EVENING LEDGER-PHILADETJPHIA MONDAY, A.PKIU lOTLOlG. 6 DELAWARE'S PRIMARY SHOWS DU PONT FIGHT tO MARK CONVENTION Returns Show Bitter Rivalry of Family Factions, Indicat ing Battle on Floor Tuesday POLL FRAUDS CHARGED "WILMINGTON, net, April 10. He turns of Saturday's Delawaro prlmnry Judicata that tho Republican organisation will control tho convention at Dover on Tuesday and will put through n reso lution Indorsing General T. Coleman tin font for tho presidency If tho General no desires. There la promlso of a lively tlmo In tho convention, as cx-Unltcd States Sen ator Alleo will bo thcro and will Insist upon recognition as a lender of Kent County. Hack of hln attitude Is tho feud of tho du Tont family over con trol of tho bltr powder company, as ho Is supporting Alfred I. du Pont as a candt datd for tho nomination for United States Sonator. The present Senntor, Henry A. du r-ont, who Is tho Organization choice for another term. Is Alfred's cousin. The Senator and Alfred aro also cousins of General du Pont. Tho General sold his powder stock to Pierre du Pont, who thus becamo head of tho company, nnd Alfred was forced out. It Is over this stock that a suit Is pending. Alfred has not said ha Is against tho others politically, but Alleo Is trying to line up Kent County for him. WANTS KENT FOIl ALFIIKD. Unless tho convention at Dover scttlci tho matter, It Is probable that tho du Pont family squabble will reach tho Republican National Convention. Alleo showed con-' slderable strength In the primaries of Sat urdayenough to show that ho can mako a fight In Kent that will shatter party harmony. Thero Is every reason to bellevo that those who supported Governor Miller hero for national delegate. In opposition to Major Edmund Mitchell, chairman of tho State Committee, will carry tho fight to the floor of tho convention and will claim that there was fraud In tho primaries In this city. In Wilmington thero wcro contests In flvo wards, which had It o'lt of tho 40 allotted to tho city. Even In theso wards some of tho delegates vfro acccptablo to both the Miller and tho Mitchell people and tho contest was virtually on ono or. two men. The others were selected with out opposition, and both sides aro claim ing n majority of them. Tho Mitchell people say thoy havo 18 delegates from this city, and estimates of tho Miller people aro that they have from 18 to 20. POL1, FRAUDS CHARGED. It Is charged by tho Miller faction that In some districts of tho "th Wnrd men who did not live In tho ward wero allowed to vote. It Is also charged that In tho lower district of the 6th Ward representa tives of tho candidates voted for were not allowed to witness tho count, as required by law, but wero kept out for somo tlmo, nnd that tho count was not completed until after 2 o'clock this morning, dcsplto tho fact that the polling placo closed at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. More Itt feeling has been created nmong tho Republicans by the primaries on Sat urday and tho contest which marked them than anything which has occurred In a number of years. City, county and State officials who aro members of tho party all took part In tho contest and wero divided. In a number of cases iromfnent .men nearly came to blows and an sorts or enarges wero maue. In rural Now Castle County somo effort was made to elect delegates who would defeat Senator Henry A. du Pont for del egate to the National Convention, but It Is generally accepted that the opposition ' failed. BRUMBAUGH LEAVES . CITY; MUM ON LETTER Continued from Face One ver and his brother, David D. Oliver, ac cording to dispatches from Pittsburgh, Is that they aro Inclined to give the Governor a chance to produco the letter, which the Governor contends would provo that tho Oliver contribution was personal and not political, and therefore did not come under the corrupt practices net. "Both Senator Oliver and his brother. Davlr B. Oliver, said they had nothing further to add. pending a reply from tho Governor to the suggestion that ho pro duca the letter and disprove It, If he could, that tho Oliver contribution was n political contribution," said the Pittsburgh Dis