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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th 1912
DEBATING MOTION TO OVERRULE
DECISIONS OF NATIONAL COMMIT
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FEELING RUNS HIGH ANO
MUCH TUMULT PREVAILS
Fist Fights Narrowly Averted and
Personalities Throw Convention
Into Uproar-Six Hours of Talk
By Associated Press.
BULLETIN—Chicago- At three o’clock this afternoon the
convention was thrilled by an ovation to Governor Hadley. The
-1 demonstration came after Watson said he believed Hadley would
consent to let the "purging" resolutions go to the credentials com-
mittee. Cheers for Hadley continued twenty minutes. One man
jumped on the stage shouting “Hadley the next President' of the
.United States.” There is ore talk of Hadley as a compromise
candidate. - -
Chicago, June 19.—At 2 o’clock this afternoon chieftains in the
struggle for leadership in the Republican party were in the midst
of a long argument over the proposition suggested by the Roose-
velt side that certain Taft delegates be “purged" from the tempor-
Vary roll.
• Their arguments were based on declarations that the national
committee had wrongfully seated delegates credited to Taft. In-
terest in the debate was keen.
At times the disorder was threatening, but finally Chairman
Root seemed to have the disturbers cowed into a semblance of
calm. - Z
Perhaps the greatest disturbance was precipitated when For-
mer Senator Hemenway, speaking for the Taft side declared he
preferred Penrose of Pennsylvania, as an ally, to Flinn, the Roose-
velt leader. It looked for a moment as if a small riot would break
loose.
The Roosevelt strategy board was hard at work all night, but
- the Taft forces were none the less busy. Ante-rooms at both head-
quarters were crowded all through the night
“The Taft forces will stand together exactly as they did yes-
terday,” said McKinley, “If there is any shifting we will gain
as much if not more than the others.
Gov. Hadley said at the conclusion of the Roosevelt conference
there would be no change in Roosevelt’s convention program.
“There is nothing to this compromise talk,” said Senator Pen-
rose at arrival at the convention hall this morning, “there will
not be until we settle the question of organization. We will have
more votes to reject Hadley’s proposition to upset the roll than
were cast yesterday. , t
All records for outgoing telegraph dispatches were broken yes-
terday, approximately 1,000,000 words being handled according
to the telegraph companies.
Overnight developments gave promise of tumultuous debate
on the Roosevelt proposition of substituting certain Roosevelt del-
egates for Taft men who were admitted by the national commit-
tee. Roosevelt was in absolute charge of his force, directing by
\ private telephone over a wire strung from the hall to his apart-
" ments.
* Taft leaders early declared there could be no compromise, of
any sort. Gov. Hadley announced he would not sanction a bolt
- under any circumstances. Gov. Deneen backed up Hadley and
persons who had been speculating on a bolt by the Roosevelt con-
tingent were willing to speculate as to whether this might indicate
mutiny oh the Roosevelt ship. *1
When the gavel crashed for order soon after 11 o’clock this
morning the people in the great convention hall realized they were
in for some stirring scenes.
X Rev. Joseph A. Stolz offered the prayer for the morning ses-
sion and immediately following the unfinished.business was taken
up. This was Hadley’s demand for elimination of ninety-two, con-
tested delegates from the temporary roll. Root announced that an
agreement had been reached between Watson and Hadley that
three hours of debate equally divided be the limit. ' -
After Chairman Root-reached the platform he was flanked on
Gibbs Predicts $35.000,000
Grain Crop This Season
one side by Gov. Hadley the Roosevelt leader and on the other by
James Watson of the Taft forces.
As a preliminary to the day’s expected hostilities, all three
shook hands and “retired to their corners.” Gov. Hadley for
Roosevelt opened the three hours debate. He reviewed yester-
day’s events leading up to the ruling by Chairman Rosewater.
"We could have met, immediately and forcibly, this arbitrary
ruling," he said and was roundly cheered, "we could have insisted
on calling the roll and could have taken control. Instead we chose
to wait patiently until today." Gov. Hadley appealed that person-
alities be left out of the debate. He read a statement from four-
teen members of the national committee protesting against the
action of the majority in seating many of the delegates especially
in the California and Texas cases,
Gov. Hadley finished at 11:58 and was followed by W. T.
