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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26

ture. and the applause for La Toilette
merged into the futile. stupid attempt
to stampede the crowd to Roosevelt,
and for a quarter of an hour the
yelling continued.
1t was quieted as the roll call on
president began and continued down
to Iowa. There a silence fell, and con-
tinued until Taft was nominated.
Now written down here in a thou
sand words, this seems like the story
Of a stirring episode. Yet 1t covers
events that lasted from 10 o'clock
until $50. There was some formal
cheering Of something like two and
s~ix-elevenths seconds for each Of the
allies, and this is the best part Of it
all-those who had sought the NOM
ination the hardest, Cannon and
Knox and Fairbanks. got no more
than Foraker, who took what he
could pick up. There we're no diff.
ferences between the $75 picture fire.
works and the t~en-cent roman candle
they all f1zzled and vent out In
gloom.
Abnsr Handy Talks.
But to 60 back to some OF the earlier
days OF the convention, some Of the
days before the fireworks were all ex-
ploded, the days when only the fuses
were sizzling. 1t was on Sunday, l
think, that l met my friend Handy
Abner Handy from the Ninth Kansas
district. Mr.. Handy. who has been out
of politics In Kansas since 1902, was
unable to get to the convention before
Sunday on account OF floods in the
Kaw bottoms. and until his arrival the
pre-convention milling had been rath.
er tame. But the arrival of Mr.. Handy
In his Prince Albert coat and black
SLOUGH hat. with his massive head Of
hair protruding fiercely. and his little
Sits OF eyes keenly measuring up the
situation-Mr. Handy is an expert on
the situation"-added new life to the
crowd In the Annex, and n may say
that the convention began with his ar.
rival.
1T has been 70 years since I at
tended a Republican convention" said
Mr.. Handy, as he lolled in a red plush
divan In alimony alley and spat
through his teeth at the onyx mop
board, "and I meet a great many new
faces. first saw Fairbanks in the
st. Louis convention. and l have just
been talking to one of his managers
lone Of the new men in Indiana poll
tics-born since l left the state--a Mr.
Ade-George they call him. Clever
young man, apparently. He tells me
there 10 q strong undercurrent for Fair
banks, and wanted me to help him
} baio II UP 10 that there would be soms
| surface indications,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26

Young men with stiff straw hats and
boyish faces are dominating the
crowd.
What can you expect" asked the
colonel, earnestly. as he drlfted out of
the Taft headquarters. "of a gang like
that? No whispering-no one coming
out Of the consultation room like a
man from a dentists oflce-with his
teeth in his hands-a sadder and wiser
man; nothing but idle speculation
about the vice-presidency."
signs for the Old Days.
The colonel waved for the waiter
and sighed and shook his head and
said: "A promise Is a promise-when
your wife issues the door keys--yes.
another bottle Of those liquid hair
pins"
Then he resumed his lamentations:
." saw some forlorn fellows solemn
ly hayfooting 1t down Michigan ave-
nue. this morning. They had a band
and were in a procession. Was 1t a
funeralf 1t was not. Was It the
doomed man walking to the gallows
with . arm step after eating . hearty
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Story of the Great Gathering Told
by a Master Pen.
Incidents and Sidelights-Picture of the Nomination
of Secretary Taft-The Old Politician Talks of
Politics of Yesterday and To-day. d.
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE

It was under orders, and nothing could
move It. So It moved majestically
along. 1t adopted the platform, for
majorities. planks advocating pub
licity in campaign contributions
recommended by the president in his
messages, valuation of railroads,
recommended by the president in his
messages, and the election Of senators
by the people.
A Roosevelt Convention.
For that convention was for Roose-
welt policies only when 1t had them
in the regular order and the anthem
ticated form. The Roosevelt policies,
as such, did not interest the conven
ton, for 1t was under orders and took
only the real milk OF the word as it
came through the committee, and 1t
believed, and probably with some JUS
tification, in the fact that Roosevelt
did not care to have his policies come
into the convention by way of Wis
consin.
So It voted for the program and
went on to the next order. And the
next order was the nomination of a
president. And that is a serious bust.
ness.
1t is curious to know Just how forms
and conventions and ~precedents are
worshiped without sense or reason by
apparently clear-headed men. But
there sat 1000 delegates and 10. OOC
spectators and listened to Ave mortal
hours Of utterly useless, entirely mean
ingless and absolutely vacuous
speeches. These speeches were made
putting men in nomination for the
presidency who had no more chance to
be nominated than they had Of pick
ing out a harp check and joining the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26

