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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-04
TAFT is BATTLING
FOR BLONDE BOSS

Washington. May 3.-tSpecial.)-M
Taft In his recent feeble and whining
speech, intended to refute the charges
that he has been closely allied Will
the Lorimer crowd, with Lormer and
i.orimerism, asked the public to be.
lieve an absurdity, to wit: That he Is
and has been bitterly opposed to Lori
mer,sm and to the recently overthrow
blonde boss" Of Illinois.
II Is well known here that the faith
ful supporters of the president. wht
are at once his campaign managers
and the snggesters and editors of his
speeches. are preparing again to ''pnl
Lorimer over"
Recently when Senator Jones, ol
washington. ardent Taft supporter
made speech abusing Roosevelt be-
cause Roosevelt had dared to sp~d,,
against Lormer In Illinois and Michi-
gan, II was recognized that the real
purpose of the Jones speech. next td
that of promoting the Taft candidacy
was To prepare the way for favorable
action by the senate In the Lorlmei
case.
Senator l.. Johnston of Alabama the
Lorimer special privilege democrat Sc
lected by Senator Murray Crane to Of
fer the trick resolution calling for tho
Roosevelt correspondence relating u
the harvester trust, but nothing else
has issued a statement In which he
declares that Lormer Is guiltless; that
all charges against him have been dis
proved. and that he should be vindi'
Gated.
Paving the Way.
The understanding now IL that Sen
ator Dillingham; Of Vermont, also az
ardent supporter of Taft and part ol
the combination of Taft men In thu
senate who take their orders from
Senator Crane. will make IA speech
further paving the way for report
from the elections committee defending
I1orimer's title to his purchased seat
For nearly two years, or ever since
the senate voted once before to hole
l.Orimer In his seat. the Taft sup.
portcrs In the senate and elsewhere
have been laborlng constantly to con.
trol the senate again for Lorimer ant
corruption. II Is In this later figh
that President Taft has SO openly ar
rayed himself with the Lorimer side.
In tho first fight. yielding to In
stincts of common honesty and de-
cency. Taft was against Lorimer, bu
was against him feebly. In this sec
ond fight Taft has not only acquiesce.
| In all the efforts made by his own
supporters In behalf of Lorimer an.
the justification OF bribery. but he re
| fused to avail himself OF opportunitie
to deny that he was standing witt
Lorimer At no time within year
although the effort was made repeat
edly, could the president be persuade
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To say word against Lorimer or To
intimate that his own attitude was
other than one OF the greatest friend
ship,
-Four days before the primaries In
Illinois President Taft WAS asked to
say something which would Indicate
that he was not on the Lorimer side
and he positively refused.
The reason TAFT was against Lori
mer two years ago and has been for
him ever since is that I'm the last two
years every man and every special in
tcrest 10 whom Mr. Taft has looked
for the effective support he has be-
lieved would give him another term
has been supporting Lormer and Lori
morlsm.
lorimerisn.
Iorlmeiism Is by 10 maa.s confined
to lOrlmer's own state. Illinois. II IL
the name which has been given TO that
system of political corruption and pub
llc uebanchery which controls elec
tions Of United States senators and
other public officers. determines the
appointment of Judges, and does II all
SO that special privilege control of
go, ,ernment and special privilege con :
troll Of courts may be made more and
more absolute.
When Taft permitted Lorimer, Cam
non, Fenfose, Crane and other repre-
sentat,ves of Lorimerism to assume
full charge of his administration he
surrendered not only himself. but the
public interests intrnsted to his care
When he permitted these men To name
Lorimer's henchman, Mckinley of iii :
nols as his campaign manager, he in
jectcd Lorilnerism into the campaign
as the chief issue, and absolutely
identified himself with the cause OF
i4orimcr He depended upon Lorlmer
Cannon and others of tho IOrimef
combination to carry Illinois for him
and refused 10 make any statement
which would permit honest republic
ans in tn estate to believe that he
was against Lorimer.
He relied upon that stalWart sup
porter of Lorimer Senator Penrose. td
carry Pennsylvania for him. He re-
lied upon the man who more than any
other person IL striving through a bi.
partisan combination TO control thu
senate of the United States for Lori
| mer, To carry the state OF Massachu.
setts for him Senator Crane. Of thai
state.
TO whimper at this stage that ht
has been misrepresented by. Theodore
Roosevelt respecting his attitude to.
ward Lorimer makes Taft's position
more deplorable than 1t would have
been had he brazenly assumed all re-
sponsibility for his conduct as Pen.
rose has done. and as Crane and al
fsanttuund an Dora prhroal
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A Great Missoula Audience Listens, Spell
bound, to the Words of the Distinguished
Orator as He Shows Up the Evils of the
Privileged Interests and Counsels the
Remedy for the Faults Which Exist
in Our Great Business Systems.

