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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Mostly POStmasterS
On T aft Delegation

IF the Georgia postmasters should
desire to hold a convention or social
gathering of some sort soon. next week
would seem to be about the most con
venent time to hold it, and Chicago
about the right place
There are precious few Of the more
important ones who are not delegates
orr afternates to the national Republic
can convention, and who are not at this
time either in Chicago or on the way
and scheduled to stay there the great
er part of next week.
Postmaster Mckee of Atlanta who
is an alternate. has gone to the Windy
city. and Postmaster Pierce. of Column
bus. left on his heels
Besides these two big guns in the
outfit Of Georgia postmasters the dele
CATION is well stocked with guns. of
smaller caliber-and they We're ali for
Taft first, last and all the time''-When
they left.
Strange to relate on the Georgia in
surgent" Roosevelt delegation, recently
steam rolIered by the national com
mttee. there was not one Georgia post
master-not even the postmaster of
Wayback or Squashhollow
There are Sc in the Georgia Taft del
egaton to Chicago-most postmast
ers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
ALA. DELE CAT ES
ADOPT UNIT RULE
Two Roosevelt Votes Are Thus
NuIlified and Put in the
Taft Column.
Continued From Page One.

his brow streaming under the hard
strain The noxt delegate cried
"Colonel, they got me in that steam
roller and put me down for good.
We viii not stand for any Of this
rough work Roosevelt replied. wen
seat you--weW do it. by George
A crowd Of the strongest lunged Gall
ifonians cried
TEDDY Teddy We are ready. ready.
eat EN- alive"
Teddy. we are ready ever ready, to
20 to en- California.
The noise was deatenine but thu
colonel seemed in his clement
Just hear that California he cried
Isn't il Just fine That's the way. /
know they viii knock these other gen
tlemen through the ropes"
When the last man had shaken his
hand. three policemen Frank Repette.
the Congress hotel private detective,
and Knox surrounded the colonel and
escorted him back to bis suite, fol
lowed by thronc THE crush was so
great that tables we're crushed down
and chairs demolished The screens
we're knocked TO pieces and the room
reseubled third down on the goal line
In a big football en- ne Within few
minutes the colonel was back in his
room 30 fast did he move that the
crowd was unable 10 follow far.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
10O GEORC|ANS IN
CHICAGO WRECK

CHICAGO. June 17-More than 100
Taft delegates and boomers from Geor-
gia We're bruised in wreck within the
city limits today when their train ran
into string of empty coaches near the
Union station on the Pennsylvania.
Several were badly cut by flying glass. .
A number of Indiana delegates on the
incoming train were also hurt None
rad to be taken to the hospital
Among the Georgians injured We're
s. w Bryant vadosta w. B, Morton,
Athens w James. A. NJ, Flunker, Ar
gyle. A. S. Simmons, Macon. and NJ.
NJ. Mcclellan, Atlanta,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Taft's Chief Says
Only Two Deserted

CHICAGO, June Congressman NC
h1niey, Taft's manager, issued state
ment this afternoon declaring that the
Roosevelt people had succeeded. in making
only two Taft delegates desert. but close
friends of the congressman admitted that
five Taft delegates had Joined the Roose-
welt ranks. Three Of them are negroes
and two white men at.
Mckinley asserted that in the attempts
of Colonel Roosevelt and his chiefs to in
fiuence the Southern delegates. many OF
these men felt a personal insult and as
result the Southern delegates are holding
solidN In line for Bresident Taft
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

