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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

On all sides theorists are now ris-
ing to end the war But 1t takes a
very good working theory to get the
better of a dominating condition.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

A strict censorship over American
mail has been established by Eng.
land, with 1000 women engaged to
read all letters destined for this coun-
try. Happy women, happy iobl =
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

Always put yourself in the child's
place" advises a writer. At such
times as the slipper is in active use
that would be an awkward position.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02
FEW BARGAINS IN
REAL ESTATE.

$40 acres, decided 800 acres
leased homestead and lease on
school section. In solid body,
well fenced and cross fenced,
two good wells, one will run
about one gallon and one will
run six gallons per minute.
Good windmills and tanks and
the best corrals in the country
that will handle 200 head
$4,000 will buy it. This would
be a bargain at $1,000. Located
wi. hin 8 miles of Kenna, and
adjoining one OF more good FL
ings.
480 acres decided land and lease
on school section, in solid body
highly improved with fencing,
buildings, wells. windmilIs, and
tanks. Just the place for small
herd of cattle. There is no bet
ter grass land in the state, and
water enough for several humid
red head of cattle. Lacated
within 8 miles of Kenna Price
$4,000.
1920 acres of decided land, and
one fool section leased. Total
1860 acres. Adjoining several
sections of rough government
land. Abundance Of good well
water. Well improved for
ranching. Located on a prom
inent line of railroad and con-
venient to r. r. stock pens,
Price $17, 10000 cash.
$4,000 acres, fine grass, well
watered tract q $3.50 per acre,
good terms.
10000 acre tract, choice graz
ing or farming, we'll watered,
so per acre. Half cash.
GAO acres choice grazing land,
Well, windmill, tank, small
house, barn and corral, well
locatedy within four miles Of
Kenna. Price 100000.
For Sale or Trade.
One 8 room house in Plain
view, Texas, on lot 50Sl7Q feet.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02
Continued

After a soldier has been steamed
until parboiled he has the satisfaction
Of knowing that he can be shot and
there will be little danger OF his
wound becoming infected.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

It is estimated that 10000 900
people saw the Liberty Bell on lie
western tour there being no doubt
that bit of iron is the most popular
bell in the United States,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

National Highway Preliminary
Map Of the State of New
Mexico
Shows Twenty-Five hundred
miles Of National Highways
Proposed by the National High
ways Association, Washington,
D. G.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-06-02

The Kenna Record, ! .sl.OO
The Sunday Roswell Star
l yr.,............., 90
Both papors one year for 81 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
WRESTLERS FAIL
TO RECEIVE COIN
Lewis Manager to Sue MeIady, While
Stecher Is Willing to Go on Mat
Again to Finish Match.

Omaha, July Neither Joe Stecher
nor Stranger Ed Lewis, who wrestled
five hours to a draw on July 4, have
received their share of the money for
the work and Bill Sandow. manager of
Lewis, says he will go into court if
necessary TO get his share of the gate
receipts. Gene Melady, promoter of
the match, is holding the funds pend
ing his efforts to get the men back on
the mat and says he will announce
decision probably today
Melady says he is willing to with
hold a share of each wrestler until the
match IS finished, provided the public
shows 1t wants the men to get back in
the ring again The share of the gate
to be decided between the two wrest-
lers is about $4,000 and will be di-
vided half and half if the decision for a
draw stands
According to the articles under which
the men wrestled there was to be no
draw and the decision was not to be
rendered on a foul Nothing but
straight work, two falls out of three
was TO be considered and no time limit
was placed on the match
Promoter Melady insists that the
must fulfill their part of the
contract before receiving the money.
Both Wrestlers, with their managers, |
are still in Omaha.
Stecher and Hetmanek, his manager.
expressed perfect Willingness to go |
back to the ring and wrestIe as long
as necessary to win the match.
SandOw, for Lewis, says he will go |
into court and that the articles pro
vlded the match should be finished on |
July 4, and that his man was ready at |
Inc time TO continue, but that Referee /
smith ordered the match stopped Pro- !,
nOter Melady is still irving to induce
ooth Wrestlers to go back into the ring. |
II ne succeeds, the match will be open |
20 the public without cost to anyone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
CINCY REDS WILL
TAKE BLUEJACKET
Unruly BlOOmer Member TO Go Tn
Again If Hermann Agrees
NalIOp Peoria Club.

