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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
Story Of Democratic
Conventions To Date
Tho Conyentiou Of Ises
BY A. II.

The Convention Of 1898
The Democratic national
ton Of 1858 assembled on ~Independ-
cnce Day in Tammany Hall, New
York City. 1t is interesting to note
that this is the only national conven-
ton held in the nations metropolis
by either dominant party since 1856.
Henry s. Palmer of Wisconsin was
temporary chairman n Governor
Horatio Seymour of New York was
permanent chairman.
Interest conferred wholly in the
nomination of a candidate for presi-
dent, and II was from the first a con-
test of the field" against George II.
Pendleton of Ohio (vice presidential
nominee of four years previously. The
famous old 'two-thirds rule" was or
dained, and the unit rule" was ip-
voked-consistent with Democratic
practice and tradition-but only af-
ter repeated attempts to break the
latter structure.
Great excitement prevailed
throughout the long balloting. Pen
dleton led the first ballot in a field
of ten. His nearest opponent was
Andrew Johnson-elected as a Re
publican vice president our years
previously-who was quite generally
supported by southern delegates.
General Winfield S. Hancock of
Pennsylvania, the soldier candidate
Ito be nominated twelve years later)
was a poor third. On the second
ballot Thomas A. Hendricks of Indi-
ana Cwhose name was to figure
prominently in later national con
ventions almost without interruption)
moved into second place.
Still the ultimate nominee for 1868
had not appeared upon the roll. ON
the twenty-first ballot Pendleton had
been entirely eliminated and the
fight lay between Hendricks G32)
and Hancock (135) with 212 votes
! necessary to a choice. When the
twenty-second roll-call began a few
states switched to Governor Seymour
of New York, who was presiding as
the conventions chairman. Seymour
/ promptly refused TO be a candidate.
But the stampede was on, and when
! this twenty-second ballot was done,
, the convention a unanimously
made Seymour the party leader.
General Francis p. Blair. Jr.. of
| Missouri, was unanimously nominal
ed for vice president on a single bal
[ lot.
The platform arraigned Republi-
canism for tyranny in its recon
structions acts, and praised the ad-
ministration of President johnson for
resisting the aggressions of congress
, upon the constitutional rights of the
states and the people"
In the subsequent election General
Grant won.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
S. S. WHITE FIELD DAY
Is SATURDAY, JULY 26

on opttNUt OtFCcFbtACHt
TOTTENVILLE June 1.-THE field
meet and games of the employees of
the S. s. White Dental Company will
take place Saturday June &c, at the
grounds of the Staten Island plant at
Prince Bay. Great preparations are
being made for this years event and
the employees of the Prince Bay plant
that carried off the honors and won
the banner on points last year expects
to take the lead again this year. The
Philadelphia plant expects TO send
over about 400 to the games and the
New York office force is coming down
with about 200 to take part. There
will be the usual games and running
races including two games of base
ball.
There will be a band of music to en-
liven the day and the guests and VS.
itors from the Philadelphia plant n
New York Office will be entertained at
the local plant here. There Will be
lots of refreshments for all. Forman
Slack is at the head of the general
committee in charge of the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
expected that a large sum viii be
realized from each affair.
THEODORE LEE PLEADS
GUILTY I'M SESSIONS

ToTTENNHLE. June 11:-Theo-
dore Lee. nineteen years old, OF
Manhattan street, charged with steal
ing a fire extinguisher from one of
the Il. & O.. cars at the terminal of
the staten Island Rapid Transit at
T~ottenville two weeks ago. pleaded
guilty in the court of special sessions
at st. George Wednesday after he
entered a plea of not guilty when ar
raigned in the magistrates u af-
ter his arrest. He will receive his
sentence lei Wednesday. He was
released by the court until that time.
He was a brakeman on the road and
1t is believed that his good record
will let him off with a suspended
sentence at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11

