Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-07
TAFT'S CLAIM WINS
Successful in First Contest
Before National Committee.
NOT A VOTE IN OPPOSITION
President Awarded Alabama's Six
Delegates at Large.
BORAH DEMANDS ROLL CALL
Penrose and Crane Join Roosevelt
Men in the Request That
Record Be Made.
BORAH DEMANDS ROLL CALL

of1l1hSO, June I.-PreS1dent 1dft won
the first of the contests for seats in the
republican national convention heard by
the republican national committee today,
when by vote Of So to Ga unanimous
decision. the contest over the Alabama
delegates at large. six in number. was
decided in favor of the Long (TafD
delegation.
The first vote was viva voce, Senator
Borah asking for a yea and nay vote. al
though evidently there were no negatives.
His request was complied with and con-
firmed the unanimous decision.
The Taft delegates at large are o. d.
Street j. J. Curtis, 8. T. Wright, S. S.
Peasants. A. C. Birch and L. G.. Mason.
Following the roll CALL leading members
of the committee intimated that roll calls
would be granted whenever asked for by
members of the committee. Senators Pen
rose and Crane were among those who
joined Senator Borah and the Roosevelt
members in asking for the roll call in the
Alabama case.
In the first Alabama district the Roose-
welt SIDE waived argument, as futile after
the decision on the delegates at large.
The committee unanimously gave the two
votes to Taft.
The second Alabama districts two votes
were also given to Taft, but the Roose-
welt delegates were given the right to go
before the convention. The vote was
unanimous in both cases.
Little Evidence Of Excitement.
Up to the very hour 90 amp set for
the beginning of the real battle over the
contested seats in the republican national
convention the national committees
quarters showed few signs of the excite
ment which might have been expected.
Most Of those about the big waiting
room were newspaper men from all parts
OF the country who. under the commit
tees decision of yesterday, were not to
be admitted to the hearings. The only
reporters actually to hear the proceedings
were two from each of the tive press
associations recognized by admission to
the floor of the national House of Rep
resentatives at Washington.
The understanding was at the opening
of the committees session that the con-
tests would be considered in alphabetical
tests involve the six delegates-at-larse
and the delegates from the first, second,
fifth, sixth and ninth districts. Only
eight Of Alabama's twenty-four delegates,
instructed for Taft, were undlSputed.
Next would come Arizona's six at large
and then Arkansas four at large. and the
delegations from the first. second. third,
fourth, fifth and seventh districts. With
thirty minutes time allowed each side for
presentation Of the cases involving dele
cations at large and fifteen minutes per
s.de for the district contests, 1t was evil
dent that even the best possible economy
of time and the intended omission of
lunch recess would find the long list
barely touched at the end of the days
work.
The committee actually began its ses-
sion at 1910 am. with Victor Rosewater
Of Nebraska in the chair. Contrary to
the expectation that the national COM
mittee would be overcrowded. uany
chairs were empty when Chairman Victor
Rosewater called the meeting to order.
the roll call showed fifty members pres
ent More than 100 seats had been pro-
vided
Only a few spectators were admitted to
seats outside the railings.
Lucius n. Littauer of New York, classed
IS Roosevelt delegate to the conven-
ton. was admitted to the committee ses-
sions today on the proxy of p. L. F1ani-
gan of Nevada.