Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-14
Roosevelt Leaves New
York for Chicago at
$50 Today.
DEMAND OF DELEGATES
Taft Faction in Oklahoma Con-
vention Is Seated by Ma
tionaI Committee.

New York, June 14.-RooseVeit will
leave for Chicago at $50 this evening
on the. New York Central. Roosevelt
said he was going to Chicago in re-
sponse to the unanimous demand of
the Roosevelt delegates. He will be
accompanied by Regis Post, former
governor of Porto Rico. Roosevelt
said: The delegates say the action
of the national committee as to the
California, Arizona, Indiana and Ken
lucky cases is such as to make the is
sue absolutely clear as to whether the
people have a right to make their own
nomination or whether small knot of
professional politicians is to be per-
mitted to steal that right from them.'
NOT As \ CANDIDATE.
Roosevelt added, The Roosevelt
delegates demand that l go to Chicago,
not as a candidate, but because for
the time being | stand as representing
principles for which the rank and file
of the republican party have over
whelmingly decided in states where
they had an opportunity to express
their wishes at primaries"
Roosevelt will reach Chicago at 4
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Chicago, June 14.-When the nation,
al republican committee met this
morning it began consideration of the
contest in the Third district of Okla
homa.
The Third Oklahoma district Gwc
delegatesJ was credited to Taft. The
Taft delegates were seated without a
roll call, the Roosevelt men voting
no" In this district the question
hinged on the legality of the two con
ventions held in Tulsa
TAFT FOLLOWERS SPLIT.
Following the Oklahoma action the
committee next disposed of the Firs
South Carolina district, in which the
regular and contesting delegation.
were both Taft supporters. The con
testants were seated. No Roosevelt
| contest was involved. The First Ten
| nessee district was then taken up
The Tennessee contests embraced the
/ First, Second, Ninth and Tenth dis
triCts, involving bitter local fights.
The Taft delegates in the SeconC
. Tennessee were seated without rOl
call. The Roosevelt men voted NO.
The committee seated the Sell
faction of Taft delegates in the Firs
/ Tennessee district. No Roosevelt
( contest was involved.
/ The Ninth Tennessee district wa!
credited to Taft without a roll call
"PLAIN sTEALING,- HENEY SHOUTS
This is a case of plain stealing,
shouted Francis Heney when th
/ Ninth case was decided.
Members of the committee shoute,
for order"
plain stealing Plain stealing
shouted Heney, and he was answerer
with Catcalls and derisive laughter.
The hearing of the Texas contes
was postponed until tomorrow.
GIVEN 4 NEW TURN.
A new twist was given 70 the gen
eral open situation Thursday by III
reversing OF the steam roller lever
from the Roosevelt point Of view-il
case of the Missouri contests. VIII
the four Roosevelt delegates at Iagg
seated and five district contests set
tied, three in favor of Taft and tw,
in favor Of Roosevelt, the Missouri
delegation on the temporary roll vii
stand % for Roosevelt TO IS for TAFT
The Taft leaders expected that this DIS
tribution Of strength would be reverse
and they attribute their failure L
win the delegates at large contest {
the failure of Secretary OF COmmerC
and Labor Nsgel to appear and eXplai
the state convention gentleman
agreement" through which the fou
seats were TO have been equal
divided
ANSWERS CHARGES.
Through the subsequent CompTOmis
agreement between Governor Hadle
and Representative BarthOldt, b
which the district delegates wer
divided equally. the national commi
tee was relieved from hearing all IN
contests. Taft members OF the con
mittse declare the voluntary compr,
mise and the unanimous action il
seating the Roosevelt delegates 4
large answers the steam roller charge
4 declaration OF the fairness Of 10