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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
WILSON
HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH
OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD.
Placed West Virginia in a Class
by Itself-Arrange for Rapid
Fire Campaign.

SEA GIRT. n. J.. July 16. - The
political battle-ground OF the campaign
OF 1912. where the Democratic party
will strain its sinews for every vote.
was placed before Governor Woodrow
Wilson like a checkerbcard this af-
ternoon by the man he regards as
better informed than any other ON
conditions throughout the country.
Oscar w. Underwood. leader OF the
Democratic majority of the House OF
Representatives. State by state. the
nominee and the House leader went
over the map at their luncheon at the
Country Club OF Trenton, and when
the conference ended. two and a half
hours later. they had taken from the
debatable states Wisconsin, Missouri.
Maryland. Kentucy and New York.
with a reservation that there would
lave TO be some campaigning done
III Missouri. aud that while New YORK
was pretty certain TO go Democratic,
the Democrats there would have to
be on their guard and not feel cock
sure. and made a list OF the states
where they vii have to fight for
votes with a good chance OF carrying
them.
West Virginia.
In this list they placed, first. the
great middle western States of Illi-
nois. Ohio and Indiana; from the
New England group they put down
Maine and Connecticut; along the Ma
son and Dixon border they made note
OF West Virginia; in a class by itself
they placed Pennsylvania. and last OF
all they jotted down New Jersey as
debatable, although the Jersey lead
ers close TO the governor have prom
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
DEA Il
OF ROSENTHAL MAY
SOON BE CLEARED.
Seven Men May Be Implicated in
the Murder-One Man Under
Arrest Confesses.

NEW YORK. July 16.-Through the
alleged confession of a man under ar
rest, the names of seven men are be
lieved to be In the hands Of the police
tonight as participants in the sensa-
tional killing early to-day OF Herman
Rosenthai, the gambler. just ns he
WIS presumably about to make i'm.
portant additions to his recent dis.
closure of alleged partnership be.
tween officials and members OF the
gambling fraternity. Additional ar
rests are expected tomorrow. Ac,
cording TO District Attorney White.
man. Rosenthal was about to name
gamblers who could corroborate mis-
assertions regarding police collusion
with men OF his calling.
That such a raking up in gambling
circles was not relished by men who
might be involved was apparent. 1,
develops. from talk among members
OF inner circles" in the tenderIoin
which began as soon as Rosenthals :
PURPOSE became known. Threats were
made yesterday. IL is declared, thai
things would fare III for Rosenthal
II he pressed his charges.
During the day there men were ar
rested in connection with the murder
OF Rosenthal. Louis Libby. part own
er. IL is alleged. OF the automobile
containing the party OF men who sho,
the gambler dead. was one OF the trio
The police declare they are assured
he was the driver of the motor car
and have carged him with homicide
His partner in the ownership OF a
garage. William Shapiro. rs another
prisoner held as a material witness
So Is n man whose identity the 20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
ROOSEVELT
FOLLOWERS
BOLT THE ILLINOIS
STATE CONVENTION.
Many Object because the Call Was
Not Satisfactory and Order
Names Withdrawn.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Supporters OF
Colonel Roosevelt I'm Illinois to-day is.
sued a call for n state convention 10
be held In Chicago August 3. to elec;
delegates TO the third party national
convention In Chicago. August ;.
The delegates 10 the state conven.
uon are 10 be selected at a mass
meeting by wards OF counties on july
2. The call does not provide speci
hcally for a full state ticket.
a resolution was adopted calling on
Governor Deneen and other candi
dates for state offices To indicate
whether they would support Colonel
Roosevelt or President Taft. A com.
mittee Is 10 wait upon Governor Den
cen and give his answer to the pub
lie" on July %
The call. asserting IL was made
necessary by crooked politicians and
privileged classes so strongly in
trenched within the organization a
the two old political parties" was
voted by one Roosevelt supporter
from each 81 tho % Congressional dis
tricfs ~ tho state
Several delegates Withdrew .hci-
names from fhe cail because % dia
not provide specifically for n fuu
state ticket. but rni1 f0r fta national
Ticket Charlie D. Merriam. ~ ChL
cngo. did nor s.Er because DO said =
ful state firke- uns mr. provided Tor
a vote fo amend fhe raT fn rrn
vide for a state TICKET uaa fne. a. .-
ff fhe vote heIrr tr rrrrras. t--.I
f.rfrIrfs The rar ufrf Rad hen
prepared hF rrrriffar rrn-lf r,
r1e mrmhr- from rsrh district. uar
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
GAVE A
FORTUNE
BELMONT CONTRIBUTES
S250,0O0 TO FUND
And the Investigation of Slush
Funds for Presidential
Campaigns Goes On.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 1s.-
The Senate's investigation OF cam.
paign contributions in the elections
or 1904 and 1908 turned today TO an
inquiry of the Democratic funds used
in Alton b. Parker's campaign OF
1904. August Belmont told the Sen.
ators that he personally contributed
about s25O.O0O. and that the total
amount in the war chest had been
less than a million dollars.
Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock. chairman OF the Republi-
can National committee in 1908, will
testify tomorrow about the contribu.
tons TO President Taft's first cam.
paign fund. and Thursday William F.
Sheehan, member OF the Democrat.
ic National executive committee IN
1904. will be a witness.
Belmont told the Senators to-day OF
one contribution from a man repre-.
senting corporation. which. he said
was refused by his committee in 1904
II was offered by the lace Henry
Havemeyer, the Sugar King, and was
declined because II was thought un.
desirable. The contribution was So.
600. he thought.
The Senators wanted 10 know how
Mr.. Belmont came TO give $3.50. 900 10
the Parker campaign. He explained
he had contributed when deficits oc.
CURED.
My habit has been that II feel re
sponsible for anything my obligation
is not measured in dollars and cents" f"
said he.
When asked II he expected or had
been promised anything in return for
his time and contributions, Mr.. Bel
mont said:
Il contributed purely as a Demo
crat."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
IoNIrEo POWDER BLOWS
UP FREIGHT TRAIN

