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VOLUME LVIII
ASTOiUA, OREGON, THURSDAY,' JULY 7, 1904.
NUMBER 235.
WILLIAMS
OUTLINES
CAMPAIGN
Deliver! Lengthy Address Upon
) Taking Platform as Tempor-;
ary Chairman of Demo" l''f
! cratlc Convention. ?
In Two-Hour Speech He Derides
I Republicans and Ridicules -,
Their Platform. .........
SCORES CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Bay the President and Secretary
Itootare Member of Mutual
Admiration Soelety-Dls-cuMKe
tbe Tariff.
gt. Loul. July Th speech of
John Sharp Wilila.r., teMionry tliulr.
man of th national .leinocro'ie con
vention, wa In part fui'ows;
Thla la an iDroprlat place and
posedto arrlv at a chole by way
of honesty and Intelligence would to
God they did! at least two minor
lection of a different character are
held. There have alwaya been two
great partlee, which, alnce the flrat
national political conventions, have
elected ' delegate "to 'convention for
the purose.of selecting a candidate
and promulgating a platform. One of
the parties baa a gone through It
party election of delegate, haa solect
ed a candidate gnd announced a plat
form. It wa one of the quleteat and
"moat unanimous occaalona" that the
musse of blatory have ever recorded.
Everything teemed to have been fixed
beforehand. There are aome conven
ience about a convention of that aort
On of them I that the temporary
chairman know lx or nine month
beforehand that he 1 going to be tem
porary chairman. He alao know what
he Is wanted to aay, compared with
what he want to aay. I could appre
ciate that, I nature you. TAe perma
nent chairman alao know what la ex
pected of him for half a year before
hand. The platform ' come ready
written no discussion about It and
la perhap revised by the candidate
hlmaelf, who haa alao been agreed
upon. , .
The Gambler' Shibboleth.
The addrea of the temporary chair
man of the national republican na-
I tlonal convention waa in one eenae
historical. It dealt much In hlatory,
CONSERVATIVES CONTROL
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AND APPLAUD CLEVELAND
They Cheer Lustily for Former President
While Bryan is Almost Ignored by
Majority of Delegates.
Parker Following Has Withstood all the Onslaughts Made Upon It,
and the Nomination of the few York Jurist is Now Re
garded as Absolutely CcrtalnToday's Session
Will be a Brief One.
Ht Louis, July 8.
ocratlc convention today llatened to anjnence when the nomination for presl-
extended apeech from Representative dent ha been made.
John Sharp Williams,
Us temporary J There were many early arrival
In
chairman, appointed the committee the convention hall and the usher had
time for a democratic convention. The y rate, most of St ancient hlatory
place I St. Loul. th chief city of "J ' " history,
th mo.t popJleu state carved out of There wa. a labored argument to prove
the Louisiana territory acgulred by the M the party Of Roosevelt must, by
"father of democracy. . The time I the fmeihlng like evolutionary process,
centennial anniversary celebration of n Vtf J-10"' nd Mc
the acquisition of that terrltory-a vast Klnle y. This was necessary In order
area of contiguous territory whose.'0 dl,,ul th Palpable fact that It
possession wa necessary for self-de- w not ctIn- w,tJ!0Ut
fense, and which wss fitted In climate
and soil for home-making by the son
and daughter of th republicthe an
niversary of real and not pseudo ex
pansion, an expansion of our popula
tion, our Industrial llf and our free
Institution over -ttiOnbablted.Jand, or
lands sparsely settled by savages whose
tribal Independence w recognised by
treating with them, or settled In pot
by whit men easily and willingly as
similated; not a so-called expansion by
mere superimposed force of our flag
(nd our military authorities, The
democratic party afterward gathered
the country to further expanalon of
this real, free character In the acqulsl
tlon of Florida, the admission of Texaa
as a state and the acquisition from
Mexico of a magnificent far west fit
to be made states In tha Union and
governed under the constitution.
Shot at th Other Fallow. ,
Th moat important quadrennial
event. In the world I the election by
the American people of their chief
executive. Before th great elevation
take place, at which all men are sup-
neceaaary to perfect permanent organi
sation, and adjourned. In a session
lasting 2 hours and CO minutes, one
striking Incident overshadowed all the
other proceedings. That was the
enthusiastic and prolonged cheering
which greeted the name of Grover
Cleveland. While the outburst which
greeted the name of the ' democratic
ex-president before Its last syllable had
fallen from the Up of the temporary
chairman waa noteworthy In Itself, It
waa magnified by contrast with the
greeting accorded the men who have
stood for all that ha been opposed by
Cleveland and within the party during
the last eight years.
