Shall We Have a United Party? Chairman Ritter Replies to Mr. Guthrie and Accepts His Proposals, But Insists that They be Carried Out in a Manner that will Obey the Law and the Rules of the Party. Leaders of Both Factions to Withdraw and New Men tc be Selected in Their Places. Up to Mr. Guthrie to Answer. MCcCAFPREY.—Miss Caroline Gertrude McCaffrey died last Saturday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat. McCaffrey, in Lock Haven, of valvu- lar heart trouble. She had been ill for almost a year and had been confined to the house since last August. Deceased was 38 years and 8 months old and in ad- Our Correspondents’ Opinions. This column is at the service of those people iho desire. expres they ses on ans ec of general or interest. The = Watchman will be responsible for their ideas or state- pany he pat edt 5 scsthherd Srom ication when the request is made. Let Knowledge Shine to Brighten Labor. | With the Churches of the County. Notes of Interest to Church People of all Denominations in all Parts of the County. The Union teacher's training class of this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Howard completed its course of study, dition to her parents is survived by one Editor Democratic Watchman: taking the final ation March WILLIAMSPORT, PA., MARCH 19, 1912 sister, Mrs. John B. Critchfield, of Lock Appreciating your open journalism to Paid strictly in advance - - $1.00 , * 's J } © | After the examinatian Mrs. T. A. Pletch- Paid before expiration of year - 1.50 HoN. GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, Haven. Requiem mass was held over save life by utilizing labor most intelli- | er, in whose home the class met that. Paid after expiration of year 2.00 Pittsburg, Pa. the remains in the Church of the Immac- gently, to produce commercial commodi- | evening, gave a reception to the class, Democratic State Convention. Democratic State Headquarters, Harrisburg, | Pa., February 6th, 1912. ! To the Dewiocrats of Pennsylvania: In pursuance of the rules governing the Demo- cratic party of Pennsylvania and agreeable to the action of the Democratic State Executive Com- mittee at a special meeting held in the Demo- cratic State Headquarters, Harrisburg, on the last day of February, 1912, notice is hereby given that the Democratic State Convention will as- semble in the Majestic Theatre, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, May 7th, 1912, at 12 o'clock, noon. The business to be transacted at said con- vention will be: The nomination of one candidate for Auditor General. The nomination of one candidate for State Treasurer. ‘The nomination of six candidates for Electors at large, and to elect in the manner provid- ed by the rules of the party. Twelve delegates and twelve alternates at large to the National Democratic Conven- tion, and to consider such other matters, pertaining to the interests and success of the party in Pennsyl" vania, as may be brought before it. WALTER E. RITTER, P. GRAY MEEK. Chairman Secretary. My Dear Sir: 1 have your letter of March 12th, enclosing me copy of resolution pass- ed at a meeting over which you presided at Harrisburg, on that day. I appreciate with you the importance and necessity for united and sin- cere party harmony in the State. It would seem that there would be no rea- son or occasion for any continued dissension or discord in party ranks. The coming primary elections admit of a popular referendum of our disputes to the decision of the voters of the party, and to the expression of their will, all can and ought to bow in hearty atquiescence. There should be but one or- ganization and we should hold but one convention. No Democrat should be driven out of the party. Rather should all be invited to join with ‘us in our efforts to better civic conditions in our Commonwealth. We need a united party now if we ever needed one. At this particular time I feel that you and I can perform an important part in arriving at such a conclusion as will innure to the lasting good of our party in the State. It may be necessary for us to make some sacrifices. This is of small concern however, when the general welfare is to be considered. The public cares but little for the individual. It is more concerned over the practical means that can be employed to conserve the public good. It seems to me that there are but few points of difference between us and none in fact but what can be easily overcome if such is sincere in his de- sire to efiect true party union. I conceive that the main issues involved in the controversy relate, First. To the organization and conduct of the coming