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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

Addressing a a-crowd in front o1
the Congress hotel Colonel Roose.
yelt at ii o'clock last night said
MY hat is still i'm the ring:
only 1t is a bigger ring"
This utterance was understood
to refer to his Independent can.
didacy.
This morning a big sign was
hung in the Roosevelt headquar.
ters in the Congress hotel an.
nouncing Roosevelt as the can,
dfdate of the National Progress.
sive party.
Two other features of the
Roosevelt program for nominal.
ing day We're, first, that no Roose.
velt progressive will be candi.
date or accept nomination fol
vice president on the Taft ticket
and, second, that no Roosevelt
progressive will vote or take any
part in the convention.
The final mysterious order in
the Roosevelt program was "Be
ready to act on orders from the
leaders and to act together"
Addressing a secret meeting OF
Roosevelt delegates last night,
Colonel Roosevelt made this sig
nificant utterance:
wnere you 60 ! go; II gc
,,,. oa., ! 20 WIN you. ! am always
s.s minlns - take potiuck with my
- 'enus.
an incioent IN tne breaking uI
~ tue regular party organization
- the announced resignation oi
sne na.,ohai commit,ee VINO ars
lasorapIe n, 70 nooseseit senator
Doran announced ,nat ne Woulo
no lonser @ serve. FRANK =. hel'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22


Some time today or tonight
the Times balloons will be shot
half mile up over the city to
tell who is nominated at the con-
vention i'm Chicago.
Keep your eyes glued to the
heavens this afternoon and even
ing II you want to know who is
nominated within a minute after
it actually happens in Chicago. =
direct leased wire connects the
Times office and the big conven-
tion hall in Chicago. An expert
operator Is at either end of the
wire sending or receiving the in
cidents as rapidly as they occur.
They will flash the news ahead
of any other telegraph OF news
syndicate in the world direct to
the Times Office.
Watch for the Times balloons
today and tonight. Frank A.
Neyhart of the Frank A. Neyhart
a. company, ON C street, has the
balloons ready and is waiting for
the spark from the wire to re-
lease them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
ROOSEVELT MEN DECLARE
THEIR INDEPENDENCE

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CHICAGO, June % The dec
laration of indepeild dences . 'of the
Roosevelt faction was present Sd
to the convention today lby Hehrx
Allen of Kansas ,ssss ! zsa1sEsz I:
1--WE cannot longer share In
the responsibilities Of the aces be
the convention" 1t reads 1--WE
have contested with you until sMe
have exhausted every parliamenS
tary privilege In an effort to have
placed upon the roll the names Of
men legally elected. We will NOT
put ourselves In position to be
bound by any act in which you say
the majorities that rejected Mr.,
Taft In New Jersey, In Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Maine, Maryland.
South Dakots., Nebraska, Oregon.
Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia,
California and North Carolina
that all these majorities added
together shall be swamped under
the mere ruling Of a political
committee,
Mr.. Payne was particularly de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
WHO WILL run
For VICE
PRESIDENT

