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Thousands Yelled Bands Played Popular Airs
as the Colonel Stepped From the Train.
CHICAGO
GREETED
FRENZIED WOMEN
PRESSED NEAR HIM
Forced to Seek Refuge in
Hotel
CHICAGO BAD PLACE
FOR PEOPLE TO STEAL
Such Was Bough Eider'i Tens Com-
ment in Address Delivered Bela-
tive to Disposition of Cali-
fornia Votes.
(Associated Press Report.)
CHICAGO June 15. Distinct and un-
mistakable was the change in the atmos-
phere which followed the arrival of Col-
onel Roosevelt In Chicago today. If feel-
ing had been Intense before It became ex-
plosive and In every quarter of the con-
vention crowd It was plain that It would
take very little to precipitate an outbreak.
Something of the piercing quality of
the famous "rebel yell" characterised the
mapping cheers which Interrupted Roose-
velt's speech from his hotel balcony
shortly after his arrival. In the midst
of that crowd the note of truculent de-
' fiance stood forth on California's ban-
ner:
. "California refuses to try title to prop-
'erty before the thief who stole It" and
'Mr. Roosevelt caught up the note and
'made It the key of his speech.
Crisis Near at Hand.
The feeling that matters had come to
some kind of a crista permeated both
factions.
Rumors of hotheaded plans were given
somewhat serious attention by officers
Some of these rumors untraceable to
' their sources went so. far as to suggest
the possibility that the antl-Taft people
rrnight attempt to take possession of tha
convention hall Monday night that -there
Might be efforts to' prevent the oonven
. tlonfrom perfeellng' organlsaUn. y .
lily tn the day tha aemCTtrc adrnn.
tatBWtteB-pUW cltji of Chteaga wat taken
J Into aw)M-0M&mii asured
the off loam In -chars Of the convention;
; arrangements :ltt-'"! ti; $tg bolc rer
amply abhj preeerve Order Chief of
PoHeeMcWenny- It Is said weutd male
tils headquarters iTonday In. the Coliseum
which would be tarned over to the custody
of the polio The chief declared that If
any "rough house" tactics were attempted
lb -would be prepared to throw 150 police-
men hi front of the stage within one
'minute.
Unprecedented Situation.
He would be a brave man who under-
took to say tonight what a day what an
hour or minute might bring forth. The
fact Is tliat there Is a situation here
unprecedented In American politics and
ho human being can tell what will be Its
outcome. The hottest battles in former
conventions In any party seem almost In-
significant compared to that which Is
culminating here.
It Is Impossible to question the acces-
sion of confidence on the part of antl-Taft
forces which dated from the. arrival of
Colonel Roosevelt. Whether It had sub-
stantial foundation no one can say. Col-
onel Roosevelt himself came on the scene
emlllng. waving his now famous hat to
(he cljeerlng crowds and If his confi-
dence was feigned It bore all the appear-
anoes of reality.
Left Train Amid Cheers.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the La
Salle street station at 1:57 p. m. He was
greeted with cheers Dy the many who
crowded the station then he hurried Into
waiting automobile and was driven to
the Roosevelt headquarters.
The crowd cheered wildly as Roosevelt
tepped from the train and was greeted
by the Roosevelt leaders. Bands crashed
Jnto popular sirs and the crowd surged
forward as the automobile left the sta
tion.
"' When Colonel Roosevelt reached the
hotel through the crowded streets he was
met by frenzied admirers. Women strove
with men to reach his side. Buffeted
about the colonel made his way to the
levator and to his room.
Waved His Hat Right and Left.
His hat was In the air throughout the
automobile ride from La Salle street
station to the Congress hotel waiving
acknowledgment of the cheers that
marked the former president's progress.
Mr. Roosevelt declared tonight he had
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MOVE TO PROBE AND REORGANIZE
THE TEXAS G. 0. P. WAS TABLED
Action Taken on Suggestion of Taft Man After Lyon Had
Hurled His Defi to Committee.
