The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-28
FORCES
DEFEATED IN
SIXTH DIST.
Roosevelt Leaders Victorious
in Connersville Conven-
ton Today, After a Very
Tame Fight


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Bort, presented by w. A. Bond. Of
Richmond. recommended the seating
Of the contested Roosevelt delegates
from the same townships. Affidavits
were read showing that these dele.
Psates had been regularly elected.
ROOSEVELT Men Seated.
Temporary Chairman Ed jackson,
hof Henry county. . Taft leader. put
the two reports to q vote after Elmer
Bassett. Of Shelby county moved that
the minority report be tabled. The
result followed. ayes 81. noes 81. los
ing the motion to table the minority
report. Wayne voted IS noes. 8 ayes.
During the vote Judge Jackson ang.
tgrily exclaimed to the bowling Roose.
welt delegates. I'm going to give you
square DEAL" His statement was
greeted with jeers.
Charles Hernly moved that they
vote to adopt the minority credentials
report by unanimous vote and that
the six contested Roosevelt delegates
from Henry county be given the seats
Of the six contested Taft men. This
was q big surprise to the Roosevelt
(men and the motion was adopted amid
wild cheering on the part Of the Colo
knel's clansmen.
/! Roosevelt and Taft leaders fought
all night over the appointment Of a
Temporary chairman for the conven.
ltion today and up to noon 1t was i'm.
possible to learn who would be ap-
pointed to this important once. 1t was
beenerally conceded that whoever was
appointed temporary chairman would
Pbe selected ~ permanent chairman of
1.-THE convention, consequently the
Ichairman eight opened when the first
delegates arrived here yesterday af.
ternoon and waged bitterly through.
|out the night.
It appears that Linus p Meredith,
idistrict chairman. Ill at his home In
Richmond and unable to attend the
|convention had sent Elmer Bassett of
0helbyville his proxy as district chair
man. which entitled Bassett to open
the convention a. temporary chair.
IMAM. Bassett 10 one Of Joey Kealing's
professional political high.binders and
the party responsible for having a
Taft representative fro mthe Sixth
District on the credentials committee
'of the state convention Tuesday, not
withdrawing the fact that the Sixth
had declared its preference for Theo-
dore Roosevelt in no uncertain terms
ut the primaries last week.
Protest Against 0assett.
\ When the Wayne county Roosevelt
leaders who had assembled here learn.
ID that 1t was the plan Of the Taft
crowd to put Bassett in charge Of the
district convention they flew to arms
and loud. strenuous protest was reg
1stsred. This protest was needed and
Meredith from his sick bed in Rich.
,mond dispatched q courier to Corners
willie with instructions to secure the
Meredith proxy from Bassett. This
was accomplished. much to the disgust
of the Taft generals, and Immediately
Aegotiations were opened by Kealing's
field officers with the Roosevelt men
FOR the appointment of a temporary
chairman satisfactory to both factions.
The Roosevelt men proposed Fred
lBarrows Of Connersville. The Taft
men thought that either Charley
Hernley Of New Castle. Elmer Bias
.Sett Of Shelbyville. or James e. Wat.
'son Of Rushville would be ideal tenn.
'porary chairman. This slate was pre-.
pared by Harry Starr Of Chicago. erst.
while Of Richmond. who appeared on
the scene yesterday afternoon and as
|sumed charge Of the situation for the
TAFT faction just as naturally as
Though he had not laid aside his Job
las Republican boss Of the Sixth Dis
jtrict some Ave years back. Even Jim
Watson hoped around 40 his messen-
Dsr boy.
Factions In Clash.
. To make q long story short all the
numerous conclaves held last night to
|settle this vital question were fruit
less. only proving a medium for un.
|corking loud and bitter language, in
which each faction gave its real. frank
burned down Bassett. Hernly and Wat.
|oon hard, and laughed to scorn the
kproposal of the Taft men that they
would accept Barrows as chairman
provided he permitted all contested
Taft delegates seats in the convention
and the privilege OF voting a. to their
|eligibility to sit AZ delegates.
This morning over one hundred
Roosevelt rooters from an automobile
Factory In New Castle blew into town
with their band playing. "There'll be
y Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight"