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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
CONTEST IN REPUBLICAN PRIMAR-
les.

The important contest In the Republic
ernor and attorney general. The Stew
art crowd will try to nominate him and
Griffith and the other progressive Re
publicans.
The Taft Republicans will struggle.
and no doubt successfully. for the nom
ination OF Parks for governor and the
other Taft candidates. Both set of can
didates have been making vigorous
campaign and much interest is being ta-
ken in the primaries.
There Is one element of doubt which
has much to do with the result today
and that Is whether or not the progress
sives win join the progressive Repun-
llcans and assist In nominating Stewart
with the prospect of some kind of a
combination to be made for the Novem-
ber election with the Idea of throwing
Colorado into the Roosevelt column
From the recent advertisements sent
out by both the Republicans and the
Bull Moose party It Is thought that the
matter is prett well settled and that the
progressives will go into the primaries
and stay with Parks or refrain from
voting at all with the idea of voting the
progressive ticket In November The fall
ing off In the Republican vote today.
II there is any, may Indicate the strength
OF the Bull Moose in the state The
Republican and the Democratic vote
should be about equal at the primaries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
BIG PARTY VOTE AT PRIMARIES.

The people of Colorado no doubt to-
day Will prove to those skeptlcal that
the people viii turn out to vote at di-
rect primaries. 1t must be remember
cd that n great many voters have no
party and VIII not go and register a
vote for any party when they do not
believe in parties. Under the present
law there is no place for an Independent,
Socialist, Prohibitionist or pro-
gressive in the primaries today. When
you take all these out of the whole list
of voters no doubt 1t will be found
that at least 20 per cent of the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans will go to the
polls in Colorado and vote In the pri-
marics for their choice In one or the
other party.
In other states 1t Is considered salts
factory II 60 per cent of the party vote.
We will do better than that In Colorado.
That Is, we will have more than GO per
cent of the Democrats and Republicans
who vote for those parties in November.
les claim that the voters viii not turn
out, and base their claims on the whole
number of votes cast This is not right.
They have no right to include any one
but those who claim to belong to eth
er the Democratic or the Republican par
ty. The other parties are represented
o nthe ballot by candidates placed on by
petition. The Independent voters have no
party, consequently no set Of candidates.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
MAY CONVENE CONGRESS.

1t Is possible that President Taft will
call an extra session of cousress for the
purpose OF taking up the matter of thf
advlsability of war with our southern
neihh OF course. no ois is DESTROYS
of war for the sake OF war but the peo-
Pile of this country feel that the dignity
of this nation should be respected and
the rights OF Americans respected In all
of the nations of the earth.
It is to be presumed that should con-
gross meet for the consideration OF tue
var question that 1t will declare war
egainst Mexico on the ground that the
immediate conditions demand eaa' we by
forco OF arms protect the righrs of our
citizens down there.
Al, along the Mexican border the citi-
zens have been In continual fear from
the treats made to cross the border and
ravage American territory.
Reports come to us that the MexicanH
down there are conceited enough to
thirk that one Mexican can whip two OF
three Americans. Before they talk about
fighting this country they had better get
right on their side. There is no danger
Of war between the two countries II they
do what Is right and attend to their own
affairs and protect, according to the con-
tract between the two nations, our citi-
zens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
5000 REGIsTERED FOR THE
PRIMARY. RECORD FOR C!


More than 5000 voters are registered
for the primaries to be held next Tues
day.
This IS the largest registration ever
known In Denver. and comes within b.
90 of the total Republican vote cast in
1903 In Colorado for John b. Stephen
for governor
Secretary Murray of the elections com
mission Is of the opinion that such n
heavy registration for primaries means
that upward of 1000 votes will be cast
Tuesday. as against the estimate OF 2ocoo
made by the party leaders.
The elections commission office In the
court house wns besieged all day Friday
with the Iast-day voters who wanted to
register. and when the office closed at
o'clock at night. instead OF o'clock In
the afternoon, n crowd was waiting.
Those who are not registered cannot
vote at the primaries Tuesday. Regis
tration days In the precincts for the
November election will be oct 10 and
Oct II. On these two days voters may
| register in the precinct In which they
live.
The big registration In q surprise to
not onlp party leaders. but to candidates
The highest estimated vote for Denver,
Tuesday. has been 10000. and the lowest
15.0oO. with 10000 as about the correct
figure. For the state the estimate has
run from 10000 to 1900 which includes
Denver
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

