davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13
GRAVE INSULT TO CALIFORNIA
is THE COMMITTEES ACTION
Reactionaries A Asked
for Primary Law and
Got It---Then They
Acquiesced in the
Verdict, for a Little
While.

Oyster Bay, Juno 12.-"They are
boltins the republican party at this
moment" said Colonel Roosevelt to.
night, Of supporters of President Taft
on the republican national commit.
tee. The former president was aroused
to fighting mood by the news from
Chicago. He denounced the action Of
tho national committee in deciding
contests for seats in the national
committee from Kentucky, Arizona
and California.
Colonel Roosevelt laid special em-
phasis upon the seating of the TAFT
delegates from one California dis.
trict. The colonel expressed the
opinion that tho national convention
would not ratify the seating Of tho
Taft delegates from California.
What do you think the "a Roose-
welt delegates already seated from
California will do II the convention
declines To admit the other two?"
Colonel Roosevelt was asked.
II am not going to try To say
what they will do" he replied Il
aiii NV ii'ni'6 Guy pi'piN,Ns,
Colonel Roosevelt refused To COM
ment on the statement of William
Finn OF Pittsburgh and other Roose-
Welt supporters that thn mambers OF
the electoral college from several re-
publican states which have been car
ried by Roosevelt at the primaries
would cast their votes for him even
IL Taft be renominated. Colonel
Roosevelfs statement. In part follows:
"In Arizona Mr.. Tafts national com.
nitteemen acted with great frank.
ness on their view that the intrusion
of the people into politics 10 an unwar-
ranted impertinence calling for rs.
huke by the national committee.
'Tne case turned on the single
county of Maricopa The county COM
mittee had the option of selecting
delegates to the state convention or to
| calling primary to give the people
the right to vote. At meeting of
the county committee all the Roose-
welt men, Joined by two of the Taft
men, ordered a primary to be held
throughout the county. A minority on
the county committee held a rump
meeting and selected Taft delegates
4
| to the state convention. At the pri-
mares the Roosevelt delegates were
elected by. a vote of $50 as against
less than 25 for Taft.
"The national COMMITTEES, acting on
MIR. Taft's theory that this ought not
to be . government by tho people
treated tho fact that tho voters had
themselves been given the right ia
say who their delegates should be al
a reason for refusing to seat the dol.
sgates elected by the voters.
in California the action of the
national committee was perhaps not
morally worse than hitherto, but Il
was just little more flagrant. Here
can contribute out OF my persona
knowledge to the history OF what was
done. The progressiyes Of California
had control of the legislative ant
party machinery. Under the primary
law then existing, which had been en-.
acted by the old republican machine
the progressives could have obtained
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

gate tn the state convention, said he
believed there WAS "a fully developed
football organization" among tho
Roosevelt forces. who proceeded 10
run convention on one side OF tho
stage while tire Tart convention was
going on on the other For 20 min
utcs. he snid, 1t was impossible to
hear anything, The Roosevelt men
then left the hall.
The part played by former Governor
kibby was fully explained by George
H. Record, who defended tho Roosc-
Welt delegation.
A Majority.
we claim we had il clear major
lty Of the legal delegates In that hail."
he said. when the convention met.
Governor kibby took the floor and
protested on our behalf against tho
adoption of u temporary roll which
We lid not believe legal. From that
titnr OH there were two conventions
and the question is: Which was tho
legal onc"
The Roosevelt men had not pre-
scented their contests to the state ex-
ecutiee because they knew they would
have been thrown out.
IF sou say Il body OF men calling
themselves the state executive COM
mittee can determine upon the legal
ity Of eontosting delegates" said Mr..
Record you arc establishing self
pcrpeiunting oligarchy that can abb
soiutciy dominate political affairs"
Hand Picked.
In explaining the method of select
ing delegates In Arizona counties,
Wnere, Record said, four primaries
were not desired. delegates were
chosen by county committees. In
Marieopa county the Roosevelt forces
controlled the committee 20 to 10 and
ordered a primary, after which tho
Tntt minority met and picked out II
delegation To the state convention. At
the primary lie said. only IL out Of
o'o votes were polled for Taft. Mr..
Record declared that had "technicali.
tios' been waived and the results oc
the primary in Marcopa county havo
been considered. tho Roosevelt men
'nlt iuIIp1 al
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13
GAS IN WELL KILLS
YOUNG CITIZEN
OF RESERVE
ORA SUMNER DIES, WHILE TWO
OTHERS ARE RESCUED FROM
PERlloUS POSITION.

