The Calumet news., 1912-06-13
MISSOURI DELEGATION TO 7. R.
That States Delegates at-Large
Are Credited to Him
TALK NOW OF A DARK HORSE
Leaders, However Believe 1t WilI Be a
Fight Between Taft and
Colonel

Chicago, June l3.-When the ma
tional Republican committee met today
10 contest in the second district OF
Mississippi was the first one called.
The attorneys on both sides agreed TO
consolidate the second fourth, sixth and
seventh Mississippi districts. The ar
gument on the cases was then begun.
The second, fourth. sixth and sew
cnth Mississippi districts, eight dele
gates, were credited TO Taft on viva
poce vote
The hfth Mississippi district was
next taken up and decided in favor
Of Taft The Roosevelt adherents
voted mo- A request for roll call
was refused.
rhe eighth Mississippi district was
given to Taft on a viva voce vote
The first reQuisition to hold a poll.
tical convention in Mississippi is to
get couple Of policemen at the door
with guns in their hands, said s. ID.
Redmon, negro Roosevelt attorney. in
areung the eighth district contest
This was especially true" he added
when the natioral committeeman were
running matters"
The charge OF the use of force and
intimidation were denied by The TAFT
attorneyss
The committee finally seated Dele
gates Wesley Crayton aud +. w How
ard.
While beth are listed as Taft dele
gates Howard is claimed also by the
Roosevelt forces.
The Missouri contests were next
taken up. These contests were filed 10y
the Taft forces, and involved four
votes of delegates lat large and two
delegates each from the first third.
iIfth, seventh and fourteenth districts
fourteen in all. The principal fight
centeied over the delegatesGt large
the Taft forces claiming irregularity.
The Missouri delegation at large,
four votes. was credited to Roosevelt.
The decision was unanimous. The Taft
delegation we're the contestants.
During the debate on the Missouri
contest Grant Gillespie, attorney for
the contesting Taft delegates. being
pressed by Governor Stubbs, admitted
the Roosevelt forces had a majority
in the state convention when the dele
agtes-at- large. headed by Governor
Hadley were elected. and that each Of
the delegates had received good ma
jority of the votes Governor Hadley
defended the Roosevelt delegations
right to seats I'm the nat pal conven-
ton At the conclusion the debate
the committee unanimously declared
In favor of the Roosevelt delegates.
The delegation, which originally con-
sisted Of eight with a half vote each
was divided. four being given regular
recognition and the other four being
named as altcrnates. The committee
awarded the delegates to Roosevei'
without roll call. The first Missouri
district was then taken up.
The committee tabled a motion by
Sturgess. of Arizona, to exclude iran
els Heney from the committee on the
ground he had run for prosecuting at
torney in san Francisco on the Demo-
cratic ticket. Heney said he ran an
independent ticket
Many delegates who arrived today
taxed of the advlsability of dark
horse candidate in the hope of bringing
party harmony and success. The lead
ers. however. apparently feel the hgh'
viii have 20 he brought to a hnish oe-
tween the president and the Colonel
The Michigan Contest.
Governor Cliase S. Osborn OF Mlchi-
gan and his Roosevelt delcsates-at-
large were denied seats by the decision
of the Michigan case for Tar y"ster-
day afternoon. The vote was 81 TO To-
George l.. Record Ct New jersey
Frank Knox. William l.. Gordon anu
other Michigan Roosevelt leaders aiso
were present and took part in the ar
guments.
Mr. Record said there had been wv"
conventions In BAY city and that the
state committee had taken upon use"
the decision as to what county deie.
gatcs should 90 on the temporary roi'
of the state convention.
over one hundred regularly eject
ed delegates were torcibly Kept ou'
of the hail." he said. The Micnisdn
case turned. he said. upon the way "'
county DeuoiD fight There We''
two conventions there also. he SAID
In thlriy-cne precincts Mr.. Hee-
ord declared "in the primary elecu'On
We claim the polls instead OF pens
keud oocn co,,r bn,,rv were closed tfoh