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were Henry L. Wasson. chairman Penn
sylvania Republican state committee:
Walter +. Brown. chairman Ohio state
committee: Borden F. Whiting. national
committeeman elect Of New Jersey; VIII
liam Allen White. national committee
man elect OF Kansas Meyer Lissner,
chairman California Republican state
committee and national committeeman
elect, r. Howell. national committee
man. elect OF Nebraska: Thomas Thorson,
national committeeman of South Dakota; !;
l. A. Caswcll, national committeeman
elect or Minnesota, Thomas Fl. Neighb-
hauS, national Ommitteeman-e elect OF
Missouri; Richard Pearson, national COM
mitteeman of North Carolina; George C.
PriStley, national committeeman of Okla
homa, William Seymour Edwards. ma
tional committeeman OF West Virginia
and Frank Knox. chairman Michigan
state committee.
The statement follows
I'VE denounce the. fraud by which the
discredited majority OF the Republican
national committee has made up tenn
porary roll OF the national convention,
and VIC deny the right OF the committee
20 make a roll that might result in
nomination that is effected BY dishonesty
and triclSery. We desire to serve notice
on the committee and on the convention
that the rank and file OF our party never
has permitted dishonesty in the party
machinery to be test of party regular
"
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postmaster at Hazelhurst, Ga, was ex-
planning why he would vote for Roose-
welt that Boone lost his temper and called
the disturbers IA bunch of Internal scoun-
drels.' The negroes advanced on Boone
whereupon he picked up a chair and liitod
1t menacingly into the air. Peacemakers
separated the combatants and Boone re-
tired Later he returned TO the hall and
apologiZed to the chairman.
Henry Lincoln Johnson. recognized
leader of the twelve negroes on the dele
CATION, said he thought Mr. Boone also
owed an apology to those men he had
designated as "scoundrelS Boone en- =
phatically declined to apologize,
The test OF the relatip strength Of Taft
and Roosevelt In the delegation came on
resolution that the chairman cast the
delegations entire vote as q unit for Taft.
j. G. Styles. j. u. Peterson and S. III.
Mincey. whose names were attached TO
the letter made public last night by
Roosevelt headquarters, voted yes.
The three admitted privately that they
had signed the letter under the misap-
prehension that the state leaders had gone
over to Roosevelt.
While the caucus was in progress cries
of "throw him ont: he don't belong in
here came through the door.
A moment later the door opened and out
came a negro wearing a Roosevelt badge,
propelled by dozen willing baids. The
negro was DR.. j. NJ Lewis OF Chicago
who said he was looking for Grier to tell
him that he had located A. y. Fluker, one
OF the delegates injured In a wreck early
was friendly to Roosevelt and that the
Taft forces were trying to hide him. Tho
Taft supporters denied they had tried "a
hide F1uker,
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Of the American people. II is our desire
to appeal from the biased. factiona de-
clsion OF r. national committee. a ma
jority OF whose members have been re-
pudiated By the Republican voters TO the
1000 uncontested delegates who repre-
sent the Republican party today.
I'VE are threatened with denial OF
the right to make that appeal. This
threat Will not be carried out unless you
at least taciuy consent to 1t, because
the majority Of the national committee
assume to be working under your lead
ership."
Most OF the contested cases are then
outlined TO the president, particular stress
being laid on those from Texas, Washing
ton and California.
The telegram concludes:
"These are but samples. We are WILL
ing to submit these cases to any court,
TO any arbitration board, to the 1000 un-
contested delegates, or TO any tribunal
except the benelciaries OF the fraudulent
decisions OF the national committee. In
our opinion the rank and file of the Re-
publican party Will neither tolerate nor
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Strenuous Reception.

