Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-11
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chicago. June 1O.-In the Indiana
case the republican national commit.
tee again gave the decision for the
sitting CTafD delegates-at-large. add
ing Iour to the seventy-two given,
the Taft side last week in the cases
from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida ana
georgia. This four. however, was the
nrst TAFT gain from the north.
Inc vote on the roll call was unani.
nous. f1fty-two to none in favor 81
seating the Taft delegates.
senator Borah voted for the Taft
delegates, as did all the other Roose.
Velt members OF the committee. Col
New did not vote on this subject.
When the California case was call.
ed this morning. ex-senator Chas. y.
DICK, the Taft contest leader, urged
It's postponement, saying that Import
ant documents had not arrived and In
timating that the case involved the
legality Of election of others OF the
California delegates.
The California case, after consider.
aple heated argument. was postponed
until wednesday on motion OF Senator
crane by vote Of 38 to 13.
After postponing the California case
the committee took up that ~ tha
four Indiana delegates at large,
Postponement Of the contest in the
fourth California district this mornina
brought to high intensity the heated
conflict betwene the Taft and Roose-
|Veit FACTIONS In the republican nation.
al committee. The vote of SO to 13 by
winch the postponement was effected
on motion of Senator Crane of Mas.
sachusetts. drew beyond any possible
doubt the line between the factions.
s. Fred Hogue of San Francisco
told the committee he would like to
have Gov. Johnson OF California be-
fore the committee to have his "ex.
plain what he said about this primary
law when it was under considera.
tion."
J. Francis Heney Of the Roosevelt
delegation said he was willing to
stipulate with the Taft attorneys that
any pertinent statements of Gov.
johnson might be submitted later.
Mr.. Heney asked IL an effort was be-
ing made to "disfranchise the repub-
lican voters of California" He said
he had heard that there was such q
movement on foot.
Members objected to Mr. Heney's
remarks and demanded that che re-
strict himself to argument of tho
case"
HE is not out of ORDER" shouted
Senator Borah.
He is out OF order" retorted
Chairman Rosewater.
The 13 negative votes were those of
Knight, of California; Borah, of
Idaho; Burnam Of Kentucky; Wight
of Louisiana; Kellogg OF Minnesota:
Littauer (for Flanigan) Of Nevada:
Ward Of New York; Capers of South
Carolina; Thorson OF South Dakota:
Lyon of Texas; Rogers of Wisconsin;
Loose Of Utah and Mccoy of the Phil
ippines.
The Indiana Contests.
The character Of the fight that was
to be made on the Indiana contest
cases became apparent early In the
day before the national committee
members began to assemble at the
coliseum annex. Attorneys for both
factions in the Indiana contest wers
In conference at down town hotels
early in the morning.
The Indiana cases had been looked
upon as the first real test Of strength
in the committee. With former Vice
President Fairbanks heading the Taft
delegates-at-large and former Senator
Beveridge, the leader OF the Roose-
welt delegation, the fight took on more
general interset than any of the other