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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21

fold the bitterness they would show in
opposing any other progressive candE
date simply because they do not fear
any other progressive candidate
whereas they greatly fear me. l knew
also that they would directly or in
directly influence very many men who
pride themselves upon belonging to
and indeed typifying what they regard
as the educated and respectable
classes. The men who are most bene-
fitted by privilege unless they are ex.
ceptionally disinterested and far sight.
ed, cannot be expected to feel friendly
towards those who assail privileges
But associated with them are MANY
men whose selfish interest in privilege
is far less obvious. I genuinely regret
that we have had with us SO small
percentage of the men for whom life
has been easy, who belong to or are
intimately associated with the
leisured and moneyed classes. Our
cause is the cause Of Justice for all in
the interest of all. The present con-
test is but phase of the larger strug-
gle. Assuredly, the fight will go on
whether we win or lose, but it will be
sore disaster to lose.
What happens to me is not of the
slightest consequence am to be used,
as in doubtful battle any man is
used, to his hurt or not, so long as
he is useful, and is then cast aside or
left to die. | wish you to feel this. I
mean it; and shall need no sympathy
when you are through with me, for
this fight is far too great to permit us
to concern ourselves about any one
mans welfare. If we are true to our
selves by putting far above our own
interests, the triumph of the high cause
for which we battle we shall not lose.
1t would be far better to fail honorably
for the cause we champion than it
would be to win by foul methods, the
foul victory for which our opponents
hope.
But the victory shall be ours, and
it shall be won as we have already
won so many victories, by clean and
honest fighting for the loftiest of
causes. We fight in honorable fashion
for the good of mankind, fearless of
the future, unheeding of our individual
fates, with unflinching hearts and I'M
dimmed eyes; we stand at Arranged
don, and we battle for the Lord
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Squirrel Saved; Boy Hurt.

New York.-Miss Mabel Warner ran
down a 13-year-old boy with her auto
mobile in trying to spare the life of a
squirrel. Miss Warner was driving
her mother home at the time when
she saw a squirrel which had beer
injured limping across the road. 1t
had emerged from under a truck
standing on the roadside. She abrupt
ly swung her car toward the truck tc
give the squirrel a chance to -.curry
safely away, when Fred Hartman
walked from behind the truck in front
of her machine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A week
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN ITEMIZED
FORM.
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into q Few Lines for the
Perusal Of the Busy Man
Latest Personal In
formation.
Politics

The Republican national committee
wound up it's hearing of contests at
Chicago with a decision giving to
Colonel Roosevelt the two delegates
from the Fourth district Of North Car
DINA. Previously President Taft had
been awarded 81 delegates from Tex
rs. Virginia. Washington and the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Roosevelt had
been given four Of the thirty Texas
delegates contested by the Taft people.
or the total 254 contests at the outset
President Taft was given 235 and
Roosevelt 10.
Although the Democratic national
convention will not assemble at Balt-
more until June %, some Of the dele
gates and committeeman who are in
that city are of the opinion that the
convention may be extended beyond
the time set for it's adjournment. owing
to the prospect Of a long-drawn-out
fight in the Republican convention at
Chicago.
Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt, his son Hermit, w. B..
Rowland and Regis H. Post, former
governor Of Porto Rico; Theodore
Douglas Robinson, his nephew; George
B. Roosevelt. cousin, and Secretary
and Mrs. Harper, is In Chicago to per-
sonally look after his presidential
campaign
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Jacobson For Resolutions.

Chicago, June 18.-Fourteen of the
Minnesota delegates, who arrived on
the Northwestern train from the Twin
Cities, caucused on organization and
agreed to the following assignments:
Chairman of delegation-Judge M.
ID. Purdy, Minneapolis. Resolutions
committee. F. Jacobson, Madison.
bert, st. Paul. Permanent organiza-
ton committee Senator A. L. Han
son, Ada.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Root Wins Out as Tenn
porary Chairman.
Both Factions Claim That Close Vote
Means Victory to Them
Others Predict Ozark
Horse"

