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TITE 3IORXIXO OREGONIAN, . MONDAY, MAKCn 20, 1916.
WILLIAMS FAVORS
BORAH AS CHAIRMAN
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KINDNESS IDEALIZED AS
GREATEST HUMAN TRAIT
Dr. Albert Hatcher Smith Holds Villa As Example of Strength Without
That Conquering Grace of Kindness Which Makes Real Greatness.
A LITTLE
HORSE SENSE
Oregon Committeeman Says
Republicans Will Unite on
Winning Nominee.
STRONG MAN FIRST IDEA
Justice Hughes Regarded as Sure of
Election If amed, and If Roose
velt Is Chosen He Will
Have .Hearty Support.
CHICAGO. March 19. Members of the
sub-committee on the convention ar
rangements of the Republican National
committee began to arrive in Chicago
today for tomorrow's meeting. Among
them were Ralph E. Williams, com
mitteeman from Oregon; ex-Governor
Murphy, of New Jersey: Fred B. Stan
ley, of Kansas; and William F. Stone,
of Maryland, for many years sergeant-at-arms
of the committee.
Mr. Williams declared himself for the
selection of Senator Borah, of Idaho,
for temporary chairman of the con
vention. Senator Borah was one of the
Roosevelt floor leaders In the 1912 con
vention, although he refused to leave
the Republican party.
"I was one of the 'meat eaters' of
the convention four years ago," said
Mr. Williams. "I ate as much raw meat
as anybody. I was against Roosevelt
during the consideration of contests
on delegates before the National com
mittee and throughout the convention.
Hughes Strong; 1'. R. Acceptable.
"But this time I am for the man
who can be elected. There is con
siderable Roosevelt sentiment in Ore
gon and if Roosevelt is thought to be
the strongest man I can accept him
and will support him to the limit. The
Hughes' sentiment also is fairly strong.
I believe that Justice Hughes could be
elected without a doubt.
"The delegates from Oregon probably
will be instructed for Senator Cum
mins, of Iowa, but that does not mean
that they will not be willing to switch
to Roosevelt or Hughes.
"In the coming convention everything
must be done in the open. The people
must know exactly what goes on.
We must place all our cards on the
table. I would be willing to let the
Progressives have everything they
want
"I favor the selection of Senator
Borah for temporary chairman. 1 do
not know, however, whether he wants
the place or not, never having heard
from him on the subject. I have no
idea how the sub-committee stands on
the proposition. The most active cam
paign for the place seems to have been
conducted for ex-Governor Osborn, ot
Michigan. I have had. several letters
from his supporters."
Ex-Gorernor Murphy Cautions.
Ex-Governor Murphy, another of the
Taft men of 1912. was cautious about
discussing candidates. He said that
the election of a temporary chairman
was "up in the air."
"Members of the committee attach
an extraordinary importance to the se
lection of a temporary chairman of the
convention," said Mr. Murphy. "There
1s a feeling among most of the mem
bers that we must be especially care
ful to get the right man. For this rea
son if some member urges that we de
lay action until April we might de-
BY BEN HUH LAMPMAN.
TT HE optimism of a trenchant faith
L gleamed, like the upraised hilt of
a crusader's sword, through the ser
mon of Dr. Albert Hatcher Smith, who
addressed the congregation of the First
Baptist Church at the White Temple
yesterday morning.
"Kindness, or the Greatest Sentence
in literature," was the topic of Dr.
Smith's discourse. He Is pastor of the
Hollywood Baptist Church of Los An
geles, and was Introduced as a man
"distinguished and useful in the min
istry." Outside a misty drizzle of rain glis
tened with the promise of Easter
bloom; within the temple the compell
ing, resonant voice of the ministerial
orator predicted an ultimate solution
of all human problems .through the
gospel and practice of kindness.
