Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 27, 1912, Page 1

, wation ssemed to be the absolute im. , Hne on the different delegations VOL. LIV.—NO. 156 NORWICH, CONN.. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1912 s The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Lar THE GLARK WAVE: APPEARS 10 BE SUBSim Wilson Forces Claim Large Gains:-Demonstration For New Jersey Governor Last Night . Threw Convention Into An Uproar &5 SENTIMENT FOR AN OUT AND OUT PROGRESSIVE Senator James Selected For Permanent Chairman as Conces- sion to Bryan—Nominations to be Made Before Presen- tation of Phtfom; at Bryan's Request—Senator Kern, a Leading Bryanite, regarded as Leading “Dark Horse”— Western Delegates “Hearing From Home” For Voting For Parker—Clark Men Control Credentials Committee and Operate the Steam Roller on Wilson Delegates—Ab- rogation of Unit Rule Hailed as Great Wilson Victory. Baitimore. June_25.—With nomina- tions due o be made tomorrow, the altuation in the democratic national convention with respect to a presiden. tial candidate was as complex and uncertain tonight as at any time since the delegates began to pour into Bal- timore, Clark Wave Not So Strong. There was much talk of a subsidence the Champ Clark wave, which | reached its crest last night, but the #peakers’ campalgn managers were not willing to admit thers had been any | wavering in-their forces. At the same | time they went o the convention hall | tonight with the expressed purpose of | forcing the issue at the earliest pos- sible opportunity. The opposition forces, hearing of thia plan, prepared to block it They &i@ not wish the mominations to be made until tomor- row. hoping the situation might clear ® litle by that time. Wilson Supporters Ciaim Gains. The adherents of Woodrow ‘Wilson claimed tonight that their candidate Bad made Adlstinct gains during the @y, Ther asserted, without giving details, that some of the Clark senti- ment was furned toward the New Jersey governor, and were in a more hopetal mood than at any time during the convention period. Dark horses” were being discussed everywhers by the leaders and dele- gates tonight, but there appeared to be some difficulty In crystallizing sent{- ment as w0 which one of the dark Borses was darkest. Kearn, Leading “Dark Horse Eemater John W, Kern of Indiana, Bryaw's candidate for temporary chatrman of the convention, and chair. man of the commitiee which will draft the party platfora, still appea o | Boid the lead among the dark horses. | coalition of the Bryan and Wilson | forces in the first fight of the Yention, however, led to talk of Bryan stength ultimatel; going Wllson. ¥ The one outstanding fact in the sit- con- the to | Possibility of any candidate having a Sufficient number of Totes on the first ballot to nominate The two-thirds rule prevafiing in democratic conven- tions siways makes the picking of a {andidate in advance a diffcult prob- After the first ballot taken it remains o be seen how well the Clark managers can hold thefr voie together. Some of the delegates predicted tonight that the voting would run through a Jarge number of ballots, while others predicied with equal confidence that the “break” would come quickly and & nomination be made on the second er third call of the rofl. Friends of | Mr. Bryan practieally ceased to hoom | Rl as 4 prestdenttal candidate tods. though they were reported alert to| take advantage of amy psychological | moments thut might happen aiong. It was regorted that many Bryan but. tone and banners had arrived in town, bot they were not distributed today, Brysn Delays Pressntation ,of Plat. | form. | ‘z, Bryan's followers warmly de- | 4 the co urse he has pursued in the | @envention and declare he siill is jn | & pegition 1o dictale the nom nee, Mr, tha Reyan toda Asclined o accept ehetrmanship of the plaiform tae. but his cloge friend, Renat was shosen in his place, Tonight Mr, Brran revoried the plaitorm as - ron g along nicely | 1t was said the platferm woutd he | reutly_for the cepvilition, Hy the nemimation for presdent had heey | made A1 Mr Brouw's suggestion je | 4 been determind not tn present u €lv'o—~n antil affer the comdidates had eer A tha fima Western Delagates “Mansing fram Home.” n My, Breas's beheif, it was gaid tonight that his fight on Judge Parker for the temporary ehairmanship was influenced largely by a desire to get a | The XNebraskan had not had an opportusity to make » polf amd it was said the abairmanshiy fight was his oniy means of Jearning si the outset just what was | e be met and dealt with X was generally { | enes, mony was urged upon the various fac- tons. In a further effort to placate the Bryan interests there was practically a unanimous declsion to make Sena- tor--elect Ollie M. James of Kentucky permanent chairman. Mr. James is known as one of the closest friends of the Nebraskan. Some of Gov, Woodrow Wilson's sup- porters were claiming tonight that sentiment in the big New York dele- 5I'lon was turning toward their candi- ate. Big Demonstration for Wilson. It was everywhere agreed that the nominee would be an out and out pro- gressive. as the party leaders belleve that only in this way can thoy hope for success. The growth of Wilson sentiment found expression In convention tonight in a prolonged dem- stration when his name was men- tioned, BIG WILSON VICTORY. Abrogation of Unit Rule May Help His Growing Boom, Baltimore, June 26—The progres- sives. in the demacratic national con- vention olaimed a notable victory to- night when