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FIGHT LACKING
IN DEMOCRATS
Harmony Is Sticky and
Guma Convention, Says
Samuel G. Blythe
'NO ATTACK ON MARSHALL
"Situation at a Point of Satura
tion; So Arc Many of1
Those Present"
By SAMUEL G. BLYTHE
Copyright. 1010, by tho Central Press Asso.
ST. LOUIS. June 13. If any person
friendly to the Democratic party and the
prospective nominees thereof hnn In his pos
sesion or within his knowledge the making
of a good, lively, up-boys-and-at-'om fight
that has no come-back or reflex political
action and that once over Is over for good
and all, he will confer a lasting favor by
communicating' with tho managers of the
Democratic National Convention about to
assemble within this placid city. The har
mony here Is positively sticky; It hns
Summed the machinery for Interest nnd en
thusiasm. The Democratic brethren are
dwelling together In such ostentatious and
Unabridged amjty that there will bo nothing
but a love feast from end to end unlcsi
some pulsc-stlrring thing Is started, and It
Is well known where thero Is harmony thero
are few hurrahs.
There was an attempt to make a ripple
by starting a contest for tho vlco presiden
tial nomination not tho Sullivan contest,
nor tho.MaJor contest, but another, based
on Newton D. Baker, the present Secretary
ot War. It has been mysteriously whis
pered about for a couple of days that while
the President Is committed to renomlnatlon of
Marshall for Vice President, ho would not
absolutely refuse to run with another, and
while he will sternly refuse to bo a party
to any tflan of procedure that will eliminate
Mr. Marshall from the ticket, If any other
party la, a party to the nomination of New
ton D. Baker, say, the President would feel
sorry, but his sorrow might be assuaged,
BAKER BOOM. SOON PUNCTURED.
There was no presidential sanction for
this, but there was some other sanction
and some other sponsoring In which for
mer Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, of
New1 York, a whispering part. Thero was
not much vitality to tho Bakr boom, for
It Is to bo remembered that Thomas
Riley Marshall comes from Indiana and
that the Honorable Thomas Taggart
comes from the same Imperial common
wealth. Likewise It Is to be remembered
that Mr. Taggart Is a candidate before the
people this fall for United States Senator,
and that Mr. Taggart has been playing
the game for-years with the men who run
this convention or control a good share of
US that Mr. Falrbnnks comes from
Indiana, that Indiana Is a State that Mr.
Wilson must carry oh, there are plenty
more reasons for remembering that Mr.
Marshall will be renominated. If more are
needed, which they are not. The Injection
of Mr, Baker did not get beyond the
whispering stage.
CLASH ON SUFFRAGE.
A platform row can never' bo very vital,
but tr one can. bo vital, the row that is
pending over the equal suffrage plank will
be. There -Is to bo a struggle over that,
and a'real onef for there' aro 'many of tho
Democrats who do not believe that the
statement that women are entitled to vote
hduld bo Inserted. There will not be much
objection to allowing the platform to say
that if the sovereign States agree to women
voting. It may be all right, so far ns this
convention Is concerned, but when It comes
to adopting a platform, that enunciates the
broad general proposition that women are
entitled to vote, ,per he or per she, as the
case may be, thero are numerous Demo
crats of the old school who think highly of
tho fair sex, but aro In doubt whether they
share the heritage for suffrago with the
mala or the masculine sex.
The platform will )a broadly Inclusive.
The difficulty In the way of regerring spe
cifically to the Panama Canal tolls plank,
which was rather summarily thrown over
early In the Wilson Administration, or tho
one presidential term plank, which Is about
to receive n rude shock by the renomlnatlon
of President Wilson, will be overcome by
beginning the St Louis platform with a re
affirmation and Indorsement of tho Balti
more platform ns a wholo without particu
larizing or recalling anything unpleasant
by making separate reference to tho Balti
more planks.
It will be set forth that the Baltimore
platform wos n very good platform ex
cellent. In fact, and that this convention
approves of It. Naturally this, convention,
needing some occupation, will be desirous
of making its own platform, and after a
few kind words for the Baltimore statement
of principles, will proceed to. do so, thus
harmony will be retained and no person
win be unk Ind enough. It Is hoped, to recall
the specifications or 1912. These, as all
Democrats here assert, is emphatically
water over the dam.
In reality, the situation here Is harmo
nious to a point of complete saturation; bo
ara many ot those present.
FLINN SAVS KEYSTONE
M00BE WAIT ON COLONEL
Progressive Leader Will Support If
Roosevelt Turns In
PITTSBOliaH, Pa.. June 1 J. Ex-Senator
William Fllnn, Progressive party leader1 In
this State, was seen at the. Duquesne Club
at noon today regarding his altitude toward
Hughes nnd said this!
'I am waiting Until Colonel Roosevelt
makes n definite statement of his stand In
the matter of supporting Hughes In the
presidential fight, nnd will be governed by
what Mr. Roosevelt snys. I hao stood
by him from the beginning nnd will stand
by tho ship until the last. If tho Colonel
Indorses the Republican nominee, I will
work for him nnd do my best to throw the
Progressive vote to him. If ho does hot
Indorso Hughes, I will not bo for him. Our
commlttco will meet In a couple of weeks
nnd the chnnces aro that the matter will
not bo definitely mapped nut until thnt
time. It Is up to the Colonel what my
attitude will be."
LET MOOSE DIE,
APPARENT VIEW
OF THIRD PARTY
Many Progressives Have De
clared Already for
Justice Hughes .
ANGERED AT . COLONEL
BOOM M'CORMICK
AND GLASGOW AS
COMMITTEEMEN
Democrats Want Harrisburg
Man to Succeed McCombs
as Chairman
Useless for Roosevelt to Run.
