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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
OLLIE JAMES MADE CHAIRMAN

Fecre'aryship Mr Britton winning %
20 o. Mr Woodsons high qualihca-
uons for The Office we're admitted. but
Tho Raleigh mans friends we're do
termined 10 honor him fn the in.
formal discussion which preceded tho
vote t WAS declared that The choice.
rh.cheter way if fell. would he with
ou' political sIgnidcance Those n he
committee ohio remained 10 vote &C.
cepied This view of the situation.
The committee vas in session for
on hour during which sentiment rrys.
iaIi7od around Nr James and a r..
ror. was sdpfed unanimously naming
h.m f0 The convention
James vas waited upon hy the pro.
Fress.veH after Senator Kerr of In.
diana. and Senator CuIberaon OF
Texas. had raid they would not serve
= roburn. ~ Ohio. then nom
'nafed Theodore Reif ~ Caifornia. but
Bell. 7ho vas outside The door. saiJ
'ha he would refuse The place in the
interest ~ harmony"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
What the Democrats
Did at Baltimore

BALTIMORE Nd June 26-Convsnfon 10
Credentials committee had
oatory adjourned until which reports
be-
A. request Of Mr. Bryan hy rssop
tons committee Al Of
nominations we're made for
Senator Ollie James
chairman 49,
of
u and Senator nj diana ected
convention recouvened Adopted OF rule
committee 70 delay nomination
Wild Demonstration Wilson lasted a. minutes
Demoorauc national
the unit except where stats
laws mandatory on he subie
Convention adjourned idnight noon tonorov
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
WILSON AND
CLARK LEAD
RACE FOR NOMINATION
PROVING A CLOSE ONE.
Clark Men Deny Break in Strength
on Eve Of VOting-WiIson
Stronger Than Ever.
Bryan Out Of Race for NOmlna-
tiOn-Dark Horses Being
Much Discussed.

BALTIMORE. June 26.-with nom
nations due 10 be made tomorrow.
the situation in the Democratic ma
tional convention with respect 70 a
Presidential candidate was as COM
pleH and uncertain tonight as At any
time since the delegates began 10
pour into Baltimore.
There was much talk ~ a subsi.
dence Of the Champ Clark wava
which reached is crest last night,
but the speakers campaign managers
were not willing 10 admit there had
been any wavering In their forces At
the same time they vent 10 the con
vention hall tonight with the ex.
pressed purpose of forcing the issue
AZ the earliest possible opportunity
The opposition forces. hearing of This
plan. prepared 70 block n. They did
not wish tho nominations 10 be made
until tomorrow. hoping tne situation
might clear a little by that time.
The adherents Of Woodrow Wilson
claimed tonight that their candidate
had made distinct gains during the
day They asserted. without giving
details that some % the clark senti.
ment was turning toward the New
Jersey governor. and we're IN a more
hopeful mood than ~ any time during
fhe convention period
Dark Horses Discussed
Dark horses we're beinR discussed
everywhere hy the leaders and dele.
Continued on P.g. Blsv.nJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
CHEER BRYAN
Owen VIA Demonstration IN Baiti-
more-Plsassd over Passing OF
Unit Ruis.

BALTIMORE. June 2e-Wiinam
Jennings Bryan. returning % his hotel
to-niEnt from the committee on reao-
lutions where he had spent the even
Ing. vac given a big denomination hv
the delegates gathered there several
ot hia friends warmly congratulated
Rim on the vote IN the convention over
turniuE the unit rule Mr. Bryan said
was not even IN thr convention.
hut 7 am very much pleased. of course
over the vote 7 will not afteupf 10
predict what the erect viii b. on the
rnml mlnaunE vote tomorrow The con-
Nenttou has taken this stand for the
rtFhf principle. for 7 10 not believe anv
convention has the right 20 overruls a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
WINS
FIRST VICTORY
WANTS PLATFORM To
SUIT THE NOMINEE
Succeeds in Having Drafting of
Planks Delayed Until Can
didate Is Named.
Many Deals Rumored for Nomi-
nation; Said Clark Cannot
Win Without Tammany.
J. ED. BLACKPoRD.
Inteligencor Bureau,
HAlffmOra nTd Twua oa

