La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27
REPUBLICAN STATES.
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Without the use OF delegates so seat.
ed President, Taft could not have con.
trolled the temporary organization OF
the convention. He could not have
forced the election OF Senator Root.
He could not have been nominated.
The conflic, over the title OF these
delegates TO their seats involved the
fate OF tho Republican party and the
Republican nominees.
Tho number In controversy has been
stated variously from sixty TO ninety
two. OF the contested delegates the
national committee seated 233 Taft
delegates and - Roosevelt delegates.
%! the 233 thus given to TAN. the
Roosevelt supporters contend that a;
least sixty reprcsen; fraud, undIs.
guised and fragrant
The situation In various cases WAS
~ follows:
Alabama. Ninth district, two dele
gates-The Taft men on the district
committee. finding themselves outnum-
6srod. challenged several Roosevelt,
members OF the committee. asserting
that they were not legally mcmberw o..
tho committee. Vacancies on the com
mittee had been filled by appointment.
regularly and In order. II was shown.
but the Taft men withdrew from the
committee and called boiling con-
Ncntion. Two conventions were held
and two sets OF delegates came before
the national committee which by a
vote Of IS to Is seated the Taft dele
gates.
Arizona. six delegates At large-A
voluntary preferential primary had been
held In Maricopa county In this state
II hAA besa called By the RaDuAaican
cosnty committee. . majority segnint
their names to the call and several
supporters OF Mr. Taft on the commit.
tee Joined IN the call With the major.
ity. Nevertheless. the Tan managers
IN the county decided to ignore II. The
In tho primary. When the delegates
selected At this primary went to the
state convention their seats were con
tested and the state convention denied
the right Of the people Of Maricopa
county 20 select their delegates direct.
~. The delegation from this county
controlled the convention and with
the Roosevelt men thus ousted the
TAFT men were able 10 elect Taft dele
gates TO Chicago. The national com.
mit,ee upheld the work OF the state
convention and seated tho six Arizona
delegates. all delegates At large.
Arkansas. Fifth district. two dele
gatss-ln this contcst tho Roosevelt
men showed tina, when the county con.
vsntions were selecting delegates to
the district convention they were
barred from the halls by the police.
They were In force to controi the Pull.
ask county convention. by far the larg.
sst county In tho state. but were kept
from the hall. A Taft majority con.
trolled the county convention. later
the district convention. and selected
two Taft delegates. which were seated
BY the national committee in Chicago.
California. Fourth district. two dele
gates-The California primary law did
not recognize the congressional dis.
1icts ~ units 10 accordance with the
call for tho national convention.
Roosevelt carried the state by 1900
votes. The Tan conteution was that
Tan had carried the Fourth district
and undse the cali was entitled TO the
two delegates. The Roosevelt answer
wAa. drst that no one on earth knew
Who had carried the FouYth district.
that thcrs vas an ovsslapplag OF pre-.
cincts into another district, and sec.
onl. that he right OF Q state 70 choose
and instruct its delegates - Il sav NJ
WAs unbeatable. The committee seat.
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