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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
M'COMBS STILL CHEERFUL
Says Illinois Result Wont Hurt
Governor Wilson.

William +. McCombs. campaign manager
for Governor Woodrow Wilson, issued a
statement last night declaring the result
of the Democratic primaries in Illinois was
not unexpected by him. 1T Is not difficult
for one who is familiar with the situation
there to see how 1t was brought about" lie
said. and added:
For three months Speaker Clark has had
a perfect organization throughout the state,
with men in each county. abundantly sup
piled with funds, who were looking after
his interests. He had the backing Of the
Hearst Harrison organizations, whose first
consideration was the Presidential primary.
The progressive forces, that would pat
urally be interested in Governor Woodrow
Wilson. were lending their activity in tins
gubernatorial situation Mr. Clark also
had the backing Of money that has been
provided with apparent impartislity for
Harmon, Underwood and Clark In the ter
ritories set apart for them All of the
former Harmon and Underwood supporters
in Illinois concentrated their efforts in be-
half OF Clark.
cannot believe that the party will per-
nit the Clark-Hearst alliance to bring
about an assignment OF the party's inter
estS to Hearst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
VERMONT IS FOR TAFT;
ROOSEVELT GETS MAINE
Neither State Convention In
struCts Its DeIegates-at-La Large
Explicitly, However.
1000 KENTUCKY CONTESTS
Presidents Followers in Control
and His Wing of Party Rules
in Michigan, Where New
berry Is 0usted,

Republican state conventions were hello
I'm Vermont. Maine Kentucky and Mlchl-
gan yesterday. Delegates 10 the ma
tional convention were elected in Ne"
England, but in the Kentucky and Mich
iean meetings contests prevented action
In Vermont the administration was IN
dorsed The four delegates-at-large'
however. were not instructed. They are
favorable TO Mr.. Taft it is known. In
the LIST Vermont District Taft delegates
were elected. in the ID Roosevelt men
non.
In Maine. delegates-at-large Favorable
70 Roosevelt were named, and in the
% ga and Attn districts his followers
won
In Kentucky more than one thousand
contests were fled. Taft men were in
control, and at once began to settle the
disputes. The convention meets again
to-day
In Michigan almost like condition
existed. Truman H. Newberry, Roose-
welt supporter, was rejected for tempo
rary chairman, and the convention fight
to-day may be lively. The 10th and
18th Michigan districts elected TAFT del
egetes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
GIVES COLONEL $4,000
Illinois Piles Up Big Majority for
Roosevelt in State.
DENEEN FOR A THIRD TERM
Democrats Give Clark lao, 600
Over Wilson and Name Dunno
for Governor.

Chicago. April 1o.--Theodoro Roosevelt
defeated President Taft in the preferential
primary held in Illinois yesterday by ap-
proximatey $4,000 votes and Speaker
Champ Clark received a majority of more
than 10000 over Governor Woodrow VIII
son. according to fairly complete returns
Charles s. Deneen has been nominated FOR
Governor for rhe third consecutive term oy
the Republicans his plurality being est
mated at $4,000 Edward F. Dunno ex-
Mayor Of Chicago received the nomination
for Governor on the Democratic ticket o.
q plurality close 10 10000.
Owing 10 the length Of the ballot, ~ -
expected that another day will be required
to complete the count.
Practically complete returns from the city
OF Chicago and estimates based on about
one half the vote in the state outside OF this
CITY give the following totals
For President. Republcans-Theodor
Roosevelt, 2340o0 Taft, 1le0no; La Toilette
$500 Roosevelts plurality, M50W a. on
Democrats-Clark, 2200A; wilson, 800"
Clark's majority. 10000
Lawrence Sherman, president OF the
state board Of administration, received the
indorsement Of the Republicans for United
States Senator over Shelby NJ Cullor by
a plurality estimated at 25.0oo. Mr.. Cullum
on hearing OF Mr.. Sherman's victory in the
preferential vote e. the state, had only 70
say:
L will abide by the decision
Senator Cullom will have completed thirty
years in the United States Senate when his
term expires March next. Prior to that
he was twice Governor of Illinois, member
OF the House Of Representatives and mem
Der Of the Legislature. serving one term as
Speaker
James Hamilton Lewis had no opposition
on the Democratic ticket for the Senator
ship Endorsement.
President Taft carried the 9Th District IN
this city giving him two delegates. Mr..
Tafts managers announced tonight that
they will fight for an Endorsement OF the
administration in the platform to be adopt
ed in the Republican State Convention In
Springfield on April 70.
Joseph G. Cannon. ex-Speaker OF the
House, was renominated for Congress by
vote Of 2 to ! over his nearest competitor.
W. 3. Mckinley. President Tafts cam
paign manager, also was renominated Tor
Congress in the 10Th District.
The Socialists and Prohibitionists noni-
mated full state and Congress tickets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
HOUSE CHEERS CHAMP CLARK
"Rebel Yell" Greets Speaker When He
Takes the Gavel.

