The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1922, Page 1

* . en The Weather. Unsettled FORTY-NINTH YEAR C TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS CITY RESPONDS 10 TRIBUTE 10 SOLDIER DEAD Annual Tribute Is_Paid to Those Who Served Country in Time of Conflict JUDGE BIRDZELL SPEAKS Voices the Feelings of City in Exercises Held at the Auditorium Bismarck paused today in honor of ithe nation’s hero dead. The memorial tribute began during the morning, with’ the decoration of the graves of ‘the soldier dead in the two cemeteries and the scattering of flowers on the river in honor of the sailor dead, Committees of the American Legion, American Legion ‘Auxiliary, War Moth- ers and W. R. C. left the American Legion hall at 9 o'clock for the ceme-! teries, where they placed the flowers on all of the graves of men who had been in the service of the country dur- ing a period of armed conflict. The flag in the Northern Pacific park was at half-mast, as were other flags during the morning. Many bus- iness houses and homes displayed the national colors during the day. Many in Parade. This afternoon a parade and exer- cises at the Auditorium marked the! soldier tribute. The parade moved promptly, at 2 o'clock with Capt. H. T. Murphy. in charge. It was led by the Elks band. In line were 200 Am- erican Legion’ men, veterans of the Spanish-American War, veterans of the Civil War in automobiles, war nurses, members of civil and patriotic societies. The Salvation Army band headed the second section of the par- ade, which included pupils from the Indian school. The Legion colors were born at the head of the column. The Legion firing squad was the color guard. The squad also went to the cemeteries this morn- ing when volleys were fired in honor of the soldier dead. The exercises at the auditorium opened with Walter E. Sather, Legion cémmander, presiding. Rev. Thomas Dewhurst pronounced invocation. Mr. Sather introduced Justice Luther E. Birdzell, chief justice of the supreme court, who made the address. The second part of the exercises was the patriotic pageant. In the pageant were Mrs. Obert A. Olson, representing the nation; Miss Mabe] Campbell, repre- senting North Dakota; Miss Laverne (Hollensworth representing England, Miss Mary © Parsons. representing France, Miss Esther Taylor as Herald and H. F. O’Hare representing ‘the Spirit of the Soldier Dead, with many girls representing various states and veterans of three wars. Desire to Pay Tribute. “This is a day set apart to honor those who have been soldiers of the republic.” said Judge Birdzell.. “Ij doubt that we would thus set aside a day for such a ceremony if it were not thought that we would confer a benefit upon the country and our- selves byt turning aside from the things that distract us to reverently meditate upon the patriotic themes that readily suggest themselves in such a presence and upon such an occasion. “The fact that we are here in Such numbers implies that we are in ac- cord with the spirit of the occasion and ha twe esire to pay our tribute of profound respect to those who gave or pledged their lives that our country might live. If I am able.in the short whilé ‘allotted to my re- marks to express some of the thoughts that I ‘believe to be upper-} mgst in your minds, 1 shall feel grate- ful forthe opportunity so generously ,accorded. r | ‘In the midst of a world in turmoil, aiti{¢ted with maladjustments of var- wou sorts; due largely to the recent sgontitct-and to the raging fires of bat- “tle, ‘the’embers of which are still smoldering, we find ourselves com: paratively happy and!measurably con- tented. This is° 60)becduse, as we view in retrospect the large events of recent world history, we are filled with gratitude that God has given it to us to see 80 complete and grand a vindication of the “principles upon which our government is founded. Spirit of Gratitude Voiced “In this spirit of gratitude, then, we come to lay upon the graves of our soldier dead the floral wreath that be- speaks a never-dying patriotism. For such a ceremony can signify nothing Jess than this. It is too sacred a thing to be done without thought of jts full significance. If 1 understand the hearts of those who observe this day, they vow by their acts that their soldier dead shall not have died in vain, and that their heritage of pa- triotism shall rest in worthy hands to be passed on to a deserving pos- terity. (Continued on Page 6) Langer Boosts Farmers’ Program; William Langer, former attorney gen- eral, spoke last evening at Underwood \day when the federal body will be| Columbus, Ga., May 30.