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Show TAFT WINS MISSISSIPPI "Steamroller" Continues v to Crush Opposition in Contests Chicago, Juno 13. Eleven Taft delegates from Mississippi and one who refused to state his position as between Taft and Roosevelt ho had been elected by both factions wore given the stamp of approval br the Republican national committee today. to-day. Tho twelfth dolegato . P. W. Howard, of the Eighth district, was elected, he said, by tho "regular district dis-trict convention and Instructed for Taft," and then chosen "downstairs" by tho Roosovolt faction. Having been elected by both sides, he declined de-clined to "throw stones at either" Howard's attorney said ho would support sup-port Roosevelt, Tho Mississippi cases disposed of, the committee took up tho Missouri contests, Involving fourteen seats In tho convention. Governor Hadley'B Roosovelt delegation-at-largo was rlin )1rm rrA K. La rpr t ....t,v.u u; io i.nL supporters and tho Taft delegations from the First, Third, Fifth. Seventh and Fourteenth Four-teenth districts opposed tho regular delegations instructed for TafL Tho contost In the second district of Mississippi was tho first called. At the suggestion of Committeeman Ponrose, attorneys for both sides agreed to consolidate the Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Mississippi Mississip-pi districts. Arguments on these caseB collectively was then begun. At the outset Dean E. Ryman, at-tornoy at-tornoy for tho Roosevelt contestants, said it would be shown that no conventions con-ventions were held In theso districts at which Taft delegates aro regularly elected. Ho askod th committee to reopen the contests from tho Mississippi dclogates-at-large. Tho committee took no action. For the Taft forces, W J. Natham, a negro, declared ho had affidavits denying that notice was given of conventions to elect delegates from tho Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh districts. The affidavits af-fidavits showed, he said, that a regular regu-lar call was Issued for the conventions. conven-tions. He denied that Taft adherents had opposed negro voters or had declined de-clined to have negroes participate In tho convention. On a iva voce vote the committee commit-tee then .voted to seat the eight Taft delegates fiom the districts under consideration. A chorus of 'noos" ' camo from tho Roosevelt side, but ' Chairman Victor Rosewater ruled the ' motion carried. 1 The Fifth Mississippi district con- I test was called next. In tho Fifth Mississippi district the ' Taft delegates were tho contestants. ' Tho Taft attorneys announced they 1 would rest their caso on affidavits and records purporting to show that ' their delegates were regularly elected. A. D. Hill of Boston appeareJ for t the Roosevelt delegates "The negro voters and many other c Roosevelt supporters were deliberate- ly ejected from tho convention which Roosevelt men thereupon went across the street aud held another convention, conven-tion, which was regular in every respect." re-spect." During the discussion Mr. Honey had another interchange with Chairman Chair-man Rosewater and other members of the committee. Replying to a criticism crit-icism of his method of examining one ot tho contestants, Mr. Henoy called across the room to a critic: "I would like to get you on tho witness wit-ness stand." ".Mr. . Honey will address his remarks re-marks to the chair," said Chairman Rosewater. "I am Just trying to protect my. solf." said Mr. Heney. The Taft delegates from tho Fifth Mississippi district were seated by the national committee without a roll call, Roosevelt adherents voting "no." A request for a roll call was refused. re-fused. Senator Borah, as a1 substitute, had moved the seating of the Roosovelt delegates. Only nine members Joined In asking for a roll call and tho Roosovelt Rooso-velt motion was defeated by a viva voce vote When the Eighth Mississippi contest con-test was taken up Dean E. Ryman, appearing ap-pearing for tho Roosevelt contestants, declared National Committeeman Mosoly had Issued his own personal tickets of admission to tho convention conven-tion hall. S. D. Redmond, a negro Roosevelt attorney, said the Taft delegates In the Eighth district were professional jurors of tho locality. Ho asserted that Committeeman Mosoloy had refused re-fused to Issue tickets of admission to delegates who wero unfriendly to Taft. A doublo contost devoloped in this district. Wesley Crayton and Goorgo C. Granborry claimed to bo tho regular reg-ular Taft delegates, but P. W Howard appeared to contoBt Cranberry's seat Granbcrry claimed ho waselectod on the first ballot and Howard had been elected on a second ballot. Charges of use of force and intimidation ware denied by tho Taft attorneys. Thero wcro hurried conferences between be-tween committeemen and delegates on the floor and Dolegato Howard finally fi-nally aald there had been an agreement agree-ment Senator Borah at onco denounced tho making of any agreement on tho commlttco floor as "an InBult and an outrage." Dolegato Howard said the agreement was for peace and harmony and did not concorn the Taft-Roosovelt fight It conlemplatod the seating of the three Taft delegates with a two-thirds two-thirds vote each. Mr, noward de-1 clared all throe of tho dolegatos wore Instructed for Taft and ihat there had been no trade" or "deal" involving involv-ing Taft or Roosovelt support. Tho proposal to Heat all three delegaton with