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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22
ROOSEVELT
men WILL
Sit SILENT
MAKE A BITTER STATEMENT IN
WHICH THEY REFUSE TO LONG
Err SHARE IN THE RESPONSE
BMITY FOR ACTS OF CONVEN-
TION.

Chicago, June 22.--rhe non-partici-
patton plan of the Roosevelt men in
the convention was reduced to writ
ing today. The leaders in vitrioliC
statement declared that they would
fight no more and plead no more. =
They declared they would not be
bound by the action of the majority
and characterized all of the acts OF
the convention as illegal.
The statement was given Henry Al
len of Wichita, Kansas, and he was
instructed to demand permission to
read II to the convention. If permis-
sion was refused, the statement was
to be circulated throughout the coun-
/ try. 1t was as follows:
Their Position.
Chicago, June 22-To the Repub-
lican national convention: We have
reached a point where the Roosevelt
delegates feel that they cannot long
er share in the responsibility Of the
acts of the convention We have
contested with you until we have ex-
hausted every parliamentary privi-
leges in an effort to have placed upon
the roll the names of men legally
elected.
When, by using the votes of the
delegates whose right to sit in the
convention is challenged, you took a
position which places the powers OF
a political convention above the au-
thority of 77,OOO majority elected in
a legal primary in California, we de-
clded that your "steamroller" had ex-
ceeded the speed limit. Since then
we have asked for no roll call. You
have now completed the seating OF
all contested delegates, using the
votes of the contested delegates ia
accept their purpose. We cannot in
| justice to ourselves share the respon-
sibillty of a convention which has
said to Ohio-the home of President
Taft-that a majority of AZ 900 vot-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
MOVEMENT MADE

Tho campaign for public play
grounds in this city has borne fruit.
The finance aonmittae Under Geo r.
Rodgers has raised the money neces-
cary to equip and maintain q play
ground on the east end Of william
cite University campus. e. n Moores
has gone to Portland to inspect the
Fairgrounds there and win have a
report to make to the general COM
mlttee on Monday afternoon at D.
an. a. Salem Board Of Trade rooms
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

ers obtained in a legal primary cleo
tion, must stand aside for the politi-
cal dictum of a national committee
man discarded by the same majority.
One Man Rule.
1--WE cannot become parties with
you in a declaration that a defeated
national committeeman, sitting in an
obscure room in this building can
nullify the 10000 majority by which
Pennsylvania gave expression to her
wishes. We will not put ourselves
in a position to be bound by any act
which you say to the majority who
rejected Mr.. Taft in New Jersey, to
the majority who rejected him in
Wisconsin, to the majority who re-
jected him in Minnesota, to the ma
jcrity who rejected him in Maine, to
the majority who rejected him in
Maryland, to the majority in South
Dakota, in North Dakota, which gave
bin only 1900 votes out of $4,000
Nebraska, Oregon, Minnesota, Kan
sas Oklahoma, West Virginia, North
Carolina--that all these maiorities
added together are to be swamped
under the mere rulings of a political
committee.
I'VE will not join you in saying to
the home state Of Abraham Lincoln
that the 100000 majority with which
we defeated Mr.. Taft and his mana
gers in Illinois was overruled by
these very managers with the con-
sent of those who have arrogated
powers never intended to he theirs
As to Mr.. Payne.
"Mr Payne sought to question the
reports Of these great Republican
states yesterday Until he can show
better record than is shown by the
results of his type Of conservative
leadership. he is stopped from criti-
cism, When Theodore Roosevelt left
the White House four years ago, he
left you an overwhelming majority
in both branches of congress and in
the great Republican states. He left
you a record upon which you could
elect Mr.. Taft. He left you pro-
gressive program to carry forward.
That program was buried beneath an
avalanche of words at Winona and
Is Republican governors were bur-
led beneath an avalanche Of votes
who refuted recreancy to party
pledges.
"A big majority in the lower house
gave way to Democratic majority
and in the senate was reduced to q
bare majority. so much for your
conservative leadership-Mr Payne,
VIII SIT Silent.
I'VE will not participate with you
in completing the scuttling Of the
ship. We will not say to the young
men Of the nation, who reading his
tory with their patriotism and long
ing to catch step with the party Of
their fathers, that we have nothing
better to offer them at this hour
than this new declaration Of human
rights that a discarded political COM
mlttee, as It's last act, holds greater
power than a majority Of over two
million voters.
I'VE do not bolt, we merely insist
that you, not we, are making the
record aud we refuse to be bound by
IT, We have pleaded with you 10
days. We have fought with you five
days for a square deal. We fight no
more, we plead no longer We shall
SIT in silent protest and the people
who sent US here shall Judge us"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

