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Show DECIDE CONTESTS Hi IJFTS FfflD NATIONAL COMMITTEE FINISHED ITS WORK OF DECIDING WHO SHALL ATTEND CONVENTION. Of the 2M Contested Seats in the National Convention, 235 Were Awarded to President Taft and 19 to Colonel Roosevelt. Chicago The Republican national 'ommittee concluded Saturday night he hearing or contests Involving 2.i4 leats in the national convention. Of the 2.14 contested seats. 233 were iwarded to President Taft. and 19 to fheodore Kooscvelt. At the sekxion of the committee on lasurday, the president was awarded ilxty -two delegates, and Colonel toosevelt nix. All of Washington's fourteen went o the president, against the protests f Senator I'olndexter that the conn ry would Judge the rase. Out of 'exaa Taft secured twent-slx or the otitested thirty, over the prostrate mm f Colonel Cecil A. I yon, who eclared "You may depose me now, ut I will be back four years from ow, when msny of you will not" In Virginia, where the Issue was ( rawn bctwein olorcd voters and ie regular state organiicaXlon. the reMdent received the entire contest d delegation of twenty. In the I)s-rlet I)s-rlet of Columbia he won two. Com- 1 titteeman Sidney Itieber going to de- 1 St With the KiHifteVetl delegation. |