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MFSDirOUD. OHKaON.TlIt'HSDAV.Arni'ST 1, 1012
NO. 112
TAFT SEES SOCIALISM IN TRIUMPH
OF EITHER OF HIS TWO OPPONENTS
SOUNDSKMTEiflBWI KANSAS THEFT
G.O. P. CAMPAIGN bI CASE IS ARGUED
News of Nomination Drokon to Presi
dent who Accepts In 6000 Word
Speech Fears Popular Govern
ment Will Result In Nc(ll(cncc
Spectre of Socialism Haunts Tad,
Who Sees Salvation tor Nation In
His Own Success
WASHINGTON, Ant,'. 1. Willi
United Stud' Seiuilor Klilm Hoot,
I'ltiiinnmi of tin) tcrrnl republican
iiiitiiiniil iioini'iitinii, noting a
HMiklMtllllt, I'lltoillflll William I low
a til Titf I wits fniiiiiilly notified nl
the white Imiiihc today of his noniiii
nlon for tin ptcsiilouoy. In u ri'ply,
which exceeded ten IKomhiiimI word
in length, tho pienidonl fonimlly in
copied the iioiniiintion nnil while ho
attacked dm lender of Ihi' new pro
gressive party, no personal oicntion
whm imtiln of Colonel Theodore
IfoOHCWlll.
Today's ceremony won liulil in I ho
east loom of Hat while house. I'ri
idont To ft originally intended lo
speak froin tlio Hiiutli Hirtico of Hid
while house, hut changed Huh pliin
oil iicoiint of Hid possibility nf in
clement weather.
Tim iiotirii'itlioii committee wax
i'imiihihci1 of oiin representative from
iit'h Mluti'. At wtnotly II oVIook
the parly marched front Hat iweeit
tio offices (o Hut hnll room, where
llav wero nail liv I'rtvddonl iital Mrs.
Tuft. Clinrln Tiifi. Hai president'
mm, was Hit only other mouther of
Hit! fitinily present. .In" I before Ha
eoioinonios began I'M'iiili'iil 'I'h II mill
Senator Hoot woro photographed to
golhor. Moro Hum 10,0011 guest wore
gtouped Iliforiniilly ulioiit Hid east
iooiii, Following la eoroiimiiy u re
ri'plinii nial buffet luncheon was
laid.
Toft' Aitlptnnto
WASHINGTON, Aug. i. l'rosldonl
Tail's speech of iiecoplanco was Hi
purl iu follew:
"I accept tlat nomination you ton
tier with profound gratitude to tho
republican party which Iiiih thus hon
ored into twlru. I incept It as np
provnl of what I have ilono uialor lt
inutalnto tool hb nil expression of con
fidence thiil In a Bocund ndnilnlstrn
Hon I .will tiorvo tho public wnll.
"Tho Ihhiio prosonteil nt tho con
vention over which your chnlriniin
presided with Biirh n Jimt nial ovon
liniiil, innilo n crisis In tho llfo or tho
purty. A faction no unlit to forco tho
purty to vlolnto it vnliitihlo nial tlmn
houoreil national tradition hy en
trusting tho power of tho prniihtuiiny
for inoro than two tonus to nun man,
"""(Coiitlnuoi! on I'iiro (I)
MACON, On., AiiBUHt 1. ThoiiB
uuilii of nU;natuii!H unvo hoott nddod
today to u potillou itHklnR comit'oua
to ItivoatlKiitu c)mVKm niitdo iikiiIiihI
tliillod Htatoii JiiiIko lOnuiiy Spoor of
tho iioiithoin illBt,rhit of (loorAhi hy
ronnor Mnyor Huff of Mnoon, Huff
Ilurr (diatKOH Hint Bpoor Ih iibIiik hht
judicial poidtlou for poreount and
fliiauolal nalu.
