Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1908, Page 1

"THR EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. Business OMce 11th Gt. and Pennsylvania Avensm Rurepean Office: 3 Regent St.. London, England. Mew York Othce: Tribune Buiiding. Thieago Office First National Bank Building. ‘The Frening Star. with the Sunday morning edition, I» te 1 by carters. on thelr own me cont within the city at per mont Sunday Sta without The rat 44 cents per month. Ry mall. postage prenatd Sunday inetads onth, ° cente. Sunny cents. vening Sta r ¢ No. 17,442. PAGE s. TWO CENTS. Weather. Fair tonight and Sunday. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908 TWENTY-SIX NEW SENSATION 1K LAND FRAUDS CASE Counsel for Hyde and Schnei- der Prefer Charges. MISCONDUCT IN JURY ROOM Say Members of Panel Agreed Con- trary to Judgment. TO BE DISCUSSED OCTOBER 9| | | Justice Stafford Sets Aside Date for Hearing—Attorney Donaldson Submits an Affidavit. Misconduct of the jury after the case was submitted to it, amount- ing to a barter of the liberty of Frederick A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider of San Francisco, to ef- fect an agreement upon a verdict, is alleged by Hyde and Schneider, recently convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government of public} lands, in an additional assignment of reasons for a new trial. This supplemental reason charges that the verdict was the re- sult of an agreement among the jurors that if some of their number who held a different view would agree to convict the two men other jurors would vote to acquit Ben- son and Dimond. The Hyde - Benson - Dimond - Schneider land-fraud conspiracy trial, already a matter of history so far as the actual pro- ceedings in court are concerned, furnished still anothér sensation today when it be- came known that the principal basis of the motion for a new trial on behalf of Messrs. Hyde and Schneider, who were declared guilty by the jury at the cluse of the trial last Monday, was that of’miscon- duct in the jury room. In such positive terms did this alleged misconduct seem to be indicated’ that At- torneys Worthington and Donaldson, on behalf of the defendants Hyde and Schneider, respectively, set it forth at length in their motion, and this phase of the case, together with other portions of the effort to secure a new trial for the two convicted men, will be argued.at length at the beginning of the next term of court in the fall. ALL UP IN THE AIR Denver Convention Chairman- ships Not Determined. GATHERING OF LEADERS Subcommittee on Meets. Arrangements | GREAT DEMAND FOR ADMISSION | Interest Widespread in Rocky Moun- | tain States in the Coming As- semblage of Democrats. DENVER, Colo., June —Two im- portant meetings were on the program today for the subcommittee on conven- tion arrangements of the democratic na- tiona! convention. The first session was held early in the day and only matters of routine in connection with the con- vention were taken up. All of the subcommittee, with the ex- ception of McGraw, of West Virginia and Howell of Georgia were present at the meetings today. Both of these gentlemen, however, were represented by proxies. Those who participated in the two con- ferences were Chairman Thomas Taggart, Secretary Urey Woodson, Roger C. Sulli- van of Illinois, R. M. Johnson of Texas, James C. Dahlman of Nebraska, Norman E. Mack of Buffalo and John C. Osborne of Wyoming. The members of the committee, in com- pany with Sergeant-at-arms John I. Mar- tin, visited the Auditorium and discussed details in connection with the handling of the crowds at the convention, some slight alterations in the arrangement made for the telegraph companies and newspaper men and the distribution of convention tickets. Demand for Tickets. This last matter promises to develop into a serious problem for the members of | the national committee and the officers of the convention. There is a tremendous | demand for admission tickets, and every | incoming mail adds to the pressure and increases the perplexity of the men who are to dispense the admissions. From present indications it seems as though every party man in this and all adjoining states expects to attend all the sessions and wishes tickets for himself and a party of friends every time. A national convention is more of a novelty here than in Chicago, and the interest in it outside of political quarters is keen and universal. Question of Chairmanships. The chief matter slated for considera- tion at the afternoon meeting and far the most important of the day was the Justice Stafford was informed of the substance of the charges yesterday after- noon as he was about to leave the city for his summer vacation, and he caused Samuel McC. Hawken, clerk of his court, to enter an order setting aside