The Washington times., 1908-06-07
Think of Abandoning Con-
tests, and Taking Fight
to Convention.
FLORIDA is GIVEN
TO THE SECRETARY
Georgia Also Goes, Making Gain
of Sixteen Votes-Objection
Again Made to Hitchcock.

CHICAGO. June 6.-Hurrled confer !
ences tonight held for a time the fate /
Of the contests TO be considered by the /
Republican National Committee in the
balance. and the leaders Of the Allies
are not yet certain whether they will |
proceed on Monday or abandon the en- |
tire matter before the committee and /
permit the Taft delegates TO be placed /
on the temporary roll OF the national
committee.
Participating in the conference were |
Senator Murray Crane OF Massachu-
sets Representative Burke of Pennsyl-
Vania, representing the Knox people;
Senator HemenWay of Indiana. repre-
Benting the Fairbanks forces. and A. Is.
Humphrey, of New York. representing
Hughes friends.
Taft Men the Judges.
The conference yyas extended. The
facts that have been insisted on by
the ants We're thoroughly threshed out,
and Crane was asked TO tell the mem
bers OF the committee just how the
allies feel Between now and Monday
the leaders OF the allies viii decide on
a course of action, and they promise
10 make a public statement Sunday
night.
Senator Hemenway just before mid
night said:
The committee meetings, 10 say the
least, are funny. We nave the specta-
Gle presented Of a prosecutor in the
Department Of Justice. Kellogg, pre-
seuting the cases OF the Taft men, and
Fran. II. Hitchcock the TAFT cam
paign manager. and two of his clerks
sitting as judges. Whether we shall
stop where we are or not is hard 20
say l think not II would be hard
to draw every one OF the contestants
cut OF the field, and, If one or Two
lawyers anxious TO be heard should
appear, they might hurt our cause,
However we viii decide all between
now and Monday"
Negroes Plan New Party.
While this conference was developing.
the National Negro Political and Suf-
rage League, through its president,
William Parks. was issuing a statement
threatening a bolt from Taft and form
a new Republican party, to be desig-
mated the Lincoln Republican party.
Parks also asserted that the proposition
already had been put up 10 senator
Foraker. Of Ohio, and he has heen
asked to consent to be the candidate Of
the new party
The Parks statement, after discussing
the entire proposition of the turning
down Of the anti-Taft men, says:
we are patient and long suffering,
and if the Taft men want TO make the
Republican party exclusively a white
mans party. we can assure them there
are thousands of white men who are
good Republicans who viii not stand
for IT, The negroes can not support
either Bryan or Taft We want 20 vote
for Foraker. ana we may yet be able
TO do So"
Niping mis- face, down which the per
spiration was streaming freely, every
hair in his head standing well-nigh on
end, and his general appearance indi-
eating his indignation, Delegate T. NJ.
BIodgett, of the Fifth Georgia district,
emerged from the committee room this
afternoon, lie had had his say against
the seating o. the delegates pledged TO
the nomination of William H. Taft, and
had been turned down, the committee
following the precedent il set at It's
initial session, and. seating the Tart
delegates from his State.
Power of Machine"
But Blodgett was simply one Of a
number that had felt the power Of the
machine" during the day. Summed
M. the session of the committee was a
gain TO the Taft people of sixteen dele
gates. with two others passed over un-
iii Monday because Of the absence OF
certain necessary documents.
T,bA committee made good progress
todav and the suggested session, sched'
,1Ied for Sunday. was abandoned, the
committee adjourning until MondaJ
morning. At that time the contests IT
Kentucky will be taken up, the argu'
neut for the Fairbanks delegates being
made by SenatOr-elect Bradley
Half a dozen times during the day
session committee contestants passed
the lie and the meeting was strenuous
Taking up the contests from Florida
-, the start. the entire history of tn,
Agbt in that State was TeciJsd and TIT
sIIegation again made of domination bl
Federal offceholders. At least half
dozen times. il was admitted, some O
tba contestants were on the verge o
I,lou,s and il was necessary for Chair
man New 70 use his gavel freely 10 re
store order.
Again Oppose Hitchcock.
That the allies intend 10 carry tn
6gb+ over contested delegates to tn
convention floor was shown by the ri
ing again today Of protests against tn
seating as member of the committe
bv proxy OF Frank II. Hitchcock an
the two other Taft managers. Few o
the allies would talk about the ma;
ter. but Congressman Burke Of Penn
svlvanis declared the action would re
suit in more damage TO TAFT than III
allies.
Why" he said. "thls running roug
shod over contesting delegations an
passing upon cases Just as some peopl
want il done will create more sentineI
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