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Vares Win Control of the City Committee and Elect Watson Chairman by Vote of 26 to 21
THE WEATHER'
Fair torilglit and Thursday; moderate
temperature! senile variable winds.
TKMI'CTATiniK AT .KAMI 1101)11
Ph I liu u 112 i 11.21 ; i -TTin
fir, in? Hill 172 173 174 74 I I ,1 I
ALLIANCE HEADS
REJECT COMBINE
HARMONY PLEA
Contractor-Boss Faction Names
All Organization Officers
at Stormy Session
FIGHT WILL CONTINUE,
CUNNINGHAM STATES
Mooro Minority Will Retain
Seats and Make Another
Bid for Power
POLICE GUARD MEETING
Expected Desertions Fail to Go
Through and Administration
Loses Contest
No Harmony With Vares,
Declares Tonv Cunningham
"I turned down all harmony prop
osition!"." said Thomas W. Cunning
ham, chairman of the Republican
Alliance, after the city committee
meeting today.
"They offered us everything under
the chairmanship, but we turned
tlicm down. Wc nrc in the fight to
elect the chnirman next year. They
railroaded the vote through today
and used a rolling machine."
The Vare forces retained control of
the Republican city committee today nt
a reorganization meeting in the commit
Ire. headquarters, Eleventh and Chest
nut streets."
They marshaled twenty-six votes to
the administration's twenty-ono, votes.
One ward, the Seventeenth, was tied.
The Vares have been in control of 'the
mmmittee since 1015.
Hnpubliean Alliance leaders will re
main in the city committee, although
they assert there will be no harmony
between them and (ho Vnres.
Committee officers elected were:
Trrsldcnt
Thomas F. WntsSh, mercantile np
praUer and former magistrate. Vare
leader of Gcrmnntown.
First Vice President
Alfred M. Wnldron, Thirty-first
ward, former select councilman, de
feated for congressional nomination in
Hfth district.
Second Vice President
Peter K. Smllh, Vare leader of For
ts tcventh ward.
Executive Secretary
Councilman William E. Finley, Thir
I) -ninth ward.
Secretaries x
Senator Edward W. Pntton, Twenty
seventh ward.
RfKistrr of Wills Slicehan, Twelfth
ward.
Treasurer
Councilman ,)ohn J. McKinley, Jr.,
Thirty. third ward.
Auditors
Ctaronrn Tf rnumn MM, !.. r.tiu
rd; Milton II. Recdmoyer, Twenty
With ward, nnd State Senator Samuel
Salus, Fourth ward.
Expected Vnre Desert ions
The Moore forces entered the meet
ing with twenty-one uncontested scats,
but expected three Varo cnders to
witch their allegiance nnd bring the
Mooro strength up to twenty-four
votes. This number would have been
fl rnnU.l... I ...
..... uumuii ttUUlU IIUVU U
majority, because of n tie vote
the Seventeenth wnrd.
in
....', "pecreu to switch, but who
Milton it V? ,nrc orV?tlon, were
J'ayor Smith's Twontv-Plpliili ,.,i . r
: D.
lieUr'Sftnikr,hFOrty-ll,,nI
and
; uiuiie mr control of the cltv
acTn1 J,""' bitterest n quirtc? of
a century, nrolmh v w ti i, ..i..i i
cnnV K..yi,proPi,,bJr w" e carried I:
into
Wfcir it'l'uuucan Alliance leaders.
.. ""He there are forty-eight votes In
rWCtW,n itcc' ono fr each ward? the
? nt.C.C.n. Il WBrd c'tivn committee
iml Ifv Z.i ,y , v1"m1. virtually
vl K V1 ,vot,e from that ward.
was called. u"'""""l,uu meeting
.Vtb.al.sk'rm(bh with the nolle no.
with folded oco," finley Ntood
JntrinVl ? ?iraS in ,c black-draped
e?cnRnhe.l0ti0,commlttc ms, the
Martin's memoryT l 8e"ator
Obtain Warrants for Police
night hev ohc0i"t,thc mwtlnit. l,nst
Maristrnt nn t(linci.1 warrants from
ot Police Miteyi or Superintendent
w , Thw also t ,!ientjr,0.1,r. poUc-
A8"teti,", ? Vdday?""
wK wft leItnirry 8e"" of the
I:iev..;?.W .' 'fin" WUng north frnn.
nwu Finlev fnM. i 1 1 mornl"B. Council.
1 Mueeoats. B J S at tho nlvaneliig
iUU Vlfc,d up to Wrt - whQ
-r-Mmnm Wft.i5riii55S!
