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WILL THE FUTURE
AMEFUCAN BE A SLAV?
Read What the Infusion of Blood
From the South of Europe Means
IN THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIIL— NO. 80.
KEESLING AND
VALLACE RUN
NECK AND NECK
Contest for the Nomination for
Lieutenant Governor Is Still
in Doubt
Johnson. >~otal Vote Is More
Than 95,000, With Plurality
of 40,000
Wagner, Jordan and O'Brien in
Race Which Is as Yet
Undecided
WITH nearly one-half of the in
terior vote missing from the
returns available, a total re
publican primary vote of from
210.000 to 220.000 is indicated.
The same returns indicate a total
vote of more than 95.000 for Johnson
and a clear majority over both Curry
and Anderson. Johnson's plurality
over Curry will probably reach 40,000.
The comparatively narrow margin be
tween Anderson and Stanton will un
doubtedly bo broadened by the com
pleted returns from central and north-
em California, where Anderson ray
away from Stanton. although he re
ceived only about one-third as many
votes as Johnson and a little more
than cnc-half as many as Curry.
Contest in Doubt
With many precincts missing, and
hundreds of precincts reported incom
plete the nomination for lieutenant
governor is in doubt as between Fran
cis V. Keesling 6f San Francisco and
Albert J. Wallace of Los Angeles, the
Linooln-Uoosevelt league candidate.
With the Fouth. where Wallace ran
best, practically complete. Keeslinjr
nnd Wallace were at a standoff, with
the unreturred northern vote estimated
to favor the San Francisco man.
The race for secretary of state is an
other puzzle which apparently only the.
official or completed unofficial returns
can solve. On the face of the incom
plete returns Jordan, Wagner and
O'Brien are running neck and neck.
Late last night Jordan insisted that
he had unofficial 'rettinY:?*s!idwlng'~niaV
he had a lead of 400, with the unre
ported northern counties sure to in-
The light for nomination for state
printer may not be determined as be
tween W.. W. Shannon, incumbent, and
Friend William Richardson until the
official count is canvassed. RicharJ
s^on was prepared last night to believe
that Shannon would win and offered
tentative congratulations.
TAVI.on NOMI.YATED
Taylor. Lincoln- Ror.se velt league can
didate for clerk- of the supreme court,
is nominated over Frank Caugh^y, in
cumbent, by a* substantial plurality.
WOMAN SUES ANOTHER
FOR ALLEGED SLANDER
Mrs. Nellie Wertner Wants
$20,000 From Landlady
A suit for $20,000 damages for alleged
slander was begun yesterday by Mrs.
Nellie L. Wertner against Amelia
Booth' and her husband "John Boot^i.
The action is based on the following
words, alleged to have been uttered by
Mrs. Booth at her home, 2955 Pine
street, on July 23, ISIO, while the plain
tiff was her tenant, and in the presence
of Mrs. N. Taylor:
"This woman had a man in the house,
and was making such a noise and was
using such vile language that my
daughter could not sleep. Her husband
4s not at home, and she is carrying on
in that wa"y. She made more trouble
for me than any other tenant."
John Booth is alleged to have upheld
his wife in the accusation.
ONE YEAR IN JAIL MAY
TEACH HIM GALLANTRY
Penalty Incurred by Longshore
man for Striking Women
Albert Christ, longshoreman, was
convicted by Police Judge Shortall yes
terday on two charges of battery and
w&6 told that when he appeared for
sentence this morning he would get
the limit — one year in jail.
Christ called at th«. home of Mrs.
Eva Kathaway. 12$ Harriett street, in
a drunken condition and when she re
monstrated with bini he struck her
In the face.
Mrs. Elizabeth Larkin, Mrs. Hath
away's mother. Interfered and Christ
knocked her c'own, fracturing her hip
bone.
TUBERCULOSIS LURKS
IN CHEAP ICE CREAM
Many Children Infected With
the White Plague V
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 18.— The start
ling assertion is made by Doctor.War
ren Rosenthal that many children have
been infected with V germs of > tuber
culosis by eating, cheap ice cream.
Doctor Rosenthal reported a dozen
cases of dangerous infection that have
all been traced to the confection which
is sold by pushcart venders and made
n cellars, stables and dirty living rooms
in congested dwellings.
BODT DRAOGSP FEOM BAY— A hfadless body,
fTi«J^ntlj- that of « laborer, wai drajrjred from
the bottom cf the bay y^swrday by one of the
etat* drwlstrs at the foot of Powell street.
