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hope for breA4>ta a third candldate.
asserting that IN the shift Roosevelt
viii pick up many aelegate ties.
The Roosevelt generals point out
that the Taft vote Ia triumph Tor
the steam roller; that the votes OF
the Southern delegates and the terri
tories, all white house controlled, gave
the president his start, and the ma
tional committee In transferring Sixty
votes from the Roosevelt 10 the Tan
column did the rest.
Sneh a majority they assert cannot
be held for any candidate save ire
president of the United states N'td
his patronage power behind him.
On the Taft side IL Is said that Af
Roosevelt and full strength is not
known. There can be no more re . $
that the worst is yet to come, Il ey
have all the Roosevelt cards on the
rnble and they can play the game In
the open--the stafnGede buEaeoo hav-
ing gone Elimmertng this Afternoon
IL they 60 to . second ballot they
expect at least twenty-five votes IN
illinois and others Of Roosevelt m
srruoted men who have come TO Chl-
cago reluctantly bringing Az
pledges with them
Tonight the town FL full OF yels 81
delegates. the bIare Of bands. ana
moving crowds that block every
street. Mass meetings for one or 'fe
other candidates are held on nearly
every corner
Roosevelt Mc1, disappointed
Four hours after the adiournWen'
~ the convention. the Roosevelt peo-
pie. after analyging the vote on tenn
pnrary chairman, tonndenuaIiE 10
knowled ged that their hopes were
no
failing to stay out II seems tnat
The Taft machine had Gndons much
OF the fine Work fne Roosevelt con
firwent thought II had done In the
South. The Roosevelt people &C.
knowledge ;fittst tA4@e were s&tonlShed
AT the result OF tho vote for tenn
porary chairfns II. and while admitting
that IL was black eye for the col"
onel. do not agree with the assertions
~ the Taft people, That It WIS fatal.
The managers of the colonel are
sticking 10 the old fraud cry. and are
determined 10 make the fight ~ their
lives tomorrow to throw out the
delegates created by the steam roller.
While they will not admit that their
failure to accomplish this Will lead
70 vote. yet II is confidently expect
ed that such will be the case. The
moral effect Of the votes Is noticeable
in the streets and Hobbies tonight,
where there Is much enthusiasm for
Taft.
Many Refuse 10 Bolt.
The only thing which VIII prevent
boil or the Roosevelt faction from
the convention tomorrow IL thu fact
that Colonel Roosevelt In unable 10
induce delegates to follow his orders
IN this respect
According to those in close touch
#with the situation, many OF the dele
gates from Ohio, Illinois. New Jersey
Pennsylvania Mains. Minnesota and
other Western States refuse abso-
lntely ta consider question of
boiling and in this stand they have
the support Of Senators Rerah and
Nixon, two Of the cofpuetis leaders.
At midnight the conference Of the
Roosevelt delegates was still I'm SEES
sic In the Florentins room Of the
Congress hotel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
NOW Sees VICTORY
CERTAIN FOR Tact.