Dixon June 12.-(Special) = ora
Sumner, aged %. member of we'll
digging firm died az feet below the
ground at noon today. by asphy xia-
ton Two man, L. IL, Thomas and
James NJ. Carver. who went down in
To the we'll after Sumner. were
brought up unconscious. but were re-
suscitated The body of Sumner and
the senseless Thomas and Carver were
brought 10 the surface by X. B.
Brown, IA rancher. who chanced to be
Sumner and his men had completed
the digging Of a well on the ranch of
James NJ. Carver. eight miles north
of Dixon in the Moiese valley. Car
Yer had dug the well TO depth Of
81 feet and contracted with the we'll
dggers to put the bore down TO va
ter The we'll was sunk to over one
hundred feet with 30 feet of water.
The castings. which began at the 52-
foot mark, were put IN Tuesday,
Preparations were being made to
move the outfit. but Carver asked
that the well be bailed and GUNNER
went down to the top of the castings
to put the bailer into these.
He was overcome by gas almost at
once. Thomas and Carver were let
down on ropes and each was over
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

Continued on Page Six
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

Continued From Page Six)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

Continued on Page Five)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13
CAR RATCHICAGO
CRUSHES TEDDY'S DELEGATES
AND TAFT GETS SOME MORE
Arizona California, Louisiana Michigan and Mississippi Contribute
to the Strength of the President and Bosses.

Chicago June l2.-Presdent Taft gained today 40
votes in the republican convention through the
settlement of contests by the national committee. In
Roosevelt forces voted their full strength against the
Taft delegates. In the California case they obtained
roll CALL losing 10 to 81 in the Arizona contest they
failed to get roll call and in the Michigan case none
was asked although they voted against seating the
Taft delegates at large.
The contests settled today in favor of Taft were:
Acknowledgements at large, g. Cafornia-Fourth
district ?; Observation-Disclosures at large, 6; First
Second, Third, Fourth Fifth, Sixth and Seventh dis
trcts, IA; Observation-Disclosures at large, 6; Mississippi
delegates at large 4 First district 3 Total 40
Pearl Wight national committeeman from Louisiana
and the Roosevelt leader there lost in his fight to seat
the Roosevelt delegates from that state. An effort was
made by Committeeman New to end the differences
among Louisiana republicans by officially recognizing
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

hands Of the ruling majority in the
committee and condemned the work
Of that body.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt would
come to Chicago and what effect his
coming would have upon the situation
came up at almost every turn of the
endless discussions and arguments.
Nearly all agreed that the arrival of
Colonel Roosevelt would bring the sit
uation to climax, but the final out
come of such an event was disputed.
The states that loomed large in the
calculations of the Roosevelt leaders
In case of a bolt were California, Ore
gon, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, West Virginia. South Da-
kota. Minnesota. Wisconsin and North
Dakota. Several other states were
named. but the Roosevelt managers got
greater satisfaction out OF their sur
vey on those listed.
The third candidate talk included
Cummins and La Toilette, and a dark
horse" possibility A dozen names
We're mentioned but there was no
unanimity Of opinion among leaders.
MckinIey's Busaboo.
! Director Mckinley issued tonight a
statement which after asserting that
Mr.. Taft would be nominated on the
| first ballot charged that the Roose-
yelt forces were planning more des-
perate measures to prevent the in
evitable"
THE effort to corrupt Taft dele
|
(COntinuad On page Eiv
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13

To dispose of the Arizona and CALI
fornia cases set for today and the
Louisiana cases. next on the list of
states, the republican national com
mttoc began its meeting today with the
prospect of an l-day ana q long night
session.
The California case. In view of the
statements made Monday by former
Senator Dick, the Tart contest attorney.
promised to bring the title to the whole
state delegation into question owing to
an alleged conflict between the Cali
fornia state primary law and the Of
fetal call of the republican national
committee issued last December at the
meeting held In Washington.
The national committees call speci-
fled that the voters of each congress
sional district should have the privilege
OF choosing two delegates to represent
them In their republican national CON
vention. Under the California primary
law, although the first returns showed
that the Taft delegates In the Fourth
congressional district were elected over
the Roosevelt delegates. the secretary
of state acted under the state primary
lhN bll' bhN' hli '''Rhi's w 'plolIfl
Roosevelt because of his large majority
I'm the state.
Later, however, the secretary Of state
determined that the boundaries be-
tween the Fourth and Firth districts
were not clearly enough defined to
make possible an accurate count of the
Taft or Roosevelt forces in the Fourth
district This change further compli-
Gated the case as 1t was presented to
the committee.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13


Wight headed off a
Osborn of
teny led the Roosevelt
The still
The of the Mississippi Missouri
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-13
Regularity at Issue.

