New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-20
ROOSEVELT MEN BOLT
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
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all evidence. testimony and the Ike be
considered.
! He declared the committee refused 10
/ do this. and attempted TO gag the NIL
roritv by making rules that would nave
! left the action Of the national committee
as practically decisive In all the contests.
Several Return After Talk
Believing they had acted too hastily
.ono of the Roosevelt men. including
/ Mr. Halbert, returned to the committee
room after a short conference in the
street While Nr. Record and NJ. Heney
declared they we're acting under Mr..
! Roosevelt's direct orders. others be-
,ieved they should have remained until
definite action was taken 10y the com
| mittoe on the time for argument and
the character Of evidence 20 be consid-
cred
/ r. r. Mccormick, of Chicago. also re-
manned I'm the committee room. Mr..
Halbert declared they would stay until
| a
| ton for consideration OF all evidence in
the contest cases. and would then again
! leave
James r. Garfield ~ Ohio, ex-Sccre-
! tarv Of tho Interior. came n the door
and attempted 20 enter the room. II
was understood he had some message
from Colonel Roosevelt. The policemc
and doorkcepers thrust him back, al
though one Of the committeeman at
tempted 10 pull him in.
with the aid Of Ormsby McHarg. ne
was ushcred into committee waiting
| room through a side door
The majority Of the boilers sfterward
! were induced TO return to the committee
! room.
Senator Dixon. Roosevolts campaign
manager. and Mr.. Hency joined Mr..
Garfield in the committee anteroom. A.
4 y. RAIN. Of Minnesota, and several
Ictbcr men in the confidence Of the colonel
Lalso were passed through the wicket into
this conference room.
After the bolt OF the Roosevelt mem
bers Of the credentials committee Roose-
welt delegates poured into the Florentine
room Of the Congress Hotel where ii was
announced the boiling contingent would
| assemble. Edward 6. Darlington. the
! first member Of the credentials commit
tee to arrive, precipitated debate when
he announced the action he and his fell
low members had taken.
Split Into Factions
The delegates split into factions some
urging that the committeeman should go
back. participate in the deliberations
and submit a minority report to the con-
vontion. Others clamored that the bolt
ers stand fast At times the meeting
was IN an uproar.
! When the delegates had been called 10
order in the Forentine room by Roose-
welt delegate an invitation vas extended
10 Taft delegates who we're present
under false coIors" to leave the room
Let them stay shouted delegate.
we have no star chamber sessions
William Finn OF Pennsylvania
mounted table and addressed the dele
gates.
The issue has been Joined" he said.
II have just come from two-hours'
conference of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton. and we voted unanimously to walk
out Of A convention controlled by the
Taft forces through theft and fraud.
Our decision carries with US the Repub
lican candidate for State Treasurer and
a candidate for Congress in Pennsyl-
vania. These gentlemen held that their
personaI interests were Of relative un-
Importance as compared with the prin-
CHILE at stake and the duty they owed
the people.
I'VE have been patient but the part
ing of the ways has come"
Edward G. Darlington, Of Maryland,
member Of the credentials committee.
here interrupted to describe the pro-
ceedings preceding the walk out
The Taft majority Of the committee
sought at the outset 10 apply the gag
rule" he said, and refuse to disgrace
the State of Maryland by sitting longer
with the committee"
Delegate King of Nebraska, made q
! epeech in which he urged the boilers to
return TO the committee room and make
a minority report TO the convention to-
morrow.
Roosevelt Takes a Hand.
Then Colonel Roosevelt appeared and
Immediately began to speak.
II am going 20 ask you 10 take a re-
cess until ! can get certain facts and
Law them before you" he said. L
earnestly counsel you not TO discuss