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'VOL. Ill No. 150
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
N BRA SHAN BEATEN
BY PARKER
COMMONER WILL WRITE PLATFORM
CLARK DELEGATES AID IN DE
FEATING FORMER DEMO
CRATIC CANDIDATE
PROGRESSIVE NOM
INEE ASSURED
BALTIMORE, June 25 William J.
Bryan met defeat today at the hands
of the Democratic National conven
tion and in the opinion of many of
the party leaders, here, . eliminated
himself from the race for the Presi
dntial nomination. The vote by which
Alton B. Parker, of New York, was
elected temporary chairman over Mr.
Bryan 579 to 510 was interpreted
tonight in many ways. The Chamii
Clark adherents are openly claiming,
the nomination and there were many
who are inclined to agree that it
would be either Speaker Clark or a
"dark horse."
Talk of Mr. Bryan has not ceased
by any means. Some of his friends
assert that today's vote was no test;
that many of his most ardent support
ers were compelled by circumstances
to vote against him as temporary
chairman. They said, on the other
hand, that the vote of 510 given to
Mr. Bryan indicated that he held a
"veto" power in the convention which
put him in a position of dominance as
to who should be the nominee.
Many of Speaker Clark's delegates
openly threw their support to the anti
Bryan forces. This was regarded as
opening a breach between the Speak
er and the former nominee which may
cause the Bryan supporters to make a
William Jennings Bryan, Defeated in
for Democratic Party.
bitter fight on Clark. Taken from an
other angle, the support of so many
Clark adherents for Parker was inter
preted as a distinct bid for the sup
port of the conservative element in
the convention.
This conservative element, it may
be said, virtually is prepared to ac
cept a radical or "progressive' candi
date. The conservatives frankly ad
mit that to name a conservative or
so-called reactionary, would result in
strengthening the hands of Colonel
Roosevelt in his organization of a
third party. This the leaders are anx
ious to avoid.
The turn of political affairs in the
last few days is regarded here as hav
ing been decidly favorable to Speak
er Clark's candidacy. The straight
out Wilson delegates threw their sup
port solidly today to Mr. Bryan in his
fight against Judge Parker. - This, the
leaders figured, would make the con
servative element choose Clark in
preference to the New Jersey Govern
or as the "progressive" candidate.
There was a report abroad tonight
that the 90 votes of New York, a con
troling factor in the situation, would
go to Clark.
The report was based largely upon
the action today of New York in vot
ing against Bryan. The fact that the
Missouri delegation also gaveParker
a. majority of its vote 22 to 14
quickly called out reports of a coalh
tion of interests between New York
and Missouri.
This naturally led to talk of Clark
for President and a New York man
for Vice-President. The man men
tioned most prominently in this con
nection was Senator O'Gorman. There
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was talk tonight also that .the Under
wood forces might come into this
combination, the plan being that Mr.
Underwood should have the Speaker
ship of ttfe House in the event of Mr.
Clark's elevation to the Presidency.
Standing before a yelling mob of
delegates in the Democratic National
convention today, William Jennings
Bryan, who thrice has led Democratic
Presidential campaigns, made an im
passioned plea for progressiveism, the
progressives, his progressive candi
date for temporary chairman and for
himself.
He denounced Parker, slated for the
temporary chairmanship by the Na
tional committee, and said that
though he had once supported Parker,
he was not in sympathy with him or
with what he represented.
And while he stood there "Boy
, Orator of the Plate" in 1896, later the
I "Peerless Leader," the "ComonCr,"
; Democracy's best known figure jeers
, were mingled with applause. Yells
! for "Parker!" were echoes of his de-
j nunciations.
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j factional he was applauded.
And finally, when the man named
for temporary chairman, Kern, had
vainly asked Parker to withdraw and
then withdrew his own name, Bryan
to force the issue, accepted the nom
ination himself.
The dramatic scenes of the day be
gan when, after preliminaries, Chair
man Mack directed the announcement
of the temporary organization, and As
sistant Secretary Smith began to
read :
"Temporary chairman Alton B.
Parker, of New York.
He was was interrupted by a cheer.
The band joined in with "Oh, You
Beautiful Doll!" the music drowning
out the demonstration.
As the list of officers was conclud
ed Bryan stepped forward and there
was a storm of cheering.
Bryan shook his head, held up his
hand and made other attempts to
quell the outburst.
