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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, June 15.--The follow
ing is the probable program Of the
national republican convention:
Called to meet June 16, at Coli
scum in Chicago.
Noon--Called to order by acting
national chairman, Harry S. New.
Roll call of states.
Invocation.
Introduction Of temporary pre-
siding officer, Senator julius Caesar
Burrows of Michigan.
Keynote" speech by j. G. Bur
rows. reciting the wisdom, patriot
ism, infallibility, etc, of the repub-
lican party.
Cheers.
State delegations pass up to
the platform the names of those
selected for membership on vari-
GUS committees--credentials, reso-
buttons, etc.
Adjournment till following noon.
Committees get busy.
Second days session called to
order noon June II.
Announcement by Chairman
Burrows that the committee on
credentials Is still unprepared to
report, and that the convention,
while waiting, will listen to few
fervid remarks, and will witness
parade of the Chicago and visit
ing marching clubs through the con
vention hall.
Third days session, June IS, call
ed to order at noon.
Reports of committee on creden-
tials, Appeals from decisions In
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ROOSEVEL7S BIG STICK is THE POWER IN THIS CONVEN77O
CIRCUS IS ON

CHICAGO, June 16-The cOnven-
ton is on sure enough. The Blaine
marching clug Of Cincinnati is here
400 strong. Their frock coats and
high gray and white plug hats are
the sight of the city. Crowds
cheered them as they paraded
State st. 1t looks like circus day
in country town.
Colorado and Kansas City march
ing clubs arrived later. Railroad
stations are damned with people.
Fakirs and souvener agents are
thicker than at the worlds fair. The
whole city is in whirl of excite
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

way to make Fairbanks the most
available candidate.
The Iowa delegation, headed by
Leslie Shaw, arrived today and Is
working hard to prevent Dolliver
being picked for second place. They
point out that Delivers stand on
prohibition would cost the ticket
many votes in Iowa. The same
theory regarding Doliver, 1t Is UNI
derstood. will be held by the New
York delegation, who say it would
cause heavy loss IN any event, par
ticularly If Bryan is nominated.
The boom of Congressman j. s.
Sherman, New York, seems to be
Pickering, leaving Fairbanks the
most likely man, except for Roose-
welt and Taft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
VAN ClEvE'S
HANO|W0RK

CHICAGO, June 15.-Pres. James
w. Van Cleve, of the National
Manufacturers association, ad-
mitted this afternoon that he is
responsible for the kilograms dele
gates are receiving opposing the
demands of labor organizations. He
said:
IT'S up to the men who pay the
bills to see that the committee
stands for a square deal. l am ask
ing every nan with money invest
ed in this country to wire every
republican he knows to avoid any
reference to the anti-injunction
proposition in the platform.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
SHERIFF WAKES
Up At LAST

The sheriff's Office is at las.
working on the theory that a band
of horsethieves infest the commun-
ity on account of the numerous
complaints of people losing their
horses that have been reported.
Yesterday Mrs. George Cos
groves swell bay saddle horse.
saddled and bridled, disappeared
from in front of her home, sos
Sivth av.
Horse thefts in broad daylight
on business streets have been
committed at various times. Few
if any arrests have been made in
these cases.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
MADE TARGET BY
AUTOlST

The police are trying to find an
autoist who yesterday near the
fair grounds recklessly collided
with buggy in which William
Tomlinson, foreman of the E. H.
Stanton barns, and friend were
riding. According to Tomlinson, the
auto came up noiselessly behind
them and overturned their buggy
without warning. Tomlinson in
trying to extricate himself was
trampled on by the frightened
horse. The auto, however kept on
going when the driver saw the mis-
chief he had created.
Tomlinson suffered some last
night with his bruises. The only
serious injury to him is a badly
wrenched leg. He lives at 231l
Gardner av.
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Copyright, 1908, by Newspaper
Enterprise Association)
BY LINCOLN j. STEFFINS

