New-York tribune., 1912-06-11


| this.
gates was made by Mr.. Bieber. of tho Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Borah asked permis-
! sion TO make a statement.
| Unanimous for Taft Delegates.
| II don't want my vote 10 approve the
action of the credentials committee the
Senator said, but they had primary. and
the victory. in any event, was apparently
| for Taft"
| Frank p. kellogg also said that while he
believed there were frauds. they were not
| enough to inyalidate the Taft victory.
Both Mr.. Borah and Mr.. kellogg voted
TO seat the Taft delegates, as did all the
other Roosevelt members OF the committee
=. c. Gould, of Evansville. who took up
the lst Indiana District contests for the
| Roosevelt delegates. asserted that the con-
vention which selected the Taft delegates
was entirely controlled by men who refused
| TO allow any Roosevelt delegates Oh the
credentials committee
Mr.. IfemenWay said that IL the state
ments made by the Roosevelt attorneys
were true there would not be any dispute
But thcy arc not true said Mr. Hemen'
way. THE fact is that the Roosevelt con-
| tests were so nimsy they could not stand UP.
Somebody had put in an unsigned letter
about a contest in Posey County. NJ thero
was no contest filed from fosey County
delegate said, Put the letter IN the vast"
basket That was all there was to the
waste basket incident"
The Taft delegates IN the lst District were
seated by unanimous vote, no rollcall be-
| inE asked for.
New Evidence offered.
The case Of the ID District delegates was
called Immediately, and Mr. Stillwcll SAID
the Taft forces had obtained tie In the
district convention and the chairman cast
the deciding vote. He wished 10 present
affidayfts, he said, TO show that one Taft
vote was cast by man Illegally holding
the proxy of Roosevelt delegate.
Mr.. New said he had aided Mr.. Stillwell In
getting hold OF arguments and affidavits
week ago. and he objected 20 eleventh hour
evidence" Other members also objected to
introducing new evidence.
Mr.. Rorah drew from Mr.. Stillwcll the
fact that his new af1idsvits would impeach
proxy that was passed on and declared
Senator Borah looked the affidavit over
and then said he considered 1t lmma-
terial."
"I believe that since tho convention
"a ssed on this proxy it is beyond our power
TO question that" said Senator Borah.
After considerably more discussion the
Taft delegates from the 81 District were
declared legal by the committee. No roll
call was asked for. but several members
voted NO
Chairman Rosewater then announced that
the 9Th Indiana District contest had been
withdrawn. A motion was made to seat
the regular Taft delegates in this district,
and the vote was unanimous
Wranole Over New Affidavits.
The 18th Indiana District contest was then
ca lied. and Mr. Stiliwell again asked Der-
mission to introduce new afiidavts. He
said the Taft chairman OF the convention
had been chosen by vote OF III. TO ,0at
He declared he had airdavits from ma
iority OF the delegates in the convention
that they had voted for the Roosevelt dele
gates
There was a long debate over the qucs-
ton Of receiving the afidsvits. during
which Mr.. Hemenwsy said the records Of
the 18th District convention showed that
Mr. Studebaker. heading the Taft deleea-
ton, and his colleague did get majority
Of the votes OF the convention.
IF we are going hack of the acts OF a
convention and get afhdavits from mon who
say they did not vote" said Mr. Hemen-
way. there will be no end 10 It. For these
mig kr a
didn't know what they were swearing to-"
Senator Borah finally made formal motion
10 admit the Roosevelt affdavits and that
the Taft attorneys be given until Saturday
to answer them. This brought on another
long argument.
General Powell Clayton warned the com
mittee that the precedent would rise to
plague It. II it granted a delay to get new
evidence
Senator eorah Makes a Plea.
Il believe We ought to seek here to make
a record that no one can challenge" said
Senator Borah. II have no doubt that tho
majority Of this committee favor the nomi.
nation OF President Taft, and II so, they
arc far more concerned to have tho world
know that he was chosen by men who were
OF those who will be defeated.
Every one here knows what my alliances
are; but you know the question we will
have TO meet is whether or not the nominee
receives the nomination at the hands OF
honestly named delegates or at the hands
of delegates elected in contra v~ntion OF the
wishes of the people who sent them,
1T is I'm the air that the contest from the
time the convention closes until the votes
are counted in November will be the most
severe and difficult since Lincoln was elect
Cd the second time.
"Of what use to so before the country
with tie results Of a questionable conven-
tion? II would be better for us TO sit here
until the dawn tomorrow. and the day
after. and the day after that, than to cut
off the proof that is here offered
'If you expect to win here and win there,
make your record 80 II cannot he attacked.
appeal 10 you not as the representative OF
Colonel Roosevelt, but az the representa-
tive of the Republican voters Of the country.
"You know that We have arrived at II
new era In national politics. The people
have arrived at the conclusion that they
have been lethargic. They will demand
the reasons why We have seated certain
delegates. Let us admit all the evidence.
Otherwise the people viii feel their VIII
has been ignored. ] appeal To YOU In the
name or the rank and file OF the party
that these contests be adiudicated upon
fair regard for all the evidence and not
merely a part or IT,"
eorah Motion Defeated.
When the Borah motion was finally put ii
was defeated-5o 10 20. Chairman Victor