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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-13
FAILURE THREATENS
UNION OF PARTIES
Labor Party Hands Ultima
tum to the Other Minor
Parties -. "Forty-eighters
Denounced as "Plutocratlc
Philanthropists Trying to
Use Labor as Catspaw

chicago. July i@.-AmaIgamauon OF
the labor party and committee OF ~ IN
a new party movement was threatened
with faIlur, tonight when tho LABOR
group adopted the ultimatum giving un-
iii lO a m Tuesday for the forty
clghtCrs 70 show n disposition l" conn
promise. The ultlmatum was pr"poscd
b. Max =. Hayes. national chairman OK
tho labor party.
The labor convention decided 20 pro-
coed tomorrow to adopt platform ana
romlnats candidates II the analgama
ton fails.
CT leaders w'r" criticised as plu'oCrH
tic phfanthropists trying |" use 'he
labor party as CatSpaw j,
Tho labor delegates proposed that. II
a compromise can be reached. inc W"
parties hold n joint SESSION tucSI@! a,
ate presidential and VIC" preSidch''"
candidates
DsIc-ates were skeptical that the gel.
together movement would succeed pu'
efforts Of tho more radical 10 forcH an
immediate break were discouraged pH
the more conservative. h,
While the argument was AZ iIs nSlS,H
Dudley Field Malone. former LNrn"cra,
tic leader aud collector OF the nort OF
New York. arrived at tho. convention aS
representative OF the com'h'''e' "
Is
Malone. who is ais" Z member ot the
tabor party. attempted t"I pSaca'e tne
dcIeSateS grown rcStiNC oyer tnC pros
rect that tho convention night iaSt un !;
III rhursdav or longer Ee declared
there were no iuSurmnun'aHr hn!Su'-
,;rs IN the WAY Of ama!Samauon
Tho convention adjourned :" 80 a.
", tomorrow. after adopting the ultima
IuDr 20 the coWmltt"c or IN.
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HARDING SEES
GRANGE : HEAD
L. J. Taber, Of Barnesville,
Enthusiastic for Repub-
lican Nominee

Marion. O., July 1.-THE transporta-
ton and high cost of living prooIeins
were discussed at conferences tocaF De
tween Senator Harding and senator
Cummins, of Iowa, cha airman OF the sen
ate interstate commerce committee anu
J. L. Taber, OF Rarnesvllle. D. hcao "
the Ohio State grange. Both came Al
the senator's request.
Senator CumminS later to IN" new
paper CORE spondcnts emphasized nv
gravity Of the railroad situation and INC
necessity for the wise handing OF W.
TRANSFORMATION problem, but asstFleu
every day furnished n VIndicauon ot, tne
new railroad Law. not only as passco %
the senate with the so-called anA,stl.he
provision. but as finally approved ny tue
president. .,a ., do
the business OF the country is COSTING
the country every day more thah the
German war cost the people an! pne
day." said Senator Summ!nS. VINO andeu'
"hovever the people OF thlS CouhtrH Il"
not favor government ownership al thIs
time al least" ..
He characterized the railroad act as
the most progressive in recent years.
Mr.. Taber said he discussed the agri,
cultural situation and the hlgn cos. n Hn
living with Senator Harding. whom ne
found "keenly alive to the importance
of tho proper recognition OF Agriculture:
and who realizes the necessity OF agrl-
culture properly funcuonlng II the ma
ton IS TO enjoy enduring prosperity ana
tranquility. ,.
II feel confident that Senator Hard,
ine's utterances on rural questions vii!
appeal to the rural people thought OF
the nation" he added. 'Organized aNs, N
rjcuIture is never political but the
American farmer has felt he has not re-
rriyed a square deal in recent years.
Tho farmer will think for himself ana
give his support to the candidate who's"
utterances and record give promise Tor
the best development OF rural life
Another visitor was RAYMOND hop,n, % II,
Cross mission to Russia. who was &C
companied by Walter F. Brown OF To-
ledO q.
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Labor Party Holdsr ont

