'ALMGI
ME'S
LAST
EDITION
VoLLXXI. No. 134.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Double the Nvimber of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper.
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THE WEATHER
, FAIR
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BIG CRUSH OF PEOPLE
AT CONVENTION HALL
Greatest Stress of Feeling and Bitterness Ever
Marked a Political Convention-Roosevelt
People Hope to CaptBre the Convention
SOUTHERN TO
ACTAT ONCE
Notifies Mayor Johnson of
Willingness to Take Up
THE CROWDS ARE
EXPECTING A ROW
The More Moderate of the Roose
velt Supporters Against the Revo
lutionary Plan of Trying to Cap
ture the , Convention Both Sides
Making Claims and Nobody Seenis
to Know Who Will Have Hie Ma
jority, Who Will He Temporary
Chairman .Or What May Happen
Sensational 1'rocedure is Ex
pected by the Crowds Toft's
Picture Not in the Hall.
Chicago, 111. June 18. The re
publican national convention in a
full swing of oratory and factional
enthusiasm at two o'clock this af
ternoon had not yet organized. Sen
ator Root of New York, and Gov
ernor McOovern, of Wisconsin by the
Taft and anti-Taft forces, respec
tively were placed in nomination for
temporary chairmen. , The Roosevelt
people attempted to amend the
temporary roll. Chairman Rosewater
refused to entertain any business but
nominations for temporary chair
man. This brought the test squarely
upon that issue. Groner of Virginia,
was among those seconding Root's
nomination.
Gathering of the Forces.
Chicago, 111., June 18.- The war
ring Taft and Roosevelt forces
gathered at Coliseum for the open
ing of the fifteenth republican na
tional convention with battle lines
on both sides apparently holding
firm and the leaders and delegates
predicting that the session would
mark a nepoch in -the annals of
American politics. Rarely have the
principals In a national political
convention entered under - greater -stress
of feeling than prevails today
The atmosphere is electric with bit
terness and personal animosity.
Thousands, unable to obtain seats at
the convention, thronged the lobbies
and the vicinity of the coliseum, be
lieving that a sensation of one kind
or another would develop in the
big hall at any moment. Many poli
tical veterans said it was the worst
crush of humanity in their conven
tion experiences. Taft's managers
concluded their plans for the light on
the floor on the assumption that the
temporary roll prepared by the na
tional committee would show a Taft
majority by a small margin. Also
they assumed that the temporary
roll of the committee would become
the convention's temporary roll.
Roosevelt and advisers, evidently
familiar with the Taft "figures,
evolved an eleventh hour scheme for
reducing the small Taft majority
by means of an arrangement elim
inating from the roll on temporary
organization those votes Roosevelt
challenges. Every possible effort
was made by Roosevelt's managers
to have the Taft leaders accept the
proposal that no election of tempor
ary or other officers, or other pro
ceedings, shall be taken as the con
vention's act unless it shall receive
the affirmative of votes of 540 un
contested delegates.
, , Plan-Revolutionary.
Chicago, Ills., June 18. Taft's
leaders asserted ,that Roosevelt's
plan as revolutionary and in direct
opposition to the rules governing
the national committee and long es
tablished procedure in the tempor
ary organization of the republican
national convention. The more
moderate members of the Roosevelt
organization counseled against the
so-called revolutionary proposal, de
claring that attempts to securo Its
adoption would precipitate decisive
fight Immediately.
Taft's Picture Not In Hall.
For the th first time In the hls-
11
Washington, June '18. The presi
dent's dinner last nigni vu dijcurc
n s ua fnho n hniiHA of reo-
r arrant, ui tuc ----
resentatives, Is regarded by diplo
matics as further evidence of this
government's intentions to maintain
an attitude of non-intervention In
Cuba. The function was iiueuuou
as a demonstration of the United
eta.- wnritv iftvillne towand 'the
ir-urninAnt In official ClrClBS
It is believed the American warships
may be withdrawn from uuDan wa
ters soon, to continue their summer
drills. - . .. .. ' .
