The Detroit times., 1912-06-13
ARIZONA DELEGATES
TO Taft ALSO TWO
FROM CALIFORNIA
Republican National Committee
Makes Award After Hear
ing Arguments
STOLEN GOODS" ROARS
ATTORNEY F. H. HENEY
Bitter Debate Occurs and He AS
sails Motives of Senators
Penrose and Crane

COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June r.
The Republican national committee 10
day seated the Taft delegates-at-large
from Arizona.
An attempt to force a record vote
failed, the Roosevelt men only mus
tering Is votes, lacking two of the
necessary number. This angereo
Francis j. Heney, who shouted:
rWhy Abe Reuf wouldn't have beer
afraid of record vote on y PROPOSE
ton IKE this"
"The gentleman is out of order,
ruled Rosewater.
"oh. l Just wanted to inform the
chair, that's ALL" said Heney.
The Taft delegates-at-large who
were seated are j. l.. Dubbell, ]. I.
Williams, Jr.. r. NJ. Prudential
Robert Z. Morrison, F. L. Wright and
j. G. Adams.
The committee then seated the two
Taft delegates from the fourth Cali
fornia district. They are E. II. Tyron
and Norris Meyerfeld, Jr.
The vote was 81 TO 16.
Those who voted for the Roosevelt
delegates were knight, of Califor
mia: Borah, of Idaho; Lawrence, OF
Kentucky (proxy) Wight, of Louisi
ana; Jackson. of Maryland Kellogg
OF Minnesota; Lttaure. OF Nevada
proxy; Duell, of New York; Capers
of South Carolina; Thorson, OF South
Dakota (proxy) Monday, of Tennes'
see; Lyon, of Texas; Loose, OF Utah;
Mulvane, of Wyoming proxy; Had
ley, of Missouri proxy; Rogers, OF
Wisconsin.
Heney told the Republican national
committee today that he was before
the committee TO tell the president OF
mittee that IL he accepted the two
delegates from the California district
should they be elected, he would be a
receiver of stolen goods.
This statement resulted in a bitter
debate between the California attor-
ney and members of the committee,
during which Heney assailed the mo-
tives of Senators Penrose and Crane.
Heney read the following letter
from Gov. Hiram Johnson, OF Cali
fornia:
decline TO appear before this
committee. | will not submit u
trial OF the title OF property by
the thief who steals il. Again,
IL would be an insult TO the peo-
pie of California for me TO appear
before a committee that even lis
tens TO q contest by Pat Cal
houn, designed to override ma
jority Of 1900 California Repub-
licans. You may read this note
If you choose as explanation OF
my position.
(SigneO
HIRAM w. JOHNSON.
In demanding the seating OF the
Roosevelt delegates from Arizona, Nc
Harg and his associates declared that
the contest hinged on single county,
Maricopa.
The county committee there" they
said, under the call Of the state
committee, had the option of selec-
ting delegates TO the state convention
or OF calling primaries. At the meet
ing OF the committee the Roosevelt
men had % men present and the Taft
men 49, The credentials committee
threw out all proxies offered by both
sides, and held down the meeting to
those committeeman actually present,
who, by a vote of % to 10, ordered
PiAhldIic5. III luIS dCllOu Two All
delegates joined. Even IL the proxies
had been allowed. the Roosevelt
forces would have still controlled.
Thereupon the 10 Taft men held a
rump meeting and selected delegates
to the state convention. At the pri.
maries the Roosevelt delegates we're
elected by a vote of $50 for Roose-
welt and. IL for Taft.
"The state committee in making up
the roll for the state convention,
ignored the, Roosevelt delegates elect
ed at the primaries and accepted the
delegates selected by the 19 county
committeeman, and thus attempted 10
throw the control OF the state conven.
ton into the hands OF the Taft PEG.
pie. The Roosevelt people refused 10
submit to this action, and the state
convention split, each faction holding
its own convention, and electing its
cwn national delegates. The Taft
convention is therefore clearly illegal