New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
ALLIES" CHANGE PLAN
RESULT or CONFERENCE
Mau Present No More Contests to
National Committee.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Chicago June 6-Conferences OF the repre-
sentatives of certain candidates opposing the
candidacy of Secretary Taft, gathered here for
the meeting Of the Republican National Com
mittee resulted late this evening in tentative
decision to present further contests before the
national committee. but to go before the Gre
dentials committee of the convention. and II nee
essary to the floor Of the convention
There is no unanimity of opinion among the
allies as to the course to be pursued. Senator
Bradley. of Kentucky. who arrived here to-day.
favors this action. and so does Joseph B. Keal-
ing, the Fairbanks manager. The ranking rep
reseHtative of Speaker Cannon here Representa-
tive Frank o. Lowden. national committeeman
from Illinois, is understood to be opposed to the
course proposed, and from this fact the state
nent is made that the Cannon managers are
separating from the other "allies." Senator
Hemenway. of the closest friends and po-
litcal associate Of Mr.. Fairbanks. is also openly
opposed to the abandonment of the contests.
The action Of the allies in seriously consid-
ering the course here outlined followed the re-
lection of compromise proposal made by Sem
ator Crane, Of Massachusetts,. to the Taft man
ayers. that the Kentucky delegation be divided
between the Taft and anti-Taft following on
a basis of six delegates to the anti-Taft people
and two to the Taft following.
Tonight it positively stated that the
allies would withdraw further contests from
the committee and go to the credentials COM
mittee. This assertion was coupled with the
statement that when this was done Senator
Bradley, Of Kentucky, would on Monday go be-
fore the national committee and make speech
outlining the reasons for the action of the al
lies" If this is DONE the speech of Senator
Bradley, though delivered in an executive ses-
cio, fa
will form the brief to the country for the ''a1-
lies"
Senator Hemenway to might denied emphati-
cally that definite decision had been made by
the allies to the they would pur-
sue. He said:
Between this time and the hour for the meet
ing of the national committee on Monday the
to be followed will be decided Many
things are to be considered in that period
1t suggested in another quarter that de-
cison by the "allies" to drop further contests
could not be made effective until the different
contestants had been reached by wire and they
had agreed on common line of action
The position of the Taft people. based on
the assumption that the allies would follow the
course proposed. is stated as follows:
The allies, as they are called have absolute
ly no interest in the remaining contests. with the
exception of Kentucky, that the much talked
OF abandonment amounts to little"
Then. after glancng over the list of contests
with care. The Tribune's informant said: No
that is not absolutely accurate One OF the
allies Governor Hughes, has interest in the
two contests from Missouri. hui with this ex-
ception the other contests are Foraker interests
1t is generally recognized that Mr.. Foraker is
doing nothing; that he is not cooperating with
IL,
The proposition from Senator Crane to give
the anti-Taft people a part of the Kentucky
delegation was rejected by the Taft management
The early adjournment of the COMMITTEES to-day
was taken at the suggestion of Senator Crane.
who indicated that this course might contribute
to more harmonious future action Of the COM
rnittee Then it was that he made his proposi-
ton
AS 20 the attitude of the Taft people on the
compromise propositions involving the Ken
lucky or other delegations, Mr.. Hitchcock, the
Taft manager may be quoted directly: The
position we are assuming is that there can be no
compromise in any contest involving the right OF
a delegate to a seat in the national convention
No manager or any one else associated with the
work of the committee of the convention has
any right to bargain away the title of a delegate
TO a seat in the convention We have insisted
that all of the contests should be decided upon
their merits We hold that it would be illegal
and subversive of party discipline and an en-
coura cement to all sorts of irregularities in the
narty organization If did not proceed with
judicial and correct determination of the rights
of delegates seeking entrance TO the conven-
tion''
The situation tonight is an evident dead
lock in the ranks of the "allies," with a marked
division Of sentiment to the course to be fol-
lowed. Careful inquiry shows the Taft people
determined TO push their programme through.
A neutral element is hoping for an amicable de-
cison, but SO far no plan which seems to be
feasible and acceptable has been presented.
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