chicago. July a'lNcS o.
five nnIi,ical and scmi-polItiCal orSanl-
yatinns r3rchcd today in formal tash-
ION under the shcltcrInE wing o, '"c
committee OF ass attcmHt 20 create
new fusiAp party. but the iaoor Par.lI
conceded the most important s'nNie
rrour. was still outside OF inc '"SAo"
arrangements AZ night
S.,tcnonts from the conference room,
Indicated that the tension was hiHh ana
Thar tho committee OF * representatives.
Objected to Tho term "democratlc opCC-
alton as applied TO government own"L-
sGfn Of railroads. for which b"th Stano'
There were differences over the name
for the new party. tho labor men dc-
,,arSirs tho definite word labor some
whore in the title. 49,
Neanwhilc the labor party ana inc
mention Of the committee or ~ cor,
tinuod to progress. Each mcnNoer VI
Inc labor party platform committee was
arrived with three comnlctc PLATFORM
drafts. each ono Of which contained an
Irish freedom plank. 10 which tho com
r,ittrc of IS delegates were said 70 nave
objection.
Tho IS convention listened 20 day or
n-a+orv with no action. until. Just pc
rnrc the close, tho representatives OF the
American constitutional party. tho Amer
ican rarty ot TcNa<. which has NOT pre-
yinusly participated in the activities.
single takers. world war veterans as
soriation and rank and filc veterans or
Eanizatior. marched into the cenHcn-
ton hall.
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PROGRESSIVE LEADERS IN SATISFACTORY
CONFERENCE WITH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

OF a similar nature might be expected
to follow Senator Harding is under
stood to be in close touch with labor
leaders recognized as being OF tho most
conservative stripe and he is expected
10 seek their views on the general
labor subject before discussing that
problem in his speech.
Senator Harding when told Tonight
that Governor Clement Of Vermont, had
declined to call special. session OF the
state Legislature to consider ratitica-
tion of the woman suffrage amenomcnt
refused to comment except to say. i
had hoped that he would" No indica-
ZION was given as 10 what his futuSe
nlans would be- relative TO that subject.
For Real Farmers.
In his statement regarding the ap-
po!ntment Of secretary OF agriculture.
Senator Harding said he was gratified
70 know Of the ackno owled Sment OF lat
least one mistake Of the Democratic ad-
ministration. ~
II note" the statement said, that
the Democratic candidate announces as
one Of the reforms he has in mind. to
.RppoInt a real dirt farmer. as secre-
Iary Of agriculture. That is reform
the Republican party does not need to.
adopt For sixteen years. under three
Rcpuhiican administrations. we had 4
real farmer from a real farm as sccre-
iary Of EriCulture-'t nC!c Jim wilson
Of Iowa. who made the department the
greatest of Hts sort IN the world. he
ran II for the farmers made IL an in
sirumrnt TO fight for the farmers and
to serve in a thousand ways.
When the Democrats came into
pow>r they brought university presi-
dent as secretary Of agriculture; ana
after him a puhlisher The Democratic
party cnrtsiniy needs tn hc reformed IN
this regard The Republican party GER
tainly does not. ts IN tn" past. the Re
publican party Will 60 on developing
the department fur III" service or real
farms and real flames.
The truth is that il the great do
rartment or aSr'cuirurt that Jim Will
son built M under M"ki1'"y. RoosoNeh
and Taft. had hccn main'ared and car
Rod forward under III" Old Republican
ideals or practical usefulness half our
problems Of high cost of living would
have been solved for Us IN advance.
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NOMAN IN THE !"
CASE MISSING
WANDERER INDICTED
FOR TWO MURDERS
Girl Stenographer Under De-
tention Is Soon Released
By Police