CHICAGO. June 17.-Coloncl Roose-
velt's reception to the Roosevelt delegates
and alternates today was the most streh-
since he reached Chicago
Several times before the apparently
endless string OF enthusiasts had passed
him, he cried out: mot another man;
not another one"
He began the hand shaking with YIN
and enthusiasm, but after a half hour
face, his voice was getting weaker.
Once he flashed out in another ndig-
nant protest against The action OF the
national committee Of the California
contested delegate case He declared
there was never anything like IT,"
That's the kind OF action that makes
revolutions" he exclaimed.
Three HashIight photography. taken
within ten feet of Colonel Roosevelt.
helped to increase his nervousness and
make the long procession more than his
patience could endure. Finally he de-
clared:
Hold the line as It is and I'll pass
along It."
Policemen did the best they could to
hold It, and the colonel, with bodyguard
was hustled TO the back end OF the room.
up a private stair case and around
through the hotel corridors to the room
OF the Illinois delegation. where an "ex-
perlence meeting" was being held be-
AS Colonel Roosevelt was forcibly pro-
PEELED into this room. policemen pushed
tho crowd back. blocked progress down
the stairway and stopped every one. The
declaration of the guardian or the Illinois
could get in dispersed the crowd tenn
DOTarily.
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Committee Attacked.

We denounce the fraud by which
the discredited majority OF the Re-
publican national committee has made
up temporary roll of the national
convention. and we deny the right
OF the committee to make a roll that
might result In nomination that Is
effected by dishonesty and trickery.
We desire 10 serve notice on the
committee and on the convention that
the rank and file OF our party never
has permitted dishonesty In the party
machinery TO be test OF party regu-
larity.
(Signatures)
HENRY z. WASHON
Chairman Pennsylvania State Com
mittee,
WALTER BROWN
Chairman Ohio Ctate Central Com
BORDEN T, WHITING
National Committeeman elect OF New
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE,
National Committeeman OF Kansas.
MEYER LISSNER.
Chairman California Republican State
Committee and National Commit
teeman- elect
r r. HOWELL.
National Committeeman elect, Me-
THOMAS THoRsoN.
National Committeeman. South Da-
kota.
l. A. CASWELL.
National Committeeman Minnesota.
THOMAS *. NIEDRINGHAUS,
National Committeeman, Missouri
RICHMOND PERSON,
National Committeeman. North Caro-
lima.
GEORGE r. PRIESTL.Y.
National Committeeman, Oklahoma.
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS,
National Committeeman. West vir-
ginia.
FRANK KNOX,
Chairman Michigan State Central
Committee.
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Texas to Lead Battle.

But il is Texas that is to lead the
real battle. when the time comes for
force. The twenty six unseated support :
ers Of Colonel Lyon will lead the rush
The colonel is to see that they get seats
in the convention and he Is not afraid
but tha, they will come when he whis-
tles-lf they can.
There arc other details Of the Roose-
Welt plan. First OF all. the doors of the
convention hall are TO be stormed II
that can be effected. A mob is to howl
at the entrances force, crowd and in
tinidate. # the Roosevelt men are not
permitted to enter.
But anyone who guesses that the Taft
leaders have made no preparations TO
stop the Roosevelt battle plan Ia mis-
taken. They are the best OF all pre-
pared to meet force. The 500 police and
the unknown number OF United States
rnsrshals Is the answer to any demonstra- =
ton with arms or ists No detail In
their preparations to head of any erup-
ton OF that sort has been overlooked.
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Will Ignore Taft Pair.

The Roosevelt Californians will en-
tIrely ignore the presence of Tryon and
Meyerfeld. There may even be an ef-
fort to put Wheeler and Bancroft in the
seats OF the two Taft men. In any event
Wheeler and Bancroft will be In the
seais OF the aIternates ready for any
emergency.
The .'slide' To Roosevelt that seemed
to be starting Yesterday did not gather
SNOWFALL increasing proportions today.
There were claims OF converted dele
gates-mostly negroes-and counter
claims that the conversions had not
taken place.
But there was less thrill less excite
ment. less singing and marching than
on previous days The Roosevelters bot
tied their enthusiasm for the big meet
ing at night. and there never has been
any Taft enthusiasm at any stage OF
the play. So the day before the big fight
has been generally voted stupid, vacant
and forlorn.
Tomorrow. what? Perhaps some
broken heads. Perhaps bolt and the
splitting of the old Republican party.
Certainly much throbbine of hearts and
straining of voices in one of the greatest
conventions OF all American history.
California s statement OF her case for
the Roosevelt delegates was prepared
by Assemblyman C. G. Young OF Berke-
ley. former Mayor Clinton l.. White OF
Sacramento and Francis j. Heney law
yers all, Then Chester n. Rowell OF
Fresno, editor, was commissioned 20 boil
the work down TO shape, When all the
work was done. this was the way the
case In the Fourth district was put be-
fore the delegates:
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Plan Is Roosevelt s,