: CHICAGO, June 22.-The one
rift In the Lutte today developed
In the vice presidential program
the leaders wrestled with all
night. Most of them want TO
nominate Governor Hadley of
Missouri. Hadley continued to
insist today that he was not a
candidate, but this did not dis
courage many who We're boosting
him. The leaders We're also con-
sidering the denomination of
Vice President James S. Sherman.
1t is certain that If Barnes says
Sherman Is to be. renominated he
will be. The New York chair
man has been a tower Of strength
to the Taft forces.
The claims of John Wanamak-
er, the Philadelphia-New York
merchant and former postmaster
general, were. also being urged.
Senator Borah has asserted posi-
lively and unequivocally that he
will not accept the nomination.
Governor Mead of Vermont and
a score of lesser lights were also
under consideration.
According to Colonel Harry 8.
New, a real boom is in progress
for Congressman Samuel w. Nc
Call of Massachusetts for the vice
presidency.
: K"We want a Western man, !"
said New. but IL We cannot get
one think Mccall would be
a good man. But the question Is
still far from being settled.
According to Congressman Se-
reno e. Payne. determined eff
fort was made to have Senator
Cummins accept the honor. He
refused point blank. His coli
league. Senator Kenyon. also re-
fused. Indiana delegates were
booming former Vice President
Fairbanks and former Congress-
man James Watson. Meanwhile
the Sherman boomers were insist
ing that the Utica man would
eventually be the choice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
Roosevelt's Name Not to be
Placed before Convention
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(By United Press Leased Wlre.l
CHICAGO, June 22.-The last
day, presumably, of the Coliseum
convention opened with the fol-
loving situation In the Roosevelt
camp:
At the final hours before dawn
conferences, Colonel Roosevelt IS
orders to his friends were that
his name must not be presented
to this convention. A program
was arranged, the carrying out of
which would. In the opinion of
the colonels supporters make
clear to the country the follow
ing main facts:
THAT a Roosevelt majority
created by popular primaries had
been turned into "A Taft majority
by fraud.
2-That no man recognizing
this fraud could afford TO accept
nom nation at the hands of a
convention thus controlled.
3-That Colonel Roosevelt
before any vote ON candidates is
taken and Immediately at the
close of the votes confirming the
roll as prepared by the national
committee and perfected by the
credentials committeeman serve
notice ON the convention that he
will not accept a nom nation in
which the so-called tainted roll
has any part.
4-That Colonel Roosevelt Is
still candidate before the people
for the presidency and will con-
tinue his campaign fro mtoday to
November. This outline of the
situation was given to the United
Press by the colonel's chief strate-
gist at the close of the nights se-
cret meeting of the lieufenants of
tho Roosevelt forces.
The details of the program, :,
he said, must be left for develop
ment.
1T would not be wise to make
them public in advance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

CHICAGO, June %. That
President Taft would be renom-
mated, his running mate selected
following the adoption of com
promise platform in which con-
cessions would be made to the
progressives, the fifteenth repub-
lican national convention would
adjourn sine die before midnight
tonight was the opinion of every
party leader today.
Nomination Conceded.
The denomination of the presi-r
dent was conceded by nearly
everyone. The big party leaders.
Barnes, Root, Crane, Mckinley
and their associates insisted the
presidents strength through the
country has been gaining by leaps
and bounds during the last AS
hours. They declared there were
evidences that before Novemb ber
the party would be united and
asserted that Colonel Roosevelt's
new progressive party would win
away from them only a minority
and that in the progressive states
the democrats would lose more
to the new party than they would
by thus equalizing the fight.
The Taft program will proba-
bly, go through without serious
opposition as practically all of the
progressives will follow Roose-
yelt's advice and refrain from
voting or taking any action. 1t
is likely also that most of the
progressives will walk out of the
convention before the reactionary
program is fully carried out.
Roosevelt and his immediate
followers will absolutely ignore
the doings of the convention since
the fraud tainted" delegates
were allowed to participate.
Declaring that the governor of
the state of California has refus-
ed to sit in the republican nation
al convention and all the laws of
his state oyerrun, Governor Hir-
am Johnson walked out OF the
Coliseum this afternoon and
through Meyer Lissner of the
California delegation, issued the
following statement:
II shall not sit In this couven-
tion during the. nomination of a.
president, nor shall consider
myself in any manner bound by
It's acts"
CHICAGO, June Governor
Hadley of Missouri called on
Roosevelt today When he left
the room he was surrounded by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

average can be maintained,
There is only one dangerous
spot on the course, and, that is the
bridge directly opposite the
grantlstand on the. far side OF the
|track).- 1t will be necessary to
have, flagman there. If two
men attempted to take the bridge
or pass at the same gtime there
would probably be d fatal COLI
Rsion, The bridge should be
wider -. -ss- s,.ss
s "The slowest 4. time will be
made ON the letter 8" curve, but
ON 81 others 4 should judge that
the speed could be maintained
easily at between 60 and 70 miles
an hour.
Teddy Tetzlaff arrived this
morning from Spokane and went
Immediately to the st. Helens
garage. where he was Joined by
George Hill. @
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
TODAY'S CONVENTION
DEVELOPMENTS.

