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WASHINGTON IS FOR CLARK,
MISSISSIPPI FOR UNDERWOOD
In Texas Republican Primary Former President
Roosevelt Is Leading, and in Kansas State Con
vention To-day He Will Control.
Jackson, Miss., May 7.—Oscar W. Un
derwood of Alabama carried the state
of Mississippi in the Democratic presi
dential primaries held to-day. His
vote will approximate double that poll
ed for Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey, his only opponent for the sup
port of this state in the national con
vention. Latest returns at midnight
Indicate that Underwood has received
a majority in three-fourths of the
counties of the state and in nearly
every congressional district delegates
favorable to him have been elected.
The Pour delegates-at-large elected
are Senator John Sharp Williams, C.
H. Alexander, Senator-elect J. K. Var
danian and Gov. Earl Grewer. The two
former had expressed a personal pref
erence for Wilson and the latter two
for Underwood, but under the vote of
the primary they will, as will the six
teen district delegates, be compelled to
vote as a unit for Underwood.
No regularly established headquar
ters for either of the two candidates
existed In this city, their canvass be
ing in the hands of their supporters
scattered throughout the state, and
none of their friends here to-night
felt authorised to give out any state
ment in their behalf.
The vote cast was generally very
light, scarcely 25 per cent, of the nor
mal Democratic vote being polled.
Hinds county, in which Jackson is sit
uated. and Warren county polled the
largest vote of the counties.
WASHINGTON IjTcLARK’ S
Effort to Stampede for Bryan
Is Failure.
Walla Walla, Wash., May 7.—The
state Democru 1c convention voted this
afternoon to indorse Champ Clark as
its candidate for President. The vote
stood: Clark, 455; Wilson, 106; Bryan,
Harmon. 1%.
attempt was made to stampede
convention for Bryan, but it was
Bben the roll call of counties was
v , comple: >d and J’end Orlelle
voted f> r Bryan, the i nnv< ntton
an uprc ir and delegation after
■ Ration wh 'h had cart votes fur
change,i to Bryan. The Clark
if to i. how.ever, and half a
fl* Wilson delegations swindled
to t^lark'.
Bliatform do|.p ,1 :,d\ „ ;.p --
i* /Hat prefer, ace primaries, the in-
B* tiferer i*m and recall and
Buy of cat: :>algn eotm ilmtions !»•-
SBpe conventi< a adopted a resolution
the state on the extension
to woman.
Hnot Instructed for Clark.
Waila. Wash., May 7.—Al
eßtugh the Washington state delega
.Bn to the Democratic national con-
Bntion selected to-day was unin-
Bructed the adherents of Champ Clark
Bon every point for which they con-
Bsted in the state convention and
Wlark was indo-sed for the preslden- 1
tfal nomination.
The twelve delegates selected from
the three congressional districts and <
the sixteen delegates-at-large have i
half a vote each. The delegation is i
bound by the unit rule and Clark has '
la majority in the delegation. i
TEXAS FOR WILSON
New Jersey Governor Gets
Forty More Votes.
Dallas, Tex., May 7.—lnstructions
given to-day by Democratic county]
■conventions to delegates .chosen to the
state convention assures a state dele
gation to the Baltimore convention in
structed to cast the vote for Texas for
the nomination of Gov. Woodrow Wil
son of New Jersey as the presidential
nominee. returns from 176 of
the 250 counties in the state
giving the New Jersey ex
ecutive 328 5-6 instructed votes in
the state meeting, sixteen in excess
of the number necessary to control.
Gov. Harmon thus far has 109 2-3 in
structed votes. Speaker Clark has 39
1-2, whereas up to midnight no coun
ty had reported an instruction for Os
car Underwood.
Reports have lieen received from 153
counties that held Republican conven
tions. Former President Roosevelt is
leading with 63 1-2 convention votes:
Mr. Taft has 3C 1-2 votes; 12 contest
ing delegations ) "presenting 12 conven
tlon votes will go to the convention
and In seven counties that probably
will be represen' »d at the convention,
no county conventions were held. Thir
ty-six counties a e sending delegations
uninstructed.
ARKANSaTtAfFmEN
FOR VOTES FOR WOMEN
Two G. 0. P. f.tate Conventions
Arc Held.