lowed 10 vote. and as the Roosevelt
men figure, they would have delegates
enough to control the convention and
seat their own men. Under ordinary
procedure contests arc taken IN stare
by state on The report Of the crcdcn-
tials committee. which IS not received
until the second day of the convention.
| on vote state by state The delegates
seated on the temporary rol 10 an the
| states except that which Is being voted
on are allowed to cast their ballots
This gives a decided advantage 10 the
side @hoSe contested delegates have
been seated.
The Roosevelt forces objected 10 this
very procedure in certain state con
ventions. notably that In Indiana. as
sorting that it virtually gave the con
tested men who were seated the Eight
to vote on their own contests. ii has
formed the basis for one Of their
charges of thievery.
/ The second advantage this move viii
| give the Roosevelt men will he the ear
! y line on the exact strength Of the Oh
posing forces
According to the Taft men. the
Roosevelt faction plans "A bolt If the
first night goes against them. they Will
start the fight mi once TO nominate
Roosevelt for president Some Roose-
welt delegate, probably Herbert S Had
| ley. governor Of Missouri. and the only
! Roosevelt chief who won real victory
in the fight before the national commit.
tee, will move that the convention pro-
coed at once with nominations This, as
| the Taft men view the case win he
equivalent to an attempt to organize "a
Roosevelt convention I'm the Coliseum
at the same time that the regular con q
vention is under way should 1t he
done, and the Taft men say fiativ that il
viii. while the Roosevelt men utter no
deniai confusion that win reach the
proportion Of riot win prevail
The chair win rap for order. The
nomination motion win he declared out
Of order. If the Roosevelt men try 10
force vote and go ahead with the
nomination and they will, if the mo-
tion is made at all the sergeant-at-
arms win be ordered TO put out Of the
| han the delegates who Join in the at
tempt to bring the motion before the
house
1t viii be a strenuous time for the
200 assistant sergeants-al arms who
are acting under the orders OF Colonel
William f stone. Incidentally. the
Roosevelt people win he in a stronger
position il forced from the hall than
they would be IT, led by the colonel or
any of his supporters, they carried out
the first plans laid out by the leaders
here Of marching quietly from the hall
and trudsine to the nearby First regi-
| ment armorN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
No Compromise
With LaF0llette's Aid

CHICAGO, June III Robert NJ. La
TOILETTE. Wieconsin's candidate for the
Bepubu an nomination for president,
and his IS delegates in The convention
will make no compromise with either
the Roosevelt Of ne Taft forces at any
stage in the convention. according to
an announcement made today by Colo
mel John HAnan. Of Milwaukee, Lal'ol-
lette's private secretary and personal
political manager for twelve yeas The
l.oFouette men told Of overtares from
the Roosevelt camp for the election Of
temporary chairman
Hoping to hold The balance Of power
in tho convention. they held a series Of
confe ences TO-DAY and decided 10 stick
70 the lasf against any compromise
with either Taft or Roosevelt
T.aFollette is Keeping in close touch
With nis forces here, and believes that
The strategic position which he VIII hold
ia The convention by avoiding any COM
promise or trade may result in his final
selection as the presidential nominee.
If not. he IS confident It will bring a bout
the incorporation in the Republican
platform Of many Of the LaFolette
ideas Such victory. LaF'ollette be-
lteves, viii make certain bis nomina
ton for president in 1916 We viii
stick to the very limit against any com
promise or trade with either Taft or
Roosevelt, said colonel Hanan.
If the Roosevelt people nominate
Wiseonsins own governor, Francis Me
Govern for temporary chairman, the
I.aFollette delegates win vote against
him That is going the fun limit, isn't
Iit9 We are determined on LaF'ollette
We are not going to commit hari kari
before any of the decisive ballots are
cast by helping out Roosevelt or Taft in
their squabble"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

Roosevelt. despite the fact that Henry
s. jackson. who has been the repre-
sentative Of Private Secretary Hilles in
Georgia. has declared to Harry Still
we'll Edwards, of Macon and other peo-
Pile in Georgia that he has in his pos
session an order for the removal of nv
wife. Mrs Grier. as postmistress of my
home town, Dublin, and also despite
the fact that we have just received no.
tice that the long delayed appointment
Of Mr. McCrea as postmaster at Mount
Vernon in Mincey's county, has been
made. This is done to satisfy Mincey
and get his vote for Mr. Taft.
They have been delaying this ap-
pointment on the ground that Golfers
Weekly has been making such expose
of the use of the patronage in the
South that it would be unwise to ap-
point MI McCrea until after the ma
tional convention. Since they have
learned that the Roosevelt sentiment in
Georgia can not be suppressed, how
ever, they are not so fearful about the
effect of Mr. McCrea's appointment
Hence they make it now at the elev-
enth hour
For r. r. at Cost Of Appointment.
q am going to vote for Roosevelt,
even though Mrs Grier may be deposed
as postmistress. and Mincey proposes
to vote for Mr. Roosevelt, even though
Mr.. McCreas appointment be with
drawn"
The Mississippi letter as given out
bore the names of Charles Bank, w. P.
Locker, Percy W Howard. Daniel "
Gary and Wesley Crayton This letter
said, in part:
I'VE, the undersigned delegates to
the Republican national convention
from the state of Mississippi having
after full conference and discussion
among ourselves and having only in
view the welfare of the Republican
party and of the nation. and fully an
preciative of your known stand for
square deal to all men, irrespective Of
race or creed, and believing that in the
crisis which now confronts the Repub
llcan party you are the only man that
can lead 1t to victory in November
have this day decided to tender YOU our
support in the national convention as
the nominee of the Republican party
for president of the United States"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Fight to Start on
First Roll Call

