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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01
Republican Convention History

|, !" HE coming Republican con
vention at Chicago, with tn
uncertainty of what the out
come will be, directs attention
to the history of the conventions Of
that party in the past. They have
been marked by bitter contests, ano
again by the triumph of careful and
unshakable organization.
The party's first national conyen-
ton was held in Pittsburgh, February
%, 1856. Although John c. Fremont
was nominated on the first ballot, Will
liam II. Seward had been regarded,
up 10 the time of the meeting of the
convention, as the strongest candi-
date. Seward, however, had little
faith in the chances Of election and
had declined the honor in advance. He
received but one vote in the conven-
ton to 359 for Fremont Judge John
Mclean Of Ohio received 1876. In this
convention, too, Abraham Lincoln re-
ceived 10 votes for vice president.
The convention Of 1860 at Chicago
opened with long list Of candidates.
Seward was in the lead. On the first
ballot he received 1879 votes TO 102
for Lincoln. Simon Cameron, Salmon
+. Chase, Edward Bates, William l..
Dayton, John Mclean and Jacob Col
lamer received the scattering"
strength. On the second ballot Lin
coins vote had mounted TO 1871 and
Stewards 10 lS41a. The third ballot
ended the contest, Seward dropping
to 1870 and Lincoln receiving 23l1a.
The number of votes necessary to a
choice was 233, but before the roll call
was completed Ohio changed four
votes to Lincoln, and before the STAN
pede was ended he had 345.
Although the dissatisfaction of rad
cal opponents of Lineoln's conduct of
he war had led to a revolt in 1864
and the nomination of Fremont at a
at Cleveland, there never
vas any doubt about the result of
he regular convention which was held
It Baltimore in that year. Lincoln
'eceived the votes of all the states
except Missouri, whose
delegates were instructed for General
irant. In the convention of 1868,
which was held in Chicago, General
rant received a unanimous vote on
he first ballot, as he did in the con-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01
Not Satisfactory.

A young man entered the haberdash-
cry shop and approached the lordly
salesman behind the counter
81 bought this necktie here day be
fore yesterday" he said. land | want
to return It."
But this tie has been worm" object
ed the salesman after examining the
article closely
Sure it has" replied the customer
II wore it last night when | proposed
to my best girl. and she refused me-
That's why want TO return it,
Pittsburgh Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

vention which met in Philadelphi;
four years later.
In 1876 the Republican convention
which met at Cincinnati, was Cup il
the air." Blaine was the leading can
didate and held his lead for six bal.
lots. His competitors were Oliver p
Morton, Benjamin II. Bristow, Roscoe
Conkling, Rutherford B. Hayes and
Governor Hartranft of Pennsylvania
Hayes trailed along with fewer than
one hundred votes up to the fifth bal
lot, while Blaine had risen from 285
votes on the first ballot to 308 on the
sixth. On that ballot Hayes had but
lt3, but on the seventh Morton, Conk-
ling and Hartranft dropped out,
Blaine rose to 351 and Hayes got 1884
five votes more than were nee
essary to choice.
The convention of 1880 met at Chi
cago. The movement for Grant for a
third term and the strong rivalry Of
Blaine presaged long contest. The
first ballot disclosed Grants strength
He had 304 votes and Blaine 284, with
John Sherman and George F. Ed
munds as trailers. The strength Of
the two leaders remained practically
for 35 ballots. In the early
balloting Garfield had received one
and two votes, and sometimes none.
but on the 3lth he began to gain, on
the 35th he began to draw from the |
Blaine strength and on the Both the
stampede set in and he was nominated |
with 399 votes. In the convention of
1884 President Arthur was candi-
date, but was distanced by Blaine
from the start. Only four ballots were
the last giving Blaine SAL
% POT for Arthur.
In 1888 a contest developed which
required eight ballots to settle in ia
,or of General Harrison. His leading
were John Sherman, Gen
raj Alger and Walter O. Gresham.
Nineteen candidates were voted on at
lifferent times. Harrison was renom-
mated in 1892 on the first ballot, al
hough Blaine, Mckinley, Thomas B.
Reed and Robert T. Lincoln received
.otes. In 1896 Mckinley was nom
mated on the first ballot apd again in
900. One ballot only was required
o nominate Roosevelt in 1904, and
aft in 1908 and 1912.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

ticket without him and they know it.
They will cater TO him in st, Louis
just like the Republican party will to
Roosevelt at Chicago. And the Dem
ocratic party will write better plat
form and be more decent because of
Bryan, just like the Republican party
will write better platform and be
more decent because of Roosevelt
who does not even claim to belong to
the Republican party
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01
Bowel Complaints in India.

