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Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Fall Prcao Diopatcheo. LAST EDITION ALL THE MARKETS THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. TAFT MAY BE NAMED BY ACCLAMATION Hitchcock, War Secretary's Manager Gives it Out That There Won't Be But One Name Presented to Chicago Convention When Nominations Are Called for. SOME ARBITRARY TACTICS ARE HINTED AT Administration Element Apparently in Absolute Command of Situation and "Parliamentary Proceedure" Will Force Speakers for Other Candidates to Sit Down. . (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, June 6 Secretary Of War Taft will be nominated by acclama tion.. .' Frank H. Hitchcock chief boomer tor secretary Taft, as well as being a national committeman by proxy to pass on his candidate's contests, , backed by all of his supporters today ; made that unqualified declaration m : headquarters at the Auditorium all. 11PX "'-. I The Taftites now believe no other : name will be presented to the con-1 vnnttnn nnrt it f nLoHtrtod imt tf entton, ana it is piedictea that u anyone attempts to get before the' convention with the delegate fight i the delegate light win ha rniod inir. hie ue mica into nis against Taft he chair by parliamentary tactics. As the situation loomed up today It looked pretty sad for the "allies Th, Taft bunch was jubilant, hey ou have iittle fear now of what is to''"'" tnat xe, ,woum wpJcm the happeii when the convention con venoB. "Sncrtrv Taft will he nonilnntcrt ' by acclamation,' said Mr. Hitchcock. I "I believe no other name will be mentioned on the floor of the conven - tion and the first ballot will settle 1 it-" : Kven though the Taft people claim that It is now all over but the shout- lug. the"allies'' are not dismayed, a' determined stand to the last is to be made. But it seems a hopeloss task I t in the face of the apparent tenden rio nf th rnmniirtPP: Fmm wlmt " - " . ' has already occurred in the commit- . i tee room, the "allies" feel they will j get little sympathy and Taft will get most of the contested delegates. Congressman J. Francis Burke, of; Pennsylvania, manager for Knox, and Palace of Sweets, Incorporated, of or they may find Mr. ; Bryan has an "ally" leader, declares he will fight ' Winston-Salem, to manufacture, sell gained rather than lost strength dnr to the last gasp. and deal in candies, syrups, drinks ing the past four years. Still others "I see the assertion is being made and confectlonaries, etc. The auv may be found to embody those quali broadcast," he said, "that the com- thorlied capital is $20,000, divided j ties now so necessary to make a snc- mlttee on credentials will be made up on a parallel with the national committee. That is not true. Wo have good reason to believe that it; wlll be impossible for the Taft men to "pick" the credentials committee. We intend that the republican party In this nation shall learn what Is being done behind closed doors here, and It will be if we have to take the entire fight to the floor of the conven tion." Florida Ofliceholdiug Delegate. When the committee convened at 10 o'clock the first contest takon up was that of Florida. In this the del-egates-at-large and the delegates from the second and third districts, eight in all, are Involved, and the as sertion of federal offtceholding domi nation was freely made. The anti Taft delegates-at-large are J. N. Strip ling, J. H. Dlckerson, R. It. Robert son, and J. J. DeHazard. The Taft delegates are J. B. Combs, of the na tional committee; Joseph E. Leo, col lector of internal revenue for Florida; H. 8. Chubb, register of the land of fflce at Gainesville, and M. B. McFar lane, collector of customs at Tampa. The Florida fight Is more a Roose-velt-Foraker fight than a Taft and anti-Trust fight, but of course any delegates who are for Roosevelt are supposed to be for Taft next. DeBplte the feeling of assurance expressed by . Mr. Hitchcock and many others at Taft headquarters, there is still a feeling of uneasiness. There is constantly a whispering that Roosevelt will be the nominee. Friends of the president try to talk It down. The