NEWARK, N. j.. Sept 9.-Fate staged
a tragic spectacle with cruel remorse-
lessness in the great bowl of the Newark
velodeom yesterday afternoon when.
through the midst of cheerngs thou
sands she sent six persons to death
In the space of one deep drawn breath
Il v'a5 IL the ffii6die Of the thirteenth
race, free for all. when riding at blind
ing speed of 92 miles an hour. Eddie
Hasha's motorcycle went wrong and
climbed the 2s-foot incline of the track
hurled Its ride to instant death and. rs
II thrown from a catapult, crashed In
to the packed grandstand. Before the
wnir,ing mass of steel halted four young
men Law beneath 1t: % others rolled un-
conscious and severely injured from its
path. Then the twisted engine of death
rebounded from a post. rolled down the
saucer rim of the track. Down the cir
cular parth, his speed scarcely less than
that OF the Inflated Hasha. came John
ny Albright, the Denver rider, knowing
nothing of the tragedy above him. hear
ing naught of the screams and curses
of warning. blind to the panicky rush
of the crowd. Slowly. yet so fast that
none had time to halt. the wreck of
Hasha's machine rolled down in AL
brights path. The wholly unnerved and
frightened throng saw the coming OF
a second ira yedy. Mrs, Hasha. wife Of
the first rided. was lying in dead faint
on the grandstand floor. with scream
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

the interests Of England wouti lie safe
guarded. But our acquisition OF tie ca
nal strip for the use in ps-petuity with
Occupation and contror' made II again
necessary to negotiate new treaty,
which was done In 1904. and that trea-
ty called the Hay-variila treaty, gave
us the canal strip.
But Mt no time has England reiin-
pushed Its first interest in the disputed
territory Whether with Justice or not.
II is claimed by English diplomats chat
England has still considerable to say
about the territory which President
Roosevelt took rath unceremoniously
in 1901 Today England demands that
the canal be free to all vessels and that
1t be netutraiized for all commerce with
out fortification. That a blunder was
committed In 1904 by President Roosevelt
failure to secure an acquitta1 OF all the
claims from all interested nations must
be conceded. 1t was clearly the under
standing of the American people that
the canal would be used with a vlex OF
strengthening our naval operations by
permitting our war vessels to move un-
hampered from the Atlantic to the Pa
clflc ocean. IF we now relinquish our
full control of the canal an dabrogate
our rights for free coastwise navigathon
then 1t must be confessed that ths fnn-
damental purpose of the canal hos ut
terly failed
Certainly this Is not n MAR for mr.
bitration at the Hague, We cannot nf-
ford to place our gigantic interests in
the balance when the decision rests sole
ly with European states whose interests
are all against us. Certainly our own
struggling commerce on the seas should
he penalized further. Therefore II Is
to be hoped that our diplomats may find
way out without recourse to the
Hague. Certain English newsfh pers
call our position an exhibition Of "Yan-
kee perfldy." But after the American
people have spent nearly s550,JJ.05j in
building the canal they should not be
blamed II they insist upon substantial
advantages and determinations Other
wise why did they furnish the engineer
ing skill the worlSmen and the neces-
sarv capital. II we were not to bene-
tit more than outsiders the canal might
MS we'll have been mere international
stock company enterprise, similar to the
suez canal.-Kansas City Journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
RAIL-. GAME

The three games of ball played Gun-
day and Labor day attracted large and
enthusiastic crowds and the game on
Sunday and the second one Monday were
exceptionally interesting games. Ala
mosa made poor showing in the first
game Monday and Del Norte scored so
many runs that the score keeper refused
to tally any more and the game was for
felted to the visitors in the eighth In
ming. Clint DePriest pitched the two
games that Alamosa won. and he gave
an excellent exhibition of twirling abil-
ity. Art Anheier was behind the bat and
In spite of his injured knee many a
catcher was put to shame by the way
"Crlp" Anheier handled himself. The
infield did excellent work. md the first
game Monday made some marathoners
cut of the outfIelders that will put these
piayers-Herrick. Hicks and Norton-in
n class all by themselves -Alamosa Jour-
nal
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
OUR RIGHTS IN PANAMA.

