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ASHEVILLE, N .0., TUESDAY AFTEENOON, JUNE 25, 1912.
3c PEE GOBY
DEMOCRATIC
Parker Dreads Bryan Stampede; Nehraskan
the Second Choice of Many for President
OPENS
m Metrtlle
WANTS NEW PARTY
MEh
FROM GROUND UP
Bryan Nominates Kern
in Opposition to
Judge Parker.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, June
25. A wealth of decoration In white
ami gold and the national colors
greeted early arrivals on the scene of
the democratic national convention to
day. Thousiyids of yards of bunting
had transformed the huge brick wall
ed armory Into a place of beauty. The
crowd came slowly and when the band
began to play at 11 o'clock the gal
leries and guests' sections held only a
scattered few. Delegates, as usual on
the opening day of a convention, were
plow In appearing. A pouring rain
an I nail the scarcity of vehicles made
progress from headquarters hotels to
the armory a somewhat serious proh
l,m. ."'MID
Mvcry one was expecting a great
demonstration when Mr. Bryan ap
pea red In the halt. The committee in
charge of convention arrangements
pave conspicuous places on the floor
to states having avowed presldentla.
candidates In the Held. To the right
of the main aisle and directly in from
of the stage was Missouri, the home
state ol .Speaker Clark. To the left
was New Jersey, with Voodrow Wli
son her favorite son. Back of Mis
souri came Ohio, with Governor Har
mon in the field. Bark of New Jersey
was Alabama, the home of Oscar Un
derwood. The first cheer of the con
vent ion went to Gov. Wilson when the
Texas delegation entered waving a
ilson banner. Cardinal Gibbons en
tered the hall at 11:45 o'clock.
Br.viin Slips in I'nnotlritl.
Bryan slipped Into the convention
hall by one of ihe side entrances and
was on the platform some minutes
without being recognized by waiting
throngs. He shook hands with Car
dinal Gibbons, who was waiting to
pronounce the opening Invocation.
Chairman 'Mack c f the national
committee took his place at the pre
siding officer's desk for ji few minutes
PARKER SELECTED
IW COMMITTEE
After Brief Debate, Choice Is
Eatified by Vote of
31 to 22.
before noon. At 12:16 o'clock he called
tin i (invention to order and practi
cally quieted the uneasy and noisy
throngs. The Connecticut delegation
tried to start a Baldwin demonstra
tion, but without success. The band
then played "Dixie" and great cheers
swept the hall. "The Star Spangled
Banner" brought the gathering to Its
feet.
Judge Parker entered the hall just
Bfter Ihe proceedings opened, accom
panied by the New York delegation.
There was little demonstration. Con
tinued disorder delayed the opening
proceedings and Chairman Mack ap
pealed to the delegates to take their
seats and clear the aisles. The Texas
delegates with a stentorian voice
shouted to Chairman Mack that 300
delegates were still In Klne outside the
hall and Insisted that the convention
should not proceed until they came In.
At 12:30 practically all the delegates
were In place and appeals were again
made for order.
Clmlrnianehlp Flglit Opens,
After the conclusion of Cardinal
Gibbons' prayer. Chairman Mack dl
reeled that the names of the tempo
rary officers he read and that of
ParkiT was received with a great
wave or cheering. In the midst of
It llryan arose and, during another
(Teal outburst of applause, nominat
ed Kern of Indiana for temporary
chairman.
Bryan Wildly Plimrd.
After Cardinal Gibbons had pro
nounced the opening Invocation, Mr.
Mack directed the announcement of
the temporary organisation and the
list na, read. The name of Pnrker
for temporary chairman was the sig
nal for a burst of applause. When
the list was concluded, Bryan stepped
forward. The rfowd caught sight of
him lur the first time and there was
storm of cheering. Bryan .'hook
his head, held up his hand nnd made
other attempts to quell the outburst.
This falling the band begnn to play.
