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GRAIN FESTIV^^ VOLUME 1, NUMBER 154 Weekly, Established 1860; Dally, Jan.13, 191?. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM SURRENDER IS /THEIR DEMAND CONSTITUTIONALISTS ASK ! FOR UNCONDITIONAL BACK DOWN NOTHING ELSE! Anything But An Absolute Ab dication Will Not Be Considered - (By Associated Press.) San Antonio, Tex., July 18.?Noth-| ing short of absolute unconditional surrender of the federal government will be accepted by the Mexican con stitutionalists, according to Roberto V. Pesqucira, recently confidential agent of General Carranza in Washington, who reached Sun Antonio, today en route to Carranza's headquartere via | El Paso. "Carbajal 1b not,a neutral," said Mr. Pesquiera. "Hefte a Btrong Huertlsta and bis selection by Huerta as presi dent ad interim was in pursuance of a plan of tho Huertlsta cient?fico com missione to attempt to extort some sort of a favorable compromise from the constitutionalists. He was put in as part of Huerta's plan to secure for himself and his friends all the favors possible, but they will be fruitless." Virtually a Truce. Washington, July 18.?There has j been no formal agreement between tbe j opposing Mexican factions, but an ar mistice virtually is in effect through out tbe republic. Francisco Car aba jal, pro vis ion 11 president, has decided to evacute] pointe seriously menaced by constitu tionalist forcee and avoid further fighting. General Carranza's forcee are moving southward merely to be In position to maintain order In the territory immediately surrounding the federal capital.' This information reached officials hero today from va rious points in Mox?coV Jose ?astellot, of M?xico, personal representativo of Carbajal, spoke to day of the evacuation of San Luis Pc-, tosi by federal forcea as a manifesta tion of the faith of tbe Carbajal gov ernment toward the constitutionalists j and its desire to bring about pene] without further bloodshed. Until the commission appointed byj Carbajal reaches Cenerai Carranza, which Is expected to be Monday or] Tuesday, no definite developments relating to a further change of gov ernment at Mexico City Is looked for. Reports from Vera Cruz which said the Zapata forces were close enough to Mexico City to occupy it if thev de sired were borne out by the official advices. Lately, however, there has been an understanding between the constitutionalists and Zapatas relat ing to military forces sind no move is expected, unies it be sanctioned by General Carranza. Information reached hero today that the constitutionalists were preparing a program of roform which, it was be lieved, would satisfy the Zapata forces . and the prospecta for a complete res toration of peace were considered I bright by officiala of the Washingtoni government. A suggestion that the 6,400 Mexi cans, principally soldiers, Interned at I Porta Rosecrans, Brown, Mclntosh.) Bliss and Win gate, bo released provid ed definite assurances are given that they will not take up arms again, was received today by the war department from General Bliss. It Is estimated that in addition tol the large sum already spent It Boon] will cost. the United Statee approxi mately half a million dollars for the] maintenance of the Mexicans interned. General. Bliss suggests that the more! important officer?, auch as Generala Salazor and Castillo, be detained for] th? present ' Monterey, M?x., July 18.?Bearing, It 19 said; a message from the United j States government to General Car ran a, first chief of the constitution alists, John R. 8,. Bllllman, personal] representativo of President Wilson,) arilyed here today from 8altlllo. .While nothing of tho nature of his message was given ont. It la believed the communication bears on a pro posal ' ? grant recognition to the con stitution allst government Immediately if Carrants agrees to ,\enter Mexico City without further force of arma. No word has been received from] Provisional President Carbajal in Mexico City. WANT MOKE BLOOD Constitutionalist Wish To Obtain . Federal General. Vera Croa, July 18.?-The ate amor City of Tampico, wob atopped while leaving Tampico for Gal veston and has been held there owing to. the re fusai of Captain Odfj??l to surrender to th?' constitutionalist authorities. Juan Vasquez, a retired general Of the federal army, and two companions. . if - -.''? '. ;? ... 1 .... ? <.' 