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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
Lodges Distinction.

The only Republican United States
senator now living who was permanent
chairman of his party's convention is
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. The
way he adjourned the convention that
nominated Mckinley and Roosevelt is
a story in itself. The only hurrah in
that Philadelphia convention followed
the naming of Theodore Roosevelt.
The work of the convention was over.
Chairman Lodge was standing at his
desk waiting for the amen motion.
Delegates were scrambling to get out
of the hall; the crowd had gone. Sen.
ator Plat of New York had fallen
asleep in his chair in the front row.
Representative Serene Payne was try
ing to restore him to waking con.
seriousness. Chairman Lodge looked
down upon the scene and Immediately
took the cue.
ION motion of Representative Payne.
which is seconded. the convention
stands adjourned" said Senator Lodge.
He struck the table with his gavel.
picked up his hat and left the plat
form.
The only Confederate who ever
presided over a national convention
was Donelson Caffrey of Louisiana.
The convention was that of the sound
money Democrats. who nominated Pal
mer and Buckner in indianapolis in
1906
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
National
Conventions
When Four Candidates Were
Placed In Nomination
In N Words.
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This was the first Republican national
convention to nominate candidates for
the Offices of president and vice presi.
dent, although 1t was a continuation of
a preliminary convention held at Pitts
burgh in February of the same year,
where, strictly speaking, the Republic
an party first met in national conyen-
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
Odd Facts of
Political
That of 1880, the Noisiest on
Record, Failed to Nom
mate Grant.
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~ HE unexpected actually occur.
BE- red at the Chicago convention
- of 1880 that nominated Gar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22

Nevada v Moorehouse.
ford
New Jersey-George X Record.
New Mexico-H. o. Burson.
New York William Barnes, Jr
North Carolina-Cyrus Thompson.
North Dakota
Ohi6-Karl X. Weber.
Oklahoma. r. Eckles.
Oregon
is
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota-Allen Bogus
Tennessee-H. Clay Evans
Texas William Mcdonald.
Utah-George Sutherland
Vermont. l.. South wick.
Virginia-D. Lawrence Groner.
Washington-R. c. Goss.
West Virginia S. b. Montgomery.
Wisconsin-W Walter c. Owens.
Wyoming William IL. Huntley
Alaska-Louis r. Shackelford.
District of Columbia - Calvin
Chase.
Hawaii George +. RentoA.
Philippines
Porto Rico-M. Fijidado
National Committee.
Alabama-P d. Barker
Arizona-Ralph II. Cameron.
Arkansas --
California-Meyer Lissncr
Colorado Simon Guggenheim
Connecticut-Ch Charles Y. Brooker
Delaware-T. Coleman du ront.
Florida-Henry S. Chub6.
Georgia Henry S Jackson.
ldaho-John w. Hart.
Illinois-Roy o. West
Indiana James y. Good iCn
Iowa.. r. Adams.
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine Frederick Hale.
Maryland w. p. Jackson.
massachusetts -
Michigan-Charles b. Warner.
Minnesota A. Caswell.
Mississippi. y. Mosely.
Missouri Thomas J. Niedringhaus.
Nebrbaska-R. b. How ell.
Nevada-H, b. MaXson
New Hampshire-Fred w. Esea-
brook.
New Jersey Gordon d, Whiting.
New Mexico Solomon Luna.
New York -Will be selected later.
North Carolina Richmond Pearson
North Dakota-Thomas f. Marshall.
Ohio-W Walter w. Brown
Oklahoma George c. Priestly
Pennsylvania William Finn.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota Thomas Thorson.
Texas--H. f. McGregor.
Utah-C E. Loose.
Vermont-John H. Lewis.
Virginia Alvah H. Martin.
WashingtonS a. Prins.
West Virginia William Seymour
Wisconsin, Alfred r. Rodgers.
Wyoming George E. Pexton
Alaska Louis Z, Shaekelford
District OF Columbia
Hawaii Charles A. Rice.
Philippines-H 3. Mccoy.
Porto Rico
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
The Longest Session.

