The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-11
S[OWLY.EATING UP
THE COLONEL s
DELEGATES
Two More Roosevelt Men Un-
seated BY Committee.
He HAS NOW LOST FOUR
Roosevelt Men on Committee Make
No Contest Except Where Evil
dence is Convincing

Chicago, June 10.-Today saw the
fighting Roosevelt and Taft forces
break approximately even in general
results before the national committee.
The Roosevelt people, after an eff
fective fight, forced The committee TO
seat "a of the 26 delegates from Cali.
fornia, the remaining two being pass
ed for later credentials.
1t was a victory for the Progress
ives, but ii was Offset in large part
when. late in the day, the, Indiana con
tests were taken up and the Taft del
egation at large was seated without
dissent and the contested district del
egates from the first, third, fourth,
twelfth and thirteenth districts went
with them
The unanimous decision on Indiana
gave a shock to the Roosevelt people
outside the committee. They had be
lieved the contest thoroughly meritor.
ious, and that only "A particularly re
prehensible performance in grand lar
ceny could take the delegates. The
evidence as laid before the committee
however. was not regarded as sufiic
lent TO sustain the contest.
The case turned on Indiana polls
Marion county, where the delegates
to the state convention had been sci
ected by primary.
Ii was right bogus primary anC
there was a good deal Of evidence Of
jobbery in connection with it, bui
still, II was a primary, was regularly
called and held, and there was no sat
isfactory showing Of regularity on tn,
part of the Roosevelt contestants.
When the state convention met tn,
question was whether Marion county
was entitled to sit. 1t was let in b!
the credentials committee, and thli
gave control to the Taft people
In the thirteenth district there wa
close fight, the Roosevelt people
producing afiidavits from a majorit,
of the members OF the district conven
ton, declaiin th-l hoy did not vot,
for the Taft organization OF the con
vention on viva voce vote.
But there was also a showing tina
they remained in the convention an,
made no effective protest against tn
proceedings, and the committee seat
ed the Taft people.
On this roll call the Roosevelt com
mitteemen were Joined by Chairmai
Rosewater Committeeman BROKER O
Connecticut and several others, maxi
ing the roll call 80 to 90
1T was as clear a case of steal a
we have had before the committee,
declared one Roosevelt committee
man, who pointed to his own vote /
favor Of the Taft delegates at larg,
as a testimonial OF his sincere pul
pose to do the square thing.
The action in the Indiana case
makes 1t practically impossible 70
the Taft faction to unseat the Roos,
welt delegates in the Missouri dii
tricts, and in the state of Washington
Exactly the same arguments tina
sustained the Taft case in Indian
should assure the seating OF IN
Roosevelt delegates In Missouri an
Washington.
But consistency is playing a might
snale role nowadays.
The Taft people will probably TAX
Missouri and Washington IL the
think they need them.
However. the general feeling at II
end OF the days work was that Taft
/, nomination was getting more impo
sible hourly; impossible, despite II
steam rollers work.