and will, beat both Roosevelt and
Taft.
The platform will be as conserva-
tive as the trusts dare make it. Any
proposal to recall Judges, whether
e1nanating from a party or an in
dividual, will be condemned as con-
tanning the very essence of the pro-
fame. The Payne-Aidricf tariff will
be endorsed in as few and meaning
less words az possible, and q limited
quantity Of platitudinous claptrap in
dulged In concerning the propriety Of
lowering schedules The Aldrieh-
bank note scheme meant to bind the
neople hand and foot, and lay them
TT the mercy of the money changers
the descendants they are Of those
whom the Saviour dashed out of the
tempie--wtli he applauded. Alto
gether the platform will be O bour
bon PLATFORM, and as such conserva-
tive to the frontiers Of the reaction
airy.
Those who should know. say there
will Ire a Roosevelt bolt. Flynn and
Dixon are talking over details as I
sit writing this. When the conven-
ton opened, the Roosevelt people
gave notice that they would regard
no action BY the convention rs bind
ing which was not supported by the
Affirmative voice OF at least $40
delegates whose States had not been
the subject Xof contest. Inasmuch as
the election of Root as we'll as ev-
other convention step. was
brought about only by the votes OF
stolen delegations from Texas and
Washington, the basis OF a Roosevelt
tF 1fyeA. 10 ~fuFa up2 sfs
ply remains for Roosevelt TO say
through Hatfey, F"itnn and ushers on
the convention floor. when. how and
under what circumstances, he will
take advantage OF It.
The word now Is that the break
will take place when the Roosevelt
people submit minority report as a
su bstitute for the credential commit
tee. majority report, seating the
Roosevelt delegates from the stolen
States
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den action. The whole program OF to-
day. which Was upon paper. SO prolific
tn the promise OF Il revolution. peter
I'D out IN its advertisements. Every
detail OF the proceedings had boon
previously thFeshed out before Victor
Rcsewater. by the representatives Of
Colonel Roosevelt and Of President
TAFT. and what the Roosevelt men
would offer and what the Taft men
would say, and what the chairman or
The national committee would decide,
were az well known on Monday night
as they were on Tuesday afternoon
The only drama and political
tragedy that now unfoids itself in
any promise before the lovers of sen
cation, ia this conventio, must rest
ouei RoseveIts exit with his friends
and followers, from the last conven-
ton OF the Republican party.
That he viii make this 1t no man
who knows him permits himself to
doubt. Colonel Roosevelt came to
Chicago To win the nomination. or
TO bolt the convention as the head OF
Il third ticket
Those who know him best are
free tt say that IT would suit hts
temper and his talents as well to
bolt ~ 10 win, that the peaceahle
triumph " a nomination would have
meant no more to his strenuous and
Turbulent ambition than to formally
and dramatically secede rs revo-
luuonist from his party and 70 ap-
peal 70 the county. IN the mag
netism and favor Of his own person
atty. placed behind the popular
cause
It Is likely that the excitement VIII
begin with the dena nd Of the Roose-
Velt leaders before the temporary
organization. for a reopeninG Of the
entire question ofthe convention roll
for IS r~examinasion of the clRfm for
the delegates admitted under the
steam roller" OF the machine. and
a nghung out upon the floor Of the
real title and claim Of the delegates
from Texas. Washington and the
other States in dispute. This win
take less than five days. and will
rap the Democratic assembly at Bal
rimora
Irpnf. these probabilities wA--rnHst
rest for tho night. and tomorrow
must disclose 20 the American pub
Ue the next move Of the most dar-
nag and picturesque figure moving
npon the face Of American politics.
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REBELS PREPARE
10 ATTACK CITY
NUN ID from First Page.

