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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
The Secretary's Views on Affairs
of the Nation
To Be Set Forth by Ohio Reso.
lutiOns Committee.
THEY TALKED ITOVER
He and the President Discussed
the Matter Together.
Endorses Rate Bill and an EN-.
ployers Liability Law.

Columbus, O., March 3.-This after
noon at O'Clock the Republican state
convention will be called to order in
Memorial hall for the nomination of a
state ticket to elect delegates at large
to the national convention in Chicago,
and for the purpose of adopting strong
resolutions of endorsement of the can
didacy of William H. Taft for president
Of the United States. The platform
| which has already been outlined, will,
| it is understood, be such as the secre-
| tary Of war will be willing to stand
upon in the event of his nomination at
| Chicago. He has seen the original
| draft of the document and 1t has also
been discussed between him and Presl-
| dent Roosevelt and has in all particu-
lars which concern the nation at large,
received the commendation Of both.
There will be a recommendation for
the re-enactment of the employers LA
bilfty law and an endorsement of the
rate bill passed by congress and which
was opposed by Senator Foraker on the
floor of the United State senate. The
plank relating to the colored people will
declare in favor of giving them all Of
their legal rights. It is not expected
that the convention today will do more
than formally organize and prepare for
the active work of tomorrow.
AS soon as Temporary Chairman Gar
field has delivered his address an ad-
journment will be taken until tomorrow
morning to allow the committees on Gre
dentials and resolutions to prepare
their reports. There will be little work
for the credentials committee and no
contest is expected before the commit
tee on resolutions. The delegates are
in fact practically unit on all ques-
tions of national import and 1t is
only over the nominations of the var
ious state offices that a fight is on.
|. In this last respect the convention
bids fair to develop one of the freest
and most unrestricted scrambles that
has taken place in the state in many
years. There is absolutely no pre-ar-
ranged list of nominations. The Taft
political managers are keeping stu
diously out OF the state question and
are taking sides nowhere.
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DEN0UNCE ROOSEVELT.
Women Object to His Advocacy of
Rifle Shooting i'm Schools.

New York, March 3.-The Woman's
Peace circle continues its crusade
against the Introduction of rifle prac-
tice for the school boys. At meet
ing yesterday several women de-
nounced President Roosevelt for his
support of rife shooting for boys and
said that the practice was menace to
the country, as 1t did much to make
the boys desire war, when the schools
should teach love of peace. Boys
clubs connected with churches and the
teaching therein of military drill came
in for their share of the denunciation
of the speakers, some of whom also
objected to allowing little children to
play fifth toy soldiers on the theory
that such playthings tended to incul-
cate in the children a love of war.
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CARS BLOWN so FEET.
Cargo of Powder Explodes, Wrecking
Whole Train.

Litchfield, ILL.,, March s.-Two carloads
of powder carried by Big Four freight
train exploded today while the train
was running at full speed, two miles
from here. Two men are reported
fatally injured. The train was badly
wrecked and several cars were burned.
The concussion shook houses and shat
tered windows for many miles.
At a sharp curve, the two cars con-
tanning the powder were blown high
into the air and the whole train was
wrecked. Whole cars were blown so
feet from the track and debris was
scattered over 20 acres of ground. Two
men vino were riding in one of the cars
were injured. They are Lloyd Cav, of
San Antonio, Texas, severely injured
about the head and Paul S. Dougherty,
Of Paxton, Ill, injured internally. The
latter carries an honorable discharge
from the United States navy.
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ROADS ARE BETTER.
American Car Still Leads in the Race
to Paris.

Carroll, Ia, March 3.-The American
car arrived in Carroll at 9:55 a. m. and
departed at 9:56. Driver Roberts said
the roads are improving.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, March 3.-The
italian car in the New York to Paris
endurance contest left here at $50 a. M
today. The French car is still here
undergoing repairs.
Army Car Delayed by Mud.
Cortland, Neb.. March 3.-The army
car on a test trip from New York to
FIT. Leavenworth passed here at 11:45
this morning. 1t was expected that
Beatrice would be reached late this af-
ternoon Muddy roads delayed the car.
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AUTO RACES START.
Sixth Annual Tournament Begins at
Ormond Beach.

