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i ! 8 DAY BRINGS FEW CHANGES III VOTE : Clark Loses Steadily While Total for Wilson Is Grad ually, on Rise. . FOSS IS FACTOR AT END i Harmon Drop Out for Three Bal- lots but Re-enters on Last Two. On Nineteenth Vote Bryan " Has 7 Votes James Has S. ! ' BALTIMORE, June 29. Chairman t' ' James called the convention to order : at 1:06 P. M. The chaplain. Rev. Dr. J j 'John Roach Stratton, of Baltimore, then ! said the prayer. J ." ' For the 13th time the clerk began the ! calling of the rolL Gossip about tne noor waa u popular prejudice against the ISth roll- -call would prevent any material changes i ' , In the vote on that ballot. It was also 1 ! 'said that the "unlucky Friday" super- stltton last night prevented shifts that 'might have made a nomination possible. 1 ' The rollcall began with the same mo t notonous repetition that marked last ; ! night's voting and ended without nomi- 2 ; nation. , ' The result of the 13th ballot was: - Clark, 664 tt; Wilson. 356; Underwood. 1 11S: Harmon. 29; Marshall. 30; Foss. ' ' S; Bryan. 1. This showed a gain of five ! : -for Clark. Wilson gained and ' Underwood lost 7. Foss was put on 2 the roll with two votes. Kern received " no votes and Bryan one. . " . Bryis Appears on Platform. ! Before the result on the 13th ballot I . 'was announced. Bryan appeared on the I i platform. He talked to chairman James for a moment and then resumed his I ' ' seat In the Nebraska section. A cheer ; " swept the hall. !' At 1:40 the rollcall was begun for ' "the 14th ballot. Chairman James sur- 1 ' i rendered the gavel to William Sulzer. s j ', f New York, and went to the floor. He ' rnnferred with Senator Stone, of the nark forces, and then hurried about rlsltlng the various delegations. When Nebraska was reacnou lemanded a poll of the delegation. His -.- was the first name called. -, "I ask for an opportunity to explain : ' my vote." said Bryan, amid a tumult of disorder. , rrr. "Vote, vote, vote." shouted the dele- -. 'Bryan. standing on his chair with one hand resting upon the Nebraska standard, gazed over the crowd. "For what purpose does the gentle man rise," demanded Sulxer from the chair. "As long '' began Bryan and a wave of noise overwhelmed him. Senator Stone, of Missouri, made an effort to secure unanimous consent that Bryan be allowed to make a statement A roar of dissent greeted the request when Sulzer stated It, but he an nounced: M "The chair hears no objection. Nebraakana la-more Advice. Bryan. made his way to the platform through the sweating mob In the aisles. A round of cheers greeted him and he took the platform. Through the uproar he shouted: "As long as New York's vote Is re corded for Mr. Clark, I withhold my vote for him and cast It " He got no further. Again the racket swept the hall. . "1 have asked the privilege of mak ing an explanation because I am not alone In this convention. When I speak. I speak for many In this hall and for a great many more outside this hall." Bryan continued. "I am explaining my vote only because my advice was not followed In my 6wn delegation. I advised that those so In structed vote for Mr. Clark until con ditions arose that Justified us doing otherwise. Not all of the delegation Agreed with me. If a poll is demanded, j am now ready to cast my vote and give my reason. ) "I recognize the responsibility that sests upon me and do what I Intend to do in giving this explanation. I axpected this necessity to arise. I have written out what I propose to say, that rere may be no mistake." ' o,. Here Mr. Bryan read a prepared statement explaining his vote. ' MrCorkle Asks Qaeattou. "Having explained our position," said Bryan. "I now announce my vote for I Another roar from the floor Inter rupted him here and ex-Governor Mc ' Corkle. of West Virginia, secured the floor to ask Bryan a question. "T)o the a-entleman mean that he -will not support the nominee of this convention If he is nominated Dy me . present votes of the New York dele gation!" Bryan asserted his willingness to renlv. "Nothing that I have said here this morning would give any grounds for the conclusion that.