Xbue was no means of idcatificatica. .
The San Francisco Call.
Love Romance In
Life of Angel
of the Crimea
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
pOX LAKE. Wis.. Aug. IS.—
I— < The death of Florence Night
*\u25a0 ingale, the "Angel of the
Crimea," in London this week re
called a romance in which Fox
Lake is directly interested.
Florence Nightingale and Wil
liam Shore were cousins in Eng
land and were lovers. The Eng
lish law forbids marriage of
cousins, so they pledged their
faith and separated, neither one
ever to marry.
William Shore drifted to Fox
Lake, Wis., where he lived many
years, dying in 1868, and his re
mains are buried In Wausheria
cemetery In this village.
Florence Nightingale awaited
in her beautiful home in London
frhe supreme call to join her
lover in death, which she has
just answered. Each was faith
ful, as neither ever married.
WOMAN MAY HAVE
FIGURED IN MURDER
Coroner's Jury Anxious for In=
vestigation in the Famous
Woodhill Tragedy
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. IS.— Members
: of the coroner's jury which refused to
brand "Bob" Eastman as the murderer
of Mrs. Edith May Thompson Woodill
in the mysterious tragedy of the bun
gralow near St. Michaels in June a year
ago are desirous of having reports in
vestigated that Mrs. Porter Charlton,
who was killed at Lake Como, Italy, on
June 6 last, was the slayer of Mrs.
Woodill.
Prominent residents of St. Michaels
and other citizens of Talbot county
who have closely watched the case*and
know each man and Mrs. Woodill have
never believed Eastman killed her and
that she met her death in a quarrel
with a woman, as Eastman said she did.
Mrs. Charlton was seen in Talbot near
the time of the tragedy. Her husband
had spent several vacations near St.
Michaels.
A lawyer of Baltimore says Mrs.
Charlton knew Eastman in New York
when she was Mrs. Castle/ A young
man and a woman were seen in the
company of>Eastman a few daysbefore
the murder. They disappeared after
ward. Charlton is supposed by«orne of
the citizens of St. Michaels to have
been the innocent cause of the murder
of Mrs. Woodill; that it was on his ac
count that the woman mentioned by
Eastman in a letter struck Mrs.
Woodill. Persons who saw those . in
the bungalow party said after the Lake
Como tragedy that the pictures pub
lished of Charlton and his wife were
those of the woman and the man seen
together near Eastman's bungalow.
The chief of police of Baltimore ex
presses the opinion that if Mrs. Charl
ton was in St. Michaels at the time of
the murder the theory that she killed
Mrs. Woodill would seem plausible.
That is the main point.
Charlton Is in a murderer's cell in
Jersey- City jail and refusese to be
seen.
GUSSIE BELASCO
AND ACTOR TO MARRY
Second Daughter of Playwright
Soon to Wed
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
NEW YORK, Aug. IS. — Gussie Be
lasco, daughter of David Belasco, the
playwright, is engaged to be married
to an actor, William Elliott, who made
so strong an Impression as the clever
young lawyer. In the stirring drama,
"Madame X."
Miss Belasco was radiant and happy
at the Hotel Marie Antoinette tonight.
"Yes, it's true," she admitted when
asked if she was to marry Elliott.
Gussie Belasco is the second daugh
ter of the playwright to announce her
engagement within the year. His other
daughter, Reina, was married to Mor
ris Gest, the manager, recently. . Gest
is associated with Oscar Hammerstein.
COLUMBUS CAR STRIKE
SITUATION UNCHANGED
Union Willing,- but Company
• Refuses to Arbitrate
" COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18.— Nothing
came from the efforts of Governor Har
mon today toward bringing about a
settlement of the car strike.
The union Is willing to arbitrate, but
the company has steadfastly refused to
consider such proposals.
President Pretzman of the Chamber
of Commerce today asked Business
Agent Miller of the car men's union if
the men would accept a settlement pro
posal Involving an increase in wages
to 25 cents an hour and abandon their
demand for recognition of the union
and the wearing of the union buttons:
Miller. said . the proposal would not b3
satisfactory.
ARIZONA MOSQUITOES
BEAT NEW JERSEY BREED
Work on Telegraph Line Is
Stopped by : Ferocious Pests
EL PASO, Aug. 18. — Hordes of mos
quitos are interfering seriously with
the work of constructing a telegraph
line across the desert in the vicinity of
Wilcox, Ariz.
