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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19

DAY he leaves q granite Under him no
election has since been lost IN person
Ally he q commanding and diEnincd, and
~ sreciuus and genial He values human
friendship and holds them ever IN grateful
memory Always innatcly wise and far
seeing his wisdom B. strengthened nov
~ woe o~bservatiun and his vision length
ened and clarified by deep experiences. He
has the Poise o. character. the runtle calm
ness 81 disposition and the conhdence born
81 Sensoicus power He has e~learness Of
ateness Of reason and protnptness OF de-
cision, and a breadth Of view. a depth Of
fairs which 1T him for Frest service In
Ugh station.
He has convictions concerning the fun
eentsi principles OF riEht and wrong
our people and he is not afraid 10 stand
Tor them In public and IN private. Had
could not have acquired leadership In In
diana without them her people would
never have honored or trusted him He
publicly opposed the free coinage Of silver
when many OF the party leaders hesitated
and were afraid to speak. Under his
leadership Indiana republicans declared for
months before the party spoke al ST. Louis
To him and 20 them defeat with honor was
prsIeraois TO victory AT the cost Of a
credit These being morally wrong could
not be politically right. So he and they
believed, and 20 they said.
~ N4adl NuuEahe ne mas leo his party
IN Indiana months since 20 declare for the
prompt and effective revision Of the tariff
Immediately after the November election.
Whatever the result Of that election shall
be, 70 the end that the business interests
OF the country may not be long subjected
TO uncertainty and that the principle Of
protection to American industries shall be
preserved.
His character is as pure and white as a
marble shaft His life, public and private.
Is as clean and se wholesome So the morn
ing light Imbued with a deep religious
sense. he Is too conscientious for hypocricy.
too ~ecrupulous for dishonesty. too candid
for deception. He has n marked degree
the genius OF goodness that characterized
Mckinley and his home life is typical OF
the best there Is Across its threshold no
shadow has ever fallen. He lives in the
open-a manly man. an American gentle
man.
The confidant, adviser and friend Of Mo
ktnley, he has supported the present ad-
ministration with loyalty ana devotion. He
stands today for the policies that have
made II great. He has often said. There
must be no backward step" He has the
ability and the desire TO finish the work
begun.
Mr. Chairman. for these easons-reason
which seem TO be cogent and abiding
Indiana nominates the honorable Charles
warren Fairbanks for president OF the
United States
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
SPEECH NOMINATING MN. TAFT
COngressman Burton of Ohio Propose,
War Secretary Name.

War SecretAry's Name.
CHICAGO. June Is-CongressmAn Theo-
dore Z Burton Of Ohio placed in nomina'
ton Secretary Taft with the following
speech:
This convention enters upon the grave
responsibility Of selecting a presidential
candidate with the serene assurance that
the republican party viii continue 10 rule
this people. What assembled multitude IN
any land has ever pointed the way 70 such
beneficient results for home and for the
rogress OF the whole human race, as the
recurring conventions Of this grand old
orgsniEatonf Yet We 40 not rely alone
compliEhsd. We emphasize, even more. its
supreme qualification 10 solve the problems
II IL especially appropriate that this
gathering should be held IN this marvellous
city Of Chicago, whence the steel bands OF
over plain and river and mountain. 10 a.
most bounoless district bringing the
richest treasures Of q continent 10 lay
righteous uprising against slavery and
BourbOnism. sprung from the nations con-
science. raised it's first triumphant voice
when Abraham lincoln vas nominated.
And here. again, with notes Of thunderous
acclaim. enraptured fhronEs greeted the
naming OF Garfield, Of Blaine, Of Harrison
Again Ohio presents a candidate 70 the
national republican convention. In seven
stubbornly contested presidential cam
paigns. sons OF her sacred soil have led the
emb4ttled republican hosts 10 victory. The
Buckeye state has assuredly contributed
upbuildinE Of the nation. But that which
we are prOuder stu IL her stRlWhu citizen
ship-the mlghtieEt bulwark Of the republic
In every commOnweaith-mad4 up Of
Americas free yeomen, ever ready 10 re-
Epond 20 the tOcEtn o. alarm IN DAYS Of
peril, or 70 crush corruption whenever a.
raises ia menscinG head Prom this citi-
1ensnip Ohio. in the supreme emergency
o. the civil war, sent forth more than
1890 soldiers for our county's defense.
q formidable array easily SURPRISING in
numbers the WOrid-conQuerinE legions Of
imperial Caesar. and even larger than any
army ever mustered BY Britain for the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
HANLY NOMINATEs FAIRBANKS
speech of Governor of Indiana Before
the Convention.

