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Wall Street, Having Dictated Chairman of Republican Convention, Tries to Repeat at Baltimore
LEWIS SEES AMMUNITION FOR ROOSEVELT IN THE CHOICE OF PARKER
DEMOCRATS TRY
ID KEEP PEACE
Committee Sends Envoys to
Parker and Bryan. Hoping
to Bring Harmony.
Centined From Page Ono.
Hall, committeeman from Nebraska,
a* ill eonfer ti lth Parker and Brvan in
an aim at harmony.
The national committee adjourned
al 2:20 p. m„ until 7 o’clock this even
ing
"Illinois Contests
Most Important."
Corporation Counsel William H.
• Sexton, Major Edwiard R. Tollan, City
Prosecutor Janies C. Mclnerney and
William Rothmurur of Chicago, waited
outside the barredxioor with Congress,
man Henry Rainey of Illinois. The
four first named carried the brief in
which wore listed the facts forming the
basis for the contest of 3ft Illinois dele
gates’ seats.
Congressman Rainey had come down
from Washington. I>. to present, T.
F. Young's contest for the delegate seat
from the Seventeenth Illinois district.
“The Illinois contests are the most
important that are before the commit
tee." said Mr. Sexton. “The only ques
tion involved is whether delegates hon
estly elected shall be supplanted by
'Ross' Roger Sullivan, that he may
■handle' the Illinois delegates instructed
for Champ Clark as he sees fit."
The Rhode Island fight between
George W. Greene, national commit
teeman. and Congressman George F.
O'Shaughnessy was next in importance
on the committee's list. It involved the
• eats of ten delegates and alternates.
Congressman O'Shaughnessy asserted
that ballot boxes were stuffed with
fraudulent votes Io elect Greeneh dele,
gate*. Both sets of delegates wore in
structed for Champ Clark by a popular
V*»te of 3 to 1.
Ten contestants, involving 79 dele
gates, were ready for presentation to
the national committee today. These
were. District of Columbia, 6 votes;
Illinois, 28 votes; Pennsylvania. 2
votes: Porto Rico, 6 votes. Texas, 1
votes; Rhode Island. 3 votes; South
Dakota. th votes; Vermont, 8 votes;
Philippines, 8 votes, and Alaska, *>
votes.
It was the opinion of the leaders
that the contests would not take much
time and that they would not create the
came sort of party feeling that' was de
veloped over the Republican contest
ants at < 'hi< ag".
How the Candidates
Are Lined Up.
Interest in the candidates for the
presidential nomination was two-fold
today In addition to their rate for
party leadership, there was much spec
ulation as to the part they would play
in the Bryan-Parker fight
Supporters of Champ Clark, of Mis- I
fouri, according to statements of hist
lieutenants, have been left free to lake]
what part they choose in the skirmish. |
The Bryan men will support the man I
from Lincoln The ant Bryan-Clark
supporters will aid th< hackers of
Pn rker.
Woodrow Wilson has taken a definite
stand, say ing that th p ognesmve must
sound the keynote. Ho rates Parker as
a con-otw a t iv<. ami his foOowers will
take sides against the men from Esopus.
The othe s Governor Judson Harmon
of Ohio, Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama and Timinas R. Marshall of In
diana— have taken sides in the con
troversy.
In the mattci of , andidates. the fit Id
is rich. Today the New York delega- |
Hon added the name of William .1.
Gaynor, mayor of New York, io the
list. His picture was thrown to tite
breezes and liis workers cot into ac
tion
The Underwood people announced a
meeting of all the suppm ters of tl
.Alabama congressman fm this even
ing. It is a meeting not only of the
delegates who are instructed for I n
derwood. and those who. unin-truetc '
favm him. but of al' hi- friends an.
workers.
Here is the working plan of tin- on
♦ention:
June 25.
Convention called to orriei by Cl .in ■
man Norman E. Mfl of the nation I
committee.
Temporary chairmsn Introduced, ke.>
note speech presented.
Members Os resolutions and ct
dcntials commilTee appointed
June 26.
Committee on credential.- repciis
Convention permanent ly organized
Permanent chairman elected
Committee on resolutions reports if
ready and platform adopted
June 27.
