The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-12


Chicago. June 12.-The republican
national committee today voted to seat
the two Taft delegates from the
Fourth California district. the only
contest from that state. The action
followed a runnig fire opened on the
committee by Francis ]. Heney and
a stinging statement from Governor
Hiram w. johnson in the interests of
Roosevelt.
Governor JohnSon's statement, rea d
before the committee by Henry. said
the governor declined to submit ito
trial of title of property by the
thief who steals it"
Three delegates appear from Louisi-
ana at large. one instructed for Roose-
Welt and two for Taft. only one of
which the committee recognizes as
regular"
There were two sets Of delegates at
large from Arizona. one for Taft, and
the other for Roosevelt. the latter he
ing the contesting faction.
Positive information as to whether
Roosevelt would come to Chicago to
look after his own interests before the
work of deciding the contested dele
cations is finished, was sought today
by his own workers and those favor
ing Taft. The conflicting reports.
however. can neither be confirmed or
proven false.
tt" i."ntuck: Contests.
In the Fifth Kentucky district
where two Taft and two Roosevelt,
delegates We're selected with half Il
vote each instead of the two delegates
specified. the committee was asked Il
let al lof them enter the national con.
vention with half a vote each. These
delegates were not contested.
4%,,. IIn,.x n~1 Ina
mittee not to admit extra delegates
If the precedent were established. he
said, each state soon would elect do,.
bic the number of delegates, and there
would be no rom in the convention
to seat them.
Mr.. Henry again broke into the de.
bate.
I'm satisfied that if the people OF
the United States could know wha
has happened in Kentucky alone" ht
sail. they would never submit to be.
ing robbed of self-government as the5
have been"
Secretary Hayward called Mr.
Heney's attention to the fact that nc
contest was involved in this Kentucky
case and that the two delegates sea-
in the Fifth district had been divedet
Welt.
Mr.. Kellogg's amendment to sea-
all four men with alf Il vote each was
lost
Senator Penrose proposed that the
delegates he allowed to settle who
would sit in the convention and thi:
plan was endorsed by the COMMITTEES
Fifth district of Minnesota. MIR. Kel
1ogg said the four delegates ther,
elected had agreed to select two mef
to sit in the convention.
The Eighth Kentucky district con
test next was called.
Judge O'Rear said in this distric
also the convention was held in thu
up for temporary chairman and. ht
said. the chairman refused to coun
the delegates.
Over sixty witnesses had sworn
said Judge O'Rear. that the Roosevelt
crowd was larger than the Taft crowd
The chairman finally declared the Tai
chairman elected and less than 4O(
Taft men went into the court house
to hold A convention.
More than 46S Roosevelt men re-
mained outside, he averred. and or
ganized another convention, claiming
a majority Of the regular delegates.
Democrats Voted for Taft.
Judge O'Rear further declared there
were number of democrats in the
Taft convention who were alleged tt
have been induced for cOnsidera
tion" to vote in the convention. HI
also alleged that residents of Vesta
county. in an adjoining district, came
down to vote in the eighth district
= c. G. Wallace. one of the Taft dele
gates from the eighth district de-
clared there had been no irregularitS
whatever in the holding Of the con.
= no To I,o .
majority of the uncontested dele
gates in the district convention anl
that a fair hearing had been given al
contestants.
There was no steam roller in tha,
convention" said Wallace. at was
one of the fairest conventions held ir
the United States. That district was
of the Roosevelt sentiment predomin.
ating is not true of the eighth dis
trict."
In Madison county. where frauds
were alleged to have occurred. Mr.
Wallace declared only two out OF
twenty-five precincts showed big ma.
jorities for Roosevelt. He further de.
at the district convention. William
s. Lawmill, who said he was present
at the convention interrupted from the
Roosevelt table to say he had tried
to present the Mercer county confess
at the district convention. but was
prevented from doing SO.
Mr. Wallace presented an affidavit
from one member of the credentials
committee to show there had been nj
contest from Mercer county. while
Judge O'Rear produced an AFFIDAVIT,
from another member of the creden.
tials committee to the effect that tn.
contests were presented. but that nc
evidence was considered by the com.
mittee.
county convention he proposed /.
crowd everybody into the court house