- because I would not lend my aid to nominate a man. I would not support him after he had been nominated over my opposition: "A lawyer who defends a criminal after a crime has been committed dif fer, from a lawyer who conspires with a criminal before the crime." Governor Brewer, of Mississippi, de manded to know If Clark. Wilson. Un derwood. Kern, or any other candidate before the convention were nominated with the aid of New York, whether Bryan would support the ticket. - "I deny the right of any man to put a hvnothetical question to me." said vf n.vin Hum Mr. Brvan was In terrupted. A delegate moved that these" questions were out of order and there waa more confusion. "Allow me to complete my answer that until he puts Into the question every essential element I cannot ans wer it." continued the Nebraskan. Alabama Denooncea Bryan. John B. Knox, of Alabama, jumped upon his chair and In an Impassioned speech denounced Mr. Bryan as Inter fering with the proceedings and de clared that Mr. Bryan was violating a point of order. There were cries of "Sit down!' and "Put him out!" and the delegates were In an uproar. Mr. Knox declared that no one had a right to attack any candidate before the convention. While the confusion was at Its height. Charles F. Murphy. Lewis Nixon. Alton B. Par ker and Norman E. Mack conferred In the aisle before the platform. Mur j phy In shirt, sleevea watched Bryan -. closely. ' " ' "Now I am prepared to announce my vote," concluded Mr. Bryan. "I cast' my vote for Nebraska's second ' choice. Governor Wilson. , Mr. Bryan's announcement caused an- "", other uproar. The New Jersey dele '" cation led the demonstration. A Brvan made his way from the plat- ' V form through the crowded aisles to the " Nebraska section. After order had been restored, Bryan took up Brewer's ques- lns-." "I expect to support the nominee of this convention. I do not expect any one nominated here to permit himself to be allied with Morgan. Ryan and In ' ZJ'Rji If iJnUrlbzsmiEZW Belmont," said Bryan. "I don t con sider I am under obligation to give bond until I know what I am ansnter- Nebraska caanirea 10 v uw". ; Senator Stone of Missouri took the platform and defended briefly the no mocracy of Clark. - Then the call ot the roll 01 neDnumn was begun. Nebraska's vote, wnicn up to- this ballot had been .cast 13 for Clark and three for Wilson, divided. Clark - 4.; Wilson 13. The result of the fourteenth Danoi was: Clark, 650; wnson, s2; u nut wood, 113; Harmon,' 29'; Marshall, ' SO; Bryan, 2: Kern, 1. This was a loss of four votes for Clark; a gain oi ior Wilson, and a loss of 1V4 for Under wood. " . . An Oklahoma delegate asked to ex plain his change of vote from Wilson to Clark. . , - "My name is Glddings, ot opuieni. Okla.. he said. "I have always followed the leader -of the Nebraskans, but I dbn't like to sit here, and hear asper sions on my fellow democrats, i thinic it is time to call a halt in per sonalities and stand on principles. I want to go back, to Oklahoma with my 1 record clean." Mr. Giddlngs defended his recoro as a Democrat anl. asKea ii mr. orj.u could do the same. "I ask this convention, concrueo th riklahomin. "to turn upon Mr. Bryan a paraphrase of a statement of his own, 'thou snail noi press uuwm on the brow ot democracy a of .'" Nebraskan'a Oration Paraphrased. Here a yell Interrupted. The speaker tried to finish, but the uproar drowned his voice. - - - - . "Von .hull not nress down upon the brow of Democracy a thorny crown of anarchy. You shall not crucify us upon a cross of selnshness," shouted Giddlngs and be left the platform. The poll of Oklahoma proceeuea ino showed the vote unchanged; ciarK, 10; Wilson. 10. The squaDDle naa laxen more than half an hour and had accom. plished nothing. On the lotn Danot. nun 6" votes, no to that time cast solid for Clark, split. Six went to Wilson, two standing by Clark. - It took only ten minutes xo can mc 16th roll and the tally clerks had some trouble following It. The result was: Clark, 662: Wilson, 363; under wood. 110; Harmon, 29; Marsnan, u; Bryan. 2: Kern, 2. This gave Clark a loss of one. Wilson' a gain of lhi. UnderwooS a loss of one-half. Wilson had Just one-sixth of a vote less than one-third of the convention. - Idaho Indicates Change. ii-iion Idaho was reached on the six teenth ballot. Governor Hawley, of that ... Lb.il noil of the delegation. saying that, although instructed for Clark, a majority or me otics. determined that the time had come to disregard their Instructions. Chairman James, after examining the resolution Instructing the delegation, concluded: . "If the majority of tne oeies u- lleve there Is no longer a reasonable hope of Clark's -nomination, they may violate their . Instructions and be re sponsible to