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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17
Taft and Teddy Both
To Be Asked to Quit
Petitions Are to Be Circulated
in Every State, and Canvass
ers Set to Work Immediately.

Washington, July 5.-A nation wide
movement 10 petition President Taft to
withdraw as the republican presidential
candidate is being backed by a large
number Of republican office holders
who feel that they face defeat in No.
Vember unless the breach in the party
can be healed.
These men include members of con-
eresS, members of legislatures which
will elect senators, state and county of
flee holders and party candidates.
If the movement succeeds in gaining
any volume it is said these same men
in the interest of party harmony NAV
ask Col Roosevelt TO withdraw as a
prospective candidate for an independ.
ent nomination, and permit a comprO.
mise selection of some man agreeable
to both factions Of the party.
1t is the desire Of the promoters Of
the scheme that a decision shall be
reached before August S, when the
Roosevelt faction plans to hold a con.
ventiOn in Chicago.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

The announcement from Oys-
ter Bay that Col Roosevelt and
his friends are going ahead with
the organization of a new party
in spite of the outcome of the
Baltimore convention surprises
and rather mystities the country
II is the consensus of public
opinion, as revealed in interviews
and newspaper expressions from
widely separated localities, that
the outcome at Baltimore makes
the third party a logical absurd
ity. Had Clark been the nOmi.
nee a genuine demand would
have arisen for some refuge for
the republicans who might wish
to rebuke the Chicago conven-
ton and yet could not allow
their rebuke to take the form OF
a vote for so colOrless a states
man as the man from Missouri
The nomination of Wilson gives
them a chance to vote for an ad
mittedly respectable candidate
if they are determined to take
Independent action. The de
mand for a third party is thus
reduced from the high plane OF
patriotic necessity to personal
expediency. Lincoln Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17
OFFICE HOLDER FOR
THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS
Nal. A. N. Aiken Of Maury County Has
Been Three Times Appointed Clerk
and Master.

Columbia, Tenn, July fO-Sincc
the death of County Court Clerk
Bailey of Clarksyllle last week,
who had been continuously IN
county Office for forty-two years,
it is probable that Maury county
now holds the distinction of far
nishing the dean of the office hold
ing corps of the state. Mai. A N
Aiken, clerk and master of this
county, has been continuously in
Office without missing a day for
thirty-elght years. He was elect
ed clerk of the county court OF
this county in 1874 and was three
times reelected.
In 1889 he resigned to accept
the appointment as clerk and mas,
ter of the chancery court and has
been three times reappointed t.
that Office. He has served twenty
three years as clerk and master
and fifteen years us county courr
clerk. Since his first appointment
as clerk and master he has never
had the slightest opposition. liz
will be again appointed at the ex-
piration of his present term, az
Chancellor Bearden has twice be
fore appointed him to the place
Maj. Aiken served with dIstinc
ton in the Confederate army ant
besides beng the dean of the oflicr
holders is one of the largest own
ers OF registered Jersey cattle II
this section. He is an acknowl
edged authority on Jersey cattle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17
Great Reception Given
Faulkner at VendOme
Wilson Countian Speaks to
Large Audience on Issues of
the Campaign.

Nashville, Tenn, July i3-Gen Wal
ter S Faulkner Of Lebanon formally
opened his campaign for the democrat
ic nomination for governor Friday
evening at the Vendome lheater. He
was given a most llallerine reception.
Despite the heat the lower floor OF the
theater was taxed to capacity, numbers
standing in The aisles, while the upper
balcony was comfortably filled.
Present TO hear Gen. Faulkner we're
many citizens of Davidson county, and
a large contingent from out Of town.
A special train from Lebanon brought
900 roaring Faulkner enthusiasts, while
ShelbYVille, Lewisbure, Gallatin, Muir
ireesboro and other towns in the Vicin-
itY OF Nashville we're we'll represented
The Faulkner clubs were much in evil
dence and as the specials came in an
hour prior to the speaking, the visitors
enjoyed themselves by marching behind
the Nashville Military band TO Faux,
ner headquarters at the Maxwell, and
in venting their enthusiasm 10 sundry
ways.
Among the transparencies carried by
the visiting Faulkner clubs were the
following Let the Laws Be Enforced,
Wilson County Offers Opportunity tC
Democracy" we Know Him: He's All
Right" Faulkner, DemOcracy's White
Hope"
Two score o! prominent democrats o.
Nashville and other Middle Tennessee
points were seated upon The stage when
| Elder R. Lin Cave, pastor of the Wood.
land Street Christian church, at a few
minutes past 8 o'clock, Introduce
Judge John E Richardson of Murlrees
boro, who in turn introduced Genera
Faulkner DR.. Gave started The ap
plause when he referred TO the Wilson
cOunlian as the next governor of Tenn
eSsee."
Judge Richardson, in presenting Gen
Faulkner asked three queslions-ls h,
capable2 Is he honest? Is he avail
able? In answering the first two b.
gave his personal testimony saying h,
had known Gen. Faulkner intimatel
and that he was splendid eubernatoria
timber and of unquestiOned honest
and courage. To the last query, is h
available? his answer was in the affirm
alive.
of undoubted regularity, as wa
attested when his own newspaper CAV
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

