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Orenon HUtorlcal loclef City Ha 'V'nf& Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Clear Oinx ."St; Jlln . Pnrlp I.1H. I'Nirly.nrcoiiil Vi'nr Unity- Mkvi'hIIi Vinr MRDKOftD, ORIOOOX, FRIDAY, .11 Mb 21, 1UIL. NO. 78. TAFT VOTES SEATING ALL CONTESTANTS v MHO AN i V E T SEAI TAFT DELEGATES STEAM ROLLER'S STRENGTH 605 Efforts to Bar Contestants From Vol Inn Defeated by Vote of DG9 to 49B Credentials Committee Slow on Rciorllnn and Work of Convention Delayed All Decisions So Far In Favor of Taft Men and Work of Na tional Committee Sustained Two noil Calls Forced on Alabama Case. Roosevelt Forces Confer as to Whetb er Thry Will Put Into Effect Non Partlclpntlng Program Adopted Ranks of Strain Roller Hold Firm No Desertions But Several Recruits. rOMSKI'M, CIlICAflO. .lime 21. CiHinliiNiw proof tluit tlif Tuft fol lower huc Ilic vote o scut nil of their contested delegates in tlu re publican national I'imvi'titiiiit n I'm r -nUhed today ulii'ii (I0.1 ili'li'Kiil.'x miIiw in seat tint Till I ili'li'Kiilfx in lilt' niiilli Aliiliiuna district, IiImIiu and WiM'oiiin Milium to Heal t !n dele Uiiti'o. Thin wiin the l'iit district that folollcl l(ollCVelt lll'dll It'll Wl tofll I nun liiin ami tin unusually high vole yioally pleased tlic Tat't mi'ii. Tin' minority report fur Aikniiwitx mill Arizona were hIimi tabled, ninl tlif iim juiity repot U adopted. All it lii vote in tin' Alnliiiiiiit eao whh iinniiiitii'i'il tin' leader of tin' KihimiwiII forces liclil a confoieiiee to deluimino whether it would put into I'tl'i'ct thi' nnn-pniiiciputiiiK program adopted liy tin' Woimi'Vi'lt I'm it. The Hittlonwnl ol' tho Aliiliiuna I'nhe.oumo lifter wtiiitisomo parliamentary m.i neiiverhig In which I wo rullonlls wiiro fn iii'il. s Snii' of Tuft Nomination Tliu Tn ft iiiiii'liinc huh! throughout. Tin' second case on which I tin it. hiiito wctv joined was tin' Arizona. Kvory effort in lining' miide by tli' I'oiivi'iitiou lender o fnri'i' llic citsi" tlirotujh mo (but iiitjoiiriiini'iit miiy la' ri'ticbi'il if possible by tomorrow night. .Miml of ilia cnuscrvntivo lenders loilay declared ibnl thry felt certain that I'losidont Tall would be tin iioiiiiimu of Hid convention. William Murium, junior, the Nw York li'iiibir wloo loyally In tin pieidoul ol' the I'uiti'il Slati'M bail Iutii ipiostiouod, Niiiil al 2:l"i: "I iiiii satisfied Mr. Tuft will be noiiiiuntcd. Now York is now imli I'ii'ii HH-it was generally accepted that if Now York landed tliu iiiuiiiliatinii for Ibi' president it woubl demand that Yii'o President SIiitiiiiiii ulsn hi' rciintniiiiited, although Inhn liny Hammond ami ,101111 Wniiiiinnker aro being eonsidcied by tlu delegates." Iladlcy's Motion Tallied Tbn i'oiivi'iitiou laiil on tin' tnbb' tbn motion ol' Governor llndloy of .Missouri that Ilia 72 Tuft delegate wltOHO SCIllS ItllVO lll'i'll Contested bo not permitted tu ot i 011 nay ipioslinn connected with tho I'Oiivi'ntion nrgnui zalion until their right tn Hit as dele gates hud been passed upon by the eoiivi'iilinii. Tbn vnte wiih as follews: Ayes fitll); imoK '11)11 ; not voting '.). COMSKl'.M, t'MK'AOO. Jtino JI.- It wiih 12:211 p. m. when Tempornry Chiiiruinn Knot ealleil the ennventinn to onler mid iiitroilueeil an the chap lain of Ihn iluy Iho Itev. .I0I111 Halcoin tihaw. Wool amioiiueeil that the iiel onler was the report of the coimiiit(no 011 eredeiitiulH, mill T. Dovall of Ynshiii;loii hamled up Ibe report. It reeoiuineiids that Taft ilelepiles and ullei'iintes be Heated from tbn ninth Al'ihaiua diHtrlct. lit the report tin" majority niemberri Hinted thai Ihoy had fully heard both hides ami found that the election of tho Taft delegates wiih regular. Tho report, in effect, cliiU'Ki'ri that the Koimevolt people tried to puck the district convention nild declared Unit a reMilutiou under which the ItooHevelt men ncled in limning commitleeimiu to k1'' cuulrol wiih either never passed at a regular ooimulllfo ineeliii or if originally puHHed, wiih later cluingeil to benefit Ibe ItooHevell men. The minority re port wan Hiibniilled