the people. : A shout or proiesi weui uy "I object to the chairman's character izing the action of the delegates as- a violation of their Instructions." shouted Thomas D. Ball, a Texas w nson gate. Idaho was passed. Threat Me o -Vacate Chair." - Ttmreaentatlve Burleson, of Texas. went to the platform and protested to James against the form of his ruling- Representative Hugnes. oi .ew jer sey. Joined Burleson on the platform. The Wilson managers were aroused-and Hughes warned James that a resolu tion to "vacate the chair" had been prepared and would be presented. If further rulings were not Impartial. The result of the poll of Idaho at the end of the roll call gave the eight votes of the state to Clark. The result of -the- sixteenth ballot was- . Clark, 651: Wilson. 362 Vi: Un derwood. 112H; Harmon, 24; Marshall. 30- Bryan. 1; Kern. 2. On this vote Clark lost one and Underwood gained two. " . " ' The seventeenth ballot was begun at 4:46 P M. with the hall In disorder. Idaho caused trouble again, and was passed and at the end of the call de manded a poll of the delegation. Five delegates voted for Kern, four for Clark and seven were absent. Each delegate had half a vote. This made Vt votes present and a majority, or 2 H votes, were for Kern. ' Chairman James ruled that the dele gation was controlled by the votes of the delegates present and directed that eight votes be cast: Two for Clark, three lor Kern and thi not voting Ballot Shown Slight Cfcaage. ' 'The' vote on the seventeenth ballot CAMERA CATCHES DEMOCRATIC - ' xy wi was almost Identical with that on "the sixteenth ballot. The result was: Clark, 645; Wilson, 36314 :' Underwood, 11214; Harmon. ' 29 ; ' Marshall, " 30 ; Kern. 4 : Bryan. 1. This left Clark with a loss of six votes .and Wilson. Underwood, Harmon and Marshall unchanged. Kern gained 2 votes. The eighteenth ballot . proceeded as far as Tennessee before any consider able shift. . The result was: Clark; 635; Wilson. 461: Underwood, 125; Harmon, 29; Mar shall, 30; Kern. 3; Bryan, 1.' This was a loss of ten for Clark, a loss of Hi for Wilson and a gain of 1ZM for Underwood .--' The ballot brought Clark's vote down below the majority which he had gained on the tenth ballot, and which his managers counted on to help force his nomination. -v . Idaho Gives Bryan Six. The ,19th - ballot was begun and Idaho's Kern vote . broke for Bryan, giving him six of the -eight votes of the state. Clark received two. The result of the ballot was: . Clark, 632; Wilson, 358; Underwood," 130; Harmon, 29; Marshal, 30; Kern, .1; Bryan, 7. This showed a loss of three for Clark, a loss of three for Wilson, a gain for Underwood of five and a gain of six for Bryan. As the 20th ballot was being counted. Senator Bankhead, - manager of the Underwood forces received a telegram SIDELIGHTS ON CONVENTION ALTIMORE, .June 29. (Special.) Deadlocked convention, oppressive . heat, no clean linen, expiring rail. road tickets and delegates .and visitors who are financially "broke" sum up the situation. .Many of the delegates have slipped from the water wagon during the trying hours and under the per suasive eloquence of ' the Tammany braves, who cannot understand why a man should not drink all he can get. HAT man Murphy Is playing horse with . this convention. ,He- Is merely ' lending 90 delegates first, to' Harmon, then Clark, then Underwood." shouted an excited delegate, whose col lar had melted down to his shirt-band. "It's a rotten dear and I won't stand for It." This sentiment is echoed by many other delegates, but they fear to make a move. Along comes the sympathiz ing tenipter and after a few drinks the angry delegates see the situation In a different -light -if he can see at alL WAITERS are scarce In Baltimore. . Several' energetic though unre fined . persons from the waterfront more accustomed to handle trucks and bale hooks than' the napkin and the menu card have been hired to meet the emergency' and have been thinly disguised In -dress suits. One of them managed to spill a large ' tureen of tomato soup all over Murphy, the Tam many boss. Murphy restrained his- de sire to. slaughter the dock . walloper, and continued his meal .in .his .own apartments. .