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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
HATTIESBURG. MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AFfERNOON, JULY 8. 1908
Guffey Delegation is Kicked (Jut; ®
Georgia Now Ready to Bolt Bryan
Every Inch
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. II. NO 43
Ollie James of Kentucky Bdbmed
For Second Place, But Harrison
Has the Best Chance.
GRAY THREATENS
TO BOLT PARTY
Platform Will Be Reported Tonight
and' Nominations Will Follow To
morrow—Alton B. Parker Will Make
Few Demands.
-GEORGIA WILL BOLT. ❖
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Hearst News Service.
<• Denver, July 8.—3 p. m.—Hearst <•
FlaslW—The Georgia delegation •>
❖ has re
❖ 23 delegates announce that they •>
<• will vote against Bryan if there ❖
❖ is a chance to defeat him for the ❖
❖ nomination.
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Dally News Staff Special.
Denver, July 8.—2 p. m.—(Hearst
Flash)—By a vote of thirty to fifteen
the credentials committee refused to
seat the contesting Pennsylvania del
egation and by this action destroyed
the power of Colonel J. M. Guffey In
*he convention.
Following the action of the creden
tials committee, the New York Mur
phy delegation was seated unanimous
ly. The Sullivan delegates from Il
linois' were seated also.
A genuine surprise was created
hen Johnson delegates from the Nine
teenth Ohio district were seated by a
vote of 24 to 22. In the Ninth Ohio
the national committee was sustained.
The Dubois delegation from Idaho
was seated 26 to 20.
In the District of Columbia the Clay
ton faction was given four votes and
the Davis faction 2. »
The action of the credentials com
mittee in throwing Colonel Guffey bod
ily out of all authority is expected to
result in a bitter row on the floor of
the convention. GufTey -is mad clear
through and is swearing vengeance
against Bryan. It is expected that he
will fight to the last ditch to retain the
power which he has maintained for so
long.
ADD DENVER LEAD
committeeman
and Bryan have hah several scraps of
fate and Guffey recently gave out an
Interview attacking the character of
Bryan.
Sullivan, of Illinois, and McGraw, ot
- West. Virginia, two party bosses who
have had-frequent tilts with Bryan,
'may go to the aid of Guffey, as they
believe that Bryan has mixed too free
ly in the affairs concerning him.
The Pennsylvania
Convention Hall, Denver, July 8.—In
the matter of the race for vice presi
dent, Ollie James from the border
state of Kentucky, now seems'to have
the bfest -chance and his friends are
predicting that he will be nominated
for the place.
James Is a good man. He has made
a fine record In congress and Is pop
ular with Democrats of all sections.
He is a splendid speaker and a cap
tivating story-telley. Ollie James has
won more than one fight against strong
Republican opposition, and his Sup
porters say that he Is stronger and
mord vigorous now than ever before.
Bryan and James wouldn't, ifiake a
bad ticket. It sounds good, anyway.
But the nomlnatton^of James is by
eans certain.
a New York delegation must be
plSCated, else there may J*e serious
i rouble for the Sage of Fairview. To
prevent a bolt, the convention may
come to the conclusion that it is best
to allow the New York delegation to
name the man for second place, in
which event the name of Francis Bur
ton Harrison looms large on the vice
presidential elate. Charles A. Towne,
of New York, is also a candidate, but
the New Yorkers are not warming up
do him even a little bit.
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GOVERNOR JOHN A. JOHNSON.
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY.,
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Gothamites have thus far, done very
little "rooting" for Harrison, but there
seems to be a general Impression that
|ie Is the best man If a New Yorker
Is to be given the place.
James men say that the refusal of
Judge Gray to allow his name present
ed for vice president has given added
Impetus to the boom of the Kentuckian
It Is argued that If the nomination of
Gray from a border state would
strengthen the ticket, the nomination
of James from a border state would
accomplish the same ends.
It was reported here this morning
that Judge Gray had declared that if
he was nominated for the vice presi
dency he would not only decline, but
that he would repudiate Bryan. This
is not believed.
