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VOLUME XIII, No. 184.
BRYAN EXPECTS THE SUPPORT OF
• HOST'S INDEPENDENT LEM
Words In Commoner indicate
that He Regards the
League Friendly
DECLARES REPUBLICANS
AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE
LINCOLN, Neb—Mr. Bryan makes
plain In an editorial in this week's
C jmmoner, issued today, that he ex
pects to obtain the indorsement of
Hearst’s Independence League.
In another editorial he gives some
broad hints upon platform planks. In
the former, Bryan defends the Now
York publisher from the “too quick
assumption of republicans" that he
will oppose the democratic ticket.
After detailing various things for
which he should he given credit, ho
says:
THINKS PLATFORM
WILL PLEASE
MR. HEARST.
“Mr. Hearst could hardly be ex
pected to announce in advance of the
other conventions what he thought
ought to be done, but it will be re
membered that In 1904 he was a can
didate in the democratic convention
after the adoption of the platform
written that year. He, was willing
to make the fight for the reforms out
lined in that platform.
"There is no danger of the plat
form this year containing less of re
form than the platform of 1904. There
is every indication that it will go
even further in remedial legislation.
If the platform of 1904 was good
enough for Mr. Hearst to run upon,
may not tlio democratic platform of
1908 be found good enough for Mr.
Hearst to support?
"The candidates, too, may have
some influence in determining Mr.
Hearst.’s action, slid the organiza
tion of the national committee is a
fact to be considered; the general
trend and spirit of the convention also
ovi'\ to have a right in determining
with- what force the democratic par
ty will be able to appeal to the men
who are connected with the Independ
ence Party.
“Plutocracy supports the party
which leans most toward plutocracy,
and the radical element is likewise
independent. Each supports the par
ty that gives the best assurance of
securing what the element desires.
“The advocacy of remedial meas
ures is not the only thing required of
a reform party; ability to secure re
medial measures is as important as
the advocacy of them, and the radi
cal who wants something done is
likely to ask himself two questions:
“First, ‘What’ parties promise re
form?’
Second. ‘Of the parties promising
reform, whioh party can offer the
best assurances of fulfilling the
promise?’
“The radical element of the coun
try can well afford to wait until tho
Denver convention has adjourned be
fore it decides what to do.”
SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT
OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN COMMONER.
On the first page of the Commqper
Mr. Bryan arraigns the republicans
on several counts. The first count
is based on the rejection of the phy
sical valuation of railroad plants;
the second on the defeat of the cam
paign publicity resolution and the
third on the rejection of the decla- j
ration favoring election of senators
by direct vote. Mr. Bryan declares
that “there can be but one explana
tion of the action of the republican
convention, namely: that It is the In- i
tention of those In charge of the re- :
publican party to secure campaign
funds from sources which they dare
not disclose.”
He broaches the new Idea that “it
Is not necessary that small contribu
tions shall be made public and to
make these public might subject the
giver to inquiry, If, for Instance, the
giver was an employe and opposed
to his employer. If a man give*
largely, the public has a right to
know where the gift oomes from; !f
It Is part of an implied contract
whereby a return is to be secured in
legislation or immunity, no corpora
tlon of any kind should be allowed to
contribute to campaign funds, for
corporations are not organized for
political purposes,”
PHYSICAL VALUATION
OF RAILROADS
IS NECESSARY.
Physical valuation of railroads, he
declares. Is necessary. He says that
so long as the truth is concealed
there will be exaggratlon on both
sides, and the country ought to know
whether the railroads are over-capi
talized.
Bryan Insists there was but one
reason why the direct vote for sena
tors was beaten. It Is this:
long as the exploiting Integ
ra ran control the senate, they can
vl the people at bri -Is |g,
why the republican convention In
rolently thwnrted the purpose of
those republicans who sympathize
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
► A FEW THINGS FOR
" THE CONVENTION’S
► DELEGATES TO DRINK
► _____
► DENVER, Colo.—At a meeting
► of the Denver Barkeepers Mu
► tual Benefit association the fol
► lowing line of novelties in thirst
► killers for the convention was
► agreed upon:
► Bryan Frappe; Johnson Swed
► ish Punch; Taggart Fizz; Sulli
► van Flip; Gray Lemonade; Mur
► phy High Ball; Mack Rickey;
► Towne Cobbler; McOraw Julep;
► Mitchell sour; Bell Smash;
► Clark Howell Lemonade; McCar
► ren Old Fashioned Cocktail;
► Chandler Tocidv.