Hotel Ormond, Fla, March 3.-The
sixth annual automobile tournament on
the Ormond-Dayton beach begun today
under ideal weather conditions. Seven
events were scheduled for the week of
racing including 2S8 miles race for
the Automobile Club of America cup,
lZS mile race for amateur drivers, a
100 mile race for the Minneapolis In
ternational World championship trophy,
LOU mile race, one mile flying start for
the Sir Thomas Dewar world champion
ship trophy, two mile flying start for
the Two mile minute trophy, winner
to equal or exceed a speed of 120 miles
per hour and record speed trials for a
mile and a kilometer.
It was planned to open the tourna-
ment with the 100 mile race for the
Minneapolis trophy which is held now
by S. F. Edge of London, but must be
won twice to obtain permanent posses
sion. Six cars representing Italy,
France, Germany and the United
States were entered for this race, which
was planned to be four laps over a
25 mile course.
If the 100 mile event was finished in
time it was planned to hold the 100
mile race this afternoon.
Only three cars started in the 100
mile race, Cedrino driving a 60 horse
power Italian car, Blakely a 80 horse
power American car and Shelf, 120
horse power American car. A broken
gear prevented the German entrant
from racing and a broken oil pipe dis
abled the French car. Sheft's car stop
ped after covering about quarter of
a mile, owing to trouble with the motor,
but went on with a loss of 20 minutes.
The Italian car finished the first 20
miles in 10 minutes 81 seconds and one
tire missing. Blakely's car was then
six minutes behind the Italian car.
Cedrino finished rs miles in S5 min
utes, seconds, leading by about 18
miles.
He won the 100 mile race for the
Minneapolis cup in 110 minutes 20
seconds. This is "a minutes, 40 Sec
onds slower than the record made by
Clifford carp two years ago.
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MISS HARTMAN WEEDS.
Daughter of Railroad President Mar
ries Into the Gerry Family.

New York. March 3.-Miss Cornelia
Hartman, second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E H. Hartman. was married at
noon today to Robert Livingsto ne
Gerry, son of Commodore and Mrs.
Elbridge T. Gerry, of New York. The
ceremony was at Grace Episcopal
church and the wedding was one of
the most brilliant and notable ones,
which have marked the New York
social season. The beautiful old
church, whose graceful spires and
quaint grassed close make a pic
ping and business district at Broad
way and Tenth street was thronged
with members of the social and finan-
cia1 world of the metropolis and
superbly decorated with green's, al
mond and peach blossoms and pink
roses.
The bride was given away by her
father and the officiating clergyman n
was the Rev. DR.. W. R. Huntington,
pastor of Grace church, assisted by
the Rev. J. H. MoGuinness, of Arden,
where Mr.. Harriman's country place
is located, and the benediction was
pronounced by the Rt. Rev. w. c..
Doane, the bishop of Albany. The
maid of honor was Miss Mary Harri-
man, the brides sister. and the
bridesmaids were the Misses Carroll
A Hartman, Ruth Averill Marion A.
Clark. Margaret A. Dick. Elsie How
land and Anita Peabody.
The brides gown was of white
satin, trimmed with point de Venice
lace and she wore a Louis XIV veil of
point applique. The color scheme Of
the wedding was pink, the brides
maids being gowned in peach co1ored
chiffon over taffeta silk of the same
hue, the brown plumes Of their
brown hats being tipped with peach.
Mrs. Hartman wore superb Co.'S
II,
broidered, with hat Of same color.
The best man was Peter Goelet Gerry
and the us1l were Robert Goelet
Bradish G. Johnson, William Stack
pole, Fred erick Kernochan, MunSon
Morris, William Averill Hartman, all
of New York and Aaron Davis and
John 8. Ames of Boston,
After the ceremony a breakfast and
reception was held at the Hartman
residence, s74 Fifth avenue, and
there the scheme of decoration was
yellow, consisting largely of delica te
forsytia and yellow rose, while the
illumination scheme was so arranged
as to give the effect of softened sun
| light.
The union of these two prominent
families is given peculiar interest by
the fact that it is essentially an
| been no foreign intermarriages in
either families for more than a hun
dred years. The brides ancestry
| through the Nelson and Bleecker
line, was closely identified with the
early civil and military history of the
republic. John Nielsen, her great
great grandfather, was colonel in
| the continental army under Washing
ton and was elected from New Jersey
| to both the continental congress and
the constitutional convention but was
unable to take his seat in those
bodies.
Mr.. Gerry, who is a Harvard man,
| is the great grandson of that proyfn-
cia1 patriot and legislator, E1bridge
Gerry of Massachusetts, who was
| the founder of the Massachusetts
admiralty court and whose assistance
and interest in naval affairs was of
great aid to the colonies in the
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WOMAN SHOOTS NEGRO.
Begins Firing When He Says 3How
Do Honey

