TLLE MOKNLNG OREGONIAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1904.
A DAY BF STRIPE
Lively Contest in Dem
ocratic Convention.
PEERY FORCES IN CONTROL
Sweek Followers Lose in First
Skirmish.
L. T. PEERY CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Hfs Victory Prevents Hearst Resolu
tlons Coming to Light-Thomas
Word Is Nominated for Sher
iff by Acclamation.
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NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS.
Sheriff Thomas "Word.
County Commissioner John Sleret
Justlce of Peace, "West Side E. H.
Cahalln.
Constable, Bart. SIde-J. M. Frclllnger. I
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Multnomah County Democrats held the
first installment of their County Conven
tion at Hibernian Hall yesterday forenoon.
They spent most of the day in expending
pent-up lung force of the two long years
since the last convention.
All day long the roof trembled above the
ferment of declamation and turmoil. But
when the delegates adjourned late last
night they agreed that ttiey had made a
fine day of It even if things had been a
trifle exciting at times.
The feature of the morning session was
the overthrow of Alex Sweek and his fol
lowers who were considered to form the
majority until the test came. The after
noon was filled with strife over State Con
vention delegates and the rights of proxies
to vote. It was not until late at night
that the nominations were reached, and
then, as was expected, T. M "Word was
given the nomination for Sheriff amid a
scone of genuine enthusiasm. His selec
tion was unanimous and made by accla
mation with no other candidate in the
field.
"With the overthrow of Sweek, in the
failure of John B. Ryan to get the elec
tion for temporary chairman, was blotted
out the chances for resolutions favoring
"William Randolph Hearst for Democratic
Presidential nominee.
L. T. Peery and his allies, who placed
Mr. Peery in control, have paid little at
tention to Hearst and they were averse to
having any Hearst resolutions read in the
convention. The resolutions committee
appointed by i!rH Peery let no Hearst stuff
get by them and Mr. Peery declined to
become interested in the noted Democratic
editor, although he was approached by
one of the Hearst agents who was :u at
tendance at the convention.
The scenes attending the selection of
Peerj' over Sweek's choice were highly ex
citing. Peery's forces were believed to be
in the minority, although they were sup
posedly reinforced with a line assortment
of proxies. This being suspected, a
lengthy wrangle ensued upon the right of
proxy-holders to vote before their names
had been submitted to the committee on
credentials.
This question brought half the conven
tion on its feet at one time. Everyone
was speaking at once and the sound pro
duced would have made the deck of a
cruiser in action a comparative graveyard
at midnight. "When Judge Sweek,
who called the meeting to order, ruled
that these proxies should not vote, G.
H. Thomas arose to say that he smelled
a rat in that ruling. He said his side
did not want to vote proxies any more
than Sweek's did, but that they had
come prepared for the worst. Ho was in
terrupted by cries of "dirty politics."
The vote gave Peery victory with a plu
rality of but three votes.
There were several strong pleas for
harmony in the ranks, and it was gen
erally contended that the party should
heal any little differences that may exist.
Each side charged the other with having
caused tho factional difference by refus
ing to compromise on a non-factional
man.
Throughout the proceedings the conven
tion was characteristically democratic,
and everyone who had anything to say
proceeded to unburden himself, as did
many who didn't. Despite the persistent
remonstrance against the consuming of
valuable time in useless declamation,
there was not a question brought up be
fore tho convention that was not the im
mediate target for a discourse from, one
to 50 delegates, and several times all were
speaking at once.
Proxy voting was denounced in strong
terms and tho proxy-holders were dis
franchised at tho afternoon session from
voting for precinct committeemen. Each
precinct was permitted to select its com
mitteeman, subject, however, to the ap
proval of the convention, which was nec
essary to give a legal touch to this mode
of procedure. Delegates to the State
Convention were selected by wards, three
heing allowed for each ward, ten from
the country precincts and eight from the
country at large.
"Vocal pyrotechnics continued to be a
feature of the convention right up to the
close of the night session, and the time
consumed by fiery orations is held my
most of the delegates to be responsible
for the necessity of a second convention
day. Saturday the convention will name
the rest of tho ticket There is little
clamor for the nominations, although
none of them will havo to go begging.
L. T. PEERY GAINS CONTROL.
Sweek Forces Are Routed In Turbu
lent Morning Session.
It was 10:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing when Alex Sweek, chairman of tho
County Central Committee brought his
fist to bear on the speaker's table and
with a half dozen mighty blows be
sought the delegates to suppress them
selves for the time being and come to
order.