Huff, who wiih iirriiHtitd hy ordoia
of JikIko Rpoor on rotttoUipl ohnrKoa
following u lottor ont to tho Jurlnt,
hlttorly orltUilHliiK hl roconl on tho
honnh, wan iidntlttod lo bull today by
JiiiIko Spoor, Tho court nlwi an
noiiiirod that nitothor fodoral JikIko
vould hear tho coptonipt olmnso
IIKUlllBt Huff,
Tho'Bympathy of Macon roBldont
Ju with Huff, ItuudrodH'of cltlzoiiB
tjocoiindlii' IiIh homo horc- last nluht.
request mm
TO PROBE IUDGE
SPEEROE GEORGIA
rtiTO hAwiii ,ia.ii .w
NEWS BROKEN
TO PRESIDENT BY
T
WAHIIINfSTON'. Auu 1 In ,t
brief and formal nprTlt by Hettiuor
Klilm Hoot of Now York, TreKldenl
Tnfl wan forntally notified today that
ho had roMJhoil tint lepubllenn nomi
nation for tho prwtldniioy nt tho re
cent convention In Cliloaco.
Hoot, In IiIh Hpccch, laid particular
Htruoa on tho claim thai Tnft'c title
to the nomination was :w "clear and
iinlmpenchablu an tho tlllo of any
cnudldato of any party alaro political
ronvtMitloiiH bcr.au."
HefcrrliiK to HoomovoU. Hoot raid:
On U'Heolt' I'lnlia
Tor Hio ncconil time In tho bin-
tory of Iho rbiitibllcan party, part qf
ilia dclurateii rofiiKoil ;o bo lioitno ay
Iho action of Hio ronvontlon. Tho
reafon nMlKttud for this roitrno Is dls
Bnllnfncllott with tho decision of cer
tain content In mnltliiK tip tho temp
orary roll of tho convention. Those
routoBtn wero decided by that tribun
al upon tho law which ban Kovrrnod
tho republican party for moro than
forty yoarn, which Imponed tho duty
of deciding Much contorts.
"Ho Iouk aa Htcso decision woro
mado honestly and Hi pood faith, all
persons nro bound to accept thent as
concluslvo In ntnhliiR up n totnpnrr.ry
roll of tho convention. Neither In
tho facta nor In tho urKiiuieittH pro
duced boforo tho national couimtttco,
tho commlttoo on credentials, the
convention Itself, nor otherwise does
there appear Just ground for lm
penehtnK tho hotioHty and riood faith
of the cominlttleo'n dcclBlons."
Halo of I.iuv
"Von bollevo In n rulo of law,
rather than In a rulo of men nial
roalUo that safety of nntlons of In-
dlvlduitlH Is to establish and nbldo
hy declared principles. You nro In
sympathy with Iho groat prnctlrul
riilert for tho right conduct of tho
Amorlcan people, sot up for RUldanco
and self roHtralut tit constitutional
limitations. You know thnl to hwoop
away.thoBo wlso rules of aolf restraint
would not ho progrcHH hut decadouco.
"You know tho grout declarations
of prlnclplen In tho constitution can
not ho an effectual guide to conduct
In any other way than hy judicial
Judgment upon nttomptH to vlolnto
thoiti, nnil you mnlntnln Independ
ence, dignity and authority for tho
courts ot tho United States."
MNC'OLN', Neli., Aug. I. -That the
impuiicliiueul proceedings against
United. Slates Judge llnaford hud
opened Iho way for Hiinilnr iiapiiry
nil along tho lino mid Hint there
should not ho any turning hank now,
is Williniu .1. Hryuu'H opinion of the
Huilt'ord iuipiiry, expressed in to
day's, issue of tho Coiiimonor.
"Ifuufoid resigned," suys the eilit
lriulf "ovidoiilly ti' ehoupo the oxpoH
mo Hint would ho incidental to im
puiiulimoiit proueeditign. Several
coiigreHKnien have oxpressed, the
opinion Hint further proceedings nro
inuieeeHsivry, Umuu'ttiiniitihly Huu
ford Iiiih Hiiffered uiiffioient diHgruee,
"Hut tlioio is another sido of this
onsu. Investigation. a diauluscd
SENATOR
BRYAN
WAN
Attempt of Thin! Party to Appro
priate Republican Electors Argued
Bpforc Federal Supreme Court on
Writ of Error' Appeal from Stale
Jtistlco Vandcvawtcr Says Real Issue
Is Whether Roosevelt Runs as Re
puhllcan or Third Party Candidate
Ni:V YORK, Aug. 1. The Katun
electoral eiiM'H, involving the legality
of flit ii 1 1) iifliiiii of prexidvutinl
eleeitirx in Hlnten where the ilirtvl
pratnirv prevnils, were liil.cn up hero
inlay hv .lunliecs Vniali'vunler mat
I'iluey of Hie United Slate supretta.'
court. Tho prneei'diugs ri'ulteil from
Hie KmiHiiH xiiprmiie onurt'K ileeiiiiMi
Hail Hie inimcrt of eight Kk'umik
prehiilcutinl elcelorH hhoiilil go a the
oflieinl priiiiurv ballot in the repub
lican column, although it wns nii
tiouueei the elector would not sup
lrl Tnft nial Sheniian.