In a lecture at one of the Des
Moines, Iowa, churches missionary
from India told of going into the in
terror of India, where he was taken
sick, that he had bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with him and believed that it
saved his life. This remedy is used
successfully in India both as a preven-
tive and cure for cholera. You may
know from this that it can be depend
ed upon for the milder forms of bowel
complaint that occur in this country,
0btainable everywhere,
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ent: Lets see, sir, do you spell your
name with an or an IL" And
George stiffened up with an added
dignity and replied, my name is
Hill, sir HILL"
The skirts which the girls are wear
ing this spring are equipped with
elastic quicker" strings at the waist,
and the tailors who build clothing for
men should take hint therefrom, and
include an elastic section in the vests
of the suits they build for customers
who are no longer sylph like in their
proportions. Men who hover habitu-
ally on the bulgy side of 44-ineh
waistband sometimes have mean
variation of as much as four inches
in before and after breakfast read
ings. An elastic vest would automat-
ically take up the slack and shield
from the remarks of the ribald crowd
the man who by persistent starving,
SOiiSIliiSS SauSu uiSIlhS, 10 JUST NC
ginning to see his own feet for the
first time in years, where now, a
slack and wrinkled vest is a dead give
away of the dieting. Also, when the
flesh is weak, although the spirit re-
mains willing, and the portly brother
falls, and wraps himself around baked
potato, salad rich in olive oil, and 9TH !
er waistline producers, the elastic sec
ton would yield and there would be
the same unruffled vest front of his
more slender days, where now bullying
and strained buttons betray the fact
that the old man is putting on weight
again.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

According TO prominent Illinois
member Of the Bull Moose party, Pro
eressives and other followers Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt defy the Republicans
to nominate and elect a presidential
candidate who does not have his sup
port. 'rhey will vote for President
Wilson rather than for a man who
does not carry the Roosevelt stamp OF
approval he said. "They will be
committing political suicide, for with
out the combined strength Of the Re
publicans and Progressives il will
take only the votes of four Northern
states 10 defeat the Republican candi-
date, be he Root, Burton, Fairbanks,
Sherman, or Of any other favorite
sons. We want peace and harmony,
and we are not going to attempt to
hurry the Republicans into nominal
ing a candidate. We viii give them
all the chance they want When they
have picked him we will look him over
If the candidate ia not some man we
already have agreed upon to support,
we will go ahead and nominate our
man, in all likelihood Theodore Roose-
welt, and adopt our own platform.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

But this factor and the undoubtcd
strength that Colonel Roosevelt will
have in the Republican convention it
self creates situation where such
leaders as Lodge of Massachusetts,
Penrose of Pennsylvania, Smoot of
Utah and Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, men who bitterly opposed
Roosevelt in 1912, practically admit
that he win have the controlling voice
of the gathering except on one thing
the nomination and Mr. Lodge is
willing he should have that These
so-called straight goods leaders are
perfectly willing that Roosevelt
should have a large voice in the writ
ing of the platform and have his say
about any other matters in connection
with the convention, save that Of his
nomination. The belief is all but uni
versal washington that if Roosevelt
should point his finger at cny one of a
dozen eligibles and say he would get
behind him in the campaign, the man
thus designated would be nominated
in a hurry,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

Mr.. Bryan will attend the ST. Louis
convention as reporter only, but he
will be the biggest man in it. He will
do his best to influence the platform
and unless the convention should
prove to be completely dominated by
the reactionaries, there isn't any
probability of his sulking. He in all
probability will be out fighting for
President Wilson's reelection. Bryan
occupies the same position in respect
to the Democratic party that Roose-
welt occupies to the Republican party
The Democrats cannot elect their
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

