The Calumet news., 1912-06-15
LIVELY SCENE IS ENACTED
Much Disorder Ensues When Tex
as Decision is Announced
COMMITTEE MAN is AssAILED
Member From Texas Is Charged With
DestroyinS Party In That
State.

Chicago. June 15-When the nation
al committee met today 1t was with
the expectation that final decision in
the contests would be rendered before
night. Despite the protests Of the
Roosevelt members the committee
passed Texas temporarily and took up
the contest of the Virginia delegates
at-large.
AS the attorneys for the Virginia
contestants were not ready, Washing
ton was called. Washington not be-
ing ready the committee turned back
to Texas and called the contest of
eight delegates-at-large from that
state.
Frederick Bryan. arguing on behalf
Of the Taft contesting delegation,
charged National Committee Man Ly-
on with the worst type Of political
brigandage." Bryan declared Lyon
made up paper lists" of delegates
and said anyone who wrecked the
Republican party as he wrecked 1t In
Texas ought to be recalled. II you
let him run things four years longer
there will be no Republican party"
Bryan asserted the Republican vote
in Texas had declined from $4,000
cast for Mckinley to 26,OoO for gov
ernor in 1910.
Lyon does not want the Republican
party IN Texas" Bryan said.
Committee Man Lyon conducted tho
argument for the Roosevelt contest
ants. and said the motion TO endorse
Taft was defeated In the state con-
vention. Lyon walked about the Taft
delegates. shaking his hands in their
faces and asking them to deny ms
statement. Thrusting his fist almost
against a negro delegates face, Lyon
charged him with having bolted the
party organization.
The motion to seat the Roosevelt
delegates was defeated, and the eight
Texas delegates s-at-large were cred
tied 20 Taft
The decision IN TITS contest was fol-
lowed by a scene of disorder outside
the committee room. where the wild
cheering of several hundred Taft ad-
berents mingled with the hooting ana
aroans of the Roosevelt supporters.
The seating Of the Texas Taft deic-
Gates brought a protest from Heney.
He declared the committee was Mex
icanizing America" i.
.sThis is more than plain stealing
he said. This is treason"
The first Texas district was taken
up and credited TO Taft. The decision
was unanimous.
The second Texas district was unan-
imously credited to Taft. The 1hHu
Texas district was unanimously ereo-
tied to Roosevelt.
The fourth and fifth Texas districts
were credited to Taft
The seventh and eighth Texas u's-
tricts were credited TO Taft
Mo Platform, Conference Vet.
one of the arrivals today was
Nicholas Murray Butler, who came
with the New York delegation. But
,er conferred with Mckinley and VIM.
z.rnes Jr Butler is vitaily interest
cd in the platform the convention VIII
adopt and he is extremely anxious 10
secure an early general conference on
the subject. Practically nothing mas
leen done in Chicago regarding the
platform the Taft forces will propose
! THE failure of Senator Root to arrive
from Washington, where he had eone
over platform proposals with TAFT mas
Eheld up a conference ON the subject
and several leaders are impatient 10
get down TO work on the document
Root probably will reach Chicago to-
morrow.
Director Mckinley today called ~
his force of one hundred scouts and
started them out TO meet ncomin1
trains and care for arriving delegates
A wave OF almost feverish activity
swept over the Taft aeadduarter'
throughout the day attending to de-
tails of the campaign.
n Bogus Tickets DISCOVERIES.
Bogus tickets TO the Republican ma
tional convention were discovered to
day.