Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-12
Roosevelt Men Shown to
Have BOItsd Regular
Convention.
HISTORY IS REPEATED
Two Sets Of Delegates Elected
to ChiCago-Begin Hearing
of California Contests.

Chicago, June 12.-When the repub-
lican national committee met today,
the first contest taken up was Ari-
zonas six delegat-s-at-large The his
tory Of the double convention at Tue
son was related by representatives of
both factions
samuel J. Elder, for the Taft fac
tion, said no primary law was in effect
when the state committee called the
state convention. Elder declared the
Roosevelt forces left the regular con
yentiun, which then organized peace
fully with CS of the 80 votes which
had been recognized on the temper
aTy roll"
PROTEST TEMPORARY CALL.
George L. Record. for the Roosevelt
forces, said Governor kIbby protested
against adoption OF the temporary roll,
which they did not believe legal. Two
conventions were then held, and the
s. notion uy Borah 10 seat the Roose-
welt DELEGATION was defeated after a
roll call had been refused.
ON viva yoce vote the Taft delegates
were given right 20 seats in the con
yentiou.
WOULD REOPEN CASE.
Before the Arizona case was taken
mp. Senator Dich. manager for the
Taft forces. sought To have rcopeud
the eleventh Kentucky case. in which
Roosevelt uG TAFT wcEe given one dele
gate each. Ormsby McHarg, contest
manager for Roosevelt. protested the
decision was irregular The discus
sion was deferred without action when
Chairman BCsowater suggested that
the matter be taken 10 the convention
The committee next took up the con
test in the Fourth district Of California.
nENEN GROWS EN'ITED.
a roll call was refused on Rorah' $
motion TO seat the Roosevelt dele
gates from the Fourth California
district. 1t vas defeated by viva
voco vote.
a roll call ON Estabrook's motion
to seat the TAFT delegates carried.
The national committee met q
vitrioIc arta,N from Governor Hiram
johnson Of California and Francis }.
Heucy uf san Francisco during the
heal.ug uf the California case.
'r'iUe rNrrT MNJ1KITN.
Tie discussion was opened by
FrcIyrlOA bo1yau. one of the Taft
contest managers. lie declared the
TAFT delegates had received a major
fly OF the votes in the Fourth dis
trict Under the California primary
law. however, right OF district rep
resentatiou was denied and the unit
rule" was applied TO the whole Cali
fornia delegation.
Governor Hadley asked Bryan If
he thought the call Of the republican
national convention superior 70 the
state law
ATTACH on CRANE.
"Wheu the state law interferes
with tta terms ur party law. the ma,
tioual committees ruling is su.
premc.' SAID Bryan.
Hency defended the Roosevelt
delegates ia % vigorous manner. He
Rssailed the members OF the com.
mittee. particularly on Senator Muir.
ray Crane Of Massachusetts. whom he
addressed as a man who had no re.
spectability TO lose
CALLED STOLEN GOODS.
Are YOU here 20 argue this case?'
demanded Chubb OF Florida.
no" shouted Heney Il came
here for the purpose OF apprising the
president bee is accepting stoler
goods II be takes these delegate.
when you give them TO him"
Rosewater told Heney 10 confin,
himself 10 arguments and not tail
10 the galleries" Hency then reaC
the following stiuEing statement
from Governor Johnson.
DECLINES TO APPEAR.
Il decline 20 appear before tn,
committee. will not submit 10 tria
To the title OF property by the THE
who steals ir The so-Called contes
in the Fourth district Is mythical. j
this committee can put two OF oul
delegates on trial. don't see wha
is 90 prevent them putting all o.
them on trial"
After the committee voted N.
Roosevelt faction down by a vote o.
- 20 1G. James \. Tawney declare,
that any action hv the committe,
which would recognize the power o.
the state 20 invade the distric
would establish preCefen
which would overthrow republican
principles " ard Rorah In a vigorous
speech. declared the committee wa
making it impossible for q repubn