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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 120 Weekly, Established 1SC0; Dally, Jan. 13, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM ROOSEVELT A DEMOCRA1 AND FOI Discoverer of River of Doubt Was Able to Talk SEEKS SUPPORT FOR HIS PARTY i Ex-President Says Present Anti? Trust Policy of Democracy is Bad For the Nation's Business (By A s soc into d Fresa) Pittsburg, June :!(?.- Former Presi dent Roosevelt hero tonight mude his first rpeech of the 11)14 campaign. Me spent five hourn In Pittsburg and was welcomed enthusiastically. In hi? V addi ess, befoie the Pennsylvania Pro gr?s?}-ve League, he crltieised the pol icies ot the Wilson administration, attacked Senator Boire Penrose and appealed for support of the progres sive ticket. Colonel Roosevelt rpoke with com parative eura, after the firRt few sen tences, hut hie voice war husky and persons In the tear of the building at tlmep found it difficult to hear him. ills gestures were less rapid and vig orous ihun of old. and OF he neared the end of his speech he plainly was weary. Coined New Phrase. Colonel Rooaevelt coined a new phrase tonight. '?> It was what he call ed "government by convulsion." By thip. he paid, be meant the pubing back and forth of power between the republican and democratic parties, which he said would continue unless the people intrusted the power to thc progressive party. " Tho for?porxprealdent'F speech was . j regarded ny progressive leadens here as an indication of the line bf attack tho party will follow in this year's campaign. The colonel held out no olive branch to the republican party. Ile appealed to individual republicans to cupport the progressive ticket, but suggested no dealings with the party as an organization. He denounced republican leaders, who, he said, had misrepresented the people, and at tacked Senator Penrose unsparingly. The Wilson administration's policy. Col. Roosevelt said, waa responsible for backward business and unemploy ment. No progress had been made, he said, toward a solution of the trust question, and on this point he went into what he later raid wat- thc most comprehensive statement of his posi tion he ever had made. Greeted by Crowd. The colonel was greeted on his ar rival by a crowd of several thousand perrons, who blocked the streets near the station and cheered him. He drove directly to a dining ball, where 1,700. progressives were having dui ner. Here he made a brief speech then hurried on to Exposition hall, where he delivered his principal ad dress. Wben Colonel Roosevelt en' j/ed the ball he wa? cheered for s trernl minutes. Bandana handkerchiefs were waved and tho weird "bull moose call" was sounded. The band blared away a tune that was often heard In the first progressive cam paign and Colonel Roosevelt looked entirely happy as he stood on the cen ter of the platform, waving hts hand at tho crowd. After he had finished his speech, Colonel Roosevelt was told a crowd at an overflow meeting In an adjoin ing hall was walting for htm, bot he did not feel like making another extended rpeech, and stopped merely long enough for a word of greeting. GtfTon) Pinchot. candidate for Unit ed State? senator, and William Dra per Lewis, of Philadelphia candidate for governor, also made speeches. Htrong Criticism. "The present national administra tion," he said, "ls pursuing a course that prevents the existence of pros perity, and that does not offer a sin gle serious or Intelligible plan fori passing prosperity round, should pros.! perity in spite of the administration's] efforts, at come future time return j \ to our people. "This ls true both as regards the! trust question anil the tariff question. As regards bot li" the only wise course ' to follow is that set forth in the National Progressive platform. Tho nation should deal with both by con tinuing executive action through od meliorative comni^i '?ms of nm if e power, fine commission should shape our tariff policies so as, with thor ough knowledge (Uninterestedly ac quired, to give proper encouragement to our merchants while also giving proper protection to oar wage work ers, our farmers end our business men. The other commission should exercise strict supervision and con trol over big business. We should treat t it with entire Justice, drawin. (Continued ?r. Page 6.) DUNCAN SPOKE OF IRBY SENIOR AND WAS CALLED W. C. Irby Resented Mention of His Father With the Lie Direct Speelal to Th? Intelligencer. Bfahopvlllc, Juno 80.