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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28

great hall. The McGovern men yelled
the loudest, perhaps, because 1t was
their candidate who got the women's
votes, but the Taft people cheered
also, out of courtesy. apparently AS
for the audience, it was the novelty of
the thing that won their enthusiasm
Il did not mind 1t at ALL" said Mrs
Porter. I'm fact. l enjoyed the expe-
rience, | was the first woman who
had ever done anything of the sort,
and when l got up l felt a good deal
like Joan Of Arc. 1 was making his
tory for the women of America.
though in slightly different way than
Joan made it for France"
90" said Mrs. Blaney, 81 Just vot-
ed. that's all. Really, I can't recall
how the experience affected me-"
Finn Threatened With Election.
Just after the vote on the temporary
craftsmanship had been announced and
Senator Root had taken the gavel the
convention hall witnessed a disturb.
ance. 1t was ended only after Ser
geant-at-Arms Stone had sent word to
William Finn and the members of the
Pennsylvania delegation that unless
they ceased insulting the chairman"
he would have them elected from the
hall
Root had just begun his speech with
the phrase, Believe that | appreciate
this expression of confidence" when
the whole Pennsylvania delegation
broke into jeers
You're receiver Of stolen goods"
shouted R. r. Quay.
''Mr. Root" demanded Finn, "are
you willing to take this tarnished
election"
At this moment he was interrupted
by another outburst of yells from the
Pennsylvanians. Both Quays and
Films words had been distinctly
heard, however, by Root and all the
delegates.
Sergeant-at Arms Stone came run
ming down the platform, megaphone
in hand
MIR. Chief of Police" he shouted,
| addressing Assistant Chief Schuettler,
eff any person on this floor again in
suits the chairman of this convention
l order you to eject him from the hall"
Stone was white with rage and glar-
ed at the Pennsylvanians as he spoke.
The latter then subsidized into quiet
Cheers for Bryan.
One of the biggest demonstrations
Of the convention before the body was
called to order was that given to Will
lam j. Bryan. AS soon as he was rec
ognized there was rush of delegates
and spectators toward him Bill
Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" was the call
that went up. Shaking hands as he
walked, Mr. Bryan hurried to an
usher and showed him his seat check.
Smiling broadly on those who were
following him, he fastened to seat,
got out pencil and paper and began
his days work as reporter.
Another Democrat of prominence
nors of Buffalo.
why, Fingy,' how do you come to
be in this church," he was asked.
We'll, it's this way" replied Con-
nors, striking his favorite attitude
with thumbs in the armholes of his
vest. I'm Irish, see? l can't keep
away from a scrap. Get me?"
This must remind you of some
good old Democratic fights" said his
questioner
"This?" exclaimed "Ffngy," thrust
ing out his jaw, and pointing around.
Not much. Democrats fight, but
they always fight in peace and har-
mony"
How the News Went Out.
Never have the arrangements for
getting the news of a national con-
vention to the country been excelled
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and, assisted by few scattered knots
Of shOuters, they managed to make a
tremendous amount Of noise for so
few people. But then the young
woman in the gallery helped im-
mensely.
Taft FIaunted in His Face.
During Mr.. Olbrich's speech two
men made their way along the grid
ers of the roof and let down a banner
with Taft's picture upon 1t, so that
the worthy president was staring the
young orator in the face. The entire
gathering resented this discourtesy
loudly, but Chairman Root didn't mind
nearly so much as he did the action of
some Roosevelt men who, earlier in
the day, flung from the north gallery
placard reciting his opinion of the
PenroSe machine in Pennsylvania
The latter manifesto was quickly re-
moved by virtuously indignant police
men,
incidentally, Mr.. La Toilette took an
awful chance Saturday afternoon. He
sent to Chicago and had read to the
convention statement to the effect
that he did not approve the platform,
and if he were nominated for presi-
dent, he would not bind himself to
make the race standing upon all the
planks selected by the committee
But Mr.. La Toilette was not nominal
ed.
Thursday and Friday were not very
interesting days in the convention
hall. On those days the work was be-
ing done in committee rooms and ho-
tel conferences. Each night some rad
ical plan would be fixed up and the
next day it would be abandoned.
First it was a bolt of all the Roose-
welt delegates. Then it was a double
convention. And again it was a pol
icy Of silent non-participation. There
was no bolt; there was only one con-
ton; there was nothing that even re-
motely resembled silence except the
refusal to vote on the final ballots by
the colonePs stanchest adherents.
Rosewater Prompt, But
Victor Rosewater, who as chairman
of the national committee called the
convention to order, was only three
gavel the announcement that the show
was about to begin. The Omaha man
looked pitifully small and weak, and
could not make himself heard ten feet
away from the platform For fifteen
minutes confusion reigned, and the
chairman was unable to quell it. A
little later, when the Roosevelt adher-
ents were making their first fight by
seeking to substitute their own tenn
porary roll for that prepared by the
national committee, Mr. Rosewater
piped feebly until some one shouted.
Speak up. little boy" Then he sue
cumbed TO the roar Of laughter and let
a clerk read his rulings.
1t was no easy job keeping the great
crowd in order, for while the dele
gates themselves were mostly grim
and tense, apparently imbued with the
idea that they were making history"
there were numerous skillfully placed
claques in the galleries which inter
rupted the speakers at frequent inter-
walls
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eruption. It IS generally Understood
that between 100000 and $4,000 people
persisted. Mount Pelee was volcano
of some 5000 feet, great masses OF
which were thrown suddenly upon the
surrounding people in a semi-fuid con-
dition. Escape was impossible, and
so great was the force of the eruption
that ships lying in the contiguous
waters were almost swamped by the
conclusion Of the air waves. OF the
total number lost only 5000 or 1000
were white people.
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the rigging Of ships to preserve 1t
from the action of the weather. All
ships carried always a supply of tar
among their stores, and hence the
original Of the term naval stores" II
was used only by ship builders and
ship owners and others who had to do
directly with shipping, and was a nau-
teal term only. Then, when the prod
ucts of the gum Of the long-leaf pine
came into general commercial impor-
lance, the term was accepted as a fit
ting one for all articles of commerce
manufactured from that substance
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had stepped forward to speak in sup
port of Governor Deneen's motion
which was designed to prevent the IS
contested delegates voting on their
own cases, but before he could utter
moment every Roosevelt delegate was
on his feet shouting 'Hadley, Hadley,"
and even the TAFT cohorts could not
keep their seats. Then the enthusiasts
began to pull UP their state standards
and march with them, while the CALLER
les leaped to their feet, waving hats
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The Decalogue.

