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GEN.. O'RYAN OPPOSES
CHAMBERLAIN'S ARMY
New York Guard Commander
Expresses Objections to
Volunteers.

Major.Gen. John r. O'RySn, COM
manding the National Guard Of New
York, said yesterday that he and militia
officers generally were not In favor or
the volunteer army which is provided
for in u section OF the Chamberlain bill
adopted on Thursday by the Senate
In his speech on the bill Senator
O'';orman praised Gen. organ and
spoke OF him az one who believed that
the volunteer army provision would not
impair the efficiency Of the National
Guard. The Senator said this was indi-
Gated by a letter written BY Gen. ORyan
on January II. In a statement put
forth yesterday Gen. organ says In
part:
THE officers OF the National Guard
generally. throughout the country do not
believe in the wisdom of the volunteer
army provision OF the Chamberlain bill.
and I am of the opinion that this senti-
ment u not based on selfish grounds. Tor
II there Is any unselhsh aggregation OF
men In this country. 1t Is the army made
up OF the Officers and men coin posing
the National Guard. Their practical
spirit OF self-sacriice over a long period
OF years has demonstrated this.
They believe the provision referred
10 unwisc because they think there is \
strong ultramilitary group who can rec
nothing good In the way of preparedness
' except a huge regular army supported
by CONSUMPTION and that the opposition
10 the reorganization OF tn" National
Guard az "A Federal force il fostered
by this element. They further believe
that the volunteer army provision while
resulting IN nothing practical In the
way OF creating an efficient fighting
force. will nevertheless create a new
organization 20 assis, in fighting the
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GEN. SCOTT TO HOLD HIS JOB.
'.Eminrntiy sattsfactory." Says
BsL~r, who Tells Of Recruits.

WAsHfSoroN. Arr! 7.-Secretary OF
VA Baker will testify before the House
Military Committee tomorrow on the
needs Of the Department; for the coming
fiscal year.
1t was made known to-day hat
Major-i-n. Hugh l.. scott. who was de-
tailed a. cnief Of staff al line army IL,
ex-Secretary Garrison. will remain AT his
present duties under Mr.. BAKER. The
secretary said that he had found zen.
SCOTS services eminently satisfactory.
Recruiting figures mad. public tu-da y
do not show that the speed limi, is being
broken in increasing the army "a full
war strength. For the twenty-ore days
ended Apri! . there was an aggregate OF
1889 applications for enlistment and
2.s;g ac~ceptance~. There were 62g
acceptances for the five days ended a,
noon April =.
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X SPLIT WIDENS.
..BlsrL matl,'' says state senatos
ysre-Other Leaders 20 right.

PHILADELPHIA, April Go Brufn-
b,lgh's exposure OF the attempt OF the
Peurose-Olivrr machine TO force MN
TO retire from his campaign for a re-
united Republican party In the state by
threats TO expose Brumbau n AS has-
ing diverted campaign funds to his per
sonal use created a Juror in political
circles here.
"a bnre!aced a,tenp; at blackniail.'
~ the way state Senator E>dUi II. Ware
characterized the Penrosc-Oive tactics.
Mayor smith also Jet ny al Penrose IN
q statement declaring that Charles a.
Amber is his personal choice Tor An-
d~itor-General, and that the senior Sena-
tor Will either have To- accept Amber
or fght."
Amber too attacked tho methods
which have beeI used 10 make II ap-
bear tina: he would withdraw from the
race ald leave the field 10 state Senator
Charles \. snyder. the Fenro-e cand!-
date. snyder. his campaign manager.
Bill I.ich. and all IN. rest In the Pen
rose camp rave adopted an attitude OF
discreet silenC. Senator i'enrnse dis
! appeared about the time that the Brunl-
baugh statement came ou'.
The day. developments put an en-
! .irrly different angle on the alleged har-
| mony overturcs which IN. 1enrosc camp
has been reporting for two weeks. II
became known that instead OF Mayor
Smith appealing 10 fenro~e f"r mar
nnny. state Senator James y. Nc
| Nichol had gone 10 the Mayors Office
| and promised the Mayor anything h"
wanted" II he would line W with the
! penross machine against Ware. Mayor
Smith CAV" NcNiChol 81 Nat and decisive
NO" and told him to carry that
ane ser TO rcnrosc, declared a close
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NEW DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.
Only TWO Changes Made In New
York Counts Election.

