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all North mew Leads tl s?o : tl jo TECflfflfl'S ! , GRAND GLIf.'lAX Immense Crowd Hears Craig-KitchinJoint Debate ALL CHARLOTTE THRILLED The Fierc e Combat of Two Domo . cratfc Giants Enlliralls itus ' Croat Audience Pandimoulunis Greets the Appearance of the Speakers on the. I1 la t form. y , ' . ' 5 1 By EDWARD L. CONN. Charlotte, N. C. June 15. The political arena in the Old, North State was perhaps " never graced with ' a larger audience than that which gath ered In the Immense 5.000-seat. audi torium tonight to witness the forensic coin bat of two mighty Democratic giants, one of the intensest debates that ever occurred in the Carolina .iiAi, - - ... . j -. . m a hiih m ft V f'- . ww ww - William V. Kitchin and Locke . . . . . . , t . i a n v -r a ig uuui tpunt! wmi uiu ... i-'imuctnotii that tniv farrieo Binetri with every, expression, , " ,. fl.' mil) onnn: H'QS Atlthm Ml DV . . . V- . ' ... . lr.K inast-ii anil .tinfh onlnvpfl . the whole interest of the crowd. The - cnorn nr.. nnrn ur m k I'lini'iifti i n dealt out from - uie ; Bnouiuer mtuu visror : ana striKine nre. x nere tuum ticit nvp II u. - inure r 11 uusnwwv w- hours i before the speaking ; people : streamed v into the auditorium, with laces angni ana voices iuiy, hhius ..... . A - fill r tilt" ail n llll OliKVJ v band. Every seat in the building was ; roeupied, the aisles, doors and wln ' j lows were filled, and it seemed that v very i man, woman and child present was an enthusiast for some candidate, ladies caught the spirit and cheered. Mr. McNInch's Introduction. 1 " When, the i twocandidateav entered the platform - pandemonium broke loose and ; continued v ior several miutes.The speakingfli began l-romptly- at ? : 8:20" o'clock; Mr; Kitchin was introduced by. tlon. F. -K-McNinch, who said In part: . i i Th l vonner man . has ' ; made the most superb-, the most courageous, the 1 . most remarkable campaign of my gen eration, for single-handed and alone, he has met and Vanquished the com-, bined and mighty forces of influen tial newspapers, powerful politicians, the trusts and greedy plunderers of the- common people. Uke a - pyramid, uf . granite manhood he has towered in solemn? grandeur;-" and greatness,1 ii nhurt by the poisoned ; shafts of his f enemies. Uke a giant spirit of cour age he has stood tall, erect, his Jove I like countenance always to his and, his : i people's enemies,' unterrlflea, and un r afraid; The people love him and trust him, because he trust and loves his Tellowman. Born - a Democrat - and nurtured in the faith, he has grown i nto a " manhood of stal wart Democ 1 racy. Never did his party nominate a n nd ids tn that, hedid not support and he : has stood squarely ; upon Its every x t tf orra. never a bugle call to arms ni:h the enemies:- cam if. and , his -s - call f and fought his way 'h the enemies camp, and .his J ' - , a & . , 1 l A 9 ;7c.ucat career untnr me - iiguv m publicity, is revealed in all Its stain less virtue and integrity,". : - ; Vf .Mr Kitchin Speaks. : - Mr. 'Kitchin. opening the discus- .ion,- stated that there was something more In the nomination for. governor than whether Kitchin, Craig or liorne shall .be governor or not, but the great principles which this 8tate shall or nhail not nursue.i a few years ago it was sufficient to say whether a man u- Democrat or not and it was not aske4 (whether a man was a conserv ative or not. A class of papers had divided - the Democratic party on the two questions of " trust and ; railroad legislation. That element in the Dem ocratic :partyv which sees wrongs and has the nerve and courage to correct those - wrongs are called radicals . by the conservatives, and the man who sees no -wrongs ; or has not the dis position to remedy , them" is a con servative. lie challenged Mr. Craig whom he called trhe candidate of the conservatives' to hame one difference on any question other than the two of trusts and railroad regulation. Mr. Kitchin declared, that he believed it was the misfortune' of the State not to hare heard a Joint canvas, between himself and Mr. Craig, 'But tt was not tnv fault." he ! stated. He had chal. lenged Mr. Craig, he said, to discuss the trust and railroad question hieing together on all other party iquestlons. J lie attacked Mr. Craig for the lat-i ter's "Famous and Eloquent Greens boro speech," saying that it could notj le reconciled to t he Democratic - par- ly's platform, which 4eclares that.pri vate monopolies are Intolerable anJ Indefensible. 