THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912.
CLARK MEN STORM
MAD
CONVENTION
Speaker Makes Clean Sweep
at Walla Walla Convention.
Heifner Leaves Hall.
POLITICAL FRAUD CHARGED
Attempt to btampede for Brjin Pit-
rlpltates Riot State leader
Hurls AcrowitloTiB f "Crime."
Delegates I'nplcdged.
ent to th National convention
from th Third District aa a Clark
delegate and when beaten, swung over
to the Wlleon-Bryan forces. As Ses
ions Is a former Palouaer and the
Whitman County delegation was solid
for Clark, there was considerable fee
Ins; shown between Southeastern
Washington delegates over the Sessions
episode.
Thomas it. Vance, of Olympla, cj
Asslstant Attorney-General, and a
well-known Democratic orator, after-
dinner speaker and attorney, who had
earlier In the day precipitated the
more that seated both King County
ariegatlons as a compromise measure,
also was responsible for the poll of the
con rent Ion on Presidential preference.
He succeeded In an attempt to elect all
bit four of the IS half-vote convention
delegates by Congressional districts, by
pointing out the fact that unless the
majority were elected by the state at
lpg. the convention would lose con
trol of them.
Vex President Tarbnlrat.
With that matter out of the way and
settled in Clark's favor. Vance moved
that the convention express Its prefer
ence) for Presidential candidates. The
rolicall was ordered without discussion
snd Bryan began picking up stray
votes early on th rolicall. but only
had 4 when the last ounty was
called. Then Sessions switched Lincoln,
which had voted II for Clark and six
for Wilson, over to the Bryan column
with an Impassioned declaration that
all Democrats could vot for the man
who was certain to he nominated at
Baltimore.
Cheers greeted the statement, and
Wilson delegates near the front of th
convention leaped to their feet and be
gan waving hats. Chehalls switched
one vote and Ferry tossed seven Into
the Bryan column, both changing from
Wilson. Both changes were greeted
with cheers, amid which Sessions tried
to continue his speech. His voice was
drowned by cheering and calls of de
rision from the Clark supporters, and
Sessions made his way to the platform
In another attempt to speak.
Chana-ea fosse Fast.
The Clark delegations, meanwhile, sat
quietly in their seats, though there was
manifestly a deep undercurrent of feel
ing that was making Clark leaders un
easy. Chairman Dill attempted to still
the audience and managed to hear Gar
field switch one from Wilson to Bryan.
Jeffernon changed one from Clark and
lx from Wilson to Bryan; Kitsap
iwung half Ita delegation, six votes,
from Wilson to Bryan; Pierce changed
11 from Wilson to Bryan, and one from
Wilson to Clark. while Thurston
switched seven from Wilson to Bryan
and Whatcom made the same switch
a ltd 27.
Pacific threw a damper over the en
thusiasm by switching four from Wil
son to Clark, giving the Mlssourtan Its
solid delegation: Jefferson swung seven
to Clark from Wilson, and North Yaki
ma's three , Wilson men added their
rotes to ten already given Clark.
Todd Is "Railroaded" Oat.
The crowd began to quiet and Paul
J'atttson mad himself heard In a vig
orous warning to Clark followers that
the stamped was unsuccessful. Then
the excitement died out altogether and.
though Chairman Dill asked whether
more changes were coming, none was
announced.
At a critical period during the ex
citement Hugh C. Todd, who stayed In
the convention for the Wilson men of
King County, to cast 63 votes., at
tempted to get the chair's attention
and switch his support from Wilson to
Bryan. Chairman Dill did not see him.
and Todd hesitated uncertainly for a
few minutes. A crowd of Clark men In
the delegation surrounded hlml and
hustled him out of the way.
av for the fact that the entire
morning was spent In settling th
Adams and King County contest that
had tied up the state committee and
the credentials committee until 3
o'clock this morning, today's session
of the Democratic convention moved
fairly rapidly.
H. D. Merrltt Eakarrum leader.
The so-called Rltzvllle delegation
was seated from Adams County on a
viva voc vot after 40 minutes of ora
tory for both skies. IL D. Merrltt. of
Fpokane. chairman of th credentials
committee, and a Clark leader, made
what afterward proved to be an em
barrassing speech while pleading for
the Flltivllle delegation. He railed at
tention to the fact that the credentials
committee had voted. 32 to 13. to seat
this delegation and demanded that the
convention sustain a majority of th
commltte. The King County contest
followed. In which the Clark leaders
wanted to defeat the majority report,
and Merrltt' speech was an embar
rassing Incident to explain away.
