Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 26, 1912, Page 1

oL 1 DHINATIONS RECEDE 0PN PLATFORM pAVENTION WILL GET DOWN TO 175 MOST IMPORTANT WORK BEGINNING TONIGHT. LE JAME CHARMAN short Session. Until 8 0'Clock This Evening. Associated Press.) CMd, June 26.—A flood Laried the delegates to the national convention un- corial tide today. pvention marked time 1o entire day's session, be- ©» committee on credentials t prepared its report. anvention agreed to meet at Lit to take up the problem of + orgunization, and to re- reports of the credentials and possibly to begin the :peeches for presidential it being decided, at the ¢ Mr. Bryan, to defer the 12 of the platform until after Ollie James, of Kentucky. d as permanent chairman ouvention today by the com- permanent organization, us vote, but Urey Wood- “ury of the preceding Demo- | was defeated by Wi, @ newspaper man of 7. T the new Demogratie so far selected John T. G. Crew- tas William Dorsey Jel- ina, B. R. Tillman. wer Sullivan dele- uth Congressional ounty, lllinois, were ternoon by the creden- by of forty 4 \Vote vde by former Gov- Senator Ray- meressman Clay- Senator Gore, i Temple Graves, tmonstration last- s after Clayton's ntion adjourned RIDA PROHIBITIONISTS PUT OUT A TICKET —n 26 —Meeting wdquarters in the State bition party " by State Le Florida Chair- and Milton orary ‘Nz made perma- ounced that the 'Le convention ivlezates to Xhe. 41°h meets at | on the 10th of were elected: E Pratt, John R. Coffin, W, L “rell, Joseph W F. Prescott 1d W, Clark. ed that the tial electors and the fol- andidates )T the next . Ritchie "arson, ur _','?[vna: 'Y_ Milton A = iBls, & . was, = “S*man at large Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. GOVERNOR SIMEON E. BALDWIN, CONNECTICUT'S FAVORITE SON. FISTTINE WOE BY WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE RACE (By Associated Press.) Dieppe, France, June 26.—Boillot, driving a French Peguot car today, won the automobile grand prize race, completing the distance of nearly 957 miles, in thirteen hours, fifty-eight n:inutes, twenty-three seconds. LAKELAND RECEIVES INVITA. TION TO HEALTH CONGRESS. Washington, D. €., June 26.— Preparations are being made to se- cure a very general participation hy the health authorities of the towns and cities of Florida in the fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demagraphy, which meets in Washington in September. The State has already accepted the invitation extended by President Taft and an effort is now being made to have official delegates appointed by the mayors of the municipalities of Florida. Letters from the officers of the congress in Washington have just been sent to each mayor and each health officer in the following cities of the State; nandina, Jacksonville, Miami, Key West, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Tal- lahassec, Punta Gorda, St. Augustone, 8. Petersburg, Pensacola, Sanford and Tampa. CHECK FORGER SHOOTS WIFE'S Wauchula, June 26.—After shoot- of ing a pistol in the cemetery here the purpose of decoying his wife that | he might kill her and then himself, it is alleged, Walter Sullivan, ing a check, tonight went to his fa- chair- | of | of Or-! see his wife. When his father-in- law, Jake Lightsey, appeared and refused Sullivan's demand, the latter opened fire, wounding him in the arm and in the leg Lightsey went back into the house to get his shotgun and Sullivan then: ran away. \When he got about 200 yards from the house he fired two shots into his own body, resulting in almost instant death this Lightsey had fired two shots at | Sullivan, but had missed him. Lightsey is painfully injured but | will recover. INPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGINST JUDGE HANSFORD (By Associated Press.) Seattle, Wash., June 26.—The taking of testimony in the impeach- { ment proceedings against States Judge Cornelius Hanford, who refused naturalization to a So- cialist, may begin tomorrow. The three members of Congress who were delegated to hold the hearing have arrived. | SOLICITOR GENERAL v ¥ | STATES RESIGNS. | (By Associated Press.) Washington, D €, Frederick W. Lehmann, solicitor gen- eral of the United States, has signed. It is not known when his resignation will be accepted, or for y what reason it was sent in. re- General him an He is a Democrat. ;nf Attorney who considered '\aluable man (By Associated Press.) Baltimore, June 26.