they carried a motion abro. gating the rule by which some state delegations were bound to cast their Votes as a unit. The fight for and against the unit rle was waged particulariy about the stats of Ohio, where cighteen district deiogates had been instructed by pri- maries to vote for Woodrow Wilson, but where the state convention, con- trolied by the Harmon foroces, had in- voked the unit rule, binding all Ohio delegaies to the Ohio governor, The convention, by a vote of 565 ~-3 1o 491 1-3, voted that no state delega- tion should be bound by unit control except In such cases where a state law was mandatory on the subfect. ‘Wilson supporters in the convention who earller In the evening had carried on a demonstration lasting 33 minutes, regarded the vote as distinctly Zavoring their candidate. Tha Wilson boom had been growing throughout the day. Wilson gained and Harmon lost 18 votes from the Ohio delegation -as a result of the fight. It was said the abrogation of the rule might lead to Dbreaks in other delegations, and this left the presidentisl nomination race tonight in greater doubt than ever. New York's solid block of 90 votes was cast in favor of continuing the unit rle, amid hisses and groans. Mis- #ouri, the home state of Champ Clark, split 29 to 7 in favor of the unit rule and this result also was received with groans. When Nebraska and Kansas voted solidly for the abrogation of the unit rule there were cheers from the Wilson forces. Pennsylvania, a Wil- son state, gave a big majority for ab- Togation, There had been reports during the day of a growing sentiment in New York delegation In favor of Governor Wilson, The delegation voted under the unit rule tonight in casting ita ballot against the proposition favored by the New Jersey governor's support- era, The fight over the unit rule carried the evening session well along toward midnight, UPROAR IN CONVENTION, Polica Lese Centrol During Demen- stration for Wilson, Comvention Hall, Baltimore, June 26, A =weliering admosphers harged with humigity greeted the delegafes ag they filed jn for tonight's session just hetare § uclock, Negliges was again the erder of the oecasion, A thunder storm thet had bees threatening for an hour kept thé gal lery atiendance down, and at § o'cloek only about hglf of thy seats for spec- taters were filied. The delegates wers slow in erriving, National Chairman Mack, Chairman Parker, Parliamenta- vian Orisp, Representétive Henr. hairman of the house Fuies commit ce, and Representative Covingion. of Maryland spent some time in confer- Phey frequently eonsulted a beok of parliamentary evidendy pondeving over an impending reporied about the @wcvention hall tonight that a nuntbes of thy Western Clark delegutes that ot thewr tes for Judge Parker for samporary chairmen wers beginning (o “Rear from home” om account of g foged desertion of the progressive csuse. It aiso was common geesiy that ere had been a good deal of feeling between the Bryan and Clark forces. Clark Controls Credentials Committee. In the committes on credentials to- | #ay the Clark forces clearly controlled, « sitting delegates from South Da- kota, pledged to Wilson, were unseat- ®4 in favor of the Clark contestants, while six uninstructed delegaies from the Disirict of Columbla wers nun- seated in favor of six instructed for Clark, There were two sessions of the con- wentlon today, The ome beginning at Weon was devoted ulmost entirely to erator; All the speakers pradicted success for the pariy In the November sleo- Uens and derided both the Taft and Foasevelt “wecllons” of the republican perty, ‘Tenight the comvention at a wession beginning at 8 p, m, begun con- wideration committes Temorts and the work of completing permanent or- ation Bamater James for Pasmanent Chair. man, party esunclls teday har- In all the |.arln4m0~(«'slx situation, At 832 Chairman Parker dropped his gavel, the sergeant at arms cisared the aisles and sepured order, while the Ms, Crouse began the prayer, Imanediately after the pra , Repre- sentative Coviagton of Mar hairman of the cemmitlae on was recogni: tee's report. Nomination Before Platform. The report as read by Mr. Covington would place the nominations for pres- fdent and vice president on- the pro- gramme of the convention immediate- ly after the report of the committee on credentials and before the adoption of the platform. “This is contrary to the usual cus- tom,” said Mr. Covington, “but while the ‘committee on rules was In session today thres distinguished members of the committae on resolutions, Senator Rayner, Governor Vardaman and an- other distinguished member of the resolutions committee, came Into our confersnce. They informed the rules committes that the resolutions com- mittes, by a vote of 41 to 11, had de- {ermined that the exigencles of the Dpresent democratic sitvation made it wise to have this convention proceed 10 the nominations before the adoption of tha platform, In reeognition of tha Aletinguished members of the reselu- tlone commities, the committes on rules embogee® it in the report of the rule: d to present ihe commit- jaw and wese | | —— rules committee. I now move the adoption of that report.” The report, much to the surprise of the convention generally, was adopted by a viva voce yote, without opposi- tion. Debate Over Unit Rule. Mr. Covington then presented the majority supplemental report of the rules committee making the unit rule a rule of the convention. As reported the rule would make a unit {nstruction by a state conventic: binding on a delegation