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'CDLONEL MIKES GLEAN SWEEP. IN JERSEY * Taft 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 - preference primaries showed today that Theodore Roosevelt had overwhelm ingly defeated President Taft in their battle for the state delegation to the Republican national convention. t’olonel Roosevelt’s victory was one of the most crushing blows he has dealt the president since they began their contest to win state delegations through , speech-making tours. '' As the count continued today, the returns indicated that Roosevelt had ■— - *on the complete state delegation, consisting of four delegates-at-large and 24 district delegates. Earlier in the day it looked as if Taft would save four delegates. Roosevelt's plurality over President Taft and Senator I.aEollette. estimated from the returns at hand., will be be tween S.liOO and 10,000 when the count is complete. on the Democratic side Governor \Vil3on-was an easy victor, winning 24 of the 28 delegates. He had apparent ly lost two districts in Essex county, v here he was bitterly fought by ex- State <'hairman Nugent, who wanted the state delegation uninstructed. Re turns from the Democratic balloting indicated that Wilson would have a majority of at least 30,000. Great Surprise to Politicians. The result of the Republican prima ries was one of the greatest surprises that the old-fine 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 ynte was the greatest as set of the ex-president in his victory. The first returns received after the primaries closed were from the "silk Stocking" districts, where the voting had been completed early. These were favorable to Taft, hut when the re turns came from districts where fac tory hands ami other workers had voted after their day's toil, it was ap parent that Roosevelt would make a big sweep, I' . sidetit Tift w ;■- expected to poll 'heavily in' ‘shiftMrn Now Jersey, but k .. .. Ru.us> vol: captured the First district b.\ a. largo majority. The Second, containing Atlantic City, also went to the colon#!. The ballots ("T (l in the Third were slowly counted, es pecially in Middlesex county, the piv j, * otnl section, but Roosevelt was appar ent h winner there also. Labor Vote For T. R, The Fourth, containing Trenton and Mercer counties, went strong for Roosevelt, he faking both ijty and county. As th° count proceeded today it looked as if Roosevelt would win the Fifth by fun He also took the Sixth, ar well as the Seventh. The labor vote was especially strong in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth, and it vas all for Roosevelt, for he swept the i ,ree districts. In Essex county, where •Taft was expected Io win. Roosevelt war, (lid victor by two to one. Hudson county, containing the Elev enth and Twelfth districts, stood three io one for Roosevelt on the retur thus far counted. At Princeton, the home of Governor Wilson, the Taft vote was 202 and Roosevelt's 196. Wilson had a lead bf 318 T. R. Would Hold Up Contested Votes CHICAGO. May 29. That only dele gates whose seats arc not contested will he allowed to vote forth» temporary officers of the Republican national con vention is the plan of th* Roosevelt faction and the Roosevelt leaders will /make »’ffort to sec that it is rn ' forced. This is the •ital'-’ipnl nf Ormsby - -'-w4-',yrg. he ■ ,r 11 > ,!i ' ,|: Ibv»s< velt 01 / the. delegate <>»nl<’si-. Mcliurg holds that it would he manifestly unfair tn k allow contested delegates to vote on a question that would influence <<-i t lcme.nl of the contest . This U the same question nn which contests in some states are based The Taft men say that 11m demand is a political Irak Roosevelt followers have contested 2GO seat?, and if thes* delegates were barred from voting the Roosevelt forces would have n<» difi'i «iiliy in controlling the temporary or ganization and naming their own < rr. fjentials • ommittoe. T. R. for Sims for G. O. P. Secretary CHICAGO. M iy 29.- Edwin W. Sims, former Federal district attorney hero, L secretary of the Roosevelt nation;, t committee. Is dated for the seeretary- ■ ship of the Republican national com- 1 initte.