—To the women of Columbus, Ga., belongs the honor of having conceived Memorial Day as we know it today. The first observance was on April 26, 1866. Charleston, S. C., had previously held a form of memorial exercise on May 1, 1865, consisting of dedication ceremonies of the ground where 257 Union soldiers were buried. Ten thousand persons attended the exer- cises, which were arranged by James Redpath, general superntendent «t? education. But as this gathering was called for the single purpose of dedi- cating a cemetery, it could hardly be regarded as the “first Memorial Day.” There were no festivities in con- nection with. the first Memorial Day in Columbus. This was a day of “sad memories.” From 1861 to the end of the war Columbus had a Ladies’ Aid Society, its purpose being to care for soldiers, ill or wounded, who might come home or who could be reached in the field. In January, 1866, shortly after the end of the struggle, Miss Lizzie Ru- therford asked Mrs. Jane Martin, a resident of Greenville who was visit- ing in Columbus, to join a number of other women at Linwood cemetery in looking after the graves of soldiers who had died in Columbus hospitals. The duty of devotion finished, Miss Rutherford and Mrs. Martin discussed the significance of the work they had been doing in the cemtery. “Let us continue the Ladies’ ‘Aid FRANCE JOINS AMERICANS IN HERO TRIBUTE Groups of French Participate in! Six Principal Memorial Day Exercises Paris, May 30 (By the A. P.)—The | 40,000 American =r dead buried in France were visited by groups of com- rades today. i French troops, groups of French! veterans organizations and school) children attended the principal serv- ices and many of the smaller ones and the government was represented at almost all of them. The Americans in return made a pilgrimage to the tomb of the un- known Poilu. GREAT BRITAIN JOINS London, May 30 (By the A. P.)— Great Britain joined with the United States today in honoring the Ameri- can soldier dead at Brookwood, 28 miles from London. At Princeton wreaths were placed| in memory of the 280 Americans who died prisoners in war in Dartmouth! prison 1812-1814. ULTIMATUM TO LABOR BOARD Chicago, May 30—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—A virtual ultimatum to the U. 8. railroad labor board was presented by the Federated Shop Crafts, representing 400,009 railway employes, in a request today for a conference with the board on Thurs- asked ‘to tako immediate jurisdiction | of all cases“in which railroads are al-| leged to be disobeying the orders of the board. If the board declines, a strike bal- lot will go out to shop men over the country. i HAIL WARRANTS CALLED | Hail warrants for Hettinger, Kid- der, LaMoure and Logan county, have been called for payment by the state treasurer. About $125,000 will be paid out. SPEAKS AT HILLSBORO George Shafer, candidate for At- torney-General, delivered the Memori- al Day speech at Hillsboro. He will go from there to Watford City, his home, for a couple of days and will speak at Velva at a Chautauquat on Saturday. in support of the state industrial pro- gram. The address was delivered in! the town hall and it was packed to the doors. i Mr. Langer endorsed the league state ticket, especially Senator Bal-| ser, and said that the present admin-| istration was not sincere in its inten-} tion to carry out the farmers program. } ‘He talked for two hours and devoted! considerable time to criticizing the; Nestos administration. WEATHER FORECAST. tonight and Wednseday, preceded by unsettled. in east portion; warmer Wednesday. | For North Dakota—Generally fair | How Memorial Day Originated Is Here Told For First Time One of the graves decorated in Co- lumbus, Ga., on the first Memorial Day. Left, Mrs. John Tyler at whose home the first Memorial Day Asso- ciation was organized. Right, Mrs. M. E. Gray, daughter of Mrs. Tyler. Society for work of this character,” said Miss Rutherford. Meeting Called Within a few days, in January of 1865, she called a meeting of the so- ciety at the home of Mrs. John Tyler. The house still stands. Those present were Mrs. Robert Carter, pre- sident; Mrs. R. A. Ware, Mrs. William G. Woolfolk, Mrs. Clara M. Dexter, Mrs. J. M. McAllister, and Mrs. Char- les J. Williams. Neither Miss Ruth- erford nor Mrs. Martin were able to attend, both beir-- out of the city. This meeting formed itself into the first Ladies’ Memorial Association, with Mrs. Carter as president. Nothing was done toward selecting the date for Memorial Day until Miss Rutherford returned. To ‘her was giv- en the honor of choosing the date. She selected April 26, giving two rea- sons: first, that it was a'day of sad GIRL SCOUT | LEADER DROWNS Ashland, Wis., May 30.