Chicago. July l2.-Carl wanderer,
rormcr army officer, will 60 to trial
within a month for the Staying OF ms
wife and an unidentified stranger; VINO
STATES Attorncy~Hoyne said today. after
two true bills had been voted by
grand jury. o.r-,.d
until later in tho week on rccommehoa-
tion of tho states attorneys ofnce 70
permit further questioning Oh 'n'
Looking for woman
Meanwhile the police continued tneis
efforts to find n woman IN the case ano
TO establish the identity or the Stranger.
II was thought for a time that ne was
John J. MaloneT. OF River point, n: -; -
but the police said that description or
Maloncy did not tally with that OF the
man whose body is in morgue; Tne
unidentified man was not more than -
wears old. the police said. while Maloney
was said to be about 40.
Wanderer. who had maintaned q
cheerful composure since his arrest. ID
weakening under the strain or events.
the police said. When questioned To-Day
his replies were halting and he COM
plained that nc had not had square
deal.
"T went through the locality There
met this fellow" he said. Ito pick up
the first bum ! could get TO agree to
accept my offers, determined that who
ever he was I would shoot him to make
II appear that the robbery I intended to
stage was real.
TO make the whole affair appear
more reasonable. | had my wife draw
500 from bank so that would be .
motive for the man to hold Us up"
The police questioned Miss Julia
Schmitt. n stcnographer after II was
learned that Wanderer had written a
letter to her. but she was later re-
leased. Both Wanderer and the young
woman denied anything more than b
casual friendship between them. Miss
Schmitt said she did not know Wanderer
was married.
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IRISH LEADER
VOICES THREAT.
SIR EDWARD CARSON
TO THE ULSTERITES
I'VE Will Take Matters in Our
Own Hands" He Warns
British Government

Belfast. July y. tBv The Associatod
rress)--The celebration Of OranEemen :
day had as it's great feature the custo-
mary parade. and. in addition noiaolc
speech by Sir Edward Carson. Ulster
Cnionist leader. whose pronOunCencnt
on the present situation IN Ireland was
looked forward to eagerly.
Sir Edward, as usual IN SuCh matters
came up fully L. expectations Hc
minced no words, and the enthusiasm
reached climax when h" declared IN
cffect that the government had failed TO
govern Ireland and that If It could NOT
protect Ulster tho volunteers would re-
organic and Ulster would take matters
into its own hands.
Every hamlet. village and town IN u
ster had some kind of a celebration, and
reports ever n wide area tonight are
that all passed quietly. even In London
derry where the two factions are rep
resented aS ready 10 renew the hghl'nS
should the military forces relax their
vigilance.
Belfast. was heavily guarded by sol
dicrS, but the only troops allowed out or
barracks were those actually on duty.
what rimmon Said
The Rev. George Timmon. supreme
head Of the Orange order in the United
States. who is here with few other
Americans for the trIcnnial session or
the imperial grand Orange council or inc
world speaking AT FinaChr lark. SAID:
1T IS said that three million Irish are
going TO shake tho British Empire. W"i
NC have ten million Irish in America
and they are not going 10 shake the
American republic"
In his speech Sir Edward Carson de-
clared that IL tho British could not
handle the situation in South Ireland
they should turl the task over 10 some
one who could He warned the govern
msnt that IL IL did not accept the help
Ulster had offered. we tell YOU "" Will
take rnatters into our own hands
Discussing conditions IN Ireland. Sir
Edward said:
7 read daily Of the whole government
in Soma place being taken over by the
Sim Fcin. ] read Of county councils
swearing allegiance TO the Irish repuo-
lie. WellsI want 10 ask what the gov
Crnment is doing with the county cnun-
ellis taking that course. My opinion IS
that such councils ought % be dissolved
I read daily Of the Sim Fcin police TAX
ing part in the government OF various
towns.
CarSon's Threat
unable to deal with these matters II
ought 'c ask Somcbudy disc. II Is an e
noninuos thing for loyal subjects 20 ia"
crown 10 be compelled 10 admit the au-
thoritv Of those protesting 10 act IN the
Yet. to mv knowledge. there arc men in
south and west Ireland. who ost"nsibir
at least. have been obliged 10 throw IN
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Matrimonial Misdemeanors
of Well Known Syrian Mer-
chant Excite Mirth Unre-
strained When Aired IN the
Court Of Squire Cook

