THE BTUKNJnVli 0KEG05IA5, TTTESDAT, JUNE lfe, 1913.
TAFT AHDT. R. GET
PLATFORMS READ
Declarations- Practically
Shape for Submission to
' Resolutions Body.
in
BOTH DEAL WITH TARIFF
Principle of Having Commission Is
Indorsed Though Colonel's
Supporters Say Board Now
Is Xot Satisfactory.
CHICAGO. June 17. Both the Taft
and Roosevelt drafts of a platform
have been outlined and both can be
out in shape for submission to the
( committee on resolutions In short no
tlee.
Most of the work on the Roosevelt
declarations was completed before
Colonel Roosevelt's arrival in Chicago,
while the first formal meeting over the
Taft pronouncement was held yester
day.
The Roosevelt pronouncement is the
result of the labors of many of his
friends, but principally James R. Gar
field. Glfford Pinchot and William Al
len White, of Kansas. All the planks
have undergone the inspection of Colo
nel Roosevelt and, while he has not
passed on them finally, he has indlcat
ed his approval of most of them.
Tart's Friends Meet.
At Sunday's meeting; of Mr. Taft's
friends several drafts were presented
and the meeting was largely for the
purpose of selecting from the wealth
of material suggested. Approved
planks will be Joined together and an
other meeting will be held prior to
the submission of the paper to the
resolutions committee.
Sunday's conference was held in
Senator Crane's apartments. Among
those in attendance in addition to Sena
tor Crane, were: C. D. Hllles, Presi
dent Taft's secretary; Representative
McKinley, President ' Taft s campaign
manager; ex-Vice-President Fairbanks,
who will be chairman of the platform
committee: Ellhu Root, Charles Hop
kins Clark, of Connecticut. Nicholas
- Murray Butler and William Barnes, Jr.
of New York.
The tariff receives a prominent place
in both platforms, and both Indorse the
principle of a tariff commission. The
friends of Mr. Roosevelt, however, go
to some pains to make it appear that
the present tariff board does not come
up to the requirements. They would
have the commission determine not
only the cost of the production of man
ufactured articles, but would have It
undertake to ascertain the share of
profits going to labor.
Boose's Efforts Condemned.
The Taft supporters declare for fur
( ther revision, but would have It wait
' on the investigations of the tariff
j board. They condemn the efforts of
the Democratic House of v Representa
tives to change the tariff as unwise
and unscientific declaring its result an
unnecessary disturbance of business.
No decision has been reached as to
whether it shall be an explicit declara
tion for a out in tariff rates, but the
indications are that there will be such
a declaration regarding articles found
by the tariff board to be subject to
unnecessarily high duties.
There will be dual declarations in
favor of laws to curb monopoly. The
Taft people favor the retention of the
Sherman Anti-Trust law, but will build
on it so as to define its operations.
. The Roosevelt men will treat the sub
ject along different lines, especially
emphasizing the necessity of regulating
large corporations.
The Roosevelt people will press well
to the front the subject of popular gov
ernment, declaring in favor of all the
Instruments tending in that direction
whether they be primary elections, the
election of United States Senators by
popular vote, thelnitiative, or the ref
erendum and the recall.
Woman's Suffrage Urged.
The fact will be recognized, however,
that many of these agencies can be
employed only in the states and in such
cases the platform will specifically re
fer them to the various communities for
local determination.
A woman suffrage plank is a new
feature of the Roosevelt declaration.
The Initiative and referendum will
not be touched upon by the Taft docu
ment, but the recall will be denounced
as calculated to undermine the stability
of government. Especial declaration
will be made for the protection of the
Judiciary.
The principle of a central banking re
serve will be supported by the Taft res
olutions, but the Aldrich bill will not
be referred to by name. The Roosevelt
declaration will condemn the . Aldrich
plan.
Both documents will declare for the
conservation of natural resources, but
the Roosevelt pronouncement, which is
understood to have been prepared by
Mr. Pinchot. will be much more sweep
ing. Both pronounce for a strong navy.
The Improvement of the Mississippi
River oa a comprehensive scale will be
advocated in the Roosevelt paper.
The platform prepared by President
Taft s friends commends his administra
tion in high terms; the Roosevelt paper
is silent on that subject.
