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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-22

States. At 1880 Colonel Roosevelt
began meeting the delegates ,
were denied seats in the national
convention. He met them in his coun-
sel room. one delegation at a time.
The delegates from Alabama were ad-
mitted first. The conferences were
California delegates voted today
unanimously to follow the leadership
Of Governor johnson who was one
of the earliest and most ardent ad-
vocates of the third party plan. They
also voted to carry Roosevelt pen
nants with them to the Coliseum.
The Maine delegates caucussed to
determine to what extent they should
go in demonstration against Taft.
Some of them favored a bolt from
the convention. Others said that they
were tired.
At an informal conference of the
eight Idaho delegates who are in
structed, they decided to vote for
Senator Borah or Senator Cummins
for the presidential nomination.
Under no circumstances will we
the delegation.
Chicago, June 22.-There was talk
early today among the Roosevelt dele
gates of mass meeting to effect some
form of temporary organization Of Il
new party. 1t is the desire of the
leaders to take such step before the
delegates separate. in order that the
forming of the new party may begin
at once in every part of the country
1t had not been decided whether the
meeting will be held in the coliseum
on the adjournment of the republican
national convention or whether the
delegates will go to some other hall,
but the latter course is most in favor
Roosevelt will probably address the
delegates. THE progressive party" is
the name chosen. 1t is announced that
the purpose of the leaders is to take
over the machinery of the republican
party in the states where the organiza-
ton ts in control of Roosevelt men.
In such case the republican candidates
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ais committee recommended the seat
ing of one Taft and one Roosevelt
man. This plan was accepted by the
convention. Again there was no roll
call.
In the Fourth Louisiana case, after
the usual laughing chorus Of noes" :"
Senator Root added to the merriment
by eXclaiming:
THE ayes plainly have It,"
Both minority and majority repre-
sentatives from the credentials COM
mittee We're ordering the reading
clerks to skip much that was contain
ed In their reports in the contested
cases where the issue was not sharply
drawn. In the Fourth Louisiana, for
instance, the minority representative
said:
Skip all you can except the Names"
AS soon as the majority report had
been read the crowd began to "choo,
choo."
''Toot. toot, look out for the steam
roller" yelled a sdelegate.
The minority report favoring the
Roosevelt delegates. having been read.
Calvin A. Palmer, a Roosevelt dele
gate. was given unanimous consent to
make five minutes speech. He made
delegates. He referred to the fact that
Governor Osborn was one of these.
And he would be here today but
for broken leg" he added.
This seemed to strike the conven-
tion as humorous and there was a
wave of laughter.
YES" said Palmer after quiet had
been restored. land if you keep up
your present tactics. the republica n
party in November will have broken
back"
Palmer stirred the Roosevelt dele
gates to enthusiasm by declaring that
Michigan, the mother of the republi-
can party, migh.1ffoon give birth to a
new progressive Ia.,s.
John D. Mackay OF Detroit, at
! tempted to reply to Palmer, but was
interrupted by the delegates and the
galleries.
The ayes have it," yelled one voice.
"All aboard; toot. toot." said another.
The Taft delegates were declared
seated on viva voce vote.
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fear of the Roosevelt people that
| Taft would get several of the congress
sional districts under the method of
| selecting delegates by districts. why
don't you elect your presidential cleo
tors that way?" asked a member of
the California delegation.
Because we have no control of
| that" retorted Payne.
Floor Leader Watson took up the
| Taft argument when Mr.. Payne had
concluded. He. too. asserted the Cali
fornia law would have the effect of
enforcing the unit rule and declared
that such rule would never prevail
in a national convention. Unit rule by
primary is no better than unit rule by
| decree of convention said Watson
1T is robbing the people of a con-
gressional district of the right to say
| who their delegates shall be.
Shall the majority in Los Angeles
| decree and determine who shall be
the delegates from San Francisco?
No. no." said some delegates.
The state is not sovereign over a
congressional district" Watson con-
cluded.
Governor johnson of California fol-
lowed. He strobe to the front of the
| stage clutching a legal document in
his hand.
