Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-25

tirely in sympathy with the purpose
Of the Progressives, to put forward
Representative Victor Murdock, OF
Kansas, as their candidate for speak
er and to organize with view to act
ing in the house without regard to the
regular Republicans. Forty-four Bull
Moose Progressives were invited In a
circular letter sent out last Saturday
to attend a Progressive conference
that Is to be held on April End. At this
conference the Progressives WIN per-
feet an organization nominate Muir
dock as the Progressive candidate FOR
speaker, and appoint a committee to
draw up q Progressive programme.
The Progressives have views OF their
own on the tariff, banking and cur
rency, conservation, measures design
ed to supplement existing antitrust
laws, and bills proposing humanitari-
an legislation, such as prohibitions
against child labor. The Progressives
who still cling to the name "Republi-
can" are alarmed over the determin-
alton of Representatives Murdock,
Hinebaugh and Falconor, to form
third wing in the house. These Pro-
gressive Republicans will support Rep
Is expressed that all will vote for Mr..
Murdock for speaker. Representative
Underwood, the Democratic leader, al
ready has given assurances that the
Roosevelt Progressives, II they organ.
ize, will have representation on all
important committees.
The reasons for William McCombs,
chairman Of the Democratic national
committee, accepting the ambassador
ship to France became known last
Friday He was practically banlshea
by those whose political opinions dill
fered from his. His pet scheme for
thorough organization or the Demo-
cratic party along unique lines mad
the open disapproval OF President VII
SON, and It is understood, OF Secretary
of state Bryan, and out Of the country
II would be impossible for him to car
nv It through. Only last week Mr.,
McCombs was discussing with pohti-
cal friends his plan that would or
ganize the party from the White House
to the smallest nook and Granny In the
country" and he stated openly II was
because Of his ambitions in this direc-
tion he had declined the proffer OF the
post at Paris. Mr.. McCombs had gone
SO far with his project as to have a
publicity bureau established at WASH
ington, and the first guns OF the Dig
campaign had been fired. The news
spread quickly to the White House ana
the state department, and a few days
after Mr.. McCombs' appointment
ambassador was announced. Pre-. =
dent Wilson openly disapproved OF the
scheme, and II was understood Mr.
Bryan, not on friendly terms with Mr.
McCombs, also voiced a disapprovaL
Out of the country. he could not carry
out his pet idea, even II he were to
retain the craftsmanship. His plan was
to finance the organization through
the party's own resources. 1t would
cost $4,000 annually. This he expected
to raise by levying a tax upon the
members of the national committee.
washington, March %: Willis l..
Moore, chief of the weather bureau,
resigned today. Secretary Houston ac-
cepted the resignation after talK
with President Wilson to become ef-
fectiye July 81. Professor Moore-a
Democrat-was a candidate for ap-
pointnent as secretary Of agriculture.
Secretary Houston explained that the
office Of chief of the weather bureau
was a presidential appointment. we
have no one in mind now" said the
secretary, but will try to get the best
man we can Of scientific ability and
administrative talent" When Presi-
dent Wilson came into office and or
ficiais Of the department Of agriculture
holding presidential appointments
handed in their designations, Profes-
sor Moore was not among them. Pre-
yious.y, however, petitions had been
circulated urging upon President Will
SON the selection of Professor Moore to
be secretary of agriculture. since
Secretary Houston was appointed the
White House has received large guam
titles of letters and kilograms urging
that Professor Moore be retained In
office as chief Of the weather bureau.
First intimation that Professor Moore
was to quit came early today wnen II
was said at the White House that ne
would resign" Moore declined to dis
cuss II and later hurried to the de-
partment Of agriculture for CONFER
ence with Secretary Houston. MI.
Moore emerged from the secretary g
office somewhat disturbed, callers In
the outside Office thought, and later
his resignation was announced. Pro-
fessor Moore himself later declined to
make q statement. Everything Is all
friendly" was his comment. "After
July 81, shall retire to my farm"
London, March %: Developments
of the last week appear to make the
conclusion Of the Balkan war matter
of only a few days. Turkey, having
no hopes of obtaining more money,
has entrusted her interests to the
good offices Of the powers and the al
lies have accepted the powers ofrer OF
mediation. Representatives or the
powers at Sofia today handed the Bull
garian premier their scheme, embody-
ing bases for mediation. Their plan
cd fn tnQ
allies likely will object. The demand
for indemnity is vetoed and the pow
ers stipulate that hostilities must
cease when their proposals are ac-
cepted. It appears improbable, how
ever, that the allies will refuse to set
tie on the terms now offered. Tne
war has come practically to dead
lock. Fighting at the Tchatalja lines
has been indecisive Adrianople, which
the Bulgarians proposed to reduce 10
submission in few days, seems to De
holding out as strongly as ever. after
q five months siege and wireless mes
sage from there today declared that
the Turkish commander has no thought
of surrendering. Austria has sent
second note to the Montenegrins, re-
ouiring that the bombardment OF Sou
tart be confined to the forts and CIV
ing one week for King Nicholas TO
comply with her other demands, King
Nicholas seems to have no alternative
but to make a virtue Of necessity
II the allies attempt to Withstand the
mandate of Europe they might prove
to be a hornets nest, but the, weak
point in their armor Is that their fl
nances are almost as near to an END
as Turkeys. The ambassadors In Lon
don are In constant consultation over
the details Of the situation. Their
views Of the outcome are optimistic.
More than sixty persons are re-
ported killed and hundreds more In.
jured, some mortally, by a storm of
tornado intensity which ragged over
central, western, southern and parts
of eastern states last Friday. Proper
ty damage ran into the millions. Def
mite advices have been received ac-
counting for at least forty persons
dead. with reports from points tenn
porarily cut off from communication
by the storm adding hourly to the list.
Reports from Alabama show the loss
of life wa sheaviest in that state, the
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