Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-12
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS VOTE 70
SEAT TAFT DELEGATES FROM
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT.
hENEY AND JOHNSON
RESENT COMMITTEE ACTION
Governor Of california Declined to Sit
With National Committee, Saying Hs
Objected to Trial to the Title Of
Property BY Thief Who Steals It.
Six Arizona Delegates for Taft.

Chicago, June l2.-The republican
national committee today voted to seat
the two Taft delegates in the national
convention from the Fourth California
district, the only contest from that
state. This action followed running
fire opened on the committee by Fran
els ]. Heney and a stinging statement
from Governor Hiram w. Johnson in
the interests Of Roosevelt.
Mr. Heney, seated in the national
committee with a proxy. assailed mem
bers Of the committee emphasizing
particularly Murray Crane, of Mas
sachusetts, whom he addressed as
man who had no responsibility to
lose"
Objects to Trial by Thief.
While Chairman Rosewater was ad-
monishing the San Franciscan to ad-
dress the committee properly. Governor
Johnson arrived at the coliseum. He
declined to go before the committee
and issued written statement. which
Mr.. Heney later read to the committee.
In this Governor Johnson declared he
declined to submit "to trial to the
title of property by the thief who steals
it."
After the committee had voted the
Roosevelt faction down, Senator Borah'
in a vigorous speech, declared the
committee was making it impossible
for a republican to preside over the
nation for the next four years"
Hsnsy Attacked.
During the roll call a bitter attack
on Mr.. Heney was made by Commit
teeman Shackleford. Of Alaska. who
voted for the Taft delegates. He de-
clared that Alaska had been robbed
by the "Noyes machine of Minnesota.
and that Francis ]. Heney was its chief
counsel.
This gentleman Mr.. Shackelford
continued, came into this committee
on O proxy and his first yell was about
graft rule in San Francisco. I came
here as a referee and an impartia
Judge. 4 have seen the attempt OF Ger
tain members to drive this committed
| to do what they want 1t to do. fol
one refuse to be intimidated or driver
from doing what think Is right"
Rosswatsr Admits Theft.
James A. Tawney declared that any
action by the committee which would
recognize the states instead Of the dis
tricts would establish a precedent
which would overthrow republican
principles.
Chairman Rosewater voted for the
Taft delegates from the Fourth Cali
fornia district, saying he believed they
had been properly elected.
Mr.. Capers. Of South Carolina, said
he was one Of the sub -colNnittee. that
drafted at Washington in December
the rule requiring district representa-
ton under which it was claimed the
| Taft delegates had been seated.
1--WE distinctly recognized this situa-
ton them" he said, "by excluding
South Dakota because of it's primar!
law"
Governor Hadley. Of Missouri. vot-
ing against the Taft delegates. said ne
did not believe the committee had the
right to deny seats to delegates who
had been selected by state no matter
what method the voter had chosen tC
select them.
Taft Gets Arizona Delegates.
Forty-five members Of the republi'
can national committee were present
when that body at 9:20 a. m. resumed
Its deliberations on the contests fol
seats OF delegates dt tlc idtAoHoi SoA'
vention.
The six Arizona Taft delegates-at.
large were seated by viva voce vote
by the republican national committee
The delegates are James L. Hubbell. j
T. Williams. Jr.. r. H. Prudential
Robert Morrison, F. l.. Wright and j
c. Adams
Senator Borah's motion to seat the
Roosevelt delegation was defeated az
ter a roll call had been refused.
Following the decision OF the Ari-
iona contest the national committee
took up consideration Of the contest
in the Fourth district Of California.
California Case Decided.
The Taft delegates from the Fourth
California district seated by the re-
publican national committee by a vote
of 81 to Is, are II. e. Tryon and Maur-
ice Myerheld, Jr., OF San Francisco, re-
placing the Roosevelt delegates. Charles
s Wheeler and Philip Bancroft.
Following decisions OF the Fourth
| California contest. the national COM
mittee took up the contest over the
six delegates-at-large from Louisiana
Roosevelt For Woman's Suffrage.
oyster Bay, N. Y, June 12.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt announced this after
noon thru Judge Ben B. Lindsay, OF
! Denver, that he was in favor of wom-
| ans suffrage in this country and thai