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Bre Ate ats met 1 Convention Preliminaries | MAN WHO INTENDED MARRYING Dictated by Faimess, | Delegates Applaud | CHILD WIfE IS One by one Wyoming visitors to the Chic: convention drift back home aird seem pleased to be here. Most of} them took advantage of th trip east to do more or less visiting about with relatives and friends or to look ‘after vate buginess. G. R. Hagens, who] accompanied east by Mrs. Hagens! KEMMERER, Wyo., June 22.— When George Boris’ girl “wife” left his bed and board a few days after jhe had procured a license to marry her but had mot used it, Boris has- tened from Cumberland to the county | seat here,’ determined that some- | body should be arrested for what he is the latest Wyoming representative] considered interference with things | to return. He came yesterday. While] as they should he. His :ission was | mingling in Republican conventions| eminently successful, for imme- is no new experience to Mr. Hagens,| diately after Boris had’ related his he acknowledges receiving some en-| troubles to the county authorities | tirely new impressions of the innermost] he found himself looking through the | gearing of national conventions that! bars of the county jail from the in- he was not certain belonged there, ac-| side, charged with rape. He gave cording to some newspaper accounts he} had read, However, he believes that- all minor conventions may now take a leaf from the experience noted at Chicago and] prosecuted on a perjury charge as an | > to emula the example set for! offshoot of the case. She is Mrs. management, | Julia Beyda of Cumberland. ! “First,” said Mr. Hagens, this morn-| Boris, Mrs. Beyda and the latter's | ing, “I want‘to make it plain to all! daughter, Annie Beyda, appeared at | bail and naw is trying to figure out just what happened and where he is “at", The mother of the ehild al: leged to have been his victim may be Republicans, that the national chair: the county clerk's office here a few man, Will Hays, through untiring ef-| days ago and procured a marriage fort and great skill in plans and man-| jicense, Mrs. Beyda making affida- agement has entirely rebuilt political machinery until it is perfect. Further, he has plaeed it all in the front window where everybody can see it work. “For instance, take the eontests for delegate seats in the convention, 1} was present at a nuMber of the hear-|bed away back in Philadelphia, is just ings. No court of justice in this Jand|as foolish as it sounds. Senator Pen-| is fairer than the action of the execu-|rose like all the former big \state bosses! tive committee. Cases were decided |is passing. He is the last boss in cap-| rictly upon merit under rules as plain) tivity, the rest Ihave passed on ito tle, 1 well-established as the rules in the) politician's heaven or else have been law and courts. develop the faets, and bjas in determi-|engaged in nation was not even charged by dele-|bossing than keeping their great granu-| gates who were denied seats. \ehildren in order and out of misebic?. “The hearings were open, attornvys|The Penrose bossship is more myth | appeared for both sides to a contest.| than janything else. It jas noticed Spectators came and went at will. The that he failed to control the Pennsylva- press was provided for and invited to/nia delegation. He was for Knox and be present, The doors were wide open,|against Sproul. The delegation” stuck so were the windows. This is a decided) to Sproul as long. as there was contrast with previous conventions,|reason for it and when the general where doors were closed and guarded,/ breakup came like all the rest favored press excluded, and drum-bead verdicts|Hardiny. It may ‘also be stated that obtained with little or no consideration! Penrose wes unable to prevail against shown to either side. he ‘are group in the control of the ‘The Republican party may thank big Philadelphia Republican City Com- Mr. Hays for establishing fair trial and| mittee organization. “While all over’ ] true verdict for contestants at the bar! Pennsylvania the Penrose organization of national conventions. jhas been trimmed unmetcifull: “As to the nomination. It was the| to Mr. Hays, that natural sequence. When the three} cans generally approved. Members of/leading candidates, Wood, Lowden and, the national committee took absolutely| Johnson had exhausted their respective! no part in the pre-convention contests | limits in delegate strength, resulting in! of candidates. Mr. Hays laid down the!a deadlock, no one knew better, tran! rule that the business of the committee!these candidates, that the ‘imit had was to elect candidates, not to nomi+|been reached. Where «vere dcle:sates! nate them, and that went. So taithfully/to go when they were released? They} was the rule observed that every can- | had paid fully all the favorite son and didate before the convention, both|}complimentary votes demanded of! avowed and_ receptive candidates|them. ‘The real candidate was to ba| stated