Decalogue is from the Greek deka
ITEM and logos "a world and means
literally ten words, as they have al
ways been called by the Jewish
people. The Decalogue Is generally
accredited to Moses, although many
present shape. they are of Mosaic
origin. 1t is now generally under
stood that the Pentateuch, or Five
Books of Moses" as they have been
called, cannot boast Of any earlier
period than the reign Of King Josiah.
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la Toilette, Al
CumnIns. IL.
Roosevelt Men Quit the Fioht.

Roosevelt Men Quit the Fight.
The story Of the last day OF the
convention is one Of much disorder
quarrels on the floor, sporadic bursts
Of enthusiasm, and, during part of the
long session, swift work by the we'll
oiled Taft machine. Making their
last futile fight on the seating of the
contested Taft delegates from Wash
lngton and Texas, the Roosevelt dele
gates voted against the platform sub
mitted by the committee on resolu-
tions and then devoted themselves to
rather riotous behavior, laughter at
the Taft speakers and even at Chair
man Root, and vigorous refusal to
vote.
The colonels advice to his forces
was read to the convention by Henry
J. Allen of Kansas and included a
bitter denunciation of the actions OF
the majority. 1t was hooted by the
Taftites, but as the table shows, it
was effective in most instances
Among the states that disregarded
Roosevelts request. Illinois stood out
most prominently. That SO of it's
delegates voted for the colonel was
due to state political conditions.
Pennsylvania created a diversion by
casting two votes for Justice Hughes
In the mix-up Senator Cummins
grabbed off seven unexpected votes
from Idaho And La Toilette also
benefited by the conditions, getting
five Of South Dakota's votes, in addi-
ton to his 26 from Wisconsin and 10
from North Dakota
Enthusiasm Is Rather Mild.
If the truth must be told, the vic
tory OF President Taft did not create
any wild enthusiasm in the Coliseum.
Or course, there was a lot of cheer
ing, and banner bearing the picture
or the winner was carried through
the atsleS, but no one followed II and
the tired spectators at once began TO
make their way out of the hall. Even
the delegates could not be kept in
their seats for the vote on Sunny
Jim The reading clerks jumped
about like crazy men trying to catch
the vote in the midst of the din. and
nobody cared very much whether or
not they succeeded.
This purges the party Of a most
disturbing element" said the Taft
men, soberly.
This is the death of the good old
Republican party. Now for new
party-a party OF progress said the
defeated friends of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt
Such Democrats as were present
said little. but looked joyful.
Taft Forces Win Every Point.
From the day when the national
committee met to begin the hearing
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THE
HEGRAPH
RUN

