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coin, Illinois, and Andrew johnson,
Tennessee. Elected.
1868, at Chicago-Ulysses S. Grant,
Illinois, and Schuyler Colfax, Indiana
Elected.
1872, at Ulysses 8.
Grant, Illinois, and Henry Wilson,
Massachusetts,. Elected.
1876, at ncinnati-Rutherford b.
Hayes, Ohio, and William A. Wheeler
Of New York. Elected.
1880. at Chicago-James A. Garfield,
Ohio, and Chester A. Arthur, New
York Elected,
1884, at Chicago-James G. Blaine.
siaine, and John A. Logan, Illinois.
Defeated.
1888, at Chicago-Benjamin Harri-
son, Indiana, and Levi p. Morton, New
York. Elected.
1892. at Benjamin Har-
rison. Indiana, and Whitelaw Reid,
New York. Defeated. ..=.
1896, at st. Louis-William McKin-
ley. Ohio, and Garrett A Hobart, New
Jersey. Elected.
1900, at MISREPRESENTATION Nc
Kinley, Ohio, and Theodore Roosevelt,
/ New York. Elected.
| 1904, at Chicago-Theodore Roose-
Welt, New York and Charles w. Fair
! banks, Indiana Elected.
OF the six men nominated In Chicago
| by the republicans, James G. Blaine
was the only man to meet defeat And
| s- -,
and 1892. that Grover Cleveland receiv-
| ed the two nominations by the DEM
ocratic party which led to his election
the whole presidential successes OF
that party since the Civil War.
Scenes Of oIden Times.
! Scenes stirring and epochal have
marked republican conventions held IN
Chicago. Especially notable were the
nominations of Lincoln and Garfield.
Bryan's ovation and nomination by
the democrats in 1896, following his
famous speech, also was a notabls
event
It was in the old "wigwam," two
story frame structure at Lake ard Mar
ket streets, that Lincoln was named
by the republicans May 10, 1850 Chi
cago was then a city OF 10000 people,
and 10000 visitors from the West and
Northwest thronged here for the big
gathering There were rumors of
war in the air, and IT was felt that
much depended upon the choice Of the
republican party.
William H. Seward, of New York,
led the candidates, SO far as prelimi-
nary representations went, and he
seemed to have so many delegates for
him that Horace Greeley tele-
graphed the New York Tribune that
/ Seward could not lose. William L.
Dayton, of New Jersey; Simon Cam
eron, of Pennsylvania; Salmon p.
Chase Of Ohio; Edward Bates, OF Mis-
souri,, and John Mclean, of Ohio, all
had their supporters, and Abraham
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5000 employees for the convention,
each provided with distinctive
badge.
Mr. Stephen r. Mason, of Baltimore,
the Chief of Doorkeepers, is a warm
personal and political friend of Ser
geant-at-Arms Stone, and he will have
the responsibility of looking after 200
assistants Not a single doorkeeper
will be from the commonwealth of IL
, linois and when Mr.. Upham was asked
why this is so, replied:
It's this way. The subcommittee
doesn't dare ever to appoint residents
of the state which has the convention,
for fear the doorkeepers would be
running in ali their friends, tickets or
no tickets" Sound reasoning, appar-
entity, Missouri, as the show me"
state, might logically have the call
when it comes to doortenders.
Mr.. Mason's 200 assistants will
each receive s. a day, and will be Sc
lected and organized with great care,
instructed not to allow any confusion
or overcrowding.
There will be 1000 Assistant Ser
geants- alarms, 500 ushers and 200
pages, all of whom will be drilled and
be equipped with special insignia.
Eating and Sleeping Problem.
Chicago's hotels, restaurants and
places of merchandising have been
preparing for the reception of the
large crowds Of convention week for
many months. They have figured
| that thousands will come and bring
their families, and the visitors who
| cannot be accommodated in the hotels
will abide with friends or in private
boarding houses.
Can we get a place to eat and
Sleep" will be the absorbing question
| the visitors will be asking as they
near the convention city. coming in
on crowded trains.
Let EN- all come" say the boni-
faces, high and low, managers of no
tells big and little, great and small,
pretentious and modest.
| And I'VE want a chance to feed the
/ crowds say the restaurant keepers,
also of varying pretensions-
| Rooms have been engaged by the
| thousand, but still the hotel keepers
| say they can accommodate the hosts.
