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TAFT VICTOR IN FIRST
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MAJORITY
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT Of SUCCESS
ROOSEVELT MEN DECLARE THEV
HAVE WON ANO WILL FIGHT
TO LA IT "DARK HORSE"
ARGUMENT IS MADE
CHICAC10 Juno ). Tho Tft sup
porters In tin Republican National
convention put through today tho flrot
IMirtlun of their program by electing
Benator Root, of Now York, tempor
ary chnlrmau.
In apllo of tho feet that Victor Rose
water, chairman of tho National com
mittee, consistently ruled out of ordor
wry motion mado by tho Iloosovelt
forces, It required moro than e hours
to roach a voto on tho chairmanship,
Tho tailing of tho roll waa beaut
with difficulties from tho flrat namo
of tho llat of delegates, but In tho ond,
when tho tumult bad died away, Sen
tor Hoot waa found to hava won by
Maine Root 0, McOovern 11.
Massachusetts Root 18, Mcdovorn
IK.
Michigan Hoot 19, Mcdovern 10,
absent 1.
Minnesota Hoot 0, McOovorn 24.
Mississippi Hoot 1, Mcdovorn 4.
MlnsouriHoot ltl. Mcdovorn 20.
Montana Root 1, Mcdovorn 0.
Nebraska Itnoth 0, Mcdovorn It.
Nevada Hoot 8, Mcdovorn 0.
New Hampshire Hoot g, Mcdov
orn 0.
Now Jersey Root 0. Mcdovorn 2.
Now Mmlco Hoot 8, Mcdovorn I.
Now York Root 76, Mcdovorn 13,
not voting 1.
North Carolina Root 2, Mcdovorn
21.
North Dakota Walter Ilouaor 1,
Mcdovorn 6.
Oregon Root 2, Mcdovorn 6, not
voting 1.
Ohio Root 14, Mcdovorn 24.
Oklahoma Root 4, Mcdovorn 18.
Pennsylvania Root 12, Mcdovorn
64.
Kllnn Immediately challegend tho
voto of I'onnirlvanla, a second time.
Ithodi laland Hoot 10, Mcdovorn
0-
Routb Carolina Root 11, Mcdovorn
7.
Houtb Dakota Root 0, Mcdovorn
10.
Tennessee Root 23; Mcdovorn 1.
Texan Hoot 21, Mcdovorn t, not
voting 1.
Wall Hoot 7. Mcdovorn 1.
Vermont Hoot 6, Mcdovorn 2.
Virginia Root 23, Mcdovorn 2.
WaaninKton Root 14, Mcdovorn 0.
West Virginia Root 0, Mcdovorn
16.
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Wlaconiirt' 13, Ilouaor 2, Oronna 1,
lender t, not voting 1.
Wyoming Root 6, Mcdovorn 0.
Alnaka Root 2, Mcdovorn 9.
voto of CM to 02 for Governor Mc
Govern ,of Wlaconaln, with 14 ecat
toiiug votoa aud four not voting.
Tonight both tho Taft and Rooaovolt
forn-a are aaaertlng that this vote In
dicates that their candidate la abao
lutely aure to win.
Tho advantage appears to bo with
tho I'roaldcnt, however, for while ho
la sure to lose some of the votes that
wore cast for Senator Root, It Is said
that bo will gain, If Instructions are
lived up to, some of tho votes Inde
pendently cast for Mcdovorn.
Those loaders who have boon urg
ing a compromise candidate over
since they arrived In Chicago are
pointing to another anglo In the fig
ures and say they show that It Is es
sential to namo a so-called "dark
horse" to save the dny for the Repub
lican party.