The reason a woman can under
PRESIDENT'S DINNER
TO CUBAN STATESMAN
stand a man (s be can t ner.
tory of a national republican conven
tion, there is no picture of a presi
dent hung in big hall. The iron
work is hidden behind red, white and
blue bunting. The galleries are
marked by lines of mountain laurel,
draped about tri-colored shields and
flags. The chairman's table stands
about one-third of the way from the
south end of the rectangular hall,
on a dlas. Back of it are the na
tional committnien's seats. At its
sides are grouped five hundred seats
for newspaper men where may be
heard and ticked away to ninety
million people and many times more
people of other lands, all transpiring
within. In the basement the news
paper men have spacious rooms
where a hundred telegraph oper
ators and reporters may work. Two
hundred operators, attended by. five
hundred messenger boys will be
ready to aid in conveying the in
formation abroad.
Committee on Rules.
' The members of the committee on
rules and order of business were
elected by the state delegations:
North Carolina, Emil Scow; Virginia,
R. H. Angelo. Members of the
committee on permanent organiza
tion of convention: North Carolina,
Moses N. Harshaw; Virginia, Joseph
L. Crupper.
Policemen On Every Side.
Policemen at every corner, every
door and aisle were the distinguish
ing feature of the scene in early
hours before the doors opened to
the ticekt holders. Nervous tension
was apparent on all sides. It was dif
ficult even for those people with
proper tickets, Including newspaper
men, to enter the hall. AH sub
ordinate officials, are keenly alive
to the possibility of trouble. Along
the front row, between the body of
delegates' seats and the platform,
anitri raw nf uniformed oolice sat
waiting for nobody knew what. By
ten-thirty o'clock there was a large
sprinkling of people In all sections
nf the hall, but there was In evi
dence at that hour no signs of the
excitement which everybody expect
ed before the- day closed.
Dixon Kxcited.
Tlixoxn. Roosevelt's cam-
nnicn manaeer. rushed about excited
ly in the hour preceding me uuie
for the convention to assemble and
Hod in and out of Roosevelt's
rnnnii conferring over the final
plans for the day s struggle on me
Hnnr of the convention. "I'm too
busy to talk or predict," said Dixon.
"It is past time lor preuiciiuiia ui
estimates, we are going uowu iu
the convention to win tnis ngni ami
win we will."
Filling l'p the H41II.
At ton-fifteen a band in the
coliseum began playing "My Country
Tis 01 inee, ana peupie ueBo"
pti-oamine into the arena. About
eleven o'clock : the delegates were
coming into hall in larger nunmers.
The delegates seats were rapidly
fliunr "a h e nat in me ring,
mounted on a tall pole was carried
into the hall Dy one 01 me i
Heleeates. It was placed beside the
Texas standard..
A tvov started for the coliseum
it was announced purpose of the
t.nnni,f.it fnrpoa tn neiav inn lemuui-
ary organization as long as possible.
Veils as Delegates Gather. ,
The delegations poured into the
Coliseum in the nan nour oeiuro mS
convention assembled. From all
nnrta nf the hall rival yells of the
joitlnna burst fourth. Music
from a band up near the roof of the
great hall was drowned at times in
cries from well drilled delegations.
The strains of ' Dixie, 1 which fol
lowed the rather doleful medley of
favor ten. brought tU3 siumcru
a to their feet with a jell. Many
northerners Joined them. The first
-oqI flnnlnima. came at 11:30. for
former Vice-President Fairbanks
and former Congressman James E
wtnn of Indiana. Watson was
KhmM innt night as Taft floor lead
er. Two women among California's
delegates, entering a few moments
later, were roundly cneerea.