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New
York, who Is a member of the resoln
tions committee, declares that the only
plank his state will fight for on the
floor of the convention is the one de
claring for the assessment of railroads
at their physical value. Even-this may
be amicably arranged, however, before
the platform Is reported to the con
vention tonight.
The Mississippi delegation will vote
solidly for the nomination, of Bryan,
but no agreement has been reached as
to who the delegation will support for
second place.
R. S. HALL.
Dally News Staff Special.
Auditorium, Denver, July 8.—The
committees on rules, business and per
manent organization made their re
ports at noon when Temporary. Chair
man Bell called the cqnventlon to or
der. The committee on credentials is
nearing the end of Its work, but the
platform and resolutions committee
will probably not make a report before
the nlghf sesslon:
It is believed that the action,of the
national committee will be closely fol
lowed regarding the settlement of con
tests. If the Guffey faction from Penn
sylvania is unseated a bitter fight' Is
sure to follow on the-floor of the con
vention-and hard thing ^111 be said.
If the Guffy men are allowed to re
tain their seats there will likely- be
no further trouble between Bryan and
the Pennsylvania party leader.
The sub-committee on resolutions
hopes to report to the full committee
at 5 o'clock this afternoon, and the
platform may be presented for adop
tion at Che session of the convention
tonight. ■ .
vice presidential
SITUATION CLARIFIED
-Denver, July 8.—The vice presiden
tial situation was somewhat clarified
today by the absolute and authorized
statement that Judge Gaay would not
allow his name presented in that con
nection. The best booms thus far
developed are those for James, of Ken
tucky; Douglass, of Massachusetts;
McNeall, of Connecticut; Harrison and
Towne, of New York; Mitchell, of Illi
nois, Francis, of Missouri, and Kern, of
Indiana.
CLAYTON'S ADDRES3.
Chairman Henry D. Clayton, ot Ala
bama, said in part:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Demo
prats: Let me thank you for the honor
you have conferred upon me.
This Is a Democratic year. Demo
cratic Ideas are now popular. Doc
trines always taught by our party and
scoffed at by our opponents are now
urged as a gospel of their own. Meas
ures and policies of Democratic origin
are now pretendedly advocated by the
leaders of the Republican part-. It Is
no longer anarchistic to declare that
private monopoly to be indefensible or
that the great transportation com
panies should be regulated and con
trolled by public law. Former ques
tioning of the decision of a bare ma
jority of the supreme court in the in
come tax case cannot now be heard
because of the greater nolBe of the
vehement and embroidered denuncia
tion of judges and Judicial acts that
have shocked the country. A demand
for the revision of the tariff is no
longer a threat to destroy our indus
trial system. We need not now en
large on the list of Republican admis
sions and promises, for election pur
poses only. The Republican party has
made marked progress in promises to
the people and much greater progress
In aiding selfish Interests and special
privileges. That party, guided by ex
pediency and campaign necessity,
would camp this year on Democratic
ground. If its apparent recent prog
ress is to continue it does not require «
very great sweep of the imagination
to see writtten Into a Republican plat
form four years hence those Immortal
words of Thomas Jefferson, "Equal
rights to all, special privileges to
none."
,
Republican Reaponaibility.
The Republican party having had
full control of the federal government
for more than a decade must t glve£n
account of Its stewardship, Its pre
tentious claims, largely without foun
dation, and largely exaggerated, will
not suffice. Let honest investigation
reveal the bad and defective laws
passed by that party; vicious polilfes
maintained; reforms rejected, the re
cent panic and its consequences;"
promises broken; dissimulation prac
ticed; Incompetency confessed by Its
failure to meet urgent publlt^^^^L
and exhibiting this lnoompei||t
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STATEMENT MARL BY
TELEPHONE COMPANY
Treasurer Webb of the Cumberland
Company Makes Two State
ments to Assessor.
VALUATIONS LOWER
THAN HOME COMPANY
What Assessor Beaumont, Who Has
Carefully Investigated the Property
Thinks of the Valuation—Feels Justi
tied in Making Increase.