--- REPRESENTATIVE Brown, , of - West Virginia, Is ..fat and good-natured but his patience has been put to a se vere test during the" convention, by the insistent demand upon him for tickets. His constituents have flocked hither In droves, t The Congressman Is a land owner and no piker. Consequently he has spent several hundred dollars for THE SUNDAY OREGOSIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1912. STATESMEN AT BALTIMORE.' - ..A- . -Photos copyright by American Press Association. ' V - Ti Rnoaevelt. of New York, a Bela IO l,VorTheCorone. and Leader of Opos.oa to Tammany, C.nt Ch.tr man Ollle James Right. Tom Foley. James Gordon '""" MUvoy, James Harg. Middle Bxiw Le, Representative H. T. Ral"J of llTlaols, Left Center, Judge Sweeney, of Buffalo, Right C.-ter. "co-tenant-Governor Hugh 1. Nichols, of Ohio, Right. Perry Judge Sweeney. Bottom Row, Left, Representative J. H. Stephens, of Texas, Center; Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, Right, Delegate W. S. HorM, of misaoun, a " from Representative Underwood, say ing: "We control the situation. I hope my friends will stand Arm." The 20th ballot resulted: Clark, 612; Wilson, 388; Underwood, 121; Har mon. 29; Marshall. 30; Kern, 1; Bryan. 1; Foss, 2; James, 3. This was a loss of -20 for Clark, a gain of 30 for Wilson, a loss of 8 for Underwood. Foss and James' each were placed on the roll on this ballot. At 6:10 o'clock the 21st ballot was begun. Wilson men In the Washing ton and . Wyoming delegations de manded rollcalls. ' Clark had- majori ties in each delegation and under the unit rule, the entire vote of each went to him. - Clark's loss and Wllson'B gain con pasteboards to admit his" constituents to a seat among the elite. . . - . - ' CHAMP CLARK is not the only per sonage who has made the canine famous in -the political arena.' ..Among the West Virginia delegates Is George S. Wallace, of Huntington, who was an attorney for Rankin Wiley when Wiley contested the seat of Representative Hughes last' Winter.- - ' Wallace - secured the evidence for Wiley and charged that ' Bob Busklrk had registered his . bulldog and voted him for Hughes. - FALLOWING' the "m ild notoriety which attached to the pretty green Hat worn by Miss Ruby Tucker at the open ing session has come a rage for green hats In and out of the convention hall. In the throng same one was trying to point out William Jennings Bryan and used the green hat. worn by,.Miss Tucker as the North Star. "Near the lady with the green hat," became a by word and now hundreds of them are PATRONS of -the Belvedere Hotel will buy a loving cup for the policeman who arrested Harry' I.:" Rosenbatt, of "Little Old Nu Yak." Harry's specialty is shouting-at early" dawn, aTiiI his voice is so stout that he. woke up all the.con vention guests, which Is quite' a feat, considering-.how tired .some .of them were. ' He was fined for disturbing the peace. -but the patrons Insist' he should have been tried for' murder. ' PROM a side view S. M-. Ralston, the Democratlo candidate for Governor of 'Indiana; Is a "ringer" for President Taft ' .- . " " "" .'- '--' . "What's" Taft doing here?" - Indig nantly demanded a delegate who gy rated through the crowds, displaying buttons of every candidate upon his coat lapel. . Many persons . who had better eyesight halted a bit when they .-r-i . . F tinued on the 21st ballot The result was: Clark. 608; Wilson, 396; Har mnn 99- Marshall. 30: Kern, 1; Bryan, 1: Foss. 6. This was a loss of four for Clark, a gain of seven for Wilson and a loss of three tor unoerwoou. Wilson Men Oppose Recess. Ex-Governor Francis, of the Clark forces, moved . .that the convention recess until 8:30. The Wilson forces, encouraged by their steady . gain throughout the afternoon, fought the motion and defeated It on rollcall. The 22d call was: Clark, 600; Wil-Qofiii- Underwood. 115: Marshall, 30;'Foss, 43; Bryant 1; Kern. 1. Clark i-u. Wilson trained 1. Underwood lost 3 and Foss took a place on the roll. Harmon's 29 in unio were enm got within range of the Indiana man. The latter, however, bore his reflected honors modestly.- MA.NY of -..the. delegates who expected to' return 'to their homes Friday nieht are slipping away quietly to. night.. Excessive hotel rates, high prices "of food,, costly bar bills and other unusual expenses have eaten up their' funds and there Is nothing for them but to. get home as soon as pos sible. . It Is said -the boomers of at least. one candidate figured on wearing out enough delegates to make the bat tle easier. , . ' .''