'J ZAPATA GETS A MOVE ON HIM AND IS THREATENING THE CAPITAL CITY OF MEXICO A PROPER TRIAL No Mexican Will Be Murderd Officially Under the New Acting President (By Associated Press.) Mexico City, July 18.?According to orders iseued today by President Car- ? bajai to the governors of states and tbe military chief s, no one in the fu- > ture is to be executed without proper trial. This means the re-cstnblish ment of tbe constitutional rights bub- i pended by Huerta. Presidet Carbajal has aleo ordered that the statute of Washington, drag- ! ged about by the populace through tbe streets after the occupation of Vera j Cruz, shall be replaced at once. Fugitives who arrived here today] from Contreras and Tizpan, villages near here report a eerious movement ' I by the forces under ?apata. Contre- ' ras was attacked by the Zapatistas early today, the garrison driven off, and several thousand Zapatistas start ed pillaging and burning. Tizpan is about twelve miles from here and is conected with the capital by an elec tric railway. Many inhabitants Kot other villages in tti?j federal district aro fleeing to the wapital. They fear outrages and ' an attack by the Zapata adherents on the suburbs. Federal troops were despatched to night to check the marauders. It is reported that all the members of the diplomatic corps, accredited to i the Huerta government are to be re called on he establishment of the new provisional government. The Ger man and Russian minist?re announc ed their intention today of asking for leave of ahnenco. ' '. ^ IMMIGRANT SHIP IS TURNED BACK The Canadians Refuse To Let the Hindus Land in British Colombia (By Associated Press.) Vancouver, B. C, July 18.?After swearing in 200 special police the im migration authorities today boarded the Hindu immigrant ship Komagata Mani and ordered the Captain Yama moto to move outside the three mile territorial limite. Guarded by the po lice he complied. Captain Yamamoto was told last plght to take his 352 passengers away hut was unable to do so because the immigrants threatened him with vio lence. The Hindus are in a menacing mood. The government has supplied the with provisions for the return trip, but has informed them If they lnterere with the captain they will be refused all further supplies and al lowed to starve In the harbor. SETTLES E QUESTION Candidate for Congress Withdraws From Race. (By Aflfloclated Press) Wlmngton, N. C, July 18.?Former Representative Charles R. Thomas, of Newborn, announced tonight "his withdrawal of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the third North Carolina district, leaving the field to George . Hood, of Goldsboro, and removing the neces eltw for the second primary which the district committee had ordered to be held August 1st, * In the first primary both Thomas and Hood claimed . th? nomination. The district committee referred \ the question to the district convention.; which nominated Hood. Thomas ap pealed to the stato committee, which : directed that .a second primary. ?uld. All candidates except Hood and horn as were eliminated by the first 'primary and convention. ooooooooouooooooooo o MINE A RDS KILLED o o Fort Sniltb, \ ~ July 18.? o o The bodies of Mine ftnards o o Sylesberry and Hawkins, said to o o hare be?n killed I? the baltico o at Prairie Creek yesterday be- . o d twee union miners and Bache- o o Benmnn mine gu-)rdiT, .'were o o -found . today. ? Tbe coroner Is o o holding an Inquests tonight, o o Other guards ?re said to be o o missing. No fatnlitiftH have o o bees repor'ed among tbe union o o minors. > o o .'' ?'? '' 1 ..?'... . . o ? o b o o ? ootiiioeopo o ?? > -.? '.'?' ; ' ,&.?): -: ?V'? ;:?? J. Wilkiiis Norwood, As! Question, Felt Himseli at Governor, Using 1 Pandemonium Br?ks Cheered Pollock' ?Norwood Latei (Special to The lutelllgcncor) Greenville, July 18.?Probably the' bitterest display of partiean feeling exhibited in South Carolina since the nineties marked the senatorial cam paign meeting here today. A small riot which occurred when Gov. Cole L. Blease was speaking bade fair at one time to get beyond control of the officers and of cooler heads, and to re sult in the shedding of much blood. It is considered remarkable that it was checked in its incipleney. As it was, Bcveral men carry reminders of it In the shape of slight bruises. ' During the speech Governor Blease, J. W. Norwood, president of the Norwood National Bank of this city, asked him to explain "the Dr. Mc Intosh Incident," referring to the re pudiation by Dr. Jas. H. Mclntosh, of Columbia, of an aflldavit which Blease read at the Abbeville meeting purport-1 Ing to have been made by Dr. Mcln toali and the late Dr. A. R Knowlton. The governor replied "When I talk about a man it is in his home town. When I get to Columbia, I expect to request Dr. Mclntosh to take a scat on the stand and to answer him like one gentleman answers