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TAFT AND SHERMAN
Republicans Name New York Kan (or
Second Place.
CHOICE ALMOST
UNANIMOUS j
Some SUtei Cast Few Votei
Favorite Soni.
for
CANNON SECONDS
NOMINATION
Appearance of Speaker Greatly Sur
prises Delegates.
FINAL DETAILS t COMPLETED
a .
r enaalttrea Are Appointed to Notify
Moailitft I'aaal Rolitlo of
Thanks irt i OBered and
Convention Adjoorno.
CHICAGO. June 19-Taft and 8herman
ThlB IS the ticket Of ths republican party
flung to the breese today as tha republican
national invention concluded tta nomlna
Hon of James a,' Bherman of New York
tor vhe president amid a final roar of
tumultous demonstration. Again the vast
assembly was swept with i on wsrs
of wild t militant clamor, aa the multttude
ret,llxed that at last the work was done
and the record made up on which tlie re
publcan party goea before the country,
uidteJ In on last mighty outburst of en
thusiasm as a trIbut"e?io the men wtio
will bear th standard In the struggle now
at hand. ' ' '
Another inspiring struggle waa presented
. tndny aa the convention named Ha csn
didats for vice president. The enormous
throng tit. awaited through an hour r
oratory. swJterlng In the heat-laden at
mosphere, packed aa . before Into, .aolld
mssses of humanity, with only here and
there a few vacant spots 1n the remote
gallery tha delegates In the brosd arena,
below, the bright . hued tines of feminity
In the circling galleries and over all the
enveloping folds of "Old Olory." From the
outaet It waa distinctly a Bherman crowd,
with gallerlea already trained Into choruses
of Sherman songs ringing with a huge
portrait of the New Tork candidate.
Among the early arrlvala on the floor wa
Speaker Cannon only yeaterday a candi
date for -president, but today here as a
pillar of strength m the Bherman move
ment. The widespread affection for the old
war horse of tha party waa also shown
by the crowds of delrgates surging about
him to grasp hla hand and bid him wel
come. faaasa Seconds Nomination.
The prellmlnariea were brief and at :30
the nominating apeechea for vice president
began with a limit of ten mlnutea to each
apeaker. On the call of states Delaware
yielded to New York and ex-Lleutennt
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff mounted
the platform for a glowing speech placing
la -nomination Jamea S. Bherman aa New
York's choice for the vice presidency. Now
came a surprise as the venerable Cannon,
with , hla Lincoln-like rlsage and, eliaggi
beard, emerged front the Illinois delegation
and stepping to the ptafortn was yielded
unanimous consent to second the .nomlna-
tlon of Sherman-. Such a picture of sturdy,
noir.cly. plain American cltlsenshtp aa Can?
non irrrd aa lie advanced.' before the
throng which roee t do htm''hdmage has
eldom been seen before a national canven
tinn - Kla tar tn beaded With Sweat.' his
collar had r.;eltd to a rag which hung
limp about hts neek
His Vest wss thrown
wide open, exposing his crumpled .ahirt.
and the aleevea of hie , "black alpaca coat
cur'ed up about his dangling cuffs to his
elbows as hla waving arms emphaaized hla
ringing wordi for his -colleague and friend,
James 8. Bherman of New York.
Fiom the outburst of enthcslaem whjdi
greeted every mention of Sherman's name
It was plsln that the mind of the coaven
t:on had been made up and that the decls
len was only to be recorded. But for m
moment there was a halt In the Sherman
movement as Senator Lodge, at leaving
the presiding oflcer'a chair, advanced to
nanrinate Governor Guild of Massachusetts
for the vice presidency. The senator's voice
was sitained ;wlth the rxertlona of reevnt
das. but he spoke eloquently and forcibly
for the Ms?a.'riusf us candidate. Michigan,
through ClaStlra Osborne, added its voice
niM linrl Ketv ieraonv hmniht for.
waid Its favorite sun In a speech by
TV.oniue N. McCarter. nominating ex-Governor
Mttrphy for the second place.
Sherman Movement Grows. - a
The Urady adx ance of the Sherman
movement now began again aa state after
atate ftll into line-North Carolina In a
ringing speech fmra the floor by Harry
Skinner Oklahoma by Dennis T. Flynn.
fennaylvanU by Congressman .' .mi Olm
stead. Trnesee by H. Cflay Evana, Vir
ginia by C. B. Slrmp.
Now began the vote, taken amid con
fusion at lirat, which increased aa the totala
climbed upward to th nominating point.
The result waa never Id doubt, as the totals
of states were heaped' one upon the other.
Tiiere were scattering votes, but the great
body of delegates swelled the total of Sher
man until It touched With keen appte
clailon of the effort of climax Chairman
Lodge announced the result, reserving Sher
man's huge totsl until the last.
"Vice President Fairbanks got 1 vole:
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska, 10 votea;
Governor Guild sf Masaachuaeila. 75 votes;
Governor MurpSy of New Jersey, 77 votes,
and Jamea Schoolcraft 8htrmaa of New
York SI votea. .
Again the floodgates of wild enthusiaam
were Irt loose' as floor and gallery Joined
la a pandemonium of demonstration.
