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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
From The Tribune Bureau.l
Washinston, May
INSURGENTS ADMIT DEFEAT.

Those members Of Congress who have ST.
lently hoped for, or openly advocated the
nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt now
sdmit privately their realization that the
ex-President cannot be nominated End 1t is
only q question OF time when trey VIII
admit 60 publicly. No one OF them cares
TO be the first to say for publication That
he realizes the hopelessness OF the night
which is being made by the ex-Presldent'
for to do so would bring down on MIN the
wrath Of that strenuous candidate. but IN
private conversation I'm cloak 70 ms and
lobby they admit that the anything 10
beat Taft" movement is hopeless. Some OF
them. II is true. still insist that Mr.. Taft
cannot be elected, and take most dismal
view OF the future, but that Is 10 be ex-
pected, for there are few men who can be
optimistic In defeat. Their admission to
regular Republicans who are l1ya'ly sup
porting the President of the hop 'lessness
of the insurgAnt cause is. however, long
step in the right direction, and Mr. Tafts
friends In Congress have no doubt that
when the bitterness of defeat has been
softened by the lapse OF a little SINE they
will be able TO inspire with their own con-
fldence the wh!lom supporters OF Mr..
Roosevelt. Nor is that depression which
marks the insurgents In Congress confined
TO them. II Is equally obvious In Roosevelt
circles outside OF Congress. The efforts
to seduce the Southern delegations have
met with failure. The hope that some
material percentage OF the New York
delegation coul. be won over has proved
futile The reports from the President :
own state. Ohio. are most discoUraging,
from the standpoint Of the Roosevelt adj
herents, and altogether the paid Roosevelt
shouters are unable wholly TO conceal their
CnaPrin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
ROOSEVELT DEFEATED NOW.

According 10 the figures Of Director Nc
Kinley. the two delegates from the 18th
Missouri District who are counted for the
President make the nomination Of Mr..
Roosevelt an impossibility. Mr.. Mckinley s
tatle shows that Roosevelt still neeis 3il
delegates to give him a majority OF the
delegates in the national convention. while
there remain only 80 delegates to be
elected. This computation ls Of course,
based on the assumption that Colonel
Roosevelt cannot get any of the delegates
now instructed 20 vote for Senator La Fol-
lette or Senator Cummins. regarding which,
Of course, there is room for some difference
OF opinion. There is nothing whatever 10
indicate the slightest likelihood OF eX-
President Roosevelt securing any OF the La
Follette delegates Those loyal 70 the Wis
consln Senator have nothing but hatred
for the ey-Presdent. Senator la Toilette
is going 10 and Gown the land charging
Mr.. Roosevelt with treachery. and Is de-
nOuHcnC him far more severely than has
ever President Taft. Mr.. la Folette's few
loyal friends cannot find anything too bitter
10 say Of their principals chief insurgcnt
rival. and # is a we'll recognized fact that
they would all prefer the nomination Of
M. Taft 10 that Of NJ. Roosevelt Senator
Cummins, however. has ten delegates re-
CARING whose course there may be more
doubt, although the chances are that they
will be guided 10y the views OF a majority
Of their state. which instructed It's dele
gates-at-large for the President, rather
than by any plea for support which may
be put up ~ Mr.. Roosevelt. However, the
most enthusiastic Roosevelt supporter can
not sincerely believe he can secure more
than half ot the 80 delegates to be chosen.
and even that would insure n comfortable
majority % the President and leave Mr.
Iannnnr,oit nnt ~ fhe rlInninR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
CAMPAIGN GETS POOR START
Tammany Tariff Talk Attracts
Only ITO People.

Tanmany Hall held q political mettirg
at the Murray I'LL Lyceum last night which
was announced as the opening meeting of
tho Presidential campaign. No more cart
tail speeches. no more waiting until after
tie nominations. so said the announcement.
The early bird catches the worm, and Tam
many was to be right on the job bright ana
early.
So they sent out 10000 notices in the
18th Senate District. And iSf men ard one
woman came. The woman WAS the wife OF
ono OF the speakers. The meeting WAS
scheduled To being Ak o'clock but there
we're only twenty-four men IN the hail at
that time and they waited until SIS, hen
40 had turned up. to open the proceed
ines. Thirty more came In while John De
Wit Warner was speaking, hut one Of
item went out.
Mr.. Warner was the first speaker. rhe
others were Franklin Pierce and John
Jerome Rooney. They all talked about the
tariff, and Tom" Smith. secretary of Tam
mnnv Hall, said Tammany was planning 20
hold a series II meetings where tariff
would H. the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
$4,000 FOR MONEY PROBE
House Appropriates Funds for
Delayed Trust" Inquiry.

