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The Omaha Daily Bee WEATHER FORECAST. For Ntbraka Tartly cloudy. For Iowa Tartly cloudy. For weather report aee page 3. The Omaha dee fo to tha hone It read by tfta women !! good! for advertiser. VOL .XL-NO. 73. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEITEMREll U, 1910 TWELVE PAUKS. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DEMOCRATS WIN Control kotfc Jirancnes of Legislature and VvlU juect successor to penaior x-uene naie. riAiSTED'S LLAv JiXUMi' TUSAND Chose Congressmen in . Aiiud instncU and 1' AMOS C. lO&JJo IH A Has Lead of 734 Uvcr His in contest. -'nt COMPLETE Tl)ilxoK IN STATE Motor Will Secure Aollmmt o( tnt Ufllecr und M to KedUtrtet ktute -l.lu.uvr Uwi an ! i, Me., bopU IX Late returns ieciveu tooay trom yesterdays Mate election only emphasized the extent or tne democratic vlutory today. Tne figure Lowed Hut beside electing Frederic, w. ialsld or Augusta to tno governorship by moout .WD plurality over Governor Ben M. feroald of I'urtlnud, Choosing congress men in the Second and 'nurd districts and a good inajortiy in the legislature, a in dicated by earlier tabu) lion, tne demo crats had carried a whole or part of thir teen out vi sixteen counties for county officers. Control of the legislature gives the party the chance to elect a United (States sena tor and the more Important state officers, while Uovernor I'lalsted will have the ap pointment of several justices and members of commissions. - , Complete returns give Asher C. Hinds irvp.) a plurality of 734 in the First dis trict. A recount may be held. Uovernor Fernald carried but three of the twenty cities in the state. Witn twenty-one out of thirty-one state senators and elghty-aix out of lid. representatives, the democrats control both branches of tiM legislature and are witnln fifteen votes of a two-thirds majority In Joint conven tion. The republicans have elected sixty -inreu representatives. - Four diBtrlcla re main to be heard from. , By capturing the legislature the demo crat will probably resubmit to the people the vexed prohibitory liquor law and there Is s chance for local opWon In the sale of Intoxicating liquors. The Sturgla act, which has proved so obnoxious to many 1 and was denounced In the democratic plat form, can be repealed. Certainly the act can be made Inoperative by I'lalsted with drawing tiie present commission and neglecting to appoint their successors. Hucn a legislature can also cnoose a successor to United States fcenator Kugen Hale and give Maine its first democratic senator since law aud Mew England the tliat.-aJuce,. (.he, election W Mlam" 'IA taloa in ConnSetloui in Ute sate '. The next .legislature, will have full charge of re-disuicting the state. " ' Le (slut are Appoints Officer. t Control of the legislature la of more Im portance In Maine that In some or the other nates, because under the constitution i number of the highest state office an appointed by the body. These are ireaa urer, attorney general, secretary and com nilssloner of agriculture. ' Among the appointments whloh rest with me new governor are a Judge of the Kennebec superior court, a state commis sioner of state Industrial and labor statis tics, a state commissioner of highways and a warden of the stale prison. All these office are now filled by republicans. The democratic overturn of yesterday ex tends even to minor state offloes. FAIR WKATIIKR IN IV EW JERSEY IsNsm Interest Taken In Henub llcan Hsu fur Manutor. TIHiNTON. N. J., Sept. li-Falr weather prevail at primary election to be held to day throughout New Jersey by all parties. The greatest Interest centers In the con test for the endorsement by the people of candidates for United States senator. Thar are five avowed republican candi date for the senatnishlp. to succeed John Keen.' but only threo of them have con sented to let their namea go before the . ptople. These three are former Governor K. C. Btokes, former Governor Franklin Murphy and Congressman Charles N. Fow ler, who also lias a fight on his hands for renomlnatlon in the Fifth district The two candidate for senator, "who also have refused to go on the primary ticket, but will take their chance with the legisla ture next winter are Senator Keau and David Hal id. the republican leader in south ern New Jersey. The democrats seeking endorsement by the people for the senatorshtp are James Ely Martin of Union county and Frank M. Mc Dermit of Kasex county. Beside the senatorial endorsement the people will elect delegate to the state conventions, which will nominate candi dates tor governor and delegate to the various congressional conferences and will nominate candidate for the legislature and various municipal offices. The most Interesting contest for congres sional delegatea I in the Fifth district, where Congressman Fowler, a radical anti Canuon man. Is