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ý O.y . ANA, DAY MORNING3 JUNE 16, 1912, PRIl p~
t VOL IVILT TO CONVE TIN CITY+s,
SUP OFTAFT TO FRENZ OFm ALARM
SoTilu E S
ALORS
MACHINE CRUNCHES ITS WAY
AND ADDS FOURTEEN MORE
-TO HIS COLUMN.
vY IS VIRY ACTE
San Franoisoe Attorney Labels Ninth
Tennessee Case a "Clean Steal-
Streng Fights Today on Texas and
Wauhngten-dommittee May Con.
elude All Contests by Tonight.
Chlcago, June 14.-President Tart
releived today six delegates at the
bands, off the republican national
committee In contests with the forces
9p Roosevelt. To that number the
committee added eight by the local
fights: bttwepn Taft rival delegates.
Opposed to the day's gain of 14 by
lusident Taft was another empty
sheet for Roosevelt.
When the committee adjourned at
2:50 o'etock this afternoon the Texas,
Virginia and Washington contests re
enained as the struggles in which the
Roowsevelt leaders are to center their
strength tomorrow.
In the three districts where Roose
Velt contestants appeared today, the
colonel's partisans on the committee
voted against seating the Talt dele
gates, but the only strong comment
was on the decisialon of the Ninth Ten
hidasee case, which Francis J. Heney
iPJd Was a "clean steal."
.a*l* 4onats.t tram Alasks, was dis
posed of without 'argument, just be
tote a4jdtrnment. Credentials from
, contesting delegrtion elected at
Valdes May I9 had been received by
Secretary Hayward, but, the commit
tee' declined to consider them.
Taft Men Want Time.
The early termination of the day's
proceedings resulted from the desire
of President Taft's attorneys for more
time to prepar6 the cases Involving
the 80 contested delegates from Texas.
Colonel Ceoil Lyon, the Texas com
mnitteeman, said the Roosevelt forces
were prepared and desired to continue,
but former Senator Dick asked a. con,
tlnuance until tomorrow.
An attempt to take up the Virginia
and ,Washington cases met similar op.
position from the other side. Qrmsby
Moctarg, the Roosevelt contest leader.
said his side was prepared to present
the Texas cases but would not argue
the others.
By an agreement to consolidate the
Virglnia conteata and to attempt a
consolidation of the Washington oases,
it may be possible to present all the
remaining contests tomorrow.
The remaining contests include
those of Texas, Virginia, Washington,
the District of Columbia and the
Third district of North Carolina.
In .the Virginia the chief issue is
whether the conventions electing Taft
delegates were held in districts or
buildings from which the negroes were
exoluded. The Washingtpn contests
aenter about the control of the state
conventlion ,
The contested delegates In Texas
number 80; Virginia, 20; Washington,
14; in the District of Columla, t; and ,
in North Carolina, 2.
Of the contests confronting the
committee when it met today, those
from North Carolina, South Carolina
and Oklahoma were expected to take
but little timn, In the remaining
'North Carolina district, the Fourth,
the contest involved local issues and
no, question existed as to Colonel
Roosevelt's title, to the two delegates.
In the First South Carolina district,
the Taft l$oroee claimed that the
Roosevelt men bolted, while the op
posing delelation claimed to have
been. rulry and legally elected..
In the Third Oklahoma district, the
RooseWelt foroes deoclared the Taft
delegates were outnumbered and re
Shsed to goato the hall where the non
wention we. called to meet, boldlnl
their convention el.ewhere. The Taft
delelgate o0 the 9ther hand claimed
thW oontrolle4 and organised the
hir4 '44.t Lt 4onventlon and the
aoswrvelt wg ~ elte , * ,
In the TrodWegee contests, emnbra.
inS 'the ~(a.t, toecond, Ninth and r
Tenth, di.str0lts, bitter local fights oj
wee`ho via4e4 .Th delegations from
, " Tenthst dlectrt, were yi
4ot legelo neithe was W
W are said ts ide &1
*e.atltd+* ,tlili branlsatlon of ep.
