Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 114, 18 March 1912 — Page 8

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GIVE JIR TESTS s to .Who the People Favor for Two Presidential Nominations.

PRIMARY DATES. North Dakota March 19 Wisconsin April 2 Nebraska April 17 Oregon April 19 Naw Jersey May 28

(National Nwa Association) fei8MARCK, N. I).. March 18. To North Dakota belongs the distinction of holding the first presidential prefer enca primary. On Tuesday next the various political parties will elect delegates, to the national conventions and at the same time express their choice for the party's nominee for president. The primaries have attracted the national attention not only because they are an innovation, but principally on account of the fight now being waged between Colonel Roosevelt and President Taft for the nomination. The general expectation is that the result of the North Dakota primaries, will exert an important Influence over the other state-wide presidential primaries that will be held in four other atates In the near future, as well as over the state conventions. Oregon, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Naw Jersey, all will hold presidential preference primaries within the next tan weeks, and the date for California's primaries la expected to be set soon. Juat now, Former President Roosevelt, seems likely to capture the Republican delegation of North Dakota, while Champ Clark, Woodrow Wilson and Judson Harmon appear to have about equal chances for winning the Democratic delegates. It la generally conceded on all sides that the Republican delegates elected will be Instructed to vote for the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt in the Chicago convention. The Republicans estimate that their voting strength in the state will be about 76,000, and it la figured that Roosevelt will poll at least half of that number, that Pfeai dent Taft will have about one-third. .and Senator Lafollette the remainder. ' Bven the Taft managers, it is said, are practically ready to concede that the President cannot command a majority of the North Dakota voters in the preference primaries. Senator McCumber, who is a strong supporter of the President, is' declared to have stated in a recent utterance that he conceded an antl-Taft delegation. One reason assigned la, that the farmers of North Dakota and they comprise the larger part of the population of the state became deeply incensed at the president because of hie advocacy of Canadian reciprocity and, although that proposition failed through the refusal of Canada to enter the compact, the agriculturists have not forgotten 'the effort made by the President to lower the duties upon the products of

tne Dominion, wbicn tney contenaea would compete with their own. Conceding that the North Dakota delegates elected by the people, Instead of being chosen by the old convention plan, are instructed for Roosevelt, a singular situation is likely to rlM. Th law makes delegates thus

elected to national conventions, officers of the state and requires them to take an oath the same as other state officials. Their expenses, up to f 100, Incurred In attending a national convention, are paid by the state, and there is at least the moral obligatiod en them to comply with the inatruc- ' tlona given them at the time of their lection. . Thus, if so Instructed, they will be obliged to vote for Roosevelt no matter what the circumstances may be at the convention, and even if they are the only ones that do vote for him. They could not, under thejr instructions, which are not qualified in any way, vote to make the nomination of any other than the man they are inatructed for, unanimoua, even if every other delegate . in the convention should vote to do so. There is no provision In the primary election plan

for any second choice for voting for

any other 'than as directed' In the primaries. 1 . ' "

However, there is no penal section In thn lsw under which a delegate

could be punished for -voting for some

other than the person for whom be waa instructed, and even if there were, the offense would be committed in Illinois, and outside the Jurisdiction of North Dakota. So nothing but moral obligation rests upon the delegates, and bow far they will observe that in the face of a convention overwhelminclr for some other candidate, is a

matter for speculation and their own";

decision. I There has been some talk that Taft men might ignore the primary law altogether, call a state convention under the old system, and select by that method, delegates who would be favorable to the President. Under the

tcall for the Republican convention,

the convention is in no sense bound to seat the delegation elected at the

primaries; if it sees fit, it could deny

them recoKflition and admit those

chosen in a state convention. There is

nothlna- which the state could do to

oblige the national convention, a purely voluntary assemblage, to accept its delegates chosen in the primaries.

The Taft managers, however, have not

given any encouragement to the sug

gestion of ignoring the law, and it is therefore a Dractlcal certainty that the

delegates elected in the primaries will

be seated. What applies to the election of dele

gates to the Republican convention, also applies to Democratic delegates, to delegates to the Prohibition national convention, to the Socialist national convention and to any other political organization which desires to hold a national convention for the nomina

tion of a ca ndWate for the Presidency.