u rom TIE IrinLr- bureau
Washington. Nav While members Of
thr Parking and Currency Committee held
I "confcrences' with the attorneys who are
/ 10 aid investigating the money TRISTAN
inqui 3 authorized nearly three months ago
but not yet under way-the House to-day
appropriated $500 TO enable the Judiciary
Committee to conduct it's part of the chase
OF the money devil. 4 similar sum has
already been allotted to the Banking and
Currency Comm ttee, and It's chairman
wants $500 additional
Representative Lloyd. Chairman OF the
Committee on Accounts, esked unanimous
consent late to-day for the consideration of
resolution approprating funds for the
Judiciary Committee. Representative Hin
and Mann were tempted % object. but MI.
Mann finally said:
| understood that the amended money
trus," resolution gave 10 the Banking ard
Currency Committee authority to 20 in,o
every phase OF this investigation. I agree
that the judiciary Committee should really
make the inquiry, but why have two COM
mittecs al work. since you have author
lied the Banking and Currency Committee
10 act? However. IL the Democratic side
Of the House wants to waste money In this
way. either TO show the ineficcncy OF it's
committees or 20 be cXtravasapt, IL Is USE
less fUr'me 10 interpCse objection.
Mr. Hill referred sarcasticaliy TO the fact
that the Banking and Currency Committee
recently mailed printed blanks asking state
as well as national banks TO send in state
ments regarding their financial affairs and
affiliations. lie said:
The information from the national banks
can be obtained from the Controller OF the
Currency. This House has absolutely no
Jurisdiction over state banks, and H. is
senseless to demand information OF them.
Such requests constitute q waste OF money
end a duplication or work FOR the informd-
lion sought OF the national banks can be
obtained through the Controller.
Samuel Untermyer. OF New York. and
Edwin H. Farrar. Of New Orleans, recently
selected as attorneys by the Banking and
Currency Committee, held long confer
ence to-day with Chairman PuJo. At its
conclusion Mr.. Pujo said the attorneys had
been asked TO map out Immediately line
OF procedure, but the chairman doubted
that the hearings could begin before the
latter part OF May.
Mr.. Pujo said he did not expect the bank
ers OF New York and elsewhere who are
to be called to prove recalcitrant Wit
nesses He believes the committee has am
pIe power 10 compel witnesses 10 testify.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
TAFT MEN ASK RECOUNT
Petitions May Delay Issuance OF
Certificates in Bay State.

