Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-12

cases, and by the statement OF francis
J. Heney Of California to the commit :
tee that its conduct reminded him OF
the way Abe Ruef, who is now In San
Quentin prison, acted in San Francisco.
The Dixon, statement denounced the
"crookedness of the Taft men on the
national committee. "and declared that
under the guise of legal technicalities
they were "perpetrating great moral
wrongs against the voters Of the coun-
try"
Dixon Points to crookedness.
The men who comprise the Taft ma
tority strongly resent the criticism
which Is being leveled at them. They
have not forgotten the declaration OF
Colonel Roosevelt that men guilty OF
lesser crime are doing time, and they
! object to the reinforcement of this
statement by the Roosevelt men in
Chicago. They say their people at
home are being stirred up thru false
representation of the facts. and they
are showing to each other kilograms
they are receiving denouncing their
conduct.
National Committeeman jackson of
Maryland, Rosewater of Nebraska,
Crane Of Massachusetts and Penrose OF
Pennsylvania are among those who are
receiving messages.
National Committeeman Lowden, re-
spending to- protest from Sterling
wired the protestants his intention to
be fair. q
The scolored voters are aroused by
the way In which the Florida contest.
ling delegates OF their race were un-
seated, and their central organization
the Nationals Electoral League. has
sent q strong objection to individual
members Of the committee.
Try 70 "Hold" committssmsn.
| It is the determined effort Of the
Taft managers to keep their national
| committeeman in line in spite Of the
criticism which is being leveled at
them. Engaged in this work are Mr..
Hilles, secretary to the president, and
Mr.. Nagel, secretary Of commerce and
labor.
Mr.. Hilles, after lunching with Will
lam Barnes, Jr., the New York boss
and Taft floor manager, called at the
Coliseum and had private conference
with Senator Crane.
Mr.. Nagel was at the Coliseum
earlier in the morning and talked with
a number Of the committeeman In be-
half Of the president and Of the seating
of the Taft delegates from Missouri.
Mr.. Nagel came to Chicago and an
nounced he would return to Washing
ton on Monday, but he has changed
his mind, In view Of developments. and
will remain here indefinitely. His vote
in the committee Is being cast by Rep
resentative Bartholdt, who is receiving
emphatic protests from his district on
account Of his attitude.
Stevenson Busy With Proxies.
Among the men upon whom the Taft
forces are relying in the committee are
Penrose of Pennsylvania, Crane OF
Massachusetts,, who are duly elected
committeeman, and big Steve" Stew
enson of Colorado. who holds a proxy
and who figures in Judge Lindsey's
book, "The Beast and the Jungle" and
others Stevenson has been long ac-
customed to handling such situations
IS are arising In the committee He Is
forced to obtain proxy first from one
man and then from another, as a result
Of the arrival here of former Senator
q. Scott. national committeeman from
West Virginia. Scott had sent his
proxy to Stevenson. and had no inten-
tion of coming to Chicago.
West viroinia Aroused.
Governor Glasscock; who arrived In
the morning. said "the misrepresenta-
tion Of West Virginia by man who is
q native Of another state has greatly
aroused the people Of the common
wealth. He added:
! ''They wired and wrote Mr.. Scott
demanding that he take back his proxy
and isit himself upon the committee
West Virginia went 8 to for Roose-
vent, and 1t will not stand for repre-
sentative who is seeking by unfair
methods to give the nomination to
| another candidate This particularly
is true Of man like Stevenson. whose
record IL 30 we'll known"