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New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
EXPLAINS TO BRYAN.
". F. Sheehan Tells Him About
$50, 900 Contribution.

William F. Sheehan, who handled the funds for
the Democratic National Committee in the CAM
paign four years ago, made public yesterday a
letter which he sent William J. Bryan June
regarding the publication of story that Thomas
F. Ryan had given through Mr.. Sheehan $4,000
to the Democratic state organization in Nebraska
with the tacit understanding that Mr.. Bryan was
to support Parker for President, Mr. sheehan's
letter exculpates Mr.. Bryan from knowledge of the
transaction.
The letter is silent or two important feat
ures which Mr.. Bryan seems anxious should be
cleared up. When the story about the contrbu-
ton first printed it was charged that the
money came from Mr.. Ryan. Judging from Mr..
Bryans statement in the papers yesterday, that is
a particularly grievous matter in the mind of Mr..
Bryan. Ryan money is tainted money to Mr..
Bryan, apparently. for in his statement published
yesterday he said:
cure re from either Mr. sheehan or Mr., Ryan
statement or prove in any other way that Mr.
to TO the Rational COMMITTEES any sum whatever with
the understanding that the sum would be used in IN
amount is returned to Mr.. Ryan
Mr.. sheehan's letter to Mr.. Bryan was written
on June l. four days before Mr.. Bryan's statement
was issued. 1t therefore still remains to be seen
whether Mr.. Sheehan will prove, Mr. Bryan
suggests, wherler the money which went to the
Democratic state organization was contributed
wholly or IN part by Mr. Ryan. If Mr.. Sheehan
sees fit to clear up this mystery then it remains TO
the Sullivan men say. and hand from his fast
swelling fortune $4,000 $4,000. that Mr..
Sheehan may restore it to the treasury of the
Democratic National Committee. That is where
the money would CO. and, of course it would be
used to wage campaign for Mr. Bryan this fall.
Mr. Sheehan's letter to Mr. Bryan follows:
1 have read the article published in The New
York World May 80 last, relating to campaign
expenditures in the State of Nebraska in 1904. In
view of the fact that L was chairman of the
ecutive committee of the Democratic National Com
mittee in that campaign, permit to say that
whatever money sent to the State of Ne
braska taken from the general fund of the
committee, which money was made up of volun-
tary contributions from many persons. Why there
should be any criticism Of this particular
penditure am at a loss TO understand. The trans
action was a perfectly legitimate both sides.
There was not the slightest suggestion at the time
from anybody that you had any knowledge
the subject that knowledge OF the transaction
was to be brought home to you. think it Is
probably needless for TO say that neither di-
rectly nor indirectly was | responsible for the
publication in question, and it not for the
fact that l believe act Of injustice has been
you I would not even say what 1 have in
1aAs
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
POSSE CHAsEs BLACK HANDLERS.

Sheriff Charles Lane of Westchester and a poss.
OF deputies are pursuing pair OF Black Handlers
who threatened 10 blow up the house of George
Raymond and kill him if he did not place 81 900 in
cash in place designated in a letter sent to him
Raymonds farm adJoins the country home OF ex-
Mayor Seth Low Bedford
Raymond upon receipt OF the letter conferred
with George Mills justice OF the peace. who
called Sheriff Charles Lane in consultation Justice
Mills. with several deputies. stationed themselves
about the place indicated. and two men were dis
covered lurking about the premises who recog-
niZed as former employees.
When the two men jumped into the road they
pointed pistols at the deputies
Put down your guns cried the deputies. we're
all on the same game. We're looking for those
Black Handlers
The two men who were after the money soon
convinced the latter that they had made a mistake
and the constables retreated. The Black Handlers
then disappeared The special officers were rein
rorced by experienced deputy sherins taken hs
scene by Sheriff Lane and the search was kept
up throughout the right.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
BROWN DEFEATED SMITH BY $4,000.
Parades of All Descriptions Testify to Joy
of Georgians in the Outcome.

