Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 177, 4 May 1909 — Page 1

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KICHMONB PI MM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL, XXXIV. . NO. 177. J -C$ IOOZSIOHIV JHU TUESDAY EVENDTCi, MAY 4, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 9 CE2TTS.

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Popular Physician Who Is Again to Lead the Republican Forces Sta3s That It Is l.s Intention to Give This City fhe Best Government That It Has Eer Had and tli Re

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WONDERFUL RACE BY HARRIS

Popular Young Man Pleased His Many Faithful Supporters By the Gallant Fight He Made and His Excellent Showing After Being Counted Out of the Race by Gordon, He Defeated the Editor for Second Place, Carrying Three of the Ten Precincts Gordon Did Not Carry a Precinct, Not Even His Own.

VOTE OVER 700 BELOW THAT OF F However the Returns Show That the Vote Cast Yesterday. Was Over 200 in Ex- ' cess, of Taft Vote. COLORED VOTE SOLID FOR DR. ZIMMERMAN Dn the Whole the Election Was ' A Clean One and Many Democrats Who Tried to Vote Were Disqualified. I will give them the cleanest city we ever had. .. "I made the cleanest campaign I ever made and won fairly. Many men in the shops! did not have time to vote and nan they, I would have had a much larger majority. "I ' don't expect a hard contest for the election. , j "The west side hose house was rimmoted hv me when mayor first time, and I am in favor of 11 and expect to put it up mayor. , : DR. W. W. PIMMERMA "Republican nominee for , "We pat up in honst fight and were fairly Waten My friends stayed by. me io the finish and to them belongs th credit for the votes which I received. I sincerely appreciate the favor of those who sided me. "EDWARD H. HARRIS. ' It If Dr. William W. Zimmerman. He was chosen at yesterday's primary election, as the fourth time leader Of the party's municipal ticket. After the fiercest campaign ever conducted preceding a primary election In- this rity, he was declared nominated with a majority of 422 votes over Edward H. Harris, who finished second. J. Bennett Gordon finished third, 71 votes behind Harris. S. K. Morgan's total rote was 30. Mr, Gordon today had no statement to make. An Early Forecast. The returns from the nomination - nyere received early last night. It was known by nine o'clock that Zimmernan' would be the nominee unless : a wonderful rally was shown by Harris or Gordon. Half an hour later more reports were in and Zimmerman Vas showing consistent gains with the other candidates at a standstill. Before 10 o'clock his election was conceded. Three times previously Zimmerman has been the republican candidate for mayor and his victory last night stamps him as the best individual cam paigner in the city. . His success as a vote getter has been nothing less than remarkable. "The poor man's friend," he has been called for many years and .' a . a At.. , acn lime ne dm assea ror me nomi nation the response has come. He won out in the face of great odds. He had been heralded as the man who would break the wfrty, but from Indications today, will be the force that heals the ruptures he caused in his previous ex perlence. A M . . m. ....... .a vow was vecreasce. The vote cast yesterday was a de crease of 750 over that at the primary four years ago. The poll watchejrs of each candidate were careful in their attempt to prevent other than party men casting a ballot. They were successful to a surprising extent.' Elec tion day passed without trouble of any fcind being reported from any poU. At

