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MtL MAKES: GLEAN SWEEP IN JERSEY Faff Fails to Win Any of 28 Delegates—Woodrow Wil son Loses Only Four. TRENTON, N. J.. May 29—Returns from New Jersey's first presidential r>reference primaries showed today that Theodore Roosevelt had overwhelm ingly defeated President Taft in their battle for the statej delegation to the Republican national i convention. Colonel Roosevelt's victory was one of the most crushing ’blows he has dealt the president since they began their contest to win state dielegations through speech-making tours. As the count corarinued today, the returns indicated thill Roosevelt had won the complete state delegation, consisting of four delegate.s-at-large and 24 district delegates. Earlier in the day it looked as iff Taft would save four delegates. Roosevelt’s plurality over President Ta/t and Senator TjaFTollette, estimated from the returns al hand- will be be tween S.ono and 10,n0n.-when the count is complete. On the Democratic side Governor Wilson was an easy victor, winning 24 of the 28 delegates. He had apparent ly lost two districts in Essex county, where he was bitterly fought by ex- State Chairman Nugent, who wanted the state delegation uninstructetd. Re turns from the Democratic balloting indicated that Wilson would have a majority of at least 30,000. Great Surprise to Politician* The result of the Republican prima ries was one of the greatest surprises that the old-line politicians have ever received in New Jersey- The confi dent prediction of United States Sen ator F. O. Briggs, Republican state leader, that Taft would sweep the state was made after a careful canvass. The labor vote was the greatest as set of the ex-president tn his victory. The first returns received after the primaries closed were from the "silk stocking” districts, whene the voting had been completed early. These were, favorable to Taft, but when the re turns came from districts where fac tory hands and other workers had voted after their day's toil, it was ap parent. that Roosevelt would make a big wweep. President Taft was expected to poll heavily in southern New Jersey, but Roosevelt captured the First district by a large majority. The Second, containing Atlantic City, i also went to the colonel. The ballots I tn the Third were slowly counted, es pecially in Middlesex county, the plv- ; otal section, but Roosevelt was appar- [ ently winner there also. Labor Vote For T. R. The Fourth, containing Trenton and Mercer counties, went strong for Roosevelt, he taking both city and county. As the count proceeded today it looked as If Roosevelt woujd win the Fifth by 400. He also took the Sixth, as well as the Seventh The labor vote was especially strong In the Eighth. Ninth and Tenth, and it was all for Roosevelt, for he swept the three districts In Essex county, where Taft was expected to win. Roosevelt was the victor by two to onie. Hudson county, containing the Elev enth and Twelfth districts, stood three to one for Roosevelt on the returns thus far counted. 4t Princeton, the home of Governor Wilson, the Taft, vote was 202 and Roosevelt's 196. Wilson had a lead of 318. T. R. Would Hold Up Contested Votes CHICAGO. May 29. Thai only dele gates whose seats arc not contested will oe allowed to vote for the temporary "officers of the Republican national con vention is the plan of the Roosevelt faction and the Roosevelt leaders will make every effort to see that it Is en forced. This is the statement of Ormsby Mi - Harg. here to represent Roosevelt in Ihc delegate contests. McHarg holds that it would be manifestly unfair to allow contested delegates to vote on a question that would influence the set tlement of the Contests. This is the same question on which contests in some states are based. The Taft men say that the demand is a, political trick. Roosevelt followers Have contested 26ft seats, and if these delegates were barred from voting the Roosevelt forces would have no diffi culty in controlling th" temporary or ganization and naming their own cre dentials committee. T. R. for Sims for G. O. P. Secretary r Hl' AGO. May 29. Edwin " Sims, forntec Federal district attorney here, secretary of the Roosevelt national . ommittee. is slated for the se< retary ship of the Republican national com rnitte ■ if the Colonel is nominated for president The presidential candidate vitli'ally names the chairman and sec ret tr> of Hie eominittei who will act during the presidentittl > amoaign. Sint is said to be Roosevelt’s choice. . It is understood that WJlliam Hayward, "f T, R, CONJURES JERSEY "SKEETER” ==== UK \ / ? W < X 3-11/ dKik. \ ?