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Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-04-16
WILD SCENES IN CONVENTION
BORDER ON THE ROIGU-HOGSt

New York, April 1j.-State Senator
Patrick H. McCarren, leader of the
Kings county democracy, was unseat-
cu tonight az q delegate to the partys
state convention in Carnegie hail to
select representatives to the Denver
national convention, after d two days
bitter contest before the committee
on credentials. He was alternately
greeted with cheers and derisiNe cries
when he finally addressed the con-
Vention, and once was tnsulted by q
man on the platform near MN. Inc
senator told this man he would talk
to him outside the hall. Amid scenes
tense and dramatic in the extreme he
first appealed to the convention To
refuse to sanction the majority re-
port of those who. he said, were eN-
cluding him from the place in the
party councils to which he had been
chosen by his democratic consuitu-
cnts He threatened the Tammany
delegates with the statement that If
the plans to put him outside the
party lines were carried out, no one
in the convention hall would live long
enough to see the election Of another
democratic mayor of New York city.
The senator's speech was attended by
unusual ana picturesque clrcum-
stances From tho time he entered
the hall he received the cheers of his
were against him and the counter
demonstrations we're greater in volt
umc He made his fight calmly and
Courageousy, Notwithstanding Inc
proceedings were attended with much
disorder and confusion, in which both
the McCarren men and their oppo-
nents participated The two days
waiting tor the committees report af-
fccted the delegates and they showed
the strain during the long roll call on
the adoption of the majority report,
The business for which the conycu-
tfon was assembled the selection Of
delegates to the national convention,
the nomination Of presidential elect
ors and the adoption of platform.
was almost forgotten In the excite
ment over the McCarren contest
When the vote was announced Nc
carren with his followers, rose and
left the hall while their friends IN
the gallery gave them parting cheer
Another cheer greeted b. >. Coler, q
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-04-16
Working Organization Perfected with w. H. Clearwater as
Chairman. and Executive Committee of Business Men
Who Are Deeply Interested in the Movement. County
Commissioners and Incoming City Administration Pledge
Fullest Support to the Undertaking.
INCREASED REVENUE OF THE CITY
TO PERMIT SYSTEMATIC STREET
IMPROVEMENT DURING NEXT YEAR

was for some time associated with
Congressman BrownloW. the father or
the national good roads movement,
and has therefore been in close touch
with the work Of the national asSocia-
ton. II is largely through Captain
GillenWater's persistent efforts that
the good roads movement has been
aroused and forced into activity here
and his equipment for the position a
the head Of the new association could
not be more complete
The other officers and committee
men have been well in the lead In
the agitation from the beginning and
they are prepared to give the associa-
tlon and it's work all The time and ef-
fort necessary to bring the desired re
suits,
The organization meeting was call-
ed to order by Hrosdent Brooks, Of
the Commercial Club. who stated
briefly the purpose Of the meeting.
Upon motion a committee Of I'VE
was appointed by the chair to present
permanent organization to the meet
ing, Messrs O. n. Marion, b. Spttz
George II. Brewer, Wallace Hosselden
and John Borradaile,
While this committee was ar work
several brief addresses were made,
Captain Clearwater, who was the
first speaker went at length into the
new territorial road law. outlining It's
terms and explaining the advantages
T. offers over the old system. He said
that he had sought the position OF
road supervisors not through "A desire
for office, but because of his rcall-
zation Of the imperative need for bet
ter highways In this vicinity and be
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-04-16

Chicago. April 15.-Franclseo Nico-
Iazzo under arrest in connection with
the death by poison Of Mary Renda'
four years Of age, confessed to the po-
lice today that be purchased the poisu
on that killed the girl and placed It
i'm the -four that was used for max
ing bread. Two days ago Nicolazzo
declared that he put the poison in the
-four Of the instigation Of the girls
mother. He today declared that he
acted on his own yolttion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14