CHICAGO. June with Rosewater
chairman Of the Republican national
committee. sitting as umpire, the first
battle between the Roosevelt and Taft
forces In the Republican national con
vention will come tomorrow within tif-
teen minutes after the national con
vention is called to order at noon The
fight win come when the first state in
the first roll call over the first action og
the convention is under way II will
be inaugurated by the Roosevelt men
Chairman Rosewater win cali the
gathering TO order There viii be a
two minute prayer by the chaplain Of
the day Then as representative of
the nationa committee, Chairman
Rosewater will recommend on behalf
Of the committee that senator Elihu
Root. of New York. he made temporary
chairman.
A Roosevelt delegate viii move that
the name of senator William e Borah.
81 Idaho. be substituted for that Of
Elihu Root Then Chairman Rose
water viii direct Secretary William
Harvard Of the committee to call the
roll. Alabama is the first state ON The
list The Ninth district delegates were
seated for Taft by the national COM
mittee. Roosevelt supporters viii chat
lenge the vote OF the Ninth district men
and the fight over the seating Of the
delegates by the committee steam roller
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
$25O,OOOWageredon
Result of Convention

. CHICAGO. June 17-More than
q $250000 has been wagered in this
. city on the result of the Republi-
. can convention. A well-known
Q gambler said today he had handled
. $4,000 in bets fro Fasteners.
. An Arizona ranch owner bet
. 500 GOO today that Taft would be
. nominated A coterie of Penn
Q sylVanians took the Roosevelt
. end
= The betting on the two Leading
. candidates remains at about even
9 money. though at times Roosevelt
a is slight favorite
. LaFollette and Cummins are
rated at from 10 10 to 20 to
. shots.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Alabama Votes for
Unit Rule

ENG AGO. June 17.h-By agreeing
TO vote as a unit in the convention the
Taft majority OF the Alabama delega-
ton nullifed the votes of the two
Roosevelt members of their contingent
at a meeting at the sherman house to-
lay. They elected as chairman Pope
NJ. Long; George b. Newstoll. secretary.
p d. Barker national committee; s.
S. Pleasant rules. j. J. Curtis ere
dentials; Alexander G. Birch, creden-
tails. j. !. Abercrombie. permanent or
ganization.
Florida Men Organize
At a caucus of the twelve Florida
delegates the following committeeman
were elected
Credentials. NJ g. MacFarlane, per-
manent organization. NJ Paige rules
and order. W. H. Lucas: resolutions,
Joseph F. Lee. members of the national
committee. Henry $ Chubb. also re-
elected chairman The entire delega-
tion was pledged for Taft.
Texas Roosevelt Slate Named.
Twenty nine supporters of the Texas
delegation held a meeting at the Sher-
man house today and formed slate
which they win ask the eleven pro-
Roosevelt delegates to ratify at a see
ond meeting tonight.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
FORMER JUDGE TO BE PASTOR.

CORNEL1A. GA. June fudge ].
J. Kimsey, former Judge of the North
eastern circuit, has been elected acting
pastor Of the First Baptist church at
Corneua. succeeding Rev r. c. Por-
ter, who is now at the orphanage at
Hapeville in charge Of that institution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
BEACH
AND RETURN

$40 good ten days On sale Thurs
days. Through sleepers. SEABOARD
Automatic Refrigerators
are superior to all others.
Pay for themselves in ice
savings. G. II. Mason, 6
and 8 w. Mitchell street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Attempts to Bride
Negroes Charged

CHICAGO. June 17.-Charges Of at
tempted bribing of Southern negro del
egates were made by A. w Adams of
jackson, Tenn Taft negro delegate
of the Eighth Tennessee district, today
He said he had been approached three
times by a Pennsylvania negro and. had
been offered $500 in ADDITION to his
railroad and hotel expenses. Adams
also declared that he believes probably
every delegate from Mississippi, Louis
lana and Georgia and other Southern
states "oau and will be bribed to sup
port Colonel Roosevelt"
Il was told first that ] could have
anything ! wanted said Adams, and
was offered $500 over my railroad
fare Of SIS and my hotel bills
Charges Attempt to Bride
An affidavit charging an attempt to
bride F, H Cook negro delegate to
the Republican national convention
from Louisiana, for $1,000, to desert
the Taft forces and vote for Roosevelt,
executed bY Cook himself, was made
public by Director Mckinley. of the
Taft headquarters.
The Taft headquarters asserted that
Cook, who is a Baptist minister and a
bank cashier in Vidalia Concordia
parish. Louisiana. made his affidavit
before q notary of his own volition
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Taft Men Informed
of Plan of aBttle.

