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JEW K OF
DEMOCRACY
Chicago Man Forces Tammany
Hall Leaders to Accept the
Nomination of Franklin
Roosevelt as Vice President.
SCORNS CHANCES TO
PUT M'ADOO OVER
Forces Wobbly Delegates of
Southern States Into Line,
Thereby Insuring Defeat of
President's Son-ln-Law.
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By E. O. PHILLIPS.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
San Francisco,. July 6. George
E. Brennan and Ihe Illinois (delega
tion nominated a candidate for pres
ident. Brennan. as the new un
cowncd king of democracy, is en
titled to the hope that he will 'get
better reward from his nominee than
did Roger Sullivan with the candi
date that he put over at Baltimore
in 1912.
To make the job 100 per cent,
Brennan today compelled Murphy
and Tammany hall to accept Frank
lin D. Roosevelt for the vice presi
dency The pro-administratioji
forces charged, and the field that op
posed McAdoo admit, that it was the
Chicago man's own handiwork that
brought about the ultimate conven
tion result.
Brennan had his chance at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon to nom
inate McAdoo. He scorned the
temptation, refused to talk to the
envoys for the crown prince and
went to an upper chamber of the
convention auditorium with' Charley
Mufphy, where the plans and speci
fications for the final hours of the
deadlock were prepared.
' Takes Over eLadership.
At 7 o'clock last night, 20 spokes
men for as many states, met in Bren
nan's room at the St. Francis hotel.
-Mutphy, Taggart, Ed Moore, Fred
Lynch of Minnesota, Wilbur Marsh
of Iowa, Arthur Mullen of Nebraska,
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts Smd
Jim Nugent of New Jersey were:
among those present Men were
there to speak for southern states,
such as Georgia, Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Louisiana.
' It was this conference that Bren
nan took over the real leadership of.
the combination that finally dictated
the ticket. He argued, hammered
and browbeat the wobbly brothers
from the south until enough pep had
been shot into them to make their
delegations stand out long enough
to insure absolutely the defeat of
McAdoo. This conference adjourned
20 minutes &fter the time set for
ithe night session of the convention
Noopen. Brennan sat back, ordered
up some dinner and rested in su
preme confidence that his will would
be worked sometime during the
night. And it was.' ,
Jt was Brennan's original idea that
McAdoo could be stopped; Murphy
was not convinced that McAdoo
payrollers, the national administra
tion satellites and the district attor
neys and others within Attorney
General Palmer's camp could be re
sisted successfully. Tom Taggart,
as the democratic nominee for sena
tor in Indiana, was always in hot
water. 1 '
Strategy Simple.
Brennan's strategy was . simple
enough, now that it is all over. Hs
first lined up 435 votes pledged to
stand forever against McAdoo. This
block could always veto the McAdoo
uamination as long as the two-thirds
rule was in existence. This was ac
complished successfully and thor
oughly and the combination was in
perfect running orders as long ago
as last Tuesday night. The next step
was to produce a majority vote for
some one of the anti-McAdoo can
didates. i
The first step to briny this about
was the agreement reached early in
the negotiations that any randidnte
who showed an actual maority of
the delegates should have the nomi
nation without further ado. The
litter experience at Baltimore, where
Champ Clark secured a maori'y but
wUs refused the nomination because
of Bryan's veto, was not to be re
peated. '
"The task of centering upon an
agreed candidate was immensely
lightened for the'combination by the
trctics of Palmer and his managers.
Palmer voted with the McAdoo
crowd for a recess Saturday after
noon, helped defeat the combination
iu the only skirmish that it. dd lose
(Continsed Pace Two, Coloma Six.)
Longshoremen's Strike
t Settled in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, July 6. The long
shoremen's, strike was settled by; a
decisive vote of the men, who have
been out more than a month. Near
v ly 4.000 men voted oto the question.
They, agreed to return to work at
the old scale' of 80 cent an hour,
$1.20 for overtime an3 $1.60 for
Sundays and holidays.
Raise Officers' Pay.
