The Hattiesburg news., 1912-06-10
B0RAH CONTINUES TO
BUTT STEAM ROLLER
Champion OF The Rough Rider Leads
Onslaught On The Machine-cali-
fornia Case is Continued to Wednes-
day-Indiana Case Being Heard.
(Bu Associated Press }


came Unexpectedly in the Republican
National Committee soon after today's
opening. The Taft forces won by
vote 3S to 13. When the California
case was called the Taft forces OBJ
jected saying all the documents had
not arrived After heated argument
it was voted to postpone the case until
Wednesday. The Indiana cases were
then taken up.
A Question Ct Honesty and Veracity
Former Senator Dick, Taft's attor-
ney indicated contests might be en-
tered against the other California dis
tricts, Francis ]. Henry, Roosevelt's
attorney, said he had heard there
was "a movement on foot to disfran-
chise all the delegates from California
If their votes were needed" Mem
bers objected to Henry's remarks.
"He is not out ,of order" shouted
Senator Borah. "He is out of order"
retorted Chairman Roosewater, Sen
tor Borah said if Henry was not al
lowed to proceed some members Of
the committee would do the necessary
talking, Thomas H. Devine, Of Colo
RADIO, shook his fist at Borah and said,
"All the honesty is not on that side"
Devine said Henry should not be al
lowed to insult the committee. "Well,
all the honesty is not on your side,
yelled back Senator Borah.
"Cheating," "lnsuIts" And "Steam
"RoIIer" Figure.
In arguing the Indiana contest for
delegates at large, Horace G. Stillwell
Roosevelt's attorney, aroused the ire
of the Taft forces.
81 ask you to stop your steam roller
and give this case fair consideration,
he said. He also referred to cheat
ing in the decision of the Southern
delegate cases." adding "your already
weakened candidate cannot stand fur
ther action of this kind"
Chairman Rosewater's gavel fel
with whack and he ordered Stillwel
to confine himself to the argument.
Devine again protested against th'
insults to the committee" and object
ed to the term "steam roller"
Borah returned by asking why onl
the Taft forces objected to the tern
Devine replied that the Roosevelt
forces had been peddling it to tn
newspapers that there is a stear
roller.
1--WE don't need to peddle it," sal
Borah. mo one recognizes 1t quicke
than newspaper men,
Chicago, June 10-The Republica
National Committee will resume thi
morning it's consideration of the larg
number of contests for places on tn
temporary roll of the Republica
National Convention, which is to col
venue in the Coliseum at noon o
Tuesday of next week Upon the r
sults of its deliberations depends to
great extent the control of the CO..
vention. and therefore the nomln
tions which it will make for the offic'
of President and Vice-President OF u
limited States, to say nothing OF u
laser matters of the organization
the convention and the text OF u
platform.
The contests in Alabama, Arkansa
Florida and Georgia, which were deci
ed last week, added total OF seVent
two Delegates to the strength creai''
TO Taft. Whether it foretold stea
roller" policy or giving the wnoie pu
,ness TO Taft" as the Roosevelt adne
ents now claim; or whether the co
tests still to be decided will give SOL
to Taft and some to Roosevelt is
matter of much speculation and D
ter interchange between the ieadei
The vital Importance OF the dec
IONS of the national committee up
tbe contests is apparent to anyo'
studying the lists Of delegations su
study incidentally discioses the gre