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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
DEBRIS STREWN HALL
TELLS OF STRUGGLE
ConventIon Hall. Baltimore. IunA III

convention Hall, Baltimore, june *
A weary wilderness of chairs. &
hoor buried inches deep in a heter-
ogeneous rubbish OF chewed cigars.
bits of paper. remnants OF lunch. beer
and pop bottles and frayed banners.
an air fetid with humidity, and a few
detected employees listlessly striving
TO clean up-this was to-days view
OF the National Democratic Conven-
ton Hall.
1t was not until nearly noon that
any attempt was made TO clear away
the debris for the 4 o'clock session.
Though most of the day a sickly sun
strove In vain to tighten the gloom.
Outside, 1t ralned in fits and starts.
Ten minutes after Chairman James S
zavel had declared recess. there
wasn't delegate. or alternate. or
visitor left in the vast building.
Sleepy eyed the crowd had revived
hurriedly 10 scurry out of the struc-
ture. There was no enthusiasm left.
Probably never before in national
convention have such scenes been en-
acted as those Of last night, The
frenzy OF enthusiasm was unparalleled
It left strong men weak from eXhaus-
ton. When the garish light of dawn
Wed with electric lights it revealed q
sweat-begr!med crowd OF men. flung
listly into their hard bottomed chairs
their aching limbs stretched out TO half
recumbent attitudes. Scores slept peace
fully. despite a constant din of hoarse
comment flung at persistent speakers
or Chairman James's vigorous pound
ing
serewn in ;ndescribable confusion
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IN AUTO
STRUCK BY TRAIN

Charlotte, y. C., June 2s.-While au-
tomobiiing near the city at noon to-
day. John NJ. Jamison, proprietor of the
Stonewall Hotel, in Charlotte. and sew
eral other hostelries was instantly
killed and Mrs. w. VI. Bagwell. of Ham
let. friend of his wife, and her little
son were mortally wounded when a
freight train on the Southern struck
the automobiling party five miles north
of Charlotte.
The automobile IS said to have
choked down on the tracks. Mrs
Jam!son and son escaped death by
jumping from the machine
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LoATH TO BELIEVE STORY.
officials Do Not Credit Report OF Cni-
houn's Advice TO China.

Washington. June 2S.-Ohcials of
the State Department are loath to be-
lieve that American Minister Calhoun
has told the Chinese Minister of
Finance that China did not need the
$500, 100000 loan about to be advanced
by the international powers.
According to London dispatches the
American envoy made such a state
ment.
The state Department believes what
Mr.. Calhoun really did was to counsel
the Chinese government to so slow in
making any large loans.
While the negotiations for the loan
have again been held up by China. IL
is the opinion here that the bankers
Will reach an amicabl agreement
within the next few weeks.
China now objects to demands by
the foregn powers that they be al
lowed to supervise the administration
of the proceeds OF the loan.
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amount OF group" insurance ever I'M
ae TIA Tor BY banking institution,
nrst bank in Chicago TO Insure its
employees. Beginning with July |
every worker. from the office boy
70 the president. will receive Il GER
tihcate equivalent TO a life insurance
po!icy for an amount equal 10 a years
salary, except highly paid employees
set
The bank will pay the premiums
monthly; No physical examination will
automatically when he leaves the
bank.
The directors expect by the plan
70 OBTAIN a greater efficiency from
the employees and believe il will MAKE
the latter's positions more permanent
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down the centre aisle was heap OF
papers, smashed straw hats, broken
mesaphones. half-eaten sandwiches,
broken bottles. and dirt besmeared col
lars. lung off in the sticky heat OF the
night
The standards which yesterday so
prtmly pointed out the deleeates' scat
locations were all awry. They an
peared TO have broken beneath tho
storm of enthusiasm and leaned drunk
emily sideways. Delegates had wrench
cd them from their fastenings in tile
parades up and down the aisles. and
they We're utterly confused and mis-
laid. H>Ee and there were broken
chairs. either smashed by the too
strenuous acrobatic efforts OF cheer
leaders or deliberately rent to pieces
TO make sticks on which remnants
and pictures of candidates might be
fastened.
