Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1912, Page 1

, | ] | WEATHER. | ° || _ The Star is the only afternoon I Wiediesd | | paper in Washington that prints Showers tonight or Wednesday | i morning, followed by fair and 1 | the news of the Associated Press. | ebeapbshndbven triste | ¢ ni CONTAINING ON PAGE 15 CLOSING i Ll = -~—--—— —-— teeewl | | NEW ren STOCK GUOTATIONS WASHINGTON, D. C,, TUESDAY, JUN 4, 1912—TWENTY PAGES. ONE No. 18, REBELS IN CUBA PAINING STRENGTH Advices Received Here Indi- | cate Conditions Are Becom- ing More Serious. BUILDINGS AND STORES | BURNED AT LA MAYA Government Forces Now Said to Be Active at Daiquiri. | t MAY DECLARE MARTIAL LAW; Action Affecting Oriente Expected. Application for 5,000 Riffes From United States Will Be Honored. The 1 movement is gaining strength rapidly and conditions are becoming worse, according to reports received at the State Department today from the La Maya and Fidelity Company, an American concern, at La Maya, the small town recently burned by rebels. That company reports that it has suffered by the destruction of fields, buildings, stores and the robbery of live stock. Official reports from Cuba Daiquiri was quiet on Sunday night, and at 100 guards had been assigned for its protection. According to reports there seems to be some unrest in and around Santiago. The Paducah, with a force of arines all ready to be landed, has been at Daiquiri, and the government forces are now active. Consular reports state that the Cai-| varien district, including Zulueta, Place- ras, Yaguajay, Remedios las Vueltas and Camajuant, is quiet. | Feeling of Uncertainty. The consul at Caibarien reports that no revolutionary force was known to be in any part of that district. The consul at Cienfuegos reports that Saturday and Sunday passed quietly, with no news of Vandits or rebels, but that a feeling of uncertainty exists. The consul at Santi- #zo cables that the government troops planned a movement axainst the rebels | Saturday, but that the revolutionists are supposed to have evaded the government forces. It is rumored there that the revolu- tionists In question were under Estenoz! and Ivonet, and that It is they who burn. ed La Maya while making good their es- cape from the threatened encounter with the federals. One thousand guerrillas are now being enlisted to co-operate with the government forces. There is a report that Gen. Monteaguda show that has asked President Gomez to suspend constitutional guarantees, or, in other words, to declare martial law in the pr ince of Oriente, in order that he deal more energetically with the situation, Will Supply Rifles. With the approval of the State Depart- ment, the War Department will honor the application of the Cuban government for 5,000 rifles and 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition, to be used to arm the vol- unteers and the guards organized by plantation owners to protect their prop- erty against the insurrectos. President Gomez wanted the latest type of Spring- ield rifles, similar to the 10,000 already ied to the Cuban army, but it was d that such arms could’ not be sold without express authority from Conaress. As it would take some time to secure - necessary legislation, the Cuban go’ nt decided to accept Krag-Jorgen- | tead. Our ordnance officers t tor the short-range bush | ich may be expected in Cuba | - Krag is quite as efficient as the more | ern Springtield, which costs about These Krags’ are practically new pons, having been supplied with new arrels and put in thorough order when tuey Were withdrawn from the regular army in favor of the Springfields. They were set apart to form a reserve supply of about 20,00) stands to equip a volun- teer army in case of need. The weapons will be sold to the Caban government at about $5 each, plus the express charges. CUBAN CONGRESS TO ACT. No Doubt That Constitutional Guar- antees Will Be Suspended. HAVANA, June 4.—There is no ques- congress, at a special ses- afternoon, will pass the bill horizing the president to suspend the constitutional guarantees, but there is doubt as to whether the pres{dent will make the decree apply to the whole is- jand or to the prov_nce of Oriente only. Many disquieting rumors regarding sus- jous movem 8 of negroes in Havana and vicinity were afloat last night. One nd is reported to have left the city dur- ig the night. Another armed band is reported in the vicinity of Wajay. Sev. eral arrests of suspected negroes have een made in Havana. One of these is believed to be an emissary sent by Gen. Estenoz to start an uprising In the west- ern provinces. The government today w: stil without news from Oriente. BLOW AT “SCALPERS.” Chicago Ordinance Designed to Stop -Traffic in Theater Tickets. CHICAGO, June 