The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
Four Contested Delegates al
Large From Missouri
Awarded to the Colonel by
Unanimous Vote.
A MISSOURI COMPROMISE"
The District Delegates Are Di-
vided Six to Four.
With Taft Getting Long End of
the Division.

BY compromise reached between
factions, President Taft was given six
and Col. Roosevelt four of the con-
tested delegates from the First, Third,
sional districts. In the First and Fifth
districts the Roosevelt men and in the
other the Taft men were seated.
The motion was made by Mr.. Bar
tholdt with Governor Hadley's consent
and the vote was unanimous.
The decision followed long confer
cree between committeeman and the
contending factions. Governor Hadley
said it had been decided that the
questions of fact involved in the dis
trict fights were more properly Ques-
tions to go before the credentials COM
lnittee of the national convention. The
result gives Taft six and Roosevelt
eight out of Missouri's contested dele
gates including the delegates at large.
After the First Missouri district case
had been argued, Mr.. Bartholdt asked
for delay, saying an agreement on all
Missouri districts was under considera-
ton
Committeeman Mulvane, of Kansas,
announced he had been informed some
compromise might be agreed upon as to
the First, Third, Fifth, Seventh and
Fourteenth Missouri delegates He OBJ
tanned a ten minute recess while oppos-
ing attorneys consulted.
Hearing Goes On.
announcement near
Ing on the First district contest pro-
ceeded. Henry Lead. representing the
Taft contestants, spoke first. He said
at some Of the county conventions
which selected delegates to the district
convention at Macon, on April 9. the
were supplanted ON the credentials
committee by Roosevelt men who held
proxies mot legally obtained"
Charles E. Rendlen who headed the
Roosevelt delegation argued the First
district case for his side To the dis
cCunties-Lewis, Marion, Shelby and
Scotland-elected delegates instructed
to vote for Roosevelt delegates to the
national convention but in each of
these counties the Taft forces held
trump" conventions not recognized by
the regular county committee which
Instructed for Taft delegates to the ma
uonal convention. The credentiaI COM
mittee of the district convention he
said after hearing the Taft contests
action being opposed later by the con-
Ventlon After the convention, about
20 men assembled in the hotel and after
going through the proceeding of elect
ing delegates selected two alleged Taft
contestants" asserted Mr.. RendIen.
we are without knowledge how
they thought they could do this legally.
Ihere was no contest in the district
convention which was not fairly and
fully heard. It was common knowl-
edge that the Roosevelt delegates far
outnumbered the Taft delegates. that
was the reason for the 'rump' conven-
ton"
Mr.: Rendelen questioned by Mr..
Henri declared the Roosevelt voters in
the district Outnum bered the Taft
voters 2 to 1.
At this point Bartholdt CT Missouri
asked for delay, saying theer was a
possibility of an agreement as to all
the Missouri district contests
FORMER Senator Dick, an attorney
Tor the Taft forces, and Governor Had
ley held a consultation outside the
committee room for five minutes and
then returned