La Grande evening observer., June 20, 1912, Image 1

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VOLUME XVI
RE
BE
WILL BUN ALONE IF
NECESSARY BUT HE
' WILL BUN
PERSONAL DESIBE ALOJE
ACTTATES DELEGATES HOW
Statements Issoed by Boosevelt In
Which He Argues That He Will
Bub as Independent Even Though It
Be All Alone Says He Owes It t
the Progressive Movement to Act
Tbusly.
Chicago, June 20. Roosevelt today
decided to repudiate the present re
publican convention without delay.
He prepared a statement which was
read to his "advisers" and announced
that it would be printed and heralded
to all hlB delegates today in which he
announced bis willingness to lead an
independent fight for the principles
" of the progressive movement, and cal
led on such friends as placed these
principles above party loyalty, to Join
him in the fight. He promised to
m:.ke the fight to the finish, regard
less of consequences or the number
of followers.
Prior to Issuance of the formal
statement Roosevelt issued a short
signed statement to the newspaper
men w ' . 'id besieged his door for an
hour. .4'H'ng wild reports.
His statement:
"STThe time has come when I feel I
must make certain statements not
merely to the honestly elected mem
bers of the republican national con
vention, but to the rank and file of
the republican party to honest peo
ple of the entire nation. 1 went into
this fight for certain principles. At
this moment I can only serve these
principles by continuing to bear the
personal responsibility their advo
cacy has brought me.
"(Signed) S
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Roosevelt thanked his friends in
the republican organization and the
party who have fought with him up to
the present time. He released them
from any obligations other than to
their own desire and Join him in the
fight for his principles.
Crisis Came Last Sight. .
Developments occxirsng late last
night and not detailed in the after
noon papers disclosed in late Wednes
day dispatches which say:
The long expected crash In the re
publican ranks came tonight. The
Roosevelt forceB, acting, they said, un
der the personal direction of Colonel
Roosevelt, began to lay plans for in
dependent action in the national con-
. vention. As a forerunner of the dras
tic action expected in the convention
tomorrow or Friday, the Roosevelt.
members of the committee on creden
tials withdrew from that body with-
.ir,,i' in person and in effect withdrew
rTcot the Roosevelt contests, which
had been scaled down from. 92 to 78.
Colonel Roosevelt tonight was in the
midst of a series of exciting confer
ences and was busy figuring on the
loyal delegates which hecould expect
to carry with him put of the conven
tion, or rather info a separate con
vention on the coliseum floor in event
the crisis Is reached.
People who talked with the colonel
tonight said no lrtncer wa.? there any
doubt as to his it tit .id p. Convinced
that the credentials commlt:ee was
tigainst him enu would retain the con
tested Taft delegates In their seats.
Colonel Roosevelt decided to go no
further wi h his futile fight in the reg
ular convcr.titn.
The colon' 1 would not Issue a state
ment as to his warlike intentions ear
ly in the evening, but was said to have
made bis position clear to bis fol
low r..
t(tie .' lin -oi.forences at hih
headquarter- were exciting.
i Senator Eiiah of Idaho, it was re
1 ported, detla - ; as e left the Roose
5 'fit rooms, tun: he ould not bol.
I The Mlssour rielealion In the fight
tor tfie purpose. It was reported, of
r.i.nrhing a boom fo- Governor liud-
for president. The remarkable
demonptraf'in sien the Missouri cx-
pether with the tuudrn turn i ...
ecutlve in t.tt- comention .today, t ,
RDOSEVELT
PUDiATES
PUBLICANS
I fairs, was said to aye. str'enKtiieti.'d
5 1 their belief that the time was rine for
bringing tervard a coxjrcaiit? candidate.
GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
CREDENTIALS
FIGHT WAGED
Convention Proper Halted While Credential War is
Carried Out-Contests Must First be Decided
WIRES BLOWN BOWK.
A severe windstorm coming;
this afternoon bas crippled the
telegraph service and the Observ
er's afternoon report from the
convention is necessarily curtail
ed. ', Ary material developments
the., ra tbls evening will be
poBjed ji t iie Observer-Ch iutau
Qua bulletin board at the Silver
thorn drug store. .