if & majority of the dele- gation favored any particular candi- date. Representative Henry of Texas presented & minority report which would except from the operations of this rule such delegations as are elect- ed under state primary rules by con- gressional districts. After both reports had been pre- sented Chairman Covington opened the debate in favor of the majority re- port. He argued that as the two- thirds rule was true Jeffersonfan doc- trine and as without the unit rule the two-thirds rule would not be practica- ble, the convention should maintain the unit rule, despite the popular pri- mary in congressional districts. While Mr. Covington was speaking the thunder storm which had been threatoning all evening broke. A heavy downpour of rain clattered on the roof of the armory. Mr. Coving: ton’s argument was brief and its con clusion was greeted by scattered ap- plause. Representative Henry then opensd the debate for the minority report. He said that this report would in no way interfere with the operation of the unit rule as it has obtained hereto- fore. “No Time for a Blunder, Where delegates were elected, as heretofors, by state convention, Mr. Henry said, the old unit rule would still obtain Bui in cases where pri- mary laws provided for the election of delegates by direct vote he held the people should be allowed to express their preference. He cited the primary laws of Tlli- nois and Ohlo. The delegations from both of these states are in dispute. _ “Let this convention make no mis- take to gratify the whime of any man,” concluded Mr. Henry. “This 1s no time for the democratic party-to blunder. Let us say to the states: ‘Go on with your presidential prefer- ence primaries, write these primary laws on the statute books of every state’ That is the stand we should take for progressive principles.” Says Henry John W. Peck of Ohio was given | twenty minutes of time to support the majority report. He sald that Ohlo was the state most closely affected by the rule. “It 18 proposed by this minority re- port,” he said, “to take away from Ohlo the right it has always been ac- corded, to unified action in the na- tional convention.” Wilson's' Name Starts Demonstration. A few minutes later Peck referred to Governor' Wilson of New Jersey and the name started a demomstration. “This,” he satd, “is the position tak- en by (he great progressive Governor Wilson of New Jersey—" and the storm broke. The Now Jersey delegation began the uproar. A dosen pictures of Wil- %on appearsd and were scaftered through the hall. Senator John Sharp Williams of Misstesippi, who was on the platform, swung his hat above his head as he led cheers for Wilson. A blg white Texas banner inscribed “Forty for Wilson,” with a Wilson lithograph attached, appeared and an attempt was made to start a parade through the aisles. It did not mate- rialize. From the' galleries a shower of Wil- son lithographs fell upon the delegate: Galleries and floor joined in the cheering and spectators climbing upon chairs. In the center of the hall however, the big block of New York's delegates sat calm and unmoved. An enormous orange and black ban- ner over thirty feet long, Imscribed “Staunton, Va., Wilson's Birthplace,” was carried through the galleries. A black and white banner inscribed "Give us Wilson and wo'll give you Pennsylvenia,” appeared over tile | Pennsylvanie’ delegation and it start- | ed another cheer. “Let the band play,” shouted an ex- cited Jorsey delegats, dashing to the foot of the platform. The band did Play, and the cheering increased for a time. Finally the band swung into the Star Spangied Banmer, and out of the roat emerged a murmur as many of the delegates stopped cheering to sing. But when the sonz was over the shouting was resumed and the band played Maryland. My Maryland, bring- ing the Baitimoreans in the galler to their feet with shritl cheers, The Underwood people tried tn appropriata part of the demomstration. They dis- teibuted Jithegraphs of 1'nderwnod ard raised a huge harner with the inscrip. tion: “What fa the issue? The tarift What {5 the answer® 1'nderw. LLLE Dixta from the band added some to the uproar, A Jersey deiegate worked feverighly but in vain to tear from its iron clamps the Jerses standard, Enthusiast Tramps Over Reporters. The volume of soand grew steadily, Fram the galleries the hearers of the big Btaunton banner eame down te the floor. They hurried to the press stand and endgavered to scale the plutform. Ome of the bearers gained the press stand, tramping over the desie ard heads of writers, but was d by a newspaperman and threwn back ints the crowd. A struggle foliowed and for a time & serious disturhanse was threatened The delegates again attasked the stand and were again repulsed. The uprear on the floor and in the gal- leries giew (o pandemssium. The erowd jammed the space befers the stand as the first bammer bearer thrown from the press stand, I, R, Russell,- tried to return te the attack. The police and the sergeants at arms were g viess against the crowd. A squad in the galleries hegan the monotoneus chaat of “We want Wil- but it was iest in the gemeral uproar. In vain Chairmen Parker pounded his desk in an effert to quiet the crowd. The demenstration had then been undet way more than 25 minutes. The demonstration had Leen under way 30 minutes before.even a sem- blance of order was restored. It required much pounding of gavels after this before the proceedings could be resumed. Demonstration Lasted 33 Minutes. Offioially the demonstration was