4—Two aimed atticket scalping were adopted unanimously by the city council last t. The ordinances embody methods prescribed by theater managers them- ordinances selves as the most effective way to pre- ve t the practice, ‘The first binds the manager of a the- base ball park or other amusement s to an agreement that he will not options” on seats: that he will not | the return of unsold tickets to the | box office: that he wil | the sale of tickets above HUMAN not countenance he prices. IN CUSHION IN COURT. Test Made on-Woman Suing City for Damages. PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 4—A human pin cushion was on exhibition in the criminal court here yesterday, when Martha Geyer, suing the city of Pitts- burgh for $10,400 damages because she feli through a boardwalk maintained by | the was brought before the judge and ly counsel, who proceeded to run a needle through her flesh. The wom- a) apparently felt no pain, match was struck and a doctor was about to burn @ blister on the when the court said he guessed would not be necessar not been reached. 4 that ‘LORIMER NOW FOCUS | does not apply to Senator Lorimer's case Fight Against Accused Sena- | tor Center of Interest. ORGANIZING OWN DEFENSE Senator Kern to Open Fire on Him in Speech Late Today. FATE UP TO NEW MEMBERS Illinoisan Reiterates Refusal to Talk of Resignation—Case Replete With Sensations. With Senator Lorimer holding confer- ences with his friends and organizing his defense and Senator Kern of Indi- ana ready to open the fight against him with a speech in the Senate late today, attention has focused upon the noted ion case, which is likely to be the} principal topic of consideration in the! Senate for at least the next two weeks | and possibly prolong the session of Congre: Senators Lea and Kenyon, who, with Mr. Kern, are the minority of the Lori- mer investigating committee, holding that the Illinois senator's election was brought about by corruption, are ready to join in the fight against the majority report, which completely exonerates| Mr. Lorimer. Hinges on Reopening of Case. While the whole question of the va- lidity of the election is the principal con- sideration before the Senate, an impor- tant feature which promises to precipi- tate the first fight and the first test of strength is the contention that Lorimer’s case, in legal parlance, es judicata’ — or has been once decided by the Senate and cannot be reopened. A majority of the committee which made the second investigation holds that Lorimer cannot be tried again on practically the same charges on which the Senate, by a vote of 46 to 40, acquitted him, March 1, 1911. The minority holds that’ this reasoning at all. But the complexion of the Senate has been altered considerably since Mr. Lori- mer's vindication and this condition leads to much speculation. It has been re- ported that a poil made by Mr. Lorimer's friends convinced them they could not expect more than forty supporting votes, and so many senators had declined to in- dicate their views now that Mr. Lori- mer was advised to resign. It was even aid that Vice President Sherman recent-{ ly carried that advice to Mr. Lorimer In Chicago. Neither, however, has con- firmed it, and Senator Lorimer today re- iterated his refusal to talk about resign- ing. He will be in his seat during the at- tack and defend himself with a speech, if his health permits. Case Furnishes Sensations. In the two years that Senator Lorimer’s election has been under fire it has fur- nished probably more sensations and sud- den developments than any other case of, its kind. Mr. Lorimer was elected by the Ilinots legislatiire May 27, 1900, after a prolonged deadlock, in which the names| of more than 100 candidates, democrats and republicans, had been presented un- successfully. However, it was not until nearly a year later that the validity of his election was challenged when the now famous “confession” of Charlies A. White, a member of the Illinois legislature, was published, charging that he received $1,000 from Lee O'.eill Browne, demo- cratic leader of the Illinois house of rep- resentative, in return for his vote for Senator Lorimer, and also $900 as a share of a “general corruption fund. ‘Then in rapid succession followed a sen- sational series of “confessions” by other members of the legislature. These con- fessions, however, were later modified or repudiated, with the exception of White's. ‘The other men claimed they had received the money out of a general fund and not in return for their Lorimer votes, and in some cases charged intimidation by Cook ccunty authoritles to wring the confes- sions from them. However, Lee O'Neill Browne, who was charged with distribut- ing “Lorimer money, was acquitted