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4 HHHHHHft "X jJHHpPk mmmmmi
THOMAS F. WATSON
Vare leader, who was elected chair
man of the Republican city com
mitteo today. Alliance leaders plan
.to contest Ills right 'to office
DENY INJUNCTION
Audenried, Jocular, Refuses Or
der Barring Police From City
Committee Meeting
APPEAL IS WITHDRAWN
City Treasurer Sboycr's nttemnt to
get on injunction to keep police officials
from the organization meeting of the
Republican city committee developed
into n farce today.
After showing thnt the methods pur
sued by Mr. Shovor constituted n
"comedy of errors," Judge Audenried.
sitting in Common Tlens Court No. 4,
added to the general gnyety of the oc
casion by nviuc. Iniichlncl.v :
"And anyhow. I wouldn't rik the
lives of any of my court oiBelnls by
nuking them to serve such an injunc
tion ns you nslf.-'
Mr Shover hnd announced thnt the
motion for the writ ngninst Director
of Public Safety ( ortclyou. Superin
tendent of Police Mills, AvKistant Su
perintendent Tempest nnd others would
be heard In Common Plens Court No. .'J.
Ho had notified the defendants dur
ing the night and they were present nt
thnt court, on the second floor, with a
crow of spectators. After 10 o'clock
thev learned it would be heard before
fudge Audenried and hurried to hN
court.
Most Important, no Says
In describing his motion nnd explain
ing he wanted to keep the officials from
the meeting to prevent "police vio
lence." Mr, Shoyer described It as n
"most important preliminary injunc
tion." r
At this point, the accused nnd their
entournge'enterod. The judge looked up.
"Unit! Who comes the.rc?" he de
manded. .
"Friends." Assistant City Solicitor
Coyne replied.
"Advance, friends, and give the coun
tersign," the judge ordered.
The entire procession, twenty-six
men, filed silently into the court room,
nnd took plnces in line along the wall.
"Don't you know you shouldn't no
tify the defendants until you file our
notice of the motion?" Judge Auden
ried asked the city treasurer, resuming
the case.
"I couldn't get to he judges to no-
tittr tltit, .if !,,, tunflnn lituf tilnlit "
Mr. Shoyer replied, "so I thought this
would un he best way,"
"Well, you have no reason to notify
these people to come into the court nt
this time," the judge said.
Upon being informed that they didn't
Continued on I'nge Two, Column Hovcn
30 DROPS 3 DRINKS; 4? NO!
Saloonkeeper's Lawyer Denied Taste
of Alleged Liquor'
Thirty drops of liquor, it was dis
covered nt the Federal Rulldlng this
morning, is not enough to give a I'liited
States commissioner, u district attor
ney, a prohibition and a 'defendant's
lawyer n tnste nnd still have enough
left to use as evidence in a court pro
cedure. This happened at the hearing of Otto
I.andenberger, Sr., n saloon keeper of
Twelfth and Locust streets, who was
held by Commissioner Munley for vio
lating tho Volstead net. A bottle which
Edward Drown, a Department of Jus
tice ngent, seized during n rnld Satur
day, was presented as evidence. John
W. Crowley, n prohibition enforcement
ngent, uncorked tho bottle nnd poured
n few drops in tho hands of Commis
sioner Mnnlcy, Assistant District At-
torney Uolger and his own to taste.
When the counsel for I.nmtenbcrgor re
quested Home the prosecution objected,
saying there would not be enough left
to present as evidence in court.
LandcnberKoi- was held In $1000 bail
for court. His son. Otto Jr., iiuil a
bartender. David Martin, were held
under $.100 each.
ALLEGED FORGER AIDED
Camden Man Gives Dail for Man He
8ay8 Swindled Him
Charles Moore, n contractor, of
Eighth street and Knlghn avenue,
Camden, today furnished $1000 ball for
Eugene Seldle, of Merchnntville, chnrged
with liavlng passed bogus checks, al
though Moore is said to have been one
of his vlc.tlms.
In addition to signing Seldle's ball
bond before County Prosecutor Wolver-
ONE-ACT FARCE
luu, iituuiti ii Hi ten in K'v rniiiujmeuii
tolhe nccuscdWwho. Ja an archl-1
' ,3.
ton. Mooro agreed to. give employment
PENNA. DELEGATION
REJECTS JOHNSON
AS SECOND CHOICE
Members Seeking Candidate if
Nomination of Sproul
Is Impossible
GOVERNOR STILL LOOMS
LARGE AS CANDIDATE'
Lowden's Forces Likely to
Swing to Him if Illinois
Man Fails to Land
Hy GEORGE NOX McCAIN
Copyright, 11110, bu Public I.algtr Co,
Chicago, June 0. Every Pcnnsl
vnuinn in uuicngo today wun a insici
for political mntheinnUcs is endeavor
to solve the relation of every other can
didate's chnnces to those of (Jovernor
Sproul. It is a pastime pursued to the
exclusion of every other form of mental
entertainment or gymnastics.