another; not as a coward to his hack like you.." Applied String Epithet. To thie Mr. Norwood replied: "You are a dirty lying-" and sprang at the governor. It took the united efforts of a dozon men to hold the angry man from the chief execu tive. Email of stature, but strong, he pushed his way until at one time it looked as If be would olude those who were, holding him and wouhl-succecd i? .reaching the governor.. However., he was finally shoved dr.vn the steps to the grourvl where a free-for-all S?ht ensued, ?n ??hieb many figured. Sheriff Ashley, of Anderson county, was among those present ,and a man with a pistol started at him exclaim ing that he was "going to shoot that d-sheriff of Anderson county." He wag grabbed by cooler heads. Sberle Rector, of Greenville, received a sting ing blow on the forehead and in re turn administered e. stinging blow to Bome one, badly bruising his hand in so doing. There was considerable indigna tion felt towards Sheriff Rector but he issued a statement this afternoon de claring that he went to the assistance of Mr. Norwood, as he thought the lat ter was going to-be killed. It has been impossible to ascertain the names of the participants In the fighting which took place off the 'stand. Bleaseltes Were Hooted. Following Governor Blease's speech, some 400 or 500 of his followers left amid the hoots of those who remained ?some 3,000 In all. Messrs. Jennings and Pollock followed with the bitter est speeches they bave mude during the campaign and were wildly cheered by the crowd, which had by this timo becomo wrought up to the highest pitch. Jennings made what was said to have been his greatest speech of the campaign. He l8 a friend of Mr. Norwood and showed plainly that he was angry as he spoke. He made an eloquent appeal to the crowd to wipe Bleaselsm and lawlessness, one and the same, forever from South Caro lina, . He said that no one man could deter him from exposing the damnable record of Governor Blease on every stump In South Carolina, nor could any dozens prevent him from so do ing. W. P. Pollock was greeted with loud applause and- immediately launched Into the greatest speech he hoe made In iho prosent campaign according to hearers who hare heard them all. He was mercllees. 'In his denuncia tion of Blease. After be had been pecking for a fow. minutes a heav.v shower began to fall. The crowd re fused to leave and refmed to let th? speaker stop...' They stend' In tho drenching 'rain and cheered v as the speaker scored point after point against the governor. . congressman LoTer There. Another most unusual feature of the meeting was , the injection of Con gress man , F. Lever, a spectator, in to the campaign. Lover woe greeted with wjM applause when he made his statement. Senator Smith took ad vantage of Mr. Lever's presence to repudiato the chargea that tho Sin Ith Lover blU was not the bill of E. D. Smith. Ho stated that tho "bill which had been agreed upon in conference by the house and senate was this bill" and that Mr. Lever was present and would so stato if the audience wished. Governor Blease when he arose to speak asked Congressman Lever to state if the bill had been agreed upon In-conference as Mr. Smith had said. Mr.-Lever replied that "It had not" The followers of the governor cheered wildly. Senator Smith then ael&d ville; Qampah king the Governor a F Insulted and Sprang Insulting Epithet? 5 Loose ? iCrowd ? Attack on Blease r Made Speech Mr. Lover if tbe Associated Fresa dis patches had not reported that the Ml, had boon agreed iip?"- Mr. llover re plied that "tboy hid." Then the anti ?a? folks broke into a demonstra tion. Governor Blease, with Mr. Lever present, did noi question Senator Smith's authorship of the hill. Colled tho fifvernor Down. At ono timo it looked as if Governor Blease was not going to he permitted to speak. When he made what the crowd considered ?. misquotation of Senutor Smith's remarks, the crowd angrily shouted at him that "Smith didn't say it." Tho' governor corrected himrolf but the crowd, angered by the incident, would not let him speak un til Chairman Modney had appealed for order. Governor Blease's speech was inter rupted several times, once by the small riot und frequently by the jeer ing of the crowd. Senator Smith^was given an ovation wlton he was introduced. He wus bothered a little i.t first by the bunch of Blease-people who were congregat ed on one aide, but toward the last re ceived splendid attention. He was ap plauded long sind loud when he lin - ir.hcd. Pollock RoSKts Mease. W. P. Pollock in his speech declar ed Blease would Beiror fuce J. W. Nor wood and tell h ini that he was a cow ard. He was merciless in his denun ciation of Blease and Bleaseiem and predicted that the people of Greenville t county ; who-'>w< :& : wearing Bleaso j badges would toa*' them oft after they }bad-heard hin rec^r?j Ho said bo-was tired of hear ine? a.