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WUfONTOGET
the Legation
That Is the Way It Looked
When Democratic State
Convention Began
Its Work.
CRAIG NOMINATION
COMES LATE TODAY
Simmons People Will Control
Committee on Platform
and Resolutions
Glenn Chairman.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Convention Hall. Raleigh, June 6.
It now appears that the Wilson dele
gates will he elected hy a small ma
jorlty and instructed. The sixth con
gressional district this morning sent
its delegates uninstructed. Kx-Govei-nor
Jarvls, who hus been on the fence,
came out today for Wilson. The Com
mittee on platform and resolutions
will undoubtedly be controlled by
Simmon people. Contests for state
offices arc overshadowed by the pres
idential situation.
Glenn as chairman urged a "trust
law with teeth," a six months' school
term and state encouragement of good
roads building. He stood for county,
r-t ale and federal aid for good roads.
iXeke Craig will he nominated for
governor this afternoon.
North Carolina's sixth congression
al district democratic convention to
day elected H. C. McQueen, A. J. lie
Klmmon, O. I Clark and J. H. Under
wood delegates to Baltimore, with
half a vote each. A resolution to In
struct thorn for Wilson was defeated.
Sentiment for Underwood and Wilson
seemed evenly divided in the district
convention.
COMPENSATION BILL
Is Advocated by Samuel Gomprrs und
Opposed by Miiny Before the
House Committee.
Washington. June 6. Samuel Gom
pers, president of the American fed
eration of labor, today urged the
bouse Judiciary committee to make a
favorable report on the Brantley
workmen's compensation bill. Goni
pers said the federation's members
would be benefited.
Determined opposition to the bill t
developed. Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia, Representative Hardwick of
Georgia, Representative Henry and)
the Texas delegation will voice pro
tests to the committee before a vote
Is taken by the committee.
Investigation ly Attorney General.
Ordered.
Washington, June 6. Presided
Taft has directed the attorney gen
eral to Investigate the case of L. H.
Salvers of Pike county, Ky., recently
convicted of contempt of court and
sentenced by Federal Judge McDow
ell of Western Virginia, to Ave years
in the penitentiary. Senator Brad
ley and Representatives Langley,
Powers, Austin and Slemp Interceded
in behalf of Salyers, who was held
guilty cf Influencing witnesses In a
moonshlng case not to appear before
fore a Virginia grand jury.
Wilson Fortvs Take Lead.
Duluth, June (. The' Wilson forces
took the lead at the outset o.' the state
democratic convention electing John
M. freeman, temporary chairman.
The Clark followers failed to present
their candidate.
Man nml Wife Burned to Heath.
Newton, N. J., June 6. Charles E
Edgerton and wife were burned to
death here today when Are destroyed
their home.
One Killed In Belgian Hint.
Brussels. June 6. One wns killed
and twenty wire wounded today at mined opposition, and make perma
Miisson In the light between clericals nent the temporary organisation of
and antl-clericaui. the convention.
CRAIQ: THE SCHOLAR, ORA TOR;
STATESMAN
The career of I..oc.ke Craig, who Is
to be nominated today as tho demo
cratic candidate for governor, Is full
or honor to himself, of pride to the
People, and of instruction and hope
for every aspiring young man In the
state. Twenty-rour years of his lite
Was spent with his parents In Bertie,
tho county til his nativity, and In
Orange county the situs of his alma
niatcr. Twenty-Seven years ago he
came to Ashevllle, a young man start
log In life, without money, friends or
acquaintances. But he brought with
him a healthy body, a generous heart,
a clear Intellect, Industrious and tom
pirate haKta, and a pure, Incorrupt
Ibls eheiaotor. These talents he has
increased until today, In the great
"ate of North Carolina, no man Is
fl' her in the t cm and affections of
'he people.
locko i a ig has never neglected an
opportunity to promote the i a us- or
public education. Always In demand.
cayn responding; he has spoken on
COMMITTEE TAKES
UP THE CONTESTS
Cases From Alabama, Califor
nia and Arkansas Are Sub
mitted at Chicago.