This is a bossjess and headless con
vention. That is why tho computations
are so absorbing.- Here is what is be
lieved to be ns nearly an estlninte of
the possibilities ns can be figured out
twenty-four hours before he cnudidntes
go to the bat.
Johnson is looked upon ns liejond
the hope or help of Pennsylvania. If
he does get it, it will be simply con
firmatory of his nomination.
The Wood outlook is more cheering
and hopeful. lie has n number of well
wishers, or second-choice men. in the
delegation. If he approximates -100
votes, and Sproul should reach a limit
and find himself in n blind alley, Penn
sylvania will swing to Wood's support
nnd nominate him.
Hearst Support Handicap trrKlohnxon
As to LowdehTihe same is true. This
is becnuse Lowden, like Wood, is re
garded ns a "safe" man. &o is Hard
ing safe. Johnson has tried to clear
his skirts of the Imputation thnt he is
n Hearst maiinlkin, becnuse if any can
didate for nuy office was ever hysteri
cally and hilariously "boosted" for of
fice, that mnn Is "Hi," ns Hearst's
paper here delights to placard him.
, The dnnger, the Wood men say, in the
nomination of Johnson is not so much
that lie would perpetrate any indicnl
excess of his own volition, but that it
would be nt the behest of William It.
Henrst.
Recatise Mr. Hearst certainly expects
recompense for his suppurt. And if
he exnrts it to the limit it will be n
pound of flesh. If Johnson should deny i
such n claim, then good -by pence of
mind for the balance of his term. Tills
is the argument put up both by the
Wood nnd Lowden supporters; theie
fore, they contend, Johnson is not nvnil
ablc. The Sproul leaders are striving not to
let his boom get out of hand. It might.
In thnt event, dnsh itself to pieces b,
premature exploitation. That is. b,
undue haste in pushing him to the front
ruin his chances.
Lowden's forces will certninl go t
Hoover or Sproul. One does not hoar
much about Hoover: but mi "two iccent
occasions Governor Lowden has ex
pressed a preference for Hoover, for
whom he has great admiration.
Of the other candidates 1'oindexter,
Coolidge, Uutler, Allen very little Is
h'enrd. They raise no clamor and they
make no claims that are tangible or
convincing. For. this reason Sproul
looms up ns the next best bet nfter the
big fellows make' their splash.
All sorts of foolish fabrications are
set up by tho politico-journalistic
dopestcrs. The one that Charles E.
Hughes is to be put forth, mid thnt
Sproul Is only nctlng ns n smoke screen
or stnlking horse Is a sample of thlR
sort of truck.-.
Sproul Still a Possibility
The Governor is still more than a
Presidential possibility. For a time
yesterday there were indications thnt
Ills cntifie was at n standstill, but this
wns because of tho racket raised by the
partisans, of the "Big Three," Wood,
Johnson nnd London.
The Pennsylvania delegates nt a con
ference held last night nt headquarters
in Congress Hotel were heartened in
half a dozen different ways. There were
reports from a number of the delegates
who had visited other state delega
tions thnt 'vero of a highly satisfactory
character.
Form Publicity Department
Then it was discovered that there
existed a need for n publicity depart
ment and four of tho big newspaper
publishers in the delegation, Colonel
James Elvcrson, of Philadelphia; Col
onel Charles A. Rock, of Pittsburgh:
E. ,T. Stockpole, of Hnrrisbiirg, and
Alexander 1 Moore, of Pittsburgh,
with Senator Mux G. Leslie, of Allc-
Continued on Vast Fourteen, Column Three
....... . .,. .
"Ui&7r&S. &.
"
Delegates Joyfully Go
Without Second Keynote
Coliseum. Clilcngo, June II. (Ry
A. P.) When the committee on
permanent organization today
recommended that the temporary
officers be mnde permanent the con
vention liked the idea of saving time
and escaping another kc.wiotc speech
so well It adopted the .motion with
cheers. Senator Lodge got another
demonstration when he stepped for.
ward.
"The best way to show my grntl
tude to the, convention for its
action," sold Sentitor Lodge, "will
be to tell (you there will be no
speech by the permanent cliulrmnn."
The convention acknowledged its
appreciation of thnt. "with more
applause.
