The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-14

s...s...,s....s....s..s.. tee, he said, by vote of 20 to and if was expected it would be followed in the state convention. Governor Hadey was made permanent chairman of the state convention. The resolutions then offered, he said. made no reference to Colonel Roosevelt
 At this point, declared MT Gillespie, Chairman Hadley asked the convention to indulge the resolutions committee few minutes while it corrected a msunder- stnading in the resolutions. The conven- tion proceeded to elect 2S delegates and their alternates.
 Delegates Had Left
 Chairman Hadey left the chan, said Mir Gillespie antering the room where the resolutions committee was still work ing When the committee finally came in, he said, 1t was or o'clock in the morning. He said most of the delegates had left
 There were about 200 of the 1152 dele gates then present." said MT. Gillespie.
 The first draft of resolutions, MT. Gil- lespie explained referred to MT. Roosevelt complimentary, but did not instruct for him. The resolution to instruct Tor Roosevelt was offered from the floor. he said, when the majority of the delegates had gone. Answering Governor Stubbs of Kansas, MT. Gillespie said the Taft forces held 494b uneontested votes and the Roosevelt 4G4ih, while more than 200 were in contests This situation, he said had resulted in the agreement to divide the delegation.
 MT. Gillespie, declared Governor Hadley, had arbitrarily tried to adjourn the con- vention at 6 D. m. after the Roosevelt instructions were passed
 ''We then refused to recognize such ac- tion and took a recess 10 meet at the Planters hotel at 7;30 a. m,,' said Giles pie. He claimed Governor Hadley never put the motion to adjourn and that 55 or 75 of those left In the hall went to the Planters hotel and there carried on the convention which elected the contesting Taft delegates
 Pressed by Governor Stubbs, MT Gil- lespie admitted the Roosevelt forces had majority in the state convention when the Hadley delegates were elected and that each of the delegates had received a good majority of votes.s
 ssWe claim there were 125 Roosevelt men in the convention who had no legal right there" he said.
 Wants Special Consideration
 Governor Hadiey declared Missouri uas entitled 10 especial consideration from the national committee. Upon vo1ir decision of. the Issues here de- bends whether there shall remain in Missouri a republican party he said He said paper contests had been if- sfituted by the Taft forces in an ef- fort to control the state convention. L{e declared tine national committee had decided all but eight county con- tests and that these had been referred to committee of six with Secretary Nagel and Governor Hadley as ad- visers.
 .,secretary Nagel declined to take part in their settlement, tfying that as national committeeman he would nave to mass on the issues at Chicago said Gaxernor Hadley. They importuned usoto divide the state delegation, declined the plan l told them the state convention was the only body to set tie such questions.
 Governor Hadley denied there had been an agreement to select eight men divided between Taft and Roosevelt The convention proceeded harmonious ly he said. until the matter or reso- lufions was reached
 "There was delay because of the loes of sheet of ,the set of resolu- tions." he explained. Tt was not until a resolution was offered from the floor instructing for Roosevelt that there arose any question of an agreement on inc ouestion of instructions or divi- sion of the delegation"
 1 Governor Hadley denied any previous agreement had been made on any sub l ject except the seating of the contest ed delegates. He presented affidayits and the records to show that other men in the subcommittee meeting also had no Knowledge of any agreement l to divide the delegation or to pre- vent instructions for Roosevelt. "A more complete fabrication has never >been presented to you. said