State Convention. ulate Conception at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning by Rev. Father Jerome L. McQuillen, after which burial was . made in St. Mary's cemetery. The Lock Haven Democrat of Monday paid the fol- lowing tribute to the deceased: | Miss McCaffrey possessed a kind, ' cheerful, unselfish disposition and was a | devout christian woman, who until she | became ill was always at her place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception and took a prominent part in the affairs ! of the church. She was a musician of . ability and in past years was a contralto | singer in the church. She was a sten- | ographer and bookkeeper, and until com- lled to give up her duties by illness Id a position in the business office of the Democrat, and always performed her ' duties in a most conscientious manner. Her death will leave a void in the home | and in the large circle of her friends, but i their loss is her gain. She has gone to enjoy the reward oi her immaculate or perfect life on earth. } | Goss.—Adam Goss, an old Civil war veteran, was found dead in the factory of the Wilson Chemica! company, Tyrone, ' Jast Wednesday night. He was employ- | , tobacco; we have vast mountain sides ‘and basins inviting the cultivation of ' of cottage homes; adjacent to the source ty more honorable and beneficial than grapes and hops and the garden products “of all-year-round employment for every willing, able worker, and of the most in- vigorating procedures to cure tuberculo- sis and stomach trouble, by the out-door employment and the where with all to make home brews of roasted barley and hops and pure grape juice wines that will cure nervous prostration and make pure blood, that cures many infirmities by nu- | tritious food, free from drugs. Debates and investigations by our ag- | ricultural colleges to make known to the , people our resources to save life and . make bright and useful lives, by intelli- ' gent labor to supply our own markets, | ! are in order for immediate action for its ' greatest achievements; and I am await- t ing the State College reply to my written | appeal for information relative to home, | open brew of beer that don’t intoxicate, | submitted to the faculty, with sample serving lunch which was dainty and sub- stantial. Her two daughters, assisted by their aunt, Miss Schenck, and Misses Dorothy Weber and Hilda Wagner, two girl friends, assisted Mrs. Pletcher. A most delightful occasion it was. Friday evening, March 15, the graduating exer- cises of the class were held in the Meth- odist church. Each member read a paper on some appropriate theme and the ad- dress of the evening was given by Rev. R. S. Taylor, subject, "The Teacher's Teacher.” The diplomas issued by the State Sabbath School association were ted by the teacher of the class. A arge number of people interested in the advancement of the work of the church in its various branches were present to i graduating of the first Teacher's class of Howard. It is hoped that this is but the beginning of the sys- tematic training of Sunday school teach- ers. The following persons comprised the class: Rev. R.S. Taylor, Mr. J. F. Herr, Mrs. C. M. Fox, Mrs. T. A. Pletch- er, Mrs. H. A. Robb, Mrs. E. F. Faust, i E. Allison and Madelie course of study was 99 pet cent. These persons represent the Methodist, Preshy. terian, Reformed and Evengelical church- es. "ed there as night watchman and failing | pint bottle, March 2nd, and no acknowl- | ‘to make his customary rounds of the | ®dgement. buildings Emory McClintock made a tour | | of investigation and found Goss dead in | Second. To the selection of National Committeemen for Pennsylvania. Third. To the personnel of the State Organization. The spirit of your letter indicates that you are anxious for a complete ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. RYNDER.—Theodore Porter Rynder HIGH VALLEY ITEMS. | Rumor says that Harry Rider has purchased part of the Emanuel! Vonada timber tract for Yours faithfully, James WOLEENDEN, passed away on the evening of Saturday March 16th, at the home of his son Lee, in Washington, D. C. Interment was made in the Arlington cemetery, Wash- ing, on Tuesday. The above brief notice reached this office yesterday morning and it marks the passing away of a man of unique personality. Mr. Rynder, who was past seventy years of age, for many years lived at Milesburg, this county. In his early life he was a Republican but when the Greenback party was organized early in the eighties he became an ardent sup- porter of same and for years was chair- man of the party in Centre county. He