October 9 next for the arguments. Text of Motions. Identical motions were filed yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the last moment permissible under the court rules for the filing of motions for new trials, on behalf of Messrs. Hyde and Schneider, and, after ‘The Star's report closed yesterday after- noon, the specification of alleged unfair dealing in the jury room was drawn by Attorneys Worthington and Donaldson in the following language: “Now come the defendants Frederick A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider and move the court to grant a new trial in this case, because of misconduct of the jury, among other things, in this, that their verdict against the defendants wag the result of an agreemen{ made in the furyroom, atter | the jury had retired to consider their ver- | dict, between some of the jurors, whose | judgment and opinion on the evidence was that all the defendants should be con- victed, and others of the jurors whose | udgment and opinion on the evidence Was that all the defendants should be ac- quitted, and which agreement was in sub- stance that if those of the jurors who were in favor of convicting the defendant | Benson would join in a verdict of acquit- | tal as to him, those who were in favor of | acquitting the defendant Hyde would) juin in a verdict of conviction as to him; and that if th of the jurors whose opinion on the evidence was that all the defendants should be convicted would vote for the acquittal of the defendant D'mond, those who were in favor of ac- quitting all the defendants would vote for the conviction of the defendant Schneider.” Attorney Submits Affidavit. Motions for new trials have been filed in hundreds of cases in the criminal branch of the District Supreme Court, but few, indeed, have been supported by such extraordinary affidavits as those which accompany those made in the in- terest of Me Hyde and Schneider. The affidavit made by Mr. Donaldson may be taken as a sample of both. It is in this language: I, R. Golden Donaldson, on oath say that I am of counsel for the defendant, Joost H. Schneider, and have, as his at- torney, Signed the motion for a new trial. The grounds set forth in paragraph num- bered 10 of said motion are based upon information, which I believe to be true, obtained by me from two of said jurors, Sterling J. Gardner and Joseph Baruch. I have personally requested said Gardner i another of said jurors. John J. Nolan. make affidavit in respect to the alle- gations made in said 10, but they both declined to do so, upon the ad- vice of their own counsel, saying they would make no statement in regard to the matter unless required to do so by the court, appointment of officers for the conven- tion. No preliminary conferences were held and the meeting) began with the chairmanship entirely open. Gossip early in the day concerned chiefly for temporary chairman the names of Theodore E. Bell of California, H. D. Clayton of Alabama, Free P. Morris of Illinois, Gov. Folk of Missouri and Judson P. Harmon of Cincinnati. The friends of Mr. Bell, outside the members of the committee, seemed to be confident that he would be named, but there was also a rumor to the effect that his name has been dropped. Mr. Clayton was strongly favored, and if he is not nominated the temporary presiding officer.it seems pos- sible that he may be given the gavel when the permanent officers are named. The arrival of Mayor James C. Dahlman of Omaha was expected to throw some light on the matter of selecting officers, it being generally believed that he would be able to inform the members of the com- mittee of the wishes of Mr. Bryan. It is said in some quarters that Mr. Bryan would be pleased with Bell and Clayton for the chairmanships, being willing that either man shall fill either position. This is known to have been his attitude some days ago and no announcement has since been made that he has changed his mind. This has not been taken, however, by the members of the committee to mean that he was disposed to insist upon these men. They would be satisfactory to him and beyond that he has not expressed himself. Johnson Men Cheered Up. Such Johnson men as are on the ground expressed themselves today as being greatly cheered by reports from the east to the effect that Bryan would not be able to control votes from there. The Bryan people, on the other hand, merely laughed and asserted that all opposition | to their man will not total more than 125) votes. ae MONUMENT TO HOAR. Tribute to Late Senator Unveiled at Worcester, Mass. WORCESTER, Mass., June 27.