It was just 32 minutes later that Del
egate W. E. Thayer arose and, with
great difficulty in making himself
heard above the din of the convention,
asked: "Is this a Democratic Con
vention or a riot?"
This terse query was the keynote of
the morning session. There was not
a calm moment from the call to order
to the noon adjournment. For no
sooner was the fight for temporary
control settled than another on tempo
rary organization arose. Then came
dissension over the vote on proxies and
freely interspersed were small skirm
ishes on minor issues.
Things began to boll as soon as Mr.
Sweek announced it to be in onder to
.select a temporary chairman for the
convention. This was the signal for
several long discourses on factional
.fights, for it was generally understood
THE DEMOCRATIC CITY AND COUNTY CONVENTION WAS
"Warhorsfi General Klllfeather Was
Element.
Warhorse John Burke. Pat Powers, the
Great Democratic
Warhorse, Statin? tho
Principle of the "Old"
and the "True" Democracy.
that Mr. Sweek's faction wanted John
B. Ryan, while L. T. Peery was out for
himself. Oglesby Toung, in nominating
Ryan, declared that the party should
not be swept by strife and dissension,
but should stand united. James Glea
son, in nominating Peery, read a let
ter from C. E. S. Wood calling for
purer politics and setting out that a
man's politics should be his religion,
and there should bo no factional dif
ferences. M. G. Munly, who seconded Ryan,
could not see the use of nicking up tho
Democratic razor on factional fights
when all the weapon's keenness was
needed on the common enemy. He was
sure there ought to be a few barrels
of oil spilled on tho porturbod waters
of factionalism.
Whereupon J. P. Wager arose to say
that factionalism wasn't near so ram
pant as some people seemed to think.
He said a few disturbers are caus
ing all the trouble. This was the sig
nal for applause, and half the conven
tion arose to speak. William Reidt
was recognized by the chair.
Reidt said he presided at a Demo
cratic convention two years ago and
found it a tough, job. He was sure
that nothing would ever bo done if the
delegates kept on wrangling, and
thought the minority ought to take a
back seat and let things go along
smoothly.
It was at this Juncture that Delegato
Thayer arose in a bewildered manner to
inquire if ho was mixed up in a Dem
ocratic convention or a riot. To which
question there was no answer, al
though the uproar continued unabated.
Motions of all kinds sprang up like
mushrooms before a motion was finally
passed to go ahead and vote for a tem
porary chairman.
But before the vote could be taken
the riot broke out afresh. The difficulty
this time was about proxies, and this
topic consumed many minutes before
it was adjusted. Every one had some
thing to say about these proxies. It
was contended that some of the dele
gates had issued from two to half a
dozen proxies. Another claim was pre
sented that Peery's forces, feeling
themselves in the minority, had come
to the convention with a choice stock
of these proxies on hand.
In the midst of the wrangling Pat
Powers gained the floor.
"Tou act like, a lot of children," said
Powers, and under this stinging re
proof there was a brief lull in the
wordy tempest. Mr. Sweek took ad
vantage of it to yule that "ho proxies
could be voted on until they had been
examined and accepted by the com
mittee on credentials.
L. G. Thompson said he smelled a
rat in this ruling of the chair and ob
jected to it. A voto was aken and
Judge Sweek was sustained by a vote
of 91 to So. This vote was looked upon
as a kind of feeler, and the. Sweek
forces appeared to fear some alarm at
the close voting, although they found
some happiness in the fact that they
yet appeared to have a majority.
This brush being at an end, Ernest
Kroner announced in stentorian tones
that Peery alone had stood for harmony
.and had made overtures for peace to
Sweek, whereas it had been reported to
the contrary. He Insisted that the un
warranted Teport had been circulated by
Sweek and his allies that Peery had op
posed non-factloual men. Despite hoots
and stamping on the floor. Kroner con
tinued to speak, ending with a passionate
appeal for Mr. Peery's selection for chair
man of the convention.
W. T- Vaughn then arose and said:
"There should he but one faction. We
need harmony, and I wish to know where
I Mr. Kroner got his authority for saying
what he did. I do not"
Half the convention was on Its feet by
this time with upraised arms signaling
for recognition. Two dozen were calling
to the chair, and as many others com
menced speeches on as many different
subjects.
"Ah, we're in lor a day of it," said Pat
Powers, despairingly, sinking Into his seat
after rising half a dozen times to points
of order.
"Too much hot air!" sounded a voice
above the clamor.