'Mr. Kitchin Btated his position; on "these two qiiestions de-f daring i that the penitentiary would tend to disorganize and dissolve the criminal' operations of trusts. The Democratic party beHeves. 4ie said, in railroad regulation and 'that freight legislation is more important than pas senger rave regulation. ' ' , v . leaving the fundamental party pol f cie8 he said he would turn to some thiae more pertinent. He began by singnng out nrsi tne Charlotte Ob rver and the other papers whleh Democratic, ticket, published by the executive committee, and the railroads and trusts. . He declared that an :ar ticle published in a local- paper, sav ing it - was evident he. had received benefit, in ' hto campaign from the trusts, was' false and scurrilous,, writ ten because he could not be attacked in any other 'way. II? would be ready to account for every penny spent In his ram Dal ten and show where, it came from, the moment, that Mr Craig might -1 reaciy. He explained, the secret of the opposition oZ the trust, - railroadi, Charlotte- Observer and Its "satellites" to, him. !-. His v record had been searched, his votes had been scrutinized and his speeches read and his opponents were unable to point to one thing In all his career to indicate that he was friendly to the trusts or the: railroads or that they are friendly to him. He resented , the "attempt of my -opponents in their eijmity to me to slanr the name of the most honorable men in the State, H6n. J. S. . Manning, my State mana ger! who la leading my campaign on to a ' great victory. . . ' On a cartoon they painted him as a cur dog listening to his master's voice because he voted a certain way on a hi?! in the legislature. "Were 'Julian, Gallert, Mull,. Peele, in the Houseand McLean, Adelt. Mason and Blair In the Senate, cur dogs too, for they voted the same way." i The speaker stated in his explana- tiOBof the Southern Railway's oppo sition that he had not voted for sub sidy when Co!. A. B. Andrews had re quested him - to vote-, for it, and who had made him to understand at the time that Col. Andrews was his enemy. t Voice from the hall: "You don't need hirr.") . - ' -" -".--'' L; Mr. Kitchin said that he wanted every man in North 'Carolina to i be lieve that the cailroads and , trusts are for his competitors or for anybody In i preference to him. He did ot mean to ay that the men la the, employ of the railroads had orders', from higher up,- for a trust or railroad would- not keep a man in its employ who did not ItnOw how to act In its behalf without special ; instructions.-. r;-f : ? , He said the reason these special Ini terests 'were opposcdj.to him was be cause, he had been tested and always found faithful tp the people's' trusts. They would prefer a man who had not been tested. It had been charged, he said, that he was a dangerous lhan and asked if the fifth districts having (Continued on Page Five.) t Wires Herbert Parsons that He : Yilinbt Direct Vahdrawal ' Herbert Parsons Wires the New York iYork Governor sjnd in Response He Says Mllaj Position Itemalns. v ITn- t hanged, and lie Has Nothlns; t' I : ; Warrant Hlni -r In Dlrectlnjr i , IK Name Withdrawn. . , i . - : 1 ,". " (By thossolated Press.). , , '. Albany. . N. Y., Junq 15.- Governor Hughes will not direct, the withdrawal of his name for Ihe Republlcah Presi dential : ' nomination. The Governor nade this announcement In - & tele gram today t5 Congressman Herbert Parsons.' of New --York, who is at Chi cago. ' The tKrvernor staieu nis posi tion in response to. the following tele- rram received from M r. Parsons;- "Hon.' Charles H. Hughes. i . ; "Aiuany. . i . . .. Feel It my duty to recall to you that the verbatim Instructions to New York county i delegates from thelrl constituents were to vote for you for the Presidency until you either were nominated or directed the withdrawal of your . name- from consideration, thereby contemplating the possibility of a situation for action by ! you and placing j upon you the- decision as to whom we should vote In every emer gency.' Every one concedes that Tafts nomination on the first ballot Is a certainty. May .we know when the State delegation meets "at 11 o'clock tomorrow, morning what . your de cision is so that the New York county delegates .can diccharge their; exacb uty to their constituents. In loyalty to your Presidential candidacy we na turally jdecline to urge any New York ers for j Vice-President despite re quests form other States. Yur de cision about the Presidency there fore directly affects" crystallization of sentiment upon a New York candidate fOr Vice-President, ' except that w. Yuave reluctantly - felt compelled to assure delegates "that your determina tion ot to accept It" yourself ia irrevo cabie. - . ' - S . - '. (Signcd f A- t "HERBEm PATISONS.' 