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11 I Tuesday; northeast mud.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, ORKCiOX. MONDAY, .lUf.V li, 1!H)S.
Xo. 92.
ammany hall surrey
S TO BRYAiM
GOVERNOR JOHNSON'S BOOM
FOR PRESIDENCY COLLAPSES
COMMITTEES
CONTESTS
Noise From Committee
Room Sounds Suspicious
ly Like the Steam Roll
er at Chicago
(By John E. N'evins, Staff Correspond
out of United Press.)
DENVER, Col., July (I. The .'outer
of activity of the democratic party to
day is the Brown Palace hotel.
On the eve of the assembling of the
national convention, the national com
mittee had hard work making the tem
porary roll of delegates, while hands
are playing outside and delegations are
cheering each other as they march and
countermarch uhout the streets.
Some of the contests are hciug hard
fought, and for the first time since the
preliminary work of the convent inn was
begun there seemed n difference of opin
ion. The national committee was called to
order at 10 o'clock by Chairmau Tag
gait in the parlors provided for its use
on the second floor of (he hotel. Long
hofore representatives of the various
aggrieved applicants for seats or dele
gates were about the corridors button j
holing members and bringing every
piece of evidence before the committee
why their faction should be recognized.
Only Regular Democrats.
' Wo are the only regular democrats ' '
was the burden of their cry. "and if
vou do not recognize our claims yon ,
will suffer."
After Sec re t a ry Wood son read t h e
list of contests a motion was intro
duced that they would hear the evi
dence of each state by subcommittee
and report tit the main bdy. It was
decided that the appointment of a sub
commit. oe should take place at once.;
The committee then adjourned until 4
o 'clock.
The full list of contests nag as fed
lows:
Idaho Entire state delegation.
Illinois First, second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth districts.
New York Second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth districts.
Pennsylvania First, second, third,
fourth, fifth and sixth districts.
District of Columbia Entire dele
gation.
O rounds of Contest.
The grounds of contests range from
' irregularity " to allegation of fraud.
The chief interest was in the Idaho
and New York contests. In the for
mer Fred Dubois was waging the hard
est battle of his political career. The
real issue is Mormon ism, hut it is so
concealed that but little of the truth
could be brought out. The contestants
were headed hy John H. Xugent and
Judge Perky. Xugent, in presenting the
case for the contestants, alleged that
Dubois by reason of fraudulent prac
tices had converted a minority to an
apparent majority and nnd ridden
rough shod over the legally elected del
egates. At the state convention at Twin
Falls, ho charged, there had been col
lusion with the democratic state cen
tral committee.
By this means, Nugejit asserted. Sen
ator Dubois was able to be ertted a
a delegate, he homg the choice of the
Americans in his home town.
Summer Outing Book.
The O. R. X- N. nnd S. P. Co. hn
issue I a very h nnd some "Summer Out
ing Book." This book rovers the sum
mer rpsorts of Oregon fully, is beaut i
fully illnotrnled and contains very val
liable information.
Oio of thoo handsome hook will be
given to all asking for same while up
pyl lasts.
Call nt tin local office and nk for
J J. Wbitcomh is is from k.s hamt
Uad in Kia.xmt coucty.
t-
TODAY'S CONVENTION
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
. -f
National committee threshing
4 out contests.
Executive council of Amori-
can Federation of Labor f ram-
ing up planks for platform.
Johnson managers say he has
no chance to win.
Pennsylvania delegation ex-
pected to nominate Colouel -fr
James fluffrey as national com- -f
mitteeman in favor of James
Kern. -f
Caucus of New York delega-
t ion t o deela re for Brvn u a nd
name a favorite for the vice- -f
presidency.
Committee on arrangements
decides to exclude "merry Vid-
own' from the convention hall.
John Mitchell says ho would
4- not accept the vice-presidential
f nomination:
Arrival of Tammany in .special
train. Slate delegations pour-
ing in.
Lid lifted by Mayor Speer.
Sunday thirsts quenched without
difficulty same as on week days.
4- Name of Congressman Ollie
James of Kentucky added to the
o7 varieties of vice-presidential
candidates. Strong "hunch' in
his favor said to have come from
Lincoln, Neb.
.
MILLER UPON
COMMITTEE
D. M. Watson on Cred
entials and R. D. Inman
on Resolutions
DENVER. Col., July K Announce
nt was made today of the commit
tees selected by various delegates as
follows:
Arizona Credentials: W. T. Webbs.
Resolutions: (.eorge It. Stone. National
committer: S. J. Michaolsnu.