- if the Colonel is nominated for BB uresid. nl The presidential candidate virtually names the chairman and Sec retary of the committee who will act . during the presidential campaign. Sims ( ■ is said to be Roosevelt'- choice It ' - f B umbr<tood that William Hayward. S- B_ New Vork pn ent s. rotary does mu Bkj* . at• loi amdii. r term, n,t Taft i. HR T f T. R. CONJURES JERSEY '‘SKEETER’' — ... ' '—■■■■ i .... czrWO yV xiik. ’ fl / t ■ x•” .JsiLWs * / HL Bl \ i \ Os \ -IS \\® ■ lit- .11. n i \ w'V' Tw**’ i 2- f 'Hi \\ \ •.. zv A ® As was generally expected, President Taft was “stung” by the New Jersey mosquito at tl primaries yesterday. The picture shows him apparently feeling where ttie knock-out lande The Colonel is shown successfully conjuring the pesky insect. Clark Follows Constituents’ Wishes By SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK. WASHINGTON. May 29.—Judging from many letters and telegrams re ceived. ihe people.of the Ninth congres sional district of Missouri, while be lieving and hoping that I will be nomi nated for president, desire that I file for congress, which under the law must he. done not laler than June 7. if at all. Matters presidential have advanced so far that three things are clear: First I «H1 have a long Taad at Baltimore. Second I will most probably have a majority. Third Nobody will have a two third- majority on the first ballot, I do not know whether the two-thlrc.a rule will he enforced. It never has been enforced but once, and that was agiinst Martin Fan Buren, in 1 844. In all other cases the man who received a majority was given the necessary two thirds m.-.jo -tty. Nevertheless the two thirds rule may be enforced, and I may or may not secure the ' wo-t birds ma jorlty I have every reason now to believe 1 will secure the necessary two-thirt>. but in view of that contingency ami out of respect for the wishes of my constituents and of (lu* Missouri Derio crats in both bouses of congress, I have concluded to file for congress. Result Speaks for Itself, Says Teddy OYSTER BAY. N Y. May 29.—" The New Jersev result speaks for itself. I do not think that I ought to make any comment. 1 have already said in my speeches what I think of the general situation and Iww 1 regarded New Jer sey in particular, and I stand by those statements today." This declaration was made by Colo nel Roosevelt when today's returns from the latest battlefield in his fight with President Taft and Senator La- Follette for tlie Republican nomination were show n him "Mv experience as a hunter has taught me not to divide the bears hide until Im Is dead." the ex-president added. Colonel Roosevelt ■ elobrated his New lersfv i ietory l>\ taking a long horse tuck ride. The t'olonel was in a jubi lant mood and it "as evident that he regarded the New 1 .lerse\ result as f linching his nomination at t bieago Follow ine New Jersey's overwhelm ing declaration for him. Colonel Roose velt. it is known, now is sure that he will be nominated on the fir--t ballot at Chicago. He has expressed his deter mina.tion not to go to Chicago, but if it becomes evident to Ids managers at the last minute an attempt inav be made to stampede the convention, he will be prepan-'l to rush to the front, it is said. Cinched for T. R., Dixon Asserts WASHINGTON. May 29 -Comment ing upon the result of the primary re turns: in New Jersey, Senator Dixon. Colonel Roosevelt's campaign manag* r. today said: "The unprecedented Roosevelt victory THT ATT.aNTA 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 in 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 the Republican party. "We did not pretenfl to ‘control' a single member of the Republican na tional committee. We have faith In their Integrity that they tjiill try the contests in a. judicial and Impartial spirit, and not behind closed door.<” 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 lie selected from each. The voters also will express their preferen :e for president. The can didate receiving the highest popular vote will name the four delegatos-at large. Indications were that t'hamp 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 tlie 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 he for the best interests c ’ the progressives, but that he prefers that some other progressive he chosen. Hadley was one of the orig inal "Roosevelt governors.” Chicago Delegates To Confer With T.R. CHICAGO, May 29. -Te, m a dozen delegates to the national Republican convention will go to New York to con fer with Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Ray Saturday afternoon. The invita tion was extended