New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
Realizing Their Foohshness in Quitting Gre
dentials Committee, They Return and
Take Part in Its Hearings,
TAFT MEN TREAT THEM FAIRLY
Insist on Receiving All the Evidence in Every Contest Until
the Coloners Members Cry Enough, and Then Ratty
the Decisions Made by the National Committee.


chairman. was giving too much latitude
and that too much time was being
wasted. James A. Tolerton, OF missouri
made a motion that debate be allowed
only on the cases OF Texas, Washington
and California in addition TO those that
had already been heard. The Taft men
voted this down. declaring they though;
all the evidence ought 10 be heard in
each case They relentsd later, how
ever. and when the case Of the 5tl,
Arkansas District was called II was de-
cided 10 permit the contestants 10 pre-
sent their argument in written form,
simply bringing out the main points that
had been used before the national COM
mittec.
When the Roosevelt members Of the
committee appeared at the meeting this
morning l.. y. Mitchell. NJ Pennsylvania
explained their action as follows:
we feel that the action taken by us
last night has resulted I'm our getting a
fairly good set OF rules and free and
open discussion. with the presentation OF
any new evidence that may he neces-
sary. We are going 10 stick 10 the COM
mittec.'
The vote in the national committee
seating Taft delegates in the 9th Ala
bama was - 10 II.
when vote was taken on the case OF
The Arizona delegates-at-large. NJ the
end Of the afternoon. there was only one
change. 81. Clair. OF Idaho. who voted
for Taft delegates in Alabama. voted
with the Roosevelt forces on Arizona.
Mccormick Of Illinois, also voted. max
ing the tally 81 to 10
Weary Business.
In the big anteroom outside the com
mIttcc room bands OF delegates we're
walking around or standing I'm groups
discussing tho situation or trying to
snatch little sleep IN some corner
Long lGnky delegates from Texas ex-
changed arguments and anecdotes with
others from California. New York and
other states. II was weary business. a
small crowd OF negroes hoated about
when the Alabama case was on. but dis
appeared when IT had been settled.
The meeting OF the committee opened
with controversy between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces as to whether or not
formal notices should be sent out to the
contestants 10 appear Chairman Devipe
ruled that IL was unnecessary, but W. s.
Lauder, Of North Dakota. and n. e.
Sackett, ~ Nebra ska, insisted that il
be done.
They know We are in session" said
Representative Malby, OF New York,
"and II is up to them to come Of their
own accord
1T Is evident that the member from
New York wants To run the steam roll
err" declared II. r. Halbcrt, OF Mime
sofa.
Il deny that, replied Mally hotly.
HaIbert kept on talking, and finally the
chairman threatened to have him put
out by the sergeant. alarms unless he
sat down.
When the evidence in the Alabama
case was In, Fred w. Estabrook, OF New
Hampshire. moved that the Taft dele
gates on the temporary roll be placed
OF the permanent roll Mr.. Halbert
moved as substitute that the Roose-
Welt contestants be placed on the roll
instead Of the Taft men.
The roll on the substitute was f. for
and - against. The states FOR" we're
Kansas, Maine. Minnesota, Missouri.
Nebraska. New Jersey. North Carolina.
North Dakota, Ohio, oklahoma. Oregon,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The original motion was carried nv n
vote Of 81 to Is. One Roosevelt man
did not vote on this-R. r. Mccormick.
OF Illinois. who said his action was per
sonal. Alexander c. Birch, Of Alabama.
under the rules. was not able to vote
although present.
Clancy st. Clair. OF Idaho. and Samuel
". Cady. OF Wisconsin both anti-Taft
states. voted to seat Alabama's Taft
delegates
The credentials committee dismissed
the Florida contests and seated the
twelve Taft delegates unanimously.
The four Taft delegates large from
Georgia were seated on the motion OF
Harry Shaw. of West Virginia. a Roose-
Welt adherent The vote was unanimous.
The case Of the twenty-four Georgia
district delegates was put over until to-
morrow.