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rrobably fair Tuesday and Wednea-- .-. . ; (T "J , ggrsJTV TTFjr-y' H VJ ? M A I i'V 1U MUgeS , 1 OUUy VOL. XCVni-NO. 96 LATIN-AMERICA WILL NOT QFMr MEDIATION Lansing Indicates That United States Does Not Consider" This the Proper Time. NEXT MOVE CARRANZA'S - ; Congress and; War Department Put New Urgency in Their Preparations for War. CONFER WITH RAILROADS Souse Appropriates $25,000,000 for Emergency Purposes. Washington, June 26. Efforts toward Latin-American mediation in the Mexican crisis, favored; by. Carranza officials, collapsed today without having reached the stage of a formal proposal to the U.nited States. It was made plain by Sec- retary Lansing to Ignacib Calde ron. minister, of Bolivia, who calV ed with the intention of asking whether the United States would entertain ah offer of the : services of its southern neighbors to aid in averting war, that the Washing ton government see nothing in the situation that would warrant arbi tration proceedings. . . Lansing Talks With CalderOju Mr. lansing. talked-' with t,he "minis ter for half an hour and is understood to have' told him that the . blame for the grave "outlook rested squarely-upon General Carranza, The attitude of the United States was so fully outlined that Mr. Calderon did not mention directly the original purpose of Jiis visit., r ,1 when the minister; left the Stae De wtment he said the time "seemed in opportune", and that1 for the present tie diplomatic representatives of six South and Central American countries Tho had approached the Mexican em- ibssy on 'the subject of mediation and received assurances that' the Carranza government was favorable to the prin ciple, would not tender their good offi ces to the United States. He indicated that the attempt to 'arrange' mediation might be renewed if General Carran za's reply . to Secretary Lansing's last note furnished any basis on which the proposal could be founded. Awaiting Carranca'a Reply. The United States now is waiting for Carranza's final -word in reply to the note sent yesterday demanding re lease of the prisoners taken at Carrizal and a formal diplomatic -announcement of intentions. The ,note reached Mexi co City late last night. Special Agent Rodgers reported its receipt, adding that he had failed in his first, efforts t olace it in the hands' of the Carranza minister of foreign relations. -Undoubt edly it was delivered today. Officials 'ooked for an answer-within a day or two at most. . : , . ." . Meanwhile both ' Congress and the War Department put new urgency into their preparations for war. There were indications that should a formal break occur toward the end of the week. Gen eral Funston will be in position to-defend the border adequately and. rein force Pershing's expedition, . although aggressive action, may be delayed somewhat.. .' .' . . War Department Active. War Department v activities during the day covered a wide field. Supple mental orders to departmental, com manders called for greater haste in retting- the National Guard to the bor Authorization went out to accept the men under the physical examina tion? on which they entered the state service, postponing final - examination until they are en route or hive reached "the birder. Those found unfit will be ssnf back at once. ;-V, "fi ; -f ' K'fimates to cover the pay and main tenance expense of the state troops, to tality $S8,ooo,(M)0 up to January 1, were i"d before Congress. With them went "eures of $13,000,000 for the purchase f horses and mules for army use. The total estimates of the Quartermaster General alone pass the $100,00,0M Siark. - - , The House passed the .annual Army Appropriation bill after .adding $26,00, jjflo for emererencv nurnoses, during 'ne brief debate that preceded, the vote, urgent deficiency bill carrying, $25,H "OO.ooo for National Guard, pay,- equip ment and transportation was framed rnmrnittee for presentation to the tlouKe tomorrow. . ' - . Confer Wttn -RaUroads. -Raiirnari representatives were .called 'ntr, conference at the War -" Depart-. J'nt tr, hasten the shipment of troops supplies to the border.