\ casn which appeals TO the humorist
- causing quito i sensation at the ONO
county Jail.
Alleging that nc spent over $SOh on
Mrs Wade Thomas. alias MaSScf. ai!aS
Nbrohonr, q We'll known Syrian girl OF
this city. solomon Habdo, also pronln-
cnt in Syrian circles. Sworc out war
rant Yesterday afternoon for the arrest
Of Mrs. Thomas, charging her with oo-
tanning money under raise pFctenSc'
with promise TO marry him.
Several prospective customers were
IN the office OF Squire Chas. Cook when
tho sensational charge was made They
Immediately "lapsed' into an uproar OF
laughter. and II was about an hour be
fore they could collect their senses,
Mrs Thomas. who IS but twenty
three years Old. was arrested by CON
stable Charles WiCkham and lodged In
the Ohio county jail Even then HRbdo
pleaded with her 10 marry him. The
prlsoners. hearing his pieadingS, quickly
gathered and were treated 10 real
comedy -dr1 ma
WahIo = about fftv-threo years old
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-13
GENERAL WOOD
FOR HARDING

Chicago July 1".-Major General
Leonard Wood. in a statement today de-
clared that he heartily endorsed the
nominees Of tho Republican party. "un-
dcrstandInc that the progressive ,clc-
cnts Of the party urc to be brought into
the campaign and given full representa-
tion and narticipatation."
The party can win through united
effort and such clear and explicit decIar-
ation of program as will bring tho large
indcrcndcnt vote 10 its active support.
tho statement said. r4
General Wood. who conferred with
Senator Harding at Marion. Ohio, last
week defined what he considered ncceS,
Sary points in progressive policy.
and declared that tho party could not
win Miih dnstrMctiNe CRITICISM.
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IN BASEMENT
HELD PRISONERS
MORE THAN MONTH
Restaurant Proprietor is Ar
rested-AIleged to Have
Assaulted One of Girls

Sepc,al Dispatch to The In'clliEen"er
Charleston. W. Va. July l"-Hreatly
cmaciatc and with baEgard faces. Er-
ginia Williams. -. and Iosie fraser.
50 were found hv police late tonight
locked IN basement Of the Staloert
restaurant. on kanawha street. where
police say they were kept prisoners Tor
more than a month.
T.. W. Glass. proprietor Of tho restau-
rant, was arrested on chaTGr oil "n!to
sIayrry. IN connection with the impris-
onment Of the girls.
ThC girls claim their home is near
81 Alhans, and said they com" from
moor hut respected families. SIM" thcY
were locked IN the basement 'h"E were
vat riyrn sufficient food. they said.
Miss Grasicr was frequently assaulted
hy Glass. she alleged. though the WILL
liamS girl resisted him.
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LAWRENCE FORECAST
GIVES HARDING 277
WITH 2S4 FOR COX
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(copyrfght BY The InteuiEoneer0

Chicago July l2.-Many things ha7-
pen twtxt now and election day, but X
tho polls in tn" presidential contest
were 10 ee closed tomorrow certain 9TH
Nr things would surely happ"n-Sach
Harding, Republican. as president -,
the United States. And II IN" Vh'rd
party movement develops even the
minimum strength expected rt It
namely. the carrying Of Minnesota.
Wisconsin and North pakrta-IioVcrn"r
James Cox Of Onto. Democrat. may o.,
no happy, beneficiary and president ~
the United States. However IustGn.a-
cant the Third party may appear 70
eastern eyes however much Il may D.
dcridcd as Socialist. ultra-radical ana
HCarst-mads. Tho fact IS Il does menace
Republican victory more than X t"eS
Democratic. for tho Democrats wno
nomir.ate cox OF Ohio deliberately for
fcitcd the West and chose to make their
battle-ground In the East. Coy. Cox
NAV invade the West successfully out
ia Scd on things as they arc today. n
has less than ansevcn chance OF carry
.nE any western states except Califor-
MIA and Montana
The Forecast.
u Is perhaps early 10 make dehnStH
forecasts. but there is nevertheless -
6Ned opinion in the mind Of a delegate
as what tho chances Of his own par!
IN his state arc today. After canvass
ing numerous delegates at both ChlcaS"
and san Francisco. asking thcm not =
attempt I" say definitely how then
states were going but merely what they
bc!ic> ed their own chaoccS 10 be. tho
writer dcducCd from both Democrats
and Republican opinions, table N
which the electoral vote would seem u
30 ;cndlnG in a direction something lINc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-13
TRIAL Of ACCUSED M|NCO
COUNTY MEN POSTPONED
Town Terorized By
Gang Of Bank Robbers