... f - DOWN . on the water if ront ' In the cheap little 'shacks where "oysters are customarily - sold," the vendors ' of "red hots," tamales and other varieties Of 10 and 15-cent meals. Including "cof fee" : that resembles iodine or coffin varnish, have heen doing a land office business the last three days. rAJtEWELIi - to the - long-cherished tradition concerning chicken a-la- Maryland. ; The praises of this delect able dish have been sung all over the land, but it has been shown up here at its best and . worst, : and thumbs are down for. it everywhere. If; bits of half-raw dough, swimming In non descript grease, constitute a dainty dish, convention visitors agree they will have something else. ; . - SOME of the hotels' have made a little money, but the city has lost heavily on its 1110,000 Investment. Even the best patronized hotels find their beau tiful draperies soaked and stained by booze, burned by cigarettes and tram pled by dirty feet. Carpets In the rooms, more especially those occupied by the Tammany dele gates, will have to be fumigated or thrown away, and the-new furniture is sadly wrecke- ' inated. 28 going to Clark and half a vote going to Wilson.. -r'-,, Tk. sarf rollcall resulted: Clark 497. Wilson 399, Underwood 114. Marshall 30. Fosg 45, Bryan 1, Gaynor l. nis was a loss of three for Clark and a rain of three for Wilson, ana a xoss oi haif a vote for Underwood. Iowa's delegation, wnicn naa own passed, demanded a poll on the 24th. Th. ricriites stood 7 or Wilson, 19 for Clark. Sulzer, In the chair, ruled that the full vote must oe cast, ior Clark, and an Iowa delegate appealed from the decision of the chair. Repre sentative "Hughes, the Wilson leader. demanded a roll call on tne appeal, ana amid the disorder the clerk began the call. Finally the appeal was with drawn. , On the 24th ballot the vote stood: Clark 496. Wilson 402. Underwood 115. Foss 43, Marshall 30. Bryan 1. This gave Clark a loss of one and one half. Wilson a gain of three and one half. Underwood a gain of one, and Foss a loss of two. Wilson Passes 400 Mark. Wilson had passed the" 400 mark for the first time and when the vote was announced the Wilson enthusiasts cheered loudly. Senator Stone, of Missouri, took the stand to ask unanimous consent to an agreement. . "I ask unanimous consent." he said "that, after two additional ballots, on the third ballot the candidate receiving the smallest vote on that vote be dropped from the ballot and on .the next ballot the candidate receiving the smallest number of votes and so en." A chorus of hoots and Jeers greeted this proposition and Representative Burleson objected vigorously. Bryan loft his seat with the Nebraska delega tion and hurried through the crowd to the front of the platform, where he leaned with one hand over his ear to hear the announcement of the chair man upon the unanimous consent prop- James announced opposition to the proposition to the convention, and the roll waa directed called for the 25th time. Th. too,,! of the isth ballot was Clark, 469; Wilson, 405; Underwood, 108; Foss, 43; Marsnaii, u; iwrmun, ?. Brvan. 1: James. 3. This was s loss of 27 for Clark, a gain of 2 for Wilson and a loss of 7 for Underwood. Harmon returned to the poll with his 29 votes In Ohio which deserted Clark. whole Missouri Delegation Rises. Th 9Rth oAiint was ordered at 9:85 P. M. When Missouri was called the entire delegation arose and snouiea THIftv.fil-,- for Chamn ClarK. whn Maryland, which had been passed, was reached at the end of the roll call, a poll of the delegation ws demanded. The chairman of the dele gation announced IB votes ior ,iarn. a ii that two .members of the dele gation wished to state a preference for another candidate. When the roll was called, the second delegate, Joshua W. Mills, answering to his name, snouiea: "Woodrow Wilson." Immediately the .nnvaniinn was In an uproar. Aiiiia represented only half a vote v it th sle-nal to the Wilson ad herents for a demonstration, it was mc first indication of a long-expected break i- u.rvianH and the Wilson forces t moat of it. When the dem onstration had continued five minutes the "We -want Wilson" banner was hoisted by several men. Soon the aisles were blocked with a mass of excited delegates. In the galleries was heard .k "Wa want Wilson but It did not last long. The cheering, whist ling hooting and otner nomes oi"" it out. The roar increased as a huge Wilson banner was carnea aown a aisle. Bryan Wears Satisfied Air. While the demonstration continued William J. Bryan sat unmovea wim i" Nebraska delegation. He fanned him self with an air of satisfaction as the delegates