Bloomington, Ill, July 7.-Business
Manager Bancroft of the Cincinnati
REDS yesterday agreed to take. Pitcher
BIueJacket off Bloomingtons hand,
provided Garry Hermann sanctions
the deal If Bluejacket makes good
the local association will be given a
small cash consideration
me Boomers were defeated by Gin
clnnau, to 4 Before the game the
cincinnati players went to Evergreen
cemetery and placed flowers on the
grave or Charles Radbourne, who was
under the management of Business
manager Bancroft of Cincinnati when
the latter had charge of the Provi-
dence team in the early SOS. Score:
CINCINNATI ......00 2 0O10 3 II 10 1
bloomington % 0O010 024 2
batteries-Mitchell and Clarke; Wat
son and Simon.
FeorlA, Ill, July Joe Tinker's
Shlcago National league club de-
Ieated Joe Tinker's Peoria Three-Eye
leaguers in an exhibition game yes
terday, 10 0. Cy Williams, with
nome run and a single, and thinner
man with two singles and a double,
featured the game. Tinker played
thlrd base for the Cubs for five in
nlngs Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
BUCKS WILD PEG
GIVES yANKS TILT
Weayer's Failure TO Nip Gideon at
Plate Loses Hard Fought Game
for White SOx, to 3.

New York, July Buck Weaver
parabOlic arm shunted the White Sox
into fourth place in the pennant race
at the Polo grounds yesterday after
noon. A straight peg to the plate in
Gideon at home and at least kept the
score tie, but Buck smeared too much
English on the ball in handling a relay
from Jackson, who had retrieved Nun
amaker's two-base drive, and the pill,
taking a couple of healthy bounds,
scudded up on the screen, and the
game was lost, TO 8, which was no
nice way to treat our budding cham
piOnS. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
MINNEAPOLIS TO
Get 1917 RACES
L. {. Eberhart's Entry, Billie Burke,
Takes First in Class A Event
at St. Paul Regatta

St. Paul, July THE closing DAYS
racing of the mid-continent regatta.
| under the auspices of the Mississippi
Valley Motor Boat association, was
featureless, with the exception of the
performance of Miss MINNEAPOLIS.
which won with ease all events in
which it was entered, and proved to be
the fastest boat on the river. In the
deciding heat of the Webb trophy race
Mss Minneapolis developed a speed OF
1910 miles an hour.
At a meeting held during the day by
the Mississippi Valley Motor Boat as
selected for the 1917 regatta. Sum-
maries of the days events follow:
Glass A, five miles-Ugly Duckling,
Ill, first; Panama, second. Billie Burke
and Little Chief Red Wing failed to
finish-Time. 1884
Free-forall, 10 miIes-Miss Mime
apolis, first; Barnacle II, second; p.
d. O., V, third; Monarch failed to fin
ish-Time 1885. Average, A miles an
hour
Glass A, five miles-BilHe Burke.
first-Time, 1876; Wayne failed to
finish.
NIdSS II, seven ana ODe-naIf miles
p. ID. G. V, first; Hazel II. SECOND
Ugly Duckling III, third-Time, 14:24
Monarch failed to finish.
Glass f, 10 miles-Miss Minneapolis.
first; P. d. Q. V, second-Time, 1856.
Barnacle ii and Monarch failed to
finish.
Glass c, five miles-P u. O. v, first:
Hazel Ii, second; Ugly Duckling III, |
9:44.
Admiral's trophy, two and a half
miles-P. d. Q. V, first; Hazel II. sec
4:44. Ugly Duckling III |
failed to finish.
Webb trophy, five miles-Miss Min |
neapolis, first; the Barnacle ii, sec |
6:35. Average, 451O miles |
an hour.
Miss Minneapolis developed a speed /
Of go miles an hour in a special trial /
at the close of yesterdays racing The |
worlds record is 62.55 miles per hour.
leld by Commodore Pugh's Disturber
" of Chicago.
The Billie Burke is owned by Z. G.. I,
Eberhart of Rock Island. 1t is the
irst time it had been entered in any \,
speed events, having been built last
winter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
AMATEURS TO PLAY
FOR WORLDS TITLE

