The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-15
FOR ROOSEVELT
Kentucky


The Taft steam roller worked in the
Republican national committee. The
president won all the Alabama con
tests and the contest for the four
MISUNDERSTANDING from Arkansas.
The six Taft delegates-at.large and
the First, Second and Fifth districts,
two delegates each, from Alabama
were seated by unanimous vote. The
Sixth district contest was withdrawn
by the Roosevelt forces, while the
contest In the Ninth district was de
cided by the first test vote-thirty.
eight for TAFT and fifteen for Roose-
welt.
Twelve delegates from Florida, 2s
from Georgia, rs from Alabama, and
70 Taft. Roosevelt, so far, had not Sc.
cured a single contested, delegate.
At another meeting Taft generals
added lndiana's big four delegates.
at-large and eight other contested del
egates from the same state to the adj
ministration column, making the total
Taft count 81, Roosevelt's band OF
hope" has not one 20 X" SO far IN
the struggle involving control o. the
convention.
The decision Of the national com.
mittee on Indiana followed one OF the
most turbulent scenes OF the hearing
in which charges OF bad faith were
exchanged and much steam roller
talk was heard The vote was unani.
nous, Colonel Harry s. New not yot
ing.
The Taft "big four" consists of Col
onel New. who is directing the anti
Roosevelt movements here; Charles
w Fairbanks, former vice president;
James r. Watson, former congress.
man and Joseph ID. oliver. They dis.
place the Roosevelt big four beaded
by Albert J. Beveridge, former United
States senator. James A. Hemenway
former senator from Indiana, was
heard in the arguments for the Taft
side.
Roosevelt men we're banking much
on Indiana. because II was the first
OF the northern states 10 be reached
on the contest checker board They
made allegations OF wholesale fraud
and contended they controlled the
state convention legally
The Taft men ridiculed their con
tentions. Colonel New insisted from
the start there was no more basis Tor
southern states. The argument was
allowed 10 run freely over the allotted
time OF half an hour for each side
District contests In which eight ad.
dtional seats from Indiana are In
question went the Taft way.
Just before the Indiana cases came
up the committee had engaged IN
wrangle over the California contest
which, for a moment. appeared as
come 20 blows.
The row over the California cases
started when Francis j Heney i'm.
pugned the motives OF the Taft mem
hers OF the committee. Senator Borah
was accused Of insulting the commit.
teemen when he said all the honesty
was not on the Taft side Thomas j..
Dcwne OF Colorado shook his fist at
Senator Borah and declared all the
honesty was not on the Roosevelt side.
Chairman Rosewater pounded loud
~ and viciously with his gavel de
claring Heney out OF order, and at
one time waved his gavel threatening.
ly I'm the direction OF Borah.
When the tumult partly subsidized
the question OF postponing the Cali.
fornla cases was put TO a vote. the
Taft forces winning by vote OF 80 TO
10. The cases then went over until
Wednesday
The engineers OF the steam roller
that is running over the hopes OF
Theodore Roosevelt have figured out
that when they finish the roll call o.
the temporary organization OF the Re.
publican national convention Il will
disclose SEQ votes for William II. Taft.
This is a margin OF exactly twenty
above a majority
On tho other hand. friends OF Roose-
~slt are claiming that in spite OF the
domination OF the national committee
by the Taft forces with its corrollary
Of a Taft majority in the temporary
roll call that Theodore Roosevelt will
control the committee on credentials.
"That committee said Ormsby Nc
Harg. Us made up OF representatives
OF the forty-eight states and FIVE ter.
ritones and possessions. The mem
bers are appointed by their respective
delegations Roosevelt Will control a
majority Of these delegations"
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