Little Rock, Ai r.. May 7.—Two Re
publican state conventions, one at
tended by suppor. :rs of President Taft
and the other by adherents of Col.
Roosevelt, met lyre to-day. Each
claimed for Itself regularity. Each
elected four deleqates-at-large from
Arkansas.
Separate conventions, state and in
two congressional districts, have been
]teld this week, i iaking ten delegates
elected by each faction to the -Chicago
convention so far. There remains to
be elected in Ar’ ansas ten delegates.
The Taft convention to-day adopted
• platform which.- besides indorsing
the- President for renomination and
approving his ad; linistration. declared
for woman suffr; ;e and nominated a
•late ticket.
The Roosevelt convention instructed
its delegates to- vote for the former
President so long as his nqme is before
the Chicago eon-, ention, perfected a
state prganizatfcir . .nominated, a state,
ticket and adopts 1. a platform declar.|
ing for laws making presidential pref
erence primaries compulsory.
Delegates-at-large . instructed for
Taft are: Powell Clayton, Eureka
Springs;- H. L. Remmell, Little Rock;
Charles N. Nix, Hot Springs; J. E.
Bush, Little Rock.
Delegates instructed for Roosevelt:
J. L. Comer, Little Rock; S. A. Mose
ley, Pine Bluff; Gus Straus, Hot
Springs; F. E. Patrick, Oivey.
ROOSEVELT’S MAN* USES
SHORTER, UGLIER WORD
Because Taft Folks Said Barrel
Won Maryland.
Washington, D. C., May , 7.—The
Taft and Roosevelt headquarters clash
ed to-day over the Maryland primary
results. The word “lie” was freely
used by Senator Dixon, head of the
Roosevelt committee. Early in the
day the Taft headquarters put out a
statement on the Maryland results,
part of which follows:
“More than half of Mr. Roosevelt's
entire delegate vote came from the
city and county of Baltimore, where
it is stated the Roosevelt managers
placed SIO,OOO among their workers at
an early hour yesterday."
Another part said:
“In Prince George's county, which
definitely decided the contest so far
as present returns indicate, Roosevelt
money in large amounts was poured
into the county. Large rolls of small
bills, accompanied by checks to lie
used If needed, were sent out from
Washington on Sunday, at least one
well-known leader in the district hav
ing voluntarily exhibited such a 'roll'
in Washington on Sunday afternoon.”
This statement was duly delivered
in the Roosevelt headquarters about
noon, the rival organizations having
an amicable arrangement whfereby they
exchange daily bulletins and state
ments.
Here is Senator Dixon's answer:
“Every one of those statements is
a deliberate, wilful lie. Every man
connected with their concoction and
circulation is a deliberate, wilful liar.
These lies are circulated for the pur
pose and for the only purpose, for
which liars always lie.”
President Taft’s managers to-day
stated that the President “is entitled
to and will receive the votes of four
of the delegates from the state of
Maryland,” to the Republican national
convention. The presidential primary
in that state yesterday gave Col.
Roosevelt apparent control of the state
convention, which is to select Mary
land’s entire delegation of sixteen to
Chicago; and reports from Maryland
have indicated that the delegation
would be solid for Roosevelt.
The Taft managers claim that the
naming of a solid Roosevelt delegation
by the sfate convention ’Wduld defeat
the expressed preference of the electors
of the two districts. It is understood
this point will be- pressed, and the
national committee asked ,to rule upon
it. unless four delegates are given to
the President.
ONLY OWE VOTE G"AVE
ROOSEVELT MARYLAND
Taft Men May Balk Ex-Presi
dent in Convention.
Baltimore. May 7.—The closeness of
the struggle between President Taft
and Theodore Roosevelt for control Os
Maryland's sixteen votes in the na
tional convention was emphasized to
day When complete returns from yes
terday's primaries showed that the re
sult depended upon one county, which
on the face of the returns gave Roose
velt a majority of but SO votes. Putting
this county, Howard, in the Roosevelt
column, gave him 66 delegates to the
state convention. Just one more than
the majority necesssary for control.
The three Howard county delegates
counted for Taft would have given
him the primary victory by the same
margin.