Chicago, June 20. While the com
mittee os credentials threshed out in
detail the contested seats which re
sulted in blocking progress of the na
tional convention, the convention held
a perfunctory four minute session to
day. The only business was the pray
er of the chaplain. After the prayer
was finished a motion to recess till
4 o'clock this afternoon was carried
unanimously. Until the committee on
credentials reports the roll of the
convention no business can be done.
it was generally expected that such
a report cannot be had before night
at the earliest. Chairman Devine an
nounced the Root contests win prob
ably be confined to the Ninth Ala
bama district, Texas, Washington, Ari
zona and the Fourth district ..Cali
fornia. SeMIon Is Short.
Chairman Root called the conven
PUBLICITY IN .
EAST PROMISED
RAILROAD OFFICIALS TAKE IT
COMMl'NITT PLAN.
La Grande in Line to Be Given Cred
itable Attention by Advertisers
Unquestionably La Grande and the
Grande Ronde valley Is about to en
ter on a period of the great activity
in advertising, building and general
development that it has ever witnes
sed. Not only does the attitude of
confidence and faitb on the part of the
property owners and residents of La
Grande point to this end, but the evi
dent desire on the part of outside
capital to enter and develop this coun
try proves it. The best evidence that
can be offered in support of this state
ment is the fact that there is a great
er amount of building activity, than
ever before in the history of this com
munity. The latest development along these
lines is contained in a communication
from Wo, McMurray, the general pas
senger agent of the O.-W. R. & N., to
Mr. Fender, secretary-treasurer of
the La Grande Development company
which owns and Is offering for sale
the Connordale addition on Washing
ton avenue. In his letter Mr. McMur
ray sayg in part:
"I leave soon to attend the na
nual meeting of the general passenger
agents of the Harrlman system in New
jork. The matter of community pub
licity will be discussed at length, and
the favor with which it is regarded
by business men In the various com
munities along our lines will have
much to do with shaping the senti
ment of our officials. -
Immediately upon receipt of Mr.
McMurray's-letter Mr. Fender secured
one of the magnificent panorama pic
tures of La Grande taken from the
bills behind the city, and sent it, to
pether with some very fine views of
the city and valley, to Mr. McMurray
in New York. Accompanying It, as an
evidence of the appreciation of the
great work ione by the community
publicity campaigns of the railroad In
other communities, was a statement
signed by many prominent people of
this city, endorsing the advertising
work of this system, and expressing
confidence in the results attained by
their methods in developing the com
munities along their lines.
When Interviewed in regard to this
matter, Mr. Fender said:
"The J,a Grande Development com
pany is heavily Interested in La
Grande, and supremely confident of
Its great future. We hope to become
I factors in the development of La
Grande and to tbat end are more than
.willing to bear our share of the work
and expense Incident to placing Its
JJiary molts before the Investing pub
lic1. 't'' vT.cn rV:ed to r'v" P" fiT!n-
tion to order at 12:02 and then reces
sed at 12:0C.
Ohio's Roosevelt delegates are
ready to to over to Governor Hadley.
They will not follow Roosevelt in the
expected bolt and break with the reg
ular convention until Zems Is sure
that Taft '8 convention organization
remains unshaken.
Committee Recess Denied.
Immediately on tie credential com
mittee's meeting this morning Roose
velt men started a bitter parliamen-
I n . ani.AKhla sivA trio rtwta In Yihls-h
the cases should he considered., ine;
Roosevelt men demanded that they
start with Texas: a majority demand
ed alphabetical consideration. Chair
man Devine ruled for the alphabetical
consideration. Chairman Devine rul
ed for the alphabetical order. The
Ninth Alabama district case was then ;
called. Committeeman Heney and oth
er Roosevelt leaders were absent
when the committee met. The Roose
velt men made a motion to recess that
they might further confer, but it was
voted down.
Although it was certain that a re
cess would have to be ordered the j
coliseum filled up rapidly today.- Sen-
ator Root came in at 11:45 and held !
a conference with Murray and Crane j
of Massachusetts on the platform. He ;
then calledup Sergeant, at Arms l
Stone for a last word regarding the j
GAME T0D.4T POSTPONED.
That proper respect might be
accorded jthe mother of a mem
ber cC tho La Grande baseball
team.1 the Pendleton and La
Grande teams today lay away
bats and balls and uniforms. Mrs.
