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Convention Adjourns after
Two Fourth of July Ses
sions. Without Reaching
Any Agreement
tlcADdO CLIMBS TO 53d
LACKS 20 OF MAJORITY
Californian Needs 202 to
Nominate; Compromise:
Only Sofutiort
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
: New York, July 4. In a renewed
; drive late tonight to reach" a ma
jority In the democratic national
convention William G. McAdoo ran
; his total to 530 votes, just 20 be
low the halfway mark and 202
i below the necessary number for a
; nomination. " ; ' --'.
The total of the 69th ballot was
24 greater than had ever been
cast for: him before: the previous
high mark, having been 505 on
the 40th ballot. Encouraged by
this showing, the field forces of,
;the former treasury secretary were
-busy seeking .to add to their
forces. L
Announcement of the 530 votes
for the Californian was . greeted
; with cheers from his followers and
fwaa made the occasion for anoth
k er ' demonstration . and march
-'- around the convention hall. Chair
man Walsh finally halted It by the
Tlrorons use of his gavel.;'.'.
When the tally clerk announced
that Governor Smith had received
335 on this ballot 3 below his
maximum the signal was given
a flmith demonstration.' Itt
which the galleries - Joined with
continued cheers and roars.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
Kew York, July 4. Two fourth
of July sessions of the aemocrax
' ic convention failed to produce a
nominee for the presidency and
tonight, at the end of 70 ballots,
the party leaders began seriously
" to consider the administration of
heroic measures to brealc the dead
Mock." : 1: . --Durlnir.
the day two favorite
sons had been eliminated, McAdoo
had reached a new high record
within 20 votes of a majority of
the convention; Smith had again
touched his high water mark, and
the series of maneuvers oh the
convention floor had re-klndled
the animosities of the warring
, groups and apparently made a
compromise more difficult.
The floor j skirmishing was
started by the Smith forces who
first proposed in a. formal reso
i. lu'tion that all that the candidates
be Invited to address the delegates
; Jn ' executive session .before there
was a further ballot. The pro
posal failed of the. twothlrds re
quired for adoption, with the Mc-
Adoo forces Toting against It, and
later a' proposal to invite Governor
Smith alone to speak from the con
vention platform was similarly re-
'. Jected. " ; !
The leaders' of the groups
which are outside both the Mc-
Adoo and Smith camp believed
' they might succeed tomorrow in
convincing the managers for
both I candidates that, further bat
lottn would be futile, under the
present lineup and that the nly
hope of a decision was an agree
ment upon a compromise' noml-
; nee. i r 1 : : - ! ' . .
Efforts were being made after
tonight's adjournment to bring
some of the principal supporters
of the two leading contenders to
gether In a conference with a def
inite ' plan for compromsie, under
. consideration. Various comprom
ise candidates were to be put for
, ward in-the conference should it
first be found possible to convince
the conferees that neither Mc
Adoo nor Smith can be nomlnat
ed. I r ' : '. - -' 1
A second and entirely different
plan to break the deadlock, and
'release the convention embarrass
ments was under consideration in
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Fair I without
shange in temperature Satur
day: moderate ; winds mostly
west by northwest. :
LOCAL WEATHER
s (Friday)
Maximum temperature, 89
Minimum temperature, 64
River, 1.4 stationary
Rainfall, none
Atmosphere clear
Wind, north 1
MANY FIRES CALL
DEPARTMENT OUT
. INDEPENDENCE DAY
The Fourth of July was a
day of more than the usual
number of fires' in Salem, most
of them due to firecrackers or
other celebration activities.
Besides the tire that damaged
the P. Newberry home, and
the roof fire at the .Fred.
Gahlsdoff home. s 985 North
Church street, there was , anr
other residence fire that
theatened to become serious,
. but . that did little damage. .