While Mr. Root was made chairman
and managed to deliver bis "keynote"
speech ,the ffrhtlng Is to bo renewed
at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
the motion of the Roosevelt leaders
to substitute a new list of delegates
for those seated In some of tho con
tested rases heard before the Nation
al committee Is to be taken up as the
unfinished business. No committees
were named tonight and none will bo
until this motion to "purge" the Con
vention of "fradulent delegates" is
disposed of. Today It was defeated
on a point of ordor, but tho Roosevelt
fones assert that parliamentary prac
tice will not be permitted to stand in
their way tomorrow.
The Koosevelt people and tho Taft
people carried out almost to the let
ter their programs as announced In
advance. The Roosevelt people say
tonight they are going to fight every
Inch or the way.
The roll call for temporary chair
man resulted:
Alabama Root 22, Mcdovorn 2.
Arlsona Root 8, Mcdovern 0.
Arkansas Root 17, Mcdovern 1.
California Root 2, Mcdovorn 24.
Colorado Root 12, Mcdovern 0.
Connecticut Root 14. Mcdovern 0.
Delaware Root 6, Mcdovern 0.
Florida Root 12. Mcdovern 0.
Idaho Root 0, Mcdovern 8.
Georgia Root 22. Mcdovern 8.
Illinois Root , Mcdovern 49.
Indiana Root 20, Mcdovern 10.
Iowa Root 16, Mcdovern 10.
Kansas Root 2, Mcdovern 18.
Kentucky Root 23, Mcdovern 1.
I,oiiliilana Root 20. Mcdovern 8.
Maryland Root 8, Mcdovorn 8.
Dlatrtct of Columbia Root 2, Mo
Govern 0.
Philippines Root 2, Mcdovern 0. .
I'orto Hlro -Hoot 2, Mcdovorn 0.
Chicago, Juno 18.
Klnnl vote on chairmanship:
Root,
McGovcrn, 502.
I louser, 3.
Oronna 1.
Lauder, 9.
Not voting, 8.
Rev. Father Callaghan of 6L Ma
lachl's church of Chicago was cheer
ed as he stopped forward and deliver
ed a very brief Invocation that con
cluded with tho Lord's Prayer, In
which a minority of the delegates
joined. It wss 12:21 when the open
ing Invocation ended, and Secretary
liny ward read the call for the con
vention. I lay ward concluded the reading of
the call at 12:25 .and Immediately
Governor Hadley of Missouri, was re
cognized. He stood on bla chair a
minute and then pressed forward
through the press enclosure to tho
platform, while the Pennsylvania and
other delegates cheered him. Rose
water and Hay ward shook bands with
Hadley, and he started to read a type
written document As he did so, WU
llnm Hames, Jr., got to his feet and
shouted:
"Mr. Chairman!. I rise to a point
of order."-
Rosewater paid no attention to
Harnes, and ' Hadley proceeded, say
ing: "Mr. Chairman, I rlae to a question
of order. I desire to know whether
the temporary roll has been properly
framed."
Here James Watson of Indiana, the
Taft parliamentarian, broke In with
a point of order that there could be
nothing properly put before the con
vention until It had been formally or
ganised. Rosewater ruled tho point
of order well taken, but said that be
was willing to listen to argument on
the question.
Hadley continued: "I rose to a
question of Information, and there was
nothing before the house at the time.
I move that the list of delegates pre
pared by the national commltte,
known as the temporary roll , be
amended In tho following particulars,
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Tho Directors of the Clackamas
Houlhnrn Railway have entered Into
a contract with Archie Mason of Port
land, for the building of the grade and
all the bridges between Oregon City
and Molalla. Tho contract provides
that tlio work shall bo completed by
Heptoinbor 1
Mr. Mason Is moving bis construe
tlon equipment on the lino as rapidly
sa poiliilo and has sublet a largo
part of the work.
Htepbon Carver will look after tho
purchasing of tho stool and Is pro
curing some valuable contracts which
will Insure a heavy tonage over tho
road, Immediately upon Its comple
tion. The direc tors allege that tho man
agement of the Southern Pacific Is
doing all In Its power to hamper tho
construction of the road. They point
to the franchise obtained by tbo
Southern Pacific for tbo Portland, Eu
gene Katorn Railroad through the
streets of Canby and reports that
have been circulated that actual con
struction from Canby to Molalla has
boon started
In any event the Clackamas South
ern will be built, the contract baa been
let and the contractors are on tbo
ground and actively engaged In con
struction work.
