LONG DEADLOCK
ATMITBIOBE
Many Ballots Taken In an Ef
fort to Name a Presidential
Candidate
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Halttmor. Th nnllunnl democratic
convention which aant'mbled hera a
wck ao Tutly wIiiikukkiI many ax
cltlUK Incrlilt-nla, unit developed 1 dad
lurk that wa uniuallml by any na
ttunitl convention alnc tha rcpublli-uii
Kulhirln at Chicago In lHKO, when
. iiornl (Irant wa a candidal for
third term, and S0 delegate clung to
)! bmir to tha Ihlrtyalxlh and (Inal
ballot whmi Uarfli-ld waa nominated.
A remarkaul featur of tlx conven
tion wa Urn dominance of Ilryan, De
feated for temporary chairman by
JuU Alton II. Tarlier, who waa put
forward by tha conservative element,
b refuaed to aulmlde, and mnlntalued
bellaorent attitude thraimhout the
Convention, and aevernl times hurled
thunderbolt which aet the deleKittca
and apeclatom on edae. The apecta
cle wna unliiie In American polltlca.
In no nnlloiml convention In recent
yeara ha one man by aheer force of
hla personality been able to upaet tha
plana of the leader, overturn long '
tnbllKhed precedent and force an In
tvnaely hoatlle opposition to adopt hla
vlewa without a alrvnuoua flKhL
The first victory wna In reversing
the jirtiKnun of the conservative steer
ing cotnnttiti'O, which Intended to con
tinue the temporary orKnnlnnlloii and
ninke Judge I'nrknr the permanent
chairman. Inalund, tho progressive
forced the aelw lion of Ollie Jaine of
Kentucky, to be permanent cluilnniin.
Bryan Decllnt Chalrmanahlp,
1 Ilryan repudiated the Murphy Tag
jnrt Bulllviin nliempt to mollify him,
and refused election na chairman of
the resolution eomnilttea
When the convention convened Wed
neaduy morning It wna announced
that tha credential commlitee would
not be able to report until 8 p. m. He
fore adjourning to that hour the con
vention listened to a number of
ipeechc.
Immediately after (he convention
waa culled to order In the evening the
chairman of the committee on rule
waa recognised to preaent tho commit
jteo'a report. The report na rend
placed tha nominntlona for president
and vice prealdent ou tha progrom of
OLLIE M. JAMES.
Elacted Permanent Chairman of tha
Democratic National Convention.
tha convention Immediately after Hie
report of the committee on credential!
and before the adoption of the plat-
form.
TIiIb wna another Ilryan victory, for
he had forced through the committee
a resolution demanding Hint the pint
form be not adopted until after the
candidates wore named. The report,
much to the atirprlse of tho convon
tlon generally, wna adopted by a viva
voce vote, without opposition. N
I Overthrow Unit Rule.
i The chairman of the credentials
committee then preaented the ma
jority aupplementnl report of the rules
committee, mailing tha unit rule a rule
of the convention. As reported the
rule would make a unit Instruction by
atnte convention binding on vote of a
majority of the dMegntca favoring any
particular candidste.
Representative Henry, of Texas, pre
aented a minority report which would
except from tha operations of thla rule
Mich delegations as are elected under
stale primary rules by congressional
districts.
' The result of the roll call as an
nounced showed that the Wllaon-llry-
tin forces had won the test. . The
punt gave ayee BB8V4, noes 489.
Thursday, the third day of the con
vention, opened at 13:45 p. m., amid
scenes of great animation, with the
floor and galleries of the vast hall
filled to their utmost enpacity. Eager
expectancy waB manifested ou all
hands at the approach of the struggle
for the nomination, Mrs. Taft, wife
of the president, occupied one of the
frout boxes. The delegates died Into
the hall prepared for a long and ex
citing session.
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Ital South Dakota Wilson Delegate.
The first nnl tent of alrength be
tween the Wilson and Clark force
Ci'imt in a voto on the South Dakota
content. The Wilson forces won, the
convention, by vole of .!! V4j to 437 '
leutlug the It) Hnuili Dakota Wilson
delegates, thua upsetting the action of
(he majority of tha credentials com
mittee and sustaining lt minority re
port. I lia report of the committee on per
manent orgnnliatlon waa then pre
sented. It nominated Olll James, of
Kentucky, a permanent chairman: B.
