The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-12

Though his power is broken in Penn
sylVania, BOies Penrose, national
committeeman from that state, Is
welding big influence for Taft just
now in Chicago.
fire opened on the committee by Fran
els ]. Heney, and a stinging statement
from Governor Johnson in the interest
of Roosevelt. Mr.. Heney, seated in
the committee with a proxy, assailed
members of the committee, emphasizing
particularly Senator Murray Crane of
Massachusetts, whom he addressed as
a man who had mo responsibility to
LOSE
While Chairman Rosewater was ad-
moniShing the San Franciscan to ad-
dress the committee properly, Cover
nor Johnson arrived at the Coliseum.
He declined to appear before the COM
mittee and issued a written statement
which Mr.. Heney later read to the
committee In this Governor Johnson
declared he declined to submit 'to a
trial to the title of property by the
thief who steals it,
After the committee had voted the
Roosevelt faction down, Senator
the committee was making it impos-
slble for a Republican to preside over
the nation for the next four years.
During the roll call a bitter attack
teeman Shackelford of Alaska. who
voted for the Taft delegates. He de-
clared that Alaska had been "robbed"
by the "Noyes machine of Minnesota
and that Francis Heney was its chief
counsel.
This gentleman" Mr., Shackelford
continued, came into this committee
on a proxy and his first yell was about
here as a referee and an impartial
Judge. 1 have seen the attempt of
certain mem berS to drive this commit
tee to do what they want it to do. I,
faT r~nflI n hn init iTf7i6 hot tod or
be driven from doing what 1 think is
right"
James A. Tawney declared that any
action by the committee which would
recognize the states instead of the
district would establish a precedent
which would overthrow Republican
principles.
The Louisiana Contest
Just before the committee met it
was declared the claim of the Roose-
welt delegation from Louisiana head
ed by Committeeman Pearl Wight,
would be that the subcommittee of the
Republican national committee ex-
ceeded it's authority when 1t went to
Louisiana and consolidated with the
former warning factions.
The Wight delegation was elected
under one of the old regular commit
tees. Mr.. Wight was prepared to as
sert before the committee that the ma
tional committee delegation which
went to Louisiana in February, went
there for the purpose of getting early
conventions and shutting out the pos
sibility of a Roosevelt delegation.
For the six delegates at large from
Arizona appeared Samuel J. Elder, a
Boston attorney and former classmate
of President Taft; Robert E. Morris
sion, an attorney from Prescott, Ariz.,
and James T. Williams, jr., of Tucson,
one of the delegates at large. AT the
Roosevelt table Ormsby McHarg was
Joined by Geo. L. Record of New Jer-
sey and Dwight H. Heard of Phoenix,
of the Roosevelt delegation. Just af-
ter this case was called the regular
program was interrupted by an un-
expected protest against the split de-
cision yesterday in the 18th Kentucky
case. Senator Dick, the Taft contest
manager. asked for confirmation of
the report that one Roosevelt and one
Taft delegate had been seated.
How can we appeal from this de-
cision,' asked Senator Dick.
Il want to protest that the decision
was irregular interrupted McHarg
for Col. Roosevelt.
To Carry 1t Higher.
Both attorneys made 1t clear they
would carry the eleventh Kentucky
case higher. Chairman Rosewater
said the case could be taken to the
convention and it's credentiaI commit
tee: Senator Penrose then demanded