The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-01

action of the, national committee, and
It referred the contested cases to .the
committee on credentials. When our
committee met. rules were adopted by
unanimous vote. No one desiring to
make complaint as 10 the seating of
any delegate was prevented from pre-
scnting his case The committee even
considered cases witch had been de-
cided by unanimous vote or the ma
tlonal committee, notably the Indiana
case. .,s4f.
The committee on credentials OF
the Republican national convention
consists OF So members. The commit
tee in every case sustained the de-
cision of the national committee. and
in no case by majorities OF less than
two-thirds. This statement OF facts.
Endorsed by forty members or the
committee, who listened patiently
throughtall-day and all-night sessions
to evidence and argument in order to
be ahleato Judge cases lntelligently
and pass upon them honestly. should
be sufficient answer to the reckless.
nnwarranted and untruthful asser-
tons contained In the statement
Signed by eleven members OF the
committee, two OF whom did not at
tend sessions, of the committee. did
not hear any of the evidence present
ed, and nearly all OF whom indicated
their bias by voting in every case for
the delegates known to he favorable
TO Mr., Roosevelt, Including numerous
cases in which the action OF the ma
tonal committee had been unanimous
for the Taft delegates"
As appendices the statement car.
ried the majority and minority re-
ports OF the credentials committee ON
each of the contests.
G. d. Hilles makes the following
resume of the, statement:
The Total number of delegates
summoned to the convention under
its call was 1,07S, with $40 neces-
cary Il. choice. Mr.. Taft head l56l
votes on the first and only ballot and
was declared the nominee. There
were instituted against l238 of the
delegates regularly elected for Taft
contests on behalf of Roosevelt
These contests were avowedly instl,
gated not for the purpose of really
securing seats in the convention
not for the purpose OF adduclng
evidence which would lead an re.
sectable court to entertain the con,
tests, but for the purpose OF deceiv,
ing the public into the belief that
Mr.. Roosevelt had more votes thar
he really had. as the conventions and
primaries were in progress for the
selection Of delegates, This is mo-
only necessary Inference from the
character of the contests, but It was
boldly avowed by the chief editor Of
the newspapers owned by Mr.. Nun
sey, who had been Mr.. Rooseyeps
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The two hundred and thirty
eight contests were reduced by anan.
donment, formal or in substance, tc
sevently-four. The very fact tina
these I64 frivolous contests itselI
reflects upon the genuineness aht
validity of the remainder. The
seventy-four delegates included SLY
at large from Arizona, four at large
from Kentucky, four at large from
Indiana, six at large from Michl,
gan, eight at large from Texas, and
eight at large from Washington, and
also two district delegates each from
the 9th Alabama. the 9Th Arkansas
the 18th Indiana, the End Tennes.
see, and from each of the nine dis.
tricts, the 1st, End, Attn. 9Th, It'll
9th, 10th and 14th Texas.
Contested Delegates at Large.
! Arizona.
In the Arizona convention there
were ninety-three votes. All the
delegates-slx in number-were to
i be selected at large. The counties
were entitled to select their dele
gates through their county commit
tee. or primary. In one county,
Maricopa, majority of the commit
tee decided to select its delegates,
and a minority to have primary,
In other counties there we're some
contests, and the state committee,
following the usage of the national
committee, gave a hearing to all
contestants IN order TO make up the
temporary roll. There was clear
majority fthe Taft delegates among
the uncontested delegates. The
committee made up the temporary
roll, and then there was a bolt, six
ty-four remaining in the hall, and
twenty-five withdrawing therefrom.
The case OF the Taft majority was so
clear that 1t is difficult to understand
why contest was made.
Indiana.