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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1912.
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LEADER TODAY
COLONEL TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
PLAN OF EX-PRESIDENT IS TO
ADVISE WITH SUPPORTERS
BEFORE NAMING OF IN-'
DEPENDENT TICKET
CHICAGO, June 21, (Special.)
That Taft will be nominated on the
first balot is virtually assured. The
permanent organization of the conven
tion will be completed tomorrow after
noon, when there will be a debate on
the report of the committee on rules.
The convention adjourned tonight un
til tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
If good time is made the candidate for
President may be named late tomor
row night. Otherwise the convention
will not finish its work until Monday.
CHICAGO, June 21 If Colonel
Roosevelt eventually heads an inde
pendent ticket, it seems certain to
night that the convention which will
name him will be held at a time con
siderably after the adjournment of the
Republican National convention, now
in session in this city.
As a result of the decisive votes in
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the convention today .particularly that
on the Fourth California District con
test, the plan for a cotinuance of the
present convention, as outlined yester
day, virtually has been abandoned. -
If Mr. Roosevelt is placed in nomi
nation before the convention now in
session, it will not be of his planning
or with his sanction, but the individ
ual action of some one of his enthusi
astic supporters. These points were
made clear tonight by Colonel Roose
velt himself and confirmed by some of
his closest advisers.
Somfl of Colonel Ronsevplt'a more
radical supporters cling to the belief
that it would be wise to carry out
their original plan, which in effect was
- n maintain etmilir that fia PantiKli.
can convention is irregular and illegal
and after its adjournment to proceed
- with an organization in the same hall
and name their ticket with Mr. Roose
velt at its head.
Colonel Roosevelt, however, refused
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not forbid it. He maintains that he
is bound to obey the wishes of his
-supporters and that he is willing, as
he expressed it yesterday, personally
to bear the responsibility."
He let it be known that he did not'
regard such an idea as entirely prac
ticable." Siiould the nomination beof-
itfieu tu uiiii uuuer tiucu circumstanc
es, it is not his intention to decline,
but he believes the wiser course
vwould be to defer action a few weeks
,.His Idea as explained today, is that
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his supporters return to their homes
and learn the sentiment. A month or
six weeks later, should conditions war
rant, his leaders from the different
parts, of the country will assemble to
determine whether there exists a suf
ficiently widespread sentiment to jus
tify the creation of a party. If the
decision is in the affirmative, a Na
tional convention will be held.
Colonel Roosevelt said tonight he
would adhere to the course he has
mapped out .regardless of what the
Roosevelt delegates in the convention
decide upon. He has taken a . posi
tion apart from the present struggle
with the idea that as long as the 78
delegates whom he says are his are
not seated he cannot be influenced by
any act of the National convention.
If the bulk of his delegates choose to
follow the course he has mapped out
he expects to preserve the present or
ganization of his forces. If only a
handful should decide at the final
count to stand with him his decision
will not be influenced.
The convention in the face of one
of the most brilliant speeches ever
heard in a national convention, from
Governor Johnson, of California, laid
on the table the minority report of
the credentials committee, which
would have substituted the Roosevelt
delegates in the fourth California dis
trict. The result was so close that
many of the Taft leaders were on the
verge of nervous prostration before
the result was announced.
When it was seen that motion to
table won by a margin of two votes
over 540 needed, William Barnes in
his seat in the front row, wiped his
brow, down which perspiration was
pouring and heaved a sigh of relief.
Governor Johnson's face became ev
en more firmly set and his mouth was
a straight line while his jaws were
hard. set. He said:
"California will repudiate' this con
vention, just as this convention has
repudiated California, only by a larg
er majority. The action of this con
vention is a repudiation of the direct
primary of California and my state
will not soon forget it."
On this vote the Oregon delegation
lined solidly for the first time, giving
10 votes for the Roosevelt delegates.
The La ' Follette delegations, from
North Dakota and Wisconsin also lin
ed up unitedly for the Roosevelt peo
ple. Practically all the delegates
from the direct primary states voted to
seat the Roosevelt men.
When the committee report from the
foutrh California district was called
Francis J. Heney stepped upon the
platform behind Govenor Hadley.