According to Manager Shafer, OF the
| Auditorium, the frst-class hotels in
the loop district" Chicago's down
! town section, can accommodate 10000
visitors. While this estimate seems
| a little large, it is figured that, TAX
| ing in the best hotels of the North
and South Sides, as well as those OF
the loop" $4,000, with a little squeez.
/ ing, can be accommodated. In order
| to do this, cots and all extra beds will
have to be requisitioned.
Each delegate and visitor will have
| to put up an average of IS day if
/ he stays at a hrst-class hotel, and
| those who put up at the leading hotels
are expected to pay this sum without
complaint, mindful of the rates some
hotels might charge-and get. The
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Great Northern and Sherman House
expect that each room will accommo-
date four or five persons. Mr.. O'Brien,
chief clerk of the Great Northern,
thinks each of his rooms will earn
$40 a day. Rates at the Sherman
House for persons who bunk four or
five in a room will be 81 day.
The Auditorium, Auditorium Annex,
Palmer House. and Grand Pacific all
have scores of regulars" many of
whom will keep their rooms: but in ad-
dition to these, many of whom live in
the hotels the year round. the mana
gers are preparing TO care for hundreds
of the delegates and visitors. The Au-
ditorium Hotel will take care of 700
visitors, and the Annex as many more.
Chief Clerk Rottman, Of the Palmer
House, says that hotel can take care
of 400 visitors. The Nebraska and
Wisconsin delegations are to be quar-
tered in the Palmer House and the
delegates are expected to double up
The Grand Pacific will have POO
rooms filled with delegates and visit
ors.
Should Secretary Taft decide to
come he will be visitor at the Annex
where the Ohio delegation has reserv'
ed quarters. New York. Pennsylva.
mia. Indiana, and Montana also will
be at the Auditorium and Annex. Man
ager Kennedy Of the Annex, says the
crowd brought to Chicago by the con,
vention doubtless will be much larger
than that of four years ago. but adds
that Chicago's hotel facilities since
I proportionately.
First Days Program.
The official program of the first day
of the convention as issued by Secre.
tary Dover is as follows:
Call to order by Chairman Harry S
New at noon.
Prayer By Bishop P. ]. Muldoon.
Presentation Of gave1 to Chairman
of the national committee.
! Reading of the call by Secretary Do
yer.
Introduction by temporary chairman
| Senator Julius Caesar Burrows o.
/ Michigan.
| Address by the temporary chair
man
| Election of temporary officers.
Selections Of committees on perma
nent organization, rules and order oi
| business. credentials and resolutions.
/ This will be the fourteenth national
| convention of the republican party, the
| first having been held in Philadelphia
| in 1886.
The republican nominees for presi
dent and vice president have been:
| 1856, at PhiladeIphia-John c. Ere
mont, California and William l. Day
ton, New Jersey. Defeated
1850, at Chicago-Abraham Lincoln
Illinois. and Hannibal Hamlin, Maine
Elected.
1864, at Standardization Lin
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Smith, Parkersburg, w. Va; Ernest
Walker Smith, Hartford, Conn; Philip
NJ. Hoefele, ST. Louis, Mo; M. J. To-
bin, Vinton, Iowa; Charles M. Harger,
Abilene, Kan, and Allen Hollis, Con-
cord, N. II. Reading Clerks, Thomas
W. Williamson, Edwardsville, H.; AL
bert Berg, Beaudette, Mimi; George A.
Wilson, Des Moines, Iowa, and w. j.
Seitz, West Liberty, Ky. Tally Clerks,
Roy M. Watkins, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Clyde w. Miller, Usage City, Kan;
Frank R. Bentley, Baraboo, Wis, and
w. A. Steele, Van Buren,, Ark. Mes
senger to the Chairman, Empsirdell
Stone, Indianapolis, Ind, and Messen-
ger to the Secretary, John H. Jack
son, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Are Used to It.
Many of the foregoing have served
in similar capacity in previous con-
ventions. In all there will be nearly
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Chicago, June 13.-When Senator Ju-
Illus Caesar Burrows of Michigan,
wields the gavel to call to order the
delegates to the Republican National
Convention. Tuesday, June Is, the sew
enth session of the party in Chicago
will have begun. II viii be the eley-
cnth gathering of representatives of
the big parties in Chicago to nomi-
nate a president. for the democrats
have held four of their conventions in
this city.
Chicago. therefore. thinks itself
justly entitled to the appellation Con
vention City" a name not more deserv-
ed because of its central location than
because of the size and Importance of
the city among the municipalities of
the nation.
Each day the interest is growing
keener in the big event 10 be held in
the building in Wabash avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets. and daily the amount of bus
mess transacted by Chairman Harry
New and his confreres on the sub
ing.