SSM~probably involve
. Igb.$* gomut ttne will t
St eat poni
,Ceo.Z.yl~pno 'V
NOMINATING A PRESIDENT
tl
E DENOUNCES THEFT OF DELEGATES
0o
CAIFRNA CENRA COMT
Rosewater, chairman of the national committee at Chicago:
"The-republican state central committee of California denounces your shameful attempt to unseat two Roosevelt
delegates elected by a majority of 77,000 votes. Every decent republican in the state, whether he be for Taft or
for Roosevelt, is astounded at the political piracy. The election of the entire republican delegation was never
questioned in the state of California. There was no contest of any sort. Taft committeemen and Taft papers
accepted the result and declared repeatedly and publicly there could be no honest contest.
"A fictitious controversy was created solely and alone by Patrick Calhoun, indicted here with Abe Ruef for
bribery and franchise theft. We prosecuted and imprisoned men for those thefts in California. You have sanc
tioned and ratified similar thefts.
'All republicans of California indorse Governor Johnson and the duly elected delegates as the true representa
tives of the republican party. The republican state central committee of California denies the right of men al
ready discredited by the :cpublicans of their own state and yet sitting in the national committee, to presume to repre
sent the true republican party of the nation."
The message is signed, "The State Central Committee, by Charles R;. Detrick, secretary."
The sending of the message was ordered at a meeting of the executive committee of the state central committee.
BOODLE IS RETURNED
TO MR. M'KINLEY
BY NEGRO
"EXPENSE FUNID" IS SPURNED
BY COLORED DELEGATE
FPROM MISSISSIPPI.
Chicago, June 14.-The following is a
copy of a letter sent by flanks, colored
Taft delegate from Missisalppi, to Rep
resentative William McKiitey, manager
of the Taft campraign:
"In keeping with my suggestion of
yesterday I am returning to you here.
with the money placed in my hands at
your suggestlon, to defray traveling ex
pengee of some of the delegates from
iWsjsalsppl,
"It s. apparent that someone con.
nected with your oampaign has been
cont:nmally trying to discredit me e*
fore the country and' with my people
for some time.
'"When t wa itn Waahitgton a few
wek1 ago, Jopkipg after the new ted
eat aoprt bill tfr MlipLI pt, ,Pnd
4alled at your.hea dqrt.es, vour as
(Coztiauisd' on PWm Six)
ROOSEVELT LEAVES
ON WAY TO CHICAGO
New. York, June 14.-Colonel Hoose
velt'started for Chicago late today to
lead the fight for his nomination at
the reiubllcan convention. He left
on the Lake Shore limited at 5:30 and
is due In Chicago tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
The colonel said he was going In
response to a unanimous demand of
the Roosevelt delegates that he come,
"not as a candidate, but because for
the time being I stand as representing
the prinoliples for which the rank and
file of the republican party have over
whelmlngly decided Iprne stattes where
they have had an opportunity to ex
press their wishes In the primaries."
There were nine in the Roosevelt
party besides the colonel. The party
comprised Colonel and Mrs. ltoosevelt,
ex-Gover.nor Post of Porto Rico, i~'rank
~.arper, private secretary to Mr.
lR ooseelt, and Mrs. Harper. Theodore
Douglas Robinson, a relative of Mr.
Roosevelt, George B., Roosevelt, a
Scopuin, W. D. RIowland of tle Oultook
ptatf, and Kermit Roosevelt, the col
9 onel's seo6hd son.
They ogoplied an entire Pullman ear
a, nd In orde to accommodate the
U.t4' of nel2 paper men that accom
4.4ed tb' 4olonal, an additlonal oar
WUr 'attaehedi to the train.
The opginle .blossomed out today in
a 1 new hat of .sombrero, type,
pearl gray in hue. Another illN
tlnctive feature.' of his gurb we.va
a large bll, i twktle with whit dIlaM
onal stripes, which left littlI to hbi
seen of the' fitia liar turndown cllaitr.
The tolon'l, iacompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt atld Theodore too,'sevel't, Jr.,
Who went to thu qttlation to s.,e li
father off, left the colonel'a offi~ e tuo
enter a taxicab about half an hour bhe.
fore train tine. An army of photog.'
raphere anrtntp d the colonel nu Ia l
emerged fromn t'ile building. The col
dnel gaily waved the new u;mbrero t,
the onlookers as the machlno drew
away.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., surroundelt
by would-be interviewere after "ilte
train pulled out, slad, "No, my fathei
didn't have anythinlg to may."
