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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1912)
no jCtlXl SU.lUAX UKiStrOWlJUST, - FOKTL.AND. 23, 1912. V ROOSEVELT NAMED ; HEW PARTY'S HEAD .Ex-President Takes Tempor- : ary Leadership to Await Later Convention. PARTY SLOGAN SOUNDED "Thou Shalt Not Steal" la Cardinal Principle, Declares Xomlnee In Acceptance Speech Conven tion May Be In Angmst. chboxologt of coyravnox . DAT BY DAT. June 15 Roosevelt arrive; makes charges of thievery . June 16 Taft and Roosevelt Read ers consider platforms, i . i j ... June 17 Caucus day Roosevelt men perfect plans for fight against seating- delegates on temporary roll call. ' Both managers make conflict-; ' fng ' claims as to control of delegates from Southern - States.' Affidavits -are filed by negro delegates charging bribes offered , them; to " desert Taft. 'Roosevelt In' address hints at bolt. t ... . June IS First 'victory 'for Taft ' when Ellhu Root is elected tempor ary thstrmtn over Governor McGov- 'em, of Wisconsin, by vote of 558 to 502. Tentative draft of platform : drawn. " - - - ' . . June .llr Roosevelt jnsn " bolt'..; at ; meeting of credentials committee. Taft forces strengthened In conven-' tlon,. getting G64 votes.. t,: .... June SO Roosevelt admits he Is . out, of .race plans third . party Roosevelt members . of credentials committee sit with their colleagues; -other committees, get to work; cop- j ventlon awaits their -reports. , . ...... -, Jun. 21. Convention votes against ' Roosevelt forces In the eeatlng of -contested' delegates;' California case decided for TafC . ' , : ' , ' ' . " ' June 22 President Taft nominat ed; receives .561 votes. ,. 'Continued From First Page.) to place Theodore Roosevelt in nomi nation as the candidate of our party for President, and we therefore deem it to be our duty to carry out these instructions in the only practical and feasible war remaining- open to us. .. "Therefore, be it resolved. That we. representing; the majority of the vo ters of the Republican party and of the delegates and alternates legally elected to the National Republican con vention, in compliance with our In structions from the party voters, here- tucky -Court of Appeals, that 'stealing; by nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the ' stealing. candidate of our party for 'the office I ' All steals Look Alike. of President of the United States, and I . "No people is wholly civilized where we call upon him to accent such noml- I a distinction is drawn between steal , nation in compliance with the will of ln an office and stealing: a purse. No party voters. - nuues. man anouia oe sausnea ' "An k. tt ,),--, ,.!.,. Tk.i . wlth an ofce to which his title 4s not And be It further resolved That a valld., that of the hornestead whlcn committee be appointed by the chair -helters his family. I do not know ia which to forthwith notify Colonel whether our countrymen fully realize Roosevelt of the action here taken and the gravity of the crisis which we at Teaueat him to Aonctr before ui- In this moment face.1 this hall as soon as convenient." I "There Is no use in hording- primaries, . The followers of Colonel Roosevelt n!.UM m ,holalneT elections. If we per- met in Orchestra Hall, less than a mile from the Coliseum, and pledged their acting- In the Interests of big- crooked support to the ex-President In accept- I business to exercise the veto power Ing- the nomination. Colonel Roosevelt over these primaries and elections by appealed to the people of all sections, "Peitlng the results at their own res-ardLa. of n.rtv .ffiii.tm.. pleasure. The convention which today . . ... . I closes Its discreditable career here in stand with the founders of the new Chicago represents a negligible minl- pany. one o. wnose caruinai principles, I mum of the rank and file of the Re he said, was to be Thou shalt not I publican party. But what It has done steal." ' I nd what it has provided for the fu- Wide Csnsslss Plaaud. I ture "er material for very serious " . . . ! consideration. ,, . . . . . . ' I Fraud, -Declares Colonel. v. - i . I "The old National committee, chosen the purpose of effecting- a temporary Dy th poiltlclanB four year, ago, made erg-anlzatlon. Beg-lnnlng- tomorrow. Up a temporary roll. Including: some when a can is to be issued