►
A A ▲ U> A. .& A A A S
with the desire of the people in their
demand for relief from present con
ditions. Surely the rank and file of
the republican party will express
indignation at this open and obvious
distrust of the people. The republi
can party has added to its many sins
the unpardonable one.”
The first, page of this weeks Com
moner is devoted to a big type edi
torial headed “A Political Party
Afraid.” in which Bryan gives added
proof that he expects to make much
during the campaign of the turning j
down at Chicago of the planksk offer- i
ed by LaFollette.
In plain black type he arraigns the j
republicans as:
Afraid of the truth.
Afraid of the light.
Afraid of the people.
Real Fight on
Bryan is Begun
(By Hector H. Elwefl.)
DENVER. Colo.—The real fight
against William Jennings Bryan for
the democratic nomination at the
i Denver convention on July 7 has be
gun.
Theodore Knappen and Charles H.
| Day, two of Governor Johnson’s chief
boomers, held a secret conference
with Josiah Marvel, Judge Gray’s
man, yesterday, and seemed willing
to stand for the story that these two
candidates were forming an alliance.
Alton B. Parker will be in Denver
shortly prepaed to start something on
the anti-injunction plank. So many
more newspaper corespondents have
arrived at Denver that, there ar e now
about fifteen correspondents to every
politician; in fact, the situation as it
stands today lias reduced the news
gettters to a state of interviewing
one another on the vice presidential
situation.
On all sides in Denver you can
hear it said that if JulTge Gray will
acecpt, the democratic ticket will be
Bryan and Gray without a question.
Then you hear, if Gray will not agree
to run second, the ticket will be Bry
an and McNeill almost equally as
strong. Then again you hear from
the Gray boomers that if Bryan will
run second to Gray his nomination
and election four years hence would
be assured.
“ALLIES” HOLD
CONFERENCE AGAINST
DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
Although both tho gray and John
son people have lauhged at alliance
stories, there was a real conference
between them yesterday. It was the
Johnson people who moved. Knappen
and Day went to the Gray headquar
ters in the Savoy hotel and talked
things over. There was nothing to
give out but the fact remains that for
the first alme since negotiations for
the convention have opened the two
anti-Bryan candidates for the lead
have come together and talked.
It has been practically agreed hx
all the leaders in the party who are
now in Denver that when the conven
tion convenes, an early adjournment
will be taken In honor of Grover
Cleveland. There Is a slight possi
bility of such a short session that no
business can be transacted. When
this became known the Denver busi
ness men smiled quite broadly—it
means the keeping of the crowd oi
Denver one more day. While every
body is guessing at vice presidents,
and wondering what It's all about, a
great deal of Interest is being taken
in Samuel Woods’ proposition of a
mass meeting of delegates In Denver.
The rabid Bryar men believe it is a
big joke. Others who are lukewarm
for Bryan, take an interest in it
Some others believe that. If the dol
gates dared attend such a meeting it
would be one to make history.
NOTABLES FROM
NEW YORK ARRIVE
DENVER, Colo.—This is the first
of the four “arrival" days for the
democratic national convention. Mon
day will he the last. Then perform
ers for the “big show” will be here.
The prospective permanent chairman
of the convention. Representative i
Clayton, of Alabama, got In this morn-1
Ing. He has been at Lincoln con-1
(Continued on Pogu Eight.) j
WEATHER FORECAST—Showers tonight or Saturday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 1908.
Where The Democrats Will Hold Their
Great Convention at Denver Next Week
This is tlie great convention liall, which has been built at Denver for the
Democratic National Convention, which is to he held in that City on July 7th.
It is said to he one of the best arranged Convention Halls in the Country.
SECOND PLACE IS
STILL A MATTER
BE OJESTION
Four Men Mentioned Who May
Take Vice-Presidential
Nomination
(BY HECTOR H. ELWELL.)
DENVER, Col.—Who will be the
vice presidential nominee of the dem
ocratic party?
That question is being discussed in
Denver more energetically today than
the same question was discussed one
day before it was fixed and before
the convention decided it finally for
the republicans in Chirago.
After one has looked over the en
tire field there are to be found but
four men who can possibly be look
ed upon at present as a field from
which to pick. Of course, when the
delegations and candidates arrive a
deal may be fixed up that will fool
everybody. But looking at the thing
like a tout, looks up the dope it seems
probable that the vice presidency
will go to the East.
The men who are looked upon as
tue four leading candidates are lined
up like this:
THE FOUR MOST
LIKELY FOR THE
SECOND PLACE.
GEORGE GRAY, DELAWARE;
Does not pare for it. because his
boomers think he should be head of
the ticket; could undoubtedly win if
he wanted the job.
