Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-10
BITTER STRUGGLE OVERT
CALIFORNIA DELEGATES
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Telegraph to Governor johnson.

Inc Roosevelt captains hear or the
possibility that the California contests
may be taken before the national com
mittee, n they telegraphed to Gov
ernor johnson to come Immediately to
this city. Should these California
seats be contested by the Taft people
IN the national committee the Roose-
welt delegates may be unseated. The
argument against the Callfornians is
that the direct primary law passed
tue California legislature over the pro
tests of the Democrats and the Repub-
llcan minority on Dec. %, 1911, and
signed by Governor Johnson on Dec.
"A did not follow the provisions af-
fecting direct primaries laid down In
the provisions Of the call for the Re-
publican national convention adopted
on Dec. II.
In an attempt to Justify his primary
law Johnson issued a lengthy state
ment attacking he national COM
mittee.
The four delegates at large from
Missouri, headed by Governor Hadley,
and the ten delegates for South Dako-
Ia were also taken up for cOnsidera-
ton by the Taft managers. 1t was
stated that If the facts warrant the
national committee in looking into the
election Of these Missouri and South
Dakota delegates 1t Will certainly do
so.
Dixon Makes Statement,
Senator Dixon seemed to be pretty
well Informed as to the proceedings
of the conferences of the Taft mana
gers concerning the delegates of Mis-
souri, California and South Dakota as
he issued the following statement:
The Taft managers have boldly detsr-
mined upon the revolutionary plan Of I'M
seating the Roosevelt delegates from Calf
fornia, Washington, Missouri and South
Dakota In California Roosevelt has u, 900
majority In the Republican primaries. In
South Dakota Roosevelt had Is, 900 major
ity In the Republican primaries, his vote
there being nearly three times RS large as
was the vote of Taft. who had run a bad
third. In Washington the Roosevelt forces
had 100000 majority in the state oonyen-
ton, and in Missouri tho Roosevelt dele
gates o~utnumbered the Taft delegates by
nearly 400, 900 majority.
notwithstanding the conditions the Taft
managers decided that 1t was necessary to
unseat the delegates from the four Re-
publican states in order to give them tenn
porary control. After the full program
had been agreed upon the Taft members
OF the national committee became Harmed
over what they feared might be a national
protest against such revolutionary meth
DDS.
Would Arouse Country,
A conucil of war was called. eleven
] men being nraaant T7uyn - tJ.
ent gave 1t az their opinion that this
wholesale sfranchisemen Of four great
republican states would arouse the coun-
try to such a fury that the reaction would
destroy both them and their cause. One
OF them stated that. while he was prepared
TO go 10 any ordinary length in the matter
OF unseating Roosevelt delegates and
while the country might stand for ups.at-
Ing Roosevelt delegates in the south. tina
attempt to steal California and South Da-
kota on the fimsy p~retenss that the dale
gates had been elected at statewide prt-
maries instead of by congressional dis
trtcts would be so raw and evolutionary
that the whole campaign would collapse.
Another Taft member of the national
committee present said that California
and South Dakota did not present any
greater difficulties to him than did WASH
ington and Missouri.
In one of the Missouri districts where
tIib VI y ilal pan WAS 10 ul394t the RnoSa-
welt delegates the primary returns showed
b,l6o votes for Roosevelt to 457 for Taft
In this district after the primaries had
been held sixteen Taft adherents mat in
the sample room of a hotel and held n
convention" which sent up two contestins
Taft delegates.
Eight of the men present at the meeting
are reported to have agreed to stand by
the full program to the extent of unseat-
Ing Missouri, California, Washington and
South Dakota, as originally agreed upon.
but three members said they wanted fur
Their time to consider the matter before
agreeing to it's final
Whether or not The Taft managers can
still get a majority of the national COM
mittee to stand for this program the COM
ing week will determine.
Hurry Calls Sent Out.
Ex-State Senator Finn, the chief
executive captain Of the Republican
forces, was in conference with mem
bers of the steering organization which
he has formed for PROSECUTING work.
Mr.. Finn sent kilograms to patches of
Roosevelt delegates in the many states
for them to come Immediately here and
join this organization Of Roosevelt
delegates on the ground. All must be
here by Wednesday morning.
There is growing apprehension here
of trouble. 1t was stated very posi-
lively by representatives Of the TAFT
camp that Mr.. Finn and Roger O.. Sui
Ivan, for many years Democratic ma
tional committeeman of Illinois, have
hitChed up an arrangement by which
the Roosevelt cohorts are to be swelled