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COOS C O U N T Y ,
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ABOUT
V E N T IO N
THE
THE
CON­
HALL.
T h e co n ven tio n w ill be held in
the d rill room o f the F ifth r e g i­
m ent arm o ry.
T h e a rm o ry is n ear the P e n n -
• y lv a n ia and B. an d O. s ta t io n s
and occupies n e arly tw o c ity
blocks.
It h a s a floor space o f 200 by
300 feet, capab le o f se a tin g 12,-
000 people. B y the use of t e m ­
p o ra ry an d perm an en t b alc on ie s
t h is is being increased to 20,000.
A ro u n d the hall are tw e n ty -
one sm a lle r ro o m s th a t can be
used fo r the m eeting of c o m m it-
tees and fo r the press.
T h e roof is vau lte d and at the
h igh e st point is m ore than 100
feet ab o ve the floor.
W in d o w s
are High, an d there ie good v e n ­
tilatio n .
S in c e the fire B a ltim o re h as
been rebuilt, an d there are a
n u m b e r o f first c la s s new hotels.
A v e r a g e rates w ill be $3 an d $4
a day. In ad d itio n citiz e n s’ hom es
w ill be th ro w n open.
C A N D ID A T E S .
C h a m p C la r k o f M o.; b. Ky.,
1850; college p re side n t at tw e n ­
ty -th re e ; p ro se cu tin g a tto rn e y;
m em ber o f c o n g r e ss sin ce 1893;
m in o rity leader, 1908-11; s p e a k ­
er since 1911.
W o o d ro w W ils o n of N. J.; b.
Va., 1856; practice d la w at A t ­
la n ta ; p ro fe sso r in B r y n M a w r,
W e sle y a n
an d
P rin c e to n
c o l­
leges; president Prin ce to n , 1902-
10; go v e rn o r of N . J. sin ce 1911.
Ju dso n H a rm o n o f O.; b. O.,
1346; ju d ge in tw o co u rts; a t to r ­
ney ge n e ral U. S., 1895-7; p ro ­
fe sso r of la w ; re ceiver of tw o
ra ilro a d s; g o v e rn o r o f O . since
1009.
O s c a r W . U n d e rw o o d of A la .;
b. Ky., 1862; p ractice d la w at
B ir m in g h a m ; helped fra m e state
co n stitu tio n ; m e m b e r o f c o n gre ss
sin ce 1895; m a jo rity leader since
1911.
T h o m a s R. M a r s h a ll o f I rid.; b.
Ind., 1854; la w y e r at C o lu m b ia
C it y ; tru ste e W a b a s h college;
g o ve rn o r o f Ind. sin c e 1909.
Sim e o n E. B a ld w in o f Conn.;
b. Conn., 1840; p ro fe sso r of law
a t Y a le ; ch ie f ju stice state s u ­
prem e co u rt 1907-10; g o v e rn o r of
C o n n e c tic u t sin ce 1911.
John B u r k e of N . D.; b. la.,
1859;
c o u n ty ju d g e ;
m em ber
both h o u se s sta te le g isla tu re ;
se rv in g th ird term a s g o ve rn o r
of N. D.
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By JAM ES A . EDGERTON.
n E Democratic national conven­
tion of 1912 returns to the city
where the first national conven­
tion of that party assembled
eighty years ago. Up to and includ­
ing 1824 presidential nominations were
made by committees o f congress. In
that year the system was attacked,
and between that and 1828 various
conventions were held In different parts
of the country, but no Democratic na­
tional convention, properly speaking,
was assembled till 1832. That year
one gathered at Baltimore and nomi­
nated President Andrew Jackson for a
second term.
The convention which named Martin
Van Buren ns Jackson's successor also
met in Baltimore, but was a year
ahead of time, being held in 1835. The
four succeeding national conventions
o f the party were likewise held in the
Maryland metropolis—that of 1840 re­
nominating Van Buren, that of 1844
naming James K. Polk, that of 1848
selecting Lewis Cass and that of 1852
choosing Franklin Pierce. Thus far
Baltimore as a Democratic convention
city was lucky, four of the five candi­
dates named there having been elected.
With 1852. however, the scepter and
the luck departed from Baltimore.
