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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
TAFT WINS FIRST CONTESTS
National Committee Seats "a Delegates from
Two States.

then Mr.. Borah was permitted 10 continue,
" hich he did as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. we Will not mako anY
progress here. Nov. / know that you have
IA steam roller. 7 don't oven desire 10
cushion the steam roller ! am perfectly
willing that the steam roller shall operate.
but ] want TO say here and now that IL
viii be known to the country that II does
operate, how II operate and who Is Oh
Grating H.
Men who have not the moral courage TO
record their vote before the people of this
country are not worthy 10 represent the
great Republican organization OF these
United states.
Men who have not the manhood 10 stand
I'D here and state for whom they are going
to vote and how they are going to vote
arc evidently acting As
"The gentleman from Idaho Is out Of
order" the chairman interrupted.
There is nothing before the house"
said MIR. BarthoIdt.
Il am before the house" replied Nj.
Borah.
Mr. BarthoIdt asked unanimous consent
that the Senator he permitted TO proceed,
''ln order that this proceeding be made par
liamentary."
Mr. Penrose said he hoped this consent
would be given. He thought unanimous
consent should he given then To let Mr..
BoTah get his remarks into the record.
II was made very plain soon after this
that even II Mr.. Borah's motion had been
tabled the majority intended 20 give the
minority a roll call on demand on any
question. Messrs. Penrosc Crane and 9th
ers Of the Taft men repeatedly joined MIR.
Borah and his colleagues in the minority
I'm asking for roll call and they always
got II.
The test vote came In the case al the slh
Alabama District. In which the Tart dele
gates were seated by vote of 81 10 To-
Those fifteen were Messrs. Knight oil Cal
ifornia: du Pont. of Delaware; Borah' Oh
Idaho; Lowden. of Illinois; Burnam. OF Ken
lucky; Wight, of Louisiana. whose vote was
cast by T.. W. Thilberger Kellogg, OF MIN
nesota; Rosewater. OF Nebraska; Flanagan
OF Nevada, whose proxy was held by Lu-
cius ~ Lttauer Ward. Of New YORK
Capers, OF South Carolina; Thorson, OF
South Dakota; Monday. Of Tennessee;
Loose. of Utah, and Bieber. of the Distfiet
OF Columbia. Neither Rosewater nor Low
den voted yesterday with the anti-Tat
men in the test then recorded.
An incident OF the day was tho REJECTION
by unanimous vote OF the brief ot j. a.
Conner. " Little Rock. in the Arkansas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08

ton. ard especially the contest In 'he
9Th District, may be of interest. Inc
leader of the Roosevelt contestants ls' OF
was. oscar r. Hdndley, who, 1t may De
recalled. was nominated by President
Roosevelt for federal judge Of the North
ern District Of Alabama. The Senate re-
fused to confirm Mr. Hundley because OF
the protests of the Alabama Bar Asso-
citation. but Mr.. Roosevelt kept him IN
office for two years by series of recess
aDpointmerts When Mr.. Taft became
President he refused to reappoint Judge
Hundley, who has been seriously peeved
ever since.
When the National Committee unani-
mously rejected Mr.. Hundley's contest
ing delegates at-large it. in effect, con-
fessed the legality of the regular state
executive committee, which consists or
twcnty-nine members, all told. When
the Taft delegates from the 9th District
appeared they presented affidavits from
fifteen members OF the state executive
committee testifying TO the Legality and
regularity of their election and Of each
step leading up thereto.
II was these fifteen aff1davits which
settled the case in their favor for the
contestants did not question their valid
ity. and they showed clearly that ma
jority. although a small one, of the
state executive committee had been and
was still in control OF the state organiza .
ton. in fact. the majority was larger
than appears on the surface, because
there are now only twenty-seVen MEM
bers of the committee, one having died
and another having moved away from
the state. II was these fifteen affidavits
which Sidney Bieber referred 10 when
lie said that. had he rccollected them.
he would have voted with the Taft men
70 seat the Taft delegates from the dis
trjct.
There is Il very general expectation,
even on the part OF those to whom Colo
mel Roosevelt made solemn promise
that he would not. that he will arrive in
Chicago before long. They feel that it
Is beyond human nature-at least, his
human nature-for him 10 remain away.
Some further indication Of this proba
bility was afforded to-day, when il was
announced by the officers of the Illinois
branch Of the Society Of the Army Of
Santiago de cuba that Mr.. Roosevelt
had Tentatively accepted their invitation
10 he present at reunion on June IL,
saying that he might be in Chicago at
that time They said that as they have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
CURB BROKER QUOTES ODDS
Offers Even Money Roosevelt
Will Not Be Nominated.