Washington, April l0-Speaker Champ
clark received an unusual ovation to-day
when he assembled the House rostrum.
cheers and the shrill rebel yell' greeted
him. Representative Rucker, missouri
Democrat. addressed the House for one
minute. saying that the result In Illinois
makes the Speaker Inevitably the next
President OF the United states. Speaker
Clark flushed slightly and brought the
savel down with q crash. The House then
proceeded with routine business.
Ex-senator Fred pu Bots, ClarKs cam
paign manager, issued a statement to-oay
IN which he said that the Clark landshoe
in Illinois means the Speakers success IN
November. II he should lead the Demo
cratic ticket as he undoubtedly VIII. he
added. The result means that uas'
wave OF Clark sentiment Is sweeping the
country and nothing can stop u
Wausau, Wis, April lo-Clark delegates
10 the Democratic National Convehl'on
have carried the sth Congress District OF
Wisconsin. This makes certain ,otai III
Wisconsin Of six delegates for clark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
ROOSEVELT WINS IN MAINE
Delegates Not Instructed, but
Pledged to His Candidacy.

Bangor Ne. April 10-The candidacy Of
Colonel Roosevelt Will be supported b.
Names twelve delegates in the Republican
National Convention. Ten were chosen at
The Republican State Convention and at
three OF the four district conventions, held
this afternoon and tonight in the City
Hall The other two were elected a week
ego in the list District.
Instructions were not formally given to
The 4th District delegates, but all those
chosen were named on ballots headed
Roosevelt delegates"
The Roosevelt leaders had a good work.
ing majority in the state convention, the
vote for delegates-at-large being 7Ss TO 497.
The delegates-at-large are Morrill, n. Drew,
Portland: Aretas z. stearns, Rumford;
Charles S. Hichborn, Augusta. and Halbert
P Gardner. Patten.
The platform adopted for the state cleo
ton in September Endorses the Republican
national administrations from that Of Presi-
dent Lincoln through TO that Of President
Taft; declares the question Of prohibition
as the settled policy Of Maine WAS decided
az the referendum last September, and de-
rnands a faithful enforcement Of the liquor
law as il stands; favors Presidential pri-
maries, and accuses the present state ad-
ninistration of incapacity and laundering
and OF partisan bias in the investigation Of
the recent York County bribery charges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
VERMONT ENDORSES TAFT
Delegates-at Large Favor Him
District Delegates Divided.

Montpelier, VI. April 1O.-Of the eight
Vermont delegates TO the Chicago conven-
ton Of the Republican party two district
delegates will go instructed for Taft and
two for Roosevelt. The four delegates at
large are unpledged. although the state
convention to- day Endorsed President Tafts
administration and all four delegates ex-
pressed personal desire for his renomina-
ton.
The platform condemns the principles Of
recall Of judges and of decisions, advocated
by Colonel Roosevelt The suggestion of a
popular review of the decisions of the court
in particular case Is declared to be "a
subtle and dangerous attempt upon the
foundation Of free government itself"
Two Of the delegates were chosen with
cut opposition and the other two after
Spirited contests between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces, in which the Taft ma
toriies we're "a and SO. respectively. The
Vermont delegation 10 Chicago will he as
follows:
Delegates at large-United states Sen
stor Carroll S. Page; Of HYDE PARK; J.
OF Troy: Governor John :. Mead. Of Rut-
land -unnstruCted.
First Tdstrict-William 2. Warren, Of
AerCenneS. j. l. SOulDWlCk, OF bUIIluS toli
ii instructed for Taft.
second District. ". Gibson. Of Brat
tleboro: Fred H. Thompson. Of Boston-in-
structed for Roosevelt
Chairman Williams. Of the Republican
State Committee. and the principal Taft
leader in Vermont said tonight that while
the delegates at-large were uninstructed'
he was sure they would vote for President
Taft. Chairman Batchelder of the Roose-
welt committee was equally sure that the
four were unfettered
No opposition developed to the selection
~ Senator Dillingham; as chairman at the
opening Of proceedings. and for half an
hour the convention listened TO an expo
sition of Republican principles in which
many former Presidents were mentioned
and the names Of Roosevelt and Taft
omitted. The convention was very noisy
nne and the proceedings were frequently
interrupted by boots. yells changing Of cow
bells and cheering by both the delegates
and spectators.
TIL" convention then adopted a platform
which included r memorial on the death
Of Representative Foster and an indorse-
nent OF President Taft. with references 70
The tariff and several other Republican is
sues The platform was adopted by q
voice vote. although the Roosevelt leaders
protested and asked for 8 ballot. Chair
man Dillingham; decided against them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
TAFT TO GET KENTUCKY
Nearly a Thousand Contests Obstruct
Work of State Convention.

