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The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
RECORDS BROKEN
 BY CONVENTION
Deadlock Surpasses That of Any Former Gathering--T Twenty
 Six Ballots.
BRYAN MAKES AN ATTACK
Announces He Will Not Vote for Any One Who New York Supported
 for Nomination.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Baltimore.-The fifth days session of the Democratic convention adjorun- ed here Saturday night at 11:05 o'clock after being in session for eleven hours
 All known Democratic records for the number of ballots taken were brok- en at this session. Immediately after converting the clerk started calling the roll and with a monotonyous regularity this was continued throughout the session.
 Champ Clark started out the day with a good lead over his nearest op- ponent, Gov. Wilson, but this was gradually cut dowE by the Wilson men. The thirteenth ballot started off with Clark having a strength of 554 and Wilson a strength of 456 1-2, they fininshed with Clark 463 l-2 and Will son 47 1-2
 The sensation of the day was when W. J. Bryan announced that he would not vote for Clark as long as the New York delegatiotn voted for him. He said that he would vote for no can diddJc NtOlli tllt -Nth Oi h oSllIOll voted for This caused an uproar in the convention and caused great deal of ill feeling.
 Clark supporters claimed that this was an unfair attack on their candi- date and that it should not influence the floor of the convention by several delegates one of whom asked Mir. Bry- an if he would support the Democratic ticket and if the convention nominat- ed some one he did not like. He re- piled he intended to support the nominee but that did not necessarily bird him to keep quiet before the convention and not work for some man whom he chose.
 After the attack of the Nebraska delegate on Mir. Clark the managers of the speaker considered it important that he should come to Baltimore to answer the charges of Mir. Bryan Speaker Clark accepted the advice of his managers and cane to the conven- ton city. arriving here shortly after the session adjaurned for the night.
 Mir. Clark went immediately to a hotel and went into conference with his advisers and in the early morn ing hours he issued a signed state ment in defense of Mir Bryans charges. The statement follows:
 To-day in the national convention, an outrageous aspersion was cast upon me and through me upon the Demo cratic party, by one who, of all men, ought to be the last to besmudge or betray his friends or his party. So far as I am personally concerned. it is enough to say that the charges which reflects upo nmy personal or party integrity is utterly and abso- lutely false.
 T might afford to forget myself, but I am, by the choice of the Demo cratic majority of the house of rep resentatives, the ranking official Democrat in national public life. cannot be false or corrupt without re- flection upon my party in the most se- riouS way.
 Any man who would enter into an alliance with any selfish interest of priveleged class of this country to gain the nomination for the presidency is unworthy of the presidency and of
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
Bryan vs. Roosevelt.

"Old man." exclaimed R Florida delegate to a man wearing the badge of the Nebraska delegation, wv. J, Bryan has Teddy Roosevelt beaten to a frazzle and faded to pale and pas ty pulp"
 you bet he has, said the Ne braskan.
 Not the way you mean" said the man from Florida. All Teddy did wac to make his party threaten to eail ont the militia. But .Bryan's got his convention so scared that they've sia-
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
Bryan Answers Clark.

Baltimore.-National Committeeman Kit Williams of Mississippi has recov- cred a cashless purse which was deftly removed from his hip pocekt by one of the convention city's light-fingered gentry, and NJ. Williams had purse in each hip pocket, the purloined book being the one that contained only a few personal cards.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

brow of democracy crown of-'"
 Here a yell interrupted.
 You shall not press down upon the brow of democracy thorny crown of anarchy. You shall not cruelty us upon a cross of selfishness," he con- cluded
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
Democratic Woman Delegate.

Baltimore.-Sitting in the oo ssIep delegation as a real, simonpufe. ..s.er. gate is Mrs. Annie Hamiion sister-in-law of Champ Ciain- -in
 Mrs. Pitzer thinks her = goyenT law has every qualificauonn for the the destinies of the na''er enthust next four years. She sor wolDen astic advocate of votes m
 sh, has voted many ''"oe
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Inc Old-Eashloned Fire.