Atlanta, June 5-With returns from all counties
practically complete, Joseph M Browns plurality
in yesterdays Democratic primary for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor is 5000. Governor
Smith lost his own county, Fulton, and most OF
the larger counties in the state.
The present Congressman all renominated
with the exception of e. B. Lewis, in the Sd Dis
trict, who is probably defeated by Dudley Nj
Hughes by majority of about five hundred.
Parades of all descriptions were held to-day in
Atlanta in celebration of Browns victory. Many
of the paraders carried sticks with loaves Of bread
their tips. to typfy the Brown campaign slogan,
Brown and Bread; Hoke and Hardtack'
Conceding the election of Brown, Governor Smith
issued the following statement tonight:
/ wish to thank the fellow citizens who voted for
me on Yesterday for the jealous and unselfish sup
port they gave the principles for which l stand
| will not this time discuss the forces that
brought about temporary defeat Those prin
ciples are as sound and necessary to good govern
ment in the future they when approved at
the ballot box two years ago Time will vfndicate
them While we accept the result conclusive of
the present year. will not lose courage. We
must seek still to ratify the dsfranchisement
amendment at The October election. We must
and government and TO the rights of the masses
of the people.
Mr.. Brown declined to comment on the election
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
A ROOSEVELT DEMOCRAT" QUITS.
Believing Bryan's Nomination Sure, Colonel
Pratt Will Not Run for Congress Again.
from The Tribune Ruresu1

from The Tribune Bureau1
WASHINGTON, June 5.-BecauSe he believes the
Democrats certain to nominate William Jen-
nings Bryan at Denver, Colonel LIE Gage Pratt.
Democratic Representative from the Sth New Jer~
sey District. has decided not to be candidate for
reelection.
With Bryan the candidate, the party is doomed
to another disastrous defeat, and New Jersey will
years" Colonel Pratt said to-day. Il redeemed
my district which had been Overwhelmingly
Republican one, last fall, but 1 cannot change
my principles to suit Mr.. Bryan It is folly to put
him before the country at this time, for he is the
best asset the Republicans have His nonli-
nation means the complete disintegration of the
party
Many Republicans voted for Colonel Pratt in his
last campaign, but he feels that this cannot be re-
peated If Bryan is nominated against Taft. He is
a stanch advocate of the Roosevelt policies. and
says that if the President were renominated he
would vote for him.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
M'INTYRE'S TESTIMONY DISPUTED.
George C. Ryan Tells Another Story Ahou'
Mysterious Account No 275.

The continuation OF the examination OF Ihonss
A. Mcintyre yesterday. before Commissions 'i'-
christ, and the recalling OF George {. Ryan, 'n'
other member of T \ Mcintyre & Co. 70 .l'
stand developed some rather interesting connotHs
testimony. McIntyrs sEore "Wednesday uia-
account No 275 was the firms speculative acc'uA-
and Ryan said yesterday that he never ursief's'1
1t be that and never ordered the sale OF slocA "
that account and that he never receiVed @D'
profits from it.
Another point on which the partners OF the go
rupt firm did not agree in their testimony was -
transfer OF some Cotton Exchange seats 20 ma
Krouse a Syracuse creditor NcIntyre hs1 '
that Ryan had the power of attorney 10 HaAs -,
transfer Ryan said yesterday that krouss tsL- =
to accept the seats and that they we're rel-I1u -
him. and that he kept the papers unt' s1'9 -,
failure. If Krouse got possession or them y, y, =
it must have been since that date ms VIII -,
der the transfers void aud make the seats Pai'
OF the firms assets .r.
McIntyre again availed himself Of his staru'os.
right 10 refuse to answer certain questions On u'
ground that the answers might tend to inern'a
or degrade him Counsel for Mcintyre asked -.
his testimony Of Wednesday be expunsed ilo. I. \.
records because OF an alleged stipulation 'la -.
was not TO answer any questions pertaihlns 20
firm Commissioned Gilchrist denied tns s.ls
In answer 20 questions about certain nos os 80,
by the firm Mcintyre said that he resAiu =,
as of no value One question thae 70 - ,s-
answer was: Did you have any t@ls ,,,-sl
Ryan during the month Of April as lo NN
condition OF your firm - -,.,,, rx.
1t was announced yesterday that the -s,,ss
change seats OF Thomas A AclntS'o -,-t,1 On
A Mcintyre. IT.. would be soio -
June IS.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
HORSE IN a JAPANESE SHOP.
Admires Old Prints Until Police Steer Him
Out of Artistic Atmosphere.

The proverbal bull in the china shop wasn't
In it with one OF Slawson-Decker Company's horses
which strolled into the Oriental ware shop OF
Amind N Khour s. Co. at No. 80 East goth street,
yesterday afternoon. Michael ]. Mulverhin was
driving the animal down Third when an
automobile passed. The horse bolted. hurled the
light runabout against IL pillar and turned
into 10Th street. leaving Mulverh sitting, dazed
IN the midst of the Wreckage.
Through Goth street the horse galloped until the
open door of No. 80 attracted him, and in he ran
The store full of women, and they dashed
screaming to the rear, While the horse walked
around adInirng the old japanese prints No one
could get past him to the door Finally Patrolman
Frederick Tetzner and John Ferguson arrived on
the scene Both come from the West, and the
way that they went about making a lasso would
have tied puncher up in a double bowknot
With one mighty swing Ferguson threw IL over
the horses head. Then. with Tetzner holding him
by the tail. performing the rudde ract as the by
stander said, the animal led into the street
DO you want ambulance" they asked Null
verhilI.
Nix" said Mulverhill; Just give me me horse,
and I'm on way"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
HAMMOND DISCUSSES CANDIDACY.
For Governor Guild First and Himself
Second
[By Telegraph to The Tribun. ]


