respects t?'
Dcm6c>*at>c Candidate
for Presidency.
MESSAGES LOAD WIRES
His Opponents in Race for Nomi?
nation Assure Him Heart)
Support.
?Pea Girt, X. J.. July 2.?Flva thousand
or so "original Woodrqw Wilson men"
nnd thousands of others of various
politics paid thoir rrspc^ts in person to j
the nominee this afternoon and to?
night. Tho Freehold Democrat.? Clulb.
300 strong-, led by Charts .'. Parker
whose fathvr. Jo.-; Parker, was twice
Governor of the State, won the rase
for 'tflaurt honors in greeting the Gover?
nor in competition with a Democratic
club at M?rtasqttan.
By the time they reached th0 Gcv
ernor's cottage they had a-c-umulated
nearly :,wu : ? . ? .i::U a. brat..- b.u'.U.
"I urn prpfoundiy sUrred." ^a.d Gov?
ernor Wilson, stepping from the porch
to the walk, and shukilug hands with
every one. "1 tili not prepared tu inaKe
a speech, gentlemen, i can only say 1
thank you."
John Fort, former Governor of New
Jersey, and now ? Roosevelt supporter,
called to pay his compliments.
The Central Railroad ol New Jersey
and the Pennsylvania each ran a -;>v
cial trsln to Sea Girt to convey Gov
trnor Wilson to Baltimore if lie wlshi d
to go there, or anywhord eise, for that
matter, the conductors .-aid.
The trains ware still standing at the
.station with steam popping from the
locomotives' safely valves at a late
hour.
Governor "Wilson said he was not
going to Baltimore.
Tor a time to-night congratulatory
telegrams poured In at tho rate of 1*0}
an hour. William J, Bryan did not In?
trust his congratulations to the wire,
but called up on the telephone, lie
told the Goveihncr lie was happy, satis- ?
fled, and wished him the- victory h<- pre;
dieted would conic In November.
This message came from Champ ;
Clark:
"Just leaving for Washington. ij
congratulate you upon your hard:
earned victory, and will do all I can j
to eject you."
Other messages congraitulaiUom |
ea-me from .Tudson Harmon. Rcpreson- [
tatlve Underwood, Governor Marshall, 1
of Indiana: Dm. Harvey W. Wiley and
Mayor Carter Hhrrlson, of ?"hirago.
Governor! Mann, of Virginia: "Vir?
ginia congratulates herself over being
the motile.- of a not?; r i':--.O!. r.t. a:,.i
?the1 country because It will have a Chief
?Executive who stands for highest Idi
for government."
The Or'glnai Woodrow Wilson Club I
wired from Princeton: "A real ninth
Inning nplsh: you can't lose."
Governor Dlx. <.f New York: "Vou i
have wen a tine race, .in I will win !
the presidency Congratulations and j
assurances of hearty support."
Congressman Henry George* Jr.:
'.?The hopes of the republic are in your |
hands."
Mayor Gaynor. through his secfe- 1
tnry: "Congratulations; you will be
elected President by the biggest vote
ever given n Democrat.''
Some of the great sheaf of messages i
n<re In lighter vein. One from a
Jersey City man recommended a friend i
ior appointment ns "minister to ire
lar.d." Another frb'ih Baltimore reud
"We killed the noun" dawg and the
null moose .'.t.,, ?
Satisfactory to Marshall
Ir.dlr.napols, Ind., July Governor
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, this I
afternoon telegraphed to Governor '
Woodrow Wilson:
"To the length of my ability1 and In- I
Xlutnce I propose to wotk for your '
election." ?
"I never asked any delegate to the'
X'tmocrotlc convention to vote for tile"
said the Oovernor. "find 1 did not ex?
pect the nomination for President ex?
cept as a remote possibility. The
nomination of Governor Wilson is
eminently satisfactory to the."
Hurraon Congratulate* 11 Im.
