The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-12

that the Arizona case be taken VI
and the Kentucky discussion wa:
stopped.
Chairman Rosewater said there
was some doubt as to which Arizona
| delegates should be heard first, but
as the Roosevelt delegates had filed
| their credentials first, the Taft dele
cation would be considered the con-
teStants.
Mr.. Elder said that as no primary
law was in effect when the Arizona
state committee called the state
convention for June 8, doubt existed
as to how the delegates should be
| selected. The state committee de-
cided to leave the selection of dele
gates to the county committees.
only one contest was presented
when the state committee met two
days before the convention" said Mr..
Elder. 1T was we'll known that the
committee was ready to hear all con-
tests. At the convention at Tucson
all the contestants received tickets.
Chairman J. L. Hubbel stated every
| be heard, when some one protested
against the reading of a roll call made
up by the committee.
Rushed to Platform.
1.-The man who objected was a RooSe-
Welt man who was not recognized as d
delegate on the temporary roll. Then,
apparently by a pre-conceiVed plan the
and Immediately scenes of disorder fol-
lowed.
THE Roosevelt forces, however. soon
left the regular convention which then
organized peacefully according TIC
Mr.. Elder with 68 of the Sc votes
which had been recognized on the tenn
porary roll previously prepared by the
state executive committee
Robert E. Morrison, a Taft delegate
to the state convention, said he believ-
ed there was a fully developed football
organization among the Roosevelt men
who proceeded to run a convention on
one side of the stage while the Taft
convention was going on at the other.
For 20 minutes, he said, it was inn
possible to hear anything. The Roose-
welt men then left the hall.
The part played by former Governor
Kibby was fully explained by Dwight
B. Heard of Phoenix, who defended the
Roosevelt delegation.
1--WE claim We had a clear majority
of the legal delegates in that hail. he
said. When the convention met Gov
ernor Kibby took the floor and protest
ed on our behalf against the adoption
of a temporary roll, which we did not
believe legal. From that time on there
were two conventions and the question
is: What was the legal one?
1.-The Roosevelt men had not present
ed their contests to the state execu
tive committee because they knew they
would have been thrown out. If you
say a body of men calling themselves
the state executive committee can de-
termine upon the legality of contestins
tablishing self perpetuating oligarchy
that can absolutely dominate political
affairs
The Arizona Method.
In explaining the method of select
ing delegates in Arizona counties, Mr..
Record said where primaries were not
desired delegates were chosen by the
county the Roosevelt forces controlled
the committee % to 10, and ordered
a primary, after which the Taft mi
nortty met and picked out" deles
cation to the state convention. At the
primary he said only eleven out of $50
votes were polled for Taft.
Mr.. Record declared that had "tech-
nicalities'' been waived and the re-
suits of the primary in Maricopa coun-
ty been considered the Roosevelt men
would have had "a of the SO delegates
in the Arizona convention whose regu-
larity could not be questioned.
Roosevelt delegates from Arizona was
defeated and the Taft delegation was
seated after refusal of a roll call A
roll call also was asked on the motion
to seat the Taft delegates and this also
was refused. Francis j. Heney, hold
ing the proxy of Thorson of South
Dakota, thereupon again brought in
reference to Abe Ruef of San Fran
cisco.
The California contest involving the
two delegates from the Fourth district
was then called. Mr.. Heney took his
place at the table as attorney for the
BRYAN of Washington, one of Taft s
contest managers, opened the case Tor
the Taft delegates. He declared the
Taft delegates had received the ma
ioritv of votes in the fourth district. |
Under the California primary law,
however. the right of district repre-
had been denied, he SAID ana
the unit rule applied to the whole
California delegation
Explain Their Votes.
James A. Tawney, casting the vote of
BROKER of Connecticut, declared the
recognition of states instead of con- |
district in seating delegates
would completely overturn Republican |
Senator Borah voting |
AGAINST the Taft delegates reiterated |
his statement of Yesterday that ne
would always vote for delegates who |
had been selected at primaries where
the people had an opportunity to ex-
press themselves
This is not in violation of Republi-
can principles" he said, but in exact
lem before the people now is control
of their own government"
He declared the electors from each
state were selected by statewide vote.
Can you give to a voluntary organiza
ticn?" he demanded referring to the
national committee, greater power
than is invested in sovereign state"
You are making it impossible de-
clared Borah, for a Republican TO
preside over this nation for the next
four years. It is a greater question
than the election of Taft or Roosevelt.
It is a question of the perpetuation Of
the principles for which Lincoln lived
and died.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois declared
that he believed the voters of the
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