The daily sentinel., 1912-06-22

:, mittee on credentials and X. X. !
!, Mccormick of Illinois, a Roose- !
. welt supporter and member of I
: the committee, engaged in !
!, heated argument in the COM !
= mittee room today over a state Z
!, ment, signed by Roosevelt men, !
:, attacking the work of the COM Z
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Mr.. Devine declared that the
Roosevelt members of the committee
were "willful liars"
Charges tnaI the Roosevelt men,
| bers of the committee on credentials
who signed the statement attacking
the work of the committee were
"willful liars and gutter workers"
were made by Chairman Devine,
Judge Robert +. morrison and other
Taft members of that committee at
the opening of today's session.
The Roosevelt statement was cir
culated last night by h. r. McCor-
mick and was signed by fifteen men.
1t charged that there had been a CO.
alition between the national commit
teemen and the contested delegates,
and that the reports from the COM
mittee were prepared in advance in
line with a definite understanding
ANY man who charges that the
Arizona report was prepared in ad-
vance" declared Robert L. Morrison
of Arizona, lis a willful liar.
wrote that report myself after the
case had been decided"
There was published this morn
ing said Chairman Devine, IA state
ment of as dastardly piece of fall
sification as was ever published or
uttered. No man with any regard
for the truth would sign or author
iZe such a statement.
1T Is more than an insult to the
majority of the members of this COM
mittee," he said. Those who signed
it lose sight. of the fact that ma
iority of the members of this COM
mittee are as good men, as honorable
men and stand as high or higher in
business and social affairs of their
cities as the men who signed this
The only dastardly gutter work,
in this committee emanated from the
other side--the minority member
ship of the committee" continued
Mr.. Devine -...i. s
This man, Mccormick, who pre-
pared this statement, did not spend
hours in the work of this committee. :"
Chairman Devine demanded of Mr..
Mccormick where his proof was It hat
reports had been prepared int ad-
vance. 7'"
ANY time man makes such n
charge" he shouted, 81 declare that
he is wilfull, deliberate liar, |
now demand of Mr. Mccormick
where his proof is that these reports
wpra nrenarpI In advance -
Il did not come in here to have
my acts put under question" said
Mccormick, rising
mo man can make such charges
against me" declared Devine. with
out having to answer to me for it,
| don't care whether he is foot
high or ten feet high"
The Roosevelt members of the COM
mittee demanded that Mr.. Devine re-
tire to his chair Instead, he turned
his gavel over to Mr.. Lanstrum of
Montana and stepped down into the
midst of the committee members.
st. Clair of Idaho declared that he
thought too much of the statement
was true.
'.Do you believe that the report
for the Arizona case was prepared in
advance?" demanded Judge Morri-
son. calling up to him.
Yes i do" he said.
Then ! say YOU are liar" said
Morrison.
There was rush OF the committee
members to the front; but neither st.
Clair nor Judge Morrison showed any
disposition toward physical encoun-
ter.
Chairman Devine demanded that
a subcommittee of the majority mem,
hers prepare statement that would
show the falsity of the charges that
had been made by the Roosevelt
members.
Mccormick admitted that he had
written the report of the Roosevelt
members. He said that the members
of the Illinois delegation had seen il. /.
and that most of the Roosevelt men
on the credentials committee had
signed it.
A proposal was made to have a
subcommittee of five Taft members
prepare an answer on behalf of the
S5 members of the committee who
We're attacked.
The eight Taft delegates at large
from Texas We're placed on the per-
manent roll of the convention by the
credentials committee by a vote of
| 81 to Is.
The district delegates from Texas
We're seated without n roll call.
This completed the contests.
Associated Press
| Chicago June 22-As the fifth