In order that the public may know
the actual facts concerning the num
ber of telephones claimed to be In ser
vice here by official's of the company
at Nashville, and in order, further, that
the taxation value, as given in by the
treasurer, may be known, the follow
ing letters to City Tax Assessor J. A.
Beaumont, are published. They con
firm every statement made by the
, Daily News as the readers of the paper
can see for themselves: _
Treasurer Webb's First Letter.
Nashville, Tenn., June 18, 1908.
Air. J. A. Beaumont, City Tax Assess
or, .Hattiesburg, Miss.
My Dear Sir—referring to yoUr let
ter of June 16th I beg to give you a
list of our property in your eout^y as
follows:
795 telephones at $5 each.$ 3J975
One switchboard.
17 miles of main line at $100
per mile .
4? miles side line (toll) at $20
per mile...
291 miles of side line at $10
per miTe ..
3 horses at $50 each; 3 wagons
at $25 each .
1,200
_ 1,700
960
2,910
226
Total
$10,970
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OLLIE JAMES,
W. L. DOUGLASS, Massachu- ❖
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M'NEALL, Connecticutt.
BURTON HARRISON, New *5
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JOHN MITCHELL, Illinois. *5
•> CHAS. A. TOWNE, New York. •:
DAVID R. FRANCIS, Missouri. •:
❖ JOHN W. KERN, Indiana. •:
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ARE KILLED
Hearst News Service.
Washington, D. C., July 8.—A bloody
revolution is in progress in Paraguay
and more than one hundred lives have
already been lost in conflicts between
revolutionary and government
.the
forces.
The following cablegram
ceived this morning by the state de
partment from E. C. O'Brien, United
States minister to Paraguay and Uru
guay:
"All communications cut and from
100 to 150 lives lost in a revolution
was re
which began in Paragurv Julv 2."
to that company, but we have included
the wire in our wire line mileage.
Allow me to suggest In the matter of
assessing telephone property that the
question of depreciation with value of
the property be considered. As you
know, all our plant, with the exception
of the switchboard and telephone In
struments, is exposed to the elements.
The life of a pole and of iron wire in
your community is not over 12 years.
The switchboards have to be repaired
constantly and renewed very frequent
ly. Telephone instruments are used
so continuously by the subscribers
that it is necessary for us to replace
them very frequently. Therefore, to
arrive at the true value of telephone
property for taxation you must con
sider the question of depreciation. This
matter can be very forcibly brought
to your mind when you consider the
storm that has just passed over your
section.
vis was wiped out in a night and the
lines and poles In your vicinity very
greatly damaged.
If there Is any further informal ion
you would like to have on the subject
I would be pleased to answer your let
ter promptly.
Our entire exchange at Pur-j
Yours truly,
T. D. WEBB, Treasurer.
Mr. Webb Makes Correction.
Nashville, Tenn., June
Mr. J. A. Beaumont, City Tax Assess
or, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear Sir—Referring to your letter
of June 15th and my reply of the
18th, I did not notice until today that
I made a mistake in my letter to you.
I had in mind the property in the
county instead-of the property within
the corporate limits of Hattiesburg. I,
therefore, wish to change the same to
the following:
632 telephones at $5 each .
1 switchboard at .
17 miles of main line at $100 1,700
?. 1,700
291 miles of side line at $10 each 2,910
3 horses at $50 each and 3
wagons at $25 each.
1908.
$3,160
. 1,200
each
. •*225
$9,195
Total
The only difference In the two re
ports is a few telephones that are out
ip, Treasurer.
rough investi
HAS SHIPPED OUT
RELATIVES OF
MITCHELL HERE
There are practically no develop
ments of importance in the killing of
Joe Mitchell. No effort has been made
by W. C. Miller, who is charged with
the crime to communicate with his
people and it is believed that he will
hesitate some time to do so, as he
wants to keep the trouble from hi*
mother. It is stated that an effort will
be made to secure an attorney for
him before there is a preliminary
trial.
Rosario D. Mteli, father, Tony D.
Mieli, brother, and R. D. Mieli, cousin,
of the deceased, whose real name was
Mieli and not Mitchell are in the city
today and announce that they Intend to
employ counsel to assist in the prose
cution.
