Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1, Monday, July 5, 1920 Page: 1 of 6
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IliLION AND QUARTER DOLLARS
. FOR VIADUCT ANDE.&W.HIGHWAY
Plans Approved Money Voted and AH in Readiness for Great
-Good Roads ProgramA 60-Foot Viaduct.
Ono million hvn limning fifty tliou-
p.md dollars plus two lijnidrcl thnti-
Mint dollars. 1h the sum ii4iroprlntil
by tin Commissioners court of Sfe-
IIti.i.foiuily for wiiHiniHImi of 8mMlfnwr fi for ijrlviway of 11 feet
roads tailing oast from Itriwartirhlgi'
-. ft (ill itvli.lwtltn aa. .... It. .1
i mid extending west from UnrKeir1dKirfor foot iwswip.o. nnil altogi titer glvlti
tip tlto IsrlMtt- rtTtltff 'lifTnVW? tlicrS'ti.o
known an tlu Haukhcnd lltghway
Till appropriation fs from the bond
h'siio of WT.yn.0fW ilitod.byhe eofiti-
ty for" good ronils. Tin; -sLlOOO l
iiuitrlliittiHl h ytlio State lllgliwu:-
Commission and more Is to follow tu
event the federal goronuuotit does an
well as eXnt!iHl lit Its aid to
roads.
IVjfhs
The county commlrfbuurs lixie at-
pnmd the plmn for construction of
ronjl and vlndm-t over toilMiloi ereol:
In UrcekenrldKc. Tile ulaim now ir-i
l the highway lomuilxoii for 1h ip-1
nroval. A in?nl ' tirxm Mn iii.nl u!
ti Mret lie'coimtrticte'l i"tshanl tov..
arti Caddo. Fer" two miles west aiuri
Wur tttllfs ttm from Jtreeketirldco It
will b of In'iivler eolistmi'tloii ami
wWer than In the entire length the
ewttereted eron'H to he '.JO feet whh
whe"u the erown for the otlii-r
Tongthft will li- US fe-t wide. Jtoth
Mr wllh asphalt drosMiiK Is the
material iiKreed upon with eluuigo of
plaus tu I'onrrete hase should Ik price
aikl the supply of cement hrlnir same
MAJOR COLLIER
ACE OF ACES IN
BRECKENRIDGE
'pn m" a !v fitinr --
(MBINb MRiUI OAS VIAST
Mwfcrsf Ijifayelte Escmlrille ami
AwericaH Air Force.
"Major W. E. Collier has arrived
rrww'vhls'jioiuL' fit Oati Diego Cali-
fornia to pilf In a cjijifnghead plant
here. Tim company that lHNrcpru.en;s
Is the -Natural On Products Co. who
li!lv plants Ht Duihuuoim.aiiil East'
lam: t-!Jes hi California They
will lisp rtio IHrr trrtiM' if ..vImhIi
ofine u fo g T. .&
- . ...i. i. . ...lf ..iiMi- i irciui ii'iii .won
Ih u j'ostsl corporaVIom.ns Jiil a fow'ohv. .Venfim i.t v1.iir
of Major CoMtJ'r4 . friends are Interest-
kHl J4h him In it.' vuos will soil ml
ttWk. Thu Major Is a trustee and
owHMiltlng eiiRliievr for tile -Ml plants
1h ois'i-atlon and will lw general mail
aiMr of the 'prioscl''plAit here ami
'wW iakit h Residence lit this city.
TUt-H. Collier Jast mw at their lioiuo
H San Diego will lw Ihm-o with lier
hH)niiid mk'h.
IKniHil 21 PkAw ami Slv HalkiiMtB
' Ou Major 'Collii)rV lii-K-iwrge fromi
tW army he Is aeemlltoti with ollleial
ly wnlim Ul enemy alnaaes ami
site balloons. The Gerwitits plmtil tlw
vtWf oKe lll6oii at two alrpUaiV
M Ih UHolHckilly htstcd (hat it has
jort; Aamh than tills number to Ii'ji
l.TlsiIt hut tlai oicrnwcHt jstpiTH give.
II vrrlffwl eiM'niy sldj downed.
