Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1908 — CHAFIN AND WATKINS [ARTICLE]

CHAFIN AND WATKINS

Names of tho Msn Who WUI Ride on the Water Wagon in the National Race. UADEB HAILS FROM CHICAGO " / i His Banning Kate a College Professor from Ada, Ohio, Flat form as It Was Adopted—Hears! Insists on an Independent Tick. *■ et in a Cable to President Oompers.

Columbus, 0., July 17.—Fdr president, Eugene W. Chafln, of Chicago; for vice president, Aaron S. Watkins, Ada, O. The foregoing ticket was nominated by the Prohibition national convention, both men being chosen unanimously. The full indorsement of the convention was not, however, given to Chafin until after three ballots had been taken. On the first two ballots Chafin did not show a great amount of strength, receiving but 195 out of 1,083 votes on the first and 376 out of 1,087 on the second ballot Three Ballots Were Taken.

His nomination was practically assured, however, when the roll call began for the third ballot His own state which had voted largely for Daniel R. Sheen, of Peoria, and the New York delegation, followed by those at Indiana and Wisconsin, came over to Chafln, and on the third ballot be received a total of 636 votes. The strongest competitor of Mr. Chafin was Rev. William B. Palmore, of St Louis, who received 274 votes on the first ballot and 418 on the second ballot, and’ a comparatively small vote after it was evident that the nomination of Chafln could not be prevented. Convention Strikes a Snag. The convention up to this time had run smoothly and without the slightest friction. It was decided to make Palmore the vice presidential nominee, snd he was named by acclamation. He declined to accept the office, however, and persisted In bis attitude despite tb4 string urging* of his friends. The convention finding itself confronted with the necessity of naming another ▼lce presidential candidate and many of the delegates being anxious to catch the early night trains for their homes, became involved in a deep parliamentary tangle. Thp rules were several times suspended and the suspensions Immediately revoked.

IN A PARLIAMENTARY TANGLE Finally Unraveled and Watkins Is Named for Second Place. Finally it was decided that Professor Aaron S. Watkins, of Ada, 0., should be named by acclamation. There was no opposition to him at the moment, and Chairman Scanlon was on the verge of declaring Professor Watkins the nominee when delegates in various parts of the hall broke in with a flood of motions, counter motions, amendments and suspensions of the rules. An extended debate followed, which fiualy resulted in the restoration of the rules, and a ballot for the vice presidency. Three men were named: Professor Watkins; T. B. Demaree, of Kentucky, and Charles S. Holler, of Indiana. The ballot resulted in the nomination of Professor Watkins by an overwhelming lhajorlty, and he was immediately thereafter, upon motion of the Kentucky delegates, made the unanimous choice of the convention. Both the presidential and vice presidential nominees are candidates for governor of their respective states on the Prohibition tickets. After the nomination of vice president, and the adoption of the usual complimentary resolutions, the convention adjourned sine die. Eugene W. Chafln, who leads the. Prohibition ticket. Is an attorney residing in Chicago. He is a native of Waukesha county, Wisconsin, and for some years practiced law there. He at one time was candidate for governor of Wisconsin on the Prohibition ticket, and was this year placed in running for the same position in Illinois by the Prohibitionists of that state. t PLATFORM THAT WAS ADOPTED Covers More Ground Than That Draft* ad by Crafts. The platform adopted differs in several particulars from the draft made by Crafts, and published In these dispatches. It is as follows: 1. Submission by congress to the several states of an amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importation, exportation or transportation of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes. 2. Immediate prohibition of the liquor traffic for beverage purposes in the District of Columbia, in the territories and In all places over which the national government has jurisdiction, the repeal of the internal revenue tax on alcoholic liquors and the prohibition of Interstate traffic therein. 3. Election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. 4. Equitable graduated income and Inheritance taxes. 5. Establishment of postal savings _ banks and the guaranty of deposits iu banks. 6. Regulation of all corporations doing an interstate business. 7. Creation of a permanent tariff commission. A Btrict enforcement of law instead

of the official tolerance and practical license of the social evil which prevails In many of our cities, with Its unspeakable traffic in girls. 9. Uniform marriage and divorce laws. 10. AM equitabls and constitutional employers' llallitby act 11. Court review of poatofflee department decisions. 12. Prohibition of child labor in mines, workshops and factories. 13. Legislation basing suffrage only upou Intelligence and ability to read and write the English language. 14. Preservation of the mineral and forest resources of the country fcnd Improvement of the highways and waterways.