/ \ \ ••mMI Bp ' ')./i \ I I lIH V SSL As was generally expected. President Taft was “stung’’ by the New Jersey mosquito at the primaries yesterday. The picture shows him apparently feeling where the knock-out landed. The Colonel is shown successfully conjuring the pesky insect. ' Clark Follows Constituents’ Wishes By SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Judging from many letter? and telegrams re celved, the people of the Ninth congres sional district of Missouri, while be lieving and hoping that 1 will be nomi nated for president, desire that I file for congress, which under the law must be done not later than June 7, if at all. Matters presidential have advanced so> far that three things ate clear: First —I will have a long laad at Baltimore. Second —I will most probably have a majority. Third —Nobody will have a two thirds majority on the first ballot. I dp not know whether the two-thirds rule twill be enforced. It never has been Eenforced but once, and that was against Martin Van Buren, in 1844. In all other cases the man who received a majority was given the necessary two thirds majority. Nevertheless the two thirds rule may be enforced, and I may or may not secure the two-thirds ma jority. I have! every reason now to believe 1 will secure the necessary two-thirds; but in view of that contingency and out of respect for the wishes of my constituents and of the Missouri Demo crats in both bouses of congress, I have concluded to file for congress. Result Speaks for Itself, Says Teddy OYSTER IBAY. N Y. May 29.—" The New Jersev result speaks for itself. 1 do not think; that I ought to make any comment. T have already said in my speeches whactl I think of the general situation and .how I regarded New Jer sey in partlcuf.tr. and 1 stand by thore statements todtty ” This declaration was made by Colo nel Roosevelt when today’s returns from the latest |J>attlefield in his fight with President Taft and Senator La- Follette for the Republican nomination were shown him “Mr exnericnev as a hunter has taught me not to divide the bears hide, until he is dea'V the ex-president added. <'olonel Roosevellt celebrated his New Jersey victory by .taking a long horse back ride. The Colonel was in a jubi lant mood, and it mas evident that be regarded tlie New Jersey result as clinching his nomination at Chicago. Following New Jersey’s overwhelm ing declaration for him. Colonel Roose velt. it is known, no w is sure that he will be nominated on the first ballot, al Chicago. Hr has expressed his deter mination not to go to Chicago, but if it. becomes evident to his managers at the last minute an attempt .mav be made to stampede the convent jon. he wilt he prepared to rush to the front, If. is said. Cinched for 1 . R-, Dixon Asserts WASHINGTON. May 29( --iComment ion upon Hie result of the nffimary re turns in New Jersey, Seniaanr Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's campaigtntj nianag' r. today said: “Tile unprecedented Roosevelt victory in New Jersej yesterdaj ha,: put the rm ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MAY* 29, 1912. gers ‘controlling’ the national commit tee has reached the point of foolish conversation. The national committee are the trustees of the Republican par ty. They are tn the nature of a board of directors, and certainly no sane man can believe that that committee could be ‘controlled’ at the expense of de stroying tlie Republican party. "We did not pretend to ‘control’ a single member of the Republican na tional committee. We have faith in their integrity that they will try the contests in a judicial and Impartial spirit, and not. behind closed doors.” Clark Picked to Win in Arizona PHOENIX. ARIZ„ May 29.—Demo cratic presidential preference prima ries are veing held in Arizona today. The 'Democratic state central commit tee divided the state, into six districts, with one delegate to be selected from each. The voters also will express their preference for president. The can didate receiving the highest popular vote will name the four delegates-at large. Indications were that Champ Clark would be the first choice for the presidential nomination, with Wilson second. Hadley Chairman If T. R. Controls JEFFERSON CITY. MO.. May 29 Governor Herbert S. Hadley will ac cept the temporary chairmanship of the ■ Republican national convention if the Roosevelt faction controls. Gov ernor Hadley today sent a letter to the Colonel telling him so. He received a letter from Roosevelt asking him to take the place. Hadley says he is will ing to serve if It will be for the best interests of the progressives, but that he prefers that some other progressive be chosen. Hadley was one of the orig inal “Roosevelt governors.” Chicago Delegates To Confer With T.R. CHICAGO, May 29.