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., . ~ CHICAGO, JUNE l6.-12:S9 P: 1\1., WHEN BURROWS THEN a scene of simple beauty and order. more flitting or more completely equipped place of meeting could hardly be imagined. Twelve thou· sand seats in serried ranks fi\1 every available inch of space save for suf- ftci,ent aisles and entrances, yet there Is no appearan-ce of crowding and none of that suggestion of temporary makeshift which so often marks the place of great conventions. The aisl- es and platform were carpeted with strong matting of plain and tasteful colors, and the steps and rails divid- ing off the reservations for delegates, alternates, press representatives, and spectators give the impression of per- manence and :;atefy. · There Is just decoratio!l enough to beautify without Interfering wil'h am- ple light ·and ventilation. Broad bands of color, red, white, and blue viel the front of the galleries which extend round the hall, looped up at intervals with red rosettes midway between the steel girders whic'b arch across the hall supporting the roof and above the gallery' a similar strip is draped upon large, gilt, five point- ed stars. At the ends of each are groups of big flags. At the end of the hall an' Immense eagle, with tweive feet spread of wings, surmounts a mass of flags. \Old Glory\ domin- ates the scene. There Is light from windo.ws and skylights and should sessions extend beyond the daylight, great clusters of lights assnL'e suffi- cient illumination. Exits are numerous ao<l plainly marked, and from the center of each JOHNSTQWN. NEW YORK. THURSDAY. JUNE 18, 1908. for P~e~,, sergeants-at .. arms, doorkeepers. messengers, and\'ushers~ there are rows of telephones and large spaces sot aside for tb.e army of telegraphers of the Western'· Union aud Postal Telegraph companies. There are committee roams, ofii· ces, reception rooms, smoking rooms .. and a cozy, tastefully decorated re- tiring room for the ladies. Em<\rgene;v Hospital- There is also an emergency hospi- tal fully equipped ;yl,th two wards, four beds, an operating table, invalid chairs, two women -d· four ruen nurses, and a. staff of forty eight phy• slci-ans. d.\Iost of the physieians are merely honorary members of the hos- pital staff, but they are all subject to call in (:ase of need. • By means of an electric light signal above the speak- er's stand, a physician may be called at any time from the floor of the con- vention to the hospital even though the noise of the moment migJ:lt pre- vent tb.e leather lunged announcer . making himself heard. The most unenviable position In the convention is that occupied by the band wbich is swung on a ariel plat- form among the girders in t'he north- ern part of the hall, opposite the ros- There is communication with terra firma by way of a stairway bid- den by the bunting, but a casual in- vestigator would think nothing short of a Hying machine could land the musicians on their perch. A buzzer at the chairman's table enables him to control the music by signals to the band leader. Today's program was to be essen· tially prt'Jiminary, but wh<\n Chair- man Harry S. Xew, of the nationnl OO'lllmittee, &rllJ:lped his gavf'l at mid- day It was to Initiate plans as n!'nrly perfeet as possible at the outset of a nationonl conveiJ.tion. ONE OF ~HE FOt:NilERS I (I'IM\ MINS 1\f OF G.