Taftites declare such a thing could not occur. The "allies" look wise and wink. They say there' is no telling what may happen. Guild Has Little Show. . Washington, June 6. A careful poll of the senators and representa tives who have been In conference with President Roosevelt and Secre- tary Taft during the past week in ' connection with he plans for the re- publican national convention at Chi-' cago shows that, in the opinion of; ,. , , ' ... , the leaders of the party, Gov. Guild -. " - " lost consistent friends the democrat- oft the vice-presidential nomination I ,c H , nas at WasUington ,ind. at Chicago. Despite the supposed , man wfco ;. the weIfar of the ldfS8 ,ls,1"f , hetwfe" .ov; 1 south very close to his heart, when Hughes of New ork. and President- tionod . t0 Ihe robaI)le Roosevelt, it is generally admitted , , D v ' convention that Taft and Hughes is the ticket' f10)mems nie ueiner tomei uon. AutA -u ii , .During years past Mr. Ransdell has " Chicago above all others. ! e6 and attenHon.to ice-President Fairbanks seems to h ..problems confronting the be persistent in announcing that he: .,.--, , , . " . .. .,, .,!,. A I public in general and has done more 1 take first place of nothing and ; for : m of aumonted aad ! it is quite likely that if he continues ' ;,. . 1 ., , , ,0 take that attitude he will be taken ,, . ... . I ai nis wora. in inai event, tne ieaa- ers are Inclined to turn to Senator ! i Jonathan Dolliver, of Iowa. Secre- presentation of his name Sefore the I convention. The Case Of GOV, Guild is consid- erel y his friends in Washington unfortunate Every shred of in- formation whicn has come to Wash. 'on a.- been to the effect that he governors siege of sickness has lef him n a condition which would not P611 hlmuto run tor.offlce.l ;.; . John Hayes Hammond, the mining engineer;, is considered to have even locu ill i nA tlvnn "Mr fliillt f in . " , k tint hoiiaVQi his will h a oir- u o candidates on the day the nominations i , , . O VCX rtl tlrla linlaoc TtiA iinnvnnotnH " - .. """' no 1 1 ikon a i happens. Candy Company for Winston. A charter was issued today to then into shares of the value of "25 each, ! and the company will begin with $2,000. W. E. Shore, T. L. Speas and 3. N. Davis are the incorpora- tors. Victims of Tennessee Laid to Their Rest This Afternoon Four Bodies Buried With Simple Naval Ceremonies at Point Firmin, San Pedro Harbor, Where Only Sailor Boys Can Find a Grave. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Los Angeles, June 6. An offlolal in vestigation of the accident In which four men were killed on board the cruiser Tennessee ha been ordered. The four dead sailors were burled with simple naval ceremonies at i o'clock this afternoon on Point Fir min, overlooking San Pedro harbor, In a ceremony whore only sailor dead are Interred. The severely Injured have been sent to hospitals. , The official list of the dead and In jured, iwlth their home addresses, fol lows. The dead: BOQQS, B. C, second class fireman, Woodlawn, Ala. MEEK, GEORGE W., first class fire man, Sklrniore, Kas. REINHOLD, A., machinist', mati, second class, Germany. WOOD, - GEORGE, watertender, Scranton, Pa. Names of the injured: Burns, EX J., coal passer, New York; Burns, Walter B., coal passer, Brook lyn. N. T.t Carroll, J. P., second class lunman, narxiora, v,onn.; uorns, ii. i second class fireman, Brooklyn, N. T.; Hayes, A., watertender, Brooklyn, N. niiCH WAGON TO STAR, HIS ADVICE RansdellTells What Democracy Most Do to Succeed. "In Yours Past We Have Hjtched Oiir Star to a Wagon," Says Louisiana lrtdcr, Who Docs Not Regard Bryan as Logical Candidate. Think Party Should Profit by Ex perience of Past. (Special to The Times) New Orleans, June 6 "It is sin cerely to be hoped that the southern states will not arbitrarily demand the nomination of any particular democrat for the presidency. The del egates tO the Denver convention, if the party's interests are to be best served, will carefully consider all phases of the situation, meet the problems confronting the democracy Hflimrptv find nnpnnl vnnn 1 1 v nnrl then f'rom tlle blgKest men tne one who most jibp )artv t0 victory" ".u,, ..' C;, ... , Thus spoke Congressman Joseph E. . , ,,,., 'cheaper transportation" than has anv ,. . , other man in the national eoiine Is. . - . - . Therefore in advocating the sending f nf t.