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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
IN CLOSE TOUCH.
President and Sec. Taft Have Direct
Wires With Chicago.

Washington. June T7.-With every Incl
dent in the great gathering at Chicago
flashed to them on direct wires. Pres-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft kept
in constant touch today with the Republic
ference and each wound up the after
noon by driving into the suburbs while
the convention was still in session. All
day long the wires brought news CT what
was transpiring in the convention. There
were direct telegraph circuits from fine
convention hall into the executive office
at the White House and the priv ate Of
flee Of Sec. Taft and a long distance tee-
phone in Mr.. Taft's office as well. These
permitted ready communication with the
convention leaders. Confidential tele-
graph and telephone operators were on
duty at Chicago ends Of the wire and not
move was made on the floor that was
not simultaneously reported to Washing
ton.
Apparently disirierested in the closing
hours of the days proceedings, President
and Mrs. Roosevelt drove from the White
House late in tho afternoon to the vicin-
ity OF Rock Creek northwest of the city,
over the smooth bride paths amid the
wild scenery that characteriZes the park.
They left just after the great ovation to
MIR. Roosevelt had exhausted itself, fol-
lowing As minutes of continued cheering
The President received bulletins from the
convention while dressing for his ride and
after Sec. Taft, who had come to see him
while the excitement in the Coliseum was
at its height, had gone back to the war
department.
Mr.. Taft also went driving without
waiting for the convention to adjourn.
Mrs. Taft manifested her keen interest
In the convention proceedings today by
joining the secretary In his private office
and getting at first hand the reports from
Chicago. She remained throughout the
session of the convention and scanned
closely all the dispatches received. 1t
was novel experience for her &c be so
closely in touch with great assemblage
nearly 1000 miles distant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
THE PRESIDENT
Hears Of Great Demonstration Over
His Name At Chicago.

Washington, June 17-After word
had been received at the White House
that the cheering for President Roose-
Welt in the Convention hall had con-
tinued As minutes. Sec. Taft came over
to the White House and with his usual
good natured smile, hurriedly went in
to the Presidents office. Mr. Roose-
welt had been reading all the bulletins
received direct at the White House, and
both he and Mr.. Taft We're fully in
formed what was taking place In Con-
vention hall.
Secretary Taft remained with the
President but short time and return
ed to the war department. Shortly
afterward the President went over
from the executive office to the White
House to take rest before going out
for a drive.
Mr.. Loeb remarked that the conven-
ton needed to blow off steam and
now having done so he supposed
everybody there felt better and that
that was the end of 1t.
All motive for any special message
by the President to his friends in the
convention passed when order in Con-
vention hall was restored.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
SKOWHEGAN.

An alarm of fire was rung in at 100
Tuesday afternoon from Box 33 at the
corner of Pleasant and Summer street.
The blaze proved to be in the top OF
the stable connected with the frame
dwelling house owned and occupied by
r. L. Goodrich. How it caught is a
mystery. The door to the hay loft was
open and it is possible that sparks
from nearby chimney might have
blown in and set fire to the hay, or It
might have caught from an electric
light wire. 1t was well under way
when the department arrived, but good
work by the firemen soon had it UNI
der control. The roof OF the stable was
badly damaged, also the roof to the
shed. The interior of the house was al
so injured to quite an extent by smoke
and little water got into the ell. Mr..
Goodrich had left on the 1850 train
that day for Portland on business. He
returned Wednesday. To the writer he
stated that he placed his loss at from
1920 TO $500. He was insured in the
Dinsmore & Bickford agency and car
ried $4,000 on his buildings and $500 on
his household goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
NO CUTTING DOWN.
The Plan to Reduce Number Of Dele
gates Falls Through.

Chicago. June 1.-THE effort to Sc
cure 4 reduced representation Of del
egates TO national Republican con-
ventions again has failed. By a vote
of "A to II the committee on rules to-
day rejected the Burke resolution. pro-
viding for such reduction and also by
practically the same vote, tabled the
Parsons substitute. Representative
Burke and his is supporters announced
that they would file a minority report.
AS on yesterday the main opposition
came from the Southern states. Ala
bama. South Carolina and Maryland
bitterly attacked the resolutions, the
delegates declaring that reduction in
the representation would spell the dis
ruption Of the Republican party in the
South. General Powell Clayton, ma
tional committeeman and delegate
from Arkansas maintained that the
resolution was simply a proposition "to
cruelty the colored man and divide his
raimcnt among certain states north
of Mason and DiXon's line"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
MR.. FAIRBANKS DECLINES
To Think of Again Being Merely a
Vice Presidential Candidate.