BLUEFIELD. W. Va. July
ls.-The most spectacular
wreck ever Witnessed in this
section occurred late this af-
ternoon at Honaker. Va. near
here. when an n. & w.
freight was derailed. The con-
cdssion caused an entire car
OF powder 10 ignite and ex-
plode. blowing several cars to
atoms and deraiiing 81 cars of
freight. Several trainmen were
slightly injured in jumping.
but no one seriously. Traffic
will be delayed many hours.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
BRUTAL
MURDER
YOUTH CONFESSES TO
KILLING YOUNG GIRL
Police Confident That They Will
Have Nathan Swartz Behind
the Bars To-day.

NEW YORK. July 16.-Events
moved rapidly today in the proceed
ings 20 fix the responsibility for the
brutal murder Of i2-year-old Julia
Connors in the Bronx last week. The
father q Nathan Swarfz. who has
been sought IN connection with the
crime. admitted TO the grand jury
mat his son had confessed 20 him nc
vas guilty Of killing the girl Mrs.
Frances Alexander. sister of the
youth. corrobOrated the statement.
and gave the jury the first details %
the tragedy. A. the conclusion %
he hearing the grand jury voted an
Indictment for murder In the first de-
gree. but the drawing Of the bill was
put over until tomorrow
Mrs. b'essnder.
she told the jurr that her brother
said he had met Julia Cornors on
Saturday night and asked her ~ take
r1Ir 70 0rrra riasaes 20 he hone
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17

(Cortinusd on Third Pago.)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
JOY RIDES IN ONE STATE;
SLOWS DOWN IN ANOTHER

When no went out west. he talked
for progressive measures. He was in
a sort OF a progressive automobile,
but no was careful to observe the
speed limits OF the different sections.
out west he IA n Joy riuer. but no
slowed down when he got east.
And he presided two years ago I'm
n convention. and he allowed Mr.. Tai.
to be endorsed without opposition.
without protest from him, and with
out protest he allowed that conven-
ton over which he presided TO en-
dorso the Payne-Aldrich bill. That
Is where he ~as two years ago.
Now. whore was no last spring.
Mr.. La Toilette came out as tho choice
of the p~roRresslvcs against Mr.. Taft
MIR. Ia Toilette. who has been the
leader Of tho progressive thought In
tho republican party for ten years.
Mr., La Toilette. who was put out OF
a republican convention eight years
ago that nominated Mr.. Roosevelt
without opposition. who was sent TO
the senate by his state. ana who stood
up alone without n single repub-
lican TO stand by his side to night the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
ROOSEVELT FACED ONE WAY
IN ONE STATE THEN TURNEI

