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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
Democratic leaders gather at Knickerbocker Hotel for a two day conference amid rifts between the State Committee and Murphy led groups. The meeting debates a potential unofficial convention and how to nominate State officials free of Tammany influence.
A political note argues that every enrolled Democrat should have a fair opportunity to register their will at the primaries while discussing the nomination of state office candidates.
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch leads the Women’s Political Union in urging delegates chosen at a state convention be pledged to a woman suffrage platform at the Constitutional Convention next year. A women’s committee, led by Jillian D Wald, argues no clause blocks women delegates, as they pursue pledges before both Democratic and Republican conferences.
At a Bronx County Progressive Committee meeting at the McKinlay Square Casino Bainbridge Colby attacked Controller Prendergast accusing him of treason and betrayal after he aligned with the Republicans. Prendergast had said at a Republican Club speech he was glad to be back in the GOP fold.
The Republican County Committee meets at Murray Hill Lyceum tonight with Representative William E. Humphrey of Washington to attack the Wilson tariff and open the Congressional campaign in New York. The committee will set rules for unofficial primaries to elect delegates to an unofficial State Convention in Saratoga on Aug. 5. Unofficial primaries in New York County and Kings will be held on Aug. 6 at GOP district headquarters.
Theodore Douglas Robinson, chairman of the Progressive State Committee, said yesterday he has no immediate plan to resign. Common talk holds he will step down if Col. Roosevelt becomes the Progressive candidate for governor, a move echoed by George W. Perkins.
A Maryland state Progressive conference chaired by Gen. J. Stuart MacDonald and presided over by Charles J. Bonaparte adopted resolutions rejecting any alliance that compromises principles and affirming Theodore Roosevelt as leader. The group cited Tammany Hall's fall as proof of loyal governance and criticized current party repudiation of its platform.
Governor A. 2. Eberhart, the lone Republican incumbent to lose in yesterday’s primary, trails W. E. Lee by about 2,000 votes as incomplete returns come in. Five incumbents won renomination to Congress, while John L. Long and H. S. Swenson secured Democratic congressional nominations. The Democratic gubernatorial contest remains unsettled between Wm. S. Hammond and Daniel Lawler.
William Sulaer received an endorsement for governor at a Brownsville gathering of the American Party in the Twenty third Assembly District.
The Brooklyn Coroners ruled last night that Mrs. Catherine J. Mercer of 20 Crescent Place Mast New York died of typhoid fever and not from typhoid antitoxin after inoculation. The inquest concluded no link between the antitoxin and her death.
The New York Times notes receipt of 35 from E N G to aid a widowed mother left without support.
Yale University conferred the Doctor of Laws degree on Romulo S. Naon, Argentine minister to the United States, amid five minutes of cheering at Woolsey Hall. Taft praised Naon’s mediation efforts as Yale marked its 213th commencement with 17 in course and 1 honorary degrees.
Cornell University awarded 512 degrees at the 46th commencement in Ithaca. Of these 727 were first degrees and 45 advanced degrees with total diplomas including the Medical School reaching 923 since last June. The ceremony honored Henry B. Lord and featured remarks by President Schurman on success. Trustees approved a new administration system creating a Controller position filled by Emmons L. Williams and announced several gifts to support women students, Spanish prizes, forestry, and plant industry leadership.
Relatives of Henry Schoellkopf of Milwaukee pledge 75000 to the Cornell athletic association, following a 100000 fund raise by alumni to build a memorial club house. The gift is expected to accelerate the construction of a new stadium on the athletic field.
Wesleyan University in Middletown awarded bachelor of arts to 57 graduates and bachelor of science to 35 as the largest class in the school’s history. President William A. Shanklin led commencement and a Rich Prize endowment gift was announced by Ralph Gordon Sickles of Indianapolis. Honorary degrees went to several clergymen and scholars.
