Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-13
COMMIT TEE SEATS
TAF 7 DELEGATES
Bitter Conflict Threatened in Repub.
publican National Com.
mittee
THE CHARGES OF BRIBERY
RoOsevelt's Presence In Chicago De-
mandea-New York Paper Refers
TO Taft As Repudiated at Primaries.

Chicago, June l3.-The National
Committee by viva voce vote seated
the Taft delegates in the Fifth Miss
issippi district.
Coliseum, Chicago, June 13.-What
threatened to precipitate bitter con-
hict in the Republican National COM
mittee today was hurridly scheduled
by the majority OF the committee who
objected to scene. Soon after Fran
els j. Heney walked into the room,
armed with q proxy and settled back
in his seat ready for a fight on the
Missouri contests scheduled for today,
Committeeman Sturgis jumped to his
his feet and after asking Victor Rose
water whether q meeting Of the Nat
ional committee was in progress and
receiving an affirmative answer, said:
"Then, sir, | move that this COM
mittee exclude from its council
Francis J. Heney, Democrat, and
refuse to recognize the proxy under
which ne is present here
A dozen members were on their feet
in an instant. Surprise and chagrin
was in evidence on the faces of most
of the Taft leaders and it was plain
that the move was unexpected and un-
welcomed.
Senator Borah, however, secured
recognition and asked where the rec
ord was that showed Heney was a
Democrat. Heney positively denied
that he was a Democrat, and after
brief and distinctly sarcastic remarks
by several members of the committee,
only Sturgis seeming to vote in the
negative.
The charge of bribery and attempt
ed tampering with delegates, brought
by the Taft forces and challenged by
the Roosevelt managers, oyershadow-
ed all else in the minds Of the Repub-
lican party chieftains here today. Fol
lowing the emphatic denial of Senat-
or Dixon for the Roosevelt forces that
there was the slightest foundation for
the charges, came a concerted demand
that Congressman Mckinley cite spec
iic instances instead of generally al
legged facts. This demand. Mckinley,
it was understood, was considering,
and further statement on the matter
was expected.
The charges, coupled with the act
ion of the National comittee in throw
ing out all Of the Roosevelt delegates
up to the present, has infuriated the
Roosevelt men to such point that
they have no hesitancy in declaring
that if necessary they will resort to
force to "get their rights
An extended conference which last
ed well into this morning and which
began last night at 6 o'clock, was re-
newed today. Every one Of the big
leaders of the Roosevelt organization
participated.
1t was decided that word would be
sent Col. Roosevelt that he was need
ed here next week.
New York, June 13.-The Evening
Mail, leading supporter of Roosevelt,
among the New York newspapers to-
day carried the following as an eight
column banner across the top Of the
first page:
"'The Evening Mail has not believed
it possible that a situation could arise
in Chicago that would justify Col.
Roosevelt's presence in that city; but
we now demand of him, in the name of
the majority of Republicans in the
great Republican states of the north
that he assume personal direction of
the struggle there against the theft OF
presidential nomination by a candi-
date repudiated in every primary ell
ection of popular poll north or south.
"The next president must be Re
publican-no candidate with a taint-
ed title can be elected
Oyster Bay, N. Y, June l3.-Col.
Roosevelt is preparing to leave for
Chicago tomorrow night or Saturday,
according to those in close touch with
him here.