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ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 18, 1912.
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FALLirR m
THE SOCIALISTS
ARE DEFEATED
OIIKES
CoL Watterson Expresses
Pained Surprise That Wilson ;
Should Repudiate His
Old Friend, Harvey.
HARPER'S MAN FOUGHT
' BATTLES OF JERSEY AN
A Number of Nebraska Demo
crats Deprecate Action
and Think It Weak
ens Wilson.
Louisville, Ky., Jan., 18. That he
had hoped to find in Woodrow Wilson,
another Tilden, but had found "rather
a school master than a statesman"
was the declaration of Henry Water
son, the veteran Kentucky editor and
southern 'democrat, in a statement
made here last night to the Associ
ated Press in , connection with! the
break between Governor Wilson and
Colonel George Harvey.
"Regretting that I must ' appear
either ns a witness or a party to the
misunderstanding which has arisen
between Col. ' George , Harvey and
Gov. Woodrow Wilson," readu the
statement, "I shall have to speak
with some particularity In order to be
just alike to the public and the prin
cipals. i
"The conference' between us In my
apartments at the Manhattan club was
held to consider certain practical
measures relating to Gov. Wilson's
candidacy. Col. Harvey stood toward
Gov. Wilson much : as I had stood
flve-and-thlrty years ago toward Mr.
Tilden. This appealed to me. Col.
Harvey had brought the governor
and myself together in his New Jer
sey home eighteen months ago, and
as time passed, had - Interested me
In his ambitions. I was, hoping I
iiugni hiiu in vruv. . uttuii uiiuuier
Tilden. In point of Intellect and avail
. bllity, I yet think Col. Harvey made
no mistake In his choice of a candi
date; but the circumstances leading
to the unfortunate parting of, he
' ways Teiween -mem leaus me 10
doubt whether. In character and tem-
'perament it may be. merely in the
habits of a life time Governor Wil
son is rather a school master than a
statesman. ' -What
Occurred at the Interview,
"I- have from. Col. Harvey and Gov.
W'llaon statements according to the
memory of each, touching what did
actually happen and was spoken on
the occasion named. These do not
materially differ. They coincide with
my own recollections. Nothing- of a
discourteous kind even of an un
friendly kind passed during an In
terview of more than an hour. From
the first, however, there was a cer-
tain constraint In Gov. Wilson's man
ner, the, absenoe of the cordiulity and
candor which , should mark hearty,
confidential Intercourse, intimating
the existance of some adverse Infiu-
ence. His manner was autocratic I j ered but tnat n may domlnat0 the
not tyrannous. I did not take this pltttform committee. Even with a
to myself, but thought it related to good candIdate tne chances would be
kCol. Harvey and when Col. Harvey mucn aKan8t party success, with a
apparently overcome by Gov. Wilson's , plattorm for wno8e radicalism the
austerity put the direct question toicountry would not gtand. Mr. Bryan
Gov. Wilson whether the support of-hmgelf( t ,g ponted out, was de
Harper's Weekly was doing him an feated ,n 1896 solely for the. reason
injury, and-received from Gov. Wil- tmU bualne8g and especially, big
son tne com rejoinuer mat n was,
was both surprised and shocked
Thought Harper's Course Unwise.
I had, myself, as far back as last
October, suggestod to Gov. Wilson
that In view of his supposed environ
ment It might be well for Col. Har
vey to moderate somewhat of the
rather aggressive character of Har
per's Weekly In the Wilson leader
ship. I am not sure that I had not
said as much to Col. Harvey himself;
but that Gov. Wilson, without the
least compunction should express or-j
leld to such an opinion, and permit
Col. Harvey to-eonsiuer nimseii uiii'
charged from the position or trustea ht tQ dlgcourago tne candidacy of
Intimacy he had up to this moment Governor wllgon or anyone else. Sena
held, left me little room to doubt Blmmons gayg ne wln support the
that Gov. Wilson Is not a man who, . . MorArt to have
makes common cause with his poll-
tlcal associates, or Is deeply sensible
nr nm -Doimcat ouukkuuhd, unum
It Is but true and fair to say that
except for Coir Harvey he would not
bo. in the runnln at all.
"Colonel Harvey was grievously
wounded. Ha'had been fighting Gov.