SO that the may eliminate
a heavy grade to the junction station.
and Gatzmer avenue being a county
road permission from the county -
necessary. Director Dey and Free
holder Robert vandenberg will inves-
tigate the crossing and IL conditions
are found satisfactory the permission
will be granted.
Numerous complaints Of the bad
condition Of railroad and trolley
crossings were received. all OF which
viii be referred to The companies.
Nathan Robins. county sealer OF
weights and measures. reports the m
spection of 712 weights and meas
ures during the month nine of when
we're found incorrect and condemned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11

rover span and foundations built
directly in the water.
A large Increase in the amounts oil
explosives stored at the Morgan Gen
leral Ordnance Is shown by the report
for week ending June 5. Though
there was no T. N. T. there at the
time of the report dated May 29-
234,700 pounds have zinc been re-
ceived. Smokeless powder also was
greatly increased during the week. l.
a2s,S27 pounds have been shipped in.
making a total of 4~.655.735 pounds
in storage there at the end Of last
week. Amotol and both high and
law explosive shells remain. In the
same quantity as of the time of the
last report.
Awards were made yesterday to
three bidders who submitted pro-
posals on May % for furnishing var
ious sizes of pipe. The aggregate
amount OF the bids being S5.937.
To Andrew Keys of Woodbridge the
following were awarded:
200 feet SO inch virtrihed pipe,
$ 1854; 200 feet 80 inch vitrified
pipe. 1912; 200 feet is inch vlrtrifed
pipe, $500; 500 feet 4 inch virtriiied
pipe. SEQ; 500 feet 4 inch reinforced
+ concrete pipe. sos.
To George Gundrum South Amboy:
zoo fet "A inc vrtrined pipe,
I s544: 400 feet IL inch virtriied pipe
$3.50; 100 feet 4s inch reinforced
concrete pipe. $500.
To Toder & Sharp Philadelphia:
100 feet. SO inch reinforced con
crete pipe. s430: 100 feet. 80 inch
reinforced concrete pipe. s322: 200
feet, "a nch reinforced concrete pipe
$40; 200 feet, is incl reinforced
concrete pipe. $500.
Permission to raise their tracks
about eighteen inches at Gatzmei
avenue. J~amesbuTg. has been asked
for by the Freehold Il Jamesbure
railroad which is a part of the Penn
~sylvania system. This is requested
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
ARMY DIRIGIBLE BALLOON
SAILS OVER PRINCE BAY
au Speclal Corresponasrt.

BE- Special Correspondent.
TOTrENNILLE. June IA big
army ~dirigib,e balloon that sailed over
Plea SEt Plains and Prince Bay short
ily after . O'Clock yesterday afternoon
attracted the attention of hundreds
Of people in that section as the big
ship passed over. 1t circled around
the plant of the $. s. White Dental
Company at Prince Bay, where IL was
viewed by the several hundred EN-
ployes of that pace and headed OFF In
the direction of New York Bay fol-
lowing the Staten Island shore line all
the way up on its course. Those in the
l~basket-like contrivance underneath
the huge gas bag could be plainly seen
as the huge blimp scared over head
at a height o many feet above the
buildings in the locality where it
Travelled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
BEAUVAIS POST BLOCK
PARTY FRIDAY, JULY 2
b. Special Correspondent.

b. Special CORRESPONDENT.
TOTTENVILLE. June 1.-THE
block party under the auspices or
Beauvais Post No. 1875, American
Legion, will be held Friday night.
July 2, In the block between Main
street and johnson avenue, Totem
Vile. This was decided upon at o
meeting of the committee "Wednesday
night at the Aquehonga hotel. Harry
Frey is chairman of the committee In
charge of the arrangements who is
making all the details for the event.
The committee will secure a band OF
music and colored lights will be
strung along the street for the dance
and party to be held.
The post is also arranging Tor a
tag dav to be held in connection with
the event the week before on Satur.
day. June &c. The committee VIII
meet again next week to make all
arrangements for both events. 1t Is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
Son Like Father.

