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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

Vets helated statement that there was
Alabama contests deceives no one here,
and is recognized TO have been issued
solely at the instance of Mr.. Dixon. for
Mr. Roosevelt made it perfectly clear
that he knew last night no theft had
been pCrpetrated.
EX-Nice- President Fairbanks has been
chosen by the Taft forces for chairman
Of the committee on resolutions. and he
is already at work on the national plat
form. Mr.. Fairbanks was for a time
little loath TO take an active part in the
ncht but because of recent developments
and Of the animosity created by the
Roosevelt Indiana contests he has gone
into the fight heart and soul
Governor Stubs. looking as bland ana
unCouth as usual, arrived in Chicago to-
day When asked 10y a newspaper man
for what particular purpose he had com"
the Governor replied: I've come to Obi
Cago 10 stay until Theodore Roosevelt is
nominated for President
Have YOU bought house" inquired
the newspaper s. iC. but he received
no answer.
Governor Deneen Missing.
Where is Governor Deneen?" was the
question heard on the lips of many OF
the Roosevelt leaders this afternoon.
The Governor was seen TO arrive in Chi
Cago to-day. but he promptly disap-
pcared and could not he located.
Governor Deneen is in the unfortunate
position Of a man who wants above all
things, to get on the winning band
wagon. He supposed Colonel Roosevelt
had a sure thing. and hlithely an
nOunCed that he was for the colonel.
But things have begun 80 look pretty
blue TO the Governor during the last two
DAYS. and he does not care 10 become
too closely identified with the Roosevelt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
PRICES IN CHICAGO TO JUMP
Hotel and Cafe Proprietors Plan
Harvest During Convention.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

Chicago. June 1.-Chicago is going -
take care Of the crowds here during the
Republican National Convention wtllogt
any difficulty, but the cost Of liylnz e
going TO increase. Although the van.
guard is in the city. the delegates. Al
tcrnates and their friends who will make
up the bulk Of the visitors. along rit',
the curiosity seekers who are ATTRACTED
by any event OF national importance
will not reach here until the end Of this
week at the earliest.
Tho cafe proprietors. expecting Nh.
usual rich harvest. have prepared new
menus. with Convention prices A.
tached. which means an advance OF tlou
10 TO II per cent over the prices nov
in use in the Loop eating places. Tho
menus will make their appearances proh.
ably by next Monday, although some
restaurants already have placed icon.
vention prices before their customers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

orpanization. That is why the Roosc-
ve,tites are hunting him while he re-
mains in secure. if not comfortable, OBJ
scurity.
one OF the most indignant mon when
Ormsby McHarg made the assertion that
there was mo Republican party south Of
Mason and Dixon's line" was II. /. Rem
mel. chairman Of the Republican state
Central Committee Of Arkansas. and Mr..
Kennel had figures TO prove the falsity
Of the statement.
Mr.. Bran pollcd 71,752 votes in Ar'
kansas in 1896. IN 1908 he polled only
22.056. NJ. Taft received $3.50 votes
in Arkansas in 1908 which WAS 1920
more than Mr.. Roosevelt had received
four years before and which equalled
37.3a per cent OF the total vote of tn"
state. TO put 1t another way. the no
publican vote Of Arkansas is larger IMAM
that If Delaware. Idaho, Montana, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Under the circumstances Mr.. Rnmmel
submits that Arkansas not only mas
Republican rarity. but that II Is Ncr!
lively and growing proposition and tha'
even a fit of anger afforded no excuse ior
Mr.. McHarg's aspersion on that state d.
we'll nc on the other Southern states.
Meeting the other assertions OF III"
Roosevelt leaders. notably those of Sen
otor Dixon. Mr. Kennel points out that
in the Arkansas state convention 'nere
we're 392 delegates. Of whom only sixty
two were oficcholGers and thirty-hlhc
negroes. Mr.. Rcminel Is pretty pr""u o'
the lusty young Republican party III HIS
state. ard no predicts that thH tourun
district. now represented by Ben era
ynns who received majority Of less
than 1000 out Of $4,000 votes, will TINS
wear send Republican member to the
House. ~ " u.
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MEAD FOR vICE-PRESIDENT
Vermont Governor Announces His Car
didacy for Second Place.

