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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20

Roosevelt leaders moved the substi-
tuition of a new roll for the tempo
Eary roll reported by the national
committee, the motion to exclude all
contested delegates from all states
from voting upon the proposition.
Chairman Rosewater asserted that
as chairman of the national commit
tee he has no authority to entertain
any motion whatsoever; that he has
nothing to do with the convention it.
self and that the convention is in no
sense the creature of the national
committee. This was the parliament
airy solution of the tangle arrived at
by the Taft leaders and it was assert
ed it would be adhered to through
thick and thin.
Some of the more radical Roosevelt
headers, hearing of this plan, urged
that this be the signal for the break"
and that they proceed forthwith to
nominate Mr.. Roosevelt in the n
yention hall. The moderate members
OF the Roosevelt council table urged
temporary organization of the conven-
zion was not the convention itself and
that the fire of the Roosevelt forces
should be reserved for later in the
session.
1t seemed certain that Senator Root
would be elected temporary chairman
over the protests and the votes of the
Roosevelt delegates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
CHURCH TO RAISE BIG FUND
National Convention of United Luther
ans Finishes Its Work.

National Convention of United Luther
n Finishes Its Work.
The briefest, best attended and
most successful national convention
which the United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America has ever held
closed at Fargo after deciding to
raise a large jubilee fund before the
celebration of it's twenty-ffth celebra-
ton in 1915.
The action with reference to the
fund a taken after a discussion
that continued several hours, mainly
about the different purposes for which
the fund could be used. 1t was finally,
decided, five minutes before the close
of the convention, that the fund should
be used in paying all Indebtedness Of
the United church, including that OF
the institutions directly and indirectly
connected with the church body. In
addition the funds should also be suf-
ficient to create an endowment fund
Of $250,000, this to include a contribu-
ton of $4,000 promised by James j.
Hill, former president of the Great
Northern railway. Mr.. Hills offer was
made on condition that the United
church raise 100000 for an endow-
ment for St. Olaf's college.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
ROOSEVELT MEN IN CAUCUS
Declare Majority Must Be $40 Uncon-
tested DELEGATES.

Chicago, June 18.-The Roosevelt
delegates in caucus voted that it was
the sense of the meeting that nothing
less than $40 of the uncontested dele
gates could be regarded as a binding
majority of the Republican national
convention.
This was construed by the delegates
present as meaning, as one of them
put it, "a bolt at the go off,"
The delegates were frankly told by
the leaders, it is said, that they did
not have enough votes to control the
convention, as constituted by the ma
tional committee, which seated so
many of the contested delegates. It
was then that the Roosevelt delegates
decided on this drastic action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
COMMITTEE
OF STEALING SEATS
Roosevelt Says He Has Been
Deliberately Robbed.

Chicago, June 17.-Colonel Roose-
welt issued a statement again denounc-
ing the national committee. In part
he said:
"All of the influence of the federal
patronage in the Democratic states
and all of the influence of the COM
bined bosses and moneyed interests in
the Republican states which did not
hold primaries could not together
bring Mr.. Taft anywhere near a nomi-
nation. His representatives on the
national committee have sought to
supply the deficiency by stealing from
me seventy or eighty delegates to
which he had not the slightest claim
in law or morals. There has been no
more discreditable action ever per-
formed in u political history"
Colonel Roosevelt denounced partic-
ularly the action of the committee in
the Texas and Washington cases. He
declared the national committeeman
who threw out his delegates were
largely those who had been repudiated
by their own states and concluded:
"The simple truth is that these men,
in their spite against the Republican
party, have deliberately set to work
to wreck that party. They wish to
bring the party to ruin and their &C.
ton must be repudiated by the con-
vention about to assemble, unless the
convention itself is willing that it
should be SO ruined."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
N0RTHWESTNEWS
Items Covering North Dakota
and Nearby States.

