Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-13
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the state and try to bring the warning
factions together Members or this
committee which consisted OF e. z.
Duncan of North Carolina, Ralph VII
liams Of Oregon and Secretary VIII,
liam Hayward Of New York, prepared
to go into the Louisiana case IN tne
committee today and testify as 10 the
compromise made in the state last
February.
1t is claimed that the factions were
brought together then, and signed an
agreement under which Victor Loulsei
became state chairman. The Loulsel
faction sent the recognized Taft dele
cation while Pearl Wight, heading the
Roosevelt delegation, claims equal
regularity for his delegation.
There are two sets Of delegates at
large from Arizona, one for Taft and
the other for Roosevelt, the latter the
contesting faction. In the state conven-
ton after the Taft men had organized
the Roosevelt followers held a conven-
ton in the same hall and elected
delegation. The contestants deny the
right of the Taft leaders to fix tenn
porary roll call.
Would Reopen Kentucky Case.
For the six Taft delegates at large
rom Arizona appeared Samuel ]. Elder
a Boston attorney and former classmate
iof President Taft, Robert E. Morrison,
an attorney from Prescott, Arizona,
and James T. Williams Jr.. Of Tucson,
one of the delegates at large. AT the
Roosevelt table Ormsby McHarg was
Joined by George f. Record of New
s~ht
Phoenix Of the Roosevelt delegation.
Just after this case was called the
regular program was interrupted py
an unexpected protest against the
split decision late yesterday IN the
eleventh Kentucky district case. Sen
ator Dick, the Taft contest manager,
asked for confirmation Of the report
that one Roosevelt and one Taft dele
gate had been seated.
"How can we appeal from this decl-
sion?" asked Senator Dick.
81 want to protest that the decision
was Irregular" interrupted Mr.. NC
Harg, contest manager for Col Roose-
welt.
Both attorneys made it clear they
would carry the eleventh Kentucky
case higher Chairman Rosewater
said the case could be taken to the
convention and its credentials COM
mittee
Senator Dick said he did not want
the decision passed without notice OF
the appeal" as the Taft forces thought
they were entitled to both OF the
eleventh district delegates.
Mr.. McHarg asserted that the deci-
sion yesterday deciding the vote was
against presidents established four
years ago." go
81 fail to see how, under given set
of circumstances, the committee could
seat one and reject the other one OF
the Roosevelt delegates" he declared.
Arizona Case Taken UP.
Senator Penrose then demanded that
the Arizona case be taken up. and the
Kentucky discussion was stopped.
Chairman Rosewater said there was
some doubt as to which Arizona dele
cation should be heard first, but as
the Roosevelt delegates had filed their
credentials first, the Taft delegates
would be considered the contestants.
Mr.. Elder thereupon opened the argu-
ments. He said that as no primary
law was in effect when the Arizona
state committee called the state con-
vention to be held June 3. doubt
existed as to how the delegates should
be selected. The state committee de-
cided to leave the selection OF dele
gates to the county committees.
"Only one contest was presented
when the state committee met two
days before the convention" said Mr..
Elder. "It was we'll known that the
committee was ready to hear all con-
tests. At the convention at Tucson
all the contestants received tickets
Chairman ]. L. Hubbell stated that
every one claiming to be delegate
could be heard when some one pro-
tested against the reading Of roll
call made up by the committee.
"The man who objected to the roll
call was a Roosevelt man who was not
recognized as a delegate on the temp
orary roll. Then apparently by pre-
conceived plan, the Roosevelt men
rushed for the platform and immedi-
ately scenes of disorder followed"
The Roosevelt forces, however. soon
! left the regular convention which then
organized peacefully" according to
Mr.. Elder, with 6S of the SO votes
winch ndQ DeSIl ISCOSllLSu vi Tic
Temporary roll previously prepared
by the state executive committee.
Delegate Says Football Rush.
Robert E. Morrison, one of the Taft
delegates to the state convention, de-
clared that the state executive COM
mittee two days before the convention
gave every one an opportunity to be
heard and only one contest was pre-
, scented. Mr.. Morrison declared that
on January the convention at Tucson
was opened by State Chairman j. c.
Hubbell the temporary roll adopted
and nominations called for when
former Governor Joseph H. Kibby
whose name was not on the temporary
roll, arose and said:
Eve wont recognize the adoption OF
this roll"
The Roosevelt men, Morrison de.
c1ared then rushed to the front and