Cleveland, O., July THE world S
amateur championship Glass A. A.
baseball series will start Saturday.
Sept. 9. according to a schedule ar
ranged by officials of the National
Baseball federation yesterday In the
first series Chicago's city champions
will meet the Des Moines city cham
pions at Des Moines. Akron will play
at Canton, Toledo at Detroit, Columbus
at Cleveland, Johnstown at Pittsburgh,
and Cincinnati at Dayton.
A southern series will be arranged
with Birmingham, New Orleans, Knox
vile. Memphis and possibly Atlanta,
Jacksonville, Houston and Dallas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

There have always been a lot Of give
and take in American womens social
adventures in England. But American
women have spirit, and if they have
taken a good deal they have given
back still more.
An Englishwoman some years ago
called on an American countess in Bel
gravia-
"Oh, thought you were OUT That's
why / called" the Englishwoman said
in her sweet, clear, insolent English
voice.
We'll, do you know / thought l was
out, too" the American replied. MY
stupid man must have mistaken you
for some one else"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
IN THE SYSTEM

Acids accommodating in the system in
excess, poison the blood and cause 4
great variety of diseases, affecting the
skin and other mucous surfaces the
heart and arteries, brain and general
nervous system. joints and muscles.
Some of these diseases are Rheupa-
tism in its many forms, Catarrh.
Eczema, Hives. itching and burning
OF the skin, dizziness, mental depres-
sion and a variety OF other ailments.
on must eliminate the acid from
your system and purify your blood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

before you can be rid Of your trouble
). 5. ). has been purifying and nouf-
iShing the blood for over hall cen
fury. 1t is also a very efficient toms
and being purely vegetable, il IS inc
most efficient agent known in INC
cleansing of the blood and toning up
of the system.
Call for it at your druggists ana
don't accept substitute. II Speci4'
medical advice is desired write Med
zeal Department 95 Swift Speelhe co.
Atlanta. GA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Up until late hour today the off
GERS Of the Rock Island Baseball asso
citation had taken no steps 10 renIaco
Clyde Mcbride, who resigned yestsr
day as acting manager. 1t is under.
stood, however, that Mcbride will d.
rect the team untr such action 4,
taken. The release Of Jeff ClarL
leaves the Islanders with only thras
pitchers and no effort has been made
thus far TO secure additional hurIers
DR.. r. Bradford, president of the
club, announced this morning that the
association was making efforts To Am
the place left vacant through the res
ignation of Pete Lister. DR.. Bradford
had long distance conversation las,
evening with Harry Bay at Mason Citv
Iowa. Bay managed the Mason CITY
team in the Central association last
season and part of this season. Bay
was a member of the noted Rock Ia
land team of 1899, then a member ~
the Western association, which dis
banded that year. Rock Island was
leading the league when it blew I'D.
DR.. Bradford also stated that he bad
had some correspondence with Jack
Williams, infielder of the Minneapolis
team in the American association. The
job lies between these two
men, according 10 DR.. Bradford. He
stated that if Williams was not Sc
cured Bay will probably be in charge
of the team by Sunday. Jack Tighe has
definitely declined offer of the man.
agement, it was announced.
Team Faces Crisis.
A crisis has been reached in the his
tory of the local club and unless some.
thing is done and done right away,
Rock Island is apt to lose its fran
ehise by Monday. The treasury of the
local club, it is understood, is sadly
depleted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
} G O O @ @ @ G G C @ G @ @ Q o 0 0
BASEBALL DIRECTORY. Q

