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VOL. XL
ROOSEVELT GETS MISSOURI
SOP TO CERBERUS
FOLLOWS CHARGES
OF TAFT BRIBERY
At Moment When Accusations
Against National Committee
Take Definite Form, Steam
, Roller Is Reversed
C»T AMoeUted Pre**.)
CHICAGO, Jane 13—Contests tn six
Mississippi districts, the Second. Fourth.
Fifth. Sixth. Seventh and Eighth, were
decided in favor of the Taft delegates
at the forenoon session of the Repub
lican national committee today. While
ostensibly this action added 13 votes to
the Taft column, one of the delegates
declared entitled to a seat—P. W. How
ard, of the Eighth district—appeared on
both the Taft and Roosevelt delegations
under conflicting Instructions. Question
ed to determine in which camp Mr.
Howard could be counted, failed to bring
from him a definite statement, but it
was asserted by hit attorneys he would
heed the Roosevelt instructions.
With the Mississippi cases disposed of
the national committee took up the Mis
souri contests*, involving 14 seats. Gov
ernor Hadley's Roosevelt delegation at
large ta challenged by the Taft support
ers. and Taft delegations from the First.
Third. Fifth, Seventh and Fourteenth
districts oppose the regular delegations
instructed for Roosevelt.
ROOSEVELT GETS FOUR.
Missouri's delegation at large, four
votes. *as credited to Roosevelt by
•unanibous vote.
’ The contest in the Second district of
Mississippi was tlw flr<t called. At the
suggestion of Committeeman Penrose, at
torneys for both sides agreed to consoli
date the Second. Fourth, Sixth and Sev
enth Mississippi districts. Argument on
these cases collectively then was opened.
A motion to exclude Francis J. Heney.
of dan Francisco, from the Republican
national committee on the ground that
he was a Democrat was made this morn
ing by Committeeman W. 8. Sturgess,
of Arisona. ' .
Mr. Heney had presented a proxy of
Thomas Thorson, of South Dakota. Mr.
Sturgess said the records showed Heney
had run for prosecuting attorney on the
Democratic ticket in San Francisco.
This Mr. Heney denied. He Baia . he
had refused the Democratic nomination,
bed run on an independent ticket an
had been defeated by the "money of
Patrick Calhoun."
The committee refused to
Heney. laying the motion An the table.
At the outset. Dean E. Ryman.
«ev for the Roosevelt contestants, saidl it
would be shown that no < , o“ ve Taft
held lw the**e districts at
delegates were regularly elected
Ryman said white voters In the dis-,
tricts refused to allow negro voters to
participate in any conventions.
•The Roosevelt Republicans demanded
to give the negroes a chance and w»
came here with delegates regularb elect
ed on this basis." he said.
W. E. Mollison. a negro attorney, asaeo
the committee, “to take such action eith- j
er to prevent the negro d* l
elected or to accept them when they are
eUcted. xEGRO ARGUES.
For the Taft forces W. J. •
negro attorney, declared he had as
debits denying that no notice was gjh en
of conventions to elect delegates from
the Second. Fourth. Sixth and _ Sev
enth districts. The affidavits “howel.
he said, that a
for the conventions. He denied ‘ aft
adherents had opposed negro v « ter ® "I
had declined to have negroes participate
in the conventions.
On a viva voce vote, the convention
then voted to seat the eight Taft d * l “‘ I
gates from the di"fr’ets under consider
ation. A chorus of noes" came from
the Roosevelt side but Chairman Rose
water ruled the motion carried.
DELEGATES SEATED.
Delegates seated follow:
Second District —J. F. Butler. E. H.
McKissack. _
Fourth District —D. M. P. Haxley, B.
H. Edmunds.
Sixth District —J. C. Tyler. W. P. ;
Docker • _—
Seventh District —G. R- Ligon. E- F. ;
Brennan. %
In the midst of the Mississippi fight,
just before the Fifth district case was
tQen up. the bitter feeling toward
Francis J. Heney. of San Francisco,
again broke out. Mr Heney had come
| r on the proxy of Thomas Thorson, of
South Dakota, which he had held in
previous sessions of the committee.
Committeeman W. S- Sturgiss. of
Arisona. made a formal motion that
Mr Heney’a proxy he refused- He
aaid records showed the San Francisco
man had run for prosecuting attorney
on a Democratic ticket In that city.
HENEY STAYS.
"As I am stll in the committee I will
My for myself." said Mr. Heney. "I
refused to accept the Democratic nom
ination. I did run as an independent
candidate and was defeated by the
money of Patrick Calhoun."