—Ten or a dozen delegates to the national Republican convention will go to New York to con fer with Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay Saturday afternoon. The invita tion was extended through Mediil Mc- Cormick. It was at first planned to send a committee of seven delegates to confer with tlie colonel, but it was later decided to extend invitations to all the delegates so that others might y.. if they wished. SPECIAL TOMORROW AT THE VAUD ETTE America’s Most D A T ELI DKU C* By Charlotte Popular Novel MVft M IflVft IM E. M. Braeme COMPLETE IN TWO REELJS- JUST AS SHE WROTE IT. Admission Same EVAI IIC IWET FIRST RON PICTURES Admission Same As Ever—s Cents «5 fcAULUSIVIi. EVERYDAY As Ever—s Cents GOOD MUSIC - HgH g g gWi Wk g g& g g gMB WBM WKWI gWW LOTS OF FRESH AIR GOOD SINGING- |M j* W 11 | 1 ff® | Ig" NO CROWDING AND NO COMFORTABLE SEATS. " "" "" H VAUDEVILLE. Ky. Democrats in Bitter Struggle LOUISVILLE, KY.. May 29.—Dele gates to the Democratic state conven tion in Louisville today are anticipat ing the most exciting convention in years, despite the fact that there was no contest over the presidential In structions which are assured Champ Clark. The struggle for control of the convention and of the party in the state was bitter. The administration forces, led by Governor McCreary and former Governor Beckham, claimed a majority nf 200 delegates, but said they feared the opposition forces, led by Senator- Elect Ollie James, were planning to throw out delegations holding regular credentials. If this was done, a split in the convention was predicted. Mr. James and his supporters claimed they had the majority of the delegates. Taft Not to Go to South Dakota WASHINGTON, May 29.—President Taft will not go to South Dakota to conduct the campaign for the primaries on June 4. This decision was reached today aft er a conference between the president, Director McKinley and Senator Murray Crane, in which it was decided that as Colonel Roosevelt will not campaign the state it is hardly worth while for the chief executive to take the long Journey. The president will rest for the next few days befdre going to Norfolk Sun day night to meet the German fleet. T. R. Reserves Rooms in Chicago CHICAGO, May 29.—Theodore Roosevelt is coming to Chicago during the Republican national convention. This became known today when il was made public that quarters had been re served for the colonel at the Blackstone hotel. They are for occupancy June 16. the Sunday before the convention opens. CHICAGO SHIVERING AS TEMPERATURE TUMBLES CHICAGO May 29. Th* straw hat went into the discard in Chicago today when May stumbled while juggling the ' weather and allowed the mercury to drop 1 21 degrees. A brisk chilly wind blowing off the lake emphasized the change in temperature, while a <-loudy. overcast ' sky. with occasional drizzles of rain, ad ded their share to the gloom. RUSSELLHOPKINS WON’T ONE TO DEM SHIT I ’ Mrs. Josephine Lawrence De cides K- Abandon Action. Note s'-Returned to Her. NEW YORK. May 29. Russell F. Hopkins' gvtindmother-in-law. .Mrs. Jo sephine Lax p ence, has dropped the suit she brought against him to recover $275,000 in promissory notes which she said he got from her by false pretense. The abandonment of lite proceedings follows the fiction of young in giving bach the notes upon ids return io New York from a mysterious journey to Little Rock’. Ark. Incidentaltl.x the son of Dr. John Ran dolph Hopl tins, of Atlanta, is once again living! unmolested in his Fifth avenue manision. upon the doors of which there- arc no longer the legal summons and cleats which barred him from his hc-me while the suit was pending. Hopkins ttiade peace with Mrs. Law rence by pl esenting her with aii the notes. They-y'Ere not negotiable under the supreme 'oiourt injunction and s-> when Mr. Hc«j Ikinsl his wife and the ••Million-Doilaj -Christmas Baby” got back from thjir trip to Little R>ock on Monday he promptly sought out Mis Lawrence's Earl & Russel!, and made ar'janlgements to restore the mooted papers. With the ktwybrs Mr. Hopkins hur ried up to th p Pliaza hotel, where Mrs Lawrence has apartments, and turned over the note,)j to iSer in their presence. She gave Itiiti a release and instructed her lawyers to drop the suit. She in structed thetn also to take the legal papers-off thF doors of Mr. Hopkins two New YotS< residences. The reports! that the. suit was wholly formal and l hut there had never been anything hub cordial feelings between Hopkins a.nd his grandmother-in-law