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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
THE MANAGER
OF CAMPAIGN
Is Still a Question Yet TO
Be Settled
The Conference at Cincin-
natl Postponed to July /
at Washington.

Cincinnati. June 20.-Secretary Taft's
visit To his home city, 50 far as it con-
cerned the selection of a republican
national chairman, was fruitless of its
mission.
Frank H. Hitchcock, who managed
the preliminary campaign of the war
secretary, might have had the chair
manship but at the moment he de-
clined TO permit the use Of his name
because of the condition of his health.
\ telegram was received by Mr..
Taft from MA Hitchcock today re-
quosting that he be not considered in
connection with the craftsmanship. He
said that his physical condition was
such as to render it substantially i'm
possible for him TO undertake the oner-
Gus duties Of campaign manager at the
present time.
1t is significant that after a confer
ence last two hours, Taft. sherman
and the members of the sub b-committee
of the national committee decided to
postpone action on the craftsmanship
and treasurership of the national COM
mittee until July l. on that date a
meeting of the candidates and menu
bers of the sub committee will be held
in Washington finally to determine the
matter which could not be solved to-
day. Announcement Of the action of
the conference was made in a state
ment, issued by the direction of Taft
this afternoon.
1t is significant that after confer
ence last two hours, Taft. sherman
and the members of the sub commit
tee of the national committee decided
to postpone action on the chairman
ship and treasurership of the national
committee until July 1. on that date
n meeting of the candidates and mem
bers Of the subcommittee will be held
in Washington to finally determine
the matter which could not be solved
today. An announcement of the ac-
ton of the conference was made in a
statement issued by the direction Of
Taft this afternoon.
The events leading up to the issu-
ance Of the statement are interesting
and to a degree significant. The mem
bers Of the sub committee of the ma
tiOnal committee were requested to as
semble at the residence of Charles p.
aft at Il o'clock this morning. Then
it was expected the conference would
not consume more than an hour and
a half That. at least. was the idea
of the committeeman when they left
the hotel As matter of fact, the
real conference did not begin until half
past twelve. The delay was caused by
some interviews which Taft had with
the members of the Ohio state commit
tee and some members of other states
who had come to Cincinnati to see him.
These interviews. it is understood, had
a more or less direct bearing on the
selection Of a national chairman.
The war secretary was put in pos
session of information concerning the
matter which he thought he ought to
have before reaching a conclusion on
so weighty a question At the prelim
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
DISSECTION
OF PLATFORM
Conducted by the Eminent
DR.. Bryan
The Faults He Finds In
the Recent Proceedings
at Chicago.

Lincoln, June 20.-Under the news
caption, In Full Retreat" VIM. j.
Bryan. in the next issue of the Com
moner. will discuss the national re-
publican convention as follows:
Republicans who attended the ma
tional convention and the spectators
who joined in the demonstration in
favor cf Roosevelt and LaFollette
must have felt indignant as they
watched the panic stricken delegates
running over each other in their ef-
forts 10 get away from the LaFollette
reforms. many of which have been en-
dOrsed by the president himself.
Congressman Cooper, of Wisconsin,
representing LaFollette on the plat
form brought in a minority report
signed by himself alone. F'ifty-twO
members of the committee signed a
majority report, one signed a minority
report
The republican party will find a
ratio of 50 to 1 a very embarrassing
one to deal with in the coming cam
paign. COOper's report contained a
declaration in favor of a publicity of
campaign funds which was lost by a
vote of $50 to "a, more than 9 to l.
Yet the president had been advocating
legislation in favor of publicity as to
campaign contributions. Taft wrote a
letter to Burrows advocating the pas
sage of such a bill
How fortunate it was that Taft's
letter was finally discovered and pub
lished. Burrows, the man to whom
the Taft letter was addressed, was the
temporary chairman of the convention,
and the convention over which he pre-
sided turned down the publicity plank
that on this subject, the republican
party is retreating.
Another plank cf the LaFollette
platform authorized the ascertaining
of the value of railroads This plank
was lost by vote of s17 to So. nearly
Is to l. Yet President Roosevelt ad-
vocated that very proposition. Here
is retreat on the railroad question.
In another column, reference is
made to the injunction plank: The
injunction plank adopted by republi-
can convention is a retreat from the
position taken by the president and
from the position taken by Taft in
his speeches. although neither of them
went as far as they ought to have
gone in an effort to prevent what is
known as government by Injunction
Here was a third retreat The presi-
dent advocated an income tax. and in
heritance tax, but the republican con-
vention was silent on these subjects"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21

