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National Convention Contests
By Gov. B. F. Carroll

the old doctrine Of states rights is no
more defensible than it was during
the early days of the republic or dur
ing the SOS when many men gave
their lives in order to wipe out that
heresy. 1t is perfectly right and pro-
per that the national convention
should recognize the laws of states
the convention does do, but 1t is
equally important that the convention
should reserve to itself the right to
determine its own affairs. If the
convention recognizes the laws of one
state in conflict with it's own rules 1t
must, in all fairness, recognize the
laws of all other states. II Califor-
MIA has right to provide that Its
delegates shall be elected at large
any other state would have an equal
right to provide for any other method
and there could be as many different
methods as there are states. Again,
if state can legislate as to the Sc
lection of delegates in contravention
of the rules of the convention 1t
would have an equal right to legis-
late as to any other matters pertain
ing to the affairs of the convention.
There would be no regularity, no uni
formity. and 1t would be wholly i'm
possible to conduct a convention un-
der such circumstances. AS has been
we'll said, state could fix the basis
Of representation or fix the qualifica-
tions of it's delegates, excluding men
because Of race, color, nationality, or
for any other fancied cause. There
is no more reason for saying that the
two delegates from California were
stolen than there is for saying that
the state of California deliberately
planned to steal two delegates from
the San Francisco district, which it
knew could not be had except by
forcing them to be voted upon by the
state at large rather than by the dis
trict. What moral right had the state
of California to attempt to rob con-
gressional district of the privilege OF
naming its own delegates to the ma
tional convention any more than the
state of Iowa would have to provide
in it's primary election laws that all
candidates for congress should be
nominated by the voters Of the state
at large.
i 1t is argued that because Roosevelt
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..BRleHAM. YOUNG vlaoRs
Kidney and Bladder Disease Can OF
ten be Relieved, But How Many
Remedies Effect Permanent
Cure
MAKES 1nE OLD FEEL YOUNG

81
!, Lewis Coleman, sworn on my oath
say. am Al years OF age. Three years
ago became badly afflicted with Kid.
ney and Bladder troubles, my back
hurt me SO bad could not sit up, !
could scarcely urinate and then small
quantities, with hard efforts, although
having to respond to the call of ma
ture every hour. After trying other
medicine, commenced taking Brig
ham" Young Vigors. and the improve
ment in my health began Immediately
and after l had taken or boxes. ]
was entirely well; and fearing the re.
turn OF my affliction, took or 8
boxes more, and since that time have
had no indication of any trouble with
my kidneys and bladder whatever.
further swear / am paid nothing
directly or indirectly for this affidavit,
and IL some other poor sufferers are
cured by means OF reading what cured
me / feel that | am we'll paid for the
testimonial. LEWIS COLEMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day Of December, 1910.
(SeaD N. T. CHERRY,
Circuit Clerk.
Never accept substitute.
For Sale by, I. G. Reeves, 1926 Main
st.. and other Keokuk dealers.
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Niagara alls, N. Y.
a Splendid Tonic.