The Taft document will be brief, if
the advice of the men at today's meet
ing is heeded. They take the position
that only the essentials should be pre
sented. The Roosevelt document' will
be more comprehensive.
week ago,' the completed amendment
as finally-approved lacks various rad
ical features incorporated in the orig
inal draft. Its principal features pro
pose the abolishment of the State Sen
ate, election by DrODortional repre
sentation of a Legislative Assembly of
60 members, making the Governor ana
defeated candidates for Governor mem
bers ex-officio of the lawmaking body
with voting power in proportion to
their votes in the election, permitting
the Governor alone to introduce appro
priation bills which shall not be in
creased in amounts by the Assembly,
providing that only registered voters
may sign initiative petitions, limiting
franchises to 30 years, and authorizing
the acquisition of property in connec
tion therewith on a basis or tftelr pnys
ical valuation with 20 per cent added.
The proposed cabinet form or gov
ernment for state and county and the
second choice or preferential voting
plan, included In the original draft.
are eliminated from the revised cop;
of the amendment. Other features not
contained in the first draft jirovlde
that the state "shall not contribute any
money to defray the cost of initiative
petitions, prohibit the legislature from
creating any board or commission to
prepare or propose any initiative meas
ure and leave to the voters directly
Interested a determination of all local
measures.
DARES FIERY LEAP
OAKS DIVER HAS NARROW ES-
CAPE FROM DEATH.
Philip X. Bowen Jumps From High
Tower Into Tank of Gasoline.
Face Is Cut Open.
With gasoline flames leaping 12 feet
high from a tank, eight by 10 feet and
less than five feet deep, Philip M. Bo
wen leaped from a tower more than 100
feet in height at the Oaks Sunday night
into the blaze. Although his body
splashed the blazing oil In every direc
tion, Bowen was no more than singed
and with flames apparently climbing all
over his body, he climbed out of the
tank.
In the afternoon he made a straight
high-dive. Unexpectedly the wind
caught his falling body and swung it
out of the plumb. ' With less than three
Inches to spare, Bowen dived into the
tank, but the position in which he
landed was sufficient to rake his face
down as if someone had struck him
with an ax.
For this reason he did not saturate
his clothing In gasoline as he had in
tended for the night performance, but
as soon as his face heals, Bowen de
clares he will light his clothes in addi
tion to leaping into the blazing tank.
Two concerts given by the Oaks Park
Band were listened to by large and ap
preciative audiences. Slgnora Rachel
Ruiss and Signer I. X.uccl were given an
ovation In the grand opera selections.
The Frank Rich Musical Comedy
Company filled the auditorium for three
performances with a new bill, while the
additional orchestra provided at th
ntlng rink and the singers at the
tavern were exceptionally. well received.
Punch and Judy provided half an
hour's entertainment for the youngsters
at frequent Intervals during the day
and evening. -
The present bill will be repeated dur
ing the week. Owing to the warm day
the swimming tank. proved to be un
usually popular.
BREAK MAY COME
Oil ORGANIZATION
Rosewater Refuses to Say if
He Will Recognize Motion
for Substitute Roll.
TAFT LEADERS WILL FIGHT
Selection of Two Sets of Republi
can Candidates Said by Colonel
to Be Nonsense Root as
Chairman to Be Resisted.
ROOSEVELT'S REST BROKEN
Colonel's "Day of Quiet" Ends With
Him Fighting Hard.
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CHICAGO, June 17. Sunday Colonel
Roosevelt said would be a day of quiet
for him. The Colonel began the day
on that plan but before It was over he
found it was not workable.
At 9 o'clock he was having a quiet
breakfast with Mrs. Roosevelt At 11
o'clock he was seated in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church. At 1 o'clock he
was back at his hotel, 'trying to keep
himself secluded In his private suite.
At 3 o'clock he was in his headquarters
for the first time, with the announced
intention of seeing a few leaders. At
4:80 he broke away from a clamoring
crowd which was beating on the doors.
and escaped with the fixed purpose of
having his coveted Sunday rest. He
spent an hour in an automobile, but
when he returned he surrendered com
pletely. At 6 o'clock he was In the
midst of the battle and Jie was fighting
hard until bedtime. '
SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONED
Total of $267,152.39
tributed in Washington
Is IMs
CROP OUTLOOK IS ROSY
Central Washington Expects to
Have Banner Harvest.
SPOKANE, Wash, June 17. (Spe
ciai) "There has never been a brighter
outlook for banner crops in the Cen
tral Washington region since the dls
trict was opened to settlement than
there is at present." said W. S. Hart,
a pioneer grain buyer of Hartllne, today.
"I have been buying grain in that
locality for over SO years. The quality
will be exceptionally good unless un
usual weather conditions should pre
vail between now and harvest. Of this
there is little danger, as the crop has
arrived at a stage that practically na
tures Us ripening In good shape. Re
Tent rains have provided ample mois
ture and there is no apprehension that
hot winds will injure the grain."
LEAGUE FINISHES MEASURE
Petitions for Placing Amendment
on Ballot Circulated.
