The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-19
ROOSEVELT men
BOLT CONVENTION
Leave Bay City (Mich.) Meeting
After Turbulent Scenes.
CARRY CONTEST TO CHICAGO
Fight Starts When Taft Man Throws
Opponent From Platform-BeVer-
idge Guarded by Policeman
Troops Called Out.

Bay City. Mich, April 12.-After a
riot on the floor, entrance to which
was guarded by company Of the
state militia, the Roosevelt forces,
beaten in their attempt to control the
preliminary organization and to seat
their delegates, withdrew from the
Republican state convention mere
Thursday night, held a convention and
named six delegates-at-large to the ma
tional convention. Roosevelt leaders
announced that they will carry the
question of the disputed delegates to
the national body.
The delegates at large named by the
Roosevelt convention were: Governor
Chase S. Osborn, Charles Nichols, De
troit; Sybrant Wesselius, Grand Rap
ids; H. T. Boughey, Traverse City;
Theodore Joslyn, Adrian; ". D. Cor
don, Midland.
The Taft delegation is headed by
John D. Mckay Of Detroit. The other
five are Capt w ]. Richards, Crystal
Falls; George P. Morley of Saginaw
Fred A. Diggins, Cadillac; Eugene
Fifield, Bay City, and William Judson,
Grand Rapids.
New York, April 12.-Ninety dele
gates to the Baltimore national con-
vention were selected here at the state
Democratic convention, a brief plat
form was adopted and harmony pre-
vailed throughout the session, which
was one of the shortest ever held in
this state.
Following are the delegates-at-large,
with heir alternates. who will repre-
sent The New York Democracy at the
national conclave:
elegates-United States Senator
O'Gorman, Governor Dix, Alton Brooks
Parker and Charles Francis Murphy.
The platform is commercially
short. Concluding the outline of prin-
ciples, it says:
1--WE believe that the country is
ready for a return to the old-fash-
toned practices of economy and hon
esty in the federal service. We de
mand a separation OF government
from business and of business from
government. We insist that the gov
eminent should be administered SO
as to avoid interference with legiti-
mate individual enterprise and indus
try
Animated by these sentiments, we
believe a triumph awaits the Democ-
racy, and to promote this result we
enthusiastically pledge the unfalter'
ing support Of the united, militant
progressive Democracy Of the state OF
New York"
1t was adopted unanimously.
Philadelphia, April 15.-Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt defeated President
Taft in the primary election in this
state for delegates to the national
Republican convention at Chicago
and Gov Woodrow Wilson made al
most clean sweep for the Demo
cratic delegates, which will nominate
a president at Baltimore
Incomplete returns from every dis
trict give the former president sixty,
five of the states seventy-six dele
gates in the. Republican national con
vention The Roosevelt supporters
are claiming sixty-seven, and later
returns may carry the figures to that
total. Colonel Roosevelt won fifty,
three Of the sixty-four district nation
al delegates to the state convention
to give them control of that body
The state convention will name
twelve delegates-at-large.