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JULIAN HAWTHORNE. the well
known writer and journalist. was born
in Boston, June -, 1916. the son of
the famous novelist, Nathaniel Haw.
thorne \ large part of his early lfn
he spent IN Europe, principally in Ger
many lie studied civil engineering aud
was for time employed in the New
York department of docks. He grew
weary of the work, however, aud IN
1872 resigned his position and returned
to Dresden with his wife and child
Soon after he published his first novel.
"Bressart," which met with consider
able success both in England and Amer
lea. During the past fifteen or TWEEN
~ years Mr.. Hawthorne has Travelled
much in various parts of the world as n
newspaper correspondent and between
his traycls he has held important posi-
tions on various metropolitan uewspa-
pers Though this work has kept him
very busy he has found time 70 write
several successful novels rs we'll as
many short stories.
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REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES T..
LITTLEFIELD of the Second Maine
district. who recently announced his IN
tcntion 10 retire from Congress and be-
gin the practice of law in New York
city, was born June u, 1851, i'm Lcba-
non. Ne, His father was Il Baptist
minister The son left school at IL and
began to earn his own living as car
pcutcr's helper Early in life he made
up his mind to study law. He had nat
ural traits of character that especially
fitted him for the legal profession ready
speech, level head aud great deter
minatiou He first entered politics as a
member of the Maine Legislature in
1889. Later he became speaker of the
House. HIS next pubuc office was that
Of attorney general Of Maine. IN which
position he successfully handled many
important cases In 1892 he was Il dele
gate To the Republican national couvpn-
ton at Minneapolis and in 1896 Mt St
Louis he seconded the nomination of
Thomas H. Reed. In 1899 Mr.. Little
field was elected 10 Congress To- MI the
vacancy caused hy the death of Nelson
Dinglcy and he was four times re-rlcct-
ed.
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MAX pEMBERTON. noted as an au
thor and editor was born in Birming
ham. England, June ~. 1863. He re-
ccivcd an excellent education in tn,
best of preparatory schools and ut Cam
bridge university. After leaving the uni
vcrsity he tried his hand at several vo
cations before he finally decided to de
vote himself To literature. His frs
novel. THE Diary of a Scoundrcl" wa,
published in 1891, and met with cousid
cradle success. Since then he has writ
ten more than score of romanccs an,
stories of adventure and through then
ho has become we'll known in Amcric,
as we'll Ms in England. That Mr.. Penn
horton has found time To write SO man.
successful stories is somewhat surprs
/ ing in view Of the fact that for mum
/ Der of years he has been the editor O
one of the big London magazines.
/ DAVID j BREWER, associate jus
/ tlrc of the supreme court of the Unite
/ States. was born in smyrna, Asia Minor
/ June 20, 1881. His father, Josiah Brew
/ or, was Il missionary to the Greeks il
/ Asia Minor. The boy was brought T.
/ America early and was educated in TN
/ United States lie was graduated witt
/ honprs at Yale in 1896, and after
course AT the Albany law school went Il
+ the territory Of Kansas and began tn
prarllr" OF ms profession. lie was hrs
elected rs a Judge in 1862, soon ufte
/ the admission of the state. II was de
/ ciSiou while judge of the Kansas su
/ prcme court that brought Justice Brew
cr into national prominence. In a cas-
/ that came before him in 1883 he held TIL
auti-raIlway laws enacted by the stat
/ Legislature ia lac unconstitutional. Whcl
/ President Harrison organized his cahi
net ne had strong disposition to han,
out one of the portfolios to Judge Brew
err, and later in the year he made tn
Kansas iurst n member of the Unite,
States supreme court.
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STUYvESANT FISH, fnancer and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-06

