Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-16
Republican National Committee
Awards Roosevelt Four Con-
tested Delegates.
QUARTET OF LYONS MEN WINS
Twenty from Virginia Given Taft
in One Decision.
WASHINGTON CASES GROUPED
Consideration of Western State is
Next Taken Up.
RESOLUTION STARTS UP HENEY
Retort by Rosewater Closes Dialogue
Between Two.
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FEELING SHOWN DURING DAY
Personal Encounter Between Ken
nedy and Heney Only Averted
by Interference of Assoc
Cintes,

CHICAGO, June 15.-Of the thirty
Texas delegates whose seats were con-
tested. twenty-six were awarded to Taft
and four to Roosevelt by the republican
national committee today No roll call
was allowed In many cases. but in sew
eral the vote was unanimous.
The Third and Tenth Texas district con-
tests were won by Roosevelt
Twenty votes for President Taft were
given In one decision by the republican
national committee In settling the Vir-
ginla contest cases. All contests were
decided In favor of the Taft forces
When the Virginia contests were taken
up late today 1t was agreed to group them,
giving each side forty-five minutes for
the presentation Of Its case.
The committee began at $50 p. m. con-
sideration of the contests from the state
Of Washington, These were grouped.
Resolution Concerns Texas.
A resolution providing for subcommit-
tee to Investigate and reorganize the re-
public organization Of Texas was intro
duced in tho republican national COM
mittee meeting today by Thomas L.
DevIne of Colorado.
The motion was finally tabled on the
suggestion OF Taft member, putting
off speech Francis ]. Heney had
started Mr. Heney accused Chairman
Roeswaier Of recognizing no one but Q
"maehine made, hand picked crook"
The Retort Courteous.
THE chair recognizes the gentleman"
retorted Mr.. Rosewater.
A personal encounter between National
Committeeman James Kennedy of North
Dakota and Francis j, Heney of San
Francisco In the republican national COM
mittee meeting was prevented tonight
only by the interference of their associ-
ates aud the activity of Sergeant-at-Arnns
William r. Stone.
.i Days Proceedings.
The national committee first took up
the contest involving the eight delegates
at-large from Texas, the Taft delegation
appearing as contestants as opposed to
the Roosevelt eight. headed by National
Committeeman Cecil A. Lyon. The vote
seating the contestants was viva voce,
and a substitute motion declaring the
Roosevelt delegates entitled to seats was
voted down in the same manner. Eight
cen mcmbers--two less than the required
nunlber-jolned In a demand for a roll
call
In the First and Second Texas dis
tricts, also decided In favor of the Taft
forces. the Roosevelt delegates appeared
as the contestants. The votes on them
were unanimous.
The Third district delegates were given
to Roosevelt by unanimous vote
The Taft delegates at large seated by
tho committee are:
H. r. McGregar. W. C. Avervile, C. X.
Mcdowell, J.. f. Tutz, J. E. Elgin, w. II.
Love. W. Nj. Mcdonald and G. w.
The two Taft delegates from the Fifth
district of Texas eugene Marshal and
Harry Beck), were seated by the ma
tlonal committee without a roll call.
Roosevelt men voted no" The Taft
delegates from the Seventh and Eighth
districts were also seated
Texas Gases Called.
The contest of the Texas delegates-at-
large was the first called. Colonel Lyon
announced that he believed that tech
nically there was no contest against the
Roosevelt delegates -at-large. He said he
was of the belief that no printed brief
for the Taft delegates had been filed
within tie prescribed twenty days before
the national committee met; that, In con-
sequence. the rules of the committee had
not been observed and no formal contest
existed for the place Of the eight dele
Secretary Hayward said he had two
sets Of credentials from Texas"
THE chairman can only go on the ad-
vice of the secretary" said Chairman
Rosewater. HE says contest exists.
and 1t must be called"
Colonel Lyon declared that in the