Wilson's battles for.muny years and
had Idealized his chief. Although 1
w Bivon no reason to sunDose my -
self included In the disfavor which
,., nnnn r?i.i. Hurvnv. I ex-
perlenced a sense f something very
..nh iiu- in,iir.t!nn hut nn reflec -
.i t -o..m rw.t ri.i mvelf of the 1m-
DreKslon that Gov. Wilson had been
,...ii. wi.n mm Vnntuckv writ-
ten by enemies of mine who seek to
use his name and fame to gain some
m n 4Vtol rttam warn in ir him
against me and that to all Intents, I
still in the-same bout with Col. Mar-
vcy.
"I m fn r- nt of Gov. Wilson s
averment to the contrary. A wish this
had reached me earlier. I have dur
ing three weeks of newspaper Im
portunity refused to print a word on
the subject In the hope that no pub
licity miirhtl be required and that
anm.. iinuntunHliiff rnnlil Y.a reach-.
i h,.. .,.n m hiiv that Col.
Harvey withheld his statement lor
h- u, ,.,, ani with the samoito sutip.y th demand even at a con
hope. It being no longer possible
HuppreKg the nrntters at issue, this
full Hi!iiom.'nt .which I nmko ,(
Continued on ;itis tlneu.
Friends of Buckeye State Ex
ecutive Begin tor Fear He Is
, Out of the Presidential
Running.
QUIET TALK IS HEARD'
OF GOVERNOR MARSHALL
Bryan Opposition and Progres
sive Disapproval Militate
Powerfully Against the
Ohio Statesman.
Wyatt Building,
Gazette-News Bureau,
Washington, Jan. 18.'
Some of the friends, of. Governor
Harmon are entertaining more or less
fear that It will not be a great while
before the Ohio executive will find
himself clean outside the presiden
tial equation, to all intents and pur
poses. These men. .In many instances,
would be strongly Inclined to stand by
Governor Harmon to the last, every
thing being even; but democrats want
to win this year. The one strong point
urged In favor of Governor Harmon,
which has undoubtedly . made some
Impression, Is the probability that he
could carry -New York, and as goes
New York so goes the nation, say the
Harmon people. Nevertheless, the
great majority of democrats take the
view that a candidate having the
frank and open disapproval of Colonel
Bryan cannot prevail before the
people, and there is, moreover, the
feeling that in many states where the
progressive movement is " strong in
both parties, Governor Harmon would
prove a weak candidate. The Buck
eye statesman " has grown weaker In
exact ratio as Woodrow Wilson has
grown stronger. ;
Men whose minds are running In
this channel are not, however, .all
turning to Wilson- These men, whose
Chief end in life Just now, is to pick a
wlniifr,' -see elements of weakness in
the proposed candidacy of Governor
Wilson. As a matter of expediency
they would not hesitate a moment to
turn to the' Jersey man, and may do
so yet, but Just now one may hear n
good deal of quiet talk in high places
concerning Governor Marshall of In
diana, who does not seem to have writ
ten any letters and books, and whose
record what there 1s of it Is termed
good.
Other Cause of Apprehension.
Democrats just now have other
causes of apprehension. There Is not
only the somewhat difficult and deli
cate duty of having to choose a candi
date who will appeal with favor to the
people In all parts of the country, but
there Is ttie matter of the platform.
Late demonstrations have made clear
the power of Bryan, and the fear is
that he will not only figure strong
when the candidates are being consld
ouglnegSi and property was arrayed
against him, and the fear is that he
will bring about a similar situation
for the candldate thg year, albeit
It Is realized that the country would
look favorably upon a reasonably pro
gressive platform and candidate.
It has been reported, in some paper
in the east, and later copied by
North Carolina paper, that Senator
Simmons is giving aid to Senator
Watson of West Virginia, in his anti-
Wilson enterprise; Senator Simmons
wishes it understood that he has tak
en no part In the promotion of the
candidacy of any man, nor has ne
best cnance of eiecton, and he
, tMnks H much (oo goon t0 detormine
who that man will .be.
Diddle Not Confirmed.
It is. all a mistake about the ap
pointment of Blddle as collector of
the port at Now Bern having been
confirmed. This matter came up for
consideration In the senate a few days
1 since, and for a time no objection was
offered to confirmation, but later some
senator, acting presumably lor Mr.