Flaal Detalla Completed.
The nominations completed, final details
were now quickly perfected committees
from the various atatea to wait upon candi
dates tor president and vice president and
formally notify them of tha action of the
convention In nominating them; prospective
aiaetlngs ef the national committee to per
fect plao for the coming campaign, and
thanks aad congratulationa to Chicago and
the convention committee who have given
the convention euch perfect equipment.
And then. Just before noon, amid cheers
still echoing, aad the inspiring strains of
the national anthem, tha national conven
tion finally adjourned aad the multitude
dispersed.
The action of tha convention touched a
sympathetic chord , throughout th city,
and tonight the party spirit of republican
enthusiaam la hlgn. The aooilne for vice
president. Sherman, ia among lhqe who
axs witnessing ttesa stones at eottiuaueuc
tribute. He remained at his hotel during
the balloting tfcday and quickly receive!
a message announcing his nomination.
Later tha delegates arriving -a rora tha eoa
ysaUoa flacked about Mia ia a eonUnuoui
aauam. tessMV 1M4
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rOLITICAL.
Republican national committee lias unt
a aubcommittee of eight to Cincinnati to
consult Mr. Tart about the appointment of
national chairman.
Congressman Jamea S. Sherman of New
York is nominated for vice president by
the republican convention at Chicago,
which Immediately afterward adjouina.
race 1
Secretary Taft filee his resignation aa
head of the War department, to take ef
fect June 30. and President Roosevelt an
nouncea that General Luke Wright of
Tennessee will be appointed la hia place.
Fags 1
Nebraska did not place the name of Gov
ernor Sheldon before the convention be
cause of the overwhelming aentlment in
favor of Sherman. ?ags 1
President Roosevelt expresses his good
wishes to the nominee for vice president
In a telegram. 1
W. 1. Bryan still declines to make a
atatement about the republican platform.
rags 1
National committee organ'e bX select
ing Powell Clayton temporary iiead and
by appointing a aubcommittee of five to
go to Cincinnati today, where they will
consult with Secretary Taft afe 1
DOMESTIC.
Grand Jury of New York returns lndtct
mente against five members of the Ameri
rag 1
can Ice company.
Ship surgeon of the American im
Loula ends hla life. s I
Twenty persons ar injured In a Wabash
wreck near Pendleton, Mo. s
High water la threatened again at Kan
saa City. The river at St. Louis U stlil
rising. . 1
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Secretary Taft thanka Senator Foraker .
for a message of congratulation, at the j
asms time acknowledging the Ohio acna-
tor gave him his stsrt in life. rag-s !
STZUVaOIKA. -- - -
By a decision of the dlatrlct ourt j
prohibition councilman Is unseated at j
Hssttng and a "wet" mataiiea. int,unns
resumption pt Uconeed saloons. . rags X
MQrrzKnrrs or ocbajt st'SAicixirs.
eon. Arrra. ' le.
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INDICTMENTS AGAINST ICE MEN
firantl Jarr at Jew York Returns
Them astd Beach Warraata
Are laaaed.
NEW YORK. June 1.-Flve Indictments
were handed to Justice Goff In the su
preme court today by the special grand
Jury which haa been Investigating the
American Ice company. Several bench
warrant were Issued, but no names were
made public.
TORNADO STRIKES MINNESOTA
' Moral raaaew r
Adams, bat Amoaat
of Dasaaao la et Yet As
certained. ST. PAI L. Minn., June 19. A telephone
I massage from Adams. Mlnr.. says a tor
nado passed over that section last nignt,
but tha; It is Impossible to learn the ex
tent of the damage. ,
FILIPINOS AFTER FREEDOM
Assembly oa Eve of Adjoarnsaeat
Taaaea Reoolatloa Declaring;
far Freedom.
MANI1.A. June 19.-Ths Philippine as
sembly tcday, on the eve of sdjournment,
declared by a vote of S7 to 15 that Inde
pendent waa the aspiration of the Filipino
people and that they were ready for Im
mealate Independence.
DEATH RECORD.
Jamea Ulrklrsoa.
. MAR8HALLTOWN. Ia.. June l.-(Spe-rial.)
James Dick Ir son. and aged realdent
of Brttt. and one ef the first white settlers
In northwestern Iowa, died yesterday at
Cedsr Rapids. Dicklrson moved to Clear
Lake, la . In 1S1. and opened an Pndlan
trallng post. He was, at the time, the only
white man within sixty miles of the place.
He waa a pioneer of Hancock county and
be passed through two Indian massacres,
one at Clear Lake and the other at Spirit
Lake, both of them In 1T. He waa mar
ried four times, hla fourth wife surviving
him.
Dakota Wealeraa Coaemeneement.
MITCHELL. 8. D.. June It tSpeelal.)
The twenty-third annual commencement
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rsorce. -u
have occupied the attention of the public
for the laat week and came to a close today
wlth the graduating exercises of the senior
"
liea.
preeident Nicholson and family will leave
for New York next Tuesday morning to ar
S'ime charge of his position aa secretary of
the Board of Education, to which he was
e'ected by the general conference. . The
toard of trustees will meet In th ecitv
August (. at which tiro elt is expected that
the successor of Dr. Nicholson as president
wttl be appointed.
