The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-12
And Roosevelt Leaders Emit
Another Big Squs~k CaIifor-
MIA District Also Goes to
Taft Feeling is Bitter
SOUNDS LIKE AN
OPEN BOLT THREAT
Declared that Taft will Lose
Penn. andWest Va. if Nom
mated Colonel Gets One
Crumb Of Comfort
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram BY United Press
Chicago, June l2-Taft delegates al
large from Arizona we're seated by the
committee today Heney failed in his
effort TO get a record vote on the Cal
itornia district
lioney told The committee that Ne
was there 10 inform TAFT through the
committee that It he accepted the two
delegates from his district, be would
be a receiver Of stolen goods il the
committee seated the TAFT delegates
That Pennsylvania and West Vir-
glnia won't recognize Taft as the reg
rlar nominee should Taft control the
convention, was the joint declaration
Of William Flynn and Gov Glasscock
Of West Virginia They said they
would accept Tait's nomination under
ten circumstances. but II Taft was
nominated the electoral votes from
these states will go for Roosevelt in
the electoral college.
III they steal the roll. and the con.
vention names Taft, we1l protect our
selves" said Flynn Even If Tafts
name is on the printed ballot no cleo
Tor is bound 10 vote for him. Thirty
out Of thlrtyelght being instructed for
Roosevelt This would mean the de-
feat Of the national ticket, but would
save rs Pennsylvania"
The vote 70 seat the delegates in the
Fourth California district was 30 TO
le Il followed the most bitter session
o. the committee.
The Taft delegates we're the con
leslants and behind the contest ii Is
charged. is a plan Of the Taft forces
to inyalidate the election OF district
delegates In California. Oregon and
South Dakota, where the state at large
voted for district delegates
Heney scathihgiy arraigned the
committee for disiranchlsing the state.
A letter from GOV johnson was read
in which he said he wouldn't appear
before the committee in contest, as he
wouldn't submit 70 a trial Tor title %
property by Che thief who steals it
When the committee seated the del
egates. Borah told them they we're
making lt Impossible to elect a Repub
liean president Borah declared that
Roosevelt. Wilson. Clark and all can
dldatea had been instructed fer the
ty the California primary law and be
didn't see how the committee could
overrule lt Todays action enraged
the Roosevelt men to a point where
they arc willing 10 do anything 10 de
feat Taft.
Mckinley STYLED the statement Of
Flynn that the direct primary states
would not recognize Taft as a bluff
but showed that he realized the gray
ity Of the situation by calling con
ference.
The contention OF the maporlty O
the committee seating Taft delegates
IN the California contest was that th,
Taft men carried their districts, an'
that the primary law IS discrimination
against the plan Of district representa-
tion under which the convention wa
called,
Todays Developments mean pande
monlum in the national convention
from the outset It is accepted tha
there will be really two convention
In progress IN the same hall
Missing papers in the Arizona cor
tests showed up this morning aud tha
state was taken up before the Louis
ana cases. The proposition for nigh
sessions will be Aaken up today
TAFT members OF the committee a,
cuse tho Roosevelt members Of dill
terry tactics In the effort to delay Sc
tlement Of contests until the conveI
ton opens