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Triumphant Over the Victory the primary of 1905, more votes were cast in the First ward, than there were legal voters of all parties. Yesterday the total vote was 3,684, which was 291 more than the vote received by Taft at the last general election. On the face of these figures, not as many voters remained away from the polls as had been expected would do so, .when the voting appeared so slow in the morning hours. - Evidently it was more nearly a party vote than at the last primary. Saloonists Active. One of the chief features set forth by the nomination of Zimmerman & the repudiation of the republican voters tendered the saloon and brewery politicians of the city. Bennett Gordon had allied with him the same group of saloon owners that made the city vote "wet" in the local option campaign. Such an outcome indicates the yoke of such men on the party is being thrown off. The independence of the voter was asserted more than . ever. The best organized force of poll workers in the city was that boosting Gordon. But Gordon finished third. Wade-Foulke Letters. In another way, the voter showed this independence and rejection of attempted dictation. The Wade-Foulke letters furnished an episode that figured largely In the campaign. . The Rev. Mr. Wade wrote William DudleyFoulke a letter suggesting supporting Gordon, as the strongest candidate. Foulke replied, endorsing Wade's suggestion and both letters were printed in The Item, Gordon's newspaper. Voters . were startled that , Wade should seek an" alliance with Gordon. It was Wade who led the local optionists and Gordon who had opposed him through hia-'paper. That the two should form coalition was so surprising " as to prove a shock and the resentment was shown when Gordon voters left him for Zimmerman and Harris. Negro yotefngured. The negro vote figured largely in the outcome. It is doubtful if Gordon received a dozettiegro votes. Zimmerman had been recognised for years as the friend of the black race. He practically carries their vote In his medicine case. The local negro population originally supported Henry Deuker, but after bis withdrawal, it lent its in fluence to Harris. But Harris did not profit to any great extent, the majority of the vote that forsook. Deuker going to Zimmerman. - Deuker and Harris. When the campaign opened Henry Deuker was regarded as ; one of the strongest candidates. He was ; first to announce officially and at that time it looked as if he would be a strong opponent of Zimmerman. -Later Gor don, then Harris entered the field and the vote that would have been for Deuker, split; between the ; two. It was but a few days until both Harris and Gordon were securing more prom inence than Deuker. Conditions remained this way until Deuker began to recede from public view. . Certain factions sought to select a man. who could beat Zimmerman, fearing for the party's interest next November. ; Both the Harris and Gordon men strove to create the impression their candidate was the man to support. But despite the combinations made against him. Zimmerman pulled out. as he expressed it election day: "Eight lengths to the good and the - others . standing still." ' Morgan's Vote a Joke. ' The vote of S. iC Morgan was surprising. It was practically inconsiderate. He had been expected to poll about 100 at the lowest estimate, but he did not secure a third of this number. By many , Morgan's candidacy was regarded as an advertising scheme. He is engaged in business and believes in advertising. He secured it from the mayoralty- contest In a way different from any other. He was about the city in a Jovial mood today and not showing the least disappointment. - Both Harris 'and Zimmerman made absolutely clean campaigns. It Is probable Harris spent i less ; money than either of his competitors. His friends were busy in his behalf but not in the use of money for Illegal influence. He was without paid workers at the polls and was without an. organization that "came . across." to meet the demands of the unscrupulous voter. He played fair and clean and there has not been any criticism heard as to the conduct of his campaign. Dec's Former Campaigns. ; Four years ago Dr. Zimmerman

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FeuiS Zimmecan En of Their 0 allied with a force that used boodle and booze and he won. Yesterday he was divorced from this force and put up a clean contest He won again. Four years ago votes were bought for him wherever they could be found. No reports of any vote .buying by him or nis workers yesterday nave been heard. He depended upon his personal appeal and it proved sufficient. He was said to be without an organization, but he had one that was almost perfect. It was efficient and not corrupt. He was in touch with the trend of sentiment in the factory districts particularly. He received daily reports from a group of men who were interested in his success and at all times be knew , just where he stood. His former political enemies were surprised at the cleanliness of the fight he was waging. A Meteoric Career. The political career of the man has been meteoric. It was about fourteen years ago he first entered politics for himself. He sought to be county coroner and won out. He entered the race for mayor before the expiration of his term as coroner and secured the nomination. He was elected and after serving four years was reelected. He was nominated a third time and won out after a strong but poorly directed fight had been made against him. This fight was led by the Item under Bennett Gordon. Zimmerman lost the election after the most exciting struggle known to local politics. Dr. R. S. Schillinger was nominated for the office by the democrats. Schillinger was an , un' known. He was not a vote getter nor a man to inspire enthusiasm. Zimmerman's private life was made the cause for the fight against him. Mass meetings of women were held to protest against his election. Leaders of the republican party denounced him in public addresses. It was not for Schillinger but L to beat Zimmerman? the spirit was aroused " and theelection showed him beaten. He said then he would be a candidate again in four years. He kept bjs word and again has been successful, jf . Gordon's .Campaign. In . direct contrast to. the campaign of Harris and Zimmerman was that of Gordon. He made a tour of the city delivering campaign I speeches. " He visited several of the leading factories and , recounted the points of his platform. He rented the Gennett theater to address a public meeting. He threw his newspaper into the fight both editorially and in the news columns. He tried to show he was the leading candidate against Zimmerman, but the returns did not bear him out and he finished third. But Zimmerman won. Today he Is the man the party looks to, to carry it to victory against the , democrats next November. Those same party men, who four years ago led the revolt against Zimmerman today said they are for him. They believe he fought fairly this time and won out. They look upon him as the choice of the majority of the voters of the party and the man now deserving the support and vote of all. By an ante-election agreement all other contestants for the nomination are pledged to support the nominee. -Zimmerman is looked upon as the man who four years ago disrupted the party and today is being looked to as the man with the opportunity to redeem himself and reunite the party.. He has declared in favor of law enforcement and a clean city. His statements will find believers and conditions now are dif ferent from what they were four years ago.