This report seated the Taft delegates
in that district on technical grounds,
it being claimed by the majority of the
credentials committee that the Taft
men carried the district, but under the
state primary law were refused ere
dentials because they did not carry
the state at large. The majority of
the committee insisted that he Cali
fornia law was at variance with the
representation rule of the national
committee and announced that the
Taft delegates had refused to sign
any agreement to abide by the state
wide decision
"'A state law cannot supersede the
call, of the national committee,' read
the report, and this announcement
was received with boos and jeers. Hal-
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COMMITTEE VOTES
TO IMPEACH JUDGE
. WASHINGTON,. June 21. The
house judiciary committee, which in
vestigated charges- of judicial impro
priety against Judge Robert F. Arch
bold of the commerce court, voted
unanimously today to recommend that
the house prefer articles of impeach
ment against him. The house probab
ly will adopt the report of the com
mittee, which has already drafted spe
cifications. The charges against Archbold con
sist of his transactions in culm banks
at Scranton, Pa., with railroads while
he was sitting on the bench of the
commerce court. If the house votes
favorably on the impeachment recom
mendation, members will be appoint
ed by the speaker to prosecute charges
against the judge as provided under
the constitution of the United States.
bert of Minnesota presented the min
ority report which scored the majori
ty. Its action was characterized as
"a tyrannical overthrow of the will of
the people of California."
The minority report held that the
majority violated the tenets of fair
play in seating the Taft men in the
face of a 77,000 adverse majority.
"In the judgment of the minority of
the credentials committee, a more de
liberate attempt to thwart the will of
the people has never been witnessed,"
began Halbert.
He was checked by Senator Root
who refused to let him debate the re
port at this time.
At this ruling the Roosevelt men
began shouting "Gag rule, gag rule."
Hadley then moved to substitute
the minority for the majority report
on the fourth California contest. Wat
son was recognized by Root. He
moved to table the motion.
Heney opened the argument for the
minority report. Payne replied to
Heney. He was followed by Governor
Johnson.
By a vote of 5G4 to 497, 17 not voting
the convention refused to accept the
minority report of the credentials com
mittee on the Arizona contests, and
accepted the Taft majority report.
The six delegates from that state were
seated by viva voce vote.
Conclusive proof that the Taft fol
lowers have the votes to seat all of
their .contested delegates in the Re
publican "national conventionwas fur
nished today when the 605 delegates
as announced on a revised count
voted to seat the Taft delegates in
the ninth Alabama district This was
the first district that Colonel Roose
velt declared was stolen from ' him
and the unusually high vote greatly
pleased the Taft men.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
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J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of
White Star Line, Who With Captain
Smith was declared equally respon-
' sibJe for the Titanic Disaster by At
torney Scanlan at the Board of
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PURCHASERS OF SEASON TICK
ETS WILL PAY LITTLE MORE
THAN 15 CENTS DAILY
PROGRAM IS BEST EVER ARRANGED
Finest Music, Lectures, Instruction
And Athletic Contests Pro
vided Summer School
Plans Made "
A maximum of entertainment at a
minimum expense to its patrons is
the motto adopted this year by the Wil
lamette Valley Chautauqua -Association,
which will conduct an assembly
at Gladstone Park July 9 to July 21
inclusive. Theassembly will have an ex
pense of about $500 daily and the cost
to persons obtaining season tickets
will be about fifteen cents a day. High
class attractions have been provided
for almost every minute of each day
Fred Emerson Brooks, Famous Recit
er and Orator, Who Will be One of
-the Chautauqua Entertainers.
of the chautauqua, and the patrons
wili be repaid at least a thousandfold.
The program for the first day gives
and-idea of what may be expected by
persons attending the chautauqua.
Several concerts will be given : by
the band beginning at 10 o'clock And
at 10:30 o'clock C. H. Dye will deliv
er an address of welcome,and S. Piatt
Jones will respond to it. The sum
mer school will be organized by the
instructors at 11 o'clock ,and the prac
tical work started. ' Chapman's Or
chestra will give a concert at . 1:15
o'clock and Miss Leah Slusser will
render several solos. Byron's Trouba
dours, vocalists and instrumentalists,
will entertain at 2 o'clock and at 3:30
o'clock the baseball series will be
started, two of the best teams in Ore
gon playing. The orchestra will play
at 7:15 o'clock with Miss Slusser as
soloist and at 8 o'clock, the Trouba
dours entertain again.
There also will be other fonus of
entertainment. The programs for sev
eral of the other days are even more
attractive so there is no chance of the
patrons of the chautauqua not being
well paid for attending.
" Couple Gets License
:.' A. license to marry was issued Fri
day to Sarah Bengli and George Kirk,
of Silverton. .
If it . happened it . is in - the Enter
prise. - ....
CHAU
AUQUA RATE
Rogers in Now York Herald."