realized that the party was fighting for a lost cause but he conscientiously believed in the doctrines promulgated and he spent his time and money fighting for its principles for a number of years. When the Greenback party finally died out and the Peoples Socialist party sprang into existence Mr. Rynder became an earnest advocate of its standard. His entire life was spent in fighting for political reform and legislation which he conscientiously believed would improve the conditions of the working man. He left Bellefonte in the latter eighties and located in Erie where he edited a paper for a number of years. The last few years of his life| were spent in Washington where his son holds a good position. | | YEeARICK.—Elias J. Yearick died at the Lock Haven hospital on Monday night of cancer of the liver. Last fall he was one of a party who spent two weeks deer hunting in the Scootac region. He be- came sick shortly after his return and was ill all winter at the home of his sis- ter, Mrs. D. K. Miller, in Lock Haven. He was taken to the hospital several weeks ago but his case was too hopeless for an operation. Deceased was fifty-nine years of age and was born near Hublersburg. When a young man he learned the carpenter trade and followed that occupation a number of years. Later he went to farm- ing in the lower end of Nittany valley and also conducted 2 dairy. A number of years ago he gave up farming and fol- lowed his trade as a carpenter, first in Mill Hall and later going to Pittsburg where he lived until last fall. Surviving him are five children, three brothers and and four sisters. The remains were brought to Hublersburg on Wednesday morning where funeral services were held in the Reformed church by Rev. W. E. Harr, after which burial was made in the Hublersburg cemetery. | ! WeAvER.—Mrs. Alice Weaver, widow of the late D. H. Weaver, died at her home in State College on Monday, March 4th, after an illness of only five days. She was a daughter of J. Irvin and Mary Ross and was born at Pine Grove Mills on August 4th, 1850. On Christmas day 1870 she was married to D. H. Weaver who died several years ago but surviving her are four sons, George, of New York city; Morris, of Altoona; Waiter, of Pine Grove Mills, and Foster, of State College. She also leaves two brothers and three sisters, namely: J. H. Ross, of Linden Hall; E.C., of Lemont; Mrs. James Lytle, Mrs. Agnes Krebs and Mrs. George Glenn, of State College. Rev. Sasserman | had charge of the funeral which was held | on Thursday morning March 7th, burial | being made in the Pine Grove Mills cem- etery. ! I I DunkLE.~Following anillness of many | She was a deceased. and lasting harmony. I am equally desirous for such a consummation. Un- der such circumstances we ought easily to reach a conclusion. Our efforts should cover all the matters in controversy, in order that we reach complete results. As to your proposition for one convention let me suggest: (1) That but one convention be held and that it convene at the Ma- jestic Theatre in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 7th, 1912, at 12 o'clock noon. This being the usual place and that the usual hour for holding State conven- tions in that city. (2) That the convention so assembled be called to order by myself, and without comment or reference to the subject of party differences, now existing, and that it be at once turned over to the temporary chairman. (3) That the Temporary Chairman be selected by you in your answer to this letter from the three following named persons, to wit: Hon. Rush Gillan, President Judge, of Franklin county; William A. Glasgow Jr., Esq., of Philadelphia, or Charles J. Reilly, Esq., of Williamsport, and that upon your making a selection we unite in presenting his name to the respective Execu- tive committees of which we are ex-officio chairmen, and that we join in ask- ing them to confirm our selection for Temporary Chairman of the Conven- tion. I have suggested the names of these three gentlemen, without consulta- tion with them, because neither of them has been at all identified with the re- cent internal troubles of the party, and because the Democracy, honesty and fairness of each is so well known throughout the State that I have felt sure the selection of either would be acceptable to the Convention. I believe any one of them would feel it a duty to accept the position should we so request him. (4) That the Temporary chairman so chosen select and suggest the other officers for the temporary organization of the Convention and that we ask the Executive committees to confirm such selection. (5) That