This move has been definitely de
cided on by the Roosevelt leaders after
conference in which the colonel him
seH took part II has been discussed
with MI Rosewater by the Rough
Rider candidate RoseVater informed
the colonel that under parliamentary
procedure there was no way in which
he could recognize any or the delegates
not seated by the committee and that
as chairman he would he bound by the
temporary roll as made up by the com
n,ittee Rosewater himself voted
against seating the Taft men from the
Ninth Alabama district As chairman,
and therefore official spokesman Of tho
national committee, he was bound Ivy
their decisions
There will be no decision before to-
morrow from Chairman Rosewater as
10 whether motion can be pun before
the convention from the Roosevelt
forces to adopt substitute ron pre-
nsred by them rather than the tenn
porarv roll prepared by the committee.
Mr.. Rosewater said he would not be
able to hear arguments on the point
nfT0fE
morning. He said the point turns upon
whether or not motion to appeal fron
the decision Of the chair rs debatahic
The Taft men we're informed If nm,
coloners fghting plan TODAY repre-
sentatives Of the Taft and Roosevelt
forces are preparing briefs on thc
points Of parliamentary law involved
and armed with these and acting as
umpire in the case Chairman Rose
water will decide for or against fine
challenge when the auetion s present
cd Whatever his decision. an imme-
date appeal to the convention ifscn
will be made.
Congressman Martin Edgar OHM
stead of Pennsylvania. is preparinl
the brief on the Taft forces F II
Lanson. or Ohio is preparing the brie'
for Roosevelt 1t is worthy of notice
that the man who is preparing the FRS
formal fight against President Tar
comes from the presidents own state
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
TO Block Vote of
Contested Delegates.

The plan of the Roosevelt men to
force the fight at the very beginning
has two purposes The first is 70 force
the consideration Of the entire contest
lis, bv the convention at the same
time II this is successfully accom-
plishsd the states from which contested
delegates were seated will not be al
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
DALLAS CHANGES SCHOOL HEAD.

DALLAS CHRN1GS SC0OOE MEAD
DALLAS. GA. June Professor
Charles G Payne has been elected super
intendent Of the Dallas public schools for
the ensuing year The former superin-
tendent, J. r. Lowe goes to Social Circle
next year. Professor Payne has been SUI
perintendent at Summervile
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known a. the Equalization o. SOL
diers' pounties' bill. This bill was de-
l'berately KILLED by a Republican sen
ate. Again, In the first session Of the
Iresent congress-, the Democratic
bcuse passed.. In addition to the Dol.
lar.a.Day bill, more private pension
bilis for worthy, disabled and needy
veterans than in any one session Of
any preceding congress since this re-
public was formed. And do not forget
That the most eloquent and effective
speech made on the floor Of the house.
when my Dollar.a-Day bill was In de-
late, was made by the Hon. James M.
Cox. now the Democratic candidate
for governor Of Ohio. And do not for
get that We shall need all the friends
wc now have. and more. in the next
congress.
"very sincerely yours,
ISAAC r. SHERWOOD.
"Ninth Ohio District"
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CENTRALIZED
School 10 Pickaway County
Has Many Advantages

Jackson township, Pickaway coun-
", boasts Of being the largest cen
tralIzed schol in the state, comprising
az II does an area Of over sixty square
miles. A new school building, cost.
ing $4,000 was recently dedicated by
the people Of the township. 1t has
eight rooms. an auditorium. cbemi.
cal and physical library and an office
for the superintendent. Scientific ap.
paratus and books for the library
have been purchased to the amount
Of $500. The building is equipped
with running water and all other mod.
ern conveniences including sanitary
drinking fountains. A gasoline en-.
gine is used to pump the water supply
Eleven schools In the township have
been closed by Capitalization. The
buildings have already been sold at
auction as the people nave no idea
Of ever returning to the old system.
Two hundred and twenty-five pupils
are enrolled in the school, thirty Of
which are in the high school. Ten
wagons arc used to haul the pupils
to and from school. Excluding the
cost of the high school, the expenses
are less than under the old plan. j.
II. Cook. Jr., is the superintendent.
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BRYAN INOORsEs COY