PARTY leaders predict
that President Taft will be
renominated after q compro-
mise platform has been
adopted In which will be con-
tanned concessions to the
progressives.
PARTY leaders predict
that the convention will ad-
journ before midnight to-
night.
3.-Barnes. Root, Crane
and Mckinley assert that
Taft strength has developed
by leaps and bounds during
the last 48 hours and that
Taft would win in the Mo-
vember elections.
4-Roosevelt leaders indi-
cate that they will refuge to
participate further In con-
vention after Taft delegates
from Washington have been
seated. "
5.-Taft leaders certain
that any move the former
president can make will not
change the result.
6.-Roosevelt's name pos
fitively will not be placed
before the convention, ac-
cording to the latest an
nouncement.
Warren G. Harding OF
Ohio will place the name of
Taft before the convention.
8.-LaFollette and Cum
Minis names will be present-
ed also.
9.-Taft men insist that
the president will be nom
mated on the FIRST ballot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
DARROW IS
ACCUSED OF
HYPNOT|SM
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(By United Press Leased Wre.)
HALL OF RECORDS, LOS AN
GELES, CAL, June Confus-
lon reigned In Judge Hotton's
court during the trial of Clarence
s. Darrow on a jury bribery
charge today when District Attor-
ney Fredericks, hair disheveled
and quivering with rage, leaped
to his feet during gruelling
cross-examination of John r.
Harrington by Chief Counsel Earl
Rogers and charged Darrow with
trying to hypnotic the witness.
"Darrow is trying to get Har-
rington to look him in the eye,"
shouted Fredericks. "If he
catches that mans. eye he will
hypnotic him. / know whereof
l speak. Darrow used hypnotism
on poor George Behm (Ortie Nc
Manigals uncle). He is trying to
cast a spell over this witness
right now. heard someone
whisper to Darrow to catch Har-
rington's eye, If he does, the
witness will fall under his SPELL"
Yells and whoops of laughter
filled the court room.
That's the most childish state
ment / ever heard In court in
my life," gasped Darrow when he
could speak.
1t was no joke to the district
attorney. He faced the bowling
spectators with flushed face and
shouted the accusation.
Il want your honor to instruct
Darrow to keep his seat" he Yell
ed. Make him sit STILL"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
"FINE TRACK SAYS
AUTO SPEED KING

"The course is one of the best
have seen, and with fair
weather and good luck / see no
reason why the Santa Monica
record of 7Sk miles an hour
should not be broken here. / be-
lieve that the course will stand
the speed and is reasonably safe, y
was the declaration of Teddy
Tetzlaff, who won the spectacus
lar Santa Monica race and ran:
second In the indianapolis auto
races, where new worlds rdc<
ord was set, this morning after
trip over the course with
George Hill. his machinist, and.
Mr.. Dougherty, in charge OF the
Montamara Festo@ auto races. {
Because the race will bSs
shorter than the Santa Monica
race and because the course iis
so laid out that theresWi1l not be,
SO much time lost slowing down
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

(By United Press Leased Wire J.
CHICAGO, June 22Violenk-
ly assailing the Roosevelt minor-
Ivy on the credentials committee
for their attack on the naajor7ty's
ruling Ia the9 contested ens4s,
Chairman Thomas H. Devine. at
today's session Of the conamittee,
caused a smalI-sfzed riot Just
prior to the conventions con-
vening.
when Devine opened the conn
mittee session today he took oc-
casion TO sum up this published
statement as "a dasterdIv piece
Of falsificafion and an Insult i"
The only ruffianly acts. the
only tIsstardIy gutter work IA
this committees, be con <inucj1.
remnnated frpzo IA ether sidc--z-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
CONVENTION NEWS IN BRIEF