- demagogue run all over tho- stato posing-as the defender of women, when'.he "was lined up with a crowd that would rob a '.vornan of her ctaa-racter.i' referring to the asylum investigation. Following Mr. Pollock's speech, the crowd'called for Norwood and the lat ter took the stand, making a bitter speech. He declared..that If the pa pers had quoted Dr. Mclntosh and Dr. Jervey, of Green-viUe, correctly "Blease was a dirty, infamous liar." Ho spoke tor ten minutes vigorously denouncing Blease and Sheriff Rector, of -Greenville county. The crowd was aroused to the highest pitch during the speechea of Messrs. Jennings and Pollock and members of the audience frequently shouted out, "down with Bleaeo," "away with Bleaae," etc. The governor left the city for Pel zer in an automobile immediately af ter concluding his speech. THE SIXTH CASE OF THE PLAGUE! Was Found in the City of New ] Orleans Saturday?Little Girl (By Associated Press) New Orleans, July 18?The sizt) caso of bubonic plague - was found held her today. The illness of Holen Soell, ten years old, was dlognosed as plague. Hor condition is serious, ac cording to Dr. W/C. R?bker, Federal Health Service^ representative. Or ders were given for her removal to | the isolatlonrnospltal. The glrPa home Is within six blockt of tbe pinco where' the first plague case developed on June 27. Deaths from Heat. I /' New York, July 18.?Three men died yesterday of heat prostration in New I j I York city district and 17 persons were < overcome temporarily. _\j Administration Begins to (By Associated Press) i c Washington. J.uly 18.?Anothor week 1 has ended with the trust program In t [the sanato little nearer completion than it was two weeka ago. In com- t rnltteea the chairmen were unable to rally enough senators for voting. I - The status of the Clayton bill before t tho judiciary committee and the rail road securities bili in the interstate r commerce committee mado .It certain t that at least another week would pass ?befo/o-the complete'program could be I .submitted to the senate. I -For several hours today, a minority t ?f the Judiciary committee continued consideration of the Clayton bill. It e practically decided not to amend tho < gn Meeting biSeM??gT to people of pelzer MADE A REFERENCE TO MR. J. S. FOWLER OF THIS CITY ATTACKED RULES And Said That If He It Defeated There Will Never Be Another Primary (Special to The Intelligencer.) Pelzer, July 18.?Governor Ricuso spoke Saturday afternoon at Pelzer to a crowd of 1,000 persons, there be ing a good many ladies and children present. He prefaced his remarks by making comment upon the. occur rences at the Greenvillo campaign meeting. Fred H. Dominick, candi date for congross spoke before Dlease. Governor Blease told the Pelzer au dience that Friday night he had spok en to six or neven thousand pooplc on the Monoghan mill hill, and that tho meeting at Greenville Saturday was the largest crowd he ever saw gather oil nt a campaign meeting. The governor laughed at the Smith parade at Greenville, which he said was made up of one two horse wagon, hired from a livery stable, while be hind the wagon were 1,000 men wear ing Cole. L. 3Iease badges and car rying a Bleaae banucr, constituting the Blease parade. Tho governor told the Pelzer people of the J. W. Norwood incident;- recit ing the colloquy between himself and Mr. Norwood. He told bis reply, to Norwood. This he Enid, caused Iota of excitement and he said that "Nor wood got a few brulees as a result o? h's butting in." In this connection. Bleaae said that whilo he was speaking in Anderson, "Jud" Fowler came on the stand with a "two-barrel derlnger" but "a man with a .38 in his pocket whispered something into Fowler's ear which made Fowler go very slow.'' He referred also to the Smith and Lever incident at Creeoville. Ho de nounced the new primary rules, de claring their only obloct to be to cut down Blease cotton mill votes/ They exempted the residential clause from applying to preachers'and teachers, because they knew men of their professions were against Blease, "but if they think they can defeat me with .any such dirty schemes, they reckon with their hosts." He predicted bis own election, and eald if they made an attempt to count him out this time that they would ex perience the warmest times in South Carolina since 1870. "If I am de feated thore will never be another primary