Democratic district organizations IN
New York county met last might aud
elected their leaders. who will compose
the executive committee OF the county
organization. only two changes were
made. In the Third Assembly district
Harry Perry was chosen to succeed
Patrick n. sullivan. and IN the Twen-
tieth district stephen J, Rudy will sue
coed Wiiiam N. shannon.
TIL democratic county COMMITTEES.
elected AT the primary last Tuesday will
meet on Monday night IN Tammany Hall
for organization. II IL expected that
William Harmon Black. present chair
pan Of the committee, viii announce HE
intention not to stand for reelection. II
WAS said yesterday that his successor
had not been selected The successor
committee will also meet on Monday
night. Thomas L, McAvoy viii he re-
elected chairman.
Tn" Republican county committee
will meet in Bryant Hall next Thursday
night. Samuel :. koeniG will be re-
elected county chairman.
The Progressive county committee
will, meet In Bryant Hall on Monday
night to organize, 1t In expected that
John ]. O'Connell will - reelected chair
man.
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u. s. SOLDIERS WILL
HAVE TUTORS NOW
Study Period Of Seventy Hours
Monthly Provided BY Unani-
nous Senate Vote.
WILSON APPROVED PLAN

wAsHiSGroS. Apri, by a unani-
nous vote the Senate adopted the Smith
amendment today TO the army reor-
sanization bill providing vocational .du-
cation for soldiers in the service Of the
United States. The amendment. which
had the Endorsement Of Chairman Cham
terlaln OF the Military Committee di-
reefs the Secretary OF War. with the APP
prevail Of the President. TO prescribe rules
and suggestions for conducting ,oca-
,ional training in the army. Civilian
teachers are TO Be employed. Whereve'
practicable each soldier Is to be Above
seventy hours monthly for such training.
Despite the anxiety OF Senator Cham
berlain the senate is making slow prog
ress on tho army bill, although he is
hopeful Of bringing 1t 10 passage next
week.
To-day's debate on the army bill was
begun 10y senator Underwood Of Ala
bama. who reverted to charges h. made
In the Senate last week that representa-
tives of the du Pont Powder Company are
Of an amendment authorizing a Govern
ment nitrate plant.
Mr.. Underwood had named Charles ".
Lands. an ex-Member Of Congress from
Indiana. now employed by the Du pon,
Powder Company. and Hugh l.. Cooper.
a hydro--iectrical engineer, who Ia em-
ployed ny the Du Points. IN this CONNIE
ton lie sent to the desk to-day and
had read letters from each of these
gentlemen denying that they had been
'~lonhying' or had expressed any interes,
In the subject. enato Underwood rave
the sourC. OF his Information ami
acquitted the men named OF any I'm.
propriety In the matter. but insisted tina,
as concerns Mr.. Lands he had lac ou'
a case.
Senator salisbury Of Delaware urged
tina, the bill submitted by him ~ the re
quest OF the Du Points, Offering to MAKE
d lease With the Government for water
power development to make nitrogen. Pc
Ia ken up and considered AT an early day
Under the wording of the hill the IL
Fonts agree to furnish the Government
all n~itrates needed in return for a fit!
year franchise.
The SENATE Military Affairs Committee
decided AZ a meeting to-day TO omit IRON
the army bill the provision for "A Govern
ment nitrate plant. SUCH legislation Will
b. considered. IL at all. IN Il separate
proposition.
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There il no sentiment among tn.
leaders for Hughes he said. "Not iI
PENNSYLVANIA or ~aryWhe'. else, When
Won anaiyzc the situation there T. no
bodv opposing Roosevelt. Hughes - ont
Of II. An recent happenings show It.
The Republicans have given him NJ,
"YOu can get "A meeting f"r q
f~avorito son Ike GOV. BrumpauRh 10 b..
attended by more than ten men. Tn"
only meeting you can get up il for
Roosevelt. and the enthusiasm for his
boom viii always draw - crowd"
o B~runbaugn, vino has been In the
field with a delegation for the Chicago
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WHITMAN'S VOTE GROWS.
Sir "t !" Late Counties Give Him
Majority.