13 KILLED, 21 INJURED iKnox' sProul or Hughes Likely
... -.-..... , . ,-.-..' to Be Beneficiaries When
IN IKAINUULUSIUN
Express, Disregarding Signals,
Crashes Into Local Two Miles
From Schenectady
Schenectady, X. Y Juno D. iDv A.
1 1 TlitrtKon nersoiiH weio killed nnd
twentv-ono Injured today when a tinln
of express cars crashed into tho rear
1 nt n t.nojnii(,np trnln wlileh hnd
wi .. .... ...n., r..n,,i ctintii.. !
tndv because of cnylne troul.K !
All but one of those killed were asleep
In to Pullmans at the rear of the
passenger train. Marin Dole. of Al- -
bony, cnslnerr of he express 1'I i
nt his post, one hand being fast to the ,
throttle when his body wns found in ,
the wreckage. !
The passengers killed were: i
Mrs. Nellie Crouse. .115 Genesee,
street. I'tirn, X. Y,, her twelve-year- '
old son nnd Infant daughter aud John '
J. Keune.v. of I'ticn
Seven unidentified men.
Ono unidentified woman.
Train No. 114. a Michigan Central
special with, ten ears carrying express
matter, ciiRregarjlfd signnis nnu weni
at high speed iot6UMlnjNo.,28, n New
York CeutcnHn'a'ssflwenftrnlp, bound
from lUiffoloTto-'Ts'ewYork, iicedrdlng
tcTMhestory of C. Robinson, brake
man of No. 128. He said he waved a red
lantern in vain nml finally threw it into
the cab ns the express dashed by.
The Pullman at the rear of the train
hnd twelve passengers and wns de
molished. Its passengers were bound
for New York. Next to it was n Pull
man with twenty-two passengers des
tined for llostou. The other cars of
the passenger train were day coaches
aud baggage and mall cars.
CUMMINSRENOMINATED
Nearly Complete Returns Giv Iowa
Senator More Than 21,000 Lead
Des Moines. la., June !). (Ity A.
P. ) rniteds States Senntor Albert II.
Cummins wns renominated on the Ke
publlcnn ticket nt the lowu prima r,
election Monday, according to tinotlieinl
returns tnbuluted by tho Des Moines
Capital. Cummins's vote wns 107. (Hit
and S. W. Drookhnrt's. SO.HO In ".'IMS
precincts out of the 21M7 in the state.
The remaining precincts to be henid
from would not material! change the
lseult, it wns said.
.1 .. ... ...
PENROSE ON JOB T LL 2:45
Senator Talks Wlth Chicago Into' stands with respect to those three pos
Early Morning Hours Is Better sibilities.
The Indomltnble will of Senator Pen- .lohnstiii Alive to Situation
nnd J'rtSeeK't SElcJfK SSZ ' ,", h" ' '" sit''tio" '
the fact the ill leader of the Old Guard I" llk(,, ,0 withdraw his name on nn
is at IIWI Spruce mtrcot. nnd the Re oaily ballot. Manv of his own delo
!nile1s'nwa?.l,,i0IVU Co,,Veuti"M is 10,, ' gates do not want to vote for him. and
It' wns iiot uutll U:4.- o'clock this '' ""1 not wnit for his support to dis
morning thnt the senator at last integrate and his influence in the con
wearily removed the telephone harness , lention to wnue. Ho will make his
from his bend nnd consented to go to l :,.i,, ..mi,. i, cm i... .1
bed. It wns !l o'clock yesterday morn I ,IKl" "lllIu " stiU ,ul8 the l,owor t0
ing before his nurse could persuade him "c'1''
to do the same thing. And it will prob- I And be will make n fight. As snld in
?is s.Jisi7wiirKr mor,,,,,,c b-, i"1- Ir7,"MM ,B,,enUv-h win
In spite of tills the report from his bt' " b""'1' "K'11" IIu el" make It ef-
slcK room tins morning read, "The son-
ator U steadily, improving. Everybod
is n eased w t 1
the progress iie is
making."
HEAR DEATH TRAP PROTEST
Jersey
Utilities Board Takes
Up
Haddonfleld Case
The Public rtilitles CominiAsioii of
New Jersey held n continued hearing in
Camden today in the petition of the
borough of Hnddonfield against the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Haddonfleld is seeking the abolition of
six grade crossings within the town
limits. The commission continued the
hearing until July IK at Trenton.
Mayor Joseph K. Lippincntt. Jr.. and
other leading residents of Haddontield.
testified that the grade crossings consti
tute n dentlitrap. It wll cost between
$.'.000.000 and S 1.000,000 to build 11
subway through the town, removing the
crossings, it was testified.