patch. Attorney General Brown, the premier of the Governor's cabinet, drew the fac tional lines more sharply than before in a statement which he issued last night. He declared that the Governor would neither withdraw from tho presidential contest, nor compromise with tho Penrose forces. "X "will say this, once and for all and absolutely," said Mr. Brown. "Any and all attempts to blackmail or drive tho Governor from tho position he has taken will fall. You may brand all stories and rumors about the Governor's withdrawing or compromising" as palpable fakes of bis enemies." Mr, Brown's statement that uncompro mising warfare for the political leader ship of the State has resulted from the publication of the acceptance of D. B. Oliver's check for $1000 for "help In this fight," which the Governor did not account tor under the plea that It was a personal and not a campaign contribution, was fol lowed by a formal statement Issued by the Brumbaugh press bureau, In which It was asserted that tho Governor has gained materially In strength as the result of the story. SEARCH FOR LETTER. The fact that Mrs. Brumbaugh had attempted to find the letter In which Oliver enclosed the check was brought out by JMCOC Flower and Vegetable Seeds William H, Ball, secretary to tho Gover nor. "Mrs. Brumbaugh made ono attempt to find It by looking In a place whero the Governor thought It might bo In his homo In Gcrmantown, but could not find It," said Mr. Ball. "Presumably It Is In the house, but tho Governor has not been thero since St Patrick's day." It Is understood to bo tho Governor's Impression that tho Oliver letter wbb In long hand, nnd was not typewritten ; that, therefore. It would seem unlikely that Mr, Oliver had n copy. It also was as serted that It tho original h.id been lost, Mr. Oliver would not bo called on to sup ply n copy. Mr. Ball said that If the original were found It would bo published Immediately. "In fact," ho said, "I would bo willing to bet It would bo published " When an effort was made last night to communlcato with tho Governor at his Gcrmantown house, tho word wan that ho was not nt home, and no Information wan nvnllablo as to whether or not tho search had been successful. Mr. Bell said last night that ho had not beett In touch with tho Governor slnco tho afternoon, but that ho believed that If the letter had como to light ho would have heard of It. Ho did not think It had. Ho concluded by saying that If tho letter were discovered, It would be given out nt Harrlsburg. Mr Kolb said that ho did not know anything nbout tho result of the search j that the Governor was not in his house and thnt tho Governor de sired to bo undisturbed. Governor Brumbaugh looked worried nnd his mnnncr wns that of a tired man when ho arrived In Philadelphia yesterday noon to address the memorial meeting of tho tr.ilnmon, held In the Forrest Theatre. Ho wan accompanied by Mrs. Ilrumbnugh nnd William H. Ball, his private secre tary. Mayor Smith, upon whoso Invitation tho Governor came hero to speak, presided at tho meeting. To those near him on the platform, the Governor said that ho needed sleep, and when ho delivered his nddrcss ho spoko In weary tones that caused those who had frequently heard him before to comment on tho chnnge. STATE OFFICIALS SILENT. Cyrus 11 Woods, Secrctnry of tho Com monwealth, and John S. Hilling, of tho Public Service Commission, who wcro con cerned In the events which led up to tho story of tho check, ngaln refused to dis cuss tho points Involved. It wn Mr. Rilling whom Senator Oliver said had suggested tho possibility of Impeachment. In this connection tho Pennsylvania Constitution says: "The Governor and all other civil officers shall bo liable to Impeachment for any misdemeanor In office." Tho last two words, It was argued, would prevent Impeachment proceedings In this ense, for the reason thnt tho Oliver check was received prior to tho Gover nor's Induction Into olllce; nnd, further, thnt by that time tho campaign oxpenso account had been tiled. Ho was then not Governor, hut a candidate. Tills matter, being discussed by poli ticians nnd lawyers, sorved to dlroct at tention to nnother section of