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forces who appeared to be directing
the trend of political events in the
party and that he was not sure that
he could support the platform to be
presented by the committee. He de-
clared that unless the platform en-
braced his ideas of true progress, he
would submit minority report to the
convention. He said he would take no
appointment which might embarrass
him in pursuing such a course. He
emphatically denied the honor his COL
leagues unanimously wanted to bestow
upon him.
Not content to abandon their har-
mony program, the committee turned
the matter over to Senators Rayner,
O'Gorman and Culberson and they
held an earnest discussion with Mr..
Bryan In one corner of the room. Their
efforts were fruitless; Mr.. Bryan had
announced his position and 1t was I'M
alterable.
Senator Kern was turned to at once
as representing the progressive Democ-
racy and there was no nomination in
opposition to him. His election was
unanimous and the committee began
hearings preliminary to closing the
doors for the actual work OF making
the party platform.
AS soon as the committee organized,
Mr.. Bryan moved that the presentation
of the platform be deferred until after
the convention had nominated a can
didate for president. Senator Rayner
seconded the proposition. He spoke at
some length, urging a progressive plat
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public safety asking for an appropria-
ton Of $82.75 to pay balances due on
the uniforms of officers who have left
the employ Of the department without
finishing paying for them was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Alderman Meyer introduced reso-
luton, the effect of which was to re-
turn the old bond filed by the Mem
phis & Pensacola Railway company, a
later bond having been filed and ac-
cepted. The resolution was adopted.
Alderman Concannon reported that
the Pensacola Electric Company had
complied with the resolution adopted
at the last meeting of the council,
calling upon the company to erect a
station at the corner of Main and De-
Villiers streets. on the Bayshore line.
Alderman DeSilva, with the unani-
nous consent of the council, intro
duced the ordinance recommended by
the bond trustees to allow them to
correct errors in their department
The ordinance was referred to the gen
eral ordinance committee.
After reading few communications,
the council adjourned.
Mayor Reilly presided and the fol-
lowing alderm IN were present: Meyer,
Oliver, Kent, Avery, Bear, DeSilva,
Renshaw, Fisher, Semmes and Con-
cannon.
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ocratic suicide" declared Mr.. Gore,
I'VE cannot live half progressive and
half reactionary. Theodore Roosevelt
endeavored to breathe the breath of
life, of modern progress into the petri-
fed remains of the Republican party.
He failed. The mummy would not
move"
The convention agreed to meet at s
o'clock tonight to take up the problem
of permanent organization. receive the
reports of the credentials committee
and possibly begin the nominating
speeches of presidential candidates.
1t had been decided at the request
of Mr.. Bryan to defer the drawing OF
a platform until after the nominations.
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky
had been agreed on for permanent
chairman Of the convention and it was
expected that at tonigAt's session
there would be no friction in the per-
nanent organization. Half a dozen
speakers delivered typical campaign
talks at today's session.
OZARK HORSE" TALK.
Dark horse talk was more general
today than ever before. This was
partly due to the fact that the New
York delegation has determined to vote
for Mayor William J.. Gaynor on the
first ballot. The evident purpose Is to
get test among the candidates and
something or a true Inc on the SiCud
ton. Others interpreted 1t as mean
ing that Mayor Gaynor NAV be doomed
for the vice presidency.
The Woodrow Wilson people, who
stood by Mr.. Bryan almost to man
in his fight for the temporary chair
manship, are expecting his support in
return when 1t comes to nominating
and apparently base their hopes OF
success on some such action
II Is realized by all that the two
thirds vote necessary to nominate In
the convention can only be secured by
a. combination Of some Of the candi-
dates or by break" or stampede"
of the delegates. The various leaders
are firm in the belief there will be no
stampede and say they do not even
fear Mr.. Bryan himself in that respect
