HE RALEIGH TIMES THE WEATHER UNSETTLED LAST EDITION Vol LXXI. No. 141. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of ;ny Other Newspaper, CONVENTION AWAITS COMMITOSACM Platform Committee Will Ask That Nominations Be Made Before It Reports-Credentials Committee Not Ready to Report FOLK SPEAKS tO CONVENTION All Committees Ready to ..Report When the Convention Met Today at Noon After Adoption of Per manent Roll and Credentials Committee's Report the Election 1 Permanent Officer! was Gone Into Progressive Platform Will He Adopted and Probably. Pro gressive Candidate Named I'ry an Still a Dominant Factor In tl.e t onvention Itut It Is Believed He Is Eliminated as a Possible Nominee.-.' Baltiore, June 26. A flood of oratory buried the delegates to the national democratic convention un der rhetorical waves today. The convention marked time through the entire day session, because the cre dentials committee had not prepar ed its report. After a half dozen or more of democracy's most noted speakers delivered typical campaign speeches, the I convention adjourn ed at two seventeen this afternoon to meet at eight o'clock tonight. The convention then will take up the problem of permanent organization, receive the credential committee's report, and possibly begin the nom inating speeches of presidential can didates. At Bryan's request it had been decided to defer drawing the platform until after the nomination. It was -expected there would be no friction tonight in the permanent organization. Wiy Accept Progressive. Conservatives In the convention will accept a progressive plat form and are practically ready to atrcp. a progressive candidate rath er than permit democracy to furnish recuri'g for Roosevelt's third party, maien in his first Mi foi support ,n ct-r alf of the progressive nio'c mciit Bryan is still a dominant iac fr in the convention. By reasju of that defeat he appears eliminated as b presidential candidate but hs has nomination on in. the event of a clote race between two candidates, with all others eliminated his friends declare he wl'.l be tl'.o nom inee If there Is no choice on the first few ballote. - All committees met this n.ornlng two hoursbefore the time tor the convention to open. One of the big contests before the credentials committee was the Sul livan and Hearst-Harrison factional dispute in Illinois. . All Candidates Optimistic. At the headquarters of the vari ous presidential candidates, no com promise talk Is heard. Optimism is heard everywhere. Each candidate Is referred to by bis adherants as "our next president." The Clark forces are unusually confident s'ncj Bryan's defeat yesterday and freely predict the Speaker's nomination on the first ballot. Bryan Starts Another Fight. It was definitely stated before the ...Mniinn nnnnnd todav that Wil liam J. Bryan, defeated In the con vention yeBterday, had determined to precipitate another fight on the floor at the earliest opportunity. Bryan, It Is said, believes precedent should be upset and the presidential nomination made before the plat fnrin U written and adooted. The Nebraskan's friends quoted him as saying It was useless to write a pro gressive platform if the cbnservative iiomMit should control the nomina tion. Bryan was urged to write the platform, but he Is loath to nave snwhtne In rio with it. until he it sure who the candidate will be. That Bryan waa full of fight, was evident E. E JRITTOII IS PERMIT SECRETARY Baltimore, June 6.-The permanent organisation committee named Britton permanent secretary of the convention, defeating Urey Woodson on a roll call of 1 4 to 18. Woodson was chosen al - associate secretary Britton is a newspaper man of Ral aioh m r. .Woodson's high aualifl cations for the office were admitted but the Raleigh man's friends were determined to honor him. In the formal discussion proceeding .the vote. It, was declared that the choice, whichever war It fell,' would be without political significance. There, are more than 4,000 Jpweri Jfl tfett United, Pingdojk when he left his hotel for the reso lutions committee meeting. For permanent chairman Senator Shively, of Indiana, and Senator Lea, of Tennessee, are among those mentioned as compromise candi dates. With the nominating sessions scheduled for tomorrow, presiden