The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
Politics


onstrations, after introducing wome
for the first time as force in NJ
tional politics, the Progressive col
vention at Chicago adjourned sine dit
having named Theodore Roosevelt
for presidency and Hiram w. Joh1
son candidate for the vice-presidency
The platform adopted by the ma
tional Progressive convention at Chi
cago advocates political, industrial
agrarian, commercial and social con
servation and tariff reforms. It is II
the form of contract with the PEG
pie" and was mostly written by
Colonel Roosevelt.
Ex-senator Albert J. Beverage o.
Indiana delivered the keynote
speech at the birth of the nationa
Progressive party in Chicago.
Contesting negro delegations from
Florida and Mississippi were barred
from the Progressive convention by
the national committee at Chicago. Un
der the decision Of the committee
not negro delegate sat in the con
ventiop.
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Charles r. Crane of Chicago has
been offered the treasurership of the
Democratic national committee. Gov
ernor Wilson and Chairman McCombs
of the national committee agreed upon
Crane at conference held in New
York City.
Former Vice-President Adlai e.
Stevenson is to take the stump fol
Wilson and Marshall. His son Lewis
made the announcement at Democrat
ic national headquarters in New York
while my father is seventy-six years
old" he said, 'he will make four OF
five speeches at least for Wilson in
his home state, Illinois. He is ready
to visit other western states"
The nomination of Winfield T. Dur
bin of Anderson, former chief execu.
tive of Indiana, for governor and the
adoption of platform which pledged
faith in the Republicans Of the state
to President Taft were the features
held in Indianapolis.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
of representatives, was renominated
at the primaries as representative in
congress from the Ninth Missouri dis
trict. This is Mr. Clark's tenth NOM
lnation.
Besides naming third party ticket
with Frank H. Funk of BLOOMINGTON
for governor. the Illinois state Pro-
gressive convention. held in Chicago,
Endorsed Theodore Roosevelt for pres
ident, adopted a Roosevelt platform,
nominated 20 candidates for presiden-
tial electors, selected So delegates to
the national convention and elected a
new state committee.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson announced
the appointment of Rolla Wells, for
mer mayor Of st. Louis, NO., to be
treasurer of the national Democratic
committee and Charles r. Crane of
Chicago to be vice-chairman of the
finance committee of which Henry
Morgenthau of New York has been
chosen chairman.
United States Senator Robert l..
Owen swept the state of Oklahoma
in his campaign for denomination
against Gov. Charles N. Haskell by an
overwhelming majority.
Domestic
AL. Jennings, formerly a notorious
train robber and member of the Dali
ton gang of bandits, was nominated
for county attorney at Oklahoma City,
Okla. Jennings made unique cam
paign, narrating his past perform
ances as a bandit and telling of his
enforced reformation.
When Willie Hinkle, wealthy stock
broker of San Francisco, strolled into
his Office he found a note on his desk
in his stepson's handwriting and
signed George Hinkle," informing
him that the writer had embezzled
$4,000 in cash from banks and an
amount in securities not specified.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
company has bought half interest In
the Virginia Carolina railroad from
President hinges, who built it and has
been operating it. It is reported that
the price paid was $1,O00.000.
Accused of defaulting with thou
sands from the estates Entrusted to
his care, Col. Gibbons Gray Cornwell
Of Westchester, Pa, commander of the
Sixth regiment. National Guard of
Pennsylvania, shot himself and died
instantly - Pennsylvania train.