chicago, juno S-J. T. Manning, cX-Sta,e
Senator ot Vermont. now of Chicago. for
mallv announced to-day the CANDIDACY -
Governor John Abner Mead. OF Vernon
for the Republican nomination for We.
President.
Til" announcement "as confirm u = q
telegram from Governor Mead, which ad9et
that thu nominating speech would BE- made
by John r. Lewis OF Rutland. Vt. Whg.
with Governor Mead. IS expected 10 srri-r
IN Chicago next Thursday.
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for 81 80 a year.
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for, but several negative votes were audible.
The 18th and last Georgia district con-
test was then called. and the Taft dele
gates were seated Ov viva vocn vote, no
request being made for rollc3li.
This ended the work OF the committee for
the day. adjournment being taken until
Monday morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
MORE ALABAMA DELEGATES

Decatur. Ala, June S.-progrcssiv,. r..
publicans Of the sth Congress District held
convention here to-day and gave iron
clad" Instructions TO two delegates elected
TO vote for Colonel Roosevelt at the Chi
cago national convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
"FLINN COMMITTEE" NAMED
Roosevelt Workers Plan Pre-
Convention Demonstration.

Chicago. June s-Roosevelt headquarters
held the centre Of the stage to-day, aside
from the deliberations OF the Republican
National Committee, and tonight further
interest Vas aroused by the announcement
that Colonel Roosevelt would be IN Chicago
In person by next Thursday. possibly
earlier.
George W. Perkins. just before his de-
porturo for Ohio and New York, was quoted
as stating that he had made reservations
for Colonel Roosevelt IN Chicago hotel
John V. Clinn!n. an officer Of the Spanish
American War Veterans, said h" had re-
ceivcd information direct from oyster Bay
that Colonel Roosevelt would be i'm Chicago
IN time 10 address a reunion Of the veterans
on Thursday night
Other reports stated that Colonel Roosevelt
would u" present ~ tho demonstration
planned by his prominent Middle Western
followers OF Wednesday afternoon. This
expected demonstration was the outGrowth
Of to-days conference ia the Roosevelt
headquarters kilograms we're sent to hun
drods OF men In Illinois. Wisconsin. Mime
sofa. Iowa. Missouri. Kentucky. Indiana.
Ohio Michigan and other states, urging
them To reach Chicago IN Wednesday
morning.
During this meeting. also AN organization
was perfected To advance Colonel ROose-
vot's candidacy before the convention, and
10 act as round NJ" committee IN meet
ing Roosevelt delegates on their arrival
William Finn, Of Pittsburgh, vas made
president of this organization, and Frank
Knox. Of Michigan. was elected secretary.
Tn" meeting which created this orGanizA-
tiOn OF Roosevelt worries was attended by
tn" following
William Finn. Pittsburgh. Frank kuoN.
Michigan. Mcdin Mccormick. Chicago.
Thomas Nicdiinshaus. St Louis: Governor
Stuhhs, Kansas George Priestley and G"crg"
VI. Disney. Oklahoma. Dr Harry waldo
Coo. oregon. Dwight = Heard. Arizona
Latham Merriam. Nebraska. Edwin VI. Loo.
Indiana: Milton Y. purdy MiuncFot~, T.
e. Darlington ana Galcn Tuitc. Maryland,
Waiter J.. Brown and Nat G. Wright,
ohio. Robert Burton. North Dakota. :. :.
McNinch, Nortn Carolina T.. \. Dickinson.
California. George L. Record, New Jersey.
Activities ~ The rnft headquarters wcr"
ais" continuous during the day Robert ..
Bailey Assistant secretary oC tu" Treas
ury, arrived from Washington and met Rep
rostntauyc Mckinney and several other
Taft adhcr,nts Nh Bailey said no par
u,ulaI significance attached E." his visit
although b." spent some timo In ,onsul,a-
tons with various TAFT leaders
Mr.. Mckinley director OF tho TAFT forces
relieving IN" acts of tho national COM
mttec IN seating IN" Taft delegate iu
\lauama, Arkansas. Florida and G'"'-ja
contests. declared uine-tcuths 81 Tho d"-
olSions had been by unanimous vote.
so much for senator Diyon's charge that
steam roller t. operating IN the governing
body "C tho Republican party" Mr. Mo
Kinley said. adding:
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armed leather ,unsed fighters. Dixon to


the contrary Notwithstanding.
Another cause Of discussion is the re-
fusal Of tie colonel 10 announce in un-
cquivoCal terms that he will be regular"
whatever happens. His managers re-
aliae that their fight is lost. and they
nave no desire to go out of the Repuh
lican convention ana to become wander
cra. men without a party. They are
urging on the colonel their view that
although he is doomed to defeat this
year, he can, by remaining regular, make
all earnest fight for the nomination in
1916. but re will not listen to their rep
reservations. OF course, he says-and
Dixon feohly echoes him-that there will
be no occasion for a bolt if he gets a
square deal" but he will not say that
under no circumstances will he bolt. and
that is what Dixon wants him to say
and what he would like TO feel certain OF
himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
To Oisfranchise Negroes.