Bryan sat down fanning himself ner
vously. After the i hocrlng had Anal
ly subsided. Bryan again took tne
floor and nominated Senator Kern of
Indiana for temporary chairman In
opposition to Parker. He said that
In dissenting thus Trom the Judgment
ft the national committee he recog
nized the burden of proof on him
to overthrow the assumption of the
committee that It was representing
the wishes of the party and country
"If any of you," he said, "ask for
my credentials. If you Inquire why I,
a mere delegate from one of tne
smaller states, should present a name
and ask you to accept It, I beg to tell
you that In the three campaigns I
h-'-e been the champion of the rtemo-
ralte party's principles and have re
reived the voles of six million dem
ocrat', l remind you that the con
fldencs reposed In a human being car
rles with It certain responsibilities.
Original Harmon Man.
llryan said he lecosnlied that man
cannot carry on pollUcnl warfare In
defence of the people for 10 years
Hhoiit making enemies, and he rec
ognlied that those enemies hud been
very nrtlv ever)' moment and are ac-
Baltimore, June 1I5. Former Judge
Alton B. Parker of New York was se
lected by the democratic national
committee last night for temporary
chairman of the national convention.
Ills election came over the protests
of 25 members of Hie committee styl
ing themselves the progressives in the
party under the leadership of William
Jennings Bryan. Senator-Elect Ollle
James got 20 of these votes and Sena
tor O'Gorman of New York two.
efforts to come to an amicable agree
ment on this question failed yester
day when a committee appointed at
the opening session of the national
committee conferred with Mr. llryan
and others in an endeavor to prevent
light at the beginning, This com
mittee, composed of Chairman Nor
man E. Mack and Dr. P. D. Hall,
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Ihe meeting lhi.1 its efforts had llpn , Ilil UOIIUI t'UII V I'll I Itljl WHICH Wl
unavailing and almost immediately
the vote was taken.
The debate over the temporary
chairmanship won not prolonged.
Representative Talbot, the Maryland
member, severely criticised Mr. Bryan
and said the Nebrasann had assumed
the role of dictator to the democratic
party.
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He Refuses to Talk of Plans for Chairmanship or Presidency,
But it Is Said Will Support Kern for the Former
Place.
Baltimore, June 25 Six of
democracy's strong men nrc
avowed candidates for the
presidential nominal ion at tlio
be called to order at noon to
day in the tif'tli regiment armo
i here. They are Gov. Wood
row Wilson, Speaker Champ
Clark, Representative Oscar
Underwood, Governor Harmon
propose to submit to the dictation of of Oh 10, Gov. Blirke of North
.
this man or any one man."
r any one man. n.,l,4 nnA f,, M.,,.ul,.,ll ..I
Senator Newlands of Nevada, sit- "'"" i .-.
ting in the committee with a proxy, Indiana. The three first nam
defended Mr. Bryan
ed are southerners and none ol
The senator de
clared that he did not yield to the dic
tation, but as the representative tllPHl PHIl 11101'e than hope to TO
M "Ml I'nni I ii nil iiirii itih4wi oiai i r j nu;
except to say that he is for a
progressive. There can he no
doubt but that he is central
here, just as Roosevelt was at
C hicago. Little importance at
taches to the contested seats
here. Their settlement one
way or the other can have lit
tle bearing on maters in the
convention. '
Kern rrif 1 1 eH I " Candidate,
Senator Kern of Indiana has prac
tically been agreed upon as progres
sive candidate for temporary chair
man. It Is said Rryan will nominate
I Jl 1 Hi
gm Jl
Roosevelt Definitely Decides
to Cut Loose From
the G. 0. P.
jAlton B.Bvkker,
nul not I
"'kud if an'
ict thst I have lived." he said,
that I have not deeerted the
If I had forgotten them they
remembered me." He
had tried earlier than
Moor harmony In this conven
"At the end. of 16 years of bat
he on id, "I find things I hav.
t Continued on page I.)
democratic party.
When Prey Woodson, committee
man from Kentucky, voted for Par
ker against James, he explained that
Kentucky did not wish to place
James' name before the committee.
