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VOLUME VI
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JUNE 16th 1912
NUMBER 29
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES TO LEAD FIGHT;
CONTESTS END AMID TENSE SCENES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMING WI
CAMF
1727,
HERE EACH YEAR
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION PER-
FECTED SATURDAY—OTHERS
TO BE INVITED
"STUNT NIGHT" TOMORROW
TRY TO DEPOSE
LYON IN TEXAS
EFFORT 18 MADE IN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE BUT I# NOT
CARRIED OUT
CHEERING THRONG GREETS
EX-PRESIDENT AT CHICAGO
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How Cases Were Decided
FIST FIGHT IS AVERTED
Enthusiastic Ovation For Him. Brief Re-
marks Deal Largely with "Thieves"
=Addreses Crowd.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, III., June 15.—Col. Theo. Roosevelt wearing his new “fight-
ing hat” a compromise between a sombrero, and a Rough Rider’s headgear
came into Chicago end was acclaimed by thousands of supporters and ad-
mirers late today. ___, ,
The hat was in the air throughout the auto ride from LaSaile street
station to the Congress Hotel, wavin g acknowledgement of the cheers that
marked the former president’s prog ress.
Roosevelt declared tonight he ha d not mapped out a plan of campaign.
He was in consultation for sever al hours, with the members of his
candidacy and then assumed charge In person of what ho has termed “this
naked fight between corrupt politicians and thieves and the plain peo-
ple."
He would not discuss his probable appearance on the floor of -the con-
vention but no delegate tonight doub ted that he would be there.
Col. Harry 8. New, In charge of convention arrangements said Roose-
velt had not applied for a seat.
“if he does apply, we will do the best we can for him but unfortun-
ately all of the good seats are gone,’’ said New.
Early in the day It was announced that the colonel’s arrival- would
be devoid of the spectacular. Many delegates, however, would not have
it thus and when the train with the candidate finally rolled into the
station three bands and a cheering crowd were there to meet him.
The California delegation the
moot aggressive and outspoken of the
Roosevelt adherents—a delegation
which today issued a thinly veiled
of independent action if things did
not go well for the colonel in the
convention—marched to the station
in a body and escorted Roosevelt to
his hotel.
They bore a banner which read
“California Refuses To Try Title to
Property Before the Thief Who
Steals It,” and on the reverse side
“California’s Solid Twenty-six for
Theodore Roosevelt.” The banner
caught the colonel’s eye at once and
he beamed with pleasure.
Later he stood on the hotel bal-
cony and made an address to a
throng which blocked all traffic. In
Michigan boulevard for half an hour
he alluded to the sign and made the
so-called “theft" the topic of his re-
marks.
He seemed in fine fettle and thor-
oughly to enjoy being on’ the battle
ground in person. His reception was
all he could have desired. The
streets along his route were lined
with people and hundreds crowded
about the auto, making progress slow
and dangerous to the pedestrians.
The band which lead the way kept
up a continuous crash of music while
the two in the rear were equally busy.
The tune most in favor was the bat-
tle song of Ban Juan Hill and Santi-
ago, “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight”
a secret service man at the White
House, and it took all of the col-
one’s own strenuous efforts as well
as those of his guard to force a way
through the hotel lobby. The crowd
pressed behind him to the second
floor and when be stepped out on
the balcony to make an address to
the crowd behind surged forward and
all but pushed the candidate over the
railing. Quick work by the police
saved the situation.
“Chicago is a bad place for people
who steal,” said ithe. colonel, when
the cheers which greeted him had sub-
sided. California’s twenty-six votes
were cast for us at tbe primaries and
will be counted as such. Look at
that sign over there. ,
“This isja fight of honesty against
dishonesty; of honesty against
theft -
"The people have spoken and the
politicians dead or alive will be
made to understand that they are the
servants not the masters of the citi-
zens of the Republican party.
“This is no factional fight. Tbis
is a contest between the people them-
selves and the perpetual politicians
representing all that is worst in poli-
tics and in business. The people will
win. We have won in every State
where the people could express them-
selves, three to one and some times
When the vast throng in front of
his hotel was clamoring for the col-
oner to appear the bands played.
"Hal, Hail the Gang’s All Here” and
Everybody’s Doin’ It Now,” was an
' other welcoming air.
1 Col. Roosevelt had been, met at
the station by a personal bodyguard
headed by United States Marshal
Frank Tyree of West Virginia, once
Total number of contests heard—254. .
Taft delegates seated—235.
Roosevelt delegates seated—19. •
SATURDAY’S RESULTS FOR TAFT.
