Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-07
CHICAGO Is SEETHING WITH CON
NINTION ACTIVITY
ALREADY.
BOTH issue STATEMENTS
TAFT Leaders In Analysis of Vote De-
Clnrcs Claims of Roosevelt
Control Are Absurd.

CHICAGO. June G.-Taft and
Rooseyelt members of the republican
national committee tonight conferred
with campaign managers and advisers
To decide plans for the bringing Of
c0ntcat hearings before the committee
tomorrow morning.
Questions of policies to be pursued
an the hearings and also OF the pos
sihle exact strength Of the Roosevelt
and Taft men on the committee were
debated until late hour while the
advice of leaders In Washington, New
York and other cities was obtained
by telegraph and telephone,
The Taft managers said that a can
vass of all contests showed that In n
majority OF cases to be brought be-
fore the committee the Roosevelt con-
tests were without merit and there
fore President Taft will be assured
of al least two-third OF the contest
ed seats In the convention.
In one Of two statements issued to-
night by Congressman W. b. McKin-
ley, head Of the TaQ forces the fol-
lowing appears
The Taft Claims.
"Of the 53 states, territories and
districts represented In the republi-
can national convention this year,
President Taft has the entire delega-
tlons or the majority of the delega-
tions from twenty states in the north
and west; ten from the south and five
from the District OF Columbia and ter
ritC ries, or a total Of 35. Roosevelt
has the delegations or the majority
OF them from n states in the north
and west and two from the south or
q total Of 10. Senator Robert NJ La
Toilette has two, Wisconsin and North
Dakota.
president Taft has representation
Of the delegations from seven states
which Mr.. Roosevelt has carried into
This contest including the number Of
political units represented In his total
Of delegates to 40 out Of SO in the
convention.
In the face Of this analysis, the ut
ter absurdlty Of the claims Of Mr..
Roosevelt and his managers that they
control the coming convention is APP
parent. They viii have, in fact, all
the difficulty possible I'm maintaining
The so-called Roosevelt Separate
delegates who realize that they are
being lead into a ditch. If not into
an actual bolt by n lost cause"
United States Senator Dixon, when
told If the committee action In voting
for sessions open to the press stated
that the decision was a victory in the
committee for Colonel Roosevelt. In
his connection he said:
This is the first time we ever
have had any publicity Of these meet
ngs at all, and It is the result OF the
demand made by the friends Of Colo !
lel Roosevelt
Want Everything Open.
1--WE wanted to make our fight IN
The omen. We asked for the seating
IF no man who under every rule Of
Justice Is not entitled to a seat We
were and are willing for the whole .
world to know our position and the /
'acts upon which we base our claims /
There Is no question we have the F.
legitimate votes TO nominate ROOse- I
,elt by a safe majority. We want the
public to know upon what we base
hat claim. We stll insist that the
public know all the racts.'
r. B. Howell chosen for national T.
at the state primaries
In Nebraska after Conferring with /
senator Dixon issued a statement in /.
which he said;
Mr.. Rosewater will retain his seat I
n the national convention as ! nave +.
Deen requested by Senator Dixon to |
lefcr the deposltlng Of my creden-
ials.
II am now legally entitled without |
question to perform the functions Of |
rational committeeman from Nebras-
ga.
"T have been thoroughly In accord .
with the Roosevelt management I'm .
IA v,,att,V from, tbo Machining
1T Is believed that when the com
nittee meets, there viii be developed .
he first test Of strength between the .
rRft and Roosevelt members. Ger
ain interests said Roosevelt managers .
we're unwilling to take the initiative
n asking for a roll call, in asking for
iuch an issue at this time.