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TODAY AT THE CONVENTION-BY ARTHUR BRISBANE 1
THE WEATHER
Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor
row. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 70; 10
a. m,, 75; 12 noon, 76: 2 p. m„ 79.
VOL. X. NO. 279.
TOM FELDER
FAILS TO GO
THROUGH
S.G.
His Trip, Therefore. Will Not
• Be Rudely Interrupted by
Governor Blease.
AND HE WON’T MEET
HIS FRIEND. TOM E.
Just Had to Go to Cincinnati,
and Dream of Fight, Alas,
Goes A-Glimmering.
That pestiferous problem. "Will
Thomas B. Felder, of Atlanta, go to the
Democratic national convention via
South Carolina?” has been settled.
.Mr. Felder will not go that way.
lie intended going that way, of
■ nurse, and he had—and still has—a
berth reserved on Southern train No.
.’’•B. scheduled to leave Atlanta Sunday
morning at 11:15 o’clock, but it will
not be occupied by the Atlanta attor
ney.
Mr. Eelder was called to Cincinnati
last night—on important business. He
« ill be in the Queen City- all day to
morrow. Thence he will proceed,
through Ohio, Pennsylvania and Mary
land. to Washington city, where on
Sunday he has an appointment.
What Would Be the
Good of Coming Back.
he will busy himself with
some affairs in the national capital,
leaving that afternoon for Baltimore,
w here lie will immediately plunge into
the business of nominating Oscar Un
derwood, the peerless Alabama leader,
for the presidency of the United States.
The fact that Mr. Felder’s route to
Baltimore is far north of the Palmetto
State will be seized upon by some un
thinking and flippant people to mean
that the Atlanta man wished particu
larly to avoid that vicinity of Uncle
Sam's vineyard: others will take it to
mean that Mr. Felder feared that
Thomas E. Watson would be aboard
Southern No. 38 Sunday morning, and
that, therefore, a trip via Cincinnati
likely would be more pleasant.
Neither of these speculations is nec
essarily true. It is a solemn fact that
Mr. Felder was called to Cincinnati on
business, and that he has an appoint
ment in Washington Sunday. And if
he had no appointment in Washington
Sunday, what would be the good in
coming all the way hack to Atlanta
and taking a new start Baltimoreward,
when he can go straight through from
Cincinnati to Washington, then to Bal
timore?
Os course, the jokers will have their
little jokes, real and near. Be that as
it may, Thomas B. Felder will attend
t.he big powwow in Baltimore.
And if that be treason, Governor
Blease of South Carolina may make the
most of it-.
Felder’s Row With
Governor Cole Blease.
The differences between Governor
Cole L. Blease, of South Carolina, and
Thomas B. Felder, of Atlanta, are long
standing, and seemipgly unending.
The grand jury refused to indict Fel
dev. and ever since then Governor
Blease has been seeking to bring Fel
der into South Carolina by means of
state warrants. He even went so far
as to seek the extradition of Felder,
but the governor of Georgia refused to
honor the requisition papers, and Blease
has had his constables laying in wait
for Felder, from that day to this, hop
ing. that he might set foot on South
Carolina soil, and thus render himself
Hable to arrest under Blease’s war
rants.
Mr.'Felder has avoided South Caro
lina soil since, more in order to avoid
unnecessary harrassing by Blease than
because he fears anything from his
warrants. As a matter of fact. Felder
has said repeatedly that, he would go to
South Carolina any time that Blease
succeeded in having a grand Jury re
turn an indictment against him.
It is in connection with the Blease
charges that Felder will go to Augusta
voluntarily—on July 8. to testify be
fore an investigating committee from
the legislature of the Palmetto stale.
Thomas E. Watson will go to Balti
more. but pot with the Georgia delega
tion leaving Atlanta. Sunday ntotnlng
ot e the Southern.
The “red-headed” person will go by
e-aj of the Atlantic Coast Line, which
i ,i more dlrec route from Thomson to
Baltimore than byway of Atlanta.
Mr. Watson will be located at 1621
Sjc Paul street In the Monumental Ci'y.
The Atlanta Georgian
CONVENTION
STORY TOLD
DY ARTHUR
BRISBANE
Poor Old Man Is Mangled
Dodging Big Steve’s Car.
Pathetic Scene.
ROOT SEES GRIM HUMOR
IN TAD’S ‘-BULL MOOSE”
I
It’s a Dismal Crowd That Waits
for the Credentials Report.
Hadley Starts Scrapping.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
CHICAGO, June 21.—The fourth
day of the convention begins with
a young woman from the far West
singing in the bandstand, accom
panied by the band. Her admirer
comes over to tell the reporters
that she can sing out in the open
air and be beard for three blocks,
which Patti could never do.
A little while ago. as the crowd
gathered to choose a "ruler" for the
republic, a little incident happened.
A yellow taxicab, bound for the
hall, turned into South Wabash av
enue. coming through Fourteenth
street.