James K. Jones of Arkansas, chair-
then, this labored argument by this man of th national committee, went
great and ingenious lawyer. It was upon the platform and took his seat
to draw away attention from Roose- unnoticed. Practically no greeting was
veltlsm and Its volcanic, eruptive and given him when he faced the convert-
reckless character by dwelling upon tlon, gavel In hand. There were other
the fact that, at some period of Its I stalwart lieutenants of the Nebraska n
history, the republican party has been who entered unacclalmed. and lastly
"a'party which did the thlnga," and Bryan hlmaelf, who, for th first time
did them safely. The orator hoped I during two national campaigns, was
to have the country lose sight of the
fact that It Is now in both of Its
executive branches a party of passiv
ity, of non-action, of obstruction to
reform progress; In a word, a party
whose only sacred precept Is the shib
boleth which makes them known, one
of them to the other, a shibboleth
drawn from the gambler' tables
"stand pat" a precept born of cow
ardice and fear to move.
Mutual Admiration 8oclty.
1 shall not pay undue attention to
the temporary chairman of the repub
lican convention. After Interrogating,
In the light of reason, a few utterances,
I aha) pass on to the authoritative
(Continued on Fag I.)
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greeted with silence.
, Clevelsnd's Nam Cheered.
Eight mlnutea after the gavel fell
the twice-named candidate of his party
passed In at the main entrance and
sought his seat unheralded and un
heeded. A few mlnutea later be arose
end pushed his way to a seat nearer
the alale, where, standing a moment
to. give greeting to his friends, he was
caught sight of and applauded. But
the measure of applause waa but a
ripple when compared to the atorm
called forth by Cleveland's name.
Llntenlng attentively to the democratic
doctrine laid down by Williams, the
conservativea found occasion for the
first demonstration when reference was
made to the record of ex-President
Cleveland. The shackled party Inter
eat which had laid dormant was re-
j leaeed as if by touch of trigger. The
I name of Cleveland was echoed from a
. thousund throats. Hats, handkerchiefs,
j funs and arms waved, delegates and
i spectators stood on their chalra and i
j the lust semblance of order was turned
into conrusion which the convention
officials were powerless to subdue.
While the outburst was at Its helghth
Bryan's following attempted to con
vert the demonstration Into applause
for their lender. The name "Bryan"
was yelled lustily, but In vain. The
shouting of "Grover" and "Cleveland"
difficulty In making them take their
eats. There was a disposition to
loiter In the aisles, which continued
long after Chairman Jones swung his
ponderous gavel In the first call for
order. The arrival of the dignitaries
attracted comparatively little attention.
David B. Hill, chairman of the New
Tork delegation, and the other boomers
of Parker; Tammany Leader Murphy,
Mr. Bryan, democratic members of the
senate and many others prominent In
national affaiis and conspicuous before
the country took their places In the
hall practically unnoticed. '.
' Opposition Little in Evidenc.
Little political scheming was la prog
ress on the floor of the convention bait
1 ne anti-rariter delegates were so
much in the minority that there ap
peared to be no basis for clever ma
nlpulatlon. The action of Ohio late
last night, clonely following Pennsyl
vanla's declaration for the New Tork
Jurlsu iuui...i.f!e.Jbua-ita.ajn tendency
displayed by other delegations which
had been counted In the antl-Parker
ranks, had telling effect upon the opposition.
Exactly on the hour of noon. Chair
man Jones called the convention to
order. The call was read and the
opening prayer delivered. A commit
tee was named to escort Williams to
the platform to assume the temporary
chairmanship.
Many Did Net Hsar Williams.
With the exception of the tinder Ig
nited by the mention of Cleveland's
name, the speech of the temporary
chairman was received practically
without Interruption. A few passages
were applauded, but that was all. The
fault was not with the speech, but
principally with the acoustic conditions
of the hall. Williams had not been
speaking more than five minutes be
fore It was apparent that many per-j
sons were unable to hear him. The
crowding toward the platform made
conditions worse, and the police and
ushers had difficulty in maintaining
passageways In the main body of the
hall.
The applause which greeted Mr.
