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THE WEATHER. Generally fair Tuesday and Wednes day; liS&t variable winds. ) EXTRA BONUS OFFER! An opportunity for every contestant to eenre 35,000 extra votes by little effort explained In today's contest columns. POUNDEiS A. ID il G ST VOL. LXXXVI1 NO. 4. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY MOKNTNG, SEPTEMBER 27, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 13,410. LIBBERS PACIFIC MAIL GAB Xwo Masked Men Secured Packages From Train Near New Orleans. NO ATTEMPT ON PASSENGERS Postal Authorities Can't Estimate the Loss In Pursuit of the Robbers Were Probably on Board the Train. Sew Orleans, Sept. 26. Two mask ed ioMiers invaded the mail car of the Southern Pacific train leaving New Orleans at 9 o'clock tonight and se cured several batches of registered mail. No attempt was made to rob passengers. The robbery took place at Avondale, 12 miles west of New Or-, leitris. Postoflice officials at New Orleans state that they could not make an es timate of the loss, their only report being from one of the mail clerks that the postal car had been robbed. The robbers are supposed to have boarded the train at New Orleans and have entered the mail car when the, train came to a stop at Avondale. Authorities at Jefferson parish are now in pursuit of the rolfbers. SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS. Meet in Convention at Columbia Ne gro Delegates, i Columbia, S. C, Sept.-26-The much heralded plan to wrest control of the nppublican political organization of South Carolina from the negro did not materialize at today's meeting of the party's State convention, which was overwhelmingly controlled by negroes opposed to the National administra tion. Although the "lily white" ele ment of the Republicans was conspicu ous by its non-representation, for the first time in several years a whit man, J. W. Tolbert, of Greenwood, was -elected State chairman, supplanting Edmcmd . Deas, colored, of Darling;, ton. A resolution endorsing the adminis tration of President Taft was not even proposed. A $tate ticket was not nam ed. Out of the ninety odd delegates present there were less than a dozen white men. ASIATIC CHOLERA IN ITALY. Four Cases at Rome And Two at Naples Deaths at Budapest. Rome, Sept. 26. Prof. Doria, chief of the board of health announced to day that there have been four cases of Asiatic cholera in Rome. One of these proved fatal, while the others are recovering. The origin of all has been traced to Naples. During the past 24 hours four new cases and three deaths have been re ported in the Southeastern district. There was a cabinet meeting today at which the ministers deliberated on measures necessitated by the preva lence of cholera at Naples. Special ' consideration was given to the ques tions of shipping and emigration. Detachment of police and 150 cara hinieri have been sent to Naples to assist in the enforcement of .the sani tary measures. Naples, Sept. 26. Two cases of ''hoi" were officially announced in this city today, and one in an adjoin ing town. The municipal authorities have ordered the destruction of the oyster beds, which are situated close to the sewer outlets, nmlapest, Sept. 26. There have been cjiss of cholera and 11 deaths, ac cording to the official reports, in Hun gary, during the past 48 hours. STRANDED NEAR LOOKOUT. i Unknown Steamer Gets on Shoals and Later Worked Itself Free. Kcaufort. N. C. Sept. 26. During th" fierce gale that swept the coast 1:,st night a large unidentified steamer stranded on the outer diamond of ('ape Lookout shoals. Before the life severs could reach the vessel through. th'' hr.nvv hoq t wnrlroH ltsflf frtfi and proff";dod north. The steamer evi fl'mlv was a tramp. It is not known whether it is badly damaged. Ht ! 44J r"III -M HM HON. B. FDIXON DEAD. 4. . lialHsh, N. C., Sept. 26. State 4 ! 'Auditor Benjamin F. Dixon died 4 h to tonight at-ll:30 o'clock, at ! fif x Hospital, where he was 4 'Hk-f-n a week ago, suffering from - an acute attacK of angina pec- 4 ! toris. Auditor Dixon was born A -I- in 1846. He was an officer In ! the Civil war and also served his t ! f ournry in the Spanish-American 4 war. being a major in the Second ! regiment. North Carolina, volun ! tfiTH. He was a licensed phy- 4 J -i'-fan and an ordained Methodist 4 V minister. 4 ! He was formerly superinten- 4 v 'l"nt of the Masonic Orphan Asy- 4 v In in at Oxford, N. C, and a few 4 vyrai s later was made president of 4 the flreensboro Female College. 