Just in front of the convention
hall an old man, poorly dressed,
who should know that that was no
place for him, dodged the touring
car carrying Big Steve of Colorado
and stopped in front of the yellow
taxicab. There was a groan, a
crunch and the old man was under
the wheels. As he lay. several cars
steered carefully around his legs
and went on to the big event. A
policeman galloped off for an am
bulance. After a glance which
showed that it was only an old man,
very poorly dressed, two men, not
policemen, picked the old man up,
lifting him by the arms and legs.
As the taxicab backed away from
him he was insensible—dead, per
haps, which would be infinitely
more fortunate for him. His gray
hair was smeared with blood, and
his thin face was torn where it had
struck the paving stones.
“What Are You Doing
For Men Like This?’’
He was so poorly dressed and his
worn clothes so badly fastened to
gether that his clothing came apart
at his waistline and the respecta
ble class, hurrying to the conven
tion in motor cars, might have been
shocked and indignant.
The policeman fortunately gal
loped back with the police wagon
following. The old man was bun
dled in and the stream flowed along.
No one aSked his name, and no one
asked whether he had been killed
or only knocked unconscious. If
he had stood up in this hall to call
another man a liar; if he had come
here to get his price for dishon
esty, or his official pitfee as a re
ward for so-called loyalty, you
would see his name spelled care
fully In all the papers—but he was
almost 70 —a failure, one of the
millions worked half to death —a
failure that stands in the way of
motor cars bound for the conven
tion must look out, and, anyhow-,
he does not count.
What a picture—and a lesson—lt
would have been had the policeman
carried that old man, bloody, torn
and dirty, into the big hall, laid him
on the tabic in front' of Root and
asked: "What are you doing fnr
old men like this?"
Lillian's Husband
Bedevils Enemies.
We don’t do things of that kind,
however; we are too busy caring"
for those that have no money to
worry about the old, whose poor
clothing falls apart when you lift
their bodies from the pavement.
For something more cheerful,
while the band continues to play
, and the long-distance voice to sing,
read the heading which decorates
the convention article sent by Alex
ander P. Moore to his paper, The
Pittsburg Leader. Mr. Moore is the
gentleman who recently married
Miss Lillian Russell. The headlines
in part are as follows:
"Festering, filthy roll left to dab
blersj in putrid things.” t
Mr. Moore does with type very
Continued on Page Four,
Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1912.
ROOSEVELT SAYS:
“My position is exactly
what it was yesterday and has
been all through, the fight. I
am here to make the fight for
the people, and. as I now see
it. I shall have to make that
fight personally."
CAN HE HOLD HIM?
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- 'WJjBlj Hl / I CONSTITUTION,
— — WJ a HwTewrtrruT)
ADAIR GIVES CITY
TRACT FOR PIRK
Board to Urge Council to Ac
cept Seven Acres in the
Tenth Ward.
Forrest Adair has offered to give
the city a new park tract in the Tenth
ward, provided the city will build cer
tain roads and Walks around it, and the
park board will pass upon the matter
this afternoon, recommending that the
council accept the offer.
Mr. Adair is one of the best
of civic parks in Atlanta. Upon his
return from the West recently he told
The Georgian that the only thing in
which Atlanta is behind other cities is
parks, and he recommended the pur
chase of as many "breathing spots” as
possible, to be held until the city can
develop them. He followed this by his
gift today.
The tract is overlooked by the new
Tenth ward school and is not far from
Stewart avenue. It consists of seven
acres, well wooded, and would serve
Bonnie Brae and several other sec
tions which have no park nearer than
Grant.
Members of the park board say the
cost of improvements will be far below
the value of the property offered, and
they will recommend the acceptance of
the tract.
DREADING TO TESTIFY.
P. 0. CLERK SLAYS SELF
LOUISVILLIf. KV„ June 21.—Philip
Eigelbach. Jr., chief stamp clerk in
the local postoffice, drank carbolic acid
at hi.s home and died. He had been
summoned to testify in the hearing of
charges against .Superintendent of
Mails O'Donnell, and his family say he
so dread'd testifying that he took poi
son.
ROOT FORCES GAG RULE;
BARS REPORT FROM T. R.
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THOMAS S. FELDER TO
SEEK RE-ELECTION AS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
If .Thomas S. Felder does not become a
candidate for governor lie will be in tli*
race for re-election as attorney general
In tlie August primary.
. While Mr. Felder has made no positive
statement as to his political Intentions,
his friends have let it be known that the
i present att'trney general will be, in all
, probability, a candidate to succeed him
| self.
i Since Tom Hudson withdrew as a gu
■ hernatorial candidate rumor has connect
> cd the attorney general's name with the
contest for governor. However. Felder
has never given the slightest tdnt that he
was seriously considering the guberna
torial race.
