VICTORIOUS CHIEF
ENTERS CAPITAL
Simon Welcomed With Popular
Acclaim and Crowned
With Palms.
WILL LET ASSEMBLY ELECT
lias Several Rivals for Presidency
and Restoration of Peace De
pends on Free Election Peo
ple Furious Willi t'oicou.
PORT AU PRINCE. Dec S. The rev
olutionary army. SOW) men strong,
marched Into Port au Prince at 8
o'clock this morning:. General Antolne
Simon was at its head, and he was
Riven an ovation by the people of the
city. The entrance of the soldiers was
orderly and discipline Is being main
tained. General Simon was received at the
outskirts of the city by a delegation
from the committee of public safety.
The welcome of the people was offi
cially conveyed to him and he was of
fered a magnificent crown of palms.
Accompanied by his personal escort
and followed by a large crowd crying
"Iong live the President," the General
made his way to the cathedral, where
he assisted at the celebration of a Te
Ium. Tha service was conducted by
the archbishop.
Tc Ileum and Popular Acclaim.
After he left the cathedral the ova
tion In honor of the successful revolu
tionary leader .was redoubled. The
bells of the city rang out and the
drums and trumpets sounded the sa
lute that is used only to welcome the
chief executive of the Haytlan Repub
lic General Simon made a tour of
Port au Prince, still accompanied by
, his escort, and still cheered by the
people wherever he went. The popular
belief was that he would go directly to
the national palace and establish him
self there, but the general finally
halted at a private house on the
Champ de Mars, where he established
his headquarters.
Has Rivals for Presidency.
General Simon's position undoubtedly
is very strong; and there Is great like
lihood of his proclaiming himself pres
ident of the republic If he takea such
a step, however, there Is every reason
to believe that General -Leconte. at
Cape Haytlen, General Flrmln. at Go
naives. and General Fouchard. at
Jeremle. all aspirants to the presi
dency, will enter a vigorous protest,
and that an outbreak of civil warfare
will follow. The hope of peace rests
in the holding of free elections, and It
is believed that General Simon recog
nises the wisdom of such a policy.
The rebel army has occupied the var
ious barracks. It consists of Infantry
and cavalry. The latter branch Is com
manded by. a son of General Simon. The
infantry Is almost entirely armed with
rifles and is well supplied with ammu
nition; only a few detachments carry
machetes. '
Alexis Going to Kingston.
Kord Alexis, the deposed President, ac
companied by the members of his en
tourage, left the French cruiser Duguay
Trouln today and transferred to the Ger
man steamer Sarnia. . This vessel will
take, him to Kingston, Jamaica.
There has been a marked Improvement
In the rate of exchange since the Alexis
government was thrown out and the pop
ulation is very Jubilant over the ameliora
tion. The committee on public safety has
been dissolved and General Simon has
named a commission to carry on the af
fairs of the city. Throughout' the day
General Simon -was, acclaimed on every
hand by the crowds.
Will Let Assembly Decide.
In conversation mith the senators and
deputies who are now here, the revolu
tionary leader said that he would ac
cept the decision of the National As
sembly, which had his permission to vote
freely on th matter of the president to
succeed Nord Alexis, if it were possible
to secure a quorum. This declaration is
accepted generally as being sincere, but
his officers are urging him to assume the
office himself and take control of the
government.
General Cblcou Is still a refugee in the
French legation and the people are
furious. The legation house is strongly
guarded by a detachment of marines.
ROOT DENIES ALL WRONG
(Continued From Flrt Par )
"When the decision first was rendered
tha court stood three to four against the
railway. I have been honest. No one
has ever influenced me in the matter of
decisions. This horrible stuff that has
been circulated against me is untrue. It
Is as false as those who have attempted
to besmirch my name and character."
'Why did I resign? I'll tell you. News
paper accounts to the effect that I had
agreed to resign following my election
are false. I never knew a word concern
ing that phase of my trouble, nor did
I know of the trouble that would ensue.
I first heard of It through friends who
told me the stories my enemies were
circulating.
"Following the electton. I came to
Seattle and started to run the reports
down. I went before the court and
told its members that rumors had been
circulated reflecting upon my charac
ter, and that I did not care to embar
rass the court. I asked for an Investi
gation. Justice Hadley called for one.
1 returned to Seattle. Friends of mine
came to me and stated that if I con
tinued to sit on the bench the remain
der of the court would refuse to sit
with me. 1 was advised to resign
forthwith. This I did. When I went
to Olympia ths week every member of
the court told me that the statement
that they would have refused to sit
with me longer was false. It was just
another slap of fate.
"i was sick when I penned my resig
nation. I am sick now. I am heart
broken and disheartened. I would not
have resigned had I known that my
friends on the bench , had not made
a demand for It.
Asks Gordon to Tell All.
"In Justice to myself it should be known
that I have asked Judge Gordon to appear
before the committee. He has not said
that he would and I doubt if he will. I
have asked him to appear and tell every
thing. My indiscretion resolves itself Into
trusting that a friend of mine would so
far. forget himself and the friendship
valued. Tes. my letters could be con
strued as meaning things different than
what I meant. I have known Judge
Gordon for years. When he was Prose
cuting Attorney I agisted in elevating
him to the Supreme bench. When he
moved to Spokane I felt that he was
the one man upon whom I could rely
to keep me informed concerning he poli
tical situation."