ssriri' j.sjt-1- tw sws.iiig.f.a-waMsssMssaai.j. i n jfjk sssmss WARD COUNCILMEN RESULTS MONDAY First Ward. Alphonse Weishaupt .. . ...... .308 Second Ward. Jesse Evans .154 John White 149 Evans majority. 5 Third Ward. H. H. Englebert .. ... ... .... .288 ' Fourth Wirdy William Bartel .fTTT. .... 325 Joseph MiRiisrT. .199 Bartel's majority .126 Fifth Ward. E. E. King ..................398 Franklin Moore ........338 King's majority . . ........... 60 Sixth Ward. Harry Kauffman .....220 Harvey Brown ........213 , Kauffman'8 majority . ..........7 - Seventh Ward. S. Edgar Bond . 192 Frank Waldele ...210 Waideles majority .".I8 Eighth Ward. ' John Bnrdsall ,....,.,..... .94 B. C. Hill .,. J 54 Harry Winkle ........47

a c 5 a ci "E "o PRECINCTS. s S E -c mE . m - ; . c rsj uj ; First Ward .......... 2 210 79 161 Second Ward ............... 6 184 62 90 Third Ward .-V.... 6 177 120 96 Fourth Ward, North ........-- 2 122 107 84 Fourth Ward, South ........ --- 111 69 84 Fifth Ward, North ... .... .... 1 161 15 29 Fifth Ward, South 4 204 218 191 Sixth Ward 1 122 203 . 131 Seventh Ward 5 1 36 177 117 Eighth Ward .. 3 96 52 48 Totals ................. 3011523 1102 1 1031

Zimmerman's majority, 421.

a PRECINCTS. m . c 5 . 8 o o. - . - 0. X X tFirst Ward 266" 160 168 76 191 I 133 I 168 Second Ward 156 125 140 64 125 102 120 Third Ward 196 137 180 62 143 144 133 Fourth Ward, North ........ 140 102 167 66 r 116 149 140 Fourth Ward, South ........ 139 108 137 36 127 105 106 Fifth Ward, North ......... 70 40 50 14 49 23 17 Fifth Ward. South .-. 341 301 323 108 247 281 144 Sixth Ward 228 149 310 80 223 215 206 Seventh Ward 183 132 211 187 140 "162 119 Eighth Ward 90 53 63 56 74 41 48 Totals .. 1809 1301 1749 I 749 I 1435 1355 I 1201

The Four Elected Williams, Knollenberg, Wessel, Thatcher.

Results of Former Republican Primaries Vote Cast in 1905. Nusb'm. Zim'n. Neal.

First Ward ...... 143 - 429 25 Second Ward ... 125 328 11 Third Ward ... 254 326 13 Fourth Ward ... 262 398 18 Fifth Ward 1.... 367 314 44 Fifth-Ward 2.... 45 201 3 pkitc Ward ..... 275 183 22 Seventh Ward 1. 98 :i 97 12 Seventh ward2r '167 " "260 '9 Totals.. ... ..1,741 2,536 157 Total vote cast. 4.434., ... Vote Cast in 1901. Ogborn. Zim'n. First Ward 131 350 Second Ward ......... 124, : 307 Third Ward 1205 272 Fourth Ward ..... 228 423 Fifth Ward 1 ........ 266 256 Fifth Ward 2 ........ 44 178 Sixth Ward .......... 231 177 Seventh Ward 185 278 Totals .. .. .. .. ..1,414 : 2,241

