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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
FARMERS WANT WILSON;
FORGOT THEM
Four-FifthS for SOuthernerl
Sets Forth Treatise on
HWho'S Who" in Gar

1--WE are beginning now to get line
on who the voters are in Georgia who
are for Wilson and how extensive his
strength is" said William ]. Harris, one
of the Georgia Wilson campaign man
ayers. yesterday.
my friend, H. r. Hutchens," contin-
ued Mr.. Harris, lis making himself feel
good over his self-deluding claims, for
after the primary. he will have nothing
to feel jubilant about Wild claims win
no elections. The people think and vote
for themselves. They decide by their bal
lots.
Let me cite some of the people who
are for Wilson. The majority of the Geor-
gia legislature. both the house and the
senate, are for him. This was shown by
a poll taken last summer. We have since
heard from them and there is no change
from last summers poll. The majority of
the chairmen of the county executive
committees and the majority of the daily
and weekly papers of the state are to
be found in the Wilson ranks.
THE Farmers union of the state is
for Wilson and against Underwood-not
officially as an organization, but by a
majority of its membership. 1 gather
this from letters and talks from MEM
bers of that organization.
UNDERWOOD ANTAGONIZED FARM
ERS.
The hostility of the organization to
Underwood arises from the fact that his
committee placed Congressman John
Lamb of Virginia, at the head of the
agricultural committee over the protest
of the unions leaders. Congressman
John Lamb opposed the bill designed to
break up gambling in cotton futures, a
measure that had the earnest support of
the Farmers union. When IT was pre-
sente to his committee he brought in the
minority report against it. When the
Democrats later got control of the house
Mr.. Lamb was made chairman of the
agricultural committee by the committee
T. which Mr.. Underwood was chairman.
"Our reports show that four-fifths of
the farmers of the state generally are
for Wilson.
.Not only is this the case, but / am
assured by prominent railroad employees
that they and their fellows are favora-
BILE 20 Wilson because of the legislat ion
he put through in New Jersey favorable
20 railroad employees and laboring men,
0AhD ENE4E IllIao Il - CAN NAASDOANs
Thirty replies to letters were received
at me Wilson headquarters yesterday
from all parts of the state The letters
had heretofore Ueen sent out by Mr..
Harris to representative farmers, bust
ness and professional men without any
previous knowledge as to what candi-
date they favored in the approaching
primary. With all out one exception
the replies showed that Wilson had de-
cidedly the best of the situation.
colonel j. o. Adams, of Gainesville, was
a visitor at headquarters yesterday He
brought the information that Hall county
would go for Wilson by a three to one
majority. Governor Wilson has a Pc
culiar claim upon Gainesville. Two of
his children were born in that city.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
Primary Will Be Held April
13-CongreSSman A, Mitch
ell Palmer Democrat Lead
err for Wilson
By RALPH SMITH.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., March "a
The Democracy of Pennsylvania will
elect 81 district delegates to the Bal
timore Democratic convention at state
wide primaries to be held on April 10,
and that SO of these delegates will be
instructed or Gov. Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey, is the confident asser-
tion of Representative A. Mitchell Pal
mer, the Democratic leader of the Key
stone state The cath delegate is con-
ceded to Speaker Champ Clark. Fol-
lowing the statewide primaries, the
state convention will be held at Har-
risburg, when IL delegates from the
state at large will be chosen. All of
these will be instructed for Wilson, so
that the Pennsylvania delegation to the
Democratic national convention will
consist of rs men instructed for Wood
row Wilson and one delegate for Speak
er Clark.
The candidates for district delegates
are already in the field, and in only one
district in the state-the 22d-is there
a man running who is not openly COM
mitted to the nomination of Governor
Wilson. 1t is by no means certain that
he will be elected, but in a spirit of
fairness and conservatism it is con-
coded that he will win. He is the Gath
delegate, and is for Speaker Clark.
There are two factions in the Demo
cratic party of Pennsylvania-one of
them led by Representative Palmer and
the other by Col. James Guffey, the
national committeeman. These fac
tions are now engaged in a life and
death struggle for the control of the
party machinery. The leaders of both
realize that the people of the state are
for Wilson, wherefore both factions
are on the Wilson band wagon, and
each factions has put up only candi-
dates for delegates who are known to
favor Wilson's nomination by the Bal
timore convention.
A TREMENDOUS FACTOR.
Next to New York, Pennsylvania is
the largest state of the union, and en-
joys the second largest strength in the
Democratic national convention and in
the electoral college. The Pennsyl-
vania delegation to the national con-
vention will, therefore, be a tremen-
dous factor in the nomination of the
president The value of Pennsyl-
vania's support of Woodrow Wilson is
not to be underestimated. The rs del
egates for Woodrow Wilson mean as
much as nearly four states like Kan
sas, and three times as much as Ala
bama means to Representative Oscar
w. Underwood. Indeed, if-and the If
should be emphasized-Mr. Underwood
should win three states like Alabama,
his strength even then would be short
of Wilson's assured support from the
state of Pennsylvania alone.
The fact that Mr.. Underwood has no
following in Pennsylvania is hardly
worthy of comment. His managers are
making no contest in this state. They
expect to get nothing in Pennsylvania.
just as they expect to get nothing else
where in the east His candidacy is
confined to a few states of the south,
and is operating only to weaken the
chances of Gov. woodrow Wilson, the
only southern born and bred candidate
in the field.
Congressman Palmer, Of Pennsyl-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
WILSON GET 63
OF64 PENNSYL DELEGATES