4" v In 1000 Major Dixon was elected 4 V"-iate auditor of North Carolina 4 and was serving his third term 4 v when taken ill. 4 v!H 4H4j -H-H 4"H-fr H-I CABINET liip WITH TAFT Assembled at White firrf yesterday for Seres of Conferees Su preme Court Vacancies Dis cussed Features. -Washington, Sept. 26. The cabinet house party at the White House is in full swing tonight. Eight of the nine members of the President's official family moved in today. They neld a formal session in the cabinet room of the executive offices during the forenoon, and continued their informal discussion of affairs of state at. a luncheon which began at 1:30 P. M., and did not end until near ly 4. During the lae afternoon the various cabinet officers returned to their respective departments, but gath ered again at the White House for dinner and a long evening talk on the south veranda. The President's forthcoming ap pointments to the Supreme Court serv ed as the chief topic of discussion to day. They were taken up after the department heads had made brief re ports as to conditions in the various branches of the government service. It Is said there -are ho outstanding candidates for the Supreme Court va cancies. The President is keening his mind open. He has discussed and will continue to discuss the various quali ties of men who have been suggested for the bench, but there, is little chance that his final selections 'will be made before the time for Congress to convene in December. From the time it meets in October, until the Senate confirms a new ap point by the President, the Supreme Court will proceed without a chief justice. Nothing has happened to change the well-founded impression that Gov. Hughes will be made chief justice, but his re-nomination will not be announced until the Senate is in session. TROUBLE AT WEST POINT. Entire Corps Under Arrest for Admin istering "Silence" to Officer. West Point, N. Y., Sept. 26. Al though the special board of inquiry will not report on the case for several days, " drastic measures of discipline are still being meted out at the United States Military Academy as a result of the cadets having twice administer ed the "silence" to Capt. Rufus E. Lon gan, an instructor. The following or ders were issued today by Lieut Col. lTrederick W; Sibley, the- commandant, wno has the situation in charge during the absence in Washington of Major General Barry, the superintendent: "Until further orders, cadets will confine themselves to their rooms. Dur ing release from quarters from imme diately after breakfast and from imme diately after dinner until call to Quar ters, cadets will confine themselves to the limits of the area of barracks, and the cadet sentinels will be posted ten minutes after drill and will make in spection every half hour." This means that the entire corps -is practically under arrest, denied all privileges and permitted to see no one, not officially connected with the mili tary academy. The order will remain in force until the return of General Barry, who is expected tomorrow. It is not often that the "silence" treatment is inflicted upon a superior officer, and the present case is the first that lias occurred since Captain Lind say was "silenced" ten years ago. An inquiry resulted in that officer being relieved from the military academy. Until the board of inquiry makes its report to General Barry there probab ly will be few developments. In the meantime the board will hold sessions from 9 o'clock in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. With all recreation abolished, foot ball practice necessarily has teen temporarily suspended, and all hop, dales in the near future cancelled. From various sources it has been learned that Capt. Longan was "silenc ed" for questioning the veracity of ca dets. As untruthfulness is branded the most despicable thing in cadet life, to question a man's word, is one of the worst Insults that can be offered. TO ELIMINATE POLITICS. In National Guard Feature of General Mills' Report. Washington, Sept. 26. A plea for the elimination of politics, now more or less influential in National Guard matters in each State, is made in the annual report of Brigadier General A. L. Mills, commanding the Department of the Gulf. Such a general recogni tion of the National Guard status, says General Mills, would also largely elimi nate "another evil influence now only too often exercised, the discrimination of employers against employes, who are members of the National Guard." General Mills says that real efficien cy cannot be' attained without further provision for a greater number of qual ified instructors than are now availa ble or can be spared from the army. He believes a large percentage of the new Springfield rifles in the hands of the organized militia