@ Rock Island Firemen 5. D. {
@ Fairman, Mngr. Phone, R. l. 2l74.
@ 900 Block-Allan Pratt. Mngr. {
Q Phone r. l. 1920
@ Illinois Oil Company - etc {
Q Johnson, Mngr. Phone r. I. ITO. {
Q W. O. VIC T. Burriss, Mngr {
Q Phone r. l. 1856. c
9 Haege Cardinals-F. Baumbach, 9
> Mngr Phone r. l. 1900 G
. 1900 Block-A. W. Britt, Mngr. 9
. Phone r. l. 619 Q
Q Edelweiss Club - Art Moore, 9
@ Mngr. Phone r. l. Ga 9
O Island Citys Ed Schieberl, Q
Q Mngr. Phone r. I. 1892 Q
Q Moline Indians-G. l.. Mayer Q
O kurth, Mngr. Phone Mo. 400 .
O Moline pics-Carl Adolph- Q
o son, Mngr. Phone Mo. gO9 Q
9 Coal Valley-WiIiam J. Knapp, Q
@ 1907 Fifteenth street A, Moline 0
Q Moline Illini-ClarenCe Ideas, Q
Q Mngr Phone Mo. So o
. Moline Rangers Leo Greko Q
. Mngr. Phone Mo. 963 q
Q East Moline Cubs John Sief- Q
. ken, secretary. Phone T. NJ l65R. .
. Silyis Shop team William Q
? Murphy, Mngr Phone ID. 6366W. Q
D Geneseo White Sox - Charles q
. w. Lowry, secretary, GeneseO, III.
, Sherrard Regulars W h. .
, Greer. Mngr.. Sherrard. Ill.
Matherville-Ches Olson Farm
, ers' bank, secretary, or william
, Hodge. Mngr.. Matherville. III.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Summary Two base hits, Lister,
Young. Three base hits, Biltz. Stolen
bases, Erlewein, Sherer- Double plays.
Erlewein to HoIlocher 10 Lister.
Bases on balls, off Young z, off Ware
/. Wild pitches, Young. Hit by pitch
ed ball, Hollocher. Struck out, by
Ware >. by Young 4. Time of game.
1876. Umpires, Becker and Struthers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Extra-base hits-Two-b base, ]. Col
Inns, Peckinpaugh, Nunamaker. Strike
outs-By Cullop, 5; by Cicotte. g.
Bases on baIls-Of Cullop. ?; off Rus
sell, /; off Benz, 2; off Cicotte, .. Dou-
BILE plays Pecknpaugh TO Gideon to
Pipp; Benz to Weaver TO Fournier:
Schalk to Weaver. Wild pitch-Rus-
sell. Umpires - Hildebrand and
OIoughlin. Time. O3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
Team Faces Crisis.
CHARLIE HERZOG TO
PLAY WITH BRUINS

Chicago, July 7.-Charles Herzog,
manager and shortstop of the Cincin-
natl Reds" is to become a member
of the Chicago Nationals, according to
story published here today. It is
said the deal will be closed within "a
hours. The price is said to be a large
sum and one or two ball players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Errors-knabe, Williams, landlord
Pechous Cd. Extra base hits-Home
run, Williams; two base. Zimmerman
Hits-On Prendergast. in 3 innings.
stolen bases-Clemons. Mulligan 90.
Hit by pitched Mulligan Struck
out BY Brown. ,; by Black. T. Base
on balIs-Off Black, l. Unfpire-Bren-
nan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