Mr. Sweek then brought his hands to
hear on the table with a force that threat
ened the destruction of that fixture and
finally restored order, directed that tho
vote for temporary chairman bo proceeded
with and appointed T. E. Maher, Louis
Shattuck and A. F. Flegel as tellers. A
roll-call vote was decided upon.
When this ballot was polled Peery had
won by the narrow margin of three votes.
He had received 91 and Ryan had SS to
his credit. Mr. Ryan promptly moved
that the election of Mr. Peery be made
unanimous, and this was done, after
which Peery was escorted to the platform
by Ryan and G. H. Thomas, amid a vocal
display, led by A. F. Flegel. which would
have drfven college football rooters to
shame.
Chairman Peery thanked the convention
in Ills
Warhorse G. H.
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and said he would save them the pain of
a speech, as there had been enough talk
Ing already. He said speech-making
should be cut short and that there should
be no slate in the convention such as the
Republicans had. Everything would be
open and above board so far as he was
concerned. Bert E. Haney and M. W.
O'Shay were appointed secretaries, and
the chair was authorized to appoint tho
usual committees on credentials, order of
business and resolutions, after which an
adjournment was taken until 2 P.M. The
three committees as appointed were:
Credentials H. B. Nicholas, T. A.
O'Gorman. J. M. Farmer, A. M. Osborne,
Oglesby Young.
Permanent organization and order of
business J. T. Mllner, J. W. Grussl, S. C.
Holcomb, T. T. Barry. John Van Zante.
Resolutions W. H. Mercer. John Mon
tag, B. E. Haney, A. P. Nelson, EL J.
Haight.
WAR WAGED ON PROXIES.
Only Residents of Precincts Allowed
to Vote for Committeemen.
With characteristic punctuality the con
vention got under way for the afternoon
session on the shady side of 4. o'clock.
The first thing heard was tho report of
the committee on credentials which elic
ited several harmless skirmishes before
It was accepted.
When the report of the committee on
resolutions was presented a vote was
necessary to determine whether or not
the report should bo considered by sec
tions. It was decided to consider it piece
meal. It was found at this point that a
third secretary was needed, and J. E.
Cronan was appointed, and things went
merrily on again.
A. B. Nelson arose to declaim upon a
discovery he had made during the noon
hour that two men had passed upon all
the resolutions which were presented to
the committee for approval. He said he
thought it an outrage that no resolutions
should be presented except those passed
upon by this committee.
Pat Powers Infused himself Into tho
mlxup once more.
"Cut out the resolutions," he shouted.
"It is resolutions that have killed the
Democratic party. We want to go ahead
and do something and keep a restriction
on resolutions or else we wont do any
thing but sit around here and listen to
resolutions all the rest of the "day."
The motion was then passed that no
resolutions should be presented before the
convention that had not been previously
passed upon by the committee on resolu
tions. The party platform as presented
by the committee and approved is as fol
lows: Whereas, the Democracy of Multnomah Coun
ty, Oregon, in convention assembled for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the va
rious offices of the county, electing delegates
to the State Convention to. be held April 19,
also city and county committees, and trans
acting such other business as may be deemed
necessary to complete the Democratic organ
ization of the City of Portland and County of
Multnomah;
And, whereas, the State Convention Is to as
semble soon, we deem It proper to confine our
report to local affairs;
Therefore, he It resolved by the Democracy
of Multnomah County In convention assembled
that. In obedience to the time-honored prin
ciples of the Democratic party, we yield cheer
ful obedience and loyalty to the Constitution of
the United States, the constitution of Oregon,
and all laws not in conflict therewith, and In
sist on the vigorous enforcement of the laws.
We favor public Improvements needed to em
bellish the City of Portland in preparation for
the Lewis and Clark Centennial. However,
we hold that scientific methods and intelligent
economy should bo applied to expenditure of
public moneys, and deplore the burden of 40
mill taxation, which is unnecessarily high.
We call on all citizens to co-operate with the
officers of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, to
tho end that success may attend the efforts
now making to prepare for the 1005 Centen
nial. We congratulate tho Multnomah County Dem
ocrats that they have an open and honest con
vention In which the minority has an impar
tial hearing and 'a voice In all proceedings.
The autocratic methods employed by the Re
publican County Convention are abhorrent to
the Institutions of a free, representative gov
ernment.
We favor a fair and impartial administra
tion of law, and censure the unholy alliance
now existing between the Portland city gov
ernment and the lawbreakers.