Believed He Thinks
So, Too
WHY DOES MAJOR SEEK MARSHALL'S
PLA&E? ECHO ANSWERS ONLY "WHY?"
Missouri ; Governor Won't Say Because It Wouldn't Be
Nice Judge Graves Essays to Answer and Reads Long
Treatise oil Subject, but Mystery Remains Unsolved
By GEORGE MARTIN
ST LOUIS. Juno 13. Unvlnir tinted the
lithographs, your correspondent todny called
"B"M,ltoi j,m ;ui icrunuuill UJUIl lulled I EC.il ciiuihi.. ml uic , i.-,,u. .,- v.- - ,
to nsk Oovernor Major Governor KIllotH and hauled out n lopg typewritten statement.
PALMER LEADS BATTLE
DISSTON EMPLOYES TO SHARE
IN CELEBRATION OF "FOURTH"
Two Hundred Will Take Part in Fes
tivities at Recreation Centre
Pisstpa employes numbering 200 or more
will take part In an Independence Day cele
bration under the combined auspice of the.
Parent's Association of the PIsston Re
creation, Centre and the Philadelphia Re
creation Bureau at the Dliston centre. Long
shore and Torresdale avenue, Tacony. The
-ytlebratlon will begin at 10 o'clock and last
untU lata at night A band will play con
tinuously throughout the day.
Thy morning will be devoted to sports
for poya and girls from 9 to It years old.
TMse will Include a 50-yard dash, a. centl
rdi) race and the usual Held events, The
Strls wt taKB part in a nisr relay and a
shuttle relay, and a team of nine of them.
.,ltl nl.va hnv' nlna ,l,lnv th. ata,rwnnn
There will be addresses and track and
field yents for the young men after the
children games are over, and a vaudville
performance at night Paul F. Wendler
will represent the city recreation bureau
And George H. Wenner the, Recreation
Centre,
A, T, Jamea to Be Buried Thursday
Funeral services for Archibald T. James,
the theatre, ticket broker, who (Committed
)14e yesterday, trill be held Thursday
fttuon at tho family residence. 13!$ Rlu
r street Interment will be In Laurel
JRH Cemetery- Pallbearers will be J. Ralph
WlJtOBt William E. Hexamer, Charles J.
Curtail Charles Y Wall, Henry Basaett
w& J. Harry Bowers. Friends may see the
fij3ff tomorrow night at the home. An In
lOMCf ws held this morning- and th ver
4Met wa that Mr James committed suicide
'mhibi temporarily mentally deranged.
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By EDMUND C. TAYLOR
Kvenino l.cttocr Hlnff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Juno 13 Hooms hao been
launched to glvo powerful berths to two
Pennsylvnnlans In tho Democratic Nntional
Convention.
Vance C. McCormlck, of llnrrlsburg, who
was defeated for Governor of Pennsyl
vania In 1014 by Martin O Brumbaugh. Is
being seriously considered an tho successor
to William 1 McCombs as chairman of
tho Democratic National Committee.
AVIIIIam A. Glasgow, Jr , of Philadelphia,
who has been unanimously agiecd upon ns
tho member of tho Rules Commlttco from
Pennsylvania, H likely to be elected chalr
man of thnt powerful body.
The campaigns to land the places for
both men nro In tho hands of A. Mitchell
Pnlmer. who declared today that McCor
mlck "stands a good chance," ns thero Is
every possibility that Kdward Lynch, who
was slated for the chalrmnnshlp of the
National Commltteo when McCombs an
nounced that ho Intended to retire, will bo
elected chairman of this Kxecutlva Com
mittee. As soon ns Pnlmer nrrled in St. Louis
he began rounding up votes for McCormlck
Today ho feels that ho will bo nble to put
up n strong fight for McCormlck If the
commltteo decides not to appoint 'Lynch
national chairman Lynch la first choice,
of course.
The election of McCormlck Ih befng
sought by Pnlmer ns recognition of the
work ho hns done for tho Wilson or Re
organization Democrats In Pennsylvania.
McCormlck has planned campaigns nnd
gathered the campaign funds for several
years.
Glasgow, like McCormlck, Is n reor
ganizes Ho has been active ln Demo
cratic rlolltlcs in Philadelphia and Pennsyl
vania for a score of years.
The Pennsylvania delegntes will formally
elect Palmer to the Resolutions Commlttc
nnd Glasgow to the Rules Commltteo at
their caucus in tho Jefferson Hbtol at 11
o'clock this morning.
The Philadelphia delegates to tho con
vention did not nrr'tvc with the rest of
tho delegation yesterday nnd nro expected
hero this morning in time to attend tho
caucus.
The Pennsylvania delegation has fur
nished tho only music to tho preconventlon
activities. Their brnBS band Is tho only
ono In evidence, and tho members of the
Pennsylvania delegation have led half a
dozen parades since they arrived here. They
apparently like to march around, ns yes
terday when they were parading, and the
moving picture men arrived too late to
photograph them mnrchlng Into the Jef
ferson Hotel, they obligingly marched
around tho block nnd back Into tho Jef
ferson again, headed by Palmer.
The New Jersey and Delaware delega
tions also will caucus today. Now Jersey
has already elected a chairman of the
delegation, but still has committee assign
ments to make. Delaware must elect a
chairman and committeemen as well.
P. O.S. OF A. SEEKS AID
FROM CITY FOR JUBILEE
Committee Asks Mayor's Help in
Obtaining $18,000 Appro
National, State and local officers of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America today
called upon Mayor Smith In an effort to
obtain a municipal appropriation of $18,000
as the city's share In the celebration of the
GGolden Jubilee of the State camp, which
will be held here during the week commenc
ing August 21,
The oftlcers of the order are conducting a
campaign among pity officials and members
of both branches of Councils In an effort
to obtain a part pf the J25.000 appropria
tion which was passed by Councils for the
celebration, but which was later declared
Illegal by City Solicitor John P. Connolly,
The plan urged upon the Mayor today
was to have Included In a transfer bill to
be passed by Councils an Item of 118.000
made to the Mayor, to be expended for
music, decorations and other expenses In
cident tp the celebration In August, which
Is expected. to bring to the city 75.000 mem.
bers of the order from this and neighboring'
rjiuies.