MoIINE-Earl Mack,
of the Moline ball club, Is followins
his fathers example. lie a recent
Nv added two Pittsburg collegians,
Earl Buhrie and Tommy Ray, TO ms
list of youngsters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11

PORTLAND-When the band play.
ed How Dry / Am" at the league pan
ark here three Japanese fan stood
IN their box with hats raised, think
ing II the national anthem.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
Chink I'm Dixie.
Chinese

ATLANTA-George Lee. Chinese
bantam champ. is looking over the
boys of his division in Dixie. he -
opposed to giving away weight to
opponents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11

poRTLAND.-Floyd Payne. oons1d-
cred the best fve-miler In the West,
viii compete In the Olympic tryouts
at Pasadena. He also makes soou
lime I'm the 10-mile event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-11
BUILDING ASSOCIATION
LOANS LARGE AMOUNT
BIZ Special CORRESPONDENT.

b. Special CORRESPONDENT.
TOTTEN WILLIE, June 11:-The
Richmond County Building q Mutual
Loan Association at Its meeting this
week loaned another large sum to its
stockholders. The sum of $50, 600 had
been asked and $4,000 was loaned.
This is the third large amount loan
ed by the association so far this year.
The first large amount was at the
April meeting when S11S.950 was
loaned to stockholders and the sec
ond was at the May meeting when
$4,000 was loaned. Gilbert s.
Barnes, the secretary of the associa-
ton, Is attending the annual V
ton of the New York State Building
Loan Association in session at Utica
this week.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
s425,0OO,0OO B|lLF0R
NAVY PASSES HOUSE:
No New Construction Authorized,
But Present Contracts Approved.
Provision for Personnel

Carrying sl25, 100000, the Navy ap-
proprtation bill fer the fiscal year
sta rting July l next was passed with
out q roll Gall by the House late yes-
terday and went to the Senate today.
To continue the construction of new
ships authorized in the 1915 three
year building program and for an
enlisted personnel averaging 5000
in the Navy and 10000 in tho Marine
Corps there are appropriations aG-
Krsaating S1ol,00o.0o0
Present Contracts Approved.
There was no provision for new
construction in addition to vessels al
ready authorized and contracts for
which have been awarded.
An amendment by Representative
Hull, republican, Iowa, attaching the
same provision against stop watch
systems in navy yards that had been
previously enacted for both arsenals
and navy yards was adopted 21s to
S.
Navy's Strength. I4S.006.
Under the bill the Navy enlisted
strength would be $4,000, but that
strength is not expected to be reached
until the end OF the year. making ap-
preparation for more than $4,000 un-
necessary.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
$3.50 TOTAL YIELD
OF Y. ". CA. CAMPAIGN
Second Day Of Drive Falls Below
First Day-$35,0 900 Is
Amount Sought.

Members of teams working in the
campaign to raise $4,000 for the
Young Women's Christian Association
of the District of Columbia gathered
Of tho campaign. The total raised so
far is $8.260.4S.
I'VE must do better than that" was
the consensus of opinion expressed at
the informal daily conference Of cap
tains and workers held late yesterday
afternoon at association headquarters,
1888 F street. and at a dinner Of the
business women's teams. Consolation
Is offered by the fact that in the aver
age weeks financial drive the second
days doings often show a slump.
Moreover. Of the $6.7s7 reported the
minded that $4,000 was reported by
the committee on initial gifts and rep
resented considerable contributions
from leading business houses
The afternoon gatherings at ~"
headquarters are featured by welcome
by organization officials and by at least
one outside speaker. The association
officers. it is pointed out, are not mere
ftgureheads who lend their names and
bother them aelves no further, and If
Mrs. Lansing. chairman of the drive
committee. finds she cannot be present,
her vice chairman. Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson. Mrs. John G.. Let's, chair
man Of the finance committee. or Mrs.
BayIy. president of the ~" is able to
preside.
The $35, 900 needed by the associat ton
represents the estimated deficit in tn e
1920 budget. The local ~" is self
supporting all but 15 per cent. and this
sum represents the Is per cent that the
public-spirited citizens of Washington
must furnish lest the society be forced
10 curtai1 some of it's manifold and
lhe lheIpfuhactivities
Evening star., 1920-03-24
HOLDS SOCIALISTS
. DISQUALIFIED FOR
ASSEMBLY SEATS
Counsel, in Brief, Declares
They Must Be Judged by
Their Affiliations.
BY the Associa ted Press.