ARCHIBALD McNEILL, CONNEC
TICUT, considered tho second strong
est man because he Is strong with
the laboring classes and capable as
well as recognized as a national man,
expects to have New York and New
England with him at the start.
JOHN W. KERN, INDIANA, will
be In Denver this evening with his
boom; Is backed by Tom Taggart and
might get Illinois support; considered
stronger than any Weztern candidate
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS, IL
LINOIS; not outspoken for the place,
but still willing to entor It; a man
considered strong in certain parts of
the East and Bouth.
There is Towne to be considered,
but a majority of the leaders do not
look upon him as a possibility. There
are many from New York, but It is
not believed that New York will per
mit ary of them to go before the con
ventlon for fear of putting more
rents In the New York delegation
than are alrondy there. There is
Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon,
but no one will concede that the
West has a chance. And so one
might go down the list of 26 more
and eliminate them one by one. The
crisis Is this:
THE SITUATION
AS BRYAN NOW
DESIRES IT.
The head of the ticket. If It goes as
Bryan wishes It to, will oome from
the West, the permanent, chairman of
ijhe convention, Congressman Clay
ton will come from the South, as per
haps mfty tho next chairman of the
national committee; the temporary
cnalrman has been named, from tho
extreme West and the East so far
hag nothing.
(CoaUuiied ou Pag« Eight.)
VIRGINIA WOMAN IIS TO POISON
HER HUSBAND AND HIS II SDRS
DANVILLE. Va.—Mrs. Alexander
T. Clark, wife of a farmer residing
near Ingrams, this county, is in jail
at Chatham, awaiting action by tho
grand Jury on the charge of having
made three attempts to poison her
husband and her two stepsons, both
of whom are grown.
At her preliminary hearing it de
veloped that tho first attempt was
made on June 11th, when It is al
leged that she put Paris green in the
coffee for her husband and one of her
stepsons, who was living with his
father. A short time after drinking
the cossets both men were made very
Today's Contributions to Fund
For Milk and Ice For Babies
Many small contributions are still being received at The Herald of
fllce for the milk and ice fund for the poor babies of Augusta and the
amounts received are promptly turned over the Miss L. D. Hlggar, the
district nurse, who is placing the money where It is needed.
Of course, all contributions sent are badly needed and Iho nurse
could easily expend a good deal more. Thanks are returned for the
liberality shown by Augustans In responding to the efforts of Miss Dig
ger and hor co-workors along this line.
The following amounts, In addition to those already reported hnv«
been received during the day:
Previously acknowledged sl9 05
Mr. Turner Howard ( (l()
Cash ”** '2O
Cash ’’ '2O
Mr. Butler l.'oo
Cash 12
Mr. J. J C. Labourseur l 01l
Cash i.',, io
Mr. Fred Peterson ]'oo
Mr. S. H. Meyers { , , t ’’ ””” ]'ot)
Mr. M. L. Watson .'.**),*** Y>o
Mr. John Mcllhaney ~ ” "j’q
Tn,ai
5 MILLIONS SPENT
ON PUBLIC WORKS
BY GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON—In a statement Is
sued by the treasury department to
day It Is stated that “Although the
treasury statements show a deficit
In round numbers of $60,000,000 In
the operations of tho government dur
ing the fiscal year Just closed, the
deficit Is more apparent than real,
being due to an antiquated system of
bookkeeping which Secretary Cortel
you |g having overhauled and moder
nized. Considering tho ordinary re
ceipts of the government there Is
not only no deficit hut a surplus.
The amount of new debt created dur
ing the year was only 87,000,000 In
excess of the amount of the old debt
redeemed; and $85,000,000 was ex
pended In new public works, of which
less than half was paid for by th-f
creation of a funded debt.
The total amount expended by this
government for various public works
Including the Panama canal, during
the past fiscal year was $84,825,328
“Under a proper method of book
keeping this amount would be charge,
able to extraordinary expenditures to
be met by loans."
Putting the budget on this basis for
the pain, fiscal yenu, the aceolunt
would show a surplus In ordinary re-
ill, and the other stepson waß sent
for. Soon after arriving at the homo
he drank some o! the same coffee
and also became sick. All three re
covered without serious results.
Not long afterward another at
tempt was made and repeated again
for the third time a few days ago.
Dr. Kent was summoned the last
time and upon analnzlng the coffee,
found that it contained Paris green.
It Is alleged by the prosecution
that the relations between Mrs.
Clark and hei husband and his child
ren have long been strained and quar
rels have been frequent.
enlpts over ordinary expenditures of
$25,169,336.