in his department are today unserviceable from rust and neglect. This defect, he adds, cannot remedied until tunas are iormrauuus from National or State governments for adequate armory buildings. A more liberal allowance of clothing is advocated, particularly shoes, the ma jority of which now cripple the feet of their wearers even in moderate exer- The officer renews recommendations for maintaining full regimental com plements of officers, and reports a grat Ifying reduction in the number, of de sertions, largely attributed to the vig orous measures for punishing that crime The French Millinery Parlors will display an exclusive line of pattern hats, Tuesday. Sept. 27th, se 25-2L EOF .A MURDER VICTIM Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Sensational London Inquiry. DELIBERATED ONLY ONE HOUR Evidence Points to Case of Poison' nj Made no Reference to Miss Le neve as Accessory Trial in October. London, Sept. 26. The coroner's jury, after one hour's deliberation to day brought in the verdict that Mrs. Cora Crippen, known on the stage as Belle Elmore, had been wilfully mur dered by her husband, Dr. Hawley H. Crippen, an American dentist. After listening to the testimony which was presented, and hearing the summing up of the case by Coroner Schroeder, who summarized the evidence point ing to the murder, the jury was left but little choice. The verdict reached by the coroner's jury which remained out one hour, was to the effect that the mutilated body found burled in the cellar of the Crip pen home was that of Cora Crippen, who had been wilfully murdered by Dr. Crippen. The verdict added that the cause of death was poisoning by hyoscin. The inquest had been dragged out longer, than usu.l in order to give the police time to search for evidence, i'hey are .still hunting for a witness and expect to bring at the trial more testimony tending to identify Belle El more's body, through the agency of a piece of flesh found to contain a scar. The 'case will come up for trial at the next criminal sessions, which are scheduled for October 11th, and pro bably will be called up about October 18th. In summing up the coroner said that the evidence presented concerning the identity of the buried body was unu sually glim,, but that there was little doubt that the remains were human. Although, .the physicians frankly said. that they could not swear as to the Bex, on anatohical grounds, they agreed, the coroner declared, that all indications pointed to the mutilated flesh being that of a woman. He point ed out tht Belle Elmore had com pletely disappeared, and that the body had been found in her husband's cel lar.; Other evidence as to the identifica tion of the body, the. coroner contend ed, was the testimony given by sever al women that Belle Elmore bore a scar, and that the doctors had reached the conclusion that a mark found on a piece of skin had been a scar. He also spoke of the finding of the re mains of hair, showing that it had been bleached and drew attention to the finding of hyoscin in the body and to the purchase of this drug by Dr. Crippen. The coroner recalled to the jury the varying stories Dr. Crippen told after the disappearance of his wife and to his own disappearance with Miss Le- neve. As to Miss Leneve's position the coroner told the jurors that it was no duty of theirs to consider the ques tion of accessory after the fact. Washington, Sept. 26. The popula tion of Lancaster, Pa., is 47,227, an in crease of 5.768. or 13.9 per cent, as compared with 41,459 in 1900. The French Millinery Parlors will display an exclusive line of pattern hats, Tuesday, Sept. 27th, se 25-2t. SPECIAL CONTEST OFFER LASTS FOR TWO WEEKS. Nou) is the Time Put Forth Extra Effort Some hy the Manager Build up Two weeks from the past Saturday night, t)he great special oif er of the Star's contest will be over. According ly, it 'behoves everyone to take ad vantage of this grand opportunity to secure enough votes to make sure of her being a winner. Every one who has promised a contestant to take a subscription should do so now, as something might interfere later which would deprive the contestant o fthe subscription until after the special of fer had expired. The contestant would then loose the benefit of the special club offer, and might easily enough hose the contest on that account. The club offer consists in turning Into the contest department $30 in new subscriptions of four months or over, and receiving in return 35,000 extra votes. A good point to remember is that a subscription can be secured a great deal easier now than it can after this club offer Is over. Why? Because you have something