IL is not to be wondered at, at
all, that the prize fights in Nash
vile have become mere murder
Gus brawls. II is but the nat
ural outcome of the whole brutal
business. Prize.hghting is not
allowed in the majority of the
states of the Union, and especial
ly in those states distinguished
for the high class of their people.
1t ought to be prohibited every.
where. 1t is not salutary-the
spectacle of two human brutes,
bruised and bloody, beating each
other for a beggarly bit of Doodle
There is no one of the writer S
public activities of which he is
more proud, than of being the
author of the law banishing prizt
lighting from Tennessee. II
1899 he introduced and urged Il
final passage a law which for ter
years put a ban on the bruta
sport in this state. In 1909
however, the so.calIed reform
Legislature repealed this wisC
and helpful law, and invited thu
thugs and sports of the prizc
ring to make this state city o
refuge for their orgies. Such
sport does not uplift, it drag
down. A mighty deterrent t,
the development of the finer
more humane ideals, it should b
prohibited. 1t ought not to hav
been legalized again.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

The action of the so-called
Roosevelt republicans in declar.
ing in favor of full state ticket
Of the national progressive par.
ty can only result in the defeat
of Governor Hooper and in no
wise benefit Mr. Roosevelt. 1t
looks very much like this coterie
of distinguished indictments are
working not so much for Roose,
welt as they are against Hooper
anyway.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

faithful to the colors and Mount
castle stabbed it to the heart. That
a supporter of Mr.. Hooper should
have been promoted to this impor-
tant party position over a true and
tried party man, we repeat is a
source of regret to democrats all
over the state. The cause is SAID
to rest in the fact that Mr. Baxter
in the convention voted with the
reactionares for Mr.. Parker and
against Mr., Bryan. The progress
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

ives we're so absolutely in control
of the convention that no reaction.
airy teudencie, were tolerated. Be
this as it may it was not sufficient
cause to turn down so loyal a dem
ocrat as Nat Baxter for a support
er of Mr.. Hooper.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

There is a general regret among
democrats all over the state that
II E l. Mountcastle was reelected
national committeeman for this
state over the Hon. Nat Baxter of
Nashville. When the party was
in the crisis of its life Baxter was
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

Senator Joseph L Bristow pre-
diets in the Post Dispatch that
by the time another presidential
wear comes around the national
convention will have been reduc.
ed to the status of mere return
ing board to canvas, verify and
tabulate the returns from the
preferential primaries and form
ulate the platform. 1t may take
longer than four years to fulfill
his prediction. A failure in a
few states to adopt the preferen.
tial primary would make neces.
sary the continuance for a while
of some part of the nominating
machinery of the present. But
there is no doubt that 1916 viii
see important changes in the
authority and functions of the
national convention as known il
the past. It's fusilades of BON
bastic oratory and Spontaneous
demonstrations" and other ride
ulous features have worn them
selves out. The convention
abuses and lack of representa-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

tifescharacter hava made a ire
uibndous Impression on the pub.
lie Along with changes in our
written constitution will come
changes in our unwritten consti.
tuition as important as those that
are made in England. The ma.
tional convention has too many
Irrational features TO be perpet
uated by rational citizenship.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

Woodrow Wilson's nomination
is Bryan's fourth triumph in
debating the policy of the demo
cratic party. 1t belongs to him
practically alone, and the coun-
try willrecognize it as such from
the beginning to the end of the
campaign. Boston Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17
n, C. & ST. |. RAISES
DIVIDEND TOT PER CENT

