Muskogee County Republican (Newspaper) - January 25, 1912, Council Hill, Oklahoma County AND GIBSON O S XX MUSKOGEE JANUARY 3TT 1912 No. 3 IQ TAFT AND BIG JIM HARRIS ENDORSED BY THE FOURTH DISTRICT AT COALGATE TAFT SUCCESS COALGATE CONVENTION President Was Almost Unanimously Endorsed Delegates Waxed Exceedingly Warm And Carried On A Hot first convention of Republicans held in the United States was a defeat for Theodore Roosevelt by a vote of 118 to 32 in favor of the indorsement of the present Incumbent of the Presidential William Howard It was one of the most bitterly fought battles ever waged in the state of Oklahoma and the one in which Ed Roosevelt's went down to The convention at times bordered ' on the riot order but owing to the fact that some level heads were at the helm all fistic were From the time that the convention was called to order until it was it was plain to be seen that there was bitter strife the opposing forces and at times it seemed that the Taft forces would go down to This was owing a great deal to the way in which Chairman Perry handled the The first instance was when Chairman Perry overruling all motions and declared that the vote for temporary chairman showed that the Taft had This action was the signal for a rush to the stage by the enraged delegates where they were met by Perry's At this stage of the game there was considerable threatening and some of the enraged delegates made a motion as if for their hip pockets when everyone made another rush but for the exits this This was when the lone policeman and a few level headed people took part and managed to bring about a semblance of just a semblance for real order was never the After the majority report endorsing Taft was read by Henry of A. L. Bullock of Carter read his minority report endorsing Theodore was again on the job and to the front of the stage and ing till the exact time for the effect of his slap Theodore Roosevelt in the face if you dare turn that resolution This was the signal for another stampede on the part of the Perry folowers who had stationed themselves through the Standing on their chairs they waved their arms and shouted themselves hoarse while grasping a large American flag which stood in the wings of the waved it until all the delegates were in a Again it seemed that the effort to the convention would be successful through Perry's nered Delegates again made a rush for the stage and a riot seemed unavoidable but was averted by some no one knowing After the demonstration had ceased and the roll was taken by it still more evident that Perry had what had never even threatened to become a victory for him and After this roll was taken 1t was plain be seen that Jim Harris was master of the It was four o'clock before the convention was called to Previous to that time delegates were straggling in and out of the Those who remained seated were whispering that planning Some of the delegates who are old in the game say they never attended a convention where there more cries of Whether the real sentiment of the delegates was expressed in the vote is The rumor that Perry had letters of instruction from Frank Hitchcock to carry nhe convention for Roosevelt was a He had letters of instruction but they were from Gifford After al the defeats of the day for his enemies are saying that he is done for as a but Perry thinks He served notice on Jim Harris that he would fight him through the state convention and that he would also contest the seats of the two delegates the national Church Folks Won Out Against Construction But A Brutal Assault Was Part Of on Public Streets While to There were services at the First Methodist Episcopal church ait F and Houston streets Sunday The service was held on schedule time and was conducted by the Rev. D. Roland It was impressive in many ways and was attended by about a thousand The official board and pastor of this church have lived a strenuous existence for the past thirty Several settlements had been agreed upon between the church and the McKee Construction Company which had the contract for the Each time a satisfactory basis was the Construction refused to make final although at one time terms which had been dictated by him were accepted by the church It had been expected to hold the opening service on January 14th, but various difference arose and the District issued an injunction against the church board the provisions of which they were ordered to stay out of the This was dissolved by the upon the presentation of the After this the McKee Company insisted that the church could not be operated and refused to turn over the This time the church people appealed to the Court and obtained an on McKee commanding him Upon bis refusal to do so he was lodged in Jail under heavy bond and held there until about midnight Saturday night when the keys were delivered to H. n. Bowser a member of the official It is stated by those who were present that McKee to five hundred dollars on Saturday night that there would be no services in the church Sunday On Sunday morning while Rev. Martn was on his way to he was passed by McKee Arthur Snodgrass and a fourth man whose name was not Two men left the machine and met Mr. Martin on the One asked him where he was and the minister politely Informed them that he on his way to With an oath ithe thug who had accosted him declared that there would be no service and made a vicious assault upon the who weighs