Unquestionably American sentiment IA
vors the opening of the Panama canal
to American coastwise vessels zee CT
tolls. Congress has authorized thus ar
iangement and 1t has been approved by
President Taft. 1t Is argued from inc
American standpoint that inasmuch as
the canal was built ~ Amer ,an people
with American money and largely by
American labor and on territory ceded
In perpetuity to the American govern
ment that no other nation has a right
to suggest what arrangements we may
make regarding tolls This is very good
so far. But there Is a very embarrass-
ing phase of the matter that bids us
pause In the assertion of our natural
rights.
Prior to the signing Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. In 1850, England hal a
valid claim to part OF the then Colom-
binn territory through which the Pan
anna canal was built afterward. There
was talk of canal being built by Eng
lond. and In the Clayton Rulwer treaty
II was mutually agreed that should Eng
land withdraw from that territ,r neith-
er England nor America would huIii
n trans-Isthmian canal as a nati,na en-
terprise or seek to exercise exclusive
control of any isthmian territory. There
fore when the American government de-
cided to build the Panama canal 1t was
necessary to supersede the Clayton
Buiwer treaty. and the Hay-Pnuncefote
treaty was negotiated In 1901. based on
our purpose to acquire canal territory.
At that time It was presumed that we
would dig the canal through territory
belonging to Colombia and that It would
be sort Of partncrship arrangement
bstween Colombia and AmeIles, and that
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
WAR IMMINENT.


The rushing OF troops to the Mexican
border and the threatened attack OF the
rebels on the Americans and their prop
erty In Mexico has about produced a
crisis In affairs MS regards this country
and Mexico.
This country has been very slow to
resent the insults given our citizens In
that country. Had II been England.
France or Germany that had received
the Insults that the American nation
has received Immediate reparation wonid
have been demanded. II has been the
policy OF this country to be slow about
going to war and that is right but at
the same time there II limit to all
things and our people have felt for
some time that the limit has been reach
~ and that a stop should be put to
the destruction Of property belonging
to the citlsens Of the United states Nv
Ing In Mexico.
Presidsne Tam no doubt fssis that war
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
BJsY DAY FOR JOHNSON.

CHICAGO. Ill, Sept. 9,-Wlth an ex-
ceedingly busy week in prospect. Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson of California, the
vice presidential candidate on the pro-
gressive ticket. left Chicago today on
a two days swing through the south
ern half OF Illinois. After leaving the
state Governor Johnson will begin his
northwestern itinerary. n his present
plans are carried out he will he heard
in Wisconsin. Minnesota. South Dakota
and Iowa before the end of the week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE EVE.

HURON. S. D.. Sept. s.-With every
thing in readiness for the pubIic and
prospects for n successful se&son. the
South Dakosta state fair threv oson Its
gates here this morning
1t will continue through the week. The
exhibition is one of the most complete
ever staged In this pnrt of the country.
displaying the agricultural and other re,
sources of nearly every county Of South
Dakota. The array of free amusements
is unusually large, with the speed meet
ing and aviation flights as the big fea-
lures.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
SIOUX INDIANS OPEN FAIR

DUPREE. S d. Sept. g.-The second
annual fair of the Sioux Indians of the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock reseryat m
at Virgin creek was opened here today
In the presence of thousands OF specta-
tors from all parts OF the state. The
display of farm products raised by the
Indians is verv creditable and Of consd-
cradle interest to the visiting farmers.
The program for the week of the fair
includes horse races. broncho busting
contests and other typicaliy western
sports. Three thousand dollars will be
distributed In premiums and prizes to
the most successful exhibitors.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