through Medill Mc- Cormick. It was at first planned to send a committee nf seven delegates to confer with the colonel, but It was later decided to extend invitations to all the delegates so that others might, go if they wished. « SPECIAL TOMORROW AT THE VAUDETTBE America’s Most OO A TIIA DN F By Charlotte Popular Novel UvlwM lIIUIt 11 t M. Braeme COMPLETE IN TWO REELS—JUST AS SHE WROTE IT. Admission Same rv /*■ IICIUC FIRST RUH PICTURES Admission Same As Ever—s Cents *5 tAvLUOIVE EVERY DAY As Ever—s Cents good music— ■■ ns B > JA fl I IF® "fl* "W" LOTS 0F FRESH AIR GOOD SINGING— § g® Wf gJg sg” I I ■" N 0 CROWDING AND NO COMFORTABLE SEATS. ® W '■ M V VAUDEVILLE. Ky. Democrats in Bitter Struggle LOUISVILLE. KT., 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 natty in the state was bitter The administration forces, led by Governor McCreary and former Governor Beckham, claimed a majority of 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 noi go to South Dakota to conduct Uie 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 f'olonel Roosevelt will not campaign the state it is hardly worth while for th" chief executive to take the long journey. The president will rest for the next few days before 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 it was made public tha.t 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 May 39. The straw hat went into the discard in Chicago toda> when May stumbled while juggling the weather and allowed the mercury to drop 21 degree;-. A brisk chilly wind blowing off the lake emphasized the change in temperature, while a cloudy, overcaet sky, with occasional drizzles of rain, ad ded their share tn gbiom. RUSSELLHGPKINS ■'T HUE TD DEFEND SUIT Mrs. Josephine Lawrence De cides to Abandon Action. Notes Returned to Her. NEW YIIRK. May 29. -Russell F 'Hopkins’ grandmother-in-law, Mrs. Jo sephine Lawrence, has dropped the suit she brought against him to recovei 5275.000 in promissory notes which she said he got from her by false pretense. The abandonment of the proceedings follows the action of young Hopkins in giving back the notes upon his return to New York from a mysterious journey to Little Rock. Ark. Incidentally the son of Dr. John Ran dolph Hopkins, of Atlanta, is once again living unmolested in his Fifth avenue mansion, upon the doors of which there are no longer the legal summons and cleats which barred him from Itis home while the suit’ was pending. Hopkins made peace with Mrs. Law rence by presenting her with all the notes. They were not negotiable under the supreme court injunction and so when Mr. Hopkins, his wife and the "Million-Dollar-Cliristrnas Baby” 8 0t back from their trip Jo Little Rock on Monday he promptly sought out Mrs Lawrence's attorneys. Earl * Russell, and made arrangements to restore the mooted papers. With the lawyers Mr. Hopkins hur ried up to the Plaza hotel, where Mrs. Lawrence has apartments, and turned over the notes to her in their presence. She gave him a release and instructed her lawyers to drop the suit. She in structed them also to take the legal papers off the doors of Mr. Hopkins’ two New York residences. The reports that the suit was wholly formal and that there had never been anything but cordial feelings between Hopkins and his grandmother-in-law are 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 altered them so that they read "with interest,” 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 which Is being Inducted into Scottish Rhe Masonry will have com pleted all but the finishing touches, they will have passed through 31 de grees on their way to the goal. Tomor row morning's session will confer the last, the thirty-second degree. At 7:30 tomorrow night tl»e great re union banquet will be held. Harry Stockwell, of Athens, and Alfred S Eichberg, of Atlanta, two of the only three living members of the class of 18S2 which was inducted by General Pike himself, will be present. Today the class assembled at 8:30 o'clock and by noon had taken from the twenty-first to the twenty-sixth degrees inclusive. From 2 o’clock this afternoon to 6 o'clock up and through the thirtieth degree will be given and the thirty-first, degree will be given after 8 o'clock. RIVAL COW WATCHES WHITE HOUSE; BE ON YOUR GUARD, PAULINE NEENAH, WXS., May 29 "Good morn ing, Carrie!” That's what the president. Clark, or Taft, or Wilson, or Roosevelt, or whoever he is, may be saying to the white house cow next year. For. be it known, there is a base, plot to supplant Pauline Wayne, present occupant of the executive cow herd. Caroline Parthanea is the next candidate for the honor. She is on exhibition at the annual show of the Wisconsin Holstein Breeders’ associa tion and is modestly billed as the best Holstein cow in the world. WRIGHT NEAR DEATH; CAN’T SURVIVE DAY, DECLARE PHYSICIANS DAYTON. OHIO, May 29.