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T. R.&ONTRASTS
Scenes and Principals of a Sensational Crime in New York City
CONTENTIONS
Declares Victory of Wilson
Would Not Mean Dethrone
ment but Perpetuation
of the Bosses.
x l A iU
SAYS HIS OWN APPEAL
IS DIRECT TO VOTERS
Roosevelt Further Denies
Steam Roller Tactics Nomi
nated Him in 1904 and
Mr. Taft in 1908.
New York, July 19. Two phases of
the republican national convention at
Chicago are discussed by Theodore
Roosevelt In editorial articles In the
current Issue of the Outlook. The
"Steam Holler" and "Men Who Live
Softly" are the headings of the colo
nel's articles. In the first, the writer
answers charges that "steam roller"
methods were used to nominate him In
3 904 and again to secure nomination
for Mr. Taft In 1908.
"There was no contest over my
nomination In !904 when this conven
tion assembled," he says. "Every
delegate was for me; and this was
true of both sides in every contest. In
1908, when Mr. Taft was fairly nomi
nated, there were no 'steam roller'
methods, as far as 1 know, and if any
thing dishone-t or improper was done
in the effort to nominate him it was
without my knowledge and if It had
been brought to my attention and I
had any power In the matter 1 would
have Interfered with It."
In the second article the colonel
alludes to "the respectable men who
with discomfort stood behind their
leaders in securing the triumph of
fraud and political theft at Chicago"
and scores the "other respectable
men who felt no discomfort In
thus supporting rascality; who, on
the contrary, glorified in their ac
tions." "Some of the men responsible for
the steam roller work In this con
vention." said Colonel Roosevelt In his
flrsi editorial, "had sought to excuse
themselves by saying that they were
only doing what had always been
done, and specifically what was done
for Mr. Taft himself four years ago.
As regards myself, the statement has
not even the slightest foundation In
fact. In 1900 I was nominated for
vice-president against the wish of thi
most powerful politicians who then
had control of the republican party,
and purely because of a popular de
mand too Insistent to be denied. In
1904 the national committee contained
a majority of the men who were hos
tile to me. and as In 1900, the leading
politicians of the party would have
liked to upset me. I never UBed the
patronage, not to the extent of a sin
gle appointment, to secure my nomi
nation; I never appealed to a single
politician; I never sought or used the
aid of. the machine; I made my appeal
direct to the people over the heads of
the machine; I made my appeal direcl
to the people over the heads of the
politicians, and stood squarely on my
record; and I received the nomination
solely heeauso the people believed In
me and approved of my record, and
were so overwhelmingly for me that
the machine politicians abandoned all
t hought of a contest against me before
the convention met."
The Recent Convention.
Colonel Roosevelt goes Into details
as to how, ho says, steam roller meth
ods were used to create a majority
for Mr. Taft at the recent convention.
He reviews the history of the primary
campaign In the various states and
contrails his action In waiving techni
calities In the Massachusetts primary
as against the action taken by the
Taft managers on the delegates at
large In the Ohio primaries. "But
Senator Burton and his fellow-politicians,
by adroit manipulation equally
discreditable to them and to Mr. Taft
himself." the article goes on, "persuad
ed nine-tenths of the delegates from
Cleveland to violate the expressed and
overwhelming will of the people and
to vote for Mr. Taft. It seems Incred
ible that after this action Mr. Taft
should still have made no sign as to
the Massachusetts delegates at large
But such Is the fact. He was not
ashamed to accept without protest the
delegates at large elected for me by
9000 majority, but given to him be
cause he had iLceived about 4000 pref
erence majority, and yet at the same
time to InsUt that his representatives,
by treachery and sharp practice, se
cure for him the six delegates-at-lnrge
from Ohio which in the primaries had
gone 47,000 against him. Of course
if It was right In the uttitudo I took
about the eight delegates at large
which Mr. Taft's lloutenaiils so greed
lly accepted that is, if the preference
of the voters was to be held morally
binding then it wns also morally
binding on Mr. .Taft not to take the
four district delegates from Mussn
chusetta wherei the preference hnd
been expressed for me, and not to
urge his subordinates to steal from
the people of Ohio the lx delegates at
large which by 47,000 majority they
had declared should be mine."
fn contrasting the two conventlbns
Colonel Roosevelt writes:
convention Contrasted.