porary chairman. In spite of the fact
that Victor Rosewater, chairman OF
the national committee, consistently
ruled out of order every motion made
by the Roosevelt forces, it required
more than five hours to reach vote
on the Craftsmanship.
The calling of the roll was beset
on the list of delegates, but in the
end, when the tumult died away, SEN
ator Root was found to have won by
the vote of 55S to 502 over Governor
Francis E. McGovern, of Wisconsin,
with 10 scattering votes and five not
voting or absent.
Both Forces Claim Victory.
Both the Taft and Roosevelt forces
claimed 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
claimed that he will gain, If instruc-
lions are lived up to, some of the
votes independently cast for McGov-
ern.
Those leaders who have been urging
compromise candidate ever since
they arrived in Chicago are pointing
to another angle in the figures and
claim that they show that it is es-
sential to name a so-called dark
horse" to save the day for the Re-
publican party.
While Mr. Root was made chairman
and managed to deliver his keynote"
speech, the fighting will be renewed,
when the motion of the Roosevelt
leaders to substitute a new list of
delegates for those seated in some of
the contested cases heard before the
national committee, will be taken up
as the unfinished business. No COM
mittee has been named yet and
none will be until this motion to
purge" the convention Of ''fraudu-
lent delegates" is disposed Of
1t was defeated on a point of order,
but the Roosevelt forces declare that
the parliamentary practice will not be
The Roosevelt people and the Taft
people carried out their programs as
announced in advance. almost to the
letter. The Roosevelt people declared
that they will 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
bolt seemed to be far distant.
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
mittee, were not allowed to vote Two
votes for Root was the only enchroach,
ment in that state upon the vote cast
for McGovern. Later, Pennsylvania
made fierce protest against the vote
of an alternate.
There is prospect of bite,
struggle when, as unfinished bust
ness" the convention will take up 6
motion of Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri, to strike from the temporary
roll of the convention, as prepared
by the national committee, the Manner
of go delegates seated by the nationa
committee in contested election cases
and substitute those of the Roosevelt
contestants
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
TEXAS STEAM ROLLER.
Taft Delegates Unseat Committeeman
Cecil Lyons.

Chicago, ILL., The Texas Taft
delegates ran a steam roller of their
own over the ten. Roosevelt members
of their delegation. There were thirty
of the Taft men and they invited the
Roosevelt adherents to caucus with
them. The invitation being refused.
the Taft men met and fixed a slate,
eliminating Col. Cecil Lyon as nation
al committeeman and naming H. E.
McGregor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Chinese Girl to be Doctor.

San Francisco.-Josephin Chan, a
Chinese student of the Berkeley high
school. will be the first woman of her
race to take up the study of medicine
at the University of California. AL
though of Oriental parentage, Miss
Chan, who is IS years old, is native
of San Francisco. She is familiar with
half a dozen languages, has knowl-
edge of shorthand and typewriting
and other commercial work and is a
skilful pianist In order to make her
self really useful she says, she has
decided to be a doctor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Huohes Emphasizes His NO.

Lake Placid, New York. That
his decision not to permit the use of
his name before the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago is final,
was made plain by Associate Justice
Charles E. Hughes of the United
States supreme court, who is spend
ing the summer here When seen by
representative of the Associated
Press. Justice Hughes confirmed re-
port from New York that he will not
under any circumstances permit his
name to be used and asked that all
mepticn of him be stopped.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
FAKE Convention Tickets.

Chicago, June 19.-While tickets to
the convention We're quoted at 500
each with the demand greater than
the supply, hundreds of counterfeit
tickets were sold to unsophisticated
visitors at So apiece. The swindlers
did a thriving business with the fraud
ulent pasteboards within short dis
lance of the Coliseum doors. A.
Scholz presented one of the counter
felt tickets TO Doorkeeper Thomas
Halpin and when he was refused I'D
mission created disturbance. He
was arrested on disorderly charge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Quarter of Million Bet on Convention.

