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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20
THE DARK HORSE HAS ALMOST KICKED
BARN DOOR OPEN IN ITS EAGERNESS

was certain when the recess was or
dered that the credentials committed
would not be ready to report on the
temporary roll before compromise
might be reached SO that the report
might be given out this afternoon.
After adjournment the delegates gath
cred In knots and discussed the
events OF the morning. There seemed
to be a general feeling that. the stock
OF Governor Hadley was going up and
that he stood a splendid chance Of
eventually being the nominee OF the
convention. especially in view Of the
Roosevelt statement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20

Roosevelt forces decided to take quick
and radical action. Governor Hadley
later appeared at the colonel's rooms
adjoining the conference and defend
ing his position. He argued in favor
of delay until the convention should
hear from the credentials committee
and roll call be taken in the con-
vention on this report.
The colonel decided that there
should be meeting Of two represent
atives from each state, Roosevelt dele
CATION, this afternoon, to map out a
plan of future action to be followed in
the convention. AS a delegate Of the
Kansas Roosevelt forces expressed
1T this conference will likewise con-
slider no propositions from the Taft
camp until they return part of the
stolen goods"
Were In Hurry.
Governor Johnson and Francis j..
Heney protested against any delay.
They held that the country understood
perfectly the moral issue and insisted
that It would be anparliamentary
| tactics. 1t was practically decided
among Roosevelt's friends that they
would not wait for the development
of the Hadley program. The decision
to bolt the convention was the result.
Governor Hadley stated to con.
ference of Roosevelt leaders called to-
day in the colonel's rooms that he had
been misrepresented In the press re-
ports The Missouri executive was
asked what would be his course of
action II the convention refused to un-
seat the so-called fraudulent dele
gates. He replied:
Il will rise in my place and an
nounce to the convention that I will
have no part in the convention which
does business with roll tainted with
this kind of fraud
will you leave the hall?" he was
next asked
II will not say that" he answered.
Governor Hadley argued against
holding the convention until the Gre
dentials committee report had been
reached and acted upon.
He contended that the position of
those who were fighting the tainted
roll" would be stronger if every op-
portunity was given the convention to
remove the questioned delegates.
Replying to this point, Roosevelt's
friends stated that overtures had been
made by the opposition seeking com
promise on the basis Of seating the
Roosevelt delegation from California,
Washington and part Of Texas.
Colonel Roosevelt cut short consid-
cradle Of the discussion claiming there
was no room for compromise on mat
ter of principle and that the very fact
that certain people were disposed to
dicker was very good reason for
repudiating what he said was the
whole fraudulent proposition.
Roosevelt Immediately began prep
aration OF a long formal statement to
be distributed in printed form to every
one of his delegates outlining his
reasons for the momentous step.
While this statement was in process
of framing Governor Hadley quietly
slipped out of the conference. To a
crowd of reporters waiting without,
beset with wild fire of rumor. he de-
clared emphatically:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20
Defeat Staring Him in the Face at Regular Re-
publican Convention, Former President
Leads His Cohorts in the Mutiny.
RULE or RUIN POLICY OF PROGREssS|vEs
Statement From the Colonel Who Makes Decis-
ion That a Bolt is the Only Proper
Thing to Do.
Those Who Witnessed the Birth Of a
New PARTY