NABBED AS FORGERS' "PEN"
Gray-Haired Man of 72, 40 Years
in Prison, Implicated by Band
Charles Henry Conrad Klshr, seventy-two
onrs old, was n nested In
New York todny on a charge of being
the "lien" of n gang of forgers accused
of defrauding Philadelphia, Now York,
Iloston, Providence and JTew Haven
bankH of $40,000.
The chnrgo against the gray-bearded
mnn, whose police record is alleged to
show he passed forty oars in prison, is
that he acted in concert with four
others in forgery schemes. Knur men
under arrest in New Haven alleged to
have made admissions which are said
to Implicate L'ljher. are Jacob Stern,
Edward Leslie, Lpuis Novella and Stcye
Kelson, ' j
WOOD AGAINST
FIELD AS-DAY. FOR
Chances of Both Johnson and
Lowdon Now Regarded
as Negligible
SENATOR'S FOLLOWERS
MAY DICTATE NOMINATION
Break Occurs
Ry CLINTON V. GII.RERT
Man Cnrrmpantlrnt of the Ktrnlmt I'ulillr
I,dBrr
Couvrltiht, tmo, bu Publta Ledger Co,
Chicago. Juno 0. It is Wood
against the field ns the day for ballot
ing in the Republican Nntionnl Con
vention approaches. Lowden. like Jolin-
v" r,""'" "lready thnt the conven-
till ...fcl.t.lM I T At,.flntl liA.
t ion will not have him (Lowden). be
cause the delegates dp not care to nnml-
Kite lilm. smirched with the Missouri
"M'""- itures. and Johnson because the
,,'i',"'"'llt's " ,0 conservative to accept
' '" q
,,, , , t , ,,,,. of Mc(U Mc.
C-ortnt.k. W,nt plans they arrived at
o of tholr rt ,, , or((,r ,0
., ,. ,.nnvn,inn nr nM ,,
known.
, . .
The big Vood drive centers about the
appointment of Hitchcock and his as-1
sociates as convention managers. Wood
was tho strongest of the three loading
enndidntes and he has not yet bowed to
the sentiment of the convention in favor
of finding a new candidate unaffected by
tho primary scandal. That sentiment is
ns strong ns ever, but It is unorganized
and Incnpnblcof effective action, un-1
less, tinder Johnson's leadership nnd iuj
co-operation with the Lowden delegates
from the ceutral president -making 1
states, it promptly linns a candidate.
The new Wood drive reminds ono of
the Lowden effort of u few days ago.
There Is much talk about Wood's going
over on nil enrly ballot. nntl there Is
much half-reluctant Wood support to
bo found in many delegations, unless
tho sentiment of the. convention in favor
of finding n candidate surer to win he
roines organized nnd finds expression.
The situation apparently depends on
Johnson and his capacity to make tho
most of the Issue he is raising, of hon
esty in the Republican party. The nat
ural tendenscy of Johnson is to find his
candidate either in New York or Pcnn
slvanin. where there Is a big block of
uncommitted delegates who want some
other candidate than Wood but may go
to WnoiUif no such enndidato is found.
Three names stand out as possibilities,
nil from this section. One is Senator
i. .. ... v....
""' ""vernor nproni. .inn
""' tllir1 is Varies E. Hughes. No,
ww , 1 . f- ,
one knows where thn Lowden strength
fectively only If It is not made for
lilinself. only if it is mnrio r..r n.
He, with Senntor Dornli as his lieu
tenant, will play the role of Drvan
in tlie Democratic convention nt Dal
timore, with the threat thnt if the fight
fails they will play the rolo of Dran
In 1001, when llryun read to the Dem
ounts nssemhled in St. Louis the hand,
writing on the wall, nnd, when they
paid no attention to the warning, took
no pnrt in the enmpuign, but watched
them go down to defeat In the election.
Tin eaten to Sulk in Tents
Johnson and Ilorah will not bolt.
They will not threaten to bolt. Dut
the will leave 011 the minds of the del.,
egntes in the Coliseum the impression
that they will sulk in their tpnts'if the
party does not heed their admonition
that it must not entcri the campaign
smeared with the money scandal. John
sou will light the nomination of Wood
or Lowden, fight it ns Drynn fought
the nomination of Parker in 1001,
Johnson's issue will be similar to that
of Roosevelt in 10112, the honesty of
tlie Republican party.
lie will probably go further than to
attempt the exercise of the veto power
on candidates.
