Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-07
Colonel Is Expected
to Appear in Chicago
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u1tttee met in Washington in December.
r911. It in%valldated any election OF de1e-
oates that had taken place prior to Its
meeting. State Chairman Long called
another convention in Birmingham
March T. 1912. and the delegates-at-large
were reelected in conformity with the
national committees official call.
Later Senator Dick claimed that mr..
Thompson. the former chairman, issued
another call for a separate convention
at which the contesting delegates-at-
large were chosen.
"After Colonel Roosevelt announced
his candidacy for the presidency, ne
said MIR. Thompson ~repudiated Tia.
written agreement he had entered into
a wear ago. pretended that the entire
proceedings of the convention held II.
August. 1911. were Illegal and void, and
pretended to call together the old STATE
committee. of which he had been chSlf-
man. Three members of the old com
mittee responded to his call, out OF d
total of forty-one members.
'sThe Taft delegates-at-large were
aleoted by a State convention duly
called by the new State committee, OF
which Pope NJ. Long is chairman. There
can be no question about the Legality
of the election
In the first congressional district cases
the Taft attorneys declared the organlza-
ton established by the Republican con
vention In Alabama had been ignored, ano
that a SEPARATE convention had been
chilled by j. o. Thompson and n. l..
Steele to elect Roosevelt delegates, and
who occupy no official relation to either
the State or congressional committee.
call Them Rump Committees
In the second district IL was claimed
the regular organization also was ignored
and the Taft forces further charged that
the Roosevelt. convention had been held
outside the boundaries of the second con-
qressional district without issuing no.
tees or holding county conventions.
In the hftlf and ninth districts the
Taft adherents charged the Roosevelt
forces with working through "rump' or
boiling committees, and in the sixth dis
trict 1t was claimed that eight men hao
selected the district delegates at a meet
ing at Birmin CHAM.
The committee actually began its SEES
sion at 1910 a. M, with Victor Rose
water, of Nebraska, in the chair.
The Roosevelt attorneys refused, before
the meeting of the committee, to make
public any of their briefs or arguments in
the Alabama case, although the Taft at
torneys had given out a synopsis of their
claims in all the Alabama contests.
Briefs for the Roosevelt side were made
available for the press only as the cases
were called up by the committee.
Outvoted, Borah Admits.
Another attempt was made at the be-
ginning of the session by the Roosevelt
forces to gain a committee roll-call by
the request of eight members. Senator
Borah renewed the fight lost yesterday
to strike out the requirement of twenty
votes for a f~ollcall.
Senator Boroh said he knew the other
side had the votes to seat any delega-
ton they desired to.
But ninety millions of people are
said, land unless the record is clear
it will be charged that all interests
were not given fair treatment.
L do not think the majority of the
committee is going to seat any one who
ought not to be seated, but / do insist
that the minority in each case be given
an opportunity to record their votes.
why should we not leave this record
clear. so that charges of misreprescnta-
ton or fraud cannot be made against
us?'
Senator Borah's motion was abled by
Il viva voce vote. This result crystalllzcd
The impression that the thirty-nine to
thirteen vote of yesterday really repre-
sents the relative Taft and the anti
Taft strength In the committee. The
members from South Dakota and Wis
consin are generally accredited to the
La Toilette interests.
The motion to table was made by
Dennis Flynn. representing c. M. Cade,
of oklahoma.
Knew of Steam Roller.
Senator Borah demanded a further
chance to be heard.
Chairman Rosewater held that the mo-
tlon to table was unbeatable.
Il don't care, | will not he choked off
or gagged this early In the campaign
declared Mr.. Borah. Il know there is
a steam roller here, but | intend that
the country shall kno how it oper-
ates."
Chairman Rosewater insisted on putting
the motion. Senator Borah meantime de.
handing recognition, He was Mt last
given unanimous consent to conclude his
remarks.
The committee by n viva voce vote Their
tabled his motion.
''This committee will be run In con.
formity with proper parliamentary law,
declared Chairman Rosewater. When
a motion is made and seconded to lay Il
motion on the table parliamentary law
holds that 1t cannot be defeated"
The two Alabama delegations appeared