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PORTLAND, OREGON', 31 ON DAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GEORGIA MILITIA
PATROLS
ATLANTA
Negroes Are in Hiding
or Have Fled.
LITTLE RIOTING DURING THE DAY
Prominent Citizens in Mass
Meeting Deplore Atrocities.
SALOONS TO BE CLOSED
Tapers That Inflamed the Mob With
Glaring Headlines Announcing
Asraults on White Women by
Blacks Are Denounced.
i ASSAULTS ON WHITE WOMEN.
ATLANTA. Ga., Sept. 23. (Spe
. clal. ) The rlota here are the direct
' result of 13 assaults and attempted
' assaults on white women, which hove
i occurred In Atlanta and surraundlng
i vicinity within the last two months.
' The vlctima are as follows:
' Mrs. Moore, near Brookwood, as-
saultcd; negro caught by rrtbb, saved
' by Sheriff, pleaded guilty and was
I hanged.
i Ml&s Annie Laurie Poole, assaulted
' near Lakewood; negro was caught
, by mob and shot.
Mrs. Hcmbrce. assaulted; negro
' escaped.
1 Miss Ethel Lawrence, of London,
, Eng., fearfully beaten and mutilated
by negro and her niece. Miss Mabel,
' also beaten near Copenhlll; negro
, escaped.
i Miss Baird, attempt to assault,
1 negro escaped.
Miss Weeks, attempt at assault
near Adamsville; negro escaped.
Miss Orrlle Bryant. In center of
Atlanta, half disrobed, negro came
Into her room and she saved herself
-g by Jumping Into closet; negro under
fSOOO bonds.
Mrs. J. A. Klmmelas, assault at
tempted ; negro escaped.
Mrs. Lizzie Cash Chaffln, attempted
assault; negro escaped.
Mrs. Frank Arnold, Atlanta, at
i tempted assault, negro escaped.
' Miss Alma Allen, Atlanta, attempt
' made; negro escaped.
, Miss Mattie Holcombe, Atlanta, at-
tempted assault; negro escaped.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Sept. 23. The day
has passed witiiout serious trouble fol
lowing the riots of Saturday night and
Sunday morning. Unconfirmed rumors
of a white man killed by negroes, and
a negro being shot to pieces by enraged
whites have been heard.
Governor Terrell has ordered to At
lanta seven companies of the State Mi
litia, two companies from Macon and
one each from the following places:
Jackson, Barnesville, Griffin, Rome and
Lindall. These companies have arrived
and are" on duty in the streets. With
the local companies the force of mili
tia on duty is something more than
1000, besides a battery of artillery held
In reserve.
Although urgently requested from
many sources to declare martial law.
Governor Terrell has so far declined
to Uo so. He said tonight that If the
scenes of lust night are repeated he
will not. hesitate to put the military in
supreme control.
City Is Well Fatrolled.
Mayor Woodward has urged that the
city and county police with the militia
are amply able to handle the situation.
The entire city is being patrolled, both
the business center and the residence
districts, where great anxiety was ex
pressed last night and today in antici
pation of tonight's possibilities.
Mayor Woodward has issued a re
quest that all citizens remain off the
streets tonight. He will order all sa
loons closed tomorrow morning. All
boys 'under 21 years of age have been
ordered to keep off the streets. It was
the consensus of opinion during" the
early evening that if tonight shall pass
without serious disturbance no further
trouble need be expected.
A meeting of citizens representing
the best element of Atlanta was held
this afternoon to consider the situa
tion. Governor Terrell, Mayor Wood
ward, Colonel Robert Lowry, Colonel
James English and others to the num
ber of 300 were present. Speeches were
made and warmly applauded in which
the killing of a half score of innocent
negroes and the injuring of a score of
whites and blacks were condemned as
a reflection on the spirit of the city,
btate and the South.