tContiE ID from First Page,
Davis. The rebels are encamped just
back of Soledad. and Cuban troops
from the headquarters Of General
Machados, at Guantanamo City. are
awaiting endorsements before MAX
ln@-tha- attaak-on--So 9a3aa,-,Tae
Guantanamo Sugar company Is one
OF the richest properties In the Island
and is financed by English and Amer
lean capital
The tender Nanni. attached to the
hotilla of dredges owned by Michael
J. Dady. Of Brooklyn. now ar work
At the mouth of Santiago harbeF, Was
fired on of Punta Gorda, last ntghr,
while bringing In It's men. One bull
let struck the superstructure of the
tender and dozens OF others spat-
tered dangerously close. The boat
was In charge OF Charles 3. Goodwin,
Of WiIkesbarre, Pa, and B. r. Brown.
Of Chicago.
The proximity OF a large force Of
rebes has again caused panic in
Santiago, where rumors OF an In
tended attack on The city are plenti-
ful. Monteagndo no longer denies
that General Estenoz Is alive and as
active as at any time since the out
break Of the rebellion.
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tant and with the manner OF a man
who il mad clean through came poll
ing down the aisle to second the nomi-
nation OF McGoyern. He got 10 inc
point in the first sentence. shaking
every word out of MIN with pump
Xix. gestures of his arms. he an
nounced sternly that California would
give its twenty-six votes solidiy on
every question that came before ms
convention. The challenge to the
committee made some of them grin,
a grin which was proven to De
knowing by subsequent events.
After numerous other representa-
tives of the sovereign States had pre-
sented their preference despite the
bowling crowd. a colored person who
CAV his name as J, u. Wood and his
residence as Kentucky, came forward
to nominate Root.
he selection OF Mr.. Wood was n
little unfortunate. Immediately
dressed he WITS in frock coat and
white waistcoat; rotund as was his
manner of speech, his presence sug-
gested the dickering that has been
going on in the corridors of the con-
gress, and he had not said ten words
before the crowd began to yell him
down. MIR. Wood paid no heed for a
time. tnen ne realized tnat ne was
the right delegate in the wrong place
and retired.
Heney IL Kissed.
A storm OF Kisses and protest greet
ed Francis J. Heney's injection OF
himself into the Iist. Heney wanted
to tell about the Abe Ruef. and did
tell about him. but took ten minutes
most OF which time he spent with his
arms folded waiting
Yells of Root, Root. swelled from
one side OF the hall, while equally loud
yelis for Teddy came from the other
AT last when Ros~water announced
by his secretary that there would be
some people thrown out II the noise
did not stop Heney was permitted to
finish. His effort was a distinct un-
success as far as he was concerned.
When Senator Bradley. of Ken
faeky, came forward TO second Roots
nomination, somebody asked II he
voted for Lorimer,
Yes. l did vote for Lorirner. and
when l did SO / voted for ii better man
than you" he said.
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1t required very little Of Mr.. Rose
waters time to decide that the Had
ley motion was out OF order
Everybody Holds Breath.
This being one OF the signals for
hattie everybody held his breath for
a minute. 1t was unnecessary, how
ever There was no battle. A bull
voiced spectator In rear gallery
yelled:
We don't want any Rosewater in
ours but the Roosevelt captains
had nothing to say Mr.. Ward con-
tnred to read his paper and Senator
Dixon TO chew the cud OF gum which
had kept his masticattng machinery
busy all the morning. At this june
ture banner announcing that
Robert Nj. La Toilette is an ideal
candidate for president was carried
across the hall. This seemed to siS e
Henry Cochems, a famous Wisconsin
football PLAYER, an idea.
las an Individual, La Toilette del
egate,' began Mr.. Cochems, rising
from his place near the platform
Take the stage" yelled the sal
lery and Cochems did,
FOR the temporary chairu,anshIp
against Root. who while he was COM
by Rosewater as the committees
choice for temporary chairman, Mr.
Cocheus named that worthy son and
Governor Francis S. McGovern,
There was cheer from the
-GaaseIelt side prolonged fully FIVE
seconds.
Seconds 10 these nominations fol-
lowed fast and furiopsly 1t was APP
parant that the Roosevelt people
we're behind McGovern TO man.
John II. Hanna. la Follctte's score
tary wnc had sought to prevent any
coalition between the little giants
forces and those Of Roosevelt. turned
purple with range. He feIt that the
colonel had pat something over en-
him during the night. but IS Coch-
ems had announced himself rs an
Individual he Gould do nothing about
H.
Hedges dominates Root.
job Hedges Of New YORK, was inc
first Taft man to nominate Root, quot
ing literally from Roosevelt's ianoa :
tnfv -tttefaneee en- the New YORK
senator.
ffadley. seconded the nomination
of McGoHern quoted Root as assert
ing that Roosevelt Is the greatest Nv
in0 America II any time.
The gallery had got going now and
tl.ied to howl Everybody down, There
was little disturbance from the dele
gates themselves, but apparently 10
sfeort Was. aeac TO check the gal"
Ieries
when Hedges named the colonel
there was Is feeble cheer.
You needn't hesitate to cheer for
RcoAc-.eIt Inlay presence. he said,
Il cheered Tor him seven years, but
/ want to take day of now
G.ovenHpr johnson Seconds.
Governor Johnson, thick set, MIL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
SAGE TEA WILL
DARKEN THE HAIR
Restore Faded and Gray Hair
to Natural Color-Dandrufl 90
Quickly Removed

'TEere tg nothing new about the iasa
Of using sage for restoring the coioV
IF the hair our gtandmoth@rs kept
their hair dark. glossy and abundant
by the Use OF a Simple Sage Tea,
Whenever their hair fell ont or TOOK
on Il dull faded or streaked apPeaf-
encp. they made brew Of sage
leaves and applied 1t To their hair
with wonderfully beneficial effect.
Nowadays We don't have 70 resort
10 the old-tiWe tircsome method =
Gathering the herbs and making the
t.a This s. done by skUfui chemists
better than We could do II ourselves
and uli ~ have 70 do is to call for
the ready maae product. Wyeth's sage
and Sulpam Hair Itemedy, cauttin-
ing Sa1r n tn proper strength vita
The addition II sulphur another Old
rinio scaip remedy
Tnv preE ration gives youthful
color arg hvgu'Y u the hair ana iH
nc ~ ts t,sl rneeirs soa sa1
l.ee lor aaa9rf'f Gry feNtr.<a iJerla&
scat.. 49, t1+l.l tal! ~ ufG'
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p. sIfprlS =, tGe aul
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
Return From Abroad

Mrs. sarah Wilcsore and daugh-
ters, Eveleen and Anna. have ref
rurned 70 Richmond. after ave
months trim abroad. In which they
visited -Easiani Ireland and SCOT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
ROOT PLEIOs FOR
PARTY HARMONY

