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Qroaon Historical Society City Hall '" Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Ntimlnjr Mitt 0t Mill 10: Preclp. .01. Krtynirunil Yfiir. MEDFORD, OHISdON, KATt?lM)A V, A I'NIO 22, HJlii. imuy mivi-inii Yi'itr. NO. 79. FINAL ROOSEVELT DEMONSTRATION FAILS TO UPSET PROGRAM FOR TAFT f L STEAM ROLLER 13 EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT With Clockwork Retjularlty, Progrnm 4s Bolnu Carded Out All Tatt Contested Delegations Seated and Temporary Organization Permanent Taft's Nomination Will Probably Be Made Tonluht and Convention Ad journ by Midnight. M COJ.IHIJUM, CHICAGO. Jiiiin 22. During tlto ttlHciiit nlon of tlio Washington dele gation delegate I'. N, How nnl of Jnrknou, MInh,, aroint mill flieuted: "I rlno In u point of order. I claim Unit tho steamroller l CkCCCdlllg tint Speed lllllll." A wllii cheer went up from th) Roosevelt mini hut It wnH mil)' n inllil zephyr to tho nmr Hint spread over tlio hall when ItooL ruled: "Tlio point lit w ink wi. In Juatlflnttlon, I would ny Hint tho rennon In tlmt omo of UN have sumo hope of get ting homo for Hiiniltiy." f COMSKtfM, CHICAGO. June 22. 10:-M Clmirtnuii Hoot call oopvon lloti to onlor ninl Rev. John Wesley Hill delivered Invocation, 1 ' iTi I a, hi. Credentials committee n-port mi second Mississippi contest adopted y viva voce voir. 10:.Vi ii. in. Credentials committee imijiirity rnorl on Mississippi dele gate nl largo, adopted by iva voce ol. Id:.'i7 ii. in. Credentials committee rcHirt on I'otirlli Mississippi content mlopk'il viva voce. 10 :.riH ii. in. Sixth Mississippi ro- porl mlopti'tl liy vivii voce vote. 1 1 :()'' ii. in. Credentials commit li'ii report on I'il'lh, hi. xlli ami seventh Mississippi, fourlb North Carolina, third Oklahoma iiml second TnnnchKuo contests adopted, 11:1111 a. in. Minority plan to miIi stilulc Roosevelt for Tn ft men in lli Washington state delegation defeated in a viva voce vote. 11:10 a. iu.--Crcdentiiils commit tee's ri'iKirt on WiiNliHitoii slate's delegates adopted. 1:12 p. in. Credentials committee report on Virginia contests adopted. 2:10 p. in. -Credentials committee's ii'xr in all Texas delegates mloptcil. 2:11 p. in. Report of credentials ouuiiuillco completed, In every i i stance tlio inline of tlio delegates pine (Continued on 1'uro f) MINORITY LEAVES TO CHICAGO, Juno U2. Decision wuh reiiehed shortly after noon today by tlio Roosevelt supporters that tlioy would not have any minority report proHontod to tlio convention on the platform. Covoruor Uiulloy announced that the committee had inado a number of concessions to tlio progressives, and that tluty would mako no fight on tho floor to hnvo a minority re pit adopted, Iladley mild tho only disappoint meut to tho Roosavolt Hide wuh tho defeat In tho couiiulttoo of tho prosl deutlal preference primary plank which wuu voted down by a majority of ouo. It wuh doflnltoly etatod that tho LaKollotto followers will mnko ft fight for a progressive plutform In tho form of .mluoHty roport, mm nm stum CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT FAIL TO STAMPEDE Roosevelt Demonstration Precedes Reading of Vitriolic Statement From Leaders In Which They Agree to Take No Further Part. Parade In Honor of Teddy by His Ait-hcrents-"We Want Teddy"' Is Chanted by Enthusiastic Crowd. CIIICACO, Juno 22. A Roonovoll ili'miiiiMtratliin wait toiirhed off In tho convention Junt he forn 3 o'clock this afternoon when delicate Henry Allen of Kansas announced '.hat bo bad a brief statement from tho former prcnl- dent which ho dew I red to rend. Delegates from the KoohovoU Hlatrii jumped to Ihulr ecatH with tumultous aiiplauiio and Allen'ti attempt to read wa drowned out. Deiiioiinlrntioii Start el Kvery ufforl wnn mndo by tho Itoonovell men tu hIiow their iientl meiit for the colonel mid tho cheer ItiK wrr louder, and more connected than when tho Iladley demointtratlon Htnrtod on Wcdtiegdny. Hlx inln u tea after tho Mart of the demotiitratloii tho ltoosovelt men started n parade tlirougb tho ball with utatu MtimdnnU. Kiuihuk led tho proccfculou and ovuryono of thu Iloono velterii foil Into Hue beblud. There was a nriifflo at tho llllnoln place when dome of tho delegated tried to prevent that Mate utandard boliiK dranKi'd Into tho fray. The chant "Wo Want Teddy" wan iikiiIii broiiRht Into play. In order to add to the eiitluiHlaHiu tho delegntett began to plnce