This failing, the band began to play
and the Commoner sat down, fanning
himself nervously , with a big palm
leaf. The band stopped and Bryan
pleaded for quiet. The cheering con-
First Skirmish, Will Write Platform
tinued for two minutes.
"Gentlemen of the Convention I
rise to place in nomination for tem
porary chairman1 of this convention
the name of Hon. John W. Kern, of
Indiana," he said.
A cheer greeted the announcement.
John W. Kern, Friend of William J.
Bryan, Who Was Defeated for Temporary-
Chairman of Democratic
Convention.
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L P. WILLIAMS MAY
E KILLED SELF
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of L. P. Williams, a dairyman,
of Kansas City. Mr. Williams disap
peared last Saturday night, after hav
ing deliverd milk to his customers.
His wife received a note from him
Sunday which was postmarked Astor
ia, informing her if she would look
in "file W" of a card index case in
their home she would find a letter ex
plaining his strange disappearance.
The letter was found and in it Wil
liams announced that he intended to
end. his life. He said he would be
dead when the letter was read. The
missing man formerly was a railroad
engineer, and was about sixty years
of age. He has been ill for several
years.
"And in thus dissenting from the
judgment of our National commit
tee," he continued, "I recognize that
the burden of proof is on me to over
throw the assumption of, the commit
tee that it is representing in this in
stance the wishes of the party and
the country.
"I call your attention to the fact
that our rules provide that the com
mittee's recommendation is not final.
"If any of you ask for my creden
tials, if you inquire why I, a mere del
egate from one of the smaller states,
should present a name and ask you
to accept it, I beg to tell you that in
three campaigns I have been the
champion of-the Democratic party's
principles and have received the vo
tes of 6,000,000 Democrats. s
"If that is not proof that I have the
confidence of the Democrats of this
Nation, I shall not attempt to pro
duce proof." (Cheers.)
"I remind you that confidence re
posed in a human being carries with
it certain responsibilities."
Bryan said he would not deserve
this confidence if he was not willing
to meet defeat and humiliation in its
defense.
"I recognize that a man cannot car
ry on a political warfare in defense
of the people for 20 years without
making enemies, and I recognize that
those enemies have been active every
moment and are active now.
"The fact that I have lived is proof
that I have not deserted the people.
If I had forgotten them they would
not have remembered me.
"I take for my text this morning the
text the commitee has been kind
enough to put on the walls for me."
He then -quoted the big banner on
the wall, which under a picture of
Andrew Jackson read:
"He never sold the truth to serve the
hour."
"That is the language of the hero of
Monticello. I would not be worthy of
the support I have received if I were
willing to 'sell the truth for the hour.'
The delegates smiled at the refer
ence to "Monticello, for the quota
tion was not from Jefferson but from
Jackson.
"At the end of 16 years of battle,"
continued Bryan, "I find the things I
have fought for triumphant, not only
in my own party but in the Republi
can party as well."
This sally was met with applause.
Bryan said he was clearly entitled
to the privilege of speaking and re-
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v PERPETRATED BY WALT MFDOUGALL v
BEAUCHAHP TO BE
Lou J. Beauchamp, "the man who
laughs the truth into the hearts of the
people," will lecture at the Willam
ette Valley Chautauqua, July 14 and
July 15. His subjects will be "The
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Lou. J. Beauchamp, "The Man Who
Laughs The Truth Into The .Hearts
of The People."
Age of the Young Man" and "Take
the Sunny Side." Mr. Beauchamp has
traveled one million miles in the old
world and the new, investigating the
lives of the underworld in the slunA
and dens of the world's greatest cities,
writing his experiences for the press.
Because of these unique experiences
he brings to the platform gifts that
have been given to few others, and
his love and sympathy for humanity
enable him to use these experiences
in his lectures in a way to benefit and
bless his hearers.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO HAVE
MEETING TOMORROW
The Woman's Club will hold an im
portant meeting tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Commercial Club.
Mrs. David Caufield, president, an
nounces that there will be much im
portant business for consideration and
urges all members to be present. Mrs
Millie Trumbull, of Portland, will
speak on "Children's Welfare."
BOURNE AGAINST TAFT
PORTLAND, June 25. In a tele
gram from Washington today United
States Senator Bourne announced
that he would not support President
Taft for reelection Mc. Bourne charges
that Mr. Taft resorted to "steam-roller"
methods in gaining the nomina
tion. He complains that the repre
sentation in the convention from the
Southern states, which were controll
ed by President Taft, was out of pro
portion to the vote in the general
election.