Sensational Newspapers Condemned
Tiie heralding of recent assaults on
white women by negroes, in the flam
ing" headlines In extra editions of local
papers, was condemned in unmeasured
terms and the earnest request was
made that hereafter no special editions
concerning these topics be issued. Such
"Inflammatory headlines" were declared
to have been the direct Incitement to
the outrage of last night.
Resolutions were adopted urging
upon the City Council the enactment
of laws closing negro dives, in which,
It was declared, much of the crime
among the negro classes has its origin.
CIotr restrictions of saloons for both
whites and blacks was demanded from
the city authorities.
Governor Terrell said he would pro
claim martial law if conditions war.
ranted. The support of those present
was pledged to city, county and state
authorities in combined efforts to con
trol the situation.
Xegro Quarter Swarms With Whites.
Numerous and persistent rumors are
reaching- the city af negroes attacking
white persons and stoning street-cars
in the suburbs and outskirts of the
city. Several street-cars arriving from
their runs show broken windows, while
their crews are refusing to go out to
night. The larger part of the militia is con
centrated in the down-town districts.
Marietta and Decatur streets, both fre
quented by negroes, are crowded with
white men. The troops are marching
through the crowds, constantly, trying
to enforce the order of the Mayor that
the streets snail be cleared.
More than 50 arrests have been made
of members of last night's mob on
charges of Incitement to riot. Five hun
dred dollars bond has been required in
each case. Of the dead it Is Impossible
to get the names. Partial lists have been
prepared and no two of them agree.
CITY COMPARATIVELY QUIET
Two Negroes and a White Man Shot
During the Night.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 23. (1:45 A.
M.) Atlanta' this morning is compara
tively quiet. The negro trouble, while
C. E. Hashes.
breaking out in several sections dur
ing last night. Is now almost entirely
abated.
By order of the Mayor, saloons have
been closed until further notice, and
many business places, such as restau
rants, all-night drugstores, etc., were
closed. '
A negro, pursued by a crowd to
night, ran into the Marion Hotel, where
he was shot and, it is thought, fatally
Injured. Another negro was . shot in
the hip in McDaniel street tonight, but
the arrival of the militia saved him.
A street-car conductor, white, was
shot ky an unknown negro tonight, but
his injuries were not serious.
At this hour the number of killed
all told is placed at 16, but there is no
way of finding out the definite number,
as the negroes' friends' carried the dead
away in many cases.
NEGROES STONE . STKEET-CARS
Molormen Become Alarmed and De
cline to Make Huns. ,
ATLANTA, Ga.. Sept. 23. Late to
night the military seems to have the
situation under control. Over the tele
phone Governor Terrell declared that
the situation is satisfactory to him and
he sees no reason to declare martial
law at present. Persistent rumors were
heard this evening that the mob had
taken a negro porter from the Marion
Hottl, In the heart of town, and shot
him to death. At 10 P. M. this lacked
confirmation.
Conductors and motormen on the
Magnolia-street carline refused to take
their cars out. One car, which came in
about 9:S0 P. M., had several broken
windows where negroes In the out
skirts of town had stoned it.
TEN KILLED IN RACE AVAR.
List or Injured at Atlanta AA'lll
Reach Forty.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 23. Twenty
four hours have passed since a race
war of no mean proportions began in
Atlanta. In that period at least ten lives
have been sacrificed and the number of
injured will be 40, several of whom
cannot recover. At 10 o'clock tonight
the city is' controlled by the police,
aided by nearly 1000 State Militia.
Every part of the town is patrolled by
the soldiers, and the authorities seem
to have the situation well In hand.
Governor Terrell, who ordered sev
eral companies of the state military
from points outside of Atlanta to
aid the local companies, sDands
ready to declare the city under martial
law, if the scenes of last night are re
peated. NIGHT OF TERROR IN THE CITY
Mob of Men and Boys Attacks
Blacks Wherever Seen.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 23. A race war
of alarming proportions began here last
night. Throughout the night it raged
with varying vigor, and when morning
dawned it found a number of negroes and
one white man dead, a score of both races
wounded, and the downtown streets in
possession of eight companies of the Fifth
Georgia Infantry, with a battery of light
artillery In reserve. Through the day lit
tle of importance occurred. The police
assert that, with the aid of the military,
they now have the situation under con
trol. This condition came as the result of
numerous and repeated assaults or at
tempted assaults upon white women by
negroes. The last of an even dozen of
such assaults within the limits of Ful
ton County within the last nine weeks
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Liberals and Insurgents Name
Committee to Meet Amer
ican Mediators.