L Mr. CoUfer rvlvwl Ills dlscltargo
rroM Dte AwwrUna wrvlce HftifH.days
titer tlie cessation ef hotttllltles he-
'wtitw of tlm fact that both legs sud-
4wly bes-awo MralyMil. Ami wlio
- would Hot; wlw had 21 sears ho Id's
tody from shrapMeU nwchlMe gun and
kink explosive liesldes lielii guiuced
M bayonuttet oee. '
Major Colllvr whh a imoh Iter tf the
) Unto orwHNlwtlou the Ohq Hhii-
tml and Firnr Firtlllero of AlHra.
M'wi!t across In IHl-i ax an Infantry-
mo for Caiw4N ami was in many
Of Uw UC Imtrtes. Oa n-.k 15 11)15.
. U hhI fftr uat) ryc4ed-'H truHsftr
to tM LayafiKte JuraUrUk! and artcr
two weeks' tvalaiwi at P;H Fruias
wan awt to illfiw nad Flamters. He
wa Ih' mauy f thti biiwent ewmigor-
mmUi mV loMf hoarti In tk air ami
fui ia)ntv4 Nuiay rhaaii'. la 1N17 Ho
Wjs inis'orrl to the AhmtVchh r-
' Jy Hmv entire KkendrHle then 1hs.ihm
th friWotis KKktl Aero ! row.
lie still kept the coniihsloM of major.
fo'rt enlerlng tie Anerkaii Kervlcij
h waa ia 201 aoriat cKa:nfwijtrt svVd
was ciijiiresliii uiue of -tlK's?.' I a tlw
tftlng time lie wan m soho id
faaitW m4 (a hW last fliffht
wan etuMty im wt tmnsi
ttwKH tim me. Ha was
Hunt ftiMi 4kMir rtiiit la
m mm ii
I w Ithhi reach. The stone base Is 'to
lie nine Incite thick.
Viadnrt fi() Foot Wltli.
The concrete viaduct plaits lotto
yi'ii Mimritvi'il liv Mii '.iiiiiiiUnii.ii.it-.
with nn added live fool on each id
run tvimir or nhsrit lat fN Tito esti
tinaiil iit of th vtudiict Is from 5r'..
UK) to S70.CIKI. .It Is oxtvetwl (hilt the
state commlsslffitvlll upprovti tlw
plum for road und vlcn-t lili. ..od In e
ly kiHl that rontmct can he let wltliln
forty days for active work. Work o.i
alntf mn he stnrtiNl In n coniilo of
' weeks after approval liy the rotumli.
sloti.
ScniriiiR 'Asphalt.
A supply of U7.IIOO tons of npm
eiititmeied lo 1'otter county liy The
Tons To.. prohnhly lm avallahle
for SicphciM county and prpmNu of
Mime has heeii lvcn In event tin
1'otSor county coiimlssloncrs will con-
cut. they not Im1iik ready Ki'Ja-ulir
their work now. fii such eveiiU 'tii.
worK on Stephens county roaiN coiild
lie rushed as the criisheil rock Is
easily ohtnlliahto and the county now
has two Idc iprcrushers all hut set -they
were hi C'Nco yestonlay.
Good roads with railroads are IhoLwjiero tandln' room wnsVit a .p'rein
rouiiiiatioii structure Tor a iSreater
HnykenrldKo. The railroad we'hav.
the imieil hluhways ate JiiKt ahead.
knowing nothing more until one morn
ing when he Im-cimiic conscious that ho
was In the Stales. After weeks of
the hospital ami was sent to S:m Dlego
as an Instructor. Here his limits botli
ltc.mii' Hiraly7(l and ou Novemhur
-. 1JIIK. he received a llschar;e from
the army. Since that time lie has tie;
ttso of Ihtih lpg.i hut still uos a Auie.
Early one inornlns lie tinik to the ttlr
with a ttxitli ncn' ami eucoui!lOrsl
lltaron UlchfnnVft famous tlylng circus.
i-i t ki "nm ii iiiiiciiiih' Ktiu mil-
hit hit film in 'the Jaw removing com-
pletely the ti'oriftlCsoniu molar. .Mr.
Collier says Unit he would like to
know just who that Gorman was. Im-
citiMP he certainly Is sore at him' as
shnr this iinliiue 'xlracthm the pa-Hi-lit
can't oMn his mouth whl
oiiougli uliejt ho wants to yawn.
Uf llii" famous lights tile .Major lm
i
Among many medals that he La.'
v . u. . .
IwlniK (one for e.ielt onepiy plum-
uuwiiciit. ino I'lvucn Legion of Honor.
tlto Victoria Cross (English) Cross of.