mary conferences the whole Ohio sit
uation was discussed carefully and its
bearings upon the approaching nation
al contests was considered. The sec
retary was urged not to be hasty in an
nouncing a choice of a campaign man
ager
! Finally when Taft, sherman and the
members of the subcommittee came
together they were in a position to
consider the subject in the light of in
formation from all sources. The con-
[ ference was entirely executive. Des-
( pite however, an agreement was reach
ed that it should not be discussed by
the parties to it, it is known that con-
siderable differences of opinion arose
as to the choice of a national chairman,
Taft. it can be said, felt that in all
the circumstances, il would be the part
of wisdom to postpone definite action
on both the chairmanship and treas
urership for a time Later in the aft
ernoon he said to a representative of
the Associated Press: 1T was deemed
wise to defer action for the present,
both as to the chairman and the tras-
urer of the committee. 1t w9s not
question that had absolutely to be
decided to day. one decision was fl
lnally reached; momentous issues may
depend and we felt that 1t might be
well for rhe smoke of the battle at
Chicago to clear away before deter
mining the matters before us. We
have plenty of time and the sub-com-
mittee. which has full power to act,
may be gotten together almost any
time. The time-July 1-place-Wash-
ington-was quite satisfactory to all
parties to the conference. When we
convene there, we shall be able to
reach a conclusion satisfactory to all"
Hitchcock. Taft added was in a
state bordering on nervous collapse
and needed a good rest. Tafts dis
cussion of the subject with members
of the committee was substantially an
elaborate discussion. With this view
the committee was fully agreed. 1t
will be noted that the official state
ment does not say that Hitchcock de-
clined the Craftsmanship but declined
to be considered for the position on
account of his health.
No statement was authorized by any
body that he declined the proffer of
the place, or that a proffer had been
made him. 1t can be said that the
proceedings today have not eliminated
Hitchcock from consideration and he
undoubtedly viii be an important fac
tor in the equation which is to be re-
duced by the cOnferees when they meet
at Washington.
The secretary will remain the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles p Taft until
tomorrow afternoon when he VIII leave
for New Haven, Conn, to attend the
meeting Of the Yale Corporation. of
which he is a member and to be pres
ent on Tuesday at the reunion of his
class of rs.
Sherman left tonight for Cleveland.
He was accompanied by former Cover
nor Herrick and few other friends.
A report is current here late to-
night that Senator Lodge and Ches-
ter Long of Kansas were names
given prominence in today's confer
ence of the subcommittee of the
republican national committee with
Taft. No official confirmation of the
rumor can be made at this hour but
it is not considered at all impossible
that these names were mentioned.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
FIERCE FOREST FIRES
IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Many Villages Destroyed and valua-
BILE Timber Land Burned Over.

Detroit, Mich, June 20.-Fires in
northern Michigan forests famed to
gigantic proportions by gales of the
last two days. have destroyed at least
three villages and rendered hundreds
of persons homeless. They swept
over thousands of acres of timber
land and caused damage estimated at
about 100000. The heaviest loss has
been sustained in Bresque Isle and
Sheboygan counties. although Leela-
lanu. CharlevOiX and Otsego also suf-
fered.
In many towns today the lamps are
lighted as the sun is obscured by the
heavy smoke. The village of Case, in
Presque Isle county, was destroyed
today. A special train conveyed the
homeless villagers to Onaway,. where
they were sheltered tonight. Legand,
little town in ShebOygan county,
was also abandoned to the flames to-
night. Many women and children
were taken in wagons to the Indian
river.
While a big fire at Wolverine to-
day was being fought. a forest fire
threatened another section of the vii
lage While the Wolverine depart
ment was engaged. a call for aid
was received from RondO, three miles
north The firemen could not leave
Wolverine and Rondo was at the
mercy of the flames. A hotel, several
stores and houses and the Michigan
Central station were burned.
In Leelalanu county a big fire rag
ed All night the glow of the fire
could be seen at Traverse CitV u
miles away. Several farms and build
ings were destroyed at Fannett's and
big lumber yard was wiped out
Much valuable timber has been
burned.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP
TO SOUTH AFRICA
He Has Decided to Start on His Big
Hunting Trip on April 1.

