New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
No CHANGE MADE IN
ROLL OF CONVENTION
Credentials Committee Endorses
Action of National Body in
All Contests.
TEXAS ONLY TO BE HEARD
Minority on Committee to Pro,
test to Convention About
Quick Work in So
Hour Session.

Chicago. June 21-No changes in the de-
c,s,ons Of the Republican National Com
yn,ttee had been made by the credential s
committee Of the national convention when
the committee completed, at 11:05 o'clock
tonight. thirty-eight hour session de-
voted to the contest cases
All except the Texas contests had been
DISPOSED Of when the committee took it's
recess until O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The last fight Of the Roosevelt forces will
centre on the thirty delegates seated from
Texas. One district in Virginia, the 9TH,
was held open until morning for decision,
although the committee practically had de-
ternined before adjournment TO follow the
ruling Of the national committee.
The cases decided by the credentials
committee are as follows:
For Taft-Alabama, Is; Arizona, s; Ark
snsas. It, California q Florida, Z;
louisiana, %; Michigan, g. Washington,
i: Mississippi Is; Oklahoma, ?; south
Carolina 2; Virginia IS. Missouri, 3; DIS
trict of Columbia, ,; Alaska 2; Tennessee
For Observation-Disclosures. !; North Caro-
Ina. g. Missouri, S-total. 10.
While all Of the contests passed or by
the national committee were reviewed by
the credentials committee, the Roosevelt
forces centred on the seventY-two cases
cited by Governor Hadleys resolution IN
he convention as those where they claimed
the national committee had acted untalry.
The Washington contest over the pro-
tests Of Senator Miles PondeXter that a
Republican state organization had been
guilty Of grand larceny" from the Roose-
Welt forces was decided in favor Of the
Taft delegates by a vote Of IS 10 Is. The
Taft delegates from the Sd Oklahoma Dis
tYict we're seated % TO 10, North Carolina
South Carolina and Tennessee district, con-
tests were settled without opposition, eN-
oept in the 2d Tennessee District, where
the Taft forces won. IS to 6.
Taft forces asked for separate votes on
each district in the Washington contest
cases tonight. This plan Will make IT pos
s!ble for the six district delegates from
WASHINGTON 10 vote on the case OF the
eight contested delegates at-large The
same plan was followed with the Mississippi
cases, which had been consolidated and the
delegates seated by single motion OF the
national committee last week.
Ormsby McHarC. who handled the
Roosevelt contests before the national COM
nittee, did not appear in any Of the con-
tests during the day. When the 4th North
Carolina District contest was argued. Isaac
NJ Meekins, a Roosevelt delegate, said MI
McHarg had certain of their papers, but
he could not be found.
The Missouri cases seating the four
Roosevelt delegates-at-large and dividing
the ten contested district delegates aroi-
trarilv. were settled just before adjourn
nent. The credentials committee followed
the decision Of the national committee
without debate or hearings.
Charges that delegates and members OF
the National Committee had formed
coalition in the credentials committee, TO
control the committee in behalf Of the con-
,ssted delegates were prepared tonight
nv r. r. Mccormick and other Roosevelt
rnArnbers of the committee. The statement,
II was said, would be offered before the
Pepublican National Convention tomorrow
m complete the record" of the Roosevelt
fight against the seating Of the Taft con-
tested delegates.
II charges that the work done oy the
credentials committee has been part OF
comprehensive plan TO control the ma
tionaI convention against the Republican
voters" The statement was circulated
among the Roosevelt members tonight by
Mr.. Mccormick. None refused to sign 1t
The names affixed TO it tonight were;
r P Mccormick, Illinois; H. r.. Hal
bert. Minnesota: Cheney st. Clair, Idaho;
Ralph Harris Kansas; Dan Norton; Okla-
hon5a: A V. Swift Oregon; Jesse Liboey,
Maine: Jesse a Tolerton, Missouri; L r.
Mitchell, Pennsvlvania; F. }. Heney, Ga an,
fdrnia. S X. Way. South Dakota; Harry
shaw West Virginia, and H. E. Lockett
Nebraska.
Two other members Of the committee D.
J Sullivan. of Ohio. and J. B. Avis. OF New
Jersey. agreed TO sign the statement before
n is presented 10 the convention to-mor-
row. The statement in part follows:
In the COMMITTEES Of credentials 2 COAL
ton was formed Of the contested deiegatte es
and members Of the National COMMITTEE
and a minority Of the representatives. OF
the Republican states. ,
This coalition formed a substantial ma
forty Of the committee; II proposed 10
prevent the hearing Of all of the testimony
BY limiting the contestants 70 hVe MIN
utes In which TO present their cases.
The coalition in the committee is bring