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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26
Frank n. Hitchcock Brought In the
Delegates with Ease.

est. The visitors in the galleries are
and nee the ceremony is over, and
the shouting has worn itself out, their
interest in the convention rapidly dies
~away-the show is over.
Thursday was a hot day, and the
Precipitation that the thousands shed
would have floated all four Of the pres
ident's battleships, and the real trou.
BILE Of the convention-in a day of
t~rouble-began after the Invocation
had been spoken, after Senator Hop
kins had given a visible demonstra-
1 ton Of the platform, which no one
| heard and no one seemed to care to
| hear, and after Congressman Cooper,
\ on behalf of the minority of the com.
! mittee on resolutions, began scolding
4 the convention.
His speech, Of course, did not con.
vince. 1t was a protest. rather than
an argument, and anyway the conven.
ton would not have changed that
platform, which It believed to be In
ispired from Washington. II the minor
5ity had offered the Ten Command.
ments. But Cooper scolded. and when
1.-THE authorized representative from the
irailroad engineers and firemen and
strainmen appeared and warned the
aconvention that the railroad employees
dof the country we're dissatisfied with
the anti-injunction planks. that made
jno difference, either.
Gabrisis trumpet would have been
aIaid on the table for tho regular order
sby the convention. lts taee xls set
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26

Chicago.-A national convention is
all over but the shouting. when
the presidential nomination is made.
1t is for that that the delegates ssem
be- Hfgh-browed men wrangle yer
party platform planks, and fight 1t out
among themselves as TO who shall
be forced to accept the vice.presiden-
tial place, but In all Of these things
the general public has but little inter
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-26

heavenly choir. Boutell Of Illinois
began it-naming Cannon.
The crowd stood for him with some
patience, though no one listened to
him.
Gov. Hanly Of Indiana, an unusually
able governor, and an otherwise sane
man, came a little afterward and got
In q row with the convention because
Il laughed at him and jeered him dur.
Ing the last half Of a perfectly UNIV
ueeeaDary spsseh,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
JOHN MITCHELL
WANTS NO OFFICE

indianapolis. ian. 27.-President
Mitchell announced to the convention
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea today that he did not desire to
hold any office in the organization after
his retirement as president on April l,
This will stop movement to have him
placed at the head of an advisory
board.
He asked that his friends give their
loyal and undivided support to his
successor. while / have been presi-
dent, have been president in fact as
well as in name and my successors
have the same opportunities to carry
out his policies"
w. u. Haywood. secretary Treasurer
OF the Western Federation of Miners,
addressed the convention. He referred
teelingly to the appreciation and the
feeling of Meyer. Pettibone and him.
self, to the labor element of the coun-
try which had contributed 100000 TO
their defense.
Haywood attributed all of the strikes
and troubles in the western lead cost
and gold mines to the operators, owing
10 their failure TO keep contracts with
the miners. He charged the operators
with the destruction of property by
the use of explosives. in order to pre-
Judtee public opinion and lay the blame
on the miners. He painted graphic pie
lures of the buli-pens'' established
by the state and military authorities
which he said have been subserVant %
the operators.
Colorado" said he. lis as mean a.
all the other states boiled down Cor
porations control the courts there de-
bauch the Legislature and run the cleo
ton 10 suit themselves
Mr.. Haywood pleaded for a closer
relationship between the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners and the Mine Work
ers OF America. He asked not only for
the financial support OF the United
Miners but for the moral support as
well. He asked that all coal miners
have their contracts expire at the same
time so they can give other mutual
support.
President Mitchell addressed The con-
Vention whereupon MIR. Haywood clos
ed. He declared himself to be opposed
to sympathetic strikes. Il have watch
ed labor troubles and conditions as
closely as any man." he said and |
have not seen any benefit accrue from
sympathetic strikes. Should the West
ein Federation of Miners ask us TO
go on a strike TO aid their strike we
would ask naturally. What win we
get out of it? What good will accrue
TO us?' / do not see that It would do
us any good TO have the metalaferous
miners on "A strike If we coal miners
were out on strike. Coal can be
mined when gold miners are not work.
ing, hut gold cannot be mined IL there
Is no coal"
Mr.. Mitchell admitted that In eN-
IRENE cases sympathetic strikes would
very materially assist in the accom-
plishment OF labor purposes aud in
such cases he would advocate them
He thought closer relationship should
exist between the mine workers and
the Western Federation of Miners. and
suggested a commission To define what
these relations should be. Mr.. Mitchell
urged the miners to continue the con-
tract system.
ID. A. Sullivan. secretary treasurer OF
the Ohio miners, and Alexander IIo-
watt president of the Kansas miners,
were elected delegates 10 the Interna-
tional mining congress-, which meets at
Paris.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
SECY. TAFT BOOSTS
SEATTLE EXPOSITION

