New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
SIXTEEN MORE TAFT
DELEGATES ON ROLL
CONTESTS FROM THREE
STATES DECIDED.
Com promise IN Louisiana Case Sug.
gested Committee Adjourns
Without Reaching Decision.
rBy Telegraph to tn. Tribune.I ]

day approved the titles OF sixteen Taft dele
gates and adjourned after hearing one side and
part Of the other in the Louisiana case The
delegates whose credentials were approved by
the committee to-day represent the Sd District
of Florida. the 1st ID and Sd districts OF
Georgia. and the 1st. 9Th. 9Th and 11th districts
Of Kentucky. This transfers six more dele
gates placed in The Trfbunes uncoumtted col
umn to the Taft column but does not otherwise
alter The Trfbune's table
The committee strongly disposed to give
to the Fairbanks men represented by Senator
elect Bradley Of Kentucky. the benefit Of the
doubt in the contests from that state. but. un-
fortunately for Mr. Bradley. there was no doubt
Mr.. Bradley did not argue these cases on the
evidence. but merely made a speech in which
he declared that II Kentucky was TO be carried
by the Republicans the Fairbanks delegates
must be seated. The attorney for the TAFT dele
gates declared that this the argument
which Mr. Bradley had been using throughout
the campaign. and that he was In possession OF
a letter written by Mr.. Bradley, which said that
the Taft delegates must be defeated il the state
was to be carried for the Republicans. etc. Mr..
Bradley denied this. but the Taft mems attor-
ney said he could produce the letter. and Mr..
Bradley withdrew. but not until a vote had been
taken on the contests in the LIST and 9th districts.
both Of which went against him. When Mr..
Bradley left the committee room he said to Mr..
Hitchcock. who standing outside:
I'm tired of this brace game won't bolt
but cannot speak for the State Of Kentucky.
Mr. Hitchcock smiled but said nothing.
Immediately after the dismissal OF the con-
tests in the 6th and 11th Kentucky districts the
committee issued the following bulletin
Senator Bradley announced that the contests
in the 9Th and 11th Kentucky districts would
not be argued before the national committee out
would be reserved for presentation TO the com
,+io15 OFT he
committee seats as uncontested delegates from
the 9Th Kentucky district j. A Mcpherson and
Richard Ernst and from the 11th kentucky l.al Dls
trict F. s. Helburn and z 2. Comoes- senate.
Bradley and his friends dispute this ruling or
the committee and claim that an appeal TO the
credentials committee will be IN order
When the hearing the contest in the sd
Florida District was closed National Committee
man Scott of Alabama, moved to seat the anti
Taft delegates. Mr. Lyons. OF Texas. oIered
substitute seating the Taft delegates l. w
Mcclellan. who holds the proxy from Oklahoma
offered a further substitute seating both Dele
cations and giving to each delegate half vote
The LYONS substitute was carried without di-
vision. although Scott and Mcclellan asked that
the roll be called. and appealed to the COMMITTEES
to give them roIcalL
INTERESTING LOUISIANA CONTEST.
The Louisiana contest presents the most inter
esting case thus far considered The Cohen, or
antf-Taft delegation is making the plea thai
it is the simon pure black and tan delegation.
and that the Taft delegation. which includes
seven negroes in its membership. is the lilly
white party Of the state 1t was decided 10
consolidate the cases, and give each side ono
hour and fifteen minutes When the hearing
had been going for an hour and half this
evening adjournment taken 1t appears
int
on this case. National committeeman say that
the Cohen delegation has no case. and that il
the case was decided on it's merits they would
have to throw it out. On the other hand. they
are not in sympathy with the lilly white move
rnent and they fear that to reject the Cohen
delegation will anger the negroes in a number
of Northern states. Under these circumstances
there are a number of committeeman. including
nany ardent Taft men, who are disposed TO d.
vide Louisiana's votes between the two delesa-
tions. which would be in accordance with the
precedent set by the credentials COMMITTEES four
years ago. Some members of the committee. in
Guiding Senator Scott, of West Virginia. favor
seating the Cohen delegation, regardless of the
eouities of the case AS the presentation OF the
case continued it became evident to the Taft
peopIe that there were twenty votes in the COM
u1fttee in favor Of dividing the vote between the
delegations and while that would not constitute
a majority It would prove sufficient to force a
rolIcan to which. this proposition. the Taft
managers are opposed For that reason they
forced an adjournment in order to stifen up
those members who are disposed to compromise
the case.
The members of the national committee who
favor a compromise between the lilly whites
and the black and tans' in louisiana and
probably in Mississippi. have gained allies in
I. vorys. who believe the campaign in Ohio will
be helped by the seating of the Cohen delegation
1t is obvious that Frank H. Hitchcock is largely
interested in the preServatto- Of his organization
in Louisiana. Mississippi and Tennessee. a prof.
ect which does not appeal TO Mr. VOrys with
anything like compelling force. Mr.. yorys. it
is said firted with the Brownlow faction before
Mr.. Hitchcock took charge of the Taft inter-
ests and he would like see Brownlow win in
the Tennessee contest. whereas Mr. Hitchcock
supports H. Clay Evans 1t is understood that
Charles P. Taft is disposed 10 accept the advice
of Mr. Vorys the Louisiana and Mississippi
contests. while Mr.. Hitchcock is endeavorfns 20
avert any compromise which might jeopardlzs
his organization
Mr. Hitchcock received a telegram from the
President to-day saying that those who are now
opposing Taft the men who have always
sought to place obstacles in the way OF The
Roosevelt policies and urging that no quarter
be given. had these men been successful
they would have given no quarter to the admin
lstration- This telegram is being used tonight
as lever with which TO move those committee
men who are disposed 20 compromise by giving
to the Cohen delegates half vote each Just
what the outcome will be il is as yet innposstae
10 tell. although the spirit Of compromise in this
case is unquestionably strong.
I'VE have got to elect Mr.. Taft as we'll as ~