by a jury and other indictments were quash- ed. Charges of jury bribing in the Browne case were unsustained in court. Held Title to Seat Valid. A committee of the United States Sen- ate reported that the charges of corrup- tion were not proved, and held Senator Lorimer’s title to his seat valid. Im- mediately after the Illinois senate ap- pointed 2 committee of its own to in- vestigate, and this committee reported that Lorimer would not have been elect- ed without bribery and corruption, and the Illinois senate by a vote of 39 to 10 indorsed that view. In the meantime, after a series of nota- ble debates in the United States Senate, Mr. Lorimer was vindicated there, 46 to 40, with five senators not voting. ‘The quota of senators then was ninety-two and there was one vacancy in Colorado. Since then, by the admission of New Mexico and Arizona, the quota of sena- tors has increased to ninety-six, but the Colorado vacancy still exists and there are ninety-five men to vote on the case this time. But of the forty-six who voted to retain Mr. Lorimer, ‘eleven are not now in the Senate, and four of the five who refrained froin voting are also no longer members. The ranks of the forty who voted against Lorimer have been depleted by only five and these places have been taken by men who seem to have Indicated tha y will follow the views of their p: SSOrs. Fate Up to New Members. Senator Curtis of Kansas, who voted for Mr. before, is said to be ready to vote against him this time, but this !s counterbalanced by Senator Jones of Washington, who voted against Mr. Lorimer, but will vote for him this time. The alignment seems to throw the bal- ance of power mainly with the new sena- tors and there has been a great deal of Lorimer speculation. The second investigation brought out the charge that Edward Hines, the mil- Monaire lumber man, had raised a fund over,” of $100,000 the majorit. mittee rej o “put ‘Lorimer of the investigs this entirely and exone- rated Hines, as Well us Lorimer. The senator's election, the majority ‘report holds, was due entirely to political con- ditions in Mlinois. which made Mr. Lori- mer the only candidate who could muster @ majority. JOHNSON IN THE CHAIR. Kentucky Member Presides Over Committee of Whole House. Representative Ben Johnson of Ken- tucky, chairman of the House committee the District of Columbia, was ap- plauded vigorously by the House toda; when he assumed the Speaker's chair as | chairman of the committee of the whole. | Mr. Johnson presided over the discus- on |argument for which was made by Rep- committee on appropriations. RIOTING POPULACE MENACES BELGIUM Post-Election Demonstrations Over Country Assume Rev- olutionary Character. SCORES ARE SHOT DOWN BY GUNS OF GENDARMES | Thirty Killed or Wounded in Clash at Verviers Today. GENERAL STRIKE IS IMMINENT: Antwerp Troops Join Manifestants. | Streets of Liege Piled With Debris—Socialists to Carry on Fight Separately. VERVIARS, June 4.—A mob toda: sailed the gendarmes with missi he gendarmes charged repeatedly, and when the rioters refused to dispurse opened fire. Thirty of the mob fell killed wounded. Seven gendarmes were jured. Many arrests were made. MEENS, Belgium, June 4.—Two thou- sand miners struck today in protest against the maintenance of the present government BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 4.—The post- election riots in Belgium have taken on a revolutionary character. Following last night's troubles at Liege and other places the socialist central committee today de- clared that it would proclaim a general strike tomorrow. or in- Troops Join Rebellion. At Antwerp one battalion of scouts and a section of artillery of the Civil Guard joined the manifestants. They rebelled against the police authority and vented their feelings in demolishing windows. The clerical press demands the dismissal of these troops. In addition to the troubles at Liege and Verviers, where gendarmes fired upon a crowd, killing or wounding more than fifty persons, among whom were two chil- dren, there was more or less serious rioting yesterday and last night at Bruges, Tournai, Ghent, Louvain, Ant- werp and in this city. A number of Jesuit colleges and Cath- olic institutions were attacked by mobs and the windows of the buildings smashed. The gendarmes charged tle rioters with broadswords. | Would Annex to France. 