The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-06-01
CONTESTS
Than LAST Time

Wnen members OF the Republican
National committee meet in Chicago
on June 6, they will be called upon to
decide 204 contests. Four years ago
there were 219 contests submitted to
the committee. The number tabulated
this year is fewer than had been ex.
pected, owing, it is said, to the fact
that in several districts where the
Roosevelt adherents threatened to
make contests it apparently was de-
cided at the last minute not to make a
fight.
Of the 204 contests, III were pre-
sented by followers Of Colonel Roose-
welt and 81 by friends of President
Taft. The principal contests fled by
the Taft managers are from Missouri
and Texas. In Louisiana three sets
of delegates were elected at large and
in the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth
districts two sets were named by the
supporters of President Taft and one
was secured by friends of Colonel
Roosevelt.
More delegates than the number
specified in the call for the conven-
tion were chosen at large, and in the
Thirteenth district of Missouri, at
trict of Kentucky, in the Fourth dis
trict of Minnesota, in the Seventh dis
trict of Texas and in the First, Tenth
and Eleventh districts of Georgia
Secretary Hayward has classed these
cases as contests and the committee
will be required to determine what
will be done with them.
Roosevelt's Chicago managers claim
their candidate will have 581 votes OF
more than enough to nominate on the
first ballot in the convention. They
give Taft 191, LaF'ollette 36, Cummins
10 and class the other delegates as
uninstructed.
New York Is ninety delegates are di
vided as follows in the statement
Roosevelt 80, Taft 2, uninstructed So
Colonel Harry s. New, chairman of
the subcommittee on arrangements fol
the National Republican convention
has received a request of Senator Dix.
on, head of the Roosevelt. committee
for $50 tickets to the National con.
vention for the Roosevelt National
committee, to which he replied that
the committee would be unable to
grant the request. Colonel New ex.
planned that in other conventions the
National committee had never recog
nized candidates in issuing tickets of
admission. Four years ago $50 tickets
were given to President Roosevelt and
none were issued for Mr.. Taft. This
year the committee has arranged for
$50 tickets to be given to President
Taft for the use of his friends, cabinet
officers and government officials and nc
/ e.. do ka
porters of the candidacy of Colonel
| Roosevelt.
Chairman Upham has decided that
neither the likeness of President Taft
nor a picture of Colonel Roosevelt
should be used in the convention hall
The Roosevelt leaders asked that if a
picture OF President Taft was to be
diplayed equal prominence be given to
likeness of Colonel Roosevelt.
Contradictory reports that Colonel
Roosevelt would or would not attend
the contest hearing and the conven-
tion itself were heard. Colonel New
and Fred Upham were confident that a
suite had been reserved for Colonel
Roosevelt in a hotel near the head
quarters. The Taft leaders in Chicago
expect that Colonel Roosevelt will be
there to take charge of the contests
brought about by his followers and
also remain in Chicago during the
convention.
Offer $50 for Ticket.
According to Mr.. New, spectators
now are offering $50 a ticket. 1t il
expected that the day before the gath
ering assemblies they will bring $l0(
or more apiece.
II is expected that more than 100,
900 requests for convention tickets
have been received. Colonel New ha:
received 10000 letters from all parts
OF the country asking for tickets
while Chairman Fred w. Upham of the
| Chicago committee has received 8,
0t0 1t is said that each of the fifty
three members of the National com
mittee has received from 1000 to 5000
requests each for tickets.
The tickets will be given out Mon
{ ay, June II, the day before the con
pntion is called to order. No com
,, nitteeman will have more than 30(
viitors' tickets, while many will not
: hare more than 100.