Names of Candidates Presented to G. 0. P. Convention; Balloting Late Today
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 132
BALLOTING ON NOMINEES WILL BE REACHED BY
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
PEACE PREDICTED D
Nominating Speeches Occupy
Early Part of Session;
Peace Committee Will Make
Report on Conference With
Progressives; Condition Is
Unprecedented in Recent
American Political History
DUAL NOMINATIONS
MAY BE OUTCOME
After Fifty-six hoars of Con
tinuous Rain, Clouds Break
Away in Chicago; Dreary
Delegates Express Relief;
Party of Women Visitors
First to Arrive When Door
Opens
Chicago. 111., June 9.—When
one invades the tield of prophesy
he must he prepared for every
eventuality. Several times this
week the hourly developments
have promised the fulfillment of
my prediction that actual reunion
of the Republican factions in the
National arena would he accom
plished here under the inspiration
of Colonel Roosevelt. Radicals
in both camps have endeavored
to discourage peace negotiations
and all manner of resistance to
these overtures has developed.
Meanwhile the conservatives on
all sirles have steadily pressed
forward toward the main objective
which is so absolutely necessary
to Republican success this year.
Without substantial union of
the two wings of the party it is
admitted that the campaign is
scarcely worth the waging. Twice
this week when peace upon the
surface seemed remote wc have
ventured the prophecy that the
convention would end in harmony
and with the Colonel leading the
"reunited host. It doesn't follow
that he will be the chosen stand
bearer, but the fact remains that
the Progressives will not return
to the fold without his guidance.
With the appointment of con
ference committees late yesterday
afternoon the first concrete ac
tion in the "get together" move
ment was taken.
Of course the Progressive con
ferees will do their utmost to have
the Republican section of the
commtitee accept Roosevelt as the
most available and popular
choice. Should they fail in this it
will then be the big undertaking
of the Republican conferees to
persuade their Progressive asso
ciates to recede from this posi
tion and agree to accept Hughes
or another candidate. It is ex
[THE WEATHER.
For Harrlahurg; and vlclnltji In
«ettle<l ufather, probably show
er* to-night and Saturday* not
much change ftn temperature.
For Ka*teru Peniinylvania: l'roh
nl> 1 y fthowern to-nlgbt • itnd Satur
day; moderate eaMterl.v wind*.
River
Tho Juniata, ( hemuns, North and
Went brnnelieH and all their
trlhutarflen will probably fall or
remain nearly stationary. The
main river will rise slowly this
nfternoon nnd to-night and prob
ably begin to fall Saturday. A
stage o' about N.I feet Is Indicat
ed for Harrisburg Saturday
morning.
General Conditions
The lake storm lias remained near
ly stationary and decreased stead
ily In Intensity during the last
twenty-four hours. It 'has caused
light to moderately heavy show
ers over nearly all the country
east of the Mississippi river, ex
cept the l.ower Mississippi \ al
ley and the Gulf States, where
the weather has been fair.
Mo material changes in tempera
ture have occurred over the East
ern half of the country. In the
West there has been a general
rise of 2 to 22 degres In tempera
ture. the most decided plus
change, 10 to 22 degrees, occur
ring In Utah and Nevada.
Temperature: S a. m., IW.
Sum Rises, 4i36 a. in.; sets, 7:32
p. m.
Moon: Fall moon* June 1.%, 4t47
p. ra.
River Stages T.B feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 71.
kljowest temperature. Sfl.
Mean temperature. 84.
Normal temperature, 60.
Vacation Season Is Here
Rest and recreation will not be
complete unless you have all the
news from home dally. The Har
risburg Telegraph will fill the pap.
Don't spend your precious vaca
tion time trying to "get used'' to
strange newspapers.
Just drop a postal or call the
Circulation Department and the
next issue will meet you, no mat*
BY CAHRIKR « CEJITS A WEBB.
BINGI.E COPIES 2 CENTS.
OPENING OF G. 0. P. CONVENTION AT CHICAGO 1
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QPEMtNd Of CONVEXT/Ohf. ' 11
JfrSt-Tibui+f jp Inhl. F/fa Sem c *. <* '
Exclusive photograph of Ihe Republican hosts as they convened in the Coliseum in Chicago on Wednesday, June 7. The insert shows Charies
P. Hillis, chairman of the National Committee.
pected that Hughes in that event
would be dropped as a concession
to the Roosevelt supporters
whenever a third choice, possibly
ex-Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox, would be selected with the
understanding that Roosevelt
| would speak and work for the
ticket.