Ellen Bradley, mother of James
E. Bradley, former manager of
the Pippins, was buried this
morning at 10 o'clock and there
was no baseball game as a con
sequence. , This necessitates an
extra game this week which will
be played Sunday afternoon as a
double header unless otherwise
announced between now and that
date.
$
Ion on the value of advertising, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan replied:
"The man or communty that fails
to advertise is like the young man
who threw his sweetheart a kiss
across the width of a dark room. He
knew that he was doing it but she
didn't.
"La Grande bas been too long In
the dark. Every resident of La
Grande knows the great value of the
wonderful resources of the Grande
Ronde valley the rich farming coun
try, the Immense amount of standing
timber, the' great undeveloped Irriga
tion, water power, and transportation
projects, lacking only the capital and
energy to push them to success. Ev
ery property owner is aware of the
great increase of property values that
has taken place since the advent of
outside capital, and the erection of
great manufacturing plants, railroad
shops, and other industries with the
consequent Increase of the payroll,
growth of population and development
of the city and valley. Everyone
realizes the wonderful change that
has taken plHce here within the pnst
two years the paved streets, con
crete sidewalks, the new high school,
government building. Foley building
and numberless dwellings erected and
under course of construction. We
now have a public library system and
the hopes of soon housing It in a
building worthy of this city; a Y. M.
C. A. project under way and a Chau
tauqua meeting every summer at
which the best of talent is procured,
besides many other attractions to out
side capital that would grace a city
three times the size of La Grande.
"The only thing that now remains
to be done is to tell the outside world
what we have here. A step in the
right direction was taken with the
printing and distribution of a special
edition of your paper. Mr. Cherry,
although but a short time in his of
fflilal lapaclty as secretary of the
Commercial club has shown a disposi
tion to be alert and active In behalf
of the city's interests. 1 have great
hopes that through the active Interest
and support of Mr. McMurray we may
be able to obtain the co-operation of
th railroad in an advertising cum
i palgn that will adeqra'.ely present
( to the public the many merits and
' advantages of La Grande and the
"tttffl rti'lty."
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1912.
police arrangements. The senator
was in excellent fettle and smiled
when told that there was general dis
cussion among certain delegates over
bis qualifications as a compromise
presidential candidate. 'Of course
there is nothing in It," he said. "There
is absolutely nothing to any presiden
tial boom for me."
Former Congressman Jim Watson of
Indiana came over to talk matters
over with Chairman Root as did Chan.
D. Hllles, the president's secretary.
Hllles said that he was well satisfied
with the outlook.
May Not Meet Tntll Eight
"I don't believe there is now any
question as to the re-nomination of
President Taft," he said.
- As soon as Root called the conven
tion to order, former Congressman
James E. Watson was recognized by
the chair and moved that a recess be
taken until 4 o'clock this afternoon
The motion was carried unanimously
with a yell. The galleries looked on
In amazement. They could not under
stand the suddenness tf the move and
a number held their seatB until told
by the police that there would be no
business transacted until this after
noon. It was certain when the re
cess was ordered that the credentials
committee would not be ready to re
port on .the temporary' roll before 8
o'clock tonight but the afternoon hour
was set in the hope that a possibility
of a compromise might be reached
so that the report could be given out
this afternoon.
T
COURT SENTENCED HIM TO FILL
TERM.
Parole Later Dented Elgin Eloper
Who Ravished loung Girl.
Mercy was not the lot of T. Hobson
today when be was stood up before
Circuit Judg'j J. W. Knowles for his
sentence as a consequence of having
been recently found guilty of a stat
utory crime in connection with the
elopement of Hobson and Miss Flo
Norrls of Elgin, ending in a sensa
tlonal shooting to bring Hobson to
bay when the Jury found Hobson guil
ty they advocated mercy in the sen
tence yet Judge Knowles today de
clared that such men as he (Hobson)
have no mercy entitled them when
they ravish girls under 17 or 18 years
of age as was the case in this in
stance. Later Judge Knowles was
asked to parole him but this was re
fused, Hobson taking the full three to
20 years' sentence. Thus ends an
elopement and its relation incidents
that interested the entire northwest
for a week while the sensational es
cape and flight from the arms of the
law lasted.