The Old-Fashioned Fire.
 Voald anything be more refreshing -aa the smell of the old-fashioned u nre in late spring or early au' s s.un There 'is something grimy In " 'eek of coal. and the odor of gas
 Aauseating. Modern inventions .. s nave brought their convent eS s,s but staid old senator, who SV passed beyond. insisted that X. ae wanted a real night of com ss alser the family had all gone nsa TOT the winter, he would hie
 ~ssi home. build an old-fashioned
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

wood fire in the cook stove and sit aronnd AS in his old boyhoOd days on the farm. What memories 1t re- calls" he would say, ito hear the crackle of the wood and snih the smoke that seems to be purifying rather than oppressive! !"-"A Affairs and Folks" Joe Mitchell Chapple, in Joe Chapple's News Letter
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

laney of Missouri, "when Democr:s can show up with thing like fhs@
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tioned battleships In the harbor and are holding the convention in an arm ory"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

Insinuatlon. "Fish is A good brain diet" "J suppose you take weakash n yours"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

Following are the principal blanks ., inc platform adonted by the Demo s-otic national convention at Balti- more.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05
Railroads, Express Companies, Tele-
 graph and Telephone Lines.
Banking Legislation.

We oppose the so-called Aldrich bill or the establishment of a cen tFal bank, and We believe the people of the country will be largely freed from panics and consequent unemployment and business depression by such a sys- tematic revision of our banking laws as will render temporary relief in lo- calities where such relief is needed, with protection from control or dom- nation by what is known as the money trust.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

Clark 463 12, Wilson 407 l2. Under wood 112 1-2. Harmon %, Marshall 90, Bryan 1, Foss 43. Absent one-half.
 After the taking of this ballot the delegates seeing there was no hope of nomination soon and not wishing to hold Sunday session voted to ad- iourn till l,noon Monday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

publicity before the election of cam. paign contributions-a measure de- manded in our national platform of I9OS and at that time opposed by the Republican party, and we commend the Democratic House of Representa-. tives for extending the doctrine of publicity to recommendations verbal and written, upon which presidential appointments are made to the own ership and control of newspapers and to the expenditures made by and in behalf of those who aspire to presi- dental nominations and We point for additional Justification for this Iegis- latlon to the enormous expenditures of money In behalf of the president and his predecessor in the recent contest TOT the Republican nomination for president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
SHALL BROWNSVILLE
GO AHEAD OR DROP BACK?

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. p. 1912.
Editor Herald:
| regret very much, the necessity
of calling the attention Of all
patrons living within the two dis
tricts outlined by the department, as
districts entitled to free delivery
service, provided. patrons living
within said districts, so cared for
such service. that they would show
their desire by meeting require
ments, providing substantial recep-
tacles for any mail that carrier
might have for them, also TO facili-
tate the handling Of mail. The sit
%uation as it stands today in District
No. ], is that there remain approx
mately one hundred houses without
numbers, also without any recep-
tacles for mail. In District No. 2.
there also remain a like number of
houses whose owners have shown no
disposition whatever towards APP
preciating the generous offer extend
ed by the department, in an effort to
better the conditions at this place,
as is the custom at most places the
size Of this city.
II is TO be hoped that patrons who
have not signified their Willingness
to accept the departments offer of
help, by qualifying in regard to re-
quirements 10 become patrons Of
this service, will certainly DO SO at
once, if it is done with no other
spirit than to help their neighbor
and Brownsville reach a point.
where, if ii is desired to discontinue
having the carrier deliver their mail,
there will be no need of any objec-
ton on the part of any one. But at
this time. as yet in its infancy and
he districts SO small, il is quite nee
essary that every one get busy and
show a progressive spirit, or
Brownsville will certainly lose her
standing in the estimation of the de-
partment.
The department has requested that
a report upon the service be submit
ted at the close of this month. which
undoubtedly will mean whether or
not Brownsville will go ahead or
drop back.
Respectfully.
f. T. PIERCE,
Assistant Postmaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

That second wool bill veto is get
ting Mr.. Taft into more trouble than
ever with the downward revision
lists. Last year, he vetoed the meas
IRE because, as he explained, he
thought he should wait for the re-
port Of the tariff commission. Now,
with the report in, he vetoes the
measure because in various particu-
lars it does not follow the tariff
commissions recommendations. This
naturally prompts the query-is
congress or the tariff commission to
draft our tariff bills? Under the
originate in the lower house Of con
gress, but. if we adopt Mr.. Taft's
idea of permitting such legislation
TO be virtually dictated by a COM
mission Of his own appointing, the
house of representatives may after
a while have nothing to do bur TO
vote upon the measures which the
White House and its commissions
may propose. Indeed, if the idea
hould be developed to its utmost pos
sibilities, we might in time dispense
altogether with a house Of represen-
tatiyes or even with a congress al
together and have a sort OF paternal
institution in its place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Make a note Of this. When the
campaign is fairly opened you will
observe that the so-called progress
sive leaders will make their hardest
fight on Wilson, who is the only
genuine progressive of the three
presidential candidates now in the
field. The explanation is simple.
With them-or rather with the
leaders among them, there is but one
principal at stake-to make Roose-
welt president for a third term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
AS TO FREE MAIL DELIVERY.