vania, who is Mr. Underwoods close
personal friend and associate on the
ways and means committee of the
house, talked interestingly for The
Journal today relative to the politics
of Pennsylvania At the outset he de-
clared his friendship and personal ad-
miration for his colleague, Mr. Under
wood, but" he added, Mr.. Under
wood is not taken seriously in Penn
sylvania. None of the candidates seek
ing election as delegates to the Balti-
more convention favor Mr.. Under
woods nomination..
Congressman Palmer continued:
Gov Woodrow Wilson is the choice
of the people who constitute the De-
Imocracy of Pennsylvania. and will there
fore have the Pennsylvania delegation
to the Baltimore convention. The dele
gates will be elected at primaries to be
held on April 10, and no candidates un-
favorable to Wilson are making the race.
except in one district. Here a friend of
Speaker Clark is a candidate, and says
he will be elected. Following the pri-
maries, the state convention will elect
IL delegates at large, and all of them
will be instructed by the convention to
vote for the nomination of Woodrow
Wilson.
THE Democrats of Pennsylvania
mean the rank and flle-faVor WOODROW
Wilson, first, because they indorse his
progressive policies. and, second, be-
cause they believe that Democratic sue
cess would be doubly certain if he is the
party leader. Moreover, they believe that
with Woodrow Wilson as their candi-
date the Democrats would have an ex-
cellent chance of redeeming the state
of Pennsylvania despite its normal Re-
publican majority of 100000
Il am not an oversanguine person
when it comes to politics, but tell you
frankly that there is today more insur-
gency in the big business state of Penn
sylvania than in any state in the union.
The people-and by them / mean thou
sands and thousands of Republicans
are disguised with the Penrose machine,
which was overthrown in the last cleo
ton in the city of Philadelphia. These
people, Democrats and Republicans alike,
are anxious for an opportunity to unite
on some clean progressive candidate and
deal this Penrose machine body blow.
They believe Woodrow Wilson combines
all of the required elements, and they
stand ready to fall in behind his can
didacy, if nominated.
with Wilson as tine Democratic can
didate, we will give the Penrose ma
chine and the Republican party the hard
est fight of history in Pennsylvania.
and even should we lose the state by a
small majority we would capture a ma
jority of the congressional districts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
SHOOTS MACON WOMAN
WHO INSULTED SISTER

MACON. Ga. March 25.-Lep Meyer.
a vaudeville actor. last night shot and
fatally wounded Mary Moore. The
Moore woman. IL seemed. owed Meyers
sister a millinery bill. and claim hav-
ing been pressed. the woman called up
Miss Meyer over the telephone. and, il
is asserted. insulted her. Meyer took
his brother with him. went to the
house. cIoseted himself with the wom-
an. and shot her
He. then called the police and gave
himself up He stated in the bar
racks that he did not shoot until the
Moore woman pulled a revolver out or
a bureau drawer. Doctors at the city
hospital state the woman can not re-
cover. She was shot through the
neck
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
s Shoots Self to Death