There was one essential and In
structive difference between the Atti
tude of life big republican political
bosses at Chicago and the big demo
cratic political buMes at Baltimore.
The former greatly preferred certain
party defeat to my nomination; the
iHtter Were willing to accept any nom
(Continued on page I.)
Dr. Andrews Calls on Presi
dent to Reveal Treasury
Conditions.
Gloucester. Mass., July 19. Dr. A.
Piatt Andrew, who recently resigned
the office of assistant secretary of the
treasury, issued u .statement last night
in which he returned again to the'
charges against Secretary of the'
Treasury MacVeagh contained in his
leuer or resignation. lie culled on!
tne president to make public a cer
tain "description of conditions in the'
treasury department," written, he
y.iys
by a high department official 10
weeks before
his resignation was sub-
initted.
"This letter," s i Dr. Andrew,
"amply and specifically confirms ev
ery statement I have made."
Dr. Andrews' .statement followed
the reading of news despatches from
Washington within that lime in which
references were made to certain let
ters from treasury officials regarding
his controversy with Secretary Mac
Veagh. These letters Dr. Andrew
has not seen, he said, but he ex
pressed utmost confidence that they
do not "deny a single statement of
mine as to Secretary MacVeagh's tem
peramental infirmities and as to the
consequent difficulty in carrying on
properly the business of the treasury
department."
"it Is significant." he said, "that
the two most important officials of
the treasury department, Lawrence O.
Murray, comptroller of tile currency,
and Lee McClung, treasurer of the
United States, sllll remain silent. This
is significant not only of their opin
ions, but also of their character and
courage.
"I note that Mr. Kulph, director of
the bureau of engraving and printing.
Is quoted as having professed allegi
ance to Secretary MacVeagh. It
should be hji ill that Mr. ltalph had
carefully read and affirmed both of
my letters in the exact form In which
they were Issued, including the state
ment that Mr. Ralph on several oc
casions had been with difficulty dis
suaded from his intention to resign
his office, due to no other reason than
its lamentably unsatisfactory relations
Aith Mr. MncVeigh.
"Mr. Kriun, auditor of the postoffloe
lepartnient, is also cited as having
written of his cordial relations with
ihe secretary. It should likewise be
said In this connection that Mr. Krum
had read and approved my .letters in
heir final form, Including this para-
raph: 'I recall instances of great
liscouragement on the part of Mr.
Kram and on the part of his prede-
essor, Mr. Chance, not only because
of luck of support, and encourage
ment on the part of Mr. MacVeagh,
in their efforts toward increasing the
fflcieney of the service, hut also be
ause of his continual postponement
of decisions ubout recommendations
vhich they had made and his unjusti
fied complaints about any active pro-
edure, even In small matters, with-
ut authorization.' "
itilhi vessels sunk
IN THE OMOUELLES
Attack on Entrance
to the
with
Straits Repulsed
Heavy Loss.
Constantinople, July 19. Right
Italian torpedo boats attacked the en
trance of the Dardenelles at 1:30
o'clock this morning. The Turl lsh
forts replied vigorously, sinking two
Italian ships anil damaging six othors
The tight lasted 45 minutes.
The cabinet ministers were hurri
edly called to the palace this morning
where at a council It was decided to
close the Dardanelles.
HOPING FOR MIRACLE,
KISS SACRED RELIC
Hundreds of the lame. Blind ami III
In Annual t.athering at
Chicago.
Chicago, July 19. The annual gath
erlnir of Ihe lame, halt and blind at
Shrine fttanne Is In progress here
where wonderful cures have been
claimed In past years. Hundreds of
III nersons were brought nnd kissed
the sacred relic, a pleoe of the wrist
bone of u saint.
"I don't maintain thai any miracles
were performed while I was here i
vear uaro." said Father Daley today
"hut It Is true many Were cured
through their faith."