PORTLAND. Me. Sept. 9.-With sever
al defined state issues to be decided the
voters of Maine went to the polls today
to elect a governor. four congressmt n,
county officers and state Legislators.
The legislature selected today will
choose the United States senator.
Governor Plaisted heads Democratic
ticket and William T. Haines is the Rc-
publican candidate for governor.
The polls will close at most places at
D. m. 1t has been many years since
the Maine voters have had such ideal
weather on election day.
Probabilities of the outcome even the
Maine newspapers, decline to say. ~
erybody admits that the race will lie
extremely close.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

is undesirable and has been In every
way trying to avoid clash at arms. AT
the present the president feels that
something must be done or war win be
inevitable.
II the Mexican government can moi
protect our people down there the United
States is perhaps able to do so. and the
Texans would like, no doubt, to take the
contract to see that the Mexicans behave
themselves, protect our citizens and
property, keep on their side of the Ric
Grande river and become civilized.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there s at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure In all It's stages. and that b
Catarrh. Halls catarrh Cure the only positive
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being constitutional disease. requires . cousttu-
tioual treatment Halls Catarrh Cure h taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucour
surfaces Of tho system. thereby Destroying the
foundation Of tho disease and giving the patient
ng nature In doing It's work. The proprietofs have
. much faith Y ~ curative powcfs that they odsl
One Hundred Dollar for any oAss that tAh Z
eurp. eend for List of testimonAh
. Addfess y. J. CHENEY = co. TuaeoA O
lold hy all pruEgisss, ia.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
Il. 900 PERSONS HAVE CONTRIB
UTED TO WILSON + IN

Western Press.
NEW YORK. N. Y. Sept. s.-rwelve
thousand persons have contributed thus
far to the Wilson campaign fund The
fund at present totals more than 5000
900. The largest contribution thus far
made was by Henry Morgenthau, chair
man of the national executive commit
tee. F. C. Penfield. wealthy Demo-
crat of Germantown. Pa. and Henry
Goldman of New York each gave sl0,-
OOO
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

NEW YORK. N. Y. Sept s.-Mayor
william j. Gaynor will be the first VIII
ness called by the aldermanic graft in
vestigating committee. He will appeal
before the committee at O'Clock this af-
teriloon and will be asked to tell all he
knows of the inner workings of the DO
lice department during the period In
which graft conditions eliminated In the
murder of Herman Rosenthal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12

Mrs. Albright fell beside her. The
sound that came from the crowd was a
signing. impotent prayer. of thousands
for mercy that could not come.
The front wheel Of Albright's motor
Cycle strIck the wreck. ieaped into the
air and the body of the rider shot 90
feet over the handlebars and fell at the
bottom OF the track. unconscious.
Two hours later Albright was dead.
The scene that followed was terrible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
CALIFORNIA; DAY TO CELEBRATE

STOCKTON, Calf. Sept 9.-'rhe Fix
ty-second anniversary OF the admission
II California to the union was observed
here today with mammoth celebration
under the auspices of the Native Sors
nf the Golden West. Hundreds NJ mem
l'crs OF he organization ani )tict 'Is-
II rs from all over the state were In OF
tci dance. The big feature " the days
pi'rrnin was a street pag at rortrcy-
ing events and customs VI the lcnt er
days In California.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-12
j. F. MORGAN. AMERICAN
WANTS TO SPEND HIS COIN

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-Aecording to
dispatches from Rome ]. F. Morgan laid
before the Italian government a plan
for completing the work of excavatinE
Pompeii and Herculaneum. Mr. Morgan
is willing to undertake the entire task
of uncoverins Herculaneum at his own
expense
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-05
Incidents That Enlivened BaItimore,sC Convention Week

Bryan suggested at various times as
compromise candidates five names,
Senator Kern of Indiana, Senator
James of Kentucky, Senator Culberson
of Texas, Senator Rayner of Maryland
and Senator O'Gorman of New York.
Bitter denunciation and acrimoni-
GUS discussion were frequently heard
in the corridors of the hotels, where
the delegates gathered, and the state
ments of Speaker Clark and Mr..
Bryan were read with avidity.
On the vast convention floor amid
the rubbish the cleaners found plenty
of nickels, dimes, quarters. and even
a few half dollars, several purses,
women's hair combs, bits of ribbons,
torn badges, and a number of articles
of jewelry. The cleaners were per-
mitted to pocket the DIN they found,
but the jaLitors took over the purses
and other articles of value.
When the New York vote was turn
ed to Clark a combination with the
Underwood vote would have totalled
almost 700, but Mr.. Underwood in
formed the Speakers friends that he
would not switch.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-05
THAT ALL-NlGHT SESSION.
Scenes and Speechmaklng Preceding
the Roll Call.