by Delegate Alo Conuiek, of the illiunis diib'Kaliuu, Tat't Meet Inn Itemilni Clovernor Iladloy of Missouri mov ed the Hulmtitution of llui mlunrity re jinrl for tho majority and naked Unit MAKING I .MfCnrmit'k be nivou unaniiiKiiiK eon- cnl to rend a blief deiiliiiK with tin ipicHiion. A Yiriiiia ilelexal' iiiumM to lay the llailley motion ami Hie mi no rii report on the tnlilc. Mit'oriiiiek's Mtaleiiieut found tli.il the Tall convention in the ninth Ala liama district wax irrexular ami a bollinir one and that the KookcvcK ilelejrali'M were the only hnl deie Ifttli'n elccti'il in that district. I:IS p. in. llv-HepicMiiitiitivi' Watson moved to lalilc (he Iladley renolulioii. A mil call was ordered. Ilefoii, the ii'Milt in the Alabama delegation, the tint 011 thc-h-t could be auiioiinced, Heuev ot recognition to ileinaiiil whether the 72 delenleH whime heatK with in (pii'Miou were to be peniiilleil to vote. Knot declared that only the nittini? meuilicrx of the ninth Ahibabma diHtriet would he barreil fnuu volinK. hut that all ol licit, on Iho temporary roll could vole. The roll then piiHM'cihul. Taftlti- nicer Wildly When the vote of Wuliiu;:tDii Mule was mulled mid the required major ity of .11(1 had been paused, the Taft men cheered wildly. The Iladley motion was finally tabled by a vole of .1(11) ayes mid 'I'.lil noes, not voting 10. Xo material There ua renewed eheerinj: wbfii (Cnntlnili'il on IMitn TJin-n) DEBATE F COMSI'I'.I, rilll'.(JO, June 21. Ily a voto or 512 to .VJt, not vot ing, H; the ii'piililleiin iialloual con vention this alleriiooii heads I (lie Tart delegate from the Kouitli fall roin la ill-tilet. COI.ISKUM, CIIIt'AdO, Juno 21. When tho committee report from tint fourth California district wiih called Francis J. lleaey Mopped on tlm platform bohlud Coventor Ilad ley. TIiIh report neated tho Taft iIoIi'kiMch la that diHtrlct on teclilmicl KIiiiiuiIh, It lieliiK claimed hy Dm ma jority of tho credeulhiln vommltteo that the Taft men carried tho diH trlct, hut under tho state primary law were rofutjud credentials bocaiiHo they did not carry tho statu at largo, 'llio majority of tliu commlttuu lu- slHted that tho California was at variance with tho roprosontatlou liulo of the national commlttuu and iinununccd that tho Taft doloKiitcs had refused to sIkii any itKrcoinont to ahhlo hy tho statowldo doclslon. OmtIIii'ow of llio I'eoplo "A stnto law cannot suporsodo tho call of tho national committee," read the report, and thin announcement wiih received with Imioh and Jeers, llalhert of Minnesota presented tliu minority report, which scored tho majority. Mh action was charactur Izod iih "a trynnnlcal overthrow of tho will of tho people of California." OheeiH hy tho Hoosovolt forces Kt'ected UiIh statemeiit. Tho minority roport hold that tho majority violated tho tenets of fair play la suntlim 'ho Taft tuon In tho I'aco of 11 77,000 adverse majurtty," Hiulllai; viciously lleuoy sloppod to tho front of Iho platform. Ah ho did so soiueouo shouted "Oraad slanderl" (Continued on Tago 2.) N A WARM OVER CALI NA PLANNING FOR PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION Big Non-Partisan Gathering Schedul ed for August at Which Nation wide Organization Can Be Perfect ed by Members of Both Old Parties Want Woodrow Wilson for Vice Pres ident Human Rights Versus Spe cial Privilege to Be, Issue. fllH'AdO, .lime 21.- A- illustra' iujc the eompli'teiiefK of (lie break belweiiii the new party and ibe regular party plans are being worked out to day by tho KooHcvelt muuiiKurs look iug to a big mm-partiMiu piot;riv.'ive mass convention to be held early in August nl which n nation-wide orKan iation enu he H'rfected and a ticket iiamcil. I'mIchk Mime action of the republieaii eonyentiou now in iesioit fulls for early etion by the pnigre--siv'es thi- plan will be carried mil. WII-011 for Vice 1'itH.lilenl Woodrow WiUon is the mint nl read.v talked of as lunutiig mate for Ituiisiivi'll- asuiniii" that Koifovlt will be the eatnlidate if the lieu pniiv in tliu event that Wilson is not named nt Baltimore. William J. I ley an is 11U0 