(), P. IS DEAO. U tJ CHICAGO, June 16.-A dispatch to the Trlbuue fom Jackson, Mich., says: Eugt'ne Pringle, the oldest mem- ber and president of the Jackson , bar, and for more than half a cen· tury prominent in 1\iichigan politiC's, died at his home in this city last night of apopleiy. Mr. Pringle was the man who con- ducted the mass-meeting at which the Republican party was formed, in the west part of! this city \under the oak\ in 1S54. Twenty years after- wat'd he deserted thl)-t party and be· came a Detnocrat. Mr. Pringle wls born In Otsego county, New York. in December, 1836. SYRACUSf BOYS STUCK· IN MUD TROOP D, LAST OF THE NATION· AL GUARD ARRIVES AT PINE. IOWA LfADS GOVERNOR OJi' THE HA WJiEl;'E STATE SAIO TO BE 1'HE, PRESI· ' DENT'S CHOifJE FOR THE SEC· OND PLACE.; ' , CHICAGO, June 16.-Fo!Jowing sharp upon yesterday's ment ftom Washington that President and Secretary Taft were Inclined to insist that tbe vice presi-. dential candidate must come f1·om Iowa, and that they would be satis- fied with tither Senator Dollivar or Governor Cummins, a; boom wa§l. to- day formally launched for Governor Cummins. It was fathered by Sena- tor Borah, of Idaho, who as early as 8 o'clock was in teleghonic connec- tion with Washington friends of the Iowa governor. As soon as he came out of the telephone booth he an- nounced his advocacy of the Cum- mins candidacy, and when he bad swallowed a bit of' bre:htfast . ·he CA~IP AFTER A HARD MARCil started out with the real western en- • ergy to promote the new boom. The OVER HEAVf ROADS. move is significant in view of the 'YATER'l'OWN, ~. Y., June Troo11 D, of Syracuse, the !aRt of the ~atiOn!!l Guard rntlngent, and whicll was 1·eported lO!i en route, arrived at I·iue Camp late. bis .morning, .having ·l>e<'n delnyed •b)' heavy roads and t'1lin. They cmuped nem• A<lnms Cen- ter, nine miles ~outh of WatGrtow.n, lnst night, and 11esumed the last siX· tE:en miles of the!r journey at an early l:our this morning. Ideal weather ron· dltions prevailed 11 t the camp totlay, unci the nctu-.11 f'Ol'l< including th\ al· tjj'ck and <lefed;e drH!s was ca:-:ri•!d on as scheduled. · Genem I Grant has announced his IStltlt as 'follows; Captain Albert J. Bowley, First Eiield Artillery, aide de camp, adjutant ;general; Colonel John; r.. Gllamberlaln!<l inspectoL' gencrnrs dPllartment, inspector gen<'ral; Major Lloy<l S. :lfcCormick. cavalry. acting iuspeetor general; :\lajm• Richmond fact that as late as yesterday Mr. Borah was among the most ardent of Senator Dolliver's supporters. He now says he is convinced that of the two men Mr. Cummins .Is the most available, declares he can car- ry a much larger vote in the far west than any other man, says the complications are .such that it does not seem wise to attempt longer to nominate Dolliver, and .announces that lie has the .most positive assur- ance that Governor Cummins' nom- ination will be acceptable to both President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft. He says the governor will have a formidable following from the beginning, and declares that froi!J. this time forward the governor is in the front of the race, \and there to stay,\ . According to George D. Roberts, former director of the mint, and one of the prominent men in tbe move- IDstoric Gavel- ' ;\leA. S<'hofi<'ld, quart!'rmast<\r's de· ment to steer the vice presidential PUBLIC J,ffiRAJtY F.R0:\1 SAG HAHBOR, .S. Y .. J'tme 16.