St. MIcliiieL (Kiissian) Cross .of St
fthsirge(Hrltlsh) flie J. . O. and Drt
S.C. of..the United States ami. ihtora.
tioits from Serbia and Houmanla.
in telling Mlaiut the Lafayette Es-
eadrllle ho says It whscohiimihsI of
American men and' a few Frts'litneii.
He sayu that Itlckouhackcr has a ive-
ord of loss than 100 hours in the air
with 'Jt( jdaiies to his credit and that
lalffeiiberry had 17 to his credit when!
ho was killi.1. 'Ilii fulnr vull iiu. t
he was killed. The Major said that
r.iH"fcnlorry was the Ik-sI flyer that
he Mver saw us well as tho gamejJt on
every Oceanian; and lie told of one
time when Hat little felUw "cleaiterj
up" on a French Major and nine
jstllu In a tlstlc encounter at a railway
station.
When Interviewed Mr. Collier didn't
care to tell ahiMit his part in the. wn.
AH had -to lie drawn' Xroro IiIhi. He
sis'iutsl more desirous of talking con-
structive work and ha could talk
casing head gas tihinta' too. When
steered bade to KoHiothlng iH'rtalnlng
ty Hh' great wtitrllct' hla liuoynney
Wjuld Irsjowo deaated the walle would
leavu hlii face and hu Would smldenlv
becoHjp ms'alFaly H'kmcholy. I Us lie-
came silent ml -would only reply to
the querh'H; vouvhsullug mottling. Then
when seiHclhlHg waasakf aiiout the
inethod pf extFHctlng g.ui It ras eager-
ly taken up ami qxpoHrtdcd .mimih fl
Ie.Kth. "
Faur riratker OHkera KUkxI In AtiH
Thore were flvob)yH In the Collh'r
farally m all saw servlcCl" Franco
All 'rocvlvtst commissions whlhs fiynt
five re hikI the Major was Hhi only oq
to como hack alive.- Three were In (he
Hrltlsh .wrvico ami two in tlsa Aw-
crkrun.
Oh the vrholc ttec Major hi a
- ir'
iwost
Kgreeabte persoti ami wo afHctaU
hla MMrvekwiiMirt'iH Ue wortaar
sl yrqVtMmte Urn in make 14s Uvme
I ami to hxmte lite p4al tefiri.
CELEBRATION
HRECKENKIDGE STEPHENS COUNXV TldXAS MONDAY JULY 5 1920.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE
Willi this Issue begins publication of the Arsoclated Press
service the greatest ncwsgalheri ig agency in (lie world. '
The American holds nirHiWrship iu (his efficient organization
ami every dAy the wires will bring Hw important happenings of tlm
world fresh to Hrtckenridse rct'ihrs. It is th ONLY HEAL way
ii f running a dally paper In n lit' town. '
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAST UNTIL TOMORROW FOB
THE NEWS OF TODAY. j
j.
FORT WORTH'S
BUSINESS MEN
CITY'S GUESTS
SPECIAL CAIt OF I.EAI)IN
CITIZENS SEEING SIGHTS
DelcKalion Surpriied and I'leasril
WJMi Hie IUr Uii.sy Slrlronulls.
"The Half Had .Never Keen Told"
lort Worth viit twenty-live of her
leadliiK eitliciis lo Itrts-kenrldKe tuhnatches loitilit have arrived and thev
lake ixirt In the eomhiuutlon Kail road
und Fourth of July eelehntlon.
A -pcelnl sloeis'r .was oiH'ratisI over
the T. i: road lo I ta tutor. leaving
Fort Worth nt H o'chwk in tho eveiilnp.
nrrivini; at Itangvr at- :i . in. and
Ihere chajliKlnj' lo the Wichita Falls.
ItniiBor il'P't. Worth line for' Iln-eK
euvhlKo arriving: here at ahout S a. in.
The trip from Hanger to Itrockcn-i
rldco was onMho repihlr triihi. in
ereaed to llvicoaehes H ml packed -to
Vlllll. . i .Si
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VI II
srs4iuel or thu partyrwas
roilows :
lien I. ICeith. former president or
the ('Immhcr of Commrrco; U. U.
llloarke dr.. chalnnau of the Industrial
committee of the ('handier of Com-
merce ; V. II. .Massle. W. J. 1'yron
Jr.. .1. M. Caldwell. Tnlly Hostlek. Geo.
