The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1904, Page 21

FORTY-FOUR PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1904—PAGES 21 TO 32. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIGHT ODER NATIONAL PLATFORM MAY DISRUPT DEMOCRACY: GATHER AT BANQUET TABLE Jmwez Arswsrres lbf.cm- forogss. —— NOTED JURIST WHO WAS GUEST OF HONOR AT BANQUET GIVEN BY LEGAL FRATERNITY. TO HONOR A NOTED JURIST % £ Members of California Legal Fraternity Pay Tribute of Respect to Judge A. L. Rhodes. EAN JOSE, Ju —The most nota- ble gathering in the history of the Cal- gal fraternity was held this g et the Hotel Vendome. It was urth annual reception and ban- Special Dispatch to The Call Justice 'W. H. Beatty, former Chief Justice John Currey of San Francisco, Hon. John Garber of San Francisco and Judge Rhodes. The speeches were all of an informal nature and largely et of the Santa Clara County Bar | reminiscent. The invited guests present Judge Augustus Loring { were Chief Justice W. H. Beatty, Jus- former Chief Justice of the|tice T. B. McFarland, Justice Walter Court of California and one | Van Dyke; Justice F. W. Henshaw, of the best known lawyers in the State, | Justice W. H. Lorigan, Justice Lucien was the special guest of honor. other guests ol t to pay hgnor to Judge Rhodes, were members and former members of the Supreme Court and prominent lawyers m the principal cities of the State. not probable that such an array of ts was ever before gathered at a banquet in the western part of the United States. Only lawyers were resent. Plates were lald for ninety. From 8 to 8 o'clock & reception was | held, and the legal fraternity of Santa Clara County given a chance to meet oted jurists of the State. The re- committee consisted of Hon. H. , Hon. M. H. Hylands, Hon. b, James H. Campbell, Jack- D. M. Burnett, C. D. James R. Lowe, J. C. Black, A. Bowden, 8. G. Tompkins, Louis P. F. Gosbey, Joseph R. Pat- W. P. Veuve, L. B. Archer, W. B. Hardy, F. B. Brown, W. A. Beasly, R. | R. Syer, Henry French, H. L. Par- tridge, C. W. Cobb, H. A. Gabriel, C. T. Bird, C. C. Coolidge and W. M. Beggs. PRETTY FLORAL DECORATIONS. The banquet hall was prettily deco- rated with potted palms, red ripbons and electric lights. On the’tables were sixteen scales of justice, made of red cweet peas, and before the seat of honor was g larger scale of the same flowers. this were the initials of the honored guest. V. A. Scheller, president of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, was the president of the evening. He delivered an address of welcome and introduced John E. Richards, who acted as toast- master. The responses were made by Chief | | 1 Among | Shaw, Justice F. M. Angellotti, former he oceasion, who came | Chief Justice John Currey of San Fran- cisco, former Chief Justice Niles Searls of Berkeley, former Justice W. T. Wal- lace of San Francisco, former Justice C.H.Garroutte of SanFrancisco, former Justice Ralph C. Harrison of San Fran- cisco, former Justice M. H. Myrick of Campbell, Judge W. W. Morrow of the Circuit Court of San Francisco, Hon. | | John Garber of San Francisco, Hon. T. L Bergin of San Francisco and Hon.| | E. C. Hart of Sacramento. Letters of regret were read from a number who could not attend. The menu was an elaborate one. A fine musical programme was rendered by | It| | pealed to the United States Circuit an orchestra during the evening. was past midnight when the gathering dispersed. NOTED GUEST OF HONOR. Judge A. L. Rhodes, in whose honor the banquet was given, is one of the most prominent attorneys in the State. practicing in the courts since 1854. was admitted to the bar in Indiana in 1846. In 1859 Judge Rhodes was Dis- trict Attorney of Santa Clara, and in 1860 represented this district in the State Senate. Judge Rhodes was a member of the Supreme Court for six- teen years, taking his seat in 1864. From 1870 to 1872 he was Chief Justice. In 1899 Governor Gage appointed him Judge of the Superior Court of this county, and he has filled the position ever since. A committee consisting of J. E. Rich- ards, chairman; V. A. Scheller, 8. F. Leib, N. Bowden, J. H. Campbell and E. E. Cothran had charge of the ban- quet. The officers of the Santa Clara Bar Association, which tendered the banquet, are: President, V. A. Scheller; vice president, W. A. Johnston; secre- tary, Edwin Coolidge. Many of the guests at the banquet will remain in the city to-morrow and be the guests of various members of the local bar. —————— GIVES CONVICTED SENATOR LEAVE TO MAKE AN APPEAL Missouri Judge Grants Burton Right to Take Case to United States Supreme Court. ST. LOUIS, July 2.—Judge Elmer B. Adams of the United States District Court to-day granted United States Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas, convicted of accepting money from a company under investigation by the Postoflice Department, an' appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. The ground upon which the appeal was granted is that the defendant is { accused of an infamous offense and the Supreme Court is the only tribunal having sele jurisdiction. The defendant urges that checks, amounting to $2000, were cashed at Washington and that if any offense was committed it was done at ‘Washington and not at St. Louis. Senator Burton was fined $2500 and sentenced to the Iron County (Mis- souri) jail for six months. He ap- Court of Appeals, but to-day’'s action takes the case direct to the Supreme Court of the United States. An appeal bond of $10,000 was im- mediately furnished by Senator Bur- | ton, who was present in court. He is 83 years of age and has been| He | e e FARMERS DECLARE WAR AGAINST AUTOMOBILES Tour of Chicago Clubs Interrupted by Heaps of Gravel Deposited on Roads by Ranchers. MILWAUKEE, July 2.