Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-13


CHICAGO, June 15,-President Taft to-
day gained forty more votes in the re-
publican national convention, through the
settlement of contest cases by the ma
tional committee
1t was a day of Taft victories exclu-
sively. In the cases of the California
Arizona and Michigan contests, the
Roosevelt forces made a fight and voted
their full strength against the Taft
delegates. In the California case they
secured roll call losing l6 to 81; in the
Arizona contest they failed to get 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
acknowledgement g.
California Fourth district, 2.
Observation-Disclosures 6.
First, Second. Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh districts, IA.
Michgan-Delegates- 6.
Mississippi -Delegates-at-large, 4.
First district 2.
Total, 40.
Pearl Wight, national committeeman
from Louisiana and the Roosevelt leader
here, lost in his fight to seat the Roose-
velt delegates from that state. An effort
was made by Committeeman Harry s.
New to end the long standing difference
among Louisiana republicans by Off
eially recognizing the Loisel faction, now
controlling the state republican orgaui-
zation there, but Mr.. Wight headed off
such action.
Osborn Not Seated.
Governor Chase s. Osborn Of Michi-
gan and his Roosevelt delegatles-at-
large, were unseated by the decision
of the Michigan case for Taft.
The contest over the Fourth California
district, & decided for President Taft,
furnished the most bitter exchanges of
the day, Francis ]. Heney, leading the
Roosevelt forces and insisting upon
recognition for the Roosevelt delegates
there.
The national committee had before 1t,
when it adjourned tonight 11S contested
seats still to pass upon. Chairman Victor
Rosewater, in a statement at the end OF
the session, said the committee was not
keeping pace with the work of the last
convention In 1908, but eighty-eight con-
tests remained to be decided on the
Wednesday night preceding the conven-
ton. Members of the committee fear
that the contests will run we'll over
into the opening day of the national con-
vention.
The remainder of the Mississippi con-
tests, and those from the states Of Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Tennessee will, 1t is be-
lieved, be disposed of tomorrow.
Proceedings in Detail.
The decision in the California case fol-
lowed running fire opened on the CON-
mittee by Francis J. Heney and sting
ing statement from Governor Hiram w
johnson in the interests of Roosevelt.
Mr.. Heney, seated in the national com
mittee with a proxy, assailed members
cf the committee, emphasizing particu-
larly Senator Murray Crane of Massachu-
setts whom he addressed as a. man wEo
had mo responsibility to lose"
While Chairman Rosewater was ad-
monishing the San Franciscan to address
the committee properly, Governor John
son arrived at the Coliseum. He declined
10 appear before the committee and is
sued a written statement which Mr.
Honey later read to the committee. III
this Governor Johnson declared he de
cined to submit Ito a trial the title OF
property by the thief who steals it,
After the committee had voted the
Roosevelt faction down, Senator Borah
in a vigorous speech declared the COM
mittee was making it impossible for q
republican to preside over the nation fol
the next four years.
Rosewater Votes for Taft Men.
Chairman Rosewater voted for the Tai
delegates from the fourth California dis
trict. saying he believed they had beer
properly elected.
Mr.. Capers of South Carolina said h,
was one of the subcommitte that draftet
at Washington, in December, the rul,
requiring district representation undel
which it was claimed the Taft delegate!
had, been seated.
we distinctly recognized this situation
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