the Convention.
CHICAGO. June l&-Governor J. Frank
Hanly Of Indiana in nominating Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks for the office OF president
Of the United States, said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the Con-
y@ention; a great Dominant PsFS F 2 n
ernment OF a mighty natson-a nation with
VARIED, complex and g~lobe-enelrcllng inter
ests-is here assemblies through us repre-
its faith and select the Instruments OF It's
win for the further administration OF that
government
into This presence and at this moment In
diana comes-yOu have organized the con-
vention. you have published anew your
aith-and now she asks you . pause ana
think before you consummate the final
act for which YOU are Indiana
without whose vote no man fave one has
been elected 10 the presidency IN ntty
years, and he amid excitement and danger
and by the extraordinary, II not uncon-
stitutional process OF a Joint high commits
sion created by act Of congreBs-Indians
appeals TO you not alone In behalf OF the
gifted. tried and trusted son whom she
Tresents for your consideration, but IN her
own behalf, in behalf OF the party whose
fortunes she has long and faithfully fol-
lowed. in behalf OF the country itself-he
country Of which she is an important In
indiana offers you no mystery. no I'M
known, untried statesman Twice she her
self has given him high commission and
each time at It's expiration she found her
commission unstained- The people Of the
nation have once commissioned him. In
deed. he now holds their commission Here
IN this hall, four years ago. the party put
The sal OF iE approval upon him
Given econc place upon tie ticket four
years ago. the burden OF the campaign
fell upon him He did not shrink nor hest
tate, but accepted the trust and carried
the party banner IN honor and triumph
from sea 20 sea BY temperament and
experience he Is peculiarly qualified for
party leadership. In Indiana, fifteen years
asa. he found b party temple brick To-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
NAME OF CANNON Is PROPOSED
Henry $. BOuten of Illinois Nominates
the Speaker.

CHICAGO. June lR-CongressmAn Henry
s Boutell's speech nominating Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon was as follows:
Mr.. President and Member Of the Four
teenth Republican National Convention. In
the name Of half a century Of republican
triumphE. Illinois bids you welcome. 70
prepare for stu further tFiumphs. These
are the scenes Of the first conflicts and the
earliest victories Of our party. Fifty Years
ago men were listening for the words OF
the great debate that guided the deEtinv
Of the nation In this city. eight ana forty
years ago, our predecessors. as min r ers
and stewards Of the republican faith. chose
their first victorious eader. Then the hopes
and warnings q the people found ex-
I resE'on in their call 10 him who had
spoken as never man Epake when ne stirred
the cOLsci fnce Of the nation, Abraham Ian
GO y Of II in0is.
We gave our colOrs into the keeping a the
Great Commander. great alike IN peace
ana m war, without fear and without re-
proech- who never knew oefeat For the
nation. seeking q man 10 carEy On TIE work
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19

WTHAT you do for your boy
w now determines what he
will do for himself latter. We
take boys from 8 to IL years of
age and make systematic, manly
fellows of them.
Let us send you our catalogue
and the booklet, 1.-The right
school for your boy"
Racine College Grammar School
Racine. Wisconsin
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19

More than any other OF our public men
he has had TO dc with our outlying de-
tendencies and colonial relations. It was
he who took in charge the prosecution 81
that colossal enterprise on the fsthnus.
the canal uniting the lesser and the greater
completion of this most stupendous Of pub
completion OF this mosts ~tupendous OF pub.
lie works Is no longer a vague and distant
hope, but an imminent reality. With his
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
burton Greeted with Cheer.


Mr. Burton brought the first applause
when he said, afteT referring TO tbe
friendly rivalry OF other states. thar .to-
Gay we wage the contest for the prize; To-
morrow. ~quickened by a common 1sr,
zeal. the champions Of all the candidates.
with mounting enthusiasm, win 20 for.h
10 conquer the foe"
His reference TO Mr.. Taft as the .,rrsst
war secretary" served 70 again bring forth
applause, which Was renewed with greater
v1gor when he briefly reviewed secretary
Taft's career.
While the delegates and the occupants Of
the galleries and the platform accorded
Mr.. Burton the closest attention, IL was
plainly evident that they were waiting for
the supreme moment 10 give vent TO their
pent-up enthusiasm.
The first mention OF the name Taft nv
the speaker passed almost without notice.
one Ohio delegate made a feeble Ticker
with a nag and said HI" There was a
few hand claps from the galleries. hut
that was all. The name Was uttered and
the orator, s~Eeeping on. before the con-
vention seemed 20 realize that the name
had been uttered When they realized the
fact the moment wa gone and Mr.. Burton
was 100 words farther along IN his address
As Mr.. Barton neared the end Of his
speech a perfect stiffness perVaded the
chamber. He assured his hearers thai
whether IN war or in peace. Secretary TAFT
~ chief magistrate. Would Euids the dss-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19