Oyster Bay, June 2O.-After a hot
and tiresome journey from Washing
ton, President Roosevelt reached Oys-
ter Bay late today and tonight he and
his family are again domiciled in
their summer residence on Sycamore
Hill for his annual presidential vaca-
ton of three months. The usual
preparations have been made for the
establishment of executive offices
here, although the president hopes to
pass the most restfu1 summer which
he has had since he entered the
White House, but he will be in con-
slant touch with governmental af-
fairs, and give his customary close
attention to all matters requiring his
consideration.
1t was learned today that President
Roosevelt has fixed April l next as
the date of ihs departure on a hunt
ing trip to Africa.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
BUSINESS SKY CLEAR
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
A NEW HAMMER THROWER
The Record Broken Yesterday al
Torrington, Conn.

Torrington. Conn. June 20.-In COM
peting in field track games here today,
in connection with the usual field day
of the Catholic Total Abstinence union
Of this state, John Flanagan. of the
Irish American Athletic club, estab-
lished a new worlds record for the
hammer throw by sending the hammer
a distance of 175 feet. q inches. The
former record was 113 feet inches.
NJ. F. Horr. of the same club. threw
the discuss 142 feet 4 inch. which it
is claimed is a new worlds record.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
GRAIN.

Chicago, June 2O-July wheat start
ed with a loss of 1s@Ac to u as C
at S6A @S7hc, sold at. S7Ac and fell
off sec. The close was easy at S61A
dS65sc.
July corn opened sc lower to Ac
higher at 694s @7Oc. declined to 69Ac.
The close was barely steady at 699s a
69Ac.
September oats opened 1kc lower to
Nc higher at ASH @46c. held within
that range, closing firm at 45Bc.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
STEVE ADAMS CASE TOMORROW.

Grand Junction, Colo, June 20.-Ev-
erything is in readiness for the opening
on Monday of the trial of Steve Adams
for the murder of Arthur Collins, man
ager of the Smuggler- Union mine at
Telluride in 1902. The state alleges
that Adams, while waiting trial in Ida
no on another charge of murder. con-
fessed that he killed Collins. 1t is eX-
pected that the trial will last month.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
INSISTENT ON HITCHCOCK.
Republican Leaders at Chicago Are
Urging His Selection.

Chicago, June 2O.-The republican
leaders of all sections of the country
VINO remained here a few days after
the convention refuse to accept as
final the declination of Hitchcock to
accept the craftsmanship of the ma
tiOnal committee, which carries with
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
THE STOCK MARKET
UNSPtAkABLY DULL
The Little Motion It Has Is Given II
by Professionals.

New York, June 2O.-Todays stock
market confirmed the tendency of the
previous days of the week by the ar
rest Of yesterdays fall of prices to
lapse into intense dullness. The news
loffered nothing to account for the
new reversal of the narrow movement
and it was obviously caused by the
restriction of dealings to the hands
of professional operators. The sup
port evident in Union Pacific was
the most effective factor in the mar
ket. There was an unsettled clos
ing due to a sudden decline of Rock
Island securities.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
THE REF0RtSTATION
OF GLOBE MOUNTAINS
An Officer of the Bureau Says They
Will Again Be ThickIy Wooded in
Twenty Years.

Globe, Ariz., June 20.-(SpeciaL)-
That the mountains about Globe will
be covered with heavy pine forests
in less than twenty years. is the
statement made by L. S. Miller of
Washington, d. c.. assistant chief in
spector of the bureau of forest ex-
tension.
These mountains were formerly
thickly wooded but the timber was all
cut off as the mines of the Old Do
minion Copper company and others
were opened. Miller made a thorough
examination of the hills and was as
tonished at the luxuriance of the
young pines coming up.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
A BALLOON EXPERIMENT.
The Pommern to Carry 45 Horse
Power Engine.

