Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-29

OF his own personal knowledge that
any reports were thus made
In concluding, the majority of the
credentials committee, defending its
decisions. said
"As to the merits OF these contest
ed cases. upon which the committee
passed, it should be remembered that
the national committee sat for fifteen
DAYS hearing evidence and argument
upon them Out of a total member
ship of forty-three, only thirteen
members of that committee objected
to the findings and decisions. and
they only with regard to part OF
the cases. the action of the commit
tee having been unanimous with re-
gard TO a majority of them. The con-
vention declined. by "A substantial
majority. to reverse the action OF the
national committee and 1t referred
the contested cases to the committee
on credentials. When our committee
met, rules were adopted by unanimous
vote. No one desiring to make com
plant as to the seating of any dele
gate was prevented from presenting
his case. The committee even con-
sidered cases which had been decided
by unanimous vote OF the national
committee, notably the Indiana ease
''The committee on credentials OF
the republican national convention
consists of ffty-three members. The
committee in every case sustained the
decision of the national committee,
and in no case by majorities OF less
than two-thrds. This statement OF
facts, indorsed by forty members OF
the committee, who listened patiently
through all-day and all-nisht ses-
sions to evidence and argument IN
order to be able to judge cases lntel-
ligently and pass upon them honestly,
should be a sufficient answer to the
reckless. unwarranted and untruthful
assertions contained in the statement
signed by eleven members OF the
committee, two of whom did not at
tend sessions of the committee dld
not hear any Of the evidence present
ed, and nearly all of whom Indicated
their bias by voting in every case lof
the delegates l.nown to be taNorable
to Mr.. Roosevelt including numerous
cases in which the action of the ma
tional committee had been unanimous
for the Taft delegates
AS appendices. the statement car
res the ma iority and minority reports
of the credentials committee ON each
of the contests
In conclusion, the state reads.
"The purpose of this resume OF the
contests in which there was any
shadow of substance has been to in
form those who have not time or IN
clinaton to read the Longer anu
more detailed account of them con-
tanned in the larger pamphlet. 1t IS
not essential to make Mr Ta1t s
title indisputable that all men agree
on every one of the issues raised
They were decided by the tribunals,
which uniform party usage had mace
the proper tribunals to decide sucn
contests. If those tribunals acted IN
good faith, a mists ken judgment
would not inNaidate their decisions.
AS a matter of fact, an examination
of the facts show that the tribunals
were right IN every instance lhere -
not the slightest evidence that they
were moved by other than mere de-
sire to reach a right conclusion ON
the other hand. the action OF the
Roosevelt men in bringing 100 con-
tests that they promptly abandoned
strongly tended to show the lack OF
good faith in the prosecution or an
Of them. Those who support Presi-
dent Taft can well afford to stand on
the record in this case, ana TO asseNer-
ate without fear of successful con-
tradiction that the delegates whose
seats were contested were as 1alriy
seated in this convention as IN any IN
the history Of the party