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

lcuOn or 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-
senting his case. The committee even
considered cases which had been de-
eided by unanimous vote OF the ma.
tional committee, notably the Indiana
case. s.t,.
The committee on credentials Of
the Republican national convention
consists Of 90 members, The commit
tee in every case sustained the de-
cision OF the national committee, and
in no case by maiorities of less than
two-thirds. This statement OF facts,
Endorsed by forty members Of the
committee. who listened patiently
through ll-day and all-night sessions
to evidence and argument in order to
be able TO Judge cases lnteliigently
and pass upon them honestly, should
be sufficient answer to the reckless.
unwarranted 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 feYidence present
ed, and nearly all Of whom indicated
their bias by voting In every case for
Uhe delegates known to he favorable
TO Mr.. Roosevelt, including numerous
cases in which the action OF the ma
tional 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 a choice. Mr.. Taft head SCI
votes on the first and only ballot and
was declared the nominee. There
were instituted against 1888 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 a necessary inference from the
character OF the contests, but 1t wat
boldly ayowed by the chief editor Of
the newspapers owned by Mr. Mum,
sey, who had been Mr.. RoosevePs
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The two hundred and thirty
eight contests were reduced by anan,
donment, formal or in substance, tc
seyently-four. The very fact thai
these 164 frivolous contests Itself
reflects upon the genuineness and
validity of the remainder. The
seyenty-four delegates included six
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, 5th, 18th,
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
be selected at large. The counties
were entitled to select their dele
gates through their county commit
tee. or primary. In one county,
Maricopa, a 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 hearing to all
contestants IN order TO make up the
temporary roll. There was a 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 hail. and
twenty-five Withdrawing therefrom.
The case OF the Taft majority was so
clear that 1T is difficult to understand