The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-10
TAFT MEN FORCE POST.
P0NEMENT OF CALIFORNIA CASES
Vote, 3S 10 l3, Sharply Draws
Line Between The 7. R..Taft
Factions

Chicago, June Ex-senator Ken
yon today raised the standard OF
Senator Cummins Of Iowa. for pres
ident, Headquarters were opened II
the same hotel of the Taft and
Roosevelt camps
"Cummins friends believe that the
rank and file Of the party are tired
OF the present controversy, said
Mr. Kenyon. we present in him a
man who can unite the republican
party which is now almost on the
reefs OF destruction
More Culnmins ak is heard to-
day than ever before.
California Hearing Postponed.
Postponement of the hearing OF
the fourth California district con
test at the beginning OF the Ma
tional committee session brought 10
high intensity the heated conflict
between the TatI and Roosevelt fac
tons.
The vote. thrty-eight to thirteen,
by which the postponement was
effected, on motion OF Senator
lime, drew beyond possible
doubt the lines between the fac
tions
ex-senator Dick, arguing FOR tne
postponement intimated that other
California delegates would be con-
tested and the validity OF the Cali
fornia primary law questioned.
Indiana TO Taft.
liydiana four delegates at large
were credited to Taft unanimously
Senator Borah voted for the Tatt
delegates as did all the Roosevelt
members.
What Figures Show
The National committee met TINS
morning at II O'Clock to take up the
contested DELEGATIONS yet to be heard
SO far every contested vote under
consideration has been decided IN IaY-
or of President Taft Whether or not
i is to be the policy to use the steam
roller on all contests is yet to be
seen, but indications point at TINS
time to such a method so far -
delegates have been added TO the
Taft side and not single one has
been registered on the Roosevelt side
Of the column Arkansas, Florida and
Georgia were given last week to Tart.
The six delegates-at-large from Ari-
zona and two from the fourth district
OF California are up for todaYs con
sideration The Indiana cases, in
Yolving twelve delegates will also be
decided today.
Every Vote Counts
The vital Importance Of the decision
Of the National committee upon the
is apparent to anyone study
ing the lists of delegations. Such
study incidentally discloses the great
weight which may attach to the TWEEN
iy.siX deleagtes from Wisconsin and
from North Dakota. instructed for La
Toilette and ten from Iowa instructed
for Cummins
There is no reconciling the conflict
ing claims of the Taft and Roosevelt
regarding the respective
strength of their followers; each fgur
ing into his tables delegations empha
t!cally claimed by the other on the
strength Of convention Endorsements,
alleged pledges and other more or less
grounds.
bed Rock"
Reasonably dependable. howeyer
seem the fgures collected by the As.
sociated press, from which can be de-
rived what may be described as the
bare bones" Of the situation. These
figures. which are unofficial and by
20 means guaranteed are as follows
Whole number OF delegates lH7S.
Necessary for nomination $40.
Instructed for Roosevelt and uncOn-
tested Al.
Instructed for Taft and uncontestcd
20t.
Instructed for La Toilette. none
&c
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