And so determined is Colonel Roose-
Welt TO carry out that plan that he has
given to Governor Deneen as the alter
native TO accelssng his share OF the bur-
den of carrying u out. the ultimatum
that he, Roosevelt. Will put an indepen-
dent candidate for governor OF Illinois In
the field against Denccn and beat him
for election. And the Illinois delegation
oattled for eiSh, hours today over the
question of whether they would accept
the Roosevelt plan without amendment.
Let II be understood that so close is
the count of noses by the Rooseveltians
themselves that they regard the consoli-
dated cooperation Of Illinois as essen
tLal to the success Of their plans
And when the eight hours struggle in
the Illinois delegation was ended no
man was sure just what that delegation
will do when II gets on the floor of the
convention.
Governor Deneen claimed that no more
than eight OF the fifty-eieht would back
away from the full Roosevelt programme.
The Roosevelt instructed but Taft heart
ed members insisted they would have at
least twelve and perhaps twenty 20 op-
pose the Roosevelt scheme OF taking vio-
lent control II peaceful domination Il de-
MED.
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BAT Tie BEGINS
AF TER OPENING
PRAYER IS MADE
Governor johnson of Califor'
mia Promises Lively Time in
Republican Convention as
Soon as the Blessing
Is Asked.
BY EDWARD II. HAMILTON
y international News Service.

pS -NeWh s'eiNlCe'
~ HICAGO. June 17.-''If there is 10
be prayer, that prayer may gel
through IN peace. But after that
~ the fighting will begin at onco."
So declared Governor Hiram w
johnson OF California this evening when
asked how soon the clash would come In
tomorrow's convention. The governor
smiled in glee at the thought Of combat
for one Johnson dearly loves the fray
the wading In with both fists: the punch
Ing of heads (of course In metaphor) and
the knockdown and dragout OF poll
tics.
"Wnl California lead the fight?" was
a natural question.
~ don't know that California will lead
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midst Of hard fight" I said to him
at the Blackstone.
"Oh. I am n man OF peace-always a
man OF peace" he said with a smile.
What do you propose 10 do in this2N
"Oh, | shall go In and take my seat,
Then ! shall cast my vote That Is all.
/ am not going, to hit anybody or call
anybody names"
where's f. ii, Tryon, yomr col
Ieague?'
'fHe was to have been here today but
now T understand he. is not coming until
tomorrow But well both be in our
seats
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PROTEST IS MADE
TO THE PRESIDENT

CHICAGO. June 17.-At mass meet
ing OF uncontested Roosevelt delegates.
called together after II o'clock tonight.
a thousand word protest was wired to
President Taft against "the announced
intention OF Victor Rosewater, chairman
OF the national committee, TO allow the
contested delegates to vote on their own
cases"
The meeting was attended by all who
could be drummed together at the late
hour and all were Invited to sign the
document.
Mr., Taft is asked to use the weight OF
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Called on Roosevelt.

The Celifornans made call on r
in the morning and shook him py his
moist. engaging hand. Then that dele
cation issued itS statement OF its own
case against the national committee. nut
II in printed form. sent II to every dele
cation and appointed missionaries fo
visit those delegations supposed TO he
waVerins or unfr'endly and ask them to
stand by the far western state In the
effort to keep Its delegation of twenty
six intact under the leadership OF Gov
ernor Johnson.
Orpheum circuit man, one OF tho ,we
TAFT delegates seated In place of Charles
5. Wheeler and Philip Bancroft. has ar.
fight and bludgeoning. but very midi
says he will take his seat in the dsie
cation and cast the vote.
We'll. you're going right into tho
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his influence in this crisis to prevent such
action by Mr.. Rosewater. II is claim ed
by the protestants that there are about
seventy-five delegates who arc geperaIIy
regarded as not honestly entitled To vote
in the convention. II is urged as con-
trary to justice and 10 parliamentary law
that these contested delegates vote on
their own cases. They Will in effect SO
vote. says the protest. 'if they vote on
the temporary organization of the con-
yention."
The protest proceeds;
nomination by convention so
mads up could not command the respect
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Delegates in Accident.