Oklahoma Credentials, D. If. Line-
baugh; resolutions. Governor C. Has
kell; national commit tec, Tate Brady.
CaliforniaCredentials, John T.
Quinti ; resolutions, B. Doekweilor.
Nebraska Credentials, F. H. Hale;
resolutions. F. W. Brown; national com
mittee, P. L. Hall.
Oregon (red en tin In, I). M. Watson;
of Portland; 'resolutions, R. I). Inman
of Portland; national committee, M. A.
M iller of Lehanon.
Washington Credentials. F: K. Bald
win; resolutions, E, K. Barlow; nation
al committee, W. E. Dunlnw.
Alabama Credentials, William Johns;
national committee, John W. Tomlinson.
(Credentials not decided,)
MITCHELL
BE VICE
DENVER. Col., July tl. A meeting
of the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor was held here
today at the call of President Samuel
Oompers. Among those present were
John Mitchell, James Duncan. James
O 'Conuell. Max Morri-t, James Valen
tino, Johu B. Vernon, vice presidents,
nnd Frank Mori Won, sec rot a rv.
All th''t can be -:iii," said (loin
pen, "is that we are here to ask the
repre nt.-.the of the democratic par
iv. as we aked the republican party,
for a d.i-hirai ;oti of principles which
boll m i t Hi.- working people of the
ciinttv ... M.i prospect of seeing law
,-,( ,'o i.'i el will do them jus
t,... '
1.1. n V n :nd: "When 1 a.
;,m: . t ( i mi a a candidal e for gov-
rn T of 1 1 I -aid then I did not
.. .i. i . :,. '.I :, public of fire, and de
rlim-il the t inaiinn. This hold" with
reipe t to the ice pp-i'b-iicv. "
There will I.e i ff. rt made by the
I'acific delegation in fnvnr of the .inti
in.jnnrtioii filanks the labor leaders waut
to insert in the platform.
The coant delspttei are willing to
PARKER GETS
BRYAN
BAND I N
New York Swings Into
Nebraskan's Column-All
Hope for Johnson is Aban
doned for Four Years
DENVER, Col., July H. Tammany
j formally announced its surrender this
afternoon, when at the statu caucus
resolutions were adopted recommending
the state to vote for Bryan.
Nat ional committeeman Norman E.
Mack, a member of the committee on
resolutions; Alton B. Parker, member of
the committee on credentials, and Dan
iel F. Connors recommended Bryan.
The subcommit lee in the New York
contest decided in favor of seating the
Murphy delegates, wit hoot going into
the merits of the case.
DENVER, Cd., July fi. flovemor
Johnson's boom for the presidency has
collapsed. It. was admitted today in
his own camp that there is no hope of
his nomination and that his supporters
are keeping up the fight only as a mat
ter of principle.
Formal assurances that Johnson will
be the nominee are still being sent out
from his headquarters, but this is for
a purpose. The Johnson folks are lay
ing plans fur 1012.
Theodore Knappen, assistant manager
of his campaign and spokesman for
the Minnesota delega t ion, said: (
"Wp know we cannot win, hut John I
son's name will be put before the coin J
mitteo. Wc started this to stay in it,1
fighting till the finish, and all this'
talk about Johnson 's withdrawing is
foolish. We are going through with it, 1
even though we recognize the fact that
there is no hope of fiovemor Johnson
being named as the party 's nominee, j
When Bryan is nominated nnd defeat- t
ed, as he surely will be, there will be f
a reorganization of the democratic par j
tv with Coventor Johnson as the lead J
I
' Johnson 's campaign probably was t
not started right. I am of the opinion 1
that if it had been started several ;
months earlier and the people had :
had a chance to learn more about him,
things would hnv been different. Some
of his advisors thought it better to '
hold off the campaign until practically j
the last minute. That was the policy
decided upon, and 1 think it was wrong. ,
We know it now; we haven't even a
chance to win, but we are going through :
with t he game. '
Dubois Raises Row.
Nugent then related what he declar- ,
ed were illegal methods of calling the
WON'T
PRESIDENT
talk Japanese exclusion, which stands
! no chance of being seriously considered.
, but are nilent when it conies to what
(they rail a "radical" anii injunction
j measure.
! The California and Washiugtoti del
legations say there ought to be some
j thing in favor of the anti injunction
plank ns they are backed by large labor
orga nidations.
