El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-22

Chicago, IL, June Z2.-Charges that
contested delegates and members OF
the national committee had formed
coalition in the credentials commit
tee to control the committee in behalf
OF. the contested delegates, were pre-
pared last night by r. r Mccormick
and other Roosevelt members OF the
committee.
The statement. it was. said. would be
offered before the Republican national
convention ITO complete the record
Of the Roosevelt fight against seating
Taf< contested delegates.
It charges that the work done by
the creucEtials Committee has been
part OF comprehensive plan 10 control
the national convention against Re
publican voters
The statement was circulated among
leaders by Mr.. Mccormick None re-
fused to sign Il.
No changes in the decisions Of the
national committee had been made by
the credentials committee when the
committee at HOB last night completed
= rs hour session devoted TO contest
cases.
Al: but the Texas contests had been
disposed CT when the committee took
Taft wins Them All
The last fight Of the Roosevelt forces
thus centered On the 80 Taft delegates
seated from Texas One district IN
Virginia, the fifth, was held open until
today for decision, although the conf
mittee practically had determined be
fore II adjourned to follow the ruling
OF the national committee. The cases
decided by the credentials committee
follow.
For Taft-Alabama, 16; Arizona, s.
Arkansas, 10; California, 2; Florida,
i; Georgia %; Indiana. u; Kentucky.
II; Louisiana, 20; Michigan, c ;Adissouri,
6; Mississippi. IS; Oklahoma. 2; South
Carolina, 2: Tennessee. s; Virginia, Is;
Washington. IA; District of Columbia;
Alaska, >; Total 207.
For Roosevelt Kentucky, /; Mis-
souri,, s; North Carolina, s.; total, Is.
While all of the contests passed
ON by the national committee were
reviewed by the credentials committee,
the. Roosevelt forces eentered upon
a cases cited BY governor Hacley
resolution IN the national convention as
those where they claimed the national
committee had acteG unfairly
Washington Contest Hard Fought.
The Washington contest, over the
protests of senator Miles Poindextsr
that a Republican state organization
had been guilty of grand larceny
from the Roosevelt forces, was decided
in favor OF the Taft delegates by
vote of % to Is. The Taft delegates
from the third Oklahoma district were
seated, % to 10. North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee district con-
tests were settled without opposition
trict, where the Taft forces won, Is
10 s.
Taft forces asked for separate votes
on each district in the Washington
districts This plan viii make it pos
sible for the six district delegates
from Washington to vote on the case
of the eighth contested delegates at
large. The same plan was followed
with the Mississippi cases, which had
been consolidated and the delegates
seated by a single motion by the ma
tional committee last week
Ormsby McHarg, who handled the
contests before the national
committee, did not appear in any Of the
contest arguments during the day
When the fourth North Carolina dis
trict case was argued, Issac NJ Meek
ms, q Roosevelt delegate, said Mr..
AIcHare had certain Of their papers but
he could not be found
Missouri and Mississippi.
The Missouri cases seating the four
delegates at large and divid-
ing the 10 contested district delegates
arbitrarily, were settled just before ad-
journment without debate OF hearings.
The Mississippi cases were temper
ariIy passed and the Washington con-
I esfs called at 3: 40 o. m FRIDAY SEN