The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-06-12
SEATS FOR 81
TAFT DELEGATES
7. R. Loses Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia and Florida Contests
G. 0. P. COMMITTEE IN SESSION
Twslve Delegates From Indiana, First
Contests From Northern State, Also
Given to Taft-Pre.C Convention Talk

TwslVe Delegates From Indiana, First
Contests From Northern State, Also
Given to Taft-Pre.C Convention Talk.
Seventy-two delegates from the
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
and Georgia were added to the Taft
column by action of the Republican
national committee upon the Roose-
welt contests from those states.
Twelve contested seats of delegates
from the state of Indiana were also
added to the Taft column, giving the
president eighty-four more seats in
the convention.
In all but two contests brought from
the southern states the committee was
unanimous in seating Taft delegates
It was expected that there would be
mighty struggle for the contested
delegates from Indiana. The commit
tee by unanimous vote seated the four
delegates at large and in only one
district contest vas there any strug'
gle The Taft delegates were seated
by vote of SO to 49,
The Taft managers insisted more
strongly than ever that the president
will be nominated in this convention
and that he will have thirty-six more
votes than necessary. Most of these
Tsit managers also declared that
Vice President Sherman is to be re.
nominated.
The first real talk Of dark horse"
to he nominated was started when
Senator Kenyon, speaking for Senator
Cummins and the Republicans of Iowa,
said:
Iowa stands ready to present
candidate who at least has behind
him harmonious and enthusiastic
party in his own state If Republi
cans pause long enough to forget their
present animosities Albert f.. Cum
Minis will be the next president"
The Taft campaigners were dis
turbed by Senator Kenyon's talk. The
forty-six delegates of La Toilette and
Cummins may prove interesting
factors before the sessions of the con
vention end.
Taft campaigners believe that
Roosevelt is to name candidate for
temporary chairman Of the convention
from among La Follette's delegation
in the state of Wisconsin, thereby
hoping to compel La Toilette to sup
port the Wisconsin man for temporary
chairman.
Senator Borah, the cOloneps chief
spokesman in the meetings of the ma
tional committee, declared that he was
opposed to any bolt on the part OF the
Roosevelt men in this convention in
the event of Roosevelt's defeat.
Senator Borah discussed report
that Roosevelt men in presidential
primary states who had been nominal
ed for electors may refuse to vote for
Taft in the event of the presidents re-
and reelection by ma
jority of the popular vote. Mr.. Boran
pointed out that presidential electors
may vote for any man in the country.
This talk, however, Of bolt among
the Roosevelt men who are to run Tor
presidential electors in case Taft is
nominated was not regarded seriously.
1t is said that the Roosevelt man
ayers are preparing themselves If the
to them-unexpected happens TO
give to Roosevelt nomination, the
form and nature of which they think
will appeal to the Republicans of the
country as being regular in all that
makes regularity.
If when the national committee has
decided the last contest and poll OF
the uninstructed delegates shall show
that majority is lacking, and lacking
because of what the colonels cam
paigners will hold are the unjust
tactics of the committeeman, an or
ganization will spring into activity on
the floor and on the platform of tn,
Coliseum. The delegates from the
states which Roosevelt and his follow
ers say are theirs beyond challenge
will take position with the delegates
rejected by the national committee
and will vote with the rest to put the
ticket through. In other words, there
will be two conventions at the same