Nominations for president Roll <;<
by states foi nominations
Nominating and seconding spei. ,ies
Balloting on presidential nontlnaticms
until a nomination i.» reached In < as.
..f deadlock adjournment until n< x
day.
June 28
Viet presidential candidates nomin
al cd
clearing up of routine business
Adjournment.
In order to win the nomination thi
successful < wdidat* must poll at least
t"o-th'rds of the total vote.
An important item of interest in eon
nectlon with the nominating Os can
didate is that the states will vote un
der the unit rule. Thi’ also applies so
BRYAN'S CHALLENGE.
If it becomes necessary, in
order to defeat the reaction
aries as represented b\ Mr.
Parker. I will myself become a
candidate for the temporary
chairmanship. I will fight on
the floor of the convention, not
before the national committee.”
the voting on all other propositions. It
will make a difference in a number of
instances where there is a split among
delegates on candidates. The majority
under ibis rule can throw the delega
tion to whatever candidate it favors.
This situation Is found in the Penn
sylvania delegation. A majority is for
Governor Wilson. Congressman A. M.
Palmer controlling.
California for Clark
Till the Finish
BALTIMORE. June 24.—'California
will vote for Champ Clark to the last
ballot. Our 26 delegates are just as
determined to carry out the will of the
people in this convention as were the
delegates In our state in the Republi
can convention in Chicago for
Roosevelt. This Is the biggest oppor
tunity Democracy has had in many
years. If the party does not nominate
a progressive candidate for president
it is not hard to prophecy the near dis
solution of the Democratic party.”
R. S. Fly, spokesman for the Cali
fornia delegation, issued this challenge
to the standpat element of the Demo
cratic party, as the delegation from
the Golden state tumbled off their spe
cial train here today. One hundred
Californians came on the train which
occupied a week In crossing the conti
nent. Open house was held wherever
the California delegation stopped. The
California delegation has its headquar
ters at the Kernan hotel and also en
tertaining in the men's room of the
Maryland theater.
Political Suicide to Oppose Clark.
“It would be political suicide for any
man from California to vote against
Champ Clark." Mr. Ely continued. "The
majorities for Clark and Roosevelt In
California's primaries were so great
that out people would not stand for
any other candidates.”
On their trip East the California del
egation adopted this resolution, which
will be presented to the convention:
“Resolved, by the California delega
tion, That we favor an amendment to
the postal savings law, whereby school
trustees will be enabled to deal directly
with the postal savings trustees upon
the same trims and conditions as now
given to hanks."
Porto Rico For Clark, Too.
Henry G. Dooley, leader of the Porto
Rii o delegation, today announced that
islanders would < ast their votes for
' hatnp Clark. The delegates are unin
— I ructed.
Ihe Alaska delegation also wheeled
into the Clark column. L. T. Irwin, of
l ai'fax Alaska, leadei of the delega
tion. said that the men had decided to
east their six voles for the speaker of
the house.
Harmon Men Choose
Underwood forV.-P.
BALTIMORE, lune 24 -"Do not h?
surprised if the ticket that is nominated
reads Harmon and Under Wood. That is
ver.\ likely the way it will read, and I can
say to you now that there is not the least
uncertainly about <’ongressman Under
wood being willing to take the second
place upon such a ticket."
This statement was made today by
orva <l. Williams, of Chicago. Westerr.
manager of the Harmon campaign
\ committee of Harmon people con
ferred with some Underwood managers
during the forenoon. They put up the
proposition that Harmon was best
equipped tn meet the Taft forces wi Ohio,
whip Underwood might be a strong man
with whom in overcome any popularity
tha Roosevelt may have in the South.
’>f course this plan has the approval of
•nly the Harmon people to date. It has
not b-en indorsed by the national com
milter or by any conference of that polit
ical power.s-that-be. hut the Harmon folks
think It is a very good scheme
Won't Go On Record.