tial gossip filled the air today. Speaker Clark, apparently, will go into ihe convention with a distinct advantage over all other candidates. Bryan's friends refuse to consider him out of the running, saying his defeat for the temporary chairman ship was in no sense a test of what his strength would be as a presi dential candidate. The Bryan fol lowers are hopeful (he nominating fight may go to a fourth or fifth bal lot, and believe that in that situa tion many delegates would go to Bryan. At 11:45 the convention hall was filling rapidly, the delegations pro ceed in to their seats, the band play ing and the galleries aflutter with animation. Judge Parker mounted the platform at 12:05, amid scatter ing handclaps. The sergeant-at-arms and the police had difficulty in clearing the aisles. Warned of yesterday's disorder, a squad of po licemen were marshaled into the galleries and directed to eject any one creating a disturbance. Credentials Committee Not Ready. The convention was called to or der at 12:21. '.'.Bishop Murray, of Maryland, pronounced the Invoca tion. A haze of heat filled the hall. The floor and galleries decided on negligee rainment. The delegates stripping off their coats. Hundreds of palm leaf fans fluttered through out the building. Governor Blanch- ard, of Louisiana, reported from the credentials committee that the re port would not be ready until 8 o'clock tonight. Blanchard's motion prevailed that' when the convention adjourn ed, after hearing several speakers, it should be until 8 p. m. Governor Folk, of Missouri, was introduced and stirred the crowds with his rousing periods. Folk said: "The nominee of this conventipn will be the next presi dent of the United States." He eulogized Bryan. The delegates grew restless during Folk s speech The chairman was forced to admon- ish the delegates to be quiet. Folk's speech was brief. Senator Rayner, of Maryland, followed. Rayner pre. dieted democratic success and dis cussed the division in the republi can party. Representative Clayton, of Ala bama, followed. His statement: "I do not know upon whom the nomi nation will fall," brought out clam orous shouts for Underwood, WUson and Clark with fainter echoes for all other candidates. Demonstra tions for their different candidates gradually swelled, the delegations rising enmasse and waiving hats, fans and flags. The names of the rival leaders were los in the con (used chorus. The band joined in the demon strations. The chairman made lit tle effort to quiet the enthusiasm. Clayton stood smiling at the speak er's table. A melody of southern airs from the band brought out in creasing cheers. Tumultuous cheer ing continued for fifteen minutes with alternate waves of cheering from the ranks of the Wilson, Un derwood and Clark forces. The chairman, growing impatient in efforts to restore order, threaten ed adjournment unless order was restored. Former Governor Campbell, of Ohio, and Mayor Preston of 13 alt I more spoke. Reilly, of Massachusetts, made a vigorous speech on national polecat Issues. Loud cheering greeted Sen ator Gore, of Oklahoma, the next introduced. The blind statesman was unable to proceed for some time because of the uproar. "Let us have peace," Gore said, "Let us have peace at any price, at any sacrifice, save that of honor. Let us here put every democrat under bands to keep1 the peace." A burst of applause greeted the statement. "Notn ing can ' save the republican party from self-slaughter except democrat ic suicide," exclaimed Gore. We can not live half progressive and half re-actlonary. Theodore Roosevelt endeavored to breathe the breath of life Into the petrified remains of the republican party. He failed. The dummy would not move." Rules Committee Agrees. Baltimore, June 26. By a vote of 22 to 16 the rules committee agreed to the plan to defer the pre sentation of the platform until after the party's presidential candidate has been nominated In absence of any true Indication whether the conservative or progressive wings of the party would dominate the con vention. It was considered good policy, to hold back the platform In order to have It drawn so as to be (Contjnued. oa page Two.Ji Starters in Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination TALK OF KERN FOR PRESIDENT