TO TALK ON PEACE TERMS
Business Interests in the Island Are
Openly Favoring Annexation,
Having No Confidence in
Sell-Rule of Cubans.
HAVANA, Sept. 23. All classes ere
now waiting for the conditions under
which tranquillity will likely be restored
In Cuba, and keen disappointment is ex-
CUBA
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peeteel on every side because of the like
lihood of peace being brought about
without armed American intervention.
That the differences of the opposing fac
tions coitld be reconciled was not geneiv'
ally believer to be possible until to-day,
when it was announced that the Liberals
and the insurgents had empowered a com
mittee to represent them before the
American mediators.
It is evident that the business interests
of the island have no confidence in the
ability of the Cubans to rule themselves
and now, when it appears too late, they
are openly favoring forcible Intervention
and possibly annexation. Secretary of
War Taft Is cognizant of this general
opinion that peace cannot last unless
it is enforced by . an American army, but
he considers it Is the duty of the Vnlted
States to give the republic another
chance and believes it would be bad pol
icy for the United States to keep a force
in Cuba longer than is required to super
vise the laying down of arms. He said
to-day that if the Liberals and Moderates
harmonize their differences, the United
States must regard the compact as made
in good faith.
Patched-Vp Peace in Sight.
That peace will come as the result of
the mediation of the United States Is now
believed by Cubans, regardless of party
affiliations, but whether it will be on
terms that will Insure permanent tran
quillity is questioned.
Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary
of State Bacon spent Sunday quietly, re
ceiving few persons. Representatives of
the veterans and of the diplomatic corps
made brief visits. Senator Alfredo Sayas
later met the mediators at the Ameri
can Legation and arranged for their first '
meeting with the Insurgents and Liber
als committee tomorrow morning. All
conferences hereafter will be held at
the Legation, on account of its accessi
bility, since the most of the visitor to
Taft and Bacon reside in Havana.
Taft Gives No Assurances.
When the diplomatic representatives of
the foreign powers visited Mr. Morgan's
villa at Mariano today, Taft significantly
stated that he could give, them no defi
nite assurances of peace, for the reason
that terms had not been put forward.
This statement was in response to an ex
pression from Caytan de Ayaila, the
Spanish Minister, that the world expect
ed the United States to settle the tur
moil on such generous but firm condi
tions as to maintain the integrity of the
republic.
The members of the diplomatic corps
sought their views on the situation.
All of them asserted that their gov
ernments desired the conflict to be
ended with all possible dispatch, in
order to save commercial relations and
credit between the island and their
countries from ruin.
Among other callers at Mariano were
Generals Menocal and Agramonte, who
congratulated Taft and Bacon on their
success in bringing (the Moderate and
Liberal leaders to a realization of the
necessity of each making some conces
sions. The veterans evidenced sympa
thy with many of the principles for
which the insurgents took' up arms.
They suggested that the first basis of
the negotiations should be for the re
vision of the Cuban constitution, al
leging that it confers too much power
and too little responsibility upon the
members of the Cabinet.
Trouble Lies in the Cabinet.
"Cubans are too hot-blooded to be
given unlimited power," Baid General
Menocal. He declared that the present
trouble resulting from the dlssatlsfao-
tlon of the present and former Secre
taries of the Interior.
The members of the insurgent camp
near La Lisa, just west of Mariano,
was visited today by great crowds of
Havanee. Encouraged by the reports
that peace was imminent, the people
for the first time dared to gratify their
curiosity and to show their great sym
pathy with the revolutionary, cause.