tho Consti tution, which says: "Any person who shall, while a candldato for olflcc. bo guilty of bribery, fraud or wilful violation of nny election law shall bo forever disqualified from holding nn office of trust or profit In this Commonwealth." Tho Governor was met at Broad Street Station by Louis J. Kolb, his personal nnd political friend. Ho lunched nt Mr. Kolb's home, nnd returned homo with Mr. Kolb nfter tho meeting. Ho spent last night nt his own homo on West Wal nut Inne, Gcrmantown. Coincident with the tightening of battle lines for tho factional fight within tho Republican party as the result of tho check, rumors of other contributions that wero not accounted for liy tho Governor In his statement of campaign expenses wero circulated today, both hero and In ritisnurgn. Tho Governor whllo hero yesterday positively declined to say anything at ail concerning the check, "This Is Sunday, and I have nothing more to say," was his answer to all questions. MACHINE SQUEEZES BRASS LIKE PASTE Si !&!, ;-. .. - . . -- xJ Now type extruding press made by a Philadelphia concern. This press will bo used in a new $200,000 brnss extruding compnny, which opens in this city before May 1. Tho press extrude brass- with a 2000-ton pressure with tho facility that tooth paste is squeezed from a tube. It is the first to be used in Philadelphia. Munitions will bo made by tho now company. Already nn order of 10,000,000 brnss rinR3 hns been offered tho now concern by tho Russian Government. JOHNSON URGES GOVERNOR TO WITHDRAW FH031 RACE Appeals to Brumbaugh in Interest of Party Harmony Governor Brumbaugh was urgently re quested to withdraw from the presidential contest on April I, It developed today. Alba B. Johnson, friend of the Governor, who has been placed on tho Penrose slato of candidates for delegates-at-Iarge to the Chicago convention, wrote him under that date, and nsked him to withdraw In the Interests of "party unity." Mr. Johnson today inado public the let ter. Ho mnde his plea for tho withdrawal of the Governor on tho basla of nn "unln structed" delegation to tho convention, ns the only menns by which tho Pennsylvania delegation could bo united. Senator Pen loso Is making his fight ngnlnst the Gov ernor on tho lstuo of nn unlnstructed dele gation. Mr. Johnson's letter follows: Philadelphia, April 4, 1910. Hon. Martin O. Brumbaugh, Harrlsburg, Pn. My dear Governor In writing you nt this tlmo I do so (out of a Bcnso of tho BUprcme lmportnnco of re storing harmony within tho Repub lican party to tho end that Pennsyl vania may present a united front In tho Chicago convention. You will readily agree with mo that tho Interests of the Stato and nation nre Involved In snno party action and the recognition of tho vital princi ples which aro nt stake In the great contest of this year. Individuals may differ ns to meth ods, but there should be no question of the necessity for unity, nnd so strong Is my own conviction on this point, ns is nlso the conviction of many associates for whom I know you entertain a high regard, thnt I urge upon you such Immediate steps ns may bo necessary to bring nbout concerted effort with a view to the elimination of nil factional activities and a restoration of party peaco and a State-wide co-operation for and In tho-lntcrcsts of Republican success. I recall that in your recent letter to Mr. Wnsson you Indicated nn ontlro willingness to withdraw your nnme nt nny tlmo It mlgnt appear mm sucu nctlon on your part would bo for tho best Interests of the party, and I sub mit that in the present situation your own good Judgment will dictate such a course as will nssuro an unlnstructed delegation at Chicago. I trust you will lead the way to a nromnt and peaceful solution of tho differences now threatening the party In tho State. I have today written similarly to Senator Penrose. Very truly yours, ALBA II. JOHNSON. Mr. Johnson declined to make public his "similar" letter to Senntor Penrose. Ho said that he had merely written to tho senior Senitor urging him to "pro moto co-operation." ment continued violently In tho course of the night, particularly tho II ro directed ngnlnst Hill 30. An ntlnck