He said he had talked with Mr. James
and had been assured he was not a
candidate. In addition, he said Ken
tucky delegates had Instructions that
James' name not be placed before
the committee. Robert Ewlng. com
mitteeman from Louisiana, a Wilson
supporter, placed James' name before
Ihe committee.
Edward O. Ooltra of Missouri, a
Clark man. explained that he voted
for James been use he was supporting
Clark. This was taken by many to
mean that the llryan forces in the
convention would receive some assist
ance from C! irk supporters when the
fight against Parker Is taken to the
door.
Meeting Called to Order.
Chairman Mack called the ad
journed session to order at 7 o'clock
and almost Immediately the commit
tee appointed to try to harmonize the
llryan and Parker Tactions reported
Its failure. Soon nfter the vote to de
eldo whether the committee would
Uphold the sub-committee selecting
itwlirn Porker for temporary chair
man wns taken.
The vote on the temporary chair
manship was announced as follows:
I'nr Parker James J. Waveriy
Alaska: A. J. Mlchelson, Arizona.
007 B. Tinker, Arkansas; Nathan
Coie. jr., California; Homer H. Cum-
mlngs, Connecticut: T. Albert Jcn
nlnss. Florida: Clark Howell, Geor
gia; Simon PI Donnelly, Idaho; Roger
c. Sullivan, Illinois: Thomas Taggert,
Indiana: Martin J. Wade. Iowa: uroy
Woodson. Kentucky; K. U Jones,
Maine; J. Fred C. Talbot. Maryland:
Edwin O. Wood, Michigan; C H.
Williams. Mississippi; J. Bruce Kre
mer, Montana: Eugene It. Reed, New
York; W. T. Rrady. Oklahoma; J. M.
Ouffc.v. Pennsylvania; Ueorge W.
Greene, nhode Island; R. E. U
Mountcastle. Tennessee; R. N. John
son Texas; Thomas H. Browne. Ver
mont; J. Taylor Kllyson, Virginia: A.
J Dalv. Alaskn; Edwin A. Newman.
District of Columbia; Gilbert J. Wal
ler. Hewall; D. M. Field. Porto Rico;
( nr in cornel total SI.
For Ollle James Alva Adams, Col-
Wllllard Saulsbury. Delaware
William r. SaDP. Kansas; Robert
v,imr f.oulalana: F. B. Lynch. Mln
nesota: Edward F. Ooltra, Missouri;
o i. iiali. Nebraska; John Bunder
lend.' Nevnda: Robert H. Hudspeth.
Now Jersey; Josephus Daniels. North
f.mllnu: William Collins. ionn I'll
kola A. A. Jones. New Mexico; llar-
v-v r fJarber. Ohio: W. A. Miller
Oregon; B. U Tillman, Bouth Caro
tin. hv nroxv): E B. Johnson. Bouth
Dakota: Frank K. Neheker. t'tah; W
u loim.hv WashlngloiK.Toseph E
nales Wisconsin: John E. Osborne,
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I'oormnn Jonn w
him.
William J. Bryan was up early to
day to lead the light against naming
Alton It. I'arker as temporary chair
man of the convention.' "I have no
(-anilidato for temporary chairman,"
said Mr. Rryan, " any progressive
will be tatlsfactory."
Tin- Bryan forces sought to prevent.
If possible, any counter moves m the
part of Parker's supporters. Bryan
i i ail scarcely u a i f o over uie moi n-
lie goes into the convention !ising newspapers when delegates and
I nf ,. visitors negan nocking into nis rooms,
ceive the retjuired '728 votes
on the first ballot.
Bryan has said repeatedly
that he is not a candidate, yet
Duncan Sees President
About N.C. Appointments
Believes His Recommendations Will Be Respected in Nomi
nations Which Are Expected to Come hTurs
day Simmons Pleased With the Outbjk.
the second choice ot more
states than anv of the avowed
andidates. Since his arrival
Sunday he has refused to talk
about plans for the presidency
Friends of Parker are sanguine. They
Celt confident of enough votes to win
unless the delegates are stamped by
Dryan's eloquence. It is said that to
prevent this they are looking over
the field for some speaker able to
match oratory with the Nebraskan.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, June 25.