The Washington delegation in out
strong for a safe, sane and harmless
anti in junction plank. Thomas J. Ca
ey of Seattle, secretary of the Bryan
Volunteer, is here to fight the anti in
junction plank that labor Hants. Be
says that harle I, (feigner ,.f the
Washington delegation ha been work
ing hanl for nearly a week against or
ganized labor in t hi. According to
Casey, Heifner has b"en nofifving the
delegate that I'acific coast labor does
not want n radical anti injunction plank
Heifner unv he is not working againt
Hie plank, but that his delegation want
a modified km at lire, oil that will not
ibntroy the power of injunction.
The Californm delegation wanti it at
it is now formed.
Now Running the Jackson County Shrievalty
W .3
" Jet
it- ATT"
WILBUR A. JONES,
Sheriff of Jackson County.
MAY ERECT
Representative of Decarie
Gompany Here to Figure
With City Council-
J. W, Chute, coast representative
the Became Incinerator company, of
Minneapolis, Minn is hero to discuss
with the city council the placing yf a
crematory in Medfm-d --to hum gar
bage and do away with dumping
grounds.
The council conunitlen and '.lie fpe-
commit tee from Ih;' Commercial
i-lub will meel with Mr. Chute this
evening to discuss the proposition his
oumnnv has to offer, and tomorrow
he will meet the council and dineuss
with them" various phases of the prob
lorn.
roll at the convention and declared
that in the counties where contests had
been filed the Dubois men only wore
permitted to vote,
"Even at that," he declared dramat
ically. " Dubois was beaten, and by
refusing to record the votes of Bear
Lake, Fremont and one other County,
he only succeeded in making it- appear
that he hod a majority.
"We had a clear majority and were
forced to hold a second convention sim
plv because we were robbed by a weak
chairman and secretary that carried
out the will of Dubois.
In answering Nugent, both Senator
Dubois and State Chairman V. Donnelly
characterized Nugent and his followers
as "Jack Mormons."
u closing his argument, Donnelly
said:
"These men are bolster, or ns we call
tnem in the state, "infrequent demo
crats.
"Their claim lh:il our antagonism
to Mormons has antagonized members
of that sect in the southeastern portion
of the slate is absolutely unwarranted.
The Mormons are republicans always
and unchanging, and wo are not respon
sible for the change in the political
complexion of the state. This contest
is simply n part of the general situa
tion of the Mormon church to win its
wav into the democratic party in Ida
ho.'
During the hearing of the contest,
both factions indulged in violent com
ments of their ads. and hitler feeling
engendered is likely In he carried to
the polls next fall, no matter what the
outcome of the hearing.
Sounds emanating from the meeting
room of the democratic national com
niittce were suspiciously like those made
bv the "tleaiii roller' at Chicago. The
committee went into executive session
:nd the policy agreed upon by a major
iitv was Unseat all delegates who hold
"regular credentials or who have iteen
(recognized by the duly constituted par
'tv committees of the state,
The mibcommitteen appointed to pais
I upon the rredentials were nn follow:
; 1 1 1 i nois A t wood . Kit na ; Wad e. to
1 ii ; Dnhltnan. Nebraska.
New York- Cnmpau. Michigan; Mar
'tin. Arkansas; Jolnisoti. Ohio.
,tt,o Johnson. South Dakota: Ifan.
' Wisconsin; Williams. Oklahoma,
j Pennsylvania Mcltrnth. West Virgin
it; Talbot. Maryland: ENvon. Virginbi.
Ohio Montcil-lle, Tennesse; William
M iiippi ; Kborn. Wyoming.
District of Columbia Donnellv, Ida
ho; Field. I'orlo Rico; Heifner, Wa-di
ington.
! The snbeommittep decided to hold
the contests behind lOsed doors and
i report later. The committee then took
g recess until 5 o'clock, when it will
receive the reports.
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CREMATORY
hr-M 'in mi lnnHillHll
ROBERT B. DOW,
Clilof Deputy, Slleritf'8 0I1C6.
NEW DEAL HI
Old Regime Steps Down
and Out and Recently
Eleded Officers Step In
There was a chango of administration
:'t the county courthouse today. The old
stepped down niul out. anil the newly
elector) took the reins of power.
Benjamin l Mulkcy beciime di.iM'iet
a'Nuney. He 1i;l;: n.-nned no depulieii as
yet. His policy will be law enforce
nieiil. He state tluit he will Co:ili.:iue
I he policies of the office as iducted
during the past year ai-d Imp.- to do
his duty. Kennies & Ueames ret' re to
private practice. C. I,. Rc.-mucs had al
ready given up his position as rbputv
piie-eciil ing nMorney lit conduct t he
Newbury divorce case.
Judge Niil In Charge.
Judgi James II. Neil today became
county judge in place of (ieorge W.
