The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20

denee in the contest cases. and would
then leave.
James r. Garfield of Ohio. former
secretary of the interior came to the
door and attempted to enter the room.
1t was understood he had some mes
sage from Colonel Roosevelt. The
policemen and doorkeepers thrust him
back, although one of the committee
men attempted to pull him in. With
the aid of Ormsby McHarg, he was
ushered into a committee waiting
room through a side door.
The majority of the boilers tiers later
mittee room, but the Roosevelt men
made it clear that they would leave IN
a body unless they were conceded
their point.
Senator Dixon, RooseveIts cam
paIgn manager, and Mr.. Heney Joined
Mr.. Garfield in the committee ante
room. A. A. d. Rain of Minnesota
and several other men in the conf
dence of the colonel, also were passed
through the wicket in this conference
room.
No definite list of the number of
men who left the committee room on
the first bolt could be obtained. 1t
was admitted that practically all of
them had returned to go through
regular fight in the committee. Heney
was called out by a messenger to an
swer the telephone, but refused to-
state what advice Senator Dixon and
Mr.. Garfield had given to the Roose-
welt forces. He did not return to the
ante-room, but left the building hur-
riedly in a taxicab, declining to reveal
senator Dixon, the Roosevelt cam
paign manager. who had been hurried
" summoned after the first bolt, left
with the Roosevelt men on the second
'.These men are tired and will go
home and go to bed" he said. Il
think the other fellows are wasting
Francis j. Heney and Hugh T. Hal
bert of Minnesota, who had led the
bolt, were the only ones who would
talk at length on the SITUATION
us this a bolt?" Mr.. Heney was
'sYou can call it what you want to-
he said. These are the facts;
every Roosevelt man with the eX-
ception of Mccormick has walked out
because he was convinced from the
rules which We're proposed that there
was no intention of giving a valid
hearing.
the national committee We're farce
and this is a worse one. The lineup /
was perfectly plain-32 to ~"
Mr. Halbert declared ,t the ,i, nrGa6
time and excluded evidence.
Cause of the Bolt.
Before adjourning, The committee |
adopted the amended rules by a vote i
Of Sc to 4.
nent was taken because the most OF
he contesting delegates had left the
Coliseum.
The rules which brought on the fight
we're presented by James A. Hemen-
way of Indiana. They provided:
That no contest cases should be con-
sidered except those appealed from
he decisions from the national COM
rI,ot ,one Sbo111d he taken I'D where
he decision of the national committee
mad been unanimous
That cases should be consolidated,
where such action had been taken at
he previous hearing.
That the contestants who were not
seated Casually the Roosevelt men)
should open the arguments
That ten minutes be allowed for
state cases and five for district cases
ror counsel on each side.
That no evidence be considered that
was not considered at the previous
hearing.
Hugh T. HaIbert of Minnesota and the
1ther Roosevelt men claiming the
committee should open all evidence in
al cases.
R. r. Mccormick of Illinois; Cheney
St Clair of Idaho: w. S. Lauder of
North Dakota, and John NJ. Early of
Tennessee. voted mo-.
The Roosevelt men shown by this roll
all to be absent were:
F. J. Heney. California;: Ralph Har-
is, Kansas: Lex n. Mitchell. Pennsy1-
-ania; Jesse NJ. Libby. Maine: Edward
} Darlington. jr., MARYLAND; Hugh T.
Ialbert Minnesota: H. f. Sackett Ne
,raslxa: J. H. Cowles, North Carolina:
T. ]. Sullivan. Ohio; Dan L. Norton,
Oklahoma: A. V. Swift, Oregon; S. X.
Way, South Dakota.
Jesse A. Tollerton, of Missouri, who