K. Ilrlllon, of North Carolina, aa sc
retary, and Cray Woodson, aa associ
ated Secretary.
James Criticizes Prtaldant
Mr. James made speech, which,
bristling with comments on President
Taft, waa listened to by Mrs. Taft
with clone Interest and an occasional
smile.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Who Attended the Baltlmora Conven
tion as Delegate From Nebraska.
Senator I.n Kollette, the republican
protiri-HHlve, appeared In the conven
tion hall aa Mr. James aut down and
wna eacorted to the platform, lie had
hardly reached there when a motion
to take a reri-ss until 8 p. m. was put
and carried.
Morgan and Ryan Attacked by Bryan.
A fl:ht by William Jennings Ilryan
"to rid the democratic party of the
Uyan llelmonl Morgan Intereata" de
layed tha beginning of nominating
speeches nl the night session from 8
o'clock until nearly 11.
1 A resolution Introduced by him,
which was paused by a two-thirds ma
jority, declared the convention oppos
ed to the nomination of any candidate
under obligation to J. P. Morgan,
Thomas P. Ityan, August tlelmont, or
any "prlvllege-m-eklng class.
The convention wna thrown Into a
furore by the proposition, which as
originally Introduced called for the
withdrawal of Ityan and Helmont. del
egate from Ylrglnln and New York,
respectively.
Thla pan of the resolution was re
sented aa Invading the rights of sov
ereign stutea, and when Its full Import
became known bona and catcalls, JeerB
and hlSKes were mingled with hand
clapping, cheers and stamping of feet
lu the galleries and on the floor
Nomination are Made.
Oscar" A. Underwood, of Alabama;
Champ Clark, of Missouri; Woodrow
Wilson of New York, and Simeon
Duldwln, of Connecticut, were
placed In nomination. Both the Un
derwood and Clark nominations called
out prolonged demonstrations among
their enthuslnatlc followers.
The result of tho first ballot' waa;
Sulxor of New York 2, Clark 440,
Wilson 324, Underwood Harmon
148, Marshall 31. Baldwin 22, Bryan 1.
Absent 2. Necessary for choice, 728.
Twelve bullots were taken. Champ
Clark made a sensational galu on the
tenth when New York' solid block of
90 votes went to him on this ballot.
Mr. Clark's total reached a high-water
mnrk of 656 a clonr majority but 170
votes short of the necessary two-thirds
to nominate.
Giving up nil attempt to break the
exlatlng deadlock, the leaders decided
at 3:05 o'clock. Saturday morning to
take adjournment until 1 o'clock in
Hie afternoon.
Bryan Switches to Wilson.
The afternoon session was marked
by another dramartc outburst from Mr.
Bryan. Claiming the privilege of ex
plaining why he nnd'more than a
dozen other delegates from Nebraska
were going to switch their votes from
Clnrk to Wilson, he declared that so
Ions as Champ Clnrk continued to ao
cept the support of Charles F. Murphy
and Tammany Hall, he would not vote
for him.
) After 20 ballots had been taken with
Governor Wilson gaining on each bal
lot and Speaker Clark constantly los
ing ground the convention at 11:05
o'clock adjourned until Monday morn
ing at 11 o'clock. ' '
I There were no overnight changes In
the situation when the convention as
sembled Monday morning. Wilson
took the lead on the 30th ballot, get
ting 460 votes to 45G for Clark. The
deadlock waa unbroken after hours of
continuous balloting.
CANADIAN CITY
Town of Regina is Reduced to
Mais ot Debris; Property
Loss $10,000,000.
Winnipeg. Man. Dead and Injured
to a number estimated between 40
nd 60 person and a property loss
Of 110.000.000 la the toll taken by a
wind storm that converted Into a mas
of debrl the greater part of Kegtna,
Bask., and then swept on through the
province, leaving destruction In It
pathway.
Thirty six bodies tave been so far
recovered from the ruin.
The aweep of the storm, the worst
In the history of tha Canadian north
west, was over a city which only a
abort time before had completed the"
work or decking Itself In gala attire
for the celebration of Dominion day.
Bunting and flag covered building
everywhere, and networka of electric
lights were strung and ready for Ilium
Inallon.
