VOL,. XLVIII. NO. 14,830.
PORTLAND, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17," 1903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COTTON BROKERS
UNDER CHARGES
S'
READS DOLLIVER'S
LETTER AND DIES
GREAT SPECTACLE
AT CONVENTION
ARIZONA'S TEAM
IS ILL MATCHED
DESPERATE FIGHT
STRENGTH
INDICTMENTS FOUND BY FED
ERAL GRAND JIHY.
RIVALS FORCED TO JOIN AS
DELEGATES AT CHICAGO.
IOWA POLITICIAN IS STRICKEN
BY HEART DISEASE.
CONVENTION
SHOOTS FOR
CM
BOOM
GAINS
I T DNS
ROOSEVELT
Stirring Scenes at
Opening of Repub
lican Assembly.
BURROWS SOUNDS TOCSIN
Temporary Chairman Tells of
Party's Achievements
and Policies.
SPECTACLE IS INSPIRING
Taft's Blue Silk Banner Car
ried by Ohio Men.
THOUSANDS VOICE CHEERS
First Mention of Roosevelt Sends
Jingle Thrill Through 14,000
Auditors Navy and Man Be
hind Gun Gain Applause.
CHICAGO. June 16. Amid scenes of stir
ring enthusiasm, the Republican conven
tion of 1908 began its deliberations at noon
today in the presence of an assemblage,
estimated at more than 14,000 people, with
the sounds of patriotic airs alternating
with frenzied shouts for Roosevelt, Taft
and the other popular heroes, the 'first
tocsin of the coming; struggle from the
graceful orator of Michigan, Senator Jul
ius Ceasar Burrows, and the initial for
malities which started this momentous
gathering into motion. The opening ses
sion lasted less than two hours, and was
less notable for the business accomplished
than for the opportunity It afforded of
seeing again this stirring picture of the
people assembled, from every corner of
the country to select a candidate for Pres
ident of the United States. The actual
work of the day was quickly accomplished
and tonight the various important com
mittees on credentials, platform, organi
zation, etc., are preparing for the more
important business to "come.
Streams Pour Into Coliseum.
Early in the day all roads into Chicago
turned toward the huge stone pile, known
as the Coliseum, with its back toward
Lake Michigan and its Gothic turrets
fronting a rather .shabby section of the
city. Here centered the convention
throngs state" delegations, singly and in
groups, some with marching clubs and
bands and banners for their favorites, the
Ohio delegation with a huge blue silk
standard bearing the portrait of Secretary
Taft. At front and rear the great build
ing was besieged by steady streams of
humanity until at noon almost every seat
In the structure was occupied and great
crowds stood outside to catch the echoes
from within.
The scene when the vast assemblage
was called to order was one of impressive
dignity, of animation and of color. In
the central arena sat the delegates, al
most 1000 strong, and back of them their
alternates, another thousand in number,
with the standards of the states rising
here and there above the turbulent sea of
heads.
Scene in Convention Hall.
The points of vantage Immediately in
front were held by Ohio, New York.
Pennsylvania. Indiana and Wisconsin,
each having a candidate, while farther
back were ranged the other states, the
territories. Hawaii. Porto Rico, the Phil
ippine Islands and Alaska, appropriately
forming the outlying fringe of the official
delegations. Around this central mass of
delegates and alternates swept the long
lines of spectators in rising tiers and in
solid masses of men and women, the lat
ter In gay-hucd Summer gowns and 'with
fluttering fans and waving handkerchiefs.
Higher up another gallery topped the vast
inclosure. High up above the vast as
semblage bent the huge semi-circular
roof, its steel girders looped with bunting
and ablaze with electric devices, while on
every side the National colors were woven'
into sunbursts, shields and patriotic sym
bols. In front of the delegates stretched the
mammoth platform, 200 feet square and
accommodating 1800 distinguished guests.
Including Ambassadors and Ministers
from foreign states, beside the officials
of the convention and members of the
National Committee.
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Great Gathering of Leaders.
The moments before the gavel fell
gave the "opportunity to Inspect the
personnel of delegates and leaders.
Grouped in front of the New York del
egation were Seth Low and General
Stewart L. Woodford, the supporters of
Hughes, and further back Senator
Chauncey M. Depew, ex-Governor Odell,
Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the ways
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Manila Paper Trust Chiefs Also In
dicted Names Kept Secret Till
Arrests Are Made.