two-thirds voto each, ho Bald, was to bring peace in the local Mississippi Mis-sissippi situation. Dolognte Howard also appcarod in the contest records as one of tho Roosovolt dolegatcs. Ho was asked If ho had beon requested by Committeeman Commit-teeman Moseloy to sign a letter pledging pledg-ing himslf to Taft. Wo said ho had boen asked to sign a Taft pledge but had refused to pledgo himself to Taft RooHeyelt or any one o'sc. Tho convention con-vention which olectod him, Howard assertod, had Instructed "him tor Taft, but ho was for Roosevelt "downstairs." "down-stairs." Tho committee finally seated (Drayton (Dray-ton and Howard unanimously on motion mo-tion of Committeeman Moseley. While both aro listed as Taft delegates, Howard Is clalmod by the Roosovelt forces. Tho Missouri contents wore taken up at 11:45 o'clock. Missouri Casts Up. Missouri contests taken up next wero filed by tho Taft forces and involved in-volved tho four votes ot tho delc-gatesat-largo, and two delegates each from tho First, Third, Fifth, Seventh and Fourteenth dlstrilt delegates, dele-gates, fourteen in all. Tho Taft delegatlon-at-large headed head-ed by John C. Black Included four members. The caso of the delegates -at-largo opened tho fight Grant Gillespie, attorney at-torney for tho contesting Taft delegates, dele-gates, took up tho fight for the Missouri Mis-souri dolegation. Tho Taft forces ho said had controlled the state committee commit-tee by 108 to 1-1 and had decided tho contests on tho night before the convention. con-vention. Police took possession of the convention con-vention hall at Sunrise, ho said, under un-der orders of state officers, and 147 police and an equal number of militia were In possession of it on the morning morn-ing of tho convention dny. "It was commonly slated," ho said, "that they woro thero to act If tho state committee com-mittee unseated tho Roosovolt delegation dele-gation from Jackson county." A now committee. Including Governor Gov-ernor Hadley and Secretary Nagel, President Taft's representative, then took up tho contostB. he said, and an agreement was roached to send four Tatf and four Roosovolt men to cast Missouri's four votcs-at-largo In the Chicago conveutiqn. This agreement was endorsed by the Republican state commlttco ho said, by a vote of thirty thir-ty to two and it was expected It would be followed In tho state convention. con-vention. Governor Hadley was made permanent per-manent chairman of the state convention con-vention The resolutions then offered, offer-ed, he said, made no referenco to Colonel Roosevelt At this point declared Mr. Gillespie. Gilles-pie. Chairman Hadley asked the convention con-vention to "indulgo" the resolutions committee a few minutes while It , corrected a "misunderstanding" in , tbo resolutions. The convention pro- , ceeded to elect eight delegates and Lhelr alternates. j Chairman Hadle-y left the 'chair, aid Mr. GUlosple, and went Into the room whero the resolutions commit- ( Lee was still working. When the :ommlttee finally came in with Its j report, he said, It was "five or six j j'clock In the morning, and most of ( ho dolegates had gone home." , "There were about 200 of tho 1,152 ( lelegates then prosent," said Mr. , Slllesplo. "It had been generally un-lerstood un-lerstood tho convention should" pro- t !PPfl ruvippnhlv n ihc n,l " i The re-drawn resolutions, explained explain-ed Gillespie, referred In complimentary compliment-ary terms to Colonel Roosovelt, but did not instruct for him, Tho resolution reso-lution to instruct for Roosevelt was offered from the floor, he said, when the majority of tho dolegates had gone. "Thero can be no question about the agreements having been made as to the Missouri delegates-at-largo," Mr Glllesplo asserted. Mr. Gillespie Gilles-pie said the Taft delegates held 491 1-2 uncontested votes and the Roosevelt men 4C4 1-2, while more than 200 were in contests. This situation, sit-uation, ho said, had resulted In the agreement to dlvido tho delegation. Mr. Gillespie declared that Governor Gover-nor Hadley had argued to adjourn tho convention at 6 o'clock, after the Roosevelt Instructions passed. "Wo then refused to recognize such action and took a recess to meet at the Plantors' hotel at 7:30 a, m ," oald Gillespie. Ho claimed Governor Hadley had never "put the motion" to adjourn and that fifty or seventy-five of those loft In the hall then went to tho Planters' hotel and there carried on the convention which elected the contesting con-testing Taft delegates. "Havo you any proof here?' asked Senator Borah, "of tho terms of this agfreement made by tho committee of eight of which Governor Hadloy and Secretary Nagol were members?" Mr. Gillespie said he had nothing but the general understanding of what thoy had dono. "Do yon coutend," asked Governor Stubbs. "that eight mon could make an agreement binding 1,100 mcn7" "No," replied Gillespie. , "I contend con-tend that tho chairman 'could not arbitrarily adjourn tho convention." Pressed by Governor Stubbs, Mr. Glllesplo admitted the Roosovolt forces had a majority of the stato convontlon when tho Hadley delegates wero elected and that each of tho dolcgntes had received a good majority ma-jority of votes. "But wo claim that there wero 125 Roosevelt men in the convention who had no legal right thore," ho Bald, "and who had been seated by tho agreement for harmony." "Then It all comes back to this previous pre-vious agreement," declared Governor Stubbs. |