The Detroit times., 1912-06-12
COMMITTEE RULES
IN FAVOR OF TAFT IN
KENTUCKY CONTEST
Seats Four Delegates-at-Large
From Blue Grass State
BY SO to IL
PRESIDENT WINS FIRST
AND SECOND DISTRICTS

voters, BOluB 80 lar a. NlLlSb AZ NNN
battle to carry primary elections 10
perpetuate control as 10 import voters
from West Virginia, Ohio and Ten
nessee. at so cents a head. was told
the Republican national committee TO
day.
These charges we're made in con
nection, with the contest by the Roose-
Welt forces in the blue grass state
against the delegates at large from
Kentucky and In the several congress
sional districts But despite mass
of evidence of the alleged corruption,
the committee positively refused TO go
behind the returns Of the regularly
held state convention and by a vote
OF 38 TO IL confirmed the right o. the
TAFT delegates at large. Senator w.
o. Bradley, Judge Breathitt, w. D.
Cochran and j. T. Wood, TO their
seats in the convention and place In
the temporary roll
The IL men who voted that the
Roosevelt contestants should be seat.
ed were knight, California; Borah.
Idaho. Littauer, as proxy for Fan.
nigan. Nevada. Henry, California, as
proxy for Thomas Thorson, OF South
Dakota; Loose, Utah Monday, Ten
nessee; Bieber, District OF Columbia;
Lowden, Illinois; Wight. Louisiana;
Duell, as proxy for William Ward, Of
New York, and Kellogg, OF Minnesota.
Before the committee voted 10 seat
the four Taft delegates at large, SEN
ator Borah and Francis j. Heney, the
latter holding the proxy of Thomas
Thorson, OF South Dakota, denounced
the proposal of Committeeman Mccoy,
from the Philippines, 10 vote before
several hundred afidavits presented
by both sides had been read.
I for one protest against such
proceeding" declared Heney with
heat. 1T looks like what I've seen
Abe Reuf do in California.
THE gentleman is out OF order"
said Chairman Rosewater, using his
gavel with yigor.
But what's the use-of hearing any
arguments at all II we're going to dis
regard the evidence and not look at
it," persisted Heney.
The gentleman is out OF ORDER;
he will be seated" sal Rosewater,
again pounding for order.
I'VE must confess that We don't
know a thing about this" put In
Senator Borah, taking the floor. Il
don't know how you're going to de-
termine the right side unless you ex-
anime the affidavits."
How are you going to vote intelli-
gently II you don't examine the evil
dence?" demanded Cecil Lyon, OF
Texas.
When the vote was taken. Heney
explained his vote. Il vote no be-
cause understand that conditions
exist in Kentucky such as once ex-
listed in California. | can understand
why the gentlemen from Pennsyl
vania and Colorado (Penrose and
Stephenson) are willing to vote with
out examining the evidence"
'Tm convinced" said Borah, in ex-
planning his vote, that gross fraud
was practiced in the election OF the
Taft delegates at large. But I'm not
convinced that the anti-Taft delegates
at large should be seated. My posi-
ton Is that we should carefully ex-
anime all the affidavits In the con.
test"
= Senator Crane, OF Massachusetts,,
moved that the afldavits be read, but
withdrew the motion when many
members showed their disapproval OF
such course.
The Taft delegates from the first
Kentucky We're then seated by the
national committee.
The vote In the first district Was
46 to 0. The delegates seated are w.
j. Devoe and John T. Tooke.
The national committee also seated
n n Anl 70
Kentucky district
They are r. A Cook and J. b. Har-
vey. Just before the vote on this
district was taken, Gov. Hadley, OF
Missouri, was given a seat in the
committee on the proxy OF Sidney
Bieber, Of the District OF Columbia.
"only looking them over" smiled
the governor In disclaiming a report
that he was present to aid in sharp
ening the claims of the Roosevelt
machine fn' the committee.
In the attack by the Roosevelt
forces on the Taft delegates at large
from Kentucky, W. c. Bradley. James
Breathitt, w. ID. Cochran and ]. Z.
Wood, II was alleged that because of
fraud seven counties were prevented
participation in nhe convention and
that, as a result, the result should be
thrown out and the contesting dele.
gates at large seated.
To this contention the Taft people
said: The state convention was
called and held according to legal
requirements. Contests were pre-.
scented from 19 counties having total
vote OF 149. The majority report was
signed by IL members of the conven.
ton and seated 500 on behalf OF Taft
and 312 for Roosevelt. The majority
was approved by the convention,
which adjourned without protest or
bolt of any description. No notice OF
contest was given until the contest.
ants, on May %. sent notice TO the
national committee at Washington.
1T Is claimed by the. contestants
that In seven counties there was
fraud, which prevented the Repub.
leans OF the counties I'm question from
participating in the convention. In
none OF these counties was there a
contest presented before the commit.
tee on credentials in the state con.
vention and the filing OF the notice OF
contest Is the first time that any com.
plaint wos ever made with reference
thereto. II the 449 votes which were
I'm contest had all been given to the
Roosevelt forces Il would have made
their entire strength still short OF a
majority by 297 votes I'm state con.
Yention. The elections OF Senator
Bradley, Judge Breathitt and w. d.
Cochran were made unanimous by the
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