15 DRIVERS OF SLOW
VEHICLES FINED FOR
NOT HUGGING CURB
Fifteen offenders against the traf
fic laws were haled into police court
today as the result of the crusade by
Police Chief Beavers against violations
by slow moving vehicles. Most of the
offenders were draymen and truck driv
ers, who were caught driving In the
center of the street instead of near tht
curb as required by law.
Recorder Broyles Imposed a fine of
>1.75 In each case as a reminder that
the traffic regulations must bo strictly
observed bs slow moving vehicles -is
well as automobiles. He warned all of
the drivers that the second offense will
mean a heavy fin<.
Steam Roller Chairmah Refuses to Per
mit Convention to Hear From Mi
nority on Credential Committee,
Ignores All Protests and Gavels
Through Taft Program.
Colonel’s Men Fight Every Inch of the Way,
Paving the Way for “Silent” Bolt, While the
Third Party Program Is Being Perfected.
Credentials Majority Seats All Taft Men in
Contests.
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 21.—8 y a vote of 569 to 499, the
Republican national convention this afternoon voted down a resolu
tion presented by Governor Hadley providing that no contested del
egate should be permitted to vote on the report of the credentials com
mittee until the right to his seat had been established. The contested
delegates were permitted to vote on the resolution over the protests
of the Roosevelt men.
COLISEUM. CHICAGO, .lune 21.—The gag rule and the gavel
were made use of at the beginning of today’s session of the Republi
can national convention to defeat the aims of the fighting Roosevelt
men who returned to the battle today determined to contest to the end
the seats of the 78 delegates in the convention which, they allege,
were stolen. The gag was applied by Chairman Root, of the Taft
wing. who. when the Roosevelt faction of the credentials committee
tried to submit a minority report following the majority report, he
ruled that there could be no such thing as a minority report. When a
storm of hoots and protests arose, he qualified his ruling by saying
that the minority might, however, present their views.
The convention was nearly an
hour and a half late in opening,
owing to the indecision of the
leaders as to whether adjourn
ment should be taken immediately
after convening to await the un
finished report of the credentials
committee, or whether the report
should be received by states as
completed by the committee.
The latter plan was agreed upon, be
ing favored on the ground that it would
effectively block the fight of the
Roosevelt faction against having the
report considered by states instead of
en blot;, as demanded by Boosevelt.
>he convention was in order at-12:28
o'clock, and immediately after the in
vocation the report of the committee
on the Ninth Alabama district contest
was read, over the protests of the
Roosevelt men. It was then that a
stormy scene began, and the gag rule
! of the chairman was applied.
Witli the leaders in conference just
before the time for the Republican na
f tional committee to meet today to de
l termine on a plan of action, and with
a rumor circulated through the hotels
HOHL
IDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
that there was prospect of an adjourn
ment. attendance at the opening today
was the lightest since the convention
started. There was no crush of eager
spectators before the entrances and
even part of the army of assistant ser
geants-fet-arins deserted. Ten minute*
before time for the convention to start
scarcely more than / fifth of the dele
gates had taken their places. The plat -
form was almost deserted.
The delegates carne slowly to their
places until the hour set for resuming
the session, practically all of them
present. Ten minutes passed after th®
appointed time for order.
William Barnes, Jr., marched back to
his place after a platform conference
A woman in blue came to the front
and center of the remote bandstand to
introduce the novelty of a song. Th"
delegates soon learned that the fair
singer who sought to soothe savage
beast by singing "On Moonlight Bay ”
was Miss Flo Jacobson.
A woman in white who came to a
front gallery seat, armed* with flags
and other agents for promotion of en
thusiasm was the object of attention.
Somebody told the leaders that she
ha,d a second edition of the last big
Roosevelt demonstration ready for
springing.
Delegates Start
Uproar With Yells.
The New Jersey delegation began
the noise-making by getting up in their
places and giving the state yell. West
Virginia took up the challenge for a
showing of vocal power and California
added her whoop.
Governor Hadley, of Missouri, and
William Flynn talked together for a
short time. Then three states that had
cheering on their minds indulged in
another interstate contest for the yell
ing honors.
The Massachusetts eighteen who hav",
stood behind Roosevelt came to the
center of action with the yell: "Mas
sachusetts, Massachusetts. Massachu
setts. Roosevelt 18. Roosevelt 18
Roosevelt 18. First, last and all the
time.”
When William J. Bryan appeared in
the press stand he was given a demon
stration that lasted fully a minute.
The band played some more. Chair
man Root. Mr. McCormack, Governor
Hadley tind J. Franklin Fort held a
chat on the stand, and the galleries
which had been slowly recruited until
they were tilled, wondered what was
keeping the proceedings at a stand
still.
Everybody Stayed
For Big Fight.
Pt nnsylvania shot In het state tall
with its "65 for Rooievelt" chorus and
got a cheet The previously active
clteer-lt adlng states went at it again in
turn.
By a curious fitness, whether by de