Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-09
National Committee Agrees to
Divide Vote of State in Re-
publican Convention
NOTICE GIVEN TO QUIT QUARREL
"LiIi Whites" and "elaek and Tans"
Notified to Leave Factionalism at
Home Party to Be Reorsanized
in State - TAFT Consents to Ar.
ransement
ransement.

SHlCdSO, June S.-W uoA eaS ASPoO
lican national committee met today the
general indications were that the
Louisiana compromise proposition
would provoke a warm fight. The Taft
managers were confident they had
enough votes to carry thru every plan
which they favor. They determined
that delegates who are entitled to their
seats should have them without being
compelled to split their votes with
men who are not. in their opinion.
properly elected.
On the other hand the advocates Of
compromise renewed the arguments
made yesterday suggesting that the
seating of both contesting delegations
would be move highly expedient In
attaching the negro vote to the re-
publican party.
Lodge Loses Proxy.
Committeeman Mccoy, the member
from the Philippine islands, appeared
today prepared to take his seat. This
deprived Senator Lodge of the proxy
which he has held up to the present
time. The allies" were pleased in .
general sense over the absence OF
Lodge, altho the senator was one of the
Taft representatives who had declared
in favor of q division of the Louisiana
delegation. Statter and Phelps, two
employees of the Taft bureau to whom
objection was made on the first day,
still held their proxies and sat in a.
members Of the committee today.
Divides LOUISIANA Dslsg gation.
The committee finally agreed to seat
both delegations from Louisiana, al
lowing each delegate one half a vote.
This decision was arrived at with the
full consent and approval Of Taft and
Roosevelt, after an immense amount OF
comforting by telegraph and telephone.
kilograms by the score We're rained
upon such members Of the Taft or
ganization as were supposed to be
wavering, urging and demanding that
they stand fast at any cost. Repeated
messages were sent to Taft and Roose-
welt at Washington, and they were In
close touch every instant of the morn
ing with the exact situation.
UItimatum to Warning Factions.
In consideration of the agreement, 1t
was impressed upon the representatives
of the Louisiana contestants that there
should not under any circumstances
whatever be any quarrelng or dispute
between the two delegations. It was
further agreed and understood chat the
republican party In Louisiana is to be
Immediately and entirely reorganized
under the direction of the chairman,
secretary and one member Of the na-
tional committee.
Squabbles between the "Black and
Tans' and the Lilly Whites" have been
brought up to every republican nation
al convention Of recent years, and 1T
was determined by the committee that
this condition of affairs should cease.
The Taft men. however, declared the
Louisiana contests would stand alone
as far as compromise is concerned.
Contests are still pending, affecting $50
southern delegates, and the Taft peo-
pie asserted that the regularly elected
delegates from all these states should
be seated.
Taft Delegates Arc Mad.
The anti-Taft delegation from
Louisiana expressed themselves as en-
tirely satisfied with the compromise
agreement, but the Taft people. headed
by Governor Warmoth and Pearl
Wight, were in open revolt, declaring
their delegation had been sold out
Warmoth said:
"I refuse to abide by the decision OF
the committee and will appeal the case
to the credentials committee"
The committee took up the contests
from Mississippi These include four
delegates -at-large and six districts.
A contest over four -gates-at-
large from Mississippi was decided in
favor of the Taft delegation. The COM
mittee also seated the Taft delegation
Of the Third Mississippi district.
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