Emnreoa Btoeeleos Amaaaaador.
BERLIN. Juaa IS Ambassador Hill was
received la audience by tha German em
yrres this afternoon. Ha Waj aUtnded fey
(ha lUtt OsMfca, SK , ;
TAFT RESIGNS,. YRIC11T NAMED
Change in War Department Takes
Place Jane 30.
SECRETARY GOES TO CINCINNATI
There He Ciseetl to Confer - , ,N
Candidate for Vice Preelde-t
nnrrtw -Many Tele
arrnnas Come.
WABKDrOTOeT. Jane It. Secretary
Taft today presented to the preeidant his
resig-nstlon. to take affect June 30. and It .
waa announced at tha White House tLftt
Lake T. Wright of Tennessee will be ap-,
pointed secretary of war to sncee4 Mr,
Taft. In making this appointment tha j
president waa influenced somewhat by tha
desire to reeogniaa In aa emphatic way!
that thara ta no lnrr an 4ttdtar line i
between the north and tha south atd fhat
all good Americans are In thought and!
! deed one and the president was iaflnenoed
still more by tha fact that Osneral I
Wright's personal attrtbntes and expert-1
inM pre-emlnentl fit htm for this nar-i
tlonlar nositton.
WASHINGTON. June 1 -1'sunlly an
early riser. Secretary Taft waa a little
late In taking up the business of the day
and It an after t o'clock this morning
before he came down to breakfast The
principal lower rooms of the K street resi
dence were still flllled with maanlflcent
bunches of cut flowers and telegrams of
congratulation were piled high upon a
sideboard.
The fatigues and excitement of last night
apparently made little Impression upon
Mis Taft and other members of the sec
retary's family, and even before the usual
breakfast hour all of them were down
stairs and deeply engrossed In the morn
ing newspapers, every one of which dis
played more or less pleasing likenesses of
the war secretary and candidate on the
first pages.
New Order II earl as.
A sign of the change that has taken
place In the official status of Secretary
Taft waa the appearance of a blue-coated
policeman, who was stationed at the curb
directly In front of the Taft residence,
where he or one of his mates will remain
constantly on duty, day and night, when
ever the secretary la In Waahlngton.
When the aecretary descended from his
bedroom thla morning and entered the
drawing room he found his caller In the
person of Lieutenant General Corbln, not
only known officially to the tecretary in
that capacity and also In his Incumbency
of the governor generalship of the Phlllr
plnea, but also as a warm personal friend,
and last, but not least, as an Ohio man
and fellow stateaman. He extendfd hla
congratulations and they were gratefully
received.
A telegram received over night from a
member of hla family In the west de
termined Secretary Taft to leave Washing
ton this afternoon for Cincinnati. He ex
pecta to take the I o'clock train and. ston-
Dlnar In Cincinnati tomorrow, win leave
h ., , to reach New . Haven
Mon(S,y to participate In the reunion of
h( e,aM of Jm
. e,crftiary .Taft reached .tha. Wh!M Hause
at 10. o'clock, Utfs. mornin and "at arcs
went to the execvjMvs of flee and conferred
wUh president Roosevelt.
Telegrama or congratulationa receivea oy
Cecretary Tafe Included or.ef from General
Luke E. Wright, at Memphia. saying:
"Hearty congratulations snd good
wishes," and ons from Booker T. Waah
lngton. Tuakegee. Ala., giving assurance
of vegro support In the presidential con
test. The letter message waa aa followa:
Most hearty and sincere congrstulMlons.
You more than deserve It. I feel riuito'
sure you will be triumphantly elected to
the presidency and that my race will as
sist In bringing about that result.
From Goveraor Hsieos,
From Cuba Governor Magoon flashed
this message:
All Cuba Jolna me In congratulationa to
you and rejoice at your nomination.
Andrew Carnegie cabled from Clashmore,
Scotland:
8'ncere and cordial congratulations. Our
country snd our party will both be safe In
your hands.
Rob;rt Taft. the secretary'a eon, tele
graphed from Chicago:
Congratulations on great victory from
whole family.
From Toklo Baron Kaneko cabled:
Hearty congratulations on your nomina-
t on.
From Berlin Mln'ster Hloko:
Pleats accept my heartiest congratula
tiona.
And from London Ambassador Reid sent
this message:
Warm congratulations. Proud that Ohio
has you to lead our next victory.
Congratulations slso esme from the Phil
ippines commissioners and from Chief En
gineer Goethals of the Panama Canal com
mission. After remaining with the president half
an hour Secretary Taft returned to his
office at the War department, but came
back to the White House in time for the
cabinet meeting at 11 o'clock.
WRIGHT WILL SOT DISCCSt IT
Tennessee General Prefers to Await
More Formal Xotlee.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., June 19. When seen by
sn Associated Pressr epresentattvs General
Luke E Wright aald he did not think It
proper to discuss the announcement that
he would succeed Seeertary Taft In the
War department until he had received far
ther advices from Washtng'onr Gemral
Wright, who aucceeded Secretary Taft aa
governor of the Philippines and who later
was ambataador to Japan, arrived here
early laat fall, having rra'gred the diplo
matic poet. It has been grneially predicted
by many of his friends thst he would enter
Pretldent Roosevelt a cabinet In the event
of Secretary Taft a election totha presi
dency. LA rOLLETTB PROMISES Hla AID
He fays Taft la Nearer tha People
Than the Platform.