IMiiiii. He will, i-ai ry onl his pre dec
lion promisii. County books will be
expected, bridge:: rep-ii-ed and rebuilt
;ntd roads long neglected fixed up.
Wilbur Jones succei ds I). J. .Ii'cl;s:ii
:m sheriff, with U' be: t It. Dow his chief
deputy. His policy will ::so be our1
ot law enforcement, without f"; r or
favor.
Count Cleik Col'ltian nceeed:: him
self, us ilo mil of the other cui.lv
fficec, including Recorder If. T. Bur
net t . Treasurer J. M. 'ronem iller. Sir
.eiilireiob III of Schools J. 1'erey Wells.
Surveyor Frank A, Crvsrz and Conner
A. K. Kellogg.
James i Kveri i becoiuer: county coin
imssioiier in plac-t of (ieorge Brnw:i and
in January 1'eler Appkgalo will re. ire
as county asnes-'or iti favor of W. T.
lirieve.
COURT HOUSE
PENNSYLVANIA IS
WON BY GUFFEY
DENVER. Col.. July Tin- Penn
sylvania delega' on today, after a bolt
by " the Kerr contestants, elected Col
ouel James M. iluffey as chairman of
the delegation and no-mber of tl a
tioual committee.
Former 'one; res-man Kerr himself
led llie bolter-. : (hey walked out
I hey were greeted mill hisses ami jeeri
bv the (iut t'ev III 'i. hie of lite hit
tcr d "id tliT-ui a- coward-, and a
Kerr man retorted: "I am down on the
allie-; see who we are."
DENVER. Col., July The attack,
bv Colonel "Jim' 'iotfev from Perm '
mlvntiia oil William J. Bryan li.i stirred
Hie Brvait camp to il- verv center, and (
jmssibilities are lieing freely coioiUi-rit
cd on todav.
Followiior .- i ietaiion with Br van i
ill iilu over llie long dn:lauce tele
phone earh todav. Mayor Juines B.
Ilahbnaii of (linalu oiateil be is confi
dent Btvan can i iieci-id in gaining con
tro of tin- Pennsylvania delegation. It
wiii -latei) that applications from tvnn
svlvania delegates for seats in the con
vent ion would only ha granted to those
y
FAR EAST
Fleet Sails For Japan on
Tuesday-Ships and Men
In Best of Shape For
the Long Voyage
(By H. Lee Clotworthy.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July C
With both their meclmuical and human
equipment worked up to a state of al
most perfect efficiency, the H! great
l.ightiug machines constituting the b.it
t leship fleet today are marking time
awaiting the signal for their departure
to the far east tomorrow.
livery pound of stores and ammuni
tion is stored away in the massive steel
hulls, and a:; thoroughly equipped as
though t heir gre.it pritwn were turned
out toward the east to meet t:n eucinv
the fleet but awaits the pignal to hoist,
anchors, which will flutter at - p. m.
Tlie rumors of a probuhlc acute dip
lomalic situation in the east thm fall,
which become more persistent as 'he
hour for the fleet 'n depart lire draws
nearer, have resulted in Hie fleet o Ul
cers being besieged hy hundreds of men
seeking cnlis'meiil. The arrival of the
liull'alo. wit It over 1 00 reeniila from
the east to take the places of all short
! rin men has bruue,ht the compliment
of every ship up to the imtximum.
Rofitso to He Enlist.
Many of the old men refused re en
litiuent on the ship.-'..
Many men from ;ho east, who were
n fused servi m the hat t leships. have
japplied to Mare Island. All the ships
jhrvo been equipped with perfected fire
control stations during (he past, piov.th
a ud a re pre pared for the first time
si 'ice leaving Hampton Roads for net ion
at a moment's notice.
I Admiral W. II. Emmery. v:hn will
leave here in comtii'iiid of Hie -ccnnd
sipiadioii, will lower his flag, owing to
retirement, during December, end Cap
lain William I'olter of thr Vermont
will receive his commission as rerr ad
I iiiiral at I he same I ime. The second
,aed fourth division will leave under
cotniiifiitil of aiding Rear Admiral Rich
lard Waiiiw right, find Seton Sehroeder,
.both of whom will relire July 10. Ad
linirals Wainwright. Cchroeder nnd Pot
(l"r are division officers, They nre the
nation s molt capable sea fighting men.
Crnwa In Fine Shape.
Tl rews of all the ships have shown
isplendid espiil de corps and for the
lust time in the history of I lie navy a
fleet of Americaa warships is manned
pracl icnlly cut iiejy by A merican sea
men. There is not an officer or man in
thr entire fleet who does not feel mid
openly express the proud conviction that
wuntever difficulties will arise on the
I'acific the glory of the nation will be
upheld by the men.
pb'dging their vole for Bryan. '
Kerr of Clearfield is Bryan's choice for!
the national committee assignment.
