The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-09

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Louisiana, Frank II. EcIloeg Of Minnesota,
Iuclus y. l.itta,Icr If New York. proxy
for y. T.. Flanagan of Nevada: William J..
ward of Sew York. John q. Capers Of
South Carolina. Thomas Thorson of South
Vako,s. G T. Loose Of Utah and Alfred
{: Hognrr Of Wisconsin
After the other Roosevelt members
C"cll \. LYON of T.%as registered himself
as no, voting. S;iducv Reber of tho Dis
'rict cf Columbia aud r Coleman tlu Pont
or Drlawar" voted "No." and senator
William t. Koran of Idaho was absent
w,th no proxy present.
iu tho absence y; senator Borah from
t'r lay session of III" national committee
ihc Roosevelt Interest. were looked after
Wv Orn-bv Mctlar.,. assisted by local
counsel from cach State and district in
which there were contests.
oRMsRY M'uArG DIsCusTED.
nuing tn" morning session of the
ccmmittrr Mr. NcIinrg did not appear
at all. and nc iC.; IA disgust several min
,ites bri"r" th" "on'n,ice adjourned for
the da,. brr after anothe? of the
Roose,rl contests was called up and lust
as regularly were h" claims Of tho ROOse-
welt delegates r"p,iciatssi by tn" national
conmitt"C 10y unanimous viva vOce vote
except III ia" Fii'h Arkansas contest.
Nr N'lIarg Was decidedly nettled AZ
the continuous CON sist"nt action of the
national cc,nmi;'o" in brushing aside the
clH,m- -; III" Eoo..c volt conteStinC dele
Gates and h,' ,uaie bold Ia assert that the
u 4, :, -,
making ur til" permanent roll OF the Re-
publican national convention
"We have M" ma ajoritv of the delegat as
IN this convention. II" added and the
national committee may IA well under
stand that he convention committee on
~redert ials will rot sustain their decisions
jp many q. th"~e contests"
Mr. NcHars waa absent during the
,porp,nc hours oi the s.s-ior of the COM
,njttee while tn. remainder of the Arkan-
-As contests were heard and he took oc-
rasion to remark that 1t seemed Useless
iO trv to stem the act ion Of the national
commute. regarding the contests from
the Southern States Tie added
When tho committee comes to the con
tests in the States which give Republican
eltStt dI. Ntl''S iihe IIlllltI1d. lCllkdIl h.
Kentucky. Missouri. Tennessee. Arizona.
Oklahoma and Washington, more de.
liberation and observation-disclosures must be
showp or there will be trouble II may
seem all right and safe to throw out the
Roosevelt delegates from Democratic
States. but II will be another story il This
course is r,ithessly followed in the North
erp States
CHARGES GROW POINTED
heard 10y tho national committee and the
Roosevelt attorneys have insisted that
Taft delegates were selected at secretly
calico conventions controlled by the
officeholders and the Taft people re,ort
that II Ormsby Mcliarg and the Roosevelt
money had not been sent down South
there woLid have been no con,estin 9
delegations from that section OF the
country.
These charges became quite poiniet
during the. discussion of the Georgia con
tests when Henry Lincoln johnson, a col
ored attorney Of Atlanta. heading the
Taft delegates at large. had many hot
dispute. Of |. more or less personal nature
Georgia state convention had been held
last February To select national delegates
and how Mir McHarg came along tive
months later and had contesting dele.
CATION chosen.
1T was not until about tho 18th ,iav Of
April. said jolnson. that anv person
in Georgia eyer thought of holding co,,n,a,
conventions About this time Ormsby
IcHa-G 4 citizen Of New York. cam,
into ~" State and took rooms III An Al.
ian'a hotel Il WAS only after conference
with HIM 'ha those who pretend now to be
delesatcs.ele"t discovered that he law.
If the safe had been violated and acting
hv his direct ION, proceeded TO hold meet
ings and produce results to the liking of
Mr.. AicIIsrs.
40 MORE REPISrNG.
Many of those now Questioning ouI
nights spoke ~ the money they had spen
in vain ,rying TO beat us at our convention
md repined for the loss. but after con.
ferrinG with Mr.. McHarg of New York
no more such repning was heard. On tn.
contrary, there were open BOASTS mad.
Of bountecus supplies OF money, and oper
exhibitions made of what they said wa.
New York and Chicago money on the
streets and corners. Bankrnpts now dis
putting our titles suddenly came into fund.
upon the advent of Mr. McHargr
Joseph 4. Lee Of Jacksonville. ano,he
colored attorney and Taft delegate a
large, likewise grew rather peppery wher
Mr., McHarg took occasion to jnierrlp
him frequently and turning upon Mr.
McHarG hs -aid
+ an sorry indeed that it remainec
for man of Mr.. McHarg's attainment
to come down into our state from New
York and stir up the indoent and litter
ate OF or state by means which sho,I.,
not he sSerted in the Republican party
POLITICAL orrHAGEs.
National Committeeman Henry s Chubl
Ut Winter Park who headed he Taft dele
cation from Florida. also was much in
Censed at Mr.. McHarg's attitude an,
when an attempt was name to dispos,
of the first Of the Florida contests with
ont n roll call Mr.. Chubb angrily oh
lected, saving:
u want this committee to settle one
for all the people who ara responsible
for these damnabe political outrages.
Mr.. McHarg grew rather tired of IN,
same old grind about the time the GeOrgi;
contests We're reached, and he wanted I,
consolidate the twenty eight contest
and argue them together stead of in IN,
different groups as they appeared upon Tn
calendar
WANTS EN- ALL TRIED.
THIS brought former United State
Senator Charles ). Dick of Ohio to hi
feet w n jiffy with loud protests that tn,
committee. in Justice to its own decision
III the-e contests, should pass upon eacl
one ou its merits, in order that the peopl,
of the country could be made familia
with the himev and farcical character o