a leader, a pioneer, while on the bench.
in the effort to get justice for the
wage-worker, in jealous championship
Of his rights: and all upright and far
sighted laboring men should hold It
to his credit that at the same time he
fearlessly stood against the abuses OF
labor, just as he fearlessly stood
against the abuses Of capital. If cleo
ted, he has shown by his deeds that
he will be President OF no class, but
of the people as a whole; he can be
trusted to stand stoutly against the two
real enemies of our democracy
against the man of orderly liberty. and
against the man who in the interest
of another class would secure business
prosperity by sacrificing every right of
the working people.
have striven as President to cham
pion in every proper way the inter-
ests of the wage-worker: for 1 regard
the wage-worker, excepting only the
farmer, the tiller of the soil, as the
man whose well-being is most essen
tial to the healthy growth of this great
nation. 1 would for no consideration
advise the wage-worker to do what I
thought was against his interest. I
ask his support for Mr.. Taft exactly
as ask such support from every far
sighted and right-thinking American
citizen: because believe with all my
heart that nowhere within the borders
of our great country can there be
found another man who will as Wig
ilantly and efficiently as Mr.. Taft sup
port the rights of the working man
as he will the rights of every man who
in good faith strives to do his duty
as an American citizen. He will pro-
tect the just rights OF both rich and
poor, and he will war relentless
Nv against lawlessness and injustice
whether exercised on behalf of proper
ty or labor
on the bench Judge Taft showed the
two qualities which make a great
Judge: wisdom and moral cour-
age. They are also the two qualities
which make a great President.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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and wage-worker. and ruin to the
business interests of the country.
The man to trust in such a matter as
this is the man who, like Judge Taft,
does not promise too much, but who
could not be swayed from the path of
duty by an argument, by any con-
sideration-who will wage relentless
war on the successful wrongdoer
among railroad men as among all
sother men; who will do all that can
be done to secure 'legitimately low
rates to shippers and absolute even
ness among the rates thus secured;
but who will neither promise nor at
tempt to secure rates so low that the
'wage-earner would lose his earnings
and the shareholder, whose money
built the road, his profits. He will
not favor a ruinous experiment like
government ownership of railways;
he will stand against any kind of
confiscation of honestly acquired
property; but he will work effectively
for the most efficient type of govern
ment supervision and control of
railways so as to secure just and fair
treatment of the people as q whole.
What is here said as to his attitude
on the railway question applies 10
the whole question of the trusts. He
will promise nothing on this subject
unless he firmly believes he can make
his promise good. He will go into
no chimerical movement to destroy
all great business combinations; for
this can only be done by destroying
all modern business; but he will in
practical fashion do everything pos
sible to secure such efficient control,
on behalf of the people as a whole,
over these great combinations as will
deprive them of the power to work
evil. Mr.. Tafts decision in the Addy-
stone pipe line case while on the
bench is proof, by deeds not by
words, of the far sighted wisdom
with which he serves the interests of
the whole people even when those of
the most powerful corporations are
hostile thereto.
Appeals to Wage Workers.
If there is one body of men more
than another whose support 1 feel I
have a right to challenge on behalf
of Secretary Taft it is the body of
wage workers of the country. A
stauncher friend, a fairer and truer
representative, they cannot find with
in the borders of the United States.
He will do everything in his power
for them except to do that which is
wrong: he will do wrong for no man,
and therefore can be trusted by all
men. During the ten years of my
intimate acquaintance with him. since
have myself. as governor and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14
CoFFEYVnLE's REFINERY.
New 1925 900 Plant VIII BE Rushed to
Completion the Managers Say.

Coffeyville. Sept. 14.-That no time
will be lost in building the new refinery
here became evident when F. c. Childe
who is acting as trustee for the COM
pany. called at the city hall and asked
for water for the site of the plant. He
gave the city water superintendent. d.
NJ. Blair a profile of the refinery land,
showing just where the fire hydrants
are to be placed. Mr.. Childs is also
getting other affairs in shape. He has
closed a gas contract and now has
electricians at work getting out the
plans for the electric light features of
the new plant. Some of the material
has been shipped already for the plant
Who the men are behind the project
is not known. Mr.. Childs signs all
papers as F. c. Childs, trustee. The
fact that Mr.. Childs was for many
years with the Standard Oil company
and is known to have built several
plants for that company, leads to the
opinion upon the part of many that the
Standard is behind this project.
A good many people are wondering
what the Chamber of Commerce gives
as a bonus for this plant. Mr.. Childs
asked nothing from the club except
that it pay for the land, amounting to
81, $50. when he has built upon it a re-
finery costing $125,0o0. The club agreed
to do this.
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BY MOONLIGHT.
An Allen County Couple Have a
Novel Marriage.
At 10 O'clock at Night Out in
Front of Parsonage.
STOOD UP IN BUGGY.
Are Attended at the Ceremony
by Young Friends.
Pastor Mason Seemed to Think
the Affair Was o. X.

