The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-01

washington, July ga statemen
approved by President Taft, defend
ing his nomination by the Chicag,
convention was made public at tn,
white House today. 1t reviews ever,
contest before the Republican nation
al committee, and the credentiaI,
committee of the convention and as
serts that each contest was settled
logically, upon its merits. The state
ment was submitted to the cabinet a,
recent meeting and received the an
proval Of the presidents official fam
lily.
>. The statement which is a lengthy
document Of 144 printed pages. Is {
detailed denial of the charge that the
denomination of President Taft was
accomplished by the seating of frau.
dulently elected delegates to the
convention, u takes az individually
the 23s contests instituted by the
gates who we're seated and presents
evidence in each Of these cases 20
show that the Taft delegates were
regularly elected.
A resume Of re statement prepar.
ed by Charles d. Hilles; formerly
President Taft's secretary and now
chairman OF the Republican nstional
committee, takes up eath contest
briefly.
Roosevelt Contests.
This resume opens with the declar.
alton that the Roosevelt contests, as
originally filed before the national
committee, were not instituted in
good faith.
THE total number OF delegates
summoned to the convention" says
the resume, was 1918, with $40 ne.
cessary to a choice. Mr.. Taft had
and was declared the nominee. There
were instituted against 23S of these
delegates, regularly elected for Taft
contests on behalf of Roosevelt. These
contests were avowedly instigated not
for the purpose of really securing
seats in the convention, not for the
purpose of adducing evidence which
would lead any respectable court to
entertain the contests, but for the
purpose of deceiving the public into
the belief that Mr.. Roosevelt had
moie votes than he really had, as
the conventions and primaries were
Ia ,rogress for the selection nj dole
gaze. The 81 contests Ac;" REDUCED
by abandonment forn.e, or in SUI.
stance to "A, Th' vcry fact q. 'hcse
is. frivolous contests its'lf rafet Is
uJon the genuinenoss ami validity Of
tn remainder.
Arguments Reviewed.
The resume then enumerates the
contests and reviews the arguments
in each case. The review of the evi.
dence in the contests embraced IN
the White House statement is certi-
fed to by Victor Rosewater. chairman
of the national committee, and Thorn
as II. Devine, chairman OF the ere
dentials committee.
The resume of contests for dele
gates-at-lavge and district delegates
- s.ates includes tn following;
"In The Arizona COW sn,;on there
were 70 votes. All tho delegates (siS
In number were 20 b. selected a.
large. The counties ware entitled 10
s.,.ct thtir delegates through their
county committee or by primary. In
one county, Maricopa, a majority OF
the committee decided to select It's
delegates, and a minority to have
primary. In other counties there were
some contests and the state commit
tee, following the usage OF the ma
tional committee gave a hearing TO
all contestants in order to make up
the temporary roll. There was
clear majority OF the Taft delegates
among the uncontested delegates. The
committee made up the temporary
roll and then there was a bolt, g.
remaining in the hall and 20 wit
drawing therefrom. The case of z
Taft majority was so clear that 1t is
difficult to understand why contest
was made.
Fourth California Case.
The Fourth congressional district
of California presented this question:
Under the state law the delegation,
two from each district, was elected
on a general ticket, in group of 26
Each delegate might either express
his presidential preference or agree
to vote for the presidential candidate
receiving the highest number in the