Cora, Ky.-Mrs. Iva Moore. OF this
place, says. II was so weak. could
hardly walk. tried Cardui. and was
greatly relieved. It is a splendid
tonic. have recommended Cardui
to many friends, who tried 1t with
good results" Testimony like this
comes unsolicited, from thousands OF
earnest women, who have been bene-
fitted by the timely use of that sue
cessful tonic medicine, Cardui. Purely
vegetable. mild, but reliable, Cardui
we'll merits it's high place In the
esteem Of those who have tried 1t. 1t
relieves women's pains, and strength.
ems weak women. 1t Is certainly
worth a trial. Your druggist sells
it
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carried the state at large he was en-
titled to the votes Of all Of the dele
gates from the state, including those
from the various districts, and that in
as much as the two delegates referred
to were seated for Taft they were
stolen. How about the eight delegates
at large from Massachusetts? Taft
carried that state by good majority
which under the law Of the state In
structed those delegates to vote for
him, and Roosevelt said they belong
ed to Taft and must support him, but
they didn't. Did any one hear him
protest against such action? On the
contrary, he has since stated that Mr..
Root, the Chairman of the convention,
tried to steal two of them for Taft.
! How could he have done that when
Mr.. Roosevelt himself and said they
rightfully belonged to Taft? II he
then told the truth who was guilty OF
,, theft? Who has heard any of the
other gentlemen who are suffering
from an attack of acute conscience
say anything of the fraud" perpetra-
ted by the action OF the delegates at
large from Massachusetts,?
Let US go one step further. There
were 102 contests brought before the
national committee, involving 242
seats. OF that number 126 were seat
ed by unanimous vote of the commit
tee. 10 abandoned the contests, 20
were seated with only one dissenting
vote and II with only from two to
| four dissenting votes. Thus 1t will
be seen that as to 1913 seats involved
in the various Roosevelt contests
there WAS absolutely no color of title.
What has been said by our friends
who cry theft" and fraud" as to
cases. When gentlemen come into
court or before the public crying
theft" and fraud" they should them
! selves come with clean hands We
were told before the meeting OF the
national convention that all Of the
contests brought by the friends OF
| Mr.. Roosevelt were brought In good
/ faith and founded on facts. There is
every reason to believe that he would
have made use of the 1913 fraudulent
contests referred to in order to re-
ceive nomination had 1t not been
for the action Of the majority of the
! committees and the convention
There was room for honest differ
ence OF opinion as to some OF the re-
naming contests but in my opinion,
as well as in the opinion Of many 9th
/ ers who had more and better oppor-
tuity to Judge than any of those who
cry theft" and fraud" there was no
evidence submitted to the convention
that would warrant any one In saying
that any delegate who was seated In
the convention was any less entitled
to seat than the man who contest
ed 1t with him.
The nomination Of President Taft
was not stolen. neither were the
/ friends OF Mr. Roosevelt permitted to
steal 1t for the Colonel by seating
delegates claiming title to seats un-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22
CUTTING DOWN
THE SHADE TREES
An Along the Various Streets OF the
City the Woodman's Saw and
Axe Are
Seen.
ONLY THE DEAD TREES
Are the Victims Of the Thinning
Process Which is Prevalent
All over the
City.

