Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-11
At Large Delegates Voted
in by Committee
38 to II.
2 OTHERS UNANIMOUS
Charge Made That West Vir-
ginianS Were Imported to
NeighboTing State.

Chicago, June u.-Factions in the
Kentucky contest cases were ready /.
for a lively night when the national
committee met today. There are 1G
contested delegates-two delegates-at-
large and two each from the First Sec
ond, Fourth. Seventh, Eighth, Tenth
and Eleventh districts
It was agreed that the contest in the
First, Second and Fourth districts be
declared on the same arguments as in
the case Of the delegates-at-large
Ormsby McHarg made the opening
statement for the Roosevelt forces.
IGNORE PEOPLES WISHES.
Judge Orear Of Frankfort. one Of the
two contestants for delegate t-large,
made an argument. Orear declared he
would try 20 show there was a "delib-
crate plan to carry Kentucky for the
president against be- wishes of the
people, and this plan was participated
IN by party leaders and the republican
state committee He said the condi-
tlons throughout Kentucky were such
that few districts selected delegates in
accordance with popular opinion.
VOTES NOT TOR SALE.
Former Senator Scott of West Vir-
ginia objected 10 Orears statement
thar West Virginia voters were import
ed into Boyd county TO vote for the
Taft organization
West Nirginia's mountainee-s do
not sell their votes for 90 cents" de
clarod Scott
What's their price," asked a mem
bcr OF the committee
They have no price" said Scott.
and the committee laughed.
~ PRESIDENTS COLUMN.
The Kentucky delegates-atIarge we're
credited TO Taft The vote was 3S TO
IL
The Kentucky First district was uu.
auimously credited 10 Taft
The Second Kentucky district was
unanimously credited 70 Taft.
The Fourth Kentucky district was
withdrawn. seating the Taft men.
PENHoSE CALLS HENEY.
During the discussions of the Ken.
tucky cases Francis Heuey of San
Francisco leaped into the heat of the
political fray and strenuously en-.
deavored 10 inject pepper into the
Roosevelt fight. He characterized
conditions in Kentucky similar tc
former chaotic conditions in Califor
mia. and when he referred to some
Of the Kentucky political acts as com
parable 20 the acts Of Abe Reuf ot
San Francisco, Heuey drew a sharT
protest from Penrose.
BORNH AGAINST CONTESTANTS.
Orear frequently admitted som,
points advanced were not strong an,
Burah declared he thought the con
testants were not entitled 10 seats
With three Kentucky districts IN,
the delegates-at-large decided in tn,
presidents favor. the number Of con
tested seats determined for hin
since the committee met reaches %
DOZEN MORE FOR TAFT.
Mondays work Of the republican
national committee added u NOR
delegates to the catalogue OF tn
Taft strength in the temporary rol
of the republican national conyen
tion.
The much-discussed Indiana con
tests came before the committee an
were decided all in Tafts favor.
With the - delegates comprise
in the southern contests decided las
week In the Alabama. Arkansas
Florida and Georgia cases, Monday
gains make total OF - delegate
added 20 the Taft forces by the ma
tional committee and with the 90
instructed and uncoutested delegate
credited TO him. they bring his tota
on the temporary roll up 10 2S5
not counting other contests sure 10 b
decided for him. a large DIT,
portion Of the contested seat
among the 10 cases still 10 be pas.
ed on by the committee represer
delegates instructed for Taft: th
precise number Is the subject c
much dispute, nor can il be state
how many OF these contests Taft wi
win.
CASES N INDIANA
The cases decided Monday wer
those OF the Indiana delegation q
large. four in number headed b
Harry s New. chairman Of the con
mittee on ARRANGEMENTS and inClut
ing former Vice President Charlie
W Fairbanks and the district del,
cations of two each from the FRS
Third. Fourth and Thirteenth di.
tricts
The contest in the Fourth distri,
vas Withdrawn and the committe