The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-22
TEDDY MEN LOSE
THE CALIFORNIA
CONTEST CASES
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
DUST TAFT MEN FAILS.
Convention by Vote of 542 to 529
Endorses Action of Credential
Committee.
Gov. Johnson and Francis ].
Heney Go Down to I~nglcriOus
Defeat at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill. June 21.-The Cali
fornla case. n OF the most interest
ing. was started at 1857 p. m.
After an exciting and close vote the
Taft forces won by a vote OF $40 TO
529. w. r. Dovell. OF Washington.
brought in the credentials committees
report on the Fourth California dis
trict seating the two Taft delegates
and moved its adoption.
The report recommended the seat
Ing of Tryon and Meyerfeld. the two
Taft delegates. who up To this time
have no; sat with the "a Roosevelt
delegates from California. but have
cen seated on the platform and
voted from there on all roll calls.
The report set forth that the vo-e
in the Fourth congressional district
|. elected Tryon and Meyerheld. al
though in the statewide vote the
Roosevelt delegates received a major
ity Of 1000. The committee held
that the state primary Law which did
not provide n vote by districts could
not supersede the call issued by the
national committee. which distinctly
provided for representation in the
convention by congressional ditricts.
C~alifornians' Hoot and Hiss.
Groans. hots and Kisses from the
Californian delegation greeted the
statement in the majority report that
the California primary law would in
effect enforce the unit rule in its
delegations and the further statement
that the national convention and not
state laws is the supreme source OF
party regularity.
Hugh T. lialbert. Of Minnesota.
brought in the minority report. He
was greeted with cheers as he read
the report denouncing the seating =
the Taft delegates rs tho "tyrannical
overthrow OF the will Of the people q
California"
This is a case OF the most fragrant
injustice he shouted. 'and should
not no tolerated"
Halbert attempted to max, n
speech. hut WAS forced to desist by
disorder.
Watson. the Taft floor leader.
moved that the minority report he
laid on the table. bur pending that NJ
asked that twenty minutes be allowed
FOR discussion. His motion was
greeted with jcers and cries OF Had.
ley. Hadley. Hadley,"
The Missouri governor arose from
his place on the stage and the noise
subsidized.
Senator Root Tnt the request for
unanimous consent for debate and il
was granted.
Heney in the Fight.
Francis !. Heney took the platform
and opened tho argument for tho
minority report.
Heney said the question AZ issue
went 10 the very root Of self.Rovorr.
ment. whether tho law 81 q sovereign
state. submitted 10 by both factions
In the party. should be SET aside by
the mandate Of the national commit.
tee.
He denounced what he termed an
attempt 10 rob the people of Califor.
mia Of their right representatives"
H"ney reviewed the political histo.
~ 81 California. saving that two years
~ the people cmarclpatad them.
selves from the corrupt rule Of a cor
rupt machine controlled by the rail
roads. Re compared California I'm tho
past with machine controlled Penn.
sylyania and Colorado
4 delegate from Pennsylvania arose
and made a point Of order thar the
speaker should confue himself 10 the
issue.
The speaker is not yet over the
line where he should be called 20 or.
der. remarked Senator Root. with an
emphasis on the yet. which the
. crowd appreciated and cheored.
Hency said the two Taft delegates
seated bv the National committee.
Messrs. Tryon and Meyo-fcld. had
not dared 20 .lt with tho remainder
~ the California delegation. br' had
taken n refuge "in the vcs' pocket Of
somebody on this platform
BEFORE those two men were ah'n
10 run under the primary law. Doc
said. both they and the men they