The following odds on the results or the
political campaigns this year were quoted
Yesterday al the offices Of a curb broker In
Broad street Even money Roosevelt Will
fail Of nomination. TO 10 he will be nom
mated 10 that If Taft is nominated ne
will meet defeat. to that Roosevelt VIII
be the next President, TO | he VIII not pe'
10 1 that Taft will not bc and to : that
IL Roosevelt runs on an independent ticket
bo will noU more votes than Taft on the
regular ticket
The quotations are longer on the Demo-
cratic side. Even money is offered, % he
sure. that the next President Will be
Democrat. but against Clark's nomination
the odds are to :. ~ TO against Wlison'
81. to against Underwood, to l against
Harmon, 8 Ia / against Bryan, 10
against Gaynor and - 10 l against any
other man.
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heard nothing further from the 'oiohe'
they are counting ON his being here.
Not only the Roosevelt contestants
We're thrown out to-day. but. IN enc III
stance. that of the LIST Arkansas, the brle'
Of the attorney for the contestants was
thrown out by a unanimous vote of the
committee. which adopted a resolution
declaring that it was Indecent, irrcle-
want and an insult to the committee.
uis little difficult TO express in words
the sentiment in Chicago. There is an
unmistakable wave Of Taft sentiment
which is growing steadily stronger OK
course. the baseless character OF the
Roosevelt contests has contributed 10 II.
but quite as much so has the detected
attitude Of the Roosevelt managers.
They talk large and insist that things
will come their way i'm the end, hut they
do not smile when they say II. Senator
Dixon has lost his confident expression
and looks grim. and some of the most
active Roosevelt supporters admit thdt
they see defeat staring them in the face.
mere II HdNul any WI i''l'''''''''t
fldence on the part Of the Taft support
crs. and there arc many who are begin
ming TO assert their view that,it Wouid
be easier to elect Mr.. Taft than MI
Roosevelt. after all. There Is muca
questioning by national committeeman
OF one another as to the percentage "i
the Republican vote which Mr.. RoosH-
welt brought out in the primaries ana
many little Indications that these mon
arc beginning t. think, now that they
have ceased 10 shout.
1t is emphatically denied 10y Senator
Dixon that he has sent ont hurry can
for help. and there is every reason !" De
lieve that the news that BIZ Flynn
and George Record had been ordered Z"
Chicago came 10 him as n complete sur
nrise when he was asked about II by the
newspaper men. II" does say. however.
that he has sent for Walter Brown. Of
Ohio.
Following Tho announcement that
Warren g. Harding. formerly Lieutenant
Cover, y Of Ohio. will present the namo
Of President Taft 10 the convention
comes the information that tho name OF
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president
Of Columbia College. is under considera-
tIon rs the first orator I" second the
nomination Of Mr.. Taft Dr. Butler Is
an orator of known ability. and the sug-
gestion Of his name for this responsible
honor has met with much approval.
G.. g. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
DELIBERATE MURDER,
CRIES SENATOR DIXON
Roosevelt's Manager in Hot
Temper Over National CON-
mIttee'S Decisions.
COLD FLOODED THEFT, ALSO
Charges Majority of Committee
men with Agreeing to Violate
Their Sacred Party
Trust.