AT the big meeting of the di-
rectors of the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and st. Louis railway Tues
day morning an increase of / per
cent was authorized, and the semi
annual dividend, payable August
1, will be 3! per cent, instead of
3 per cent as hitherto. The adj
vance authorized Friday makes
the stock pay at the rate of Z per
cent annually, instead of 6 per
cent us heretofore.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17

to Senator'Iaylor two years ago The
most unfalterine support, his democra-
cV cannot be questioned And in addi-
tion he has the support OF large class
of democrats called independents, with.
out whose aid democracy cannot win.
He referred to Gen Faulkner as the
originator Of the editors harmony plan
saying that he had not been given full
credit for the service he had rendered
in uniting the party when it was torn
all to pieces by iniernecine strife For
this service alone, he said, Gen Faulk-
ner deserved the nomination as govern
or.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-17
CHAS. I. CRAWFORD, Editor

The newspapers ought to let
Lake Erie alone. lie wasn't any
the "Gaynor" thereby and didn't
expect 10 be. All he wanted was
a little walking around money tC
show the Memphis Jay delegates
Lord Baltimore's town by red
light. Paris Partisan.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
PARCELS POST
STAMPS COMING

Washington, Oct. 2.-Arrange-
ments have been made by Post
master Genera! Hitchcock for the
engraving and manufacturing OF a
series of twelve stamps. unique in
size and novel in design. for exciu-
sive use in forwarding packages by
the parcels post.
The new issue will be in three
series of designs. one stamp showing
the mail car on railway train, an
other an ocean mail steamship.
.hird an automobile now used in
the postal service and fourth the
dispatch Of mail by aeroplane.
The second series will show at
work the four great classes of postal
employes-post office clerks. rail-
way mail clerks, city letter carriers
and rural delivery carriers. The
third series will represent four in
dustrial scenes.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
Miniature County Fair Display To
Be At Teachers College Friday

Rivaling the Weld county fair, at
least in the interest and enthusiasm
of the exhibitors, will be the agri-
cultural display by the pupils of the
training school grades OF the Teach
ers college. which will be held on
the college campus, back of the IL
brary building. next Friday after
noon.
In connection with the nature
study work of the children each
class is given in the spring a plot of
ground, so by so feet They decide
what to plant and do the work them
selves of putting the seeds in the
ground and caring for the gardens.
In the older grades each pupil is
sven a certain number of feet to
raise whatever he or she wants and
from these plots individual exhibits
will be made at the fair. The chill
dren Of the younger grades plant a
class garden and all assist in its
care During the summer the gard
ener at the college waters the gard
ems and in the fall the children har-
vest the crops.
There are none of the most exten-
sive farmers of the county who have
been more intensely interested in
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
Shelly HAD
A ClNCH IN
ADAMS, ALSO
Got $4,000 Worth of Bridge Con-
tracts Without Competition Of
Other Builders

Many Irregularities of Adams
county officers are charged in re-
port filed by II. f. MulniX, expert ac-
countant, appointed by Judge Nc
Call of Golden This report is most
voluminous, covering 242 pages of
typewriter paper. Mr. MulniX says
he found that the treasury was al
most empty when the present ad-
ministration went in, and that ac-
counts have been so arranged as to
seem to meet expenses. while many
of the items entered appear to be
made to cover unnecessary outlay.
Mr.. MulniX reports that members
of the board of county commission
ers rented their own teams and
automobiles to themselves and
charged the bill to the county, and
that they boarded at their own
homes. and asked the county to pay.
The greater part of the report has
to do with the awarding of bridge
contracts to E. G. Sheely, recently
convicted for irregular transactions
in connection with the building of
bridges in Weld county. Sheely,
the report shows, received $4,000
from Adams county for work on
bridges there within three years.
1t is further stated that he re-
ceived all contracts and no effort
was made to receive lower offers for
the construction and repair work on
these bridges.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
IS
MADE Scene
OF WEDDING
Miss Olive f. Rates Of Denver Weils
Howard Riley, Photographer,
at Noon Today

