New-York tribune., 1912-06-12

he mad been unable TO Hnd out
eff you insist on pinnnG me down.
added Judge ORear. "I'll admit that we
have "A mighty slim case here, but slim
cases are sometimes won.
The Taft delegates from the lst Kentucky
District were seated by the unanimous vote
Of the committee.
Contest Quickly Settled.
The "a District case was then called.
Judge O'Rear said that Taft had s. and
Roosevelt 81 votes in the convention, while
-. representing three counties, were In con-
test.
one OF these. Union County. had two CON
ventions. In the case Of Davicss and Hen
dcrson counties. the 81 District convention
seated the Taft delegates.
"If tho action Of that Cd District conven-
ton Is final" said Judge ORear. we can
hardly question such action here"
He insisted. however. that the national
committee had the right "a take UP tho
cases of those counties without regard to
what the district convention did
The Taft delegates from 2d Kentucky Dis
trict were unanimously ordered seated by
the committee. \ rollcsll showed all
Roosevelt members voting for them. except
Francis J. Hency. the proxy Of Thomas
Thorson. and Governor Hadley. holding the
proxy 81 Sidney Bicber. who asked to be
excused from voting.
When the 9Th Kentucky District was called
Judge O'Rcar announced the contest would
he withdrawn. as II was similar 10 those In
the lst and 2d districts. and the committee
ordered the two Taft delegates seated.
The 7th Kentucky District was then taken
up Henry #. Duncan ir. one 80 tho
Roosevelt contestants. declared IN" legal
boundaries of tho district had been changed
by state respportionment between tho time
when the district convention was called
and tho time when II was held.
The Taft convention represented the eight
counties in the district when the official call
was issued Tho Roosevelt forces Insisted
that all twelve counties in tho newly drawn
district should he taken. and they withdrew
from the convention and organized another.
Committeeman Kellogg drew ont the fact
that tho time for the district conventions
had been recommended by tho Republican
state Committee. which Issued the calls for
the county conventions.
In behalf OF the Taft contestants L. 9.
Stoll, Of Lexington. said the Republican
State Committee met on February II. when
no reds,ricting blll had yct been pressed
by the state Legislature To cover tho st-
uation y issued a call for conventions IN
districts as now constituted Later the
Ith and 10th districts were changed b. thu
Legislature. but Il was then too late 70
change the plans for th" conventions Tn"
state committee later reafirmed the su-
thority OF the old districts 20 proceed 10 the
selection Of national and state convention
delegates
When a rollcall on the Ith District ass
asked for the Taft delegates won by vote
~ * 10 70 the Roosevelt mon all rotins In
the negative.
Hall Votes Refused
From the 9TH Kentucky District. where
two Taft and two Roosevelt delegates were
selected. with half vote each. instead Of
the two delegate specihoI. IN" committee
was asked 10 let all four enter the national
convention With half vote each. Th"sc
delegates were not contested.
Mr. Kellogg advocated their seating but
his motion was lost. Secretary Hayward
pointed out that the two delegate seats IN
the 5th District had been divided by agree
ment between TAFT and Roosevelt. Senator
Penrose proposed that the delegates be al
lowed 10 settle who should SIT IN tho con
vor,ion. and this plan was indorsed bv the
committee.
The sth Kentucky District contest was
next called.
Judge o Rear said In this district the con
ven,ion was held I'm the courthouse yard
Moro than sixty witnesses had sworn. ne
said. that the Roosevelt crowd was larger
than tho Taft crowd, but the chairman
finally declared the TAFT chairman elected.
Fewer than four hundred Taft men went
into the courthouse TO hold n convention.
while 46s Roosevelt men stayed on the out
side and organized another convention.
claiming n majority OF the regular dele
gates.
Judge O'Rear declared there were Demo
Gratis in the Taft convention who were
alleged TO have been induced for con-
sideration" to vote in the convention.
&. &. Wallace one OF the Taft delegates
from the sth District. declared there had
been no irregular!,y whatever In the hold
ing Of the convention. Re said the Taft
forces had a majority OF the uncontested
delegates I'm the district convention.
There was no steam roller In that con
vention." said Wallace. 1T was one OF
the finest conventions held In the United
States. That district was overwhelmingly
for President Taft. This talk Of the Roose-
welt sentiment predomnating Is not true
OF the sth District.
III the Democrats had been taken out
usntt hat isaA tka %.
one. With the Democrats I'm. we had Il
two TO one
Mr.. Norys. Of Ohio. moved the seating
OF the Taft delegates. The Roosevelt men
asked for a rolcall. which was granted |
and the Taft delegates were seated by n
vote of So to II. The negative votes in |
ciuded' In addition 10 those who had pre- |
viously voted for Roosevelt contestants
during the day Messrs. Lowden, or
Illinois; Simpson. OF Maine: Rogers. OF
Wisconsin. and Shackleford. Of Alaska.
Francis J. Heney. again explaining MS
vote. said this was a plain case OF steal" |
Thank you" simultaneously remarked !
several members OF the committee
An effort was made by Senator Borah |
to obtain an adjournment until tomorrow !
morning. but the motion was voted down. |
and the committee called the 10th Kentucky |
District case. Here again the boundary |
lines OF the district had been changed by |
the Legislature after the district conven- |
tions had been called. and the Taft dele
gates were elected from the old district.
The committee vote on this district was
unanimous FOR the Taft delegates
The llth District last Of the Kentucky |
districts was next taken up. In this dis
trict the Taft deleVatas anraarad M cn,