Chicago, June 7-Senator Dixon, at the
Roosevelt headquarters issued state
ment tonight excoriatng members Of
the national committee.
Until the roll was called on the 9tl
Alabama District" says the statement.
Il was not prepared to believe that d
majority OF the national committee was
yrerared deliberately to murder the Re-
publican party" Mr.. Dixon adds:
The nation might as we'll know the
truth Three minutes before the roll was
called on this contest Senator w. Murray
Crane. Of Massachusetts, walked over 10
MI stevenson. Of colorado, VINO holds me
proxy of Senator Scott. of West Virginia.
and said 10 him:
I'VE simply cannot afford 10 go on record
I'm this case against seating the Roosevelt
delegates: the case Is so plain the country
will not stand for it,
Mr. Stevenson replied: I'VE have got 10
dc IT, or course. there Is no justlhcation
in fact. but IL once we establish prece-
cent we will have to yield IN other cases. .
The theft was cold bloodcd. premedalted
and deliberate. With the record OF the roll
call Of the 9Th Alabama Congress Distrlct
| now deliberately charge that MAJORITY
Of the national committee. in violation OF
their sacred trust as trustees of the Repub-
lican party. in fear and hatred of Theodore
Roosevelt have entered into an agreement
among themselves to unseat all ana every
Roosevelt delegate regardless of right
In his bitterness at being repudiated by
the Republican voters. Mr.. Taft has now
determined. if possible, TO wreck the party
rather than permit IL to win with Colonei
pooseveIt az its candidate. But the ma
tional committee is not the national con-
vention, as will be seen.
Mr. Stevenson denied absolutely the
conversation attributed to him and w.
Murray Crane concerning the 9th Ala
bama delegation. and said he would de-
mand that 1t be made right tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08

Chicago. June 7.-Twcnty-four delegate
from Alabama and Arkansas were addei
to-day to the Taft column by the action ~
the Republican National Committee on the
Roosevelt contests from those states. All
of the contests presented before the com
,nittee to-day were decided in Tafts favor,
and in ALI except two the decision Of the
committee was unanimous. although one
rollcau test apparently had shown hiteea
anti-Taft votes.
The cases decided to-day We're those u
six dcIegates-at-large and two each IN the
1st %. 9Th, 9Th and 9Th Congress districts
IN Alabama. and four delegates-at-lare'
and two each In the lst and ID districts ot
Arkansas. There remain to be heard 81
the Arkansas contests those in the 81, 4th
9TH and eth district
The contest over the six delegates-a,-
large from Arizona was postponed until
later day on motion OF Mr.. Penrose Of
Pennsylvania.
In view Of the bitter feeling between Taft
and Roosevelt adherents. the meeting was
surprisingly peaceful although II opened
W
degree of friction.
This contest arose over renewal ~
Senator Borah, Of Idaho, Of his motion OF
Yesterday which would permit eight mem
beers OF the committee TO demand roll
call. instead or twenty as provided by the
existing rules.
Dennis T. Flynn. Of oklahoma. holding
at the time the proxy Of Committeeman
Flanagan OF Nevada. moved TO lay the
Borah motion on the table. Mr.. Borah
wanted TO debate the motion. but Chair
man Rosewater declared II unbeatable as
a proposition Of parliamentary law.
II don't intend 10 be choked off by gag
this early in the campaign exclaimed
Senator Borah. with some show Of heat
land / will either have my say here or /
VIII occupy such position that this con
vention will make no progress.
This committee will conduct It's pro-
ceedings under the usual parliamentary
rules" said Mr. Rosewater, with marked
dignity.
But you shall not adopt any rule or gag
by laying motions on the table this early
I'm tine Campaign" retorted the Idaho Sen
ator.
The committee proceeded 10 table the
Borah motion W u viva voce vote, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
SENATOR DU POINT FOR TAFT
IS T. c. du Poht, National Committee
man. with Colonel's Forces.
LIZ. Tclceraph b No rrIbune.

IRy Telegraph 20 Tho Tribune
Wilmington. Del, June l. - Newspaper
correspondents reporting the proceedings
preliminary To the National Republican
Convention at Chicago arc wofully con-
fused over the parts that the Du Points, OF
Delaware. arc taking I'm the selection or q
Presidential nominee. T. Coleman du Pont,
who is in chicago. and who has been votlns
with the Roosevelt faction In the meetings.
of the national committee, Is delaware
member of the committee and NOT dele-
gate TO the convention, as many or the
correspondents reported. He IS head or the
On Point Powder Company, the so-caiien
powder trust which has recently Deen pc
fore the federal courts at Philadelphia tor
Violating the Sherman antitrust law ana
which company is now I'm course OF disso-
luton. Co.,. c.,,.,r
Henry 4. du Pont. United States Senator
from Delaware. Is the only one OF the name
I'm the Delaware delegation TO the Chicago
convention Senator du Pont disposed or
his holdings in the powder company II
* said. previous to his election TO the
Senate. lie Is uncquivocally for. the re-
nomination OF Taft as arc all the other
members Of the states delegation to the
national convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
ROOSEVELT MAN WON'T BOLT
Will Hustle for Taft if President
Is Nominated. 81.

