The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
aft and Roosevelt
Adherents Clash in
House.
MUCH BITTERNESS
IS SHOWN BY BOTH
Mondell Defends Seating Of Taft
Delegates at Chicago, While
Norris Proclaims 1t Theft
and Says Republicans Pri-
vately Admit Defeat
Of President.

Washington. July -Ropubiican
political wounds we're laid bare and
much bitterness was displayed n the
House to-day when Representative
Mondell OF Wyoming. q membcr OF
the credentials comm tic Of tho recent
Chicago convention which seated TAFT
contcstiHg delegates. and Representa-
tive Norris. Of Nebraska. an ardent
Roosevelt, Republican clashed ia two
s.; speeches. Nj Mondeu defended the
action Of the convention while Mr..
Norris denounced 1t with bitter ON
Once during Mr.. Mondelrs speech or
der was restored only when tho chair
was on tae point OF ordering the mace
down 10 compel Representative War
burton of Washington. Republican, to
take his scat Again that emblem OF
authority came near being used to
quell turbulence when Representative
Humphrey OF Washington. Republi-
can. declined TO cease hts interruption
OF Nr Norriss speech
Theft L. Acknowledged.
Nj Norris followed Mr. Monieli with
the statement that "a man whose name
was known throughout the country"
had acknowledged that tho TAFT man
ayers had stolen delegates from the
Il.
said. wa nov engaged IN supporting
the Presidents candidacy because. Mr.
Norris added. The entertained political
aspirations"
When the gentleman makes such a
statement interjected Representative
Humphrey. "he certainly should give
his authority"
Mr. Norris declined 10 divuige the
identity Of his informant He plunged
At once INTO his reply to NJ Mon
dell and criticized the lattcr's denun-
citation Of "soaP-hoN primaries" He
referred TO the primaries In Indiana.
which went FOR Taft and which Mr.
Nondell Endorsed as regular
The gentleman loves the primary
that goes for TAFT. said Air. Norris.
ironically but how he hates and do
spises the primary that goes for Roose-
Welt He defended the Washington
primaries. and said that immedia,elv
following them no charge Of dishonesty
Of any kind had been registered
against them. y was not until the
TAFT men discovered that II allowed 10
20 unchallenEed the Roosevelt man
ayers would he within three votes nj,
controlling the state convention h.
declared. that secret meetings we're
held and TAFT delegates named
The action Of the committees in
N''4'i-o. Sa.G MT. Norris. address la y
the Democratic side of the House.
were all in favor Of Democratic sue
cess They did more to bring about Tho
POSSIBILITY Of Democratic victory than
the democratic party ever did or ever
was competent TO do. The Taft Re-
puolicans and the machine Democrats
are together Two souls with but a
single thought two hearts that heat
as one When your convention met in
Ha!timore your temporary Chairman
IN ms Keynote speech devoted all OF
ms nm" to an attack on Roosevelt.
ana paid no attention 10 Taft
mere IS another evidence Or the
fusion and union"
Admit Tafts Defeat
Mr.. Norris drew Democratic annl.,sa
when he said that it was corcedad
'eonndentially. at least. by all Renublt'
cans that President Taft coula no,
be reelected He added thar 10
PRESIDENT running on a trunped-un
domination could only result in votes
ior the Democratic candidate
Everybody knows the ne-h, is -,
clared ne de-
Mr.. Mondel made specinc denia, =,
the claims Of the Roosevelt n,a, ','. VI
mat their candidate had been innron-
cry deprived Of delegates in tho ~
Saso convention in the contested c,sss
Drought either before the national or
credentials committees He charactor-
l%ea the contests as mere hjuf,s %.
"''nout shadow OF substantiation