Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
Birch Makes Motion.

mittee's action in the Alabama and Ari-
Zona contests be submitted to the CON-
vention. Opposition to such reports de-
veloped, and the motion was temporarily
withdrawn. John J. Sullivan, Roosevelt
committeeman from Ohio, protested
against reporting to the convention until
all contests had been decided.
Committeeman l.. p. Summers of Vir-
ginia renewed the motion at 11:55 o'clock,
but. at the request of w. s. Lauder of
North Dakota, a delay Of ten minutes
was granted.
Meanwhile Roosevelt members sefr the
committee conferred with Col. Roosevelt
by telephone as to whether "piecerneaf'
report from the credentials committee
should be opposed.
Debate Is Lively.
There was a lively debate, precipitated
on the motion by Mr. Summers. Mr.
Heney moved that the motion be tabled.
On demand for the previous question,
the Roosevelt members were voted down,
81 to II, and the Summers action pre-
vailed on roll call. 30 to -.
Mr.. Heney moved an adjournment for
thirty minutes to enable the minority to
prepare report to the convention The
motion was defeated, - to Is.
I'VE will tight this out on the floor of
the convention" shouted Heney.
4 motion by audcr of North Dakota.
granting time for the preparation OF
minority reports to accompany all ma
jority reports, submitted 10 the conven-
ton was ia oled, 33 TO IL.
Fourteen, Nights Work.
After an all-night session the creden-
| tials committee Of the republican national
| convention had, at 9 O'Clock this morning.
settled only fourteen of the seventy-iwo
contests considered vital by Gov Hadley
| and the Roosevelt leaders in their appeal
from the decisions of the national COM
mittee.
| All of them. together with twenty that
| the credentials committee took up on It's
own initiative, were settled for President
! Taft
The decisions were Alabana ninth dis
trict, two delega ties: Arizona six dele
| gates at large; Arkansas fifth district,
! two delegates; California. fourth district.
| two delegates: Florida, six delegates at
large andtwo each from the first second
and third districts: Georgia, four dele
| large and two from the thirteenth dis
| trict. Other delegates where contests
| were not reopened We're declared seated
| by unanimous vote of the committee.
Political Rancor Absent.
1 CaHf0rnia'S two Taft delegates were
seated by the committee at 5:45 o'clock
| this morning. motion to seat the
Roosevelt delegates was defeated, os to
IL. Personalities and political rancor
were practically absent. For an hour
and a half the committee members,
"earled by more than twenty hours of
work, debated the right of California to
| instruct Tor Roosevelt by statewide
| majority the Taft delegates elected in the
| fourth district. The debate of the Cali
| fornia case followed the receipt of what
was termed an insulting letter from the
Two Roosevelt delegates. Charles s..
| Wheeler and Philip Bancroft, refusing to
appear and declining to recognize that .
contest existed.
| Letter Is Presented.
| Ihe California case was taken up at
4:2o am. L. \. Mitchell of Pennsylvania,
member OF the committee, presented
the letter from the California Roosevelt
delegates.
/ 1t contained language which members
considered Objectionable and the commit
tee ordered it returned to the California
delegates without comment"
/ A motion to seat the Taft delegates
/ brought request from Roosevelt men,
| Ders tOr an opportunity to discuss the
case that had provoked perhaps the great
est attack from the Roosevelt forces on
the national committee.
Il believe that II the two delegates from
California who We're elected by state
majority of 1900 are not seated said
Mr.. Halbert OF Minnesota, 1T will mean
| the death knell of the national commit
tee
| q. u. Lanstrom of Montana declared
under such precedent the city of New
J York by a primary vote could completely
| dominate the entire delegation from the
| state.
| Position of Mondell.
| Representative F.. w Mondell of Wyo-
ming declared ne had intended to vote
for the two Roosevelt delegates, "out Of