VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY,
JUNK 25, 1908.
NO. 32.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
For President.
For Vice=President.
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JAEIES <J. SfiE&siAN
TAFT AS PRESIDENT;
SHERMAN FOR MATE,
IS REPUBLICAN SLA TE
Convention at Chicago Selects Na=
tional Ticket and Adjourns==Wild
Enthusiasm on Nomination of
Ohioan==Demonstration for
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago. — Taft and Sherman.
This is the ticket of the Repub
lican party flung to the breeze Fri
day as the Republican national con
vention concluded with the nomination
of James S. Sherman of New York
for vice-president amid a final roar of
tumultuous demonstration.
Scene of Wild Enthusiasm.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the presidential
candidate was named Thursday was
one truly gradiose in its magnitude.
In front, to the right and left, below
and above, the billowing sea of hu
manity, restless after hours of wait
ing and stirred from one emotion to
another, was In a fever of expectancy
for the culminating vote. The favorite
sons of other states had been named,
save Knox and La Follette, and now
on the roll call came Ohio.
As the Buckeye state was reached,
the tall, gaunt form of Theodore E.
Hurton, with student-like face and
severe black clerical garb, advanced to
the platform to nominate Ohio's can
didate. He spoke fervently, with the
singing voice of an evangelist, which
went ringing through the great build
ing. The close of his speech of
nomination was the signal for loosing
the long pent-up feeling or the Taft
egions. Instantly the Ohio delegates
were on their feet, other Taft states
flowing, while the convention hosts,
n gellery and on floor, broke into mad
demonstration. For 10, 15, 20 minutes,
his uproar continued. At last the
•red voices died down to a hoarse
shout, and subsided.
Seconded by Knight.
f Th’8 lul1 now gave the opportunii
r the speech seconding Taft’s nor
nation, by George H. Knight of Ca:
f ™a' his Mg. round face beamir
r!“ on the sympathetic multitud
n his splendid baritone voice wc
^rth like the tones of a gre:
utch organ. California's tribute i
f ( was brief and fervid. Now thei
us another lull in the Taft movemen
' , 1 e 'he remaining candidates wet
P'aced in nomination.
1 was late in the afternoon befoi
. e contention, now literally swelte
* with the intense heat and weai
. 61 near]y seven hours of continuoi
*s on, reached the end of the floe
I e oquence and the decks were i
cleared for the culminating act.
• hush of expectancy hung ovt
Ha (assembly as *-he call proce^de
w s * summaries showed that ’'a
v s ar 'n advance. When New Yoi
reached the Taft column totals
427. Ohio carried the Taft total to
511, or 20 more than enough to nom
inate. Still the call went on until the
final result was announced by Chair
man Lodge:
“For Theodore Koosevelt, 3 votes;
for Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio 16
votes; for Charles W. Fairbanks of
Indiana, 40 votes; for Joseph Cannon
of Illinois, 61 votes; for Robert La Fol
lette of Wisconsin, 25 votes; for
Charles E. Hughes of New York, 63
votes; for Philander C. Knox of Penn
sylvania, 68 votes, and William H. Taft
of Ohio, 702 votes.
A great shout went up as Lodge
concluded his announcement, and with
one accord the cohorts of Cannon and
Knox and Hughes and the other
heroes, joined in a common tribute for
the candiate of the party.
Sherman for Second Place.
The nomination for the vice-presi
dency was not made until Friday.
When the convention adjourned fot
the day Thursday the situation re
garding second place on the ticket was
decidedly unsettled, but before the del
egates met Friday an arrangement had
been perfected for the Taft delegates
to support Representative James S.
Sherman of New York as the running
mate of the secretary of war.
Three names were placed in nomi
nation when the chairman announced
that nominations were in order. Sher
man was named as New York's choice
by Tim Woodruff, former lieutenant
governor of the state; Gov. Curtis
Guild of Massachusetts was placed in
nomination by Senator Lodge, and Ex
Gov. Franklin Murphy of New Jersey
was named by Thomas N. McCarter.
Several brief seconding speeches were
made for each candidate.