There has been some talk that the

Democrats in the Presidential primar

ies might instruct their delegation

from North Dakota to vote for the nomination of Governor John Burke as the state's favorite son. The absurdity of such a proposition, how

ever, Is being brought here to tne Democrats of the state, despite the fact that local sentiment places the state executive above the candidates of greater national renown. If the deleaates were instructed to vote for

Burke, they would be morally bound

to do so, and as, of course, there is not even the remotest possibility .of

his nomination, the delegation, if

bound to him, would be a negative quantity in the convention. For this reason, the Democratic fight has waged among the friends of Wilson, Clark and Harmon to elect the delegates. There is also, so far as

the Democrats are concerned a contest

over the place on the Democratic national committee. Under the North Dakota law. not only are the conven

tion delegates elected by the people.

but the national committeemen as well. In states where the primary law does not prevail, the delegates to the 'national conventions jelect their state's member on the national committee. The, Democrats, believing they have a good chance to win the presidency this time, will contest for the 'election of a national committeeman who la likely to be the recognized distributor of patronage in the state, since it is not likely that the etate will elect

a senator or a member of the Hons who is a Democrat, when the congressional elections are held on June 26. The presidential preference primary law, under which Tuesday's election will be held, had ita origin in the State of Oregon, and it has been called "The Oregon Law." Bui in that state of the Far Northwest, no election haa yet ever been held under the law, its first actual test coming in this state, which patterned .its law after the Oregon measure. Oregon will not witness operation of the law within its boun

daries until April 19. Between now and that time, two other preaidential preference primary elections will be held, in Wisconsin and Nebraska, on April 2 and April 17 respectively. The date for the California primary has not yet been named, but it is expected to follow shortly after the Oregon election, and the last of the new type of elections will be in New Jersey on May 28. Wisconsin naturally, is expected to vote solidly for Senator La Follette, so far as the Republicans are concerned, with President Taft running slightly ahead of Col. Roosevelt for second place. In Nebraska, the margin seems to favor the former President, while in Oregon it is close betwen him and President Taft. New Jersey is now generally counted upon as a Taft state. In California the vote will be close, one uncertain factor being the part the women voters will play. As to the Democratic candidates, the result is much harder to predict in practically all quarters, Clark, Wilson and Harmon apparently running about even in every instance.

SPOTTING VEK0U.

i A Regular 8olomen. Old Gentleman Which one of my daughters do you wish to marry? Young ManOh, Just let them fight it out among themselves, sir. and I'll take the one that puts up the poorest fight. Puck.

Camphor Sflcalo Chapo Rough and sore chapped hands are quickly cured by an application of our Camphor Ico We have it prepared in handy tubes or in boxes. Mailed on receipt of price. 10c the tube or box. "Vast What the Doctor Ordarad " jMDRUG STORES Mall and Phone Orders Solicited

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Peisen From Their Fang. A writer to lb National Geographic Magazine says that some of the African, not the East Indian, cobras spit poison at anr one who disturb them. The rlughala. genua srprdoo. of southern Africa la a pitch black, exceedingly vk'tous cobra that receives Its name from one or two broad while lands that show on the neck when ih snake in reared in fighting pose. When he arches bin neck to glare at the intruder he Is able to eject fine Jets of poison to a distance of six or eight feet. These deadly streams are dangeroualy weli aimed. The poison Is ejected by contracting the lower jaw in such a fashion that the permanently erect fangs overlap It At a movement of the adversary the reptile arches bis neck till the head Is throwu backward, bringing the dps of the hypodermic teeth to liear. The muscles over the poison glands are contracted, and a thin stream of venom leaves each fang. The observer is liable to receive the poison directly in the eyes, and the amount thus ejected is surprising. The writer bss seen the entire lower part of a large glas panel peppered with tiny drops, and in photographing or obaervlug the snakes slways protects hl:i eyes with auto goggles. Tbe front of bis camera Is often well spattered wUh tiny drops of poison, as the cobra becomes infuriated at the movements of tbe photographer's hands In focusing. , In one of bis books Theodore Roosevelt tells bow tbe explorer Tariton was once struck in tbe eyes and nearly blinded by poison thus spit forth. Wiisbing tbe eyes with milk wss found to give tbe most speedy relief.

NATURAL MEASURES, The Hand, the Pace and the Cubit of the Scriptures. The first "natural measurement to which the memory naturally recurs Is the hand, four inches, employed in determining tbe height of horses. This measure is. of course, derived from the breadth of tbe palm, and it has become so well fixed in popular esteem that it is unlikely it will ever be superseded. Another popular natural measure is tbe pace, and probably every countryman wbo has bad to do with land has used it. Tbe usual method is to stride off. taking as long steps as possible, calling: each pace a yard. A natural measure much employed by a dressmaker Is the yard as determined by stretching the material to be measured between her chin and her outstretched hand, or if it be a matter of inches she will fold the bended upper joint of her thumb along

the cloth. These natural measures are

generally close enough to serve all practical purposes. For many hundreds of years there was employed the measure of the forearm from point of elbow to tip of middle finger. This was the cubit of the Bible. St. Louis Republic.

to Japan, where it is made into yarn and cloth largely for resale in China.