This was at the J. T. Hart'
home, 1467 Market street.,
The fire was mainly under the
house. ;. j , ;-.-.;;
: :; A grass fire a.t 1736 Front
street,: called out the depart
ment at 9:10 last night, and
another grass fire at Fifteenth
and Mill brought out the fire
trucks a few minutes later, at
9:30. Five minutes later, or
at 9:35 an awning fire at the
Salem Electric ; . company's
place : of business called the
-department out for the, sixth
time during the day.
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Federal Secretary of Educa
tion Favored By Presi dent
Before N. E. A.
WASHINGTOX, July 4. Nearly
15,000 American teachers and ed
ucators stood and cheered1 here
today when President Coolidge in
an address voiced his approval ! of
a pending bill to create a federal
department of education presided
over by a cabinet member.' The
speech closed 'a seven-day con
vention of the National Education
association. jv i'.y."r.-i-
The education plan desired by
the . teachers,, embodied, in the
Sterling-Reed bill before congress.
has his endorsement, the president-
said, "bearing In mind that this
does not mean any interference
with the local control and dignity.
but is rather an attempt to re
cognize : the importance of edu
catlonal effort."
Terming ignorance "the most
fruitful source of poverty, vice and
crime," .the president pointed out
to the teachers that there are in
this country three million native
born illiterates, as well as 14,000,-
000 foreign born illiterate white
persons, who must be given an op
portunity to read and write the
English language, "that they may
come into more direct contact
with the ideal! and standards of
our political and social life." i
, He asserted that "our institu
tions are constantly and very
properly the.strb ject of critical in
quiry unless their Origin is un
derstood, unless their value be
properly assessed, the citlien falls
ready prey to those selfish agita
tors who would exploit his pre
judices to promote their own
vantage." .-.
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AGEflTS SEAflCil FOR
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Men Who Asked $50,000
From Senator McCormick
Is Sought in Illinois
BYRON, 111., i July 4. Of fleers
and private detectives are search
ing for two men suspected of hav
ing written a letter to .... United
States Senator MedUF McCormick
and his wife, demanding $50,000
be placed under a culvert : three
miles north of the McCormick
farm home near Byron. The let
ter did not threaten any one or
mention the (kidnaping of anr
member of the senator's family.
After the letter was received
last Thursday, Just after, Senator
McCormick had departed for Eu
rope, private detectives were em
ployed to trace the writers of the
epistle. A decoy package , was
placed, under the culvert designat
ed in the letter and two men, who
later passed under the culvert and
picked up the package were taken
Into custody by the detectives but
later were released. : ;
. Reports of the tracing of the
decoy package ; leaked out and
report was circulated that Mrs.
McCormick had received a letter
demanding money on the threat
that her son, John, 8 years old
would he;, kidnaped. unless" the
funds were placed under the cuK
WRITER OF DEMIUiI
BOURBONS ARE
IN SEARCH OF
SOI REMEDY
Resolutions Drafted to 3reak
Deadlock Meet Up With
Little Favor; From Parti
san Leaders L
COX AND RALSTON HELP
BY WITHDRAWING NAMES
FairitlHope Helfi That Other
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ravorite sons will Drop!
1 I From the Race i
MADISON SQUARE OARDEN.
New York, July 4 Groping i for
some way to end the deadlock, the
democratic national contention .re
assembled ; for its night session
with a .variety of remedies In
prospect for consideration.
Resolutions proposing to break
the unit rule, to abolish the two-
thirds rule and to drop off the
low man on each ballot, were In
the pockets of leaders, waitine
to be: sprung if they could be
agreed i upon : by ; a . few sponsors,1
With Ralston and Cox two of the
favorite sons out of the way
mere : was a faint hope that the
remainder of ; the favorite sons
string,1 might be Induced to with
draw ; and permit the strength of
the convention to divide defin
itely between Smith and McAdoo,
so that those two could fight It
out, i ; .: :: - f
As the delegates assembled .for
the night session the. band ap
propriately played "It May Be for
Years and It May Be Forever."