what will be its effect on the official
roll call are questions to which no
definite answer can be given, even by
those advocating the plan.
With the machinery of the conven-
ton in the hands of the Bryan forces
1t is stated by his friends that it will
be impossible to carry out this plan
should there be objection to it. Notice
that it was being considered, however.
had the result to start the Bryan lead
ers to figuring and should it develop
In their opinion that the result would
be gain instead of a loss to the Lin
coin leader it might be decided to
make no interference. In this event
preeaution would be taken to make
sure that those states where Bryan
would make gains by the plan should
hold the necessary caucus on the ques-
ton, as we'll as those where losses to
him might occur.
The suggestion that instructions are
fulfilled and may be abandoned after
the first ballot is also declared by Mr..
Bryan's adherents to be theory and
not fact. Instructions which have been
given delegates to vote for Bryan,
they contend, mean continued voting
for him until a nomination is made.
The Bryan people regard the concep-
ton of the plan to be rather the evil
dence of forlorn hope or effort than
rs an opposing movement fraught with
danger to their success.
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Hustling Colorado City and
Its Mammoth Auditorium

generations, as Denver hopes TO get
many more big conventions. It is stu
ated in the business center of the city.
The structure contains 100000 cubic
feet of space and is lighted by 5000
sixteen candle power electric lights.
Three million brick and 1900 tons Of
steel were used in the construction The
1850 seats are all opera chairs, no
cheap wooden affairs, and there is
room for the placing of considerable
number of extra chairs in the immense
hall when occasion calls for them. AS
to exits, this hall has the rest of the
United States gasping for air. Within
two minutes the entire building can be
enotied Of it's human throng. AS to
ventilation, the Denver Auditorium
seems to surpass every known prede-
cessor, for it has two great fans, each
ten feet in diameter, midway in the
house, to send cold air through the
building, while there is an exhaust fan
to eliminate the foul air. Each fan has
a coil Of 10000 feet Of pipe to be filed
in summer with cold water. thus es-
tablishing a cooling plant, and to be
filed with steam il winter, thus heat
ing the building.
The Denver promoters. however, de-
clare that the July climate is so pleas
antly cool that every delegate will be
able to sit comfortably in the hall with
his coat on instead Of seing compelled.
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EASTERN DELEGATES ARRIVE
Bryan and Gray Seems to Be 'Favorite
Ticket

Ticket.
Denver, July 6.-"Bryan and Gray"
was the talk of the last arriving poll
ticians and delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention, the senti-
ment being that such a ticket will be
named.
One of the arrivals was John T.
Maher, private secretary to w. J. Con-
ners, chairman of the New York state
Democratic central committee and in
charge of the state headquarters at
Albany.
There is a sentiment through the
East" he declared, ''for Judge Gray.
But there is a decided sentiment for
Governor Johnson for first place and
large sentiment for Bryan and John
son as the ticket, but it is scarcely
probable that Bryan and Johnson will
be the ticket, but if it should be it
would sweep the country. However,
Judge Gray is very well thought of by
our delegation and is safe, strong
man. Ne y Hi
There is a, sentiment in New York
that Bryan and Hearst may get to.
gether If that is true it will be of
great strength to the ticket. Hearst
has made grand fight and we are
please to see manifestation by
Bryan of the olive branch. It will be
accepted and, if so, the ticket made
stronger than possibly anything else
could make it, e. IT,.
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sUBSCRlPTION---s5.OO PER ANNUM
MERCHANTS SHOULD REACH FOR TRADE.

The following from the Hawley
Herald hits the nail squarely on the
head and we commend the article to
the careful and thoughtful perusal
of the business men of Bemidji.
The trade territory of town is
not all dependent upon the distance
to neighboring trading points. The
trade depends upon the enterprise of
the merchants and the residents of
the town, If town does not reach
after the trade it will come only as
it is forced to. But if the merchants
90 after business in the surrounding
country, advertising in every possible
way, and making good every word
of their advertising, trade will
come from an ever increasing
radius, the town will gain reputa-
ton for being awake and it will forge
to the front. 1t is the men in the
town and not altogether the men
living within certain number of
miles from it that make the town."
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SENAT0RSHIP is INVOLVED
Indiana Opposition to John w. Kern
for Vice President.

