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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
snap SHOTS OF
G. O. P. CONVENTIONS
By A. H. VANDENBERG
by G. NJ. Adams Service



The third republican national conven-
ton met in the midst of Civil war. And
though acrimony, dissensions and disap-
pointments threatened Lincoln from all
sides, destiny had plain sailing when the
clans finally gathered at Baltimore on
June Z, 1854 Prior thereto the famous
'Pomeroy Circular" had unsuccessfully
tried to rally the party to Chase-de-
claring Lincoln much too willing to com
promise with the rebellious south. La
ter, other insurgents similarly minded
met at Cleveland and, in the name of Is
states actually nominated Fremont, who
a few weeks later withdrew A third
anti-Lincoln cabal, engineered from New
York, sought to promote General Grant
But Grant himself peremptorily refused
to countenance such political treason.
So when the official republican gather
ing convened, the atmosphere and ths
track were clear Robert ]. Brecken.
ridge, "the Old War Horse of Ken
lucky" was temporary chairman, and
Governor Dennison of Ohio was perma
nent chairman.
Lincoln was re-nominated on the frs
ballot The result was: Lincoln, Asa
Grant 22-the latter being the instruct
ed vote of the Missouri delegation. Tht
nomination was promptly made unani
nous.
Largely because Lincoln himself willet
otherwise, Vice President Hamlin wa.
not re-nominated with him. Instead, thu
choice, upon a single ballot, fell upol
Andrew johnson of Tennessee, who hat
not then disclosed any of the tendencies
which later rendered him so obnoxious
The resolutions pledged uncompromis
ing fidelity to the successful prosecu
ton of the war, declared for a constitu
tional ban on slavery, promised faithful
redemption of the public debt, and reit
Grated the policies of the Monroe Doc
| trine as a warning to Europe not to at
| tempt to take advantage of the Unitet
States in her hour of domestic trouble
Continued tomorrow, with the stor,
( of the Fourth Convention(
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
ARMY AND NAVY PAY.

with the signing of the army and
navy pay bill by President Wilson there
goes into effect a temporary adjusting of
The pay Of the officers and men of these
two departments This legislation means
that there will be temporary increases
ranging from Is to rs per cent, accord
ing to the grade, for the officers and
increases ranging from 20 to 80 per
cent. for the enlisted men and the army
and navy nurses, marine corps, coast
guard. coast and eoedetic survey and
public health service. The temporary
raise will be effective until there is an
other revision of the pay schedule two
years hence, and will be retroactive to
the first of January this year.
This legislation indicates the reeogni-
ton on the part of congress Of the nee
essity OF providing properly for the
maintenance of the military establish
ueflt In these departments as we'll as
in others there have been felt the severe
drains which private enterprise has been
making upon the personnel. Many OF
the best officials have been unable to gel
along under the conditions and have re-
sponded to calls for private service. The
difficulty of getting enlistments under
the circumstances or of those in the ser
vice properly providing for their families
can be readily appreciated. The result
| is that even though We are not involved
in war the conditions that have accom-
panied the war have affected seriously
the army and navy as well as other de
partmerts. Unfortunately this legis1a.
ton in the way of relief was not passed
before there were so many losses, bu
the lesson in this respect may well b.
applied to other departments where sim
liar effects are being experienced at tn
present time. The recognition Of tn
need of relief for the members of tn
army and navy cannot long be withheld,
from the postofice employees if we ar
going to retain even the service we hav
been getting
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
THE MORNING AFTER