opposed to Judge W. N. Hunyon of Union county. IMIIM At Tl K I.N VASIIINGTON Labor Organisations Are Supporting Insnramt Candidates. SEATTLE, Wash., fc'ept. IS. in today's primary election the polls opened at 11 a. m. and will close at p. m. A small vote is expected In the country districts and a large on In the worklngmen's section of the cities. Many republicans will not vot on account of dissatisfaction with lb "old guard" on the o..e hand and un willingness to vote for insurgents on the other. Th labor unions are supporting . MllefSuf approaching autumn, bundled up his lart poiuuexter or opoaane, insurgent repub lican candidate for United titatea senator. Vamuet Uomper of the American Federa tion of Labor ha urged that Poindezter be elected. Judge Thomas Hurk of Seat tle and James M. Aahton ot Tacoma ar taking strenuous efforts to carry their own counties. Th fight of the regulars has been on th defensive from the start. In th First, or Seattle, district the unions are working hard to defeat Repre sentative William E. liumphrty, author uf (Continued on second Pate.) Secretary Marsh is Called Home from Panama Department Decides to Make Change in Legation on Isthmus Charles Campbell Succeeds Him. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. For reasons which are not divulged the State depart ment has decided to make a change in the American legation at Panama and K. O. Marsh has boen relieved of the duties of secretary of the legation and ordered to report at the State department for duty therein. Charles Campbell, Jr., of Missouri, at present third secretary of the American embassy at Tokio, will replace Mr. Marsh as secretary of legation at Panama. Doubtless these charges are the outcome oi the unpleasant situation which was cre ated in Panama by the publication of re puted Interviews with Secretary Marsh, de claring the purpose of the United States government to Intervene In the approach ing elections for acting- president In the event that certain candidates were elected. Mr. Marsh was directed to repudiate these aliened statements, and the dispatches from the Isthmus Indicate that he ex plained that he had misunderstood hla in structions. There Is another side of the esse, how ever. It is now reported, though the State department declines to confirm It. that Mr. Marsh was the victim of misrepresentation and deception at the hands of one of the dominant party leaders, who was a can didate for office. Shallenbereer Makes Gain in South Omaha Five Precincts in Neighbor City Add Two and Governor's Total Gain is Seventy-Four. ' Governor Shullenberger made a total gain of seventy-two votes In the recount In the city of Omaha. In five precincts of South Omaha he gained two more, making his total seventy-four. The last precinct of the Twelfth ward was counted shortly before noon Tuesday, and the canvassing board commenced the recount In South Omaha, beginning with the xirst precinct of the First ward. Governor Shallenber ger made his four largest gain In the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh wards. In these four wards alone he gained seventy-three votes, Dahlman making small gains elsewhere. In the third ward of South Omaha th count was stopped for the night, after the First precinct. Shallenberger gained three votes In the Second precinct of the Second ward and for two or three precincts the changes sawed back and forth. In the 'last few ballot of the First of the Fifth, one more was gained for Duhlmau. cutting SheJleDberger's total down to aevonty-four There remain aeven precinct In : Sonth Omaha and fourteen country prectnta to be counted. , How Rates Are Made Uniform Each Line Decides Upon Price Wants and Agents Meet and Equalize Differences. It NEW YOR, Sept. 1.1. Inside light on how the increased freight tariffs were made up were shed by Charles F. Paly, vie presi dent of the New York Central lines under cross-examination today before the Inter state Commerce Commission, now inquiring into the proposed Increased freight rates inthe eastern territory. Mr. Daly aald that each road had de cided Its own Increases In rates and the railroad's representatives then met In this city to check up results and make the raises uniform. "It would be suicidal for each mad to have a different rate," said Mr. Daly. "Protection of commercial interests In the different sections demands a uniform base." Counsel desired to know when the higher tariffs were decided upon and Mr. Daly said In June of this year. Counsnl tried to learn if that advance was contemplted before the wage Increase became a fact, but Mr. Daly would not admit it Blackhanders Explode Bomb Five-Story Building of New York Man Who Refused to Meet Demand is Wrecked. NEW YORK. Sept. IS. After writing sev eral threatening letters and waiting In vain for a response to their demands for $5,000, blackhanders today exploded a bomb In