The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-12

secretary ftaVNNpu SHu InPTe was
only room for %, delegates on the floor
oi the convention and that IT the com
nittvc recognized "a double delegation
from some districts this year in 1919
III. convention COMMITTEES on arrange
mcnts would hc swaniIed. as New York
and other States would send double dele
cation, With half a vote each and IL would
he np,,s~ibl, to find Il convention floor
ruuriy enough to seat them all.
Francis !. IIcncJ told Secretary Hay
wood not ~ worry, that 10y iniG all the
States w"u'I hc selecting delegates by
direct primary and the question would
not arise thcu.
"lr the l"uplc Of this country could
understand tli" manner in which dele
gate, are chu-cn. a> hav" learned while
sitting ~ this committee to-day" con-
tin,iod Mr.. ii"ucy, they would promptly
ja," away tho selection Of delegates by
conventions and pick them directly at
tn" primaries Why. Abe ,,ucf who is
nov in San Quentin Prison. could learn
so,u"ih,ns on the selection of delegates
from IN" work of this committee. lf
,hr people Of the country knew how
rotten political affairs are in Kentucky as
disclosed here to-day Just a. bad As was
disclosed inv 'alifornia. the direct primary
would h" demanded in every state AZ
once
Mr. Ilcnov finished amid tho iccr, of
the Taft men, and then the committee
decided that the four delegates from the
Fifth Kentucky district should themselves
pick the two delegates to 90 into the con-
vCn,icn.
1iiL kLNItCkY CAst.
When the committee met at 10 ococl;
this morning; tho kentucky contests were
iaken up al once.
\ telegram from United States senator
Bradley was received saying he was de-
tanned III Washington and protesting
against tho national commit toe consider
ing the contest against tn" kentucky
delegates at large headed 10y senator
bradley upon th" ground he contestants
submitted no certificate Of election from
any convention. The other Bradley dele
sateS AZ large are James Ereathit of
Ilopkinsvili". " u. Cochran of Maysvilie
and J T. " God of Danvili"
Beside the delegates at large he Roose-
vcit people contested the First. Second.
Fourth, seventh. Eighth and Tenth Con-
cress districts. affecting sixteen of the
.wcntv-riN delegates from kentucky, and
the TAFT people contested the two dele
gates IN the Eleventh
Judge Edward =. q Rear of Lexington.
the last Rnplnlican candidate for Gov
crnor of Kentucky. was the leading at
torncv IN these eases for the Roosevelt
faction. lie said the Roosevelt forces
made the general claim that Roosevelt
had carried the State on the popular vote
IN 'h" counties. h.t that the cred"itial
commit toes III the counties. the Congress
districts aud in tho State conventio
"uchred the Roosevelt followers ont of
their d"l.gato-. The old claim of the
Federal Office holders trust dominating
the k"pIblican party conventions in the
~t:ii" wa~ made.
III ". had the dc icgatcs in the State
convention "" were entitled TO-" said
.iudp" o'ReaT. "wc would have controlled
the state convention by 100 votes. A. it
was. We did not bolt and hold another
convention and we admit we have no
ccrT iiiClts of election from any source.
%o1 OBLIGED TO ACCEPT FRAUD.
~ are not obliged to seat a frnudu-
lNntii elected drlsgation - ven If thcr
r no contest suggested Frank h. kclloLG
81 Minnesota.
iIigo . Roar went on 10 say he had
JHtdtvr~ showing fraud in many Of the
cnlntir- and mc'dcn'lily remarked that
rrowd~ ut West \lrglan- "Gtue across
t"' lit" INTO kCuiuvNy L. attend on" Taft
county urinary, Wearing white badges.
md that fh"V Wrr" lIii D, cents each.
tu"un~c,o,I-l,. \athau Rav Scott who
rr,r"-"p'- We, Virginia on m" national
"mnm'r'" caused much amusement when
u" 1rgr!N protested against such
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and Sous.or Borah ,rl.,-t.I ihat thry he
received ia ryidnnc" I'm" COMMITTEES
iualiv dcCrIted them and 4 VI Stevenson
a-t"i Ju1g" D'Erar why the Roosevelt
I,upl" had not -uhmlrted 10 the Statecon-
vcntion Ihcir cLsr a. present ed hero
~ war no urs said judge . Rear
And YOU CON" lIer. and -ubml, "A case
YOU did MOI tnll" "a" rpubl" 10 submit TO
your own stat" convention" q,ierird Mr.
Stevenson
" y Cochran Of MdVvilla. took NO the
cIt-rl- fo,' tnr | ati dcl"gat g, and brought
lut tur g. Il ihJ' the Roo-eV.ltde legates
10 tine .staI" convention voted tor the
l;rajl,v Il ,lc,,ai". ut large aud that the
nam. ut tr. Roo,oyrltkl"l. gat..S at larg.
y,,r" moi even -ribmitt.d to the state con-
vcntiou
Tho .,nu'rf". ,ougre,a district and
sat. cnuNc.tiun- wrr" held in accord
aiicc With IN" la,'y rryuln;ions." he de-
,lurod "aud tine nur."vcIt p"opie did not
oli ~ th" 'lnr because ih.y had not a