Louisville. Ky. April lo-The Republican
state convention, Immediately after recon-
vening tonight, adjourned again until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning 10 give to the
committee on credentials time 10 prepare
its report on nearly a thousand contests
invoiyine a third of the seats In the con-
vention.
The Roosevelt forces. with oX-Chief Jus
tice y. e. O'Rear as their counsel, are pre-
senting testimony in every contest and are
making a stenographic report Of the evil
dence. II is doubtful whether the commit
tee will be through with its work when
the convention assemblies in the morning.
The temporary organization was com
pleted without friction. Senator ". .. Brad
lev leader Of the Taft forces. being chosen
chairman
Indications are that the four delegates
large 20 the Chicago convention VIII be IN
structed for the President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11

ence Of the Panama Canal on trade and
travel.
With the approaching completion Of the
canal Mr.. Ring said. after describing the
new waterway. the question OF tolls was
one Of the most important decisions 70 -
made by the government He said he
favored rate not higher than 81 for each
net registered ton, which IN time would "a
sufficient 70 cover the upkeep Of the canal
4 higher rate would keep many steamers
away he added
Concerning an American merchant ma
rine Mr. Ring repeated that in his opin-
ion all that was necessary was repeal q
the old maritime laws which prevented plac-
ing under the American flag Of steamship
purchased in a foreign country.
Thomas Gibson followed Mr.. Ring With
an address on Fundamental Conditions ard
Security Prices"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
MURRAY A TAFT DELEGATE
tRy telegraph % The Tribune J

ny Telegraph % The Tribune
Trenton. n j. April io-At meeting OF
local Republican leaders this evening c.
Edward Murray. quartermaster general OF
the state was unanimously selected as
Taft candidate for delegate from the 4th
Congress District 20 the national conven-
ton The other Taft candidate, already de-
cided upon, is c Ledyard Blair, Ne"
York banker who lives near Bernardsville.
Present indications are that there will be
no Roosevelt candidates for delegate az the
coming primaries in this district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
BROOKLYN NAMES DELEGATES
Democrats Make Choices for Their Ma
tional Convention.

Delegates to the Democratic state con-
vention met last night in tho Democratic
headquarters at No. Court Square, Brook
Ign. and chose the delegates TO the Demo-
cratic national convention. Two delegates
were chosen from each Congress district
and their names will be submitted TO the
state convention to-day;
Third Congress Dlstrict-Theodore G.
Eppig and second delegate undecided.
Fourth-Herman 4. Metz and Lawrence
Y. Carroll.
Fifth-Thomas r. Brynes and Charles j.
SIxth-Nichael J. Butler and Joseph Mas
ters. -,
seventh-John J fitzgerald and James
Eishth-Alfred r. Steers and Alonzo 6.
Mclaughlin - ,,...
Ninth-John J. Kelly and .. n thinner
Tenth-Edvard Latansky and John II.
McConev
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
VOTES TO GUST NEWBERRY
Michigan State Committee Seats
Taft Delegates.

Bay City. Mich. April io.A bitter hsht
between Taft and Roosevelt forces for con
troll OF the Republican state convention to-
morrow started actively tonight at a spe-
cial meeting Of the Republican state cen
trail compittee. attended by seventeen out
Of twenty-four members. az which Robert
A. Shields. OF Houghton. acted as chair
man
BY a vote Of u TO 5. in the absence Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
TAFT CAUSE STILL GAINING
Ner York, Michigan and Vermont
Swell the Presidents Total.
frrnr, rh. rrihune pursau J

