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PRESIDENTIAL ROW.
READY FOR LEADERS
Chicago Expects Hilles and
Root Boomers to Arrive
Some Time To-day.
HARMONY rs PREDICTED

CHICAGO. May ?4.-They polished ur
the handle Of the big front door of the
suites In presidential Row" In Michigan
avenue to-day In anticipation Of the ar
rival Of the national, officials Tomorrow
long scheduled M the big day Of thu
Republican Show.
Charles ID. Hilles, chairman of the Re.
publican national committed, will come
In on an early train John w. Dwigh.
with several nids, will arrive about the
same time n open up the Elihu Root
headquarters IN tho Congress Hotel
managers for senator John W. Weeks
are headed this way and will pitch the
Weeks tents In the Congress tho
Charles w. Fairbanks guard will be
further augmented In the person OF
James b.. Goodrich. Republican nominee
for Governor. and there will be further
additions to tho working forces OF the
;Lspirants wnosc headquarters have
been III operation for several days.
The Hughes boom will lie placed on
exhibition a week from tomorrow.
Frank ~. Hitchcock. former Post
master-General, who has been working
hard in the Hughes prcis ganda, has
engaged N ] and ? ut the Congress Hotel
for June /.
Information that Mr.. Hilles would
positively arrive. after many disappoint.
ments TO the party chiefs Oh the ground.
was brought to-day by his secre,ar ~.
James l.. Phillips. Chairman Hilies let,
New York yesterday and stopped on on
the way to confer with party leaders.
One story was tlat Mr.. Hilles STONED
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BAILEY RULES CONVENTION.
IIns DcicRatrs give Prc>idrni \"rs
Brtrf In~dOrsrMrnt.

SAN tNroNIo. Tex, MAY "a The
STATE Democratic convention elected
fortE-elght delegates to the national
convention to-day. The list Is usde M
OF two delegates from each Of the six
teen Congressional districts and sixteen
delegates AT large, each OF the dele
gates AZ large VIII have one-half v"t.
IN the convention. Tn. dominating iig-
ure Mas ex-senator Bailey. VINO offered
:, resolution giving "a very brief in
dorseinent Of President Wilson and his
Administration A minority report gave
President Wilson a lengthy aud eulo-
CYSTIC Endorsement.
Bailey was charged with not being on
speaking term: with President Wilson.
Bailey replied that II showed he was "A
good Democrat when ho was willing to
indorse tn. President, although he is not
on speaking ITEMS with him, Mr.. Bale,
brought in resolutions declaring agains,
national prohibition n national woman
suffrage, which also wero adopted.
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FORD READY FOR LIBEL SUIT.
DC mn"ds Navy IcnRuc produr. its
Records In 100000 Ac,iou.