This conflict unprecedented in hstoo
and
which Montanas toied
of
distinguished
IS sent
of
of the of Misoula
stated than for which
Iooer
held
nader plain last
night -
This Ioe Dixon
no doubt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-04
PRIMARY is NEEDED
in BLAINE COUNTY

Chinook, May 3. .-~tSpeolal) Tie
people Of Blaine county have recently
had demonstrated to them the great
Importance of u primary ELECTION law.
Maly citizens who have heretofore
shown little interest In the alleged
frauds In other states now express
themselves as willing to believe that
many of the charges of fraud are
probably based on facts.
The following is n brief history Of
Blaine county republican politics. In
chronological order:
Chronology.
Bnine county organized from part Of
chonteau county March l, 1912.
March 10 Six men met In secret
and organized u so-ealled republican
county central committee and elected
b. y. Phillips state committeeman
This meeting VAS kept secret for five
days and the ehief participants when
first confronted On the Goth. denied
that there had been such IA meeting.
March 1G-Noticcs sent to all OF tho
old Chontean county republican pre-
cinct committeeman within the limits
Of Blaine county for meeting to Id
held on March II.
March 20-Mass meetings held In
Chinook and Harlem, the two largest
towns IN the county. protesting against
the action of the secret six and against
the selection Of Phillips as committee
man.
! March 2i-vcOnnty central COMMITTEES
organized. Cha rmHn, secretary and
state committeeman elected,
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March 20 Chairman and secretary
called meeting of county central com
niiteo for April 2.
April County central committee
ordered preferential primary elections
for April Goth and tho election Of u
state comm tteeman
April 10 The secret six COMMITTEES
gent out few letters. To not over a
dozen precincts, In particular friends
hdvisf not 10 attend the primaries
on the goth, but 10 hold primaries on
the 23rd. and elect delegates for tho
convention on the 26th.
April 20 Primaries throughout
near'y al precincts In tho county. or
total vote Roosevelt received 75 per
cent. la Toilette 10 per cent. Taft &
per cent
April 23.The progressive repnb-
Leans having learned ot the proposed
| secret primaries for the 23rd, elected
IA majority of tho delegates to the
proposed convention of the 26th.
! April 26-Secret convention called
and secret committee disresarded all
credentials except those favorable to
Taft, even rejecting the progressive
delegates where there was no contest,
OF the uncontestlng delegates where
the majority we're progressyes II they
had been allowed TO take seats. The
convention elected delegates for Taft.
April 27--4The delegates elected at
tho preferential primary election met
In convention and selected Roosevelt
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-04

liticnl party, but NJ Is the exact truth.
What We arc fighting for today. what
have come to Montana for, IL not
one whit different from what our
fnthors and brothers left homo for
ana went Ia the front to fight the
nations BATTLES more than so years
ago.
Tho Finger of Greed.
"You hear Fourth of July speeches.
most of them made In splendid igor
anee. but all lauding the men, who 1870
years ago threw off the yoke OF kings.
Money privilege is seeking to fatten
itself at the expense of millions of
the people, After Abraham Lincoln
had been elected president and the
great bnttlc had been decided. came
the greut era of national cxploita-
ton We were developing. Great
business grew up. but VIC paid no at
i"nion Ia Its doings. Really great
men arose. but they were bcmished
by the fingers of greed They wanted
to g"t rich quick and they did this
through the political parties and the
boss system that today peryades every
state In tho whole republic and II ds
against this system that we are I'm re-
U9t
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-04
ALL PARTIES FIGHT
FOR MARYLAND'S
PREFERENCE
FOUR PRESIDENTIAL cANDl.
DATES VISIT THE STATE AND
MAKE SPEECHES.

