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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
2 2SENATORS FACE
BRIBERY CHARGES
Corruption in Election of West
Virginians Alleged in the
Upper House.

Washington, Aug. PA demand
for an investigation of the election of
Senator William E. Chiffon and Clar-
ence w. Watson of West Virginia,
made in a petition signed by Governor
Glasscock and others, was presented
to the senate yesterday afternoon
through Senator Gallinger, presiding
officer.
The petition called attention to
charges of bribery made in reference
to the election of the two West Vir-
ginia senators.
A request for the reading OF the Pc
tition was made in the senate by Mr..
Penrose before its contents were
known. When the document had
been partly read Senator Bailey and
Bacon objected TO the printing of it's
allegations in the public records Of
the senate before they had been in
vestigated by the committee on privf
leges and elections.
On motion OF Senator McCumber all
that part of the petition that had been
read was expunged from the record
and the entire document referred to
the committee on privileges and elec.
tions, which conducted the Lorimer
and Stephenson Investigations. Sen.
ator Dillingham;, chairman of that
committee, is not now in Washington
Senators Bailey, Bacon and Martin
all democrats, declared the petition
had been made for political purposes
Both Bacon and Bailey charged that
while the election took place nearly
two years ago and the charges had
! been made about that time, Governor
| Glasscock and his associates purpose
ly refrained from sending the peti
! tion to the United States senate un
| til almost the last day of its session
Senator La Toilette defended thu
| petition as furnishing more basis fol
/ investigation than did the origina
charges against Lorimer.
The petition was signed by Cover
nor William E. Glasscock, William
Seymour Edwards, Frederick A. Nc
Donald. 1t contained records of news
paper charges and alleged converse
tions intimating that charges of brib
cry had been made but never inves
tigated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Roosevelt Offers Names
of Judge and James
Sherman.
DIGS UP MORE LETTERS
Former President Is Writing
Whole Story for the CIapp
Committee.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Colo-
Eel Roosevelt desires to bring the
names of Alton B. Parker and Vice
President Sherman into the inquiry
into campaign contributions authorized
by the senate Penrose resolution. He
said he would place their names before
the senate committee in letter to
Clapp. This letter, upon which the
colonel is at work, will embody some
things which he would have testified to
yesterday before the committee had
it granted him a hearing.
81 shall include in my letter to
Clapp," said the ex-president, "a let
ter l wrote to Parker in 1904 and my
letter to Jim Sherman on the Harri-
man contribution. / think they ara
pertinent to the inquiry and l want
to get them on record"
KNOX CHALLENGED.
The alleged assertion of Philander
c Knox, now secretary of state, that
the Roosevelt letters of Oct. 26 and q,
1904, and his telegram of Oct. 20, 1904
to Cortelyou were written for rec
ord" would not go unchallenged, said
Roosevelt. Knox may have heard me
say these letters will put the record
! straight, or this will establish a rec
ord of my attitude, but it certainly is
not to be inferred from this remark
| q don't say that l did make it, but
may have) that they were written sole
ly for the record. They were genuine
letters and expressed just what
i wanted to express when I first hearC
the report that the Standard Oil com
pany had contributed or wanted t.
contribute to my campaign"
LETTER NEARLY FINISHED.
! Roosevelt said he hoped to finish the
letter to Clapp before he departed a
midnight tomorrow on a three-day cam
paign trip in Vermont. The letter will
be made public by Roosevelt, probabl!
at an hour shortly after it should b,
received, by Clapp William Randolph
Hearsts statement in London Sunda,
finds Roosevelt still wondering wha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Attorney General Says Aid
is Member of Amer
iCan Body.
OUSTEO BY Committee
Recommended That Entire AS
ISOLATION Vote on QueS-
ton of Admission.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 27.-Wheth-
er negro lawyers hereafter should be
admitted as members was the chief
subject before the American Bar as
sociation which opened its annual
meeting here today. The question
arose in a special report of the exc
cutive committee, declaring although
it has been a settled practice of the
association to elect only white men as
members" three negroes, including
William II. Lewis, Assistant United
States attorney general, have been
seated by the committee in ignorance
of their race. The committee there
fore rescinded its action and allow
ing the men to remain qualified as
nominees for membership, asked the
entire association to vote on the ques.
ton.
Attorney General Wickersham an.
nounced he would make a strenuous
fight against an attempt to unseat
Lewis and the other negro lawyers
Opposition to recall of judges and 10
any legislation affecting the present
tenure of judges Offices, is expressed
in a report which has been prepared
for presentation to the association.
HITS AT TECJINICALTTIEs.
Governor McGovern told the thous
and lawyers from all parts Of the coun,
try people are becoming tired of judi
cial usurpatiOn and the settlement Of
law cases on technicalities rather than
q merit" --------
The association adopted a resolution
requiring that hereafter when negro
attorneys apply for membership theil
race must be made known in the ap
plication. Attorney General Wicker
sham, in a heated debate, declared tn,
! resolution recognized the status al
members of William H. Lewis, assist
ant to the attorney general, and twt
! other negro members who had beel
unseated by the executive committee
/ The race question precipitated a figh
which was abruptly ended by an az
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
REAL LIVE NEWS GOSSIP FROM DEM
OCRATIC NATIONAL LHEADQUART TIERS