MADISON, Wis. June It. Senator La
Follette last night sent the following tele
gram to Mr. Tsft on hearing of hla noml
nation by the convention at Chicago:
Hon. W. H. Taft, Washington, D. C:
While the platform la disappointing in
some fundameMal provisions and omis-H
,lon, ,nd I shall claim the right to aav (i,
' congratulate you moat sincerely and in
! the falih that you are more nearly in ae-
' n tood? V: rPuM!? n
l voters thsn the rlatform. I ahall do all in
my power to insure your election.
BD 1 Al STIDIES THE PLATFORM
Tearalka Leader Wllr Take Time Br.
fore Slatlas; ills Views.
LINCOLN, Neb.. June 19 William J.
Bryan today declined to discuss ths work
of ths republican national convention. He
received bulletins of ths events of ths
morning and these were telephoned to his
library St Falrtiew. He entertained a num
ber of callers during ths morning. This
afternoon ha prepared aa analysis of ths
repuloUcsa platform. This bs probably will
make subU laaorrowt
MIMIC WAR BECOMES REAL
Ono Fatality and Two Seriously In
J a red -" Mllltla Attack I'svon
a. 'ew York.
It. Th mimic war
tne life of one member
of New York's defenders
hostile" fleet, another man la
. d a third Is so seriously Injured
ils life Is hanatni in :he balance.
dead man Is John Welsh and the in
jured are George Harvy and Jamea Mc
Dowell, al! members of the Ninth reaiment.
New York National Guard. Harvey la not
expected to recover.
. The three men were members of a crew
operating a six-Inch gun In Battery Itx
at Fort W adsworth. on the Staten lyland
side of the narrows. Last night ' when
the 'holltM fleet came up the lower hay,
endeavoring to. get rt the fort at the
narrows, the watchers discovered thf m and
hot firing ensued.
was oenevea mis morning inn inr
accident waa due to what Is known as a
"flare back." Harvev waa swabbing the
gun and Weleh and McDowell were stand-
fng near the breech when s new charge
of prwder. placed In the gun, was ex-
ri- La hr .n.rk. infi rrnm the nrevlous
charge. The breech of the gun wae still
open and every man in the crew was swept
off his feet. The injured men' were re
moved to the hospitals, but Welsh was so
badly Injured that he Viled early today.
He was terribly burned by the flame of
the exploding powder. Harvey's skull waa
fractured when he was thrown against the
masonry near the gun and McDowell's
right arm wss blown off.
TWENTY INJURED IN CRASH
Psuenirr and Frrlaht Trains Col
llde Jfear Pendleton, Mo.
Oram Misunderstood.
ST. LOriS. June 19. Twenty persons
were Injured In a collision between a pas
senger train and a freight on the Wabash
road last night near Pendleton. Mo. A
number of the most aeriously Injured were
brought here today for medical attention.
The passenger train waa behind time and
It was running at greater speed than ususl
to make up time and crashed Into the
freight, demolishing both engines, the bag
gage and mail on and a numbr of freight
cars. The coaches were derailed, but not
badly damsged. There were 140 pasaengers
and all were bruised, many being mare
seriously Injured.
Passenger Engineer Chris Smith suffered
a broken leg and internal Injurlea and waa
taken to his home In Montgomery City,
Mo. Mall Clerka W. R. Harrlll and H. E.
Hubbard of St. Loula and W. J. Cleary of
Kanaas City were badly Injured snd were
taken to the hospital at Moberly, Mo.
Among the Injured brought here are:
Mrs. Martha Layson, Louisville, Ky.
Miss Rosa Ingalla, Columbia, Mo.
W. 8. Lively, Menvllle, Ky.
L. F. Hammer. Jr., former St. Louis city
collector. ; t .
The wreck la believed to hare resulted
from a misunderstanding of orders which
would have held the freight train at Trues
dale. .
WOMAN WOULD FIX GOVERNOR
Attempt ts flhoot Kxeentlvo of Colo
. ..r rate Prevented by Hamano
Society A Rent.
DENVER. June 19. Through the cool
ness or Assistant Secretary James E.
Dougherty of ths State Humane society
Governor Henry A. Buchtel escaped prob
able injury yesterday afternoon at the
hands of Mrs. Annie Jochlm. an Insane
woman. Laboring under the delusion that
ths governor has got possession of S4O.0CO
she Imagined waa left her by W. 8. Strau
tort, snd Is scheming to force her to msrry
him, the woman visited the executives
office with the intention of shooting him
with a 32-callber revolver. 8he had ths
weapon concealed under a Jacket she car
ried on her arm. Vnable to obtain admla
sion to the executive chamber, the woman
went to the humane aoclety and niad
threata to "fix the governor."
After warning Private Secretary Mont
gomery, Mr. Dougherty Joined the woman
while ahe waa waiting at the. Broadway
entrance to the atate house and persuaded
her to accompany him to the court house.