TAe cheering rapidly increased when I
mau named Seifert- who is a messenger II
the United States senate, held I'D a pictur,
Of Roosevelt The uprosr was 50 great a,
the time the picture was shown that &
was impossible 20 tell exactly where tn.
La Toilette enthusiasm ended and ths
Roosevelt cheers began. The Wisconsin
men took fun charge Of the outburst. how.
ever, ana led 1t with vfg0r and inc easins
enthusiasm as the time went on.
SergeRnt-at-Arms Stone directed one al
his assistants 10 go TO Seifert and order
him TO take down the picture Of Roosevelt
II was promptly done, but The cheer.nR
went on undiminished.
The tumult was 50 great that no human
voice, nor the iusty strokes OF the chair
mans gavel were able 10 penetrate IL and
bring order out Of the vocal chaos. The
excitement was entirely in the galleries. tbs
delegates. with the exception OF Wisconsin.
remaining quistly IN their seats. waiting
for the tornado 10 pass.
The cheering developed definitely into a
Roosevelt demonstration and. ENCOURAGED
by its continuance, the man on the stage
lifted again the ifthograuh Of the presi-
dent which had previously been lowered
al the command OF the ssrgeant-at-arms.
Then IN the balcony there appeared an
immense American flag bearing a picture
Ct Tire president
Demonstration Turns late UProar.
Two men marched across the balcony
platform tn the rear Of the stage and the
cheering was taken up aneN. mingled with
cries OF -Four. four. four years more"
Chairman Lodge abandoning AL efforts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
CONFUSION OF CLAIMS.
Each Set of Delegates Is Claiming To
 Be Regular.

Jacksonville, Fla, February 7.-The aft ermath of the state convention held in St. Augustine yesterday shows confusion of claims and counter claims. Each set of delegates alleges itself to be regular
 and calls the other the bolters. and so complicated is the question that it must be carried to the national convention for final adjustment. In brief it stands thus:
 The state central committee which is sued the call for the convention made up its lists of delegates and issued to each a ticket to admit him to the hall. The contesting delegates, by some means se- cured similar tickets and forced their way into the hall, and despite attempts to forciby eject them, held their places and organized. The two conventions were held in the same hall at the same time the chairman and secretary of the Taft forces being on one end of the platform and those of the anti-Taft forces at the other end, each with their respective bunch of delegates gathered close around.
 It was the convention called to order by Henry s. Chubb, chairman of the state central committed. and the list of dele gates certified by that committee that in- dorsed Roosevelt policies and instructed for William H. Taft for President. The opposing convention organized by adopt ing the report of the committee on creden- tials. which certified list of delegates and every detail of holding a convention was carried out. They claim theirs as the regular convention, with the allegation that there was fraud in selecting the del- egates organizing their convention. and that the other convention overstepped their rights in refusing even a hearing to the contesting delegation from the sev- eral counties. The anti-Taft convention did not instruct for any candidate for President, but the name of Joseph B. For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
aker was loudly cheered whenever men-

aker was loudly cheered whenever mem tioned.
 They adopted the following resolution:
 "Resolved. That we as delegates, duly elected to the republican state convention of Florida, fin convention assembled ex- press our unqualified disapproval of att tempts to influence and control by use of federal patronage, through govern mental officeholders. the selection of dele gates to the republican national conven- ton in the interest of any presidential candidate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
Vorys Talks Pompously.

Columbus. O., February 7.-The follow ing statement was given out here tonight by Arthur I. vorys, manager of the can vass for the nomination of William H. Taft for President at the republican con- vention:
 q have invited Hon. Frank H. Hitch cock to assist in the management of the campaign. He will tender his resignation as first assistant postmaster general. to take effect February 15 He will come here soon to confer with me ah"ut the division of the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
No Increase of Squadron.

London, February 6-The Associated Press is officially authorized to declare that there is absolutely no truth in the report telegraphed from Halifax yester- day that the British squadron in the Pacific is to be materially increased No changes whatever are being made or are being contemplated in the Chinese squad ron and the British government has not the slightest intention of replacing the old Pacific fleet which formerly had it's base at Esouimalt and which Is now rep resented by solitary sloop Of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
MONEY IS WANTED
 ID PAY EXPERTS
Congress Is Asked to Set Aside
 Sum of S750,000
M'ILHENNY MAKES DENIAL
Civil Service Commissioner Declares That No Peohase. Exists on Avery IsIand-Approprlat Asked
 For For Negro Fair.