An appropriation to the order la being
opposed by a number of city officials on the
grounds that no city funds should be used
to aid a secret fraternity. This argument
la met by officers of the order calling atten
tion to many Instances tn years past when
city funds were appropriated to aid in large
gatherings of other fraternities In Phila
delphia. The delegation that called upon Mayor
Smith today and that received no definite
promises of support Included National Sec
retary Charles H. Steea, Assistant National
Secretary William F. Stees. State Secretary
William J Mulr and Harry J. Stone, chalr
man of the Executive Committee, In charge
of the arrangements for the golden Jubilee.
SEEKS IIUBBY, GONE 50 YEARS
North Carolina Woman Wed Jersey
Soldier Puring Civil War
TRENTOy. June J Offering no ex.
planatlon as to why she had waited more
than JO years before seeking her husband.
Mrsv Martha A. Caswell, of Otway, N. C ,
has sent a Utter tp' Governor Fielder ask
)ng that he aid her In whatever manner
possible to find her husband, George W.
CawelL
In her letter th wpoJan says that when
ih$ married Caswell, during the Civil War.
ha was quartermater on s. Union vessel;
hat they were- rarrld. t Bsaufort. N C.
and immediately atttr the. creiony he re
turned to hi ship, t(ti turni of which she
does not now rememw. She. writes that
sh never hsanl from lm einc. H or
merly li4 In Nevr Jeiwy. ut cos to
Vtna IriifAafierilfAil '
Vh 4iwrt.tn
What will Koosovult do? What will
the Progressive pnrty do?
These aro the questions that nt pres
ent nro holding the attention of Itepub
licnns nnd Democrats alike throughout
tho United States.
Majority reports from widely scat
tered sections of the country indicate
thnt tho Progressives, some crestfallen
and nngry, some ncqulcsccnt, will sup
port Justico Hughes, the Itcpublicnn
nominee. The belief is firm thnt RoOse
vclt has definitely decided not to head
a third pnrty ticket. That belief is
'strengthened by the gencrnl trend
throughout the country for a return of
the Progressives to the old party.
Kmv YoniC. Juno I. 1. Progressive dele
gates returned from Chicago veto divided
on whether to lot tho Hull Moose party die.
Ncnrly till expressed bitter resentment be
cause of the withdrawal of Mr. Roosevelt.
Jacob Holtzman, n delegate from Brook
lyn, Issued n long stntement upholding Mr
Roooovelt for withdrawing. Ho declared
thnt tho Progressive pnrty, for all practical
ends, is dend. John Robert Tnylor, nlso
a Brooklyn dclegnte, paid ho believed tho
Bull Mooso voto should go to President AVI1
son If Mr. Roosevelt confirms hlH declina
tion. "Many of tho Progressives aro convinced
that tho best thing for the country would
be tho re-election of President Wilson If
Colonel Roosevelt will not run," snld Mr.
Tnylor. "Thoy nro acting on tho theory
that It Is n bad idea to swap horses while
crossing1 a stream. The risk would be
worth while If they could get Roosevelt,
but with that chance eliminated tho next
best thing Is Wilson."
Dr. Thurston H. Dexter, of tho Biooklyn
delegation, said the sentiment nmong Pro
gressives tef tho Kings County contingent
was for keeping up tho county and Assem
bly district organizations.
"I want to announce my position ns un
qualifiedly for Hughes," said. J, F, Bacon,
another delegate, "regardless of anything
tho Progressive party may do
Some of the dispatches arc as follows:
BALTIMORE, Md.. Juno 13. Most of
tho local Progressives feel that It Is use
less for Colonel Roosevelt to enter the fight
aj a third candidate. Neither the delegates
nar other Progressive lenders could bo per
suailed to discuss tho suggestion that Colo
nel Roosovelt had thrown the party down.
They wont say a word until either tho
Colonel decides for himself or tho National
Commltteo decides for him what ho Is
to do. '
ATLANTA, Ga., Juno 13. Thnt the Pro
gressive .party . cannot be "delivered", but
will name n candidate In the placo of Theo
dore Roosevelt, If'ho insists on his declina
tion, xrM the declaration of John L.
Sibley, Georgia Progressive lender nnd ono
of tho delegates to tho Chicago convention.
"It Is still tho opinion of many of us thnt
Mr. Roosevelt will accept," nsserted Mr.
Sibley, "but If ho continues to refuse, the
party will name another and continue to
exist on Its principles. Ours Is no longer
a one-man party "
BOSTON, Mass.i June 13, Charles Sum
ner Bird, twice Progressive candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts, announced to
night thnt he and his two newspapers, the
Boston Advertiser nnd tho Boston Evening
Record, will support Mr Hughes. Mr. Bird
said "I stand In this national election ns
I did last November In the State election,
In favor of tho amalgamation of the Re
publican and Progressive upon a liberal
platform, nnd for a progressive candidate.
"I hope and believe thnt the Progressives
and Republicans of Massachusetts will bury
their hatchets and work single nilndcdly
to defeat this Democratic administration."
NKW ORLEANS. La.. June 13. A com
promise between Republicans and Progres
sives, with Hughes as nominee for Presi
dent, nud John M. Parker for Vice Presi
dent, would not be agreeable, the latter an
nounced upon his arrival In New Orleans
today from Chicago "I will not run on a
Republican ticket ; I nm n Progressive first,
last and all the time; I was formerly a
Democrat, but I was never a Republican,"
said Mr. Parker "I would not caro to dis
cuss Mr. Roosevelt's attitude or the ques
tions nffectlng the Progressive party other
than to say that the party 1b far from
dead."
