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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
1
The credentials committee contends with disputed nominations amid sharp exchanges. McCarren and Guffey face a bitter arraignment from Byrds. Coler signals the convention will adjourn likely until 8 o clock tonight.
The credentials committee moved to unseat 10 Guffey delegates from Pennsylvania and 14 states including New York, prompting a protest. The panel sustained the national committee in several contests and set Oklahoma at 18 votes, signaling a national party fight on the floor.
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures. Sunrise at 4 22, sunset at 7 29, and moon set at 12 28.
Sheriff J C Smith brought back from Missouri a man named Smith who stabbed another man in a drunken fight at Columbus Junction last spring. The injured man required over twenty stitches. The suspect was taken to Columbus Junction for a preliminary trial before County Attorney Oscar Hale.
Ernest Watts of a farm near Mason City Iowa was kicked by a horse, shattering his jaw and breaking teeth. Doctors wired the bone and replaced teeth to hold the fragments, leaving him unable to take solid foods. He was near the animal when it struck at another horse.
Gordon Wamsley, about 30, of Columbus Junction Iowa, attempted to ride an east bound freight at the depot yesterday four o'clock. He fell under the car and suffered the loss of both feet. Doctors Overholt Hubbard and Pierce attended and he was taken to his mother's home for surgery. He was a day laborer and reportedly without means.
Frank F. Hitchcock was unanimously selected chairman of the Republican National Committee at Hot Springs Virginia by the executive body. George R. Sheldon of New York was elected treasurer. Arthur I. Vorys was named to oversee the Ohio campaign and Cincinnati was set as the committee headquarters.
Cedar Rapids reports John McKee the ex convict who escaped from Waterloo jail last Sunday was captured there today. The case involves a fugitive sought by authorities in relation to the prior escape and return to custody.
The first day of the Denver convention is marked by two disgraceful incidents. Parker is snubbed as the Democratic candidate from four years ago goes unrecognized. Delegates accuse railroading tactics with the Pennsylvania delegation and express sore spots over procedure and recognition.
Denver July 8 It reports the Democratic National Convention opening with a single minded push by Bryan supporters. It notes Pennsylvania delegates were disenfranchised and Alton Parker faced discourtesy. It criticizes presiding officer Bell for rulings and describes the Chicago battles as comparison.
In Denver and Des Moines observers expect the Sullivan plank on interstate commerce to be adopted while Wade's call for revision of house rules is dropped. Pepper leads Iowans with the white cap, guiding delegates into the hall as talk grows of Pepper running for Congress next term.
Likeness of J G Van Lent of Muscatine appears in Rocky Mountain News with Ruth Bryan and Willie Bryan Jr. as he stood near when a photo was taken. Van Lent stars in a local company, gave up his seat in the chairman's box to the Longworth party before Mrs Leavitt invited them to her private box.
Grand Junction Colorado July 8 with the jury completed nine farmers and the defense and prosecution opening statements the taking of testimony began in the trial of Steve Adams accused of assassinating Arthur Collins the mine manager during the Telluride strike trouble years ago
Burlington July 8. Case of B Mapes and his wife, arrested in Omaha and brought to Burlington on forged check charges, draws attention due to the woman’s Iowa relatives. The woman is the legal wife of Omaha businessman D F Crowell. her maiden name Nellie Dwyer, from Marshalltown. Her brother William Dwyer attended the preliminary exam and seeks bond for his sister. Mapes is also under bond and faces prison. he is sought in Chicago and other cities for obtaining money under false pretenses. Mapes planned to forge a check from a prominent man and pass it through a business house with the Dwyer woman as his wife.
At the Democratic National Convention in Denver the second day begins with noon session and marching clubs entering the hall. The resolutions subcommittee works late into the night with Bryan’s influence shaping platform planks while Gore draws cheers from Oklahoma delegates.
Mrs. Harry Warren, shot by her husband at the Natatorium Park Dance Pavilion, left hospital and is recovering at home. The husband remains jailed with a preliminary hearing pending. the state’s attorney will pursue prosecution as he was intoxicated during the act and had vowed to kill his wife and her companion. The case has drawn wide attention in western circles.
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