Penrose, asked that the matter be
: held In abeyance until the senate
should hold another executive session
Later the Kiddie papers were again
hrouKht to the attention of the sen
ate and a second time the formality of
connrmauon wm ubibi.cu. K
nnlntment was made largely at the In
stance of Mr. Butler. It is said, but
National umuiiiu:mu
ling JI1IUUBII v-H""""-"
thus, far
succeeded In
senate, nas
blocking confirmation
W. A. H.
nutter High In New York.
New York. Jnn., 18. Butter at 60
nii n. nound. retail, within a few
davs , with indications that it will go
still higher, is prophecied by whole
1 salers, who. profess themselves unable
toiderrtble premium above the present
wholesale price ot a ctnn
Rollcf cannot be expected, It Is snlrt
until lute In the spring.
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New York Herald and The Gazette -
News.
STATE PUBE FOOD ACT
PGKEDJS WO
Counsel for Manufacturer Ar
gues the Indiana Statute
Is Invalid.
Washington, Jan., 18. The ques
tion whether the states may enact
pure food legislation since congress
has passed a pure food and drug act
was presented to the supreme court
of the United States today In an argu
ment on the constitutionality of the
Indiana statute. Counsel for Marion
W. Savage, a medicine manufacturer,
attacked the law contending that
manufacturers could not be com
pelled to maintain two different stan
dards.
l
SSI'S CRUDI LIVES
Hi DECEIVED HER
Girl Claims Betrothal to Man
Whose Wife Got $20,000
Insurance..-
New York, Jan., 18. Miss Cather
ine Robert, a. wealthy widow's daugh
ter, fiance of a man living under the
name of Donald Douglass, says she
was deceived and that her intended
husband Is Captain Burton Crulk
shank, who disappeared lust year from
his Morristown home. Mrs. Cruik-
shank mourned her husband as dead
and collected 120,000 on his, life.
Crulkshank, it Is said, is en route to
Porto Rico.
STANDS BY SON
lUi'lHWon's Father Calls Slayer "'Ws-
gTuced and Degraded" but Docs
. Not ForNRke HI in.
Lynchburg, Jan 18. Thomas V.
Rlcheson, father of Rev. Clarence V.
T. Rlcheson, the condemned murder
er of Avis Ltnnell In BoBton today,
dented a report from Boston that he
had or ever would desert his son.
"Although he is disgraced and de
graded," said the elderly man, "he is
Btlll my son."
BOOM
3 8 Drowned WhenSteamer
Strikes Rocks in Storm
Aberdeen, Scotland, January 18.
The British steomcr WIstow Hall was
wrockod on the Buchanan group of
dangerous rocks off the Aberdeenshire
AUTHORITIES HELPLESS
From Aegean to Adriatic, the
. Country Is Ripe for
Rebellion.
London, Jan. 18. Reports from
Macedonia and other parts of Turkey
today describe conditions there as
chaotic. .The authorities are unable
to check the lawlessness. The whole
country from the Aegean sea to the
Adriatic is ripe for rebellion.
5251 DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY FORMED HERE
Gaaette-News Bureau
Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 18
A charter was Issued today to the
Kenllworth Development company,
Kenllworth, Buncombe county; real es
tate. Authorized capital $26,000; puid
In 120,100, by Rex B. C. McVey and
Chas. A. Phaps of Orand Rapids; F.
R. Herrlck of Cleveland and J. M.
Chiles, R. R. Reynolds and J. J, Mc
Closkey of Asheville. ,
CHINESE TROOPS MOVE
Beginning Made of the Cainimllin for
. the Advam-e on Pekln by ltc
, publk'an Army.
Shanghai, Jan. 18. Four transports
conveying 4000 troops, chiefly Infantry
and artillery, sailed from Woo-Sung
for Chl-Fu today. This Is the begin
ning! ot the campaign drawn up by
the republican commanders for nn
advance on Peking.
uwlessies.1itb.Ket
coast today, and 38 of the crew, were
drowned. Thirtyflve went flown with
the ship and five others clung to the
wreckage. Only two of them succeed
ed in reaching shore.