Kansas City, Mo-. March 3.-Mrs.
Callie NJ. Long fired five shots from
her revolver at negro who entered
her little restaurant at Sic East Fiji
teenth street late last night. Two of
the bullets took effect. but the negro
escaped. The negro had saluted the
woman with "How do honey" and
Mrs. Long began firing almost before
he had finished his salutation- Mrs.
Long was born and reared in Texar-
kama, Ark, and lived at Shawnee.
Okla. before coming to Kansas City.
She is a quarterblood Indian.
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1t is said that the square dealers will
propose the name Of William 7. Yer
non, the we'll known negro orator of
kansas, now registrar of the United
states treasury, as candidate for del
egate to the national convention 1t Is
highly probable that the Mulvane
crowd Will refuse to stand for this,
and will run the bandwagon over Mr.
vernon. The square dealers think that
this will serve to prejudice the colored
voters of the state against the ma
chine.
There was considerable talk thrs
morning about giving Bum Adams
OF Butler county a place on the ma
tfonal delegation.
This talk emanated from the Long
crowd. which felt that something
ought to be done for Adams to soothe
him for his defeat at the hands of tn.
Eighth district convention yesterday
Before the Eighth district convention
was held, it was practically conceded
that Adams Of Butler and John Mack
of Sedgwick would be the two dele
gates. But the Sedgwick county dele
cation made a sudden switch, and
threw or Mack, and endorsed Nc
Lean. Then they formed a combina-
ton with Sumner county, and gave
the other delegate to Summer. This
left both Mack and Adams out on a
limb, and Adams was very mad about
it. Up to 2 o'clock today Mr.. Adams
had put in no appearance at the state
convention.
]. L. Bristow of Salina, candidate
for United States senator, came in to-
day. He attended the Eighth district
convention yesterday, and has rooms
at the Copeland next to those of Sena-
tor Long.
ST certainly feel greatly encouraged
st the outlook for my candidacy"
n hn
anybody can get this nomination away
from me. OF course if Hoch becomes
a candidate, it will make a hard fight,
but believe can win anyway
Among the prominent state politi-
clans who had registered at the Cope
land UP to O'Clock this afternoon
We're the following: Chester I. Long,
w. ]. Bailey. j. L. Bristow w. s.
Fitzpatrick. W J; Fitzgerald. D; R.
8. M. Porter, j. T. Moore, c. E. Den
ton, e. D. Lyle. John Thomas. W. Y.
Morgan. J. C. Brown, ]. N. Dolley.
The delegations from the Second
and Fourth districts are not yet here,
because their districts are holding
fux of delegates will come this after
noon and evening. Some of the dele
gates will not arrive until Wednesday
morning
It is the belief OF the politicians as
sembled here that w. J. Bailey will
make some positive announcement con-
cerning his race for governor before
the end of the state convention.
The crowd which has assembled, while
It is representative politicians crowd
shows clearly the effect of the breaking
up of old factiona1 lines. There are men
in the crowd who hate Long and favor
Mulvane; men who hate Stubs and
| favor Bristow; men who hate Bristow
and favor Hoch; men who love Long,
| and do or do not want Hoch to get into
| the race; and men who don't know
l (Continued on Page Eight.l
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BRYAN HAD TO TALK.
Made a Speech While Waiting for a
Train at ParkviIle.

