The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-06-19

Roosevelt forces, repeating Colone
Roosevelt's statement that despite tn
number of contests filed from Alabam
he only expected to win one.
"The others were paper contests,
he sohuted, brought to give certail
people chance to yell fraud, fraud
where there was no fraud"
Hemenway then assailed Cecil Lyol
for, as he said, driving away five
sixths of the republicans OF Texas"
What he wants." Hemenway de
clared, 'is to reduce the republican
party in Texas to only office holders
SO that he can perpeuate his own con
| troll"
Record devoted much of his time te
going into the Arizona contests, charg-
ing that in Arizona the Taft conven-
ton was a rump one and Roosevelt's
the regular gathering.
Judge Robert E. Morris of Arizona
replied to Record denying his charges
of fraud and defending the Taft
men in Arizona
English of Indianapolis, called VIM
Holton Dye a liar" when Dye shout
ed his approval of Records charges.
Former vice-president Fairbanks
ducked as the belligerents shook their
fists over his shoulder. 1t seemed
that a general fight was imminent but
the men were finally quieted.
Thomas H. Devine of Colorado,
spoke against the Hadley amendment
He went into the Texas contests deep
ly.
Devine characterized the action of
the Roosevelt men in stirring up con-
tests in the south as the most "damna-
bic in the history of the republican
party"
He was interrupted by a wild yell
of liar, liar" and he had to stop and
wait until Chairman Root destored
order by declaring that there would
be order if the convention sat all
night
G. c. Middleton of Texas, followed
Devine arguing for the Roosevelt men
and John AIacKey, a delegate, spoke
against the Hadley amendment Mid
dleton mentioned Taft's name and it
was greeted with cheers. Maurice l..
Gavin of Kentucky, attacked the
Roosevelt contests from Kentucky.
Former Congressman Watson of Ind
lana, closed the debate for Taft. Wat
son said the matter was one for the
on credentials to pass on.
Watson declared that with certain
Governor Hadley was
willing to have the cases go before the
committee for it's decision.
He brought Hadley forward and the
governor was greeted by tremendous
outburst of applause.
Wisconsin Can't Agree.
A wholesale disruption of the Wis
consin delegation with several Geser-
lions threatened, marked the entrance
-oday of the La Toilette workers into
lie convention
Henry F. Cochems, the member of
he Wisconsin delegation who nomi-
lated McGovern for temporary chair
nan, resigned.
Cochems explained his act in an at
ack on La Toilette. He said that La
Toilette and his men were out to
,eat Roosevelt, and said they arc ut
erly disregarding the progressive
principles for which Roosevelt is fight
ng as much as La Toilette
He asserted that Manager Houser
lad been trafficking with the Taft I
rOwd and was defending the rotten
teals of the national committee.
Walter Houser and Colonel John j.
Iannan, secretary to Senator Walter
logers, the Wisconsin national com
united today in saying that
he Wisconsin and North Dakota dele
ations would vote solidly for La Fol-
cites nomination. They said that
Visconsin's 26 votes would be cast
18th the Taft forces against 'purging"
he temporary roll