Columbus, Ohio, July 2.--.\ftL.r be?
ing informed thut Governor Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey, hud been nom?
inated for the presidency, Governor
Judsori Harmon s. it t::e successful
candidate a telegram congratulating
?Im*. When aski . wh -t he this - I
of the selection of Governor Wilson,
Governor Harmon said:
"I do not care to say anything about
It now, Vou can say 1 u::i pli ... .i
with the support a coord cd me be my
boys."
Telegram From Dadcrwoodi
Washington, J ly 2 :. , ehtnfivd
Oacar Cnderwood !. is sent tho fol?
lowing telegram to Governor Wood
fow Wilson, of Sea Girt, N 3 ?
"Accept my congratulation.! i a \ ? ur
nomination. It will be my j'< ,r
to support your candidacy" to rnv ut?
most strength
"OSCAR UNDBRWOOI ?."
Senators \re Plented.
W
erratic Senators on i ? (loot up ? ?,
the recf.pt of the news o< Woodrow
Wilson's nomination Jolrred In h eon
Governor Mann's
Tribute to Wilson
juij irtis,
"I bate iiiMt been la fori.| thai
"Woodrow \s llsou bus been selected
?in the fleinocrsrtlc nominee fur
President nl the t ultetl States, ??,(
rejoice I Im I another tlrglulnn,
strong In in I nil, patriotic in inir
pose, high nnd noble in nil of hin
ideal;, bun lieen selected to eiirr>
tbe banner of nemocrney, as I i.e
lle\e. to triumph mill vletory in Xo
vember nest. I believe he I* a ihnii
upon whom the whole country can
unite; Hint his name "ill create m
(hnslnam wherever l< l* mentioned,
and hl? speeches ?rill demonstrate
the strength <>t bts mind, the |mr|?x
of hl? heart, r.ml the wisdom of hin
nomination!
(Signed)
"WH. IIODOr.S M1\V."
IVOODROIP WILSON, HIS FAMILY, HOME AND BIRTHPLACE
i.MX ,r VVIiwon, biM ITir?. ??,, their daughter*.
The hounr nt Stnuntun, 11 here Woudruvr WJlMn wan born.
Governor Wilson'? summer homo nj Sen <;irt, \. j.
Igratulat?ry messago to him. The
niosjago road:
?^t'e congratulate you and the coun?
try upon your nomination. Wo are I
confident of your overwhelming vie
w: and in trie settlement of
long continued light. The Stale
.solidly for' Wilsr-n, by application
e Unit rule, on every ballot taken
iy, and with Illinois, Hharcs real
t for the end of the struggle. Sen
Thomas S. Martin did it.
i.. the hour of noon, when tho
cation was to meet, the alignment
. Virginians was uht'tiahged from
of the night In fore, when four
vot< ? wt re ibeing cast for Clark,
? : Wils :, and two tor Underwood,
in n.;.. r- lived here at different
is, and ho caucus had been called,
n tiie delegates reached their seats
rie hall, notice was given that .1
inn would Ua held at once in one
ins :n the*armory. Hal D.
surprlsid. When tin' delegation
frtblcd it was addressed by
?
: my vote
oving him
'Hiit I) seems Mr Uhdorwood cannot
?
Wi p. of New Jersey. He is a good
!'? n ...!. a man of ability and of char?
acter, 1 there I? no reason against
his horn natti Aitd 1 liellove he ran
"Tl ? Nor:oik convention. which
io represent the Democrats
of Virginia did hot Instruct us. leav?
ing 1 ? to our judgment. It
passed a resolutloh permitting us to
adopt a rui.. casting the vote of the
delegation as a unit for any rnndl
date w'e sc fit after the tirst harlot.
1 theri fore move, Mr. Chairman, that
w. east the vote for Virginia as a
Unit for Woodrow Wilson."
The Wilson people were taken ut
lerly l>y surprise, but cnthuslnstical
ly r.ived the suggestion. Then 0
curious situation arose.
During ibe weeks preceding tire
convention the Wilson delegates hail
been urging vJ*at no unit rule bo
adopted. At that time they feared
that two-thirds of the delegation
would decide to vote as a unit for
Underwood or some other candidate.
