The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-09
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nsnt forl everything they can get EOut
Of the Louisiana contests. TIE result
will probably be bigger than any fght
the national committee. has yet had
In the consideration Of contests. ".ff a
delegate has been elected he should
be seated. II 1fs he has not been elected
he should not be seated by compro.
mise" This message {; was sent by
Secretary Taft from Washing gton u to
his managers here when it was sug-
gested to them they should gree to
compromise on some Of the Louisiana
and Ohio and southern contests in the
interest OF party harmony. The war
secretary has taken his stand :square1y
against compromise n ! "
Hitchcock adherents are busy today
denying the report! that Cha trman Har.
ry5 New summarily fred Hitchcock as
National committee assistant secre-
tary. Senator Henry Cabot 4 Lod ge. OF
Massac chusetts, who has been acting
committeeman by proxy since It's In
itial session was not "a member to-day;
Committeeman Met Coy, OF the Philip.
pines, got on the job himself and the
senator Is completing his speech as
permanent chairman. When the com
mittee met today to presume 2considera.
tlon In the Louisiana contests there:
Is still more talk OF & compromise in,
spite of asecre starry Tatt's declaration.
Certain mente te-s Of the committee,
have favored dividing the vote here
and stating one half to each delega-
ton. This is hotly5 opposed BY Walter.
L. Cohen, tcolored J. who heads the
so-called "Black and Tan cont testants.
Cohen declared that the lily whites
are for the most part Democrats-who
have been ousted from the regular,
Democratic party and cannot carry on
an election. s +! 54:':5 w. ~ Z: .iS
Senator Dick. of Ohio. arrived here
today to take hand in the Foraker
nomination fight. Senator Dick in.
sists that Foraker will be a factor
when the convention meets. John C.
Montgomery, OF New York, the ad.
vance agent OF the vice presidential
boom Of John Hays; Hammond opened
his headquarters at the Ann. today.
The henring OF the Louisiana contests
opened by the presentation OF the
Taft cases by former Governor War.
mouth. He declared that the TAFT
men would not accept any compromise.
'"syve will not go into the convention
with half a vote as did the Louisiana
delegations four years ago. he. told
the committee. Ever since the ac.
ceptance of half "a vote by the last
delegation there has been party nm
archy. We tthe Lilly Whites) must
either rule or be .ousted. No half way
measure will be tolerated" \
Aifew handfuls OF sand were thrown
into the cylinders Of the Taft political
MA chine late yesterday So far every
thing that has come up had been. han:
diced quietly and decisely by the Taft
men but yesterday from their member.
ship came a proposition to divide the
Louisiana delegation with the oppos.-
ton seating both Taft ana nntt-Taft
delegations with half a vote each. Tho
proposition In itself does not come
as a surprise, but the number OF meme
bers of the national committee who IA:
vored the movement created some con.
sternation in the Taft camp. Tha
friends OF the secretnryso OF war on ths
committee brought about an adjourn
nlent rather than permit a vote to be,
aiken. y
5j Before the Louisiana case which In
wolves four delegates at large and
fourteen district delegates is brought
to a vote, noses, Will be sharply count
ed. Members Of the committee who
have been ardent Taft supporters, but
who have shown q disposition to yield
to the appeals from the allied forces
to compromise In the Interest Of Har.
mony. will be subjected to pressure
from Washington. To allow time for
this. was the purpose Of the sudden
adjournment. fsSi is;;s{ ;33is
Will BE No conpron,ise. n ts
Manager Frank y H. Hitchcock, or the
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