The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
MISS0URI'S DELEGATES
 AT=LARGE ARE, GIVEN TO
 ROOSEVELT BY COMMITTEE

NOO0A Taft Gets Eight More Delegates
 In Mississippi as Result of 45
 Minutes Work. Roosevelt
 Gains One
 Motion to Throw Heney Out of
 Committee for being Demo
 crat Is Voted Down
 Chicago, June 13-The first sweeping victory for Roosevelt forces before 1.-the Republican national committee came, this afternoon, when the con- mittee, on motion of Senator Penrose, placed the Roosevelt delegates-at-large from Missouri on. the temporary roll of the convention.
 , Originally there were eight delegates elected with half vote each. The committee desired that the represen= tation from the state be the same as in. other states and, the proposition was made that the first four names on. the list, of, delegates to the conven- ton be made the regular delegates and the four other delegates be made the alternates. This was put up to Governor Hadley to decide. :.
 The Governor immediately agreed to the proposition and the temporary roll will contain these names for dele- gates-at-iarge from Missouri: Cover nor Herbert s. -Hadley, Jesse A. Tol- erton, Walter s. Dckey, John D. Mo Nesly, alternates: Hugh McIndoe. Fred Essen. A. A. spser and John W. Tippin, all Roosevelts men.
 Coliseum. Chicago, June 13.-The Repu ublican national committee at 11:45 began the hearing of the Mis- souri contests which were expected to engender, the most bitter feeling of the entire committee session to date. The Roosevelt forces had all of their fighting men in the commit tee. Bprah. Kellogg. .6tubbs, Honey. |'LEon and tdttauer and were ready to make the ieeue az sharply defined as posafble, AFTumAr fhAt the sommit5 [toe noA1d .oplits- A16ee sdetek katfnn &t IarKe Ms wfdefT slfSQa14e0E n
 WhAn the poiij tkAS rsaij eSd ,its sessions,l today. the contests in the s2nd. 4th. 9th end. Eth MissisSippi dis tricts.- were consoli s& sr
 The committee seated the Taft delegates from the '2nd.- 4th. 9th. 9th and 7th Mississippi districts, adding 8 delegates to the Taft roll during the first 45 minutes work. The committee, in the 9th Missis- sippi contest voted viva voce to- seat Wesley Craytone and P. w. Howard, who were instructed for Taft in the convention that elected them. How ard, however. told the committee that he was for Roosevelt and this was a distinct gain of one vote for the Roosevelt side. the first real gain be- fore the committee. Gt
 When the Missouri at-large contest was called for the. Taft side. Grant Gillespie opened his argument by ac- cusing Governor Hadley of sending the militia and police to the conven- ton. to prevent the state committee, controlled by the Taft men, from un- seating Roosevelt delegates whose votes gave the Roosevelt forces con trol of the convention. Gillespie re- cited the events leading up to the convention and told the details of the struggle when the fight was carried to the fleor. M He said that it was agreed by the Taft and Roosevelt men that the delegates at large should be divided, four Roosevelt and four Taft men to be sent to Chicago with half a vote each. ,.>s14
 Gillespie said that all the delegates believed up to the time "hostihties started'ss that it was to be -four and four and no instructions."i He stated after Governor Hadley had agreed to this proposition he passed the word along the line'' and with control of the convention in his hands, the Gov ernor proceeded to elect six Roose- welt and two Taft men. The Taft men. Gillespie said, promptly resign ed and two Roosevelt men were elected in their place, making the Roosevelt control absolute. Immedi- ately thereafter Gillespie said, Gov ernor Hadley adjourned the conven- ton.
 Senator H. Leads then announced that Governor Hadley had no right to adjourn the meeting. particularly uuOoI SuTVolliduCc or armed SOlO16rS and policemen, declared Gillespie He urged that as every agreement had been violated and the friends of President Taft deceived, a recess should be taken until 7:30 a. m. The term for the renting of the armory had expired at midnigfit and there fore, he said, the convention would reconvene at the Planters Hotel Senator H. Leads was elected per manent chairman of this convention and regular organization formed. The contests of certain delegates were reconsidered and they were elected as delegates to the state convention. The delegates-at-large to the national con- ventlon were then elected and the election of the national committee man of the previous session of the committee was declared null and void.
 In reviewing the proceedings lead ing up to the convention and its final action, Governor Hadley, for the Roosevelt men, denied any agree ment. He defended the election of himself and his associates in eloquent terms. He told in detail of the roll call for the election of the delegates at-large and then said:
 "The convention adopted resolu- tions instructing the delegates-at- large to vote for Roosevelt for Presi- dent whereupon Mayor F. H. Kries- mann and Honorable c. D. Morris I h.