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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-29

not be presented to the convention
until after the nomination OF candi-
dates.
,Planks Of the Democratic platform
summarized follow
Reaffirms party's devotion to the
principles of Democratic government
as formulated by Jefferson.
Declares for a tariff for revenue
only.
Favors immediate downward revis-
ion Of present duties, especially upon
necessaries Of life.
Condemns Republican party for
failure to redeem its promises OF
1908 for downward revision
Condemns Republican administra-
tion for compromising with Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco trusts,
Urges people to support proposed
constitutional amendment pending
in various state legislatures, provid-
ing tor an income tax and election
Of United States senators by direct
vote.
Demand publicity Of campaign ex-
pendtures.
Declares for presidential prefer
ence primary,
Pledges party to enactment of law
prohibiting campaign contributions
by corporations and unreasonable
campaign contributions by individ
uals.
Favors single presidential term
and making presidents ineligible to
reelection.
Favors efficient supervision and
rate regulation of railroads, express
companies, telegraph and telephone
line and valuation of these conf
panics by the interstate Commerce
Commission.
Denouuces tie Aldrich bill pre-
pared by the Monetary Commission,
Recommends investigation OF ag-
ricultural credit societies in Europe.
to ascertain whether system of
rural credit may be devised suitable
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Oklahoma Delegate ArOuses Enthusiasm for
New Jersey Executive When He De-
clares Against Murphy
WILSON STEADILY GAINS VOTES
BaldWin'S Name Is Dropped by Nutmeg State
and Harmon Loses Most OF His
Delegates

hours recess for dinner tonight five
presidential nomination ballots had
been cast without result. Speaker
Champ Clark continued to lead the
field but no candidate was within
striking distance of the necessary
two-thirds vote. Gov. Woodrow Will
son of New Jersey made small but
steady gains during the balloting,
going from 324 oa@.the first to 351
on the fifth. Clark went from 44015
on the first to 443 on the fifth. I'm
derwood made gain of two votes
while Harmon lost 6h. Gov. Mar
shall was the only so-called favorite
son remaining in the race on the
fifth ballot, his vote being stationary
at 81.
Bryan dropped out of the voting
and Senator Kern of Indiana had
2 on the fifth.
AS each roll was called the vote
of New Yorks 80 delegates was
waited with breathless interest. 1t
seemed to be contended that If a
big break was to come New York
would lead the way. Their votes
continued to go for Harmon.
Bay State Weakening.
Massachusetts showed signs of
wavering from Clark while eleven
of the Kansas delegates gave a de-
sire to vote for Wilson. Theye were
bound by the unit rule, however,
and the entire Kansas vote re-
mained in the Clark column. While
the recess tonight was ostensibly for
dinner, really it was to permit con-
tinuance of the conferences that
marked the day and manw dele
gates believed that some sort OF
agreement might be reached In the
interim.
Clark people declared enough Of
their delegates to constitute one
third of the total of the conventions
would adhere to the Speaker and
prevent any other person from being
nominated
The result of the second ballot
was: Clark 4461a, Wilson 399B /,
Underwood 111A Harmon 141, Mar
shall 81, Baldwin IA, Sulzer 2,
Bryan 2, not voting ".
Compared with the result of the
first ballot this was a gain of 6n
for Clark, 15A for Wilson, 6A for
Underwood, a loss of for Harmon,
gain OF for Bryan, loss of for
I, Baldwin
The announcement of the vote
from the secretarys' desk was chal-
lenged by Ohio and a recount gave
the correct total. Former Gov.
Francis of Missouri had taken the
place of Chairman James before the
second ballots results were an
nounced.
"There being no candidate who
received two-thirds of the vote" he
announced, "the clerk will again call
the roll"
The result OF the third ballot gave
Clark AL, Wilson 345, Underwood
l114h, Harmon 140h, Marshall 81,
Baldwin IA, Kern l, Bryan 1. The
| changes in the strength of the
various candidates were as follows:
Clark lost 5h, Wilson gained 5A
Underwood sA, Harmon lost ".
Chairman James again took the
gavel and the fourth roll coll started
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-29
ROOSEVELT IS
BEL|TTLED AS A
TRUEPROCR[SS|VE
LaFolIetie Says Third Term Desire
Killed Movement in
G. o. P.
BLAMES HIM FOR DEFEAT
Declares Division Of Progressive
Vote Caused Big
Defeat
BLAMEs HIM FOR DEFEAT