Committeeman Chubb, of Florida,
said he wanted to hear more about Abe
Reuf. On his motion the proposal to
exclude Mr. Hefley was tabled without
opposition.
LN THE FIFTH.
In the Fifth Mississippi district tne
Taft delegates were ontestants. Taft
attorneys announced they would rest
their case on affidavits and records
purporting to show their delegates
were regularly elected.
A. S. Hill, of Boston, appealed for the
Roosevelt delegates. "The negro vot
ers and many other Roosevelt suport
ers were ejected from the convention
which the Taft forces called." he said.
•The Roosevelt men went across the
street and held another convention
which was regular in l every respect."
“You said you were from Boston,
didn't you?" interrupted Committeeman
Chhbb. of Florida
- "Yes. that's what I said, but I am
here representing this district. z
•■Mr. Hill appealed to the committee
so scplit the delegation from this dis
trict." he declared. The Republican
Tarty in the south really did not exist
Snd if one of these delegations ware
irregular, they both were."
"A SOUTHERN FARCE."
"Everyone knows these southern con
ventions are a farce, representing as
they do a mere handful of white vot
ers and a few postmasters." declared
Mr. Hill.
During the discussion Mr. Heney had
another interchange with Chairm*n
Rosewater and other members of the
Committee.
He Charges Bribery
JOSEFS M. DIXOM.
Roosevelt leader says Taft is buying
committeemen at Chicago.
HERE AHE MEN CHOSEN
TO ORATE IT BALTIMORE
Westcott, Reed and Daugherty
Respectively Will Nominate
Wilson, Clark, Harmon
(BT BAX.PX SMTTM.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 13.—The
candidates for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination have practically per
fected the plans they expect to follow
at Baltimore.
W. O. Westcott, of New Jersey, has
been chosen -to place Gov. Woodrow
Wilson in nomination at the conven
tion, and Senator Thomas P. Gore, of
Oklahoma, will make the chief second
ing speech.
Speaker Clark will be placed in nom
ination by Senator Reed, of Missouri,
and Senator-elect Ollie James, of Ken
tucky, will c.cond the nomination.
Governor Harmon's name will be
presented by Michael A, Daugherty, of
Lancaster, Ohio, and Senator Pomerene,
of Ohio, will probably make. the sec
onding speech.
Representative J. Thomas Heflin,
Gov. Emmett O’Neal and William Bank
head, of Jasper, Ala., are all mention
ed for the honor of nominating Oscar
W. Underwood.
W. O. Westcott, who has been chos
en to nominate Governor WQson, en-.
joys a wide reputation as an orator’and
the Wilson managers delighted with
his choice.
ANIMAL LESS BRUTE
THAN EITHER MAN
'By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. June 13.—While
Robert Smith, a negro, was holding a
deer yesterday so Henry Hufft, a hunter.,
could shoot at it, the animal dodged but
Smith did not. Smith is in the hospital
with a load of buckshot in his shoulder
and Hufft Is in prison, as this is not the
proper season for deer hunting In Jef
ferson parish.
BOYS STOLE MONEY
TO SEE BASEBALL GAME
(By Aaaaciated Press.)
MADISO.v. Ind., June 13.—Two youth
ful highwaymen who confessed holding
up and robbing another boy of $1.30 so
they could go to a baseball game were
sentenced to two years in the house of
reform yesterday. They.are lx>uis Rodg
ers and Louis Williams, both 12 years old.
WIFE THRASHED HIM?
ALLEGES W. E. INGRAM
W. E Ingram has filed suit for di
vorce from Mrs. Lilly lagram. alleging
cruel treatment. He says that he mar
ried his wife In 1895 and lived with her
until 1909, and that periodically through
that time she gave him sound thrash
ings. . /
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FEDERAL PIE IS
USED BY TIFT TO
BRIBE COMMITTEE
—BEVATOB DIXON.
"I Can Point to Man Who Has
Been Promised Marshalship
if He Votes for the Taft
Delegates" •
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, June 13.—New charges of at
tempted -bribery in the battle for Repub
lican national delegates were made by
Senator Dixon, campaign manager for
Colonel Roosevelt today.
He charged that a member of the Re
publican national committee had been
j offered a United States marshalship if he
would vote for Taft on the contests now
under consideration.
“I am prepared to name the man if
necessary,” said Senator Dixon.
”1 sent word to the committeeman that
any federal appointment made in the na
ture of a bribe for Taft votes would be
held up in the senate.”
Senator Dixon challenged Taft mana
gers to be specific and give the name of
the Roosevelt leader who is reported to
have offered a bribe to a delegate in
Alabama and the name of the man who
received the money.
