Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-10
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By Morning Jeurual Special Leased wire.)
Chicago, June 9..-The republican
national committee will resume to-
morrow morning it's consideration of
the large number of contests for
places on the temporary roll OF the
national convention. Upon the re-
suit of its deliberations depends to a
great extent the control of the con-
vention. The contests in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida and Georgia, which
were decided last week, added seven
ty-two delegates to the strength cred
tied to Taft. Whether it foretold a
steam roller" policy of giving the
whole business to Taft" as the Roose-
welt adherents now claim, or whether
the contests still to be decided will
give some to Taft and some to Roose-
welt is matter of much speculation,
1t seemed likely tonight that the
Indiana cases involving twelve dele
gates four at large and two each from
four congressional districts would be
taken up when the committee meets
at 10 a. m, but the cases from Ari-
zona (six delegates at large), and
from the Fourth district of Califor-
MIA (two delegates), which were
postponed. may be considered before
Indiana. The vital Importance of the
decisions of the national committee
upon the contests is apparent TO any
one studying the lists of delegates.
Such study incidentally discloses the
great weight which may attach to the
twenty-six delegates from Wisconsin,
and ten from North Dakota, instruct
ed for LaFollette, and the ten from
Iowa. instructed for Cummins.
There Is no reconciling the con-
flicting claims of the Taft and Roose-
welt managers regarding the respec-
tive strength of their followings; each
Is figuring in his tables delegations
emphatically claimed by the other on
the strength of the convention en-.
dorsements. alleged pledges ana
other grounds. Reasonably depend
able, however, seem the figures coll
lected by the Associated Press, from
which can be derived what may be
described as the bare bones OF the
situation.
These figures, which are unofficial
and by no means guaranteed, follow:
Whole number of delegates, 1,O7s.
Necessary for nomination. $40.
Instructed for Roosevelt and un-
contested, All.
Instructed for Taft and uncontest-
ed, 201.
AAe u tttco lOI La It ohetec wv <-
tests), 36,
Instructed for Cummins Ono con-
tests), 10.
Uninstructed (including New York's
e0), 166.
Contested. 254. :.
of the 254 contested. the national
committee has thus far given Tart ~.
The figures analyze as follows:
Instructed for Roosevelt and un-
contested-California "a; Illinois. 56'
Indiana. 10; Kansas, is; kentuckys
1; Maryland. 1e; Massachusetts, is
Michigan. 10; Minnesota. "a; Mis-
souri, 12; Nebraska, 1s; New Jersey.
Is; North Carolina, 16; Ohio. 81
oklahoma, Is: oregon. 10; Pennsyi-
Nania, 81: South Dakota. 10; Ten
nessee, L: Texas. 6: Vermont, 2; West
virginia. 16: total. all.
Instructed for Taft and uncontest-
ed tnot including the seventy-two
given him last week by the national
committees decisions)-Alabam s.
Colorado. IL: Connecticut, 10: Illi-
nois. ?: Indiana. 6. Iowa. 1s, Kan
sas, 2; Kentucky. q, Massachusetts.
ls; Michigan. ~; Mississippi 2; Mis-
souri,, 2. Nevada. s: New Hampshire,
=; Ohio. IL: Oklahoma. 2. Pennsyl-
Nania, 3. Rhode Island. 10: South
Carolina. 10: Tennessee. is; Utah.
.; Vermont, 2; Virginia, 4. Wyoming.
6: Hawaii. 6; Philippines. ?: Porto
hico. 2: total. 2o1.
Instructed for La Toilette (no con-