the Temporary chairman and Secretary so selected and agreed upon, with you and me make up the roll of delegates to the Conven- tion in accordance with the certificates of the County Commissioners of the several counties of the State and that such roll be reported to the Convention as the list of delegates entitled to participate in the preliminary work of the Convention. This would be a simple duty, not admitting of favoritism. (6) That the Convention thus organized proceed to a permanent or- ganization and to the further work of the Convention in accordance with its untrammeled will and the rules of the party. : This substantially meets your suggestion as to a single and harmonious Convention. I believe the adoption of the provisions outlined would insure a legal convention in so far as the nominations to be made by it are concerned, and that they are eminently fair and just to all parties concerned, and without the possibility of factional advantage. AS TO NATIONAL COMMITTEEMEN. An equally serious matter with the holding of the convention and one that has caused and will cause more bitter discussion and feeling in the par- ty is that of the National Committeeship. I feel that this is a serious subject for consideration in these negotia- tions. Col. Guffey, the present National Committeeman, is sincerely anxious to see our differences settled and the party firmly united. To this end he has declared privately and publicly that under no circumstances will he again be a candidate for, nor will he accept the position of National Committeeman. Mr. Palmer has claimed title to this position. His claim has been pass. ed upon and rejected by the Democratic National committee. He is now a candidate for the office, for the next term. His candidacy and his claim of +itle have already aroused unfortunate contention. I believe his continued candidacy or his selection would mean continued party discord. With your- self he has been most active in the rival organization of which you claim to be the chairman. As part of the general scheme for party unification I now ask that Mr. Palmer make a declaration as pronounced as that made by Col. Guf- fey that he will not be a candidate for National Committeeman at the Balti- more convention. AS TO STATE ORGANIZATION. The State Central Committee under the Party Rules will convene in July to select a State Chairman whose term of office will begin on the Monday of January, 1913. Let me suggest as a further part of this plan you preside at that meeting. That neither you nor I be candidates for Cliaimanship a; that tire, That after an election is had under rules we immediately tender our resignations for the remainder terms for which we claim to have been elected and ask the lect the new chairman as elected to fill the vacancy thus gate sm Siu Sime wiiess is ters WoRld otlierwiss 7egatly begin to anuary, that fact in your answer to me, the our party will be . ed and a harmony on the will of Democratic vot ers declared at elections, will be I shall be very glad to meet you at any convenient time carrying into effect a re sult so much desired by all true Democrats in order flak the arty entry may heseafter 1p difecind 35 Vt should be, solely to the party's and the country’s welfare. Iam, : »> aa ! his chair. beth Goss and was born at Port Matilda, ! March 18, 1912. { —— A mt i Deceased was a son of John and Eliza- | Lamar, Pa. | IrvIN—James Irvin, formerly of Nit. tany valley, this county, but for several _ this county, on January 28th, 1841, hence | years past residing on a farm near Provo | ‘was 71 years, 1 month and 15 days old. | UJtah, died on March 9th. He had been | Henry Eisenhuth with Mrs. Eisenhuth and their When a youth his parents moved 10! gat work that day as usual and shortly | adopted daughter. - Blair county and at the breaking out of | after dinner he died very suddenly while | the Civil war he enlisted at Huntingdon in | ey y- sitting in his chair, acute heart failure’ . Company A, 110th regiment. He served | peing the cause. He was born near In- | | until the close of the war and participat- | nagkillen, County Termanic, Ireland, on | of its | A i » good people have been short of them many- | ed in many hard fought battles. He was | January 19th, 1848, coming to the United | a-time during the winter. taken prisoner at the battle of Bull Run by Col. Moseby but was later exchanged. | He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. ! Charles LaPorte, of Juniata, and Mrs. | States with his parents in 1852, locating | | until the death of his parents about five | in little Nittany valley. He lived