the team wins anyway?
| Castles new infield, Grodick, Dana
and Trainor, put up a poor exhibition
| OF pail yesterday, making numerous
fumbles and wild pegs
The work of Hollocher grows pref
tier every day. Charlie handled 10
chances without a slip yesterday and
fielded lige a fiend. He was also there
with the stick, getting two blows in
four trips to the plate. Umpire Becker
says Charlie is the peer of them all in
this circuit.
Biltzs three-base clout yesterday was
one of the hardest hit balls of the sea-
son. 1t went on dead line almost to
the club house and rolled under
bench on the porch.
Our old friend, Con Struthers, is
back. Con evidently did not like the
MOTEL business in Chicago.
Yesterday was an off day for both
Moline and Davenport. A number of
Blue Sox celebrities were at the park
mere Among them were James T.
Hayes, Davenport secretary, Red
Lynch and Honus Koepping. Three
sport scribes from the Iowa side
Jerry Mac" Hutch" and "OId
Hump" also viewed the game from
the stands.
Pitcher William Shoup, a Chicago
semlpro and one of the Tribune's finds.
has been turned over to Davenport BIZ
Cleveland and will join the Blue Sox in
Peoria, transportation having beer
forwarded him at Cleveland
Pitcher jeff Clarke of the Islanders
was released yesterday. This leaves |
the local squad with three hurlers-
Neal, Marks and Ware.
Ray Wolfe played his first game for
two weeks yesterday. His injury has
not completely healed as yet.
President Johnson of the American
league suggests rule permitting the
oatsman upon whom the bean ball" is |!
Used to take two bases. He would
give the umpire the right to make such
an award.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
National League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Three-Eye League,


Rock Island, s; Quincy, O.
Hannibal, 7; Rockford, A.
Cincinnati, Z; Bloomington, (exhi-
bition).
Chicago Cubs, 5; Peoria, 0 Cexhibi-
tom.
American League.
New York, 4; Chicago, g.
Detroit, 9: Philadelphia. d
Washington. ,; St Louis, l.
Boston, 8; Cleveland. s.
National League.
New York, u; Pittsburgh. s.
No other games scheduled.
American Association.
st Paul, g. Minneapolis, ..
Louisville, 8; Columbus, 4.
Kansas City, s; Milwaukee, l.
Toledo, 4; indianapolis, 9
Western League.
Lincoln, 3; Omaha, 2.
Topeka, 3; Denver, Z s
Sioux City, 2; Des Moines, s.
Wichita, 2; St. Joseph, 4.
Central association.
Burlington, II; Waterloo, 0.
Marshalltown, 6; Muscatine, O.
Mason City, 3; Cedar Rapids, Z.
Fort Dodge, l; Clinton, 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
WAKES CREW LOSES
TO HANNIBAL, z TO q

Rockford, Ill, July Hannibal had
little trouble defeating Rockford. The
visitors got II hits and won, to
Score r IT l.
Hannibal .....0102 1902 IL l
Rockford ....,20 0001l-4 10 .
Batteries-Bryant and Brennan:
Schwartz and Shook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
Dillon to Meet Leyinsky

Indianapolis, Ind, July Jack Dill!
lon has accepted a challenge to meet
Battling Levinsky in a 15-round affair
at Baltimore July IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
BRADFORD ANGLES
FORNEW MANI GER
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Harry Bay, Mason City, and JaeL
Williams, Minneapolis, Now In.
der Consideration.
TEAM WITHOUT LEADER T0Dlv
No Successor to Clyde McBriSp Has
Yet Been Named Jack Tighe
Definitely Out OF It

Alb Gould, a spit bali pitcher
sold by the Davenport Three.Fys
leagues club, leaves tonight gor
New York City TO join the CIeve.
land American league team in thai
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
On Ole Side1ines

What's the use of a manager when
the team wins anyway?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Cedar Rapids. Ia, July 7.-Showing
more fight than they had in weeks, the
Bunnies took the second game OF the
series from Mason City yesterday, Z 10
) AndersOn's two triples helped in
the run Settlng. score: r. H. E.
Cedar Rapids ..0122 2OO0s-7 10 l
Mason City % O 0010 O00-3 II 3
Batteries-Gossage and Newcomer:
Mccullough and Weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Clinton. Ia, July With brilliant
support Kluckholm held Fort Dodge
to one run and three hits Yesterday
The locals got to Howard in the early
innings for four runs. Kennedy's field
ing was the feature Score: r. n =
Fort Dodge % 0010O00-1 .
Clinton .9 10000 000sA n
batteries - Howard and ErIoff
kluckhOlm and Brown,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
BURLINGTON SWAMPS
WATERLOO TEAM, ITO