Dovell of Washington, for the Taft side. Dovell said it was "ut-
terly false that the State of Washington-everwas-carried—for
Roosevelt.” At this point he was interrupted by angry jeers and
interrogations from the Roosevelt partisans. Mr. Dovell charac-
terized as “recklessly false" the statement credited to Roosevelt
that an effort had been made to bribe the Washington delegates.
Dovell said “When it was discovered the night before the state
convention in Washington that the Taft delegates were in control,
the adherents of Mr. Roosevelt declined to come to the convention
because they knew they were beaten.
Henry A. Allen of Kansas, speaking in support of the Roose-
velt side, ridiculed the statement about the Washington primary
and quoted figures to show that Taft’s vote had been small, the
midst of his talk, Allen was challenged to say whether he intended
to support the nominee of this convention. He said he would under
one condition, that his nomination is not accomplished by “fraud
and thievery.”
A great uproar followed. The chair sustained a point of order
and asked for fair play for both sides. After being interrupted
several times, Allen shouted at some of the Taft tormentors, “You
haven’t got anything until this convention is over. Then the Lord
only knows what you have got.”
Allen dealt in the figures of the primary held in Seattle. He
said Roosevelt got all but 500 of the 6000 votes cast. A delegate
asked him how many voters there were in Seattle. He replied
“more than 100,000.” U
Allen denounced the methods of the Washington State leaders
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SECOND CHOICE
DEMOCRATIC VICE-PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE MAY BE AUTO.
MATIC SELECTION
AT BALTIMORE
TWO BIPLANES
. IN FATAL CRASH
IN DEFENSE OF
ADMINISTRATION
FRENCH AVIATORS COLLIDE IN
MID-AIR, BOTH BEING
( KILLED
WINGS ARE INTERLOCKED
GOVERNOR COLQUITT ADDRESS-
ES LARGE CROWD AT OPERA
HOUSE.
REPLIES TO CRITICISMS
0.2 "The wheat and oat crop of Texas
‘ ' for 1912 will amount, in money value.
to at least $35,000,000 according to the
best estimate I can now make with the
information at hand, gathered from
correspondence and from personal ob
servation,” said J. O. Gibbs, secretary
/ of the Texas Grain Dealers’ Associa-
.--- tion, who was in the city yesterday for
a abort time. "In many sections of
Texas oats are yielding as high as 90
bushels per acre, and I am quite posi-
tive that the oat crop of the state is
by far the largest in the history of
Texas. Up to the time of the rain,
which seems to have been heavier in
the Wichita Falla county, but waa gen-
eral and abundant in a wide stretch of
| county from 'Dalhart to the coast. 1
had almost despaired of a corn crop.
But the rain waa timely and in my
opinion a splendid If not the best and
largest corn crop ever made in Texas
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will be gathered this fall. Putting ev-
erything together, I am convinced this
is going to prove the most prosperous
year in the crop line with which Texas
has been glossed since, the year 1907.
and the price for all farm products is
in proportion to other things."
Mr. Gibbs was here on official busi-
mess for the Association, and after fin-
ishing it left on the night train for
Vernon for a visit to hla daughter be-
fore returning to hla ‘home at Fort
Worth.
CANNON EXPLODES BUT
NO ONE IS INJURED.
Headquarters, of Various Aspirants
Open and Busy With Thslr
Preparations
By Associated Press
Baltimore, Md., June 19.—Prelim-
inary to the meeting tomorrow of the
arrangements committee to select
temporary officers of the Democratic
National convention there was furth-
er discussion today of the proposition
to have the presidential canddiate
who receives the second highest num-
bet of votes on the final ballot accept
the nomination for vice-president.
National Committeeman Daniela of
North Carolilia, is strongly urging
this proposition. He said today: “Of
Tourse, all the presidential candidates.
say they would not accept second
place on the -ticket, but what else
could they say at this time?"
Daniels added that the makeup of
the ticket from the geographical
standpoint would be satisfactorily
brought about by the adoption of this
proposition.
The headquarters of the various
presidential candidates were in full
swing today and the rival camps Is-
sued hourly claims of victory. Sec-
retary Woodson said that all of the
contests received so far were quite
minor in character. He said:
“All in all, I don't believe there
will be more than forty seats contest-
ed, and these represent perhaps half
a dozen delegations. No one of them
is serious."
Lieut.Gov. J. T. Ellison of Vir-
ginia, the National committeeman
from that State, says that several
candidates in the field will receive
part of the vote cast.
"Virginia will be satisfied with any
good candidate," said Ellison, “the
State has no candidate of its own."