ALUMNI TO RECEIVE
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
The Oregon City High School Alum
ni Association, at a meeting at the
High School this evening will receive
the class of 1912 into membership
and elect officers. It is probable that
the officers will be chosen , from the
latest class to be graduated as was
the case last year. The present offi
cers are Ray Scott, President; Hazel
Tooze, Vice-President; Maude Price,
Secretary and Bothwell Avison, Treas
urer. Refreshments will be served
and the following program will be
rendered:
Piano solo Florence Grace.
Reading Evadna Harrison.
Piano solo Anne Tolpolar.
Reading (Burns) Mrs. Forbes.
High School Orchestra.
Duet Miss Cis Barclay Pratt and
Joseph Sheahan.
Adresses by member of faculty.
Piano solo Madge Brightbill.
STREETS CLEANED,
READY FOR OILING
Superintendent of streets Babcock,
has had Center and Madison streets
thoroughly cleaned preparatory for
the oiling which will be started in a
few days. Other Macadam streets
will be cleared, and it is planned to
oil virtually all of them. Councilman
Tooze said Friday night that the Ore
gon Road Oiling Company, which has
been awarded the contract, would be
gin sprinkling the streets with oil just
as soon as the rain ceased and the
thoroughfares had dried somewhat.
The bid of the Oregon Road Oiling
Company was lower than that-which
obtained the contract last year.
TRAIN MAN, MINUS
PASS; PUT OFF CAR
Richard Waggoner, who says he is
employed as a track walker at Turn
er, was ejected from the train" which
arrived here from Portland at 4:40
o'clock Friday . afternoon. Waggoner
early Friday morning went with his
foreman W. E. Barnes to the car
barns to work, Early in the afternoon
he took a trip to Portland ,with the
understanding that he waa to meet
Barnes who had passes as he returned
from the city. Barnes, however, did
not get on the train and when the con
ductor asked Waggoner for his fare
he refused to pay or get off the train;
When the train reached this city E.
L. Shaw was called and made the
trainman get out of the coach. He
was not arrested. -
VICTIM OF WHISKEY,
SOLDIER ENDS LIFE
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 21.-
Thomas McCormack was addicted to
drink. The habit grew and grew on
him till it interf erred with duty, and
Captain Page, head of McCormack's
company at Vancouver barracks, ex
acted a pledge from him last week
that he would drink no more.
Yesterday McCormack went on a
spree and when he reported to Cap
tain Page was threatened with the
guard house. He begged one more
chance. ' - "
This morning he was found where
he had placed a Winchester in his
mouth and struck the .trigger. ; Hisj
head was blown off.
McCormack was a cook in company
C, age about 42, relatives not known
here. " -
WAR ON PARKER IS
STARTED BY BRYAN
NEBRASKAN WIRES THAT HE
WILL FIGHT ON FLOOR OF
CONVENTION
MESSAGES SENT OUT TO CANDIDATES
Commoner Depends For Support On
'Followers Of Wilson And
Clark Line Ts Clear
ly Drawn '
CHICAGO, 111... June 21. Colonel
William Jennings Bryan threw his hat
into the Baltimore ring today, when
he declared open war on the selec
tion of, the Democratic nominee for
temporary chairman Alton B. Park
er and announced his. intention of
leading a fight to prevent the ratifica
tion by the convention of the nation
al committee's choice. Bryan's defi,
which took the form of a telegram to
all the presidential candidates whom
he regards as progressive was follow
ed bv the announcement that he would
leave Chicago for Baltimore tomorrow
morning.
The telegram is regarded as. an ad
roit move by Bryan to put each of the
men addressed on record as to his
progressiveness. Neither Underwood
Governor Harmon nor Governor Mar
shall of Indiana was addressed by Bry
ahi but Speaker Champ Clark, Gov
ernor Wilson, Governor Burke, Gov
ernor Foss, Mayor and Governor Bal
dwin received the following telegram:
"In the interest of harmony I sug
gested to the subcommittee of the
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Governor Thomas R. Marshall, of In
diana, Candidate for Democratic
Nomination for President.
Democratic committee the advisabil
ity of recommending as temporary
chairman some progressive acceptable
to the leading progressive candidates
for the presidential nomination. I
took it for granted that no committee
man interested in Democratic success
would desire to offend the members
of a convention overwhelmingly pro
gressive by naming a reactionary to
sound' the keynote of the campaign.
"Eight members of the subcommit
tee,' however, over the protest of the
remaining eight .agreed upon not on
ly a reactionary but upon one Demo
crat, who among those not candidates
for the presidential nomination, is in
the eyes of the people most conspicu
ously identified with the reactionary
element of the party. I shall be pleas
ed to join you and your friends in op
posing his selection by the full com-
mitee- or by the convention. Kindly
answer here.
'- "W. J. BRYAN."