1 Governor Hughes replied in' a tele gram as ollows: t ' : - -' "Hon, Herbert , Parsons, - "Auditorium Annex, Chicago. 111.: . "Your telegranCrecelved. My posi tion with - regard - to the Presidential nomination remains.' unchanged, 'After careful : consideration ..of at! the-, cir cumstances T do not find , that any such exigency exists as Would justify me in directing the withdrawal of my . (Signed)- J -- . 4iit i ht wo-, in '.rtfttnnpa - ' i,r,t- - t ' W. J. Physioc Cited to Appear Before G.; A. R. Post for Hoisting Cdnfederate' Flag : (By the Associated Press.) ; ;Ossning,CN, T- June 15-A Con federate flag flying from the printing ofjlce of William J. Physioc, on Main street,? was hauled . down today by Commander Sumner A. 'Smith, of Morell Post of the Grand Army. Physioc was t cited to appear " before the post tonight and explain his ac tion in hoisting the fja so that it overlapped the American flags, also flying from poles on the roof. . Ossiningvls in gala attire because of a convention of farmers and Physioc decorated his building in hon or of the celebration,' lle declared to day f that 'the flag belonged - to his father, a, Virginian, who fought under it during the Civil War and that he hoisted Intending no disrespect to -the stars and- stripes but to add to ; the beauty of the decorations. Physioc, it is said, was a member of this. Rough Rigers regiment-during the war with Spain.'- He was not at his office when Commander Smith appeared there to demand that the flag be unlapped and In his absence Smith hauled It down and carried it away, r - IIUGI1E5 mm 51 COLORADO WILL qiiv "enn nnvnw uni l ull uiiiiHi . .... - - -.v.;' i i , . . .... No Opposition to Resolu tionstnstructingDelegates cmiraii III SESSION The Colorado Democratic State Con- - vention Met Yesterday; and Contin- nes In Session TodayA Contest . Ing .Delegation Comes from Den- ver County. - (By the Associated Press.) Glenwood 'Springs. ?oio., June 15. The Democratic State Convention for the 'seelection of delegations to ' the Nationar Convention met here today. Resolutions instructing the- delegates to vote for W. 4. Bryan "will prob ably - have no : opposition: ; Contesting delegations are present from Denver, county, one being head ed by Mayor Robert Speer, and the other by Thomas M. Patterson, former United States Senator. Much bitter ness has developed between the two factions and ? the - speer Democrats have so far 'rejected all overtures for a compromise. W. H. Adams, State Senator from Conejos county, will; be temporary chairman of the conven tion. - - - " State chairman Milton Smith called the . convention to order and an nounced that the speer -delegations had:, been placed on the" temporary roll. . . W. H. 'Adams was chosen temporary chairman without opposition and the committee on resolutions was named. - Senator Patterson And "Ben." Ilil liard, of ' the contesting Denver dele gation, attempted to gain recognition for the purpose of stating their posi tion, but were rule out of order by the chair."-proposal to give each dele gate half. a vote was lost In the cre dentials committee. A motion to re port In favor of seating the speer delegation carried. 41 to ' 15. A A minority report will be made to the 'convention. - . j miE DIXIE HND.H Name Given to : Grand Pacilk Hotel Because of Vast Numlcr of South- em Gucl North Carolbia Iele - cation Arrives.. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, 111., June 15. -The Grand Pacific Mote! has bt-en given' the name of "Dixie Iand" by the mas of dele gates, because of" the number of South ern delegations . who - are stooping there. The majority of the Alabama people have been there for a week. Missouri came yesterday. North Caro lina last night, while todav tame South Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Mississippi and Texas. The negroes from Florida, many of whom made an ' unsuccessful contest before thV National Committee, were still strong In their determination to olead their cause before" the committee on - cre dentials. They held several confer encs during the afternoon, but re fused to say whether they had any additional evidence to support their case. '.