re- corded ar having lasted 33 minutes Cheirman Parker warned the dels- gates during future ~demonsatrations against climbing into the press sec- tlons. He alsp warned the spectators against disorders, “When the delegates take thair seats it's time far you to ait down” he shonted at the gallerdes Mayor Nawton D, Baker of Cleva. iand, opposing the unit ruls, decigged ,be bound by a resolution in the state gest in Connecticut in Profiorvtio;\wto the City's Population eree he owed nothing to the state conven- tion, that he was elected as district delegate in the primary and accredited as a delegate to the national conven- tion. He saw no reason why he should convention. Baker assérted that the unit rule had outlived its usefulness and no longer was needed. Judge Ed H. Moore of Ohio replied to Baker, He maintained that under the Oblo primary system it was im- possible for the voters to instruct the delegates and that the state conven- tion was the only authority having the power to instruct. When Moore talked the oratory be- gan to pall on the spectators and the crowds in the galleries began to move toward the exits' Tha resuiting noise drownel the voice of (he speaker. Finally Chalrman Parker appealed to the crowd to wait until the speech was concluded before leaving the hall. Senator Williams Takes Platform. Senator John Sharp Willlams of Mississippi then took the platform to speak for the minority report Williams had scarcely begun his speech when Governor Earl Brewer of Mississipp! strode down the aisle and shouted: “WII the aquestion?” A chorus of “Sit down, Sit_down,” gentleman yield for a came from the fioor, but Willlams shouted: “Let him be heard. Let him be heard. He can't hurt me.” Governor Erewer wanted to know whether Senator Williams, who had declared that a delegate should ablde Dby instructions given him in primary, did not belfave that the vote of tho entire stats should not bind the entire delegation. Wiiliams replied that tho state at large should control only the delegates at large. A “Damnable Thing” te Do. Senator Williams insisted that a delegates at large from a primary state should be bound by the majfority in the state and that & district delegate should bs bound by the district ma- jority vote. A stafe convention could not claim control over district dele- gates elecetd by <he people. “If you adopt the majority report here tonight,” concluded Senator Wil- liams, “vou wiil do the most dangerous and the most damnable thing that it is in yoyr power to do on this day of our Lord. And when you get through do- Ing it you might as well quit your talk about popular government and refer- ring matters back to the people.”. As the big clocks at either end of the hall began to point toward 11 .the delegates grew restless and cries of “Vote! Vote!” came from all parts of the floor. The debate continued until 10.56 p. m., when the roll was ordered called, The whole debate had jurned upon the sitaation in Ohlo, where nine congres- sional districts instructed their 18 del- egates for Wilson, and where the democratic state convention, controlied by the Harmon forces, adopted a res- olution binding the state delegation to vote as a unit according to the dictates of the majority of the delegates. This majority wag for Harmon. The majority report from the com- mittee on rules proposed to recognize the right of state conventions 5o s to apply the unit rule. Tho minsrity re. port, urged by tha Wilson paopla, pro- posed to abrogate the rule. The vote was on the substitution of the minority or pro-Wilson raport for the majority report. Clari’s State for Unit Rule. A chorus of hisses ani “hoos” greet- ed the announcement of Senator Stone that Missourl, Champ Clark's stats, cast 29 votes against the minerity re- port, which would favor the Wilson | forces. Seven Missouri delegates voted aye. A round of cheers swept the hall as Bryan's lome state, Nebraska, voted s0lld 18 ayes for the Wilson report. An uproar swept the hall as the clerk called New York. Delegates rose in their places and watched Charles . Murphy as he rose | to make the &nnouncement. “New York votes 90 no,” he sald, and there was a chorus of jeers, hisses and cheers. A Wilson-Bryan Victory. The result of the rollcall as an- nounced showed that the Wilson- Bryan forces had won the test. The figures secured by the tally clerks va- ried widely on the final result, how- ever. The vote was announced as aves 555 1-2, noes 495 3-3. This was later | amended to 565 1-2 careful unofficial count gave 1-2, noes 491 1-3. The Wilson delegates began a dem- onstiaticn. It was short li Chairman Parker, seizing a ma: phone, put the questlon of adopting the amendad report. It was adopted by a viva voce vote. | A tired delegate tried to move to | adjourn until tomorrow, but was not recognized. A partial report on the credentials committee was presented by Joseph E. Bell, chairman of that committee. The report embraced the Ilinois, Bouth ‘Dakota and several minor contests, Adjourned Until Noon Today. Tmmediately after the presentation of the report, Senator Lea of Tennes- that a minority report would eniafl consid®able dix cussion wonld ha prese d and 1o edlourn until tomorrow A roar af dlssent went up frem the floor and wher Chairman Parker put the motion 1t was drowned in a chorus of "noes.” A motlon to adfourn untii noon ftomerrow wag then put through under the gavel, alihough delegates on the floor souted “Make 1t 10 o'clock. Make it 10 o'clock.” The convention adfourned at 11.59 p m. al GLARK STEAM ROLLER Rid Roughshod Over Ten Wiisen Defegates from Bouth Dakota. 