In 1896 / was your candidate for
president, and had Wall street ag-
ainst me and he was on Wall streets
Side; and one Of Wall streets ablest
champions.
In 1900 vas 4 candidate again,
Wall street IA against me, and he
was not only on Wall streets side, but
Wall street made him viCe-president
and put him where the accident of
death could make him president.
And in 1904 wall street made him
president. And in 1908 Wall street
helped him elect his chosen man for
president. That Is where he has been
during the past !our campaigns.
Where was he two years ago? He
came back from his trip to Africa and
entered the campaign OF 1910. And
what did he do? why, when he went
into a progressive state. he talked for
progressive measures. And when he
went into n ~reactionary state, he
helped r~onctlonarIes. lie went to
Kansas and made n speech and they
said, Behold, a progressive" And
then he went to Massachusetts, to
help Cabot Lodge to be reelected TO
tho senate. who was so reactlonary
that he went the other day to open
Mr.. Taft's campaign In the state OF
Ohio.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
WITTlCISMS THAT MAKES
TIE BIG CROWD LAUGH

l do not go as far as some do.
Some think he won't have any votes
at all. one man said II he had two
ne would be prosecuted for repeating
~(Laughter.) But think that is going
too far. l think there Will be some
votes for him for the reason that a
man gave over In Colorado. He said
he didn't expect him to be elected.
but he was going TO vote for him
anyway as the last tribute Of respect
10 q dead friend. (LAughter)
But. my friends. II you think THAI
when l criticise Mr. TaI ! want 10
hold up Mr. Roosevelt as an alter
native. you are mistaken. am not
going to advise you to Jump out OF
the TAFT frying pan into the Roosevelt
IRE. / said MI. TAFT was constltu-
uonally distrustfuI OF the people.
think the fault Of Mr.. Roosevelt is
that he Is cORst!tutionally Oyer-trust-
full OF himself. And surely no man
has had more reason 10 dLstrust his
judgment than Mr. Roosevelt has, es-
peciaIly on the subject OF selecting
suitable candidates for the presi-
dtncy. ILaughter.) For Mr.. Rooso-
Welt selected Mr.. TAFT four years ago.
lilo picked him out He invented Inn.
He patented him. He nominated him,
and In doing so there wasn't a method
empioye ed In Chicago this year.. and
denounced by him, that he did not
employ tour years ago. The machine
this year was a secondhand machine.
II was constructed four years ago by
a master mechanic and he inspected
every bolt In II before II went TO
work. But ne nominated Mr.. TAFT
and then he elected him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
CONCLUDES BY OFFERING
WILSON IN PLACE OF OTHERS

But. my friends, my time is up. 1
would like to speak OF this last thing.
OF Mr.. Roosevelt's desire for a third
term. I haven't time. In the place
OF Mr.. Taft. who a been tried II
the balance and found wanting, In
the place OF Mr.. Roosevelt, who has
been president twice, and wants To
be again, I offer you Mr.. Wilson on
the best platform. (Applause.)
He Is not only intelligent, he is not
only in sympathy with the people, but
he has the moral courage to take their
side and stand ,hcre and defend them.
And not only this, but be is pledged TO
to a single term. Elect him and he
will not have to spend my time think.
ing about his denomination and TO.
election. He can give all bis heart
and all his brain energies to the peo.
pie. We believe that when a man is
lifted to supreme pinnacle OF power,
when no Is put into a position greater
than any king, emperor or car, he
ought TO rise to the standard Of prin.
ciplc, yer ambition, and consecrato his
term to the peoples service with no
selfish interest TO blind his eyes or
override his judgment. That is our
platform and We present to you this
man; and ], for whom you have voted
for three campaigns, como here to tell
you that tho cause is greater now than
when 1 was n candidate, and TO appeal
to you to give him n larger majority
than you ever gave me, and in electing
him, elect Pittman and Tallmau, and
those who stand with them on the
democratic ticket (Applauso.)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04