for a state I 90 fraudulent delegates who: had not convention- in Illinois, the work of n elected by the people, and there organization will be pushed forward b theT controlled a majority of the ranidiv. .tat. b .t.t. - . convention. This frandulent temporary ' , . ., roll In turn chose a fraudulent creden- At a later time, probably In August, tals committee, and all the fraudulent a National convention will be held. delegates voting on one another's cases t Colonel Roosevelt. In accepting the thereby made up the permanent, roll nomination, said he did so with the which constituted the fraudulent con understanding- that ht would ha will- I emion. , . ..... ,, .. . I 'Then this fraudulent convention ... w .1 ...Uu, u ,ue ehooBe. a new and ot iess fraudui,nt nssire or xne new party wnen organ- National committee, . circle Called Virions. Oae Ceadltiom Iwspose-4. I "The new National committee con- In accepting the nomination Colonel tu.ed by the same elements that n-v.it ..in. constituted the old one, has already Kooseveii saio. shown by its actions that it can be . Gentlemen. I thank you for your trusted four years hence to repeat the nomination, and In you I recognise the misbehavior of the old one. The vicious lawfully elected delegates to the Re-1 circle must be broken. n'ubllcan convention, who reDresent the "The powerful crook, the political overwhelming majority of the voters J0"'" hav8 ana OUKh have no . v i. ... t u , feeling but contempt for the honest who took part in the Republican pri- men who 8UDmlt to their violent and maries prior to the convention and unscrupulous dishonesty. If we permit who represent the wish of the majority fraud of thia kind to triumph we -do of the lawfully elected members of the I a shameful thing and show either that convention. I accept the nomination we re alnt at heart or dull of con- subject to but one condition. I science. "I feel that the time has come when Prlaelplea Teld la Speeches. not only all men who believe In pro- "As for the principles for which I gressive principles, but all men who tand. I have set that forth In the believe in those elementary maxims of man: speeches I have made during the public and private morality which un- Bt ur months while making an ac ' ,. . , , tlve contest for the nomination which derlle every form of successful govern- T wrn -ndVnt of which T have been ment. should Join in one movement, cheated by the men who feared to see Therefore. I ask you to go to your these principles reduced to action. several homes to find out the sentiment I "Fundamentally, these principles are. of. the people at home and then again nrst' lnal lne People nave me rignt to come together. . lto rule themselves, and can do so bet- Vsis Coaveattoas X'rgcA. ' land, second, that it Is their duty so to "I suggested by mass convention to I rule In a spirit of Justice toward every nominate for the Presidency a pro- man and every woman within our bor gressive candidate, on a progressive aers" ana ,w. idate and a platform lV.J,K? ", r use the Government so as an Instrument for obtaining not merely political but ln- R00SZVELT AND SIS AT CHICAGO. 11 VSn, - ! HFTT- i -rr- -rj . . , 0-m nisi ii - I T '' f 3f7.V I: olKj- -V -yy,:Oi 1 lv i , ' . -W , "-tsil .. .-...: BRYAN THREATENS DEMOCRATIC PEAG E Elimination as Dictator : Firs Object of Convention, Says , Samuel G. BIythe. FIGHT IS ON PERSONALITY above, roosevelt speaking from balcony" of congress hotel center, roosevfxt and senator dixon (photo by bain news service) below, crowd gathered to welcomes fiooseve'i.t to ' Chicago. . . . . ..(..:-.'-'.-. have a chance to show the stuff there Is In him, unhelped by privilege and un hampered by privilege for others. I bold that we are performing a high duty In Inaugurating this move ment, for- the permanent success oi practices-such as have obtained in the fraudulent convention that has Just closed its sittings would mean the downfall of this Republic; and- we are performing the most patriotic of duties when we set our faces like flint against uch wrong." . REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN FROM OREGON WHO IS RE-ELECTED. platform, a candidate that will enable us to appeal to North- I augtrjai justice. emer, southerner, easterner and west-1 "We do not stand for these prln erner. Republican and Democrat