over the success of the democratic
ticket in November. In a signed in
terview the senator says:
Il lave the greatest confidence of
the election of Wilson and Marshall.
They would have a good percentage
OF advantage even if the republicans
were harmonious and united. With
the republicans divided into two war
ring factions and with the democrats
more thoroughly united than they
have been for years, do not see how
the democratic ticket can suffer de-
feat.
"All needed is a thorough, effective
organization, and the exercise of san
ity and good judgment to the end of
the campaign"
Our candidates are strong men of
the highest type, and they stand as
fine representative of the progress
sive thought of the American people.
am satisfied that thousands of pro-
gressive voters heretofore acted with
the republican party will support Will
son and Marshall.
A number of Missouri republicans
have told me that they intended to
vote the democratic ticket this year,
and like news comes TO me from nu
emerous other states"
Il am confident Governor Wilson
will be elected, and / believe him to
be superbly equipped to carry forward
on the most intelligent lines the great
WOrlz of ipducrrial apd 1ovarpr,ons y, !
reform it will become his duty to un-
| dertake:"
A man of statistical bent OF mind,
wandered into the democratic nation
al headquarters today, and declared
that ho had the figures to prove that
/ Wilson and Marshall would be over
whelmly elected. For the past 16
years, the called declared, that he had
been keeping track of all the new
born babies named after the various
( candidates between convention time
and election day.
The candidate that is honored by
having the majority OF babies named
after him has always been elected, '
claimed the studious visitor II have
gathered statistics from newspaper
files, and so far Wilson and Marshall
have had one set of triplets from
Georgia named after them, nine sets
of twins and thirty-nine single babies
Roosevelt and Taft have only had
e total of four babies named after
. them" and the visitor departed en-
tirely satisfied with his cal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

letters Hearst has to make public on
the alleged Standard Oil contributions
ASKS FOR DATES.
eff Hearst will let me know within
a year or a year and half Of the date
these letters were written and to whom
they were written" the colonel said, ''I
will make them public myself. Anyone
can appreciate how difficult it would
be for me to go through the entire cor
respondence for a number OF years to
find a letter in which I referred to
this matter. 1t would be a tremendous
undertaking. l do not think I ever
wrote Sibley on this matter, although
l may have done SO. l can't find any
letter to him"
HAS CHEAP TO DO.-
Washington, Aug. 27-After study.
ing the scope of the Penrose resolu,
ton, Clapp, chairman of the investi
eating committee, concluded the com
mittee had heap to do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
5000 WOMEN IN .
COLUMBUS March
Some Carry Soap Boxes and
Deliver Suffrage Speeches
at End af Parade.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27.-Six thous-
and women and their husbands and
friends today marched the streets of
Columbus advocating the passage Of
an equal suffrage amendment TO Ohio's
constitution at q special election Tues
day. The parade was one of the feat
ures of the Ohio-Columbus centennial
celebration. Many women carried soap
boxes. and when the parade was dis
banded, talked in favor Of suffrage at
street corners. Prominent speakers
were DR.. Anna Shaw and Fola La Fol,
lette, the actress, a daughter Of the
Wisconsin senator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
SLEUTHS ATTEND
DETROIT PRIMARY
Detective Burns and Number of
Aids on Hand to Prevent
Illegal Voting.