After the colonel bad given out his
statement, efforts to obtain furthel
Information from him were unavulling.
Train Delayed.
Albany, N. Y., Jtee 14,.-A bouldnl
about two teet In dlamete# in the pati
of the train whloit is bearing C(olon
Roopevelt to Chloago brought his jour
nay to ail abrupt halt less than at
hour after it waribegrup at 5:80 p. m
The trai was trpffling at high speed
The locomotive *itoruko the boulder
which wds forced ilhd4~ the locomotiva
(Coptlnued pia p4ie Ir.)
GOLDEN STAE MEN
ARE DETERMINED
TO FIGHT
CALIFORNIA DELIGATION WILL
CARRY ON THE BATTLE TO
THE BITTER END.
Kansas ic'lty, Juno 14.--"We are go
Ing to (lch'iag to fght, for theu coating
ofl the I'lllfornl. dlogutous unseated by
the natLonal committoo and an long as
tllru Is uanythlllng in ()lcgo to fight
for we will kep It up"
Thtl was the deliloln tunight of the
ltoosevelt delegates from California
who passedu , through Kansas C ty un
rout to L, Chicago, wHere they will ar
rive tomorrow morning.
Measure. Advocated,
Among t1) th ng .which the dale.
gates will seek to have Inlorporated in
the' repullican platformn will be a de.
mand that the constitution of the
Unijted States boe nmondd more eMily,
They will auk that amondments be
submitted to the' lrect vote of the
peupie Insttaod of t6 the legislatures.
While Progressives Jubilate,
McKinley and His Crowd
Determine to Steal All the
Remaining Contested
Delegates.
Chicago, June 14.-While factional leaders were closeted
lin earnest consultation late tonight the lobby of the head
quarters hotel swarmed with arguing delegates, lesser poll
ticians.and hangerson. Every now and then from the
subdued murmur of discussion that swept the room there
would arise the vociferous tones of an indignant, excited
delegate denouncing the candidate he opposed. He would
have no trouble finding an opponent and soon the two
would be shouting arguments, didactic or profane, much to
,the entertainment of the half hundred who could get
within hearing distance by climbing on chairs.
Several times the bystanders were forced to interfere
with enthusiasts whose feelings were growing too bellig
erent.
Late tonight a squad of Roosevelt supporters filed into
the lobby armed with megaphones and a new Teddy song.
They lined up at one end of the room and attempted to
start their vocal fireworks. But a flood of jeers and hoots
from Taft supporters silenced them. The attempt to sing
degenerated into a cheering contest and soon the rival
squads were swinging through the lobby, arm in arm, el
;bowing, pushing and shouldering their way through the
crowd. Pandemonium broke loose and for a time the en
tire lobby seethed with a cheering, hat-waving mob. Over
in one corner a solitary'policeman leaned wearily against
a pillar.
No Compromise.
Washington, June 14.--President Taft sent the follow
ing telegram tonight to C. D. Hilles, his secretary, who is
directing the president's personal interests in Chicago:
"The report that I am in any way considering the possi
bility of a compromise candidate is wholly unfounded and
you are authorized officially to deny the report. With
confidence, I abide the iudament nf tho ....,,.._.._ s,
Chelt'am.ll Joun,' h 14 --ltllO ltnrn.
velt'. ainI on t art thil a fternoon frtom n
New Y.'llk It' InJct ll pIt'rmanlity i
into the bjattle of ,le, 'al tt'. at the re-I
iilhil'nn uilintion l e'nvin'l ln virtut ll n
ta,'s tilh' only topil of i'nvranion 1111
fiter lth l fiet tbe llnt rite known. T'he
p'rohlstlt etIffctt of hsl presenie htere ,
was the sutject of fr'i'i'ttnt alind 'in * I
Innt an vt.rioun is, the Identity of thie ,
-speaiker.