ace strenuously denied by Mrs. Law rence. One of the. chief things she had against Hopkins was her allegation that after getting the notes from her through misleading statements he had deliberately aHlered them so that they read "with inllerest,” whereas, she said, she never meant to pay Interest at all REUNION BANQUET TO END SCOTTISH RITE CONCLAVE THURSDAY When 10 o'clock tonight comes, the large class whidh is being inducted into Scottish Rite asonry will have com pleted all but.’ the finishing touches, they will have, passed through 31 de grees on their «gty to the goal. Tomor row morning's session will confer the last, the thirty Second degree. At 7:30 tomorrow night the great re union banquet will be held. Harry Stockwell, of ’Athens, and Alfred S Eichberg. of Atlanta, two of the only three living m embers of the class of 1882 which waa? inducted by General Pike himself, wfl-1 be present. Today the c-ftsiss assembled at 8:30 o’clock and by noon had taken from the twenty-finsl to the twenty-sixth degrees inclusi-vr. From 2 o’clock this afternoon to 8 <>Jelock up and through the thirtieth will be given and the thirty-first Idegree will be given after 8 o'clock RIVAL COW WATCHES WHITE HOUSE; BE ON YOUR GUARD, PAULINE NEENAH, WIS-v Maj' 29 "Good morn ing, Carrie!” That's what the president, Clark, or Taft, or Wilson, or Roosevelt, or whoever he is. niaj' be saying to the white house cow |next year For. be il known, there is a. base plot to supplant Pauline Wayne, present occupant of the executive cow herd. Caroline T’arthanea Is the next candidate for the honor She is on exhibition al the annua) show of rhe Wisconsin HblKtein Breeders' associa tion and is modrwtly billed as the best Holstein cow In tlve world. WRIGHT NEAR DEATH; CAN’T SURVIVE DAY. DECLARE PHYSICIANS DAYTON. OHIO, May 29.—Wilbur Wright, pioneer. «-«eroplane maker and inventor, who has been sinking since midnight, is not expected to liw=- through the day), according to state ments made this morning by his physi cians. It was sa Id the end might come at any time. Wright has typhoid fever. His temperature Is high ami his vitality very low . 'Baby Malady'—Measles—Hits T ech ONLY SENIORS ESCAPE Measles, popularly known as an in fantile disease, has caused a number of Tech men to return to their homes without standing their final examina tions and without a chance to attend the college commencement this year. None of the seniors will fail to be graduated on that account, as. strange to say. not a man in the class has be come infected. "It's just a baby sickness," said one. wearer of the cap and gown today, "and hardly anybody but the under classmen have had it. It has not touched us seniors; we don't have things like that.” Few Cases at One Time. "There have not been more than eight eases at one time during the week or two that the measles have been here,” said President K. G. Matheson today, “and we have been well able to cope witli all cases; the students have been segregated in the hospital and their rooms fumigated so that the disease CLAIMS OF PARTY CHIEFS DISAGREE Here Is How They Figure the Situation, With the Race in the Last Lap. WASHINGTON. May 29. - Candidates in the presidential "handicap" today are mi Ihe final lap of their race. Willi New Jersey results indicating 28 dele gales there for Roosevelt and 24 for Woodrow Wilson. presidential cam paign managers figured out the follow ing claims: Republicans. Convention delegates. 1.078. . Necessary to nominate, 540. Claimed by Taft. 570. Claimed by Roosevelt, 490. Conceded to Taft. 255. Conceded to Roosevelt. 425. Instructed for LaFollette, 36. Instructed for Cummins. I*o. Not yet chosen (Ohio delegatee-at largc, Arizona and South Dakota), 22. Uninstructed. 124. Democrats. Convention delegates. 1,094, Necessary to nominate, 729. Claimed by Clark, 395. Claimed by Wilson, 297. Conceded to Clark, 198. Conceded to Wilson, 130. Claimed by Harmon, 52. Instructed for Underwood. 82. Instructed for Marshall, 30. Instructed for Foss, 36. Instructed for Baldwin, 14. Pledged for Burke. 10. Uninstructed, 225. HOW TO PUT STOP TO WHEAT GAMBLING SOUGHT BY MILLERS KANSAS CITY, MO., May 29.