Continued from First Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
DOVE Of PEACE H0vEAs
OVER CONVENTION HALL

am paagn manager and John Ham
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-28
TanneTSViIIe News.
Tannersyille. Va

Tannersville, Va, Nov 26.
Mrs. Matte Hit spent Friday with
Mrs. ]. P. Holmes.
Mrs. Mollie French spent Sunday
with Mrs. James Patrick.
Mrs. William Taylor has been quite
sick for some time bit is better now.
Avery Crabtree was the week end
guest of his uncle, Alex Osborne.
Kirk and Patrick will move their saw
mill from the French place to the Wyatt
place.
Mrs. Nancy Osborne was the guest
Wednesday of her daughter, Mrs. w.
A. Crabtree.
Mr.. Bryant, of McCrady's Gap, spent
a few days last week at this place shak-
ing hands with his old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Able went to
Thompson Valley Sunday for few days
visit to their daughter, Mrs. Will
Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Necessary, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Hit and Mrs. Chas.
Asbury spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Holmes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-28
BURKES GARDEN.
Items of Interest Concerning People You
Know and Hear Talked About.

Burkes Garden, Va Nov. 26, 1912.
John 81. Thompson was in the Cove
on business the latter part of last week.
He returned home Friday afternoon.
Mrs A. S. Greever is now improving
rapidly after having been confined to
her bed for several weeks with typhoid
fever.
Miss Dora Meek returned today from
Roanoke, where she had been for the
past three weeks visiting the family Of
Colonel James S. Browning and other
friends.
The snow was about one inch deep
here on Monday morning, and it looked
like the middle of winter. Farmers are
gathering their cattle together prepar-
atory to feeding them.
John T. Fox, who has been in Eastern
Virginia for the past several days for
the purpose of buying farm, is again
at home. He took an option on a farm
and later may close the deal by pur-
chasing same.
The store of R. E. Goodman at this
place caught on fire Monday of last week
and caused considerable excitement for
time. The flames. however, were ex-
tiuguished before much damage was
done. Sparks falling on the roof start
ed the blaze.
M. L. Peery, of North Tazewell, ship
ped !, 200 turkeys from this place last
week and Luther Scott shipped about
400. With the exception of few held
back for the Christmas trade these
shipments made a pretty clean sweep
OF the turkeys in this section.
Quite a crowd of young folks were in
vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. ].
Meek Hoge on Sunday, in honor of Miss
Mayola Gillespie, their guest. Those
invited were: Misses Mamie Rose and
Sara Moss, Bessie Peery and Katrina
Gose; Messrs. ]. N. Higginbotham, Viii
lie Moss, Charles Moss, Ben Moss. Os-
car Moss, Roy Meek and Bowen Long.
The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-28
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR ENSUING YEAR.
Stockholders Of farewell Fair Association,
In Meeting SaturdaI Name Men to 6uide
Its Affails For Next Twelve MOtlhs

The stockholders of the Tazew II Fair
Association met in the Office of ne sec
retary-treasurer, 4. Claude Pc oost, on
Saturday morning last. After hsten-
ing to the report Of the secrets " COW
ering the business IF the past sar and
for the three years he has held the Of
flee, and appointing c. R. Brown, A. J.
May and W. G. O'3rien as an lditinQ
committee to veri y the accoui IS, the
following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year:
j. u. Barns, pre- sident; A. S. Gree
yer, first vice-pref ident; A. J. May,
second vice-preside IT; DR.. ". i. Bay
lor, third vice-presi lent; DR.. ]. ?. Hal
Ter, fourth vIce-pre ident; W. G. O'Brien
secretary and treas Irer.
The following W re elected to serve
as directors for the year:
DIR. R. P. Copenh aver, DR.. J. f jack
SOD, Ii. Claude Pol st, c. J. Mos1, j. AZ
Leslie, w. A. Scott. E. L. Greeyer, F.
K Steele, A. j. NJ. ard H. S. iowen.
In the Afternoon meeting of the
board of directors 'as held and he fol-
lowing executive committee appointed:
DR.. r. P. Copenl aver, DR.. J. Z. Jack
son, II. Claude Pobit, C. J. Mos, ]. A.
Leslie, W. A. Scot. E. L. Gree yer, F.
K. Steele and A. J. May.
The president anG secretary arr to be
ex-officio members Of the boar of di-
rectors and the G: ecutive committee.
Henry Copenhaver was appointe mar
shel for the fair of 1918.
After an informs discussion G plans
for the ensuing yes the commit zee ad-
Journed subject to he call of tn, presi-
ident, to be made soon after holi-
days.
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HIGHLANDS NEWS.
Items 6athered by Our Correspondent About
People Down the CIineh.
Richlands. Va. Nov. {