SHASTA LIMITED
KILLSAGEDWOMAN
MRS. MARY SHEPHERD IS HURL
ED TO DEATH NEAR PULP
BIDINQ
BEAM OF LOCOMOTIVE STRIKES HER
Husbsnd, Sovontyfour Yosrs Of Ago,
Almost Prostrated By Shock
Coroner To Hold In
quest Today
TO START AT ONCE
Thirty-eight teams with scrapers
and grading outfit passed through
ibis city on their way to Canby, where
grading will commence at once for
the Portland. Eugene A Eastern Rail
way Company. The outfit Is the
property of the North Coast Contract
Company, and will be In charge of O.
U Harding, of this city, who Is con
nected with the company. This com
pany has been awarded the contract
of grading.
In an Interview with M. J. Leo, of
Canby, Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Lee
stated that the City Council of Can
by at lirst refused to grant him a
right of way for the railroad company
from Molalla to Canby, for the Canby
Molalla Railroad Company, and at the
last meeting he says a petition was
circulated with 133 names of taxpay
ers and citizens of Canby to the city
council, US of thee being In favor
of grouting Mr. Lee the franchise, and
which waa granted to the Portland,
Kugene Rniloard, and the Canby-Mo-Inlla
Railroad.
Mr. Iee stated the company would
operate its cars by electricity, and
that It baa purchased 70 acres of the
lights of way which goes through
some of the richest land In Clacks
mas county. It Is the Intention of the
company to run Ita line on the West
side, crossing the Willamette river at
Canby, and extending on to Molalla,
and later on to extend to Eugene. He
also says "there Is good backing, and
the work will be pushed rapidly along
to completion."
The gtadlng camp will be establish
ed about three miles from Canby on
the Molalla liver, the working crew
reaching Its destination and pitching
camp Tuesday afternoon.
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Mrs. Mary Shepherd .wife of John
Shepherd employed by the Wlllara-
tto Pulp Paper Company, was in
stantly killed by the Bliasta Limited
Friday afternoon about 10U yards this
side of Pulp Hiding where she lived.
Mrs. Shepherd was coming to tuts
city to see a friend depart for Can
ada. She was walking just outsiae
of the track on the ties, hiving an
umbrella over her, when she waa
struck by tbo train. A beam on the
front of the locomotive struck her In
the back of the bead and she was burl
ed forty -si I feet
F. U Kenny, engineer, brought the
train to a atop aa soon as possible
and be and the fireman went to tho
woman's aasistance. She was dead,
however, ber skull having been crush
ed. Tbo body waa taken to her home
and ber husband waa summoned. Ho
Is aeventy-four years of age, and is
almost prostrated over tbe accident
Coroner Wilson brought tbe body
to tbls city and will bold an Inquest
at the Holman Undertaking Establish
ment at 10 o'clock this morning. The
funeral probably will be bold Sunday.
Engineer Kenny and M. A. Richard
son, fireman of the train, told Coron
er Wilson that they saw Mrs. Shep
herd walking at the aide of tbe track
when tbe train was within several
hundred yards of her. She was then
far enough from the track to be out
of danger. Suddenly as the o train
reached ber she swerved Into tbe rail
It Is thought that the rain and the
umbrella kept ber from hearing the
noise made by the flyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd moved to
Pulp Siding from Canby about a year
ago. The Willamette Pulp A Paper
Company baa a crew of men working
there and the aged man was employ
ed aa water carrier. They have a
son who Uvea in Willamette.
