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ROOSEVELT 10 ARRIVE lOHY 10 STAMPEDE
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Hut ry-Up Call fur Trtlily fllot on
Floor of Convention Planned Root
Hiiniis Pirsonal Mr.ssnn From
Tall to ClitiT His Supporters.
Oarncs Claims Clrar Majority tor
President Roosevelt Mass Mcnt
lni Is Postponed.
Clllt'ACO. Juno 13. Theodore
ltiiiM'll will arrive noxi Monday In
Chlcnxo to penmuiilly lend hU fight
for tin pnwiilontlnl luiuiliiiillnii bo
foro tin loptihllcnti iiiitliiiitit conven
tion, A inmiHlnr tloniotiNt rat Ifiit will
li (trtinloi in convince the dole
galu n( lilrt popularity. 111m boom
tm lninvi llmi 100,000 HmiPHndl
Imutont will oll for lliolr tuu!irn
Hint tttU move will luflllfiiro enough
(if lilt llttlltgtlll! to give HOOtO'Volt
control nf tho roiivtiullnu.
After nn iiII-iiIkIu conference the
Imulum In tin' IIoohovoIi nomination
jj(lt iifi'Mii today ut,, notify tho
miliniiil Hint trvln needed hunt ami
iiovtlcil Imilly. Governor Johiinnu of
California mill I'rniicU J I tunny of
Sun rriiin Inch declared positively to
In Dint Colonel Itoonovelt Is coming
explitlnliiK that tint t In why the
Knoftcvoll muM IlleetlllK. w tilth wax
to luive been held at the Atnlltorlnin
Tlieater tonlKht. won postponed to
Moiiitay iiIkIU.
Tuft ('onfeteini' llehl.
Follow In tlio iinnoiiiirnient that
hurt -up call hail benn sent for
Itniimnoll. tlin Til ft Itmilortt. Includ
ing William II. Unities, junior of
New York. .Senator Pennine of Ponu
Hjlvanlii, Kenator Cruno of Mnssn
rlnmetiH ami Senator Steiilunmon of
WbteniiMln. tielil n coilfoiiilieo. Later
they ileclareil tlivy expected the pen
pie to alleinit u iloiuoiirttnttlon In
the hope of taiiliellliK the conven
t Inn. 'I'lio 'I'nft lenders aihnlt I hoy
have arrnnueil to ojot tlie noisy one,
nllhniiKh It tuny ulnrt a ilot on the
floor of the convention.
Chiilrniiin lliirnos of tho New
York Slain ieitihlli'ini committee,
who Im the bond ami front of Tnft'H
steering brlwutle, announced today
thai lie him tallied with all (he dole
Kiillon li'iideiM lieie, iiml says that
he him a llHt of signed delegate
which mIiiiwm that ProHltlonl Taft will
have a clour majority.
(Conliimi'il on I'nui' 'J.)
VICTORY IM IN
CIIICAdO. June H There nre
scores of men here iniriialit ,
sliilcsmcii, neur-stiilesincu, nml ptuY
liciiiiis who nit perfectly ctituin
Hint they know just what in uniim;
In happen; who is uoiiiK to he 1101111
iinlcil for president, 011 what ballot,
what the plulform in Ktiiui; to be,
nit., elc. The fact is tliu'l iiobo'l.v
Iiiih (he xl'mlilest ideii what is miiu
to huppeii.
In the history of American poli
ticH there novot1 Iiiih been 11 pre
t'ouviiulioii hiliintion pri'uniiiit with
inure pimsibilitieri, Tuft imiy he io
uoiiiiiiiilcil; RooHovelt mny bo nuiiii
niilcil; they both may bo nominate I;
neither may be nominated, Events
may ho hIiiio tlu'ius(ieH Unit eitlir
Ln Kollette or Cuniiniiiw, the only
ol Imr avowed cnudldiitos, mny be
chosen. Ami finally it in not nt nil
beyum! llio nino of itHHihilities tlmt
soiue mnn not .vet inciiliouetl, nt tho
psychological inonitml, may nay or
do u Hiintr which will iiiukti him tlio
iioinilice, iih llryiiu did nt Chicui;o 1(1
yen ih uyo.
catlloclc Probable,
TIiSh h ccitnln neither Taft nor
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CONVENTION IF POSSIBLE TO 00
"Merrily We
THIRTY FEET DEEP
ALASKA VILLAGES
cnitllOVA. Aliil;n, .lime i:t. It is
lepin led lliik miMiitiiK that Cold Hay,
a I miliim: iminl owneil hv On ptniti
l.nllnni, Ihik lien ietroe'il hy vol
ennie nrniiliolix.