Williams at the conclusion of his
speech attested his popularity with the
delegates. Though they had heard
only part of what he had said, the
cheering by delegates and spectators j
amounted to an ovation. When that
had passed the band was signaled to
column before the roll call Is finished.
It is reported late tonight that a final
anti-Parker conference ha been called
for an unknown place of meeting, but
the New Yorker's managers, confident
they have the whole situation thor
oughly In hand, are not disturbed by
this conference or Its possible result
For second place on the ticket It
can hardly be said that speculation
tonight centers on, any one man. A
half-dozen names are on the list of
the crowd that gather in the lobbies
but the general sentiment Is that this
matter shall be left to ripen until after
the- head of the ticket has been for
mally named. - "
Claim of th Opposition.
Some conferences were held by the
anti-Parker men, after which they still
claimed they had enough vote to de
feat Parker If they could rely upon
pledges made to them. Various sug
gestions were made as to uniting upon
a candidate, and both Gray and Olney
have been suggested as the men upon
whom to rally the Parker opposition.
Brief Session Today.
On account of the difficulties which
have arisen In connection with the va
rlous matters of a preliminary nature
connected with the convention the con
elusion has been reached to have only
a brief session of the convention to'
morrow. - '
The convention . will . meet at 10
o'clock but it is probable none of the
committee will be able to report at
that time. The committee on resolu
tions surely will not be, and. In view
of Senator Bailey's declination of the
permanent ' chairmanship. It Is prob
able that the temporary organization
may be continued for the day. The
present prospect is that tomorrow's
session will not be of more than an
hour's duration.
BLEW OUT HI3 BRAINS.
Morrow County's Treasurer Kills Him
self for Cause Unknown.
Heppner, July t M. Llchtenthal,
former county treasurer and one of
the best known merchants of this
place, committed suicide today by
snooting nimseir in tne bead with a
revolver. Great mystery surrounds the
affair, but the general belief Is that
Llchtenthal was demented when he
took his Own life. The deceased., was
county treasurer for three successive
terms, but was defeated In . the last
election. He was very sensitive re
garding the matter. He was to have
turned his accounts over to bis succes
sor today. It Is believed the, accounts
are straight In a safe was found a
check issued In favor of E. G. Noble,
the new treasurer, calling for 127,000,
which sum is on deposit at the First
National bank of Heppner. Lichten-
thal's books will be experted.
FLOOD SITUATION SERIOUS.
wa ixnewea. ana me uryan rouowing play. The Star-Spangled Banner,"
hissed. The greatest significance was I followed by "Dixie," was played. Both
attached to the showing made by the
conservatives. Their absolute control
of the convention Is no longer doubted,
even by those who have heretofore de
clined to be convinced. The nomina
tion of Judge Parker for president is
assured beyond any possibility of de
feat Great Crush at th Opening.
The great Coliseum where the, con
vention Is being held is admirably
adapted to accommodate the surging
crowds which pressed for admission as
soon as the doors opened,
Before 11 o'clock- the " spectators'
seats began filling, although the space
on the floor' allotted to delegates and
their alternates remained barren until
noon, when the session was called to
order. That the duty of decorating
the immense hall was entrusted to
skilled hands was apparent from the
first ..glimpse of the Interior. The
general effect , is a mammoth arched
canopy fringed dn white, with the walls
forming alternate stripes of red, white
and blue. One of the crowning features
Is an Immense furled flag, which Is
pendant from the center of the roof.
selections were cheered until the music
was nearly drowned.
As the preliminary business of nam
ing working committees was complet
ed,' the delegates started leaving the
hall, Announcement of the meeting
place of the committees on resolutions,
credentials, permanent organisation and
others was made, and ( at 2: SO the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Parker's Strength Growing.
The steady growth of the Parker
strength has stood unchecked through
out the day and night. In the face of
the developments of the convention's
session, the nebulous of the opposition
grew more uncertain, and tonight no
one can be found to stand for any
definite statement that the New Yorker
will meet with opposition of a serious
character when the convention Is polled
for the first place on the ticket. The
delegates that have wavered in the
balance have succumbed to the Parker
tide, with few exceptions, and these
are not expected to withstand the al
most assured results of the vote as It
proceeds, but will change to the Parker
Ksnsas Rivers Are Out of Their Banks
and Still Rising.
Wichita, Kas., July 6. With the
Little Arkansas river, on the north and
west; the Arkansas river, on the west
and Chlsholm creek, on the east side
of the city, each higher than it was
a month ago and still rising, the flood
situation here is becoming alarming.
