Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-13
Governor Osborn and Michigan
Men Are Unseated by De-
ciSlve Vote; Louisiana and
Arizona Against Rough Rider.

rBy Morning Journal sseciHs t~~s~d wSrs-l
Chicago. June 12.--President Tart
gained forty more votes In the repub-
lican convention today through the
settlement of contests by the nation
al committee.
In the California, Arizona and
Michigan contests, the Roosevelt
forces voted their full strength against
the Taft delegates. In the California
case they secured roll call. losing.
f6 to 81: In the Arizona contest they
failed to get roll call and In the
Michigan case none was asked, al
though they voted against seating tho
Taft delegates ut large. N.
The contests settled today in favor
of President Taft were:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at large, six.
California--Fourth district. two.
louisiana at large. six
First. Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth. Seventh districts of Louisiana,
fourteen.
Michigan--Delegate at large. six.
isslssippi--Delegates at large.
four.
First district OF Mississippi. two.
Total--Forty.
Pearl Wight. national committee
man from Louisiana and the Roose-
welt leader there. lost in his fight to
seat the Roosevelt delegates from that
state.
An effort was made by Committee
man New to end the differences
among Louisiana republicans by Off
cially recognizing the Loisei faction.
now controlling the state republican
organization there, but Mr.. Wight
headed off such action.
Governor Osborne. of Michigan, and
his Roosevelt delegates at large, were
unseated. The contest over the Fourth
California district furnished bitter
exchanges. Francis ]. Heney led the
Roosevelt forces.
The national committee still has
before 1t 112 contested cases.
Members of the committee fear the
contests will run well over into the
opening day of the convention.
The rest of the Mississippi contests
and those from Missouri. North Caro-
lima, oklahoma, South Carolina and
Tennessee. II is thought, will be dis
posed of tomorrow.
The committee. 4s to 2, voted TO
seat the six Loisel-Taft ."black and
tan" delegates at large from Louisi-
ana. Committeeman Wight and Thor
son voting no. Mr.. Wight then with
drew contests in the First, Second.
Sixth and Seventh districts. adding
eight more to the Taft column. The
committee then took up the Third.
Fourth and Fifth Louisiana districts
In the Third district both delega-
tions were for Taft, the contest again
being one of local politics. the dele
gates representing the Rodrigue and
r.oisel factions.
After seating the Rodrigue dele
gates, the committee heard the
were three delegates-two for Taft
and one for Roosevelt.
Cecil Lyon moved that the two con-
testing Roosevelt delegates be seated.
This was defeated without roll call
and the Lolsel-Taft delegates seated.
The contest from the Fifth Louisi-
ana district. involving three factions.
was taken up and went like the
others.
The Michigan contest involving six
delegates AT large was then taken mp.
The list OF contesting Roosevelt dele
gates from Michigan was headed by
Governor Chas s. Osborn. The Taft
delegation was led by John ID. Nc
Kay.
George T.. Record. Of New Jersey.
and Frank Knox. William T. Gordon
and other Michigan Roosevelt lead
ers were present.
Mr. Record said there had been two
In Bay CITY and that the
state committee had taken upon itself
the decision as to what county dele
gates should 20 on the temporary roll
Of the state convention.
More than one hundred regularly
elected delegates were forcibiy kept
out OF the hail." he said.
Tho Michigan case turned. he said.
upon the Wavne county Detroit,
fight. where there Were two couven-
tions.
The Wayne county delegatcS a.
gued Mr.. Record, number asa, q