extra to work for, because 35,000 extra votes will cer tainly be an important factor in mak LORIMER INQUIRY IN CHICAGO Investigating Charges of Bribery apt! Corruption in Election of United States Senator Legislator White Witness. Chicago, Sept. 26 Testimony from State Representative Charles A. White, the first witness in the inquiry into the election of United States Sen ator William Lorimer was heard today by the Senate committee investigating the charges of bribery and corruption in the election of the latter. After hours of argument by the op posing counsel the committee left un determined the question of the admis sibility of testimony relative to the al leged "jack-pot" and alleged accumu lated fund for the payment of corrupt legislators for voting for or against certain bills in the Illinois General As sembly. Attorney Alfred S. Austrian, repre senting the Chicago Tribune, which is pushing the charges against the elec tion of Senator Lorimer, contended vigorously that the. alleged participa tion df legislators, who voted for Sen ator Lorimer, In the spoils of the al Ijeged "jack-pot" was pertinent and necessary to show a general corrup tion of the Legislature that elected Senator Lorimer. Attorney Elbridge Hanecy, counsel for Senator Lorimer, stoutly opposed the admission of testimony relative to alleged bribes that might have been received by legislators for their votes on legislative matters apart from the election of a United States Senator. On the strict understanding that the action was not to be considered a pre cedent admitting the whole "jack-pot" subject, Chairman Burrows permitted I White to answer some of the questions ! touching the "jack-pot." j No objection was offered by counsel j to the testimony of White that he had ! received $1,000 from Minority Leader Lee O'Neil Browne, of the Illinois Leg islature, to vote for Senator Lorimer. f Representative White then declared that he was met in the St. Louis hotel by Representative Robert E. Wilson, also a Democratic representative who paid him $900 as his share of the jack pot. White detailed hig meeting with Dther Democratic legislators in Wil son's hotel room and testified that the payment was made to him in the bath room of the suite by Wilson, who. be fore that had conferred with another of the legislators 'in the same bath room. - " ' H's testimony was essentially the same as given by Mm in the two trials of Le.e O'Neil Browne, who was acquit ted of bribing White. The committee would not permit the witness at this time to relate the con versations which he said he had with Representative Joseph Clark, of Van dalia, relative to a third representa tive, Michael Link, touching the alleg ed bribery payments. White had detailed that he wrote his story of the alleged bribery, in the election of Senator Lorimer in the Fall of 1909, and added to it in the succeed ing Winter. The question "did some one send you to the Chicago Tribune with the story?" was asked and anoth er objection was encountered. Chair man Burrows ruled that the testimo ny was not competent. White testified that he took the sto ry to the newspaper after it had been returned to him from New York, where he had previously sent it. The publication of the story in the newspaper was the first public intima tion of the charges of bribery and cor ruption in the Senatorial election. The direct examination of Representative White will be resumed tomorrow. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26. Samuel F. Parrott, president of the Atlantic Com press Company, and for many years vice-president of the Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad, died at a private sanitarium here tonight after a long illness. for Contestants and ing you a winner of the prize that you are striving for. It is not necessary to stop at one club. If you are fortunate enough to be able to secure two, go after a third, because if you intend to be a winner in this contest, it behooves you and your friends to exert every effort now. The contest department will furnish eacn ana every contestant witn ciud slips that can be used in turning in more than one subscription at a time. However, contestants do not have to have these slips to turn in their sub scriptions as the contest department will keep an accurate account of all subscriptions turned in that amount to four months or over, and as soon as the amount reaches $30 an extra slip will be issued, giving the contestant the bonus to which he or she is en titled. If there is anything that a contest ant does not understand in regard to this special offer, or in fact, in regard to any part of the contest, all that