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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16

ceived with manifest approval. So.
too, was the reference to the Demo
cratic plan to relinquish the Philip
pines. Altogether, 1t seemed the plat
form should enlist the support of al
most any Republican, however pro-
gressive he may be.
Senator Lodge concluding, forth
came a brave young man from Wis
consin, of the name Of Gross, and pre-
sented a minority report. 1t contained
the well-known views of Senator La
Toilette on economic and social ques-
tons, and especially did 1t contain a
plank calling for ar embargo on the
shipment of munitions to the warning
nations of Europe. Mr.. Gross was
plucky, but didn't get very far, for his
report received only a few scattering
votes from his own Wisconsin delega-
ton.
Close under the lee of the speak
er's rostrum all this time sat one Will
liam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, and
at each strong point made by the SEN
ator from Massachusetts he would
cram his neck around for a good look
at that gentleman, and sink back in
his chair with a grim grin. Just what
he thought he refused to say out loud.
During a pause in the proceedings
Uncle Joe" Cannon and Chauncey De
pew were brought forward, one at q
time. to entertain the audience, and
they did 1t with a characteristic mix
ture of story, joke and old-time patri-
otism. Then Senator Borah was In
troduced, and some real fireworks
were expected, but while he spoke vel
and ~inspiringly, he held himself well
In command.
What are the Progressives doing
and going to do?" was the question
heard continually, and now 1t was an
swered in part by the reading Of the
invitation from the convention in the
Auditorium for the appointment of
conference committee to meet one II
be appointed by the Progressives. Tht
invitation was accepted gladly by the
Republicans, for they earnestly de
sired peace and unity. Some wiseacres
shook their heads when the chair ap
pointed four gentlemen who had beer
classed a. ultra conservatives, but
the name of Borah was looked on al
a saving grace, and the committee
went to its delicate task, the conven
ton adjourning until Friday.
Hopefully assembling again mex
morning, the delegates were told thai
the Progressive committee had beer
able to suggest little more than tit
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt by
both conventions. because the leaders
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16

could not deliver anything like their
full strength IL any other man were
named. To this the Republican COM
mittee made no response, only asking
hat 1t be continued.
Candidates Are Named.
Time was growing short, and the
leaders now proceeded to the presenta-
ton of candidates. Mr.. Hughes was
first on the list, because Arizona yield
ed to New York, and Root followed.
The demonstration for neither was up
to expectations, and Weeks received
no more applause. Illinois and Ohio
and Indiana woke things up a lot for
Sherman, Burton and Fairbanks, re-
spectively, but the audience was wait
ing, because the word had gone around
that Senator Fall of New Mexico was
to place Roosevelt in nomination, and
everyone was eager to see what would
happen then. Fall made a stirring
speech, and the galleries rose to the
occasion, though most of the delegates
merely looked on %curiously. It really
was the big noise of the convention to
date.
Back in 1912 when the handsome
Mrs. Davis acted as cheermaster for
the Roosevelt demonstration she set a
fashion which every candidate seemed
to think it necessary to follow this
year. Each of them had a lady yell
leader in one of the galleries. Some
of them were pretty and some Of them
we're only energetic. Mr.. Roots
cheermaster just opened her mouth at
frequent intervals-in fact, when she
got the signal from Job Hedges-and
let out q series of piercing shrieks.
Later she changed her vote on the
second ballot" for then she vas found
to be emitting similar creams in be-
half OF Colonel Roosevelt.
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"
played a large part in the enorts / tnt
various clans of boosters. Nearly
every headquarters had Its band or
orchestra and the Burtonites brought
a big glee club from Columbus, Ohio.
Sherman also had a large band OF
singers, and Marching Through
Georgia" became his official song.
The Fairbanks men. naturally, adopted
"On the Banks of the Wabash" and
its strains could be heard far into the
night.
One individual appeared carrying ON
his chest a small organ IN which an,
other played popular airs, and as they
proceeded through the crowds they
soon collected a string of snake dan
GERS.
Citizens Were Ho~spitable.
The citizens of Chicago tried hard
to uphold the reputation of the city
as the convention city of the country
and to make up for the rough deal
handed out by the weather man. There
were numerous fetes of one kind or an,
other planned for the pleasure of both
man and woman visitors, and though
the continuous rain caused the aban,
donment Of some of these, most OF
them were highly successful. Notable
among the entertainers was the Ham
ilton club, which kept virtual open
house throughout the week, with free
refreshments and the services of fS
nous singers and vaudeville artists.
On Wednesday night the Hamiltonians
invited all visiting newspaper men to
partake of their hospitality, and the
same night the Press club gave a mid.
night dinner and entertainment for
the correspondents.
The Progressives even more than
the Republicans INDUCED in social
pleasures. partly because there were
a good many women among their dele
gates. And the women's party convens
ton and gatherings of suffragists all
contributed to the society aspect Of
the week.
Before the convention opened there
was the greatest demand for tickets
ever known on a like occasion. The
prices scared until 5000 for a set
looked cheap and often was refused.
The opening day was SO lacking In
popular interest that the price began
rapidly to drop and tickets for the
Thursday session could be had for
$3.50 each. Then things livened up,
and on the expectation that a candi-
date would be nominated Friday the
price Of the p~asteboards jumped up
again. The shameful flooding of the
hall with green tickets by the local
politicians rather discouraged those
who had paid out considerable sums
for genuine admission cards, but on
Saturday morning t. Q trade was brisk
and the prices good.
1t did not take ling for the people
to ind out that there were livelier
scenes In the Auditorium than In the
Coliseum. the early days Of the con,
vention, and the demand for Moose
tickets was large.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16
FOR PRESIDENT
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS,

