Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-11
National Republican Committee Decides All Indiana Contests in the Presidents Favor
HOT FIGHT OVER THE SOUTH BEND DISTRICT
Taft Delegates Seated Vote of 36 ito IA After Adav Had Been Presented and Oral Testimony Heard-Iatt Men
 Cause Postponement of California Case-Senator Borah,
 aRoosevelt Leader Says He Has No Intention of Bong

Chicago. June 10-Today's work of the republican national committee added twelve more delegates to the catalogue of the Taft strength on the temporary roll of the republican na- tional convention. The much dls- cussed Indiana contests came before the committee and were decided, all in Tafts favor.
 Tafts Present Total, 2S5.
 With the seventy-two delegates comprised in the southern contests decided last week in the Alabama, Arkansas. Florida and Georgia cases today's gains make a total of eighty four delegates added to the Taft forces by the work of the national committee. This increases, with the 201 instruct ed and uncontested delegates credlteu 10 him brings his present total on the temporary roll Up to 2S5. A large pro- portion of the contested seats among the ITO cases still to be passed on by the committee represent delegates in- structed for Taft: the precise number Is the subject of much dispute, nor can 1t be stated how many of these contests Taft will win.
 One Contest Withdrawn.
 The cases today were those of the Indiana delegation at large, four ia number. headed by Colonel Harry $. New. chairman of the committee of ar rangements and including former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and districts.
 The contest in the fourth district was withdrawn and the committee confirmed the two sitting (Tsft dele gates
 The Big Fight of the Day.
 The real fight of the day in the committee came not on the contest over the delegates at large, where it had been expected, as the committee was unanimous in giving them to Taft; but over the seating of two Taft dele gates from the 18th or South Bend district. Attempts of the Roosevelt attorneys to introduce certain affida- wits. declared by them to bear the signature of a majority of the dele gates to the district convention at South Bend at which the Taft dele gates were chosen precipitated the only sensational interchange of the day and occasioned a sudden reversal of the committees vote which was not ex- pected, to the satisfaction of the Roosevelt men. Senator Borah tstInt- ed the Taft men about it, telling them they changed front because they were scared.
 Not Regarded As Precedent.
 The Taft men denied that they were scared or that any special light had broken in upon them; they insisted that their first vote. against admitting the affdavits. was because of their de7 sire not to delay the hearings by the necessity of giving the Taft side an opportunity to answer them or to create a precedent which would be- embarra ssing in later cases. The re- versal of the vote was coupled with A specific declaration that it was not to be regarded as a precedent In this form the Roosevelt men all voted against it.
 AHidsVits Heard, Taft Delegates Seat.
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 So the committee heard the afidayits. with verbal testimony in contraven- uon Of their allegations and then yot- cd 10 seat the Taft delegates The vote, Sb Co 14, represents what has been the lineup between the factions ever since the committee came to- gether This was not the first battle Of the day, however. Before the In diana cases were taken up, the com mittee came near a turbulent scene.
 PostponeTent of california's Case.
 motion by Senator Crane nf Massachusetts to postpone until We'd nesday the case of the fourth district of California in accordance with the request of former Senator Dick. the Taft contest leader, met the opposition Of the Roosevelt forces. The case ai- ready had been called and the at torneys and contestants were in their places when this question arose MT. Dick argued a similar delay had been granted last week in the California case at the request of the Roosevelt people and he thought he was entitled Co the courtesy.
 Steam Roller" Runs In.
 During this debate the fabled "sfes n, roller figured in the discussion Some or me Taft men resented mention of the political iugEernsbf which they said was a fiction; whereupop Mr borsh lntinsted that the Roosevelt people had no sensitiveness on the subject in fact rather liked to talk @nout that metaphoricsl machine.
 m the roll call on the California postponement the lineup was 2S to 19 me personnel on each side being sub- hianuslly the same as in the other di- visions on factional lines.
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