Although it was raining this afternoon
this did not dampen the ardor-of those
who wished to visit the insurgents.
Crowds Visit Insurgent Camp.
Many extra cars were in operation
and every kind 5f conveyance was used
by the crowd, but these were insuf
ficient and many persons walked the
12 miles from Havana to the camp. It
is feared that the effect of this enthu
siasm may be bad in the even that the
peace terms require the rebels to make
decided concessions.
In the rebel camps are thousands of
negroes, to whom revolutionary life
is easy and interesting as compared
with the labor on plantations. Some
of the more refined of the officers,
however, admit that they will not be
sorry to return to their homes.
Despite the armistice which is now
In effect, a clash between government
troops and Pino Guerra's force was
threatened today. General Avalos,
with 400 cavalry and 300 infantry, ar
rived at Gunajay at noon, having come
by train from PInar del Rio to Arte
misa, prepared to proceed to Camp
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Columbia, near Havana. This meant
passing through the rebel camps.
General Guerra sent a message to
General-Avalos that this might lead
to an ncounter and that he" would not
be responsible tor the outcome. Gen
eral Avalos declared his intention to
continue the march, but General. Rod
riguez, by direction of Secretary . Taft,
ordered him to take his force, to. Ma
riano, which will be done tomorrow.
There was considerable comment today
over the fact that a salute of 19 guns was
given Secretary Taft when he visited the
warships. Previously he has been given
the usual 17 guns, to which the Secretary
of War is entitled. The two extra guns
signify that he is recognized ambassador
extraordinary on a special mission, with
plenary powers from President Roosevelt.
It Is known that he has now been au
thorized to exercise his own Judgment
in all matters pertaining to negotiations
and that the squadron with its entire
force is under his Immediate control.
Marines Under Taft's Orders.
Concerning the reported preparations
Saturday night for the transportation of
marines and bluejackets by rail to Camp
Columbia, Secretary Taft said today:
"The United States forces are under my
orders. I have given no orders for them
to land and not a man shall land until I
give such an order.'
It now appears that Acting Secretary
of the Interior Montalvo ordered the
trains prepared in anticipation ' of the
possible landing of a supply of quarter
master's stores at the wharf. The Cap-,
tain of the port gave color to the report
that they had been placed there in readi
ness for the landing of men: The stores
consisted of tent floorings, poles, pegs,
water barrels and 150,000 rounds of am
munition. Captain Couden, commander of the
squadron, today explained that the stores
were hurriedly placed aboard the cruiser
Newark when she saidled for Cuba, and
that they so encumbered her deck as to
interfere with ventilation, and that it
was necessary to hire" space ashore where
they might be stored. Captain Couden
also said that if no occasion arose for
the use of these stores they would be
placed aboard the supply ship Celtic when
she arrives.
Havana Fortifications Examined.
Lieutenant-Commander Chapin, in com
mand of a brigade of bluejackets, today
completed a review of the fortifications of
Havana and reported that in the event
of a future occupation of the island the
city could be fully protected.
President Palma spent the quietest day
he has passed since the outbreak of the
revolution, remaining with his family In
the residence .portion of the palace nearly
the entire day. Among the flood of ru
mors current was one that the family of
President Palma had embarked on a ves
sel bound for New York, which is untrue.
Nothing noteworthy took place In gov
ernment circles today, as all the officials
are awaiting the outcome of the peace
negotiations. There still are occasional
desertions of government troops to the
rebel ranks.
BIG FLEET IN CUBAN AA'ATERS
Army of 15,000 Men Ready to Move
at a Moment's Notice.
WASHINGTON, 'Sept. 23. (Special.)
Preparations for intervention In Cuba are
completed. All the preliminaries have
been so carefully arranged that military
and naval authorities here rested today,
although General Bell,'chief of staff, spenf.
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BOY'S DEATH KILLS
HIS GRANDMOTHER
Alexander Beakey, Aged Two,
Fatally Crushed Under
Heavy Bam Door.
