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PENSACOLA. FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
:c ADH
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CLAIMING
NOMINATION
lilt
COUNT ON FORCES OF
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
MANY CLAIM THAT BRYAN WAS . ELIMINATED
WHEN PARKER WAS ELECTED
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
OTHERS CLAIM THAT THE VOTE OF 510 GIVEN
TO BRYAN INDICATES THAT HE HOLDS
THE VETO POWER IN THE CONVENTION,
AND INASMUCH AS CLARK'S SUPPORTERS
WENT TO PARKER, BRYAN MAY FIGHT FOR
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, June 25. William J. Bryan met defeat at
the hands of the Democratic National Convention today,
and in the opinion of many party leaders here he eliminated
himself from the race for the presidential nomination. The
vote by which former Judge Alton B. Parker of New York,
was elected temporary chairman over Bryan, 578 to 510,
is interpreted tonight in many ways.
The Clark adherents are claiming the nomination, and
many believed today that it will be either Clark or a "dark-1
horse." The talk of Bryan has not ceased by any means.
Some of his friends said to-day the vote was no test, and
that many of his ardent supporters were compelled by cir
cumstances to vote against him as temporary chairman. -
It is claimed on the .other hand that the vote of 510
given to Bryan, indicated that he held a "veto" power in
the convention, which will put him in a position of domi
nance as to who should! be the nominee. Many of Clark's
delegates openly threw their support to the anti-Bryan
forces. This is regarded as the opening breach between
the speaker and former nominee, which may cause the
Bryan supporters to make a fight on Clark. " .
WILSON DELEGATES FOR BRYAN.
. Taken from another standpoint, the vote of so many
Clark adherents for Parker is interpreted as a, distinct, bid
for the support of the conservative element in the conven
tlon. The straightout ,WiJ.son delegates today threw their
support solidly to Bryan. t " - : '
It was reported tonight" that the ninety votes of .New
York will go to Clark, based largely upon the, action of
New York today in voting against Bryan.: The fact 'that
the Missouri delegation also gave Parker a majority of its
vote, 22 to 14, quickly called out reports of a coalition of
interests between New York and Missouri. This naturally
led to talk of Clark for president and a New York mart for
vice-president. The man most prominently mentioned in
this connection is O'Gorma. It was talked tonight also that
the Underwood forces might come into this combination,
the plan being for Underwood
the house in the event of Clark s election. Most of the
Underwood men are said to be against Bryan on almost
any proposition .whatever. . Certain it was that most of
' these states, located in the solid south, voted against Bryan
today. '
A PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE CERTAIN. '
The Clark people tonight
York and Underwood forces united under the speaker's
banner, the latter will have the necessary number of votes
to nominate. ', It seemed certain tonight from the public
action of the delegates and their privately expressed views,
that the convention will nominate a progressive candidate
and adopt a progres'sive" platform. Some leaders frankly
said they resented Bryan's assumption ( to dictate the
temporary chairmanship, and pointed to today's vote as
justification of their views. Bryan, despite the efforts to
. eliminate him, however, remains a stalwart factor in, the
convention and may be given the authority to write the
platform.
vThe Democratic leaders appear genuinely anxious to
strike a winning combination. They say they are willing
to recognize progressive element in the party and the pro
gressive spirit cf the times.
There was nothing more tangible to the presidential
(Continued on
Gaynor Boosters
in the Palatial
By Associated Prose.
Baltimore, June 25. Inasmuch as
Mr. Boa. ham rented his house to
Mayor Gaynor'a boosters with every
tick of Chippendale furniture and
other bits of virtue Intact, the head
quarters are equipped with all the
conveniences that a Democratic poli
tician is accustomed to. The mansion,
tucked away as it Is in the shadows
of the elms in the nUra-classy resi
dential section, Is a bit removed from,
the electric lighted spot where poi
tR-lans most forgather, but delearates
and other visitors to Baltimore are
rowing accustomed to the fact that
this Is the most far-scattered conven
tion crowd that ever rot together. One
rnny ffo from bar to bar merely by
crossing a corridor from th regular
hotel bars to Impromptu bars undT
way In what recently were palm rooms
or rarlors, but to go fom one center
to have the speakership of
declared that with the New
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Second Page)
are Quartered
Beacham Mansion
or political interest here to another
mean." mat you first kiss your w!
and daughters eood-bv and break the
news to them that you have chartered
a taxicao and are goinr on a Ion?,
ion journey.