In Louisiana, cases which the com
mittee expected to reach late today, the
regularity Of the state organization ls
directly at issue. Three delegations ap-
pear from the state at large, one in
strueted for Roosevelt and headed by
National Committeeman Pearl Wight.
and two for Taft, only one OF which the
national committee recognizes as reg
ular" In an attempt to heal the
Louisiana split after the republican
national convention of 1908 the ma
tional committee directed sub-com-
mittee to 20 to the state and try to
bring the warning factions together
Members OF this committee. which
consisted of II. q. Duncan, North
Carolina Ralph williams of Oregon
and Secretary William Hayward Of
New York. prepared to go into the
Louisiana case before the committee
today and testify as to the compromise
made In the state. an agreement under
which Victor Loisel became state
chairman. The Loisel faction sent the
recognized Taft delegation. while
Pearl Wight, heading the Roosevelt
delegation. claims equal regularity for
his delegates.
There were two sets of delegates
at large from Arizona, one for Taft
and the other for Roosevelt the latter
the contcsting faction. In the state
convention after the Taft men had or
ganized. the Roosevelt followers held
n convention In the same hall and
elected delegation.
The contestants deny the right Of
the Taft leaders to fix temporary
roll call
For the six Taft delegates at large
| from Arizona appeared samuel J. El-
| der, Boston attorney and former
classmate of President Taft; Robert ~.
Morrison. mn attorney from Prescott,
Ariz., and james r. williams, Jr, of
Tucson. one OF the delegates at large.
At the Roosevelt table. Ormsby Me-
Harg was Joined by George n. Record
of New Jersey and Dwight B. Heard
Of Phoenix of the Roosevelt delega-
! ton,
Protest on kentucky.
Just after this case was called the
regular program was interrupted by an
! unexpected protest against the split
decision yesterday In the Eleventh
Kentucky district case Ex- Senator
Dick, the Taft manager. asked for con :
firmation OF the report that one Taft
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
TWO BIG LEAGUES
SEEM TO Be SAFE
FROM THE OUTLAWS
United States and Colum-
bian Circuits Already
Breaking Up.

The american and National Leagues
seem safe from the outlaws, for the
present at least. Both the United States
and the Columbian Leagues are already
showing signs Of breaking up. But the
real danger to organized baseball has
not yet shown Its head.
Striking at the big leagues alone, as
the American in its early days did at
the National, is a costly business, an
even more risky fight now than it was
when the American made it's successful
raid. The strength Of organized baseball
lies not in the big leagues. but in the
small, those bound together under the
national agreement.
On the coast and in the East, and to
a slight extent in the Middle West also,
and a number Of outlaw leagues, play
ing ball that is sometimes as good as
class A-A, sometimes worse than Glass
D. But If some organizer once gets
these together under a sort Of a second
national agreement, lays out his United
states League to head it, and gets a
few malcontents to secede from the
present bond. Garry Herman ct al. will
be up against the fight of fights.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
All In Readiness for
Memorial Tournament

Every detail has been completed for
the success of the Memorial Athle tic
Clubs wrestling tournament, which will
be held tonight at the National Guard
Armory Gymnasium. Manager Foley
has arranged a special seating section
fer the accommodation of ladies and
their escorts. Every possible objection
able feature that might creep into n
wrestling tournament has been eliUi-
mated, and tonight's matches promise
to be classy from every standpoint.
1he entire program will consist OF
eight events The nrst bout of the even.
ing will be between Wilson, of the Ma
tional A. c., and Foley, of Memorial A.
c., at los pounds. Wilson holds the
South Atlantic championship at this
weight. but ne is liable TO strike a snag
in Foley.
In the next two contests Burton will
participate. He will meet Marshall at
lis pounds and Santile at 120 pounds
In the 135-pound class Mayhem and Con.
molly will be seen.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Knockout" Brown Has
Little Claim to Name

