The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-08
ALL FOR TAFT Il IN CHICAGO Stratton Says Opposition Met No Comfort. OHIOAN RAS THE COMMITTEE Thinks Roosevelt a Good Guesser
 on Vote. Soreness No More Pronounced Than In All Cases where one Faction Beats Out Another In Contest-Not
 Pleased With the Alabama
 Emblem Opinion.
oHlOAN HAS THE COMMITTEE

 Chicago yesterday morning, where he has been for the past week a partici- pant in the contests which have claim ed the attention of the National Com mittee of the Republican Party. Judge Stratton has been in the fight for the Alabama delegation for the Davidson party as against the contesting delega- tion of the Thompson wing.
 "Everything is for Taft" said Judge Stratton. in being interviewed yester- day afternoon. The allies were mis- taken as to how the National Commit tee stood about the contests. The com mittes was found to be largely against them and for Secretary Taft.
 They claimed that the change oc- cured within the last week after. Wall Street had declared for Secretary Taft. It was also said that MT. Hitchcock controlled fourteen proxies and that representative of J. J. Hill and B. H Hartman each held a proxy.
 President Roosevelt's estimate as to the vote in the convention on the nrsf ballot of TOO for Taft will be as nearly correct as his estimate of the stand anE of the National committee.
 There is wild talk and, soreness; nothing, however, more than usual or what is usually accorded to defeated party at a convention. National or State. The test of strength on the committee between the allies and Sec 
 the executive session of the commit tee. that body tabling the protest arainst Mir. Hitehcocks use of proxies by Senator Crane. of Massachusetts.
 .-The similar protest made in the open session of the committee was tabled by smaller vote than was the Crane protest
 These two events left nothing for the Davidson wing to do except to formally present their case or to with draw from the contest. The former course was adopted. All other contests from all other States will meet like fate before the committee.
 However, nothing was done by the Taft forces that was arbitrary, except what Is usually done by the majority faction in all political committees and conventions. Taft will be supported by the Republicans. and 1t will be straight fight between him and the nominee of the Democratic Party.
 T saw nothing to indicate that there would be a falling off of the labor vote from the Republican Party. The ne- gro vote in the doubtful States will also be in line. Neither has there de- velopcd so far any serious opposition 4o Mir Taft because of his recent speech at General Grants tomb in New York, among the civil war veterans. While many Idle cars and engines were seen afdatracked along the railroad lines and other evidences of the late panic, there was not heard the usual express sions charging the Republican Party with the responsibility for the recent depression, as has been the case here fofore in our history where there has heen like occurrences against the party in power.
 "So at the present time the Demo- erats can draw little consolation from this subject. Neither did I see any thing to indicate stampede to Roose- welt.
 s'The future course of the Republican Party in Alabama, known as the Dav- idson wing, will be hereafter determ- fned The recent filing of the emblem and ticket by the Thompson faction cut hut little ice before the committee In determining the Alabama contest"
 The rule in all contested delegations will be that none but Taft delegations need apply. It is strange that the Al" torney General of Alabama gave so it- 4Ia consideration to the facts as to nredicate his opinion to the Secretary of gtate on Section SIT of the Code, which refers to a contest by two fac- lions of the party. There was no such claim in this case. We can submit the issue on this subject to the courts If that course is determined upon on the well considered opinion of ex-Attorney General Massey Wilson giving an an- ewer to the Secretary of State of 1908 on this question"
 delegation contest was disposed of, re- turned home together with a few of his colleagues. Some of them were. however, left upon the ground, so that If any other question arose. Alabama would be represented to take care of her interests.