The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-29
R.0'I]0.]lS'|E.vELT'S CHAR
TAXABLE BASIS or
THE PUBLIC SER VIC
CORPORA TONS OUT

The national committee sat for fifteen
days hearing evidence and argument
upon them. Out OF total member
ship OF SO only 1S members of that
committee objected to the findings
and decisions and they only with re-
gard to a part of the cases, the ac-
ton Of the committee having been
unanimous with regard to a majority
OF them. The convention declined by
a substantial majority. to reverse the
action of the national committee. ana
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 complaint as t0fthe seating of
any delegate was prevented from pre-
senting hislcase. The committee even
considered cases which mad been de-
cided by unanimous vote of the ma
tional committee, notably the Indiana
case.
The committee on credentials of
the Republican national convention
consists of SO members. The commits
tee in every case sustained the de-
cision OF the national committee. md
in no case by majoritles OF less than
two-thirds This statement OF facts
Endorsed by forty members OF tho
committee, @ho listened patiently
through al1-day and all-night sessions
to evidence and argument in order to
be able to Judge cases intelligentIv
and pass upon them honestly. should
be sufficient answer to the reckless
unwarranted and untruthful asser.
tions contained in the statement!
aSsned by eleven members OF the
committee, two of whom did NOT al
tend sessions of the committee diaI
not hear any of the evidence nresent-
ed' and nearly all of whom Indicated
their bias by voting in every case for
ehe delegates known to DE faSorabla
to Mr.. Roosevelt. Including numerous
cases in which the action OF the ma
tional committee had been unanSm6ns
for the Taft delegates"
AS appendices the statement c.r
ried the majority and minority re-
ports of the credentials cornmitte. nm
each of the contests.
G. d. Hilles makes the followIngI
resume OF the statement:
The Total number of delegates
summoned to the convention under
It's call was LOIS, with $40 neces-I
cary Il choice. Mr.. Taft head SO |
votes on the first and only ballot and
was declared the nominee. There
were instituted against r2ss OF the
delegates regularly elected for Taft
contests on behalf Of Roosevelt
These contests were avowedly insti-
gated not for the purpose of really
securing seats in the convention.
not for the purpose. OF adduclngI
evidence which would lead an re-
sectable court to entertain the con-
tests. but for the purpose of deceiy.
ing the public into the belief that
Mr.. Roosevelt had more votes than
he really had, as the conventions and
primaries were in progress for the
selection of delegates. This is not
only a necessary inference from the
character OF the contests, but It was
boldly avowed by the chief editor Of
the newspapers owned bylMr: Nun.
sey who had been Mr.. RoosevePs
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The two hundred and thirty
eight contests were reduced by anan-
donment, formal or in substance, to
sevently-four. The very fact that
these 164 frivolous contests itself
reflects upon the genuineness and
Of the remainder. The
seventy-four delegates included six
at large from Arizona, four at large
from Kentucky, four at large from
Indiana, six at large from MichI-
gan, eight at large from Texas, and
eight at large from Washington, and
also two district delegates each from
the 9th Alabama, the 5th Arkansas,
the 18th Indiana, the End Tonnes
see, and from each of the nine dis
tricts, the 1st, End, Attn. 9Th. TN.
9Th, 10th and 18th Texas.
Contested Delegates at Large.
Arizona.
In the Arizona convention there
were ninety-three votes. All the
delegates-six in number-were to ,
be selected at large. The counties
were entitled to select their dele
gates through their county commit
tee, or, primary. In one county,
a majority OF the commit
tee decided to select its delegates,
and a minority to have a primary.
In other counties there were some
contests, and the state committee,
following the usage of the national
committee, gave hearing to all
contestants in order TO make up the