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' ilMhrr mi " The Commoner, VOLUl&E 12, NUMBER fj 1 tho alarm. "Not a word did I hear, bo I started up. It was less than a minuto before I left the proinenade ueuii miit x got to ino top of tho spar and found the lookout sound asleep. I rang the alarm bell my-self." m rja&i- ' rTTiT T SsSrW K .., . - Y" '. A , fr b 11 M BT nV aiaaaBaw i - . . -- Itoosevolt carried, in Missouri, the republican convention, securing the eight (lologatoB-at-large. Tho Associated Press report of the convention says: Tho convention will go down in the annals of Mis souri politics as one of the most stubborn and dramatic fights in tho history of tho state republican or ganization. Mayor Frederick II. Krolsnian of St. Louis and Charles D. Morris of St. Joseph, tho latter chairman of tho stato committee woro the Taft leaders olected and who resigned as dolegates-at-largo to the national convention when tho stato conven tion votod to instruct the delegation for Roosevelt. In making their resignations they charged violations of a "gentleman's agreement," by which they declared tho Roosovolt managers had assured that tho dologatcs-at-large would bo unlnstructed. Govornor Iladloy replied to the declarations of Mayor Kreismann and Chairman Morris in this connec tion by asserting that ho had not boon a party to any so-called "gentle men's agreoment." Tho govornor assorted that throughout tho bitter fight which preceded tho formal opening of tho convontiou ho had refused to attempt to deliver the votes of Roosevelt delegates on any proposition. Tho eight delegates-at-largo to the national convention, each with a one-half vote, finally olected by the stato convention, follow: Governor Ilerbort S. Iladley, Jesse Tollerton of Bronson, Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City, Fred Essen of Clayton, John D. McNeeley of St. Joseph, Hugh Mclndoo of Joplin, John W. Tippin of Springfield and Alfred H. Spear of Chamois. As national committeeman from Missouri, to succeed Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce and labor, the stato convention olected Thomas K. Niedrlnghaus of St. Louis. After the adjournment of tho con vention a small number of Taft sup porters mot in a hotel and named four delogatos-at-large to tho na tional convention. Tho Taft delegation was an nounced as follows: Joseph E. Black, of Richmond, Mo.; John A. Duncan of St. Joseph; Berriman Henwood of Hannibal and Harry D. Train of Kansas City. referendum essential. and recall wero not Tho Iowa republican convention rejected its "favorite son, Senator Cummins," and instructed for Presi dent Taft. Mr. Taft will receive 16 out of Iowa's 20 votes. Mr. Taft won a clean sweep in New Hampshire, and he will receive tho solid vote of that state in tho repub lican national convention. Tho Colorado democratic state convention instructed for Champ Clark. Claimed for Claimed for Conceded to THE PRESIDENTIAL HANDICAP Tho Associated Press gives the following as the claims for delegates to the two conventions made by the various campaign managers: Republicans Delegates in convention 1076 Necessary to choice . . 539 Taft 395 Roosevelt 241 Roosevelt by Taft managers 195 Conceded to Taft by Roosevelt managers 85 Instructed for La Follette 36 Instructed for Cummins i 6 Contested by Taft managers. .. 14 Contested by Roosevelt managers 160 Democrats Delegates in convention 1092 Necessary to choice 728 Claimed for Clark 196 Claimed for Wilson 164 Conceded by Wilson managers to Clark 113 Conceded by Clark managers to Wilson 55 Instructed for Marshall 30 Instructed for Burke 10 Unlnstructed (New York) .... Instructed for Underwood .... Instructed for Harmon the Tho bodies of John Jacob Astor, Isador Straus, C. M. Hayes, president of tho Grand Trunk railway and other passengers lost in the Titanic disaster, have beon recovered. 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