-u ted delegations to Den- victories rather than merely voice favoritism.'' v i: "Our . great handicap during re I cent years," continued Mr. Ransdell, .. "hflR hepn riiip In iha fnpt that tvo nave persisted in hitching our star to a wag0I1( when we sh0uld have hU(.he( our waBOn to a star. Mr B ,g p01)u,aritv in certain dis- tr,cts , ,)robal)Iy sufficiently great to donilllate a convention made up who of delnocratIc, (1e,eKateSi bllt the Nebl.as(ian ha8 denlon. h,s e " rn enough to control the national presi- r . wi i ucuiicti ciei;iuiuic..,; x lit; uruau iiiies- iiwii uun ..vwuiiUUIIIIh DWIlllI 13, " Shall we or shall we not profit bv 1 our past disastrous experience? If the Denver convention be open to all comers, the delegates may discover probable winner in Gov. Johnson cessful democratic campaign possible. In any event the convention may, if not restricted by instructions, do the best thing possible, and I for one am hearltly in favor of such a course." Y.'i. Maxffeld.' O. S., second class flre n'an. Toughkenamon, Pa.; Rutlcdge, H E.t coal passer, Athens, Pa., fatal lv wounded; Temattls, H. S., first class l.roinan, Norfolk, Va.; Watson, R. W., rreman, second class, east St. Louis, Illinois. .The explosion occurred as the cruiser whs steaming 19 knots an hour on a fporlal speed trial and caused muen damage In the boiler-room. The vessel, v.'lille able to continue on its voyage to this port, will be forced to go Into dry dock until repairs can be made. Un til that time the full extent of the dam. age may not be known. Relnhold and Meek were stricken dead at their posts. Boggs and Wood crawled or were dragged into an ad joining flreroom and died almost Im mediately. The surviving seamen, all of whom received some injuries, acted with the greatest heroism In aid of their unfortunate mates. When the first outside rescuers en tered the wrecked fire room It was In utter darkness, the steam and soot covering the electrics and celling and walls with a thick coat. (Continued on Page Seven.) TKOUBLEQFOLD DAYS IS BURIED Warmoth and Pinckney Again Speak as TheyTass By. Meet In Chicago Coliseum, Talk Over Differences of 85 Years Ago, Put JKuch Other on Duct, and Agree Not to Menlion impeachment Pro ceedings of Reconstruction Period. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Ills., June: 6. Henry Clay Warmoth, former -governor 'of Louis iana, and ."Pinckney". Benton Stewart PlnchbaCk, former .'lieutenant governor of the same coirmonv.ealth. both of the reconstruction period In. the -south, have not beer, speaking to each .other -much (luring the past 85 years. Imt they -stood in the Coliseum annex and buried the unpleasantness of reconstruction poli tics by galling, each other '"old scoun drel" and '.patting each 'other on the back. PhK-libftek is -.'"described in -"Who's-Who" as being "of African descent,". Henry CMay W-'.rnioth 'originally wa.s an Illlnolsan, li-iving been lioni in Mi I.ennsboro.'.'and i i Ms .ivlations to the south was-what Pinckney Tleiuon Slew art Finrhbnrk caMs a kya.r'petliasger."-' "You must get it right.-"... said- V. B. . S. Pinch hack. ."They call .them kyarpet--baggers down south, and yon want to get it right." Pinckney Benion ' Stewart "Plnehhae'k, havlng gone through niorejiuiltleal uis and downs thati' fall to the lot of most men. is now living In New York. Hen ry ('lav Warmol'h. who now'-loaks as if he had rievor been nonh of the,' Mason and Dixon line. Is still, in, btisiiiess near New Orhvns and come," to Chicago as a delegate from that state. Mr. Pinch, back comas because he got in the habit ln. iSfrS. He has been a delegate to every. republican national convention since then. There are. ,mai! reasons why Henry Cl; y . AViii-K,; . h . Ki -Hlnchtiey Bedf on .Stewart ' Pinchbai'it .'i.ivt not been ."peaking to each other niueh the last 35 years;.'