New York, June 2O.-Dr. Julien P.
Thomas announced today that within
a few weeks he expects to sail over
the city with an engine of 45-horse-
power, suspended from the balloon
P0mmern, which won the information
al balloon race which started from st.
Louis last fall. Thomas said he be-
lieved he would be able to drive the
balloon 40 miles an hour.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago, June 2O.-Cattle receipts
$500; market weak. Beeves $4,000
SO, Texans $4.75@7.25, westerns $4.75
@6.75, stockers and feeders $4,000
$50, cows and heifers S2.50q3.50,
calves $4.75@6.75.
Sheep receipts 1000; market steady.
Natives s3.OO@5.2O, westerns $4,000
5.25, yearlings s4.SO@5.5O, lambs $500
@6.15, westerns $4.0O@4.45.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
LONG DRAWN LAND SUIT.
End of the Trial of the Montana
Smoke" Case.

Helena. June 20.-Forty- days ar
gument in the case of Fred J. Bliss
against the Anaconda Copper Mining
company, known as the Smoke" case,
were concluded in court today before
Federal Judge Hunt. This is said to
be the longest argument in the history
of legal controversies.
The case was started on May 5; 1905.
During the trial $4,000 pages of type
written testimony were taken. This
iamounted to 6,500,000 words. The
briefs consist of 5000 pages. The de-
cision is not expected before six
months.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper 675s, Ameri-
can Smelling 7515, Atchison 81, Chi
cagO. Milwaukee & st. Paul 1908
New York Central 1O3. Pennsylvania
12O5s, Reading 112H, Southern Pacific
S6A. Union Pacific 145A, U. S. Steel
353s, pfd. 1914.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
MEALS.

New York, June 20.-The metal
markets were quiet as usual in the
absence of cables. No quOtable
change was reported. Tin was dull
and rather easy, ranging from $27.75
@2S.121A. Copper continued quiet.
with lake at $12.S71a @13OO, electroly-
tic $12.62h @12.S719. and casting at
$12.50@12.62k. Lead was unchanged
at $4.47h @4.5219, and spelter at
$4.4714 @452A. Iron was quiet.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21
BRYAN SURE OF 1T.

Lincoln, June 2O.-Confident of at
least one hundred more votes than
will be required to nominate him for
the presidency, Bryan is already taking
an active part in the preliminaries of
the convention.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21

SUBURBAN HOME FOR SALE
Brick cottage, barn, poultry house and
yards. pasture. Near car line. Price
reasonable and terms to suit purchas-
er. E. E. PascOe, ITO North Center ST.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
Sporting Notes.

Rowe's Railroaders got their bumps for
fair at st. Adams Saturday when they
went up against the railroad aggregation
representing that city. The home team
played fast, snappy ball and won on its
merits. Busby of the visiting team was
struck in the face with liner in prelim-
mary practice but managed to play
through the game at short. The st. Al
bans and Brattleboro teams have each
won game and the deciding battle will
take place in Brattleboro in the near fu-
ture. Following is the score by innings;
st. Adams, l6302 la
Brattleboro, 90 0 0 0 0 l.
Company | was defeated by the hotel
team at Pine Grove. Springs Wednesday
afternoon, the score being to 0. All Of
the home teams runs were scored on
msplay by r. Allen in left field. Collins
of Stafford Springs, Conn, Bi-state
Lacquer of last year, was in the box for
?. G. s., and proved very effective. j.
Clune also did WELL
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
BRooKLINE.

r. l.. Pierce is running his chair stocH
mill on full time.
Mrs. Noyee of Winhall is visiting heI
son, Melvin Noyee.
Mrs. Clarence Blodgett and son Jo'
seph are visiting in New York.
Robert Potwine has bought pair OF
horses to use on his lumber job.
Mrs. Herman Howe of Newfane visit
cd at c. w. Stickney's this week.
A. C.. Wellman received the nomina.
ton for representative in the republi.
can caucus Saturday.
Moses Randall and daughter Of Bos.
ton were guests at Nelson Smiths the
past week Mr.. Randall is uncle of Mr..
Smith.
Nelson Smith, who bought the old
blacksmith stand so long occupied by
n. c. Marsh will open il for custom
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Hitchcock of
Athens spent Sunday in town. Mrs
Hitchcock is intending to make a visit
of several weeks in Minnesota.
+. l.. Potwine. the local strawberry
dealer, has been busy renovating and
enlarging his plant intending to run
two delivery teams next season.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14

