Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-11

CHICAGO, June 10.-Todays work
of the republican national committee
added II delegates more to the cata-
logue OF .Tafts strength on tho tenn
porary roll call of the national ro-
publican convention.
The much discussed Indiana contests
came before the committee and were
decided all in Taft's favor.
With the ~ delegates comprised in
the southern contests decided last
week in the Alabama, Arkansas and
Georgia cases, todays gain makes n
total Of "a delegates added to the Taft
forces by the work Of the national
committee. And with the 20l in
structed and uncontested delegates
credited to him, they bring his pres
ent total on the temporary roll up
to 2S5. A large proportion Of the
contested seats among the 40 cases
still to be passed on by the COMMITTEES
represent delegates instructed for Taft,
the precise number Is the subject Of
much dispute, nor can ii be stated
how many Of these contests Taft will
win.
Fight Came I'm the Thirteenth.
The cases decided today were those
of the Indiana delegation at large,
four in number, headed by Col. Harry
s New, chairman of the convention
on arrangements. and In
Guiding former Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks and the district dele
cations of two each from the First,
Third and Thirteenth districts.
The contest in the Fourth district
W. wit h htuu nj 3 M
confirmed the two (sitting) Taft dele
gates.
The real fight OF the day In the COM
mittee came, not on the delegates at
large, where 1t had been expected, the
was unanimous in giving
them to Taft. but over the seating or
two Taft delegates from the Thirteenth
or South Bend district.
Attempts of the Roosevelt attorneys
to introduce certain affidavits de-
clared by them to be the signatures
Of the majority of the delegates to the
district convention at South Bend, at
which the Taft delegates We're chosen,
precipitated the only sensational In
terchange of the day and occasioned
a sudden reversal of the committees
vote. which was not explained to tho
of the Roosevelt men.
BOrah Says They Are Scared.
Senator Borah taunted the Taft men
about 1t, telling them they changed
front because they were scared.
THE worst scared lot Of men ever
saw" he said.
The Taft men denied they were
or that any special light had
broken in upon them; they insiste i
hat their first vote, against admitting
he affidavits. was because Of their
lesire not to delay the hearings by
he necessity of giving the Taft side
ln opportunity to answer them or to
,reate precedent which would be
later on. Their reversal
If the vote was coupled with a specific ,
lecalratlon that 1t was not to be re-
yarded as a precedent In this form
he Roosevelt men all voted against II.
So the committee heard the affi-
iavits with verbal testimony In con- |
ravention OF their allegations and /
hen voted to seat the Taft delegates. |
The vote 80 to IA, represents what
las been the lineup between the fac
ions ever since the committee came
.ogether.
The First Battle Of the Day,
This was not the first battle Of the |
lay. however. Before the Indiana
,ases were taken up the COMMITTEES
,afne near a turbulent scene. A mo-
ion by Senator Crane Of Massachu-
,etts to postpone until wednesday the
,ase Of the Fourth district OF Califor-
MA. in accordance with the request OF
former Senator Dick, the Taft contest
eader, met the opposition OF ths
Roosevelt forces. In the roll call on
ne California postponement the line
lp was ss to 1s. the personnel on each