FIVE KILLED IK WRECK
ON GENTRALOF GEORGIA
Passenger Train Meets Freight
Head-on at Forest
Park.
Atlanta, Jan. 18. Five pereons were
killed and a number injured In a head
on collision between a Central of
Georgia passenger train and a freight
train at Forest Park, 13 miles south
of this place, about 2 o'clock this
morning. The dead are William
Clark, engineer of a freight train,
three negro passengers and a negro
porter.
HELD FREE OF FID
Washington, Jan. 18. The Hey
luirn senate sub-committee which has
been investigating the election of Sen
ator Stephenson of Wisconsin today
unanimously agreed upon a report
holding that the charges of corruption
and bribery against Stephenson were
not proved. '
THREE STRANGLED
Men Who Hurled Bomb at Premier
Yuan Are Pnt to Death In
Peking. . -
Peking, Jan. 18. Three men ar
rested after the throwing a bomb at
Premier Yaun Shi Kais' carriage were
put to death today by strangling. The
Premier was granted three day' live
on account of an indisposition arising
from the excitement cniised by the at
tempt on his life.
ilHili
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STIMSON
He and Taft Believe Gomez
Can Handle Cuban
Situation.
Washington, Jan. 18. After a con
ference with the president today,
Secretary of War Stimson faid he did
not believe the United States would
have to Intervene in Cuba. Stimson
said Taft agreed with him In this
matter.
President Gomez's .position will be
made much more secure by the warn
ing issued by the state department,, in
the opinion of the officials here. It
is held that the threat of Intervention
will go far toward relieving the Cu
ban president of his apprehension that
this government was about to inau
gurate a period of occupation.
For some time past President Gom
ez had been contemplating dealing
forcibly and sternly with an element
in Cuba that seemed determined to
force Its will upon the executive and
congress in defiance of law and the
constitution. To undertake to bring
these people to terms by force, involv
ing the arrest and perhaps the killing
of some of them, might be regarded by
the United States as an evidence of a
revolutionary outbreak which would
compel armed Intervention. By the
demand upon Gomez to carry out the
constitutional guarantees, the United
States government virtually has given
its assent In advance to any drastic
measures President Gomez may feel
called upon to take.
While confident that there will be
no occasion for military intervention
in Cuba, the general staff Is laying its
plans whereby an adequate force of
troops could be thrown into the prin
cipal Cuban ports in a fortnight at the
outside. '
OF BANKER C. W. MORSE
His Physical Condition Desper
ate, According to Surgeon-General.
Washington, Jan., 18. President
Taft, It Is believed will today com
mute the 15 years' sentence of Charles
W. Morse, the convicted broker
While the white house and depart
ment of justice are reticent, it was
learned on good authority, the presi
dent was about to act in view of the
serious physical condition of the for
mer banker.
The report of Surgeon General Tor-
ncy on Morse's condition was laid be
fore the president today. It is said
the conclusion he reached was that
Morse's condition was desperate.
J. A. Finch, pardon attorney of the
department of justice, held a long con
ference with the president, but de
clined to discuss the matter.
Morse's Condition Unchanged.
Atlanta, Jan. 18. While varying re
ports concerning Charles W. Morse's
condition emanated from official re
ports to Washington and from his
friends and legal advisers, he is prac
tically the same as when transferred
from the federal prison to the army
hospital six weeks ago. He had sev
eral sinking spells, necessitating the
use of stimulants, but, according to
civilian physicians, has been in no lm
mediate danger of death. His re
moval to Hot Springs, Ark., ordered
last week, was postponed on account
of his physical weakness.
GOV WOODROW WILSON
MAY MIKE STATEMENT
Detroit, Jan. 18. Governor Wood
row Wilson, reaching here today, posi
tlvely refused to discuss the statement
given out last night by Henry Watter
son with reference to Wilson's break
with Col. George B. Harvey. He said
he might prepare a statement on the
matter later in the day.
HEIBLER'S LETTERS
TO WOMAN ARE READ
The Bancroft Divorce Case Heard Be
hind CloHcd Doors at W liming
ton, Del., Today.