A moment after the band oonclud-
H "niiio" it struck un ' Marching
Through Georgia." Scattered cheers
greeted the song. Pennsylvania's
delegation, at 11:40, punctured the
air wun cneers tor wiiuam nun,
following It with a Roosevelt Veil.
At 11:60, practically all the dele
gates were on tne rioor. ine amies
warn rhnknri. and there was much
confusion. The ball was a veritable
babel. Above the convention's roar,
a band poured fourth more or less
mournful tunes. The weather was
exceedingly cool, a sharp contrast
to former years, many delegates ap
pearlng In winter clothes.
Roosevelt, at his hotel headquar
ters, held a final conference witn nis
leaders. Asked whether he would
attend the convention today Roose
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il kT. s Yi i3 yy yi -i-
a-C . (( .s t hJZ,
The Convention Hall at Chicago and Some of the Factional Leaders Who Will Battle There Today for Con-
r trol of the Republican Party.
DOCTORS ARE
IN SESSION
State Medical Society
Today at Hendersonville
Welcome Addresses
(Special to The Tinics.)
Hendersonville, Juno 18. The
fifty-ninth annual session of the
State Medical Society convened here
this morning for a session of four
days.- Dr. A. A. Kent, president, of
Lenoir, called the ''meeting io order,
after which Hev, . A. 1.. Stanford
made the invocation. Hev. H. T.
Wilcox, president of the Creator
Hendersonville Club delivered (he
welcome address, which was follow
ed by the address of welcome by. Dr.
Arthur R. (luerard, in behalf-of the
local medical society. The response
was made by Dr. Laui;hiiitdiuuse, 01
Ureenville, followed by the presi
dent's address. The regular pro
gram, consisting of scores of
speeches, was then taken up.
11KTTIXG OX OITCOMK
One Arizona Knucli Owner- IMaces
$20,00 That Taft Will Win.
Chicago, June 18. A (luartcr of
a million dollars has been wagered
here on thai outcome of the Chicago
convention, according to declartions
made here today by persons who
claimed to be well posted. One
"book-maker" said today he had
handled $50,000 in bets for New
Yorkers. ' ;
An Arizona ranch owner today
wagered $20,000 that Taft would be
nominated. A number of Pennsyl
vantans pooled their .Interests to
ttike the big bet.
Even money is about the standard
offered although Roosevelt seems to
have a trllle the better of the senti
ment. ,
NAB 1'U'Kl'OCKKTS.
Officers Bound Vp Fifteen "Work
ing" Republican Convention.
Chicago, June 18. Fifteen alleg
ed pickpockets were rounded up at
the central police station. They
were arrested on street, cars and In
public places by detectives looking
for "convention crooks" attracted by
the opportunity for thieving.
Two of the prisoners, the police
say, admitted they camo from New
York in the hope of reaping a rich
harvest of pocket books and jewelry,
and another said he hailed from
Texas,
North Carolina Mer
chants' Association
meets tonight at 8:30 in
Odd Fellows' Hall. The
public is invited.
KII.I.DI) TIMIV.
C.V1-US (lodl'ellef, S Veari Old, of
- Tlioiiiasvilh- le irli'!i.
Tlioniasville, .1 vn:- IS. rThis af
ternoon about 2 o ilock the lil i lt S-year-old
son of Will' t'lodfelter .of
Tlioniasville, was killed by u shift
ing freight', train at the Tail road
crossing in from of ihe residence of
.1. ('. Ureen. The
ning child, Cyrus
urently -standing
waiting foe p;:s
1 northbound, to
iiiK fr-eiglH train
Clodfelter, was a;
on the side 1ra 1.
sender (rain No. ;i
pass when tin
backed down ih.--ir.iek on which -he
was standing anil . killed liini with
out warning, lie was struck on the
head and -the' entire back portion
the skull and rij;lr. arm were cut off.
Authorities of Use railroad called
the company sinT-ea, Dr. C. A. Ju
lian, who lound eh,- lifeless body ol
die child -lying n a? the track. Coro
ner Peacock v a ivnnnoned and im
mediately held an imiuest.
