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VOL. 166, NO: 177 ONE CENT THE WEATHER TODAY Cloudy PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1912-Wr co. v. I Increasing Demands For Help TO! jj I Wsr1 yA vw -xKER CHOSEN; "Peerless Lead er Bryan and Other Democratic Lead ers at Baltim ROBERT S. MURPHY DIES SUDDENLY IN BRYAN MAY RUN AGAINST HIM reff t.

AMM a A jC at I ft i Sfe. JmrZr .14. i. National Committee Selects Ex-Judge as Temporary Chairman Con-vent ion Faces Big Fight Today Talk of Ery an and Ifilson as Ticket to Opy pose aft and Sherman Is Receiving Attention 'ZTW SENATOR TILLMAN, OF SOUTH Vf, 1 BALTIMORE, June 24. All hope of averting a fight from the fall of the gavel in the Democratic National Convention vanished tonight, when National approved the selection of former Judge Alton B.

Parker, of New York, as temporary chairman, in defiance of the threat- of "Wilham Jennings Bryan to make an issue of the alleged conservatism of Judge Parker as opposed to the "progressivism" which the distinguished Nebraskan declares should prevail. An effort was made" by the National Committee today to placate Mr. Bryan, but a conference resulted in complete failure. Mr. Bryan would not recede from the position he had taken, and tonight prepared to make his fight from the floor of the convention tomorrow to, rally the "progressives" to his standard in opposition to Judge Parker.

Mr. Bryan announced today that if no other good could be prevailed upon to make lie race he would enter the field himself as the opponent of Judre Parker. In furtherance of their hope of nominating Mr. Bryan for President some of his friends, it is said, are bending their energies to preventing a coalition of the Clark and Wilson forces. They are talking of Bryan and Wilson as a possible ticket, and the suggestion is receiving attention in many quarters.

BRYAN jS A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN V. This fine portrait of the Presidential candidate was specially posed for by him. in Baltimore yesterday for an I ll Inquirer Staff Photographer. -r 1 I il, 1 POLICE LIEUTENANT CAN PLAY POKER lli UNIFORM No Legal Objection Even If in Polit-i ical Clubs, Rules Judge According to Judge Audenried, there can be no legal objection to- a police lieutenant in full uniform playing-poker in a political club. At least that was his ruling in the case of Policy Lieuteu ant f.

Johnson, -formerly'' of the. German-town, avenue and Venango street station, but now in charge of the Manayunk sta-. IK Former Lieutenant Governor Fatally Stricken "While Talking to Wife Death Comes as Big Shock to Friends All Over State. Recently to City ROBERT S. MURPHY.

Robert S. Murphy, former Lieutenant Governor aid one of the btt known men in Penrisyrania. died suddenly from apoplexy at his home, G3r7 Sherwood road, Overbrook, at 6 o'clock last night. Mr. Murphy was talking with his wife in the parlor of his house prior to entering the dining room for dinner when he was attacked and fell to the floor.

Dr. Hancock, of Overbrook, was hastily summoned, but death had been instantaneous. Mr. Murphy a son of Francis Murphy, the fartftms temperance orator. The news of the death of Mr.

Murphy came as a big 6ltock and a surprise to his friends. He had been in excellent health and was but 51 years "rrtd. It was only recently that he came to this city to practice law and opened an office ir tho Commonwealth Building, siter having Successfully engaged in the practice of. his profession at Johnstown, since 1SS0. Former Governor Edwin R.

Stuart, a neighbor and close personal friend of Mr. Murphy, was sent for immediately after the death, and remained at the home for several hours. Word was also sent at once to John Murphy, a brother, who resides in thi city. Colonel T. E.

Murphy, another brother, had been in Chicago attending the Republican convention. He is expected to arrive home this morning. MenlionPd for Oo-vemop "I was very much shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mr. Murphy," said ex-Governor Stuart last night. "I was intimately associated with him for six wetks on the stump and for four years at Harrishurg, and he was one of the most, lovable men I ever met.

He. was all man." Mr. Murphy was one of the most popular Republicans of the State. He was eletced Lieutenant Governor when Edwin S. Stuart headed the Republican State ticket during the bitter Gubernatorial campaign of lfKXi, ami his polisTied addresses attracted much attention during the right.