The Coliseum walls are those which
surrounded Libby Prison when that
noted war relic, which had been a to-
bacco warehouse was transplanted
bodily as a war museum in Chicago.
When the museum was dismantled and
old Libby scattered to the four winds
with nf
cious parts which have been treasured
by Charles F. Gunther for his great
collection of war curios, steel girders
and arches and brick walls replaced
it, and the Coliseum rose in its stead.
Completed in 1900, the Coliseum
was opened for the National G. A. r.
Encampment before the finishing
touches were added. The building
cost 100000. plus $4,000 for its com,
plete electric lighting plant In its
construction, steel arches fell. sacrific
ing the lives of some of the workmen
The building is four blocks from the
lake.
Only Filled Twice.
The Coliseum has twice been filled
to capacity, holding 12,00o persons or
each occasion, these events being tho
days upon which Mr.. Roosevelt spoke
during the campaign of 1900 and when
Bourke Cochran spoke in the interests
OF Mr. Bryan. For the present con
vention there will be just 1.16I seats
making no allowance for standing
room.
The acoustics are good and there art
IL large exits, consisting OF double
doors. Six of these exits open upoT
paved alley on the east side and 81,
open upon Wabash avenue.
The main body of the delegates, 9Si
strong, will have chairs stretching
from the Platform out to a line bisect
ing the main floor, east and west, anC
back OF this line. filling the space or
the main floor, will be the seats Iol
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the afternates. Visitors will have
seats in the rising banks OF chairs at
the north. east and west edges of the
main arena. The seating capacity is
materially larger than in 1904. when
there were but $500 chairs. although
there was considerable standing room.
Decorations of the convention hall,
been pleasingly disposed around the
galleries and in the arches and CORD
ers. Pictures of candidates, past and
prospective, have been barred.
One of the biggest, if not the biggest,
problems which has engaged the ener-
gies of Chairman New and his associ-
ates has been the apportionment of
tickets for seats. Such a demand never
before confronted a national committee
and were the seating capacity of the
Coliseum six times as large as it is a
ticket for every seat at every session
could have been allotted. Senators
and representatives have written on
behalf of their constituents, and thous-
ands will have to be disappointed. And
still the mails received in the attract
i've little Convention Postoffice," in
the Coliseum Annex, continue to bring
requests for more seats.
Why, from Indiana alone, l have
received 5000 requests" said Mr..
New the other day, as he mopped his
brow in good natured despair. But
my state will have to be content with
its due proportion along with the
rest"
Officials Working.
With Mr.. New on the subcommittee
of the National Committee are Senator
n. B. Scott, of West Virginia; Charles
F. Brooker, of Connecticut; Powell
Clayton. of Arkansas; David w. Null.
vane of Kansas; Ernest E. Hart OF
Iowa, and Secretary Elmer Dover OF
Ohio. Colonel William F. Stone OF
Maryland. the ergeant-at-arms, has
been tremendously busy with the prac-
teal details of the seating arrange
mentS.
Fred w. Upham. as chairman of the
| Chicago committee on arrangements
has received $1,000 for convention ex
penses. and says his committees pre-
| liminary work is all done. He will
| have in all about 900 tickets to dis
| tribute each day of the convention
and has made more or less consistent
rule of allotting a ticket for each S10C
contributed to his expense fund He
thinks there will be a percentage left
| to be returned to the subscribers. Mr.
| Upham will have a private box il
which he will care for 5S guests.
The other day Fernando Jones. Chi
cago's eighty-nine-F ear-old oldest set
tier called and asked Mr. Upham for 6
ticket. Il haven't missed a eonven
| ton of the party held here since 1884,
| he explained, and / think I'm abou
good for two more. Are you going tc
give me ticket?"
"Surer' said Mr.. Upham. You'll
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\PSEoS BEATS ON EACH SIDE SPACE NAM FLOOR
\ VACANT IN PcTOeE, WILL De OCCUPIED DELEGATE
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ORGANIZATION OF
LEAGUE MONDAY
All the Minor Details of the
|. o. Circuit Will Be
Completed Then.
MANAGERS ARE VERY BUSY.
REPORTS FROM ALL CITIES TO
COMPOSE THE LEAGUE SHOW
THEM ACTIVE, ARRANGING FOR
SEASON..