North Dakota firemen want a state
fre marshal and a campaign to have
such a law passed at the next session
OF the Legislature is one of the direct
results of the twenty-ninth annual
convention and tournament of the
North Dakota Firemen's association,
just brought to a close in Williston.
The movement to secure a state fire
marshal started when the convention
heard and discussed two papers on
the subject, Benefits to Be Derived
by Having the Office of State Fire
Marshal Created by Law in North
Dakota" The papers were presented
by +. G. Robson, chief of the Cando
fire department, and A. J. Bessie of
Williston, and they covered the sub
Ject we'll, giving an excellent review
of what that office has meant to Min
nesota.
During the summer and early fall
officers and members of the associa-
ton will make it their duty to inter-
est candidates for the state legisla-
ture and the public in the hope that
the office will be created next year.
Several thousand copies of the papers
read at the convention will be dis
tributed.
The convention was the biggest and
best in the history of the association
and the visitors were loud in their
praises of the manner in which Will
llston citizens entertained them. Dew
lis Lake carried off the first prize of
81 for making the finest appearance
in the parade; Hatton took second
prize, $50; Bottineau third, $40, and
Mohall fourth, $40.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
AUDIENCE VOICES APPROVAL
Roosevelt Makes Vigorous Speech to
Big Crowd al CHICAGO.

Chicago, June 18.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt stood before 5000 mel and
women who crowded the Auditorium
theater and told tersely, vigorously,
confidently why he should win and
why he believed he will win his fight
in the convention.
On the eve of the convention itself
the colonel dashed into the fight with
a JOY of battle in his eyes and with
the big audience shouting approval al
most every time he stopped for breath.
He showed every confidence that he
will be the Republican nominee and
his confidence was echoed by the roars
of the 5000.
He said emphatically that the dele
gates whose seats are contested must
not vote in the organization of the
convention on the settlement of their
own contests. He made it clear he
would fight such a course.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, June 17.-Wheat-July,
$1.10%@1.10k; Sept, $1.04A; Dec,
$1.04%. Cash close on track: No. l
hard, $1.13; No. 1 Northern, $1.12A@
1.12h; to arrive, $1.12%; No. 2 North
ern, $1.10A Oil; to arrive, $1.10A
Oil; No. 3 Northern, $1.O9 @1.O9h;
No. 3 yellow corn, 7O@71c; No. 4 corn,
59@63c; No. 3 white oats, SOC; to ar
rive, 49hc; No. 3 oats, 47A@49c;
barley, 60c@$1.05; far, $2.25; to ar.
rive, $2.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
COLONIES DEMAND
is TURNED DOWN
Rosewdter Refuses to Change
Convention Program.

Chicago, June 1S.-That they will
make the temporary roll prepared by
the national committee the temporary
roll of the convention was the defiant
word sent to Colonel Roosevelt by the
majority of the committee.
The colonel's demand, made directly
to Chairman Victor Rosewater, that
only those delegates whose creden-
tials r u%ndisputed be permitted to
vote on the question of temporary or
ganization was brusquely turned down.
After comforting with other men,
bers of the committee Rosewater de-
cided to stick to the original program.
This insures the fight from the
drop of the hat"
Claims and rumors of desertions
from the Taft camp continued to fill
the air. Lusty lunged megaphone
men, wearing flaming Roosevelt
badges, passed back and forth through
the crowds crying aloud the names of
men who, they said, had signed
pledges repudiating the president and
declaring for Roosevelt. Some of
these were true. But in many in
stances the claim of desertion had no
sooner been made than the Taft lead
ers were out with a denial.
The big delegation from Kings coun-
ty, N. Y, has been the subject of
much comment. Timothy Woodruff,
in announcing that he had burned his
bridges behind him and was now in
the Roosevelt camp, insisted that six
teen other delegates would go over
with him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Republican National Convention
Opens at Chicago.
LEADERS READY TO MEET
EACH OTHERS TACTICS
Election Of Temporary Chairman
First Test Of Strength.

Chicago, June 1S.-Victor Rose
water of Nebraska, chairman of the
Republican national committee, called
the convention to order promptly at
room
AS soon as the opening prayer was
concluded Mr.. Rosewater announced
that in obedience to the will of the
national committee he presented Elihu
Root of New York as temporary chair
man. A moment was allowed for
other nominations and Senator Will
lam E. Borah of Idaho was offered as
the Roosevelt candidate.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, floor
leader of the Roosevelt forces, was
promised recognition by Chairman
ROsewater, for all of the Roosevelt
motions.
Although they have a contested case
in Alabama the Roosevelt leaders
chose to make their first test on the
California vote, characterizing that
case as one of the most fragrant of
the attempts to thwart the will of the
people,"
Governor Johnson of California at
tempted to cast the entire twenty-six
votes of his state for Senator Borah.
His right to do SO was challenged by
the two Taft delegates from the
Fourth district, seated by the national
committee. This precipitated the
fight and as an incident to it the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Noted Charity Worker Dead,

A. W. Gutridge, manager of the st.
a Provident Loan society since it's
opening four months ago., died sud-
denly at White Bear, a lake resort a
few miles from st. Paul, Mimi, of
heart failure. Mr.. Gutridge had been
actively identified with social relief
work in st. Paul for the past seven
teen years and for thirteen years
was general secretary of the Associ-
ated Charities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
"ROUGHHOUSE"IF NECESSARY
Roosevelt Delegates Will Put Motions
If RoseWater Refuses.