PITTSBURG, June 13. A. P. Moore. In
his paper, the Leader, tonight states that
Colonel Roosevelt will declare for Justice
Hughes, He savs-: "While this newspa
per has no authorization to speak for Col
onel Roosevelt, It Is satisfied that he will
soon declare himself in favor of the elec
tion to the presidency of the one man qual
ified to steer the ship of state safely through
the dark and stormy days that are sure to
come. That man is Justice Charles 13.
Hughes."
DBS MOINES,. la., June 13, With the
nomination of Hughes for President by the
Republican party the Iowa Progressive
party Is disbanded. This was the general
opinion among leading Iowa Bull Moose to
day, Casper Shenk, Iowa Progressive leader,
Issued a statement in which he returned
to the Republican party and pledged sup
port to Hughes. Other Progressives say
Shenk speaks for them and they believe
for the party The Moose who were Denv
ocrats will go to Wilson and those who
were Republicans will return to the Re
publican party.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 13. Hughes
and Fairbanks will not receive the support
of the Progressives of Indiana under any
consideration, and tn the case the Pro
gressives do not have; a national ticket In
the field a concentrated effort wilt be made
In this State to throw all the support pos
sible to Wilson and Marshall. Regardless
of whether the Progressives keep, a national
entry Indiana will run a fujl State Pro
gressive ticket
Thus in a nutshell did Progressive. State
Chairman Edwin M. Lee .announce- for the
first time this afternoon the position 'to bo
taken by the central organization slnpe the
Chicago nomination-. In' addition, Mr. Lee
stated that a strong effort would be made to
have Roosevelt reconsider and head the
national ticket.
OMAHA, Nb., June 13.i-ProgressI-eB
are so pleased over the nomination of
Hugh that the State candidates pf that
party are preparing to. withdraw from the
race. In favor of the Republican nominees of
the same offices.
"Hughe suit u," ald W O. Henry of
Omaha, th Progressive nolnln tot United
State Senator "I will send In my resigna
tion In a, day or two. We Progressive can
4idttg ar very much. dlsaoDolntid in
RwM-k. H lsnovrs. man without foL,
W Major, of Ml-sourl Just-why he wants
to no vice President .of JhO T'nlted States.
' Search for nn nnswer to that question at
the Governor! headquarters were a long
nnd Interesting ,quest but .the upshot or t
All Is that the Governor declines to say
and his campaign managers don't linow
When found, the Governor was scaled be
fore a Inrire. tmle. mosaic flrenlnce In n
cerise, yellow and Turkiy-red room, nUthi
Planters. 1. ', . ', ' .7 " "i
A surprisingly lohg. Slender personage, nt
nil times, tho Governor today soemctl unt,
usuauy nign in uouy, spirits, conn', nopes
nnd silk lta't.
Jl'DOE GRAVES CONSULTED.
But Im seemed a bit stunned by the. ques
tion, llo summoned Judge Graves, a very
nmple and unliable old gentleman, with a
large, mellow voice, who was walking
around tho room behind his r-tomnch
Heading the reporter's way, tho Judge's
stomneh came over, followed by the Judgo
hlmseir. and the question was put ngaln
He, too. seemed surprised by It nnd, taking
the reporter by tho cont lapel, led him
slowlv around tho room Bcvornl times
whllo he thought It oVer.
Meanwhile, a very latgo young man,
who looked as though tho might be the
Judge's son, or a couplo ot them, quietly
led the Governor out
The Judge lowered himself upon tho I
...i... 1 .....I i.,,.it.iArn,1 rlinlr. peereu
sc'archlngty nt the reporter over his b'"';"
which began, "The democracy of M'-''0""
. ! . ii..nmli 9 7 nftril
graphs nnd a postscript to describe Its feel-.
"Notice It pnys Indiana 1ms had four
Republican and fqur .Democratic vice pres
idential nominations? nnd Missouri? bel
16wed the Judge. t
THERE'S MARSHALL. ;
"Who were these eight vlco presidents?"
I16 was nsked. ..
' "Well, there's Marshall." began the
Judge, "nnd Fairbanks, nnd "
, Thnt was" all he could remember. Others
In the rdoin Wcro appealed to and they
couldn't remember. One man finally re
called HendrlckB atid Korn and tho Judge
Hosed the subjert. .
At this point tho Governor came bncK.
He had returned to say that ho felt he could
.. nt. .tiniit, jn(A iiia rpnimns. If any.
for wnntlng to bo vice president "f l"
I 'nlted Stales It would not. ns the
Governor expressed It, bo etiquette, in
hastening nwoy again, however, he re
marked thnt perhaps the Judge could tell
the reporter vvhat ho wanted to know.
Hut tho Judge, pocketing his typewritten
manuscript, nnd pointing bin stomach in
the opposite direction, flatly remarked that
ho had nevor given tho mnlter a thought
Hut Major Is running for tho vice presi
dencynot from It, us many others hnvo
done.
HUGHES Tti RON
ON "UNDILUTED
AMERICANISM"
"Bravo," Cries Henry Clews
When Nominee Outlines
Individual Platform
NO CAlii FROiM COLONEL
Oscar S. Straus Urges Progres
sives to Support Repub
lican, !Eicket
-.
M'COMBS ASKS COLBY
TO BRING BULL MOOSE
INTO DEMOCRATIC RANKS
National Committee Chairman
Sends Telegram Offering
Haven to Man That Nom
inated Roosevelt
FOLLOW REPUDIATION
By LOWELL MELLETT
ST. LOUIS. June 13. Democratic Na
tional Chalrmnn William V. McCombs today
telegraphed Balnbrldgo Colby, of New York,
nn Invitation to Join tho Democratic party.