Detroit Mich. Aug. 27.-With the
exception OF fights for municipal Of
fees In Detroit, statewide primaries
in Michigan today promise little If
anything in the way of unusual ex-
element, although there are three
tickets, republican, democratic and
progressive, in the field. There are
not many nomination contests for the
more important Offices. 1t is gener-
ally predicted the total vote will be
rather light Less than two-thirds OF
Detroit's voting strength was register
ed for the primaries.
With Detective William J. Burns
and many of his operatives on hand
in an effort 10 proven: Illegal voting,
much OF the interest IN the primary
centers IN Detroit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
MAN BELIEVES NIGHT IS
DAY: PUZZLE TO DOCTORS

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. 27.-The case
Of Michael Mclaughlin, aged so. is
puzzling physicians here. He declares
night is day and that during the day
II is dark. He was picked up by a
policeman on the street last night
when he said he was on his way to
work under the belief it was morning.
At times he lapses into unconscious
ness. Doctors say he cannot live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Minority Leader Scores
Democrats for Alleged
Shortcomings.
LITTLE DONE, he SAYS
Says Only Laws Passed Were
Those Left Over From
Former Session.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Ineficient
disorganized, 'unprogressive, inactive.
was the description applied by
Republican Leader Mann to the
democratic house of congress just ad-
journed. In a statement reviewing
the work Of the house, Mann charac-
terized some OF the democratic major
ity work as stingy and silly, and other
of it's acts pure extravaganza.
THE boast about economy went by
the board" said the minority leader.
81 said last December this session
would last longer and do less than
any other regular session of recent
years. My forecast proved correct.
HOLDS REFORMATION A FARCE.
"The claimed reformation OF rules
has proven a farce. That the house
has been inefficient is shown by the
fact that over two hundred senate
bills which passed the senate remain
Enacted on in the house. Practically
all laws of any Importance passed at
this session were either bills prepared
|
over for lack of time to consider or
else we're bills prepared by officials
in Taft's administration"
CITES SEVERAL Laws.
| Mann referred to public health
, laws, homestead laws, the bill Great
ing children's bureau and others as
being within that classification.
| 80 ia Ro, Il,
Panama canal, which cannot be con-
. sidered as ordinary expenses, appro-
? priations for this session exceed those
for the last republican session"
CLOSE OF SESSIONS.
Sobered by the embarrassments of
Saturdays all-night session of filibus-
ters and disagreements, congress ad-
/ justed its differences yesterday, in
vited President Taft up to the capitol
once more and, at 4:30 o'clock in the
afternoon wrote "finis" after the pro-
ceedings of the second session OF the
62nd congress.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL.
The president signed the general
deficiency bill at 4:10 o'clock, making
| WI Iuii thC pay liShI VI NIc 9i,oOb,uOu
| deficiency in army pay the $685.
for the Gettysburg memorial celebra-
tion next year. the S350,000 for extern
sion of customs work and scores OF
other important payments that hinged
: on the passage of the bill. The last
measure to which his pen was put
was bill disposing of lands in the
Colville Indian reservation. The ses-
: sion lust fizZled out" in the senate
: to use the words of one observer.
COMMISSION TRIMMED.
y Tafts economy commission, It was
discovered today, was ruthl4ssly trim
= med by the democratic house and by
the senate in the sundry civil appro-
priation and legislative appropriation
bills. In addition to limiting the pow
ers of the commission TO matters OF
; transacting public business of gov
ernment only in the several executive
i departments" the sundry bill reduced
!, the salaries of its members and cut
/ to $4,000 the amount to prosecute
y the work
CLARK WRECKED HIS DESK.
Speaker Clark the last nine months
;, has used his gavel with such effect
= that virtually the entire top of his desk
: Is wrecked. According to old members
- no speaker since Reed employed the
A mallet with such freedom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