Texas at large, 8; first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth
tenth and fourteenth; 18 delegates.. Texas total—26.
Virginia at large—4; first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth
and tenth districts-16. Total for Virginia—20. \ 1
—Washington—at large. 8..-First, second and third districts. 6: total.
14 for Washington. 1
District of Columbia—2.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Texas—Third and fifteenth districts—4. —,
North Carolina—Fourth, 2.
,Taft total Saturday—62. -___.
Roosevelt total Saturday—8.*
26 TEXAS DELEGATES ARE
GIVEN TAFT-LYON LOSES
Representation at Large and From Nine
Districts Taken From Roosevelt
After Vigorous Fight. ...
By Associated Press.
Chicago, III., June 15.—Its closing hours attended by exhibitions of
tense partisan and personal fedling among its members, the Republican Na-
tional committee concluded tonight the hearing of the contests involving 254
seats in the National convention which la to assemble Tuesday. The sum of
its work Is—Roosevelt, 19; Taft, 235.
In today’s contests, all of Washington’s fourteen votes went to President
Taft on a single vote and without a roll call. The Washington Taft delegatee
were Mated againet the protect of Senator Pindexter, that the “country
would judge the case." . H:
Out of Texae, Taft secured twenty-six of the contested thirty over the
prostrate form of Col. Cecil A. Lyon, who declared “You may dopoM me
now, but I will be back four years. Trom now when many of you will not.”
In Virginia, where the issue was, drawn between “negro voters and the
regular State organization, the President received the entire oonteeted dele-
gation of twenty.
In the District of Columbia he won two, Committeeman Sidney Bieber,
oing to defeat with the Roosevelt delegaton.
Col. Lyon fought each of the Texae contoet casM personally and was
defeated in all but two of them.. Lyon Mid:
“I havo hoard much recently of ‘100 days and the return from Elba,’ 1
give you fair warning that If you persist In the way you are going, there will
be a repetition of another historic incident. The Commouno.”
eight to one.
“They are stronger with us now
than they were then." -
Someone from the street shouted.
“Illinois was with you.”
“Yes," Roosevelt continued, "we
have Illinois’ fifty-six votes. Many
more are with us who were at the
time of the primary. These, men will
not tolerate brazen theft. They re-
fuse to sanction robbery. . — —
“This is a naked fight between cor-
rupt politicians and tileves and the
(Continued on Page Five.)
Esquimeau Dog, Survivor
of Pack, Here on Long Trip
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Last night there was one animal in
I Wichita Foils that probly felt the
heat more to his discomfort than any
other living creature in the city and
that was Old Jack, an Esquimaux
dog. Old Jack id one of the pack of
eight dogs being driven overland on
A tour of all the State capitals in the
United States by Capt. Eli A. Smith,
of Cape Nome, Alaska. Aa Old Jack
laytpanting on the pavement with
his companion canines last night with
the temperature well above the cen-
tury mark it could easily be imagin-
’ ed that he was longing for his far-
away home, amid the ice and snow
fields of the Northland where the
* temperature during most of the year
never gets above the zero mark.
Old Jack ie the only survivor of
the pack of eight dogs with which
Capt. Smith started from Cape Nome,
on November 14, 1905 carrying over-
land to Washington a message to the
Justice of the Supreme Court and
the President of the United States.
Mr. Smith reached Washington with
hla dogs Feb. 20, 1907. After deliv-
ering the message the took his dogs
to New York and there conceived the
idea of visiting each of the capitals
of the States of the Union, -Capt!
Smith and Old Jack, the only sur-
vivor of the original - eight dogs,
reached Wichita Falls Friday night
on their way from Austin, the last
capital visited, to Santa Fe, New
Mexico. From Santa Fe they will go
to Pheonix, Arizona, and from Pheo-
nix to Sacramento,” California, which
will complete the entire tour.
Since leaving Cape Nome Old Jack
has traveled nearly 50,000 miles and
unless the hot weather cute abort his
€ (Continued on page 2)
The Washington cases, almost the
last to engage the committee’s at-
tention before the conclusion of its
ten days’ work were preceded by a
threatened personal combat between
Francis J. Honey and Committeeman
Kennedy of North Dakota, which
was prevented only by the interfer-
ence of their associates.
Mr. Roosevelt tonight definitely de-
clined the suggestion that he stand
M a candidate for the temporary
chairmanship of the convention. This
proposal has been discussed more or
less during the past ten days. It wM
made, to T’fr. RSosevelt tonight by
Alexander Moore of Pittsburg. 4.