There he swore out a complaint of Insan
ity against her and ahe was taken to tha
psycupathic ward of the county hospltsl
by Deputy Sheriff Baker.
TROUBLE AGAIN WITH WATER
Kanaaa City Threatened for Third
Time with Property Loss
from Flood.
KANSAS C1TT. Mo.. June 19 For the
third time In aa many weeka the Missouri
and Kaw rivers have given cause for
alarm at thla rotnt by the menace of re
turning flood conditions that may mean i
return of conditions of m4.
This morning heavy rains in eastern Kan
sas and along the lower valley of the
Missouri caused an approximate rise of
one foot between here and Topeka, and at
this point a rise of over tm-o and one-half
feet during the last twenty-four houra waa
recorded on the Missouri gauge. The heavy
rain last night In this section extended a
little above Topeka and along the Missouri
some distance below Omaha.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 19. Nearly two
inches of rain fell over this section of
Kanaaa last night and the Kaw river,
which has been slowly falling for several
days, is a foot higher today than last even
ing and is rising rapidly. St. Marys had
an inch of rain and a heavy hail and at
Wamego the same conditions prevailed
Silver Lake n ports a cloudburst.
ST. PAUL IS RUSHING WORK
Hoswell Miller Sara Road .Will Send
Trains ta the Coast
Nest May.
SEW YORK. June 11 Roswell Miller,
chairman of the Chicago, Milwaukee St
Paul, mho haa Just returned from a tour
of inspection over the St. Paul extension
to the Pacific coast, said that the work Is
progressing so favoratly that tracks will
probsbly be laid on the entire line by the
snd of thia year, and the St. Paul will be
In a position to run trains to the Pacific
by May. 19"9. Already the roe.d Is In opera
tion ss far aa Lombard. Mont.
Mr. Miller said that, contrary to the
usual experience of new roads, the St.
Paul extenaion, he exrected will be self.
! supporting from the beginning. In this
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( connection no poim-u wji i.iai mf ci.
Paul, on the completion of its outlet to
tin Fscific cosst, will be In a position to
get from eastern lines a good deal of traf
fic which It has not been ahle to com
mand in the past.
James Fowler Appelated.
WASHINGTON. June 19-The preaident
today appointed James A. Fowler of Knos
VI lie. Tenn.. to be ssslstsnt attorney gea
sral In placs of Edward T Sanford. ap
pointed I nlted Slates Judge for tha middle
and sastera districts of Tennessee. Messrs.
Fowler gad Isaforl trs Uw gtrusrs.
SHELDON'S NAME HELD BACK
Orerwhelminff Sentiment for Sherman
Cansei This Decision.
WISCONSIN GIVES HIM TEN VOTES
Original Plaa to Preseat the Same of
Nebraska Chief Execatlve froaa
Floor for Coaapllaaea
tarr Vote.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO. June
IS (Special Telegram.) The name of Ne
braska's governor wss not presented to the
republicsn convention this morning aa a
candidate for vice president because of
the overwhelming sentiment In fgvor of
Congressman James S. Sherman of New
York.
After the work of the night, during which
CongresBmsn Sherman gained strength
rapidly, the Nebraska members decided to
pasa the call of states for candldatea. They
were undecided whether to give Sheldon a
complimentary vote In view of the prac
tical settlement of the fight. Later It waa
deemed unwise to present his name at all.
because of the certainty that- Sherman
would have many more votes than a ma
jority on the first ballot.
When Nebraska's name waa called, Ne
braska cast twelve of Its sixteen votes
for Sherman snd gave four to Guild.
Wisconsin gave ten of Ita twenty-six
votes to Governor Bheldon.
E. C. S.
CUVTOjr MADE TEMPORARY HEAD
Repahllcaa National Committee Meets
After Convention.
CHICAGO. June 19-The new republican
national committee organised today by
electing Powell Clayton of Arkansae,
veteran member of the committee, as tem
porary chairman, to serve until a perma
nent chairman shall have been selected.
Elmer Dover was re-elected secretsry
snd W. S. Stone sergesnt-st-arms.
A committee waa named to consider the
appointment of subcommittees to go to
Cincinnati o confer with Secretary Taft
regarding the selection of a permanent
committee to manage his campaign.
The committee waa slow In sssembllng
snd it was nearly 12:30 o'clock before suf
ficient members hsd srrlved to begin work.
Over 200 peraons, mostly delegates, crowded
the assembly room, caucualng In small
groupa and discussing the result of the
probable action of the meeting of the ns
tlonal committee.
After about twenty members had en.
tered the .room, Charlea P. Taft, brother
of the secretary, appeared and sent word
by the sergeant-at-arma that he wlahed to
see Governor Herrlck. The governor
immediately came out and Mr. Taft con
ferred with him for a short-time. In a
few minutes Henry W. Taft was sent for.
Ths men had been together but a short
time when Chsrles P. Taft left ths build
lng and boarded a car for uptown.
The committee appointed a subcommittee
of five, of which ex-Governor Herrlck was
made chairman, to go to Cincinnati tomor
row and confer with Secretary Taft as to
hts. fishes ta tha tnatter of a national
chairman.