OLD LADY PICKS HIM UP
Mrs. Elizabeth Beakey, Aged 78,
Carries Bleeding Form Into
IIou.se and Soon Suc
cumbs to Shock.
Two deaths, one by accident and the
other from heart failure, superinduced
presumably by grief and excitement, oc
curred last night, the victims being the
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2-year-old son and aged mother of .Tames
W. Beakey, steward at the Hotel Port
land. The little boy was crushed to death
under a heavy barn door, and his grand
Mother dleii after picking him up and
carrying him into the house. The- acci
dent occurred at the home of the father
of the dead boy. East Thirty-first and
Fremont streets, about 6 o'clock last
night.
Andrew Beakey, the little tot who was
killed, was playing about the stable with
his older brother. He was barely old
enough to walk. At the carriage entrance
to the stable there Is a large sliding door
which works on oiled pulleys. In open
ing the door the older boy gave It a
push of sufficient force to displace the
runners and the heavy door tumbled to
the ground, falling squarely on the little
boy, who was standing near. The older
youth escaped Injury and began to scream
for help.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beakey, the grandmoth
er, aged T8 years, was in the kitchen, a
few yards from the stable. She heard
the horrified screams of the elder brother
and rushed to the scene. A glance told
her all, as the uninjured boy was tug
ging with might and main to pull the
heavy door off the form of his- little
brother.
Although the door was heavy enough
to tax the muscles of the average man,
terror gave strength to the aged woman
and she was able to lift it so that she
could pull the imprisoned boy from un
derneath. ' Gathering him up in her arms, and with
her apron trying to stop the blood which
was flowing from a horrible gash on the
head of her grandson, sh ran to the
house. Calling to the others to summon
a physician, she carried the boy to the
sitting-room.
No sooner had she deposited her bur
den than she collapsed and fell on a sofa.
Death in her case was almost instantan
eous, and she did not utter a word after
falling. At first it was thought she had
fainted, and it was half an hour before
it was known that she was dead.
Dr. Calvin S. White was called, but
Mrs. Beakey had expired before he ar
rived. The little boy, however, still re
tained some life, -but died shortly after
the physician arrived. Examination
showed that the skull had been terribly
fractured.
Mrs. Beakey, while 78 years of age,
was apparently in robust health, consid
ering her long life, and it is believed
by Dr. White that her death was caused
directly from the excitement of the mo
ment. Being an elderly lady, of extreme
age, she could not withstand the terrible
shock she experienced when she realized
that her grandson, of whom she was pas
sionately fond, had received fatal in
juries. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Beakey, the
parents of the little boy, are prostrated
with grief both over the loss of their
beloved son and the death of the grand
mother, for whom they held the great
est affection. Mr. Beakey is steward
at the Hotel Portland, and has lived In
this city for a great many years. For
years he was steward at the Arlington
Club. Owing to illness he has been ab
sent from his duties at the Hotel Port
land for several months.
BISHOP M'CABE FOR WAR
Would Like to See Dewey Sail Up
Straits of Bosphorus.
ISHPEMING. Mich.. Sept. 23. Bishop
C. C. McCabe, of .Philadelphia, who is
presiding over the sessions in progress
here of the Detroit Methodist Episco
pal conference, in a sermon today said
that he would like to see war declared
against the Sultan of Turkey. He was
applauded.
"I am as a general thing opposed to
war." said Bishop McCabe, "but I would
like one war, one against the Sultan of
Turkey, and I would like to participate
In it.
"I would like to see Dewey with a
good fleet sail up the Straits of Bos
phorus. We do not want any more such
rules as the Sultan of Turkey and the
Czar of Russia ."
GUNBOAT HELENA IS LOST
Reported to Have Gone Down Off
China Coast.