—The camping trip of a group of girl scouts at Lake Gordon near Glid- den ended in tragedy Sunday when Mrs. William McParland, of. Glid- den, leader of the troop’ was drowned, while . attempting: to rescue Elizabeth Stolz: After Mrs. McParland, who was an expert {| swimmer, went to the. girl's aid, men came in time to save the girl while Mrs. McParland went down. She is. believed to have beg: seized with cramps. f | MATHILDE IS BACK AGAIN Daughter of Harvester Head}. Does Not Sail Chicago, May 30.—Miss Mathilde McCormick, instead of sailing today from New York to Switzerland to wed Max Oser, riding master, returned to Chicago rather unexpectedly. She refused to make any statement of her reasons. Miss McCormick, whose return is supposed to relate to the guardianship proceedings in the court in which her mother, Mrs. Edith Rockef2ller Mc- Cormick, intervened yesterdy, was met at the railway station by her father, Harold T. McCormick, presi- dert of the International Harvester Company. “T’'ve been bothered to death,” the; girl said.. “I have nothing to say. 1 have no explanation to make of my return,” Miss McCormick smiled nervously and twisted her handkerchief as she spoke. SUIT BROUGHT | AGAINST SHERIFF: Van Hook, May 30.—Suit has been brought in district court by J. W. Kac- zor and Mrs. J. ‘W. Kaczor against} State's. Attorney R. E, Swendseid and) lSheriff Forrest Rice jointly for an al- leged unlawful’ searching of their. premises under a defective and illegal search warrant. Observe Day. J. E. Kaulfuss, formerly assistant chief engineer of the state highway commission and now assistant to the chief engineer of the state railroad commission, spoke at the high school this morning at the echool’s observance of Memorial day. ‘We spoke upon “Dec- oration Day—the Day Dedicated to Service.” TENTS NEEDED FOR BOYS’ CAMP; CALL IS ISSUED TO CITIZENS Tents are needed for the boys camp. x If you have a tent which you would be willing for the boys to use get in touch with the director of boys’ work. Last year the high- way commission very generously supplied the boys with tents. This year, however, tye highway com- mission has no tents to offer as their supply has been disposed of 1 mn re RS SED and the boys will have to look elsewhere for their tent accommo- dations. It may be that some of our citi- zens have tents which they do not expect to use during the month of June and that they would be pleas- ed to make this contributilon to this matter see or phone Mr. Mac- Leod 460M. the boys’ work. If you can heln- in } memories, the date upon which Gen- eral Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to the Federals, an act that sealed the fate of the Confederacy; second, it was a date when. flowers would be plentiful. Witness Describes It Death has‘ claimed all the women who attended the January meeting. There is one person alive, however, who has personal knowledge of the gathering. She is Mrs. M. E. Gray, daughter of Mrs. Tyler. Because she was. only fourteen, her mother did not permit her to come into the room, but she attended the first ex- ercises held the following April 26 at the St. Luke Methodist church. Rapidly Miss Rutherford’s idea spread through the south. Mrs. John A. Logan, wife of General Logan, commander-in-chief of the G. A, R.. learned of the practice while visiting in the south. At her urgent request General Loran issued an order ‘to all Grand Army posts to celebrate Mem- orial Day on May 30, 1868. As the year passed, state after state has, by an act of legislature, set aside one day each spring as Mem- orial Day. While most states celebrate May 30, others have set aside April 26, May 10, and June 3. The American Legion ig now urging that May 30 be made a universal Mem- orial Day, not only throughout the United States but all over the world. GUNS ROAR IN IRELAND: TOWNS ARB IN TERROR Mest: of “Peonle of Two Towns Kept Up All Night While Battle Goes On London, May 30.—(By the A. P.)— Heavy firing occurred on the Tyronne- Donagel border between midnight and 7 o'clock this morning, says a Central News dispatch from Strabene. Snip- ing from the roofs of houses was con- tinuous and armored cars and machine guns were in action. The people of ‘both towns were up all night long in a state of terror. The casualties are reported heavy. ‘EVACUATION HALTED, ~ ondon, May 30.—(By the A, P.)— British troops are being kept in Dub. Mm not by the request of the Irish provisional government but because the. process of evacuation has been temporarily suspended, Winston Churchill, secretary for the colonies stated in the house of commons this afternoon. ULSTER FORCES WITHDRAW. Belfast, May 30.—-(By the A. 'P.)—! The “evacuation of a considerable stretch of country in the border re- gion by, the Ulster forces was announc- ed todfy. 