tHOSS VITO WllHSSScu tHC 0iTtH Ol d
New Party.
To the following persons, assembled
in his apartment today Colonel Roose-
welt announced his purpose to lead an
independent fight with new party
for progressive principles:
Governor Hiram Johnson.
Geo. l.. Record, of New Jersey.
James r. Garfield, Of Ohio.
SenaNor Jos. NJ. Dixon, OF Montana.
Judge Ben Lindsey OF Colorado.
William Allen White, of Kansas.
Editor Van valkenburg, Of the Phil
adelphia North American.
Clifford Pinchot. Of Pennsylvania.
Amos Pinchot, OF New York.
Senator Moses E. Clapp, OF Mime
sofa.
Governor Stubbs, Of Kansas.
Governor Aldrich, of Nebraska.
Former Senator Beveridge, of In
diana
Senator Bristow, of Kansas.
John P. Bass, Of New Hampshire
ellison Gardner, OF washington, D.
G.
william Finn Of Pennsylvania.
Senator Poindexter, Of Washingt ton.
\ George Perkins, of New York.
Medill Mccormick, Of Illinois.
Henry Allen, Of Kansas.
Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota.
Frank A. Munsey, OF New York.
Stanley Washburn, OF Minnesota.
Theo. Robinson, of New York
Douglas Robinson, of New York.
Alexander H. Revell, Of Illinois.
I4ucius N. Litteauer of New York.
Andrew Rossen, Of Minnesota.
Judge Buell., of New York.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, June Colonel Roose-
welt, decided to take the bit in his
teeth and repudiate the present re-
publican convention without further
delay.
In carefully prepared statement
which he read to his present advisors
and announced would be handed to all
his delegates today, the colonel an
nounced his willingness to lead an
independent fight for the progressive
principles and called upon such OF his
friends as placed these principles
above party loyalty to join him in the
fight. He promised to make the fight
to the finish regardless of conse.
sequences and regardless of the num-
Der of his followers. He thanked his
friends in the republican organiza-
tion and the party who have fought
with him UP to the present time and
released them from any obligation
other than their own desire to join
him in the fight for principle.
Prior to the issuance Of this formal
statement to his delegates, Colonel
Roosevelt issued short signed state
ment to the newspaper men who had
beseiged his door for an hour, follow
Ing wild series of reports.
The colonel's declaration was:
"The time has come when | feel
that must make certain statements
mot merely to honestly elected mem
bers of the republican national con
vention but to the rank and file of
the party and to the honest people of
the entire nation. went into
this fight for certain principles. At
the moment can only serve these
by continuing to bear the
personal responsibility which their
advocacy has brought me.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20

W uc q general IeellnS Inat the STOCK
OF Governor Hadley was going up and
that he stood a splendid chance OF
eventually being the nominee OF the
convention, especially in view Of the
Roosevelt statement.
A Roosevelt Runor.
= CHICAGO, June 20.-That Colonel
Roosevelt would not hold the dele
gates who were instructed or pledged
to support him, was the announcement
made today by one of the colonel's
closest personal friends and political
advisors. That he releases them
from any obligation was taken to
mean that they need not support him
unless he is their personal choice for
the presidential nomination
Roosevelt was in conference with
his chief lieutenants during the entire
morning, and it was said that a state
ment would be issued soon.
Regis H. Post, governor Of Porto
Rico under Roosevelt's administration
confirmed the announcement that
Roosevelt would not hold delegates
to their instructions or pledges.
Post added, however: Roosevelt is
still in the flgnt."
Sowing the Seed.
Indiana delegates were busy all day
scattering Hadley and Watson seeds
among the other delegates.
Jos. Healing Of indianapolis, how
ever, did not subscribe to the com
promise. After conference with
William Barnes. Jr., in the New York
headquarters, Healing declared that
the Taft forces would be held intact
and that Taft would be nominated.
Credentials Committee at Work.
The two contested Taft delegates
from the ninth Alabama district were
seated "a to Ia.
After concluding the Alabama con.
test the committee took recess un-
| til two O'Clock this afternoon, when
the Arizona contests will be consid-
cred.
The vote came after two hours ex-
cited debate, Member R. r. McCor-
mick of Illinois leading the Roosevelt
battle. He moved to deny vote to
committeeman from all states whose
delegates are contested. Chairman
Devine ruled that the motion was out
of order. James B. Sloan and ]. R.
Curter, are the Alabama delegates
now securely anchored In their seats
by the credentials committees rati-
fication of the national committees
decision, If the convention acquiesces
in the decision.
This afternoon the Arizona contest
may be passed and the contest of the
two delegates form the fourth Cali
fornia district taken up. The Roose-
yelt leaders are considering making
only four contests, those of Texas
and Washington in addition to Ala
bama and California
Chairman Devine eased up his al
legged gag rule" so far as to permit
committeeman to explain their votes
upon the roll call.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20
Daily River Bulletin.
Sta 90 Heipht Chanpe We

River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall
steadily from Davenport to Keokuk
during the remainder of the week.
Local Observations.
June Bar Their. Wind. Weather.
19 4 pm. 29. so 20 SW Pt Cldy
20 4 am. 30 80 81 sW Clear
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
The Governmental Through the Post
Office--Is Paying to Send Farm
Workers Out of This Country.
Continued from First Column.


