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Georgia nlsurgent Convention'
Instructs Its Appointees to
Contest Taft Men.
Thp ■•lnsurgent” Roosevelt Republi
can convention for GeorgiA met in the
ha.ll of the house of representatives in
the state capitol this afternoon.
The delegates-at-large, ail, of course,
instructed for Roosevelt, named were:
W. J. Tilson, Atlanta; H. A. Rucker
(colored). Atlanta; A. Graves (colored),
Atlanta; F. N. Brinson (colored), At
lanta; Judge H. J. Hall, Blue Ridge;
Bishop R. S. Williams (colored), Au-
Susta; B. S. Havens, Thomasville; G.
W. Brown. Fitzgerald.
One hundred and twenty-two dele
gates answered to their names, repre
senting every congressional district in
the state. Over 100 of the delegates
were negroes.
The convention was organized tem
porarily under the chairmanship of for
mer State Senator J. L. Weaver of the
Forty-first district. Mr. Weaver de
livered a short address, in which he
stated frankly that the purpose, of the
convention was entirely to elect eight
delegates-at-large to the national Re
publican convention In Chicago, the '
delegates to have one-half a vote each, I
and to contest the right of the formerly
elected delegation to sit.
Pending the report of a committee on
credentials, numerous speeches were
delivered by various delegates from
throughout the state, all attuned to the
vociferous praise and approval of Colo
nel Roosevelt.
Judson C. Lyons, former registrar of
the treasury of the United States, was
elected permanent chairman. He deliv
ered a rousing address, and brought the
convention to a high state of enthu
siasm.
In the matter of choosing national
delegates, the convention authorized the
appointment of a committee of five to
bring in the names of persons fit and
proper fol* these positions.
lowa Instructs Its
Votes For Clark
BURLINGTON. IOWA, May 17.
Thirty-two lowa, Democrats will go to
Baltimore in June to cast the 26 votes
of the state for Champ Clark for tlie
presidential nomination. Although Wil
son. Bryan and Harmon forces com
bined to oppose Clark instructions, the
unit rule was adopted and the delega
tion pledged. Champ Clark’s son, Ben
nett Clark, attended the convention.
SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR .JULY 1 REPORTS
ON COTTON ACREAGE
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The sen
ate today passed a bill directing the
bureau of statistics, department of ag
riculture. to issue a report on or about
July 1 of each year, showing by states
and in total the number of acres of
cotton in cultivation in the United
States; also to each year immediately
following publication of the ginning re
ports of the census bureau of Decem
ber 1. issue an estimate of the total
production of cotton in the United
States for the current crop year.
The measure is ana mended form of
a similar bill passed by the house.
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U. C. T. Laws to Make Life One Sweet Song
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They’ll Talk When the Spirit
Moves Them at Dinner in the
Piedmont Tonight.
The Georgia-Florida council of the
United Commercial Travelers, in ses
sion now at the Piedmont hotel, will
have a banquet tonight.
So far as appearances go. it will be
the usual banquet. There will be white
table linen, silver looking silver, china
plates and ebony colored waiters. Con
somme will be served first and demi
tasse last. In between will be a good
many more conventionals, such as filet
de mignon, spuds au gratin and a few
more well known American creations
with French entitlements.
But it will not be the usual banquet,
say the U. C. T.’s, because —
Firstly, there will be no speeches—
that is, there will be none of this “we
have with us” line of oratory. Nobody
will be asked to say a word or so about
this or that, and when a speaker does
get to his feet he will have nothing
short of the wide, wide world to roam
in.- Calculating that there is no true
eloquence unless it comes direct from
the heart, the U. C. T.’s are going to
hold a. Quaker meeting. Whenever the
spirit strikes a brother he can rise and
speak on any topic from the Icebergs in
the northern’lane to the flies of Kam
chatka.
There will be a large attendance, and
larger doings, it Is predicted.
New Laws Urged to
Protect Travelers.
Pressure of business upon the con
vention has made necessary the post
ponement of several very Important
measures. And the drummers are very
regretful. The business sessions are
held behind locked doors, but a trust
worthy member gave the reporter most
valuable information.
He said it was proposed that a rule
be passed requiring hotel keepers to
bar horseflies from sleeping rooms be
tween the hours of 1 and 6 a. m. These
hours, say the travelers, are those when
sleep is sweetest and most necessary,
and tlie presence of a horsefly in the
room becomes just a little annoying.
Being thoroughly acquainted with this
species of hotel pest, the drummers
wouldn't think of placing him entirely
under the ban. They merely urge a
small restriction. His total absence
would make tile road not seem the
same, w hich would be a calamity more
or less.
Old Egg Question
Is Now Out of Date.
It Is practically agreed by the con
vention that a committee will he ap
pointed to go before the legislatures of
the several states for the purpose of
abolishing, if possible, the phrase
How'll you have your e’ggs?” accord
ing to the same member, who said he
always helped the press get its facts
straight.
This was eminently proper and doc
trinal in the days when hens use to lay
eggs, but in this latter day when eggs,
along with other modernities, have be
come twentieth centurized, they should
be placed on the bill of fare. Besides,
the phrase has become cant since the
vaudeville performers took it up.
Another measure.of paramount im
portance and which the drummers hope
to whip into the shape of a law before
long is one to abolish the fifth card in
slud poker. This is the card, say they,
which always causes an extreme
amount of anguish and which always
enables the man opposite to win the
pot. In the passage of this measure the
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Miss Louise Lewis, of Atlanta. one of the women helping
entertain the U. C. T. delegates, is pinning a badge on C. K.
Ayer, also of Atlanta, a leading candidate for grand secretary.
