EVENING LEDGER PHTLADELPHTA, FRIDAY, JUNE
2,
1910.
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"OLD GUARD" READY
TO SWAP PLATFORM
FOR THE CANDIDATE
Tentative Draft Outlined by
Leaders Concedes Every Bull
Moose Plank, if Roosevelt
Is Eliminated
AMERICANISM KEYNOTE
By H. L. RENNICK
' CHICAGO, June 2. Itcady to swap a
platform for n candidate, the Old Guard of
tlie G. O. P. today turned Us attention on
the planks of tho Itcpubllcan convention
they expected to draft. The Old Guard Is
ready to concede practically any old plnnk
to win Us purpose.
The platform will contain practically
ecry Bull Mooso plank. In hope of winning
the Progressive support right off the reel.
Under plans tentatively outlined by lead
ers today It Is said the platform roughly
summarised will be something like this!
First. A plnnk for "Americanism,"
parading spcctaculnrly the view of the
republicans that tho American flag
should be restored to Its plnce of
honor. This may bo preceded by a
brlof preamble setting forth the failure
of the Wilson Administration.
Second. A plartk for preparedness,
not "half-hearted preparedness," but
actual preparation for war with prob
ably a clause favorlne "universal op
portunlty for service," The convention
Is not expected to go on record for uni
versal or compuliory training, but
merely for the opportunity.
Third. Tho tariff plank. As the Pro
gressives are believed to favor a higher
tariff than In prevJous years : this plunk.
It is said, wllf como cut rtntly for the
virtually life-long principle of the Ite
publlcan party a high protective tariff.
bi.sed on schedules similar to thoso In
force before the Underwood tariff bill
passed.
. ...... .,ii ti q understood. It
I1I be set forth that the nation's business.
has survived tho uemocrnui; ,...,....n.. ...,..
only through ft miracle. It will be con
tended thaf the war and Its Mood of war
business enabled American business to build
uu a fatso prosperity that "must cease and
can only be permanently bulk up by a
protective tariff,"
Unlei-s a perfunctory plank Is l"8"1
It Is believed the currency question wlir be
passed up In this platform.
BUSINESS REGULATION.
The fourth principal plank Is expected
to be that of "business regulation, but It
is" to provide n business regulation so
devised as to "foster the development and
extension of American trade to all nations
of the earth." etc. The Republicans plan to
to on record for "mild" regulation only.
The fifth 'plank. It Is understood, will ad
Tocate a large merchant marine, but will
oppose Government ownership and subsidies,
Vut get around this ticklish question by
idvocattng a merchant marine that Is en
couraged' by tho Government."
These planks, It Is said, havo already
been decided upon. Two others' are tc-be
(ought over In committee, one the suffrage
plank, with a slight chance of success, the
other prohibition, to be squelched Immedi
ately. Senator Borah, oT Idaho, will fight
hard for the suffrage plank.
CONCESSIONS TO THE' COLONEL.
Whether or not Colonel Roosevelt Is' a
vf.pll)ti winner o'f the Republican nomina
tion. evn tho standpatters wcreapparently
jfilllng today to let the Colonel have his
Wiy about the platform.
HO Moose planks will be Insert-d be
.n'J number If the Colonel will only 'let
eimrnody else be the nominee. That was
trie view today among the Old Guard.
BRANDEIS TO TAKE OATH
OF OFFICE ON .1UNE 12
Will Occupy Bench on That Day But
Will Not Take Active' Part
WASHINGTON, June 2. Louis T.
Brandels. newly confirmed Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, will take the oath
of office June 12. when tho court meets for
the last time before summer adjournment.
A large grist of cases Is to be completed
by the court that day, but the pnrt . of
Brandels, will be simply to sit on-the bench
after being sworn In and look on. all the
work of preparing the cases having nlready
been done.
TEDDY'S BOOMERS WILL
FIGHT FOR NOMINATION
Continued from Page One
novnl of the Roosevelt-Fairbanks ticket
for the Republicans, Perkins declared "we
hrc not making any ticket just yet."
"I cannot speak, of course, fo'r the em
tiro convention," ha said! "but the commit
tee has always felt that we should adopt
our platform nnd then wait Until the Re
l.ubllcans nomtnnted n President."
TRY TO CURB HUGHES.
The real effort to curb the constantly
growlrigr Hughes strength began tbday.
Mnnagcrs of the campaigns of "favorite
sons" conferred In an effort to "count noses"
nnd decide whether they would be nbte to
head off tho nomination of the Justice with
out at the samo lime starting n Rooseelt
movement that might Bet beyond control,
' Upon these conferences depends the en
'Ire program of the so-called "Old Guard."