Four years later Buchanan was nomi­
nated at Cincinnati. In 18(50 the Dem­
ocratic convention first met at Charles­
ton and split into fragments, two of
these afterward reassembling In Balti­
more and naming two tickets, one
headed by Stephen A. Douglas and the
other by John C. Breckinridge.
A
third fragment reconvened at Rich­
mond and indorsed Breckinridge. This
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¡Cincinnati; 188-1, Grover Cleveland at
Chicago; 1888, Grover Cleveland at St.
Louis; 1S92, Grover Cleveland at Chi­
cago;. 189G, William J. Bryan at Chi­
cago; 1900, William J. Bryan at Kan­
sas City; 1904, Alton B. Farker at St.
Louis; 1908, William J. Bryan at Den­
ver.
| The conclave of this year will be the
j twenty-first regular Democratic con-
! vention held and the ninth to meet in
1 Baltimore. Only fifteen men have been
named for president at the twenty pre-
: vious conventions, and but six of these
were elected. Outside of the eight con­
ventions in Baltimore four were held
! in Chicago, three in St. Louis, two in
Cincinnati and one each in New York,
! Kansas City and Denver.
E v e ry b o d y C la im in g It.
I That ought to be enough statistics
i to hold the most omnivorous eater up
of figures. I f the average reader is
not asleep by this time there is no
, hope o f soothing him to slumber, and
j we may as well talk about something
; more interesting and up to date. But
I don’t imagine from this that we are
going into the prophet business and
make a lot o f wild guesses about who
; will be nominated at Baltimore. Not
any prophesying for yours truly. First
I off, lie does not know who will be
nominated and holds rather decided
; opinions that anybody who claims to
know is a bigger liar than Roosevelt
i says T aft Is and almost as big ns T aft
! says Roosevelt is. Reason No. 2: Even
if he did know', everybody favoring the
I other fellow' would say he didn’t and
would not be convinced until the con-
Photos of Clark. Harmon. Underwood,
Wilson and Burke copyright by Ameri­
can Press Association.
opponent In that campaign was Gen­
eral George B. McClellan, nominated
at Chicago.
Ouly once has a Democratic conven­
tion gone to New York city. That was
In 18<18. Horatio Seymour was Its per­
manent chairman, was sprung ns a
dark horse candidate and nominated
against his protest.
The last Baltimore convention of any
BURKE
party was that of the Democrats,
l.'hich named Horace Greeley In 1S72.
splitting of the once proud and tri­ Greeley had already been made a can­
umphant Democracy made possible
didate by the Liberal Republicans, and
the election of Abraham Lincoln, and
there was nothing left for the Demo­
the party of Jefferson and Jackson did
crats blit to ratify him, which some of
not seat another president till 18S5.
them did with wry faces. In Its out­
L in c o ln R o n o m in a t . d at B a ltim o re .
come that ticket was as ill starred as
In those days Rnltimore was as much the one headed by Douglas twelve
the national convention city ns Chi­ years earlier.
cago Is now. Not only the Democrats,
It Is an interesting coincidence that
but the Whigs, assembled there, Henry the first Democratic convention met in
Clay and Oeuernl Winfield Scott being Baltimore just eighty years ago and
among the candidates of that party se­ the last one exactly forty years ago.
lected in the Maryland city. The lle-
Since 1872 the Democratic conven­
publicans followed suit only once, tion cities and nominees have been ns
Abraham Lincoln being renominated follows: 1876. Samuel J. Tlldea at Chi
In Baltimore In 1864. His Democratic (■ago; 1880, Winfield Scott Hancock at
B A L D W IN
rentlon had acted. After Interviewing
the managers of the various booms
fhe writer Is convinced ¿hat every can­
didate will win, that none will win,
that It will be a dark horse, that It
will be Bryan, that it w ill—oh. what’s
the use? Trying to reconcile the va­
rious claims would be making a rav­
ing bug out of a wooden Indian.
The press agent is abroad In the
land, and he has Ananias. Baron Mun­
chausen and all the other disciples of
mendacity looking like the original
truthful James. Press agent Is not
his proper name, however, for a press
agent is supposed to tell the truth
OREGON, TH URSD AY,
once In awhile. lie Is a “claim'’ agent
and Is on the job with both feet, like­
wise both elbows, both hands, both
eyebrows and a perfectly marvelous
mouth. To hear him tell It, his can­
didate has corralled all the delegates
except a small minority that were
fraudulently elected, also are weak
minded, crooked and afflicted with oth­
er faults.