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Chicago, June 6. A confer
ence between the members of
the republican national com
mittee from the southern
states, presided over by Sen
ator Newell Sanders of Ten
nessee, was held previous to
the opening of the committee
meeting. After the meeting
Senator Sanders said the south
em members had agreed to
stand solid together for Taft.
Congressman Harthoidt of Mis
souri, carrying the proxy of
Secretary Nagel, was among
those who conferred with the
southern committeemen.
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Chicago, June ti. After prelimin
aries Incident to organization were
finished, the republican national
committee this morning considered
the matter of taking up contests. As
the result of informal conferences, the
committee became convinced that
speedy action would be necessary to
settle the right of over 2 30 delegates
to seuts, before the national conven
tion meets on June 18. The eon-
tested cases from Alabama, Califor- j
nia and Arkansas were first submitted
to the committee.
Three Taft supporters on the na
tional republican committee arrived
today, K. C. Duncan of North Caro
lina, H. Fry Blun, jr., of Georgia and
Henry H. McCoy of the Philippines.
They conferred with their colleagues.
A plan to meet at once the full
force of Col. Roosevelt's light to con
trol the organization of the republi
can national convention by making
permanent the temporary organia
llon with Senator Hlihu Root as chatr
man has been partially agreed upon
by Taft leaders.
The committee will select a succes
sor to Chairman John F. Hill of
Maine, who died last winter; adopt
rules to govern the hearing of con
test cases; decide whether to give
publicity to the hearings and arrange o'clock. There was a very small at
thc time to be allotted for each case. 1 tendance compared with that during
There are at present more than 23S nioBt of the trial. Mrs. Dan McCall
delegate seats In the convention for gat reading a Bible continually,
which contests have been prepared by I Court convened at 9:30 o'clock und
cither Taft or Roosevelt. The first of Mr. Toms took up his argument, re
these chses will be taken up Friday . viewing at length the testimony as to
morning. the Identification of the body. He
Senators Crane, Penrose and Sand-j
ers, who arrived rrom wasningion i
yesterday, were kept busy canvassing
the situation. It Is said that Taft
leaders regard at least 35 of the 53
members of the national committee
as favorable to the president's can
didacy. '
The ultimatum from Colonel Roose
velt that Senator Root muBt not be
selected as temporary chairman which
was reiterated by Senator Dixon "on
his arrival In Chicago, was met by a
strengthening of the Taft forces in
opposition.
Taft Supports Root.
Washington) June 6. President
Taft's choice for permanent chair
man of the republican national con
vention is Senator Ellhu Root of New
York, already selected by the repub
lican national committee as the tem
porary chairman of that convention.
In spite of the opposition of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and some of his
advisers to Senator Root as tempo
rary presiding officer of the conven
tion. Mr. Taft today decided that Mr.
Root also should receive his support
for the permanent chairmanship.
The news that the president had
reached this decision was taken In
Washington as a further Indication
that the president and his friends in
tend to fight Mr. Hoosevelt at every
point, and was said also to show that
the president Is conlldent that he has
the votes necessary to Insure the se-
lection of Mr. Boot in spite of deter-
AND TRUE MAN
trines of human equality and of edu
cation, as the greatest Instrumental
Itj "' human Improvement. As chair
man f the committee on education
In thj legislature of 1891, he revised
tho public school laws of the state,
and practically created tho present
efficient school law. As chairman of
the committee on railroads In the
legislature of 1101 he secured the
passage of a law requiring street car
companies to provide vestibules for
tho protection of motormon ugalnst
the weather. He was the author of
the law separating the races In pub
He conveyances. .He Introduced and
secured the enactment of n law re
quiring all foreign corporations to be
come domesticated before doing bull
ness In North Carolina. His public
enreer has been a brilliant record of
labors and
He good.
its for the pub
, Inspired with
He people of the
Itlcal revolution
BATTLE OF THE ORATORS
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Jury listens to Argument of
Against
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George Bradley and Mrs. Shaft, two of the defendants; W. O. Shell nut, the witness for defense, who
swore to having seen Myrtle Hawkins in Jacksonville and who offered to produce her alive for $:i000.
