New-York tribune., 1908-06-17

will be that the Republicans of the state will he
disfranchsed the decision practically means
that neither organization is regular. This is ali
because of the cowardice of the national COM
mittee. L have been here since June D, paying
big hotel bills. and 1 mighty sick of it ALL.
Ex-United States Senator Deboe, of Kentucky.
representing the Bradley Fairbanks Republicans
of that state, said that his people beat the Taft
men to l. but that the Taft men wanted the
delegates and got up the contests. IF the con
vention does not do the right thing by us, the Re
publicans, who carried the state four years ago
and who have since carried it for governor
Bradley, will swing things the other way, and
Kentucky will be out Of the Republican column
for good he said.
Walter Cohen. who is register of the Land
Office in Louisiana. says that all he wants is
an organization.
''Warmoth and White have had a close cor
poratfon long enough" said he The only sat
isfaction have had in four years to-day,
when we sat in the convention Immediately in
front of the Warmoth- White machine dele
gates" said Cohen.
ALABAMA TAFT MEN SEATED.
After the subcommittee. through Chairman
Fassett, had made its report the Elmira man
| moved its adoption in a brief speech. l.. B.
| Mosely. of Mississippi, tried to substitute mo
ton making the delegates the temporary roll
| the reg lar delegates. He was defeated by 2S
| to ;.
| BY agreement counsel for the contestants in
the Alabama districts involving twenty-five
| delegates. agreed to submit the contests in q
bunch, each side taking ffty-fve minutes
| There abundance of fiery oratory, after
which the action of the national committee in
| seating the Taft men, who We're opposed by the
! friends OF Governor Hughes, was ratified by a
vote of So to 30. Charles a. Bookwalter, of
Indiana, moved to change the rule SO as to
admit evidence in rebuttal He was squelched.
This gave Taft two more contested seats.
( The Louisiana contests We're withdrawn on the
understanding that the contestants Will settle
their fight among themselves by tomorrow
an1 that neither side viii be recognized in
the distribution OF convention places until they
are agreed.
The 1st Georgia District contest was thrown
out, and the contest in the Sd District went by
default, as the contestants had not appeared
before the national committee
Ex-United States Senator Deboe appeared for
the anti-Taft contestants in the 1st Kentucky
District The argument duplicate of that
offered before the national committee and the
Taft men won by IS to 30. Senator Bradley
representing the Fairbanks men, argued for
the ant-Taft contestants in the 9Th District con-
test and five minutes additional time was al
lowed him. W. NJ. Bullitt opened for the Taft
men. The committee voted to seat the Cowan-
Belknap delegates, who instructed for Taft
The 9th District contest went the same way
Governor Bradley losing out after ten minutes
argument
The Taft men won in the 18th Kentucky Dis
trict after arguments by Senator Bradley for
the anti-Taft men and by r, s Helburn for
the other e
Mississippi next the docket and the
Meseley- Yeowly CTafO delegates got the de-
cision in the first contest. There were eight
contests in Mississippi
There is less and less probability Of the de-
feated contestants taking their grievances 10
the floor of the convention. The Cannon men
said that while they had intended to carry
the fight to the last ditch, the result was sn
certain To be adverse to them that il ,,ouId
not be worth while to appeal 10 the convention
Following the disposition OF the first Msss-
sippi contest counsel withdrew, and as soon as
they outside Fred G. Bryan of counsel
for the allies charged Ormsby McHarg with
unproTessionai conduct. This angered McHarg
who made hot reply. The men started toward
each other, but friends Kept hem apart till A
policeman came, when they cooled off
In the 3D. Mississippi District arguments were
made by d W. Garry for the contestants and
w. J. Latham for the Taft side. The committee
decided TO seat the Lacey Waldauer (Tafn dele
cation.
In the 9th Mississippi District the Price Will
son (TafO delegation was seated after heated
argument a "colored brothers. word pictures
obtruding themselves far into the outer dark
ness of Wabash avenue Up to 1890 O'clock
more than half the contests had been heard. the
Taft men winning every fight