Colonel DryAN In HE Memorial
hall speech at Dayton Saturday
night called attention 70 the com.
mandlne pesitlon that the Third
district had taken In the United
states. Hs sald u had been
placed on the map BY Jamss NJ.
Cox.
"veur retiring congressman and
Incoming governor has put the
district In the llmeileht," sald
Colonel 'oryan.
VI can not dwell upon oil the
merits of every candidate for
state ofFices, but can cay some.
thing about the head o. the ticket.
know something about Demo-
Gratis In every state In the Union.
have been separating the sheep
from the goats for many years,
and ! find that Cox 10 q sheep. II
you are looking for gubernatoria'
timber, he Is' a big tree.
~ am not commencing Cox
simply because he 10 q man Of
great ability. II a brilliant intel
ieet 10 all that 10 required In .
public man, II would be easy to
find a governor for your state.
But Cox has q quality that 10 not
90 easily detected. ON not 90
much interested In the quality Of
. mans head a. ! am In the quail.
ity Of his heart. want to know
" hIs heart 10 on the side o. the
public, whether his sympathles
are with the many or with the
few. know Cox and ! believe
hIs heart 10 with the people.
"he has the courage 70 take
chances no matter what the prob.
able cost. hs has done splendid
service In helping to make the In
ltlative and referendum and other
progressive policies . part Of the
constitution Of your state. ! con-
graduate Ohio on snactlno this
bsnefieent measure"
Mr.. Bryan sald that when pro-
sressive measures were discussed,
persons opposing progressive leg.
Isiation had often remarked that
only q few ineonsequentlai west
ern states had committed them.
selves to such governmental poll.
eIes.
"But we have crossed the rubl.
con-" said the commoner, land
Ohio has taken us across. In
future when we talk Of progres.
slve legislation we will be able
70 point to Ohio and proudly cay
that she 10 leading the way. In
this Cox 10 one Of your foremost
leaders. Hs has earned hls re-
ward. He deserves we'll Of you."
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CENTEReURo

B. C. Bishop and wife of Bangs
spent Sunday with Frank Shinaberry
and wife.
Lewis Mitchell and wife returned
home Tuesday from visit with
friends In Illinois and Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. "A. Poland Of Bour.
bon. Ind. formerly of this place, we're
here for a few days last week calling
ON friends and relatives.
Peter Pearl has sold his residence
property in the Messmore addition to
A. G. Freeman, manager o: the cream
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Daily and little
daughter spent Sunday with friends
In Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Brown ana Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. Critchfield Of Colum.
bus. spent Sunday with Mrs. Claude
Faraba.
F. G. Kellogg and wife Of Penlan
spent Sunday with b. G. Ramey and
wife.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-01
STRICKEN
With Paralysis While Walk.
ing % Public Highway
And Laid Al Road Side An
Hour Before Discovered

While making his way on foot from
Fredericktown to Mt. Vernon Monday
evening, Daniel Simmons, peddler
of horse liniment formulas, was SELF.
ed with a paralytic stroke and laid
at the side of the road for over an
hour before he was discovered by Mr..
Ayers, farmer residing near the
spot. The man was taken to Fred.
ericktown where Drs. Alderman and
ELY attended him. He was taken to
the Knox county infirmary Tuesday
morning.
The man said that he came rom
Toronto, Canada, but that he has no
home now. For the paex .cveral years
he has made living by travelling
about the country selling various
preparations to farmers and livery
stable keepers.
Simmons was about one quarter Of
mile south of Fredericktown when
he was seized with the attack. RE fell
at the edge of the road and thinks
that he was unconscious for over an
hour. On regaining consciousness, he
managed to drag himself to the side
of the road where he was found short
ly afterward. His right side ls par
alyzed. The man said that he was
II years of age.
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WILDWOOD

Mr.. Otis Craig Of Perrysville was
the guest of Wildwood relatives Satur.
day and Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Miller and family Of Col
umbus arc moving back to Millwood
this week.,
Mr.. David SALESMAN who has been
quite poorly at the home of his daugh'
ter, Mrs. G. 8. Berry, is improved.
MIR. r. H. Hammond made bust.
ness trip to Mansfield last week.
The Sand Plant is running to its
full capacity.
Mr.. Earl Cullison expects to move
to Millwood soon.
Mr. Howard Russell OF Bladensburg
will move on the farm of John Wilkin.
son.
Mr.. c.. D. Mitchell is building an
additaion to his storeroOm.