alike, clples . as mere abstractions any. more In the name of our common American than we stand for honesty and fair eitlsenship play as mere abstractions. We seek "If you wish me to make the flghl ..apply.th.Vn PractlcallJ ' 1 I We atand for honesty and fair play, t .. i. ,. .... -K.ii k- .i- i.. I Square Deal, Says Coleael. " " " ' " " 7 y I "We practically apply the command . . I ment," Thou shalt not steal,' and we sututa any otner man in my place ir to srlve a sauare deal to every you deem it better for the movement, citizen of this Republic so .that he may rectlon. and ia such case I will give him my heartiest support. Seealsm DeelsuresI Improper. "Wherever in any state the Repub lican party -la true to the principles of Its foundera and is genuinely the party of Justice and of progress, I expect to see It come bodily into the new move ment, for the convection that haa just sat in this city Is in no proper sense of the word a Republican convention at alL .. "It does not represent the masses of , the Republican party. It was organ ized In cynical defiance of their wishes and It has served the purpose only of a group of sinister political bosses who have not one shadow of sympathy with the spirit and purpose of the Republic an party of GO years ago and many of whom have used the party merely as an adjunct to money-making, either I for themselves or for the great crooked financial Interests which they serve. - "You, my friends, mho are here be fore me, are the heirs In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln when he refused longer to be bound by the shackles of the past and faced the new Issues In the new spirit that 4 he times de manded. ' Seetieaaltasa Cast Aside. -"But we are more fortunate In one respect than our predecessors, for we who now stand for the progressive cause, the progressive movement, have I done forever wltu aft sectionalism. and we make our appeals equally to the men who fought under Grant and ta tne sons of the men who fought under Lee. for the cause we champion Is as emphatically the cause of the South as it la the cause of the North. - "I am In this fight for certain prtn- I clples, and the nrst and most Important I of these goes back to Sinai and is em- I bodied in the commandment. Thou shalt not steal a" nomination,' Thou Shalt neither steal In politics nor In busirssa,' Thou shalt not ateal from the people the birthright of the people I to rule themselves.' t I hold. In the language of the Ken- ' King to Criticise Troops. LONDON. June 15. (Special.) His Majesty was so keenly interested in the recent maneuvers of both treeps and civilians at Aldershot that he has determined - to make an annual, visit to this great military center. . The oc casion which will be marked by the King's presence will be the September army maneuvers, which, however, will be skipped this year. - His Majesty oes not intend to take any active par ticipation in. the movements,, and will certainly, not assume command. He will be present as a keen critic In the Interest of .the Nation in order to see that the second arm of the service is being kept up to pitch.- His Majesty has expressed , the desirability of the Invention of a new high-angle weapon which will be able to stop the attack of an opposing fleet of aeroplanes, and it is just possible that there, will be witnessed some interesting develop ments In the. near future in this di- WILLIAMS IN AGAIN Fist Fight Narrowly Averted ' in Stormy Session." . BITTER MESSAGE TO U'REN "Liar," Shouts Coe to McCnsker, Who Echoes . It Back Political .Overtures of Roosevelt ..Crowd . Exposed ' In- Warm Clash. (Continued From First Page.- v t y V7 i 7 7 RALPH E. WILLIAMS. and . was declared . elected, committee man. ' , The Coe-McCusker controversy today was In part the result of a-hitter tele gram sent by U'Ren to McCusker criti cising him for his votes in convention When the personalities opened Mc Cusker accused Coe of having Inspired the telegram. 'Coe testily replied' that McCusker was a "liar", and McCusker hurled the epithet back at Coe, adding a- lew oiners lu muv uis uieauuifi painfully clear. 