The contest for the Texas delegates
at large was first called. Col. Lyon
said he believed technically there
wM no contMt against the Roosevelt
delegation. He Mid be believed Ho
printed brief for the Taft delegates
had been filed within the time limit
and that therefore no formal contMt
existed.
Secretary Howard of the committee
Mid ho had two sets of credentials
from Texas.
“The chairman can only go on the
advise of the becretary,” said Chair-
man Rosewater. "He says a contMt
exists and it must be called.’’
Col. Lyon Mid that in yesterday’s
Alaska case and in other cases, con-
tests had been- excluded1 because
they bad not. been filed within the
stipulated time. He and Committee-
man Capers of South Carolina insist-
ed that no Texas contest of delegates
at large existed. A crisis was preci-
pitated when Committeeman Mulvane
of Kansas moved to pass Texas and
to take up Virginia because Texas ap-
way," the commitee voted to take up
the Virginia contest and pass Texas
temporarily.
When the Virginia contest wM
called,- another difficulty arose. Only
the Taft delegates at large appeared.
The Roosevelt delegates’ could not
be found. It was announced that
several „delegates understood they
were to be heard after the Texas
cases.
Senator Borah proposed to take up
the Washington cases. Again it was
announced the Washington Roosevelt
men were not ready. Then the Texas
cases were again Uken up.
Col. Lyon appeared for the Roose-
visit delegates and H. F. McGregor
for the Taft men. Frederick C. Bry-
an, a Taft contest attorney, began
the argument by saying:
COLQUITT WILL
SPEAK TUESDAY
GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS LOCAL
VOTERS AT OPERA HOUSE
IN EVENING
COMMITTEE ON RECEPTION
Preparations Made for Entertainment
of Chief Executive When He Ar-
rives Hers
Preparations are being made for
the entertainment of Gov. O. B. Col-
quitt who will speak in Wichita
Falls Tuesday night in the interest
of his candidacy for re-election. The
speech will be delivered at the opera
house at 8 o’clock, the Governor be-
ing due to arrive from Henrietta early
in the afternoon.
will be remembered that in hla
former campaign for the governorship
two years ago. Gov. Colknttt cuerd
his campaign in Wichita Falls. He
has a large following here and is ex-
pected to have a large crowd when
he speaks. The following reception
committee has been appointed:
Col. W. C. Sherrod, Major Robert
Cobb, Myles O’Reilly, J. A. Kemp,
Rd Howard, R. E. Huff, C. W. Bean,
Morris Marcus, Wiley Blair, W. Lee
Moore, P. P. Langford, J. J. Perkins,
C. F. Woods, L. D. Rhodes, J. J.
Manley, A. A. Hughes, D. M. Perkins,
Dr. J. M. Bell, Harry Gaston, Jerome
Stone, P. Taylor, A. H. Carrigan, A.
H. Britain, Dr. L. Mackechney, M.
Barwise, P. Lawler, C. C. Huff, J. T.
Montgomery, Dr. Garrison, H. A.
Fairchild, C. B. Felder, T. J. Taylor,
W. N. Bonner, E. P. Haney, J. L.
McConkey, R. H. Suter, 0. T. Bacon,
P. C? Maricle, Joseph F. Hund, J. B.
Marlow, Patrick Henry, Ed Napier,
John C. Kay, Judge P. A. Martin, W.
A. Reid, Edgar Scurry, T. B. Green-
wood, D. H. Hardy, L. H. Mathis, Dr.
J W. Duval, Dr. Everett Jones, W. R.
Cobb, George L. Woodward, W. J.
Bullock, J. A. Murphy,
Burkburnett—W. C. Myers, ‘George
Furlow, Ben Swegler, J. A. D. Smith,
J. G. Hardin, J. Staley, T. W. Dan.
iels, S.‘P. Hawkins, Hugh Riley.
Iowa Park—A. E. McCleskey, Gil-
bert Cottrell, George Akers, A. L.
Brubaker, Tom Corridon Sr., C. H.
Clark, Bradley Winfrey, Allen Wo-
mack. 4
Electra—P. E. Ashworth, R. L.
Rods, J. W. Stringer, C. L. Aven, R.
M. Coats, J. H. Moriatt, J A. Fisher,
B. F. Gillis, W W. Brown, R. Hi
Cook, Brandon Smith, F. D. Woodruff,
W. J. Sheldon, - Charles Priden, J.
Terry, ,
Allendale—Al E. Gwinn, W. L.