-A small crowd in uni attentively the Stale can. didates here today. Nothing o? uuus uul Interest happened at tn?' morning hour John (?. Clinkscales. first candi date for Governor to speak, made no reference to prohibition or the flurry that waa cawed by Mir. Browning at the meeting on Monday. When John T. Duncan, who is again a candidate for governor, made some remark alwut the late Senator John L. M. Irby, he was given the "lie" direct by William C. Irby, candidate for governor and a son of the lat ? senator. Kelly, a candidate for lieutenant gov ernor, also caught the habit and de nounced nuncan, when the latter ac cused Kelly of pulling for M. L". Smith for governor. Duncan is thc attorney wiio ha<? been disbarred. Dr. John G. ClinkscalcR introduces a new feature today by attacking the Parker Mill merger and Its head, Lew is W. Parker of Greenville. The speak confined himself to a discussion of the '.rpin'Dulatton of cotton mill stocks" and the failure of apparently prosper ous mills to pay dividends. He stat ed that the "small stockholder has little voice and litte show" and "have practically lost confidence in the management cf the milis." He as serted this was a warning to the peo ple. "I do not believe South-Carolin-, ana should be robbed .of1 the money. ttiro^Ogh the raa"rnptflatl?h'~?r~ proper ties by those in charge for their pr? vete gain" he exclaimed. Some newspapers were attacked by John G. richards. Mendel L. Smith re ceived an ovation, and l"?ld the tired crowd's closest attention while te described thc needs of the stntc and told the part the voters pay in secur ing good government. He urged care ful usc of thc pardoning power. That this state In referred to as "a state where crimina'.', escape their dues" was the uasertlon of Richard I. Manning who was well received. I?lt. S. lt. HELLER i ?KAI? Townville Physician Fussed Away Monday Night. Dr. S. R. Heller died at Iii:, ''crae In Townville Monday night :. 3 o'clock of a complication of dlsea- es. Ho had been in ill health for rome t.me and was taken wotre last Thursday, and his death war not unexpected. He war. 59 years of age. Dr. Heller waa born In Newberry and after practicing medicine there for two years, moved to Townville 35 years ago, where he has lived ever aince. He war a graduate of Col. Pat rick's military Behool in Greenville, and later attended the South Carolina college at Columbia. Later he gradu ated in medicine at the Charleston Medical college. He leaves; his wife and eight chil dren. His wife was Miss Ellen Cro mer, daughter of the late Lewis Cro mer. They were married In 1879. The following are the children: Dr. J. R. Heller, of Fair Play; Joe Heller, of Sandy Springs; Dr. W. B. Heller, of livonia. Ga.; Mrs. Purumu Coleman, of Augurta, Ga.; Misses V-mi? and Bernie Heller and Guy mid Christo pher Heller. Dr. Heller was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral, and interment were helli at Smith's Cbup el Tuer day afternoon at, 3 o'clock, conducted by the pastor. Rev. W. S Myers. . Will or Archduke, Vienna, June 30.-The will of the late archduke war opened tonight by tho emperor. The archduke's chil dren,- lt ip said, are to Inherit their father's' estates in Bohemia and a Salzburg and Artr.totten. Y ho r<"8t of the estate, including the famous Villa Tivoli, at Florence, are to go to the nbw heir to the throne. Mrs. Wilson Takes Vacation. Washington, June 30.-Mrs. WU Bon wife of thc prcrldent, accompan led by Mlr9 Helen Woodrow Bones probably will go to Cornish. N. H. next week to begin her summer vaca tlon. Mir? Margaret Wilson is not expected to be with ber mother much this summer because of editorial dut iee which will take her to Madison Wis. The president has made no plans for a vacation. in a model form an English inventor has r.ucceeded in operating a railroad car that ls raised above the track by the repelling force of electricity and drawn forward by magnets above lt. FLAG RAISED OVER MEXICO MAY STAY UP THIS IDEA IS BEING INJECT ED INTO THE REBEL THOUGHTS CARRANZA DELAYS First Chief of the Mexican Con stitutionalists Puts Off a Definite Answer (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 30.-With lije Niagara m?diation conference on the eve of a recess pending the proposed meeting of representatives of General Huertu and the Constitutionalists to (lineups the Mexican internal afTalrs, General Vcnustiauo Carranzu, first chiei o? the Constitutionalists, tonight telegraphed his Washington agents that he had not heard from his asso ciate leaderss with regard to partici pation in such a conference. Carranza's representatives. who earlier in the day had expected that, some definite reply might be received by night, announced later thut nothing would be learned iintll tomorrow at the earliest. The general belief here was that it would he some time before any decision would be reached. In the event the Constitutionalists finally refuse to negotiate with Hu erta's delegates over the internal af fairs of Mexico, lt is said, a protocol between the United States and Huerta as to international problems will be completed, but while some form of provisional government may be agreed as the internal revolution continued. Huerta May Run Considerable apprehension was created in official quarters over an unofficial report that General Huertu had