is necessary is to write the contest manager and information will be forthcoming. Concentrated effort is needed to PREFERS TO Declines to Become, Candi date for Governorship of New York State. ISSUED A FORMAL STATEMENT Would Probably Accept if Nomination Was Thrust Upon Him. His Strength in State Said to be Exaggerated. New York, Sept. 26. Mayor Gaynor issued tonight, for the first time, a for mal statement saying that he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for Governor. Nowhere in the statement does the Mayor say, how ever, what course he will pursue in the event the nomination is thrust upon him. He indicates that he prefers to serve his full term as Mayor, but at the same time he emphasizes that the feels no moral obligation 10 do so. The state ment, dated St. James, L. I., September i,6th, in the form of a letter to John A. Dix, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, in part, follows: ' I have further considered the mat ter as you requested vnen you called on me here with Mr. Mack last Wed nesday, but can omy re ierate to you that I am not a candidate for nomi nation for Governor This must yhave been well known all along, for I have written it to many people during the last six months. I am not influenced in my course by assertions made here and there that I made an agreement or compact during the Mayoralty cam paign to serve out the four years if elected. These false assertions are made by persons who opposed me and voted against me, and would do so again. I made no sue - agreement. I certainly cuu not make it with those who opposed me and voted against me. could have had no compact with them. It takes two sides to make a compact. ' Nor did I make itwitb, -those w-lwoominated . wit supported - m. They did not ask for It. 1 did say of my own notion and at the request of no one that. I purposed to devote the next four years to the service of the city. But this only started a hue and cry against me that I should make a pledge or compact to that effect, which I refused to do. And if I had made a pledge that could not prevent the voters from electing me to some other office." Mayor Gaynor after stating that there are some large things which a governor could do for New York city whieh a mayor would have difficulty in doing, if at all, says that neverthe less his wish to , remain as mayor is such that he does not care to become a candidate for governor. The mayor then says the office of mayor of New York is second to no office in this coun try. ) Continuing, tfie mayor says: "Many tell me and write me that in taking this course I give up my future. But I shall not take myself or my future into consideration. None of us has a future, I should be content to entrust it to the people of the city of New York. "I trust that the convention will nominate someone who is not a mere dealer in the political common places and jingies of the last 25 or 30 years, but who has kept pace and grown with the times, and whose absorbing pur pose will be to make the government of the State, in all its branches, gen eral and local, intelligent, honest and (Continued on Page ElgnM Their Friends to Pointers Given Reserve. make the winner in this, the greatest contest ever inaugurated in this part of the country. Literature can be had for the asking, and receipt .books will be sent upon request, and votes re turned or voted as soon as received. It is not necessary for contestants to turn in their votes immediately, but subscriptions should be turned in as soon as possible. On each sub scription received at the contest de partment, a certificate will be issued which is called a vote slip. The vote slip may he held back until the last day of the contest if the contestant desires. It is a good Idea for each and every contestant to hold back a certain number of votes, and 'use the same as a reserve, because the re serve votes in this contest count just as much for a contestant as does a bank account to a merchant. The votes on these clubs may be held until the last day of the contest, or may be cast at any time after the 1st of November, for by being able to hold back their votes, nobody will have any idea as to how they have worked, and how many votes they have to their credit. REMAIN MAYOR YOUNG ATTORNEY IS A SUICIDE Emmet Blackmore, of Warsaw, N. C, Found Dead in His Bed at Lenoir, Having Taxen Carbolic Acid The Remains. (By Long Distance Telephone.) Goldsboro, N. C, Sept. 26. Emmet Blackmore, 24 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Blackmore, of War saw, N. C, and a promising yonung at torney of Lenoir, N. C, was found dead in his room at the latter place