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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
ROOSEVELT GIVES A WARNING.

Several times recently Colonel
Roosevelt has called down some OF
his campaign managers for their wild
and selfish methods. Mr.. Roosevelt
has warned them that what he wants
is an honest expression of the wishes
of the people. He has also pointed
out that it will do no good for him
to be nominated If he is not elected
In short, the ex-President has warn
ed his too enthusiastic campaign man
ayers and supporters that he wants
them not only to get delegates for
him in the National Convention, but
also to get votes for the party in the
election.
No one realizes more than does Col
Roosevelt that many of those who are
loudest in their "chin music for him
are simply after a Federal office, and
that these office-seekers would wreck
the party in this State in order to
place themselves on the top of the
band-wagon. Colonel Roosevelt has
made 1t plain to such selfish partisan
supporters that he wants them, in
each Convention, to so act that 1t will
mean the greatest number of Rerubli-
can voters at the polls.
There is nothing that would hui
initiate Colonel Roosevelt more than
to be nominated for President, and
then be defeated at the polls. He
knows that he ought to get the cleo
toral vote of North Carolina (and he
has announced that he will make a
fight for it,, yet some of his loudest
supporters are apparently determin-
ed on pursuing a policy that would
not help his chances of getting the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
PORTO RICO's NEW WONDER

From far away Porto Rico coz
reports of a wonderful new discover
that is believed will vastly bensa
the people. Ramon T. Marchan'
Barceloneta, writes "Dr Kings ~'
Discovery is doing splendid s"'
here. 1t cured me about nve uSa
Of terrible coughs and colds, also :
brother of a severe cold In bis ssa
and more than 90 others. who %
it on my advice. We hope this s'@
medicine will yet be sold In &c
store i'm Porto Rico" For throa' =
lung troubles it has no equal. -
will convince you Of its merit
and $1.O0. Trial bottle free w.
anteed by all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
TRYING THE SAME MACHINE
CROOKED POLITICS IN THE
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DIS


The people of the first COMPRESSION
al District are for Colonel Roosevelt
for President by large majority. The
bosses whom Colonel Roosevelt is
fighting everywhere succeeded in hav-
ing their machine methods put into
operation in the First District so as
to thwart the will of the people. The
result was that a so-called conven-
ton was manipulated by the bosses
and Federal office-holders in that dis
trict SO as to elect two Federal office
holders as delegates to the National
Convention.
Our information is that these men
got the support of a number of peo-
pie by declaring that they were for
Roosevelt. AS soon as they got them
selves elected, they rallied their ma
chine and voted down a resolution
instructing them to vote for Roose-
welt for President.
To-day, the people of the First Con-
gressional District are DISTINGUISHED
They have had put over them by the
machine two delegates that do not
represent their wishes, and no man
in the district knows how these dele
gates will vote. If it becomes clear
that Colonel Roosevelt can be nomi-
mated without their votes, then he
may get their votes; otherwise, we
take it that nobody would feel sure
that their votes could be counted on.
What occurred in the First Dis
trict is a typical illustration of the
worse type of crooked machine poll
tics. Colonel Roosevelt IL denounc-
ing exactly this thing in Pennsyl-
yania, Illinois. and in every State in
the Union. He is also appealing to
the people everywhere to see to it
that Federal ofice-holders are not
sent as delegates to the National Con-
vention.
The Caucasian, having seen in the
past the disgraceful spectacle from
many Southern States of solid delega-
lions packed with Federal office-hold-
ers being sent to National Conven-
tons, had thought it was wise for the
people this year to send their best
men as delegates who were not Fed
eral office-holders and men who could
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
LORIMER AND THE STEPHEN
son CASES.

The Hickory Democrat, in a recent
editorial, said: Stephenson is tar
red with the same stick as Lorimer."
This editorial caused Senator Over
man to write the editor of that paper
a letter in which he attempts to point
out the difference between the case of
Senator Stephenson and the case of
Senator Lorimer. Senator Overman
shows in his letter that in the trial
of the right of Senator Stephenson
to keep his seat, that it was not shown
that Senator Stephenson was elected
by the vote of any member of the
Legislature who was bribed to vote
for him; that all that was shown was
that Senator Stephenson spent a large
amount of money in the campaign for
his election, but that there was no
proof of improper use of money:
while in the case of Senator Lorimer
the factS were entirely different
Senator Overman it seems felt driy-
en- to write this letter because, while
he had voted against keeping Senator
Lorimer In his seat, yet he had voted
in favor of Senator Stephenson. 1t
will be noted, however, that every
statement made by Senator Overman
in making the distinction between
the Stephenson and Lorimer cases is
condemnation of those who voted to
keep Senator Lorimer in his seat, and
therefore is condemnation of Sem
ator Simmons, his colleague, who vot-
ed to white-wash Lorimer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
ROOSEVELT'S GREAT ACT.