-., Most of the leaders of the Southern delegations were, about the corridors early rounding up thir delegates for the caucus. There were very few contests for places on convention committees, or for national commit teemen, so that in many cases the slates were made up by the party leaders and submitted for" ratifica tion. . " . ..:' , - - : As a rule 'the Southerners were re ticent on the Vice-Presidential situa tion, although some of them expressed a preference for a New "York man. 'APPLICATION IS DKNIED. For Writ of .Habeas Corpus for Albert Patrick, Who Is in Sing Sing for Murder of Texas Millionaire. (By the Associated Press. New York. June 15. The applica tion of Albert H. Patrick, who is serv ing a life sentence in Sing Sing prison for the murder of William Marsh Rice, an aged Texas millionaire, for a writ of habeas corpus, was denied by Judge Lacom be in "the United States Circuit court today. Patrick set ud the clajm that his conviction and. sentence to death, which, has been commuted to life imprisonment,' was a result of a conspiracy to plunder the Rice millions. The motive, he as serts, , was to prevent him from en forcing Rice's will, leaving the great er part of the Rice fortune to him. PARCELS POST AGREEMENT. Blade Between the United States and France and Signed by Postmaster General. . . (By the Associted Preass.) . Washington, D. C, June is. A par eels post x agreement ' between the United "States and. France was signed today by Postmaster General ; Meyer and Ambassador Jusserand. of France. ; Under the terms of the - convention. which Is effectiev August lHh mext. packages "ud to four oounds and six ounces will be tarried at the rate of twelve cents a pound. Later the maximum weight of oackaeres which can he sent by mail to France at the rate of twelve cents a pound, will be increased to eleven pounds.. . - Success of Uie CrulMeis on Trial. ; . .Washington. D. C., June 15. Rear Admiral, Dayton today reported that the, armored ; cruiser Maryland pn a fours hours, full speed foroed draft trial off the California coast' a vera eed 133.X revolutions of her engines per minuie ana ne armorea crujser West Virginia under similar conditions av eraged , 131.8 revolutfons. The aver age, speed obtained with a BllKhtly ad verse current was 22.25 . ar,d . 22.1 knots respectively. ' The revolutions made exceed those recorded on the contractors'.tiials and in the opinion of! the naval offi cials speak welli for the work on the machinery of the vessels, which! now have been in commission for three years. 1 ! j OFF FOlt ASIIEVILLE. Governor Dawson, of j West Virginia, Has Developed Tuberculosis. (By the Associated Press. Charleston, W .Va.,j June 15. -The physicians of Governor W. M. O. Daw son, of West Virginia, has informed him that he has developed tubercu losis. Jle left: tonight for Ashevllle, N. 'C, where he will spend several months. I Senator Bailey rnprpving. . I j j. :T.;v (By the Associated press.) . New -York. June 15). Improvement in the condition jof Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, who Js. ill at the Waldorf Astoria, was reported to night. During the afijernoon his phy sicians Issued I'd. statement that ..his condition was f'Ouitejas favorable as that of yesterday." anjd tonight it was said at the hotel thjat It showed a slight improvement diirrqg the day. It was as if that this feyer.twas steadily decreasing and that in a, few days he probably would I be abiejto leave his apartment. , n . Bryan Interested in Chicago Platform. i i 1 ? .. . (By the Associaied Press.) Lincoln, Neb;. Junei 15. William J. Bran showed iriterestl tonight in such convention news! as cjame , from Chi cago,, particularly thei opposed planks in the platform that yrere. made pub lic and the decision Of tho Nebraska delegation to preisent the name of, Governor-Sheldon for Vice-President. He would not,' he said, htak any com ment prior toi the dopuon of ;vthe platform. j - . j ' , . EMODIJ KEEPER AMUCK " : si .';1 . ! . " " Wiley Black Takes Street, Armed with Gun, Rifle and Pistols" Declaring lie Would Kill Police Jus tice Reynold, - Ilei Walks" Main Street v to the Excitement w of .... . . . .... .. 1 . . - Crowds Combined Efforts of Sev eral Policemen Required toArrest .lIIm.Q .1, -f- j -'"I':;';' J:f';-, v (Special to NwsTaniflWrver.) A Asheville, ! N. C, June 15.