El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-02
R0OSEVELT'5 RE-
QUEST REFUSED
Declare They Will Vote for
Him in Spite of All
Protests.

Boston. Mass, Ma 2.-The refusal OF
the Republican delegates at-large to
accept Col. ROOsevelts decision today
that they should vote for president Tart
at the Chicago convention, although
elected as Roosevelt delegates, has
further complicated the situation aris-
ing from the state primaries.
The situation is acknowledged by
party leaders TO be without parallel in
the history OF the commonwealth.
Although the Republicans OF the
state selected president Taft as their
candidate for denomination by a ma
pority OF 3605 over Col Roosevelt on
the presidential preference ballot. at
the same time they elected by a de-
clslve vote the entire slate Of eight
delegates-at-larSe pledged TO the for
mer president Col. Roosevelt secured
10 delegates in the district elections
and president Taft secured nine dis
tricts. so that Taft and Roosevelt each
nave Is delegates from the state TO the
national convention
Similar Case With Democrats.
A similar situation was created on
the Democratic ballot. Speaker Champ
Clark, who had no pledged delegates on
the ticket won a two to one victory
over governor Wilson in the presiden-
taI preference contest At the same
time delegates at large pledged to
governor FOss OF Massachusetts, were
elected TO attend the Baltimore conven-
ton, though the name or Foss did not
appear in the presidential preference
column
VIII Ask Recount.
Roosevelt followers have announced
their intention Of asking recount in
the eighth district. while the Taft men
viii do likewise in the ninth. on c.
count OF the closeness OF the vote
In his request TO the delegates at
large, Col Roosevelt declared it his
wish to abide by the will OF the people,
and that. therefore. the delegates.
though elected as pledged TO MN should
he
presidential preference vote. One by
one the delegates as they were heard
Z. m today protested that under no cir
cumsJances would they cast their pal
pledged.
Both Roosevelt and Taft headquar-
tiers managers remained silent on the
announcement or Col kOosefell.
A slightly different Interpretation or
the primary law as respecting district
delegates was brought Forward Dy
Iudge Thomas T. Riley, chairman OF the
Democratic state committee Judge
Riley said that all district delegates
should vote for the candidate or their
party who carried the Dresidentlal pref
erence vote Of the state, WhdteNer tnelr
pledges. unless the vote whereby lhey
were elected as pledged delegates hap
pened to be greater than the vote or the
district given to the opposition candi-
date. who received the presidential
preference choice -,
contest which the managers OF the
Taft campaign promise TO carry 10 the
very doors Of the -atioual convention. /
fl NECESSARY is threatened as a result I
m the independent candidacy OF Frank !
NOT on The repu1ar slate Of Taft dele
gates but had his name entered on the /
ballot as an independent pledged to !
Taft The name was placed immedi- I
ately above the slate OF eight dele 4
gares-at-Iaree also pledged to president /
Taft So that many voters, following /
down the column. voted the name or /
Siederlleh as well is the eight others #.
pledged to Taft. thus marking nine .
names. on the ground that this mark /
ING invaIidated the ballot hundreds Of /
votes were thrown out by counters in /
cities and towns all over the state. the /
number running as high as 500 and 400. |