The session came to order near
ly on time and prayer was offered
by the Rev. Paul F. Landis, min
ister of the John Hall Memorial
of New York
The ; first (business o t. the . ses
sion was the calling of the roll
of' states for the 67th ballot.
Chairman "Walsh then had read
a communication from w. u. mc
Adoo. It was read by unanimous
consent. ' ''.''
'The convention ' today voted
quite properly against a' proposal
to Invite all candidates to address
It," the letter said. "Subsequent
ly, a proposal to invite the gov
ernor of New York to address it;
was; rejected by a vote of the con
vention." i
Mr. McAdoo wrote he was sure
the action was taken because of
the j disposition to conclude the
business. But he concluded with
a suggestion to his friends in the
convention that they invite Gov
ernor Smith to make an address.
Gavin McNab then, on behalf
of the California delegation, asked
thati the vote by which the con
vention refused to Invite Gover
nor Smith be reconsidered. He
proposed a unanimous consent
that !i Governor Smith be invited
to speak at 10 o'clock. ;t
-Meanwhile Michael Igoe of
Chicago, a Smith delegate, j was
recognized, after much shouting
and distress. ; Meanwhile Chair
man Walsh was walloping the cel
ebrated light-headed gavel so vig
orously that the head of it flew off
again and this time it bounced on
the head of a man standing im
mediately below tho . speaker's
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tlOTHSFOH
Oregon, Washington '? and
Given Shares of Improve- f
I ment Funds ; .'! -i.
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 4.
Allottments for. river and .har
bor! improvements under the act
of congress approved June 7, an
nounced today by the war depart
ment for the fiscal year include:
In Oregon: Coos Bay $665,000;
Coos River $3000: Yaquina Bay
and Harbor $21,000 Clatskanie
River $6500: Willamette River
above Portland and Yamhill Riv
er j $18,900; Columbia River and
tributaries above Celilq Falls! to
the mouth of the Snake River, in
Oregon and Washington $4000;
Columbia and lower . Willamette
Riter below Vancouvep, Wash.,
and Portland? 3 7.0 00. ' ! j
: In Oregon,. Washington and
Idiho::-;! -;j
Snake River $10,000.
In Washington: . X
Skamokawa. Creek $1800;
Grays Harbor and Bar entrance
$81,000; - Grays Harbor ' between
Aberdeen" and Chehalla RIfer
$41,000; Seattle harbor; $25,00 0&
S IE
MADE
AUTO PLUNGES
off:, precipice
CARRYING BABY
Portland . Couple Run Vainly
! After Car as it Goes Over
Edge
of
Cliff
BEND. Ore.. Julv 4. Running
vainly lo check the progress of an
automobile carrying Wanda Mfiy,
their 3-year old daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas King of Portland.
qaw.tbeir automobile plunge over
tpe brink of Crooked River can
yon this morning, . bearing the
baby to i her death. Mr. and
Mrs. Max Fleming also of Port
land, were of the party, and
Fleming got his hands on . the car
Just as it toppled over the edge of
the precipice.
i The Kings and Flemings,-had
Stopped to ' admire - the grandeur
of the canyon. Wishing to enjoy
the view they stepped from the
automobile and made their way
to the edge of the' precipice, leaf
ing the baby in the front seat.
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Calvin i Jr. in an Alarminfe
Condition Due to Acute f
Septic, Poisonin
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WACHIVnTftV T.. t.. t r
Illness 'again entered the White
House today when Calvin Coolidge
Jr., younger son of .President and
Mrs. Coolidge, developed an acute
case of septic poisoning. ,
; The boy, who is 1.6 years of age,
became ill yesterday and late last
night his condition became alarm
ing. Five physicians were called
In and it was determined . that
poisoning resulted from a broken
blisten On the right foot, brought
out during a tennis match, had
spread throughout his system. An
other consultation late today was
followed by the announcement
that the condition, previously de
scribedf as serious," was mchVaj;-
ed. :. ,
Mrs. Coolidge is in constant at
tendance at the bedside, while the
president; after keeping a speak
ing engagement this morning, be
fore the National Educational as
sociation, remained in thie White
House the rest of the day.
