Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — TAFT WINS TEST VOTE [ARTICLE]

TAFT WINS TEST VOTE

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT-! TEE BEGINS ITS LABOR. Victor Rosewater Elected Chairman Until Convention Adjourns—Hearing of Contest Starts. Chicago, June 7. —With only seven, of the fifty-five members absent and l six represented by proxies, the Republican National committee began its convention work at the Coliseum annex. « Victor Rosewater of Nebraska was elected chairman to act until the adjournment of the convention and the organization of the new committee. ; Rosewater was elected without opposition. The Taft men were shown to be in complete control when, by a vote of 13 to 39, a, motion to amend the rules to permit eight delegates to second; a roll call in place of twenty was defeated. This was the first test of the relative strength of the Taft and Roosevelt forces and showed the president to control by 3 to L The vote was not made public. Two representatives of each of the recognized press associations will be i permitted to attend the meetings of ' the committee at which contests are : considered. Individual newspaper representatives will be barred. Hearing of contests was begun today.