William Jennings Bryan left the hall
shortly after midnight, but Chairman
Ollie James settled his mas todonsc
bulk in a big armchair and stuck to
them throughout practically the en-
tire session, only relinqu'shing the
gavel for q few moments rest about
4 o'clock
Expecting a ballot on the nom!na-
ton. very few of the delegates de-
serted the hall And while they were
there they had their fun. Batting of
speakers was the main outlet OF
amusement. The time-honored plan
OF orators to withhold mention the per-
sonage whose nomination they wero
making until the last sentence of their
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(COntlEued
Wilson man from New Jersey objected
and the distsiLution was ordered
stopped. 1t took a squad of police TO
stop 1t. and for Il few minutes trouble
seemed imminent. But the disorder
was quieted and the rol! call pro.
ceeded.
In Michigan Harmon lost ono to
Wilson.
New York's ninety again went to
Harmon
In Ohio Wilson regolned i; Clark
gained 2, and Harmon lost 3.
The wabbling Tennessee delegation
shifted again. Clark gained 3l-2;
l-2 and Harmon lost i-2.
The result OF the seventh ballot was.
Clark, 40 IL.
Wilson, 30. IL.
Underwood, 1913 IL.
Harmon, I29 1-2.
Marshall, 81.
Bryan, 1.
Kern, !.
The changes were immaterial
The Eighth HnIiot.
The chair announced mo nomina
ton and the roll was begun for the
eighth time. The FIRST change in the
eighth ballot came In the vote or
Michigan. Harmon los; one OF his
three votes from the previous roll, the
one vote going to Underwood.
Clark gained one vote from wilson
in Nebraska. the first change in the
vote between the two leading candi-
dates.
New York cast ninety for Harmon.
In North Carolina Wilson gained one
from the Underwood vote.
Tennessee made another change OF
tte nn.a .r,x "A
lost half a vote Harmon gained one
half and Mayor Gaynor, O New York.
secured one vote, the first cast Tor
him.
The eighth ballot result was:
Clark, 44s1-o.
Wilson, BILLIE.
Underwood, ia.
Harmon, 100,
Marshall, 81
Bryan. L.
Kern, l.
Gnynor. 1.
James, 1.
The changes from the seventh ballot
were Clark lost {! Wilson Lost ! I'm
dcrwocd lost i2 Harmon gained l-2
GaEror ara ollie James We're added
10 the list with one vote each.
The Ninth Roll.
r.. ar,,,.o,, =, 80 .a Was
,oi,ned ~, ne ,h 'e rU, wa
- 80 -
There was no cnanpo IN tho lIne.uo
until Michigan gave Harmon a gain OF
two. Clark and Underwood each losing
one. Sew Works. ninety stayed with
Harmon. and again IL was certain
there would be no nomination
IN ONO harmon lost one. ONE
Jainess s'nse vote disappeared clark
ahG N''scN each gaIEet one.
90. s'' 49,. t 90 aost ,
,!a't q 'vte' C"ue' "a ieu anu
'.'o" u.s.
7" Us,
-. - 80 ', .'1N'. ,, ~. o'
-. - 80 80 asd srn',:oi
ioe. ~ ~ ,or yyVsnr rrstaad ~
tha ,bren en- S.r sivar 70 uar,non ,oHr
yors cas, IT, CLARK cInar ra,n ~
four FOR the latter.
An absentee from PENNSYLVANIA rave
wilson another vote making his loss
in the state only one.
No material changes wcr. show, nv
,hc rcs,,i, ~ ,bis hoiio, wrich vas
'"s C,a .sluit ~, .. '"'s o"i'''' ""''h was
\yII.on ~. 10
lnd.ryyood. 1.- IL
thurman. To-.
N,r.h,II ~
This showed gain OF i-2 for
Clark and gain Of one for wilson.
Underwood lost half ana Harmon
three
IT.. T.,,h mi,
100 -, ,.,..
' sa.n s.'e nv mo az
~, ',H, - tue
III =, Ni;.h,ra, CiorH .ai,.a 4. vuso,
srI tiarn,nn aacb los,
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General George Gordon Greenough
was born at Washington, D. c.. on
December s, 1911. He was educated In
France and was graduated from West
Point in 1865 He was first assigned
TO the Twenty first Infantry. but in
1870 was transferred TO the artillery,
becoming captain in 1888, major IN
1898. lieutenant colonel in 1901, coll
onel in 1903. and was retired with
the rank OF brigadier- general In 1905.
General Greenough was professor Of
French at West Point from 1858 to
1873. He served In the Modoc In.
dian campaign in 1878, in the Nevada,
expedition in 1875. and in the Powder
RIVER expedition of 1861.