Tbe train which ktllrd the aged wo
man was due In Portland at 2:30
o'clock. The engtneei and. fireman
wilt attend tbe Inquest
Archlo Mason, a Portland contract
or, who bas the contract to build the
,riia and hridaes on the unfinished
.rt nf th Una between Oregon City
and Molalla for the Clackomas South-
ern Railway bas camps established in
several places along the line and will
start work Monday morning wun a
large crow of men. 8everal cord
wood dealers were In Oregon City tbe
i.ttsr tiart of the week getting Infor
mation as to tbe probable time tho
road will be alile to begin naming
wood from the Heaver Creek and
neighboring territory.
Th. wond mieatlan In Portland dur
ing fhm winter la an Imoortant factor
as the principal supply near Portland
has been exhausted by the denuding
of the forest, and wood dealers are
compelled to look to now neias lor
supply. The proposed road from Can
by bas put new spirit in tbe stock
holders of the Oregon City line, and
they must complete the lino in order
to protect their own interests and
that of Oregon City.
Engineer Abbott of Portland, who
nrveved the Tillamook line said a
few dava ago "I consider the Clack
amas Southern a safe railroad project
and It can be put into operation oj
Clackamas County people uemseir-
i.
r.ruul work waa accomplished last
year In construction work and this
year promises tbe completion of a
larre nort nf the line, and that alone
should be encouraging to every pub
lic spirited citizen wno wants to see
Oregon City and the country tributary
to tbe line grow and prosper.
TO SET NEW RECORD
FRANCHISE SOLD
A. Welch, of Salem, has bought the
franchise of the railway to be built
between Canby and Molalla, accord
ing to reporta received In this city
Saturday. It is announced that the
construction of the road will be be
gun at once. The North Coast Con
struction Comapny, of Portland, it is
said will make the grade and lay tbe
steel This company will bo assisted
by subordinate contractors. The road
la the one originally planned by M. J
Lee of Canby.
That the Willamette Valley chau
tauqua Assembly which convenes at
Gladstone Park July 9, and continues
twelve days will be the most success
ful ever held In the historic park, do-
nated by H. E. Cross, Is assured. The
finest lecturers and entertainers on
the Chautauqua circuit have been en
gaged and the best courses of lnstruc
tlon will be given. Mr. Cross, man
ager of the cbautauqua, hna been un
tiring In hia efforts to make the meet
ing tbe greatest ever held, and de
clared Tuesday that he waa confident
he would be successful. So many per
sona of world-wide reputation have
been engaged that It is impossible To
enumerate them all. Among them,
however, are John Mitchell .for many
rears president of the United Mine
Workers, and now Vice-President of
the American Federation of Labor
Judge (rank P. Sadler, formerly of
the municipal court of Chicago; Rev.
J. M. Cleary, lecturer and man of af
fairs; Charles Edmund Russell ,the
great editor; Lou J. Beaucbamp, "the
man who laughs tbe truth into the
hearts of the people"; Miss Helen
Varick Boswell, noted platform lectur
er; Rev. William Spurgeon, noted
London clergyman, and a score of oth
ers. Mr. Cross announces that scores
of persons already have engaged tent
space, and the indications are that
there will be a largor number of per
sona actually living on the grounds
than ever before.
Come before it is too late. The Great Medical experts now
in Oregon City will give consulatation
F.&ESIS
All are cordially invited to the Big Free Concert at Ore
gon City Opera House, entire change of program nightly
Medical experts were here last fall and can give references of
cures effected at that time.
Startling demonstrations made every night on the stage, such as
lightening tooth extracting, straightening cross eyes and smalj
tumors removed in all minor skin operations free with out pain.
