The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-14

Roosevelt delegates He asked II he
had been requested by Committeeman
Mosely to sign letter pIedging him
self to Taft He said he had been
asked to sign Taft pledge, but had
refused to pledge himself to anyone
The convention which elected him,
Howard asserted, had instructed for
IaI1 and he was for Roosevelt
downstairs"
He was asked which he considered
the regular convention.
Wen, as 1 was elected by both,
don't want TO throw any stones at
either" he answered
The committee finally seated Cray
ton and Howard unanimously. While
both are listed as Taft delegates, How
ard also is claimed by the Roosevelt
forces.
The Missouri contests were taken up
at 11:45 o'clock
DECIDED FOR TAFT.
Contests in six Mississippi districts,
the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth. We're decided In favor
of the Taft delegates at the forenoon
SESSION OF the Republican national com
mittee today. While ostensihly this
action added twelve votes to the Taft
column, one of the delegates declared
entitled to a seat, P. W. Howard of
the Eighth district, appeared on both
under conflicting instructions. Cues
toned to determine in which camp Mr..
Howard could be counted, failed to
bring from him a definite statement,
but it was asserted by his attorneys
he would heed the Roosevelt instruc-
lions.
With the Mississippi case disposed
Of the national committee took up
the Missouri contests, involving four
teen seats. Governor Hadley's Roose-
welt delegation at large is challenged
by the Taft supporters and Taft dele
cations from the First, Third, Fifth,
Seventh and Fourteenth districts OPP
pose the regular delegations instruct
ed for Roosevelt.
Governor Hadley's delegation at
large numbered eight, selected by the
state convention, to cast a half vote
each at the Chicago convention. The
Taft delegation included four mem
bers, the number specified by the call
for the Chicago convention.
Grant Gillespie, Taft attorney, took
up the history Of > the Missouri state
convention at which Governor Had
ley's delegation was selected. The
the state committee by Is to IA and
had decided the contests on the night
before the convention.
POLICE IN CHARGE.
Police took possession of the con-
vention hall at sunrise, he said, un-
der orders of state officers, and forty
seven police and an equal number of
deputy sheriffs were in possession of
it on the morning of the convention
day.
TT was commonly stated" he said,
that they were to act II the state
committee unseated the Roosevelt
delegation from Jackson county"
new committee including Gov.
Hadley and Secretary Nagel, Presi-
dent Taft's representative, then took
up the contests, he said, and an agree
ment was reached to send four Taft
and four Roosevelt men without in
structions to cast Missouri's four votes
at large In the Chicago convention
This agreement was endorsed by the
Republican state committee, he said,
by a vote of to 2 and it was ex-
pected 1t would be followed In the
state convention. Gov. Hadley was
made permanent chairman of the
state convention
The resolutions then offered. he said,
made no reference to Col. Roosevelt.
At this point declared Mr.. Gillespie
Chairman Hadley asked the conven-
mittee a few minutes, while Il cor
rected a misunderstanding in the res
olutions. The convention proceeded &c
elect oight delegates and their alter
mates.
Chairman Hadley left the chair, sal
Mr.. Gillespie, and went into the roop
where the resolutions committee stil
was working. When the committee
finally came in with it's report, he said
it was 20 or 8 o'clock in the morning
and most of the delegates had gone
home"
There were about 200 of the LISP
delegates then present" said Mr.. Gill
lespie.
The re-drawn resolutions, explained.
Gillespie referred in complimentary
terms to Colonel Roosevelt, but did not
instruct for him.
The resolution to instruct for Roose-
welt was offered from the floor, he