We believe that public offices should be ad-
ministered not as a means whereby political
machines may be built up, but as agencies to
transact the people's business. The recent
public confessions of disappointed Republican
officials demonstrate that that party in this
county has been faithless to Its prlnciplo of
sound governmental policy.
W'aen the matter of selecting precinct
committeemen was brought up there was
some more genuine excitement. Enough
hot air was utilized In five minutes to
have floated a balloon, so one delegate
said in describing the affair afterwards.
The contention was considering the right
of proxy holders to name precinct com
HONORED BY THE PRESENCE
Thomas, "The Whole Thteff
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mitteemen. It was urged on every hand
that great injustice would be done to dis
tricts represented by proxies should their
committeemen be chosen by these proxies.
John E. Lathrop expressed his views on
the subject.
"Proxy holding In county conventions
Is damnable," he shouted. Continuing, he
called attention to California's noble ac
tion In eliminating proxies and providing
for the election of delegates and alter
nates. He also took occasion to remark
that the delegates had acted like school
boys and suggested it was tlmo to take
a bracer and act like men should act.
J. P. Mager got up then and started
talking about resolutions, only to be in
formed that the issue had been settled.
Mager declined to sit down. He insisted
that he must talk and would talk and
would not sit down for anyone.
And at this very juncture it wa3 dis
covered that there had been a big over
sight, that a great need had been over
looked. In short, that no official bouncer
had been appointed to carry out tho
chair's mandates. Chairman Peers' has
tened to arpolnt George Lewis, of Alblna,
sergeant-at-arms, which caused Mager's
ardor to abate and he slowly and re
luctantly seated himself.
Proxy-holding and its bad points then
continued to be the mooted point. J. T.
Mllner said he was opposed to proxies,
but that they had been allowed to vote on
tho committee reports and should not be
disfranchised at this time. F. V. Holman
said that any precinct not having interest
enough In their own welfare to send pa
triotic, public-spirited delegates who
would attend should lose their choice in
the matter. A. F. Flegel thought no
proxies should vote. General Klllfeather
thought about the same thing and John
Horan concurred in this vleWI And then
everybody proceeded to think and tout
their thoughts into words until within 20
seconds the convention hall sounded like
an Indian charge In a Wild West show.
Mr. Horan finally won out above tho
roar, but he was quickly interrupted when
the Irrepressible. Pat Powers got up again.
Powers thought Horan a newcomer Into
the Democratic party.
"Some of these newcomers Into the party
are too fresh trying to tell us old Demo
crats what to do," shouted Powers, bran
dishing a huge cane which was capable of
great damage if properly wielded.
"I have not dropped into the party
lately and don't know that you ever have
dropped into it to any extent," replied
Horan with crushing emphasis.
Robert Inman's voice was then heard to
announce that there were rumors of a
slate being out. He said the majority
could not afford to trample on the minor
ity, for they were too powerful and the
party could not afford a division such as
was bound to follow a slate.
When the proxy question was put to a
vote it was -decided to allow only resi
dents to vote and those districts not di--rectly
represented, 14 in number, will
have no committeemen until they are ar
ranged for by the central committee.
"Upon the election of delegates to the
County Convention, James Gleason moved
that the delegates be elected by their own
wards, subject to the approval of the con
vention, The legality of this was ques
tioned, but after the usual uproar the
motion was passed, providing for three
delegates from each .ward, ten from the
county precincts and eight from the coun
ty at large.
Adjournment was again taken until S
P. M.
THOMAS WORD FOR SHERIFF.
When the convention reassembled at S
P. M. the following precinct committee
men were announced:
1 T. J. Concannon. 43 R. A. Wilson.
2 M. L. Nicholas.
44 N. A. Peery
43 J. A. NewelL
40 E. T. Peterson.
47 M. D. George
4S John Van Zante.
40 Paul J. A. Sem-
ler.
50 Robert Hileman.
3 James Gleason.
4 Sam Dawncy.
G J. E. Cronan.
C M. J. Malley.
7 Pat Powers.
S C. B. Williams.
0 Fritz Helnrich.
10 G. H. Thomas.
11 J. S. Urquhart.
12 w. M. Dunham.
13 E. T. Gentry.
14 H. B. Compson.
13 John Lamont.
10 "W. H. Mercer.
17 Henry Gray.
IS E. W. Allen.
10 John Grussl.
20
21 E. J. Craig.
22 W. H. Lesch.
23
24 J. A. McQulnn.
23 Ed Klllfeather.
2C John O'Hara.
2S F. Lee.
51 J. M. Farmer.
52 L. T. Peery.
i3 X. McCoy.