Twenty of the credentials committee
members recommended the seating of
the so-called primary delegation from
King Connty. while 14 urged that the
men selected by the county committee
he given seats. T. M. Vance, of Thurs
ton, moved as a substitute that both
delegations be seated with a vote each,
and on this motion the fight was made
and won by the Clark leaders.
rtterlll Makes Appeal.
Half an hour's time was given both
King County tactions to make presen
tation of their rase and th primary
delegation or Wilson faction appealed
to the convention through Mayor
tieorge F. Cotterlll. Just as It bad done
before the credentials committee In the
early morning. Cotterlll made an im
passioned appeal for tbe support of
"progressive measures, holding that
t'ic Wilson delegation should be seated
because It held a preferential primary
of Its own. Cotterlll roundly denounced
the county committee and was given a
demonstrative reception In which th
gallery was more enthusiastic than th
delegates on th floor.
The King County delegation finally
v as seated. 323 to 8:1.
Tfvre was a fight over one section
f the credentials committee report
that compelled delegations on whom
the unit rule had been placed by their
county conventions to cast a solid vote.
Leaders of th opposition t Clark
tried to defeat this .recommendation
because it tied up a number of Wood
row Wilson votes In delegations where
Clark had a bar majority. The rule,
however, was adopted.
Organisation Made Permanent.
The report of the committee on per
manent organisation made the officers
of the temporary organisation perma
nent. One recommendation for the elec
tion of 14 delegates and 14 alternates
was changed to provide for the selec
tion of 5S delegates to the National
Convention, each having half a vote.
Wilson leaders tried to allot eight of
these delegates to each of the three
Congressional districts and choose four
at large, but Clark leaders sounded a
warning In time and limited the dis
trict selections to four apiece, 16 being
chosen at large.
After a short fight over the adoption
of the platform and the Indorsement of
Champ Clark, delegates to the National
Convention were elected as follows:
First Congressional District Will H.
Merrltt. Seattle; Jere Neterer, Belllng
ham; John Bird. Monroe; R. L Davis.
Ml Vernon.
Second District M. A. Inghorne.
Tacoma: Frank Donahue. Chehalls: J.
A. Munday, Vancouver; Elriridge
Wheeler. Montesano.
Third District May Arkwrlght Hut
tnn. Fpokane: Floyd A. Hatfield. North
Yakima; Martin J. Maloney. Colfax;
William A, Rita. Walla Walla.
At large John Bhram. J. W. tlhorrett.
Thomas R. Horter, M. M. Lyter. Seat
tle: W. W. Black. Everett: Hugh C
Wallace. Tacoma; J. D. Fletcher. Ta
coma; P. M. Troy. Olympla; E. A. Fltx
henry. Port Angeles; Julius Zlttel. Spo-
schedule of that bill to be utterly In
defensible the President, nevertheless,
signed the measure and gave It the
fore of law. The people theft turned
to the Democratic party for relief from
these Iniquities and elected a Demo
cratic House. In response to the de
mands of the people this Democratic
House passed a bill reducing the tariff
tax upon woolen goods; but In response
to the demands of the monopolies and
protected industries, the President
vetoed this measure of reform. Our
Democratic Representatives have again
undertaken a revision of the most Im
portant schedules of the present In
iquitous tariff In the hope that their
labors In behalf of the people will not
again be rendered abortive by the act
of a standnat executive. We heartily
indorse and commend the action of the
Democratic party In these efforts of
reform In overthrowing Cannonlsm"
and restoring to the people their repre
sentative form of government In the
popular branch of Congress.
Third The uninterrupted rule of th
Republican party In this state has led
Republican officials to become so bold
In the administration of our state af
fairs that we witness Inefficiency,
waste, extravagance, dishonesty and
corruption In many department of the
Government, both state and county.
This extravaganoe and dishonesty have
led to Increased burdens of taxation,
to tbe loss of millions of dollars to
the state through bartering away of
Its school lands at ridiculously-low
prices, thus robbing the school and
educational institutions of the state of
tfielr Just heritage; and we urge the
Immediate passage of a law vesting in
the boards of regents of our several
GEESHAM COUPLE, WHO MARRIED AND ELOPED TO OREGON IN
1852, CELEBRATE 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
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MR. AD Kill. HAMl'EL B. JOHNSON.
kane: F. C Robertson. Spokane: George
Turner. Spokane: E. M. Rauch. I'om
eroy: r". Shaser. Cashmere: Daniel
M. Drumhellcr. Spokane: J. F. Green.
Harrington.
On motion of A. It. Tltlow. of Ta
coma. the delegation was Instructed to
vote aa a unit.
National Cotnsslttecnsan Named.
John Pattlson. of Spokane, was unan
imously elected National committeeman.