Boston, June 5.-John Hays Hammond came to
Boston to-day, held two or three mysterious
ferences. and then just nysteriously hurried
back to New York without saying anything except
that he just much candidate for the NOM
nation for e-President ever, but that he
would heartily indorse Governor Guild If he should
show good chance of winning.
Mr.. Hammond wanted to the Governor but
Mr.. Guild filing engagements at Lynn and
could not be reached, Mr.. Hammond contented
himself with comforting with the Guild leaders
the state committeeman who have the Guild boom
in charge He got little encoura cement from them.
At o'clock he left the Touraine and started for
New York with the assurance that he would be
back Monday TO see the Governor before going to
Chicago.
I'm a Vice-PresidentiaI candidate. / want you
10 understand" he said, "but 1 want it made just
as plain that I'm for Massachusetts, favorite son,
Governor Guild ssachusetts will be for him
the first ballot, and will l. IL he can't win,
fhen of course, I'll shy my castor into the ring.
That's all L say now. Governor Guild is my
very good friend. I'm with him first, and then I'm
for myself"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06

iar declarations may be obtained from almost
every headquarters but those in a position to
know assert that except in the cases Of Foraker
and La Toilette, such statements are made for
publication only.
The anti-Taft people are seriously considering
declining to submit further contests TO the ma
fional committed Some of the allies" say that
ST the Florida case is decided against them they
VIII refuse to present further evidence until they
can go before the credential committee of the
convention This is of course, a desperate
rlan as the temporary roll from which the ere
dentials committee would be made up, would
doubtless be quite strongly for Taft as the
national committee.
Before beginning the work of deciding con-
tests the committee this morning adopted a set
of rules which viii materially expedite its work.
while they will prove hardship to any con-
festant. The more important of these rules pro-
rides that when the grounds OF q contest and
the evidence relating thereto are Identical IN
several instances the hearings and decisions
may be consolidated. and that not to exceed hf-
teen minutes shall be allowed for the presenta-
tion Of a side, except in the case Of state con-
tests when thirty minutes shall be allowed In
view of the consolidation OF all the Alabama
cases two hours were allowed TO a SIDE al
though less was consumed by the SIDE declared
to be regular. II further decided that the
sessions OF the committee should begin at lo
g. m and continue without interruption for
luncheon, which practically precludes evening
sessions
at its r7eeting to-day the committee sent to
Cornelius y. Bliss. its treasurer, the following
telegram:
The members of the Republican National
Committee. assembled, send you herewith greet
inss and best wishes, and they unanimously re-
quest and wish that you might be with us dur
ing our present session.
A. B. Humphrey. manager for Governor
Hughes commenting on the results of the day,
said tonight We evidently made a mistake
in permitting the contests 10 be punched. l am
in favor Of permitting such punching L
think we should now insist on district contests
being heard on their merits If it takes us all
summer
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
UNVEIL TABLET ON BOAT
Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech in
Bronze on Namesake Liner