In he was prominently mentioned for the succession to Governor Stuart, but he gave way in the interest of the present Governor. John K. Tener. Mr. Murphy was bom at Louisville, St.

Louis county, New York, on October IK, 1N1. His mother died when he was but 11 years old, and as a small boy he traveled quite frequently with hs fath er, the latter was engaged or temperance tours. He attended school in Portland, and subsequently removed to Fryburg, Oxford county. to enter Potts Academy. He later attended schools at Freeport.

Sterling and Abington, 111. At the latter town he was a student at ied-dincton College. He completed his collegiate studies at Pennington Col lege, Pennington. X. and in 1 NSQ located at Johnstown, and became a student of law in the oftice of W.

Hor ace Rose, of that city. Captured Democratic Stronghold Three vears later he was admitted to practice in the courts of Cambria county, and subsequently in the Supreme and Srp-rior Courts of Pennsylvania and in the Federal court. In 1S2, when Cambria county was regarded as a Democratic Gibraltar, he was elected as District Attorney, being the first Republican to arhieve that distinction. He was re- elected in 1 SHJ5. Shortly afterwards.

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JM Sth st. Reward. Other Lv anl Fonnd Ada a a I at 4 Vac Sat lalama. OVERBROQ HOME rc A I i From the EdItor-ln-Clilef of The Inquirer. BALTIMORE, June 24.

It is considerable of a jump from Chicago to Baltimore, but you find something of the same atmosphere here. Not in a physical way. The Chicago Lake front hr.d its breezes and, as a rule, was comfortable. Baltimore is sizzling, and sizzling weather doesn't tend to quiet the nerves of overwrought delegates. political atmosphere there is a'decided similarity.

In Chicago Theodore Roosevelt wanted to boss, the whole convention, and because he wasn't allowed to do it he just up and bolted. In Baltimore William Jennings Bryan intends run affairs from beginning to finish or know the reason why. In Chicago the influence of Wall Street and of "Big Business" was behind Theodore Roosevelt. There isn't a "Big Business" or a "Special Interest" that fears Roosevelt. He1 has been tried and his measure has been taken, and he found a financial "angel" in Perkins of the Harvester Trust.

Wall Street interest poured out 'the money to back Roosevelt and break down Taft, and the poor dupes who blindly, followed the Roosevelt lead wouldn't see it, and if they had- seen" it they, no, have believed, such is infatuation. .1 In Baltimore the same Wall Street influence has been at work through Phakraan Mack and' tig Boss of Tamtoany and engineer-in chief of the New York delegation. TliAt influence demanded Parker, for temporary chairman. Parker would not harm1 anybody. His speech would be conservative.

With him in the chair things might be made to move very satisfactorily towards the selection of a conservative cmdidate for President, ALL CANDIDATES FEAR BRYAN Then came Bryan. Here are half a dozen candidates in the fight for President, jiot including Governor Burke, of North Dakota. There are candidates for Vice President Innumerable, but their time has not yet come. With Bryan here like angry bull in a china shop he declines to be classed as a ibull moose-all sorts of things have got to be done before the call of the roll for iiominations. Bryan is the strongest individual leader among them all and there is not a candidate in the whole lot who does not fear that in the end he will romp away with the nomination.

But that is another story. What every delegate in J3altimore was interested in today was the high old fight over tbo temporary chairmanship of the convention. The National Committee fellows thought, or a portion of them had, that they had it so nicely arranged there would not be a bubble on the placid lake of Democracy. That is where they reckoned without Brian. What? Accept Parker for temporary chairman? Not much, would Bryan, lie said so the moment he reached town yesterday and he reiterated his op--, position in the most violent form this morning.