DETROIT. May 2i-Heurv Ford has
replied by letter To- u Telegram from
Robert NJ Thompson, president of the
Navy League, in which col, Thompson
notified him that the league Ina, begun
suit for 800. ono against turd tor libel.
Tho Charge are based on statements
Ford made III the advert senlcnts which
we're part 81 his campaign against ma
rional preparedness.
Ford agrees to have his appearance
in the suit Us defendant entered or coll
d!tion that the Navy League viii agree
10 produce in court all OF it, records
and place on the witness stand for ex-
animation its officers and "surh If It's
contributing members az we may depig-
nate
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In New York. Then we we're told 70 send
them 10 George X. Sheldon In New York
The last address we had was J. a
Reynolds. New York. ! guess they'll rss
IL now"
Against Wilson or Roosevelt. Or Az,
other candidate OF the same un-Anierican
pro-British attitude" This Is tho bar
placed upon candidates by the Cernls,
American clereymen who met In Orphejp
Hall and organized the Society OF the
United German American Clergymen ~
Chicago and vicinity. They set up TIT.
slogan Country above party"
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John ENcrsmdn, secretary - the l.c-
publican Congressional committee, as
sistant secretary OF the convention and
right hand man to Congressman "! .liam
B. Mckinley. came Ia to-day. lie was
full Of enthusiasm for the prospects for
"a harmonious end'rS OF the convention,
which ofers ia the Coliseum Jun. :.
This is going 10 be the most the
atr!cal convention in the history - the
republican party" aid air. E%vcrsman.
They are going 20 tear the roof of that
big building with enthusiasm. Thsr
never was SO much good feeling eN-
hibited among the various candidates.
This talk about the candidate having to
be some one that ~ known * bpsh.
Why. twenty minutes after Tn. notnlna.
ton IL made the candidate Will he the
best advertised ard best known man ~
tie country.
only q few days ago senator Pen
rose told me in Washington that tn,
Pennsylvania delegation is coming 70
the convention with an open mind. The
delegates arc going TO deliberate and
go over the situation carefully and get
tie their difference o. opinion and make
his thought aud thai thought reconcile.
and when they are through they viii
have the candidate that Is going 10 win. 90
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Raymond Robins Of Chicago. social
state central committee of the Pro
grcssive party. will be the temporary
chairman Of the Progressive national
convention. which meets In Chicago on
June Z. He was selected yesterday at
a meeting OF the executive committee
OF the party. o. X. Davis Wa selected
~ secretary of the convention and r. =.
Corrick of Nebraska Ms sergeant at
arms.
Mr.. Robins was born IN Staten Island
boy and became a miner. lie went up
into Alaska n mad a fortune In the
INtIni.". Since that time he has been
II sociological student and social worker.
He has been identified with the Men
M Religion Forward Movement" His
oratorical gifts are highly commended
by those who know him. He was =
candidate for the Cnited states Senate
on the Progressive ticket In Illinois two
years ago. Previous to the organlzs-
ton of the Bull Moose party he was u
Democrat. Mr.. Corrick is chairman Of
the Progressive State committee OF Ne
braska.
The executive committee held an ex-
tended session at the headquarters In
the Forty-second street Building. Those
present were George w. Perkins. chair
man. Walter Brown of Ohio. Harold 1.
lckes OF Illinois, T.. A. Van Valkenburg
Of Philadelphia William Hsmlin Childs
OF Brooklyn, Horace 5. Wilkinson OF
syracuse. Everett Colby Of Now Jersey.
Henry L. Stoddard Of New York and
Mr.. Robins
In the discussion Of the general 10
l!tical situation II was mad known that
the results oil the recent primaries in
Pennsylvania are not altogether unsAt-
isfactory TO the Progressives Twenty
one counties are eth to be heard from
definitely, but the delegation Is said to
be composed Of tliirty-three Penrose,
thirty-three Brumbaugh and ten Roose-
Welt men. Since the ~Brumbaugh dele
gates are expected to vote for Col.
Roosevelt Of the second ballot the Pro-
gressives feel they are in the saddle.
for the m at least.
status Of Penrose.
That they are not absolutely sure of
their strength seems TO he indicated by
the outgiNing that while there will be
no opposition 10 Penrose's continuance
. HdAoHhi toiilIiltl tti1ti n MAJORITY OF
the delegation will refuse tostand for
his Presidential candidate. the assump-
tion being that his candidate Ii not Mr..
Roosevelt. Organization men think that
II Penrose were not In control Of the
delegation the Bull Moosers would al
ready have begun 10 discuss his success
sor in the Republican national, commit
tee.
The mseting of III. executive commit
tee yesterday differed from that OF two
weeks ago IN that there was no talk. out
side the meeting room - least. OF tho
possibility Of Justice Hughes getting
Progressive backing in the event Of HE
nomination by the Republicans. Mem
beers ~ the committee sought TO convey
the Impression Yesterday that Col
Roosevelt will u" nominated by the Pro-
gressives whatever the Republicans MAJ
dc There is no disposition At this time
to let the Republicans think tina they
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Chairman Edward NJ. Bsssett Of the
Commission on Building Districts and
Restrictions said yesterday that tho
maps showing district lines IN all Dor
oughs had been completed and placed
on exhibition In Room so, of tn. Munici
pal Building. There are three mans Of
each borough, showing the heights dis
tricts. the area districts and the orcu-
patton districts. Tn commission viii
make Its hnal report To the Board Of
Estimate within ten days.
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Paintings and .tchiucs ana \ lag
variety of household furnishings f-or.
several estates, including property from
tho home ~ Mrs. Samuel n. Craig ~
ggoyu", L. !. vii! BE- included IA IL.
important sal" by auction at the Silr
Galleries, Filth avenue and Fortv-Nftr
street, beginning This afternoon. 1hr
furnishings were on view Yesterday.
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OLD GUARD WHETS
AXE FOR T. R. BOOM
Forming Of New Committee
Doubles Activity in Root
and Hughes Camps.
BOLTERS MAKE THREATS