Washington, Jan. 27.--The appear
ance OF Secy. Taft before the house
committee on Industrial arts and ex-
positions today, in support of an APP
preparation for the Seattle exposition
in 1909, was the signal for a demun-
Stration in his honor. The proceed
ings We're interrupted when he enter
ed the room, by handclapping and
humping on The tables. The congr IS
sional delegation from Washington
as well as delegations of business men
2nd officials from that state also were
present and pleaded Tor an appropria-
ton for the exposition. Secy rdft
thought that on account of the Philip
pines finances that the government
would not be able to make any exhi-
bition of considerable size, but he said
the war department>could have The
Jamestown Philippine exhibit sent 10
Seattle.
In an indirect way Secy. Taft touch
ed upon the returns between Japan
and the United States. The cXposi-
ton at Seattle, he thought, would
have great effect all over the Pa
cltic. There are critical develop
ments," he declared, Sin the matter OF
fixing the attention of orientals In this
country, but nothing Will bring to the
attention of the orlentals SO much tho
interest of this country IN them and
their interest in United States for the
purpose of trade than an exposition
like this"
He referred to the proposed expose
ton In Japan in 1912 and said the Ja-
panese expect to make it one Of the
greatest in the world and he added:
II hope II viii succeed
The Japanese, he said, We're anXi ,ls
that the United States shall be present
at the exposition. The invitation had
been accepted. Il think the cNppsi-
ton will have an excellent effect"
said Mr.. Taft. 1T will brinG the
countries on both sides of the Pacific
together in a way probably that could
not be accomplished in any other
way"
Answering a question by Mr.. Miller,
Kangas, Secy. Taft declared that IL
was more important for the United
States to have eNpositions in the west
than in the east because they have Il
direct bearing on our oriental trade
that win be a substantial contribution
to our progress In that direction, The
next so years. he said, will see the
greatest development In the world on
the Pacific and he added:
lit seems to me we ought to be I'm IT,
MIR Taft later visited Representative
Payne of New York, Republican floor
manager in the house in the ways and
means committee room, and the prlvi-
lege of the floor for the two Philip
pine commissioners Benito Iegarda and
Pablo o. Campo. in order that they
might formally be welcomed TO the
capitol the secretary was asked II he
meant to wait and meet Mr.. Bryan.
II don't expect TO-" he said. 81 didn't
even know he was to be at the capitol
today"
Asked II he had any comment or
statement 10 make respecting the presi-
| Dental situation, Mr.. Taft replied; 81
haven't made any statement yet.
when will you be ready to?'
Smiling. he answered emphatically;
Never"
Secy Taft FASTENED from the capitol
| TO the White House. where he was due
TO present the Philippine commissioners
| TO the president,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
D. ]. HENNESSY OF BUTTE,
MONT, PIONEER, DROPS DEAD