4 The favorite cries of the manifestants{ are those demanding the administrative separation of the Flemish and the Wal- loon provinces. Some of the newspapers report a growing sentiment among the working classes in the Walioon districts of the southeast in favor of the annexa- tion of their province to France. The agitation is spreading throughout the country and 3,000 additional reserv- ists will be called out. At Liege enormous damage was done by the rioters last night. Today the streets in the center of the city were piled high with debris from broken tables, chairs, beams, planks and stones which were the arms used by the mob in the attacks upon the police and gendarmes. The tramways were wrecked. At the Place St. Lambert the rioters overturned street cars and used them as barricades, from behind which they hurled missiles at the police, injuring several. Sack Stores and Cafes. The most serious encounter occurred in the vicinity of the socialist headquarters, known as “Populaire.” Firing revolvers in the air, the protestants advanced slow- ly through the streets to “Populaire,” sacking stores and cafes as they went. After they had arrived at the head- quarters several shots were fired from within the place upon the mounted gendarmes in the street. The com- mandant, thinking that the soldiers were about to be overwhelmed, gave the order to fire at will. Several volleys were ex- changed during which a number of per- sons were killed and twenty others wounded. The socialist leaders declare that they made a mistake in entering into a coali- tion with the liberals at the recent elec- tion. Henceforth they will struggle separately. The new chamber of deputies will coi tain 101 clericals, 44 liberals, 39 soc:alists and 2 democrats, or a clerical majority of 16 over the opposition coalition. ‘There are a number of new seats this year, of which the socialists captured four, though most of them went to the clericais. | | TUE GATHERI) / Tart Mutt te G CLANS AT CH \ = & Ww \ \ > Hut Ty ICAGO. HOT FIGHT IN HOUSE. OVER THE NAVY BILL Democrats Divided on the Question of Omitting Pro- vision for Warships. House leaders today are figuring on a compromise for the naval appropriation bill which will bufld one battleship in { place of none at all as provided for by the Padgett bill recently passed by the House, and in place of two battleships as recommended by the Senate. Repre- sentative William Sulzer of New York, who served notice on the democratic caucus that he could not be bound by their “no battleship” program, is one of the biggest forces in the House at the present moment toward compelling the present Congress not to lag behind ether nations in providing sea strength, and Mr. Sulzer is a democrat. Predict No Compromise. However, there are other democrats who laugh at the idea of a compromise. They belong to the absolutely-no-battle- ship faction, stand-pat partisans, bound by caucus action, and refuse to admit there is the slightest chance to come to an agreement. A caucus to determine a program will be held very son. Representative Sulzer looks beyond polities in holding to his strong opintons on the subject of two battleships a year. He believes that there is nothing to do but to keep a fleet in both oceans just as big or bigger than any other fleet. “It's a matter of patriotism with “me,” he said this morning. “As long as foreign powers are building two ships a year, we ought to do so. We have as much money as they have; we have as much to pro- tect. As long as they tax their people for ships, we will have to do the same Paul Hymans, the liberal leader, today issued an appeal to the liberals ‘not to resort to violence. but to continue the fight within constitutional limits. It is believed that any spread of the agitation will result in trouble among the -socialist working classes. The miners at Seraing, Jemeppe and Flemalle Grande struck today. CHENT, June 4.—Rioting continued throughout the night. A score of per- sons were wounded in a fight with gen- darmes. Mobs attacked several convents, breaking the windows of the buildings. The rioters also smashed all the windows In the stores on several streets. WIN APPLAUSE IN ROME. Paulist Choristers of Chicago Delight Large Audience. ROME, June 4—The Paulist choristers of Chicago gave their first public concert in this city yesterday, scoring a great success. A large number of the prelates, musi- clans and aristocrats of Rome, together with several members of the Sistine and Lateran chapel choirs, attended and ap- plauded enthusiastically the youngsters from oversea, whose training and ‘ttc >a- tion made a profound effect on the 2 di- ence. At the conclusion of the concert Prin- cess Cassano congratulated Father Finn, saying that the Chicago visitors had taught a lesson to the Roman choral so- cleties. ROCKEFELLER NOT NEEDED. Will Not Be Recalled as Witness in Court Suit. NEW YORK, June 4.