Complete unofficial returns received
to-day by the state Roosevelt commit
tee and all the Baltimore newspapers,
including the two which have support
ed President Taft, agreed in giving
Col. Roosevelt a majority in Howard
county of eighty odd votes; but this
slight margin left the Taft leaders to
night pnwilling to concede that their
opponents had won the election.
The other feature of the day follow
ing the primaries was the development
of the possibility that the individual
delegates elected to the state conven
tion include a majority of Taft men,
even though their instructions by the
county preference vote might bind
them to vote for a Roosevelt delega
tion to the national convention.
It was 1 pointed out that President
Taft's friends might control the or
ganization of the convention,- force the
adoption of a conservative platform
and a delegation to Chicago which
would be ready to abandon Roosevelt
as soon as they considered they had
fulfilled their legal duties fly voting for
him on the first ballot. None of the
leaders, however, made any such
prophesies.
The day's developments brought no
change in the Democratic situation ex
cept to insure for Speaker Clark sev
eral delegates already counted for him
on the strength of the indicated coun
ty majorities. County preferential vote
bound 81 delegates to Clark, 44 to Wil
son and 4 to Harmon.
SEVEN GEORGIA MULES
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
One Stroke Costs Ware Farmer
SB,OOO.
Waycross. Ga., May 7.—Lightning
last night struck the large barn of J.
F. Taylor, twenty miles from Way
cross. and caused damage estimated at
$!s.000l Seven mules were instantly kill
ed and nine others so badly burned
in the fire that they probably will have
to be killed. A large supply of hay
and gray was consumed by the fire.
Mr. Taylor carried no insurance.
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Cooper After Delegate's Place.
Waycross, Ga May 7.—Waycross
has a candidate out for one of the
Eleventh district appointments as dele
gate to the national Democratic con
vention at Baltimore, in L. J. Cooper,
one of the active Underwood supporters
in Ware in the campaign which Just
closed. Mr. Cooper has a number of
friends through the Eleventh, who have
promised tc support him for one of
the delegates from this district and
he probably will be elected. .He is one
of the strongest business men in Way
cross and a banker of national re
pute.
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OUSTS GUFFEY NOW
“RE-ORGANIZERS” WINNERS
Pennsylvania Democrats Want
One-Term Presidents.
Harrisburg, Pa., May 7.- In the same
hall where the regular Republican or
ganization of Pennsylvania was over
thrown iast week, the regular Demo
cratic state organization was swept
out of power to-day by the “reorgani
zation” faction of the party after a
fight for nearly two years. The vic
tory of the new men in control of the
party’s machinery was complete. They
had control of the convention by 110
votes to 73.
The "reorganizers” under the leader
ship of George W. Guthrie, former
Mayor of Pittsburg; Vance C. McCor
mick, former Mayor of Harrisburg
and Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
of Stroudsburg, named a complete
state ticket, elected 12 delegates-at
large, and - alternates-at-large to
Baltimore and gavo them binding in
structions to vote for Woodrow Wil
son “as long as his name remains be
fore the convention," selected six
eiectors-at-large; adopted their own
platform and ratified the selection of
the “reorganizers” state committee in
electing Mr. Guthrie state chairman.
There was no opposition in the con
vention in the naming of Wilson dele
gates and instructing them.
The platform indorses the initiative
and referendum but ignores the recall.
It continues:
"Three great Issues overshadow all
others; representative government
must be restored; the judiciary must
be restricted to its proper sphere and
the evil of ’the tariff system must be
corrected."
The work of the Democratic House
is praised, the claim being made that
it has promoted economy in every
branch of the government, and paved
the way for the election of United
States senators by the people.
The record of the Democratic Con
gress is referred to as in “striking con
trast to the broken promises of the
Republican party in state and nation.''
It declares Roosevelt followed the
same conduct in office as Taft and
states that the “recent events furnish
conclusive reasons for an amendment
to the constitution making a Presi
dent ineligible to succeed himself as
well as for legislation which will pre
vent any executive from employing the
great power of his office to fasten qn
the country a successor of his choos
ing.” _
BIG SOCIOLOGICAL.
CONGRESS OPENS
SOUTH TAKES THE LEAD
Gov. Hooper too 111 to Attend
Nashville Meeting.
Nashville, Tenn., May 7.—Gov. Hoop
er of Tennessee, who conceived the
idea of holding the first Southern So
ciological Congress was prevented by
Illness from attending the opening ses
sion of the congress to-night, which
attracted hundreds of social workers
from all parts of the United States.
