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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
3
R B Howell newly elected Nebraska Republican committeeman by direct primary may travel to Chicago on June 6 for the national committee meeting to press his claim to a seat. Howell backs Colonel Roosevelt and succeeds Victor Rosewater as committee member, with Rosewater set to call the convention to order on June 18 and introduce Elihu Root as temporary chairman.
Thomas KK Niedringhaus and other Missouri electees plan to demand seats when the Republican national committee meets. Roosevelt supporters say at least five new committeemen will seek official duties before contest rulings. Harry S. New defends standard practice that a committeeman’s term begins after adjournment and urges orderly rules for the convention.
District of Columbia Democrats fractured into three factions over a convention to nominate delegates for the Baltimore national convention. One hall elected 12 Clark instructed delegates to cast six votes. bolters and E H Newman formed a second group of 12 uninstructed delegates, with Newman bolting again during a dispute. Local chairman J Fred Kelly refused to call the original convention or issue credentials.
Ramsey county with 95 of 111 delegates to the Democratic State convention instructed for Champ Clark. Ramsey will control the fourth district convention to be held in Duluth the same day as the state meeting.
Montana delegates at the state convention in Butte unanimously endorsed Speaker Champ Clark and instructed the eight delegates to Baltimore to vote for him. The move reflects party support for Clark as the President.
William Barnes Jr says New York Republicans will go to Chicago pledged to Rochester platform. He warns Roosevelt's policy threatens constitutional guarantees and democracy. He calls the Chicago contest a clash of mental courage versus physical cowardice.
Houston May 99 with one dissenting vote the State Democratic presidential convention adopted its platform. It opposes initiatives and recall in the campaign and radical raw materials talk, backs tariff revision, direct primaries for presidential nominees, direct election of senators, and an income tax. It condemns the Aldrich plan and labels Wilson a champion of privileged power.
Governor Woodrow Wilson expressed gratitude for the Democratic primary verdict in New Jersey. He said he never doubted the result and praised the party's support as a clear endorsement of the new regime and a commitment to sustain it with steadfastness and enthusiasm.
In Lacrosse Wisconsin on May 29 Senator La Follette said he would remain in the Republican presidential nomination contest on every ballot. He argued the move preserves the integrity of the progressive movement and urged voters to choose Roosevelt or Taft if they are satisfied, or support a change if not.
Governor J B McCreary won the temporary chairmanship of Kentucky's Democratic State convention over Senator elect Ollie M James. The move shifts control to administration forces and solidifies Rufus H Van Sant as State chairman contender. Delegates pledged for Champ Clark secure a 26 vote Kentucky delegation to the national convention.
Three car loads of Illinois delegates who are instructed to vote for Colonel Roosevelt will visit Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay on Saturday afternoon to meet the candidate and discuss the campaign.
Georgia's 28 votes at the Democratic national convention will be cast for Underwood until his nomination is secured, the state convention instructed the delegates.
In New York on May 29 Captain A H Rostron and 325 Carpathia crew members received medals from a committee of Titanic survivors led by Frederick K Seward. Rostron also received a 14 inch silver loving cup for his deeds as the rescue ship’s commander.
Colonel Roosevelt praised New Jersey's primary outcome saying it reinforces his march to the nomination. He noted Ohio results and claimed a substantial majority in New Jersey while cautioning against declaring victory. He spoke of a fall campaign but warned not to count the bear skin before the bear is dead.
In Phoenix on May 29 Speaker Clark won Arizona by at least a 3 to 1 margin over Governor Wilson according to early returns, with Clark carrying the state for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Senator Root spoke with the President and affirmed his firm resolve to serve as temporary chairman of the Chicago convention if elected. He described the situation as “on the knees of the gods” when pressed for details.
George W. Blackwell, 80, longtime East Orange real estate operator, died in Cambridge yesterday after moving from New Jersey six years ago. He was the last surviving brother of Henry B. Blackwell of Boston and of Drs. Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell. A widow and two children survive.
Patrons at the Winter Place Hotel rushed outdoors after a chimney fire was found about 6 10 last evening. The narrow street filled with bystanders as flames were put out before full details emerged. The hotel is run by Lock Ober.
Three Malden school teachers Grace I. Greeley of the Neighborhood School Bertha C. Lawrence of the Faulkner School and Bertha M. Hill of the Linden School resign to become brides. Their resignations take effect in June.
In Cambridge last night two Boston Elevated surface car crashes occurred within minutes. An 8 year old boy named Joseph Andrews was killed at the corner of Portland and Hampshire streets by a North Cambridge bound car operated by Dennis J. Lane. A man and woman were injured and passengers on both cars were shaken.
A boy is fatally injured after a Cambridge street car strikes him while driving slowly down Hampshire street. Motorman Lane was questioned and released. Later, a separate collision near Mt. Auburn and Nutting place injures Anterang Stapanian and unsettles passengers including a woman who becomes hysterical.
Mexico City May 29. General Orozco and officers protest to U S Consul Marion Letcher against the U S government allowing Mexican authorities to recruit and equip soldiers north of the border amid upheaval following the revolt.
The protest denounces Madero and the United States accusing Washington of intervention. It cites aid to Madero by American authorities including El Paso consul recruitment and supplies for Ojinaga, and criticizes the ban on ammunition imports that cripple rebels. It suggests a possible Washington Madero land concession bargain.
An unidentified man about 65 years old, 165 pounds, wearing dark clothes and a black winter cap, was found dead last night in a lumber shed behind 170 Border Street East Boston by a teamster, John P. Conley. He was taken to East Boston Relief Hospital. police had not identified him by late night as they investigate the case.
The Harvard Club of Boston awards five annual scholarships for 1912 13 to Chandler Gardiner Raymond Greenlaw Walter McKim Hyman Rogers and Elmer Wanamaker from local public high schools within 20 miles of Boston. The Charles Sumner scholarship to Samuel Nash of the Boston Latin School is also announced.
The Harvard Club alternates are Laurence R. Harris Paul C. Rodgers Howard B. Hull and Winchester C. Packard. Six scholarships reward scholarship leadership and well rounded growth. Winners include Gardiner Greenlaw McKim Rogers Wanamaker and Nash with varied roles in school activities. News mentions a proposed municipal farm for boys prompted by the Mayor and supported by the School Board.
After a dramatic recount in Brookline James F. Quinn defeated Albion F. Bemis by one vote to fill the Board of Selectmen vacancy caused by Horace James’s death. Final totals showed Quinn 2298 Bemis 2292 as registrars declared the result. Quinn was represented by Murray T. Edgar and Bemis by Emery Gibbs.
Word reached Chelsea yesterday that John W Curley a former Chelsea division inspector of the Bay State railroad for about 15 years died in Houston Texas His brother Joseph M Curley Chelsea court clerk left for Houston to bring the body back to Massachusetts Curley had left the Bay State road years ago and later served as superintendent of the Houston Street Railway Company.
The condition of George E. Foss, father of Governor Foss, remains unchanged though serious. A relative caring for him says the patient was sleeping comfortably at a late hour last night and is by no means hopeless.
Boston plans a municipal farm to support a summer agriculture course for city boys. The idea, approved by the school committee on the mayor's suggestion, seeks a site at Washington Park Roxbury or part of Franklin Park as the acting superintendent searches for a suitable location.
Chicago reports a third beer price rise in eight months with wholesalers up 50 cents per barrel effective June 1. Saloons may cut glass sizes or push larger collars to absorb costs, angering consumers and ending the era of the growler.
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