The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
TAFT LEADS BY BIG
MAJORITY OF VOTES
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rs a the hart pant'tn aTteT the waite
brook, go Texas pants for Taft. -
Texas Case First Called.
The contest of the Texas delegate
at large was tho first called.
Colonel Lyon said ne believed tech
nically there was no contest apsins
the Roosevelt delegates at large. HI
said he was of tho belief that n,
printed brief for the Taft delegate
had been filed within the prescribeI
twenty days before the national com
mittoe met; that in consequence Tho
rules of the committee had not beer
observed and no formas contest existed
Colonel Hayward said he had "twc
sets of credentials from Texas
The chairman can only go on the
advice of the secretary" said Chair
man Rosewater.
"He says a contest exists, and il
must be called
| Colonel Lyon declared that in tho
Alaska case and in otner cases contests
had been excluded because thew had
not been filed within tho stipulated
tlme: lie and Committeeman Capers
Texas contest existed,
crisis was precipitated when Mr..
Mulvane of Kansas moved to pass
Texas and take up Virginia. because
Texas apparently was "not ready.p
81 protest against such action,n said
Lyon. "We are ready
(" But you decline to 90 on with the
flrst contest" said Mulvane.
- We don t recognize that contest
exists as to these delegates at large. -
retorted Lyon,
Texas Is Passed.
Against the protest of Committee
man Capers of South Carolina that
"you can It run over us that way, the
committee voted to take up the Vir.
ginla contests and to pass the Texas
contest temporarily.
1t was understood that Colonel I,von
and the Roosevelt members of the com
mittee would raise against virtually all
OF the Texas contests the same point
made in the case of the delegates at
large, namely. that no contests existed
because the TAFT delegates had not
coMplled with the committee rules.
called the sergeant at arms could NOT
find the Roosevelt delegates.
Lets take up Washington, said
Senator Borah.
The Virginia delegates filed ont of
the room, but when a call was sent ont
for the Washington contestants the
roosevelt side was not ready. On mo-
tlon OF committeeman Kellogg, the
committee voted again to call the Tex.
as cases, and the committee began
eight delegates at large from that state
Full delegations from both Sides sides
took their places at the opposing tables
AS the Roosevelt delegation had Nrst
Med Its credentials, the Taft deIerates
headed by H; F. McGregor. were heard
rs the contestants.
No Legal Contest.
Colonel Lyon again declared the Taft
1eeSation had not made a legal contest |
oeSause us briefs and formal arguments
nad not been flled until yesterday.
again Insist that no contest exists
ne said ''7'
:, The chairman overrued the point and |
frederick {. Bryan began the argument |
or the Taft delegation
Colonel Lyon is the Republican party |
n he Tssas; ssnh,,c. declared M Bryan He is
hinss: the fight in Texas has been largely
night against Colonel Lyon and ne
promises TO be both the beginning and |
he end OF the party in the state If he is
lllowed 10 seat his delegation"
Mr.. Byran likened Colonel Lyons con-
raj In Texas to the old English rotten
each county is given one vote in the
tate convention, and ain additional vote
or each 500 voters in the county. AS a
esult lSo western counties. which cast
bout 5000 votes, have a voice in the con- |
ention wholly disproportionate to that OF
>allas; which alone casts that many
otes.'
Real Sentiment for Taft.
The real sentiment In Texas. declared
ave been large majority for the presi-
ent through the state. he said, and big
1a1ority in the state convention. but for
'olonel Lyons political brigandage" and
steam roller methods" by which Repub-
can voters were disfranchised.
CoIoDel Lyon was charged by Mr. Bryan
ge." Mr.; Bryan said Colonel Lyon ap-
ointed his own county chairmen and
lade up. paper lists" OF delegates and
ere net two 'G RepSSIican voses WaeFe
Anyone who has wrecked the RepubH-
an party as he has wrecked il i'm Texas !
Is nsht to be recalled. said Mr. Bryan.
niger there will be no Republican party" 1
Since 1896. he asserted. the Republican
o.e IN IN IeXas mad DECLINED from $4,000
rnor in 1910 Colonel Lyon does not
ant a Republican party In Texas, he
ants white party. he said.
aft Carried Cities.
IFS year, said Mr., Bryan. cost more
otes than all the 100 or more rotten tt $
orough" counties with which Colonel (
yon dominated the state convention. r
resident Taft. he said. carried ali the F
rye cities where heavy Republican vote y
as cast, He charged Colonel Lyon with C
rcing postmasters and general employ C
s 10 support his paper organization" II
defiance OF the real sentiment OF the
epublicans voters OF the state {
AS Mr.. Bryan concluded Francis 7 c
eney, holding the South Dakota proxy b
arted to ask question. Some member G
'jected. Z
Under the rules" said Chairman Rose !
ater,, questions can not be asked IL
ere is objection" b
But questions have always been per- Fl
itted,' said Beney a
The gentleman from South Dakota II
IL violated every rule OF the committed" c.
monstrated Rosewater Il
William Mcdonald OF Fort Worth a
gro TAFT delegates. said most of thn
untes in Texas were inha ablted chiefly e
prairie dogs, and OF the counties onjv Il
'out 700 contained a Republican partv e.
''All the populated counties are stroneiv 81
r TAFT nc declared. The only Roosa n
IL sentiment is that which has becn a
oused by Colonel Lyon. In preference II
the negro voters who support Tai Il
,lonel Lyon has favored Democrats !;
He declared Lyon ''outlAwed every No, "
Il 81. II