The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02
THE TRUTH ABOUT
THOSE DELEGATES
Roosevelt Contests InStIgated
, to Deceive the Public.
ALL BUT "a WERE ABANDONED

An Examination of the Facts Shows
That tho Tribunals Which Decided
These Contests In Favor of Mr.. Taft
Wore Right In Every lnstance-The
Remaining 1914 Contests Were FriVoi-
GUS, and Thor Prompt Abandonment
Reflects Upon the Genuineness 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 a summary Of detailed state
ment going carefully into all OF the
cases, a statement 80 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 10 the convention under It's call
was LOTS with $40 necessary 70 a
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 10 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 rs not only necessary inference
from the character of the contests, but
IT was boldly avowed by the chief edi-
tor Of the newspapers owned by Mr.
Munsey. who has been Mr.. Roossvelts
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The 23S contests were reduced
by abandonment to seventy-Rour.
The very fact of these 1o4 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 largo from In
diana, SIX at large from Michigan,
eight at large from Te1as 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 TenDes-
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 20 Sc
lect their delegates through their coun-
ty committee or by primary. In one
county, Maricopa. a majority Of the
committee decided 70 sesect its dele
gntss and a minority 30 have a phi
mary. In other counties there were
some contests. and the sttss commit
tea. following the usage Of tho national
committee, gave a bearing 10 all con-
testants in order 20 make up the tenn
porary roll. There was a clear ma5ox-
ity Of the TAN Delegates among the
uneontested delegates. Tia committee
made up the temporary ron and then
there was q bolt. sixty-toor remaining
In the hall and twenty-five withdraw
ing berefrom. The case Of The Taft
majority was 80 cIear that Il Is dfflcult
70 understand why contest was made.
IodIsn4-
IN Indiana the four Teft Delegates az
large were elected IN q state eonven-
tton 10 which Marion county, IN which
Indianapolis Is situate, was entitled 30
12S votes. A primary WIS held In In
at which Tan polled 5000
and Roosevelt L40o votes. This gave
Tan 100 delegates In the state eonvsn-
ton from Marion county, and II they
were properly seated the control Of the
by a largo majority was
TO Tan. Attempt was made
30 impeach the returns from Marion
county by charges Of fraud and repeat
Ing. These charges were Of a general (
character. without specification except
as 10 one ward out Of fifteen wards,
and then the impeaching witness ad- !
mitted be could not claim fraud enough
10 change the result In that ward The 1
committee. upon which there {
were fifteen anti-Taft men. rejected /
he Roosevelt contestants and gave the I
Tan delegates their seats by q unani- 1
nous vote Senator Borah and Mr.. {
Prank B. Kellogg. both Roosevelt men.
made speeches IN explaining the votes
b which they said that the case turned
wholly on the Marion county primary. {
md as there was no evidence 10 I'M
each the result certified the title Of {
be Taft delegates was clear This is
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