Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-21
TAFT MEN WIN
. IN THE ALABAMA
CONTEST CASE
St, Clair of Idaho and Cady of Wis.
consin, Members of Committee
Vote with Majority.
COLONEL LOSES ANOTHER ROUND
Roosevelt Delegates Return and
Take Part in Proceedings.
PROTEST IS FILED BY SACKETT
Served on All Contestants.
CHAIRMAN DEvrNE URGES HASTE
Malby Denies that Steam Roller
Methods Will Be Employed.
FAIRNESS TO BE THE ONE RULE
Taft Men Contend They Can show
that Attempt Was Made to IlIe-
gally Secure Represe-
..,... tatiOn.
IS FILED BY sACKETT
Served on All Contestants.
CHAIRMAN DEvrNE URGES HASTE
Malby Denies that Steam Roller
Methods Will Be Employed.
FAIRNESS TO BE THE ONE RULE

CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO, June
2.--A motion to seat the two Roosevelt
delegates from the Ninth Alabama dis
trict was defeated, "a to IA. c. st. Clair
of Idaho, known as a Roosevelt man, and
s. H.. ,Cady of Wisconsin, voted against
the Roosevelt delegates.
Those voting for the Roosevelt dele
gates were: Illinois, r, r. Mccormick;
Kansas Ralph Harris; Maine. jesse M.
Libby: Minnesota. Hugh 7. Halbert; Me-
braska, H. E. sackett: New Jersey. J.
Boyd Avis; Missouri, Jesse Tollerton:
North Carolina, c.. Fl. Cowles: North
Dakota, W.. s. Lauder; Ohio. John J.
Sullivan; Oklahoma. Daniel. Norton; Ore
gon. A. V. Swift; Pennsylvania. Lex N.
Mitchell; West Virginia, Harry Shaw.
The Roosevelt members absent were
Francis J. Heney. California; E. G. Car
rington, jr.. Maryland; S. Y. Way, South
Dakota.
The committee then seated the two Taft
delegates from the Ninth district by
record vote of "a toI 1s. The committee
then recessed until 2.3o o'clock.
The motion to seat the Taft delegates
was made by Estabrook of New Hamp-
shire and the substitute motion to seat
the Roosevelt men by Avis of New Jer-
sey.
No exhibition Of feeling accompanied
tlie defeat 1of the Roosevelt resolution,
], A. Tollerton Of Missouri said he iia5
listened to more than two hours' Of
argument without being able to decide
how to vote. He later asked permission
to register his vote for the Roosevelt con-
'test&nts.
The Roosevelt members OF the creden-
tials committee, acting under the sug-
gestion Of Colonel Roosevelt, returned to
the meeting of that committee today.
Their statement last night that they had
left the committee for good was fol-
lowed by @ decision to go back and par
ticipate in the hearing of contest cases.
Under the revised rules the Roosevelt
men claimed they had won their chief
points, namely. to secure the introduction
Of new evidence and to secure greater
time for debate.
More than an hour and a quarter was
occupied by. the Roosevelt attorneys In
presenting ths Roosevelt side OF the first.
case called, that of the Ninth Alabama
district. .4a
Members of the committee expressed
doubt as to the possibility of concluding
the seventy-two contest hearings in time
to make report to the national conven.
ton this afternoon.
Some Roosevelt Men Absent.
The roll. call showed the following
Roosevelt men, absent:
Henry, California; Mccormick. Illinois,:
Harris. Kansas: Covington.i Maryland;
Cowles, North Carolina: Norton. Okla.
homa Ray. South Dakota, Cady. Wis
consin. -... ICES
Halbert declared seven Of the men who
left the room last night were still absent.
He asked for delay until they could ar
rive. ~, '.t .r..
Chairman Devine said the meeting hour
already had been long passed and that
contestants were ready and waiting to be
heard. .e $50
George r. Malby Of New York and F.
w. Estabrook of New Hampshire de-
manded the delaying tactics" Of the
Roosevelt men be stopped.
''oh, l know you are going to use tho
steam roller methods" said Halbert.
mot at ALL" returned Malby. I'VE want
to do business and you want to prevent
Its being done"
Want Only Fair Play.
Halbert said he wanted only fair play
oh, yes" shouted several committee
members, you acted like, it last night
The committee at 10 o'clock contained
the following Roosevelt men:
C.. fSticker, Idaho; Jesse NJ Libby,
Maine; Hugh T. Halbert. Minnesota.
Jesse Tollerton. Missouri; H. E. Sackett.
Nebraska; ]. Boyd Avis, New Jersey: w
s. Lauder. North Dakota; J. ]. Sullivan.
Ohio; A. v. Swift, Oregon; L. N. Mitch-