IiIr lltliOKraphs of Colonel KooHovcIl on canes and KCt Into lino. A ItooHevelt man tried to Ket tho Indiana ntandard from Its pimltlou but Colonel Now hold It fant. Tho police made no attempt to In terfere, but kept the cheering crowd iuovIuk along In order that a daiiKer otiH Jam in Ik tit not tako place. Allen lt"oiiuc Ileadln At II: 15 p. in. the police began ank lug the dclegatoH to nit down and they began doing ho, hoiiio with re luctance. A minute Inter Alton bad resumed tho Hoonovelt ntatcment and bin own prepared declaration of tho phuiH of tho ItooHevelt lenders. Tho ItooHevelt leaders In n vitrio lic Htatemont declared that they would "fight no more and plead no more." they declared the would not bo hound by tho action of tho majority and cbaracterlred all of tho acts of tho convention as Illegal. There wiih liUnlng at tho tttart when Allen read Roosevelt's hopo that tho delegates liiHtructed for him would not vote at all, and Humes and tho other Tuft leaders arose In tholr seats and motioned to their followers to keep quiet. .Negro Interrupts A negro In tho Toxas delegation (Continued on l'ngo 5) COUSIHJM, CIIICACO, Juno 22. Thero was sllonco when tho Wash ington HUtto report was rend seating tho Tuft delegates. TIiIh was, with tlio exception of tho fourh California, tho most bitterly fought contoat be fore the committee, Iloforo tho re port was read Chairman Hoot asked that consideration bu given to tho roadlng olork. Thoro was no Interruption wlion tho majority and minority reports on Washington was read, Tho commit too hold that thu Taft convention was regular. Tlio minority report flatly called tho attempt to seat tho Perkins dolo gates a "stoal, pure and simple and designed to rob tho pooplo of tholr rights," YItoro primaries woro hold, THEFT OF WASH NGTON COMPLETED SOME OF TIE LEADING LIGHTS HT CHICAGO L" Ik mmw'jt fcJ $&S. B K WOODRUFF InsTbolts' "1 m l&mk " M" & FROM CONVENTION ! CWjWB TO AID ROOSEVELT: P MmA mSxTTJ CIIICACO. June 22. Declaring that the governor of the state of Cal ifornia has refused to sit In tho re publican national convention and ecu the laws of his stnte over-run, (Sovcr uor Hiram Johnson walked out of tho Coliseum this afternoon and through Mc)cr (.Issuer of the California dele gation, Issued tho following state ment: "I shall not sit In this convention during tho nonjlnatlon of a president nor shall I consider myself In nay manner bound by Its acts. "Not only was a fraudulent Toll foisted mon us to defeat tho will of the people but tho law of the state of California, solemnly pnssed by the state legisla ture and actpilcsced by tho president and every faction In California, has been nullified. The basic right of the people to rule and tho fundament al principle of tho direct prlmnry have been outraged and denied. As tho governor of California, sworn to uphold its laws, I feel that my duty is plain and that as well as myself respect demands that I shall no longer remain In tho convention. All of tho California delegation are in thorough accord with mo and desire to rotlro with me, but I have re quested them to remain to carry out tho general plan of the ltoosevett delegates." BOOM IS STARTED FOR , M'CALL OF MASSACHUSETTS CniC'A(H), jinn. 2'J. AeeordiiiK to Hurry New, a real liooni is in progress for (,nii;rrst.uinii Samuel W. .Met'all of MnKhiioliiihclt for thu vice presi dency. "We want u western mini," Miid New. "Hill if we eiuinol not one 1 think McCall would bo n unod miui. Hut the question is still far from lie iiur Mittled." NKW YORK, June tL. Tlio stock iiiurkel opened today with u generally lower touu and tho inurket was ex tremely dull. American Can, lteadiuu and Utah Copper yielded material factions hut the market closed weak. It was said, tho Hoosevelt men do foa ted tho Taft men eight to ouo, Tho minority report in tho Wash ington ciho was read by J. J, Sulli van of Ohio, When tho tlmo camo for tho volo, tlio delegates began singing "John Ilrown'a llody." Hugh T, llalbort of Minnesota nr guod In favor or minority report. Dolognto Dovoll of Washington took Issuo with llalbort. Thero was no domand for a record roll call, nnd by a viva voco voto tho Taft delegates from Washington woro seated, This was tho groatest surprise of tho session, but It developed that tho progressives had decided that tlioy had no hopo of overturning tho ma jority nnd they decided not to wasto time, JUSTIN M CARTM ,-rAMES HIGH TARIFF IS FAVORED