He has everything except the dele
gates" Tic hasn't n Chinaman's
chance of getting the nomination" ~
he should get It there would be an
exodus from the Republican party ~ h
as has no, been known In politics since
Bryan was nominated by the Democrats
in 1886" We don't want Hughes. hut
If he * nominated lie viii get 'hr fun
support of the party" Roosevelt won
dare oppose Hughes If he II nominated
Hes making a grand stand play ~ get
back. that's all IL means.'
The foregoing were some 81 the cs-
pressions used yesterday by oreaniza
ton Republicans who were i~nterrogated
- to the effect OF the organization Of
the National Roosevelt Republican Com.
m!ttee and H. branches In the various
States. Both the adherents 81 Jus;ics
Hughes and Mr.. Root declared that the
Colonel has come into the fray too late
10 stand any chance OF the no,nina-
ton.
Old Guard mel maintain that h.
ouldn De elected If he We're romi-
mated and they confess to a disposition
10 get out and work f0r any on. who
has "a chance Of winning.
Root Men Admit l. hess Ckances.
within the las few days, however. Il,
has been noticeable that men who spok.
lssuringly Of Senate Roots chances be
fore are now perfectly willing t. ADM.
that the choice lies between Justice
Hughes and Mr.. Root. Tho so-alled
Old Guard followers and leaders want
Root, but will take Hughes Il thcN have
TO. They say they simply will no, have
the Colonel.
There has been 10 le,up IN the
forwarding ~ NJ. Roofs candidacy
despite the acknowledged dritt toward
ugh in the last two weeks. should
the Justice withdraw from the race
finally by cay ms that he would not aC-
cept a nomination 4 H. believed that
Root WI! be nominated certainly by the
convention.
orgaS.zhtiOu leaders say they ItN. the
Votes to DO II anyway. but they Nil no;
II Hue hes sentiment continues to run a.
strong as II appears TO lie running now.
From all indications shown here the
steam roller viii bee hcpt I'm the garage
except in the emergency OF an uuex-
perted showing ~ Roosevelt strength.
John " Dwight viii ciu>' Root head
quarters a. liz. Hotel Manhattan today
end he To Chicago. where bCadquart, r.
VIII be- ~ ned "a o building adjoining
the Coliseum. Cha-les NJ Pepper man
ager Of publicity for the Root forces.
started for Chicago yesterday.
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Roosevelt Betting Fsvorit~.

Fred Schumm, the Brooklyn betting
: commissioner, reports that "A bet has
been made at odds Of ! 10 : that Col.
Roosevelt will be nominated al til. Re
publican convention. Other odds asked
arc . to ! against Hughes and d 10 1
3,gainst Root,
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IRIS Squirt TURNS
LEADERS TO HUGHES
Old Guard Seems Willing to
Take Jurist as Only Way
TO Beat Colonel.
FEAR GROWING STRENGTH

WARRINGTON, May 2&.--Old Guard
leaders OF the Republican party are seri-
ously concerned over tho recrudescence
Of the Roosevelt Presidential boom. Up
10 q week ago the regulars were eat
ished they had the Colonel stopped and
the only uncertainty in the situation
from their viewpoint was ~ to the
strength Of the movement for Associate
Justice Hughes.
progresses, with the certa inty that he has
behind him many influential men who
supported President Taft In 1872,
some OF the regulars are saying privately
that after all they may be forced to
turn to Mr.. Hughes as a means Of head
ing of the Colonel. In feet. IL was said
to-day hal, as a result OF the renewal of
the Roosevelt campaign the forces be-
hind Mr.. Hughes sie 6olidifying and are
satisfied that in due season there will be
. stampede TO the Associate Justice.
A. political Washington views the
situation Hughes and Roosevelt are the
dominant figures in the race. with "A
possibility that, II Roosevelts Progress
sive followers could hn persuaded 10
swing to Eiihu Root, he might nave q
chance to land the nomination. How
ever. as much as mos, Republican lead
srs here admire Mr. Root. they say
regretfully that he IL a long shot at
best n that his candidacy lost a great
deal by a late start.
II is recalled that efforts were made
early in the spring ~ persuade Mr.. Root
10 permit the use OF mis- name in Mime
sota and some cuier primary States
where there apparently was sentiment
favorable 10 his nomination. Mr.. Root
refused TO 60 into the primaries and
thoee states turned TO other candidates.
Hughes Men Conndent.
DesnIte the vim that has been MI,
into the agbt for Col Roosevelt. IN.
n. is al, =, fr,n, ,ra ,h.v az cnns.
dent ne will 10 chosen They say the
revival OF interest in Roosevelt Is bound
70 help MI. hughes among that class or
REPUBLICANS VINO VIII stand out against
the CoioneI 10 the enc VINO VIII tney
preulct' soon 'uTn 10 the JnrIsl o nIahe
rertaih we deieat OF '"t '"riher iresi-
uen..
e I".pa',"n9 ~ ~ ~.
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ss "ione.' 'l'' iusme. nay sme ~ se
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hrs,v ~ sMarr. ,na ,h., Iii synr,. 20
.,.wn,a,' - 49,. ,ai, 81, Tnn, 80
tbs, Mr. Irmrbes's .,tlt,,d. il the corrc..,
one IN ,iew ~ hls nosi,,n, IN the bench
and poln, ON, Inn, he could not con-
$1,000 - ~
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To XIII Euch Othcr on.

