Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1912 — EPITOME OF A WEEK'S NEWS [ARTICLE]

EPITOME OF A WEEK'S NEWS

Mostimportant Happenings Told in Brief.

Politics Without the taking of a single ballot, after breaking the record for demonstrations, after introducing women for the first time as a force in national politics, the Progressive convention at Chicago adjourned sine die, having named Theodore Roosevelt for presidency and Hiram W. Johnson candidate for the vice-presidency. The platform adopted by the national Progressive convention at Chicago advocates political, industrial, agrarian, commercial and social conservation and tariff reforms. It is in the form of a "contract with the people" and was mostly written by Colonel Roosevelt. Ex-Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana delivered the "keynote” speech at the birth of, the national Progressive party in Chicago. Contesting negro delegations from Florida and Mississippi were barred from the Progressive convention by the national committee at Chicago. Under the decision of the committee not a negro delegate sat in the convention. * * * Charles R. Crane of Chicago has been offered the treasurership of the Democratic national committee. Governor Wilson and Chairman McCombs of the national committee agreed upon Crane at a conference held in New York City. • * Former Vice-President Adlal E. Stevenson is to take the stump for Wilson and Marshall. His son Lewis made the announcement at Democratic national headquarters in New York. “While my father is seventy-six years did?’ he said, “he will make four or five speeches at least for Wilson in his home state, Illinois. He is ready to visit other western states.” * « • "**■ ‘", -A . ■*' The nomination of Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson, former chief executive of Indiana, for governor and the adoption of a platform which pledged faith in the Republicans of the state to President Taft were the features of the Republican state convention held in Indianapolis. * * • Champ Clark, speaker of the house s of representatives, was renominated at the primaries as representative in congress from the Ninth Missouri d*strict. This is Mr. Clark’s tenth nomination. * • • Besides naming a third party ticket with Frank H. Funk of Bloomington for governor, the Illinois state- Progressive convention, held in Chicago Indorsed Theodore Roosevelt for president, adopted a Roosevelt platform, nominated 29 candidates for presidential electors, selected 58 delegates to the national convention and elected a new state committee. • ’ • •’ . Gov. Woodrow Wilson announced the appointment of Rolla Wells, former mayor of St. Louis, Mo., to be treasurer of the national Democratic committee and Charles R. Crane of Chicago to be vice-chairman of the finance committee of which Henry Morgenthau of New York has been chosen chairman. * • • United States Senator Robert L. Owen swept the state of Oklahoma In his campaign for re-nomination against Gov. Charles N. Haskell by an overwhelming majority. • • * Domestic Al. Jennings, formerly a notorious train robber and member of the Dalton gang of bandits, was nominated for county attorney at Oklahoma City, Okla. Jennings made a unique campaign, narrating his past performances as a bandit and telling of his enforced refprmation. * • • When Willie Hinkle, wealthy stock broker of San Francisco, Strolled into his office he found a note on his desk in his stepson’s handwriting and signed “George Hinkle,” informing him that the writer had embezzled $34,000 in cash from banks and an amount in securities not specified.. ; v ' : •’ • . The Norfolk & Western Railway company has bought a half interest in the Virginia-Caroliiia railroad from President binges, who built it and has been operating it. It is reported that the prioe paid was $1,000,000. • • * i Accused Of defaulting with thousands from the estates intrusted to his care, Col. Gibbons Gray Cornwell of Westchester, Pa., commander of the Sixth regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, shot himself and died instantly in a Pennsylvania train. • • • Former Mayor Robert W. Speer, publisher of a Denver newspaper, was fined SI,OOO and sentenced to five days in the county jail by District Judge Hubert L. Shat tuck for con struct!ve contemn! of court