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HE RALEIGH TIMES THE WEATHER LOCAL SHOWERS LAST EDITION Vol. LXXI. No. 133. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1912. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper. SITUATION IN CHICAGO GROWING MORE! TENSE -"i'""' . IHE RECORD BfJHERIFF GAYHOR Hi FOSS TALK Two Small Boons Started at Baltimore Today For Dem- v . i ' Plans of the Roosevelt People for Capturing ihe Convention By Taking Charge of the Preliminaries-They Try to Nominate Soon After Opening ELEPHANT MAY TURN AGAINST BOTH Many of the Dolomites Put Through tlio Third Degree by Lenders On Doth Sides Men Who;. Stood Their Ground Were Told What MiKht Happen to Them Some Talk of. New Man But the Fierce Struggle Goes On With Increas ing Bitterness Roosevelt Men Hope to Keep Contested Dele gates From Voting on Permanent Organization. Chicago, 111., Juno 17. The Roosevelt and Taft loaders, after a practically sleepless night, today staked final hands In tholr bitter struggle with less than twenty-four hours before gavel falls at the ColiBeum for the formal opening of the republican national convention tomorrow. Prominent men from many states, were subjected to con ference room Interviews of type known In police circles, as the "third degree." Leaders whose lives have been spent in the "game" brought Into play every artifice of m.Mcni politics in frantic efforts to swing the balance to Roosevelt or Taft. Men who doggedly stood their ground, were told what might happen to them, not only this year or next, but four years away, unless they agreed to the program the leaders mapped out. Running through this tense situation waB the fact of Roosevelt's presence, leading his own fight with his own hands. In the final an alysis, as the day wore on, it was question whether the republican party is bigger than its controlling body, the national committee, or big ger than any individual candidate. Summarized, the situation is whether the republican "elephant" will respond to the digs of either of the two drivers, one ordering It to the left, the other commanding it to the right, or whether the "ele phant" will twist its trunk about both drivers, hurl them aside and go its own way. Indications today were that the last contingency is not impossible. In this connection, It became ap parent that the division of delegates between Roosevelt and Taft on the nomination question docs not hold on any other question to come before the convention. This was shown plainly by the Virginia delegations attitude. Although practically all for Taft's rcnomination, nine Vir ginia delegates declared they would vote to overrule the national com mittee's action in seating Taft dele gates over Roosevelt delegates from Carifoniia, Texas and Washington. This sentiment among arriving delegates was seized upon quickly by Roosevelt and his advisers, who determined to attempt to break down Taft's strength in the conven tion through the medium, of prelim inary ballots. The Roosevelt men will focus the fight as soon as the convention is called to order, by pre cipitating a roll call, in which only those delegates whose seats are un deleted by Roosevelt shall vote. The RooBevelt men expect to achieve this end by demanding a roll call on the temporary chairmanship, on the very first question that comes before the . convention. Then it is planned to have Covernor Johnson, California, cast the Btates twenty-six 'votes on the question. This action by John son, it is expected, will be objected to by two Taft delegates from the fourth California. This "Juncture will be grasped by the Roosevelt floor leaders as the one upon which to ge an "expurgated" vote of dele gates. The floor leader will move that the temporary roll compiled by the national committee be rejected and that a substitute roll call, in- 'S Chicago, June 17. Senator Bo rah, of Idaho, was definitely select ed as the Roosevelt force's choice for temporary chairman. Governor Had lny was chosen as floor leader for Roosevelt. The Taft and Roosevelt forces j prepared two distinct plat forms for submission to the conven tion. Discussing the Roosevelt plat from; James R. Garfield declared It would be progressive throughout. The subject of re-call will be left to the Individual, states. The third candidate talk continued. Justice Hughes' name was prominently mentioned. eluding seventy or eighty delegates claimed by Roosevelt be adopted. Thus submitting the matter of the debated seats none of the affected delegates could vole on the question and the Roosevelt men believe that such a poll would give them the up per