ViieleH ineHMiet from llie rev
cinie iMitU'i' MnntiiiiK in Kmlinl; liar
Imr tnlr Hint tin Iokh of life linn ln'i'ii
i dmii ttil on tlie ihliiinl. N'o wont Iiuh
llceii leeeivi'il frnm tile xi'ttlt'liUMltx oil
the iniiinlnml nl the font of K'nlinai
voletino,
The iihIick in xonie pliifc. are frmn
Jll to III) feet ili'i'p. Neiul.v all houeN
nie in niiiih, IhiiNo which villitoel
the hail of iihIi ninl stone, liininir
filleil iii with the line ilritl, which
has completely spoiled nil Moiok of
provisioiix, mnhiiii; the piolilcin ol
fecdinir the ilclilule u serious one.
There is no water evccpl sen wnlcr
ilislillcil on (he Maiiuin. The erup-
RooscM'lt hits enough iiistructnl del
chutes to uoiuiuiite him, assuming that
nil or neaih nil of the'coiitesls be
fore the 1111 1 in 1111 1 committee are de
cided in Tail's favor, which seems
likely. Theie is not miieu tllfftMcnee
in hIiciihIIi between Tuft mid Roosu
el iih to instructed dolomites, the
udvaiitaKe liein,' sliiilitly with Taft.
Will Taft or Roososoll be able to
win cnmiiih of the unlustructoil dele
fiiili's Io uiv li'm 111" voles necessiiry
to noiuinule The Taft inunujjors
say yes. The Roosevelt iuuiiuo,mvi
si(y yes. In both eases tho wish is
father to (IioukIiI.
Manipulators at Work.
It is doubtful whether any man In
either cniiip hiih the cnnlidouon which
the HtutcmentH nicn out from time
to time lire intended to convey, These
"sliilciueiits" and claims are ult.i
jjothor hluff tor tho moral effect on
comiiiK tloli'Kiiti's ami the folks buck
liome. It is tloublfiil whether any
mnn will know wit limiv throo nt
cerluiulv how these uninstruclcil tlel
cuatcs uro K"'ntf " lute up nnlil the
fii-Ht roll call lui'i been completed nt
tho opouiiiK Husbion of tho euuvou-
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J1UCKINO THE NON-BKID STEAM ItOLIiEll, 101SJ H.VX3X.U
IVOLCANOE'S ASHES FORMAL NOTICE
RIVAL CAMPS IS PRONOUNCED PURE MOONSHINE
Roll Along"
OF BOLT
ON TAFT BOSSES
(MUC'AfiO, June lit. Tito mem
hern of the national ooinmltlteo from
the flftmin HUttes in which presiden
tial lulinurles were held ami which
were carried hy lloohoelt, Iioksiii this
afternoon drawing np a formal reno
lntlon to bo presented to the com
mittee protesting amtlust tlie com
mittee's action on tho contested dolo
Kiites' seats. It Is expected that the
prottiHl will he slKiietl hy the fifteen
coininltteeiiien-elect, ami presented
to the national committee tomorrow.
It Is reported that the protest will
decline that If President Taft Is
iioinlmitod hy tho national conven
tion, the fifteen state organizations
affected will ho for Uoosevelt.
'lions, hv polluting tlie water, has vir
tually ruiiu'tl the fishing seitMOi nt nil
Istntioiis-.
tloii next Tuesday.