AInN%Y, April seven counties sent
their official returns from Tuesda >
office to-day. They give Gov. Whit
man a good lead over the three other
candidates on the tick", for delegates at
large TO the Republican national conven-
tiou.
IN onlv one ~ the seven counties did
tn" Governor fail to lead the ticket.
That was Yates, where senator Zion u.
brown aud United States Senator James
" Nadsworth tied for first place, each
receiving on" rot" NOR" than ';ov. Whit
man. who received IN. more than Chair
man Frederick g Tanner OF the state
committee, The returns rccoiy ed to-day
fOllnw
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BIG VOTE PLEASES FORD.
shows Peace spirit, lie says, A..
uounciug New Ptisrimsgr.

DETROIT. April Henry Ford sd
tonight that he vas pleased ~ the re-
suit of Michigan's primary, for he m.
terpreted the honor as an eNpresslo- ~
a majority that they were dgains' mill
tary preparedness.
81 believe II people urging ~ % pre-
pare said Mr.. Ford. do cet Us no
that state We will soon find oIr4elye'
with u wal on our hands.
"1f Senator Smith wanted N" 90.
dorscm.nt I'm really sorry h' d!i- : r"'
Il. ! lik. smith and the N..h.sau 10,
.ga'iou 10 the convention RAY lo'" e.
whomever they please. Il viii Wl-" -
difference TO me.
Mr.. Ford expects 20 reach Iuron. rry'
month To join the pcac. conference
~ don't know how successful my a
"ni trip will be" n" remarked, hui ~
ar. going TO continue y e"u~', l''
results are 80 apparent tina; 'H" ~
manufacturers Will have a f'r NJ
moments
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FRIEND or OLD GUARD.
URrdinR Made speech In IOI: Rr-
nominating President TnU.

Warren q. Harding was 30 thick with
the ~Itspyblican Odd Guard In 1872 that
they had him make tho speech rvnoml-
mating President TAFT IN the Chicago
convention. Ia that speech hC hailed
Mr., TAN as II true progressive and giD.d
AZ the "Progressivc iicpuhlicans.' who
later holted the convention and under
the leadership % tul Roosevelt formed
the Progressive. party.
Whatever senator litrding's lcdntugs
toward In" Colonel may ur may not H..
at present he has al various other
times participated in political movements
abhorreni to MIR. Roosevelt. lie owed
his nomination for Governor vi ohio
IN 1870 to boss t"N's desire Ia sqlIelch
Nicholas L~ongworth, the 'olonelN ON
in;law. Al one stage of the hong ieud
between Mr.. Roosevelt and senator For
aker Mr., Harding sided with Mr.. For
ak.r. from whom he later rctreatcd,
Mr.. Harding VAS born In Ohio and
becam" owner and editor Of the Marion
star by way Of the printers case, H."
served two years In the stat" Senate
and became MISUNDERSTANDING In
1903, He kept on friendly terms with
AL factions and gained Il reputation for
Independence OF speech and action. az
we'll as for orHt"rv Of the silver tongucd
variety.
lie was u candidate for nomination
for the United States Senatc In 1909.
but was beaten by Theodore r., Burton.
lie got his revenRe in 1910, for Burton.
whose first choice for Governor was
James Il. GARFIELD. shifted his supper
To Mr., l%.ongworth and was beaten by
the tox-liarding combination.
In l'lt he appeared AZ a candidate
for the United States Senatc against
his old time friend. Mr.. Foraker, Sen.
! ator Burton having withdrawn from the
contest before the primaries. Mr.. Hard
! ing led Foraker IN nearly every par,
nj the State, got the nomination and
succeeded Mr. Burton IN the Senate.
/ since then he l,as been talked of Il.
bhlo's "favorite son for tha Hresi.
dency, along with Ex-tiov. Myron r.
Heriick. Ex-senator burton aud Gov
Frank y. WILL
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TWO MORE SUPREME JUSTICES.
Gov. Whitman WHI tppoint Them
IN Eighth District.