Ills action was based on Colby's repudia
tion of Roosovelt, for whom ho mado the
nominating speech In the Progressive Con
vention nt Chicago Saturday.
McComb's action 'was tho most striking
development to date of tho Democratic
lenders' efforts to find a wny to ndopt the
4.000,000 votes of tho Progressive party
which they consider orphaned by Roosevelt's
decision not to bo their candidate, as out
lined yesterday.
Tho telegram read:
"BAINBRIDGE COLBY,
"32 Nassau street. New York.
"I have read your statement. It ap
pears that Colonel Roosevelt hns at
tempted to send his former enthusiastic
followers stumbling along to destruc
tion Tho Progressive Democracy
cordially nnd sincerely offers them
safety. WILLIAM F. M'COMBS,
"Chairman Democratic
National Committee."
ROOM KOR MOOSEItS.
Urging that the Progressives should bo
asked here to offer suggestions before the
platform Is completed, tho initiators of the
ndoptlon scheme went nncau lining up
support today. Many big Democrats, as
fast aH they reached the city, were enlisted
In the movement. Secretary of Agriculture
Houston was one of these. The party has
been working out many of the Ideas ad
vanced by tho Progressives four years ago,
he said, and there was room for tho Pro
gressives In the party.
Homer S. Cumralngs. the national com
mittee's choice for national chairman, Joined
Chairman McCombs in advocacy of imme
diate, definite action as opposed td delay;
and only a general Invitation. This last
named course would provide only for cer
tain platform declarations Intended to be
attractivo to Progressives. It would In
clude the granting of ;i hearing to Progres
sive leaders.
Urey Woodson, Kentucky national com
mitteeman. Joined the forces opposing def
inite action
"Why not?" said Woodson. "It's a long
call from tho Republican platform, adopted
at Chicago, to what the Progressives stand
for. Wo come nearer giving them what
they want. Most Bull Moosera would be
good Democrata merely by changing their
name."
DISTURBING ELEMENT FEARED.
Opposition to the plan has grown out of
the fear that it would bripg a big radical
element Into tho party that would be hard
to handleT so the would-be kldnaperstharged
today. They said the fear wbb unfounded.
I
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH
CALLS ONREPUBLICANS
TO SUPPORT HUGHES
Executive Issues Appe11 for
United Action in Behalf of
Presidential Candidate
of Party
PLEDGES AID TO LEADER
HAnRlSBURG, Juno 13 Governor
Brumbaugh Issued a statement to tho Re
publicans of Pennsylvania today Indorsing
Hugjies for President nnd nt tho same tlmo
forwarding a letter to the presidential
nomlneo exniesslne his gratification over
tho nomination nnd promising his support.
Tho statement says:
"Tho nnmo of Justice Hughes ought to
appeal to every sincere Republican as nn
ndmlrablc one. He was nominated In nn
open convention after full and free discus
sion of nil available candidates, nnd tho
unanimous Judgment of tho convention
turned to him nnd made hlm,.ns ho declared,
against his own will tho stnndnrd-bcnrer of
tho party. His whole record nnd his state
ment of principles allko nre so noteworthy
that thero can be no posslblo reason for a
third party or any division of sentiment
nmong protectionists nnd Republicans. Ho
should havo tho unanimous support of all
nnd a triumphant election "
Tho Governor's letter Is ns follows:
Hnrrlsburg, Pa., Juno 13, 1916.
Hon. Charles E. Hughes,
Washington, District of Columbia.
My Denr Mr. Hughes: It was with
n feeling of profound relief nnd satis
faction that tho convention In Chicago
unanimously turned to you ns tho
stnndnrd-bcarer of tho party.
As a delegote-at-largo from Tenn-"
sylvhnln I observed the fred and full
development of the sentiment In your
behnlf, and recognized from tho outset
that the virtually unanimous feeling
of the convention was that your nom
ination would be, under-all the circum
stances, tho wisest and best that couln
bo made.
You are called by your party nt a
great crisis In the history of our na
tion, nnd I know you will conduct the
campaign in a most creditable manner,
and I belle"o you will be triumphantly
elected,
I wish to assure you of my loyalty
nnd my wltllngness to do all In my
' power to Bccura your election.
With sincere good wishes, believe me,
Very truly yours,
M. G. nilUMUAUGII.
Named far Hospital Post
Director Krusen, of the Department of
Health and Charities, today appointed Dr.
Earl C. Peck, of tho Germnntown Hos
pital, to tho position of first assistant resi
dent physician at the Hospital for Con
tagious DlHeasea. The position carries a
salary of f 1200. , ,
Inventories Filed With Register
Included among Inventories filed with
Register Sheehan today were those of tho
estates of Sarah C. Ulmer, who left per
sonal effects valued at 14333 03, and Jacob
Wolss, $2440.95.
SCRUTINIZING ST. LOUIS SEEMS
TO BE VISITORS CHIEF BUSINESS
Inspecting Monuments After Getting Maximum Ride for
a Nickel One Pastime Another Atliletic Sport -Is
Looking at Flower Iseds
By GEORGE MARTIN
ST. LOUIS, June 12. Delegates nre
dashing around town today in street cars,
taxlcabs and perspiration, trying to see all
the sights before they get cooped up In the
Coliseum to- deliver the 100,000 worth ot
Democratic convention entertainment they
have contracted to produce for the re
mainder of the week.
Doing the monuments' la a. favorite oc
cupation. The Idea Is to ,rlde ad far as)
possible for a nickel, get off and look at a
monument from all angles, and, the stand
point of an Intensely, Interested visitor,
whether you know what the monument Is
about or not,
If you don't want to do that, you can go
out to Bhaw's Gardens a.nd look at the flow
ers. The Idea here If, to net as though
you never saw a nower oea oeiore.