Baltimore, ma. June &c.
William Jennings Bryan won a vic
tory tonight when the rules and or
der OF business committee reported
In favor OF nominating n candidate
Tor president before hearing ~, re-
port OF the committee on the plat
form Bryan made a fight for a plat
form TO suit the candidate named.
claiming that a progressive candidate
should not he tied to a platform
that did not fit him.
Congressman Irvington, Of Mary
land. chairman OF the rules commit.
tee. in taking the report. made a
speech 10 explain the unusual pro
.ceedings..
Congressman Henry, OF Texas.
made a minority report. concurring In
the minority report in everything OK.
cept the unit rule for States. which
came as an addition 10 the regular
report. He submitted a minority re-
port signed by fifteen members that
the unit rule was 20 be observed only
where there was no State statute tx.
ing the plan ~ selecting delegates.
This fight was precipitated by the
Ohio delegates opposed 10 Governor
Harmon. who were elected 70 support
Woodrow Wilson.
All Kinds of Deals.
There are all kinds Of deals m.
mored tonight. even 70 Hearst and
Murphy getting together. but n is
safe 20 gamble that Murphy will no,
be willing 20 stand for a compromise
with his arch enemy Champ Clark
looks 70 be the best bet after the
first or second ballot. but n he gets
tho nomination q must be through
the help Of Tammany and the ultra
conservative faction. and II that
should be the casa Bryan NAV ba
nominated. defeated though he has
been IN the temporary organization
tight No person here is fooIizh
enough 10 believe he has lost sup.
port In case he attempts 10 exert hia
influence In the nomination OF tho
candidates
There are scores ~ delegates here
that voted for Parker who will n
necessary ~ show their hand vote
With Bryan for a progressive
west Virainls Not Noisy.
The West Virginia delegation took
no part This afternoon in tho riot Of
noise that broke Congresaman CLAY.
tons speech. Tonight ~ 70 assured
they viii ~Nte a. unit for Clark 10.
morrow unless tho convention pro.
vents the unit rule. which is alto.
gether improbable under the ruling
fooHanu.a On Pa. Eisv.nJ
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JEROME FAILS
TO TRIP THAW
PUTS PITTSBURGHER TO
GRILLING MENTAL TEST
Two Match Brains in Fight OF One
to Escape Asylum-0ther to
Keep Him In.
Evelyn Thaw Sits in Court Room
With Face Rvited on That of
Her Husband.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y, June 26.-
Harry X. Thaw and William Travers
Jerome had an all-day debate at to-
days hearing OF Thaw's application
for release from the Matteawan in
sane asylum.
Thaw. while not losing his temper
at any stage. flung back some caustic
replies TO leading questions OF The
attorney who was putting stanford
Whites slayer through what was
termed "A mental examination" The
witness repeatedly questioned Je-
rome's motives in appearing as the
leading inquisitor on the opposition
to Thaw's release. and at one point
when he was asked for whom he
thought the attorney was acting he
flung back with this:
Mr.. Jerome, have been told that
when you sent Abe Hummell up the
river-snd you didn't send him up the
river-only to the workhouse-that
ihe mantle OF Abe Hummell fell on the
shoulders Of William Travers Jerome" {"
Matches Wit.
Mr.. Jerome frequently shifted the
1-'N " AAe aNAaNh VAN NhE apparent
purpose OF confusing Thaw. Switch
ing abruptly at one point. he asked:
IF you were not insane when you
shot White IL was murder. wasn't it,"
1T would be II the Jury said so"
Thaw replied. refusing TO lose his
calm
Jerome continued TO zig-zag from
one line of questioning 70 another.
Toward the close OF the day. Thaw
came close at times TO losing his tenn
per, attacking Jerome and accusing
him Of introducing falsehood and
make believe persons
Practically every question asked by
Jerome was met with an objection
from Clarence J. Shearn. Thaw's law
yer He was defending his client
every inch OF the way with every
legal recourse AZ his command 10
avoid the state Of flag" which proved
the undoing OF Thaw In his other
efforts TO get out Of Matteawan.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw sat IN the court
room all day listening 20 her hus.
bands testimony. her gaze riveted on
his face.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
DISFRANCHISING
OF NEGROVOT
PROPOSED AS PLANK IN
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Senator Newlands Fathers the
Idea; New York Asks a Tariff
for Revenue Only.
Resolution Committee Going
slow; Have an Abundance of
Planks Submitted.

