Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-13
TRY TO THROW OUT HENEY
sTuReEss OF ARIZONA WANTS
CALIFORNIAN EXCLUDED
FROM PARTICIPATION.
CALLS HIM A DEMOCRAT
THE MATTER is sMooTHED
OVER WHEN PROSECUTOR is
ALLOWED TO REMAIN.

I Chicago, June 13.-Eleven Taft dele
gates from Mississippi and one who
refused to state his position as be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt--he had
been elected by both factions-were
given the stamp OF approval by the re-
publican national committee today.
The twelfth delegate, p w. Howard,
of the Eighth district, was elected,
he said, by the regular district con
vention and instructed for Taft and
then chosen downstairs" by the
Roosevelt faction Having been elect
ed by both sides he declined ito throw
stones at either" Howard's attor-
neys said he would support Roosevelt.
The Mississippi cases disposed OF,
the committee took up the Missouri
contests, involving IA seats in the
convention. Governor Hadley's Roose-
velt delegation at large was challeng-
ed by the Taft supporters, and Taft
delegations from the First, Third,
Fifth, Seventh and Fourteenth dis
trdcts opposed the regular delegations
instructed for Taft.
The four Roosevelt delegates-at-
large from Missouri were seated una
nipaously by the committee. The
motion was made by Senatoc Penrose.
The delegates seated by agreement of
the Roosevelt double delegation Of
eight were:
Govrnor Hadley, Jesse A. Tolerton,
Walter S. Dickey, Hugh McTndo. The
balance of the Roosevelt delegation
were seated as alternates. They were
John d. McNeely. Frederick Essen, A.
A. Speer. John w. Tipping.
After the First Missouri district
case had been argued, Mr. Bartholdt
asked for a delay, saying an agree
ment on all Missouri districts was un-
der consideration. By compromise
reached between Missouri factions,
President Taft was given six and
Colonel Rooseyelt four OF the contest
ed delegates from the First, Third,
Fifth, Seventh and Fourteenth con-
gressional districts. 1t the First and
Fifth districts the Roosevelt men
and in the others the Taft men were
seated.
The Missouri compromise decision
long conference between
and the contending fac
tons. Governor Hadley said it had
been decided that the question of fact
involved in the district fights were
more properly questions to go before
the credentials committee of the na-
tional convention.
The result gives Taft six and
Roosevelt eight out of Missouri's con-
tested delegates including the dele
gates at-large. In the Third North
Carolina district both delegations are
or Roosevelt The national commit
ZEE seated the regular" delegates.
Twelve delegates were added to the
Taft column by the republican ma
tional committee after the first two
hours of it's session today, when con-
tests from five Mississippi districts
the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth, were decided by
viva voce votes Demands for roll
calls by Roosevelt members were ig-
1ored. A motion to exclude Francis
!. Heney of San Francisco from the
republican national committee, on the
ground that he was democrat, was
made today by Committeeman w.
s. Sturgess of Arizona. Mr. Heney
had presented proxy of Thomas
of South Dakota. Mr.. Stur-
CESS said the records showed Heney
had run for prosecuting attorney on
the democratic ticket in San Fran
DISCO. Mr.. Heney denied the charge.
He said he had refused the democrat