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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24
a 8YNoPoIo o. TllE DINO
CRATIC STATE PLATFORM

As GuNOISoS tu0 u0tlOu6l O0ul
ocratic platform.
g.. Endorses the nomination
Of Wilson and Marshall.
8. Calls attention to the big
growth Of the enduring princi-
pies advocated by William j.
Bryan.
4. Endorses the candidacy OF
Hon. L. o. Hellstrom for COVER
nor and the other nominees for
the respective state offices.
5. Calls attention to protec-
ton given the farmers through
the efficient management of the
penitentiary Irvine plant by our
candidate for governor.
6. Favors all legislation that
will tend to advance the cause of
Democracy.
Z. Favors the adoption Of
manual, industrial and agricul-
ture in our public schools and
holds that the state school fund
must forever remain sacred to
the building up of education,
morals and good citizenship.
8. Advocates legislation that
will pprotect the physical and
mental health of our people.
9. Approves of the strict en-
forcement of every law and Pied
ges its candidates to uphold this
principle.
10. Favors direct legislation
through the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall.
II. Advocates laws that will
aid in the establishment Of and
maintenance of state and country
roads.
~. Favors the improvement
of the states navigable rivers.
10. Urges the voters to sup
port the Democratic, candidates
for congress that this state may
benefit from the action of the
Democratic majority.
IL. Calls attention to the
able and honorable administra-
ton of Governor John Burke,
and points to his record as an
example of Democratic efI1cien-
cy, which has placed, our state
in the front rank Of progressive
states in the Union.
IS. Appeals to all parties and
factions who believe in govern
the Democratic candidates in the
ment Of the people to support
election.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24
9. 3. .. w. VALLEY olTy
The football game last Satul

The, football game last Satur-
day afternoon between the VAL
ley City team and the local s. s.
s. eleven was a very much one
sided affair, the visitors being
outclassed at every stage Of the
game. Our boys played some ex
cellent football and it goes with
out saying that before the seas
on closes Coach Ward will have
some team. The final score was
80 and nothing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

will be harness mtre than help
ed hy association with thu So
cialists, while he is himself run
ming on q Socialist platform with
Just enough trust tariff benxoate
of soda to- keep the treasury
from going stale.-The Sargent
County Teller.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24
Has anybody heard Hanna say
where he will deposit the staet
money if elected governor?

Alex Mckenzie and the Jim Hill
interests were behind Hanna in
the state legislature and in con-
gress. Do you think they have
deserted him a9w?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

and on tsaE inapenAs; s:If sisC.
ted I Will sbScoms = ca1didafS Of
not 40 II then seems TO mo I eln
exercise the most influence Tor
the good Of my county from The.
floor Of the house or the spef
|er's chair. s. 1 .s.s' .''.s
{ Born and raised on q farm,
with thirty-two years residence
in this county, during all Of the
time have been connected with
che aericultural interest and de-.
Nelopment u the county; myself:
10 practical FARMER, l know what
is for the interests OF the CONF
munity.
Men have their preferences ..
mong lawyers as among other
men to serve them and some men
would prefer another lawyer
than me to represent them. But
I sincerely believe there is not
a man in Richland county who.
would hesitate to entrust me
with the conduct Of important
law business il his regular at
toreny was not available. I think
there is no man in the county
who would question but that l
would faithfully represent him
as an attorney to the best of my
ability.
I now offer myself for en-;
ployment to the people of this
district with the belief that such
employment calls for the same
fidelity and faithfulness to the
interests: of my employer as
would be called for by an indi-.
vidual employment at the hands
Of any one of you.
II elected I pledge to the peo-
pie the same endeavor to serve
their best interests that I would
make to serve any one of them
il retained to serve him in the
capacity of q lawyer. I may not
cannot possibly-agree with
every one on every thing. I do
not always agree with my clients.
as to what is best for them in
a law suit. I sometimes insist
they should settle when they
want to fight and sometimes in
sist that they should fight when
they want to settle. In the end
they have to trust to my judge
ment and honesty to do what Eis'
best for them and somehow I sue
coed in keeping the same clients
from year to year.
I want you, Mr.. Voter, to ask
yourself two questions. j
First. Do I present myself as
q candidate intending to serve.
you we'll if elected? III
Second. If I intend we'll am
[. capable Of looking after your
interests?
II you have any doubt upon
either Of these questions do
not want your vote. I want to
go to the legislature with the con
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