BALTIMORE, June 26-Sitting in
a commodious room in the Armory,
in which the Democratic convention
Is holding its meetings. a large part
OF which was occupied by stacks Of
rihes with glistening bayonets attach
ed. the committee on resolutions to-
day began the work Of preparing a
platform for the consideration OF the
convention. The committee sat dur
Ing large part OF the day and with
the approach OF night. turned over 10
subcommittee OF II the detailed
work Of preparing the document for
the consideration OF the full body.
In addition 10 voting 70 recommend
that the platform should not be pre-,
sented 70 the convention until after
the nomination OF a presidential can.
didate. the committee began a series
OF hearings devoted to the presenta.
ton OF pleas for platform declarat ions
In addition 20 verbal suggestions
other planks were sent in, and In some
instances entire platforms were pre-
sented Among the latter was a com
plete platform draft coming from the
New York delegation. and another by
Senator Newlands. OF Nevada.
Clash over Labor.
other features Of the hearings IN.
cluded a lively tilt between Senator
Culberson and Congressman w. G.
Brantley. Of Georgia Mr. Brantley
IS member Of the National Employ.
ers' Liability commission. and he took
sharp issue with some of the Texans
references 10 the vorkmen's compen-
sation bills reported by that COM
mission
The New York platform gives FIRST
place 70 the tariff. declaring II TO be
a fundamental principle Of the Demo
cratic party. that the federal govern
ment has no right or power 70 col.
lect tariff duties except for purposes
~ revenue" There is a demand that
tho collection Of tarif taxes shall be
limited n the necessities Of govern.
ment when honestly and economically
administered
There Is a declaration FOR immedI.
ate revision. especially a. 70 the
neccssaries Of Hfe President Taft's
course IN vetoinr the woolen.. cotton
chemical and tho farmers free list
bills of the last session of congress
is rOundly denounced
Rigid enforcement of the antitrust
laws is promised. and such additions
NJ may be necessary 20 make the
laws effective are promised
Want Flexible Banking Law.
While opposing the establishment
~ a central bank. the opinion IL er.
(oontinusd on Pare U1svsn.)
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T. R. ASSERTS
HE is ISSUE
To Make Appeal for Votes on
Whether or Not He Shall Re
Eliminated From Politics.

OYSTER BAY, y. Y, June 26-The
issue upon which Colonel Roosevelt is
10 make his campaign for the presi-
dency was indicated by him today.
He purposes 10 base his appeal upon
the assertion that what he has termed
the big sinister influences" have de-
termined 10 eliminate him from public
lie because he Is the one man whom
they really fear. To accomplish this
purpose, he believes. they are willing
10 take up any man whom they think
can win the presidency over him.
Having defeated him az the Chicago
convention. he says. they hope 10 con
trol the Democratic convention 10 this
same end.
They know me and I know them
ne said. 1t is anything TO beat me.
! am hghiing a lone hand and | am
going to fight it out 10 the end"
, The former president made this re-
mark after a long conference with
William A. Prendergast. comptroller
OF the city OF New York. Mr. Prem
dergast came TO oyster Bay To induce
Colonel Roosevelt to say definitely
mat under no circumstances would no
withdraw from the fight
No One But Teddy.
Has any suggestion been made"
was asked OF Mr. Prendergast. that
any man. o.her than Colonel Booso.
welt should lead the fight for the new
party?"
II VII answer that question for NJ
T,re,ndsrgss,, said the colonel IN the
statement which ! made in Chicago on
Monday. / said that 7 would ets,. Ia,
the hEht 70 the end Since then -.
received hundreds Of letters ana teIc-
hot one - them hns suggested that s-et
,ut or " ln any case. my repIv f4
jnst what said ln Chicago"
ne comptroller said the reason he
was ANXIOUS 70 make % clear that col
onel Roosevelt would make the race ytse
l!Hl we interesfs' which defeated hin,
a. C7ioago would 40 anything i7 tbeIr
power 90 keep him out of the waite
ttpuHe. and Tor that purpose would Tfaa-
ly accept any other prog.ssaeIt. la
hiCaEn. DO continued. some of the Tsff
leaders asked him o. 10 10 colonel
h"o-eFelt With the oner fo gisv fhs
nomination a. Governor F-dleV ,r ,,,.
other man the colonel might nane T1ey
t,,..-.Il t'tn SueIel he taid. - put the
Washington hack on the IIst In he vroud
consent - this. colonel Roosevelt cor
rohorated th's statement and added tbat
the same Interests were hard at y.ort
% the Baltimore convention ana u.re
willing 90 take up ary ~ ere D.-,r-
cratic proEregsite7 n they thought thev
could thus defeat him
AZ One Man sees Issue.
f0mrtroller IrcnderEasf raff Ir .
statement that he had pointed out 10
Colonel H0oaevelt that the overshH1ovr.
ina Issue was Whether fhs rnrnfnatIor
Inr ne rfealdenrv can DO stolen and fhs
the theft
The object FOR which This fraud wa.
rerpefrnted. DO Haid. was the defeat ~
Mr. H00rereIf. NOT the r.rf.Ir,fI-.-,
ANYBODY else This conspiracy VIII Dbl.
0urrranfui DO any other man ia elected
tn mo rrrF'dcnrr Tho object ~ every
him should either Mr Tart nr a Dem.
0rraf DO elected. fre success OF fte COZ.
srtfarr VIII Do complete n fhe rrraf-
denry or nomination f0r If ran ne
stolen and fre thieves escape unrurIrn.
81. what security can there ne f1r prom.
srfW or fnr order
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN
AS PARKERS SUCCESSOR.
Progressive Picked for Presiding
Office IN Interest Of
Harmony.