'he trust msEnatsS lawyer, 40
sna ne viii make 4 speech ,bon, W.
This. He viii say: IKE
Your honor. 1 repre.,n,
m~efi'orious body Of men. They 80
sn' shifts. And they have No.
very muc restricted in Their 80,
ness And their honest wort -.
oeen retarded by the harsh cors,.n-
non placed upon one OF these law,
una some OF the very hes, =, -.
sioup have been unable to contrihu,a
Us largely TO Libraries and 80
worthy Institutions as they bsd 49,,
70 DO. (Laughter.) And in The nam
Oh the united burglars. l ask yon -
carefully examine the law a~,oirs,
rg!a II says, Thou shall, ~,
'urslarize at ALL Your honor Voc
are sure that the people never in.
'ehded thai so harsh a c-onstruc,io,
should be placed upon II. and We an.
"a 10 you, In the name of ,bos.
worthy men. 10 so interpret that l., 10
as TO read. not that they h a no,
ouargiarize. but II you must burglar.
ize' be reasonable about it,"
That would be no more absurd ,,or
what was done, and for fear SOM
roosevelt man will find fault with
MT Tart on this subject. 1 want Ia
tell you that Mr.. Roosevelt has also
endorsed this decision OF the supreme
court. and he has even gone further
he says that It was legislation. tina,
II vas an invasion OF the authority Of
congress. but that when Congress re-.
fuses to do what 1t ought to do the
supreme court ought to step in and
do 1t for congress. You Will find that
IN the Outlook" Of November Is O:
last year.
Now. 1 have one over this subject
very briefly to explain to You WHY
Mr. Taft IS not a satisfactory presl-
dent Well. my friends, l expect l
have spent too much time on him
for T. man who has been ~repudiated
By a majority OF his own party and
has not made friends In the opposite
party, does not deserve a great deal
OF consideration. Mr.. TAFT came In
Is a majority OF over a million, and
goes out by unanimous consent
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04

time Mr.. Roosevelt endorsed
T,c,, proposition and opposed
.,,,,,v before the election. And since
-,,ra,ions have been made. / can
hstter understand why both OF
objected to publicity until at
,,s election. But the tide has swept
al now we have a law that COM
:, ,,blicity before the election. and
:, !. not all. This demand for pub
-, has gone on and the democrats
secured n law that compe!s
..r,yapers to tell who owns them. 1t
!. orange. my friends. that there has
~, such delay; strange that a news
.,,.r that lives on publicity should
80 in secrecy. Strange that a news
.,,sr should be like IA dark lantern,
,,rowing light on those in front and
,,,seaIng the man who holds the
Ahtern.
But we have applied the pure food
40 now to our newspaper diet. and
,hsn a predatory Interest buys n
II must put the poison la
~ on the outside OF the can for the
OF the public. (Applause.)
We have done this. and we have
,,ns 4; without the aid of MI. Taft.
while ne had TO sign the bills that
lsat to him. he V asked for them.
!, never used any influence In their
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
TELLS 4 STORY TO MAKE
COMPARISON STRONGER

I heard n story hat I think would
not fit many public men. You may
have heard It. 1t is on the supposition
and rs the story goes. he had not
been there long when he went to St.
Potor and said, Things are dull here.
Can't we get something started ?" ST.
Peter says, What would you sug-
gest?" He says. Something big.
something big He says. How would
the biggest choir the world ever Jaw
do?" st. Peter said, "Ali right" Mr..
Roosevelt says, "Can you get me. Il
million sopranos?" yes" and n
million tenors ?" Yes" And a mil
lion altos?" Yes" We'll" he says
" you get them together and we Will
have the choir" st. Peter says, What
about the bass2" "oh.' he says, 81
will sing bass myself" (Laughter.)
Now. my friends. the only trouble
about that story Is that II is not ma
tural. For, IL Mr.. Roosevelt were
really there and this anne up. he
would never ask for a single soprano
or tenor or alto: he would sing all
the parts and dispense with the or
chestra.
Why, he would have you believe
that there isn't any other party but
his. and in his party there isn't anoth-
or man whom he would support for
president. n he had not been willing
they would have nominated a Pro-
gressivo at Chicago. and no could have
had n progressive OF his own sclcc-
ton. standing on his platform of his
own writing. But there wasn't any
other man In his party hat he would
to be n candidate for presi-
dent as a progressive. And now. this
goes out and tolls tho country
that II they want TO be saved, thoy
must como to him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
yOW THE INCOME TAX
THAT TAFT DID NOT WANT

