The Anaconda Standard, 1912-09-07, p.1

# The Anaconda Standard WEATHER FORECAST. FOR SATURDAY Probably showers. WEATHER FORECAST. FOR SUNDAY Probably showers. VOL. XXIV.—No. 4. ANACONDA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ## Column 1 # A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS ### WASHOE SMELTER IS VISITED BY DELEGATES TO HIBERNIAN CONVENTION. ## BALL IS A FEATURE New officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and ladies' auxiliary are installed at joint exercises at A. O. H. hall—Delegates to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs today and then delegates are given citizens of Anaconda. The grand ball last evening, the greeting of officers yesterday and the visit to the Washoe smelter in the forenoon were the principal things accomplished by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies' auxiliary of the order at the second day of their convention. The ball last evening in the large hall of the Anaconda division of the order was a pleasant affair. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with the national colors and excellent music helped make the occasion an enjoyable one. Missoula was chosen as the meeting place for the 1913 state convention of the order. Numerous changes were made in the constitution and by-order and a policy of closer co-operation between the state officers and those of the local divisions was decided upon. A tour definitely to begin a campaign for new members was also in order. **List of Officers.** The following officers were elected by the Hibernians: State President, Cummins of Butte; Vice president, Frank Fitzpatrick of Anaconda; treasurer, Neil Kelley of Anaconda; secretary, Neil Culling of Anaconda. The local lodge elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Michael Kelley; vice president and president, Mrs. Ella Farley of Missoula; treasurer, Mrs. T. Burke; recording secretary, Mrs. M. Lenahan; Mamie Lenahan of division 1, Butte; and other elections were made for the dignitation. After the ladies had completed their business they adjourned to the A. O. H. hall where there was a joint installation. The delegates will go to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs today. J. Kelly, former vice president of Anaconda, informed the newly-elected officers into their positions. The delegates adopted resolutions thanking the local division and the citizens generally of Anaconda for courtesies extended to the visitors. Another resolution thanked the management of the Anaconda Street church for its services during the convention. Today will be a big day for the order. The delegates will be taken to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs today. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kelly at the Warm Springs hotel. Some of the Anaconda citizens have promised the use of their machines for the entertainment and delegates are requested to have their machines in front of A. O. H. hall at 9 o'clock this forenoon. The delegates attending the convention of the ladies' division: Mrs. Nora O'Brien, past state president; Mrs. Mary McCabe, past state president, Gregson Springs; Mrs. Mamie Lenahan, division one, Butte; and Mrs. Mary Lavey, Missoula, state senator. Deer Lodge—Mrs. Johansen, county president; Bridge McGovern, Nellie Duffy, Theresa Flanagan, Mae Boland, Annie Calloran, Katherine Margaret, Mary Catherine, Marguerite Donnell. Missoula No. 1—Mary Marie county president; Anna Shahs, Ella Farley, Mary McNaught, Ella Farley, Marie Burke, Katie Hyland, Mamie Malia, Annie Shaw, Kate Sullivan, and Mary Cosgrove. Division No. 4, Silver Bow county— Mrs. Lewis, Margaret Moley, Mary Carroll, Nora Haren, Margaret Ireland, Nora Rowan, Bridge Kelly, Julia Bonan. Representatives from the ladies' auxiliary follow: Anaconda—Nora Murphy, Mamie John; Mary Lewis, Mary Johnson, Nora Sullivan, Mary Coman, Kate Hinan, Ella Shahs. [Continued on Four Page] Butte—Mrs. Ella Parley, chairman; Nellie McCarthy, Susan Lynch, Mary Burke (Anaconda), Mary Farley, Mary Nora Donlan. Butte—Mrs. Mamie Malia, Miss Mary Geraldine, Mrs. F. E. Cotter, Mrs. Margaret Cather, Mrs. Mary Johnson, Mrs. Bridge Kelly, Mrs. Mae Boland, Mrs. Mary Morris and Mrs. Osborn. Visiting Hibernians—Mrs. Duffy, Missoula; Mrs. McMaster, Missoula; Miss Mary Cosgrove, Miss Katie Holland, and Miss Sullivan. State officers of the Hibernians: State President John J. O'Mara of Butte, State Secretary P. J. Hosey, Kelly of Anaconda, State Secretary P. J. McCartney of Great Falls, Chaplain H. Henao of Great Falls State Chaplain, State Lecturer of Great Falls. Executive committee—J. F. Brady, Gallagher, John J. Croney, W. P. McCabe, Maurice Connolly. Division No. 1, Silver Bow county— State Councillor, Jerry Egan, Daniel Leahy, Sullivan, Jerry Egan, Daniel Leahy, and John Drennan of Silver Bow county. (Division No. 3, Silver Bow county— (Continued from Page Four) --- ## Column 2 # SUSPENDER JACK STAMPEDES HERD ### OSCAR STRAUS NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK BY PROGRESSIVES. ## A REAL DARK HORSE Convention at Syracuse just ready to ballot on Hotchkiss and Prendergast, with Straus in chair, when a former compromise throws his bomb—Then delegates collect their scattered wits, jump into band wagon in a bunch and Jack is hero of the day. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 6.—Oscar S. Straus, former secretary of commerce and labor in the cabinet of President Roosevelt, was unanimously acclaimed the nominee for governor of the progressive party by a stampeded convention this afternoon. Straus' nomination came about under dramatic circumstances. The former cabinet member, acting as the convention's permanent chairman, was about to entertain a motion from former Lieutenant Governor T. L. Woodruff to expedite the roll call on the name of State Chairman William Hotchkiss and Charles G. Miller Prendergast of New York when a delegate from New York, conventions, in his chair and demanded to be heard. "It's Suspender Jack McGee," cried a voice from the gallery. Chairman Straus looked puzzled. McGee, who got his sobriquet by always having riding a broncho into camp with one suspender flapping, came swaggering to the platform. "I know I am crazy, but I know what I am doing," he cried as he swung to the platform steps. **Taken by Surprise.** Chairman Straus was taken by surprise on the man who roused his party and the convention. McGee demanded the right to make a nomination. "Whom do you wish to nominate?" asked Chairman Straus. "Oscar S. Straus," shouted McGee, and then cried: "I nominate the man who is in the chair—Mr. Straus!" The delegates seemed stunned; then many of them cheered. Straus gave an amused laugh at "Suspender Jack" bowing before him. McGee kept on and the convention caught it. The faint cheers from half a dozen or more delegates gradually grew into a pandemonium that swept the convention hall from end to end. Delegates were wrenched from their supports and struggled, yelling and cheering for Straus, some actually turning the convention into bedlam. Chairman Straus above shook his head deprecatingly at the growing ovation. He tried to preside and remarked: "This must not be; I can't accept." **Rushed Into It.** Chairman Hotchkiss left his seat and joined the demonstration on the platform. Placing his hands on McGee' shoulders he said: "You must accept; all the delegates want you." Scores of delegates pressed toward the platform to urge Straus to make the race. The representative delegation from the group that surrounded Straus and held up before the more excited delegates a sheet of yellow paper on which was written "He will do." quickly the word passed through the hall and another demonstration followed. State Chairman Hotchkiss aleal as chairman in place of Straus. The nomination of Hotchkiss for governor was withdrawn. So was the name of Mr. Prendergast. --- *DREAMING OF THE GUNNING SEASON* [Political cartoon — from the Washington Star] --- ## Column 3 # WOMAN TAKES STAND TELLS OF VICE RING ### POISON IN BLACK BOTTLE BE-LIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED DEATH OF ENGINEER. Chicago, Sept. 6.—Details of the inner workings of the alleged vice ring at West Hammond, believed to have claimed John Moemaster, a railroad engineer, as one of the several victims who are said to have been slain by poison, was revealed today before Judge John Owen's court when Mrs. Ethel Parker, known as Frankie Ford, took the stand and for the first time in court, told her story of Moemaster's death. Mrs. Parker told of the "black bottle" which she said Henry Foss, keeper of a resort, always kept back of the bar, and declared that in her opinion a drink was given Moemaster out of this decanter the morning of the day he died. When Moemaster became very ill, Miss Foss said its would "fix" Moemaster if he did not keep away. --- # REBELS AGAIN GET OVER BORDER LINE ### GENERAL SALAZAR CROSSES THE BOUNDARY AND ENGAGES AMERICAN TROOPS. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 6.