The Washington herald., 1912-06-20

mentary way, and there was no dissent
from the people,. whether they were Re-
lpublicans or Democrats"
The reference 20 the mixed character
OF the gathering ELECTED a round Of
shrieks and laughter.
Il said Democrats" said Judge Morrf-
son. because, in Arizona, we have many
Democrats who are going to vote the Re-
publican ticket this FAM
THOMAS H. Devine who sat In the Ma
tional Committee from Colorado. spoke
against Gov. Hadley's motion. He said:
Il am surprised at Gov. Hadley's state
ments Of his opinion OF the thirty-nins
committeeman, because when the Mis-
souri, case was up / met him and he
asked. What are you going TO dor l.
told him was going TO vote for his dele
cation. He said then he intended saying
something nice. I waited for him to say
II. but am afraid II Is one more Of his
Missouri gentIeman's agreements"
/. A great roar Of protest went up from
the convention. The gavel banged for
order.
Heard ''NIaster's Voice.
"one of two things Is certain. One IS
that some OF these fourteen men who
signed that statement listened to their
masters voice and did his bidding. or else
he couldn't resist voting with US on these
contests
what did the evidence show? Like
the Southern cases. The action Of the
Roosevelt forces stirring up contests in
the South were the most damnable ever .
heard Of" :
Groans and Kisses came. .
"A gentleman from the North went
down South three days before the cleo .
tons were held. and showed up among
the delegates"
| He was stopped- bv r,ora Vros,s
What did they stir up? Rump con-
ventions." he shouted. ''to prevent reg
, ular delegates from sitting here. hear
some one say this is not true. Out Of
l0l Of them were seated by the unanimous
vote OF the committee II they were not
legally elected why did these Simon pure
angels on the committee vote TO seat
them here?''
Our friend now seeking a seat a third
time was so anxious In this matter that
he charged every man who voted on
one Southern case should be sent TO the
pcnitentiary. He was a little premature.
because two Of the men who voted with
US were Roosevelt men"
Devine was frequently interrupted
Jumps on Col. Lyon.
The colonel changed his way. II was
not the Ananias Club, but the other
place. and he included in that number
Col. Cecil Lyon the whole Of Texas. Talk
about a steam roller. there Is not one
that compares with the one Col Lyon
runs in Texas"
Again cries were heard from all sides
Of the hall protesting against the ar
raignment Of Lyon.
"One hundred and seven counties down
in Texas are prairie dog counties and
have no Republicans in them, but Lyon
fixes up a delegation. anyway. and by
his tactics has stihed 5000 votes at a
. time"
Questions were hurled from all sides
at Devine. resulting in such disorder
that Chairman Root again was forced TO
interfere. He said:
Il don't know whether you want to
hear what is said on this serious and
Important question, but do know this
: that II the gentleman seated on the. other
side Of this aisle does not cease his dis
l orderly conduct, delegate or not. the
= sergcant-at-arns viii remove him from
the hail. said Root.
The remarks were addressed TO Dele
r gate W II. Featherstone. from Texas,
who was talking 10 those around him
? and creating confusion.
! Devlne again proceeded He read from
. an afidavft charging manufactured
credentials throughout the state
What did McGreGor do;' cried a del
) egate.
That is the way Cecil Lyon did and
, was enable 10 control party politics OF
Texas and run the ninety counties and
make himself National Committeeman
, from that State" Devine said:
Lyon Again the Target.
Mckinley. in 1896. got $4,000 in Texas.
: Roosevelt got 5000. loss OF 10000, but
Il was not his fault. And Taft got 5000
four years ago. The vote again fell
away on and only because the Texans
protested against the methods OF Lyon.
( The National Committee in handling
! these cases did what honorable gentle
men should do and I want to say those
. gentlemen who cast their votes 10 seat
> these delegates did what they thought
was right and according TO their con-
! sciences.
As Devine left the platform there was
a storm Of cheers and Eroans. Cries Of
''HadIey. HadIey'' were hurled at the
speaker as he backed away. his brow
steaming.
c. c. Littleton Of Texas. came in the
unique capacity Of a Taft partisan TO de-
fend the Republicans OF Texas and Cecil
LYON against attacks that had just been
made on both. 1t was 2.36 o'clock when
he came to the stand. He denied that
the MANAGEMENT of Cecil Lyon had cut
the Republican vote Of Texas.
Poll Tax Cause of Loss.
1T was the State law requiring the
blacks to pay poll tax that cut the vote.
he said.
'T have worked with Cecil Lyon for
fourteen years. and I have worked
against him. speak in his defense"
Whom are you here for" called a
delegate.
Il am not seeking here TO change one
vote one way or the other" replied Lit
tieton. IF I could I would make II for
Mr.. Taft. I am going to vote for him
john D. Mckay, of Michigan. next
took the platform, speaking for the Taft
faction.
Il had hoped in the interest Of fair
play that they would leave the State Of
, Michigan out"
lie fatIy stated that II any one swore
( the Taft delegates were not fairly elect
ed he would be guilty Of perjury. Nc
Kay then told Of the Bay City state
convention. Militia, he said. had been
called out to keep the Taft men out.
A moment later Mckay mentioned
Taft, saying the President had carried
the State by a big plurality. For tho
first time since the convention began
, there was a genuine outburst for the
: ! President.
HadIey Starts Enthusiasm.
The dreary discussion Of the contests