Presidential electors were nominated
as follows: K. K. Horgan. Tacoma; Ed
O. English. ML Vernon: J. D. Matthews,
Kllenaburg; A. P. Anderson. Charles
ton: Robert E. Tunstall. Kalama: W. r-
Cass, Vancouver: Robert A. Melllngcr,
Prosser. David J. Williams, secretary
of the Tacoma Elk lodge, was elected
chairman of the state committee, and
after adopting the customary resolu
tions of thank to convention oincers
and the City of Walla Walla, the con
vention adjourned at 7 o'clock tonight.
PLANKS ADDED TO PLATFORM
Original Draft Not Assrosfivo
Enough. Changes Arc Mailt.
CONVENTION HALI, Walla Walla.
Wash, Mar " (Special.) Last night's
work of the Democratic platform com
mittee did not suit the Gubernatorial
candidates who had flocked to the con
vention city and while the convention
fought this morning over the Adams
and King County contests, the com-
Itte waa reconvened and the plat
form entirely rewritten.
There was not enough aggressive
ness in the original draft to suit L. F.
Chester, of Spokane: E. C. Million, of
Seattle: Hugh C. Todd, of Seattle,- and
W. H. Dunphy. of Walla walla, to
whom the platform had been submitted
overnight.
All the original declarations of the
platform were contained in the second
draft, but the document was made
stronger and far longer than It
was In Ita original state. The question
of an Indorsement of Democratic lead
ers, which the Bourbon platform
makers dodged last night, was taken
up thla morning and Bryan's name,
which was omitted yesterday. was
taken up today.
When the platform was carrldd to
the floor of the convention this after
noon the name of Grover Cleveland was
added to the list of Democratic Presi
dents whom th party In Washington
especially commended. Cleveland's
name wa added at Pierce County's
suggestion.
An attempt waa made to eliminate
the Indorsement of the Palouse Irriga
tion project and a demand that boards
of regents for educational Institutions
be given control over their land grants,
but these attempts failed. As it final
ly was adopted the Democratic state
platform reads:
"J. The Democrats of the State of
Washington, in convention assembled,
reaffirm our allegiance to the princi
ples enunciated in the Democratic Na
tional platform adopted at Denver In
l?0i and hereby declare our faith In
the spirit of true Democracy as exem
plified In the Ufa and teachings of
Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson.
Grover Cleveland. William Jennings
Bryan and other great leaders of our
party.
"3. The Republican party lias been
Intrenched In power so long that it
has become bold in its iniquities, un
responsive to the welfare of the masses
and subservient to the trusts, corpora
tions and special Interests. Its his
tory presents a story of broken prom
ises. Insincerity and lack of fidelity to
the Interest of tke people. It suspended
popular government in the House of
Representatives by a system of rules
which vested arbitrary and autocratic
power In the Speaker; It created and
imposed upon the people a system of
wasteful extravagance unparalleled In
the history of any country. It haa
not only permitted tbe establishment
of monopoly, but gave executive sanc
tion to the destruction by the greatest
trust on earth of Its most potential
rival. It Is directly responsible for
th existence of that vast system of
combination and control which has
raised the prices of living to the point
where the actual necessities of life are
almost beyond the reach of the great
Industrial classes.
Tartar Presalaee Asaalled.
Tn the last National election It went
before the people promising a correc
tion of Its own iniquities. It promised
a revision of the tariff: and In viola
tion of the promise It gave the peo
ple, that monstrosity known as the
Aldrlch-Payne tariff bill which Im
posed a high tn on the necessities of
life for the benettt of the favored few.
Declaring th most Important
state educational institutions the con
trol of the land grants belonging
thereto.
Fourth To the end that this regime
of misrule shall end, the Democratic
party appeals to the people for their
support and promises lf given power
It will rause to be enicted Into law
and put In full force and effect, among
other things, the following legislation:
A. A preferential Presidential pri
mary. B. We believe In the Initiative, the
referendum and the recall.
C. A law compelling the publication
of all campaign contributions and ex
pense before election.
D. A law eliminating the straight
ticket circle at the top of the ballot
and giving the people a truly secret
primary law.
K. A corrupt practices act limiting
campaign expenses so that all may have
an equal chance In running for office.
K. An effective weights and measures
law to be rigidly enforced with penal
ties sufficient to Insure Its observ
ance. Aatl-Trast I.avr Vrgrd.
G. A comprehensive anti-trust law to
give full force' and vigor to our state
constitution which forbids the existence
of trusts and monopolies In this state,
and which shall provide such penalties
by both tine and Imprisonment as shall
make It truly effective.
II. A law requiring all state banks
to provide a fund to guarantee Its de
positors safe return of their money.
I. A graduated income tax law.
J. An amendment to the laws cover
ing usury," making same apply to all
persons and classes alike, and pro
viding severe penalties for their viola
tion. K. A nonpartisan election lsw apply
ing to all county and city officers.