14 CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF There wilkbe 11 candidates in the field for sheriff of Burleigh county. Two will be “nominated by the vot- ers on. June 28,and one elected in the fall. The only persons who. had announ- ced intention of running for this of- fice who did ndt_ file are Grant} Palms, Herman Brocopp, and Sea- man Smith, Two women, Mrs. Irene Charlebois and Mrs. Jennie Moran,| are in the race to a finish. | There are two candidates for _com- missioner in the first district. E. G Patterson is a candidate for renomi- nation and J. P. Spies is opposing him.; CARPENTIER IS SUED FOR LIBEL' London, May 30.—(By the A, P.)—/| Ancther contést has been arranged be- tween Ted Lewis and Georges Carpen tier, says the Daily Mirror, the scene this time being the law courts. English pugilist has entered a suit for libel against the publishers ‘of Town: Topics and Carpentier for an-article| in that publication entitled “What I Think of Kid Lewis,” the authorship | of which was attributed to Carpentier. | LOCOMOTIVE NOT | SO DANGEROUS, Spokane, Wash. May 30.—Lu- cille Erfle, 18, was none the worse today desnite her encounter with a locomotive on a railroad trestle. The engine knocked the girl into the Spokane river. The crew stop. The| MEMORIAL OF. LINCOLN GIVEN Person at Exercises Held Today Of Former President One of Greatest in World Washington, May 30, (By the A. P.) —A nation’s tribute to its. glorious dead reached its climax today at the dedication of the memorial beside the Potomac to Abraham Lincoln by his grateful countrymen. A former president—Taft—headed the commission which has lavished endless thought on making this stone emblem of American gratitude wor- thy of the man whose memory it will perpetuate for Americans. The presi- the nation’s name. Spread across the wide terraces, the lawns and the circling drive-ways that have been made to give the memorial building a setting were thousands of. Americans and distinguished men from foreign lands, also came to psy homage ‘at this shrine of democratic liberty. Close in about the rising tiers of marble steps were gathered the men who today hold in their hands the destinies of that “government of the reople, by the ~eople and for the people,” which Lincoln gave his life to maintain but behind these and over a mile-wide sweep of the mall and clear away to the base of the Wash- ington monumen‘ a mile distant from the memorial were the common folks from whom Lincoln came and for whom he toiled until he was cut down by an assassin’s bullet. Beautiful Structure The Lincoln Memorial, the gift of the nation to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, is on2 of the world’s most beautiful ‘structures and the greatest shrine of the man who saved the union. Impressive in its simplicity, the memorjal probably is the master- piec2 of all public builings and mem- orials in the United States. It stands in Potomac Park facing the Washing- ton ‘monument, and its construction was begun on Lincoln’s birthday an- niversary in 1914. The total cost has been approximately $3,000,000. This monument to Lincoln is a larg2 rectangular building of white marble, designed by Henry Bacon, a New York architect. It has a beauti- ful setting on a direct east and west line with the Washington monument and the, nation’s capitol and. rises 144 feet above the level of the park. It is composed of four principal features —a statue of the man, a memorial of nis Gettysburg address, a memorial of his second inaugural address ahd a symbol of the Union of the States. | Statue in Marble The most important object in the memorial is the statue of Lincoln in marbla, by Daniel Chester French, New York sculptor, placed in the central hall where, by virtue of its imposing position in the place of hon- or, it predominates ul else. The sta- Jtue is colossal in size and yet dis- tinctively personal, It represents Lincoln seate in ad thoughtful mood, and is the first thing that meets the eye as one passes through the jm- mense colonnaded entrance. Smaller halls, one at either s:de of the cen- tral hall, contain monumental tablets in which deeply incised letters repro- duce word for word, Lincoln’s Gattys- burg address on the left wall and the address made by him at his second jnauguration on the right wall. Above these are two large mural paintings by Jules Guerin, a New York artist, one typifying ‘‘Emancipation” and the other typifying “Reunion.” Their production occupied three years’ time. Surrounding the exterior of the walls inclosing these memorials js a magnificent colonnae forming a sym- bol of the union, each column repre- senting one of the 36 states existing at the time of Lincoln's death. On the outer walls above the colonnade and supported at intervals by eagles