Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-02
teddy DON'T Want Votes
But THE DELEGATES At LARGE
REFUSE no DESERT HIS
STANDARD.
CONTESTS WILL Be FILED
Taft Claims He Lost Delegates by
Hundreds OF Ballots Being
Thrown Out.

BOSTON. May 1.-The refusal OF
the republican delegates at large to
accept Colonel Roosevelt's decision to-
day that they should vote for Presl-
dent Taft at the Chicago convention
although elected as Roosevelt dele
gates, has further complicated the
situation arising from the state pri-
lnaries yesterday. The condition IS
ACKNOWLEDGED by party leaders Of both
sides to be without parallel in the po-
litical history of the commonwealth.
Although the republicans Of the
state elected President Taft as their
candidate for denomination by a ma
jt rity of $3.50 over Roosevelt on the
Preferential ballot, the entire slate OF
eight delegates at large are pledged
to the former president. Colonel
Roosevelt got ten more delegates II,
the district elections and President
Taft carried nine districts, SO Taft and
Roosevelt each have Is delegates froni
the state to the national convention.
Democrats Mixed Too.
created on the democratic ballot.
Speaker Clark, who had no pledged
delegates on the ticket, won to
victory over Governor Wilson in the
residential preferential contest. Al
the same time delegates at large
pledged to Governor Foss of Massa.
chusetts We're elected to attend the
Baltimore convention, although the
name of Governor Foss did not APP
pear on the presidential preference
ballot.
Roosevelt followers have announced
their intention Of asking recount in
the Eighth district. while the Taft
men will do likewise in the Ninth on
acc6tint of the closeness of the vote.
Delegates Refuse Teddy.
In his request to the delegates at
lerge. Colonel Roosevelt declared it to
be his wish to abide by the will of
the people and that therefore the del
egates, though elected as pledged to
him. should vote for Mr. Taft, who
had received the presidential prefer
ett'e Note. Oile ny oilt the uSiVBdttS
as they were heard from today, how
ey er, protested that under no circum-
stances would they cast their bal
lots other than as they had been
pledged.
Charles S. Baxter, who heads the |
delegation, said he had always been
a Roosevelt man. was elected as a
Roosevelt man, and expected to con-
tlnue a Roosevelt supporter. Arthur
l.. Mason and George w. Coleman de-
clared they would absolutely refuse
to abide by any such request"
James p. McGinnis took the post !
ton that he had been elected as a
Roosevelt delegate and he could see
no way of evading the direction.
The remaining delegates expressed |
themselves similarly.
How the Mix-Up Occurred.
Both the Roosevelt and Taft head |
quarters remained silent tonight upon |
the announcement of Colonel Roose-
Welt. A contest which the managers
of the Taft campaign promise TO carry |
10 lne very uooiS VI lht hotiphai 'Nh-
il necessary, is threatened as
a result OF the Independent candidacy
of Frank Sieberlich of Boston. Mr..
was not the regular slate
of Taft delegates but had his name
entered on the ballot as an independ-
ent pledged to Taft. The name was
placed Immediately at the head of the
delegates, so that many voters follow
Ing down the column crossed the name
of Sieberlch as well as the eight
others pledged to Taft, thus marking
nine names. On the ground that this
invalidated the ballot. hun
dr eds Of votes were thrown out, the
number running as high as 900 and
400, 1t is stated. in New Bedford,
Gloucester and Lynn. Taft managers
claim the loss to the Taft ballot was
so heavy from this cause that the
president would have won the entire
list Of eight delegates at large hao
The full vote been counted. besides Sc
curing delegates In some OF the more
closely contested districts. They con-
tend that in as much as the delegates 4
names were marked separately. the
intent of the voter was shown and all
the ballots so marked should be