he viii derive three times q
much beneflt from them 90 the
state."G 8. ,1Ioo. $500;
We will assume that the fore.
going is Mr.. Hanna's platform.
Why not?
Then we will assume that the
peoples after reviewing this plat
form, will vote TOR Frank O. He'll
strom for governor. Why not?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

So long as the people have said
they want change, make it com
plete by voting the entire DEM
ocratic ticket from top to bot
tom. 'Turn about is fair play"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

The Bismarck State says that
the Taft Hanna idea of politics
and the Nanolexte idea of the
same can't walk on the same
side of the street.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24

Col. Roosevelt criticizes Gov.
Wilson for not standing on his
platform, and in the same speech
says he thinks the working man
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-24
Uhr Mahprtn,1i. Utnra!
= By E S. CAMERON

Published at Wahpeton, N. D., on Thurs.
day Of each week, and entered - second
class matter under the act Of Congress- ol
March 8, 1879.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
Great Detective Interviewed
From Depths of Tub.
"Use Your Head" and Be a De-
tective, He Says.
TELLS HOW He WORKS
7indS a Motive and Follows
1T Up.
VIII Hurry to California to At
tend barrow Trial.

Any ordinary dub of a man who
knows how to think and use his head,
can be a detective, according to Will
liam ]. Burns, the great New York
detective, who is in Topeka to attend
the conclave of the Kansas bankers.
Just how good a detective he becomes
Burns theorizes-depends on how
well a man can work his head.
Burns is a willing talker. He is po-
lite has a forceful way of driving
home his argument and has a whole
some disrespect for the general pub
lies opinion of a plain clothes man.
AS the detectives enthusiasm increases
he punctuates his argument with gym
naStic expressions and a sprinkling of
tone by adding strength to the ex-
preston.
It was just noon when Burns walk
ed into the lobby of the National ho-
tel. In his hand he carried a big,
heavy black hand bag that Burns him
self admitted a half hour later had
helped trail many crook and crimi
nal to the. bar of justice. From all
outward appearances the detective had
less than 30 minutes in which to shave,
take a bath, eat lunch, make a speech,
see reporters, catch train and start
to the coast. The big black hand bag
accompanied the ruddy, muscular Ir-
ish detective up the elevator. 1t was
given a place in Burns room on the
fourth floor of the hotel and 10 sec
onds later, the elevator boy was tell
ing the New York sIeuth where to
find the barber shop. There Burns de-
manded a haircut, shave and a shine
and that coarse. stubby and quite sandy
mustache was given strict attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
Republican Candidates for the
Presidential Nomination
Invade the Home of Governor
Woodrow Wilson.
LA Toilette FIRST THERE
Col. Roosevelt Begins His Cam
paign This Morning.
The President Will Open at
Camden Tonight.

