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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21

+ Chicago, June 19.-Roose-
; velt's chief lieutenants, includ-
: ing Governors Hadley and De-
neen, served notice today that
: they will not sanction a bolt
under any circumstances. They
; made no secret of their posi-
; ton in this respect and an
nounced it to number of
newspaper men.
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knew about what delegates would
stand for, and what they would not
agree to do.
The men from Minnesota who had
been on the ground from three days
to a week, working in the Roosevelt
organization, were surprised to find
that the latest corners, the fourteen
delegates who arrived Sunday night
from the twin cities, had decided on
the organization while on the train.
No effort was made to overturn the
action of the railroad caucus" but
it was criticised by men outside
the delegation, who thought that the
men who had been on the ground
doing the work ought to have been
consulted. William F. Hughes of
Mankato is one of those who had
been on the ground for several
days.
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BULLETINS VIA NORTHWESTERN
TELEPHONE.

News from the republican ma
tional convention, including the pro-
ceedings which followed the election
of Mr. Root as temporary chairman,
will be found on other pages of The
Free PresS.1
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Heroic Attempt to Stampede the
Convention for Colonel.
BEDLAM HAS BROKEN LOOSE
Temporary Chairman Root Makes Plea
For Quiet; 1t All Falls On
e 1 Deaf Ears.

From Wednesdays Daily.
/. + + J. + + + + + + + + + + .
+ WILL NOT SANCTION BOLT. 1
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FIERCE BATTLE RACES
FOR OVER FIVE HOURS
Roll Call Gives New Yorker 558
to SOP for the WiSCOn-
sin Candidate.

Chicago, June 19-Against the
threats, charges and bitter invectives
of the Roosevelt forces the Taft SUD-
porters in the Republican nationalcon-
vention put through the first portion
of their program by electing Senator
Elihu Root of New York temporary
chairman.
In spite of the fact that Victor Rose
water, chairman of the national COM
mittee, consistently ruled out of order
every motion made by the Roosevelt
forces 1t required more than five
hours on the vote for craftsmanship.
The call of the roll was beset with
difficulties from the very first name
on the list of delegates. but in the end,
when the tumult had died away, Sen
ator Root was found to have won by
a vote of 55S to 500 over Governor
Francis e. McGovern of Wisconsin,
with fourteen scattering votes and
four not voting.
Both the Taft and Roosevelt forces
are claiming that this vote indicates
that their candidate is absolutely sure
to win. The advantage appears to
be with the president, however, for,
while he is sure to lose some of the
votes that were cast for Senator Root,
it is asserted he will gain, if instruc-
tons are lived up to, some of the votes
independently cast for McGovern.
Those leaders who have been urg-
ing compromise candidate ever since
they arrived In Chicago are pointing
to another angle in the figures and say
they show that it is essential to name
a SO called dark horse" to save the
day for the Republican party.
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ClOndl convention, lHcluullS Tie pro-
ceedings which followed the election
of Mr. Root as temporary chairman,
will be found on other pages of The
| Free Press.]
Chicago, 1924 A. NJ, June 10
The doors of the Coliseum were
opened for the second session of the
republican national convention at
ten o'clock this morning and already
the people are crowding in while the
band discourses a medley of popular
airs. Very few of the delegates have
as yet put in an appearance. The
weather this morning is delightfully."-
cool and a crowd equal to if not
surprising that of yesterday is con-
| templated.
At 11:15 Temporary Chairman Root
called the convention to order.
At 1873 Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri, takes the platform to address
the convention and is wildly cheered.
Argues Unfinished Business.
At 11:47-Governor Hadley rises
to argue the unfinished business
which is the first thing before the
convention. This is his resolution Of
yesterday against the seating of
many contested delegates and which
was ruled out of order by Chairman
Rosewater of the national committee.
He is now addressing the convention
in support of his motion on the dele
gates contested but which were seat
ed by the national committee. He
argues that the contested delegates
shall not be allowed to vote on the
question. Governor Hadley quotes
Roosevelt's naked theft" indictment
of the national committee which is
cheered by both delegates and spec
tators. Governor Hadley is frequent
lv interrupted by applause and
cheers as he sets forth the various
points of the Roosevelt side Of the
question.
At 1853 Governor Hadley Is read
ing the minority report of the ma
tional committee and calling particu-
lar attention to the unimpeachable
character of the men who signed
it. He is frequently applauded.
Governor Hadley asks the conven-
ton to consider the case and the
evidence in the asme way they would
were they sworn jurors in court
of justice. ~,
HadIey Given Great Applause
At 11:59 Governor Hadley con-
cludes his speech and is wildly ap-
plauded, delegates standing on chairs
and throwing hats in the air and
cheering.
12:O7-W. T. Dovall of Washing
ton now addresses the convention.
Mr.. Dovall is supporting the ma
jority report of the national COM
mittee which favors the seating of
the delegation instructed for Presi.
dent Taft. The speaker contends
that the contests were brought only
with the intention of preventing the
voting of the contested delegates in
the temporary organization and thus
control of the convention gained by
the Roosevelt forces. Mr.. Dovall is
interrupted every moment or two by
mingled cheers and groans. He con-
cludes his speech.
Reading Delegate List.
12:12-Secretary Gleason is now
reading the list of delegates includ-
ed in the list which the resolution
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Chicago, June 19.-Starting as
peacefully as high school debate
today's session of the national repub-
Iican convention was transformed
into a bowling bedlam of yelling
partisans within an hour of the be-
ginning of three hours debate upon
Governor Hadley's motion to exclude
from the convention ninety-two dele
gates who had been given their seats
by the national committee over the
protests of Roosevelt men at the con-
test hearings.
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ROOSEVELT MEN WILL
CONTINUE THE FIGHT.