That's all right he says. about Cert
and Ed he says. but how about usT
he says.
" How about us, what?' says.
=" Getting married. he says
Honest, kid, I pretty near fell off the
Christmas tree. I just wished you could
a been there, old dear. l bet you'd died.
didn't scarcely know which way to
look or anything, and didn't know what
to say no more'n a rabbit, but
Say, Cert, we're going this noon to
pick out the ring. Can you beat it?
Honest, I'm so nervous, I can't hardly
stand still in front of the phone. And,
say listen; 1 guess 1 better ring off now.
I'll call you up again. 1 hadn't ought
to a. took the time. to call you up now,
1 got such a lot Of work to do when l
get back to the office but 1 felt like l
just had to call you up, because knew
you'd died when the heard about it. And,
say, kid, listen. Don't you tell any per-
son, will you? l want to surprise EN-
| and maybe we won't get married for an
| awful long times and don't want every
body, you know, talking
| "And say, old dear, listen. You know
how crazy 1 used to be to have we'd
ring and all when got married? Well
prices being so high and Jim not kind OF
wanting to anyway. You know how
men are. 1 guess we'll be married real
quiet and just have our own folks and
| the regular bunch, you know, and Ed and
| you and like that, and 1 won't have
anything but wedding dress and cake
and few little things-not nobody tt
stand up with us or anything.
And say, Cert, listen. Don't you tel
a soul, will you, because maybe it'll BIZ
an awful long time before we get mar
ried, but then, on the other hand
shouldn't be a mite surprised if it was
real soon, because Jim's awful kind O.
crazy not to wait very long.
And say, kid, listen Wouldn't it b.
a scream if me and jim was to, yol
know, beat you and Ed to it, after yol
and him going tc@-ether such a pile long
er Say. wouldn't it? Honest kiddo, i
we did, bet I'd just about die laughing.
Exchange.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

The girl in the seal coat and cerise
colored toque speaks over the phone:
Hello, that you, Cert?
Fine, grille. Say, Cert, some swell
dance last night, what? D'ja have a
good time?
Yes, and me, too I sure did. I guess
if you could see me you'd say so, too I
look like I amt slept for a week Say,
Cert, listen. 1 want to ask you some
thing.
Sure, about me and somebody else
Say kid, listen. Didn't, now. Jim look
swell last night?
"'HoV0 about Ed?' is right, old dear
I'll tell the world Ed was the SWEETEST
ever outside of Jim. and. of course, got
to say that on account of, you know
what happened last night Say, Cert
listen. What time d'ja get home last
night?
We'll, good night! Me and Jim was
home a good half hour sooner'n that
guess maybe you didn't know Jim blew
himself to a taxi to go home in.
Sure, he did
1--WE waited while for car and ther
| Jim he takes me by the elbow and h,
| turns me round and he says This ain
no good he says. Let's beat it for ;
| taxi What do you know about that
Ana, say, grille, listen. On the way hom
we kind of talked along for while abou
| this and that, and after a while some
| thing was said about how swell yol
looked and all.
| Sure I amt kiddin' And then
says. just for fun not thinking about
| thing, you know, 'J'ever see fellow quit
| S crazy about "a girl as what Ed is owe
| Cert? I says. Well Jim. he says We'll
don't know he says, I guess mayb
there's some other fellows thinks just a
muclf of their girls as what Ed doe
| about Cert he says, if it comes to
| showdown
well, I didn't have no partcula
comeback to that, and anyway he locke
so kind of funny when he said it and al
so we talked back and forth about on
thing and another for quite while an
then I says something about you and E
! getting married and thinking about gel
ting an apartment and all, and right i
the middle of me talking Jim he say
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

them in order until she, wishing to test
them, asked: Now, can anyone tell me
a sentence in which him is used?"
No one could for long time. Then
little girl in one of the back seats put
up her hand and reeled off the sentence:
My mother put new him in my dress
last night"
Hints Didn't Mean Anything.
The girl was fond of the fellow who
was calling regularly but he didn't seem
inclined to loosen up. He never brought
any candy took her riding or even to Il
show. She finally decided to drop a
broad hint so she asked him to go with
her to the candy store one evening while
! she bought some candy.
He of course was willing and she
thought she had hit upon the right
scheme. But at the store she changed
| her mind. She ordered the candy and
paid for it. She was furious, of course.
but she took the candy home, put the
box on the shelf, unwrapped, and spent
| the rest of the evening teasing him
| about how she would enjoy it the next
day.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
ruption at Washington.