Vain were the conferences and the caucuses that reached long into the hours following Sunday midnight conferences and caucuses, plots and plans to modify Would he just please, focthe sake of harmony, keep his hands off Parker and take the permanent chairmanship himself? No, he would not, and he didn't thank any Democrat for suggesting such a miierable compromise either. What? Compromise with reactionaries? Not while his name continued to be Bryan. COMMITTEE'S SESSION WAS LIVELY The National Committee scheduled to meet at noon today would just have, to decline to indorse the sub-committee's selection of Parker and that wag all there was about it. "Very well, then," said Chairman Mack, of the National Committee and the other Bryan antagonists on that committee, "we will just elect "Parker' anyhow and beat you to a frazzle." "Go ahead and do it," was the defiance which -Bryan burled at them and he wished it distinctly understood that if they did so then, by all the bullfrogs that merrily frisk in the pools of Nebraska', he would give them all the fight that they wanted. Anyhow, when they got( through this afternoon they would have no difficulty in recognizing that theyad been in something of a scran They do say.

that the little tea party which the National ommitteemen attended at noon was anything but a lady-like affair. The gentlemen sat be-. hind closed doors. It would not do to let the newspapers in as invited guests because the newspapers have a way of reporting social affairs of this nature and the reports in this particular tea party might not be entirely suited for Democratic reading. But news bulletins broke through the committee room doors nevertheless, and they told the tale, in fragmentary form, to be sure but nevertheless told it, that the forces of Bryan and those of the Parkerites were having it hot and heavy.

There was no attempt to disguise the momentous nature of the issue Parker stood for conservatism, Bryan for the reverse. Bryan had just come from Chicago, where he had witnessed the attempted raid of. the Rooseveltians up in the Republican convention. He had been cheered in the hotel corridors. He had been cheered in the convention itself by the friends of Roosevelt.

He was imprssed with it all. He came to Baltimore to tell the Democrats that if the Democratic Party was to win it must stand firmly by the Bryan doc-; trines, some of which Roosevelt has stolen and has been preaching. It would GUFFEY OUSTED BY; PALMER, 10 PIS VETERAN LEADER Congressman intimates Colonel Was Traitor to His Party Pennsylvania Caucus Goes on Record as Opposed to Se lection of Parker Prom a Staff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, June 24. Vindic tively, continuing the against Col onel Guffey, notwithstanding the fact that he ome lime ago announced his retirement from the National Commit tee contest, Congressman :A.V Mitchell IfflmeivaC a caucus of the Pennsylvania delegation today," made, an attack I upon the veteran leader and questioned the sincerity of Democracy.

Palmer, had just been elected to sue ceed Guffey as National Committeeman without opposition. He made a speech in he said that what pride nd pleasure the election gave him was not so much on account of the personal honor conferred, but the opportunity it afforded him for better public service. He said, the action of the delegates sounded the death knell of the old tradition in Pennsylvania that the Democratic National Committeeman was the boss of the party, fit is un-American and un-Democratic," said he, ffor any man or set of. men to dictate to the party. We must have leaders, but when a leader not only dictates to his.

own party men, but also attempts to carry, out the plans formed in the councils of men of another party, it is. time for the Democratic Party to assert itself." Oppose Jndse Parkrr Palmer placed a majority of the delegation on record this afternoon as opposed, to the selection of Judge Parker for the temporary presiding officer the convention. He offered a resolution calling upon Colonel Guffey to oppose his election in the National Committee meeting then in session. Pennsylvania delegates had been rounded up in the parlor of the Hotel Stafford through a call sent out by the Palmer faction. Colonel Guffey had the night before said that in his opinion the call for the caucus should have been sent out by the National Committeeman.

Palmer and George Guthrie went to call on Guffey today to say they had no objection to his issuing such a call. Guffey was busy and sent out word that he would see them in fifteen minutes. Probably was detained a little longer, but when he did find time to see them they had gone. Eleven Guffey's friends declined to- attend the caucus. When Palmer offered the resolution regarding the objections to Palmer, former District Attorney Joseph- Scranton, jumped up and take great pleasure in seconding the mo B.

F. Davis, of Lancaster, said: "The fight is. on and we might as well meet it like men, bravely and courageously. Captain John B. Keenan, 1 of Westmoreland county, entered a vigorous protest against the passage of the resolution.

