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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05
NATIONAL COMMITTEE IS BUSY
Work All Monday Arranging for Open
Ing OF Convent n Without Hitch
IL Possible.

Baltimore. June 25.-The national
committee considered contested dele
cations Monday. prepared the temper
airy roll call and selected temporary
chairman to preside at the opening de-
liberations. The states caucused TO
choose their representatives on the con-
vention committee, and those in which
the unit rule prevails and the dele
gates were not instructed by the pr.
maries considered what candidates to
support for the presidential nomina-
ton
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05
"Abe Martin" at Convention.

The original ABE Martin" 10 In Balti
more attending the Democratic conven-
ton. Not the character ABE Martin"
but the young man who writes and
syndicates the Abe" feature seen.
read and enjoyed by people all over
the United States every day. The
name Of the modest young man who
does this stunt is Kin Hubbard. He
was born and raised at Bellefontaine.
o.. and started his feature character
on the Indianapolis News a number Of
years ago. Hubbard IL still with the
Indianapolis paper and makes that city
his home. although nowadays his fea-
ture Is used in newspapers all over the
country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05

CAST. seconding the nomination OF
Colonel Roosevelt.
Applause for Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt was escorted to
the hall by the notification committee
accompanied by Senator Dixon and
Governor Stubs OF Kansas.
Governor Johnson" said Mr.. Roose
welt. you. and you. the honestly
elected delegates. and you. my friends
contrast this with the Coliseum con
vention this afternoon. Mark the diff
ference between a peoples conven'
ton and a convention operated with
u steam roller.
1t Is fitting that convention born
In theft should go out In theft. be-
cause | understand when half OF the
Massachusetts delegation refused to
vote the temporary chairman. follow
ing in the footsteps Of the national
committee. saw an opportunity to get
two delegates that had not been got
and seized. so that a stolen conven'
ton should end appropriately"
To Elect Delegates.
Within a month IL Is expected dele
gates will be elected by every state
to the progressive convention. When
the convention has concluded Its
labors arrangements will be made to
place the name OF Its presidential
nominee upon every state ticket In
the country.
The resolution nominating Colonel
Roosevelt contained the following dec
larstions:
I'VE. delegates and alternates to
the Republican national convention
representing a clear majority OF the
voters OF the Republican party In the
nation, and representing a clear ma.
iority OF delegates and alternates
legally elected to the convention In
meeting assembled make the follow.
ing declaration:
I'VE were sent TO this convention
bearing the most specific instructions
IN Mace Theodore Roosevelt In nomi'
nation as the candidate OF our party
~
for president, and we therefore deem
II 10 be our duty to carry out those
instructions In the only practical and
feasible way remaining open to u.s.
Therefore. be II
Resolved. that We. representing the
majority Of the voters OF the Republi'
can party and OF the delegates and al
ternates legally elected to the nation
nj Republican convention, In com?li'
ance with our instructions from the
marty voters. hereby nominate Theo'
dore Roosevelt as the candidate OF our
marty for the Office OF president oil
tho United States: and we call upon
him 70 accept such nomination In com
r,,ance with the will OF party voters;
and be II further
"Resolved. that a committee be ap'
,o,n,cd nv the chair to forthwith noti'
~ Colonel Roosevelt OF the action
hero taken. and request him to appear
before MS In this hall as soon as con
venient a.,
Monday Passed informally.
,rss,e .as no formal meeting OF the
pooscve,, men Monday and The morn
,nq n TIC headquarters was hiarhe0
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05
col. ROOSEVELT TO HEAD
A NEW POLITICAL PARTY
Accepted Tentative Nomination Provided the Test He
Demanded Shows Sentiment for Call-.Hs Views
Outlined in Speech to His Followers.