Chicago, June 18.-The intensity of
Mr.. Roosevelt's denunciation of the
action of the national committee had
its effect upon his followers and the
corridors of the Congress hotel were
again the scene of heated debate.
I'VE hope to get along without n
rough house business" said one of
the Roosevelt leaders in the midst of
the racket, but let me tell you now
that if the Taft bunch try to run any
steam roller business We shall take
what steps are necessary. If Victor
Rosewater refuses to put motions we
will put them ourselves"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, June 17.-Cattle-Beeves,
$6.10@9.40; Texas steers, s6.5O@8.2O;
Western steers, $6.5O@8.25; stockers
and feeders, $4.25@6.65; COWS and
heifers, $2.90@8.25; calves, $5.50@S.-
so. Hogs-Light, $6.90@7.3O; mixed,
$6.95@7.30; heavy, $6.90@7.45; rough,
$6.90@7.10; pigs, $5.1O@6.75. Sheep
Native, $3.15@5.10; yearlings, $4.75@
700; lambs, $4.25@S.OO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
MORE VOTES FOR COLONEL
Ten Mississippi Delegates Believe He
Is Only Hope.

Gulfport, Miss, June 18.-Ten of
Nississippi's delegates to the Repub-
ncan convention in Chicago will cast
their votes for Colonel Roosevelt, ac-
eording to a statement made here by
J. A. Burns, a negro lawyer and a
delegate to the Mississippi state con-
vention.
1T was all agreed to before they
left for Chicago" said Burns, "as it
was the opinion that the only hope
Tor the presidential election lay in the
nomination of the colonel"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
ALL CONTESTS
Are DECIDED
Taft Given 235 Delegates and
Roosevelt 19.
PARTISAN FEELING STRONG
Closing Hours Attended by Sharp Ex-
change of Personalities Between
the Members.

Chicago, June 15.-Its closing hours
attended by exhibitions of tense par
tlsan and personal feeling among it's
members, the Republican national
committee concluded tonight the hear
ing of the contests involving 254 seats
in the national convention. The sum
of the work is Taft 1886, Roosevelt 10.
President Taft today received sixty
two delegates; Colonel Roosevelt six.
All of Washington's fourteen went to
the president, against the protests of
Senator Poindexter that the Country
would judge the case" Out of Texas
he procured twenty-six of the contest
ed thirty, over the vigorous objections
of Colonel Cecil A. Lyon, who de-
clared, "You may depose me now, but
I will be back in four years from now,
when many of you will not"
In Virginia, where the issue was
drawn between colored voters and the
regular state organization, the presi-
dent received the entire contested del
egation of twenty. In the District of
Columbia he won two, Committeeman
Sidney Bieber going to defeat with the
Roosevelt delegation.
The finish of the long contest hear
ings was marked by incidents more
strongly indicative of the division be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt forces
than any in the preceding days. Colo
mel Lyon fought each of the Texas
contest cases personally and was de-
feated in all but two of them.
How the Candidates Stand.
The race for the Republican nominal
ton now stands:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
TWO FATALITIES IN FIRE
Aged Man Suffocated and Wife Killed
by Jumping.

An aged woman and her husband
met death at Minneapolis, more
than thirty other persons fled half
clad and damage to the extent of S.
900 was done in a fire which attacked
a duplex house.
After her husband had been over
come by smoke Mrs. Christine Swan
son, s%ixty-ive years old, leaped from
an attic window to the ground forty
feet below, alighting on her back and
suffering injuries from which she died
while on the way to the hospital.
August Swanson, her husband, sew
enty years of age, was later found
dead on the floor near the bed in his
attic room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Pennsylvania Storm Is Fatal.

