Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-11
Bitter Battle Waged for Thir-
teenth Indiana District Re-
suits Favorably to Conten-
ton of President.
ROOSEVELT LOSES
IMPORTANT POINT
Only Fourteen Members Of Ma
tionaI Committee Line Up for
Rough Rider When Show
Down Comes.

rUv Movulng JOurnnA ADccfaf Leased wire
Chicago, June 10.--Today's work OF
the republican national committee
added twelve more delegates to the
catalogue of the Taft strength on the
temporary roll of the republican ma
tional committee.
The Indiana contests came before
the committee and were decided all
in favor of Taft.
With the seventy-two delegates
COMPRISED in the southern contests
decided last week, today's gains make
total of eighty-fou delegates added
TO the Taft forces by the work of the
national committee. With the 20l In
structed and uncontested delegates
credited to him, they bring his total
on the temporary roll up to 2S5, not
counting other contests that may De
decided for him.
A large proportion of the contested
seats among the 10 cases still to be
passed on by the committee represent
delegates instructed for Taft; the pre-
else number is the subject of much
dispute, nor can 1t be stated how many
of these contests Taft will win.
of the Indiana delegation at large
four in number. headed by Col. Harry
S. New, chairman of the convention
committee of arrangements, ana IN
cluding former Vice President Falr-
banks and the district delegations
from the First, Third and Thirteenth
districts. The contest In the Fourth
district was Withdrawn and the com
mittee confirmed the two sitting
(Taft) delegates.
The real fight of the day in the
committee came, not on the contest
over the delegates at large, where the
committee was unanimous in giving
them to Taft, but over the seating OF
two Taft delegates from the Ihir-
teenth district. Attempts OF the
Roosevelt attorneys to introduce GER
tain affidavits declared by them 10
bear the signatures of majority Oh
the delegates to the district conVeh-
tion. at which the Taft delegates were
chosen. precipitated the only sensa-
tional interchange of the day and oc-
casioned a sudden reversal of the
committees vote, which was no. sx-
plained to the satisfaction of the
Roosevelt men.
Their reversal of the vote was
coupled with a specific declaration
that IL was not to be regarded as a
precedent
So. the committee heard the affi-
davits with verbal testimony In con-
travention of their allegations, ana
then voted to seat the Taft delegates.
The vote, 36 to IA, represents wna'
has been the line up between the iac-
tions ever since the committee came
together. This was not the first pat
tie of the day, however.
Before the Indiana cases were TAKEN
up the committee came near 10
turbulent scene of factional pitter-
ness. A motion by Senator crane Oh
Massachusetts,, to postpone until
Wednesday the case of the fourth
district of California, in accordance
with the request of ex-senator Dlch'
the Taft contest leader, met the op-
position of the Roosevelt forces Inc
case had been called and the attoI-
neys and contestants were In their
places when this question arose.
MIR. Dick argued that similar de-
lay had been granted last week in
the California case at the request OF
the Roosevelt people. and he thoueh'
he was entitled to the courtesy.
In the roll call on the Caliiorpia
postponement, the line dp was 90 u
13, the personnel on each side peihe
substantially the same as in the other
divisions OF the factional lines.
the contest in the Fourth Cailiorh'a
district today the committee iorm-
ally ordered all uncontested deiesa'es
to be placed on the temporary ron
Of the convention. This action was
said to be a matter of form, as the
names would go on the roll as mat
ter Of course and any name entereu
on the roll can be stricken OH ps
order Of the committee.
Cecil Lyon, OF Texas. moved. when
the California contest was passed icE
the time being, that all the other
California delegates be placed on the
temporary roll. Committeeman shac-
kleford. of Alaska, moved 10 amend
mis- by placing all uncontested oei-
gates on the roll Mr.. Shackleford
suggestion prevailed
After the committee had refused 10
admit the affidavits of what purporteo
70 be majority of the delegates 10
tne convention of the Thirteenth con-
sressional district Of Indiana. ana
twenty minutes later reversed that de-
c'sion. a sharp discussion ensued be-
tween Senator Borah and other MEM
pers of the committee
Why this sudden change of frontz'
senator Borah demanded.