sent two of his children toward Puerto, Mexico. ThlB led to reports that he waB preparing to flee to save himself and family from falling into the honda of the Constitutionalists. Whatever may be the present ex pectations of the Washington govern ment as to the effects of the recess In mediation, it was assured that this government would continue to influ ence the Constitutionalists to confer with Huerta delegates towards reach ing an understanding as to some form of provisional government. It was learned tonight that urgent argu ments 'have been trasmitted to Car ranza, through his agents here, set ting forth the enormous responsibility resting on the Constitutionalists as to the fate of their country. Carranza agents here have been been told to picture the possibility which might follow intervention in Mexico "by the United States. They have-been reminded, it is said, of the dreams of .thousands of Americans for one solid nation from the Cana dian border to the Panama canal, and urged to appreciate how public opin ion might force the American flag lo wave for years at least over Mex ico should it once be hoisted in thc capital. In view of the strong Influences that have been and are still being exerted to bring about peace in Mex ico, there are those who believe that Carranza will yet yield to the confer ence, but even those who believe this, dwell on the difficulty of making the Mexicans admit the United States really is a factor in the internal af fairs of their country. It was learned tonight that. John R. Stillman, the American consul to Saltillo, will return to Saltillo to rep resent the United States. Reports continue to reach Washing ton of the widening of the broach between Villa and Carranza. Should thia become more serious, the internal situation, it ls admitted, would be fur ther complicated. Another of the Constitutionalists' representatives to reach Washington today was Francisco Urquldl, wha has been acting aa consul for the Carranzlstas at New York. He has been recalled to Mexico and tarried there to confer with Carranza's Wash ington agent befare proceeding to Monterey. BOT KU LKI) IN ('ARD ROOST Irm Caught In Belting, Head Thrown Ap ?lu wt Floor. Honea Path. June 30.-John Owens, he 14-year-old Bon of Cordi Owens, vas instantly killed while working in he card rooms of the Chlquola mill Monday afternoon. From the best in ormatlon obtainable it reems that his um, while sweeping, was caught in lie belting of the machinery and that its head was thrown forcibly against he floor.b reaklng his neck and caus ng instant death. His father is a ilind man and his boy waa the prin cipal support of the family. Toe Weather. Washington; June 80.-Forecast: South Carolina-Local thunder ebow irs, probably Wednesday and Thurs ley. , THIS COUNTRY ?S TYRANNICAL MEXICAN NOTE DECLARES UNITED STATES WOULD BOSS ELECTIONS WANT NEUTRALITY Communication ' Asks Why This Country Relues Impartial Mexican President (By Associated Press) Mexico Oily. June 30.-Roberto Es ! tova F.'iiiz. acting foreign -minister, hus j given out a memorandum hearing on' tile statement of the Mexican delega?- j es at tile Niagara Falls mediation con 1 ference, uddrcscQ t otiie American delegates and first made public from j Niagara Falls June 17. In it he bringa out certuin passages which wore n ? I contained in the statement as issued lat Niagara * Falls. ' The object of the I memorandum, it \STUS said, was to coni I bat proposals sent, by tba American . delegate?, which ^vere Raid to be tan ! tamount to reducing electoral linens \ j in Mexico to a sham, UH the elections ? would be held under pressure In. favor I 1 of Carranza. Thia, lt wu? argued. ? would .be bad for bot li Mexico and .the ' United States'aa Well SH for Carran-1 za, as lt would cause bad feeling be-, tween the two people and Carranza1 would always be regarded as the nom- ; iuee and subordin?te of the Ameri can government. ' jTor this reason, it i'? stated, the Mexican delegates re-1 jected the proposal^ in question, with- ' out even consulting their own gov-' ernment, for they could not counte/i- I ance any arrangement enabling the Washington, gos-eri mont to put in a president lo MextCi r\. Ask Q estions. The Mexican de Agajes in the doc ument ask why*',* te ?government at Washington obie? i to the establish ment of a neutral >rpvlsipnal govern ment, w,hicb.theC^ftt??A-dflleKatos had immediately accepted. Th? 