Richlands, Va, Nov. 25, 1912
Robert Grifitts, of Wsrdell, was in
town today.
u. v. Carter returned Sunday from a
short visit to Kentucky.
Mrs. ]. Frank Yost is visiting her
sister, Miss Blanche Duff.
We noticed our old friend, Major Lee,
promenading our streets Sunday last
j. ID. Elkins. of Manning, was visit
ing friends here Saturday and Sunday.
V. w. Marcum, of the Honaker Lum-
Der Company, spent Sunday in our little
city.
Mrs. W. R. Kits has been visiting
her parents at Cedar Bluff for several
days.
Robert Crabtree, of Maxwell, was the
weekend guest of relatives at this
place.
Deck Newlands, of the Raven Fuel
Company, spent the day Sunday at this
place.
Miss Corrie Hilton is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Sylvester Duff, in Bluefeld,
this week.
u. W. Dawson was down from Blue
field Sunday to spend the day with
hon folks.
Mrs. P. p. Witt, of Fink, was visit
ing er mother and friends here during
the rast week.
r. Donahoe, travelling salesman for
the Raven Red Ash Coal Company, was
isitor here on yesterday.
Mrs. Belle Davis, who has been crit
ice ,ly i'll with fever for some time, has
taken change for the better and is re-
covering rapidly.
Arthur Justice, a foreman with the
Raven Fuel Company, was in town Sun
day, and reports his company as doing a
splendid business.
Leland Scott, who had his leg broken
in TIE mines at Boissevain recently, ia
visiting his father, John R. Scott, here
during his disability.
Captain H. Fugate, of the Fugate
Lumber Company, with large mills near
Whitewood, was in town Sunday ming
ling with his numerous friends.
Crockett Blankenship has moved his
family to Clinchfield, Va, where be is
employed as carpenter by G. NJ. James
on construction at that place.
The Raven Red Ash Coal Company is
being greatly handicapped in its ship
ments by a scarcity of cars with which
to fill its orders. 1t is hoped the situa-
tion can be remedied shortly.
j. B. Catron was here last week at
tending the sale of A. M. Kiser's real
estate. Mrs. Kiser's bid was better,
however, than any others offered, and
the property was knocked down to her.
The mines on Big Creek are all run
ming full blast, and the future looks
promising from an industrial standpoint.
Carpenters, miners. coke drawers and,
in fact, all kinds of labcrers are in de-
mand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-28
Death of Senator Rayner.

Senator Isidor Rayner, of Maryland,
one of the leading democratic members
of the United States Senate, and man
whose name was offered to the Balti-
more convention by William ]. Bryan rs
q suitable candidate for the presidential
nomination. died in Washington Monday
at the end of long illness dating from
the efforts made in the joint political
debate with Bourke Cochran at Balti-
more late in September For over five
yesrs Senator Rayner had been a suf-
fered from neuritis, the attacks often
making his work in the Senate arduous
and painful.
Senator Rayner was regarded as one
of the sblest constitutional lawyers in
the upper chamber. MIR. Rayner was
q native Of Baltimore, and was sixty
two years of age. Before becoming .
senator he served three terms in con-
gress. Senator Rayner's term was not
to expire until January, 1917.
Funeral services for Senator Rayner
were held yesterday afternoon at the
@~es ASA AcAAo ia w me b6T-
vices were conducted by U. G. B. Pierce,
chaplain Of the senate and President
Taft's pastor, assisted by Rev. Charles
Wood. of the Church of the Covenant,
in Washington. The interment took
place in Rock Creek Cemetery, in Wash
ington.
President Taft and the members of
his cabinet and committees from both
houses Of congress, rs well az many
Marylanders prominent in official life.
were present.
The death Of Senator Rayner of Mary
land. is expected to take the control of
the United States Senate in the new
Congress from the democrats and dis
arrange the plans of the leaders of that
PARTY after March 4. Governor Colds
borough Of Maryland will appoint q
republican, who will hold Office at least
until the Maryland Legislature meets in
Jlnuasv, 1914. With Senator Rsyner's
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-28
Probe FrutIesS So Far.

So far the labors of the Wise county
grand jury, investigating election law
violations. have come to naught as
measured by returns of indictment.
Witnesses from Scott county, along with
witnesses from Wise county, were ex-
amined but without definite results.
The Investigation will continue and wit
nesses from other counties will appear.
Adjournment Of ohe grand jury will
come not later than today and the probe
will be postponed until the January term
of court.