CONVENTION NEWS BRIEF
1O:44-Convention called to order by Chairman
1O:55-Credentas committee
delegates at large adopted viva
10:56-Credentas committee
contest adopted by viva
1O:5S-Sixth Mississippi report adopted viva
11:17-Credentals on
district contest adopted viva
11:O2-Credenas committee on nd
Seventh Mississippi Carolina Oklahoma
Second Tennessee contests adopted.
:soMnorty plan to submit Roosevelt for Taft in
Washington state delegation defeated viva
II 40 a m-Credentas committees Washington
state delegates adopted.
1:42 m-Credentials committee report vrginia
tests adopted.
23O p. m.-CredentiaIs report
gates at large adopted.
u. m.-Credena ittee's reDort onaIIT Tcxaa
delegates adopted.
Flasii-2:44 m-Report credentials committee
ed In every the of the delegates
roll by the national committee
Flash-GOv johnson has walked Of lican
convention he docs
outrage being perpetrated." 4-...s
2:45 m-Temporary convention officials pcrma-
4t...
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
JUDGE PARKER
WILL STICK

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BALTIMORE. June 22.
Judge Alton b. Parker, named as
temporary chairman Of the dem
ocratic national convention by a
sub-comlDittee Of the national
COMMITTEES, Will refuse to step
aside in order to pIacate Bryan.
A statement to this effect came
today from Norman r. Mack.
chairman OF the national commit
tee. through one Of his secre-
taries.
"Nr. Mack says that Judge
Parker Is IN the fight 60 stay. and
viii not Wiehdra~.R said the ssc-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

newspaper men and asked about
his attitude toward the new par
ty. He said:
II shall remain in the conven-
tion and whether shall join any
party other than the republican
party is a question"
A pledge written today and
made public by Nelson Mcdowell, !,
Massachusetts, supporter Of
Roosevelt, will be circulated over
the country In an effort to enlist
as much popular support as pos
sible for the national progressive
party by obtaining signatures OF
voters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
Steam Roller
Works in Tacorr1a

OIL and top dressing Is being
rolled into the auto speedway on
the prairie now and the finish
ing touches are being put on the
great track under direction Of
the racing men themselves, sew
era lof whom are now In town.
Cooper. one of the google de-
mons. who looked over the track
yesterday, pronounced 1t fine.
The curves are just right, all the
racers say. and the track will be
one Of the, best in the country.
The racing men say the Taco
ma meet will be the big one OF
the year and thousands OF people
are coming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

The minority membership OF the
coznmittee.
fsThis r.. r. Mccormick of ii
1inoie who prepared. this state
ment did not spend two hours In
the meetinK1
Cool heads averted what for
q moment looked like personal
encounter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
(By United Press Leased Wire. )

CHICAGO June pa Roo sevelt
eegate Harry Allen of Kansas announced that he had brief
statement the
Delegates Roosevelt to
with applause attempts read were
O
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

Mrs. Dan Costello and baby
left this morning for 81. Paul.
where she win spend the summer
trying to regain her health. while
visiting her parents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
ROOSEVELT MEN WILL
IGNORE TAINTED
CONVENTION

STANDPAT PROGRAM WELL GO THROUGH
IOUS OPPOSITION
PROGRESSIvES-GOvERN OR JOHNSON WALKS OUT AND
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

Al Wheeler mas purchased the
barber shop At the Olympic Club
fronz Georke Shreeder at 3 fapcy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22

Several bogus check artists are
at work In the city again and
complaints are beginning to pour
In at police headquarters- De-
tective Capt. Fitzgerald has is
sued warning to merchants not
to cash checks for strangers. :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-22
A Merchant Advertises

Not merely to see his name in print. not merely
to follow his neighbor but to tell you the NEWS
OF his store He advertises because he has goods
to sell and believes that you will be Interested in
knowing about them. s
He advertises because his force Of saIeapeople n
on the payroll from Monday morning until satur-
day night; because he rent not only Heek days
but for Sundays and holidays as we'll
BY advertising his merchandise for sale at q fea-
sonabe margin OF profit he Is able to keep his sa1e4
= year where the non -advertfsinE merchants must
figure greater profit on euyh transaction and few
or t4turns n ayear. Wa
Most Everybody Heads the Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
RIVER ON STAND
 AT MEMPHIS Authorities Take Steps to Combat Disease By Dis infection in Memphis.
NO RISE IS EXPECTED
About 600 Refugees Being Cared For at Camp Crump-Many
 More Coming In.

