The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-07-04
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Latest News Told
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Politics

Politics
William j. Bryan, three times Demo-
cratic candidate for president, forced
the national Democratic convention at
Baltimore to adopt a resolution by a
vote Of S99 to 1870, placing the party
on record against the nomination OF
any candidate friendly or pledged to
the predatory interests. The resolu-
ton specifically mentioned J. P. Nor
gan, August Belmont and Thomas F.
Ryan as enemies of the party.
After Senator-elect Ollie James Of
Kentucky was elected permanent
chairman of the Democratic national
convention he made an address in
which he paid close attention to the
tariff. He also laid special stress on
the discord in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party and praised the work of
the present congress under Demo
cratic control.
BY vote of $50 to 1913 the Demo
cratic national convention at Balti-
more abolished the unit rule which
has prevailed at the party's conven-
tons from time immemorial.
Ollie James of Kentucky was unani-
mously named for permanent chair
man of the Democratic national con-
vention by the committee on perma-
nent organization after practically
every state had Endorsed him.
Charles D. Wildes, Roosevelt dele
gate who cast Taft vote in the Chi
cago convention, received serious in
jury for his action when ex-Sheriff
Hampton Jones, unseated delegate in
the late convention, struck him with
a glass of water and closed an eye, at
Raleigh, N. c.
Alton B. Parker of New York was
elected temporary chairman of the
Democratic national convention at
Baltimore, defeating William j. Bry-
an. The vote was $40 to SOC, there
being three votes for Senator James
A. O'Gorman of New York, one for
John W. Kern of Indiana, and five not
voting.
The Democratic national convention
was called to order by Norman E.
Mack. chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee in the Fifth Regi-
ment armory at Baltimore. The open.
ing prayer was offered by His Emf
nence Cardinal Gibbons. The seating
capacity of the hall is $4,000. and
every seat was filed long before the
fall Of the chairman's gavel.
Domestic
News was received at Fairbanks,
Alaska, of a gold strike in Fox gulch.
in the Innoko district. Many pros
pectors are rushing to the new dig
ging from 1ditarod.
John loans shot and killed his son,
William S., at Cleveland The father
was arrested. He says his son struck
and stabbed him when they quar-
relied over an invention and that he
fired in self-defense.
lost his life in going to the rescue of
a nine-year-old caddy who had fallen
into deep water trying to retrieve a
golf ball from pond on the links at
Glen Cove, N. Y. The drowning boy
was saved by Darby, who was seized
with cramps and sunk suddenly.
Frank Arnold, the banker of New
Berlin, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment of bank wrecking in the United
States court and was sentenced to
ten years in the federal prison at At
lanta, Ga.
A strike of New York seamen and
other employees on coastwise steam.
ships seems inevitable. The COM
panies object to the renewal of the
existing agreement, which expires at
the end of this week. About twenty
companies and $4,000 employees are
affected.
The First Field artillery, Minnesota
National Guard, left their armories in
st. Paul for f1ve-day march of 100
miles to Lake City.
The millionaire colony at Newport,
r. L., will find its tax bills about ten
per cent. larger this year than in
1911. The new tax rate is 1880 a
thousand, instead of $3.50, as at
present
Ann Boston, a negro woman, who
stabbed and killed Mrs. r. E. Jordan.
wife OF prominent planter at Pine.
hurst, Ca, and who was later taken
from officers at Cordele by mob. was
lynchod.