„The deficiency In extraordinary re
ceipts paid from surplus of ordinary
receipts and front the free balance In
the treasury was $75,890,788.
Secretary Cortelyou has had un
der consideration for some time the
thorough revision of the treasury
statement with a view to making
them represent, accurately and In
easily understood form tho exact con
dition of the government's finances.
NOTABLE MARRIAGE.
LONDON. The announcement was
made today that Miss Esther Red
mond. Ihe daughter of John E. Red
mond, the Irish nationalist leader, Is
i to bo inarrb-d on July 18 to Dr, Wit
Ham Thomas Power, of No, 112 West
I Seventieth street., New Vlrk, an
American physician of wealth and
! prominence
JAP CABINET MAY RESIGN.
TOKIO. it is reported that, owing
to the continued 111 health of Prime
Minister Saionjl, the cabinet will re
sign tomorrow. Public opinion at
tributes the resignation to friction be
tween the elder statesmen and the
cabinet over the financial situation.
LOOKIG FOR HIS WIFE.
NEW YORK George W. Dannie, a
wealthy mining engineer of at.
George, H. I engaged private detec
tives todnv to assist him In looking
for his wife, fifty years Old, who my
steriously disappeared from her homo
last evening Although Mrs. Dennis
left a note tn her room for her hux
hand stating that she wus tired of
life and was going to drown hero-ll
lln New York baby, her husband be
lieves she has not as yet takon her
life by that means and is still uo
j Staten Island and ultra. ,
DAILY AND SUNDAY, SB.OO PER YEAR.
JOEE CHANOLER
HARRIS DYING
ATLANTA, (1 A.—Joel
Chandler Harris. ( Undo
KVnuis) is slowly sinking.
The end is near.
BISHOP POTTER’S
DEATH IS NOW
HOURLY EXPECTED.
COOPERSTOWN, X. V.
The condii ions of Bishop
Potter this morning is very
low. Members of his family
were about the bedside all
night, ox [looting death mo
mentarily. While the pa
tient still remains conscious
ness, he is not allowed to
exert himself by talking.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY
IS RULED AT
INVERIAL
Little Bey Beaten and Starved
to Death by His
Father
ROANOKE, Va. —At a special term
of the circuit court here yesterday,
Judge Massie presiding, the trial of
Lewis Wingate, charged with tho
murder of hiß ten-year-old son, Ray
Wingate, wa,- begun at Independence.
Grayson, the bov, died on May 18 last,
und upon request of citizens, J. H.
Carico, commonwealth attorney, In
vestigated the lad's death, reporting
that Wingate had beate* his son .just
prior to his death.
It Is charged that Wingate confined
the hoy In a chest In the house that
at other times he put a toato around
the boy's leg and fastened him to the
stair steps, that ho knocked him
down with a Stick, and that be pulled
his teeth with a pair of blacksmith's
tongs, ub a stop to Ills eating In or
der that he might starv”. The boy.
It Is alleged, had been seen eating
scraps of garbage and raking rains
of raw corn out of n crib.
Dr. M. C. Fields, tho county coro
ner, testified at the trial that when
the boys body was exhumed, bruises
were found on the head, chin, nock,
handa, knees and hack, many of them
severe enough to produce death He
said h e examined the mouth and
found only one tooth, and that the
gums were not healed, showing that
the teeth had been recently pulled.
He said the stomach and Intestines
wer„ empty, with he exception of a
little digested green grass, and that
the hoy was starved to death.
Wingate Is a man of considerable
means and married Into one of the
most prominent families of the state.
He pleads not guilty to the charge.
MEXICO ASKS U. S.
TO PUNISH THE
REBEL AIDES
CITY OF MEXICO Mexico will
ask the United States to punish se
verely the local authorities at Del Rio
| Texas, and possibly others of the
state uinler whose authority they act
ed on the ground that the officers
knowingly failed In their duty by al
lowing persons who partook In the
Las Vegas raid to return to the Tex
as Mlde of the river and to bring with
them their wounded.
Punishment may also be asked for
the authorities and police of Del Rio
for allowing the meetings to be held
there for the purpose of fermenting
and planning raids, murder and rob
bery In Mexico.
This new phase of the Interna
tional side of tho trouble In North
orn Mexico was made known yester
day by Minister Marleal of the for
eign relations department. Bud faith
toward Mexico by the state of Texas
In the recent trouble Is strongly sus
pected by the Mexican government.
