The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-10
WIN Resume work To-Day.

Chicago, June 9-The RepubE can
National Co-nm!tuae Will resume TO-
morrow morning It's consideration o.
the large number OF conusts Tor places
on tho temporary roll Of the Repub-
tcan National Convention. which u 10
coavcrSs in the Coliseum a; noon Tues
day OF next week. Upon tha result Is
Of its deliberations depends 10 a great
extent the control NJ the convention,
aud therefore hi. nominations which
II Will make for the Offices of Presi
dsnt and N!ce-Presidcnt of the United
states. TO say nothing of the lesses-
INK, tiers OF the urganiza ;ion o! r,!,=
convention and the text OF the plat
form
Tho contests in Alabama, Arkansas
Florida and Georgia. which were de-
cided last week, added a total OF
seventy-tw5 delegates to the strength
credited to Taft. Whether 1t foretold
At steam roller policy of giving the
whole business to Taft" as the Roose-
welt adhcrents now claim, or whethe!
tho contests still to be decided will
give some 10 Taft and some to Roose-
Welt Is matter of much speculation
and bitter interchange between the
leaders. 1t seemed likely tonight tina,
the Indiana cases involving twelve
dclegates-four at large and two each
in the First. Third. Fourth and Thir-
tcenth Congressional Districts-would
be first taken up when the committee
meets at 10 \. NJ, but the cases from
Arizona tsiX Observation-Disclosures and
from the Fourth District of California
ttwo deleeatcs). which were postpon-
cd, may be considered before Indiana
of Vital Importance.
The vital Importance Of tn. dccis-
ions of the national committee on the
contests is apparent 10 any one study
ing the lists Of delegations. Such study
Incidentally disclosed the great weight
which may attach to the twonty-six
delegates from Wisconsin and ten from
North Dakota. instructed for la Fol-
lette. and the ten from Iowa, instruct
ed for Cummins. There is no reconcile
Ing the conflicting claims o. the Taft
and Roosevelt managers regarding the
respective strength OF their following
each is figuring into his tables dele
cations emphatically claimed by the
other on the strength or convention in
doraemcnts. alleged pledges anu other
more or less substantial grounds.
Reasonably dependable, however,
seem the figures collected by the AS
sociated Press, from which can be de-
rived what may he described as the
bare bones" of the situation. These
figures. which are unofficial and by no
II ans guaranteed, arc as follows:
Whole number Of delegates. LOIS
Necessary for nomination. $40.
Instructed for Roosevelt and uncon-
tested. al.
Instructed for Taft and uncontested,
a0l
Instructed for La Toilette (no con-
tests). SO.
Instructed for cummins tno con-
tests), 10.
UNRESTRICTED dncluding New York'e
9O). 1876.
Contested 25i.
OF the 254 contested. the national
committee has thus far given Taft ~
How Figures Analyze.
These figures analyze as follows:
Instructed for Roosevelt and un-
contested: California. "a Illinois. Sc:
Indina. 10. Kansas. Is; Kentucky. /
Maryland 10: Massa chusetts, is;
Michigan. 10: Minnesota. "a; Missouri,
IL; Nebraska. 16; New Jersey. 2s:
North Carolina, 16; Ohio. "a: Okla
homa. i6; Oregon 10: Pennsylvania,
60: South Dakota. 10: Tennessee, 1:
Texas, 6; Vermont. Q: West Virginia.
l6-total, Ill.
Q Instructed for Taft and consisted
(not including the seventy-two giver
him last week by the national com
mittee's decisions upon contests)
Alabam ma. S: Colorado. u; Connecticut
10: Illinois. .: Indiana. 8: Iowa. 49,
Kansas. Kentucky. TaMassachusotts
l IL: Michigan. IL: Miasdesippi. q: Mis-