; The blister on the foot developed
during a tennis match young Cal
vin played last Monday with his
brother John, 181 years of age.
Yesterday he complained of in
tense pain In the body. Physic
ians were summoned and the seri
ous nature of the illness was then
learnect.l TheVe Is little which
can be done at this stage. It was
said, with the problem largely up
to the endurance and strength of
the youf. ;
His 5yuth is In his favor, but
he has gfown .very fast during the
last year. Likewise he is of slight
build, i I .
The: illness, caused a gloom to
descend upon the White House on
this, the 52 hd birthday of the
president. ;' 1
Boy Is
COOLIDGE'S
SON
Gleanings
Struck
Circus Moiikey f Attacks
ROCKWAY, Ore., . July 4.
Junior Schutte, son of E. W.
Schutte of Portland .1 was injured.
probably fatally here? today when
he .was struck by the: propeller -of
en airplane which had Just landed
on the beach' after taking passen
gers aloft. The lad was one of a
crowd of onlookers gathered on
the beach and according to spec
tators, ran in front of the seaplane
and was' drawn against the propel
lor by the air suction. ;
. Following the accident the pilot
took the injured boy and his fath
er to Tillamook by plane, for medi
cal treatment. 4 J
Boy Btf er By Monkey
BEND, ', Ore., July 4. :Jack
Davis, nine year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank May of this city
was attacked by a monkey, kept nt
one of the side shows at the
Fourth, of July celebration
grounds! here early j today. The
boy wa badly bitten about both
legs and .was almost crazed, from
fright by - the time he had torn
himself loose from the animal.
. Sailor Arrested For Shooting;
. SEATTLE, Wash., July 4. :
William Van,' first class .seaman
of the . battleship V Pennsylvania
as arrested here late this after
noon and is held in the vessel's
brlg r in connection : with ' the
shooting; of Arthur" RITey. ' 42
In a hotel here last night.
DELEGATE HIT
BY HEAD FROM
WALSH'S GAVEL
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Herman Schoernstein of New
York: Suffers Concussion
Ik A of the Brain
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York.' N. Y:, July , 4
Herman j Schoernstein of New
Yorlcj suffered concussion of the
brain tonight when he was struck
on the head by Chairman Walsh s
gavel as It flew pff -the handle
and bounced; into ..the delegate
space, j... V . , , i :
Schoernstein,, taken to the con
vention i hospital after the acci
dent was unconscious for -five
mlnutesj . '. ;
The "head of the chairman's.
gavel has been flying off at least
once! a t day. Heretofore .it had
mjssed any human mark. U
schoernstein s condition was
pronounced not serious and the
physicians said he could go home
in a few! hours.
TO II PROPERTY
House Near Fourteenth. and
Chemeketa Partially De-4
5 stroyed Friday j
Fire,' supposedly started front' a
fire: cracker, did several hundreds
of dollars worth of damage to the
residence property owned by Mrs.
T. B. 'Kay and occupied 5 by ?F.
Newberry, near Chemeketa attd
Fourteenth t about 11:30 o'clock
Friday morning. The loss is cpr
erefl by: jnshrance, while1 the prp
erty is valued around $4000.
Neighbors first- saw the fire,
whifh broke through the roof in
the vicinity, of . the chimney. It
tu at. first thought that a fire
in the stove had caused the con
flagration, but Mr. Newberry had
moved ,a ' majority of his .house-.
hold effects f rpm the ; place the
day before and., stated that there
had not been a. fire In the Btove
all I day.! r Because of this.
the
the
blaze originated with a firecrack
er,! though how it got on the, roof
In the firet place is not known.
