The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-12
Arizona Delegates To Taft

Arizona Delegates To Taft
Chicago, June 12-The six Arizona
delegates-at-large seated by viva
voce vote of the national committee
was the first work of todays session
Senator Borahs motion to seat the
Roosevelt delegation was defeated af-
ter roll call had been refused
Governor Roscoe Stubbs OF Kansas.
one of the original siX-goyernors for
+. r.. returned to the Roosevelt
headquarters after a conference with
Mr.. Roosevelt and again declared
that the convention will nominate Mr.
Roosevelt.
Il can't believe he said that five
hundred and forty delegates can he
found who Will dishonor and disgrace
themselves by refusing to give him
the nomination.
To Appeal to Electors to Defeat Taft
Recourse TO the Roosevelt men who
were elected presidential electors in
the different states. is announced as
the plan OF William Flynn, manager
for Roosevelt, should the convention
nominate President Taft
Flynn made the statement in a Wig
orous attack on the national commit
tee, declaring that while such a NOV
menl might defeat the Republican
nominee for president it would save
The party in the big Republican state.
Governor Glasscock. Of West Nir- |
ginia. endorsed MI Flynn's position
California Cases UP !
The national committee next seated I
the delegates credited to Taft in the
fourth California district, by vote I
of thirty-seyen to sixteen.
The Taft men held that they had a
majority in the district though the
state had gone overwhelmingly for
Roosevelt
Francis J. Heney arguing for the
Roosevelt men, bitterly attacked the
committee and said he was there to
apprse the president OF the United
States that he was accepting stolen ],
goods if he accepted the California
delegates
Heney particularly assaied Senator
Crane, whom he addressed as THE
man who had no responsibility to
lose"
He read stinging statement from
Governor Johnston Of California; de-
clining to appear before the commit
tee in which Johnston declined to sub
init Ito trial the title of property by
the thief who stole it,.
"No Compromise" Says Barnes
A murmur of gossip suggesting a
possible compromise candidate which
swept through the hotel lobbies today
dreW forth a vigorous statement from
William Barnes, Jr.. of New York
Mr. Barnes gave out the following
comment. on behalf OF the Taft forces
There has been talk, and some
newspaper publications today are re- 7
Eardlng compromise candidate for
president. This proposal is purely a
ruse on the part of the Roosevelt
forces, who realize that they will be
defeated in the convention and are
Low endcavoring to break up the Taft
alignment by talking compromise
Mr. Roosevelt said, and in this
agree with him, the compromise can,
didate will be me. That the Roose- I
welt men themselves are talking com
promise tonight is positive evidence G
Ut the loss of their cause, and OF their &
hope of creating dissenson in the !
ranks of President Taft. through an Il
pealng to the very natural instinct of p
he part of any Republican TO avert q
sharp division of forces But the pur. h
ose is perfectly clear to the delegates d
here assembled. {
T. r. Loses Control of s.
Credentials Committee lC
The Roosevelt forces have lost the
second big strategic position in the c
republican national convention nat G
le-the credentials committee, ..
Ihis committee. as it Will be named b.
" the state and insular delegations a..
Ifter the Temporary hpll call has been A
made up. viii submit a majority re- I'll
ort sustaining the national commit fc
ee III all the contest decisions. a.
On this committee there will be +,
hlrty-four members who will staod nm "a
'ovable by the report of the national -
ommittee. and nineteen who will be N
iassed as Rough Riders. The nine ~
cen may or may not decide to sub -
MT minority report when the bic ~
onvention gets under wap. -
Il the Rough Riders. however. per- ~ ~
lst in their determination 10 force a >,
ght on the permanent organization oi
n the floor of the convention tbav