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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-25

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

in 1870 Van Buren, had been beaten
four years before by Harrison, the
electoral vote standing 60 for Van
Ruren and pa for Harrison. Van
Rnren would have almost certainly
been defeated by Henry Clay in 1914.
Polk. however, won over Clay by an
electoral vote of 40 to 1O5. The re-
suit has been generally regarded as a
vindication of the two-thirds rule.
At any rate. during the 6S years
since h convention Of 1Si4 no seri-
Gus effort has been made to substitute
n majority rule for the two-thirds rule.
AS long as the unit rule is recog-
niZed and permitted by the national
convention it is doubtful whether the
two-thirds rule should he abandoned.
because a majority rule would put it
within the power of a comparatively
few state bosses, like Charles r.
Murphy. to dominate a convention by
"A combination of solid delegations
from states that could bring only a
few. if any electoral votes for the
presidential ticket.
The question suggested by the fore
going consideration is: If the unit
rule as applied to state delegations is
10 he retained. does not a BILE
precautionary measure of safety re-
n,lire tho retention Of the two-thirds
rule as applied TO the nomination Of q
presidential ticket?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
NEARLY KILLED.
Jamestown Man Narrowly Escapcs
DEATH When Car Turned Turtle.

jamestown. n. D., June 21.-While
driving his new touring car up the
standpipe hill north of Jamestown, o.
L. Churchill met with a serious acct
Gent that will keep him confined to
his room for some time. He was
ascending the steep grade on inter-
mediate speed. n when about half
way up the rear wheels commenced
TO slip over the roads brink where
smooth trail ran close to the edge.
driver. who was alone in the car,
applied the brakes but the machine
slipped further and then turned COM
pietely over. down the p~recipitous
hillside landing upside down. with all
wheels in the air. Mr.. Churhill
tried TO jump and succeeded in
throwing himself into the tonneau
from with he was able to crawl out.
A passerby saw the accident and
telephoned Immediately to the CITY
for assistance. The injured man had
his left hip partially dislocated and
his back and right arm strained. but
the injuries are fortunately no
thought to be serious. as Mr.. Church.
i'll. though still suffering, was some
what relieved when he recovered
from the anaesthetic.
Beyond smashing the top. wind
shield and superficial accessories the
auto vas not much damaged. That a
machine Of its size and weight could
turn turtle upon the driver without
fatal results is considered miraculous.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
THE MORE COMPLEX STRUGGLE.

While the fight at Chicago has
reached a stage approNimating de-
liriurn it is really Il Very simple and
almost crude contest hy the side OF
the one to follow at Baltimore. At
Chicago tho question seen1s To be
which side will slug the other through
the ropes and whether the sluggers
will bolt. Eut at Baltimore there will
he a cnil1plexity of combinations ami
antagonism. produced by self-interest.
personal dislikes. contingencies and
even the influence of the Chicago
nomination. which halk calculations.
In the first place it takes n greater
rredominance to reach n nomination
1T Baltimore. One delegate more
Chicago; one more than two-thirds
will be required at Baltimore. Clark
is the only democratic candidate who
has over one-third. and he fails short
Of forty per cent. Even Ciarll's
strength added to the az "unin-
structed." which makes the next
largest force. would fail TO reach the
desired 100. Then the persons and
forces at work are inextricably con
fused. Bryan and Hearst support
Clark. But Bryan also supports Will
son, while Hearst. who is so unfav-
orably affected by the proximity of
an ex-melnber of the Princeton fac
ulty. that he sneers at a schoolnaster,
while supporting a candidate whose
start in life was made in various
grades Of pedagogy. Bryan will ION"
of Harmon because he did not vote
for Bryan sixteen years ago. while
hand in glove with Hearst. who has
boxed every quarter of the political
compass in those sixteen years. Then
there is the possibility OF develop
ments that Bryan may before the
convention is over be for Bryan and
Hearst be for Hearst. Combinations
against either Of these OF other dark
horses may further confuse the sit
uation.
Predictions are hazardous. The
unexpected may happen. But the
outlook at present is for a prolonged
fight and a nomination dictated by
the complete WEAKNESS of all sides.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
HUMANITY IN EXECUTIONS.