A t noon o f June 25 Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic na­
tional committee, calls the convention
to order in the Fifth regiment armo­
ry, Baltimore. lie will look out on
the largest convention ever assembled
In America, 1,094 delegates, as many
more alternates and probably 18,000
other people. Likewise he will face
the brightest outlook for victory that
the Democrats have seen In twenty
years. He will see on the iloor as a
delegate at large from Nebraska the
man who has thrice been the standard
bearer o f the party.
There will be seven avowed candi­
dates before the convention. How
many will there be after the first bal-
V>t?
It is now' plain that no man will
have a majority on the first ballot.
Seven pronounced candidates are in
the fieldfcind the order of their strength
as nearly as it can be arrived at is as
follows: Champ Clark will be in the
lead, with Woodrow Wilson not far
behind. Third place will rest between
Judson Ilarmon and Oscar W. Under­
wood. Governors Marshall o f Indiana,
Baldwin of Connecticut and Burke of
North Dakota will each have the vote
of his state and possibly a few' dele­
gates besides. Several dark horses will
be in the background, notable among
them being William J. Bryan, Mayor
W. J. Gay nor of New York and Sena­
tor John W. Kern of Indiana. The
ninety delegates from New York state
are not instructed, and if they should
be thrown to Gaynor he would at once
become a formidable candidate. It is
believed that Indiana would at any
time throw her thirty votes to Kern, if
he should have a chance for the nomi­
nation. As for Bryan, there is more
hr less sentiment for him in most of
the delegations that might develop into
a stampede in case of a deadlock. He
will be a delegate, and the country is
JUNE
27,
1912
PER
tual beginning of the party as a na­ of either of the great parties Is one
tional entity was the candidacy of never to be forgotten. It is distinctive­
Thomas Jefferson for the presidency ly American. There is nothing quite
In 1790. Four years later he was elect­ j like It in all the rest of the world.
ed and for nearly a quarter of a cen­ I Here we make our rulers, who for a
tury the Democratic-Republican party certain fixed period have more abso­
held complete sway. Then came the lute power than any monarch unless it
four years hiatus of John Quincy Ad­ be the czar of all the Russias. Here
ams, who called himself a national Re­ we shape the policies that control con­
publican and was really the founder of gress. Here we reorganize the parties
that rule the states.
the Whig party. After that twelve
The prevailing color scheme of any
years of Jackson and Van Buren and
! national convention Is made up of the
red. white and blue. Flags and bunt­
ing* are everywhere. The tone theme
B A S I S O F R E P R E S E N T A T I O N . || Is one of patriotic music, oratory and
enthusiasm. The contest between the
* A la b a m a . . . . 24 N e b r a s k a . . . 16 "
supporters o f the various candidates is
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one o f lung power. That, of course, is
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only the surface of the fight, but It Is
A r k a n s a s .... 18 N e w J e rse y .. 28 **
the surface that Is seen by the specta­
. C a lifo rn ia .. . 26 N e w M e x ico . 8 ..
• C o lo ra d o . . . . 12 N e w Y o r k . . . 90 •• tor. Down on the floor the delegates
are not doing so much cheering, but
C o n n e cticu t . 14 N. C a r o lin a . . 24 **
are engaged In a mighty struggle for
6 N. D a k o ta . . 10 ..
.. D. of C o l’bia
votes. But to the onlooker It is a med­
6 O h io ........... 48 **
• D e la w a re .. .
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ley of color and of sound. The demon­
• • G e o rgia ...... 28 O re g o n ........ 1 0 ..
stration when the different candidates
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are named is n contest of sheer human
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endurance. The partisans cheer till
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they are compelled to stop from phys­
*• I n d i a n a ....... 30 R h o d e Island. 10
I I I o w a ........... 26 S. C a r o li n a . . 18 J. ical exhaustion. Little flags are waved
• • K a n s a s ....... 20 S. D a k o ta .. . . 10 •• by thousands of hands. Cheers go up
* * K e n tu c k y ... 26 T e n n e sse e ... 24 :: In a volume of sound that drowns the
.. L o u is ia n a ... 20 T e x a s ......... 40 J. band and merges the individual voices
•• M a in e
...... 12 U t a h ........... 8 •• Into one continuous roar.