—(Convention matters were forgotten for the mo- ment today when the report became persistent that Senator LaFollette had held a lengthy conference with Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, after the lat- ter's reversal in the temporary chair- manship fight yesterday. It was said LaFollette had dis- Daytona, Deland, Fer-| FATHER: THEN SHOOTS SELF. | ther-in-law’s house and demanded to Just before | United | June 26 —! Lehman resigned over the protest Wickersham, | r—spef-ially' LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1912, Will Bryan Cast His Fortune With a Third Party Movement? ment and had invited Bryan to cast his fortune with it. An air of mys- tery pervaded Bryan and the Ne- braska headquarters, today, when it was neither aflirmed nor denied that a conference had been held. The convention adopted a motion to adjourn, after several speeches were made tonight, to await the port of the credentials committee. The convention was called to or- re- cussed in detail a third party move- der at ! WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Blslmp Morrison Will Drive First Nail in Church to Be Built Tomorrow for LAKELAND CITIZENS WILL ESSAY UNIQUE TASK OF BUILDING CHURCH IN ONE DAY AND WORSHIPING IN THE FINISHED STRUCTURE. who | Las been in hiding because of forg-' The Methodists are husy this after noon preparing for the building ol ‘!';m church in Dixieland tomorros | The lumber is being hauled out, ! [ ioundation is being laid, and the | are being put in place for the heoi ning of the work at 6 o'clock in ! n.orning. The state of the weather has the matter a little problematical, those who have the work in chor are going on with their preparat.o trusting to kind Providence tor | good day. If it is not raining. though cloudy, the work will be promptly in the morning and pushed as rapidly as possible. it should be raining in the | the time will be postponed one i and the church building will be | up Friday. The fact that the bu ing will be completed during the - will remove any bad luck thu: superstitious might fear, but Christian does not believe that ! | ic any bad luck in the day. Bishop Morrison is expected ' rive tonight from Leesburg, aid be present at the beginning f ° work in the morning. He w present during the day, and w services at the close of the d Telegram tomorrow evening ! | port the progress of the chur state the time of the servi Dinner will served grounds promptly at noon o’ The ladies of Lakeland a goodly feast, and come and bring din invited to come and wor building, to come early rared to stay till the in case there are men ° | prevents their attendinz mi mornit be | Lakeland invited to and contribute fifry The mer- hants and business men can run on' at noon and thus contribute to the work. The thus raised will be used in the expenses The has gone leeal or denominational lines; it is u project of Lakeland, and the Lake- land people are going to take care to see that it a success, If the weather is good there will bhe hun dreds of people out there tomorrow at dinner. It is especially importan: that all who can, prepare and carry dinner, for many will come who can- carry a basket is at stake. ceptoat the o ome and dine cents for noon, ar their dinner money movement beyond is ot This means | that there will not be a failure Those who wilj have baskets to i:v-nll and want a wagon to call for | them will phone | than 9 o’clock in the comes from the | | 301 Red not later morning The following note pastor, Rev. I. " Jeukins “Please say that the church be built in Dixieland tomorrow if ths weather makes it at all possible rot tomorrow, then on Friday., Al | rien who can are ted to come an | work, or to send & | The women are will go toward the expenses representativ asked to bring din- rer which will be ved exactly at the noon hour. Dinner 1 be fre to the men who wo and to thel women and children 1a lies who bring it annot help in the iadies who find it a! ible to furnish dinner ome anyway and contri ents for their dinner. This m ar and has never failed. We make a success of this.” The honor of | will | If | HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM GOVERNOR THOMAS R. SHALL, SON. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE 15 HEADED BY KERN; BRYAN REFUSES PLAGE (By Associated Press.) Baltimore, June 26.--Senator Kern of Indiana was clected chairman ot the committee on resolutions after the place had been offered to Bryan and refused. MAR- INDIANA'S FAVORITE SUFFRAGETTES ORGANIZE IN JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, June 26 —Formal and permanent organization of the Jack- sonville Kqual Franchise League, the first to be formed in the State of Florida for the cause of woman suf- frage, took place at the meeting he Christian Association at 42 West Adams at 8 o'clock last evening. The meeting follows a determined effort on the part of several well known and highly respected ladies of the city to give their time towards edu- cating the public on this question. Although a new movement in