It was reported the Taft managers have
under consideration introduction of a res
olution in the convention requiring all
delegates to vote according to instruc
tions given by their states until released
by the candidate.
Taft leaders, after a canvass of the sit
uation declared they expected to control
the credentials committee by a vote of
32 to 21.
DARK HORSE TALK.
Many delegates to the Republican con
vention who arrived early today talked
of a dark horse candidate for presilent
tn the hope of bringing party harmony
and success. The leaders, while hoping
some solution may be brought forward
at the eleventh hour, apparently feel that
the lines of battle between Taft and
Roosevelt have been so sharply drawn
and such high feeling aroused that the
battle will have to be fought to a finish
between the president and Colonel Roose
; velt.
Taft supporters apparently were more
confident of success than 'ever after yes
terday’s victory in delegate contests and
j freely predicted re-nomination of the
president on the first ballot.
I Roosevelt managers declared their can
i didate would have the necessary 540
votes on the first ballot..
Followers of Senator Cummins and Sen
ator LaFollette are expressing the opinion
there will be no choice on the first bal
>4pt z leaving.tjie inference that they hope
their men may be derided op as a com
promise candidate.
ROOT EXPECTED.
Senator Root, choice of the Taft lead
ers for temporary chairman, was expect
ed to arrive from Washington this after
noon and his appearance is anxiously
awaited. There was less talk today of
opposition to Senator Root’s selection as
temporary chairman. The Roosevelt man
apparently have not agreed on a candi
date for the position, but declarb they
will have one when the time comes. Sev
eral conferences of Taft leaders took
; place during the morning.
Former Senator Charles Dick was
brought forward as a candidate for
chairman of the committee on credentials
while Charles W. Fairbanks still is men
tioned as a likely candidate for the chair
manship of the resolutions committee.
MULES AND CALVES GO MAD
ATTACKING MEN AND BEASTS
(By Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 13.—Posses
of armed farmers are scouring the
county near Lavas, Ark., 46 miles west
of Memphis, searching for dogs, pigs,
horses, mules and cattle bitten by mad
dogs within the past two weeks.
Lawrence Whitehead. 10, was brought
to Memphis today for Pasteur treat
ment He was bitten by a mule and a
dog. Mrs. L. Hendricks was attacked
by a calf that had been bitten. Four
fingers were amputated from her left
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1912
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\ WHERE IS THAT HAT?
CUBA STILL INSISTS ON
HANDLING HENOLUTION
U, S, Is Informed That Even
Peaceful Mediation Will
Be Deeply Resented
(By Associated Press.)
HAVANA, June 13.—Secretary of the
Interior Bru informed the Associated
Press today that the proposition to
send Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood or Brig
adier General Crowder on a mission to
Cuba would be regarded with disfavor
by the government if they came with
authority to arrange terms of settle
ment between the government and the
insurgents.
The Cuban government fears that if
a mission from the United States were
to have authority td arrange a settle
ment, it might involve recognition of
some demands of the negroes. The
only concession the Cuban government
was willing to make was the allowance
of a few days’ grace to the rebels in
which to surrender.
hand. Samuel Heath tried to protect
young Whitehead and was himself bit
ten by the mule. The mule attacked
every living thing within reach on the
Whitehead place, then leaped a fence
into a pasture, attacked cattle and
calves and escaped to dash abroad, cre
ating panic for miles around. The mule
was lassoed and shot after upward of
50 head of live stock had been bitten.
The posses are shooting on sight any
animal showing signs of rabies. Heath
and Mrs. Hendricks have not yet been
brought to Memphis.
f 7he Day in Congress |
♦ SENATE. ♦
♦ Met at noon.
Resumed consideration of legisla?
♦ tlve, executive and judicial appro-
♦ priation bill. ♦
♦ Titanic investigating committee
♦ heard suggestions for improve-
♦ ment of conditions at sea.
♦ HOUSE. ♦
♦ Met at 11 a. m. ♦
♦ Committee named to investigate ♦
♦ the charges against Judge Han- ♦
♦ ford. ♦
♦ Archbald case taken up in execu- ♦
-e tlve session by judiciary commit- ♦
tee.
♦ Army appropriation conference
♦ report, legislating General Wood -e
♦ out of office, taken up. ♦
MRS. GRACE WILL NDI
BE.TRIEO UNTIL JULY
Delay for Purpose of Deter
mining Outcome of Opera
tion on Grace
If Eugene Grace the murder trial
of his wife will hinge upon the part the
operation played in his death. The de
fense probably will insist that the sur
geon’s knife killed him and the bullet
was not the Instrument of his death.