-- A definite J "I w as mapped out under which fxnerts of all lines will work ra!r ; Cars with army supplies will the right of way at all switching Posits. . . . !"ans fr.,. military censorship over Papers. ma?tina and other nub- 'CaMr,ns as well as over lines of-com-., nication were talked over. A reso- i inn ronferrinsr broad nowers' in this arri upon the" President was framed for 1 the Senate the National Guard am res;olution was passed : with "ndments which" will necessitate Jts Cn ''rn t0 the House and possibly a 'nterence before Its final approval my omcials await with impatience authority it grants to consolidate (Continued on Page Two). Jr " MIIIEILS Says Negro Troopers Faced Al most Certain Death Smiling -and Singing C PAYS TRIBUTE TO BOYD Men , Finding Themselves Trapped, Fongkt fr 45 Minute. Jofcins Among Themselves Adair . Died Fighting. Field Headquarters, -June 26. (by wireless to Columbus, N. M.) Ameri can negro troopers faced, almost -certain death at Carrizal with smiles on their, iips, and they burst into song once or; twice as they fought their grim fight against odds. This was the story told by Captain Lewis S. Morey, when he arrived at field headquarters today. "For '45 minutes the men fought, joking among themselves all the while, even though they realised we had been trapped and had little chance of get ting out alive." he said. Captain; Mo rey paid high tribute to the valor ; dis played Jby Captain Boyd in leading a handful of dismounted skirmishers through the machine gun fire and into the ambush of death. He added that it was not until their ammunition was exhausted that the troop was finally cut to pieces, and told of the heroic death - of Lieut. Henry R. Adair, of Portland, Ore., in an attempt to re plenish it. . Lieutenant Adair died fighting, ; his last words being, "G on, sergeant, to a non-commissioned officer at his side. Captain Morey said. The two. were on their fway to the pack animals, carry ing: the: arrxmunitio-n.v when they- were intercepted near a smatl irrigation ditch by a detail of the Mexicans. Lieu tenant Adair had already been wound ed and had lost , his pistol in the pre vious fighting, but he had borrowed another and was fighting a hand to hand battle w.hen he was killed. He fell unconscious and was caught, by he negro sergeant ' as he slid toward the ditch which was deeply filled with wa ter, i The sergeant held Adairi4n his arms, his face above the water until he died, .the wounded officer reviving only long enough to whisper orders to leave him and finish the mission. Captain Morey said that Captain Boyd warned the men before the fight that they were - advancing into the greatest danger. He reiterated that the Carranza soldiers opened fire first from their machine g.un trenches and assert ed that almost immediately afterward a ' detachment 'of the ' Mexicans circled to the rear and drovey off numbers of the American horses, which a. few men had been, left to hold while the caval rymen dismounted in line of . skirmish. Captain M6ry was brought here by troopers of the 1 1th cavalry sent to rescue Carrizal survivors, arter having led a handful , of starving, panting troopers 40-miles aver a. sun-baked desert to relief.- r TWO COMPANIES OF MILITIA TO ESCORT TO SJfOW FTTX.L.. Will Black to be Taken to Greene County on Special Train. Raleigh, N. C June 27. Fearing that an attempt would be made to lynch Will Black, a negro, if unpro tected, when-- placed on trial" at Snow Hill tomorrow for criminal assault on a small white child, the prisoner, who has been in the penitentiary here for safe t keeping, will be taken to Snow Hill ttiis morning on a special train under escort of two companies of mi litia, which will be on guard during the trial. v ' . : ; 'r- 110 PERSONS KILLED IN ' AIR ,RAIT ON KARLSRUHE Berlin, June 26 (Via London, June 27). A' report on the aeroplane raid dn Karlsruhe, June 22, shows that 110 per sons; including five women and 75 chiK dren, were killed and 147 persons injured,-including 20 women and 79 chil dren. ; ; ' , . ; : Because it was the Feast of Corptis Christi, the crowds in the streets were greater than usual, especially in the di rection of the recreation grounds. , At about 3 : o'clock in the afternoon two explosions occurred in the western part of the town, and soon afterward enemy airmen were seen through powerful glasses flying very high. They "hovered over the town for fifteen mirrutes and dropped 29 bombs, then .withdrew to the southwestri . ;:;.J:7 -r' '- - - v: 'r The material damage was .untmpor tant. '.- ,. ' " . - - - .'--" - . - ENTiTRE VIRGINIA FORCE IS ; READY FOR BORDER TOMORROW -Richmond, Va., .Jun ; 26. Adjutant -General Sale announced todaythat Vir ginia troops, embodying the first and second infantry, ' the' first battalion field artillery, and the hospital corps, will be 'ready to leave Richmond for the Mexican border on Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The en tire military force Of 'the state named inv the War Departments mobilization orders will move t,' the mobilization camp tomorrow' and units rdered to the front will leave from that point.