Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-10
Louisiana Contests Settled by
Giving Each Delegate
Half a Vote
Taft Gets q Of Them and
Balance ia Agrees to
Vote for Him
.0fmsby McHarg Creates Sen
satiOn Before Committee
as Taft'S Attorney

Chicago, Ill, June 9.-The arrival
OF Speaker Cannon and Senator Dick
Of Ohio. in the city revived activity
about the headquarters of the allies.
At least three conferences were held
during the afternoon and evening be-
tween the leaders of the anti-Taft
forces, the subject Of discussion being
that statement which the allies are
preparing to issue in a few days. This
statement, it is said, will appeal to
the delegates Of the convention on
the ground hat the afavorite son"
states New York, Pennsylvania, In
diana and Illinois are being ignor-
ed by the national committee for the
sake of getting delegates from the
southern states whose ELECTORAL votes
are practically nil so far as the Re-
publican party is concerned. Definite
information regarding this statement
was refused. 4.
The tariff plank in the platform re-
ceiyed attention from Speaker Cann-
on. He and Senator Hopkins OF III
linois, who is expected to be chair
man Of the resolutions committee Of
the convention, conferred at length
upon 1t and agreed upon tentative
draft of the measure. Senator Hop
kins will take this to Washington
{ with him when he goes to the capitol
to attend the sessions OF the none
tary commission. Speaker Cannon is
also reported to have Endorsed other
tentative sections of the platform, the
nature Of which is not announced.
The Committee Work.
Chicago, ILL.,, June 9.After work
Ing for four days and with i've addi-
tional days vet to come before the
meeting OF the convention, the Re
publican national convention commit
tee adjourned late today with two
fifths Of its contents decided. This
/ Is based on the actual number of
3 contests filed, sixty having yet to be
heard from, while forty-one have
been settled. It is possible, however,
that the committee has furnished
that the committee has finished about
4 half Of the total amount OF work I'M
posed on It by the numerous con-
testing delegations from the south
ern states. There are In Texax con-
tests on delegates at large and each
Of sixteen districts. These win be
consolidated. There is a possibility
also that other console ations may
be made in Virginia and other states.
Taft Gets Another Lift.
The committee today decided six
teen contests affecting thirty-six del
egates. or these twenty-seven are
Taft men and the remaining nine,
All Of whom are Black and Tans''
from Louisiana, have tentatively
agreed that they viii vote for Taft.
There is, however. no binding agree
ment to that effect.
The contests decided today com.
prise the delegates at large in Louis
lana and Mississippi, seven districts
in Louisiana and six districts in Mis-
sissippi, and one In Missouri
Louisiana Delegates Divided.
The Louisiana contest, which was
the most important Of the day. re-
suited IN q split delegation, the com.
mittee deciding on a division OF TWEEN.
IL 10 thirty to seat both he 'sLilly
Whites, or Taft delegation. and
n the Black and Tans. with half i
vote for each, This agreement was
not reached until after repeated con
ferences and much anxious telegraph.
Ing and telephoning between Chicago
and Washington.
The decision finally reached by the
committee was carried out with the
full consent and approval Of both
Secretary Taft and President Roose
velt. u provided that the Republic.