Keokuk is being rapidly shorn On
her unsightly lead and decaying
trees which have been or will be re-
placed with vigorous young trees All
along the various streets Of the city
the woodman's axe or saw has thin
ned out these trees which have prov
ed for some time useless and unat-
tractive.
Great piles of small limbs and
branches are seen on almost every
street, together with trunks of the
fallen trees to be made into fuel or
what not, or carted away as useless
rubbish to some dumping ground.
Some of this debris is permitted to
lie upon the streets or In the cutters
too long until in many cases they
become, absolutely, nuisances. IN
some cases great logs over two feet
in diameter are lying in cutters
which have occupied this Illegal and
unsightly position for weeks. They
are lying there yet.
But the above is a disgression care
1t is all right to thin out trees but
the debris should be loaded up Inn
mediately and carted away. It Is al
together matter OF taste, and some
people would prefer to see an insight
~ sick or dead tree standing up in
the air than to have It cut up into a
thousand pieces and piled up to dam
the cutters or obstruct the streets
from free use.
Among the trees recently chopped
down were three, dead or dying, In
front OF the synagogue at Eighth and
Blondeau streets They were not
large like some of the stately trees
that beautify the streets of Keokuk
They decayed and died premaurey.
Other small trees have died In many
locations and there has been no gem
eral discussion of the cause OF these
premature tree deaths. Strange, for
Keokuk is given to discussion on any
subject that happens to come to the
minds of It's people.
And in all this laying low Of the
dead and half dead trees not a man
or a newspaper has had the temority
to quote that old familiar line, wood
men, spare that tree"
AS woman's tresses have been cali
ed her crown of glory, the trees OF a
city are the GROWING glory of that
city. Keokuk is famous for her tow
ering shade trees, some of them
equaling the giant forest trees of the
rural districts for their beauty, size
and symmetry. Go to some high
point in the city. to the upper-story
of even an ordinary dwelling house
when the trees are at the height OF
their foliage and look through a win
dow down upon this beautiful city.
You will see no city before you but
what appears to be beautiful forest,
so almost entirely are the houses
hidden by the magnificent trees.
When one tree is cut down 1t would
be we'll to plant two in it's stead
This is not suggestion to plant
trees too close together, for that is
the fault in many parts of the city
but plant trees.
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As Big as Turkeys.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
i KEARNEY, N. j.. July 22-rNot in
the history OF the state have mosqui
tos been so large or so vicious as al
present. Their bites are SO painful
that many persons in this vicinity are
forced to remain indoors, and even
in we'll screened houses 1t is unadvis.
able to light lamps at night Thomas
Devoe, 10, of this town, will lose his
right arm as the result of a bite. DR..
Edward Stanley, who Is attending
him, says the youth scratched the
bite and inoculated 1t with poison ana
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Since the Chicago convention the
charge has been freely made by those
who were opposed to the renomina-
ton of President Taft that his nomi-
nation was stolen" by the seating OF
delegates who we're not entitled to
seats in the convention. am going
to venture the assertion that not one
man In hundred who cry fraud"
knows anything about the real mer-
It's Of any of the contests.
The California case has attracted
much attention. Just here want to
say that whatever may be said as to
other contests, that one, in my opin-
ion, was settled as it should have
been.
So far as l am aware the national
convention has never recognized the
unit rule as to states. At any rate
it has not done so for more than thir-
ty years. In 1880 the republican con-
vention of the state of Illinois tried
to force a unit rule upon its delegates
The national convention declined to
permit it and adopted a rule support
ed by such men as James A. Gar
field, and others. providing in sub
stance that the convention in the flu
ture would not recognize any method
of selecting delegates which deprived
| the congressional district of the right
4 to make its own selection. That has
been the rule of the convention ever
since and | am informed that a pro-
vision to that effect has been en-
bodied In the call of every national
convention from that day until this.
/ so that in reality the merits OF the
California case were passed upon
more than thirty years ago and by
men whom the party now delights to
/ honor. Yet men who in the Chicago
convention acted in entire harmony
with the rule adopted by those hon
ored party heroes are classed as
l"thieves" and robbers"
few days after the call for the
last national convention was issued
and with full knowledge Of its pro-
visions the state of California enact
ed law providing that all of the
delegates from that state to the ma
tional convention should be elected
by the voters of the state at large,
thereby depriving the districts of the
right to select their own delegates,
disregarding the rules Of the national
convention and attempting to force a
unit rule The vital question inyolv-
ed Is, has state a right to legislate
as to matters pertaining to nation
al convention in violation of the rules
of the convention. I maintain that
1t has not, and that IL the view that
was taken by the majority of the ma.
tional committee, the credentials
committee and by the national con-
vention itself A national convention
is purely voluntary organization. 1t
can meet and adjourn at will or can
dissolve at pleasure. 1t could, IL it
chose. entirely exclude a state from
sitting in its councils and can make
and alter such rules as it desires for
its government. state has no more
right to invade the prerogatives of a
national convention than it has those
of the Congress of the United States,
1t Is argued that the laws of a soy.
erign state should obtain as against
the rules of a national convention. A
state is not sovereign for any such
purpose. The recent efforts to revive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22
that he will have to amputate it to
save Devoe's life.
Jones Wants Fun slate.
UNITED Press Leased wire serx

United Press Leased Wire Service. |
CHICAGO, July % No statement
from Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, man.
ager for Colonel Roosevelt regarding
a third party slate will be given out
until Governor Deneen makes clear
his attitude on the presidential situa.
ton according to an announcement
from progressive republican head.
quarters today.
Walter Clyde Jones and Charles E
Merriam, advocates Of the third party
state ticket in Illinois. called upon
Dixon early today and it was said
they both urged him to use his in
fluence toward putting a ticket In
the field for all state offices.
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der the fake contests referred to.
] think am warranted in saying that
II people will be content to wait a
little these matters will all be pre-
scented to them in way that they
may have some information at least
upon which to base conclusions as to
the merits Of the various contests
and as to the fairness of President
'raft's denomination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22
BABY SLEEPS
ALL NIGHT LONG.
MI. W. H. Longworth, Pastor, OIe.t Consres.