Pittsburgh. June ~ am regular Ke-
publican. and was elected delegate 10
the Republican National Convention under
a pledge that | would support Theodore
Roosevelt for the nomination for President.
That I viii do. but 7 will not bolt the con-
vcntlon. n Mr.. Taft succeeds in gettlns
tho nomination will stay with the party.
and will do all within my power to aid him
i'm his campaign
The foregoing statement was made to-day
bv David - Johns. chairman OF the Re-
publican County Committee who was elect
cd q national delegate from the SD Con-
gress District at the primary election
There arc said to be number Of Roosevelt
delegates from Pennsylvania who take the
same position as Johns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08

tention that he shall supersede Senator
Dixon.
II is also learned this evening that the
colonel has ordered George l.. Record OF
New jersey, to the scene of action. Some
Of the Roosevelt leaders say Mr.. Record
will be most welcome, cas- will any friend
Of the colonel" but others say privately
that IL the colonel does not keep his
hands off 'he will irrevocably gum the
ride"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
OHIO COST TAFT MEN $se,473.

Columbus, Ohio, June THE TAFT FORCES
expended ssS,47s in the campaign to elec d ,ns
national delegates and alternates from phio
This is shown by the Statement 81 Q, Stats
i".dav' Charles p. Taft, Of Cinc'nhs"'
gave So $50.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
Strong EVIDENCE
In GRAFT CASE

NEW YORK, Special.-When the
in the Police Department. revealed by
the assassination of Gambler Herman
ltoSenthal, reaSSembles on September
Sd, sensational evidence is expected to
be presented concerning the recent
financial operations of police inspec-
tor and high civilian emplOye of the
department.
This announcement was made
at District Attorney Whitmans office,
where preparations are under way for
a resumption of the inquiry.
It was also learned at Mr.. Whitman $
Office that a subpoena had been issued
Tor banker whose testimony will
throw light upon the bank account OF
this employee in the department.
hands, il is believed. will probably
cause the indictment of this man and
the police Inspector named in connec-
ton with him.
Three other inspectors may be in
volved and there is a possibility that
past four months the civilian in ques-
ton rented safety deposit box and
started bank account, although his
salary is known to be moderate.
About the same time that the civilian
rented a safe deposit box the Inspector
inspector opened a new bank account
Prosperity was coming his way.
The inspector and the civilian en-
ploye have long been close friends and
near neighbOrS, it is said. and have
been seen together frequently. Their
cases will not only be the first con-
sidered by the grand jury when it re-
sumed it's graft inquiry. but will figure
prominently in the John Doe proceed
ings.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

were over thirty years. OF matronly
party of women. with male escorts.
coats and hats.
The fighting game has gained such
hold on the women Of Rockaway
Beach that they are well represented
at each Of the Atlas Clubs weekly
shows. Three siX-round battles pre-
seded the star bout-a ten-round fight
between frankie Burns and Jim Ken
rick. lightweights. Announcer Wal
lace said before the bouts:
Il hope you gentlemen will be very
careful i'm your remarks. for there are
ladies present"
The main bout was speedy, and per
haps il was the non-appearance OF
gore and the quick manufacture of
caulifowcr ears that kept the women
comparatively silent. Occasionally a
weli-driven punch brought laughter
from them. But they rose to no great
heights of enthusiasm, while the men
were on their feet. shouting. And
when man INSTRUCTED Woman's
vision she was not slow in reminding
him of it,
young woman of about twenty
two, accompanied by an escort, sat in
the fourth row. She got her greatest
tears during the fight of six rounds
between Knockout" Edgar and Jim
Daley. Edgar hit Daley on the nose
and the girl cried. She cried. too.
when Daley tried to remove Edgar's
front teeth later in the struggle The
women stayed until the last gong had
sounded.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
TOOTH BIRTHDAY OF
LURAY CELEBRATED