Iv. l.oeke A. IT. Thomas II. L. Hen-liri-ki.
.1. I Van Zftudt Jr. Mayo How-
mi. .Ma mm Ilrlghl Marcus Itrlght Jr. j Hint 1 ant his master and will deiu-
Winllohl Scott J. V Swayiie J. 11. 1 oiistrate it when the hII rings tonlghl.
.iMyurr Jhmii AliUNCr. Itufe. .Snow. C.
'Jf oliiybyr .11.' IlMoVrrson.tiLGii;
hOiey il. F. ScWarfz Dudley 'Kei
S? a. Glirord. Frank G. Evans of the
Htar-Telegnim. .Mrs. Evans and two
children.
Many ojlu'r clt'iis of Fort Worth
and Dallas cauio on other trains and
the hig cities which humid' the main
part of the'omVc work of the oil in-
dustry hi Tuxum. while JJreekc.iir.Idge J
the oontu'r fif productign are well rep.
rcwnlod ami all are highly cutluislas
tic hut nil they eo ami loarn.
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UIUAIUIIOCANUII'
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NEWIA CHEATED JlOlli DISTKICT
COIKT NOW A KEALITV
iluilge d'.'o. Hatemaii Kaps for Order
Short Session Today Mere -on'
( ( Ducket for Tomorrow '
iThe both District Court of Texas
which Is the new court created at sir-J
'(a l session or the legislature 'or Sd-
pilous county only came. Into bejng
today July rilh.
'mi1'1'
- "Ke' "
iiulge G. O.-Hateiuan nresldlmr
opened the isiurt- with -nil duo
formality and with the tcntatlv' net-
ting of two eases adjournment was
taken until today appearance day
who the court wjll get ddwa'to real
wirk. About seventy cases havu lus'ii
trausferrisl to the IKJth. from Ihe llind I
district ami .in addition several cases
hSe origliiatisl for tho hopper to rt-
cttlve this ilrst term.
It Is not j-et known whether or not
I here will he cnovenlng of a gniud
Jliry. TJds isiurt ban such JurNiIlc-
thtn unit tjio gr.iml. Jure advised that
sjhue Im done to help bundle the large
namlter of complaints and to m?'fe In-:
iHlrk'.s Into niiRieroaa r.iiMor.i of ill-
ilfelng. Jurisdiction for trial of eaufM'8
Is cotitined however to tlw civil docket
lad true hills of criminal nature may
to rircse iel by hh gra d Jury hhouhl
It 'o tonvoiHsl. There1 Js inueji fisl-re-ti
to be attended to J.iry coininW-
.; ners tp In; seU'cted tin In Jc'i'ral
all toe wheels havo to le set In mo
tktR "
Thin iMtw court Is.go.'ig to lic..n. great
Ittup. to. lltlgapts am! others. MijcIi
ikwuifjidwo' to Yiilti.'.s in oil lainls.
i aristne; Ktni two cour aro neivssjiry
t sivjllu' service- l- I1 I iK- icpph;
aye pi'Mtled.
Uaik
-Love cannot stay at hotn; a Mmn-
m caot kfi It t hewlf; aad a
at)Hs- I alvfays arMtlnglt jrlviHC
It away ( Jmt cWlr."--MaeI6
DAILY EDITION
e American
ALL READY FOR
BOXING.CARD
AT SOUTH SIDE
ALL CONTESTANTS IN UEST
OF CONDITION FOR SHOW
Weltorwvlght Chaniplocisliip of
Soiilhwest Will He De-
rided Here '
the
All Hie imrtlolpauts for the hoxiiig
represent (he host talent in the ..South-
west Moth of the niiiiii event hoys
iiro conlldont of winning and they arc
going to.hattle for all that Is In them
as they" realize that a defeat at Mils
v ...... ( m ii Ml. ail
tlm; will mean a hlg M'thack to el
of them. The dinner will -he In
lth;r
lino
for other miUeho'i In Ihe near future
and Hie eyes of the sportlm: world
of Ijic Southwest Is turned on Jtreek-
enrhlgeilonlghc. Fort Worth and' Dal
las cluhs have wired the management
lier. congratulating the iiiatclineiker
lof Ihe Union Vocinl and alhletle clult
mifciliwu their miiKlen efforts In wcuiing
Mini a high class 'program.