Jack- sonville and Florida, there is no doubt that it will receive strong sup port, as therp are hundreds of intel- ligent and progressive ladies in the state, who believe that women should have the right to vote. The meeting last evening devoted to di $ sions along t lines after oflicers were permanently elected, ZISSIMMEE CHURCH GOERS educational DOFF COATS AT SERVICES. Several men attended church sery ices in Kissimee Sunday without their conts They were noticed, bhut not censured. On the contrary they were generally commended The they displayed was really wirable. The result of their ini will be seen Sunday when the preachers will announce from their pulpits that all men of whatever g appearance, or denominational lean ing will be privileged, glances or penalty, rerve Tive withont fear to ap- sleeves of queer pear at services in their shirt The three ministers of the leading denominations have declared in fav or of it. They expre: 1 themselve to The Gazette as heartily approving: the departure. Not only did it mect with their approval, but they will from their pulpits who intly rext wenld be more a roat will be at pe doff the Kigsimmee ley Gazette (LITIGATION IN SUmT TRUST AGAINST TRUST (By Associated Press.) Md 26. The ap- plication of the / annonnce thit comfortable without rfect liberty to Val Sunday any person garment laltimore, June labama Conzolidated |Coal and Iron Co for an injunction | restraining the Baltimore {from selling 2 m on and a quarter | jef refunding bor pledged to s 54 ure notes for $200 00 » overdue, iw:h denjed today al Judge Rose _ GOMEZ AND LIBERALS HAVE HIARP{ONIOIIS C")VNFERENCE ana. June 2 An official state note gident Gor rred with im they Trust Co. | tives last | ELININATED Ao CANDIOATE BRYAN STILL bl FAGTOR BELIEVED THAT HE CAN CON- TROL ENOUGH VOTES POSSIBLY TO CONTROL NOMINATION. JUST A LITILE SULKY Declines Chairmanship of Resolutions Committee Because He Disap- proes Forces in Control. (By Associated Press.) Baltimore, Md., Beaten in his first bid tor tln- support of his progressive movement, W. ). Bryan is still looked upon as a dominant factor in the convention. By reason of that defeat he appears to be elim- inated as a presidential candidate, but he has a suflicient following to throw the nomination in the event of i close race between two candidates, with all others eliminated. His friends continue to declare that he will be the nominee if there i8 no choice on the first few ballots. All the committees met this morn- ing, prior to the opening of the con- vention, at the various headquarters. 14{ No talk of compromise is heard. Op- in the rooms of the Young Woman's timism ecach his prevails everywhere, candidate being referred to by friends as *‘the next president.” The Clark forces are especially ju- bilant since Bryan's defeat yesterday over the temporary chairmanship, and are freely predicting his nomi- nation on the first hallot. DECLINES CKMRHANSH]P OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE. (By Assoclated Press.) Baltimore, June 26.- Because he is not in sympathy with the forees “secmingly in control of the Balti- tore comvention,” William J. Bryan today refused to aceept the chair- wanship of the resolutions commit - tee, nnanimously tendered him. Senator Kern, ol Indiana, was ciected atter Bryan twice refused the honor. The committee sent o sub-commit- tee to Breyan's room to invite him to become chairman, While they were cone Breyan arvived and declined 1o serve, Keren was then elected unant ponusly and the committee hegan the preliminary work of preparing the platform The resolutions committee adoptod by a vote of 11 1o 9 the motion by Pryan to defer the prosentation of the platform antil atter nomination by the convention. The committes recommended this action to the con- and adjourned until after the wvention convention honld determine the | matter The committes on permatnent or- ganization has elected Senator-Klect Olli,. James, of Kentucky, tor chair- nran E. S. M'GLASHAN FILES PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY. United States District Court wtition in E. G. Me- by his attor- Tn the yesterday a voluntary ankruptey was led fiby ilashan, of Lakeland, J. 3. Edwards. The are at $4.192.21, and the liabili- ties at $4,5810.15. Tampa Tribune assets ney, { named | | D. L. Graham, route agent of the Southern Express Co. with headquar- l"r~ at Lakeland, was her, yesterday on a brief visit to his family, who 'ha'\-- been on @ visit 1o Mrs tham's | mother, Mr: W . Dickinson, the I:v\~' everal w Mr. Graham . 1t [in th Jacksonville, | wher ! on official busi» : 1 Tampa that actua! of nstructing the railroald | \tlantic, Okeechobee and "'; ra 1croes the Stats [ Tan Landerdal mence tomorrow