National Conimf tteeman E. C. Dun
can spept a few hours in Washington
yesterday on his way from the repub
lican convention at Chicago, and in
cidentally called at the White House
to pay bis respects to Mr. Tuft. Mr.
Duncan Is not worried about the third
party which Col. Roosevelt has
brought to life. The North Carolinian
believes Mr. Tnft will triumph at the
polls in November, regardless of
whom the democrats nominate or
what the colonel may do.
While Mr. Duncan refused to be
quoted, it is understood that the with
drawal of the North Carolina appoint-
Forty Real Houri Dawgs
in Clark MLeris Parade
Baltimore, June 2'.. Forty renl
"houn' dogs'' will be In a parade
which supporters of Champ Clark
will have here this afternoon.
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chica
go deelarcd that If the democrat
nominate a progTBSJlVc. candidate
BRUCE-BROWN WON
they will sweep the country. One
thousand advocates of women's suf
frage will march today and tonight,
to impress the delegates with the
magnitude "f their cause.
The suffrage plank will be offered
to tbc democrats.
NAVY YARD EMPLOYES
MAY BE LAID OFF
AT DIEPPE TGDftY
In Fiat Car, Takes First Half
of the Grand Prize
Race.
Dieppe, France, June 25. David
Bruce Brown of New York In a Fiat
car won the first half of the automo
bile grand prixe race, which started
here at dswn today. He completed
i ft tans, about 454 miles, In six hours
at minutes und 38 seconds.
The start of the grand prise race
vhL.i. hsa not been competed for
since 1 908. was marred by an acci
dent this morning. Collinlt, trying to
pas a competitor on the coOrse. shot
Into the air and capslxed. A mechan
Ican was killed and Collinlt was Injur
ed seriously. The course Is triangular,
about 4 miles long, and competitors
must cover It Z0 times, 10 today and
10 tomorrow.
Many Omgratulau Tuft
Washington, June -Many or the
leader Who helped in the nomination
of President Taft at Chicago came to
Washington, June 85. Employes of
ill United States naval yards, number
ing 20,1100 or more will be laid off July
unless congress makes provision for
the payment ol llielr wages, It was
announced today by Acting Secretary
of thu Navy Winthro?.
Eveljn Thaw Bays she Fours Husband
MIKE IPPEHl 10 MACK
Women Want Ballot Plank
Put in Democratic
Platform.
ments was discussed with the presi
dent and hence it is expected that Mr.
Taft will send In a batch of North
Carolina nominations Thursday when
the senate meets again. That these
nominations will be Duncan appoint
ments no one here doubts. Mr. Dun
0a)li has stood lirinly by the president
in the bitter tight which has been
waged against bin) and naturally, Mr,
Duncan's friends say, the president
will respect his recommendations at
the "pic counter."
Senator Simmons returned to Wa-ih
ington yesterday after spending I
week with bis family in the state. The
senior senator says he enjoyed hi
visit home and apparently is much
pleased with the outlook for hi- re
nomination to the senate.
PHARMACEUTICAL ASSN.
MEEIS IT WAYNESVILLE
Denver, June 25. "Is China more
advanced than the United States"'
asks Ihe Jane Jefferson Democratic
Club or Colorado, of Chairman Nor
man Mack of the democratic nation
al committee in an appeal sent to
him today to urge the adoption of
woman suffrage plank in the party'
platform. The club reminds him
that the Chinese republic has given
women the right to vote. Mrs. Itulli
Brraitt I.eait, daughter of William J.
Bryan was the first president of I In
organization.
While Plains. N. Y June 25. Eve
Ijm Nesblt Thaw still fears that If her
husband rets mil of Matteawan he
will try to kill her. she testified yes
terday at the hearing of Harry K.
Thaw's application for release from
Iho asylum on the contention thut he
now Is sane.