1 Baltimere, June eommittes late this turned the action mittes and gave South Dakota —Ths eredentials -afternaon over- of the national com- the ten-seats frof te Clark delegates, in | test of strength be- | the Wilsen and anti-Wilsen By & yote of 28 to 28, the ites mmseated the ten Wilson delegates who had reeeived the high- est voie in the\state primaries June 4, and gave the seats to the Clark del- egation, headed by Andrew E, Lee, This was one of two delegations that had run under the Clark banner, their combined vote exceeding that of the Wilson ticket. The overthrow of the Wilson delegates, who had been seated by the national committee, came as a surprise to the Wilson forces. It was the first case in which the national commitiee was reversed, and the close vote, 28 °to 23, gave the Clark forces but Itttle to spare in their fight to seat thelr contesting delegates, Former Senator Pettigrew, an sec- tive figure fn the Clark national cam- Paign, alded In presenting the claims of the Clark contestants, and was a tacked by the Wilson delegates. The South Dakota contingent presented three contesting tickets, one headed “Wilson-Bryan progressive democra- cy," another Wilson-Clark-Bryan de- mocracy,” and a third “Clark for pres. ident.” Tha gecond delegation was the ons gsatad. Mhe Clark forcas claimed the third ticket had been filed to di- the first aetual tween | state’s vote should be cast. Cabled Paragraphs British Troops Guarding Frontier. A Hong Kong, June 26—British troops have been despatched from here to guard the frontier, where they will remain for an indefiniet period, General Booth May Come Here. Londoa, Juns 26.—General Booth, the head of the Salvation Army, in the course of an Interview today sald: ° am still hoping to go to America and Canada as I bargained for.” China Tries to Drive a Bargain. Peking, China, June 26.—The loan negotiations between the internatiohal bankers and the Chinese government have been ndither concluded nor brok- en off. The Chinese government is apparently endeavoring to make a bar- gain. Medal to Captain Rostron. Liverpool, June 26.—Capt. A. H. Rostron of the Carpathia was pre- sented today with a gold medal and an {lluminated address of thanks by the city of Liverpool for his work in Tescuing the survivors of the Titanic disaster, Suffragettes Get Two Months. London, June 26.—The three suffra- gettes who smashed the glass doon panels in St. Stephen’s hal! while try ing to gain admission to the house of commons last evening were sentenced by the police magistrate today each to two months imprisonment. vide their vote, but this was denied. The delegates are for Clark, and it was claimed that while they received about 400 less votes than the Wilson ticket, the total vote cast for both Clark tickets exceeded that cast for the single Wilson ticket, The Clark delegates who were seated held cer- tificates issued under the law by the democratic state chairman, while the Wilson delegates had been awarded later certificates by the state canvass. ing board. P. H. Martin, the Wiscon- sin member of the credentials commit- tee, proposed that the Wilson dele- gates Dbe retained on the permanent Toll of the convention. As a substi- tute, Jerry C. South of Arkansas mov- ed _the geating of the Clark delegajes. Two minority reports were decided upon. In the Iliinols contest, where the Roger C. Sullivan delegates were seat- ed, 40 to 10, Harry T. Creswell, the Callfornia member, reserved the right to present a minority report in favor of the Carter H. Harrison faction. In the three-cornered District Columbls contest the uninstructed delegation headed by National Com- mitteeman Newman, which had been recognized by the national committee, was unseated, and the Costello dele- ation, instructed for Clark, was en- orsed. A vote on the thres delega- tlons resulted as follows: For Costello delegation 22, for Newman delegation 13, for Darr delegation 2. of NO CAUOUS; MURPHY DID IT, New York Delogation of 50 Voted as Boss Deoided. Baltimore, June 26—New York, or rather Mr. Murphy, went on record yesterday at Baltimore on the first roll call by casting ninety good demogratic votes under the unit rule for Alton B, Parker for temporary chairman of the convention, and against Willlam Jen- nings Bryan of Nebraska, There had been no caucus to determine how the no need of that little formality. phy, himself nominally the ex-judge’s candidacy, took responsibility, after taiking with as many leaders as he thought necessary, of casting the vote for Parker, There were men sitting in the New York delegation who, if left to them- selves, would probably not have been s0 ready to line up behind the Parker standard. recourse, and 8o they sat silent while the Tammany boss voted them én bloc along with those who could always be depended upon, anyhow, to vote as the Dboss directed. Mur- responsible for NO “CANNED” PLATFORM. Contrary to Expectations, Bryan Did Not Have One Ready. Baltimore, June 26. easy was the order established by the democratic convention platform mak- ers tonight and an expected long night of labor did not eventuate. The com- mittee members soon after midnight There was | the | But they knew they had no | Condensed Telegrams A Class of 196 was graduated at (he 143d commencement of Dartmouth col- | lege yesterday. The First Street Cars in Europe on the American pay &s you enter prin- ciple started at Gateshead, England. | King George and Queen Mary start- ed for the South Wales coal