The loft In the McCall barn shows the gunny sacks on the floor and the opening in the floor. This is the
place where Waddell testilted he encountered the stron,- odors. The lake picture show's the spillway and
marks the spot where the body was found.
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Special to The Gazette-News.
Hcndcrsonville, June 6. The argu
ment in tlie Hawkins case this morning-was
featured by a heated denun
ciation of the press In its attitude In
the case by Judge O. V. F. Blythe of
' llondersonville, of counsel for the dc
' fense. Ho declared that the press
had dealt unfairly with the county
ami the people, that although the
grand jury had found true bills
against seven persons, the press is
still clamoring for more. When court
convened Charles French Toms of the
defense resumed his argument, which
begun yesterday afternoon. Judge
Blythe followed and R. H, Staton of
the prosecution began to speak ut 12
t.t.ia.r ed that the Inquests of the eor-
oner had not been full and complete;
that they were flimsy, and that nnth-
Ing had been determined with regard
to whether the deceased had been
drowned or otherwise killed; that no
attention had been paid as to whether
there were marks on the ears. In
very strong language he declared that
the state has proved nothing. He
concluded at 10 o'clock, and his
whole argument took up about two
hours.
In beginning his argument Judge
Blythe. declared the state had not
proved that there had been any con-
SOCIALIST WILL ASK
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Wickersham Says Gross In
justice Was Done Oleson
in Federal Court.
Washington, June C. Encouraged
by a letter, from Attorney General
Wickersham recommending the re
opening of the case depriving Leonard
Oleson of Seattle of cltixenahlp be
cause he was a socialist, Representa
tive Bcrger of Wisconsin yesterday
declared hlB Intention of urging Im
peachment proceedings against Unit
ed States District Judge Hunford, who
decldod the issue.
Representative Hergei averred he
would soterclso his prerogative as a
member of the house, and would call
up as a matter of special privilege a
resolution for the impeachment of
Judge Hanford. Bcrger laid before
the president and the attorney gen
eral a copy of the record In the Ole
son case, and he received a letter from
Mr. Wickersham saying that "gross
Injustice has been done to Mr. 01e
son." Oleson's c rtlflcate of natural
lsatlon was cancelled by Judge Han
ford on testimony that Oleson sub
scribed to the principles of tho so
clallsK party.
The form of Impeachment will be
unusual to the house. I.'nder the con
stitution a member can rise In his
I lace and Impeach a judgo. It Is
question of the highest privilege, and
under the rules must he taken up. If
the resolution Is adopted the judici
ary committee Is charged with pre
paring the cuso for presentation to
the senate.
The house may not take action on
Reresentatve Merger's resolution of
impeachment at this time. It was re
pottedi postponing It until the next
suasion of congress.
Evidence by the Strong Array of Legal Talent for and
Defendants in the Hawkins Murder Case.
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spiracy among the defendants, that
the body had not been sufficiently
identified to remove all doubt as to
whether it was Myrtle. He reviewed
at length tho testimony of those who
said it was and those who said it was
not that of Myrtle. He declared that
it was not, and tho I he did not think
that Homer Hawkins wiuld wish any
conviction on his testimony. He Im
pressed on the jury the importance
of the testimony of Shellnut and Rog
ers, who testified that they thought
they had seen Myrtle in Jacksonville.
He ridiculed the testimony of the wit
nesses who had testified that they had
smelted peculiar odors about the Mc
Call barn, which he said yas refuted
by reputable witnesses. He insisted
that the evidence of "Parson" Brown
and his daughter, who testified that
they had seen Myrtle at the McCalls'
on Thursday before the body was
found, should not be believed by any
one.
Begins Attack on Press.
He then began his flaying of the
press, declaring that the county and
peoplo had been dealt with unfairly
in that so much publicity had been
given the case. Said he, "1 doubt
whether the press has ever played
fouler with any county and Its people
than It has with Henderson and her
people." Then he shouted to the
jury, "The pdblic mind has been In
flamed. The giand Jury found true
bills against seei people, but the
p'ess keeps on clamoring for more."