MI. w. H. Lonsworth. Pastor. Ones. Congesa-
tional Church. Orient. N. r.. writes:
Il just want to write word d uppreciaten Of
your baby food. Our boy Is one year old, weighs
q lbs. and has never had a sick day ance we
began feeding him MelIn's Food. AT three
weeks Of age his mothers milk did not seem to
agee with him. So we began giving him Mellin' S
Food, and from that day he never KEEP. US up one
hom at night. He has not even ever had the cole =
Mrs r. NJ, Jones. Philadelphis, Pa. writes:
Il an using MelEn's Food and om baby i
gaining steadily in health and weight. Previous,
to using MelGss Food tried a number Of other
foods. bu, none Of them agreed with him. he KEEP.
losing in weight all the ime. am happy TO say
that Mellin: Food ha, restored on baby to psz-
feet health"
Write for free sample Of MeIIIn's
Food to try.
MELLIN's FOOD co. BOSTON. MASS.
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WooDMEN OF THE WORLD Gate
City Camp No. 81, Woodmen OF the
World, meets second and fourth Tues
days OF each month at Hawkes. hall,
corner Eighth and Main streets. Wis
iting soverigns cordially invited. AL.
bert Kiefer, consul commander; e. E
Hawkes.. clerk.
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A. o. u. w.

Keokuk lodge. No. 256. meets evory
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock at hall
over Keokuk Savings bank, corner
Fifth and Main streets. Visiting
brethren cordially invited. A. L. Laub-
ersheimer. y. W.: A. B. Moore. 70
cordeI.
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KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR.
lTY, KEOKUK COUNCIL, NO. lo4s,
meets the first and third Monday Of
each month at A. o. U. w. hall at
8 o'clock o. w, Rowe, president;
Ernest Best financier; Mayms G.
Schenk, secretary.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OWLS
Regular meeting Of the Independent,
Order CT Owls the first and third
Tuesdays OF each month at their hall
in the Hubinger building. Is North
Sixth street Visiting Owls are cor
daily invited. Lee Hovey. worthy
president: Ed. W. Kiser secretary.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.

Keokuk Council No. 536 meets first
and third Friday each month.
Hawkes. hall. Eighth and Main. Writ.
ing brethren fraternally invited to
attend. G. M. vogler, regent j. |.
Annable. secretary.
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Local No. 42o |. B. E. w. meets first
Tuesday and third Wednesday at 500
o'clock at Trades and Labor Assembly
hall, Tenth and Johnson streets. Wis.
iting brothers cordially invited. E. H.
Shilling. F. S.
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FRATERNAL ORDER OR EAGLES.
Keokuk Aerie. No. ss3-Meets first
and third Wednesday Of each month
at Eagles hall, 523 Main street Visit.
Ing brothers cordially invited. Phil
Chaser. W. president: G. A. Noakes.
secretary.
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A. q. ~.

Hall No. 26 North Sixth street
meets the first and third Thursdays o.
each month. Visiting brothers vel
come. Jas. Fallon. secretary: Ed. e..
Vaughn, secretary.
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Z. q 81.

Il. OF r.
Morning Star lodge No. :. meets
at Fifth and Blondeau. K. OF P. build.
ing. Tuesday at 1880. John p. Johnson
chancellor commander; Robert Ulrich
<. Of r. and 8. Visiting knights
fraternally invited.
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Loyal ORDER or MOOSE.

Keokuk Lodge No. 7O4 meet. syery
Tuesday night at s p. m. in Moose
hall, corner Of Sixth and Main. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. Ed q.
Vaughan. Dictator. Roy M. Martin,
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22

Hives, eczema, Itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Cant bear the touch
OF your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. WI
suffer. All druggists sell It.
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B. p. 8. ELKs.

