The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-13
TAFT IS GIVEN ALL
THE DELEGATES
IN CONTEST
Partisan Committee Pays No
Heed To the Protests
STEAM ROLLER WORKING
Two California Delegates Taken
Away From Roosevelt II oueh
He Carried State by 1900

Chicago, June 1Z.-fTeSluehI lalt
gained 40 more votes in the republi-
can national convention today
through the settlement OF contest
cases by the national committee.
1t was day of Taft victories ex-
clusively. In the cases of the Cali
fornia. Arizona and Michigan con-
tests the Roosevelt forces made a.
fight and voted their full strength
against the Taft delegates. In Cali
fornia case they secured roll call,
losing 16 to 81; in the Arizona con-
test they failed to get a roll call and
in the Michigan cases none was
asked although they voted against
seating the Taft delegates-at-large.
The contests settled today in favor
of President Taft were:
Arizona delegates-at-large 6.
California, fourth district, 2.
Louisiana delegates-at-large, 6;
first, second, third, fourth. fifth, sixth
seventh districts, IA.
Michigan, delegates-at-large, 6.
Mississippi delegates-at-large 4;
first district, q
Total 40.
Pearl Wight, national committee
man from Louisiana and the Roose-
welt leader there, lost in the fight to
seat the Roosevelt delegates from
that state. An effort was made by
Committeeman Harry S. New to end
the long standing differences among
Louisiana republicans by officially
recognizing the Loisel faction now
controlling the state republican or
ganization there. but Mr. Wight head
ed off such action.
Gov. Chase S. Osborn of Michigan
and his Roosevelt delegates.at.large
were unseated by the decision of the
Michigan case for Taft. The contest
over the fourth California district de-
clded for President Taft furnished the
most bitter exchanges of the day,
Francis ]. Henry leading the Roose-
welt forces and insisting upon recogni
ton of the Roosevelt delegates there.
The national committee had before
il when it adjourned tonight 112 con-
tested seats still to pass upon. Chair
man Victor Rosewater in a statement
at the end of the session, said the
committee was not keeping pace with
the work of the convention. In 1908,
but SO contests remained to be de-
cided on the Wednesday night pre-
ceding the convention. Members Of
the committee fear that the contests
will run well over into the opening
day of the national convention.
The remainder of the Mississippi
contests and those from the states OF
Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma
South Carolina and Tennessee will,
it is believed, be disposed of tomor-
row.
Recourse to the Roosevelt men
who have been selected as president
ial electors in different states is the
announced plan of William Finn of
Pittsburgh, should the convention
nominate President Taft. The Roose-
welt leader made this statement to-
day in a vigorous attack on the ma.
tional committee in which he de-
clared that such a movement, while
It might defeat the republican nomi
nee for president, would have the
party in the big republican states.
His position was Endorsed by Gov
w. f. Glasscock of West Virginia
who said that all the West Virginia
republican electors are for Roose
welt and would vote for him in the
electoral college, regardless of the
action of the convention.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon listened
TO Mr. Finn and Gov. Glasscock and
said. Il don't think there will BE-
any need for such action. You hear
what they say. In my opinion Col
Roosevelt surely will be nominated
The Taft forces will not dare stea
the nomination"
Mr.. Finn and Gov Glasscock as
serted that the state conventions IN
Pennsylvania and West Virginia ha,
not been adjourned and would be re
convened II necessary and the cleo
tors given positive instructions I,
vote for Col. Roosevelt II clrcum
stances warranted.