Prominent Progressive leaders
declare privately that only Roose-
I velt can control the delegates in
session here and that this may re
quire his presence in Chicago.
Senator Penrose is in constant
conference with the National
leaders and the friendly references
to his changed attitude toward
the Colonel among the Progres
sives are regarded as significant.
As it looks now the vote of the
Pennsylvania delegation on the
first ballot will be divided among
: Brumbaugh, who may get half
the votes; Justice Hughes, ex
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CONVENTION
BY BU
Coliseum Hall. Chicago, 11.05 (12.05
Haryisburg time/ —The convention hall
was well filled and the officials were
i gathering on the platform.
11.13 Chairman Harding called
the convention to order.
11-17 Bishop 'William McDowell
offered the opening prayer.
11.30 Report of the conference
committee was presented by Senator
Smoot at 11.30.
11.36 Conference committee's re
port was received with great enthusi
i asm. At the mention of Roosevelt's
name there was moderate applause,
I rising in volume but chiefly partici
| pated in by the galleries. It lasted
1 about three minutes.
11.38 Chairman Harding an
! nounced the conference committee
; would be continued and then an
j nounced the rollcall of States for nom
< inations was in order,
j 11.41 Governor Whitman took
the platform at 11.41 to present the
| name of Justice Hughes.
11:54—At the mention of Taft's
I name by Governor Whitman, there
was an outburst of applause more not
able than any other thus far. A few
delegates from Pennsylvania kept
their seats. The band has begun play-
I ing.
11:59—Cheering for Taft lasted six
I minutes.
12:09 As Governor Whitman
■ eloped and mentioned Hughes' name
there was a demonstration,
i 12:13—Apparently one-half the
! delegates joined in the demonstra
| tlon.
12:15—The Oregon delegation be
gan a march around the room, fol
lowed by a large fraction of New York,
Michigan. Mississippi and Vermont.
12:28 —The Hughes demonstration
has now lasted 17 minutes.
12:30—Chairman Harding trying to
restore order.
12:31--Hughes demonstration lasted
20 minutes.
—Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
took the platform to offer the name
of Ellhu Root.
12:55—Dr. Butler closed and a
demonstration for Root began.
I:o4—Arkansas is to yield to Ohio
and Governor Willis will name Sen
ator Burton.
I:os—The chair began to pound for
ordsr.
1:10—It was Ave minutes more be
j fore order was restored and the roll
call resumed. Arkansas yielded to
I Ohio and the chair recognized Gover
nor Willis to nominate Burton.
1.4 5 Governor Willis concluded
: and the Ohio delegation started a
| Burton demonstration.
| 2.oß—The Burton men kept it up
for twenty-three minutes, then the
: chairman gaveled for order.
' (Cuuvculiuii News on l'agca 31-32-33)
HARRISBURG, PA.. FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 9, 1916.
HARMONY COMMITTEES AGREE
THERE SHOULD BE UNITED ACTION
Chicago, 111., June: 9.—The report of the Republican ami Progressive
harmony committee to be presented to both conventions to-day recl*e<l that
I they had a rull and frank conference last night which rcmltcd in an agrcf
, nient th»t there should be united action on the part of (lie two parties if pOfi
! si hie of attainment: that the polities and future of the country for the next
few years would depend upon their getting together and uniting to rescue the
country from yie present Democratic domination.
TO THE PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL
CONVENTION:
Your committee nppointed pursuant
to the resolution adopted at yester
day's session met In conference with
the committee representing: the na
tional Republican convention last
evening:- The committee of confer
ence representing the Republican na
tional convention consisted of Messrs.
Reed Smoot, W. Murray Crane, Wil
liam E. Borah. Nicholas Murray But
ler and A. R. Johnson.
The conference was most friendly.
Immediately upon assembly your com
mittee proposed as the joint nominee
of both conventions the name of Theo
dore Roosevelt. The committee repre
senting: the Republican national con
vention did not.present the name of
any candidate, nor did it attempt to
refute our arguments relating to the
unique availability of Theodore Roose
velt as a candidate to unite both par
ties or to serve our common country
at this crucial period in the history of
the world.
After several hours of friendly dis
cussion. during which no concrete
proposition was ad\anced by the Re
publican conferees, except that a fur
ther conference might be desirable this
afternoon or evening, the joint com
mittee adjourned.
GEORGE W. PERKINS,
HIRAM W. JOHNSON.