BALTIMORE. June 1f Senator
eisrf ollie James. of kentucky. st n
harmony meeting Of fhe committee m
permanent organization. to-day vac
namrd Tor permanent chairman ~ The
paronal convention. but Trey Wood
con. secretary Of the national commit.
80. and from tmo Immemorial tecre
tarr ~ surreed'ng Demorrs .c CONVEX
t9ns. paa fefeIfed for that Office bv
y p BrIfon. a Newspaper man of
HalrIeh S.
The choice ~ Nr james rBa unanL
uo-s. but The roll vac called on the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
WILL SUPPORT TAFT
ALDRICH BOLTS
Nebraskan Declines to Have Any
thing to do With Roose-
welt Third Party.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 26.-Gover-
nor Aldrich today announced that he
would not serve on the committee cf
Is appointed by Governor johnson. OF
California, to take the lead In organ
king the new Progressive party
composed of Roosevelt adherents
Governor Aldrich declared he would
stay regular"
Politicians interested in preventing
a schism in the party in Nebraska
have evolved a plan for fusion OF the
third party and the regular Republic
cans on everything, but the presi-
Dental ticket.
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Abogaton of Long Standing Principle of Democracy May
Cause Break in Line Up of Delegations.

BALTIMORE
for the majority voting
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BALTIMORE 2sConventon ocials
the a
m
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DEMOCRATS ABOLISH
UNIT RULE BINDING
STATE DELEGATIONS
Progresves Win Notable Victory Baltimore Convention
by Vote of 565 IL to 491 1-3.

Battle Waged About Ohio, Where Harmon Loses Eighteen
Votes to Wilson as Result of Decision
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NA9HIHoToE, June as.-Forsoastt
Nor ohlot western PennaY1vanfa-
oensraiiy fair THURSDAY ana Frfdayf
nght saGt wfnda.
For west Virwinia-unssttisd Tburs-
dayi Friday fair ana varmsr.
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New York Cast Solid Ninety Votes Continue Unit Rule
Amid Kisses of the Delegates.
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want tleNlble Banking Law.
While opposing the establishment
NJ a central bank. the opinion IL er.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-21
GRASSHOPPERS INVADE
TULSA.

Countless numbers OF grasshop-
pers swooped down on Tulsa last
night. The thousands that have
swarmed here and there In the
city for a week or more, were
but the advance guard Of the le-
gions that commenced pouring
in shortly before midnight. Be
fore / o'clock the streets were
covered and beneath the arc
lights the air dotted with the
hopping insects, resembled a
midwinter snow storm.
Unknown and unheralded
Tulsa was selected by the asso-
ciated grasshoppers' organi2a-
tions of the world for their
1912 meeting place. Boy Scout
grasshoppers, holy jumper grass
hoppers, grasshopper labor
unions, charitable organizations,
and allied female grasshoppers'
auxiliaries through some sort OF
telepathy all decided to come to
Tulsa. All the delegates brought
their wives, families and sweet
hearts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-21
Salvation ARMY
LEADER IS DEAD
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH PASS.
ED AWAY At 1913 O'CLOCK
LAST NIGHT.
Was ILL TWELVE Weeks
Septic Poison Following IN Eye Opcr-
alton Was Immediate Cause
Of Death.