Statistics of production or consump don are not to be had.

OIIE DOSE EI1D3 lilDIGESTlfll, SOURCES, GAS, HEARTBURU OR A STOrWIIEADU

China not only raises enough cotton J to supply probably four-fifths of the j

immense requirements of over 400,000,000 people, but exports the fiber In Increasing amounts, particularly

A little Diapepsin will promptly regulate any bad Stomach. Why not get some now this moment, and forever rid yourself of Stomach trouble and Indigestion? A dieted stomach gets the blues and grumbles. Give it a good eat.- then take Pape's Diapepsin to start the digestive juices working. There will be no dyspepsia or belching of Gas or eructations of undigested food; no feeling like a lump of lead in the stomach or heartburn, sick headache and Dizziness, and your food will not ferment and poison your breath with' nauseous odors. Pape's Diapepsin coats only 50 cents for a large case at any drug store here, and will relieve the most obstinate vcate of Indigestion and Upset

Stomach in five minutes. There is nothing else better to take Gas from Stomach and cleanse the stomach and intestines, and, besides, one siuIe dose will digest and prepare for assimilation into the blood all vour food the same as a sound, healthy stomach would do it When Diapepsin works, your stomach rests gets itself in order, cleans up and then you feel like eating when you come to the table, and what you eat will do you good. Ahsolute relief from all Stomach Misery is waiting for you as soon as you decide to take a little Diapepsin. Tell your druggist that you want Pape's Diapepsin, because you want to become thoroughly cured this time. Remember, if your stomach feels out of order and uncomfortable now, you can get relief in five minutes.

Civilization is first and foremost a nor a I tblnc Amlel. .

WE DO DEEP WATER WELL DRILLING The sanitary way of getting water for the suburban and rural home. We are now booking orders for spring and summer work. Be early. See, 'phone or write, Bertsch Brothers, Centerville, Ind., Box 102, Phone 26.

Wall IPaiipgn We would like to show you our new line before you buy. Fresco painting: and paper hanging. M. JL. DlcJkinson, 504 Main. Phone 2201.

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OWING TO REPEATED DELAYS in the Shipment of Building Material, Iron, Etcn Which Has Consequently Delayed Our Spring Opening. We Are Gonmig ft CoMMnne una

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CADET LIFE AT WEST POINT DY COL. HUGH T. REED

While tbe primary purpose of tbe author waa to relate reminiscences of the life of a cadet at the nation's military school, he haa written a book singularly strong in youthful spirit, and states how appointments are obtained and gives sample examination papers. Then he carries a successful boy through the plebe., yearling, furlough and graduate years, and describes.

not only the studies and military duties, but the pleasures as well; then he gives a brief history and statistics of this world-renowned military academy, upon which congress has spent many n'llllons of dollars. The . book, cloth bound la West Point colors of gray, black and gold, con- . thins nearly a hundred half-tone and sine. Illustrations, and describee the organisation and working of the academy from its foundation in 1802 to the present time, all of which five it a value beyond that 'of a mere story that anyone may read with both pleasure and profit. Third Edition: Cloth, 12 mo 31ft .pages, 79 cuts, 130 net ., U your Book Dealer cannot supply yon, we can, - mviri DEED fi SOW .

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One More Week To Buy Real Bargains

Prettiest Wash fabrics All at Remodeling Sale Prices, in all of Spring's Prettiest Patterns. White Goods Greatly Sacrificed Fine Flaxons, Linaires, India Linons and a host of pretty white materials; they are creating great buying interest in. this section. The Corset Section e Doubly interesting just now. The prices clipped here and there, mean money in the purse for those buying Easter Corsets, during our Remodeling sale.- Corset Savings continue all this week. Timely Dress Goods News Twill be another week of extraordinary Dress Goods selling, another week of exceptional savings. ALL WOOLENS, ALL TRIMMINGS, GOAT REDUCED PRICES. A combination of beautiful 'dress goods and trimmings csd phenomenally low prices unlike anything that has been seen in recent days.' Our showing comprises practically every desirable weave, coler and novelty thai prevails for Spring.

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