Chicago, June 25.-The first steps In
barty under the leadership Of Col
Theodore Roosevelt were taken Satur.
Day night In Orchestra hall In this
Pity. when a committee was named 10
potify the colonel and take care OF
bths, work In connection with the or
ganization Of the new party.
Governor Johnson of California, who
named the committee. put upon II
leaders Of national prominence. II
represented twenty-one states. The
committee consisted Of:
Comptroller w. A. Prendergast OF
New York. Meyer Lissner OF Califor'
nia, Former Congressman Richmond
Pearson Of North Carolina. Frank
Knox OF Michigan. Matthew Hale OF
massachusetts,. A. r. 9arford Of Ohio.
David browning Of Kentucky. Everard
blerer Jr Of Utah. Walter Thompson
oi Vermont. Judge Oscar r. Hundley
on Alabama. Judge Ben Il. Lindsey Of
colorado. Andrew Rain of Minnesota.
Judge Stevens OF Iowa, Judge Lowder
OF North Dakota, William Allen White
Oh Kansas, John c. Greenway OF Arr.
IONA, Ex-Governor John Franklin Fort
VI New Jersey. Colonel z. c. Caring
,on OF Maryland. Pearl Wight OF
1ouislana. Lorenzo Dow Of Washing
ION Walter Clyde Jones OF Illinois.
frank Frantz OF Oklahoma.
Details Not Attempted.
All the deals OF the organization
were not attempted at the time. Some
nau already been arranged for before
'ne meeting.
Al this gathering II was decided that
we new political party should attempt
seize possession OF the regular
party machinery In the state In which
was in control.
Tue electors nominated In these
sA'es and the men who are still to
Nc named as electors in such states as
.euhsylvania. where the conventions
s"Ve taken recesses, will be asked to
ueeiare that they will support Roose-
and not Taft II elected.
az. other states II 10 proposed to
s, the regular organization. name
n "'e and county tickets and sweep
' organizations out OF existence.
~. Illinois 70 start Ball.
v,n, nois. however. 10 to start the or
1atlon ball rolling. II was an
,'unoed by J. Medill Mccormick that
n h Tor state convention In ILL.,
- would be issued at once.
eoVernor Johnson described the
N. pmgn Of Colonel Roosevelt against
&c -, oosses and declared that the dele.
", assembled proposed ito see that
ROOSEVELT gets his reward"
r. Resolutions Are Read.
y ~. then introduced Senator Clapp
oon minnesota. who read the resolution
,S M Colonel Roosevelt. II was
p'ed with a cheer.
mr., Prendergast then made the
eliminating speech.
."es,'ming his speech. Mr.. Prender.
described scme CT tho details Of
!, hopnblicap convention and pic.
~ ~ rome Of the Republican leaders
~" convention
Lewis followed Mr.. FrenGcr
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05
PRE- CONVENTION GOSSIP
PICKED UP AT BALTIMORE

Baltimore, June 25.-"This," said ].
Hamilton Lewis Of Chicago. is what
l like" He gave his cane a quick
swing, gave his head a quick toss. and
then put a smile through his bushy
pink whiskers. How charming Is this
old city! This 10 one OF the most beau
tiful spots In the world"
He was standing in Mount Vernon
place. He threw away his cigar and
stood gazing slowly from one house to
another. So deeply did the scene i'm
press him that he sighed before he
spoke again.
Il love this old town." he said ferv-
emily. There Is no place In the world
more charming. Last June I was in
Spain. rambled here and there.
There was rapture in the air. And. OF
course, I was In Paris, London, and
all around. have been around down
town here. But every time come
here see some new sign Of progress.
but what like best of all Is your
Mount Vernon square. II Is so beaut!
full and so soothing here. When am
worried. weary OF politics. or burdened
with other cares, / think OF this place.
I know Baltimoreans love this spot.
what I like best In Baltimoreans 10
the fact that they do not allow this
place to be desecrated."
Mayors are all around the place.
No less than three Of them were there
as spectators, while Charles F. Muir.
ply. the Tammany boss. was eating at
the Emerson. There was J. Harry, of
course. and then there was Mayor
whittpenn Of Jersey City, with Teu.
tonic admirers all about him. and
then Thomas p. Doudy Of Ronceverte.
w. Va, former Baltimorean. who
was made mayor shortly after his ar.
rival In that hospitable township.
One OF the jolliest mayors here II
Robert Speer Of Denver, the conven-
ton host four years ago. John r. Bur
ton. assistant secretary Of the national
committee, had the honor OF giving
him the first serenade when he got
here.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who was
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter OF Col.
Roosevelt. arrived In Baltimore on
Monday. With her was Mrs. Medill
Mccormick. a member Of the cele-
brated Mccormick family OF Chicago.
Mrs. Longworth has many friends In
Baltimore and took an active part in
the social activities of the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth spent the
first part OF their honeymoon at the
country place OF John r. Mclean. near
Washington. Mrs. Longworth IL q
wholesome. hearty American woman,
attractive. with frankness and ease
of manner which have made her popu.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05

The members of the British en-
bassy at Washington are all In the
city during tho convention
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05