—John D. Rocke- feller probably will not be called to give further testimony in the Waters-Pierce fight against the Standard O!1 Company. Plans had been made to bring him back to the stand June 17, but Samuel Un- thing, or the result may be disastrous for us. It is insurance pure and sim- ple. One Battleship Demanded. “There will be a compromise on one battleship. And then the situation will be satisfactory, for the present. We all know that the battleships provided for in the last appropriation act are not built—even their plans are not drawn. The Texas and Louisiana, which only re- cently slid into the water, were ap- propriated for several years ago. Naval construction is slow and changes and im- provements in it are revolutionary, some- times in a year. The one baitleship which we will appropriate for this year will not be a power on the seas for four or five years yet. And then in the next appropriation act. to even matters up, we will provide for three battleships.” Representative Buchanan of Illinois is one of the no-battleship democrats. He won't admit of the slightest possibility of a House compromise. He is anti- battleships, anti-steel trust and anti-war scare. He says the war scares are fakes, and that they are fostered to give the steel trust a chance to make armor plate. Mr. Padgett, chairman of the committee which presented a bill without providing for a battleship, is still firm in his be- lief that the “no-battleship" program adopted in two democratic caucuses will stand. Not All Cavcus-Bound. But the caucus does not Aftect every democrat in the House. Mr. Sulzer is a conspicuous example, and there are oth- ers, and these agitators will be assisted by and will assist the republican mem- bers, who are a unit in favor of at least one new floating fortress for the country's navy. Representative Redfield of New York, candidate for Vice President on the dem- oeratic side, is strong for battleships... He said today he would support any scheme to keep the American ‘navy in its proper position at the top of the column. West Virginia in Luck. CHARLESTON, W. Va. June 4.—The state of West Virginia yesterday received its largest inheritance tax check for $01,329 arm |sion of the sundry civil bill, the opening] termyer, counsel for the Pierce interests, announced that he has decided not to appear again, \ from the estate of the late Col. Thomas B. Davis, democratic candidate for Vice . A verdict has| resentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the| ask the court to request Rockefeller to} President in 1904 The estate was sp- praised at $1,064,973, SENATOR NIXON IL: HIS RECOVERY DOUBTED: Victim of Meningitis and Fam- ily Is Hurrying From Ne- vada to His Bedside. Senator George S. Nixon of Nevada 18 dangerously ill at the Episcopal Ear, Eye and Throat Hospital, 15th street between L and M streets, of meningitis. Death is expected momentarily. Members of his family at Reno, Nev., have been notified, and are now hurrying across the conti- nent with all possible speed. Senator Nixon's condition has been c! feal since 7 o'clock last night, when he had a sudden relapse. He has been a patient at the hospital since last Thurs- day. Specialists from Baltimore were summoned and visited the patient late last night. Physicians in attendance report that the type of meningitis of which he is ill is not of the contagious form. It is the out- come of an abscess in the nose, which has been gradually developing for sev- eral years. Some time ago friends of Senator Nixon urged him to undergo an operation to relieve his condition, but he put it off, not realizing the’ seriousness of his ailment. Little Hope for Recovery. Dr. W. B. Mason, who is attending Senator Nixon at the hospital, stated this afternoon that the senator's condition was most critical and that there was lit- tle hope for his recovery. The physician explained that several days ago an op- eration was performed to relieve his con- dition, but that an examination developed that the senator had waited too long be- fore submitting to the surgeon's knife. Dr. Mason stated that had the opera- tion been performed several months ago the present serious consequences would probably have been avoided. Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania was among those who called at the hospital today, and to him doubt was expressed that Senator Nixon would live through- out the day. Senator Nixon is fifty-two years old, and has been in Congress since 1904. His colleagues in the Senate first heard that his condition was critical this morning when Chaplain Pierce, in his opening prayer, spoke of Mr. Nixon as lingering between life and death. MAJ. WILLIAM LUDGATE DROPS DEAD AT DESK Brevet Maj. William Ludgate, a veteran of the civil war and an employe of the War Department, dropped dead while at his desk in the old Ford Theater ‘building, 10th street branch of the adjutant gen- eral's office, this morning. Maj. Ludgate was seventy-six years of age, and had suffered from