Office at Electric Annex, Rooms E andF
Hours 10 to 12 A. M. and 1 to 5 P. M
ROOSEVELT MEN BOLT
CREDENTIAL COMMinEE
SALEM ROAD TO BE
SALEM, Or, June 17. Representa
tives of the Portland Eugene East
ern Railroad admitted today that the
railroad had agents engaged in buy
ing rights of way for tbo lino which
tho company proposes to build from
here to Oregon City, and which will
later be eitended 'to Portland. For
some time it has been known that
agents were buying rights of way in
tbls diiectlon and surrounding it
there was considerable mystery. When
confronted with tbe proposition aa to
whether the purchase were for the
Portland, Eugene A Eastern, they
admitted it was.
Either at Oregon City or at Canby
the line will cross the river, and ex
tend tho line to Portland. Whether
It will enter Portland by the West or
tbe Eaat Side, they say, has not been
determined. Tbey assert this Is Just
the beginning of railroad develop
ment that this company bas mapped
out for the Valley. Tbe proposed line
wll lalmost parallel the Southern Pacific.
COLONELS
OH
ARE
OBEYED
2 Couples Get Licensee
Licenses to marry were issued Fri
day to Lula E. Wilson and Irving
Plettenbtrg and Zula Moses and Les
ter Phegley.
REFUSAL TO OPEN CONTESTS CAUSE
DELEGATES ACTING UNDER
PERSONAL DIRECTION OF
CHIEF LAY PLANS FOR
INDEPENDENT AC
TION IN CONVENTION
CHICAGO, June 19. The long
expected cra.th in the Republican
ranks came tonight. The Roose
velt forces, acting, they said, un
der the personal direction of the
Colonel himself, began to lay
plans for independent action in
tha National convention. As a
forerunner of th more drastic
action expected in the convention
tomorrow or Friday, the Roose
velt members of the committee
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Senator Albert B. Cuttings, Candidal for Republican nomination
for PrealdenL
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THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM MITTEE.
Front row, seated, from left to right: William F. Stone, sergeant at arms;
Franklin Murphy, tressurer; Col. Harry 8. New, chairman; Wi liarn
Hayward, secretary; Victor Rosewater. ..Standing, from left to right.
Ralph 8. Williams, E. C. Duncan, Arthur I. Vorys, Fred W. Upham,
chairman Chicago committee, David W. Mulvano.
COMPANY WILL REMAIN FOR AN INDEFINATE PERIOD.
CLARK HEN OPPOSE
TWO-THIRDS ROLE
8T. LOUIS, Mo., June 14.--Senator
Stone declared today that friends of
Speaker Clark will support a resolu
tion before the Democratic National
convention abolishing the two-thirds
rule and providing that whenever any
candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast be shall be declared tho
party nominee. .
Senator Stone said the two-thirds
rule Is not looked upon with favor by
Democracy and that an effort will be
made to get other Democratic Presi
dential possibilities to ask Its aboli
tion in the convention. .
"The consensus of Democratic opin
ion Is. and bas been for years," he
said, "that the two-thirds rule, so
called. Is absolutely without reason or
Justification on any basis that ought
to underlie the procedure of Ameri
cans in dealing with great public
questions. I do not hesitate to say
that nine-tenths and more of tbe
country do not believe in this so
called two-thirds rule."
oh credentials withdrew from that
body and in effect withdrew all the
Roosevelt contests-, which had
been scaled from 92 to 78.
The break first came when the
Roosevelt members of the creden
tials committee, acting under the
specific orders of Colonel Roose
velt, broke out oi the cominittee
room at 10:30 o'clock tonight aft
er attempting to beat open the
doors and bring ail newspaper
men into the room.
The doors of the committee
room were suddenly thrown open
by J. J. Sullivan, of Ohio, who
rushed out with the cry, "All
Roosevelt men walk out."
He was followed by Hugh T.
Halbert, of Minnesota; Franci3 J.
Heney, of California; George L.
Record, of New Jersey, and other
Roosevelt men. as they pushed
open the winging doors after
Sullivan, they cried out to the
newspapermen:
"AH newspapermen come inside
and see what they are trying lo
do with us."
Colonel Thayer, assistant terg-eant-at-ai'iis,
shouted to the
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