Joliet. H.. July 12.-Plainfeld- 4
suburb, nine miles west OF Joliet. W.
this afternoon recovering after the
town had been taken by ten armed
bank bandits this morning, seven per-
sons wounded and the Plains1eld State
hank robbed OF $4,000 IN cash and gov
ernment bonds.
The bandits. after sweeping the main
street of the town with rifle nre, es-
caped in two automobiles. One OF tho
bandits was wounded. Stewart Moore
and Paul Walters. seventeen-year- -ola
youths returning to Plainsville notso
an automobile in the ditch at inc sloe
Of tho road When they went to onsr
assistance the bandits knocked them
down and fired at their PROSTATE ooo-
les. 49,
The. machine was cXtricated from the
itch before posses arrived; ana 'he
Adits continued their flight.
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SOCIALISTS SEEK
RELEASE OF DEBS

Detroit. Mich. July l@.-Unlcss he is
rard"ncd. EuEonr '. pcbs. prcsdentla!
nominee oC tho Socialist party. Will di-
rect the Narty'S campaign THIS summer
from Atlanta federal prison, where he
is serving a sentence on charge Of
violating the espionage laws. the So
oialist national committee decided her"
today Party leaders would visit pcbS
frequently at the prison during the
and learn his wishes.
'"hc committee decided NrSty however,
% make personal appeal 10 President
Wilson for pcbs' release. y group of
about 200 Socialists plan 10 call on the
president in the next TWO weeks and
urge him "a act upon the request made
BY = similar committee two months ago
10 Secretary Tumulty. q
Tho national COMMITTEES "Nn"cis TO
complete lis work here tomorrow.
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CHICKEN CAUSES RIOT.

Pittsburgh. July IA lone chicken.
which escaped from a crate in rail-
road yard on the South Side. here To-
day, resulted in riot during which ono
man was injured and three negroes ar
reY,ed Never Shalan. owner or the
chicken. was Knocked to the ground dur
ing IN" hght and horse stepped on his
face. The trouble started when Shalan
requested tho negroes. who had captured
'hc chicken. % give II 10 him. they re
fused rCllrr say. and a general fight
cnsucd Ofn~orS. summoned by riot
all gurli.d the dI>furh"rS.
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their 10, with these Sim Feiners in
order 10 save their persons and property
from disaster.
We know well that tn" real battle
field Of ireland in relation % republic
in lister. We know well tha; their one
ambition Is to penetrate tlSt"r and take
roSsesSion there as they haN" elsewhere.
Do not let us close nLr eyes 10 IN" real
itics OF the situation. whatever may be
tho CONSEQUENCE.
Never Will We enter into negotiations
with the SIM Fcin until Of their own
volitiOn they have brought I" the
sCaffoId the men who arc EiIinS our
country throughout the world the repu-
tation oC being a country Of criminals
and -aSsassins"
will Reorgar rize Volunteers
Sir Edward concluded by warning The
government that. rs il had refused u
stcr's repeatedly Nrn:cr"d help. and he
cause ot its inability 10 protect Ulster
against the Vaccinations or tn" sim
Fem. "wc will yrc-orEanize in our own
defence tho volunteers who lent YOU
such splendid help 10 maintain IN" en-
pirc during the war
FIc added: "Rut one thing We wont
submit to is that VIC should he left help
less in tn" face Of our enemies. and We
tell the government that, com" what
will. IN the last resort we will rely upon
ourselves md. under God. VIC will defend
C.,trcplyaS
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VILLA BOTTLED UP
BY MEXICAN TROOPS

