The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-27
GOVERNOR HADLEY AND FRIENDS
IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
TO THE END.
ARE NAMED
Eight Men Selected to Represent tho
State at Chicago Convention, Each
With Half-Vote-Taft Crowd Bolts
and Picks Four Men to Contest tho
Regular Delegation.

| St. Louis. April 26.--Govrrnor Her
bert :. iladley and his friends carly
| today swung the Missouri state rcpub-
licnn convention for Roosevelt after u
ai-huur deadlock. In which the Taft
leaders were finally completely routed.
Eight delegates at large 10 the ma
| iiunn republican convention. I'LL
Roosevelt men and all instructed for
him. were elected after two TAFT lead
crs had bccn elected and then resigned
their places on the Missouri docga-
tion when the convention voted in
structions for Roosevelt. The cpnvcn-
\ tion VIII 80 down In the annals of
II Missouri politics as one Of the most
stubborn ana dramatic fights IN tho
! history Of the state republican organ
! izatlon.
Taft Mon Resign.
Mayor Frederick II. Kresinann of
st Louis and Charles y. Morris Of st.
Joseph, the latter chairman OF tho
state committee, were the Taft leaders
elected and who resigned as delegates
at large to the national convention when
the convention voted TO instruct tho
delegates In favor of Roosevelt.
In making their designations they
charged violation Of "gentemen'a
Iagrcemt nt," by which they declared
the Roosevelt managers had assured
them that the delegates at large would
be uninstructcd.
Governor lIadlpy replied to the decla-
ration of Mayor kreiamann and Chair
man Morris In this connection by as-
scrling that he had not been a party
to any so-callod 'gentiemcns agree
nent." Tho governor asserted that
throughout the bitter fight which pre-
cedcd the formal opening of the con-
vention hr had refused 10 attempt to
deliver the votes Of Roosevelt dele
gates ON any proposal.
1hc eight delegates at large 10 tho
national convention, each with one
hair vote, finally elected by the state
convention. follow
Governor Herbert $. Hadley. Jesse
Tolerton of Bronson. Walter s. Diokey
of Kansas city. Fred Essen OF Clayton,
Joe u. MeNeilly of ST. Joseph. Hugh
Mclndoe Of Joplin. John w. Tippin of
Springfield and Alfred II. Spear oe
chamois.
Nagel ousted.
As national committeeman from
MISSOURI to succeed Charles Nagel,
secretary of commerce and labor. tho
4 IAs
Niedrlnghaus OF ST. Louis. The Roose-
Welt forces achieved success In tho
convention only after four distinct
fights with TAFT leaders. who resisted
cach step.
, The first step came on the question
. Of seating contested delegations from
, Kansas city, ST Joseph and other im-
portani places In the state. This fight
:, occupied all or Wednesday night and
lnle Thursday resulted In the seating
~ nearly all the Roosevelt delegates.
The second bitterly contested point
was that regarding chairman OF tho
. convention.
Governor IIadlny was placed In that
position after his followers had DEM
onstrnied that they held the advantage
On the convention floor. The third
struggle came la the resolutions CONF
niitee, where the Taft men refused to
lnd"rae Roosevelt After the commits
lee had submitted one report to tho
convention 1t WAS withdrawn and an
nnp.ified report containing straight
Endorsement Of Colonel Roosevelt was
presented and adopted by acclmation.
The minority report was as promptly
voted down on roll call.
The final battle, as daylight flooded
the. big armory and tho delegates were
d almost completely worn out by their
l. all day aud all-night struggle, was on
a. the question of instructing the eight
/. delegates al large To the national con-
:. vcntlon The Taft forces, led by mem-
!, bers Of the st. Louis delegation. made
:, last rally In efforts to prevent flat
instructions for Roosevelt.
!. Taft Men Beaten.
v Bu they were swept off their feet
= hy the now dominant Roosevelt tide
,n and by Il vote of more than two tc
Il. one the Roosevelt forces carried theil
he point. which resulted In the withdraw
y, al of Mayor kreismann and Chairman
he Morris as delegates to the Chicago
g. convention and the election of Roose-
welt men In their places.
Taft leaders, dissatisfied with thu
results of the convention. met In
hotel iti 10 o'clock and named fonr deli
egates III large to the national conYen'
-. ton,
~, The Taft delegation was announcet
20 ~, rs follows:
~ Joseph u. Black of Richmond, Johr
~ A. Duncan of st. Joseph, John c. La
=. hiv of st. Louis and Harry ID. Traii
of Kansas City.
~, Former State Senator Henry |. Eade
ms of Jamesport presided at the conven
-. tion, while B. l.. Guffey of ilayu wa
nv secretary. Fades announced that
resolution condemning Governor Had
Iley for "betraying" the Taft men In tn
pre- convention agreement was adopted
The resolution also praised tho ad
els mnistration OF President Taft
| In tha hntal par1nr when Chairma