The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-11
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TURNS DOWN T. r. MEN.
Consideration of the California
Contest Postponed Until
Wednesday.
l70 Contests Remain to Be Deter
mined Before the Conven-
ton COnvenes.

CHICAGO. June 10.-To-day's work
" the Republican national commit
Zee added IL more delegates to the
catalogue of the Taft strength on the
temporary roll OF the Republican ma
nonal convention.
The much-discussed Indiana con-
tests came before the committee and
we're decided all in Taft's favor.
With the seventy-two delegates
comprised in the southern contests
iecided last week In the Alabama,
arkansas, Florida and Georgia cases,
D-days gains make a total OF So dele
ates added TO the Taft forces by the
Tork of the national committed. and
With the 301 instructed and uncon-
Iested delegates credited to him, they
bring his present total on the tenn
lorary roll up 10 2S5. A large pro
portion of the contested seats among
he 10 cases still TO be passed on by
he committee represent delegates in
Itructed for Taft. The precise num-
Der IL the subject OF much dispute,
Ior can II be stated how many OF
hese contests Taft will win.
The cases decided to-day were those
et the Indiana delegation-at-large. 4
m number. headed by Col. Harry c.
new CHAIRMAN OF the convention
committee OF arrangements and in
cluding former Vice-President Charles
w. Fairbanks and the district delega-
lions OF two each from the First,
Third and Thirteenth districts.
The contest in the Fourth district
was withdrawn. and the committee
gates
Real Fight Of Day.
The real night OF the day in the
committee came not on the contest
over the delegates-at-large where II
had been expected the committee was
unanimous in giving them 20 Taft. but
over the seating OF two Taft dele
gates from the Thirteenth or South
Bend district Attempts OF the Roose-
welt attorneys TO introduce certain
affidavits declared by them TO bear
the signature OF a majority OF the
delegates 20 the district convention
at South Bend. az 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 plain TO the satisfaction OF the
Roosevelt men.
Senator Borah taunted the Taft
men about II, telling them they
changed front because they were
scared
The worst scared lot Of men 7 ever
saw" be said.
What has happened? Whom have
you consulted What has come over
you2 Whence came this revelation
he demanded
The Taft men denied that they
we're scared or that any special light
had broken in on them. they insisted
that their first vote. against admitting
the affidavlts. was because of their
desire not 10 delay the hearings by
the necessity Of giving the Taft side
an opportunity 20 answer them OF 10
create a precedent which would be
embarrassing in later cases Their
reversal of the vote was coupled with
a specific declaration that 70 was 70
be regarded as a precedent In this
form the Roosevelt men voted against
it
TAFT Delegates Win.
so the committee heard the aTi.
davits with verbal testimony In con
travention % their allegations and
then voted ro seat the Taft delegates
The vote. 90 20 -. represents what
has been the lineup between the fac.
tions ever since the committee came
together This was not the first bat.
ue % the day. however
Before the Indiana cases we're
taken up. The committee came near
a turbulent scene. A motion by Sen.
afor Crana. Of Massachusotts. t0
postpone action until "Wednesday in
the case ~ ,the fourth district oi
California. in accordance with the
request of former Senator Dick. the
Tsft contest leader. met the opposi
tion % the Roosevelt forces The
case already has bern called. and
fhe attorney and contestants we're
in their places when This question
arose Nr Dick argued that n aiml
lar delay had been granted laat week
in the California case ~ tho request
of The Roosevelt people. and he