" Paris, July 6. The Chamber . of
Denuties today voted an additional
20.000 francs a year for cabinet min
isters nd, 15,000 franc forecre
taries ofstate, in recognition of the
increased .Cost of living
BRENNAN
Choice of Democrats
For Second Place
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HAYDEN WILL IS
UPHELD IN COURT;
APPEALTAKEN
Contest of Brother and Niece,
Who Were Unmentioned,
Overruled by County
: Judge Crawford.
The will of Joseph Hayden, dis
posing of an estate or nearly $1,000,
000, was upheld and admitted to pro
bate by County Judge Crawford
yesterday after testimony and argu
ments by attorneys- for a niece and
a brother pf the deceased who, un
mentioned in the will, sought to
break it. - .' -
Judge ' Crawford left unchanged
the executors named by. Mr. Hay
den, namely, Thomas Flynn. John
W. Madden and Miss Sadie Hayden,
requiring them to furnish bend of
$10,000.
The contestants, Louise Hayden
of Washington, D. C, and William
Hayden of Birmingham, Ala.,
through their attorneys, immediately
gave notice of an appeal to the dis
trict court. The case will probably
be heard before a jury in Septem
ber. A $500 appeal bond was filed.
G. L. DeLacy. attorney, telegraphed
Miss' Louise Hayden, telling her she
need not come to Omaha as she had
intended.
"Joseph Hayden. at the time of
making the said will was of full age,
of sound mind and memory and not
under restraint and was in all re
spects competent to devise real and
personal estate," says Judge Craw
ford's decision. "The said will has
been duly proven and should be al
lowed as the fast will and testiment
of the said Joseph Hayden, de
ceased." The contestants seek to show that
the will of Mr. Hayden was illegal
ly, witnessed and that MY. Hayden
was not'cOmpetent to make a will in
1915, when the will was signed, and
that he was unduly .influenced.
Thomas Flynn and C. L. Vance
testified regarding the day in 1915
when Mr.-, Hayden called them into
his office arid - asked . them to wit
ness his signature to his will.
Youth Armed With Tin
Pistol Attempts to
Rob Carnegie Mansion
New York, July 6. Ai nud with a
tiiujniitation automatic pistol, a
clicaR flash light and a home made
mask, Raymond Weir of Pateson, N.
J., arrested by the police today, is
alleged to have attempted to bur
glarize the Andrew Carnejrie man
sion in Fifth avenue. -w-
Weir, who' has been lame lince
childhood, the police sav, climbed a
high spiked fence and !iaJ crawled
to the ledge on the second floor of
the house when he fell. Detectives
picked him up in a stunr.'d condi
tion. , - ,
Mrs. Carnegie was asleep nd did
not know of the incident until Weir
had befn placed in jail.
He was held in $1,000 b;il when
he pleaded guilty to a c'r.arjre of un
lawful entry. He said he was 17
years' old and a typist.
"Stunt .Fiyer' Killed
Washington, July 6. Leaving
Boiling field here yesterday to par
ticipate in a Fourth of July celcbrl
tion at Baltimore, Lieut. Pat Logan,
said by aviation officers here to have
been one of the best ''stunt flyers"
in the country, felt 2,000 feet,, at
Dundalk' -field. He sustained a
fractured, skull, which caused his
death an hour later. He formerly
lived in Detroit. '
' No Drive Planned. '
Chicago, f July 6. o campaigns
to obtain funds for carrying on the
Knights of Columbus educational
program have been planned, Wil
liam J. McGinley of New York, su
preme secretary, said at- the closing
session of the first national educa-
I tioBil coaventioq. .
"'AN MUCH
tS
DISPLEASED
AT OUTCOME
Commoner Declares Nomina
tion of Cox Means Surrender
Of Democratic Party to
Liquor and Big Business.
CHARACTERIZES G. 0. P.
NOMINEE AS "WET"
Says Dfy Democrats Invited
Just Such Choice by Allow
ing Convention to Dodge
Issue in Forming Platform.
By WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
(Written Expressly for International News
Service.)
(Copyright, 1920, by William J. Bryan.)
ban rrancisco, June 6. ne nomi
nation of Governor Cox signalizes
the surrender of the democratic
patty into the hands of the reaction
aries on both the liquor question and
the financial question generally. A
candidate, like an individual, is to
be judged by the company ho keeps,
and Governor Cox's company leaves
no dcubt as to the view entertained
by him and by those ''nteiested in
the manufacture, sale a'ld use of in
toxicating liquor and by those who
representing 'business, nut while the
two most dangerous elements in the
country have taken control of the
party for this campaign, it dbes not
mean that either element will sup
port the ticket.
The republicans have nominated
a wet candidate on a w:t platform,
although thewet element in their
convention was not so r.oisy or im
pudent as it was in San Francisco.
Biy business will not te .interested
in electing the democratic candidate.
It was simply interested in prevent
ing the nomination of any one who
could wage a campaign against its
interests.
Wall street will do this year as it
did in 1904; viz, throw our candi
date overboard and support the re
publican ticket.
When the dry democrats ran away
from their greatest '-moral victory
Land allowed the convention to dodge
in issue, it mviieu jusi such a
nomination' as has been made. With
a dry plank ;we would have elimi
nated all wet candidates and then
proceeded to select the best avail
able man among the dry candidates.
It remains to be seen what posi
tion the candidate takes on the
treaty questioner Not having re
ceived the support of the adminis
tration, Mr. Cox may not give to
the platform the same interest as
the president or his intimate friends
v.'ould have given.
Now that the fight is over, the de
feated candidates will have an op
portunity toreview the past and
note the mistakes made.
"Heart in Grave for Cause,"
Bryan's Only Comment
San Francisco, July 6. "My heart
is in the grave with our cause and
I must pause "until it comcj back to
me," said William J. Bryan "today
in giving his reason for not making
any extended statement on the work
Of the democratic national conven
tion. "My views on the convention's
action in reference to the endorse
ment of prohibition :irc known,"
said Mr. Bryan. "I regard it as a
very sesious mistake it opened the
door to the nomination of a wet can
didate. I need not repeat hern what
I have said before in regard to the
evasion of other issues'."
Mr. Bryan said he had no selection
in mind for the vice presidency.
When asked if he would have any
thing to do with the 4hird party
movement which begins its conven
tion in Chicago July 10, or would en
dorse its candidate, he r?plied-
"I do not care to discuss any ether
movement. It took tlv.- democratic
convention quite a whi.e to decide
on a candidate and the 'ndividual
voters have about four months in
which to consider the Jaims o" the
crndidate I shall use a part of
that four months in couideiing the
question.
"I do not care to sav anything
about oongressional plans, but the
questions suggest a r.aUJec' which
the public cannot overlook, namely,
the importance of selecting axSPnate
and house that ,rill refus?to increase
the alcoholic content in v'ermittcd
beverages or any othir weakening
of the enforcement law."'
McAdoo Is Glad That
'Call Did Not Come to
Him," Olily Statement
Huntington, N. Y., July 6.
When William G. McAdoo was
informed upon rising this morn
ing that Gov. James M. Cox of
Ohio had been nominated as the
democratic candidate for the pres
idency, his only comment was:,
' "I am relieved and delighted that
the call did not come to me."'
' Mr. McAdoo showed every evi
dence that he was pleased, and ex
plained he would have - statement
to make later in the dav.
"Mrs. McAdoo, who r-as by her
bus band's side, said:
"That's great!" .
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Russell Declares
G. O. P. Now Can Win
Without Campaign
San Francisco July 6. "Thev
donkey ought toTe as happy as a
lark today," declared Charles Ed
ward Russell, writer and econo
mist. "If the abominable plat
form adopted by this convention
had left a single chance that the
democratic party might wh this
year this nomination disposed
of it.
"Dominated by the short line
railroad, and local banking inter
ests, the donkey presents Mr.