ALBANY. n. Y. March 24.-The Ave
suspended socialist members Of the
state assembly ARE ineligible and
assembly" counsel for the assembly
| judiciary committee asserted today in
| a brief filed with the committee
| which conducted an investigation
into the charges OF disloyaity against
! the five men.
1T Is by the organization to which
| they belong that these men must be
| judged" says the brief. Their indf-
vidual acts and declarations. in SO far
as they have been proved serve mere
ly 10 illumine and to show in con-
crete the principal purposes and pro-
| gram for which the organization
! stands and to confirm the seditious
! purposes Of the party 10 which they
belong.
| Seek Change Of Government.
Socialists are trying TO bring about
| change of government by poHticai
action. backed up by general strike
| the two being employed as the two
strong arms OF a giant to pull down
the structure of our government.
W hich has been built and maintained
through the inspiration, the toll and
| the blood of countless loya! citizens
| of this republic"
! The brief contends the socialists
! are Ineligible because of their dis.
loyalty to the United States of Amers
lea and state of New York
In support OF the contention that
the socialist party lis preparing and
attempting to bring about revolu-
/ tion in this country as part or ina
/ international socialist revolution, the
brief says:
.'It has opposed and obstructed and
continues TO oppose and obstruct the
! government OF the United States and
. of this state in all measures reiat1nS
/ to the national and state defense.
1T has advocated and melted the
/ destruction of existing government Of
, the United States by illegal mass &C
. ton.
! While processing to- utilize politi-
cal action it insists that
such political action must be supple
mented by violence and mass action
which il advocates. directly as well
! Alleges Members Controlled.
| In it's methods of controlling mem
| bers elected TO office. the brief says:
| The socialist party of America is
| in harmony and accord with the rsdi-
/ cal revolutionary socialists in all the
| countries of the world"
| Referring 10 speeches made by the
defendants. the brief says their un-
mistakable purpose was TO instill
i rrejudice, hatred and contempt for tho
! great mass Of the American people to
! vivify and denounce those patient
and patriotic leaders of organized la
Dor who devoted themselves 10 guild
| ing the energy of the toilers of Ameri
ca into patriotic channels during the
! late war"
Evening star., 1920-03-24
IA. F. Of |. PROMOTES
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
Official Directions Are Sent to
Every Local Union
Affiliated.

The non-partfsan political campaign
planned and launched by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor through the
central bodies all over the country
Monday night already is functfontn8.
President Samuel Gompers, Secre-
tary Frank Morrison and James
O'Connell of the metal trades depart
making up the political executive
committee. have mailed directions to
every local union aff1liated with the
big labor organization showing how
the campaign should be conducted
The oflcial directions sent out by
the executive committee follow. in
part:
"Our central bodies and our local
partisan political committees
have a great opportunity in tho pri-
be made TO nominate members OF
trade unions for elective ONCE.
where these brothers are candi-
dates in the primaries. our central
bodies and non-partisan political
committees should endeavor to give
every assistance possible to aid them
to victory. regardless of party. IN
communities where this plan cannot
be made successful our brothers
should exhaust all their resources to
defeat every enemy of labor This
ia a duty we owe to ourselves: an
obligation upon US to perpetuate our
liberty as working men and women
and all citizens of our country.
by all means. endeavor to SECURE
cooperation of sympathetic farmers
and farm organizations. and appeal
to all other .liberty-loving citizens for
support.
I'VE urge each worker to use the
ballot to advance the principles for
which labor stands. Then there Will
be no question in future as to the
power of all the people to achieve
their just demands"
Evening star., 1920-03-24

Two months later he was released at
the instance of Mrs. Pinano.
Between sobs the aged father told
the police OF how for years he had
herded his family OF ten other chill
dren to the Church of Our Lady of
Pompeif on Sunday, but that Frank.
Jr.. always was missing>-"hangtng out
with his gang"
Last night, Pinano. ST.. continued, he
determined TO make final effort to
reclaim his boy. Encountered with
friends at a street corner. the youth
sneeringiy walked away to escape
being bawled out by this goody-
goody old man. the father said, and
he fired f1ve times. Two bullets hit
Frank. tr.. in the legs and the third
seriously wounded him in the back.
Evening star., 1920-03-24
SHOT SON TO SAVE HIS SOUL.
AGED FATHER TELLS POLICE

CHICAGO, March 24.-Frank Pfnano.
1r.. today, was at the county hospital
with three bullet wounds in his body.
Frank Pinano, sr, was held at police
station where officers said a murder
charge would be placed If the eighteen
year-o1d boy died.
Il shot him to save his SOUL" the
aged man told the police. Il would
rather kill him myself than have the
police do it. For months l have been
Evening star., 1920-03-24

worried every time heard of stick
up for fear my son had been killed
l tried to get him to buckle down, but
he would not do il"
Frank, 5r.. according to court rec
ords. slipped into a near-crime record
when he was fourteen years old. Two
years later he had become a recog-
nized gangster. and repeatedly was
arrested. A year ago his father car
rieds him bodily to the police and had
Frank, jr.. confined TO a boys home
Evening star., 1920-03-24
Open Shop Upheld by Court,

has been upheld by the full bench Of
the supreme court. 1t ordered a per-
manent injunction to issue against
photo engravers' local and interna-
tional unions. restraining them from
1R!1sisFns WIrsa ce With asa tes b. es,.nss' O Of
craving Company. Rsfpssi Of tho
companles to comply with unian de-
mand to conduct theis shops on a
closed basis had resulted in a strike
declaration. 80
Evening star., 1920-03-24
.BOLSHEVIkI DEFEATED
IN ATTACKS ON POLES
Lenin Hopes to Head Continental
State-Reds Make Over
lures to Italy.

WARSAW, March q (by the As
ISOLATED Preesl.-The boIsheviki Fri
day and Saturday launched repeat ed
attacks along various parts of the
Polish front. These are considered
by the military authorities to be pre-
liminary to the long -heralded general
spring offensive. The attacks were
repulsed by the Poles. nine hundred
hplsheviki being taken prisoner in the
tkvo days fighting.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-21
LOS MOBILES RUSOS HAN DEMOSTRADO QUE
ESTABAN CAPACITADOS PARA LA LUCIA DIARIA
Muchos de elos estan trabajando en- Paris, al frente de
negocios que han prosperado en- sus n,anos

PARIS. AgoSto liza vida cue los
mobiles y altos personajes del derrum-
bado regimen de los CZares. eStan lie
vando en- esta n~etr6poli, ha llamado
| p~oderosaruente Ia atenci6n en- los circu
los s~ociales de esta ciudad-luz, y es
vista con verdadera atenci6n por Ell
publico.
Los que. al triunfo del boishevikis-
mo en- Russia, creyeron que los allega-
dos al Ear Nicolas a~bandonartan SUI
/ patria, para vivir opulentamente en-
cl extranjero, & costa de los indigentes,
han comenZado a yer, con singular
sorpresa, que no debieron ser muy
cuantiosas las fortunas de esos no.
bles, de que debieron ser tantos los
abuses conetidos por clos contra los
intereses de 81 pueblo, cuando Sc en-
cuentran p~recisados a ganar ahora el
| systemic con 81 csfuerzo individual,
sin hacer aprecio a los bajoS oficios
nj a las plebeyas ocupaciones q que
Sc entregan para allegarse Ell pan de
cada. dla.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-21
ATRlBUYE
LA VICTORIA A
LOSPOLACOS
Dice que elIos no &
fueron los que Vencie-
ron a los rojos y
saIvaron Ia
VarSOVla