- :llrs. RllBS<\il Sage bus mvde known to the Yillage -tru~ees thut ~ js\ller \W:ish to pt·esent to ·the resld~ts of Sag Hnr!l'Or a free J?Ubl!c · library aud building, which will ·be pei-pctu.atOO. by :m endowment !uruL A site Is The gavel used to OllE'n the convPn- partmPnt, chi<\f quartermaster; CaP· nomination from Senator Dolliver, t!O'll is of mor\ than passing historic tain Jo'rancis J. Koester, subsistence the Iowa delegation will give its un- interest, ·being 1 made from a Jog pre- C(>I!artml\nt chief commissary; Colonel divided support to Governor cum- set·ved ft-om old Fort D9ltt'horn. 'l'he •Charles B. Byrne, medical corps, .:!hlet mins for second place on the national Inside of the cove•r of the box contain· surgeon; )lajor Charles E.· Wooilrult, ticket. in existence become worse. lug the gavE>! is left In its rough hewn medical corps, saniiitcy inspector; When it was reported from Wash- \I ca.nn<~t too 'heartily congratulate condition, showing the deep broad·axe :uajor George T. Holloway, pay de· ington that Secretary Taft was said our peaple upon t:he existence a! a cuts. The mallet is a'bout a foot long. partmeht, .<'hief paymaster; LieutE'>Il· to favor the nomination of Cum- body such as this, ramifying into At a !<ate hour last night, again ~nt Colonel William C. Langfitt, engt· mlns for vice president, Mr. Rob- every sMtion of the country,, and bent early tbis morning, tht.Oughont the neer eorps, engineer offi<'er; 'MalOP erts said: upon that eminent\y proper work of day, and after adjournment of the pre· <;;eorge Montgomery, ordnance depart· \The Iowa delegation would be making the conditions of life easier liminat'Y session, tlte leaders contln- l~nt, chief ordnance officer; l.ieu· satisfied with the nomination of Gov- and better for the people, whom of ued t'helr ·work upon the matters re· tenant Coloinel Edwin F. Glenn, 23d ernor Cummins. I believe that it all others, we can least afford to see ma:tnlng ·to be settled. Platform -!>fll· lnfanh';l·, ehief umpirE>; Captain Wu,. wo).lld be a good solution of the Iowa grow discontented with their lot in ishing, and more €'specially the sharp lam 'f. Johns-ton, Fifteenth cavalry, controversy. life-the people who live in th\l coun- conflict over the plan!> ·having re!er· aide de camp, 'fisslstant to .ebief um· Iowa would feel honored if the try districts. ence to thP limitation of the usE' of pire; :\lnjor Jnm<'.s P. Jervey, engi· vice presid,ency should be given to \No one thing can do more to oJ'f- rourt itJjunctlons in la·bor di&putl'S nter ~orps, provost marshal. that state, but as friends of Dolllver, set the tendency toward an unhealthy went on. The planks of widest hlter· 'l'odny'A program consists of field who is still a young man in the Sen- growth from the country into the city est on the tariff, mllroad rE'guh 1 tio.n. mo\·emeuts and instructions to tb<\ of· ate with a bright future before him, than the making and keeping of eurrE'U<'Y reform, and the endot•sement fi(·~rs and men. lectm·Ps Oil the suh· we' feel bound to protest against his good roads. of thE' administraotion of Prt>~ident jert, \:\lt>thod of in~truclion und !'en· being offered up as sacrifice.