"By no manipulaion of figures can
Mr. Taft demonstrate that he is the
choice of a majority of the Republi
cans of the United States," reads Sen
ator Bourne's telegram.. "He has
chosen to force his renominatio-n by
using the Southern delegates."
JOHN HOWELL AND
HARRY CLARK JAILED
A parly of Indians headed" by a
white man robbed the store of A. E.
King, at Mount Pleasant, Monday night
The men were surprised by Mr. King,
who captured Harry Clark, an Indian
who was recently paroled by Circuit
Judge Campbell after having been
sentenced to seven years in the peni
tentiary for robbery. Sheriff Mass
and Policeman Jack Frost went to
Mount Pleasant early Tuesday morn
ing and brought Clark to the county
jail. He said that John Howell, of
this city,' planned the robbery. How
ell was arrested shorty after in his
home. He was hiding in a closet
He also was sentenced to serve a term
in the penitentiary several years ago,
but was paroled. F. R. Andrews who
lives near the store heard the noise
made by the crashing of a window
and aided Mr. King in detaining Clark
Two other Indians were arrested. Mol
lie Clark, mother of Harry Clark, al
so was arrested Tuesday.
CAPTAIN GROOM GETS
PLACE IN GUATAMALA
Captain W. C. Groom, of Aurora,
formerly of Oregon City, accompanied
by his wife, left Saturday morning for
New York, whence they expect to sail
j iuuuuaj lui uuaiauiaia. Papuan
j Groom goes as a special employe of
I the Guatamalan government and ex-
pects to be absent for six months.
He will teach students in the Guata
malan military school. the use of his
special apparatus for wireless telegra
phy. Captain Groom while instructor at
Northwestern Military academy,, de
signed "a wireless apparatus- which
he mounted on two automobiles in
portable form so that it could be rap
idly and easily; handled in times of
war for use in the field. This appa
ratus was taken east and exhibited to
army officers who praised it highly.
Among those who saw it were offi
cers of the Guatamalan government
and they were so favorably impressed
with its efficiency that they purchased
the outfit.' It was shipped . to the
South American country and nego
tiations entered into with Captain
Groom to go down and give instruc
tions in its use. Terms were agreed
on and all that remains is the signing
of the contract between Captain
Groom and the Guatamalan officials.
E DWAR D HUGHES IS HURT
IN FALL FROM MOTORCYCLE
Edward Hughes, of Greenpoint, fell
from a motorcycle on" Washington
street late Tuesday afternoon and
sustained serious cuts and bruises.
He, however, was able to go to his
home where he received medical at
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daily paper. The Enterprise snould
be in every borne.
COUNCIL DEFERS
AWARDING BIDS
LOCAL COMPANY OFFERS TO IM
PROVE STREETS AT LOWEST
FIGURE
CONTRACTS ARE TO EE LET FRIDAY
John Quincy Adams, Sixteenth and
Jackson Are Thoroughfares .
That Will Be Given
Attention
Final action in the awarding of
bids fo,C the improvement of John
Qiuncy Odams street, between Eigth
and Fourteenth, Sixteenth street from
Division to Jackson and Jackson from
Twelfth to Sixteenth, was postponed
at a meeting of the city coudcil Tues
day afternoon until next Friday even
ing. The bids were opened at a meet
ing of the committee on streets and
City Engineer Montgomery Tuesday
morning and were as follows:.
John Quincy Adams street Oregon
Engineering & Construction Company
$13,138. 06; Kibbe-Wilten Company,
$14,459.45 and North Coast Contract
Company, $15,442.14, the bid of the
Oregon Engineering ,& Construcion
Company being $1,321.39 lower than
that of the next lowest bidder.
Sixteenth Street Oregon Enigneer
ing & Construction Company, $7,840.
25; Kibbe-Welten Company, $8,361.41
and the North Coast Contract Com
pany $8,900.04, the bid of the Oregon
Engineering & Construction Company
being $521.16 lower than that of the
next lowest bidder.
Jackson Street Oregon Enigneer
ing & Construction Company, $7,782.
10;; Kibbe-Welten Company, $8,526.