Total vote cast. 3.655. ANOTHER SERIOUS BLAZE 111 GOTHAM Two Children Seriously Burned, Fourteen Overcome By Smoke. SEVERAL DARING RESCUES ONE MOTHER REFUSED ' TO LEAVE THE BURNING BUILDING UNTIL SHE SAW HER CHILDREN WERE REMOVED. - New York, May . 4. Two children were seriously burned, lourteen persons overcome, by snwkc and the lives oi six otnerjepjiamgerea in a nre eariy today - that gutted "the three-story frame apartment and store building at 4720 Third avenue, Brooklyn. One of those In danger refused to be rescued until her three little boys had first been carried to a plaee of safety. . " Policeman O'Leary of the Fourth av enue station, discovered the. flames coming: from the window on the floor occupied by ; Edward Dainty and his wife and three year old daughter Nel lie. O'Leary and three other children had to break In the door. All of the family were unconscious from the smoke. He got them down to the street, but not until Nellie had sustained burns about the head and hands. Other daring rescues followed. HAKES DR. SMITH. Dr. S. E. Smith, superintended Eastern Indiana Hospital hssrbeen selected as one of jfSm statstelecates to the National CesBjpsrSe of Charities and Corrections, to be held In Buf falo. June 8 to 16. by Governor Thomas R. Marshall. Dr. Smith Is the only one from this vicinity to be so honored. Timothy , Nicholson is a member of the conference and will doubtless

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ROY SEI1TEHCED Chester Jordan of Indianapolis Convicted of Murder in Boston. . A SENSATIONAL KILLING AFTER SLAYING JORDAN PUT BOD TRUNKA ; SHORTRIDGE. SCHOOL STAR ATH Cambridge, Mass., May 4. Chester Jordan, born and raised in Indianapolis, was today found guilty of murder in the first degree, by the jury after it had deliberated for fifteen hours. Jordan was charged with having killed his actress wife, burning part of the body and packing the remainder in a trunk, and attempting to ship It to New York as baggage. A hackman'e suspicions of the trunk led to a revelation of its contents. Jordan was his wife's partner In a vaudeville sketch. He was a former member of the Shortridge High school football team and was also populaKjn amateur theatricals in Indianapolls." COIIVEIITIQII OPENS Today the United Iron, Steel And Tin Workers Meet At Detroit. NEW WAGE SCALE PLANNED Detroit, May 4.-rrTJfe 34th annual convention of thSyffbn, Steel and Tin Workers of thejjjfiited States of America, which was called to order here today, is expected to prove one of the most important in the organisation's hiftory. The business of chief - im portance will be the matter of the new wage scale and working agreement. The present scale expires on June 30. The wage scale committee has been deliberating since Friday night when It began Its sessions in the Grlswold ho tel here, the official headquarters. ON HONEYltO Toronto, OnL. Kay if-Matthew As ter Wilks, of New Tsfkv and his bride, who was Miss 3jrla Green, daughter of Mrs. Hetty ween, are spending: part of their honeymoon here. Yesterday they made a biff catch of speckled trouL YOU CAN BE HELPED at small expense aad no trouble. And the kind of help you will get Is the kind that H satisfactory; Men aad women with keen bwsiness sense read the small waat ads. Keen besiaees sense Is valuable in the kitchen, as well as la the counting room. Whether you need the help for the one or the other, call Fhoae 1121.

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A GREAT SUCCESS New York and Chicago Reporters Experiment. New York. May 4. The first successful long distance communication on land by wireless was achieved Jast night, when the correspondeftCot the New York American seaf'a message from the WaldArfAstoria tower to a reporter on thef roof of the Auditori um Annex. Chicago. An answer was received. The wireless is more sue cessful at night than during the da7 because of the absence of static in the atmosphere. 1 llffl OEPARTfflT WILL INVESTIGATE To Find Who Tampered With The Engines off a Scout ; Cruiser. SWBSHBBBWSI WAS IT A MALICIOUS PLOT? BUILDERS OF THE SHIPfOSITIVELY STATE THATTHEY FOUND A FOREIGN B0LT HAD BEEN PUT IhfPLAc'E. Quincy, Mass., May 4. The govern ment, it is reported here today, will take immediate action toward running down those responsible for what appears to have been a deliberate and malicious plot to wreck one of the turbines of the United . States scout cruiser Salem. The Fore River Shipbuilding company, builders of the 8aleny. announces . thaL..the turbines of the Salem on both the port and star board sides upon being opened were found to be impaired by a foreign loose bolt or some other substance. Chief Constructor Francis T. .Bow les, president of the company., said that a bolt-head was found dropped In through one of the port turbines and had lodged between the nozzle and the buckets. ' , ' ARE COtlGRATULATEl Members of the Republican City Committee Did Their Work Well. ALL RULES ARE OBSERVED Congratulations i red on the members of publican city committee today. for the successful way the election was conducted. ' It was characterized - as the cleanest election ever held In the city, and the fairest and sauarest to all candidates concerned. At none of the voting precincts was there any trouble whatsoever, slthough, owing to the bitterness of the campaign, it was believed by the public, that trouble might occur in cer tain districts. No laws of the commit tee were violated during the entire day. One of . the most pleasing features of the day was the fact that all the poles closed st C o'clock without any disturbance over voting late arrivals. The committee had ruled that the polls be closed at this hour wtaethany one was in line or not. It dem onstrated to the voters that It was just as easy to vote early as to vote late. . . , - The committee by ruling that no rigs could be used, except for the individual use of the candidates, saved the candidates a large expense and It Is probable that this will be made a permanent ruling. In the future. ; CI1AHLES L. ELLIS GIMIITEO GiyGuDE His Wife Failed to Retail Her Affection. . Upon the ground - of Charles L Ellis -was granted a divorce from Annie EUle, in circuit court this morning. " The plaintiff said his wife was a widow at the ttafs of their riage. 'She did sot iCU U Hon for him very long aad when it became necessary for hiss to leave the city In which they resided, to work, she did not care to him. Since that time ther have lived

