El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13

tered over the delegates at large. the
Taft forces claiming the regularity
over governor Hadley and the ROose-
Telt supporters
When the committee adjourned last
night IL was with determination 10
hasten contest hearings TO a conclusion
and TO dispose Of Mississippi, Missouri
North Carolina and Oklahoma contests
today If possible.
Compromise Missouri Case.
After the first Missouri district case
had been argued. Mr.. Bartnoldt asked
Tor q delay, saying an agreement on
all Missouri districts was under con
sideratiOn-
BY compromise reached between
Missouri factions, president Taft was
given six and Col. Roosevelt four ~
the contested delegates from the first,
thir, fifth, seventh and 14th congress
siOnal districts
In the first and fifth districts the
Roosevelt men and in the others the
Tart men were seated
The Missouri compromise decision
followed a long conference between
committeeman and the contending fac
lions. Governor Hadley said il mad
been decided that the questions Of fact
involved in the district fights were
more properly questions to go before
the credentials committee OF the ma
tiOnal convention.
The result gives Taft six and Roose-
Eelt eignt out Of MissourIs contested
delegates, including the delegates az
large
IN the third North Carolina district
both delegations are for Roosevelt The
national committee seated the -regu-
lar delegates.
To Appeal TO Presidential Electors.
Recourse to Roosevelt men who have
been selected as presidential electors
IN different states Is the announced
plan of William Flynn, Of Pittsburg,
should the convention nominate Taft.
The Roosevelt leader made this state
men today in a vigorous attack on the
= ana M o H11 D arah H.
clared that such q movement, while II
might defeat the Republican nominee
for president would save the party in
the big Republican states.
His position was Endorsed BY cover
ernOr W j.. GlasScOck, of West Vir-
GINA, who declared that the West Vir-
ginia Republican electors are for
Roosevelt and would vote for him in
tsa electoral college regardless Of the
action Of the convention.
Senator Dixon listened to Mr.. Flynn
and governor GlasscOck and said:
4 don't think there will be any need
for such action You hear what they
say In my opinion Col. Roosevelt
viii surely be nominated The Taft
fCrces viii not dare TO steal the nom
nation
May ReeOnvene Conventions.
Mr. t1ynn and governor GlasscOck
said the state conventions in Pennsyl
adjourned and would be recOnvened il
necessary and the electors given posi-
tive instructions TO vote for Roosevelt
II the circumstances warranted
We are not going to allow the ma
tiOnal committee to destroy the Re
publican party in Pennsylvania" said
Mr.. Flynn.
we propose to protect ourselves at
home Thirty of the 80 presidential
electors are for Roosevelt, and II they
are elected and the nomination is stol-
en- and given TO president Taft, those
80 viii vote in the electoral college
Tor Col. Roosevelt.
We don't propose to allow delegates
from the southern states and the in
sUlar possessions to dictate a presi-
states. The time has come when pOlit-
zeal rebellion is necessary for safe
protection Of the Republican states.
Under this plan no bolt would be nee
essary
I have talked with Roosevelt men
in Pennsylvania and they agree with
me that il is necessary if Taft is NOM
mated to carry the fight to the cleo
toral college"
West Virginia in the Plan.
'In our state the entire list Of pres
idential electors is for Col. Roosevelt
and viii vote for him." said governor
GlasscOck. There is no law to pre-
vent it. The people vote for the cleo
tors and not for the president. II the
nomination is stolen for Taft, you can
say that West Virginia's electoral vote
viii be for Theodore Roosevelt
i agree with Mr.. Flynn and we will
follow the same course. I have looked
up the law and there is no doubt that
this action is well within it.