In the discussion of the methods of
capital punishment last week thef"
WAS n divergence of s%cientifl" OPINION
as tn the nainlessness of the reSp"ct-
i've methods. Perhaps the greatest
number of physicians and crlmin'o-
p,sts advocated deterioration Rut
others urged the adoption "t sitting
by gas AS the most hunan meth"d
of eNac,ltins the death sentence.
c,n thi. point tho case in favor or
e1ac,rocu,icn is stated by the New
ynk Post thus:
seven states, among them New
York and Massachusetts, NOW use
o~lec;roc1ti,n. and THEN experience
has rs, II, on the whole. favorable t."
that method. Although numerous
experiments hay been made TO dis
credit .l.ctrocuti"n. the sum "f proF-
emit knvv!edga seems 10 Justify the
retention IL the %eloc,riv chair.
But IL may hc dounted If any of
thos~ VINO ,e.tifT |" this effect have
ever expe"irn-"d q .n"ck "f sufficient
intensity ~ cause death. Tn do"Nt
indeed is u certainty. since II Wh"
Experienced SUCH Il shock ann0t re
turn t" testify. i;ut We believe That
the fXEt rit-ntN NJ those AlD nave SUI
fcred .;ho,ks of such intensity as to
cause uncunsci",lsn"ss is that th"rc
Is a moment nf supreme % before
uncunsciuusneSS comes. But tho death
by gas can ire made wholly painless.
as many vino nave Reached uncon-
seriousness by that means have tcs-
titled.
The strongest recommendation for
asphyxiation is that it can be 5" ad-
ministercd as to do away entirely
with the spectacle, whether I" a SEA-
lect few or before a multitude. h
criminal need not even he told of the
of his execution. He can be
placed in A prepared cell after receiv-
ing his sentences; or the decreed night
when he is asleep the gas can be
turned into his cell and he will OK
perience no more sensations in this
world.
If. as We understand it. the humane
purpose is to rob capital punishment
of its fortunes. Of its morbid charac-
teristics for the spectators and of the
strain upon the victim of facing n
shameful death, We think that tn"
method of a~sphyXiation is the COM
pletely civilized one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
HAVE n PLANS.
Citizens Of Wahpeton Will Hold Bi
Celebration on July If.

Nv VII July
Wahpeton, N. D.. June 21.-The Or
iginal plans for a celebration here or
July 4th have been changed by the
several committees appointed by the
commercial bodies Of Wahpeton and
breckenridge.
Owing to the fact that a number
of other towns in the county have
arranged for a celebration. the cele-
bration here will he more of a local
nature. the horse races parade and
such features being dispensed with,
or rather postponed.
1t Is planned now to have a picnic
and an afternoon program on Island
uark. A ball game between the
Wahpeton team and some other team
and a bowery dance on the island
and in the evening a fireworks dis
play and dance. Just enough amuse-
ment to please those who can not go
to other celebrations or prefer to
stay at home. In this Breckenridge
joins with Wahpeton.
In place of the big July 4th cele-
hration which had previously been
planned, it is now planned to have
a celebration here about July 18th,
when the corner stone of Richland
county's new court house will be laid
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
SECRET SERVICE PLAN.

Fargo. n. D.. June 20.-In kins
of the proposed organization of a
vigilance committee in Fargo. Super
intendent F. L. Watkins of the North
Dakota Enforcement league outlined
his plans for the organization OF a
similar secret service league state
wide in its scope.
I'VE have been working on this
plan in the state for some time.'' he
said. ALREADY such committees have
been organized in various parts of
the state. and when the entire plan
is carried out we will hove an organ
ization capable of remarkable en-
deavor.
Our idea is to place a few pron1i-
nent men on the various local COM
mittees throughout the state. and
when we have completed the work in
progress we will have a secret sery-
ice organization with a membership
Of 5000 or 1000 men. pledged to the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
= > y = > n .
THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. .
{ Buffalo C'onrier.)