Brown University awarded 108 men and 49 women bachelor degrees in course at commencement. Advanced degrees included 28 Master of Arts, 3 Master of Science, 5 Doctor of Philosophy. Nine honorary degrees were conferred including Doctors of Laws, Divinity, Science, and Letters.
Gov. David I. Walsh an alumnus distributed the diplomas at the Worcester ceremony. An honorary Master of Arts was conferred on Boston’s Dr. Thomas Farrell Norwood’s Rev. John Corrigan Danvers’ Brother Benjamin Worcester’s Brother Henry New York’s Thomas McDermott Springfield’s Dr. James F. Quinn Waterbury’s Dr. Michael J. Lawlor.
French Ambassador Jean J Jusserand delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania graduating exercises stressing moderation and avoiding sensationalism. 707 degrees in course were awarded with no honorary degrees given. In Moores Hill Indiana Bainbridge Colby received an honorary Doctor of ae degree as Gov Ralston and Rev Dr John Wesley Hill spoke at Moores Hill College.
Saks presents featherweight suits praised for extreme lightness and cool feel. The garments are nearly transparent, with taped seams and minimal lining, relying on tailoring for support to create a perfect fit and emphasize individual style despite minimal interior structure.
Morton F. Plant and Mrs. M C Manwaring, recently divorced from Selden B Manwaring, were married at Branford House Eastern Point Colony in a noon ceremony. The couple plans a coastal voyage aboard Thelma. Plant reportedly gave a gift of eight million dollars.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, a 1876 Wabash College graduate, urged that the nation’s discontent stems from wealth division. He warned labor and capital dominance risks a peon class or wealth oligarchy and urged balance. George McAneny, Hobart College commencement speaker, receives Phi Beta Kappa honors and a Doctor of Laws degree in Geneva.
J bert Beveridge, candidate for U S Senator, spoke at the Ninth District Progressive conference in Indianapolis praising open business voices while condemning secret letters marked Not for publication sent from New York. He warned against hidden manipulations and urged public expression of business views on policy.
The trial of Harry Scanlon began in Queens County Supreme Court before Justice Scudder, linked to the December attack on Mrs. Clara Ellert at Joseph Cassidy's Democratic Club in Long Island City. Ellert, recounting new details after a cross examination, strengthened her testimony while Hefferman's conviction remains noted.
Louis Cassman of 129 Rivington Street was sentenced to twenty days in the Tombs and a $100 fine after Special Sessions found him admitting audiences at his 14 Essex Street theatre far exceeded the license. Fireman James T. Horan testified 410 attended, with 120 in the balcony where only 22 were allowed. Cassman had prior convictions for the same offense.
A sealed verdict in the Poss divorce case grants Frank R. Poss and Mrs. Lillian K. Poss victory for both in their suits. The jury found Mrs. Poss indiscreet on two of five cited occasions. Mr. Poss acted improperly on none of eight cited by her. Attornies praised the verdict.
A fog bound collision disrupted the Kaiser Wilhelm II and the steamer Copsewood, with 188 passengers in second cabin and 40 crew aboard. Reports from Southampton say the Kaiser Wilhelm II sustained damage and passengers sought lodging in Cherbourg hotels while the Copsewood brandished port side damage.
The Helm Jr. went aground in the Gedney Channel while attempting to avoid a collision with the Hamburg-American steamer Pring August Wilhelm in fog. No injuries reported, authorities investigated the incident and towed the vessel to safety.
Chancellor heard testimony in Jersey City in the suit of Mrs. Florence Van Buskirk against Charles J. Van Buskirk a Wall Street broker of Hackensack. She alleges infidelity with Mrs. M. Fritchy and says she married him under threat of suicide. The cross bill for absolute divorce names Franklin D. Briggs as co respondent. The case will be continued.
Vice Chancellor Lewis stated in Jersey City yesterday readiness to sign a final decree disposing of Robert Davis estate, valued at SS0,000, to be divided into five equal shares for heirs. Annie Toppin Davis, Davis's third wife, receives a third interest carved from the share. Democratic
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