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oey's ovestlon ended the spssehme.
kieo. and Almsst Put Step .

Daniel H. Grady. the brilliant youns
Portage lawyer. comes to Milwaukes
almost every week, and usually has at
least one new story to tell. says tie
Free Press Of that city. This 10 the
last one Mr.. Grady passed out for the
delectAtion Of = group of Democratic
politicians.
Col. Jim" Burke of Mauston. was
an enthusiastic lrishman, and an ora
tor who believed in using the noor''
~ long ~ he could keep II on the rare
occasions when his fellow townsmen
permitted him to make q speech. The
colonel responded to the toast, "The
Emerald Isle" at . big ST. Patrick's 3
day banquet some years ago. and he
made good hts ancient reputation ~ .
long-distance talker. After recalling
the history Of ireland during all the
distressful centuries with close atten-
tion to details. the speaker paused for
breath The audience was glad Of the
respite.
And now rye told ye a few Of the
great eyints Of the glorious history Of
the ould sod" said the colonel. mop
ping his brow. rs there amy wan
who wishes to ask amy Questions?"
A little lad At the far end q the
room stood up timidly.
IF Ofm not out Of ahrder," he piped
shrilly. If Ofm not out Of ahrder. Ord
ioike to ask Just wan question"
Very WE'LL" said the colonel. "T'd
be happy to answer II I can"
We'll. thin" said the lad. would
yer be SO kind rs to tell me what
toime O. the night or the marnin' Il
is?" said the lad
The band struck up the "Wearin' O.
the Green" to head on the incipient
riot
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Uses Animals Make Of Their Tale.
Horses. cows and other creatures
use their tails as ny flappers. says q
writer In Dumb Animals. Cats. squir.
rels and many more twist them around
their necks for comforters. The rat
has raised the use Of the tail to q fine
art. for by its means It guides the
blind and steals jelly. oil and cream
out OF Jars and bottles.
The macaco plays ~ merrily with
its tail % kitten does. and the
marmoset while II sleeps uses Its
tail - sort Of blanket.
The raccoon catches crabs with its
tail. Every one knows how the
monkeys Journey through painless for
ests BY swinging from tree to tree,
while the fishes steer their way
through the water by their tail fins.
The ant eater puts up its big bushy
tail for an umbrella. The vanity of
the peacock IL fed by the beauty Of
its tail.
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Montana's ADVANTAGES
Attract Big Crowds

The Montana Exhibition Car of Northern Railway
starting its journey last Summer has travelled in addition
the Exhibit at the Dry Farming Congress in Billings Mont
through the states of Soh Dakota Nebaskabeng shown
the National Corn Show III Omaha, Nebwesen Iowa
Missouri The attendance all points has varied from 500
$500 people daily and the interest taken by all IN the prospects
securing free homes in the State of Montana has been The
southern Illinois,
General Offices Of the Great Northern St. Paul. shows the
great enthusiasm regarding ones chances in Montana
STOP At the free stereopcon lectures descriptive Of the
Great Northwest each evening the City Halls and Opera
Houses in connection with the Exhibit Car the audiences have
seekers fares effect the outlook is for heavy immigration
sections of Montana this Spring.
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Big rur.l. caueh. with . Lieh. Rod.

