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Show CONTEST NEAR END Despite Bitter Fight For Delegates, Decisions Are Rapid Chicago, June 14. Eight delegates designated as supporters of President Taft were declared entitled to seats In the Republican national committee by the national committee today as tho net results of Its hearings of con. tests prior to 12:30 p. m. Four of these two each from the Third district dis-trict of Oklahoma and tho Second district of Tennessee were victorious victori-ous over contesting Roosevelt delegations. dele-gations. Contests from the First South Carolina Caro-lina and the Flrse Tennessee districts Involved factional fights between Taft adherents, no Roosevelt men appearing appear-ing as claimants for the seats. Tho two contests involving issues between Taft nnd Roosevelt supporters were decided by viva voce votes, the Rooso-vclt Rooso-vclt members of the committee being unable to obtain a roll call. In both cases the question at lssuo involved the regularity of rival conventions. Walter L. Houscr, campaign manager man-ager for Senator La Follette, held a seat in the naclonal committee's meeting today representing Committeeman Commit-teeman Alfred T. Rogers of Wlscln-sln. Wlscln-sln. Nearly two hours of acrlminous argument ar-gument during tho forenoon session of tho Republican national committee, commit-tee, had as its net result the transfer of the two dologates from a slnglo Oklahoma district, tho Third, from the "contested" to the Taft column. The issue hinged upon tho regularity of rival conventions, held at Tulsa, the Roosevelt delegates appearing bb contestants. No roll call was taken, tho decision being by viva voce vote. Following this action, tho committee commit-tee quickly disposed of the First South Carolina district case, in which the "regular" and contesting delegations delega-tions were both composed of Taft supporters. Tho contestants were seated. Tho First Tennessee district then was taken up. Chicago. Juno 24. Of tho contests confronting the national committee when It mot today, thoso of the North Carolina, South Carolina and" Oklahoma Okla-homa wore expected to take but little lit-tle time. In the remaining North Carolina district, the Fourth, tho con test Involved local Issues and no question existed as to Colonel "Roosevelt's "Roose-velt's tltlo to the two delegates. In tho First South Carolina district, dis-trict, the Taft forces claimed that tho Roosevelt men bolted, whllo the opposing delegation claimed to have been regularly and legallv olected In the Third Oklahoma district tho Roosevelt forces declare the Taft delegates were out-numbered and refused re-fused to go to the hall where the convention was called to meet, holding hold-ing their convention elsewhere. Tho Taft delegates on the other hand, claim they developed and organized the Third district convention and that the Roosevelt wing bolted. In tho Tennessee contests, dnibraclng the First. Second. Ninth and Tenth districts, bitter local fights wero Involved. In-volved. The delegations from tho Memphis or Tenth district, were both for Taft, or at least neither was claimed by tho Roosevelt forces. In the First and Second districts local political differences are said to have resulted in the organization of separate sep-arate conventions The Texas cases Involve probably tho hardest fight the committee will meet. The Roosevelt delegations from that Btate are all championed by National Committeeman Committee-man Cecil Lyon, one of Colonel Roosevelt's Roose-velt's most ardent supporters in the house. The Taft delcgutlon represented rep-resented on the other hand the organization or-ganization perfected bv H. F. McGregor Mc-Gregor of Houston, to unseat Colonel Lyon and end his power In tho state. The rival state conventions and rival county conventions were held In Texas Tex-as and their actions form tho basis for the contests before tho national committee. The Taft forces claimed to have proceeded regularly to hold district conventions after the state committee under Colonel Lyons domination dom-ination had refui cd to call such a convention. Tho Lyop-Roosovelt forces, on the other hand claimed not only to have held the district convention, but to have observed also al-so the state primary law. The Rooso-velt Rooso-velt district delegates were chosen twice, it was claimed, first by the state convention and lator by the dls. trict conventions iu their respective district A. A. Davidson, appearing for the Roosovelt contestants said tho question ques-tion as to which set of delegates should be seated hinged on the legality legal-ity of two conventions held at Tulsa on tho same day. With a majority of delegates declared de-clared for Roosevelt, ho said, tbo convention con-vention Tas hold according to the call. Sixteen of the nineteen counties coun-ties were represented b- 3C1 delegates, dele-gates, declared Mr. Davidson. "The Taft faction has not even a technicality to stand upon." he said, "realizing a majority of the delegates were for Roosevolt, the Taft men decided de-cided to hold a convention of Ihelr own Wc sent a photographer to take a picture of their convention, but the photographer was kicked out In their conventions were only 120 persons. Including spectators." Joseph A. Gill, heading tho Taft delegation, declared that j;ist beforo the committee met at Tulsa, March 14, tho committee "deposed," as chair, man, "W. S. Cochran, who favored Roosevolt "because of his arbitrary and Irregular rulings and because he had changed his rosldenco and was no longor a membor of the committee." commit-tee." "Tho bolters proceeded