He said' that he' was sincerely in favor of the nomination of Governor Wilson, but he doubted the advisability of any action "that would "offend the New York 1 delegation that favors Parker for chairman, and he questioned whether they were helping Wilson by such a course, He declared the friends of Cbarrwp Clark were more diplomatic and that they were "wiser in their generation." "Don't', throw a dirty rag in the faces "of 'the New York delegation," said he, "you will want their votes." Captahr, Keenan stated he had no "doubt that Colonel Guffey' had already made up his mind to vote for Parker and that the resolution would accomplish no good. J. Ts. Evans, of Pottatown, delegate from the Bucks-Montgomery district, agreed with Captain Kecnanl He said the Pennsylvania delegation should not sound an nn-harmonious note at the outset of the convention." Parlcer- si Trne "Progressive" He asserted that Judge Parker was a true "progressive, and that he was entitled to the- support of the Democrats of the Nation for the honor of the Continued Page, 3d Col. WOULD WEAB TIGHTS IN COURT TO PROVE BEAUTY Singer's Answer to Charge That Good Looks Were Artificial NEW YORK, June 24.In reply to the charge; that her seeming beauty -was artificial, Mrs.

Melanie linger, an opera singer, in an affidavit filed in the Su-prerae Court today, submitted her photo graph and offered to supplement it -by appearing in court In She de mands $2o a week alimony and SavlU counsel fees from "her husband, Mxix linger, a professional strong man. The husband alleges in his answer to her snit for a separation "that riter the marriage ceremony was performed it dawned on him that he had been taken in by a shrewd and adventurous woman; that her facial appearance after the artificial and chemical substance had been removed was rather that of an Indian than a paleface; that upon her retiring at night she would te shrewd enough to turn out the lights and Mould shove mysterious objects under the bed and under her pillow case, and tipon arising in the morning would manage to- replace them before I would be awake." The strong man seeks annulment to the marriage. Mrs. Unger declares that her husband deserted her in Paris in Tebruary, 1012, leaving her penniless. said that she had $100) in her handbag, but that her husband substituted counterfeit money for it.

She submitted to the court a free soup ticket that was given her in Paris by. the prefect of police. MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE LEFT ILL WIFE Struck 'by Auto After Visiting Invalid Twenty minutes after he had left the bedside of bis wife, who is ill in. the Jewish Hospital, Joseph Mervine, So years old, of 551S East Morton "street, was himself admitted to the institution suffering from internal injuries and a broken leg as the result of being run down by an automobile at Chelten avenue and Morton street. Mervine alighted from a trolley ear directly in the path of the machine, which was operated by Charles Pusey, of 2207 North Thirtieth street.

The machine struck the man and knocked him down, the wheels pacing over his right leg, and th-i lo-w er part of his body. After conveying the iniured man to the hospital, which he had left only a short time before. Puscy gave himself up to the Germantown JOHN D. ECONOMICAL, CUTS DOWN AUTOMOBILES Four Machines Enough Since Oil Company's Dissolution OOLinrRUS, Ohio, June D. Eockefeller has cut down the number of his automobiles since the government ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil Company.

Before then be had five. Today the State department received a request from Mr. Rockefeller for licenses and tags for four machines. WOMAN ABANDONS CHILD Leaves Bor Wit for "Friend" ativd Full a to Return MTr.LV7L.L, N. June A comely woman, well dressed, arrived in Millville last evening with a boy about four vears old and went to the home of Mrs.

Fred Waltman, at 40S South Fourth street. Mrs. Waltman was at church, and the woman asked Mrs, Frank Powell, a neighbor, to keep the child for her while she went to call on a friend until Mrs. Waltman returned. The neighbor agreed and the woman ilef and lias not been seen since.

The police have learned that she boarded an electric train for The boy says his name is Jacobs, but does not know where he is from, except that it required all Saturday night and all dy Sunday to arrive here on the train. Mrs. Waltman believes that the child is a relative of hers from Virginia, and that he was adopted by a family by the name of Jacobs when bis mother died two years ago. TUFT ID SHE WILL BE INDORSED DV Special Meeting, for This Purpose Called for Friday John Wanamaker and Con-gressman Vare "Talk of Convention I. Enthused over the action of the Republican National Convention- in nominating President William Howard Taft for a second term, the directors- of the Union League yesterday called a special meeting of the entire club to be held next Friday at noon for the indorsement of the party candidates and platform.