The minister called attention' to
the fact that about 100 men hail a
series of meetings In Del Rio which
could hardly have taken place in sec
recy. Mexico will probably ask for
tbe extradition of a portion of the
raiders. In this regard Minister Mnr
Iscal stnted that the Mexican go vert
rnent will wait until the American
government has dealt with those oi
: fenders.
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BIG SURPLUS.
BALTIMORE. Md.—lt is stated
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will close the year with a surplus of
more than $14,000,000, although it
will show a decrease in earnings of
more than $7,000,000. It Is isaitl
however, that the showing will con>
pare very favorably with that of oth
er trunk lines,
LOST TEN*THOUSAND.
ASHEVIL..E, N. C. Morris Cross,
a Now York millionaire, who, with
his wife, has been passing a few
days here enroute to the Pacific to
take a steamship to the Orient, has
reported to the police that he had
been robbed oi SIO,OOO. Cross carried
Ills money in a red pocket book,
which contained a letter of credit for
2,000 pound . slerllng. Pocketbook
and letter of credit have disappea r ed
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va.—Harry E.
Gump, of Clarksburg, was arrssted
at Weston yesterday afternoon and
taken to Webster Springs charged
wllh a shortage of $95,000 In the
funds of tbe First National hank of
Webster Springs, of which institu
tion he was formerly cashier.
SOUTHERN ABSORBS ROAD.
BRISTOL, Va. —The absorption of
the properties of the Virginia and
South Western Railway company by
the Southern Railway haR just been
consummated. The property will not
be merged into the Southern system,
but will continue to be operated as
a separate property.
BIG HOLD UP.
SAMARA, Russia Bandits held up
a train running from Ufa to Zlatoust
today and are reported to have se
cured SIBO,OOO. The robbers boarded
a train upon which two cashiers from
the Satlnsk Iron company were rid
ing.
LIVES WITH HEART STABBED.
NEW YORK —Suffering from a
knife thrust that perforated her left
lung, and. It Is thought, pierced her
heart, Gertie Smith, of No. 245 West
Sixty-second street 1h lying In Roose
velt. Hospital. The fact that she still
lives leads the doctors to believe thoy
may be able to save her.
OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN.
WASHINGTON.- William Howard
Taft, on Hie eve of his departure for
Hot. Springs, Va., this afternoon, had
a long conference with Frank B. Kel
logg, of Minnesota, and Wllllatn L.
Ward, of New York, both members
[of the sub committee which is to
name the national chairman. Post
master General Meyer was also pres
ent. It Is understood that the con
! ference ended In Ward withdrawing
his opposition to Hitchcock as chair
man.
MANY GIRLS INJURED.
CLEVELAND, O.—A Hcore of girls
employed In Kresses’ five and ten
cent stor,. were Injured in a fire on
the public square Just before noon
today. The girls leaped from second
story windows before tiremon could
spread life nets.
REMOVING THE DEAD.
YOSOVO, Russia.—One hundred
and sixty d-'tid bodies have been re
moved from the Rlkovsky mine In
which an explosion took place yes
lertlay. Fire has broken out in the
mine which makes tho work of res
cue very difficult.
It Is expected that the number of
dead will run up into hundreds.
FINED '55,000,000.
CARACAS, Venezuela. —A Fine of
85,000,000 Imposed upon the New
York nod Ilermudez Asphalt. Compa
ny by the court of first instance has
been affalrmed by tho court of ces
sation. The company was found
guilty of having given aid to the
Matos revolutionists against Presi
dent Castro.
PRISONER! TAKEN
FROM JAIL BY
NIGHT-RIDERS
BRISTOL, Va.—A dispatch from
Abingdon states that the lumber
town of Damascus was raided Thurs
day night by a band of about a hun
dred magjced night riders. A vacant
building, occupied by Italians who
had been brought there to do con
struction work, was riddled with bul
lets, fully one thousand shots being
fired The Italians fled from tho build
ing In confusion and left the com
munity.
The night riders then proceeded to
other parts of the town, smashed In
the door to tho mayor’s office, de
molished the furniture, broke down
the door to the town prison, liberated
three men, and committed other de
predations. At daybreak five men ar
rived at the home of an official of the
lumber company that expected to em
ploy the Italians and told him that
if the Italians did not leave Immedi
ately the hand would return and kill
everoyne of them.
The caae was brought to the at
tention of Judge Hutton, of the cir
cuit court, and ho provided for a
special grand Jury, and Instructed
Commonwealth's Attorney Bummers
to investigate the affair. Th e author
ities say they know a few of The
men who participated In the raid. A
part of them are said to hare oows
from eastern Tennessee.