ALRASy. April tiny Whitman viii
have N" naming 81 two additional Eu-
preme Court justices by ia" terms of u
biz no signed to-day, The hin was in
PRODUCED by senator 'liuton r. Horton
Of Euitsio and lorvldrh for I'VE nld,-
iional Jus,irc~ in IA" Eighth judicial
district, making the "utlr. number in
tho district fourteen
Auorney-Gcncral Erhurt T.. Woodbury.
hnd District Attorney Wesley q. Dudley
OF Fro county have been mentioned AZ
Hls'p'n,i"H f"r appointment In connec-
Won with ,hcbe judgghips.
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senator Thompson Vas unable to leave
Albany Yesterday in t!ne 10 hold a
SESSION - his legislative Investigating
committee. Frank Mos, the commit
tees counsel. therefore adjourned the
psopos.d hrarinG until this morring a.
II o'c.orh, when the Investigators Will
resume their inquiry into the $500. 600
hripe story hat a told for the hrs;
time two weeks ago.
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GARDNER DIsREGARDs HUGHES.
Justices FAoom Not the Real Thing.
He Thi0ks.

RosroS. April 7.-Eepresenta;tve Gard
ner. candidate for election as delegate 4,
large and strongly for Col. Roosevelt. :
nomination. arrived here tonight from
Washington. lie said that ne did not
believe the Hughes movement was II gen
uire one and tina; he would try TO sn!ok,
out the BLACK horse cavalry a. he calls
the uuplsdg.d primary candidates. hop
ing to lem whom they really favor.
He may see col Roosevelt here on
sunday.
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The solving ~ their riddle was abou,
this That Senator Roo would deliver the
delegation behind him over 10 Col Roose-
yelt on the second OF third ballot at the
convention and that the first ballot would
merely be "A complimentary one to Mr..
Root.
Aside from these -p.culatiors. which
left the Colonel In no disidvdntigeous
position. there came to town yesterday.
simultaneously with Roosevelt's arrival
from Oyster Bay. reports vouched FOR by
their circulators that Roosevelt's strength
In still n growing plant. that Us roots
are reaching out everywhere. n one %
the Colonel's visitors declared that ali
he'll can, stop his nomination now
Alexander +. Moore. a delegate TO the
Republican national convention and n
former Progressive. the editor OF IN"
Pittsburg Leader and also the husband
of Lillian Russell. bruugh, ,ld,rgs n,
Senator Boies Penrose's increasing pre-
dilect.ou for Roosevelt.
senator Fenrose II q wiser man than
Mr.. Barnes. Ne has MS ear to the
ground and ne knows how thing ar.
going He will not oppose the romina-
ton OF Roosevelt.
"If ylvania is to have any
favori,e son =. will be Fhilandcr G.
Knox
How does Mr.. Knox stand toward
ROOSEVELT" Mr.. Moore was asked.
Knox hasn't told me" h. replied.
put I'm sure he'll be for him
Tie went on to say that Mr.. Knox.
who was Acknowledgement In ~" Rops.-
welt and Taft Cabinets and Secretary Of
state under TAFT. has me ambition now
10 y. United states senator rom Penn
s~ylvania arl that he leaning toward =
favorit- son movement would he "A boost
IN behalf OF his Senatorial candidacy. az
the nomination OF Roosevelt would as
sure knox's nomination Cor the Senate.
PENNSYLVANIA n send to the 1t~puhli-
can convention a solid delegation Tor
Roosevelt. and M. Moore gave II n. his
opinion ma. Roosevelt VIII have ~ least
forty delegates on IN" first ballot and
according TO the way TIE situation ~
shaping up IL Is not inpossible that ne
Hlll ave IN" en'Iro delegation ON the
first ballot.
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Labor isurrau for W"srn,