L A law requiring the nomination of
all candidates for any office In this
state by the direct primary method.
Including Presidential. Senatorial and
Congressional candidates, and com
pelling members of the Legislature to
vote for United States Senatorial can
didates as Is now required In the State
of Oregon.
M. An act entirely revising, the laws
governing the formation of all com
mercial corporations organized for
profit, so that no stock of said corpor
ation shall at any time be sold In
excess of its assets measured bj' a fair
valuation, and that one of the present
commission be given full power to
withhold certificates of authority to
any corporation till it shall have fully
met the conditions of the law. and that
said commission have further power to
examine Into the affairs of corporations
and to suspend their powers when it
becomes evident that any corporation
Is wilfully violating any law of this
state or when Its assets have become
so disproportionate to its labilities as
that Innocent persons may be preju
diced In dealing with such corporations.
N. A law providing for and requir
ing better protection to employes In
mills, factories and mines, and a mow
thorough and rigid Inspection and su
pervision of all coal and other mines In
the state.
O. A new law . governing the appro
bation and acquisition of water and
water rights couched In such simple
language and of simple requirements
that anv cltlxen may clearly under,
stand and avail himself of his rights
thereunder.
Tnberrulosla Fight Figures.
P. A comprehensive law on the subject
of sanitation, contagious and Infectious
diseases. Including tuberculosis.
Q. A law whereby the state and Its
several counties may exiena eciecuve
aid through Improvement districts and
through bond Issues and otherwise for
developing the logged-off and arid
lands of the state.
It. We favor a law compelling pub
licity of the ownership of the public
press of the state.
S. We pledge ourselves to simplify
the methods of procedure In the courts
and the Improvement of laws of Im
peachment that they may be better
suited and mor efficient In securing
the end desired.
T. Realizing the undeveloped re
sources of our state, we recommend the
construction and Improvement of high
ways where public Interest requires the
same, and urg that our representatives
In National Congress obtain assistance
lf possible from the general Govern
ment In establishment of National
roads and highways.
U. We favor such amendments to the
worklngmen's compensation act as to
secure more prompt aid and fairer com
pensation to the Injured and his fam
ily. Including an effective provision for
first aid.
V. Beeievlng In a more equitable sys
tem of taxation, we recommend the
largest measure of home rule for all
municipalities in that matter.
.Resolution 1. W favor giving Alas-
In Your Eyes
What is it that is causing; all
that trouble with your eyest
Are the muscles following1
those laws laid down for them
by Nature?
Are they -working in harmony
and without strain?
Are your eye nerves being ex
hausted and irritated by the
unnatural demands made upon
them by some form of eye
strain that you have? I shall
be pleased to set your mind at
rest on these points.
Remember, there is no guess
work in my methods.
My 20 years' experience plays
an important part in each ease.
EYESIGHT
SPECIALIST
THOMPSON
Second Floor, Corbett Building,
Fifth and Morrison.
ka an elective territorial Legislature
and earnestly urge upon the Demo
cratic members In the Senate to sup
port the rresent bill to that end.
Resolution 2. We believe In the
reclamation of the arid lands by Gov
ernment aid. and recommend the early
construction of the Palouse Irrigation
project by the Reclamation Service.
Resolution 3. Resolved. That we fe
licitate the citizens of Washington upon
the admission to suffrage of the women
of our state, and that we extend them
a hearty welcome Into the councils of
the Democratic party.
WEDDING IS RECALLED
BLOPERS OF 60 TEARS AGO OB
SERVE ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Jolin.on, of
Grr-shnnt, Pioneers of 18.V2, Con
gratulated by Friends.
G RES HAM, Or.. May 6. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson cele
brated their 60th wedding anniversary
at their home here last Saturday. Their
children anfl a few friends were present-
A pleasant feature of the oc
casion was a renewal of the marriage
vows taken 60 years ago. Rev. H. L.
St. Clair officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson were married In Missouri.
A picturesque and interesting feature
of their wedding was that it was an
elopement.
Mr. Johnson was born February E,
1833. his wife's maiden name being
Hannah Hink. Coming to the Pa
cific Coast in 1852, they stopped at
the mouth of the Sandy River and
later went to Clackamas County, locat
ing near Oregon City. Later they set
tled on a farm near Damascns, from
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Those present at the anniversary
celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. K, E.
Prlbley. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cook, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben A. Campbell, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Cook, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Creighton, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Iund
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son. Mrs. Mary Kesterson, William
Pahlqulst, Luetic Johnson, Laura
Davis. Grace Lawrence, Hope Ander
son. Elizabeth Holladay and H. L. St.
Clair.
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