to them, and he was opposed to fore
ing the council to bond. the city at this
time.
The meeting last night was called
at the instance of Councilman ]. F.
Jones. Another meeting will be held
shortly to further discuss the matter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22
TO SETTLE SEWER QUESTION
CONTINUED from Page ~

narrow minded as to require the citi
zens of any community to pay for an
improvement which was Of no benefit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22
.Lnmhermnn AIl RIeht

Lumberman All Right
Chas. X. spaulding, of this city,
who was operated on at Portland for
appendicitis yesterday, is reported re-
covering from the operation very
nicely and will be about his business
in about a week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

n Aob DNJ
The Women's Willamette League are
planning a tag day to be held during
the Cherry Fair It will be remem-
bered the womens Willamette League
pledged $4,000 toward the University
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22
Cherry Fair Meeting
= = = = = = = = y > /" . = "

Oherfy Falr Meeung-
A meeting Of all the committees Of
the Cherry Fair will be held at the
Board Of Trade rooms Monday night,
at which time reports will be had
from the various committees that have
the matter in hand. All Of the com
miitees have the matters well in
Land, so that full report Of the
progress made so far can be had at
the meeting Monday night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

endowment, and this is one way the
league is taking to raise the amount.
A called meeting will be held in the
basement Of the Methodist church on
Tuesday Of the coming week at 2:SO
p. m. All league members and friends
of the university are urged to be
present. There will be a program,
and tea will be served free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

Journal want Ads" Bring Results
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
DANISH OLD MA|OS2
MISS GOULD SAYS NO
RICH WOMAN SAYS SHE HASN'T
MARRIED FOR LACK OF
SUITABLE COMPANION

Grand Junction, Col.-Rev. Elmer
V. Huffner, who recently delivered a
sermon advocating the ''eXile of old
island" has been taken to task by
Miss Helen Gould of New York and
Miss e. l.. King of Monterey. Cal.
In a letter she sent the pastor Miss
King mentions the good done by such
unmarried women as Helen Gould
and Anna Morgan. She closes with
the statement that IF it We're not
for the dear old maids some preach
ers would be hunting other jobs"
Miss Gould explains in her letter
why she is unmarried, intimating
she never found a suitable help
mate"
"Glancing over a Denver paper"
Miss Gould wrote, Il notice an item
concerning your sermon on Love,
Courtship and Marriage one part of
which especially notice, saying that
all old bachelors and bachelor maids
should be isolated on an island SO
they could not hinder the progress
of civilization.
Il do not know why you made this
statement, but l feel that it is a great
injustice to the bachelor maids of
our country. There are, l admit,
many man-haters in the world, but
a great many bachelor maids are not
living alone because they so choose,
but because they have been unable
to find a suitable companion.
81 must admit that | am speaking
from the standpoint of the bachelor
maid. l feel that such persons as my
self are o hindering the progress
of civilization, but advancing it.
eff l had found a suitable help.
meet / might have spent my money
in a different way, and a way which
might not have done as much gooC
as it has.
please think the matter over anc
before preaching on this subject aga.
in make up your mind that there is
some good in living a single life"
Since preaching the ermon crit
cized Mr.. Huffner has resigned thu
pastorate of the First Christian
church.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
RATE ADVANCES BY
MILWAUKEE ROAD
TO Be WITHDRAWN
Company Serves Mo-
tice Upon the State
Commission
AFFECTS MITCHELL
Proposed Advances Would
Have Fallen Heavily on
Jobb7rs Here
AFFECTS MITCHELL