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handling the transaction after taking
credit from the sum of 1910 shown to
be to the city's credit by statement Of
said bank dated May 18th.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES.
John A. Merritt, chairman; F. F.
Bingham, JOS. V. Riera.
Invitation Accepted.
The invitation to the city Of Pen
sacola to appoint delegates to the In
ternationaI Congress on Hygiene and
Demography, which is to be held in
Washington, September % to %, which
was referred to the council by the
mayor, was accepted and the mayor
authorized to appoint delegates from
the city board of health and the coun-
ell.
The mayor announced that he would
make the appointments as soon as he
learned the number of delegates to be
appointed.
Other Business.
Besides reading and approving the
minutes OF the last meeting, and the
matters already mentioned, the pro-
ceedings were as follows:
The harbor and sanitary commit
tee reported on the ordinance to allow
the sale Of lots 3, 4, 8 and certain por-
tions of 81, of block "a, of the water
front, to NJ. ]. Elkan, offering several
amendments, the principal one of
which was the changing of the con-
sideration from $3.50 to $500. The
amendments were adopted and at the
proper time the ordinance was placed
on second reading and referred to the
ordinance and engrossing commit
tee.
The water and gas committee was
empowered to allow free water for
drinking purposes at Bayview park.
The ordinance and engrossing com
mittee reported favorably upon the or
df1ance to allow the L. q N. railroad
to Improve the parkway on the east
side of Alcaniz street. ne4r where the
depot is being erected, and it was
placed on third reading and adopted.
The water and gas committee ask
ed for further time in regard to the
resolution asking them to extend the
water mains to Baskerville, the request
being granted. In regard to the storm
sewer drain on Guillemarde street, re-
ferred to them sometime ago, they
recommended that 36inch drain be
laid on Guillemarde street.
The general ordinance committee
reported favorably on the ordinance
providing for the numbering of the
houses and after being read the sec
ond i'm it was referred to the or
dinance and engrossing committee.
A communication from the board of
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surprise of the convention generally,
was adopted by a viva voce vote and
without opposition. Covington then
presented a majority supplemental re-
port OF the rules committee making
the unit rule a rule Of the convention.
AS reported the rule would make unit
instructor by state convention bind
ing on a delegation IL a majority Of
the delegation favored any particular
candidate.
Henry of Texas, presented minor
ity report, excepting from the opera
ton of this rule delegates elected I'M
der the state primary rules by con-
gressional districts. Debate then be-
gan. While 1t was in progress a thun-
derstorm broke and rain clattered
noisily on the roof OF the armory.
SENATOR WILLIAMS SPOKE.
Senator Williams of Mississippi.
spoke for the minority report. Gov.
Brewer of Mississippi, wanted to know
whether Williams, who had declared
3 delegate should abide by the instruc-
tons given him In a primary, did not
believe the vote of the entire state
should not bind the state delegation.
williams replied that the state at
large should control only the delegates
at large and that a district delegate
should be bound by the district ma
ton should not claim control over dis
trict delegates elected by the people
IF you adopt the majority report
here tonight" concluded Williams,
you will do the most dangerous and
the most damnable thing In your
power to do on this day OF our Lord.
Debate on the unit rule continued
until 1856 p. m, when roll call was
ordered. The whole debate turned upon
the situation in Ohio, where nine con-
gressional districts had instructed
their eighteen delegates for Wilson,
and where the Democratic state con-
vention, controlled by the Harmon
forces, adopted a resolution binding
the state delegation to vote as a unit
according to the dictates of the ma
iority Of delegates. This majority
was for Harmon. The majority re-
port from the rules committee pro-
posed to recognize the right Of a
state convention to so apply the unit
rule The minority report urged by
the Wilson people proposed to abro
gate the rule. The vote was on the
substitution of the minority or pro-
Wilson report for the majority report.
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BY Associated Press.