28 and North Coast Contract Com
pany, $8,780.04, the bid of the Oregon
Engineering & Construction Company
being $744.18 lower than that of the
next lowest bidder.
The council had intended letting the
bid at the meeting Tuesday after
noon, but decided it would be better
to wait until the meeting Friday when
all members would be present. Those
attending the meeting were Council
men Horton, Albright, Pope, Roake and
Tooze.
HUGHES IS ELECTED
HEAD OF MACCABEES
The following officers were elected
to serve six months at a meeting of
the Knights of the Maccabees Tues
day evening:
Commander E. A. Hughes.
Bookkeeper E. S. Follansbee.
Sergeant Alton Lewis.
First Master of Guards William
Warrail.
Second Master of Guards E. J.
Austin.
Chapiain J. W. Mead. ,
Master of Arms Harry Feeller.
Sentinel R. F. Way.
Picket William Barness.
Trustees C. W. Parrish, - A. B.
Buckles and F. Betzel.
Six candidates were initiated and a
delightful social time was had.
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR FOURTH PICNIC
A meeting of the general committee
in charge of the Fourth of July cele
bration at Schnoerr's park will be held
this morning in the offices of the Wil
lamette Pulp & Paper Company.
Those selected to represent the em
ployes are: W. Peters, Wood mill No.
1; R. Austin, wood mill No. 2; Chas.
Croner, mill A; O. Ericson, Mill B;
Grant Olds, Mill C; E. Leighton, Mill
D; A. Volp, yard men; J. Lytsell, car
penters. These men will act with
William Sheahan, John Lewthwaite
and B. T. McBain.
They will see that everything nec
essary is supplied to complete a per
fect program.
WIFE SAVS HUSBAND
WAS TOO EXACTING
Ethel Nelson, charging that her hus
band complained that she could not
take care of their home like a "grown
woman" filed suit for a divorce Tues
day against Arthur Nelson. They
were married May 26, 1906, when
plaintiff was only sixteen years of age
She avers that her husband continual
ly nagged her because sne was not of
age. She left him 'in" July, 1909.'
C. W. Roblin sued Eva Roblin for a
divorce alleging cruelty. They were
married in Portland, September X
1911.
THEODORE OSMUND'S FATHER
IS BURIED IN PORTLAND
The funeral of Alexander E. Os
mund, father of Theodore Osmund,
secretary of the Hawley Pulp & Pa
per Company was held Tuesday aft
ernoon at the home, 293 North Eight
eenth street, Portland. Mr. Osmund
was seventy-four years of age and had
been .ill several weeks. ,The inter
ment was in Greenwood cemetery.
INDIAN COMES FOR
BOD! OF HIS SON
HENRY HENNING'S REMAINS EX
HUMED AND WILL BE TAK
EN TO WARM SPRINGS
WHOOPING COUGH KILLS J1ABIES
Young Brave Mysteriously Disappears
ed After Hop Picking And "
Bndv Is Finally Found
In River
Joseph Henning, one of the best
known Indians of the Warm Springs
reservation, and about ten of his fol
lowers came to Oregon City Tuesday
to get the body of Henning's son, Hen
ry, who was drowned in the Clacka
mas river last fall. The body has
been exhumed and will be taken to
Warm Springs today.
Young Henning disappeared while
his party after returning from a hop
yard where they had worked were
camping in Gladstone ' on property
owned by Hon. H. E. Cross. After a
search of several days his father was
informed that the young man accom
panied by two other Indians had re
turned to Warm Springs. The father
horseback hastened to the reserva
tion but was told there his son had
not returned. Without waiting to ev
en get something to eat the old man
returned to Gladstone, the entire trip
of 200 miles having been made in two
days and nights. He was scarcely
able to walk when he dismounted, and
he immediately appealed to Mr. Cross
to assist in finding his son. A futile
search was made for several weeks
and finally the body was found in the
river. Young Henning was drinking
the day he disappeared, and as he had
the money he earned - picking- hops
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Today,
The Katzen
jammer Kids
Always a winner with
the children
The Artist and the Brain
Specialist
G. M. Anderson will be
featured in this change in
The Desert Sweetheart
Last, but not least,
The Clayton Sisters
in a musical act.
Commencing Thursday
Barlow's 9
Dogs
Will entertain you with
an act of beauty and
mental merit Dogs that
work to perfection
through affection.
Notice to the Children-Keep
an eye on the Grand ads-
There will be something
for you.
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