Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30
THE CONTESTS.
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of contests is taken up by the COM
mittee The operation of the direct
primary law in number of states
where the National committeeman are
chosen by popular vote instead of by
the delegates presents new problem
which will in all probabilities have to
be dealt with either by the National
committee or the National convention.
Harry S. New. chairman of the sub
committee on arrangements of the
convention, said:
1.-The term of a national committee
man begins with the adjournment of
the committee when the new members
always are called upon to meet and
assume their official duties. This is
the rule and practice of the party and
is old as the party in belief. There
is not just demand or reasonable ex-
cuse for a departure from this rule
An my opinion.
The Republican party has a right
to an orderly convention and it is the
duty of the Republican National com
mittee to see that it has one. The
committee exists for that very pur-
pose.
mittee are not to be bullied nor threat
ened into failure to do their duty as
they see it. ] have no doubt that the
committee itself will show some re-
spect for precedent and orderly meth
DDS and insist on their observance"
The time limit set by the National
committee in its call for the filing of
contests expired at midnight and the
briefs in all the cases are now in the
hands of See. Hayward and will he
tabulated for the consideration of the
national committee when il meets
june 6. About $50 contests have been
filed of which it is said 225 were pre-
pared by the Roosevelt forces and IS
by friends of President Taft.
Secretary Hayward left, today, for
New York.
Chicago, May 29.-The last day for
filing contests of delegates to the Ma
tional Republican convention began.
today, with a rush Of communications
to the secretary of the national com
mittee
Alexander r. Smith of New York.
who has charge of listing the contests
tcr the committee, and a force of
clerks we're Kept busy tabulating the
letters and kilograms notifying the
committee that different delegates
would be contested.
No attempt was made to classify the
contests beyond estimating that there
would be a total of about 2eO when all
returns ale received. OF these the
committee estimates that 225 contests
are by the Roosevelt forces and 35 by
the Taft men
OF the 1918 delegates. credentials for
1000 had been received, today. and
many kilograms were received b.
Secretary William Hayward notifying
him that the credentials had been for
Warded.
Jesse \. Politan of jefferson City
Mo. an aid of Governor Hadley. ar.
rived at headquarters with a brief for
the Roosevelt contests in Missouri. HI
declared that President Taft Is con.
testing the delegates t-large and the
district delegates from the list. Sd. 5tl
and nth Missouri districts and thai
Colonel Roosevelt is contesting the I'll
district.
If a fair and impartial hearing l.
given by the national committee" hC
said, Colonel Roosevelt will have 2
of the S6 Missouri delegates
Mr.. Tolerton, also said IL was tht
first time in the history of Missouri
that the federal crowd had been dc
fcated in its effort to name the dele
gates to the National convntion."
1t was understood that about $50 o
the Illinois Republican delegate
would reach Oyster Bay to confer witt
Col Roosevelt in response to the invi
tatiOn they received, Yesterday.