'This much .of the.ai tercation was enjoyed by ' the . other delegates, 'most of whom are. tired of hearing ' Cue's criticisms, but when violence was threatened they stepped in. .... ' BleCnaker Says TOes' Ia Insulting. . Commenting on TTRen's telegram of yesterday, McCusker today said:, "I am surprised at CRen's message to me, as-1 have always considered-that he had sense, enough to wait until, he knew the facts before he condemned. I consider his telegram insulting and contemptible. and-. I, know that it -was based on Information furnished by Dr. Coe. U'Ren refuses , to - charge, that -1 have been- offered the appointment as Collector - of. Customs . in- payment -for my votes in this convention, in reply to that. I .only., want to say ,that in Portland Dr. Coe sent his friends to me and through them promised, to-get me any - Government " position I . might name' providing 'I supported him "for National committeeman. But up , to the present time I have found .no man In Oregon .who f avors Dr. Coe .for National committeeman. "Both Coe and Ackerson have told me that the inner circle of the Roose velt people were 'sore' at my'refuEal to vote for McGovem, and say that If I were promised an office by Taft people for riot- following the Roosevelt - pro gramme Dr. Coe had lined up several United States Senators, friends of Roosevelt, who would see that I was not confirmed, but if I played the game properly, -as outlined' by - them, they would be glad to do what they could for me. I replied that -Idld not want the. Job and that Coe and his United States Senators could go to hades 'as far as I was concerned, tnat i proposes to exercise 'my Judgment -In this con vention and follow instructions .of the people of Oregon so far. as I could in the nomination of Roosevelt. ' MeCsskn Refuses t Bolt. ' -c "Dr. Coe. asked me and other mem bers of the-Oregon delegation to bolt do for some time. ' I replied that I was elected to the regular convention and as" Roosevelt had been' threatening to that. I would sit in the' regular con vention and vote for Roosevelt at the proper time. When. I return to Ore gon I will -have something to say to Mr. U'Ren and others who are getting their information from Coe. I am per fectly willing that the people of Ore gon shall pass on my record artd I say emphatically that no amount of threats or intimidation will make me -lose, my head." - As far as McGovern is concerned. Mc Cusker. said, he was nominated under false pretenses, being sprung by the Roosevelt people to swing the La Fol lette delegates into line and really- to destroy La Follette's chance of nomi nation In the event that a deadlock seemed possible on Tuesday. . McCusker said that La Follette was Oregon's sec ond choice and that he would do noth ing that might make it Impossible to present La Follette's name to the convention. NEHALEM COMPANY FILES Corporation Organized to Handle Realty, Water-and-Power Plants. WHEELKR,. Or-Tjune .22. (Special.) Articles of incorporation of the Ne halem -. Harbor Company- were filed Tuesday, giving to the company author ity to: buy and sell- real estate, build and operate water systems, build anfl operate electric light plants. - This company has acquired extensive holdings on Nehalem Bay, among other holdings being most of the town 'prop erty and water : frontage .at Wheeler, which was. formerly owned by Frank A.- Rowe and. associates. ' ! The incorporation -. of .the! Nehalem Harbor Company - ia one of the direct .results of the. recent excursion of Port land business: men to Nehalem and Til lamook, the organizers of the new com pany being business men of Portland who foresee . the development that is coming to the Nehalem. Valley: -- The new company, contemplates extensive- Improvement ; work. .on -its new holdings at Wheeler, such as improving streets,-.extending the - water system, providing' electric .light service and general publicity work for. the Nebalem Valleys- - : - '-'-V '.- Commoner's Objection to Parker as Chairman Taken as Nothing More Than DesireMo Rule -Silencers - Seek . to Quiet Outbreaks. VOTE FOK VICE-PRESIDENT IN . ' REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. g K X 1 ' .. 3 m 3 2 STATES. 5 : 3 ' : : 5" .- : : ? : Alabama 2........ 2.. Arizona 'ft!.. ..... ... .. Arkansas ......... 38' California 2j 24.. Colorado.......... lU Connectliut 14 'Delaware ......... ' Florida . .' 12'. . Georgia . 2S1. . Idhao .'. .. 8 Illinois 10 17 30 Indiana 21.... 2 7.. Iowa 1(1 10 .-. ; Kansas 2 18.. Kentucky ........ 