The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
The List of Contests Filed
With the National Re-
publican Committee.
TWO HUNDRED, TWENTY-FIVE
ARE FILED WITH COMMITTEE
The Roosevelt Management Has Filed
one Hundred Eighty One of These
and the Taft Management Forty.one
reconsideration Begins June 6.

Chicago. MAY 81. vhen the re-
publican national conn zee meets in
Chicago June 6, 1t will e. called on
ago there we're eis contests united.
The number tabulated this ,ar is
fewer than had been expected. q ing.
1t is said to the fact that in n. Ser
Of districts where the Roosevelt -
herents threatened to make cont. :
It apparently was decided at the last
minute not to make fight.
OF the 222 contests filed with Secre-
tary Hayward. 1sl were presented by
followers of Colonel Roosevelt and Al
by friends of President Taft.
The principal contests filed by the
Taft managers are from Missouri and
Texas.
In Louisiana three sets of delegates
were elected at large and. in the First.
two sets were named by the supporters
of President Taft and one was selected
by friends of Colonel Roosevelt.
More delegates than the number
specified in the call for the convention
we're chosen at large and in the Thir-
teenth district of Missouri. at large in
Alabama. in the Fifth district of Ken
lucky. in the Fourth district of Min
Texas and in the Firht. Tenth and
Eleventh districts of Georgia.
Secretary Hayward has classed these
as contests and the committee will be
required to determine what will be
done with the cases.
There are contests from eighteen
states, the District of Columbia and
the territory of Alaska.
Following is list Of the contests
filed with Secretary Hayward:
Alabama-At large. and districts Q.
8, 6 and 9, IA delegates.
Arkansas-At large and districts 1.
2, 8, I, S and Z, 16 delegates
District of Columbia-At large. 2
delegates.
Florida-At large and districts 1, 2
and 5. IL delegates.
Georgia-At large and districts 1.
2. 3. !. S. 6. z. 8. 9. 10 and Ii. %
delegates.
Indiana-At large and districts 1, 3.
13. 10 delegates.
Kentucky-Districts S and II. 1
delegates.
Louisiana-At large and districts 1.
2. 3. 4, s. s and z. 20 delegates.
Michigan-At large. 6 delegates.
Minnesota-Four districts. dele
gates.
Mississippi-At large and districts
1, Q, 4, 5. 6, and s. 1S delegates.
Missouri-At large and districts 1,
3. s, Z. l3 and IA. Is delegates.
North Carolina-Fourth district, 2
delegates.
oklahoma-Districts and 4, 4 dele
gates.
South carolina--First district. ?
Tennessee-Districts and 10. 4
delegates.
Texas-At large and districts 1, 2,
8. 4. 5. z. 8. II. IA and is. % dele
gates.
2, 3, 5, 6, s and 10. 18 delegates
Washington-At large and districts
1, and 3. II delegates
Alaska Territory-At large. 9 dele
gates.
Total delegates contested. 222.
Joseph B. Healing. former United
States district attorney at Indianapo-
lis. arrived in Chicago today from
Texas where he looked after President
Taft's interests in the recent pri-
maries and conventions and reported
to Chairman New of the sub-commit-
tee on arrangements for the conven-
ton that Taft and Roosevelt each
have six instructed delegates from
that state while the remaining twenty
eight are contested.
Chairman New reiterated his previ-
Gus declaration that no presidential
candidate would be recognized in the
distribution Of convention tickets, but
added that If Colonel Roosevelt came
to Chicago and applied for a ticket in
person he would provide him with a
ticket of admission even If he had to
give him his own seat.
Roosevelt Chicago managers in a
statement claim their candidate will
have 5S1 votes. or more than enough
to nominate, on the first ballot
They give Taft 191. LaFollette SO,
Cummins 10 and class the other dele.
gates as uninstructed.
New York's 30 delegates are divided
as follows in the Statement: Roose-
Welt 80: Taft Q; uninstructed Sc.