When the roll call was begun it was
soon seen that Sherman was the popu
lar choice of the delegates. When
enough votes had been cast to insure
his nomination Senator Crane of
Massachusetts moved that it be made
unanimous and it was carried with a
shout of approval.
The usual motions of acknowledg
ment to the officers of tho convention
and to the city in which it was held
were then passed.
Judson W. Lyon of Georgia was
recognized to make the motion to ad
journ without day. it was put into
effect at 11:47 a. in. The band played
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” the del
egates rapidly left the hall and the
convention of 1908 had made its way
into history.
The second day of the Republican
national convention brought the long
expected Roosevelt yell, a whirlwind of
enthusiasm which raged within the
vast amphitheater of the Coliseum for
full 45 minutes Wednesday, and for a
time presented to the timid the spec
ter of a Roosevelt stampede.
This demonstration was decidedly
the feature of a day otherwise notable
for a stirring speech from the perma
nent chairman of the convention. Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu
etts.
Mr. Lodge early in his address
launched his sentence which electri
fied the assemblage into its first real
demonstration of wild enthusiasm.
“The president,” exclaimed Mr.
Lodge, "‘is the best abused and most
popular man in the United States to
day.”
This was the long awaited signal.
Instantly a shout broke from the gal
leries and was echoed back from the
floor, at first only a tempest of de
tached yells, and cat-calls, and shouts
of “Teddy,” but gradually gathering
force and volume until it swelled to a
whirlwind of sound and motion, as
delegates and spectators rose en
masse, mounting chairs, waving ban
ners. hats, handkerchiefs, flags, news
papers, anything which could be seized
upon to add turbulence to the scene.
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PLATFORM AT A GLANCE.
Roosevelt—
The abuse of wealth, the tyranny
of power, and the evils of privilege
and favoritism have been put to
scorn by him. We pledge a con
tinuance of the Roosevelt policies.
Anti-Injunction—
The Republican party will uphold
the authority of the courts, but be
lieves the rules of procedure In
federal courts with respect to in
junctions should be more accurate
ly defined by statute, and that no
injunction should be issued without
notice.
Labor—
The same wise policy will be pur
sued to lighten the burdens of all
who toil.
Tariff—
The Republican party declares
for a revision of tariff by a special
session of congress. We favor the
establishment of maximum and
minimum rates.
Money—
An expanding commerce . . .
and increasing crop movements
disclose the need of a more elas
tic and adaptable system.
T rusts—
The government should have
greater supervision over corpora
tions engaged in interstate com
merce.
Inland Waterways—
We call for a large and compre
hensive plan to improve the water
ways. harbors, and great lakes.
Army and Navy—
While the American people do
not desire and will not provoke a
war with any other country, we
nevertheless declare our devotion
to a policy which will keep this
republic ready at all times to de
fend her traditional doctrines.
Good Roads—
We approve the efforts of the ag
ricultural department in good road
construction.
Negroes—
We condemn all devices for the
disfranchisement of ti e negro.
Republican Policy—
The difference between Democ
racy and Republicanism is that
£ one stands for vacillation and ti
q miditv in government, the other
O for strength and purpose. Democ
O racy would have the nation own
0 the people, while Republicanism
9 would have the people own the na
a tion.
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One of Bill Nye's.
Referring to a real estate transac
tion made by one Peter Minult, way
back in the year 1028, Bill Xye, in his
history of the United States, declared:
"New York was afterwards sold for
$24; the whole island. When I think
of this I go into my family gallery,
which I also use as a swear room, and
tell those ancestors what I think of
them. Where were they when New
York sold for $24?"
The humor of this strikes deeply
when one stops to consider what has
been the outcome of this original in
vestment. Peter Minuit, with trinkets
and a few bottles of rum, so delighted
the native indians that they gladly
turned over to him the whole of Man
hattan island, now the heart of
Greater New York.—“New York, the
Giant City," National Magazine.
The Perennial.
According to the Atlanta Constitu
tion, a Georgia farmer posted this
sign on his front gate:
•’Candidates will pass on. No time
to talk to ’em.”
One morning his little boy shouted
from the garden walk:
“There's one o’ them canderdates
here, an’ he says he’ll come in any
how!"
The old man looked toward the
gate and said:
"Let him in. There’s no harm in
him. I know him. He’s been runnin’
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Interest.