NKW' YORK, June 16. Special in
dictments were handed up today by the
Federal grand jury which has been in
vestigating the New York Cotton Ex
change and the Manila Paper & Fiber
Manufacturers Association. The con
tents of the indictments was not made
public. Assistant District Attorney
Prime asked to have the indictments
placed under the seal of the court for
several days, or until all those men-
S Ralph E.
National
YVllllnmn, of Dallas,
Itcnuhllcan Commlt-
teriunn From Oregon. .
tioned in the Indictments had been
apprehended.
GAMBLERS ARE TRAPPED
Thousands See Pot Ice Raid House In
New York Tenderloin.
NEW YORK. June' 16. Three thousand
persons gathered on West Thirty-third
street, near Broadway, tonight and
watched the police make a spectacular
raid upon a gambling house supposed to
be patronized by guests of several up
town hotels.
Patrons of the place, all in evening
clothes, endevored to get away by the
fire-escapes, but were confronted by de
tectives who had been placed at every
possible exit. The managers of the
place and the patrons were taken to the
police station in patrol wagons. Twelve
arrests were made.
HUNDREDS DIE IN STORM
Disaster Overcomes Fishing Fleet
Off Japanese Coast.
TOKIO, June 16. Fifty fishing boats
have been wrecked off the coast of Kago
shlnm and 350 of their crews have been
drowned. The governor of the province
has requested assistance from the gov
ernment navy-yard at Sasebo.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
60 degrees; minimum, 52 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy with probable showers;
southwest winds..
Republican Convention.
Stirring scene at opening session. Page 1.
Chairman Burrow's opening speech. Page
11.
Allies stick to third term as forlorn hope
of beating Taft. Paga 11.
Borah strengthens Cummins' boom for Vice
President. Page 1.
Draft of platJWm prepared by Ellis. Page
W.
Credentials committee begins hearing con
tests. Page 11.
Resolutions committee has hard fight on
injunction plank and will decided this
morning. Page 1.
Rules committee considering scheme to re
duce Southern representation. Page 3.
Domestic."
Good roads congress demands National aid.
Page 3.
Brown testifies Mrs. Colton's ghost advised
him to sell her securities. Page 1.
Death of T.ouis Epplnger, famous hotel man.
Page 3.
Dr. Luttenberger. of Pendleton, divorced
at St. Louis. Page 4.
H. L. Frank, Montana millionaire, becomes
demented at Chicago. Page 4.
routic.
Colorado Democrats Instruct for Bryan.
Page 3.
Faciflo Coast.
Bellingham woman kills husband to save
children: llt,tle one only witnesses of
tragedy. Page 8.
Immune passengers released from transport
Sherman. Page 8.
Sport.
Coast League scores: Oakland 3, Portland
2; Los Angeles 7. San Francisco 6. Page 7.
Baseball war threatened between California
League and Coast League. Page T. .
Doctors and lawyers will meet bankers in
ball game for charity. Page t.
Commercial and Marine.
New salmon prices meet with the approval
of the Eastern trade. ' Psge 17.
Wheat firm on crop damage reports. Page
17.
Effects of convention rumors on stock mar
ket. Page 17.
Cascade locks will probably close today be
cause of high water. Page 16.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Theodore Kruse seeks divorce from wife.
Pago 0.
Knights of Pythias grand lodge Is In ses
sion. Page 13.
Girl grovels In trance at Tongues of Fire
camp meeting. Page 16
Ready for testimony in Chinese murder
trial. Page 12.
Independence party elects state central
committee.. Page 13.
Walton's story attacked on his third trial.
Page 13. ,
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Borah Becomes Its
Chief Sponsor.
ROOSEVELT WANTS IOWA MAN
Compromise With Dolliver Men
May Clear Way. t ,
FAIRBANKS NOT WILLING
Insists lie Does Not Want Re-election
New -York Divided Be
tween Loyalty to Hughes
'and Desire for Sherman.
CHICAGO. June 16. The hoom of
Governor Cummins, of Iowa, for the
Vice-Presidential nomination was the
distinctive feature of the day in the
contest for the aecond place on the
ticket, and it received much favorable
consideration. Senator Borah, of
Idaho, who early this morning started
the agitation on' behalf of the Iowa
Governor, spent much of ' the day
sounding Western delegations in his
behalf, and at the close of the day an
nounced that he had found much en
couragement. The mention of Mr. Cummins' name
was received with varying emotions
by the members of the Iowa delega
tion, and it soon became evident that,
in the event that the Gove:..jr's can
didacy should be more energetically
pressed, his Iowa supporters would
not be confined to the so-called Cum
mins faction. Several Allison-Dolllver
adherents promptly announced that, as
a matter of state pride if .for no other
reason, they would support the Gov
ernor's candidacy.
