Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-11

district had been DISTINGUISHED be-
cause the convention was held in a
locality in which negroes were not al
lowed.
1T was well understood that ne
groes were not safe In this locality
he said.
'"rhe regular committee did not call
the convention where all could attend
and the electors had to protect their
own rights by organizing new COM
mittee and calling new convention.
Called upon by Mr.. McHarg, the
negro delegate, A. P. Millar, declared
"colored folks were afraid to go to
Paragould, where the convention was
held"
The two Taft delegates from the
first district were seated by at vote OF
40 to 2-Messrs. Kellogg of Mime
sofa. and Thorson of South Dakota, in
the negative.
The contests in the second district,
next taken up, hung upon the question
of whether Or not the Roosevelt fac
ton had received proper considera
ton. The arguments were briefly sub.
mitted, following substantially those
in the case Of the delegates-at-larg
The committee voted unanimously
to seat Taft delegates. The vote was
At to o.
Mckinley Sees Coup.
Director General Mckinley of the
Taft forces paid his respects to the
Roosevelt members of the national
committee in a statement in which
he said:
For no other purpose than to mis-
lead the general public into the belief
that they are endeavoring to be fair,
the Roosevelt members of the republi-
can national committee voted unani-
mously with the Taft members to seat
the Taft delegates from Alabama
whose right to their seats in the re-
publican national convention was con-
tested by Mr.. Roosevelt. The purpose
Of this move by the Roosevelt men
was wholly political and had for it's
object no other end than to make
hard fight later for other delegates
who. on the merits Of the issues in
volved, have no more right to seats
in the Chicago convention than the
contesting delegates from Alabama.
When this stage of the proceedings Is
reached Mr.. Roosevelt and his friends
can be depended upon to bark back
to today. when they could not afford
to uphold the rottenness Of their Ala
bama contest cases as alleged proof Of |
the fact that they have been fair AS
q matter Of fact they could vote no
other way then against the Roosevelt |
contestants from Alabama and pre-
serve their self-respect.
Contest Did It's Work.
"This, however. is not the whole of
the story These Alabama contests
were first brought by Mr.. Roosevelt's
political managers in Washington with
out consultation with the republicans,
inside or outside Of the organization,
in Alabama. Ormsby McHarg. the
official contest attorney of the Roose-
welt forces, is responsible for the Ala
bama contests as brought before the
republican national committee, and In
and preparing them he de-
nounced the regular conventions in
Alabama as violations Of the will Of
the people, as having been packed
with federal oficeholders, and alleged
that federal patronage had been used
to caerce republicans to fall In line
for the president. These charges, al
.hough false, in part, at least, were
given the widest possible publicity
throughout the entire country by Mr..
2oosevelt's managers and by Mr..
Roosevelt himself.
"This game was played for the !,
effect 1t might have elsewhere and
in many states were mis-.
ed by these ISLANDERS into believing Z
It least part Of the charges made.
yesterday the Alabama contest col Z
apsed absolutely, showing the hallow-
less OF Mr.. Roosevelt's claims. The
Justice accorded the Taft delegates ,
rom that state by the unanimous vote
If the republican national committee
8. however, no complete recompense
or the ISLANDERS cast upon them and
he republican party In the south by
Mr.. Rcosevelt's campaign managers.
Roosevelt Sees Theft.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 8.-"There
Is one district in Alabama which rep
resents naked theft" was all that Col.
Roosevelt cared to say today regard
Ing the work of the republican nation
al committee at Chicago yesterday in
deciding contests.
IT can't say anything more about 1t
now" he continued. 1T Is too i'm.
portant. I shall prepare statement
about 1t later in the day"
Col. Roosevelt indicated that the
statement would be a pepnery one.
He thought it would be completed late
In the afternoon.
Another political conference was
held today on Sycamore Hill. Those
who took part in it with Col Roose
velt were Gov. Robert Bass of New
Dean w. D. Lewis of the
University Of Pennsylvania law school
who Is to make one of the speeches at
Chicago seconding the nomination OF
Col. Roosevelt; Matthew Hale of Bos-
.on, who was one of the leaders OF
Roosevelt campaign in Boston and,
Charles H. Thompson of Vermont
None of them would disclose the OBJ
ect of their visit.
KENYON MAY NAME !;
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