"In the event of Grace’s death,” said
Solicitor General Dorsey Thursday
morning, “the effect of the operation
will become an important factor in the
case. If he doesn’t die, however, I
can’t see that it will affect the trial
one way or the other.”
He said that the trial of Mrs. Grace,
which was to have taken place in June,
will be deferred until July. This delay
has been determined upon to await the
outcome of the operation.
BIG CONVENTION HONORS
FOO GEORGIA DELEGATES
Watson Is Said to Oppose Fel
der Making Nomination
Speech for Georgia
Three of Georgia’s 58 delegates to the
Democratic national convention are to
be especially honored.
This state is entitled to have one of
its delegates make a speech on the
floor of the convention seconding the
nomination of Hon. Oscar W. Under
wood; It also has the right to put one
man on the platform committee and one
on the credentials committee.
These three plums now hang before
the Georgia delegates and there are
many aspirants for the honors. The
lucky ones will not be formally deter
mined until the delegation meets In
Baltimore on the eve of the convention.
-However, many conferences concerinng
the disposition of the plums are now
being held and will continue to be held
until the delegation takes its final vote
on the subject.
FELDER THE CHOICE.
Unofficially- it appears that Thomas
B. Felder, of Atlanta, is the choice of
a majority of the delegates for the job
of seconding the nomination of Con
gressman Underwood. Thomas E. Wat
son, of Thomson, however, has, it is
said, let it be known that he expects to
be selected to make this speech and
also that he intends, if possible, to
land the place on the platform commit
tee.
Gossip political is to the effect that
Mr. Wat eon, learning that Mr. Felder had
the bulge on the nomination speech,
had set about to prevent him being ac
corded this honor. It is said that Mr.
Watson has let it be known in no un
certain terms that he is opposed to any
special courtesies being shown Mr.
Felder at Baltimore, and that he has
confided to some of the big political
manipulators that if they will curb Mr.
Felder he will not push his determina
tion to make the speech, and that
furthermore he will promise not to
seek a place on the platform committea
HARMONY ADVOCATES BUSY.
Mr. Watson has, it is said, cracked
his whip, and the “harmony" operators
have gotten busy. It Is they
are willing to put Mr. Felder on either
the plattorm or credentials committee
if he will only not insist on seconding
the nomination of Mr. Underwood.
Friends of-Mr. Felder say that while
he is not actively seeking any of the
honors at the Baltimore convention he
will not step aside to please Mr. Wat
son. They say Mr. Felder permitted his
political friends to gag him in the re
cent state convention in order to placate
Watson, thereby saving from jeopardy
certain other political interests, but that
he will not b e gagged again.
Some interesting politics is being
played and not untfl the delegation
m«*«ts , i Baltimore will It be known who
ara ths’victors.
HE INSULTED WOMAN
■AND SHOT THREE MEN
‘jt .
(By Awociated Fraas.)
AP'»*.O. Pa., June 11—A large posse is
scourtag the hills today in search of an
who after he had insulted a
woman at a picture show here last night,
followed her Into the street. William
£>urkett, who witnesed the incident,
knocked the man down and as the Ital
ian lay on the ground he opened fire,
fatally wounding Frank Barber, a by
stander and seriously Injured Burkett
and Nelson Welnell.
Mrs, Ogden Dead
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
FLOVILLA, Ga., June IX—Mrs. Corde
lia Landrum Ogden died at her home
here Sunday morning at 6 o’clock, after
an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Ogden was
88 years old. She is survived by three
daughters.
THREE MN DEAD;
50 TO 75 ME HURT
IN WUI. WRECK
Engine and Four Cars Turn
Turtle Two Miles North of
Dalton-Part of Train Rolls
Down Bank
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
DALTON, Ga_, June IX—A special
Western and Atlantic train. carrying'
hundreds of people from Calhoun to j
Chattanooga for a day's outing, was i
wrecked about two miles north of here |
at 8:30 o’clook Wednesday morning.
Three were killed outright and more |
than two-score injured, many of them I
seriously. It is believed that at least a.
half doxen were fatally hurt.
DEAD AND INJURED.
The dead:
CLAUDE HOLCOMB, of Resaca, fire-1
man.
ARTHUR PITCHER, section hand.
JOSH HAMILTON, colored porter at I
the Logan hotel, Calhoun, Ga. *
Seriously injured: I
William Dolefield, internal injuriasi
head badly cut.
Mrs Kate Dolefleld, internal tnjru lee,
back badly Injured.
Mrs. Maude Neal, internal lIIJIIII
William Richarda, of Rock Springs. In
ternal injuries; head mashed.
John Shuman, Rock Springs, tntaoMl
injuries.
Mrs. John W. Ray, internal izriurtss.