there | years ago when he went west. The re- | Some people in High valley have just discovered that the State will not sell any of its growing Visitors to our valley on Sunday last were Mr. The fact that no rubbage grows or prospers up in High valley accounts for the fact that all its citizens are Democrats. High valley had no potatoes last fall and some Howard Eisenhuth has purchased the property in Gregg township formerly known as the George Breon homestead. Consideration $800. The ice on the north side of the mountain road coming up to High valley, makes traveling very | Blaine Bashore, of Altoona. He also ; | ! mains were bought east to the home of dangerous. We hope that by this time next week | leaves one brother, Daniel, of Bellwood. | hig sister, Mrs. William Orr, near Jack" | it will bedifferent. * | The funeral was held from the Meth- | sonville, and on Friday of last week fun-| If aman steals an overcoat and sells it to anoth- | odist Episcopal church of Tyrone, of eral services were held in the Presby- which he was a member, at 2.30 o'clock ion Saturday afternoon. |in the Grandview cemetery. | | | : JoNgs.—Mrs. Rebecca Jones, wife of | Alfred Jones, died quite suddenly at her | home in Philipsburg last Thursday even- ing. She had been in poor health a year or more but that day was able to be around until four o'clock in the after- | ioon when she was seized with a sink- | ing spell and died within fifteen minutes. Her maiden name was Miss Rebecca | Bailey and she was born at Stormstown | about seventy years ago. Her parents | were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey, well known residents of Halfmoon township, but who later moved to Philipsburg. | Deceased was united in marriage to Al- | fred Jones in March, 1861, and he sur- | vives with three children: Mrs. W. W. | Andrews, Paul and Edward Jones, all of Philipsburg. One brother, Samuel Bai- ley, of Morrisdale, also survives. Dr. C. T. Aikens, of Selinsgrove, had charge of the funeral which was held from her late home on Saturday afternoon, burial be- ing made in the Philipsburg cemetery. | | BeEAVER.—Following a general decline as the result of her advanced age Mrs. Mary Beaver died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Thompson, at Centre Furnace, on Saturday, March 10th. Her maiden name was Armstrong and she was born in Union county in 1823, hence was about eighty-nine years old. She was twice married. Her first husband was Rev. Elliott, a well known preacher of Clearfield county, and after his death she married Mr. Beaver. He has been dead many years and since his death the deceased made her home with her only daughter, Mrs, William Thomp- son, at Centre Furnace. She was a mem- ber of the Methodist church and always took a prominent part in all church work. Rev. J. McK. Reiley had charge of the funeral services, which were held the fol- lowing afternoon and Monday morning the remains were taken to Lewisburg for burial. ! LYKENS ~On Wednesday morning Mrs. William Lykens, of Warriorsmark valley, died after an illness of some weeks with a complication of diseases. She was born at Centre Line, this county, seventy-nine years ago, and was a sister of the late George Gensimore, who died just two weeks ago. Her husband died fourteen years ago but surviving her are nine chil- dren and one sister. The funeral will be held this (Friday) afternoon, burial to be made in the Burkett cemetery at War- Horsmark. BaiLEYy.—W. Harvey Bailey, of near Penn Hall, died very suddenly on Tues- morning of heart failure, aged fifty vears. His wife and five children survive, as fol- lows: Margaret, Frank, Edward, Carrie and Bruce. He also leaves one brother and four sisters, namely: Louis,of Salona, Mrs. Joseph Alters, of Bellefonte; Mrs. A. F. Bower, of Aaronsburg; Mrs. Long, of Nittany valley, and Mrs. Mow- ery, of Youngstown, Ohio. The funeral will be held today. Rev. W. W.! Faust, of Howard, officiating. Burial was | Hartman officiated and burial was made | made in the cemetery adjoining the ! church. terian church at that place, Rev. E. F- | | CoLE.