Baltimore, June 20. A movement to test the .sentiment for K.ern for the presidential nomina tion was started by some of the progressives who feel it may be impossi ble to unite two-thirds of the delegates for either Clark or Wilson. These men are working quietly but say the movement has gained considerable momentum. "Dark horse" talk in creases. This is partly due to the fact that the New York delegation is determined to vote for Mayor Gaynor on the first ballot. The evident purpose of this is to sec the contest among the candidates and get a line on -tho situation. Others interpreted it as meaning that Gaynor would be boomed for the vice-presidency. It is realized by all that tho two-thirds vote neces sary to nominate can only he secured by a combination of some nf the candidates or by a 'break" or -"stampede" of the delegates. Bryan Won Fight Against Pre senting Platform Until After Nomination Baltimore, June 20. Senator John W. Kern of Indiana, was elect ed chairman of the resolutions com mittee. Bryan flatly declined the chairmanship. He said that unless the platform embraced his ideas of true progress lie wouid submit a minority report to the convention. He said he would accept no appointment that might embarass him in pursuing such a course. He declined the honor em phatically. Not content to so easi ly abandon their harmonv program, the committee turned the matter over to senators Raynor, O Gorman and Culberson. They held an ear nest discussion with Bryan in one corner of the room. Their efforts were fruitless. Bryan announced that his position was unalterable. Kern was turned to at once as rep resenting the progressive democra cy. There was no nomination in opposition. His election was unan imous. The committee began hear ings preliminary to closing the doors for the actual work of making the party platform. : As soon as the resolutions com mittee organized, Bryan moved that the presentation of the platform be deferred until after the convention had nominated a candidate for pres ident. Rayner seconded the propo sition. .. Bryan spoke at length, urg ing a progressive platform and par ticularly in reference to tariff and the direct election of Senators on which planks there was found to be a division of sentiment. The propo sal would have to go to the conven tion if- approved by the committee. Bryan s motion carried by a vote of 41 to nine and the committee adjourned until after the matter Is presented to the convention. Iti-yan's Speech. Refusing to accept the chairman ship Bryan said: "1 appreciate the compliment, but I'm not willing to act as chairman. 1 am a believer In harmony. I think the committee ought to be in harmony with tin convention. I am not In harmony with the organization of the con vention nor of the national commit tee. We used to have two kinds of democrats progressive and conser vative. We have now only one kind progressive; but we find there is a wide difference in defining of the word "progressive." I do not define progressiveness as It is defined by CLARK WATCH NEWS Washington, June 26. Speaker Clark, and representative Oscar Un derwood, spent the day in their of fices at the capital, receiving Balti more news. Both candidates were in touch with their managers by telephone and learned of the devel opments in the convention by the newspaper reports also. The can didates greeted many visitors from Baltimore. While the speaker and Underwood are strong personal friends and have been political al lies for many years, presidential talk Is avoided when they meet in the corridors. It is "hello Champ" and "hello Oscar" and that la the A Pi it ........ ...... ....... ... HEADS M a KITCHiN RESTS COMMITTEE V&Sm 1(1 MOUNTAINS , '' "' '. . ft tfsgg . i 4 '' : V JM It- - - -': JZ$$' 'If'' '' y" fy m w i wrr Jvl ---i i-"9k ecvrcVf Tho nliove nrc .In' four men who nre iiionUonril u ceo (nan otiieis i is of the deuio- us iHissinle iviiii cratic proMileni i which will he lei il nomination rare, -iiled lit the national convention whir! i now in session at liiiitiinore. I tending from top to lire: t'luiuip Chirk. t-i speaker nl' the o:i-e of represent!! in num. governor of ilcrv.onil, of Aln--ieler of the ileum ii (tie Iioliso of rep- bottom, (In men of ' Missouri, win I'niteU Stutcs ti tives; .luilson I! Ohio; cnr I'u biiiim. w h) "Is I' TJitie iiuijiirily ' rosciitntivcs. ami governor .of New Uoodi-ow Wilson, .lersey. the majority of tl'is convention. Not being In harmony with the conven tion I desire -to be more free to rep resent the .minority -'sentiment..