New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
Department W.,

!; contained Indecent and iiSului- '''
cra.o" Members az the committee a''u
later lrat proper regard must of SNOW"
for the dignity OF the court by when '"''"
cases were being heard.
To-morrov' work will begin Win tn"
remaining Arka' sas cases. ana these WI"
prnbal,lv bc followed by the florlIa cases
Tho case II the two delegates from Inc
ith District ~ california. Woo are con
tested by the Taft m'u. viii not he heaf'
until Monday. a. the parties cannot ''''"
here in time for to-morrow's session. the
Florida cases cover the six Gele2at'+-at-
large and Two each c.om TIE LIST. =" ana
Sd districts
When the Alabama cases "er" called TO-
DAY Ormyby MciiaYr. 81 New York. and
Charles Dick. OF ohio. appeared as chIct
counsel. respectively, FOR Colonel RooSe-
Welt and President TAFT.
With ex-senator Dick We're Frederich {.
BRYAN. OF Washington. his associate coun-
sci. q . street and :. s Peasants MEM
5cry II the Taft delegaton-at-largc from
Alabama. and ". :. Reese. J. J. Curtis
and \. &. Birch, representing the contested
Taft delegates To the Congress districts.
Mir McHarG was assisted by oscar K.
! Hurdley. OF Birmingham, one Of the
Roosevelt delcRatos-at-lar and the Roose-
Welt leader in the state Assocla' with
] the Roosevelt attorney was cambridge
/ Colby. OF New York.
Taft's Alabama Claims.
The Taft claims to the Alabama dele
! gatcs-at-large were substantially as fol-
lows
! Republican factions In Alabama came to-
gether In August. 1911. in a convention
under suggestion from President Tart TO
compromise long standing differences. That
convention. II was claimed. selected Pope
! NJ Long as state chairman. superseding j.
q. Thompson. and selected six delegates-at-
/ large To tho Republican National ConVen-
/ tion.
/ When the Republican National Commit
tee met IN Washington in Deccmber. 1911
! II iuvaIidated any election Of delegates that
/ had taken place prior 10 its meeting. state
I Chairman Long called another convention
3 IN Birmingham on March :. 1912. and the
idclegates-at-la large were reelected In con-
/ formity with the national committees Of
fetal call
! Mr. Dl.H said that Mr.. Thompson. tn"
, former chairman. issued another call for 2
| separate convention, at which the contest
| ing dclegatcs-at-largc were chosen.
| After Colonel Roosevelt announced his
candidacy FOR the Precedence" said Mr.
! Dick NV Thompson r"pudatcd III" writ
ten agreement he had entered into y"nt
ago. pretended that the entire proceedings
! Of the conye nt!on held In August. ioll. were
illegal and void. aud pretended 10 call 'o-
eother tho old state committee Of which 10
had been chairman. Thrc" members 81 the
oil committee responded 10 his call. out ol
! a total W forty-on" members.
rho Taft dclcgatcs-at-larse werc elected
hv state convention duly called hy td'
new state comrulttee Of which Pope 81
Long is chairman. Ther" can he no Gucs-
ton about the legality Of the election"
IN tho Ist Congress District cases Tn"
! TAFT attorneys declared the organization
established hy the Republican convention
! i'm Alabama had been ignored and sep
srato convention had been called by J. ..
( Thompson and y l.. Steele 10 elect Roose-
welt delegates. "who occupy no official rela-
ton Ia either the state or Congress com
mittces.'
| IN the ID District II was claimed the reg
/ ular organization also was ignored, ana the
Taft forces further charged that tho Roosc.
Welt convention had been held outside the
boundaries Of the district without the issu-
ing OF notices OF the holding OF county
| conventions
In tho eth and 9th districts the Taft adj
| hrrents charged the Roosevelt forces with
! working through 'rump, or boitlng, com
nittccs and In the 6th District Il was
| claimed that eight men had selected INC
! district delegates at meeting In Bir-
mingham.
The Roosevelt Claims.
! TIA Roosevelt attorneys claimed complete
regularity for their delegates. They as
serted that Thompson and his delegates
had been recognized by the Republican Ma
| ,ional Convention Of 1908 as the regular
or Thompson faction" adding:
The said chairman, J. o. Thompson, and
secretary, y l.. steele. have performed, up
20 and including the completion OF their
duties In calling and holding a convention
I to choose delegates to this convention. all
duties devolving on them within said state
rs the lawful representatives OF the KepuD-
! lican party within the state.
When the Taft side took up the argu-
mcnt O. D. Street charged that Mr.
Thompson had signed an agreement 10
abide by the action Of the state conven-
ton of August 81. 1911
when the convention met" said Mr.
Street, MI Thompson called 1t to order
There was no protest from anywhere
The Long committee chosen by the con
vention was recognized by all factions. hC
said, and he characterized as refine
nent Of technically" the claim OF tho
Thompson faction that all acts or the AT
gust Fl convention were invalid because
tho Republican National Committee re
fused To recognize delegates elected earlier
than January l. 1912. He characterized II
as IA proposition so absurd as to scarcely
require answer
| On the close OF the arguments the con
test came quickly 10 a vote. and II wa
evidently unanimous. Senator Borah de-
manded rollcall and was not opposed. II
showed the same result SO TO y in favor ol
seating the Taft deegates-at-large.
The attitude of the Roosevelt members
| IN voting To seat the Taft delegates had
been foreshadowed IN the questions asked
by Senator Borah, Frank %. Kellogg AMI
others during the arguments.
Taking up the LIST Alabama Congress Dis
trict contest Mr.. MclIarg announced he
would waive the time allotted him for ar
gument.
The reason u.s.. said Mr.. McHarg. II
| cannot be shown that the so-called Long
delegates were legally elected. There Is nc