Washington, February 7.-(Special.)- Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars is wanted of Congress by the interstate commerce commission for the purpose of carrying on the work of Investigating the accounts and financial methods of the railroads. Whether it will be granted by Congress depends on the general dis position of that body towards advanced legislation. Should the appropriation be made, the commission will proceed tt once to perfect the system of supervision of accounts of railroads as provided under the Hepburn bill. In order to put into effect the system of complete supervision and uniformity of accounts it is necessary that the government have means of con ducting investigations of the accounts of railroads, and to this end it has been pro- posed to put at work about 300 skilled ac- countants. The money must be provided by Congress.
 "I deny absolutely that there has been any peonage or any condition resembling peonage in the faintest degree at Avery Island, La. Furthermore. I am not now connected directly in any way with the management of any manufacturing con cern at Avery Island, being simply a stockholder in the concerns"
 Civil Service Commissioner McIlhenny today made the above denial of the all legged condition of affairs at New Iberia La, where 1t has been charged that the McIlhenny company, manufacturers of tabasco. enticed immigrants and held .aI.f
 The House committee on expositions this morning gave a hearing on the bill for the proposed negro national fair to be held at Mobile, an appropriation of $250.000 for which has been requested. H. N. Newsome, president of the exposition and J. c. Banks. secretary, and S. E. Goodwin. member of the board, appeared before the committee. Each made talk regarding the exposition and urged that national aid be extended Representative Taylor of Alabama was present during the hearing and urged favorable action.
 A majority of the committee seems to favor the exposition, though the chair man, Representative Gardner, stated that he was opposed to appropriating gov ernment money to this or any other expo- sition in the future. The exposition is planned to be held this fall, but will prob- ably be postponed until next year.
 Much interest is displayed in army cir cles in the case of Maj George Pickett son of the dashng Confederate officer who led the famous charge at Gettys- burg. tor Pickett appeared under or ders before an army retiring board at San Francisco several weeks ago, and the papers in this case are on the way here. Major Pickett was formerly on duty in this city, and his mother. who is em- ployed in one of the departments. al- ways made her home here. It is said ef- forts are being made to retire the major on account of deafness. although he has become no worse in this respect for sev- eral years. w s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
Cement For Panama Canal.

Panama. February 6-It is reported here that the isthmian canal commission has awarded a contract for 100000 bar rels of cement to be used in construct ing the locks and dam of the canal Work is being actively pushed on the electric power plant at Gatun. which will run most of the machinery in that section of the canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
Suuar Tariff Reduced.

Berlin February 1.-The Reichstag to- day passed the Brussels sugar conven- tion It adopted also a resolution to re- duce the existing duty on sugar from IA to 10 marks per metric hundred weight be- ginning in April, 19o9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
Bitter Blow To Franco.

Hendaye, France, February 7.-The rep .resentative Of the Associated Press trav- eled with Senhor Franco as far as Hen dave and on the way, Franco consented to discuss the portentous events of Sat urday.
 'rhe tragedy was a sad blow for me, '' he said. "I have been struck to the heart. Yet in spite of everything l hope to see my country recover. 1 have con fdence in the future of Portugal and in the monarchy which has been so cruelty tried. When I offered my resignation l told Queen Amelie that all the monarch cal parties had rallied around the throne and that my friends would give the ministry the most loyal and most complete support.
 "I wish henceforth to live in peace far from the politics have abandoned for ever. believe that time will bring a true and fair judgment of my conduct and with this content myself
 Senhor Franco denied with indignation the published statements that Queen
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 7.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
Funeral In Lisbon < esy 'Bt
 Marked By Much b, ,nnOny
AFFECTING SCENE AT BIER
Mother, Wife and Son of Dead King Break Down When Remains Are Put In Coffin-Franco Says
 He Is Heartbroken.

Lisbon February 7.-The simple but impressive funeral services tomorrow will be the final act in the bloody tragedy of Saturday. All the arrange ments for the solemn march through the city and the ceremonies at the church of San Vincente have been com pleted Although it is the ancient GUS tom in Portugal for the new sovereign to walk behind the coffin of the dead monach, as Rink Carlos did when his father was buried 1t was announced to- day that neither the Queen nor the boy King would be able to endure this trying ordeal. Additional troops were brought into Lisbon today to accom- pany the cortege and line the route of march.
 The last of the special foreign mis- sions to attend the funeral arrived in Lisbon tonight and hundreds of floral tributes have been received at the pal ace. Practically every government is represented.
 Charles Page Bryan. the American minister. has sent two wreaths one to King Manuel with expressions of the Roosevelt and the American people, veying the heartfelt respects of the American nation. The bodies of the King and Crown Prince were viewed by the members of the diplomatic corps this afternoon. They lie in the royal chapel.