Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
HENEY lNTIMATES PLAN
TO DISFRANCHISE STATE
Objection to His Remarks Made by
Members.
FIST SHAKEN AT MR.. BoRAH
Expected That Indiana and Perhaps
the Kentucky Cases Would
Be Finished Today.

CHICAGO. June 10-Postponen,en or
the hearing OF the contest In the fourtll
aifornia district this morning brought
TO nigh intensity the heated conflict be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt factions in
the republican national committee. The
vote of IS TO IL by which tho POSTPONE
ment was effected on motion Of senator
crane OF Massachusetts. drew beyond any
possible doubt the lines between the fac
lions.
The negative votes were those of
knight, California: Borah. Idaho; Bur
nam. KENTUCKY; Wight. louisiana Kei-
logg, Minnesota; Littaucr uor flanagan
of Nevada: Ward, New York: Capers.
South Carolina. Thorson. South Dakota.
Lyon Texas, Loose, Utah Rogers, Wis
consln and Mccoy of the Philippines.
Before the decision was reached the hit
terness of the opposing factions was in
creased and high excitement was caused
by +. j. Heney's int.mation that the dis
franchisement Of Californaa's voters was
planned by the Taft men. Objection was
made to his remarks. and in the succeed
ing exchange of words one of the COM
mitteemen shook his fist at Senator
Borah.
The committee then took up tic case
of the four delegates at large from Ind
ana. 1t was expected that the indiana
cases and. perhaps. those from KEN
tucky would be finished today.
Taft Gets Indiana Delegates at Large
Inn ia dnln lav
delcgates-were credited to Taft.
The vote was unanimous. New not vot-
ing.
Indiana and Kentucky Contests.
The republican national committee was
called together at lO:15 o'clock by Chair
man Rosewater. Forty-four members OF
the committee were present or repre-
sented when the roll was called.
The confess taken up BY the commit
tee today embraced those in Indiana ana
Kentucky, two of the states in winch Col.
Roosevelt and his associates had made
choice of the Taft Delegates.
Bainbrldge Colby of .>ew York, the at
torney called into The case by Col. Roose-
Welt, was prepared to make an eloquent
plea in behait of the Roosevelt delegates
at large in Indiana, and II was expected
that the contest over the del.g gates at
lalg would be the snarpest dIvislon that
has been maze thus tar between the Tart
and Roosevelt forces.
Win Mr. GoIoy and Ormsby McHarg
as counsel for the Roosevelt Delegates
was Horace q. Stillwel or Anderson, md
Former senator Dick and Frederick e.
Bryan. the raft attorneys, were aided by
Merrill MOores of Indianapolis.
Regarded as First Real Test.
The character of the fight that was to
be made on the Indiana contest cases be-
came apparent before the committee
began to assemble. Attorneys
for both factions were in conference at
uptown hotels early In the morning.
The Indiana cases had been looked up
on as the first real test of strength in
the committee. With former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks heading the Taft dele
gates at large and former Senator Beye-
ridge the leader of the Roosevelt delega-
tion. the fight took on more general inter-
est than any OF the other contests.
In the contested Indiana Taft deleSa-
tion also were National Committeeman
Harry =. New, chairman of the national
arrangements committee,
while former Senator James \. Hemen-
way was one of the contested TAFT dele
tates in the first congressional district
The Indiana contests involved twelve
delegates; the four at large and two each
IN the first, third. fourth and thirteenth
districts.
There was some question whether tho
Roosevelt delegates would press their
contest in the fourth district.
The Kentucky contests involve the four
delegates at large. and the two each y
tn. first. second, fourth. seventh, eisneh,
tenth and eleventh dlstricts-eighteen in
all.
The Kentucky Cases.
1t was expected that the Kentucky
cases, which were to follow Indiana.
W would be reached and recorded before
the close Of '2T. In these cases
gain. aside f. keen interest that
ntaches to tn. 81. :. Ients because OF the
Roosevelt charges of fraud the fight
was more interesting because the Taft
delegation was headed by Senator W. q.
and the Roosevelt by Ed c.
0'Rear. former chief justice o. the KEN
lucky supreme court.
Prominent Figures.
James r. Garfield of Ohio Roosevelt's
Secretary OF the Interior, was among
hose at the Coliseum. He said he did
not intend to enter the meeting on a
proxy.
Secretary Nagel of the Department or
Commerce and Labor. national committee
nan from Missouri, held conferences with
committee officers. but not enter the
committee meeting. He said that Repre-
sentative Richard Bartholdt would con-
lnue to hold his proxy.
Senator Borah. who did not take part
n Saturdays session because of illness.
lad recovered sufficiently to allow him to
lgain enter the committee deliberations.
N the throng that gathered outside the
omm ttee room from which all but men,
,ers and contestants were excluded. were
many of the men prominent in the leader
hip of the opposing factions.
Garret p. Diekema held the proxy OF
Blodgeft of Michigan
when the committee assembled.
Committeeman Powell Clayton asked for
/ correction of newspaper statements con-
,erning his alleged participation in ward
in Little Rock. Gen. Clayton
sought to make II clear that IL was his
nephew. Powell Clayton. to whom refer
nee was made when the f1fth Arkansas
,ase was argued Saturday.
Of California Opposed.
A proposal to put at the foot OF the
alendar all cases passed over met OBJ