Baltimore, Md, June 26.-Mayor
Carter Harrison. of Chicago, and Roger
Sullivan, national committeeman from
Illinois, INDUCED in counter charges
before the credentials committee early
this afternoon. over the police control
exercised at the Cook county Demo-
cratic convention.
Mayor Harrison said he had detail
ed go policemen and % plain clothes
men to preserve order; while Sullivan
charged him with having planned to
control the convention.
There had been daily stories in the
papers" said Senator Harrison, that
there was to be- riot and bloodshed:
and al mayor, was asked to provide
police to keep order.At the recent Re-
publican national convention, 1 was
appealed to by Mr.. Revell, Senator
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To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
papca cola EYo

To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
Pensacola, Fla.
Gentlemen: We hand you herewith
draft of a proposed ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance to be entitled an
ordinance to provide for the re-assess-
ment and a re-apportionment of the
costs of grading paving, curbing and
otherwise improving streets and public
ways in the city of Pensacola"
The purpose of this proposed ordi-
nance is to enable this board to cor
rect its errors and the errors of the
former board and to permit the city
comptroller to re-apportion paving
assessments where change in title
renders such re-apportionment neces-
sary or proper, to facilitate the collec-
ton from different owners of their
proportionate share Of the amount
assessed against a property, all subject
to resolutions by the council.
We recommend the adoption Of the
proposed ordinance.
Respectfully submitted.
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES.
John A. Merritt, chairman: r. F.
Bingham, Jos. v. Riera.
Pensacola, Fla, June "a, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
Pensacola.
Gentlemen: We hand you herewith
statements showing the handling of
the funds by the American Exchange
National Bank of New York, derived
from the sale of 1884, refunding
bonds of the city of Pensacola. dated
October 1, 1911, sold to the Fifty
Third National Bank of Cincinnati.
Ohio, at the price of 1886. We also
transmit herewith the 1881 bonds (and
November LIST coupons) shown to have
been retired by the American Ex-
change National Bank, acting for the
city of Pensacola, and the four re-
funding bonds of the city of Pensacola.
numbered 251, 252. 243 and 254 (each
with sixty $3.50 coupons attached,
which were not required in retiring
1881 bonds. which four bonds have
been cancelled by resolution OF this
board.
We recommend that the said four
refunding bonds, Nos. ISL, 252. 253 and
254. shall be burned or otherwise de-
stroyed as the council shall by reso-
luton direct, In accordance with or
dance No. 43 entitled AN ordinance
entitled an ordinance for the purpose
of terminating the contract of the
Fifty-third National Bank of Cincin-
natl, Ohio" etc, approved May 23rd.
We further recommend the appro-
priation by the city of $93.9S to be re-
mitted to the American Exchange Ma.
tional Bank of New York in payment
Of its commission of ;303.sS for
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MAYOR HARRISON AND ROGER
SULLIVAN CLASH AT CONVENTION

Crane, Senator Penrose, Mr.. Hilles and
Mr. Upham for the same protection.
and over $50 policemen were assigned
TO keep order at that gathering"
Roger Sullivan insisted on answer
ing Mayor Harrison, although mem
bers or the committee were anxious
to stop the Illinois argument.
That is a pretty story" he said. 81
want to tell this committee that Mayor
Harrison's statement is incorrect. Over
six weeks before the convention met
they planned to try to carry through
with the aid Of John A. Owen, county
Judge"
Mr.. Sullivan declared election boards
controlled by the Harrison faction had
dominated many precincts. Notwith .
standing their control there, he said
the Sullivan forces had a clear ma
jority in the state convention at
Peoria.
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DELEGATES OF ROGER c.
SULLIVAN ARE SEATED

Baltimore, June 26.-The twenty
Roger c. Sullivan delegates from the
ten congressional districts in Cook
county, Illinois, were seated this az
ternoon by the credentials committee
by a vote of forty to ten.
A minority report will be presented
to the convention.
Those who voted against the Sulli-
van faction were:
Little. of Arizona: Creswell. of Cali
fornia; Miller, Of Nebraska: Carney, of
Nevada; Kelly Of North Dakota;
Moses. of Oregon; Young, of Ken
lucky; Mccormick, of Pennsylvania;
Whitmore, of Utah; Molina, of Porto
Rico.
A motion to seat the Sullivan men
In the Seventeenth and Twentieth Hi
nois districts carried, 3S to 13.
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Rub-My-Tism will cure YOU.
FIRST cHINAMAN EVER
KNOWN TO SUICIDE

New York, June 2s.-The fourth
tragedy in month among the leaders
Of the Tongs In New York's Chinatown
nounced through the police that Lee
May, IS years old, had Committed sui
eide during the night by hanging him
self to a rafter In the Headquarters
of the Hip Sings on PeII street.
This is the first Chinese suicide by
hanging on record here. AS a rule
Cinnamon wishing to end their lives
use gas: May tied a piece of pack
ing cord over the raftsr and around
his neck and then kicked a chair from
beneath his feet.
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ITALIAN CONVINCED ELEPHANT
HAS NO. SENSE OF HUMOR
RY Associated Press.