They are not willing to go on record
| with the assertion that the plan is sat
i !sfa< tory to Underwood, but they will
■ tell the inquirer privately that that is the
I truth Tht will also give one very r broad
’ hint that such a program is approved b\
i some of the members of the naUonal corn i
• mittec. hut they ill not use any names
They will not say (bat it is any part of
. f’p plan of Charles Murphy, of New York;
i Roger Sullivan, of Illinois, and Thomas
; laggari, of ln<i anc. but they try to lead
i *»ne to bcliexe that such Is the case.
Mt Taggart and Mr Sullivan when
i asked whether or not that is true, both
refused to answer in plain terms.
Both Maid that any one that Is nomi
nated ’s satisfactory to them, just so
there is harmony and the party sticks to
gether for the election In November
Bosse® Hope to Keep Control.
X pretty fair Idea as to what startling
program •* under way. was given by a
prominent Indiana leader today, when he
.-aid that, above all other things. the
’ ' sec of New X er' and U.linois an 1 of
Indiana desire to keep control of the
parly machin< particularly the national
i ■ ommlttec
. They are particularly anxious that
! Bryan shall not be permit ted to abrogate
I the unit rule, which forces state delega*
i Lons to give their entire vote to one per
s«>n or to one measure upon all proposi
tions and upon ihat they are prepared tn
go to tlw lasi ditch.
They .jo pot expect tlat Mr Bryan will
try to have the rule that requires two
:hird> \ot' for the nomination of a can
didate be rescinded.
FAMOUS WARRIOR DIES.
LONDON. June -4 Field Marshal
Sir George Stuart White. defend*' of
Ladysmith In the Berr war. died to
day. tged 77 Si, George orved in In
and wen! through the Indian mu
tiny H* was the recipient of many
medal r '••• braver*.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. JUNE 24. 1912,
Hadley Chooses to
Stay With G. O. P.
JEFFERSON' CITY, MO., June 24
On his return from the Chicago con
vention Governor Hadley declared his
determination not to join Roosevelt’s
third party movement.
"I believe I can render more service
to the people as a member of the Re
publican party than by joining in the
formation of a third pa ly,” he said.
"While I have in no way changed my
inlnd as to tbe correctness of that for
which I have contended, I undertake to
say that no political party ever did, or
ever will exist in which at times, men
will not use authority unfairly, and to
accomplish selfish and improper ends.
“In my opinion, the nest way suc
cessfully to fight such men and meth
ods and also the best way in which to
tight for correct principles of govern
ment is within the party rather than by
leaving it.
"There were some planks which were
omitted from the platform which 1
should like to have seen adopted, but
there will be found, I believe, in the
platform nothing that is objectionable
to any Republican, and on the whole it
Is the most progressive platform we
have ever presented to the American
people.”
Say Wilson Attacked
Men Who Made Him
BALTIMORE, June 24.—Governor
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, who
makes claims as to the entire number
of delegates he can round up in the
convention, is to meet with a hard fight
from a former political helper. Al
though the governor is not in Balti
more, he has a strong delegation of
boosters on hand.
These boosters are being opposed on
the field of battle by former Senator
James Smith Jr., and former chairman
of the New Jersey Democratic state
convention, and two of the delegates
of the entire New Jersey state delega
tion, not instructed for Governor Wil
son. The delegation stands 2i to 4.
Smith and his following declare that
after getting Wilson the nomination
for governor and then pulling him into
office the governor turned about and
attacked the organization that made
him. Edward E. Grosscup, the Wilson
chairman of the state Democratic com
mittee, said today:
"Governor Wilson will win. The op
position coming from the Smith direc
tion we consider as more or less of a
joke. We are making no specific
claims, but the Interest in Governor
Wilson's campaign Is rising dally and
you will see more Wilson buttons and
badges on the street than those of any
other candidate. We ate progressive
and you Just watch us go."
The New Jersey delegation held a
secret caucus this morning. It was for
the purpose of formulating plans and
to receive reports from the Wilson
scouts who are working among the
other state delegations In the interest
of Wilson. The results of the work
were not made public.
D A. Dugan is here in charge of the
publicity end of the Wilson campaign,
Taft and Sherman
Felicitate Each Other
t'TH'A. N Y , June 24. The renonn
nation at Chicago of James Schoolcraft
Sherman, of this city, to be the running
mate of President Taft in the campaign
of 1912, will be celebrated by Utica
tonight. Mr. Sherman has sent the
following telegram to the president:
"My very sincere congratulations.