This question:" he said. Is far
more than the question of seating two
individual delegates by a report of a
committee on credentials or by action
of this convention. The question goes
to the very root Of republicanism. 1t
is. shall the people ruler
You men of the east NAV sneer at
the new progressivism that has come
like giant out Of the west but ali
thinking men today recognize that the
revolution is on in this country and
progressivism is sure to triumph"
johnson declared the present con-
vention has been a demonstration of
the absolute necessity Of extending the
presidential preference primary and
extolled the direct primary as the fun
He said President Taft agreed to
and accepted tho California primary
law when he accepted the delegates
named for him. to be voted for in a
group. Under that acceptance he
said Taft was stopped from accepting
the vote OF a single delegate from
California.
Governor Johnson's time expired in
the midst of his speech. He asked
He spoke with great vehemence and
apparently In great anger.
johnson denounced as unqualifiedly
and absolutely false the claim that the
Taft delegates received the highest
votes in the Fourth district. The reg
istrar Of the county. he said, had de.
clared 1t impossible to say which Of
the delegates had received the highest
votes.
Never again." said johnson, will
you find convention chosen like this
one. The conventions of the future
Will be made up Of delegates elected
by the people and by states as was
done in California"
The governor concluded with a
tribute to Colonel Roosevelt, which
started an incipent demonstration. II
lasted little more than . minute.
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charge" he shouted. Il declare he is j
wilful, deliberate liar / now demand
OF Mccormick where his proof is that
these reports were prepared in ad-
vance"
Mccormick Replies
II did not come in here to have my
acts passed under question" said Nc
rormick rising.
No man can make such charges
against me-" declared Devine. with
out having to answer to me for it.
don't care whether he is a foot high or
ten feet high"
Roosevelt members Of the commit.
tee demanded that Mr. Devine retire
the gavel to Mr. Lanstrum of Mon.
tana and stepped down into the midst
of the committee members
Mr.. St. Clair of Idaho declared he
thought much of the statement was
true.
DO you believe that the report for
the Arizona case was prepared in ad-
vance," demanded Judge Morrison
walking up to him.
Yes l do" he said
Then l say you are liar" said
Morrison.
There was rush of committee
members to the front but neither Mr.
st. Clair or Judge Morrison showed
any disposition toward a physical en-
counter. Acting Chairman Lanstrum
ordered the sergea mt alarms to COM
pei the members to take their seats
Chairman Devine demanded that q
subcommittee of the majority men,
bers prepare statement that would
show the falsity of the charges made
by the Roosevelt members
Jesse A. Tolerton of Missouri said
the Mccormick report had been signed
for him by his proxy" Yesterday but
that he endorsed much Of its con-
tents although he took exception to
some Of 1t.
None OF us that signed the state
T. Halbert Of Minnesota. But none
Of US who signed it has anything but
the highest respect for the other
members of the committee
Mr.. Mccormick questioned by Mr..
Blum of Georgia. admitted he had
written the report Of the Roosevelt
members. He said most of the illinois
delegation had seen 1t and that most
OF the Roosevelt men on the creden-
tials committee had signed it.
A proposal for a subcommittee Of
nVe Tart members to prepare and
publish an answer on behalf Of the
thtrty-five members Of the committee
who had been attacked in the state
ment. was made by one member of the
Mr.. Blum charged that the Roose-
velt men had stood side by side" on
all decisions without regard to the
arguments and could not consistently
charge the other members with par
tiality."
Have you cast one single vote in
this committeo7" demanded l. r.
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Summers of Virginia of Mr.. Halbert,
! that indicates an unbiased or inn
partial mind ?"
Perhaps not from your standpoint.
ont from mine. | have" he said.
Representative Mondel lof Wvom.
ing declared that mot only has any
member who signed this statement
voted for any one hut a Roosevelt
man"
some of the Roosevelt members re-
Piled they had voted for the Taft
delegates from Georgia
gentleman signed this who holt
ed before the rules We're passed."
said Mondell. and who doesn't know
! sented."
Who is it?" asked several MEM
bers
"Heney of California" answered
Mondell He hasn't been here: he
doesn't know any of the evidence
that was presented
Mr.. Mccormick is in the same po-
sition. interrupted Chairman De-
vine.
Yes. the first name signed to this
statement is of man who has been
absent most of the time" said Mon
dell.