It lias been taiil i one of tin
wu-
liesses to tile
were no gales a
at the time the
in all probability
No.. 7 HOiitlihoiiu
bound to pass.-.;
the shifting I'n i
hlni. There u'r
crossing, just as
ii i;;edy that there
i-his crossing' jti:-.
h'i was .killed ami
1 was wait ing for
I and No. I'.li nnrtli-
r!.-i could hot.- licar
:!i: as it backed on
- no pates at : this
; there are none in
im. n, making it ne-
any iiart of the
cessarily a dangeni
ms place for those
across the tracks.
who have to walk
PARKER KAY BE THE
naltimore, June 18. Judge Alton
B. Parker, of New York was strongly
indicated as the choice of arrange
ment committee for temporary chair
man of the democratic national .on
evution. The arrangement committee
members now here declare Parker
neutral toward all the candidates In
the race and possessed of Ideal qual
ifications. Leader .Murphy, of Tam
many,, it Is said, brought forth
I'nrker's name. The arrangement
committee meets Thursday to name
the convention's temporary officers.
The democratic leaders and national
committeemen laid aside preconveu
tlon labors today, and looked toward
Chicago for now 9.
PLANS FOR
H ROAD
Stockhoiders of Railroad Meet
In Greensboro and Discuss
Plans-Other; News
: ; (Special to The Til", s. 1
'Ireeitslioro, .lane I S. - : full and
enthusiastic meeting of stockholders
of the Crernshor.6, lto.:;!.)nri antl
Northern l.'ailrotid compui'y v. as, ad
journed li'-' ni;,l,t tu meet two weeks
hence, when it was slated a lea-l
iiieetinrr will ! v r.i i 1 atlil ..'.!' :;i;i 1
ortiatiii.af ion of the cittnpany ie.'t
eil. The conijiaiiv .pniposes to buili!
a .line of raiiroad from, (ireen.s.iioro
throuiili Ala uiance, Caswell and Per
son counties t) lv(bi)ro and ; pos
sihly on. to Henderson fur a con
nection wilh the Seaboard. ; .
Last, nU:!n.'s . incel ing naiiicd a
coinmitiee 10 co-operate with coai
iniitoes aliii'dy at work on (lie de
(ails for the road and in. pay at
teiition to certain preliminaries, iliav
in nut . l.e lori;e,l after.'' 'I'iliS llMll-liiitt-e
is com post"! . of the foliow
.ing prominent loeat business nun
i;e,l stoi kho'ders: I'apt. .1. W. l-'rv,
A. 15, -Kimball. A. 1.. I '.rooks. C. i).
I'enbnw. M. W. Tjifimpxon, .Itihn .1.
l'liocnex, K. J. .lunice aail Lai land
!):.::. 1." '
A i!!in'via';.' whicii rauie ;;s a sur
prise hut whleli will, he of interest to
I heir friehd.i in the stale occui'ed at
I) o'clock last uiKht in .tin, parsonage-
of 'Centenary' , .le!hfi!ist -church
when -'Thomas, it. Padgett and .lis:
Frances .Albright wi'ie .married. The
ceremony was performed -by liev. K.
I). Sherrill in Ihe "presence of a fiuiall
company of friends.
Mr. Padgett is'. connected with the
firm of nrowiivl!ek company in
CJicenslKiro and at. Charlotte and a
very popular young man. Ilia bride
is an attractive and popular young
woman of this city.
In Guilford superior court yes
terday I.ace Tally, a 15 year- old
white boy from W hite Oak, was
given his freedom after resting un
der a- charge of assault with intoni
to' kill. Judge Cook announced a
Riinpenslon of judgment, the youth
of the boy being a cause for leniency.
