New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16


SECTIONS ONE TO SEVEN. !
But when ] crossed his path became
Democrat In his opinion"
Judge Mcdowell accused Colonel Lyon VI
| "fooling the President" by leading MN 10
| believe he was getting up delegations To-
yorable to him when he was actually nav
ing Roosevelt men named. He referred 10
Colonel Lyon as His Royal Highness.
81 object to such a remark about mem
Der of this committee" said A. NJ Steven
son. of Denver.
ooh. believe Colonel Lyon personally
Is an excellent gentleman" said Mcdowell
but politically he is the rottenest man
that ever presided over a state committee
81 object to that remark interrupted
Francis J. Heney Mr.. Mcdowell doesn't
know anything about the rest or the meHi-
beers of this committee"
Two More for Roosevelt.
The committee seated the two Roosevelt
delegates. The motion was made by MI
Stevenson. a Taft man, and the vote was
unanimous.
Consolidation OF all the Virginia cases.
involving twenty votes. was announced by
Ex-senator Dick when that state was
| called.
The issue. as presented to the committee
by W. II. Brown. negro Roosevelt attor-
ney, was the exclusion Of negro voters.
Brown declared the Republican leaders III
| Virginia had tried TO build "A white man
| party" and that conventions were called 10
meet where negroes could not attend
The Roosevelt contesting delegation in
cluded ten negro delegates. Brown re-
| ferred TO the dominating Republicans in
Virginia as political pirates and para
sites" In Norfolk, he said. the conven-
ton had been called in a restricted dis
| trict. A. n. Martin, national committee
man from Virginia he declared. had a
compact with the Democratic party TO pre-
vent negroes holding Office In Norfolk.
The Taft delegation at large from Nir-
ginla included the national committeeman.
Mr. Martin: Representative SleInp. X. H.
| Angel and r. r. Cabell. collector Of in
| ternal revenue.
| James II. Hayes. another negro represent
alive OF the Roosevelt contestants. made a
! plea to the committee for what lie termed
| recognition Of the negro voters. He also
| la sed his argument on the ground that the
negro voters OF Virginia had been de
| spoiled OF their rights"
| l.. +. Summers. appearing for the TART
delegates. declared no negroes had been
prohibited from taking part in the Rcpub-
Ilcan meetings They attended meetings
! and conventions I'm many districts.
Counsel Starts a Rumpus.
/ MI Summers's statement that he did
| not know where the negro delegates got
| money enough TO come here to Chicago and
| make this contest" caused a few exciting
| moments Members OF the negro delega-
1 ton jumped 10 their feet and declared they
were better able TO pay their own way
| than Mr. Summers was TO pay his They
! continued To shout protests against Mr..
| Summers's statement while the chairman
| raped his gavel and called for order.
| II think they are justified I'm their ac-
lions" called out Mr.. Heney.
! Yes. according 10 your standards" re-
torted Mr. Chubb. OF Florida.
Mr. Summers arguments were interrupt
cd again by the Roosevelt contestants, I'M
III members OF tho committee demanded
| that order he enforced.
| II. l.. blbI'I. VI .NpTlclrs u'Aldi' vi ~ wac
not until weeks and months after our
convention. and after Mr.. Roosevelt had
begun his campaign, that these after
thought conventions were proposed"
He declared he had snidavits from two
| negroes who took part In the state con-
vention that nominated the Roosevelt del
egates that they were paid of at the door
az they went out-tl each and expenses
The national committee voted to seat the
Taft delegates No rollcal was asked for.
| but one or two nays were heard when
the vote was taken. The delegates credited
10 Taft by the decision included four at
large and two each from the list, I'd, 3D.,
9Th. 9Th. 9Th. sth and 10th districts.
| The Washington contests were then called
| by the committee. EAght delegates at
| large and two each from the ist I'd and 30
districts-fourteen seats In al--wcre con-
soldsted.
For the Roosevelt contestants. Loren
| Grenstead. OF Seattle. said the argument
would be based on the contention that
primaries and conventions had shown the
state to be pro- Roosevelt"
The state convention. at which the Roose-
welt deiegates-at-larg were selected he
| declared, was ATTENDED Dy 20 hoOSeVeII
delegates 100 Taft delegates and S0i con-
tested delegates. The day before the con-
vention, said Mr.. Grenstead, the Taft
members met and agreed to vote for the
Taft delegates In all the contests
When the convention was called the I'm
contested Roosevelt delegates were not
given an opportunity to secure tickets" he
declared. The unheard-of practice of
keeping our delegates from the convention
| has brought rdicule on the party In the
state. The Roosevelt faction decided to
hold their own convention after they dis
| covered they were not going TO receive a
| square deal"
Says Committee Assumes Power.
An objection against the jurisdiction of
| the national committee to settle any OF the
| contests was made at the outset by Senator
| PoindeXter.
II do this TO protect our rights" he said.
This committee has really assumed the
power which II now exercises in settling
| these contests. The committee does not
| to-day represent the Republican party In
| the United States.
mo one can say that Senator Penrose
| represents the Republican sentiment of