Swearingan, J. Billingsley,
Friberg—Rd Gardner, Will ‘Fri-
berg.
Churches Services and Hike Will Be
Features Today—Track Meet Sat-
urday Afternoon
Secretary Sheffer of the Fort
Worth Y. M. C. A., assisted by G. W
Saam, scout master of Fort Worth
and John G. Anderson of - this city,
are at the head of the Camp Wichita
Association, formed yesterday, which
will work to form a general organ-
ization including practically every
Young Men’s Christian Association
In Northwest Texas, the purpose of
the combination being to bring to
Lake Wichita-an-alnua IBUminer—en-
campment similar' to the one now
progress.
This was decided yesterday after-
noon when “Camp Wichita" was
created with a roll of members on
which appears the names of every
Fort Worth and Wichita Falls boy
now at the lake. G. W. Sheffer and
the others of Camp Wichita, are en-
thusiastic over the prospects, for It’s
success, and Scout Master Hill In
speaking of the matter last night
said that Lake Wichita is the beat
spot in the State of Texas for the
holding of a boy’s camp similar to
the one now in progress. He thinks
that there is no doubt but that tbe
annual outing of Fort Worth Y. M.
C. A., members and Boy Scouts will
be held at Lake Wichita in the fu-
ture.
Meanwhile the boys continue to
enjoy themselves. Friday night a
snipe hunt was taken and several of
them held the sack for some time
and grew angry when they were call-
ed off. Many of the youths still be
lieve that they would have secured
a sack full of snipes had they been
allowed ‘ remain at their posts.
Yesterday afternoon a track meet
was held in which Erwin of Wichita
Falls, made the highest score among
the juniors snd Bsylor of Fort
Worth scored high for the seniors. '
Tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock
Secretary Sheffer will conduct devo-
tional services which the public is
invited to attend. In the afternoon
a long hike will probably be taken.
Monday night baa been set aside as
stunt night and the public is in-
vited to attend.
MAN SHOT IN BACK IN
DALLAS SALOON SATURDAY.
By Associated Press. 1 d •
Dallas, Texas, June 15.—C. M.
Cowan enterted a bar here this af-
ternoon and approached from behind
toward Eugene Cornett who wax’
seated in a chair. When close to
Cornett Cowan, drew a pistol and
fired eight shots Into Cornett’s back.,
almost instantly killing him. The
cause Is unknown and Cowan re-
fuses to talk. Both were young
men.
SUMMARY OF PAST WEEK
IN COTTON FUTURE MARKET
By Associated Press. -
New. Orleans, June 15.—This was
a bull week In the cotton market and
prices of the most active in futures
closed at a net advance of 3S to 51
points. Huge operations by leading
bull interest# were responsible. Bulls
claimed a wide spread Improvement
In spot demand as the foundation for
their trading. Their claims of a bet-
ter spot demand were upheld by spot
prices and by Liverpool - trading
where spot sales amounted to 70,000
bales against only 26,000 this week
last year. : .
Francis Heney and North Dakotan
Use Word “Liar” Freely In
Colloquy
Ry Associated Frees.
Chicago, III,, June 15.—-A resolu:
tion providing for a sub-committee
to investigate and reorganize the
Republican party of Texas was in-
troduced on the National committee
today by Thomas L. Devine of Colo-
rado. Cecil A. Lyon denounced the
plan as an attack upon himself. - ‘
"I'll bo back here four years from
now,’ he declared, "You men who -
repudiated —me-here-today-have-most-—-
of you been repudiated by your own
States." y V
The motion was finally tabled on
the suggestion of a. Taft member, 44 :
abutting off a speech" Francis J.
Heney had started. Mr. Heney ac-
cused Chairman Rosewater of recog-
nixing no one but "machine-made,
hand-picked crooks.”
“The chair recognizes the gentle-
man,”, retorted Rosewater. Colonel 4
Lyon declared that if the committee
persisted in the way it was going
there would be a repetition of that
historic Incident "Tbe Commune.”
The charge of "liar” following Mr.
Kennedy's declaration that Mr.
Heney had made his motley by “ly-
ing to the people” brought about the
sensational fight episode.
Mr. Heney had objected to any
limitation of the time on the Wash-
ington contest bearing and followed
with a declaration about “stealing
delegates.”
Hisses greeted him from various
parts of the committee room and in
the Interchange of remarks following.
Committeeman Kennedy declared,
"Well, I did not make my money by
lying to the people."
“What did you say?" asked
Heney.
"By lying to other people," Kennedy
shouted.
"You lie,” Heney shouted.