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TURKS SAID TO DE III win It Is Said That. the. Trccpa After Murdering All Thsir Officers Took Part in the Bloody Massacre. CONSTANTINOPLE IS VERY MUCH ALARCED A Fanatical Relicus Sect in Syria Have Taken the War Path Tales of Murder Are Common. Constantinople, May 4. Rumors of an alarming character are being re ceived today from Ezermonm la Asia Minor. It Is stated that there has been a further uprising against the Armenians and that the Turkish . troops, after murdering- their officers have Joined in a massacre. The Druses, a fanatical religious sect of Syrians In the Hauao district have also revolted. Troops have been ord ered to proceed to the scene of the disturbance at once. From Adana comes the news that a Jesuit mission there was destroyed by fire. Mission aries and sisters, however are said to be safe. Several executions of condemned plotters against the Young Turks msy he expected every day for some time to come. The Infliction of the death penalty will be neibUe. From Tarsus. Asiatic Tnrker. antaeSv tie details of atrocities committed by fanatical llohaamedans la vlSxssa and fsrms In this district are ensaias to that city. ... Are Killed. AV, least lO.tZO nerc&x W tfci lives in this province aad some estimates have placed the total casualty list at 250.000. The yard of the American Mission house looks like a pen. The men wander around all sight try ing to keep . warm and tho venm and children sleep on the floors of the school rooms. There have been four births at the Mission since the refu gees came In. The Tonne? Turks around Tarsus are leading Armenian gins ror Horses. Modern repeatima rlfles there have been numerous. Ib is of the mnrdsrinsr nf simu.. and children with deKberatJon bats been cited. There are other Inctsasss ; women were brouarht out one) by one aad shot down. . The bretandere elapptns; their bands at each fresh execution. . ' NOLO CONPKRSNCC Constantinople. Mar 4L-A. lengthy laCsranee was held todar br Saltan ucatst V. aad TrwCc Pfciba. wbo was. nntn Mondar slant, svaavi of tbo iMlm, Tko eonf si n brought about br the cabinet which culminated !a the ississxUoa cf the mlalstry. Oca. Schefket Pasha, the Idol of the TonssT Turk srmr. has taken a kmst In the political situatiosr wtta the ex pression that a national suaietry shall not oe ionned to saeeeed tas Tewr.x Pasha cabinet. . The Tomer Turk tav eral declares that the army doss not want untried men to rale the destinies of Turkey. Posts of perils lasatary under secretaries mar be created vrhteh will be filled by Toons; Turks to take the nlaee of ministers. . . OPTIOO ELECTION Pignts Are nc-i Jezzy a Clay, Piiski end Sza ccr CcuntSca.. . dhys clail:::;3 a yictchy ladiaaapolis. May Cr-Clay. Pahu&l Spencer cowatles are sssSnc lo cal option elections today. The errs daim they wta carry Cisy fey two go weL-XTly coaaty Is sow cry by renrsmstrsnoe, sines TStrnsry S. In Falsakf the drys expect to carry ten oat of the twelve bars at least a xsxisciZr ef stx dred la the eosnty. TUs county Is err by resaonstrance mam. Coth sides will be drys Jsrtty of bmleJ.. C of tie wow Cry by re in tise ssaiarfty

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