PARIS. Agosto 2o.-El sI!co de los
polacos al rechazar 4 los o0lshevikis
en- IA batalla de Yarsovia Y saIvar con
csc triunfo d 81 capital. fue Il VIC
toria polaca, segun declare hoy a las
deIesaciones que fueron a -elic!tar!o
en- yarsovia el general frances Wey-
Saud. director m!litar de las operacIo-
mes polacas contra los rojos. Las c.
tadas delegaciones pasa-on 4 fel!cirS-
al general Weygand pOr eSa victoria,
manifestAndole que era Il 81 hombre
mas popular en- PolonIa = a QUien to-
DO ell mundo proclamaba como 81 sal
vador de Farsovia- La reSpueSta dada
por e. General Weygand a diChaS de-
legaciores. segGn las noticiaS recibidas
aquf. pone de manifesto su gran mo-
destia; heIa aqui:
Las operaciones miljtares prepara-
torias fueron e~JecutadaS por los gene
raIeS pclacoS Dc acuerdo con e. plan
polaco. Mi papel. 10 misno cue e. de
los otros jefeS miIitares f=anceses, Sc
lmit6 q lIenar Ciertos huecos en- los
detalleS de Ia ejecuci6n. Is IA lacion
polaca IA que ha si6o su rropio saliva
dor. Esta magritica victoria c~onsolida
el Estado polaco. Cuya eXiStencia es
Indispensable para la e~XiStencia de
Francia. Alenania, que esperaba rea-
Sumir Sus r~elaciones directas con los
soviets Y arrojar a los ejercitos rojos
contra suS enemiCos al otro lado del
Rim debe renunCiar por Ell momsnto
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-21
O E.. UU. AVISAN
APOLONIAQ QUE NO
INVADA RUSSIA
Debe tener SUI aVdnCe en-
la frontera fiiada o
SUI causa desmere-
cera a los oios
de este pals

WASHINGTON, agosto 2Q.-El &C
bierno de los Est2dos Undos ha noti-
ficado a Polonia que Sc abstenSa de
repetir su avauce dentro del territorio
russo, en- ell case de que sus ejercitos
Iosren echar ~enteramente de ST. propio
territorio a los bclsheviEis. seg1n sc
anunci6 hoy aQui de una Off
cial. En- case de Que Polonia no tome
en- consideration este aviso. su causa
desmerecera grandemente a los ojos
de este gohirno.
La actitud del gobierno de los Esta-
dos Unidos esta indIcada en- la nota
que dirigio al gobie.no italiano, en- II
que eXpone ST politica respecto de Ia
s~ituaci6n ruso-polaca- En- dicha nota
Sc Geclara que los Estados Unidos
eStan ror ia independents nclit!ca y
Ii intcer;dad territorial de Pol0nia," Y
concluye con una pet;cidn de que los
aliados Y potencIas asociadas haEaa
una declaration dc que las v~erdaderas
fronteras de Russia seran respetadas y
que no Sc permitira ninguna trasgre-
sion de elias por Polonia- Finlandia o
cualquiera otra potencia-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-21
NO PERMITIERON ENTRAR
A UN DIPLOMATICO
DE LETVIA

NUEVA YORK. Agosto 20.-Las H.
Itoridades de immigration de este puer-
10 detuvieron hoy al senior Alfredo
Nagal. juntamente con 81 eSposa, al
Itratar de entrar a este pals. Ell senior
'Nagal present6 ~credenciales expedi-
.das en- su favor como Secretario de
la legaci6n en- Washington de Ia me-
va republica de Letvia V como tai es-
tado no ha sido aun ~reconocido por
el gobiecno de los Estadss Unidos, las
citadas Autoridades Sc rehusaron a
permitirle Ia entrada. FL senior Nagsl
Y su espoSa ~llegaron a bordo del va
por Sueco Drottiusholm.