He will try to nnme the candidate
who will be nominated. 80, when he
withdraws his own name, it will prob
ably be in tho interest of soma other
cnudldute. Who his choice wll) b'e it is
as yet impossible to learn. Perhaps
Continued on Vat Fourteen. Column One
mn you think of wrltln.
think - e wmiiNQ. vtui. .-' yf
BALLTNG
NEARS
CONVENTION'S SECOND DAY
No sign of definite preference hnd developed among the thousand
delegates as the Republican National Convention convened today.
No balloting is expected till Friday or Friday night.
Observers bellevo that Scnntor Johnson's boom has collapsed and that
the Cnllfornlnn will try to use his strengtli to decide the choice of another
candidate.
(Jovernor Sproul's outlook ns a "dnrk horse" is reported as still favorable.
McAVOY GOING TO WASHINGTON ON BERGD0LL CASE
United States Attorney McAvoy will go to Washington
this afternoon to confer with the attorney general's offiie on
evidence submitted In connection with the escape of Grover
BeiRcloll. The district nttorney will comprtre the evidence
gatheted by his own agents with that of the war department's
with a view" to possible indictments growing out of Bergdoll's
disappearance.
RES&LUTE DEFEATS VANITIE IN TRIAL
."i:WI'OKT, R. I., June 0. The Resolute defeated the
t ..n.t.c again todny in the official tryouts for Aineuca's cup
defense honors. The winning sloop chased Vanitie over th
entire-mile triangular course, but won through her time allow.
mil o, the margin being 50 seconds
P. IT. PLANS TO CUT
LINES AND REROUTE!
Considering Elimination of Block
No. 57 and Changes in
Nos. 19 and 23
SAY SOME RIDES TOO LONG
Tho Itniild Trnnslt Co. is. consider- (
Ipg plans for the di-cbujMnuijlico. if ,
t'ciimn iiihs nnu mc reruiiiniK ' i
splitting of otheis.
I .one rides will be slioi'tenoil nml tin
I abolition of certain crostown connect -
inc Upes is being considered by the
P. R. T. experts.
The next lino likely to be abolished
Is Route .", operated from Howard nnd
O-Ford streets to Twentv-ninth nnd
Jefferson streets. This line extends
from Twentv-ninth nnd Jefferson on
Jefferson to Seventh to Oxford to How
nrd. Westbound, it begins nt Howard
and Oxford, tiver Howard to .letier- '
. . t, 1 ... -w . ... fl. I
ninth nnd .leffeAn,,.' '
Most of the pnssengers limited aie
known as o-ohnngo fares. Abolition of
thi lino would menu uo cast and wi-t
boiiml trolley service In this section be-
tweeu (iirniil nnd t nliiinbin avenue
Tlieie is u present similar gap betwien
Arch stieet nnd Spring Garden street
P. It. T. riiciuci'i'H Inst Sundn.x in
vestigated tiortic conditions on Routes
No-, in nnd L',1, with a view, it is said,
of splitting the present ride, considered
b the P, R. T. -too long for one fare
Route No. IS I ours uro lit present
lopeintcd finm the Chestnut Hill loop
iii iiii- i iiiiiim in i(-- --- -tu ii ti in
.hi tint I tut It Inliiitit l'llfit tt 'I'lint i hi. i
the lletlileliem I'ilce
ititner siieets. hllghtly loss than foin-
teen miles.
The plan is to turn the Route '2'. cars
bin U nt rilbert street, discontinuing
the haul between Filbert nnd Ritner
stieits. l"or passengers who niut trnvel
t-nutli of rilbert street the company
would ooeinti' n new line, Ritner stieet
to (' Molina -Mvol. This would form n
junction nt Tenth' street nnd Gormnff
tnwu avenue with Route i't cars.
Plans for shot toning tho other line.
No. lit, extending from tho Pelhnm barn
in Mt. Airy to Sixth nnd Pine streets,
have not worked out.
Minor Mooro and City Solicitor
Smyth hno been authorized to appear
before the Public Service Commission
to push tin' fight ngninst the underlying
companies obtaining alleged unwarrant
ed rentals from the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co
Tho authorization was given by
Council jesierdny. Council requested
that fbe ti action company make up
a report regarding the proposed change
In fares.
A plan to have a bonrd of experts
named to go oer tho property of the
P. R. T. Co. and upprnlso it wbh re
foiled to the transportation commit
teo. Council elected Colonel Sheldon Pot
ter to succeed himself, and Ernest T.
Trigg, former president of the Cham
ber of Commeice. to succeed Willinm
Hancock us the city's representatives In
addition to the Mayor on tho board of
directors of the Rapid Transit Co.