GOVERNMENT intended take farmers away
It should be illegal and Mr. Hitchcock or some other govern
official interested the public welfare interested in the farm
interested in the local editors should illegal to carry
through the mails of the United States any advertising matter for
which the of the newspaper is paid
The regulation of the posoce which permits the country
newspaper to circulate without charge WITHIN THE COUNTY
PUBLICATION intended to enable the Canadian
government and the Canadian land scheners and dishonest NH
fishers of ready print distribute disguised lying and harm
full advertising free
We invite Mr. Hitchcock to investigate matter We call
the attention of congress- which recently INQUIRED as o the
of emigration from the United Canada to nour
into it.
The entire thing swnde upon American farmer first
of all and shameful swndle upon the country editor who is at
the mercy of the dishonest ready print publishers
Mr. Hitchcock render the local editors Of this
than 10000 them a-and he can render
service the farmers and the and the business
and he compel the readprnt publishers by the way to con-
duct their business honestly instead of dshonesy he will issue
regulations fobddng the carrying by the United States mails
without charge of advertising for which the publisher oe
newspaper receives no pay.
1t is not necessary hope this written for the
sake of the farmers and for the sake country
1t ought not to be that does affect the news
paper organization to which this particular newspaper belongs
We don't expect own any country newsna
pers And there isn't any publisher of readypnt ingenious or
cunning enough to unparoc dishonest and disguised Cana
dian land scheme advertising into this newspaper
We make this statement and Mr. Hitchcock take action
for the sake of the farmers first and for the the local news
editors who the and guardians this oun
try who badly paid and badly treated as if AND WHO
OUGHT NOT TO BE SWINDLED BY A COMBINATION OF THE
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, THE CANADIAN LAND SWIM
Oilers, AND THE OTHER SWINDLERS THAT TSSIrE
"READY-PRINTS" WITH FRAUDULENT DISGUISED Az
VERTISING UNPAID FOR IN THEM
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
ER. JOHN Fl. MARYLEBoNE,

ME-. JOHN f. MARYLEBoNB'
IVl of Somewhere, Something,
South Dakota, rose in So
cialist meeting in the West the
other night and unburdened his
mind about marriage.
Marriage is a fraud" said Mr..
Marylebone, land every married
man knows it. The women who
have refused me refused me be-
cause l was poor. The modern girl
marries the man with the automo-
bile and turns down the fellow who
brings her a bag of peanuts and an
honest love for an evenings enter
tainment."
Fudge and fiddlesticks. Mr.. Ma
FyIebone The girls who refused
you refused you for the same good
old reason that made your mother
refuse the man she wouldn't look
at after she had seen your father.
She didn't like you-that's all
and judging from your speech,
don't blame her, either.
A bag Of peanuts and loving
heart! What joyous gift to lay
at the feet of the fair. A man who'd
give his sweetheart peanuts when
he could go out into the first va
cant lot and pick a nosegay of pink
clover blossoms to take to her,
ought to be refused, and refused
without much of Thank you, sir;
thank you, kindly, either.
Honestly. now, wouldn't you like
an automobile yourself. Mr.. Mary
lebone? Why don't you get one?
You had the same chance as the
young fellow who has just bought
the latest model and who will take
the sweetest girl in the world out
in 1t tomorrow night. Why don't
you do the same thing?
Honest and truly, now, don't fid-
get away from the answer. The
reason you haven't the automobile
is because you haven't the ability
to earn one, isn't that about 1t?
You admire ability, don't you?
Wasn't it you heard yelling your
self hoarse over a man who threw
the right kind of a ball out at the
game the other day? Why did you
cheer that man to the echo and let
his brother walk by without ever
looking at him?
He hit the ball, didn't he, and hit
it at the psychological moment?
Well, don't you suppose a woman
likes the sort of man who gets
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
About Marriage
Peanuts
and
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

