Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-08

| ing on the temporary roll of the
| national conventions:
| Third Arkansas district, two dele
gates credited to Taft.
Fourth Arkansas district, two
delegates credited to Taft.
| Fifth Arkansas district, two dele
gates credited to Taft.
CHICAGO, June s.-Taft was given the
two delegates from the third congress
sional district of Arkansas in the first
decision of the republican national COM
mttee today on contested seats In the
national convention, adding to the eight
from that state and the sixteen from Ala
bama, given him yesterday. The third
district decision was unanimous-51 to o.
The fourth was similarly awarded to
Taft.
Forty-two members were present when
the committee settled to its second days
consideration of contest cases, but others
came in later.
With outward peace lowering over Its
committee room and suppressed excite
ment filling the halls outside. the COM
mittee resumed the hearing of contests.
RumOrs Of an intended protest from the
Roosevelt members against some of the
actions in yesterdays committee meet
ing were not borne out in the early part
of the session. There were no motions
made and the committee took up the
contest hearing at once.
motion by Committeeman Burnam.
KY, IA Roosevelt man, to seat both fac
tons in the fifth Arkansas district with
one-half vote each, was defeated 40 to 10.
The seating of the Taft delegates was
then confirmed by viva voce vote.
The seventh district was given to Taft
delegates unanimously
Air of Excitement Prevails.
There was an air Of excitement about
the Coliseum annex as the members of
the national committee began to assemble.
shortly before 10 o'clock. Reports that
VIII am Finn of Pittsburgh would enter
the committee upon a proxy and that
Frank b. kellogg of Minnesota would
open the days proceed ngs with protest
against anything that might SAVIOR Of
steam roller methods invested the Open
ing of the meeting with unusual interest.
No Gordon of police surrounded the
building, as officers of the republican ma
tional committee had .ntimated might be
the case, but Sergeant-at-Arms Stone
said the police We're "commandable II
necessary The committee was schedu.e ed
to take up an once the case of the two
contested delegates in the third district
of Arkansas.
Roosevelt forces had agreed, however,
that some statement should be made to
the committee upon its opening. similar
| to that of Senator Borah of Idaho yester-
day.
Bitter Feeling Intensified.
The decision in the ninth Alabama case.
| in which the Roosevelt delegates We're
| turned down. promised TO arise again
/ fhic N N fIa
| of the committee Senator Dixon's state
ment last night. that theft was cold
| blooded. premed. ated and deliberate" had
! intensified the feeling between the Taft
and Roosevelt adherents.
Several members of the committee
| urged before the meeting that a motion
| be made to reconsider this case, SO that
another test vote might be had upon 1t.
/ No agreement was reached. however.
Allusions in Senator Dixons statement
! to an alleged conversation n the COM
| mittee room between Senator Crane and
/ A. Nj. Stevenson. In which the latter de-
| clared the delegates must be given to
1 Taft, although there is no justification
| for it, had also angered several mem
| bers. who threatened to bring it up on
| the floor of the committee room.
Wanted Florida Postponed.
The attorneys for the contestants re-
4 IuTNeu IL tHC hsht tuiS AAOTHllS WIN TO-
newed determination. Ormsby McHarg
was prepared to present the balance of
the Arkansas cases at once. but asked
/ that when these were completed the
Georgia contests be taken up. In the
Florida cases Mr. McHarg had asked for
a postponement to Monday because of the
absence of some of his Witnesses and as
sistants. but the committee had not fully
determined to grant this delay.
] Delegates and attorneys from Indiana
\ were on hand when the committee meet
ing opened, In the belief that the Indiana
| cases would be called today. Members OF
| the committee informed them that In
diana would not be reached until mex,
! week.
| The two policemen regularly on duty
outside the committee room We're rein
forced by two pain clothes men.
/ The Taft forces from Florida appeared
and National Committeeman Chubb from
! Florida stated that the cases would be
called Immediately at the close of the
| Arkansas arguments. protest from MIR
! McHa-g of the Roosevelt contest forces
| was expected.
Arkansas Gases Taken Up.
The committee opened without friction
Chairman Rosewater said the third Ar
kansas district case would be called al
once II there was no other business. Nc
objections met this proposal. and the Ar
kansas attorneys and contestants were In.
vited into the room.
This district represented another case oi
two conventions both held In the sans
hall The Taft delegates were headed by
r. Granger of Eureka Spr .ngs. anG
d the Roosevelt delegates by Tom William:
OF Rogers.
Arkansas Political Methods.
We are not claiming regularity as tha'
term is used within the party. said j.
A. Conner of Little Rock. opening the
contest for the Roosevelt contestants II
the third district. but we do claim We
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