\u25a0 The summer • rains" formed a .vast
shallow lake in that vicinity, wherein
the mosquitos have bred. .
The gangs, of men are beset day and
night and the work is practically at a
standstill.
SAN% FRANCISCO, , AUGUST 19, Tl9lO.T 1910.
MOTOR DEFECTS
STAY FLIGHT OF
DARING AVIATOR
Accidents to Machinery. Delay
Moissant on Aerial Voyage
to London
Forced to Land With Disabled
Airship Within About Thirty
Miles of Goal
CHATHAM, Eng., Aug. IS.— Two ac
cidents to his moneplane today brought
down to earth the American aviator,
John B. Moissant, who yesterday made
a remarkable flight across the English
channel with a passenger in an attempt
to fly from Paris tp London. Mois
sant's aeroplane lies' partially wrecked
in a field near Rainham at Kent, some
30 miles from London. .
By a remarkable stroke of fortune
Moissant's mechanican, Albert .Fileux.
escaped unhurt. But the machine came
heavily to the ground, alighting in a
narrow space, banked high with earth
and, piles of broken brick. .There it is
likely to remain until it can be re
moved piecemeal and refitted with parts
now on their way from Paris to replace
those that were broken by the fall.
Small Pin Displaced
Moissant resumed his flight from
Tilmanston at 8:55 a. m. today, but at 7
o'clock he was obliged to descende near
Sitting Bourne to fix a small pin which
had become displaced. He then re
ascended. Before he had gone many
miles a connecting rod broke, forcing
him to use ' the planes to reach the
ground-
He landed in a field, but only slcillful
handling of the aeroplane prevented
its plunging into a clump of trees-.
Moissant made an abrupt turn to
escape these and the machine came
down heavily, breaking the chassis and
smashing a blade of the propeller.
Moissant and his mechanician climbed
out uninjured, but on looking' over the
damage found that the repairs could
not be accomplished on the spot and
that they must wait for new parts, for
which they immediately telegraphed
to Paris.
Luck Landing
" "Th* machine of Moissant at present
lies in an awkward position, every
foot of the garden where^the landing
was made presenting such obstacles
that Moissant and the experts who had
gathered to inspect the monoplane can
scarcely conceive how he managed to
descend without serious injury to him
self and his mechanician.^ .
The garden in which the machine lies
is no more than 100 feet square, at the
bottom of an abandoned brickyard. In
front of the machine is a bank of
earth and all about .it are . piles of
broken brick and earth, any one of
which would have smashed the ma
chine to fragments if encountered Uur
ing' the landing. To ascend from it
seems impossible. -Even to get the
monoplane out would be difficult. The
little American aviator, however,
makes light of all suggestions of trou
ble and says he and Fileux will find a
way out of the difficulty.
A French Canadian
He protests against the report that
he is of Spanish descent and insisted
proudly to the visitors who conversed
with him: "I am an American. My
parents were French-Canadians from
America. There is no Spanish blood
in me."
Halo of Romance
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.— In Nicaragua
and tl\e various republics of Central
America, where many Americans of ad
venturous spirit have staked their
lives and reputation on their quickness
witji t a gun. John Moissant bears a
reputation that savors of romance.
Stories of Moissant were told here to
day by former residents of . Central
America. .
At the time Moissant was sojourning
in Honduras it was told today by a
Nicaraguan, a tramp steamer loaded
with a cargo valued at something like
$100,000 was cast ashore during a storm
and abandoned. That night in the teeth
of the gale Moissant made his way
alone to the steamer in a small dugout
and took, possession of the vessel.
In the morning the storm abated- and
the- ship's captain, accompanied by
members of the crew and an agent of
the line, rowed out to the ship, which
had withstood the pounding of sea and
wind, but which was held fast on a
sunken reef. in the outer harbor. They
were halted by a shot from Moissant's
Not to Be Bluffed
There was some parleying and the
skipper rowed back to shore -to inform
the American consul and the .authori
ties that Moissant claimed the ship arid
her cargo as salvage and had threat
ened to "blow the head off the first man
who tries to come aboard.'-' .
There was a second expedition to the
ship, this time with the American con
sul and some native soldiery, but>Mois
sant refused to be impressed and to
show his .sincerity of purpose shot a
hole through the: soombrero of the na
tive commandant. ''--\u25a0? : \u25a0""- \u25a0 ', .