Chicago.-As exclusively predicted
party In convention assembled in Chi
cago selected Associate Justice
Charles e. Hughes as it's standard
bearer In the campaign of 1915.
Contrary to the expectation of al
most everybody and to his OWL de-
sires, Charles Warren Fairbanks of
Indiana was chosen for the second
place.
II that Is not q safe and SAM ticket
for presentation to the sovereign
voters of the nation, the Republican
leaders who devised 1t don't know how
to make one. They put 1t forth in the
full confidence that 1t will command
the suffrages of a majority of the cleo
tors next November and that 1t would
receive the Endorsement of Colonel
Roosevelt and most of his Progressive
followers. At least, they asserted that
they had the aforesaid full confidence.
The nomination Of Mr.. Justice
Hughes, which vas accomplished OF
the third ballot, was received by the
throng in. the Coliseum with a demon
stration that was as safe and sane as
the candidate. Everybody stood up
and cheered. -.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Hughes sent
. telegram to Chairman Harding &C
cepting the nomination, and at the
same time he resigned from the Su-
preme court Of the United States.
Justice Hughes letter of resigna-
ton, sent to the White House by mes
senger, contained one brief sentence.
It said:
II hereby resign the office of asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme court of
the United States. I am, sir, respect
fully yours,
CHARLES e. HUGHES"
The selection of Mr.. Fairbanks for
the position which he once before
Allied with distinction required only
one ballot, and soon thereafter the
convention adjourned sine die, leaving
the Indiana delegation glued to the
long distance telephone e~ndeavoping
to persuade the Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash to accept the honor thus sum-
marily thrust upon him.
Final Session Was Interesting.
The story of the final session of the
convention, on Saturday, is rather in
teresting because of the way in which
its developments were concerned with
the oourse pursued by Theodore Roose-
welt and with the doings of the Pro-
gressive convention in the Auditorium.
All night long the conference commit
tees Of the two conventions had been
closeted in a room of the Chicago club,
and the first thing Chairman Harding
did was to call for a final report from
the Republican committee. Mr.. Smoot
of Utah informed the convention that
his committee had submitted to the
Progressives the name of Justice
Hughes, sven as the Bull Moosers the
day before had submitted that of T. R.;
that the Progressives had her re-
ceived from the colonel a long tele-
gram, which he read, earnestly plead
ing for harmony and united action,
and suggesting that they offer to unite
with the Republicans on Senator Hen
~ Cabot Lodge OF Massachusetts,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-16
HOW REPUBLICANS
SELECTED HUGHES
and FAIRBANKS
Story Of the Chicago Convention
and Its Numerous interest
ing Twists and Turns.
BUT THREE BALLOTS NEEDED

