Evening journal., 1912-06-10
FIGHT ON
FOR INDIANA
DELEGATES
Strong Arm Methods" and
Corruption is Charged
in Election
CALIFORNIA CONTEST
OVER UNTIL WEDNESDAY
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO. June l0.-The Republi-
can national committee came out Of
The solid south where even the Roose-
eelt leaders admitted the contests
were. filed chiefly for record. and
tackled the real problem of the con-
vention today. There was an air of
expectancy about the committeeman
as they assembled for the meeting
and it was plain that both sides we're
expecting a real fight and were ready
Tor it.
The bone of contention was Indiana.
There the delegates at large and the
first, third. fourth and thirteenth had
been contested and the committee was
compelled TO take up for the first
time the direct charge that an official
primary strong-arm methods. fraud
and corruption had been practiced
ales of afiidavits had been filed and
the briefs in every instance were vol
luminous And after Indiana, the Ari-
Zona and Kentucky contests were on
the program and it was certain they
would produce an argument.
The outcome of the Indiana confess
II was stated, would be regarded .a
significant of the committees actions.
Should they seat any of the Roosevelt,
contestants, then there was a hope
that they would also seat Roosevelt
claimants in other of tho contested
district from the northern states. But
the general belief was that the colo
mel would be thrown out OF all of the
contests. Even Borah expected this
action.
The entire Indiana situation so far
as the deleagtes at large are con-
cerned, hinged on the Roosevelt dele
gates allegation of fraud and corrup-
ton. indianapolis was selected as the
crux of the case. It's representation
in the State Convention that elected
Harry S. New, Charles w. Fairbanks
James f. Watson and oJseph Doll
lots were not counted at all in many
OF these the majority were Taft men
The Roosevelt contestants insisted
that repeating was rife. They claim
ed that they were denied represents
tion al the ward primaries: that bal
lots weer not counted at all in many
instances, but that false figures were
arrived at by election boards; thai
bands of negro repeaters we're hur-
ired from polling place to polling
place to vote for the Taft delegation
while "strong-arm" methods were il
force in many instances Because o
this the contestants, Albert ]. Bev
eridge, Edwin NJ Lee. Fred lands anC
Charles II. Campbell demanded tha
they be seated
In the brief filed on behalf of tn
Taft delegates at large, the conten
ttion was made that the indianapolis
primaries were fraudulent
The announced intention Of the
committee to pass the California con.
test, which involves the delegates from
the fourth congressional district L
the bottom of the list had aroused
Senator BOrah, leader Of the Roosevelt
forces in the convention TO anger
Francis J. Heney. California lawyer
who fought San Francisco graft cases
10 a standstill was on hand TO argue
the case for the Roosevelt men anC
Borah insisted that the placing of Il
ia the bottom Of the list was fol
trading purposes. pure and simple.
"They want to have it on hand shoull
they find that they needed some extr'
votes" angrily declared Borah. "bu
before I get through we will find ou
what the reason is for such action"
BY a motion of thirty-eight to four
teen the committee finally postponeI
action Of the California fourth distric
contest until Wednesday at the re
quest of the Taft representatives.
then without opposition placed all o
the California uncontested delegate
on the temporary roll.