Nowhere has the fight for the Pres
idential nomination between Taft
vigorously contested than in the State
of Massachusetts. That State has a
primary law under which the people
vote direct for delegates to the Ma
tional Convention, not only in each
Congressional District, but also for
the delegates from the State at large.
The law also provides that each vot-
er, in a separate column, can express
his preference for the Presidential
candidates for the whole State. This
primary law was passed a few weeks
ago by the Legislature which is now
in session.
The contest in the districts resulted
in seven of them going for Roosevelt
and seven for Taft. 1t seems that the
eight delegates at large from that
State, whose names were printed on
the ballot as pledged for Colonel Roo
sevelt, were elected by about three
thousand majority, while at the same
time the vote of the people in the col
umn on the ballot in which each vot-
er expressed his preference for Presi-
dent showed a slight majority for
Taft.
AS soon as this news reached Col
Roosevelt, he at once wired to every
one of the eight Roosevelt delegates
who had been elected, saying that
while they had been elected and had
been pledged to vote for him, that
yet he not only released them but
would ask them to vote for Taft in
the National Convention on the
ground that the people had shown,
even though by slight majority, q
preference by popular vote for Presi-
dent Taft.
Colonel Roosevelt, in his telegram,
further said to each one of these
delegates that he had been fighting
for popular primaries so that the will
Of the people could be freely and fully
expressed, and that the triumph of
this principle was of greater import
ance to him and to the people of the
country than the nomination and cleo
ton of any man to the Presidency
He further said that the one way to
guarantee the rule of the people
against the bosses and the special in
terests in the future was for every
State in the Union to adopt State
wide primary laws SO that each vot-
er could, at his home, register his
wishes and have the same recorded,
not only in his county convention and
State convention, but also at the Ma
tional convention.
Mr.. Roosevelt further said that If
his efforts in this campaign should
result in having every State in the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
ROOSEVELT'S FIGHT AGAINST
CROOKED BOSSES AND CROOK
ED BUSINESS.

The campaign which Colonel Roo
sevelt is now making for the Presi-
dency is directed almost entirely
against machine and boss rule and
against the domination of special in
terests which control and use these
bosses for their own ends. The
speeches which Colonel Roosevelt is
now making are speeches that would
have fitted exactly in the campaign
which the people made two years ago
in this State to overthrow the domi-
nation of the boss referee patronage
machine.
In one of his speeches in Maryland,
Colonel Roosevelt said:
Il am against the man who
stands for an alliance between
crooked business and crooked
politics. l am against the little
crook and the big crook"
That statement would have fitted
like a glove into the campaign which
the people made two years ago to
overthrow the referee bosses.
In another speech, Colonel Roose-
Welt said:
II am fighting to overthrow
the bosses in our own party. This
has alarmed the Democratic
bosses. They want the Repub-
lican bosses to continue to rule
the Republican party. They know
that if the Republican bosses
were overthrow that they (the
Democratic bosses) will go next.
In Baltimore, our political op-
ponents. (the Democrats) are
aiding the Republican Federal
office-holders because they think
if they beat the plain people in
the Republican party the others
will be easy to defeat"
This again sounds as if it was
speech specially prepared for North
Carolina. We all know that Simmons
and his Democratic machine two years
ago did everything within their power
to help and uphold the Republican
referee machine bosses. Mr.. Simmons
was afraid, just as Colonele Roose-
welt says, that If the Republican par
ty overthrow its machine bosses, that
party might next turn and overthrow
the Simmons machine.
Besides, as Colonel Roosevelt said,
there is community of interests be-
tween the Democratic boss and the
Republican boss, because they are
both in league with the special in
terests that belong to no party, but
attempt to control both parties
through the bosses of both. In short,
Colonel Roosevelt is making the
greatest fight that was ever made
for free government in fighting to
overthrow the crooked bosses and
the crooked special interests behind
these bosses.
The people of North Carolina be-
gan two years ago the work of re-
form for which Colonel Roosevelt is
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09