Clothing ami hImjc litem Up.
Nlpw York. July 1. 'Prices
clothing and shoes are tolng to
of
be
advanced next year. Cloth makers
have raised prices greatly and
ullers of course will charge more
Automobiles. In the manufacture
which enormous quantities of leather
- Iure used, are blnmvd for the advance
In shoe prices.
"Ti'XI y j&SfiMMh? 1 - v. AOmmmmK
Fourteen Men Selected
Have Supreme Control
Over Campaign.
Sea
palgn committee today began prepara
tions for the opening of the political
cay, McCombs said the conference
probably would continue until Monday.
Wilson did not attend.
The democratic campaign commit
tee, which will have supreme charge
of presidential campaign, was named
last night by Governor Wilson. 11
consists of It members, with Wil
liam I''. McCombs, (he chairman Ot
ihe dcmocri'.tlu -national connnjtte its
chairman.
The other members are: Roberts,
Hudspeth of New Jersey, Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina, SVIIIard
Saulsbury of Deleware, Hubert I.
Kwing of Louisiana, A. Mitchell Pal
mer of Pennsylvania, Joseph E. Davics
Wisconsin. Will U. King of Ore
gon, all ol.wiiom are mi-inners oi mo
national committee, and Senators
'homOS P. (lore of 'Oklahoma, Janu s
O'Gorman of New York anil .lames
Reed of Missouri, Representatives
Daniel J. Mctiillicuddy of Maine, Al
lien S. Burleson of Texas anil William
McAdop of New York city.
The appointment of a vice chair
man was postponed.
No action was taken on the ap
pointment of u treasurer or finance
oinmlttee.
Headquarters will be opened with
in a few days in Chicago and New
York and at a later date In some west-
rn city as yet Undecided on.
After the meeting Chairman Mc
'ombs announced that the campaign
oinmlttee would hold its first meet
ing at an early date to appoint vari
ous sub-committee, among tlicni ho
ng the advisory committee) press
immlttee and finance committee. As
to the latter be thought il would outl
ast of :!.' or 40 men, representing, ot
ourse, cery section of the I'niteii
Stales. Names had hardly been
reached in considering this commit-
S, he added.
Chairman McCombs said headquar
ter! would be opened In New York in
the theater district within a week.
while the power of appointment of
the campaign committee rested nomi
nally with Mr. McCombs, there are In
dications that he followed every sug
gestion of Governor Wilson and that
the appointments were actually made
by the nominee. The committee was
announced by the governor, who
added:
"It Is a matter of gratification thnt
It all worked out so admirably. '
The appointment of the campaign
inmlttee is but the llrst act, the gov
ernor said, of tne real organization
of Ihe campaign. It will be thor
ough and carried out to the smallest
letall, no section being neglected or
overlooked.
In taking from the direct charge of
the national committee the manage
ment of the campaign. Chairman Mc
Combs said that there has been no
intent to supersede that body. Kvery
national committeeman, the chairman
stated, would have all he could do
during the campaign, Independently
nf the campaign committee and the
nominee, and the chairman will use
the services of every one
The committee Is largely composed
of men who stayed by Ihe governor
In his fight for the nomination. A
notable exception Is Senator Heed ol
Missouri, who was one of the warm
est supporters Of Champ Clark. An
other man whose name had not been
mentioned In connection with the
campaign committee Is former Judge
KltiK ot 'Mi-eon, who from the bench
i istalned the validity of the Initiative
anil referendum In Oregon and after
Lining reiently won his contention
fl the Supreme i ourt of the United
States.
Onvernor Wllsi n snld ho did not
know when the campaign committee
would meet again, hut Indicated that
It would hold freqund sessions, be
ginning at un early dale.
Girt, July 19 Wilson's cam- lI-.-JL
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g pp J WAREHOUSE BILL
lot the hearing yestord. I.e. ROSENTHAL'S CLUB IK yfSyyl H-LU fill llllflLIU
special investigating com,, .:. of Jj, JI;
olumbla, July 19.
the bearing yestcrihi In I
special Investigating comttiltu
the South arollna legislature v. a
testimony ol IS. J. H. O'Neill, fl
fessed blind tiger operate,, who
titled thai
had cniu
pi
lion'1 money
paid it to 0
i Charleston
el Constable
tharl.
