The Washington herald., 1912-06-13

he declined to enter the committee room,
blazing with anger. The statement he
sent Heney to explain why he would not
argue the case and which was read be-
fore the committee follows:
Il decline to appear before the COM
mittee. I will not submit to the trial
Of title to stolen property before the
thief who stole Il. 1t would be an insult
appear before a committee that receives
CalhoUn's Hogus and even listens to a
contest by Pat Calhoun designed TO over
ride the will Of a majority OF 1000 Cali
fornian Republicans and that has pre-
Judged the contest"
The Hogue referred 70 is s. Fred
Hogue, editor OF the San Francisco Post.
who is one OF CalhoUn's political allies
and an enemy in politics OF Johnson.
When the letter was read confusion
reigned in the committee room. Heney
pointed out that the Taft. La Toilette,
Clark, and Wilson men had all agreed to
the terms OF the primary before the pri-
mary was held and Heney demanded
that the Roosevelt men be seated.
EsterbrOok. OF New Hampshire, moved
that the Taft men be seated. Borah
moved as a substitute that the Roose-
welt men be seated. The motion was
voted down. The Taft men were put on
the temporary roll by a vote Of 81 to 16
After the California case was settled
there was comparative quiet while the
committee thrashed out the old troubles
between the Lily Whites and the Black
and Tans" Of Louisiana. There were
three splits in the party in the Southern
State, three sets OF delegates to con-
slider. The committee seated the Taft
men all down the line. The Taft men
belong to the Black and Tan" wing,
and among the delegates sent to Chi
cago are a number Of colored men.
Seat Michigan TafterE.
Michigan at large came next and the
entire Taft delegation was seated. o.
H. King, secretary Of the Michigan Re-
publican committee, and Alexander H.
Grosbeck told the story OF their fight
to the committee. Frank L. Record. Of
New Jersey. gave the other side. From
the stories offered by both men and
backed by evidence furnished by each
side. it was evident that the political pot
in Michigan had boiled over Taft men
alleged that a guard Of State militiamen
had been posted to keep them out Of a
State convention at Bay City. They also
told Of a county convention in Detroit.
Wayne County, where they alleged that
bribery, fraud, intimidation, gavel rule
end other reprehensible political methods
were practiced. King asserted that the
militia had prevented his attending the
Bay City convention in spite OF his
secretaryship.
Perceiving this state Of affairs, the
Taft men quietly adjourned to a con-
venient hall and named their own dele
gates The committee decided that they
should be seated, and gently but firmly
prevented a roll call on the decision.
Charles E. Osborn, Governor OF Mlchi-
gan and another Of the T. R. originals.
was one of the coloners delegates-at-
large who was unhorsed.
Following the Michigan dispute, the
Mississippi cases were taken up. They
were typicaIly Southern fights, the two
factions Of the party claiming regularity.
The Taft faction was recognized and its
delegates-at-large and two from the First
District, six in all. were seated.
Then the pangs Of hunger asserted
themselves, and the committee decided
that tomorrow was just as good a time
as it could pick out for the rest OF the
squabble-