. One goes back to the time when P'nchbaek became governor, of Louisiana because of the 'Impeachment' of Warmoth.. but that wasn't mention ed between friends yesterday. They started on., separate, tracks in 172 and they retold; each Oilier tile story while they were waiting for a de cision from the national committee. on the Arkansas case in the afternoon. HITS HOSPITAL Acetylene Blows Off Roof and Shatters Windows. Patients Leap From Red and Run, Wild With Terror, About lliiilding, Rut Sisters Get Them Quieted Six Men in Engine-House Are Injured by Rlast. Though None Will Die. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Indianapolis, June 6 An explos ion of acetylene gas at the plant of the Prestolite company at 9:30 this morning wrecked the plant, blew off the roof of the fire engine house next door, and wrecked the walls of the sister's dormitory of St. Vincent hos pital. The roof of this portion of the hospital was blown off and every, window In the hospital was shattered. A panic followed the explosion In the hospital and the nurses and patients ran to places of safety. Six men were Injured by the ex plosion: Lieut. K. D. Folise, fire man, hurt by falling brick; William Stoinhauer, fireman, slightly Injured; Llndock, employe Prestolite company, both legs broken; Van Garten, em ploye Prestolite, company, slightly hurt; Otto HoflmeiBter, employe, bad ly burned on face and hands; William Hutchinson, employe, burned on face. , There were about, 25 people In the Prestolite plant when the explosion occurred. The shock to St. Vincents hospital was terrific; The patients jumped from their beds and broke for the hallways. The sisters retained a cer tain degree of composuie and pre vented any uccldonts. It Is consid ered remarkable that, a fatal panic was averted at the hospital. It is believed the explosion was caused by the blowing out of a holler head. The financial loss Is not large. Thin Is the' third explosion at the Prestolite plant within several months. , OAS EXPLOSION CARDINAL LOOUE SAILS FOB HOME Irish Church Dignitary Prom ises to Remember Us. Expresses Great Delight' at Recep tion That Has Attended All His Visits to American Cities Calls I'nited States "Land Hlessed liy God With Wonderful Natural Re sources." ' (By Leased Wire to The Times! New York. June, ,(!. Cardinal Lo'gue sails today for Ireland on the Cunard liner Campania. -'Before he went on board the liner he gave 'out' a farewell address to the American people, 'n which he pointed out what he consid ered the two 'greatest-., perils to the United States our, prosperity ; and di vorce. This is what the cardinal. wrote:. "In saying- farewell to America, I de sire to express ''my deep sense of grati tude to the people of this mighty na tion for the magnificent reception I have, received every where, and. from everybody I bad the pleasure of meet ing,, not only from those of my own race and faith, but also from, rppre sentatives of: nearly every other: na tionality and out 'of many different re ligious beliefs. "I am leaving your hospitable shore1, with 'impressions'-' .that will never fade ram my memory. My admiration and, I 'might add., my affection for' this countryare not of yesterday I have always entertained tile highest concep tion of the lofty purposes of the Amer ican republic: but my -experience here during some few: weeks have afforded me an opportunity , to .cuino In touch with the reality. "I found a land blessed by God with most beautiful natural resources., and 1 i'ay: :.- pcofik- l:!t;py, "conWnfi'eil. pini iporous and worthy of the advantages which this country affords to all and even to the stranger, to the poor emi grant whom dire necessity drives from his native home, and to the exiled pa triot whose only, offence is' that he sought liberty and justice in his own Kind and found them not. America lias ii, glorious future before her. if she wj II but be true to the ideals of the found ers of the republic. . "Prosperity and materjal power are best with, dangers;': prosperity often de generates into luxury, and power may turn into injustice. America, I am sure, will be well able to take care of her self in the face, of a. foreign foe.: Her greatest enemy will, be within her own borders. Luxurious living will weaken the strength of the country and in justice, would, ruin prosperity. "I could not but be struck on my visit to the home of Washington at Jit. Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac, at the perfect air of simplicity that marked the homestead and the-tomb of the father of your country. "If 1 may he allowed to draw '.-a les son front . Mi, ' Vernon, I shouldlike to say to tin-, American'.'.' people that the alarming increase in the number of di vorces til the I'nited States is a great and crying -evil, full-of .-danger. "The greatness of any enuntry must No Cabinet Members Anxious to Sit On Taft Can't Get Much Hot Weather Recreation for Political: Reasons and Cortelyou May Be in Same j Box-Root (By Leased Wire to The Times. V Washington, I). ('.. June C The ques tion as to what mcmher of the cabinet wil sit on the lid In Washington during President Roosevelt's absence at Oyster Bay during the summer has not yet been decided, owing to a desire on the part of all concerned "to escape the tire some monotony of looking after routine affairs at the nation's capital, with the accompanying disagreeable heat. None of the cabinet officers want the task. Several arc facetiously sugge-sting that It would be remarkably good experi ence for the new member who Is to enter the president's official family Im mediately after Secretary Taft's' nom ination at Chicago. Secretary Root Is emphatic in his de claration that he will not remain in Washington. As soon after the presi dent's departure as possible, he will go to Billy Miildoon's training quarters In New York state to again take up the course prescribed for him when he was run down physically a year ago. Postmaster General Meyer has not yet made, definite plans for his vaca tion, but he Intends to spend about three weeks fishing,' possibly in Canada. BANDIT TREVERS IS SHOT BV DETECTIVE Or Officers Had Surrounded Squad of Desperate Characters In House at Western Pennsylvania Mining Town This Forenoon When Prisoners Opened Fire On Them. MEN WITH RLVQLVERS Posse Searching Countryside Raiding Small Villages About Whole Community be ..measured: by' -the strength .and pur ity of the home.- Divorce disrupts the i home and desecrates its .sanctity-."'-' XIXTH DISTRICT COXVKN'TION. Meets Monday at Durham to Xoini ate Ilrook's Successor. : (Special to The Times.) Durham, June (i. The ninth dis trict judicial convention meets here Monday for the purpose of nominat ing a candidate to succeed. Solicitor A. L. Brooks, who resigned two months ago after serving less than two years of his third term as solici tor. Mr. Brooks is now. standing -for the'-democratic nomination for con gress in the filth district. 'v The convention . Monday is expect ed to name a man, something the counties have not come near doing. The three leaders in the race are al-tfuiBt-.'togotnsir, and, deHij'ie the. close ness of the 'contest, there has not been the slightest bitterness. Dur ham has a candidate in Jones Fuller, lisq., Greensboro has F. P. Hobgood, and Orange puts up S. M. Gattis. It is understood W- T. BraUsher, of Roxboro, will run. though he bus made no active canvass. The committees having in charge the arrangements were appointed yesterday. The will meet all trains and arrange hotel 'accommodations:' The convention is called for 3 p. ni. OFF FOIl HAI.KIGH GAMK. Moiv Than 4M llootors From To bacco Town Start for llaleigh. Durham, June C.A special train hearing '.more than 4 00 rooters left this afternoon for Raleigh to attend the game of ball between Trinity, of Durham, and the Raleigh prol'ession j als. The Trinity students composed ja large percentage of the crowd, though', the townspeople.- were there, jtno. The '.'