Washington, June 2S.--Senator
LaFollette has written the follow
ing editorial In the current number
OF LaFollettes Weekly:
Until Roosevelt came into the
open as candidate for the presi-
dency five months ago, there was a
strong and rapidly growing progress
sive movement within the RepubH
can party. 1t was based upon clear
ly defined principles. 1t stood forth
as the representative OF modern po-
litical thought on fundamental
democracy. It had assumed national
proportions. 1t was united.
Into this movement. when II
gave promise OF national success
Roosevelt projected his ambition to
be president third time. He spent
weeks carefully planning 'spon-
taneous CALI for himself. He re-
! sponded by announcing that he
would be a receptive candidate, His
candidacy began to drag. He and
his friends were in despair. Then
| came his defeat In North Dakota.
| He became desperate.
"An enormous campaign fund was
| raised. Headquarters were opened
in New York, Washington, Chicago
and States east and west. Newspaper
writers were engaged at large prices
to boom his candidacy. Special
trains were hired and the receptive
! candidate started In frantic pursuit
of the nomination. In the history
Of American politics there never has
been in primary campaign for
presidential nomination, an ap-
proach to the extrayagant expendi-
ture made to his campaign, Notori-
ously identified with the steel trust
and the Harvester trust became his
most active supporters Leading re-
dictionaries. standpatters and pollti-
cal bosses of the Hanna and Quay
sort became his closest political
friends and representatives In many
states.
"A number Of the newer recruits
to the Republican progressive cause,
men, who before 1909, with three or
four exceptions, had either been in
different or opposed to the progress
sive movement, became the noisest
supporters of Roosevelt, the win
ner.' 1t mattered not to them that
Roosevelt had cooperated with Aid
rich on legislation during the entire
seven years he was president, They
forgot that Ii was only when Roose-
welt was out of office and in Africa,
through the united efforts of men
who for years had been fighting
special interests that The progressive
cause became national movement.
That Roosevelt was for Taft in 1910
Wutn 4 biN NhO uAA FAP~
gressives as pirates and traitors
that he waited until little more than
year ago, balancing the chances
before deciding whether to cast his
lot with the progresives in this
presidential year, counted for moth
ing with the class of progressives
who wanted to 'win'-not a real
progressive victory-just a victory.
"And they did win precisely that
kind of a victory. They carried
overwhelmingly the great standpat
states OF Illinois and Pennsylvania.
They stamped the Roosevelt candi-
dacy with its true character. No
real progressive could have secured
anything like such vote In either
of those two states. Had however.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN DEADLOCK
EW YORK Goes TO CLARK BUT OTHER STATES REFUSE TO FOLLOW ITS LEAD

