Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-20

ROOSEVELT MEN BOLT.

Chicago, June l9.-AIl Roosevelt
members of the Republican convention
credentials committee left the com
mitteo room in body. at l1,45 o'clock,
tonight. after failing to obtain their
demands for a full hearing on all con-
tested cases. The Roosevelt men
claimed to be acting under direct or
ders from Col Roosevelt.
An earlier holt occurred within an
hour after the committee had met, to-
night, to hear contest cases.
Within a few minutes most of them
We're back in the committee room with
tie adviee of Roosevelt leaders appar-
ently convinced they had acted pre-
naturely.
The proposed adoption of a rule linn
iting argument OF contested election
cases before the credentials committee
to five minutes for district cases and
10 minutes for state cases. precipitat-
ed the belt. George l.. Record convey
90 this information to Col. Roosevelt
Ger the telephone.
Il then went into the committee
room. he said, "and told our men that
it was Col. Roosevelt's desire that we
u.
The action was premature. however.
according To Roosevelt generals. who
came TO the scene at top speed In
stead Of waiting for action ON the res
ois'ions the Roosevelt men left before
any rules had been adopted r. r. Me
cormiek of Chicago was the only
Roosevelt member of the committee e.
remain when the others left the second
time.
After the Roosevelt men had left
the committee took up the contest
cases, but had not proceeded far when
motion to adjourn until O'Clock.
tomorrow morning, was proposed and
carried
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt cam
paign manager. who had been hurried
ly summoned after the first bolt. left
with the Roosevelt men
These men are tired and will go
home and go to bed,' he said. Il
think the other fellows are wasting
time to stay here, tonight
Francis j. Heney and Hugh T. Hal
bert of Minnesota. who had led the
bolt. We're the only ones who would
talk at length on the situation.
is this a bolt?" Mr. Heney was
asked.
You can cali it what you want to-
he said. "These are the facts:
Every Roosevelt man with the ex-
ceptlon of Mccormick. has walked
out because he was convinced from
the rules which were proposed that
there was no intention of giving a
valid nearing. The cases that were
heard before the National committee
were a farce and this is worse one.
The lineup was perfectly plaih-32 to
~"
Mr.. Halbert declared the break
came because the committee limited
time and excluded evidence
Before adjourning. the committee
adopted the amended rules by a vote
of Sc to A.
Chairman Devine said the adjourn
ment was taken because most of the
contesting delegates had left the Coli
scum.
Believing they had acted too hastily
most of the Roosevelt men, including
MIR. Halbert, returned to the commit
tee room after a short conference In
the street. While Mr. Record and Mr.
Heney declared they were acting UNI
der Col. Roosevelt's direction. Others
believed they should have remained
until definite action was taken by the
committee upon the time for argu-
ment and the character of evidence tC
be considered
Mr.. Halbert declared they would
stay until they had secured a vote on
his resolution for consideration of all
evidence Ia the contest cases, and
would then again leave.
James r. Garfield of Ohio, former
| secretary of the interior attempted un-
successfully to enter the room. 1t was
understood he had some message from
| Col Roosevelt
After the bolt of the Roosevelt MEM
| bers of the credentials committee
Roosevelt delegates poured into the
| Florentine room of the Congress hotel
where IL was announced, the boiling
contingent would assemble. Edward
Darlington. the first member of the
| credentials committee to arrive, preci-
plated a debate when he announced
| the action he and his fellow members
had taken. The delegates split into
| factions. some urging that the com.
| mitteemen should go back, participate
| in the deliberations and submit mi.
nority report to the convention. Others
! elamored that the boilers stand fast
| At times the meeting was in an up
roar
/ William Finn of Pennsylvania
mounted a table and addressed the
I, delegates.
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