nos aghttng. All we have 10 do IL
TO complete this work in our State at
the next Convention.
II il noticeable. however. that the
agents OF the machine bosses. who
were repudiated and overthrow b.
the people two years ago in this State.
are now loudly declaring that they
are for Roosevelt for President. Not
a single one OF these machine bosses
who stand for the domination OF spe-
cial interests and who. TO serve spe-
cial interests. have tried 10 throttle
the win of the people. are for any
thing that Colonel Roosevelt stands
for. They are now declaring for
Roosevelt in order to try to fool the
people into electing them delegates TO
the State Convention. Their scheme
Is to capture the party in this State
for their own selfish purposes.
Wherever a single one OF these ma
chine bosses or their agents have sue
ceeded In being elected a delegate
they will go TO the State Convention
and there use all of their efforts to try
to restore the referee boss patronage
NH snh s,
fighting to-day with might and main
from one ocean TO the other. Col
Roosevelt has warned the people ev-
erywhere OF the danger of having
Federal office-holders to thwart the
will of the people and get themselves
elected to the National Convention.
Exactly the danger which he has
pointed out is one that has unfor-
tunately occurred in the first Con-
gressional District of North Carolina.
There the Federal office-holding ma
chine has either fooled the people or
thwarted the will of the people and
elected two Federal office-holders as
delegates to the National Convention.
The people of that district are over
whelmingly for Colonel Roosevelt for
President, and yet the Federal Office
holding machine has thwarted the
will of the people and elected two
Federal office-holders to the National
Convention; and when a resolution
was offered to get them to vote for
Colonel Roosevelt for President, they
passed the word around that the reso-
luton must be voted down, and it
was. These delegates pretended to be
for Roosevelt before they were elect
ed.
This miscarriage of the will of the
people is a striking illustration of
the necessity for establishing State
wide primaries. If every voter in
the First Congressional District could,
at his home, cast his vote directly for
the delegate of his choice to the Ma
tional Convention, then neither one of
these Federal office-holders could
have been elected. Where there are
direct primaries the people rule all
the time. Where there are no prima-
ries the will of the people is nine
times out of ten throttled or suppress
ed in caucus or convention by the
agents of the machine bosses.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09
THE PEOPLE HAVE REPUDIATED
EVERY LORIMER SENATOR UP
TO DATE.

Senator Crane, of Massachusetts,
was at the head of the delegation of
Taft delegates from the State at large
in his State. These Taft delegates
were not only defeated by the Roose-
welt delegates, but Senator Crane.
who was considered one of the most
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-09

The voters of Rockingham Covtr
will on June 4th decide on wheihs
the county will issue bonds for TOas
work.
The Lamar register., 1912-08-14
Their Overworked
Mother