passed him. When the ex citement was at Its height, the C ark forces joined In. Half a dozen Clark ..nnra -t- carried into the hall. They were greeted with a war of cheers. Jeers, hoots ana msses. w became pandemonium. The Foss crowd added Its quota to the din. The New Jersey and the Missouri delegates, seated directly across the aisle from each other, began a wordy quarrel. A Missouri delegate, red of face and dripping with . persipration, climbed on his chair and with a wealth of gesture made an Impassioned speech to the hooting crowd as It passed by. The picture of Wilson, which Is 15 feet high and which played Its part In for mer Wilson demonstrations, was again hoisted to the galleries. Cheers greeted it. ' Girl Trlea to Lead Forces. The Clark forces, not to be outdone, forced the big California Clark banner .. n tlia. nliatfnrm. A fight was narrowly averted as the .... . r.t th. xonventlon forced it back down the steps. A girl. Miss Glad uAvan nf Baltimore, seized the Cal ifornla banner and tried to lead the demonstration, but without much suc Atta th demonstration had lasted 25 minutes, the chair ordered the police to clear all banners from the hall and to allow no woman In the sec tion reserved for delegates. Some sem blance of order finally was restored. The poll of the Maryland delegation was resumed. A cheer greeted the vote of United States Senator Reyner, cast for Wilson. The poll was irequenuy i" terrupted by disorder. It became so dif finii- to keeD the delegates and spec tators quiet that extra policemen were stationed about three feet apart In the The' Maryland poll showed Wilson two and one-half, Clark 12. absent one h.it A nolnt of order against the splitting of the delegation's vote was overruled Dy tnairnmu cause there was no evidence that the delegation was under instructions be fore the convention Phvalcal Limit Reached. Immediately after the announcement of the 26th vote Kepresemawvo er. of Pennsylvania, said the delegates had reached the limit of physical en durance, that it , was apparent no agreement, could be reached be'ore midnight and It was not desirable that the convention work on Sunday- "By agreements of representatives of all candidates now before the conven tion I move we adjourn until Monday, he said. Before the motion could be put delegates and spectators began to "'DaFrancls. of Missouri for the Clark forces, seconded the motion. A Texas delegate tried to make it ten o'clock Monday. An agreement on 11 o'clock aa the time for Monday s ses sion was reached., George Gif ford, ot Indiana, wanted to move to exclude all spectators at Monday's session but a point ot order held against it. 'The convention adjourned at 11.07 until 11 o'clock Monday. . i CUSTOMS MEN'S PAY ENDS Officers at Astoria Get No More Un til Bill Passes; Congress. ASTORIA. On, June 2S. (Special.) A telegram was received this morning at the" local Custom-House from the de partment in Washington, stating that the salaries of all employes In the cus toms service will cease this evening. The action 1s taken pending the passage of an appropriation ; bill by Congress. . B. P. 0. ELKS ; Transfer pictures. Prices reduced to 75c each. Most- artistic and cheapest decoration for autos, show windows or mirrors; 70 Seventh sL. next door to corner Oak.. Sole agency for sale of these pictures. - - JUGGLING DENIED BY ONE DELEGATE Dr. Smith Says Taft Men Did Not Resort to Thievery at Republican Convention. NOMINEE TO GET SUPPORT Salem Man Will Back Choice of Party at Chicago President 1 . clared to Be More Satisfactory Than Compromise Candidate. SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.) "I believe there was less thievery and Jugglery in the Republican National convention In Chicago than there was four years ago when the convention was under the thumb of Theodore Roosevelt." was the declaration of Dr. J. N. Smith, today. Dr. Smith has Just returned from Chicago, where he was an Oregon delegate In the convention. "I think if the convention this year had gone In Roosevelt's favor he would have Indorsed what was done rather than decry It. There were originally 228 contests, .which finally dropped down to 78, and I take that as good evidence that probably there was not much merit In the great majority of them. "I shall support Mr. Taft. I think that the results at the Republican Na tional convuntlon were as good as could be secured. Compromise Candidate Favored. "Personally, I favored a compromise