Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-10

Chicago, ILL.,, June 10.--Postpone-
ment Of the hearing OF the contest in
the fourth California district today
brought to high intensity the heated
conflict between the Taft and Roose
Welt factions in the Republican ma
tional committee The vote of 3S TO
l3 by which the pOstponement was eff
facted on motion of Senator Crane of
Massachusetts, drew beyond any pos
sible doubt the lines between the fac
lions.
The negative votes were those of
Knight of California, Borah of Idaho,
Burnam of Kentucky, Wight of Louis
lana, Kellogg of Minnesota, LittGucr
(for Flanagan of Nevada, Ward OF
New York. Capers of South Carolina,
| Therson of South Dakota, Lyon Of
| Texas, Loose of Utah, Rogers of Wis
consin, and Mccoy of the Philippines
The committee then took up the
case Of the four delegates-at-largc
from Indiana. 1t was expected thai
the Indiana cases, and perhaps those
from Kentucky would be finished to
day.
Fairbanks VS.. Beveridge.
The Indiana cases had been lookei
upon as the first real test of strength
With former Vice President Fairbank!
heading the Taft delegates-at-large
and former Senator Beveridge th'
leader Of the Roosevelt delegation, tht
fight took on more general interes
than any of the other contests, aside
from the issues involved in it.
The Indiana contests involved
twelve delegates: The four delegates
at-large, and two each from the first
third, fourth and thirteenth districts
Kentucky.
The Kentucky contests, which Wer
: to follow Indiana's, involve the fou
delegates-at-large and the two eac
, in the first, second, fourth, seventh
eighth, tenth and eleventh districts
eighteen in all
Arizona and California.
, There are also on the docket tn
cases affecting the six delegates-a
large, from Arizona, and the tW
, from the fourth district of California
I which was passed when reached las
, week in alphabetical order. The Cal
+ fornia case is a Taft contest. Severt
\ national committeeman filed letter
: today protesting against the seatin
V of the Taft delegates from Alabama
p Georgia and Arkansas. The letter
r were worded in similar manner.
j. The Arizona contest over delegate
+ at-large was set over by the cOmmi
g tee until later in the week to enab
V the Arizona attorneys to prepare tt
e case. A proposal to put at the foot
# the calendar all cases passed over, M
s. objection from Committeeman Knigl
6 OF California, who demanded that tt
r. California case passed over Saturds
g be taken up today.
Heated Debate.
D. The Republican national commits
l. first took up the California conte
p Fourth district two delegates, co
# test by Taft. When the Californ
# case was called, ex-senator Dick, Il
If Taft contest leader, urged its po!
e ponement, saying that important doc
w ments had not arrived and intimatil
r. that the case involved the legality
election of others of the Californ
delegates.
arl The California case, after consid
le able heated argument, was postpon
O. until Wednesday on motion of Sci
" tor Crane by vote of SO to 13.
s. After postponing the California ca
le the committee took up that of
a. four Indiana delegates-at-large
Committee Unanimous.
d. Chicago, H., June 10.-In the
nd diana case the committee again ga
he the decision for the sitting Taft d
is egates-at-large, adding four to t
by seventy-two given the Taft side /
he week in the cases from Alabama,
he kansas, Florida and Georgia.
re. The four, however, were the f
Taft gain from the north.
ed The vote on the roll call was una
on nous, fifty-two to none, in favor
% seating the Taft delegates. Sena
ed Borah voted for the Taft delegates,
IA. did all the other Roosevelt memb
nd of the committee. Colonel New
val not vote.
II Taft Lands Indiana Delegates.