They rccognlre that the situation Is very
delicate. If Hughes Is eliminated most of
hs strength w)ll go Into the Roosevelt
camp. And this Is" the one thing that the
majority of the 'old-tlmo leaders. Includ
ing tho men who four years ago mado the
nomination of Taft possible, fear most,
The throwing out of Hughes delegates
from Georgia made no Impression on tho
Hughes leaders. TJhey had expected that
action, its It has beer! considered certain
from tho start that the National Commit
tee, although anxious to be conciliatory. In
tended to support nil dclcgatss who had
the backing of their local machine. The
Georgia delegates who wero seated bad
the backing of Henry S. Jackson, the Na
tional Committeeman from that State. It
was pointed out that, although the seat
ing of the Jackson representatives was a
loss on paper to Justice Hughes, It was
by no means a gain for Roosevelt, Inas
much as Jackson and his followers arc un
compromisingly nntl-Roosevclt. They will
vote for Root on tho Initial briltot, but will
go to the candidate that seems most likely
to win when the real test comes.
Tho nlllcs tody maintained Roosevelt
would bo able to command not more than
1R2 votes on tho first rl-cnll. The Roose
velt forces were not making claims.
Tho Cummins boosters Issued formal
claim of 121 delegates.
The. Hughes camp simply stood pat on
previous declarations that the Justice would
be nominated.
The Brumbaugh boom formally blossomed
out In the convention air from headquarters
established In the Auditorium. This Is the
last of the hendqunrteis of favorite sons
to be opened here.
, Arrested on Auto Fraud
NOnniSTOW.V. Pft.. Juhe 2. For oper
ating an automobile with tags other than
those provided by the State Highway De
partment and without a chauffeur's license,
John C. Groomo. Jr., of Philadelphia, son
of the" Superintendent of the State Police,
was fined $12.50 by Burgess Saul, and tho
automobile was detained until the automo
bile regulations were complied with.
KITCHENER IN SECRET
COUNCIL WITH LEADERS
Guard Surrounds Commons,
Where Conference Is Held With
Members of Parliament
LONDON, J.une 2. A conference of
grave Importance was held this morning
between Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State
for War, and members of Parliament. It
took place in the chnmber of the House
of Commons and waB secret.
A strong police guard was stationed in
Westminster Square, and those who tried
to enter the spectators' gallery of Com
mons were barred.
It Is believed that extensive mllitnry
operations by British troops were dis
cussed. The conference lasted two hours.
JERSEY GETS YEAR'S (JRACE
IN REFUND TO LEHIGH VALLEY
Vice Chancellor Makes Order in Invali
dated Canal Grant
TRENTON. N. J.. JJuno 2. Vice, Chan,
cellor Stevens (lied an opinion In Chancery
today holding that $48,000, which the Stnto
received for riparian rlghfH In tho "Big
Basin" of the Morris Cannl In Jersey City
from the Lehigh Valley Jtallroad, will not
havo to be paid Until March I. 1017. With
Interest the amount the State will have to
refund Is about $100,000.
. The, Court of Errors recently ordered tho
grant set aside and the original purchase
price refunded. The company demanded im
mediate payment. Vice Chancellor Stevens
says as lohg as the matter has dragged
along for several years there Is no need of
hate, H,e,snld also that n, special session
of tho Legislature would be necessary to au
thorize Immediate payment.
Rescue Home to Be Dedicated
A rescue home for fallen girls, recently
opened on Bethlehem pike. In the White
marsh Valley, will be dedicated this after
noon. The home was purchased by the
Philadelphia Rescue Band. Incorporated,
with the Idea of aiding not only irls who
havo chosen evil companions, but those
whose parents desire them to break away
from associations tending for Incorrigibility.
Chickens, vegetables and (lowers are the
means that will be used to draw the girls
back to 'a better life. When they leave
positions will bo obtained for them by the
officers of the, band with families whom
they know" to te reliable.
SIDELIGHTS OF THE CONVENTION;
"ORGANIZATION" IN THE SADDLE
CHJCAGO. June 2. The meetings of the
Republican National Committee today show
that the adocates of "oriianlzatlon" are
firmly In the saddle. Despite opjn shouts
of conciliation and harmony the voted have
shown that contestants who are fighting'
their State Committees have little chance.
Stale delegations are arriving very
slowly, but the real Influx will start on Sat
urday, The conferences of the various del
egations starting Monday morning areex
pected to give an early line on who will
be the leading candidate on the Initial bal
lot Much Interest centred today about Sen
ator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, one of tpe
"oldest of old guards." Senator Penrose
was rather Inclined to reticence.
"The Pennsylvania, deletrntlnn mthm tin.
Instructed," said the Senator. "We have
Pickett no favorite yet. We want a Re
publican candidate who can win."