Newark, N. J., May 23.-President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt today moved
on New Jersey for their next state
campaign for delegates to the Nation
al convention. The battle for the 2S
representatives this state will send
to Chicago opened last night when
Senator La Toilette spoke at Jersey
City and West Hoboken.
Col. Roosevelt is the next candi-
date on the field coming into the
state this morning for a series of
speeches that will close tonight at
Trenton. The president will open
his campaign at Camden tonight. A
large part of the campaigning will be
by automobile and both Taft and
Roosevelt will spend several nights in
New York, setting out each morning
to cover the thickly populated parts
of the state within the committing
zone.
Governor Wilson is the only can
didate named on the Democratic prt-
mary ballots, but the governors cam
paign committee is opposed by
strong anti-Wilson organization which
is irving to elect "uninStructed" dele
gates.
The primaries are next Tuesday.
Twenty-four delegates will be chosen
from the IL congressional districts
and four delegates at large by the to-
tai vote of the state.
t. RS Opening Speech.
Paterson, May 23.-Colonel Roosevelt
delivered here this afternoon the first
speech in his campaign for the nation
al delegates from New Jersey. He said
in part:
''In its essence this is very simple
fight, and yet. think it is a fight of
more far-reaching Importance to the
people of our country than any that
has taken place since the days of Lin
coin, for it is a fight to restore and
strengthen the simple healthy ideal
ism which characterized the men who,
a century and a quarter ago, made this
union, and the men who, half a CEN
tury ago, restored and perpetuated it.
1--WE have against us in this fight
practically every representative and
beneficiary of the old system of privi-
lege, both in politics and business. We
have against us practically every rep
resentative of the alliance between
crooked business and crooked politics.
We have against us all that portion of
the press, including the majority of
great New York dailies, which whether
from conviction or for less proper rea-
sons, represent Wall Street. 1t is
curious fact and illustrates how en-
tirely Indifferent to any politics except
those of the till, are the newspapers of
this type, that the same papers which
as Democrats championed Judge Park
er for the presidency against me in
1904 are now championing Mr. Taft
against me for the nomination within
the Republican party.
But we also have against US many
sincere and well meaning men who are
misled because they do not clearly
understand our position. We are revo-
lutionary only in the sense that Wash
ington and Lincoln and their col
leagues were revolutionary. We preach
hatred of no class except the class of
crooks We preach discomfort only
with injustice and wrong-doing''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
FOURTH BISHOP NAMED
DIR. Luccocl of Kansas City Elected on
Fifteenth Ballot.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 23.-Dr. Napph-
thall Luccock. pastor of the Hyde Park
church. Kansas City, Mo-, is the fourth
bishop of the eight to be elected at the
present session of the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church here
This was the decision of the delegates
on the fifteenth ballot DR.. Luccock re-
ceiving 54S votes, "a more than necessary
to elect. Those who have thus far been
elected at the conference are: DR.. Homer
C. Stuntz New York; DR.. T. s. Hender-
son, Brooklyn; DR.. w. o. Shepard, Chi
cago, and DR.. Luccock.
Kansas City Gets One.
The conference adopted the report OF
the episcopacy committee recommend.
ing Helena, Mont, Kansas City, Kan,
and Atlanta, Ga, as places where res
licences should be established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
FIXES The BLAME
Senate Titanic Investigating
Committee Prepares Report
Placing Responsibility for the
Great Ocean Disaster.

Washington, May 23.-The senate
committee on commerce today con-
sidered the report on the Titanic dis
aster which the committee will sub
NIT to the senate next Tuesday. 1t
will be a sweeping arraignment it is
understood of the conduct of the Of
ficers, and especially Captain Smith,
under which the great vessel swept
along through the iceberg area to her
doom, with immense loss of life. The
report was framed largely by Senator
VIM. Alden Smith of Michigan, the
chairman of the subcommittee that
conducted the investigation. The re-
port it is said will severely criticise
Captain Smith as mainly responsible
for the disaster because OF failure TO
heed the warnings of other vessels;
spection; J. Bruce Ismay, who was a
passenger, and will point to the lack
of>discipline in the time of danger:
Captain Lord of the Californian,
cause of failure to take necessary
steps when near the Titanic, whose
rocket signals of distress were seen
aboard the Californian.
Congress will be asked to reward
Captain Rostron of the rescue ship,
Carpathia Legislation will be press
ed as the result of the conclusion an
nounced in the report. A general Dill
is being drafted by Senator SInltn
which along with other measures al
ready framed in the senate and the
house will be considered by the COM
merce commission and reduced to
concrete legislation to meet the les
sons drawn from the disaster.
The report will criticise the lack OF
drills and tests aboard the Titanic,
the 241a miles an hour speed at the
time of the accident, the failure of the
steamship company to provide the IL
tanic with glasses for the lookouts and
with searchlights, the failure to give
general warming to the passengers af-
ter the vessel had struck an iceberg
with an impact, estimated at the com
bined force of the broadsides of a score
of the largest guns used by the navy,
and the White Star Line company for
its course as to giving out ln1ornatloI
on Monday of the disaster.
With some notifications, in view OF
the excitement it will criticise the in
difference of some of those aboard the
lifeboats toward those struggling in the
water in view of the fact that the evil
dence showed that the 1ifeboats which
only carried 7O4 The report will advo-
wireless apparatus and other equip
ment. The committee will urge definite
international understanding looking to
greater safety at sea.
Two set speeches on the disaster will
follow the presentation of the report
next Tuesday. Senator Smith will
ator Rayner of Maryland will discuss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
Few Votes Are Cast in Presi-
Dental Primaries.
Politicians Puzzled at Lack of
Interest Shown.
FEW PEOPLE SEEK CHANGE
Only Million and Half Votes
Cast in Campaign.
Five Million Republicans Have
Not Expressed Choice.