MIR. Esta brook of New Hampshire
sarcastically said the Roosevelt mem.
bers acted through superior virtue
and intelligence.
rms Wanton. misera BILE. scurrilous
insult. added Mondell. lis in Keeping
with the avalanche of abuse that has
neen heaped nthe republican party
by men who claimed to belong to it,
but who. when they first came into
this room declared the party had
gone to hi anyhow and what did it
matter. If l believed that I might
have signed this statement too"
Samuel H. Cady of Wisconsin. who
had been charged with 'misrepres-
entating Wisconsin" by Halbert and
other Roosevelt men. declared Wis
consin believed in getting progress
sive legislation but proposed to do 1t
legally"
wisconsin is not the most pro.
Gressive state in the union: but 1t be.
lieves in progressive law. not in an
archy."
Mr.. Cady declared the Roosevelt
men had "impuEned his honesty and
questioned his Judgment" because he
did not vote for the Roosevelt dele.
gates from the Thirteenth district.
I'm my judgment there was moth.
ing but anarchy there
T. c. Bryan. attorney for the Taft
delegates. declared the fight in Texas
had not been between presidential
candidates so much as between the
Lyon organization and the great ma.
jority Of republican voters who want.
ed to end its domination in the state"
can't understand how any one who
stands for progressive action can en-.
dorse the work Of the organization.
represented by Col. Lyon" said NJ.
Bryan.
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CONVENTION MAY
CLOSE TONIGHT
Tentative Plan to Rush the
Work to Completion
Without Delay.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL TALK
IS H0LD|A6 INTEREST NOW
Several Candidates Suggested. Includ.
ing Sherman. HadIey. Kenyon, But.
Ter. Borah and Wanamaker, But All
is Held in Allegiance.

Chicago. June 22.-It was the hope
OF the party leaders when the fifth day
OF the republican convention opened
this morning that the work would be
concluded late tonight. The leaders,
II Is said. had agreed upon tentative
plan OF morning. afternoon and night
sessions, with the nomination of the
presidential and vice presidential cam
didates as the climax of the session.
lf. however. events force the con-
vention over till Monday it will re-
week, II is estimated. before a con-
clusion is reported. The officials OF
the convention are influenced by plans
on one hand of the anxiety of the
delegates to get home. and on the
other by the desire to allow ample
time for the discussion of all issues
before the final adjournment.
II is strongly indicated that Roose-
velt's name will not be presented to
the convention at all except without
his consent. With Roosevelt appar-
emily out of the fight in this conven-
non and Taft's nomination seemingly
foreEone conclusion. the chief inter
, est centers about the nominee for
vice president. The names of Vice
President Sherman. Governor Hadley
OF Missouri. Senator Kenyon of Iowa,
senator Borah of Idaho. Nicholas
Murray Butler of New York. and John
Wanamaker of Philadelphia. are most
frequently named in this connection.
The leaders choose not to discuss this
question until they have completed
the nomination of the presidential
candidate
There is much talk in all quarters
Just as to what Roosevelt would do
after the final adjournment of the con-
Nentlon in case he is not nominated.
The plans for the orga nization of
new party are commented upon. but
1t was said if a new party convention
is called it probably would be in Aug
ust. and that the progressive members
OF both the democratic and republican
parties Will be asked 10 nurt icinate
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CH1vALRoUs SNEAK THIEF.

Iowa City. Iowa. June 21.-An Iowa
City sneak thief has been voted a per-
feet gentleman as result of his chiv-
alrous action while plundering the
clothes line of Mrs Anderson. a wash
erwoman. last night. She had a con-
siderable supply Of garments belong
ing to the elite of the city on the line.
This morning every masculine shirt
was missing. However. the thief had
carefully taken only the mems gar
ments. leaving all petticoats, stock
inss, and other feminine weara bles
untouched
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Charge and Countercharge of
Liar Made in Committee Room

Chicago, June 22.-Chairman De-
vine of the credentials committee and
r. r. Mccormick of Illinois. a Roose
Welt member. engaged in heated ar
gument in the committee room today
over the statement signed by the
Roosevelt men attacking the work of
the committee. Devine declared the
Roosevelt members of the committee
were "wilful liars"
The Roosevelt statement was circu :
lated last night by r. r. Mccormick
and given out by him after the sigma :
lures of fifteen men had been secured.
1t charges that there had been a coali-
ton between the national committee
men and the contested delegates and
that the reports from the committee
We're prepared in advance in line with
definite understanding.