Floundering in hard times, the country
was tired of the old war cries and was
ready to turn to new questions. The
first of these was the currency. which
had been inflated and demoralized by the
war, and Hayes had carried Ohio for
governor in the fall before on a hard
money platform. He was the logical
candidate for president, perhaps the only
republican who had any chance to win
at the polls.
Tomorrow: The Only Disputed Election.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
Stories That Recall Others
She Knew.

The teacher was teaching the cases of
personal pronouns and had given the
class a great amount of drill work on
such sentences as II struck him. He
struck me. They struck u.s. etc. The
class was very glib and had repeated
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
When federal authori

When federal authorities find it neces-
sary to repeat warnings that dealers
must not force buyers to get other goods
in order to obtain sugar it shows how
reluctant some people are to obey laws
and to deal fairly with their telloWuaen
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

Nathan straus has expressed the no
bic ambition to die poor. There are
many people who don't. have to make
any solemn resolutions to accomplish
that
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

+! II the sultan Of Turkey wants to re-
sign he needn't expect that the allies are
going to fight to keep him in Office.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

The trouble with the fixing of profit
On sugar by the attorney general is that
ne starts in at the wrong end
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

Among the other shortages the wonder
is that raisins haven't joined the list in
view of the number used in making the
home made hooch.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

1t makes little difference whether it's
hair cut or not, those who go to New
York to get trimmed are usually accom-
modated.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

It must make Villa bit peeved to
think it was SO easy to get Carranza
out Of Mexico City by just going at it
the right way.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

The man on the corner says: If prices
we're to drop for the firm conviction of
nany an Individual would also be shat
tered.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$3.50 Messaline, at $40

Yardwide Satin Messane for Waist Skirt or Dress, in
white pink light blue, coral old rose sapphire Copen-
hagen navy reseda sand wistera steel and bIacSpec
ial price $2.49, regular value $3.50.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Pongee Silk, $2.49

33inch All Silk Pongee fancy plaid effects for Skirt or
Blouse natural color with Copenhagen rose green and
lavender overplad Special price $249 regular value
$500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

OF course Carranza from now on will
be figured among those who also ran.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20

Contrary to few years ago, these are
the days when Carranza is trying to
4void recognition.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 TaGeta, at S1.9S

Yardwde Taeta, for evening wear white pink light
blue nile and very pretty combinations IN changeable e
fects-Special price ST SO, regular value $500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Satin, at S2.49

Yardwide Satin in black with harne stripe for Suit
Dress Skirt Bouse-Specia price $249 regular vau.
$500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Shifting Silk, S2.A9

81 and 36nch Striped Silk Shrtings white ground with
satin stripe in coors-Specia price $249, regular value
$500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Tafeta, at S2.9S

Fancy Printed Taeta Silk for Blouses or Skirt in navy
and purple grounds yardwideSpecial price $29s, reg
ular value $500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$3.50 Taffeta, at S2.49

Yarwde Taeta Silks, for Suit Dress or Skirt in black
and navy-Special price $2.49 regular value $3.50.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$3.50 Silks, at S2.9S

Yardwde White Tafeta Silk with neat stripes of black
for Suit Dress Skirt Bouse-Specia price $29S, reg
uar value $3.50.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$3.50 Check Silks, $2.9S

Yardwde Shepherd Check Silks, in Suah weave in black
and white, navy and white, small and large checks for
Dress Skrt-Specis price $298, regular value $3.50
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Silks, at $1.59

Yard-wide Silk Pophn in white light blue, pink, tan
Copenhagen, navy, old and black - Special pric
81 SO yard regular value $780,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$3.50 Foulards, at S2.98

Yardwde CoinSpot Foulards, white spot on Copenhagen
tan, old and navy grounds price $685. reg
ular value 500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
S4.25 Satin D'Chine, 1929