Mr.. Johnson charged that tho enactment
Of the state registration war an attempt to
disfran"his" negro voters. Then" n"
added. the negro voters were asked to
justify law which would rob them Of
their right To vote.
There was no confusion in my state "a
to this law until the advent to Atlanta Of q
gentleman who WIS not q resident Of
Georgia, aud who attempted to tell Georgia
lawyers Of the law"
Mr. Johnson presented letters TO show
that men had been asked 10 appoint" dole
gates to tho convention At which the Roose
welt delegates were selected He alleged
that If the committee would examine all
the correspondence It would find that Ger
tain proposed delegates had been urged by
their friends to bring proxies. instead OF
other delegates. so that the expense
money" would not have to be "whacked
up"
Everything was harmonious" Johnson
SAID, until about April l2 or Il. when we
had a visitor from the North. Then every
thing changed"
The four Taft delcgates-at- large were
seated without rollcall. Committeeman
Martin. of Virginia. moved that they he
recognized as regular. and the motion was
carried with two or three negative votes
The LIST Georgia District contest was
called. and Mr.. McIiarg asked that the first
ten district contests be- consolidated. lie
said he was willing to submit them on the
arguments that had been made I'm the case
of the MISUNDERSTANDING. Mr.. Dick agreed
to this.
a motion was made to seat all OF the Taft
delegates, and, without argument or any
request for rollcall, the twenty Taft men.
representing all Congress districts from
the lst to the 10th, inclusive, were declared
seated.
Work on the llth District case was begun
at once. Mr Johnson presented the case
OF the Taft delegates. declaring all OF the
Roosevelt contests We're pure, deliberate
afterthouGht to meet political exigencies. "
The TAFT delegates were seated, on mo-
ton OF Mr. Chubb. No rollcall was asked
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The had fai;h { al ,uc Roosevelt con-
tests, however. Is amply reflected by Ih'"-
dor' Roosevelt himself. when, after LaN-
.uE on" contest after another thrown out
l., the unHnimou. vote or TIC committee.
D." said b" never expected more than two
votes I'm Alabama, away. This statement
alOn" illustrates tho dishonesty of al the
Roosevelt contests. ana admits that MIR
Roosevelt now knows that his demand tor
denomination FROM th' national oourCu-
ton II q Iai-" pr't"nc" from b"ginnlGL 20
end.
Nc,erth"lrgr 0hcn Mr. Roosevelt hoIds
Ms boiling convention in Chicago he viii
demand thht ever! one OF these fraudulent
delegates elected I'm nI, behalf and throw -
out by the unanimous vot" Of tho natio a.
committee. including all III" RooSe ""l'
members thereof. shall h' seated In hia
own convention. and he viii proclaim them
throughout the length and breadth OF the
land rs tho only tru"-hlu" Republicans
from the states whence tho" came.
There cas aomc comment to.day over the
fact that William l.. ward. ri Now FORK
and Senator Borah. Of Idaho. Who l"d the
Roosevelt contest fight AZ tho opening sos
sions Of the Republican National Commit
toe werc absent from to.day's meeting OF
that body. Senator Borah said.
Tho 9TH Alabama and the 9TH Arkansas
were the only contests heard thus TAR
which, in my opinion, had any merit d."
not believe contests should bc presented
which ar" not based on merit.
Mr.. Ward declined to discls. his absence
from the meeting.
Bethel VI. juno S.-WEllace RatcAelder.
chairman of tho Vermont Roosevelt Com
nittce, has received y telegram from In"
National Roosevelt Committee, asking him
to go to chicago 10 TT" cases Of contested
delegates. Mr.. &at"hcld"r Will start to-
morrow.
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Florida Cases Called.