prominently mentioned. It is pointed out by (!. irgc ! Hf eMl of N'ew JutM-'y, who is tnmg for this program, that Hoosevell nnd Wilson aro really radicals of cipial degree, ami belong in the Mime parly, and thai Taft and Harmon are in fact representative of the Mime intorostn. The time for the new alignment, it is Miid, bus eome, and the mass con vention will he the next big step after the bolt from the old line republican organization Iuih been worked out. Time for Slial.o-l'p "It is time to sbnke l'enro'.e, Crime ami Knot," said Hocord. "They should herd I hem-elves in n party which openly stands for special priv ilege and the perver-imi of the courts. Wu who stand for human rights and for cipial justice have nothing in common with them, and we ought to go with clean democrats like Men l.indsey, llryan ami others of their kind. Wu have faith that the country is ready to respond to this cull." The Roosevelt people are encourag ed by the choice of Alton H. Parker as temporary chairman at Haltimore mid are hoping that the convention there will choose .some reaelionnry onndiflntc like Harmon or Underwood. This would re-ult in two conservative candidates with liuo-evel! us the one progressive. Cnlonul Itoosevelt put in the entire morning in his Miite conferring with bin lieutenants. As soon us tho con vention wns called to order the col onel's private wire to tho oonvoutun wns put in operation and he spent the afternoon listening to the report During tho afleraoon the Oklahoma delegation of Koosevellers started u movement to have a committee of the now parly loaders go to Hullimoro 10 meet, with tho progressives in the dcinocratio ranks with a view to get ting them into Iho new organization in tho event of the Maltimoro con vention naming a conservative candi date. CHICAGO, Juno 21.- .lack .lohn-hoii,- heavyweight champion pruo fighter of tho world, nnd his wife, Ktta, worn indicted by tho federal grand jury, charged with smuggling into this country a diamond necklace worth .f(l,ri0U. Johnson was given tho opportunity, Home weeks ngo, of avoiding'proscou tiou ou tho charge by paying .fO.OOO to tho government. Tho pugilist at templed to eoiupro. miso tho case, and tho government officials refused, INDICT JOHNSON FOR SIB Chief Engineer of - -- AT B M: "FSm, WAR MA. . mKi mjxj sk IS1 wfi 1 .V1LLIAI1-BARNE3IB, - ,. , JUDICIAL RECALL IS DENOUNCED IN ClIU'AtiO, .Inn--Jl.-As a ! artier indication that the regular repunli eans have decided to draw the line siiarply lietween radnwiUMn mat con servatis:::, and that the pnrty will stand sipiarcly 011 tho latter isn), the Mih-eoiainitlee ou resolutions in day wrote into the touiHirnr.v draft of tho platform a plank denouncing the recall of judges and recall of judicial decisions, two of the favonie planks of the Koorevolt progressive-. It is e.pecled that, tho faction of the progressives, who do not sub scribe to the Koo-evolt holt and who intend to remain "rogulnr" will op xise the plank in the full committee and even on the lloor of the conven tion, but in iew of the majority held hy the conservatives and their appar ent desire to put an iiueiiii'ocal stamp of that sort on the "regular" platform, it is expected that the plank will stand. Whatever it fate, the La Kollotte men will present a plat form as a minority report. Xo diffi culty over the tantf declaration de veloped today and it is an entire'y new plank that is hciui' drafted. CUICAfiO, June 21. lfeduetion 1 f representation of tho delegates from the south is the rock promising a live ly fight in the convention. A resolu tion was being prepared today groal! reducing tho numbers of delegates from the "solid south." Hasing upporlioiunciil of tho dele gates upon the nunibitr of votes eat at the preceding gemiral election is the plan discussed gouorally. Another radical change in the rules suggested by tho minority is a dele gation for states' rights in namt'.ig the national committee, a plan to give each state authority to elect ils com mit leemen in nny way it limy elect. The most drastic change in the rules as agreed to by bpth thp major ity and minority, is that giving the national committee power to remove from that body any ooiuuutleonmn who refuses to support tho nominee of tho party. It Ih said that the Shubcrts aro to ontor jho vamloYlllo Mold. G.0.P.W0RM! AT CONVENTION I REDUCE NIB OF DELEGATE FROM SOUTHERN AE Taft's Steam Roller BRYAN CHEERED l BY CHICAGO, June 21.