Efforts for Harmonious Action With
Progressives-AmusIng Scenes
In the Coliseum and Among
the Boosters in Hotels.
BY e. w. PlCkARD.
Copyright by Western Newspaper
UnfOn.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
PREMIER CALLED
MAN OF HOUR
Continued from page u

of the poor Welsh minister spoke
the words which voiced England's
determination to spurn a peace not
based on her own terms and outlined
the almost revolutionary steps with
which his reconstructed govern
ment" proposes to achieve England S
victory.
Door Not Closed.
[By Ed. J.. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondents
LONDON, Dec 20-The allies
have not slammed the door on peace;
they have simply said to Germany:
Here are our terms; take them or
leave them. 1t is your move-but
don't come again in the role of
victor"
This was the universal British
view today when the public had an
opportunity to digest the full mean
Ing of Premier Lloyd-George's speech
in commons. The public interpreta-
ton was that LIoyd-George had furn-
ished Won Bethmann-Ho1lweg an OPP
portunity to demonstrate his SINGER
ity. If Germany really wishes peace,
they argued she now knows how to
go about it.
Incidentally 1t was remarked here
today how adroitly and strikingly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

Lloyd George had destroyed Ger
many's Illusion that England is dom
mating the policies Of the entente
| nations. The premier, it was recalled
had stated at the outset that Russia
! and France acting INDEPENDENTLY ana
separately, had reached the conclus-
4 ion to which England was now acced-
| ing
Lloyd George's plan for universal
national service and civilian mobillza-
| ton, moulding the nation into an
army behind the army was popular
! Iy accepted today as though 1T were
the simplest routine of peace times.
Not a complaint, not the slightest
thought of opposition was manifest.
The press and the man in the
street reflected the universal sent1-
ment-"the country's with Lloyd
George; what does he want us to
dor
Impending naturalization OF ship
ping and mines has been anticipated
for some time, and the Welsh miners
alone had objected to naturalization
of their fields. Taking over the
shipping by the government has like
wise been expected, as commerce has
long been the target of measures by
those seeking to cut down war profits.
Everywhere the new plans were re-
garded as "out-German-ing the Ger
mans" in a concentrated, communized
effort to swing all resources to the
war.
Newspaper Comment.
LONDON. Dec. 20.-The Daily Mail
under a caption Lloyd George Acts
today says:
70 nc$ n
the past has been the cereless, easy
going optimism Of the government
and when we see how much good work
has been done and how much more
has been begun in few days by the
cabinet, which knows its own mind.
we feel less than ever inclined to ad-
nit that any apologies are due from
the Daily Mall !
The Chronicle remarks:
The prime minister's dramatic an
nouncement of the adoption of the
principal of universal national service
has been welcomed on all sides. a
bill will be necessary to give effect to
the governments proposals, the object
Of which is methodical mobilization OF
labor So that 1t may be available in
trades and industries which need 1t
most in the interest of the nation"
"Lloyd-George's statement and As
uuith's endorsement of it, does not
mean that the door is
banged and bolted," the Daily News
declares. ''ln a matter of this gravity
there is necessarily much diplomatic
for position. Germany's
arrogance is disguise to cover the
momentous fact that she has asked
the allies to enter into negotiations
and the flat refusal is not meant to in
dictate that We do not want peace, but
that Germany must ask for it, not in
the role of a victor. but of the van
Quishe'"
The Times says:
'Lloyd-George expressed thoughts
and wishes and laid down a program
which will command the hearty sup
port of the nation"
The Manchester Guardian, which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