Few things about the coming gath
ering are certain, but this is one
there will be concerted effort TO
sweep the convention off its feet to
Justice Hughes somewhere between
the first and fourth ballots. The
Hughes men hope and confidently ex-
pect it TO go over. II it does not, they
know Mr.. Hughes as candidate is
gone, for from his position on the SUI
preme bench he could not accept a
nomination, his friends say, after a
protracted and bitter contest.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

Next Wednesday the Republican
national convention will convene IN
Chicago. The Progressive national
convention will meet in the same city
at the same time. Upon the action
taken by these two conventions will
depend the veal or woe Of the Repub-
lican party in the fall election.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
81 will cheerfully say that Cham
berlain's Tablets are the most salts
factory remedy for stomach troubles
and constipation that l have sold in
ga years drug store service" writes
S. H. Murphy, druggist, Wellsburg,
n. Y, Obtainable everywhere.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

Those who have reached that age in
life where the memory begins to play
some mighty shabby tricks, especially
in the matter of remembering names,
will appreciate the story they are tell
ing on a young fellow named George.
The fellow knew George quite well
and had had dealings with him, and
wanted to make him check, but at
that particular moment could not
think of his name to save his life. How
natural it was that he should turn
for relief to that time worn expedi-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

William Allen White Of Kansas,
who looms large in the councils of the
Progressive party, outlines the prob
able conduct of that party in conyen-
ton somewhat as follows: The Pro-
gressives will nominate Col. Roose-
welt for president, and he will accept
unless the Republicans nominate
Hughes, and Hughes comes out boldly
for the principles for which the Pro-
gressives contend; a silent Hughes, or
Hughes leaning toward the standpat
tenets will not be accepted. Root will
not be accepted, nor Burton nor Weeks
nor Fairbanks nor Mccall Which
means that there is an outside chance
that Hughes may have a united party
behind him, but what the Bull Moose
really want is Roosevelt. 1t seems
reasonably certain that the Republi-
cans don't want him, nor do the "old
guard" of the Republicans really want
Hughes. They may take MIN as a
last resort.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

| ears Well ma, SAID Bobby judi
cially, 81 washed the one that would
be next to her."
OF peculiar ways of earning a living
one of the oldest is reported by a
New Orleans attorney. A negro was
brought into court on some minor
charge. The judge, following the US
ual routine, after asking his name,
demanded: "What is your occupa-
tion?" "WelI, sab, jedge, Use worm
hole borer in antique furniture shop.
4 4 z
A teacher was recounting the story
of Red Riding Hood After describ-
ing the woods and the wild animals
that hourished therein, she added:
Suddenly Red Riding HOOD heard a
great noise. She turned about and
what do you suppose she saw standing
there. gazing at her and showing all
its sharp, white teeth?" 'Teddy
Roosevelt" volunteered one of the
boys.
A mother took her little boy down
to the dock to witness the departure
of Henry Ford's peace ship. The boat
was long time in hosting anchor
and the little boy became very inn
patient. He tugged away at his moth
er's arm, but she was so intent in
taking in the sights that she paid
little attention to him. However, the
boat finally cast off and began to
move down the bay. A loud voiced
pacifist on the dock bid them fare
well. Goods speed, Gods speed" he
yelled to the peace pilgrims as the
boat was moving away. Mother,
have too" spoke up Johnny.
A woman who recently returned
from visit to Boise said: "I'm glad
to get back home amongst my own kin
and friends, where people amt too
busy or too unfeeling or too stuck-up
to take some interest in one another.
Now, there's them postoffice folks |
over at Boise. | found them actually
hard hearted. Would you believe it,
the man that brings round the letters
to Mary's he's so queer and stand
ofiish that when he handed me my |
husbands postal card, telling me how
mother had fell and broke her arm,
he never so much as opened his lips
to give me one word of sympathy!
No, sir, not even enough to say, "Too
bad"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

Billy" inquired the mother, ''did
you wash your face before the music
teacher camel" "Yes'm." "And
your hands?" Yes'm." "And your
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01
ales of the Town