long in advance of the conven-|selected and the business was res sitys: tion that if he happened to be the nomi-|'The ‘idea of Harding had grown upon! he desire’ no other than Willithem from the opening -of the conven- ys to manage the gmpaign. jon, They required no boss to tell “Sensational writers for the opposi-jthem what to do. They did the logical! tion press, with more regard to cover“ and eminently correct thing from all ing space than to placing the facts be- standpoints. They simply fore the public, -professed~to see more! Harding. or less the influence and direction or| “I am certain the conyention of 1920 the old regime*of ‘bosses heretofore @-| will go down in the annals of the Re taining. in national conventions. I am| publican party as the greatest eonven-| saying with the utmost candor’ and _tign in its history. "The one nearest the with complete knowledge of what I am!people. ‘Phat accepted the mandate of speaking about, there was not the the people and rendered honorable and} htest indication of bossism at the efficient accopnting. I am distinctly cago conventi There were no pleased to have witnessed the proceed- The real bosses of that! ings,” t national convention were the delegates them selves. They are the prever bosses. Their people at home had sent them| }to Chicago for -that identical purpose. “This talk about Senator Pchiro. controlling and dictating from a si { As sure as you © are a foot high— you will like this Camel Turkish and Domestic OU never got such cigarette- contentment as Camels hand you. Camels quality and expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic Tobaccos make this goodness possible—and make you prefer this Camel blendtosither kindof tobaccosmokedstraight! Camels mellow-mildness is a revelation! Smoke them with freedom without tiring your taste! They leave no unpleasant ciga- tetty aftertaste nor unpleasant sieges odor ! * Give Camels every test—then compare them puff-for-puff with ~ny Cigarette in ‘the world! | MOTHER IS HELD FOR PERJURY | child CREDITS UE HAYS FOR POPULAR RULE TH 6.0 P. HAROING'S SELECTION NATURAL SEQUENGE—HAGENS SENT TO JAIL; vit that ber daughter was 16 years of age and that she consented to the girl's marriage to Boris. Under the Wyoming law a child under 16 years of age cannot marry, even with par- ental consent. The procurement of the marriage license appears to” have heen re- garded by the Beydas ‘and Boris as the only formality requisite to me rimony, ‘Without any ccremony, marriage of otherwise, Boris and the girl went to- housekeeping at Cum- berland, .posing as husband and wife. The honeymoon of the man and hi “pride” was brief. Within two or. three days the girl left Boris and returned to her mother, and ‘Boris came here to procure the arrest of somebody, Mrs. “Beyda preferred. His relation of his woes included in- formation that “Mrs. Boris” was not 16 years of age, as her mother had sworn, but only 14 years old. There- upon, as previously related, Boris found himself defendant to a charge of statutory rape, and iMrs. B may face prosecution for perjury. VIOLINIST COMING HERE THURSDAY HAG $50,000 INSURANCE ON LEFT HAND: Axel Skovygaard the Danish violinist Pains were taken to)retired on account of old age and are who will appear in concert here, Thurs- no more harmful task of/ day evening at the Methodist church carries $50,000 in insurance on his left it does voted for/hjs life work and thirty years of in- cessant training. or bow hand, representing as The Musical Courier says of him: "In the class of the reg linists belongs Skovgaard who _p}: and musical feeling of the In ist.” Skovgaard's te tour of the northwest this summer follows a successful win- er season in the south, Concerts at aie is are sald avery Scientifically vealed packonen in a glassine-paper-covered car- fon. We strongly recommend this carton for the home or of- supply or when you travel. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO Co, Winston-Salem, N. C. ly great vio-} sat with all the charm of virtuosity, elan,} art.) PRESIDENTIAL (POSSIRILITHES—Upper left, Attorney General Palmer; right, Gov. Cox; lower Teft, Wm. J. Bryan; right, Gov. Edwards. Pensacola and other fiorida’ points, ;are finished and worth while, making and at various cities of Louisiana an splendid background for the music Texas were all remarkably successful.' of his. violin.” The Pensacola Journal says: | Casper should certainly be grateful Skovg&ard is one of the great musi-\to the women of the Methodist church cal figures of modern life. He is one|for the opportunity to hear this great of the immortals whose name will go|artist and his company, anda full au- down in the history of music, He has }ditorium should greet -his appearance Buroun sed, Ter perth FO UBI Gia who, Zhureday. evening. if You Want to Shimmie or practice any questionable dance then don’t come to Dreamland Pavilion. Qur policy is to run clean danéing and know our patrons are with us. 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