are 48 festoons, one for each state existing at the present time. At one end of the great axis, planned over a century ago, is the capitol of the nation, which is the monument of the. government, afd a mile westward from the capiol is the 855-foot granite shaft which is the monument to George ‘Washington. now on this same trgeat axis half a mile west of the Washington manu- ment stands the Lincoln Memorial. This completes an unparalleled com- position, a triology which imparts to each of its monuments a value in (Continued on Page 7) TO THE NATION President Harding Accepts in MANY THOUSANDS ATTEND Creation of Marble in Memory dent in person accepted the work inj Show General Workings of Pledges Made Preliminary teresting document showing wh primary law in North Dakota. has been no concerted effort to suicide to urge its repeal. can be utilized, it is pointed out, the law. There is a growing demand ministration. with published in full: M'CUMBER ASKED 10 VIOLATE LAW SAY FRIENDS Conditions Laid to Political Sup- port Contrary to Corrupt Practices Act PRIMARY LAW FLOUTED Combination to Defeat Candi- date Is Violation of Law In North Dakota Friends of Senator McCumber in commenting, upon Theodore G. Nel- son’s letter to Messts.’Jackson and Kelly point out ‘that to accept the terms as laid down in this remarkable politicalultimatam would be a direct violation of the federal and state cor- rupt practices ‘act regardless of the general ethics involved. In order to secure the support of the I. V. A., Mr. Nelson in his letter laid down certain things Senator Mc- Cumber and his friends must do, chief- ly was to let the Real Republican Committee name a successor to Gun- der Olson, national committeeman, re- move Judge Miller to another juris- diction and reward certain Democrats and Republicans with jobs who have been active in the I. V. A. fight. Last but not least Senator McCumber was to see to it that his friends contribut- | ed liberally to the primary and gen- eral election funds. The law permits contributions to political committees. What the Law Says Sec. 195-provision 6 of the federal corrupt practice act reads: “No candidate for representative in congress or for senator of the United States shall promise any office or po- sition to any person, or to use his in- fluence or to give his support to any person for any office or position for the purpose of procuring the support of such person or of any person in his candidacy; nor shall any candidate for senator of the United States give, contribute, expend, use or promise any money or thing of value to assist in procuring the nomination or election of any particular candidate for the! legislature of the state in which he re- sides but such candidate may, within limitation and restrictions and subject to the requirements of this act contri- bute to political committees having charge of the disbursement of cam- paign funds.” Mr. Nelson in his letter it was pointed out was brutally frank just what political plunder Senator Mc- Cumber should promise to deliver in re- turn for the support of the Independ- ent organization. The provision of the state’s corrupt practices act covering the same situa- tion is as follows: “No verson shall, inorder to aid or promote his nomination or election di- rectly or indirectly promise to appoint another person or to secure or aid in (Continued on Page 6) HERMAN WAS WILLING T0 RUN IF THE OFFICE WAS CALLING TO HIM Hl Herman Mitdbo, of Donnybrook, whose name has frequently ap- peared on primary election ballots in North Dakota without event- uating into tenancy of the office sought, wasn’t secking the nomi- nation for United States Senator at this Republican primary but if the office was seeking a man was willing to hear the call. That’s the way he expressed himself in forwarding to the sec- retary: of state’s office an affida- vit that he was a candidate, the affidavit to be attached to peti- tions from his friends, should the petitions arrive. The petitions did not show up, however, and Her- man’s name will not be on the ped and fished: her out. She Jost her pocket book, i ballot. friends are circulating petitions in my behalf for United States Sen- ator,” he said. “This is very kind of them and to not let their ef- forts be in vain I’m enclosing a blank petition with affidavits pro- perly mailed out. “I am very busy 14 to 19 hours every day so I can’t keep track of political doings but my im- pressions are that this office (United States Senator) is actual- ly seeking men that are willing to take it, so to say, going begging. “Now, won’t you let this office know that Herman up at Donny- brook is in a receptive mood and if the office is looking for him and should see him going the oth- er