Ak u ii'Miilt of the Kiiiimis hiiprcnu:
coin I'm decision tin; Tnft holder up-
plied for a writ of error. Tho ciao
of the Tnft (H-ople is being prosculcd
by ('oiigrcM.uinn 01mteiul of I'can-
Myhitnia nial ItiehanI I lite of Topckn.
h. V. Ivepplingcr of IChiihuh City
mid K. S. JaekMoa of Topoka nro tho
ItooM'tcIt attrneyH.
' I'r HMioelt Aloao
0iigresninu OhithliMnl tihsortvti
thai Hiu KniiHiis delegates went to
Chicago determined to aapport Col
onel HooHowdt regardlc" of whelher
ho wiih (ho republican nominee.
Olinsteitd tend a Idler indicating this
wiih tho attitude of the delegates. Ho
explained tho alleged nccensity of
changing tho rulings of tho Kansns
court.
In arguing the Koosovolt sido of
Hie naiH A Homey V. S. Jaoksuti of
Topeka Miid:
"TIiIh eiiMt contniiirt moro lyiui-
niito than nay to cmuo before tho
Htiprcmc. court sineo the reconstruc
Hon period. Tho matters involved
tiro those that have plunged Mate
into war."
Justice Pitney interrupted Jackson
at this stage in his argument to
dryly letnnrk that he did not think
there would he wnr over the matter.
Should Stop Theft
Here Jaekhon mid Justice I'iluey
and Vaudevanter heeamo engaged in
a running argument, Justice Vuttde
vitittcr cnyitig:
"There ought to ho it law to pre
vent llooMivcIl people form Htunling
Tnfl electors."
Justice Vnndevunter insisted the
real isntio is whether Uoosuvelt rinin
us a lepuhlieun or a third party enn
iliilulf. t'ppcr IValusala IMrcinea
OhADSTONH, Mich., July .Tl.
Thu mitttinl convention mat tnurtai
incut of tho Upper Peninsula Fire
tneu'H iiBBoclatlou began bero today
with an attendance of flro fighters
front many towns. Tho tournament
will continue until tho end or tho
week.
that Uanfoid used his position to aid
the speeiul intetesls. H is freely
ehnrged Hint represeutalives of thce
inletests iHH'siiuded Huiiford to re
sign that there might not ho further
exposure. Congiessiuau Horger in
sists that hero shall ho a thorough
investigation of tho disclosures concerning-
thin federal judgfn agency
for corporation concerns.
"Hurgor is right. A thorough in
vOHlignlioii along (his lino may open
mi investigation with reaped to other
fodoral judges, No one could de
sire further humiliation of this un
happy mini, who has hrought disgrace
on the hcuch, hut there ought not to
he any turning book, now Hint a way
hud hoon opened for inquiry nil along
tho lino'
JUDGES
B
TRAILING
ASSASSN
ASKS
LIFE BE SPARED
NKW YORK, Aug. r..irg.iimt.g
only that his life he spared, "IJago
Frank" Cjrofict. olio of tho assas
sins of (hunhtcr Ifosonthal. the fir. I
mail killed in the itolicc-gnmhliag-murder
scandal, weakened today lif
ter eye witnesses to the murder had
iudcnttficil him as one of Hie oc
cupants of the gray automobile in
which the slayers escaped after the
crime, and aolilli'd District Attorney
Whitman thai he will make a full
confession.
Cirofici declares Hint either "Whit
ney Lewis" or "Lefty Louie" did tho
actual shooting of Rosenthal. Ho i
expected to tell sufficient of the fuels
at once to suhtnutiate the story
told hy Hurr Ynllon, "Hriilgie"
Webber and "Hiild Jack" lio-o, who
declines that, through Hen Schepps,
Police Lieutenant .Charles Hooker
paid the gangsters to kill.
Important do elopements ns to
Meeker's shale in Iho murder plot
wero foreshadow eil toilny in the fact
that John Hart, Hooker's attorney,
was subpoenaed forthwith before the
grand jury.