In the mcaiiliiiio the most eneructic,
craftiest, not to say unscrupulous,
political inuuipulntors in the country
will be nt work 011 these uiiiustriietod
delegates to win tlk-ui either to the
Taft or Roosevelt cnuso. Of coiifsii
efforts uro Iiointr made to win over
deleuutoH plodded to either side mid
largo claims of success iiIoiih; this
iuo nro being mado by both sides. Hut
it is not probable that much head
way will bo made.
tlc('oerii lor riialruiau.
On tlio choice, of a temporary chair
man for tho national convention the
first test of strength is likely to come
between the Roosevelt mid Taft
forces. Root is the Tuft caudiduto;
MoOovern of Wisconsin probably
will be the Roosevelt candidate,
If Root wins, (ho sumo vote would
not necessarily be available for the
uomiuntinii of Roosevelt. After tie
feutiiiL Root ami checkiiiL' Tuft, the
votes of Wisconsin, North Dakota and
Iowa would go back to their favoiito
candidates, Thus the result of Mo
(loveru's selection as temporary
cliairimm might easily ho a temporary
SERVED
Missouri teddy m$m$mWk
MISSISSIPPITAFT KB
Cotcnel Wins First Victory When Taft
Men on Committee Give Him Dcle
(jatcs at Large From Missouri, Sur
prislnii His Supporters.
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Mississippi Given Taft, Except One
Dclenate, Win Instructed for Taft
Will Vole for Roosevtlt.
I'llICAflO. Jiim. -j:i. Thcoilore
KoohcmII'h fir-t ii Mcliirv hefoiv
the itepnlilieati iuiIIoiimI enmnittee
wns -eoreil thi- uftflrniHiii uhen the
Kooexflt delej:ntt at hnue from
.li-snnri were svatvtl over the Tuft
eonlcMnnts.
For the firt lime since the hearim
of contents stm toil, the Taft inemhor-i
of the committee show oil a ili-im-i-tion
to t.n to tlio vjry heltoin of the
contest nml ns n3iilt the Hoose
el( ilolentos proved to the satisfac
tion of tlie committee, tlmt there was
no ipii'stions its to the legality of
their election. ,-y,.. , ,
lVnroso .MakiNMoiIen: v
The motion to scat tlie Mi-eclt
delegates at In rue was maik by Sen
ator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who.
with Senator (."raue of .Mn-suoluisotts
have hecn elinractcrioil its tlie two
most radical Tall men op the na
tional committee. The lead Penrose
tool; in tlio contest eanie ns :i surprise
to tlie Roosevelt coiiiniiltcoiuoin and
lawyers.
Originally there were eilit ilelc
atos nt large, oaeli with halt' u vote,
electctl troin Missouri. The commit
tee1 lesircil that the representation
from (hut .state he the same n- in
oilier stntc.s, ami the proposition wa
mailo that the first four jiamos put
on the list of ileleyales to' the nn
liouul oonvention he made the iculnr
dcpilar, each with a full vote, mid
the four other delegates he made al
ternittes. As (!oi'iiior llatlley headed
the lclcj;nlinii, lie tpiickly n;rceil to
this proposition.
.Mississippi or Taft.
routrnrv to epectations, the Mis.
souri contest was marked by bettor
temper than anv of the bi; contests
which preceded it. It seincil to he
tho purposo of tin1 Taft committee
men, ns well us the tooMolt follow
iii, to ivo every contestant u chaiu-1
to tell the entile ston,
The Taft ilele;atcs in the Missis,
sippi contests, which preceded tlmt
(Continued on 1'aKO Two.)
deadlock between Kooscudt and Taft,
with tho balance of power temporarily
in the hands of ('miliums and La Pol
lotto. Point of Agrcenioiit.
On one proposition, Roosevelt,
Cummins mid l.a Foiled 0. nre agreed
that Tntt must not luivo enough
votes to win on the tirst- ballot. In
.order to prevent this it prnhuhly will
ho necessary for Roosevelt, Cummins
and ha Pollette to unite on tho organ
if.utiou of the convention, v
It is now figured hv tlio Roosevelt
malingers tlmt the addition of Wis
consin, North Dakota and Iowa to
the Roosevelt strength would iuiiko
the defeat of Root certain. If this
figuring is con cot thu snine vote
could reject tho report of the creden
tials committee ami seat Roosevelt
delegates in place of those seated by
the national committee. Hut it is
reasonable to expect tho Cummins
and l.a Pollette forces will see that
only enough delegates are, seated for
Roosevelt (o spoil Tail's noininuting
majority and to leave Root with less
than enough to put over his nomina
tion, This is the plan ol' tho ,,bnl
iiiiuo of power" parly.