Indiana Opposition to John w. Kern
for Vice President.
Denver, July 6.-The vice presiden-
tial situation with reference to John
w. Kern of Indiana is not unmixed
with complications, which are grad
ually coming to the surface through
members of the Indiana delegation
now on the grounds. Prominent Dem
ocrats in the Indiana delegation have
expressed themselves as confident that
Whatever may be the issue in the pres.
1dential race in Indiana this fall that
the state is certain to be carried by
the Democrats for the state ticket, in
Guiding the legislature, which will
elect a successor to Senator Hemen-
way. There are several Indiana Dem
ocrats who have their eyes fixed on
the senatorial toga in the event of
the correctness of this election sur
mise. One of the members of this
delegation now in Denver is said to
be looking forward to this contingency
with considerable hope.
1t is said to be the feeling of these
aspirants that if Kern should be NOM
mated for vice president and the DEM
ocratic national ticket should be de-
feated that it would make Kern the
logical candidate for senator from In
diana. The prestige given him by his
nomination for the vice presidency
would be insurmountable for his COM
petitors in the senatorial race, it is
feared. Hence, these particular Indi-
anans are not urging Kern's nomina-
tion for second place with all of the
zeal that might otherwise characterize
their support.
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JOHN A. JOHNSON AND WILLIAM BRYAN, LEADING CANDI
DATES FOB The DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

presidency and the vice presidency Of
the United States. This will be the
twentieth national nominating conven-
ton of the historic party, but the first
to meet in city the site Of which was
barren plateau when the Democratic
party nominated in 1856 its last sue
cessful candidates prior to the great
political changes brought about by the
civil war.
The first settlements upon the land
now comprising the thriving city Of
Denver were made in 1857. Originally
the place was called St. Charles, but
a little later the name was changed in
honor of General James w. Denver,
territorial governor Of Kansas, which
at that time included the Colorado
country. In 1859 the city received it's
charter, and in 1868 the first railroad
connection with the rest of the world
was made. In forty years Denver has
grown from next to nothing to undis-
puted greatness. American energy, the
precious metals and the Colorado eli
mate have made Denver the metropolis
of the Rocky mountain region and one
Of the most enviable cities in the
world. 1t is practically impossible to
discover anybody who once having
seen Denver will speak i'll of the city.
TO most persons Denver and delight
spell the same thing.
Denver and determination also might
be said to spell the same thing, for the
hustling representatives of the Colora-
do capital were so determined to Sc
cure this convention that they pledged
the Democratic national committee
100000 to help defray convention ex-
penses, and the money was in sight be-
fore the national committeeman could
say Jack Robinson. Denver also pledg-
ed the construction of convention
hall, to be called the Auditorium,
which should be the biggest of its kind
in the United States. The city has full
filed that pledge, having put up a
splendid stone, steel and brick struc-
ture, with seating capacity larger
than that of Madison Square Garden.
In New York. The Garden seats 12,-
135, to be exact, while the Denver Au-
ditorium seats 1880. This capacity
Is far in excess of that Of the great
Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
the Cincinnati Music hall, the Metro
politan Opera House in New York or
the Auditorium or the Coliseum in Chi
cago. .ss.
3 The Denver Audit forum IS built for
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Profess Against Gao Rule.

Denver, July GA vigorous protest
against what they call gag rule" in
the national house Of representatives
will be made to the committee on res
buttons of the convention by the mem
bers Of the committee from New York
md Iowa. A conference was held be-
tween repres entatives of these two
Btates at which a plank was prepared
Ror Introduction in the committee with
2 view to having it made part of the
Democratic pipIform.
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1eNAIlOs D. DUNN the interesting fact
that the altitude at that point is exact
ly one mile above sea level. Never be-
fore has national political convention
elected to hold itself so high up in
the world, and never before has such
a convention been held so far to the
westward. In 1900 the Democratic ma
tional convention met in Kansas City,
that being until the present year "far-
thest west'' for all national nominating
conventions.
Denver is pardonably proud Of it's
distinction in securing this great con-
vention, where will assemble 1,008 del
egates from all the states and terrific
ries to nominate candidates for the
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NO PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Democratic Platform Will Differ
From 1896 and 1900.
SEVERAL PLANKs IN GROUP
.-s.a-.s ..5-.-. s- 81 .s.. ....E-- b. - h...,-
Resolutions Will Be a Broad Declare.
ton for Equal Rights for All and
Special Privileges to None-Pre-
Convention Gossip.