1t is the custom to select as perma-
nent chairman Of national conven-
ton a man who is in office at the time.
The Democratic conventions have OBJ
served this custom less frequently than
the Republicans. In the convention
which nominated Cleveland and Hen
bricks Mt Chicago in July, 1884, w. #.
Villas was presiding officer. In the con-
vention which nominated Cleveland at
St Louis in June. 1883. Z. A. Collins
of Boston, who had never held any
important elective office, was perma-
nent chairman.
1t is common political error to re-
fer to the Chicago convention which
nominated Garfield and Arthur as that
which had the longest session. That
convention was in session seven DAYS.
The Charleston convention of 1850, In
which the Democrats met, was in SEES
sion in that city ten days. Caleb Cush.
ing of Massachusetts was permanent
chairman AS Is known to political
students. that convention failed to
nominate and adjourned to meet at
bdllluiOIt iNo unoutHS ldIef. on June
Is. There it nominated Douglas and
Johnson. the latter of Georgia. But
there was another Democratic conven-
ton held by the seceders from the
Charleston convention, which also met
at Baltimore few days later, on June
%, and nominated Breckenridge and
Lane.
The national Republican convention
OF the same year met ut Chicago in
May and nominated Lincoln and Ham
lin. George Ashman of Massachusetts
was permanent chairman Of that body.
and Horace Greeley appeared as a dele
gate from Oregon. ~
Another Republican convention pre-
coded the Lincoln and Hamlin con
ventlon four years. 1t met in Phia-
delphia in June. 1856. and nominated
Fremont and Dayton. Henry S. Lane
Of Indiana was permanent chairman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22
Other Conventions.

VtuSI OVHNeHtlouS.
The national Republican convention
which renominated Grant and selected
Wilson for vice presidential candidate
met at Philadelphia in June. 1872.
Thomas Settle of North Carolina was
presiding officer.
In the next Republican national con-
vention, which met at Cincinnati.
Hayes and Wheeler were the nominees.
Edward Mcpherson of Pennsylvania
was permanent chairman.
John B. Henderson was permanent
chairman of the convention which NOM
mated Blaine and Logan at Chicago in
1884
Morris NJ. Estes was permaent chair
man of the convention which nominat-
ed Harrison and Morton at Chicago in
1888.
In the Democratic national conven-
ton which nominated Cleveland and
Stevenson at Chicago in 1892 w. L.
Wilson was permanent chairman.
In the convention which nominated
Bryan and Sewall at Chicago In 1896
Senator White of California was per-
manent chairman. Bryan was the sec
ond Democrat present in convention to
receive the nomination for first place
the other being Seymour
Some interesting facts are grouped in
recollections of two national Democrat
ic conventions, In the convention that
nominated Franklin Pierce and w. Il.
King at Baltimore in June, 1852. of
which John W. Davis of Indiana was
permanent chairman, Jefferson Davis
received eleven votes from the Illinois
delegation for vice president 1t is
curious bit of political history that the
later president of the Confederacy
should have received such a vote from
a northern state.
In the convention which nominated
Buchanan and Breckenridge at Cincin-
natl in June. 1885, four candidates were
placed in nomination-Buch Cass.
Pierce and Douglas-in the shortest
nominating speeches ever delivered.
The four speeches made exactly sew
enty-seven words. Breckenridge who
was present when he was nominated
for vice president, declined in a speech
and later accepted The permanent
chairman of this convention was John
K. Ward of Georgia.
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nearly $4,000 persons. Yet that Is onl
a few more than the total-other pull
lished figures to the contrary notwith
standine-that the Coliseum will hol
as arranged for this convention. Seats
platform, press benches, aisles, run
ways, etc, are figured to held t0ta
OF 1870 persons. This total include
11,270 in the body of the hall, 1890 OF
the platform, $50 sergeants-atarms
500 policemen and 400 messengers
ushers and pages.
Guards Enter Hall.
Five minutes later a thin procession
OF men in plain clothes came in a
one Of the entrances. Assistant ser
geants-at-arms they were, but polio,
bounced upon them as If they were ;
hostile army.
Colonel William F. Stone, sergeant
alarms of the convention, who wal
on tip-toe with solcitude for the main
tenanee of peace and smooth fulfill
ment of orders, had his assistants
Vuiehiy OiNSAcu put VI tuS "isiS9 am
seats.
The soft click Of the secret sound
ers" of the newspaper telegraph oper
ators began to be audible near tn,
platform about 10 O'clock; the presi
section, with its upward of 400 seats
was filling up; the convention hal
STORY of the momentous Republican
convention of 1912 was streaming out
to the newspapers of the civilized
world
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-22