WINE MI. ItOOl was Hldue CUdlTuidU
and managed to deliver his keynote"
speech the fighting is to be renewed
when the motion of the Roosevelt
leaders to purge" the convention of
fraudulent delegates" is disposed Of,
The Roosevelt people and the Taft
people carried out their programs as
announced in advance almost to the
letter. The Roosevelt people say they
are going to fight every inch of the
way.
The cry of "bolters" was hurled at
the Roosevelt delegates at times dur
ing the session, but the contingency
of a bolt again seemed to be far dis
tant.
California, under the leadership of
Governor Hiram Johnson. assumed a
belligerent attitude almost with the
start of the roll call. when the two
Roosevelt delegates from the Fourth
district, unseated by the national COM
nittee. we're not allowed to vote. Two
votes for Root were the only encroach-
ment in that state upon the vote cast
for McGovern. Later Pennsylvania
made fierce protest against the vote
Of an alternate.
The chaplain had hardly finished
his invocation before Governor Had
ley was on his feet objecting to the
personnel of the convention itself,
This led to long and intricate parlia-
mentary argument. ..
Chairman Victor Rosewater of the
national committee, upon whose shout
ders had fallen the ordinarily perfume
tory duty of calling the convention to
order and presenting the recommends
lions of the committee for the tempo
rary officers of the convention. found
himself with an ablebodied job of pre-
siding over what seemed to be tur-
bulent and passionate war of factions
RosEWATER's VOICE
WAS BARELY AUDIBLE.
He was not in good voice and what
he said was barely audible at the front
of the platform, but trumpet voiced
clerks with megaphones did all the
necessary announcements, including
the chairman's initial ruling upon the
Hadley objection.
This ruling was to the effect that
until the national committee had pre-
snted the temporary roll, made up
from the credentials from the individ-
usl states and districts and its judg-
ment upon contests, there was no con-
vention; the gathering was a mere
mass meeting; nothing could be done
until preliminary organization had
been effected by the selection of a
presiding officer.
He held that absolutely no business
was In order save the choice Of an
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
CAY0TE CHASE
IS PLANNED
Will be Turned Loose and
Run Down by a Pack
of Hounds.