Chicago, June 1.-THE pubIica ton
of letter from Vice President Fair
banks, reiterating his "Irrevocable de-
termination" not to again be a candi-
date for the office he now holds, was
the most important development of the
day in connection with the Vice Presi-
dental nomination. The letter was
addressed to Mr.. Fairbanks manager,
as follows:
indianapolis, Ind June 16, 1908
My Dear Mr.. Healing:
Il appreciate fully the compliment
paid me by my friends in their in
sistence that l should accept a re-
nomination for Vice President, yet my
determination not to be a candidate
again. as announced before the close
OF the last session of Congress, through
you, is absolutely irrevocable My
conclusion does not grow out of any
want of appreciation of the honor, for
the Vice Presidency is an honor which
any man may well covet. No one is
obliged to step down to it.
Il have enjoyed the great honor
which came to me unsought and by the
undivided voice of my party. for all of
which | am profoundly grateful.
This renewed expression of the con-
fdence of my friends touches me most
deeply. They need no assurance that
| have come to the conclusion I have
reached deliberately. and I trust that
the personal considerations which
have advanced will commend them
selves to their approval I am the
conclusion because of the fact that
there is no party nor public exigency
which would seem to suggest con-
trary course.
Accept for your self and other
friends my grateful appreciation of
your generous. unfailing and loyal
support" l remain faithfully your
friend,
CHAS. w. FAIRBANKS"
A similar letter was written by the
Vice President to Senator Hemenway
The Vice Presidents letter is not
different from various expressions made
in a less formal manner by him in he
past few days, and while it was ac-
cepted seriously and he was given full
credit for sincerity, it did not have
much effect in changing the determi-
nation of his admirers to press his
nomination in the event of the naming
of Sec. Taft for the first position. Ac-
cordingly there are as many prophesies
after the promulgati0n of the letter as
before that the Vice President would.
in the end. be called upon to succeed
himself. 1t was confidently asserted
that he would not decline n unanimous
nomination.
While this is the general sentiment
of those who have been supporting the
Vice President largely outside of In
diana, yet it remains a fact that his
close friends who have been managing
his campaign for the Presidency open
ly declare that the letter must be ac-
cepted as final and definite in remov-
ing him from consideration for second
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
HUGHES NOT TALKING.
Declines to Say Whether He Would
Accept Vice Presidency.

Worcester, Mass, June 17.-Governor
Charles e. Hughes of New York passed
through Worcester tonight on his re
turn to Albany from Brown University.
He listened with interest to news re-
garding the doings of the Chicago con-
vontiOn.
In reply to a question he said that he
had not Withdrawn from the race as a
Presidential candidate. Asked if he
would he a candidate for the Vice
Presidency he replied:
Il do not care to say
Associate Justice David IT, Brewer of
the United States supreme court ar
rived here tonight to attend the Com
mencement exercises of Clark College
tomorrow. He was asked for an opinion
in regard to the injunction law mod-
tication suggested for the Republican
platform at Chicago. and replied brief
ly, 81 am opposed to it," Justice Brew
er, it is understood, in his address to-
morrow before the Clark College stu
dents will discuss the matter at some
length.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
MUST BE ACCEPTABLE.
Platform Must Be to Taft's Liking Or
He May Pull Out.

Chicago, June lift the Republic
can convention deliberately refuses to
adopt a platform on which Sec Taft
feels he can make winning race. the
Republican convention will have to
nominate man who needs no plat
form to-
While this statement is not being
put forward as an actual u!timatum. it
is the principal weapon which the ad-
vocates of an injunction plank in the
platform are using to compel the COM
mittee on resolutions and the corven-
ton itself to make such declaration
The statement quoted was made to-
night by n member of the sub commit
tee which is preparing the platform
who is friendly to President Roosevelt
and Sec. Taft
1t was the result of a careful analy-
sis of the situation made after "a hours
continuofis service in the committee
room, and undoubtedly presented his
views Of the situation. Proceeding he
said:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18