to hold a convention In the opera house, contrary con-trary to tho official call," declared Mr. Gill, "This meeting had no temporary tem-porary roll of delegates, preparod by tho congressional committee, and had no credentials from the several counties." coun-ties." Tho question involved was as to which of th two conventions In Tulsa Tul-sa complied with tho call. Francis J Heney, holding a proxy, asked Mr. Gill whether it was the custom to designate the place at which the convention con-vention was to be hold. Mr. GUI replied that in this Instance tho Taft adherents had not so designated desig-nated a place. The oosevelt attor- (Continucd on Page Seven.) CONTEST i NEAR END (Continued From Pago One.) neys contended that a place for holding hold-ing the convention had been fixed. Ormsby McHarg, the Roosevelt contest con-test attorney, started to tell what ho thought was the "best evldenco of veracity" when A. M. Stevenson of Denver, holding the proxy of Committeeman Com-mitteeman Barker of Alabama, oh- J jocted to a "speech by tho counsel, aftor his time had expired." J The committee enjoyed a lively) minutes Intercharge. Senator Borah said McHarg was "answering the question." Mr. Heney broke In to refer to "gag rulo in Colorado" directing his remark to Mr- Stevenson. "I object to such a statement." said Thomas L. Dcvlne of Colorado, who held tho committee proxy for that ntntn "Tho tntlrmnn Ic InsulHnir .1 Colorado, when he makes such charges. Mr. McHarg asserted IiIb right to maki a statement, presenting evidence evi-dence of the veracity of his witnesses. Chairman Rosewater declared he should have presented Me evidence during his time for argument, but Mr. McHarg proceeded to make a statement state-ment to the committee. Two Taft delegates. Joseph A Dill of Vinita, nnd J. W. Gllllland or HoldenvIUe, were then seated by the committee after u motion to seat the Roosevelt delegates had been defeated Senator Borah asked for a roll call on the Roosevelt motion, but it was refused. Tho Taft delegatos wore seated without a roll call, the Roobo-velt Roobo-velt men voting "no." An objection to the presence of Grant Victor. United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma as a memb6r of the national committee, commit-tee, wan made Just before the Oklahoma Okla-homa vote hi Francis J Hene The committee took no action on the protest. The First .MUith Carolina district, next called, presented another onesided one-sided contest, roth factions being credited to President Taft. Committeeman Commit-teeman Capers of South Carolina sal-1 he understood tho sentiment In the district convention was for Taft, the contest resulting from an alleged "holt." The commlttoe seated the contcRt ing delegates, Thomas L. Grant of Charleston and Aaron P. Prioleau of Eutavillo. both Taft men. No Roose-volt Roose-volt contest wns Invohod. The Fourth North Carolina district contest, whore Colonel Roosevelt's claim to delegates Is conceded, but where local fights produced a contest for the delegate scat6, was passed over temporarily. The contest of two Taft delegations appeared again when tho First Tennessee Ten-nessee district contest was called. Congressman Sam R. Sells and E. E. Donnally appeared as the first Taft delegation, while C G. Honderson and E. C. Alexander contested tohir right to a place on the tomporary roll. No RoobcvoU delegates were concerned In this contest Former Congressman Z. D. Massoy, who filled out tho unexpired term of the late W. P. Brownlow, represented the contestants. Ho declared the Soils forces had been outnumbered in the county and district conventions. Samuel J. Elder of Boston, representing repre-senting Congressman Sells and hlo associate, said they were eelectcd by the only regularly authorized convention conven-tion An attempt had been made to defeat Congressman Sells, ho declared, declar-ed, by "an illegal reorganization of the congressional committee." The Sells delegation was seated by the national committee The Second Tennesseo district, taken tak-en up noxt .was between Taft and Roosovelt nnd a factional Tonnessea fight. The two Roosevolt delegates. John C. Houk and H. B. Lindsay, represented represent-ed tho Hale-'Monday faction, whilo the Taft delegates, A W. Wright and John J. Jennings, Jr., wore represented represent-ed by Congressman R W. Austin. FIST FIGHT-TAKES PLACE. Chicago, June 14. A fl3t fight between be-tween Grant Victor, United States marshal for the eastern district of Oklahoma, a Taft supporter, and L. G. Disney and Patrick Dore, of West Ville, Okln., Roosovelt adherontR, took place outside the rooms of the Republican Repub-lican national committee today just after tber-henring In the Third Oklahoma Okla-homa district content. Scores of politicians and spectators who had gathered at the entrance of the committee room to await results of decisions, witnessed the conflict and several men aided detectives In separating the combatants. In the committee room previously Francis J. Heney had asked that Victor, Vic-tor, holding the proxy of T. A. Mar-low Mar-low of Montana be excluded from voting vot-ing on the case becauBo of his personal per-sonal interest in It, Tho suggestion was not put to a vote. Victor, how-over how-over retired. Loud remarks were made about tho Oklahoma case, Disney and Doro upholding up-holding the claims of tho RooBevelt faction. It was then, according to Disney, that Victor struck at him. Doro rushed into tho fray and Victor was put on the defensive. By this time detectives took a hand and, with tho aid of Mr. Dick and other oth-er spectators, separated the men, who were not arrested |