but 129 pounds and who gives every appearance of being The good man was struck three times and knocked down before he could make hiB He brought his college into good play and dispelled the idea of his apparent weakness for he easily outstripped his assailants and found safety in the house of Mr. Meyers where his wounds were When their victim had the ruffians returned to their automobile and reported themselves at police headquarters where a charge of disturbing the peace was lodged against When the case was called In police court Monday McKee was fined and the costs and Snodgress jumped his nominal 1 Other charges are now pending In the county and district and contempt proceedings will ibe vigorously An effort will also made to apprehend the who will be obliged to take his medicine if he can be The case has been generally not only in church but the the news dispatches having conveyed the story al over the Rev. Martin has received hundreds of letters from his former friends in Iowa and Illinois and loiters of sympathy and encouragement are coming to him from almost Grant Victor and Sam Downing an incident of a day marked intense strife and almost riot Grant United Slates was assaulted by Sam a in the lobby of the Mayer hotel here and as the result Victor tonight hears a black ' who is a well known had been apparently looking for trouble earlier in the day and several of his friends had attempted to lead him from They were arguing with him when Mr. Victor happened Downing walked to Mr. Victor and declared that lie had been turned down on an appointment he was to have lie struck at Victor bitting him in the Victor Downing The crowds in the lobby rushed between the two men separating The two men as far as known have neon friends COLLISION To Be Investigated In Four ent Men A Number of Trainmen Injured In the ban and Mr. Pierce to M Wright's body was taken to his testifying the Inquest said he was riding on the next to the last car of the express and that when it stopped at thirty miles north of he ran back with his lantern and when as far as a city block to the gave the onrushing limited a Ho testified his signal was answered the engineer by two blasts of the Passengers Only it was applied the but the train was going at too great a speed to be The force of the collision was so great that the standing brakes was shoved 200 feet Passengers on each with slight caused by the sudden stopping of the Physicians who were taken to Kinmundy from here gave all of their attention to the three Supt W. R. Baxter of the Illinois Central arrived today and said the road would hold a public hearing to determine the cause of the A. R. inspector visited the scene and will make his report tomorrow when the hearing will Testimony at the inquest will be used by the slate Oh is a Is a You cross the When the ' find it Oh paved witn sun dried bricks On lop of sand and Designed save the not to stand the Horrible Accident To Be Carefully Looked Into By County And Railroad In traveling Broadway's down town streets One finds it finite a bother When trying hard o doge one To fall into lias And sliced up Despoiling people's appetites As they go home lo AS COLD AS STEEL WERE TRUST RELATIONS President Farrel Says Nothing Doing With Interesting Surprise Sprung At Hearing Of Steel Corporation Affairs At is Broadway is a City fix it up * Whenever it comes * - * * 111.. Jan. 22.-The state of the coroner of Marion and the Illinois Central company itself today began a investigation of the fatal collision on that railroad in which early four high the railroad were killed at thirty miles northeast of in a private car of wood attached to the train No. 25, the New Orleans four men were instantly four ither men In the forward end of the same car escaped unhurt The four victims of the wreck were sleeping in the rear end of the private car which telescoped by the engine plowing through No. Panama miles an The Those Who Were of former president of the Illinois Frank second vice president of the Rock whose car was K. H. general counsel of Rock v. Eldridge E. vice president of a Rock Island bridge and a son of Luke 10. former secretary of The trainmen injured Robert engineer of the C. J. fireman of the - Joseph fireman of the They were taken to their homes in Pert a fractured Gilbert's hip was broken and Stuart is suffering from concussion of the Car Was The heavy engine drawing a solid train of steel sleeping ploughed half way through the private The four other Byron B secretary to vice president Thomas local attorney Rock Island at Little and two others escaped with Witnesses were examined by a deputy coroner and the inquest was continued until Friday to enable the crew of the engine of the limited to ' The deputy coroner expressed the opinion that the responsibility lies between Engineer Stuart of the limited and Flagman Henry G. of the express who lives In Bodies Were The bodies of the four victims were Their were torn off and the top of Harahan's head was cut The car was reduced to Friends of the took the bodies of Mr. LIKE OKLAHOMA Elections Are Too High So the United Mine Workers Will Have Fewer of by the rising tide of expense of conducting the affairs of the Mine Workers of loaders of the in its convention today pressed to passage a constitutional that officers shall be elected every two years instead of every after 1 I'll 2. have cost the miners each in recent according Co the announcement