The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10

adopted by q majority of los. Com
plant was made that the sitting dele
gates from Marion county We're per-
mitted to vote on adopting the MAORI
ty report, but no appeal was taken
from the ruling of the chair that they
We're entitled to vote and no appeal
was taken to the state committee as
required by the rules of the party or
ganization In the state
The boiling convention was held in
a corner of the hall and was attended
by not more than 100 of the delegates.
Of whom not more than fifty per cent
took part in the proceedings. These
fifty delegates attempted to elect the
contestants who are now claiming to
be the regular delegates at large from
Indiana.
General Powell Clayton, arising to
question of personal privilege object
ed to a story printed in the ST Louis
Glcbe-Democrat which said that he.
Clayton, had baked the Roosevelt
men from selecting ward delegates
in Little Rock, He said that the man
mentioned was his nephew.
Then Arizona which had been pass
ed, was called and a motion made
that 1t be put over again until We'd
nesday. Committeeman Mulvaney Of
Kansas objected
I want these cases sent to the bot
tom of the calendar he said. They
should be put at the bottom of the list
so that states which were ready may
go ahead"
This brought former Governor
Knight to hio feet with bang. He
was plainly angered through and
through.
Bad Taste In Mouth.
Il read in the morning papers," he
said, that CALIFORNIA; contest from
tbs fourth district was going to the
bottom of the calendar. BY what
right? Who says so? Are we to be
tricked here. Let me tell you gentle
men that the rights Of sovereign
state are involved here. California
was postponed until today at my re-
quest. demand now that it be called
today. If you put this over you wifi
leave bad taste in the mouths of
the people of this country"
w. S. Sturges of Arizona declared
that he believed knight had right on
his side
Murray Crane of Massachusetts,
threw oil on the troubled waters by
insisting that he did not believe that
any member of the committee would
have any part in trick and he said
that he favored hearing California
at once.
At this juncture and while half a
dozen other committeeman were on
their feet ready to participate in the
debate Mulyane withdrew his motion
and California was ordered called
next and the Indiana contests were
Temporarily sidetracked
4 Francis ]. Heney and Former Cover
nor Pardee of California came in to
argue the case for the Roosevelt men.
Former Senator Borah moved that
lall of the other Roosevelt delegates
(, from California be recognized and be
1 placed on temporary roll Chairman
New said this was unnecessary.
Where there are no contests" said
New, 1.-The delegates uncontested go
on the roll as matter of course. l
have not any objection to this motion
| but | think that it should not be
forced at this time
! Then Committeeman knight de-
mand that Dick explain why he want
ed delay. This the Taft manager did,
saying:
I'VE believe that some of the dele
gates, whose seats are not yet in con-
| troversy, were elected without the
authority of the natiohA4 committee.
The primary law of California is in
conflict with the call of the commit
ltee. The primary law of California
provides that delegates are elected by
a state wide vote. In the fourth dis
ltrict, for instance, these two men
whom we believe should be seated,
received a majority of votes in their
district but refused to be bound by a
state wide primary. Gentlemen, you
will have to meet the question of
whether district representation shall
be abandoned or whether we shall go
back to the old unit system. / am
contesting only this fourth district at
this time but I, want to lay the entire
4 big question of the California situa.
ton before you. Papers dealing with
this problem are on the way here from
California and | ask a postponement
of this hearing until these papers ar
rive"
S. Fred Hogue, editor of the San
Francisco Post, for the Taft contest
ants, said to the committee:
The Papers In the Case.
THE papers in question include a
message from Governor Johnson OF
| CaIifornia and an omen Iattar from,