The Calumet news., 1912-06-10
PRESIDENT wins
INDIANA'S VOTES
Committee Unanimously Decides s
Contest iu Which T. R. Claim
ed Unfair Dealing
CALIFORNIA CASES NOT UP
They are Postponed Till Wednes-
day After Eeated Argument
Lively Session is Held Today. Forces
or Behalf Of T. r. Are
Organized.
CALIFORNIA CASES NOT UP

OnlcaEo, June NV nile tne poll
teal colony was largely augmented to-
day by the arrival OF scores of lead
ers and numerous delegates the chief
topic of discussion at the Roosevelt and
Taft headquarters was the possible ar
rival of Roosevelt IN the next few
days.
William Finn OF Pittsburgh and
Frank Knox of Michigan. officers OF
the Roosevelt committee Of twenty,
organized Saturday, today hogan
rounding up the Roosevelt strength on
the ground. Until the convention is
called to order they will be busy ce-
nenting the Roosevelt forces.
rhe contests taken up by the ma
tionaI committee today embraced those
in Indiana and kentucky, two states in
which Roosevelt and his associates
made a strong charge of unfair dealing
Forty four members Of the national
committee We're present when called
together at 1915 o'clock by Chairman
Itosewater. The Arizona contest over
the delegates large will be hearo
later in the week to enable the Arizo-
ma attorneys To prepare the case. Com
mitteeman knight of California de-
mande dthc California case he taken
up.
II saw by the papers that Cali
fornia would not be taken up this
morning" said Knight. III II is not, it
will confirm the impression that the
decisions of this committee are reached
somewhere else than in this commit
tee room
The California contest case in the
fourth district was then called. This
district was contested by Taft
Convention la Disorder.
When the California. ease was call
ed former senator Dick. for Taft. urs-
ed ro5tponement, saying import =
ant documents had not arrived.
I'VE are inclined To think" said
Dick. that some otner California dele
gates. whose seats have not yet been
| contested were not elected i'm accord
ance with the national committee
cali" lie said the California law, By
| binding all the district delegates to
abide by the state wide pcreferencc
vote, raised a grave issue.
Heated arguments followed the re-
mark by Francis Heney, of the Rooso-
welt delegation, who said he had heard
there was a movement on foot to d's-
| franchise all the delegates from che
sovereign state of California, if those
votes were needed"
Rosevater's gavel raped loudly for
order.
The gentleman should not be allow
| ed to come IN here and insult this com .
nittee on the strength of something
he has seen i'm the newspapers" de
clared Thomas Devine, of Colorado.
| During the discussion Devine shook his
fist at Borah. The Roosevelt and Tart
contestants were excluded from tho
room while the committee decided, SS
to 13. to postpone the California case
( until Wednesday.
The committee then took up tde
contest case of the four Indiana dele
gates at large
Taft Men Accused.
| Bailbridge Colby, of New York. and
| Horace Stillwcll of Anderson. Indiana
argued for the Roosevelt contestants.
| stillwcll threw some remarks into the
debate which reused the ire Of the
| Taft workers.
II ask YOU to stop the process oi
your steam roller and give this case
consideration" Stillwell said.
RE also referred to cheating In the
decisos in the southern delegate
cases" and added:
Your already weakened candidate
cannot stand further action of this
kind"
Chairman RosewGter told the coun-
sci to connne himself to the argument
of the case.
The Indiana delegation t-lai sc, four
delegates. was credited TO Tart, the
decision being unanimous Colonel
New did not vote.
T. r. Denies Report.
New York, June 1O.-Col. Roosevelt
Idenied today the report he intended go
ing TO Chicago by special train at a
moments notice.