Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-08
PRESIDENT WINS
ARKANSAS CASES

similar TO that of Senator Borah. o.
Idaho, yesterday.
The decision in the ninth Alabama;
ease. In which the Roosevelt delegates
were turned down, promised to come VI
again this morning, to command the at
tention of the committee. Senator
Dixon's statement last night that 'tht
theft was cold-blooded, p~remeditated and
deliberate had intensified the feelina
between the Taft and Roosevelt adher
ents.
Several members Of the committe'
urged before the meeting that a mo
ton be made to reconsider the case, 81
that another test vote might be hat
upon 1t. No agreement was reached
however. illusions In Senator Dixon
statement to the alleged conversation !
the committee room between Senate
Crane and A. M. Stevenson. in while
the latter declared the delegates mus
be given TO Taft although there Is II
justification for It," also had angere
several members who threatened to brin.
it up on the floor of the committee ROOM
The committee met at 10:15 o'clock,
forty-two members being present.
Plainclothes Men Arrive.
The attorneys for the contestants re-
turned to the fight with renewed deter
mination. Ormsby McHarg was pre-
pared to present the balance Of the AT
kansas cases at once. but asked tina
when these were completed the Georgia
contests be taken up. In the Florida
cases. Mr.. McHarg had asked for a
postponement to Monday, because Of the
absence of some of his witnesses and
assistants, but the committee had no
fully determined to grant this delay.
Delegates and attorneys from Indiana
were on hand when the committee meet
ing opened, In the belief that the In
cases would be called today.
Members of the committee Informed
them that Indiana would not be reached
until next week.
The two policemen regularly on duty
outside the committee room were rein
forced by two ''plainclothes" men.
Continue Arkansas Cases.
The Taft forces from Florida appeared
and National Committeeman Chubb, from
Florida, said that the cases would be
Immediately at the conclusion of
the Arkansas arguments. A protest from
Mr.. McHarg, of the Roosevelt contest
forces, was expected.
The committee opened without friction.
Chairman Rosewater said that the Third
Arkansas district would be called at
once IL there was no other business. No
IL .--& kla. ~ aud tbn
Arkansas attorneys and contestants were
into the room.
This district presented another case
of two conventions, both cid in the
same hall. The Taft delegates were head
ed by r. s. Granger and the Roosevelt
delegates by Tom Williams, of Rogers.
I'VE are not claiming regularity, as
that term is used within the party said
NJ. Conner, of Little Rock, opening the
the district, but we do claim we repre-
sent the majority of the Republicans as
against the minority embraced in the
combination known as the Arkansas State
Central Committee.
.'The only way we can overcome that
practise is to hold two conventions or
permit the organization to send dele
gates whom the people, by a majority OF
twenty. to one, do not want
He characterized the Arkansas out.
come as a fraud that should not be
countenanced by this national commit
tee
The Granger or Taft delegates rested
their case largely upon the regularity OF
their committee and convention actions.
When arguments were ended Frank p.
Kellogg, Roosevelt adherent, moved that
the Granger or Taft delegation b. placed
on the convention roll. The Taft dele.
gates were Endorsed. 81 to 0.
The Fourth Arkansas district contest
was then called, This district. compris.
ing eleven counties. runs along the west.
ern edge of the State. The Taft dele
CATION was known as the Spear delega.
ton, the Roosevelt as the Legate delega.
ton. The Taft delegates were victorious
by another unanimous vote. Commit.
teeman Dupont, of Delaware, made the
motion to seat the. Spear or Taft fac.
ton.