Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1904 — Page 1

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■porker and Davis Will 11 Lead the Democrats i to Victory. g T LOUIS July B—The rush of -isitors around the doors and inlide the convention hall at 8 o’clock onight was greater than at auy jrevious session. It was something . ar ely paralleled at any national (invention. Extras had spread >he news over town that a nomination was to lie expected tonight and the crowd was enormous. At two >r three entrances the pressure on the doorkeepers and policemen was io great that the lines were broken ind many persons without tickets forced their way into the hall, senator Daniel of Virginia-read the re-, port to the committee on resolutions and the platform Was adopted plank jy plank, unanimously. Temporary Chairman Williams mounted the steps leading up to the platform, exung his hat round his head and the delegates, following his lead, roared their applause again and again, while the band played “Hail Columbia.” “The clerk will now call the roll of the states for the nomination of a candidate for president, ” shouted the chairman. A wild cry of delight came from the galleries. “Alabama,” shrieked the clerk. “Alabama yields to the Empire state of New York,” called Delegate Russel, of Alabama standing in his chair, one arm grasping the standard of his state banner. .Marion W. Lyttleton, of New York a man of medium and sturdy figure, with a full, clean shaven face with a heavy mass of dark brown hair tossed back from his brow and ears took the stand amid ringing applause to place Jydge Parker of New York in nomination. Mr. Lyttleton’s manner of speaking is calm and deliberate and he uses but few gestures. His voice is full, resonant and of decidedly pleasing quality and could be heard further than any other speaker who had preceded him, with the possible exception of Richmond P. Hobson. Arkansas yielded to Tennessee who seconded Parker’s nomnation California presented the name of William R. Hearst Connecticut seconded Parkers nomination, Delaware presented the name of Judge George Gray, Illinois seconded Hearsts nomination, Georgia stood by Parker, John Kern of Indiana in a rousing speech seconded Parker, Liwa was devided, Kansas named General Miles, Louisiana and Texas seconded Parker and so on down the line. Parker lacked but six votes of having the necessary two-thirds, and after the roll call it was but a second until sufficient states changed to make him solid for the nomination. Alton Brooks Parker was born in N ew York, May 14, 1852, and is now hfty-three years old. His first office Was of Surrogate of Ulster county, being fi rß t elected in 1877, and was afterwards elected for a second term.

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lu 1885 he was chairman of the New York state committee and managed the campaign that elected Hill governor of New York. Governor Hill tl en-appointed him to the supreme court, aud in 1897 was elected chief justice of the court of appeals. He is a clean and model man and will lead the democrats to victory. Parker to Convention: I regard the gold standard as firmly and irrevocably established and shall act accordingly if the action of the convention of today shall be ratified by the people. As the platform is silent on the subject, my views should be made known to the convention, and if it is proved to be unsatisfactory to the majority I request you to decline the nomination for me at once, so that another may be nominated before adjournment. A. B. PARKER. Convention to Parker: The Democratic platform is silent on the money question because it is not a possible issue in this campaign and only campaign issues are mentioned. Therefore nothing in the view expressed by you would preclude your standing on the platform. The first of the above telegrams, when it came over the Western Union wires Saturday evening, caused a whirlwind of excitement, owing to the misconstruction which the associated press garbled the telegram. After its meaning had been clearly defined, Col. Bryan framed the second telegram and resoluti-n which was passed by the convention, and later sent to the presidential nominee at his home in Esopus, New York. The passing of the two telegrams cleared all existing breakers and was the means of leaving no controversy between the delegates there assembled. Great scenes of excitement prevailed for several hours in the convention, but it ended amid a placid understanding between the leaders and others who were on the scene. The Saturday afternoon session adjourned until 5:20 that evening, and it was eight o’clock before the gavel sounded to bring the con vention to order. From that time until after midnight, much excitement was on the program. The telegram from Judge Parker was discussed and atfer the resolution of reply was adopted, the convention settled down to a normal condition. The states were called for the nomination of a candidate for vice-presi-dent. John R. Williams, of Illinois; Judge Harmon, of Ohio; George W. Turner, of Washington, and Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, were placed in nomination, the latter winning on the first ballot. Henry Gassaway Davis, whom the democratic national convention named for the vice presidency is a tpye of the successful American and his name is a familiar one among the great captains of industry of the United States. He is at present president of the W est Vir ginia Central & Pittsburg railway the Piedmont & Cumberland railway and the Davis National Bank of Piednomt founded by him and is a large shareholder in the Davis Coal and Coke company and other