With lhe passing of the storm will
<ome a clear atmosphere and we may
expect with a calm judgment a Just
verdict."
The vice president received this re
ply:
"Your kind teiegiam received. We'll
pull together and. and with the same
result, I hope. It will be a pleasure to
work with you. One great victory has
been won. VV e must work hard for an
other.”
TRUSTEES OF GRADY
WANT TO KNOW WHO
KICKED UP FOOD ROW
l he board of trustees and medical board
of Grady hospital tomorrow afternoon will
resume the investigation to ascertain
whether there ts really anything wrong
with the culinary department of the in
stitution and to tind out who made public
the story that the members of the house
staff were kicking about the food and
about being "overworked.”
The investigation was started Saturday
afternoon when a joint called meeting of
the two boards was held. The hospital
kitchen and menus were thoroughly
probed, and nine of the twelve Internes
were questioned as to whether they gave
out the information All made a com
plete denial. The three remaining in
ternes will be examined ii morrow after
noon.
Tltis investigation will be sweeping."
said Dr. \Y B. Summerall, lhe superin
tendent. to<ia> "We regard this criti
cism of the hospital as unjust and unwar
ranted. and we a e going to find out who
Is responsible for it.”
HANGS SELF IN PRISON.
• HARLOTTE. N r June 24. Using
i trouser leg as a hangman's nqose,
Tom Adams, a 23-xcar-old negro, end
cd his < arcer In a i cll at police head
quarter- shortly afte: being arrested.
Adams not only choked, but hi» nc< k
was broken, although the coll w. s less
than seven feet high. The negro had
made a like effort to end his life about
two years ago white or,fined in a mar-
MAD DOG BITES
1 DUBLIN GIRLS
Attacked While Trying to Res
cue Pet from Rabid Brute-
Rushed to Atlanta.
A record automobile ride and the
Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia
probably saved the lives today of Miss
Julia Ernest and Miss Frances Mc-
Geckin. two young women of Dublin.
Ga„ who were rushed to Atlanta after
they had been attacked and bitten by a
mad dog.
The two girls were al the point of
collapse from shock nnd the pain of
their wounds when they were hurried
from the train to the institute after
their 160-mile race against death from
Dublin, but the Institute physicians said
they had been given the treatment in
time, though not an hour too soon, and
both of them were told that they would
recover.
Miss Frances McGecken. daugh
ter of R. B. MtiGecken, an architect,
■was taking her blooded collie for an
airing In Stubbs park at Dublin, when
a hound, with, a piece of broken rope
dangling from his neck, suddenly leaped
out from a clump of bushes and sprang
upon the collie. Miss McGecken, in a
brave effort to protect her pct. sought
to drive away the frothing animal with
a small whip she carried. The hound
jumped upon her and fastened his
fangs in her arm.
At this moment Miss Ernest, who had
been walking with her friend, ran to
Miss McGecken's assistance with a
small branch which she had picked up.
The Infuriated hound bit her again and
againfi mangling her wrist frightfully.
Both Victims
Near Collapse.
The mad dog sprang away into the
woods just as Policeman John Tomp
kins arrived upon the scene. Tomp
kins took the two young women to their
homes and doctors were summoned, for
both were already upon the point of
collapse. The physicians advised that
both victims be sent to the Atlanta
Pasteur institute as the only means of
saving their lives.
They started immediatley for the sta
tion at Tennille, 40 miles away, in an
automobile, and by pushing the
machine to the utmost the chauffeur
succeeded in teaching the station there
just as the train for Atiaffta was pull
ing in. The two young women were
taken into a compartment in the Pull
man and friends attended them until
they arrived in Atlanta, when they were
taken to the Pasteur laboratory of the
state board of health at the capitol and
given treatment. They will remain
here under treatment a week or longer.
The dog was shot by a young son of
Sidney Smith, a mile from the scene, an
hour after it bit the young women. Its
head was boxed and sent to the Pasteur
Institute here for examination.