BY LINCOLN J. STEFFINS
Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, June 15.-That we
need more politicians in this cOun-
try not many of us think. We have
too much politics now is the COM
moner sentiment. But look at the
Chicago convention, and look at it
not as partisan republican, or
business man, or anything particu-
lar, but as q citizen interested in
general problems of government
and of common social living.
That's the special purpose for
which | came here. Having some
sense of the urgent public ques-
tons in the minds of a troubled
people, should like to see how re-
publicans see things, what they
propose to Nave the party do about
them and what do | find?
The work of the convention is
practically done. Delegates elect
ed by republican electors are not
yet here. They will not begin for
day or two or three. Tuesday,
when we sit down together, they
may not deliberate at all.
Most of what they will do has
been decided upon, or 1t will have
been by that time in private and
not in Chicago but at Washington
The republican national conven-
ton of 1908 promises to be as USE
less as the electoral college, or at
any rate as undeliberate as her
representatives which CHECK" the
president.
That's bad, but 1t isn't as bad as
1t might be. Roosevelt is doing
the deciding here. He and his
candidate, counsellor and friend,
Taft, are doing the celebrating. In
other words, the popular leader
who was elected president Is run
ming the convention, Is running it
with force and as he intends and
believes, in the interest of all the
people. That's big gain.
In 1896 another and different
kind of man ran the convention.
ran 1t with different force and in
a different way. He was Hanna.
1t was the sort of politics that first
reduced the national convention to
the business-like machine which
Roosevelt seized and turned into
an engine for the enforcement of
popular policies. Indeed, the presi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
MILL FIREBuC
BUSY AGAIN

An incendiary attempt was made
Saturday night to burn the King
sash and door factory on the old
Spokane Falls & Northern line at
Cincinnati st. The Waterman dis
covered it in time to save a loss.
According to the fire department
officials the fire was clearly started
with intent to destroy the plant.
This attempt has caused a re-
newal of the $4,000 reward offered
by the lumbermen for anyone
proved to have started a mill fire
since last August.
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cutive council will speak about the
draft today, but it is admitted that
an anti-inJunction plank is the chief
feature.
Gompers said today that he was
not disturbed about Cannon coming
post haste for the purpose of pre-
venting the insertion of an anti
Injunction plank,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
WHEELER WOULD ABOLISH
VICE PRESIDENCY

CHICAGO, June 15.-Chief topic
of conversation in hotel Hobbies and
political headquarters is the state
ment of Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of
the University OF California, that
the office of vice president Is not
only useless but has come to be a
menace to our system of govern
ment.
"In America" said Wheeler, I'VE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

The board of works this after
noon is discussing the ACCESSIBILITY
OF placing steamer hydrants in the
vicinity of all sawmills where there
are none at present Owing to the
numerous sawmill fires of late this
is considered a necessity. There
are some sawmills In the eastern
part Of the city that the department
would waste considerable time in
getting water on account of the n.y.
drants not being in close proximity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
ALICE ORDERS
TAFT NAMED

CHICAGO, June Is. - Alice
Roosevelt Longworth arrived here
this morning and joined the ranks
of Taft boomers. AS she stepped
from the train accompanied by her
husband she was surrounded by re-
porters and seemed pleased with
the reception.
Taft will be nominated, that's
sure she said.
The Longworth's were met at
the train by Mr.. and Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, whose guests they will
be during the convention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
CONSTABLE KILLS
BAD Man

SAN BERNADINO, June IS
Stanley w. Houghton. son of for
mer Congressman Houghton, of
this state, is held in Jail here be-
cause he killed Hironymous Hart
man, who for the past rs years has
terrorized the Majove river district.
Houghton is constable of the dis
trict and arrested Hartman some
time ago on a charge of assault.
Hartman was out on bail and
started to terrorize everybody Sun
day. In the fight Hartman was
killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
CRUISERS ENCOUNTER
HEAVY COAST STORM