A "dead" hydrant at the corner
of Chemeketa and Fourteenth de
layed the (ire department until a
pump hose could be lowered to
the creek, a short distance from
the corner. I
. About, 10 minutes after the de
partment checked In at' the sta
tion returning from this call, they
responded to an alarm from 985
North Church, where they extin
guished! a roof ftTe .before much
damage had been done
COOLIDGE'S BIRTIJDAY
, JwAsklNGTON, July 4. (By
Associated Press.) - President
Coolidge celebrated a double birth
day Friday; his 5 2d and the Na
tion's 14 8th. '
By
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.' .'I Farner-Lnbor Forces' Meet
SEATTLE, . July 4. Washing
ton farmer-labor forcesunder the
leadership of James A. Duncan of
Seattle, will open their state con
vention here tomorrow morning
Credentials have been received
from about 150 delegates.
Cody Statue Unveiled
CODY.Wyo., July , 4. As the
sun sank behind the continental
range today, flags veiling a statue
of Colonel William (Buffalo Bill)
Cody were drawn aside and t
monumental likeness of the fam
ous scout on Mettlesome broncho
was dedicated as, a reminder to
America oi tne spirit mat won me
west.
I MacLaren Laves for Japan
! SHANGHAI, July 5. A Stuart
MacLaren, the British aviator on
a world flight, left here at 9:35
this morning for Kagosbima,' Ja
pan. ;: ; '
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Kngene Lad Drowns ,
j .EUGENE. Or., July 4. When
Walter Kapping, 14-year-ofd ' son
of Mr. knd Mrju, Louis Kapping of
Junction City dived to the hot
torn of a swimming ; hole in the
Willamette river near Harrisburg
this afternoon to show' his com'
panlon how long he could: stay
under water, he. failed to come to
the surface again. '
FIRE DDES DAMAG
Pay
rropell
Boy
I1IS
UNITED AGAIN
EEHT
Southern Branch Late! Yes
terday Voted Overwhelm.
ingly to Accept Joint Uni
fication Plan
GENERAL C0NFEREN
CES
TO RATIFY IN.
1925
Formal Acceptance . a n d
Actual union to Be Made;
7,000,000 Affected
CHATTANOOGA. .Tennj, July
4By the Associated Press
Southern Methodists late j today.
In special conference, here! voted
overwneimingly to accept the
proposed plan for unification with
the Methodist Episcopal jchurch
devised by a joint committee of
the' two -organizations and adopt
ed by the. northern general con
ference recently in Snrinefield.
Mass. . Opponents, most of them
in favor of unification but not
under, the particular plan recom
mended, could muster only 75
votes against adoption' while the
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uiiiiiuaiiuuisie ponea a lotai oi
297. A two thirds majority was
necessary for acceptance j and It
had-been cast when the secretary
still had nearly .100 delegates to
poll. . j
The plan of organized union has
yet to run the gauntlet of! the an
nual conferences of- the two
churches, the northern conference
voting in 1925 while the southern
conferences were requested in
resolution adopted today; to act
during the same year, fin the
north , two thirds of all the mem
bers, voting in the annual confer
ences must ratify the proposal
whnelp "the south the1 j-eqnlrell
majority is three fourths
With ratification by the annnal
conferences, the college of bishops
of each church would meet Joint
ly and notify their respective gen
eral conferences that the : union
haa been effected. The eeneral
conferences then will be called to
meet in joint session to put unifi
cation into effect. The southern
general conference meetsi in regu
lar Session in May, 1926,' at t
place as yet undetermined. Since
the northern conference doee not
meet again until 1928 a special
sessfon will be called, probably In
May, 1926, to be held jointly with
the southern conference.'