MANILA. Sept. 23. It is reported that
the United States gunboat Helena has
been lost off the Chinese coast. No par
ticulars have been received.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. The Helena
had been attached to the naval station at
Cavlte for some time. She is a light-draft
gunboat of eisht guns, 302 tons and 19S8
horsepower. She is credited with a speed
of 15.50 knots, was 250 feet long, 40 feet
beam and nine foot mean draft.
According to the latest register of the
Naval Department she was commanded
by Commander James C. Gillmore. and
the other officers are given as follows:
Lieutenants Herbert G. Sparrow and Roe
W. Vincent: Ensigns Myles Joyce and Ed
win O. Fitch. Jr.: Assistant Surgeon Lew-
is H. Wheeler, Assistant Paymaster Em
ory l. Stanley and First Lieutenant of
Marines Richard B. Creecy.
The Helena was designed especially for
cruising in Chinese waters and was con
structed with a - light draft, that she
might navigate the Chinese rivers. Up
to a late hour last night no advices bad
come to the Navy Department relative to
the Helena.
Coal Hearing at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 23. The taking of
testimony relating to the alleged discrim
ination of the Union Pacific Railway in
handling Wyoming coal will be com
menced this morning by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. . Vice-President
and General Manager W. H. Bancroft,
of the Oregon Short Line, is among the
witnesses who have been subpenaed
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S3
aeg.: minimum, 37. Precipitation, 0.85 of
an Inch.
TODAY'S Probably fair. Westerly .winds.
Race War in Georgia.
Seven companies of militia are patrolling-
the streets of Atlanta. Page 1.
Negroes are leaving the elty after terrible
raids made by mob during the nlsht.
Page 1.
Politics.
Republican and Democratic state conven
tions meet In New York State next Tues
day. Page 1.
Hlggins may decide not to run again for
Governor. P.age 2.
Hearst makes the strongest snowing among
Democratic candidates. Page 2.
Senator Smoot to champion Army canteen
In revenge for attack of women. Page 4.
Cuba.
American mediation win probably bring
temporary peace in the Island of Cuba.
Page 1.
Foreign.
Sultan of Turkey has cancer of the kidneys
and cannot live long. Page 4.
German Social Democratic party meets in
annual congress to consider general
strike. Page 4.
Plot to massacre Jews Is discovered at
Odessa. Page 4.
National.
United States gunboat Helena reported lost
in Chinese waters. Page 1.
Rear-Admiral Brownson's squadron leaves
Gibraltar for Italian ports. Puge 4.
Domest ic.
Steamer Prlnjs Adclbert with the fugitive
banker, Stensland, has not arrived.
Page 3.
Dowle says he has been abused by his wife
for 5 years. Page 4.
Union Pacific will Install gasoline motora
on all suburban lines. Page 3,
New York police (Ind dismembered body of
Italian concealed In bags. Page 4.
Sport.
Dates of Multnomah-Spokane-Seattle boxing
and wrestling tournaments fixed. Page 5.
Fresno wins last game on local ball
grounds. Page 5.
Aged veteran High Gun at Rod and Gun
Club trap shoot. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Washington Democracy has a dearth of
candidates for state nominations. Page 4.
George T. Myers reports shortage In salmon
pack of Western Alaska. Page 4.
Contractor finds 20 bodies In debris of San
Francisco streets. Page 3.
Portland and Vicinity.
Boy of 2 years fatally crushed under barn
door and his grandmother, aged 78. dies
from the shock. Page 1.
Methodist Church leader tells of good work
done by Protestant missionaries In Orient.
Page 12.
Dr. E. P. Hill preaches farewell sermon.
Page 9.
Portland pastors urge congregations to con
tribute to association building fund.
Page 8.
Assessor gives total assessed valuation of
county at J170.O0O.000. Page 14.
Grainhandlers may not go to work this
morning. Page 8.
Assessor Sigler says directory estimate of
Portland's population Is too high. Page 8.
Project on foot to pave Union avenue from
East Morrison street to Columbia boule
vard. Page 14.
Rev. Hiram Vrooman, in Sunday discourse,
answers question, "Who ' was Jesus
Christ?" Page 0.