Stalrinrnt of Fighter
Saul .lohu Fleming: "1 hae tnilneil
faithrully and I feel that I am In the.
host shape of my life. I do not want
to underrate Graham and I am not
doing o lus'ine-o his record Is not. to
he Ignored. Graham Is a hard hitter
ami a speedy itoxer hut 1 am sure
I do not know how lonir thecontest
-fXMUIanr:'r:knm.oiiilhhikVrtiiat
n( I tWsoIdloVchiiiapIoii will' ha ve tb ox
.-" rw i . '
(eiid-MiImself to his limit. - 1 ant look-
ing J or n Hard light ami L-hellove J
V'll'Whi." . ' 'f
Soldier Graham. Ihe i'oy who fought
In the trenches says: "If hard work
ever dldyht a coldest I surely sliouhl
win tonight. For ten jlays- U.have
worked with Sam Iuigford and I
want to nshfire the rntw that I am in
IH'rfcct eomlltioii ami ahle to mnke
(Crtlitliiued on I'agc SK t
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Il'l;UC INTEKESTS SI PEHIOIt
TO DISPUTE S.ttS IJiADCK
ily The Associated-Press.
'PENNSYLVANIA. July ."i. -Tie
(strike of shopmen of the Pennsylvania
system scheduled fnnjoilay has been
doTcrcd indcfhiitily act:ordliigt to.au-
iionnoomoiit of Harry 8. JoiTry' lender
oMhe six local allied shop crarts This
dis-lslou wits reached after a confer-
ence In which Jeffry said the conclu-
sion was reached that the public Is a
bigger factor than the principle at Is-
sue .between railroads ami Hhopme.i
and that they haVe placed the case be-
fore th rice president o.f the road.
confident he will elve a mTisfaeion
adjustment.
WAS T. & I. ItECEIVEK
Jly'yfhe-As'siKiated 'Press. ' u '
NEW QULKANS .iMfy r.' Pearl
Wight a prominent Southern iiuslncss
man who was Minis! receiver for the
Texas k Purine railroad died here fo-
day age 7(1.
PRESIDENT SPENDS FOURTH
FAR FROM AlADDENING CROWD
Hy The Amua-latcd Press.
WASHINGTON July 5. President
Wilson spent July Fourth at Hie White
hoHse quietlyreaahw? an JndejwrMleuei.
Iay message from I'remlur Mllleraii'l
of Frawe. ami ntpi heads -of other
foreign t governnients. He rw-cived
haws of (he national convention over u
private wire to the Wlilto house.
A .Failure In Life.
A aatl story reaches us from South-
wat LoaiJon. It awiearo that a girl
H twty attempted suicide becauw
HtM realB:fiihe.waB too old to writ
Mier a r -j- novel or a book of
pom . M Vtoiu
'TWAS ANYBODY'S RACE AFTER 2B
BALLOT AND NO MATERIAL CHANGE
Democrats in Deadlock in Triangular Contest-Cox Still in tht
Lead McAdoo Next Lardeer and Cobb in the Race.
Hy The Associated Press.
SAN FTtANCISCO. July o.-uThe
twenty-third hallot llr.s( of 'today
sliowed no material change In the
deaillock although (here were fluc-
tuation on all sides. The count
stood: Cox 12- ; McAdno HGIJS;
rainier 181 ih.
Palmer gained 15. Cox lint 5
.MeAdoo inst 8. As fa vo rile sons
Mood pat Missouri threw half a
vole lo King lordlier llumoiht.
Waslilngion smil Hentuchy gave a
vole add a half to Irvln Coltli.
The convention was called to or-
der it 12:10 Texas time. Hy tiuaii-
iuintis consent (lie Declaration of
independence was read. There
was as ninth of a deadlock as
cer when the llrst roll call began.
SAN FUANCISCO. July .V-Th"
Identity or the Democratic presidential
nominee was as great a mystery as
ever to delegates when they. entered
the twonty-thlrd hallot. leaders iv-
malued silent managers ridiculed all
suggestions of surrender or compromise-
and declared they were In the
light to a hnlshi Unit their forces' would
receive linimrtiiiil accessions oV each
succeeding hallot. Judging hy outward
npiH'fl ranees the situation had renilvt
ed itself into a trlagulirr war of attri-
tion. Supporters of each of the three can-
didates are hecomtug restless on no-
count of delay ami anxious to ivturii
homo various campaign managers do-
voted nearly as much time since Satur-
day night fo strengthening their own
I lues-us they have to missionary work
outside the fold.