RIOTING CAUSES REIGN OF TERROR IN BOST
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SCGNE-IN THE BOSTON RAILROAD .STRIKE.
ItlotliiR marked tho opening of the strike by four thousand employes of
the strike has Iwtlly crippled the cle-ntod and surface service of the company
xvsiein mid Indication are that conditions will be much worst.
ROOSEVELT
PLAN
EARLY START FOR
NI'.W YOHK. June l.'l.-Tlint Col
onel loouelt is J niiikiti; plans In
start for Chica;o cither tomorrow or
Sntiiidnv is insisted hero today by
friends nml political siipporturs wlio-o
relations with tho colonel are very
close. ' ;.,'.- -J
Sairnmoro Hill is hfcidy exoited. tol
cpliono and toleniph win to rhi
cayo boiiisr worketl to the limit.
Uoosevelt is in fine himior.
NEW YORK. Juno i;i. The Evon
imr Mail, the loading N'ow York news
paper supxtrtinjr Theodoro Roose
velt's ciiuilidacv for the Reublicun
presidential uomiuutioii in today's
edition, on its first pnjio, says:
The Kveninu' Mail has not beliosed
it possihlf tiiat a situation could
arise in ('hicayo which would justify
Colonel Roosevelt's presence there.
Hut we now demand, in tho umuo if
tlio majority of Republicans in the
Republican states of the north, that
he assume personal direction of the
struj-'ylo in Chicago aj;iiiiist the theft
of the presidential Humiliation by .1
candidate who was repudiated at ev
ery primary election and by the pop
ular poll in tho north mid south.
"'flic next president must be a He
puhliciu'i, ami 110 candidate with .1
tainted title eau he elected."
AIRY FAIRY LILLIAN
OUT FOR ROOSEVELT
CHICAOO, Juno 13. "Mrs. Mooro
s for anything progressive, you hot!'
declared Alex P. .Mooro, proprlotor of
the Pittsburg Leader, who married
Lillian Ittibsoll, tho actress tu Pitts
burg yesterday. .Mooro Is Hiking In
tho political situation hero ' la the
Interests of Colonel Uoosevelt.
"Wo did have not much timo for
a honoyniou In theso times," con
tinued .Mooro. "Sho Is working and
so am I."
Mrs. Mooro Is tilling an engage
ment with tho Wohor and Klelds
company In tho oast.
LANDSLIDE BLOCKS
0. W. R. AND N. LINE
lll'NTINGTON. Ore., Juno 13.
A cloudburst today caused a slide
of earth mid rooks on tlie main lino
nf the 0. W. It. and N. between Lime
and Wouthorby in Raker county,
Oregon. No one was injured ami so
far as known no other property
dmuagod, The slide is about -100 foot
long mid completely blocks all enst
and west traffic. Two hundred men
wore rushed to the scone of (lie slide
and pat to work clearing tlio track,
It will ha impossible to clear the track
before tonight,
STORM
CENTER
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ROOSEVELT
TAFT HELO
CHICAGO. Jitno 13. That the La
FoIIetto ilclegnti's consider both Pres
ident Taft and ex-President Rooso
velt unworthy of the nomination for
president of the United Stoles ou tho
Republican ticket, and tlmt they will
positively .refiifte Inlaid either iircatu
they hold the balance of power at the
national convention next week, wns
declared today in a statement issued
by Walter 1 looser, national compatgn
manager for Senator La Follette io
his fight for tlie Itoublicati presiden
tial nomination.
"No vote will bo on.st by tho La
FoIIetto delegates in any way helping
either Roosovelt or Taft." declared
Houser's xtnlomcut. "Koth are bad
probably equally bad. Neither in or
ganization or contest matters will wo
oast a vote making us in the slightest'
degree resxnsihe for the nomination
of either of them.