The ••• *xpedition ; to ; recapture the
stranded steamer returned to shore. forj
"reinforcements of artillery, but during
the night another", storm, more severe
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'BAKING POWDER
BILL' REOPENS
PERRIN'S CASE
Senator From Missouri Grills
Bob Devlin in Search of "
Crow to Pick v
Solon of Shell Hiding Fame
Holds Hot Inquiry in Red
-Room of Fairmont
With j.the stealth of : an old, sports
man, Senator - William Joel Stone of
Missouri went gunning, yesterday on
the well trodden preserves of the Per
rin case. Again and again he stalked
the elusive prey, snapped the quiver-
Ing, trigger and "waited, but nary a
feather nor fleck 'of -down fell before
his - eager- feet. And the senator was
out for. big game. His* blast was
a"imed at the full face- of Theodore
Roosevelt of Oyster Bay, who has
never been suspected of special popu-
United Stales Attorney Robert
T. Devlin on the stand as a witness
yesterday during the investigation
into the "third degree." _'\u0084".
larity ajnong the members of .the < up
per house. 'But once more the-former
president -emerged unscathed. V; By
night tiie^man from Missouri*9howed
signs of "discouragement. ?'-\u25a0 :- T \u25a0
Stone. was bent on bagging the, dark
culprit of fthe" Perrin prosecution. He
took the, -trail that promised 'to,; de
liver the; Roosevelt but it. ended
blindly. The next tack sent him in
full cry after James' R. Garfield, the
insurgent Ohioan, and baffled there, he
turned face about and.scampered-after
the luckless Ballinger. But the -non
resigning ! secretary presented a field
equally unpromising. Finally the chase
was directed at Devlin, Heney. and
Burns, but the measure of success was
no greater than had attended the
earlier efforts; ) l
Oh, Such a'Muddle
There was small escape from the be
lief that in some way the judicial mind
at Washington had become strangely
confused, as to the domestic .disturb
ances in the official family in San
Francisco. The vague notion 'appears
to have' prevailed that, as United States
attorney, Devlin in some way was con
nected with Heney and Burns, the graft
prosecution,, immunity contracts, spe
cial agents and that the inspiration of
the whole business had come from- in
surgency, James R. Garfield, conserva
tion , and Theodore Roosevelt. It !was
through the Perrin inquiry that all
this was to be revealed.,
Perrin, i meanwhile, demanded at fre
quent intervals the vindication for
.which, he' has been campaigningandhe
emphasized his wants by: shaking, his
finger beneath the -nostrils of Devlin,
adjuring 'him hoarsely to be honest,; to
tell the truth arid to ; confess. VAt times
the aged millionaire. became so impas
sioned! in, his entreaties that he was7ad
vised to calm himself arid resume his
seat. ';'\u25a0 '- ' [-_' '';..'
Uncomplimentary : Whisperings
The 1 scene was set' in a rosy red ; room
of the Fairmont hotel. Senator Stone
and his clerks ranged themselves, on
one side of the long- tables. Robert; T.
Devlin an' dhis \assistant. A: . P. ' Black,
took the far, corner .as prisoners' at ;the
bar. Doctor Perrin sat 'at "a small table,
flanked .. on his left by his /attorney,
Barclay Henley, and his" secretary," L.
S. Williams,; and; on his right byj his
brotheiy Robert Perrin.- When i the'doc
tor : was not' bending jover; the; United j
States attbrriey, his 'J brother vfiiled in
the* lapses with audible and; uncompli
mentary whisperings. . - - • -/• i. ; ; .-:
- At .the' outset of: the hearing ' Senator
Continued on Puge 2, Column^!;
Stone Dons Gum Shoes
Gunning for Roosevel t
Senator j William J. Stone of "i Missouri,: chairman of l the congressional com
mitlee^ non>; in 'San V Francisco investigating the "third degree."
SCANDAL MONGERS
ARE IN A BAD WAY
Ecclesiastical ; Courts Sees "No
Harm-in^Moral iParsons> i'
and Petticoats—'
[Special Dispatch to The' Call]
RENO,,Aug.- IS.— Gossip has received
decidedly : the : worst ' of it 4 to
involve, parsons and- petticoats* in a
local church. ThY fact that- the young
woman \u25a0 in the case : . joined* the % faith,
then 1 the choir, the chose, to accompany
the pastor to concerts and' socials gave
no license" foriwhlsperings* among 1 the
congregation; according to • the^-verdict
of the ecclesiastical court. L'eastof all,
according to ', this same 'authority 'was
it sufficient to warrant a word of cau
tion to, the/clergyman f ram a layman.