election in South Carolina," lie declared. He spoke against compulsory edu cation and medical Inspection of the schools. The governor was in his old time form, and uncorked his bottle of vi triol, which he has kept stopped up lu this campaign. He was enthnslstlcally cheered dur ing and at the conclusion of his speech. AGAINST RLE A SE Campaign Audience In ftrcenvfjle 3 to 1, It is Said. (Special to Tho Intelligencer.) Greenville, July 18.?County Chair nan W. Mills Mooney, who was prais. ;d by Governor Bloaeo in his speech la being a fair, square man, told nows [>aper correspondents today that the complexion of the crowd was 3 to 1 tgalnst Blease._ Program Drag a Little . i lection relating to prohibition of hold ng/companies. The rectton relating o exemption, however, has been unendrJL Lahor f horticultural and igricaltural organizations, formed for nutunl welfare, alone are exempted, ions, originally Included, have beon dimlnatcd. The interstate commerco committee lought today to determino whether he interstate commerce commission ibould be empowered to both regn ato the issue of securities by coni noli carriers and also to determine he use to which proceeds should be iut, or merely empowered to regulato inch issues.. No vote was taken be cause of Inc kof a quorum. SMITH'S BILL IN COMMITTEE IT WILL BE ACTED UPON AS SOON AS MR. LEVER GETS BACK THERE IT SEEMS SAFE There Are Only Some Minor Difefrenccc To Be Settled, It Is Reported (By Associated Press.) Washington. July 18.?Finnl action by the- Sentito and House conferees upon the bill regulating the dealings in cotton futures, It was learned to night, will be taken upon the return here of Hoprepentntlve Lever, one of the conferece, from South Carolina probably cnrly next week. Although Beveral conferences were held this week, and it was reported that a practical agreement had been reach ed, some differences Rttil exist between the senato and house members. Somo members of the committee wore hopeful tonight that the differences would be smoothed out without trou ble and tbnt an agreement would be forthcoming within the next several days. This In the bill introduced by Sen ator E. D. Smith some months ago and dolaycd in the house ,by Mr. Lever, ! who offered some amendments. The senate refused these amendments. | Mr. Lever Is on the commltteo of, conferees to adjust the differences. It wae reported from Washington that the committee had agreed on a bill to report. I Thie was accepted as a correct ; statement by Senator Smith,, who ' mentioned it In his speech at Green ville, but Mr. Lever, upon request, stated that the conference committee I had not agreed and that the published report; which had misled Mr. Smith, I whs Incorrect. DISBARMENT IS THREATENED In the Cue of J. A. Willie; of Barnwell, a Well'Known Attorney-at-Law (Special to The Intelligencer.) Columbia. July 18.?J. A. Willie, of I the Barnwell county bar, has b-2en or dered by the supreme court to "appear In person before the* supreme court on the first day of the next regular terni thereof, at 10 o'clock a. m., and that be then do show cinse why he should not be disbarred from practicing law." The order was signed by all cf the justices of the supreme court. "It Is further ordered," says the court, "in the meantime that be do make return to this rule and file the same with the clerk of this court within 20 days after service upon blm of a copy of this br ier, which will be served upon him personally by the sheriff of Barnwell county." The order was issued in connection with the case of I.aura V. Owens vs E. M. Primus. Concerning the connec tion of Mr. Willis with the caee above cited the court saya "the testimony shows that J. A. Willis has not ac counted for the money which he col lected." It also shows that the said instrument of writing was executed in the office? of J. A. Willis und that the paper was probated before him or notary public. He did not testify in tho case. "The court cannot allow the alb 3d conduct of J. A. Willis to go wit ... explanation," it Is stated. (K.r. Wiillls was an officer In the 1st regiment of volunteers In the Spanish war and lias a number of ac quaintances in Anderson.) AUGUSTA WINS SUIT. The Freight Rate on Cotton is Said to be Excessive. Washington, July 18.?The protest of the Augusta, Ga., cotton exchange and board of trade that carload freight rates on cotton from South Carolina points on the Southern Rail way to Augusta are unreasonable, to day was upheld by the Interstate Com merce Commission. The commission ordered that the scale of ratee In ope ration iiji to September 23, 1909, be re r.tored. ' The order is effective