The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-20

the resolution to reopen all the cases
William Finn announced at midnight
that 62 Of the 16 delegates for the State
Of Pennsylvania would not abide by the
decision OF the committee on credentials
II II seated the Taft contestants, num-
berng -.
Right after Mr. Heney and his coll
leagues on the credentials committee
left the committee room Jesse A Toler-
ton of Jefferson City. Mo. came TO the
doors Of the committee room and swing
ing them open with both arms aloft
cried:
You newspaper men. come In. It's
right. come along In"
Tho newspaper men. thinking ne was
an assistant scrgcant-at-arms, filed into
the room. but were quickly obliged TO
retire because the committee had not
Yet passed upon the question OF admit
ting them.
The spectators in the anteroom also
swarncd through the doors and the po-
lice had To be called to queli what prom
!scd to be a riot.
Mr.. iIeney and his colleagues were
gone about long enough to go up to
III" Congress and back when he re-
turned with Director Dixon of the
Roosevelt campaign. who apparently
was preventing him from boltinR pre-
maturely. MIR. Heney and his colleague
went back into the committee room at
IL o'clock.
Mr.. Heney remained In the creden-
tials committee ante-room a few min
utes comforting with the other Roosevelt
members OF the committee and imme-
diatciy left In a taxicab to confer vita
col. Roosevelt at the Annex.
Right after Mr.. Hency left the con.
ventinn FOR the second time 1t was an
nounCed that the committee had
changed its plan and had agreed to give
fifteen minutes for each district hearing
and thirty minutes for each state hear
ing the same that the National Commit
tee allowed.
The expectation Is that this increase
of time will bring back all the Roosevelt
people into the credentials committee,
At midnight Senator Dixon. Medill
Mccormick and Mr. Hcney and most
Of the Roosevelt members of the Gre
dentials committee went up TO the Flor
entine room and Dixon said he did not
know at what hour a meeting of Roose-
Welt followers would be held. but II
would probably bs in the Florentine
room at o'clock in the morning and
II might be postponed until 10 o'clock
this morning. Meantime arrangements
were being made to get the Auditorium
Theatre
Mr. Heney said that a meeting of the
Roosevelt committeeman aJ,d OF Roose-
Welt delegates would b. held contin-
uously in the Florentine room In the
Congress during most OF the night and
an effort would be made TO get the Audi
,orium Theatre in the morning.
The credentials committee met at $50
o clock with the expectation Of sitting all
night to hear the arguments in contests in
volving the seats Of seventy-two della
gates. The Roosevelt people apparently
felt that they might be able to nominate
the Colonel for President if they could
got those seventy-two delegates whose
seats were awarded by the National
Committee to Taft delegates.
Some time after the committee met
It was suggested that the committee
would not sit all night, as was done four
wears ago. when the credentials COM
mtt"c concluded its work at 3 A. NJ.
/, seemed 10 be the disposition TO ad-
journ abou, midnight until 3 A. N,
ormsby McHarg announced that ad.
ditional contests would be brought to
the attention OF the committees. aside
from the Iladley list Of seventy-two
There were five contests In an additional
district In Arkansas. three In Georgia.
three in Missouri. two more In Tennes-
see. three In Mississippi. all of Virginia.
the District Of Columbia and the dele
gates at large from Mississippi.
Apparently the Roosevelt managers
came tn the conclusion after the second
showing of strength In tho convention
by the Taft managers that they needed
more than 70 delegates. and for this
reason decided to bring to the attention
NJ the committee the contests Of fifty
more delegates.
The members appointed on the Gre
dentials committee are:
Alabama, Birch. New Jersey, Avis
Arizona. Adams, New Mexico. Seaberg.
Arkansas. Granger. New York, Mal,by
colorado. peyinc. North Dakota. Lauder,
Connccticul, Roraback. Ohio, sullivan.
delaware, Mitchell Oklahoma, Norton.
Florida. MacFarlane, oregon, swift
Georgia, Blun, Iennsy!vania. Eitchell.
Idaho, 81 clair. Nhoda Island, LAwton.
Illinois, Mccormick So. Carolina. Tolbcri.
Indiana. Hcmcnway, south Dakota, Way.
iowa, Dewitt Tennessee Early.
Kansas. Harris Texas Warnken
hcnt'cky. Calvin. lah. SprA.
Louisiana, Cohen. Vermont Estey
Maine, Libby Virginia Summers
MARI land tarrinRtOn. washington, DONen
Mas .achuscitS, Vest Virginia. Shaw,
choice: dc adlock Wisconsin, tady.
Michigan. Atwood wyoming Mondel
Minnesota. Halbert. Alaska, ShAckleford,
Mississippi, Mosely. District Of Columbia.
Missouri TOllerton, Rradshaw.
Montana, LanstrOm. hawaii, kice.
Nebraska, Sackeu. Philippines. Harlgsn.
Nevada. Roberts. Porto RICO. Behn.