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IA dis
patch from Lebanon announces that Har-
ry kirkpatrick, aged As, killed himself
with a revolver shot through his head
this morning at his country home, near
I lebanon. He had been prominently con-
neeted with a large tobacco company,
but for some time had been suffering
with neurasthenia and was unable to at
tend to business.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
Woodrow Wilson Club
Formed at 0uitman

Especial Dispatch to The JournaI)
oUITMAN. Ca. March IA Wood
row Wilson club was formed in Quitman
this afternoon. over one hundred mem
bers Joined and unusual interest was
manifested. Next week-the club viii
be organized and officers will he elect
ed. II IS expected that several hun
dred members will join in town and
country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
Department Stores Burn


UNION CITY, Tenn, March 25.-Two
large department stores were destroyed
by fire here last night, involving a to-
tai loss of S125,00O. The fire broke out
about midnight in the store of the Nor
gan, Verghine company and soon spread
to the adjoining building, occupied by
Beckham, Jones & Murphy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26

dozen of cards in life never
had morphine
other dope is the siiest lie that
Il my wedding q
society
wife had been popular chiefly
after our marriage took her to Hot Springs the
I'm money payable to her
at her nstence she had tired had noticed
erGI eeEs before she shot wasn't interesting to her
at one and the same time she thought she 00 rid
needed.
The this little blind
disgracefu She
the street. that should
Grace
honor
jof frankly bitterly, of
eren to her part Of frank statement the
loosely
earnestly going into the incidents of his
that he has lived
y and to leave his name unned He thinks that his wife justice
should be punished but his dying sh for
dcOn He wishes by his last maintain the
that has won respect through long years. For this purpose he made
dying statement of his life which
lions his w disposition
he had made after their
WAS TOLD HE WAS DYING
You EnO'o dying he told sicked
deatAg -
followed while upon pillow
those around him looked His mother
quickly pass through
Strangely there from the hall the chirp
day long
from his pillow and looking with steady continued his
n firm confident
OO0- --O-- -0A wv
following
for two nights
At all other times we have been together EmDbav / saw that
preceding
nothing
provocaton shooting
WILL TURN you DOWN."
a o
iOihn Ui
That's the she
in
before her fired
had been growing tired of We had quares
months affection
its and she weary
money
shooting that she hasn't than $4,000
wholly without foundation asked
did chiefly travelling
have had poered requested
would have had spend much more than did After marriage
anxious continue the
unwilling Europe
which would had nqush business and lose valuable time
WHY THEY WENT TO HOT SPRINGS.
Springs
baths
often whisky
break off this tipping
this trip and did have the effect of curing the appetite that had afflicted
younger
leap affair loved wife
the eOprtship
pluckd covering express
sion
merely part of the detailed of parts
greatly and really did the
machine would
often would go for her
DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY so SOON
unwilling did after Mr.. Optics
would
married Afterward, found
thought had married had been greatly
that of the
and er ends Iivers."
you the home called the house OF
terry" asked
diamond robbery that happened there and also
After
the nights this house. Before had known
nothing of complete wife
her dearly"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-26
For INDICATION NOT VENGEANCE, GRACE LAYS
BARE HIS LIFE SECRETS IN "A DYING STATEMENT
MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL

Surrounded by His Family and Told That Death Is Near
Grace Makes First Detailed Statement of His Life to The
Journals Representative That He May 'Vndicate His
Name and Refute the Les That Have Been Told Against
Him Since He Has Been in the LmeIight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22
Seasicknass Now Rars.

Only few years ago it was a COM
mon sight to see passengers lying
deathiy pale in steamer chairs, refus-
ing everything in the food line offered
by solieitous stewards. Many did not
appear in the open air at all, being un-
able to leave their cabins. Now, on
any of the larger steamers, the passen-
gers snap their fingers at the waves.
They are as much at home as they are
in a hotel on land.
The difference between ocean travel
30 years ago, and now was entertaining
ly set forth in chat with G. Seholz.
chief steward of the Hamburg Ameri-
can steamer Amerika. Mr.. Seholz has
had charge of the commissary depart
ment on ocean going steamers for over
80 years.
Mr.. Scholz said that In the old days
80 per cent of the passengers were sea-
sick, and not 10 per cent went TO their
meals regularly. On the Amerika, dur
ing my recent return voyage from Eur
ope. | noticed that at least 80 per cent
of the passengers were at the table at
every meal.
Thirty years ago, Mr.. Seholz said,
the company endeavored to give pas
sengers the very best, but the fresh
meat, eggs. fish and poultry were not
as Wen preserved as fastidious diner
would wish. At that time these we're
all packed on ice. and if the ice gave
ont the food suffered. Now no such
difficulty is possible. Under the modern
system of refrigeration, everything is
in perfect condition as in the best no.,
tells.
In the olden days. if the steamer was
detained or delayed on its voyage. it
was sometimes necessary to reduce the
number of dishes served; but now such
contingency is out of the question.
The same elaborate menu for break
fast. luncheon or dinner is served at
the end of the trip as at the beginning.
In fact. the captains dinner, which Is
usually given the day before the pas
sengers land, is the greatest gustatory
event of the trip.--Leslie's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22