I and thus force the Wilson minority !?>
j vole against the man they wanted,
i Speaker Byrd, among others, nad pro
t< ted against any attempt to throt?
tle the will of the minority.
V> t now Senator .Martin was pro- i
, posing to "throttle the will" of the
Underwood minority. To bo consls
i' in. Harry St. George Tucker anil Au?
brey K Strode opposed Ihe adoption
of a unit rule, although tt would
mi hi votes for their candidate, oov
i erh?r Wilson.
Uy ;, vote of 31 1-: to 2 1-; the
Martin resolution was adopted, the
following delegates, with half a vote
: each, voting "no": H. D, Flood, E.
It IlaVloy, Harry St. tleorgo Tucker.
i Aubrej e Strode and Peyton Coehran.
The last three named took this stand
becKuse of their rrevlous protest
against the unit rule, an'l the other
twe becnuse It meant destruction of
their voles for Underwood. SPeaki r
13 rd, who voted "aye." had to un?
dergo n good deal of joking regarding
the dlffei. neo It made weose ox was
gqred, But it was ail good-natured,
1 nnd everybody forgot nil differences.
Thomas F. Itynn iCas iiot In tV.
caucus, but when he arrived a few
minutes later he acquiesced In the
result, saying It was U'u oo'st thing
ami most Ionic::! nilng to ? - done un
I der tlio circumstances:
j Thereafter. Cna :rnan Swanfon cast'
the entire vote of Virginia, twenty-.
. four In all. for Woodrow Wilson, as a]
unit. To the onlooker, the unusual
! siu;ht was present ,1 of Senator Martin!
iand Congressman Flood lighting on I
[different side?. \(r. Flood yielded
I gracefully/
Mut h the same thing had happened
iln the Illinois delegation, and to Vir?
ginia and lllnots Is largely duo the
solution. Everybody saw that the end
?had come. Bcnat John H. Bankhead,
lr< Mabama, mad. i graceful speech lit
j withdrawing the .-.ame of Mr. Under
t w. od, who he said could not be used
I to defeat tho net: nation of any other
! candidate. Jle ti. .ught tho vote coat
for the Ajabamln . demonstrated that
i the country in or. . mor<> reunited, and
that sectionalism no longer plays a
J part Irt a DemOl rattc National Con?
vention, Somebod shouted: "Make
him Vice* President." "No." promptly
n ; inded Senator Banfchaad. "No
: friend "f the party will take him from
j the post he occupies, unless to elevate
i hlrn to a position f greater usefulness.
Anybody can jit .n tho chair of tho
1 Vlce-rresldent. 1 could do it myself.
-
'The (gentleman from New York moves
to adjourn, that Is nil there Is to It.'"
Concluding. Senator Bankhead re?
leased the friends of Mr. Underwood
frcm their pledges, and thanked them
for their loyal support.
Senator \V. ,f. Stone. ->f Missouri, re?
leased the Clark people, but said that
the Missouri delegation would vote for
Clark to the last, which It did. Mayor
Fitzgerald. Of Boston, withdrew tho]
name of Governor Fobs. .lohn J. Fitz?
gerald, of New York, said his delega?
tion w-as ready to support the choice
of tho convention, and moved to make
It unanimous. However, there wan
objection, and one more hnllot was
taken.
After all. the Democratic party has
not sold tho truth to serve the hour,
anil has remained true to the standards
set for it by Andrew Jackson In words
whlcli hav* been staring the delegates
In the face for more than a week.
A ship subsidy plank Intended to
I bo offered as an amendment to the
'party platform by Allen D. Jones, of
I Newport News. Va., war not presented
I to the convention to-night. Mr. Jones
j decided not to tftke the time of the
body at such a Juncture
This declaration comprised a plan
j for building up tho merchant marine
of the country by r. system of dif?
ferentiated tariff duties. Briefly It
proposed to mike a lower tariff rate
on merchandize brought to the United
Btates In American bottoms from coun?
tries which have no merchant mnr'ne
than on other Imports.
Before the committee on resolutions.