That Bryan will oppose Parker's
election to the last is declared by his
close friends, who will direct the pro
gressive forces until the Commoner
himself arrives from Chicago.
Bryan is said to be depending for
support on the followers of Champ
Clark and Woodrow Wilson. The
Harmon and Underwood delegates are
entirely satisfied.
Rumors were flying thick today that
the Clark people were dickering with
the conservatives, especially Murphy
of New York, and Taggart, of Indiana
and that the deal involves throwing
the Clark strength to Parker, in re
turn for which the votes of the New
York and Indiana delegates, besides
some uninstructed delegates, would be
given to Clark on the first ballot
Bryan men prefer to disregard these
rumors and point out that if Clark
attempted such a deal he would lose
more than he would gain, because he
would lose Bryan's friendship and
good will. The Bryan men will carry
the fight against Parker to the full na
tional committee next Monday. They
are already charging that Parker's se
lection is not valid because he receiv
ed only eight of the 16 votes in the
committee on arrangements, which
made the selection, whereas, they
claim, he needed a'majority. Bryan
men are in the minority on the nation
al committee, which .therefore, is ex
pected to ratify Parker's selection.
The fight will then be taken to the
floor of the convention. '
Bryan himself is expected to make
a speech against Parker..
AGED WIDOW DEAD
Mrs. May Swanson ,a widow, died
Thursday evening at her home in the
norther part of the city. She was
born in Sweden, January 23, 1852.
Her husband died several years ago.
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daily paper. The - Enterprise should
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MISSING
FARMER
DROWNED HIMSELF
BODY OF GUY IRVINE IS FOUND
IN RIVER NEAR OAK
- GROVE
SPIKES AND STONES IN POCKETS
Suicide Left Letter Announcing That
He Was Bleeding To Death
Internally As Result
Of Accident
The body of Guy Irvine, a farmer,
who lived near Oak Grove, which was
found in the" Willamette River near
the man's home Thursday evening
was buried in this city. Friday.
Irvine disappeared June 13, leaving a
letter in which he intimated he would
end his life. Friends looked for him
vainly for several days, and it was
finally decided that he had either car
ried out his threat or left the county.
The letter in part follows:
"Do not look for me. You will not
find me. I am bleeding to death on
the inside on acount of an accident.
I do not care to live longer. Am not
trying to prevent the bleeding. By
the time this is read I will be far from
here and out of human sight"
The body was found by Dr. W. F.
Feibig a'nd C .A. Chambers, and Cor
oner Wilson was summoned. It was
badly decomposed ,and in the pockets
of the clothing were spikes and rocks
indicating that the man wanted to
sink as soon as possible. Coroner
Wilson had the body brought to this
city Friday, and the funeral was held
at the Holman Undertaking establish
ment. The corpse was identified by
several neighbors of the dead man.
Coroner Wilson communicated with
A. K. Irvine, a son of the suicide, who
lives in Salem, and was instructed to
have the funeral at once. The man's
widow Mrs. S. Irvine, lives in Meno
mie, Dunn County, Wis.
HUBBARD TO HAVE BIG
JULY 4 CELEBRATION
A grand Fourth of July celebration
will be held in the grove at Wilfer's
Mineral Springs, Hubbard, The Hub
bard band of 25 pieces will furnish
music and there will be a fine musical
and literary program from 1:30 un
til 3 o'clock. W. A. Dimick, of this
city will be the orator of the day.
Among the features will be a base
ball game between Mount Angel and
Hubbard, the game to be played at 3
o'clock. Mount Angel has not lost a
game, and Hubbard has lost only one.
There will be horse races, foot races,
boys' races, girls' races, wheelbarrow
races, fat men's race; high jumps,
tug-of-war, etc. The races will take
place m town after the ball game, and
there will be prizes for the winners
of each event ,
A grand ball will be given in the
armory, the music to be furnished by
Dubois' orchestra. The president of
the day will be George N. Beck.
FORMER OREGON CITY
GIRL BECOMES BRIDE
Cards have been received in this
city announcing the marriage of Miss
Bertha C. KennedyT daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Kennedy, of Chico,
Cal., formerly of Oregon City, and Mr.
Frank Wylde: The marriage was sol
emnized in Chico Saturday, June 8.
The bride was formerly a teacher
of Clackamas County,- and resided
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Kennedy on Clackamas Heights.
She accompanied her parents to Chi
co several years ago where she has
since made her home. She is well
and favorably known in Orgon City.
Weekly
TODAY
Shows the fire at Sea
Side, Oregon.
The Little
Watson
Sisters
Will appear in some
thing different.
The GRAND
Doyle and White
Will open an engage
ment here Sunday.