Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
National Committee Has Given
Him III Votes That Were
Contested.
A DIVISION WITH FORAKER
lie WINS Given Two Half Votes In
sixth Ohio Distrirt--C Ommittcc
Hopes to Finish Contests by
Friday Nigtt-Vice-Trcsi-
dcnfInl Situation.

DENTAL situation.
Chicago, H.. June l0-The republican
national committee by it's work to-day
decided contests In two States at large
and in fourteen districts, the net result
being that 23 full votes and two half
votes were added to the number already
accredited to William II. Taft and that
two half votes We're given to Senator
Joseph Il. Foraker
The committco has vet to consider
contests NJ large In four states and n
total Of IS districts contests and two
from tho Territories, involving "A total OF |
Is votes. Before the meeting Of the |
committee. the number of delegates in
structed for Taft was ISL The work Of
thu committee, as far as it has pro-
crossed has given him III additional |
votes or total of 50i on the temporary |
roll call.
The chief interest Of tho day centcred !
In the Ohio contests of which there were |
four, namely, in the third tho sixth |
the tenth and the thirteenth districts |
Taft got the delegates in the third the |
t"nth and the thirteenth districts and in |
the sixth district both delegations were
seated with half vote to each man
The Foraker men made a strong fight |
| in this district because II was the old |
home Of tho senator, and they were |
anxious to procure its votes for him |
Tho Taft faction had been recognized |
for the last four Years as regular
The motion to divid" the delegation he |
tween the Taft and Foraker mon came
( from senator Lodge Of MasSa chus.tts !
! and was carried without strenuous op-
position.
Tho contests in the third and the tenth
districts were based on fractional fights
both sides to the disputes being in
structcd for Taft In the thirteenth dis
trict. the action of the Taft delegates
in holding a convention of their own was
sustained. and thoy were placed on the
| temporary roll call
THE DAYS CONTESTS.
The days proceedings opened with The
pairing of contests from the eleventh and
the twelfth Missouri districts. after these
coming the North Carolina contests
which were over the delegates at largo
and those Of seven districts. These con
tests were heard separately. Ohio fol-
lowed North Carolina and then came
South Carolina. where only one contest
that of the delegates at large was heard
These went to Taft by default. and the
hearing Of the cases from the first and
the hNh South Carolina districts were
passed until tomorrow,
1t Is the hope of the national commit
tee that it will be able to finish its work
by Friday night. To this end. the mem
bers are making every possible effort to
the consolidation Of cases. Much import
ant work is slated for the committee on
Saturday and Monday and 1t Is earnestly
desired that the hearings he over in am
pie time to allow sufficient attention to
be paid to these matters.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
With the cnd of the ,abor of the
national committee fairly well in
sight, discussion turned to-day to
the possible composition of the Gre
dentials committee of the convention
to which many Of the contests will
probably he appealed. The talk CEN
tered largely around Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty of Columbus. Ohio, who arrived
to-day Mr.. Daugherty is slated for
the credentials committee of the con-
vention from his state and II was
general gossip to-day that he may be
chosen chairman of the committee
when 1t is made UP next Tuesday. MT
DaughertY did not deny that such
sequence Of events was possible, and
freely discussed the probable work Of
the committee.
CANT REPORT BEFORE THURSDAY
Il don't believe that the credentials
committee will be ready to report to
the convention before Thursday June
49," says Daugherty If l am chosen
as member Of the body, I shah oppose
any proposal for an all night session
OF the committee on Tuesday. as from
present indications It would be impos-
Sibc to dispose Of all the cases that
will DO brought before the committee
even II this expedicnt were to he
adopted | cannot see how the com
mittec will be ahlo to prepare its re-
port for presentation to Wednesday =
session of the convention. ana II pro-
r baby will have to work all of that
day AMI part of that night in order to
be ready for Thursday. a proposal has
70 also been made that the committee
might hold continuous sessions, tho
members sitting IN relays. WoNlu
oppose this plan too, because it might
result in confusion as to the report Of
the committee. Every member should
take part in all deliberations, that
there may be no chance for misunder-
8 standing on the floor of the conven-
ton"
3 1T is certain however that the report
) will be handed to the convention Thurs
D day morning. In that case the delegates
0 will be able to proceed with the nomna-
. tons and should he able to complete the
Q work before adjournment on that day,
thus carrying ont the original program
for the convention"
Z WADE ELLIS DELAYED.
i The Ohio delegation, 1t was announced,
IS will reach Chicago on Sunday. and will
3 bt called into caucus Monday, afternoon.
g At that time Mr.. Daugherty will he pro-
. posed AS a member of the credent la Is
. committee. and 1t Is also on the slate
a that Wade Ellis, attorney general Of
Ohio. will be named as a member of the
: resolutions committee. 1t had been ex-
q pected that Mr.. Ellis would reach Chi
d cago to-day bringing with him a rough
draft OF the tentative platform from
Washington but he stopped at Columbus
where according to reports, he met Sen