Read that. Bsss." said Jane. pass
Ing q household magazine to her sis
ter and pointing to an article entitled
The Overworked Mother"
u DO you think that applies to our
motherf asked Bess. with q little.
anxious frown. as she closed the mag
Asine.
YES, I do. / think mother Is over
worked"
But, Jane, she appears to like
managing our little nat"
Yes. she does appear to. but l be-
usve she needs a rest. We should do
all the work for a while. at least.
Let's 90 out into the kitchen now and
tell her to lie down or read and we'll
finish whatever she's doing"
What q reflection It 10 on Us. Jane.
that half the time we don't even know
what's she doingi"
"It's Just a. the article says-
daughters become entirely blind to
the accomplishing drudgsry OF their
mothers.'"
Mrs. Crandall was lifting . tin Of
beautifully Drowned cookies from the
oven when Jane and Bess entered the
kitchen.
Ibid you smell them?" she asked.
stopping midway in the verse OF xii
larney" she was humming. As I
was finishing the breakfast dishes
happened to think how long 1t had
been since I made any raisin cookies
for you girls. meant to surprise you
with them"
Mother. 1 think you do too much
for u.s." said Jane.
Nonsense! You know I like to
potter around"
YES. we know" said Bess. in re-
Spouse to look from her sister. "but
Jane and feel that you are over
worked
"And we intend" said Jane, ito re-
lieve you Of the burden OF housekeep-
ing. You're to have Q much needed
rest"
Much needed nothins!" Mrs. Gran
daii's tone was scornful.
you overdo all the time. I'll I'm
fish the baking OF these cookies"
How ridiculous you are. Jane! I'll
bake these cookies myself. of course"
mo. DEAR Bess spoke firmly. You
must go into the living room and
rest"
e"Yes, every 6ns should have leisure
for quiet contemplation" supplement-
ed Jane.
Mrs. Crandall, somewhat awed. left
the kitchen without further protest.
Half an hour later her daughters dis
covered her deep in zsoapsuds in the
bathroom
II Just thought this was a good
chance to clean these gas globes" she
explained. "You know. Mrs. Dexter
never polishes them well when she
cleans on Ffidays."
IF they must b washed. I'll do IT,"
remarked Jane. gently pushing her
mother aside. you know we want
you to rest"
she went to her own room. There
an hour afterward her daughters
found her darning.
I'VE have an engagement for
luncheon downtown mother" began
Jane. -t
Yes. 1 know" interrupted Mrs.
Crandall, I'm glad you're going out"
There's nothing to do for dinner"
Jane proceeded. 1--WE got the roast.
the potatoes and the pudding in the
fireless cooker and we'll get home in
time to take them out and make the
salad, SO you needn't go near the
kitchen" She spoke conclusively and
her mother sighed.
why don't you go out some
where?" asked Bess. ITS too bright
q day to stay indoors
Il can't see 10 darn on q dark day..
was the somewhat testy answer.
At i've O'Clock the girls came homo
and found their mother in the kitchen
canning preseSvoA
why. what - you doing nowf~
The Lamar register., 1912-08-14

At i've O'Clock the girls came home
and found their mother in the kitchen
canning pressSveA
why. what - you doing nowf~
asked Bess.
We'll. I thought the peaches put
10 last month weren't rich enough. SO
I've stewed them over again with
little more suSaR."
"Oh, mothsri" exclaimed her daugh-
ters. @
Now, my dsars." Mrs. Crandall
laughed. don't ysproach me for en-
1oying myself. Don't worry about my
y belonging to tAe class Of ovsrworked
mothers"
Jane and Bsss exchanged startled
glances. dir
Yes, read that article this after
noon, girls. and II was q relief to my
mind to find out what had caused this
sudden anxiety on your part, for
really was afraid that both Of you
were getting . httls-well. queer.
with all that talk about quiet contem-
plation. Why. can think better
when I'm pesling potatoes or chop
ping meat than I oan any other time.
Now run out Of the kitchen. both OF
you. It's NO place for those nice
clothes you're wearing. I'll get din
ner on the table the way I always
do. You girls help me lot-whsn
you don't Interfere"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-16
.LASCAR SAILORS FIGHT
WOMEN PASSENGERS ON
SINKING LINER "OCEANA''

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS /
LONDON, March 16-Confirming
earlier reports of lives lost when the
Oceana collided with the Pisagua, the
steamship company officials admitted
tonight that seven passengers are
missing The names are withheld. A
French trawler has arrived with the
bodies of two victims. The captain ex-
pressed belief that at least fifteen were
drowned
Passengers from the Oceana arriv-
ing here late today declare that not
less than sixteen were drowned. The
first life boat leaving the ship capsized
within a quarter of mile, in full
sight of the others The passengers
say there is no chance that many
were saved. They tell narrowing tales
of the action of the ships crew. The
passengers suffered terribly 1t was
bitterly cold and the majority of the
women were clad only in night gowns.
[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
LONDON, March 16.-Twenty-five
passengers, mostly women, are report
ed to have perished when the PENN
sular and Oriental liner Oceana collid-
ed with the German bark Pisagua off
East Bourne. The steamship company
officials deny that any lives are lost.
Lascar sailors fought the women and
officers to seize the life boats Order
was restored when the officers drew
their revolvers. A panic followed the
crash and several attempted to leap
into the sea. The first boat load, con-
tanning women, was overloaded, and is
reported swamped. All the others were
saved. The ship sank in five hours.
The ship sank while the tugs were
trying to beach her. The Pisagua was
badly damaged, but reached port. The
Oceana carried S7,OOO,OO0 cargo and
was bound for Bombay with a large
passenger list. The company offices
were besieged by relatives and friends
of passengers. The company admits
one life boat capsized.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-16
FIRST NAVAL FUNERAL
H0NORS THE MAINE"
AND ITS VICTIMS