2 Louisiana ........ 20 - Maine .'. . . J12 Maryland'.........! 8 8 S .Massachusetts-....- IK..... 1 111 Michigan 20 3.. 1 61.'. Minnesota 24 . . Mississippi ' 17 3l.. Missouri- 20 . . ... Montana 8 Nebraska .'..(.. .. .. 14.. Nevada . . .' 6! f . . New Hampshire" -. . ..8!.. .. .-. .. ... ' New Jersey 2S' . . New Mexico ...... 8'. New -York .... 871 3 . . North Carolina ... ft!.....-. 117 North Dakota .... . . . 10.. Ohio 14 34'.. Oklahoma ........ 4j 16.. Oregon (8.... 2..' Pennsylvania ........ 12,. . . . . , 63 1 Rhode Island 10' fiouth- Carolina . .'. 15 3 . . South Dakota 10'.. Tennessee 23 -lj.. Texas -. 31 ..... . .81 Utah 81. . .". J. . 'Vermont R ..... . 2T. . Virginia 22 . . 1 1 Waahlngton ...... 14 '.. West Virginia 161.. Wlscolsln - -. 20 . . 2 4 Wyoming ... I.. Alaska 2 .'. I.. District Columbia .. 2 :.(.. Hawaii 0' Philippines ....... 2l Porto Rico 2 Totals iBTai 20!l4 3S21 Illinois cast one vote for ' Howard F. Gillette. . Nebraska cast two votes for Bev-erldge. (Continued From First PageQ ran four years, ago. Also Mr. Parker spoke and worked for,Mr. Bryan dur ing the campaign.' No Ckaasje Seen ia Parker. ' ' Thus. the . men who. selected Parker for temporary chairman hold that if Mr. Parker was good, enough for Mr. Bryan four, years ago and eight years ago, there.. has been no remarkable change in( Parker that should arouse Mr. Bryan's antipathy. So the Identity of the candidate to be selected by the convention Is at thia time pushed Into the background by the fight against Bryan's attempted dictatorship. The full National committee will meet on Monday to ratify the arrange ments of the sub-committee. The most Important arrangement is the selection of Judge Parker. If Mr. Parker stands pat and does not withdraw in the in terests of a fictitious harmony the Na tional committee will In all probability ratify the choice of the sub-committee and Judge Parker will keynote the occasion on Tuesday. The men who seek to put the ear mufflers on Bryan are. under no de lusions. Tney know they are in for a fight, and they spent all day Saturday, as they will spend all day Sunday, In rounding up National committeemen au they arrive and pledging them to vote for Parker. 1 Managers Vrged to Help. Also they worked, with various can didates and the managers of various candidates trying to get them to help with -National committeemen from states where their candidates prevail In order, .as they said, that Bryan shall not only not dictate to the temporary chairman, but shall not be helped to a position where he can dictate the nomi nee. .;--'.(...: .There ls.no doubt that Mr, Bryan will do all . the - dictating within - his power. -; As a plain and -fancy dictator, when he gets the chance, he has few equals and no - superiors. There are those present in Baltimore at this mo ment and -more are coming in on every train, who -say Mr. Bryan has no de sire - to .see any Xemocrat other than himself President of the United States, arguing that the-moment that this con vention names a man who haa an ex cellent chance .of election next Novem ber, -as the man named will . have, Mr. Bryan, instead of being the whole choir. becomea second bass and must shift out of the limelight and relinquish the center of the stage, i. - j Wherefore, having no desire to see Mr. Bryan President, these men intend to - make a desperate - struggle -to put STATEMENT BY COLONEL ROOSEVELT OUTLINING HIS VIEWS ; OF CONVENTION AND ATTITUDE OF HIS DELEGATES. t - A clear majority of the delegates honestly elected te this conven tion were chosen by the people to nominate me. Under the direction, -" and'with'the encouragement- of Mr. Taft. the majority of .the National 1 committee, by the so-called "steam roller", methods and with scandal ous disregard of every principle of elementary honesty and decency, " stole eighty or -ninety delegates, putting In , the temporary roll call a sufficient number of-fraudulent- delegates' to .defeat the legally, ex pressed will of the people and to substitute a) dishonest lor. an honest . - majority.' . ' . The convention now has declined to purge the roll of the fraud- ulent delegates placed thereon by the defunct National committee; and ' the majority, which thus Indorsed fraud, was made a majority only be " ' cause It Included the fraudulent delegates