Girl Watches
Search for Body
SAVANNAH. GA. June 24. The
body of \V. D. Uoler HI. millionaire
nephew of Bird S. Uoler. comptroller of
New York, who was drowned in the
surf at Tybee yesterday and was re
covered last night, was sent to Newark.
N. J., today for burial, t'oler’s fiancee.
Miss Dorothy Londoner, of Denver.
Colo., daughter of a former mayor of
that city, who was rescued witli dif
ficulty. and remained with the search
ers on the beach until the body was
recovered. Is prostrated and hysterical
today.
The young man and woman wore
caught in an undertow. Hundreds of
persons witnessed the tragedy. A di
rect result of the drowning will be an
investigation by the grand jury Into the
lack of life-saving devices at Tybee.
There was neither a life-saver nor a
/lifeboat at the lower pavilion when the
drowning took place. Several young
men who went to the aid of Uoler nar
rowly escaped drowning with him.
Okla. Republicans
“Lost” Without T. R.
MUSKOGEE. OKI,A. Jum 24. Tel
ephone messages from various counties
in the Thi d Oklahoma district sax the
Republicans probably will not place
county tickets in the field since th
nomination of Mr. Taft. The Third
district was overwhelmingly for Roos. -
velt and the leaders believed with
Roosevelt leading the ticket they coulu’
carry the doubtful counties. The Re
publicans do not know where they "are
at” and are waiting further results ‘One
man telephoned to Chairman C'oehrar
that he was "distressed."
CHARTER FOR MACON
ELECTRIC LINE ASKED
xpplicution for charter for the Georgia
Traction Company, a projected street
railway in Macon, backed by \V J. Mas
see. former president of the <'entry! Geor
gia Power t’omjwny. was filed with the
secretary of state toda> The project is
capitalized at slso.oo’*
The Incorporators are XV I Massee.
.1 T. Nyhan. T. U Massec. I L Ander
son. O. J Ma.ssee. Jr.. V S. Bates. .1 r
Stetson. G XV Woodruff. I'.. S Fetner
and < »rvilfr \. Parker
The Exchange Bank of Valdosta also ap
plied ’o the secretary of state f»»r a char
ter The bank is t<» bp capitalized for
* ton.nan, and promoted by Valdosta <-op-
Ha!
Progressives Informally
Declare for Ollie
Janies as Keynoter;
Will Not Stand lor
New York Judge.
By ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.
BALTIMORE, June 24.—This is true
talk. For which reason it should be
put in print and win regard. 1'
< haneed that J was present where
roundly twenty men were gathered to
gether. All of them were. Democrats,
all of them "progressive,” all of them
of leadership sizes.
The meeting'was causal; it hadn't
been "called.” The men were various
ly from Colorado, from Kentucky, from
the Dakotas l , from New York, from
Georgia, from Arizona, vrom Alabama,
from Nebraska, from Oregon, from
every angle of the party, from every
corner of the country. Most of them
were delegates who will sit in tomor
row's convention. Many of them hold
high offices in the nation or their sev
eral states.
While the meeting v.as chance-sown,
the one subject considered was poli
tics—the coming convention —Democ-
racy —e::.\nces in November. Most of
all, Parker for temporary chairman was
considered. Bryan'S objections to Park
er were by some regretted, by others
resented, by a few denounced and by a
few approved. In each instance the
argument was the samy. The Bryan
i b.ections were regretted or denounced
for the reason not that any one present
'relieved the choice of Parkey a good
om—for none did—but that in making
his objections Bryan assumed a lead
ership of party which none present was
re.'.dy to consider. Bryan among the
twnty present had friends, but no fol
lowers.
Talk Turns to Parker,
Having delivered themselves con
cerning Bryan and bfs evident efforts
to trouble the waters for peanut and
personal ends, the gathered twenty took
up Parker and that temporary chair
manship. Let me tell tire tale in ques
tion and answer fashion. Some one
would put the query and others would
reply to it:
Who suggested Parker? Mack, of
New - York.
