The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-13

WIN Not lake Part IN Campaign
For Second Plaee-ohio Contests
Decided.
Chicago. June 1.-THE Republican
national committee decided contests In
two states at-large. and la fourteen
districts. the net result being that 80
tull votes and two half votes We're add
ed to the number already accredited
10 William IA. TAFT. and that two half
votes were given to Senator Joseph
B. Foraker.
The committee has Vet 10 consider
contosts-at-large in four states. aud a
total of thirty-eight district contests.
and two from the territories. involving
total Of ninctyfour votes Before
the meeting Of the committee. the
number OF delegates instructed for
Taft was 3S7. The work ot the com
mittee. as far as It has progressed.
has given him III additional votes. or
total Of 5O4 on the temporary roll
call.
Tho chief interest of the day ccnter-
I'd in the Ohio contests. OF which there
were four. namely in the Taird. the
districts. TAFT got the delegates in the
Third. the Tenth and the Thirtecuth
districts. and in the Sixth district both
delegations were seated with half a
vote To each man.
the Foraker men made q strong
fight in this district. because it was
the old home OF the senator. and they
were anxious to procure its votes for
him
The hope OF the national committee
IS that it will be able TO finish its work
| by Friday. To this end. the members
are making every possible effort 20 IN.
iuce the warning factions 10 consent
TO the consolidation of cases.
With the end OF the labor of the na-
| tiousl committee fairly well in sight.
discussion turned 10 the possible com
position of the credentials committee
II The convention 10 which many of
,he contests will probably be appealed
The talk centered largely around
Harry VI. Daughterty. OF Cola us.
o. Mr.. Daugherty is slated for the
credentials committee from his state.
and it was general gossip that he may
ne chosen chairman OF the committee
when il is made up next Tuesday.
The Ohio delegation will reach Chi
cago on Sunday. and will be called into
caucus Monday afternoon. At that
time Mr.. Daughorty will be proposed
as member of the credentials com
mittee, and IL is also on the slate that
Wade Ellis, attorney general OF Ohio.
will be named as a member of the
resolutions committee.
There was a sudden cessation of ac-
uvity regarding The vice presidential
situation. This was largely due to the
announcement made by Frank II.
Hitchcock. that the Taft forces would
not take part in any campaign for the
second place on the ticket. The lead
ers OF the 'allies" adopted the attitude
that IL had not been customary for the
party 10 consider the vice presidency
until after the first place on the ticket
had been filled. and that there was no
present reason to depart from this pre-
cedent What discussion was heard
centered largely about Senator Dol.
liver OF Iowa. and Secretary Cortelyou
Lafayette Young. one OF the delegates
atlarge from Iowa, said that the
friends of Senator Dolliver. in his own
state. were not anxious to see him
leave the ranks of the senators for the
Office of presiding over the senate. He
said further. that he had received
promises from some of the energetic
friends of the senator outside OF Iowa.
to cease agitating his name as a can
didate The friends of Governor Guild,
Of Massachusetts, seemed Satisfied
with the results of their work thus far.