Early this morning the Arkansas river
was 7.4 feet above low water mark.
In parts of the wholesale district cel
lars are flooded, and crops' are ruined
in many sections..
PLATFORM
COMMITTEE
IN SESSION
Various Drafts Are to Be Submit
ted, but Thus Far Nothing
of a Definite Nature Kas
Transpired.
Bryan Expresses Sentiment That
All Drafts Should Be Pre
sented to Committee.
CHAMP CLARK FOR CHAIRMAN
Senator Baifcy Declines to Serve
and Missouri Congressman
Will Probably Agree to
Preside. . .
Kaw Out of Its Banks.
Topeka, Kas., July 6, The Kaw river
broke its banks at 11 o'clock tonight
and Joined with Soldier creek. A large
portion of North Topeka is flooded
Tne stream Is rising at the rate of
three inches an hour and will keep
It up all night . 5
BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS.
Japs Probably Trying to Cut Off Muk
? '" dsn From Russians. '
London, July 7. The Llao Yang cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, In
a dispatch dated July 7.-11 a. m.:, Says:
"A battle Is proceeding 25 miles from
here. Numbers of wounded are being
brought In from tne1 mountains. It is
believed the Japanese are continuing
their advance with the object of cut
ting off Mukden."
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Denver, July . A fund of $25,000
a month for the support of the machin
ists who have been1 on strike on the
Santa Pe railroad will be raised by
the International association.
Pt. Louis, July . The committee on
resolutions met in a room connected
with the-convention hall Immediately
after adjournment of the convention,
and, after effecting organization and
transacting considerable preliminary
work, adjourned to meet at 7 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
ex-Secretary Hill, of New York, and,
upon motion, Senator Daniel of Vir
ginia was elected chairman of the com
mittee and given authority tn appoint
a secretary and a sub-committee of 11
to consider the various drafts of plat
forms and report upon. them. W. J.
Bryan suggested that if any member
of the committee Tmd drafted platforms
which they desired to present, they
should submit copies to the members
of the full committee, in order tlua
they might have time to consider them
before corning together again.
If." said Chairman Daniel, "the gen
tleman, from Nebraska has a platform
should be very glad Indeed for a
copy of It"
Mr. Bryan replied that he had none.
At this juncture a number of mem
bers stated that they had formulated
various resolutions which they desired
to submit among them being Williams
of Mississippi, Newiands of Nevada,
Daniel and Tillman of South Carolina
snd Poe of Maryland. The latter states
that the views of Senator Gorman were
embodied in his draft
The committee reconvened at 7
o'clock. Senator Daniel announced the
appointment of a sub-committee t
prepare a platform for submission t
the full committee as follows:
Messrs. Daniel of Virginia, Hill of
New York, Bryan of Nebraska, Wil
liams of Mississippi, Pattlson of Penn
sylvania, Du Bois of Idaho, Hamlin of
Massachusetts,- Cable of Illinois, Poe
of Maryland, Shlveley of Indiana, Davis
of West Virginia and Senator New
lands of Nevada.
Various planks affecting current Is
sues were submitted to the committee.
No definite action was taken tonight
The committee ort resolutions in
cludes W. F. Butcher of X)resron. M. M.
Godman of Washington and Fred T.
Du Bois of Idaho.
Bailey Will Not Serve.
The committee on permanent organi
zation selected Joseph W. Bailey of
Texas for permanent chairman, Champ
Clark being defeated. Senator Bailey
has declined the chairmanship and sug
gested that the place be tendered to
Mr. Clark. In accordance with this
suggestion. , a committee called upoa
the Missouri representative and ten
dered him the chairmanship. Clark
answered that he had been engaged to
place Senator Cockrell In nomination
for the presidency and therefore would
have to be on the floor of the con
vention. The committee urged him te
reconsider his determination, and later
Clark sent a telegram to Cockrell ac
quainting him with the situation. If
Cockrell makes no objection, Clark will
accept the chairmanship. In view of
the certainty that Parker will be nom
inated, it is believed Cockrell will ask
that his name be withdrawa
Two-Thirda Rule Will Prevail.
The rules committee of the conven
tion, by a vote of 26 to S, decided not
to abrogate the two-thirds vote for
candidates in the convention, and re
jected the proposal that a majority de
cide the choice of the delegates.
(Continued u pg eigUt.)