Yarwde Satin Chine heavy quality for Suit Dress or
Skirt, in white, sand STEEL old blue, navy, Copenhasen
sapphire, dark green ,ine old and back-Special
price 1929, regular value $4.25.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-20
$500 Foulards, at $3.19

40nch Satin Fouards in small and large designs on black
navy and grounds price $319 yard regular
value $3.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08
FEDERATED LABOR MOST
POSITIVE IN POL|T| CAL
AND ECONOMIC DEMANDS

Montreal, June Resolutions GOV.
ering political and economic condi-
tions in the United States and labor
demands upon the administration
forces Of that country, were present
ed by the score when the American
Federation Of Labor opened its sec
ond days convention here today.
The resolutions demanded a hands
off" policy towards Mexico, public
ownership of railroads, with demo
cratic administration; reaffirmation of
home rule for Ireland; appointment
of committee to lay foundation for
an American labor party; lifting Of
the blockade Of soviet Russia; re-
establishment of trade relations with
Russia, and recognition Of the soviet
government; impeachment of Attor-
ney General Palmer; condemnation
of Postmaster General Burleson; con-
demnation of industrial courts: repeal
Of recently enacted railroad legisla'
ton forcing compulsory arbitration,
and establishment Of an educational
system of management for the work
ers.
The convention, after brief ses-
sion, adjourned until tomorrow TO give
the committees opportunity to work.
The defense fund of the federation
now amounts to $164,074, after pay
ment Of $e7,s17 in strike benefits last
year, according to the auditors re-
port read this morning.
D. j. Davis, assistant president OF
the amalgamated association Of iron,
steel and tin workers, declared today
his organization never would rejoir
the national committee of the A. F.
of L. in its campaign TO unionize the
steel industry.
We were through with this com
mittee for all time" Davis said, "un'
less it's officials get out. We dc
not agree with the methods of organi
zation and could not with honor con
tinue to cooperate with them. The
committee would have us violate our
contracts with the independent steel
concerns, which we are honor bound
to respect"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08

Overnight reports and rumors from
candidates camps and delegation head
quarters shed no new light on the sit,
uation. A triangular deadlock between
Wood, Lowden and Johnson still ap-
peared the almost certain result to
come on the first trial of voting
strength Wednesday or Thursday, with
probably more than score of favorit,
sons, dark horses or individual selec.
tions sharing more than half Of the
total vote. The roll call will give, how
ever, the first clear intimation as to
fancy-free uninstructed delegates have
been thinking as they milled rest
lessly about the hotel lobbies hour by
hour. 1t will contain information for
which all parties to the great dispute
have been waiting and will let loose
moves and counter moves about the
men who cast the votes.
1t was this situation that gave dark
horse talk additional promlnency yes.
terday in the hotel lobbies, and with
It came an undercurrent from arriv-
ing delegates of suggestion that after
all, 1t might be wiser to put forward
a candidate whose name had not been
mentioned in the senate inquiry into
pre-convention expenditures of pre-
sdential asplrants.
Again the name of Charles Evans
Hughes recurred in these discussions
and Governor Coolidge of Massachus.
Borah s9I Iudge HuRhes would be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08
BIG TIME SHOWN VISITING
ENGINEERS AT TULSA

Muskogee, Okla, June S,-.About
100 members of the Oklahoma Asso-
ciation Of Engineers We're assembled
here today for the organizations IS
mid-year convention. which was called
20 order this morning by President
Dan w. Patton of Tulsa. The en-
gineers at noon were the guests of
the local Kiwanis Club at q lunch
con and this afternoon an automo-
bile trip through Muskogee and its
suburbs was planned.
An address by Governor ]. II. A.
Robertson at a banquet Wednesday
night will be the closing event OF the
meeting. Addresses also are sched-
uled by noted visiting engineers. Dave
y. Fink, president OF the CONNER
cial National Bank Of this city will
discuss the financial outlook.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08
VICTIM OF HIGHWAYMAN'S
BULLET DIED ONE HOUR
BEFORE WIFE's ARRIVAL