Harding with the election. Also
joy should be unrefined in Wall
street and the steel trust. The
republican ticket can be put over
without a campaign fund, and
think what that will be to many a
poor millionaire!" '
ARMY AIRPLANES
PLAN TRIP FROM
N. Y. TO ALASKA
Will Leave Metropolis July
15 for Round Trip Flight
Covering Distance of
8,690 Miles.
Washington, July 6. Four army
airplanes- will undertake a .flight
from New York July IS to Nome,
Alaska, and return, a distance of
8,690 miles, it was announced today
at the War department. .The pur
pose will be to demonstrate the-J
practicability of commercial air lines
to Alaska.
DeHaviland planes, equipped with
Liberty motors, will be used. Nearly
one-fourth of the long flight will be
across Canada.
War department officials expect
that the voyage will result in air
plane mail routes to Alaska, reduc
ing the time of bringing the mail to
the states to a week or less, and
provide photographs of hitherto in
accessible portions of Alaska for en
gineering purposes.
The planes will follow' a route
across northern border states until
North Dakota is reached, when they
will cross the line iiufo Saskatche
wan and proceed northwest across
Canada. ' '
' The personnel in Ihe four planes
will be: Capt. St. Clair Street, com
manding the expedition: Lieuts. Clif
ford C. Nutt, Eric H. Nelson, C. H.
Crumrine and Ross C. Kirkpatrick;
Sergts. Edmond Hanriques and Al
bert T. Vierra and Master Engineer
Joseph E. English.
Mrs. Wilson Presents
Historic Costume
. To National Museum
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leased Wire.
Washington, July 6. The presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson to jk their ac
customed motor ride Monday after
noon and had Mrs. Wilson's moth
er, Mrs. William H. "Boiling, with
them.
Mrs. Wilson has made a notable
addition to the famous collection of
historic costumes now in the na
tional museum by presenting V hand
some black velvet gown to the mu
seum through Mrs. J;Iiai James
and Mrs. Rose Gouvcrneur Hoes,
who originated the idea rmi brought
to its present importance this fea
ture of the museum.
This is not the black velvet gown
in which Mrs. Wilsoryas the for
mer Mrs. Normal Gait, wore on the
occasion of her marriage to the
president of the United Status, but
vhat might be called a companion
gown, a part of her trousseau which
she later wore at the Pan-American
reception. .
Miss Margaret WiLon has also
notified Mrs. James that oil leaving
the White House she will present to
the collection the brccade gown
worn by her late mother a- the first
strte dinner given in the White
Kcuse by President Vi'.?on.
Senator Reed Pleased
With Nomination of Cox
Kansas City, July 6. Senator
Ji.mes' A. Reed today declared he
considered the nomination of Gov
ernor Cox for the presidency "from
every standpoint the strongest that
cculd have been made from among
the real candidates of the conven
tion." -Senator Reed was asej whether
l.e would support Governor Cox.
"I've always said I wa a demo
crat," he replied, and ..doclired to
make a further statement.
Harding Begins Porch
Campaign at Ohio Home
Marion, O., July 6. Senator Hard
ing has begun his front porch cam
paign for election aipresident.
About 7.000 of his-friends and
neighbors heard him condemn last
night the superman in government
and make an appeal for the restora
tion of a party government under
thd , leadership of a normal man.
"This ii to be a party fight, not a
campaign of personalities," he de
clared. 1 s.
Distinctive Dress for .
Childless Wives Urged
Paris, July 6. Comjiulsory weear
ing by childless wives ef uniform
with skull and crossbones painted
on them was urged by the provincial
section of the League for Large
Families in the Chamber of Pep
Utici, I'
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BRITISH SHIPS
SPEND FOURTH IN
FIGHTiNG TURKS
Bombardment -Against Na
tionalists at Constantinople
Affords Salute to American
Independence Day.