One of the more thrilling pastimes Is to
take a run out to the Maramec River, Jump
Into a canoe and scare yourself stiff for a
couple of hours wltji the fear that It's
going to upset. ' J
Down In the business section the. visiting
delegates find some very handsome banks.
By going inside one or the other of them
and gating around a while th delegates
attract the attention of the presvent or the
Janitor, either one ot whqro, then will come
over and present them with a beautiful
folder in two colore, showing tn red Ink
what the bank's balance was last month.
It U advisable to go from Ea'ds. bridge w
the breweries, rather tlian frbmUve IjreWerl
lea to Kads bridge, because . ypu'r,r not
so apt to Jump off a brewery.
St Louis papers, not knqwlns -4htSen
ator Tpm Taggart. of JijdUlpa. had, ibayed
off but time-Immemorial mustache, and thin
finding tt out. printed .cartoons of him wear
ing U or one page and others of liun with,
QUt It oa tho next
nXker." k4 WRS, "did you fens
-mmvtm th wetnr fert-
cast and the back" page," replied "the Sen
ator. Charles F. Murphy Is much In evidence.
He began by running a street car In New
York." said a delegate, "and wound up by
running New York and hls.own car."
The suffragists have taken headquarters
just outside the dining room doors. In orde?
to catch the delegates coming out while
feeling good.
Dick Klnselfa, scout for John McGraw,
Is a doorkeeper at the convention, looklnB
fpr the ievr York Giants.
T. B. Stuart, of the Hawaiian deleira.
tlon, is .ljere to fight for a plank that will
give Hawaii Government )and grants em
bracing a greater acreage than Is now
given. '
Three Vlg river boats Will harbor a ereat
Chlpago throng comJpgtp. St. juTs Xoxlt
for Rogi Sullivan (or Vice President Soe.
clal lookouts will be stationed fore and aft
to watch; out for Marshall or Major su"
!yoliy"ctger"m;ght t0rpdo the "" r
Anent Oovernor Major's vice presidential
bpom, wh,en Delegate' Thoroas E. Ore ar
rived announcing that he was for 'Mar.
shall fori Vice President some Vne asked
"What about Major?" a
, Ore countered. "Major whot"
, The lobbies, by the way. are full of
colonels and majors. ,
' A stocli remark of the hoas barber work-
i!.0"..!81'". ,n J' iWfMOn shop (a
that with a national Administration that
ahavea itself and the threat of one that
.Wears whiskers. Washington U hU Idea of
PO place to go.
Harry "Taylor, of Portsmouth, o isn-
worrUd oyer the nomination of Hughes, and
Fairbanks,
"Wilson will glit thm a baautUul "uim
y4E dow& to tn fast v&hWcer' Many M
ameeUng of OWo Pwnocratt today.
NUW YORK, June 13. "My attitude Is
undlfutcd Americanism "
That Is tho Individual platform upon
which Charles L'vnns Hughes will run for
President. Tho Republican nominee In a
brief stntement this nfternoon outlined his
v low s.
"My nttltutte, ns I hnvo already stntcd,
Is ono of undiluted Americanism, saw
Mr. 'Hughes. "Any ono who supports me Is
supporting nn out and out American nnd
an out nnd out American policy nnd nothing
else. I stated my position very cloarly In
my telegram to tho national convention In
Chicago."
At the conclusion of his stntement, Henry
Clows, tho banker, who was standing nenr
by, grabbed the speaker by the hnnd and,
ns ho shook It warmly, exclaimed "bravo,"
In a telegram received today by Mr.
Hughes from Oscar K. Straus, Progressive,
and close friend of Colonel Itoosovelt, Mr.
Straus cnlled on the Progressives to support
Hughes nnd pledged his personal support.
MOVIHS TO AID CANDIDACY.
Hughes, whiskers, siulla nnd nil, Is to
look every American squnro In the eyo
nnd prove to each that he "is not an Ice
berg. The movies will ho the medium. It bo
camo known nt tho candidate's hendmmr
tcrs In the Astor Hotel todny that tho Na
tional Commlttco Is already mnklng nr
rnngements to havo pictures of Hughes
shown In virtually every movie house Jn
tho United States.
It IB held that this will dfspel tho Im
pression that Hughes Is a "thinking ma
chine" rather thnn n "regular fellow."
A subcommittee of tho National Com
mlttco Is tn meet In .1 few days to dlscuBs
cnmpalgn details. No provision had boon
mado to rccolvo a call from Colonel Roose
velt, none being expected.
PLANS BIG OFFHNSIVD.
Plnns for the major offensive of Mr.
Hughes Into tho enemy's country will prob
nbly bo mado today when W. Murray
Crane, ono of the Republican "Big Three."
rambles Into Hughes' red tapestried re
ceiving room for "a little tnlk."
Whether Murray will be accompanied by
others of tho powers waB not mndo known
today. It la expected, .however, that the
others may delay their visit until tlmo for
tho formal notification of Hughes that ho
has been selected Republican standard
bearer. This will occur before next Tues
day. On that day ho wilt go to Brown
University at Providcnco to attend tho 3Eth
reunion of his class.
Just what Crano has In mind In the way
of campaign is not known. He Is still
pursuing tho tactics of tho Chicago con
vention working .quietly Roosevelt, calls
It "pussy-footing."
GOOD WISHES FROM TEXAS.
, J. E. Lutz, of Vernon, Tex,, came all tho
way from homo to congratulate. Hughes
and tell him that Texas would bo on" tho
right side.
Herbert Parsons, Now York member of
thp National Commltteo, assured Hughes
that thero Is "nothing to It."