- iA6tti Press Ktcrt.)
CHICAGO June 15. A resolution pro-
viding for a subcommittee to Investigate
and reorganise the republican party of
Texas was Introduced in. the. republican
National - committee meeting .today 'fey
Thomas L. Devine of Colorado. .
Tha notion was tabled after soma sharp
Interchanges. ' J ' . -
Colonel ."Cecil A. Lyon danounoed tha
plan as an attack upon himself.. . . ;
'Tit t back' hay four years from
now" n aeciared. i TTotr men who t-
udlated here today hara mogta
TO WIN T.R. MUST
GAIN MANY VOTES
Southern Taft Men Cummins' and
la Follette's Votes His Only
Hope Say Politicians.
(Associate! Press lit pert.)
CHICAGO June U Hundreds of dele-
gates reached here today from all part
of the country.
Fifty Cummlngs adherents newly ar
rived from Des siolne declared that tha
Iowa vote of sixteen for Taft and ten for
Cummins on the first ballot would be re-
served on succeeding ballots. State Ben-
ator McCall said that the second ballot
would show twenty-four for Cummins and
two for Taft from Iowa. "
The New York delegation arrived goday.
To win the nomination Colonel Roose-
velt must either break Into the Taft ranks.
as they appear near the settlement of the
last of the delegate contests by the Na-
tional committee or get the aupport of
the La Follette and Cummins delegates
or both. His followers are enthusiastic
in their belief that he and Uiey together
can sweep the convention.
Roosevelt to Take Charge.
Everything pertaining to the Roosevelt
fight will be decidedly under the super-
vision committee. Roosevelt leaders said
It was principally to have his personal
advice at first hand that they urged him
to come. Also It is planned to have him
ki personal touch with delegates who
have been counted nominally as Taft sup-
porters but who are regarded as possi-
bilities for the Roosevelt side. A ma-
jority of these come from the South.
The leaders hare arranged no fixed
plan of activities for Colonel Roosevelt
while here. He will take personal charge
of his campaign.
There Is but one exception to the per-
sonal freedom and that Is Monday ntght'a
mass meeting. Here the former presl-
lent Is scheduled to deliver a lengthy ad-
dress. All speakers who were to appear
at that meeting have- been told their
services will not be deeded. It Is. said he
will remain in Chicago i until after the
convention. This In . itself Jg ndi i sv de-
parture from- the. apteff iroeedure. of
at ad!0at a t? urftUn jnuob.food.
sT-WIH Attn Convantlaa.- " '
l sems trouble hk will" attend ei-
ilons of .thf vwitfon. ' Hl follower
insist that If h attends tha convention he
will make a speech. Bueh an address
would give opportunity tor a stampede of
the variety that was feared even by Col-
onel Roosevelt himself four years ago.
Roosevelt followers are hoping that such
an opportunity will arise.
The task of physical preparation for the
convention practically Is finished. Mon-
day morning there will assemble at the
building hundreds of ushers' messengers
page? doorkeepers and assistant ser-
geants at arms who are to care for the
crowd to receive the necessary training
and Instructions.
Tonight every chair of 11188 that are
to seat the delegates alternates candi-
dates correspondents and the few favored
private citizens will be In Its place. Dec-
orations have been completed.
Back of the Coliseum hall In the base-
ment of the annex wores of telegraph In-
struments are already In place. Two tele-
phone exchanges have been Installed on
the main floor annex.
A temporary hospital with a full surgi-
cal equipment has been constructed with-
in easy reach of the convention audito-
rium and police headquarters have been
opened In the rear of the hall.
Will Have Instruction Drills.
At 10 o'clock Monday morning there will
be gatherings of convention participants
for Instruction and drill. The hundreds
of ushers who are to handle the seating
of the crowds will meet with William B.