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corporations engaged in the development of the country adjacent to his lines of railroad. In the management of these enterprises his son-in-law Stephen B. Elkins now U lited States senator co-operates with him. He has traveled widely but has never lost his love of home and has given miny practical proofs of his attachment to the places in which he has dwelt. To Piedmont, W. Va., he gave a handsome buildng, now known as the Davis Free school. During the winter of 1891—95 he sent a letter to te governor of West Virginia offering to give 150,000 for the establishment of a girl’s industrial school upon certain conditions to be fulfiled by the state and the legislature appointed a committee to confer with him on the subject. At Ekins he has also built and gave to the Presbyterian parish a beautiful stone structure, known as the Davis Memorial church, and in company with his son in law Sen-

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ator Elkins has endowed a Presbyterian college located at Elkins. His vigor of mind and body at the age of eighty one is remarkable. Mesdames H. H, Bremerkamp U. Deinninger and Ed Ehinger entertained Monday afternoon at the home of'Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp Monroe and Fifth streets fittv of their ladv friends and immediate neighbors. The house was beautifully decorated with daises and ferns presenting a very attractive appearance. Upon the arrival of the guests cards were distributed which had table number on and a number for a partner and after all had found their respective places and partners progressive red letters was installed as the afternoon pastime and several hours was thus spent in enjoyment. Mr. C. A. Dugan and Mrs. Dr. Connell won the highest number of games and were awarded first prizes while Mrs. Henry Voglewede and Mrs. Tim Corbett were given consolation prizes. During the afternoon a three course luncheon was served and at a late hour all adjourned voting the ladies fine entertainers. The out of town guests who were present were Mrs. Henry Uhl and Mrs. O. Uhl of Toledo, Mrs. Clem Voglewede of Delphi, Mrs. Jules Spies of Cleveland O. Mrs. John Mongev of St. Marys, Ohio, Mrs. Tony Arnold of Ft. Wayne and Mrs. Costello of Chicago, 111.

Harry Studabaker of Bluffton who has been suffering for several weeks with appendicites was successfully operated upon yesterday b}’ Dr. L. H. Cook and all reports from there state that his recovery will be a speedy one. Harry is well known here and his many friends no doubt are glad that the same was a success. Mrs. Jacob Kalver entertained sixteen of her lady friends Monday afternood at her home on North Fifth street, in honor of Mrs. Julius Spies, Cleveland, Ohio. The afternoon was pleasantly spent in talking and in having a general good time. Mrs. Kalver served her guests with a sumptous three course luncheon and at a late hour all departed for their respective homes. W. E. Patterson who left here, when a kid twenty years ago is making his first visit to the town of his birth since that departure. He is located at Fresno, California and like all Adams county boys —whether at home or abroad—is doing well and making great progress in life. All the boys that are not now boys will remember him well and will recall all the shady transactions that go with the life of a real boy. The town and citizenship has so changed that Mr. Pat

terson really feels like a stranger in a strange land. He was piloted about the city by J. B. Buhler, the two being closely associated in boyhood and are no doubt now relating some interesting incidents of twenty and more years ago. Eleven persons dead, 1177 persons njured and a property loss amounting to $164,000 is a part of the price which the United States paid for its Fourth of Jnly celebration and the deaths from lockjaw probably will donble or treble the number of fatalities. Os the injured 437 were hurt by fire crackers, skyrockets, or other explosives and nearly all the dead owed their fate to these. Cannon prematurely exploding brought death to two persons and injuries to 101. Fire arms, including revolvers and guns caused the hurts of 171; gunpowder, or dynamite mistaken for gunpowder severely hurt 220 persons and the deadly toy pistol this year claimed 209 victims. Runaways caused by epxlosions injured 39 persons and in such an accident a woman lost her life. — This is an old story and occurs each year and we believe it the duty of every council in every city in the state, Decatur included, to pass an ordiiance prohibiting the sale of cannon fire crackers, dynamite canes and other dangerous fire arms. Do it ffr>w before merchants buy their goods for next season. An ordinance of this kind will please the pubic and may savq lives and property.