The fourth ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Clark 443, Wilson 3491s, I'm
derwood 112, Harmon 1861, Mar
shall 81, Baldwin IA, Kern 2.
Changes were, Clark gained 2, Will
son Az, Underwood lost 2h and
Harmon 4, Marshal and Baldwin
were unchanged but Bryan lost the
2 votes he had on the third, Kern
getting both
The roll call was again begun at
$3.50 o'clock. The fifth showed
Clark 443, Wilson 351, Underwood
119k, Harmon 1411 ", Marshal 81,
Kern 2. The changes from the pre-
ceding ballot We're: Wilson gained
IL, Underwood ~, Harmon S.
At 7:1s o'clock the convention
adjourned until $3.50 o'clock.
Night Session Convenes.
The night session was called to
order at 9:42.
Alabama started the sixth ballot
ten minutes later by again casting
it's block of "a votes for Underwood.
Connecticut deserted Baldwin on
the sixth ballot, votes went to
Underwood, 4 to Clark and l to Will
son.
The sixth ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Clark 445, Wilson 354, Under
wood 121, Harmon 1876, Marshal 81,
Kern 1, Bryan 1. AS soon as the
result was known the seventh ballot
was started.
The result of the seventh ballot
was Clark 1919, Wilson 352h, Tn
derwood 1231s, Harmon 129h, Mar
shall SO, Kern /, Bryan /. Clark and
Wilson gained Az each.
The eighth ballot was Immediately
started.
While the seventh, ballot was in
progress Murphy of New York, Tag
gart of Indiana, and Sullivan of Illi-
nois were in earnest t-conferenee, en-
deavoring TO agree upon some plan OF
action. 1t was said an effort was
being made to swing Illinois to Will
son.
On the eighth ballot Clark got
44Sh, Wilson 3511a, Underwood
129, Harmon 130, Gaynor, /. Mar
shall 81, Bryan 1, James 1, Kern l.
On the ninth Clark got 452, Will
son 351 Y, Underwood 1872 ", Har-
mon 1871 Marshall 81, Kern 1, Gay
nor l, absent /.
Four Pennsylvania votes went to
Clark on the ninth, causing an en-
thusiastic outburst from the Mis-.
souri, delegation. Wilson lost one
of them.
The long predicted break in the
New York delegation came whan
Leader Murphy announced 81 of the
80 votes from that state for Clark.
He got no further when a great dem
onstration broke out among the
delegates, While it was in progress
there were several fisticuffs on the
floor Those who claimed to be in
the confidence Of the New York
delegates predicted there would be
a switch away from Clark in subse.
quent ballots.
During the demonstration Clark
enthusiast grabbed the standard of
the Massachusetts delegation, that
state not having voted. A scramble
in. which the Wilson and~Clark men
INDUCED rdIulted. The delegates
did not wait for Murphy to an
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Convention Hall, Baltimore, June
30, Saturday. night Of
monotonous roll calls, unbroken by
even the semblance of demonstra-
ton, delegates to the Democratic
national convention, were aroused
early this morning to two riotous
demonstrations during the tenth bal
loi for the party's nominee for
presidency.
The first demonstration started
with the announcement OF Chairman
Murphy of the New York delegation
that that state cast 81 votes for
Speaker Clark The unit rule com
PEELED the casting Of the entire
block to the speaker. New York
had cast 80 votes for Harmon at
every ballot OF the day. The Clark
demonstrations lasted thirty min
utes
A few minutes later, a remark by
an Oklahoma delegate started a
demonstration for Gov. Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey This out
break of cheering had continued
fifty minutes at 1920 o'clock.
The delegates awaited the vote of
New York with the hush that had
preceded the announcement of New
Yorks vote on each ballot. Then
came Charles f. Murphy's voice,
New York casts 81 for Champ
Clark"
The rest of Murphyls announce
ment was lost in the uproar that
swept the hall. The Clark people,
with a yell, leaped to their chairs
and demonstration was under way.
Missouri's standard left its place.
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and Ken
tucky fell in behind and the parade
around the halls began. Up In the
band stand the band biazed forth
"Tammany," and the uproar in
creased. Half dozen Clark banners
appeared and soon the aisles were a
struggling mass of yelling, enthu-
siasts. The parade became a riot.
The District of Columbia. Maryland
New Mexico, California, Rhode Is
land, Tennessee, Washington and
Illinois standards swung into the
wild scramble. Some one tried to
tear the Massachusetts, standard out
and a struggle followed The strIg-
gle began to look serious and the
standard was forced back into place
but a few minutes later it appeared
back in the parade.
Meanwhile the New York standard
had rushed to the stage and raised
1t high above the Yelling mob.
The other standard bearers tried
to scale the stage and several OF
them gained 1t hut policeman bar.
red their way and after a near.
fight the bearers were held back.
Delegates Take Recess.
When the delegates took two
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Baltimore. Nd, June 90
After the twelfth ballot was
completed the Democratic
convention adjourned at 3;05,
this morning, until ! o'clock,
Saturday afternoon,
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WEATHER.

Enthusiastically fair, continued
warm Saturday and Sunday.
Kentucky and Missouri Probably
fair Saturday and Sunday; rising
temperature.
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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-12-10
From the Daily Bulletin
Hook Worm Specials I
Here Monday

DR.. c. K. Henry, represent
ing the State Board of Health, is
in the city today preparatory to
establishing in this city Hook
worm Eradication station. Or.
Henry has been in Berrien and
Turner counties for some weeks
and states that his investigation in
these communities showed that
eighty per cent of the children
living in raral districts were more
or less affected with the Hook
worm.
His campaign for the cure of
these cases is financed by the
State Board of Health, and par
ents should take advantage of his
visit to Ben Hill County, to have
their children examined and treat
ed.
Mr.. Henry will be here about
the first OF january.
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n Office

Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership composed of S. G
Williams and H. v. Maund, hereto
fore existing under the firm name
and style of Williams & Maund
trading at Quitman. Nichols and
Fitzgerald Ga, has this day been
dissolved by the retirement from
the firm of H. v. Maund. j. G.
Williams will continue the business
of the firm and pay off and dis
charge all obligations of said firm,
and collect and receive all accounts
and assets due to said firm. This
November list, 1912.
H. V. MAUND
J. G. WILLIAMS.
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go around. Often times the
money is only enough to buy the
raw materials from which patient
and skilled fingers will fashion
the gift. If we could look into
many home we could see the
children planning some surprise
on Xmas morning for father and
mother, and the parents in turn
consulting how to manage to give
the boys and girls what they
want. It's mutual thoughtful
ness for others that imparts to
these December days a peculiar
atmosphere. It will soften the
heart of the crustiest old bache-
lor to 90 into the Christmas shop
and overhear the consultations
among purchasers as to what
they shall get
LEoNNE DELORAlNE.
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1s.<,4 $3.50 .,s.4
GEORGIA BEN HILL COUNTY.

IEOkGlA DEN HILL OOUN1 l.
Under and byvirtue of the power
of sale contained in mortgage ex-
ecuted by MP. Reid to CA. MUIR
ray, dated the 18th. day of Nov.
1911, and recorded in the office of
the clerk of the superior court of
Ben Hill County in BookNo. Eight
(8), Folio one hundred and eighty
one, (lS1) the undersigned willsell
at public cutlery at the courthouse
door in SAID county, during the
legal hours Of sale to the highest
bidder for cash, on the 23rd. day
of December. 1912, the following
described real estate to Wit: All
that tract or parcel. of land lying
and being in Ben Hill County,
Georgia, formerly Wilcox county,
known and more particularly de-
scribed as Forty (40) acres of land.
more or less, in lots of land num-
bers 1858 Two Hundred and Fiji
ty Three and Two Hundred and
Twenty (220) in the Fourth a.
District of said county, known
as Plat or Lot No. Eight. (8N rs.
made by the county surveyor. of
Wilcox county, for division
among the heirs of Robt. Brown,
deceased, which plat is recorded
with said mortage in said book
Eight (8), page 1872 of mortgage
records in the Office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Ben Hill
County, said land being bounded
as follows: On the East by the
river road, on the South by Otter
Greek, on the West by lands of
Robert Brown, and on the North
by lands of jamie George.
For the purpose of paving GER
tain promissory note for the sum
of Tree Hundred and Twenty five
Dollars, 1926 00) dated Nov. Is,
1911, due Oct. / 1912, with inter
est at eight per cent per annum
from maturity and ten per cent
at torneY fees, the total amount
due on sall note being $500
principal, and the amount of in
terest due on the date o t said sale
will be ST.. 03; said sale being for
the purpose of paying the afore-
said Indebtedness with the cost OF
this proceeding as it is provided
in said mortgage. A deed to the
premises will be made by the un-
gnised. This the 22nd. day OF
Nov. 1912.
C. A. Murray,
Elkins & Wall.
Attorneys at Law.
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Fitzhugh Lee, the mighty hun
ter tells of some very fine hunts
this season. From all reports the
birds just wait on him to get shot
at. Fitz. manages to get his bag
every day and keep out of the
game wardeus clutches.
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Dished Up from Ash
ton Graded School

