The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-11
Sixteen Delegates to Chicago
Convention Involved.
ARGUED ALL THE MORNING
As the Result of Yesterdays Hearings
Twelve More Delegates Were Added
To Taft's Catalogue of Strength
in the National Convention.

] Chicago, June 1.-THE Kentucky con-
tests, involving sixteen delegates, were
heard before the Republican national
committee all this morning, and a de-
cision in the delegate at large contest
was expected to be made this after
noon. 1t was agreed that the contests
in the first, second and fourth districts
would be submitted and decided on the
same arguments as in the case of the
delegations large. The seats OF only
two delegates at large were contested
Ormsby McTlarg made the opening
statement of the case for the Roose-
welt forces, and Judge Z. c. o. Rear
of Frankfort presented the argument.
AS the result of yesterdays hearings
on the Indiana contests, the committee
added II more delegates to the catalogue
Of the Taft strength, all the contests
being decided in Taft's favor
With the 72 delegates comprised in
| the southern contests decided last week
| in the Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and
| otpt Rih Ndctsf NtHltIhdN > EsttltS q
total of "a delegates added to the Taft
forces by the work OF the national com
mittee. And with the POI instructed and
uncontested delegates credited to him,
! they bring his present total on the tenn
porary roll up to 2SJ. A large proper
ton OF the contested seats among the
ia cases. still to be passed on by the
committee eTresent delegates instruct
ID for Taft. the precise number bting
the subject of much dispute
The cases decided yesterday were hose
of the Indiaua delegation at lGrga, tour
in number, headed by Col. Harry S. New,
including former Vice PresidcnS Fair
banks and the district delegations OF
two each from the first, third and thir-
teenth DISTRICTS
The contest in the fourth district was
withdrawn and the eomruttec confirmed
the two sitting Taft dc'egates.
The real fight of the day in the com
nittee came not on the contest over
the delegates large. where it had hoen
expected the committee was unanimous
in giving them to Taft, but over the
seating Of two Taft delegates from the |
18th, or South Bend, district. Attempts !
OF the Roosevelt attorneys to introduce |
certain afiidavits declared by them to |
bear the signature OF majority of the |
delegates to the district convention at |
Bend at which the Taft delegates were |
chosen. precipitated the only sensational |
interchange of the day and occasioned
sudden reversal of the committees vote |
which was not explained to the satisfae- |
tion of the Roosevelt men.
Senator Borah taunted the Taft men I
about it, telling them they changed |
front because they were scared. THE |
worst scared lot of them | ever saw"
he said. what has happened? Whom
have you consulted? What has come
over you? Whence came this revela-
tionl" he demanded
The Taft men denied that they were
scared or that any special light had
broken in upon them; they insisted that
their first vote, against admitting the
aflidavits, was because of their desire
not to delay the hearings by the neces
sity OF giving the Taft side an opportu
nifty to answer them or to create pre-
cedent which would be embarrassing in
later cases. Their reversal of the vote
was coupled with specific declaration
that it was not to be regarded as a
precedent. In this form the Roosevelt
men all voted against it.
So the committee heard the affidavits
with verbal testimony in contravention
of their allegations, and then voted to
seat the Taft delegates, 90 to H.
This was not the first battle of the
day, however. Before the Indiana cases
were taken up the committee came near
a turbulent scene. A motion by Sen
ator Crane of Massachusetts, TO post
pone until Wednesday the case of the
fourth district of California in accord
anee with the request of former Sen
ator Dick the Taft contest leader, met
the opposition of the Roosevelt forces
The case already had been called, and
the attorneys and contestants were in
their places when this question arose.
Mr.. Dick argued that a similar DELAY
had been granted last week in the Cal
ifornia case at the requests of the Roose-
velt people and he thought he was en- |
titled to the courtesy. During this de-
bate the tabled steam roller" figured
in the discussion. Some of the Taft /,
men resented mention of the political !
which they said was fc-
.ion; whereupon Mr.. Borah later inti- {
mated that the Roosevelt people had no !
on the subject; in fact :
rather liked to talk about that meta
1horical machine
In the roll call on the California post I
the line up was 3S to l3; the 5
on each side being substantial
Y the same as in the other divisions on {
'actional lines.
GRANGE FIELD DAY IN BARRE