The Florida cases. covering the Who'll,
state dclogaton--thc six large
and two from each of tho three Congress
districts was then taken up. Two "Eoosc-
welt delegations" presented claims for tho
delegates-at-larse and two f"r the goats In
the LIST District
OTmsby McHars m opening the case for
the Anderson. or what he called the "rcg,i-
lar Roosevelt delegation. said.
There IL no Republican party IN Flor.
ida That accounts for the great number
of DELEGATIONS"
The TAFT delegation vas headed by the
national committeeman. If"rry s Chuhh
The second Roosevelt delegation. tho
Groves delegation" Wa represented by g.
W. Aston. negro. who said his rlon had
tried 10 go into tho clubroom where the
regular convention was being held
I've walked in" nc snid land then IN n
compile Of minutes NO Nore walked out
again"
The negroes, Aston said. made another
effort "a get in. adding "Onc ~ tho mon
wheeled on me. and wheeled on him and
then they wheeled me out"
He was trying to get warm IN the street.
Aston said, when 4 delegate came out and
eavo him Il ticket.
y sneak"d in again he n"nt or. and
HID way back in tho hail but thov found
m" ana que mo out again. kept my 'lcliot
end brought n her" ana filed It with your
secretary added Aston. amid roar OF
laughter.
TIL" "'huhb Delegates" tho Taft faction.
were also represented by negro, Joseph
+. Lee. OF Jacksonville. who disputed Mr..
McliarRs statement that there uHs no
Republican party in Florida
MT. McHarg rctorted that the regular
procedure OF the party had not been fol-
lowed in Florida
We'll. we would he much better OFF
said Ice, 'if men did not come into our
state and try to mislead Republicans by
means OF powers that should not be exer-
cised throughout the Republican party"
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The So-Called Roosevelt delegates were
elected at rump conventions.
G. Fl. Aston. representing tho second set
of Roosevelt delegates. asserted that poth
the Taft and the other Roosevelt del"ga-
ton had been selected by conventions from
which many Republicans had been eHclud-
ed Therefore. he said. the excluded Re
publicans proceeded to organize. issue calls
for convention and elect their own dele
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Another Unanimous Vote.

The matter was quickly disposed Of The
TAFT delegates We're unanimously seated.
The committee was ready to vote without
rollcall, but one was asked for by Mr.
Chubb TO settle once for all these people
who attempt such damnable outrages"
In taking up the Florida district contests
MI McHarg declared that efforts were
being made now. as before. TO force the
election OF President by the use Of fed
eral power In the South
when did you first discover there was
no Republican party IN Florida" asked
Mr.. Tawney.
-Four years ago said Mr.. McIiarg. who
conducted the contest cases for President
Tart at that time. He added he had tried
then TO establish regular Republican or
CARNATIONS.
1T Is ridiculous TO talk of contests being
filed and heard in Florida" Mr. McHarg
continued. AS a matter Of fact. no Re-
publican tickets are put out except when
there is promise of federal patronage just
before the Presidential election"
Josepr f. Lee representing the Taft dele
gates, said: IF there was no Republican
party IN Florida for us. then there could
have been none for Roosevelt. The dele
gates who are supporting Mr.. Taft were
selected q shs regularly held conventions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
Named by General Clayton.

Later. said Mr.. Holt, General Clayton
came back with twenty-five or thirty men
and selected another set OF delegates, who
were declared legal by the county conven-
ton.
Wallace Townsend declared the Roosevelt
delegates were urging the revolutionary
doctrine OF their illustrious chieftain, the
recall Of judicial decisions"
Mr.. Townsend declared the "Redding
committee" under which the Roosevelt
convention was held had gone out Of ex-
istence in 1905, while the Clayton commit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
indiana Contests important.

The Indiana contests will probably
come up the first thing on Monday morn
ing, and d decision in favor of the Presi-
dent will be regarded by all here as
crushing blow TO the Roosevelt cause
There are few cases regarding which
Mr.. Roosevelt has talked so violently
and extravagantly, and the general i'm
preston among those who have not in
vestigated the contests for themselves is
that either he has been grossly deceive
or there must be some merit In them.
Taft supporters assert In the most EN-
phatic terms that there is no merit in
them, and that the colonel must hava
been deceived. although the coloners
frank avowal that he expected TO get
only the two non. contested delegates
from Alabama has somewhat shaken
their faith in the hypothesis that
MS wild cries Of fraud have beer,
wholly due to his having been nisled
1t may be added that Colonel Roose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
Only Ten Roosevelt Votes.