CHICAGO, June 17,-More than a score
of men and women. among whom were
members of the Georgia Taft delegation
10 the Republican national convention.
We're injured today, some seriously, in a
collision between "A Pennsylvania passen-
ger train and several empty coaches in
the yards OF the union station here. TWO
locomotives were partly wrecked and
windows in several Of the coaches were
shattered.
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GEORGIANS IN LINE
FOR THE PRESIDENT

CHICAGO, June i7.-Twenty-six OF
Georgia's twenty-eight delegates to the
national convention. including all the ne
eroes. went on record for Taft at the eau
Gus OF the delegation today. Clark Grier
and J. II. Boone. both white delegates,
served notice that they Intended 10 dis
regard the instructions and vote for
Roosevelt
Several OF the negro delegates became
80 dssorderly while Mr., Boone, who Is
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BOLT ARRANGED
BY ROOSEVELT
FACTION CHIEFS
Seeing They Have Not Votes
Enough to Control Conven-
ton, They Decide on
Radical Action.
Continued From Page One.)

physical fight begin on the floor OF the
convention. and then carried to the plat
form.
Alabama has been picked TO start the
skirmishing. with the rough and ready
but unseated Texans behind Colonel Cecil
A. Lyon TO do the real storm!nG when
the signal is given,
And in the melee Senator William T..
BorAh is upon the programme to snatch
tho gavcl from the slender hand of the
diminutive Victor Rosewater- and take
control
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The following residents of q
been appointed sergeants'at
the Republican national
Harry s Joseph, f. II. Csl5
Miles, George II. Toolson, Va
Moronl Heiner, Gerwin L.
M. Ashton, j. a Brown ana ;
lin, Among ,hs other rss'cesl
In attendance at the convan-
fessor Enoch Jorgenscr. ~
son, Keith Mortensen, Me
Maud May Raocock. seh,
Gardner. John Eendricgsoh'
and DR.. George Thomas
Utah delegates tonlgnt ~
Roosevelt meeting at tne Apss
after hearing Colonel RooSv'
were unanimous In the e.
case he fails 20 receive M
he will bolt the convenlloh
third party.
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Lineup in Illinois.

CHICAGO. June 17.-At second cau-
Gus tonight lorty-one members OF the Iii
nols delegation voted to support any can
didate for temporary chairman presented
by the Roosevelt faction, II was assumed
that the candidate wousld be Senator Bo-
rah. Six voted IN favor OF Senator Root.
four did not vote. and seven were absent,
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Strong Protest.

CHICAGO. June 17,-Members and
members elect OF the Republican national
committee and four state committee
chairmen. thirteen in all. in public
statement today denounced the action Of
the national committee in making up the
temporary roll call OF tho national con-
yention.
The protestants who signed the protest
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Hadley to Begin Fight.

Five minutes after the convention is
called to order tho fight VIII start Fol
lowing the PRAYER by Father Callaghan,
and the reading Of the call OF the ma
tional convention. Governor Hadley OF
Missouri Is 20 offer minority report
from the national committee members
who were road rolled. demanding that
the seventy-eight delegates in contest
shall not be allowed TO take part In the
proceedings until the convention is per-
nanently organized.
Rosewater will rule the report out OF
order, and Hadley will appeal from The
decision and demand a rollcall,
The call on the first state-Alabama-
VIII bring on the riot. Two seats from
that state-for the, Ninth district-are
among the seventy eight. Rosewater and
the whole Taft crowd will Insist on their
right 10 vote the Roosevelt forces will
resist, the uproar will be started and In
its midst Borah will grab the gaveI and
take command That is The Roosevelt
scheme, as coolly planned as "A naval
demunstration has ever been planned by
\ board Of StrJtegv
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How loose Will Vots.

Colonel Loose will vote d
nomination Of Taft on thst
lot, but probably Will no, n
on any succeeding ballot CD
will vote for the Temporary
chosen by the Roosevelt firu|
other seven delegates from ul
strong for Taft, and will yol.
tor Root for temporary chain
G.. r. Hollingsworth Of q
been chosen as an honorary 4
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BREAK IN T71fI'
DELEGAT|lIFlI
PLAN Of ll|
SAID TO Interpret lnst.l d
to Mean He Must VII Nj
Taft Only on Fiji IN
Ballot. fsr'
WILL OPPOSE ROOM d
TEMPORARY CHAM Il
Senator smoot Chos,n I'D
man of Delegation nd
James M. petersu 81
| Richheld secrstae HI
BY T. v. FITZ es,