~ HE unexpected actually occur.
BE- red at the Chicago convention
- of 1880 that nominated Gar
field and Arthur. This was q
remarkable convention In every way.
The demonstration for Grant-the third
term candidate of BOG unwavering del
egafes-was never equaled In determi-
nation. Several times Gee the out
burst following a nomination, notice
ably that of Bryan and of Roosevelt,
consumed more time, but the test of
human endurance for shouting, sing
Ing and all devices for creating noise
by lung power was that started by the
speech of Roscoe Conkling. In which
Grant was placed before the conven-
ton.
Nevertheless, in spite of the roar,
the nomination of the presidential can.
didate went to man for whom no
nominating speech was made, and
when Arthur was offered as a candi-
date for nomination for second place
the delegates of the middle west and
the northwest asked who he was He
was not known outside of New York
and adjacent states. He was nominal
ed. Both nominees of one convention
became president.
Only two permanent chairmen of ma
donal conventions were ever nominal
ed for president-Seymour and McKin-
ley. The first was named in the CON
yention over which he was presiding
In New York city. He vacated the
chair while the ballot was being taken,
but returned to decline the honor which
was later thrust upon him. That was
In 1888. He was also the permanent
chairman of the convention that nomi-
mated Mcclellan and Pendleton in Chi.
cago in 1864.
Pendleton was a delegate to that
convention, and when he received the
nomination as vice presidential candi-
date he accepted from the platform.
Mckinley was permanent chairman
of the convention that nominated Har.
rison and Reid in Minneapolis in 1892.
-Four years later Mckinley won the
presidential nomination at the st. Louis
convention
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
COPIES AMERICAN CAPITOL.
Australia Following In Footsteps Of
United States.

Australia invites immigration from
America" said David Jones. a mer-
chant of Melbourne, to n Washington
Post reporter on a recent visit TO that
city.
"The capital of the United States Is
one Of the most beautiful cities l have
ever visited" said Mr.. Jones. ''It Is
the cleanest city, think, l have ever
seen. Its broad avenues are a revela-
ton. There are more beautiful cities
In Europe, perhaps-Paris, Vienna and
Berln-but none of these latter will
compare with Washington, venture
to say, fifty years from now.
Australia Is taking lessons from the
United States. We are building a ma
tional capitol, and the plans are being
drawn along the lines of the capitol in
Washington. In many ways Australia
Is more like the United States than It
Is like the mother country, England.
Our people are more like Americans.
and I believe their sympathies run
more along the lines Of Americans than
those Of Englishmen-"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
LEGLESS BOY SWIMS.
Philadelphia Lad of Fourteen Masters
Art Despite Affliction.

Charles f. Parvis, instructor OF
swimming attached to the Philadel-
phia board of education, has Just ac-
complshed the extraordinary feat Of
teaching legless boy to swim in the
public bathhOuse.
The boy who has accomplished the
feat of swimming is Tysen Detwiler,
fourteen years old. When he was six
years of age he was so badly injured by
a freight train at grade crossing that
he has had to get along the best he
could on crutches ever since. Despite
his afiliction he is in the seventh grade
In school.
This summer the boy told his father
he wanted to learn to swim, and he
was taken to the public bathhouse. He
has mastered several difficult strokes
80 effectually that he can swim at least
half a mile without changing his arm
movement
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
RAISE FOR MAIL CARRIERS.
About 800 More a Year For $4,000
Rural Letter Deliverers-

Under authority granted by the last
postal appropriation law Postmaster
General Hitchcock issued an order in
creasing on Sept 80 next the salaries
Of $1,000 rural mail carriers.
The compensation Of the carriers on
standard routes, of which there are
10000, is increased from $1,000 to ST.
100, with proportionate increase for
shorter routes. The order involves
about 100000 year. An advance
from 5000 to $1,000 a year for stand
ard routes was made in 1911. When
rural delivery was started sixteen
years ago the carriers got 5000 a year.
Mr.. Hitchcock has also directed that
rural carriers shall have fifteen days
annual leave with pay.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
A PREHISTORIC MANSION.

Now York Expedition Finds Seventy
two Room House In New Mexico.
A remarkable archaeological discov-
cry Is reported from Stanley, N. N.
An exploring expedition headed by
N. c. Nelson, representing the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History Of
New York city, has unearthed a stone
building OF seventy-two rooms. In the
rooms were found large collection of
human skeletons, pottery and other
relics which may throw new light upon
the prehistoric civilization of the south
west.
A short distance from this building a
big stone dam and other evidences Of
a large system of irrigation were un-
covered.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
CORSETS PREVENT DISEASE.
Such Is Opinion of German Professors
After Research.