\ \And 1 am a:Imost tempted 1o say Roosevelt, h!'cam\\ known last night ern! principl£>s in ad,·ancl'. rear. and George D. Perkins, former repre-~ they are needed for the sake of spe· In the outlinPs finally antl suhsoontlnl- fianl< I!:Uard,\ by :\la.ior .T. S. ::\Iallory, sentative from Iowa, who heads the t'ial conditions in the country dis- ly agreffi upon. Rpl\akl>r Cannon. ot 12th Uni'tetl RtatPs InfantJ•y; autl Ci1!l· delegation, and many other prom!- ' trlcts. the RollS<' of Repre!<entnti.Vf'S, b:trk<'d tuin J. A. HninP~. 11th Vnited <'aV· nent Iowans voiced tlJe same opinion \If a little heavy weather means a by prominPnt l!'adPrs from vnrious airy; \::\lup manP11\'<'l'R,\ by ::\lnjor o. as that exprC'ssed by Mr. Roberts. StOPJlage of all communieation you states. routlnu<' th<\ir Yigilant oppoRI· P. Bnrt.b, 121f1 l:nitPd ~lat\'o infantry; When tho statement by Mr. Roh- mnst expect there will be a great tion to any ra<lic>nl utt .. ,tnPP on the \E {)f. ramp sanitation,\ by erts was shown to Colom>l La Fay- many poung people of both sexes who in.lnnrtion qul'stlon. and tlw lht<'S arc llajot· ~· E. \Yoodrnl'!', mPdil'a! eorps, ette Young, of Des Moines, one ot will not find fn.rm life attractive. more propprly dra,nt 1111 on that suh- U. S. A., Rnnitary 1nspl>ctot of the the Iowa delegatP.s at large, he'sa!d \It is for this t·eason that I 'feel the je<·t than upon any othPr. cnmv. ancl \'l'~<' ntHI 1H'esf.'r{·nuo 11 or that :lfr. Rolll~rts \doesn't live In work rou are doing is so preeminent· The mannf'r in wllit'IJ i'h<' nam!.' or thP ration\ hr 1'. J. Koester, eoru- Iowa. He lives in Illinois.'' He ly one in the interest of tbe nation as PrP\idf'nt Hoo.~<'VPit will bl' prf'Rf'ntt>cl missnry Llt'pm·ttuPnt. expres\ed disavproYvl of any move· a whole .. , to th!' t•otw<\nlion for rPnomlnation hag ·------- me~t to \recognize\ Cummins on the 1 1\IEXICAN_C_O_Jii_'_G_R_E_•'S-'S-.-- ~ not hi'Pn disrlosPrl, bnt 1hat it will he LI'nXG 0\'I~RTL'n~. WO:\IAS nat10nal ticket. and added: is unrl!~pntetl. Just what will bp the IS IJISTl:Jumn IX l\JIXD. \He might he nominated on a tick- ClJTS Ol'T I,!l.W'S DEL.'lY. outroml' is an unfailing toJiiC for con· ____ 1 et with, Bryan, but certainly not on li!EXICO' CI'l'Y, .Tune 16.-Con· j~rtnrE', and thE' explosiYe lJOeslhili· I 'he RetJUilllcan ticket \ PASSAIC. ;-;;, .T., June 16.--Mrs. '· . tll's of its ln.l<'<'tion at th£> P!'Yeholop;i- Anna Kiselcia who fortohl she w . to George D. Pt>rkins. chairman ot gress wiil adjourn today after one of C'al moment iR fully r<'nlized h~· nil dt' S d ' ru· 1 1 as the low<> delegation. today received the busiest sElf!Sious held in recent d r e • un ay mo mg am w 10 was N tl t 1 ,. tl c·onrt-t'nP . ' h? dosp friends of thP the following from senator Dolliver years. • o ac on was a ren ..,y 1e I ·greatly dlsturlled heeause her I•redic- PrPRit ~nt atHl HP~retar;· •raft who art' , expressing his opinion that Vice legislature on the different anti-for· tion was not fulfillell, seemed to be t·n tll(\ ~round d~lflr<\ th.Plng('J\·c-~ pt·P· in a rather lletter fl'ame of mind lo· rar<'tl, hoWE'YPr. to 111 \\ 1 it in wllnt\o- day and the physicians at the General PYPr form It m·I~P~. with ,•onvitwlng Presid<\nt Fairbanks should be re- eign measures, which have created nominated. so much discussion. The last net of \I thinlr ~lr. Fairbanks ought to congress was to pass an amendment be rPnominated in ens!' Taft shall be to the constitution raising the Am- ]oroofs that :\Jr. fiOO~P\'Pit hiOI~<•If ,·h·wo<l any su~h ni!Plllpt with di~ npproYal so !'mtlhnti<· as to if'an• no rootu for £lonbt or tolt 1 t';lnC·(>. Int~rPst ~t·ow::,.; 1Hmrly in tlw vir•£\ l}ff'sitlPnr)·. nnli todar wa~ llUgotPnl<'tl hy thp <•onfti(•tfng · l't 1 }lOl'ts l'P.gartllng tho llrPfPrPll<'C Of tho I'rt>si<IPllt allt1 H<'<'n•tary 1'1tft on this snhjP!'