Washington. April 1o-The TAFT bureau
announced this evening that President Tart
had gained fourteen delegates to-day ana
President Roosevelt ten. The fourteen
for the President include the four at large
from, New York. Vermont and Michigan
aacb and the two from the ath District Of
,y,ssouri The Roosevelt gain consists ct
III. ten delegates from Maine
The Taft bureau calls attention 70 TINS
,.., that u hs. not received definite fgures
tro,, Illinois, and not counting that state
g., total OF delegates for Mr.. TAFT amounts
80 900 The action of the Maine voters In
instructlng their delegates Tor MI A00Se-
Welt had been expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
Cheers for the President.

when Mr. Prendergast remarked that
the Now York County organization sup
por,ed President Taft at the primaries" the
New York men cheered again and again
and then gave three cheers for the Prcsi.
dent. YES. YOU cheer retorted the
sneaker. but I've seen some Of you smile
at me. and III tell YOU what those smiles
mean"
Tell the truth" admcnished A New York
delegate while the galleries chacred and
hooted as the Controller went on.
I'll tell the truth. honor bright Those
smiles meant that the organization was for
Taft, but many OF its members doubted the
expediency OF that course Two OF them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
PANAMA TOLLS DISCUSSED
Welding Ring Addresses Finance
rorum-ravcrs 81 per Ton Rate.

Welding Ring, former president ., vac
Produce Exchange and Hs.HD III, -.
Chamber Of Commerce spoke 'as' S.,,
the finance forum Of the Yves, 9'ue -,
Mems Christian Association on 'h9 ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
NINTH MISSOURI FOR TAFT.

Mexico, Mo April lo-Republicans OF the
9Th Congress District in convention to-day
selected Clarence A. Barnes and o. z
Meyersieck delegates to tho Chicago con-
vention and instructed them for Taft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11

told me so Just this morning. Nov g Whas
was the truth OF that? They were so inS
r. beat Roosevelt s 10 /. He wasn't COINS
to get as many votes at the primary as
there were slgners to his petition. 1et ne
got twice as many. and with no organic
lion I'm telling the truth, for Mr.; hoelIls
said the colonel had no organization, ana
he ought TO know Anyhow. one-third the
vote of the primaries was cast for hlhs
significant vote OF protest. 49,,
Those sixteen thousand votes meant tna'
Taft was not strong In New YORK CITY.
In view " that. I ask you to consider now
the Availability OF tying the delegates IRON
this state TO him. ! want my party 10 ne
suC cessful because / believe in II. ! be-
iIeve II holds more OF what is best for the
neopIe Of the country than any other, pro
vided we look facts In the face and rise 10
orr opportunities. and don't turn our backs
on progressive ideas because OF personal
hatred of the men who happen 10 give
voice to those ideas Ny prayer Ia that
The party will reassert itself as the pro-
gressive party OF Lincoln. Then II Will not
30 crcumscribcd by the boundaries OF any
state, but can have aspirations and ideals
as broad as tho nation and deep as the sea
N we rensssrt ourselves the future OF our
party and the glory Of the nation arc as
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-20

could get big bag full of 1t for ten
cents-and some of 1t was red and
some white and some yellow and
there were sugar hearts with mot
toes on them and nice round marble
balls with nuts In them and funny ami.
NAL shapes that ,tickled-and oh,
heaps of interesting things in that
Christmas sack of candy.
This was the same kind of candy
we got sewed up in red mosquito-bar
sacks at the Sunday school Christmas
tree festivities. along with the nuts
and the popcorn balls.
And now, man that | am. I canno,
get across the Rubicon of Christmas
without sauntering down to the candy
store and asking for sack of candy
"out of the barrel" Invariably the
candy man will tell me be has much
better candy and look at me In a sur
prised sort of way. but know what
l want when I want it-and Christ
mas is the time.
How about you? Haven't you Q
sweet tooth left for the old-fashioned
candy?
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-20