-. t do not say there will bo a minority report, but it would not look well for the committee's chairman to .-'" Continued on Page Two.) i "Definitely speaking, we need this "drizzly" weather, and I'm glad to see it. in a way! Hoy! you. don't hit me with that brick; I'll call Jack Beasley! UNO SAYS lit V.itVAX liKI'lSKI TO HKAI) (OMMITTKK Baltimore, Juno 2f. Because he is not in sympathy ..with forceK "seemingly in control of the Baltimore conven tion," Bryan declined to accept the resolutions ciiTninitt.no chiiirm unship liianimoiisly temlcrcil him. .lolm V. K(!i-n was 'elected after liryan t v.ice refused it. Tlie. Mlir:is!i:iii, addressing t!ie ommitlse, said lie was not. . in sympathy wlili the forces who ap peared to lie directing tho tivod of political events ill tiie party and that Ik? was not sure he co'.ild support the platform'- to be presented hy t in; eoniMiiUVe. .Bryan's motion that t!-e presc illation of the platform he deferred un til after the nominations by. the .' convention was carried. -I I to It. The i ojmilitleo decided to recommend t his action t t he . convent io.i : and adjourned until (ho co;i veiitinii deiiriiiiiKul the mil t i nr. Renew the Campaign in Few Days -Own Re cord to Figure. Governor Kitchin is resting in the mountains'.. of western North Caro lina. The governor went up to Hon dersoriville last week to make an address to the doctors and from there. -journeyed- to Haywood and other counties, where he 1b seeking rest bii4 ueclrliiiofl. "IiT'a" week or two, after the Interest of the coun try is removed from Baltimore, he will renew his campaign for the 1 nited States senate. In answer to queries, "What lias hitchin done?" it is intimated that tiie governor will (elj the people of his record for the past 16 years. He has been giving his version of Sen ator Simmons' record, but will con trast the two, it Is said, in his future speeches. Those supporting the governor aver that, in- has nothing to apolo gize for and declare -that he will swing many votes his way by a reci tation of his accomplishments while in congress and in the governor's oli.ee. . The campaign may be said to be jut opening up. wii i-: TiirMi'i:i U:.ISKI BV msinxi) t ailed "Xuisitiicc," Hired Out ns Ito.ir-ling House Cook at tjilO n Month. bteubenvi'ilo. Ohio, .lime I'fi.- I till in pi'd regularly five times a day tor two months! dubbed a "liisanre" and finally leased to a Slavish hoard ing house proprietress for a month are few of the abuse charged to her husband by Mrs. Mary Tepavac in court yesterday. Mrs. Tepavac-married the defend ant refvutly despite the fact that she had previously been granted a div.m-e from -her first husband on grounds of "cruel and barbarous" tveatnie-it and had been ordered by tiie judge not to remarry within a year. The $10' monthly lease referred to above ban been nullilled by ihe court after legal action taken by Mrs. Tepavac's friends, She had worked at the hoarding house as a cook for ten boarders. Former Senniior lliggins Dead. Wilmington,- Del., June 2(1. For mer .-.United States Senator Anthony Higgins died at his brothers New York home today, age seventy-one. CHARLOTTE CLUB PUT OUT OF BUSINESS (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, N. C, June 26. The Catawba Club of this city and Ben Swanson and R. U. Wentz, manager submitted in tho recorder's court this morning to the charge of ille gal sale of liquor. The club was fined $500 and costs In the case and directed to surrender its charter in to the hands of the court. Judg ment was withheld for $60 and the payment of the costs in the cases of the individual defendants, subject to having judgment prayed at any time the city solicitor may be con vinced that they are engaged in the illegal sale of liquor, win a Pll COLLEGE FOI WOMEN Doctor Few Starts Move ment for Women's Col- lege at Trfuv 't?.,r (Special Co The -.Times.-) Durham, .lime :!(;.