The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-16
Committee Concludes, Civ
ing Taft 235 and Roose-
welt 19 Delegates.
NIGHT SESSION HELD AT WHICH
THE REMAINING CONTESTS
WERE DECIDED IN FAVOR OF
TAFT, MAKING HIS TOTAL FOR
THE DAY 81, AGAINST SIX
AWARDED TO HIS OPPONENT.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, June 15.-The Republican
committee concluded its hearings on
contests tonight involving 254 seats in
the national convention. The sum to-
tai of its work was Roosevelt 19, Taft
235. Taft today received So delegates
fourteen went TO Taft He received
IS of the 80 contested in Texas and
received the entire contested delega
ton of twenty from Virginia, and from
the District of Columbia he won two.
Fhe committee adjourned shortly after
8 o'clock.
Col. Cecil Lyon, national committee
man for Texas, was an early arrival
at the committee room. He was ac-
companied by many Roosevelt dele
gates from the Lone Star state. Fran
els J. Heney again held a proxy in the
committee.
The contest of the Texas delegates
at large was the first called Colonel
Lyon announced he believed technical
ly there was no contest against the
Roosevelt delegates at large. He said
he was of the belief that no printed
brief for the Taft delegates had been
filed within the prescribed time; that
in consequence the rules of the COM
mittee had not been observed and no
formal contest existed for the place of
the eight delegates at large.
Secretary Hayward said he had two
sets of credentials from Texas"
The chairman can only go on the
advice of the secretary" said Chair
man Rosewater. He says a contest
exists and 1t must be called"
Col. Lyon said that in the Alaska
case yesterday and in other cases, con-
tests had been excluded because they
had not been filed within the stipu-
lated time. He and Committeeman
Capers of South Carolina, insisted that
no Texas contest Of delegates at large
existed.
CRISIS PREcIPrTATED.
A crisis was precipitated when Mr..
Mulvane of Kansas. moved to pass
Texas and take up Virginia. because
Texas apparently was "noh ready"
|. Ii protest against such action" said
Lyon. I'VE are ready"
But you decline to go on with the
first contest" said Mulvane
I'VE don't recognize that a contest
exists as to the delegates at large
retorted Lyon.
Against the protest of Committee
man Capers of South Carolina, that
you can't run over US this way" the
committee voted to take up the Vir
ginia contests and to pass the Texas
contest temporarily.
Lyon and the Roosevelt members OF
the committee would raise against the
Texas contests virtually the same pro-
test made in the case of the delegates
at large, namely that no contests ex-
listed because the Taft delegates had
not complied with the committee rules
When the Virginia contests were
called, another difficulty arose. Only
the Taft delegates at large appeared
The sergeant at arms could not find
the Roosevelt delegates.
Committeeman Kellogg announced
the Roosevelt delegates had under
stood they were to be heard after the
Texas cases.
Lets take up Washington" said
Senator Borah.
The Virginia delegation fled out OF
the room and a call was sent for the
Washington contestants.
1t was announced that the Roosevelt
side was not ready. On motion OF
Committeeman Kellogg the committee
voted again to call the Texas cases
The call went out once more for the
Texas delegation and the committee
began consideration Of the contest over
the eight delegates at large from that
state.
ROOSEVELT MEN FIRST.