New York, May 23.-In an address de-
Hvered a day or two ago by Mayor
Gaynor to the members of the Retail
Book Selle-s' association, he said that
it seemed to him that the light vote
cast at the presidential nomination pri-
maries tended to show that the great
majority of the people are not especial
ly interested in the politics which Il
now under way. The mayors remark
voices a subject which has been under
considerable discussion among the poIk-
ticians of this city. 1t has not yet
been possible to obtain an accurate
summary of the votes cast in the Re-
publican presidential primaries of this
year. Some of the estimates have been
that the votes so far cast are not much
greater than a million. Some of the
politicians venture to say that the ag-
gregate vote of all the presidential
primaries held by the Republicans
throughout the United States will not
be in excess of a million five hun
dred thousand and it is more likely to
be less than that figure.
When the Massachusetts primaries
were held it was specially observed
that the total Republican vote cast
was only about 10000 in excess of the
Republican plurality in Massachusetts,
at the presidential election of 1908. This
primary vote was only a little more
than one-half of the total Republican
vote cast in that year. In New York
city the vote cast by the Republicans
at the presidential primaries was only
a small fraction of the total Republi-
can vote of this city. Illinois is thought
to have cast a larger number of presi-
Dental primary votes than any other
state, and yet the total is considerably
less than the total Republican vote OF
Illinois. The latest report which camo
to this city from California shows a
striking difference between the presi-
Dental primary vote in that state upon
Tuesday of last week and the total Re-
publican vote of the state.
At the presidential election of 1908
the Republicans cast 1900, 900 votes.
The difference between the Republican
vote in 1908 and the estimated presi-
Dental primary vote of this spring Is
so great as to cause all of the poll
ticians to do some very serious think
ing. They are wondering whether the
votes cast at the primaries fairly well
reflect the divided sentiment through
out the entire Republican party re-
specting the denomination of President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23

AS Burns emerged from the barber
shop, collar and tie in hand, he was
met by a State Journal representative.
low" said the man who surprised the
world when he solved the Mcnamara
cases. Wont you come up to my
room?''
There was no need for answer, be-
cause Burns himself was already lead
ing the way to the elevator and him
self pressed the button. Burns dove
out of the car like a man fearing to
miss the limited express. He found
the key hole in the door and turned
the key, apparently with the same mo-
ton.
'Sit right down." commanded Burns,
who waved his hand toward a chair,
"and if you don't mind, I'll talk to you
while 1 prepare the bath" And he
did
Already Burns had turned the
faucets of the tub and was back in his
room diving through the contents of
that big, mysterious grip.
just Use Your Head.
Whats the first thing you do in
finding guilty person, how do you
start to work on a case ?" the visitor
asked, when the detective asked what
was wanted
Just sit down and use your head,
sir" was the sanguine reply of Mr..
Burns, who made the expression with
as much certainty and as little con-
Germ as SUNDAY school superintend-
ent would announce the Golden text.
There's a world full of people who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
OHIO DID SETTLE 1T.
Taft Declares He Now Has Majority OF
80 in National Convention.