To the Taft IPlders the announcre
n lt (f ('clon l it, r l v lt', c'I)v ominI t
was in ithe ntature of "a red flag to ai
bill." Director McKinley of the Taft ~
entmpllgn management, Issued a state-.
mnent in which he declared uneqouivo- I'
(ally that the certain Taft strength n
ws 6594 'de'legatee---. more liotn ,a
enoullgh for a nominatlon. He and all
the other Tart leaders snad RIloocm
velt's coming was the surest ponlble
Indiantion of desperatlon and knowl
edge of lefent. tie said tlhat at nt
confereiner of the Roosf'velt poiufl
Thurlsday naftorooln their mnllst optt
nlliticl figuring showed1 7K volten hort
of the necemsnary 040.
More slgnifieant, however, war the
table of delegates figures which ac
compnnhid Mr. McKinlyv's statement
the 594 delegates whli'h he Ilnted In
the Taft column Iluhitded all the con
telntedl delegttlons Iiluon which the na
tioln i'om tllteCe kni yet to posS.
About the samel ttime rumorl were
current that thle Tnft Illmajority on the
committee hadl decided to give Taft
every remaining vote within their
power from the contests still pend.
Ing. l'nrly In the eventllg It was ex.
II'°tedl that a more' or leI form'Iail 'con
forer'nlce would be held Iofor thIi night
Wilas over to adopt this as a definillte
pilley.
With the Increaslng definlteness of
ithSre rumlors came an even more def.
Illle delretase of such "peace talk" a.
hlil softoned the situation In the pre
ci'iing 24 hours.
Whetn it became known that Ttoose.
velt was coming, some of hie eX
uberant adherents proposed a "trl
umpthal entry" for their candidate, but
this was Instantly dlscouraged oy
Henator Dixon and others experienced
In politics. They expressed the opln
Ion that such a procedure would be
unwise and would have effects quite
the opposite of those Intendedi. These
iounsels prievailed and up to a late m
hour tonight there were no plans for it
any special receptioin for Colonel ft
Roosevelt. I
Arrangements have been made for a
Roosevelt mass meeting next Monday VI
evening--the night before the conven. V
lion. It was said tonlht that Mr.
Roosevelt would be the only speaker. r
Whether he will be given opportu. it
nity to speak before the convention ft
depends upon whether he delroes to a
do so, Even his bitterest opponents tI
here concede tonight that so dle- u
tlngulshed 4 republican, formittly
president of the Unite, Wtates, must
be welcomed by the national conven- o
tlon of his party to 11 plaoe on the tl
platform, whatever might bt the
private feellngs of other prominent
members of the party 4gtar0ing his
Iihlitilii vhiwxs or position. It was
it k ,nown tonight whith'r Colonell
.l.,n,.el Vt would think It expdlient to
1att11 t4 lin iven~ltion in person,
\. r,,r M.r. 'Tuft, his principal rival
or th Inmllination, nobody hero has
I, 'I'Iilo tlhought that he will come
b, ('hi+,,go. It has been annotfnced
iy iu t, Iprsidelnt that under no olr.
I'UllaiNliiae,rs will he come here.
ime thing that happened nl the
'vening intterrupted the talk about
itosvelt'll trip. That was the ssu.
une from the Roosevelt headquarters
of what purported to be a letter to
ii)'tiltor McKinloey of the Taft ramn
itinII, from (7ha'les Banks, one of the
negro delegates at large fromn Mis
sissipil, seated by the nhtional com
mittee. yesterday and oredited to Taft.
In this iotter Banks purported to be
HARWRY S. NEW.
Harry 8. New of Indiana is chair.
man of the sub*oommittee on arrange
ments of the republioan national om*
mittee. New says he wishes to be ab
solutely impartial. The Roosevelt
foroes have been afraid of him, hew
ever, since he presented Mr. Taft with
160 complimentary tickets to the colt
vention and refused to give Mr. Reooig
velt any at ail,
returning to Mr. McKinley a sum o0
monoey alluded to in the letter as '%
tfw hutndred dollars" and referred to
as having been ad'tinced to him by
the Taft people for "expenses for
siomle of the delegates from dalssl.
sippi."
The Taft bureau at once took note
of the letter and its obvious impliipa
Iona.
Such talk as there, *:.
(Coantinued oi q R i, 1