SEATTLE June 15-The cruisers
Colorado and Pennsylvania arrived
at the navy yard today after a
rough voyage up from San Fran
CISCO Officers on both vessels de-
clared the trip enc of the severest
experienced Both ships anchored
off Dungeness head Saturday night
to await the lifting of a heavy fog.
This led to rumor that the Colo
RADIO was aground.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

have outgrown the vice presidency.
The spectacle of struggling over
second place is a fine argument
against existence of the office. The
squabble is likely to result in the
placing of a weak man in a position
where death or accident makes him
president. The rule of succession we
now have would be equally ample
with the vice president left out and
would result in stronger cabinets. ="
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
100000 FOR
BIG UNIVERSITY

BALTIMORE, June 15-Trustees
Of John Hopkins university are
planning to establish the best
equipped psychiatric clinic in the
country as the result of the gift or
half million by Henry Phipps,
Plttsburg. Phipps is the founder
of Phipps institute of tuberculosis
research at Philadelphia.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
HAMBURGER AND AN
OYSTER COME HIGH

Among the bills of expense that
will be closely scrutinized by the
finance committee next week is one
for SIS by j. ]. Rippeteau, itemized
as follows:
Analysis of hamburger steak,
$40; examination of an oyster, IS.
The bill came through the board
of health.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is
Resolutions demanding exclusion of
oriental laborers by direct legisla-
ton or by diplomatic exchange be-
tween nations were wired to the
resolutions committee of the re-
publican national convention today
by the Asiatic Exclusion league.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
WASHINGTON URGES RATE
PLANK ON CONVENTION

CHICAGO. June 15-lt is an
nounced today that the delegation
to the convention from Washington
state will ask the platform commit
tee to favor an amendment to the
interstate commerce laws so that
railroads will not be permitted to
put in effect an increased rate to
which objection has been made un.
til the justice or injustice of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
UNION LABOR WILL ASK
ANT|-|NJUNCT|ON PLANK

CHICAGO, June 15.-The execu-
tive council of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor today completed the
draft OF planks it desires inserted
in the platform. The document will
be presented to the committee on
resolutions as soon as the men,
bers are selected tomorrow.
None of the members of the exc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
SOME SOLDIER SHEDS
HIS UNIFORM

The police this morning found
complete soldie's uniform in the
alley back of the Main block, indi-
eating that one OF Uncle Sans
men had evidently dotted, donned
and duched, The uniform is from
Company L. Third infantry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

change has been passed upon by
the interstate commission.
Under the present law a railroad
may give notice of 10 days of any
increase of rates and at the explra-
ton of that time the increased rate
becomes effective. Appeal may be
made by shippers, but until de-
cision Is reached the rate to which
objection Is made must be paid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
$500,000,000 BEHIND !
KNOX FOR PRESIDENT

PITTSBURG, June 15.-A stir
was caused in political circles to-
day when it was learnei that Sen.
Knox and brother left the city for
Chicago last night accompanied by
a party of IS millionaires. The de-
parture of these miilionaires, who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
SMITHS Defeat May
DOWN PROHIBITION

ATLANTA, Ca, June 15.-The
sentiment is gaining Roadway that
the defeat of Gov. Smith in the
primary is practical demonstra-
ton against the prohibition law.
This feeling Is so strong some
legislators indicate that they will
support a movement to repeal it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

The police last night found two
young couples drinking beer in the
Washington noodle joint on Front
av. and placed the three Chinese
proprietors under arrest. The
young people were T. F. McGregor
and William Eiblanger, both IS,
employees of the Victoria hotel, and
Sophia Meyer, age IA, and Mar
garet Walker, 10. They were taken
to the juvenile detention rooms to
await trial Of the Cinnamon in po-
lice court this afternoon on charges
of selling liquor without a license
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
DEMAND EXCLUSION PLANK.