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Followers OF
boxing here declare today that knock
out" Brown will have to doff that
title for some other. In his bout with
Matty Baldwin, of Boston. at the Ma
tIonal Sporting Club, he failed to dis
play any punch. There were times
when a good wallop would have won
the battle for the East Side German.
AS 1t was. the mill was very good
draw, though Brown claims shade
On his opponent
At the start, Baldwin was a whirl-
wind, rushing Brown all over the ring
and scoring with rights and lefts:
Brown was dazed by a succession of
heavy rights on the point of the jaw
and a less rugged lad would have sue
cumbed to them. However, he wealth
cred the storm and managed to force
things after the fifth. Baldwin, weak
ened toward the close of the fray and
Brown secured a slight lead.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Frank Klaus Has Easy
Time With PetrOSkeV

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 23.--
Sailor Petroskey was human
punching bag for Frank Klaus, tie
Pittsburgh Bear Cat" here yester-
day, taking two punches for every
one he gave and never having a shade
in a single round of the battle. The
tar showed great gameness and
strength, that's all. Klaus was fore
ing the mill at all stages, joltimS
Petroskey on the chin and keeping
his head bObbinG like cork on
water. Klaus pounded the sailors
body until 1t was red. In long rang
work some of PetroSkey's right
crosses landed. but they could not
keep Klaus from boring in AMI
ClinchinE.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Vocational Workers In
Session In Buffalo

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. ga hundred
or more men and women interested in
public schools assembled in Buffalo to-
day for the third annual convention of
the New York State branch of the Ma
tiOnal Society for the Promotion OF In
sion was held at the Hotel Statler tn :
Afternoon, with George NJ. Forbes OF
Rochester, presiding. Among those In
attendance were many persons Of promi-
nenCe In civic and educational affairs.
The sessions Of the convention will con-
cIude tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
TURNER TAKES ON
ENGLISH CHAMPION
WRESTLER TONIGHT
Bob Berry and Local Athlete
to Be Seen At
Gayety.

Probably one of the best wrestling
matches that has been staged at a
local theater is scheduled for tonight
between Joe Turner, the local athlete
who has been winning from all comers
this season, and Bob Berry, the Eng
lish middleweight champion.
This bout will be for the best two
falls out of three, pin falls only TO
count. The strangle hold is the only
hold that will be barred.
Berry has been meeting some of the
best middleweight performers in New
England this season, and II is thought
that Turner will have one Of his hardest
matches with the English champion.
Tonights bout will commence immedi-
ately after the regular performance al
the Gayety.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Bill Papke Fails to
Defeat Frank ManteIl

SACRAMENTO, Cal Feb. 2&.--That
BillY PapkC, conner middleWeiGht
champion. is dom as boxer, was
demonstrated by his poor showing
against Frank ManteIl. of. Providence,
r. l., here and Tom Jones, the craft
manager, has cut loose from the
"Kewanee Thundt rbolt." Papke is
expected TO disappear from the ring
Immediately.
Mantell was far from being a cham
piun, but he hnId dis own easily with
the man wlo once knocked out
stanley ketChcl. Neither man was
strong enough - irOp The other and
Tor twenty rounds iabbed and iolted
each other to The disgust Of t'tc
large crowd.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Is Willing to Defend Title
Against Anyone At
122 Pounds.
HAS BEEN TRAINING
LONG AND STEADY
Will Do His Best to Keep CHAM
pionship AS Long AS
Possible
Facts Concerning Bout.