1t has recently been reported several
times that the Importers of Gov.
Woodrow Wilson will attempt to per
s,lade the Baltimore convention to alb
rogate the time-honored two-thirds
rule and to declare that a majority
vote shall nominate the democratic
candidate. 1t is not probable that the
attempt will be made. 1t is probable
that the ounse of prudence will pre-
vail.
Since the first democratic conven-
ton in 1892. so Years ago. when An
drew Jackson was nominated for
president at Baltimore. only one seri-
u attempt TO disregard the two
thirds rule has been made in the
twenty democratic national conven-
tons thus far held. and the attempt
failed.
The attempt referred to was made
in the convention of 1914. which was
also held in Baltimore. 1t was the
convention in which Martin Van
Buren, was beaten. 1t consisted of
266 delegates. On the first ballot Van
Buren, received 146 votes. we'll over a
majority. The great bulk of the Van
Buren, votes came from New York,
New ENGLAND, PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio.
The opponents of Van Buren, main
tanned his 146 delegates represented
a laIee minority OF the National de-
mocracy; and this fact they cited as a
strong and unanswerable reason for
maintaining the t%wo-thirds rule.
After a two days debate. in which
every phase of the subject was
thrashed out, the convention decided
to enforce h two-thirds rule by a
vote of 148 to 116, although a ma
jority of the delegates We're friendly
to Van Buren,. After the first ballo,
Van Buren, lost steadily, and the
eighth ballot stood 1O4 for Van Buren,.
la for Cass. "A for James K. Polk, 2
for Buchanan, and 2 for Calhoun. On
the ninth ballot a break came. and
when 1t was ended Polk was declared
to be nominated unanimously. And
the ~chroniclers say that. though there
had been an exciting contest and at
times much bitterness, the convention
closed in the midst of great enthusi-
asm. 1t is the judgment Of political
historians that in view of prevailing
conditions. and In view of the fact that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
Curious CONVERSATIONS

Under the headline, Many Men Of
Many Minds" a Paris paper refers to
the last wills of two of its citizens.
One Pere Hyacinthe Loyson requested
that ministers of the various faiths at
tend his funeral and that they appear
AT that function in their clerical robes.
The other Partisan said: II want no
priest to say the usual things at my
funeral. which must not take place in
a church, but if a priest wishes to
speak on that occasion in the garb
OF 81 citizen and without any church
insignia let it be done"
One of the most recent applications
of electricity which has come to our
notice is that of %ripening cheese. The
Use of electricity for maturing various
articles of consumption, such ms wines
and alcoholic liquors. is not new. but
Mr.. G"kkes' method nf applying an
alternating current of two amperes
and 10000 volts for the rpo of
rlpeninG cheese appears to he so. The
treatment. as described in Cosmos, is
continued for "a hours, and is said to
effect in this short time a complete
%ripentng of the cheese.
An outdoor pulpit to cost $4,000
has been given to the new cathedral
of st. John the Divine by Miss Olivia
Il. Phelps-Stokes in memory of her
sister. Caroline. An outdoor pulpit is
ii feature of several English cathedrals
as we'll as Of Grace church in New
York city. and the experience of
soap box" orators has been that there
are lots of people who will listen to
preaching in the open air who couldn't
he persuaded to go inside and sit at
the feet of anybody. There is the best
possible precedent for the adoption. or
revival of outdoor preaching by the
Christian church.
The British admiralty has postpon-
ed fleet exercises for Very much small
or causes tina the coal strike. The
navy is. ct course. a national concern.
hut so are the railways, and the
knowledge that the third home fleet
will he burning on a daily average for
the next three weeks enough coal to
run 400 express trains two miles a day
viii make the taxpayer think that the
fuel would have been much better ex-
pended in that way. A King Edward
eats 100 tons a day while exercising
and three times as much if hard press
ed. The Cornish Rivera or Wild
freshman can run 100 miles on two
tons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
..Houn' Dawg" a Poor Animal.