This: summarizes the findings'* which
have grown ;out of the whispered- warn
ing • from David ; R. • Williams .] tot Rev:
Leslie M.\ 'Burweli; of the .Methodist
Episcopal church— warning against -'an
excess , of i. attention to Miss'i^alma
Bradshaw," 23 ; years old, !as f pretty, a
little .'milliner. Jasiever trimmed ay.hat.
/•Williams ilia's i been > found' guilty-, of
causing; dissension -in; the church; .and
spreading slander. • -He has been given
the option ; of dismissal from the church
or* accepting./ a* definite \u0084form'o f - dis
cipline, -r He ; has; voiced- a' preference
for .the former, but in .-, the -meantime
will. ; appeal ; from \ the decision !-. of the
trial court. '> - ~ . .; -...-. . - .
i The judge ;in case was; President
J. E.i .Stubbirof and
ithei jurymen -were; Arthur vHoppe.-CrM.
•White,- Dr.; Jacobson.j'K. "Archer, land; I.
D. Dolling. 1 ;/, The court; sat through: two
nights;andi'adjourned<at.sV o'clock: this
morning.: 'Williams is the general;man
ager -of^the« Western \ marblel and ; gran
ite ;companyr. He put up a r stubborn fde
fense, through'] his /attorney. / J?i.L/<Ken
nedy; of ; San \u25a0Francisco.-.: He/complained
that Vthe;!court.' had i been appointed -by
Dr.; Burweli.' \u25a0 c " ' \u25a0 ' * ' '".':" .': * ' *\u25a0•:>.;**\u25a0*.-'.
"-.. % It" 5 wasfcharged against<Williams that
he rhad; spread stories i about \u25a0 the - pastor
andiMiss ißfadshaw, and jhad^ sought^ by
frauds to r obtainisignaturesito*a* petition
askingjttiejpastor 'to; resign. / ,-'=-.. .^ / ,-
-;_"'\u25a0; Miss :Bradshawihas gone to 'San- Fran
cisco.iwhere she: is \ now; saicL to be^ em
ployed* ajj^ a mininero;;,'; \: \ • ; .v'
THE WEApHER^
YESTERDAY— Maximum teQ>entture>tO;
.minimum, 52. X \A >
! FORECAST FOR WDA\slto; l&L
southwest wind, changu\gHojbrisk'&&to r
Dr.lE^B: Perrin.
AUSTRIA'S RULER
80 TEARS 0F AGE
Dual t Empire . Celebrates Anni=
versary of Emperor Francis
;v^^ ose ph ? s Birth
VIENNA," : Aug. , IS.— National rejoic
ings -upon ran ) unusually, extensive scale
today marked the eightieth birthday of
Emperor, Francis" Joseph, i the venerable
sovereign' of "Austria and Hungary and
dean of 'allthe^European monarchs.
Tedeums\ were throughout
the dual* monarchy,, in > honor of j the
aged monarchr-military reviews were
held and dinners;' for .the -poor were
given : by -: the "municipalities and- vil
lages/; Vv •
Large ; sums 'were contributed to
charity,, the emperor having signified
his desire that the-funds which would
otherwise 'have been "spent on formal
celebrations should 'be employed in this
way.; "... ... ." \u25a0' . • .\u25a0~ '. . .i; \u0084.,:,\u25a0
. At Ischl- the emperor received the
congratulations -of his ; daughter and
grandchildren at the imperial : villa at
8:30 "in 'the morning. .'He ,then at
tended; mass, ;after which he received
the archdukes and archduqhesses of
the --. Imperial ' house/ v of • whom .74 had
gathered at Ischl to. tender their felici
tations. A \u25a0 gala \u25a0 dinner- was - served "'at
the Kurhaus later ; in* the day. Emperor
Francis Josephs riding;. from the im
perial .-villa through streets • gay with
the Austrian colors.
The emperor received many costly
presents,' as well -as messages of con
gratulation,, from his brother rulers in
Europe;, .;v5 r ;}': • '; ".'" .