A. the advent II he leaders p
proaches, the impression continues 10
grow that the Col. Roosevelt champions
and the Justice Charles l.. Hugi.s adj
vocates Will "cat one another up In
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Pennsylvania II. n. Special trains leave
Atlantic City for New York Tuesday. May
20. at Aieo and 6:s0 p. M-AdV,
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~, hvslta,.d for a moment and added
Il think we Will have submarines be-
for. long that viii blow Oi- whoi" mp
bus ness OF the world. That would help
disarmament
81 SEQ YOU have tdisOr's picture on
thu wall. Arc NoI cooperating Win
Edison along this line" go u" was asked.
NO. I'm not cooperating Will Edison
for he las tho money idea Ike all the
rest" lie sid. 'Ed!soi could have been
much more useful to tn, human race II
ne had been kept away from these conf
mercial fellows.
Every time he did anything thoy
mm,rcia allied it-start"d 70 make NOR.
money. "a. was down there ~ New York
marching at the head ~ that FOOL pa
ra.ie That's where the money blindness
comes la.
yes. I have been tinker:nE some with
the submarine idea, think II Will come
In u little while. And say. II IT does.
look ont, They better ert their Naftle-
ehi.> 10 drN dock pretty auich Wen
SON. day have y little submarine that
viii blow the whole armament bust
ness nut Of existence Then the world
will disarm and quit this man h'lDna
business.
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the "killing process" and then the "Old
Guard will nominate some one else.
Since the Oregon primaries, in which
Justice Hughes won handily, his stock
has goHe up. The latest story from
Oregon IS that the result there was an
"old Guari' victory IN that II was
Ralph William. national committee
man. who led the Hughes forces, fear
ing that Oregon might 20 for Roosevelt.
Night letters ARE the latest agency
to be used in the campaign tho Roose-
welt champions are wasing to ihi'uence
the Republican convention. edward j.
Brundage aud other tllinGs delegates
were routed from morning slumbers
with q night letter sent out by automo-
bile manufacturers OF Detroit ana other
business men ia that city urging the
nomination Of col. Roosevelt by the Re-
publicans. Delegates are reminded IN
the letters that - national cris's Is Al
hand
col. Roosevelt L. TO have a big recep-
ton In Chicago OH Monday from 4 O'Clock
IN the afternoon until 5 o'clock at night
on his way to Kansas city to deliver the
Memorial Day address there. The ftoose-
welt rooters will maxi. the Congress Hotel
the scene of their attack. as II il the
centre of the President making work
shop Of tho party.
H~oosr~-It Wen joyful.
The Roosevelt Republican supporters
in Chicago are joyful over the election
ns deleca'. to the Republican convention
nf col. Melvin Grlsy of Sioux Fall.,
: J., Rousoyelts friends say this Vic
tory means that the entire South Dh
Eo,i delegation w'!l b. for Roosevelt
after the first ballot The south Da-
kot.ns are instructed FOR Cuinmins. but
e.. BIZ. said they know when aud to whom
TO breah.
There came a jolt TO the party chiefs
here when James u. Reynolds. secretary
of the Republican national committee,
learned that storage charge were sun
unpaid or come OF tn" oitic" fIruitur.
u>.i by the national committee fU t"i2
THE stuf Is here al right. said
samuel NaNil. who was in chprg t1 the
warehouse of -" to-day. Ell ,ta.o an
June 81, l2t., and though ~ don't
usually keep things when the rent Is
unpaid tlt't long an exception las been
made for the national committee. RI,
bills were Hrst sent 10 William Hayward
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FORD SAYS EDISON
is TOO COMMERCIAL
Blames Old Friend for March
ing in "That Fool Parade"
and Pursuing Money.
NEW PEACE OUTBURST