—Entrance of Mexican rebels into the United States and subsequent engagement with United States troops below Hachita, N. M., as reported today to Gen. E. Z. Steever at Fort Bliss, Texas, mark the fifth invasion of American territory this summer. It is probable that the harder patrol along the border line will be strengthened, any official at Fort Bliss, from where General Steever commands the department of Texas as well as the Arizona and New Mexico border adjacent. Only three troops of Third cavalry are stationed near Hachita. It is asserted that Jose Salazar, the rebel chief, operating below the New Mexico border, has been prompted by international complications consistent with the attempt to arouse anti-American sentiment in the state of Chihuahua. --- # DELEGATES TO THE A. O. H. CONVENTION IN ANACONDA [Photograph caption] —The Standard Photographer. --- ## Column 4 # ROOSVELT MEN WIN BY JUDGE'S RULING ### DECIDES NAMES OF ELECTORS SUPPORTING COLONEL SHALL GO ON BALLOT. Topeka, Kas., Sept. 6.—The Roosevelt presidential electors won another round in the legal battle to get them off on the republican ticket in Kansas today. Judge W. H. Sanders of the United States circuit court of appeal let the injunction asked by the supporters of President Taft to prevent the progressive electors from being printed on the republican general election ballot in November, and he also dissolved his temporary order and the writing decision was received by Morton Albaugh, clerk of the United States circuit court here late today. The injunction was asked by David G. Jewell, committeeman, who had signed the original petition, and other committeemen defeated in the recent primary. Judge Sanders held that there were no rights of which any man could be deprived which could warrant action by a court of equity and that the only question for the courts to deal was a question of law. --- ## Column 5 # NOT BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL AMBITION ## Bull Moose Gathered in Helena Have Dixon's Word for It That Colonel Roosevelt Simply Answered the Demands of His Countrymen. Leader to Arrive Today. *Staff Correspondence of the Standard.* Helena, Sept. 6.—Senator Joseph M. Dixon told the state convention of the progressive party tonight that Theodore Roosevelt was not a candidate for president because of personal ambition. On the contrary, the senator said that Colonel Roosevelt had asked him not the throw Roosevelt's ambition into the fray at the beginning of the convention. "I care nothing about the nominations. I entered the fight to save the republican party for future usefulness. Purge the evil. Eliminate the Penroses, the Cannons and the Senator Haileys. **The Big Show.** Today Dixon was the big show of the convention. Inexperienced in the ways of running an affair of this kind, the delegates were taken in tow by various roads during the course of the day, and the senator was content to wait until the manager of Roosevelt's campaign arrived and put them on the right track. **Stark In Harness.** The delegates are quite in earnest and hopeful that the senator will be there. They got a start on organization and appear to be in a fair way to get their ticket nominated for electors who could vote for Roosevelt when he arrives tomorrow night. They go as far as naming a committee on platform and credentials instead of permitting that to be done by seven delegates selected from each county. E. J. Edwards named as the temporary chairman. Resolution of Miss City, G. A. Horkan of Billings and H. O. Hilton of Dillon. N. J. E. Edwards of Miles City is the only man whose name has been mentioned for national committeeman. He announced today through his managers that he would decline if the battling faction tried to name him. Senator Dixon had promised that he would deliver some hot shot, if delegated from the third-party standpoint. He announced that he had heard personally and attacked the programme chairman of the republican state central committee. Incidentally he attacked the professional managers didn't worry about the fact that Roosevelt delegates had joined the insurgents. He said that at the time they were busy with bigger game and Montana didn't mark its way in their figuring anyway. He said that the insurgents had spent most of their time to bring themselves to a position of strength throughout the country, but that Roosevelt had been allowed to carry his home city. He predicted a victory for Roosevelt, said that Wilson sentiment was waiting for the river and said that Taft would lag behind. Roosevelt is due in Helena tomorrow night for the progressive party convention. **At I o'clock there were about 100 people in the hall when the train from Missoula arrived. Senator Dixon alighted from the train and exchanged cordial greetings and the representative of Theodore Roosevelt stepped into an automobile and bowed his acknowledgement. The military delegates and the band took street cars.