front of the wine store of Enrico Casa blanca on Sixth avenue. The explosion de molished pa.rt of the front of the five-story building add created a panic In the neigh borhood. Occupants of a big apartment hotel and resilience of millionaires a block away were aroused by the shock, but no one was Injured. Winter Suit Gets Into Tub; Comedy in Broker's Office Here is the story of the winter suit that was washed by accident. A broker In the Brandeis building, feeling ths first crimp winter coat, vest and trousers, remarking that It would answer all purposes tor a month or two If cleaned and pressed. Ac cordingly he carried the toggery to his office and deposited It In a locker, Intend ing 'to telephone th cleaner to com after It. But the man forgot. The weather seemed a trifle warmer and h lost sight for th moment of th winter pressing aad clean ing obligation. Be It known here and now that he is a bachelor man, aomewhat hap hazard aa to personal matters, and It Is bis custom to carry laundry from apart T110E BILLS FOR MOREPACKERS Two Other Members of Leading Chi cago Firms Will Probably Be Brought to Face Trial. INDICTMENTS WILL BE DELATED Probably Will Not Come Until Ten Charged Give Bond. ARMOUR FIRST ONE TO APPEAR Heaviest Stockholder in National Packing Comes Into Court AMOUNT FIXED AT TEN THOUSAND Employe of ton per u Fnralsh Per sonal Ball a Caart Refuses to Aceent Suretr Bond Tllden Come Meat. CHICAGO, Sept. 13. Two more meat packers ar expected to be Indicted by the federal grand Jury wMch yesterday charged ten Chicago packers with conspiracy and Illegal monopoly, and today the government announced Its Intent to force eany trial of all. The additional Indictments, it is in timated, may not come until the ten men already named have given bond. Each must provide $10,000 personal bond on each of the three indictment returned. Judge Land Is. who started the present investiga tion Into the packing Industry, refusing to admit surety companies as bondsmen.' None of the men against whom present ments have been returned was in court today when the matter of their arrest was brought up by Special Assistant United States District Attorney Wllkerson. He asked that warrants be Issued for forthwith detention of the packers Indicted. Attorney John S. Miller, senior consel for the pack ers, explained the absence of the defend ants. Home In Europe. Two of them are in Europe," he told the court, "and the others have their Dig dusi nes affairs to attend to. Though they are ready to appear if they must, we would like permission to enter bond for them with the clerk of court, unless your honor insists on their appearance before you." "What amount of bonds would you sug gest?" asked the court. "It was S5.000 each, five years ago, and that is satisfactory," answered Attorney Miller. The attyrnay for the government ob jected, however, asking that It be made at least $10,000 each on each of the Indictments and to this the packers' representatives as sented. Nothing was said In court aa to when the defendants should appear to stand trial. United States District Attorney Edwin 8. Sims, however, said later an ef fort would tie made to push it ahead, and Attorney Levy Mayer, speaking for the packers, said no delay would be sought by ttao defense. - W hot tie men later to bo Indicted wer km krpt a oloaa secret with th government attorneys. It Is understood one New York naeker and another from Chicago were to be named. No Indictments In the alleged oleomar- gerlne frauds are. expected for several days, It was announced. ' Arntonr Flint to Appear. J. Otrden Armour, head of Armour & Co. and the heaviest holder of the stock of thr. National Packing company, was the first to appear to provide bond. With him was Arthur Meeker, superintendent of Armour & Co., and Attorney Alfred Urlon, who recently was accused of having de stroyed records wanted for Inspection. The charge was not maintaained In court. Mr. Urlon Is general counsel for Armour & Co. The bonds of Mr. Armour and Mr. Mweker were furnished by Armour employes Ge&rge B. Robblns. president of the Armour car lines, and Hobert Dunham, assistant treasurer of Armour & Co. Edward Tllden, president of the National Packing company, was next to appear and give bonds. He was Hollowed by Edward Morris, president of Morris & Co., and Louis H. Heiman, the company general manager. Their bonda were signed by Arthur G. Leonard, vice president and gen eral manager of the Union Stock Yards & Transit company. Missouri Party Committees Meet Republicans Elect Charles D. Morris of St Joseph Chairman Demo crats Choose Shannon. JEFFERSON, CITY, Mo.. Sept. lS.