some of the cheers once in while.
too? Why shouldn't she?
1t isn't the automobile she's in
love with; it's the man who's able
to earn the money to buy the ma
chine that the girl admires. She
isn't in love with his money; she's
in love with his brains and his grit
and his fight and his hard work. 1t
takes all these things to make
success in the world.
Women marry the successful
men and turn down the failures"
said one of your fellows at the
meeting the other night.
l could scarcely keep from rising
and saying: We'll what of it?"
Why shouldn't women marry the
successful men? Why shouldn't
they love them for the qualities
which make success?
What do / call success? e call
success the getting of the thing
you go out to get-that's success.
For the writer success is to have
his work published and read. For
the painter success means good
painting and plenty of it-and
that's all it does mean. For the
business man it means good bust
ness with reputation and respect
and a little independent money in
the bank
Any woman with any kind of
brain and anything at all in the
way of a heart would marry the
man she loves if he's as poor az
Jobs turkey, and be thankful to get
him-but who's going to love
man who can't do the thing he's
trying to do?
How about those peanuts, Mr.
Marylebone? Were even they the
best in the market, and were there
plenty of them?
Hurrah for the girl who said No.
I'll warrant she's been glad of it
ever since.
Marriage a fraud? Not unless
the man and woman who marry
are frauds, both of them, and even
then it sometimes turns out the
very thing they needed to make
real people out of them
That little old bag Of peanuts you
talk so much about may have been
all right, good Mr.. Marylebone, but,
whisper, what about the heart that
went with 1t? Was that all right.
too?
I doubt it-and so did the girl.
on she'd have said YES" the first
time you even looked as if you
meant to ask her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
By DOROTHY DIX.

youth and beauty before him! Note
his gray old lips smiling above his
false teeth! Observe his vein
knotted old hands, shaking so they
spill the champagne he tries to
pour! Listen how his rheumatic
old joints creak as ne attempts to
execute the nimble steps of a boy.
He is barbered and perfumed,
and dressed up to the last notch,
and he stil believes with fatuous
self conceit that he is a devil of a
fellow among the women And
you could smile-or cry-at the
truth For his imitation of youth is
as hideously grotesdue as the
dancing of a skeleton would be,
and among women he is nothing
but a byword and a kissing
easy mark that can be worked by
the clumsiest feminine fingers.
IT. a Grave Menace.
Old age without the dignity that
should belong to it, without the
honor it should command, fills us
with repulsion instead of the ven
GRAFTON that should be our tribute
to white hairs, but the gray bread
ed firt is worse than an object of
scorn. He is one of the grave men
aces of modern social conditions
The old rounder is far more dan
gerous than the young rounder, for
of which is that he has had more
experience. has more knowledge of
life and the weaknesses of human
ity in general and women in par
ticular and knows better how to
prey upon an unsophisticated girl
than boy does.
The youth who is sowing his
first wild oats crop is an amateur.
The man who at sixty-five or sew
enty is still sowing wild oats has
become an agricultural expert and
knows how to turn the hardest and
stoniest and most resisting bit of
feminine reserve to his advantage.
Also the boy has heart in his
bosom. He has still some pity and
sympathy. something that makes
him hesitate to soil and desecrate a
white soul for his pleasure, but the
years have calloused the old ones
conscience and feeling until they
are as tough as an old working
mans hands. He is incarnate sell
hshness. and let's no sentiment turn
him away from the qualification of
his desires.
Another reason why the old flirt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18