WAsIilNGToN. April "a "
bureau under the l'.ptr' H'.t 90 -
L. proposed in a h.'l ot,r"i 'r-!
senator Jones OF Washington '"' q
Of the bureau chief, Il wuruau. W.
10 investigate and report On az mate
pertaining 10 the vclt,r" q Wase EAR
ing women.
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President Yachting Asain.

WAsHINGroN. April President and
Mrs. Wilson went aboard the Maytiow"r
Tonight for "A week end cruise down IA,
Potomac. They viii return ON Monday.
arrangement hav. been made to keen
the President advised OF German aud
kexican Developments by wireless.
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There was a delegation from the West
side Y. VI. g A. that wanted the Colonel
10 speak somewhere or meet somebody.
to which he answered with all the
velocity and yigor ~ his soul that no.
no. II was impossible he wa TOO busy
20 accept even an invitation p meet
'he angel Gabriel. Others who called
were Victor VI Locke. head chief OF the
choctaw Indians. and their attorney.
=. J. Hurley. important men Of Okla
homa Robert Bacon. former Ambassa-
dor 10 France and the host of the
famous Root-Roosevelt-I.o dge luncheon:
Victor Murdoch. George W. Perkins.
Horace s Wilkinson OF Syracuse. Fred
erick VI Davenport and col. n e. col
Her. head Of the san Diego exposition.
and "A candidate for delegate to the q.
- = convention. who was the one who
said that all hell can't stop Roosevelt's
nomination. He also said
The 'o'"n.ls nominated now 7
told him =" two months ago Tho
Hughes sentiment IL all manufactured
Nobody knows what Justice hughes
attt'ud. il on one single" point 80 ho"
can there be- any sentiment when nobody
knows how h. is going to act
Progressive women. numbering among
then Katharine Il Davis. Frances kel-
Ter. Alice carpenter, Mary H. Inrham
and Mrs. Winston Churchill, called or
The Colonel m "A body.
BEFORE they came and after he had
lunch. the Colonel stole some time from
his office engagements e. go around To
the studio ~ the Princess LwoN-parla-
ghy ~ iOa East Thirty-ninth street.
where. he saw "A portrait She has been
painting Of John burroughs. the natur-
a,is' There the Colonel met Mr.. Bur
roIghs, an old friend whom he calls
loom John" f',Icitat"d HIM upon the
achievement 81 his sevcntv-ninth birth
dnN. chatt.i pleasantly a short time and
perh tps touched upon the guacharo bird.
Then back TO his offices went the
Colonel TO deal with his callers unit!
AFTER I T.. NJ. whe he went to the
Flower show At the Grand Central Pal
ace, after which he motor-d back to
oyster Ray. and another day was done.
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tn" returns from Saratoga indicate
that senator Bracket has lost control.
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convention, II going to withdraw. Mr..
Moore thinks. That would leave Sena-
tor Penrose the champion of delegates,
and what Mr. Moore had to say about
Penrose wac taken to- possess more truth
than poetry. for "A reporter walking
through the telephone corridor at the
Waldorf yesterday couldn't help hearing
a page to Mr.. Moore that
senator renrose is not in his office
Mr.. Moorc's subsequent request for a
long distance talk with rit,sburg was
Then get his secretary on the wire"
This happened shortly after Mr.. Moore
had come from his talk with Col. Roose-
welt.
T. J. Sherrard. chairman Of the Re
publican state committee Of West Sir.
ginia. was another visitor in town. lie
came here TO sound out the Roosevelt
sentiment. and he went to q good place
TO find 1.-THE Colonel himself.
Mr.. Sherrard sai that there was nc
Hughes sentiment In West Virginia, a
State that went for Roosevelt in 1912. "A,
which time Mr.. Sherrard was a Tai,
man and he said further that II was
difficult even TO get on the scent ~ any
Hughes sentiment In hat State. justice
Hughes Is not seriously IN the race, wa
the way he umfred 1t ny. adding
You can't nominate , man who won't
tilk-who won't tel. what he stands
for
some Burton Sentiment.
tto BID, ..L :, w.. yr.u ,.
gates would switch to Roosevelt n n
became evident that the country wante,
him
80, ~
, =. Ia, r,n 80.
s.,.,ar - ,h -, ~
la r,kt,v ca,nn w "'' ." Nv
H., ", ,r'is"
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WARREN G. HARDING
WILL Be CHAIRMAN
Ohio Senator Beats Leader
Mann by One Vote in
subcommittee.
OLD GUARD Def SEEN