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Constantinople, July f.-f-The cele
bration of the Fourth of . July in
Constantinople could scarcely be
called safe and sane. British war
ships bombarding the Turkish na
tionalists and arousing the city in
the early morning, afforded a salute
.to the American Independence dav
Mvhich was the signal for a general
scurrying ot allied warships to va
rious points in the Sea of Marmora
ana the Bosphorus where the nation
alists are resisting the allied occu
pation of the straits..
In consequence of the insur
gent activities, Constantinople was
crowded today with refugees of all
nationalities. At 4 o'clock this
morning the nationalists raided Bei
cos, 10 miles south of Constantinople
on the Adriatic sho" of the Bos
phorus. just opposite Rohert college.
Another band simultaneously raided
Martepe. IS miles east of Constanti
nople on the Sea of Marmora.
British and Greek troops a& well as
dreadnoughts and destroyers,
rushed to resist the nationalists, who
ttid extensive , plundering before,
they were driven back into the
mountains.
Beicos is a popular summer place,
with a gambling cino, the manage
ment of which has riot cbred to open
it this year because of the danger
of raids. The summer colony here
of some 10,000 persons f ltd to the
water front when the raiders ap
peared. Many paid boatmen $50 to
row them the two miles across the
Bosphorus. One British officer was
crptured by the bandits and several
Punpabs and many nationalists were
killed and wounded.
- The' warships were engaged in
shelling the mountains all day in an
effort to drive the bandits away
from the Bosphorus. and meanwhile
the Stars, and Stripes were flying
from the main masts of all the al
lied ships in Turkish wafers i i honor
of the American holiday. Allied air
planes were flying over Constanti
nople, co-operating with the naval
Runners by boml)ing bandit nests in
the neighboring mountains.
Cox's Influence Asked
In South for Suffrage
Washington, July 6. Governor
Cox will be asked immediately . to
exert his influence to bring about
ratification of the suffrage amend
ment by the Tennessee legislature,
it was announced today by the na
tional woman's party. ,
"Governor Cox," said Jhe . an
nouncement, "has now the opportu
nity of bringing to his party the
great honor of giving the final rat
ification to the suffrage amendment
and thus enabling all woraeino take
part in the coming elections."
Spanish King and Queen
Leave for Extended Trip
Madrid, July 6. King Alfonso,
Queen Victoria and the Int.-mte Don
Jaime left Madrid last night oi. the
first stage of their journey to Fnance
and England. After luncheon at
San Sebastian the royal party will
embark for francs,
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G. 0. P. LEADERS
UNDISTURBED BY
COX NOMINATION
Republican Chiefs Gather in
( Chicago to Map Out.
Campaign Plans.
New York, July 6. Republican
chieftains, gathered here today to
formulate plans for the coming pres
idential election, appeared undis
turbed by the democratic choice of a
nominee from the home slate of their
candidate.
After arrival of Chairman Will
Hays, work was begun on mapping.
out the' campaign. A series of con
ferences is being arranged.
Chairman Hays refused to discuss
the nomination of Governor' Cox.
Instead, he confined himself to laud
ation of the personal qualities o:
Senator Harding.
The first decision announced was
that- Senator Harding would remain
in Ohio daring most of the cam
paign. The Ohio "front porch" plan
will be emphasized more than ever,
it was said, while an endeavor will
be made to satisfy local pride of
other sectionsby spreading the word
that the senator will "listen to rea
son." Party leaders here for conference
include Joseph B. Kcaling, Indiana;
Lawrence Y. Sherman, Illinois; Wil
lis Cook, South Dakota; John T.
Adams, Iowa; Elmer Dover, Wash
ington; Jacob 1L. Babler, Missouri;
A. T. Hert, Kentucky; David Mul
vane, Kansas; R. B. Howell, Ne
braska; I. A. Caswell, Minnesota;
Fred .K. Warner. Michigan, and
Harry M. Daugherty, Hanging's
campaign manager, before the con
vention, - ,
The work to be done', Mr. Hays
explained, is 'organization incidental
to the natural development and ex
pansion of the scope of activities of
the campaign committee.