Members OF the Grand Army OF the Ps,rsu-
took part in the unveiIi1g OF tablet co,.s.s
president Lincoln's Gettysburg speech on the -.
burg g-American liner President Lincoln a, s,s. s.l
yesterday. In the absence Of Emil Boa, 80,
manager Of the line Charles Burrows. onz--.,
master general Of the Grand Army OF the p.r,Sa'
acted as master Of ceremonies
Governor Fort Of New Jersey was u,sb1. .. :,
present, but represented BIZ Colonel 80.
Colgate his personal aid and Leslie p For, -.
son and private secretary. who read letter tor
his father, follows:
of this Republio from fs45 o ss5 81 the F Civilization
stood and for what he did this country Is r.o-. =.
for the acts Of other single citizen o. os1l Ia
I Ii Ine naIl9nf @ Hrovlde1ce seems to have raised
situation '-'--7 a''1 ioF 'iie necessity OF the
The address on the tablet YOU are tns.,u,,.
is TO my mind the finest piece Of EnSIish n-S.s
United States save. possibly his own i1syss ,57
address 1t breathes the purest patrfotisr1' re
their country might live and the most 70 ssssa sssS
nope r6r the perpetqation on the earth Of govern
cipies are worldwide and potential in ths csg4I
zat1on of all peoples and will increasingly be ever
more SO as the years go
II is pleasure TO join in this way in the spIs,-
and t6e pIaeing of 4e tsbist naming a g or I this ship
Of Abraham Lincoln -''-''-s
Emperor William was represented By Captsi,
Hebbinghaus naval attach6 Of the German En-.
bassy. 'As the representative Of the ir,pera1 Cor
man government he said. "I herewith tovfu1v a.
cept this fine memorial tablet as a new token Of
good will and friendly feelings between two grsat
nations
Lieutenant Commander W Sims Represented
President Roosevelt at the ceremony and suoks o,
the pa riotism Of the Hamburg American Line in
placing in one of its ships a tablet conlmemoatng
one OF the greatest acts OF Of the nations
greatest Presidents He referred 70 the ties 9f
friendship existing between America and GERMANY
Nicholas Murray Butler. president Of Columbia
spoke OF Lincoln as a man Lincoln. he said.
fused TO compromise principle for policy. Human
oratory. President Butler said had reached the high
water mark only twice in the history Of the world
Once was when Pericles paid tribute 70 hs men
who died in the Peloponesian war, and the other
when Lincoln made his Gettysburg address.
Charles G. Burton. commander IN chief Of ths
Grand Army Of the Republic spoke on the beauties
Of that organization Others who spoke were Mrs.
Kate E Jones. president Of the Worlan's Relief
Corps. and Warren Lee Goss. national patriotic in
structor OF the Grand Army OF the Republic Be-
tween the speeches the steamship land played pa
trtottc airs. A luncheon was serve1 On the prone
made deck after the ceremonies.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
VETERANS JOIN TAFT ORGANIZATION.

Louis C. Hay, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Taft organization of No. 10 Broad
way said yesterday that Secretary Taft's Memorial
Day speech on General Grant had not deferred war
veterans from joining the Taft organization The
following elected to the executive committee
of the organization yesterday: Colonel George A.
Price, of Brooklyn, past commander of U. s. Grant
Post, c. A r. A. G. Mills commander Lafayette
Post, 6. A. r.: John l. Shepherd OF No. 29 Maiden
Lane member OF L. s Grant Post; Willis Nc
Donald past commander L. S. Grant POST Isaac
II Cary, member U. s. Grant Post
In accepting office Colonel Price said:c
extremely glad to become one of the mem
berS Of the executive committee of the Taft organi
cation because Mr.. Taft is my candidate and rep
resents ali that is best in American citizenship. He
is pre-emnsntiN the strongest and best fitted man
succeed Roosevelt.
In a letter addressed to Mr. Hay, Mr.. Cary said:
shall be proud to be enrolled a member Of
the executive committee of the Taft organization
such good company.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
BINGHAM CHANGES PRECINCTS.
Traffic Posts to Take Place of Third, Under
Inspector Schmittberger

Police Commissioner Bingham announced yester-
day that dating from o'clock this morning the
Sd Precinct and Sd SubPrecinct would be abolished
and that the territory of the Sd Precinct would be
included in the 9Th Precinct and I'd Inspection Dis
trict
To take their places. Traffic Precincts A. and
G will he established. the first, the City Hall
station, under command of Captain Walling; the
second, at No. Sc East 9th street. under command
of Acting Captain Boettler and the third at No.
/ East 9th street, under command of Acting Cap
tain Mccullough.
The three men placed In charge under Inspector
Schmittberger have been associated with the traffic
squad since it's creation by Commissioner McAdoo.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
SETH LOW ON CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY.

Seth Low. president of the Association to Pre-
vent Corrupt Practices a Elections has issued n
statement calling attention TO the fact that the
State of New York has adopted advanced legisla-
ton obtain publicity OF campaign expenditures
a subject of recent correspondence between Secre-
tary Taft and William J. Bryan
Mr.. Low says the association is willing TO CO.
operate in organizing local associations which he
believes. do much to end the use of money at
the polls He cites the recent election in the
Niagara Orleans district example OF the as
sociations work.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
"MILLIoNAIRES' EXPRESS" WREcAA''
Bank Keeps Coaches from Turning
uletelv Over When They Leave Ira'A'

Several persons slightly inlutea inlD..,, on ths
morning when the ..MuIionaires Express r,srars.
Passaic q Delaware branch OF 'H9 ,.-,,st ths
Iackawanna & Western Raiiroau' Tbs
track between Lyons and MiiNhs ,-seg ths
locomotive alone renamed ON ..-,,Istsly over
s9ashss Sp ssns ss'f Had afg sasy s1 sa IN opposite sos
ton s they probably would have Dlunsssa nSs. one
12foot ennbankment with heavy IA~'t,, Isborsrs
passenger. a brakeman and two 80 sas the most
were the injured. The brakeman
seriously hurt = . Olcott o.
Among those on the c6mpany 5ra~ percy Fa
banker: Haley Fiske and George H, 1s.' sx-Judss
Metropolitan Life Insurance com , - the Mutnsi
John F. Dillon: Frederick Crom~eN' cross -
Life Insurance Company; George -
George c. Howe.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
MCLELLAN ADVANCES.
Hearst's Net Gain IN Recount Cut
from ffS to 1O5-Mdy0r Gets IL.