The committee appointed the following
subcommittee to wait upon Secretary Taft
and get hts Ideas concerning the chairman
ship of the committee:
Messrs. Clayton, Arkansas; - Herrlck,
Ohio; Kellogg. Minnesota; Nagel, Missouri;
Ward. New York; Borah, Idaho, and Dun
can, North Carolina.
HERMAN RECEIVES THE NEWS
Remaina In Room at Hotel While Con
vention la Voting;.,
CHICAGO. July 19. While the proceed
ings were going on In the convention halL
Representative Jamea 8. Sherman remained
In his room at the Auditorium Annex. As
soon ss the nomination waa made William
Barton, clerk to the house committee on
invalid pensions, conveyed to him the In
formation. It was 'the first news Mr. Sherman had
received of the result of the balloting. In
a short time the New York delegation,
headed by a brass band, proceeded to the
Annex and showered congratulations upon
him. He was escorted to the New York
headquarters over in the Auditorium and
on his way across the street received an
ovation from the throng who had gathered
to get a glimpse of the vice presidential
nominee. For nearly an hour Mr. Sher
man held a public reception In the New
York headquarters.
ROOSEVELT WIRES TO IHEBHA.t
Expresses Good Wlahes of Exeentlre
for National Ticket.
WASHINGTON, June . President
Roosevelt today sent a telegram to Repre
sentstivs Shermsn. congratulating htm
upon his nomination, saying:
Accept my hearty congratulations and
my earnest good wishes; success of the
ticket of Taft and Sherman.
Secretary Taft aent a telegram to Rep
resentative Bherman immediately upon
hearing of the nomination, as follows:
I sincerely snd cordially congratulate you
upon your nomination for vice president.
W welcome you aa a colleague in the con
test and look forward -lth confidence to
the result of the Joint struggle. Will you
not meet me In Cincinnati tomorrow to
confer on mattera of Importance?
Secretary Cortelyou sent the following
telegram of congratulation to Mr. Sher
man: Hearty congratulations snd best wishes
for the ticket.
GllLD
SE1
GOOD
WISHES
Governor of Masaaeh aaetts Promlaes
to Work for Ticket.
BOSTON. June 19. On receiving informa
tion of the nomination of Congreaaman
8herman to be vice preaident from the As
sociated Press Governor Guild telegraphed
his congratulationa aa follows:
"My heartiest congrstulations snd good
wishes. Now for s long pull, a strong pull
snd a pull all together for both nominees."
Death Dae to Vendetta.
8T. LOt'IS. Juns 19 -The dead body of
Anton Carmelo, an Italian, who In 1
slew Tony Santon In a quarrel over a
woman, was found early today on "Dago
Hill." an Italian settlement in the south
western part of the city. Carmelo a d s'-h
was apparently accomplished by foes In a
vendetta. He had been repeatedly wamei
that hta life waa In danger and constantly
carried a revolver.
He had been shot, stabbed and beaten.
Carmelo eerved three yeara In the peniten
tiary for the killing of Santon and waa re
leased six months sgo. The police have no
clue to hia slayers.
ago Money lor Ptrale.
NEW YORK. June 19 This afternoon
every child in Sag Harbon. her summer
home. Is to be the guest of Mrs. Rusael
Sage, wno has plsnned a picnic for all the
children. All the children have been asked
to be present and Join la the festivities.
There will be games and music and sn out-of-doors
supper for everybody. Mrs. tSsge
visited Pierson High school, toward the
building ef which she donated 1S.0U yea
terday. and spoke briefly to the pupils.
ne referred feeilngtr to tha tact that bar
thslbar Uv4 u taj Harbor.
FREEMAN KNOWLES APPEALS
Headword Editor Will Take
Cas to a Hiaher
Coart.
His
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. June It-iSpeclal
Telegram.! As a itault of a visit to this
city today by Robert P. Hayes of Dead
wood, attorney for the defendant, an appeal
n peifectrd In the case ' of Freeman
Knowles. editor of the Dead wood Lantern
and former congressmsn from South Da
kota, who, on May It last, wss fined t-WI
by Judge Carlsnd wills the latter a
holding a term of I'nlted States court at
Deadwood. after being found guilty by a
Jury of sending objectionable matter
through the Inlted States mails. Editor
Knowlea refused to ray the amount of the
fine, even after the sum had be-n raised by
hla friends, and ass committed to the
Pennington county Jail at Rapid City pend
ing payment of the fine.
In allowing the petition for a writ of
error Judge Carland ordered that the de
fendant be admitted to ball in the sum of
Sl.mn. It is expected the bond will be fur
nished within the next few days snd th
defendant released from Jail. The appeal
earrlea the case to the Vnlted Slates cir
cuit Court of appeals of the F.lghfh circuit,
and the hearing will be held In due time St
St. Louis.
Among other things the appeal charges
thst the court erred In denying Knowle's
demurrer to the Indictment, which was
based upon the ground that the Indictment
did not state facta sufficient to constitute
a public offense under the lows of the
t'nlted Statea and that the court erred In
not directing a Verdict for the defendsnt.
NEGRO BANK CLOSES DOORS
Illiterate Depositor Starts Ramor
that (eases Rnn Vpon
Inntltatlon.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. June 19 The Csp
Itsf City Savings bank, the only negro
bank In Arkansas, went Into the hands of
a receiver today, on requeat of Charlea B.