Pierre, S. dat the meeting of
week the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway management APP
peared and asked to file it's consent
to the withdrawal of the new and
higher freight rates which they had
proposed for this state, and which
the commission had ordered to be
suspended pending a hearing. The
proposed rate increases would have
affected Mitchell Jobbers materially,
tile advances applying particularly
to points west of the river. The Nit
chell Commercial club had prepared
to fight the advance before the COM
mission.
The officials also asked the COM
mission to withdraw it's complaint
filed with the Interstate commerce
mission on rates on horses to east
ern markets. Both these propositions
We're held open for discussion by the
board at it's meeting on the Both of
this month. The same company also
asked that the call for better train
service on the Faith branch of that
roa be withdrawn, and promised to
put into effect a like service as that
granted on their Isabel branch on
complaint. This is also to be settled
at the meeting on the 30th.
Last year many of the line elevat-
ors in this state did not open their
houses. preferring to allow them to
stand idle rather than attempt to
handle what business they might Be-
cure. But the secretary of the state
railway commission says that these
companies are taking out licenses
this year for practically every elevat-
or they own, which will mean a large
increase in the number of houses
handling grain in this state this year
as compared with last year.
Hearings will be held at Dallas,
August Z on sand rates; and at Mil
bank some time neXt month on tele-
phone complaints.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
Watson and Lockwood
Are Counted Big
gest Losers
THE LOSS is HEAVY
Fire Starts at Five O'clock
and Burns Till Nearly Noon.
Loss Will Total Sl0o, 900

Chamberlain, S. D.-A dis
wake damages to the mount of near
ly 500, 600 overwhelmed the city of
Chamberlain Monday a. m. and swept
its resistless way for over a half a
block in the main business section
before it could be brought under con-
trol. When it IA finally subdued
five buildings had been reduced to
ruins and business in the little city
was demoraliZed.
The Watson & Lockwood hard
ware and implement house it said TO
be the heaviest loser. Here the value
OF the stock was estimated at $24,-
600 which was covered by $4,000 in
surance. The II. Scott drug store also
was totally destroyed. Here the value
OF the stock was estimated at $2S 1000
and the insurance Oh this amount
was $4,000. A total of five brick
veneered business buildings We're de-
stroyed, the total value of which was
about SOS. 900.
The fire started at a few minutes
past five O'Clock in the Sioux Cafe.
Here an employee vas filling the
lamp of a large coffee %perculator
with wood alcoh oil. In some manner
this became ignited and was spilled
onto the floor. Flame had completely
filled the room and flowed out the
back door before the fire department
which has headquarters only a block
could get to the scene. The
other buildings caught rapidly and
despite the efforts of the volunteer
firemen the fire gained Roadway.
1t was sinally subdued when it
reached The warehouse owned by
Robert Schmidt. This is of solid brick
and here the tiremen made a deter
mined stand which resulted in Wet
DRY for them. The fire had burned
from the corner of the block to the
middle of it.
There was danger of the flames
getting across the street at n time.
The Smith lumber yard on the west
side of the street was threatened and
at one time a small fire gained head
way there but was soon e%Xtinguish-
ed.
The fire was under control at $50
but it continued to smolrer and need
ed watching until nearly noon. 1t is
said the water pressure was not up
to standard. No injuries are reported.
injuries are reported.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
RESIGNS AS
PRESIDENT OF ROAD
HARRY WENTZY OF RAPID CITY
WILL BE AT HEAD OF THE
SCENIC HIGHWAY.