And then on the income tax: We
lave got It. Four years ago he said
gs did not need 1t. And although he
took this plank out OF our platform
md recommended this amendment 10
ne constitution. he afterwards said
that he did it in order TO defeut a
Statutory Income TAX. Aud In his
speech Of acceptance. he does not men
ten the Income tax as u reform Sc
elred during his administration, al
lhough one OF the greatest things
that has come In the quarter OF A
c,Etury The people got these things
md he did not want them, and he
aHa0t claim credit for them.
on the tariff question he did not
AXE the pCOptr's side. When he WAS
FIST 4 candidate. he said he was in
favor Of tariff reduction. And In his
platform ho promised a revision. and
aedsed 1t about with words that made
. seem like reduction. lie said they
promised uncqGivOCally to call con-
gees together immediately To revise
.he artG. They fooled tho people
Sith the word revise" But they vii.
lsyeE do 1t again. and l never think
Of how they did Il then without think
Ing Of tho man whose wife called him
! model husband. Ho felt 90 stuck
g2 about 1t that he quit work and
:E several days went around and told
bis neighbours what ms wife had SAID.
But finally one OF the nc.ghbors said
TO him. Did yCu ever look the word
.p in tho dictionary" Ho said no.
And when he went to tho dictionary,
ae "s surprised 10 find that The word
model vas defined as - small lmI-
AuoH Of the real thing" daughter
Aaj ~Spp.guse.)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
the time. I know his position. Yo,
WI me he is a progressive.

=, the time. I know his position, yo,,
"h me he is a progressive.
rake the planks OF his platform ,,.,
Nle Prosressive-the national 80.
IONS and mark on each plank when
look up the subject. and then when
"e democrats took It up. and n.
won't discuss these questions in mi.
campaign. III"
iaAe.tor instance the selection OF
senators by the people. There f. tho
D'ssest reform of all; the greatest OF
L hundred years. We commenced On
years ago; he commenced TWO We
commenced 20 ear ago. we put It
IN TWO national platforms. Mr.. Ro,sa-
'e't never said a word about II untu
TWO a ago. He saw five houses n,
representatives pass It, but he ken,
sun. He saw two-thirds OF tho states
OF the Union endorse it. but he kent
sun lie was president for seven years
ana d half after we had put il in
OUT platform and yet he kept still.
our years ago the convention tbo,
Mr.. Taft turned IL down
by a vote OF seven 20 one. but he
kept stu. Mr.. TAFT spoke out on thi.
subject two years before Mr.. Roose-
'eIt did. Now, I am glad he is with us
now He came in just in time to throw
up MS hat and holler "hurrah" blu
'hat does not make 4 pioneer Of him
on this subject
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
GOT ALL THE uUSKS AND
CAME STAGGERING BACK

We'll, Mr.. Roosevelt went astray.
He was astray all these years. and
when he got to Chicago last June he
got all the husks that he could stand,
ana he decided to come back. Uaugh-
teri
But did he come back Ike the
Prodigal Son? Did he come back re-
pentant? Did he como back with his
head hanging down? Did he come
back anxious to be a humble member
Of the Progressive party?
No he came staggering back and
wanted to take charge of the house
and kick out the elder son.
That is not the spirit that a man
ought to come back in. am willing
to AVE Mr.. Roosevelt turn states
evidence and testify on his pals, but
1 am not for him for prosecuting at
torney-this year. (Applause.)
We have needed him and then We
could not have him. And now we
have him when we do not need him.
When l think how we could have
used him n few years ago when the
democratic party was fighting the
corporate domination OF this govern
ment, and when we did not have him,
but he was against us. / am reminded
OF an old colored fellow down in Ala
bama who vas working in the cotton
field in July. The sun was pouring
Its heat down on him; he was mop
ping the Precipitation from his face,
and finally looked up Mt the sun ana
he says. Where was you last Deem
Der when we needed you 4"
(Laughter.)
Don't YOU think. my friends, that
1t is only fair that he should recog-
nize the work done by the democratic
party? Why should he denounce us
In every speech ne makes and say
we are not to be trusted?