Mr. Jones wns given twelve minutes
to explain his ship subsidy scheme,
r.fter which Chairman Kern expressed
his regret that further time could not
be allowed.
Tho Virginians arc fairly well
pleased with the declaration of the
platform for on Adequate, navy.
MTARLAND IS SENTENCED
Our? to ,lr. II for One Year nnd Unat
Pay (i t-1 Cents Pine,
Pittsburgh, Pai, July 2.?Convicted ol
having performed an operation upon
hll former secretary, pretty Elsie Co.-.
the Rev. j. T. McFarland, a United
Presbyterian in'nt.Uer. was sentenced
to-day by Judge Haymaker to pay 1 - i
Cents line und the costs of the prose?
cution and serve one year in the coun?
ty jail.
itev. McFarland was taken to Jail
late 10-day, and entered tho walled en?
closure carrying a Bible.
WANT LIGHTS PUT OUT
Iu Summer Sermon Street I.iimiis Are
Not Popular,
Now that the summer season has
come and people are living on their
porches, electric lights ?ro not so
, much In favor as formerly. Instead
[of petitions for new lights, the Coun
i ell Committee on electricity last
night was besieged by people want?
ing them moved or extinguished. A
large delegation from btuart --venue
had both the" Clay and l.ee Wards del?
egation to aid it, and was success?
ful In having a recently installed
lump taken away Mr. Jones pro?
tested that street lamps were Installed
for the uso of all the people, nut for
the convenience of the abutting prop?
erty owner, but the neighbors ob?
jected, dhc light was orduTcd out,
und pedestrians may now walk in
darkness.
Dr. Straften did not have such
i strong support In regard to a new
, lamp on Main Street between Third
and Fourth, which was set just thir
jty paces from one corner, where there
j is n brilliant arc lamp, lie did se?
ien re an order, however, removing the
I light to the centre of tho block, in
front of somebody else's house. There
j wti some Comment on t-e placing of
I this electric light when the block is
I already obstructed with dead gna
1 lamp posts that could havo been used
! at less cost.
Klectrical Instructors Speights and
. Bowry were re-elected on recommen
.datlon of city Electrician Thompson.
K.o fiuoruiu.
Tho Council Committee on Market
failed of n quorum last night, nod
bids which had been received w.vo
not opened for certain improvements
In Onkwood ar.d other ctmoto.iuu.
UNDERWOOD CALM
IN HOUR OF DEFEAT
He Has Shown Country That
Southern Man Can lie Can?
didate for Presidency.
WILL SUPPORT NOMINEE
His Withdrawal From Race
Made Without Authority
From Him.
Washington, July ?>?Representative
Oscar W. Underwood, who ran third In
the prosldcntal race lororty-flvo bal?
lots, maintained his h?mo calm im?
perturbability whe nthe news of his
withdrawal and tho stampede to Gov?
ernor Wilson was taken to him to?
day. Hq was In his office. In tho Capi?
tol surrounded by many friends In
CoriKresu, Republicans and Democrats
alike.
"Underwood has withdrawn" was
flashed over the wire.
The Alabama, Representative smiled
and said: "1 did not know that I wa
withdrawing. .Senator Bankhead la Ir.
charge of my eampa'gn. and my
friends there know best what to do.
It is news to nie, but what the Senator
t,ays goes."
Mi Underwood's advice had been
that bo was to be given a tryout as
tiio third candidate to break thu dead?
lock, lie fully expected that action
during the day. and when Virginia
voted fo.- wiibon he thought a return
would be. made to the other car.d'dstes
on the stic-roeodng ballot
After the bulletin announcing tho
withdrawal was received there came
a message quoting Senator Bankhead
a? say ng that he withdrew Mr. Un its) -
Wood's name at tho direction of the
Candidate. Mr. Underwood reiterated
Ills llrst statement, and after talking
with Baltimore on the telepnone, said:
"My friends ask me to make it clear
that my name was withdrawn With?
out my knowledge or approval. 1
make that statement."
