Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-13

vote OF ~ 10 10.
Al the end OF the roll call, Mr.
Shackleford (of Alaska. who assaulted
Mir. Heney when voting), moved to re
turn to Governor Johnson of California
without comment, the note Mr.. Heney
had read to the committee, In which
reference was made to stealing dele
gates.''
The Louisiana Contest.
Tic Shackleford resolution was laid
on the table without roll call. The
committee next took up the Louisiana
contest. involving the six delegates-at-
large.
The Louisiana case centered about
the attempted party reorganization
made, last February, by sub-com-
mittee of the Republican National
committee. There were two Republi
can committees in Louisiana, both
cleiming To be Regular" one OF
these was the Williams or Lilly
white committee the other Kuntz or
BLACK and tan" committee
William Hayward, secretary of the
National committee, related how he.
Ralph Williams Of oregon. and Il. c.
Duncan of Louisiana. had brought the
warning factions together at New Or
leans. Feb. II. 1912, and all had signed
an agreement under which a new
state central committee, headed by
Victor I.oisel, was organized. The
delegation elected under the call of
this Loisel committee appeared. today,
as the Regular Taft" delegation.
While National Committeeman Wight
glsa.a xtsl,T
Regular Roosevelt" delegation.
The convention that chose both so
called Regular delegations" was held
at Alexandria, La. May ?, 1912. Sec
Rotary Hayward declared the Consoli-
dated Loisel committee had been made
up of those members of the State com
mittee who had been endorsed at reg
ular primaries
He said the National committee did
its work in Louisiana, Feb. 10, before
Theodore Roosevelt was known as a
candidate for the Presidency.
Mr.. Wight insisted that the COM
mitteemen knew that Roosevelt would
be a candidate. Each of the three
Louisiana delegations appearing. to-
day. represented a part of The fac
Former Senator Dick for the Taft
faction headed by Victor Loisel ot
New CLEANS. offered to consolidate the
contest over delegates at-large with
all the district contests except that
of the 3rd District, but the opposition
declined to agree to it.
Senator, Borah, after an hour of ar
gument, declared he was unable Il
disentangie the three-cornered fight.
f. r. Miller of the Williams-Taft
faction. said it had been reported
throughout Louisiana that policemen
had been instructed to keep all Ne
grces out of the convention of the
Loisel faction, May 2. This was denied
by the I.oiseI-Taft delegates.
Hugh 5. SUTTON, heading the Wight
Roosevelt delegation, said that the 1905
Republican convention had seated both
of the fractional delegations that then
appeared. the Williams and KunZ fac
tons. That convention authorized the
subcommittee to try TO bring the fac
tions together.
Questioned by Secretary Hayward
Mr.. SUTTON denied he had violated any
agreement made with members of the
national sub committee by refusing to
recognize the state committee il en-
dorsed. G. S. Hebert, one of the So
called Regular delegations. declared
all factions had agreed TO support the
agreement reached before the National
subcommittee in February. He de-
ciared both Pearl Wight. the National
committeeman, and f. b. Williams
ed that committees findings.
The committee by a vote of 4S to 2
voted to seat the six Loisel-Taft dele
gates-at-large. Mr.. Wight then with
drew contests in the 1st, I'd, 9th and
eth Districts and the committee took
the Louisiana contests in the Sd, Att
and 5th Districts
In the Sd District both delegations
We're for Taft, the interest again be-
ing ore of local politics.
After voting to seat the 'Rodigue'
delegates. the committee argued ir
Turn the 4th and the 5th Louisiana
District contests. each involving three
factions. and the Loisel Taft delegates
were seated in each case, completing
the contests of the state.
he Michigan Contest.
The Michigan contest involving the
six delegates-at-large from that state
was then taken up by the committee.
George l.. Record of New Jersey, as
a Roosevelt leader said there haC
been two conventions in Bay City and
that the state committee had taken
upon itself the decision as to wha,
county delegates should go on the tenn
pofary roll Of the state convention
More than 100 regularly elected dele.
gates We're forcibly kept out OF the
hail. he said
The Michigan case turned, he said,
upon the Wayne county (Detroit)
fight. There were two conventions
there also. he said. The Wayne coun-
~ delegation, he said. numbered 1858.
OF whom he declared the Roosevelt
forces elected a majority. IF they
later voted for Taft it is up to the
Taft forces to explain how they got
them away" Record stated
William ID. Gordon, one of the