ParkviIle, Mo-, March 3.-William j.
Brayn addressed the students of Park
college and the citizens of Parkville
Yesterday afternoon on civilization and
citizenship. He came, as he said, un-
invited, because he had long wanted
to address the student body here.
After the address there was a college
demonstration in favor of the Ne
braskan. Mr.. Bryan was en- route to
his home from Memphis and stopped
off here between trains.
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revolution. He was also a member
of the continental congress and a
signer Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. He was also one of the franz
ers of the constitution, but refused
to place his signature to the famous
instrument on the. ground that it con-
ceded too great power to the presi-
dent. He was sent on a special mis-
sion to France in 1897, was later
chosen governor Of Massac chusetts and
in 1912, was elected vice president Of
the United States. After a brief
honeymoon in this country, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerry Will go abroad for an ex-
tended tour.
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ment to make concerning the proba,
biiity of his announcement for United
States senator. he said:
Nothing to say about that
The belief is general among the
politicians assembled that Hoch will
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination fop the United States SEN
ate. and if he is called upon for
speech in the convention tomorrow,
he may choose that occasion to de-
clare his intentions.
a lot of speech making at the con-
vention. Long, Bailey, Hoch, Bris-
tow. Stubbs and other party leaders
may be called upon to address the
convention, and some interesting
things may be said. This promises to
be the most entertaining part of the
convention.
Some resolutions are being prepared
for introduction at the convention
These resolutions will take the place OF
a party platform, so far as the conven-
ton Is concerned. These resolutions, it
is understood, will endorse Taft, and
endorse the Republican state admins
tration, but will not dip into the en-
dorsement Of any candidates whose
names will go before the primary cleo
ton.
Judge AnSe1 r. Clark OF Rice county,
who was the square deal candidate for
lieutenant governor, and was beaten at
the last Republican convention, is here
at the head of the Rice county dele
cation.
Judge Clark says he doesn't want to
be chairman of the convention.
"I was run over at the last conven-
ton, and am not anxious to be run
over again. 1 have quit being a candi-
81
my farming interests, and have retired
from the practice of law"
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national convention. 1t is a Taft con-
Vention. 1t is not in the province of
this convention to try to anticipate the
action of the primary election"
This concession on the part of the
Long forces may be sufficient to avert
any serious struggle in the convention,
for it is admitted that the Long Null
vane combination has the whip hand,
and can do about what it pleases in
the matter of electing delegates to the
national convention.
w. ]. Bailey, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor, ar
rived in town this morning. When
asked whether he had anything to say
about the report that he will withdraw
from the race for governor, he said:
Il have no statement to make on
that subject
Asked whether he would make a
statement to the convention tomorrow,
he said:
it, 1 may make a few pertinent re-
marks
Senator Long was seen this morning
at his rooms in the Copeland, but had
no statement to make for publication.
Asked concerning the returns which he
is receiving from his letters which
have been sent broadcast throughout
the state he said:
These were not political letters.
about the sentiment of the people of
the state. My replies are most en-
couraging.'
The machine" crowd has not quite
fixed UP its slate, but 1t is almost GER
tain that 1t will be about as follows:
For chairman of the convention, ].
s. Simmons. OF Reno, or S. c. Wes-
colt, of Cherokee.
For delegates at large, national
convention-Chester I. Long, Charles
Curtis, Grant Hornaday and R. A.
McGonigls has been agreed upon
for the fourth place on the list of
delegates at large for the purpose of
clearing up the Sixth district fight
tween c. L. Kagey of Beloit. Otis L.
Benton of Oberlin, Charles Landis of
Osborne and r. A. McGonigIe of
Colby. The Sixth district conven-
ton is not to be hold until March 26.
There are several candidates In the
list who are entirely satisfactory to
the machine" and II will help some
to take care of McGonigle at the state
convention. Besides. it is necessary
to select some delegates at large from
southwest Kansas, Hornaday south
east Kansas and Curtis northwest
Kansas The fourth man must come
from the Sixth district in order to
make a we'll balanced slate.
Meantime the StubbS machine
managers are talking languiGhly about
whom they will support. The chances
are that they will nominate Ansel R.
Clark of Sterling for chairman of the
convention. AS possible candidates
for delegate to the national conven-
ton they talk of William Allen
White, D. A. Valentine, Governor
Hoch, c. L. Davidson. W. A Johns
ton and A W. Benson.
Governor Hoch spent mbnst Of the
morning at his Office at the state
house where he talked to many OF
the visiting statesmen. The governor
came to the Copeland for dinner.
Asked whether he had any state
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Hackensclmidt Coming Over.

