New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
Four Contests Withdrawn.

Four Contests Withdrawn.
Mr. Wight then withdrew contests In the
LIST. I'd. 9Th and eth districts, and the conf
mttee took IN the contests in the Sd, 9TH
and 5th districts.
In the Sd District both delegations were
for Taft tho contest again being ono Of
local politics. invoicing the Rodrgue and
Loi-el factions. The committee voted TO
scat the Rodrigue delegates.
In the 4th District there were again tTo
delegations for Taft and one delegation for
Roosevelt
Cecil Lyon moved that the two contest
ing Roosevelt delegates be seated. This
vaH defeated without a rollcsll and the
Loise-Taft delegates we're seated.
The 5th Louisiana District went like the
others. completing the contests from the
state. In this district ". r. rnslev. one
Of the delegates. was chosen by both the
Loisel and Kuntz factions. The Williams
faction withdrew their contestants and I.
3 Kellogg moved to seat J. ". Green the
contestins Kuntz faction delegate. This
was defeated L. II Cook. the other Loisel
faction delegate. was then seated. giving
The contest involving the six delegates
at-larse from Michigan MAS then taken W.
The contesting Roosevelt delegates wern
headed by Governor Chase s Osborn. who
va. unable - he present The Taft dele
cation was led by John n. McKsy
In the committee room when Michigan
was called was Governor Stubs Of Kan
sss who, with Governor Osborn, Joined IN
the letter 10 Colonel Roosevelt on which the
latter based his entrance into the Presiden'
tal eight George l.. Record, Of New Jer-
sey. Frank Knox. William l.. Gordon and
other Michigan Roosevelt leaders we're
present 70 take part I'm the arguments
Mr.. Record said there had been two con.
ventions in Bay City. The state committee
had taken on Itself the decision az 10 wha,
county delegates should go on the TEN.
porsry roll OF the state convention. and
more than one hundred regularly elected
delegates we're forcibiy kept out Of the hall
The Michigan case turned. Mr. Record
said. on the Wayne County DetroiD fight
There were two conventions there also
/ The Wayne County delegation. he said
numbered 25S. OF whom the Roosevelt forces
elected majority.
III they later voted for Taft" Mr.. Rec
ord added. ut is up 10 the TAFT forces Il
explain how they got them away"
William n. Gordon. one of the Roosevelt
contesting delegates. declared the Taft peo-
pie 81 Michigan had tried TO roll steal
roller not a steam roller over US"
lie said Michigan counties had sent ma
jority OF Roosevelt delegates to the state
convention at Bay city, but the Internal
machine organized there by the Taft men
had thrown out liz uncontested Roosevelt
delegates without letting them into the
hail.
Turbulent Convention Scenes.
The turbulent scenes OF the Bay city
convention, where the troops were called
cut by Governor Osborn, were reviewed by
Mr.. Gordon, who declared he had been
struck and knocked or the platform by the
Taft press agent I'm Michigan" after be-
ing recognized by Chairman Frank Knox
to address the convention
The Taft forces, he said. took possession
OF the Bay city armory the night before
the convention. locked the doors la the
morning and kept out Roosevelt men when
they appeared.
III President Taft sat on the circuit
bench" said Mr.. Gordon and II was shown
10 him that Interested parties had been
kept out OF court he would say to the other
side: You came into this court with un-
clean hands.
Members OF the committee asked Mr.. Cor
don whether there had been any rollcalls
in the Wayne County convention TO show
what strength the Roosevelt forces actually
had. He replied that confusion prevented
a rolcall.
Paul II. King secretary OF the Repubii-
can state central committee, speaking for
the Taft deegates-at-large, insisted that
the temporary roll had been properly made
and he declared the removal OF Truman H..
Newberry, who had been slated for tenn
porary chairman, and the substitution OF
another chairman, was authorized by the
state committee.
"Mr. Newberry. who was formerly Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, was very active
In the Roosevelt campaign" said Mr.. King.
THE committee decided another chairman
should be selected after Mr.. Newberry
made public statements that he would not
give any rollcalls. that he would decide
all questions by viva voce vote. and that he
admitted his personal incllnations might In
fiuence his Judgment"
THE Roosevelt attorneys have talked
about steam roller and steal roller "
said Alexander Grosbeck. another represen-
tative Of the taft delegates. 'They used
In Michigan the same thing they are trying
TO use here. hot air roller
After Mr.. Grosbeck had been heard at
some length the Taft delegates were seated
by the national committee without any re-
quest from the Roosevelt forces either for
rollcall or to seat the Roosevelt delegates.