CHARLES J. ROXAPARTE,
JOHN M. PARKER.
HORACE S. WILKINSON.
TO PLAN PENN
HIGHWAY ROUTE
County Governors to Meet at
Pittsburgh For Import
ant Business
County governors of the William
Penn Highway at a meeting called for
Pittsburgh June 21 will have a num
ber of Important questions to decide,
chief among them being the defining
of the William Penn route across
Pennsylvania. The opening of head
quarters for the road association in
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THIRTY PRIZES
TO BE AWARDED
Telegraph's Outing For Schools
on June 20 Is Arousing Much
Enthusiasm
Between thirty and forty prizes, in
cluding baseballs and gloves, tennis
racquets. Brownie cameras, flashlights,
midily blouses, parasols, books, a tea
set, silver cups and what-not, will be
given out to the successful contestants
in the big outing for the schools of
Harrisburg i\nd vicinity at Paxtang
Park on Tuesday. June 20, by the Har
risburg Telegraph.
The events will Include a hundred
yard dash for boys under 12 and an-
on Page 12J 4
TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION:
Your committee appointed pursuant 1
to the resolution adopted at yester
day's session met in conference with
a committee representing the national
Progressive convention last evening.
That the Progressive committee of,
conference consisted of Messrs. Per
kins. of New York; Johnson, of Cali
fornia, Bonaparte, OT Maryland; Wil
kinson. of New York, and Parker, of
Louisiana. The conference was frank,
free and mostly, fiicndly. The con
ferees were of one mind in believing
that the Rood of the country and per
haps its repute and influence for years
to come depend upon the complete
defeat of the present Democratic ad
ministration and the restoration of the
control of the legislative and executive
branches of the government to the
hands of those who firmly believe in
and will execute the policies that are
so heartily supported by the Repub
lican and the Progressive parties alike.
The Progressive conferees were
unanimous In urging with temperate
ness and fairness the opinion that
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, had 1
so large a personal following and such
a close personal relation to the issues
of the coming campaign as to make
him the most desirable candidate upon
which to unite.
It was agreed that your conferees
would report these facts to this con
vention. Respectfully submitted,
REED SMOOT,
W. MURRAY CRANE.
W. E. BORAH,
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER,
A. R. JOHNSON.
STATE G. A. R.
ENDS SESSIONS
National Delegate Elections
Will Be Announced From
Philadelphia
Sympathy was expressed this morn
ing to the family of Past Commander
Joseph L. Lord, of Philadelphia, whose
death occurred last night, at the final
session of the Grand Army Encamp
ment. A resolution was adopted and
wired to the family. The session ad
journed for three minutes as a further
tribute.
Following the balloting for 4 dele
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CALLS WILSON
SEGREGATIONALIST
Appeal For "Political Pre
paredness" of Colored Race
Made at Conference
An appeal for "political prepared
ness" of the colored race and a classi
fication of President Wilson as "that
segregationallst In the White House"
were the outstanding features of the
address made last right in the Bethel
A. M. E. Church by the Rev. R. C.
Ransom, of New York, editor of the
A. M. E. Church Review, in speaking
at the anniversary educational night j
of the one hundredth annual Philadel- '
phia A. M. E. Conference.
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RIOTERS BURN
U.S. CONSULATE
Apply Torch at Durango City,
Mex., After Dragging Flag
Through Streets
By Associated Kress
El Paso, Tex., June 9. The Am-1
erican consulate at Durango City,
Durango, was destroyed by fire dur
ing anti-American demonstrations,
according to Information received j
here by army officers. The rioters'
applied a torch to the building after
dragging the flag through the streets.
Customs Inspectors at the Inter
national Bridge received instructions
es-rly to-day to permit no Americans
tc enter Mexico from here until
further notice. No reason is given for |
the order which was received by tele- !
graph from Washington.
I
TRAINS RI'XXINt;
By Associated I'ress
El Paso. Texas, June 9. Freight
and passenger traffic on the National
Railway oi Mexico, between Torreon i
ana Aguascalientes. which has been
interrupted for several months, lias
been resumed, according to dis
patches received here to-day. Advises
from Mexico City to Andrew Garcia,!
Mexican consul, promised (hat train I
service between the Mexican capital
ana Juarez would be re-established
soon.
KILLS TRUCKMAN: RELEASED
By Associated I'ress
Columbus, N. M.. June 9. The ;
body of the American truckman killed
bv a.Mexican in the Mexican town of
E' Yalle several days ago, has been
identified as that of Theodore Bagley,
of New York City, according to a dis
patch to-day from Field Headquarters.