"What is the greatest sentence ever
uttered lni literature?" queried the min
ister. In self reply he waived all
answer save that to be found in the
Scriptures. From the second chapter
of Lphesians he chose the words that
typify, - to him. the most splendid as
surance vouchsafed in literature.
"God, who is rich in mercy, for his
great love wherewith he loved us . . .
hath raised us up together, and made
us to sit together in heavenly places
in Jesus Christ; that ir the ages to
come he might show the exceeding
riches of his grace in his kindness
toward us through Jesus Christ."
Conception of Savior Enriched.
The assurance of a kindness and
grace as illimitable as eternity, he
assured the congregation, enriches any
conception of the Savior.
Strength without kindness he found
in the example of Francisco Villa, the
Mexican raider and revolutionist; but
a far greater strength is to be found
in the union of might and gentleness.
A virile and gripping speaker. Dr.
Smith reached into the alcove of mem
ory and brought forth anecdote and
personal experience, concerning men
of affairs, to verify the "hypothesis.
He had known men whose command
in the world was accomplished by the
trust and love of their employes and
associates. He had known men whose
might was perverted. In the latter in
stance he cited the example of great
lawyers whose talents have been used
to defeat the happiness of the people.
"What is orthodoxy?" he asked.
A century ago, in Philadelphia, a
certain clergyman was expelled from
the pulpit for the utterances of a ser
mon radical to those times. A few
years ago, with the quaint old pen
manshtn faded and the paper saffron
with time, the sermon was found
and delivered again. Upon the hearers
it settled like the mantle of all that
modern ministry should mean. .
"The established heresies of yester
day are the scientific facts of today,'
Dr. Smith declared. "There is no
strength comparable to the tenderness
of a good woman; no might that can
vie with the kindness of a true man.
Organization la Proponed.
Tonight at 7:45 a men's meeting will
be held in the White Temple, at which
the visiting minister will preside. Its
purpose is the perfecting of an organi
zation of churchmen for mutual help
fulness and the settlement of social
problems.
Disliking to attend Sunday school,
a certain little boy, he related, ques
tioned his father's command.
"Why don't you go. daddy?" Is the
query of the anecdote.
The father's complacent reply was
topical.
"It's not necessary," he replied, "be
cause I'm established."
In the course of a ramble the father
and son chanced upon a team hitched
to a heavy load and mired on a bad
road. The old gray horse was slack
ing," but the sorrel colt strained with
energy, to the task.
"Now why." puzzled the little boy's
father, "doesn t the old gray do his
share?"
The son's answer smote him speech
less. "It's not necessary," the boy ven
tured. "The gray's like you are, daddy.
He's established."
With its congregation of 2000 per
sons Dr. Smith saw a broadening vista
of service for the First Baptist Church
of Portland, and earnestly "urged the
members to quicken to their opportu
nities and the benefits of their location
in "this great Western city."
It has been arranged that the Los
Angeles clergyman remain throughout
the coming week. He will preach again
next Sunday.
In the meantime the pulpit committee
has recommended that Rev. W. Russell
Owen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., be called to
the permanent pastorate. The matter
will come before the church for a vote
on Thursday evening, March 30.
cide not to name the chairman at the
present meeting.
"Up to date none has been even
tentatively slated for the post. There
are an unusual number of convenient
candidates. Two in particular have
been pushed hard."
"Are those two Senator Borah and
ex-Governor Osborn?" Mr. Murphy was
asked.
"I did not have them in mind," he
replied. "But I refuse to allow the
names to be drawn out of me by a
process of elimination.
Others who have been mentioned for
the temporary chairmanship include
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts; Sen
ator Sutherland, of Utah, and Gover
nor McCall, of Massachusetts.
Wilson's Task. Hard In evr Jersey.
Mr. Murphy said that the New Jersey
delegation would come to the conven
tion unpledged to any Presidential can
didate. In discussing President Wil
son's chances of re-election he asserted
that the President would have trouble
carrying his own state.
Mr. Stone said that the Maryland
delegates also would come without
any strings tied to them.