O'Neill's testimony was made I" -fore
the special session Of the com
mittee Investigating the aliened dis
pensary graft and charges of corrup
tion against state officials. The bear
ing here was primarily tailed to take
the testimony uf Samuel J. Niri.oils,
the Spartan'o, .; attorney. Nleliolb
made a sweeping denial that he had
any Intention nf Offering u bribe t"
Cole L. Blease, governor of South
Carolina, for a pardon for a netor
lous yeggmun.
The Spartanburg attorney testified
that he was In an Intoxicated condl
tlon when the interview, record) d by
it telaphonle device between Detec
tive K. 8. Reed and himself took
place. He also charged lhat the rec
ords of cunvi i .iikis made at Spar
tanburg and Washington Ihuri been
flistorteil by the
Btenpgl apher.
d the Fecorda of llu
Um Augusta hi arlnj
last Week, The i ee
irtllng charges of ul
iu South Carolina.
Reed introda i
conversations ..I
of the commltte,
i, i-ils contained si
tidal corruption
After taking the testlmnn)
Niehoiis the committee began
of Mr.
an In
vestlgatlon Ot Ihe alleged blind ligc,
graft In Charleston, charges concern
ing which Wen made at the Augu la
hearing.
O'Neill proved to be an unwillinr
witness and after evading questions ol
the committeemen for more than an
hour h was Induced to testify by a
threat of imprisonment.
The witness testified that for about
17 months he had been collecting
"protection'' money amounting to
about $ti(l per month frmn tigers In
Charleston and turning the mono)
over to Chief Constable Stothart.
Eighteen months ago, he testified,
Stothart was appointed chief const
hie by Governor Hlease, and a few
days later came to O'Neill's place ol
business. "Stothart told me that tin
boys would be coming around to
me," testified O'NeJH.
The witness then testified that he
collected the "prote, Hon" monej
from the retail whiskey dealers and
about a month later placed it undei
Htnthart's door In an envelope. Tin
envelope1 he testified, inntalned tin
mimes of the dealers who had "i on
trlbuted."
O'Neill testified that the "pr -
tion desired" was given.
One other witness was called by
the committee before adjournment
was taken for scleral days.
In his testimony before the com
mutes Attorney Ntehnlls admitted
that he was in an Intoxicated condi
tion end knew of the alleged Inter
view between himself nnd K. S. Heed,
the detective, alias II. N, Porter, the
Chicago attorney, He stated that
somtj of the statements by him as re
txirded by the telephonic device wen
ridiculous and denied any Intention el
I tcontiuueo on pag s.j
, ,. , ,, -32' SAMUEL KOPP, STARTER.
testimony ol 13, J. B. '.cill. a con- CAPE BOULEVARD
ted "nrotec-
S. i '., and
U. II. Sto-
POLICE FRAMED
MURDER PLOT
So Declare Owners of Car
Which Eore Slayers of
Rosenthal to Hotel
Metropole.
TRAGEDY NOT RESULT
OF GAMBLERS' FEUD
Name of Gunfighter Who Did
Shooting Revealed to the
Authorities by
Shapiro.
New York. July 19. Dramatic dev
elopments arc promised In the In
vestigation of Ihe Rosenthal murder
nlot. As like skein of
tiu- skein of oonsplroi
lowly unwound, n denoumi al with
lie "police system" In the foreground
mazed near. William Shaplre. the
dar witness, Is giving the public proM--cutor
valuable information and let
ting drop clues that strengthen the
belief that the slaver of Hoselithal
iiui not directed by the gambling frs-u-inity,
but presumably by certain
lOllcemen, Jnck Rose, the gambler
irlend of Lieutenant of police Meeker,
.ihose name has been brought 'n, has
ilven the name of the gun tighter
who was In the ear the night Rosen
thal was called from a hotel nnd
hot to .bath. Ills name is Scbapps.