King, the cashier. Marvin Harris waa ap
pointed receiver. Becauae an illiterate
negro had overdrawn his account and had
hla check turned down, he atarted the re
port yesterday that the bank was Insolvent,
causing a run. Today several hundred ne
gro depositors appeared before the Institu
tion claiming their money. There was only
S2.0"0 In cssh on hand and the doora were
not opened. Liabilities are about $7&,0O0,
with aasets considerably In excess. An ap
plication for a recelverahlp for the People's
Mutual Aid association, a life Insurance
company operated upon the Industrial plan
In connection with the bank, was slso
msde. Mr. Harris waa sppointed receiver
for the company.
SHIP'S SURGEON ENDS LIFE
Thomas W. Small of American l.tntr
St. Loala Pnts Ballet In
Hta Brnln.
NEW YORK. Juse It Thomss W. 6msll,
chief surgeon of the Amerlcsn line stesmer
St. Louis, committed salclde In his csbin
on the steamer' early today by shooting.
No csuse for the set is known. He had
been absent from the ship all night. When
he returned this morning hs sppeared to be
In a cheerful frame of mind and after chat
ting pleasantry for a time with one of tha
officers on duty,-retired to his stateroom.
A moment later ths report of a shot wss
heard and when the door of ths doctor's
cabin waa opened he waa found dying from
a bullet wound In his temple- His right
hsnd clutched the revolver, from which the
shot was fired. Dr. Small had been In the,
employ of the American line nine years and
had an extensive acquaintance among ocean
travelers. When ashore he lived with his
wife in this rlty.
CARNEGIE AND BRYAN TO ACT
They Consent to Rerane Jndatea la
Awnrdlnar the Pnsrsley
Prlae.
NEW YORK, June 19. Andrew Carnegie
has consented to act as one of the Judges
to award the Cheater Pugsley prise offered
by the Lake Mohonk conference on Inter
national arbitration for the best essay on
International arbitration by an American
college student, according to an announce
ment made here today. The other Judges,
who have already consented to act, are
William J. Brysn. former Secretsry of State
John W. Foster, Judge George Gray of
Delaware and President Butler of Columbia
State John W. Foster. Judge Gray of Dela
ware and President Butler of Columbia
university. The Pugsley prise Is one of
ISO, given to the conference by Chester De
wilt Pugsley of New York, a Harvard
graduate. i
PAPER MILLS PLEAD GUILTY
Jndsre
Hooaih et Mondny
Will
Impose Bentenee I poa
Thrm.
NEW YORK, June 19. Counsel represent
ing sll but three or four of tha twenty
three paper mllla Included In the member
ship of the fibre and mantla paper manu
facturers' association appeared before
Judge Hough In the United Statea circuit
court and pleaded guilty to Indictments
charging them with violation of the Sher
man anti-trust act. Judge Hough at the
close of the proceeding said that he would
impose aentence M'mday next on aU the
mills that pleaded guilty.
Opealasr of Tripp Conatr Load.
6IOLX FALLS. S. D . June 19,-lSpeclal.)
According to reports received here from
Tripp county, no Included In the Rosebud
Indian reservation, arrangements rapidly
are being completed for opening to wtilte
settlement from no,t. to 7Airi acres of
land aituated within the boundaries of the
ccunty.
The exact time that the land wll be
thrown open to settlement depends upon
the tlma government allot ling crews com
plete the work of allotting land to Indians
within the borders of the county. Thst
the officials of the Indian bureau at Wash
ington are doing . everything possible to
hssten the work of sllottlng Is Indicated by
the fact thst John H. Scriven, special sl
lottlng agent m charge of the allotment
work on that part of the reserrstton. has
received Instructions to Immediately place
another allotlng crew In the field so ths
work of sllottlng the remaining Indians
may be completed at the ear I eat possblc
date.
New York Man beta Contract.
SAN FRANCISCO. June it Of ficlal ad
vices hsve been received al Die office of
the "construction quartermaster of ths
Presidio that the contrsrt for three hug
government tsnsport docks and the re
clamation of tide flata near Fort Maaon
has been awarded by the War department
to J'. C. Carlln. a New York contractor,
whose bid of tl.ls7.Oi0 wss the lowest of
seven submitted.
Consjreasmaa Pen Renominated.
RALEIGH. N. C-. June 19 The demo
cratic convention of the Fourth North
Carolina district yesterday nominated Ed
ward W. Pou for lils fifth term in congreaa.
Delegates to ths Denver coavjuia. wr
iMlTUSlSd W VOM fyf -Wi" - . U.
VICTOR J THE SLOGAN
Republicans Finish Their Work at
Chicago Confidently.
SHERMAN A POPULAR CHOICE
Candidate for Vice President Brings
Real Strength.
SHELDON WITHHOLDS HTS NAME
Nebraska's Governor Declines
Accept Complimentary Vote.
to
CLOSING H0UKS OF CONVENTION
Marh Interest In Last Session
Although Resnlt Is rlaln from
Time New 1 ork Men
A areed.
I From s Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO. June 19.-tSpeclsl Telegram. )
"Tsft snd Sherman and Victory."