Shall Brownsville go ahead or
drop back2
This question is put squarely up
TO our citizens in the communica-
tion from Assistant Postmaster
Pierce in this mornings Herald in
regard 10 the city delivery of mail.
According to Mr.. Pierce, there is
great reason to fear that the city de-
livery system which was installed
here a few months ago may have to
be suspended because of lack of suf-
fcient patronage.
Strange as it may appear. Mr..
Pierce reports that in the two dis
tricts in which the delivery is in eff
feet there are still two hundred
houses which either are not mum
bered or have not put up proper re-
ceptacles in which to deposit the
mail. Unless these people comply
with the requirements, it is prob
able that Brownsville will lose the
free mail delivery and drop back
into the rank Of the village, SO far
as this modern convenience Is con-
cerned.
Are our citizens willing that we
should retrograde thus?
It seems preposterous, but the
facts appear to indicate that at least
two hundred families of this city
still prefer the primitive method of
going or sending to the postoffice
for their mail twice daily, rather
than have the carrier deliver it to
them.
When asked why, some have re-
piled that they consider it safer to
get the mail from the ~po3toffice than
to have it delivered by a mail car
rier. Yet some of these same per-
sons often send servants to the post
office for their mail. Often they
have negligently left the key in
their postofice boxes. More than
once they have lost their keys,
which have been picked up on the
street and turned in at the post
office.
It is difficult to persuade some Of
these people that they owe it to the
city to have their mail delivered, in
stead of causing the discontinuance
Of the service by failing TO do their
part. Those Of us, however, who
are enjoying the privilege of having
our mail left twice daily at our
door, should endeavOr TO convert
those who do not yet appreciate this
privilege. 1t might be advisable for
the Chamber Of Commerce and Civic
League to appoint committees to
make a canvass of those houses
which are still without the service
and endeavor to induce the occu-
pants to comply with the free de-
livery requirements.
The situation requires some sort
of missionary work. and whatever is
to be done must be done quickly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1912.
SANS POLICY AS TO HIS
C0NSULS.

The murder of the vice and deputy
u. s. consul at Cartagena, Columbia,
william B. MacMaster, calls for
prompt and drastic action on the
part of the United States. This
country has for long been entirely
too lax in upholding it's consular
representatives in foreign countries.
1t is quite a common thing to hear
of American citizens in some foreign
lands having TO appeal to the con-
suls Of other countries than their
own for protection. The fact that
our government is SO tolerant and
complacent in the matter Of demand
ing fair and respectful treatment
for its citizens when abroad has
made our consular service to a GER
tain extent weak and ineffective.
In the case of Will Dunno, the
well known newspaper man of San
Antonio, who was arrested and inn
prisoned in Mexico some months
ago on charges Of being implicated
in some revolutionary move, after
long and Intellectual efforts to OBJ
tain release through the agency of
the American consul, and after I'M
d~ergoing such brutal treatment as
to almost completely wreck the
health of Mr.. Dunno, who was a ma
tNslly strong and vigorous man. he
finally was granted freedom upon
the application Of the British CON
sui. His relase was accomplished
the second day after the British
consul requested it.
Such cases as this show that the
United States does 0 back up its
foreign consuls with sufficient show
of authority to insure the proper re-
lspect from the countries to which
they are sent. The murder Of our
consular representative at Cartagena
is an instance i'm which we should
show the nations displeasure as TO
teach all foreign countries that
United States consuls, wherever
they may be. are TO be honored and
treated with a great consideration
as that which is accorded to the
consuls Of any other nation Of The
earth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Penrose declares he received
$125,000 from Archibald, the Stand
ard Oil man. OF this money $780,
600 went into the treasury Of the
national republican campaign COM
mittee and was used 10 elect Roose-
welt, with R~oosevelt's knowledge.
Any way out Of that hole for the
Colonel? Oh, yes. Easiest thing
you know. The Colonel di poses OF
it in the good, old, effective Roose-
Welt " 'Taint So
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
NO TAINTED MONEY.