Chicago, Ill. Two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars has been
placed in bets in this city on the
result of the Republican convention.
This is the estimate placed by a
well-known gambler Of the city,
who has handled nearly $5O,00O
in wagers from Fasteners. Although
odds in some cases have been
given that Roosevelt would get the
nomination, the betting on the two
big candidates stood at about even
money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21

ing as the Roosevelt men chimed in
with opposing Kisses.
Watson then outlined his point He
said the selection of the presiding Off
Ger or anyone to whom appeal could
business was in order until an organi-
bushes swas in order until an organi-
zation had been perfected.
Watson then declared that in the
convention of 1892 Governor Fort made
motion that the temporary roll call
of the convention be made the perma-
nent one, and then moved the previous
question to cut off debate. This cita-
ton of Fort's change of attitude was
applauded.
THAT is why this committee has
acted. The national chairman, simply
because he is the chairman, has called
this convention to order All he can
say is: nominate the Hon. Elihu
Root as your temporary chairman
A wild yell went up from the Taft
men at the mention of Roots name,
and Hadley and Fort called time" on
Watson, but Chairman Rosewater
shook his head.
Chairman Rosewater ruled that all
proceedings were out Of order, except
ing the reading OF the temporary roll.
Hadley at once appealed from the de-
cision of the chair.
Watson moved to table the motion,
Rosewater ruled both motion out of
order and Rosewater then said that all
that he could do was to present the
name of Honorable Elihu Root for tenn
porary chairman.
Rosewater here recognized Henry F.
Cochens of Wisconsin and there were
shouts of platform" The Milwau-
kee firebrand took the platform in a
hurry. His voice was loud enough to
be heard everywhere as he declared
that he was an individual delegate
from Wisconsin and progressive who
wanted to place in nomination a man
whose 'republicanism was unques-
toned, whose face was toward the
light"
Il present the name of the brilliant,
impartial and fearless governor of my
state, Francis Il. McGovern."
Hedges Seconds Root.
There was general stir throughout
the room and then Joseph E. Hedges
of New York was recognized to second
the Root nomination, contained in
Rosewater's statement. While he was
climbing on the platform, delegate
shouted second for McGovern from
rear seat
Hedges referred to Roots services
two years ago in New York, when, at
the suggestion of Colonel Roosevelt
Root became chairman of the conven.
ton, and also to the fact that four
years ago in New York, also at the
coloners suggestion, Root was both
temporary and permanent chairman OF
the New York state convention.
Root Is Elected.
Chicago, Ill Against the
threats, charges and bitter invection
of the Roosevelt forces, the Taft sup.
porters in the Republican national
convention put through the first por-
tion of their program by electing Sen
ator Elihu Root, of New York, tenn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
FIGHT MAY BE STOPPED.
Governor Will Attempt to Prevent
Johnson-Flynn Go.

albuquerque, New Mexico. = Gov.
ernor Mcdonald. let it be known that
he would attempt to prevent the
Flynn-J johnson fight at Las Vegas on
July 4.
Governor Mcdonald refused to dis
cuss his plans. 1t is understood he
has been convinced he has ample
police power to prevent the contest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
National committeeman Named.

Chicago, Ill. The election of
the following Republican national com.
mitteemen was announced:
Montana-T. A. NARROW.
Wisconsin-AlfredT T. Rogers
The national committeeman select
ed by the Delaware delegation was
T. Coleman DUPONT, reelected.
The election of the following mem
details committee was announced
Massachusetts-Ch S. Baxter.
Montana DR.. o. NJ. Lanstrum.
Wisconsin-Samuel H. Cady.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Cuban ReDOIt

Five whites are reported to have
been hanged by negro insurgents at
Ramon de Las Yaguas, Cuba. This is
considered the beginning of the blacks
war Of determination Of others not
their color.
Official confirmation Of the death of
General Estenoz, leader Of the Cuban
rebels, and the capture of General La
costa by the federal forces was received
at the state department in Washing
ton III message from Minister Beau
pre-. The message gave no details as
to the killing and capture Of the gen
erals, except TO say that the federals
won a decisive victory.
Following the receipt Of official dis
patches from Consul Holiday at San
tiago, Cuba. telling of threat by Gen.
Julio Antomenchi, the rebel leader. to
hang all foreigners. and reduce
houses and coffee plantations to
ashes" in the Santiago district, the
navy department ordered an addition
al battleship, the Nebraska, from Key
West to Guantanamo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
If TAFT WINS.