Baltimore. Md. May s.--rhe people
of Maryland were forcibiy reminded
today that theirs will be the next
chance to Influence the nomination OF
presidential candidates. The ante
primary campaign was given impetus
today hy the arrival In the state OF
three of the five candidates whose
names will appear on the primary bal
lot. A fourth will enter Ii tomorrow
The names of Theodore Roosevelt,
and president Taft will appear on the
republican preference-primnry ballot
and the names of Champ Clark, Jud.
son Harmon and Woodrow Wilson on
tho democratic ballot. In the order
given.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke here tonight
ana the supporters OF Champ Clark
held big mass melting here at which
Mayor Preston presided and former
United States Senator Charles A.
ToWne. former Congressman Inre
Pence Of New York and Congressman
Henry George. Jr.. were the chief
speakers.
Colonel Roosevelt toured the eastern
part OF the state today and will make
number of speeches In the country
districts tomorrow.
Wilson Absent.
Governor Woodrow Wilson was the
only democratic candidate of those on
the primary ballot, who was not IN
the state today, The New Jersey
governor made his appeal here hast
Monday. Governor Harmon made sev,
eral speeches In the northern part ol
the state and returned tonight IL
Baltimore to take a train at 7 p, m.
for Ohio.
II don't want to butt IN on another
mans show" he remarked just befor,
leaving.
Speaker Clark made no speeches II
the state although he visited friends
In Montgomery county, which admin.
the District OF Columbia.
President Taft will enter the stats
right after breakfast tomorrow a,lt
wind up q day OF ardous campaigning
here with speech from the stag.
where Colonel IIsbosevelt appeared to
night,
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The audience assembled early and
long before the hour for the beginning
Of Senator BeveIidgc's address the
Harnois theater was filled People
kept coming until the house was over
flowed. The Missonla band gave u
pleasing concert while the house was
filling ana while the audience waited
for the announced hour.
Ronald Higgins presided. AS soon
as the band concert had concluded.
Mr.. Higgins conducted the speaker up
on the stage. The appearance OF Sem
ator Beveridge was the signal for en-
thusIastic applause. Introducing the
speaker OF the evening. Mr.. Higgins
said.
"ronight We have with us man
who Is "A prominent figure In our ma
tiona life, Together with the great
American whose candidacy he Is advo-
eating he has fought for the readJusi-
nent Of things political and has sriv-
on TO arouse In the minds Of the peo-
pie n full realization OF our political
lis II Is men of this calIber, who
are now attempting to guide the ship
of state In the manner In which II WAS
intended To be guided under our consti-
tuition. II IL men of this caliber who
have striven To remedy our present un-
healthful political condition. Reflect
ing the sentiment as expressed by
Lieutenant Governor Allen In Butte
last night; n would not be out of
tho way io introduce him as n pos
slbilhy for president. instead Of ns
Senator Bevnridge.''
Acknowledging the favorable recep-
tion. Senator Boyeridgc said;
Where We Stand.
"Mr Chairman. Ladies' and Gentle
men.
Before we begin TO talk with one
another let ns get rid Of the BRUSH
wood, Just a moment ago, your local
evening paper was handed 10 me with
AN open letter to mo. never fall to
make reply 10 n private or open lct-
ter. II II Ii couftcously Worded and
80 think that there can be nothing
better for me 10 say to You this
evening than to reply TO this open let
ter. II asks whether or not | am
here to champion the cause of Joseph
Dixon. ! am. What is more, ! come
voluntarily. What is stlll more. | am
paying my own expenses, and what
Is sul more. earned them myself
| have earned the money by what
write for the magazines and the books
write which you, poor. deluded pco
Pile arc kind enough to buy. The sec
ond topic is this. and 1t Ii n great
surprise to me that the paper asks II
don't know tlrat Joseph Dixon Is an
agent for the Amalgamated company
II the paper knows that, 1t ~ out Oi
touch with the lords OF the Amalga.
mated In New York, for when | lefi
Boston. coming on my way here.
heard that the order had gone fort
from the great princes Of the Anal
gamated. who claim TO own Montana.
that all servants Of tho Amalgamate ed
In Montana should earn their salaries
by defeating Joseph Dixon and all III
stands for. Last night IN Autte. I saw
! no signs Of Amalgamated support foI
Joseph Dixon. It has gone all ovel
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Tho business, the better, x Il
II property controlled --6ens
ator Beverldge.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-20
Teachers Meet
On Cumberland