Prepared fo'r Monday
SAN FUANCtSCU July fi.-lVspllo
tlii' adjournment of Ihe liojnoerutic
f..ti!r..t:.-..A..-- ' -l- '. ..!..
ttirday nlghtJ
iiiiifiuii hjlijii .i-iit ifui.r-ii
after a deadlock in the balloting from
which II apis'iired almost certain Hint
u'oiicor the principal oiudidates; wontl
receive a two thirds" majority -thcr-'
was little rest for the lenders of tho
faction.. supiMtrtiiig tlie vailous candl
dats.
Tllo remainder of the night' and the
enthe dity Sunllfiy was taken' up"w'Iih"
confereiices 1n which the t'oruos ttf
-MeAdoo PalmV'r ami Cox sought tt
strengthen tlielr lines proparalory to
making a "gram! kIiouIiik" on the tlr.t
ballot to bo taken w lien the convention
reconvenes at 10 o'llock Monday morn-
ing. '
The McAdoo supporters wore omul
ilciiL that their iitiulldatcwoiilil pn&s
the four hundred 'mark while the Pal
mer ih-legates expressed a belief that
the attorney general would regain the
.- .... --v
votes wiiich-he had lost during the'
course or Saturday nidit'. balloting.
Talk of a darkrhoio loomed hlggur
than ever ami aiiioiig those-most. prom-
inently meiitloiied were former Speak-
er Champ ('lark of Missouri who Is
present at thoveniivontinii; but who has
failed to make an expression ou th
likelihood of entering as a dark horse;
Ambassador John W Davis. Homer
S. Citmmiugs and Haltiluidge Colby.
Souio significance was attached t.
the 'fact that during (he balloting or'
late Saturday night tin first two Mites
to be cast for President WIImiii came
from the Missouri delegates.
Adjourn after 'ii Hallols.
After 21! fruitless ballots the Demo-
cratic National Convention Just be-
fore midnight gave up hoss of select-
Jug a ''residential nominee within the
ilrst wis'k of its discussion and ad-
journed until 10 o'clock Monday -morning.
Hi.'Hati'd attempts to adjourn were
defeated-throughout the early iirl of
(ho night hut as midnight approached
and it was about to .become Sunday
the tradition' that a 'Democratic Na-
tional convention uciei-f works on Sun-
day coupled withthe fact that flip
convention was tired worn and "fraz-
zled had its effect and the final mo-
tion to ndjouru was unopposed.
Wheii'tku convention 8top(cd Cox
was-leading with' -HIP. MeAdoo came
next with :;72'.. Palmer wns down
to lWJij. '
The Until ballots of the night were
full of McAdoo movement hut It failed
to make much headway..' Georgia hh
home KtaUf pledged lo Palmer swung
oer wllh her 'M votes in one Moo
for one ballot to jeo it It would start
her native son toward victory but If
failed to do so and she swung hack t
the Attorney General.
No dark horses pienred during tin
night's balloting to carry off tho ho
TOM L IIAXTEK OwiwrE
ors and the conveutioU nUonbieit Joslr
as much In need of somebody tu 'mll?r
nhont ns It wns whan it began batJtA-
Ing. It wns In a deadlock wit!t.nulv.i5r
In sight tu lueiik It. Sunday wilt tin
devotisl to eiToris to llndlng somebwlsr
Gie entivcullon can 'swing to
Tlie (lri fcs to bV east for Wuou.
row Wilson in tlu convention. cau
tonight from Missouri twu t tfxjox..
Contrary to cxpoolntlons tltuy did upfe.
cause any particular dimioiistnitloiii lm
tlie convention. v
An effort to adjourn after the 2tba
Imllot. hut was voted down. t.s to 4?T
Adjotirntnout at that Ijine wis onpowv?
hy die Cox people.
The old guard in thu. iJcuicvtrctft-
party fought a uilgnty battle Satrrsfa.v
with the newcomers the WHvuw
fon'es. Tne sumo group illiat foupjii
Woodrow Wilson at Haltliuorc. ana.
advanced the candidacy of Chaiop.
Clark ranged Itself behind. Gov.voanv
Cox mill against both Palmer am l!c-
Adon. ami made the clioto- of cUln.-
sce;n' Impossible.