lola, Sept. 1.-THE Register says:
Are you Rev. ]. NJ. Mason" said a
well dressed young man last night
about 10 o'clock as he stepped from
the shadows in front of the pastor who
was closing the NJ. E. church door be-
hind him after holding a meeting
there.
yes sir, 1 am. What can I do for
you?"
well, I want you to marry me-
said the young man in a straight for
ward matter-of-f fact way.
"All right. 1 am your man. Now
where is She?"
why. She is down here in front of
the parsonage waiting for us" contin-
ued the prospective groom.
This much for preliminaries. The
two men set out at once for the par
sonage, the conversation touching up
on the history Of the groom, his am
billions and hopes. When they arrived
at the parsonage the minister saw a
buggy drawn up in front of the house.
In the vehicle was a pretty girl while
a young couple stood near it. -
"Will you come in ?" asked the min
lister when he reached the walk lead
ing to the house.
mo, we want to be married out
here" said the groom.
"AIl right, that suits me-" replied
the pastor calmly, although somewhat
surprised. The groom handed him the
license. The minister looked If over
and remarked unto himself 20. X"
"Will you stand up in the carriage
or remain seated?" he inquired.
1--WE will stand up" came the Ia
comic answer character of the young
man.
They stood up-these two young
people-there in the moonlight. the
groom and his gentleman friend with
uncovered heads. while the pastor pro-
nounced them man and wife. The
ceremony over. they drove away, the
blushing bride and proud groom each
extending a kind good night" to the
pastor.
The groom was John w. Rayle. for
merly of Gas City. but now of Law
renee while the bride was Miss Edna
Mooney. one of Gas City's popular
young ladies.
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THE POWDER LAW TEST.
Case viii Be Heard Today in the KAN
saS City. Kan Court.

Ease VIII BE Heard Today in the Kan
sas City, Kan. Court.
Pittsburg. Kan. Sept 14.-County
Attorney D. H. Woolley and Deputy
County Attorney w. ]. True will leave
today for Kansas City to attend the
nearing of the powder law case in the
federal court. The legislature of the
state of Kansas, during its session of
1917, passed an act which is known
as "the powder law The coal
companies of Crawford county are
said to have neglected, failed and re-
fused to comply with the law since its
passage.
Frank Gillett, state mine Inspector
on June s, filed a complaint against
]. H. Williams, superintendent of the
Central Coal and Coke Company.
law, in that he sold to a coal miner a
certain quantity of black powder
said black powder then and there not
being in an original package contain
ing 1212 pounds, securel'- sealed, and
there being at that time no existing
contract for the sale of said black
powder to be used in said mines"
After the complaint was filed a stip-
ulation was entered into between
County Attorney D. H. Woolley and
Morris Cliggett. the local attorney for
the coal company, whereby it was
agreed that Mr.. Williams had sold the
powder to John Thomas as alleged in
the complaint. and Mr.. Williams was
fined in the sum of $50. For the pur
pose of relieving himself from paying
the fine, and for the further purpose
of testing the constitutionality of the
law. Mr.. Williams filed writ of ha-
beas corpus in the United States cir
cult court at Kansas City, Kan. and
the matter will be heard Monday.
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KEPT SOME FROM ESCAPING.
OIathe Sheriff's Wife Prevents All the
Prisoners From Fleeing.

