The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-13

chicago. June 1o-President Taft
gained forty more votes in the Re-
publican National Convention TO-DAY
through the settlement of contested
cases by the National Committee.
1t was a day OF Taft victories ex-
clusively. In tho cases of the Cali
fornia, Arizona and Michigan contests
tho Roosevelt forces made n fight and
voted their full strength against the
Taft delegates. In the California case
they secured a roll call losing ls to
80 IN the Arizona contest they failed
to get a roll call. and in the Michigan
case none was asked, although they
voted against seating the Taft dele
gates at- large.
The contests settled o-day in favor
of President Taft were: Arizona, dele
ates-at-larGe. 8; California, Fourth
District, ?; Louisiana, delegates at
large, 6; First, Second, Third. Fourth
Fifth Sixth. Seventh Districts. II:
Michigan. MISUNDERSTANDING c. Mis-
sissippi. delegates at-large, 4; First
District . Total. 40.
Pearl Wight, National Committee
man from Louisiana and the Roose-
welt leader there. lost in his hight to
seat the Roosevelt delegates from that
state. An effort was made by Conn
mitteeman Harry 5. New to end the
long standing differences among Lou
isiana Republicans by officially recoE-
nizinE the Loisel faction. now control
ling the state Republican organization
there. but Mr.. Wight headed off such
action.
Governor Chase 5. Osborn, OF Michi-
gan, and his Roosevelt delegates at
large were uns.ated by the decision
Of the Michigan case for Taft.
The contest over the Fourth Caiifor-
MIA District decided for President Taft.
furnished the most bitter exchanges
Of the day. Francis !. Ieney leading
the Roosevelt forces and insisting upon
recognition for the Roosevelt depsgat:s
there.
The national COMMITTEES had before
1t before II adjourned tonight liz
contested seats still to pass upon.
Chairman Victor Roslswater, in a state
ment at the end of the session. said
the committee was not keeping pace
with the work of the last conN'nt.cn.
in 1905 but eighty eight contests re-
MANNED to be decided on the Wednes-
dav night preceding the convention.
Memh,-rs OF the committee fear that
the contests Will ran well over into
the opening day of the convention.
Thu remainder of the Mlsss sippi con-
tests and those from the States Of
Missouri! North Carolina. Oklahoma,
South Carolina and Tennessee VIII, 1t
is believed. I've disposed of tomorrow.
Colonel Says They're Boiling.
oyster Bay, y. Y. June 12.-"They
are holting from the Republican party
at this moment" said Colonel Roose-
welt tonight of supporters OF Presi-
dent Taft on the Republican National
Committee. The former President
was aroused to nghting mood by
the news which reached him to-day
over his private wires from Chicago.
He denounced the action of the ma
tional committee in deciding the con-
tests for seats in the national conven-
ton from Kentucky. Arizona and
California. lie declared that thirty
seven Taft supporters on the national
committe have shown their profound
and abiding dlsloyalty 10 the party.
which in theory they represent and
which in practice they have betrayed"
Colonel Roosevelt laid special en-
phasis upon the seating of the TAFT
delegates from ore California district.
lie said that of the thirty-seven ma
tional committeeman who have rob
bed the Republicans of California OF
two or their delegates and have pre-
sentcd the stolen goods to Mr.. Taft.
there is just one man who Is entitled
to speak tor the Republicans OF his
State"
The Colonel expressed the opinion
that the national convention would not
ratify tho seating OF the Taft delega ties
from California Colonel Roosevelt
declines to comment upon the state
ment OF William Finn OF Pittsburgh,
and other Roosevelt supporters that
the members OF the electoral college
from several Republican States which
have been carried by Roosevelt at the
primaries would cast their votes for