themselves, who. all sat as Judges oh one another's cases- If these fraudulent votes had not thus been cast and counted the convention would have been purged of their . presence.' This action makes the convention in no proper sense - an longer a Republican convention, representing the - real Republican party. - Therefore I hope the men elected as -Roosevelt delegates will -ndw decline -to-vote on any matter before the convention. I dp not release any delegate from his honorable obligation to vote for me, if ' ' he votes: at all;- but under the actual conditions, I hope that he will , not vote at all. '' - .. ' - The convention as -now composed has no claim to reprsent the - voters of the Republican' j.arty. It represents nothing but auucesstnt fraud 'in overriding' the will of the rank and file of the party. Any man nominated - by the convention as now constituted would be . merely the beneficiary-of this successful-fraud; it would be deeply discreditable to any man to accept the convention's nomination under ' these, circumstances; and any man, thus accepting it would have no claim to the support of any Republican on party grounds and would . have forfeited the right' to ask the support of any honest man Of any party on normal grounds.. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. him in what they consider hla proper place, which Is that of a - revered but ex-leader of the Democracy. They are determined to show Mr. Bryan he can not oppose a Democrat as regular aa he is, or if he can oppose him, that he cannot beat that Democrat, the name being Parker. Brysui la Sole Issue. His Is the first order of the business. Until Mr.. Bryan Is put Into what the Parker men -think Is his proper place, or until he takes what he considers that place, no other matters of moment will occupy the attention of the Dem ocrats In Baltimore. They have a sit uation to face and they intend to face It at the earliest possible moment, so they say. But and this Is a very imposing but Mr. Bryan is not yet . on the ground. He is still In Chicago and will not be here until Sunday or, mayhap, early Monday. . It has been noticeable at Democratic conventions -vf or many years that consternation having for its theme the elimination of Mr. Bryan has always been more ' pointed and seemed of more consequence when Mr. Bryan was not in the vicinity of the conversationalist than when he was in hearing distance. .- . Somehow. Mr. Bryan brings with him a sort of discourager for this kind of talk and his presence on the spot In variably' increases the respect for his prowess among those who think him easy to defeat while he is a thousand miles or so in the offing, v Bryan may be depended upon to fight. Also, he may be depended on to have some ideas about the plat form that may cause some of the dis tinguished Democrats who, seek to run this show acute political agony, com plicated with expediency cramps. No matter what happens to him, he will be the .biggest possible . factor when he gets to. Baltimore, and all his foes know, it and are nervously preparing for .the worst. ' ...... . j Deadlock la Great- Fear. - It- is said that in order to shut him off a combination" has to be made among various' candidates to name one of their number on the first ballot and thus make It Impossible for Bryan to name himself. - - The dread contingency of a deadlock convention with nobody in a two thirds position, and a hoarse inquiry by an enthusiast of "What's the mat ter with Bryan?" Is 'always before these leaders. For, with -Bryan there, . the - peerless leader In the conven tlon, what would be the matter with Bryan from the viewpoint of a lot of dele gates who want to so home?- It is Intimated Mr. Bryan . thinks nothing on earth would be the matter with him, espeelally in view of the sDlit In the Republican party. That spectre rooms before these Democratic leaders and they constantly sniver over It.- .Managers of the various candidates constantly beat their, tom-toms for their favorites, but until this first row is settled there will be nothing much more definite than the -various claims. which, it may be remarked in passing. are reasonably indefinite.