"You lie.” Kennedy retorted.
The North Dakotan arose from his
seat near the center of the room and
started rapidly toward Heney who
waa standing by; hla chair in the
front row. i Members of the commit-
tee crowded forward from all parts
of the room, some rushing between
Heney and Kennedy.
The latter approached Heney and
cried "I know where you made your
money, I can prove 'where you did
It, in the city of St. Paul."
"You he,” Heney shouted back. By
this time committeemen had grasped
both men and were pulling them
apart. '
The trouble over the Washington
cases was the first In which Heney
had been hissed by others on the
commute. At one time when Com-
mitteemen took exception to his ,
sharp remarks and greeted him with
laughter, he referred to them aa N
"coyotea." ___
’ Heney held his seat in the com-
mittee on the proxy of Thomas *
Thorson of South Dakota. '
APACHE PRISONERS TO 2
RETURN TO MEXICO. "
It N.I -- i — :
By Associated Press. . •
Washington, D. C., June 15 — The
Senate today passed a bill authorizing
the transfer of all Apache prisoners
of war at Fort Bill to the Apache Y
reservations In New Mexico. Only
those who desire to return will be
sent there. The House has yet to
pass the bill. O
parently was ’not reed.’ %
„"4 protest against such action,”
Mid Lyon, “we are ready. -
“But you decline to go on with
the first contest,” Mid Mulvane over
the protest of Committeeman Capers
who Mid "You can’t run over us this
*
"Col. Lyon is the Republican party nrnri nriirnii ft inr
in Texas. He is^ Republican com- MEDEL GENERAL Ant
mittee and he runs things absolutely.
The fight In Texas has been largely
a fight against Lyon and he promises
to be both the beginning and the
ending of the party in the State, it
he is allowed to seat his delegation
here this_year. Under the system
maintained by Col. Lyon, each coun-
ty is given one vote in the State con-
vention and an additional vote for
each IM voters in the county. As a
— ARRESTED BY OROZCO
Charge of Insubordivation Filed
Temporary Chairman for
Democrats to be Neutral
By Associated Press, Pun
Baltimore, Md., June 15.—The tem-
porary chairman of the Democratic
convention must be neutral. That is
the position Taken by National com-
mitteomen who are considering men
for this place. The qualification of
neutrality was made known at Na-
tional headquarters and it is to weigh
heavily with the committee on ar-
rangements.
National committeemen have seven
names under consideration for the
chairmanahip. These names are not
made public.
The progress of events at Chicago
is being closely watched by the com-
mitteemen here who indicated today
that a prolonged convention at Chi-
cago may delay proceedings here even
if the Republicans nominate their
ticket as late aa a week from Mon-
day the Baltimore convention could
proceed without delay.
TEN PERSONS INJURED
IN OKLAOHOMA CYCLONE.
By Associated Press.
Pawhuska, Okla., June 15.—Ten
persons were injured, one severely
when a tornado swept (brought
Nelogomy. Several buildings were
demolished and a number were dam-
aged; a Katy freight train * was
blown from the track." A relief train
sent from Pawhuska returned to-
night with the injured.
Marriage license were issued yester-
day to Wyatt Palmer, of Comanche
Oklahoma and Miss Beulah Cook of
Burkburnett and to Ollie Davis and
Miss Dora Bell Massey of Electra.
The morals of some people seem to
run on Dat wheels.
Against Two Leaders in Insur,
rectos’Camp
By Associated Press.
Chihuahua, Mexico, June 15.—Gen.
Emilo Campa, one of the most dash-
ing rebel officers, was arrested today
ern counties which have about three together with Col. Jose Altatorre by
thousand votes have a voice in the order of General Orosco. Both were
result one hundred and thirty west-
thousand votes have a voice In the
convention wholly disproportionate to
that of Dallas which alone casta that
many votes.”
Bryan declared Texas’ real senti-
ment was for Taft and that there
would have been a big Taft majority
In the State convention had it not
been for Col. Lyon’s political brig
ardage and steam roller methods by
which Republican voters were dis-
franchised. Lyon was charged with
'the worst type of political brigand-
held Incommunicado.
Orosco charged insubordination. It
is said a quarrel caused the arrest
but Its nature is not known. It is
rumored the two officers were arrest-
ed because when ordered to the
front they sent their troops but did
not go to the front themselves.
E. H. Underwood and family have
left the city and will reside In Resen-
berg, near the coast. Mr. Underwood
—_____- -_____has sold his residence on Tenth street
(Continued on page 4)- to J. M. Blankenship. .. :
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