Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
LILY WHITES ARE VERY INDIGNANT
Ex-Governor Wormeth Declares That
He Will Not Remain for the Conven,
ton Unless the National Committee
Changes its Decision-Much Talk
Relative to the Vive Presidency.
-. Associated PrcSs.)

CHICAGO, HI, Jun, 9.-Aiter
working for four days. and with fiv"
additional days yet to com" b"ior"
the meeting of tn" convention. the
Republican National Commit " adj
journ"d late to-day with twC hfthS OF
its contests. docid d. This is based
on the actual number Of contests flied.
sixty having Ert tn be heard. while
forty-r ne have been settled.
II is probable. however, that III"
committee has finished about tn" half
Of the total amount Of work imposed
on il by the numerous coni"Siins dele
cations from the Southern states.
Their are in Texas contC SITS on dele
gates at large and each of the slNten
districts.
These will not he considered. re-
ducing tn" aggregate number OF cases
yet to be heard TO fnrty-fOur. There Is n
possibility also that other contests
may be made in Virginia and other
states.
The committee to-day decided six
teen contests. affecting sc delesat, ;.
OF these, II are Taft men. and the
remaining nine all OF whom are black
and rans from Louisiana. who have
tentatively agre5 d that they will cast
their votes fer Taft. There is, how
ever no binding agreement to that
effect.
The contests decided. tocay compsist
ed the delegates at large in Louisiana
and Mississippi. seven districts In
Louisiana. Sven in Mississippi and one
in Missouri. The louisiana contest
which was the most important CT the
day resulted in a split delegation. the
committee deciding on a division OF
90 to so TO seat both. the lily white
of the Taft delegation and the black
and IAN with half VOTE for each. -
This argument was not reached I'M
til after repeated conferences ana
much anxisty and much anxious t"lc-
graphing between Chicago and Wash
ingtCn.
The decision fina7iy reached by the
committee was carried out with IN"
full consent and approval CT both
Secretary Taft and President RoOs"-
Welt. II provided that the RepnbIi-
cans in Louisiana shall be recognized
under the direction of 4 committee ct
three composed Of the chairman. Inc
secretary and one member Of tn in
coming national committee. the
committee today pas 'ed resolution
!nstructing the matte nal committee TO
name as this member P'arl Wright.
the present national committeeman
from Louisiana
Lilly Whites Angry.
The agreement reached between
the Taft and the an,i-Ttft element
and later carried into effect by thai
body. was highly dispensing 10 the
, .IiIy whites" heard by Ex-Governor
; wormeth. The Cove rnor clar'd with
great emphisis that he would M"
| accept the compromise. but would car
~ the fight before tn" credentials com,
mittcc and if defeat there n" woul'l
GO homr. Other members OF ,he lily
white" faction were not so "mpha'r
/ in their statements and :te Taft man
ayers arr hopcful that they c1n l~inT
them to 500 ;hc wisdom Ct tcday'I ac-
ticn before tn, National Convention
is called 10 order.
Tho black and tars" accept d IN"
ccmpronise with entire satisfaction.
II was originally suppos d that their
, votes. II iDtN btI ~" 800
delegates. would u" cast for Senator
Foraker. hut after tho committee had
settled ;he cont - they announced
/ that they were rnin:trTctcd and cnt
cred into a fcnia'iv" arrangement NV
virtue Of which their votes will b"
cast for Secretary TAFT.
They claim that they were fighting
especially fer recognition Of their or.
ranization apd that with them All
other questions were comparatively
dvarfed.
The agree M NJ 20 vote for TAR,
however. is not binding and To all in
tents ard purposes IN" 'b!a"k AVID
ian's" votes frr Louisiana arc unin-
structcd.
Tsft's Lawyer Makes Bad Break.
Something of a sensation was ere
aied during tho hearing OF III" Louisi
ana cont. 81 by OTmshv McHsrg. ri
Washington. general counsel f1r all
q tho contcSiing Tar dei"rat;ona.
Mr. McTTarg had moi boon Informed
by the political managers q the I'm
pending s,ftl mont and during his
argum. Mt befcrc tho committee TODAY