—The people of the city of Worcester paid tribute yesterday to the memory of Sen- ator George Frisbie Hoar, who for over half a century was a citizen of this place, when, on ground near the city hall, they unveiled and dedicated a monument to the memory of the statesman. The monumert was proveded by the people of Worcester, who raised the $20,- 000 which it cost by public subscription. ome 30,000 people contributed. A large owd attended the exercises. The program included a prayer by Rev. dward Everett Hale, a memorial oration , Justice W. H. Moody of the United ates Supreme Court and an address by oy. Curtis Guild, jr. ——___.+__—_ RATES DECLARED ILLEGAL. | | Departure From Interstate Commis- sion Requirements. ‘The interstate commerce commission to- day issued an order declaring unlawful the Kanawha dispatch east-bound freight is affidavit is made by me instead of my client, Joost H. Schneider, for the reason that he has left the District of Co- lumbia and is now, on his way to his hom Ariz. “This affiday o'cleck on t a 26, 1908, but a halt an hour be ime within which, under the rules of court, the motion a new trial must be tiled, and it ts impracticalie for me within that time te apply to the others of said jurors fer the purpose of obtaining a fidavits cr information as to the truth allegations made in said raragraph numbered ten.” Statement by Juror Catlin. The possibility of a compromise i juryroom during the three-da: eration over the verdict in th Benson-Dimond-Schneider_ case cussed this morning by Eimer H. Cat one of the twelve men who decided fate of the four defe “There was a tentativ be- fore we finished our that none of the proce yroom woule be divulged, I do not feel at liberty others on the panel did reserved the right to state the ways in which his owa vote w: have, no hesi- t, gnd I tancy in saying that Iw one of the eight who originally voted for conviction of all four men. Subsequently I assented to the acquittal of Mr. Benson, and finally to the elimination also of Mr. Dimond.” | tarift issued June 1 and effective July 1 jnext under powers of attorney for the | Chesapeake and Ohio and the Louisville, | Hend rson and St. Louis railway com- was issued because of alleged numerous and important departures from jthe requirements governing the construc- tion of tariffs adopted by the commission. The commission announces it will, prose- cute any cases of use of such tariff. Se OS | | ADVERTISES FOR DIAMONDS. Canal Commission Needs Them for | Use With Drills. It is said to be seldom that the general | public interests itself in the proposals! | whick are from time to time called for |to furnish different branches of the gov- ernment with necessary supplies, but the recent request of Lieut. Col. Hodges of the isthmian canal commission, that bids be submitted the commission for furnis- ing thirty diamonds of not less than cae ance uct cCXCCLC | INH IK fj a l | ya uit H cate cect CCUG \W) \) wg —_ ALL ABOARD! and a half carats eich, seemed to furnish | the captious citizen with ground for com- plaining that all was not right. Inquiry of Lieut. Col. Hodges at the office of the commission today, however, elicited the information that the dia- monds advertised for are black, and so shaped as to permit proper setting and present good cutting facets for diamond drills that are to be used on submarine rock excavations in connection with the isthmian canal. The bids will be opened in the office of the assistant purchasing agent of the isthmian canal commission, 24 state street, New York city, Monday, June 29, at 3:30 o'clock p.m. Lieut. Col. Hodges says that he will soon ask for proposals to furnish the commission with another seagoing tug, the sixth called for during the present year. The tugs are used to carry the rock that enters into the concrete foundations in the big canal. a ILL FOR THREE WEEKS. Death of Representative Parker South Dakota. Representative William H. Parker Deadwood, S. D., died at his home at that place yesterday after an illness of three weeks. He was seventy-one years old. Funeral services will be held at Deadwood tomorrow afternoon, and will be attended by committees of the House and Senate, regularly appointed for the purpose. The House committee will con- sist of all of the Nebraska delegation, Hall of South Dakota, Smith of Iowa, Anthony of Kansas and Steenerson of Minnesota, and the Senate committee of Senators Kittredge and Gamble of South Dakota, Hansbrough and McCumber of North Dakota, Brown of Nebraska and Stone of Missouri. “DISTRICT BUILDING” MR. MACFARLAND SO DESIG- NATES NEW BUILDING. of of So far as the three members of the} board of Commissioners and the other officials of the Distrigt government are concerned, the new home of the local government, which is ready for occu- pancy, and which is to be formally dedi- cated next Saturday, is to be known as the “District building.” In the act of Congress providing the structure it is designated “the munici- pal building,” but the Commissioners do no construe the act as intending that such should be the official permanent name of the building, as acts providing appropriations for schoolhouses, stables, storehouses, etc., refer to the same as municipal buildings. Commissioner Macfarland said today he has always referred to the new struc- ture as the District building, and ex- pects to continue to do so. He added that although no official action has been taken by the Commissioners he is satis- fied his colleagues will continue to use the name “District building.” He further said he does not recall having received “inquiries from citizens” with sugges- tions that it be called the “city hall.’ Mr. Macfarland remarked that because he and the other Commissioners propose calling the building by the name men- tioned it does not mean that other per- sons must follow suit. “They may use any designation they may desire,” he said. —<—$_-—___. J. Y. POTTS IN STUPOR. Aroused With Difficulty and Symp- toms Considered Alarming. There has been no change in the con- dition of Joseph Y. Potts, cletk of the Police Court, it was announced at the Providence Hospital, since the relapse yesterday. The patient is critically ill. art depression was successfully ed late yesterday evening. Stimu- s are still administered today. patient has sunk into a semi-con- scious condition, from which he 1s aroused at times with difficulty, and then only by the attending physicians. The present mental condition of the pa- tient is considered an extremely unfavor- lable symptom, on account of his great weakness and the® fact that little recuperative power re- val s maining. ———__——— Teachers Arrive From Porto Rico. NEW YORK, June 27.—The steamer San Juan, which atrived today from Porto Rico, brought fifty teachers from he island who are to spend their vaca- tions at their homes in the United States. REACH NO AGREEMENT North Carolina Democrats Still in Deadlock OVER THE GOVERNORSHIP Continuous Session of Twenty Hours Through the Night. FIGHT GROWS MORE BITTER Most Remarkable Convention for Persistence, Enthusiasm and Disorder. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHARLOTTE, N. C., June 27.—After be- ing in session since Wednesday last the North Carolina democratic state conven- tion was still deadlocked at daylight to- day, balloting on the selection of a gubernatorial candidate The thirty-fifth vote, night, stood as follows Kitchin, 385; Craig, 332; Horne, 138. As it seems impossible to reach an agree- ment, the question was broached of pass- ing over the nomination for governor and leaving it to a state prigary. There was bitter opposition to this, but there seemed no chance of nomination by convention until new men are presented to be voted for. One hundred new men from Craig’s county came into the convention after midnight to relieve the regular wornout Craig delegates, This is the most remarkable conven- tion ever held in North Carolina. Noth- ing to compare with it in persistency, protractedness, enthusiasm and especial- ly disorder has ever occurred before in the history of democratic conventions in this state. Even the disreputable mobs of the post-bellum period, held back in the seventies, and yelept “republican” conventions, that assembled the “carpet- baggers” from the north and the newly enfranchised ex-slaves of the state gether for the purpose of dishing the public offices, were hardly more noisy and unwieldy and disorderly than this convention has been at times, Chairman Begs for Order. “Gentlemen, I beg you,” exclaimed Chairman Parsons, “to cease this dis- orderly conduct and let us have some semblance of order. conduct yourselves like a mob of prizefighters But he was unheard arid unheeded by most of the delegates present. For the first time in this state women have taken prominent parts in aiding and abetting and actually joining in the marching and yelling and general disor- derly conduct, against which the presiding officer so loudly complained. Some of these women are prominent socially. This looks like there is no more prospect now of a settlement of the gubernatorial taken at mid- nomination than there was when the first ballot was announced. But the man- agers of all three candidates declare that, they will stay here all next week, if neces- sary, to nominate their man. Because of the deadlock the convention has trans- acted no business, delegates to the demo- Are You Going Out of Town This Summer? F you are, be sure to have The Evening and Sunday Star fot- low you. In most cases The Star will be at the breakfast table the next morning and al- ways give all of the latest news from Washington of the day be- fore. The address may be changed as frequently as desired by glving the old as well as the new ad- dress. The price of The Star by mail dally and Sunday !s 60 cents per month, In advance. fo- | cratic national been selected. RECESS THIS MORNING. convention not having Storm of Disapproval Over Motion to Adjourn. By Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C., June 27.