Boston. May 3.-The ilng today OF pc
titIons for primary rocounts may delay
Until June the issuing by the Secretary of
state Of certificates OF election o The Re
publican and Democratic delegates To the
Chicago aud Baltimore conventions
Petitions FOR recounts were filed by the
Taft managers In nearly all the cities ami
large towns. Rccounts were also asked in
many OF the Congress districts and by the
Roosevelt delegates in the Stii and 10th dis
tricts where the press returns gave TAFT
the delegates by narrow margins.
No statewide effort was made by either
the press or the campaign managers TO
tabulate the the vote for aiternates, but
II this city returns from POS os the 20i
precincts showed that the Taft alternl,ts-
large received ll.j4s votes, while tn. al
ternates designated as nor Roose;elt'
poled 1887. Yet the Roosevelt delesii, -
at~larSc polled S5I more votes than those
pledged to President Taft.
Mr.. Taft won the preferenc" IN Boston
b. 80 plurality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
M'KINLEY DERIOES DIXON
Says Roosevelt Manager Has
"Set the Distress Signal"
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. May 3.-Repylng 10 state
ment by Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt cam
paign manager, that at least twenty -one
delegates from New York would vote 10,
the colonel on the first ballot at the Chi
cago convention, Director Mckinley Of the
National Taft Bureau said to-day:
Senator Dixon has al last set the distress
signal over the Roosevelt ship and sent out
the wireless call for help. The Roosevelt
headquarters has for three months been
preaching the rule Of the people and the
ma les, but Roosevelt has lost the verdict
of Massachusetts through popular will and
is hanging on to the eight delegates-at-
large elected through an error that dls'
franchised several thousand voters.
There are other primaries still TO be had,
but the Roosevelt bureau has ceased to
give publicity to these or prophesy as TO
the results They have gone back To the
old, old political strategy OF claiming that
they will benefit through disioyalty Of dele,
safes chosen favorable to the President and
lodged TO his support in harmony with the
They are now claiming twenty-one votes
from New York for Roosevelt on the flrst
ballet and more TO follow. Tomorrow they
will be claiming votes switched from TAFT
In Indiana and Kentucky and from La Fol
lette in Visions and South Dakota Why
this shift in the campaign cry at the hoos5-
welt headquarters? II is simple. There are
0lD ucltBdlS5 ytl w w SHDsS~'' W ~
ticnal convention. and according 10 the
returns so Iar made Colonel Roosevelt
needs 81 votes TO secure HE nomination.
Senator DIXON has suddenly awakened TO
a realization that he has utilized the new
Campaign cry OF the voice Of the people
as LONG as there are any votes In it. He
now has TO go back to that me thod which
Is as old as national conventions or poiti-
cal parties and claim that he Will secure
dele gates that have already been pledged
bv the people 10 another. In the old days
politicians called this method by hard
names and a number of eminent and popu-
lar statesmen had their regulations almost
destroyed by using this uletht of securin;
votes for themselves IN national conven-
lions
rausn when the sh'D is sinking the most
q ~ective 4, 1 tire sitnals are warranted. The
Roosevelt man1ger now appeals from the
PEOPLE 10 the politicians
This statement by Senator Dixon called
forth Mr.. McKinley's comment:
After going over the entire New York
situation Yesterday with National Commit
teenan Ward and other Republican leaders
in that state 7 am positive that az least
twenty-one ~ the New York delegates VIII
vote for Roosevelt on the first ballot at
chicago, end from present Indicators this
rumber will be largely increased before
yup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
FLEEs FROM WEEPING WIVES
City Official Besieged by Pleas for
Husbands. Deserts His Post.

Philadelphia. May 3.-Weary Of the calls
made on him day and night by the wives OF
rolce and iremen whose places are en-
dangered by the recent decision Of the court
prcnouncing their appointment illegal. Di-
rector OF Public Safety George y. Porter
and Mrs. Porter have left the city and viii
remain in seclusitn In New Jersey 70: the
r. st of the week.
Though powerless TO intervene, Director
Porter said that ever since the decision was
handed down his home has been bes!eSeo
by the wives of the policemen whose JOBS
are in danger.
He declared his bell began ringing as
early as O'Clock in the morning, and that
until lato at night there has been an uh'
ending procession II weeping women TO the
door 10 beg of MIN Tot 20 cause their nus
bonds 20 lose their positions. Inc ST. sln
has become so great, Director Porter salu,
that 10th he and his wife are on the Vefso
CT a nervous collapse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04

ponent like the Governor who had helped
him.
The platform adopted by the Republican
State Convention in Pennsylvania pleased
Colonel Roosevelt so greatly that ne DC
tated this statement:
am greatly pleased with the platform
OF the Pennsylvania Republican party
cannot sufficiently congratulate PennsyI !
vania upon now having taken the posltlon
Of leadership in the great movement 10
give the people the real right 20 rule
themselves and for efficiently ana pTaG-
tically securing justice, both polltlcally
and socially.
Ex-Attorney General Bonaparte in MS
speech said that If the people could not
get Mr. Roosevelt they would elect
Democrat
Colonel Roosevelt spent the night IN Bar
timore and is to leave here early IN the
morning 10 conclude his campaign in Mary
land. He will speak at Westminster. Key
mar, Frederick and Hagerstown during t"e
day and at Cumberland in the evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
SENATORS SPLIT OVER SUGAR
Republicans Disagree on Rates Of
Duty for New Eill.