Charlie" White OF New York. who
is known as referee of prize fights.
10 chief doorkeeper ut the armory for
the convention. Thomas J. Torpy. also
of New York, Is his assistant.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-05
Monday Passed 'n'o'"ay' =,

'rtere IA no 'orma' mee'Ins W u'
rooscye,; men Monday and The morn,
'.o ~ TIC headquarters was marked
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lar wherever she Is known, and a GER
tain individuality which would distin-
guish her even II she were not the
daughter OF Colonel Roosevelt.
Full OF tags indicating that II had
been around the world, a paper.mache
"houn' dawg" was received at Clark
headquarters. The express tags liter.
ally cover the dog.
adorned a mantelpiece In comfort until
its owner heard the houn' song. A
copy OF the song and the dog then
were sent TO a friend In Boston and
the dog started on its globe-trotting.
From Boston II went TO Dresden,
then to Vienna, Constantinople. Bonn
bay, Canton and Manila. The next
stop was at London, and then II start
ed TO Peru and then TO Major General
O'Reilly In the philippines. who sent
It 20 a naval colleague at Washington.
Edwin Bowie. the British vice-con-
sui. arrived IN Baltimore a few days
ago from London. He comes as an as
sistant to Gilbert Fraser. the consul OF
this port. Mr.. Bowie will take an &C
tive part in the gayeties during the
convention. He Is a graduate Of Cam
bridge, and recently resigned a COM
mission In the British service to enter
the British College OF Diplomats. Mr..
Bowle's family own an estate near
Salisbury, England. He IL crack
oarsman and has taken part In q mum
Der Of the rowing contests at Cam
bridge.
The three jays. Harry Covington,
J. Walter Smith and ]. Fred c. Tai
bott-sat on q settee In the Belve-
dere. and discussed the world In gen.
eral while the reporters buzzed around
trying to catch a word. Just then J.
Ham" Lewis Of Chicago passed by
and greeted all three with the elabor-
ately gracious bow which his admir-
ers attribute to his South Carolina orr
gin.
Woodrow Wilson was born I'm
Staunton. Va, and nowhere else" said
John L. Rhodes. who halls from that
place. How do I know? Because I
moved there myself when he was
about eight years old" The vexed
question Is. therefore, finally settled.
Charlie" White OF New York, who
is known as referee OF prize fights.
10 chief doorkeeper at the armory for
the convention. Thomas J. Torpy. also
Of New York, Is his assistant.
The members of the British en-
bassy at Washington are all In the
city during the convention
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
UNITED STATES IS
GROSSLY |NSu[TED
Continued from Page one.)

1884. when In such peremptory
terms Il demanded the submission to
arbitration Of the boundary question
then pending with Venezuela was,
IS you Will remember. that England
had left without reply for consider
able length OF time On important
note OF the state department. Let
It be permitted TO Colombia In her
weakness respectfully and candidly
70 express how hard It Ia for her 10
see herself subjected TO n like treat
mcnt-
No one who knows the unrest
which ls being felt IN my country nj
tho delay In the satisfactory disposal
OF these questions Will fail 10 look
sympa thetlcally upon the efforts
which II is necessary for me TO mako
that settlement DO arrived at as
rapidly as possible.
The attitude Of the United States wit
respect to the partition OF Panama
said to have been unchanged since whe
a three-cornered treaty between paDa
ma, the United States and Colombia wa
rejected by the last-named country.
The policy or the United States hs
been that any differences growing o,
OF the revolt of Panama from Colombo
should be settled by those two countrl'
and TO submit the present claims ,
Colombia to arbitration would be to &c
nit that the United States shares IL
sponsibility for the partition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
MEXICO ONCE MORE
FACES REVOLUTION
Rebels Now Operating in
Eighteen States, and War
fare Becoming General.
FEW PRISONERS TAKEN
Ex-President Parfirio Diaz
Breaks Long Silence and
Discusses Situation.
FEW PRISONERS TAKEN

