The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-07


District conve ntion TO show that the
Long Cor TafD forces had walked out
/ Of the hall
The Roosevelt delegates in the Ninth
District we're oscar II. Hundley and
| +. X. Lewis.
Tho Taft delegates were James d.
Sloan and J. II. Carter.
The Ninth District delegates were
given to Taft by q vote OF % to l5,
this being the only district that was not
unanimous.
There were no contests in the Seventh
Districts and the regular Taft delegates
were placed on the convention roll. The
committee then took up The last of the
Alabama contests. the Ninth District
In 4 bitter speech. teeming with in
vective. Senator Borah OF idaho threw
the Committee into q turmoil at the
outset Of its hrst meeting for delegates
to-day when he demanded that the
members go on record on every con-
test. While he was still speaking a
motion was made to table the amend
ment TO the rules that he had offered
, and Chairman Rosewater put the mo.
ton over his protest and declared II
carried.
Fourteen times Borah shouted mfr.
Chairman In q ringing voice. Rose
water paid nc attention TO him and put
the motion.
But Borah would not be choked on.
He held the floor and continued to talk,
and was finally permitted by unanimous
consent to finish his criticism OF the
majority.
Borah declared he knew the seam
roller was In operation and that ne had
no desire to cushion II, but he insisted
that the members had no right to re-
fuse 20 furnish the voters of the country
man stood on each Individual Gaze.
you owe that much to the party
he shouted. and II you don't want your
action assailed on the platforms next
fall you should get your record clear
here to-day"
PROTEST shoWEp ABSOLUTE
CONTROL eV TAFT.
The Borah Hurry stirred up the men,
bers. but II only served to empha size
the absolute control Of the Taft forces
on the committee.
The action OF the committee was ac-
cepted by both factions as indicat ting
that only TAFT delegates will be put on
the temporary roll Of the convention.
It was also accepted as indicating that
Roosevelt viii come here On person next
week to take up his own fight.
The committee met at 10 O'Clock. with
Chairman Victor Rosewater Of Nebraska
presiding. Under the rules the first con
tests taken UP were those from Alabama.
| where the delsgates-at-large and the
| district delegates we're all contested.
Under the rules of the committee each
side was allowed half an hour to pre-
sent its contentious In the State-at-
| large and fifteen minutes for the dis
| trtcts.
Ex-senator Charles Dick Of Ohio led
| the fight for the Pope NJ Long. or Taft
forces. He was assisted by a battery
| Of lawyers. including those from the
districts affected. The claims Of the con-
| testants, headed by Joe" Thompson.
were presented by Ormsby McIIarg,
Bainbridg& Colby. Edwin Sims and other
counsel.
The Alabama contest has got to be
regular thing In the Republican party
-Four years ago Thompson and Major
| Barker. National Committeeman. fought
| Il out tooth and nail, II was then agreed
that a compromise should be arranged
| later on. and the factions In the party
got together only to break away again
when the selection OF delegates to the
present convention came up.
The Roosevelt leaders claimed fraud
and corruption In the selection OF the
delegates. They declared that negro
voters were kept from the polls by
threats Of violence. McHarg cited varl-
Gus instances and presented affidav!ts
which. he claimed. showed that only
acceptable men were allowed by the
Taft leaders to vote. One negro who
had a good following and had hoped
to be chosen as a delegate was threat
ened with death II he tried TO push his
claims. McHarg said, and at all times
the Long faction dominated district and
state conventions.
COULD NOT GO BACK OF RE.
TURNS, TAFT MEN CLAIMED.
The Taft men ins!sted that there could
BE no going back OF the returns They
stated that on July 7. 1911. T. d. Barker
and o. ID. Street. representing the
Barker faction, and ]. o. Thompson ami
w. T. Hutchens, representing the
Thompson clan. entered into an agree
nent for the holding OF the regular
state convention to elect the delegates
at-iarge from Alabama. This conven-
ton was held at Birmingham and tho
| Thompson forces. despite the harmony
| agreement, bolted.
Because the Republican National Com
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