Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-06
Committee Tables Motion
to Reconsider Con-
test in Sixth.
WILL CONTINUE
FUTILE FIGHT
G. O. p. Body. Adjourns
After Deciding go Seat
ing Contests.

CHICAGO. June 5.-The Republi-
~ can national committee ad
journed at O'Clock tonight after
disposing of sixty-two contests for
seats in the convention. During the
last four hours of the four days ses-
sion the most interesting decisions
were made. They included:
Refusal to place on the temporary
roll Of the convention any members
Of the three cOntesting delegations
from the District of Columbia.
Seating of both delegations from
Louisiana, each member with half a
vote, and requesting the delegation
TO select Armand Romaine of New
Orleans national committeeman in
place of Victor Loisel.
Decision that the committee on
resolutions be asked 10 receive dele
cations from the suffrage convention
and conference and from prepared
ness organizations.
motion to reconsider the ruling
of the committee in the Sixth Okla
homa district was tabled. In this
district two delegates of the McGraw
faction were seated over two adj
herents of ]. A. Harris. national com
mitteeman.
The selection Of new national
committeeman is said to hinge on
the makeup of the state delegations.
and the J. ]. McGraw faction assert
that with the Sixth district they have
votes to elect McGraw in place OF
Committeeman Harris
Mr.. Harris expressed his determi-
nation to take the contest in the Sixth
district before the Credentials com
mittee with a plea that his delegates
be given places on the. permanent
roll.
Contest Is Bitter.
The District of Columbia contest
was bitterly fought ana an extension
of time was given each of the three
contesting delegations in which to
present their evidence. The deleRa-
tion headed by Frank J. Hogan of
Washington, ID. c., claimed a right to
seats in the convention from the fact
that it received majority Of the
votes cast al primary election called
by a committee appointed by the ma
tional committee.
The delegation headed by Aaron
Bradshaw charged that the primary
election was not authorized by the ma
tional committee and therefore was
Illegal \ convention was held after
the Urinary election at which this
delegation was selected.
Charged Fraud
third set Of delegates, headed by
Robert !. Miller, charged that the
primary election was permeated with
fraudulent voting and that the pri-
mary officials were minated 10y the
followers OF Hogan. II was argued
for this contingent that il received a
majority of the votes in the precincts
I'm which no charges of fraud were
made. Successive motions were made
to scat the logan and Bradshaw dele
cations Both motions We're with
drawn and Fred w Estabrook of New
Hampshire made motion that none
of the contestants receive seats be-
cause of the irregularty of the meth
DDS of electing delegates and as pre-
ventive of further contests from the
district. This motion prevailed with
hardly dissenting vote. The district
was to have had TWO seats in the con-
Vontion.
The decision in the Louisiana con
test in which q deleCdtion claimed a
right to be seated o'er the regular
delegation because the state conVen-
tion was held in 4 hCtel from when
negroes were barred. was in accord
ance with a plan formulated yester-
day when members of the committee
assavcd the role of Tediator between
the two factions.
Negro Question.
r. T.. Howell OF Nebraska asked
for the seating of tho entire contest
ing delegation on the ground that the
national committee could not coun-
tenance the disfranch.sement OF the
negro Senator Smoot declared thai
neither delegation could be ignored
and presented the notion by whict
the contest was settled. Victor Loisel
protested against this action and said
he might argue the case before the
credentials committee
1t was considered probable that tht
Georgia delegation also would D'
taken before the credentials commit
tee by the Elun faction. which was
given five places On the temporary
roll while their opponents. the Jack
son men. were given 2 seats.
The temporary roll presented by
committee will contair 991 delegates
including two each from Hawaii. th'
Philippines and Porto Rico.
Charles H. Burke. committeeman
suggested that the next national com
mittee take Up the question of re
uuosting a national committeeman e
withdraw from the room when th'
comrntttaa disctrssaI and voted on