Presho, S. D.-The South Dakota
Scenic Highway association held a
widely attended Good Roads Con-
vention at Interior, Wednesday. Del
egates We're present from points all
along the route.
immigration Commissioner Deets
and State Engineer Lea addressed the
convention as did other capable
speakers. j. A. Stransky of Puck
wanna resigned his office as president
in favor Of Harry Wentzy of Rapid
City who will be more conveniently
situated to assist Mr.. Wood of the
same city who is secretary.
Reports We're submitted detailing
the great amount of work which is
being done on the roads, including
the construction of a bridge over the
Cheyenne River in Stanley county
and improvements in Lyman county
amounting to $1,000.
Steps were taken to form a state
wide organization known as the
South Dakota Good Roads Associa-
ton. A convention is to be called at
Pierre in the near future for the
purpose of organization. Plans were
also discussed relative to the Winni-
peg to the Gulf Meridian road trip
which will be made in September.
1t is expected the same fifty auto
loads will make the trip.
A two days carnival is following
the convention at Interior.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
PRESIDENT RANDALL IS
PLEASED WITH MITCHELL
HEAD OF MINNESOTA LIFE So
ClETY EXPRESSES HIMSELF
AS DELIGHTED WITH
COUNTRY.

w. e. Randall, president of the
Minnesota Mutual Life insurance as
sociation and Frank Schlick, ID. S.
Culver, and John Burchard, direct
ors of the same. leave tonight for
their homes in st. Paul. They we're
here as guests of A. T. Downey, state
agent for their company. In company
with S. E. Morris the gentlemen
drove owe the country south and
east of Mitchell yesterday.
THE country around Mitchell
certainly looks fine" said Mr.. Ran
Ieil this morning. Every where we
aw evidences of prosperous people
and excellent crops. This l believe
will be the best year South Dakota
has v e had and you can look for a
redemption of the dry years of the
past when the harvests are gathered
in this fall"
The party intended making a trip
west of town today but the heavy
rain and muddy roads prevented.
One and all they spoke highly of
Mitchell and expressed themselves as
we'll pleased with prospects here. Mr..
Morris has charge of the loan de-
partment of the association in this
locality and the officials came here as
an inspection committee on farm
conditions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
MAKES STRONG PLEA
FOR NEW Y. M. C.. A.
REV. SNYDER SAYS GREATEST
DEMAND IN CITY is FOR
BUILDING FOR YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN.

That Mitchell needs a Y. NJ. and
Y. w. c. A. building more than any
other form of Improvement just now,
ed by Rev. Snyder of the Presbyter-
ed by Rec. Synder of the Presbyter-
ian church in the court house square
last night.
What right have we to condemn
the young for going to dances, cards
and other alleged places of amuse-
ment when the church makes no eff
fort to afford him a substitute for
them or a place where healthy gam
es may be INDUCED in on cold or
stormy weather." said Rev. Snyder
Our churches are open, on an aver
age, but w nights of the week and
the other five nights the restless
young, are inclined to turn toward
some amusements which may prove
demoralizing TO them. Let the church
people OF the city" he pleaded, see
that suitable recreation quarters for
the young men of the city are provid-
ed and then viii be the time for VI
to make the concerted fight on the
pool hall and the saloon"
Rev. Snyder took as his subject
last night the story OF the prodlgal
SON. The section OF the park in the
vicinity of the band stand was filled
completely, while the street was
packed with autos and teams. Music
by a Nictrolla and a male quartet
pleased all who heard them. Prayer
was lead by Rev. Mair and the scrip
ture lesson was read by Dr.. Hoag-
land.
The open air meetings for Sunday
nights have proven to be a popular
success. Here gather the regular Sun
day night church goers, but in var
ious portions of the park, out of sight
but still within hearing, are gathered
many, who would never think of en-
tering a church on a Sunday. That
the services interest them is mani
tested by their attention and order
illness during them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN IN
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