A pretty autumn wedding was
solemnized at noon today at the
Riley studio. when the proprietor,
Howard W. Riley, was married to
Miss Olive E. Bates of Denver.
The large reception room of the
studio. which is furnished as a cozy
living room, with it's huge open
crate. piano and pretty furniture,
was artistically decorated with bios
SONS and ferns for the occasion.
The ceremony was performed by
Justice T. c. Pressly and was
witnessed by the brides brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. N c..
Smith, and daughter, Blanche Olive,
OF Denver. The bride wore a soft
gray dress trimmed in old rose
Mr.. Riley came to Greeley from
Denver the first of September and
opened a studio at 916 Eighth ave-
nue.. Previous to coming here he
had been in business in Denver for
eighteen years. Although he has
been here only short time, Mr..
Riley has won the respect and es-
TEEN of all who know him.
The bride is young woman of
charming personality who will be
welcomed in social circles here. She
has lived in Denver for a number of
years and is a graduate nurse from
Mercy hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley will be at
home at the Sterling hotel.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03

Graceful and active. the twenty
Pur girls who met at the Park
lurch gymnasium Tuesday after
pom for their frst lesson in physi-
! education, went through the
rlous stunts like experts and are
lidly enthusiastic over the work.
The gymnasium classes for the
omen and girls of the Congrega-
onal church, under the auspices OF
Young Peoples League. are an
hovation in Greeley and promise
be popular and beneficial. .
The two classes of the high school
fls and the grade girls were given
leir first Lesson Tuesday. The les
pms are given in the gymnasium In
cademy hall. which was fitted up
st year by the boys club OF the
church. Miss Mary
Schenck, one of the teachers IN
nysical education at the Teachers
pllege. will be the instructor. FOLK
ances. drills. marches and all IN
(eor standard games. including
asket ball, will be included in the
Pork.
Fundamental polka and schottis-
ne were taught at the first lesson as
eil as folk dances, the S wedish
fiap-dans and the shoemaker dance
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
LASAlLE WILL
favor FACTORY

LaSalle, Oct. 2.-Ward Darley,
promoter OF the Independent sugar
factory proposed for Greeley. was
here Monday evening at the meeting
of the Commercial club and ad-
dressed the members OF the club in
the interest Of his proposition.
The matter was taken up at the
meeting and discussed and was en-
dorsed as good thing by the men,
bers. Most of the citizens here and
the farmers around here are in favor
OF 1t and hope to see the factory
built as planned.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
kERSEY KEEN
ON FACTORY
FOR GREELEY
Commercial Club Discusses Project
and Believes Quota Of Cash
Can He Raised

kersey, Oct. AT a meeting of
the Kersey Kommercial klub last
night the proposition Of the indie
pendent sugar factory for Greeley
was the chief question of discussion.
Ward Darley. the promoter of the
proposed factory, was present and
took up the matter with the club.
1t is considered by members of
the club that the factory will be a
good thing, but they would rather
have had it located at Kersey. How
ever, they are doing their share to
make the project success, and this
morning Charles Williams and one
or two others went out among the
citizens with MIR. barley to solicit
subscriptions. The amount that has
been asked OF Kersey Is $500. and
it is believed that this will soon be
subscribed. Some Of 1t has already
been secured and as financial con-
ditions here are good this fall no
trouble Is looked for in securing
the desired amount.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
L0NCm0NT
FOOTBALL
IS FATAL
CAPTAIN OF HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
DIES FROM INJURIES RECEIV.
ED IN GAME PLAYED ON LAST
SATURDAY

Longmont, Oct. 2.-Acton Shrontz,
captain of the Longmont high school
football team and star player for
last three years, died at his homo
in this city last night as the result
of injuries received in Saturdays
game between Longmont and West
Denver high.
The injury was on the right side
of the head, fracture of the skull
developing which caused a hemorr-
hage of the brain. ShrontZ was
rendered unconscious by the injury,
but revived in about an nour anu
was taken to his home. He appear
ed to be getting along nicely until
about 10 O'Clock Saturday night
when he suddenly became worse.
About 6 O'Clock Sunday morning
he again lost consciousness, in
which condition he remained until
his death.
Shrontz, 19, was a member of the
senior class of the school. He
was the son of Frank Shrontz, a
contractor and builder and a mem
Der of the city council.
The mother is in poor health and
the loss of her son has left her
completely prostrated.
The death has caused the football
team to disband for the year.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
Cirls Gymnasium Class Is Formed
At The Congregational Gymnasium