He continued: "Mrs. Shaft was ar
rested because her neighbor read her
a dally paper." Then he went on
MONEY TRUST HURT
IS BALKED, SMS PINO
The Congressional Committee
Lacks Power to Obtain
Necessary Data.
New York, June 6. Because of the
committee's lack or power to obtain
necessary data, the congressional
money trust investigation in its main
scope will not be undertaken until
fall. This announcement was made
by Chairman Pujo at the opening or
the hearing here today.
Chairman Pujo's statement declares
It Is Inadvisable, to take up the main
Inquiry until ull doubt of the com
mittee's power to c onduct an Inquiry
along tho lines believed necessary, has
been removed by the passage of a
pending bill amending the banking
law, which has passed the house and
Is before the senate finance cjnnmlttee.
Pujo says the field of Inquiry' Is so
vast that If attempted now It would
prove useless. The statement issued
continued: "The committee considers
It Inadvisable In any event to conduct
this Important and far-reaching eco
nomic Inquiry during the heat and ex
citement of a political campaign and
has not from the outset contemplated
such a course until after the election."
The Intervening time will be consumed
In taking testimony on certain collat
eral subjects.
Arkansas Instincts for Clark.
Dlttle Rock, June . Following
resolutions Instructing the' Arkansas
delegates to Bultimore to vote for
Speaker Clrk for the democratic
presidential nomination, the demo
cratic state convention named ltd
sates-at-tarre to be select d 1
this aflsrtiooQ.
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to say that no doubt some of the jury
might be convicted, If indicted, on
my charge. After reading for some
time from authorities, he closed his
(argument at 11;45, after speaking
one and a haU hours.
Court then took live minutes recess
and during this time it was stated that
several ladies wished to attend. Judgo
Fouschee gave permission, Saying" that
nothing objectionable would be said.
Mr. Staton Begins Argument.
At 12 o'clock Mayor R. H. Staton
of the prosecution began his argu
ment, the first part of which was de
voted to the testimony of Shellnut and
Rogers.
Mr. Staton declared that the state
did not want innocent blood, as the
defense had accused. He then read
the bill of indictment to the jury,
explaining what it meant and also
the law covering the case, likewise
explaining this fully. He warned the
jury not to be swayed by sympathy
or sentiment but to depend on facts
and the law in the case.
Tho speaker mado the statement
that the Hawkins trial has caused tho
people of HenderBin county and
North Carolina more concern than
any. trial ever before held In the
state. He said that the news of It
has not only been printed all over
the United States but has also been
flashed to Scotland and printed there.
Mr. Staton then made the statement
that he believes that all the people
on the opposing side of the case to
himself, who are not deeply interest
ed, really believe that Myrtle Hawk
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NEW NAME IS BROUGHT
INTO THE DARROW CASE
Bert Franklin Is Still Under
Cross-examination at
Los Angeles.
1,8 Angeles, June 6. Bert H
Franklin, the state's star witness In
the Clarence S. Darrow trial for al
leged Jury bribery, continued under
cross-examination this morning.
Franklin has furnished most of the
sensations during thet rial.
Clashes between counsel which re
suited in lines for contempt of court
and indications of federal co-operation
In the case, overshadowed the
scant testimony heard yesterday In
the trial of Clarence S. Darrow for
alleged Jury bribing.
The name of Olaf Tveltmoe, the
San Francisco labor leader, was also
brought Into the case, although the
connection of Tveltmoe was only that
of an Indorser gf a f 10,000 check sent
by Frank Morrison or the American
Federation ot Ixbor to Darrow, which
was read Into the court record.
The check, which was cashed In
San Francisco, was said by the pros
ecution to be one of the most im
portant links In Its case against Dar
row, as it tended to prove that the
currency re olved from this check
was used for the corruption of M
Namara Jurors.
District Attorney Fredericks and
Horace' M. Appal, assistant counse
for the defense, Indulged In an acri
monious controversy nnd were flnod
(25 and & respectively by Judge
Mutton.