James B. Sherman of New York.
John Hays Hammond of Massachu.
sets.
Charles F. Fairbanks of Indiana.
John A. Mead of Vermont.
John Wanamaker of Pennsylvania.
If ROOSEVELT WINS.
Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri.
James r. Garfield Of Ohio.
Benjamin Lindsay of Colorado.
William e. Borah of Idaho.
Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana.
w. r. Stubs of Kansas.
Hiram w. johnson of California.
William e. Glasscock of West Vir.
ginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
ONE MAN HURT IN RUSH.
Riot Follows Call for Delegates to As
sembIe in Hotel.

Chicago, Ill. A riot in which
one man was hurt developed when
the call was sent forth for delegates
and alternates to meet Colonel Roose-
welt at the Congress hotel. In five
minutes after the announcement of
the meeting. Peacock alley. leading to
the meeting place, was damned with
thousands of excited men trying to
fight their way in to see the ex-presi-
dent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21

Miss Julia Clarke of Denver, Colo,
twenty-eight years old. and one of the
three flying licensed female aviation
pilots, was killed at the Illinois state
fair grounds at Springfield when the
tip Of one Of the wings of Curtiss BIZ
plane in which she was making
flight struck the limb of a tree and the
machine was dashed to the ground,
crushing her skull.
Harry X. Travis own alienist, DR..
Roy L. Leak, subpoenaed by Thaw's
lawyer to aid in his legal fight for
freedom, assisted the state in it's eff
fort to keep the slayer of Stanford
White in the Matteawan asylum. Doc
tor Leak, who is second physician at
the asylum. testified in the supreme
court at White Plains, N. Y. that, In
his opinion, Thaw was constitution
ally inferior" and could not recover.
Articles of Incorporation were fled
at Dover, DEL, in the state depart
ment for the British-American Timber
company to acquire timber tracts of
all kinds and to prepare for market
all kinds Of timber.
Another poison plot, which promises
to rival in sensational features that
of Mrs. Louise Vermilya, now awaiting
trial In the county jail at Chicago.
may be unraveled as result of the ar
rest in that city Of Mrs Louisa Lind
loff. a spiritualist. Mrs. Lindloff is
suspected Of having poisoned her two
husbands and three grown children.
all of whom carried insurance amount
ing in the aggregate to $10.650.
A new version of the recent killing
of Frederick Pierpont Shaw of New
York, representative of the Chicago Ii
tie & Trust company at Black River,
Ho- duras, was revealed by John Rip
linger of Iriona, who arrived at New
Orleans. La. Riplinger asserts Shaw
insulted the wife of his slayer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Foreign

Abolition of duties on certain arti-
cles to be used by manufacturers has
been announced at Ottawa, Ont, Can.
Cane, reed or rattan, fiat braids or
plaits, glazed cotton for making hats,
celluloid, hard rubber In strips or
rods, artificial abrasives, products
used in making explosives, and glass
plates or discs for optical instruments
are among the articles placed on the
free list.
Eight Yaquf Indians were killed and
many were injured in battle between
band of $50 of their tribe and the
crew Of work train of the Southern
Pacific of Mexico, between Limones
and Potrero, Sonora.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Personal

Under the auspices of the French
society of Columbia university large
party of students and teachers will
leave New York this week on three
months trip to Paris and other French
cities.
Invitations have been sent 10 ITO Of
the leading writer's and editors of the
east to visit California as the guests
of the city of San Francisco and of the
Panama Pacific exposition ten days,
beginning August 4.
Historic Kings chapel in Boston was
thronged with prominent society folk
at the wedding of Miss Margaret Rich
ardson, daughter of Prof. Maurice
Richardson Of Harvard, and Mr.. Oracle
Hall Roosevelt of New York, cousin
Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt Miss
Ethel Roosevelt was among the brides
attendants.
Accidental death was the verdict re-
turned by the coroners Jury which in
vestigated the death of Representative
Robert c. Wickliffe of louisiana, killed
by a train in Washington Monday.
Representative Wickliffe was deaf in
one ear.
United States Judge Cornelius H.
Hanford, against whom Congressman
Victor l.. Berger has brought impeach-
ment charges, was cheered when he
spoke at a banquet given by the Seat
tie camp of the Native Sons of Wash
ington.
Wells college, at Auburn, N. Y, grad
uated thirty-nine young women, the
largest class in the history of the col
lege. Mrs. Grover Cleveland. 'S5. took
a prominent part In the ceremonies.
Thousands OF visitors, including
many prominent in educational and
public life, attended the impressive
service with which was 10000
William Rainey Harper Memorial Ii.
brary building, on the University of
Chicago campus at Chicago. was dedi-
Gated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
National League of c. o. P. Clubs.