But the trip to the hand-sl-akln?
rooms in the Beacham mansion Is
worth while if for no other reason than
to glimpse the dignity of the rompo.is
ana nveried uncle Henry Walsh and
the rare courtesy of Auntie Alvlna.
Uncle ilham Her-ry gr' cioisly es
corta you from hardwood floor to sue
cesslve hardwood floor until you are
under the eaves and looking right Into
his own bedroom In the servants'
quarters.
And when he's got you up, he leads
you down araln. When on the front
exit. Uncle William Henery escorts you
and he bows with dignity and says a
parting "good altahnoon, sun." ,
Strength of Progressive Democrats not
Shown in the Bryan-Parker Vote
, BY FRANK L. MAYES. .
The Bryan-Parker vote of 578 to 510, by which Parker waa nominated for temporary chairman, it regarded by
many ae a defeat for the Progressive element in the eonyention. White this is true as regards the chairmanship, I
do not believe that the Bryan ,vote represented the full Progressive sentiment. Many of th Progressives voted for
Parker simply because he had oeen named by the national committee and not because they are not in favor of a
Progressive candidate and a Progressive platform.
' It is true that the Ryan-Murphy interests were successful in electing Parker, but they will not control the con
vention on other matters. It is unfortunate for the Democracy, however, that a man who was utterly repudiated
eight years ago, and who could not now command half the support among the people that he received then, and
who is known as the special attorney of the special interests, should have been selected by this convention, to
sound the keynote for the Democracy in the present Democratic campaign. As an illustration of his weakness and
of the small sympathy entertained for him . and his policies it is significant that when Judge Parker arose to de
liver his "keynote" address practically all of the spectators and at least two-thirds of the delegates left the hall.
.'. I suppose it is not necessary to identify the single Florida vote cast for Mr. Bryan. I voted for him just as I
would have voted for any other Progressive opposing to a candidate who was supported by every special interest
advocate, and whose election will weaken the party with all .Regressive Republican and Democratie voters every
where.
His election ia all the more rearetable because 'efthe fact that It was made
who joined with the reactionaries simply to sustain the last official action of
SACCHARINE IN
MEDICINAL FOODS
Ruling of Pure Food Board Permita its
Use in Such, Provided So Stated on
Label.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 25. The saccha
rine rulings of the pure food board
were today modified to permit the use
ol saccharine la medicinal foods when
Its presence Is stated on the label.
The order contains a specific provision
against the' Interpretation of the modi
fication to permit use of saccharine in
foods not strictly medicinal.
BROODING CAUSES A
FARMER TO SUICIDE
Father of Prohibition Detective Who
Was Lynched Three Years Ago
Blows Out Brains with Shotgun.
By Associated Press.
Danville. Ky June 25. The lynch
ing1 of young Carl Etherington, a pro
hibition detective, at Newark, Ohio,
three years ago, had a sequel here to
day when Hartwell Etherington, his
father, blew out his brains with a shot
gun; Brooding over the death of. his
con Is declared to have been the cause.
Etherington was a prosperous farmer,
living near Danville. ,
H. W. TAFT SAYS
BROTHEU WILL WIN
Brother of President Says he Will be
Given Second Term and That Third
Party Will Not Injure Him.
By Associated Press.
New York, June 25. Henry W. Taft
said today Just prior to his departure
for Europe on the Kaiser Wilhelm II,
that his brother, the president, was
firm in the opinion that he would be
given a secondterm. The third party.
Mr. Taft predicted, would not detract
from the president's strength. Mr.
Taft and his wife will be abroad until
Septembf r.
MAY LAY OFF NAVY
YARD EMPLOYES
Twenty Thousand or More Will be out
of Work July 1st Unless Congress
Provides for Wages.
By Associated Press.
Washington. June 25. Employes of
all the United States navy yards In
the country to the number of twenty
thousand or more will be laid off July
1 unless congress makes provision for
payment of their wases. This an
nouncement was made by Acting Sec
retary or the Aavy Winthrop at the
White House today. . -
'BOISTEROUS PETE"
TO START BOOM
By Associated Press.
Chicago. June 25. Peter Bartzen.
president of the Cook county board of
commissioners, familiarly known here
abouts as "Boisterous Pete," started
for Baltimore last night with a boom
for Mayor Carter Harrison for presl
dent, under his hat.
"We're out for first honors," said
Commissioner Bartzen, "but if that
don't go, why second place might
look all right. Harmon and Harrison
appear good and then we would not
sidestep Clark and Harrison for an
ideal combination."
