New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13

| Roosevelt men then left the hall
Dwight Il. Heard, of Phoenix, who de-
Tended the Roosevelt delegation claimed
| they had clear majority of the legal dele
! gates in the hall The Roosevelt men had
not presented their contests to the state
executive committee because they knew
| they would have been thrown out.
IF you say body of men calling them
selves the state executive committee can
determine upon the legality of contesting
tablishing self-perpetuating oigarchy
that can absolutely dominate political
affairs"
motion by Senator Borah to seat the
Roosevelt delegates from Arizona was de-
feated and the TAFT delegation was seated
after refusal OF rollcal
When a roilcall was refused on the motion
to seat the Taft delegates Francis J. Heney
holding the proxy OF Mr.. Thorson. OF South
Dakota, exclaimed: why. even hbe Ruef
would have granted that request
California Case Up.
Tho California contest. involving two del
egstes from the 4th District. was then
called. and Mr. Heney took a place AZ the
| table as attorney for the Roosevelt dele
gates
| Frederick e. Bryan Of Washington. who
| opened the case for the Taft delegates de-
! clared that they had received the majority
| of votes i'm the ith District. Under the cal
| fornia primary law. however, the right OF
district representation had been denied, he
| said and the unit rule" applied to tho
! whole California delegation.
Mr. Bryan said two Taft delegates. be
cause they claimed TO have about 30 ma
! jorty i'm the district. declined TO he bound
| by.the Roosevelt vote in the state At large
Governor Hadley Of Missouri. holding a
| proxy for Mr Bleber OF tho District 81
| Columbia, asked Mr.. Bryan II he thought
! tho call of the Republican National Com
mittee was superior to- state Law.
When the state law interferes with the
party law. the national committees ruling
! is supreme" said Mr.. Bryan
| Senator Penrose asked Mr.. Bryan II he
knew anything about the deliberate at
tempt in California TO violate the Republi-
! can committees call by passing the primary
law"
Mr.. Heney objected TO having California
| libelled In this way and he was called
! 10 order by the chairman.
7 Mr. BRYAN said he believed the committee
} ought not to submit TO the attacks that
had been made upon 1T BY Governor John
| son of California. even though he we're
Governor of sovereign state"
Mr.. Honey Called 10 Order.
: Nv Heney opened his defence Of ths
Roosevelt delegates in a vigorous manner.
Il appeal 10 YOU Senator MURRAY Crane.
he began, when the chairman told him TO
address the committee IN proper terms.
II am addressing an illustrious member
OF the committee IN particular. who. be-
ieve. has some respectsbility that he can
not afford to lose" Mr.. Heney replied.
Are YOU here to argue this CASE de-
manded Mr.. Chubb. OF Florida.
No" shouted Heney; II have come here
for the purpose OF apprising the President
that he Ia accepting stolen goods II he
takes these delegates when YOU give them
TO him.
Mr. Rosewater again told Mr.. Heney "a
Confne himself to the arguments and not
talk TO the galleries" and he declared he
was talking TO members OF the committee
from Massachusetts. Pennsylvania and
other states"
Mr. Heney insisted the call OF the Re
publican National Committee provided that
state laws should not interfere with dis
trict election of delegates provided the die
trict wanted TO exercise its rights In
the 4th District. he said. the Republican
organization had never proceeded legally
TO the selection Of delegates.
Mr.. Deyine asked Mr.. Heney II the Calf
fornia law did not prohibit any district
from electing delegates and II all I'D not
have to be Eat large
Eyes, TO get on the ticket" shouted
Heney. but not to be seated by this com
mittee."
Answer my question:" said Mr.. Devine.
mo district could select its own delegates
under your law
Mr.. Heney presented certificates and aft
davits showing that confusion had cx-
| listed in the voting registers in the 4th
and 9TH California districts, and that later
examination showed that Roosevelt men
had received majority Of votes.
johnson Won't Appear.
Mr.. Heney then announced that Gov
ernor Johnson had refused TO appear be-
fore the committee. and read letter from
the Governor. in which he said:
| II decline to appear before the committee
] will not submit to a trial to the title Of
| property by the thief who steals Ii. ! con-
slider 1t would be an insult to the people OF
| California for me to appear before a COM
| mittee which obsequiousy received Cal
| houn's Hogue, or even listen to q contest
by Patrick Calhoun, designed to override
majority OF 1900 California Republicans
and which has prejudiced the contest
This so-called contest IN the 9Th Dis
trlct is purely mythical. There were no
contests in California. Neither were there
any delegates selected from any district
IAN CALIFORNIA; delegates are delegates-at-
large. If this committee can put two Of our
delegates on trial, ! don't see what pre-
vents them from putting all on trial
| motion 10 seat the Taft delegates from
the 4th California District made by Mr..
Estabrook, Of New Hampshire, was fol-
lowed by motion by Borah to seat the
| Roosevelt delegates.
A rollcall was refused on the Borah mo-
ton. and 1t was defeated, viva voce.
| rollcall vote then began on the Esta-
brook motion. which was carried. and the
Taft delegates were seated-1 to 10. seV-
eral Of the committeeman explained their
| votes as they were recorded.
At the end Of the rollcalI Mr. Shackle-
| ford, of Alaska, who assailed Mr.. Heney
J when voting. moved to return TO Governor
Johnson OF California, without comment,
| the note Mr. Heney had read to the com
mittee In which reference was made TO
stealing delegates" This motion was
| laid OH the table.
TsngIe in Louisiana.
The committee next took up the Louisi-