- Should the merger finally be
come effective it would unite Into
oriel body approximately seven
million Methodists in the country
and -heal a breach that has existed
since the separation in 1844:
Itf was 80 years ago this month,
16 years before the outbreak; of
the I war between the states, that
thefchurch divided on the ques
tion! of the powers of the general
conference and the rights of the
episcopacy,: according to Bishop
Horace MJ Duboz of the 'southern
chufch. ' I .. . j
Bishop James O- Andrew, of
Georgia has married a Georgian
wh& was a slave owner!. Under
the flaws of Georgia the i slaves of
hiewife became legally j his own,
, I (Continued on jag 4)
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Indianan Drops Out to Help
Break Deadlock in Spite'
of Taggart's Wish
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SEW YORK. Ju.ly 4j Against
the! wishes of Thomas1 Taggart and
the (entire Indiana delegation Sen
atof RaTston today eliminated hlm
sel from the "Democratic presi
dential nomination contest.
After repeated pleas; from the
senator by telephone) and tele
graph to withdraw his! name for
the sake of party harmony. Tag
gar called the Hoosier delega
tion together and they agreed to
accede to their candidate's wishes.
onight, however,; some of them
persist iRalaton is not entirely out
of theruhning. : f : j
The wheels of the sulkies were
locked and we got: out that the
race might go on," Taggart said
In explanation of the senator's
withdrawal. . i -
At - a -caucus to consider with
drawing Ralston's name It was
agreed to permit Taggart lo cast
thel : delegation's -.balPoU for tha
present. . - . -
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RALSTON LEAVES
iCOiHIOH
FIGHTING BOB
TO ENTER RACE
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SENATOR LA FOLLETTE V
Senator Robert M. La Follette
yesterday signified to the conven
tion for Progressive Political ae
tion meeting at Cleveland that he
intended to enter the. race for the
presidency of the United States as
an Independent: candidate. He
opposed the formation of. a third
party at the present time.'
Loot Poihtto Two Escaped
uonvicisr i oioien auto
Recovered .
Belief that Bobbv Burns and W
A. Anderson, two of the three
convicts who escaped from , the
penitentiary Thursday nizht were
responsible for- the. burglary of
the Hauser . Brothers . sporting
goods store the same night, was
expressed, yesterday b7. local : of
f icials. i "Two, guns, two - flash
lights,; aTsafty raxor otnd two
packs, with a auantltv of ammu
tt1cVwre'stlrlnviromnhe store
it was discovered, Friday, morn
ing. About; 1 8 In 'cash was also
stolen, while papers from two spe
cial boxes were found strewn over
the floor of the store. Severa
dollars worth of stamps were not
molested. - The Chevrolet automo
bile stolen from Ford Boyd was
found abandoned two miles south
of Junction City Friday noon
i The store was entered by means
of a crowbar forged from an au
tomobile axle. 'The rear entrance
to the store, opening Into the al
ley, was the point of entrance
Here a padlock on the heavy
wooden door was smashed, and
after prying off another padlock
on an iron parred uoor leading ;to
the basement j the men were able
to enter the building. From the
loot selected, it is almost certain
that two men participated in the
burglary and from the nature (of
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Alone in Washington Wis-
uuii&m joenaior uirecis
Moves; to Use Radio .
WASHINGTON,' July 4.Sena
tor La Follette spent today at
home and almost" alone while .the
Cleveland convention which ig ex
pected to put him in nomination
was in session. He was active,
however, by long" distance tele
phone communication, once or
twice with I his representatives at
Cleveland to correct a point or
two of the message in which he
declared his willingness to run,
and by rad!o.f keeping in touch
with the proceedings of the dem
ocratic convention at New York.! ,
Informed by the Associated Press
of developments at j Cleveland,
Snator . La Follette withheld all
comment. His adherents and
supporters! were all In that city
and It was said that his political
fortunes would be left Id their
hands, f As to 'the 'vice presidential
candidate to run with him and all
other matters, the senator was
said to have no word. .