- At ll:t)l u. in. the convention hall galleries wore two-thirds full nnd nil of tho dele gate were iii their seats. At that hour Chairman Hoot sent a messenger to Chairimin Dovino of the credeutinls coinmittoo demanding thut be present a roport to tho eon ventiou on tho easo.s already disKsed of. This action by Hoot followed I)e vinols refusal to act either on hi own iuitiativo or ou tho ?uggestion of tho steering conunittee of the Taft delegation. Tho various stale delegations con tinued their cheering, Pennsylvania nnd eighteen Miissnchusetts Hoo.so velt men, Kansas and California be ing especially noticeable for their cheers for liuosovolt, while Wisconsin was yelling for Lit Kollotte. In tho midst of the demonstration, W. .1. llryan came in nnd was loudly cheered. To shouts for a speech ho shook his bead. As he walked through the lobby u man began to whoop it up for tho peerless lender. Bryan scowled, turned suddenly nnd grabbed the enthusiast by the shoulder. "Stop!" ho said. "This is no place to yell for me. Don't you know this is a repuliiican convent ion." COMMITTEE VOTES WASHINGTON,. Juno 21. The house judiciary committee, which in vestigated charges of judicial impro priety against Judge Koherl Aroh bahl of the conuuerco court, voted unanimously today to recommend that tho house prefer articles of impeach ment against him. Tho houso probab ly will adopt tho report of the com mittee, which has already drafted specifications. The charges against Arehbald con sist of his transactions in culm batiks at Scrautou, l'a,, witli railroads while he was sitting ou the bench of the coumterco court. If tho house vote 1'uvornblv on the iinpeiichtnont recom mendation, members, will ho appointed by the speaker to prosecute ehargus against tho judge as piovidod under tho constitution of tho United Slates, BY REPUBLICANS 1 a. I IN ARCHBALD RRYAN w M 1 Ti-:iii-:r;uiM. CHICAGO, June 21. W. J. Hryan today sent the fol lowing telegram to Speaker Clark, Governor Vllnon, Governor Darke, Governor Kcbs, .Mayor Gaynor and Governor Baldwin: "In tho Interest of hnrmony I sug gested to tho sub-committee of the democratic national committee tho advisability of recommending an tempornry chairman some progressive ac foptable to the leading pro gressive candidates for the presidential nomination. I took for granted that no com mitteeman In the democratic convention would desire to offend the mombers of a con v'rtlsn overwhelmingly pro gressive by naming a react ionary to sound tho keynote ol the campaign. "Eight members of the sub committee, however, have, over the protest of the. re maining eight, agreed upon not only a reactionary, but upon the one democrats, who among those not candidates for the presidential nomina tion, who Is In the eyes of tho people most conspicuously Identified with the reaction ary element o'f the party 1 shall be pleased to Join you and your friends In opposing his selection by the full com mittee or by the convention, Kindly answer here, (signed) "W. J. BRYAN." TAFT IS ALL CONTESTS IN CHICAGO, Juno 21. 1). C. Kd wards, a Taft man and O. II. Waddle, a Itoosevelt adherent, who were seat ed by the national committee in the eleventh Kentucky district contest, were confirmed in their seats by the committee on credentials today by a vote of 20 to l.". All the national committee decisions in favor of Tatt delegates are being sustained. Francis J. lleney of California ap peared today, for the first time since lie was chosen a member of the com mittee, despite his originnl decision that ho would have no part in the committee'.-, deliberations. The form er han rranctsco gratt prosecutor precipitated a hot debate by demnnd ing fair play when one of the Tult leaders moved to report tho commit tee's decision on the Alabama cases to tho convention. Tho motion, ho said, wns merely n "flimsy pretext to carry out the fraud previously porH.'trated before tho na tional committee." lleney was ruled out of order, nnd after strenuous objections from the Uoosevelt supporters the motion car ried. L NHW YOHIC, Juno 21, lleforo leaving for Haltimore in his nutonio bilo today Governor John A. Dix de clared that ho made no deal with Charles Murphy, whereby ho would 10 renominated for govornor in return for supporting tho Murphy program. Ho said tho presidential nice was an open proposition and that the tenta tive selection of Judge Parker for temporary chairman of tho convention iavored 110 speotul candidate. WINNING RAPID SUCCESSION HAT IN RING BY ALTON B. Telegrams Sent Progressive Leaders Asking Them to Unite Upon Some Progressive Acceptable to All to Oppose Reactionary Candidate First Fight of Democratic Gathering Will Be Over Parker and Iryan Will Take the Floor Himself. CHICAGO, June 21. Colonol William Jennings Bryan threw his hat Into the Baltimore ring today when ho declared open war on the selection of the democratic nominee for temporary chairman Alton B. Parker and announced his Intention of leading a fight to prevent tho rat ification by the convention of tho national committee's choice. Bryan's defl which took the form of a telegram to all the presi dential candidates whom he regards as progressives, was followed by the announcement that he would leave Chicago for Baltlmoro tomorrow morning. The telegram is regarded as an adroit move by Bryan to put ach of the men addressed on record as to his progrcsslveness. Neither Underwood, Governor Harmon nor Governor Marshall of Indiana was addressed by Bryan. Clark's Dickering BALTIMORE, Md.( Juno 21. Chief interest of democrats hero to day centered In the fight that is Im minent between William J. Bryan and the conservative leaders over the selection of Judge Alton B. Parker as temporary chairman of the con vention. Bryan Is said to be depending for support on the followers of Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson. The Harmon and Underwood delegates are entirely satisfied. Rumors wero flying fast that flio Clark people were dickering with the conservatives, especially Murphy of New York and Tnggart of Indiana 1 and that the deal Involves throwing I the Clark strength to Parker, In re- uirn lor wuicn ino voies 01 me wow York and Indiana delegates, besides some unlnstructed delegates, would bo given to Clark on tho first. Itryuii to Take Floor Bryan men prefer to disregard these rumors and point out that if Clark ateutptcd such a deal ho would lose moro than ho would gain, be cause ho would loao Bryan's friend ship and good will. Tho Bryan mon will carry tho fight against Parker to the full national commit too next Monday. The fight will then bo taken to the floor of the conven tion. Bryan himself Is expected to mako a speech against Parker. Campaign aitanagora for Clark, Wilson, Harmon, Underwood, Gay nor and Marshall are alroady making clalniB. So far no lll-feollng has cropped out. No manager oxpecta his man to bo named on tho first fow ballots. Clark managers, who mnko the blgest claims, say ho will have nt least 425 votes on tho Ini tial ballot, but that Is 300 less than tho two-thirds necossary to nominate. Anyono Hut llryan Among the conorvntlvo lcndors it Is no secret that tho mattor of pick ing Judge Pnrkor for tompornry chairman Is to bo used to bring to a direct issue Brynn'B Influence In tho convention. Tho conservatives Almost to a man profess to bollovo that Bryan himself wants tho democratic nomi nation. Thoy prefer any candidate eo tar mentlonod to hint, and thoy ?ay that If thoy can make Parker tho temporary chairman In tho faco of thf blttor fight whloh Bryan Is ex pected to mako against him, thoy will have tnkon Bryan's mcasuro and de feat hut evon though ho should come out oponly for the nomination. Wlinn tho Now York production of "llvor Twist." with Nut Ooodwlu in tho rolo of Fagln, begins its road season Wilton Luckuyo will be th Bill Bykos. DECLARING PARKER