y.
the standards grouped in front of her,
led the Roosevelt forces in a redoubled
demonstration.
Finally the patience Of Chairman
Root and Sergeant at Arms Stone was
exhausted, and the police were told to
escort Mrs. Davis away with orders to
resume her seat or leave the hall. She
chose the former alternative
Colonel Roosevelt Pleased.
During all this uproar there were
constant rumors that the demonstra-
ton had been re-arranged by the
Roosevelt men, and that the colonel
himself was on his way to the Coli
scum. The latter part of this certain
ly was not true, for Colonel Roosevelt
sat in his hotel room receiving bullet
ms on the proceedings. When he
heard that there was something in the
nature of stampede for Hadley ne
said: Il am glad of it,
Senator Depew looked on with great
interest and said he believed the dem
onstration was entirely spontaneous,
and that it looked as though Hadley
would be a third candidate.
The uprOar lasted in all nearly an
hour, and was decidedly diverting, but
did not accomplish anything For when
it came to a roll call, the Taft forces
tabled Deneen's motion with a vote-of
564 to $40, thus showing an increased
strength over the vote on temporary
chairman of six votes The entire del
egation from Hawaii had shifted back
to the Taft side
More Threats of Election.
Fighting Bill'' Finn again ran foul
of Chairman Root and again the SEN
ator threatened to have him elected
from the hall if he did not show prop
er respect for the speakers. Finn sub
sided with evident reluctance.
While Thomas H. Devine Of Colo
RADIO was arguing against the Deneen
motion, w. H. Featherstone of the
Texas delegation kept yelling at him.
This aroused the ire Of Senator Root.
He walked to the front of the stage
again
Gentlemen of the convention" said
he, Il don't know whether you want
to hear what Is said on this serious
subject, but | want to say to you
pointing to Featherstone) that, dele
gate or no delegate. if you don't pre-
serve order the sergeant at arms will
be directed to put you out"
Root was loudly applauded. Feather
stone insisted he was merely trying to
correct misstatements.
The second day did not get the con-
vention much farther on its way to
nominations and adjournment. The
fighting was continued, but the results
were not such as to really inspire eth
er the Taft or the Roosevelt forces
with renewed hope OF ultimate victory.
Women Delegates Cheered.
CalifOrnia's two woman delegates
Mrs. Florence G. Porter Of Los An
geles and Mrs. Isabella w Blaney of
Saratoga-cast the first national con-
vention votes ever given to members
of their sex by any great political
party. They went with the progress
sives,. voting for McGovern, and as
each rose to her feet to announce her
choice she was chered by the dele
gates and the audience
Mrs. Porter was the first to vote.
She spoke out loudly, and her voice
could be heard distinctly on the ros-
trum. Mrs. Blaney's answer was not
so distinct, when her name was called,
but the clerks managed to catch Nc
Governs name
The cheering for the two women was
not confined 20 any one section of the
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PuzzlIng Words.

Speaking of a sanatorium, anybody
who has lived in the neighborhood of
one will probably remember how the
inhabitants are perplexed by two
spellings of what appears to be the
same word. The dictionary shows
that a "sanatorium" may be any
health-g giving place, while "sanitan-
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wnen the book of law" was found"
oy the high priest Kilkeah, B. C. 500.
whether the Decalogue, as it is today.
was the part Of an earlier code is
matter that the specialists have never
been able to agree upon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28

UNI" often means hospital or retreat
for the treatment Of disease. But as
"sanatorium" may (and generally
does) mean the same thing, the task
Of distinguishing the words becomes
nearly hopeless. All that the most
Jealous respecter OF his language can
do is to preserve the integrity of both
spellings, and not write "sanitorium."
Springfield Republican.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28
IOWA WOMAN
WELL AGAIN
Freed From Shooting Pains,
Spinal Weakness, Dizziness.
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Ottumwa, Iowa. For years I was
almost constant sufferer from female

troub bic In all its
DIR e adful forms;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
h e a da ch e, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
depre S sion, and
everything that was
horrid. l tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E
Pipkhap,7s VeUato
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Not Really Naval Stores

The terming Of turpentine, tar.
pitch and rosin as naval stores Is a
misnomer. 1t originated many years
ago, when tar and pitch first were
used to coat the bottoms of vessels to
make them watertight and to cover
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28

/ Some philanthropist should offer
reward for a college that doesn't need
the money.
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Make your failure tragical by the
earnestness of your endeavor, and
then it will not differ much from sue
ceSs.-Thoreau
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The finger of destiny Is undoubtedly
on the hand OF fate.
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The NAH who sings his own praise
seldom gets an encore.
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and is maintained to this day, al
though the uses that created it have
little to do with the interests of the
trade.
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Half loaf is better than loaf of
the bread some bakers turn out
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Talk Is so cheap that BARRIERS are
now giving it free with each shave.
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Mount PeIes Eruption

1t will never be known how many
human lives were lost In the Pelee
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and, assisted by few scattered knots
Of shouters, they managed to make a
tremendous amount of noise for so
few people. But then the young
woman in the gallery helped i'm
meDSeIV
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How the News Went Out.

