The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-14


from the Second, Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh districts. Affldavits showed,
he said, that q regular call was issued
for the conventions He denied Taft
adherents had opposed negro voters or
had declined to have negroes partici-
pate in the conventions On a viva
voce vote the committee then voted to
seat the eight Taft delegates from
the districts under discussion A Sc
ries of noes" came from the Roose-
welt side. Chairman Rosewater ruled
the motion carried
Delegates seated follows: Second
district, J. F. Butler and E. H. Nc
Kissak; Fourth district, D. M. P. Haz-
ley and 3. H. Edmunds; Sixth dis
trict, J. c. Tylor and w. ]. Locker;
Seventh district, G. R Ligon and E T.
Brannon.
BITTER FEELING AGAINST HENEY
In the midst of the Mississippi fight,
just before the Fifth district case was
taken up, the bitter feeling toward
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco,
again broke out. Mr.. Heney had come
in on the proxy of Thomas Thorson
of South Dakota, which he had held in
previous sessions of the committee.
Committeeman w. s Sturgiss of
Arizona, made a formal motion that
Mr. Heney's proxy be refused He
co man had run for prosecuting at
torney ON a Democratic ticket in that
city.
las 1 am still in the committee, I'll
say something for myself" said Mr..
Heney. II refused to accept the Dem
ocratic nomination. l did run as an
Independent candidate ad was defeated
by the money Of Patrick Calhoun"
Committeeman Chubb of Florida,
said he wanted to hear more about
Abe Ruef. On his motion, the pro-
posal to exclude Mr.. Honey was tabled
without opposition.
In the Fifth Mississippi district the
Taft delegates were contestants. Taft
attorneys announced they would rest
their case on affidavits and records
purporting to show their delegates
were regularly elected.
A. D. Hill of Boston, appeared for
the Roosevelt delegates. THE negro
voters and many other Roosevelt sup
portePs were elected from the conven-
ton which the Taft forces called" he
said. The Roosevelt men went across
the street and held another convention
which was regular in every respect"
You said you were from Boston,
didn't your" interrupted Committee
man Chubb Of Florida.
Yes. that's what 1 said, but I am
here representing this district"
NO PARTY EXISTED.
Mr.. Hill appealed to the committee
to split the delegation from this dis
trict. He declared 1.-The Republican
and If one of these delegations were
irregular, they both were"
Every one knows these southern
conventions are a farce, representing
as they do a mere handful of white
voters and a few postmasters," de-
clared Mr.. HILL
During the discussion Mr.. Heney
had another interchange with Chair
man Rosewater and other members of
the committee.
Replying to a criticism of his method
OF examining one of the contestants,
Mr.. Heney called to his critic:
I would like to get you on the wit
ness stand
Mr.. Heney will address hts remarks
to the chair" said Chairman Rose
water.
Il am just trying to protect myself"
said Mr.. Heney.
The two Taft delegates from the
Fifth Mississippi districts were seated
by viva voce vote, Roosevelt adner-
call was refused They are W. j
Price and A. Buckley.
The Eighth Mississippi district con
test vas then taken up,
Dean G. Ryman. appearing for the
Roosevelt contestants, declared Com
mitteeman Mosely had issued his own
personal tickets of admission to the
convention hall
POLICEMEN A REQUISITE.
THE first requisite to holding a po-
litical convention In Mississippi is to
get a couple of policemen at the door
with guns in their hands" said S. D.
Redmond, a negro Roosevelt attorney.
This is especially true when a ma
| tional committeeman is running mat
| ters."
Redmond said Taft delegates in the
Eighth district were professional
| Jurors of the locality. He asserted
Committeeman Mosely had refused
| tickets of admission to delegates who
were unfriendly to Taft
| A double contest developed in this
| district Wesley Crayton and George
c. Cranberry claimed to be the regu~
lar Taft delegates but P. W. Howard
appeared to contest Granberry's seat.
The charges of use of force and in
| timidation were denied by Taft at
! torneys.
There were hurried conferences be !.
tween committeeman and delegates on
the floor and Delegate Howard finally
said there had been an agreement
Senator Borah denounced the max
ing of any agreement on the commit
tee floor as IAN insult and outrage"
we came here in good faith to hear
contests" declared Borah. The idea
that agreements to trade votes can be
made on this floor is an outrage that
should result In throwing out all these
votes"
Delegate Howard said the agree
ment" was for, peace and harmony"
1t contemplated the seating of the
three Taft delegates with two-thirds
of a vote each.
Mr.. Howard declared all of the
three delegates were instructed for
Taft and that there had been no
trade" involving Taft or Roosevelt.
The proposal to seat all three dele
gates, with two-t thirds of a vote each,
he said was to bring peace in the
local Mississippi situation.
Delegate Howard appeared in the