Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-04


has prevailed at tho partya conven-
tions from time immemorial
Ollie James of Kentucky WAS ununi.
mously named for permanent chair
man OF tho Democratic national con
ventiop by the committee on perma-
nent organization after practically
every state had indorsed him.
Charles - Wildcs, a Roosevelt dele
gate who caat Taft vote in the Chi
cago convention. received serious In
jury for his action when oxSherilf
Hampton Jones, unseated delegate in
the late convention, struck him with
a glass of water and closed an eye, at
Raleigh, N. G.
Alton B Parker Of New York was
elected temporary chairman of the
Democratic national convention at
Baltimore, defeating William j. Bry-
a;s. The vote was $40 to SOC, there
being three votes f,;s' Senator James
A. OGorman OF New York. one for
John W. Kern of Indiana and Ave not
voting.
The Democratic national convention
was called TO order by Norman Il.
Mack, chairman OF the Democratic ma
tional committee in the Fifth Regi.
mcnt armory at Baltimore. The open
Ing prayer was offered by His Emf
ilence Cardinal Gibbons. Tho seating
capacity Of the hall Ia $4,000. and
every seat was filled long before the
full off the cha!rman's gavel.
President William Howard Taft and
Vice-President James Schoolcraft
Sherman were renominated by the Re-
publican national convention st Chi
cago ON the first ballot. With nearly
ona-third OF the delegates in the con-
vention in revolt and their leaders
forming new party, the president
was named by 561 votes. 81 more than
the necessary majority. OF the 461
Roosevelt delegates in the convention.
S%4 refused to vote on the selection OF
the ticket on the advice OF the colonel.
Former President Theodore Roose-
welt was nominated for president on
an independent ticket In the dying
hours OF the Republican national con-
vention, In which he had met defeat
Tho followers Of Colonel Roosevelt
gathered In Orchestra hall In Chicago
and pledged their support to tho form.
er president. The new party will
probably hold q national convention
at Chicago In August
Domestic
A strike OF New York seamen and
other employees on coastwise steam
ships seems inevitable. The com.
panies object to the renewal Of the
existing agreement. which expires at
tho end Of this week. About twenty
companies and $4,000 employees are
affected.
The millionaire colony at Newport
II. l., will find its tax bills about ter
per cent. larger this year than in
1911. The new tax rate 10 1850 8
thousand. instead OF $l2.50. as .,
present.
Fire destroyed many buildings. in
cluding the Chateau Sagueray. tn.
cathedral, the town hall and tn.
Chicoutimi hotel. at Chtcoutimi. q re
sort in the district Of Saguenay
Quebec.
At meeting Of the directors Of tn.
Chicago & Alton Railroad company II
New York, the resignation OF Theo
dore p. Shouts az president was &C
eepted formally. and B. A. Worthlng
tnH. who recently resigned as receiver
os the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroae
company. was chosen president
Alfred L Seligman, . member o.
the prominent New York banking fam
isy Of that name. was instantly killet
And his nephew seriously injured In a,
automobile accident in Now York.
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So aeuse has become the labor IA
ms55 n eA> sAs> p!stshyrx lPA-l distric
tAa< prisons are being raided by tht
Esx s.x4nstrfAl concerns that arc work
snx Against time to get out materia
o. ds1ss=4 eesMs.G far delivery withil
sazFy 20 ssszssssy 11syys
Nev York waters ana other hote
em5aoyea declared their long styfk,
80 49, Are prepared. they announced