"The sentiment in Maryland is that
the delegates should use their sober
Judgment in determining the man best
fitted for the Presidential nomina
tion," said Mr. Stone. "There is some
Roosevelt sentiment and some Hughes
sentiment in my state."
Charles D. Hilles, chairman, and
James B. Reynolds, secretary, of the
National committee. together with
other members of the sub-committee,
will arrive tomorrow. The meeting is
scheduled for 11 o'clock at the Con
gress Hotel and will continue for at
least two days.
Henry Allen, of Wichita, Kan., one of
the rampant Roosevelt men of the
1912 convention and later a Progressive
party leader, was in the city today. He
declared that Roosevelt sentiment was
growing steadily stronger In Kansas.
La Center Commercial Club Elects.
HIDGEPIELD, Wash., March 19.
(Special.) The La Center Commercial
Club has been reorganized and the new
officers are: f N. Richard Rashford,
president; W. H. McCann, vice-president;
William Pelky. treasurer, and M.
L. Bradway, secretary. The member
ship is growing.
Scotland has the first drawbridge in Ku
ropp in which all the work of opening and
closing it and g-uaidlng traffic over and
throuph it is done toy electricity.
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PHEW BILL. FOR THIS WEEK IS
VAUDEVILLE FEAST.
Pretty Dancing; Girl Are Hit In Head
line Musical Comedy Italian
Sextet Is Feature.
Brimful of the requisites for a good
entertainment is the vaudeville feast
spread before this week's Empress
audiences. Whether it was psychology
or a. freak of the sixth sense, somehow
the news of a ripping bill had crept
into the knowledge of many Portland
vaudeville fans, for all the Empress
shows yesterday were attended by
packed houses. And truly, the bill is
a breezy and good one. A musical
comedy is the headline, and a sextet
of singing and playing Italians are a
feature.
It's not the "Wallingford" plot of
eternal youth or millions of dollars,
but some able comedians and a group
of pretty, dancing, laughing girls that
are the making of "Wallingford Out
done," a musical farce in the country
setting of "Hayville, N. H."
The pretty dancing girls are arrayed
in striking costumes and their dances
are full of youthful grace and enthu
siasm. Royal, indeed, if melody counts, are
the Royal Italian Sextet. Their quaint
native costumes blend well with the
airs that are so sweetly sung -and
played by the dark-eyed Italians. Theirs
are the songs of the peasants, the
street melodies, and, finally, a rousing
Tipperary song as they march in the
aisles.
"Women take so long to dress" Is a
criticism entirely wiped away by Miss
Edith Mote, a pretty singer, who sim
ply walks- out of one stunning gown
into another.
A comedy playlet of a middle-aged
man's love affair with his charming
young wife is by Leo Curley and Mrs.
Frederick Allen, styled "She Had to
Tell Him."
A burst of applause welcomed back
the La Toy brothers. Theirs is a whirl
wind act of dignified tumbling:
.A dancing, lively pair of musical
Pierrots are Raynor and Bell. ,
REGISTRATION DAYS FEW
Big Last-Minute Rush Expected, as
Only 3 6,3 01 Sow Are Voters.
Thirty days are left for registration.
Better not put it off because there
will be a decidedly big eleventh-hour
rush. So far there are 36,301 regis
tered, which means that the longer each
voter puts off the longer he will have
to stand in line as the time grows
shorter.
The registration books at the Court
house will close April 18.
WOMEN TO RUN MEETING
Jackson Club Programme for To
night in Charge of Xew Voters.
Tonight will be ladles' night at the
Jackson Club. The meeting in the as
sembly hall at the Central Library will
be in charge of the new voters and the
programme will be contributed entire
ly by women. The club's vice-president,
Mrs. John Nissen, will preside.
The principal speakers will be Mrs
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Mrs. E. E. Tinney will furnish the
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Mrs. Helen I. Tomlinson, as chair
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