Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-15

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prove your statements9"
Ormsby McHarg. the Roosevelt con-
| test attorney, started to declare what
| he thought was the best evidence of
veracity." when A NJ. Stevenson of
Denver, holding the proxy of Commit
teeman Barker of Alabama, objected
to "a speech by the counsel after his
| time has expired
The committee enjoyed lively
minutes interchange Senator Borah
| said McHarg was answering the
question"
Mr.. Heney broke in to refer to gag
rule in Colorado" directing his re-
! mark to Mr.. Stevenson.
Il object TO such a statement" said
| Thomas l.. Devine, of Colorado, who
held the committee proxy for that
| state. THE gentleman is insulting
Colorado when he makes such
| charges"
Mr.. McHarg asserted his right to
| present evidence of the veracity of his
witnesses. Chairman Rosewater de-
| clared he should have done so dur
ing his time for argument
| The two Taft delegates, Joseph A.
| Gill of Vinita and J. w. Gililand of
Holdonville, were then seated by viva
voce vote. the Roosevelt men vot-
| ing no." after motion to seat the
Rooseelt delegates had been defeated.
| Senator Borah asked for a roll call
on the Roosevelt motion, but it was
| refused
| Objection to the presence of Grant
| Victor, as member Of the National
| committee. was made just before the
| Oklahoma vote by Francis j. Heney
| Il have a protest from the Okla
homa people," he said, against Mr.,
Victor voting on this contest, ON the
| ground that he organized the bolt
! ing convention and that he is a Unit
| cd States marshal, and a partisan on
| this case
The committee took no action on the
| protest
| The LIST South Carolina District.
next called. presented another one
| sided contest. both factions being
credited to President Taft Commit
recman Capers of South Carolina said
| it resulted from an alleged bolt in
| the convention.
| Toe committee seated the contesting
! delegates, Thomas r. Grant of
\ NiitfteStUil anu tdiOfi 1flOitdH bt
| EutaVile.
The 4th North Carolina District
conest, where Colonel Roosevelt's
right to delegates was not questioned
| but where a fractional fight caused a
contest to be filed with the committee,
was passed temporarily.
Two contesting Taft delegations
again appeared when the Isl Tennes-
| see District contest was called Con-
gressinen Sam r. Sells and r. F. Don
nelly appeared as the first Taft del
egaton, while G.. McHenderson and f.
G. Alexander contested their right TO
a place on the temporary roll No
! Roosevelt delegates We're concerned in
| this contest.
I Former Congressman Y. d. Massey,
| who filled out the unexpired term of
the late w. p. BrownloW, represented
the contestants. He declared the Sells
| forces had been out numbered in the
county and district conventions.
Samuel J. Elder of Boston, repre-
senting Congressman Sells and his as
| soeiates. said they We're selected by the
1 only regularly authorized conventions.
An attempt had beer made to defeat
| Congressman Sells, he declared, by IAN
| illegal reorganization of the congress
! sional committee The Sells delegation
was seated by the National committee.
| The I'd Tennessee District contest.
| taken up next, involved both Taft
| Roosevelt struggle and fractional
| Tennessee fight. The two Roosevelt
| struggle and a fractional Tennessee
| fight. The two Roosevelt delegates,
John c. Houk and H. B. Lindsay. rep
| resented the Hale Monday faction,
while the Taft delegates T. A Wright
and John j. Jenningsg Jr.. represented
the factions led b. Congressman r. w
| Austin.
| II. Il. Lindsay declared the Roose-
Welt delegates represented the "regu-
| lar" faction, that had been recognized
four years ago by the Republican Ma
tional convention. He said that Con-
gresham Austin and his organization
had been defeated at that time and
that the Republicans in the state had
been divided ever since.
l.. d. Wright, appearing for the Taft
adherents, asserted the regularity of
his faction was attested by the fact
that ii had elected its candidates with
| in the last four years. He said the
| INooSeNelJ contestants naU Deen select
ed at mob convention. without a
chairman or any regular Organization.
In the 9Th Tennessee District anoth-
er Roosevelt contest was represented.
The Taft delegates were John b. Tar
rant and James w Brown; the Roose-
Welt delegates We're w. f. Preston and
G. T. Taylor. The former represented
| what is known as the Sanders faction
in Tennessee, the later the Taylor Bur
dick faction.
Tarran and Brown. the Taft dele
gates from the 9th Tennessee. We're
seated by the committee without a roll
call. the Roosevelt members shouting
No" A roll call was refused on a
motion to seat the Roosevelt delegates.
This is a case of plain stealing"
shouted MIR. Heney.
Members of the committee shouted
sit down." order"
PLAIN stealing" plain stealing"
shouted Heney again.
We can't be scared by the hooting
of an OWL" shouted one member.