The Fort Wayne Commercial Club have elected new officers, they being Robert Willard president, B. Paul Mossman first vice president, E. M. Wilson second vice prsident and Charles E. Bond treasurer. The state bar association have a meeting at Fort Wayne Thursday and Friday of this week and it is likely several members of the Adams county bar will attend. The democrats of Huntington county Saturday nominated their county ticket, the nominations going to H. C. Weiford or representative, G. W. Lawver for treasurer, B. H. Hurd for prosecutor, Ora Ross for recorder, P. M. McCarty for sheriff, David H. Heindel for surveyor Dr B. F. Elington for coroner,'George L. Kireg and Lewis E. Long for commissioners. John Everett a member of the Decatur cement and block company says they have received two of their roofing machines Tuesday and the same were being transferred from the car to their building and that the balance of the machines, four in number, would follow in a few more days. Monte Evans a member of this company left for Bluffton, where he will make a contract with certain parties to fnrnish this company with so much sand a week so as to keep the manufacture of this roofing material al ways on the move. The company is getting every thing in shape and are now only being held back by the machinery which should arrive soon. The company will employ ten men at the start aud increase in numlier as the plant increases. A ball game was played at Monroe last Friday that broke up in a genuine prize fight. The result of which the constables looking for one of the men to serve a warrant on him for drawing a weapon on an officer and for resisting arrest. The game started off fine and promised to be an interesting affair, until the umpire made a questonable decision and a general free for all fight occurred in which a young man by the name of Andrews was given a severe beating. Rev. Sprague happened to be on the field tried to quite the disturbance but his efforts prove fruitless and the fight was carried from the ball field up to the main part of the city. A warrant in the mean time had been issued against the chief offenders and the constable started out to serve the same. He found his man all right but he refused to submit to an arrest and’ drew a revolver' and forced the officer to break ground. The constable returned home and got his trusty gun and when he returned his man had flown and has not been seen since. More trouble is expected from this disturbance. Willard Elzey a notorious character who has on two different occasions served terms in the penitentary for serious crimes, is now in a good way to land there once more, being bound over to the Adams circuit court on Monday night by Squire Smith on a ch irge of grand larceny, having stolen a watch valued at four dollars from a poor old man named Meyer Kahn who lives a short distance north east of our city. Tho alleged transaction is supposed to have taken place on last Saturday evening in the alley in the rear of William Harting saloon where Kahn states that Elzey on a pretense of buying the watch took it from his pocket and was examining when some one called Kahn attention and he turned his back to Elz oy and spoke only a few moments to a friend of his and on returning Elzey had dissapeaied and could not l>e found and had taken the watch with him. Kahn traced Elzey to a number of places but could not find him and finally reported his loss to Marshal Cordua who together with Jules Spies, who is a member of the Cleveland detective and police force, went to the county line west of town this afternoon and arrested Elzey on the above charge. His bond was fixed at SIOO to appear in September at the Adams circuit court for trial and was taken to jail on his failure to furnish bond.

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Mrs. E. L. Cox who lived in this city a number of years ago and who was quite well known among j a great number of the people of | this city died at her home in Mari ion, Monday July the fourth after an illness of a long duration. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the residence the Rebecca lodge of which she was a member having charge of the services. This will no doubt prove a surprise to many of her friends here who did not know of her demise and who certainly sympathize with her hubsand in his sad affliction. Following a previous notice given about the senatorial convention we clip the following from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Dr. Sweringen was nominated by the republicans Tuesday for state’ senator for the joint district composed of Allen and Adams counties. That is fifteen republicans gathered in the assembly j|the court house and formally declared “and announced that “‘We, the republicans of Allen and Adams counties etc.," etc., ““nominate Dr. H. Von Sweringen,” etc.,etc., Dr. Sweringen wasn’t there to receive the acclamations of the tailors of Tooley street brigade, but he sent a letter accepting the nomination and setting forth his ideas of the duties of the senatorship, all of which were received with edifying reverence by the valiant fifteen. Fourteen of the fifteen were from Allen county and one from Adams county. The convention was called to order by Chairman L. P. Sharp of Allen and John M. Frisinger, the solitary Decatur man was elected chairman. Charles R. Line of the Dailey News was elected secretary. W. E. Doud p-esented the name of Dr. Sweringen for senator. The doctor was the unanimous choice of the chairman, the secretary and the faithful thirteen on the bleachers. The doctor wasn’t there, but he had a letter in which he showed the crying need of the hour in legislative halls was medical legislation. A regular Chicago hold up was planned and neatly carried out Tues day evening by two young men who undoubtedly have been reading Nick Carter or King Brady, and Miss Hattie Moore was picked as their first victim and was releived of her solid silver purse which contained a dollar and thirty cents. No trace as yet has been found as to who the guitly parties were. The story of the hold up is liest told by Miss Moore herself which is as follows. Last evening about eight o’clock I started for home in company with one of my lady friends and wo were chattering pleasantly together as only two girls know how’, until we reached the home of David Hunsioker on the corner of Eighth and Monroe street and were just in the act of stepping across the alley when two young men stepped out. For the time being I was terribly fright, ened but managed to ask them what they wanted, but received no reply one of the young men instead grabbing my solid silver purse which was hanging from my belt wrenching it from its place and started to runaway. I made a grab for him and caught him by the coat but the hold was too flimsy and he tore himself loose from me and started to run. .1 started after him and ran probably a square and then gave up the chase, telephoning to the police who arrived soon after, but no trace of the highwaymen could be found. Miss Moore is absolutely certain that the work was that of home talent as it was done in a bungling manner which showed amateurism and lack of experience. She is almost positive that she can identify one of the parties if not both. Miss Moore is greatly agitated over the loss of her pocket book as she stated it was a present to her from her father and would not have lost it for anything, stating that she would offer a reward for the pocket book but cared nothing for the contents. The police are today busily engaged in running do*rn several trails and arrests may follow in a short ti®e_