"I am afraid that If Thaw Is re
leased he lll kill me aa he has
trealeneil to do," hc volunteered dor
lug crow examination by counael for
Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw seemed excited when
she made this declaration, but Thaw
put a fan to his face and with a smile
turned to his mother and whispered
something to her which made her
smile.
Kays Kansas la I or T. It.
blna ltejc l six-Power I
V:.,w-,rnj7hn T ha Hou.e today to extend con
Couahlhri. Jonn MC gratulatlon.
draw, West Virginia, "
vVushlngton, June It. China has
n j.K led the i:io. 000,000 loan from a
l unking group of six powers, prob
ably lncue ot the stipulation for
foreign supervision of Its expenditures.
Topekn, Kane.. June 25. "There
will be no third nrty In Kansas." ssid
Governor W. It. Stubbs. soon after ho
reached home from Chicago.
"There is no need of a third party in
this state, .but Roosevelt's name Will
he on Ihe ballot In Kansas In Novem
ber and he will sweep the state.
"No third party will be projected In
any of the states that are already con
trolled by the progressive. Roose
velt only alms to do nationally what
Wisconsin, Nebraska. Kansaa and
other progressive states already have
done In their state governments. The
third paily Is to be formed only In
ftkndpat' stales, to sweep the bosses
and the 'standpatters' who represent
the old era out of power."
Members Arriving on Every
Train 70 Stand Exami
nations Haywood News.
Mum Tadrmn Dead.
Wie-baden, Oermnny, Juno 15. SI'
baiirencn Alma Tadoma, the famous
F.nglleh psli.ter. died here Inst night,
aged 77. He was born In Ihe Neth
erlands, but wa naturalised aa an
Kngllshman.
t . li.. .. . m x i . i m ri'iinrmnn .in i
' . t Al ln "1 "r 1 ,'Hr" m I '' "L . 'i . " j0hn T Me- the White House today to extenu con
u. he snid. "1 find things I havi Coughlln, Massachusetts, John T. MC
Special In The I iazette-News.
Waynesvllle, June 25. Kev. John
ftt 1'epper of Nashville pn-ai-licil fco
a large congregation in the .Methodist
Ohurch Sunday night, taking as his
theme "The Work of the Sunday
Schools."
Dr. Pepper will soon be h cltlsen
of Haywood county, having bought
a lot at tho Methodist uam-mbly
grounds, where he will soon have u
dwelling erected.
Rev, a. s. Anderson or Castonia
Aa are, .eil tile rail ol tile I'rosli.V
lerians here, They expert him to In
heie by July 15. Hev. Mr. Boggi
preached at Ihe Presbyterian church
Sunday morning.
Itev. Mr. Uiiclierry of Meredith col
lege. Raleigh. Idled the pulpit of the
liaptist church Sunday morning.
ttonner Kay has accepted a posi
tion with the Itay-Plotl Hardware
company.
O. C. Dennett of Ashevllle is visit
ing his brother. .1. C. Dennett.
Thomas Campbell has bought an
Interest in John Mnehburn's presaln
club.
Hugh A. I a delegate to the
Baltimore convention, left Saturday
for that city.
The Women's Missionary oelety ol
the Baptist church met here today.
They were addressed by Rev. Dr.
Hi ow n.
Tho Htnte Pharmaceutical associa
tion met here today. A public meet
ing will be held by them In the court
house Wednesday morning. The
members are srrlvlng on every train.
The examining board ha not yet paas
lh papers of the 70 who had
taken the examination.
t 'orporatlon Commies) jner W. T.
Lee, 'Who was crlouly hurt and
narrowly escaped death In a runaway
Friday, Is resting easier today.
New York, June 25. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt reached New York this
morning. He went directly to his edi
torial offices and will go to Oyster
Bay this afternoon. He said he prob
ably would hold a conference within
a week in New York with members
of the committee selected to conduct
his third party campaign.