That la the answer which the republican
na.lonal convention Juat closed haa mad
the question. "Taft and Who?"
As has happened so many times in sim
ilar prelous occasions, the (treat Empire
slate, after blng denied the honor of fur
nishing the head of the ticket, was freely
scenrded the privilege of naming the man
for the second place. As soon aa the New
York de'.egatlon had caucused and agreed
to aupport Jamea 8. Shermsn solidly, the
1 rospects of other CandHates for the vice
pr. sldenry began tc.llra . It waa conceded
from the first thst the running mate to
Taft should by rights hsll from ths ea-t,
the real obstacle tip to that time having
been to hit upon s suitable man who would
appeal to the country and at the same time
aatlaly all the republicans of his own stste.
So long as the candidacy of Governor
Hughes for president was undisposed of
the claims of New York for vice president
cojKl not be pressed, but with the obliga
tions to Mr. Hughes discharged the New
York delegatts hsd no difficulty In getting
together. Pennsylvania Joined New York
and the convent'on then became a ratifica
tion meeting.
Interest r.t the Close.
The final session was by no means unln
terrst ng, and the nomination cutis-d a suc
cession of vigorous applauxe. The name
of all the avowed candidatea for the vies
presidency were presented with the excep
tion of John Hays Hammond, who, not
withstanding the fact that he has main
tained hcadquarteis and a publicity bureau,
did not receive even a aingle vote. Tha
Nebraskans wanted to cast a compli
mentary ballot for Governor Sheldon, but
he dissuaded them from doing so, and wss
himself greatly surprised to find that ten
votes were recorded for him from Wis
consin. The nstlonal committee meeting follow,
lng convention adjournment was perfunc
tory because the choice of the nominee for.
the chairmanship was not disclosed. A sub
committee with power to act was appointed
to confer with Mr. Taft and carry out his
wishes. Action of this sub-committee will
probsbly be known In a day or two. -
V. R.
COMMENTS OF THE FOREIGN PRESS
Nomination of Secretary Taft Viewed
with Favor Abroad.
BERLIN. June 19 The nomination of
Secretary of War William H. Taft for the
presidency is published In brief form In
the Berlin papers this morning. The news :.
came too late, however., for editorial com
ment. Emperor William haa been fully In
formed through the German embassy st
Washington of Mr. Taft's personality fnfz
the likelihood of hla nomination.
The newa was commented on pleasantly
In official quarters this morning. From
the German point of view. Secretary Taft
la regarded as a tuitable statesman to
carry out the construction off the Panama
canal, the Philippine, navalA far eastern
trude and the other general foreign policies
of the present administration. Internal
controveralea are lesa known and get less
sttentlon In Germany.
PARIS. June 19. The nomination of Sec
retary of War Taft for the presidency haa
been regarded by the French press as a
foregone conclualon and comment on ths
result al Chicago is slow In making Its ap
pearance. The Petite Republlque considers
Mr. Tsft's nomination ss a victory for tha
spirit of Imperlsllsm. "The great democ
racy," the paper Bays, "after avoiding this
spirit for so long ends by ceding to It; It
Is a bad eymptom."
The Tempa Bays the services rendered ky
Mr. Taft to his country fully Juatifly his
nomination, and after reviewing hla varied
activity and laying stress upon his suc
cessful . conduct of delicate negotiations
witb ths Vatican and the Japanese govern
ment, attributes his success to his frank
ness and his quiet tensclty. In conclusion
the paper saya: "Ha will make a strong
candidate and an excellent preaident."
ROME, June It. Although it waa fully
expected hete the nomination of Secretary
Taft haa produced a good Impression. .This
is especially true st the vstlean, where Mr.
Taft ia conaidered as favorably Inclined to
the Catholic Influence In the Philippines.
TOKIO. June It. The nomination of Sec
retary of War William H. Taft for tha
presidency has beea received everywhere
In Toklo with expressions of gratification
because of the personal popularity of Mr.
Taft.
PRESIDENT SEEMS WELL PLEASED
Now Ready to Depart for Os-atov Bay
and Take Rest. ,
WASHINGTON. June 19. -On ths ava of
his depsrturs for Oyster Bay for .hla sum
mer vacation, the preaident was reminded
that hs perhaps of all man had fairly
earned a reat, to which re replied briskly
and cheerily: . .
"Do not wasts any wympathy on me. I
havs anjoyed every minute of my stay bar
and my thanks are dus to ths Americas
people and not theirs to ms for ths op
portunity I havs hsd to serve them. X
have had a perfectly corking time," ha
sdded with a characteristic Roosevelt
smile snd a final handshsks.
Hl'GHEl SE.DS HIS GREETING
Governor of New Y ork Wires to Con
BTreaanaaa Sheraaan.
ALBANY, N. Y.. June It-Governor
Hughea today aent this telegram to Con
gressman Sherman:
"James 8. Shermsn. Auditorium Annex,
Chicago: My cordial congratulationa upon
your nomination.
"CHARLES E. HUOHES."
The governor alao sent a telegram of
thanks and appreciation to General Stewart
L. Woodford, who yestsrday plscad his
asms ta Mmiaauoa tar tto pratisac