Who was Mack? Was he acting for
himself or others or both? Mack rep
resented New York state on the Demo,
cratic national committee. This was
by consent and preference of Murphy
and Tammany Hall. Wanting the fa
vor of Murphy and Tammany, Mack
as national committeeman wouldn't
last as long as a nint of whisky at a
. barn raising. The Parker suggestion
coming through Mack was really made
by Murphy and Tammany Hall.
Why should .Murphy want Parker?
Here a dozen spoke al once. Murphy
in the sense personal didn t care a
splinter for Parker. While Murphy told
Mack what to do, those behind Murphy
told him what to do.
And who were those behind Murphy?
Those men who made up the Murphy
mind and settled the Murphy prefer
ences. and through Murphy, and next
through Mack, in the selection of Park
er. purposed strilxing the keynote of
Democracy in the coming campaign.
How the Talk Ran.
Wall Street controls Murphy just as
it controls Bai nes. Wall Street wanted
Root as chairman over the Republi
cans. Wall Street wants Parker as
chairman over the Democrats. Toece
Is absolutely no real difference between
Root and Parker. Both are very aide
lawyers. Both are the servants of Big
Business.
Mack had put it upon the ground of a
rightful compliment to Parker. In re
tort it was pointed out that this was no
time for compliments. The place was
important. It could be used to accom
plish evil or good. The gavel of the
coming convention ought not to be
disposed of in a mere spirit of flattery.
Mack had also put his Parker recom
mendation upon the argument that
Parker had once been lhe party's can
didate for president. As against this, it
was set up that so. too. had Bryan been
the party's candidate so: president.
Threefold Reason For B _ yan.
If to have been nominated and beat
en as Hie Democratic candidate for the
white house were to be received as a
reason why Parker -hould be made
temporary chairman, then there was
threefold the reason for elevating Bry
an Io the place, since he had been three
times named and beaten as the party's
white house candidate.
I: was asked, too. why this eagerness
to compliment Parker had slept through
1908. Why. since he so much relished
these flattering attentions, hadn't Park
er'.- name been offered in Denver whin
Bryan was last nominated?
Going back to Wall Street. Why
should Wall Street want Parker? No
one equid precisely say—not being deep
in Wall Street's motives. As to one
thing, however, all agreed. Whatever
Wall Street wants it will always get,
either from Mr. Parker or fiem Mr.
Root.
Possibly Wall S' at is only seeking
o give mankind an object lesson, and
show how broadly complete is Its con
•rol- how absolutely unprejudiced it is
w hen it takes charge of a political par
v oi speaks through bosses
Root at Wall Street's mder had been
j made chairman by the Republicans In
I t 'hicago. Wall Street would now have
he Democrats make Parker their
hairman in Baltimore. With paid at
'orneys wielding the gavel at both ends
of the political alley, the world would
be taught to appreciate the politlcal
nui-sanec of Wall Street.
Enemy of Progressives.
"W'll," stid tlic man fiom Arizona,
sin' O five delegates in every teven to
I'be Baltimore convention can be count
’d for th* Progressivi s, what harm
ALL THAT IS NOW
LEFT AT CHICAGO
■ I
5^* A - A
could ensue from the gavel elevation of
Parker?”
"This harm,” returned one. who. aside
from being a delegate Is a senator of
the United States, "is in that Wall
Street —not the place, but the influ
ences—is the enemy from every stand
point of the Progressives. Wall Street
is a synonym for Rockefeller, Standard
Oil, Carnegie and the Steel Trust, the
money power, every form of capitalized
and entrenched privilege and protec
tion. Pick up Parker for chairman,
and at once the public will ask: Who is
he?
"Here's this bearcat Roosevelt bus
ily laying the bedplate of a new third
party. Roosevelt w ill be only too ready
with an answer. 'Parker ir a Tam
many hall lawyer, anil tbe partner of
"Blue-Eyed Billy" Sheehan. He finds
his clients and hunts his fees in Wall
street and among the great corporations
—just as Root dpes.' That's how
Roosevelt will talk. Also the people
know these things. For eight years at
least —since 1904—they have been told
and retold every syllable concerning
P-irker. Under the circumstances, and
in spite of a progressing supremacy, in
the convention, the people will feel
that in Parker Morgan and the enemy
have scored a victory.”