Unable To See Each Others Machines
' They Run Together and Both
Are Killed
By Associated Press
Douai, France, June 19.—Capt. Du
bois and Lieut. Albert Peignan, offi-
cers of the French army and trained
airmen, were killed today when their
biplanes collided with a terrific force
in mid air. They were flying over
the military grounds.
The two officers who were, closni
friends were unable to see each oth-
er while flying through an early
morning haze. I-n making a curve
their machines collided with an aw-
ful—-impact--The--wiro--stays-and"
canvas wings became Interlocked and
the two biplanes crashed to the
ground. , *
Peignan was taken dead fromthe
debris. Dubois died within an hour.
THIRTEEN MINERS ARE
ENTOMBED IN COLORADO
Explosion in Mine Near Trinidad—
Rescuers Are Making Lit-
tle Headway
By Associated Press.
Trinidad, Colo., June 19.—Thirteen
miners are entombed and are believ-
ed to have been killed by an explosion
in the Hastings mine owned by the
Victor-American Fuel Company, early
today. One miner, badly injured, has
been rescued. The main slope was
badly caved and rescuers have made
but little progress.
F
SIDELIGHTS ON CHICAGO FIGHT
BRYAN ENJOYS HIMFEUF,
THERE AS NEWSPAPER MAN
Says Republicans Won’t Make Any
Mistakes That Democrats
% Can’t Rectify
By Associated Press.
Chicago, June 19.—William Jenn-
ings Bryan, at the convention as a
working newspaper man, says he is
enjoying the gathering more than
any other National convention of Re-
publicans be ever attended. He said:
“In previous gatherings, I have al
ways, felt a personal interest in eith-
er the ‘candidate or in some- phase of
the campaign isaues, but this year
it is different. You see, I have been
beaten by both of the principal candi-
datea, so I am in position to go ot
the loser, whoever, he may be and
assure him that defeat ia not fatal;
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♦ ♦
« WALL STREET’S BETTING +
♦ New York, June 19.—Betting +
♦ odds in Wall street today ♦
+ swung a little in favor of +
♦ Taft’s nomination. Yesterday .4
♦ 10 to 9 was offered that the ♦
+ President would not be named ♦
+ as the Republican candidate at ♦
♦ Chicago; today even money ♦
+ was offered and asked. •
♦ Roosevelt's _ chances were *
♦ measured yesterday by the ♦
♦ betting odds at 7 to 10; today ♦
*5 to 10 represented Wall ♦
+ street’s willingness to venture •
♦ bets on the Colonel's nomina- •
NO VOTES FOR WOMEN"
FORCES IN EVIDENCE
that I have had
It for my portion
three times and am still alive and
enjoying life. • :
"For the winner, I am inThis posi-
tion—whatever mistakes are made
this week, the Democrats will have
full power and opportunity to correct
next week at Baltimore.”
Hawaii will go solid for Taft,-ac-
cording to a statement given out at
Taft headquarters late 'yesterday.
This was in answer to widely_circulat.
ed rumors that at least two of the
island delegates, pledged to the ‘presi-
dent would vote for Roosevelt. 7
A committee picked from members
of congress will confer with the reso-
lutions committee in an effort to have
a good roads plank inserted in the
platform. . This course was decided
upon at the fifth national good roads
congress which met in Chicago yes-
terday====---------==
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt P hongworth
and her husband, Congressman Long-
worth, occupied advantageous seats
right back of the press stands.
— The colonel’s daughter came in
quietly and without attracting the at-
tention of the crowd. ,
* The box reserved for special guests
was repeatedly scanned by spectators
for sight of some members of the coll
onels’ family, but it was some time
before Mrs. Longworth was located.
The number of visitors to Chicago
Victoria, Tex., June 19.—As if by a
miracle a great number of people es- 'for the convention was estimated last
caped injury during the Jake Wolters | night to be well above 150,000. Ev.
celebration today when a cannon ex- sery hotel in the down town district
ploded. Pieces’ of iron were imbed- 1 was crowded to its capacity, and late
ded In a number of buildings‘but no crowds were directed to outlying hoe-
one was injured. Itelries. , s
: tion.
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ROOSEVELT TO REMAIN
AWAY FROM CONVENTION
For the Present Will Content Him-
self With Keeping In Touch ,
By ’ Phone
By Associated Press ,
Chicago, June 19.—Col. Roosevelt
has been supplied with a bunch of
tickets.'- admitting the bearer to a
seat on the platform. The source of
these tickets has not been learned.