- Consid erable excitement was creatde on South Main street, one of the1 princi pal business .streets of the city, this evening, when Wiley P. Black, a former saloon keeper, appeared on the street armed with a shot gun, a rifle and three . pistols and threatened to kill George Spears Reynolds, Justice of the city police court. ! The combined! efforts of seevral po licemen was required to disarm Black and take him to-the city lock-up. He was not allowed bond. Black has been indicted, charged with blind tigering and his case was to come un tomorrow. It is not known whether ! or hot this threat against the life of thU police judge was uue to this; case. "MADE UP" AGAIN. Evelyn Visits Harry in Jail and They Become Reconciled. (By the Associated press.) I'ouKhkeepsie. N. YL. June 15. Evelyn Thaw again visited her hus- oana in jail nere today. She arrived at 11 a. m. and took dinner with him in Kfterlfr Chanler s room in the court nouse. At Thaw s request the Jail ofllcers attempted to keep the news of ner visit from becoming public. . Reconciled Now! New York,' June 15.-4-Evelyn Thaw ana ner husband haver become recon ciled and will hot be separated, ac cording to a statement tnade today by Daniel O'Reilly, I Evelyn Thaw's coun sel, wr. O'Reilly admitted that "des plte the attitude of Mrs. Wm. Thaw and other members or the Thaw fam ily who have been opposed to Mrs.. uveiyn maw. she will regain her po sition as the wife of Harry K. Thaw." Mr. O'Reilly said Eyejlyn Thaw will remain' in New, j York so as to be in communication ;with her husband. Wiley's Condition Most Grave. Hot Sprinas, Va., June 15. At 9 V Jui o'clock tonight, the condition of Con gressman Wiley, of Alabama, was most grave. Members of the, family are at nis oeasiae, rearrui that the end may come Derore morning, j Annual Session of the North Carolina Medical Society at Winston-Salem ' r (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem :N. Ci. June 15. The annual. meeUng.of: the North uarouna; Medical Society will beln In this. city tomorrow, j The seagiuns will be held at the court-house. It is expected that! over Tour hundred physicians will be in attendance upui the meeting whlh promises to be :a a most Interestipg one1 lnevery -re- BvecL j x - 1 McCLELLAN GAIN'S TEN VOT - - i.. - j. ' '.'.. . r- . .- :. Hearsts Gain to pate is ITwjo Hundred and Twenty-eight Votes,' ', ; ' (By'the -Associated1 Press.) v . New - York, : June, 15. Mayor Mc Clellan made a train of ten votes from the examination today of the contents of 151 ballot boxes In j the recount proceedlns which: are to determine the disputed' mayoralty election of 19054 The recount so t far shows a gain, of 228 votes for William Ran dolph Hearst. If i the present rate of recounting the ballots- continues the nnai result should be T known next week. iry. M' ;'' "'' SiimiEiToI o ra TH E TIPTOE OF Situation on the Eve of Republican Convention IS With the Exception of Tpe President Final Preparations Are Well Ma tured for Candidates and platform the Whole City" Astir Last Night With Tumultuous Scenes. (By the Associated Press.) . Chicago, ill!., June 15. The eve of the Republican National convention finds Chicago on the tiptoe of antici pation, with final preparations well matured for candidates and platform, except the ever doubtful Vice Presi dency, and with the whole city astir with those tumultuous scenes, which usher In a National convention. To night ! the streets are ablaze with lights. Flag day has brought a wealth of color on this tall bul ldings; bands vie with glee clubs In . the . packed headquarters of candidates and In the open air. Marching clubs in fan tastic regalia parade the 5 .thorough fares, singing5 "Taft, Taft." Or "Knox, Knox.! and there is that universal 'pandemonium which befits" the night before a national convention. . The full force of the Invading army Is now here leaders and followers, delegates and rank and file, marching clubs and glee clubs, band and. drum corps. The last of the State delegations from the far South came in tonight. t But while th din proceeds without, the" final preparations of ' the leaders p roceed within. The! r plans are well laid, probably) with greater precision than has ever been known before a national convention has met and un less' the unexpected happens or the spectre of a stampede .rises from its grave, the "convention of ,1908 r will establish a record for the?