Prominent educs tors from all sec
tions of the state arrived in the city
yesterday while many others viii
come today to attend the annual con-
vention of the Georgia Teachers as
sociation, Which will convene on Cum
berland island this evening and con-
tinue in session for three days.
Many of the best-known educators
in the state will attend the meeting
and some very interesting discussions
of various educational matters will be
the feature of the sessions. Many
of the best-known educators in the
state are on the program for ad-
dresses during the convention The
session will be held in the auditorium
near the Hotel Cumberland, which
has been put into good condition for
the meeting.
1t is Xrected that the attendance
will be the largest in the history OF
the organization, and, while the con
yention will last for three days, many
of the teachers will spend a week OF
more on the island.
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Brantley to Be
On a Committee

Congressman Brantley of this city
who is one of the Georgia delegates
at large to the democratic national
convention, which meets in Baltimore
next week, will more than likely be
a member of the platform commit
tee, and the popular Brunswickian
will assist in shaping the platform
upon which the democratic party is
to make it's campaign this year.
1t has been announced from Allan
ia that the Georgia delegation has
Practically decided upon Congressman
Brantley as the Georgia member of
this important committee. His long
experience in congress and his famil-
iarity with the great questions of the
day makes him well qualified 10 serve
as a member of this important COM
mittee. He is considered one of the
most conservative democrats in the
country, is well posted on the tariff
questions and no doubt he will rem
der the committee valuable assis-
tanCe.
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TAFT MEN FIGHT TO KEEP
HOLD OF THEIR MAJORITY

Director Mckinley Urges and Pleads
With Delegates to Stand Firm. b.
Chicago, June 19.-While the Roos-
evelt strategy board was making
final and secret plans today, the Tart
managers and their lieutenants were
working just as hard as ever. Up to
the very moment the nversat1on
was called to order the presidents
aides labored like beavers to main
tain their narrow hold on the ma
jority.
All through the night and morning
delegates crowded the ante-roCms
and conference rooms of Director NC
Kinley's headquarters, while McKin-
ley and his aides argued and pleaded
with them to remain firm.
Director Mckinley neglected prac-
tically everything else to labor with
the delegates When it was time to
start for the convention, he expressed
confidence that the Taft vote in tha
convention today would be fully as
strong as it was yesterday
The Taft forces will stand togeth-
er exactly as they did yesterday" he
said. IF there is any shifting, we
will gain as much as, if not more,
! than we lose"
Roosevelt again prepared to direct
operations by means of his private
! telephone
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-20
Many Members
For New Board

That BruLswick's new board of
trade is going to prove a great sue
cess is best evidenced by the sue
cess is best evidenced by the mem
bers of the soliciting committee has
already received, although it did not
start out on it's active canvass for
members yesterday, but during the
day many prominent citizens, who
were unable to attend the meeting
Tuesday night, called on various
members of the committee and en-
listed themselves as members.
The indications are that when the
beard holds it's next meeting on next
Tuesday night that there will be fully
$50 active members of the CONNER
cial body, and with such a large
membership the success of the new
organization is assured.
On all sides yesterday the busi
ness men of the city were discussing
the advantages of the new board or
trade, and every man who was heard
to express himself, was CT the opin-
ion that the board will mean more
to Brunswick than any movement of
the kind ever inaugurated in the
city.
The soliciting committee will prob
ably get out today and an effort will
be made tc see every business man
in the CITY, but, in the event any are
missed, who desire to become mem
: bers. any one of the committee will
i be glad to have such citizens notify
! them.
When the meeting is held next
Tuesday night, at WHICH officers viii
bA elected and various committees ap
poiuted, it is expected that $50 OF
Bruuswick's mcst representative bus
inkss men will be present.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-20
ISLANDERS WANT
AN OPEN RESORT
ACTION OF COMM SSIoNERS IN
ORDERING LID PLACED ON
ISLAND INJURIES RESORT.

