Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-12

Chicago, June l2.--The Republican
national committee today voted 20
seat the two California delegates In
the national convention from the
fourth California district. the only
contest from that state. This action
followed q running FIRE opened on the
committee by Francis !. Heney. and
stinging statement from Governor
Johnson in the sntercsts Of Roose-
welt.
Mr.. Hcney seated IN the national
comitleo with proxy assailed mem
bcrs OF the committee. emphasizing
particularly senator Murray Crane ot
Massachusetts, whom he addressed as
man who had mo respectabiiity 10
llse." while Chairman ROsowHtcr was
edfnonlahlng the San franciscan 20
address the committee properly Gov p
ernor Johnson arrived AZ the COLISEUM.
He declined 10 appear before the
committee and issued = written state
ment which MIR Henry later read 10
the committee. IN this, Governor
johnson declared he declined To sub
nit go trial 10 the title OF property
ty the thief who steals H."
After the cOmu'.tee had voted the
Roosevelt faction down. Senator
Borah ~ vigorous speech declared
the committee was making Il impos-
slhle for Republican 10 preside over
the nation fer the next four years
During the rol. cali a Glitter attack
on Mr, Hency waS made b. Commit.
tecman shacklcford OF Alaska. wac
voted for the TAFT delegates. lie de.
cared that Alaska had been robbed
ay the "Noyes machine 0f Minnesota
AMI that Francis 8. hency was Ia
cluipf counsel
This gentlcman." Mr shaokieford
Eald, came insO this committee on o
proxy end Eis hrFi yell was about
graft rule IN san Francisco. | cams
here az referee ana an Impartial
judge ] have seen the attempt oi
certain members to drive this com
mittee TO dc what they want Il 20 do
/, for one. refuse 20 be ntimidAtod oi
be driven from doing what ! think y
right"
james A. Tawney declared that an,
action by the committee which woulg
recognize the state instead of the dis
trlcl would establish a preceden
which would overthrow Republican
principles.
Tho national committee decided Il
fnvor OF the six Arizona TAFT dcle
Ratcs-at- large and seated them by I
viva voce vote, The delegates are
,. l.. Hubbeil. s. n. Williams. Jr. r. n
Prudential. Rooert r. Morrison, y
l.. Wright and }. G.. Adams.
senator ll0fuh's motion % seat th
Roosevelt delegation was defeatel
after ron call had been refused.
Following the decision of the Arl
zona contest, the national commiito
took up consideration OF the contes
ia tho fourth district % Californiu
and dorided 60 credit the two dele
gates 70 Taft The vote was 81 to IA
The motion 20 seat the TAFT dele
gates from the fourth California dis
trict was made hy Mr. Estabrook q
New Hampshire. and was followed b
motion by BOrah 10 seat the ROoso
Welt delegates.
roll cali was refused on the bora
motion and u WAS defeated viva voc,
a roll call vote then began on "a
EHHlg brook motion which was carrie,
National committeeman who vote
against the Tar, delegates Ia Ga
foarth California district wer,
Knight California; pn Pont, Dele
ware, bOrah. Idaho. Burnam, Ker
tuckyi WlHht Louisiana; Jackson
Maryland. Kellosg. Minnesota; Fian
snn, Netada Wafd New YORK. ga
pers. south carolina; rherson. Sout
Dakota. Monday. Tennessee. Lyol
Texas Looae, Utah Rogers wiscoi
SIM Bieben District of Columbia.
Following decisions OF tho fourl
California c0bteat the natiorai n
publican committee took up tho con