can, an exceptional stellar event near 3. c. 9
with which 1t may be identified
Johann Kepler, in his peculiar genius flor he
showed that the births Of Enoch, Moses, Cyrus
Caesar. Charlemagne, and Luther were preceded
by important astrological events), led the way In
calling attention to the astronomical phenomena
that preceded the birth of Christ. He pointed
out that there must have been a conjunction of
the planets Jupiter and Saturn at about the
time of Christ's birth, and even made few pre-
liminary calculations to prove his The con-
junction occurred In the sign Pisces, from time
immemorial identified with the destinies of
israel conjunction In that sign always sign
fed the rising of mighty master of the
Jewish race Such a conjunction of Jupiter and
Saturn occurs once In about 800 years. 1t was
therefore. sufficiently extraordinary In Kepler's
eyes to herald the birth of Messiah.
Not until 1895 was Kepler's suggestion seri-
ously considered by astronomers. In that year
Professor Ideler, of Berlin, computed the posi-
tions Of Jupiter and Saturn and proved that they
were actually in conjunction in B. c. His cal
culations showed that they at time
Tapped TO form a single star, but that they
separated by distance equal to the apparent
diameter OF the moon Accordingly. Ideler had
the temerity to suppose that the wise men
the two planets one star, because they
miracuously nearsighted In justice to Ideler
1t must be stated that he abandoned his theory
when Encke. in 1881. repeated the calculations
and found that the actual distance between Jupi-
ter and Saturn. when nearest each other. in B. C.
Z. was more than the apparent diameter of the
moon.
Apart from the fact that Jupiter and Saturn
never sufficiently near each other to be
seen as one body. two planets In conjunction
can hardly be called star. Nor is 1t likely that
experienced Chaldean astrologers would SO re-
gard 1t. Moreover. there other planetary
conjunctions at about the time. Professor
Stockwell has demonstrated that a conjunction
of Venus and Mars occurred on May Sth B. C.
6, about fifty days less than two years before
Herods death. Because the mandate for the
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-20

socks for me. l rigged up a shaving.
paper outfit for pa and he gave me a
perfectly good twenty-five cent jack
knife. l made a wood box for the
neighbor's wife and she sewed me a
pair of mittens. Everybody made
things In those days. For weeks be-
fore the holidays. mother worked ev'
cry night on Christmas gifts. and she
was as happy as could be doing things
for those she loved. Into the fabric
OF what she was sewing, she put the
love and affection of a great heart
and all Of us did the same.
And I'll leave 1t to you-didn't the
things we got In the old days, the
presents we made ourselves for each
other, come nearer exemplifying the
true Christmas spirit?
OF course they did!
| And father did not have to dig
down in his pocket and pay for tive
hundred and fifty-seven presents, two
hundred of which are given Just be
cause somebody else gave US some
thing and got on the confounded
| list!
I'm for Christmas-but l like the
old-fashioned observance best 1t ISM
observing the "peace-on-earth" spirit
to load dad" up with SO much debt
that he can't crawl out in five months
Better take to wood boxes and cornu
copias.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-20

The express wagon is backed to the
grocery store entrance and the driver,
assisted by the grocer's boy, begins
to unload Christmas trees. Soon the
walk is cluttered with them and the
passersby, catching the spirit OF the
tree, smile at the children gathering
round. A light snow is falling and
the green of the spruce is inviting, to
say nothing of the reason it has come
to town.
What lot of Christmas trees the
grocer has ordered-and yet how few
compared to the many thousands that
grow In Christmas Tree Land, away
up north. Up there the woods are full
of Christmas trees and the SHOWS are
30 deep that snowshoes may be nee
essary. And in Christmas Tree Land
there are vast stretches of nothing but
evergreen trees and white snow-and
in the snow, II you are versed in
woodcraft, you might find the track
OF a deer and innumerable trails OF
Brer Rabbit, leading away through the
greenery to the quiet, vast places.
Probably you pay 81 or more for a
Christmas tree. Up north they are
free, but the hardy men who gather
them must wade in the deep snow and
draw them many miles to the railroad
that they may be shipped to the little
boys and girls of the city.
And as you sit beside your tree,
with your heart glad and your spirits
gay, you might ponder on how that
tree got to you. You can picture the
vast snow field and the forest with the
December sun shining on It, shedding
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-20
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BY BYRON Will JAMS

Along about October 1 when the
granaries of the world are full to
bursting and the cellar is so clut-
tered up with coal and preserves that
the maid cannot reach the laundry
taps without stumbling over the snow
shovel, somebody says something
about Christmas and gives father
heart disease. All summer dad" has
been wrestling with the problems OF
business-this was presidential year,
and everybody had to have vacations
and Billby & Jones started In direct
competition and-oh, the dickens
knows what y
And now he has to face that Christ
mas thing again!
The list is a mile long and father
knows 1t will put crimp in his bank
account amounting almost to cramp,
but mother says 1t will have to be
added to, IL anything, SO there!
But somehow as I look at dad" l
cannot restrain from asking:
why should father be the goat?"
1t wasn't so In the days when I
was dreaming of wonderful career
In letters. Everybody worked on
Christmas presents then and father
was not called upon to settle the
Christmas bills for all the family. !
made "corner-copia" eve don't spell
It now the way we pronounced II
them for mother. She knitted some