Mr Underwood hastened to add that
he did not disapprove Senator Bank
head's action, sud voiced hie appre?
ciation of the services of the men who
had manuged his campaign,
"The loyalty of the Senator and mj
friends has been a tuuice of gratifi?
cation to me, and I thank them fot
it We have succeeded in onu thing,
at looSf. and have Impressed the coun?
try ar.d our party that a Southern
man cun be a candidate for the pres?
idency," he said.
"1 will support tl-.e nominee ,,f the
convuntfon, and shall spend my time
working for the ticket chosen at thu
convention
Mr. Underwood was nuked about tho
vice-presidency.
?''ii^Vlil y?u ? accept It?" was the >iues
tlon.
"I am not a candidate, do hot want
it and would not acvepi it." be an?
swered.
The suggestion was made that till
sentimental groun is tho vice presi?
dency nilsht be the stepping stone
on wiiich tho South would regain .is
position In national politic*.
"That is true," said Mr. Underwood,
"but If 1 got the nomination and ac?
cepted some people would say I had
ma le a deal for lt. 1 have made no
deal and have tradid with no man.
I want my friends to know mis, and
I also want them to know that when
I get Into a tight I do not quit. I
was withdrawn without my knowl?
edge and want thoso who helped me
to understand it."
Mr Underwood has been keenly at?
tentive to the prooecdlngs it Balti?
more, but not ortCjC has ho dlsp.uyed
any anxiety, Uo bated his ho;ies on
a < ompromlse.
' i am glad this is over for one
thing." he said. "Mrs. Underwood will
huvc a little more peace of mind now."
I Among the first to greet the defeated
candidate after the nomination o(
Governor Wilson became known, tvet,
.Representative Nicholas Longworth.
"Congratulations. Oscar," he said,
i "You haye made a game light and wei
I are proud of you."
Senator Tlllman, of South Carolina*
telegraphed to Governor Wilson:
"I have prayed to llvo to see a real
I Democrat President before I die Next
March my prayer win bo answered.
I Congratulations to you and to our;
I country."
President Taft hoard tho news of
j Governor Wilson's nomination while
jut luncheon In tho Wh'te House with
j Mrs. Taft nnd other members of his
! family. The President declined to
make any comment.
Friends of Mr. Taft, howrvor. said
to-nlghl thkt they could f'r.d a grain
of comfort In the selection of the
j Baltimore convention. Expecting Col?
onel Roosovelt to continue Iiis plnn for
a third party they count upon the
progressive element Splitting between
Hoosevelt and Wilson. It la well
j known In Washington that the Presl
dent and his friends feared the noml
I natlon of Harmon or Oscar Underwood
I far more than they did that of Gov?
ernor Wilson.
ALLEGED GAMBLERS
Eight White Men Arrested for Shoot?
ing Crop in Fnlrtnount.
I Eight white men were arrested yen
: terday by Mounted Officer Ryuri in
1 Fnlrmount on the charge of shoot?
ing crap in the stroet. /it the First
Police Station they gave thoir names
1 as James McCnuley. John Bowes, Fred
Bowes, William Tanser, r .oyd Brack
i ett, Frank Roborts?n, Vio l-ovy and
I Lawrence Meodc.
I Georg? Mintcr was arrested on a
charge of defrauding Mrs. Laura
Johnson of He furnished ball for
ills appearance In Police Court.
Florcnco While colored, was held
at the Second Station on a charge of
cutting Edward A\ hlto w.th a razor.
The assault took place Monday night
CAUGHT IN BELT
Boys Lei* Broken nnd Ho Is Othcr^
wine Hurl In Lumber Mill.
Arthur Tucker, fifteen years old, of
! 1119 North Twenty-seventh Street,
was badly hurt yesterdny afternoon
about 12:30 o'clock, when (lio was
caught In a moving belt while at
worlf nl the mill of the Lea Liimbor
Company. i?;"- East Main Street.
When he was examined by Dr. H. A.
Bullock, ambulance ^surgeon of thei
City Hospital. It vJJis found that asUla
from bruises ami rdlght cuts ho had
sustained n broken leg. 'i ne frncturo
was set nnd ho was removod to his
home.