Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-12
test for six delesutcs-a,-larso from
Louisiana.



meeting for O'Clock today, With the
prospect Of an aii-day and long night
session.
The California case, IN view OF the
statements made Monday by Former
Senator Dick, the Taft contest attOr-
noy promised 10 bring the title 20 the
whole state delegation into question.
owing 10 an alleged conflict between
the California state primary law and
National committee, issued last De-
cember AZ the meeting held In
Washington.
The national committees call
specified that the voters Of each con-
gressiOnal district should have the
privilege OF choosing two delegates 10
represent them In the Republican
national convention. Under the
California primary law. although the
first returns showed that the Taft
delegates IN the Fourth congressional
district were elected over the
Roosevelt delegates. the secretary OF
state acted under the state primary
law and gave all delegates to Colonel
Roosevelt because OF his large ma
iorlty in the stsssc.
Later. however the secretary of
state determined that tho boundaries
between the Fourth ana Fifth dis
tricts were not clearly enough de-
fined 20 make possible an accurate
count Of the Taft or Roosevelt votes
In the Fourth district. This change
further complicated the case as it
was presented 20 the committee
today.
There are two sets OF deiegates-at-
large from Arizona, one for TAFT and
the other for Roosevelt, the latter ss
the cOutestsng faction. la the state
convention after the TAFT men had
lOrgani1ed the Roosevelt followers
held a convention In the same hall
and elected q delegation.
The contestants deny the right OF
the TAFT leaders TO fix "a temporary
Just before the committee met II
Was declared that the claim 1T the
Roosevelt delegation from Louisiana,
headed by Committeeman Pearl
Wight would be that the suh-com-
mittee exceeded its authority when
Il went 90 Louisiana and consolidated
with the former warning factions.
The Wight delegation was elected
under one of the regular committees.
Mr.. Wight was prepared TO assert be-
| fore the committee that the national
c0mmittee's delegation which went 70
Louisiana In February went there
for the purpose of getting early con-
ventions. and shutting out the possi-
/
/ For the six TAFT dclegatcs-at-i large
from Arizona appeared Samuel j.
Elder "a Boston attorney and former
ciassn1ate of President Taft Robert
y. Morrison. an RttornRy frOiP.
Prescott, Ariz., and J.. n. Williams Of
Tucson. ono OF the oelesatcs-at- large
L Al the Roosevelt table Ormsby Me-
Hurg wns Joined by George n. Record
Of New Jersey and Dwight n. Heard
Of Phoenix, Of the Roosevelt eelega-
tiOn.
Chairman Rosewater said there
was some doubt as 10 which Arizona
delegation should be heard first, bat,
as the RoOeevelt delegates had filed
/ their credentials first. the Taft dele
gates would be considered the con-
testants,
MIR. elder aaid that as NO primary
law was In effect when the Arizona
state committee called the state con-
vention for June B. Doubt existed as
to how the delegates should be se-
lected. The state committee decided
10 leave the selection OF delegates to
the county committees
only one contest was presented
when the state committee met two
days before the convention" said
| Mr., Elder. ~ WIS we'll known that
tho committee was ready 60 hear all
contests AZ the convention at Tue
/ NNH Mi AtAE ANMANntnINt INNNhNNh
tickcts. Chairman j. u. Hubbell
stated that everyone claiming TO bo
"a delegate could be heard, when some
one protested against the reading OF
Ia roll call ua made by the committee.
"The man who objected WAS a
Roosevelt man who was not rccOR-
nized as delegate on the temporary
roll.
Then. apparently by pre-
conceived plan. the Roosevelt men
rushed for the platform and Inn
modiateiy scenes of disorder fol-
lowed.
The Roosevelt forces. however
soon left The regular convention
which then organized peacefully,
according 20 hr. Elder with slNty'
eight of the ninety -siX votes which
had been recognized on the tom
poFary roll" previously prepared bA
the state executive committee.
Robert ". Morrison "a Taft dele
gate 20 the state convention said he
believed there was fully de.
veloped football organization" amone
the Roosevelt men, VINO proceeded q
run a convention ON one side ot the
hold, while the TAFT convention wat
going on az the other. For twenty
minutes he said. n WAS impossible "a
hear anything The Roosevelt mel
then left the hali
The part played by former Gov
ornor kibby was fuiiy explained bj
George i. Record of Phoenix. VIII,
defended the Roosevelt delegation,
1--WE claim We had a clear majority
of the legal delegates Ia that hail.
he said. when the convention me
Governor kibby took the floor ans
protested ON our behalf against th'
4 hdoption OF temporary ROLL whicl
! we did not believe legal From tina
time on. there were two convention
ana the question rs (which was th'
legal ones"
"rhe Roosevelt men had not pre-
sensed their contests 20 the state ex
ccutive committee because thel
{ would have been thrown out
IA you say a bOds of men callinl
Z themselves the state executive com
mittee can determine upon the 10
gality nf contesflng deleRatea,' sail
MIR RECORD, "you are establishing
= self perpeiuattng ollgafchy that cal
E absolutely dominate political al
J. fairs"
0 In explaining the method OF select
e ing delegates IN AriEonH counties. Mi
Record said where primaries wer
a..