-The republicans elected Charles D. Morris of PL Joseph, chairman of the state commit tee. Joseph B. Shannon of Kansas City was elected chairman of the democratlo stat committee. He was supported by James A. Reld, a candidate for the nomi nation for United States senator. Friends of iff R. Francis, who Is also a candidate for tre nomination of United States sen ator, supported A. L. Harty of Stoddard. Shannon won by one vote. The socialists elected Marlon Cope of Jasper county as their state chairman. After the democratlo state committee was organized, Congressman Champ Clark was elected chairman of the platform commit tee. Ho congratulated the democrats on the election In Maine yesterday. ments to office. So it was clearly within the horizon of his every-eiy habits when next morning he brought down a bundle of linen to be sent to the laundry. "I wish," he aald to his stenographer, "you would call my laundry and ask the driver on I. its rout to call for a bundle." The stenographer, obedient girl, did as instructed and when the lauudryman cam she handed him a bundle from the locker. Four days later the bundle came backh and the winter suit, Ironed and starched, yet crinkled and flaked with lint, rolled out on th dek when the man opened th bundle. Meanwhile his linen his gone to soother laundry and the stenographer's apology has been accepted. Dol From the Sioux City Jolrnal. WANT SAFETY MATCH LAW Fire Prevention Association Favors New Building Code. TO LESSEN GREAT FIRE LOSS Rrpreseatatlrc Will Re Sent to Meet- Inn; ot Kallanal Kireatlve Corn mlttee, When New Coe Will Be Whipped Into Scope. . A strong fight to secure a new building code for Omaha will be madi; within the next few months by the Nebraska State Fire Prevention association, which held Its annual meeting yesterday at ' the Rome hotel. As a preliminary, an effort will be made to prevent the use ot all but safety matches In the state, through the Intro duction of a model act in the legislature. These movements are but" parts of a general campaign to check the appalling waste of property by fire, which, in 1909 amounted to $242,000,000 in the United State' Frank B. Pond, ; secretary-treasurer of state organisation, vvlll attend a special meeting of the executive committee of the national association In Chicago on October S, at which the proposals ofa new Omaha code will be whipped Into shape for pres entation of the municipal authorities. "It Is Impossible to say. Just' how soon this coda will bo -ea' " aald Mr. Pond yesterday. '"11 might iSJb a year, or even more, but we hopoi to have the matter ready withtn a much shorter time. All we ran do Is to putAhe proposals up to the city fathers, but we believe better legis lation will follow and Omaha will become a model In regard to fire laws." The code will closely resemble that now In force in Cleveland, changed to fit the conditions of a city without a deep-water frontage. Radical . alterations In the present re strictions will be embraced In the pro posals. The supporters of the movement probably will feci their way by seeking the Introduction of model bills at the capi tal. Including, besides the one relating to the use of matches, another governing the storage ' of gasoline. More than fifty delegate trom various points In the state were present at the session yesterduy. Ona of the. most important feature of the meeting was the election. The regu lar slate presented was composed of the off.ers tor last year: W. C. Lyle, president; A. J. Love, vice-president; F. M. Pond, secretary and treasurer. The regular ticket was unanimously elected and the following committees were named: Executive Committee J. F. Dale, chair man; E. D. Marr, C. D. Mullen, A. 8. Jacob and C. R. Elgas. Fire Protection and Water Supply Com mittee R. F. Howe, chairman; W. A Graham. W. n. Dudley, B. E. Hoffmaster aim o. a. r owier. Law and Ordinance Committee John w Morrison, chairman; J. H. Casebeer W. S Harding, H. H. Miller and L. L. Hamlin! A committee was also appointed to in spect conditions at Norfolk, reporting rec ommendations for changes to lessen risk of fire. Although the association la not directly connected with Insurance .work, and any citizen of the state ia eligible to mem bership, .he majority of th delegates are insurance men. Inspection Is Bin: Problem. Baldes th question of construction, one of th main problem embraced In tne work In Nebraska 1 the inspection or buildings in every city and town, irres pective of insurance, and the making of general reports on the results, with a view to removing danger. In this the association collaborates with the state fire marshal. This campaign I being directed from the headquarter of the association in Omaha. The evening's program Included a ban quet at the Rome, given in honor of three veteran Insurance men, each of whom has worked In the Nebraska field for more than twenty-five years. They are John F. Dale, state agent of the Phoenix Insurance company of Hart ford; D. R. Welpton, executive special agent of th Royal Insuranc company of Liverpool, and Walter 1. Dallas, state agent ef the Phoenix Insurance company