Pittsburg, June 17.-At least two
are dead, a large number of persons
injured and heavy monetary losses
inflicted as a result of a severe cleo
trical and wind storm which swept
Western Pennsylvania.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
South st. Paul Live Stock.

South St. Paul, June 17.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.75@8.25; COWS and heifers,
s3.75@7.00; calves, S4.5O@7.85; feed
ers, $3.00@6.15. Hogs-$6.9O@7.2O.
Sheep-Lambs, $3.50@8.25; wethers,
s4.00@4.75; ewes, $1.OO@4.oO; wool
stuff, $1.25@4.5O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Ratifies Proposed Amendment.

The Minnesota state senate ratified
n proposed constitutional amend.
ment providing for the direct election
OF United States senators. The vote
was unanimous. The house had al.
ready taken similar action and the
state is now on record for the amend.
ment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 17.-Wheat-July,
$1.06k; Sept, $1.04% @1.O4R; Dec,
$1.05A. Corn-July, TING; Sept,
71%c; Dec, 62Ac. Oats-July, 4S%
@4S%c; Sept, 40Rc; Dec, 41Ac.
Pork-July, $3.50; Sept, $3.50. But
ter-Creameries, 23@25c. Eggs-15k
@17kc. Poultry-Turkeys, 12c; chick
ems, 12c; springs, $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, June 17.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.13A; No.
l Northern, $1.12A; No. 2 Northern,
$1.09A @1.10A; July, Silly; Sept,
$1.05. Flax-On track and to arrive,
$3.50; Sept, $500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
GETTING READY FOR A BOLT
OkIahomans Refuse to Be Bound to
Conventions Nominee.

Chicago, June 18.-An interesting
sidelight on the tense political situa-
ton was the action of the Roosevelt
Oklahoma delegation in defeating, 10
to 2, a motion to bind the delegates to
support the nominee of the conven.
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
CYCLONE KILLS TWENTY-NINE
Fatal Wind Storm Does Great DAMAGE
in Central West Missouri.

Kansas City, June 18.-Twenty-nine
persons are known to have been
killed and many injured by a storm
that passed owe Central West Mis-
souri,, demolishing buildings, tearing
down wires and leaving smaller towns
and country homes wrecked.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
BROTHERS IN FATAL DUEL
lowans in a Quarrel Empty Their Re-
volvers at Each Other

VUTVerS at Each Othef.
James and John Hunter, brothers,
thirty-six and thirty-eight years re-
spectively, mortally wounded each
other in a quarrel at Hamburg, Ia.
John Hunter had been working in
his brothers livery barn, but recently
was discharged. They met in the
rear of the barn and emptied their re-
volvers at each other. James was
shot three times through the body
and John was wounded in the breast
and both legs. Physicians a both
will die.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
American Clergyman Killed.

London, June 18.-Rev. J. S. Weld,
and killed by a motor bus in Cockspur
street. He had just left his hotel for
a stroll.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
American Vice Consul
And2Ranchmen Slain
By Rebels in Mexico
TnSurrectos Attack Ranch in Du.
range; Killings Unprovoked,
Ambassador Is Told.

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 2.-Three Amer
leans, among them an official of the
United States government, have been
murdered by Mexican insurrectos in
Durango, according to an official report
received here today by Henry Lane
Wilson. the United States ambassador.
The victims were Allen MacCaghan,
United States vice consul to Durango;
A. c. Cliff, owner of the San Juan
Taviche ranch and Herbert l.. Russell,
manager of the ranch.
The report was sent to the United
States embassy here by ex-United
States Consul Hamm, who is now living
in Durango. The killing occurred Sun
day night. The message stated that
the ranch was attacked by rebels under
Luis Caro-, one of the revolutionary
leaders in the state of Durango.
Mt Hamm said that the killing was
unprovoked.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
Interest in Vote
Of Laboring Men.