Chicago, Ill Officers were
elected by the National League of Re
publican clubs as follows:
President, John Hays Hammond of
New York; vice presidents, Job E.
Hedges of New York, John c. Yeoser
of Nebraska, Henry ID. Davis of Ohio,
Henry S. Jackson of Georgia.
Secretary-treasurer, ID. B. Anterior,
OF Pennsylvania.
General counsellor, John @. Capers
of South Carolina.
Sergeant-at-arms. James ]. Davis Of
Pennsylvania.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Washington

The senate at Washington adopted
resolutions of Senator Hepburn of
Idaho directing the secretaries of the
navy and war departments to inform
the senate whether or not any flag is
ever raised above the Stars and
Stripes on any vessel, fort, encamp-
ment or building coming under their
respective departments.
The right of congress to recall" the
Judges of the commerce court by leg
islating to reduce the number OF cir
cult judges by Ave, as contemplated
by the senate, presents fine question
of law which may reach the Supreme
court of the United States, according
to officials of the department OF JUS
tice.
Commissioner of Fisheries George
M. Bowers of Washington has written
a letter in which he calls attention to
the threatened determination of whales
in north Pacific waters and the desira-
bility of a closed season by interna-
tional agreement.
Supporting his resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment giving women
the right Of franchise, Representative
Berger of Wisconsin, in the house at
Washington. presented petition with
more than 10000 signers.
The senate at Washington passed
Senator Shoots bill permitting agrt
cultural entries on Alaskan coal lands,
providing entrymen reserve to the
government all coal in the land for
which patents were obtained.
In order to further protect the acts
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, the United States senate amend
ed the legislative. executive and judi
ciary appropriation bill to provide that
no single federal judge may enjoin o.
restrain the commissions orders Tbs
bill was passed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Sporting.

Ed W. Smith. Chicago sporting
writer, has been selected as referee
for the Johnson-Flynn championship
battle in Las Vegas, N. w., July 4.
This decision was reached at con-
ference between Jack Johnson and
Jack Curley, the latter representing
Jim Flynn.
Frank Gotch defeated Gus Schoen-
lein (Americus) in Baltimore In
straight falls, taking the first in 81
minutes and 10 seconds, and the sec
ond N "a seconds, both with the toe
hold
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Domestic

The strike of 1000 employees Of the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany at Perth Amboy, n. j., which has
cost three lives and property loss of
hundreds of thousands of dollars, was
practically settled on basis that
gives the workmen a complete victory.
The men are given an average in
crease in pay of Is per cent. all they
demanded, and the odious bonus sys-
tenn is abolished.
Official announcement of the result
OF the strike vote recently taken by
the Fur Workers union in New York
shows that 81 per cent. of the mem
bers are for and Is per cent. against
strike for demands involving 5000
workers.
Sixty or more houses in the village
of Kaylor, Okla, were smashed by
terrific gale. but every person in the
towns population of 800 escaped and
only two were hurt Not building
in the village remains standing.
Three persons, including a priest,
were killed and a score more injured
when a cyclone struck GAINESVILLE, o.,
topping the steeple of the st. Thorn
as Catholic church through the roof
while services were being held.
Twenty are known to be dead in
Bates and johnson counties, southeast
ern Missouri, where tornado moved
down giant trees and destroyed all
homes in its path OF death. sixty miles
3on9
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21

Chicago, Ill Against the
threats, charges and bitter invection
of the Roosevelt forces, the Taft sup
porters in the Republican national
convention put through the first por-
ton of their program by electing Sen
ator Elihu Root, of New York. tenn