launched by tho enemy yesterday afternoon against Lo Mort Homme, and which In general was repulsed with heavy losses for our adversary, enabled tho Germans to penetrato Into our advanced trench on n front nbout 500 ynrds long nt Hill 20B. Wo took 100 prisoners. East of the Mouso thero wns a very sharp conflict during tho night In tho llttlo wood of Fontaine St. Martin, cast of Vncheravlllc. Wo made prog ress In tho enemy's communicating trenches south of tho village of Douaumont. In tho Vor ro region villages nt the base of tho Mouse heights wero bom barded. It Is now known that tho day of April 9 In tho region of Verdun wns marked by tho first great attempt at a gonernl offensive on the pnrt of tho enemy extending on n front of moro than 20 kilometers (12 U miles). Onr adversaries, without obtnlnlng any results compnrnblo with the ef forts put forth, suffered losses to which tho vast heaps of dead before our linos bear witness. No Important events occurred on tho rest of tho front. FRENCH HALT FOE'S ATTACKS ON HILLS Condniifil from Pneo fine doubt beyond Bols Carre, the object being to clear Avocourt Wood. Tho utmost success achieved by this attack wns tlio capture of a few ynrds of French trendies, which the Germans were able to hold for only an hour. Then they wero driven out by a French counter-nttack and tlio French lino was restored. The text of the official communique fol lows: West of tho Meuso tho bombard- I "COOL HEAD" SAVES AUTOJST Car Plunges Down 30 Foot Embnnk- ment Ho Clings to Wheel and Keeps Sent "A cool head" resulted In n midnight plunge of nn automobile down a 30-foot embnnkment. ending happily for Dr. Michael P. Corcoran, of 2129 Master street, who escaped Injury. Doctor Corcornn'H car, n low-botllcd rondster, left tho Northeast Boulevard near 3d street nnd plunged down the 4f-dfgrco Incline to tho tracks of tho Philadelphia and Reading Railway below without un seating him. Tho machine was going about 22 miles tin hour, but Doctor Corcoran Jammed on tho brakes nnd clung to tho steering wheel, landing safely In n cloud of mud and dirt. A front wheel of the car was broken. Failure to noto that n side thoroughfare curved Into tho main boulevard caused tho accident. Bread & Butter Wc do not think bread nnd butter good -.nupugh for the patrons of )thc Hanscom Restaurants i )llnf? ) There's a Plale on For You A but serve delicious Jigff IUumiyTyUhout- w,Mh- muMfr can b depended upon, because JkVy, bid mi eareiuny lesiea aw oui-iri; Urouada. our experts will tell you the best AiitletietJtor planting in your locallt Dreer's Lai Seeds aro blended from the highest grades of recleaned seeds. A separate mix ture for sunny or shady ptoeea. Fertilize the Lawn with our pulverized Sheep Manure. It will strengthen the roots and give good Color to the Grass. We also supply Bone Mel, Wood Ashes and other Fertilizers. 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It Is understood that somo of the big munition financiers aro backing tho com pany nnd that already more money hns been subscribed than will bo needed to start the factory. ItVas nt first planned to call tho concern tho Stanford limits Company nnd build tho factory nt Stan ford, Conn., but now no name hns been chosen. The site of the new factory will be within a radius of 15 miles of City Hall. Ten factories arc being considered now, nil In this city. Tho work of In stalling mnchlncry will begin In a few days. No ofTlcers havo been elected nnd tho nrtlcloa of incorporation have not been filed. A Philadelphia concern, tho Southwark Foundry nnd Machine Company, Ith '.street nnd Washington nvenuc. has com pleted the 2000-ton extruding presses by which tho brnss will be extruded or made Into form by pressing It out when In a soft ened state. This In tho first extruding foundry ever started In Philadelphia, and thero aro few In tho country, tho brass usually being east. Tho capacity of Uio new foundry will be nbout 30 tons a day. Kxtrudlng brnss Is n relatively new method, which does away with casting nnd reduces tho cost of production to nn enormous degree. "Wo aro starting the company to tnlto advantage of tho enormous demand for