Butte Mont. Jan. BID. j. Henncs-
sy president NJ the Hcunessy Mercan-
tile company a PIONEER of Montana and
the richest merchant In the northwest,
dropped dead on the street no o'clock
today OF heart trouble. He was born
ut lrodericktown, n -, IN 1884. a
widow and three children survive.
Mr., Hennessy came 10 Montana I'm
1879 and engaged in business IN He
lena, with f. l.. Bonner e. Co., "A pio-
ueer Arm. Three years later, he cstab-
lished q store I'm Butte, then a small
camp. This place was burned out GA
1889 but ON tho ruins grew the present
store. the largest between 81. Paul and
Portland. Mr. Hennessy was MANY
times millionaire
lie had held high Offices I'm the ma
tioual Ancient order OF Hibernlans, was
"a leading Democratic politician and had
given fortunes 10 the Catholic church.
lie was also Il knight of Columbus.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed,
Mr. Hennessy was found on West
Park street, near Jackson, at o'clock
dying. lie had been TO early mass A
printer, Tom Killfeather discovering
the stricken man, carried him into the
residence OF DR. Hanson within few
yards. but MIR Hennessy expired be-
fore anything could be dove He hal
had previous attacks OF heart trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR FIRE IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Jan. 27.-Fanned by 40
mile gale, fire which broke out in
the Hotel Florence. 1863 Adams street,
early today, scattered burning embers
about the southern portion of the loop
district, endangering score OF struc-
lures and causing a loss estimated az
100000, Twenty guests of the hotel,
which was four-story structure, were
reused from their beds by policemen
and nremen. All of tho inmates are
believed TO have escaped.
Adjoining the burning structure on
the east Is the partially completed 10
story building Of the Corn Exchange
was given severe test, but with tho
exception of some temporary wood
work reaisted the flames successfully.
Two members ~ ihe fire department
were struck by. - rds which fell from
burning scaffoi ling on the fifteenth
door of the bunk building, one uf
thom. Edward Wakefield, a tuckluan,
Was knocked unconscious The other,
Herbert Seanlon, a pipcman, escaped
with slight bruises.
Despite the threatening nature of the
fire, hard work by the hromen con-
fined it ia the two structures The
FIRE called for the complete fire de-
pRtmont forces of the downtown and
wholesale district, ana The men
swarmed upon the roofs and nre-es-
capes OF adjoining structures, pouring
tons of water upon the namel from
these vantage points Two hours after
the first alarm had sounded the flames
were under control.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27

the FIRE was thought 60 be under con-
troll the other half OF the building oc-
cupied by A. +. COX & Sons, was in
vaded by the flames, which made their
way through the roof and party wall
simultaneously, and the S250,000 stock
of boots and shoes was ruined.
The crew OF engine No. were
standing beneath well on the side Of
the burned block, when an explosion
was heard, followed by the fan Of the
wall. The explosion had warned the
men, however and all We're out u
the way when tho debris fell
Tho Parkcr-Thomas company sus-
tanned loss by water and smoke estlm-
ated at 100000 and Cook. Evgrth 6
Pema company, wholesale druggists
r. G.. Bailey & Company. carriages,
LOWS & Company, wholcale clothing.
A. II. Berry & Company. boots and
shoes: NJ. 4. Waterhousc & Compauy
hardware dealers, and Russ EvelcJh
4 ingalls, dry goods dealers. jointly
suffer a loss lggregating 500, 0U0.
The FIRE assumed such proportions
that Mayor Leighton called FOR help
from 10 cities In Massachusetts, Kew
Hampshire and Maine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
PORTLAND, MAINE, HAS
ANOTHER BIG FIRE,

Portland. Nc. Jan. 21--Firo which
several times threatened 20 wipe out
The business district of this city ana
which caused damage estimated a.
over 5000, 900. was kept confined 10 tno
block IN which q started This morning
aftor am almost no hours hghting by
Pnrtland's nremen aided by men ana
apparatus from several outside cities
The Gre started ip the wholesale
day goods house oi Milllhen' cousins y
pnniDany. ana 10 was m their half u
lie huilding that the greater part Of
the loss was sustained, Later when
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27

DIST. Atty. jerome on cross-eXamina-
ton asked,
How long did Thaw's mania last?'
about 60 hours
THAT'S all"
Next came Dr. Maurice Gauja o.
Paris. who gave his testimony through
The official court Interpreter He at
tended Thaw IN Paris in r. spring OF
1904 in which he attempted suicide by
swallowing laudanum.
Dr Gauia described Thaw's condition
but said he had not diagnosed Il as
laudanum poisoning Al tlrst he thought
it was ptomainc poisoning, Mr.. Little
Ton here announced that with the exc
ceptIon Of the testimony OF the witt
nessesc who had just testified, the hy-
pahrtlcal question Tor the experts was
romplytod
Dr. smith Ely Joilfe NJ Columbia uni-
vrrsity was sworn and 10 was agreed
that thr question should be reud to him
and On Charles q. Wagner OF BinR-
hamton aud On Evans of Morris
Plains. n D.. al tho same time.
An Litueton began 10 read me ques-
lion 10 the experts and 10 the Jury a.
1850 p. no. He had read ion 10 minutes
Only when recess was ordered
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
A DELICATE OPERATION.
Policeman Whose Intcstincs We're
Pierced Six Times May Live.