to the fact that the arranging of head
quarters is just now under way. With
in a week the Chicago establishment
will be abreast of the New York head
quarters and there will be a wide
smile on the face of every democrat
from coast to coast.
One of the good features in the 1912
campaign is, that the democrats do
not have to waste time over factional
disputes and are in positionsto bend
all their. efforts to Wilson and Mar
shall
New York, Aug. 24.-Josephus Dan
iels, chairman of the publicity bureau
of the democratic national committee,
hurried into headquarters today, de,
claring that he was going to find some
bad news. The famous Daniels
North Carolina suit was neatly press.
ed, his linen immaculate as he start.
ed on his search for bad news. A tow.
ering pile of letters confronted him
as he began his investigation. Letter
after letter and kilograms were open,
ed and digested.
1T is no use" said Mr.. Daniels, 81
can't find any bad news, every demo
crat is happy and hard at work had
just felt like dealing with some com
plex, troublesome point today but il
does not seem to be in my mail"
Don't get the idea that we are hav
ing a peaceful campaign; we are
working just as hard as if We felt that
We were only going to win by a small
majority, rather than have an over
whelming victory"
Senator W. E. Purcell Of North Da
kota is convinced that his state viii
go for Wilson and Marshall.
We are going to make a thorough
campaign in many ways differen
from other campaigns" stated Sena
tor Purcell.
The sentiment in this state is To-
Wilson; many. many republican,
have told me that they do not wan
TO see Roosevelt president and tha
Mr.. Taft has been a failure. Four O
/ the delegates 10 the republican con
vention are supporting Mr. Wilson
AT least so per cent of the LaFoIlett
followers in this state will go to WI
son"
Mr.. Wilson is gaining every day il
Minnesota. north and south Dakot
and Montana"
: New York Aug 24-SenatOr Sion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
BRYAN ON STUMP
FOR WILSON SOON
Nebraskan to Devote Himself
to Democratic Cause After
Sept. 10.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Secretary Davies
of the democratic national committee
declared today that Wilson's campaign
will be made with less expense than
attended the election of many city
mayor. 1t was said William ]. Bryan
would be active on the stump in the
democratic cause after Sept 10.
Director Mulvane Of the republican
campaign n the west said the congress
sionai campaign would be launched
next Tuesday.
Director Dixon Of the progressive
campaign announced that the state or
gsn!zations in the west were rapidly
being perfected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
New York, Aug. 24-Members OF
the democratic national committee
Fifth Avenue building. New York, have
been digesting ne figures of the CEN
sus bureau over the estimated number
of voters in November. In 1908 there
we're 14,SSS,442 cast for the presiden-
tial election; the census bureau puts
the new voters at 3,650,000. They also
estimate that 1,347,000 women in six
western states will cast their votes.
The total vote is estimated at 24,335,-
600. In 1890, more than one person
voted for president to every five of
population. In 1908 less than one per-
son voted to every six of population.
From all parts of the country the most
encouraging reports are being received
from the young men who vote for the
first time next November. The demo
cratic national committee has estimat-
ed that 65 per cent of the 3,650,00O new
voters will be for Wilson and Marshall.
These figures are based on informa-
ton secured in the last three weeks
from practically every state in the
union.
AS an evidence Of the harmony that
is prevailing in the united democratic
party. the democratic national com.
mittee is pointing with unconcealed
pride to the cooperation Of Governor
Judson Harmon, Speaker Champ Clark,
Representative Underwood. Governor
Baldwin and Governor Foss in the cam.
paign These men were all active can
didates for president on the demo
cratic ticket The fact that another
man was selected at Baltimore has
made no difference to them. Governor
Foss is campaigning in Vermont in be
half OF the democratic ticket; Speaker
! Champ Clark and Representative In
derwood have already taken an active
part In counsels of their party. and
Governor Baldwin and Governor Har
mon will take the stump after Sept
and make as many speeches as may b'
REQUIRED. Governor Marshall VII gC
to Maine today and Mr.. Underwood
will come TO New York the last o
I September and speak IN adjacen
states every day until November
election.
Yon can't find a gloomy face arount
the national democratic headqu2rter
in New York. In Chicago ther
is nothing but hustle and hustle du
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
ANDREW B0NAR LAW HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK

Margate, England, Aug. 27.-Andrew
Bonar Law, leader of the unionist
party, suffered a violent shock in a
motor car collision near this seaside
resort last night.
Law had been playing golf and was
returning in a car with a companion
when another automobile containing
two men and two women travelling in
the opposite direction dashed into
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
JOSEPH CHAPMAN DEAD
AT PAINESVILLE, OHIO

Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. 27.-Jo-
seph Chapman, 80, general freight
agent of the Chicago, Clinton, Du-
buque e Minnesota railway prior to
absorption Of the road by the Milwau-
kee system, died today at Painesville,
Ohio. Two sons live here and other
children at Waterloo. Iowa Chapman
was grand master Of Masons in Iowa
in 1872.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
RAY HAS BECOME
ALIEUTENANT COL LONEL

Washington. Aug. 27.-Major Beech
er B. Ray. accused of political activity
for Taft, today became a lieutenant
colonel by recess appointment He
Will hold the rank until the next ses-
sion, and after that indefinitely. unless
the senate takes adverse action when
he is nominated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
CRAZY STRANGER
SHOOTS UP HOTEL
Clerk Fires Five Bullets Into As
sailant's Body, Fatally In
juring Him.

Chicago, Aug. 27-'T'm going to kill
everybody In sight" This announce
ment by an unidentified man who
strolled into the lobby Of a small ho-
tel In Michigan avenue early today
threw guests into panic. He fired
three shots at Clerk Odell, who sent
FIVE bullets into his assailants body.
who was probably fatally injured.
Qdell was uninjured. The police be-
lieve the wounded man is insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
LAKE PASSENGER BOAT
AGROUND: ALL ARE SAFE

Mackinac Island, Mich, Aug. 27-
The steamer Tionesta is still aground
today in the straits of Mackinac and
prospects of releasing her before
night are doubtful. The majority of
the 200 passengers were taken to
Mackinac island in small boats with
out any serious trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
MANY INJURED IN A DES
MONIES TROLLEY WRECK

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 27.-Three
persons were injured, two seriously,
and many others badly shaken up
when an lngersoll park street car
crashed into the rear of another cal
today. Fred James. a passenger, was
severely cut about the head and body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
z CHILDREN PLAY
BEAR; 0NEK|LLED
Rupert Baker, 12, Did Not
Know Gun Was Loaded
Cousin the Victim.

Dresbach, Mimi, Aug. 27.-While
playing bear, Donald Moore. 6, was
shot and killed by Rupert Baker, IL,
a cousin. The boys were playing with
a shotgun without realizing it was
loaded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Red Sea Is Shaken.

Perrin, Red sea, Aug. PA sharp
earthquake was felt this morning at
II o'clock all over the city and sur
rounding district A German steamer
that arrived later in the day reported
the disturbance at sea very severe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Reject Commission Form.

Centralia. H., Aug. 27.-In an cleo
tion here yesterday the commission
form OF government proposition was
defeated by a majority Of 665 votes.
A light vote was polled. but little in
terest being taken in the election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Meyer Not Seriously III.

Hamilton, Mass. Aug. 27-Secre-
tary of the Navy Meyer, who arrived
from Washington last night somewhat
indisposed as a result of slight at
tack of Indigestion before he left
Washington, is reported not seriously
iii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
FOR JOHNSON'S RECALL
Petition Is Started In California to
Gust Governor.


Gust Governor.
San Francisco, Aug. 27.-A petition
for the recall of Governor Hiram John,
son has been put In circulation here
by Alva Udell, an attorney Udell
could not be found today. Investiga
ton failed to show that he he any
powerful support in offering the peti
ton.
One of the charges made in the pc
tition is that Governor Johnson ap
proved legislation intended to foster
land grabbing by wealthy persons
Udell led a demonstration against the
relief corporation of San Francisco in
the disorders following the great fire
of 1906.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27
Emperor Stays Home.

Berne, Switzerland. Aug. 27.-The
German emperor probably will be un-
able to attend the Swiss army maneu-
vers in September owing to nlnssa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

PEAL of former Secretary of War Dick
inSsA that further discussion would
bring criticism of the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-27

New York, Aug. Ex-senator Stone
OF Missouri is entirely optimistic