hand in organizing the conven tion. The Roosevelt plan is revolu tionary and Acting Chairman Rose water of the national committee, who calls the convention to order may Insist on waiting' for the re port of the credentials committee which usually, would not come up until Wednesday. Htill They Quarrel. Chicago, June 17. The Taft forces characterized as "too purile to talk about," Roosevelt's plan of submitting a new temporary roll to take the place of the one made by the national committee. Senator Penrose asserted: "We are ready for that scheme or any other chi merical proposal that comes from the same source. Not a lawyer would seriously entertain any prop osition to set aside party traditions i-n disposing of contest cases." Di rector McKinley said: "The tem porary roll of delegate arranged by the national committee organize the convention." Speaking for the Roosevelt forces, Uovernor Hadley declared that no contested delegates seated by aojl of the national committee should sit in the convention. Asked how he could help it, he said the Roosevelt forces were not unmasking their batteries today. Dixon declared the temporary roll-call now showed Roosevelt would be nominated by a majority of at least forty-two and Borah - would be chosen . temporary chairman over Root by a large ma jority. ' Dixon declared many south ern delegates instructed for Taft would vote with the Roosevelt forces on organization and so assur ed him. He said four more Georgia delegates had followed the five who yesterday signed open , letter to Roosevelt pledging him their sup port. Dixon said he would make a public letter later In the day signed by several South Carolina delegates pledging Roosevelt their support. "There is not a southern state that has not been broken," asserted Dix on. Henry W. Taft, arriving this afternoon, declared he was not in the least worried over prospects for the Taft family. , May Try to Nominate at Once. Rosewater conferred with the committee members. It Is said the Roosevelt, plan met stubborn oppo sition. The committee members, it ts reported, insisted that the chair man follow their usual procedure and enforce strict rules relative to the temporary organization. Unless the Roosevelt leaders get a vote on the contests, immediately, it is said they plan forcing the issuo by immediately moving Roosevelt's nomination, and attempting to hold a convention of their own within the convention hall. Aware of the gravity of these de velopments, the Taft managers and (Continued on Pugo Seven.) or Elizabeth City, June 17 Pugh Robinson, son of Chief of Police James Robinson, of Kdenton, wus acquitted of the charge of murde yesterday afternoon after the Jury had been out 24 hours on the caso Robinson was tried in the superlo.' court here last week upon the charge of shooting to death a United States seaman, named Harney, on tha state militia boat Elfrleda, here several weeks ago. The verdict was a sur prise as it was expected that he would be convicted of murder In semo degree. Summer Law School Wake Forest. June 17. The Sum mer school of Wake Forest College has finished the first two weeks of Its session. The enrollment Is tnir- ty, representing several states. Out of this number mere are eigni grau ii ate students. At a meeting called for the purpse, 'the' class ejected the following officers: President, j. y Johnson, Moore county: vice-presi dent, R. S. Pruette, Mecklenburg county; secretary and treasurer, William Evans, Pitt county. The Moot Court officers elected were Hon. J. M. Loyall. of the Jackson ville, Fla. bar; associate Judge, J. H Blngham, clerk, and C. C. Broughton sheriff. The case committee appoint ed by the president were J. M. Loy all, W. T. Wilson and R. C. Ber nard. ' ' The gostip it today may be i uperst(t(j. v' tomorrow, 11 m . OTni irii if- nil s r- r i "i m . ., v. TALK ABOUT WEATHER Mercury 90 Degrees In Raleigh Yesterday Sudden Change in Temperature Re sponsible l-'or. Apparent Hi'Mq Today Was Really a Hot One Some Information on Subject Many People Out Hiding. Although many persons complain ed of the heat yesterday, the weath er was not really so hot as .appeared. The mercury scooted up to only i0 degrees, the second highest point reached this year. The highest was Thursday at 92 but this was fol lowed by rain. It was not so hot yesterday, the contrast in the tem peratures of Saturday and yesterday accounting for the uncomfortable feeling about one's Shoulders and collar. Saturday the highest tem perature was 78 degrees, and the change of 12 degrees in 24 hours was quite noticeable. The weather was a whole lot warmer today than yesterday. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the mer cury registered 78 and at the same hour today it registered 82. Dur ing the night the -.-thermometer did not register lower than 74 degrees. Until 3 o'clock this afternoon the mercury showed an inclination to balloon and it was early apparent that the figures '-.'would read 94 of 95 before the limit was reached. Hundreds of Raleigh people got out Into the open yesterday by means of buggies, street ears and automobiles.'' Traffic" to the Coun try Club was never better. Estimate of Cotton Acreage. Washington, June 17.- The oe partment of agriculture's entimatR of the acreage planted to cotton ih the United States, which heretofore has been made early in June, but whi :li a rocent act of congress caused to ho postponed a month, will be Issued at noon, WednesdayJuly 3, wih the monthly report showing the con dition of cotton, June 2:i. Delegates Hurt In Wreck. Clcago, June 17. A hundred pas sengers, including several Georgian convention delegates were bruised and cut in a railroad accident when a Pennsylvania train collided with several empty cars near here. BY GENERAL WOOD Washington, June 17. The pres ident today vetoed the army appro priation bill, returning the bill to congress, with a message, indicat ing his disapproval of the legislative provision ousting Major General Wood as chief of staff, March 4. Lynchburg (Jives Up Franchise. Lynohburg, Juno 17. The Lynch "burg Baseball Association directors decided to make no further efforts to retain the Virginia League fran chise taken from this city last week. Lynchburg will be without ball the remainder of the Benson, .CHICAG04 ! ' V. riLL . - I AND TO THINK THAT HE CONSIDERS IT MUSIC. SPECIAL TAX S Wake Forest Votes In Favor of Good School Facilities (Special to The Times.) Wake Forest, June 17. After a hot fight of .two months the 'special tax election held here Saturday, set tled the question as to whether or not Wake Forest would have in creased school facilities. Up to the present time the facilities have been inadequate. The special tax will amount to about forty-five cents poll tax and about fifteen cents on the hundred dollars valuation. There 213 voters registered. Out of this number only about 157 voted. The light against the tax was led by-W. C. Brewer and others. The school forces were : led by O. K. Holding, J. C. Cadil-ll and (i. W. Paschal. Every voter who was registered and failed to vote was counted as against the tax. T.il.ing the voo in tliis light Ihe school--won by a vote of 12 to 93. ..Hut of votes actually polled those for t he -school were 120 und those against ii were. 37. This is a spiral victory for the special tax, for it had. been defeated in tills district hi vcral times before. THERE never was a rooster yet who, with his everlast ing crowing did not stir up a whole community. The successful advertiser is the one who "Keeps everlast ingly at it." SWA XX CAPTURED. Slayer of C. ('. (iibs.m at Red Springs ; Taken in Hamlet. Hamlet, June 17. -George Swatin the negro, 'who li"t C. C. Gibson, superintendent of tlio oil mill at Red Springs, two weeks ago, and who died from his injuries in a Fay ettevlllo hospital, was captured yes terday morning in an old barn two miles from Ilainht by Chief of Police Tatlock of this place and Ernest Sims. Swanii offered no re sistance and when taken admitted that ho was the man wanted. A re ward of J900 was outstanding for his arrest which will be paid to the Hamlet'officers. . The sheriff of '-Robeson was no tified and came here for Swann, leaving with him on the evening train. On account of the Intense feeling In Red Springs against the prisoner it is thought that Swann will not be carried to Lumberton, but will be taken to the penitentiary at Raleigh for snfe keeping. Most people count the chicks not only before they nre hatched, but before the eggs are laid, WIN fff-f - . r I THE HATJONAL GUARD Captain Dangherty Impressed With North Carolina Under Progressive .Direction of. (en- eral . Leiiu.ter . State Troops Are Equal to (Junrd of Any State Will Inspect Regiment at Camp (ileiin in July. Capt. Andrew Jackson Dougherty, I", S. A., who was assigned hy the war department to duty in North Carolina, returned to Raleigh today from Pennsylvania and Maryland where lie was an instructor in the camps of instruction for the otlicers of the national guard of those states. lie will leave-Wednesday-for Massa chusetts on a similar duty. Captain Dougherty" will return to North Carolina to perform his last duties, ile will inspect the Second and Third regiments at ("amp Uletin in .Inly and Will then leave for the Philippines to join his regiment. The captain said today that the more he saw of the, North ('arolin National Cuard the more favorably was he impressed with its elTeeli' c ness. It will compare favorably with the guard of the other states in the union, lie declared, under- the pro gressive .