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even consider any such suggestion.
The Taft leaders we're in almost con-
slant conference prior to the assem-
bling of the convention. They were
counting noses and trying to deter
mine just where they stood. They.
had prepared two plans, one to cir
cumvent a bolt if one should take
place and the other to meet the con-
tingency that the majority of the
Roosevelt delegates would stay in
the convention.
One report was that they had de-
cided that there was justice in the
Roosevelt claims in several of the
contests and that the Roosevelt del
egates might be seated in these in
stances.
Another was that if the bulk of the
delegates remained when the nomina-
tions were in order, the vote should
be split SO that no IL man could Sc
cure a majority on the first ballot,
and thus secure more time for trad
ing.
William Flynn of Pennsylvania,
announced he has resigned as COM
mitteeman. He gave no reason. The
credentials committee is having a
lively fight at noo over the Alabama
contests.
Four Minute Session of Convention.
While the committee on creden-
tials threshed out in detail the con-
tested seats which have resulted in
the blocking of the wheels of the re-
publican national convention, the
convention held a 4 minute perfume
tory session today. The only bust
ness transacted was the prayer of
the chaplain. Immediately after it
was out of he way a motion for a
recess until 4 o'clock this afternoon
was carried unanimously.
Important Contests Re-Heard
Until the credentials committee re-
ports the roll of the convention, no
business car be transacted. 1t was
generally expected that a report can
not be had before night at the ear
Hest. The. contests before the COM
mlttee, it was officially announced
to Senator Root, temporary chair
man of the convention, by Chairman
Devine of the committee, would like
ly be confined to the Ninth Alabama
district, Texas as a whole, Washing
ton, Arizona and the Fourth district
of California. In these cases the wild
est debate was allowed. The other
miner contests were to be railroaded
as being without merit.
Committee Votes for Taft Delegates.
The Taft forces emphasized their
control of the national convention
this afternoon in the first test vote
before the credentials committee.
BY a vote of "a to IA, the committee
seated Jas. r. Sloan and j. r. Car
ter in the eth Alabama district. They
were originally placed ON the roll
by the national committee and it
was this action that drew the colon
els original charge hat the COM
mittee was in league with thieves.
The committee debated the issue
at length after the contestants had
retired and the entire morning was
consumed on this single district.
Charles Devine, however. expressed
the belief when the luncheon recess
was ordered, that he committee had
now found itself" and there would
be rapid progress on all other con
tests. The Arizona contests. were
taken up after lunch.
1t probsbly will be late at night
before the credentials committee can
report.
Taft announced at the White
House in Washington today that he
approved no plan by which he would
withdraw if Roosevelt would do the
same. The Roosevelt men refused
to attend the meeting of the plat
form committee, which then took re-
cess
Convention Adjourns Again.
Fifteen minutes before the nat
ional committee met for the after
noon session, Chairman Divine of the
credentials committee sent word to
Temporary Chairman Root that this
committee could hardly return a re-
port on the roll of delegates before
tomorrow. 1t was the general under
standing of the leaders that the con-
vention after assembling would ad-
journ until tomorrow.
LATER-When the convention
met at 4 O'Clock it adjourned till II
O'Clock Friday.
RoOsevelt's Statement.
Roosevelt'S statement issued at 4
O'Clock this afternoon to his dele
gates, reviews in oetail the alleged
theft of 90 delegates and then says:
II decline any longer to be bound
by any action the convention may
take. I decline to regard as binding
any nomination it may make. l do
not regard successful fraud. and de-
liberate political theft as constitut-
ing a title to party regularity, or a
claim to the support of any party.
Il hope that the honestly elected
majority which is made a majority
immediate purging of the roll in it's
entirety and not piecemeal by the
convention. II this purging is not
accomplished, l hope the honestly
elected delegates will decline all fur
Their connection with a convention
whose action is now determined and
has hitherto been determined by a
majority which is mode a majority
only by the action of fraudulent del
egates, whom the convention has re-
fused to strike from the rolls. If
the leaders of the honestly elected
majority disagree with me in this
matter and wish for any cause to de-
fer for the moment this action, then
l most earnestly hope that at least
they will insist upon voting on the
cases of these fraudulent delegates
h1Oc and not Senarafo1y We nop-