M a r y la n d . . .
M a s s a c h u ’ts
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C h e e rin g b y the H o u r.
Now a ml then wdll come a lull when
the band can be heard faintly on some
patriotic air. First one voice and then
another will take it up until the entire
vast assemblage is singing. At the
end the cheers burst forth once more
4-M-I-M—
K-M -W -M -H -M -H -KH - h 4 In mightier volume than at first. Min­
utes pass, and the uproar continues.
then alternating administrations with Improvised sessions o f delegates march
the Whigs until the clouds o f civil war about the floor. Everything that can
obscured the Democratic sun until its make a noise is brought into requisi­
tion, but the human voice dominates
partial re-emergence under Cleveland.
all the rest. It howls, it yells, it lets
T h e N e w B a ltim o re .
Baltimore is closely associated wMth out Indian wnrw’hoops, it trills, it yo­
much of this history. There met the dels, it hurrahs, after which it yells*
first Democratic national convention some more. Some of these demonstra­
ever held, and there were nominated tions have lasted an hour. Several of
Jackson, Van Buren, Polk, Cass. them have continued half an hour.
The scene in the various hotels is as
Pierce, Douglas and Greeley. It is a
very different Baltimore that will greet characteristic as that of the convention
the Democratic visitors this year. Since hall itself. Here the various candi­
the great fire It has been rebuilt into dates and state delegations have their
a progressive modern city. In 1910 headquarters. Here are held the cau-
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Prominent
Democrats
at the
Convention.
not without evidence of what that . Baltimore was given a population of
tongue may do with a national conven­ 558,485 and was the seventh city In
tion.
the country. It still Is a commercial
A U n ite d Dem ocracy.
center for much of the south and still
The meetingVvill be under bright aus­
pices. The party will be more near­
ly united than it has been at any time
P R E V IO U S D E M O C R A T IC C O N - J
since 1893. It has more than sixty
V E N T I O N S IN B A L T I M O R E .
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majority in the national house of rep­
resentatives. governors of most o f the
F ir s t con ve n tion, 1832; n o m i­
states, a strong working minority of
nee, A n d re w J a ck so n .
the United States senate that, with the
C o n v e n tio n o f 1835; nominee,
assistance of the La Follette Repub­
M a r t in V a n Buren.
C o n v e n tio n of 1840; nominee,
licans, often becomes an actual major­
M a r t in V a n Buren.
ity; the administration of the two chief
C
o n v e n tio n o f 1844; nominee,
cities and of a majority of the other
Jam ee K. Polk.
large cities of the country and a pros­
C o n v e n tio n o f 1848, nominee,
pect of victory that increases with
L e w is Case.
every turn of the political wheel. It
C o n v e n tio n o f 1852, nominee,
faces a foe rent in twain by interne­
F r a n k lin Pierce.
C o n v e n tio n of 1860, nominee,
cine warfare. It was during the sec­
Ste p he n A. D o u g la s ; also b o lt­
ond Cleveland administration that the
in g co n ve n tio n ten d a y s later;
Democratic party was torn by internal
nom inee, John C. B re ck in rid ge .
dissensions. As a result it has been
C o n v e n tio n of 1872; nominee.
out of power for nearly fifteen years.
H o ra c e Greeley.
Now the shoe is on the other foot; the
H e n ry C la y an d W in fie ld Scott,
Republicans are split and the Demo­
W h ig s , an d A b r a h a m
Lincoln,
crats are united. Does this mean ns
R e p u b lic a n (se con d tim e ), were
a lso n o m in ate d a t B a ltim o re .
long a swing of the pendulum in the
other direction?
The historic associations o f Balti­
more will remind the delegates that the regards Washington as a suburb, al­
party can look back on more than 110 though the national capital has nearly
years o f unbroken party existence. two-thirds Baltimore’s population. Bet­
The groundwork was laid during the ter than all, the Maryland city still
debates on the constitution and the ad­ boasts the true southern hospitality.
ministration of Washington. The ac*
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NEWS EVENTS
TOPICS WISE AND OTHERWISE
interesting Happenings and Doings o f Nearby
Neighbors Clipped from Exchanges
and Otherwise Secured
Myrtle Point Items
Mrs. Eugene Schetter and three
children of Bandon have been vis-
¡siting her old friend Mrs. C. E.