Dr. Ira Landrith of Nashville wel
comed the great gathering to Tennes
see, reading * the following telegram
from Gov. Hooper, who is ill at Moores
burg, Tenn;
“Please convey to the Southern So
ciological Congress my profound re
gret and disappointment on account of
my inability to attend its meetings. I
hope that this initial congress will be
followed annually by the assembling of
the South’s strongest and best men
and women to study and discuss those
great moral problems of organized so
ciety which are even more important
than the elargement of our commerce
and the development of our material
resources, with the slogan of 'The
Solid South for a Better Nation.’
“This congress can lead the march
which has for its goal the universal
education of the children, the more
perfect care of the neglected and un
fortunate. the removal of the spirit of
vengeance from our penal codes and
the conduct of our corrective and
charitable institutions in accordance
with the most enlightened modern
methods, free from graft, politics and
inhumanity. In behalf of the state of
Tennessee I extend to eacli delegate
to this congress most cordial greet
ings."
Prof. G. W. Dyer of Vanderbilt Uni
versity spoke on “Southern Problems
that Challenge Our Thought.” John W.
Woolley, of Chicago, discussed "The
Destroyer of Social Safety,” and Dr.
Luther 11. Gulick of New York spoke
on "The Campfire Girls of America.”
See Man Ground to Bits.
Columbia, S. C., May 7. —John Rich
ards, colored, feil into the seed con
veyer at the Southern Cotton Oil
plant to-day and was ground to
pieces. A number of workmen stand
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SEVENTEEN DIE
IN FLOOD WATER
Mother and Her Two Daught
ers Among Victims.
FOURTEEN NEGROES DROWN
Engineers More Hopeful of
Conquering River.
Baton Rouge, La., May 7. —Seventeen
lives are known to have been lost in
the Torras crevasse in the Mississippi
levee.
Three white persons were drowned
to-day on the Bayou Latnche when
a raft on which a farmer, his wife
and two daughters were endeavoring
to reach high ground was broken to
pieces by the swift current from the
break. The farmer was the only one
rescued.
Fourteen negroes lost their lives in
the Lettsworth neighborhood.
Water Higher at New Orleans.
New Orleans, May 7. —When the of
ficial river gauge at the foot of Canal
street registered 21.3 feet at 3 o'clock
ths afternoon, a rise of four-tenths
since 7 a. m„ United States weather
officials were of the opinion that the
Mississippi had started on its final lap
towards the predicted crest of 21.5 feet
which would mark the passing of the
greatest flood recorded in the Missis
sippi Valley, in which all stage and
duration records have been smashed.
Clear weather and sunshine were re
ported to-day at all points from the
Torras crevasse south to the mouth of
the river, and the most encouraging
reports since the present flood have
been received from all points.
The work of rescuing marooned per
sons in isolated districts progressed
more rapidly to-day.
Hot Sun Aids Fighters.
There is a scarcity of every kind of
navigable craft and everything that
can be steered and carry passengers
and supplies for even a short distance
has been pressed into service.
Tuesday brought sunshine and a di
minution of activity in the New Or
leans levee districts. Gangs of men to
talling more than a thousand, labored
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, many
of them working by electric lights
through the night hours, in torrential
rains, strengthening levees thought to
be weakening under the enormous
pressure and continual downpours.
The hot sun to-day baked the repair
work done during the last three days
and the engineers are once more cheer
ful.
The levees have been inspected and
pronounced in good condition.
Mayor Martin Behrman issued an
appeal to-day for funds and supplies
for Hood victims of the Northern and
East Central portions of the state. The
newspapers have taken up the task of
raising funds in connection with the
relief committees.
FAMILYWIPEQffIT
This Is *of-%Kiecjk
Veteran*’ J
New Orleans, May 7..—A telegram re
ceived here early to-night from the
Mayor of Grand Saline, Tex., states
that the descriptions-furnished'by the
New Orleans and Northeastern Rail
road officials of the four unidentified
victims of yesterday's wreck of the
first section of the "Van Zandt Con
federate Veterans Special” near Hat
tiesburg. Miss., appear to indicate that
they are Leonard Hollis, wife, and two
Children of Edgewood, Tex.
