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chairman. The I4oisel faction sent the
recognized Taft delegation while Pearl
Wight, heading the Roosevelt delegation.
claims equal regularity for his delegates
Controversy Over Arizona.
Arizona sent two sets OF delegates at
large, one for Taft and the other for
Roosevelt. the latter the contesting fac
ton. In the state convention. after the
Taft men had organized. the Roosevelt
followers held a convention in the same
hall and elected a delegation. The con-
testants deny the right of the Taft lead
ers to fix a temporary roll call.
Hour of Meeting Advanced.
Forty-five members of the national
committee were present when that body
met at 9:2o am. and resumed its DELHI
erations on the contest for seats of
delegates to the national convention.
Just before the committee met 1t was
declared that the claim of the Roosevelt
delegation from Louisiana. headed by
Committeeman Pearl Wight. would be
that the subcommittee of the republican
national committee exceeded its author
ity when 1t went to Louisiana and con-
solidated the former warning factions.
The Wight delegation was elected I'M
der one of the old regular committees.
Mr.. Wight was prepared to assert before
the committee that the national commit
tees delegation, which went to Louisiana
in February. went there for the purpose
of getting early conventions and shut
ting out the possibility Of a Roosevelt
delegation.
The first contest OF the day was that of
Arizonas six delegates at large.
For the Taft delegates at large appear
ed Samuel j. Elder. Boston attorney and
former classmate of President Taft; Rob-
ert E. Morrison, an attorney from Pres
colt. AriZ., and James I. Williams. IT,,
Of Tucson. one of the delegates at large.
At the Roosevelt table Ormsby Nc
Harg was joined by George e. Record of
New Jersey and Dwight B. Heard of
Phoenix of the Roosevelt delegation.
Action in Kentucky Protested.
Just after this case was called the
regular program was interrupted by an
unexpected protest against the split dele
cation late yesterday in the eleventh
Kentucky district case.
Former Senator Dick, the Taft contest
manager. asked for confirmation Of the
report that one Roosevelt and one Taft
delegate had been seated.
How can we appeal from this dec;s-
ion?" asked Mr. Dick.
Il want to protest that the decision was
irregular. interrupted Mr.. McHarg, con-
test manager for Col. Roosevelt
Both attorneys made it clear they
would carry the eleventh Kentucky case
higher. Chairman Rosewater said the
case could he taken to the national con-
vention and its credentials committee
Senator Dick said he did not want the
decision passed without notice of appeal,
as the Taft forces thought they were en-
titled to both of the eleventh district dele
gates. Mr.. McHarg asserted that the de-
cision Yesterday, dividing the vote was
against precedents established four years
ago.
Il fail tp see how, under given set OF
circumstances the committee could seat
one and reject the other of the Roosevelt,
delegates he declared.
Arizona Case Taken Up.
Senator Penrose demanded that the
Arizona case be taken up and the Ken
lucky discussion was stopped. Chairman
Rosewater said there was some doubt as
to which delegation should be heard first
but as the Roosevelt delegates filed theil
contests first the Taft delegates would be
considered the contestants.
Samuel j. Elder opened the argument:
for the Taft forces. He said that as ne
primary law was I'm effect when the Ari
IONA state committee called the state con.
vention TO he held June Z, doubt existed
as to how the delegates should DE Seiect
ed The state committee decided to leave
the selection of delegates to the count!
committees.
Disorder in the Convention.
only one contest was presented wher
the state committee met two days before
the convention" said Mr.. Elder 1t was
well known that the committee was ready
TO hear all contests. AT the convention
at Tucson all the contestants received
tickets. Chairman J. l.. Hubbell stated
that every one claiming to be a delegate
could be heard, when some one protested
against the reading OF roll call mad,
UP by the committee.
The man who objected to the roll cal
was Roosevelt man who was not rec
ognized as a delegate on the temporar,
roll. Then, apparently by a preconveivet
plan. the Roosevelt men rushed for tn,
platform and there was an immediate
scene of disorder.
Elder declared the Roosevelt force.
then left the regular convention. which
organized peacefully" with sixty-eigh
of the ninety-six votes which had beer
recognized on the Temporary roll" pre-
viously prepared by the state executive
committee.
Only One Contest Presented.
Robert f. Morrison. who was one of tn,
| Taft delegates. declared that the stat
f~.T1 r.
convention gave every one an opportun
| ity to be heard and only one contest wa!
presented.
| Mr. Morrison declared that June } tn
convention at Tucson was opened by Stat
Chairman j. G. Hubbell, the temporar.
roll adopted and nominations were calle'
| for. when f,1mer Gov. Joseph III. kfbby