valvular heart trouble, which was the cause of death. Maj. Ludgate was born in England, but most of his life had been spent in this country. He served in the civil war in the 82d and 59th regiments, New York Volunteers. He became successively sergeant-major, captain, aid-de-camp and assistant ad- jutant ‘general. He was awarded the congressional medal of honor for gallant conduct at Farmville, Va. in 1864. In 1888 he was appointed to @ position as clerk in the quartermaster general's of- fice, and had been an employe of the War Department ever since. Leaves Five Daughters. Maj. Ludgate was a widower. He leaves five daughters, the oldest of whom, Miss Elizabeth Ludgate, made her home with her father at the Clifton apartment house in this city; Mrs. Joseph O'Hare and Mrs. John E. Laskey, also of this city; Mrs. Esther Kame of Summit, N. J. and Mrs. J. Irvin Murray of New York. The body was moved to the Clifton. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. DESTROYING RAILROAD Main Forces of Federals and Rebels Not Expected to Meet for Week. EL PASO, Tex., June 4.—The main forces of the federals and rebels in the vicinity of Chihuahua are not likely to meet for at least a week, because of the destruction of portions of the Mexican Central raftroad. Gens. Villa and Rabago, with a large force of federal cavalry, are moving to- ward Chihuahua from the southwest, their flank movement being expected to harass Gen, Orozco’s rear, when the main columns of Gen. Huerta are brought north of the railroad. Another flank movement is said to have been begun by the federals from the east. The rebels have sent a large force of cavalry west- ward to check Gens. Villa and Rabago, but as yet no men have started east- ward. Expects Fight at Bachimba. Gen. Orozco expects the main engage- ment to be fought at Bachimba, a moun- tain pass forty-six miles south of Chi- huahua, which he {s now fortifying, but whether Gen. Huerta of the federal troops will accept the challenge or move his troops around behind Bachimba and into Chihuahua is an alternative which rebel j scouting parties have been unable to de- termine. Rebel seouts report that a small force of federal cavalry has come as far north as Santa Rosalia, sixty miles south of Bachimba, but declare that Gen. Huerta has thus far made no attempt to recon- struct the lines north of Jimenez. Prog- ress overland with heavy artillery would be difficult and slow. Sent » Retake Santa Rosalia. So confident is Gen. Orozco that there no immediate danger of an attack by Gen. Huerta’s main columns that he has sent Gen. Francisco del Tori southward to retake Santa Rosalla. The knowledge that a battle, even at Bachimba, forty-six miles away from chihuahua, is not imminent for several days, has relieved the tension that existed in the latter place for some time. CITY ENRICHED BY EVIL. Pittsburgh Reaps Harvest of Nickels From Broken Slot Machines. PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 4.—All sorts of games of chance have been put under the law's watchful eyes here. County de- tectives have confiscated hundreds of slot machines, brought them to the court- house and broke them with an ax. As each machine w broken the chief of the ve as “on the job” with a dish Sen to gather the hckels. The county is hundreds of dollars richer. BRANDT TAKEN TO PRISON. Former Valet of M. L. Schiff Still Has Chance to Escape Term. NEW YORK, June 4.—Folke E. Brandt was taken back to Dannemora prison .today., For several weeks the former valet of Mortimer L. Schiff has been in the city on a writ of habeas corpus, which was obtained, on the ground that he was illegally sentenced, after he had served five years of a thirty-year term given him for plead- ing gullty to burglary committed in Mr. Schiff's house. Brandt's final ap- peal on the writ of habeas corpus is expected to come before the court of appeals tomorrow. In case Brandt’s appeal goes against him it will still be possible to obtain another writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he is illegally confined, because in open court a few weeks ago Judge Rosalsky revoked his thirty- yeat sentence and recommended a new trial DELAYS MEXICAN BATTLE: TAFT WINS FIGHT FOR OHI0'S Bla \Gets the Delegates at Large by Majority of Nearly 30 in Columbus Convention. FIRST TEST OF STRENGTH IN VOTE ON RESOLUTIONS Forty-Five of the Cuyahoga Dele- gates Support the President. STATE TICKET IS POSTPONED Recess Will Be Taken by the Mem- bers Until July 2, When the Nominations Will Be Made. ee President Taft won in the fight for Ohio's six delegates at large to the republican national cc vention at the state convention today by a vote of 390%, Roose- velt 36214. The first actual test of dele- gates gave Taft a victory by