The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-08-08

That the Tribunals Which Decided
These Contests In Favor of Mr.. Taft
Were Right In Every instancs-Ths
Remaining 1854 Contests Were Frivoi-
Gus, and Their Prompt Abandonment
Reflects Upon the Genuinsness and
Validity of the Remainder.
facts in relation to the contested seats
IN the Republican national convention.
1t Is a summary Of detailed state
ment going carefully into all OF the
cases, a statement so thorough that 1t
takes up $50 pages of printed matter.
This statement is signed by Mr.. Victor
Rosewater, chairman OF the former Re-
publican national committee; by Mr.. J.
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 a
L.
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-
eddy instigated not for the purpose of
really securing seats in the convention,
not for the purpose of adducing evil
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
1t was boldly avowed 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 1914 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
Y hi ont nd Nhn
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
votes. All the delegates
six In number-were to be selected at |
large The counties were entitled to Sc
lect their delegates through their coun- |
" committee or by primary. In one !
Maricopa. a majority of the |
decided TO select its dele
gates and minority to have a pri- |
mary. In other counties there were /
some contests, and the sttae commit
tee. following the usage of the national
gave a hearing to all con-
testants in order to make up the tenn
porary roll, There was a clear major
Ity OF the Taft delegates among the
delegates. The committee
made up the temporary roll and then
there was a bolt. sixty-four remaining
IN the hall and twenty-five withdraw
ng therefrom. The case of the Taft
was so clear that it is difficult
20 understand why a contest was made.
Indiana.
In Indiana the four Taft delegates at
arge were elected in a state conven-
ion TO which Marion county. in which
indianapolis is situate. was entitled to
l2S votes. primary was held in In.
Annapolis. at which Taft polled 5000
ind Roosevelt 1.400 votes. This gave
Taft LOG delegates in the state conven-
ion from Marion county, and If they
we're properly seated the control OF the
convention by a large majority was
conceded to Taft. Attempt was made
O fmpeach the returns from Marion
ounty by charges of fraud and repeat
ne. These charges were of a general
haracter. without specification except ,
s 10 one ward out OF fifteen wards.
nd then the impeaching witness ad.
nitted he could not claim fraud enough
o change the result in that ward The :
Iational committee, upon which there
we're fifteen anti-Taft men, rejected |
he Roosevelt contestants and gave the |
Taft delegates their seats by unani- {
nous vote Senator BOrah and Mr. {
frank B. Kellogg, both Roosevelt men, {
nade speeches in explaining the votes .
D which they said that the case turned q
wholly on the Marion county primary, q
nd as there was no evidence TO i'm c
each the result certified. the title Of 2
be Taft delegates was clear. This is
he convention whose proceedings e
allied forth such loud charges of theft t
nd fraud from Mr. Roosevelt '
Kentucky. a
In Kentucky contest was filed !
gainst only three Of the four delegates Q