- methodical execution of 1 well established plans. Tomorrow will see the convention . as sembled within- the ; vast Coliseum building," with, the first glow of con vention elocueifce f rom-- the veteran Senatorial orator Julius- Caesar- Bur rows, and the first . opportunity to greet the name of '. Roosevelt,4 Taft, Knox or some other favorite with an ear-splitting ; and ;! sight-bewllderlng demonstration, breaking all records for .volume and. duration.1 In view of the "reports that Senator Burrows' speech omits a tribute to President Roosevelt, It Is. being conjectured to night , that the Senator will "depart from the prepared, text, but whether he does or not, the pent up enthusi asm 1s sure to find expression tomor row In a vociferous demonstration. With Mr. Burrows'" when he arrlved today was Asher C. Hinds, the expert parliamentarian . of ' Congress, ' who will stand at Burrows elbow to wea ther any storm that may1 blow. Hinds was with Speaker Reed during the turbulent days of his Iron rule, then with Speaker Henderson, and Is now ith Cannon. V Should the unex pected stampede show ; it ;: head to morrow. Hinds will be relied upon to throw against It the? full force of precedent and established preceedure. After the preliminary gathering, of tomorrow there wiH be a period of suspense for practically two days dur ing which the committees ; will meet and the organization be perfected J so that the actual nomination of Pres ident is not likely to occur before Thursday. ' ' ( .-. : ; ;; .;;'- -; .";'r The business of today has hee.i di vided chiefly between the canvassing of States for selection of oificer. nnd representatives on the; various com-mittees-plaform, credentials, - national, committee, etc. These selection by the States have a decisive Influne in determining the complexjoa of the various controlling committees of the convention. The causes today left little room to -doubt that ' the forces - would be in substantial con trol of the organization when the full committees are assembled. ; -' vv :.:;: Among the more Important Stat 3 caucuses of the day were those itf Ohio,' New York, Indiana and Iowa, as each had some oearing on the per plexing question or tne . vice-fresi-dency. Each of these' gatherings brought forth the odd negative; con clusion of: declaring not to be in fa vor of, any candidate for the Vlc5- Presidency-Ohio because the , Taft leaders , do not wish to be In thd at titude of dictating; New York, be cause of the advocacy of Sherman or Low or any other New Yorker might impugn the loyalty to Governor Hughes; Iowa because v the Stats wants Dolllver to remain where he is in, the Senate and thus avoid a haru karl of State politics; Indiana because long-distance persuasion has not ; In duced Mr. Fairbanks to change his attitude: toward the first' and second places7 on - the ticket." " Other State caucuses were equally fruitless i in solving the Vice-Presidential mystery which .deepens " as the : ballot ap proaches, until It really seems that the prize may be thrown tfi the arena of the convention for a nerve-racking struggle. ?;: . " . . ' ' ,;;-H' ''"4:-l The Dolllver movement experienced varying fortunes today. Early In the day it was reported that the White House favored .an lowan. . . ; either Dolllver or Governor? Cummins which sent the Dolllver ; stock up with a bound. But this was offset by the action of the Ohio managers who are supposed to" erflected ' Secretary .Taft's wishes informally declaring that the Taft forces are scrupulously avoiding; the support "y. of ; any Vice Presidential it candld-rte. Mdreowr Chairman Perkins,' of the Iowa dele gation, and Congressman Hepburn, of towa; called on ex-Governor llerrick; chairman of the Ohio forces,, and told him positively that Dolllver could not and would not be a candidate. This brouglfl the Dolllver stock down asairi and tonight It stands at the same level ns yesterday. . The movement for Eherman . or . some ether New ;Vcr'; T PAT or n man l Rimllartv - rboclterl b r . thft-. w. riaion of "th( , Stat a not to rircsenfcv V candidate. for second place untll-Govv, ernor Hughes name is elimlaatert for first place," either by the. oaliots or -by his withdrawaL " Congressman Her bert" parsons, of New .York, in a tele gram sent to. the Governor . today, sought to. draw his attention to the opportuneness of a withdrawal, but in his reply Governor Hughes said he did not believe such an exigency , ex isted as would Justify him In directing the withdrawal of his name. ; - Speaker Cannon remained , in Chi cago all day and althouga keeping away from the noisy "Centers -o" con vention enthusiasm - he , tooU &.nost active part in the conferent-ej on tho