Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-12
COMMITTEE GIVES TAFT
FOURTH DISTRICT DELEGATES

lEv UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONsI
CHICAGO, June 12.-The national
committee seated f. +. Tyron AMI
Morris Meyerfeld. Jr., Of san Francis
co, Taft's Contesting Fourth California
district delegates. Roosevelt leaders
openly are charging the Taft men with
robbery. Francis j. Heney. before the
committee. declared:
I'm here to tell Taft that if he ac-
cepts these delegates he viii BE- q re-
ceiver Of stolen goods"
This statement caused y bitter az
hate. Heney assailing the motives ~
Crane and Penrose.
William Flynn Of Pittsburg. direct
ing Roosevelt's steering committe..
and Governor Glasscock Of West Vir-
ginia Jointly declared that neither
PENNSYLVANIA nor West Virginia recog-
rizes Taft as a Republican nominee
if Taftites control the convention.
Roosevelt received an unexpected
blow when the committee seated Ari-
zOnas six Taft delegates. Roosevelt
leaders cOntended that the election of
the Taft delegates in Maricopa county,
Arizona. was illegal. and that the en-
tire state election depended on this
county. Roosevelt leaders failed to
force a record vote.
Hot Fight on Fourth District
CHICAGO June 12.-The vote on
the California delegates was 81 to lf
F. c. BRYAN of Ohio read the argument
for seating the Taft delegates TDon
his conclusion Senator Penrose asked
Bryan if he knew that the California
legislature fiagrantly violated the law
by forcing through primary election
under Governor JOhnsOn's lash.
Francis Heney Ieaped to his feet, red
with anger and cried: IT object to nv
state being insulted. 7 won't permit
anyone to libel Governor Johnson"
Chairman Rosewater pounded for
order. but Borah cried to Root: isn't
it true that you intended to disenfran-
chise California ?"
Bryan said: "This committee was
lnSulted by a governor of a sovereign
state who risked unseating his entire
delegation through an unfair law"
Heney and Borah arose amid an up
roar and challenged the statement.
Heney faced Crane. declaring: "I don't
recognize the right of a Maesachu
sets senator to dictate how California
shall elect her delegates warn you
California will not give d single elec-
toral vote to a candidate who receives
stolen goods"
Rosewater interrupted. saying: "The
gentleman from California must con-
fine himself to his case or the chair
will declare he has no case before the
committee" Immediately the room
was in an uproar
Rosewater pounded his gavel to
maintain order and Henev pounded
the table with his fist and shouted:
Taftites might hold any sort of soap
box primary; YOU would approve"
Roosevelt for Womsn's Suffrage
OYSTER BAY. n Y. June 12.-
Roosevelt unequivocally declared TO-
day for woman's suffrage. The an
nouncement was made by Ben Lindsey
of Denver and was later confirmed
by Roosevelt personally
Mass Meeting at Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES. June IA thous-
ana persons participated in mass
meeting at the Santa Fe station when
the Roosevelt delegation special de-
parted for Chicago. Charles S. Wheel
er and Philip Bancroft, the San Fran
cisco Fourth district delegates unsear-
ed this morning. spoke. In an inter-
view given the United Press Wheeler
characterized the committees action
as highway robbery"
johnson Named
CHICAGO, June 2-"Roosevelt for
president, Governor Hiram Johnson of
California for vice president"
This, according to reports here to-
day, which no one would definitely
deny, is to be the Roosevelt ticket in
November. Hundreds of western men
already on the ground are assiduously
spreading the report that Johnson is
to be running mate to the colonel and,
as it goes uncontradicted. the strength
of the report is hourly growing 1t is
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