ANY man who charges that the
Arizona report was prepared in ad-
vance" declared Robert Morrison of
Arizona. sis a wilful liar. l wrote that
report myself after the cases had been
decided"
There was published this morn
ing. said Chairman Devine. "a state
ment that was as dastardly a piece
OF falsification as was ever published
or uttered. No man with any regard
for the truth would sign or authorize
such statement. 1t is more than an
insult to the majority of the members
Of this committee. Those who signed
it lost sight Of the fact that the ma
Jority members are as good men, as
honorable men and stand as high or
higher in the business and social
affairs of their cities as the men who
signed this.
The only ruffianly acts the only
dastardly gutter work. in this commit
tee emanated from the other side. the
minority membership of the commit
tee.
This man Mccormick who pre-
pared this statement didn't spend two
hours in the work of this committee. e"
Chairman Devine demand of Mr..
Mccormick where his proof was that
the reports had been prepared in ad-
vance.
Amy time a man makes such
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Steam Roller Nearly Finishes Its
Work in Seating Taft Delegates

Chicago. June 22.-The convc- lion
was called to order at 10:42 a. m.
At 1o:15 hardly half of the dele
gates had arrived. Comparatively fe y
seats in the gallery were occupied.
The band played The Last Rose Of
arrive around 10 o'clock.
Starting somewhere in the rear the
crowd began to sing Nearer NV God
to Thee" and swelled into a chorus
followed by Lead Kindly Light
John Browns Body" was started uu
Immediately afterward. the final lines
OF the chorus. changed to LAS We Go
Rolling On"
All the Washington cases were final
iy decided in favor of Taft without the
expected roll call. Then there was a
delay in waiting for the credentials
committee to report the Texas cases.
Several delegates cried ''all aboard ''
Chairman Root seemed amused by the
interjection.
AS DR.. Hill concluded the opening
some one In the gallery yelled "toot,
toot," and there was much laughter.
Contrary ITO expectations. the first re-
port OF the credentials committee dealt
with the Mississippi delegation at
the Taft delegates. When the reading
shouted:
Ayes have it,
The good nature which prevailed all
yesterday was again in evidence rhe
Ia1t delegates were seated by viva
voce vote as they also were in the
Second. Fifth. Sixth and Seventh dis
tricts of Mississippi.
The Fourth North Carolina. Third
Okiahoma and Second Tennessee we're
rusned through amid great confusion.
At 1880 Haibert Of Minnesota argued
oeIore the convention for minority
from Washington. Dovel of Washing
ton followed for majority.
congressman Serene Payne of New
York. author Of the Payne tariff bill.
was greeted with mingled cheers and
boots as he appeared to take up tho
argument for the Taft delegates.
Where's Aldrich ?" yelled a man IN
the gallery. "
Mr.. Payne asked for a patient hear
ing. He said the two Taft Delegates
did not sit with the California deiesa-
ton because the chairman of that
delegation would not give them the
seats TO which they were entitled.
His declaration that the Taft dele-
eates had been seated by the supreme
greeted with a prolonged chorus Of
Kisses, groans and boohs
Tho demonstration grew until sena-
tor Root took hand with this warn
Ing: mo cause in republican ma
tional convention was ever won by
drowning speech on either side.'
Mr.: Payne said he proposed to be
heard II 1t took four hours"
Payne reviewed party precedent
from the time Of Lincoln in an effort
to show that the national conventions
had always assumed the right to d.
rect the manner Of selecting delegates.
He declared the California statc-
wide primary law was forced through
tho California legislature because Of 4
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DELEGATION FROM
TEXAS FOR TAFT

Chicago. June 22.-While the lead
ers sat idly on the platform. and the
delegates roamed up and down the
aisles. a Pennsylvania delegation,
equipped with an imagination and a
megaphone, announced the following
Order of Ceremonies"
"Eictim-The republican party.
Funeral Orator-Warren G. Hard
ing.
"Chorist-John Wanamaker
"Coroner-Jim Watson.
"Undertaker-E Elihu Root
"Pallbearers Murray GRANGE.
Boyce Penrose. Big Steve Reed Smoot,
Theodore Burton. Bill ba,nes."
At 1880 Senator Root again called
the convention to order. The report
of the credential committee on the
Fifth district of Virginia, seating the
Taft delegates. was accepted by viva
voce vote. There was no minority re-
port.