a vote of 39314 to 35934, when the majority report on the resolutions was adopted. On the minority report indorsing Col. Roosevelt Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) voted 45 for Taft, 8 for Roosevelt. Montgomery county (Dayton) gave its delegation of 29 for Taft. Lucas county (Toledo) gave its solid delegation of 22 for Roose- velt. Postpones the Nomination: Soon after assembling today the con- vention decided to end the present ses- sion with the election of the six dele- | gates at large to the Chicago convention, |then hold a recessed state convention | July 2 to name a state ticket. The convention adopted the report of the credentials committee seating eleven Taft delegates that had been contested. Confusion broke out when Walter F. Brown of Toledo, manager of Roosevelt's Ohio campaign, obtained the floor. Rodway of Cleveland protested that Brown was not a delegate and asked the Roosevelt. manager to leave the hall. Delegates from Brown's home county, Lucas, declared him a duly elected dele- gate. ‘The first contest was precipitated by the report of the committee on resolutions. The majority report recommended the in- dorsement of the administration of Prest- dent Taft. J. Mead Massie of Chillicothe presented a minority report urging the name of Col. Roosevelt be substituted. No speaker was given full opportunity to ex- press himself, owing to constant inter- ruptions from the two factiéns on the floor. Paatt Wins the First Round. In the district caucus cases yesterday afternoon President Taft won eleven out of the twenty-one committeemen. The President nas also a majority of one on the credentials committee, while the President controls the resolutions com- mittee twelve to nine. ‘The committee on resolutions last night adopted, twelve to nine, a report embody- ing an indorsement of the administration of President Taft. The state central com- mittee last night re-elected Walter r. Brown of Toledo, chairman. The com- mittee is controlled by the Taft men, and brown is a Roosevelt supporter. This was done in the interest of harmony by the Taft forces. Demonstrations in Convention. ‘The ‘Iaft forces made a successful re- sistance to an attempt to stampede the convention for Roosevelt. When Chair- man Walter L. Brown of the state cen- tral co:nmittee, the Roosevelt manager in Ohio, mentioned Roosevelt's name in opening the convention there were pro- longed cheers, but later this demonstra- tion was eclipsed by that for President ‘Taft when his name was mentioned, “Representative government is on trial in Ohio today,” he said. ‘The issue is whether this convention shall represent the will of the people or whether it shall misrepresent them. At the primary elec- tion May 21 the republicans declared de- cisively for former President Roosevelt. Are you going to thwart the expressed will of the republican voters of the state Roosevelt's name brought forth the first. demonstration. Pro-Roosevelt dele- gates and alternates, apparently approxi- mating about half of those on the floor, cheered several minutes. Senator Burton’s Speech. ‘The Taft people got their chance a. lit- tle later when Senator Burton mentioned the President, and enumerated some of the accomplishments of the republican party during the last four years. Led by the Cincinnati delegation, the dele- gates broke into a cheer which was a lit- tle longer than that for Roosevelt. This was evened up a moment later when Sen- ator Burton mentioned Col. Roosevelt's name. ‘The delivery of the address was not made easy for Senator Burton. He was repeatedly interrupted by calls from the delegates. He made no reply, however, to numerous questions, and carefully read his speech. Indicates Chicago Platform. Senator Theodore E. Burton, delivering the kepnote speech, declared the coun- try was confronted with a crisis far sur- passing any through which {t has passed in the memory of the present generation. He deplored the absence from the polls of a great percentage of voters in recent state primaries. Foreshadowing many of the tenets that vill be laid down in the platform to be adopted at the coming national republican convention, he urged monetary reforms, tariff revision based upon accurate information, the lowering of some duties with due regard to ade- quate aid to American industry, a federal incorporation law, conservation of natural resources, safeguarding of labor and a workmen's compensation law, effective steps for peace among nations and other policies. He reviewed the high cost of| living, which he traced to various causes, (Continued on Second Page.) 4 COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 4.