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTERS PAY CALL
ON BRYAN IN HIS APARTMENTS
By Associated Pr.
Baltimore. June 25. Francis J. He
ney, of California, one of Roosevelt's
fighting lieutenants In the Republican
national convention, and Charles K
Crano, of Chicago,' who helred finance
Roosevelt's csmpaism for the Repub
lican nominat'on. were in consultation
CLARK AND. UNDERWOOD ARE
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH EVENTS
rty Asoc!aed Pfe
Wa&inston. June 2".. While the
Democratic 1 atti'e alignment was rein?
shared in Baltimore, two candidates
for the presidential nomination and
one candidate for the vice presidenoy
epent a quiet day at the caplrol.
Speaker Clark stayed in Ms private
office, read newsr.arers. saw a few
visitors and kept in tcuch with tho
situation through news dispatches and
telephone advices. '
Representative Underwood of Ala
bama. DemocatJc leader of the fco'se.
remained locked un In his office todiy
conferring with some of his personal
friends. His re--esenttivfs in Balti
more will keep him m touch with con
vention develnrmer-ts.
Rorrestntative Redle'd of vw York,
n active ramMr'ate fo- th' Mce presi
dential nomination, tody came back
ONE OF THESE SENATORS FOR HARMON,
ANOTHER FOR CLARK, THIRD FOR WILSON
I: : svpi &ir&
i f " s V- . '? 1 1
At thai Aoo. &6atr- H'rtcheeck and
, Senator Gore; at thf bottom. Senator
One; Qf". the most earnest workers tn
Judson Harmon's cause" at the Balti
more ' convention .1 Atlee Pomerene,
United States senator from Ohio. Sen
ator Hitchcock,"' of Nebraska, ' ' woujd
like to vote for-Harmon, too, but the
I eople of hi ' state voted for Champ
Ciark In 'the primaries, and so the
senator must work for Clark in the
convention Victor M. Gore, ; the blind
senator from Oklahoma, is a Woodrow
S ilson man. Gore is one of the most
mlMtant of the progressives - in the
Democratic party.
The Vote by States on
Temporary Chairmanship
Baltimore, . June 25. The official
ballot on the temporary" chairmanship
was as follows:
STATES Parker Bryan
Alabama
Arizona i '
22- 14
2 4
18
18 7
6 6
12 2
0 6
11 1
28 0
0 8
58 0
21 8
13 13
0 20
18
10 10
U 1
1V4 itf
15 18
21 9
0 24
20 0
22 14
1 7
3 13
0 6
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana ..
Iowa. . . . . .
Kansas . .
Kentucky
Michigan
here tonight with W. J. Bryan for
tbvee-ouarters of an hour.
Heney and Crane reached Bryan's
apartments by a private eievator and
were gone again before the! visit be
came generally known. No one could
be found who would discuss the in
cident tonight.
from Baltimore, where he talked with
n any of the Democratic politicians afld
tbtaired pledces of support.
GOVERNOR WILSON DIRECTS FIGHT
FROM
By Associated Press.
Seagirt, N. J, June 25. Over a tele
phone wire today Governor Woodrow
Wilson directed from his cottage here
the fght which his supporters have
declared they would make against the
election of Alton B. Parker as tempo
rary chairman of the Democratic na
tional convention.
Te troverror was In constant com
munication with Wm. F. McCombs,
possible by Progressive Democrats
a dying national committee.
STATES-
. Parker Bryan
New Hampshire 3
New Jersey : 4
New Mexico 0
New York 90
North Carolina 15
North Dakota 0
Ohio " 29
Oklahoma 0
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 9
Rhode Island 10
South Carolina 0 -
South Dakota 0
Tennessee IT
Texas 0
Utah , 4
Vermont 8
Virginla 14
West Virginia 94
Washington 0
Wisconsin ' 0
Wyoming o
Alaska 4
District Columbia 6
Hawaii 4
Philippines 4
Porto Rico 2
Totals 579
6
24
3
0
9
10
19
20
9
67
0
18
10
7
.40
4
0
10
64
4
26
6
2
0
2
2
4
610
CHINA REJECTS THE
$300,000,COO LOAN
Rejection of Offer of Bankers is Prob
ably Because of Stipulation of
Foreign Suervision of Expenditure.
By Associated Press.