ing anthracite coal from mines in
Pennsylvania in which they have an
interest. both sides rested today and
the case was submitted to Judges
Dallas, Gray and Burlington of the
United states circuit court for deter
mination. Both the government and
the defendants will file briefs covering
legal points raised during the argu-
mentS.
Mr.. Johnson in his address assailed
the conStitutionality of the commodity
clause Of the Hepburn act under which
the proceedings We're instituted and
decried that authority which seeks to
centralize the government and segre-
gate the people,
Mr.. Bonaparte in answer to Mr..
Johnson confined himself principally to
a defence of the constitutionality of
the commodity clause and asserted
that the power Of Congress to regulate
and even to prohibit interstate com
mcrce when ii was inimical to public
interests could not be successfully dis
puted. 1t is obvious, he said, that Con-
gress will not admit that a corpora
ton is an imaginary thing. 1t cannot
be. he continued, that the same gentle
men can be the active agents in
railroad company and a coal company.
ard then deny that the two interests
are indirectly if not directly the same
by taking different Names
Mr.. ROnaparte in referringt to the
power of Congress to regulate corpor-
atoms even to the extreme of confis-
cation. cited the case of bridge over
the Allegheny river which was con-
demned and RACED by the secretary of
war upon the authorization of Con-
gress. Mr.. Bonaparte said that the
owners of the bridge, which was erect
eG by grant of the state of Pennsyl-
vania, invested their money knowing
the right of Congress to subsequently
pass laws based on changed condi-
tons
One of Mr.. Johnson's arguments was
that the power of the railroads to own
coal properties was conferred by the
laws of Pennsylvania and could not be
interfered with.
1t is said that no matter what the
judges of the circuit may be, the case
eventually will reach the supreme
court of the United States for final
determination,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18

situation and the opinion tonight as it
was this morning is that the nominal
ton will go either to Vice President
Fairbanks or to Governor Cummins.
The failure today by New York to
caucus on the Vice Presidency is re-
garded as practically eliminating that
state from the contest. New York was
in a position where if her delegation
could get together on the proposition,
they could have named the candidate,
but they could not get together.
Friends of Mr.. Sherman appear to be
in a strong majority in the delegation,
but they seem unable to make it unan-
imous. There were some of the delega-
tions still for Sew. COrtelyou, others
talked of Chairman Woodruff, and
there was mention in the strictly
Hughes portion of the delegation of
the name of Gen. Stewart L. Woodruff,
who is expected to place the name of
Gov. Hughes before the convention.
The only possibility of New York's
getting the second place on the ticket
lay i'll an unanimous movement for
some man. The last possibility of such
unanmity apparently vanished today
that the delegation would not caucus
at all.
1t was said today that telegram to
Edward Glines, who is regarded as
Gov. Guilds personal representative in
the Massachusetts, delegation, ex-
pressed the governors intention to
stand by his Vice Presidential boom
until the last gun was fired. The lines
having been drawn substantially be-
tween the East and West in the stu
alton, and New York being practically
out of it, it became an interesting
question whether the East could unite
on any man who could rally a support
from the West and South. In this con-
nection the names of Gov Guild and
Ex-Governor Murphy of New Jersey
were most mentioned. The tendency of
the day, however, was plainly toward
the selection Of Il Western man and
the names tonight are those of Fair
banks of Indiana and Cummins of
Connecticut. with Fairbanks apparent
ly in the lead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
200 IMPERILLED.
incendiary Sets Fire to New York
Tenement House.

New York. June 1.-THE lives of 200
persons were imperlled early today
by an incendiary who made 4 futile
attempt to burn a. big tenement house
IN stanton street. The stairways from
the ground to the roof had been sat
urated with kerosene and the torch
mad been applied on the lower floor,
put one Of the tenants returning home
late saw blaze and sent an alarm
through the house
Two hundred men, women and chill
dren tumbled hurriedly out of their
beds and rushed to the street in scant
attire while policeman and several
helpers checked the incipient fire with
buckets Of water. The blaze was extin-
SuiShed before much damage had
been done and within few minutes
tie frightened tenants were back In
their apartments. Had the discovery Of
the fire been delayed a few minutes
the flames undoubtedly would have
swept up the oil soaked stairways to
the roof. Todays attempt to burn the
house was the second within two
months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
NOW ALLIES, BE GOOD.
Hinted They Must Change to Look At
the Vice Presidency.