Louis Rhoton Resigns As Prosecutor.
Lewis Rhoton Saturday tendered
his resignation as prosecuting attor
ney for the Sixth judicial district to
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall, the
resignation taking effect immediately.
Shortly afterward Governor Pindall
appointed Roy D. Campbell, a well
known Little Rock attorney, to suc
ceed Mr. Rohton and act as prose
cuting attorney until a successor is
elected and takes office.
The news of Mr. Rhoton’s resigna
tion caused a general sensation Sat
urday night when it became known
that the prosecuting attorney "who
has made history in Arkansas” in
the prosecution of the celebrated
boodle cases, and w’ho has just been
renominated to his office, had re*
signed. It was generally believed
throughout Little Rock after the news
of his resignation had reached every
quarter, that Mr. Rhoton intended to
succeed T. M. Mehaffy as attor
ney for the Iron Mountain in Ar
kansas, who is to resign that position.
"It is rumored that you will take
Mr. Mehaffy’s place as attorney for
the Iron Mountain in Arkansas. Is
there a basis for such a report?”
was asked Mr. Rhoton.
“There is no truth in the rumor,” re
plied Mr. Rhoton. “You can say that
I do not intend to take Mr. Mehaffy’s
place.”
The possible action of the Sixth
judicial district convention, should
Vinson and his friends claim that the
convention should declare Vinson the
nominee, was discussed Saturday
night. Politicians say that there is
no actual rule that Vinson in the pres
ent case and under existing circum
stances should be declared the nom
inee, but tb“y expressed the belief
that Vinson would have the right to
ask the convention to take such action
and that the convention might give
such a request serious consideration.
In case the convention refuses to
declare Mr. Vinson the nominee a
special primary election will be called.
Mr. Campbell is the only announced
candidate at the special primary elec
tion, but it is believed that Mr. Vin
son would be a candidate. No other
names have been mentioned.
The record of Mr. Rhoton as prose
cuting attorney attracted attention
throughout the country as a result of
the sensational legislative hoodie
cases and his anti-trust prosecutions.
Mr. Rhoton entered the prosecuting
attorney’s office as deputy October 31,
1904, and his career since has been
one of almost ceaseless activity. In
addition to the usual work connected
with the office he has handled others
of wide importance and interest. Out
of the entire lot of legislative boodle
cases and cases connected with them
he has secured five convictions, namely,
Ohapline, Butt, Gross, Cumnock and
Faucette; two hung juries in the case
of Covington and one in the case
against Butt. Representative DuLaney
and Senator Covington were acquitted.
Mr. Rhoton prosecuted and convicted
the International Harvester Company,
the Smith Premier Typewriter Com
pany, the Remington Company, the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company and
24 other insurance companies, five
cotton oil companies, the Hammond
Packing Company and other com
panies, of violation of the anti-trust
law. The harvester company was fined
$20,000, the two typewriter companies
about $1,000 each, the Hartford Fire
Insurance Company $20,000, the 24th
other insurance companies amounts
ranging from $1,250 to $200, each of
the cotton oil companies $1,250, and
the Hammond Packing Company $10,
000. Mr. Rhoton also convicted the
Iron Mountain railroad of giving free
transportation. The railroad was fined
$10,000. He also convicted the Rock
Island railroad of violation of the
full-crew act, passed by the last legis
lature, requiring all trains of 25 or
more cars, operated on railroads of 50
or more miles in length, to have three
brakemen or more. The case was re
cently appealed to the Arkansas Su
preme Court and the >"nling of the
lower court was affirmed. The result
of Mr. Rhoton’s fight will result, in
the estimated expenditure on the part
of the leading railroads of Arkansas
of about $100,000 per year.
Mr. Rhoton also prosecuted and con
victed on many charges of poolroom
gambling and racing. He also con
victed the Home Water Company of
failure properly to asess its property.
He convicted an eleciton judge of ex
ecuting fraud at an election, changing
ballots.
Given Two Years.
Ed Crossland was convicted iA the
Sebastian County Circuit Court at Fort
Smith Thursday on the charge of im
personating an officer, and was sen
tenced to serve a term of two years
in the state penitentiary.
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