Tarrytown, N. Y, June 26.-An Ital-
ian, employed in the railroad yards
here, is convinced that an elephant
has no sense of humor and no appre-
citation of practical jokes. The Italian
essayed to entertain a number of
friends last night by feeding an ele-
plant in a freight car a pint or so of
black pepper. The elephant, known as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-27
URGE TAFT TO
APPOINT HILLES
Republican Leaders Ask That seere-
tary of President be Made Chairman
Of National Committee.
Ry Associated Presa.

Washington, June 26.-Republican
leaders to-day urged President Taft to
appoint his secretary, Charles ID.
Hilles, as chairman Of the national
committee and executive of the Re
publican campaign.
While the president is said to be-
lieve that his nomination was brought
about largely through Mr.. Hilles's
work, yet until Mr.. Hilles has returned
from Chicago, Mr.. Taft will not form
ally announce his preference for the
appointment.
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CUBAN CONDITIONS
MUCH IMPROVED
War Department Has Abandoned Ar
ranaements for the Dispatch of Fiji
teen Thousand Men.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. June 6.-Improvement
of conditions in Cuba led the war de-
partment to abandon arrangements
for the dispatch Of an "expeditionary
force" of about fifteen thousand men
and orders were fSsued to put out OF
commission four big army transports
at Newport News. Tie soldiers COM
prising the force will return to dull
routine garrison life.
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Juno II, took the pepper in good faith
and the sneeze that followed nearly
knocked him down. Enraged, Jumbo
grabbed the italian with his trunk and
threw him fifty feet away on to a
car of coal The Italian was badly in
iured. but was assisted home by his
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some energetic figuring on the part of
those who were present In the court
room. ~
At FIVE cents a glass HaRan's beer
investments stand for a total OF 1880
glasses, or SO glasses a day. The total
for the 227 days is 1S9 cubic feet OF
beer, enough to fill a pool six feet wide
fifteen feet long and two feet deep.
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SPENT SIPS FOR BEER.
WIFE WANTS DIVORCE
BY Associated Press

Morristown, y. J., June 26.-The
testimony of Adolph Hagan, in the suit
for alimony brought by his wife, that
he had spent $725 on beer in a period
of 227 days, furnished material for
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Charges That Closing
Law is Being Violated
committee to be taken up with the
officials again.

Continued from First Page.)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
NUMBER %

in grades 182; high school Sc; total 278;
number of pupils neither absent nor
tardy in grades l76; in high school Sc;
total, PAP.
Mrs. Chas. H. Mccoy, of the Farm
er's Institute corps, lectured Thursday
afternoon on the value of manual train
ing for boys and domestic science for
girls.
The Botany class are studying the
division of the ~Pteridophytes known as
the club MOSES. They are the rem
nants of ar ancient group which found
the deposits in the ..carboniferous age.
These deposits of dead plant life are
known now as coal.
In the. English /. A. class, Cecil Dyke
had the most interesting report on out
side reading and in the English III. B.
class, Alfred Sorbel had the best theme
in written conversational work.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Big WRECK AvERTED
THE PHONE LINE SAVES AN
ACCIDENT
WAUBAY AGENT NEGLECTFUL
Fails to Deliver Orders to
Train Coming West Wednes-
day Evening and Has
Two Trains on Same
Track at Same Time

Gee, but there was some excitement
at the Milwaukee depot in this city last
evening about seven o'clock. The
operator, Mr.. Harris had just given a
freight train orders to go on east and
could see them going up the McKennett
hill when the instrument clicked bear
ing a message from the dispatcher's
office that the operator or agent at
Waubay had made a mistake in his
orders and let a passenger train come
west.
There was but one way to avert a
catstrophe-over the phone. Could it
be done. Central Immediately put all
the wires into commission and Bert
Hughes was got in sufficient time to
get down to the track from his farm
home with a lantern and flag one of the
trains and that crew of course pro-
tected the other. 1t was a narrow
escape and proves the value of the
telephone in an emergency.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Resolutions of Thanks