S
E
I.OS AN(5Ul.i:S. Cn., Aug. 1.
Crnsoil with rugo iih tho result of
Joshing" of his fellow prlsouors,
John Vnshllk, n Greek trusty, run
amuck In tho county jail hero today,
mid, h doing a Knifo from tho break
fast table on which ho wiih waiting,
stabbed to death O, ll. Mullen, nlso
u trusty, and seriously out two othor
prisoners, Louis Nool mid Mnrtln
.Moiuloiui. Vashllk was overpoworod
by Turnkoy Keed after a desporato
struggle.
Coming In from tho kitchen with
a trny of food, Vnshilk secrotod a
long butcher kulfo in his clothing
mid, approaching tho tnblo whoro tho
trusties woro eating, plunged It Into
Million's hack to tliQhllt. Tho blndo
penetrated to tho heart mid Mullen
foil, from nm cnnir, trying almost in
stantly, tho blood KU8hlig from tho
wound,
FOR CONFESSION
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IN
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AMUCK WTH
KNF
THE DULLY BULLY
LAWYERS
EXPRESS
SYMPATHY
WITH
F
TACOMA, AYash , Aug. 1. Highest
recommendation for tho "conscien
tious work ho did on tho bench and
regret over his resignation, was voiced
late yestorday afternoon In a resolu
tion adopted by a three to ono vote
of tho Washington State Har Associa
tion convened in Its annual meeting.
Tho resolution follews:
"Whereas Honorable Cornelius II.
Hanford, n member ot this association
has lately tendered his resignation ns
Judge of tho United States district
court for tho western district of
Washlugon, u position which ho has
occupied with honor and credit to
tho nation for a period of approxi
mately a quartor of a century, ,nov
therefore, bo It
"Hesolved: That wo express that
tho nation shall loso so valuable and
conscientious n servant and oxpress
our appreciation of tho earnest work
which has beon performed by Judge
Hanford while ho has been upon tho
federal bench."
wioir.u i. , .. I.. iVH i.
Colonel Hoosevelt declnrod hero to
day thai ho would take a radical
stand on tho negro situation, "which
,.. I.-,.,.. .. i. ........ .,
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wuiiiii iruii.iuiy nuv uu (iuiuai.
Tho decision as to whoro ho stands
lit 1.. k.tit.Ttiilin.t nm. X-lt, !. r t
W Ot lllllnilt'l DtlWU. .UltilUI Ul
tho dolumit parties, ho said had
(Uin'ii a inn iiunuuu uu wiu ijiies
tlon "
LOS ANGELKS, Cal., Aug. 1. Sub
jecting Claronco Harrow to a sovoro
cross examination regarding his ac
tions nt tho time Bert II. Franklin
wns arrested, Assistant District At
torney Ford mado tho accused labor
attorney flush nngrlly on sovorul oc
casions during tho morning sosslon
of tho Dnrrow brlbory trial today,
Darrow denied any knowledge of
Franklin's using money to Influence
jurors, saying ho was tho most sur
prised man In tho world whon told ,
ot tho reason for Franklin's nrrost.
-x . i i - i '
uarrow wns moro surrea oy I'ora s
quostlons rogardlng tho Franklin ar
rest than ho wns by others concorti'
lag his telegrams to Loo M. Rappnp-
port, his Indianapolis associate. When
court convened Darrow admitted giv
IUDGE
HAN
AW
Gi
MOOSE.
New Toft nr1.i
TEDDY
III
I
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. A slight
ehnnge iu the program ot the national
progressive convention which n
scmhlos hero next Monday to noini
nato u national ticket was announced
hero today. Instead of speaking
Monday night as was originally in
tended, Colonel Koosevelt will deliver
his "declaration of faith" Tuesday.
Governor Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia will call the convention to
order at noon Monday. Then former
United States Senator Albert Bever
idge of Indiana who will act as tem
porary chairman will address the
delegates, delivering the keynote
.pceoh of the convention. This will
be followed by permanent organiza
tion. Colonel IJooscvelt's nddrcss will
come immediately after the invocation
Tuesday. This will ho followed by
committee reports nnil consideration
of a platform. Oa Wednesday the
nominations and speeches of accept
ance will conic.