Austin of Chicago president of the Hamil-
ton club and chief usher. The deputy
sergeants at arms pages and messengers
numbering several hundred more will
meet with Colonel Edwin P. Thayer chief
assistant sergeant at arms to learn their
duties. At an uptown hotel at the same
time Lafayette i . G tason W New York
the prospective secretary of the conven-
tion will meet with the assistant secre-
taries reading clerks and tally clerks to
Instruct them In their duties and appor-
tion the work.
Assistant Chief Herman Schuettler of
the Chicago police department will be In
charge of the 250 policemen who will aid
the cunvention authorities. All entrances
to the building will be roped off and
guarded by mounted policemen.
'From the poTlce station in the rear In
which the assistant sergeant at arms will
be located a telephone system runs to all
parts of the great building. Assistants
will be In touch with Colonel Thayer or
with Assistant Chief of Tollce Schuettler
from all parts of tlie building.
Under Charles A. Hanson of Baltimore
the chief doorkeeper will be 100 trained
and well paid men to prevent the forcing
of doors by outsiders or the use of un-
lawful or forged tickets.
you been repudiated by your own
States"
' The motion Was finally tabled on tha
suggestion of a Taft member shutting
oft a speech Francis J. Heney had start-
. ed. Mr. Heney accused Chairman Rose-
water of recognising no one but a 'machine-made
.hand-picked crook." .
f "Tha chair' recognises the gentleman."
retorte4 Rosewater. . . t " .; .
Colonel Lyoh declared' that it tha com-
.mitts persisted in the way "it was going;
4bera would bs a repetition of "thai his
Jtorio tocMent toA fnmwa f-
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BLEEDING SCRLPiQF CECIL LYON
vi CpmihtearEMncGrgor Now Slated tot National Committeeman
of Lone Stir State and Is Good as Elected C K. McDowell
May Be Next State Chairman of Republican Party.
(Hoiuto Post Sttff Special.)
"Wo presented these rwenty-two dis-
tricts on their merits as well as the con-
test over the eight delegates at large
and we are wen satisfied with the Na-
tional committee's action." H. F. Mae-
Gregor. "The majority of tha National com-
mittee had made up Its mind to steal
these Texas votes for Taft and they did
so without regarding facts affidavits or
agreement. We yet have an appeal to
the credentials committee. The proceed-
ings today were an outrage." Judge H.
L. borden of Houaton speaking for Cl-
cll A. Lyon.
"It Is the last effort of a lot of broken
down political hacka to wreck tha re-
publican party." Senstor Borah of
Idaho.
CHICAOO June 15. Above are the
views that were expressed regarding the
action of the republican National com-
mittee In considering the Texas con-
tests when kt 6 o'clock this afternoon
the last case had been disposed of after
a solid day given over to 'the washing
of the soiled linen of the Texas repub-
lican organlxatjon. As a result of the
deliberation the eight delegates at large
went to Taft. as did the two delegates
In each of the First Second Fourth
Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth and
Fourteenth contested districts.
Two Delegate for Roosevelt.
Out of the generosity of their hearts
the National committeemen gave Theo-
dore Roosevelt the two delegates In the
Third and Fifteenth districts. In the
Third the Taftltes made no argument
and permitted It to go by default. In
the Fifteenth it was held -that the Roose-
velt people had outvoted and outnum-
oerad the Taft adherents and the Roose-
velt delegates were seated. .
At the very outset ' it was apparent
that this was a. fight primarily waged
against State Chairman and National
Committeeman Lyon. The Taft forces
were after Colonel Cecil's scalp and
according to their figures tonight they
have it dangling at their belts.
MacQregor to National Committee.
H. K. MacQregor Is now slated for Na-
tional -committeeman and Is as good as
elected.
C. K. McDowell of Del Rio Is down in
the cards 'for State chairman If the antl-
Lyon forces can continue their control In
the Lone Star State Mr. McDowell ar-
gued the case of the Taft forces this
afternoon in tha Fifteenth - district con-
teat and he unmercifully flayed the
Sherman man. H Implored the National
committee "to remove from our books
this burden in the form of Committeeman
Lyon which .Is wrecking the party . in
Texas."' '
As for. Colonel Lyon be is sorely dis-
appointed. He bad hoped and planned
tft save out ' th wreck sufficient
strength to assure bar Ts-sisetldn to the
National committee and he kept up a
violent flirtation o the very last with his'
members on tha National mni
rnlttee in th hope that they would stand.
ny nun on a majoruj oi us ooaisst ana .