—Fed eral legislation looking to the curbing of wheat speculation probably will be recommended by the members of the Millers National federation, which be gan a three days conference today. It is the desire of the millers to stop the selling of wheat by men who have no wheat to deliver, and the buying of wheat by men who could not accept it if it was offered for delivery. Another important matter to be taken up by the millers is the'cost of produc tion of flour. TRANSPORT BECOMES HOSPITAL; REFUGEES FROM MEXICO ARE ILL SAN DIFJGO; CALIF, May 29. The army transport Buford with American refugees from the west coast of Mexico will dock here late this afternoon The wireless station at Point Loma got in touch with the vessel today. Many of the refugees are sick, but a report that smallpox was prevalent was denied. The Buford found most of the refugees at Maza Han. Forty Americans will be disembarked here. The others w-ill be taken to San Krancisco, where the army barracks are being transferred into a hospital to rare for them. The Red Cross society here will care for the indigent. VETERANS OF AUGUSTA TO HONOR JEFFERSON DAVIS AUGI'STA, GA.. May 29. —The Con federate veterans of Augusta plan to honor the memory of Jefferson Davis next Monday by a public memorial meeting to be held at the court house. A musical program will be rendered and several addresses will be made June 3 on ilie anniversary of Davis' birth. has not spread. We have taken proper precautions In order to prevent its spread, and that has checked it.” One sophomore on his way to the train today looked around with watery eyes when asked If he had had measles. "Did I? Why, the doctor# knew ft before 1 did,” he replied with much sophomoric eloquence, “and they *ook me out of my room in the 'dorm' wrapped in a sheet. Yearned For His Books. "When they got me to the hospital they dipped me in carbolic acid and then in creosote and after that poured things down my throat until I was anx ious to get out and back to classes. “I simply yearned for my hooks for one time in my life, and just when I begin to get well enough to satisfy that abnormal craving I am sent home.” President Matheson says that while the. treatment and measures adopted might be described as “heroic,” they are noi quite as much so as described in the language of the sophomore. JUDGEAHCHBALO ACCUSED AGAIN Coal Man Tells of Attempt Made by Jurist to Lease Big Culm Pile. WASHINGTON, May 29.- Details of an attempt, In which he said Judge Robert Archbald was Interested, to lease a culm pile containing 709,000 tons of coal, were recited to the house judiciary committee today by Thomas H. Jones, a coal speculator, of Scran ton. Pa. The culm pile belonged to the Girard estate of Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley railroad. Jones put in evidence a letter signed by himself which he said was dictated by Judge Archbald, and which gave as surances to trustees of the Girard es tate that if they were willing the rail road would sub-lease the entire proper ty to the Jurist. It is this information that Representative Webb obtained last week when he made a secret trip tn Philadelphia. These are the largest transactions in which Judge Archbald has been mentioned so far. WOMEN WILL STUMP ATLANTA IN INTEREST OF CIVIC BETTERMENT - Well known women of Atlanta an nounced today that they would take the "stump" In an effort to arouse greater interest in civic betterment work. They will speak at an open air rally at Grant park Saturday after noon, a meeting fashioned after the time-honored political rally. Mrs. M. L. will talk on "Woman and Municipal Government;” Mrs, S. Everhart Cunningham, on “A Vision of the City Beautiful,” and the ten presi dents of the civic ward clubs will make five-minute talks. Men and women are urged to be pres, ent. Addresses will also be made by Charles J. Haden, Mayor Courtland S. Winn and W. M. Slaton, and W W. Tindall will talk on reformatories and» juvenile courts; E. L. Worsham, on the care of shade trees; Dr. John B. White, on city markets, and Dan Ca rey, on parks. CRIPPLE SAYS CONDUCTOR THREW HIM FROM CAR Asserting that a conductor on a Georgia avenue-Grant Park car threw him from the rear platform because he failed to go Inside when ordered, T E. Brown, aged KO. hopelessly crippled by a broken hip, has brought suit against the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company for $5,000 The attack, according to the suit, oc cured at the corner of East Hunter and Pryor streets. The petition alleges the conductor ordered Brown to go instde and the old man was unable, physioially, to step un into the ear without aid. This the conductor refused to lend. It is charged. JURY FREES VETERAN OF INTENT TO SLAY CHARGE ■■ .1 R Smith, the aged Confederate vet eran of Adamsville, who spent several weeks in the Tower, was acquitted today in the criminal branch of the superior court of the charge of assault with intent tn slay. The aged man. who has only one arm, smiled his thanks tn the jury when the verdict was announced He was freed from jail a few days ago on bond signed by several of his friends. 3