Housemaids aBritish
Palace Stage Walkout
London, July 6. Forty house
maids at. Buckingham palace, all
under 30, have quit their; jobs be
cause Queen 'Mary refused to in
crease their wages 10' per cent. The
queen was unable to grant their re
quest for the simple reason that shi
is' unable to afford it. Many of the
girls were quickly hired by Ameri
can, Australian and Canadian mil
lionaires, who hope to get first-class
service from a former palace servant.
The present wages for housemaids
at Buckingham palace are $250 a
year, plus $375 for board.
Ds Calls for Givivng
Vote to Women of U. S.
"elr York. July 6. From his cell
in the federal penitentiary at At
lanta. Ga., Eugene V. Debs, socialist
candidate for president, has sent out
an appeal for woman suffrage. The
following statement by Debs was
given 6ut at socialist headquarters
here:,
"Had I at my command the fabled
horn of Gabriel I would be tempted
to mount Olympus and proclaim to
the world the emancipation of wo
mankind." I
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G 0 X OUTLINES
HIS POSITION ON
ENFORCING LAW
Says Constitution and Statute
Must , Be Respected by
Public Officers and
w . Citizens.
Kansas City, Mo.', "July 6. A let
ter written by, Gov. James M. Cox
of' Ohio, democratic nominee for
president, to John H. ' Pollock, x a
Kansas City attorney, stating his
position on ' law enforcement, was
made public by Judge Pollock to
day,,The letter, datedJune 23, 1920,
and mailed from the governor's
office in Columbus, Was sent in re
sponse to a letter from Pollock.
It says:
"I have read your letter with in
terest. The question before us now
is law enforcement. As the consti
tution and statute stand they are the
expressed mandate of the people
and must be respected by public offi
cers and citizens as' long as they re
main. There is no difference ' be
tween neglect of 'the law "by public
officers and an attack against our
institutions by the bolsheviki. We
contend and properly so, that there
is no-need of - revolution in this
country, because we have the'gov
ernmental facilities to change the
existing order by rule of the major
ity, btitwe can hardly create the
proper attitude among aliens, unac
customed to our ways, if public offi
cers close their eyes to their oath
and obligation.
"We have a Record for law en
forcement in this state. During my
first term Ohio was given a law
observing Sunday for the first time
i'i its history aiid men who have
been inveighing against me know
that perfectly well.' Furthermore,
they know will continue to en
iorce the law in whatever 'station I
may be."
President May Summer at
Lenox, Mass., Rumor Says
Lenox. Miss., July 6.Lenox
society is stirred' oper another re
port that President Wilson may
come to this resort some time this
sflmmer. Agents of the Whjtff
House were in Lenox within the last
ten days and made a second inspec
tion of the estate of Mrs. Ray T.
Baker, which was offered to the'
president earlier in the summyr a$
a residence.
It is understood that plans have
been made to prepare? the Baker
villa for his coming if it should hap
pen on short notice. It is believed
that the state of the president's
health is all that lias delayed the ar
rival of the White House family
here. , , .
King George Sends Word of
Condolence to Mrs. Gorgas
London, July 6. Mrs. tlorgas,
widow of ie 'late Maj.-C-on. V. illiam
C. Gorgas, former .surgeon ;;e.ieral
of the United States army, todr.y
received ' "condolences from King
George. ThV king lauded General
Gorgas' public services.
Newton D. Baker, lnited States
secretary of war, on bhal. of the
American government and O.e- Cu
ban, Peruvian and Ecuadoiian gov
ernments and many persons niomi
ncnt in the official and pre fc-sional
world, senf expressions of sympathy
to Mrs. Gorgasi .
DEMOCRATS
CLOSE L
CNG
CONVENTION
, j
Meeting Adjourns Sine Die
339 0'Clock and Delegates
Start Delayed Sight-Seeing ;
Tours by Trainloads. '
SECONd PLACE GIVE N (
AS CONSOLATION PRIZE
Selection of Ohio Governor to
Head Slate ' Puts Meredith
Out of Running Wilson
Crowd for McAdoo to Ent.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Jli Laaed Wire.
