Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-20
Bolt of Roosevelt Members
From Credentials Committee

CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 2O.-After boiling
once from the credentials committee
under the orders of Col. Roosevelt. and
being called back by Roosevelt managers
to the committee room, all of the Roose-
Welt members Of the credentials commit
tee. except r. r. Mccormick of Chicago,
left again at II: AS o'clock last night, de-
claring they are ''out for good.''
The cause of the bolt was the refusal
of the committee to give a full hearing
on all contest cases. After the Roose-
welt men had left the committee took up
the cases, but had not proceeded far
when motion to adjourn until 8 o'clock
this morning was proposed and carried.
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt campaign
manager, who had been hurriedly sum-
moned after the first bolt, left with the
Roosevelt men.
These men are tired and will go home
and go to bed" he said. Il think the
other fellows are wasting time to stay
here tonight
Francis ]. Heney and Hugh T. Halbert
the only ones who would talk at length
on the situation.
rs this bolt?'' Mr.. Heney was asked
You can call 1t what you want to-, he
said. These are the facts:
Every Roosevelt man with the excep-
ton OF Mccormick has walked out be-
cause ne was convinced from the rules
which were proposed that there was no
intention of giving a valid hearing.
Inc cases that were heard before the
| national committee were a farce, and
this is a worse one The lineup was per-
fectly plain-32 to TO-"
Mr.. Halbert declared the break came
| because the committee limited time and
excluded evidence
| we claimed and insisted that the
| credentials committee should hear all
| evidence. as a court of original jurisdic-
ton. and that the national convention,
| not the credentials committee, should be
i the court of last resort
/ Before adjourning the committee adopt
ed the amended rules by a vote of 81
1 to 1.
/ Chairman Devine said the adjournment
was taken because most Of the contesting
4 delegates had left the Coliseum.
| On the roll call adopting the rules r.
r. Mccormick of Illinois Cheney st. Clair
| OF Idaho. W. s. Lauder of North Dakota
and John NJ Early of Tennessee voted
| NO"
The Boilers.
/ The Roosevelt men who were shown
as by this roll call to be absent were
F. j. Heney. California: Ralph Harris,
Kansas: lex y Mitchell, Pennsylvania
Jesse NJ. Libby Maine. Edward G.. Car
rington, jr. Maryland: Hugh T. Halbert.
/ Minnesota: H. F.. Sackett. Nebraska; c.
II. Cowles, North Carolina: ]. j. Sullivan
i Ohio: Dan I. Norton. Oklahoma; A. v.
| Swift Oregon, and S. X. Ray. South
/ Dakota.
/ Jesse A. Tolerton of Missouri, who was
| one of those who made the first rush
| through the door during the first bolt.
/ declared that he had never intended To
| leave the meeting, but had rushed out
side TO bring in the newspaper men.
| Missouri is not bolting" he said. but
will vote for Roosevelt in the conven-
ton"
r. r. Mccormick. when he came out
of the room. said he was with the
Roosevelt men in spirit. but perhaps not
to the extent of leaving the hall"
They were forced out of the commit
tee" he said. Rules were adopted that
were outrageous"
After adjournment Chairman Devine
declared the committee would take UP
the contests this morning and finish then
| as rapidly as possible in their regular
order.
ahe first bolt of the Roosevelt men, act
ing under what they claimed were direc
orders from Gel. Roosevelt. occurred with
in an hour after the committee had me-
| to hear contest cases.
Premature Action.
Within a few minutes most of then
were back in the committee room. appa
rentIy convinced they had acted prema
lturely. Senator Dixon. Clifford Pinchot
Amos Pinchot and James r. Garfield
rushed about the Coliseum annex. II
which the meeting was held. conferrin,
with the boilers and attempting to brinl
some order It the situation.
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