- LIINGTOK, Hurried Preparations Under Way for Housing and Rationing- at Least 25,000 Men. 5,000 REGULARS ARE THERE Border. Calm Last Night; Rumors of Further Clashes Denied by Americans and Mexicans. El Paso, June 26. Hurried prepara tions for the reception of thousands of National . Guardsmen were under way in El Paso tonight. Military .authori ties , expect approximately 20,000 guardsmen to arrive here before the end of the week, and, with the 5,000 regular troops now stationed here, will, make El Paso the largest military concentration camp in the United States. With the entire Guard of Massachu setts New Jersey and Connecticutt, ap proximating 10,000 men, under orders to entrain for El Paso, General Bell said that he was making preparations for the housing and rationing of 25,000, so he would be prepared to care "for any " additional troops sent him. It is planned that about 5,000 state troops now on their way here will be stationed at Fort Bliss on the outskirts of the town while camp sites were laid within. the corporate. limits of the city for the remaining 5,000. . Genetal Bell sad that water . mains had been laid, sewer connections made and the ground leveled,' leaving, noth ing for the guardsmen to do upon their .arrival but to set their canvas. . Arrangements have been made for the; drilling of recruits by non-commissioned officers of the; 'regular army on station here. It was estimated that a million dollars worth of supplies, equipment, food and forage is in tran sit to the quartermaster, depot here. . Military authorities . today -compiled lists of motor cass and motor " trucks' in El Paso -available' for -.army use in emergency "and ' fi rangenien tr" were made with four local hospitals to care for overflow patients in the base hos pital at Fort Bliss! ' Border Calm LaMt Nlsbt .-.The border." was calm, tonight. Ru mors that American and Mexican troops had again claslied. between Car rizal and Villa ' Ahumada were denied by .American and Mexican military au thorities. , Discussion' on both sides of the river centered "upon' President ' Wilson's de mands upon Carranza. -. Mexican offi cials 'and Mexicans of 'the better edu cated class said they did not believe there would be any objection to sur rendering the American prisoners tak en At Carrizal.' This concession, they said, ought to satisfy. American pride, but they expressed fear. that it would not. In the Mexican view the Carrizal fight is simply ; an object lesson as to the danger of letting the American troops come into contact with the Mex icans. FUNSTON EXPECTS 70,000 ' . MORE MEN IN TEN DAYS. San Antonio, Texas, June 26. Twelve thousand National Guardsmen are ex pected to start for Texas points with in the next few hours and preparation Continued on rne Two.) VILLA REPORTED SHOT FROM REAR BY MEXICAN : , tli One Whom the Bandit Had Im pressed Into His Gang. Emrerer, Bla . Fate Is Still Unknown. Francisco Said to Have Exhibited .Every Evidence of Terror In His FMa-ht . .. . Field Headquarters, June 20 (by courier to Columbus, N. M., June 26) Francisco .Villa was shot from the rear by a Mexican he- had impressed into his gang, during the battle with Car ranza troops, at Guerrero, but his fate still is unknown. The information was contained in a semi-official account ob tained by Major - Robert Howse, who was close on Villa's trail last April, and given out . here today. i Major Howse learned the details of the "wounding of the , bandit chieftain from one of he" Mexicans Villa drafted and who afterward deserted. v , The details of the story .agreed with facts -.American -: officers obtained in their pursuit of Villa and by their4 in dependent secret service work, but the account; does ;not sa ywhether the ban dit died- or recovered. . - . ;. Viya, the .Mexican deserter said, ex hibited every evidence of terror during the early stages of his flight, after the Americans - had defeated - his" men at Guerrero.- v The informant said . he be lleved Villa. was", dead, . but .