Two Berlin medical experts, Hirsch-
field and Loewy, appear as champions
Of wOmen's cOrsets. Their advocacy
Is qualified, but so far as it goes 1t
is whole hearted, for they have salts
fed themselves that corsets may be
preventives OF disease In the possessors
Of "paralytic thorax," who are par
hcularly prone to consumption.
The professors reached this opinion
through exhaustive experiments with
respiration, aided by the x rays. They
say, however, that If the disease has
already developed the corsets are harm
full
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
Mortality of All Ages.

u1O1 Va hAA &A6So'
ut must be borne in mind also that
the same children's diseases and other
causes which tend to kill the unfit
child also tend to injure the proper
a lessening Of other children's dis
eases will have the effect of not only
prolonging weak lives, but also of pro-
longing and developing the strong.
Statistics, 50 far as available, appear
20 show that where infant mortality is
the highest mortality at all ages is
high.
$50 far as we can judge from sta
tistics of the average duration of life,
it has been on the increase for $50
years and is now increasing more rap
idly than ever before. During the sew
enteenth and eighteenth centuries the
Increase was at the rate Of about four
years a century. During the first three
quarters Of the nineteenth century the
rate was about nine years. At pres
ent In the state of Massachusetts life
is lengthening at the rate OF fourteen
years century, In Europe about sew
enteen, and in Prussia, the land of
medical discovery and its application,
twenty-seven. In India, where med
ical progress is practically unknown,
the life span is short-twenty-f five
and remains stationary.
PreVentives of tuberculosis.
at is possible TO estimate the effect
on the length of life of the partial
elimination of various diseases. Using
the statistics. experience and estimate
Of eighteen physicians as TO the pre-
Variability of each Of the list of ninety
causes Of death, We find that the
length Of life could easily be increased
from forty-five TO sixty, an increase OF
one-third. or fifteen years. This would
result In permanent reduction in
death rate Of about 25 per cent. 1t
would be feasible to prevent at least
20 per cent Of cases OF tuberculosis Of
the lungs and thereby TO lengthen life
BY about two years. II the deaths from
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13

ACTIVE preparations are being
~ made for the entertainment of
IA the national conservation con-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
Preparing For
Congress
Many Eminent Men and Wo-
men viii Attend Meeting
In October.

ACTIVE preparations are being
~ made for the entertainment Of
IA the national conservation con-
gress to be held at indianapolis
Oct 1, 2, 8 and t. The board of man.
ayers, appointed by the Commercial
club, which got the convention for In
dianapolis. has complete charge of the
details and arrangements.
The board of managers is composed
of some of the most prominent men in
indianapolis. Each member of the
board is chairman of a committee that
will have charge Of special feature
of the entertainment.
Richard Lieber is chairman of the
board of managers. ]. w. Lilly is
treasurer, Joseph C. Schaf is vice chair
man and L. II. Lewis is secretary of
the board. Other members are w. H.
O'Brien, William ]. Mooney. Orlando
d. Haskett, Albert E. Metzger, George
L. Denny, Carl G.. Fisher, Frederick
NJ. Ayres, c. C. Hanch and Edgar II
Evans.
The Importance and significance of
lut NbllSltSS may bt Stbl Ill llt lhtI
that 1900 visitors were present on two
different occasions at the congress at
Kansas City last year. 1t is believed
the attendance will be even greater
this year.
The congress is attended by the most
representative men and women in the
country. Eminent men from all parts
of the United States and Europe are
expected to attend and take part in
the discussion of questions bearing on
the conservation movement
While the question of conserving nat
ural resources will play a prominent
part in the deliberations of the con-
gress, it is expected that considerable
attention will be paid to the question
of conserving human life. This is a
matter that has never received the I'M
divided attention of the congress.
Judging from the interest that is al
ready manifest it is expected that sew
eral advanced theories will be ex-
pounded as to how the span of life
may be heightened.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
Conservation of Resources.

