The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-12
At Same Time Commit
tee Gives Seventeen
to Taft.
BORAH OPPOSES
HALF VICTORY
Division of Eleventh Kentucky
District Delegation, He De-
clares, Is Without Justihca-
tion-President's Four Con-
tested Delegates-at-
Large Seated.

chicago, June ll.-Ons delegats for
Colonel Roosevelt. the first awarded
him since the national committee be-
gan the hharing of contest cases last
Friday. and seventeen for President
Taft We're tho net results of to-day's
session OF the Republican National
Committee.
In all lai delegates have be,e,n ac-
corded President Taft since the COM
mtttee opened its hearings. The one
placed in the Roosevelt column to-day
was d. c. Edwards. from the Eleventh
District OF Kentucky. The Taft forces
80 to 10 to seat both of the Roosevelt
delegates whose places wena contested,
but agreed to a split. which gave
Colonel Roosevelt and President Taft
each one delegate from the district.
The half victory COR Colonel Roose-
Welt came at the end Of a day in which
all OF the other much discussed con-
tests from Kentucky had been decided
in President Taft's favor. In soma of
these the Roosevelt men had nc
guessed; in others they had mustered
a vote OF from II TO II against tbs,
Taft decisions.
Senator Borah. the most actiya
roosevelt adherent In ths COMMITTEES.
protested against splitting the Elev-
enth District delegation.
IHtre is no Justification for It," he
declared. IF oDa is given. both should
be-"
Split Delegation Seated.
arthur 1. NoryS. of Ohio mazda ,ha
motion to SCAT the divided delegation.
John G. Capers. Senator Borah and
Francis ]. HeIey Bsd an effort TO
adopt a substitute. to seat both Roose-
Welt men. but they could muster only
nineteen votes The split delegation
was then unanim ously seated.
President 1aft's four contested deIs.
gat's -at-largs from Kentucky. headed
by Senator w. o. Bradley. We're seated
with only eleven votes IN the negative
lie was giN7en the six from the First.
Second and Tenth Districts unani
mously.
The contest against the two in the
Fourth District was withdrawn and
the five from the Seventh. Eighth and
Eleventh districts were won against
the votes of the Roosevelt forces.
Sharp interchanges between Francis
j. Heney, of San Francisco. and Tar
members OF the committee Character
lied the long days session over the
kentucky contests. Mr. Heney, who
VIII appear tomorrow in the hearing
of the California contests repeatedly
referred to frauds In Kentucky cleo
tons. and compared conditions to
those that existed in California under
Abe Ruef Early objections to his
remarks were followed late In the
afternoon by sarcastic replies OF
thanks" from Taft members of tho
committee when he criticized their de-
cisions.
Hndley I'm Committee.
Governor Hadley. of Missouri, who is
to come before the committee this
week as a Roosevelt contestant from
Missouri. was also in the committee
during the day, on the proxy of an
other member.
Restrictions upon time of argument
were abandoned in the Kentucky case
to-day, and all evidence was heard
at length. AS a result the committee
tomorrow will begin it's session at
o'clock with the prospect of night
sessions for the remainder of tina
weeE.
The committee adjourned at 7:35,
after nine and a half hours OF con-
tinuous work. To-morrow's session
will begin at o o'clock. and will prob
ably extend into the evening. The
California. Arizona and Louisiana cons
tests Will then he taken up