munitions," said Mr. Johnson today. "When tho war In over we will keep right on doing business, for thero Is a great demand for brass. AVo will make tin brass rods. Tho rod Is tho brass In the raw state, Just ns tho pig Iron Is tho Iron and steel In the raw state. AH brass Is mndo from this rod. Tho method wo will use that of extrusion Is simply the im plication of enormous pressure anil tho spulrtlng of tho brass In n soft state from tho size tubo which will give tho rod tho desired size. Tho brass comes out much In tho samo way tooth paste comes out of n tubo when It Is squeezed." Tho new factory will havo $50,000 worth of machinery alone. It has already been offered nn order for 10,000,000 brass rings for tho Russian Government. It depends on tho action of tho stockholders whether this contrnct will bo taken. Mr. Johnson says tho ltusslnn Government pays for Its munitions when the bill of lading arrives. A representative will be sent to Russia In n few days to seo about getting ltus slnn orders for munitions. WILSON MAY SOUND CAMPAIGN KEYNOTE ON THURSDAY NIGHT Speech in Washington Expected to Answer Some Critics of the President's Policies BOTH PARTIES LINING UP Thirty Days' Truce in China P13KI.V. April 10. At tho rcciucst of General Chen VI, Governor of Rzechuen, Tsal Ao. tho rebel leader, hns granted 30 days' armistice In the provinces of Yunnan nnd Szechucn pending negotiations be tween tho revolutionists nnd the govern ment of Vun Shi Knl. Summer Boarding iii:i:ciivt)oi school win attain he open to n limited number of itduft linnnlcrs from Juno 11! till Sept. IS With its clovntril location, ten ncr"B of srouml. np.icloua Imvns antl-wtUo ploj- ziis. It offers much to thpve jsecklns comfortnlilfl nccommnJntlonH optir. th city nt modei-nln rntes. TenrlsJ'freo hllllnrds, swimming pool.outl&vportB. Family table. MorrlamS 8prt!fa water. Uplendttl trnin Berviee. Convenient to country clulm and Willow Orove. Rooms with or without prlvftto bnth. Reservn. ttons now helm? mnde. Address FRAN CIS 11. I.OWi:i,U lluo. JUr.. llox 700. Jenltlntown, Pa. WASHINGTON, April 10, With tho national presidential nominating conven tions nlmost In sight, Republican nnd Democratic leaders have started to "speed up" tho general political machinery. Con gressional leaders aro working hnrd to get Congress out of the way noon after the conventions nro held, and a working agreement has been reached on both sides to expedite legislation. President Wilson Is expected to sound tho keynote of his own cnmpnlgn this week. Thursday night ho will bo the chief speaker at tho banquet of tho Common Council Club, of this city, tendered In honor of tho natlonnl nnd Stato chairmen of tho Democratic party. It Is expected that tho President's speech will bo entirely ntong polltlenl lines nnd thnt ho will an swer somo of his recent Republican critics. Then, on Saturday night, he will mako nn other talk In New York city beforo tho Young Men's Democratic Club. rtoth sneechos nro looked forward to with great Interest by tho Democrats, In asmuch ns they are expected to outline tho policies which tho President expects will bo exploited In tho St. Louis plat from tho later on tho stump. Whllo tho President Is paving tho way for tho opening of his fight for ro-clectlon tho big battle In tho Republican party for nomination honors will take shopo. In formal conferences nre to bo continued this week between tho tnnnngcrn of the avowed middle-western presidential ns plrnuts, at which tho offensive nnd de fensive ngreement to force the nomina tion of u man from that section will bo norfcrtcd. With Colonel Roosevelt's "hat In tho ring" the negotiations nlong this line aro being kept as quiet as pos sible, hut enough facts are nlrendy known to make It certain that this agreement will ho put through. GIRL TO WED HEIt TEACHER Bryn Mnvr Maid Will Become Brido of Professor A Rryn Mawr College professor and a Btudcnt who was In his class nro to be married. Announcement has Just been mado of tho engagement of Miss Mary Mitchell Chamberlain, of West Raleigh, U, C.