Washington, May 22-Claiming $40
delegates to the Chicago convention or
80 more than enough to assure him the
nomination, President Taft declared he
was going into New Jersey ''to make
assurance doubly sure"
The presidents statement was issued
after day of activity at the White
House. Political conferences with his
managers and appointments with men,
bers of the cabinet were followed by O
meeting of the full cabinet. 1t was
stated later that this meeting was
devoted to routine business" but
members of the cabinet admitted that
the political situation had been review
ed in considerable detail.
"Our opponents quote from a state
ment of mine made in Cleveland, that
the fight in Ohio, my home state, much
to my qualification, would be the de-
cisive one," said the president in his
statement. land would settle question
of my nomination. This is true shalt
have at least II votes from Ohio. in
Guiding the delegates at large. for we
have every assurance that we shall
control the state convention.
''This will constitute a clear majority
in the national convention. Indeed. in
addition to the votes from Ohio, dele
gates elected for me from other states
of which have been advised since my
Cleveland statement, give me, at the
most conservative estimate, $40 out of
the LOIS votes in the national conven-
tion-30 more than the number neces-
sary to nominate.
81 am going to New Jersey to take
part in the coming campaign there, for
the same reason that I went to Ohio,
and such delegates as we may receive
from New Jersey will thus make a.
surance doubly sure"
Earlier in the day, Director Mckinley
of the Taft headquarters, claimed ga
GA Gf fac N1,a
The presidents estimate. while smaller.
was declared at the White House tc
represent rock bottom" figures. which
were expected to be materially increas-
ed. The claim to the six delegates at
large in Ohio was made by the presi-
dent after reassuring messages from
his Ohio managers.
No definite claim was made by the
Taft forces to the "a delegates to be
selected in New Jersey next Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
TODAY IN CONGRESS.

Washington, May 23.-Senate met at
noon. Finance committee authorized
Senator Smoot to report adversely the
house wool tariff revision bill and an
nounce that a substitute measure would
be framed.
Commerce committee considered re-
port of Titanic investigation which will
be made May %. Arizona legislature in
petition urged abolition of commerce
court
House met at IL a. m. Resumed con-
sideration of the Panama canal ad-
rninistration bill
Charges of official misconduct by R.
G. Valentine, Indian commissioner,
we're renewed before interior depart
ment expenditures committee. BY a
vote of 147 to 126 the provision in
Panama bill requiring no tolls be
charged American coastwise trade ves-
sells passing through canal was reaf-
armed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-23
THEY WILL BE FED
But Refugees Will Need Clothes
When Flood Subsidies.
Camps Now Sanitary as They
Can Be Made.

New Orleans, May 23.-Conditions, sant-
tary and otherwise, of Mississippi river
flood refugee camps at AthertoD
Millikens Bend, vicksburg and Natchez,
are excellent, according to John NJ. Park
er of this city, who returned this morning
from eight weeks experience in the flood
ed district. Mr.. Parker is the owner of a
large plantation inundated by the Salem
crevasse. He lost several herds of thor
oughbred cattle.
'tThe refugees from the Salem break, -
he said, "are practically divided into four
camps, Atherton, Millil1ens Bend, VickS-
burg and Natchez, and 80 per cent of the
refugees are negroes, absolutely destitute
The sanitary conditions of these places
are good as could be expected and
generally speaking the health of the
refugees has been excellent. Each camp
has its corps of surgeons and Red Cross
nurses. who see to it that sanitary regu-
lations are complied with. Each camp is
properly policed by details from the ma
tional guard, the members of which have
given excellent service.
with the rapid fall of the Mississippi
river these four camps soon can be dis
pensed with From present indica tions
the water will fall rapidly and by the end
of May many refugees that are in
Beulah breaks will be able to return to
their homes and resume work.
The planters will feed them, but cloth
ing and bedding will be badly needed and
soon so that it can be carried back to
their homes when they leave the camps
None can be purchased locally.
''The water from the Torras, Atchafalaya
and Hymelia breaks is receding slowly
and it will probably be late in June before
farming operations can be undertaken
and in the meanwhile some one must feed
and care for the laborers as they are now
destitute.
''The government the Red Cross, the
Kings Daughters, Other societies and in
dividuals have given assistance to the ut
most. How much longer this assistance
will be necessary depends upon the Mis-
sissippi river The annual June rise NAV