Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-10

tain presidential candidate. This law
cost President Taft six delegates and
La Folette four"
Senator Borah here asked if the un-
contested delegates already were on
the temporary roll call, and Chairman
Rosewater answered:
"The chair so rules. They will re-
main there, unless the committee de-
cides to recede on passing these
cases.
Francis ]. Heney demanded imme-
date disposition Of the matter. He
said:
"Does this committee want to dis
franchise 100000 voters? Let me tell
the committee something. We will
stlpulate anything these people want
us to. In view Of rumors that there is
plot to throw out all of the Califor-
mia delegates. want to protect our
rights"
Chairman Rosewater here interrupt
ed Heney, ordering the San Francisco
attorney to @confine his remarks to
the district he represents"
At this point Senator Borah broke
in with: "He will not. If you do not
hear his remarks, because you call him
an outsider, you will hear a long
speech from an insider,"
Indiana Taken Up.
Thomas Devine, of Colorado, holding
proxy, then demanded that Heney be
not allowed to speak. This also
aroused Senator Borah, and he hotly
replied.
The motion to defer action in the
California case to Wednesday was then
put, and 1t carried, 3S to 10.
Senator Borah demanded and was
granted a record vote. Cecil Lyon,
committeeman from Texas, Roose-
velt man, moved that the contested
delegates from California be seated
Committeeman Shackleford, Of Alas
ka, offered as a substitute a motion
providing that "all uncontested dele
cations in every state be put on the
temporary roll. Lyons motion was
unanimously carried by a viva voce
vote, and the Indiana contests were
then called.
The Roosevelt men asserted they
we're denied representation in the Indi-
annapolis primaries, which controlled
the state convention, Charges of fraud
and corruption were freely voiced, the
Roosevelt men filing a long brief out
lining their claims. Merrill Mooref
answered for President Taft.
Heney Makes Charges.
Outside of the committee room Fran.
els j. Heney declared that he had proc
that the Taft p/5ple planned to GUS
the entire delegation from California
but he refused to go into details.
During the hearing Of the indiana
contests, Horace Stillwell, a Roose
welt man, referred to the steam roller
but was warned by Chairman Rose
water.
'Please confine your remarks to tn,
contests" he said, At this point
clash occurred between Committeemel
Borah and Devine. Chairman Rose
water interrupted Borah, and ordere,
Stillwell to proceed, but Borah, ma,
clear through, shouted:
AZ want It thoroughly understoo,
that the chairman is not the who'll
committee. He has no right to inter
rupt every speaker who does not con
fine his remarks to subjects pleasing
to his ear. This committee is not
school, and the chairman is not
sch0ol master. lie is only memDe
of this committee, and | am tired 0
the little school mastery speeche
with which the chairman interrupt
speakers here. Let the members o
the committee do their own obiecting.
When the case of the Indiana dele
gates at large had been completed
Senator Borah demanded that he be al
lowed to present an affidavit purport
ing to substantiate charges Of frau,
and corruption, which the Roosevelt
men asserted prevailed in the Indlani
primaries. Committeeman ShackleforC
raised a point Of order, claiming sucl
action would be Illegal. After wrang
ling, however, the committee permit