Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-10
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will appepar for the Roosevelt dele
gates, and the declaration of National
Committeeman Knight of California,
that the delay would leave bad taste
in the mouths of the people"
After settling the California dispute
the committee, 1t was expected, would
consider contests today from the 1st,
Sd, 4th and 18th Indiana districts. The
contests from Arizona and Kentucky
will come up next.
VIII Fire Roosevelt Men.
Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho,
member of the national committee, and
a leader in the Roosevelt fight, ex-
poets the committee to oust all of the
Roosevelt contestanst He said today:
"They have the votes, and will stop
at nothing. They have decided to
steam-roller us out Of all shape. They
probably will give us a few votes, to
indicate that they are disposed to be
fair, but this will be done simply to
delude the voters.
Francis ]. Heney, who represents
Roosevelt in the California contests,
shares Borah's opinion, He said
81 expect the steam roller to seat
all the Taft contestants, even those
from Texas and Washington. am sat
isfied that Taft will not be nominated.
| am positive Roosevelt will be named
When the convention convened some
one moved that the Arizona and Cali
fornia cases be postponed until We'd
nesday Committeeman Mulvane, Of
Kansas, wanted to put these contests
at the bottom of the list. This angered
Committeeman Knight, who shouted:
Row Over California.
"Are we to be tricked here? Let me
tell you, gentlemen, that the rights Of
sovereign state are involved in this
The California contest was postponed
until today at my request. l demand
that it be now called"
A general debate followed, and Mul
vane then withdrew his motion, The
California case was called.
Francis j. Heney and former Cover
nor George c. Pardee, of California
then entered the committee room t,
argue the Roosevelt side Of the case
Senator Borah, committeeman from
Idaho, first moved that all other Cali
fornia delegates, except those from tn
contested fourth district be seated
Committeeman New, Of Indiana, sal
that he saw no reason for such action
as the other delegates from Californi
were not contested. General Charlie
Dickens, Taft's contest manager, aske
for a delay in the California matter
saying:
Springs a Technically.
"We believe some of the Californi
delegates whose seats have not bee
questioned were elected without au
thority from the national committed
The primary law of California con
flicts with the committees call, Th
California primary provides that tn
election of delegates shall be by
statewide vote. In the fourth dlstriC
the two men we believe should be seal
ed received majority of votes in thel
district, and they refused to be boun
by the statewide primary law. Yo
must meet the question of whether tn
district representation shall be abaT
doned, or whether we shall return {
the unit system. am cont sting onl
lHS lOul III ulblllCl uOWt uul want
lay the entire question of the Califol
MIA situation before you. The paper
dealing with this case are now en- rout
here from California. l ask a post
ponement of this case until these doc
uments arrive"
S. Fred Hogue, editor of the Sa
Francisco Post, speaking for the Tai
contestants, said:
Would Disiranchise 100000.
"The papers in question include
message from Governor Johnson an
an open letter from Senator La Fol
lette regarding California primaries
The California law, as passed, shut al
delegates except those favoring a Ger
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