Monday there will be a meeting of
the promoters of the lndiana-Ohio lea
que at Van Vert At this NEE ting
il is expected that final steps toward
organizing the league will be cOmplet-
ed. The election of 4. r. King as
president will be ratified. a secretary
will Be chosen, and executive and
schedule committees appointed. At
this meeting the question OF whether
toe league Will apply for national pro
lection will be definatcly decided.
BlutftOn opposes the league becoming
affiliated with organized baseball but
the other seven clubs desire prOteC-
ton so Rluffton will probably be told
10 quit howliu% and climb on the band
wagon.
Ben Crosse. formerly sporting editor
of the old Indianapolis Journal. has
been sent TO Muncie by President
King for the purpose OF organizing
a stock company which will place an
|. Q. league club in that city. Crosse
should have no trouble i'll interesting
the MunCie fans.
Harry Hall has selected managers
for the Marion and KokOmo clubs and
players are now being signed up for
these teams. At Anderson Peaches
ONcil is busy organizing his Auder-
son team DR.. Prince is busily engag-
ed in building up his PiQua team,
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Asserted That the Prosecution
Will introduce Several in the
Smith-Vaughan Breach of
Promise Case.
MAY BE HEARD SOON AS
COMPROMISE is UNLIKELY
Dispositions in the Case Have
Been Taken, Mrs. Smiths
Being the Latest-Promis-
es of an Interesting Case.

II is probable that the case OF SUI
san J. S1nith against John d. Waugh
an, will soon be- given a hearing i'll
the circuit court Mrs. Smith charges
the aged defendant with breach OF
promise and asks for $4,000 damages.
This morning in the presence Of T. J.
Study, attorney for Mir. Vaughan, Mrs.
Smiths deposition was taken. Yes
terday Mr.. Naughan's deposition was
taken in the presence Of John F. Rob
bins and Henry L. Johnson, attorneys
for Mrs. Smith.
1T was reported that the case would
be compromised, but it is denied that
the dispositions Of the two principals
were taken for this purpose. The
case promises to be the most interest
ing one ON the civil docket.
A number of love letters from Mr..
Vaughan to the Muncie widow will be
presented by the prosecution to sub
stantate the claim that Mr.. Vaughan
proposed marriage TO Mrs. Smith but
latter refused TO wed her. Interesting
charges against Mrs. Smith will prob
ably be made by the defense.
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SOLDIERS GRAVES
BETTER CARED FOR
Sol Meredith Post 6. A. r.
Thinks County Commits
Sioners Should Aid.
MANY UNKNOWN" DEAD.
LOTS IN VETERANS BURYiNG
GROUND ARE NOT MARKED
AND GRAVES HAVE BEEN LOST
IN THIS WAY

At the next meeting of the Sol
taken to have the graves of soldiers
at Earlham cemetery better cared for
Some years ago the county commits
sionerS secured 4 plot of ground at this
cemetery as Il burial place for voter-
ans. II was never plated off into lots
and no markers were placed over the
graves Of many soldiers. Consequent
ly there is large list OF "unknOwn''
dead,
Sol Meredith post has received a
consignment OF government grave
stones and some of these have been
placed on the graves of the known
dead by members OF their families. \
number of relatives OF deceased vet.
Grams have never taken the trouble to
have these stones placed. The post
will rescue these markers from the
cemetery stone pile and see that they
are put in their proper places.
The post will also urge the commits
sioners to arrange to have the sold
iers' burial ground properly laid of
into lots and to have a record kept OF
all veterans buried there. The post
will raise a subscription to buy mark
ers for the graves Of all dead com
radeS The condition of the soldiers
burial ground as ii is now is dis
grace to such community as Wayne
county" said Adjutant john Markley
today
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4 STORY OF RAPHAEL.
The Way the Grea. Italian Painter
Once Settled a Bill.

Raphsel, the great Italian painter
whose celebrated Biblical pictures are
worth fabulous sums OF money. was
not a rich man when young. He en-
countered some Of the vicissitudes Of
life, like many another genius. Once
when travelling he put up at an inn
and remained there unable to get away
through lack of funds TO settle bis
bill. The landlord grew suspicious
that such was the case and his re-
quests for a settlement grew more and
more pressing. Finally young Raphael
in desperation resorted TO the follow
ing device:
He carefully painted upon table
top in his room number of gold coins
and. placing the tn bic in a certain light
that gave q startling effect, he packed
his few belongings and Summoned his
host
There, be exclaimed, with a lord
ly ware OF his hand toward the table.
SIS enough Ia settle ny bill and more.
Now kindly show tho way 10 the door
The iunkeeper, with many smiles and
bows, ushered his guest out and then
fastened back 10 gather IN his gold.
