The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-21
BULL MOOSE EXPELLED.
TAFT MEN PURGE NATIONAL
COMMITTEE OF TRAITORS.
MI Roosevelt Men Eliminated from
Committee-Three Had The De-
cency to Resign Hut Four Had To
He Thrown Out.

New York. Sept. ls.-The Repubi-
can National Committee today ac-
cepted the resignation of It's men,
bers from Minnesota, Oklahoma and
Ohio. and declared vacant the seats
held BY members from New JERSEY.
West Virginia and North Carolina.
who are supporters of Col. Roose-
veit. Successors were named to re-
firing members from oklahoma. Ohio.
New Jersey and Ncrth Carolina.
| In the case of william Edwards
Of West Virginia. whose seat was de-
ciared vacant. and l. A. Casewell OF
Minnesota. who resigned. the COM
mitted voted TO ask the State COM
mitiee OF West Virginia and Mime
sofa. respectively. 10 recommend their
successors. Mr. Edwards seat was
declared vacant becau~ of his dis
loyalty to the Republican party"
Franklin Murphy. former comr,it-
tee'nsn from New Jersey. was elected
to fill the vacancy from that State
created by declaring Borden Whiting
no longer a member Of the committee
II. G. Duncan was elected to sue
ceed Richmond Pearson of North
Carolina.
Sherman Granger was elected to
succeed Walter +. Brown. the retir-
Ing member from Ohio. and ]. A.
Harris was elected successor to c. c.
Priestley OF Oklahoma.
The committee refused to recog-
nize a telegram from Russ Avery.
national committeeman from Califor-
MIA. announcing his resignation, and
voted to expel him for "disloyalty to
the Republican party"
Chairman Hil'es was empowered to
appoint n subcommittee OF three 10
recommend a successor to Mr.. Avery.
n This action was taken, II was ex-
hnoPtnsd. because q majority of the
11Gap .o1eos committee OF Cali
rr1rrpvters Of Col. Roosevelt
"a SRepublican Ia
49, ~ V0okSbItseeinan could not be
left TO them. The subcommittee, Mr..
HiiIes announced. would confer with
Republican leaders In California con-
corning both the matter OF Nj.
Ayery's successor and the situation
I'm that State. The subcommittee will
report back to Mr.. Hilles It's hndings.
A joint session OF the national com.
inittee and the advisory committee
was held lasting until after 6 o'clock.
Chairman Hilles reported that the
situation In the various States In re-
gard to electors. which was unsatis-
factory at the beginning OF the cam
paign. Is now In good shape. He said
that OF the 100 electors on the Repub-
iican ticket In several States who
turned out to- be Roosevelt men all
had been replaced except In the
states OF Kansas. Nebraska and CAL
ifornia. lie added that the Kansas
cause Is In the courts. the Nebraska
case soon will be and that a special
committee will arrange for new
organization In California and place
electors for President Taft on the
ticket under some other name than
that OF the Republican party.
Reports OF conditions In their re.-
s2ective states were made by G.. y.
Warren OF Michigan. John B. Hanna
OF Maryland. +. w. Estabrook of New
Hampshire. Henry Roraback OF Con-
necticut. austin X. Colgate OF New
Jersey. Sherman NJ. Granger Of Ohio.
William Barnes. j.. OF New York and
John Hays Hammond OF Massachu-
setts.
A resolution was adopted calling
upon the electors OF Nebraska ond
Kansas. who were named as Republi-
cans but are now for Roosevelt. 20
retire at once. The resolution said
that the position OF elector Is "A posi-
tion OF trust and that these men owe
"a duty 20 the State as well az To them
selves
Secretary Reynolds said after the
meeting that everything was done IN
complete harmony and the vote 20
ous' committeeman was unanimous in
every case.