Christian Scientist Head.
Fall River. June 4. Stephen A
treasurer of the Christian
Church of America, died at
i today after brief illness.
3500 MARINES
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4 CONGRESS!
CONVENTIONS HELD
Delegates to the Baltimore
Convention in Every In
stance Are Uuinstructcrl.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Daily News Building,
Greensboro, June 6.
Democrats of the third, fourth,
eighth and ninth congressional dis
tricts In conventions at Goldsboro,
Raleigh, Salisbury and Dincolnton,
yesterday named Dr. John M. Kaison,
B. W. Pou, II. L. Doughton and K.
Vatcs Webb as candidates for con
gress, and in each instance named del
egates to tho national convention at
Baltimore unemcumbered by conven
tion presidential preference. The
conventions in every instance save the
fourth district were harmonious. In
the fourth the Wake delegation pulled
off a spectacular row, which culminat
ed in a fist light on the floor of the
convention. In the third district a
test vote showed a large Wilson sen
timent, although many of the first
choice Wilson men expressed doubt as
to the logic of sending an instructed
delegation.
Advices from the various conven
tions are that while Wilson sentiment
was in the majority, there was a gen
eral feeling among many strong sup
porters of the New Jersey governor
that the action of the republicans at
Chicago a week before) the demo
cratic convention should largely deter
mine the selection of a standard
bearer for democracy In the nation.
Men who declared Wilson to be their
present first choice, stated frankly
that conditions might be vastly differ
ent when the delegates got together at
Baltimore.
GOVERNMENT TO TEACH
BOYS POULTRY RAISINS
Work Supplemental to South
ern Boys' Corn Clubs Will
Be Undertaken.
Washington, June 6. Boys and
girls In Virginia this year will try
ientilie poultry raising under the
lire tion of the federal government.
An arrangement has just been made
by the division of animal husbandry
and the division of co-operative ol
farm demonstrations whereby poul
try clubs will be started In Virginia
and Tennessee as an experiment, sup
plement to the Southern Boys' Corn
clubs.
The corn club movement among
southern boys' has spread widely.
Sixty thousand boys are In the corn
clubs of various states this year.
Kvcry county in Virginia has been
organized.
NIXON'S FUNERAL
Senate Adjourns Out of Respect to
Ne vada .Member Who Died
Wednesday Night.
Washington. June f. Funeral ser
vices for Senator George. Nixon of
Nevada, who died last night, will be
held this afternoon.
The senate adjourned today ns a
mark of respect. Chaplain Pierce In
the Invocation spoke of the senate's
loss. Chaplain Coudon of the house
in his morning prayer asked divine
support for the widow and son of the
senator.
PLURALITY GROWS
Roosevelt Gets South Dakota With 15.'
O(M) to Sparc, the Late lie
turns Show.
Sioux Fill's. S. D., June 6. Ijtt
est returns from South Dakota's prl
mary election Indicate that the plu
rallty fur the Roosevelt delegates may
reach 15,000. Returns from about
600 precincts in the state, this being
about half of the precincts, gave Byr
ne for governor a lead ot about 7,000
over Kgan.
Hied Worth 25 Million.
I ... ii . I. .11 . June . Twenty-live mil
lion dollars wut the value of the
estate of Sir Julius Charles Wernher,
head of the DeBceree diamond syndi
cate, according to his will, tiled today,
two and ono-half million Is loft to
charity. ,
Mexican Federals ltcsumc Advance.
Jlmlnei.Mexloo, June 8. General
Huerta's federal army of 3000 Is en
route to Snnui Rosalia, 46 miles north
of here, where It will arrive tonight
The federals, It Is reported, drove tho
rebels westward from Torreon.
Got. Fobs' Father Dead.
Boston, June 6. George Edmund
Foss. aged 82, Gov. FwV father, died
today after an Illness of several
months. Gov. Foss, Congressman
Fobs and other members of the fam-
' Hy wore at the bedside.
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Warships Hover Near Cuba,
Ready to Act Should the
Situation Grow
More Serious.