( who graduated last June, and Dr. Arthur Russctl Moore, assoclnto professor of physiology at Rryn Mawr. Miss Chamberlain Is studying under n. fellowship In medical sciences at tho Uni versity of Pennsylvania this yenr. Sho was nn honor student In her class, special izing In chemistry nnd biology, nnd was prepared for college at St. Mary's School, In West Rnlelgh. Doctor Mooro Is a grad uate of tho University of Nebraska In 1001, nnd received tho degreo of doctor of philos ophy nt tho University of California In 1911. Ho wns nsslstant professor of phys iology thcro from 1900 to 1911 nnd asso clnto professor until 1913, when ho went to IJryn Mawr. The Beasts Tarzan By Edgar Rice Burroughs Tho wonderful ape-man in more thrilling ndrentures. AT ALL BOOKSTORES A. C. McClurs & Co., Pubt. PHILADELPHIA Announce A Most Extra ordinary Collection of Pearls an Diamonds Settings o Platinum y&rc&s&A&mmzzm si zsyF?vvrvMrrrFv?'vrfar FyyyrrTVWv'w Trr v fyyy? w ho An Am erican r ofl of IrrltfltlonT ovr a- rdat Km being of supreme lmpprtnnco'.ta t vould t)6 th happiest ending OtUio'xlliJpu, iu Who Is an American? NCU3 JOB CANNON scored heavily with ("on ErriK -.nnrt with thft pnnntrv nt. larco. 'afar from tho echoing halls of debate in his 'opeech upon Americans. In the Burnett im jmlgratlon bill the samo old stumbling block jhas b'ceit Included that has led to the veto jjof two Presidents namely, tho proviso of a literacy test wherein tho applicant for citizcnsuip must snow mat ne can react. Uncle Joe raises the pertinent query as jto tho nativity of thOso who would bar out those of alien blood. When did their fore bears come to our shores? Wero not the Pll- I grim Fathers immigrants? Is it not a dog-In- tlie-mangcr attitude that would lead men after their own admission to a land of tolling equality to put up the defenses, and let the portcullis fall to those who crave a similar privilege ana (lock hither as to a camp of refuge against the social pres sure or the militaristic regime in countries be yond the seas? It is a narrow definition of freedom that means liberty for ourselves alone and not for a) mankind. The spirit of those who planted the colonies was not exclusive. Captain John Smith did not want the men. who wero too fine to work: the founders wcr&JuJ many cases, men Innocent of tue'"cu!tur;a2?1 books and the refinement of the arts. They v-cro plowmen and sturdy peasantry; men that had Knowledge of a trade, with hands cunning to work in the raw material such as the forests and the soli and the sea afforded. Since those pioneers,' millions have followed in their train, and have built their lives Into the teeming life of the land to its great advan- tage. They haVe taken their places among the truest and the best Americans. They never spelt their citizenship or mado oath ta their allegiance with a hyphen; they promised unreservedly to serve this country and obey her laws and live In honor and In peace with all men. Learning has made many a man mad with the greed of gain, a cunning prac titioner In politics, treacherous and subversive of th? common good like the agitators of 'i India, who have used what they were taught Irt foreign colleges only for turmoil and even for anarchy, Let the name and the definition of a good citizen bo detached from his book- V, learning, and let It be admitted that a man may spel badly an'd write HI and etlll be a faithful friend and servant of America. . -. i, M I 1 i i "L , . I JI 1m. iMei wc m 'Mi toi inenir ,m Sptyfqe-oLl THAT'S the title of an editorial which appeared in the Public Ledger on Tuesday, March 28. If you did not read it then, it will repay your perusal now. A reader wrote, "It should beyread and re read by v&xd- man, womair and child n America." "'m'iM&wi iirmiWlMl terests of worthy Ameri cans ; tyreflect the trend of natnjthottght; to interpret t h e .actual working effect of"T5ro poseu legislation these are the basic motives of this editorial. It exalts the name and definition of a good citizen, it sounds the note of true democracy and demon strates anew that the Public Ledger's edi torials are written for you, your home and your family. ). i . 5w 'J.. :l H, oi n . reer 714-16 ckM llllfliiKi lillli IMI I ms
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