IN tap. COMSKI.M. CHICAfiO. June 2J. Tho platform, completed does not mention the initiative or referendum. The administration of President Tnlt was endorsed and the president him self wns yiven the highest praise. It regards the "recall of judges as tin necessary and unwise." The platform favors pcaco treatis and the enactment of, supplemental anti-trust legislation. A federal trade commission is recommended n.s fol fel fol eows: "In the enforcement and adminis tration of federal laws jjovernin in terstate commerce and enterprises impressed with u public use cnpicd therein, there is much that may be submitted to u federal trade commis sion, thus placing in thu hands of an administrative board many of the functions now necessarily exercised by the courts. This will promote promptness in the administration of the law and avoid delays and techni calities incident to court procedure." Tho tariff is handled as. follews: We aflirin our belief in a protective tariff. The republican tariff imliivv has been of the uratest benefit to the country in dovelopinj; our resource', diversifying our industries and pro tectint: our workmen against competi tion with cheaper labor abroad, thus establishing for our wago-earners the iVmorieun standard of living. Tho protective tariff is so woven into the I'liOnr' of our industrial and acrieiil tural life that to substitute for it a tn riff for revenue only would destroy many industries and throw millions of our people out of employment." Wo hold that tho Import duties should bo big enough, while yield ing a sufficient rovonuo to protect adequately American Industries and wages, Somo of existing Import dut ies a to too high and should bo re duced. Ito-adJuBtment should bo mado from tlmo to tlmo to confirm to changing conditions and to reduce ex cessive rates hut without Injury to any American Industry. To accom plish this, correct Information Is In dispensable This Information can bo best obtained by an export com mission, as tho largo volumo of use ful facts contained In tho rocont re ports of tho tariff hoard (ins doiuou- stratod, (Continued on Page C.) ,,?-frFyjrj-s -ysjp.- PLATFORM CONVENTION, Wltl!AM A. CRJOPSEY. TO BE !E COLISEUM, rillCAOO, June 22. It was stated in the Missouri dele gation that Senator Crane today ask ed Uovcrnor Mmiloy to accept tbe vice-presidential nomination with President Taft. lladluy, it wns satd refused flatly to consider the offer. There was another report in the .Missouri delegation, but it lacked confirmation, that Crane also sound ed Iladley out on the question of whether, in case it should bo deemed advisable, he (Iladley) will accept the presidential nomination. Crane refused to discuss the report in any way. The leaders of the Taft forces arc having difficulty securing u vice presidential candidate. According to Congressman Scrcuo Payne, a deter mined effort was made to have Sena tor Cummins accept the honor. He refused point blank. His colleague, Senator Kenyon, also refused. In diana delegates were booming former Vice President Faiibanks and former Congres&man Jim Watson. .Meanwhile the Sherman boomers were insisting thai the I'tica man would eventually be the choice. Mrs. La Follctte's Father Dead MADISON. Wis., June 22. Anson Knse, of Haraboo, Wis., Mrs. La Toi lette's father, died today. DELEGATES KILL COhlSHCM, CHICAGO, Juno 22.--Wliilo the reports were being read, a number of the delegate-, tinned with trolley conductors' whistles, kept up an almost continuous "toot." A Peunsylwinin iiiuii with a megapluuio sheuted: "I notninato Jim Watson of Indiana for coroner." Watson grinned broadly. Tho Koosovoll delegates started a demonstration for Hoosovolt, shouting in unison "We want Teddy! We want Teddy!" They soon had tho chanting chorus swinging through tlio hall. Tho delegates cheered for them selves and for each other, and a dele gate in tho Pennsylvania section got a laugh by showing a miniature feto-un roller to the crowd. "Dyuutnito Kd" I Perry and his "Oklahoma bearcats" If WANS NAMED PRESIDENT DRAWN BY OUfl" STAFF ARTIST JELIHU ROOT. t-.WARD PLANS FOR THIRD PARTY CALL FOR CHICAGO, Juno 22. Colonel Roosevelt smiled broadly us usual to day when he camo to his conference roQin. A largo crowd had gathered on tho eleventh floor. "Stick to 'em, Teddy." shouted n man. "Sure, wo'll stick to oni," replied tho colonel. A meeting of tho Roosevelt dele gates who woro not seated In tho national convention