Judge Root sank back In, his chair and
covered his face with his hands as if to
shut out an unpleasant vision.
"Say for me that 1 am not dishonest.
Say for me that 1 am not corrupt. Say
for me that I have a wife and six
children and that my struggles have
been beyond the limit of human en
durance. For years I lived in a $10 a
month house in Seattle. I am paying
$20 a month for this one. I am paying
$40 a month on a home for myself.
Let me say that although B. B. Palmer
was my law partner, he never in
fluenced me. That is just another story
which has been brought out by the
muckrake. Palmer never approached
me on anv proposition of any sort
which had to do with decisions at any
time. Not long ago a case was de
cided In the Supreme Court, the matter
of the Chehalis County division, in
which Mr. Palmer. I understand, was
working on a contingent fee of some
thing like $5000 for its success before
the court.
Ieclded Against Palmer.
"That case was lost and the court
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clal.) Lieutenant Walnwrlght Is
one of the Junior officers of the
Navy, who should give a good
account of himself when need
ed; for he Is the heir to the naval
instinct If that instinct is hered
itary. Lieutenant Wainwrlght's
father la Admiral Walnwrlght,
one of the most efficient officers
of the Navy.
decided against Mr. Palmer's conten
tions. My decision went against Mr.
Palmer. Does that look like I was
standing in with him?"
This in detail is the general denial
made by Judge Root of the charges
which have been made against him.
He is anxious, he says, for a com
plete examination into his case, and
it is not unlikely that the final work
of probing will end only with a legis
lative Investigation.
Richardson Deal Looks Black.
The Palmer deal; according to Infor
mation "given the committee, is as wil
lows: In 1906. Richardson laid before Merritt
& Merritt a proposition in which he said
was made to him by E. B. Palmer, ex
State Senator and attorney of Seattle,
to secure a Judgment of $19,000 in a di
vorce proceeding for a division of the
Richardson property, in consideration of
the payment to Palmer of $2500. When
the matter was laid before the Spokane
attorneys they took it to Otynipia and
laid it before the Chief Justice of the Su
preme Court, with the request that Root
be not allowed to write the decision in
the Richardson case. The Chief Justice
Informed them that the case had not. been
decided, but when the decision was handed
down it was found to have been written
by Root, and Judgment was awarded Mrs.
Richardson in the Sum of $13,000.
Richunit-on expressed to Merritt &
Merritt an inclination to pay Palmer tha
$2500, but after conferring with his at
torneys Is said not to have done so.
In any event, he has denied to Merritt &
Merritt that any money was paid. .
Richardson Refused to Talk.
The case originally came from Douglas
County, where Richardson resides. In
1904 the Supreme Court sent the case
back for a division of the property by a
Court Commission. In the second trial
the court gave the wife property valued
at $33,000. An appeal was taken from
this verdict, and it was while this ap
peal was pending that Richardson told
Merritt & Merritt he had been approched
by Palmer with the proposition that he
could secure a reduction of the verdict
to $19,000. Palmer told Richardson that
he was a law partner of Justice Root and
according to Richardson, swore hlin to
secrecy.
Merritt & Merritt told the Root in
vestigating committee that they had made
an effort to get an affidavit from Rich
ardson, but that tliey could not do so.
vent a meeting of the special bar com
mittee, charged with the investigation of
the Root-Gordon charges for several
days. If it Is possible for the attorneys
to escape from their work they wlll met
during the first days of next week, for
the committee is extremely anxious to
conclude it labors immediately.
Investigation 'o Whitewash.
The committee has two objects in view
in hastening the hearings. It has been a
serious handicap upon all the attorney
In their practice to go Into the Root In
quiry, and in addition to the personal In
conveniences, the committee feels, the
attorneys are anxious to conclude their
hearings and stop the circulation of
rumors. In justice to the other members
of the Supreme Court who have not been
brought into the scandal in any way,
the attorneys on the committee show the
exact situation and will relieve both the
court and the bar generally of the effect
of unfounded reports. Members of the
special bar committee are determined to
report fully on the exact facts on every
charge they can hear. There is no
chance of a whitewash report, and the
bar committee's findings may be even
more drastic than have been Intimated
thus far.
An attorney who stands close
enough to the bar committee to know
the feelings of the members, declared
today that the committee would rec
ommend disbarment proceedings, a
grand jury Inquiry or any other action
that Is fitted to the case.
Meet Next in Olyinpla.
Probably the next session of the
special committee will be held in
Olympia, where the bar committee will
have access to the records of the Su
preme Court. These can be consulted
better in Olympia than by bringing
extracts to Seattle , or Tacoma.
Thus far there has been no Invita
tion to Judge Root. M. J. Gordon or
any of the others affected by the in
quiry to appear before the committee.
That they will be given a hearing if
they desire it is admitted. The In
quiry will continue in secret Indefi
nitely, the committee only calling for
open" hearings in the event such pro
ceeding can gain something In the way
of extra knowledge to the committee.
The publicity planned by the commit-
tee will only come when Its report and
recommendations are drawn up.
Londoner Injured In Collision.
XEW YORK, Dec. 5. In the collision
of two taxloabs. late last night. Rupert
von.
v . of R. M.
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