People Won’t Understand It.
"The people will nol understand it.
They will say that as progressives
we’re either sold out or laid down. Par
ker isn't a progressive, and you'll never
fool the people into regarding him as
one. A trust lawyer, a Morgan law
yer— for Palmer and Buckner in 1896
would Parker be likely io go far as
a vigorous progressive?
"As progressives we stand for the
initiative, the recall, the referendum,
direct nominations and parcels post.
He is against all that we stand for. and
opposed to all that we oppose.
"What are voters to think and say
if we open our convention by making
such a man chairman? I say nothing
against Parker personally; he ought
not to be made chairman. More, I can
not understand how, unless his self
respect has gone to sleep, be could de
sire or accept it. Also, that he does
desire it, and is willing to accept it.
leads me to fear the. woodpile harbors
a nigger. Aside from the fact tiiat
his election as chairman would black
bye us with the people at large and fur
ni-b. moreover, a club, wherewith
Roosevelt would beat us over the head.
1 can not avoid the feeling that some
sinister move by the Morgans and
criminal money is being- made under
cloak of Parker's name.
"Would Mark Us as Fools.”
"For a progressive convention to have
its keynote sounded by a reactionary
and a trust lawyer is preposterous and
would and should mark us as fools,
m- something worse. Bu: when, in ad
dition, I remember how and by whom
the name of Par'.:?r is proposed I be
lieve that to select him would travel
beyond tite preposterous and becomt
the disastrous. There has gone up i
cry that we should accept Parker in the
interests of harmony. Why not go a
step further and say: Let us cease to
be progressive in the interests' of har
mony.
"Foi- one. I'm against the harmony
which opens our gates to the enemv.
Suppose Morgan and criminal money
were in control of the coming conven
tion. as you and I have seen them In
control of other party conventions. D >
you fancy that in such ease Morgan
and criminal money would —in the
name of harmony—let us progressive
name the chairman?
Dio Wall street and criminal money
do this in Chicago, where they steam
rollered the convention life out of
Roosevelt and gave the gavel to Root?
Wall street, though the Penroses and
the Cranes and the Barnses, made them
take one of its attorneys—Root—in Chi
cago. Now. through the .Macks, and the
Murphys, and the Tammany Halls, it
hopes to coax us to take another of its
attorneys —Parker—in Baltimore.
"Those urging Parker talk of har
mony. If they were irally concerned
for harmony they wouldn't have pro
posed Parker. If harmony be not nec
essary. they can have it by withdraw
ing Parker.
Will Urge Ollie James.
"Foi myself 1 won't consent to Pat
ker upon harmony or any other ar
gument. I wish, most emphatically that
Bryan had kept his oar out of this.
I've never had much use for Bryan,
and just now I've • 1 at all. In brief.
I dislike to be caught on the same side
with Bryan. None the less. 1 shall op
pose Parker. I shall uigf ollie James
as temporary chairman. People would
know what was meant by James. They
wo know what was meant by Par
ker and the James election wouldn't
give Roosevelt a club wherewith to beat
out our brains.
"Think of the time Roosevelt would
have as going In between both parties.
He could point to Tweed's and Ryan's
ind <'arnegie's lawyer, R >ot. presiding
over the convention of one and to Mor
san's and Belmont's lawye . Parker
presiding vver the convention of the
other."
That James " ord was the last word,
and seemed to be greatly agreed upon
by every man there.
Tariff To Be
Chief Issue
BALTIMORE, June 24.—Conferences !
were resumed today on the platform
which the Democratic national conven
tion will adopt. From the outline >f
the various planks now available it is (
plain that the tariff .will be the chief
point on which the party will take issue
with the Republicans.
The tariff plank will follow closely I
that embodied in the Denver platform,
which declared for a gradual reduction
to a revenue basis and immediate and
materia] reductions in the necessaries
of life, especially upon such articles of
American manufacture as are sold more
cheaply abroad than at home.
"Tbe trust” plank will be devoted in
the main to a declaration that congress
should make amendatory legislation to
make the Sherman anti-trust law mo: e
effective. A vigorous enforcement of
the amended law will be insisted'upon.