S. C Bow en, once a member of Hughes'
Sunday school class nt tho Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, was a caller.
A high percentage of tho callers on tho
candidate are bearded men.
Two Important questions may bo decided
beforo tho day Is over. They aro:
Whero tho formal notification of the
candidate will take place.
Who will bo chosen to lead the campaign,
LEWIS SILENT UNTIL
ROOSEVELT ANSWERS
Progressive Leader Declines to
Discuss Campaign and His
Stand in Fight
William Draper Lewis refused today to
define what his position will be in the
presidential campaign. Ho also declined
to discuss any phases of the campaign until
Colonel Roosevelt submits his answer to
tho Progressives.
It has been hinted that rnther than sup
port Hughes, Mr, Lewis would go over to
the Wilson camp.
After saying that he went to see Mr,
Roosevelt yesterday to tell the story of the
Progressive convention at tho Colonel's re
quest, to gvo him facta and not to advise
him, Mr. Lewis said;
"Colonel Roosevelt and the Progressive
National Committee will consider all the
facts and will act accordingly when Ihey
meet, on March 25, The decision will be
made thci). Just as the Progressive, Na
tlonal Convention In its every move had
the" interests of tho country at heart, so
Colonel Roosevelt and the National Com
mittee will h,ave the entire country at heart
in making up their minds aa to what shall
.be done at this time."
. All questions but one went unanswered
after Mr. Lewis bad made his statement.
That had reference to whether op not he'
would see Cojonol Roosevelt again before
the committee meets. He replied that It was
possible, but that there was no engagement
now.
nOOSEVELTAflDItOBINS
INCONFERENCE TONIGHT
Colonel "Will Meet Moose Convention
Chairman In New York '
qYSTER BAY, N.'Y., June 1. Colonel
and Mrs, Roosevelt motored to New York
today to meet their son Kermlt and his
wife, due to arrive from Panama late this
afternoon on the -United States transport
Kllpatrlck. ,
The Colonel plans to remain In New
York overnight for a conference with
Raymond Robins, chairman of the Pro
gressive Convention which nominated
Roosevelt for President, and Hafold Ickes,
of Illinois.
UNSAFE BRIDPE CLOSED
, .
Wooden Structure Over J R. R. Tracks
at Oxford Street? Condemned
The wooden bridge on tha line of Oxford
street across the tracks gt the Pennsyl
vania Railroad has teen- closed to travel
and will b" roped off until repairs are com
pleted, Jt has beep, declared Unsafe by
Director Patesraan. of the Department of
Puhllfl Works.
Th bridge was built about ten year
ago and recently an Inspection by engineers
of the city and -of the Pennsylvania Rail
road dUcIoe4 tb fact tnt some d tnt
WOOv hv a weakened and aJlowd
tlmlWrn of tRe floor to a g m a d"angru
fashion when um4 by fe$vy traffic.
DEMOCRATS WllT
PUT PEACE PLANK
IN THE PLATFORlJ
Hope for Early Cessation off I
European -War to Be 4 .'J
Set Fqrh
i i ' i
SUGGESTED BY PHESIDEKT
KM
Prospect of Fight in ResolulforJ
vjuiiihuliuu .Becomes JMoro
and JMotc gemote
By E. R. SARTWELL
ST, LOUIS, Juno 13, Ilopa forerlv..
sntlon of the European war nnd for Jhi3
icniuruuon 01 worm peace will be st forth
In tho Democratic national platform ti.
adopted by tho convention which meets to. f',f
morrow, 'mo penco pinnit will be
to tho foreign relations declaration, th
uran 01 which, written Dy l'rcsldent tVil.
son, was made public yesterday.
Tho suggestion that European peace V.'
,....ju .. ,,, i..u I'luuuiiii cumes uirectlv
from President "Wilson and It will probib i
bo acceded to by tho Resolution Commit
teo, which has tho final word In frnmin
Tho President's last word pn the nltr.
national planks In tho. tentative platforri
now unticr cons iteration w ill ., ,
Louis tonight, when Sccrctnry of War Niw!r
intl n llnknr nrrlun n , It ...III . '.WH
final revision. Whllo' tho essentials of III! 4k
platform have been ngreed upon, President '"'fl
., i.m. nm; ui'iiiuuu tiiiuiKeH in uo phfte. i5t.
nlnirxf nf 1'g.lniiu ln.,l,n n...l ..-... . 'Ar
nro very willing to accept his dictum.
PROSPECT OF FIOHT 'REMOTE,
TVia r,nlinVni., nt ... ...
...... ,,..,,, ..j i,t nlty prolonged or iU
bitter fight In tho Resolutions Commute V
or In tho convention over tho platform tit- M
Cnmfl morn nml mnrn rnmnln n,1n.. ... tJ,U
bera of the committee nlrcndv seliM.t ;
making every effort to plncato seemlntlr j!
obstreperous Dcmocrnts who wanted Indl. S
vmual planks Included. Tho proposal to life
corporate n plank demanding that SupreW i
other political ofllco met with little fiiii
among conservative) Democrats, and It wi
vlrtunlly settled that any fight made fo
this declaration would moot win, m.i. ....'
cess. Tho arrival of William Jennlnn "
Ui ,?. tuuu,i mo c.it:i;Lt:u 10 Urinr fn a
' '" uiitiuieiieu irouDic over prohibi
tion, woman suffrngonnd Philippine IndV
pendence. Members of tho Tisni,iiin.
Commltteo, said Mr. Rryan, with all other
advocates of special planks, would b'e ae-
corded a full and freo liearlmr. nut it ."
clear that final word on proposed declirt "l
tlons would havo to como from tho ViTuV
xiuut?e,
It was suggested today that "hrrinrj.
ments may bo made to obtain unanlraoni
consent for Mr. Ilrynn to nddress the con
vention Itself, to present his views on any
subject. Fair nnd liberal irin,..! .