way, to please remember that he is going very slow and can “I understand many of my easily be overtaken.” IV. A. FUSION PARTY WILL | DIRECT PRIMARY FIGHT AS FAR — AS STATE ISSUES ARE INVOLVED Minutes of Bi-Party Committee of Forty-Five Published in Full Scheme. Agreements Signed and — to I. V. A. State Campaign. Unique Drive Against Operation of Primary Laws. North Dakota polities in regard to fusion plans in the pri- mary election now in full blast is interesting the voters. The Tribune has secured the complete minutes of the Committee of Forty-Five and herewith publishes them at length. It is an in- at versatility is necessary under present political conditions to defeat or nullify the action of the Few politicians are satisfied with the primary law but there secure its repeal. There seems evident the same cowardice in respect to this law as there is toward scrapping the industrial program. i Some politicians will concede that the primary law is popular with the rank and file of the people and that it would be political Every political trick, however, that is being employed to secure cer- tain results by checking the full and unrestricted operation of among those who would like to fight out the issue honestly to refer a law soon repealing the pri- mary law and restoring legal party conventions. The Committee of Forty-Five is to handle the state campaign for the Nestos ad- The most unique contrivance to subvert the primary is here- Minutes of Meeting. The Committee of Forty-five, rep- resenting the Republican. and the Democratic parties and the Indepen- dent Voters association, met in room 509 at the Gardner hotel, Fargo, N. D., March 28, 1922, and organized with the election of H. P. Goddard of Bis- marck, as chairman and Mrs. James Gamons, of Fargo, secretary. The first order of business was roll call, showing attendance as follows: Independents Miss Laura B. Sanderson. Mrs. H. W., Porter. Mrs. Blanche Nelson (P). Mrs. L. N. Cary (A). Mrs. L. B. Gaarneaas (A). Mrs. C. S. Shippy. Mrs. D. L. Stewart (P). Joseph McGauvran. W. H. Stutsman. Theo. G. Nelson. George Shafer. A. B. Jackson. J. T. Nelson. M. P, Johnson, J. H. Riley (P). (Mrs. H. F. Arnold proxy for Mrs. Blanche Arnold. J. M. Kelly proxy for Mrs. D. L. Stewart. .E. Van Ar- nam, proxy for J. H. Riley, absent.) Republicans - Mrs. Mary Blaisdell. Mrs. A. W. McIntyre. Mrs. J. C. Pollock. Mrs. Strand (A). se Mrs. W. C, Crawford (A).* Mrs. Arneson (A). Mrs. Sheldon (A). H. P. Goddard. W. B. Luduwoese. me J. D. Bacon. : J, E. Paulson, Horace Young. Treadwell Twichell. J. G. Gunderson. P. W. Eddy. Democrats Mrs. John Gammons. Mrs. J. L. Lee. Mrs. R. McBride (A). Mrs. Fenelson: (A). Mrs. Alve Randall Mrs, W. J. Ray (A). 8. J. Doyle. R. B. Murphy. J. B. Fried. W.S. Noyes. sys, J. F, T. O'Connor (P), J.P. Cain (A). any Wm, O'Leary (A). Scott Cameron (A). (M. M. O'Connor, proxy for J. F.T. O’Connor.) (Mrs. W. H. Porter was invited to serve on both the Independent and Democratic committees, and elected to act as an Independent, leaving the Democratic. committee one, member short.) tno | " Mr. Nelson:then read. the resolution of the Independent Voters association providing for the organization of the Committee of Forty-five. (Copy at- tached.) Spalding Present. B. F, Spalding, chairman of the Re- publican state central committee, read the Republican resolution. on the same subject. S. J. Doyle reported on be- half of the Democrats. (Copies of both resolutions attached.) General discussion of various pos- sible plans of joint action between Re- publicans and Democrats for the pur- pose of re-electing Independents now in office, and filling all .state offices with Independents, followed the out- line of several plans presented by Theo. G. Nelson. Moved by Mr. Jackson that the meeting adjourn until 2 o’clock and that during the interim the committee members informally discuss the prob- lems confronting the Independents and formulate plans for solving them. Motion seconded and carried. Meeting reconvened at 2 o'clock p. m. To Distribute State Offices. 3 The first order of business after ad- journment was a motion offered by A. B, Jackson that the Chair appoint a committee of six, three Republicans and three Democrats, to recommend to the committee of the whole a basis for the distribution of state offices. Motion seconded and carried. Before the appointment of this committee S. J. Doyle proposed the following motion, seconded by A. B. Jackson. “It is the sense of the Committee of : Forty-five that both Republicans and Democrats proceed to hold state con- ventions for the purpose of recom- mending to the voters of the state eunuldatesitor the different state of- ices for their respective nomi- (Continued on Page 3)