CHICAGO. April Warren @. Hard
ing. United states s, nator from Ohio.
will call the Republican National Com
vention To order and max the Keynote
speech when the gathering assemblies IN
the Colosseum on Jun. :.
Senator Harding was chosen by the
subcommittee Of the national committee
at a brief meeting to-day. The vote for
various other candidates receivsd was
not announced by James II. Reynolds,
secretary OF the Republican National
Committee who acted as spokesman for
Chairman Charles Il. %Ililles, but It vas
aid afterward that Senator Harding
won by IA singl, vote over Leader Mann.
Secretary Reynolds also announced
that the Chicago offices of the national
committee would lie opened May 10 and
hat the credentials committee would be-
gin 10 hold sessions soon afterward. Tn
der the call for the convention split dele
cations will not be received this year In
the interest OF harmony. Few contests
are expected.
Lafayette ~ Gleason vas formali,
~ t'NN'l " 80 u VI Wv NV ~
ton. "a post he filled four years ago
and William r. Stone 81 Maryland ~as
reelected e-rg.ant-at-arms. George /.
Hart Of Virginia MAS named the orficial
reporter of the convention.
While the selection OF senator Hard
ing. who nominated William II. Taft II
1912. Ii construed as meaning that the
Old Guard intends TO control the organ
ization OF the convention II possible
non. Of the member~ OF the committed
would commit themselves on ia. choice
and neither would they mshe.more thaf
casual comment on tho relation Of tn,
choice to- col. Kooseveit's candidacy.
Z. u. Not Considered.
hid the Roosevelt statement haN'
any bearinc on ia" selection Of tn
chairman Chairman Hilles was asked
III did not VS. tho reply.
Ralph Williams OF oregon said M
only surprise tn the Roosevelt state
mcnt was that he did lot say no VA
AN active candidate.
W.. believe u" wss mild, as man,
OF us expected he would say he Wa
an actIv. candidate sa'd Committee
man Williams.
according To- u well Icrncd story
going the rounds OF tn, Politicians gath
tEth 70 SdltN the proceedings the slp
committee was prepared to elect tn
ohioar as temporary chairman at ~
meeting last month. but deferred actor
until the sentiments Of II. M. ona
Committee should lee obtained. ~ tina
tim. IL was generally understood tina
the whole National COMMITTEE might de
muir on tn. theory that thu part plays,
by Senator Harding III nominating Tai
four years ago might lead the Progress
siv.s who have returned to the q. -. \
to take unbrage II the teT porar! gave
wer. placed Ia h.s hands.
This time. however, the temporary or
ganization will inoun TO little. In IN
view of ~" leaders. Fep contests vii
IL. nled, IN. steam roller Will have it'll
room Cor In the c~red.a;ial
committee and harmony will prevail
at tn. outset AZ any rate.
senator Harding ,s to be one OF Tn
speakers at the Hamilton Club annua
dinner to-morroV night At the Hotel l.
sale.