-methods of Adjutant Ceil orel Leinster, has 'improved -.rapidly Captain Dougherty, who Is a guo soldier and fine gentleman, is d lighted with -North Carolina and wi' leave many friends here when h leaves lot' the orient. DIES AT RIPE OLD A;E Confederate Veteran and Inventor Stricken hy Scythe of .'Father Time . Alexandria, Va., June ,17. Major Eli J. Janney, a distinguished con federate soldier, and the inventor o the Janney car. '.coupler, known a "M. C. It." coupler, in general use on steam railroads throughou"; th country, died last night at the. age of eighty.-. Janney-' was Held quarter master-oil' Robert E. Lees staff Famine in Nicaragua. New Orleans, June 17. Minefield advices say the people are dying from famine in Nicaragua. N crops have been made and revolt i threatened. PRESIDENT WILL BE KEPT POSTED ..-Washington,, Juno 17. Whil house officials have prepared to Keep the president Informed of each move at Chicago on the convention flsor Upsides lnS distance telephone wire from Chicago to the whit house, newspaper reports will he re celveil -by .-''telegraph. Conventio news will roach the president soon as it comes over wires, so he mav know each development. See retary Hilles will flash the president every scrap of information available He expects to stay at Washington at the end of several busy wires un til the nomination Is settled.. ax Settlement Shows $311, 000 Collected Last Year At an adjourned meeting of the oanl of county commissioners today the final settlement of Sheriff J. H. Sears for the taxes of 191! was re- eived and accented. . The sheriff col- ected $10,0(10 more last year than as ever before collorted in Wake county.. The record of 1911 was 11 1,0(111. The commissioners also ordered hat the tax books '.he' made up by the county audiuir, as was the case ast year. It was ordered that the Baueoin ridge be repaired. xo kh;x oe mi'e Relief Tug Redonda Reports as Be ing Unable to Make any Landing on Account of Eruption of Last Week. Kailuk Kodiak Island. Uska, line 17. The roller tug Koamma rrived here yesterday at the foe! f Kafinai volcano and reported I !j at slie wall 'unable to make a landing that section because of the ex- reniely heavy deposits of sand ard shes. No sign ot life was seen and those on me tug were uuauie o recognize the locations of the lish- ng villages which, were scattered long the coast line before the . erup- ion last week. When those oii the tug were so.r- sfied that there was no life on snore. they put aboard and ran at I II speed across Salikof strait to Karli'l;. where wireless messages were sent to the revenue cutters and other re- ief ships, in the vicinity. The men on the tug say the en tire coast line of the Alaska pemn- ula in the vicinity of-' the "Volcano s -buried -so deeply that the unuu- ain appears to slope at an even grade to the Waters edge. ;)l roll I XDERWOOD Senator liankhead Says Ahihainian's Cliances Ijook Rosy. Washington," June 17. Senator Rankhead. of Alabama, managing the-presidential campaign of. Repre sentative' Underwood, of Alabama, on f erred with Mr. Underwood Sal- irdav. Later bo voiced roseate ews ,)f .Mr. ' Underwood's prospects. Se later lianKnoad saiu speaue.r Clark, -Governor Harmon or (lover nor Wilson would not lie able to muster the two-thirds vote necessary for their nomination and the path would be open for the Alabama ca i didate. The finest ion Of nominating and seconding speeches has not been settled as yet. Thaw Hosii't (Jiven Up Hope or Libert). White Plains,. N. Y., June 17. Harry K. Thaw- made, the thirty at tempt at liberty today from Matte- twan asylum n a habeas corpus writ, proceedings betore justice Keo:;h. Man Slmt by Divorced Wife. Chicago, June 17. -William A. Miller was sot by his divorced wife when he crawled through the ;econd slow window of her home. Ihe wo man claims self defense. Miller says lie sought a reconciliation.'-. TO CONVENTION CITY Ciiicairo. Juno 1 7. --Strains of livclv . music announced the arrival of . 'roiivcn.ii.nl' delegations. From va rious depots' lines of quick stepping marchers' and struggling bodies ot ribbon, -bedecked '".delegates poured into the region about headquarters' hotel.