—After a long illness with a com- | plication of diseases Miss Lavra Cole | died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Irvin, at Baileyville, on March 4th. She had been sick for a number of years and had undergone several operations. She was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Cole and was born at Loveville forty-sev- en years ago. Her early life was spent in Halfmoon township and after the death of her parents she made her home with her sister, Mrs. Daniel Irvin. She was a member of the Lutheran church and a good christian woman. Surviving her are two sisters and one brother, namely: Mrs. Daniel Irvin, of Baileyville; Mrs. Elizabeth McCormick, of Tyrone, and John Cole, of Altoona. The funeral was held on March 6th. Rev. R. M Camp- bell officiated and burial was made in the Lutheran church cemetery at Centre Line. SPRING MILLS. ‘The road between Spring Mills and Penn Hall is in a terrible condition. The recent heavy rains washed the high fields along the road, covering the latter with mud from six to eight inches deep. It is a task for a team to get through. Of course pedestrianism is out of the question. The su- pervisors had better get a move on. Prof. U. A. Moyer will commence a session of | | ! : | | | can be recognized at once. The professor mailed | a copy of the photograph to his parents here, | merchant H. F. and Mrs. Rossman, as a picture of his “little family” in the South. Of course, he | was formerly of our town, and two or three years | ago accepted a position in one of the schools at | Stuttgart, and by his commanding abilities and | - polished manners, advanced rapidly and became | popular as a citizen and instructor. These quali- fications were soon discovered, as they elected | him superintendent of all the schools without | opposition, a position he still occupies, It is al- ways a pleasure to notice the progress and suc- cessful career of any young man, particularly * when he is a native of Centre county. er can the purchaser be held for larceny or re- ceiving stolen goods. If so, then if I cut a load of wood on another man's land andsell it can the purchaser be held responsible for the same. If $0, 1 would advise those who cut wood on J. T. Eisenhuth’s property to stop that work. Anarchist Fires at King of Italy. An unsuccessful attempt to assassi- nate King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was made by an anarchist named An- tonio Dalba in Rome. The king was fortunate enough tc escape the shots fired at him from a revolver. They were several in number and were aimed from a very short dis- tance. One of his majesty’s bodyguard, Major Lang, however, who was in the immediate vicinity of the king, was wounded. The would-be regicide chose for his deed the anniversary of the birthday of the late King. Humbert, the father of the present king, who died the vic- tim of an assassin’'s blow at Monza, on July 29, 1900 The attempt on the king's life was made as his majesty and Queen Hel- ent were going from the palace to the Pantheon to take part in the annual memorial service in honor of the king's father. The royal carriage was preced- | ed and followed by an escort of cuiras- , slers. The procession was passing along the Via Lata when three shots rang out from amid the crowd. The soldiers fololwing the carriage immediately dashed forward, and as they did so their commander fell from his horse. The wounded officer was moved to one side by some of his men, while others hurried up to the royal car- riage, where they found the king and- queen sitting calm and unmoved. Dr. Wiley Was Forced Out. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley has resigned his position as the chief chemist and pure food specialist of the de partment of agriculture after twenty. . nine years of service for the govern- ment, because he feels that his hands are tied in the fight for the enforce. ment of the pure food law. In a statement to the public Dr. Wiley announces that the fundamen- tal principles of that law have one by one “been paralyzed and discredited.” Dr. Wiley, it is understood, will be at the head of the “health department” of Good Housekeeping, a magazine. Despite the fact that rumors had been current for several weeks that the government's pure food expert was about to leave the service, the actual news of his resignation came as a big surprise to official Washington. Crying Baby Saves Family. Smoke awoke Corinne, the two- year-old daughter of Joseph Paine, of Shenandoah, Pa. Her screams aroused the parents, who found their home burning flerce- ly, the lower floor being a mass of i flames. The family of six barely bad time to escape in their night cloth. ing. Michael Paine and Anthony Galles, two boarders, jumped from the second story window. The fire spread to the next house, the residence of Frank Gallow, who saved much of his cloth. ing and furniture before his home was also ruined. | Convention Railroad Rates. Fares to the big national conven- tions in Chicago and Baltimore have been fixed at two cents a mile by the Central Passenger association. wa — RR
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