Bismarck, N. D.. April 1.-THE
English make a great aSo over fox
hunting. A fox chase Is an event.
social and otherwise. Following the
hounds is sport, real sport, wild and
exhilirating. But what is chasing a
measly little red fox as compared with
chasing five wild coyotes anxious to
gain their freedom and get away from
the sight Of man?
Bismarck is to have a coyote chase,
or at least some Of its residents are.
There are five coyotes which have
been penned up since they were cubs.
They are to be taken to a point on the
Fort Lincoln road opposite the half
way house" and turned loose. A mum;
Der of the officers from the post. and
several local huntsmen will give chase.
The date hal been set for Saturday,
April 20. There will be harbed wire
fences to cut or to jump, or get around
in some manner. There will be
sloushs to fiounder through: There
will nave to be some good dogs and
good horses to assist in the fun. A
coyote chase. When the bugle blows
and the lash is slipped from the
coyotes necks the excitement will be-
gin. The huntsmen are already maxi
ing elaborate preparations for the
event. The coyotes will have some-
thing to say when tt comes to show
ing pure and unadulterated speed. It
VIII be- some fun, this coyote chase.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
CABLES

Broomhall cables from Liverpool as
follows: 1.-The late realizing in Amer
lea yesterday and the increased ship
ments from the Argentine caused
profit taking. at the opening, here,
and values were Ii to as lower. Fol
lowing the opening there vas heavy
covering by early sellers and prices
advanced 3-S to 1-2. This was on
predictions of light worlds shipments
other than America and the fact that
of the liberal Argentine shipments,
the United Kingdom received only a
very small percentage. Later realiZ-
ing again developed and most OF the
advance was lost. This was due to
freer plate offers and increased ar
rivals here with a small inquiry for
forward shipment. The German Off
cial report was bearish. The princi-
pal feature in this market was the
selling off July and buying Occober.
AT 1880 p. m. the market was steady
and Ia lower to Ia higher than yes
terday.
Corn: Corn opened unchanged but
the strength in Buenos Aires and firm
err n lighter plate offers. There
was realizing in the American grade
which declined Ia with no support in
May.
Minneapolis cars: Wheat 100, last
year, holiday.
Corn, 8; oats, IL; rye /; barley, 13:
flax. rs.
Minneapolis stocks decrease 34O,.
600 bushels for one week,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
H RYE CONDITION

The rye condition is S7.9 against
1913 In 1911. that is both wheat and
rye are between two and three points
lower than shown by the April report
OF 1911 n the wheat is between five
and six points lower than the De-
cember condition in 1911. Rye has
declined since December to about the
same extent as wheat. The lowest
condition is found in Indiana, Illinois
and Ohio followed by Kentucky and
Missouri. Kansas shows a little bet
ter than some late, private reports
seem to indicate. Winter wheat states
along the Atlantic coast and Pacific
region show higher in condition and
promise we'll, though averaging rath-
er low than a year &
London Money Firm.
London. April 12.-Money and dis
market was irregular and uncertain.
Fears of new loans and the prospects
of lower railway dividends owing to
traffic decreases made British shares
easy. Consols declined three-six-
teenths. but kafirs, copper shares and
foreign securities recovered and clos
ed steady.
American securities opened steady
at small, irregular price changes. The
market rallied during the first hour
under the lead of Canadian Pacific.
The latter was purchased for New
York and advanced our points. The
rest of the list hradened another frac-
ton in the afternoon. The closing
was steady.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
: X = 1883 i
; Speculative Gossip y

Buenos Aires close yesterday-April
wheat and May off l-s. corn-May
up 3-4. June up / cent. Oats
May unchanged. Flax-Aprii off 3 Ia.
Antwerp-Wheat close-Wheat un.
changed.
Berlin close 1-s lower,
Chtcago-King Of Toledo reports
sale of $4,000 bushels No. 2 Red to
outside mills at Toledo price.
Chicago-1n addition to the 10000
cash wheat already reported there is
said to have been a cargo of 200. 900
bushels Of hard wheat sold.
st. Louis wires: Commence, Mo-
Close examination of fields show that
the grenntng up comes from red root
cookie and weed. This section viii
not exceed 20 per cent Of what Is left.
Cnicago-There is no stop to this
wheat. Chicago has got the only
the outside millers are here after it
good and hot. The outside public are
IN the market and buying July. They
have made considerable money on the
upturn IN coarse grains and are now
combining their attention to the wheat
market where l believe they will make
handsome profits. Rycroft. -.
Mtnneapolis-Strong cash market,
Local outside mills buying I northern
I 3-4 to &c over May. No 2tnorthern
May price to 1-2c over. Flour sales
reported to be q little better.
Chicago-I would not be- surprised
to see July wheat sell at $1.1O next
week-Rycroft. -. -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. taking every
bushel OF wheat ~ fast a. It comes
here. Most Of the wheat in countr,
houses IS already sold for export.-C
|. NOTWITHSTANDING Easton vii
leave Duluth Sunday for Port Arthu,
booth. -fl.s- q
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H. EARLY START
Farmers Arc Favored by the Splendid
Weather That Prevails.

