The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-12

The gentleman is out OF order"
ruled Rosewater.
"Oh, just wanted to inform the
chair that's all" said Heney.
The Taft delegates at large seated
are ]. L. Hubbell, j. T. Williams Jr.,
r. M. Freudentahl, Robert B. Morri-
son, F. l.. Wright and j. G. Adams.
The fourth California contest was
then called. -
California for Taft.
The vote was 81 to 16 to seat the
Taft delegates from the fourth Cali.
fornia.
Those who votedfor the Roosevelt
delegates were: Knight of California;
Borah of Idaho; Lawrence of Ken
lucky (proxy); Wight of Louisiana;
jackson of Maryland; Kellogg of
Minnesota; Littauer Of Nevada
(proxy); DUEL, of N. Y; Capers OF
So. Carolina: ]. Thorson of So. Da-
kota proxy: Monday of Tenn; Lyon
of Texas; Loose of Utah; Mulvane of
Wyo. proxy; Hadley OF Missouri
(proxy); Rogers of Wisconsin.
| In the fourth California the Taft
men were contestants. They are E.
H. Tyron and Morris Meyerfield, Jr.,
and their claim was that they carried
their district at the primaries and
/ also that the district was carried by
the Taft men on the preferential vote.
For the Taft men, F. G. Bryan, OF
Akron, law partner OF Senator Dick,
made the argument. He said:
THE call for the republican ma
tional convention contains the follow
! ing clause:
Provided that delegates and alter
mates both from the state at large and
from each congressional district may
be elected in conformity with the laws
of the state in which the election
OCCURS if the state committee or any
congressional committee SO Directs
"The section closed with the follow
ing important provision to which at
tention is asked:
But. provided further that in no
state shall an election be so held to
prevent the delegates from any con-
gressional district and their alternates
being selected by the republican cleo
tors of that district
In spite of the fact that the Taft
ticket received more votes in the
fourth district than the Roosevelt
ticket, the secretary OF state ignored
the rule of the republican national
committee, recognizing the right of
congressional districts to be repre-
sented by their own delegates and
issued certificates to election to the
26 Roosevelt delegates receiving the
highest number of votes In the state
7 at large.
: The republican electors in the
fourth California district having cas-
a majority of their votes in favor o.
!, the Taft delegates, the Taft delegates
), are entitled to seats In the nationa
convention
, Francis ]. Heney was the attorney
of record for the Roosevelt delegates
Charles S. Wheeler and Philip Ban
. croft and he was most bitter in his
! handling of the Taft claims, which, he
. said. were ridiculous and designed tc
rob the people of popular representa-
ton. To argue this case he surren
dered the proxy under which he ap
peared before the committee to its
, rightful holder, Committeeman
Thomas Thorson of So. Dakota.
Finn Admits Bolt.
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 49,
That Pennsylvania and West Virginia
will not recognize President Taft az
the regular nominee of the republican
party should the Taft forces contro
the national convention was the join,
declaration here today of William
a Finn, head of the Roosevelt vigilance
committee, and Governor Glasscock Of
West Virginia. They declared thai
under no circumstances would they &C
cept the nomination of Presiden
!. Taft.
. Finn and Governor Glasscock de
clared that the electoral delegates Of
their states would vote for Roosevelt,
in the electoral college II Taft is nom
! mated.
, IF they steal the roll in this con
f vention and name Taft" said Finn
/ I'VE will protect ourselves. The state
l. convention of Pennsylvania has no,
i adjourned. We have thirty out Of
t thirty eight electors instructed fol
: Roosevelt. We will not uphold the
r action of these insular delegates ant
: these delegates who do not represen,
ANY republican power. We will pro
S tect ourselves. There is nothing te
prevent our electors casting their bal
lots for Roosevelt. Even if Taft's
name is printed on the ballot. no cleo
tor is bound to vote for him.
This would mean the defeat of the
| Republican national ticket but 1t would
save us in PENNSYLVANIA. We have
twelve to fifteen congressman to think
| about.
| This will be done assuming thai
| the national committee steals the roll