Whereas, the Commercial club, of
the City of Webster, at the opening of
the January, 1912, term of the circuit
court of Day county, a kind enough
to extend to the panel of petty jurors,
serving at said term of court, the priv
ileges and court estes of the club rooms
of said Commercial club,
And, whereas such privileges AMI
courtesies have been, during the stay
of said panel of jurors, in attendance
upon the term of court, much apprec-
lated and enjoyed by all,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the
jurors comprising said panel, that we
and each of us, extend to the CONNER
cial club of Webster our hearty thanks
for its kindness and consideration
shown to US during our stay in the
City of Webster, and we express our
deep appreciation of the privileges
which we have enjoyed in being per-
mitted to frequent and avail ourselves
of the Commercial club rooms of said
club.
Jacob Fosse.
Charles MoXness.
Rams Dwight.
Committee on Resolutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Guild Social

The ladies of st Mary's guild gave a
very successful valentine basket social
at the Happe rest rooms Wednesday
night. The rooms were decorated for
the occasion in white and red hearts.
The attendance was large and every
one very merry. County Judge S. M.
Duggan acted as auctioneer. A little
rivalry was displayed in the bidding
for baskets. The bidding although
keen was good natured, and each one
secured the basket he desired, and
with his purchased partner approached
the tables to partake of the delicaeies
contained in the basket. Miss Velma
Cogswell and little Dovie Severy
secured the prizes for the rrettiest
basket. The receipts of the social
were about S65.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
BLUE LODGE MAS0NS
A BIG MEETING TO BE HELD
At ANDOVER
GRAND MASTER TOT Be THERE
Degrees EXemplified by Lang
ford Andover, Groton and
Webster Lodges During
Afternoon and Even
ing Sessions

One of the greatest Masonic meet
Jugs in the history of Day county is
scheduled for Andover on Thursday,
Feb. %, 1912. The Grand Master Of
domain has signified his intention of
visiting this quarter of the state at
that time and exemplifying the work.
He cannot make all of the lodges in his
domain so in every locality he is bring
ing two or three lodges together for a
joint meeting. The good luck in this
section falls to Andover, and the lodges
of Andover, Groton, Langford and
Webster will put in the day there on
Thursday, Feb. 90. Of course we do
not know all about it but we are quite
reliably informed that work will com
mence in the morning as soon as the
trains get in and continue until the
candidates are all satisfied, put through
or put out. The Andover lodge will do
the First degree work, Webster
Masons perform in the Second and the
Groton bunch will put on the finishing
touches to make a man a full-fiedged
Mason. If you belong to the order of
the square and compass this is one
event in the history of Day county
Masonry you cannot afford to miss. 1t
comes on press day but we will make
an effort to be present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-15
Young.Vessey Making Good

Glen Cropley sent the following clip
ping to his uncle, Walter Cropley, from
Honolulu writing that it referred to his
chum, Harry Vessey:
Harry'Albert Vessey, ordinary sea-
man of the u. S. S, California, prefers
seeing the world in Uncle Sans uni
form to playing a leading part in the
political and social life of a great state.
For Sailor Wesley is the son of Robert
S. Wesley, of South Dakota, n of the
prominent figures in western politics.
Young Wesley lays no claim to n
sideration on account of his connections
and very few of his own shipmates
know ~the..position and easy life that he
gave up to go into the navy. He is a
comparatively new man, but according
to those directly over him, he has
shown a willingness and al aptitude to
learn, and has a clean record from the
day he entered the service until the
present.
Harry Vessey enlisted at Omaha,
Nebraska, August II, last. He gave
his age as 25 and his birthplace as
Washington Springs, South Dakota,
the old. home of the Vessey family.
Personally he is a high spirited lad,
with plenty of initiative and a fund of
good humor which makes him popular
with his messmates. He is one of
those to whom change of scene and
adventure is as necessary as food and
drink, and to see something of the
world he decided to give Uncle Sam
three years of his time and make the
most of his opportunities. He thinks
that the cruise to Hawaii is well worth
the hard work and strict adherence to
discipline that his new duties entail
Dell Rapids Tribune.