His rage and CONSERVATION when be
discovered the fraud knew no bounds
until 4 wealthy English traveller. rec0g-
MIXING the value OF the art put in the
work. gladly paid him ESQ for the TIA.
BILE.
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POLO GAME TONIGHT
Richmond Will Meet the Sum-
mitviIIe-Marion Team
At Coliseum.
ONE CITY LEAGUE GAME.

The crack Richmond polo five will
meet the strong combination team
from Marion and Summityille tonight
at the coliseum. This team has Sc
cured an even break with Richmond
up to date. each having won one game
on its home floor. The Summitvillc
aggregation is only one in Indiana that
has succeeded in lowering the Rich
mOnd colors during the present season.
For this reason an unusually large
crowd is expected to witness the con
test tonight.
The preliminary game will be played
between the KrOnes and Bellviews. two
city league teams. Almost equally as
much interest surrounds this match as
it does the stellar attraction Of the
evening.
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THE CRITICS SHRUG.
A Story of an Old Persian Poet and an
Aspiring Shah.

n story or an Old PERSIAN rock ana an
Aspiring Shah.
"To be fair" said q noted dramatic
critic. els sometimes hard and cruel,
and sometimes it is rash You know
there are reprisals. The answering
fair critic often takes up his pen with
the shrug of Omar, the old Persian
poet
You have heard of Omar's shrug?
No? Well. it was eloquent. The shah
once had sent for the old poet.
"'Omar,' he said, I have written
some verses Listen. and l will read
them TO you
And he read the verses and IN the
ensuing silence looked at Omar anX-
iously. 'Well?' he said
Heaven born said Omar gently.
each to his own calling. Scepter in
hand. you are most wise. Just and
powerful, but pen in hand Omar
shook his head and chuckled. Heaven
born said he. such verses would dis
grace a nine-year-old schOolboy'
His eyes flashing with wrath, the
shah shouted to his guards:
ITO the stables with this old fool,
and let him be soundly logged
Yet the shah. for all, respected
Omar's judgment. and when. Il week
later, another idea for poem came TO
his mind and was feverishly executed
he sent for the fearless and fair critic
again.
"'Another poem. Omar. 4 better
one. I'm sure youll think it is a bet
ter one he said wistfuly. And he be
gan to read the second poem to the old
man.
But in the middle of the reading
Omar turned and started for the door.
"'WhCrc are YOU going" said the
shah IN aUazcuout
omar looked back aud shrugged his
shoulders.
TO the Slahles.' he answered. FOX
another logging, - Denver Hepub-
liCan
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Affairs Of the Sporting World

Decatur fans, despite the fact that
the town has been dropped from the
lndiana-O Ohio league, remain loyal and
is giving to the organization the hene-
fit of its advice The fans there take
the very sensible view that the inter
ests of the league can be best sub
served by the election of Frank Run
yam, of Button, to the PRESIDENT
Ex
Cole. the pitcher of college fame,
who halls from Columbus, has signed
to do slab duty for Richmond. The
Quakers are assembling a strong staff
of box artists. it being plain that Man
ager Jessup is planning to hold his
opponents safe in every department,
he having already strengthened both
the in and out fields.-EN.
Perl LaRue. who guided the desti-
mics of Button during the last few
weeks of the season of 1907, will again
be in charge of the team.
Ii is said that Tim Hurst may soon
take a partner and female at that
This is evidently one OF Tins winter
jokes.
Fred Buelow was arrested and sent
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marrisae as a Failure.

There is more nonsense talked IN
the abstract about marriage as Il fail
ure than il talked about any other
branch of the conduct of life If a
census On the subject could be taken
am sure 1t would be found that the
majority Of married people jog along
very comfortably and are much hap
pier in their united state than they
POSSIBLY could have been had they re-
manned unmarried. The number of di-
Norces is usually quoted TO prove that
marriage is & failure. but what. after
oil, is the number Of divorces in pro-
portion TO a population Of many mil
lions Of married peopIe:-Mme. Sarah
Grand in London Chronicle.
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When q hen is made sick eating too
freely OF grass she lays what are
known as grass eggs. Grass eggs
are poor stuff They have an unpless-
ant favor, and the yoIk wsbbles
around in q weak and watery white
and is green and duh In color. The
term is one applied by Gamblers. who
discover while testing that there is
pale Greenish hue TO the eggs and that
they are not at all of the bright, fresh
color that we find in healthy eggs
Baltimore American