LBttt Otalma- BtMti.M I
seal . nis aewaiea. v -v . -
THE RESpUE-TOO LATE
AT
Of
Crane are taking no chances and while
they way have a friendly feeling for Lyon
they have only hatred for 'the man whose
cause he Is championing.
Vote on Committeeman.
The Taft men claim they have thirty
to thirty-five voios out of the forty given
t Texas that will be cast against Lyon
and In favor of the Houston man when
the State delegation meets next week to
elect a National committeeman. Mr.
MaeGregor appears confident of his vic-
tory. He declined to discuss the State
chairmanship saying that matter will be
settled later.
The delegates today ordered seated in
the temporary convention are: For Tap
at lurge H. F. MaeGregor. Houston; W.
C. Averllle Beaumont; C. K. McDowell
Del Rio; J. E. Lutx Vernon; J. K. Elgin
Ban Antonio; W. II. Love McKlnney; W.
M. McDonald Fort Worth; O. W. Bur-
roughs Fort Worth.
First I)lstrlr-t.-Phll B. Baer Paris;
R H. Harrison Texarkana.
Second. -Qeorge W. Eason Nacog-
doches; C. L. Kutt Beaumont.
Fourth. A. L. Dyer Cellna; M. O.
Sharp Denison.
Fifth. Eugene Marshall. Dallas; Har-
rys Beck. Hlllsboro.
Seventh. J. H. Howley Galveston; H.
L. Price Palestine.
Eighth. C. A. Warnken Houston;
Spencer Graves Richmond.
Ninth C. M. Hughes. Wharton i M. M.
Rogers. La Grange.
Tenth -II. M. Moore Austin; F L.
Welch Taylor.
Fourteenth. J. M. Opperfhelmer Ban
Antonio; John MameL Lampasas.
Roosevelt delegates seated were'
Third. F. M. Hopkins Alba; J. L. Jack-
son Tyler.
Fifteenth J. C. Scott Corpus Christ!;
T. J. Martin Stafford.
Five Uncontested Districts.
There were five uncontested districts
and three of these are conceded to Roose-
velt while In the Sixth district Taft and
the colonel have been given one vote each.
This gives the Oyster Bay whirlwind
eleven out of the forty Texas votes and
It Is said lie may pet one or two mora
when the fight in the convention gets
hot.
In the Eleventh district four delegates
and four alternates had been elected and
the National committee was asked to
straighten out this tangle which It did
by naming Dr. C. C. Baker and Dr. B.
G. Ward as delegates and J. W. Cocke
and Tom Darling alternates. This slight-
ly disconcerted the MaeGregor followers.
THE WEATHE&.
(Associated Press Retort.)
WASHINGTON June 15. East Texas
and Louisiana Local shower Sunday or
Sunday night somewhat cooler In In-
terior. Monday probably fair.
Oklahoma Local showers and thunder-
storms and somewhat coaler Sunday;
Monday fair.
West Texas Fair Sunday except show-
ers and cooler In afternoon or night In
northeast and extreme north portions;
Monday fair.
' Forecast for Houston and vicinity to-
day;' Unsettled probably showers.
Temperature and precipitation at Hous-.
ton for twenty-four hoar ended at 7 -p.
m. yesterday: ' V
Maximum 91 minimum 77 ' '
Precipitation .00. ' ' '
fuafft totof-W. as ln-Zlli
MnCGREGOR
. who had secretly opposed Bakr but they
claim he can not prevent Lyon's defeat.
Tha National committee decided the
First. Second and Third district contests
unanimously but on all the others stood
divided fourteen to twenty-one.
