Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-14
TRANSFER OF TWO VOTES
NET RESULT OF ACTION
Taft Profits by Seating of Delegates
From Oklahoma.
CONTESTS FROM TENNESSEE
Rival Forces in First Districts Both
for the President-Taft Gains
Two in Second Tennessee
District.

| CHICAGO. June 14.-Neaily two hours
of acrimonious argument at the forenoon
! session of the republican national COM
mittee today had as its net result the
/ transfer of the two delegates from a
single Oklahoma district from the con
tested to the Taft column. The issue
hinged upon the regularity Of iiva con
ventions held at Tulsa, the Roosevelt
delegates appearing as contestants. No
roll call was tahen, the decision being
| by viva yoce vote
Following this action. the committee
quickly disposed of the first South Caro-
lima district case, IN which the regular
and contesting delegations were both
composed of Taft supporters. The con
| testants were seated.
The first Tennessee district was then
| taken up The committee seated the Sells
| faction OF Taft delegates in this district.
No Roosevelt contest was invo.ved.
| The two Taft delegates from the second
Tennessee district were seated by the ma
tional committee without a roll call.
Roosevelt men voting no
| A motion by Committeeman Monday to
seat the Roosevelt delegates was defeated.
Two de .egates We're credited to Taft
! In the n nth Tennessee district decision
| two delegates were credited to Taft.
The committee in contest dec sions seat
. ed total Of ten delegates for Taft.
Easy Sailing Expected Today.
| OF the contests confronting the COM
mittee when 1t met today. those from
North Carolina, South Carolina and Okla
homa were expected to take but | tile
time. In the rems ming North Carolina
d Street.-The fourth-the contest involves
local issues and no question existed as TO
Col. Roosevelts title TO the two delegates
| In the first South Carolina district the
| Taft forces claimed that the Roosevelt
men bolted; while the opposing delegation
ella med to have been regularly and
legally elected. In the third Oklahoma
district the Roosevelt forces declare the
Taft delegates were outnumbered and re
fused to go to the hall where the conven-
| ton was called to meet, holding their
convent on elsewhere. The Taft dele
| ates. on the other hand claimed they
controlled and organized the third district
convention and that the Roosevelt wing
| then bolted.
| In the Tennessee contests. embracing the
| first. second. ninth and tenth districts, b L
| ter local lights We're involved. The dele
cations from the Memphis. or tenth. dis
trict. were both for Taft, or at least
| neither was C a med by the Roosevelt
forces. In the first and second districts
local political differences resulted in the
| or. anizaion of separate convent ofis and
district committees. from which the on
| posing delei ates came with claims OF
equal regularity.
Hard Fight Over Texas.
! The Texas cases involve probably the
hardest fight the committee VIII meet.
The Roosevelt delegations from that state
are all championed by Cecil Lyon. ma
| tional committeeman and one of Col.
| Roosevelts \ most ardent supporters in the
south. The Taft delegations represen eG.
| on the other hand. the organization pei-
| fected by II. F. McGregor of Houston. to
| unseat Col. Lyon and end his power in
the state. Rival state conventions and
! rival district conven ions We're held ~
/ Texas, and their actions form the basis
Of the Texas contests before the Ia
| tional committee The Taft forces claim
! to have proceeded regularly to hold dis
| trct conventions after me state commit
| tee under Col Lyons domination had re-
| fused to call such conventions
The n-Roosevelt forces, on the other
| hand. claimed not only to have held tn
| district conventions specified by the call
| of the republican ma ional convent on,
| but to have observed also the state pli-
mary law. The Roosevelt district dele
gates were chosen twice, it was claimed.
first by the state convention and later BY
| district conventions in their respective
districts.
Takes Up Oklahoma Contest.
The republican national committee was
called to order al $40 am. with thirty
members present. 1t Immediately began
consideration Of the contest in the third
| district OF oklahoma
A. 4. Davidson, appearing for the
Roosevelt contestants in tnat district
said the question as TO which set of dele
pa should lp
gality OF two conventions held at Tulsa
the same day. With a majority of dele
gates declaring for Roosevelt. he said, the
convention was held according 10 the call.
Sixteen OF the nineteen counties
represented by 36l delegates, Mr.. David
son stated.
1.-THE Taft faction has not even tech
nicality TO stand upon. he continued
Realizing a majority Of the voters were
for Roosevelt, the Taft men decided to
hold convention of their own. They
went to a place not designated in the
call. We sent a photographer to take a
picture OF their convention. but he was
kicked out. In their convention only 129
persons including spectators, were pres
ent.''
Speaks for Taft Delegates.
Joseph A. Gill. .er the Taft delegation.
declared that just before the committee
met at Tulsa, March II, the committee
'depoSeo as cnHlIhai W .. eoehiaH,
who favored Roosevelt, because of his
arbitrary and irregular rulings and be-
cause he had changed his residence and
was no longer a member OF the commit
tee" Six other Roosevelt men also were
excluded because their proxies were not
acceptable. he said
Tho boilers proceeded TO hold con-
yention In the opera house contrary TO
the official call" declared Mr. Gill. This
meeting had no temporary roll of dele
gates prepared by the congressional COM
mittee and had no credentials from tho
several counties.
FRANCIS j. Heney, holding a PROXY.
asked Mr.. Gill whether 1t was the custom
to designate the place at which the
yention was TO be held. Mr.. Gill replied
that In this instance the Taft adhereats
had not so designated place. The Rs'ose-
Welt attorneys conteuded that q place