Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-13

Neithar Roosevelt nor La koilette man
ayers gave out statements.
Held Roosevelt Meetings.
ATLANTA. Ga. May I1-Reports re-
,eived at the headquarters of the Roose-
geit Progressive club In this city. II was
stated tonight. Indicate that Roosevelt
republican conventions were held Ia prAc-
.ioally all Georgia counties today. naming
delegates 20 state and district conventions
% be held May II and IS. respectively
According TO st. Julian Yates, president
u the state organisation. the Roosevelt
sing IN this state will send a full con-
estlng delegation TO the national conysn-
ion.
The so-caIled regular or Taft wing held
, state convention In March and named
. delegation OF twenty-four to the Chi
ago convention. Instructed for Taft. one
district having named an unInsiructed
delegation.
BIRMINGHAM. May i2-Roosevelt re-
,ublicans in state convention yester-
lay endorsed the colonel and named
Twelve deIegates-st-large, with half .
vote each. 10 the national convention.
Roosevelt republicans from the First.
Second. Fifth and Ninth congressional
iistricts prior to the state convention
selected two delegates each to the ma
Iional convention.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. May n-Dels-
rates and alternates from the F1fth Ala
hama district TO the national republican
convention were eIscted and Instructed
or Taft at . convention of the regular
OF the district yesterday at
rusksgee. The delegates are Douglas
smith OF wedowee and L. 3. Hicks Of
Autaugavills.
Tomfooi Proposition.
NEW YORK. May Accommodating yes
lerday on the resolution of Representative
Clayton. which proposes 10 fin the presi-
Dental term a. six years and limit each
president to one term. Theodore Rooss-
welt said;
Il have been asked To commit myself
on every sort Of tomfooi proposition. and
| suppose this 10 one Of them"
The colonel will leave New York for
Ohio Monday and on Tuesday viii speak
at Canton. Night meetings have been
arranged for Dayton. Columbus and
Cleveland.
Kansas Primary Cost.
TOPEKA. Kan. May tl-it cost
p.ulee to make the presidential primary
In Kansas for Theodore Roose'
Welt. according to Q statement Of expenses
issued by the Roosevelt committee yestcr-
day. A list Of contributors and the uses ID
which the money was put, according to
the statement. are a. follows
Contributors Roosevelt CON-
mittee, $3.50; J. L Bristov. $50: Arthur
capper. sz,5; v. s. jackson. mo-; r. r
Rses. 400: W. r. stubbx SIS; l. d.
Young. 90; Victor Murdoch. 500; Will
waymsn. 90; total. ta,o
Expenses Rent, 20; postage. t7s2; HRS
Of clerks and stenographers. t4S4; furnish
ings. s7LW: meetings, sll4l5: telephone
tSf1B; telegraph. tzs7.gT; printing. stss.Hi
express, tli.ss; total. t,uAss; balance on
hand, t2o.A
Mixup On wsshinsten.
TACOMA, wash, May is-Becaus'
County Chairman Guy Z. Kelly rulet
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county repuoneah convention was he'o
today and was carried by Taft but ~
nineteen delegates were not instructed
II IS conceded that the lewis count,
delegates VIII Be Instructed for TAFT IL
convention VIII be held Monday.
or the uncontested oeiegates 20 have
beep instructed or have exhibited 9 pref
erence for Tart. La Toilette has on'
uncontested delegate, TWO hundred ant
forty-two seats In the state convention
are contested.
Leaders OF both Roosevelt and Tar
factions declare they win make no con
eessions and that two conventions VIII b
hal