The principal vote TO come Yet is The
aboring mems vote. The real climax
OF the contests is expected late today
when the woriungmen begin voting in
large numbers.
The polls close a; o'clock tonight
There is little doubt that the real
race for mayor is between James G.
Woodward and Ajdiue Chambers. But
the general belief is that the vote Of
Steve r. Johnston and Dr. George
Brown will proven, either Woodward
or Chambers from getting majority
vote on the FIRST ballot thereby getting
the nomination
Should there fail 20 be nominal
ton for mayor, today would be mere
~ the beginuius OF the campaign for
MAYOR The Gght between Chambers
and Woodward just warmed up within
the IdSt few DAYS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
Cumming Quiet as
Troops Are Enroute

CUMMING, GA Oct. with no+
more than 800 out Of town people here
today, Cumming is unusually quiet de-
spite the fact that a battalion Of mill
tia is en- route here with the six ne
groes that have been held in iau at
Atlanta the past three weeks. No trou-
BILE is anticipated when the soldiers
and prisoners arrive late this Afternoon
nor when the negroes are arraigned
for trial tomorrow morning.
The crowd in town today is much
smaller than on yesterday and on Mon
day. The people of this town and For
syth county, as a whole, want the law
TO take its course and Judge Newt
Morris has repeatedly stated from tho
bench that fair and impartial trials
shall be accorded the defendants
Sheriff Reid has no extra deputies nm
duty. He has summoned the special
venire of "a men drawn for jury serv-
ice to appear at the court house to-
morrow morning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
MAN TRIES TO BREAK
TENDERLOIN POLICE
LINE; COSTS HIM SIS

The -hIst- man to attempt to pass the
police lines and enter one Of the houses
in the tenderloin since they were closed
bN Chief Beavers SUNDAY afternoon
found it a costly undertakings
He was ID. L. Brooks. who -aid he
was bartender living at 40 Robins
street He deAed Policeman Lewis
Whitley In Mechanic street and tried
to enter one OF the houses after being
warned that he could not do 20 and
after being ordered off tho street When
he started into the house ne was
}anked off the porch and sent to the
police station
Brooks obtained his release by de-
posting $l5.75 cash collateral When
he failed TO appear in police court yes
torda2 afternoon. Recorder Broyles for
feitcd the collateral
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
One Train Run
To Garry Mail

AUGUSTA, GA. oct Only one
train thus far mas been operate on
the Georgia railroad today. That was
the train due here at ll;45 o'clock,
eastern time this morning from Athens.
II came TO BRING pouches Of mail which
had been left al. Union Point by one
~ the trains on the Athens branch and
which could not be brought away by
trains on the main line because Of the
strike going into effect Ii carried only
the mail car
1t is reported that 200 strtkebreskers
will arrive here today on the Atlantic
Coast Line train from the North which
is reported several hours late
Superintendent W S Brand has no
statement to make other than that he
will attempt TO operate trains at some
future time, probably later today. but
he viii not say positively when train
will leave the union station
Vice President r. A. Grege Of the
order Of Railway Conductors, says that
he knows nothing or a sympathetic
strike being declared on other lines,
as each order on each system votes
independently on al strike matters
Mr.. Gregg says that IL is the first time
he has ever known strike TO be de-
clared by conductors and trsinmen be
cause Of the discharge Of employees.
Passengers are being sent by Macon
~ Atlanta. and mail is being routed
the same way. II is 4 serious propo
sition for many Intermediate stations
on the Georgia railroad FOR they are
absolutely cut of, so Tar as mail pas
scngcr service and freight is concerned
Local newspapers ave using sutomu-
bile service for deliveries
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
FRANK STANTON, JR..
A CLEVER BOY ARTIST,
TO STUDY IN CHICAGO

Frank l.. stanton. Ir.. son OF the well
known poet and an Atlanta High school
boy, who has done some very clever art
work. leaves in few DAYS for Chicago.
whore ne VIII enter the Chicago Ar, In
stiuIe
Although only Il wears OF age he has
heen a work for some time on The Con
suwuou, worIng after school hours and
IN the summer and his work there has
received many favorable comments 1t
showed him possessed of such talent that
"a thorough art education was decided upon
for him
After he returns 10 Atlanta be intends
90 make mp THE time he will have lost
from The BOYS Hugh school and finish his
Studies here 700
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-02
Greensboro Arranges
For Auto Mail Service

= GRBENSBpEo Ga. Ort 2.-Not a
train has reached Greensboro since last
night. when the Georgia railroad strike
went into effect 30 trains are tied up
here.
Postmaster Bryant is making ar
engagements to get mail for Greensboro
by automobile from Madison, the near
est point reached by any other railroad.
Atlanta and Eastern mail will come
over the Seaboard Air Line and Cen
trail OF Georgia. via Athens and Macon
TO Madison. Mail for Union Point and
Crawfordvilie will also probably he
brought to Greensboro by auto and sent
from here to those towns