W. 8. URen and other members of
the People's Power League have com
pleted the final draft of their Initiative
intendment proposing material changes
tn the state constitution. Signatures
ire being secured to petitions for plac
ing this measure on the ballot In the
November election.
As forecast by The Oregonlas a
OLYMPIA. Wash., June 17. (Spe
dal.) The sixth and last apportionment
of the state current school fund for
the present school year was made yes
terday by H. B. Dewey. State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, the total
amount apportioned aggregating $267,-
152.39. Of this amount King County
received 356.346, or a little less than
one-fourth of the total, while Spokane
County ranked second with ' $33,442.46,
followed by Pierce County, which re
ceived 326,939.
Superintendent Dewey announces that
more than four-tfifths of the school dis
tricts of the state are now on a cash
basis so far as concerns current ex
penses. The warrant Indebtedness of
the state increased from $910,000 to
$3,212,000 in the eight years prior to
1908. which means that nearly three-
fourths of the districts had outstand
ing warrants, while in 1912 more than
four out of five districts are on a cash
basis.
CHRISTOFFERSON IN WRECK
Brother of Daring Birdman Lands
In Tree rnburt; Craft Damaged.
VANCOUVER, Wash, June 17. (Spe
cial.) Harry Christofferson. brother of
-Silas Christofferson, who made a suc
cessful flight from the roof of th
Multnomah Hotel Tuesday, had a nar
row escape from death Sunday after
noon while operating the same biplane.
About a mile up the Columbia River
from the barracks, where the hangars
are. Christofferson. flying at a height
of 200 feet, attempted to make a turn.
but failed to negotiate It and lost eon
trol. The machine headed into a tree
and the driver managed to cling to a
bough, from which he was later rescued
unhurt.
The machine suffered considerable
damage and will have to be laid up sev
eral days to undergo repairs.
ESCAPING CONVICT KILLED
Ohio Guards Shoot One, Capture
Other Climbing Wall.
COLUMBUS. 0 June 17. William M.
Brennan of Cuyahoga County was killed
last night and John Schults, of this
city, was captured, when they attempt
ed to escape from the penitentiary.
Guards, who saw the men climbing
over a wall, fired upon them.
CHICAGO, June 17. The Roosevelt
plans for the fight to be made In the
Republican National convention Tues
day were finally adopted tonight at
conference of the Roosevelt leaders un
der the direction of the Colonel him
self.. '
The Roosevelt supporters have deter
mined that the convention shall not be
organized with the contested delegates
seated by the National committee, and
to this end they have determined to de
mand -a roll call on the first proposi
tion that comes up. This undoubtedly
will be on the right of Governor John
son, of California, to cast the 26 votes of
that state on the question of temporary
chairman. .
Roll Will Be Assailed.
This right will be questioned by the
two Taft delegates from the .Fourth
District. Then will come the aotlon
which the Roosevelt leaders have
planned. They will move that the tem
porary roll as made by the National
committee be rejected and that a sub
stitute roll prepared by the Roosevelt
leaders be adopted. This roll will in
clude the 70 Ohio delegates that Colonel
Roosevelt asserts were stolen from him
and would be sufficient to give the
Roosevelt forces control of the conven
tion.
Under this plan of procedure, submit
ting the contests to the convention en
bloc none of the delegates affected
oouid vote. .. Under customary rules,
passing upon the contests state by
state, one contested state might pass
upon tne rignt or another.
Proposal Is Revolutionary.
The Roosevelt plan is revolutionary.
It will be bitterly opposed by the Taft
leaders, but It will serve the purpose
of bringing the fight ouickly to the
front and this is what the Roosevelt
leaders desire. It is believed that Vio-
tor Rosewater, chairman of the National
committee, who will call the conven
tion to order, will not entertain the
motion to consider a second list of del
egates, but will insist upon waiting for
tne report or tne committee on creden
tials. If he does this, Roosevelt lead
ers will move at once to the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt. In other words.
the Roosevelt delegates would attempt
to noia a convention or their own In
the convention hall.
After midnight the Roosevelt forces
agreed to enter Senator Borah as their
candidate against Senator Root for tem
porary chairman. Governor Hadley, of
Missouri, was selected as floor loader.
- Rosewater Seeks Conference.
Colonel Roosevelt conferred tonight
more than en hour with Chairman
Rosewater, who sought the interview
through Mayor Rellly, of Kansas City.
Mr. Rosewater explained to the Colonel
that In making rulings in the National
committee on contest cases tie had fol
lowed the party parliamentary pro
cedure that had always governed the
deliberations of that body.
colonel Roosevelt directed severe
criticism against .individual members
of the committee, but Mr. Rosewater is
said to- have escaped these strictures.