San Francisco, July 6. Following
the nomination of Governor Cox of
Ohio by acclamation at the demo
cratic national convention here at
3:45 o'clock this morning after 44
ballots had been cast, Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York, assistant
secretary of the navy, was also nomi
nated by acclamation for vice p'resj
!cnt at 3:15 this afternoon.
At 3:39 having adopted the cus
tomary resolutions of campaign pro
ceedurc and felicitation of its offi
cers, the convention adjourned sine
die and by nigtit.the delegates, re
juvenated by the salubrious climatP
of California, were trooping out of
San Francisco by the train load to'
catch up on much delayed sightsee
ing. The selection of Roosevelt for sec
ond place on the democratic ticket
was .a consolation prize awarded by
the Brennan-Murphy-Taggart com
bine, which dictated the nomination
of Governor Cox of Ohio for presi
dent, to the Wilson administration
crowd that wen down fighting for
William G. McAdoo and Attorney
General Palmer:
When the convention met at noon
and proceeded to the completion of
the ticket the big three looked over
the field of 'avowed candidates for
vice president and the paddocks of
dark horses and decided that they
would select an eastern man iden
tified with the administration. That
eliminated Secretary of. Agriculture
Meredith, an Iowa man, at the start.
Oolby or Roosevelt.
The' choice finally narrowed down
to Secretary of State Colby and Mr.
Rosevelt. Charles F. Murphy, chief
of Tammany hall, ' was inclined fo
prefer Colby and to disapprove
Roosevelt, who has iieert fighting
Tammany. Brennan V and others,
howver, finally brought him round
to Roosevelt and that settled the
matter.
While these pow wows were in
progress the avowed candidates.
Gen. L. D. Tyson of Tennessee, for
mer Governor Hawley of Idaho,
Governor Stewart of Montana, Ed
wardvL. Doheny of California, and
W. T? Vaughn of Oregon, had been
placed in nomination in speeches
by their admirers while former Gov
ernor Dunne of Illinois presented
the withdrawal of former Senator
J. Hamilton Lewis and Judge Rosen
berger of Missouri 'performed the
same duty for former Ambassador
David R. Francis. . Timothy Ans
bury of Washington, D. C, present
ed the name of Roosevelt, who had
become a candidate over night.
No sooner, however, did it be
come known that the leaders had
agreed on Roosevelt than the nomi
nators of the other aspirants were
trooping back to the platform, with
drawing their candidates and sec
onding the nomination of the assist
ant secretary of the navy. Then on
motion of Mr. Francis, the nomina
tion "of Roosevelt was made by-acclamation,
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'Acclaimed by Wets.
Great interest now attaches to the
reception-of the ticket by the demo
cratic party. It already is evident
that it is haled with acclaim by the
wet element which is confident it
will prove a powerful attraction to
"republican wets' ready to join in a
nanon-wioe movement to resurrect
beer and light wine by electing a
congress which will raise the limit
on the alcoholic content of beverages
and electing a president guaranteed
to sign ?uch legislation.
This is a two-edged knife, how
ever,' for William Jennings Bryan
(Continued on rage Two. Column Seven.
One Killed, Two Injured
. When Airplane Crashes
, Santa Rosa, Cal., July 6. Mak
Eftchcn c Oakland, Cal., was
killed and Reynold Fross ef Berke
ley and L. L. Honn were 'perhaps
fatally injured when tie airplane
which Honn was pi!otingcrashed to
the earth at Boy.es Springs, near So
noma. The cause of the accident
ha:, not been determined. Honn was
a commercial aviator. ' s '
Transport Carrying 31 U. S.
Congressmen Goes. On Bank"
San Francisco, July 6. rThe army
transport - Great i Northern, carrying
three United States senators' and 31
congressmen and their' families to "
Far Eastern points, cleared from the
transport docks here early today, hnr
ran on a mud bank near the Golder
Gate. It is expected she would. bt
floated and get away at high tide
today,.
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