Evening journal., 1912-06-19
OZARK HORSE" TALK LOOMS
UP STRONGER THAN EVER

names of the men now on the roll
eliminated
"I want to present to you the
country wide indictment against the
action of the national committee
This question affects not only the
next campaign, but the very exist
ence of the Republican party itself
Hadley then reviewed the Roosevelt
meeting of last Monday night and re-
peated the Roosevelt charge that the
action of the National Committee was
naked theft" designed to thwart the
will of the people of the United States.
This assertion was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause as was Hadileys
statement that he did not know wheth-
er the majority would agree with him
that T. r. was the logical candidate
for president of the United States.
GREAT POWER FOR GOOD.
"But you will agree" he continued,
that he is the greatest power for
| good in the western world"
Hadley then read the statement
signed by fourteen members Of the ma
( tional committee, which was prepared
by Senator Borah for presentation as
a minority report on the contests.
It held that the delegates in ques-
tion should be refused votes until af-
ter their right 20 seats had been pass
ed on by the uncontested delegates to
the convention.
do you want them all?" asked
Hadley.
1--WE do" shouted New York and
the reason developed when it was
found that William l.. Ward had not
signed the protest
where's ward?" shouted New
York delegate.
Mr. Ward unites in the spirit OF
the protest" said Hadley, "but as he
did not sit in all contests he did not
sign the formal document"
"HOLD YOU AWHILE.s
A shout went up from the New
+, York delegation and Hadley quickl,
retored by shouting; mir. Ward doe.
not sign any paper merely to advanc,
the interests of a candidate because
; that man belongs to his faction and
regardless of the merits Of the case.
81 guess that will hold you for
while" shouted Finn from his seat
in the Pennsylvania delegation.
Hadley demanded that all the con
/. tested delegates be refused votes until
. their right had been passed on by thu
{ credentials committee. He insisted
/ that Congressman Wilson had mis-
represented some of the facts in the
! discussion yesterday of the Republi.
: can national committee precedents.
5 1--WE submit this question with only
this reservation" concluded Hadley
/ -
Q unlawfully here shall not be per
{ mitted TO vote on the question o
!. whether they shall be benefciaries o
1 the fraud which was committed il
their behalf"
q DOYALL OPENS FOR TAFT.
i For the Taft men. the argument wa
n opened by W. T. Dovall, of Seattle. III
# plunged right into the Washington
I contests saying that on the very da.
Y that the Washington convention wa
h held Colonel Roosevelt charged that
plot was afoot to steal Washington
o from him
q "That statement was outrageous
" false" declared Dovall He thei
Il repeated the argument made befor
- the committee in which IL was claim
r. ed that the Roosevelt men who wer
u ~ iAAF hllhNiiNf hOlAt0 lNt ftEhid
= convention and elected their dele
IS gates in mass meeting
d so long as we hold conventions.
b. said. Dovall I'VE must hold ther
e under regular rules. No man ca
g. claim a seat in a Republican conven
tion who does not attend the regula
z convention when called.
l. "It is utterly false that the state Z
/ Washington was ever carried b
O President Roosevelt
L. THE controversy arose over Kin
ID county, the largest county in the stat'
u The paid manager of the Rooseve
forces packed into q meeting Of III
p county central committee $50 me
II appointed by himself in order to cor
10 troll the comittee.
AZ This spurious committee disregard
" ed our mandatory law and appointe
al the election Judges and committees s
le that their forces could have oontro