Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
NORRIS GIVES VIEWS
OF CONVENTION WORK
Nebraska Progressive Attacks
Methods Used at CHICAGO.
Senators Hear Speech.

When the House met today Representa-
tive Norris Of Nebraska progressive re-
publican. resumed his speech attacking
the nomination of President Taft by the
Chicago convention. He charged that
the delegations from certain southern
states were virtually all Office holders,
sent to the convention to insure the NOM
nation of the President.
Taking up specifically the Texas dele
cation, he read letter purporting to
have been sent to republicans in that
state long before the convention by III.
F. Macgregor. who overthrow Col. Cecil
Lyon as national committeeman The
letter warned the office holders that the
patronage would not be in the hands OF
Col Lyon on the reelection of Mr. Taft.
Tells of Primaries.
Reverting to the activities Of the Taft
managers in Ohio and Massachusetts,, Mr..
Norris declared that in the face of prefer
entail primaries carried for Roosevelt,
President Taft commanded his managers
to fight the contests to the last ditch.
And what became Of the Taft dele
gates who were won overY' he said The
most OF them are in office; they have got
their reward and the nation is footing
the bill"
In the course Of Mr.. Norris speech
Senators Borah, BrtStow and Kenyon, all
Roosevelt admirers, entered the chamber
and remained for some time.
Mr.. Norris cited a list OF new office
holdres, who, he said. had been rewarded
for voting for Mr.. Taft in the conven-
ton
Norris, impassionately, land God grant
that II come soon, when man who gains
or holds Office by the bribery of patron
age will be held in the estimation Of the
American people as guilty as he VINO Buys
Office with cold cash"
Returning again to the state Of Wash
ington, Mr.. Norris read extracts from
leading newspaper, which had been
Taft organ. declaring that Rooseveit
delegation must be sent to Chicago as
result of the action of the state conven-
ton History already had recorded, he
said, what happened in Chicago and the
action of the convention.
Beveridge Mentioned.
Mr.. Norris then took up the contested
case Of the thirteenth Indiana district
He said that the district convention was
rotous and that the turmoil was made
by the Taft men. who. he said. were in
the minority. Taft delegates were elect
ed and allowed to keep their seats at
Chicago.
And yet" said Mr.. Norris. Senator
Beveridge submitted an affidavit signed
by majority OF the delegates to the dis
trict convention that they had voted
against the election of Taft delegates"
In concluding Mr.. Norris expressed re-
gret that he had been forced into the
controversy. He declared it had been
forced upon him by Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming republican. who he
said, apparently had been selected to SET
the Taft side Of the matter before the
country.
And considering the case he had" he
said, ''he did remarkably we'll"
Mr. Norris parting shot at the Chicago
convention was to refer to 1t as the
worst political highway robbery ever COM
mitted in this country" Representative
Humphrey of Washington. republican. an
nounced his intention of replying to Mr..
Norris later.