Prominent men- will address the League at the special meeting and it is predicted that the gathering will be one of the most enthusiastic ev3r held by the famous organization. At ther meeting of directors yesterday the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That a special meeting of the "Union League be held on Friday, June 2S, 1912, at 12 o'clock noon, in the assembly hall, for the purpose of ratifying the nomination for President and Vice President of the United States, and the platform adopted at the Republican National Convention, held in Chicago, June IS to 22." President Taft's candidacy gained additional strength yesterday and many more prominent Republicans announced- their intention to work with all earnestness to secure his re-election. On the other hand, Roosevelt supporters returning from the Chicago convention admitted that they are in a quandary as to their future course in politics. To Determine Course A meeting of the Roosevelt delegates from Philadelphia will be held within the next ten days, when these men will determine whether they will join the pro pot-ed third party movement or sup port President Taft. John J.

Crout, chairman of the Roosevelt City Committee, frankly acknowledged that he was undecided what course be would pursue. have been a regultr Republican all of my life, and I do not know what I will do," he declared. Senator John T. Murphy, delegate from the Fifth Congressional district, states that he wishes to first consult with the delegates to the 'recent State convention from his district before announcing his plans. Meetings of the various delegates to the State convention will also be held with in the week.

Draper Lewis was mentioned as the. probable choice of the Fiinn men as their candidate for State Senator in the West Philadelphia' dis trict, if the new party is launched. John Wanamaker, Congressman Wil liam S. and Tax Receiver Hugh Black returned home frcta Chicago yesr terday ana ail praised tne actions of the convention. lVnntmakrr Praises -Platform "The convention was notable in thtf absence of any successors of its old mighty men, such as" Blaine.

MeKinley, Senator Mark Hanna and others." 6aid Mr. Wanamaker. "The master of the hour was Elihu Root, whose dignity and coolness, unruffled good nature and humor, in spite of great provocation, held the- reins. taking care Continued on 3d Page, 1st CoL HI HON LEAGUE Upper COLONEL GEORGE HARVEY, OF NEW; YORK. Lower SENATOR WATSON, OF WEST Virginia MOT CLARK FIRST BALLOT IT Nebraskan Conducting Subtle Campaign "to Effect Nomination Philadelphia Lawyer His Principal Adviser, in Battle of the "Progressives" From a Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, June 24, With bis wife as one of -his chief aides, William Jennirgs Bryan began today to conduct a campaign to bring about his own renominatioii for the Presidency. Far more subtle- in his methods than Colonel Roosevelt, more diplomatic and more patient, Bryan's method of campaign bids fair to succeed, unless the friends of Champ Clark manage to bring about his nomination on the first bal lot taken jn the convention- The last1 vestige of doubt as to Bryan's purpose disappeared during the day, when he absolutely refused to inform the managers of the various candidates just what he Would do in the convention. It became plain that the "Peerless Leader's." war. on Alton B. Parker was-designed to "bring him prominently before -the convention.

If. any doubt remained as to Bryan's intention, that doubt disappeared when Bryan angrily repudiated the suggestion that he accept "the permanent chairmanship of the convention. JMost of the Presidential' candidates, realizing that. Bryan's support cannot be counted upon, have abandoned their efforts to placate him. Bryan is standing with his rbaek against the wall, virtually fighting the whole field.

Sot Oat til the Open One of the -delegates went into 'Mr. Bryan's rocm tonight and begged him to announce himself, openly as candidate. The Commoner refused to do it. "I am glad, he said, "to see that there are so many progressive delegates in this I feel that wa haye already won the fight for 'prog- ress. "But Mr.

said this delegate, Continued on 2d 5th CoL ALFRED SELfGMAN KILLED Nfw York Banker Meets Death In Anto Accident NEW YORK, June, 24. Alfred Setig-man, New York banker, was instantly killed in an auto accident here this evening. Girl Strikers Stone Police FERTH AM BOY. N. J.

June 24 rrl strikers, formerly employed by the Perth Amboy Cigar Company, made a demonstration at the plant this morning and hurled stones at members of the police force who sought to check their advance. Two policemen were badly cut about the head and two girls were arrested. ON MAY MEAN turn. He appeared in i Quarter -Sessions Court esterday as a witness against Chas. ulty, of Old 1 ork road, near Butler street, who had "been convicted-on the charge of keeping sppak-eafey.