ATEXICO CITY. INeb. lS.-Emiiio Nas-
quez Gome2s frank public declaration
that he will accept the provisional pres
idency in case the rebels succeed in fore
ing Francisco l. Madero from the ma
tional palace, has gone far toward con-
vincinG unofficial residents OF the cap
ital that a general rebellion is in prog
ross. Mexican officials, however. con
tiuue TO characterize as disorders every
disturbance in the republic.
Although rebels are now operating In
eighteen states the department of the
interior continues TO give ont news deny
ing trouble in great part Of these.
Lost night there was a fight at San Pc
dro, some thirty miles from Torreon. In
which twenty-seven men were killed, the
majority said TO have been rebels, COM
manded by Jose Arcumedo. Such in
formation as Ia obtainable from Torreon
indicates that for considerable distance
TO the east and as far south and west
as Durango. the capital OF the state OF
the same name. the region is being raided
almost at will by rebels. The govern =
ment has denied officially the Guerrero.
in Chihuahua. has fallen into the hands
OF Tho rebels.
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''I dislike TO discuss the telephone
apparatus which was installed in Ryan's
office one night last October and by
which two government stenographers in
a room below Were able to record Just
what was said In the iron workers head :
quarters, hut | will say the apparatus
worked satisfactorily and We have A
great abundance ot notes taken by that
means which will be offered as evil
dence.'
Mechanical. now In Los Angeles will
not be arraigned with the other defend
ants on March II, but will be brought
here during the trials. probably in May,
II is not stated when McManigal VIII
be arraigned
The arrest OF j. W. Irwin in Chicago
today puts The government in possession
OF all but two Of the fifty-four men In
dlcted
The defendants vino havc not been ap-
pretended are John j. McCray, formerly
an iron worker at Wheeling, W. Va, and
Patrick Ryan, formerly a business agent
in Chicago. -..
Irwin is named in his Indictment as
having been recording secretary and
treasurer OF q local union at Peoria H..
in 1908 and 1909. McAfanigal confessed
he blew MP several places in and near
Peoria after that time. One Of these
was an explosion in September. 1910.
whom six buildings were damaged and q
night watchm3n was injured.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
Women Easily Duped.

With such list of crime hanging 10
| hlm: Cooper won't straight 10 the house
OF Mrs, Strswbridge in Oakland and in
Few weeks time set up as a physician
In Frultvalc. There he lived with Mrs.
Strawbridge and her daughter. Belvia,
who passed as his wife. Considerable
mystery surrounds his residence with the
Strawbridges. Six years ago these two
women lived in Oakland. the daughter
being known as Mrs. Chadwick which
name had also been borne by Mrs. Van
Velden. Belvia Chadwck's child died and
was buried In the name OF Bertha Abra
ham in 1906. Mrs. Van Velden- Chad wick
has been found in Likely. Cal. where
she has lived with her child for five or
six years, and from whore she tells the
international News Servicve she has been
regularly sending money 10 Mrs. Edna
Strawpridge, presumably 10 he devoted
for the release OF her Jail welded hus-
band. whom she thinks is in San Quentin
awaiting retTial But even while living
with the Strawbridge woman as Dr.
Abraham. he made love to Miss Clmm,
for whom he wished 10 buy = share in
St. Anthony hospital. Oakland. and TO
raise the money FOR that purpose he tried
10 pass a worthless draft for BIB 900 upon
Dr. Enos proprietor OF the hospital. IL
WAS this attempt that helped the po.icc
10 discover that he was the notorious
Cooper who had thus broken his parole.
But meanwhile Cooper had fed With an
other wife, Anna Mllbrath. whose r;othc-
he had mulcted for $1,000 on the strength
of his English estate, which he %as gu-
ing 10 Europe TO claim.
Cooper has been traced 10 Portland, Or.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
GARDNER RELEASED
AFTER GIVING BAIL
New York Lawyer Accused of
Conspiracy to Defraud Re-
cluse Claims Innocence.
CONFESSION OF NURSE
Declares He Was TO Become
Residuary Legatee Under a
Second Will.
CONFESSION OF NURSE
onal News Service.

BY International News Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Frank j. Gard
ner, former state senator from Brooklyn,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned today
on the charge OF conspiring to defraud
Samuel E. Haslett the aged recluse oc-
cupant of Brooklyn's 'house OF mystery"
and was released in $4,000 bail. He left
court in company with his wife. who
was we'll known to the stage as May
Yerba and who stayed close to her hus-
band all during his trial year ago on
A charge OF bribery in conn ection with
the anu-race track legislation, a. charge
OF which he was acquitted
After night in a cell Gardner was
sanguine as to the outcome OF his new
predicament,
Il am sure this Will come OUT all right"
he said. al have absolutely nothing 70
fear. There will be plenty of sensa-
tional exposures made before this case
Is through and let me assure YOU that
will not be the victim. am not wor-
rying any"
Gardner was arrested Saturday, after
he had taken charge Of the recluse S
mansion and had secured tho old man S
signature TO two wills. in which he
named himself as executor OF the Haslett
estate. and papers giving himself power
OF attorney.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
Seeks Vice Presidency.

