El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
TAFT WHINING THE CONTESTS IN
THE FIGHT FOR DELEGATES SEATS
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adding four to the p given the Taft
side last week in the cases from Ala
bama. Arka nsas, Florida and Georgia
The four, however, was the first
Taft gain from the north The vote
on the roll call was unanimous, 81 to
none, in favor OF seating Taft dele
gates.
Senator Borah voted for the Taft
delegates, as did all the other ROOse-
welt members Of the committee Col
New did not vote.
The Delegates Confirmed.
The Indiana delegates at large thus
confirmed on the temporary roll of the
convention are Col Harry s New and
eX-vice president Charles w. Falr-
banks, of indianapolis; representative
James Z. Watson, of Rushville, and
Jos. D. Oliver, of South Bend The de-
feated contestants are ex-senator Al
bert J. Beveridge, Of Indianapolis; Ed
win NJ Lee of LaWrenceburg. eX-rep-
resentative Frederick k Lands. u
LOgansport. and Charles H. Campbell,
of Shelbyville-
Cummins Given Boost.
The standard Of senator Cummins OF
Iowa. for Republican presidential ncmi-
nee was raised today by his colleague,
full Of enthusiasm for the Hawkeye
candidate Senator Cummins now has
10 delegates pledged to him
Headquarters in the hotel where the
were engaged and the Hawkeye club of
Chicago assumed charge Of the cam
paign Before the end of the week
the IOwans expect that more than 1000
enthusiastic boosters will be here TO
demonstrate their fealty to Cummins
1t was expected that before night the
headquarters Of senator La Toilette
would be opened and the Wisconsin
men actively at work
VIII Roosevelt Go to ChicaEOs
Possibility of the arrival in Chicago Of
Col Roosevelt within the next few
DAYS furnished the chief topic Of dis
cussiOn at both Roosevelt and Taft
headquarters with the beginning today
of the final week of preliminaries for
the Republican national convention.
This and the question OF what effect
such action by Col Roosevelt would
have upon the pre-cOnventiOn situation
held the foreground to the exclusion Of
many other matters of considerable i'm
agree in their opinions as to what the
former president viii do A number
maintained that Col Roosevelt will not
be in Chicago at any time prior TO the
convention, while others stOutly as
serted that they had received positive
information that re will be here by
Wednesday or Thursday, at the latest.
None Of them, however, would talk for
publication on this debated point.
William Finn, Of Pittsburg and
Frank Knox Of Michigan, officers of
the Roosevelt committee Of 20. organ
lied Saturday, today began their work
Of rounding up the Roosevelt strength
on the ground From this time until
the convention formally is called to or
der, June IS, Finn, Knox and their as
sistants will be busy cementing the
Roosevelt forces and completing the
plan Of action for convention week
Congressman William B. Mckinley. of
Illinois, manager Of the Taft campaign. I
returned to Chicago today and plunged
into his final week of pre-convention
work with the declaration that presi-
lent Tafts prospects for denomination
laG been made certain
Although it was not general there i
vas talk today OF q third candidate as 4
he only means of settling the Taft 4
Roosevelt fight. Leaders on both sides. I
while admitting that they had heard I
iOme Of the third candidate discussion
declared that such a contingency was /
beyond the possibilities
Second Indiana For Taft.
The committee voted unanimously to 1