Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12

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whose name was not on the temporary
roll. arose and said:
we won't recognize the adoption OF
this roll
The Roosevelt men, Morrison declared.
then rushed to the front and some of
them mounted the platform Morrison
said he believed there was fully de-
veloped foot ball organization" among the
Roosevelt men. who proceeded to run
convention on one side Of the stage.
while the Taft convention was going on
at the other For twenty minutes, he
said it was impossible to hear anything.
The Roosevelt men then left the hall.
Two Simultaneous Conventions.
The part played by former Gov. Kibby
was explained by George l.. Record OF
Phoenix, who defended the Roosevelt
delegation.
I'VE claim we had clear majority OF
the legal delegates in that hail. he said.
when the convention met Gov. Kibby
took the floor and protested in our behalf
against the adoption Of temporary roll
which We did not believe legal. From that
time on there We're two conventions, ana
the question Is which was the legal one.
He said the Roosevelt men had not pre-
scented their contests to the state execu-
tive committee because they knew they
would have been thrown out.
If you say a body of men calling them
selves the state executive committee can
determine upon the legality Of contesting
delegates" said Mr.. Record. 'you are es-
tablishing a self-perpetuating oligarchy
that can absolutely dominate political af-
fairs
Taft Delegation Seated.
x.,o.s., 80 c>o,%o. po~ol, %c ~ao+ tI,o
Roosevelt delegates from Arizona was de-
feated and the Taft delegation seated aft
er refusal of roll call.
4 roll call also was refused on the mo-
ton to seat the Taft delegates.
Francis j. Heney, holding the proxy of
Thorson of South Dakota, exclaimed:
Why, even Abe Ruef would have
granted that request.
1.-The gentleman is out of ORDER Chair
man Rosewater declared.
Let him make Speech said one OF
the Taft members of the committee.
II was merely informing the chair
said Heney:
Thanks" said Rosewater.
California Case Taken Up.
The California contest, involving two
delegates from the fourth district, was
called and Heney took his place at the
table as attorney for the Roosevelt dele
gates.
Frederick c. Bryan of Washington
opened the case for the Taft delegates.
ceived the majority Of votes in the fourth
district. Under the California primary
law, however, the right of district repre-
sentation had been denied, he said. and
the unit rule applied to the whole Cali
fornia delegation.
Mr.. Bryan stated that the Taft dele
gates, because they claimed to have about
80 majority In the fourth district. de-
clined to be bound by the Roosevelt vote
in the state at large.
Conflict Of Call and Law.
THE law provides. does it not asked
Mr.. kellogg. that all delegates shall be
large?"
"Yes. it does.
What was the Roosevelt majority in
the state?" asked Kellogg.
"Seventy-seven thousand interrupted
Mr.. Heney.
Mr.. Kellogg directed attention to the
fact that the committee had already
seated all the other California delegates
But in this one case" remarked Mr.
Bryan. the Taft delegates received a
majority
Gov. Hadley of Missouri. holding proxy
bia. asked Mr. Bryan II he thought the
call Of the republican national convention
was superior to state law
When the state law interferes with the
party law the national committees rul-
ing is supreme said Mr.. Bryan.
Senator Penrose asked Mr.. BRYAN II he
knew anything about 1.-The deliberate at
tempt in California to Violate the re-
publican committees call by passing the
primary law
Mr.. Heney objected ito having Cali
| fornia hbeled in this way
Heney Called to Order.
He was called to order by the chair
man, who said he would have an on
portunity to be heard later
Mr.. Bryan said he believed the COM
mittee ought not to submit to the at
tacks that had been made upon IT by
Gov. Johnson of California, "even
though he were governor of a sover-
eign state.
Mr.. Heney opened his defense of the
Roosevelt delegates in vigorous
manner.
al appeal to you. Senator Murray
Crane" he began, when the chairman
| told him to address the committee in
proper terms
Il. am addressing a member of the
piled.
Are you here to argue this case?"
demanded Mr.. Chubb Of Florida
No" shouted Heney. II have come
| here for the purpose of apprisIng the
President that he Is accepting stolen
goods If he takes these delegates when
! you give them to him.
Told to Cut "Talk to Galleries,
| Mr. Rosewater again told Mr. Heney to
confine himself to the arguments and not
| talk to the galleries"
| Heney declared he was talking to menu
bers of the committee from Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania and other states.''
/ Continuing. Mr. Heney insisted the call
| of the republican national committee pro-
vided that state laws should not interfere
with district election of delegates provid-
| ed the district wanted to exercise it's
rights. In the fourth district. he said. the
| republican organization had never pro-
ceeded legally to the selection Of dele
gates.
Mr.. Deyine asked Mr.. Heney if the
California law did not prohibit any dis