Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-12
AWARDS TAFT 48
MORE DELEGATES
Wins Contests in Arkansas
Florida and Georgia.
TAKE ONLY ONE TEST BALLOT
Practically Every Case Coming Before
Republican National Committee
Is Settled With the Consent
of Roosevelt Followers.


the certain for Taft column" by the
Republican national committees deci-
sions upon contests from Arkansas,
Florida and Georgia.
This brings the total acretion for
Mr.. Taft up to date to Y, while none
has been added to the Roosevelt list.
Roosevelt Men Consent.
Ten of the Georgia districts-20 del
egates-went to Taft in one blanket
decision, both sides agreeing to their
being decided upon the same argu-
ments. The four delegates-at-large
from the state also were given to Taft
along with the two remaining dis
tricts with two delegates apiece.
Twelve delegates from Florida and
eight from Arkansas were given to
Taft in addition to the Georgia dele
gates. So far every Taft delegate who
has faced a contest has been placed
on the convention temporary roll, and
in practically every case this has been
done with the Roosevelt committee
mems consent.
Only One Test Vote.
Starting with the last three districts
of Arkansas, the committee went
through that state and then listened
to Florida and Georgia's political
woes. In these last two states all of
the Taft delegates had been contest
ed by the Rooseveltians. Full hear
ing was given every case and only in
one instance did the Roosevelt lead
ers ask for test of strength. They
lost by vote of IL to 10.
In the Fifth Arkansas district,
where charges of violence and fraud
were made by both sides, Chairman
Burman of Kentucky asked that both
delegations be seated with half
vote each. He lost by the above vote.
Switch by Du Pont.
On this roll call, Du Pont of Della
ware, who had heretofore voted with
the Roosevelt people, switched to the
Taft contingent.
Not all of the viva voce votes were
unanimous, negatives being heard on
several. In other cases where the
roll call was asked the decision was
always in favor of test votes. Usual
ly they were unanimous for seating
the delegations.
Opposing negro attorneys present
Ing questions rejecting somewhat
upon the integrity of the party in the
south and Taft and Roosevelt contest
managers hurting charges back and
forth in VIGOROUS language gave the
session an interest which held the
committees attention.
Indiana Is Next.
Contests in Indiana were taken up
today by the committee, and the first
real fight of it's session began. It
promised that when the vote is
reached the dividing lines between
the two factions on the committee will
be shown.
In the Hoosier state Col. Harry S.
New, former Vice-President Charles
w. Fairbanks, former Representative
In Congress James E. Watson and Jo-
seph d. Oliver have been contested as
delegates-at-large by former Senator
Albert j. Beveridge, Edwin M. Lee.
Fred K. Lands and Charles H. Camp
Dell, the Roosevelt standard bearers.
Four Indiana districts-the First.
Third. Fourth and Thirteenth-are
also contested.
Mead for Vice-President.
Gov John A. Mead of Vermont has
thrown his hat into the vice-presiden-
tial ring of the Chicago convention.
being the first announced candidate
for the second place on the Republi-
can national ticket, except Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman, who is a candidate for
denomination. Governor Mead's cam
ipaign was started by J. F. Manning of
Chicago, after receiving this word
from Vermont's chief executive:
! Start the ball rolling. I will ar
rive next Thursday afternoon"
Roosevelt Attacks Committee.
Oyster Bay, N z, June 10.-Repudi-
alton by the Republican voters of the
nomination made by the Republican
national convention if made by votes
of delegates seated as those of the
Ninth Alabama district was predicted
by Colonel Roosevelt. The prediction
was made by Colonel Roosevelt in a
formal statement issued by him after
long conference.
This statement is an appeal to the
Republican voters Of the country to
protest against the methods en-
ployed by the Republican national
committee in hearing contests and
ruling upon them. No hint is given
by Colonel Roosevelt as to what form
the protest should take.
Nomination AS Worthless.
The sentence in the appeal which is
regarded as most significant follows:
a nomination obtained by the
votes of delegates seated in utter de-
fance of justice, as these two Alaba-
ma delegates Chose from the Ninth
districD have just been seated, would
be worthless to the man obtaining it
and would be Indignantly repudiated
by the party as a whole"
Colonel Roosevelt's statement was
a scathing attack upon the members
of the national committee, many of