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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
9
Philadelphia reports progress as miners and operators agree to subcommittees and plan further talks. President White states the union demands a one year agreement eight hour day wage increases and recognition with a ton pay system and job protections to govern contracting and weighman roles.
The Republican state convention in Louisville adjourned tonight to ten tomorrow morning to allow the credentials committee to prepare its report on nearly a thousand contests across about a third of the state. The procedure occupied the convention all day.
A telegram from J N Dixon to Governor Carey reports Illinois Republicans overwhelmingly favored Roosevelt, predicting Taft's defeat by about three to one. The result signals the end of Taft's renomination bid as Roosevelt is expected to be nominating at Chicago in June and win in November. Carey adds praise for Roosevelt’s statewide appeal as a preview of nationwide support.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Champ Clark received an unusual ovation in the house with cheers and a rebel yell. Representative Rucker of Missouri praised Clark and a wall map showed states pledged to his presidential bid while a boomer dog portrait mocked rivals.
Charles P. MacGlashen assistant secretary of state has adopted Doris and Florence Paine of Omaha after their mother died. He and his wife agreed to raise the girls, recalling two years of mercantile days with their father in Cody. The children arrived by train and found a cheerful home with their foster parents in Cheyenne.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended a proposed coal freight rate hike of thirty five cents per ton from the Walsenburg district Colorado to destinations in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas from April 14 to August 12.
The New York Republican convention endorsed Taft for renomination and urged the state delegation at the national convention to vote for him. United States Senator Root gave the principal address as the platform was adopted by a viva voce vote with one dissent. Delegates named include Elihu Root and William Barnes Jr with Edwin A. Merritt Jr. presenting the platform.
Senator Gorman warns that money buys Senate seats and laws, arguing wealth controls government and trumps the people. William Randolph Hearst defends the claim, asserting a moneyed autocracy governs today with dollars as the sole power and justice subservient to wealth.
State Bank Examiner Newlin reports Wyoming banks show strong condition as of February 20 1912. Four state and trust banks hold 1 907 000 capital and 319 000 surplus with 5 726 204 deposits and 5 690 710 loaned. Three private banks add 35 000 capital 20 000 surplus and 428 266 88 deposits.
Kansas City April 10 The Catholic synod closed its annual meeting with decrees guiding diocesan Catholics. It condemned funerals costing more than 20 percent of a family's yearly income as extravagant and urged restraint on floral tributes. It banned church or religious bodies from taking money connected with dances and prohibited showy musical themes in Catholic schools.
Delegates arriving for the Democratic state convention discuss Mayor Gaynor as a possible compromise for the presidential nomination. Leaders note New York delegates may be unpledged though the state's vote is likely for Gaynor at the National convention.
Prices for beef rise sharply across wholesale and retail markets due to a shortfall of about 1,000,000 cattle nationwide. Local dealers report the jump as the steepest in a decade with wholesale and retail rates climbing 3 to 4 cents per pound and state predictions of further increases into July.
Special to Leader Casper April 10 The Continental Oil Co controlled by Rockefeller interests contracted for the Midwest Oil Co output and will raise capacity to 8000 barrels daily, enlarging the plant from 1500 to six times that amount. Plans include four 1000 barrel stills and two 760 barrel agitators, expanding pumping facilities and tankage by 40000 barrels. The deal ties to supplying Montana gasoline and kerosene, boosting local market demand and stressing the Midwest refinery’s growth.
Washington April 10 Taft and officials hold talks with railroad officers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as a strike vote is conducted in New York seeking to avert a serious break with broad diplomacy and ongoing negotiations.
Partial list of local advertisers paying to use the State Leader columns. Includes Wai Myers Dry Goods Co and J. Allenstein for dry goods and furnishings, W F Duiber & Bros for men wear, Kopard's $2.50 Shop for shoes, Joseph Wasserman for ladies wear, Beaton Ladies Tailoring, J. Rockwall for menswear, and Cheyenne Furniture Co for furniture.
Washington April 10 General William P P Hall will be Adjutant General of the Army until his retirement June 11. Following General Ainsworths retirement Colonel McCain has been discharging the duties and will remain in the role. No selection has yet been made for an Adjutant General after Hall's retirement.
Roosevelt spoke across Pennsylvania from Pittsburg to Philadelphia appealing for Saturday primary votes. He urged voters to emulate Illinois and urged social and industrial justice. Police kept crowds distant as four hundred officers guarded Philadelphia streets. Vermont and Maine delegates show mixed support with Taft and Roosevelt splits.
In Pittsburg on April 10 Woodrow Wilson addressed a Democratic audience, predicting a strong showing in future presidential campaigns and urging unity within the party as the race for the primaries heats up.
The 1912 baseball season starts today with National and American League teams. Western League opens April 19. American Association results yesterday: Louisville 4 Minneapolis 6. Columbus 14 Kansas City 8. Indianapolis 4 St Paul 7. Toledo 6 Milwaukee 5. Changes in management headline the year as clubs reshuffle rosters and officers across the majors.
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