fields, be- inning a tour of Britain's industrial istricts, | Bill Flinn, ardent Roosevelt man, got back to Pittsburgh, still talking. will be defeated,” he exclaimed citedly. Former United States Senator An- | thony Higgins of Delaware died ves- | terday at the home of his brother, in New York. Max Weiskopf, 12 Years Old, of New | York,is dying with a fractured skull | as the result of a fight with rocks be- tween boy gangs. The Elm House and two private houses at Newfleld, N. H., were stroved by fire yesterday. estimated at $10,000, de- | The loss is The Sale of the Boston Evening Traveler, one of the oldest newspapers in Massachusetts, to the Boston Her- ald, was announced yesterday, | Increases in Both Exports and im- | ports are shown by a statement of the foreign commerce of the United States for the month of May. The Woonsocket Police yesterday | were still without a clue to the identi- ty of the headless body of a woman | which was found in the Blackstone river. The Estate of the Late John Thatch- er, building superintendent in Brook- Iyn, who was killed recently by a fall, is believed to be worth nearly $1,000,000, A Combination Business and dwell- ing block owned by the Methodist church society at West Suffield, Conn., | was burned early yesterday with 4 | total loss of about $2,500. | Seoretary ‘of the Navy George Von | L. Meyer, who is 1ll with a very ht t his homs | le to sit up attack of typhold fever at Hamilton, Mass, was ¢ for a short tme vesterday. Prominent Cubans Arriving day from Havana by the steamship | Seratoge were unanimous in their Het that the insurrec the yester- on of black | element in Cuba is ¢ ed. | James R. Meigs, a former membor | of the general assembly from Madison, | Conn., died yesterday at the home of | his daughter, Mrs. Henry' Hull. at| Clinton. " He 'was in his oth vear. . | Frank Berger, an Eye Witness to the shooting.of strikers lu Hastings, #wore {Le first shot was fired by Supt. Van Aken of the cable company’s plant against which the strike was directed, Another Batch of London suffra- | ttes were released. 1t is presumed the doctors certified that they were | physically unfit to stand the pump- feeding process. This makes the total | number liber: ed 21. Associate Justice Oliver Wendell | Holmes of the United States supre court was awarded the honorary gree of doctor of laws at 118th commencement of Williams college Yyesterday. The Principal Figure at the 108th commencement of the University of Vermont ye: was Governor Colonel Roosevelt to Make This Claim As a Basis For His Appeal to the Voters DETERMINED TO STAY IN FIGHT TO THE END States That He Has Received Hundreds of Letters and Tele grams Urging Him to Go On With His Battle—One Man Enclosed Check For $1500 and Others Sent Smaller Amounts—Senator Kenyon Will Stand by Taft. Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 26—The is- sue upon which Colonel Roosevelt is to make his campaign for the presi- dency was indicated by him today. 3‘1': proposes to base his appeal upon assertion that what he has termed the “big sinister influences” have de- termined to eliminate him from publi¢ tife because he Is the one man whom they, reall To accomplish this purpose, he believes they are willing to take up any man whom they think < an win the presidency n\'f'r‘hlfll . Having defeated him at the Chicago conven tion he says they hope to control th democratic convention to this same end. “It Is Anywuly To Beat Me” “They know .ae and 1 know them, he said. “It is anything to Peat me. I am fighting a lo hand and ‘I am go- ing to fight it out ‘o the end.” The former president made this re- mark after a long conference Wwith Willlam A. Prendergast, comptroller of fear. the city of New York. Mr. Prendergast ame (o Oyster Bay to induce Colonel Roosevelt to announce definitely that under no circumstan would he with- draw from the “Has any suggestion been was asked of Mr. Prendergast, any man other than Colonel Roosevelt houtd lead the fight for the new party " Being Urged to Keep in Fight. “I will answer that question for Mr. Prendergast,” said the colonel. “In the statement which I made in Chica- o om Monday 1 said that] would stay in the fight to the end. Since then I have received hundrecs of letters and telegrams urging me to go on with &, d not one of them suggested that 1 get out of it. In every case my reply is just what I said in Chicago.” Money Sent to Colonel. Many of the letters contained money to be used in the work of organization. One man, whose name was not dis- closed, sent his check for $1,500; but most of the donations were of small amounts from persons who wrote that they were giving all they could. Interests Preferred Hadley to Colonsl. The comptroHer said the reason he was anxious to make it clear that Colonel Roosevelt would make the fight was that the interests which de- feated him at Chicago would do any- | thing in_their power to keep him out of the White House, and for that pur- pose would gladly accept any other | progressive. In Chicago he continued, some of tle Taft leaders asked him to g0 to Colonel Roosevelt with the of- fer to give the nomination to Gov- ernor Hadley or any other man the | colonel might name. They had even offered, he said, to put the Roose- velt delegates from Texas and Wash- ington back on the list if he would consent to this, Colonel Roosevelt cor- gene N. Massachusetts, w | received the honorary degres of dootor | of laws. | Chauncey M. Depew Sailed on (he Kaiser Wilhelm IL. He said of the Ch cago convention: “I never attended