'only an swer they say "can be/that the Wash ington government does not desire el ectoral liberty In Mexico. President Wilson, they assert, lias constantly alleged the welfare of thc Mexican people to be the1 reason for his attitude .?.ul the delegates said they thought the Mexican people ! should be consulted as to what they regarded aa their welfare and not have it forced on them. 1 The Mexican delegates denied that the advance of tho revolution prov ed national sentiment in Mexico fav ored Carranzu and even if such were the case, his election,' they pointed out. would be certain under n neutral gov ernment and there would be no nec essity fop-putting him in through a provisional government under his In fluence. If Carranza were elected at a free election, they pointed out, he might be capable of pacifying the country, but if put in by Washington they argued he would be hampered. Failure Predicted. If the Washington government in sisted on its proposals, the delegates contended, the negotiations would fail and civil strife in Mexico would con tinue. Th?ae reasons, they declared, also prevented the Mexican delegates ac cepting an electoral college with a constitutionalist majority set up ex pressly for the purpose of securing the triumph of a given part. Nor could the Mexican deegates accept the proposal for the indefinite presence of American sea and land forces as election,? in Mexico could not, and ought not to be beld under seeming pressure. Senator Esteva Ruiz stated that af ter the memorandum had been pre sented an agreement had bpen reach ed between the American and Mexican delegates, but lt could not be given out. MAY ?ET OFF LIGHT I'?der Bosnian Law Slayer of Arch? duke Mar Encape Sarayevo, June 30.-The city was quiet today. Reports from other dis tricts of Bosnia today say disorders have virtually ceased. The perpetrators of Sunday's out rages are to be tried beofre the civil courts and not under martial law. Nedeljo Gabrinlnovlcs, who threw the bumb at the archduke and bis consort on Sunday, will therefore be liable to Imprisonment for a period of from Ave to ten years; while Oavrlo Prin zip, who fired the fatal Shot may. it is said, escape with ten years impris onment on account of his youth. Vienna. Jane 30.-The Tageblatt to day says thc late archduke's life was Insured with Dutch companies for $12,000,000 and that of his wife for $6.000,000. 1 Editor Suicided. I Girard, Ala., Juue 30.-R. P. Som merkamp, edlor . of the Girard Jour nal.. committed suicide at bis office h ere today by shooting . The cause ls not knbwn. t? NO APOLOGY FOR ACTION SAYSJ5LEASE GOVERNOR FAILS TO AN SWER CHARGES ON THE ASYLUM MATTER NEGRO QUESTION The Speakers In Senate Race Raise Talk About Federal Appointments of Race Special I? Th? Intelligencer. Chester. June :io.-Approximately OOO undemonstrative voter.; ot' Chester county heard the Putted states senn torlal candidat es hore tedtty. The feature of the meeting was 1 Governor Bleaso's complete ignoring!1 of the hitter attacks, made hot ii yes- 1 terday und today upon him for fils \ part In the ' Star Chamber" proceed- ! lng of the board of rodents of the asylum for the insane, which subject- ' ed Dr. Elenora Sander.-, u lady phy sician of the asylum corpa, to such * humilutlng circumstances. Ter fain- 4 er lives near here. Only that part 1 of his speech which might !inv?j hem j interpreted as relating to this was 1 "I have no apology or explanation to s make for uny word I've ever utter- r ed or for anything that I've done, and J before I'll make and apology or ex planation, I'll go hack to Newberry and work again in the livery stable." J Senator Smith wus twitted today with promise of a heiter Job after Au- r gust 25. The governor said that he c had already made application fur it. The governor 'raid "when I get to the senate I am going to work for the ? establishment of an oilier in Liverpool!; with Ed. Smith as the American rep resentative of the cotton producers ol!? the world, to keep things straight ov- i er there." Federal Ornees* t Recent federal appointments were < rerorred to again today, when the ROV- 4 ernor pointed out that no lawyer? In < the Piedmont were on the eligible list when lt came to the appointment of a i I'nlted States district? attorney. "They c were all from the lower half of the r state." the governor added. Contin- a ulng this line of attack ho said; when ? 1? mme *o the appointment of United, <" States Marchai the only man who J could he found wus one with a white f face, but who had set type on a negro P republican p:>per.". T!ie governor then.b asked why Senator Smith could net I have found some larmer to serve us i? marshal, or tn act as collector of re?-M enuc. I li When Mr. Pollock was introduced. ( F he in turn attacked the governor for|T neglecting the farmer when lt caine, ti to appointments of "honor." "why." queried the Chnraw man, "did the,v governor when it came to appointing! a a colonel on his stafr go to Charleston r and get that little, sawed off, Italian c Dago, the king of blind ti Tors He too ? might have fo'ind some hone.