NKW YOHK, Aug. 1. necauso tho
foreman and othor malo omployes of
a Hrooklyn fnctory wero addictod to
profanity, 400 girls, members of tho
Dressmakers' Union, today aro on
strlko, Tho girls hopo to Induce walk
outs In other factories, and to put a
stop to tho uso of profanity and nbttso
in tho work rooms.
ing Instructions to some ono lit his
office to telegraph Hnppnpport tho
day aftor Frankllu's arrest, giving
his permission to spoiul $l, 000 Iu se
curing snino McNmuara ovtonco In
tho hands of tho federal offlcors, de
spite tho dofeuso's clal that tho Mc
Namnra enso hod alroady reached a
conclusion, In an agreement botweon
tho state and defotiso attorneys.
Ho also admitted telegraphing
Knppupport tho day tho McNamuras
pleadod guilty, telling Mm not to
spond tho nionoy, Darrow sneorod
when Guy BIddlngor, a Bums opera
tive, was asked about, admitting that
ho gavo tho Burns man his tolophono
uddress nnd tho nitmbor of his room
In a Sun Francisco hotel, while BId
dlngor was working for him and for
Burps nt tho sanio tmo,
SPEAK
CONVENTION
NEX
TUESDAY
N
A
REBEL S
CRIME
T
Hnnfjlnfi of Americans hy Orozco and
, the Contemplated Massacres Stir
Washlnrjton to Prompt Action
Situation Extremely Grave
Battle Impends Between Rebel and
Federal Forces Hanged Ameri
cans are Identified
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Amerl
caij consuls in Moxlco woro ordered
by tho state department today to
thoroughly Investigate reports that
two American citizens wero hanged
by Mexican rebels In tho stato of.So
nora Mexico, Officials of tho de
partment regard tho Mexican situa
tion ns extremely grave, and If It Is
shown that the hanging was the
cnrnjlruc ot of threats made hy Gen
erals 'Oozco anil Salaiar, of tho
rebel forces, to inassacro American
residents, tho government may de
cide trj Jntervene.
The expulsion of tho Mormon colo
nists by General Orozco has aroused
bitter feeling in Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico. It Is believed that
Orozoco deliberately planned to loot
tho Mormon colonies to rc-flnance,
provision and efptlp his army, but
later deemed It Inadvisable to carry
out this plan.
EL PASO. Tex., Aug. 1. Dis
patches received hero today oay that
tho Americans reported hanged by
Mexican rcbols In Sonora h'avo, been
Identified as S. Schubert, formerly of
Douglas, Ariz., and S. Hurtling.
AVASIIINGTON. Auk., .Url?jredle
tlon of a serious battle In "Northern
Mexico soon between the federals
and tho forces behind General Orozo
co was made today In despatches from
Colonel Steever, commanding tho
United States troopa at El Taso.
Stiver said tho country io dally
growing moro turbulent.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. Atiff. 1.
Cheered by thousands of spectators
IJarvey Haggard stnggored from tho
Delllagham Bay and British Colum
bia railroad train to tho chamhor of
commorco this morning and with Joo
Frnucovlso but ten feet bohind him
was declared tho winner of tho 1912
Mount Baker Marathon and of tho
first prize of $000 and cup which
goes therewith.
Vcltor Galbralth, who ha4 ar
rived at tho train at Glacier thrco
minutes behind Haggard, was tho
third man to nrrlvo at tho chamber.
Haggard's time for tho comploto
round trip was 9 hours nnd CI
minutes, as compared with 13 hours
and 2S minutes mado by Joo Gal
bralth over tho Doming trail lust
year.
E
TO
PAY TIFF BOARD
WASHINGTON', Aug. 1. By u
vote of il.'i to lOUt tho house this
.afternoon tefiisod to concur with
the senate amendment to tho htindry
civil hill appropriating $225,000 to
continue tho tariff board this your.
Every republican voted to retain tho
board. Tho bill was returned to tho
senate with a request for a joint
conference.
t
IvniANArOLIS. Ind., Au. l.-
Former United 8tti; BfMtqrv Bev
erldgo vuo will 'preside over5 th
temporary organization of the pro
gresslvQ convention Monday lit Chi
cago was today nominated for gover
nor of Indiana. Former Congri
man Fred Landls was nomlBitd for
lieutenant governor Jjy t prosrw
slvo republican onvwjHea. -
RESULT N
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NOMINATED
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