I Go not think that friends Of
Speaker Clark have picked out a very
spirited animal in the 'ho,ln dawy' tn
tNpifN his campaign" said w. y. Far
gems of Grand Rapids. Mich.
Somehow" he continued. we
Michigan people maintain our affec-
tion for the wolverine. We have been
known as wolverines. and that banner
has won us victory not only on south
ern hattle;ields. but in many a political
campaign. We admire the qualities
of the wolverine. Tho wolverine is an
animal that will fight. He fears
neither the Providence. nor man. He
will battle tn a finish and when death
comes he will die without a whimper.
OF course he is predatory. hut we do
not love the wolverine the less for
that. We know, above all else, that
he will fight.
Now take the houn' dawg. There
is an animal CRYING for protection.
The animal itself is a nondescript. 1t
will not night. 1t has to have some
one else to keep the boys from kick
ing it around. Altogether the houn'
daWs is a most uninspiring spectacle.'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
TO HAVE

Valley City. n. D.. June 21.-valley
City is to have Il cigar factory in the
near future according tt Fl. w. Schien
Of Jamestown. who says he will locate
here and begin the making of a high
grade line of cigars. For the past
twelve years Mr.. Schien has been in
jamestown and has earned A wide
reputation as the maker of first class
cigars.
In conversation with business men
and Commercial club members of this
city Mr.. Schien says he has received
much encouragement and tina he will
make the location as quickly as he
can get settled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

and a big program of amusements
such as ball games. horse races, etc.
etc. will be carried u BY so doing
the celebrations in other towns in
the county will not be interfered with
and 1t is expected that the celebra-
ton here at the time of the laying
of the corner stone will be one of the
biggest in the history of the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
Id lDE hts
|O On the Con-
- vention

Chicago, June 21.-There may be
more of them. but it is likely William
w. F. Hepburn of Iowa is the only
delegate to this republican national
convention who was a member of the
convention fifty-tw0 wears ago that
nominated Abraham Lincoln. Natur-
ally Mr.. Hepburn is attracting uncom-
mon interest. and his little stories Of
that memorable gathering are listened
to with great interest. He finds. he
sans. that political methods along with
business. mechanical devices and con-
v"nlences have greatly changed since
lincoln was put forth as a presidential
candidate. but until this time he has
refused the entreaties of all of the
newspapermen to go into a direct COM
parison of h methods employed here
20 bring about the nomination of
Roosevelt and those hat gave Lincoln
u nomination. This venerable dele
gate has been unable as yet to find
any other ma who sat in the Lincoln
convention with him.
Mrs. Alice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is
in Chicago minus trunks filled With
beautiful gowns which she needs bad
~ for convention week. She is plenti-
fully supplied with hats. her trunk
with eight of the 'creations" having
arrived on the same train With she and
her husband. Congressman Longwurth,
Saturday night.
Last night Mrs. Longworth found
herself obliged to ask one question a
score of times. Each time she re-
ceived an invitation for herself and the
congressman she asked:
Can I come in a tailored suit?'
Mrs. Lonsworth's trunks have not
arrived in Chicago and she admitted
last night that the situation was de
cldedlE embarrassing. Since her ar
rival the Former presidents daughter
has appeared about the hotel i'm a
simple. dark colored. tailored suit of
swagger cut. and h admits it is all
she has To wear until her trunks ar
rive.
Railroad tracers have been kept on
the jump ever since the discovery was
made that the trunks had gone astray.
but so far they have not been found.
IN try and find a way out of it"
said Mrs. Longworth last night. but
just now l don't know what I'm going
to do
representative Nick" Longworth.
so%n-in-lsw of the man fror1 OYSTER
Bay. has not been definitely tagged
in the present controversy. He has
been claimed by both sides.
VINO are you for. 'Nick'?' asked
a friend who met him in the lobby.
My candidate will he renominat-
ed" was his sure thing reply.
Senator Elihu Root had a delighted
experience in the lobby this afternoon
lie was worning his way through the
Jam when some newspaper men greet
Ell him. He stopped to talk and a big
rawboned Texas delegate with a hand
like a telephone directory. heard his
"a no ,,.a,firn1GJ
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