PART OF PIER LEASED
North Side of Municipal Wharf
Brings $73,000 Yearly
A lease for one. three or five years
for the north side of the now two
story Municipal Pier No. 78, South
Wharves, was sold at auction in the
Dourso Uuilding this morning to tho
Luekenbiifh Steamship Line of New
York for ST.'l.OOO per year. The sale
was by order of Director of Wharves,
Docks and Ferries Sprniilo.
Ridding opened nt $20,000 nnd rnlsed
steadily until Captain S. S. Snndberg
bid $".'1,000 for the New York com
pany. Tho terms of the lease were
not made public.
Wife's Murder Charge Invalid
Scranton, Pa., June O.-Holding thnt
a wife is not competent to testify
against her husband, Judge E. C, New
comb todny ordered the discharge from
custody of Joseph Nemitz, of Simpson,
accused by Mrs. Nemitz of bavin? Vlint
and killed Alex Miskel, alleged "star
owitoui i ;" .nciu. iiome WU110 Ue
slept last rnuay moniins.
NATIONS LEAGUE
PLANK HELD UP
G. 0. P. Subcommittee of Thir
teen Wrestling With Un
solved Problem
I
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bnArcUl
PLATFORM BEING
Dy the Associated Picks
Chicago. Juno !). The League
if
Vutloiis plank still was undefined to
lay t went -four hours before the Uo-
publican platform wns tu bo presented
to tho national convention.
Members of tho subcommittee of
thirteen, when they went into session
to smooth out the remninlug platform
troubles, expressed confidence thnt the
could ngree, but all of them were some-
what hazy on how it was to be done.
Senntor Watson, head of the sub-
-"'"'"'" mnintalned thnt in the end
the Indiana plank, with some moduli a -
tiops, would got the support of nil Re-
pnl.licnn elements. Senators IWnh
.....i T,.(Vir.iiielf thnm.ht H, ...-., i,i
nine to no material modulations to
paoift tlie Irreoomilnbles. The mild
lesei vntinu group nlso wanted change-i
made, but in the opposite direction
Afraid of "Fireworks"
Itiil-tering tho predictions of nu
agreement, however, was a feeling in
manv quarters that the league question
must not be permitted to reach the con.
vention tlonr. where every one loalied
it might set off fireworks of a destine
tive nature.
Aside from the treaty Issue most of
the platform material wns in such
shape that only the finishing touches
had to he added, bv the subcommittee.
Theie still lenmliieil to bo determined.1
However, some neruiis of tlie .Mexican
dei liuiition nnd some questions of polio
M'Ktiiuiiig iiioii-iiiai reunions.
Hcolliuu- mat it liiul serious party
hlstor to wiito the -ubcommittee moved
nway from tlie swirl of delegates, took
up qunrteis in 11 .secluded lintel bedroom,
left orders that it was not to-be ills
tut bed for am one or for any reason
took off it- coats, liteiully as well as
figurotiwli . and settled down to its
iob. Members predicted it would uot
be reaih to quit before midnight ut
the earliest.
Senator Itor.ih nn I)fU
Senntor D0111I1 was on hand fiom
tlie stnrt. although the league plnnk was
not to bo taken up for several hours.
Ho picked out n committee for table
berth on a bed nnd waited.
At the outset of its meeting the sub
committee rend through the report of
Chnirmnn line's committee of 171 ns
it hnd been revised in pr invention
conferences It dealt with virtually no
coiuroverieu sppjecis anil 1110M of it
wns written into the platform without1, , ., , ' "
extended discussion. Increase in the executive committeo of
While the thirteen were In dellbera- I "'' Republican National Committeo
tion the irnmimler of the resolutions from ten to fifteen members nnd a new
piwnlnlHon nf tiff V . tlirno ,-ri.n .,... ..!..!.. ' .,
." '", ."."" ."'." "
in upon hearings tlie ndvii f labor
lenders and others on 11 wide diversity
of subjects.
Demands Stand 011 l.jurh liw
Dciutilids that the Republican party
take nn "uneiiuivnoil" stand for en
forcement of tho fourteenth iimeudun nt
and ngninst continuation of the "reign
of lynch law" weio made by a delega
tion bonded b. William H. Lewis,
negro, former assistant I'liited States
attorney general, lie urged 11 congres
sional investigation looking to reduc
tion in the national representation j
Congress from states wheie full en
fruiichiseinout bus uot been allowed the
negro.
Edward II. Wright. Clilcngo negro,
who spoke on the ilemnuds nlso, declared
thnt none of the claims made had come
"from us ns supplicants, for we come
iib jour brothers nud jour equals."
