Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16


CHICAGO. June 15-Its closing
hours attended by exhibitions of tense
partisan and personal feeling among
its members. the republican national
committee concluded tonight the hear
ing of the contests involving 254 seats
in the national convention which is to
assemble Tuesday.
The sum of its work is: Roosevelt
=: Taft 235.
President Taft today received 62
Gelegates. Col. Roosevelt g. All of
Nashington's IA went to the Presi-
cent, against the protests of Senator
l'oindexter that the Country would
Judge The case" Out of Texas he Sc
eured 2S Of the contested 80. over the
prostrate form Of Col. Cecil A. Lyon.
who declared you may depose me
row, but i will be back four years
from now. when many OF you will
Il Il :"
In Virginia. where the issue was
drawn between negro voters and the
regular state organization. the Presi-
-Sent received the entire contested dele
cation of twenty. In the District OF
Columbia he won two. Committeeman
Sidney Bieber going to defeat with the
Roosevelt delegation.
Texas Cases Fought Hard.
The finish Of the long contest hearing
was marked by incidents more strong
ly indicative of the division between
the Taft and Roosevelt forces than at
any time in the preceding days. Col
Lyon fought each of the Texas con-
test cases personally, and was defeated
in all but two of them.
In the end he was called upon to fight
resolution for an investigation and re-
organization of the whole structure of the
republican party in Texas Presented by
Thomas L. Devine of Colorado, II pro-
posed a subcommittee of three from the
national committee to attempt a change
in the republican organization of the state
that would destroy the system Of county
presentation described by the Taft at
torneys a survival of the rotten
bcrough" methods of England.
Committeeman Lyon declared he would
'gnt such a proposal to the end He
aid many of the members of the commit
tee. thus trying to depose him. had been
themselves deposed and would be missing
rom the committee room four years from
now. when he would again return.
Il have heard much recently of the
A''' udS anu tue from f<lDd.
~ said. i give you fair warning that
> you persist in the way YOU are going
t"ere will be repetition of another
historic incident the commune
Personal Combat Threatened.
ne Washington cases almost the last
I" engage the committees attention be-
fore the conclusion of its ten days work,
we're preceded BY a threatened personal
combat between Francis j. Heney and
Committeeman Kennedy OF North Dakota,
which was prevented only by the inter-
ference OF their associates
When the Virginia cases were called a
consolidation OF all of them involving
twenty votes. was announced by former
Senator Dick. The issue as presented to
the committee by W. H. Brown. a negro
Roosevelt attorney. was one OF exclusion
of negro voters. lie declared the repub-
licau leaders in Virginia had attempted
20 build white mans party and that
conventions were called to meet where
negroes could not atteud
TIE Roosevelt contesting delegation in
ciuded ten negro delegates. Brown re-
ferred to the dominating republicans in
Virginia as political pirates and para
sites. In Norfolk he said. the conven-
ton had been called in a restricted dis
trict. National Committeeman A. H.
Martin of Virginia. he declared mad a
compact with the democratic party TO pre-
vent negroes holding Office In Norfolk
The Taft delegation at large from yir-
rlnia included National Committeeman n
Martin. Representative Slemp, r. H.
Angell and X. T.. Cabell. collector of in
ternal revenue.
Says Negroes Attended Meetings.
l.. T. summers. appearing for the Taft
delegates, declared no negroes had been
prohibited from taking part in the repub-
hcan meetings. They attended meetings
and conventions in many districts. he de-
clared. s.S..--
Mr.. Summers statement that he did
not know where the negro delegates got
money enough TO come here to Chicago
and make this contest precipitated a few
excited moments i'll the committee room
Members OF the negro delegation Jump
ed 10 their feet and declared they were
better able to pay their own way than
continued to shout protests against Mr.
Summers statement while the chairman
raped his gavei and called for order
ID. l.. Groner of Norfolk declared he had
affidsvits from two negroes who partici-
pated in the state convention that nomi-
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