If the Pacific coast delegut ions Would
work hanl for il. Ihere is n g I ch; e
for a coast defence plank in the deui
ocral ic pla form. The lenders reali.c I
thai such n uioe would be a good po
icv becan-e of the lurndowH P'nffic I
i in si meaNiire received at the rcmih ie
lican convention nt Chicago. f Hie station.
Theodore Hell's boom for vice presi Tickets were on sale all da on the
dent, ulthoiigh very sick, is slill iibleilliird and early mi the morning of the
lit "it up and lake n lillle encourage I Finn t h. This enableil rill to necurO
nl from hoo-tieri. Win n I ho 'a lifor- ' I ickei and lo a large elent did away
ma delegation gels down to real bust-j with il sunl crush at the ticket will-
ne-s it is poob!e that it will improve, ( dow.
loir the opinion grow that the tempo The (ravel was much greater than
rary chairmanship of the convention is 'expected, Of (he number mentioned
i u'h honor for Theodore Bell. .above ) went to Ashland.
The New York contents presented Ihoi
plum ptotests of one democratic boss 1 F.d Boot made the hit of the Cniiih
trying to get rid of another one. Pat jompinii parade ul Ashland on the
rick H. MacCnrrcn fought hard, but h ' V nrth. Dressed ns marine, he wns
idicated he had little hope of win
nilig out. lie recited the history of the
primaries nnd stated that he uud hit K. V, Wund and family of Central
followers had prevailed over hi oppo' Point district spent Monday iu Med
nentn. ford.
40 PERCENT
GROWTH IN
MEDFORD
Post OffiGe Receipts for
Fiscal Year Show Great
Development of City
More Clerks Needed
The growth of Mod ford is strikingly
shuwii by 1 he figures showing postal
receipts for the fiscal yesr ending June
i .in, niiiv i lie recei us total i.io...ij
jas against $!HMi7.57 u, yei.r ago.li n gaiu
of $:tiis!.7s or 40 per cent.
J Although this growth is phe-.ioim-nal,
llie mstoffiie department has not giv
ii'ii the additional help needed. Medfortl
, is allowed an additional clerk, making
two clerks here as against four for Ash
i In ml and four fo.- (i ran Is lufs, although
I he Med ford post of f ice does a linger
: business lhau that uf either of the oiher
two cities. The work is so hoavy that
! Bostmaster Wo. liford in forced to hire
an additional clerk at his owu expense
lo handle the business, and ha had to
for the hist Hi-i months.
The receipts for the present qunrter
are .'l.VH.IH as against $'2:uvj.i:7 a your
ago. a gain of $ I l.'IS.Sj).
Th receiptH Cor April wore -tM57.8:i
us against sfSs 1. 1 II in l!H"; for May
i hoy wore $110(1,70 as against, $7Jl.lj
in lf07, ami for June jfihiii.fill us against
t'Tiiit.lit in hill".
CANS AMI NBLSON
TO FIGHT AGAIN
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., July fl.
Bat I ling Nelson and .loo Cans will
meet in thep ri.o ring for a third bat
tle for Hie lightweight championship
of Hie world probably at Tex Kicard's
Hohl Held arena, either nn Labor day
or September !. Cans wants another
fight; .Velson is willing, and Ric karri
is so anxious t hat he has announced
that he will guarantee purse of $.'10,-
M ii I.
Bespit e Nelson 's iiiLontioD of leav
ing Hie ring, his manager, Willus Britt.
is confident t hat he can keep the little
champion fighting, and does not hesi
tale to say the Dane will meet Cans if
tin; latter wants another whirl for the
belt.
Fake talk, started by a hunch of
hard losers, is discredited by every
tight exponent in the city. No man who
saw the battle July 4 is willing to say
the contest was anything hut on tlm
square.
Hans will go to his ohme in Balti
more this week, but will bo ready to
ret nra west as soon as arrangements
are inmlo tor Inn scrap.
1297 RAILROAD TICKETS
T A i cm i nn rn I'Aiinfii
U AdllLANU UI rUUKIH"
TweB e handled titui ninety seven
tickets were sold at the Med ford sta-
,tiou on account of the rourlh of Juiv-.
. excursion rales and I he celebration at
A i land, bv far the lieavie.it sales on an
ciisiou of this kind in the historv of
- Ikept busy thumping n Chinaman.
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