The bodies of six of the nine vic
tims of the wreck were brought -to
New Orleans to-day.
Os the. fifty-four passengers who
were injured those whose wounds re
quired their removal to the hospital at
Hattiesburg were to-night reported as
getting along satisfactorily.
NO MORE TROOPS
FOR GEORGIA NOW
Money Is Lacking, and War
Department Wants No More.
Atlanta, May 7.—Upon recommenda
tion of Adjt. Gen. W. G. Obear, Gov.
Brown has decided that there will
be no more military’ companies or
ganized in Georgia at present.
Gen. Obear gives two reasons for this
action. First, the state military fund
is depleted and now faces a deficit of
SIO,OOO, chiefly as a result of $7,500 of
the fund being taken by legislative ac
tion to pay for the encampment of
the Second Regiment at Macon and.
second the United States War De
partment, which pays about five-sixths
of the expenses of maintaining the
state troops, disapproves of the or
ganization of any more Infantry com
panies at the present time.
Gen. Obear is of the opinion that the
state now has a sufficient number of
military organizations for all purposes.
Hence his recommendation, which the
Governor lias approved. Several re
quests for the organization of new
companies have come in within the
last two or three week*.
Cuts His Throat and Dies.
Charleston, S. C., May 7.—Otto
Stramm, a German grocer, who cut
his throat literally from ear to ear with
a razor, died at the Holier Hospital to
day. The man's throat was severed
and through heroic treatment lie was
kept barely alive since Wednesday
lact.
Aberration of the mind was the cause
assigned.
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RIGHESON A MORMON
IS WOMAN'S STORY
SECRETLY JOINED SECT
“Celestial Wife” of Mormon
Leader Exposes Him.
Boston, May 7.—Clarence V. T.
Richeson, under sentence of death for
the murder of Avis Linnet], has been
a Mormon elder and secretly connect
ed with the Mormon organization for
several years, although preaching from
a Baptist pulpit, according to a sworn
statement just made before William
A. Thibodeau, an attorney and justice
of the peace.
The author of the affidavit, Mrs.
Louise Brittain, claims to have been
formerly connected with the Mormon
church and to have been a celestial
wife of a man who is at the head of
the Mormon organization in the East.
In the statement, Mrs. Brittain as
serts that she has known Richeson for
several years, first meeting him three
years ago at a Mormon conference on
Staten Island, where she says the Bap
tist clergyman was recognized as one
of the Mormon elders and was par
ticularly actiye in the affairs of the
conference. She says she attended a
Mormon conference at Providence, R.
1., a little over a year ago, at which
Richeson was present and that she
received commands from him as a
Mormon elder at a Boston gathering
of the leaders of the church.
A short time ago Mrs. Brittain be
came converted from Mormonism, she
says.
Mrs. Brittain has become known dur
ing the last few years to evangelical
workers in and about Boston. T<r a
young woman who now makes her
home in Salt Lake City, was due
Rlcheson’s trend toward Mormonism.
Mrs. Brittain believes.
The affidavit, which was given out
prior to an interview', described somo
of the meetings at which she said she
had seen Richeson and concluded as
follows:
“I have always considered Elder 4
Clarence V. T. Richeson a member of
tho Mormon organization In good and
perfect standing and do to the pres
ent day and believe that he is con
sidered so by the Mormon organiza
tion.
“While It is not common, it is not
f usual To find the more educated of
s Mormon elders _«Jaohlng in the
lp|M of evangellojffwhurelies wAhJcft
ptizi] by immersion
LUTHERANS OF NORTH
CAROLINA IN SESSION
Will Decide Location of Female
Seminary.
Charlotte, N. C., May 7.--The 109th
annual convention of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod and Ministerum of
North Carolina met in St. Mark's
Church here this evening at 8 o'clock.
The opening sermon was preached by
the president, the Rev. M. M. Kinard,
Ph. D.. of St. John’s Church, Salis
bury. The synod will continue in ses
sion until Sunday night, May 12, clos
ing with the ordination service.
The body will number about 100 min
isters and laymen from all sections
of the state. An elaborate programme
of entertainments has been prepared
for the visitors.