Francis J. Heney the California boss
buster created some excitement by rush-
ing out of the committee room and de-
claring any statement that the commit-
tee was deciding these conteats with una-
nimity was not true. He then dashed
back to the committee room and getting
the floor repeated his charge. It was
then pointed out to htm that the unani-
mous votes had been cast while he was
at lunch and this forced the California
scrapper to round up the newspaper men
and withdraw his original statement.
However he continued His denunciation
of the Taft men on Aie committee. He
said repeated efforts were made to force
a roll call but the Roosevelt minority
was unable to accomplish this.
"Thesa Taft men" said he "know
these Texas contests are so rotten they
are ashamed to go on record when they
seat the Taft delegate."
Heney Referred to Houaton.
Referring to the Houston convention
and the Eighth district contests he de-
clared the Taft forces did not have a leg
to stand on In this case and that by every
ruie of right the Roosevelt delegation
ought to have been seated. "They did
not have nearly as strong a case In that
district as they did In the Third In which
the Roosevelt delegates were seated" he
said.
Regarding this latter district It was
permlttod to go by default by the Taft
people who failed to have a man present
to submit an argument. Had they done
so the result might have been different.
But it was admitted In advance by the
Taft forces that their weakest cases were
In the Third and Fifteenth districts.
The Eighth district contest was argued
for tho Tatt delegates by C. A. Warnken
and for the Roosevelt forces by Henry L.
Borden. The only surprise In this case
was the presentation of an affidavit by
Judge Borden signed by T. M. Kennerly
of Houston Mr. Warnken's law partner.
In which a history of the two-ring circus
convention was set out. It was not re-
plied to by Warnken who took the
ground that when the Roosevelt steam
roller began to move the Taft people "ap-
pealed from the district to the highest
party tribunal the National committee."
The fight over Texas centered In the
opening contact over the delegates at
large when tho Taft people triumphed It
was only a question as to how much the
Roosevelt crowd could save from th
wreck.
Judge Francis C. Bryan of Washington
who four years ago argued against the
Lyon forces at Chicago only to lose out
today presented the chief argument of the
MaeGregor clan and this time he was
successful. He charge" that under Lyon's
management the party in Texas had been
wrecked and had dwindled to practically
nothing and said It was due to Lyon's
selfishness and self-aggrandisement. He
declared Lyon's system of "paper organ
isatlon" in the prairie dog and rattle-
snake country of Wsat and Northwest
Texas had until now given him control
of the party. He then went Into the mat-
ter of the proper basis of representation
in the Fort Worth convention which has
all bean aired in th MacOregor and
Lyon public statements made in Texas'
during th recent campaign. He claimed
Lyon would never snow the credentials
4S.sUMlr4.. 1
RILLING FOLLOWED
BY SMALL RIOT
Eugene Cornett Slain in Dallas
Argmmeat aa to Whether Shooting
Wu Justifiable Wat Besnlt.
(Houston Post Special.)
DALLAS Texas June IS. Eugene
Cornett. a painter aged about 45 years
was shot eight time here Saturday after-
noon about 6:30 o'clock and received In-
juries which resulted In death In a few
minutes. C. M. Cowan a cariienter. aged
II years. Is In Jail with a charge of mur-
der docketed against him. The shooting
occurred In the Majestic saloon on Com-
merce near Erway streets about 5:80
o'clock In th afternoon.
An hour after th killing a riot broke
out in th same saloon following an ar-
gument among a number of union mh
as to whether the shooting was Justifiable
or not.
. In this riot several men were badly
beaten and on was given medical atten-
tion at th Emergency hospital. Bud
Simpson a bricklayer was beaten over
the head with a atxshooter and also suf-
fered a cut across his face. He Is
charged with aggravated assault for
pulling a knife on Officer Meeks.
Charge of inciting a riot were also
filed against 8. P. Davie Tom Fernnll
W. H Jones H. A. Vaughn and Otto
Arker as a result of this riot.