The average sinner rather admires
preacher who enjoys good cigar
now and then.
A man doesn't care much what sort
Of gown his wife wears so long as it
is becoming and buttons in front.
Where there are two young ladies
in the family, the first one to get
ready is apt to be the best dressed.
A typewriter is something like a
man; when it begins to g ct old there
is something the matter with it pref
ty much all the time.
If you are going anywhere be
partisan. The man who is neutral
never arrives at destination. The
chances are that he never even starts.
A certain politician believes that if
the Chicago convention dominates a
dark horse" he will be Warren Hard
ing of Ohio. Any dark horses with
horse sense will do.
4 =
Gladys, aged 9, after eating her
first dinner at hotel, leaned back in
her chair with sigh of content and
said, ooh, but am so glad | don't
have to wash the dishes"
al ave pain in my habdomen,'
said a plain English soldier "Hab-
domen be 'anged,' replied an officer.
"Stomick, you mean. It's honly hof-
fcers as as habdomens.'
A young husband expressed great
delight at having calf's liver for
breakfast one morning last week, and
the pleased young wife suggested that
they keep a calf and then they could
have it oftener.
a
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01

We don't know how the case of the
Lusitania widow, who is suing for
S750,000 damages strikes you, but it is
refreshing to us to know there is, at
least, one woman who believes her
husband amounted to something.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29

Louisville, where Mr.. Criffil pur-
chased his winter stock o. goods.
DIR. R. G. Webb has returned
from Cincinnati, where he went to
get an auto. He returned a few
days ago with Ford and now we
have two autos in our town, and
there will be several more in the
near future Miss Lille Quinn,
of East Bernstadt, has returned
home after few days visit with
relatives here-J.E E. Woodall, one
of L.aurels best Democrats was
down from London, Monday
! We will be able in the near future
to WI lite up snotneI wedding at this
place. from all indications but will
keep it secret for the present
Guess who1 - Mr.. ard Mrs. S F.
Bowman, of Mt. Vernon, were here
between trains, Monday, en- route
home Felix said he was sure
that Hughes would be elected and
we disa greed with him and con-
tended that Wilson will be the
man. We at last agreed to let the
election in Novembe decide it
N rs.J g. Hayse has been very sick
for the past few days, but she is
slowly improving at present. -
Mr.. and Mrs. =. L. Hughes, of
Louisville. have been visiting Mrs.
Hughes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B Hayse. e Edgar Herd, of East
Bernstadt, was here Sunday be-
tween trains. C. A. Riley, L. B.
local conductor and Geo. Chap
bell, John Pike, Old Wampus
Devault, John Mullins, Bill
Ward G. A. Blanford, DR.. Carter,
DR.. Amyx, w. M. Owens, DR..
Webb, and others, on their ar
rival to Livingston Yesterday,
chartered a boat and went down
The river Oh fishing expedition,
resulting in the capture of big
black cat. On their return to
town for the feast, after many
vigorous speeches j. Pete Drum,
mond in the usual way, with a
broad fish tasty smile all over hi, =
face, was made master of the
feast. All report plenty to eat
and a pleasant night.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29
B R CD H E A D

THE residence of Geal Cox, with
its entire contents, was de-
destroyed by fire Thursday of
last week. Mrs. Cox had lett
their three children in the house
and was in the field gathering
beans. 1t is supposed that the
children set lire to the bedding
and had it not been for Alfred
Owens. ho saw the smoke. the
children would have burned to
death The Rev. wv Masters, of
Corbin, preached very interest
ing sermon at the Christian church
Thursday evening of lest week.
He was on his W y to FLORIDA to
assist his son in MEETING Mrs.
Ed Smith returned home from the
Norton Intirmary, Louisville, last
week, where she had undergone a
serious operation some two weeks
before. She is getting along
n celv. E. c. Anderson, of Gar.
rtrd county. was here last FRIDAY
on bu; mess, and with his son, w.
II. Anderson Willard Hilton;o'
Stanford. was with friends here
Saturday and Sunday Mrs. K.
Storm died at o.oO O'Clock, a IN. 3,
after a co, finlng illness of sew
eral months. and after services at
the Christian church by the pas
tor, the Rev.R Baker, Tuesd Az
afternoon, her lremains were laid
to rest In the cemetery near this
church. She was past seventy
years old. and had been a member
of the Christian church thirty five
years, and was adevoted christian
We know OF no words better
suited 10 describe her life thar
those used by er pastor. which
follows: "She possessed more
than ordinary christian virtues
possessed no deception. was per
fectly frank, had decided con
victions, good Judgment, kind anG
sympathetic to those who meritee
her sympathy. a good neighbo'
and devoted church pember"
! Besides her husband. she is sur
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLO,
CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA
REMEDY

