Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-15
MORE CONTESTS SETTLED
Ruling is Against Roosevelt Dele.
cations in Three Districts.
ROW OVER OKLAHOMA CASE
Taft Delegates in Third District
Are Seated After Acrimonious
Discussion Lasting Two
Hours.

CHICAGO, June 14-Eight delegates
designated as supporters of President
TAFT were declared entitled to seats in
the republican national convention by
the national committee today as the net
results Of its hearings Of contests prior
to 1880 D. m. -Four Of these--two each
from the Third district Of Oklahoma and
the Second district Of Tennessee-were
victorious over contesting Roosevelt
delegations.
The republican national committee post
ginia and Washington contest hearings.
The committee adjourned at 2:50 until
8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Contests from the First South Carolina
and First Tennessee districts involved
factional fights between Taft adRerents,
no Roosevelt men appearing as claimants
for the seats. The two contests involv-
ing issues between Taft and Roosevelt
supporters were decided by viva voce
votes, the Roosevelt members of the
committee being unable to obtain a roll
call In both cases the question at Issue
involved the regularity of rival conven-
tions.
Walter l.. Houser, campaign manager
for Senator La Toilette held a seat in
the national committees meeting today
representing Committeeman Alfred T.
Rogers of Wisconsin.
Nearly two hours of acrimonious argu-
ment this morning had as its net result
the transfer of the two delegates from
single Oklahoma district, the Third, from
the contested" to the TSaft column. The
issue hinged upon the regularity of rival
conventions held at Tulsa, the Roosevelt
delegates appearing as contestants. No
roll call was taken, the decision being
by viva voce vote.
Oklahoma Case Taken Up.
The republican national committee was
called to order at $50 a. m. with thirty
members present. 1t Immediately began
consideration of the contest in the Third
district of Oklahoma.
A. A. Davidson, appearing for the
Roosevelt contestant, said the question
as to which set of delegates should be
seated on the legality of two conventions
held at Tulsa on the same day. With a
majority of delegates declared for Roose-
welt, he said the convention was held
according to the call, Sixteen of the
nineteen counties were represented by
S61 delegates, declared Mr.. Davidson.
. The Taft faction has not even tech
nicality to stand upon" he said. Re
alizing a majority of the voters were for
Roosevelt. the Taft men decided to hold a
convention Of their own. They went to
a place not designated In the call. We
sent photographer to take picture of
their convention and the photographer
was kicked out. In their convention only
120 persons, including spectators were
present"
Roosevelt Chairman Deposed.
Joseph A. Gill, heading the Taft delega-
ton, declared that just before the COM
mittee met at Tulsa, on March IA, the
committee ''deposed'' its chairman, w.
S. Cochran, who favored Roosevelt, be
cause of his arbitrary and irregular rul
ings and because he had changed his
residence and was no longer a member
Of the committee" Six other Roosevelt
men also were excluded because their
proxies we're not acceptable, he said
The boilers proceeded to hold con-
| vention in the opera house contrary to
the official CALL" declared Mr.. Gill.
This meeting had no temporary roll OF
! delegates prepared by the congressional
committee and had no credentials from
the several counties"
The question involved was as to which
Of the two conventions in Tulsa complied
with the call. Francis J. Heney, holding
a proxy, asked Mr.. Gill whether 1t was
the custom to designate the place at
which the convention was to be held.
Mr.. Gill replied that In this instance the
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