-if he still were alive, he was jn the state ofDU', 'rango, for' which point hfe was heading during his flighty from General Per -4 2Q,QDQ GUARDSMEN ARE EXPECTED AT EL PASO THIS WEEK N. C, TIJESDY MOROTISfv 2T, 1916 AUSTRIAilS HAVE Italians at Home Rejoicing, While Forces in the. Field Are Con v tinning Their Advanee. RECONQUERING POSITIONS Capturing Men and Taking All Kinds of War Supplies. Aban doned in Precipitate Retreat. Rome, Jnne 26 Two Anatrian trans ports have been sunk . in tke harbor- of Durazso by . the Italian. ' The trans ports were loaded with troops, arms and ammunition. . - Rome, June 26, (via Paris). Reports from the front state, that the Italians are advancing all long the ' Trentino sector, reconquering positions which the Austrians :had occupied, anjd. cap turing men, arms, ammunition, provi sions and all kinds of supplies which the Austrians were obliged to aban don in precipitate . retreat. . AH Italy is rejoicing over the withdrawal of the Austrians six weeks after their of fensive movement on the Trentino front began. The official statement o?f today reads: "The enemy, incapable overcoming our defense and under - the energetic pressure which we have jeen conduct ing for several days, has been . forced to begin a retreat north lof the Man- drielle roads... , ? "We have captured the positions of Castel Gamberto, Melette, Mount JJon gara, Gallio, Asiago, Cesuna and Monte Cengio. ; Our advance continues vig orously closely at. the heels of the en emy. . . . ,. i "We advanced from The Area valley to the Sette Conimuni "plateau. In the Arsa valley we, took; Raossi and the slopes southwest of. .MnteLemerle. Our line detachments drove in the enemy' at the hea,d of . the Monte Pruche ravine and began an advance to- the ' Posina vajley. The - greatest 'progress was made on. the. right nanjcwnere we oc cupied Pria-AQra'andriPushed to the "On the Sette Comuni "plateau . we occupied the norther n slopes of Monte Busibollo, Belmonte Pannoccio, Bareo and Cengio, southwest of the line run ning through Monte Longara, Galloi, Asiago and Censuna on which we are firmly established. Northeast of the plateau we took Monte Cemine . and Monte Castellarp arid Monte Delle, west of Cimi di Caldiera. "The enemy t withdrew rapidly before our advance. He blew up the bridge at Foxi and set "fire to Aspe, ' Stanna and Stainbri. Along the whole front were trenches of the enemy filled with corpses, large quantities of arrets, am munition,' food and other material were left by the enemy. Sharp fighting is still going on. "In Carina and on the Isonzo are ar tillery is.activ eand especially in the upper But valley, where the enemys trenches' Were daraagd extensively by explosions and fires were caused. "Hostile aircraft dropped bombs near Ala and on .Padua, Fonzaso, Primolano and Grigno.y. There were no casualties and no damage was inflicted. Ouf ae roplanes .bombarded positions of the enemy on Monte Bover, southeast of Caldonazzo, the railway . station of Oberdrauburg, and depots at Dellaeh, in the Drave valley. At each of these places large, fires were observed.". RUSSIAN ' CAVAXRY STTCCCED IN OCCUPYING NEW POSITION Petrograd,". June, 26 (Via London)- Rossian cavalry: after a battle. with Austro-Hungarian troops has occupied a rosition near. Pezoritt, about five and a half miles; west of Kimpolung, in Bukowina. The foregoing was announc- ( Continued on. Page Two.) GERMAN, OFICLAXS DENY TAKING -HAND IN MEXICO Berlin, June 26, (via London).--Prom a highly competent source. The Associated Press today received authority to deny completely tales which have . reached here from the United States intimating that - the German legation in Mexico . City is inspiring General Carranza to. hos tlity to 'the United States. "That is an unmitigated lie," said an official when these reports were called to his attention. "We recog nized Carranza "because -trre United States asked us to and have no fur-' ther interest. Once he was recog nized, it was natural . that our rep resentative" should keep on g6od: terms with- the head of the govern-: nient and maintain friendly rela-; tions" with him; but that is as far as our interests went." THE DAY IN CONGRESS . .SENATE ' - ".-'iv Met at' noon.- .' Appropriations committee voted large increases for purchase of cannon in for tifieationsbill. ' ' V - -. Passed Hay resolution providing- for. draft of National Guardsmen into- Fed eral service. .. - ! : ' ? .