Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
THEY PASS THE LIE
Exchange Between Members
of Republican Committee.
FIGHT is BARELY AVERTED
James J. Kennedy Of North Dakota
Threatens F. J. Heney.
CALIFORNIAN IS SARCASTIC
Charges Theft Of Delegates, Refers
to Commune and Precipitates
Wordy War.
FIGHT is BARELY AVERTED
CALIFORNIAN IS SARCASTIC

CHICAGO, June Is. A personal en-
counter between National Committeeman
James Kennedy of North Dakota and
Francis ]. Heney Of San Francisco. in
the republican national committee meet
ing. was prevented tonight only by the in
reference of their associates and the
activity Of Sergeant-at-arms William
Stone.
A resolution providing for a subcom-
mittee to investigate and reorganize the
republican organization of Texas was
introduced in the republican national
committee meeting yesterday by Thomas
l. Devine of Colorado. There were some
sharp interchanges over the resolution.
Col. Cecil A. Lyon denounced the plan
as an attack upon himself.
I'm be back here four years from
now" he declared. You men who re-
pudiated me here today have most of you
been repudfated by your own states
Shuts Out Heney.
The motion was finally tabled on the
suggestion of a Taft member, shutting
off speech Francis J. Heney had start
ed. Heney accused Chairman Rosewater
of recognizing no one but machine
made, hand-picked crook"
retorted Rosewater.
Col. Lyon declared that II the COM
mittee persisted in the way 1t was go
ing there would be a repetition of that
historic incident the commune"
The charge of fiat" following Mr..
Kennedys declaration that Mr.. Heney
had made his money by Lying to the peo-
ple,' brought about the sensational cpl
sode referred to. Mr.. Heney had OBJ
jected to any limitation of time on the
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and followed his statement with decia-
ration about stealing delegates"
Lie Is Passed.
Kisses greeted him from various parts
of the committee room. and In the inter-
change of remarks that followed Commit
teeman Kennedy declared:
well, / didn't make my money by ly-
ing to the people"
What did you say?" asked Heney.
Lying to the people,. kennedy shout
ed.
YOU lie," Heney shouted.
You lie," Kennedy retorted.
The North Dakotan arose from his seat
in the middle of the committee room and
started rapidly toward Heney, who was
standing by his chair in the front row.
Members of the committee jumped to
their feet and crowded forward from all
parts OF the ROOM, some TuSNlHS III Uc-
tween Heney and the on-coming kenne-
dy. The latter as he approached Heney.
cried out:
II know where you made your money
can prove where you did 1t. In the city
of St. Paul.
You lie,' Heney shouted back.
Successful Intervention.
BY this time members of the committee
had grasped both men and were pulling
them in opposite directions. Sergeant-at-
Arms Stone grasped Mr. Heney by the
arm anu turned him around and others
led Mr.. Kennedy back to his seat
The episode was the elimination Of a
day in which Mr.. Heney had been sew
eral times in alteration with members
Of the committee. In an earlier running
fire Of comment when committeeman had
taken exception to his sharp remarks and
had greeted him with laughter he refer.
red to them as coyotes.
The trouble over the Washington cases
was the first in which Mr.. Heney had
been greeted with Kisses by others on the
committee. His seat in that body was
on the proxy Of Thomas Thorson of South
Dakota.
Senator Miles Poindexter Of Washing
ton and former Senator Dick Of Ohio
were at the opposing counsel tables with
the rival delegations from the state OF
Washington and an effort was being
made to reach an agreement on the time
to be consumed in the argument Of the
cases when the alteration arose.