at an early hour this morning as the result of having drank carbolic acid during the night. A note was found in the room with the young man expressing his purpose to commit suicide but assigning no rea son for the deed. Mr. Blackmore, after completing his law course, was admitted to the bar in 1908 and went to Lenoir to engage in the practice of his profession where he had been engaged ever since. Upon the finding of the body this morning, relatives of the young man at Warsaw were noti fied this morning and they are here to night on their way to Raleigh to meet tne remains and convey them to War saw for burial tomorrow. Among the number are a brother of the deceased, Hon. Rivers D. Johnson, of Warsaw, and J. O. Carr, Esq., of the Wilmington bar, woo was on his way to Raleigh for the Supreme Court when he heard of the sad death of his former county- man, lne sympathy of a great many friends goes out to the bereaved ones in the sorrow which has come to them. POLICE AND STRIKERS CLASH. Series of Pitched Battles at Berlin Sormed Fire Station. Berlin, Sept. 26. The police and coal strikers had-a series of Ditched bat tles tonight in the Moabit precinct. ifty strikers were wounded by revol ver shots and sword thrusts during police charges. Twenty of them were taken to the hospitals severely injur ed. A very large number of nolice. to taling 40 or more, also were wounded some or them badly, while protecting strike breakers. About mid-night thousands of strik ers stormed the fire station and the Reform Church in Buessel-Strasse, wrecking the windows and doors. The police were. comDelled to charee re- peavdly - and ' te-Tree- severe measures: iney are Dt vouching in the streets throughout the night. HYDE FARMER DEAD. Passed Away in Washington, N. C. Hospital on Sunday. Washington, N. C, Sept. 26 Mr. William H. Jones, of Lake Landing, Hyde county, died at the Washington Hospital Sunday of cirrhosis of the liver. Deceased had been a great suf ferer for some time and for the past month had been confined in the hos pital for treatment. He was between 50 and 60 years of age and was held in highest esteem. He was one of the largest and most prosperous farmers in Hyde county and leaves a widow and one daughter to mourn their loss The remains were taken to Swanquar- ter last night and from 'Swanquarter they will be carried to Lake Landing where the funeral will take place to day. CENSUS REPORT ON COTTON. Total Supply Year Ending August 31st, 11,350,798 Bales. Washington, Sept. 26. Census re ports the total supply of cotton for the year ending August 31st to have been 11,985,958 running bales, made up as follows: Stocks at beginning of year 1,483.585; ginnings 10,350,978; imports 151,395 bales. The distribution is 6,239,02 bales exported; 4,707,127 consumed. Stocks at close of year 939,803 bales, of which 518,101 bales were held by manufacturers and 421, 705 held elsewhere. The number of active spindles were 28,349,067, of which 10,826,829 were in cotton grow ing States and 17,522,228 in all other States OUTLINES. The political forces supporting Col Roosevelt and Vice-President Sher man are gathered at .Saratoga, N. Y., for one of the most important State Republican conventions ever held to day Mayor Gaynor in a formal statement last night declined to be come a candidate for the Governorship of New York State, stating that he preferred to serve his term as mayor A coroner's jury in London yes terday returned a verdict that tho wife of Dr. Hawley H. Crippen was murdered Nine members of Pres- ident Taft's cabinet held a conference xwith him at the White House yester day, this being the first of a series. The Supreme Court vacancies were disucssed The charges of bribery and corruption In the election of Sena tor Lorimer are being investigated in Chicago. State Legislator White was the prst witness yesterday New York Markets: Money on call easy, 1 3-4 to 2 per cent, ruling rate 2 closing bid 1 7-8, offered at 2; spot cotton closed easy, 10 points lower, middling uplands 13.60, middling gulf 13.85; flour steady with a fair local trade; wheat irregular No. 2, red 104 3-4 f. o. b. afloat; corn firm No. 2, 61 J3-4 elevator and 1.04 3-4 f. o. b. afloat; wheat irregular, new standard white 39 cents, No. 2 white 39 1-2; rosin and turpentine steady. If it Is a hat, we have it, Taylor s Ladies Hatter, 114 Market street. se 25-tf. NEW YORK STATE CLAiiSGATHERED "Shall Roosevelt Rule?' Prin cipal Issue at Saratoga Convention Today. POLITICAL UNREST YESTERDAY Forces of Teddy and Sherman Are Ready for Battle Royal Griscom Making Claims for Ex-President Situation. v ' Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 