Will Present Cummins' Name.
A number of Iowans associated po
litically with Mr. Cummins, after a con
ference tonight, stated that, while they
had not - communicated with the Gov-,
ernor on the subject, it had been de
termined to assume the responsibility
of presenting the claim of Iowa for
second place if there developed a con
tinued purpose on the part of the Taft
managers in Washington to insist upon
an Iowa man.
After the conference it was said on
behalf of those present that communi
cations had been coming to the mem
bers of the Iowa delegation from all
parts of their state, indicating a de
velopment of sentiment hostile to the
attitude assumed by some of the anti
Cummins members of the delegation.
It was said that of the 26 members of
the delegation the real antagonism to
the name of either Senator Dolliver or
Mr. Cummins is confined to three men.
Iowans May Compromise.
The conference agreed that as a basis
of harmony it should be understood that.
If Mr. Dolliver were nominated for Vice-
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Senator Had Written Friend That He
Did Not Want the Vice-Presidency.
IES MOINES. In., June 16. While
reading a letter from United States
Senator. Dolliver, in which the Senator
declared that he had no desire for the
Vice-Presidential nomination, O. L T.
LODGE FOR PKRMANENT CHAIR- '
MAN.
CHICAGO. June 1(1. The election
of Senator Henry v'abot Lodge, of
Massachusetts, as permanent chair- -man
of the convention was formally
approved at a meeting of the com
mittee on permanent organisation
held during - the late afternoon. It
was agreed that all of the. other.,
temporary officers of the convention
named on the floor today should be
made permanent.
Brown; .' a prominent insurance '"man,
dropped dead in his room late last
night. Mr. Brown, who was a personal
friend of Mr. Dolliver, had written to
the Senator concerning the Vice-Presidency
. and had received a letter in
reply.
. He was reading the letter to a friend
and discussing Dolllver's declaration
that he did not want the Vice-Presidency
when he was stricken with heart
failure, dying before medical aid could
be summoned.
ALL IS PEACE IN CUBA
Governor Ma goon Reports Satisfac
tory Condition of Affairs.
WASHINGTON, , June 16. Secretary
Taft stated today that a report he had
received from Governor Magoon describ
ing -with great detail the conditions in
Cuba is most satisfactory with reference
to the turning over of the Island to the
Cuban authorities In February next, pro
posed by the President's proclamation.
Judging from the- report, the Secretary
is satistied that the . complete transfer
of authority will be accomplished without
friction.
HEARST GAINS 109 MORE
Recount of 155 Ballot Bursts Raises
Total to 33 7. ,
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NEW YORK, June 16. In the examina
tion of 155 ballot-boxes today ' William R.
Hearst made a gain of 10!) votes in the
recount of ' the disputed Mayoralty re
turns of 1905, now going on before Jus
tice Lambert. Nine hundred and thirty
six boxes have been examined" so far and
Hearst has gained 337 votes.'
There are 1012 ballot-boxes yet to be
examined.
RACE THROUGH THE AIR
Balloons to Test Speed Against Aero
planes Next Year.
NEW YORK, June 16. A race between
balloons and aeroplanes, it is finally an
nounced, is to be one of the features of
the Hudson celebration in New York next
year. The race will probably be con
ducted under United States Government
auspices. The Chief Signal Officer of the
Army is co-operating with the aeronautics
committee of the celebration committee.
MAYBE THEY DON'T REALLY MEAN
But Great Leaders of
Old Days Gone. "
CROWD NOT YET WARMED UP
Roosevelt's Name Evokes
First Enthusiasm.
NO SOP TO LABOR UNIONS
Burrows' Defense of Courts Pro
vokes Cheers Third-Term Stam
pede Allies' Forlorn Hope Ful
ton Wins High Honors.
BY EDGAR B. PIPER.
CHICAGO. June 16. (Staff Correspond
ence.) I have looked over the brilliant
account of today's convention sent out by
the Associated Press and I am. bound to
say that I have been more moved to en
thusiasm by its stirring periods than by
my personal observation of the convention
itself. The proceedings today were per
functory and not particularly interesting,
but the scene was both magnificent and
inspiring and fully up to the familiar tra
ditions of the mighty party assemblages
of past days. There were. Indeed, few
great figures like Conkllng.. Blaine. Gar
field, Logan, McKinley, Harrison, Lincoln,
Ingersoll and Greeley, for there were
giants In those days.