Probably the most Important item
of business before the synod will be
the question of the location and re
building of Mont Amoena Female Sem
inary at Mount Pleasant, N. C., the
buildings of which were destroyed by
fire on the night of Thanksgiving Day,
1911. A committee was appointed to
inspect several sites offered by towns
bidding for the college and this com
mittee recommended that the ofTer of
Salisbury be accepted. Several other
towns are represented by delegations
which will make a fight op the floor
of the synod for the location of the
college.
MRS. LUCY tILLMAN
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
SHE FILES SUIT IN OHIO
Recalls Fight to Gain Custody
of Children.
Charleston, S. C., May 7.—Dispatches
from Cincinnati say that Mrs. Lucy
Dugas Tillman, granddaughter of the
late Ambassador Pickens, to Russia,
has filed suit for divorce against Ben
jamin Ryan Tillman, Jr., son of the
senior senator from South Carolina.
This action has been expected ever
since the bitter struggle before the Su
preme Court of South Carolina for cus
tody of the children. Senator Tillman
vainly endeavoring to secure charge
of liis granddaughters on the ground
that Mrs. Lucy Tillman was not a
proper person to rear them. The en
tire state was aroused over the case,
sympathy being with the mother who.
it was tea red. would lose her children
and it was only stated that should the
Supreme Court endorse Mr. Tillman's
contentions as to a father’s rights, the
Legislature promptly would repeal the
statute and substitute another.
Mrs. Lucy Tillman and her husband
•lid not lively liappily, according to
statement* made at the time of the
controversy over the children. While
divorce is not sanctioned in this state,
many people frankly state that under
certain extraordinary circumstances
they believe that divorce is the only
practical solution. It is said that ef
forts have been exerted to conciliate
the couple albeit the interested- per
sons never though there was any
chance of that.
News of young Mrs. Tillman's ac
tion has occasioned peculiar Interest
in Charleston and developments will be
followed with close attention.
VETERANS WILL ELECT NEW
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TO-DAY
Three-Cornered Fight for Next Reunion Involves Se
lection of New Leader, With Possibility That
Chattanooga Will Win Out.
Macon, Ga., May 7.—A heavy rain
this morning checked a big influx of
Georgians to the opening day of the
twenty rsecond annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans, ' but
meanw'hiie business sessions of three
bodies were going on practically ail
dav.
Sessions in the morning and at night
kept the veterans themselves busy,
W’hile the United Sons of Confederate
Veterans concluded their convention
by 6 o’clock, electing J. P. Northfield
of Memphis, Tenn., commander-in
chief, to succeed Walter G. Pritchard
of Charleston, S. C. It was decided
also to change the name of the or
ganization from United Sons of Con
federate Veterans to Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans.
At the meeting of the veterans to
night Maj. W. W. Screw's of Mont
gomery, Ala., delivered the annual
oration.
To-night about the hotel lobbies and
at headquarters the main interest cen
ters about the hot three-cornered fight
on for the 1913 reunion among Jack
sonville, Fla., San Antonio, Tex., and
Chattanooga, Tenn. Special agents of
all three cities have been working ever
since Monday morning.
Fight I* Double-Barreled.
To-night, according to report, the
fight for the reunion city had inter
woven itself into the spirited election
contest for commander-in-chief to suc
ceed the late Gen. George W, Gordon.
Gen. Irvine C. Walker of Charleston,
upon whom as next in command fell
the mantle of Gordon at the latter’s
death, is a candidate, as are Gen.
Bennett 11. Young of Louisville, Ky.,
commander of the Department of Ten
nessee, and Gen. W. K. Van Zandt,
commander of the Department of Tex
as. It is reported that Chattanooga
has promised to swing the entire con
tingent to the support of Gen. Van
Zandt for commander-in-chief of the
U. C. V. in return for Southwestern
support of Chattanooga for the 1913
reunion. The Tennessee and South
-1 western strength allied with the argu
ment that Jacksonville is too far
southeast, it was generally conceded
w’ould give Chattanooga the reunion
for 1913 and Texas the honor of nam
ing the commander-in-chief. Jackson
ville, however, Halms great sedboard
anil South Atlantic strength. .Both
matters will A settled at liu final
Ifisiness session*)-morrow nrffr! ting.
T Forreat Wpl Lead Agal*.