It'ls understood one of the ques-
tions discussed at a conference of
Roosevelt leaders this morning was
the advisability of Roosevelt's, going
to the convention ball to direct his
fight at close range. It was decided
that, temporarily I at least, the plan
pursued by Mr. Roosevelt yesterday
should be followed and that he would
keep in touch with leaders by tele-
phone. -% .
The air of nervousness that hung
over the convention, the police and
employes yesterday was curiously
absent today. No one knew what to
expect yesterday but today the po-
licemen chatted and laughed, secure
in the belief that thegcould handle,
any situation that might develop.
Quite a number of prominent Tex-
as Democrats have arrived here to
watch the convention proceedings
and possibly learn" something that
will stand them in good stead at
Baltimore, whither all of them are
Anti-Suffragettes At Chicago Will
Oppose Suffrage-Plank. Alice
Among Those Present
By Associated Press.
Chicago, June 19.—When the mon-
ster crowd gathered at the Coliseum
today, it included women of many
creeds, such as those who believe in
votes for women, pleasure for wo-
men, clothes for women, society for
women and even "no votes for wo-
men." The anti-suffragettes have
thrown their bats into the ring. A
delegation is ready to appear before
the convention to attempt to counter-
act the efforts of the suffragettes
who will try to have inserted in the
psrty platform a suffrage plank.
Since the arrival of Alice Roose-
velt Longworth her clothes and her
movements have been watched close-
WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR FLAG TOMORROW NIGHT.
M. H. Barwise of this city who is
in charge of the flag-raising ceremony
to take place at the new Federal
building on July 4th, is anxious that
a representative gatherings of citi-
zens should be held tomorrow night
at the Chamber of Commerce at
which meeting arrangements are to
be made for the ceremony.
Members of the labor unions, the
Farmers’ Union and the citizenship
generally are urged to attend and
participate and Mr. Barwise states
that he is counting upon everyone
to help make the occasion a
cess.
suc-
CONFEDERATE WOMAN
CAPTAIN DYING TODAY
Answers Many Things That Have
Been Used Against Him—DI* J I
plays "Red Helfer.”
Before an audience of about 1400′1
people, which seemed to be largely.
In sympathy with him, Gov. Colquitt '
spoke at the opera house in bebalt
of his candidacy for re-election and
in defense of his administration.. Ho
replied in detail to almost every cri-
deism that has been made of him
and while his voice showed the st-
reets of the strain which it has under-
gone, it was not lacking in emphasis.
That the governor has views’ upon
the presidency was indicated by his
expreasing—the-hope, —--during- his-
speech that the Democrats would
nominate "an old fashioned Democrat
upon an old fashioned platform.”
Governor Colquitt is understood to
favor Harmon or Underwood for the
nomination, 4 ' ,
During his recital of the steps he
had taken to protect Texas from
Mexican depredations during the
Mexican revolution, someone shouted
"I wish you was president.’’ The re-
mark elicited decided applause and
the governor said, “I’m not running
for president; I can do more good as
Governor of Texas."
Frequent applause interrupted his
speech and there seemed to be little
doubt that his address was well re-
ceived. He was introduced eloquent-
ly by Judge A. H. Carrigan.
Governor Colquitt reached the city
late yesterday over the Wichita Val-
ley and was met at the station by a
large crowd of citizens and by a
band. Among those who occupied
seats on the stage last night were
Judge Scurry. Dr. L. Mackechney,
W. N. Bonner, Clint Woods, Judge
A. H. Carrigan, R. H. Hudson, J. A.
Kemp, Mayor Bell, J. T. Montgomery
and T. L. Toland.
The first speaker was Judge A. H.
Carrigan who spoke of,the fact that
Governor Colquitt opened his cam-
paign here two years ago, a fact
which he said made this city especi-
ally proud to do him honor. It was
the custom in Texas to elect gover-
nors’for a second term, he continued,
and he expressed the fervent hope
that this custom would not be brok-
en. t Te paid a tribute to Governor
Colquitt- for his A "clean up" of the-
penitentiary system and said that,
any opposition to him should be bas-
ed on principle -and not on abuse.