P|TTSFIELD.

Among the Pittsfeld people who are
attending the annual outing of the
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association being held at Lake Mar
anacook are Fred r. Smith, secretary
of the association, Mrs. Smith. o. f.
Libby, a member, Mrs. A. ID Kier-
stead and Mrs. William Aveyard
Pittsfield Band and Hunters Orches-
ira are furnishing music for the &C.
casion. Mrs. e. 4. McCabe and Harry
Goodrich of Palmyra are also in at
tendance.
Barney Cianchette. who has recent
ly purchased the William Mathews
farm in the south part of the town,
has moved his family here from Italy
Hayward Parsons and Walter Hasel-
tine. graduates of M. c. l. IL, will
leave within few days for Kineo,
where they will be employed for the
summer.
Mrs. II. F. Libby, Mrs. Alice Leav-
lit and Miss Sadie Colamore were in
Bangor. Friday.
Miss Sally Dow of Searsport, NJ. c.
L.. II. who has been in Augusta since
her graduation. taking an examination
IcE entering w tlleSfey college, III the
fall, arrived in town. Friday, for a
few days visit with Miss Gwendolyn
Griffin and other school friends
Eugene Drake, student at Bates,
is passing a few days vacation with
his parents Judge and Mrs o. H.
Drake
Mrs Joel Wellington of Monticello
who has been in Bangor TO attend the
carnival, passed Friday here, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Mayo.
AIRS II. j. Pettee of Bridgeport,
Conn, ard Miss Florence Frye of
Brunswick, who have been visiting
Mrs. Emily Bradbury and family.
have returned home.
A special communication of Merid-
ian Lodge. +. and A. NJ. was held,
Friday evening. for work in the M. NJ.
degree on three candidates. Refresh
ments were served.
Mrs George 0rdway of Augusta,
formerly of this town, who has been
visiting friends here, returned home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22

be held at 1890 "A. NJ and 7.3O p.
NJ, at each of which addresses will be
made by speakers of prominence
Among those who will address the
gathering are the following. David
M. Edwards, p. II. Phi. D., president of
Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Rufus
M. Jones, PHI. D.. OF Harverford Col
lege, pennsylvania; Mrs. L. e. Ware
Worcester. Mass state primary Sun
day school missionary; Rev. NJ. Joseph
Twomey, Portland: Prof. Raynor Kel-
say, Haverford College, Pennsylvania
Esther Baird, missionary from India:
Edward A. Kelsay of Minneapolis,
Mimi; William Savers, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y; DIR. Wilbur F. Berry ID. d.. Sid
ney; Rev Charles NJ Woodman, Port
land, and many others
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22
VASSAL BoRo.

The New England meeting of the
Society of Friends win open. Monday
evening. at Oak Grove Seminary. and
will continue through the week. clos
in with service at 7.30 o'clock, Sun
day evening. June 80. This will be the
251st annual session of the New Eng
land Association. and large number
of delegates will be present. The ad-
vance guard has already arrived. and
many are taking rooms at the semi
nary, nd at the homes of friends in
the vicinity. The first public meeting
viii be Wednesday evening, and on
each evening thereafter the meetings
win be public, with popular addresses
of general interest to the public Par
lticular attention is called to the SER
svices, on Sunday, June 80, which will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22
A ROOSEVELT PROTEST
Against the High handed Methods Of
Credental Committee.