When the parade of the Gray line
winds slowly and feebly through the
streets of Macon Thursday afternoon
It will be headed by the dwindling rem
nant of Forrest’s cavalry. At the head
of that famous column of horse, idol
ized by the Confederacy, will ride
Nathan Bedford Forrest, astride a big
white horse and in the full uniform of
a brigadier general. Nathan Bedford
Forrest is 7 years of age and a grand
son of the groat trooper.
Gen. H. E. Tyler, commander of
Forrest's brigade, what is left of it,
heard shortly before the time for leav
ing his home in Hickman, Ky., for
Macon, that his late general had a
grandson living in a small Tennessee
town. He personally went for the lit
tle chap and brought him to Macon.
It Is expected that there will be 12,-
000 veterans in fine Thursday as 8,800
are now in camp and It is estimated
that fully 6,000 South Carolinians, Ala
bamians and Georgians have been de
layed by rainy weather.
Sing Confederate Airs.
Although a drizzling rain fell
throughout the night the ardor and en
thusiarm of the veterans and their
friends were not dampened and when
the time for the opening of the con
vention, the auditorium in Central City
Park was packed.
The convention was called to order
by Gen. John W. Maddox of Rome,
Ga. This was followed by prayer by
Chaplain General Cave.
Several Confederate songs were ren
dered by a picked choir, and as these
old-time airs were heard by the veter
ans their eyes filled with tears as
recollection of years long since past,
no doubt surged through their minds.
Col. Walter A. Harris of Macon. Miss
Grace Lumpkins, sponsor for Macon,
and Mayor John T. Moore welcomed the
veterans and visitors to Macon. Hon.
Roland Ellis delivered the address of
welcome to tho Sons of Veterans.
Responses were made by Lieut. Gen.
C. Irvine Walker. Committee ap
pointments followed and the conven
tion adjourned until 8 o'clock to-night.
Mrs. John B. Gordon, widow of the
late Gen. Gordon, who was cummand
er-in-chief of the Confederate Veterans
for many years, was given an ovation
when she appeared on the stage at the
auditorium to-day. Gen. Walker was
ir. the midst of Ills speech when Mrs.
Gordon appeared end he suspended
while she was introduced to the vast
assemblage.
gen. wauTerTesponds
TO MACON’S WELCOME
Commander-in-Chief , Speaks
for His Soldiers.
Macon, Ga., May 7.—Gen. C. Irvine
Walker of Charleston, S. C., comman
der-in-chlef of the United Confederate
Veterans, on behalf of the organiza
tion delivered the response to the ad
dresses of welcome at the opening of
the annual reunion of the veterans
here to-day. In beginning his address
Gen. Walker paid a tribute to Gen.
George W. Gordon, who died soon after
his election as commander-in-chief of
the Confederate veterans at the last
reunion, and of whom the speaker said;
“A wise Providence has. since we
last met, gathered, him to Himself. My
comrades. Gordon loved you, he trea
sured ever the sacred memories of a
hallowed past; he was proud of the
glories which cluster around this fed
eration. May the memory of hts fife
and work incite us to higher efTort for
the good of the United Confederate
Veterans he so truly loved and faith
fully served."
Asking the question “What is It that 1
i brings to this meeting the ‘boys’ from
, the distant corners of our far-sprea'd
■ ing land?" the speaker said:
“The principles for which we fought
were buried under the shattered ruins
! of the Confederacy. So their main
tenance cannot be the reason for this
great gathering. Our beloved Confqd
-1 erate banner is but a cherished mem
ory, but, oh, how deeply cherished! Wa
can never hope to unfurl it! We can
gain nothing of material benefit by
those re-unions. Then what powerful
1 impulse of our nature draws us here?
It is surely some deep, vivid, imperish
able sentiment. Is it not a proof of
how much these old ‘boys’ loved that
Confederacy which
Rose so white and fair
And fell so pure of crime’ —
and of how they must have impressed
that devotion upon their descendants?
This strong sentiment is partly the
happiness we anticipate and partly the
good we hope to accomplish. It is a
happiness to meet our dear old com
rades and brothers who stood by us
facing death, and who served their be
loved country with unexampled de
votion, unexcelled courage and griev
ous sufferings. Confederate comrade
ship is the strongest bond between
man and man. It is a great happi
ness to dwell lovingly upon the pa
thetic and the amusing incidents of our
war experiences. It is a happiness to
meet these fair daughters who gather
around us and honqr us and our cause.
