Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30
ROOSEVELT CONTESTS
Dick Finds No Ground for Those
Started in the South
Fskc Convention. He says Was COn-
Quoted in Observation-Disclosures in
Arkansas Were started mud
Managed by Lawyer.

Ex-senator Charles Dick of Ohio is pre-
pairing data. testimony and argument for
the republican national committee in the
contest cases reported from Roosevelt
and Taft managers in the various States.
Most of the contests 50 far announced
come from southern States.
The national Taft bureau charges Sena-
tor Dixon. chairman OF the national
Roosevelt committee. with trumping
them up.
In States that have held all of their
conventions Mr.. Dixon reports more than
40 contests Excluding Texas, which
hasn't held its state convention yet, the
following contests are claimed by Mr..
Dixon: Alabama, -, Arkansas, 10; Dis
trio of Columbia, >. Florida, L. Georgia,
90, Indiana, .; Nentucky 10; Louisiana.
20: Michigan, 6. Missouri. =; South Caro-
lima. 4 Tennessee. Il; Virginia, -.
There may be contest from the on
tire State of Michigan, but the creden-
tials of the delegates, regular or contest
ing have not been filed. The Detroit
delegation to the State convention is back
of the protest which threatens to result
in state contest. The regular conven-
ton elected Taft delegates. hut Roose-
welt supporters holted and named Sc,
of delegates.
In Indiana the Indianapolis Roosevelt
delegates bolted the regular convention
but many Roosevelt mon remained in the
convention and helped to complete its
work
The % delegates contested in Virginia
by the Roosevelt managers were elected
at convention held at Roanoke in &C
cordance with the call Of the nat'ona
committee for the Chicago convention
They are pledged or instructed for TAFT
No cotesting delegates We're elected un
I'll last week, when a convention WIS helt
IN Richmond II was called without an
thority and was neither formal nor legal
In Georgia, from where Mr. Roosevelt
reports g contests Taft delegates were
elected in conformity with the call of the
national committee. The convention hel'
by the Roosevelt people several days ag'
is described as fake convention by
Mr.. Dick.
There are four contests in North caro-
J lima These were announced by Taf
conventions. If the contesting deega
lions from North Carolina should be seas
ed by the committee Mr.. Taft would ge
| at least five Of the votes from that State
but the Roosevelt managers claim Their
| Is no ground for the contests.
| In South Carolina, where Roosevelt
| claims "A of the regularly instructed Tai
| delegates and contests the remainin'
| four the conventions We're regular.
Mississippi is In the same category witt
Georgia. The Taft delegates were proper
| ~ named.
| Four years ago the Alabama repuhlt
cans sent contestng delegations TO III
! national convention. Each OF two FAC
| tons in the State had ORGANIZATIONS j
| O. Thompson was refereee for one win
of the party and was also chairman
! the State committee Last year. som
time before the present campaign open
ed. President Taft advised the Alabam
| republicans to get together and qui
fighting. The advice was taken. A con
vention was called and all hands agree
to stand by the action of that conven
| ton. Thompson was defeated by Col. /. NJ
Long for the embarrassing and retired
| This year. early III the c"ihP''s"' N'"'
! man Long called the republicans toge'he
and held regular convention a deleHa
ton was elected ana instructed ior iai
Later. after Roosevelt announced ina
he would accept the nomination. Ihoihl
son said he was stu chairman OF IN
State committee got four or ave member
Of his old committee together ana heln
convention and elected RooseVelt dei'
gates. The convention was without wal
rant of authority NOT more than 10 p''
sons attended the conVehuoh' VINO" wa