Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-06
California Cases.

In the California cases. the Taft contest
in the -th district is directed primari-
ly against the California secretary of
state. who refuses to issue certificates to
Taft delegates who received ma jorities in
that district. His action, it is understood
was based on the ground that the state
at large had indicated a preference for
Col. Roosevelt.
sions, members of the committee tenta-
lively had agreed to admit two represen-
tatives of each press association repre-
sented on the floors of Congress This
arrangement, it was urged, would assure
publicity on the deliberations of that
body without any complications.
conference between members Of the
national committee from southern states.
presided over by Senator Newell Sanders
of Tennessee. was held just previous to
the opening of the committee meeting.
>After the meeting Senator Sanders said
that the southern members had agreed to
stand solidly together for President Taft.
Early morning observers of the national
committeeman found food for thought In
the meeting at breakfast of Charles d.
Hilles, secretary to President Taft, and
Arthur Vorys. national committeeman
from Ohio. The two arrived on separate
trains. but met in a dining room, and.
after chatting as they ate. conferred with
members of the committee who had come
in previously.
Another arrival was Charles F. Brook
er of Connecticut, chairman of sub
committee on rules appointed at the win
ter meeting of the national committee.
Rues Now Are Ready.
'The rules are ready for presentation"
said Mr.. Brooker, but 1 am not at liberty
to give them out. They are brief and
simple, however, and have to do princi-
pally with the organization of the COM
mittee. Hitherto we have had no code for
that phase of our work, but have had to
depend upon precedent and contingency
as guides to action
Reports received at national committee
Headquarters early in the day announced
the absence of Nathan B. Scott, West
Virginia'S committeeman. He sent his
proxy to Col Harry S. New, chairman
of the subcommittee on ARRANGEMENTS
who will determine who will hold it.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, leader of the
Roosevelt forces. was offered a proxy by
a member of the republican national COM
mittee, whose name he declined to d-
vulge. Senator Dixon said that in view
of the position taken by the Roosevelt
men regarding the non-partisanship of
the committee it would be impossible to
participate in the contest hearings.
Gives Roosevelt Program.
Senator Dixon outlined the Roosevelt
program late today. He declared the
Roosevelt forces would fight to the last
in the effort to overthrow Senator Root
for temporary chairman of the conven-
tion but that they would take no part
in the effort to seat new members of
the national committee, to defeat Victor
Rosewater of Nebraska for chairman of
the national committee. or to procure
control of a majority of the members of
the committee.
Senator Dixon held a short conference
with Roy o. West, chairman of the llli-
nois republican state central committee,
and later declared that at least sixteen
Illinois delegates would aid Col. Roose-
Welt in the fight against Senator Root.
..The vote against Senator Root Is part
of the moral support which men pledged
70 Roosevelt must give, if they are to
carry out the spirit of their instructions
and pledges, he said
trusts in Committee.
"Relieving in the perfect fainess of the
members of the national committee we
have no fear in resting our contests upon
their decision" said Senator Dixon.
eve have no mental reservations I'm
saving that they will try in a judicial
spirit the 200 contests now pending before
that body and that they will decide them
according to their merits.
The talk of bolt from the convention
by the Roosevelt forces he designated
as Junk"
1--WE have control of the convention,
irrespective of the contested seats, so
that all that kind of talk Is junk.
Mckinley Answers Dixon.
Representative Mckinley, in a state
ment answering Senator Dixon's COM
ment on the capture of Ohio's six dele
gates at large by President Taft, said:
.'It makes nc difference to them that
these delegates to the Ohio state conven-
ton were elected at a popular primary
Thev were instructed for our candidate at
the primary and they get no credit Tor
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