Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

/ Chicago, June 12.-The first contest
Of the day was that of Arizenas six
delesates-at- large.
! For the Taft delegates large ap-
peared Samuel j. Elder, a Boston at
| torney, and former classmate of Pres
| ident Taft; Robert Il. Morrison. an at
| to1ney from Prescott, ArZ., and James
T. Williams, Jr., of Tucson. one of the
| delegates. at-large. At the Roosevelt
| table Ormsby McHarg was Joined by
| George E. Record of New Jersey, and
Dwight r. Heard of Phoenix. of the
Roosevelt delegation.
! just after this case was called the
| regular program was interrupted by
! an unexpected protest against the
split decision. late yesterday, in the
| 18th Kentucky District cases.
Former Senator Dick the Taft con-
test manager. asked for confirmation
of the report that one Roosevelt and
one Taft delegate had been seated
How can we appeal from this de-
cision?" asked MIR. Dick
Il want to protest that the decision
was irregular" interrupted Mr. Nc
Harg, contest manager for Col. Roose-
Welt
would carry the 18th Kentucky case
higher Chairman Rosewater said tho
case could be taken to the National
convention and its credentials commit
tee
Senator Dick said he did not want
tine decision passed without notice of
| appeal, as the Taft forces thought they
were entitled to both of the nth Dis
triet delegates
Senator Penrose demanded that the
Arizona case be taken up and the Ken
lucky discussion was stopped.
Chairman Rosewater said there was
some doubt as to which delegation
should be heard first but as the Roose-
Welt delegates filed their credentials
first. the Taft delegates would be con-
sidered the contestants
The Arizona Contest.
Samuel j. Elder opened the argu-
nents for the Taft forces. He said that
as no primary law was in effect when
the Arizona state committee called the
state convention to be held, June 10.
doubt existed as to how the delegates
should be selected. The state commit
tee decided TO leave the selection of
delegates to the county committees.
only one contest was presented
when the state committee met two
days before the convention" said Mr..
Elder. 1T was well known that the
committee was ready to hear all con-
| tests, AT the convention at Tucson
| all the contestants received tickets
chairman j. l.. Hubbel stated that
everyone claiming to be a delegate
could be heard, when someone pro-
| tested against the reading of a roll
call made up by the committee The
| man who objected to the roll call was
a Roosevelt man, who was not recog-
nized as delegate on the temporary
roll. Then, apparently by a pre-con-
ceived plan, the Roosevelt men rushed
Tor the platform, and there was an
/ immediate scene of disorder"
Elder declared the Roosevelt forces
then left the regular convention, which
organized peacefully with 6S of the
81 votes which had been recognized
on the temporary roll" previously
prepared by the state executive com
mttee.
Robert E. Morrison, who was one
of the Taft delegates, declared that
the state executive committee two
days before the convention gave
leveryone an opportunity TO be heard
and only one contest was presented.
i Mr.. Morrison declared that on June 3
the convention at Tucson was opened
| by State Chairman +. Hubbel the
temporary roll adopted and nomina-
| tions called for. when Former Cover
nor Joseph II. Kibbe. whose name was
| not on the temporary roll. arose and
| said: We don't recognize the adop-
| ton of this roll"
| The Roosevelt men. Morrison de-
clared. then rushed to the front and
some of them mounted the platform
Morrison said he believed there was
"a fully developed football organiza-
| tom among the Roosevelt men who
| proceeded TO run convention ON one
side of the stage, while the Taft con-
vention was going ON at the other
For 90 minutes he said. it was i'm.
possible to hear anything. The Roose
welt men then left the hail.
H The part played by Former Cover.
nor Kibbe was explained by George l.
Record, who defeated the Roosevelt
delegation.
II I'VE claim we had a clear majority
of the legal delegates in that hail." h
said. when the convention met Gov
ernor Kibbe took the floor and pro
tested on our behalf against III
adoption of a temporary roll. which
we did not believe legal. From tina
time on there were two convention
and the question is which was tn
> legal one
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