He was appointed military instruct4
or at the University of California in
1877. and remained there two years.
He was a crack shot. lie belonged
five years to the sharp shooters In
1895 General Greenough was appoints
ed commander OF the artillery defensea
OF Washington, d c, He served in
Cuba during the campaigns of 1893
and 1899. and In the Philippines lha
two following years
General Greenough was the inventor
OF a number of devices for artillerN
operations. He belonged to the Wesp
FONT Army Mess. the Loyal Legion.
and the Third Army Corps Union.
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Strewn IN tndescrlbable confns
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THE I,Ax.ros WAY.

II you had medicine thar would
etrengthen the liver, tho stoypach. tho kic3
neys and the bowels and ct the Same tiua1
mako you strong with a systemic tonic
don't you believe you would soon be wstIf y
That's Tho Lax-Fos Way ~
We max you to buy the nrst bottle on thu
mopoy- back plan. and you Will ask x.e-.4s
Arugsist TO sell you the second Pa
II keeps your whole inesde right. ~ q
There Is nothing else made like Lax.reA4
REMAINDER ths pams-IAx,to97, -Adya
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BANK INsuREs EMPLOYEES.
Chicago Institution to Issue Policie,
to Thorn AgEreGnting S.HO,OOO.

Chicago. Ill. June 2S-Byron l.
Smith. president OF the Northern Trust
Company. completed arrangements
yesterday to insure every employee OF
that bank in the Equitable Company.
The amount of the policies Will reach
s250.000 IT Is said to he the largest
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GEN. G. G. GREENouGH DIES.
Retired officer Was Inventor OF De.
vices for Artillery Operations.

Charleston. S c.. June 2S.-Georgs
G. Greenough. brgad!er general. re1
tired, L. s. a.. died here yesterday.
He was sixty eight years old. Since
retirement he had made his home in
Charleston.
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and the sights were very interesting.
took great delight in visiting their his
toric sites. They claim the old Catholic
church on what Is now American soil in
San Miguel. and the BalaZZo, the COVER
nor's palace, is also of venerable age. 1
was delighted with Arizona also and in
the magniicence of the scenery in the
great southwest OF this country. / never
return from such trip without being in
spired to new patriotic efforts. With
such a glorious country we should ac-
complish everything that is great and
good and uplifting.
my fathers people were from Wurttem-
berg, and it is my hope to visit his father
land whenever an opportunity opens. My
sisters went to Cassell, the capital of
Jerome Bonaparte's little kingdom, few
years ago, and after registering in a
hotel they found that their names had
been recognized by some of my fathers
kindred. Immediately some of the fam
lily called and took them from the hostel
~. and they had royal time making
visits to all the branches of the family
and being entertained to the limit of their
time and strength. These old world GUS
toms make strong appeal to me, and
the way family clings to their native
township and keeps up the traditions. 1t
offers a significant background to the
fieeting ways we Americans have and
how readily We leave our old homes and
forget our traditions"
Representative and Mrs. Sulzer reside
in a modest apartment on Capitol Hill,
and they camp out. as 1t were. They are
most hospitahle and constantly welcome
their friends. Their New York home is
their most cherished possession. 1t is
the old Rutherford mansion, down on the
corner Of ID avenue near ST. Marks
Church This ancient house L. among
the few remaining relics OF eighteenth
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not unntness for the work. Thus 1t re-
duces the number of nurses with an &C
companying elevation OF charges for
their services. | am champion for the
shorter course for the many and the adj
vanced course for the exceptionally
bright and capable. and this will tighten
the burden put upon those who must
have nurses in their families. and who
cannot pay the present high rate charged.
II
II think that few people realize all that
humanity owes to the modern trained
nurse idea. Read the records Of the past
and see what conditions are now COM
pared to those Of fifty or even twenty-five
years past. We are all familiar with the
Betsy Prig type Of nurse and with other
ghouls Of history and fiction. am proud
that American hospitals are considered
the best and most skillfully managed of
any in the world. Constantly the heads
OF similar institutions in England and the
old world cities come here to study our
methods and to take back to their people
the result OF our natural inventiveness
and broad spirit of philanthropy The
greatest benefactors of the world and a
strong factor in civilization and national
development. The discipline which the
stern regimen requires brings out the best
QualQeS IN q WOMAN ana el6V6te0 her
from the oldtime, self-indulgent mercen.
airy who. under the garb Of charity.
preyed on the Victims
Mrs: Sul1er is at present in deep mourn
ing for her mother. Mrs. Macmillan
Roedelheim. who died the latter part of
March In Philadelphia. Mrs. Roedeiheim
was q gentle, retiring lady, who had re-
sided in her old home with her daughters
all these years since the death Of her
husband. She was born at Livingston,
and her family are among the Oldest end
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century New York and one associates tho
wide wainscoted rooms and stately hall
and stairway with the rustic of faded silk
and the clinking Of swords and spurs,
while In the fine old dining room the
splendor of colonial silver and pewter and
rare French china obtrudes among the
Deautfful modern possessions.