Not Like Old Leaders.
The places of these Indelible figures in
notable conventions are taken by such
party leaders as Senator Lodge, General
Woodford, Wade Ellis, Timothy Wood
ruff, Frank Hitchcock, Sereno Payne,
George A. Knight. Senator Long, Senator
Fulton and Julius Caesar Burrows, who
are Important and efficient men. but who
will perhaps leave no permanent mark on
their country or their party's history. It
may be that they lack the opportunity
only. However that may be, the pictur
esque leadership of other days and the
exciting and memorable scenes of other
conventions are never to be continued or
duplicated. But the ' crowd, the" picture,
everything one saw, fulfilled every expec
tation; everything one . heard did not.
There was cheering, but not much; there
was excitement, but a little.
Burrows Gets Few Cheers.
Temporary Chairman Burrows, who
had prepared a brief keynote speech
of 15,000 words, could not be heard to
advantage by one-tenth of the audi
ence, and he had the good sense to cut
it short. He mentioned the name of
President Roosevelt early and there
was prompt and noisy response, but it
seemed to be made by the great throng
through a sense of duty rather than
through an irrepressible desire to
shout. Perhaps It was the first day and
the crowd had not yet got into the
habit of yelling, or perhaps it was but
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Governor Stoddard Has Hard Work
Hitching Them Up for March
to the Coiiseum.
CHICAGO. June 16. ( Special.) Ari
zona's delegation, numbering two po
litical soldiers, generaled by Acting
Governor Isaac Taft Stoddard, marched
two abreast this morning from their
headquarters in the Grand Pacific Hotel
to the field of political contention at
the Coliseum.
The Goneral viewed his soldiers
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Senator C W. Fulton, of Oregon,
Chairman of Credentials Commit
tee of Republican National Conven
tion. askance. Both his men. until united
by the decision of the National Com
mittee last week, hailed from warring
camps. Judge Richard E. . Sloan, the
choice of Governor Joseph H. Kibbey,
Taftian in thought and sentiment, was
forced to join hands with L. W. Powell,
the other delegate, wnose. seat was
contested and who comes uninstructcd.
but Is expected to cast his ballot for
Mr. Taft.
"I guess they're, all O. K.," said Com
mander Stoddard, "but we had a lot of
hot shooting up through the ranch
territory before we got this thing
straightened. The two represent fac
tions, and I am afraid of the way they
may hitch."
WANTS A FAIR FIGHT
Fairbanks Insinuates in Speech
Thai Field Is. Not Free.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 16. Vice
President Fairbanks entertained the
Marion Ciub. nearly 500 strong, at his
North Meridian street home tonight. The
club will go to Chicago tomorrow to as
sist in booming Mr. Fairbanks for the
Presidential nomination. Mr. Fairbanks
said:
"You are believers in the wholesome
doctrine of 'A free field and a fair fight.'
You .understand how to present your
cause and with no spirit of unklndness
toward others. We all hold to the belief
that in Republican politics there must be
a catholicity of judgment and that It is
better to win upon the strength or our
own cause than by tearing down others.
Amid the tempest It is of the utmost im
portance that we should always carry a
level head."
KEADY NOW A REPUBLICAN
Defeated Democrat Becomes Slate
Central Committeeman.
NEWPORT. Or., June 16. (Special.)
William F. Keauy, who ran on the
Democratic ticket for County Commis
sioner at the last election and was
snowed under, was chosen Republican
state central committeeman this week
by the Cake faction in Lincoln County.
Mr. Keady has already abjured the
Democratic party and is now actively
engaged in fixing up the programme
of the Republicans of the county for
the November election. His election is
taken in bad part by the regular Re
publicans. ,j ,
LUMBER CASES DECIDED
Opinions of Interstate Commission
Now Vndergoing Final Revision.
OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 16. The decision of the In
terstate Commerce Commission in the
Pacific Coast lumber rate cases will
probably be announced the latter part of
this week. The decisions have been
written and are only awaiting final re
view and approval . before being made
public.
GIVES' 2000 MORE WORK
Vn ion Pacific Puts Omaha Shops on
Full Time.