26 By a vote of 22 to 15 the Republican State Com mittee at a special meeting tonight re affirmed its selection of Vice-President Sherman over Roosevelt as temporary chairman of the State conversion which convenes tomorrow. This action, a victory for the old guard, was taken after Vice-President Sherman had creaved a sensation with a letter asking that ibe committee In vestigate the charge that his selection as temporary chairman was brought about through trickery and stating that if the charges were substantiated he would not serve. After a heated argument ia which the leaders of both the old guard and the progressives gave sharp expression of their convictions, the committee Sy a vote of 22 to 15, resolved "thai Mr. Serman be informed that his selection was "made without misrepresentation as an answer to his letter." At times the arguments waxed so bitter and acrimonious that to save what appeared to threaten an unfort unate situation, Representative B. Sloat Fassett, moved that the whole matter be laid on the table. But this was voted down, the old guard leaders declaring it to be an attempt to gag them and prevent those members who voted for Vice-President " Sherman from explaining their votes: ' The committee had scarce gone into ( session when Chairman Woodruff an- f nounced that he had a letter from Vice-President Sherman which he read. v." The readings of ..the- letter.; braurhi William Barnes, Jr., of Albany, leader of the old guard; to his feet with the remark that he had read the state- 1 ment attributed to Chairman Griscom, of the New York county committee, to ; the effect that Mr. Sherman's selection at the meeting of the committee on , August 16th had been procured through trickery and fraud. Then turn ing to the New .York members, Barnes said: "I suggest that if Mr. Griscom has any information warranting his charges against the twenty members of the State committee who voted for Mr. Sherman that he make it knQwn here and now." Herbert Parsons, former chairman of the New York county committee, who was in the meeting as a proxy and bore the brunt of the subsequent de bate for the progressives, met Mr. Barnes words with the suggestion that the inquiry take in all the mem bers of the committee and not be con fined to those who voted for Mr. Sher man in order to determine what infor mation or minformatlon was given to influence their votes. Barnes responded that Parsons' re marks were, not germane to the ques tion and porting his finger at Griscom demanded to know what basis he had for the information given by him tt the press. "The name of Mr. Sherman was not known to any member of the New,, York delegation as prospective chair man of the convention in advance of the meeting," said Mr. Griscom, speak ing with emphasis. "In my case, I was not informed of the tintention to elect him until within fifty minutes of the beginning of the meeting. " I in formed Mr. Wadsworth that I did not think it wise to take such action. It had been stated in the papers that ex President Roosevelt was going to the convention as a delegate and I be lieved that the proper place for a for mer President was on the platform. I informed Mr. Wadsworth that I thought the proposed action unfair and that if Mr. Sherman's name were pre sented to the committee without con sultation among any large number of members, I would oppose it and put up the name of Col. Roosevelt. I also told Mr. Ward the same thing. I under stood from Mr. Ward that President Taft approved of Mr. Sherman's selec tion, which I thought strange, inas much as President .aft had told me hut a few days before that he favored consultation with Col. Roosevelt in all matters pertaining to the Republican party in New York state. I have stated that the meeting was surrounded with deceit, and it certainly was so far as I was concerned." Several New York county committee men backed up Mr. Griscom in his as sertion that Ward had indicated that President "Taft had favored Mr. Sher man for the chairmanship. Chairman Woodruff interrupted to say there must have been some mis understanding all around, for nothing had been said to indicate that the President had been consulted. At the instance of Barnes, a poll of the committeemen was then taken in which a member arose and said in ef fect that he had not been deceived in casting his vote for Sherman. Chairman Woodruff declared: "I never knew that Col. Roosevelt's name was to be presented until Mr. Griscom. arose in his place and announced it" Mr. Dady, of Brooklyn said: "If CoL (Continued on Page Eight) I ' ' ' .V- : ,1- ' '-
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