Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-09

cock made 4 over to Reprrsentative James
M%eLachlan Of California.
ThS allies we're hisnfy tubilant over
the withdrawal OF Hitchcock and claimed
that they had forced him from the con-
mittee. Hitchcock said. however. that his
retirement was IN no way connected With
The protests against him which have been
fn4d by the "~sllies" He further declared
that II an occasion should arise making
such action desirable and necessary he
would assume another proxy.
when asked what occasion could arise 10
make Il imperative for him 10 again act
as . Of the committee he replied:
the necessary absence Of Taft men
from the meetings OF the COMMITTEES and
their inability TO obtain representatives
who would continue to look after the inter-
egts Of Secretary TAFT"
No Compromise Allowed.
The question Of a compromise. partIea-
larry IN relation to the contests In Ken
lucky and Tennessee. was revived today.
but the Taft managers were not appaf-
entity In a melting mood and declared that
they would continue to seat their Instructed
delegation.
Charles G. Phelps ard Arthur F.. slater
against whom protests were made similar
10 NuOSt AkAAn4A ElANNllOEks EDuAiuGgu 70
sit today as members Of the committee.
Arthur I. vorys. another Taft manager,
arrived today and was in conference with
his colleagues. He arrived at the Coliseum
early accompanied b. Myron T. Herrick
Of Ohio. and Frank B. Kellogg OF Mime
sofa.
The Foraker interests will be represented
for the rext few days by r. H. Stevenson
- FAf.-.ks,. wh1 .r-lxs.A frAae u =
Kurtx. the chief Of the Foraker I~ieutenants.
Is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.
The hearing IN the third Florida district
lasted about a short time. when the CON-
mittec decided It In favor OF the TAFT peo-
pie. The committee then took up the three
Georgia districtS
Narrowly Averted.
At HAS o'clock the COMMITTEES was forced
70 take a sudden adjournment in order tc
avoid an accident which might have seri.
ously injured a number OF its members.
The room IN which the committee meet.
ings have 80 far been held 10 In the Coli
scum annex and was made by the erection
OF several temporary partitions. A htgf
wind blowing from the southwest caused
draft through the building and weaksnsS
one Of these pieces of frame work. II wa
lOfleflnk An0 JUST duoAN W AAlA upon Nni
heads Of committeeman when the impending
accident was noticed by serseant-At-Arml
william F. Stone. He at once asked Chair
man New to order an adjournment and IN,
members hastily left the room
Carpenters were quickly summoned AM
the partition was soon properly braced an,
supported. The committee took a recess
until the work was finished.
T.s TAFT delegates In the second Georgia
d'ouict were seated by the COMMITTEES ate
hearing the evidence on both sides.
The anti-Taft delegation did not appea
when the third Georgia district was caile,
and the Taft delegates were seated in de
fault.
The contests from four districts OF Ken
lucky were then called. SenAtor-eiec
Bradley OF Kentucky made the chief argu
ment for the anti-Taft faction.
A proposition to compromise the Louisian
contest was strongly talked OF early to
day. -Four years ago in all contests fror
that state where the Lilly White propc
sition entered into the contest. both dele
gates were seated II was announced to
day. but not confirmed. that Booker ]
Washington favored this concession for tn
state OF louisiana, but not in any oths
state.
The contests IN the first Georgia dis
.riet to-day resulted In seating the Tai
delegates
In the First Kentucky district. the Boy
Or Taft delegation was seated.