candidate, and would have been pleased to have seen Hughes nominated, pro viding he would have accepted. But under the conditions I think the nomi nation of Mr. Taft was the best we could do. Mr. Taft Is probably as sat isfactory a man as would have been any compromise candidate. "The course I pursued In - the con vention Is easily explained. I said be fore going back to Chicago that I would vote for Mr. Root for temporary chairman. I consider him as one of the biggest men in the United States. I worked with no maehlne nor with no programme. "When Governor Hadley moved to throw out the 78 contested delegates I voted to table the motion. The con vention had to have some rule. If the minority in the temporary rollcall hud been allowed to throw out contested delegates In this manner, contested delegates could always be thrown 'out by the minority. Consequently, I fa vored some orderly rule. Committees Mistake Admitted. "It simmered down. In my mind, to the difference between mob rule and sane procedure. "I voted to seat tne ttooseveii u it gates which were contested from Cali fornia district because I was satlslted that the California state law was such as to provide that these delegates be seated, and here, i. tnina, tne nimumw. made a mistake. The new party, I think, wm grow smaller and smaller as time goes on. and I believe Taft sentiment win Fred S. Bynon. also a Republican delegate from here, Is in Baltimore at tending the Democratic convention, and is not expected to-return ior days. ' SEIDEJj ASSAULTS THE COLONEE Socialist Says T. B. Is Like Lot In Anti-Trust Attltudi. APPLETON, Wis., June 29. Emll Seldel, ex-Socialist Mayor of Milwau kee, and candidate for Vice-President on the National Soclallst-Democratla ticket, an In address here called Theo dore Roosevelt a "faker." He compared the Colonel with Lot and his family when they were driven out of Sodom and Lot's wife turned back and was turned into a pillar of salt. "Just so It Is with -Teddy.' He says he will smash the trusts. But he goes only so tar and then turns back te favor them," said SeideL BAY CITY PIONEER PASSES William Thomas Doughty Dies ot Complication of Diseases. BAT CITY. Or., June 29. (Special.) Another pioneer has made his last Journey, and the country about here is mourning over the death of William Thomas Doughty, who was born i Bowddln, Maine, August 9, 1837. For 40 years he made this place his home. During the early days the settlers reached the Bay district by a narrow trail over the mountains and through the dense woods. In 1874. Mr. Doughty, with W. T. Baxter and J. S. Elliott, started to lay out a route to the Wil lamette Valley. After a few days travel they were lost and out of pro visions. With a little coffee and some roots and herbs, they continued their travel until Mr. Baxter succeeded in killing a deer, which gave them sus tenance until a settlement was reached. In the latter part of the year 1880, Mr. Doughty contracted a severe Illness from which he never fully recovered, his death here this week being the re sult of a complication of diseases and old age. He leaves a widow and six of his seven children, namely: Lucy. William, Vesper and Waldo, all of Bay City; Edwin, of Maiden. Wash., and Mrs. Faye Baker, of Valleyf ord, VV ash. He is also survived by five brothers, four sisters and four grandchildren. The funeral was held on Friday from the Methodist Episcopal Church here. In terment was made in the Bay View Cemetery. ' Washington Bankers Elect. TACOMA, June 29. The Washington State Bankers' Association elected the following oflicers today: President. W. J. Pattecson. Aberdeen: vice-presi dent W. H. Martin, ltzviue; Bt.- ,, -r c; k. McMillin, Bellingham, Ex ecutive committee. J. E. Chilberg. Seattle- UL- Crosby, Everett; R. R. Rutter. Sookane; Ralph S. Stacy. Tacoma: George P. Wiley. Waterville Delegate, to the American Bankers' Association. Miles C. Moore. Walla Walla; Georgs B. Burke, Tacoma: Thomas H. Brewer. S,k.ne- N. B. Cofhnan, Chehalls; I. D. Sornett, Toppenlsh; V. A Boeder. Bel Hngham; W. J. Shuman, Waltsburg. - Vancouver Bookkeeper Missing. VANCOUVER, wash.. July (Spe- ii A J. Enderlln, bookkeeper for the Star Brewery In this city, left here (or Portland Thursday and has not been seen since by his wife or friends. His wife reecived a lettef from him Thurs day night, but the contents are not made public. The company . auditor has been here this week checking the books. ' .19i: ' - ia