—After a continuous session of twenty hours and a record of fifty hours’ balloting the dem- ocratic state convention took a recess at 5:40 o'clock this morning until 10 o'clock. The final ballot, the forty-sixth, brought the convention no nearer the nomination of a governor than when the first ballot was taken Wednesday night. The dele- gates raised a storm of disapproval when the final effort to adjourn was made, and would have defeated the motion on a roll call, -but upon the agreement of the mem- ‘bers of the three candidates the chairman formally declared a recess until 10 o'clock. Although a prolonged deadlock is possi- ble, caucuses were held early today witn the idea of bringing about a nomination. The Craig and Horne forces at a con- ference reached an agreement for all three candidates to withdraw and allow the convention to nominate a dark horse, but the Kitchin forces refused to agree to this plan. ‘The first effort to introduce a dark horse came yesterday, when the name of State Senator Mason of Northampton was brought in, but he was dropped on the next ballot. The effort of an Asheville citizen, not a delegate, to address the convention nearly precipitated a row at midnight, but the interloper was ejected before trouble came. The few efforts to adjourn have been hooted down, and with fresh arrivals of delegates the convention is prepared for a long siege. SPIKES ON THE TRACKS ENGINEER KILLED AND PAS- SENGERS HURT IN WRECK. HAZLETON, Pa., June 27.-One man was killed and eight or ten passengers were injured at Lofty, on the mountains twelve miles from here, early today, by the wrecking of a Pennsylvania passen- ger train, which is believed to have been deliberftely derailed by the spiking of the tracks. The dead man is the engi- neer, Aaron Raub of Pittsville. The in- jured passengers were brought to the state hospital here. ‘The Pennsylvania uses the Lehigh val- ley railroad tracks between Delano Junc- tion and this city. The superintendent of the Lehigh Valley and his men found two spikes on the tracks placed in such a way as to leave no doubt that they had been put there to deliberately wreck the train. Alongside Mountain. The Pennsylvania train was composed of a combination car and one day coach | and left Pottsville, Pa., for Nescopeck at 35 a.m. The train is used principally by workmen, most of whom are miners. The tracks where the accident occurred extend along the side of a mountain. When the cars left the tracks they top- pled over on the mountain side of the roadway. Had they fallen on the oppo- site side they would have gone down a steep embankment of more than fifty feet. \ The place where the wreck occurred is sparsely settled and it was some time be- fore physicians could be communicated with to look after the injured. They were placed on a special car sent from here and brought to this city several hours after the wreck occurred. — GOULD-SAGAN NUPTIALS. Wedding to Take Place July 7 With Two Ceremonies. PARIS, June 27.—The Matin’s London correspondent telegraphs an_ interview with Prince Helie de Sagan, in which the prince said that his marriage to Mme. Gould will take place about July 7, and will consist of a religious and a civil ceremony. Only four witnesses will be present, two Germans for the prince and two Americans for the brid ——_+—__—. . Astor Donates for Excavations. LONDON, June 27.—William Waldorf Astor has given $5,000 to assist the Brit- ish school at Athens, in carrying on its excavations at Laconia, Greece. TAFT AT ONSTER BAY i DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS UP) Coaching the Next Secretary of | War. NOMINEE CORDIALLY GREETED Chucks Babies Under the Chin and | Shakes Hands With All the Women. Special Dispatch to The Star. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 27.—Secre- tary Taft and Gen. Luke E. Wright, the next Secretary of War, arrived here to- day on the 10:11 a.m. train and went at once to Sagamore Hill to take luncheon with President Roosevelt. Secretary Taft disappointed the people of Oyster Bay today. It was expected | that he would arrive at noon, and ar- | rangements had been made to give him a rousing reception. As a fact, he ar- rived much earlier, and comparatively few people were at the station. As the Secretary, accompanied by Gen. Wright, stepped from the train, he was surounded by persons who desired to greet him. He chatted genially with those about him, | shaking hands with all within reach. Among those who greeted him were fif- teen or twenty ladies and children. One little tot held up her “Teddy bear” to him to look at. He patied the child on the head and remarked: “You're a pretty child and your Teddy béar is just fine.” The presidential nominee was cheered lustily. There were more women than men present and Mr. Taft genially shook hands with all of them. Several of the women brought their babies and held them up for Secretary Taft to chuck under the chin. The women all voted that Mr. Taft was both handsome and good-natured. Secretary. Taft and Gen. Wright were conducted to a government automobile in waiting for them and were whirled away to Sagamore Hill. Might Refer to Politics. Secretary Taft laughingly remarked on the way to Oyster Bay that he fancied Politics might be referred to incidentally at today’s conference, but declined to give any intimation of the nature of the discussion. He said frankly that no de- termination of the national chairmanship question would be reached today. “That matter,” said he, ‘will go over until the eighth of July, when the sub- committee of the republican national com- mittee will confer with me, and, I hope, = Representative Sherman in Washing- ‘on. “Are you going to talk over the na- tional chairmanship with the President?” Mr. Taft was asked, as he climbed into the government automobile. “We're going to discuss several things,” he replied, ‘but I will not be able to tell what it is all about until I return.” ‘Is Hichcock your choice for national chairman?” “Now, it’s too soon to talk about that,” was the reply. President Roosevelt arranged today’s conference at Sagamore Hill with the out- going and incoming secretaries of war in order that a genet understanding of questions now pending before the War Department might be acquired by Gen. Wright. Among the matters to be dis- cussed is the situation in Panama. No serious eventuation of that situation is likely in the opinion of Secretary Taft and | Gen. Wright. The placing of 1,200 marines | on the American zone of the isthmus is | likely to prevent trouble at the approach- ing election. Matters concerning the Philippines and Cuba also were to be con- | sidered. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, brought | from Washington last night the latest in- | formation concerning developments _ in | all American insular possessions. Gen. Edwards did not accompany the Secre- | tary and Gen. Wright to Oyster Bay, but will join the Secretary in New York’ and return with him to Washington. Taft’s Return to Washington. It is the intention of the War Secretary | to leave Oyster Bay this afternoon at 2:40) o'clock. He will arrive at Long Island | City at 4 o'clock and will hurry across the river and through New York city in| an effort to catch the 4: train for Washington at West 2d street. He re- marked this morning that it would be a race against time. Other visitors at Sagamore Hill today were National Committeemen Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and W. L. Ward of New York; District Attorney Simpson of New York, whose visit is purely a per- sonal one; Robert Bridges and Lincoln Steffens. Kellogg in a Hurry. Mr. Kellogg, known as the “trust buster,” and Mr. Ward came to discuss politics with the President and to give their views as to who the new national chairman should be. Both men, it is said, favor Mr. Hitchcock for the place. Messrs. Kellogg and Ward reached here on the noon train and drove at once to Sagamore Hill. Neither would discuss | politics in any way. Mr. Ward was so anxious to get to the hill that he did) not even wait for the government auto- mobile, but jumped into the first hacx, dragging Mr. Kellogg after him. “Drive as fast as you can,” commanded the committeeman, “we've got to get to Sagamore Hill in a hurry. SS ON ROAD TO RECOVERY. Representative Sherman's Condition | Remains Almost Normal Today. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 27. gressman James S. Sherman's condition remained at almost normal today. He is | making rapid progress in regaining his strength. Plans for the republican vice Presidential candidate leaving for home in Utica next Friday are going for- —Con- | his ward. a Three Drowned in River Overflow. | MANKATO, Minn., June 27.—Miss Eva} Ebler, aged sixteen; her guest, Miss Maud | Worlds, aged nineteen, of St. Peter, andj Max Sues, aged twenty, were drowned Thursday in the flood waters caused by the overflow of the river here. The girls | had gone in bathing in Cornelia street, | which was overflowed. Miss Ehler sank and Miss Worlds went to her rescue. She, too, went down and Max Sues then djved for them. He did not come up. ee Usurper Orders Caids to Raise Army. FEZ, June 27.--Mulai Hafid, the usurp- ing sultan of Morocco, has summoned the caids to his palace here and peremptorily | the law as it now exists th: | ing order, exc BRYAN DELCARES HIS. NOMINATION CERTAIN Expects Hundred Votes More Than Needed at Denver. WILL NOT BE STAMPEDED Counts on Victory at the Polls in November. | REGARDS PEOPLE AS RADICAL Platform of the Democrats Will Be Drawn to Meet the Supposed Popular Demand of the West. Special From a Staff Correspondent. LINCOLN, Neb., June 27.