This is a medicine that every
family should be provideg with.
Collie and diarrhoea often come on
suddenly and it is of the graetes,
Importance, that they be treated
promptly. Consider the suffering
that must be endured until a
physician arrives or medicine can
be obtained Chanberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
has reputation second to none
for the quick relief which it af,
forbs. Obtainable everywhere.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29

rem, of Paris, are visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hayse.-
Z. T.. Rice will, in few days, ac-
cept position with the L.. & N.
R.R.Co., at Rarena. = Norbert
Griffin. who has a position with
the L.& N. R.R., with headqnart-
ers at Paris, KY, was with home.
folks Sunday. Miss Angie Poyp.
ter is very low at this writing and
not expected to live.-Mr.and Mrs.
q. F. Griffin have returned from
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29

quite sick for a few days, but is
much better at present. = Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Omary have returned
from Knoxville, where they were
called OH account of the death of
Mr.. Omary's mother, Mrs George
Omary. who died almost sudden
" in that city few days ago
CA. Blanford was. In Knoxville,
Saturday and Sunday, to see his
father, DIR. Blanford who is quite
sick Mrs. Ed Quinn and chlld-
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29

vived by daughter, who resides
in Kansas. - Z. A. Wheeldon is
working in u ba l.er shop in Leba
non. - Wy. ;. Carson is painting
, and pane hanging in the city OF
LancaStp - Warren Keith was
here Saturday and Sunday.-Miss
Elizabeth storm, who is teaching
in the Stearns, XIV, Graded
School, was here fro n Saturday
until Tuesday on account of the
illness and death at Mrs. |. R.
Storm. - Mr.. md Mrs. ]. ThOs.
Cherry aud Mr.. AMI Mrs. Frazier
Hurt. of Crab Orchard, were in
town Sunday Mas. Ed
Owens, of Cincinnati, is with her
mother. Mrs. LoutiShia Roberts,
and other relatives here this week.
Mrs. B II. Young was in Mt. Yer
non, Monday, between trains, the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. H. T..
Young - Jop Albright, who has
been working in Dayton, Ohio, is
at home for few days taking care
of his farm products. - Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Barnes we're with
her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Yves.
ley Reynolds, near Bee Lick. Sun
day and Monday. - A Mrs. Ed
wards, of Bo ton. md her
daughter. Mrs Groom, of Shep-
herd Vile, wer "a SITS If Mrs. 2.
A. shelton during the week. "A
Teachers Association and Reading
Circle will meet here Saturday.
October 7th. All teachers are
cordially invited to attend. Miss
Kate Poynter, Mrs. Ed Poynter,
and Luther Baker, of LOrdon, and
John Storms, of Heavy, attended
the funeral of Mrs. 1. r. Storm.
Tuesday Attorney and Mrs. E,
R Gentry were here during the
week on account of the Farmers
Chautauq ua.-The Rev J.W. Car
Ter, of Williamstown, joined his
family here Tuesday, and is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J.F. Carter, and brother. DR.. WI.
Carter and family.-The Rev. H.
T Young. of Mt. Vernon, was in
town on business Wednesday,
DR.. WI. Carter was in Mt Yer
non, Thursday between trains on
business. -Rev.A B. PotOrf has re-
turned from Nicholasvilie, where
he attended the Methodist Con-
ference, and we are glad to report
that Mr.. Potorf will remain with
us another year. The Farmers
Chautauqua, that was in progress
here Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, of this week, was most
failure from the point of attend
ance. Or account of the early
frost in this section the farmers
were compelled to look after their
farm products, the refore the at
tendance was very small The
evening programs were we'll at,
tended and greatly enjoyed,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-29
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR
COLD.

Neglected colds gst worse. in
stead of better. A stuffed head, q
tight chest must de relieved a.
once DR.. Bells Pine Tar Hone,
is Natures remedy Honev anC
glycerine heal the irritated mem
brane. antiseptic tar loosens the
phlegm, you breathe easier anc
your cold is broken ub. Pl SAINT
to take. DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey is an ideal remedy fol
children as we'll as grown ups
At your Druggist. 25c.