Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-22
PARTIAL REPORT
BY COMMITTEE
ON CREDENTIALS

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the convention which was to meet al
II o'clock, In the Seventh Kentucky dis.
trict the Taft delegates We're seated. q
to 8 The eighth distict contest was then
taken up. At this hour only sixteen OF
the seventy-two contests considered vital
by Governor Hadley and the Roosevelt
forces had been settled. -.
The other decisions were "
Alabama, Ninth district two delegates;
Arizona, six delegates at large; Arkan-
sas. Fifth District two delegates; Cali
fornia. Fourth district, two delegates;
Florida, six delegates at large and two
each from the First, Second and Third
districts; Georgia, four delegates at
large: Indiana, four delegates at large
and two from the Thirteenth district.
Other delegates whose contests were
not reopened, were declared seated by an
unanimous vote OF the committee.
Caljfornia's two Taft delegates were
seated by the committee at 5:45 this
morning after long debate. A motion
to seat the Roosevelt delegates was de-
feated 2S to 16. Personalities and political
rancor were practically absent. For an
hour and half tho committee members,
worn out by over twenty hours Of work,
sat and debated the right Of California
to instruct for Roosevelt by q state wide
majority, the Taft delegates elected in
the Fourth district.
Debate Of the California case followed
the receipt Of what was termed ian in
sulting letter from the two Roosevelt
delegates, Charles 8. Wheaton and
Philip Bancroft, refusing to appear and
declining to recognize that contest ex-
listed.
The California case was taken up at
4:2o n. m. l. N. Mitchell of Pennsyi-
vania, member OF the committee, pre-
sented letter from the California Roose-
welt delegates. II contained language
which members considered Objectionable
and the committee ordered 1t returned
to the California delegates without COM
ment."
A motion to seat the Taft delegates
brought q request from Roosevelt MEM
bers for an opportunity to discuss the
case that had provoked perhaps the
greatest attack from the Roosevelt forces
on the national committee.
Il believe II the two delegates from
California who were elected by state
majority of 1900 are not seated" said
Mr.. Halbert of Minnesota. 1t will mean
the death knell of the national commit
tee."
o. ID. Lanstrom of Montana declared
under such a precedent that the city of
New York by primary vote could domi-
nate the entire delegation from the
state.
Representative r. w. Mondell of wyom-
Ing declared he had intended to vote for
the two Roosevelt delegates. ''out Of re-
gard for the sentiment of the majority Of
the voters in California"
II would 30 have voted" he added, IF
II had not been for the gratutlous insult
given the committee by the California
delegates. / shall now vote for my con-
victions. not for my sentiments"
The American people will not stand
for such actions as you propose" said
w. A. Louder of North Dakota IF this
convention refuses seat TO the delegates
elected In California by majority OF
77,0Oo the American people will defeat
the nominee of that party"
Representative George R. Malby OF
New York declared: Charles Murphy
of Tammany hall has ninety votes in his
| pocket at Baltimore a. the result OF the
unit rule"
| He said precedent that would place
all of a states delegates at the mercy ol
the popular state majority would give
New York City practical control Of one
tenth Of the delegates to the republican
national convention.
Il don't want a precedent established
here" he said. that will give to q
single city the control over the entire
state, which In turn exercises large
control over the republican national con
vention and its selection Of candidate
When I see man like Charlie Murph,
with ninety democratic delegates to b,
delivered TO whom he sees fit, trembls
/ to think what would happen II any re-