Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-26
MISSOURI TAFT
FORCES LOSE
After Stubborn Fight Presi-
dents Supporters Con-
ceded Defeat
INSTRUCTED FOR ROOSEVELT
Beaten Leaders Retired TO
Nearby Hotel and Named
Rival Delegation.

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| St Louis, Mo, April Ex-Governor
/ Herbert S. Hadley, and his friends
early today swung the Missouri state
Republican convention for Roosevelt,
after a twenty-fOur hour deadlock in
which the Taft leaders finally were
driven to complete rout. Eight dele
gates at large to the national Republi-
can convention, all Roosevelt men and
all instructed for him, were elected
after two Taft leaders had been elect
ed and then had resigned their places
on the Missouri delegation when the
convention voted Instructions for
Roosevelt
An Historical Convention.
The convention will go down in the
annals Of Missouri politics as one of
the most stubborn and dramatic fights
in the history Of the state Republican
organization. Mayor Frederick H.
Kreismann of St. Louis and Charles
D. Morris. of ST. Joseph, the latter
chairman Of the state committee,
were the Taft leaders elected and who
resigned as delegates at large to the
national convention when the state
convention voted to instruct the dele
cation for Roosevelt.
Taft Men Charged Bad Faith.
In making their designations they
charged violation of a gentlemen's
"a I,Jr y1rbi bif,I h,, pai
the Roosevelt managers had assured
them that the delegates at large would
be uninstructed.
Governor Hadley declared to the
declarations of Mayor Kreismann and
Chairman Morris in this connection
by asserting that he had not been a
party to any so-called 'gentlemen's
agreement The governor asserted
that throughout the bitter fight which
preceded the formal opening of the
convention, he had refused to attempt
to deliver the votes of Roosevelt dele
gates on any proposition.
| Delegates Chosen.
The eight delegates at large to the
national convention, each with one
( half vote, finally elected by the state
convention follow:
| Governor Herbert S. Hadley, Jesse
Tolertcn, Of Bronson; Walter S. Die
! key of Kansas City; Fred Essen, of
Clayton; John D. McNeeley, of st.
Joseph; Hugh McIndoe, of Joplin:
! John W. Tippn, of Springfield, and
! Alfred H. Spear, of ChamOis.
AS national committeeman from
Missouri to succeed Charles Nagel,
secretary of commerce and labor, the
state convention elected Thomas K.
Niedrnghaus Of St. Louis.
Taft Leaders Fought StubbornIy.
| The Roosevelt forces only achieved
final sweeping success in the cOnven-
ton after four district fights with the
Taft leaders who resisted each step
stubbornly. The first came on the
question of seating contested delega-
tions from Kansas City, st. Joseph and
other important points in the state.
This fight occupied all of Wednesday
night and late Thursday resulted in
the seating of nearly all the Roosevelt
delegates.
The second bitterly contested point
was that regarding chairman of the
convention. Governor Hadley was
placed in that position after his fol.
lowers had demonstrated that they
had the balance Of votes on the conven-
tion floor.
The third struggle came in the res
olution committee, where Taft men re-
fused to endorse Roosevelt. After the
committee had submitted one report to
the convention, it was withdrawn and
) an amplified report containing a
straight endorsement of Colonel
Roosevelt was presented and adopted
by acclamation A minority report
was as promptly voted down on a roll
call.
All Day and All Night Battle.
The final battle, after daylight had
flooded the big armory and the dele
, gates were almost completely worn
lout by their all-day and all-night strug
gle, was on the question of instructine
the eight delegates at large to the ma
tional convention. The Taft forces
} led by members of the st. Louis dele
e cation, made q last rally in efforts Il
/ prevent fiat instructions for Roosevelt
, Roosevelt Tide Dominated.
S But they were swept off their fee
n by the now dominant Roosevelt tid'
n and by vote of more than two t.
e one, the Roosevelt forces carried thei
point which resulted in the Withdrawal
of Mayor Kreismann and Chairman
s. Morris as delegates to the Chicag
l. convention and the election of Roose
s. welt men in their places.
e Rival Delegation Named.
n Taft leaders, dissatisfied with tn
q results of the Republican state conver
, ton which adjourned here at 6:3
q o'clock this morning, met in a hotel a
=, 10 o'clock and named four delegates q
i, large to the national convention. TIL
- Taft delegation was announced as fo
H. lows:
Joseph E. Black, of Richmond Mo
John A. Duncan, of st. Louis; John
Lawli of st. Louis, and Harry
Train of Kansas City.
Former State Senator Henry l.. Fac
10 of Jamesport, presided while B.
H. Guffey of Hayti, was secretary. Eat
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