- .Monday even ing in the rooms of the Commercial ( lull. Dr. W. I'. I-Vw, president, .if T'ri iily Col!e:ve, me with the execu tive committee of ..the club, , and plans were laid for a movement- to establish a great, college for vomen. The college that, those attending the meeting have in mind is to be in connect i.i-i witli Trinity College.- al though ii is to have separate build ings. T'o begin, witlr so as to cut pari of the iiiiiiai cxpe.ises the same faculty will bo. ilnj -instructor!!' in the women's-collc-go that are in Trinity College. According to th-? ph'r'S n iw set I'm Hi tl-e location'.-' of the college b: to tie near Trinity Col' eg". 'a ltd presumably on. t bo su mo ground a. Should Hie plan;-! be carried out tee faculty of'' Trinity Co!lm-n will be i.icr-'ased so as to be large enough to supply.- both. The .starling ' ex pens. 'K f the college, it is thought, will cost but liltle. as there will be only one building to begin with, ibis to be a dormitory, and it!so class room. The dorm if "ry w ill have to be at least capable nf keeping, one hundred girls in the beginning year, as this number will, it is-' thought, enter. At the meeting .Monday even ing tiie matter was placed in the hands of a committee from i':p commercial association, and tier merchants' association, who will place the matter be fare ths people of the, city, in whose h.inds will he left the matter of contributions to wards -the erection of rhp building needed. At, ; the liead of this com mittee a man perfectly familiar with tiie college work, and of the city, will be elected t.) formuta';.-' plans fop tiie. raising of the - -amount -.il 3 sired. The plan up to the present date lias taken well among (lie local people, and it is generally conceded that it will take well throughout the south. : . Complimentary to Company. .Monday evening at I.akewood par.! CUp.t, S, C. Chambers.' who iet at the head of the local military company, gave a -barbecue and Brunswick stew to the members of the company, and to the county officials. The men who were to cook the eatables had pre par.'d a plenty, and Captain Cham bers w as a moKt. liberal host. Everyone- present had all that they could possible eat, and nothing was spared in giving them a good , time; -.:After the eating the guests were given cigars, and the .health of tho. hist was gaily smoked- by. the all. Tie fore the time of adjournment the guests gave the most profonnded thanks t.i .'their host for so pleasant an evening. Masonic Officers. Monday evening Lodge No..-.352, A. K. and A.M., met in regular ses sion and carried out the annual in stallation of officers exercises. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: B, S. Skinner, worshipful master; I' T. KUiott, .senior warden; C. H. Case, junior warden; James South gate, secretary; -L. C. Dldhani. -.as-Fisfant secretary; 11. N. Snow, chap lain; .1. SotKhgate Jones, senior deacon: C. 11. Sober, junior deacon; I,. V. I.eigh. tiler; W. J. Neely, sen ior steward; C. J. Adcock, junior steward. ' After the regular business meet ing Mr. K. T. Itollins, who has at dilTerent times served the lodge in the capacity of worshipful master for ten years, was presented by Mr. James Soutligate in behalf of ihi members, n 'pretty past masters jewel. Mr. Rollins made a rhort but good speech of acceptance and iliiinkeii the members each ami cry one. ti-ange County's Bonds. According to a statement. -made .In a reinvsen;aiivo nf The Time:, yes terday by Dr. : Joseph Hyde Pratt, the bonds recently issued by Orangi county to the sum of if:: .10, mm for flic purpose of building good roads system for that county, have been sold at f'--: per cent, 'interest in stead of -r as was the original price, and for a good price. The lirHt money for tho sale will he available about July 1. In the meantime the work of surveying the routes for the new highways that will he con slructed In the county is going for ward and actual work will begin nt nn early da o. Dr. -Pratt, stales that he would like to have the road from Durham- to Chapel Hill finished as oon as possible. This Is one of the favorite roads traveled by the Dur ham autolsts, and when finished will add much to Its desirability - as a highway. New (Tiurcli. At a meeting of the building com mittee of ihe i.akewood Methodist church, It was decided to begin work on their new building at once. The church) is to bo of red pressed brick, and is to cost several thou sand dollars. The contract for the work has been let to Mr. W. L. Wall, a local man, and the work Is In charge of Mr. It. E. Lee, who is acting chairman In the place of (Jen. J. S. Carr, who is attending the convention. LEVERH BETTS WAS RELEASED Allowed to Give $100 Bond and Go Home Until Friday I.evern Betts, the 15-year-old boy . ..... 'Qt was commiuea to me pouco stu Sunday on the charge of hav ing caused the death of his brother, Clifton iietts, was released from, custody this afternoon on a bond of $100, which was given for him. The preliminary hearing will be held Friday morning, it is expected. The police frankly admit that with the evidence they are able to get they cannot make out much of a case against the lad. Nobody saw the affair except members of tUe family and they assert that the stab bing was accidental. HEV. MYKHS DROPS DEAD Thought. Probable That Heart Fail ure Caused End Other News l-'i-om Stutesville. (Special to The Times.) P'tatcsville, June 26. Rev. W. A. Myers, an agd and well-known Bap tist minister 'of Wilkes county, was found dead in : the road near his home in the New Castle community, Monday. Mr. Myers has been very feeble for some time and it is pre sumed t hat he suffered a fatal at tack of heart disease soon after leaving home in his buggy. He was 81 years old and leaves a number of children. He was well-known in the northern section of this county, where he often conducted religious services. The funeral and interment today was at Zion church, in this county. Mr. Junius Morrison, age 90 years and one of the oldest citizens of the county, died Sunday at his home, a few miles from Statesville. Mr. Morrison had been practically helpless for several years from the effects of paralysis. His son, Mr. James Morrison, had been in the room. '-with him, but went out for an hour and on his return found his father dead. Three, sons and a daughter survive, Mr. W. E. Webb, of Statesville. and Miss Berlha Fleming, of Frank lin, Tenn., were married at Frank lin yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock, it was a quiet home wedding, and oniy a few friends and relatives wit nessed the ceremony. The bridal pair will spend their hone'ymaan in tho mountains-' of Western North Carolina, and will then come to Statesville to live. Mr. T. M. Webb, of Raleigh, accompanied his brother to Tennessee, and was in attend ance at the marriage. Mr. .Webb is secretary and treas urer of the Muiual Building and Loan Association and manager of the insurance department of the Statesville Loan and Trust Com pany, lie is popular in social and business circles. His bride has for several years been a member of the faculty of the Statesville Female College. She is an excellent young woman and her many friends are pleased to learn of her permanent residency in the town. it is learned here that v Fred. Wike, a negro, has been -placed in jail at Newton for an attempt to criminally assault the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. Alex. Witherspoon, of Catawba county. Georgia Legislature Met Today. Atlania, (la., June 26. The Geor gia legislature met in annual ses sion today. ' It continues for fifty days. The Tippings bill, to prohibit tiie sale of beverages containing ov er one-half per rent, of alcohol, is one of the big measures before tho legislators. The bill would suppress t lie "near beer" trafllc. Deal h of .1. H. Worth. Elizabeth 'City,. June 26; A. H. Worth, Si'..', died early this morning after an illness of several weeks. He was about 70 years old. He Is sur vived by his wife and four children. Attorney W. A. Worth; A. H. Worth, Jr., Mrs. lOdson Carr and Miss Mary Worth. - L LEHMAHN RESIGNS Washington, June 26. Frederick W. Lehrnann, solicitor general of the United States, placed his resig nation in the president's hands to day. Ills successor has been prac tically chosen. Lehrnann It a democrat and Is regarded by many as a possibility for attorney general if tho democratic administration goes into power. Lehrnann has been prominently . mentioned for a place on, the supreme court bench.- Lehrnann will return to St. Louis, his home, where he was practicing law, when Taft appointed him at Lloyd w. Dowers' iuccessgr, .