Denver, July 6.-The latest vice
presidential candidate to reach the
city Is Colonel J. Hamilton Lewis of
Chicago, who, while making no ex-
travagant claims, admits that he would
not decline the nomination if the
friends who are pressing his candidacy
should succeed in landing the prize
for him. He says he will have SUD-
porters in Georgia, Virginia, Washing
ton, Idaho and other states. Mr.. Lewis
pronounced unequiyocally for Bryan
and on the subject of the platform
declaration on injurctions said:
LAS to the injunction plank 1 must
insist that the Democratic party must
remain where it put itself in 1896 and
1900 and, by ratification, in 1904. We
should repeat the platform and take
no step which would imply apologies
for the past or indicate mere bid for
votes. We have announced our posi-
ton as principle and should let the
matter rest there. The plank should
stand as it has been ated."
There will be no announcement for
a paramount issue in the campaign, as
silver was made in 1896 and the indie
pendence of the Philippines in 1900,
but the intention is to include several
planis in group so as to give them
all equal prominence. This is in &C.
cord with Mr.. Bryan's idea that there
should he a general pronouncement
against favoritism to certain classes
This he considers the tendency of the
Republican party and, believing that
1t is manifest in the unfair operation
of the tariff, in the encouragement of
trusts and in undue friendliness to
railroad and other corporations, he
takes the position that to single out
either and label it as pre-eminent
would be to minimize other questions
equally important. Hence the resolu
tons will be broad declaration for
equal rights for all and special priv
ileges to nCle and it is believed that
this end can be attained by declaring
for reforms in the administration of
government in many directions.
Plans to Pro,ong Contest.
Plans are being made intended to
lop off the Bryan vote in the conven-
ton to such an extent as to prevent
his nomination On the first ballot, il
possible, through the application of
what is known as the unit rule Of vot-
ing With the first ballot out of the
way the oppon ents Of Mr.. Bryan de-
clare that all instructions will then be
off and the convention can proceed to
nominating ticket free from obliga-
lions to the Nebraska leader and in
the true spirit Of Democracy in con-
ventbn.
Just how this plan is to be worked
out and put into c~eraticn aid Just
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LAWSON JUMPS INTO FRAY
Foretells Blue Ruin if Bryan Is
Nominated,

ForeteiIs Blue Ruin if Bryan Is
Nominated.
Denver, July G-Tom Lawson Of
Boston got intO the Denver fray with
true Lawson vim. The critic of "Fren-
zied Finance" sent to the Johnson
headquarters a sizzling telegram in
which he foretold blue ruin for the
Democrats in Massachusetts if Bryan
is nominated
The telegram was sent to Frank A.
Day, Governor Johnson's secretary.
and was waved in the faces of visitors
to the Johnson rooms at the Albany
hotel as another proof that johnson
is the only man who can win" This
Is what Mr.. Lawson said:
Get to work on the Massachus etts
delegation More than three-quarters
OF the delegates are looking for a good
excuse to leave Bryan. Quote me that
if Bryan is named Massachusetts will
carry Massachusetts.
IF Bryan is named Hearst will!
surely run a strong Independent ticket
and work hard for it. If Johnson is
named believe he can secure Hearst's
endorsement.
For everybody's sake, under no cir
cumstances allow the governor to be
named for second place. 1t will kill
his future, and deserved1y Can you
not find some way to impress the pub
lie that Governor Johnson will not
take second place? They are putting
it strong in the East today that he will
and it raises the devil with the weak
kneed delegates, who, if they were
sure Johnson's name was not to be
used to strengthen Bryan, might get
the required pluck to break. You must
find some way to have this unders TODD
now before it is too late"
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as at most conventions, to go "in
shirt sleeves ;lEG with q handker-
chief under his collar.
Ignatius ]. Dunn Of Omaha is the
man selected by the Nebraska delega-
ton to nominate William ]. Bryan for
the presidency.
Nothing in American life is so inter-
esting, SO dramatic, so full Of thrills,
as national political convention.
Denver fully realizes this fact and has
determined to supply the delegates and
the thousands Of visitors to the con-
vention of 1908 with an extra series of
thrills. This being, as stated, the first
time that the Rocky mountain plateau
has had the privilege of entertaining a
national body of such importance-of
world Importance, it may be said
Denver proposes to let slip no oppor-
tunity to prove to the rest of the Unit
ed States that the city is pretty good
place to visit in the good old summer
time.
There are, first of all, the "Seeing
Denver" cars On these electric coach
es the visitor may observe under the
tutelage of scholarly and humorous
lecturer with a megaphone most Of the
sights of the city-the broad, clean
business section, the wholesome, happy
residential areas, the parks, the state
capitol building, the city's public IL
brary and the state library and, in
fact, everything to be expected in a
| modern city except slums. Denver has
no Slums. ...
Visitors from the far eastern sections
of the United States who may have
become accustomed to looking upon
western cities as the resorts of foot
pads and other kinds of holdup men
| will discover that there are no dark
streets in. Denver where a footpad
| may operate. Perhaps in no other city
Of the nation is electric light employed
as permanent police force. Of course
| there are living policemen, too, but the
city fathers of Denver some time ago
put in operation unique lighting sys-
TEN with particular intention toward
making robbery a difficult and perilous
pastime. Even the alleys are bril-
liantly lighted, SO that the crook finds
little chance to operate. Asa result Of
the electric police force nocturnal rob-
berries and assaults are scarcely known
| in Denver.
IL the visitor to whom the aseeing"
car lecturer points out the mile high
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JAMES M. GUFFEY.
SCORES JAMES F. GUFFEl
Mr.. Bryan Addresses Delegation o,
PennsyIvanians.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