The resolutions are strong. call
ing for effective and quick action
on the part of congress. In addi-
ton letters were sent to all cam
didates of both parties asking their
views on the question.
These will be brought to the at
tention of the Denver convention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
CALIFORNIA NOMINATIONS

CHICAGO, June 15.-The Califor-
MIA delegation today announced the
following nominations: Credential
committee, H. H. Mayberry; reso-
buttons, Judge Henry A. Melvin;
national committeeman, George A.
Knight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

have never taken much interest In
conventions before, is looked upon
as significant that Knox will have
the support Of this phalanx repre-
sentine five hundred million dol
lars. This brings him again to the
front as a presidential possibility.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15

dignity and perfect English on the
part of the presiding ofYicer. Lodge
and sthe president have long been
close friends. Years ago they
worked together in the writing of a
book and Lodge, during Roosevelt's
terms, has been a constant visitor
and valued adviser at the White
House,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
ANOTHER NOODLE
JOINT OUTRAGE

Here is another noodle
joint outrage. Only a few
of them get into print. Per-
haps the public can figure
out the police excuse for
permitting them to remain
} open. The Press cannot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-15
COPYRIGHT 1908 81 cunfDlnsT

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15.-
Henry Cabot Lodge, scholar, author
and statesman, will be the perma-
nent chairman of the republican
national convention at Chicago. He
is a bostonian. a man of high at
tainments, and his selection is
guarantee, among other things, Oh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17

received credit from the government
for its general assets and whereby 1T
could have obtained currency by tele-
graph BY putting up wide margins
and paying an insurance premium In
the way of a tax the government could
he both guaranteed by the banks as
sets and insured by the tax from all
the banks against loss. There would
then be currency enough available to
allav panics and keep the public SAT-
isfied with money which looked no Off
ferent from the money it had always
received until condition of overloans
and strained credit could be eased OIL
by gradual liquidation.
Even business man in distress about
those notes at the bank which he 1ad
expected to renew and every wage
worker laid off owing to temporary
shut downs to reduce expense, have
a vital interest In this subject. me
farmer who has been caught by the
drop in the price Of hogs is Interested.
We should all study currency reform
even in preference to trust busting or
rate regulation 1t is fully as important
as testing seed corn or organizing Ia
Dor unions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17
cukn,hs A "pls1uRsER."

Anti Cummins newspapers are re-
viving the complaint that the governor
is disturber and therefore should be
eliminated as political factor. The
charge is true in part. Ever since
Cunmins aspired to succeed John ii.
Gear in the United States senate and
took up the advocacy OF certain prin-
ciples and reforms, he has been
disturber He disturbed the equanimity
under which certain men sat en-
trenched in party power in this state
because they feared, thru him, the loss
Of control of patronage by which they
curbed legislation inimical to the IN
terests they represented. Cummins
grew as disturber when the things
he stood for secured to him the sup
port of people who are ever ready 10
follow leader who espouses the rlght.
He became disturber so OBNOXIOUS 10
corporate hirelings and selfish 1oo
seekers that they deemed 1t necessary
to inaugurate campaign to pound
,Cymmins into the earth" 1t was then
the alignment in Iowa became very
distinct AS a disturber Cummlns
grew in the confidence and directions
of the people. The anti-pass, z-cent
fare and primary election laws had
their inception and their fruition IN
these same disturbing qualities OF the
governors, and certain railway attor-
neys are now finding it difficult to earn
their salaries because OF laws adverse
to the exercise OF their peculiar talents.
cumnins continues to grow as DIS
turber and the people promise to con-
fer on him the power Of greater &C.
complishment.
Yes, Cumfnins is disturber. So Is
Roosevelt. So is Folk. Let the dis
turbance continue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17
AFFAIR REACHING GAME.