—Waukesha County farmers have taken to the warpath against the Chicago automo- bilists. The first overt act on the part of the country folk was committed to- day, when several Chicago automobile clubs passed through the county on their Wisconsin tour. Heaps of gravel blocked the way of the motorists. The cars puffed and the drivers expressed their desire to get hold of the agri- culturists. Finally the barricades were passed. No legal action can be taken against the perpetrators of the gravel outrage because the farmers claim they put the gravel on the roads for the purpose of repairing them. the | ANTI-PARKER FACTIONS FORM COMBINATI THOTSANDS ON BATTLES DEATH ROLL ‘Enormous Losses of the Japanese at Dalin. —_— Valiant Brown Men Mowed Down While Charging With Bayonet. Commissary Supplies Are Running Low and Island Warriors Are | Often Hungry. LIAOYANG, July 2.—The re- cent successes of the Russians at Dalin and in Major General Mist- | chenko’s engagement with the | Japanese have engendered a much |and June 27 the Japanese lost | 8000 men, and that their losses in ‘1 the operations against Mistchenko were 1500. | A striking feature of the last | engagement at Dalin, as well as {in the fight with General Mist- ichenko's force, was that the Jap- |anese tried a bayonet charge, | to which they had not been pre- | viously partial. Their lines went | to the charge with loud cries of | man were mowed down by the Russian rifle fire. 1 One of the Japanese prisoners | | . | Japanese are running out and that the troops are badly fed. For two days prior to his capture, the pris- oner said, the Japanese had eaten | nothing, and this statement 1s confirmed by Chinese. The Jap- anese commissary is cntirely sup- plied from Japan, and conse- quently, is dependent upon sea communication, and the effect of the losses of many vessels in the recent storm is beginning to be se- verely felt. e | RAINY SEASON ENDS STRIFE. | Japanese Retirement May Mean a Truce for the Present. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—The outcome of the naval engagements oft Port Arthur and Tsu Island is monop- olizing public interest The land operations in Manchuria are believed | to have been practically adjourned for six weeks, until the rainy season shall | have ended. Telegrams from Liaoyang agree that the Japanese are withdrawing from their positions, the capture of which | entailed the expenditure of so much blood and ammunition. The same telegrams show that the Russians are promptly taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Japanese and are assuming the offensive, inflicting con- siderable losses upon the Japanese. The close of active operations in such circumstances has greatly re- stored confidence. Russian fours to- day rose %, above 92, the high- est price in many weeks. The real cause of this change is that the out- look gives rise to considerable specu- lation. Some persons are inclined to attribute the Japanese retreat to the 4rrival of heavy reinforcements and supplies, including 35,000 tents, for the Russian army corps at Liaoyang. Others believe that Field Marshal Oyama, the newly appointed com- mander in chief of the Japanese forces in Manchuria, has decided not to ven- ture further until the rains are over. Others, again, see a connection be- tween the Japanese retreat and the ap- pearance of a Russian squadron threatening the Japanese lines of com- munication. The Liaoyang corre- spondent of the Bourse Gazette de- clares that the entire credit for the Japanese retreat belongs to GenSral Kuropatkin, who at last has rewarded the patience of the Russian people. PPN AT ‘War News Continued on Page 22, | better feeling here. It is report- | | ed that in the fighting of June 26 “ | “Aiyr! Aiyr!” but almost to a| captured by General Mistcigenko | | says that the provisions of the| ON AGAINST JURIST T. LOUIS, July 2.—More bitter than the fight over the Presidential nomination in the Democratic National Convention will be that over the composition of the mew platform. The New York lead- ers who arrived to-day announced that they would insist that the platform declare for “sound money” nnequlvoe’ny. It is believed a large majority of the conservative element will join with New York in this fight against the Bryan wing and the result may be a split in the party. The anti. Parker forces to-day took steps toward a concentration of their strength, but the outlook to-night was regarded as extremely favorable for the New York jurist. The opposition admits that he will have a ma- jority of the convention on the first ballot and his friends are confident that he will easily get a two- thirds vote on the second ballot, when the compummgry votes to “favorite sons” will have been elimin- ated. | DEMOCRATS WHO ARE PROMINENT IN THEIR PARTY'S COUNCILS AT ST. $T. LOUIS, July 2.