The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-13
DIXON CHARGES THAT OK.
LAHOMA DELEC ATE HAS
PROMISE FOR GREER
ROOSEVELT WINS At LAST;
GETS MISSOURI 4 VOTES
Mississippi Delegates to Taft...
Francis Heney Charged With
Being a Democrat
OBY Associated Pressl


Chicago, June Missouris fou
votes at large were credited TO
Roosevelt unanimously this after
noon, after discussion lasting an
hour
The motion to seat the Missouri
Roosevelt delegation was made by
Penrose.
Hadley argued that Missouri as
the mysterious stranger deserved
the committees especial consdera-
ton.
The Taft leaders argued that the
Missouri convention had agreed 10
split the delegation.
Mississippi Cases
When the republican national com
mittee met this morning the first
work taken up was the Mississippi
situation. Here contests, involving
five districts were considered. Eight
delegates were involved After
discussion. both sides agreed con
solidate all the Mississippi con
tests
On vote being taken. the eight
delegates were credited to Taft
Heney a Democrat?
The committeeman from Arizona
created sensation by making &
motion to exclude Francis "~ Hency,
the Frisco reformer attorney, from
the committee. on the ground mat
he Is q democrat.
Heney hotly denied the charge.
The motion was laid on the Table.
MarshSIship for Vote.
Chairman Dixon, representing
Roosevelt. made the charge that a
member of the republican national
committee had been offered a Unit
ed states marsnalship to vote for
Taft
Il am prepared to name the man.
If necessary he said.
He dared the Taft managers to
give the name Of the Roosevelt lead
or repored to have offered a bribe
TO an Alabama delegate
1t is said the man referred 10 bv
Dixon is Dennis T. Flynn, proxy for
Cash NJ C9de, Of shawnee Okla.
1t IS charged that Flynn swung
into the Taft column upon receiving
a promise that the president would
appoint Frank Greer, formerly OF
Guthrie, now of Tulsa. Okla, United
States marshal for the eastern dis
trict of Oklahoma.
Mississippi to Taft.
The Mississippi second fourth.
fifth. sixth and seventh districts,
eight delegates, were credited 70
Taft.
The Taft delegates Of the eighth
Mississippi were seated viva yoce.
One of them was claimed also by
the Roosevelt forces.
The committe next took up the
Missouri cases comprising four
votes delegates at large and dele
gates from the first. third fifth.
seventh and fourteenth districts.
Missouri Cases Argued.
Attorney Grant Gillespie, arguing
for the Missouri Taft delegates.
said that the resolutions first offer
cd in the Missouri state convention ,
did not mention Roosevelts name.
chairman Iadley he said had re-
tired to the resolutions committee
room When lie and the committee
came in it was six in the morning
and most OF the delegates had soQe
home. The resolutions then pre-
sented, he said, praised Roosevelt.
'Hadley argued to adjourn. said 3,
Gillespie 'but we refused to recog- =
lize the motion and recessed 10 \
meet at the Planters hotel later.
Pressed by Governor Stubbs, GILES
Die admitted that Roosevelt had a
of the state convention =
when the Hadley delegates were
elected and that the extpresident's
delegates received good majority. .
it
Chicago. June 13-Missouri contest q
i districts comprised. Roosevelt dele o
ates seated first and fifth. Taft dele d
ates in others. Vote unanimous. ~
The Contested Delegates Decided y
10 To Last Night. -
Contests decided by the republl- .
an national committee:
Delegates Credited To -
FTuft