After an Investigation, military au- ■
thcrities released the Mexican who
shot the truckman, it being asserted I
tha" the American was seeding to
enter the Mexican's house at the time, j
TWO VIH.ISTIS H\X()KI)
By Associated I'ress
Demlng, N. M., Juno 9.—Francisco j
Alvarez and Juan Punches, two Villa i
followers captured during the raid on
Columbus, N. M., March 9. were j
hanged at 6.30 this morning. The men
were hanged singly.
Moving Picture Men Plan
New National Organization
By Associated Press
New York. June o.—A committee of
twelve men. representing the principal
branches of the moving picture indus
try, will present a plan for a new na
tional organization intended to super-'
£ede the present Motion Picture Board ;
of Trade to combat adverse legislation '
and bring about harmony in the trade. !
The committee was appointed after a
conference here yesterday of about
100 representatives of film inanufac-|
turers, exhibitors and distributors.
Those promoting the proposed or-I
ganixation assert th.il the Motion Pic
ture Board of Trade did not comprise
all divisions of the film business and
that this resulted in friction which
came to a head recently in two rival
moving picture expositions here. The
committee has three weeks in which
to formulate its plan. Action upon
the censorship question was postponed
until the new national body Is or
ganized.
REPUDIATES INTERVIEWS
By Associated Press
Berlin. June 9 (by wireless).—Ameri
can Ambassador Gerard has repudi
ated an interview recently attributed
to htm on the subject of President
Wilson's peace efforts, the Overseas
News Agency says. The ambassador
also Is quoted as asserting that Count
Frledrlch von Westarp, Counservatlve
leader In the relchstag, desired Mr.
Oernrd to have a spurious Interview
published some time ago, but that the
embassador declined.
PROGRESSIVES
TO BE REGULATED
BY REPUBLICANS
If Nomination Appears Immi
nent by G. O. P. They Will
Name Col. Roosevelt
BORAH CALLS ON THEM
Republican Senator Drops in
tor a Visit; Gets Great
Ovation
Auditorium Hall, June 9.—At 10
o clock (11 o'clock in Harrisburg), the
hour for reconvening the Progressive
com ention, the absence of most of
the leaders and of hundreds of dele
gates made it seem probable the con
vention could not net down to busi
ness for at least a half hour.
10.05 There was not a leader on
the platform and there were only a
few hundred people in the hall. There
was little enthusiasm among the ar
riving delegates, although a band plav- i
ing patriotic airs did its best to liven '
things up.
lo.2t>—At 10.2fi Chairman Robins'!
gavel called the Progressive conven
tion to ordet. The delegates nuieted i
immediately.
10.52 Chairman Robins brought
Ihe platform before tho convention at
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Lights, Music, Ushers,
For Community Dance
Electric lighting, music, ushers and
dancing managers which will help
make the city's first community band
concert and dance to-night a feature
jof the Social Workers' Club com
munity center program, have all heen
1 donated gradultously to the commlt
| tee by the Harrisburg Light and
I Power Company, the Municipal band,
and the Galahad Recreation Club, re
spectively. Plans for the big dance
which will open at 8 o'clock to-night
were completed to-day.
To-day City Commissioner W. H. i
I<ynch had the section of street at
Front and Roas cleaned: City Com
missioner E. Z. Gross hauled more
than a hundred park benches to the
place for spectators; and Thief of
Police Thomas Zell arranged "with
Police Captain Joseph P. Thompson
to have officers at hand.
London, June 9.—A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd to-day $
reports the continuation of the Russian successes in Volhynia i
and Galicia. The capture of an additional 185 officers and 13,
714 men is announced.
ROOSEVELT AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
Oyster Bay, June 9.—Colonel Roosevelt is waiting
ments at Chicago. He reiterated this forenoon that he had £
no "present intention" of going there. The colonel was up ?
last night until 2 o'clock talking to Progressive headquarters jc
on the long distance telephone. Two hours after he retired
he was awakened and answered another Chicago call. Never- f\
theless he was up bright and early this morning and appeared f
to be in high spirits. (
"SWINDLER!"—WANTS $3,000
Because Marko Krevasiga called him a swindler, John i
Slavonac to-day began a suit against Marko for $3,000 for
slander.
DANNER SETTLES WITH STATE (}
Roy C. Danner, Register of Wills for Dauphin county to- >
day paid the State Treasurer $6,309.31 as Dauphin's collateral ?
inheritance and writ tax collected during May.