-t farm- ii er." r Mr. Jennings devoted almost ina cn- s tire time to the "star chamber ' uro- d seedings, which he characterised as s "miserable and contemptible." When* I the governor was speaking he look t Senator Smith to task for not deprlv- o lng civil service negro mall carriers li and clerks of their Jobs. He then boasted that while he had been gov ernor of South Carolina no negroes had held commission-' as notarles. c Mr. Jennings answered thlB by say- c lng that the governor was too busy r granting pardons to negroes to siRn a commissions for them. "There are r? aow in South Carolina." this speuken F went on "more than OOO negroes with J pardons bearing the name of Cole \J.\K Blease. The governor on the 25th. of j August will be so extinguished that] I guess we'll find him In Africa, where he can pardon some more negroes." | " Senator Smith made today one of " the mose eloquent speeches of tbft!? sntlre campaign. In defending tho rec-L 3rd he has made. I e "I arrogate to myself no credit for, what I am." He said. "All that I rm R ar hope to, be I owe to the teachings c I got at my mother's knee and thank u [?od you haven't money enough or p power enough to make ni-3 prove j rait bless to my trust." His masterly ^ Tlbute to the motherhood of thc sou. ti brought forth applause. [ ?? Senator Smith received today the. largest box of flowers that has yet v appeared during the campaign. The (1 governor too got a bunch, and Mr. fl fennings got his flrBt. The mayor of r Sumter said, holding his flowers up n o the audience, that he would not, "disgrace these by putting them on e bc political corpse of Cole L. Blease." p Mr. Jennings, began his address by I 0 laying to the people of Chester If they j, 'Vote like the people In the lower R ?art of the state, you will send the, governor back to Newberry to work ' u in a livery ?table." V Read Kv Iden ce. "I am going to read som.- of the words," said Mr. Jennings, "that ? 3overnor Blease has spoken which1 r! erill make the cheek? of the women1 vt >f South Carolina blush with shanie' p WOMEN BELE PRESIDEN1 IN THE PENROSE MAKES CUTTING REPLY TO ROOSEVELT Pennsylvania Shows Teddy's Let ter and Gives Out a Trench ant Answer to Attack IBy Associated Presp.) Pittsburgh. Mme 30.--United Sutes Senate Boise Penrose, in this city to light. KU ve out H i-tatemen t replying O Col. Roosevelt's speech before the nasa meeting or tho Pennsylvania VogHMslve Lengde. 1 The Senator re erred to th? ret ake of bossism and ?ont inned: "lt is difficult for nie to determine list when Mr. Roosevelt reached the conclusion to which he refers. It cer ainly was not In 1904, when tlie ro urns from Pennsylvania in the pre denlial election in that year were lent to him by me us chairman of the ?publican state committee and to vhich 1 received from him in reply he following letter:.... "My dear Senator Penrose: Upon ny word, of all phenomenal returns, he returns from Pennsylvania ure nost phenomenal. I congratulate and ordlaUy thank you. " Faithfully yours. "Theodore Roosevelt." "In fact during the whole period of ir. Roosevelt's administration, my re stions with him were cordial, i co iperated with him In nearly of his po Icies and when certain potential cle nents In the repuhllmn n?iy were dotting to defeat Mr. Roosevelt for be nomination In 1904 I as chairman if the State committee of Pennsylvun OAWOS most active. In having-li im en Ibrscd for nomination." "I am further informed that Mr. Roosevelt refers to the fact that I ipposcd him for nomination at the epubllcan national convention in 1012 ind I take R thai thia is the reul con on for his chr.ige of attitude. I ex rclsed my privilege to uso my own udgment as to what course 1 should ollow in the presidential contest. I lur-ued the course I considered to ie the advantage of th? republican larty and the people of Pennsylvan ia Mr. Roosevelt had assured me hat under no circumstances would ie ever be a candidate again for tho iresidency. He assured prominent! epubllcans from all over the country I o the same effect." "In the republican national con-| ention. Mr. Roosevelt at no time had ? , majority of the convention. The j uleB under which the convention act-| d were precisely the rules which Mr.; toosevelt had insisted on in tho nat-j anal convention of 1U08. It will be ecalled that Mr. roosevelt had nb olutely named Mr. Tart for the presl ency. Whether Mr. Roosevelt con iders thlB an act of bossism or not do not know. But, to me. at the Ime, It seemed the most offensive act f boBBism that could be perpetrated ra American politics." Committee Named. Warmington. June :'.0-Speaker Hark today appointed the following ommittee to represent the house of epresentotlves at the dedication of rtatue to President Tyler at Rich-, nond. Va: Montague. Virginia; 'itzgerald. New York; Baker. New errey; Mann, Illinois, and Murdock, ; nasas. Shepard Chosen. Richmond, Va.. June 30.