7 Johnson testified" that Niilty had been selling li'quor without a license" for the last and that eight years ago he had been arrested for keeping a speakeasy. "Bat." added the lieutenant, could not do anything with him until the i it. -j cnange came in me auunuisimuuu. Nultv was tunous when he neara Jonn- son's testimony and he broke in, "Why, I played poker often jyvith him in the same club. 'V To this Judge Audenried remarked that it made no difference if Johnson did play poker when off duty.

"But he used to play in full persisted Nulty. 'Well, there is no law against him playing in full uniform if he wants to," replied the Judge. Then he sentenced Nulty to four months in the county prison and imposed a fine of $500. FIREMEN FIGHT FLAMES FROM TOPS OF OIL TANKS Confine Blazes to One Corner of Point Breeze Plant From the tops of surrounding oil tanks, with thousands- of gallons of oil under their feet, scores of firemen and workmen courageously fought flames for more thin an hour last night in an oil distillery situated in tne far end of the Thirty-sixth street and Passyunk avenue corner of the big plant of the Atlantic Refining Company at Point Breeze. The, heat of the oil-fed flames threatened momentarily to ignite the combustible fluid beneath the' men as the3" drenched the fire with streams of water.

The men heroically stuck to their posts, sprays of steam being employed as a chemical means to stave off the beat that endangered them. It was ex plained that the steam formed an intervening wall of vapor. From thirty-five to forty tanks of oil were threatened with destruction at one time, but the fire was finally confined to the distillery in which it is believed to have been started by a defective hot water pipe. The glare of the flames caused much excitement in the southeast section of the city, and -details of police. under the command of Captain McFadden, were required to keep the crowds tnat gathered "near the scene in check.

ASKED $1 ,000,000 PENSION, BUT TOOK $3500 IN GOLD Mexican Brigands Held up Seventeen Americans vWith Death Threats Special to The Inquirer. EL PASO, Texas, June 24. Seven: teen Americans in Velardena, fifty miles wet of Torreon, Mexico, recently were lined up against a barn, while half a dozen drink-crazed brigands, who called themselves rebels, brandished guns in their faces and threatened to kill them unless thjy paid $1,000,000 ransom. The rebels ceased their threats when $3T0 in gold was paicL. This story was told by witnesses who arrived here today.

1 BOY'S HAND TORN AND HIS FACE BURNED BY CRACKER Laughs at Dare of Companions, But Is. Badly Injured When his companions dared him to hold a cannon cracker, the fuse of which had been lighted, clenched in bis fist, 17-year-old Alexander Schwartz, of 1914 South Twelfth street, merely laughed at them as he tood in front of hk home last night. A moment later his hand was badly I torn by the exploding' cracker and his faee Dainfully burned. He was. treated Mt.

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Beachy's Wife Files Divorce Suit NEW YORK, June 24. Mrs. May Beachy filed suit for divorce here today against Lincoln Beachy, the aviator. They were married in Detroit in 1000. THE WEATHER Forecast from WaKbington.

Eastern Penn-nylTanla, and New Jerer, cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled; light, variable winda. District of OolnmWa. Delaware and Maryland, tmsettled Tuesday, probably followed by showers Tuesday night or WedDeaday; not much change In temperature; light, rariablc wind. Western Pennsylvania, probably fair Tnea-tay and Wednesday, rising temperature; light south and southwest winds. New York Herald's Forecast.

Ia the Middle States and New Hngland today partly cloudy to fair weather will preyall. with nearly stationary temperature and light -variable wind, followed by local ratn In this section. On Wednesday partly, cloudy weather and light southerly to westerly winds will prevail with sllfrht temperature chances and local rain in the XKHtbern and eastern district, and on Tliarsday partly cloudy weather with sligtitly lower temperature. "Steamers now lea ring- New York for Europe will hare mostly ljirtat west -to southwest breezes and partly weather- to the Banks. For Detailed Weather Report See Second Paare ElghtH Column..