By F. v. r1Tz eslp|
Special to The Tribune
THIcAGos H.. Jun, l,-,]
4 Gus OF Utah delegates hss1
, ernoon, United c,..
~ Reed smoo, wa, ,, sas
and James NJ. ps,.,,.
Held, secretary Of III. % r.,'s
The only alternate NO,
convention is B. R. Mcn.,'s
ana IN his place the deler,,I.'
en- Benner X. Smith NJ CAL,
Taft supporters wer. cha,
the standing committee, - !.
Ton by the Utah deleeat..
William spry will reprsa.r,
credentials committee
Joseph Howell on the comr',.1
manent organization. upl,sd e'
ator Sutherland on the 60
resolutions and Judge Jacob n
the committee on rule, ~
business.
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electors who elect 9 n,
chosen by the state ~
delegates who nominate II
be chosen In the same ss'. =.
was prepared before tne
national committee was i9c,I,' "
was passed before 81 Y' ~ d
that call was received ~
From the Language ,Ii.,si,, p, ~
telegraphed by Call,UI1is,s. al,,,Ii,s.
sentative on the coIn -
understood that there T ~i1
conflict between tho Sls e.
law. However, It Is .,II s%I
add that the law =. m /
have been passed u"
form in any case
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There's many An auto bargain ar.
ranged by means of The Tribune IS
Want Columns The changing of makes
and models. trading securities for au-
tos-all such information forms part of
The Wants.
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smoot to Notify Nomlps

United States Senator s,,s !
represent Utah on the conr3as|
~ the successful candldat. ,y
Of his nomination. UnItH ~.
tor George Sutherland Win /,
like service for the yic. =
nominee. Colonel c. E. Losp
aninously reelected a msn,-|
national committee from Ih
Loose Is strong Roossyd. \
and he announced that In tisl
the denomination OF Preslds.
would resign from the ratl,zr|
tee. He declared. however, u
was the nominee OF the corJu
would work for his electl0
not consistently serve on ss|
COMMITTEES under tho ciycunssI
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Issues in California Case.

The national Republican commit
tee has refused to recognize the Gre
dentials Of the secretary OF the
state OF California as to two OF the
elected delegates from that state on
MIA provided for the election OF all
the delegates by the state at large
instead Of electing part OF them at
large and part OF them by districts.
At the California primary election.
there was. as provided by law. one
group of twenty-six candidates run
ming at large as Taft delegates,
These candidates were not segre-
gated on the ballots hy districts and
voters OF the entire state All the
candidates for delegates sssented to
this law, by qualifying 10 run. and by
running under IT., and the candi-
assented to It. by filing over their
signatures their approvals OF the
lists of delegates running under their
respective names, President Taft
was the first candidate to thus send
in his approval, and thus became
party to the election under the pro-
visions of the law.
The Roosevelt delegates were elect
ed by nIajorities averaging over $4,000
and their election was accepted by
everyone In California. including the
Taft committee, the Taft newspapers
and the candidates themselves. Ger
tificates Of election were issued TO
them by the secretary OF state. which
are the only certificates issued to
or presented by any claimants from
California. Subsequently A contest
against two OF the elected delegates
was inspired from outside the state
and the national committee. on that
contest. has unSeated the two dele
gates named in the contest and has
seated the two defeated candidates
named as contestants,
Three OF the Roosevelt delegates,
Hiram ". Johnson. Charles S. Wheel
er and Philip Bancroft, were resi-
dents OF the Fourth congressional
district. comprising roughly the
northern half OF the city OF San Fran
cisco. Three OF the Taft delegates,
Abbie e. krebs, Morris Meyerfeld,
Jr,. and z. ". Tryon. were likewise
residents of the Fourth congressional
district, though, like all the other
candidates, they were voted on in
the whole state at large.
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Preparing for Bolt.

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE Oklahoma
delegation today recognized the possibil-
ity bolt and in caucuses by a vote Of
Is TO defeated a resolution binding IL
self 10 support the nominee of the con-
vcntfon for president and vice president
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support nomination made by delegates
seated In this fraudulent manner. In
this crisis in the history not only of the
Republican party, but OF free govern
ment, will you remove this blot from
the Republican party, by calling on your
supporters in this convention to disavow
this action Of the national committee?"