The state herald., 1912-08-16
The TRUTH ABOUT;
THOSE DELEGATES
Roosevelt Contests InstIgated
to Deceive the Public.
ALL BUT IA WERE ABANDONED

Hss SS uAHA VbbsvoONk0
An Examination Of tho Facts Shows
That the Tribunals Which Decided
These Contests In Favor Of Mr.. Taft
Were Right In Every instanes-Ths
Remaining 1854 Contests Were Frivol.
Gus, and Their Prompt Abando donrnsn,
Reflects Upon tho Gsnuinsnsss and
Validity of the Remainder.
Washington. July 29.-Here are the
facts in relation to the contested seats
In the Republican national convention
1t is n summary Of detailed state
ment going carefully into all of the
cases, u statement so thorough that 1,
takes up 100 pages of printed matter.
This statement Is signed by Mr.. Victor
Rosewater, chairman Of the former Re
publican national committee; by Mr.. ].
ii. Devine of Colorado, chairman Of the
committee on credentials Of the Repub.
lican national convention, and by Mr..
Charles d. Hilles, chairman of the
present Republican national committee.
The total number Of delegates sum.
moned to the convention under its call
was LOTS, with $40 necessary to q
choice. Mr.. Taft had 561 votes on the
first and only ballot and was declared
the nominee. There were instituted
against 23S of the delegates regularly
elected for Taft contests on behalf Of
Roosevelt These contests were avow.
edly instigated not for the purpose Of
really securing seats In the convention,
not for the purpose of adducing evi.
dence which would lead any respect
able court to entertain the contests, but
for the purpose Of deceiving the public
Into the belief that Mr.. Roosevelt had
more votes than he really had, as the
conventions and primaries were in
progress for the selection of delegates.
This Is not only a necessary inference
from the character Of the contests, but
IT was boldly ayowed by the chief edi.
tor OF the newspapers owned by Mr..
Munsey, who has been Mr.. Roosevelt's
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The 23s contests were reduced
by abandonment to seventy-four.
The very fact Of these 164 frivolous
contests Itself reflects upon the genu-
ineness and validity of the remainder.
The seventy-four delegates include SIX
at large from Arizona, four at large
from Kentucky, four at large from In.
diana. six at large from Michigan.
eight at large from Texas and eight at
large from Washington. and also two
district delegates each from the Ninth
Alabama. the Fifth Arkansas, the
Thirteenth Indiana, the Seventh.
Eighth and Eleventh Kentucky. the
Third Oklahoma, the Second Tennes.
see and from each of nine districts, the
First Second. Fourth, Fifth. Seventh,
Eighth. Ninth. Tenth and Fourteenth
OF Texas.
CONTESTED DELEGATES At
LARGE.
Arizona.
In the Arizona convention there were
ninety-three votes. All the delegates
six In number-were to be selected at
large. The counties were entitled to 80
lect their delegates through their coun.
~ committee or by primary. in one
county. Marlcopa, majority Of the
committee decided to select Its dele
gates and minority to have a pri-
mary. In other counties there were
some contests, and the sttne commit
tee. following the usage Of the national
committee, gave hearing to all con.
testnnts In order TO make up the tenn
porary roll. There was clear major
ity OF the Taft delegates among the
uncontestcd delegates. The COMMITTEES
made up tho temporary roll md then
there was bolt. sirty.four remaining
In tho hall and twenty-five withdraw
Ing thorefrom. The case OF tho Taft
majority was so clear that II Is difficult
TO understand why n contest was made
Indiana.
In Indiana the four Taft delegates a
large were elected In a state conven.
uon TO which Marion county. In which
Indianapolis Is situate. was entitled 10
1os votes A primary was held In In.
diannpolls. at which Taft polled 6y0oo
and Roosevelt 1.i00 votes. This gave
Taft 100 delegates in tho state convsn.
uon from Marion county. and II they
woro properly seated tho control Of the
convention by large majority was
conceded TO Taft Attempt was mnde
TO impench tho returns from Marion
county by charges Of fraud and repeat
Ing. These charges were Of n general
character. without specification except
m TO one ward out OF fifteen wards,
and then tho impenehlng witness nd'
mitted he could not claim fraud enough
10 change the result In that ward. The
national committee. upon which there
were fifteen nntiTnft men. rejected
The Roosevelt contestants and gave the
Taft delegates their seats by a unnni.
mana vain E.uotaf nnrah and Mr.