'"The conservation of our natural re
sources-fand, raw materials, forests
and water-will provide the food,
clothing, shelter and other means of
maintaining healthy life, while the
conservation Of health likewise tends,
in many ways, to conserve and in
crease wealth. The more vigorous and
long lived the race the better utiliza-
ton it will make of its natural re-
sources. This will be true for two rea-
sons in particular: First, the greater
inventiveness or resOurcefulness of
vigorous minds in vigorous bodies.
Civilization consists chiefly In lnven-
ton, and the most progressive nations
are those whose rate of invention is
most rapid. Second, the greater fore
sight and solicitude for the future.
AS II Is usually the normal healthy
man who provides life insurance for
his family, so IT will be the normal
healthy nation which will take due
care Of its resouces for the benefit
Of the generations yet unborn.
Support of Health Boards.
"Federal, state and municipal
boards Of heAth should be better ap-
preciated and supported. Their pow
ers Of investigation, administration
and disseminating information should
be enlarged. School hygiene should
be practiced and personal hygiene
more emphasized. The multiplication
Of degenerates should be made impos-
sible"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-13
Prolongation of Life.

An interesting statement regarding
prOlOngatiOn of life appeared recently
In connection with a report on Ma
tional Vitality-Its Wastes and Con-
servation," by Professor Irving Fisher
of Yale university, who was member
of commission that made an exhaus-
tive investigation before compiling the
report
"The question has been raised" said
Professor Fisher, whether reduction
in infant and child mortality will not
weaken rather than strengthen the
race by interfering with natural Sc
lection and favoring the survival of the
unfit 1t is pointed out that the NOR
tality at later ages Of life has not de-
creased as has that In the earlier ages.
There is probably, however, a suffi-
cient explanation of this in the fact
that the improvement in hygienic liv-
Ing has not yet affected adults as much
as children. Parents are quick to ap-
ply for the benefit of their children
new methods of preventing disease,
such as sterilizing milk, but do not
take the same precaution themselves.
The hurry and stress Of modern life
have, in fact. tended to produce in some
respects more unhygienic habits among
adults than prevailed under the sim
pier conditions of a generation ago.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-02-28
Murderers of Silver City
Men Caught While Es-
Gaping to Mexico

Silver City, N. NJ, Feb. "a. =
The two bandits who held up the
Mogollon Mercantile company
and killed G. A. Freeman and
clerk Clark, surrended about 35
miles from here after a battle
lasting three hours, in which one
of the bandits was killed.
The other, who claims his name
is Rodriguez, mere boy, sur
rendered and was brought into
town by sheriff McGrath last
night. He refused to talk. Three
thousand dollars in greenbacks
were found on the Mexican who
was killed. They have been in
Identified as wood cutters and
were attempting to escape into
Mexico when the capture was
made.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-02-28
Suit by the County to Col
lect Taxes

A suit has been field in the
Superior Court by Greenlee
County, represented by County
Treasurer Webster to collect un-
paid taxes from the Arizona Cop
per Co. The action is really to
test the accuracy and legality of
assessment which is demurred to
by the corporation. A portion of
the taxes assessed against the COM
pany has been paid, but the bal
ance was protested as being ex-
cessive, and this is the amount
now isued for. Ling and Stone
man are attorneys for the county
and Mcfarland and Hampton for
the defendant corporation.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-02-28
Court House Superintend-
ent DISCHARGED

At a recent meeting of the
Board of Supervisors the services
of j. A. Farrell, as superintend-
ent of the construction, were dis
pensed with by the Board. This
action by the new Board'was in
tended to leave Mr.. Heck in charge
OF the construction of the court
house. Mr.. Farrell states that he
will continue to discharge his du-
tiesas superintendent of construc-
tion, in accordance with his con-
tract with the old Board and will
bring suit if necessary to enforce
his contract. Era.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-02-28
Postmaster Resigns

w. F. ]. Weiss, postmaster 6
Clifton, has rendered his resig
nation to the postoffice depart
ment, on account of i'll health
the resignation to take effect, in
mediately upon the appointmel
of his successor. Mr.. Weiss ha.
been contemplating his resigna
tion for several months as he dis
covered the indoor work to |
detrimental to his good health
AS postmaster Mr. Weiss has
given general satisfaction. tt
new postofice building in Cliff ]
was due to his efforts and his
resignation is sincerely regrett &
by his friends in Clifton. App.
cants for the appointment to 81
ceed Mr.. Weiss include c.. c.. s.
lers. E. j. Lehman, Howard M. !
and others. 1t is reported tn
Mr.. Lehman has the endorseme 4
of the Republican organizati
in this city for the position. Era