Aberdeen, S. D.-James P. Cotfey
of Aberdeen, chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee, has
sent out an appeal for funds with
which to conduct the state campaign
for Wilson for president and johnson
for governor. The appeal is to the
common people" rather than the in
terests, and reads as follows:
THE national Wilson campaign
committee is urgently in need of
money with which to pay it's neces-
sary running expenses. Jun state
committee is in the same condition.
We cannot proceed with imperative
organization work until funds can be
secured.
I'VE cannot and will not ask the
big interests for money. Wilson
could have had a fund if he had been
willing to sign the bond. He refused.
That is why he was nominated. That
is why he ought to and will be elect
ed. For the very reason that he re-
fused to sign up with the interests.
you ought to help him, and help Is in
the state campaign.
This is your fight. 1t is the great
est business interest that you have
to look after this year. You now
w the democratic party organiza-
ton, but you must support it and
maintain it as your organization for
the promotion of your business. The
Interests invest in a political party
as they do in machinery and raw
material. They contribute to cam
! paign funds for business reasons on
ly, and they get what they pay for.
You allow them to buy the political
machinery out from under you, and
after the election those interests tax
up to you the campaign contributions
that they made to the party you
claim to belong to, and they make
you pay double. Why not pay it in
the first place and maintain the party
in your own interest. Do it now. We
must get to work. We can win hands
down if we can secure funds with
which to pay legitimate expenses
And we must look to you to make
an investment in this fight. and we
want to impress upon you thai this
is your fight and yours alone.
Send us 800 if you + able, i,
will be the best 500 investment yor
ever made. Send us $50 if possible;
$25 will be a God-send; $40 or ST
will be welcome, but send us 81 any
how. You can spare that now, anG
can send us another later for the sup
port of your kind of politics.
JAMES P. COFFEY.
Chairman of democratic stat.
central committee, Aberdeen, S. D.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
TAFT MEN START
ATTACK ON TICKET
CIRCULATE PETITIONS PLEDG-
ING VOTERS TO DEFEAT
OF NOMINEES Or RE
PUBLICANS.

Sioux Fails, $. D.-That a state
wide movement has been inaugurated
by South Dakota republicans who
retain their allegiance to Taft to pro-
test at the polls against the action of
the republican state convention at
Huron in nominating Roosevelt cleo
tors and running them under the re-
publican name, and against the posi-
ton of candidates for state office in
approving that action. is shown by
information which has been received
here from Bon Homme county.
The movement was started at a
meeting held at Scotland, one of the
prime movers being Judge F.. ID.
Wicks, a leading republican of Bon
Homme county. The declaration of
principles adopted at the meeting,
and which is being embodied in the
statement sen by the Scotland and
Bon i1omme county men to the re
publicanS of all the other counties in
the state, with the request hat they
push the movement in their counties.
is as follows:
Whereas, The republican state
convention of South Dakota, held at
Huron on the second day of July,
1912, refused to indorse the national
platform of the republican party and
nominated presidential electors who
are known to be opposed to the re-
publican nominees for president and
vice president; and
"Whereas, Some of the candidates
nominated on the republican ticket
for state and congressional offices
refused to indorse the principles of
the republican party as set forth in
the last national platform and have
refused to support nominees of the
republican party on the same ticket
with them;
Nov, Therefore, we republican
electors of Scotland precinct, do
hereby declare: Cd That we believe
in a representative government; ca
that We believe in government by po-
litical parties, and that the candi-
date who refuses to uphold the prin-
ciples of the party which he repre-
SCENTS, betrays the trust imposed in
him by the party that dominates him
and thereby not only releases the
voters of his party from all obligations
to support him at the election, but
makes ii incumbent upon. them to
defeat him, because to elect him
would be to sacrifice their own prin-
ciples and become a party to his dis
loyalty; CD we believe in the prin-
ciples of the republican party, and
that these principles are of more i'm
portance than the success of any
candidate, and that candidates are
simply the instruments of the party,
to carry into effect the party prin-
| ciples as declared in the party plat
form; therefore,, be it
Resolved, That we will oppose
with our votes and Influence the cleo
tors named at the Huron convention
and those candidates IN the republi-
can state and congressional ticket
who refuse to indorse the national
platform, unless said electors and
candidates shall openly and publicly
declare over their W signatures
prior to August |, 1912, that they in
dorse the national platform and can.
didates OF the republican party and
will Loyalty support them"