New York. March 3.-A cablegram
received announces that George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian lion, will
sail from Liverpool by the Lusitania
on Saturday next for New York, to
begin preparations for his Champion
ship match with Frank Gotch.
Hackenschmidt states that he is in
excellent condition and fully expects
to win the championship contest,
which is to take place in Chicago on
April 8, in two straight falls.
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Stubs Faction HasLittleChance
at State Convention.
Long Forces Will Control the
Organization.
SEEK NO ENDORSEMENT
Senator's Friends Will Avoid
Any Possible Friction.
Some Interesting Speeches Will
Probably Be Made.
Ex-Governor Bailey Refuses to
Discuss Situation.

There is not likely to be much of a
fight in the Republican state conven-
ton which meets at the Auditorium at
IL o'clock Wednesday morning.
1t is given out straight from Long
headquarters that no effort will be
made to endorse either Senator Long
or any candidate for governor. The
Long people say:
This convention is called for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
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Evanrelist Hilton stricken.

Los Angeles, March 3.-Major Geo.
r. Hilton, well known throughout the
county as an evangelist. suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage at his home in
A1hambra yesterday and today is re-
ported as near death. Major Hilton
began his career in Washington TWEEN
ty-f1ve years ago and was an associate
of Dwight L. Moody
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SPREADING RAILS.
Cause Derailment of Passenger Train
on the Deliver & Fort Worth.

Alvord, Tex, March s.-One man
was killed and several injured in the
wreck of passenger train No. 10 on the
Fort Worth & Denver railway, two
miles south of here last night.
The dead: Bailey Stevens. Alvord !;
badly injured, John c. Cunningham
Ballinger, Texas, and Otta A. Lehmay,
Cincinnati.
Seven cars were derailed. The
wreck was due to spreading rails.
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KANSAS CARNEGIEs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Give $4,000 to
Mankafo for Y. NJ. C. A.

Mankato. March 3.-Mr and Mrs.
Stafford have made to the city of
Mankato gift of ten thousand dollars
and two lots on condition that the
people raise five thousand for the
erection and maintenance of Y. M.
C. A
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weather Is Unsettled.

Threatening weather conditions
have prevailed since early morning
with a light drizzling rain falling at
intervals, the precipitation amounting
to little more than a trace. The fore
cast indicates that showers may pre-
vail tonight and Wednesday and at
any rate fair weather is not in sight.
AS far as the prevailing temperature is
concerned no great change is expect
ed The story of the temperatures of
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Tho weather Indications

Chicago. March 3.-Forecast for
Kansas: Probably showers tonight or
Wednesday,
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Governor Hoch spent m,st OF the
morning at his Office at the state
house, where he talked to many of
the visiting statesmen. The governor
came to the Copeland for dinner.
Asked whether he had any state
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It is the belief OF the politicians as
sembled here that w. J. Bailey will
make some positive announcement con-
cerning his race for governor before
the end of the state convention
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-19
WHAT Is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
A WORD ABOUT THE LEADING
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

Battleship Fleet to Round the Globe.
The American bsttleship fleet arrived at
Magdalena Bay, Lower California, last
Thursday, after record run from Callao,
Peru. making the bay about four days
ahead of time. The ships are in splendid
form and went to work at once at target
practice, for which the waters of this
bay are especially well fitted. This will
continue month, after which the feet
will proceed up the coast. At San Fran
cisco there will be grand review. Sec
retary Root has given out the probable
return trip of the feet. After the San
Francisco review it will visit Seattle,
WASH, and will then start for long voy-
age via Hawaii and Samoa to Australia,
whose government, seconded by that OF
Great Britain, has given cordial invita-
tion for visit. Then the fleet will go to
the Philippines for further manoeuvres
and target practice, after which it will
come home via the Suez canal to Atlantic
waters, completing a cruise around the
world.