Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-11

He Is Given Kentucky Dele
gates.at-Large by Big
Majority
LOUISIANA CONTEST A PUZZLE
Ormsby McHarg Is Not Making
Much of a Hit With National
Committee.

the four delegates-at-large and the
delegates from the first, second and
fourth districts of Kentucky, all cred
tied to President Taft, the Republican
national committee today added ten
votes to the temporary roll call of the
convention in favor of the president,
and foreshadowed action that would
add six more contested seats from
that state to Mr.. Taft.
Only two of the seats at large we're
contested and the committee was pre-
pairing this afternoon to vote on the
contests in the second and fourth
districts. In the first district. the
vote was 46 to nothing against the
contestants. With these districts, and
delegatesat-large decided in the
Presidents favor, the number of con-
tested seats determined for him since
the committee began its deliberations
reaches ninety-siX. In the second dis
trict, the vote was unanimous.
After arguments were concluded in
the first, second and fourth Kentucky
districts, there remained to be consid-
! cred contests in the seventh, eighth,
tenth and eleventh districts.
Heney and Penrose Clash.
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco
| leaped into the heat of the political
! fray today and strenuous,y endeavor
ed to inject pepper into the Roosevelt
| fight. He characterized the conditions
ii Kentucky as similar to the former
chaotic political conditions in Cali
fCrnia and when he referred to some
OF the Kentucky political acts as com
parable to the acts of Abe Ruef of
San Francisco, Mr.. Heney drew a
sharp protest from Senator Penrose.
Borah Admits Weakness.
Judge Ed c. O'Rear of Frankfort,
who had charge of the argument
/ for the Roosevelt forces frequently
admitted that some OF the points ad-
vanced were not very strong, and Sem
ator Borah of the Roosevelt wing, de-
clared he though the contestants
were not entitled to their seats.
| Though some of the members of the
committee asked for more time to
consider the evidence, a roll call de-
manded by the Taft leaders resulted
i'll seating the regular delegates-at-
| large 6y a vote of 80 to H.
The decision in the First district,
however, was unanimous
1t Seems Easy.
! Chicago, June 1.-THE Kentucky
contests involving sixteen delegates,
were under hearing before the Repubil-
can national committee at the morning
session. A decision in the delegation
at-large -four delegates) case, was eX'
pected by noon.
| 1t was agreed that the contests in
the first, second and fourth 1.-TWO dele
gates each) be submitted and decided
ION the same arguments as in the case
Of the delegation-at-large
Ormsby McHarg made the opening
statement for the Roosevelt forces
! and Judge E. C. O'Rear of Grantfort
| cne of the two contestants for dele
gates-at-large, made the argument
Only two delegates-at-large seats were
contested
The eighteen contested delegates
from Kentucky held the right of way
when the committee began today s
work. Four delegates-at-large, and
two each from the first, second, fourth
seventh, eighth, tenth, and eleventh
districts were concerned in the con
tests which were to be heard during
the days session.
Roosevelt members of the commit
tee declined to make any advance com
ment upon the Kentucky case. which
were expected to arouse as much, il
not more, debate than the Indiana
cases.
Louisiana Delegates.
Committeeman Pearl Wight was pre-
pared for the presentation OF th'
Louisiana cases, if they were reached
today Practically all of the Louisi
ana delegates are contested. .t
j. The Louisiana case presented
complication similar to that in Florida
three delegates appearing before thu
committee to contest for the seats
Committeeman Wight's support wal
with the "Suthon'' delegation instruct
ed for Roosevelt.
Taft Wins Kentucky.
J, The Kentucky Roosevelt contestant
for the places of delegates-at-larg
were only two in number, although th
state is entitled to four seats at larg
in the national convention. The Taf
faction has named a set of delegate
but the names of E. C. O'Rear, AM
Leslie Combs were all that appeare'
on the roll as Roosevelt contestants.
The case of Kentucky's four cor
, tested delegates-at-large was the frs
,, called. The committee settled dow,
to the hearing without oratorical pre-
liminaries. After arguments. the ker
lucky delegates-at-large, (four), wer
credited to Taft, the vote in the CON
mittee being 50 to IL.
These Kentucky delegates at larg
e seated by the committee are: Senate
D w. o. Bradley, James Breathitt, w. L
Don