Through thesa gaily decorated
atreets tha tornado swept and within
a half hour Keglna had been turned
into a city of mourning. In the wreck
of the storm building after building
lay In ruins, shrouded In Its gay-color
ed bunting. Tha storm cut a swath
several blocks wide right Into the
center of the town, leveling the build
ings In Its wake.
The whole north aide of the city vlr
tually waa wiped out by the storm.
Six hundred famillea are homeless.
The tornado came from the south
and flrat struck 4he new Parliament
building. JUKt completed at a cost ot
)2,0(O.OO0. The building Is of steel
and, while It still stands, It la badly
shaken. It then swept northward,
mowing a swath six blocks wide
through the must fashionable resi
dence district, transforming It Into a
ni.iHB of wreckage.
Along Victoria treet, from Six
teenth to Eleventh streets, 300 houses
were destroyed and many persons
were killed. Automobiles filled with
passengers, were hurled high In the
air and deposited blocks away.
Appeal Mad to Aid Alaska Indian.
San Francisco. Drunkenness, dis
ease and debauchery are decimating
the Indian population of Alaska, and
unleaa step are taken by the govern
ment to bring about an amelioration
of their condition, the native tribe
will become extinct, according to a
tatement Issued by Rev. Dr. Peter
T. Itowe, Bishop of Alaska. The bis
hop has appealed to the women ot Cal
ifornia to aid him In securing govern
mental action.
CHINA REJECTS LOAN PLAN
Proposal of Six Power Declared to be
Monopoly Scheme.
London. The Peking correspondent
of the Pally Telegraph saya China ab
aolutcly rejects the demands of the six
powers group which were that the
loan must be $300,000,000; that three
Kuropoan financial supervisors must
be appointed, and that the group must
have tta financial agenta in China for
five months during which there should
be no issue of bonds and no business
of any kind involving the pledging of
China's credit without the signature ol
the supervisors. '
Chlua's counter proposal Is simply
for a $50,000,000 loan!
Strike is Threatened.
Chicago. Representatives of the
International Union of Shop Employes
on all railroads running west of Chi
cago have addreaaed a joint letter to
W. A. Garrett, chairman of the Gener
al Managers' association, asking for a
conference to present certain demands.
In the event that a conference Is
denied the officers have been author
ized to order a general strike.
Convention Rooter Short of funds.
Baltimore. The long deadlock ex
hausted the holiday spirit of the occa
sion, and Sunday a geueral exodus of
convention visitors, rooters, marching
clubs and even delegates took place.
Telegraph blanks were In great de
mand. and many of the messages were
of the same trend. Thoy were address
ed to wives and mothers and brothers
uid friends and concluded:
"Don't forget to remit."
Troops March Against Roadhouse.
Portlnnd, Or. Martini law, for the
first time In the history of the United
States, was declared agninst a public
Inn, when Governor West closed the
Milwaukee Tavern, In keeping with
hla recent threat to suppress the road
house evil. The governor, as commander-in-chief
of the military forces
of the state, took personal charge of
tho warlike demonstration.
Racers Killed at San Jose.
San Joae, Cal. Two men, both mo
torcycle racers, were killed and two
others seriously Injured while riding
falter than a mile a minute at Sun
day's raco meet nl the San Jose Driv-
I lag Park,
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Imported and Domestic
Cigars
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Famous Whiskies
3 Old Crow, Hermitage; Red B
Top Rye; Yellow Stone; w
Canadian Club; Cream
Rye; James E. Pepper;
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Porter, Ale and Olympia
Draft Beer on Tap.
1 Imported Wines and
Liquors.
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At the Old Stand
G.W. Wiley & Co., Prps
All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
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$100,000.00
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FARMS
Large Loans a Specialty
A. R. BOWMAN
Prineville, Oregon
At Cost
On account of late summer season we will sell at first
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The "Advance" is On Time,
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He can sell you anything from a steam
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Place your order at once and have a long
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Prineville--Redmond"Sisters Stage Line
Matt Kulesch, Proprietor.
Passenger Fare to Redmond, $1.50. Express from Red
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pounds. Small packages of less than 50 pounds, 25c.
Leaves Prineville for Redmond Daily. Office at the
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Arriving Daily, also all other
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If you are looking for anything nice
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