CHICAGO. May 24.-The Tribune will
print Tomorrow morning an interview
with Henry Ford obtained on the day
that Col. Roosevelt attacked him In De-
troit. Mr.. Ford denounces prepared
ness, but has plans for the protection Of
the nation. He says he Is experiment
ing with IL submarine which will destroy
d~readnoughts. lie also takes a slap at
Thomas A. Edison.
Mr.. Ford's attention was called to the
historical fact that England's navy saved
her from Napoleon.
SAY. what do | care abou Napoleon
hs said. What do We care what they
did 500 or 1000 years ago? History IL
more or less bunk. It's tradition. We
don't want tradition. We want 10 live
In the present and the only history that
ia worth n tinker's dam i the history
we make to-day. -.
That's the trouble with the world.
We're living in books and history und
tradition. We want TO get away from
tina, and take care of to-day. We've
done too much looking back. What we
want to do. and do It quick, Is to make
iust history right here.
The men who are responsible for the
present war In Europe know all about
history. Yet tneS Drought vi ne "o'et
war In the worlds history.
There H. one thing the United States
and the world ought 10 do this minute.
and that Is disarm. I'll spend the rest
Of my life and all 7 hsvo 10 sec that
this II brought about.
wauts IN save America.
You might think I have this idea
N. 49,, a,,yf.rfpy nN,r tho killing
Of men in Europe. Not al all. I sleep
well nights. I don't want to stop the
wa~ IN Europe simply because 1t will
help Europe, but because It Will save
,h. United states. Now. why2
We've got the war fever over here
becaus. they've got a war over there.
We arc crazy abou. spending millions
OF dollars on an army ana a navy
That's the way 1t affects us. And some
one has got TO pay the bill. Who The
working classes.
You cart maxi mc hci'sve that you
can mt millions OF dollars into arnid-
ment without some one footing the plll'
and no matter how you arrange II the
lori ny classes will foo, the hill finally.
W. can't afford to saddle any more ON
In, working classes IN his country.
What We must do, and right away, -
IF, some OF their burdens. Instead OF
making them pay more. we must give
them more and fla, II so tey Will
pay less.
'"This whole armament business sim
ply helps the ammunition intN'Fs IL
il money. money. none Tor t"' me"
who now have the money.
IN do my dann-dest II smash Nh's
thing, and II ther. il awning ! ever
Wa siuce,e about in my life II l. THIS.
i -, .,a,, Nns ti.sNNfA IheN ave
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B0utlS 8uu 8uUEGSSeu 10 Cuc County 8C
Fort Yates N. D.. and be accompanied by q
certified check in Eve per cent of the amount
Of such bid.
December A. D. 1915.
County Auditor.
BY order OF the board of county commits
sioners.
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OFFICIAL PAPER SIOUX COUNTY
Additional Local.

Eugene Barking was upfro the
Farm school ON business Friday.
Mrs: e. Hegge Of Pretty Rock,
returned to her home last Friday
after months visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. U.
Ostrum.
Two new Ford cars were received
at the Agency last week. One is
for the use Of the superintendent
and the other for the Agency ply
stefan.
Lee r. Lee Grea and Frank Lang
the first of the week commenced
work on a 2Ox24 addition to the
Congregational meeting house north
of Fort Yates.
I have an unlimited amount Of
money for farm leans in this vicin-
ity. No delay in closing deal. In
terest reasonable. Prepayment pri-
vileges. It will be to your interest
to see me. Call or write. Anton
Engel, Selfridge, N. D.. lift.
VIM. Jordan has been appointed
special police officer of the Standing
Rock Union Temperance League,
and is wearing the emblem Of au-
thority on his ample chest
Chas. Pulling was up from his
homestead Tuesday in the township
below Fort Yates, and stated: that
six new houses had been built in
that locality. the past two weeks.
Mr.. Hastings, an employee Of the
Rapid City Is. D } Indian school
is here this week looking for two
runaway pupils from that institu-
ton whose homes are on this reser-
walton.
Ben White, who has been confin-
ed in the hospital since before cleo
ton with an injured foot was out
forfthe first time Tuesday with a
party of landseekers. He is still in
bad shape and gets around with the
aid of crutchcs.
$4,000 REWARD-We will pay
One Hundred Dollars Reward for
the recovery of the following de-
scribed horses, strayed from our
place near Morristown, S. D., a
year ago: One roam mare, brand
ed $40. One dapple gray mare,
branded 1901. One dark bay geld
ing branded 1901. Mares likely
have spring colt by side. Szarkow-
shi Brothers, Morristown, S. D.