—A1l the men Who will decide the Presidential, contest have not yet appeared in the conven- tion city, but among those who are here there seems to be a conviction that Judge Alton B. Parker will be nom- inated early in the balloting. His most radical supporters claim that he will be named on the first ballot, while others say that favorite sons must be first complimented before the necessary two-thirds will vote for him. A claim that will not be disputed in authorita- tive quarters is that Parker will have a good majority on the first ballot from States which will compel speedy recog- nition in the convention. The arrival of thegCalifornia and other delegations from the West which are under instructions to vote for Hearst stirred the atmosphere early in the day, and there was some specula- tion as to what strength Hearst actu- ally had in the convention. The claim of the Hearst managers of more than one-third of the delegates, with power sufficient to prevent the selection of any candidate not satisfactory -to Hearst, is not seriously considered by friends of Parker. ‘The Hearst men have decided to have tests of strength before the platform is voted upon, and will force a vote by putting forward a candidate for permanent chairman. GORMAN KEEPS UNDER COVER. During the day there has been talk of Cleveland, Gorman, Olney and Har- mon. It seems to be understood that Ohio intends to cast a complimentary vote for Harmon and that Parker will then get the delegation, with the pro- viso that Gorman's appearance as an active candidate would materially change the conditions. The only really active and positive Gorman force at St. Louis now is Henry G. Davis, former Senator from West Virginia, and he is not sure that Gorman will be a2 candi- date. It is not even known whether Gorman will attend the convention. Something was expected to develop about Gorman's position upon the ar- rival of James M. Guffey, but the Penn- sylvania leader did not say anything that indicated that the Maryland Sen- ator would be a factor in the Presi- dential race. former Secretary Olney and connected with it the suggestion that Olney is| the only man intimately connected with the last Democratic administration or who is being put forward by the con- | servative element who is not objec- tionable to Bryan. So far no one has | appeared as Bryan’s representative to | confirm or deny this report, but it is said that, in case of the balloting be- | ing prolonged, Olney would receive the first accessions from the Bryan men, who prefer the Massachusetts man to | Parker. TOO MANY FAVORITE SONS. It is apparent that quite a number of ‘ | delegates are smarting under instruc- tions for favorite sons. They feel that | they are being debarred from taking part in the making of a Presidential candidate unless there should be a prolonged struggle. ) There was increased activity to- night, caused by the arrival of prom- inent New Yorkers, headed by former Senators Hill and Murphy. Quite an effort has been made to cre- ate the impression that Willlam F. | Sheehan, and not Hill, is the real rep- resentative of Parker. This is for the purpose of meeting the frequent charge that Parker is “HillI's man.” But the | arrival of Hill and the many calls made upon him indicate that he is at least the political head of the Parker move- ment. ‘While the Presidential situation is the most interesting feature of the ante-convention days, the platform is a subject of debate and serious consid- eration. Many suggestions have al- ready been made, but no one can say which will meet with the most favor. Some of the delegates believe the plat- form will engender the greatest con- test of the conventlon. pr e S NEW YORK'S PROGRAMME. Empire State’s Delegation Demands a Sound Money Plank. ST. LOUIS, July 2.—“No compromise with the radical silver element, no half-way plank in the platform in at- tempting to placate the ragicals, but a straightforward declaration for sound money.” Now and then there is a mention of | That is the statement that the Dem- | arrived here this evening. — LOUIS. Landslide to Parker Likely to Follow His Showing of Strength on the First Ballot. ocratic leaders from New York—those who control the majority, and, there- fore, the whole delegation under the unit ‘rule—who landed in St.' Louis to-night. Former United States Sena- tor David B. Hill will represent that State In the committee on resolutions and will present the sound money plank. When it is adopted, as he thor- oughly belleves it will be, it will, in the New York leader's estimation, sound the tocsin for the nomination of Judge Alton B. Parker. Former Senator Hill, former Senator Edward Murphy, Senator Patrick H. McCarren, Willlam F. Sheehan, Jacob A. Cantor, Eugene D. Wood, Eliot Dan- forth, P. H. McCabe and other leaders En route they had decided upon a policy and their decision means adoption by the New York State delegation on Tuesday despite Tammany opposition, because Hill and those already here with him control by two-thirds. Former United States Senator Hill will be on the committee on resolu- tions; former Lieutenant Governor | Willlam P. Sheehan on the committee on credentials; former United States Senator Edward Murphy will cast the seventy-eight votes of New York State for Alton B. Parker and a sound money plank; Norman E. Mack will be na« tional committeeman. No decision was reached on the ques- tion of a tariff declaration. Senator Hill believes that the plank should be tariff for revenue only, but he fails to get equally as ardent representatives of Judge Parker as, for instance, Wil- liam F. Sheehan and Jacob A. Cantor to agree with him. They contend that the plank should be as nearly like the Republican plank as it can consistently be, for the smaller manufacturers throughout the country will vote against any platform not containing a promise of protection for them. Senator Hill during the day ex- pressed the belief that Judge Parker would be chosen on the second ballot, if not on the first. There is a growing belief among those of the party arriving to-day that the Tammany delegation, appreciating the strength of Parker and having no argument to present against his fitness, T T A oS Continued on Page 23, Colunm 6.