—| FIGHT TO BE TAKEN TOTHE CONVENTION Course to Be Followed if Roosevelt National Commit- tee Objects to Root. OYSTER BAY STATEMENT CAUSES STIR IN CHICAGO Committee Will Stand Pat on the Temporary Chairmanship. OPEN HEARING ON CONTESTS Acting Chairman Rosewater Sees No Reason to Refuse Admitting the Press, as Both the Prin- | cipals Desire It. —__. CHICAGO, June 4.—Theo- dore Roosevelt's determination to renew the fight on Senator Elihi Root for tempors ty chairman and to bend every efiort to his defeat when the republican national con vention is opened June 18 has caused general unrest among the republican leaders and national committeemen who have reache: Chicago. the na tional committee and leaders in both the ft and Roosevelt headquarters discussed Col. Roose- velt’s statement with today. But Alexander If and Edward W. Sims declared themselves this morning in hearty accord with Col. Roosevelt in his decision to fight the selection ot Senator Root. | Committee Stands Pat. Members of reluctance Revell Victor Rosewater of Omaha, acting chairman of the national committee, suit he believed Roosevelt's attitu would make no change in the plane the subcommittee which picked Set Root fer the temporary chairmanship Mr. Rosewater said this action was final unless some member of the national com- mittee demanded that it be reviewed by the full committee. One of the active Roosevelt. men on the national committee may bring up for review in the full committee the actic of the subcommittee of which Col, [arr S. New ts chairman. The committee, appealed to, undoubtedly will sustain t subcommitt. hrowing the temporar chairmanship fight onto the floor of the convention. Open Hearings Apparently Assured. Open hearings of the conte which are to be taken up by the committee Friday is apparently Acting Chairman Rosewater favors action, as do former Senator Charles Dick of Ohio, President Taft's contest ney, and Ormsby McHarg, the Ro: contest attorney. “The committee has no reason for fusing the newspaper men admission to the arguments of cases,” said Acting Chairman Rosewater, “if the principais themselves want the’ session open. committee never has conducted chamber proceedings, attorneys both sides have been present when cases were argued. Mr. Kosewater t cases national ‘st nid the committee would undoubtedly reach tts decision or each contest case beiind closed doors, after the arguments had been made. Waiting for the Generals. political leaders today were for the esenty » Barn The active expectantly watching traf rival of Senator Dixon, 1 William 1B, McKinley, Will jr. or some of the other easter in the opposing camps. A few a [national commitieemen came early |the majority of them probably will not arrive until tomorrow But one proxy is to be held in the mittee’s sessions, so far as ean be le vine will rep of National Cavender at present. Thomas H. I oppos- ing elements in the committer are e pected tod: nd tomorrow, preparator? to the assembling of the full commities Thursday. Gives Rival Little Consideration. Mr. Rosewater, commenting on the at- tempt of R. B. Howell of Omaha to take an immediate seat on the republican na- tional committee, said: “I regard it as an attempt by Mr. How. ell to divert the attention of the commi tee from the real subjects Which shou occupy it. [du not consider it of consequenc>."” Both the rival « the Congress H j official hi New, chairman of th subcom arrangements. Advance guards of 1 the Taft and Roosevelt factions o| the headquarters yesterday in ation for the coming of the twe With the arrival today of Vi water of Nebraska, acting chairman of the national committee, it was thought the members of that body present would be called together informally. No regular meeting of the committee will be held today, however. President Wants Public Hearings. A letter from P: it Taft to man Harry 8. New of the sul on arrangements for thy hair- mittee na- tional convention, suggesting the meetings of the national committee 4 which contesis are heard be public was received at the national committee head- quarters yesterday afternoon. The President suggests that Mr. N take up with the committee the matter of open hearings, and that if the com- mittee finds it possible the deliberations over the contests, 230 of which already have been prepared for submission, bs carried on in open sessions. ‘The President, Mr. New ‘said, did not, of course, favor the general admission of the public to the hearings, ‘That would cause too much confusion and take too much time, But he did favor the opening of the hearings to the newspaper Chairman New said the suggestion of the President would have great weight with the committee. This, taken in con- with the committee, The President’s letter was the chiet subject of discussion at republican polit cal headquarters last night, and his decla. ‘