of ondon. Sixty covers will be laid. Do you want a good second girl? The best ones read Bee want ads. Call Tyler 1000 and a cheerful staff will write your ad ani take good care of It. There Is a trick In finding good servants. Bee want ads seem to be Just what is required to do it. Everybody reads 15ee want ads. Parting of the Ways rr liver: 'Hell, long, Alhert !' Patent on Timber Claims Are Invalid Ballinger's Order to Glavis is Factor that Saved Big Tract to the Government WASHINGTON, Sept 18. The govern ment scored an Important victory In the United States circuit court for the dis trict of Oregon, when decisions were handed down yesterday setting aside pat ents on thirty-seven Maims to timber land aggregating 6,000 acres, valued at more than $500,000, which were held by Oregon cases that formed the basis of his charge that the head of the Interior department was conspiring to allow the the C. A. Smith Lumber company of Min neapolis. It was the telegram sent by Secretary Balllnger to former Field Agent L. K. Glavis, ordering him to suspend work on the Alaskan cases and take up the Cunningham coal claims to go to patent. When suits were filed against those claims on May 25, 1908, the statute of limitations had only until June 4 to run Had the government delayed until that date it would have had no case, and It was doubted at tb time, according to the land office officials, whether ..the. gov ernment had not already deferred action too lonsj. Tbr was no atatute running against tha Alaska claim at that. time. Goldwyn Smith Leaves Large Sum to Cornell Will of Late Professor Gives Nearly Seven Hundred Thousand Uncon ditionally to University. TORONTO, Ont., bept. 13. Cornell uni versity receives $089,000 unconditionally by the will of the late Prof. Goldwyn Smith, probated here today, in which the value of the estate Is Indicated as $832,859. "I do this," the will says In reference to the Cornell bequest, "to show my affec tion for the university at the foundation of which I had the honor of taking part; to pay respect to the memory of Ezra Cornell and to show my attachment as an englishman to tne union of the two branches of our race on this continent with each other and with their common mother." To Relatives and old servants $60,550 Is given. ) Toronto university receives Prof. SmlthV library, valued at $9,300. Pictures and statuary, valued at $5,000, will go to the art museum of Toronto. The will confirms the will of Mrs. Goldwyn Smith, bequeathing the Grange, th Smith homestead, to the city of Toronto. The succession duties to the Ontario gov ernment amount to $S3,2ft6. NEW TESTAMENT IN CHINESE First Edition Is Off Preaa of Bible Society la Peking; Work Begun Twenty Yenrs Aa;o. PEKING, Wednesday. Aug. 17.-The final revised edition of the New Testament, to gether with the first completed book of the old, the psalms of David, Is now Is suing from the press In Chinese and stacks of the volume are being shipped to the re motest parts of China. The special com mittee of translators are now gathered to gether at Chefu at their annual conference on the work, which they hope will be to China what the authorized version of the gospel Is to the Rngllsh speaking world. The project was inaugurated in 1S90. at a conference of all the missionary bodies at work in China and is being consummated at the expense of the bible societies of the world. Several books are added each year and It Is estimated that the whole volume will be completed about the year 1915. Two Aviators Are Lost in Dense Fog Near New York NEW YORK, Sept. 13 "Joe" Seymour. In his Curtiss biplane, and "Tod" Schrlver, in the Howard Diets biplane, had an un usual experience early today, when both became lost 'In a dense fog that hLing over the Hempstead plains, obscuring all objects. Both men had difficulty In getting their bearings and kept well up In th air to prevent collisions with trees and fences. Kach aeronaut was arned of the other's approach by the throbbing of the motor, thus avoiding collision, by flying over or below each other aa they approached. Seymour made four long cross-couutry fiUhls and Schrlever made throe. BudTON. Sept. 13.-Th United State GOVERNOR REAUY TO FIGHT Executive Indicates He Will Take Primary Matter Into Court. DOUGLAS VOTE IS MAIN BONE Drrlare Number of Names on the Poll Ilooks and Number of Ballots Do Not Correspond In N am her of Vottns Precincts. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Bept. 13. (Special.) Governor Shnllenbergcr Is convinced that by going to the courts ho can secure the democratic nomination for governor, even If he does not gain a sufficient number of votes by the recount In Douglas county to land him on the safe side. So It Is very probable that If the Douglas county vote Is not changed sufficiently to give him a ma jority then he will go to the courts on the question of the regularity of the ballots cast. "I understand that In one precinct In Omaha." said the governor, "the signature of only one Judge was on the ballots. The law specifically provides that two Judges must sign the bnllots. This provision was enacted to prevent fraud. If the ballots are to be counted where only one Judge signs them, then It would be an easy matter for one Judge to stuff a ballot box. "I, have alao been informed that In one precioot no names were taken down In the polLbeok, but that the canvassing board discovered by going to the city hail and securing the poll book used In the election of members of the water board, there had been nine ballots counted in excess of the names In the poll book. , All of these votes were counted. The law expressly provides that the names of the voters shall be listed In the poll book. If the bal lots exceed the names In the book, then It becomes necessary for the canvassing board, under the law to deposit the ballots back In the box and draw out the number In excess of the names registered In the poll book. This was not done, Name In Poll Book. "Now It seems to be if we are to have honest elections at least these two sec tions of the law should be observed to the letter, If ballots aie to be counted where the number does not correspond with the names In the poll book, then a voter could vote In every precinct In the city and there would be no way to prevent him. "Of course It would be hard on a voter to have his ballot thrown out because only one Judge had signed It, but that Is the law and It was enacted to operate against dishonest elections. Our supreme court has held that ballots are legal only when at least two . Judges have signed them. There Is no question about that. If the two points I have raised are observed there will be enough changes in the result of the primary to give me the nomina tion." Governor Shallenberger was feeling pretty good when he was Informed at noon that another precinct In Douglas county had given him a net gain of thirty-five votes. He believes now that enough changes will be made by the recount In Douglas county to give him a majority, and If not he Is sure In his own mind that If ha goe to court th ballots which have been signed by only one Judge will be thrown out and he Is equally sure that the oourts will never consent to the count ing of more ballots than there appears names on the poll books. Arthur Mullen has spent considerable time lately In the state library looking up the law in the case and there Is no doubt he will be ready to file the suit whenever the time is ripe. Hod lea Found In Cistern. JACKSON. Miss.. Sept. 13.-Acting on a clew given by an anonymous letter to Mayor t rowder, a clsiern beneath a room ing house here has been drained and two human bodies found. n t ik. r . i-ium owy a lew uays a lew uava iM n,l th f., vw. that of a man. No arrests have been mn,i Two Vflcrnri Are Lynched. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13.-WII1 Sharp and Hob Bruce, two negroes, were lynched near Tipton vllle, Tenn. last night for an attempted assault on two little girls aeronautlcal reserves. Intended to Include in Its membership all the avla torts nf Hi country and to bear a'dlstlnct relation to .n government, wnicn shall have the services of Its members In time of need completed ifs organization In this city - .e., mm m irrun oi mo emieavnrs or James Barry Ityan and Clifford 11. Harmon of New York, aided by various high atmy and naval officials. The fol. lowing officers wer named: Commodore, James Berry Ryan of New York; chief of staff, Clifford D. Harbnn of New York; general board, Cortlandt Fielt Bishop. Herbert I,. Hatterlee, Clif ford B. Harmon and Jan.es Barry Ityan or isew lork. Organization will b fected ia each state. per- KEPUBL1CANS SAY KEl'OKTIS FALSE Six Members of Bellinger Investiga tion Committee Meet Issue State ment, but No Official Report EVIDENCE IN CASE DISCUSSED Attempt is Not Made to Claim Any Authority. DENOUNCE "MINORITY" ACTION Assert Democrats Were Seeking- Party Advantage in Proceeding. FLINT NEEDED FOR A QUORUM Another Merlins Will Be Put Oft t ntil Menntor Arrives, When a Foil Report Will Be Filed. CHICAGO. Sept. 13-Slx republican mem bers of the llallinger Investigating commit tee met here today and Issued a statement condemning the action of the four demo cratic and ono "republican ' Insurgent" members wno delivered a report at Min neapolis last Wednesday, dem aniline; th retirement from office of Secrstary Bal IliiKer. Those present today ner Senators Nel son, Sutherland and Root and Congress men McCall, Olinstead and Dtnby. They declared the nctii n of what they term the "minority" at Minneapolis to have been "according to tho worst methods of ward politics." The evidence In the Ballhigor case was discussed, but In the absence of a iUorum, they state, no action on the casj luelf was