New featherweight champion
Johnny Kilbane, Of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Old champion-Abe AttelI, of San
Francisco.
Title won by decision at Vernon,
Cal.
Attell had two rounds, two we're
even, and Kilbane had all the
rest.
Kilbane won title, $500, and 25
per cent of picture rights.
AttelI won $6,5OO and 25 per cent
of picture rights.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 23.-"I am
wlihng to take on Attell again, or any
other boy who can make the weight
122 pounds" said Johnny Kilbane. the
newly crowned featherweight cham
pion, today. but I've been training
long and steadily and 1 think l deserve
rest for month or so. However,
afyer that rest is done l am willing to
defend my title.
L never had the slightest doubt but
that I would win from Atten had
been Informed by friends I could trust
mat he was about ready to be beaten
and thanked my stars that 1t was nv
good fortune to be the boy to face him
/ shall do my best to keep the cham
pionsh1p as long as l can"
hllbanes victory over AtteH was
clean-cut and decisive He had a sub
stantial lead in sixteen of the twenty
tell until the champion looked positively
foolish. In the eighth round Kilbane
labbed Atten sixteen times in success
sion without return.
Attell "Heeled."
Realizing that the battle was going
against him. Attell resorted to obiec-
tionable tactics. He "heelcd" and but
ted" his opponent and had to be eau
toned several times by Referee Eyton.
FINALLY Attell came out of his corner
with his face and shoulders Creased.
hoping thereby to get a mOmentary ad-
vantage over Kibane and slip over the
sleep wallop. Cries from the fans called
the referees attention to the foul work,
and he cleaned Attell with a towel.
kilbane, was faster than the cham
pion and his defense was well-nish per-
feet and his lightning jab and jolt
played on Attells face like shots from
a machine gun. Attell seemed anchored
moving around the ring like a shadow
of his old self. He was as cool and con-
fdent as ever, but simply could not get
started against his speedier and younger
opponent. Kilbane was still strong at
the end, but Attell was leg-weary and
hardly able to keep his arms up.
Closed His Eye.
In the third Kilbane cut his opponent s
face and closed his left eye. In the sixth
Attell landed a solid blow to the wind
and plucked up enough courage to force
matters, only to run into a shower OF
Jabs on his nose and mouth: They
moved pretty fast until the tenth. After
that Kilbane did all the work, weaving
in and out and proving himself the alb
solute master of Attell.
The new champion is twenty-three years
old, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, where
sides his family he supports his blind
father. In his climb to the champion
ship Kilbane has defeated Joe Rivers,
Patsy Kline, and Frankie Conley in
rapid succession here and has earned his
title.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23

when he equaled the worlds record Of
the semi-final of the 7O-yard handicap
race at the Greek American A. c.
games. His time was Z Is seconds. In
the finals, Heiland finished last because
OF the severe handicap that was i'm
posed upon him and the fact that he
was exhausted by his record sprint.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
HANDY HAS HIGH
INDIVIDUAL SET IN
TERMINAL LEAGUE
Station Number 1 Is Lead
ing With Greatest
Team Game.

individual and team averages in the
Terminal Railroad ~ NJ. C. A. Duckpin
/ -ague to date have been compiled by
Secretary Winslow. Handy, who rolls
with the Car Department team, has the
highest individual average, 1OS, and also
high Individual set, 403.
Station No. quint Is leading the
league with the best record for team
set. G0i, and is also on the top runE
Of the ladder in team game, 1854. Ryan
of Station No. l quint, has eclipsed ali
members of the Terminal League for
high individual game, his record being
Isl.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Y. M. c. A. Boys of Two
States In Conference

FALL RIVER. Mass, Feb. 23.-Repre-
sentatives of the boys departments of
the different Y. NJ. C. A. branches
throughout Massachusetts and Rhode
Island gathered in this city today for
their twenty-seCOnd annual conference.
The object of the conference Is to bring
the boys together In manner that
will promote a moral and social uplift
To this en- da number of well-knoWn re-
ligiOus workers and educators have
been invited to deliver addresses. The
sessions, which We're started today will
he brought to close with exercises in
the Central Congregational Church Sun
day evening, when about 500 boys will
take part i'm a devotional meeting.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Schoolboy Knocks Out
Three Men In Tourney

NEW YORK. Feb. @G.-Triends of
benjamin Martin, Brooklyn high
school boy, are today urging him to be
come a professional pugil st following
his performance of last night when he
knocked out three opponents i'm the anna
teur boxing tournament at the Amer-
can A. A: He is a 125-pOunder is speedy
and carries the wallOp.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Winner to Claim Title.

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Wirie Lewis
was confident today that he would re-
deem himself in tonight's battle with
Mike Gibbons, the st. Paul welter-
weight. In their last encounter Glib
bons won handily.
Tonight's winner will lay claim to
the welterweight championship of the
world.
The Washington times., 1912-02-23
Hal Heiland Equals
Worlds Sprint Mark

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-HaI Holland, Of
the Xavier A. A., declared today that
he could better last nights performance