1t was a long night and a wild one.
Sunset came and darkened the great
east windows of the convention hall
with men talking of candidates and
party principles. Sun-up lightened
the windows again to find men tired
but veiceful still, talking of men and
principles, and strangsst Of all, to
an audience of fully 5000 persons,
half, it is true, delegates, %alternates
and 0ewspapermen, but the rest in
terested spectators, whom neither flow
of oratory nor repeated demonstra-
tions, each very like the other, could
drive away.
Twas such a night as old conven-
toners could not rern ember. 1t was
~ obably the most remarkable night
III the history Of the time-honored
Democratic party.
Just when the convention was
about to proceed to put candidates in
nomination for the Presidency Will
liam Jennings Bryan got the floor and
offered a resolution which declared in
substance that the money power, as
represented by J. P. Morgan, Thomas
F. Ryan, and August Belmont, was en-
gagged in a conspiracy to purchase the
Presidential nomination of the con-
vention. Mr.. Ryan was sitting in the
convention as a delegate from Vir-
ginia and Mr.. Belmont as a delegate
from New York. Mr.. Bryan's resolu-
ton practically called upon the con
vention to expel them, and to declare
itself opposed to the nomination of
any candidate representative of or I'M
der obligation to the Morgan-Ryan-
Belmont interests.
Pandemonium does not describe
the scene that followed this move on
the part of the peerless leader.
The faces of Murphy, Taggart, Sui
livan and others of the old line lead
ers were studies as they listened to
the Bryan declaration and quickly de-
cided what action to take on it. The
moment that the Nebraskan withdrew
the concluding portion of his resolu-
ton which would have forced the ex-
pulsion of Ryan and Belmont as dele
gates, the battle was won for Bryan.
One feature of the tense battle be-
tween Bryan and the New York and
Virginia delegations over the Bryan
resolution escaped the notice of most
of the delegates and spectators in the
convention hall.
Every man who spoke for or against
the resolution, except Bryan, showed
the tense emotion that gripped him.
Their faces twitched, their hands
trembled. Most of them were seeing
red.
Bryan, on the contrary, was as
calm, as steady, as unruffed, as if he
were addressing a Chautauqua audi.
ence. His jaw was firmly set, but his
hand was steady. He had perfect con.
troll of his voice and his selection of
words was deliberate. Only his eyes
showed the strain he was under.
These flashed as few people have
seen them. But from the galleries he
appeared almost unconcerned in the
outcome.
The final vote was: Yeas, 889;
nays, 1856; not voting, 2: absent, 1.
Then just before midnight the dele
gates and visitors settled back for
what was to be six hours of o~ratory
and noisy demonstrations.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-05

1t was quite noticeable that the
sympathy of the house was with the
Governor of New Jersey. Whenever
there was a change for Wilson's bene-
fit the galleries and the part of the
floor reserved for visitors made their
approval known.
The announcement was made in the
convention that the Southern Rail
way and it's connecting lines in the
South would regard the tickets held
for first-class passage until July 10.
Missouri delegates precipitated a
near riot by shaking a banner in
Bryan's face. On it was Bryan's laud-
alton of Speaker Clark. Bryan, white
with rage, sought the platform.
Speaker Clark went to Baltimore
for a conference with Senator Stone
of Missouri, William R. Hearst and
other Clark leaders. He did not go
to the convention hall.
Bryan issued a statement replying
to ~Stanchfield's attack. Bryan admit
ted shaking hands with Charles F.
Murphy and said he did not require a
certificate from 9 man before shaking
hands with him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-05

Wilson passed the 500 mark on the
Both ballot. His vote was sol IL.
A sensational feature was the bitter
attack on Bryan as a "~money-grab-
bling marplot, publicity seeker, and al
ly of Roosevelt" by John B. Stanch-
field of New York.
1t seems to be generally believed
that Col. Bryan has strengthened him
self with his admirers at large by his
dramatic course of action at Balti-
more.
Senator O'Gorman was roundly
cheered WHEN he took the gavel as
temporary chairman.
Baltimore was once the scene of a
titanic struggle for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. This was
in 1852, when it required forty-nine
ballots to nominate Pierce. That
has been the Democratic record.
Relative to the reported breach be-
tween Senator Stone and George Will
Clark interests in Baltimore, Wallace
D. Bassford, the Speakers secretary,
said: "It was not a row-just a diff
ference of opinion as to the proce-
dure, and is forgotten now"