** The large procession moved a couple of blocks south on Main street, got the band lined up and headed by a large moose head on a pole and also a head of a bull moose they marched to the Grandon hotel where arrangements had been made. In this formation they marched to the Grandon hotel, where a suite of rooms had been reserved for the senator. Shortly after arriving he went out to the bull moosers and disappeared, telling the waiters of the hotel to prepare until 8 o'clock. **A Confirmed Optimist.** Senator Dixon was more than glad to be interviewed. He had received despatches from the eastern states from the progressive headquarters in a being in a state of revolution against both of the old parties. Vermont, he said, had been considered the one place that could be most satisfied with the result there. He thought that the man who was said to carry the eastern portion of Montana at least was own part of Montana at least was suffering from mental illusion in his advanced stage. The senator pointed to with pride, although admitting that he had known all along that the progressive party represented the cause of the people of that state. Wilson sentiment the senator already found was waning throughout the country because of the statement that he had made. President Taft's strength, he thought was fast waning, and he felt that the November issue was certain. There really was not any claim recently that Senator Dixon would appear in time for the third party territorial opening. **Hall Nicely Decorated.** The auditorium was well filled when the parade arrived and when the band played. Time had been given to decorating the hall, the platform and galleries looked particularly attractive. The walls were covered with everything, with bunches of flags and streamers and galleries were crowded on all sides, the balconies, one a magnificent spectacle. There were a few empty seats but everywhere there was an opportunity for a delegate to be included, with little one of Senator Dixon remained open from beginning to end. There was no opposition to the election of E. J. Edwards as temporary chairman. He was introduced by Chairman [illegible] Mr. Dixon said that he was glad the convention had met. He felt that Montana were out of touch with the national policy of one of the parties. He said that there were probably more followers of the progressive party that had been driven by late trains. Anyhow, he was pleased to find that when Roosevelt's cause had arrived at the convention. In the context, Senator Dixon explained the cause of the third party. He said the desire of the people for a change. Senator Dixon said that Colonel Roosevelt had several times tried to keep himself out of the ring. The threatened collapse was lamentable. Roosevelt had upon himself been called upon time and time again to enter the battle. When Dixon had come to him, he said, but tried the best to keep out of the controversy and thus to keep out of personal embarrassment. The only hope of the progressives that he saw was that Roosevelt himself had reported its bat into the ring. He reviewed in detail the most heroic act of Theodore Roosevelt's life, his gallant sacrifice. He continued his story of the president who wanted to keep free from the controversy that was set before him by the progressives for some state in the union that had started the revolt. Then came Pennsylvania, where, Senator Dixon said, Colonel Roosevelt had told him that if they got 33 Roosevelt delegates he did not want any of them to consider it a personal disgrace. He said he had made a remarkable stirring speech in the state. His manager of Pennsylvania was J. E. Penrose. He had had a remarkably favorable notice from the delegates. He took up the result of Indiana, where there would have been an overwhelming for Roosevelt, and had made itself if the voters could have expressed the themselves. The progressive revolt was at work, he said. "The Amalgamated Steel (Roosevelt delegates)" (the Penrose machine) "told him that they had to roll under their tongues the feeling that they had on that occasion. Dixon said that he (Continued on Page Four) --- ## Peripheral items - **Weather forecasts** (top left and top right): brief forecasts for Saturday ("Probably showers") and Sunday ("Probably showers") - **Political cartoon**: "DREAMING OF THE GUNNING SEASON" (from the Washington Star), center top of page, depicting political figures - **Photograph**: Group photograph captioned "DELEGATES TO THE A. O. H. CONVENTION IN ANACONDA" with credit "—The Standard Photographer," bottom center of page - **Volume/issue line**: "VOL. XXIV.—No. 4." and dateline "ANACONDA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912." and "PRICE FIVE CENTS." - **Column 1 continuation note**: "(Continued from Page Four)" at foot of A.O.H. column - **Column 5 continuation note**: "(Continued on Page Four)" at foot of NOT BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL AMBITION column