Wilmington, Del.; Jan. 18. Pro
ceedlnga In the divorce case of John
Bancroft, Jr., against his wife. Made
linn Dupont Bancroft, waa resumed In
Superior court today behind closed
doors. The plaintiff and his father
were on the stand the greater part of
the morning. Both were examined
concerning letters recilved from Max
Helbler, jr., of Munlc'i, Bavaria, whose
name figures as co-respondent
During the cross-examination there
was an Intimation that the defendant
made no serious effort to deprive her
husband of some of the letters.
The United Miners Vote Djjwn
Resolution to Commit the
Organization to Po- T.-:
litical Party. ;
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
BY THE DELEGATES
They Advise Workers to Unite
in the Political as Well
as
Industrial
Field.
Indianapolis, Jan. 18. By a votjvaf
515 to 166 the United Mine Worked
of America, in convention todayi r
fused to adopt the resolution commit
ting -the organization to the Socialist
party and adopted a substitute, nua.
ure declaring that It would be we'll If
the workers would unite In the polit
ical as well as the Industrial-field,
Indianapolis, Jan. , 18. After the
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America had gone on record
yesterday as favoring government
ownership of all Industries, the social
ists among the 1300 delegates launch
ed a resolution endorsing thsis partyn
as "the political party of the word
ing class," but it met resistance.
Stormy debate followed and the ques- ,
. , - 1 j 1 . vol
tlnn went over. .
Action was also deferred on a reso- '
lution providing that the United' Mine
Workers should withdraw from 'the-'1 '
demning the national civic federation.,,,
as an agent for capitalists and sharp,.,..
ly. criticising Gompers, John Mltchelt..,
and other leaders of the Federation,;,
of Labor lor co-operation witn .ye
federation. .. m ai
. Because the constitution of the .,
United Mine Workers stipulates that,,,,
it shall be non-political, tne resoiun,
tions committee reported that It non-( j-.
concurred In. the resolution' commit
ting the organization to the socialist.,,
party and offered a substitute declar-
ing only "It would be well if workers '
would unite on the political as well 4
as the industrial field."
Leaders Discuss Resolution.
John Walker, president of the Illi
nois miners, speaking for the social
ists, intimated that if necessary an
effort would be made to amend the
constitution so that the national union
could endorse the- socialist party. In
a fiery speech he said:
"If you will not listen to our plead
ing, you will pay the cost." The "cap
italistic parties," he said possessed the .
power to enforce injunctions "to kill
If necessary," and he urged that the
working class should seek political
power so that "if there Is need to use
the injunction and the bayonet "they
will bo used In defense of your fire
side." Protesting against the campaign of
the socialists In the organization,
James Moody, president of the Mis
souri miners, declared the delegates
could not pledge the Mine Workers
of America to any political party."
"I have just as much right to force
you to join the democratic or republi
can party as you have to bind me to
me socialist, pun;, no
. i I .. I : i ... ,, 1.. r. I ,1
Shouted applause greeted William
Hlnes of Fayette City, Pa.. Adolph
Germer of Belleville, Ills., and other
socialist orators as they charged the!.
republican and ' democratic parties
with faithlessness to tne miners-
cause.
The republican and democratic
parties have thrown you Into Jail
time after time," said Germer, "and
you have gone back and voted for
the Jail again. The corporations will
finally force you Into 1 the socialist
party."
THE ACCUSED MINISTER
DENIES jjlRL'S CHARGE
McFarland Refuses to Say
Whether He Recently Vis
ited Pittsburgh.
' I r rm
, Greenevllle, Tenn., Jan. 18. "As to
my guilt or Innocence,. my friends will
judge from my past record," declared
Rev. W. D. McFarland before the ar
rival of an officer today to take him to
Pittsburgh to' answer the coroner's
charge that he was responsible for the
death of his former stenographer, El
sie Dodd's Coe. McFarland says he
will toil his story to the grand Jury.
"So far as I know Miss Coe never
strayed from the paths of virtue", ho
isaid
she was like a child to me. I
loved her as my own daughter," Mc
Farland said.
McFarland declined to say whether
he was In Pittsburgh this month, say
ing "It was nobody's business but his
own." McFarland admitted li knew
Rollin McConnell, mentioned by the
girl In her dying statement as being
responsible for her condition. Mc
Farland, confined In Jail here, Hf ins
considerably broken over his p': lit.
His wife will accompany him to I fm-burgh.