The action of the Glynn county
,mmissioners in ordering the lid
placed on at ST. Simon, prohibttins
the sale of beer, has caused much
discussion among people who are now
Summering on the island, as well as
many in this city, and it is probable
that an effort will be made to restore
the old order of things on the ISL
and
1t has been pointed out that, as
long as the sale of beer was permit
ted On the island that the "blind
tiger" selling whisky, has been con-
spieuous for it's absence on the ISL
and, but now, with the present con-
dition, it is believed that the places
will again be in operation and that
both beer and whiskey will be Sold
1t IS also claimed that none or the
drunkenness on the island, Of which
there has been very little, has been
caused by the sale CT beer. The dis
trder has been among country visi-
tors who spend Sunday on the island,
and who bring along with them a
SuhlcloHC Quantity vi Ihedp "Lhsh0J
to make the day on the island what
they class as big one" In but
few instances has a man become in
tcxicated by drinking beer purchased
lQn The island.
Many citizens are of the opinion
that better order can be maintained,
that there will be less drunkenness
if the dealers are permitted to sell
beer. Those who really want to
drink are going to have it, and the
! discontinuance of the sale Of the
beverage simply means, it is claimed,
that blind tigers" will be operated
on the island.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-20
WILD SCENES AT
The CONVENTION
VARIOUS SPEAKERS BITTER IN
THEIR DENUNciATIoN OF
TWO FACTIONS.
Roosevelt Demand that Roll Be
Purged of Certain Taft Delegates
Precipitates Long and Acrimonious s,
Debate.

Chicago, June 19.-"We will win
out beyond question: said / nited
States Senator Dixon, ,Rooseyeit cam
paign manager, today.
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter of Washington, was among the
Roosevelt leaders who intimated that
the possibility of bolt by their forces
was imminent.
In case these contested delegates
are allowed to pass on their own
claims, said Senator Poindexter
Colonel Roosevelt will be a candi-
date"
This assertion was construed as
meaning but one thing-a bolt if the
colonel finds himself in the minority
Although Colonel Roosevelt may
visit the convention as a spectator
Taft leaders today insisted that he
could not, under the regulations i'm
posed by the national committee, take
part in the deliberations from the
floor.
There is but one way that Colonel
Roosevelt could get on the floor ano
actively r. -ticipate in the convention,
and t, d be by resolution of
the CO a ITSELF" aid one of the
Taft ne rs. And if he could get
on such esoluticn, he could,I think,
control the convention. And / don't
think there is the ghost of a show of
that
The Second Day.
The second day CT the convention
opened with ten hours of stubborn
fighting ahead, and the outcome of the
contest for the presidential nomina-
ton no nearer the eye than it was
yesterday. -Four major possibilities
loomed large in the foreground. These
were the denomination of President
Taft, the nomination of Colonel Ross
evelt, nomination of third candidate,
a possibility of a second or double
convention.
Scores of men could be found in
the convention crowds who would
back any one of these possibilities
with hard cash. Taft, Roosevelt and
third candidate partisans each claim
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the Roosevelt partisanS. Mr.. Dovell
characterized as ''recllessly false
lowed out a point of order against
Interruptions. The chair sustained
the motion and asked for fair play
for both siles
Mr.. Allen discussed the Washington
cases in some detail, lenouncing Do
Wells statement as "himsy." Allen
frequently was cheered by Roosevelt
delegates and laughed at by the Taft
adherents
Despite the occasional discourtesy
to speakers it was apparent the tenn
per of the delegates was much bet
ter than on yesterday.
The tension seemed to have re-
laxed.
After being interrupted several
times, Allen shouted at the Taft tor
menters: you haven't got anything
until t,;'s convention is over; then
the Lord only knows that you viii
have
'Are you going to abide by the de-
cision of this conyention?" shouted a
delegate from Colorado.
"Ill answer you later"
Answer me now"
The floor was in an uproar.
'Ill answer you, I'll answer you,"
shouted Allen, his face growing red
and his voice growing husky. The
delegates stopped yelling long enough
to hear him say II want to support
the nominee Of this convention, but"
At the "but" the cheering and jeer-
ing broke out afresh.
"I'Il support him." shouted Allen
only on one condition, that MS nom
ination is not accomplished by fraud
and corruption"
Delegate Newcomb, of New York,
made point of order against further
Interruptions of the speakers, and
Chairman Root held It well taken.
The chairman made a special plea for
fair play to the speaker.