- Sub-committee amended Naval, bill to provide completion of ,'Navy General Board's re-capital ship programme within - three years , instead of five. ? ' Recessed at 7:10. p.: m. until -10:30 a. ra. Tuesday, . - HOUSE . ; Met at 10:30:- a.vm. . - ; ; Parsed Array Appropriation bill car rying ,$1 $0,000,000. -. Adjourned at 6:15. p. . m. until no op Tuesday. . ' r Measure Authorizes the President to Draft the National '. Guardsmen. ' RELIEF IS STRICKEN OUT - 5 ' Provision for- Million Appropria tion for the Dependents of Guardsmen Eliminated. - Washington, June 26. The House resolution" authorizing the President to draft National Guardsmen was adopted by the Senate today after a $1,000,000 appropriation to aid dependent fami lies of the men so draftedhad been stricken out and a provision substi tuted, under which Guardsmen having families dependent on them could be excused from. service. A preamble de claring that an emergency now existed requiring the service of troops other than the regular army also was elim inated. There was some confusion tonight over : the exafct, meaning of the resolu tion as finally-adopted. Senator .Clark, of Wyoming, who moved to strike out the declaration of an emergency, in cluded in. hie . motion a proposal to eliminate also a qualifying clause hing ing the draft authorization on section In, of the Army Reorganization bill. The preamble and qualifying clause were stricken out by unanimous con sent. The language of the resolution as adopted " was construed -. in some quarters as giving the President an un qualified power of conscription over all National Guardsmen. It reads: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American, in. Congress assembled: That the President be and he is hereby authorized to draft into the mil itary service of the United States any or all members of the National Guard and.: of s the organized militia - of the of Columbia, and any -and all members of the National Guard and national militia reserves for a period not ex ceeding three years unless sooner dis charged." Senator Clark said tonight his mo tion did not contemplate giving a con scription power l to the , President and he did not' construe ' the amended res olution as conferring' such authority. . It was said tonight that should it be found that the amended resolution did give -the President conscription power, it would be modified . in confer ence, to which it probabiV will be re ferred tomorrow. The million dollar appropriation for relief of dependent families of drafted Guardsmen was stricken- out by a yote of .45 to 30 after an all day debate. Twenty-one Democrats and nine Re publicans voted to retain the appro priation. , . HOUSE UNANTMOUSIjY PASSES . ARMY APPROPRIATION BI1L. Washington, June 26. The t House passed the army appropriation bill to day by a' unanimous vote after it had increased its total . to , $190,000,000 thrpugh the addition of ' $26,000,000 for many separate items. While it was (Continued on Faga Two.) BOTH A PEACEFUL AND PERMISSIBLE MISSION '--. On Which Capt. Boyd's Men Were Engaged at Carrizal. Ej.ydltlaary Forces Were Gradually Moi-ing North, But Sending Out Patrols for Protective; and Observatory Purpose. Field Headquarters, June 26, (via wireless to Columbus, N." M.) It was both a peaceful and permissible mis sion on which the troops of , the Tenth cavalry, -commanded by Captain Boyd, were engaged "When they fought Car ranza troops at " Carrizal last Wednes day, according to the view expressed today, by officers with General Per shing's column. OCt was peaceful, they .declared, be cause all the Pnited States troops' cam paigning had been done in expectation of cooperation by - Carranza soldiers and permissible because no limitation had been agreed npon by the two gov ernments which-would restrict patron ing by the Americans. '' .When General Trevino's j warning, that he would fire upon American troops moving in any direction except hortlu reached the expeditionary f orc eB (they;: were moving north ; gradually, In expectation that Carranza's forces would occupy the territory evacuated and police it. - ' ; - :z : In the meantime, patrols were sent out on each side of the American col umns for protective t and" observatory purposes- They moved in whatever di rection their -immediate duties required. The Carrizal patrol was one of them. Reports that General Pershin?" occur pied tNuevo Casas .Grandee and Cases Grandee,-when the Mexicans evacuated these towns, are. erroneous PROGRESSIVE PARTY'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE ENDORSES MR. HUGHES ' SUPPORT OF MOOSE Arraigns the Present Administra tion for Its "Weakness and .. . ... . Incertitude," LAUDS ROOSEVELT'S WORK In Letter to Roosevelt He Declare Na tion is Indebted to the Colonel for "the Quickening of the Na tional Spirit. : New York, ' June 26. Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee for presi dent, sent a - telegram to O. K. Davis, secretary of the Progressive National committee, tonight, welcoming the sup port of the Progressive party, and ar raigning the present administration for its "weakness and incertitude." In making public the contents of the telegram. Mr. Hughes also gave out a letter he had written t& Colonel Roose velt in which he declared that the Na tion was indebted, to the Colonel "for the quickening of national spirit and for the demand for an out-and-out 100 per cent Amerieanisnii'- . The candidate told Colonel Roosevelt that he "had sounded forth the trum pet that shall never call retreat, and I want you to feel that I wish to have all the aid you are able and willing to give." The letter closed with an expression. of a wish by Mr. Hughes toi see the Colonel soon. The telegram to Secretary Davis was in response to a telegram from the sec retary notifying Mr.. Hughes that the Progressives had endorsed him. Welcomes 'Progressive' Support. "I welcome the strpport of Progres sives'," Mr." Hpghes message read, "we make common cause in the interest of National honor, of National security, of National efficiency. We unite in the demand for an. undivided and unwaver- ingfioyalty to -our country i for-a .whole hearted patriotic aeyouon, . overriding all racial differences." We want a revi val of the Ameri can1 spirit -a; nation restored. We" insists iipon . prompt and -adequate provision for the common de fense, upon the steadfast maintenance of all the- rights-of our. -citizens and upon the integrity of. international law. "The most serrcms - difficulties the present administration have encounter ed have been due to its own weakness and incertitude. I am profoundly con vinced that by prompt and decisive ac tion, - which existing conditions mani festly called for, the Lusitahia tragedy would have been prevented. We strongr ly denounce the use1 of our soil as a base for alien intrigues, for conspira cies and the fomenting of disorders in the interest of any foreign nation, but the responsibility lies atJ the door of the administration. "The moment no tice is admitted responsibility is i af fixed. For that sort of thing could not continue if the administration took proper measures to - stop it. That re sponsibility the administration cannot evade by condemning others." Quotes Ijuistagi "It was officially stated by the Sec retary of State in the Mexican note of June 20, 1916, 'that for .three years the Mexican republic has been torn with civil strife; the lives of Ameri cans -and other' aliens have been sac rificed, vast properties developed by American capital have been destroyed or rendered non-productive; bandits have been permitted to roam at will through territory contiguous to the United States an dto seize without pun ishment or without 'effective attempt at punishment, the property of Americans, while the lives of citizens of the United States who ventured to remain in Mex ico or to return there to protect their interests have - been taken, in some cases barbarously taken, and the mur derers have neither been apprhended nor brought to Justice." - "What an indictment by the adminis tration of its Mexican policy! And still we are unprepared. That unprepared ness in the midst of-perils and after the experience of three years is admis sion of an unpardonable neglect for which the administration is responsi ble. "The government now . has and must have most emphaticall ythe unstinted and patriotic support of every citizen in the, existing exigency. But unques tioning, loyal and patriotic support of the government is one thing; approval of the fatuous course which the administration-has followed is quite another. I cannot in this message adequately review that course; that I shall do later. . '-. "No Intelligent man is deceived by the temporary prosperity due to abnormal conditions and no one ' can fail to ap preciate the gravity of the problems with which we shall be faced when the -war ends. - "We are alive to the imperative ne cessity of assuring the basis of hon es business. ' I am in deep sympa thy with the. effort to improve- the con ditions of labor; to j prevent exploita tion; to safeguard' the future of the nation by protectfng - our women and children. I believe in workmen's com pensation laws; in wise conservation of our national resources sox that, they may be protected, developed and used i to the . utmost public . advantage. But underlying every, endeavor to s pro mote social, justice, is the indispensa ble condition , that there shall be a sta ble foundation for . honorable enter prise. v" " ;- .i ."Industry must, have proper protec