One of ' the rioters struck Assistant
Chief of Police Brown and Waa promptly
knocked down by the officer. The riot
became so serious and threatening that
a riot call was sent In and In a few min-
utes twenty-five or more officers were on
the scene.
When shot Cornett waa sitting at a
table in tho saloon drinking a glass of
beer and eating a sandwich. Eight bul-
lets from a 88-callber automatlo pierced
Cornett body several of them passing
clear through him.
Cornett lived in Lattlmer street and
Is survived by a widow and daughter.
BARiBCVja NOW fATAL
Walter Jsnklns Killed' and Peter Wmfi
Mortally Wounded.
.TOBBTf r-?(av.uu' M.WtarJsnt
kin -wss killed and Pstor .Winn fatatir
injured at 4 (toliticsj btrbecus this after-
noon shortly after I b'olook Th barba-
beoue planned by officers of Atascosa
county came to an end with the tragedy.
Tha gathering was held at a point mid-
way between here and Amphlon.
Both men are farmers and had not
spoken for a year or more and It was
their first meeting since differences arose
between them. There were some words
Immediately after they came together and
Jenkins Is said to have fired tho first
shot. The bullet passed through Winn's
body and the latter then drew his pistol
and fired four time. Two of the bullets
found their mark and Jenkins died In-
stantly not even a groan oscaplng his
Hps.
Winn was tonight removed to Jourdan-
town where It Is expected an operation
will have to be resorted to In the hope cf
saving his life. Late tonight the doctor
attending him could not tell how danger-
ous his Injury Is although It Is believed
the bullet penetrated a vital spot.
Neither of the men was married. Jen-
kins about HO years old Is survived by
his mother two brothers and two sisters.
Winn Is a young man 20 or 22 years of
age. Both his father and mother live
here and he also has brothers and sisters.
The young men were widely known In
this county. Their farms about three
miles apart are located near Amphlon.
Cutting Scrape In Dallas.
(Houston Post Special.)
DALLAS Texas Juno IS. In a fight
which occurred Friday night In the pool
room In the basement of the Thomas
building on Main street H. McLaughlin
and Louis Perry were stabbed and slashed
so seriously that both the men were sent
to the Emergency hospital for medical at-
tention. Following the fight Ed P. Lynch
was arrested by OfflcerB Wlmberly ana
Aldrich. Tho
not learned.
cause of the trouble was
ROOSEVELT'S IDEA IS TO CARRY
FIGHT INTO ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Generally Admitted He Considered Cause Hopeless In Chi
cago but No
(Houston Post Staff Special.)
CHICAGO June 15. It Is generally
admitted here tonight that Roosevelt
would not have come to Chicago If he
had not considered his cause hopeless.
His backers are declaring he has only
sought to add the weight of his person-
ality In clinching hi defeat ot Taft and
say he feels confident of winning but
this doe not go with the old politicians.
'it seems certain there will be no
bolt In th sense of a walkout at the
convention hall. The Roosevelt forces
are going to fight to the last ditch and
then if they are beaten and Taft 1 nom-
inated they are working on a scheme to
force State officials in making tip the
ballots for the November election to put
Roosevelt's name thereon In th hope of
being able to carry the fight. Into the
lectors! oollegs.
. Tbara teema to beva (t&aral hyta- ss I
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TWENTY-SIT TEXAS
SEATS FOR TAF.
Last Day's Session. Stbxt :
Than Former Qoes. :
4
ROOSEVELT MEMBERS
GAVE -UP FIGHTING
.... ' - Si ' f
Feature of Last Session Waa Cec.l
Lyon's Eight for fioatrof tte
Texas Situation and the ; - -
wasningron. waimk
Total number of contests heard -
Taft delegates seated 33 S.
Roosevelt delegates seated IS; V
Today's results: 1
For Taft Texas ' delegate at
large. ; First Second Fourth
Fifth Seventh Eighth 'Ninth.
Tenth and Fourteenth districts. Is. .
