The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
AIMS BLOW AT SOUTH VOTE.
Republican Allies
 Aroused at Situation.
Would Cat Down Representatives h counsels of Party of states thst Maintain orgsni.asisn fer
 Patronage Only.

fion of the Southern States were made public today by Representative JAmes Francis Burke of Pennsylyania, man ager for Senator Knox.
 The resolution agreed upon by tps Aallies," and which will be offered on the floor by Mir. Burke, is as foliows:
 Resolved, That the basis of repre- sentatton in the Republican Nauon4l Convention here after shall be as fol- lows: Each State shall be entitled 70 four delegates-at-large and one aaat~ tional delegate for each 10000 votes or majority fraction thereof. cast at the last preceding Presidential election Tor Republican electors; and two delegates from each territory. and DistFiot ok Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto hlcos and the Philippines, and the metnooA necessary for the enforcement or tnis rule shall be provided by the Hspuol- can National Committee chosen by the delegates to this convention"
 The introduction of this resolution is the direct outcome of the dissatisfac- ton felt by representatives of the "ai- Iiesa with the manner in which the recent contests before the National Committee was decided. The cnarge was made freely by the "allies' that the rights of Northern States. neoes- earv 10 Republican success, were being inrored in the interest Of gaining the deieraffons from Southern States. which never give the party any votes in the electoral college. to the eandi- date who exercises control over Federal patronage.
 if would result in a reduction of about ie0 delegates from Southern States. which invariably go Democratic. An increase of nearly iko would De maoe in the Allegations from Northern States and thus would be destroyed ths pos sibiIity of a few Northern states aIlgn- ed with the solid delegations from Southern States, controlling Republican conventions in the future. Mr. Burke
 'arhe necessity for this change has become apparent In the light of recent developments. Tn the present oenver- ton 2So delegates VIII pe seesea IEom AvAn pretended to engage in q eonteat for the election of Republican candi- Aaka for the presidency. More than thst tha Republican vote In khess States Is rapidly disappearing. while their representation remains as large
 scuth Carolina ls now entitled te national delegate for every 1se Repue- fican votes t casts. while PennNyi- yanla receives but one delegate Tor ex- cry f2,ssT Republican votes: Illinois one for every 1i,7f6: Indiana one for every 122Te; Ohio one for every ls.- 046, and Colorado one Tor every tS.4Ss Republican votes"
 Tha plan proposed by Representative Burke is in all essentials the narae as that introduced in the Republican con vention at Philadelphia In 1900 by the action was taken upon it at that time, the resolution being withdrawn by Ouav before it reached vote.
 Credentials Committee.
 Preparations being made by the "aliies" to carry to the Credentials committee of the convention the nknt for the seating of their conteetinE del- egations in spite of their defeat hsfore the National Committee gre stirriuG the Taft forces to unusual care in the ea- lection of members of the Credentials Committee from State delegations In their control. They are sparing no ef- fort to prevent tbe overlapping of the decisions of the National Committees
 The selection of a chairman of th@ Credentials Committee Is being given careful consideration. Harry M.paugh- erty of Ohio was believed to be the candidate of the Taft management. but opposition to his selection developed today.
 It Is principally upon the fact that there are contests that Mir. DaugheFty Is mentioned as Q possibility for tha Senate to succeed Senator Forakar.
 If Mir. Daugherty is eliminated 1t Is believed the Taft forces will give their support to Senator Charles W. Fulton. who heads the delegation at large from Oregon.
 No question has given so much wor- " to the management of Secretary Taet'e candidacy for the presidency ae the criticism that the Taft delegates were placed on the temporary roll of the convention by the 'steam roller" progress. The term steam roller" as applied to the decisions of the National Cornmittee Is resented by members of the Committee listed against Taft and for Taft.
 Senator Scott of West Virginia. who has been as much opposed to the nom Ination of the Secretary of War. by reason of his preference for another candidate as any member of the Com mittse speaking of tho settlements of the contests today said.
 ''The fact of the matter is that as honorable men there was no other ac- ton for the members of the Committee to take. The "aiIies" brought their cause before use poorly prepared, Of- ten they had no case at all on which to base contest The other side came before us with cases carefully prepared and having able lawyers to present their arguments. It is not right to say that the Committee was prejudiced in favor of MT. Taft"
 New Talks of C0neests.
 Chairman New. whom no person would charge with being in favor og the nomination of Secretary Taft, said i
 ''The truth is the allies did not have their cases we'll in hand, but I do { not think Major Fred C. Bryan, gen. eral counsel for the allies can be charged with the lameness of the evl- dence. I think he did remarkably well considering the evidence given him by the men who had charge of the vari- ous States The Committee was dis posed to help the allies wherever pos= sible and tried to make cases for them in some instances notably In the vif- ginia districts. The allies however failed utterly in many Instances to present proof of their allegations"
 National Committeeman D. c. Dun can of North Carolina declared that the hearinRs of the contests had been marked with impartial Justice.
 Nothing could have been fairer.n declared Mr. Duncan. Some of the eases that were presented were 50 aina- sy that the presentation of them to the standing all that. In every instance forts were even made to construct a respectable case out of the fragments presented
 There were 21s seats involved in tue contests before the National Commit number will be carried to the Creden- tials Committee. No appearance viii be made in many of the cases.