of the which also will recommend that the national convention occur The conventions are held at an expense of a day and seldom are of less than three weeks The wage scale report will probably not be presented before Thursday when the joint wage conference of and miners will take president of the United States Steel surprised the Stanley investigating committee today with the statement Chat the steel corporation and the International Harvester company have bad no business dealings with each other for live or six This coming on the eve of a proposed investigation by by which it was sought to show that the Harvester company and the corporation had interlocking and that the latter gave rebates to the former on was doubly Representative McGillicuddy of Maine questioned President Farrell on the export business the steel corporation and rebates given to certain it a fact that the International Harvester company gets larg er rebates than are granted smaller McGillicuddy have done no business with the International Harvester company whatever for five or six Mr. Parrel International Harvester company has had a boycott on this as a mere ble between and resulted in a complete severance of business There Is absolutely nothing in common We don't do business with Asked if officials of the when they decided to change were not bound to tell their President Farrell answered in the is ho understanding that such notification should he a change of prices is made competitors out within ten If 1 should meet such competitor on the street or at I would not hesitate to tell him that we were going to make a change in prices if one had been decided President Farrell denied in response questions by Chairman that the steel corporation gave any rebates or discounts to the Standard Oil company plate for Carnegie said Mr. that rebates were given the Standard Oil oh tin or after the formation of the steel asked Attorney * said the I have been president of the steel said Mr. tin plate has been sold to the Standard Oil company and ail other companies at a flat Fierce Political Fight Waged In Old New Orleans And the Democratic Machine Won out Fight over Senatorial Nominations Assumed Threatening DREAD DISEASE Spinal Meningitis Claims Three Victims In Oklahoma deaths from spinal have occurred since Saturday over the according to reports that have been received at the state health there were eleven new Four cases are reported from Osage with one two cases from Pontotoc county with two deaths and cases from county with no are all in one The situation is well in the hands of the health authorities and there is no occasion for according to the state health machine politics won a sweeping victory in the city of Xew Orleans in today's i Democratic primary election meagre returns from the country parishes showed that John T. the administration candidate for had a commanding lead over his two Judge Luther K. Hall and James B. campaign leaders claim his nomination by 10,000 The leaders of the opposition gave out no asserted that the Anal figures would that Michel would have to run over with Judge Miche's majority in the city of New Orleans will probably total 10,- 000 or The work of the administration of ared Y. increasing the saloon licence prices and ridding New Orleans of told against him in this in his campaign for the nomination for the States senatorial seat now held Governor Sanders was heavily n many of the precincts and ran far behind United Stages Senator Murphy J. who is opposed for by Congressman Joseph B. has a close contest on his There was very little disorder in the city during the but what might have resulted in ah armed clash between partisans was averted late this evening jjust before the polls between the government league leaders and Mayor John M. leader of the leagues had a signed in the afternoon calling for to guarantee a fair Mayor Behrman construed card to mean that armed men might .be sent to the polls by the league 1 forces and he immediately summoned Mr. Parker for a Mayor Behrman said he would not allow armed forces on the Mr. Parker the league wanted no but he denied the right of the mayor to prevent citizens carrying arms After a conference an agreement was signed to allow a certain number of watchers of each to inside the poling booths during the progress of the vote BEER FREIGHT Railroads Must Accept Amber Fluid for Shipment When D. won a great victory in the decision that railroads must carry when offered transportation into counties of another The decision affected principally shipments from Indiana into Justice who the court's also laid down some limitations on the jurisdiction of the commerce He upheld the action of shippers to test the validity of laws rather than the He said that the commission had jurisdiction over administrative questions and matters of but the courts over questions of general Justice Lurton declared decisions of the supreme court had beer and other intoxicating liquors are the recognized subjects of interstate no state can forbid any carrier to transport such articles from a consignor in one state to a consignee in until such transportation is considered by delivery to the such commodities do not become subject to such regulation restraining their sale or He explained that the Wilson which subjected such liquors to state although was still In original did not apply before actual delivery to the consignee where the shipment was