Mexico City. July l",-'By. the AS
socistad Press J---CiCncral joaquin ANA.
70 has Francisco Villa. revolutionary
leader in the state of Chihuahua. bottled
up, following an encounter near Parral
in which 500 rebels and 400 fedcralS
he ", waT minister announced today
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MINERS ON STRIKE

MorEantoWn, W Va, July IG-Twc
mines Of tho Penn Mary Coal company
ono al Masontown and. tho other a,
BrCtz. were closed down at midniSh
whom tho miners went on strike. The
men announced that they would rcmain
out until tha company recognized the
men. II viii not he known how many
Mon walked out until tomorrow.
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Spa. Belgium, July -. (By the Asso-
C:ated Press )-Thc allies served an
ultInatum upon the German delegation
! the conference here late this after
noon that the Germans must agree by )
o'clock Tomorrow afternoon TO deliver
TO IN" allies ".00Q,0h0 tons OF coat
monthly. Otherwise. II" Germans wcr"
informed. the allies Will take mca sT-cs
10 enforce the. terms Of the NeresailleS
treaty. which would cntitIn them 10 a
greater amount OF coal than now is de-
mandCd.
The question OF coal was the subject
Of controversy during three h"ur
session Of Premier Milierand. Premier
Lloyd George Count Sf"rza. the Italian
foreign minister: ViScount Chlnda- Jap
anCSc amba ssador to Great Britain:
Premier Delacroix. Of Belgium: kon-
staniin Fchrcnbach. the German chan
CClIur. and Dr.. Walter Simons. tho Ger
maIp foreign minister. who had with
them only one secretary each.
The allies began by insisting upon a
monthly delivery Of ZOO. 900 tons Tho
Germans offered 100000 tons and The
allies reduced their demand 10 1000, 900.
DR.. SimonS represented that coal be
ing the very foundation OF the INDUS
trial life OF Germany. every ton that
Germany sent 10 the allies mean, that
much less production. He said:
VI
est. as much as in tn" interest Of Ger
many because our payments :" you are
conditioned upon our industrial pr"duc-
tin You want your money We want
you to have Il. but how can We nay
large sums If you take away large
quantities Of coal
The German foreign minister offered
then to increase the deliveries OF coal
from 900 tons 10 100000 within
SIX months. and to 100. .000 tons within
4 year.
This could only he done. he said. If
the allies made better food cnnditins
possible for the miners and contributed
raw materials TO build houses for more
"!TrtS, TE% rrcmicrs. after prolonged discus.
son with the Germans IN calm. busi-
rrsslikr manner, informed Chancellor
FehrCnbach and DR.. SimonS that the
allies must have their final answer to-
morrow.
Thus. the negotiations with the Ger
mans have reached another tense point.
The spirit Of COnCiliation adopted by
both sides has prevented 4 break thus
far, but the allies found Il was ncces-
sary To issue this ult.matum for carry
ing out the treaty.
If the German reply was rejected, tho
allice, II was declared. would take mea-
sur's 10 enforce lh"ir demands, clthcr
hy occupation ~ mining territories or
by sending Their own coal conmlSSNn
INTO Germany /" examine the situation
In tn. mining regions.
Tho ulilmatum WAS delivered in the
qulr,%s, tcnc by the E,.gIan PREMIER
VI uclacrojX. ,.....,
rrir,r minister sad 20 DR. S!mons
Think this over and come /" our
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GOVERNOR REFUSES
SUFFRAGE SESSION

Pensacola. Fla. July l@.-Govcrnor
Cats has refused to call special ses-
sion OF the Florida legislature 10 take
action on the federal woman suffrage
amendment. local leaders announced to-
night. They said tho governor contend
ed such action would be useless.