-' The greater part, of twenty- five hundred delegates and alter; nates, 'holding title to the conven ti.in floor, arrived, besides thou sands of spectators and enthusiasts from . far - distant:'. points. The most spectacular of the morning arrivals was the Blaine club of Cincinnati Nearly ' four hundred men were In cjliimn, 'inarching down Michigan avenue, past Taft ...'.headquarters in the Congress hotel, around to the club's headquarters in tile Oreat Northern hotel. The club members wore wliile hats. One nsiiigent Lender Killed and Another Captured. Washington, June 17. Admiral Usher from (luantanamo has cabled the navy department confirmation of the report that General Estenose, Cuban insurgent leader, was killed and General Lacoste, rebel general was captured by government forces, The olllcials here believe this prac tically will terminate the revolution Rev. J. S. Weld Killed In London. London, June 17. Rev. J. S Weld, an American was run over and killed by a motorbus In Cock spur street, ratic "Dark Horse'' THE M1TTEE BUSY Xational Committee Move Head quarters to the Convention Hall The Wilson People Say Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall Don't Want to Commit His Delegation I'ntil After the Chicago Conven tion Acts Roger Sullivan Says Illinois Will Vote as a Unit for Clark Throughout the Convention. Baltimore, June 17. The demo cratic national committee head quarters were moved to the conven tion hall today. National Chairman Mack and his associated will con clude the remaining details incident to the opening of the convention a week from tomorrow. Two "dark horse" booms were informally dis cussed this morning for Mayor Gaynor and Ciovernor Foss. Those directing Governor Wilson's candi dacy said they were Informed that Leader Murphy, of Tammany Hall, believed New York should take no choice for president until after the Chicago convention. Frank Hendriek, of New York, launched the Foss boom. He said Foss's name might not be taken up until the second ballot. Hendriek said the Foss platform was the im mediate reduction of tariff and reci procity with Canada. National Com mitteeman Sullivan of Illinois de clared that "Illinois delegates will vote as unit and continue to vote throughout the convention.. We are for Clark." Clark and Wilson head quarters were opened today, MOVEMENT KOK HUGHES. Hotchkiss Declares no Man With the Justice's Idea of Civic Duty Can Afford to Refuse to Serve the N- ,. tion. -. Chicago, June 17. A movement in behalf of Justice Charles B. Hughes, of the United States su preme court as a compromise candi date for president, took definite form here ' vesterday. William H. Hotchkiss. of New York, former state superintendent of Insurance and a close friend of Justice Hugnes is its leaning spirit. "No man, particularly a man with. Justice Hughes' Ideas of civic duty. can reiuse to serve .-me- iieuine ui. the nation in a crisis such as the nrncnni nnn ho en t H when reminded Justice Hughes would not permit hi name 10 o useu. Mr. Hotchkiss and his associates took pains to make it clear that they had come here without the knowledge ot Justice Hughes. "I did not come to cnicago as an. opponent of Colonel Roosevelt. whom as an exponent of iirogressive principles. I shall support Rhould he he nominated."., said -Mr.' Hitchkiss. Weather llureaii Bulletin. Washington. June 17. There will be showers' the first part of the com iim week in tlie eastern and south ern states, attending the eastward 'movement .of .a -disturbance tna' i now over the Great Lakes. This disturbance-will be followed by ris ing pressure and a change to cooler weather which will last until tna latter part of the week in t lie middle west and Ihe eastern states. Over t.t-Onlddle west and the far western states the weather will be fair dur ing the next several days. The next disturbance .'to cross the country will appear in the northwest about Thursday and prevail over the mid dle west ni the close of the week; it will lie attended by local showers and thunderstorms and Will bo pre ceded iy a general rise In tempera ture. Rattleship Xebrn-ska Sails for (iiaiiMinamo. Key West , Fla.. June 17. The battleship Nebraska sailed today for (luantanamo. . MAINE DEMOCRATS WILL NAME PLA1STED Portland. Maine, June 17. The Maine democrats : will re-nominate Frederick Plaisted for governor in the preferential primary today. Oba diah Gardner will receive the demo cratic vote for United States sena tor. The republicans have three candidates for each office Two Girls Killed by Train. Winnepeg, June 17. Two glrla were killed by a Canadian train to day. The girls were on their way from church. Their escort wa4 fatally hurt. A t
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