Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
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TO FORCE fight


/ CHICAGO. ILL.,, June II. - Coming
with the force of clap of thunder
was the announcement made last night
that +. II. Cook, one of. the negro del
egates from Louisiana, has made an
affidavit that he has received an offer
of one thousand dollars to abandon the
cause of President Taft and cast his
vote for Mr.. Roosevelt.
This announcement, which was made
public by the Taft managers was Bit
terly denied by Mr.. Dixon. the man
ager for Mr.. Roosevelt. who declared
that It Is a campaign fake. pure and
simple"
No secret Is being made OF Mr..
RoOsevelts plans by those of his
friends who are keeping closely in
touch with the former President. They
say that the plans, adopted last night
litter n lengthy conference between
the leaders and Colonel Roosevelt him
self, at the hotel where the Rough
Rider has taken up his quarters, are
TO force "A fight on the floor of the
convention Tuesday morning as speed
lily as possible. This will be fought
through to the finish.
There was some hesitation on the
part of the Roosevelters as to just
what point should he chosen as the
object OF attack. but II was finally
decided that the fight should be made
upon the organization of the conven-
tion itself, and that under no circum-
stances shall II be allowed to organize
with the contested delegates seated on
the floor
The idea there Is to secure u roll
call AZ soon as possible after the con-
vention Is called to order tomorrow
morning. This will be undoubtedly
when Hiram Johnson, Governor of
California and head of that delega-
tion, attempts TO vote twenty six del
cgatcs or the entire delegation from
the Golden State for the temporary
chairman.
II is believed that the two delegates
from the fourth California district will
at once file a formal protest against
Mr.. Johnson's attempt. That will give
the Roosevelt forces their cue and the
first fight of the convention will be
on. The colonel's forces will at once
move that the temporary roll. as COM
piled by the national committee. shall
he rejected, and that n substitute roll.
which they have prepared. be adopted.
This substitute roll includes seventy
eight delegates from various States
and districts which Roosevelt claims
were stolen from him by the commit
tee, and would be sufficient. II carried
through, to give the colonel complete
control of the convention with what
he already has in hand.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. June 16.--With the
contests before the Republican nation
al committee practically closed, Pres
ident Taft finds himself In practical
control of the national convention at
least so far as the temporary roll is
concerned. He has forty-two dele
gates more than majority, taking his
claims made during the fight In New
Jersey, that he would have a ajor-
ity In the convention" as the basis
on which to figure. He has won six
more delegates during the contests
than he figured upon, reducing Roose-
vclts figures by that number and add
ing 1t to his own.
The last day of the fighting gave
him siXty-two to ROosevclt's six, and
Il total of 1856 to RoOsevelts 10. He
got the eight delegates at large as
well as those from nine OF the fifteen
congressional districts in Texas No
roll-call was taken In many cases, and
several times the vote OF the commit |
tee was unanimous.
One of the most sensational features |
of the days proceedings was prccipi-
tated by the denunciation of james
Kennedy, national committeeman from
Fargo, n. d., by Francis j. Hcney, the |
graft prosecutor of San Francisco. |
Kennedy made statement regarding |
one of the contested delegates from |
Texas to which Heney took exception, |
and when the committeeman replied |
icney called him liar. The incident |
came near ending in a. fist fight.
Miles Poindexter, Congressman from |
Spokane, Wash, also started SEN
sation at the committee meeting which |
threatened for "A time to disrupt pro-
ceedings. The question of the dispo- |
sition of the Washington delegation |
came up, and the Congressman, rails
Ing himself from his seat, declared In |
solemn tones that the whole nation |
shall be the judge of the cause of the |
ousted Roosevelt delegation from !
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