Chicago banks have established
a regular laundry for joint use in
washing United States paper cur
rency News Item.
! rust. with such convenience near.
All tainted stuff will disappear:
Chicago University
May get its money Numbered free.
Professors all will cheer the plan:
And pastors aid tiff they can:
Zen commoner men are counted
Who needs it more than Bath House
John?
For purposes of worthy use
BY charity that grows profuse:
oh, what can be correctly dubbed
More pure than greenback tubbed
and scrubbed.
y. A, in Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
CAMERON COUNTY
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

District Judge-,W. B. Hopkins.
District Attorney-John |. Kleiber
District Clerk-LOuis Kowalski.
County Judge-John Bartlett.
County Attorney-E. X. Goodrich
County Clerk-JoSeph Webb.
SHERIFF.. r. Ryan.
Tax Collector-DamaSO Lerma.
Tax Assessor-GeOrge Champion.
County Edgar l.. Hicks
County Surveyor-A. w. Amthor.
Sup. Pub. In.-E. II. Goodrich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Penrose declares that after the
national republican committee had
spent the Archibald money they
wanted more from the asme source.
THE demand" says the senator
from Pennsylvania, was urgent, in
s%istent, | may say imperative, and
it was represented that it came from
President Roosevelt"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Tom Marshall of Indiana is also
among the men who have clear con-
victions and a express them clear
~. Consider this from his speech
Of acceptance:
old fashioned democrats be-
lieve in making money. but
they believe that every dollar
made should be so clean that
an infant may its teeth
upon il. And they hold il Is
not part Of government to boost
n man and boot another"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

There are a few hopeful souls who
believe that torture OF pri onerS has
long been abolished among civilized
nations. Let those good hopeful
souls study the dark cell rs insti-
tuted in the prison at Sugarland
and his eyes Will be opend 10 tne
fact that torture Is part Of the Texas
prison system.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
We HAVE INSTALLED

A large corn shelter at
Corpus Christi, and are in
position to buy all the ear corn
you have to ship. Kindly write,
wire or phone us at Corpus Christi,
if you will ship any orr in car load
lots, and we will make the top mar
ket price on same.-TaylOr Grain &
Hay Co.. Wholesale Buyers, Corpus
Christi, Teras. 7-24-1m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

What Of the tourist hotel pr0po-
sition? Brownsville even has he
chance OF securing some fine attrac-
tions. if she could offer such accom-
modations as a big. up-to-the-min-
ute tourist hotel would provide. We
are sleeping on our rights in not
erecting the hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Mr.. Finn. Roosevelt manager for
Pennsylvania, also says it isn't 50.
He never asked Penrose to make him
senator for the trifling considera-
tion of a million or two down. 1t
is a case of two negatives against
one affirmative.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Will the city take steps to secure
the hotel and park sites provided
for in the Fort Brown survey, or
shall we remain idle. and permi.
spectators to gobble them mp? Now
is the time for our public-spirited
citizens to act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Guatemala has suffered from crop
failure this year. The government
Is buying orn for the people. Sew
aral ship loads have been bought in
country. This country can
feed several famines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

As to the Roosevelt-Penrose issue.
let us o forget the rule laid down
in the barrow case. A man should
not be convicted on the u~ncorrober-
ated evidence of an accomplice. The
Colonel is probably saved on tech
nical grounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

In forecasting the election re-
turns Secretary Hilles does not al
low a single electoral vote for the
Colonel. This brings us face to face
with The fact that while figures do
not lie they often-too often fool
a lot OF people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

One Of the results Of a change Of
administration in San Antonio is a
general shake-up in the police de-
partment. The shake-up includes
the dismissal Of the entire detective
force. The reason for the changes
are not given.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

1t is not quite easy to follow the
argument OF Sena.o or Fall IN his wish
to have our government recognize
the rebels as beligerents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

Don't fail TO push the Midwinter
Fair. II is the business Of every
body i'm the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
FOR RENT.

'OR RENT-One corner store and
one inside store and our two
room apartment with bath room,
IN the new Stegman building, adj
joining Merchants Natl bank
building. Address p. o. Box SO,
Brownsville, Tex. S-16-9-16
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
Terms of Subscription

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OR SALE-Chance to stop paying
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

WANTED-A man who understands
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A banco or portion Of
land on the American side Of the
river, 3 miles west of the city Of
Brownsville; it is a historical
ploce where General Diaz crossed
the river to 60 into Mexico. APP
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No. sc, Matamoros, Tamaulipas,
Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23
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or general office work. Address.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-23

FOR SALE-A good horse. Excel
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WANTED-By energetic, ambitious
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with a chance for advancement.
Apply 500 Leyee St, Brownsville.
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Address Box A, Herald office.