Bic Turtle Caught with . Lieht Rod.
L. L. Belts. John Miller and H. J
Saxon made one Of the most remark
able fishing catches yesterday ever 70
corded. The gentlemen went out on
the yacht La Poupee and while trollins
about Mr.. Belts hooked iuto q l50
pound loggerhead turtle.
The monster put up Q game fight
and for fully two hours It was NIP and
tuck between turtle and man, but the
man trtumphed. rs nearly always he
does. and his turtleship was hauled
aboard and brought to port. The cap
ture of the turtle is remarkable. nrst.
because they seldom take 4 hook, and
second. because Mr. Belts had only 4
Hight rod and reel and slender tackle
and was not prepared to undertake
such killing" II was skilled ma.
nipulation Of the reel more than any.
thing else that made the capture OF
the turtle possible.-Miami News,Rec.
ord
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Executive Office Helena Mont. March ).
1910.
convention il hereby called to be held
in Billings. Montana. June. I6. ~. rs. 1910.
for the purpose Of discussing ways and
means for the improvement Of the public
highways Of Montana. and to awaken I
more general interest in road building
ard improvement.
Representation 10 the convention will be
as follows: Senators and Representatives
In Congress. Elective State officers.
Twenty-Five delegates from the State .,
large. to be appointed by the Governor.
Five delegates from each county, to be
appointed by the Governor. The County
Commissioners Of each county. Five dele.
yates from each county. 10 be appointed BY
the Bosrd Of County Commissioners
The County Surveyor Of each comfy.
Tho Mayor Of each city and town. Three
delegates appointed by each Mayor.
Five delegates appointed BY tho Presi-
dent Of the Montana Society of Engineers.
Three delegates appointed by each
Chamber Of Commerce or board Of Trade.
Three delegates appointed by each Auto
mobile Club. Three delegates appointed
by each Farmers association. A represen-
taiiye from each daily and weekly news
paper in the state. The following persons
are named .s An Executive COMMITTEES to
make the necessary arrangements for the
convention. with power TO appoint any SUBJ
committees they may deem advisable.
w. b. George, d. O.Donneil p. b.
Moss. w. s. Garnsey. II. w. Rowley. !
Collins West. Z. b. Campbell. Christian
Yegen. r. Z Shepherd. and w A. Sell
vidge. OF Billings. w. NJ. Bickford. Z. c..
Largey. Of Butte. J. c. Mccarthy. of
bozeman. Frank ~ Smith. Of Helena. W.
X. Allen. OF Anaconda. A. W. Niles of
Livingston. w A. Talmaee. Of Red Lodge.
]. NJ. Keith. oil Missoula. c. r. Marphy.
OF Great Falls.
A meeting of The Executive Committee
Is hereby called 10 be held AT Billings,
March Io. al o'clock p. M. 10 make pre-
arrangements for the convention,
and for the transaction Of such other busi-
ness as may property come before the
Committee.
Edwin L. Norris Governor.
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"Ths Old Nan In the eelfry" 10 Dead,
Joa-. s,srham. known for many
years as the "old man OF the belfry.'
and for 40 years elder and trustee of
the Church Of the Sea and Land. is
dead He was sSfamiliar figure on the
East Side. and his time was solely
devoted to the amelioration of the
lot of the poor. Mr.. Denham was born
In Scotland In 1896. and came to New
York In 1860. working for many years
thereafter AZ a tailor. He became el.
der and trustee Of the church. and
when he retired from business. fifteen
years ago. he took up his residence In
the belfry Of the building. 10 that he
might be near the needy persons IN
the neishborhood.-New York Post
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10 the charge 1gainst him, and viii
probably receive sentence in da,
or two.
ln'o nation was also filed against
James Burns, charging assault,
and the Court appointed John R.
Hurley 10 defend him.
Vincena Peters, a native oil
Germany, was admitted to citizen.
ship, w. B. Shoemaker and !. T.
Farris, vouching for his good char.
acter John G Simpson, . native
Of Scotland. was also gwen his
final citizen papers His witnesses
were 5. p Mitchell aud Bert
Bowers.
Following are the calendars for
tins term.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
State vs. James A. Baker. Grand
Larceny. March a..
State vs. RAYMOND Cole, Grand
Larceny. March as
State vs. VIM, Boyles, Gambling,
March "A.
State VS. Gingras, Fraudulently
obtaining money. March as.
State VS. Paul E Murray. Grand
Larceny. March 20.
CIVIL CALENDAR
Annie L Zick VS. Chas L Zick.
Divorce, March a8.
Lewis P Sawyer VS.. Mabel
Sawyer. Divorce. March az.
snet Haynes vs. Milo Long.
March 29
X G Bennett and Bert Shufelt
VS. Carr. March 29,
P. Smith, Jr VS. Horace Jack
son. March go.
Alice Smith VS. H.lmer Jersen,
March 80.
Frank Stevens VS. G. N. Ry Co.,
March 81.
II. cosier ct al vs. A. ]. Cnlweil.
ct al March 81.
FIRST National Bank OF Culbert-
son VS. b. b. Larson. April and.
John f. Mann vs. Edward Lippy,
April 2.
ane E. Evans, execntrix vs. K.
o Slette, April Z
Stanley McNsil VS. Angel ID
Butler, April S
Alexander f. Stevens VS. Geo. +.
Burke and Jennie Furke. April S.
Bankers Reserve Life Co. VS.
Foss. Lesson April 8.
Fl. Oswald VS. sam McKetch-
he. April 6.
Cynlle Roy VS. T. E Brady ct al,
April II.
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ow, That Kills sp.rrew..