Chicago. June 17.-Major Thomas s.
Hartigan. chairman of the Philippine
delegation. is back from Washington
where he saw Sec. Taft. Major Harti-
gan returns with the distinct impress
sion that if a spirit of Cancellation
sets in on the part of the Allies the
Vice Presidential situation will be re-
solved by the selection of an ALLY"
candidate for Vice President, but that
if contests are prolonged the names of
Mr. Fairbanks and others identified
with the Allies will be eliminated
from Vice Presidential lists.
Lafayette Young, delegate-a t-large
from Iowa. today received a telegram
from Sec. Loeb. which stated that
President Roosevelt had not expressed
a desire TO see Governor Cummins'
name on the ticket or that of any 9TH
er particular person. Secretary Loebs
telegram was Il response to a telegram
from Mr. Young in which the latter
asked for an explanation of the Pres
idents attitude on the Vice Presiden-
tial nomination. Following is the text
of Mr.. Loeb's message:
''The President has not expressed
any opinion for or against any candi-
date for the Vice Presidency and will
no more express an opinion against
Gov. Cummins than he would against
Senator Deliver"
Mr.. Young. who has heretofore been
classed among the opponents of Gov.
Cummins. said tonight that he would
do nothing to prevent the latter's nom
nation. n.y.
The developments of the tlay did not
materially alter the Vice Presidential
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
CUTTING OUT SPEECHES.
One Nomination and One Seconding
Each Is Now the Program.

Chicago June 11.-An agreement
was reached tonight by representatives
of all the candidates by which the
nominating and seconding for Presi-
dent will be materially curtailed. This
agreement that only one nominating
and one seconding speech shall be
made for each candidate and that the
long list of seconding speeches which
have been heretofore announced, Will
be abandoned The speeches for Sec.
Taft will be by Theodore Burton of
Cleveland, placing the secretary IN
nomination and George A. Knight OF
California, seconding the nomination.
The speakers who have relinquished
the honor of seconding the nomination
are Senators DOlliver of Iowa, Burkett
of Nebraska. Borah of Idaho George
II. illams of Oregon. who was attor-
ney general in the Grant cabinet, and
Henry Lincoln Johnson, the negro ora
tor of Georgia. a similar curtailment
occurs in the long list of secondinS
speakers of the other candidates, but
the exact list of those who retire from
the oratorical arena was not definitely
arranged tonight. This determination
was reached because the proceedings
We're promising to be greatly prolong-
ed by the large number of speeches
United States Senator j. B. Foraker
of Ohio will be placed in nomination
for President by c. B. Mccoy of
Coshocton. Ohio. and the nomination
will be seconded by VIM. Emery Of
Macon. Ga. Mr.. Stevenson declined to
give any estimate as to the number of
votes it was expected Senator Foraker
would receive, but contented himself
with the statement that he would re-
ceive the support of "a good number
of delegates"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
ALL-NIGHT SESSION.
ru'I Committee Slowly Coming to
Sub Committees Platform Views,

chicago. June 1S.-At midnight the
full committee on resolutions had
agreed to accept all the blanks of the
platform as recommended by the SUBJ
committee. with the exception of those
relating to injunctions, to the civil
rights OF the negro race, the Panama
canal. postal savings banks. the tariff
and immigration. These were reserved
because OF the desire on the mart of
the memhers of the full committee to
discuss at some length each of the
PROVISIONS The other planks were ac-
cepted after brief and formal discus
sion. 1t was understood that the in
Junction plank would receive espcc;al
consideration, and many members
evinced disposition to oppose it, not
Wlthstanding the provision was agreed
to by all the members of the sub-com-
mIttee. including Messrs Crane. Payne.
Dalzell and Clark, who had hitherto
opposed ii.
AT II O'Clock the indications were ia
Voraole Tor an all-night session. At
rs" IL was announced that the COM
mittee mad agreed to the tariff, the
Phl,ippine tariff, the currency, the
trust and postal savings banks planks.
A modified injunction plank was
agreed to by the subcommittee on res
oiutions at 10 O'Clock Wednesday night
WHich completed the platform, and the
1ull committee was called into session
10 consider the document as perfected
Inc injunction plank asserts that the
Reouoilcan party always has and all
ways Will uphold the process and pro-
cee'1hgs OF the courts, and has abso-
iute faith in their integrity and up
riShtness; nevertheless, it believes that
the injunction practice should be SO
modlhed as to provide that only where
damage to property is imminent the
courts may grant injunctions without
notice 1t is also specified that in cases
where notice. is given, the time shall
be seven days. The modified injunction
plank is believed to be acceptable to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
Bunker Hill Day
Around Boston.

Boston, June 17.-Althoueh not a lega
holiday, the anniversary of the Battle OF
Bunker Hill Gune II. 1775) was generally
observed in Boston and other suburban
cities. The weather was clear and COO
and many thousands fiocked to the
Charlestown district, where two parades
were held.
The celebration began officially at sun
rise with the ringing OF bells and the fir
ing of salute of q guns from the
Charlestown navy yard battery,
More than so persons We're treated AT
the hospitals for injuries due to tirecrack-
ers and pistols. but no one was seriously
hurt.
The Boston Stock Exchange and the
large business houses of the city We're
closed