800 NOW EN ROUTE
TO GUANTANAMO BAY
State Department Again As
serts That the American
Naval Movement Is
Non-Political.
Washington, June 3. With four
American battleships steaming toward
Guantanamo, the marine force imme
diately available for protecting Amer
ican life and property in Cuba is in
creased to over 1500. The battleships
Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi and
Ohio, the fourth division of the At
lantic lleet, which put out from Key
West late yesterday under command
of Rear Admiral Usher have aboard
800 marines. The ships should arrive
at Guantanamo tomorrow. The
cruiser Prairie, which already landed
450 under command of Colonel Lu
cas, has 350 more aboard. Four bat
tleships of the third division, still at
Key West, have nearly 1000 aboard and
the combined forces on all ships near
Cuba, which would only he landed In
the most pressing emergency, would
total the American force available to
over 3500. It is estimated 1000 Amer
ican marines would be equivalent to
five times that number of Cuban reg
ular soldiers.
The state department confirms Pres
ident Gomez's declaration regarding
the non-political nature of the Amer
ican naval movement.
President Gomez today informed the
United States, through American Min
ister Beaupre, that he is forming a
volunteer guard to protect foreign
property anc( asked that his recent
.order for Krag-Jorgenson rillcs be in
creased from 500 to 10,000 and that
two million cartridges accompany
them. Gomez urged that the United
States make every effort to facilitate
the quick delivery of the rifles and
ammunition.
Washington. Juno 6. The frank
confession of President Gomez that he
was unable to meet the demands of
tho large plantation owners In eastern
Cuba for adequate guards against the
marauders and Insurreetos ivas tho
factor that led Captain Kline, com
manding the United States naval sta
tion at Guantanamo, to set in mo
tion the body of United States marines
gathered there for just such a pur
pope. Captain Kline's action In dispatch
ing nearly half of his available force
of marines into the Interior of Cuba
j gave the signal for the departure from
Key West to Guantanamo of half of
the second squadron of the Atlantic
fleet, which had been lying at anchor
at Key West for the last week.
Tho facts as disclosed at the state
department are that several of the
large American, British, French and
Spanish companies operating planta
tions and mines in eastern Cuba tele
graphed the Cuban government
through the alrade of Guantanamo. a
demand for 100 regular troops for
each of their cane fields. In reply.
President Gomez pointed out that a
compliance with their request would
require the use of 1250 of his troops
for the protection of one group of
foreign properties In a single section
of the disaffected district. If he ac
ceded to such demands, he said, his
whole army would not sufflco for po
lice work alone and h,p would have no
forces left with which to carry on
the campaign against the Insurrection
ists. Meanwhile complaints multiplied,
the situation In Guantanamo was be
coming more alarming and the Guan
tanamo Sugar company had definite
information that tho rebels intend !
to destroy one or more of the foreign
.states there, the manngcr of the
Spanish-American Iron company hav
ing declined a meeting with a rebel
leader with 100 followers near Curio
who threatened with the destruction
of nil property between that place ano
Juraga.
Appeals to Government I'nlieiilcd.
To add to all this the owners nid
representatives of several of tho large
American properties near Guaritana.-
mo, having failed in their application
to the Cuban government, appealed 1
dire-tly to Captain Kline.
Captain Kline, judging that the
gravity of the situation demanded the
use of American guards, sent 450 of
his marines rrom the naval station by
boat up Guantanamo bay to a landing
place near Calmanera, the terminus of
tho rallwny running up to the city of
Guantanamo, 15 miles Inland.
Tho gunboat Paducah about the
samo time reported the Bltuallon at
Santiago as critical, which determined
Captain Kline to cnll upon the mv "
department for more marines. Ac
cordingly Admiral Osterhaus promptly
dispatched from Key West to Gnnn
tanamo the fourth division ol the At
lantic ncet, comprising tn nauienipt
Ohio. Missouri, Mississippi snd Mln
nesota. They are under command o
Rear Admiral Usher, who, by virtue
of his superior rank will axsume com
mand at Guantanamo when he arrive
there Friday morning. Admiral Ushc
can easily land I
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