A trapper In the southern part Of
town reports that he caught Q wood.
chuck In one OF his <raps last week
and that when found the animate head
had bsea eaten BY one Of the large
owls that are % plentiful hereabocts
thla season.
The next day the man IN making his
rounds saw the owl in Q tree above
tAs trap. apparently waitins for u
ssap to provide hin With another nal
fhs uooecAuck-eatang owl = = -
variety that = 80 = - 1ootrogina
- na1y Un0llGA aoogsoBo ~ vinee9.
-Wotegylale eagronDaa1ooeo 49,
0ratiasl
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What In the world 10 that noiser.
asked visitor a. . continuous dull
humping sounded Just over her head.
That 10 the family above us.- said
the hostess. They are interested in
Dsychical research. and are making Z.
tabls rap. - they oftsA DO a. n eve-
nane- Tee. II b quits annoytng. but
tAsy are good nelghboss snA we lent
eo0D1nia- The tuo 1anghtsrs q u
boaos .aso eu1te sxDest = III ~.
- ~ 49, . ooe1u1y wo0ao hlso1
- - eoeoRon0 ~ guoses - -
eveoAG They - - \ - . Roae
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BETTER THAN GOLDEN EGGS


Recently hen was exhibited AZ
WfIkesbarre. Pa. and took all the
prises as the best Of her kind. So i'm.
portant did she grow in the estima.
tion Of the holders that her owner
was offered $4,000 for her but 70.
fused Il. At about this time the hen
laid an egg and. that II might be evi-
dent that she was . producer a. we'll
% show bird. her owner allowed the
product Of her labor to remain in the
pen with her. This was . tactical
blunder. for the egg was ?urloined
shortly and has not been seen since
Now there II well-known story to
the ehect that goose Of the dim and
distant past once laid golden egg.
Taking Il that the historian was sure
Of his facts. this goose OF fame has no
such claim upon renown a has the
Wilkesbarre hen. Here 10 4 bar Of
gold containing $4,000 In the treas.
ury at Washington which visitors are
allowed to lift to get the idea OF Just
how heavy that much money IL. Il
weighs something like thirty pounds.
Now. II the egg Of this hen. with che
prospect Of being hatched into
creature a. valuable al the parent, II
estimated - being worth one-tenth a
much - she ID. the stolen egg would
be worth $1.0O0-which amount OF
money would weigh three pounds or
- much - two dozen eggs. So the
esq Of the Pennsylvania hen IL worth
- times ~ much a. the greatly.
touted goose egg and deserves fame
In accordance.
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DISTRICT COURT
Judge Tattan Arranges the CAL
enjar and Disposes Of Minor
Matters.