- Bryan May Name Candidate. The identity of the successful candi date largely depends on Bryan. If Bryan can dominate, several of the can didates, " notably Harmon and Under wood, can turn to their former duties unharassed by the cares of a. cam paign. If Bryan can be squelched, a Hiffrnt asDect comes over the whole affair and. the choice is likely to ran somewhere Bryan may not favor, Dut hardly on a man he holds In high dis favor. - In the figures glvenj. Champ Clark has the greatest number of votes, some 400-odd, but more than 600 are needed to nominate. The Clark supporters are active, but not more so than the Wil son boomers and- the promoters of the other candidates. Few delegates are in the city, as vet.' and a good many of -the leaders will not be in until Sat- a urday" night or Sunday morning. . On leader who is assiduously court ed is Charles F. Murphy,- who is com monly reputed to hold the votes of New Tork State in the hollow of his hand. The Mayor Gaynor boomers snout stridently that Murphy- Is for Gaynor and that settles It, pointing out also that Gaynor is Bryan's friend. How ever, Mr. Murphy is .not committing himself. He has fin ace in the noie, as the saying is, and he knows it. Murphy Haa Valuable Votes. Naturally diffident and modest. Mur phy still maintains about him a shrewd eye for the mam cnance ana no nas mi eye peeled constantly. He has a valu able commodity with him In the shape of those New York votes and he will undoubtedly emerge from the smoke oi the hattle with some substantial ad vantage for New York and incidentally" for Charles F. Murpny. . The men who will settle tms nomina tion will be Mumhy and his nana- plcked New. Yorkers and the men from the South, althougn mere win loon ap pear on the scene various x-ew mii. Democrats, including Senator Roosevelt nd Thomas M. Osoorne, wno win seen, to place some of their own brand of nkm on Miirnhy and Tammany Hall. They say they have a large quantity of stigma on hand and that they are expert stigmatlzers. ' , . Pending the attempt to make Mr. Bryan a denatured Dysianaer in neu of Mr. Bryan's attempt to captain ceneral the gathering, one man's guess as to the name of the forthcoming nom inee will be as good as anotner s, ano nn . man's euess is any good. Almost anything can come out of the hopper! for all sorts or matter win oe uiron in. : However, there is this much about it: Candidates Are Numerous.. . Th number of Democrats who arc .imdinr nromlnentlv in the foreground and awaiting the 'clarion call to lead the Democratic hosts to victory has not' been equalled at any convention In mon vpam. There .are avowed candi- j .. . .....nwsil . tf.anHlHn.tes. receDtlvt candidates, deceptive candidates, Bark- Ues without number and a. fair sprin kling of earnest gentlemen on whom the fate of ' the party and the Nation depend, and who only heed a chance to prove it. The game is wide open, and the Dlavers are so numerous n ' ficult to avoid bumping into them on the street corners: Many a Democrat aged more than 3 and of good moral character secretly cnerisnes ; thought that the. lightning may siri. him and all are ready to lead, provided they can get anyone to follow them. And, at tnat, some uiic urew .- bltlous gentlemen. In : place oi in avowed candidates, . may . inu. u well to be polite to all Democrats you meet. Almost any one may be the can didate. '-;'.' -.But until, that little matter relating to William Jennings Bryan has been attended to. or until Mr. Bryan has at tended to it himself, .until Mr. Bryan H shown to be either a power or a prune, all. proceedings look to be at a stand A Lord's Prayer House. : . christian Herald. . Perhans the most interesting, surely he most exquisite house of prayer In the world is the Little Temple of the Lord's Prayer, In Palestine, erected on the spot where it is believed the Sa vior taught his prayer to the disciples. The little temple Is of pure white mar ble,, with simple straight lines, distinct ly unlike the architecture of the orient. "Our Father which art In heaven" In .-. every known language is carved on the walls and columns, and is the only decoration of this, supremely . lovely place. To see It in the soft opal twi light of the east, or at moonlight, or n the earliest dawn, is to understand the matchless words of . the . Master translated Into marble. A ata.tment was made In ths House of Parliament In 1610 that the -coal mines of Newcastle, England, would be productive fet at least 21 year. '