one in which the gallery was o quiet It would almost seem as if the specta- tors were thinkin Taking things | decided that they could be ready by | the time candidates for president and vice president had been nominated to- morrow, An_interesting development of to- night's session was that William J. Bryan had no “canned” platform to present. He took off his coat and roll- | ed up sleeves and tried his hand, as did other members of the sub-commit. tee in trylng to shape the varfous planks so that all coild stand upon them. The chief progress was tha elimination of many small subjects or fads that various men had presented for party consideration. The real work will not be undertaken untfl the com mitige resumes Its sessions at ten o'oclock tomorrew. (Draft of platform is printed on Page %) “THE RIGHT STAND,” “No Convention Has Right to Overruls State Law,” Says Bryan, | | Willtam Jen- 3 to his hotel to- om the committce on resolu- re he had gpent the evening, kiven a bix demonstration by the delegaies gathered everal of en ulated him on the v mvention over- turning the umit rule, Mr. Bryan sa “I was net even in tha eanventien, but [ am very much pleased of course ever the vote, 1 will*not attempt fo predict what iie effect will be on the neminaiing vols tomerrow, The con ventien has taken this stand for the | right principle, for 1 da 1 o any esnvention has the right rule a state law.” Massachusetts Solid for Clark. Bajtimere, June 26.—John H. Fitz- erald, chairman of tha Massachusetts elegation, 18 authority for the state- ment thal the Massachusetts delega- tion would give 36 votes for the nom- ination of Speaker Clark, so long as in thefr judgment he stood a chance for the nomination. EXCURSION STEAMER .. STRIKES ON A DREDGE. Had Nearly 600 Passengers Aboard— Taken Off In Small Boata. Calals, Me, June 27.—The steamer Grand Manan, with nearly 600 excur- sfonists aboard, struck a dredge In the St. Crofx river this morning, sinking the dredge and causing the dsath of her captain. Tha ateamer lodged on iop of the dredge and the extent of the damage to her hull could not ha readily escertalned Her passengers ‘were removed in small boats, The Strike of Weavers at the 1 n- caster mills at Cilnton, Mass, ended yesterday with the return of members of the Industrial Workers of the | World, who have been out nearly 14 weeks| No concessions Proposed Advanced Rates on_boots and shoes from Boston, Mass. Provi- dence, R. I, and New York eity to At- lanta, Ga. vester were suspended by the interstate commerce commission from July 1 until Jul Because of the State's Heavy pense in caring for f tients in its hospitals will ask the ra to provide stricter o m entering the port Governor Aldrich of Nebraska terday anmoun serve on the ¢ gresstva” part adherents. “stay regular FARMERS SOLD LA BUT FOR An Interesting Circumstante Related | at Sugar Truet Hearing, manager of erect a Hizar he v einity of Fay 3 P i clory was contin n tt of th acres of bests,” said W hen the news of {he proposed faciery got out land vaiues began to rise. The farmers were o busv selling land they did not have time to raise beets nd th erequired acreage was not plunted. Died of Heat at Ball Game. Bridegoprt. Conn., June 26.—George Turner, the thirteen years old son of Mrs. W. G. Allen of this city, died today at a local hospital of heat pros- tration. The boy had graduated this morning from a public school, and hig mother gave him fifty cents to attend lad & ball The was at the game and died shortl ing taken to the hospilal fLer Twelfth Connecticut Reunion, New Iaven, Conn., June 26— The 47th annual reunion of the Twelfth Coanecticut volunteers was held today at Savin Rock, with ahout 60 in at- tendance, Capt. J. K. Smith of ilart- ford was eiected president and secre- tary-treagurer; Henry T New Haven was ciested vice pres! and chaplain, Tuttie of | i | | roborated this | until Julr 8, | palen tatement and adds that the same interests were hard at work at the Baltimore convention and wers willing to take up any of the demo- cratic progressives if they thought they couid thus defeat him. Conspiracy to Beat Roosevelt. Comptroller Prendergast said in a statement that he had pointed out to Colonel Roosevelt that the over- shadowing fisue was “Whether the nomination r the presidency can be stolen and the people given no oppor- tunity to pass judgment on the theft.” “The object for which this fraud was perpeirated,” he said, “was the defea® of Mr. Roosevelt,” not the nom- ination of anybody else. This con- spiracy will be successful If any oth- er man is elected to the presidency The object of every honest man should therefora be to elect him. Should efth- er Mr. Taft or a democrat be eleet- ed, the success of the conspiracy will be complete. I idency, or a nomina can he stolen and thic punishment, fou what property or TO MEET TAFT JULY 8 President Won't Discuss Campaign Be fore That Date. Chicago, June 26 Members sub-committes of nine appoi the rapublican national Mond! learn of his of the ed from committee last to wait on President Taft and wishes regarding tha conduct campaign will not meet him It was the plan for the committes to go to Washington on July 1, but the president today caused teleg me s to be sent to the committee- wsking them to postpone thelr vis- |1ts one week. No explanation of the president's reason for requesting delny was giv- en. Committeemen think he desires to ait until after tie democratic nom- ination before making wny campaisn Roosevelt and Bryan Badges, Chieago, June 26.