The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-21

Hold whip HAND.
They insisted that the creden-
tails committee Is a court of orig
inal Jurisdiction In contest cases,
said former Senator James Fl. Hem
enway. the Taft leader, and we have
taken them at their word, We are
going to make them hear all these
cases. or make them abandon them
In open court.
After seven and a half hours on
the Alaba ma and Arizona CAGES suli-
van, Of OHIO, Taft man, complained
because Chairman Devine had not en-
forced the semblance OF time limit
in rule four.
We agree unanimously that tho
chairman has been too liberal with
us" said Halbert. the Roosevelt
leader since Heney went out ana
stayed cut But Devine only smiled
and said Call the Texas cases,
The Taft majority also decided that
they viii sit in continuous session
untl all the cases are Disposed OF
That may take twenty-four, thirty
six or seveny-two hours but they do
not care Also It may keep the con
vention In session until Tuesday Of
next --eet..- mt ttr-y 10 rfet r
that either.
We insist upon proving our riAht
To every seat we claim" said former
Senator Charles Dick, the Taft lawyer
at large
To Make Partial Report.
To facilitate matters. though. the
Taft men propose that when the con-
vention meets at noon tomorrow that
they viii make partial report to lot
the Convention take UP the cases one
al time also, and thereby get b3th
{ "a ~ y.
! There MAS q, suggestion tonight Of An
ad3ournu ent for 1tnrer, but the tart
men aaid mo, sergennt-at-arms was
sent out for sandwiches ana coffee,
and the roller rolled on.
A significant thing about the hear
ing IL that Ormsby McHarg, the
Roosevelt lawyer has, like Honey,
''boltsd" the contests for good. lie
is not appearing in the hearings. but
is letting each State make its own
fight
Also 1t is significant Of the twelve
members who boited, Darlington. Of
Maryland. and Way. Of South Da-
! kota, were back today That Is taken
to mean that even should Colonel
/ Roosevelt change his mind again and
try TO pull Oft a bolt the delegates
from the States whose representatives
stuck In the credentials committee
will refuse 10 follow him. Indeed the
Missouri and Illinois members an
nounced fatty that they will not bolt.
In the ninth Alabama case, al
though three hours was spent on It.
no new facts or new arguments from
those made before the national COM
nittee were presented. The lawyers
and principals just talked longer.
The only important thing was that
while that liz the case about which
Colonel Roosevelt has cried thief"
most loudly. two Of his men, Mitchell
OF Delaware, and st. Clair, OF Idaho
and Cady, the La Toilette man OF
| Wisconsin. voted to seat the Taft
Delegates The vote for the Taft men
was thirty-four to thirteen.
| The Arizona contest was fought hit
| teriy, but II was the same old wash
/ ing of dirty clothes heard ten days
! age. The vote was thirty-three 10
/ fourteen.
When the Arkansas contests were
called the Roosevelt men, except fer
the Fifth district submitted their
or SOS with out argument, and fourteen
Taft men were seated by vote of
| thirty -four to nothing. The Roosevelt
! men not voting at all
I Then the old Clayton Kennels fight
F., in Little Rock--the Fifth district
/ was tried again. and Clayton tTafD
/ won. thlrtyous to eleven.
/ In addition to the eight Taft mem
! oers seated from Alabama and Arizo-
/ ma. fourteen Taft members were seat
ed from Arkansas. California came
next but held over and Georgia was
taken up. After arguments a vote
! vas ie4ss peHeti Until s..utning and the
committee started on Indiana.
] During the hearing Of the Georgia
contest Henry L. Johnson. negro
lawyer. created much amusement by
! asserting that man must be CON
stitutional lawyer to vote legally in
that State. He said that the Roose-
Welt contests were conceived over
night ny men who refused to narti-
soipate IN the part convention
/ Counsel for RooseV cit renewed their
charges of gum shoe" conventions
run by federal offlcehoiders
Though the Taft men were disposed
to approve the placing on the perma-
uent roll OF the entire anti Roosevelt
twentp-eight the Roosevelt counsel
secured respite by getting post
pnnsment Of the vote until morning
Indiana then was taken up. former
Senator Bevsrfdge leading the attack
Tor the oustlnE of twelve Taft dele.
t,afes from Indiana.
Georgia VIII no doubt be again put
on the Taft iist with twenty-eight be-
fore daylight. together with Indiana $
twelve
Predictions are positively made that
I lie credentials committees majority
report viii recommend the seating OF
every Tart delegate placed on the tenn
: pofarF roll by The committee