The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
ADDS FORTY EIGHT MORE CON. TESTED DELEGATES TO HIS
 LIST OF SURE ONES.
GETS ENTIRE ARKANSAS VOTE
Convention Gains Some Valuable In formation About Republican Con ventons and Primaries in
 the Southland.

Chicago, June S-Forty- -eight was the total number of delegates to the Republican national convention turn- cd into the Taft column" today by the national committees decisions upon contests from Arkansas, Flor ida and Georgia.
 The Roosevelt contestants lost ev- cry case. as they did yesterday. Ten of the Georgia districts-20 delegates went to Taft in one blanket decis- ion, both sides agreeing to their be- ing decided upon the same argu- ments as had served in the case of the four delegates at large which had just been given to Taft The two re- malning Georgia districts with their two apiece soon went the same was With the 24 delegates-16 from Alabama and eight from Arkansas placed on the temporary roll of the convention as the result of yester- days hearings. today's work runs up the total of 72 added to the Taft list since the national committee conyen- ed last Thursday afternoon. The cases passed on today were those of: Arkansas Third, fourth, fifth and seventh congressional districts. two delegates in each eight in all The sixth district was not contested; the delegates are listed as 'uninstructed.
 Floriaa-The six delegates at large and all three districts, the entire state representations l2 in all.
 Georgia The four delegates at large and ali of the f2 Congressional districts, each with it's twe delegates; 2e instll 4-.sa.-lsssass -.s asa4.st
 This clears the docket fore.he talk ing up early next week of the cases upon which the Roosevelt people are laying far more stress than upon those from the south, such cases for example. as those from Indiana, which probably will be taken up when the committee conYenes on Monday morn ing There still remains in alapha- betical order before these the cases Of the six delegates al large from Arizona and Of the fourth congress sional district Of California. They may be taken up on Monday or may go over until later in the week
 IL was day of publicity for south ern Republican organizations. Start ing with the last three districts Of Arkansas, the committee went through that state and Florida and Georgia, in which all the Taft dele gates had been contested by Roose- welt. In each instance decision was reached after full hearings of the facts in the case. and in only one instance did the Roosevelt leaders ask for full test of strength
 In the fifth Arkansas district wtere charges of violence and fraud were made by both sides. Committeeman Burnam of Kentucky asked tht botf delegations be seated with half vote each He secured 10 votes for his motion; these of Knight of California HtIruaIn uf Kentucky Wight 0i l;;'. isiana Kellogg of Minnesota; Lit taur representing Flanigan of Ne vada) DuelI, Representing Ward o Ycrk Capers of South Carolina Thorson of South Dakota; Loose o Utah. Rogers of Wisconsin.
 On this roll call. of the others whc hitherto have usually voted with the anti-Taft contingent, Dupont of Del aware voted with the Taft people ane Lyon Of Texas and Bieber of the Dis triet of Columbia were recorded as present, but not voting"
 Not all of the viva voce votes were unanimous; negatives were heard or many of these but there was no way of surely identifying the voices.
 In snah other cases as the roll cal was asked for especially by the Tai men, 1t was desired in order that th' committee might go unanimously or record in favor of the seating of th' delegates.
 The Roosevelt men on the com mittee or those who have indicated support of some of the Roosevelt con tests, asked searching questions an' repeatedly prolonged the allotted half hour or hour of discussion il their pesire to establish fully thu merits of the southern contests.
 After the noon hour the deman' Tor votes became less numerous an' Tn the majority of the Florida an' Georgia cases, the Taft delegate We're seated by viva voce votes, scattering sound of mo" greeting th' majority of those in the Georgia con tests
 With opposing negro attorneys pre- senting the questions of regularity Il Florida and Georgia, and with tn iatt and Roosevelt contest manager asserting their opinions in vigorou ianguage to the character Of sonth efn Republicanism, the days sesstoi took on an interest that held the com mittee members closely
 The Georgia contests were Of dls tinctly legal character Ormsby Me Harg. the Roosevelt attorney, con tended that the Taft conventions ha been held at a time and under cal