TENTH LICENSE ISSUED.
John Dordari Obtains License to Open
Tenth Saloon Here.
After three ballots taken with three
candidates in the field the council last
night agreed on John Dordan, mana
ger of the Sommer hotel bar as the
tenth saloon license owner In this
city. He will conduct the saloon at
215 Fir street. Welton & Dooley and
Mr. Bull were the other applicants
for the license.
Salt Lake Elk Comlnsr.
Salt Lake Elk on their way to Port
land and traveling In a special train
will make La Grande a two hour visit
July 6th, The train is scheduled to
reach here at 11:15 and depart at 1:20.
The train will unload here- and the
local Elks have committees ready to
entertain the Salt Lakers.
MISS TAIT MARRIED
Former La Grande Girl United In
Marriage at Bremerton.
Wnril hm rerolveA fmm Prom.
erton. Wash., that Miss May Irene
i Tait, for several years a school teach
I er in this city has been united in mar
riage to Philip Daniel Naugle. Miss
i Tait wtLt to Bremerton about four
yoars ago to teach school holding a
I life certificate in Washington as well
as in Oregon. Tte marriage occured
' Jure 1.
MERCY
DENIED
HOBSON
DELEGATES OF
TEDDY PLEDGES
IRE RELEASED
ALL OBLIGATIONS OF
DELEGATES ABE
CANCELLED
BEPOBT DENIED THEN
AFFIRMED SEVERAL TIME 8
Former Governor of Porto Bleo An
nounces Tbat Boosevelt Has Releas
ed All His Delegates Holding Them
Not Responsible to Him but Allow-
Ing Them to Vote as They gee Fit-
Report Later Denied.
The Coliseum. Chicago, June 20.
Tbat Theodore Roosevelt would not
hold the delegates who were instruct
ed or pledged to support him, was the
announcement made today by one of
the colonel's closest personal friends
and political advisers. That he re
leases them from any obligation was
taken to mean they need not support
him unless he is their personal choice
for the presidential nomination. The
colonel was in close conference with
his chief lieutenants during the en
tire morning, and it was said a state
ment would be issued soon.
Tegls P. Post, governor of Porto
Rico under Roosevelt s administration
confirmed the announcement tbat the
colonel was not holding his delegates
to their instructions or pledges. Post
added thai Roosevelt is still In the
fight, however.
O. K. Davis, chief of the Roosevelt
publicity bureau, called on newspaper
men and authorized tbem to Issue a
denial of the statement previously
given by Regis Post, one of Roose
velt's personal friends., to the effect
tbat the colonel had released the dele
gates pledged to him in th convention.
(By Bruce Dennis.)
Chicago, June 20. (Special) Ev
ery progressive delegation in Chicago
Is criticising in harsh language five
members of the Oregon delegation
who failed to carry out the people's
instructions to work and vote for
Roosevelt. The vote came yesterday
on seating the contested delegates In
organization and Smith and Bynan
of 8alem, Campbell, McCuBker and
Carey of Portland voted against seat
in gthe Roosevelt delegates. Swift,
Hale and Boyd, 'Eastern Oregon dele
gates, along with Coe and Ackerson
of Portland, carried out the instruc
tions of Oregon voters to the letter
and are receiving proper credit around
the hotels and headquarters.
Mrs. Currey Improved.
Word was received this afternoon
from Seattle that Mrs. Jennie Currey
is on the way to recovery after a ser
ious attack of paralysis a few days
ago. Her sons, George and Fred, have
been at the bedside the last several
days.
Anton to Start at Five.
Anyone desiring to Join with the
automobile caravan to Union and
Cnva tnnlirht nr ureed to be at the
William Miller office at 6 o'clock at J
which time the "train" starts. Those '
planning on Joining should be there
at thai time.
THINGS HEATED AT BALTIMORE.
Parker Not Satlnfactory to
Democratic Elements.
Many
Baltimore, Md., June 20. There
were many evidences today that the
progressives In the democratic nation
al convention would not be satisfied
with the selection of Judge Alton B.
Parker of New York as temporary
chairman and that a fight would be
made against him. When the sub
.nmmhtoD nf thA nntlnna committee
went into session today. Judge Par-
I . ... . I,. I.U I l 1.