Foiit'liig a defeat for WlNniCm. tlif
sufipotiei-s or the President flwxa art .
iidjoiirntiii'iii (ill later' In tin imufna:
In the luiM' that Palmer and iCiUCdur.
would come to an agreeutent otu 'la.
miii in-law of thePiosldent or. eNc"u.
to a dark horse.
Talft of John W.' Davlsor West Vlr
glnla vas everywhere heard im lUi i
convention lloor. particularly ttS.UK.
Tennessee had broken from Cos. aatti. '
MeAdoo on the ballot just bofortf at-
Jotiriimoiit. throwing its entire 111 votw?
'to Davis.
The MiAtlon ainl Palmer vott'tv tt-
gellmr have been able from UusjjWrt
to dlc'late the nominee. I'Crraiium 'JL '
greatest limdlcap that ('overijulCuA.- ' .
caniwl throughotit the day wii"
Hr.iwJ?
I Lltl .... .. 1..... l.n fl. . . tJ
K-u ""i. ' 1'osse.s -ioiii kattxw. 'i
kiui iiiiniiia. iariiiuVt!rpti of.Aew
Yltrk. George Hrcunau who Is tlie me.
ce-vor of ltoger Sullivan In llttaiis.
and theowet crowd from Now Joiy
The lineup seemed to be wetsagnlnsr
drys for although the platform' uiloui-
ed omits the prohibition ipiestloiL.tlM-
friendship of Governor. Cox fur' tla
moist side of argument was covtaftst
apl.uulld vole gutting devltv for.Oic--
ktiitf. Ilittiiiw It. V.iu- v..t. i...lr....
una lUiuols.
Hut the West h Id tightly to Hi-
Adno. Kuiihiis. Washington Wyoming.
Flab. Oregon. Arkansas. WIsooiwlji.
MhiiioKota. .Miss mul una CuiiftiroaVf
wore pillars of strength In the MeAdyj
procession of votes. Prnetkally tt''"'v
same states as helped Wilson dof-tut
Hughes In llild stood by McA(m.
against the onslaughts of Eastern TXiiti-
luehfy. while the Southern States tlwt
I V . .
Pulped Wilson in Haltlmore in VJVi
South Carolina. Tonus North Caurtltm '
held tightly for Me.Oloo
Dining the reoo-s tho Palmer amu
.VlcAdoo men talked about Davis wltc
Is now Ambassador to Great Hrltu&i .
IL's record .was searched koine-iu;tj
his vote against woman siilTiitavV
when lie was a member of the- lrbu.hvi'"
of ftcprcseutntlvcs made him utuiutl .
able.
.Others gave currency lo n ntnor-
thal Davis w'as a conservative and UioV '
Voted against the Adaiiisoii eight howt '
law sponsored by President .2!ir.
It was whispered that organized tiihww'
wlileh received so 1111111 planks In tra-
Deiuocrutlc platrorm was opposed to-
Davis because of alleged hostility Uv -labor.
Colby and Cuniiiihi-s..
Sliouhl DiivJh prove timicccptabk- tlie-
rholce of either Homer CummiiigK or-
Halnbiidgo Colby will lie coitsldi rvt
Hotli men have wet leanings ami wcuitV
he acceptable to the forces which went
to Cox on the earlier balloting
Hryan attacked C'umuilugs heeause-
the latter apeared at a diuiiee wltk
Governor Edwards of New Jersey
And Colby Is known to have divakrtf
ly Wet Inclination ami Is thorouisMi
acceptable not merely to Ttiuummy'"
In Ids own state but to Hearst wUosi-
getieral counsel he oueo was 11 ml ft 1
President Wilson whose Secretary ol
State he now is and to the many pro
gresslves because he nonifiiiited KtK-
velt In 101(1 nt the Hull Moose couvw
It In 10111 nt the Hull Moose couvw j
mi. A
The ohstach I "i tho path of Corny .f
1 i-xpresffl'liy the Insiders wn WaitX
'"liailbei'it "In the Deinocratle nactif
ill a little over nn hour and u ilaiT
tloit.
as expresslyby tr.o Insiders
le'h'ail been "hi the Demon
only a little over nu hour ami a qua.
tor."
Coxr Leads at Adjournment.
'When adjdnrnioent waK (akenSavpT
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day night Cox waa leading with
Adoo second and Palmer third
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