Never have the arrangements for
getting the news of a national con-
vention to the country been excelled
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-25

ed. set out after the tail figure "Gieh
was by that time scarcely more tnau
an indistinct and retreating boar in
the moonlight.
The chase led directly up the old
spur, but II did not continue quite to
the five mile distant end OF 1t. \ few
hundred yards short of the stoekade
incloslng the old buildings the shad-
owy figure took to the forest and be-
gan to climb the ridge, going straight
ur, ms nearly MS Judson could deter.
mine. The cN-cugineer followed, Stil
keeping his distance From the first
bench above the valley level he looked
back and down into the stockade in
closure All Of the old buildings were
dark, but one OF the two new and un.
painted ones was brilliantly lighted.
and there were sounds familiar
enough to JudSon to mark II as the
Wire Silver power house. Notwith.
standing his interest In the chase,
JudSon was curious enough To stand
n moment listening to the sharply dc
fined exhuusts of the hish speed steam
engine driving the generators,
Say" he calculated under his
breath. III that engine amt dead
match for the old ZIG pullm n grade
| don't want n cent! Double cylinder
set On the quarter and choo.chooin' like
II ought to have a pair " steel rails
under Il. II | had time I'd 50 down
youker and break wiudcv In that
power shack, blamed II | wouldntw
Rut unhappily there was no time to
spare, AS It was, he had fingered too
long. and when he came out upon the
crest of the narrow ridge and attained
point of view from which he could
look down upon the buildings cluster.
Ing at the foot OF the western slope
he had lost the scent. The tall man
had disappeared AS completely and
suddenly as II the earth had opened
and swallowed him.
This. In Judson's prchguring, was a
small matter. The tall man. whom
the ex-engineer had Enthusiastically rec
ognized at the moment OF train for
saking as Rankin Hallock, was doubt
less on his way to Flemister's head
quarters at the foot of the western
slope For some reason OF his own
Uallock did not wish to be seen going
openly to the Wire silver hcadquar'
ters: hence the drop from the train at
silver Switch and the long tramp up
the galch ard over the ridge,
ITO nv CoNrINURp.l
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-25

left SIDE. vi IL
been taken e.. Ne Hlat ruuutn on
safety chaius these days"
safety vham loose. you Sav-So IL
the truck should jump and swing it
would keep on swtngtugy You tell
Williams when yen 80 up ahead that
| want that machiuist's name"
Tim" said Bradford Reckon il
was meant To do that%"
God only knows what isn't meant
these tunes. Andy, Hold ON minute
before you give Williams the word to
SO" Then he turned to young Jetlcris.
who had come out on the car platform
to light II cigarette win You ask
Miss brewster ~ step out here for n
momcuty'
Eleanor came out at the summons,
and jcftcris gave the superintendent n
clear field by dropping Off to ask Brad.
ford for a match.
You sent tor me. UowardY said the
presidents daughter, and honey could
not have matched her tone for sweet.
ness,
YES. shall have to anticipate the
Angels gossip little by telling you
that we are IN the midst Of n pretty
bitter labor fight That is why people
~ cunning for me, can't take you
and your friends over the road to
night"
why uot?" she inquired
because i, may not be entirely
safe"
"Nonscnse" she flashed back. what
could happen to us ON little excur-
sion like thiST'
IL don't know, hut wish you would
reconsider and 70 back to the Nadia"
Il shall do nothing OF the sort" she
said willfully, And then, with totally
unnecessary cruelty. she added; lis
IL II return OF the old malady? Are
you afraid again. lIowardI"
The taunt was too much. Wheeling
suddenly. Lidgerwood snapped out II
summons to Jcneris: Get aboard. Mir,
Jefferis. We are going"
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run WITHOUT STOP TO LITTLE BUTTE
ago and found one Of the back shop
men down under her tinkerin with
her trucks"
What's that was the sharp query
That's all there was TO IT," Brad
ford went on imperturbably "Wil.
liza ms asked the shopman what he was
doing under there. and the fellow
crawled out and said he was just
lOokin' her over 10 see If she was all
right for the night run. Says VIII
liams to me. tcllln me about II just
now: That's all right. Andy But
how In blue blazes did he or anybody
else except Matthews and the caller
know that the 266 was gOin' Outf
That's what I'd like 10 know. And !
had to pass II up"
Lidgerwood asked single question.
did Williams find that anything
had been tempered with"
Nothing that you could shoot mp
the back shop man for One ~ the
truck safety chains-the one on the