Mlss( Blanche Gardner, internal inju
ries.
A. G. Anderson, head badly masted:
internal injuries.
Miss Geneate Reeve, internal tiLillies
The train waited at Dalton untfl No. $X
w & A- fraln, passed and had proceeded
only about two miles before the horror
occurred.
When the train reached WTUowdale, the
scene of large wrecks in the past, the
rails spread as the train went around a
short carve, and the cars were thrown \
from the track.
The engine and baggage car held to- " 1
gether and plunged down an embank
ment, pinning the fireman, Claude Hol
comb, beneath the wreckage, and Josh I
Hamilton, the negro, was instantly kill-1
ed In the baggage car.
Three other care left the rails and I
were overturned, being torn up.
The escape of the passengers from in- ♦ ®
stant death was almost a miracle. ’
Immediately following the crash, and as
soon as those, who were uninjured could
be taken from the debris, the rescue
work was rushed.
The injured were hastily taken from *
th j cars and placed on improvised iotß
on a nearby hillside. Within a remark
ably short time all had been removed
from the cars and were being given at
tention.
A relief train carrying physicians
was hastily sent to the wreck and
brought the dangerously InJared pas
sengers to DaJton. They were taken
into the depot, where they were made
as comfortable as possible.
Others were taken to the hotels and
private houses, and hundreds of women
immediately took charge, acting in the ■
capacity of nurses.
WAS PYTHIAN PICNIC
The picnic was one arranged by the
Calhoun Lodge Knights of Pythias, and j ■
hundreds of Calhoun people joined witn •
the Pythians In their outing.
Another relief train to pick up the
less seriously injured passengers left 1
here at 10 o’clock.
The second relief train # brought a i <
number of other injured passengers to ;
Dalton at 1 10:30 o’clock. They were:
Mrs, J. T. Thompson, Miss Ethel
Thompson, Mr and Mrs. J. L. Gardner,
Mrs. Will Gardner, Mrs. Fred McDaniel.
Miss Annie Champion, Miss Addie Bell i
Tinsley, Dwight McEntyre, Willie
Owens.
CHURCH IS HOSPITAL.
The First Baptist church has been
converted into a big hospital, where
the Injured are being cared for.
Mrs. John A. Ray, whose back jwas
broken in the wreck, has no chance to
recover. Others are in no Immediate ■ ,
danger.
Others added to the list of injured
*re: ! ’
Two children of Mrs. J. A. Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith. 7 - f '
Miss Lucile Gaines. ■»
Official Report Given
Out by Superlnfendent
Maj. J. L. McCollum, superintendent of
the Western and Atlantic railroad, re
ceived the following brief telegram from i
the conductor of the wrecked train:
"Engine and six coaches derailed, two i
burned over. Fireman Holcombe anC one ,
section man killed. Fifty pasengers more •
or less bruised and hurt.”; • I *
Major McCollum stated that the con- 1
ductor brought this news from the eeene I
of the wreck to Dalton, two miles south j
of where the wreck occurred. The tele- I
gram was received in Major MoCol- 1
lum’s office at 9:45 o’clock. He stated 1 a
there* was no likelihood of sending a re- I
lief train from Atlanta, but that one ,
would go to the wreck from Chat- ♦
tanooga-
FEUD WAR IN KENTUCKY . i
ARMED CLANS GATHERING j
(By Associated Press.) I 'l*
LEXINGTON. ..y., June 13.—Feud war I
apparently has broken forth tn Owsley ’
county in the Kentucky mountains, ac- |, J
cording to Information received by Capt. |
V. G. Mulligan, owner of man-trailing
bloodhounds here. He was called to Cow . *
Creek, that county, Saturday, to trail
men who shot and wounded Buffalo Bill
Jabbert while he was working" in a field. < . J
No one met Mulligan at the terminus 1 /:
of the railroad and he returned to Lex- :
Ington. But he has received a letter ex- I
plaining that in the meantime Jabbert’s ,
brother was ambushed and killed and his A fS
friends were afraid to go to the rail- 1
road, anticipating they might be am- I
bushed on the way. Friends of the
berts are said to be assembling and |
threatening revenge.
OF FISH
DIE AS WRECK RESULT '
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) , g
DALTON. Ga., June 13—Little public- |
ity has been given a recent wreck on the
L. & N. road near Chatsworth: but in
spite of this, thousands of lives were
lost as a direct cause of the catastro- i
Phe. ;
According to information which has
reached here, a tank car, containing an
acid, was spilled into Holly creek, and
thousands of members of the finny tribe J
perished as a result. The dead fish are
said to have floated down stream Into
the river and thence to Tilton, where
they were found in large numbers.
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