Washington. May 3.-Republican members
OF the Senate Finance Committee to-day
took up the question of formulating a sub
sttutc for the House free sugar bill They
soon found themselves In disagreement over
the rates OF duty. but In tho main were
united upon the proposition to bring in Il
measure which would eliminate the differ
entail and the Dutch standard.
A majority appeared to favor retention
Of the rates OF the existing tariff law. con-
fning the changes to the standard and the
differental
Tho committee adjourned until to-mor-
row without reaching q conclusion. The
Democratic members IF the Finance Com.
nittee also contemplate meeting to.mor-
row. when they Will consider the Brstow
sugar bill -.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
LIABILITY BILL ADVANCED
Filibuster Weakens in Senate
and Vote Is Expected Soon.
From rre Tribune Rur@aul


Washington. May 3.-Thc fllibuster against
what to-day. after q siege Of oratory by
Senators Reed and Davis. interrupted by
frequent roll calls. Unless IL Is resumed a
roll call will be reached tomorrow or early
next week. when II is expected the bill will
pass by a safe majority.
The temper Of Senators was somewhat
ruffled by the tactics OF Senator Reed and
Senator Smith, Of Georgia, who are lght-
ing 10 held up the bill. Mr.. Reed resumed
his speech. reading at length from vari-
Gus documents and givins the impression
that he meant to hold the floor until his
strength gave out. Mr.. Smith was one OF
the few Senators who remained in tho
chamber 10 listen and 10 call for a quorum
when the seats were deserted. One OF these
calls came In the middle of the iuEchcon
hour and Senators hurried from the cafe
with their meals unfinished TO vote down
motion 20 take recess for an hour
Efforts to continue the ilibuster relaxed
late In The day and the bill was read for
committee amend nents.
Senator Overm. n remarked during the de-
bate that the r; Ioad men who had come
TO Washington protest against the bill
when It was before the Judiciary Commit
tee had failed cvnn to enter the committee
room. lie statot that one OF these men
said TO him:
Il can't go In. { have been working for
the railroads twenty-five years ami II
60 In and make i protest | will lose my
insurance and he expelled from my order"
Mr. Reed replied that this was evidence
that the men had been corrupted BY The
railroads. which, he said would be saved
many millions by the enactment of the
proposed law. He declared that three out OF
four Of the executive heads Of the railway
nrders had rnisrepresented the men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
BARNES TO BE GUEST
Republican Club Will Give a Din
ner for State Chairman.

William Barnes jr.. chairman OF the Re
publican State Committee. is 10 be the
guest OF honor AT q dinner TO be given oy
the Republican Club on Nay l6. FORMER
Congressman J. Van Vechten O!cott' the
new president Of the club. has appointed
special committee to arrange for the din
ner. which, II Is hoped Will be repre-
sentative gathering OF Republicans NOT
only from this city. but also other parts OF
the state.
AS the Republican Club some time ago
came out strongly for the renomnauon OF
president Taft, IL Is certain that its ofhcers
are sure that Chairman Barnes Is sincere
in his support Of the President or they
would not be likely 10 honor him.
We think that Chairman Barnes mas
handled the situation we'll" said member
Of the club last night and we Intend TO
show our appreciation Of his work ~
giving him a dinner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
TURNS DOWN CITIZENS UNION
Court Decides It Cant Have Statue
OF Liberty for Emblem.

The appellate division Of the supreme
Court decided Yesterday that the Citizens
Union cannot have a monopoly on the use
Of the Statue OF Liberty as an emblem 10Y
its organization. which. by the way the
court said was not party, but IAN inde-
pendent body"
The case came before the court on the
application OF the Citizens Union TOT an
order restraining the Board OF Elections
from preparing any ballots with the statue
OF Liberty as an emblem for any othe'
body. The Supreme Court had already ae'
clded against the application. II haVins
come up before the recent primaries. anu
the appellate division upheld this decision.
Tho latter tribunal said that the CITIZEN.
Union was an Independent body nonlina'eo
by petition and did not hold primaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
WILSON MEN TRICKE0
Nugent Machine Passes Resolu.
ton for Uninstructcd Delegates.

Frank Hague and his anti-Wilson follow
ers played q sharp trick on the supporters
Of Governor Wilson at a meeting of the
Hudson County Democratic Committee last
night when they forced the adoption OF
resolution instruct.ng the members OF the
committee 10 form themselves into M
gross district committees for the purpose
OF taking such action as they may deem
for the best interests OF the campaign.
The anu Wilson men We're tickled at the
adoption Of the resolution. and asserted
that as soon as the district committees
could Ice got toge ,her they would pass reso-
lutions urging that the delegates from the
Hudsoa County districts run uninstructed,
Hague ana his followers insisting that they
would control tie committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
BRYAN MEN FIGHT CLARK
Iowa Leaders Try to Win State
Convention for Nebraskan.