That picture of Uncle Sam weeping feeble
supposed the xataon of the Canadians
that of thousands good
especially good American farm WORKERS leave the United
States every year
Northwest especially bitterly complaining
this constant draining of good wormen from the United States
Canada.
Our farmers the develop them in and
then the Canadians them by the
fields and fields in need of aborhe farmers and the
business men and the consumers suffer
We ask Mr. Hitchcock postmaster general observe that
these workers. of which Canada and this Canadian brag
exuant taken Canada by disguised Advertising published
by the Canadian government AND CARRIED THROUGH THE
UNITED STATES MAILS FREE OF CHARGE
An outline of this system given subcommittee of the
house representatives Tuesday last by CORTLAND Smith, pres
iden of the American Press association Mr. Hitchcock if he
chooses probably get information from Mr. Smith And
he get information especially FROM EVERY ONE THE
MEN EDITING SMALL COUNTRY NEWSP APERS THROUGH
OUT THE NORTHWESTERN ALL ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER
Mr. Hitchcock Mr. Taft Interested here are
some facts
Country newspapers are circulated WITHIN THE COUNTY
IN WHICH THEY ARE PUBLISHED free of cost by the posoce
of the United States This very good indeed and if those
newspapers not imposed upon and compelled
of the Canadian swnders
the free delivery by posoce newspaper within
the county would be admirable
Unfortunately the United government only delivers
the county free within the county limit BUT IT ALSO
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE CANADIAN LAND
SCHEMERS
Unfortunately for thousands of country editors they are at the
mercy the ready print when happens to be dis
honest And unfortunately also the greatest the
greatest ready print the United thoroughly dis
FOR IN THE PRINTED MATTER WHICH 1T SENDS TO
THE EDITORS AND FOR WHICH 1T MAKES THEM PAY TT
INSERTS ADVERTISING DISGUISED AS PURE READING
MATTER, INCLUDING THE ADVERTISING THAT LURES THE
WORKERS FROM THE FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES
The editor of the local newspaper many editor
field his editorial coumnregets bitterly he com
PEELED publish in his without charge misleading
about Canadian opportunities that accept
at any price if offered as paid advertising
These ready print advertisements through the e
forts of the local editors and carried free within the county
United States government the distributors lying exaggera
Canadian land scheme They the distributors
advertising matter put by the Canadian government AND
PAID FOR AT A VERY HIGH PRICE BY THE CANADIAN
Continued in Last Column.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
81 The Elderly Washer 81
Why the Aged Lotharo More Dangerous Than the Young

is so dangerous to girls is because
he carries in his hands well-filled
and open pocket book. 1t is one
of the most tragic and pathetic
things in life that the great major
ity of young women go wrong not
through love, but through love of
the things that money buys. They
do not give themselves for passion,
they sell themselves for a rag of
chiffon, glass of champagne,
ride in a taxicab
Nor is this as unnatural as might
be supposed. A girl is beautiful,
but poor. She works, let us say. in
a store where she handles daily the
most exquisite garments garments
in which she knows that she would
look like a picture She sees other
women dressed in these clothes,
lolling in their automobiles, feast
ing in high priced restaurants
where there is gayety and light,
and music, and she Graves with all
her soul to be one of that brilliant
throng instead of Cinderella. sit
ting in a two by four hail bed room,
half fed, poorly dressed.
Then comes along the old flirt.
He knows better than the girl does
herself how to play upon her vanity,
and her weakness. how best to
tempt her. and almost before she
knows it she has taken the step
downward that no woman can re-
trace.
It is the old men. and not the
young. who make the danger of
office work for girls The young
man wants to get on in life. To
do this he knows that he must not
mix business and sentiment. and he
sedulously avoids getting involved
in any heart affairs with the
women with whom he works. He
wants no breach of promise suits
in his.
Office His Hunting Ground.
on the other hand the old man.
whose business career is practically
ended. only too often makes of his
office a hunting ground for his
armours that renders it as safe a
place as a lions den for any help
less girl who enters it. Protected
by the possession of a wife and a
family, and his gray hairs. and his
position in church and community.
the old masher is safe to prey upon
the helpless little giJ4s that come
hi MeF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18

Sleep to Yum was just delicious it was to
the next one
He had no feather pillows comforters. The
little box in the corner of the cafe was enough:
Yum slept there unnoticed many night while men
in the saloon played cards and shot dice. Yum
could do neither, his finances always
tremey low.
When he was kid, of course he shot crusoe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18

long as the next one When he managed that
fighter he d bet much the next one, but those
days gone. The rosy path that Yum at
that time had turned to one of thornS and cobbles
He figures now that there never was a chance
and never would be for him He was one of those
guys who were born unlucky and couldn't shake
the jnx, so he just let things slide and lived the
best he could.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-18
Their Open Season Now.

Ihelr open season NOW
You may see these senie old
FOUNDERS any time of the year. but
the summer, when their families
are away, is the open season for
them, and just now you can not so
to a roof garden, or stop at a road
house without meeting a CHASTITY
number of them languishing across
table at some squad of a girl.
who only endures them because
they ride her about in their cars.
and pay for dinners. and can be
held up for presents OF fine wear
Ing apparel and jewelry.
1t is a sight for gods and men,
Watch the old man with his age
faded. watery eyes vsinly trying
to shoot killing glances at the