HKAKBT IS AGAINST BRYAN In a Cable to Gompers He Insists On a Third Ticket. New York, July 17.—A cablegram has been received from William Randolph Hearst, In reply to a message transmitted to Hearst from Samuel Gompers stating that in view of the Democratic stand for labor it would be “an act of greatest patriotism for the Independence party to endorse the Democratic platform," and urging him not to run a third ticket, as it would elect Taft Hearst*s cablegram Is dated Paris, July 13, and says: “Tell Mr. Gompers that I am not authorised to speak for the membership of the Independence League, but according to my personal standards a purer patriotism consists in laboring to establish a new party which will be consistently devoted to the Interest of the citizenship, and particularly to the advantage and advancement of the producing classes. I do not think the path of patriotism lies in supporting a discredited and decadent old party which has neither conscientious conviction nor honest intention, or in endorsing chameleon candidates who change the color of their political opinion with every varying hue of opportunism.

“I do not think the best benefit of laboring men lies In supporting that old party because of a sop of falso promise, when the performance of that party while in power did more to Injure labor than all the injunctions ever Issued before or since, I have lost faith in the empty professions of an unregenerate Democracy. I have lost confidence in the ability, In the sincerity, and even in the integrity of its lenders.”

WESTERN WIND BREAKS. Experiments to Determine Their Uee* fulness to tho Prairio Farmer. The sudden ruin that hot winds sometimes bring to growing crops In parts of the west Is well known. Blowing strongly across the unobstructed plains, these winds may In a few days blast all hope of even a partial harvest. This is particularly so in the lower portion of the central plains region and in years of unusually low rainfall. Here the winds most to be {eared blow- from the southwest or south. In the northern prairie region the farmer is exposed to the hot Chinook wind, which sweeps down from the Canadian mountains. This either dries out growing crops or if it prevails before the danger of killing frosts is past causes loss through urging vegetation forward prematurely. Cold winter winds also do great Injury to crops, make the climate more severe for stock and men and interfere with an even covering of snow upon the ground. This is true from Canada almost to the gulf. In southern California dry winds from the north and northeast sweep down from the Mohave desert with destructive results. Coming in June, these winds may reduce the wheat yield of unprotected fields to almost nothing. Windbreaks of eucalyptus and Monterey cypress, now in such com* mon use to protect orange groves and orchards, long ago convinced possessors of highly valuable Irrigated land of the value of tree planting for protection purposes. But there are two sides to the windbreak question. Some prairie farmers declare positively that belts of oeage orange, for instance, are a “nuisance.” Others cite figures to show positive benefit. A farmer who lives near Downs, Kan., gives his yield of corn from a field protected on the south by a row of tall cottonwoods as six bushels per acre more than in places where there Is no protection. About fifteen acres are benefited in this way. It is highly necessary that the windbreak should occupy only sufficient land to offset, this benefit. An Illinois farmer sums up his observations upon this matter thus: “My experience is that now, In cold and stormy winters, wheat protected by timber belts yield full crops, while fields not protected yield only one-third of a crop. Twenty-five or thirty years ago we never had any wheat killed by winter frosts, and every year a full crop of peaches, which is now rare. At that time we had plenty of timber around our fields and orchards, now cleared away.” The United States forest service proposes to find out just when and how much windbreaks increase the yield of crops. Measurements and tests will be made and elaborate data will be collected by experts who will have charge of the Btudy. Baby's Bath. The temperature of ( baby’s bath for the first tew weeks should be 100 degrees Fi; later, during early infancy, at 88 degrees F. After six months the proper temperature Is 96 degrees F., end daring the second year from 86 to 90 degrees F.