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI /
HAVANA, March 16-Accompanied
by American warships and the entire
Cuban navy, the Names hulk was TO-
day towed to Florida straits, nine miles
from Havana, and sunk with the flag
floating at the masthead and amid
thunder of guns from the convoy. The
decks were covered with roses. Busi-
ness was suspended here in honor Of
the MaineS dead. Thousands visited
the city hall, where the caskets of Sc
victims stood. These were taken
aboard the cruiser North Carolina and
started for Washington and Arlington
cemetery.
Following mass the caskets of the
victims were hoisted on the shoulders
of sailors and deposited on the North
Carolina while every bell in the city
was tolling. AS the marine funera!
steamed seaward the land forts fired
the national salute, the warships re-
plying. The hulk was buried in 5000
feet of water After Major Garden, on
behalf of the Cuban government, had
transferred the remains of the sail
ors into American custody, General
BiXby receiving them, the machinists
opened the flood cocks on the bulk
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-16
GREAT PLANS MADE FOR
RALLY Of RANCHMEN At
SEELEY NEXT TUESDAY

The Seelev Chamber of Commerce.
with the help of the good women in
and around the thriving new town Oh
of good things for the public next Tues
day. The ranchers of Water Company
No. -, at their last annual meeting,
accepted an invitation to turkey
dinner" to be served by the people of
Seeley. These are to be the guests of
honor. A general invitation is extend
ed to all other friends to come with a
basket of lunch to enjoy the pleasures
of the day. After the dinner, which
will be served at 1890, a splendid
program will be given, with music and
address on subjects of vital interest
to all the people. p O. Gates, evan
gelist, will sing a number of songs.
during the afternoon.
Addresses will be given as follows:
Our Water Problems" by George l..
Melton, secretary of the Irrigation dis
trict.
Our Experiment Farm" Walter S
Packard
"A Vision of the Future" Phil D.
Swing.
"Seeley Branch of the County Lii
brary,' Miss Anne Madison.
Pioneer Days" E. F. Howe.
Building on Christian Foundation" :"
Evangelist Myers.
Extension of Egyptian Cotton
Growing" Arthur McLachlan, United
States department of agriculture
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-16
CLASH EXPECTED WITH
THE ALLEN DESPERAD0ES
IN THE NEAR FUTURE

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCJATIONS1
HILLSVILLE, Va, March 16.-Forty
detectives from Richmond, so deputies
and a dozen feudists at daybreak re-
newed the chase of the Allen bandits,
whose raid on the courthouse here al
ready has resulted in the death of five
persons. Juror Fowler, who was struck
by stray bullet, is not expected to
live through the day All wires from
the mountains to the towns have been
cut by the bandits The Aliens, six
teen strong, are believed to be en-
trenched in a mountain pass heavily
armed. Carnage is expected when they
clash with the officers.
Sidney Allen. leader of the Allen
gang of outlaws, escaped today from
the posse which effected his capture
yesterday. News of the escape was
brought by mOuntaineer sent by the
posse to warn the authorities to be
on their guard.
Reports here of a clash between
Allen and the posse differ. A courier
stated that the posse is coming here
with Allen. He said reports that AL
lens wife was killed are uncOnfirmed.
Later a rural letter carrier told Post
master Owen that the posse had cor
nered Allen, but the outlaw escaped
after a skirmish. 1t is generally be-
lieved Allen is still at large. A spe-
cial grand jury today returned true
bills against the Aliens. Floyd Allen.
who started the court room shooting,
apparently has repented. He asked
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-16
COURT REFUSES TO
BELIEVE CONFESSIONS
TO SHIELD A BROTHER

SEATTLE, March 16-Despite the
attempts of 16-year-oid brother to
shoulder the blame, Herbert Hanlon. q
newspaper man charged with grand
larceny for the theft of clothing and
furs from T. F. Douglass, a wealthy
lawyer, was found guilty after the jury
had been out all night. The verdict ex-
onerates Howard, the brother who
swore he was the guilty one Han
Ions father and mother also attempted
to place the blame on the younger son.
The prosecution claimed this was done
because it was thought the court would
be lenient toward Howard, who recent
ly married a high school classmate.