tion, if labor is to be safeguarded. We rescue our .instrumentalities of inter (Continued on Page Two.) - WHOLE 2TUMBEB 39,625 After Reading Roosevelt's tetter,, Urging Support of the Re publican CandMate. BULL MOOSE IS NO MORE Vote of 32 to 6, With Nine Not . Voting, Follows Stormy Scene in the Meeting. : ' MINORITY. FIGHTS HARD Victor Mnrdpek's Name Present ed; Clash Follows. Chicago, June 26. -r By a vote of 32 to 6, with nine members dew clining to vote, the national com mittee of the Progressive party to day endoWed Ghas-iE. Haghes for president and the Bull Moose par ty practically went out of exist ence as a national political organi zation. The decision to endorse the Republican Presidential nomi nee came at the end of a stormyr session. . . .. f The fight in the committee fbr Hughes ' endorsement was led by( Geo. W. Perkins, nof - New York ; Jas. R. Garfield, of Ohio, and Ches-' ter H. Rowell, of .'California. The radical- element in the committee' represented by Matthew Hale, of Maachusette; Bainbridge Colby, of New York ; Henry F. Cochems, of Wisconsin, and 3 no. M. Parke r, of Louisiana, vigorously protested against the endorsement of 'any candidate for President, and fought the majority at every step of the proceedings. - Some Commlrtce-iuit.il Bolt. The minority's first move was to in sist on an open session of the commit tee and it won this point after a num ber of committeemen led by Jno. M. Parker bolted the meeting. t After Oscar King Davis, secretary, of committee, had read Colonel Roope velt's letter finally declining the Prp gTessive nomination for president -andj urging that Mr. Hughes be supporteoi by members , of the Progressive party, in ordr to defeat President Wliso.n the committee "voted to accept Colonel1. Roosevelt's . declination and took a re cess for luncheon. ' s At the beginning of the afternoon session, Chairman Matthew Hale, of. Massachusetts, ruled the next order of business was to fill the vacancy 6nj the ticket caused by" the refusal pfl Colonel Roosevelt, to run. 1 Bainbrldge Colby, of New York, pre sented the name of Victor Murdock, bfl Kansas, chairman of the national com-, mittee. now on his way to Ctiina. Thirf led to a clash between Raymond Rob- ins and' Mr. Colby; in which the lie was! passed. Mr. Robins said Mr. Murdock: had told. him he Would not accept then presidential nomination. ' The prdposi- tion to run a third party ticket theiw was defeated after - a spirited debate by a vote of 31 to IS." ' Mr. Garfield next introduced a reeon lution endorsing Hughes for president and directing the executive committee of the Progressive party : to co-operate-with the Republicans in the campaaignw Other, members . said the, : committed had no. power except to flU the yacancyi caused ysby. Colonel Roosevelt s decline to run..-4v- .. -.- . . ; . ' , . Debate, of Several Honra. "Chaitman Hale ruled-that the mQtionj to endorse or recommend the Republic can candidate was out of order and & debate of several hours ensued. Finally , Mr.-. Garfield "appealed fromj the decision of the chair and was sus- tained 33 to' 14- 'DUrthg the dtecussmtv Raymond Robins indicated he woaVU support President -Wilson if the Pro gressives did. not pat a ticket in the field. . . - ". . '." . ; Mr. Parker v 'made a' fiery protest againstVany eadorsemeht. Maiiy of the ProgeSies.fweTe, former Democrats, ne saia, aaanaa oamea an ineir poim- -1 U.IJ '4.'.A1 .1.. T cal .brldgeVwhen they "Joined the Pro gressive organization. He intimated he . might vote for; President Wilson. Before ' the roll was called for the. endorsement of : Hughes, Colby ' made an unsuccessful attempt' to have all action delayed until August. 5, the an niversary of the fiirth of the Progres sive party.- 'r.-: .."V- .' ... Hw Ther Vote!. ' ,' The following - states voted for the endorsement of Hughes on the rolL call: Alabama; Arizona, Arkansas, Cali fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, District! of Columbia, -Georgia, Illinois, Indiana Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mary land, Michigan, .Minnesota, Nevada, New4, Hampshire; New Jersey North Dafcotau Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, South' Da kota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyo ming and -Hawaii. . . After, endorsing Mr. Hughes, the ctm- mittee;-on motion of Dean W..D. LewisH of , Pennsylvania, unanimously decidedi that the action, should not be. binding! onny intU vidua. " .1 Si! 1 "A A' 1 4 . f ? i v - "it .
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