Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-13
COMMITTEE GIVES
TAFT EVERYTHING
Day Of Victories for President in
Arizona, California and Mich
igan Contests.
MINORITY POLLS FULL VOTE
Delegates Still to Be Seated
Number 112 AS Compared
with 8S at Similar Time
in 1908.
MINORITY POLLS FULL VOTE

Chicago June 12.-President Taft gain
ed 20 more votes IN the republican ma
tonal convention to-day through the
settlement Of contest cases ty the ma
tonal committee.
I, was Il day of Taft victories ex-
clusivey. In the cases OF the Cali
fornia, Arizona and Michigan contests,
the Roosevelt forces made a fight and
voted their full strength against the
Taft delegates. In the California case
they secured q roll call. losing i8 to 81;
in the Arizona contest they failed to get
a roll call and In the Michigan cases
none was asked although they voted
against seating the Taft delegates-at-
large.
The contests settled to-day in favor OF
President Taft were: Arizona delegates
at-arre 6. California, fourth district. .;
Louisiana deleEates-a large 6; first,
second. third, fourth, fifth. sixth and
seventh districts. "A; Michigan delegates
at-large 6, Mississippi delegates-at.
large, g. first district. .; total, 10
Pearl Wight. national committee
man from Louisiana and the Roose
welt leader there, lost in the fight to
seat the Roosevelt delegates from that
State An effort was made by Commit
teeman Harry s. New to end .ne long
standing differences among Louisiana
republicans by officially recognizing
the Loisel faction. now controlling the
State republican organization there,
but Mr. Wight headed off such action.
GOVERNOR OSBORN TNSEATED.
Governor Chase S. Osborn of Michi-
gan and his Roosevelt delegates-at-
large We're unseated by the decision
of the Michigan case for Taft The
contest over the fourth California dis
trict. decided for President Taft, fur
nishel the most bitter exchanges of
the day, Francis ]. Heney leading the
Roosevelt forces and insisting upon
recognition for the Roosevelt dele:
gates there.
The national committee had before it
when It adjourned tonight l12 contested
seats still to pass upon. Chairman Victor
Rosewater. in a statement at the end OF
the session. said the committee was not
keeping pace with the work of the last
convention In 1893. but SIS contests re-
manned to he decided on the Wednesday
night preceding the convention. Mem
bers Of the committee fear that the con-
tests will run well over into the opening
day OF the national convention.
The remainder of the Mississippi con-
tests and those from the States of Mis-
souri,. North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Tennessee will. It is be-
lieved, be disposed of tomorrow.
UNIT RULE THE LAW
Fred G. Bryan of Washington opened
the case for the Taft delegates from the
sixth California district. He said the
Taft delegates had received the majority
ol votes in the fourth district. Under the
California primary law. however. the
'unit rule applied to the whole State
delegation.
Mr Bryan stated that two Taft dele
gates, because they claimed to have n
majority. declined to be bound by the
Roosevelt vote in the State at large.
THE law provides does it not" asked
Mr.. Kellogg. that all delegates shall
be bound by the majority IN the State
lat large?"
Yes. It does
Governor Hadley of Missouri asked Mr.
Bryan II he thought the call of the
republican national convention was
superior to n State law.
When the State law interferes
with the party law. the national COM
mittee's ruling is supreme," said Mr.
Bryan.
Mr.. Heney presented certificates
and affidavits showing that a confus-
ion had existed in the voting registers
and that later examination showed
that Roosevelt men had received a
majority of votes.
James A. Tawney declared the rec
ognition of States, instead OF con-
gressional districts IN seating dele
gates, would completely overturn re
/ publican principles.
BORAH WARNS or DEFEAT
Senator Borak declared the electors
from each state were selected by
| state wide vote.
can you give to voluntary or
| ganization.' he demanded referring
to the national committee. greater
power than Is invested in "A sovereign
state? You are making II impossible
for n republican to preside over this
nation for the next four years. 1t Is a
greater question than the election OF
Taft or Roosevelt, It is a question Of
the perpetuation OF the principles for
which Lincoln lived and died"
Lowden of Illinois declared he believed
the Taft delegates from the fourth dis
| trfct had majority Of votes and that
| they were entitled to seats.
Governor iladley OF Missouri. voting
against the Tart delegates. said he did
| not believe the committee had the right
to deny seats 10 delegates who had been
| selected by the State. no matter what
| method the voters had chosen To select
| them
| Ut would he 10 deny ti% sovereignty
OF 4 state to attempt to dictate to 1t
how IT should select It's Heiegates or to
| deny it proper representation,
The Taft delegates were seated by II
vote of 81 to 16.
The I.ouisiau ma contests were next taken
up md promptly disposed Of, the Taft
delegates being seated. The contests
osntsrsd about the attempted party ~