In a recent quarrel Tally pushed a.
boy companion Into life mill pond
at White Oak and but for the timely
arrival of others the boy would have
drowned.
lit tho I'liilod States court yester
day iitteinooii the suit of Mrs. .Cora
P. llouser, was begun. The plain
US Ubks $10,000 Uuuiubcb (or the
eh ; i tii of her liush'an'd, who was an
(ii;-.in'er, in an accident near C0I11111
liiis. (Siio. ..Witnesses are here from
Oh'ho an. I il is said several days
will he required to try the ease. The
lilaititi;';' is r'epresenied by Jones and
I ,i 1 orson an. I the defendant i.oni
pj;iy );y : li'ixiofi and Watson, all of
.Winston. . 1 . .
.i:amsi .xccrsiii).
W ill) Money -inne. ' Mii. Kelly is
l imnd Id id in Her Home.
.!e!tV,;..i;. tile, !!r,K;,' .Tune 1S..--Ilaiiiy
11: u '.lit- VI . the body of .Mrs
.Mary I, one e K' lly, 1", years of age.
was found in her home hero. A
sheriff's po.se is s-arehins; for he
murdered, woman's grandson, Ceo.
Kelly, 'Jo year-; old, .Who made his
h.iiue with ins er;iiidmo;lier. A
sniali lor'iiri1, " hie, represented thg
ranrpi. o! .u.i-ny years, and which
.Mrs.. Kelly is kiicwir to have kept
;ii her bed n-fiiii, is nns.-ing.
i i'.mpkk at uk today samk
as 1 hat ok yi:sti:kiav
A o i 'oek i!-'.s-., afternoon the
liieiviivv n u'- tered. '.i-l degrees at- the
local ' .'. ;!ii r bun an and at - 3:-:lt
ha-.i e'l" e ,! 1,1 The tempcra-
iiiie, n .viil .be coieil,: wa- about the
nni" a: il.ai of ye-uehlay. Tin in-
ilUjii :.;i are i-ir 'siir.-.h; ly' lower torn-i-er.iMu
( s- i.i.111 inii tiie next 2 1 hours
lo-!,.. l:iv'i ti ucliliiiil.
A'l'ejrii. X. ,V.. .1 Is. -The
se' on i (io I li'e eieei roeu i ion in Alt
!. i.i'm 1 -ris ni.'s lustoi oecurrt'd this
iiMr-ilu:', : K;-lp i'Vidoman V'"l
,iae,ii -1., ii'-iu. (,f I ioe In 'st er, burglars,
wliii nii-rd-i-eij ilnira A. Schueliart,
,1 1 ;-. v vie , h ' .tvivuled. ;. liolh
1. N 1 1. ' ! ' ; : eii l ai n ,n - '.mi at ion las 1 lie
1 'letri.iies (re tol iii-f- I. Nineteen
1 : 11.1 ii"l'. yntis sboi : Hi rough .the
feu':; biilii .-. I-'rieihnan's head was
l'"i;tly 'uiiue.r I'..' electrodes
Keiatii-s !,:.ier elaimiil l.he bodies.
I'amagf I 'r 1111 Sloini.
Cuih.-ie, - 1 ikla.,' June IS -More
(ban three scur' houses were smash
oil; ami 1 m scoi''' per.-ons, out of a
population of three hundred hurt, by
a sioi'tu at Kaylor. Okla., Into Mon
day n'gl'i. aci-oniing to meagre, re
ports received here. None was kill
eil, irt a house ot any sort was
left s;and.ins .at Kaylor.
!) iMocralic lleleuaiex Ki Ignite.
San 1'i-aiieis-o. Cai,. June IS The
Caliloriiia deei;a.t ion to the national
democratic c. invention left last night
0.1 an overland special. The Nevada
delegation will In' . picked up en
route. Tins Washington and Oregon
deiegals join them at Salt Kake. The
train arrives nt Haltimoro Monday,
ltond Ise Carries in Wilson.