Washington. June 25. China has
rejected the J300.000.000 loan from the
banking group of the powers, prob-
a. ly because of the stipulation of
roreign supervision of its expenditure.
The proposal for foreism administra
tion of the salt monopoly also ha?
been declined. Four cabinet officers
of the Ton Fhao Yl have offered their
resolutions:. These advices were re
ceived today by the state department.
HIS HOME AT SEAGIRT
his campaign manager, and other WI1
son leaders.
vo you ininK mat Mr. Bryan Is a
candidate for the nomination?- the
governor was asked.
believe that Mr. Bryan in acting
from conviction tn true devotion to the
cause of progress and without any
selnsh, ulterior motive whatever," he
replied. "Mr. Bryan has stated that
he is not a candidate and I believe
that he will stick to his statement."
PARKER DELIVERS
HIS DELAYED SPEECH
SIEAHER RE
LARGEST EVER
TO ENTER PORT
THE POWANMORE ENTERS FROM
NEW ORLEANS AND WILL
FINISH TAKING CARGO HERE, AS
SHE COULD NOT LOAD TO HER
CAPACITY AT NEW ORLEANS.
The largest merchant vessel ever to
enter this port arrived yesterday
morning when the British steamer
Powanmore arrived from New Orleans,
consigned to Jno. A. Merrltt & Co.
She drew a little over 28 feet when
she crossed the bar, but when she goes
out will be drawing nearly 3S feet.
The Powanmore has a net tonnage
of 6745, gross tonnage of 10,320 and a
length of 521 feet. In charge of Dep
uty Harbormaster Boghlch she pro
ceeded up to Muscogee wharf and was
docked, where she will take on bunker
coal, later moving out into the stream,
where she will take cargo for Rotter
dam. The vessel could not load to her
capacity at New Orleans and came
here to fill out. She grounded In the
passes as it was, and was delayed for
about three hours before being floated.
TAFT RECEIVES
CONGRATULATIONS
Many of the Leaders Who Helped to
Secure His Nomination at Chicago
Called at White House Yesterday.
By Astoclated Press.
' Washington." June 25. Many of tlje
Taft leaders who helped secure Presi
dent Taft's Domination at Chicago
came to the White House today to ex
tend their congratulations.
Representative McKinley, director of
the Taft bureau .up til it went out of
existence witn tne ena or tne Daaiot
lug Saturday night, was one of the
first callers, i
Mr. McKinley dictated a denial of
the statement fcy Col. Roosevelt that
Ko could have won the .nomination
from President Taft on certain condi
tions' which he refused.
'To anyone knowing the situation,
the statement of Colonel Roosevelt
that he could have had the nomination
on such certainty is very amusing,
id Mr. McKinleVs statement.
TEDDY LIKES NEWS
FROM BALTIMORE
Apparently Well Pleased With the
Defeat of W. J. Bryan at Hands of
Reactionaries.
By Associated Press.
Oyster Bay, June 25. With the or
ganizatlon of the new progressive
party definitely under way, Roosevelt
returned to Ms home today from Chi
cago. Smiling, he said he waa in fight
ing trim. Roosevelt was pleased with
the news from Baltimore and showed
how closely he is keeping In touch
with the Bitustlon there by recitlng.the
vote by which Bryan was defeated In
the contest with Parker.
"Doesn't that remind you of
happened In Chicago." he asked. "They
are making the same fight at Haiti
more. That Is good. One thing is
plain. Murphy will never make peace
with Bryan."
ARE QUARTERED AT
NAVAL STATION
Several Dozen Flood Refugees Are at
Algiers and Government Will Pro
vide Rations.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, June 25. Several
dozens of flood refugees have been
driven quarters at the United States
naval station at Algiers and provision
has been made to provide government
rations. Algiers and Gretna are still
threatened by fiwOd waters from Hy
melia and the levees back of these
towns are constantly patrolled. Mrs.
William Molaison, a refugee at the
naval station, yesterday became the
mother of a ten-pound boy. A naval
oHicer acted as godfather and the in
fant was christened Stonewall Lee
.vo'aison.
Men Who Will Work for $50 Per
Month not Competent to Teach
By Associated Press.
Chicago. June 25. Edward J. Tro
Wn, Cook county superintendent of
schools, declared last sight that men
were not competent to teach school if
they agreed to give their services for
less than. $50 a month. The superin
tendent made the statement after he
had sent notices to teachers that he
would cancel certificates where con
tracts were made for less than this
stipulated salary.