From the Valley County News:-
District Court for Valley County
opened Wednesday, Judge Tattsn
presiding. Owing to the lareness
Of the trains from the West, the
Judge did not arrive until late on
the Ist oi March. the FIRST Of the
term, and court was adjourned by
Clerk until the and. There was
quite : large array Of 1onncil. near
ly all the Valley County bar being
present and some from outside
Among the Valley County lawyers
were County Attorney Thomas
Dignan, John L. Slat,ery, T. E.
Crutcher. John r Hurley. George
E. Hurd, Howard M Lewis, l.. p.
Evans, all Of Glasgow, John A.
Tressler Of Malta, Paul Babcock.
F M. Catlin, r O. Lunke and c
E. Conner, Culbertson. Among
the Attorneys from outside were
Judge Clayberg. Helena. o. P. NJ
Jameson, Portland. Oregon. and
VIM. Greer, from Williston. N. d
Judge Tattan went over the
criminal and cival calenders 10
ascertain the number of cases for
trial, and ordered a jury of sixty
names drawn to repor, for the trial
of cases on March a2nd. Con
sideration Of applicants for Citizen
ship, probate matters and the re.
ceiving OF number Of informations
filed by the County Attorney. oc
cupied the time Of the court TOR
the day.
Mrs. Mary Symns. OF Malta.
mother and only heir OF w. l.
Symns, diseased, was appointed
OF that estate. which
consists OF personal property OF
the value Of about s2. 900
VIM. Ennis. of Culbertson, was
appointed administrator OF the rs.
tate OF his diseased wife. There
IS personal property in the estate
OF the value OF about $500. Mr.
Ennis, and one son are the sole
heirs.
County Attorney Dignan filed IN |
formations in the District Court as
follows:
State VS.. Paul E Murray, for
grand larceny.
State VS.. George Drvis assault
State VS. John Gingras.. obtain
ng money through false pretense.
State VS.. Verne H. Bostwick.
Frank Stephens and P. ]. Nacey.
'iolatiop Of the Antigambling law.
Stste.vs. Mark Thomas. gam
bling.
Gingrs il accused of drawing
heck ON the Glasgow National
Bank in favor Of Rae Carlisle for
$500 not having any funds |.
. the bank. John l. Sisttesy 10
'ttosnsy; and he pleaded net guilty |
. TIE charge.
Geosge Davis pleaded .guile, |,
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The Homestead Drama,ic Club win give
theatrical entertainment in the culbsrs-
son Opera Hall next Tuesday evening
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-30
WON A COURT VICTORY
State Board Of Charities Sus-
tanned BY County Judges
in Many Cases

Guardlanshlps for 15e children
have been terminated by action Of
the state department of charities aud
corrections and the wards have been
turpcd over to the board Of control
OF the state home at Pryor Creek. II.
Euson and Or. ]. II. STOPPER have
been busy several weeks in tho east.
ern part of the state Strengthening
cut the affairs OF orphans.
In many cases the allotments OF IN
dian children have been lost through
administrators. oil anu gas lands
have been diverted In several cases
ard in some no accounting can bo Sc
cured The shameful plumber OF the
children went on for years. There
arc yet many children In the clutches
Of sharks, say the board members
The practice of the department o.
charities Is to secure proof OF mis-
management and go into probate cour
ID have guardians discharged.
The department has turned over Y
the board of control $4,000 ~ casl
belonging to various children, loSeth
or with the cleared titles to lands.
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CHICAGO SOFT DRINK CONSUMER