Nj Burnam, supported hy keIloss II
Minnesota and Littauor. OF New York.
made the effort AS substitute for VI VI.
Stcvcnsous motion to seat the Taft dele
gates Those who voted to divide tho dele
CATION were
Knight. california. RInam, Kentucky.
Wright Louisiana: kellogg Minnesota
Littauer. for Flanagan. 81 Nevada. Rucll
for Ward. Of New York. Capors. South
Carolina. Thorsen. South Dakota. Loose
Utah. and Roger. Wisconsin.
Lyons. % Texas, registered himself a.
no, voting" and Bich"r. % the District
~ Columbia. and du Font. ~ Dclavarc.
voted no" Rorah was absent ana his
proxy Was not represented.
The next case was the last from Arkan-
sag. that in the 1th District. and J 4
Conner, for the Roosevelt or "OHstlcr.' dele
gates. declared there was no Republican
regularity IN the district
Nj Townsend, Tor tho TAFT interests.
Stoutly insisted on tho regularity 81 ac-
ton in tho district. and the Taft delegates
we're unanimously declared legal
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tee" had acted az the regular committee IN
1910. and had maintained its regularity.
lie told Of one township in which there
were two conventions. adding: "Onc chair
man stood on ono side Of tn" platform and
on" Oh tho other. Both conventions were
entirely harmonious. but they were sepa-
rate. They had cEhtv-nye ana We had
%"
1t was denied 10y Nj Townsend that any
armed men had guarded the doors OF tn"
Pulaski County convention hall.
The only clubs there were those Of the
Roosevelt men" he declared. Nh. Holt
had a cane wrapped with metal, and others
OF them had canes. We had men on the
door TO admit only delegates We told Nj
Holt his delegations would h" admitted and
heard. but he insisted that all their people
must first bc let in, and after that they
would present their cases.
When the matter WAS pat to vote. Mr..
Burnam. Of Kentucky. a Roosevelt man.
moved to substitute for the motion To- seat
the Taft delegates a provision for the seat
ing of both delegations with half u vote
each. This was defeated by the first test
vote Of the day-f2 to "a. The original mo-
ton was then carried by viva vocc vote.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-01
STATES HIS POSITION
Harry Williamson Lets the Voters
Know Where He Stands

TO the voters of Carroll, Weakley
and Henry counties:
| am a candidate for foterial
representative and will not be able
to see all the voters personally, SO
| take this method of expressing
my views on the important ques-
tions that are to be decided by the
next legislature.
/ favor the retention oflour tenn
perance and election laws.
| am opposed TO the Ubiquitous
back tax saystem.
am opposed to NJ. X. Patter-
son for the United States senate,
and will not under any condition
or circumstances support him.
| favor such improvement in
our public school syetem as ex-
perience may show to be neces-
sary, and / favor such change in
our road laws, in the respective
counties, as the people think most
practicable.
If my position, as stated above,
appeals to you, | will appreciate
your support and influence, and if
elected, | asusre you that | will
serve the people to the best Of my
ability. Yours very truly,
HARRY WILLIAMSON.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-01
Preachers Chance

Rev. Thomas Orman, who has
been preaching for group OF
Methodist churches, including
Liberty All, Palmers Shelter and
others, for the last two years, was,
by the recent conference of his
church, sent to Camden and Rev.
Richey takes his place here. Rev.
Richey and family came in last
week and have taken charge.
Bro. Orman will not move for a
few weeks. Rev. Virgil Pafford
has been made presiding elder of
this district and will locate either
in Huntingdon or McLemoresRille,
perhaps the latter place, as they
have a strong church there.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-01
THE END IS NEAR
The Political Pot is Boiling Lively
This Week

Next Tuesday tells the tale and
ends the most quiet presidential
campaign, so far as this section is
concerned, we have ever witnessed.
The result, as to the presidential
contest. is practically settled.
Everybody comedies the election
of Wilson and Marshall, the dem
ocratic nominees for president and
vice president, and with their cleo
ton it is certain a democratic
house of congress will be elected
and there are strong probabilities
that the United States senate will
also be won by the democrats.
In Tennessee the race for gov
ernor is uncertain. Hooper may
be elected by a good majority, and
vet McNillin may win by a safe
vote. The two parties are so torn
to pieces by factional differences
that it is hard to make an estimate
with any degree of certainty OF
course the managers and ardent
supporters OF both McAIillin and
Hooper campaigns arc able to
figure out victory, by 4 good ma
jority, for their respective eandi-
dates. But to the conservative OBJ
server the result appears doubtful.
The state will go for Wilson and
Marshall. That seems certain at
this time. Roosevelt will get q
good vote. taking support from
both Wilson and Taft, but he will
run third man in the race.
In the congressional contest Mr..
Sims election seems certain. Ross
and Grissom will divide the re-
publican vote, making Sims vic
tory easy. There is no opposition
to Sims in the democratic party,
and he is making such a fine con-
gresham that many republicans
will vote for him.
The legislative race is very I'M
certain. The fight between Argo
and Sparks continues without
abatement, and the contest be-
tween Mckinney and Mccall for
senator and between Williamson
and Heron for hoater. is warm
ing up and will be one of the most
exciting of the election in this sec
ton. In Henry county the regu-
lars and Independents have both