OIathe. Kan, Sept. 14.-Armed
with only short club and a pair of
handcuffs the wife of Sheriff Speed
went to her husbands assistance Sat
urday night when six prisoners at
tached him at the door of the county
fail and prevented the escape of four.
The sheriff was badly beaten and his
wife roughly handled by two of the
men who escaped. but she managed
to close and lock the door on the
other four.
Sheriff Speed went into the Jail
about $3.50 o'clock to lock up for the
night. The six prisoners attacked him
Unexpectedly as he was fastening the
outer door, bearing him to the ground
and beating him severely in an at
tempt to get the keys. Just as the
door was being swung open Mrs. Speed
blocked the way, swinging her club
and heavy handouts with sufficient
dexterity to drive the men back Two
knocked her aside and fled, but she
held the others back. ...
The men who made their way out
are Harry Ward, chicken thief, who
was shot about two months ago in
Kansas City, Mo, when he was cap
tured by the police. and Richard Bum
stead, convicted recently of robbing a
store in DeSoto, Kan. Both were
waiting to be sent to the reforma-
tory.
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WANTS TO SELL LIQUOR.
Druggist Ward of Cherryvale Has APP
piled for a Permit.

Independence, Sept 1.-THE permit
fight is on It started when c. H.
Ward. a Cherryvale druggist and one
who has the reputation of running a
legitimate store in every particular,
made his application for a permit to
sell intoxicating liquor according to the
form prescribed by law. Attorney Tom
Stanford represented Ward and Dep
uty County Attorney Tom Hanlon, act
ing under the instructions of County
Attorney Charles Butcher, fought
against the granting of the permit on
the grounds that the druggists had
promised the county attorney and had
made an agreement not to ask for any
permits during his term as county at
torney of this county.
Judge Swatzel has taken the matter
of granting a permit to Mr.. Ward I'M
der advisement and will render his de-
cision this week.
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president, been obliged to deal prac-
tically with labor problems, he has
been one of the men upon whose
judgment and aid I could always rely
in doing everything possible for the
cause of the wage-worker, of the
man who works with his hands, or
with both hands and head.
Mr.. Taft has been attacked be-
cause of the injunctions he delivered
while on the bench. 1 am content to
rest his case on these very injunc-
tons; 1 maintain that they show why
all our people should be grateful to
him and should feel it safe to en-
trust their dearest interests to him.
Most asSuredly he never has yielded
and never will yield to threat or
pressure of any sort, as little if it
comes from labor as if it comes from
capital; he will no more tolerate the
violence of a mob than the cor
ruption and oppression and arrogance
of a corporation or of wealthy
man. He will not consent to limit
the power of the courts to put to stop
to wrongdoing wherever found. This
very fact should make the labor peo-
pie feel a peculiar confidence in him.
He has incurred the bitter hostility
of foolish and bigoted reactionaries
by his frank criticism of the abuse
of the power of injunction in labor
disputes, and he is pledged to do all
he can to put a stop to the abuses in
the exercise of the power of injunc-
ton. He will never promise any
thing that he will not do all in his
power to perform, and the fact that
before election he will not promise
the impossible is in itself a guaranty
that after election all that is possible
will be done.
Record as a Judge.
His record as a judge makes the
whole country his debtor. His ac
tions and decisions are part of the
great traditions of the bench. They
guaranteed and set forth in striking
fashion the rights of the general pub
lie as against the selfish interests of
any class, whether of capitalists or
of laborers They set forth and
stand by the rights of the wage
workers to organize and to strike,
as unequivocally as they set forth
and stand by the doctrine that 70 con-
duct will be tolerated that would
spell destruction to the nation as a
whole. AS for the attack upon his
injunctions in labor disputes, made
while he was on the bench, 1 ask
that the injunctions be carefully ex-
anined. I ask that every responsible
and fairminded labor leader, every
responsible and fairminded member
nf q labor organization. read these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14
MIssoURIANs LIKED .ENI.
Good Words for the Blood Hounds of
Sheriff Wilkerson

Dearborn. (Mo.) Democrat: Sheriff
John M Wilkerson, wife and Miss
Mary Stagnee, of Topeka, Kan,
passed through our city Wednesday on
their way home from Halleck where
they visited his wife's parents the past
week.
Mr. Wilkerson had his two blood
hounds with him, and they are beau
ties. He values them at 500 each. He
said he brought them along to give
them an outing as he drove through
the trip will do them good. Mr.. Will
kerson's past record in tracking crimi-
nails is such a good one that we won
dered what use he has for blood
hounds. 1t was he who ran the noted
DIR. Fraker of Excelsior Springs down
and captured him in the North sew
eral years ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-14
RED HAZE A TARGET.
A Toronto Hunter MistOok His Com
panion's Head for a Squirrel