Cogswel1, N. D., April 1.-THE
beautiful weather of the past few days
has started farming operations. and
for a week past many of the farmers
in the section have been dragging and
some have already began seeding. In
side of another week seeding will he
gneral not only in Sargent county, but
all " the state. Indications point
to the largest crops in ecent years.
Many assert that this is a frost" year.
The frost went deeper the past win
ter than in years. Measurements
show it went down to the depth Of
eight feet in places and nearly that
on an average. Last fall heavy rains
fell before the freeze-up and farm ex-
perts say there is enough moisture
in the ground to last all summer and
that it will come up. a little at a time,
as wanted. throughout the growing
season. Last veal and the year be-
fore the crop was lack Of
moisture. There will be no lack Of
moisture. it is said. this year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12

c. ". KELLEY HAS
An IDEAL ROAD
Boulevard Made Out of Road
Through Gu1nbo Low
Lands.

Devils Lake. N. D.. April 12.-As a
demonstration in road building the
people of Devils Lake are pointing
with pride to the three miles OF splen-
did road running to the Clark w. Kel-
ley farm on the lake shore, southeast
OF the city. The work has been done
by Mr.. Kelley and is the most perfect
piece Of road in this section Of the
state.
1t was only a few years g that
THIS piece Of road was practically i'm
passable at times due to the fact that
It runs through bottom land in which
the o aggravating gumbo freely
abounds. But Mr.. Kelley has trans
FORMED 1t into q handsome boulevard,
ana the road drag and a few loads
Of sand and gravel did the business.
After every rain Mr.. Kelley has caus-
ed the road to be dragged and as a
result 1t Is rounded up nicely so as
to shed water and it is always in good
condition either in wet or dry
weather.
Mr.: Kelley has maintained the road
practically at his own expense, and
what he has done shows what a won.
derful Transformation can be accom-.
plished by timely work. There is not
a township in the county hut that
spends ten times as much for roads
as It costs to maintain the KELLEY
road, pei mile, and there is not an
other piece Of road in the country as
good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
UNIT RULE
New York Democrats will he Tied u]
as One Man.

New York Democrats will be Tied up
as One Man.
A delegation of ninety members in
structed for any presidential candidate
en- here yesterday to represent New
York state at the democratic national
convention in Baltimore.
The proceedings We're marked by
complete and unbroken harmony,
there being only one vote of, protest
sounded. that of Mayor James e.
Sague Of Poughkeepsie against the
resolution providing for the unit rule.
This, he declared, "bound the New
York delegation hand and foot" and
was undemocratic In principle. By a
viva voce vote the original resolution
was carried with only about q dozkn
delegates voting against the unit rule.
The principal plank. of the platform
and the leading. theme of the speech
Of Congressman John ]. Fitzgerald Of
Kings county. the permanent chair
man. was the revision of the tariff.
The platfor mdenounced the action OF
President Taft in vetoing the tariff
bills last August and charged the
president and the republican party
with gross deceipt Of the people IN
promising q downward revision Of the
tariff.
The speech Of Seymour Van SAINT
woord. legal adviser Of Governor Dix,
and temporary chairman of the conA
vention was q warm defense Of the
state administration OF Governor DIX.
The other delegates. at large WHO
with the eighty-six congressional DIT.
egates VIII go to Baltimore are Gov.
ernor John A.. Dix. United states Sen,
ator James A. O'Gorman, Alton b
Parker and Charles F. Murphy, leader
Of Tarnrnany hall. =
The platform .was adopted unart.
mously without any speeches helms
made for or against II. ~.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
Tho Oregon Wheat Trade.