platform. His unexpected advent here last night, for, the express purpose of having a, voice in the- dodument which may . .shape future legislation has fed to renewed consideration of some of the details of planks, notably those of Injunction and on trusts. "The speaker was closeted with Senator Hopkins, prospective chairman of th-3 Platform committee, for over an hour today and then Mr. Hopkins was closeted v. ith Wade -Ellis,' custodian of the platform and Senator . Long, - of Kansas, . and Frank B. . Kellogg, of Minnesota, the only ones to whom copies have i been entrusted. Mr. Cannon's friends be lieve the injunction and trust planks will be modified if not eliminated but the custodian of the draft have; given no evidence off making . any notable changes. The feature of the trust plank which Is said! to have, attracted the speaker's solicitude, is . one which Inferentlally would Exempt certain or ganizations, including labor and farm ing organizations from the operations of the law, although such exemptions in a, general law, are . said' to have been pronounced unconstitutional by the- Supreme court - of ' Illinois some fifteen years ago. - . j The name of ex-Governor Herrlck, (Continued on Page, Six,)'.' DQLD riOIEIIT HlDDQir it ' 1 1. .Sit .1 , Abner Jackson Knocked Down by Strangers in Fayetteville Knocked Ilim Unconscious and Drag ..... r - . ged Him Several Blocks, Leaving ' IlUn- for Dead No : Clue - to v the , Robbers Victim Will Recover. ; ; - (Special to. News and Observer.) : Fayetteville, N.. C.; June ;15 Last night about ten. o'clock., while Mr. Ab ner Jackson was on his way home, he was accosted on Franklin street by two strangers, one of them, a man of great size, threw' his arm around Jackson's neck while the other dealt him a ter rible blow In the face. They dragged his unconscious body to the campus of the public school and after riflling his pockets of a few dollars,; left him probably for dead.' '.When Jackson re gained consciousness he called ' for help, when the employees of the Mans field -Foster Company's show came to his assistance and ' a . physician was sent for. It was found that his wounds were not fatal, though very .painful," h is face : being : terribly lacerated. There Is no clue of the foot-paths, though the police are looking for sev eral suspicious characters seen ; here, lately. - , ; BIG NAVAL ATTACK. : Six Tliousand Regulars and National Guards Men , on Duty t at. . New. York. , x - (By the Associated Press.) New York, June-15. Six thousand Regulars and National Guardsmen are -on duty tonight in the forts of Aew York harbor preparing .'for a naval attack from either the sea or the sound approaches to New York. The forts are closed to visitors and the me nare being drilled in handling the guns and in tactics, for coast de fense work which are kept as secret as possible. , ' : . - - The more important - wor la "behiff done In forts Hamilton - and 'Wads worth at the narrows, for it .is be lieved that the fleet of mine laying tugs representing a hostile naval force, will endeavor to force their way up to the city from the sea. By tomorrow night it Is expected that word will have been received that the fleet has started for tho liarlor. The ; big guns will, then be loaded and the searchlights will flash - over the harbor entrance. . A big reserve of in fantrymen will be held in ;readiness to repulse any parties of the enemies which may be landed at oCney Island to- try. to make their way to Fort Ham ilton. ; ': t:v.: 3;. a :;iCtv . siloiiliilffl Betting on Horse Races Halted by the Police, the Crowd f.iade no Attempt to Make Wagers ; ! (By the Associated Press.) New York". June 15. Vlth betting oli the races halted ,by. the presence of the police, only a scant two thousand of the faithful tnade their way to Gravesend rate tarek today to see , the events. Tha rain, drove the "crowd Into 'the' grand stands where It list lessly watched the races and made no open attempt to,jmake;any wagers. . - The police - patrolled . the betting ring and kept eevry one moving, and a squad of blue -co&ts were "stationed In the club house with instructions to arrest any one attempting to make a bet. Nobody was arested, how ever, x ' Assistant . "District Attorney Elder of Kings county, aid today thast while he is as-determined as ever to stamp out the gambling evil at; the tracks, still theer are some points which can not be ignored.