The police are looking for him.
Jack I fuse's surrender and confes
sion thnt he hired the "murder car ".
allluuigh declaring that he was not
In It 'at the time of the shooting, Were
the big events of yesterday In '.he pur
suit of the band who stmt down the
man Who had accused members of
the police with being In partnership
with gamblers.
iilher developments of Interest and
significance were not. linking, how
ever. Mayor (Invnor took a person
al hand In the In Vestlgatlon, em dins
tor Lleutciant Barker and three
other policemen, and being closeted
for a long time with them In com-
iinni with police commissioner Wai-
! do. The outcome of the consultation
'was not made known but the mnyoi
look occasion to give out a letter he
,-eiii to the coinmissiiiner asking
Lhal Becker nnd the other officers be
!ioiigl,t before him.
Louis I.lbby and William Shapiro,
owners of the automobile that carried
Itosenthal's murders to the Hotel
Metiopole and sped them through a
, iiL- of policemen and who arc them
(elves held in connection with the
murder, have told their lawyer, Aaron
J. Levy, that policemen instigated the
issasslnatlnn nnd thai they were wll-
ng to help the district attorney to
prove it.
They were not spoi Hie in making
lhal bald accusation, but maintained
II was true. The vagueness of the
, harge was explained by the state
ment that th.- i!.,,.is were being re
si rved for the district attorney's ear.
District Attorney Whitman scored
the police for lallnre to round up the
unit h rets. "In lour days since the
murder the only evidence they have
collected Is that the murderers es
caped and lhal n gray touring ear
was used," said he.
MEXICAN REBELS
Juarez, Mex.. July 19. Passengers
arriving over the Mexican Northwest
ern railroad today report thnt 10011
Vaqul Indians caught Iifl0 rebels In
Dolores pas- and killed all but 100 of
them.
Dentil List Will KXi 'd SO,
v., July
scouring
blllsides
Troughs,
, for viol
19. Searching
the flood swept
near Masums
in Humboldt
Iiih of the tor
and
count
Ni
rent thai washed out two mining
rumps yesterday. Over a score of
bodies have been recovered. The death
list will exceed 30.
shot Doer by lliirglar.
Mobile, Ala., July 10. 1ee Illtrli
cock was shot down by a biirghu
when he went to the front door to In
vestigate the noise. The burglar had
previously ransacked the house.
vmn q ciiv don
muuiu uuii tuu
South Carolina Plan to Store
Cotton Nullified by Su
preme Court.
Columbia. July 19. The Supreme
court n! South Carolina today declared
:1k cotton warehouse bill unconstitu
tional. The act was passed ut the last ses
sion of the legislature and provided
for (250,000 to be used In establishing
a work house lo store cotton and other
commodities for higher prices. It
wa- signed by the governor and the
case was carried to court by the at
torney generul, who wished the mat
ter settled.
The supreme court held that the act
would appropriate public revenues to
piuate purposes and would create a
public debt Without the ipiestion he
Ing submitted to the people. Several
southern states have similar questions
before them.
HOUSE COMMITTED VOTES
10 UNSEAT MR. CATLIN
Patrick Gill's Contest Is Sus
tained by a Strict Party
Vote.
Washington. July 19. because his
campaign expense was so great, tho
house elections committee today voted
to unseat Thereon Catlln of St. Louts,
republican, and to seat former Hepre
sentatlve Patrick Oil), a democrat.
The decision was by strict party vole.
The committee held (Jill would have
been elected but for the use of money
In i ailin's managers. The house acts
later.
MAY NAME BARNES
New York llo Prolmhlv Will
Chairman of Itcpuhlli an Ad
visor) Committee.
He
New York, July 19. Members of a
'sub-committee of ihe republican na
tion. il committee gathered here today
to name an advisory committee and
elect r chairman. It was thought
probable when the committee met
that William flames, Jr.. of New York
would head the advisory body,
Washington, July 19. All troops
dlRpntclied lo the Mexican border
vhen the rebel army began moving
i. round Jaures will soon be removed,
with the exception of one regiment of
cavalry.