LURAY, VA, Special.-The hum
dredth anniversary of the founding
of Luray was celebrated jointly Weu-
neSday with the annual reunion of
ROSser Gibbons Camp Of Confederate
Veterans. Thousands of people were
in attendance from Page and adjoin--
ing counties. Veterans representing
many camps throughout Virginia
were also in attendance. Union and
Confederate veterans were in the line
Of march, about one mile in length.
on August q. 1872, the town OF
Luray was laid off, when eighteen lots,
according to a law then in force, were
put on the market for sale. The main
thOrOughfare of the town, which pass
ed by the first dwelling erected, has
long since been abandoned. This
building now stands remote from any
street.
This and other landmarks remain
ing from Luray's first year were Views
ed by thousands yesterday. The prin-
cipal address was made by the Rev.
j. II. Williams, of Maryland. There.
were other addresses by former State
Senator Parks, of Luray; Colonel II.
+. Leedy, of the Second Virginia Reg
iment, and Major J. ogden Murray, of
West Virginia. A poem. The Cen
tennial." was read by Captain ID. 9.
GraySon, of Washington.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
LA TOILETTE AGAIN
SCORES ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special
Senator *. VI. La Toilette in an
editorial in his weekly Friday
again scored Theodore ROose-
Welt. This time il il in cOnnec-
ton with the publicity OF CAM
paign contributions. In referring
10 EOOScVelt's speech of August
9th, delivered in Chicago, La Fol
lctte says
HE called his speech his Con-
fcSSiOn of Faith Much interest
would have been added by MAX
ing it also confession OF Facts
pertaining to the contributions to
his campaign for the Republican
presidential nomination.
The public knows that he spent
an enormous amount of money in
that campaign. In some States,
as in Ohio, for example. il has been
cOnscrvatiVcly estimated that not
less than three hundred thousand
dollars was expended TO secure
delegates for him.
Go where you would through
out the country in that campaign
Ii was common talk that there
was all kinds of Roosevelt money
everywhere
this money was, in large part,
the unlawful SpOiIs OF trusts,
which thrived by special favor, at
the expense of the people. under
the Roosevelt administration.
Campaign contributions OF
such magnitude are made by
those who have big interests TO
serve. They are practical bust
ness men and expect big favOrs in
return.
when the presence of money in
the Roosevelt campaign for the
Republican campaign became so
glaringly conspicuous there was u
general impression that, to quote
the words of his recent cOnven-
ton speech, there should be pub
Lefty of campaign contributions
during the campaign
He was accordingly invited to
make statement. He did not
respond TO that invitation.
Interest in the matter has I'm
no degree abated.
"Until he makes a clean breast
of the financing of his last cam
paign his Chicago declaration for
publicity OF contributions i'm this
campaign is an insult to public
intelligence"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
ROOSEVELT IS
BUSY CANDIDATE
Colonel BUSHES to Outlook Office.
From There He Will
Go Home.

NEW YORK, Special. He asked for
the sword ana lie gOt it. This was
the characteristic comment Colonel
Roosevelt made on Senator Penrose
when he arrived at the Pennsyl-
vania station on his return from
Wilkes Barre.
The cheering commuters who hap
pened TO be at the station when the
COlOnels train pulled in demanded
more, but the Bull Moose candidate eX-
planned that he was in too much of a
hurry to talk, and besides he had al
ready delivered himself of all the facts
known TO him in the relations betw cen
the Standard Oil Company and Senator
PenrOse.
Colonel Roosevelt went at once to
his Office at the outlook and with
mountain of work and denied himself
to all visitors. He planned to leave
at noon for his home in Oyster Bay,
where he will rest till Wednesday.
On this date he Will leave for a
three days campaign through Yer
mont, accompanied by his running
mate, Governor Johnson. of Califor MIA
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
WILL CELEBRATE
OLYMPIC VICTORY
AMERICAN ATH-
IETES WILL BEGIN FESTIVI-
TIES IN NEW YORK TONIGHT.

NEW YORK, Special.-The celebra-
ton in honor of the victorious Ameri-
can Olympic athletes will begin here
tonight and last through tomorrow.
A special performance of The Rose
Maid" will be given at the Globe Thea
ter for the athletes. Practically every
man who wore the United States
shield at Stockholm will be present
parade and dinner will be given
tomorrow. The parade will start at
10 a. M. at Forty-first Street, the route
lying down Fifth Avenue to Washing
ton Square, to Broadway, to City Hall.
Invitations were sent to President
Taft, Governor Dix and Mayor Gay
nor to attend the dinner tomorrow
evening.
A corps of blue-jackets from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard will march with
the athletes in the procession.