Broadbeut the past week.
Max Dement and family came in
the last of the week from their
ranch near Eckley.
Mrs. S. Johnson and two chil­
dren of Bandon spent the jtast
week with Mr. J. R. Benson’s fam­
ily. She returned on Saturday.
Mr. Thomas Guerin, the genial
landlord for so many years of the
Guerin hotel, has rented the hos­
telry for five years and gives pos­
session on July 15. We did not
learn the renter’s name.
Miss Calla Chandler spent the
week end at Bandon.
Mr. Wm. Border of North Bend
is visiting his niece, Mrs. Nellie
Bender.
Preparations for a two days’ cele­
bration on the Fourth are going
forward. Let us hope the weather
man will not prognosticate rain.
We have had more than enough.
Gravel Ford Items
The ice cream social held in
Bennett’s grove Saturday was a
success in every respect. The con­
dition ot the roads prevented the
attendance from being as large as
it might have, but despite that tact
there was a good crowd there. A
great deal was done toward the
celebration on the Fourth.
The calithumpians met early this
week to improve and enlarge their
program. They assure us of twenty-
five on more well trained hobos,
which will certainly add to the
other exercises ot the day.
Archie Wilson and Wm. Ken­
dall started for their homes at Eu­
gene and Cottage Grove Tuesday.
Mr. I, Smith has been visiting
friends in this place for the last few
days.
The ballots for Goddess of Lib­
erty have been turned in quite
well, Miss Lorene Mason being now
in the lead.
Mrs. F. S- Bunch was quite se­
verely hurt by beiug thrown from
a rig. She is, however, improving
quite rapidly.
CURRY COUNTY ITEMS
Mary C. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A . J. Marsh of Port Orford,
was recently married to William J.
Keefer, a prosperous farmer of Ida­
[ murph YI ho. The bride has taught school
several years in Coos county and is
popular and talented.
M. G. Pohl, the Bandon optician,
is scientifically treating the eyes of
Port Orford people.
Ray Dement of Myrtle Point re­
cently purchased ninety head of
cattle in the neigborhood of Gold
j cusses and secret conferences that are
often more potent In deciding the Issue Beach.
1 than tlie actual convention sessions.
"Buckskin” Bob Smith, a com­
Many o f these nomination battles have
panion
of ‘‘Wild Bill” and ’‘Buffalo
been fought out In the hotels during all
night conclaves, the convention the Bill” and other buffalo hunters and
next day merely registering the verdict. Indian fighteis of the plains, hav­
In the Democratic convention that
ing sold his valuable property near
will be called to order by Chairman
Norman E. Mack on June 25 there are the Suislaw, is now in Port Orford
to be very few contests, so that there looking for a location near the
will bo little time taken on the report
coast where he can spend his days
of the credentials committee. The plat­
form will occasion more debate, but in quiet and peace with his wife
even hero there are no great Issues di­ and children. He is one of the
viding the delegates. There will he
most entertaining companions we
! some difference o f opinion on a few
details, especially on the woo! sched­ ever met. He was shot six times
ule o f the tariff plank, but In the main j by the Indians, lanced by a spear
the delegates are already agreed on the
1 in the leg, shot in the hand and
declaration of principles. William J.
Bryan expects to have n hand in fram­ encountered experiences that would
ing the platform, ns he has had in require volumes to recite.— Port
framing every Democratic platform
Orford Tribnne.
for the past sixteen years.
The platform adopted, tfie real con­
test o f the convention will be on. First
there will be the battle o f the orators
In presenting the candidates, then the
battle o f the ballots In choosing the
man who Is to bear the standard till
November and perhaps Is to be the
head o f the nation for the next four
! years.
1 Who will It be? Well, any of the
I candidates Is a good bet, only don’t bet
too much. Also hedge.
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Mrs. M. A. McLaughlin, 512 Jay St.,
I.aCross, Wis., writes that she suffered
all kinds of pains in her back and hips
on account . of
o f " kidney trouble and rheu­
matism
“ I got some o f Foley Kidney
Pills and after taking them for a few
days there was a wonderful change in
my case, for the pain entirely left my
back and hips and I am thankful there
is such a medicine as Foley Kidney
Pills." Mold by Fuhrman Pharmacy.