Special to Daily Leader
Chicago, Ills, June S0.-i1alt mli-
lion dollars day Is the amount that
Chicagoans are spending this warm
weather In the effort to keep coOl BY
drinking cooling beverages, and less
than half OF that goes for beer and
other intoxicants. The soft drink
ers" are great spenders when the
thermometes gets to the 90-lnHthe-
shade notch In Chicago. Thousands
Of gallons ol ice cream and other SOFT
drinks and thousands Of barrels OF
beer ale required to slack Chicago $
thirst for one day. and this city leads
the world in the quantities Of iced
beverages consumed, New York being
a close second, and the large cities
of foreign countries being hopelessy
left behind They haven't been edll-
Gated to the American Iced drink
habit lee cream and ices extract
$200,0OO day from the pockets OF
Chcago's thirsty ones. Beers take out
another 100000 The remaining Sl00
600, Is contributed BY lemonade drink
ers, the buttermilk drinkers, the iced
tea drinkers, the unfermented grape
Juice drinkers and those who are par-
tlal TO other kinds OF soft drinks Chi
cago not only consumes more lee
cream than any other city, but manu-
features thousands of gallons daily
that ARE shipped 10 other places, some
OF the shipments golng as far south
as Memphis.
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initiative law and the capital election
The declaration of results and the NOV
ing of the governor. Oklahoma City
is claimed to be the capital and it is
asserted that the governor and secre-
tary OF state We're only doing their
duty under the law, having no discre-
tion in the affair. 1t is claimed the
matter is political and consequently
rot subject to control Of the courts.
The right of the county attorney to
bring the action Is /. snied, and 1t is
claimed only the governor or attor-
ney general have the right to take up
such matters on behalf of the state.
The probability of delay in case the
contention is fought out in the regu-
lar way is set out; and in connection
it is claimed that the fiscal affairs
Of the state are in danger of being
demoralized to an iIreparable extent.
Capital site options in Oklahoma City
are to expire by their own limitation
on July IL. 1t is claimed that the
records of the state are Iiviued be-
cause the governor and secretary had
removed to Oklahoma City before the
Injunction and the other officers were
forced by the injunction to remain
here. 1t Is claimed that proper sub
division of taxes can not be made
in this unsettled condition Of affairs
and that collections may be prevent
ed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-30
YANKEE MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Agricultural and Mechanical
College Has Two Newly
Chosen Instructors

Special to Daily Leader
saltwater, Okla, June S0,--Dr, ~
X. Francis OF the University of MIS-
sourl. yesterday was elected by the
college committee OF the state poaru
of agriculture ar head Of the chem
istrv department OF the state az iciil'
tural and mechanical college. Prof.
il. d. Strothers Of the New England
conservatory Of music in Boston. was
elected to the head Of the violin de'
partment and band leader.
The committee found q considerable
surplus In the fund appropriated iol
the last term OF the school and mahe
provIsioa for the laying OF cement
walks on the campus and the efec
ton OF a sl,25O grand stand on the
athletic field
Members OF the board present were
o. A. Brewer X. r. Wilson, Franh
lkard and J. w, l.. Corley
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-30
DEMANDS COMPANY OBEY LAW

Bank Commissioner c. B. Cockrell
has made a peremptory demand on
the Jackson Loan and Trust company
OF Jackson, Miss, that il promptly
settle claims with its Oklahoma pat
rons, estimated to total as high as
d quarter of million dollars "Un-
less you do" says the bank commits
sioner, I am going to consolidate
these claims and ask for a receiver
fer your company"
The Jackson Loan and Trust com
pany has been making loan contracts
all over Oklahoma. Bank Commits
sioner Cockrell now has correspond
ence involving approximately 300
such contracts, but few OF which the
Mississippi company seems to have
lived up to.
The company according to tho
bank commissioner, sells a contract
Al so much a month, calling for d
certain building loan when the con-
tracts are paid up. Some applicants
appear to have gotten nothing back
Others after the banking department
took UP their case, would get back a
part of what they had paid In, the
loan company keeping the remainder
for attorney fees, commission, etc.
The Jackson Loan and Trust com
pgny has been operating under state
license, which the bank commissioner
has refused to renew. Recently II can
celled all its agents contracts ant
withdrew from the state It Is unde
a 100000 state bond signed by w
II. Coyle. The company has also So
00o cash with the banking depart
naent here. as surety of it's good N
tcntions. When II withdrew from
the state the company made deman
for this $1,000 cash, but was refuse
the money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-30
GROWING
POPULATION
REPORTED
CENSUS ESTIMATES MAKE
OKLAHOMA LEAD
SOUTH
MORE THAN ONE
MILLION IS AFFIRMED
six Southern States Have Great
GTOWih Oklahoma
Leading All
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, D. G., June 80. That
the census OF 1910 will show the
Southern states, including Missouri
and Oklahoma, to have made gain
In population of twenty one percent
since 1900, is the present estimate OF
the Southern Commercial congress.
The five Southern states which made
the greatest gain according to tho
cstimaes, are Oklahmo, Texas, Mis-.
souri,, Georgia and Alabama.
Oklahoma gained l250,O00 at the
lowest possible estimate. and her
commercial growth Is even still great
err 1t Is also stated that the first
estimates may be 100 small, because
there has been much great growth In
the rural districts, farms being made
smaller each year.
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CAUsEDO[A7A BY STRIKING HAND