—“I will have at least 100 votes over and above the nec: essary two-thirds on the first ballot said Mr. William J. Bryan to me yester- day as we sat in the sun parlor of his charming home, Fairview, overlooking a magnificent expanse of prairie wheat fields, ripening under the warm June sun. “They talk about breaking that phalanx,” he continued. “They will find it pretty difficult to stampede instructed delegates.”’ Mr. Bryan is assured of his nomination | and feels certain of victory at the polls William Jennings Bryan. (Copyright by Harris-Ewing.) in November. I have known him to be confident in 1896 and in 1900, to be hope- ful of his party’s success in 1904, but there is no mistaking the difference in the caliber of his sincere belief this time that triumph is coming his way. Will Cater to the Radicals. The most interesting feature of my visit to Lincoln is the ascertainment of the character of the campaign he proposes to wage and to have the democratic party conduct. It is to be unequivocally radical. I use that phrase to express his distinction between the radicalism of the democratic party and his claim of the pretended radicalism of the republican party. Mr. Bryan has felt the pulse of the west and nerthwest and believes he has made no miscount of its beatings. In previous dispatches I have tried to de- scribe the intense feeling which pervades this whole western country and which would surprise any man from the east who should get into it and absorb it. This is the feeling which has been aroused by the teachings of Roosevelt, of La Follette and of Bryan himself. and which now has gone b tions which even they set. The floods have been unloosened and Mr. Bryan proposes to ride upon, their crest. Mr. Bryan thinks that the republl by their platform and their nomination of Vice President, to please the House leaders, have fallen short of intention to hes of the people. ns carry out the full wi He believes > people will re: this half lc lism and will to him rgd the democratic party for the full mee’ of satisfaction. In that frame of mind, he will ask his friends in the democratic convention to take off the limit and play the game to the wishes of the radicals of the western country. ’ Differences of the Parties. The democrats, in carrying out this pol- icy, will call attention to what they claim are the essential differences between the attitude of the republican and democratia parties. The question is often asked, “Are there any material divergencies and what are they?” The answer of the demo. cras will be that the republicans indorse radicalism by inference and the demo- crats in terms expressed. Mr. Bryan has already seized upon the handle held out by Senator La Follette in the minority report of the committee on resolutions of the Chicago convention. The democrats are expecting secret reinforcement from the followers of La Follette in Wisconsin. The democrats will play strong upon the note of difference between the repub- lican and democratic _anti-injunction planks, in a bid for the labor vote. Mr. Bryan claims that the republicans in their anti-injunction plank practically repeated the sense of the existing statute. His contention is that the Chicago plank, in noting the exception preventing the grant- ing of an injunction used the words “ex- cept where irreparable injury would re- sult from delay,” and points out that under court is not empowered to grant a temporary restrain- pt when “there appears ta nger of irrepatable injury from de- 3 The democratic plank upon this subject will be unequivocal and positive in favor of the defendant to the proposed be injunction. Another point which Mr. Bryan will bring out is the difference between the attitude of the democratic and ubll- can parties on tariff revision as seen fyom Mr. Bryan's viewpoint. Chicago Convention Criticised. Mr. Bryan claims that the Chicago con- vention fell short of fulfilling the expecta- tion of the radi¢al element in seven par- ticulars, in all of which the democrats propose to toe the mark. Briefly, they are as follows: Failure to recommend publicyy in cam- paign contributions of corporations. Failure to indorse the ascertainment of the physical value of railroads Failure to meet even the wishes of the President and Secretary Taft on the antl- injunetion plank Refusal to adopt the President's recom- mendation for an income tax. Failure to meet his views on the inher- itance tax. instructed them to’raise an army of 18,000 men from the neighboring tribes. Blindness of the convention to see the dangers pointed out by the President of