Fitzgerald is your place to buy
your Christmas toys.
Miss Willow Harris is suffering
with a severe case of sore eyes.
MIR. ]. D. Bishop is visiting his
uncle at Nashville for a few
weeks
Mr.. Walter Padgett of Ocilla
was a visitor in our town Satur-
day.
Grandma Nivins, of Irwinville,
is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. ]. L. Hill and children Of
Mystic were visitors here Sun
day.
Mr.. Sid DeMur, of Indiana is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. I'LL. H.
Hooker.
Mr.. Randall Dyale spent Sum
day as usual at the home Of Rev.
Jas. Bishop.
MIR. and Mrs. Huling from the
city spent Sunday with DR.. and
Mrs. H. H. Hooker.
Sunday was regular preaching
day at Prospect and a large con-
gregation was present.
Tho Sc dear, ehiming wedding
bells are sweetly ringing out their
Joyous news in our district.
We are sorry to learn OF the
serious illness of Roger Dickson
and wish him a speedy recovery.
Most of our farmers have fin
ished picking cotton and are now
busy hauling up lightwood knots
in order sthat they may enjoy
good fires during the holidays.
Well readers here is Leonne
again. She has been sick up
stairs with a horrid cold. But
able to creep out once more. The
snow did not agree with her.
Thanksgiving has just passed
and we all know that is the peo-
ple's day: the day that stands for
home and happiness, for grail
tude and benevolence, for plenty
and for peace.
Xmas is almost here and where
in all humanity is the greater
longing, de arer expectation
sweeter hope than in the heart OF
a child on Christmas morn. But
| in all the earth there is no look
so sad, so stabbing as are called
forth by the empty stocking.
Mr.. J. X. Ashurst and Miss
Mite Ball were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony Nov. l.
| Mr.. Ashurst is one Of our most
progressive farmers, a highly re-
spected and cultured young man.
Miss Ball is one of Ashton's most
popular and accomplished young
Lads. We wish them much hap
piness and success through their
welded life.
Another year is drawing to a
close another milestone of life is
in view and we shall, in all hui
man probability pass it and strug-
gle on to the next. We are
all after happiness in one way or
another. Even the recluse, the
the martys of old were on sthe
endless search for happiness,
though the joy of heaven rather
than that of earth was the goal
fixed upon in the eyes of those
who sacrifice the present for the
future. Eternal happiness was
what they desired. Unselfish
happiness is a ways waiting
right round the corner if we will
only take our eyes off the far
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Bishop Reese of the Diocese of
Georgia will preach at st. Mathews
Episcopal church tomorrow night,
Tuesday, Dec. 10. Public cordiai-
iy invited TO attend.
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For One Cent Postage
Is ROddenbery's Bill


Washington, D. c., Dec. g.
Congressman Roddenberry has
introduced a bill making appro-
priations for purchase Of sites
and the erection of public build
ings at Moultrie and Dawson. AS
there is likely to be a generous
public building passed this year
both these places probably will
be included.
He has also introduced a bill to
reduce postage on first-class mat
ter to one cent an ounce.
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NOTICE Any person found
hunting on the lands of the FitZ-
gerald Trust Company will be
prosecuted, Sydney Clare.
94-4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-20
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Large Volume Of Business Handled by
Department in 19tt-12.

Maine,s department of State, during
the legislative period represented by
the years 1911 and 1912, has handled
business for the State of Maine yield
ing $300,5S4 in fees, in addition to the
issuing Of commissions aggregating
$1706 in the same period the fees for
which by law go directly to the State
treasurer instead of passing through
the department of State. This has
been accomplished on salary charge
to the State of $4,000 per year.
The collection and remittance Of
fees. however, represents but a small
part of the work of the office. 1t is not
claimed by this department that it
is the only busy Office in the State
House but it is Enthusiastically one of
the busiest. 1t is the one department.
to which everyone looks for informal
ton when there is lack of knowledge
as to just which of the State depart
ments is best able to give the infor-
nation desired.
The department of State averages
to handle $4,000 letters per year re-
lating not only to the business of the
State but to almost every other BUSH
ness. The business of the department
is said to have doubled in 10 years.
1t can be readily understood that
the proper handling of the elections
machinery carries with it great re-
sponsibility. Early in the spring of
election year comes the primary petit
lions. These are prepared by the Sec
rotary of State and must be in proper
form, both when they go out and
when they return Sometimes it is
necessary to send the petitions back
for corrections. When the candidates
have earned their right to go on the
primary ballot comes a busy season
for this department. The careful
preparation of the lists of names to
be placed upon the ballots and a care
/ full proof-reading of the ballot itself
as it issues from the press is indispen-
slble if absolute accuracy is to be
/ had.
The primary follows, and on the
heels Of the election the returns come
ip. All pass through the department
: of State before delivery to the Exc.
lcuive department. After the result
Il of the election has been made known
!, the returns Of expenditures under tn,
c"r~''nt practices act follow and they
entail vast amount OF work in them