Finally, the Colonel demanded to know
what Mr. Rosewater's attitude would
be when the Roosevelt forces proposed
to submit a new temporary roll for
that prepared by the committee.
The rules of the committee will
apply," answered Mr. Rosewater.
When asked if be would not consent
to submit the question to the conven
tion, Mr. Rosewater is said to have
asked for time in which to consider the
question. -
Double Ticket Called Nonsense.
Reports of . the plans of Colonel
Roosevelt were many. One of those
heard most was that if the Roosevelt
delegates failed in their first test they
would name "their own ticket and that
two sets of Republican candidates
would be selected. Colonel Roosevelt
was asked about it.
"That's nonsense," he said.
'But in the event that the delegates
whose election you consider fraudulent
are seated," he was asked, "can your
delegates give countenance to the act
by sitting in a convention with them?"
Colonel Roosevelt paused for a mo
ment to consider his answer.
Bridge Not Yet Reached.
We'll cross that bridge when we
come to it," he said, at last.
"The convention will never recognize
Lfraudulent delegates," said James R.
uarrieia, or unio. iz wouia oe an
illegal, convention."
But in case they were seated, he
was asked, "would the Roosevelt dele
gates proceed with the convention and
act with them?"
They could not do so," he replied.
If they act apart from what you
consider an illegal convention, would
they be willing to act in concert with
the Taft delegates whose titles to seats
are hot questioned?"
Certainly they would, Mr. Garfield
responded.
E. A. Van Valkenberg. or Phlladei-
ph la, who Is closely associated with
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Colonel Roosevelt, said the contested
delegates would be eliminated "in a
parliamentary way." He expressed the
opinion that if the test case is made
of two California delegates under the
plan mapped out, neither they nor the
other contested delegates would have
the right to vote.
Colonel Roosevelt said he did not
know definitely what plan - of action
would be adopted. . -
Senator Borah, the Roosevelt candl
date for temporary chairman, dls
counted all talk of a bolt. "Person
ally I don't believe there Is any chance
of a third party or a bolt, he said.
"'History . shows conclusively that no
successful party ever was born undef
such auspices. It would be created
half-formed and would go into the fight
with the likelihood of its ' parents
weighing it down.
Others among the Roosevelt support
ers said there would be no occasion for
a "rump" convention or for a cpnven
tion within a convention" In the Coli
seum. They base their assertion on
reported desertions among the Taft
delegates and the belief that the Colo
nel would control the situation in the
convention proper.
Soatn Seems to Hold Balance.
The Taft leaders, however, were con
fident that the President would be the
regular nominee of his party and that
their delegates would "buck.
The situation continues to hinge on
the action of some Southern delegates.
They appear to hold the balance of
power and contacting claims are maae
of their support. Both sides were anx
ious tonight and neither knew just
what could be depended upon. - The
solution apparently will have to come
in the convention itself.
The prediction was made - in some
quarters that the convention never
would be organized. - Sergeant-at-Arms
Stone, in the meantime, is making
every preparation to quell a disturb
ance. Police arrangements tor tne
convention are said to have been per
fected. In addition to the force inside
the Coliseum, it is said, a cordon of
police will be thrown about the entire
building.
There was but one bit or Blue SKy
fLTnnricr the nolitiealN storm clouds to
day. The members of the "National
committee were entertained at lunch
eon and taken to a baseball game by
Fred W. Upham. treasurer of the com
mlttee. The lions and the lambs, tne
rollers" and the "rolled" ate together
in perfect harmony. There were no
speeches, no references to the work of
the last 10 days ana no dissension.
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BOISK. Idaho, June 17. (Special.)
The construction and opening a few
days ago of the new $30,000 state bridge
across the Snake River, . giving Idaho
and Oregon another span of steel link
lng the interests of Western Idaho with
Eastern Oregon, will result. It Is be
lieved, in the rapid development of t
rich ' irrigated section known' as the
Dead Ox Flat, comprising 6700 acres.
This project was organized Into what
Is known as the Payette-Oregon Slope
irrigation district, bonded for 3270.000,
with a water right of 40 an acre.
The new bridge was opened with
ceremony by Governor James H. Haw-
ley. The appropriation for its con
struction was made by the last Legis
lature. It crosses the Snake River at
a point directly off the city of Payette
and affords a passageway by which
travel west Into Eastern Oregon will
be greatly increased.
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CHICAGO, June 17. Iowa delegates
assembled In- their headquarters today
and cheered a telegram from their can
didate for President, Senator Cummins,
expressing appreciation of their sup
port. .
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