Only his secretary and his wife
were with him and the seclusion to
which he has clung . in recent
months was maintained unbroken;
and would be. his advisers said,
even after t the nomination at'
Cleveland. '. ' : " ' ; : t.
The campaign plan 19 that .he
will remain a his home address
ing audiences by radio; at Inter
vals,, although the organization
which will direct, his candidacy
will have headquarters at Chl
cago", , . L
GISSTW !
FROi STORE
LAfLTg.
L'FOLLETTE IS
TD IKE Mi
FREEflFyTi'
Wisconsin Senator Sends
Message to Progressives
Indicating Intention to
: Run for President
OPPOSES FORMATION i
OF HEW THIRD PARTY
Convention to Fight Over
Question of Another Com
. ' lete Organization
, CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 4.-
Senator Robert' M. LaFoIlette of
Wisconsin' formally announced to
day that he would be an independ
ent, candidate for. president..
He disclosed thi Intention and:
opposition to Immediate formation
of a new party in a message to
the conference for Pittsburgh po
litical action, in session here.
Immediately after the senator'
statement had been read to the
convention by his son, Robert M.
LaFoIlette, Jr., a motion was of
fered by.' Herman . Wills, a - vice
president of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, to endorse
the ' candldaey.A With delegates
yelling ;"letVgo.?'. opposition to
this procedure y developed from
socialist sources.
Morris HillqulC New - York,
begged the convention, not to act '
until It had fully organized. Amid
confusion," Judge Jacob Panken of
the New York - municipal court,
made a point of order that until
the ' convention was organised it
could not act. .This was upheld
by Wm. Johnston, chairman " of
the gathering, and the attempt to
rush through the LaFoIlette en- .
dorsemenwas dropped
Friends "pt LaFoIlette were con
vinced by the demonstrations tlat '
accompanied mention, of his same
through the day, that approval of
his candidacy would be given to
morrow before adjournment. ,
L Challengers of today's attempt
ed procedure let It be known that
their object wa not to keep th
convention from endorsing La
FoIlette, j but to give opportunity
for them to present their conten
tion that the time is ripe for for
mation of a new party. This que
tion will be threshed out on the '
floor tomorrow. !
While it was known that LaFoI
lette had a communication to tha
convention, in response .to the
conference's national fcommlttee
requeet tor a, statement as to his
plans and views, its petition today
came as a surprise. For hours
the delegates had listened to ora-
tory by the chairman and some
invited guests and delegates.
Committees had been appointed
and the gatheYing was. marking
time while they were trying to get
going. The credentials commit
tee', which had been at Its . task
for more than two days, finally
came in and offered a partial re
port. , - ..: 7' . r'
The delegates were getting
ready; for an early adjournment
until tomorrow. Suddenly Chair
man Johnston Interrupted the
reading of the names of 'accredited
delegates. -
Senator LaFoIlette ba sent a
message to, the convention," he
announced, explaining it would be
read by the senator's son, whom
he introduced as "a chip off the
old block." n a ringing voice
and - with pugnacious gestures
which emphasized the chief points
of his father's statement, young
LaFoIlette soon had the delegates
standing and cheering. A demon
stration in which there was some
parading along the ateles. was
precipitated by the following pro
mise of Senator LaFoIlette:
"I am ready to enlist with yon y
to wage unceasing warfare until
the American people . have been
restored to the full enjoyment of .
their political and economic
rights." , ?
.The message .was a lengthy ex
position of the senator' views on
domestic and international politi
cal issues. After a bitter-arraignment
of both the old parties,
which he declared could not be
trusted to "carry out their, pro
mises, it eaid: i : .
"I shall submit my name a3 is
Independent progressive candidate
for president, together with the.
names of duly: qualified candi
dates for electors, for filing on
the ballots In every state in the
"union. . - My appeal will be ad
dressed to every class of the peo
ple and -to every section of tLa
country.
.(Contlrifled on pasa 4)j