Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-08

| He declared the Roosevelt men had
assaulted his nephew with club.
They would not come before COM
mittee on credentials" he said, but
they were there trying 10 rush the
| convention
Mr. Kennel said he moved in the
convention to instruct the delegates
for Taft A counter motion was made,
he said, to send an uninstructed dele
CATION. but the Taft instructions were
carried by large majority.
1T was an absolutely fair eonven-
ton he said He characterized the
Roosevelt contest as farce. He
singled out members of the Roosevelt
delegation by name and told the CONF
mittee of federal positions they now
or formerly held.
The successful motion to seat the
Taft delegates followed a motion by
George r. Sheldon of New York, hold
ing the proxy of Committeeman
Brooker of Connecticut to throw out
the brief of Mr.. Conner, leading the
Roosevelt faction, because it contain
ed language that was indecent" and
insulting to this committee"
The entire committee supported this
motion.
In the case of the list Congressional
district, delegates from Arkansas,
Ormsby McIiarg. who presented the
arguments charged that Negroes had
been disfranchised because the con-
Vention was held in locality in which
Negroes were not allowed.
1T was well understood that Ne
groes were not safe in this locality,
he said.
The regular committee did not call
the convection where all could attend
and the electors had to protect their
own rights by organizing a new con-
vention."
\ Negro delegate was present with
the Roosevelt representatives in pre-
senting the LIST District. This is the
first time this question has ever been
presented to this committee" declared
Mr. McHarg, "and it must be decided
ii the Republican party is to live"
Called upon by Mr.. McHarg, the
colered folks were afraid TO go to
Paragould where the convention was
held.
w lpNISSitd tPfNoShti'S tiit
LIST District Taft delegates declared
the Republicans had followed scrup-
ulously the call of the Republican Ma
tional committee in calling and hold
ing the District convention. MIR.
Townsend declared that he did not
know Negroes We're not allowed In
Paragculd. This is the first intima-
ton | have had of that fact" he said
He ana other members of the Taft
delegation answering questions by
Committeeman Kellogg of Minnesota,
admitted that no Negroes were pres
ent at the convention, but claimed
that several had given their proxies to
white men.
Isn't ii strange" asked MIR. Kel-
logg.I that none of them attended il
they We're allowed tor
The Arkansas men would not admit
that there was anything strange about
the entire absence of Negroes.
Mr.. Kennel said that Negroes would
not have been molested if they had
gone to the Regular" convention.
The two Taft delegates from the list
District were seated by vote of 40
to 2 fKellogg of Minnesota and Thor
son of South Dakota) in the negative.
The Taft delegates seated are Charles
r.. French and Charles Il. Goolworth.
The contest in the I'd District. next
taken up. hung upon the question of
whether or not the Roosevelt faction
had received proper consideration. j.
A. Conner of Little Rock, again repre-
scented the Roosevelt delegates. II. r.
Rer1mel the Taft faction. The argu-
ments were briefly submitted follow
ing substantially those in the case of
the delegates large. The committee
voted unanimously to seat the Taft
delegates. II. II. Myers and r. S. Cef-
man. The vote was AZ to 0.
The committee at 5.45 p NJ, adjourn
ed until 10 A M. tomorrow.
JUSTICE AND NO MORE