ing for visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Cheek, north of town.
Mrs. Robert Mcdonald died Monday
at her home in Burlington. She had
been very seriously i'll with pneu.
monia and erysipelas for several days.
1t was reported last week that she
could not recover then another repor.
came that her condition was some
what improved. The many friends
here will be saddened by the news Of
her decease. The Macdonald family
lived In Harrisburg township for many
years, moving to Burlington one year
ago. Funeral services were held to-
day atone o'clock at Burlington Mrs.
Macdonald leaves to mourn their loss
her husband, two children, Miss Ethel
and Charles her father, Henry Eas-
ling, who resides in California; a sis
ter, Mrs. Van Cuddy Of Centerville; a
sister. Miss Margaret Fasting, who is
a teacher in the Bonaparte schools,
and many other relatives and friends.
Oscar Brown has rented the Mrs.
Matte EDperly house, one block east
of the school house. and will move his
family here, from Hannibal, Mo-, and
occupy this property in a few days.
Mr.. Brown will start a barber shop
here as soon as a suitable room can
be found.
A. w. Holland will have a public
sale Friday Of this week and with his
family will move to Mt Pleasant to
make their future home.
+ Noah Sanders of Chillicothe, H.,
came Monday for visit with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sanders.
An examining committee OF the
board OF directors OF the Farmers and
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their annual bazaar and chicken pie
dinner Saturday at Community hall.
They had q very successful day and
the net proceeds were about SIS.
Thomas Epperly of Stockport at
tended the telephone convention at
Chicago last week He Is manager of
the Union telephone at Stockport and
was formerly employed by the same
company at Bonaparte
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Seeley OF Mt.
Pleasant were visitors here Monday
with Mrs Seeley's mother. Mrs. Mary
Ketcham and other relatives.
Fred Watts of Rock Island. H., Wis
tied here several days last week with
his brother Frank and family. Mr..
Watts conducta wagon shop in the
Illinois city. having learned his trade
here several years ago in the Rees
carriage factory.
The Ronaparte Commercial club has
been doing sorre fuaproving at Com
munity hall during the past week,
changing the location of a chimney,
putting in some cupbcsrds, and build
ing toilet room The Community
club has arrane ID TO furnish dishes
to accommodate as large crowd as
will usually be served, there This
building is fine place for churches
and societies to held l,azaars and 9TH
or meetings Tao Sunshine society
also keeps their rorn pobper and 9TH
er equipment there and they pop corn
and sell same each Saturday evening
. Mrs n. G. Smith vas an Ottumwa
visitor Tuesday. -sz
George Cheek VINO has been en-
ployed in northTn Iowa for the past
several months, came Tuesday even
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Traders State bank of Bonaparte
made an examination of the condition
Of the same last Saturday and foundI
that during the past week the banE|
reached the highest mark in its hist
tory. its assets showing a footing Of
more than half million dollars. lhe|
examination also showed that thu
bank had in actual cash almost twice
as much as the law requires In ordeJ
to do the amount of business 1t wax
then doing
A. v. Blackford and John E, star
ford motored to Burlington last gun
day and went from there to ONO 70
attend a big convention and banque
given by the Overland Automobile GO. !
Of which Mr.. Blackford is the ioca1
agent. They will return home FRIDAY ]
e. c. Williams and family will soolI
move to a farm between Keosauqua|
and Mt. Sterling. They have pes.|
living on the Robert Sanders farll|
across the river and east OF TOWN.
during the past year. u..I
A special meeting of the Ladles|
Community club will be held at CONT
munity hall Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Corene Coolidge Is empioyeol
in the Whitelers general store durihsl
the Christmas season.
Mrs. g. Cox returned Tuesday from
months visit in Chicago with nei|
daughter, Mrs. N. C. Larson and iaif|
lily. .r
Mrs. Guy Greenfield and two cnlrl
dren OF Douds, have been visitins)
here the past two weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Cheney.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
TREE
IS PLANTED
Bonaparte Community Evergreen, Set
Up In Riverside Park, Where
Exercises Will be Held.

-BONAPARTE. Dec. 20.-The COM
munity Christmas tree has been
planted In Riverside park and will be
wired for electric lights in readiness
for the big doings next Saturday even
ing. All are invited to attend and a
treat will be prepared for all the little
folks.
VIII Moore of Tribune, Kansas,
came Monday for visit with his aunt,
Mrs. Robert Dick, and other relatives
here.
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was leading advocate aginst sum-
mary rejection of the German peace
proposals. heartily approves Lloyd
Georges leaving the door open" but
thinks the terms 'restitution-rep
ton and guarantees" need greater def
milton. The editorial particularly con-
graduates Lloyd George on "one OF
the best conceived passages OF MS
speech-that referring to good Will to-
ward Germanys peaceful develop
ment." ~Anis' the Guardian observes.
..deprives German miiitarism Of It's
hold in standing before the people as
a protector of the nations life"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
PREPAREDNESS
BEING DISCUSSED
: CONTINUED from page ~

couraging police duty on the border
with the premeditated view of causing
fits disintegration, was the thinly
yelled charge made today by Represen.
tative Anthony. Kansas, while Major
General Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff,
was being crOss-eXamined before the
house military affairs committee.
Wouldn't such onerous service
cause the disintegration of a volunteer
tforce?" Representative Anthony de-
manded.
Yes" General Scott admitted.
IF it was planned to bring about
the downfall of the national guard
system, could any means have been
devised better suited to this end than
the service the guard has been called
upon to PERFORM" Anthony asked.
1.-THE guard is there in the service
Of their country, to protect lives"
General Scott replied.
| In spite of terrific CHILLING by men,
bers Of the committee General Scott
stuck to his guns in sweeping de-
inunciation of the national guard sys-
TEN.
1T would be difficult to criticize
the national guard system too severe
"" said Scott. There is nothing
to indicate the recent reorganization
lis any better than the old militia sys-
tenn.
zone month neutrality-suspicious. to
the 1872 hours required under the pres
|ent federal SYSTEMS insufficient to
make soldier
This, however, appears to be the
greatest amount of time it is possible
to demand from national SIafdsman
because OF conflicting civilian pur-
suits.
An immediate increase in the per-
sonnet of the general staff from SIS to
go officers was urged by Scott.
Although the European war is IN
its third year, we have been unable
properly to assimi1ate the military
lesson it has provided through IN.
adequacy Of the personnel Of the gen.
eral staff" Scott said. valuable In
formation forwarded to us by our mil
itary attaches in practically every
warning country lies unstudied for
lack of officers"
The general staff of Austria Hun
gary before the war, consisted of 929
officers; that of Germany SGT These
stats were not excessive. Ours is
pitiably inadequate, he declared.
Scott recommended investment of
WlueT discretionary pOWeES III IhO
chief of the general staff, to provide
among other things for extensive war
plans and the gathering of foreign
military information. To place the
army chief of staff on equal ranking
with the vice admiral of the navy,
General Scott urged the creation of
a general and lieutenant general to
provide ranking equivalent to vice
admiral Of r}ye navy
He urged abolition of the office of brig
adler general, promoting all present
brigadier generals to major generals
to hold an equal ranking with rear adj
mirals of the navy. All present major
generals would then take the rank of
lieutenant general. Scott urged also
the appointment of major general
to command each of the three great
branches, cavalry. infantry and field
artillery. The U. S. army, he said, is
the only one to be without ranking
officers for these great divisions.