County School Superintendent says free
text-book law would save state 30,000 a
year. Page 8.
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THREE PARTIES IN
NEW YORK FIGHT
Old Line Conventions
On Same Day.
BOTH ARE TORN WITH FACTIONS
Hearst Hopes to Get DerruH
cratic Indorsement.
NAMED BY INDEPENDENTS
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Governor Hlggins Appears to Havi
the Best of' the Struggle With
Odell, but May Give Way
to Another Candidate.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) Tne
determination of both of the old polit
ical parties In this state to hold their
state conventions on the same date
this year is in Its way indicative of the
unprecedented situation in the political
affairs of this commonwealth. It is a
situation which has attracted the in
terest of the entire country, and i3
looked to to have an effect upon the
Presidential campaign of two years
hence.
The situation Involves men of Na
tional political repute, and President
Roosevelt himself has let his influence
diplomatically be felt, though ostensi
bly keeping "hands off."
Both Republican and Democratic ;
parties are torn with factional dis
putes. With those internal dissensions
afflicting the old parties, a third polit
ical party has been launched, under
the title of the Independence League.
This league, which now has completed
its organization in every county of
the state, is the outgrowth of the
Municipal Ownership League, which
made the Mayoralty fight in New yorlc
City last November with William Ran
dolph Hearst, the Congressman anil
newspaper proprietor, at the head of
the ticket. Hearst fell short of elec
tion on the face of the returns by
some 3000 votes. He contested, but ths
ballot-boxes have never been opened.
Hearst to Pay for Ballot-Roxes.
A petition to the Supreme Court to
burn the ballots was recently made by
the Corporation Counsel. Hearst re
sisted this move and was sustained by
the court with the understanding that
Hearst would furnish, at his own ex
pense, the new ballot-boxes needed for
the local primaries and the regular
election In November.
The Republican state convention la
to be held at Saratoga, beginning'
Tuesday. September 2.", and will con
tinue probably through Wednesday.
The Democratic state convention is ta
be held at Buffalo, beginning the sama
day and continuing through Wednes
day or until a nomination has been,
agreed upon.
Ex-Governor B. B. Odell, Jr., a
state chairman, will call the Republi
can assemblage to order. Cord Meyer,
of New York, Is the chairman of tha
Democratic State Committee, having"
been elected to that position for the
Parker and Herrick campaign two
years ago.
Democrats Xanie Date First.
The Democrats were first to choose a
convention date. The Republicans haoT
apparently been undecided as to
whether they should meet before or
after the Democrats. Chairman Odell
called the State Committee together
soon after the Democrats had an
nounced their decision, and the Gordlfln
knot was cut by a decision to meet
simultaneously with the Democrats. It
was argued that if the Democrats met
first they would place the Republican
administration on the defensive,
whereas if the Republicans met first
the Democrats would be in a position
to attack the platform in convention,
and get a good supply of political am
munition before the public through th9
medium of convention addresses.
The Democratic convention promises
to be one of the liveliest ever held In
this state. Hearst's name will be
placed before It by the delegates who
have been instructed to vote for his
nomination. Hearst Is likely to be at
tacked by ills opponents on the ground
that he Is the head of an "outlaw"
ticket, and that he cannot be named
or indorsed without turning the Demo
cratic party over to, the newly-organized
Independence League, which in
cludes both Democrats and Republi
cans in its membership. These lines
of battle have already been laid down,
and there is no need for conjecture on
the point.
Mack Turns Down Hearst. . :
The naming of a complete ticket by
the Independence League caused Nor
man E. Mack, Democratic National
Committeeman for New York State, to)
withdraw his support of Hearst. He
explained that he had favored Hearst
as a Democratic and not as an Inde
pendent candidate.
Another name to go before the Dem
ocratic convention is that of the pres
ent District Attorney of New York;'
County, William Travera Jerome. Je
rome lent immeasurably to the inter
est of the situation a few weeks ago)
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