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla. June 10
Otto Ewing, aged 43, the victim OF
the elevator accident at the Lee
lIuckins early Wednesday morning,
died from injuries in the emergency
ward of st. Anthony hospital, where
he had been taken for treatment. Al
first his condition was not thought
serious. but an examination showed
internal injuries which speedily
brought on death.
The accident was most unusual
one. Ewing started to board the car
on the ground floor to go to the
room of friend on the second floor
but in entering stumbled and struck
the hand of the elevator boy just
as he reached for the lever. The car
shot upward and caught Ewing VINO
had fallen across the doorway, man
Cling him badly before the excited
boy could bring the lift to stop
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tBy Asstd Press)
(By Asstd Press J
New Orleans,
June 30.
homa tonight
and Friday, will
be cloudy.
GRAHAM SPEAKS At PURCELL

Purcell, Okla, June 3O.--J. Clint
Graham, Democratic candidate for at.
torney general, added new yigor to
his candidacy here Tuesday night
when he addressed large audience
at the court house and for almost an
hour compared the official record Of
his chief opponent, Attorney General
West, with that of his own as mem
Der Of the constitutional convention
and the state senate since statehood
Declaring that West had refused to
meet him 10 Joint debate after accept
ing his challenge. Graham proceeded
to indict West for official "incompe+
tency, 'grand-standing,' expensive
and fruitless litigation, bringing Of
sensational suits to enhance his own
political standing, party disloyalty
and seeking to destroy the state guar
anty banking law.
Graham produced certified court
records showing that Vests first
suit filed on the day Of Oklahomas
admission to the Union injunction
proceedings against the coal trust
had been dismissed on January 10,
last, for want of prosecution.
Prosecutions of the alleged grain
and lumber combines at Kingfisher,
the alleged cotton combine at Guthrie
were also shown to have been thrown
out OF curt by reason Of Ineffective
work on the part OF the attorney gen
eral.
Criminal prosecutions in pottawat-
omie, Seminole and Oklahoma coun-
ties, from which West received much
noto iety, were shown by courts re-
cords to have been costly to the tax.
payers, yet ineffectiye, most Of the
indictments having been quashed by
the district courts.
Concerning the Waters.Pierce OIL
case, now being heard at Enid, Ora
ham declared that this suit had been
brought before statehood by the at
torney general OF Garfield county that
1t had been allowed to slumbcr three
years under Vests administration
only to be revived at campaign time
for political purposes.
Graham quoted freM Governor Hai
kell's open letter to West to prove his
dSSeftlOH ll1dL west SUuBnL W teal
down the state guaranty law.
Concerning the charge OF party dis
loyalty, Graham asserted that Wesl
had refused to contribute one cent t
either the Democratic state headquar
ters and press bureau or to the funt
raised to circulate the "grandfathe
clause" petitions; that he threatened
dismissal TO any employe or assist
ant. who did contribute.
He recalled how West sunk d knit
into the back of Democracy's pur
candidate for the presldentcy In 1890
In order to slap personal enemy 4
Oklahoma woh had the confidence o
Mr.. Bryan
He recalled how President Roost
welt quoted literally from Vests al
tack onllaskell In his famous chargl
against Bfyan.
The Graham speech was sensatIo
throughout
Charles McLain, father OF this coun
ty, member OF the constitutional con
vention, introduced Graham Late
he declared Graham and receive tw
thirds OF tho party vote on August