Bryan, the leaders believed, wnuiii iit...,.J3
any probability of a serious contest overHl
nny special Issue. jjfl
Democratic leaders wore bombarded to., it
day by tho suffragists whose carefully 0f. -S
ganlzed demonstrations nnd nresenen .r. tl
deeply felt. The suffragists plari. to it- 2
mand that tho Democrats Include a rifci.4il
rago plank as a means of offsetting thra'l
jjepuoncan acciaration on this ieject4Ji.
iii.v uBi.cn mui mo .Democrats shpuld tTf'M
further than tho Republicans in an pffnn 1&
to capture tho 3,000,000 women voters la WLi
the West, who, thoy declnre, will have 11
voice In selecting tho next President, tai
PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTIONS.
Among tho platform planks, now underi
which havo been suggested by the Presi. 4
dent nre tho following: 'J
Lntln-Amerlcan A resolution setting ,'j
forth tho efforts mndo through the recent ' I
Pan-American Congresses and throurkset
visits by American officials and buslnea til
men to South America to effect a Closer
relationship between tho continents. Thll'i
plan will Include a statement as to tht
certainty of advantages to be obtained bW
tho cultivation of friendship nnd co-opert'.1
tlon among all the South American res'
puDllcs. a declaration renfllrming aM
strengthening the Monroe Doctrlno has btea-
suggested In connection with this plank. '
Domestic affairs As suggested, this
plank contemplates a rapid-fire, polntblani
series of declarations as to the accompllsh-su
ments of tho Administration. Tho improve
ment of banking conditions, the broadealu
of the trade relations of the country, Uu
tarirc ana various other domestic accon-Yt
pllshments of tha Administration would M&tt
treated under this head. v
Futuro promises This suggested si
straightaway review of the legislative proi
gram of the Democrats, with particwi
mention of: I
Preparedness Including the military Uw
naval measures so far ndvanced iy Con
gress, as well us those measures which are
nowSn the course of accomplishment i
Rural credits Setting forth in particular
the farm loan bank bill agreed upon In Con-
cress.
Merchant marine Indorsing the Adrahv.?
istratlon's ship purchase bill nnd roaun
clear the Administration's mimosa to lit
put of the shipping field as soon as prlvata
enterprlsa will develop the business to
point where the government participates
Is unnecessary.
It Is also proposed that the plstfora
Should state those things which the A-'
mlnlRf rntfnn hnn In tnlnrl hilt which hava
nnt" vpt hAn nrnnmnKnliAH Hiirh ss ftdeQUat -
conservation legislation, reform of the rttles 1
0( tne. senate to
Itatlon on debate,
tariff commission,
Kisiation, rejorm u " '
to allow some sort of IWJ
iate, and tho creation ')'(
TOO I.ATK TOR ri8SIFK2ATIOJf!;
DKATHB
T vur V t rirbnv n T.,. tn loin. IJLtfBA
K. JACKbON (nee Wharton), ased Uj'H'it
Funeral aervteen on Thursday arternooa,
o'clock, at the Oliver It. lialr Bulldta. 1K
Cheatnut at. Intvrroent private,
SIcLAUOlti.lN On June 12. 1B18. BB'ftJ
fr.Airmri.!M niatu ami t rlends art
vlted to attend tha funeral, on TWJJJJJ
mornlnr, at B o'clock, from her late wfJ
Mil Eaat Columbl ave, Wh Iteaulem M",:j
meat at New Cathedral. .
......... ... ...,, n.. ..... t... f IBIS, j
, ,.i,ir.n,.,,,.v.n,iiin,nir. nil ., una - .. j
M, ADELAIDE, daushur pf the lata- Jg
and -Mary A. Zlmmerlln. IH'"Ui ,J5s '
, friend are Invited to attanj the ftWfll"iLI
Ices, on Thursday morning, Juno JO, ,w,
o'clock precisely, at the realdencj or J i
brothar-ln-law, Hfaroy P. Dutton, Hit W
ameqjey at. internum private.
II EI.P W.tNTED 'FEaJATJtf,.
8TENOQRAFHER and general ol !$
rouit ba -thoroughly eiprlenced AWV ""2
eon v.rw"rq. -tz ix igi
.ASSISTANTS Two otllca ajlaiai.kl'QSS
A .X.VZ.I In fclllH, nr l.rlal work. mUatb ViS,
and accurate. Anply Koblpaea CrVw
41t N lUttl It r-
nim. n,Unrl fn m,nrVl hOliaeWOrS, M
adult family, ahors fpr aummar G'ZiSfa
rf. Ueat employer Itoom 208, 0 Cneauws
at . -tueay. iujiu tiiEtiJ
UIBLS. , for general .factory work to Wjfjjfi
eaiabliahnwot Apply Stohrar',lgfl SiFSSl
HOUSEWORK-
-Ewerlenced whlta girl or
dU-aed, woman, no laundry Call OM ""
I'jtn ai..- umn, ynua. .
help wASTpn-r-iiAVB
DVB HOtteB. kettle band. wr,'ne4 ''JS
Korlb l?tb at . near WW Junction.
. nxn T - .. n& ,.n& hnADltll
luiir, ,,n uiuu .uf atu ,.... w?
. 180 a month and maintenance, must t "JJ
a, rote4,n um, u ".t,vct
AddrtaaJBoj TOO, Byef til Y. Z tr:
VEEDt!B.'"cyHnder free felra cp
1S.M U' m, III nil Arch
MEN. for general factory " war. Aw
M,nirj,r m IIS Da IJUMy it -
T.AUOHEUB whlta or colored ..so0 SJKa
aiaady work do atrlka Aopw M-W " r
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