For Their Children’s Sake.
“Now, what good can we expect?
“In considering this do not forget
that whether we were right, as we will
forever claim, or wrong, as our enemies
assert, it is all now purely an academia
question, one which cannot in' the
slightest degree affect our present pros
perity or happiness. The greatest good
to be obtained by these reunions is
our vindication, a justification of the
righteousness of the cause for which
we fought. This, not selfishly for our
selves, but for our descendants. Then
let us be sure that our children and
their children to the remotest genera
tion, know that their fathers were
not rebels, but patriots, not traitors,
but martyrs. They should know that
we fought, not for conquest, but for
defense, not to maintain slavery, but
to preserve the precious rights 'won by
and handed down to us by our fore
fathers. We fought for our freedom,
our firesides, our women and our God.
“We accepted with loyalty our
paroles at the close of the war. We
returned to our homes to devote our
selves to the maintenance of peace,
harmony and concord. We took our
new duties, we faced every trouble,
and with a mighty effort triumphant
ly rose above thousands of difficulties
which confronted us. The war had
brought tis ruin, desolation, defeat, but
its hard-earned lessons, self-reliance,
patience, persistency and courage,
brought us success. We laid down our
muskets before overpowering numbers
and immeasurable resources. We seiz
ed the of peace, grappled
every and fl n ,
whoZWY ( stiPSpS '
of ams parfrftpants in tie greatestN/ft
of all tjme and the conquerors in that
subsequent industrial struggle, are be
fore you, the grandest heroes the world
e'er saw! Consider them well, you
wifi never see their like again!"
In conclusion Gen. Walker said:
"To you all we, your guests, bend
our heads, open our hearts, and of
fer our hands In acknowledgment of
all the princely hospitality you so lav
ishly shower upon us. We come to
you. not now to stanch our bloody
wounds, not for your loving care, but
in health and in old age, to ask you
to join us in forever up-holding the
precious memories of a noble past and
aid us in proving to the world that
“ 'Eternal right, though all else fall,
Can never be made wrong.* ”
MAJ. BUTT WISHED TO
SLEEP AT ARLINGTON
Will of Young Army Officer Is
Filed.
Washington, D. C., May 7.—The will
of Maj. Archibald W. Butt, victim of
the Titanic disaster, filed here to-day
disclosed that his one great wish is
impossible of realization. It was that
he should be buried in Arlington Na
tional eemetery and that the family
name might be perpetuated there by
a modest monument over his grave.
In his will the young army officer
had set aside SSOO for this purpose.
Maj. Butt left his personal effects to
his two brothers and provided that
the residue of his estate be converted
into cash and divided between the eld
est children of the two brothers.
In view of the disclosures in the
will, there is a strong likelihood that
a movement will bt started here look
ing to a suitable memorial to Maj. Butt
at Arlington, although hjs last rest
ing place is in the trackless ocean.
burglarTobs police
CHIEF OF HIS PANTS
Keys to the City Jail Among
Loot a,t Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., May 7.—A gold
watch, keys to the city Jail, some loose
silver, several bills and a gold chain
are some of the articles fisted as "stol
en” to-day with the city police de
partment. There's nothing unusual in
the listing, except the man reporting
the haul. Captain of Police A. P. Pad
gett. Entrance to his room at his
home was made through an open win
dow and he awoke just in time to
see the intruder climbing out of the
window. The chase which followed
was fruitless. The burglar took tho
captain's trousers out to a nearby al
ley and there rifled them.
This is but one of a series of house
robberies that have occurred in Way
cross recently. The visit to a mem
ber of the police department has made
the policemen all the more anxious to
land the guilty.
MRS. EDDY’S $2,000,000
WON BY HER OHURCH
Concord, N. 11., May 7.—The clause
of the will of Mrs. Mary Baker G*
Kddy, founder of the Christian Scl-
Church, bequeathing the residue
°l h 2 ,slate ’ valued at $2,000,000 to
r o FJrst Church of Christ. Scientist.
J" Boston ' creates a "valid trust'' in
the opinion of the Supreme Court of
Hampshire, announced to-day
The court holds that “the residuary
clause is not a gift to a church, but
"v., for purposes sustain
able as a charitable trust.”