Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-27
.MONDELl DENIES
CLAIMS OF FOES
WYOMING REPR e SEN TATIVE
cLAsHEs WITH NORRIS OF NE.
HRAs1<A ON FLOOR.
EXPLAINS THE ACTION
Western Statesman Defended the
Course Of tho Republican National
Committee In tho Chicago
Convention.

Washington, D. c.. July 25.-Specihc
denials Of the claims Of tho Roosevelt
managers that their candidate had
been Improperly deprived Of delegates
in tho Chicago convention In The con-
tested cases brought either before the
national or credentials committee was
made in speech delivered in the
house yesterday by Representative
Mondell Of Wyoming. who was . mem
Der of the credentials committee. He
characterized the contents as mere
bluffs" without shadows Of substantial
ton.
Mr.. Mondell defended tho action Of
the convention, while Representative
Norris Of Nebraska denounced 1t with
bitter emphasis. Once during Mr..
Mondell's speech order was restored
only when the chair was on the point
of ordering the mace down to compel
Representative Warburton, Of Wash
ington republican, to take his seat.
Again that emblem was near being
used to queII turbulence when Repre-
sentative Humphrey Of washington,
declined to cease his In
terruption of Mr.. Norris speech.
"The claim that Colonel Roosevelt
was denied the nomination at Chicago
the larceny Of delegates" Mr..
Mondell said, was not only expected
to contribute directly to the third
party movement but was expected to
contribute even more potently by FUR
nishing Indirectly the excuse Tor the
most impudent and revolutionary plan
Of political larceny ever conceived. II
Is proposed to steal the livery and &C.
cure the benefits OF republican state
while at the same time
the party and candidates.
It is difficult to conceive more
shameless proposal Of pure piracy than
this.
Contests Fictitious.
"As admitted by the Roosevelt man.
ayers themselves, they started out de-
liberately at the beginning Of the pre-.
campaign to create con.
tests" said Mr.. Mondell. A large
number Of these contests were pure
fiction, the contesting delegations
claiming to be elected at conventions
which. II held at all, were held
month or two after the regular con.
ventions. Many Of the contests which
arose ct the time conventions were
held were the result of pre-arranged
bolts based on the himstest pretexts.'
Trsasonal Larceny.
"The proposition that electors on the
tho republican ticket shall cast their
vote for the candidate Of third party
has its alleged excuse In downright
and persistent prevarication on which
rotten foundation it lays its proposal
Of REASONABLE larceny"
Mr.. Norris followed Mr.. Mondell
with the statement that a man whose
name was known throughout the coun-
try" had acknowledged the Taft mem
bers had stolen the delegates from me
state Of Washington. This man, he said,
was now engaged In supporting the
candidacy, because ne en-
tertained political aspirations"
when the gentleman makes such
statement" said Representative Hum
phrey me certainly should give MS
Mr.. Norris declined to do this.
1.-THE action of the committee IN chi
democratic side," were all IN favor OF
democratic success.
They did more to bring about the
possibility Of democratic victory than
the democratic party ever did or ever
was competent to do. The Taft repub-
licans and the machine democrats are
together"
when your convention met, your
temporary chairman In his speech de-
voted all Of his time to an attack on
Roosevelt and paid no attention to
Taft. There is another evidence of the
fusion and unison"
Mr.. Norris drew democratic applause
when he said that it was conceded
at least by all the re-
publicans that President Taft could
not be reelected.
He added that the president running |
On trumpet up nomination could only
result In votes for the democratic can
1idate."