Among the leaders In the field about
Torreon is Manuel Garza AIdapc. pro-
claimed for the vice presidency. How
many rebels there are in arms no one
knows, but tho news Of the last week
indicates that the insurgent force is in
creasing rapidly.
The government has placed an order in
Germany for 100000 rifles and a big order
IN Belgium Tor cartridges.
General Robles. commander of the
FORCES In the south, and his officers have
made plans for renewal OF the cam
paisn this week. Rebels can yet be en-
countcred within q fcw miles of Cucr-
naYara and both robels and federals are
waS1ng piiilcss warfare in Morolos
Few prisoners arc taken and the gov
ernment troops last week began The de-
structlon OF villages and the herding of
women and children into camps in the
towns 10 prevent them from aiding the
men in The field.
Yesterday in the state OF Oaxaca, ac-
cordipg TO an official note. government
troops killed thirteen in a fight with
fifty rebels. The assurance is given that
these men were the same who tore up the
few DAYS ago
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
Taken to Indianapolis.

DENVER. Feb. lS.-Henry W, Leglolt-
ncr. labor leader indicted BY tho fed deral
grand jury IN connection with the nation
wide dynamite investigation. left Denver
AT o'clock tonight in custody Of United
States Marshal Dewey C. Bailey for In
dlanapolis. He viii be arraigned in that
city March Il.
Leeleitner is being taken 10 Indianapo-
lis ar this time under an order issued by
Federal Judge r. T.. Lewis, after Il was
determined that he would be unable TO
furnish the $4,000 bond required for high
officials and executive board members OF
the structural Iron workers under indict-
nent- The prisoner made no additional
statement before his departure
Marshal Bailey and HIS prisoner depart-
cd oycr the Chicago. Burlington e Ouipcv
railroad and viii travel by way OF st
Louis.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
IS HERE TO BOOST
FOR BIG MEETING
CONTINUED from Page one.)

cessfuI one ever held. The session will
last from three 70 five days. l look for
an attendance. of from 1--WE TO ten thou
sand. Last year at Chicago forty-t three
states were represented and there were
in addition twenty delegates from eleven
foreign countries. J anticipate =. bigger
representation This year because OF the
fact that the congress ia 10 be held In
what might he called the center OF the
irrigated district. This will give the dele
gates p chance 20 make observations OF
n practical nature. AS an indication of
the interest OF foreign governments Ia the
congress the Chillan congress I'm 1910
passed a resolution authorizing the send
ing OF delegate TO the national irriga-
tlou congress. Tho objects OF the con-
gress can best he expressed in Its motto.
Save the forests store the floods. re-
claim the deserts. make homes on the
land Irrigation Ia all It's phases will DC
discussed. The programme Will include
addresses and papers by experts in irri-
cation drainage and forestry and pub
lie officials
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-19
CONF NFESS|0N Of
N 'MAN|CAL THE
CHIEF FEATURE
Government Preparing Three
Kinds of Evidence for Use
in Prosecution of Dyna-
niterS at Indianapolis.
MANY WITNESSES
READY TO TESTIFY
J. w. Irwin, Peoria Iron
Worker Who Disappeared
Some Months Ago, Ar
rested in Chicago.
MANY WITNESSES
READY TO TESTIFY

II INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 1y.-Threo
kinds OF evidence. il was learned
TODAY. are being prepared by the
u government for its prosecution of
the fifty-four men indicted in the
dynamite conspiracy. Il was stated by
District Attorney Miller that all this owl
dencs IS 10 he corroborsted by witnesses
whose names are already known. The
evidence chiefly is:
About 10000 letters and talesrams
taken from the headquarters OF tho In
iernational Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. which. accord
nE to charges in the indictments. tend
o show that President Frank NJ. RYAN.
Secretary Treasurer Herbert :. Jockin
and the executive board members cor
responded for six wears with business
AGENTS of local unions about "iobs'' to
oe blown up.
Stenographic records OF telephone sp-
rsratus which the government had con-
nectcd with Ryans headquarters for
more than three months and through
watch. IL is asserted converSat ions of
the iron workers officials about the
dynamite conspiracy were overheard and
transcribed.