Receipts of wheat in the Portland
and Puget Sound markets show a en-
dency I" decrease. says the Portland
Commercial Review. In fact, there
does not seem to he much question but
that the daily arrivals will drop off
materially from what they nave re-
Gently been. 1t has beer a surprise to
most of the trade that the large re-
ceipts have held up so long, as over
half of the people Interested in wheat
We're under the impression that u
crop figures would not be borne out
and that the crop of the three North
Pacific states would not reach Il total
of over 5000, 900 bushels, yet it may
be recalled that we have stated re-
pcatedly that there was not likely to
be any decrease in our figures and that
h receipts would still continue heavy.
AS the season progresses it seems
more n more certain that the crop
of $4,000 bushels will he clearly
shown before the first of July. There
is considerable wheat Yet to come out
from the interior and stocks at tide
water are daily becoming larger. wv
ing to the small shipments going on
and the demand mostly of a Coast ma
ture, That is, for California and Next
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
DAMAGE REPORTS
BOOST PRICES
Market Affects Min
neapolis-Many Reports
Pessamistic.

Minneapolis. April 12.-Crop dam
age reports came thick and fast to-
day from many different sections OF
the winter wheat territory and had
their effect on the market by boosting
prices. Some OF the reports received
mere today were extremely pessimistic
on the outlook and the distant futures
were very firmly held on this account.
Minneapolis May wheat on the OPP
ening did not show much change from
the previous close but when the Chi
cago market turned SO strong 1t car
ried the Minneapolis market to a
higher level.
Receipts in the northwest were as
follows: Minneapolis 100 cars, last
year there was a holiday. The re-
ceipts in Winnipeg today amounted
to 447 cars compared with ia cars
last year, Duluth had 16 cars today,
against II a year ago. Weather con-
ditions still very favorable in the
northwest and considerable wheat has
already been planted in this section.
The Liverpool market closed ire
gular. Id lower to Ia lower for Ant
werp wheat closed unchanged, Berlin
l-S lower. Paris closed Ia lower for
and flour 1-2 to ga lower.
Toledo reported a sale Of $4,000
bushels No. 2 red to outside mills at
Toledo price.
The cash demand here also showed
an improvement and outside mills
weer buyers in the Minneapolis mar
ket
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
THE KRUS
wilson Killed Miss krus Upon Her
Return le0m nanoo

Return from Dance.
Lansford. N. d., April IA few
more details are at hand regarding
the murder of Miss Clara Kruse, Of
Lansford, by her jealous brother-in.
law, Geo. Wilson and Of his suicide.
me facts, In brief are, according to
reports:
Friday night Miss Kruse went to
the home of A. B. Williams, a neigh
Dor, to attend a dancing party. She
knew that there would be trouble
when she Went home. and decided to
remain at the Williams home for q
couple of days. She remained there
Saturday. Sunday and Monday. re-
One Of the Williams boys drove her
home. Miss Kruse wanted the Will
ltams boy to let her out Of the car
riage about half a mile from the
nome, stating that Wilson might make
trouble for her escort. The Williams
boy, however. said that he was not
afraid. and he drove the girl up to
the Wilson home. Just as Williams
was about to turn around and: start
for home, he heard a gun shot, fol-
lowed by three others. and he guessed
the tragedy. He whipped his horses
and hurried home as fast as he could
go.
It is thought that Wilson shot the
girl as n entered the house. He
had been brooding yer the girls dis
appearance, and had decided to have
the matter settled on her return. He
had two revolvers in the house, and
picking up n Of these. fired as she
entered the residence. The first shot
was followed by three others, and the
girl fell. Wilson sent his daughter.
aged ten years, ove to the. neighbors
to tell them what he had done. His
wife, who was milking, came in and
saw the body of her sister on the floor.
Wilson told his wife what he had
done, and asked her. for some poison.
Mrs. Wilson. who was nearly pros
trated from the tragedy. refused to
furnish the poison, and Wilson started
across the fields with the gun with
which he had killed the girl. :.
The sheriff. with his assistants,
found the body in a field. with a bullet
through the head and another through
the heart.
y 49, ----.. =.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-12
BEFORE ADAM.

Marmath, N. D.. April IA de~
scription of the petrified bones found
by l. Howard near his home in the
bad lands was sent to the Smithsonian
institute for classification. The bones
and also the scales which were found
in the same place were examined by
c. w. Gilmore. assistant curator OF
fossil reptiles, who has furnished the
following information:
1.-The specimen is a piece of the up
per shell Of a fossil turtle known, as
adocus. The large pile mentioned
probably represent broken upper parts
Of the turtle shells. The large bones
lying under them are, in all probable
ity, the limb bones of some of the
huge extinct reptiles known as dino
saurs."