Questions of taxation must be among
the first to bo given consideration of
the Repiibllcnn pnrty If it would retain
the confidence of industry, James A
Emery, general counsel for the Nntlonul
Associntiou of Manufacturers, told the
committee in, laying before It that or
gaulzntlon's claims for attention. Tho
manufacturers naked thnt, the nntion'n
, Continued oc 1'UKe fourteen. Column. four
REPORTS ADOPTED
BY REPUBLICANS IN
SECOND SESSION
Routine Business Enacted
Coliseum and Chauncey
Depew Speaks
in
PLACES MADE FOR .WOMEN
ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Adjournment Taken Until To
morrow Morning Party's
Nominee Still 'Dark Horse' .
Coliseum. Chicago. June . The Re
publican Nntionnl Convention at 12: IS,
p. in. adjourned until tomorrow at 11
a. m.
Dy the Associated Press
Chicago. June O.-r-Dolegntcs to tho
Republican National Convention as
sembled at tire Coliseum todny for the.
, second session with their views as to
who shall load tho party at the polls.
I next November still a mj story even to
I themselves'. ,
I The convention r-eolvod reports nnd
then innrked time awaiting for the
presentation of the platform.
I' At 11 :1" Chairman Lodge arrived
on the platform with Nntionnl Chnirmnn
Hoys. A song lender tried to get thn
nudlence to slug the "Long, Long
I Troll," but had a hard time getting out
i the voices.
The song Under stripped off his coat,-
nnd rolling up his sleeves, called far
' more "pep." He got n little better re'
spouse nnd then took n hand at three
cheers for the Republican party, fle.
'""' better luck with that than he, did
.:,i, ,., t
Stand During Prayer
Chairnuin Lodge stepped out to tho
speaker's space nt 11 :'J0 o'clock nn&Ee
got three cheers also with a tiger. Dr."
John Timothy Stone was today' chap-
lotn The enmenllnn stonil u'hllo liA
offered prayer. "
In closing Doctor Stone led the treat
audience in the Lord's Prayer. The
song lender was iinniediaV'Iy on the Job
again nnd led the audience in the Star-
I Spangled Runner.
1 T,ipy m.0Ki,t 0,,t a stout oak table
, f,, pilnirmB.i I.nilue 1.1 wluick.liis cavel
on. Ho cnlled for the report ot tha
credentials committee. Chairman Ed
ward D. Diifiiold, of New Jersey, came
to the pl'itform to present it.
Credentials Report Approved
The report recommended the changes
dei ided upon at Inst night's meeting of
the committee. Mr. Duflield moved the
adoption of the teport. Robert R.
Chin cli. of Memphis, who hud been un
seated, bj the credentials committee,
said lie would not nsk the convention
to consider 11 minority report,
"-1 know I nm entitled to sit," said
Chiiiih. "but 1 sliull take my fight
Inn k to Teunes-.ee."'
Tho icpoit of the credentials com
mlttee wns adopted without dissent and
the conientiou next heard tlie report
from the committee on permanent or
ganization It was presented by Gov
ernor Morrow, of Kentuck , its chair
man. As agreed upon it recommended
thiit tlie temporary organization be.
made permnneiit. The report was
adopted.
Paul Howiiiud, of Cleveland,- pre
sented the leporl of the committee on
rules nud order of business. The report
recommended senting delegate represen
tation in tlie nntionnl convention nt four
delegatcs-at-large.froiu ouch state, ono
delegate fiom each congressional dis
trict nnd one additional delegate for
each district in which not less than 700O
votes have boon cast for a Republican
candidate at the' lust election.
The only new miitcrinl in the rules,
. Chiilinmn Ilnulnml .,
Uissistaut hocrctnri .
Find Places for Women
"Without sajing so in expressed
terms," ho said, 'this is to take care
of our re-eiiforcomonts to the Republican
patty the ladies "
The understiindiiig is that the addl
tiouul places all will go to women. Tho
convention speedily udopted the report.
Cries for Depew
Chaiimuii Lodge tiniinuiKcd lie would
enforce the rule limiting speakers to
five minutes mid one speech on the same
subject on the same day, unless the
convention ordered otherwise. The reso
lutions committee sent word t Cptilii
only icport progress nnd was not ready
to present 11 platform yet.
Chairman Lodge asked the conven
tion what It wanted to do in the mcun
while nnd there were tries of ''Depew,
Depew" from the Moor,
Mrs. Hume was on the platform
waiting to speak ami some, hud thought
the honor of first uddresslug the van
yentiou would go to n woman, Mr,
Depew walked out on the, speaker pla(t,
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