1t takes experienced politicians to
play the political game. The amateurs
may number ten to one but the one
can always get half way down the
course by his knowledge OF getting
started. In this matter Of national
delegates, for instance, one would
think there was little Importance In
the result. Both standpatters and pro-
gressives are for Taft yet why do the
manipulators prize control of the dele
gate convention? Why do they select
men of their own kind from normal
Cummins counties for the delegate
honors as they have done in Tama
county? II their only interest was In
Taft they might let things drift but
they get busy and make up their states
early.
Here is the game as 1t appears from
the lookout tower Of a newspaper Of
flee. The delegates to the state con-
yention will vote on four delegates at
large to the national convention. The
fractional alignment in this state Is dis
tributed so, peculiarly that the ants
can control six out of eleven districts
in the district caucuses and still fail to
control the state convention where all
the counties in the state vote cogeth-
er. BY setting up standpatters or ants
in the Cummins counties they will con-
troll the delegation from that county in
the state convention. 1t then can be
advertised all over Iowa from now I'M
til the June primaries that Cummlns
county has gone back on the governor
because of Allison. The four delegates
at large can be named. from we'll
known enemies Of the progressive fac
ton and notice served on the state
that the ants are in the ascendency
again. all to be advertised that the
tide against Cummins Is irresistible.
! Then il Taft fails on the first ballot
the delegation will be right for Shaw
or some reactionary, anti-f:ooseVei'
man. The national committeeman
Iron Iowa can be retained as Blythe
man and control over the organization
and federal patronage preserved. me
political game is best understood ns
the professionals. The other class are
| too busy at home.
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WE ARE ALL INVOLVED.

It is difficult to arouse INTEREST ~
currency reform and yet every bust
ness man and every wage worker Is
suffering apprehension for the future
because of a business disturbance
which could have and would have been
avoided very largely had our currency
and banking system been repaired IN
its weak parts.
we reached crisis primarily be-
cause in period Of business expan-
sion we had borrowed up all Of ths
loanable funds Of the country. This had
to stop some time, but rising interest,"
rates and refusal Of bankers to finance
new enterprises could have checked
h,,siness gradually and in a reason
able way had not our banks been 81
weak in their organization. The crash
was precipitated by tho falling of trus'
companies and the trust companies
nroved the first to break because our
laws had failed to require them to car
~ adequate reserves against their de-
posts. Then when the falling of tho
weak banks shocked confidence and
banks everywhere were suddenly In
sore need Of more currency than any
ordinary reserve could supply, there
was no place from which they could
obtain it. The process OF buying gov
eminent bonds and taking out cur
rency is too slow. They were COM
PEELED to resort to an illegal, unauthor-
ICED and panic breeding clearing house
certificate which bears on its face
sound Of alarm.
There should have been a process
provided whereby bank could have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17
4 lob FOR ROOSEVELT.

what shall we do with Roosevelt,
anyway? He will not be president
again and he is too young to cease ac-
tive work for his government. Some
have suggested that he break into the
senate SO as to let us see a few OF the
special interest senators climb the tall
timber. Others would have him sue
coed Root as secretary of state ous
& that would embarrass President Taft.
OF course he will have offers to become
president Of university and could es-
tablish the greatest editorial magazine
III the world by becoming its editor
hut in none Of these capacities can nc
inscribe his initials SO deeply upon the
marble slabs Of history as he could
if he would be known II. the school
hov.s histories for thousands OF years
to come as the man who built me
canal.
Let Roosevelt become governor-gen-
eral Of the canal zone with instructions
to stay by it until the cana! has been
built. We have his views OF a gutter
in his epistle to Engineer Stevens ana
It is assured us that if he tackled the
lob he would stick to it.
Changing the Biographies OF two
continents is job Of sufficient d.
mansions to attract the next ex-presl-
dent To divert the shipping OF the
entire western hemisphere and Z
change the course Of commerce fof
all the centuries to come is an achieve
ment that would make the effort worth
while. Then think Of the Wild game
that abounds in these jungles! Lei
the president dig the canal and give
him every Saturday afternoon off fol
hunting trip. The American people
can be assured Of an honest job. Hun
dreds Of millions and the destines Of
future nations would be ably guarded