—"Roossvelt and " badges have made thelr wp- .arance in Chicago. Beveral hundred of them in the ehape of long ribbon s have been distriputed to sub- urban truin passengers. At the pro- gressive headquarters it was sald there was ue oppesition to the proposed ticket. NEW PARTY PLANS IN ILLINOIS Maybe a Full Bull Moose State Ticket Will Be Named. Chicago, June 26.—A meeting of Tlli- nois progressives will be called within the next three weeks to outline thelr work in the state and natlonal cam- Medlll MeCormlck so announc- today. ‘It 1s probable that the prograssiyes will put an_entice swte (icket in the fleld” salg MeCormick, st progressive headquarters, No organized effort has been made toward collacting funds for (he con- duct of the campalgn, but veluntary subscriptions are heing recelved, A large amount of campaign Literature, including hlank pledkes of support of the new party, hag heen ordered, and will he distributed from the Chicage headquarters, A veluntary pledge to the prosress ed give cause, containing two thousani names, came in from Peoria today, sak Mr. McCormick, Senator Kenyon Stands by Taft. Des Moines, Jowa, June 26—United States Senator W. 8. Kenyon, man- ager of Senator Cummins' campaign for ‘the republican nomination for president, today declared when asked as to his attitude since the Chicago convention: “I am a republican. [ purpose to stand by President Tuft, the party nominee. Thats my position in a nutshell.” THIRTY OFFICERS MUST STAND TRIA Court Overrules Demurrers in Na« tional Cash Register Cases, Cincinnati, 0., June lister in the United States district court here today overruled a demurrer to the indictments filed by lawyers for thirty officers and employes of the Na< tional Cash Register company of Day« ton. 1t was charged that the defendants were engaged in a conspiracy in re- straint of trade in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. This action means that President Patterson and other Indicted officials of the National Cash Reglster com- pany must stand trial in tederal courts for the alleged violation of the eriminal section of the Shermen anti-trust law. The _indictments against the officials were found by the Judge Hols tederal grand jury in this city last December. In the demurrers, lawyers for the defendants contended that the chargs against thelr clients was indefinite and_uncertain, and therefore rary to the constitution, which gives svery man a chance to know with what b is charged, DERBY BOY SHOT BY HIS BROTHER, Claims Revolver Was Accidentally Discharged in the Woods. Derby, Conn, June 2.—Wyelifle Smith, aged 13, Is dying in a local hospital from & bullet wound in his abdomen, fired by his brother Clyda, aged 15. Physicians say that he has only a small chance for recovers Clyde, before confeseing to tie po= lice, told a Story to the offect that a man, shooting at a target, had shot his brother. The police were inclined to believe him at first and allowsd him to go, but later, hecoming suspicious, they questioned Clyde again and he broke down and confessed. He sald he had purchaged a revelyer in Ansonia this afternoon and while practicing shooting in tha wonds along the Naugatvek river it was ancidental. ly discharged. “SEASHORE LIMITED” LEAVES THE RAILS Central Vermont Train Narrowly Ee« capes Being Wrecke Mansfleld, Conn,, June 26.—The Sea~ shore Limited, the train de luxe of the Central Vermont railroad, running from New London to Montreal, had & narrow escape from being wrecked near here at 9.30 tonight, when the forward truck of the engine tender lefc the ralls. The tender was knocked crosswise of the ralls, bringing the heavy train to & sudden stop. No one was Injured. President Fitzhugh of the Central Vermont road was a pas- senger. A wrecking train from New Londen has just reached here, but it will take at least five Nours to clear the tracks, NELLIE BLY SENTENCED . FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT! Fine of $3,000 Imposed and a Jail Sems tenceo f Twenty Days. New York, June 26.—“Nellis Biy," in private life Mrs, Elizabeth . Seaman, one-tim noted traveler and a newspa per woman, and now owner of (he bangrupt Ironclad Manufacturing cem pany of Brookiyn, was sentenced by United States Judge Myer in Brooklya today to.a term of twenty days in jail and to pay a fine of 33,000, A stay was granted to July 1. Mrs. Seaman was found gullty of contempt of court in connection wil a ereditors’ Inquiry begun after a fed- eral judge In Brooklyn declared the Ironciad Manufacturing compasy bankrupt COOK BURNED BY A GASOLINE EXPLOSION, Received While Werk- Dies of Injuri ing Over Stove. ew Haven, Conn., June 26—Mise Busan Steptoe (colored) a cook em- ployed by Miss i. Newton of 285 Pros- pact street, this city, was so scriously burned at Miss Newton's summer home in Guilford today that she died to night at a local hospital, where | was rushed in an automoblile after thi aceident. It is understood that there was an explosion of gasoline In the stove over which Miss Steptoe was cooking and the flames spread so rapidly to her clothing that she was badly burned before the fire could be put out. OBITUARY. Dr. E. L. Da Ellington, Conn., June 26—, &, Ta Davis, & promiuent physician and town health officer, dled at his home o~ night of bronchial pneumonin, ngee 44, He i3 survived by & widow and four children. Steamship Reported. £able lsland, N, 8, June 25— Steamer Kaiser Wilheim der Grosse, ot NG Mo TR unication t! e when 300 rilies sast of San- at 1334 p m. Dock § & - “THE ONE MAN WHOMINTERESTS FEAR