- ;J He said that to get a : clear case . against ' a better or a bookmaker, there must be a posting of odds, the passing of money or a con tract given." Unless that could be proved there would be ho cr-.a r -l i t any pers-nn arrect''-il c! r 1 - '' - ' -i : : t:.j i ti-i .:" ! . DEffi'- - V f -. GDLTLEfEll Namcsof lew rJcticnal Republican Committc: BilEHDIOS I!I5 Flfl Work of SUte Caucuses Yesterday la . Some Instances' the Delegations Do "Not Get Together Until this Horn Ing and In Others It Was Decided Not . to 3lake a Selection Until To day. - , - Chicago, 111., - June lSV--The new National Republican Committee' was nearly: made "up today at the State ; caucus. In some instances the dele- . gations, will not . get together until tomorrow .morning; and, in others, It was decided not to make a selectelon r until - tomorrow. Following are the members chosen today and tonight: Alabama P.iD. Barker. Mobile. . Arkansas Powell, Clayton, Eureka Springs. . , , , , , . - . . ' California George A. ; Knight, Saa Francisco. . . , ; - Colorado Charles Cavender. - ' - - Connecticut Charles -JP. - Brooker, AriHoniit. "-, ...... - .' .. :' . . ... . Delaware Coleman DuponL Florida J ames N. Com bs, Appala chicola. ' t . . Idaho William E. Borah. Illinois Frank P. Lowden, Chicago.. Indiana Harry S. New, : Indiana- ' nnllst-i . . " . . Iowa Ernest E. Hart,, Council Blufls. - t , - Kansas David W. Muvanc, To- - Louisiana Pearl Wight, New Or " leans. , - ' , Maine John F. Hill Augusta. Maryland Wm.. P. Jackson, Balti more. ...... , Massachusetts W. Murray Crane. Dalton. ' Michigan John W.. ' BlodgetL urana itaptus, Alien. . - jjwnnraoia r ranK u. ; ii.euog, tiU -Paul. ? C Mississlppi-7-L. B.. x2Jo3cleyr. Jack son. t : .- I . Missouri--Charles Nagat, Et. Louis." Montana Thomas C, Marshall. - Nebraska. .Victor Rose water -Omaha. . .. . Nevada P. L. Flapgiin, Ranc. "! ' New Hampshire Fred. W. Esta brook. ' ' jew Jersey lYankiln Murphy. Newark." ' , , ' New York Wm:r'L..ard. Port Chester. - - r North Carolina Edward C Duncan, ; Raleigh. . - . North Dakota James Kennedy. Ohio A. L Vorys, Lancaster. : . , Oklohoma C N. Cade,' Chawnte. ; S: Ohegon Ralph E. Williams. ' Pennsjlvania Boise Penrose, Phlla delphia, . ; , . . 1 ' Rhodes Island Charles R. Rrayton, Providence. t , . , , - . South Carolina John G," Capers, , Charleston S. ,C. , - - - South Dakota Thomas ; Thorson " :. Canton. ' t - ' Texas-Cecil A.-Lyon, Sherman v ' Utah-J0. TL . fnftf. "Provrt. - . - ;; v Vermont James W. Brocks, Mont pelier. ' '- .-. . .Virginia Alvah H. Uartln iTor folk. . . 9 . . . , - , Washington Robert L. McCormick, Tacoma. " " f - West Virginia N.: B.' Scott, Wheel, in. ' - - -i-' r vv tscuiwiu Aiirtu x. xiogers, juau ison. "i -- Wyoming George Paxton, Evans:-'.' Alaska I P. Shackleford,, Juneau, - Arizona W.S. Sturgis, Phoenix.. -r District of Columbia Sidney Bieber. v ' 4 Credentials CoinmUtee. . The . Georida delegates after- a. lonff nrl..i..t. ' ' A nr.' v.' -'- - . - session today, decided in view ojf! -numerous . contests and doubt as the. final; make up of the delegation, that.; mitteemen with the exception of tha member- of. the. credentials committee , ; Alex Akermao,ef Atlanta, was chosen. fo rthe place There . was a, spirited debate, over a disfranchisement plank, and : a committee was appointed to draft for presentation to the com- i mlttee on resolutions. : Other South ern members of the committee on credentials chosen so far follows: .... ; Alabama Nathan II. Alexander, .: .Arkansas F. W.. .Tucker. ' - Florida Mathew B. McFarland. Mississippi I B. Moseley. -. ' North Carolina Charles II. Cowles: South Carolina A. D. .Weeper.. . : Tennessee Lee- Brock. ' i : ; ' Texas J. A. Smith. Virginia J. W.. McGavock. ' - " ! Committee on Resolutions. . ; The Committee on Resolution's as- far as selected at the State .caucuses -today embraces the , f ollov.in j f rcra Southern States: . ' . .. . AlabamaJoseph II., Montgomery. Arkansas H. L. RemmeU, ' Florida Henry S. Chutb. , Mississippi J. B. Yellowley.' North Carolina Epencer ,u. Adams." South Carolina John G. Capers. -Tennessee IL Clay Evans. Texas Charles W. CZzn. Virginia D. Lawren. , New Bern Party i" IU A' : !. : (Special to News and Observer.) ' New Bern. N. C. June 15. a ir-tv ' it-tu inew uern Aionaay mors ' New : York from where t' ej on the steamer Martha ,'i a pleasure trip to Europe, will land at Naples. .. . vi.-it 1"! Venice, Rome, Paris anj: To other places on their 1:m. ' return on the stearr about September 1. 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