Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22

al committee had acted unfairly
The Washington contest, over the
protest Of Senator Miles Poindexter
that Republican state organization
had been guilty Of grand larceny"
from the Roosevelt forces, was de-
cided in favor of the Taft delegates by
a vote of rs to IS. The Taft delegates
from the I'd oklahoma District We're
seated. % to 10. North Carolina. South
Carolina ard Tennessee District con-
tests were settled without opposition
except in the I'd Tennessee, where the
Taft forces won. IS to 6.
The Taft forces asked for separate
votes on districts in the Washington
contest cases, tonight. Thi plan will
make it possible for the district dele
gates from Washington TO vote on the
case of the eight contested delegates
at-ldrge. The same plan was followed
with the Mississippi cases, which had
been consolidated and seated by a
single notion by he National commit
tee, last week.
Ormsby MeHarg. who handled the
Roosevelt contests before the National
committee, did not appear in any Of
the contest arguments during the day
When the 4th North Carolina contest
was argued. Isaac Nj. Meekins. a
Roosevelt delegate, said Mr. HcHarg
had certain of their papers, but he
could not be found.
The Missouri cases, seating the four
Roosevelt MISUNDERSTANDING, and di-
vidne the 10 contested district deiega-
ton were settled Just before adjourn
ment. The credentials committee follow
the decision of the National committee
without debate or hearings.
Chicago. June 81 After an all-night
session the credentials committee of
had al o'clock, this morning. settled
only "A of the = contests considered
vital by Governor Hadley and the
Roosevelt leaders in their appeal from
the decision Of the National committee.
All of them together with 20 that the
credentials committee took up on its
own initiative. We're settled for Pres
ident Taft
The committee voted te seat the Taft
delegates from the sth Kentucky Dis
tTict, % to T. The vote was on sub
stitute for a motion giving the Roose-
Welt delegates title. TO the contested
seats.
The 18th Kentucky District, Taft
cont estants from which had been seat
ed ~ the National committee. was
called.
Congressman Malby. New York.
member of the credentials COMMITTEES.
said that no report would be presented
to the convention until the last contest
had been settled. The Roosevelt men.
he said demanded roll call ON every
contest and the committee could not
finish its work before Saturday and the
report would not be reported to the
convention before Monday. Under these
he said, the convention
could not complete its work and adj
journ until Wednesday. of next week.
Chairman Devine said, however, that
if the Roosevelt members would con-
fine their attack to those districts in
Guided in the list on which they have
based their principal charges of fraud,
the Washington and Texas
cases, the committee would be able to
by tonight The widest lati-
tude would be allowed the Roosevelt
members, said the chairman, and the
duration of the session depended en-
tirely upon their attitude.
The decisions We're:
Alabama. 9Th District. two delegates:
Arizona, six delegates large; Ar
kansas. 5th District two delegates;
California 4th District. two delegates:
Florida, six delegates-at large. and
two each from the LIST, md and 3rd
Districts; Georgia, four delegates-at-
large; Indiana. four delegates-at-
large and two from the 18th District
Other delegates where contests were
not re-opened We're declared seated by
unanimous vote for the committee
California's two Taft delegates were
seated by the committee at 5.45
o'clock, this morning. A motion to
seat the Roosevelt delegates was de-
feated, % to 10. Personalities and DO
litical rancor We're practically absent
For an hour and a half the commit
tee members, wearied by more than
"A hours of work, debated the right of
California to instruct for Roosevelt
by a statewide majority, the Taft
delegates elected in the 9TH District.
Debate of the California case follow
insulting letter" from the Roosevelt
delegates, Charles S. Wheeler and
Philip Bancroft, refusing to appear
and declining to recognize that con-
test existed. The California case was
taken up at 4.20 A. NJ. L. N. Mitchell
of Pennsylvania, a member of the
committee, presented the letter from
the California Roosevelt delegates. 1t
contained language which members
considered Objectionable and the COM
mittee ordered it returned to the Cali
fornia delegates without comment"
A motion TO seat the Taft delegates
brought a request from Roosevelt
members for an opportunity to discuss
the case that had provoked perhaps
the greatest attack from the Roose-
welt forces upon the National commit
tee.
II believe that if the two delegates
from California, who were elected by
state majority of $4,000 are not seat
ed" said Mr. Halbert of Minnesota,
lit win mean the death-knoll of the
National committee"
Mr. Louden of North Dakota ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
O. ID. Landstrom of Montana de-