"On the contests wo will be guided
wholly by the merits of tho individual
cases. If we hold the balance of
power wo will refuse to make it a
tradimr stock for plnee, power or
platform."
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LOS ANGELES, Cat., Juno 13.
Coiistan t wraiigliiiff, participated in
by Defense Council Apnel mid Assist
ant District Attorney Foul, featured
the morning session of the trial of
Clarence Harrow oi a charge of jury
bribing today.
Dana Ong, detective for the dis
trict attorney's office, was under
cross examination by Appol. Noth
ing now developed ami his testimony
was uuimpoached by the rapid cross
fire of tpiostioiis. Tho only point
made by Appol was a statement v
Oug that ho did not see Captain C. E.
White pass money to George N. Look
wood at Third and Los Angolor, Sis.
at the time tho nllced biibory is
said to have taken place
FOR CRATER LAKE
WASHINGTON, Juno 13. -Congressman
llawloy was uiinblo to ac
cept a detail to attend Congressman
Wickliffo's funeral, as ho desires to
remain hero to push the Crater Lake
appropriation during tho considera
tion of the sundry civil bill.
Bust of Cornell Unveiled.
ITHACA, N. V Juno 13. A life
sizor bust of former Governor Al
011x0 Cornell, tho gift of his widow,
wns unveiled at Cornell University
library today as a feature of tlio
commencement exercises,
AN
UNWORTHY BY BOB
ON RAILROAD STRKE.
the Boston Elevated Railway. That
L admitted even by tho official of U
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CHICAGO. Juno 13. Furious at
published charges of McKInley, di
rector or the Taft bureau, that
Roosevelt leaders wore resorting to
bribery to control tho national con
vention. Senator Joseph M. Olxon of
Montana, osevelt'a campaign man
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warn
mm n
ager, issued today" the 4aHliX8?Jif
statement: i . """
"I dare thorn to name any of our
men they say aro Involved In -tho
bribery of delegates. In this fight
It Is a case of McKInley being a pot
and calling tho kettle bla'ck. , Let y
him name tho Roosovelt men .who
offered a bribe to a Taft dolegao
or the delegate accepting tho bribe.
".McKInley Is In a glass house.
I want a shffw-Cown on the bribe
charges. It is easy enough to put
out cheap claptrap. McKInley Is like
a cuttlefish which muddies the water
so its own lildcousness may not bo
seen. They know wo are not nslns
disreputable methods to securo dele
gates Ilko that bunch at the Coliseum
men who already aro gtulty of
stealing nioro man 100 votes,"
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CHICAGO, Juno IS. Committee
man Sturgis offered a motion befoto
the Republican national committee to
day providing that tho proxy hold by
Francis J. Honey of Sail Francisco
bo 1 ejected on tho ground that Jleuoy
is a Democrat.
Sturgis' motion was something of a
shock to Honey, who immediately
tool; tlio floor to deny thu oueusution.
The motion was tabled on 11 viva voce
vote. Honey holds thu proxy of
Committeeman Thorsou of South Da
kota. Senator Ilornh spoke iji dt)fonso of
tho Sau Francisco attorney, saying:
"I know that Frank Heuey has boon
a Republican candidate for office 111
California."
"I refused to aceopt tho Democratic.
iiominiitiou for district attorney. In
refusing it 1 announced imblicly tlmt
I wns a Republican and t ran inde
pendently,"
Commit teomaii Chubb of Florida
hero interrupted Ileuey.
"This man soius to bu mi expert on
Abo Ruef," said Chubl), "Ho has
boon injecting Roof's umuo into the
contests ovorv timo ho gts a chance.
I' or one, I think wo ought to let him
stay, so ho can further enlighten tho
country on this R110C proposition,."
Committeeman Dovme of Colorado
defended Henoy and inoved to tahlo
Sturgis' motion. U wa.ft curried,
The Tlrltlsh trade union GongriMHj
to bo held this your ha bfsn flxd
for Soptombor 2 and following days
at Newport,
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