.Durham &. Southern tur i nlslied the cars nnd ran the train over its own and the Seaboard's ! track. .': to Doctor. Attorney General Biinaparte probably will be in direct touch witli his depart ment longer than any other member of the cabinet. Ho will travel buck and forth between his home In Baltimore and the' department of justice until the middle of July. Scep'tary Taft Is anxious to gw a rest, but, I he pleasure of polling In Caiir ada w ill he denied him thir, summer be- j cause of the. political activity he is ex pected to assume almost Immediately after his nomination. It is probable that after the convention is over be will go away fnr a short time to rest and to prepare his address of acceptance. Secretary Wilson will enjoy what might be called a practical rest. As soon as he can get away from Wash ington he will go to his model farm in j lowa una rest ana iook me crops over. Secretary Cortelyou has made no plans for the summer and" will not do bo for some time to come. This is un doubtedly due to existing political con ditions. His name has been mentioned prominently In connection with the vlco-presldentlal nomination and . In many quarters It Is believed he might carry off the plum. MAKE DASH FOR LIBERTY for Robbers Who Have Been McKeesport and Terrorizing Has Thrilling Battle. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Pittsburg, Pa.( June 6In a des perate effort to escape from a small house in which County Detective John L. Engelert and a posse of citi zens had corraled a gang of bandits, Thomas Trevers was snot and killed by Engelert shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. Engelert was shot three times, but none of the wounds are considered of a dangerous charac ter. Travers is reported to have been struck by six or seven bullets. He fell in his tracks in front of the house. '.. The shooting occurred at Bell Bridge, a small mining town about two miles from Elizabeth. The posse which; had been searching the coun tryside for the robbers the last week, is holding the other men, who sought refuge from the posse in the house. It is reported that four or Jive men are still in the house. The men in the house are sup posed to be the same who have been committing robberies in the small towns surrounding McKeesport the past throe weeks. "While the posse was surrounding the house to prevent any of the band its escaping, shortly before 10 o'clock the front door suddenly opened and two. men, 'each with drawn revolvers made a dash for liberty. The two men who were trying to escape each had two revolvers, and on making their exit from the house opened Are on the posse, running as they fired. Detective Engelert returned the fire and Trevers fell. The other members of the posse at tempted to capture the other man without shooting him, but when he saw Trevers fall he turned and i in back into the house before the mem- j bets of the posse could get near him. j'Tho door of the house was quickly shut and the doors and -windows are barricaded against, the men on the I outside. ' ' ' - " -" SWIMMING AT FOREST HILL STOPPED BY GKEAT DOGS. (By Leased Wire to The TimeB.) '..Cleveland, (.. June 6. Cleveland boys will no longer have the fearful joy of eluding John D. Rockefeller's keepers and plunging Into the lake of the Forest Hill estate for a swim. Tills has been for a long time one of the great things to do, if a fellow wanted to keep his standing with the Crowd, The keepers have worried about it till they are neatly gray. And the boys easily overcame every effort to stop the gamp, sometimes forgetting to bring any proper bathing suits with them. But now the problem has been solved. The Great Duties have been Installed as watchdogs. It Is said they can scent a bare toe half way around ths lake, . " - '' - - . SEVERAL SIGHTS MENTIONED. For Wilson's New Postofllee Build ing Insurance Company Elects. ( Special to The Times. ) Wilson, June 6.- A great deal of interest Is taken here over the site of the United States postofflce build ing authorized by the recent session of congress. Several; sites are being discussed and many citizens have signed petitions favoring two sites, some desiring the building placed on the corner of Nash and Spring streets, while some want it at the corner of Green and Tarboro streets. Proposals offering sites have been asked by the government. At a meeting of the Wilson Insur ance and Realty Company Thurs day night, Mr. W. S. Harris! was elocted president, Mr. Q. W. Stanton, vice-president, and Mr. Geo. Btron ac.h, treasurer. , The company recent ly paid a dividend of sis per eent
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