Burlington, Ia, July 7.-BurIington
sWamped Waterloo yesterday, bunch
ing Is hits with errors for a total OF
II runs, while the visitors were held
ScOrpleSS Score. y II L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Muscatine, Ia, July 7.-Penner's eff
fective hurting, broke Muscatines win
ming streak yesterday. MarshalItown
taking the game. to O. It was Mus
catine's first defeat in II games. Score.
r.. II. E
MarshaIltown o0010032-6 ~ O
Muscatine 30 5000 100000 3
Batteries-Penner and Snow; FRANKIE
and Hruska
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Castles new infield, Grodick, Dang
ana Iralnor, put up poor exhibition
OF ball yesterday. making numerous
fumbles and wild pegs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

All the news all the ti'Ne--Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
ISLANDERS PLAY
WITHOUT LEADER:
QUINCYIS BEATEN
Club Officials Fail TO Provide for Sue
ceSsOr to Mcbride and Team
Performs Minus Manager.
WARE PITCHES A GREAT GAME
Though Credited With Five Blows.
Visitors Get But One Clean Hit
on Andy-Young is Wild.

GAMES TOMORROW.
QuinCv ut Rock Island.
Moline ut Bloomington.
Davenport at Peoria
Hannibal at Rockford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

The Billie Burke is owned by E. G..
Eberhart of Rock Island. 1t is the
first time it had been entered in any
speed events, having been built last
winter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Biltz's three-base clout yesterday was
one of the hardest hit balls of the sea-
son. 1t went on a dead line almost to
the club house and rolled under a
bench on the porch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04

been by no means always successful in
stampeding delegates. In point OF
fact they generally fail. as at the Min
heapolis convention Of 1892, when
Blaine tried unnecessarily 10 prevent
benjamin Harrison's denomination.
Chauncey NJ. Depew after speaking
Tor ten minutes in seconding Harri-
sons nomination mentioned the name
or Blaine. Then the Maine states
mans delegates. aided by the galleries.
took up the rhythmic cry Of Blaine!
Blaine! james @. BlaInc!" and pande-
monium reigned for twenty-three min
utes. Then Harrison was nominated.
Ten days later In Chicago Bourke
Cochran in a great speech s~econding
the nomination Of David T.. Hill was
confronted by a tremendous vocal
demonstration In behalf Of Grover
Cleveland. In this case the orator
failed to accomplish the object he
sought. the convention voting az 1t
had cheered.
The a 1896 brought the free silver
fight. the Walkout OF Henry NJ. Teller
and other Western Senators from the
Republican convention, and at the
Democratic convention the speech in
which Bryan declared:
You shall not cruelty mankind upon
a cross Of gold. You shall not press
down upon the brow OF labor a crown
OF thorns."
In 1900 came McKinley's renomina-
ton and Bryan's second selection as
| the Democratic candidate. zach by q
unanimous vote. Roosevelt was named
by reclamation in 1904. The Demo-
cratic convention at st. Louis in hat
year Vas marked by Alton b. Parker's
famous telegram. agreeing to carry the
party standard only IL the platform de-
clared unequivocally for sound money,
william II. Taft was nominated or
the first ballot in 1908, after Cot.
Roosevelt had told the Republicans,
"You'll take Taft or you'll get me-"
A Bryan demonstration in the Demo-
cratic convention in Denver lasted an
hour and twenty-eight minutes, easily
breaking all records. The convention
was for the NebraslSan In the votin.;
too.
Every one remembers the details OF
the conventions OF -four years 20 in
Chicago the wild demonstration for
Roosevelt and another extended period
of cheering, which was in part n COM
plIment to Gov. Herbert s. Hadley Of
Missouri, followed by Taft's rcnomina-
ton on the first ballot; In Baltimore,
where Champ Clark received a IA
jOrity OF votes on the tenth ballot. but
Woodrow Wilson was nominated Oh
the forty fifth, In accordance with the
two-thirds rule.
Sneaker Clark. nv the WAY. has no.