Wilson, .lune IS.- ?An election
was held here today 011 Ihe question
of issuing $::o,uimi in bonds, for tho
erection of another graded school
building- in the city and same wan
carried by u largo majority.
idge Matter
'f
QTHtn u jADS SILENf YET
No Response Received From Sea
board, Norfolk .Southern and Car
olina Power and Light Company
VI nil Relerence U Ordinance Be
(iiiiing Suitable Bridges -Believ-
il 'Hint. Seaboard Will Build on
Ilillsboio Slice! Norfolk South
ern Has Signed Contruct and Let
ter to It Was Mere Detail.
.Mayor James I. Johnson today re
ceived a letter from A. D.
Shellon, superintendent of : the
dreensboro division of the South
ern Railway, acknowledging re
enipt ot tin.' mayor's letter in
closing a copy of the ordinance
adopted by the board of aldermen
relative 10 the various bridges used
by the railroads, and promising the
mayor to yive the matter prompt
attennon. No word has yet been
received irom the Seaboard, Norfolk
.-southern and Carolina Power and
Light Company officials with regard
to the ordinance, but the Norfolk
Southern is under contract to build
bridges on the streets under which
its tracks run.
The bridge with which the South
ern Railway is concerned is the Boy
Ian Heights bridge, characteHzid
by the people in that community as
a death trap of unsightly appear
ance. 1 he Seaboard also operates
under this bridge and should there
fore join with the Southern In put
ting a structure there suitable to the
community and the needs of traffic.
It is expected that the Seaboard
will soon make reply to the ordi
nance requiring it to construct a
-unable bridge on Hillsboro street.
The Norfolk Southern will erect a
concrete and steel bridge and It la
hoped that the Seaboard will Join
with its rival in an effort to save ex- .
pense and hardship. The present '
bridge on this street has been con
demned as unsafe, and it certainly
is unsightly.
Will Resist Aiding.
The Carolina Power and Light
Company will continue, it is thought,
to reject any proposals looking to
its aiding in the construction of a
new bridge on' Hillsboro street. In
its contract with the city, the com
pany was given the right to use
bridges at the city's expense and the
company will argue that to aslsst in
building this bridge would establish
a precedent in the wrong direction
for itself. Besides, the officers of
the street ear company think that It
is the business of the railroads,
which derive the benefit from cross
ing the street, to erect suitable
bridges. So far as the street car
company is concerned It would much
prefer to run its tracks on solid
ground instead of on bridges. Wheth
er the city will be able to make it
come across remains to be seen.
Re Kii-st Chisn Rridge.
Many people have been wonder
ing what sort of b.-idges the Norfolk
Southern would erect on Hillsboro
and .Morgan streets and on Boylan
Heights. The contract is clear. It
calls for steel and concrete bridges
at those three points. The road will
put in a wooden bridge at the east
ern end of lloylan Heights, but will
replace that with a steel bridge as
soon as tne city of Raleigh may de
cine that 1 lie wooden structure
not suitable.
is
Investigation of Coal Roads.
Washingt ei. .nine IX The inter
state commerce commission, upon its
own Initiative orders an investiga
tion of the rales, practices, and
regulations applying to railroad
transportation of hard coal, All an
thracite roads embraced in the so
called "hard coal trust," will be re
spondents. .
KILLED IN FLIGHT
Springfield, 111., June 18. Mrs.
Julia Clark, of Denver, an aviator,
was killed during a practice flight
at the state fair grounds last even
ing. The tip of the wing of a bi
plane in which she was flying struck
the limb of a tree in the center ot
the race track enclosure and th
machine was dashed to tha grojind,
turning turtle. Mrs. Clark's skull
was crushed. She was rushed to a
hospital In an ailtomnblla unit HUH
a few minutes afterwards.
Mrs. Clark wag one of three
licensed female aviators in th Unit.
Pd States. The bodv will hm Ant in
Deliver,
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