Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-07
Wins Contest for Six DEL
egates- -at-Large From
Alabama.
DECISION UNANIMOUS
Roosevelt Members Create Sur
prise by FavOTing Seating
of Long Contingent.

Chicago. June 7.-President Taft
won the first contests for seats in the
Chicago convention when the ma
uonal republican committee today
voted 52 TO O-an unanimous deci-
sion-the contest over the Alabama
delegates-at-large six in number in
favor of the Long CTaftD delegation. .
The Roosevelt members Of the .
committee. without exception, voted
70 seat the so-called Long delegates,
Who are Taft men, and who were
chosen in the state convention in
August, 1911, and reelected in a new
convention in March. 1912. Two
Alabama delegations appeared before
the committee. They are known as
the Long and Thompson delega-
tAons. tSking the names OF the rival
republican state chairmen Attor-
ney Hundlcy, for the Roosevelt
forces. charged the Long" delegates
Ut-larEe were chosen illegally.
Following roll call, leading mem
hers Of the committee intimated roll
calls would be granted whenever
asked for by members of the COM
mjttee.
The committee next took up the
other Alabama cases. involving two
delegates each from the First, Sec
ond. Fifth. Sixth and Ninth districts.
Tie First district 1.-TWO yotes) was
decided unanimously in favor of
Taft.
TWO MORE FOR TAFT.
The second Alabama district 1.-TWO
vctes) was unanimously decided for
Taft In this case, however. the Roose-
welt delegates would be- given the right
10 20 before the convention.
Taft won tho hith and sixth -four
votes In rapid succession The fifth
was decided without a roll call. In
the sixth the Roosevelt contesting del
HFates did not appear.
Chicago. June PROSPECT that
Roosevelt may come 10 Chicago to
personally direct his campaign for
the nomination held political atten-
Ilon when the day opened 10 the eX-
clusion OF the republican national
committee affairs. With the demand
for publicity conceded by the COM
mittee. the Taft and Roosevelt lead
ers faced the first definite test OF
strength in taking up the Alabama
contest cases These contests were
flrst on the list when the committee
convened today.
THOSE DIRECTING RATTLE.
Oscar Huudley OF Birmingham
vas present 20 assist Ormsby McHars
md cambridge Colby I'm arguing the
YiEhts Of the Roosevelt delegates.
Former Senator Dick OF Ohio and
Major +. G. Bryan. the Taft attor-
uev. were aided hv many members
ri the Alabama Taft delegation.
The committee began IT'S session
~ 1910 with Chairman Victor
Rosewater I'm the chair. Another at
tempt was made by the Roosevelt
icrCes To secure a committee roll call
by request of eight members. Borah
moved 10 strike out the requirement
for 20 votes for roll call
BoRNH DEMANDS LIGHT.
Rosewater held the motion unde-
batable. Il don't care. III not be
choked on or gagged this early in
the campaign declared Senator
Borah Il know there is steam
roller here, but ] intend the country
ahall now how Il operates Ninety
millions OF people are watching this
committees sessions. and unless the
record is clear IL will be charged al
interests were not given fair treat
Rent"
TAFT STRENGTH THREE TO ONE.
Borah's motion was tabled by 9
viva yoCe vote by the committee
This resulted In a crystallized i'm
Preston that the 80 to l3 vote o
yesterday really represents the rela
tive Taft and snti-Taft strength II
the committee. Members from Soutl
Dakota and Wisconsin are generally
accredited 10 La Toilette on motor
OF Penrose consideration Of the Ari
soua contests was deferred until lat
Sr in the day. The Alabama con
tsst cases were then taken up.
PERKINS ON SCENE.
George W Perkins " New York ar
rived today He did not announce his
purpose in coming 10 Chicago II,
vas confident Roosevelt would be nom
tlated
HAMPTON PARLIAMENTARY
Columbus. June e L. LamptoI
Of Ashtabula, Ohio formerly a mem
her Of congress. reading clerk in N,
national house, today was appointed
psrliamentarian Of the Chicago con
vention by the committee on arrange
IDents.
HARDING ACCEPTS
Columbus. Ohio. June The nam,
Of Taft will be presented at the Chi