New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
TAFT WINS FORTY MORE VOTES
Contests in Five More States All Settled in Favor
of the President.

Chicago. June l2.-In the longest day 5
work it has yet done in hearing contested
delegates cases the Republican National
committee settled to-day contests from ave
| states. and in each case the delegates sup
porting President Taft were placed on the
temporary roll of the convention. The re-
suit was the addition of forty votes to the
] Taft column
| Taft delegatcs-at-large were seated from
Louisiana, Arizona. Michigan and Missis-
sippi. District contests from California and
| Louisiana were settled in the same way.
After six Taft delegates-at-large from
| Louisiana had been won by Mr.. Taft the
Roosevelt men withdrew their contests In
the LIST, ID 9th and eth districts in that
| state and were voted down i'm the Sd. 4th
and 5th District contests. They also with
| drew the contest in the lst Mississippi Dis
| trict leaving the other Mississippi district
contests 10 he settled 10 morrow.
| The first contest Of the day was that or
Arizonas six delegates at-large. For the
| Taft delegates appeared Samuel J. Elder,
Boston attorney, and Classmate Of President
Taft Robert T. Morrison. an attorney. OF
Prescott, and James T. Williams. jr, Of
Tucson. one of the delegates-at For
| the Roosevelt men Ormsby Mcliarg was
1 Joined by George f.. Record, Of New Jersey,
1 and Dwight y. Hard Of Phoenix, one Of the
! Roosevelt delegation.
| Just after Arizona was called an uneX-
pected protest against the split decision
| late yesterday in the nth Kentucky Dis
| triCt case was made by ex-senator Dick,
the Taft contest manager. who asked for
confirmation Of the report that one Roose-
welt and one Taft delegate had been seated.
How can We appeal from this decision
asked Mr. Dick.
II want to protest that the decision was
| irregular" interrupted Mr. McEars con
test manager for Roosevelt and both at
| torneys made II clear they would carry the
18th Kentucky case higher.
| Chairman RoseVster said the case could
| he taken to the national convention and its
credentials committee.
| Senator Dick said he did not want the
decision passed without notice of appeal
as the Taft forces thought they we're en-
titled to both Of the 18th District delegates
Mr. McHarg asserted that the decision di
vidins the vote was against precedents
established four years ago"
! 81 fail to see how. under a given set Of
tic tJillililt'rc 'pNi' oc"' VtiD
and reject the other of the Roosevelt dele
gates" declared Mr.. McHarg
Taft Men Contestants.
! Chairman Rosewater said there was some
doubt az 70 which Arizona delegation should
BE- heard frst but as the Roosevelt dele
gates filed their credentials first the Taft
DELEGATES would be considered tM contest
| ants
! Samuel J. Elder opened the arguments
! for the Taft forces. He said that as no
primary law was in effect when the Arizona
state committee called the state conven-
! ton to BE- held on June ~ doubt existed
as TO how the delegates should be selected.
! The state committee decided to leave the
selection Of delegates to the county COM
mittees.
"Only one contest was presented when
the state committee met two days before
/ the convention" said Mr.. Elder. 1T was
we'll known that the committee was ready
10 hear all contests. ~ the convention AZ
Tucson all the contestants received tickets.
! Chairman J. l.. Hubbel stated that every
one claiming TO be delegate could be
heard when some one protested against the
reading Of a rollcall made w by the com
mittee.
THE man who objected to the rollcall was
a Roosevelt man who was not recognized
| as a delegate ON the temporary roll. Then
apparently by q preconceived plan, the
! Roosevelt men rushed for the platform and
there was an immediate scene OF disorder. -
Elder declared the Roosevelt forces then
left the regular convention, which organ
ICED peacefully" with sixty-eignt OF the
ninety-six votes which had been recognized
on the temporary roll previously prepared
by the state executive committee.
Two Conventions at Once.
Robert F. Morrison. who WAS one of the
| Taft delegates said he believed there was
"a fully developed football organization
among the Roosevelt men, who proceeded
| TO run a convention on one side of the stage
while the Taft convention was going OF
nj the other For twenty minutes, he said