was called In Colonel Roosevelt's confereuco rooms In the digress Hotel at 11 o'clock to day. It was rumored that at this meet ing a muss meeting of Roosevelt fol lowers would bo arranged for as soon as tho convention adjourns. "Wo aro going to mako thorn noml nato Taft," said Senator Dixon, as ho emerged from the Roosevelt confer ence room today. Tho newspaper men who pressed him to amplify tho statement received no furthor state ment and no satisfactory answers to their questions. A pledgo wrltton today and mado public by Nelson McDowell, a Massa chusetts supporter of Roosovelt will bo circulated ovor tho country In an effort to enlist as much popular sup port as posslblo for tho national por- (Continued on Page 6.) TIME BY SINGING gave a series of wild "wlioope-c-c-s" when ho thought thev had plenty of unexpended lung power. Other dele gates joined in and a mournful min ority in the Wisconsin crowd hummed "Nearer My God to Thee." "1 move you," shouted Moyor Liss ner of Los Angeles, "that while wo are waiting this convention listen to addresses on party regularity from Sonator Penrose ami from Senator Murray Crane." Root smiled, and tho crowd yelled and cheered, and Penrose and Crane scowled. The Pennsylvania delegation start ed a variation of thu old chorus, which went as follews: "Wo'll hang Roies Penrose to a spur npjde tree," MA MEETING COLONEL ASKS DELEGATES TO CEASE VOTING Roosevelt Issues Statement Request ing Supporters in Fraudulent Con vention to Refrain From Further Participation In Proceedings. "Steamrolled But Still for Roosevelt" Is New Badge Being Worn by Un seated Delegates. CHICAGO, aJiiiio 22. -Following a meeting with eighty Koo.sevelt "rttenm rolled" delcpitcs at the Congress hotel this afternoon, Colonel Roose velt issued the following statement: "A clear majority of tho delegates honestly elected to this convention j were chosen by the people to nominate mc lor president. Under the direc tion and with the encourngement of .Mr. Taft, the majority of the national committee by socallcd 'steam-roller" methods and with disregard of every principle of elcmentnry honesty and and decency stolo eighty or ninety delegntes, putting on tho temporary roll call a sufficient number of fraud ulent delegates to defeat the legally expressed will of the people nnd to substitute n direct dishonest for an honest majority. Xo Republican Convention "The convention hat? now declined to purge the roll of those fraudulent delegates placed thereon by tho de funct national committee nnd tha ma jority thus created was made n ma jority only because it included the fraudulent delegates who themselves sat judges on one another's cases. "If these fraudulent votes hnd not :hus been cast and counted the con vention would have been purged of their presence. This action makes the convention, in no proper sense, any longer u republican convention, representing the real republican party. "Therefore I hopo tho men elected as Roosevelt delegates will now de cline to vote on any matter before tho convention. I do not release any dele gate from his honorable obligation to vote for me if be votes nt all: but under the present conditions I UoH ho will not vote at all. "Tho convention as now composed has no claim to represent tho voters of thu republican party. It represents nothing but successful fraud in over riding the will of the rank and file of the party. Any man nominated by the convention as now constitute. I would bo merely a beneficiary of this (Continued on Pass IS.) 1 STATES II COLISFA'M, CHICAGO, Juno 22. The inujority report of tho committeo on rules reported for technical changes in tho rules. Tio sixteen minority members dissented only on three important questions reduc tions of the numbers of dclogutuH from southern democratic stutes, granting "slates' right" to elect na tional committee with restriction on the temporary roll and prevention nf. tuuinimotiK nominations. Thu changes effecting southern representation urn as follews: "One delegate from eueh congres sional district within tho various states and one additional dclcgrnte from each of said congressional dis tricts for every ton thousand repub lican votes or major fraction thereof, cast at tho lust preceding presiden tial election for ropublloau electors and receiving that vote In each dis trict, and two delegate each from the District of Columbia, AImsUh, Hawaii, PJiilipiuq Island and J'orto Rice," WMM H ) 9MY