PRE-EMPT PROGRESSIVE PARTY
Progressive party political names have been
_by elector of the Eighteenth Congressional, Fifteenth Sena
torial and the first and second legislative districts of Dauphin ''
I The pre-emptors for the second district are: David Gilger, John I
ffD. Derr, Ira B. Reider, Steelton, and J. B. Martin and R. D.*,.
JReider, Middletown. For the first district they are: Robert M •£?
5 Dunlop, I. J. Mosey, E. G. Williams, C. W. Seborn, E. N. Lebo. V
&J. Wilbert Storey and C. E. Cooper. These names appeared '
eon the congressional and senatorial papers.
{ CARRANZA REPLY UNCOMPLETED .
6 Washington, July 9.—Secretary Lansing said after to- *
Tday's cabinet meeting that he had not completed the reply to •
i Carranza's demand for the withdrawal of American troops *
1 from Mexico. He explained that the many points taken up }
?in the long Carranza note made the work of examining it j
1 and answering it very slow. . Af
1 JOHN R. McLEAN, PUBLISHER, DIES ft 1
& Washington, June 9.—John R. McLean, owner of the ?
Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer, died at his k
Thome here at 2.50 o'clock this afternoon after a long illness. *5
I RIOT AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL a
I Boys of the senior and junior classes at Central High *
had a battle royal at noon to-day. Eyes were blacken-1
1 ed, shirts and trousers torn, and blood spilled on the pave- f
* ment in front of the school building. Professor Dibble and o
<other members of the faculty stopped the riot after a half
Thour battle. Trouble started when the juniors sent up small;''
| balloons painted with class colors. &
1 FALLS DEAD AT CONSISTORY 9?
<? John A. Romberger, aged 66 years, a retired grain dealer f.
| at Elizabethville, died suddenly this afternoon at 2.15, at the K
\ Harrisburg Consistory, North street, where he had gone to at-$
tend a session. Death was due to heart trouble.
HURLED THROUGH WINDSHIELD
!! Gard Sprinkle, aged 14, 314 Hummel avenue, Lemoyne "S
hurled through the windshield of an automobile owned by {'
Ta. M. Rider, when a trolley car collided with the machine this
! morning on the State street bridge. Sprinkle was taken to the i
( , Harrisburg Hospital suffering from several lacerations of the
< 'face. i
MARRIAUE LICENSES
J 1 I
Aleznndrr Smniifl GroHNinnn. Ilrtrolt, and SMIc Frlarnliiiiiiu, Plttahargk. J
I frnflf W W"T yifriTj- II W |jl
CITY EDITION
36 PAGES
GERMANS GAIN
! MORE GROUND IN
GENERAL DRIVE
Persistent Hammering of
Crown Prince Advances
at Verdun
AUSTRIAN LINES TORN
Russians Make Breach 100
Miles Wide and Capture
Total of 50,000 Men
Persistent hammering: by the Ger
mans on the defenses of Verdun,
northeast of the fortress has won an
other ..access gaining them ground
near the Thialllhont farm, about a
milt southwest of Fort Douai'tnont.
This advance was scored during a
general attack along the entire front
on the east hank of the Meuse, which
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Finds Hidden Treasure
as Result of Dream
Lancaster. Pa., June 9.—Six months
! ago John Bellman, a farmer, near
I Brickerville, died and the widow found
j little money, though she knew he wan
wealthy. lii April William Heil too';
possession of the farm and he. too,
made many fruitless searcher, for Bell
man's money. Recently he dreamt I
that Bellman came to his bedside and
tol dhim that the money was buried in
the haymow.
Yesterday he and his wife searched
that place and found a box hidden in
the hay. Vpon opening it they found
thousands of dollars in five, ten and
twenty-dollar sold pieces. The widow
was notified and took possession of tho
wealth.
Those interested will not tell the
amount, but reports have it that from
five to fifteen thousands dollars was
found.
\MEKI«'AN* l> I.O\l»ON
Ml XT GIVK I I' SKCt RITIKi
Ry Associated Press
London, june 9. Americans donii-
Iciled herp. who are subject to the in-
COOW tax. must sell to or deposit with
the British Gmernment their .American
securities undpr penalty of an extra
i two shillings tax. This information is
' given to the Associated Press to-day b -
an official of the American Dollar Se
j curity Committee. The ruling holds
i whether the securities are held here or
In America.