Tulsa, Okla, June. S.-Two hours
before his wife and child arrived from
Batesville, Ark. w. G. Meacham. for
mer police officer, shot three times
on the night Of June /, by a gunman
and highwayman suspect, died at G
o'clock this morning, adding another
victim to the long list of murders laid
to the gunmen of Tulsa.
Playing q lone hand In a desperate
attempt to jail the gunman suspec,
who mortally wounded him. Meacham
arrested the man on n prominent
downtown corner and took one large
gun from his pocket. 1t was while
he was calling the patrol wagon, to
complete the arrest, that the suspec,
whipped out another weapon from his
inner pocket and fired four shots. three
Of them hitting the officer. The gun.
man then escaped with hundreds Of
people looking on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08

formidable" II the convention were
compelled to seek dark horse nomi.
nee.
The Idaho senator served notice later
at Senator Johnson's great mass meet,
ing which was an outstanding conven-
ton feature, and, incidentally another
departure from procedure, that he
proposed to carry his argument
against the league of nations covenant
to the floor Of the convention itself.
Hailed by Senator Johnson, whom he
in ADDRESSING a crowd that jammed
the auditorium theatre and swelled
out into the street in an overflow
that defied thundershower, as "pio.
neer' of the senate battle against the
covenant, Senator Borah said he did
not propose to compromise the treaty
issue Republicans and democratic
leaders, he said, were leaning toward
such action and Senator Johnson alone
Of the presidential candidates was not
willing to compromise American in.
dependence and sovereignty"
The California senator, presenting
his case to an audience largely com
posed of delegates, declared that the
doctrine of humanity and American.
ism, he preached was one that he
would always preach without com.
promise"
There was more talk during the
night of the possibility of short cut
ting convention preliminaries by max,
ing the temporary organization with
Senator Lodge as chairman, the per.
manent convention structure. This
would save many hours of organiza
ton work. it was argued, but no def
mite step was taken.
One effect of such short cut would
be to assist in getting the tentative
platform ready for early approval by
the convention, already made parti
cularly with the treaty plank was
said to be highly satisfactory. Senator
Watson, who has the preliminary work
in charge, aided by volunteer platform
builders and with the close interest OF
the recognized leaders in the party
centered on the work, has advanced
the proposed declaration Of princi
pies beyond the stage usually reached
on the opening day of a national con
vention. There still remain points to
be worked over and views to be heard
however.
These include platform proposals
OF the national board of farm organiza.
tons in behalf OF agricultural inter
ests, efforts of the dry forces to sup.
plement their sweeping victory yes
terday before the United States su
preme court with a party declaration
for rigid enforcement of the law thus
upheld, and also the appearance be
fore the resolutions committee of Sam
uel Gompers and committee from
Montreal convention of the American
Federation Of Labor, arranged for
yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08
ALLEGED |. v. v.
CLEARED BY JURY Of
DYNAM|T|H c CHARGE

Tulsa, June S.--Charies Krieger,
charged with conspiracy to dynamite
the home of J. Edgar Pew, then Car.
ter Oil company official here, October
29, 1917, was acquitted by d district
court jury last night, but the sealed
verdict was not read until Judge
The jury deliberated two hours be
fore reaching verdict. The first bal
lot stood 10 to for acquittA and
subsequent ballots brought a verdict
Of acquittal.
Last fall krieger was tried for the
same offense and the trial resulted in
a disagreement of the jury.
The case was bitterly fought and
arouse nationwide interest, because
the defendant admitted that he was
a member of the l. w. w. and had
worked in behalf of furthering the in
terests Of that organization.
The state introduced a number OF
new witnesses at this trial in an effort
to show that the defendant was con
nected with the crime. calling peace
officers from Arizona to identity Krie
ger with certain i. w. w. movements
The case marks the close of tria
that has been under way for five
weeks, three weeks. actually being
spent in gathering a jury and present
ing evidence