support Of the best interests Of their
respective communities and the state
at large. 1t will be a great oroani-
cation for producing the results of
the Enforcement league desires"
According to present plans the Far
go branch of this secret service league
Will include about twenty i've men,
hers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
LIFE SENTENCE.

Rugby. y. D., June 21.-O. Allison
and Broom. the men caught in this
state for murder al Marion, Ind, were
sentenced to life imprisonment. They
pleaded guilty to the charge. Broom
confessed that he had done the killing
for which the men were arrested.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

We wonder il Colonel Bryan will
turn the other cheek. now that he has
been smitten on one in the selection
Of Judge Parker for temporary chair
man of the Baltimore convention. Or
may - Il wss On tho nose. .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

Some democratic congressman OBJ
jected to the presidents travelling ex-
penses but they said nothing about
their own mileage which is about
twice as much az it costs them to
make the trip even when they do not
travel on passes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

The su%ffragettes say a crisis in their
cause will occur at Chicago. Pity
they could not have had it occur when
It would get noticed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

The Chicago convention must re-
mind Colonel Bryan of the time light
ming struck him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

It's a good thing for his reputation
that there were no political conven-
tons in Ezekiel's time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
NEAR DEATH,


Minot. N. d., June 21.-A drink Of
washing fluid, a compound of I've, pot
ash and ammonia. very nearly proved
fatal for the Observation-Disclosures Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hendricks. Mrs.
Hendricks had been dipping some Of
the compound from a dish into a
boiler of water and left a little Of the
fuid In a cup on the table. The little
girl became thirsty and picked up the
cup. draining it of its contents before
discovering anything wrong. Her
throat was terribly burned and the
poison caused the little girl intense
pain. A physician was called imme-
diately and everything possible done
to relieve her suffering and for many
hours serious doubts were entertained
for the child's
Look over the ads l,efore VA, s,,,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
Meanwhile the Cuban and Mexican
revolutions have taken q back seat.

The weather isn't the only thing at
Chicago that's hot.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

The great issue at Baltimore will
be how to surpass the publicity gain
ed by the convention at Chicago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

The court might ge
wen with congress by having it ar
rested for contempt.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21
California Conservative. He Saws,

The strength of the unions is
broken in lower California; declared
J. II. Bradley of San Diego. "Recause
of this fact | do not believe that the
s"-callcd cry of the people will avail
against the more solid arguments of
tariff, wage reduction. and the like i'm
the present campaign. have fol-
lowed the operations" h. continued.
"of both parties carefully. | have
studied the arguments of the different
Nor who have appeared from time to
time i'll onr country. and | have given
due consideration tn their reception by
the individuals comprising the audi
nee.
From all l have observed can
give this n conclusion. California
is not going to support Col. Roosevelt.
Coy. Wilson. or any nan who typi!ies
radicalism. California is still stunned
hy the horrors of the Mcnamara trial.
b feeling exists throughout southern
California that Col. Roosevelt and
Gov. Wilson are extreme radicals. The
principle of the recall of Judges ana
the theory that commercial organiza-
tions have aroused a suspicion that
disorder and union labor rows will fol-
low the election of either candidate.
"Therefore l predict THAI a con-
servative candidate will carry Cali
fornia."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

Unfortunately for the other fell
lows. Taft has vi the delegates and
the band pretty hard com
hination to beat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-21

Upton Sinclair. who is now in Eng
land, says America is going to the
dogs. He probably had reference to
the popular adoption of that houn'
dog n