-Finley J. hepard, whose wife was Mir? Helen lould. was elected today in New York director of thc Virginia Hallway nd Power company, a "Gould" prop rty. Ir. Jennings then read copious ex erpts, from the written record which I ttempted to show that the hoard of egents wss dominated by Covcrnor ileane, and that the chief cxccuthc, iy written and spoken words, nt smptcd to blacken thc character of ?leanora B. Saunders. Mr. Jennings charged clint -Mr. Bl ina, a member of the board, brought lie resolution condemning thc young 'oman physician into the meeting al eady prepared even before he hud eard a word of testimony. Senator Smith was the iirst speak r and his speech wui nu eloquent ortrayal of cotton, and Ms own rec rd in the Semite. "I do not hellevc i arraying CIHSB again ,t . ia?4. ' he aid. The speaker .-aid he measures up ) other United States Senators ct Washington, although these Senators Have great newspaper aducatlor.." The speaker told some of the jokes rhlch he says he made famoui dur ing the campaign. They made a hit rith the audience, and there were re eated cheers for "Smith." Would Cross Examine Him About Woman's Suffrage Stand UP TO THE STATES HE TOLD THEM Avoiding the Feminine Traps, Wilson Finally Had ts Tell the Party That He Objected (Hy Assoc Int a Press) Washington, June 30.- Five hun dred momb/t of tho general federa linn of women's clubs marehed to the white houri* today and drew from Prerldent Wilson a Anni refusal to accede to demands that he support the movement fur a woman suffrago amendment to the federal constitu tion. The president reiterated his statement to the prevlour delegation that his party hod not embodied thia question in Its platform, aud then for the llrst time announced hip personal conviction that the suffrage issue was one for settlement by the plates and not by the federal government. The women went awn.? plainly dis appointed and chagrin-J, some of them talking of Immediate action against the democratic party. Head ed by auch leader? as Mrs. Bills Log an. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Misa Roeta Chile Dorr und Miss Ailee Paul, they, marched to the white house with, bands playing.aud banners, flying. They massed themselves In the his-, torie east room, many carrying babies ? who added their she - ^ to the unusual ? cone by cooing o crying according ' to the speeches-. '??< .?. :*"/T/'"?" r ' . . Once inside the white boure the women made no demonstrations ard allowed their leaders to do all the talking. There was no applause aa the president entered the east room, accompanied by Col. Harte, his mill- * tary aide, In full di ARR uniform. Mrs. Ellis Logan, president of.the district of Columbia federation of women's clubr, told the president of the adop tion of a suffragist resolution at ' n recout general convention of her or ganization in Chicago. She. then in troduced Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. Dorr. The lutter rpoke of the strength ot thc suffrage movement and raid that the situation has changed materially There was a short pause and then the president stepped forward and an swered his callors. Presidents Tal*. "No one could fall to be Impressed by this greut company of thoughtful women." said the president, "and I want to assure you that lt ts to me most impressive. I have stated once< before the position which as the lead er of r. party I feel obliged to take, and I um sure that you will not wich me to Btate it again. Perhaps it would be more serviceable If I ventured upon the confident conjecture that the Bal timore convention did not embody this very Important question in the plat form which it adopted because of Its conviction that the principles* of the constitution which allotted these ques tions to the States were well consid ered principles from which tt\ey did not wish to depart. "You have asked to State my per sonal position with regard to pend ing measure. It ls my conviction that this is a matter for settlement by the States and not by the Federal gov ernment, and therefore, that being my personal conviction and lt being ob vious that t?tere is no ground on your part for discouragement In the prog ress you aro making, and my passion being for local self government I cnn only say that since you turned away from nie as a leader of a party and asked nie my position as a mon, I am obliged to state it very frankly. I,e?ve It States. "I think that very few persone, per haps, realize the difficulty of the dual duty that must he exercised by a president of the United State?. He. aa president, is an executive charged with the administration. of the law, but he is the choice ot a party as a leader in policy. The policy 1B deter mined by the party or. else upon unus ual and new circumstances, by tho determination of those who lead tho party. This is my situation as an in dividual." "Is lt not a fact that we have very good precedents existing for altering the electorate by the constitution ot the United 8tates?" asker Mrs. Dorr. "I do not think that ona anything to do with my conviction as to the best way that it can be done," return ed the president. t "It does not, but it leaves room for the women of the country to say what they want through the constitution ot the United State?," (Continued on Page Three.)