LONDON, Aug. 20.--Rev. william
Eooth, general and commander-in'
cLief Of the Salvation Army, died a
1913 p. IN. tonight. lie was bort
at Nottingham In 1929. The veteran
Salvation Army leader was uncon.
scious for 4s hours previous to death
The medical bulletins had not reveal
ed the seriousness of the generals
condition, which for the past week, II
Is now admitted, was hopeless.
Twelve weeks ago General Booth
underwent an operation for the re-
Inoval of "A cataract In his left eye,
or two days after the operation In
dicatlons Justified the hope Of the
generals recovery. Then septic pois-
onng set In and from that time, with
patients health steadily declined. The
general recognized that the end was
near and often spoke Of his work as
being finished.
Throughout the commander-ln-
chiefs illness his son. Bramwell
Booth, chief of staff of the Army, and
Mrs. Bramwel Booth gave their un-
RENTING attentions to him both night
and day.
The aged evangelist died at his resi-
dence, the Rookstone, Hadley Wood,
some eight miles from London, where
he had been confined to his bed ever
since the operation. Present at the
bedside when the end came were Mr.,
and Mrs. Bramwell Booth and their
daughter and son, Adjutant Catherine
Booth and Sergeant Bernard Booth;
the generals youngest daughter, Com
missioner Mrs. Booth-Helberd; ana
Commissioner Howard, Colonel Kit"h-
ing and Doctor Wardlaw Milne.
Public interest now centers in the
question of successor to the late
commander Under tho Salvation
Army the general nominates his sue
cessor. That General Booth did sew
eral years ago, placing the name in a
sealed envelope, which was deposited
with the Salavtion Army's lawyers
with instructions that 1t should not be
opened until after his death. While
nobody knows what name the envel-
ope encloses, the general belief among
the Salvation Army is that it will
prove to be that Of Bramwell Booth,
who for 80 years has been its chief Of
staff.
Where General Booth will be buried
has not yet been decided While
every English member OF the Saliva
ton Army is convinced that no man
was more worthy Of lnterment in
Westminster Abbey, It is not expected
this honor will be awarded to General
Booth by tho abbey authorities, II
Is the general belief that the COM
mander-in chiefs last resting place
Will be beside that Of his wife, who 2l
years ago was buried in Abney Park
Stokenewlngton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-21
defective Tells
Of GIVING BRIBE
TRIAL OF FIRST OF THE DETROIT
ALDERMEN is NOW
UNDER WAY.
CIINHNAN COT $1,000
Was Paid for His Influence in Having
"a City Street Closed for
the Wabash.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 20.-Testi-
mony of w. j. Brennan, "A detective,
was the feature Of the police court eX-
animation today of Honest Tom"
Gilman, the first of the eighteen all
dermen recently arrested on bribery
charges, to be tried. 1t was Brennan $
evidence that resulted In the arrest OF
the aldermen and Council Clerk Ed
ward Schreiter. Today Brennan went
irto details of the trapping Of the al
dermen up to the time he alleges that
he, representing himself to be an Of
fcial of the Wabash railroad, paid
Gilman $1,000 for his influence in
q anting the railroads request for the
use of a city street for building pur-
poses.
The cases against Aldermen Watson,
Ellis Zoeller Merritt, Hindle and
Skrzyckl were today postponed until
August 80. Alderman Theisen's case
will come up next Friday. Disposition
was reserved in the cases against AL
dermen Rroze Rosenthal, Lynch,
C'Brien and Loenlg and the examlna-
tions of Aldermen Deimel, Mason, Os-
trowski Tossy and Walsh will follow
that Of Alderman Gilman. Clerk
Schreiter also has been remanded for
week.
Brennan explained that his right
name is Walter j. Burns and that his
home is in Boston. He told Of coming
to the city In April and taking offices
as a representative of the real estate
department Of the Wabash railroad.
He also engaged an adjoining office
and had New England Historical So
oeties" printed upon its door.
The detective then told Of getting
acquainted with aldermen, of impress
ing upon them the urgent desire of the
railroad for the improvements Of the
street and Of the opposition to tho
proposal that was expected by several
couHeilmen. Finally he testified,
Gilman came to his office and ar
re- rangements were made for closing the
street.
Gilman told me at that time that
he wanted to use me as pipe line to
st. Louis" said the detective. He had
wanted for years to get on the Wabash
railroad he said. and thought he could
serve the company by looking after Its
taxes and other matters in the city
hall. He said he would want about
500 a month for his services
Il interrupted to say Alderman.
this street closing case has been re-
CONTINUED on page 2.)