Chairman Root walked to the front
OF the platform to make statement.
He smiled broadly as his advent was
greeted by hoarse "toot toot" from
the whistle in the, gallery, he asked
unanimous consent to place on the
roll those delegates against whom
contests had been dismissed by a un-
animous vote of the national commit
tee and which had not been renewed
before the credentials committee.
This was done.
That leaves only the Texas cases
which will be heard presently" a,
nounced Root and the convention
again settled down to wait.
NJ. w. Rich of st. Paul. who tenn
porarily held the proxy of Mr. Hal
bert. interrupted the proceedings to
declare Minnesota will never sup
port William H. Taft"
Chairman Devine declared the
speeches were not a part of the pro-
ceedings of the committee. Mr.. Rich
insisted on being heard and was or
dered to keep still or get out" The
Roosevelt members Joined in demand
ing that the rules of the committee
be observed.
In the Fifth Virginia district where
the national committee seated two
delegates who have been voting with
the Roosevelt forces since the con-
vention began. the credentials COM
mittee today unanimously voted to
put these two delegates on the perma-
nent roll of the convention.
The Texas case was called at 1l:4O
a. m. Col. Cecil Lyon. national COM
mitteeman and the head of the Roos-
evelt contesting delegation large.
appeared as spokesman for his dele
cation. The fight in Texas this year
has not been primarily a fight in the
interest of Mr.. Taft" said Colonel
Lyon. but has been a personal fight
on me.''
He said he intended to carry the
case before the national convention.
Colonel Lyon said he had hundreds
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TAFT'S NOMINATION IS
PRACTICALLY CONCEDED
BRYAN WILL GO
AFTER PARKER
Fight Against Him Will Be
Carried to the Floor of
the Convention.

Baltimore. June 22.-Plans for
the hearing Monday by the demo-
cratic national committee of rival
delegates. for seats in the convention
was completed today by the members
OF the committee. Up to date the
national committee has received not
ihcation Of contests effecting the en-
tire delegations from the District of
Columbia. Porto Rico. Vermont, the
Philippines and Alaska. In addition
rival claims are made to the seats
OF thu Illinois deelgates-at-large, the
first ten districts of the state and the
Twentieth district. The other con-
tests have inaugurated over three
seats in Rhode Island. two in Penn
sylvania and four in Texas. An ap-
peal for a winning candidate" is be-
Ing made by the Bryan league of
Iowa to every delegate through an
address distributed among the poll
ticians. This address argues that
democratic success depends on win
ming at least million dissatisfied re-
publicans and declares that these
must come from the radical progress
sives and the followers of IIaFollet
te.
w. j. Bryan will make fgh,
against naming A. b. Parker of New
york for temporary chairman regard
less OF the attitude taken by the five
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation to whom Bryan sent tele-
graphic note asking them to join him
IN opposition to Parker. according to
r. l.. Hall, committeeman for Nebras.
ka, VIII ohas been keeping BRYAN in.
formed at Chicago of the progress
of affairs here. "The replies Of the
candidates SO named" said Hall. lin.
dicate that they don't care to take
sides. but that will make no differ.
ence with Bryan. He will never lie,
up. The fight will be carried to the
convention floor
The national committeeman align
ed for Parker anal lyzed the replies
of the candidates TO Bryan's note
saying the Nebraska leader will find
little comfort in them. The reports
indicate there might be bolt if Par
ker was finally elected and the par
ty of prosressives formed. but none
close to the Bryan leaders would CON
firm this.
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for state offices may be endorsed II
they do not wish to go through the
form of bolting. The plan suggested
by William Flynn of Pittsburg of
turning over the electoral vote Of such
states to Roosevelt who ever the re-
publican candidate may be, will be
followed If it can be accomplished.
The Roosevelt leaders said the only
reason they had in staying through the
republican convention was to force
their opponents to nominate Taft.
They believed that should definite
rupture occur before the conclusion
of the convention n compromise can
didate might be named in an effort
to win back some of the Roosevelt
following. If the Taft program is. put
through they will have the best chance
of keeping the opposition intact. Gov
ernor johnson of California said in
pursuance of this plan that Roose-
velt's name in all probability would
not be placed before the convention.