Keokuk lodge. No. 106 Meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets. Club
rooms open daily. Visiting brethren
cordially invited. F. G. Smith, e. R.;
Leroy j. Wolf secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22
Hicks Capudine
Stops Headache

It's liquid-Dleasant to take and quick
" effective.
capudine removes cause Of heads ache.
capudine helps you to think clearly
Zoe, 25c, SOC at drug stores.
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Herman lodge No. 116 (German).
meets regularly every Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Henry Peters,
n. g.; Albert Kieter. recording secrs-
tary.
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Puchechetuck Encampment. No. I
meets first and third Thursday eve
nings OF each month. VIM. G. Kun
mer, scribe
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It's Best
To Have

ready to use at first sign of trouble
the best corrective for any disorder
of the organs of digestion. The
earlier you seek relief the easier
it will be to get it-and the more
certain it will be that the trouble
will not lead to something worse.
1t is universally admitted that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22
u Your Head Aches
You Can't Think Fast

To be alert, vigorous and think the right
thing at the right time, you must not let
headache become chronic, whether from
heat, cold, stomach or nervousness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-22

Puckechetuck lodge No. 43. meets
every Friday evening at o'clock
Roy Pemberton. N. g.: George w. I'M
megart. permanent secretary.
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Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
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Gibpon.s Hall.

Keokuk Camp No. 622-Meets evcry
Wednesday evening at 1880 p. m. Our
latch string is out to neighbors. c. b.
Lake. " c.: J. A. Pollord. clerk
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". ,. HARTER, M. D. D, q.
osteopathic and Electric treatme,,
= specially. Office 80 Norm rssaa
street. Ground flooe. S's
Hours-lo to IL .. M: . to 81.
Evenings by appointment =
Phone Office Iowa l254.Red: =.
dence. Iowa. STORED. -
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FRATERNAI CARDS
MASONIC.

Hardin Lodge No. 80. holds its regu-
lar monthly meeting the second Mon.
oay evening OF each month.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main street.
keoklk lodge No. ID. meets resu.
larly Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Alfred Lundberg. N. G.: 3. L Bond.
recording secretary.
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PROFESSIONAL CARnc
PHYs''lclANs.

Or. W. 2. SHERLOCK
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Is North Fifth Street !,
Howell building. = %.
Office Hours--lo to IL d. M. -.
p M; evenings. 2 to 8: sundaya !,
to p. m. Y
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-26
BY WILLIS ]. ABBOT.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-This mas
ceased to be the center Of presiden-
tial politics particularly of the re-
publican variety. AS Mr. Kipling
might have said, Far flung headquar-
tiers melt away; press agents and
great politicians depart In the
venerable old Ebbitt house is nothing
but silence and gloom. All the repuo-
lican headquarters there are closed
True. the democratic quarters there
of Clark and Harmon still exist, but
what, after all do democratic head
quarters amount TO?
A thoroughly trustworthy statement
issued today puts the amount of the
Roosevelt expenditures 10 date at ST.
100000 What's the use of respect
able hotel fussing with lot OF dem
ocratic pikers to whom 80 cents looks
about the size of $4,000 to the Roose-
Welt apostles of the plain people.
There has been pending in the sen
ate for some months a bill providing
for the publicity of all campaign con
ributions prior to the national con
yentions. This is merely the neces-
sary corolary to the bill pressed by
Perry Belmont for like publicity for
contributions to the campaign fund
prior to the election 1t is a curious
sort of a situation that the senate
fought the first bill and only allowed
il to become a law with the provlso
that the statement of contributions
should be made after the election was
lover. This, of course, made the state
ment yalueless It might show a man
to be without conscience, so far as
taking tainted money was concern,
ed, as it did show Roosevelt. But
in the meantime, the man was elect
ed president and did not worry about
later revelations.
Financed by the Trusts,
OF course, the moment Is too late