possible. It was reported thut Senator Nelson had authority to act for Senator Hint, who Is a member of tne iom mlttee, but who Is In Kurope. Tins could not be confirmed, but In any evnt no attempt was made to use the alleged proxy. Ad Journmtnt was taken subject to call of th chairman. Senator Nelson. As the "minority" declined to attend to day's conference and took their adjourn ment at Minneapolis until the next meeting of congress it is probable that Senator Nel son, who, as the seventh member, would make a quorum. Statement aa Issued. Following Is the statement Issued: "The hearings of the commute after proceedings for months were ended In th closing days of the last session of congresa. There was no opportunity and no attempt upon the part of anybody to have th com mittee meet fur purposes of consultation upon the evidence to report its findings to congress prior to the adjournment of th session. Under the circumstances that course was manistly impossible. Tha comlmttee is the creature of a special act of congress, which fixed the number of Ita members at twnlv ' alv an-iatnrm nNniHt.A , by the . vice president and!.' six --reprosenta-' tiven elected by, toe Bods, The act cart fully defined th powers and Jurisdiction of the committee and contained a mandate that it should report Its findings- to this congress. ' ' - - w - -1 -V . --..., Bvyuillinu . "Tho day of the meeting found th mem bership widely scattered and only seven of the twelve member present. Three other members 'were detained by brief, but per emptory engagements. Senator Flint was iVi Kurope and Senator Root on th sea re turning from arguing a cose for the govern ment before The Hague tribunal. Upon re assembling two days later, eight gentle men were present and two mor were re ported on the way. The eighth member to uppeur happened to be a democrat and the members of that party themselves were In temporary control and promptly proceeded to turn the circumstance to what seemed to them a party advantage. In advance of any consultation whatever Upon th evi dence, which never had been weighed and discussed In committee, they demanded th passage of resolution of th most sweep- ! lng character, formally finding Secretary Balllnger guilty, not merely of charges that had been made, but of charges that had only been Implied, and of things, which never have been charged, but which per sons appearing at the hearing had alleged against him. Other Member Protest. "Other members ot the committee pres ent protested ag-ainst such proceedings,, which would dispose ot the case on th absence of four of th twelve members, making It possible for a minority of th committee to find th committee verdict, and this, too, without any consultation or discussion. "But the partisan political end to be at taned by the democratic minority became all the more urgent In proportion a the railway trains bearlsg other members of the committee were approaching Minneap olis. The minority refused even to take a recess, and the other members, protesting against the evident determination to take snap judgment by a minority In th ab sence of a third of tha whole tribunal and declining to bear any responsibility for this converting the Investigation into a trav esty and for a violation of tha funda mental principle which should govern tiie proceedings, withdrew from th meeting, and thus deprived the democrats of thtur temporary control of the committee. "The meeting being left without a quorum any attempted decision of the case would hacv no more validity than would Ilka laction of a similar number of men -,iiw.ii at random in the streets, but the spectacle wa presented of five (,-entlamen out of a tribunal of welve created by the congress of the United States ausumlng to act as th tribunal ltelf. These live gentlemen con-tlnui-d their pj'oceexb n so to the end, ao coidlng to the wirst methods of ward politics and after pielending to adopt a re port of eighty-nine pages wlUeli thy brought to the meeting already prepared and which vas rover tho subject of con sideration or dlscusMon or even read in committee, they gave to the newspapers, although the law leuulied It to be ren dered to congress; and they completed tho:r perversion of tho purpose of the meeh lng by adjourning to December 3 ho as to j foreclose If possible, any action or cou- I sldeiatlt n or discussion of evidence by th commute In the meantime; and by solemn 'vote they gra.iou.ly extended to the m. Jorlty leave to Tile a minority report. Action Wa linlees. "It does not neej to be said that such ectlon In both form and substance la wholly lawless and It leaves It entirely un necessary to a .ik what sort of Justlc any public servant could look for whose char acter was on trial In such a proceeding In the excitement of a political campaign. If there la any relation retwnen lawless meth- (Continued on Hecond 1'ture t