Below is Tom Hampton, of Tampa, known as the champion
cracker salesman of the civilized world and also the greatest
consumer of the wares he has helped make famous.
travelers will receive valuable assist
ance from the Amalgamated Order of
Indoor Sports.
Why Not Cut Off
Fatal Last Coach.
The drummers would also abolish the
last coach in a train, because it is al
ways the one to jump the track in a
wreck and smash up everybody. There
was some talk, too, of requiring the
railroads to use softer coal, as the
cinders which fly in through the screens
of Pullman windows are very vexatious
when they get in between the toes.
One member from south Georgia
asked consideration for a measure to
require barkeepers to furnish a third
glass of beer that would taste as good
as the first. He was ruled out of or
der.
These several measures will undoubt
edly come up for passage at the next
convention.
Bagmen of Bagdad
Parade Tomorrow.
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Tomorrow is Bagmen's day. No ad
vance information has been given out
about this festival, except that the pub
lic will be given a chance to see many
didoes and observe many stunts. There
will be a parade, beginning at 10 o’clock,
followed by initiation exercises at the
Pythian hall that night.
The business session opened this
morning at 9 o’clock and matters of in
terest to the order, but nobody else,
were discussed. This afternoon a meet
ing place for ext year is to be selected
and officers elected. C. K. Ayer, of
Atlanta, is a candidate for grand secre
tary's place.
NEW MARBLE COMPANY FORMED.
MARIETTA, GA., Maj' 17.—A petition
for charter for the Etowah Marble and
Granite Company has been applied fpr
and the company has bought the plant
and fixtures of the National Marble and
Granite Company, recently bankrupt, of
this city. The capita) stock of the new
corporation is given at $25,000 with the
privilege of increasing it to $200,000. Those
filing the’ application are .1. L. Murphy
and Charles D. Martin, of Fulton county,
and W. M. Fleming, of Marietta. Tlie
principal office of the company will be at
Marietta.
HOUSTON NAMES DELEGATES.
PERRY, GA., May 17.—The following
delegates will represent Houston coun
ty in the Democratic state convention
in Atlanta on May 29: J. H Hodges, .1.
E. Carney, C. B. Wellborn. B. A. Heard.
W. C. Watson, S. H. Bassett, S. D.
Smith. Pearce, T. W. Murrav, E.
Ri unson, c. z MqArthur, M I- Eth
ridge. R. N. Holtzf law. W. H. Talton,
W. H. Harris and j; J. Houser.
Alabama Politics
Presbyterian Issue
BRISTOL, TENN., May 17.—Alabama's
political conquest over the prohibition
amendment to the state constitution bids
fair to be injected into the Southern Pres
byterian general assembly proceedings
here.
Rev. W., J. Sinnott, of the presbytery
of northern Alabama, is expected to come
before the assembly and ask a rehear
ing of a case in which the presbytery
was made the defendant. Mr. Sinnott
protested because tlie presbytery had in
dorsed the proposed prohibition amend
ment, and had urged its members to
support it. The minister’s complaint
against the presbytery was referred to a
commission, which declined to sustain the
complaint, and at the same time repri
manded Mr, Sinnott for his position. A
rehearing of the case was sought last
year by Mr. Sinnott, but it was ruled out
of order. It is expected that several over
tures will be presented to the present
general assembly asking for another in
quiry into the case.
Dr. Thomas B. Clyde, president of Aus
tin university, of Sherman. Tex., was
elected moderator. The election was de
clared on the third ballot.
Dr. Clyde defeated three other candi
dates —Dr. R. C. Heed, of Columbia. S.
C.; Dr. W. R. Dobbyns, of St. Joseph,
Mo., and Dr. James I. Vance, of Nash
ville, Tenn. The contest for moderator
was spirited, but friendly.
In the synodical reports presented, it
was stated that the Dalias and SlieTman
presbyteries in Texas had been consol
idated during the past year, and the
Chtesapeake and Maryland presbyteries of
the synod of Virginia had been com
bined as the Potomac presbytery. No
other jurisdictional changes were made
during the past year
DYNAMITE PARTY FOR
THE $100,000,000 BABY
WASHINGTON, Maj' 17. — Vinson
Walsh McLean, the ’’sloo,ooo,ooo baby,”
had a great celebration this evening,
when Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean
gave a spectacular dinner-for delegates
to the International Red Cross con
ference.
A thousand pounds of dynamite were
brought here by experts from New
York and placed in the magnificent
Italian gardens of the McLean resi
dence on Massachusetts avenue. At 10
o’clock Baby McLean pressed an elec
tric button and the fun started.
Scores of dummy soldiers made of
gelatine were blown to pieces. Society
girls interested in Red Ooss work then
gave a demonstration of first aid for
the benefit of the world famous men
and women present.
Dinner followed the explosion. Uov
,ers wets Laid fur xuo.
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« Tuscan, Chip, Panama and other straws—allbrand
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« Also new styles in Sailors. All to go
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c/) serge, fancy suitings, etc.; linen, pique and QQa made of extra fine material;
$20.00 dfi shepherd checks .... wOC $2.00 QOr* ®
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Drawers real 50c values- New Lingerie and China Silk Childrens Wash Dresses, ~
< this 4A m Waists, up to $3.00 well made of good, OQ A g
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Ladies’ Muslin Gowns and Children’s Rompers, well ~-
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white; this Braids; up to Efl
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16-button length All-Silk Gloves; black, Men’s 50c Porous-Knit, Lisle and Ralhrig
white and colors; CQa # Hn Underwear; OEa Ea,
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co Best No. 1 Floor Oilcloth, in new patterns; 9by 12-foot Extra Super Wool-Art Squares
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< Polished Brass Curtain Rods, extension 9by 12-foot Brussels Art Squares, in splen-
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