U.S. Sends* Congratulations
_ Aug. IS.— The con
gratulations^ and best' wishes of the
American people; were .cabled by the
state . department -to Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria-Hungary, who today
celebrated his . eightieth birthday, an
niversary. The texti of the telegram
was 1 not; made public.'. ""-,';>;
M AN WHO, QI VES; FORTUNE
. OF $3,000,000 IS DEAD
David Ranken Passes Away at
Atlantic City
• ST." LOUIS.VAug. IS.— David Ranken,
who '-recently. -gave away his fortune,
estimated at ;more than $3,000,000, died
today at Atlantic City. -according to a
telegraphic "dispatch. \u25a0 ' ": , '
The'benericiafy; of .the philanthropist
was the David 'Ranken Jr.' School" 5 of
Mechanical- Arts. "
'; Ranken 'was^74 years old. In giv
ing away. his fortune he retained $3,000
a|year for'hls-.bwn usa^ .;
ROOSEVELT
WILL HEAD
NEW YORK
TICKET
Regular Republican Leaders De*
dare Colonel Will Be Nom
inated for .Governor by
Acclamation
PARTY SEES IN HIM ONLY
CHANCE FOR SUCCESS
Gaynor as Democratic Candidate
Would Defeat Any One but
Former President, It Is
Argued
TWO YEARS IN ALBANY,
THEN TO WASHINGTON
IRA E. BENNETT
[Special Dispatch lo The Cell]
WASHINGTON*. Aug. 18— It is
predicted here by some of the
regular republican leaders, men
who are close to the bosses in New
York, that Theodore Roosevelt will
be nominated for governor of New
York by acclamation, even against his
wishes. It is declared that two years
in the executive office at Albany
would be a proper prelude to another
nomination by acclamation in the re
publican national convention of 1912.
It is practically admitted here that
unless Roosevelt himself runs for the
office of governor the republicans of
New York might as well give up the
ghost.
Gaynor to Run
That Mayor Gaynor will be the
democratic candidate there now seems
to be little : doubt. Even Tammany
will support him for the nomination.
This fact, it is said, makes it certain
that no man other than Roosevelt can
win the election for the republicans.
It is declared that it was mainly
because Woodruff and Barnes wished
to force the nomination of Roosevelt,
even though he might not wish it, that
they sought to control the convention
by having Vice President Sherman
named as temporary chairman. They
were afraid that Roosevelt's keynote
speech might swing the convention to
ward some other man, some progres
sive favored by Roosevelt, such as Col
lector Loeb. The leaders say that
while Roosevelt's man would not win,
Roosevelt himself probably would.
iNo One Else Could Win
By nominating Roosevelt, the lead
ers figure, he will have to bear the
brunt of the campaign. No other man
can win^ anyhow, and they would as
soon have Roosevelt and the credit of
having won a republican victory, as
have Gaynor and ignominy of having
made a fizzle of the campaign. And
should he be defeated, they argue, It
would get him in politics.
A successful term at Albany, it Is
considered by Roosevelt's '\u25a0 friends,
would be but a repetition of his own
history and his nomination for th<s
presidency would be inevitable. He
would probably insist on the nomina
tion of a progressive lieutenant gov
ernor, and this progressive would take
charge at Albany upon Roosevelt's
nomination for the presidency.
Relations Strained
."It is virtually conceded by the lead
ing- republicans that from now the
lines will be sharply drawn between
Roosevelt and Taft. It Is declarded
that Taft, realizing what is coming,
backed Sherman for temporary chair
man with the understanding Jhat
Woodruff and Barnes would deliver
the New York delegation to him at the
1912 convention.
Woodruff and Barnes, not being vjry
close to the national political pulse,
feel that Roosevelt, even though elect
ed governor, would be eliminated from
the presidential race. Roosevelt's
friends, however, say they are count
ing their chickens before they . are
hatched and are simply helping to pre
pare the way for him to become the
presidential nominee.
ROOSEVELT TO KEEP
HANDS OFF CAMPAIGN
IN NEW YORK STATE
OYSTER BA-Y, Aug. IS.— Theodore
Roosevelt spent .the day In what was
probably the most Important political
conference he has had since he left tha
White House. He gathered about him.
a group of his close friends and talked
over with them the situation which ia
best expressed 'in the reports that re*
lations between President Taft an<J
hims3lf are strained to the breaking
point.
s William . Loeb Jr.. -collector of the
port of New York; Lloyd C. Griscom.
chairman of the New York. republican
county committee; Representative Will
iam AL* CaUer" of. Brooklyn, .Fred- ;