The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-06-27


With the leaders i'm conference
Just before time for the Republi-
can National Committee to- meet
to determine OH a plan of ac-
ton. and believing n rumOr Circu-
lated through the hotels early in
the morning that there was pros
peCt of an adjournment. attend
anCe today was the liShteSt since
the convention began.
There was no crush of eager
spectators before the entrances,
and even part of the army of as %
siStant observation-disclosures desert
ed. Ten minutes before the time
TO start scarcely more than
fifth of the delegates had taken
their places.
The platform was almost de-
serted.
CHICAGO, ILL., Special.-Af-
ter carrying on its work in an
all night session. the credentials
committee of the Republican
convention kept up its task i'm an
attempt TO complete the delegate
contests by the time the cOnven-
ton convened.
The Taft steam roller showed
no halt after the committee con-
Vened at 2:11 O'Clock yesterday.
During the afternoon and last
might tNcnty-SiX Taft delegates
were seated In Alabama. Arkan-
Sas, Arizona, Florida and GeOr-
gia ut large.
Following this, during the early
morning. the following results
were tailed on the Taft side:
Georgia. twelve districts, TWEEN
ty-fOur delegates; California,
Fourth District, two delegates;
Indiana, at large, four delegates;
Indiana, Thirteenth District, two
delegates; kentucky. Seventh
District, two delegates.
We gave up our plan of eN-
pcditing this matter by dropping
some OF the cases." said Commit
Jccman Hugh Il. HaIbert, of Min
ncsota, at o'clock this morning,
because of the tactics of the Taft
crowd. In the California case we
fought TO the last ditch, but we
were ridden down. In that case
il WAS "A matter of 1900 people
as against the national commit
tee. The national committee
oVerrode the primary law of the
State and legislated for the citi-
Zcns of California. President Taft
agreed TO that law and he should
now be bound by IL.
This committee and convcn-
tlon races the greatest crisis in
the history OF any committee or
convention, especially in the Cali
Lorl1a case, where, even with a.
COO people, we could not seat our
delegates"
The California case was taken ur
about o'clock this morning. In thi.
Ease the Fourth District alone was in
contest.
The primary in California in thai
district gave Colonel Roosevelt a bis
majority. The Taft people contested
ms case on a technicality, alleginl
that the election of delegates in the
primary was a violation of the cal
Of the national committee.
The vote was on motion before
the credentials committee to seat tn,
Roosevelt delegates, and was lost b,
2S nays to 16 ayes.
The Taft delegates were seated by
a viva voce vote. This followed tn,
seating of ali Taft delegates in tn,
Georgia contests-twenty-fo distric
delegates and four at large.
The only case where there wa.
was in the four delegates
at-large in Georgia. The Roosevelt
case was not considered strong ever
by the anu-Taft people. The roll cal
to seat the Taft delegates-at-larg,
stood 43 to 0. The twenty-four dis
trict delegates were seated for TAT
ON viva voce vote.
The next case taken up was tina
OF the four elegates-at-large in In
diana. These are Harry S. New
Charles w. Fairbanks, James L. Wat
son, the floor leader for Taft in tn,
convention, and Joseph d. oliver.
After bitter fight the steam role
downed Albert S. Beveridge, Fred X
lands and the two other Roosevelt
delegates from Indiana at large. TIL
vote to seat the Indiana Taft mel
stood "a to IL.
Committeeman Halbert declared al
would be made to upset
which gave Taft six Mis-
souri, delegates.
Oklahoma cases, involving tn
Third District, and the Tennessee
Texas and Washington cases were L
be heard today.
Report Probably He Delayed.
The committee went into session yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock. IT do nc
see how we can conclude this mornin
in time for the convention today" sal
Committeeman Halbert at $3.50 O'CLOCK
Because of the tactics Of the Taft me
we are going to fight them all. Gu
EFFORTS toward expedition only resulte
we decided to give up our plan t
forfeit some of our cases"
The committeeman, when dayligh
broke this morning, numbered scarce
ly more than a quorum. Many becam
so sleepy they were compelled to leaV
the room for a nap: others adhere
their heads nodded during the lon
arguments.
Chairman DeVine appeared the fresh
est of all. He paced back and forth o
his platform but was ever alert wit
his gavel and ready with his ruling
Later in the morning It develope
that the credentials committee had n
idea OF sending a partial report to tn
convention today. 1t had been report
ed that this might be done so that tn
convention would not be delayed unit
next week.
'The credentials committee will ur
doubtedly complete its labors in cor
tinuous sessions before any report
made to the convention" said Chair
man Devlne.
He was charged with delaying tn
cases, permitting hours of useles
argument, and using various method
to string out the hearings so that tn
Taft men might have an opportunit
Of settling upon a dark horse candi
date before the convention again get
under way.
Devine laughed at this accusatio
and asserted that the national commit
tee had been severely criticised necaus
of their action in most Of the caseAs, an
1t was his desire to permit the Intro
ductlon OF every bit Of available EVIL
dence.