Approves Money Trust Probe.
A joint resolution by congress pro
viding for the direct election of United
States senators will be indorsed.
The action of the house of represen
tatives in starting a thorough investi
gation of the "money trust” will b"
strongly indorsed with insistence upon
the passage at this session of congress
of the Pujo bill giving greater visitorial
powers bver national banks.
The work of the Aldrich nationals
monetary commission will be rejected
in so far as it provides for a central
bank, out certain of the commission's
recommendations will be indorsed.
Indorsement will be given the anti
injunction bill passed by the house of
representatives. Legislation will be
: promised providing for jury trial of ail
cases where there is direct contempt of
court.
May Oppose “Third Term.”
Other planks which may find their
way into the platform are:
Declaring for regular increase of tii»
navy, probably the construction of two
battleships a year.
Improvement of harbors and rivers.
Favoring a national public health bu-
■ reau.
A plank has also been proposed de
daring against a third term for presi
dents.
. The suffragettes are trying to nail In
a plank declaring in favor of woman's
rights.
The platform is to be short, sharp
' and incisive.
' The resolutions committee probably
will meet Wednesday evening follow
ing the first days session of the cou-
’ vention. ’ ,
i Women to Cast >
12 Votes for Clark
W ASHIN'G-TtJN, June 24. The twelve
; votes in the Democratic convention at
’ Baltimore from Colorado will be cast
for Champ Clark by Mrs. A. R. Pilzri,
sister-in-law of the speaker, who is a
regularly elected delegate. The speak
-1 er married Mrs. Pilzt r’s sister.
Mrs. Pfizer, who is an educator and
leader in woman movements in Colo
> tado. has arrived io Washington wlt'i
her daughter, who is also a voter.
Speaking of her candidate. Mrs. Pfizer
said:
. I did not work for and vote for
Speaker Clark because he is my brolh
j er-in-law. but because I believe him tn
. be an honest man. His record is an
. open book. He has been in congress
i twenty years and done marvellous work
. foi the ent ire country.
1 ''
Woman “Plugging”
; For Underwood
)
BALTIMORE. June 24.—Despite the de
termination of a large nunter of dele
gates to the Democratic national conven
tion representing the conservative ele
. ment, the effort to secure the incorpora
tion of a woman's suffrage plank tn the
party platform goes on and women prom
ise to play an important part in the
• convention. There are women delegates
t to the convention from suffrage states of
the West, but to \Vrs. W. K. Elkins, of
, Alabama, belongs the honor of being the
first woman presidential candidate booster
to appear actively among the delegations
in quest of votes for her movement.
! Mrs. Elkins worked vigorously todax
i among the delegates in the lobby of the
’[Hotel Belvidere In the interests of Oscar
I XV. Underwood. Gowned in old rose, with
big brown eyes, a wealth of black hair
and soft Southern accent, she worked like
an old politician in approaching dele
gates and working for Underwood. v
"No. sir: I am not a suffragetie. but 1 ’
am a great admirer of Mr. Underwood."
she declared. "He is the man whom we
can put in the White House. He is a
clean and honest man and can unite the
party."
And then she grabbed another delegate
and once more began her little sermon.
Baldwin Boosters
Arrive, Hopeful
BALTIMORE. June 24 Headed bv •
band, the Connecticut delegation came
to Baltimore today to root for the nomi
nation of Governor Simeon Baldwin. Y
Connecticut, for the Democratic preslden
, tial nomination. The Connecticut conting
ent paraded through the streets.
They are confident that in Governor
Baldwin they have an ideal man for A
compromise candidate. Baldwin, they de
clare. is assured of several New England
delegations on the second and third bal
lots.
BARON LIKES CHATHAM FARMS.
SAVANNAH. GA.. June 24.—Greatly
impressed with the advantages of Sa
vannah and of Chatham county from
an ideal farming standpoint, is Baron ' ,
H. D. D Hooft. representative of the
Holland and Belgium Colonization
Company, w hich plans to finance Dutch
settlers in the event expert farmers are
brought to this section from abroad