William Haywood, former secretary of
the National Committee and now one of
the leading Hushes boomers, declared' to
day that he wan rnnnrfAnt thnt nh-B will
show such strength before tho convention
Bets down to business that his name will
be the only one presented to the conven
tion. "Old stuff" was the reply of the
Roosevelt men,
Whether If nominated Justice Hughes
would resign from the Supreme Court
bench before election wag one of the most
lively topics of discussion among the dele
gates now on the ground. He would not
have to do, so, it watf admitted, but nearly
very ona her believes that if he is the
Romolnee his resignation wll be forthcom
ing simultaneously with the final decision
day of the court prior to the stynmer recess.
The advance guard of the suffrage work
ers, who will demand a platform plank
fayprlpg a Constitutional amendment for
equal suffrage, are on the arolmd. In
cluded In the number are some, of the best
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Two direct telephone lines have been es
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more Hill, so that George W. Perkins and
George von L. Meyer can be In touch with
Colonel Roosevelt at all time.
A special tralnload of union men will
reach here from Ohio on Monday to root for
Senator Burton, according to the managers
of the Ohio man's boom.
Talk of a dark horse candidacy has en
tirely died out, following the Increasing
strength of the Hughes and Roosevelt
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HUGHES DISAVOWS HITCHCOCK'S
ACTIVITY AS PRESIDENTIAL BOOMER
WASHINGTON, June 2. Justice Hughes, through his secretary, said
today that neither Frank H, Hitchcock nor nny one else is authorized to
work for the nomination of the justice in Chicngo. t
"Justice Hughes has no representative and there is no man nuthomed
to use his name as a Presidential possibility," said the secretary, Laurence II.
Grccn( positively.
He said he was surprised that the impression had been Rained that
Hitchcock might be acting with tho authority of the Justice.
"We supposed tho public knew that Justice Hughes has no representa
tive nor any one who has been authorized in tho slightest degree," he added.
The justice is sticking closely to, his library these days. Except for
Mondays, he spends nil his working hours, and they are many, in his library
studying cases. '
ROOSEVELT FOLLOWERS
SAY WEEKS DELEGATES
WILL TURN TO COLONEL
Massachusetts Senator's Friends
Assert He Can Deliver His
Strength -to Any One
He Favors
ADMIT GAINS BY HUGHES
CHICAGO. June 2 While speculation as
to the probable action of the unlnstructed
delegates Is necessarily limited by the fact
that none of tho big State delcfratlons yet
are on the ground nnd their national com
mitteemen are not willing to speak for
them, It Is admitted even In the Hoosevelt
camp that Justice Hughes constantly Is
growing stronger.
Clnlms made on behalf of the Colonel that
he will have the "Weeks delegates after
the'' first ballot were sharply contested by
the Hughes men today:, nnd their claims
were backed up by the men who are
closest to Senator Weeks, who very frankly
explained that the Senator could not de
liver his strength to any one If he s-o
desired. The Hughes men say they will
have the Weeks delegates after the first
oto and probably before. Senator Weeks
has assured personal friends that It Is
his Intention If he sees that he cannot
win personally to release all of his dele
gates and suggest that they vote for who
ever they believe con be nominated. And
It Is said hero that Senator Lodge has
expressed the belief that the candidate who
would stand he best chances of success
at the polls Is Justice Hughes.
Just where the unlnstructed delegates are
expected to stand was mado clear today
by Samuel Perkins, National Committee
man of Washington State. Ho Is a brother
of Georgo W Perkins, the Progressive
leader, and will provo a real factor In the
conventlqn, as tho Northwest States expect
to act together.
"We nre for tho man who can win In
November," explained Mr. Perkins. "Tho
Republicans In my section of tho country
believe that the time has come" when tho
party must get together. We nre willing
to support nny gfiod man who will be nble
to make tho right kind of a campaign.
What we want Is that wheri tho convention
adjourns there will bo less soreness than
nt any time In tho recent history of the
party. Oregon- Is Instructed for Hughes,
but I know .that the delegates would regard
their Instructions ns provisional If It should
becomo evident that somo other good Re
publican was going to win. And that Is
tho' position of all the Instructed delega
tions. It Is a good sign."
Perkins declined to make any statement
as to who ho believed would carry off tho
prize, although It Is known that privately
he has expressed, the belief that Hughes
has developed the most strength. He and
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, who Is tho
leading figure In the National Committee,
aro known to believe that the real fight will
be between the Justice and Colonel Roosevelt.
Two $10,000 Bets on Colonel;
One Even and One 10 to 11
WEW YORK, June 2. Two $10,
000 bets on Roosevelt to win the Re
publican, nomination were placed
through Chester Thompson in Wall
street today one even and one at
10 to 11. General odds against
Roosevelt are 6 to 5 and 7 to 5,
About ?25,000 of Fairbanks money
is offered at 1 to 10 today, despite
the fact that the odds were 15 to 1
against the Indiana man on Wed
nesday and 8 to 1 Thursday.