New York, Jan. 27.--After an opera
ton which Surgeons IN the Harlem
hospital say is more serious than the
one performed n the attemptto save the
life OF President Mckinley John
Loughnan, patrolman. who was shot
Monday night last, while attempting
TO aid a detective in arrcsting a pick
intestines We're pierced six times AZ
pocket, IS Ia a fair way TO recover. His
the hospital last night it was said thar
Loughman would probably be fit for
discharge in two weeks time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
SHEPHERDS SUSPENSION,
Amateur Athletic Union No DouhI WIN
Take the Matter Up.

Nov York Jan. 1.-THE Suspension
on Malvln ", shepperd NJ the irish
American Athletic club runner IN
Philadelphia FOR his action IN the race
Friday when he struck an opponent
rnbs he pastime Athletic club games
M Madison square Garden tonight or
ono nj mo stars who was expected 10
take part n,
Tho Amateur Athletic union WI
,-onitlegg take uP the lnattor or the
suspensiau. many athletics ana olners
H.. action IN the Philadclphin
cnn,rnitioe. In allowing shepperd 10 run
on Saturday night. after tho acc when
cn,issd his Suspension yesterday,
makes mat suspension Illegal -.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
RI AIMS HE CAN PROVE ALlBl
pa Asks for Time to Communi-
cate With Friends in New
York and Oregon.
n,,oudancs Attorneys Claim Their
cep, is Being Rairoadcd 10 Trial
-Ioofbourow opposes Delay.


Joe sullivan will go on trial
far his fife, accused OF the muir
der of Police Officer Charles $.
Ford. on Dec. II, 1907, Monday
morning, March ..
In court this morning he
nIeaded not guilty to the charge
and was taken back to his cell in
The state prison 10 await his trial
before Judge Armstrong and II
Jury of II men in the criminal
Division of the Third district
court.
Atty. Frank Vickcry, of Suili-
vans counsel, made strong
plea for n continuation Of this
case to the next term of court,
declaring that Sullivan could
bring witnesses TO court 10 estao-
llsh an aIibi IL given time To 10
50, and asking the continuation
that the accused man might
communicate with friends for
assistance, Fred G. Loofbourow,
district attorney and prosecutor
for the state, opposed the OK
tension on the ground that some
of the states witnesses might
not be i'm The state when the
case was called, IL IL went over
10 the next term.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
4 DEADLY FIs1FIeHT

Aurora. Neh.. Jan "a "A fist fight
between Delbert Wolcott and Frank
McNess az Gilchrist, this county, last
night. resulted in the instant death
OF the former The men quRrrelrd oFar
a pool game Waloott was 30 ana Me
Ness q years old.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
sorrm pANorA ~ ooMMIssloN.

Mare Island Navy Yard. Jan. 27 The
cruiser South Dakota, built al The
Union Iron Works went into commis-
sion today Her commander ~ Capt
a. =. Fox. She probably win 30 70
SAN Francisco for Il few days, and
then proceed TO MagdacnA has lof tar
get 2raetise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27
THE SITUATION is VERY ACUTE
Foreigners Have Employment on
The Streets 10 the Ex-
CIusion of Citizens.
MoSor Barnsford, Rev. T.. !. Goshen
Mud Capt Woods Meet This After
moon To Discuss the situation.

Capt. NJ NJ. Woods. sal; I.al1t, Char
iiN associations: "'rhc situation Is
more acute than the people realize.
hn'e list nero of 500 honest. indus
trious men Of family, where there Is lit
tic or no food in the home, and the
men are willing to work for almost
nothing Work must BE had for
them"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-27

stan Capt. Sodcrholn. salvation
Amy; "Our wOrldngmcn's hotel Is
overcrowded every night, and we turn
many away. They include skilled
men, many OF whom have union cards.
the unions are doing nothing. Jap
anesc and Foreigners seem to have
employment ON the streets TO the cx-
clusIon of salt Lake citizens with
families"