He then presented Governor Colquitt
as "a governor who stood upon prin-
ciple and was not afraid to do hla
duty." 1 The governor received a
substantial ovation when he came
for ward. •
Governor Colquitt began by men-
tioning hla opening speech here two
years ago, saying Texas was still in
need of the legislative rest and poll-
Capt. Sally M. Tompkins, Commis.
stoned By Jefferson Davis, At-
Death’s Door ,
By Associated Press
Richmond, Va., June 19.—Capt.
ly. Yesterday she appeared on the
street in a white lingerie derss with
a white bat trimmed with white
wings. The cooler weather today
made her return to wool. Mrs. Corn-
elius Vanderbilt is here from New
York. Arriving at her hotel she
found the corridors filled with prom-
inent men wondering where they
were going to sleep. Luckily the
Vanderbilt quarters were arranged
for last January.
■ ‘a
J. M. Keyes, delegate from Massa-
chusetts, is a double for Col. Roose-
velt, and the fact was the cause for
considerable excitement last night in
a Michigan avenue hotel cafe. While
the delegate was enjoying his dinner
there was a sudden stampede toward
him. J The stampeders thought they
were gazing on the ex-president.
It was necessary to get a detail of
police to check the crowds who were
about to rash the candidate. . ,
Mr. Keyes wears on his lapel a pho-
tograph of himself labeled, "I am
Roosevelt’s double. Can you beat
it?" He says he does not always
enjoy the button as it is oftentimes
the cause of considerable annoyance.
Senator Borah was ferreted out
today by two broad-batted delegates
from the West, wearing Roosevelt
ribbons: They made various sugges-
tions to Borah. All of these he re-
going1
Arrivals today include R. M. John-
son of Houston, retiring national com-
mitteeman; T. W. Gregory, delegate.
at large, and whose home is at Aus- however, delivered in a parting whls
tin: T. A. Thompson, district delegate per loud enough to be heard by otb
-------------------------------------------------1 ers, was "Count on us for anything:
(Continued on Page 4) I we’ll be glad to pull the rope.”
ceived and kept to himself.
One,
tical peace for which he at that time -
contended. He referred to the fact
that submission was an Issue then
and said that when prohibition was
Sally M. Tompkins said to be the
only woman who ever, received a mili-
tary .commission from "President Da-
vis of the Confederate States, is dy-
ing at the Confederate Home for the
Needy in this city, as a result of an
attack of acute indigestion. Capt.
Tompkins was one of the ministering
angels of the lost cause. During the
war she gave up everything in order
that she might look after wounded
Confederate adidiers. At her own
expense she established a private
hospital in Richmond. L
submitted he had voted and spoken
against, it: his opposition to’ it, he
explained, had been on the ground
that it was beter for the people in
the counties to choose for their own
localities. _
He said that his opponent had de-
clared that he (Colquitt) lacked 70,
Oho votes of a majority two years
ago, when aa a matter of fact he
lacked only 32,000.
“He’s just 125 per cent wrong.”
said the Governor.
Referring to the legislature he said
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Prayer is Preferred to .
Dynamite at Henrietta
Special to The Times.-eh
Henrietta, Texas, June 18, 1912.-
With an official rainfall of 3.81 inches
and a drop in the temperature from
112 last Sunday to 59 this morning,
Clay county ia rejoicing over the bright
prospects for an abundant harvest of
corn and cotton this season. As much
as four inches of rainfall ia reported
from points over the county. *
This rain has come at a time when
It assures a fair crop of corn even if
there should not be other rains until it
matures and with another good rain In
the next two or three weeks a bumper
crop will be harvested. Cotton in many
sections is already blooming and is in.
as good condition as was ever seen at
this time of the year. Already some
of the farmers have grown bold enough
to predict a bale to the acre, a thing
which happened a few years back.
In this connection a circular was
distributed here today which is inter
esting and self-explanatory, purporting
to set forth one of the possible factors
in the bringing about of the rain. The
circular follows:
“THANKSGIVING.” [.
“In view of the fact that Christians
from all denominations met at the
Baptist church Thursday night the
13th. to pray for rain, and in view ef t
the further fact that it was agreed that ■
we should all pray tn a secret place
until it should rain, and n view of the
fact that It has rained, it is hereby
announced that all the prayer meetings
will assemble at the Baptist church
Wednesday night. June 19th, to hold a
Thanksgiving service, and all who are
thankful and are, willing to take part
in public thanksgiving service are In-
vited to be present. - .
"This announcement is authorized
by all the resident pastors of the city.
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