Mr. F. M. Thurmond, of GulfpoD, is
said to be the man who was in the
hath room with Mitchell and Millar
just before the tragedy occurred. lie
left before the shooting to catch a Mis
sissippi Central train. It is said that
Mr. Thurmond heard Miller tell the
negro to bring a pistol to him.
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CITY COUNCIL.
The city counsel held a meeting last
night and transacted a lot of routine
business, and adjourned to meet Mon
day night.
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During the term of
a girl thinks life to a continuous mat
inee.
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gation, that the Cumberland had given
its figures too low, City Tax Assessor
Reaumont made the following raises in
his report to the railroad commission:
951 telephones at $5 each ... .$ 3,160
One switchboard.
338 miles of side line
20 miles of main line .
5.000
16,000
2,000
3 horses $75 each and 3 wagons $25
each
300
Tolal
$28,950
The Home Telephone Company gave
in their side lines at $50 each, the
Cumberland at $10, and the assessor
raised the Cumberland side lines to
$50, supposing that they were worth
w ^e Home Company had volun
tarily given in their side lines
at.
Then, as to the number of telephones,
the assessor remembered that the local
manager had recently given in the
number to the city council as 914. Last
year the company gave in their num
ber of phones at, 951 and the assessor
is of the opinion that if they still have
this nupiber, whether they are in use
or not, they are taxable.
THE DAILY NEWS
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Washington, July 8.—For Mississip
pi: Showers this afternoon or tonight
Thursday fair. .
Hon. W. J. Croom Elopes With His
Stenographer and Turns Up
in California.
WIFE ASKS COURT
TO NAME GUARDIAN
Said That Croom Went on Protracted
Spree When His Physician Informed
That He Had Bright's Disease
and He May Be Crazy.
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Daily News Special.
Jackson. Miss., July 8.—At the in
stance, it is said, of his wife, a peti
tion has been filed in chancery to have
a guardian appointed for Hon. I
Croom. one of the most prom
lawyers In this city, and a former
senator from this district.
For the past three weeks Mr. C
who has been a total abstainer
about fifteen years with the exc
of two or three short sprees, ftj
the water wagon with a pretty *
jolt, following the information
his physician that he had Bright's dis
ease, and during this period he is said
to have been roaming out in the west
with his stenographer, who left this
city at about the same time, if they
did not actually go together. It wa#«
given out here that Mr. Uroo*c -h*«k
gone to Texas to spend a few Jays for
his health, but he and the stenogra
pher, a Mm. Campbell, who had been
employed In his office he e for several
months,, soon turned up In Los An
geles, Cal., and the papers there have
been full of accounts of the capers cut
by Mr. Croom and his companion.
Remembering that he had some ini-,
portant cases t<# try in the Raymond
court this week, he returned, still ac
companied by the woman, end the
two stopped at the Cox Louse, a hotel
recently owned by him, bui sold a tea
months ago to other parties, but a few
hours later a committee of ch zens are
said to have waited upon uim and or
dered the two to leave the town at
once, which they promptly did In a
buggy, going toward Bolton.
Advices front the latter place are to
the effect that, the news ot their con
duct having become known, they were
given instructions to again move on.
when they came to this city on the
first train. After being refused ad
mission to several hotels they finally
located at a small hostelry in the west
ern portion of the city, where friends
are working with him in an effort lo
straighten him up.
Mr. Croom has a splendid wife here
who is grief-stricken at the turn
things have taken in her husband's
career, hut she believes it is all the re
sult of tee drink he has taken and will
try to s*!..ighten him up. 1 p to within
the past year there had never been a
happier couple, and they have been
j married perhaps twenty years, during
which time they have accumulated a
fortune variously estimated at from
$75,000 to $150,000. Reports here, how
ever, are to the effect that just before
taking this trip much of hU property
was mortgaged, ami that nearly $20,000
in cash was taken with them on the
trip.
Mrs. Campbell, the companion of
Croom on his wild trip, is a grass
widow. She was a Miss Payne, her
parents formerly having lived in this
city. She married and was afterward
divorced from a man named Camp
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