OMAHA, June 16. Two thousand
shop employes of the Union Pacific
Railroad were today placed on full
time, after working short time since
January 1. At Union Pacific head
quarters it was stated that other de
partments which were cut down a few
months ago will be augmented about
July 1.
ir W xA I'sriim i rr ' 'r'
Cannon Aims to Knock
Out the Plank.
TAFT RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
But Allies Claim Majority of
Full Committee.
WHITE HOUSE PULLS WIRES
Final Derision Deferred Till Morn
ing Labor -Men Offer Radical
I'lauk and Employers Resist.
Other Proposed Changes
CHICAGO. June 17. After a session
of a subcommittee which continued un
til 12:20 A. M., the subcommittee of
13 of the committee on resolutions of
the Republican National Convention, to
which has been referred the tiisk of
preparing the final draft of the plat
form, deferred until 10 o'clock this
morning final action on the anti-injunction
plank. The principal struggle cen
ters upon this ph'.nk, Senator Long
loading the fight for retention of the
declaration contained in Wade Ellis'
draft platform.
The Tuft forces claim to have the
advantage in the struggle. They as.sert
that the appointment of a subcommit
tee of la to consider the various con
troverted planks was a distinct success
and point witli pride to the fact that
Chairman Hopkins had appointed on
this committee nine men who favor the
injunction plank and four who are op
posed to it. The Taft managers predict
a favorable result in the full commit
tee and in the convention, but admit
that their fight will be desperate.
Cannon Leads Opposition.
The opposition, still under the lead
ership of Speaker Cannon, who directs
his forces from his quarters at the
Union League Club, is tonight claim
ing 30 votes to 22 on the full commit
tee and expressing confidence that'
when the platform goc to the conven
tion, the objectionable plank will bu
missing. '
The preliminary meeting of the full"
committee, which began at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, gave no evidence
of strife. Senator Hopkins was made
chairman without dissent and ex-Representative
Lacey, of Iowa, secretary.
There was likewise no opposition vote
to -Senator Lodge's motion for the sub
committee of 13 to be selected by the
chairman. Then followed two hours
of open hearing on many questions.
The committee then adjourned to await
the report of the subcommittee.
When the subcommittee adjourned
an earnest effort was being made to
frame a plank on the subject of in
junctions which should be acceptable
to all parties and it is believed that
such an outcome is probable at the
meeting at 10 o'clock this (Wednesday)
morning.
Pressure From Washington.
Influence from Washington is being ex
erted in behalf of the administration plat
form suggestions. Just how the pressure
in behalf of tho adoption of the injunc
tion plank is being applied is not dis
closed definitely, but some of the friends
of Secretary Taft say the Secretary has
made it known in various ways that he
believes this plank should be agreed to.
There are indications in other quarters
that these expressions have been joined
in also by President Roosevelt. It is
likely that this urgency has been com
municated also to Mr. Hopkins as chair
man of the committee, as well as to
others who arc working for the same re
sult. A poll of the subcommittee shows that
it stands nine to four in favor of the
Ellis' anti-lnjunctlon plank, Messrs. Hop
kins, Long, Adams, Ellis, Crawford,
Kellogg, Warner, Ballinger and Groner
for and Messrs. Crane, Payne, Dalzell and
Clarke against.
Plea for Woman Suffrage.
Among those heard by the full com
mittee was a delegation of women, in
cluding Mrs. Henrotin, of this city, and
Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago. Miss
Addams argued that, as women are in
terested in legislation for the protection
of humanity in its domestic relations,
they should be granted the franchise.
H. R. Fuller, wiio said he represented
the Brotherhoods of Locomotive En
gineers, Firemen and Trainmen, 2U0.UOC
men, presented what is regarded as the
most radical of all injunction proposi
tions in evidence. It read:
tv pledge ourselves to such legislation as
will guarantee to wotkmen those rights nec
essary to their Industrial protection, includ
ing the right to strike and to induce or per
suade others to do so and to such legislation -as
will prevent the' Issua'nco of restraining
orders and Injunctions without hearing, and
guaranteeing trial by Jury to persons ac
cused of contempt of court. If such alleged
contempt be not committed, in the presence
of the cotfrt or so near thereto as to observe,
the injustice.
Mr. Fuller made the statement that an
Injunction was in effect a law. Consider
ing it from this standpoint, he dwelt or
the manner In which It was formulated
and often invoked by a Judge wlthoul
consideration, and enforced with great
hardship to labor.
Questioned by Frank B. Kellogg, Mr
Fuller said he not only wanted no in-
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