Mrs. SulZer delights in gathering odds
and ends from every part of the world
to adorn her home. Recently she has
added to her stock Of fiat silverware the
handsome tribute which Mr.. Suffers dis
tr1ct bestowed on him at the dinner
given in honor of his fifty-ninth birth
day. 1t is a splendid mahogany chest
with silver adornments and a COM
memorative tablet in the center Within
are seventeen dozens Of every sort of
knife, fork. spoon, q generous allowance
or ladies, carving sets and odd pieces for
every conceivable use in serving food.
She has also fine old china and furni-
ture OF the middle eighteenth century.
Mrs. Sulzer is a domestic woman, with
every interest absorbed in the welfare
or her husband and I'm the care Of her
nome. She has, however, ardent sympa-
thies with all reformatory movements,
though she has little time except to adj
wise and to encourage.
Representative and Mrs. Sulzer were
married in Atlantic City i'm the summer
or 1907 by Rev. Herbert Gessner Of Eliza.
beth, N. j.
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from 1908. Her marriage was the result
of romance which had continued for
many years before 1t ended in one OF the
happy unions which the capital can show
When a girl in her early teens she be-
came enthusiastic over the idea of be-
coming a trained nurse and devoting her
life TO suffering humanity. A long and seri-
Gus illness of her mother and the presence
OF nurses in her home suggested the idea
Then II was the precise juncture OF time
that Miss Alice Fisher arrived from Lon
don with some very charming English
girls Of high social rank who had taken
up the profession of nursing. not so much
as a means of livelihood as a sort OF re-
hgious vocation.
Il could scarcely wait until I could
complete my course at school and
reach the accepted age to enter" said
Mrs. Sulzer. discussing the trained
nurse phase of her life. "a wave Of
enthusiasm seemed to have swept
over the country, and many entered the
training hospitals in direct opposition
Of their parents wishes. My parents
were not particularly well Dlsassd e my
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decision. and l think ii was their lack Of
which spurred me on to
make success of my chosen career when
once / had started I took the entire
course in rhe Presbyterian hospital of
chicago. and then remained some time
afterward assisting in various kinds of
work Later l was assistant superintenu-
ent or the Mount Sinai Hospital in New
ork city. After devoting some years to
this work. l became weary of the routine
ana confinement and perhaps of the heavy
responsibility, resigned that post and
spent Few years in private nursing. L
had. however. given up the idea and re-
turned to my parents home before
Having an inside view of nursing and
realizing its tremendous significance in
the national life, have very decided
views on the subject. One thing I deplore
Is that the spirit of commercialism is ap-
parent in the nursing profession.
Il am an advocate Of the two-year-
course. instead of keeping the girls three
or sometimes four years preparing for
their work. In this l started a reform
IN methods while at Mount Sinai, and
that was to give every training class the
practical demonstrations of all instruc-
tons and theories. and under the eve of
the teacher or the doctor giving the
course. Ii Two years girl Will learn
all that Is needful to nurse for the
average cases II the nurse shows special
aptitude then she should take advanced
courses, which are always open to ex-
perienced trained nurses. Studying to be
a nurse is dreary work, and 1t is enough
TO batter down some OF the ideals which
one may entertain In selecting this pro-
fession. Twosyears Of 1t Is therefore all
that the general run Of girl can endure.
To draw 1t out another year means to
compel more than needful to drop out,
and that from phydcal exhaustion and
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peated his tactics Of the 22d, sustaining
an overwhelming defeat, losing 46S2 men
to our 700. These three salies convinced
him that his predecessor, Gen. Johnston,
had not erred in standing on the de-
fensive. Thereafter the Confederate
! never intended to assault these, but
gradually worked to the right to reach
and destroy his line of supplies, because
soldiers. like other mortals, must have
food.
Our extension to the right brought on
numerous conflicts, but nothing worthy
of note. till about the end Of August !
resolved to leave one corps to protect
our communications to the rear and
move with the other five to a point
Gonesboro) on the railroad twenty-six
miles below Atlanta, not fortified. This
movement was perfectly strategic, was
successful and resulted in our occupa-
ton Of Atlanta on the I'd Of September.
1864. The result had a large effect on
the whole country at the time. for solid
and political reasons. I claim no special
merit to myself. save that I believe !
followed the teachings Of tho best mas
had knowledge. and. better still, I had
pleased Mr.. Lincoln, who wanted sue
cess" very much. But I had not accom-
plished all. for Hoods army. the Chief
objective" had escaped.
4
Then began the real trouble. We were
in possession Of Atlanta, and Hood re-
manned at Lovejoy's Station. thirty miles
southeast, on the Savannah railroad,
with an army Of about 10000 veterans
Injured to war, and with a fair amount
of wagons to carry his supplies, inde-
pendent of the railroads. On the .21st Of
September he shifted his position to Pal
metto Station, twenty-five miles south
west Of Atlanta, on the Montgomery and
Selma railroad, where he began syste-
matte preparations for an aggressive
campaign against our communications to
compel us to abandon our. conquests.
Here he was visited by Mr.. Davis, who
promised all possible cooperation and
assistance in the proposed campaign; and
here also Mr.. Davis made his famous
speech, which was duly reported to me
in Atlanta, assuring his army that they
would make my retreat more disastrous
than was that of Napoleon from Moscow.
Forewarned. I took immediate meas
ures to thwart his plans. One division
was sent back to Rome. Ga, ffty-four
miles northwest of Atlanta, another to
Chattanooga; the guards along our
railroad were reinforced and warned Of
the coming blow. Gen. Thomas was
sent back to the headquarters of his de-
partment at Nashville. Tenn; schofeld
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to his at Knoxville, Tenn, while re-
manned in Atlanta to await Hoods ''in-
itiative." This followed soon.
Hood. sending his cavalry ahead,
crossed fifteen miles southwest of At
lanta with his main army on the 1st of
October, and moved to Dallas, twenty
miles north, detaching a strong force
against the railroad above Marietta, which
destroyed 1t for fifteen miles. and then
sent French's division to capture ALA
toona. l followed Hood, reaching Kene-
saw mountain in time to see In the dis
lance the attack on Allatoona, which
was handsomely repulsed by Corse. Hood
then moveu westward, avoiding Rome,
and by circuit reached Resaca, which
he summoned to surrender, but did not
wait to attack. He continued thence the
destruction of the railroad for about
twenty miles to the tunnel. including
Dalton, whose garrison he captured.
followed up to Resaca, then turned
valley Of Chattooga into Alabama, but
by rapid marching he escaped to Gadsden,
Ala, ninety-f1ve miles northwest of At
lanta. on the Coosa, I hating at Gayles-
vile. Ala. thirty miles to the northeast
Of Gadsden, whence to observe his fur
Their movements. Hood, after a short
pause. crossed the mountains to Decatur.
on the Tennessee river, which point. as
1t was defended by good division of
troops, he avoided, and finally halted OPP
pOSlIc ClOTcICc, AFd-, Oh the tennessee,
In the extreme northwest corner of the
state, and 100 miles south Of Nashville.
OWNING the object Of his movement
against our communications. which had
been thus far rapid and skillful, I de-
tached by rail Gen. Schofield and two of
my six corps to Nashville. all the re-
Inducements that Thomas deemed neces-
sary to enable him to defend Tennessee,
and began my systematic preparations
for resumng the offensive against Geor-
gia. Repairing the broken railroads, we
collected in Atlanta the necessary food
and transportation for $4,000 men, sent to
the rear all impedimenta, called in all
detachments, and ordered them to march
for Atlanta. where. by November A. were
assembled four infantry corps, one cav
airy division and sixty-five field guns ag-
gregating 10, sos men. Hood remained at
Florence, preparing to invade Tennessee
and Kentucky, or to follow me. We were
prepared for either alternative.
According to the great Napoleon, the
fundamental maxim for successful war
is to converge a superior force to the
critical point at the critical time In
1854 the main ''objectives" were Lees and
Johnston's armies, and the critical point
was thought to be Richmond or Atlanta,
which ever should be longer held. Had
Gen. Grant overwhelmed and scattered