Braitlcboro business men are a uni, in
rcgrctting the intended departure OF
James II. Burke. who last week sold out
his restaurant and expects TO leave short.
~ for Costa Rica 10 take railroad posi-.
ton with the United Fruit company.
During his service as agent at the local
station Mr.. Burke by his unfailing
courtesy and fairness made friends in
spite Of the fact that his position as me
diator between local business interests
and an apathctic il not hostile railroad
corporation was at best an extremely diff.
cult one. Mr.. Burke has always taken an
active interest in the town, and as chair
man of the transportation committee OF
the board OF trade has accomplished much
for its welfare. All in all he is far too
good citizen for Brattleboro to lose.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
WEST DUMMERsToN.

Mrs. S. S. Washer is visiting in Hav'
erhill, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. +. B. Putnam. Mrs. Lila
Lamson and w. G. Chickering Of Wor.
cester, Mass, have come here for the
summer.
Adm Miller will be at b. c. Baldwin S
store Saturday afternoon, Aug. %, TO re-
ceive all taxes which have not yet been
paid.
Mrs. Damase Mongeon OF Woonsocket,
II. IL Miss Hattie Labrecque and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Labrecque of Holyoke,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Labrecque.
Miss Jessie Pike, who has been work
ing at w. b. Leonard's, will spend her
vacation of three weeks in Houghtonville
and Bondville, after which she will go to
Fulton, n. Y. She will be succeeded at
Mr.. Leonard's by Miss Edna Wheeler OF
West Brattleboro
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
State Normal School.

The State Normal School at Randolph
Center will open Tuesday, August 25th
Examination for admission will be held
during the day, beginning at 0 o'clock.
Holders of teachers certificates, other
than limited third grade, and holders of
high school diplomas, will be admitted
without examination mn lion Graduates OF high
mitted to the second year. ARRANGEMENTS
for board and rooms should be made at
once Address CHAS. II. MORRILL,,
principal Randolph Center.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14

When a caucus T. won by methods
which would no; h. tolerated a, a sen.
eral election no person who voted in tina,
caucus, no matter how loyal a party man
he may be, need feel bound 10 abide by
the outcome. Section 22S 81 the Vermont
laws says; "A person who. within the
building in which the voting j. proceed.
ing. endeavop 10 induce voter TO vote
for a particular candidate. shall be fined
So" AZ the caucus Saturday evening
cndcayon 10 induce voters 10 vote for
particular candidate were made no, only
within the building. but within a few feet
Of the ballot box itself, Had such tactics
been employed at general election the
employers would have been breaking the
law. Is there any good reason, then, why
4 candidate whose nomination came about
By methods that would be illegal at the
election in which he is TO figure should
expect the votes OF those who tried to
lcfeat him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
Veteran Engineer Dead.

Squires j. Wilson, 81, one OF the Oldest
railroad engineers in the country, whose
record of drawing the same passenger
train for AZ years is believed to be I'M
equaled, died Saturday in Lyndonville.
He went to work as brakeman on the
Central Vermont in lS49 and became an
engineer in 1852, retiring in 1898, since
which time he had been employed in the
Lyndonville shops of the company. He
was member of the state legislature in
lS9i-95. Mr.. Wilson was born in Deer
ing, N. H., July -, 1881, and practically
his whole life was given to railroad work.
The span of his service included almost
the entire history of railroading in Yer
mont, as he began March Is, 1919, as
freight brakeman on the Vermont Cen
trail, which had been opened from White
River junction to Mortified the previous
year. Mr.. Wilson served the Passumpsic
and the Boston 4 Maine roads under II
master mechanics, travelled about l,6l5,l6
miles, and never injured a passenger nor
killed an employee. Since October, 1898,
he had been in the shops at LSndonville
in charge of the oil supply room, His
wife was Abbie c. Smith of Bath, n. III.
There are two Subsidiaries NJ. of New
York and Homer c., agent of an express
company at Lyndonville.