Toronto. Kan, Sept. 14.-William
Cornett of this place was squirrel
hunting with Frank Carter near the
Block bridge across Hazel creek when
he saw a red squirrel on a log. That
is, he believed he saw the squirrel, but
was not sure until he crept close
enough to see the wind lift the fur on
the squirrels back. Then he shot.
His companion, Frank Carter, had
become weary and was sitting down
resting with his head on a log. 1t was
Carriers red hair that Cornett took to
be a fox squirrel.
The charge of shot entered Carter's
right shoulder and neck. He was TAX
en- to town, where his injuries were
dressed and pronounced not danger
Gus
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injunctions for himself. If he will
do so, instead of condemning them
he will heartily approve of them and
will recognize this further astOnish-
ing fact that the principles laid down
by Judge Taft in these very injunc-
tions. which laboring people are
asked to condemn, are themselves the
very principles which are now en-
bodied in the laws of practices of
every responsible labor organization.
No responsible organization would
now hesitate to condemn the abuses
against which Judge Taft's injunc
lions were aimed. The principles
which he therein so wisely and fear
lessly laid down serve as a charter of
liberty for all of us, for wage-work-
ers, for employers, for the general
public; for they rest on the principles
of fair dealing for all, of even-handed
justice for ALL They mark the judge
who rendered them as standing for
the rights of the whole people; as far
as daylight is from darkness, so far is
such a judge from hte time-server,
the trucker to the mob, or the
cringing tool of great, corrupt and
corrupting corporations. Judge Taft
on the bench-as since, in the Philip
pines, in Panama, in Cuba, the war
departm himself to be a
wise, a fearless and an upright ser
want of the whole people, whose SER
vices to the whole people were be.
yOnQ I'LL MOI6ON0T, let all KOOQ
citizens remember that he rendered
these services. not when it was easy
to do so, but when lawless violence
was threatened. when malice domes-
tic and civic disturbance threatened
the whole fabric of our government
and of civilization; his actions showed
not only the highest kind of moral
courage but of physical courage as
well, for his life was freely and
violently threatened.
Champion of Labor,
Let all fairminded men, wage-work-
ers and capitalists alike. consider yet
another fact. In one of his decisions
upon the bench Judge Taft upheld in
the strongest fashion, and for the first
time gave full vitality to, the principle
of the employers liability for injuries
done workmen. This was before any
national law on the subject was
enacted. Judge Taft's sense of right
his indignation against oppression in
any form, against any attitude that is
not fair and just, drove him to take
position which was violently con-
demned by short-sighted capitalists
and employers of labor, which was so
far in advance of the time it was not
generally upheld by the state courts,
but which we are now embodying in
the law of the land. Judge Taft was
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A Bic Year for a. IL

Lawrence. Kan, Sept. 14.-Univer-
sity authorities are predicting an un-
usually large increase in atten dance at
the University of Kansas this wear
in spite of hard times stories. When
the offices closed Saturday. four DAYS
ahead of the official opening of the
university. the registration had reach
ed $50, fully twice as large as at this
time last year. Many of this number
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A Robber to an Emporia Hospital.

Emporia. Kan, Sept. IA high
wayman who gave his name as Eery
McCleary was brought to st. Mary's
hospital here Saturday for medical
treatment. McCleary and a confed-
crate held up a number of men at
Council Grove wednesday and. later,
i'm a running fight, McCleary's arm
was broken by ball from Winches-
ter rife, and he was captured. BY
queer freak of fate DR.: Jacquith, the
first man McCIeary held up. brought
the robber here and attended the man
at the hospital. :
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FOR VIOLATING SUNDAY LAW.
One Parsons Theatrical Manager Must
Pay $50 and Costs.

Parsons, Kan. Sept. 1.-THE first
OF the twenty-four cases pending
against the Lyric theater people for
violating the Sunday closing law was
tried Saturday, Lloyd Spencer, the To-
cal manager, being found guilty in
police court and fined $40 and costs
The case will be appealed to the dis
trict court. There are twenty-three
other cases pending.