Iter vfaA ine mvoruw wmi a majumj
of SO despite the fact that William J.
Bryan was quoted by National Com
mitieeman Joseph Daniels of Vlrp'la
as saying that Parker'- ' '.' :
would be "criminal foily."
Tfc.n.ini-a a Dell, nf California. Is
I being Instsently boomed for perma
nent chairman. He Is a friend of
Bryan. Aside from opening of head
quarters by active candidates for the
nrniilHenrv. Clark. Wilson. Harmon
and Underwood and the activity of
their pres. agents and boomers, Bal
timore will not take a real interest
In the democrats until the republican
4.Mventton at Chicago closes. It Is
NUMBER 202
"THIRD Ml"
SLOGPTHIT
UOiliSffl
COLONEL'S
&IENDS
r MEN
GO TO T
WITH PROPOSAL
WITHDRAWAL OF BOTH
AT BE A POSSIBILITY
Boosevelt Would Not Get Solid Dele
gatlons Anywhere if He Does Bolt
Agree Boosevelt Leaders Proposi
tion of Both Withdrawing Made by
by Roosevelt Men at Early Hoar
Today.
Chicago, June 20 News reached
Roosevelt's friends today that the Taft'
forces are planning to abandon Taft
and head off the Roosevelt movement
by nominating Hadley. The Boose
velt men decided that radical meas
ures are necessary. A messenger was .
sent to Hadley and when asked if be
would accept a nomination at the
hands of the convention that had not
purged the roll. He declined to an.
swer. Later he apiteared at Boose
velfs rooms and defended his post
tion. He would not say, however, he
would leave the convention If Boose
velt did.
Chicago, June 20. Demand for a
third candidate and ihb elimination
of both Taft and Roosevelt from con
sideration by the republican national
convention today, grew fast. Obliga
tion to the party was declared by a
hundred delegates to be the para
mount issue. Instead of loyalty to any
one individual.
The leaders were trying to stand
pat but there were Evidences of weak
ness in certain quarters.' One promi
nent Roosevelt leader went to a Taft
representative and asked if they
would pull their force off the Roose
velt bandwagon if the Taft men would
do the same. The Roosevelt leader
was told it was impossible with the
association as It now exists, but the
refusal was not definite. The Roose
velt leader was told to be prepared
to renew the offer later in the day.
Many men closest to Roosevelt are
willing to admit the compromise Idea
appeared to be taking definite form.
These men admit that if a bolt is or
dered Roosevelt will have only m
fraction of the solid state delegations
that have been fighting his battles in
the convention.
William Flynn of Pennsylvania has
confirmed the report that he has re
signed as a Pennsylvania member of
the new national committee.
Washington, June 20. It was de
nied at the white house that Taft had
given any authority to withdraw his
name as a candidate for re-nomlna-
tion at any time that Roosevelt should
be eliminated. At the same time the
white house informed the United Press
that the president has been assured
that Senator Crane or anyone else naa
not made such a statement. When
the rumor that Crane had been au
thorized to withdraw Taft from the
race came to the white house, it was
rushed to the president's desk. Presi
dent Taft instantly dropped all busi
ness to get Senator Crane on the long
distance telephone. After the tele
phone conversation it was given out
that Crane had personally assured
Taft that he had made no such state
ment. For the first time since th
convention opened the president to
day denied himself to newspaper re
porters. conceded on all sides that the demo
crats will be Influenced to a large ex
tent by what happens at Chicago. All
the managers for candidates here are
making rlnims that are considered ex
npcfr.ited and unwarranted by facts,
yet none of them comes within two
or three hundred votes of claiming
the number necessary for nomination.
The Clark people now declare the Mls
sourian will go Into the conventloa
with nearly 600 votes, while Wilson's
mnnagers claim approximately 050 for
him at the start, with Underwood and
Harmon claim, of about 100 cacV
BOOSTPIiS GO TO I'NI '
Automobile (nraina Stars for Over
Valley Trip This Evening.
At 5 o'clock tonight a caravan of
automobiles left for Cove and Union
advertising the Chautauqua. They
stop at Cove fur a few minutes and
then go on to Union where a consider
able program Is to be carried out cen
tering around band ronrert, quartet
daubers and an informal dinner.
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