S'''Sy ~ CiiieIISs
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.-W. J. Bryan
made his first front porch speech to
an enthusiastic delegation. Tom L
johnson of Cleveland, who was in con
ference with Mr.. Bryan when the Wis.
1tors arrived, also responded with q
speech. The delegation consisted OF
members of the Bryan Democratic
league of Pennsylvania, more than
score of delegates representing the
anti-Guffey wing of the party and sew
eral women, 10S people in ALL
National Committeeman Guffey
Mr.. Bryan, Mr. Johnson and James
Kerr.
In the speeches, bristling with in
dlgnation, Guffey was charged with
betraying the will of the people.
1icaer Tor Vice President.
Denver, July 6-Herman Ridder of
New York, proprietor of the New York
stats Zeitung, for vice president.
Upon good authority this is said to be
the Bryan preference at the present
time. With the arrival in Denver of
several prominent Democrats who are
close in the confidence of the Ne
braskan came the report that Mr..
Bryan had decided that Mr.. Ridder
was strongly available for the NOM
nation. Not that he expects to die
tate to the convention the man who
shall be named but to let it be known
to his supporters the name of the can
didate he favored.
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Socialist Labor Party Meets.

New York, July 3.-The national
convention of the Socialist Labor
party met here to nominate a candi-
date for president. Daniel de Leon,
who has run for governor of New
York several times on the party's
ticket, is prominently mentioned for
the place. s5
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By ROBERTUS LOVE.
copyright, 1908, by Robertus Love.1

Elm EN V ER is q mile
B D. nigh. This may
be one reason
why the delegates,
alternates and 9th
ers attending the
Democratic national
convention W b j c h
meets there July Z
may expect a high
time. A tablet on
the side of a build
ing in the Colorado
metropolis sets forth
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There are enough serious things in
life without considering yourself one
of them.
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OBSERVATIONS.
SOMETIMES.
by A. G. Rutledge.]

Across the fields of long ago
He sometimes comes to me.
A little lad with face aglow-
The lad | used to be.
And yet he smiles so wistfully,
Once he has crept within
l think that he still hopes to see
The man [ might have been!
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FOUR DEAD, FIFTEEN HURT

Utica Flyer Wrecked Near Boon
Vile, N. Y.
Syracuse, N. Y, July 6.-The Utica
flyer on the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg railroad was wrecked
near Boonville. Four persons were
killed and fifteen hurt. The passenger
train, with two engines, collided head
On with ! freight train.