!. und thl' pftpl'( upon th•• I>Oiili<'al situation in ln<llana anti l<lWa of thP vussihl<' nomination of Yil't\ PrP~ith~nt F\lit'· 1'11nks mul l-1Pilator llollln•r r<',p<>c· tiY!>ly. 'l'lw }Wr·uliar (•ondltioux in tlJP ~PW York to:tntt- tlPh .. g-ation, a t'OHHithlJ•nbh.• Jll'OJIOI'tiuu ot' whit·h is ·U\'OW<'<Ily in fa\·or Of th~ UOUlilwtion uf 1{( 1 91'£1:-::Ptl• tn~w· .ranw\ ~- Shoi'IW\1\, of t'ti<'•l, mul thP sf'nlim<•nt L'HI>I'<'iully nmong- (t_,lc-g-:llN\ fl\OIIl Sf'VPl\l\l Of t11<' ~PW F.ngl;~nd >'tal<>\ to tl\(' PffP.<'t that th<> bospital where she is und<:r HUpervi· sion have hopes of her ultimate re· covery. \\'ben the hour for h\r pro· illlesicd death passed she became sui- ky und when food was ol!ered to her \be refused to take it. During the whole day she declined to eat, but during the night she gave way and C'hosen. Mr. !<'airbanks has sacri- ficed his activP relations with public life hy acc<\ptlng the office of vice president and no man in the history of the government has proved so sat- isfactory as a llres!ding officer in the paro law. This measnre was uassed in the senate yesterday by a vote of 3 9 to 7. It prevents appea I to the higher courts in civil cases on flimsy technicalities and will greatly short- en the time necessary •o bring civil actions to judgment. ate a hearty meal. In the morning Senate. If he is not avallable it she aro\e early ut later ate a suhstan- looks to me as if we ought to find t!al breakfast. She made no refe>r- some strong man In ~ew Yorlr. Tf EVELY~ \\\JJ STICJi enc<' to the death prophecy today. It is thought that the nomination TO HARRY, SHE SAYS. She will ue k<>pt under guard all the ought to go to the west let us p\C'k time and physl<-ians th!\re say th!'y out some bright young mnn in the look for an early restomtion of her Pacific states who could be relied up- mind to a normal c·ondition. :-<EH..I'CHI:,:SK. Asiatic Russia, .June I H.-The Ameri<'an motor Par in the :'o:<'W York to Paris automobile ra<·e :>aotiE'd here at nine o'clocl< this morning. 11le German car left at half past nine. on to make a good cami>aign,\ TORI(), .Junt• lll.-Fifty fi><lling 1hoatK hnVP hpt•n rr-eovf\r<•ll off the •·nnst uf Kl!(oshRolilo nnd thirtr·li\'e nt' thf' t'l'P\\·...;. han'· hPPil tlruwnN1. Tlw gO\'Prnol' of till' )lro\-ill<'(' hU!! l'PI'IUP~t· Pfi nl'i~<tnn<'l' ft•om the government navy yard at Snsebon. NF.W YORK. .tune lH.-I•lv~i.1·n 'l'hnw and her lmi<llnntl hnve b<>rome ~~·t·otwilt>tl nnu wlll nut bt• IW!IUl'atell, nt·<·m·ding to a Rt:ttPmPnt tnadt'\ bY I>anit•l ll'R<>IIly. nddt>d tlrat \de~pitP the attllnd!' of ~lr~. Willi:\m 'l'ha·w n11cl oth<\r nH\mhm·s of ·th(• 'flU\W t'aQ,I- fl;v Who llll\'!' bPPII Oll}IO~l'{\ tO )lt·s. l•:vc'lyn T·hnw. ,lw will !'<\lain hl'l' JlO· sition as tlw ·wif(.• of llarry rrhaw.~· ~!r. O'Rf'illy sai<t r;,·,.lyn Thaw will remain in !l:ew Yorl< ~o ns to be in. coinnmnicatlon with her ,\lusbnnd. l':il\'I'Stro In {.;ll'JJite the ex-plc>rats,.: just (ll~~o\'el·eti n le:u.ten ing tlnw• atJU one·half ltu:m:llr~~W