There will be session OF the hear u~. -
,oornt trial TODAY but Justice Lambert an
nounced that court would assemble on MONDAY
morning Forty-two boxes were canvasseu Ses'e
day. making total of 15i examined since tue SCI So
of the trial. Mayor Mcclellan gained thil 'ee" 49,
Yesterday and Hearsts net gain was cut down
fo, 11s 70 to5 All of the Jurors took part in the
canvassng yesterday. 1t is probable that mere
after fifty boxes Will be gone over each day. Ihere
still remain LISA boxes to be counted
Yesterdays results by election districts ahu <A'
sembly districts follow:
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06

Where to go for the summer is always a perDiexinS
prcbIem The Summer Resort Number of The Tribune
tomorrow will guide Order it at once as there
will be a big demand for it.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
JURY DlsAeREEs IN THE we,s CASE

After being out for than three hours the
jury In the suit Minnie l.. Weis for an absolute
divorce from Louis Wes reported a disagreement
yesterday to Justice Dayton in the Supreme Court.
and was discharged. In this case the name OF AL
pert Edward Tower. Poughkeepsie iron master
as correspondent. stricken out by direction OF
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court
New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
COMMITTEE At WORK.
Decision of the Contests-Good
Feeling Preuailed.

Chicago. June 5-The Republican National
Committee met at II a. m, but practically all
the members present more than an hour
before that time. In spite OF the fact that the
number Of contests was so large and that 1t
was known some of them would be fought with
bitterness. the feeling among members Of the
committee was cordial in the extreme. Among
the last TO arrive We're Senators Crane and
Lodge of Massachusetts. The former is a mem
ber Of the committee and was warmly greeted
by his colleagues.
Let me in on that" said Senator Lodge, "for
] am the Filipino member
Sure enough, the Senator had proxy from
Henry D. Mccoy, the member from the Philip
pine Islands.
Cecil A Lyon, the member from Texas, ar
rived with Ex-Governor Myron T. Herrick the
10ember from Ohio, and they Were soon busy
rounding up the Southern members. Lyon has
frequently been the host of President Roose-
Welt and makes no secret of the fact that he
would like TO see the President renonina ted
Roosevelt doesn't want it said Lyon, $50 here
IS where we go in and turn handsprings in equity
fer the man he does want.
The visiting among members Of the commit
tee the attorneys representing the contestants
and others gathered in the lobby outside the
headquarters in the Coliseum Annex was
brought TO close at IL o'clock by William T.
r1ounced that members of the committee were
expected TO meet now He threw tremendous
lung power into the last word and within two
minutes the meeting behind closed
doors. The first hour devoted to the adop
tion Of rules Of procedure. The rule governing
voting contests is follows:
After the presentation of the the con-
testants and their representatives shall retire.
and the committee shall decide the case before
calling the next one, without debate and by a
viva voce vote. unless q demand for a rollcall is
sustained by at least twenty members
! DECISION OF ALABAMA CASES
The Alabama cases. by agreement Of all par
ties concerned, were consolidated. They were
regarded as the most import--1t of all the con-
tests, because of the fact that twenty-five dele
gates were involved, and Alabama is first in
the list of states that will be called in the con-
vention when nominations are being made The
candidate obtaining the delegation from Ala
barna is sure to be the first placed in nornina-
ton because the state having no candidate Of
its own always yields TO the state presenting the
candidate favored by Alabama
The protest of the allies" declared that Mr.
Hitchcock is directly interested in the manage
rnent of one Of the candidates involved
in the case and therefore disqualified TO sit in
judgment on contests. II also declared that Mr..
Hitchcock did not live, and is not qualified
voter, in the territory he claimed TO represent.
and was not regularly or properly chosen ma
ffonal committeeman from that territory The
same representations We're made in regard to
Messrs starter and Phelps, except that they
were termed employees" instead of a man.
eeer" for one Of the candidates.
The Scott Davidson faction, being the first 10
file its contest, had one hour and a half to