Cleveland, o., June 25. A new par-
ij irom tne ground up is the Roose
velt program. After a series of dis
cussions with his lieutenants before
leaving Chicago, in which there were
several sharp clashes, Colonel Roose
velt decided to cut entirely away from
the party with which his whole public
career has been identified. His de
cision was a disappointment to those
who Uvored the organization of what
might be considered an independent
republican party with which various
state organizations might co-operate
and still maintain, it was hoped, a
nominal regularity.
"There must be no compromise, no
straddle," Colonel Roosevelt said. As
an indication of his determination he
said that when he returned to Oyster
Bay he would communicate with a
number of democrats who, he
thought, might wish to join the new
party.
On his way hack to Oyster Bay the
lormer president gave a glimpse into
the history of the last day of the con-
ntion.
This is the story:
Early Saturday morning a group of
delegates from southern states ar-
anged a private Interview with Col
onel Roosevelt. They told him they
had come to offer him the nomina
tion. They had with them a II ,t of
the known Roosevelt delegates and
tated that they wen authorized to
speak for a block of Taft delegates
who were willing to swing over to
oosevelt to avert a rupture in the
party. The number of these dele
gates, they ussured Colonel Roosfe-
elt, was large enough to nominate
him or any other candidate he might
name.
One provision was made, Colonel
Roosevelt continued. It was that he
must accept the nomination from the 1
convention aa then composed, as It
vould be hopeless for them to at:
iWrTWrw-tff
elt minority to unseat the 78 dele
gates.
Colonel Roosevelt said he informefl
the emissaries that if he should be
nominated under 'hese conditions he
would not accept the nomination.
He told them to go to the delegates
whom they represented and bring
back to him a pledge signed by 30
delegates agreeing to combine with
the Roosevelt delegates and make the
ittempt to start all over again to or
ganize the convention and to unseat
the 78 contested delegates. The at
tempt failed.
Thee hief point of interest to Col-
Inel Roosevelt's supporters is whether
they would be able to carry with them
the strength of the following which
Colonel Roosevelt has heretofore had
within the republican party.
Colonel Roosevelt expressed confi
dence that he ultimately would have
the support of the substantial part of
the organizations which were with
him In the campaign of the last four
months.
With the announcement In Chicago
hy Governor Johnson of California of
the committee on organization, the
movement assumed more definite
shape, and it was said that in several
stales the leaders had btgun their
work. Governor Johnson said the na
tional convention would take place
late In July or early In August. The
place has not been selected.
Johnson Names Committee.
Chicago, June 25. Governor John
son of California yesterday announced
ihe personnel of the committee on
organization, which, for the present,
n-ill be the managing committee of
Ihe new Roosevelt party.
Governor Johnson named eighteen,
ill of whom, It was announced, had
n notified nnd hud accepted their
ippointment. The committee Is head
id by Govcrn- r Johnson, w'io will be
icting chairman. The other members
are:
Senator Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota.
Si nator Joseph M. Dixon, Montana.
Senator Miles Poindexter, Washing
ton. Governor C. A. Udrlch, Nebraska.
Governor B. S. Vesey, South Da
kota, E. A. Van Valkenburg, editor Phll
idelphla North American.
W. R. Nelson, owner and publisher
Kansas City Star.
Richmond Pearson. North Carolina.
William R. Prendergast, New York.
James R. Garfield, hio.
William Allen White, Kansas.
Glfford Plnchot, California.
Judge Ben H. Lindscy. Colorado.
Matthew Hale, Massachusetts.
George U Record, New Jersey.
Charle H. Thompon. Vermont.
Colonel E. C. Harrington, Maryland.
The committee. Governor Johnson
leclared. wa merely temporary and
vould be added to from time to time.
Aviator Hamilton Seriously Hurt.
Washington. June IS. Paul Hamll
on, an Instructor at the Dnlteil states
irmy aviation school. College I'ark,
Md . was perhaps fatally Injured last
evening In an aeroplane accident.
Hamilton was flying alone In a bi
plane and was up 100 feet when the
machine suddenly fell to the ground
md was smashed to pieces. The avia
tor was pinned beneath the wreckage,
but was quickly extricated, Hs waa
hurried to a hospital here, where It
was said hla injuries might be fatal.