"In the school year that ended In
June, 1911, said Superintendent Tro
bin, "many teachers were getting only
Night Session of the Con
vention Held That He
Might Conclude.
THE FEW DELEGATES ON THE
FLOOR GAVE EVIDENCE OF
THEIR DESIRE TO DO EVERY
THING IN A HURRY BRYAN
NOT PRESENT AND THE RESO
LUTIONS COMMITTEE ADJOURN
ED AFTER A SHORT SESSION.
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, June 25. A rapid fire
routine session tonight closed the flrt
day of the Iemocratlc national con
vention, which began with the defeat
of W. J. Bryan for temporary chair
man this afternoon. Scenes of disor
der on the floor made further proceed
ings Impossible and compelled Alton
B. Parker to suspend his keynote
speech until the evening session.
Tonight the delegates on the floor
gave earnest evidence of their desire
to do everything in a hurry. The com
pletion of Parker s speech and naming
the convention committees waa all the
convention did tonight.
Bryan waa not at the convention
tonight His failure to be on hand re
sulted in the almost Immediate ad.
Journment of the resolutions commit
tee, which met after the convention
adjourned. It waa practically certain
Bryan would be elected chairman of
the committee. The other committees
got together for immediate organiza
tion. At 9:34 the convention adjourned to
meet at 12 o'clock tomorrow.
JUDGE PARKER TALKS.
Judge Parker said In part:
"We meet while the hills yet echo
to wild cries of -thief and traitor and
furious walls of fraud, bribery, treach
ery and corruption, and our ears are
weary with the din of the articulate
shrieking and passionate viUincatlon
cf the most shameful brawl of our po
litical history.
"Our candidate?, however, are, with
out exception, men of such lofty mien
that we meet Immune from the dis
temper which seized the Chicago con
vention and privileged to discharge a
solemn duty calmly, deliberately.
"The cause of government by t'.io
people the world over has been mate
ilally checked by the disgraceful brawl
which terminated in the bedlam of Chi
Cfgo. Every good citizen has betn
put to shame by the brutality and the
aiH'se which characterized this wran
gle between a president and ex-president.
Gratitude, friendship, party loy
alty, patriotism and common decency
were forgotten In the tuxsle.
"The assault upon the unwritten
prohibition against a third term made
In the wild ncramMe for the Repub
lican nomination warns us of the vital
necessity of incorporating in our con
stitution a safeguard against repeated
toms.
"In the very beginning of our legis-iiition-maklng
It was urged by dele
gates participating that aafety re
quired a limitation of the period of
years one man might hold the office
of president. History warned them of
the comintr of a man whose Insatiable
lust of power would be as consuming
as Caesar's, towering high above his
love of country. The danger seemed
even to the pessimists to have passed
with the establishment of a precedent
ty Washington, Jefferson and their
successors. Indeed, where lives the
man who has not either heard or said
that an unwritten law forbids more
than two terms and if any one could
be o foolhardy as to epk further, he
wculd be crushed by the wrath of a
patriotic and Intelligent public
"In this reat country which boasts
of a wealth of one hundred and thirty
billion as against elchty Mlllon for
Great Britain, sixty-five billion for
Prance and sixty billion for Germany,
all are conscious that too large a part
of our wealth has been secured by a
small-percentage of our population and
that the cost of living rises faster than
the averaee Income.
TARIFF THE CAUSE.
"The principal cause of all this is to
be found in the tariff statutes and
competition restrained, Seated for the
ptrpose of wringing from the public
ever-- dollar which the tariff statutes
make possible.
"The average of duties under the
ttrtff of 17P9 was 8 1-2 per cent. Now
the average is 60 per cent.
'Tn 1842 the average was 32 .per
cent. In 1846 It was reduced to 2S per
cent which worked so well that a re
duction to an average of 20 per cent
followed in 1867.
"Probably It would rever have beer,
again increased but for war, for the
census of 1860 disclosed a higher per
centage of Increase of the national
wealth during the preceding ten years
than for any other decade before o
(Continued on Page Two.)
$35 a month and In the year previous
many of them, according to the rec
ords, were being paid only $26 and
$30.
"I have told every teacher that comes
under my jurisdiction that her mini
mum salary must be $50. The women
I am certifying to the school directors
as capable are worth that much or
more and they must get It or they
cannot teach in this county. I have
told the teachers that I would revoke
cetrlfi rates where the order was not
obeyed."
The county superintendent has Ju
risdiction only outside of Chicago,