54 R. J. Haight.
53 John Bartasch.
50 TV. J. Vaughn.
57 John Meek.
5S Johnson White.
50
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CI H. B. Adams.
02 C Merrill.
03
04 J. W. Stelger.
03 D. P. Lang.
00 A. M. Osborn.
07 M. H. Grafton.
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09 S. V. Osborn.
70 A. J. Van J ever.
29 Ed Dwyer.
30 H. B. Nicholas. 71 J. M. Shauuek.
31 M. O'NelL
2 E. E. Elliott.
32 H- "W Parker.
33 A. Abbott.
34 John Montac
74 H. H. Raley.
75-
35 C A. ChamberlaIn7G
30 James Brady. 77
37 H. H. Carey. 78
3S R. D. Inman. 70 J. T; Mllner.
30 J E. Taphouse. 60
40 Geo. Shearer. SI R. H. Fay.
41 W. A. Munly. S2
42 T. J. Gregory. SS
Upon the call of the chair, the various
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Chairman Warhorse L. .
T. Peery Had a Hard
Stunt.
wards and tho country presented the
following names as delegates to the State
Convention:
First Ward J. C. Welch, R. W. Montague,
James Gleason. .
Second Ward Patrick Powers, W. L. Brew
ster, C. B. "Williams.
Third Ward J. S. Urquhart, H. M. Wagner,
G. H. Thomas.
Fourth Ward John Lamont, A. E. Rcames,
D. G. Thornton.
Fifth Ward E. Klllfeather. W. P. Adams.
Thomas Gulnean.
Sixth Ward A, A. Abbott. V. K. Strode. J.
E. Simmons.
Seventh Ward Harry Lane, William Munly,
Robert Inman.
Eighth Ward M. A. Raymond, R. A. Wllaon.
S. E. Holcomb.
Ninth Ward F. A. Watts, E. Kroner, J. A.
Farmer.
Tenth Ward E. J. Haight, Johnson White,
J. H. Burkhardt,
Country. East Side Napoleon Davis, Fair
view; J. W. Shattuck, Gresham; H. B. Adams.
Mount Tabor; John, Sleret. Powell's Valley:
A. J. Vandever Troutdale; W. H. Grafton,
Russellvllle; F. O. McGrew. Lents.
Country.- West Side-J. T. Mllner. Sylvan;
R. H. Fay, Bertha: J. D. Kelly, Zion.
For the eight delegates-at-large a
mvriad Democrats were placed In nomina
tion and had It not been for the sarcastic
protest of an Impatient gentleman In the
rear who moved that every member of the
oarty be considered nominated, the con
vention might still be placing candidates
in a position where thejf could be voted
for The first three minutes brought
forth the names of J. B. Ryan. John Mon
tag W. T. Vaughn, Fred V. Holman and
L Wilhelm. but It was not until General
Klllfeather uncorked his eloquence that
things got Interesting. The General led
tho convention down long and flowery
lanes of rhetoric and closed in his accus
tomed Impassioned style by presenting the
name of General H. B. Compson.
"A man," so shouted General Klll
feather, "who fought and bled for his
country before I left the green fields of
Ireland."
Following this picturesque nomination
came the names of L. T. Peery,' M. W.
O'Shea, H. W. Parker, John Van Zante, Dr.
J. W. Morrow. William Reidt, E. A. Mc
pherson, Richard Wilson, John L.
Sperry, R- D. Inman, Governor George
B. Chamberlain, H. B. Nicholas, C. E. S.
Wood, William Hendershot. J. Burkman,
Dr. John Welch, Frank Lee and Alex
Sweek.
It was moved by a dozen delegates
simultaneously that the nomination of
Governor George E. Chamberlain be made
unanimous and the motion carried with a
whoop. Similar action was taken in re
gard to the nomination of L. T. Peery and
John B. Ryan. This left the convention
only five delegates-at-large to vote for and
when the tellers announced the vote some
hours later the following led all the rest:
Sweek, Compson, Van Zante, Welch and
Holman.
The nomination of Thomas M. Word
for Sheriff was attended" by no long
speeches, many short ones and unlimited
enthusiasm. Mr. Word's name was pre
sented by James Gleason, who pointed
proudly to the fact that Word was bom
in Missouri. W. T. Vaughn was the first
man to second the nomination and he
read letters from several men who said
they were Republicans, but would vote for
Word nevertheless. In behalf of the com
mercial travelers Max Friedenthal urged
the nomination.