tky Telegraph TO The Tr.hupt.l
Des Moines Iowa. May 3.--Bryan may
break into the Iowa Demo ratio state
Convention which up to yesterday seemed
certain for Clark, There was secret
meeting OF Bryan leaders OF the state at
the Wellington Hotel here last evening.
Senator j. r. Correll presided and com
mttces were appointed 20 try to concen-
trate for Bryan the uninstlucted dele
gates To the convention and the iij dele
gates yet 10 he selected
The Bryan supporters have raised the cry
that a deadlock in the national cOnven-
ton Is apparent and that the only logical
move IS 10 unite on the Nebraskan II Is
pointed out that, though Clark has enough
delegates in his list TO control the state
convention, but 52l are absolutely In
structed for him, and that out OF the re-
nnatnder OF the delegation OF 1882 bryan
ought 10 get enough TO control. clark
leaders said to-nirht they had no fear or
break In their lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
TIE MASSACHUSETTS VICTORY

As the smoke clears away from the Mas
sachusetts battlefield tho extent II tho
Presidents victory becomes more and moro
Obvious. For a tine public attention was
attracted by side ssue-tfe blunder which
resulted IN the election Of delaGates-at-largs
who were not IN harmony with tho vieS
OF a majority Of the voters But the fundn-
mental and important fact IN the Massa.
Chusetts primaries Is that the voters by a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
WILL PUSH LoRIMER FIGHT
Minority of Senate Committee Plans to
Call Up Case Next Week.

Washington. May 3.-The minority mcm-
bers OF the Senate committee which inves-
tigated the election OF Senator Lorimer. OF
Illinois, are planning TO begin the light
against him in the Senate next week.
serator Kern. OF Indiana, who Is prepar-
ing the minority report. which VIII de-
clare against the Illinois Senator's right to
his seat. will call up the case and seek to
force an immediate submission OF the ma
iorlty report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
THE PRESIDENTS DAY.
Hiram The Tribune Bureau

TFrom The TrIbune Bureuu
Washington, May 3.-The PRESIDENT
returned from his Southern trip about
o'clock this morning and at II o'clock
held a Cabinet meeting. when several
important subjects were discussed.
Ex-senator Du Bots introduced Gov
ernor Hawley. Attorney General Nc
Dougal and John Shook. warden OF the
Idaho penitentiary.
President Taft saw only few callers
including Director Mckinley. Senators
Crane and Culom and Representatives
Dwight, Kennedy, Good and Jacoway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
sUREME COURT TAKES RECESS.

Washington. May 3.-The Supreme Court
to-day suspended argument Of cases until
next October. and took a recess until Mon
day. May 10, wnen II will convene 10 an,
nouncc decisions. Then II probably VIII
take another two or three weeks recess 70
prepare opinions for announcement on the
final decision day OF the present terra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
WILLING TO COIN HALF CENTS.

Washington, May 3-The Treasury De
pertinent has withdraw It's opposition TO
the coinage of additional denominations OF
money, and is not opposing the bill intro
duced by Representative Bukley. Of Ohio,
pi DIVIDING for tire, cent and one-half cent
pieces. George +. Rooert, director Of the
mint, declared to-day that the Treasury
will offer no objection 4 precautions arc
taken 10 guarantee dist.nctiven- SIS In de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
KILLED IN DUEL WITH KNIVES.

Atlanta, May s.-Two men fought with
knives here early to-day until c. Richard
Harper. said 70 BELONG to e prominent
Jacksonville (Fla) family. was killed and
Ken Potts. his opponent, was dangerously
wounded The men ouarreled over cara
game and the tight followed -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-24
TAFT TO TAKE THE STUMP.

Washington, June 24.-Having
broken all precedents by going out and
speaking for his own candidacy in the
state primary campaigns, President
Taft will break another in the same
fashion in the fall campaign. The
president is planning to make the most
vigorous speaking campaign of his
life as soon as the weather cools
down. :.
His start will probably be made ir
mid-September, of complete swing
around the country, addressing poll
his political advisors here. The pres
day.
Taft will take his family to Beverly
July 3, remaining there himself unit
July 8 when he will return to Washing
ton to discuss campaign plans with
tical meetings almost up to election
ident will remain in Washington most
of the time as long as congress is ir
session, occasionally making weekend
visits to Beverly.