Sep tember 1. o o ooooooooooooooooo o HUERTA IN NO HURRY o ' -r- ' o Puerto Mexico, M?x., July 18. o ?Ex-President Huerta and hie o party may be delayed several o days before their departure o from Mexico. . At message - celved late tonight from Presl o dent Carbajal refused the uso o of Mexican gunboats for . that o purpose, but stated that the o government would pay for tho o use of any vessol Huerta might o charter. o o a o o oooooooooo o e o " iff.i CHICAGO VICE INVESTIGATED AS RESULT OF THE KILLING OF TWO POLICEMEN IN A BATTLE SOME MYSTERY It Seems To Be Impossible To Get the Fact*?After the Men "Higher Up" (By Associated Fresai eli lea ko, July 18.?investigations of conditions in Chicago'sOld segregated... diBtrct on the south sido whoro one .. detective was killed and two police men and two citizens wounded In a fight Thursday, today were begun by the state's attorney und the civil ser vice commission. Maclay Hoyne, state's attorney, de clared the police version of the shoot-. - ing, that two squads of detectives In., plain clothes did not recognise each other and loet their heads, was un-... true. He asserted facts bad eon sup pressed. ?'?? .}?'. The Inquiry of the civil service com- ' mission was begun at the request of.. Chief of Police O Inason. Asked it Alderman tttebael (Hlnky Dink) Kcnna mid %n J. (Bath .. House) ( '.ou fill lin, of the first ward dominated the 22nd street district. Chief Giengen said/bf? heard rumors of aldermen giving, niera, but that no one ever approached him while he'.' was a patrolman or commanding of ficer or tried to give him orders. The chief dented there was any frie- :' tlon between tbe regular police and _ lnveBigatora working under Second Deputy Funkhouser, , .'? ? Six persons arrested''tonight sub- ' stan tin ted the charge ,that/th? police version of the shooting waa not cor rect. Their stories, it'is said will b?jS?$ repeated to the g rand, jury Monday. .SXS" - . ? '.?" " MADERO'S FRIENDS, ?, With t'nrranza to Rfdnsfute the FOT*Y.:" ' meri of C^?gf?ts; Mexloo City, .Tuly 18^-Mcmbnra of the Maderista congres ?.?' dissolved by Huerta last October, at a', mooting to day reserved to iesue a manifesto de-::, claring Huerta an usurper und that -; the Maderista congress, therefore-, wasj'". the only legal c on gre An ' existing In ? Mexico. It also was resolved to ask General Carranza that'instructions be -, given to reinstate this congress. A^;: telegrnm to this effect was sent to Carranza. r? WILL INVESTIGATE fauste of N<{-folk ' In to Be Brought Oat. Norfolk. Va.. July 18,-^-The Virginia Railway and Power company and the Virginian railroad will hold Monday a Joint investigation-ojr'-the collision '' between train? of th? two roads In which six persona wore killed. The... investigation has . been ? approved by the stat? corporation commission and .... will bo held .under tho.direction of the Interstate commerce commlslon. There*** is evidence that tho niotorman waa asleep. v.A. LEAVE TUE JIEETING Was the Advice Given by Blease to ? HI* Vea. i l Greenville. July } 18,-rfAt Monaghan" mill Friday night, before an immenso crowd, Governor Blease delivered a^\> characteristic speech..* One of the in-i'i teresting features of the governor's. speech and probably tho latest move in the campaign waa-tho governor's .ivi tutina to the crowd to come out and hear him speak at tho city park aid torn to leave. "The meeting will ^, begin at 1 o'clock end; Senator Smith | will speak first. He.will speak 45 minutes and then I will speak for the ' - rame length of time. After that the*"** meeting will be over unless you care" to stay and bear a lot of trash." rhe governor stated that he had only one competitor,.-saying that he , { never recdgnlzed the other two and. / never spoke to thenv or referred to them for the simple reason that: "There are some men Who feel hon- ??l ored by having a gentleman speak to 1 them." '.' . ',?<? WILSON STANDS FIRM Will Nut Withdraw the ?e?e of Th?e. ' D. Jones? (By Associated Press.) '?.? Washington. July ? 18:?Suggestions \i, today by democratic senate leaders .. for a party conference tb consider the ,; nomination of Thomas D. Jones, ox Chicago, to the federal reserve board, * drew little response. Democrats op-T posed to confirmation expressed such (1, vigorous opposition-that the Idea vir tually was abandoned. Some of the,... staunchest administration supporters _ discouraged the plan. -."? ? Reports that Uio fight might bo end."' ed by the withdrawal at the request : ? of Mr. Jones Mracolf were persistent. ; The president still stands solely be hind his candidate,,J- ;M1 r .%.t:V'-'--?*'...- '. :.' Wik