"If you nominate Tom Word." said he,
"I'll promise you that, although mbst of
us, most of the commercial travelers, are
Republicans, we'll all vote for Word and
work for him, and he'll be elected."
A motion to instruct the secretary to
record the entire vote of the convention as
cast for Word went through to tho ac
companiment of cheers and howls of joy
In which there seemed to be no dissenting
note. Down in the center of the hall Alex
Sweek and a mob of other stalwarts
pulled and pushed Word toward the plat
form, while everybody else kept shouting
"speech."' But even after he was on the
platform Mr. Word made no speech.
"If I'm elected," he said, "I'll try to
be a credit to the citizens of Multnomah
County." Then he backed off the plat
form and submitted to the manual con
gratulations of his friends.
A. F. Flegel suggested that as it was
getting late and there were no candi
dates for some offices. It would be well to
look the situation over bfefore proceed
ing much further. He moved that when
the convention adjourned it should ad
journ until 10 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, and that a caucus be held on Friday
night. The motion carried, but not be
fore a country delegate had protested vlg
lently against heing compelled to return
to Portland.
"It's all right for you people who work
In offices here," he cried, "but we men
from the country have to make sacrifices
to come to the convention. I feove that
we stay here and finish our business.
You've been all day chewing the rag.
Can't you stay all night?"
Nominations for County Commissioner
came up next. John Sleret, of the East
Side, was put up by Napoleon Davis, and
speeches of recommendation coming In
from all sides, It was moved that nom
inations be closed. General Klllfeather,
however, succeeded In nominating his
countryman, Robert Brady, amid the cries
of East Side delegates that. Sleret wa3
the only man they asked the support of
the convention for, and they felt badly
that anyone else- should be put up. But
when the nominations were put to a ris
ing vote there wa3 clearly nothing to it.
The whole house got up for Sleret. When
Brady's name came up.Killfeather and
some other delegates who looked as If
they had just come to and thought they
ought to vote for somebody, stood up un
certainly, but hurriedly subsided when
they saw how they stood.
E. H. Cahalln then received the unani
mous vote of the convention for West
Side Justice of the Peace and J. M.
Frellinger for Constable on the East Side.
F. V. Holman, who had been trying
for half an hour to get the convention
to adjourn, now had his way and the
convention was adjourned until Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. An announcement
was made by Chairman Peery after ad
journment that a caucus would bo held
at the Oregon Mining Exchange at 9
o'clock tonight.
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PATJB. EXHIBIT IS COMING HIGH
Philippine Expenses Beyond Expecta
tions and investigation Probable.
ST. LOUIS. April 14. Colonel C- R. Ed
wards, Chief of the Insular Bureau at
Washington, who was called to St. Louis
by Dr. W. P. Wilson, chairman of the
Philippine Islands World's Fair Board, to
Investigate the charges made by the rail
roads for the transportation of exhibits
and material to St. Louis, has departed
for Washington. Colonel Edwards stated
that the matter was in a fair way of
amicable settlement.
It Is said that the cost of the Philippine
participation has surpassed all expecta
tions. What, as originally planned, was
to cost $230,000, has already approached
the 51.000,000 mark, and the total appro
priation up to the present timo is only
$750,000. It is said that 5250.000 will have
to be raised before the fair opens, and
that it will require 5600.000 to carry on the
exhibition. Including all salaries and at
tho close of the fair transport the natives
back to the islands.
It Is said now, on good authority, that
at tho close of the fair an investigation
will be made to determine how wisely
some of the funds have been expended.
Dr. Wilson states that he expects an in
vestigation and wants one.
An additional 510.000, which was not orig
inally planned, will be spent In the erec
tion of a hospital on the Philippine space.
This was recently ordered by Secretary of
War Taft.
St. Louis Fair Dates for Congresses.
ST. LOUIS, April 14. The following
dates for Congresses have been an
nounced. The meetings will be held at
tho World's Fair grounds. Cottonseed
Crushers' Association, June 12; National
Society of New England Women, May 23;
Southwestern Amateur Press Association,
July 1; Coming Men of America, a Na
tional organization of schoolboys, Au
gust 20.
Strikers to Establish New Camp.
TRINIDAD, Colo., April 14. Arrange
ments -were made today, with the ap
proval of Major Zeph T. Hill, commander
of the National Guard on duty here, for
removal from Camp Howell of the coal
mine strikers' colony in Packers Grove
along the river bottoms, to the Beshar
addition, one mile from the center of the
city. Major Hill warned the strikers that
they must keep the new camp in an abso
lutelv spnltarv condition.
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