Hughes' bets are still quoted even,
but little money offered.
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GOVERNOR MAY RECEIVE
COMPLIMENTARY VOTE
FROM PENROSE MEN
Friqnds of Brumbaugh Make
Overtures for Ballot at Chi
cago Senator Seems
Kindly Disposed
RIVALS LEAVE SUNDAY
Overtures nre being mndo to tho Penrose
forcos by the leaders of the nrumbaligh
deleg'atcs to the Uepubllcan National Con
etitlon to effect a harmony .ngreement
whereby the Oovernnr would bo given a
compltnicntnry oto by the entire delega
tion on tho first ballot at Chicago.
Senator Penrose, since his victory at the
State Committee meeting and the caucus
of delegates held at the Uollcvuc-Stratford
last Wednesday, has been disposed to be
magnanimous to the Governor, ns he nnd
his lieutenants have not blamed tho Gov
ernor, but tho Governor's advisors, tor the
factional tight for State leadership.
Whether the "6 delegates from thli Klnto
lll all ote for Governor Brumbaugh,
however, will not bo decided until nfter the
delegation ai rives In Chicago.
The 63 Penrose delegates nnd tho 23
Brumbaugh delegates will go to the con
vention on separate trnlns. The Brum
baugh delegates have all nodded the Pen
rose lenders that they will "bolt" the
special train that will luc Hroad Street
Station at 10:25 o'clock Sunday morning to
carry the Penrose delegates and their
friends to the convention A special car
will be attached to the train leaving North
Philadelphia at 1:31 Sunday afternoon. Tho
Brumbaugh delegates will ildc in this car.
Congressman William R. Varo and At
torney General Francis Shunk Brown will
head the delegates pledged to -vote for the
Governor. A caucus of tho Brumbaugh
delegates will be called In Chicago on Mon
day, anU they will then decide whether to
push tho Governor's candidacy and threaten
the Penrose forces with a light on tho floor
of the convention unless the entlro delega
tion votes for the Governor on tho first
ballot.
The part which the Pennsylvania delega
tion will take In tho convention will be
decided at the caucus of tho delegation
called for 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in
the French Boom of the Congress Hotel.
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GEORGIA CONTESTS
"Organization" Seats National
Committeeman Jackson's Del
egates in First District by
Vote of 25 to 15 .
SMOOT AT THE THROTTLE
By K. A. BICKEL
CHICAGO. Juno 2 -The (5. O. P. Nn
tlonnl Committee gave a little show of old
fashioned steam-roller methods today In
deciding tho 13 district contents In Georgia.
With Senator Smoot, of Utah, at the
throttle: the Organization planned to dis
pose of the individual Georgia districts by
approximately the same vote that the four
"regular" delcgatcs-nt-large wero seated
last night.
In the lit District W. S. Daniels nnd
Wllllnm James, delegnte and alternate, re
spectively, of N'ntlonabCommltleeman Jack
sou'h rcgulnr organization, were seated
over the contestants, said to be for cither
Hughes or llooseselt.
"Moe we scat the regular delegntcs."
said Senator Smoot, when each sldo had
argued
"Jloic we seat the contestants." snld
Committeeman Ralph Williams, of Oregon.
The regulars on, 2fi to 15.
As each Georgia contest hntl to be taken
up separately, tho entire day's session vns
expected tn be consumed In deciding the
fight In that State.
Schoolboy Hit by Street Car
William Stover, n 10-yoar-otd pupil of
the Parochial School of St. Michael, L'd
and Jefferson streets, was knocked down
.by a streetcar In front of tho schoolhouso
today while on the. way to his homo nt
Mascher and AVllt streets. Ho was picked
up by Si W. Buck, of 5th and Jefferson
streets, who was passing In his autombllc,
and taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where,
thouglvcut and bruised, he was said not to
be ' seriously Injured. No arrests were
made.
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Herbert J. Tlly. general manager of the
firm of Strawbrldgo Ac Clothier, of Phila
delphia, w.is elected president of the Nn
llonnl Association of Corporation Schools
todn. Tho association Is meeting for Its
fourth annual convention In the school of
design, Carnegie Institute of Technology,
Pittsburgh Other otllcer.t elected are J.
W. Diet, of tho Western Kloctrlc Company,
Chicago, lco president; Dr. Harry M.
ltowe, of the Harry M. Ilowo Company,
Btiltlmore, second vice piesldent; C It.
Donley, of Pittsburgh, Krnest M. Hopkins,
of Boston, Georgo "N. Vnnderhoef. of New
York ; George t. Alden, of Worcester, Mass. :
Robert C Clothier, of Philadelphia, nnd
Jacob II. Yodor. of Altoono, members of
the i:.tecutlc Committee.
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