Chicago. june 21-Charges that con-
Republican National committee had
formed a coalition in the credentials
committee to control the committee in
behalf of the contested delegates We're
prepared. tonight, by r. r. Mccormick
and other Roosevelt members of the
committee. The statement, it was said
would be offered before the Republi-
can convention, tomorrow, ito com
plete the record" of the Roosevelt fight
against the seating OF the Taft con
tested delegates.
1t charges that the work done by the
credentials committee has been part of
a comprehensive plan Ito control the
National convention" against the Re-
publican voters" The statement was
circulated among the Roosevelt MEM
bers tonight, by Mr.. Mccormick. None
refused to sign it. The statement in
part. follows:
In the committee on credentials a
coalition was formed of the contest
ed delegates and members of the Ma
tional committee and a minority of the
representatives of the Republican
states.
This coalition formed substantial
majority of the committee 1t proposed
TO prevent the hearing of all the tes-
ttmony by limiting the contests to five
minutes in which to present their
cases So
The coalition in the committee is
bringing in reports faster than they
can be prepared making it evident
that the reports have been prepared
beforehand and merely adopted as a
formality.
No time is furnished to the morgan
lied delegates to consider their cases
or prepare to present them to the CON
vention.
1T is, therefore. plain, that of these
contested delegates are seated that
they will not only create majority
of which less than one-half represent
Republican states, but that this ma
jority will also be composed of dele
gates improperly seated in violation of
good parliamentary law and common
morals. 1t is also plain that this is not
accomplished by mere partisanship.
but il is the result of a comprehen-
sive plan prepared in advance and de-
hberstely carried out to control the
publican voters.
I'VE call serious attention of the del
egates to this convention that any
nominee can have little claim for the
Republican voters and will depend on
the Democratic states and territories
for his election
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22

! see a man like Charles Murphy with
80 Democratic delegates to be delivered
to whom he sees fit, / trembe to think
what would happen if any Republican
had such control over the nomination In
a Republican convention"
The Roosevelt strength on the Califor-
mia contest gained j. A. Dewitt of 10
wa. w. w. Williams of Nevada, L. p
Summers of Virginia, $. H Gady OF
Wisconsin and c. A. Rice of Hawaii.
Francis J. Heney of California, Ralph
A. Harris of Kansas, f. c. Darlington
of Maryland, r. r. Mccormick of Ili-
nols and j. J. Sullivan of Ohio, all Roose-
Welt adherents. We're absent when the
California vote was taken.
Daylight found the credentials COM
mittee room and the Railways of the An
mex partly filled with sleeping or nodding
committeeman and contesting delegates
More than 40 Of the 81 members of the
committee stuck to the work throughout
the night, while the delegations waiting
to be heard dropped asleep In the hall
ways.
The committee worked far into the
morning over the Indiana contests. Be.
ginning before midnight on the contest
for delegates-at-large where former
Senators Beyeridge and Hemenway were
pitted against each other, the Indiana
contests were not concluded until after
AIS A. NJ.
Senator Beveridge and his associate
Roosevelt contestants were defeated 3.
TO Il. The committee seated the Taft
observation-disclosures, Charles W. Fairbanks
Harry S. New, James f. Watson and
Joseph =. Oliver.
Bitterness marked the arguments
between Former Senator Beveridge on
the Roosevelt side and Senator Hem
enway and Merrill Moores on the Taft
side Notwithstanding the fact that
the Roosevelt members of the Nation
al committee had voted, last week, to
seat the Taft delegates, practically
all of the Roosevelt men in the ere
dentials committee, this morning,
voted against them
The 18th Indiana District which was
included in the list of contests which
Col. Roosevelt said had been unfair
~ decided against him by the Nation
al committee was called. Senator Bev-
eridge again appeared as counsel.
The Taft delegates. Clement Stude-
baker and Maurice Fox, were seated
by the credentials committee. A mo-
ton to seat the Roosevelt delegates
was defeated. q to 13
An observation by Mr.. Halbert of
Minnesota. at o'clock in the morn
ing, that facts do not go in this
committee" precipitated a bitter in
terchange of remarks
Members jumped to their feet and
demanded shat Mr.. Habert apologize
fer a reflection on the honesty OF the
members of the committee.
THE votes speak for themselves"
said Mr. Halbert.
Yes, on both Sides" retorted Land
strom of Montana.
Chairman Devine called on Mr.. Hal
bert to observe order, and added
THE gentleman from Minnesota is
just as likely to be wrong in the way
he voted as are the other members of
this committee !"