Memphis, Tenn, April 3-The river is stationary tonight registering 433.6 feet and with the many breaks in Arkansas further rise is not expect- ed here, engineers say.
 The work of disinfecton in the flosd district in North Memphis began today when a score of Workmen Were put to work spraying a strong solu- tion over every spot, where the water has left it's mark. As fat as the wa ter recedes in the city the flooded places will be sprayed The Heath Department is using a solution of lime and chlorides, which they declare any kinds of ge1ms that may be in existence. While the water ill North Memphis is about two feet lower than Sunday it is still too deep in many places to allow traffic of any kind, ex- cept boats.
 The refugee camp at the Tri-State Fair Grounds was changed to Camp Crump today. Over 600 refugees are being cared for there tonighs Inesm- ing boats tonight will bring scores of more, which will swell the total to ov- CT a thousand by ltomorrow night
 It was learned today that cattle could be moved from one quarantine station to another. It is probable that thousands of head of cattle now in Arkansas bottoms will be brought across the river and taken care of at normal cost per head.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
ROOSEVELT RAPS
 PRESIDENT TAF1
Former President Accuses Him of Having Winked at Fragrant
 JTniairneSS,

Pittsburg, Pa, April 9.-In speech at she Exposition Hall tonight. Col onel Roosevelt. accused the Taft ad- ministraton as having winked at fragrant unfairnkss'9 conducted ny the presidents campaign bureau to bring about Tafts venom 2tion.
 Roosevelt tlenly charged the prc.l- dents federal appointees with having bauched the Kentucky primaries and having scandalously dragged the government Forestry Service into play to help renominate Mir. Taft.
 In no hesitating phrase the Colonei challenged the president to throw aside convention activities of 'she Taft men in Kentucky, holding that if he fails to do so he is an accessory to the "cmtrage.'
 The ex-Pres:dent spoke slowly and there was a sincere ring in his voice as he accused the Taft administration of irving to beat him out of the nom- nation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
1t Lake Providence

Contractor R. J. McBride. of the firm of McRtide and McCammon. has returned from Lake Providence, La, where he as a large contract. He says the town is threatened with 9 break in the levae, although the residents of that section are fightins desperately to prevent the levee from wing way. The levee is weak at Lake Providence, but it is much weaker cn he Mississippi side of the big river and the Lake Providence people believe that the f rst break will occur on the East side of the stream and relieve the situation at Lake Providence. MT. McBride says the layee is twelve or fourteen feet hig at Lake Providence and many sacks of earth are on top of it. When he left there the r.ver was still ris- ing. The Steamer Kate Adams land ed at Lake Providence while he was there and he says the hull of the boat was at the top of the levee and was higher than the roof of some of the houses in Lake Providence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
Cairo May Yet Escape.

Cairo, H., April 9.-Unless a heavy rain or a wind storm sets in, Cairo is surely free from the great flood. The rivers are still in dar- ferrous condition and do not seem te fall much, being only two-tenths low CT than the highest mark, and still one foot and six inches higher than the great flood of 1893. Boats are still taking refugees and stock out of the flooded territory. The Cairo levees are not neglected as. a great many of the workers are scattered over the system at all times The railroads expect to get traffic started into Cairo by the end of the week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
Leyee Holding

Arkansas City, Ark, April 9-The levee i: still holding and the situ- at on if anything is improving. The one thousand men who have been working day and night in an effort to prevent the break on the levee a~e doing great work. The people of this place are beginning to feel easier on account of the effective work being accomplished. The NJ ssissippi registered 54.7 feet today, a rise of three-tenths in the past twenty-four hours The rise con- nues slowly, but it is expected that the river will come to a stand with in the next few days, although gov ernmeut eng neers say it will be at least ten days before the waters be- gin to recede.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-10
Situation at New Orleans.

New Orleans, April 9.-The cap ping of the levee twelve miles below the city has given away before the press of the flcod and Engineer Klos- CT of the United States Engineering Department, has been instructed ta construct three hundred feet of revet- ment to hold the river within it's banks.
 The river a New Orleans is now within two-tenths of foot of the flood level at Canal street, the gauge registering 17.S feat tonight. The crest of the wave is estimated to be about 360 miles above New Orleans and travelling southward at five miles an hour.