—Wilbur Wright, pioneer aeroplane maker and inventor, who lias been sinking since midnight, Is no! expected to live through the day, according to state ments made this morning by his physi cians. It was said the <nd might come at any time. Wright has t;. pho> r ’ fever His temperature is high and his vitality very low. ‘Baby Malady'-—Measles—Hits T ech 0 NLY 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 tlie 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 cases at one time during the week or two that the measles have been here,” said President K. G. Matheson today, "and we liave been well able to cope with ail eases: 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 on the final lap of their race. With New Jersey results indicating 28 dele gates there for Roosevelt and 24 for Woodrow Wilson. presidential cam paign managers figured out the follow ing claims: Republicans. Convention delegates, 1.07 R. 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, 10, Not yet chosen (Ohio delegates-at large, Arizona and South Dakota), 22. Uninstructed, 134. 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. TR ANSPORT BECOM ES HOSPITAL; REFUGEES FROM MEXICO ARE ILL SAN DIEGO, CALIF., May 29.—The army transport Buford with American refugees from the west roast 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 Mazatlan. Forty Americans will be disembarked hero. The others will be taken to San Francisco, where the army barracks aie being transferred into a hospital to care for them-. The Red Cross society here will care for the Indigent. VETERANS OF AUGUSTA TO HONOR JEFFERSON DAVIS AUGUSTA, 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 the 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 ths train today looked around with watery eyes when asked if he had had measles. “Did I? Why. the doctors knew it before I did,” he replied with much sophomoric eloquence, "and they took 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. 'T simply yearned for my books 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 not quite as much so as described tn the language of the sophomore. JUDGE ARCHBALD ACCUSED AGAIN Coal Man Tells of Attempt Made by Jurist to Lease Big Culm Pile. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Detail? oil an attempt, in which he said Judge Robert Archbald was Interested, to lease a culm pile containing 700,*>00 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 ho said was dictated by Judge Archbald, and which gave as surances to trustees of the Girard es tate that It they were willing the rail road would sub-leaae the entire proper ty to the jurist. It Is this information that Representative Webb obtained last week when he made a secret trip to 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. McTzcndon will talk nn “Woman and Municipal Government,” Mrs. S. Everhart on "A Vision of the. City Beautiful,” and the fen presi dent- of the civic ward clubs will make flve-nilnute talks. Men and women are urged tn 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 nn reformatories and juvenile courts; E. L. Worsham, on the care of shade trees: Dr. John E. White, on city markets, and Dan Ca rey, on parks. CRIPPLE SAYS CONDUCTOR THREW HIM FROM CAR ts.-erting 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 50. hopelessly crippled by a broken hip, has brought suit against the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company for 45.00 C 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 inside and the old man was unable, nhysfcially, to step un into the rar without aid. This the conductor refused to lend, it is charged. JURY FREES VETERAN OF INTENT TO SLAY CHARGE J ft. 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 to slay. gfhe aged man. who has only one arm, smllezl bis thanks to the jury .when the verdiet was announced. He was freed from jail a few days ago on bond signed by several of his friends 3