Total . 7'. '
Virginia delegates at large 4; '
First. Second Third Fourth Fifth
Sixth Klghth and Tenth dlstrista. .
1. Total. 10. '!.:
Washington delegate at large
: First Second and Third dU
trlcts. (. Total 14.
District of Columbia a :.v:a :
?or Hoosevelt: - Vv
exas. Third and Fifteenth Als-
trlsts. 4. t f i - . .
North Carolina.'' Fourth w Aim. '
trlet S. .iyi...V..
Total for Taft today SJ.Vv' '
Total for Roosevelt today "C-Vjsv
(Associated Prate Report.) . tp V
CHICAOO June IB. Its closing hours
attended by exhibitions of tens partisan
and personal feeling among Its members
the republican National oommlttee con-
vention closed the hearing of th conven-
tion tests Involving SS4 seats In tha Na-
tional convention which Is to aasembis
Tuesday '; '' .Sto. jS-
Th (urn of It work rx Roosevelt J9
Tuft 1S. - ' w'- '-; -
Jfesjdenl; Taft' Today1 ricfl(vd -'a'ix -tw
delegates; Colonel Ropseyfit stjt.
' All'. f WRshlngton's fourteen piont t
thv prstdnt guitf the--l'roUf . -Senator
Itjlttdekls tthat' the "count
would judgs thr tasa. 'Out" 'of Tex
h secured twenty-six '( the oontns tot
thirty oter'the proatrat form ofOoiot.. i
Cecil A. Lyon who declared" "Toil ny
depose me but I Will be back four ttmr
from now when many of you" will iloVT i.
All Virginia Votes to Taft " i s r
In Virginia where th Issue was drawn
between negro votes and the ' regular
Ht ate organisation the president rsceivsxt
the entire contested delegation of twenty.
In the District of Columbia h won Swot
Committeeman Sydney Belr going to -4n
feat with the Roosevelt delegation.-1 iV'
Colonel Lyon fought each of the Texas
contest cases personally and was de
cided against In all but two of thenv
In the end he was called upon ta fight
a resolution fer an Investigation and re
organisation of the whole structurs t
the republican party In Texas Present-
ed by Thomas L. Device of Colorado it
proposed a subcommittee' of thrsa from
the National oommlttee to attempt a
change In the republican organisation Of
the State that would destroy the system
of county representation described by tha
Taft attorneys as a survival of tha "rot-
ten borough" methods of England. 'J':'
Lyon Put Up s atlff Talk. V T ! '
Committeeman Lyon declared he would
fight such a proposal to the end. ' Hssald
many of the members of the committee
thus trying to depose htm bad been them-
selves deposed and would be mlasins from
the committee room four years frgraj now
when he would again return. j'ojK.
"I have heard much recently eT ths
"one-hand days and ths return- 'from
Elba" be said "and I gjve yon fair'
warning that If you Persist In the- way.
you ate going there will be a repetition
of another hlitorio incident tlw com
mune." . . v;
The Washington cases almost th last
to engage th committee's attention be-. "
:'j1
4 Vf'.;
Bolt Is Expected.
the part of both factions from the bolting
proposition. Roosevelt booster frm
Pennsylvania Oregon. West Virginia ass
California have already clinched - thair-
agreement to force Roosevelt's name pa
the ballots In those States should ie
be nominated or not. ' i f;'?
All sorts of forecasts are betas; mad
as to what will take place In the (Con-
vention but only the most xeeloua party
men are predicting any compromise be-
tween Roosevelt and 'Taft. :Tbe Roose-
velt men are playing for a stamped a
and axpect the colonel to pet 'this ever
himself. The Taft men know they can
not hope to "add to the'lVtngth the-
ttarted out with end only sops to be
ableto keep those original delegate in
ftae." ' ' .'('.?: 'fA.f
.. v :vt' jf.?f.l?7. s
( Soma : old convention attendants rr
diet a close of the festivities by Fr;
night while others say the" fight but '
dracce
dragged out Xo tea day or tW3 ?
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