The girls elected officers for their
classes at the first meeting. Those
elected for the high school class
were Miss Gladys Garfield. presi-
dent. Miss Ada Bunker. vice presi-
dent: Miss Narjory McCutcheon.
secretary; Miss Olive Smith, treas
urer.
The officers elected for the junior
girls were Miss Katherine Tidbali.
nresident: Miss Helen Mckinnie'
vice president: Miss Marian Ward.
secretary: Miss Marjory Dyde, treas
urer.
The young ladies Of the churcn
will meet Thursday evening for the
beginning Of their work and they
will he followed later in the even
ing by the married ladies. !,
The gymnasium is well equipped
.rd was used last winter by the
hovs. club Of the church. The boys
viii, still retain possession OF tne
gym. but 1t will he given to the girls
on TUESDAY afternoons and to the
ladies' Of the church Thursday even
ings. ,,,
ma instructor for term OF thirty
w..sk. Each Of the four classes
wi,I have one lesson week
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
||lDREN TO
|iMPERSoNATE
| BIblE PEOPLE
duating Exercises Of Methodist
Sunday School Will Present y
Unique Feature

unique feature of the annual
y of the Methodist Sunday
pol, when the graduating exer-
of the school will be held will
the impersonating of the Bible
Practers which have been studied
the children in the recent lessons
representation Of the Children
lsreal crossing the Jordan.
The entertainment will be given
day evening. Oct. IL in the
nreh and the public is invited.
ere will be no admission.
Hrrangements were completed for
entertainment at the monthly
Peting Of the Sunday school board.
Pich was held at the church Tues
\ evening. The graduating class
from the junior and intermediate
Partments will be given their di-
pmas at this time. The children
the primary department will give
eir entertainment at the church
et Sunday morning.
e. H. Bliss is the superintendent
the Sunday school which has en-
lied over 500 members.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
DISPLAY WILL
Be EXHIBITED

LaSalle, Oct. 2.-lt has been de-
cided that the LaSalle agricultural
exhibit, which won first place at the
county fair, together with the cup
won, will be brought to LaSalle and
placed on exhibit some place here,
probably in the Fsraternal block. La
Sale is proud OF the display, and
justly so, for it was adjudged the
best Of an unusually fine list of ex-
hibits which were displayed at the
fair, and it has been freely conced-
ed that LaSalle was entitled to the
prize.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
GLOVES FOUND
BY WHOLESALE

Who lost 90 pair of ladies gloves,
fine quality and co;ored dark red
and dark green?
Two little girls found the gloves
along the Colorado and Southern
pleasing find is peing held at the
police station, where the girls took
them.
The chief of police has received
n letter from Francis F. Simmons
and Company of Chicago, saying
that the gloves belong to the firm
and please send them on. Marshal
Camp is not inclined to do this, as
he believes that the gloves were
stolen from somewhere in this vicin-
ity. probably from some store where
they were in stock.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03

The twentieth birthday anniver-
sary of the Ladies of the Maccabees
lodge was celebrated by the local
order at their regular meeting which
was held Tuesday afternoon.
The hall was prettily decorated In
the lodge colors. red. black and
white and the guards in full uniform
put on all Of the floor work during
the lodge session and several new
members were initiated. At the
close of the meeting fine program
was rendered Mrs. katherine Slim
son gave a review of the general
order from the foundation and also
gave a history of the local order IN
poetry. with q clever sketch OF each
commander of the lodge. This was
followed by an amusing farce. which
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
BIKE and AUTO
IN COLLISION

Severance, Oct. 2.-Will Newall
of Severance sustained broken arm
yesterday afternoon when motor
cycle on which he was riding collid-
ed with an automobile while round
ing a turn one mile east OF Ault.
Mr.. Newall had been in the coun-
try east OF Ault and was returning
into town. When he neared the
turn in the road ne tried to see II
anyone was approaching from the
opposite direction. but could see no
one on account Of dixie which OBJ
structed the view Of the road.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-03
INJURED EYE
IS IMPROVING

Eaton. Oct. 2.-The condition OF
w f. Beltz. who sustained seri-
Gus injury of the left eye few days
ago while at work on the water
tank at the sugar factory, is i'm
proving more rapidly than it was
expected that it would.
The injury was due to a small
piece of steel flying and striking the
eyeball with such force as TO lmbed
itself therein. Mr.. Beltz was AT
once taken to a Greeley specialist,
who attended the injured member.
1t now seems certain that the slght
will be unimpaired.