Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
Denounced All Compromise.

Denounced All compromise.
Ormsby McHarg of Washington. gen.
eral counsel for all the contesting Taft
delegations, caused torrid little episode
al the hearing on the Louisiana COM
promise proposition. Mr.. McHarg had
not evidently been posted as to the exact
situation before he commenced his speech.
which was brief. and followed that of
Gov. Warmoth
He declared to the members of the
committee that he had been throughout
the south "at the request of the next
president of the United States He de-
clared that the Taft faction insisted that
the committee vote on the seating of the
Louisiana delegation and asserted that it
would not listen to any talk of cOmprO-
mise
When Mr.. McHarg had finished Sena-
tor w. Il. Hepburn rose and protested in
the most vigorous manner against the
use of such language as had been employ
ed by Mr.. McHarg to the committee. He
declared that 1t was nothing more or
less than threat to compel certain
action by the committee
Senator Lodge. Mr.. Stevenson of Colo
RADIO and other members of the commit
tee friendly to the Taft interests asserted
that Mr.. McHarg had spoken merely as
counsel and not for Secretary Taft.
Senator n 3. Scott of West Virginia
in a heated speech said that he thought
Mr.. McHarg meant exactly what he said.
and that he was attempting impudently
to brOwbeat the committee.
Committeeman John G. Capers of South
Carolina made motion at the close OF
Senator Scott's speech that all the attOr-
neys appearing before the committee be
instructed to refrain from using langua ge
similar to that adopted by Mr.. McHarg.
No vote was taken and the matter was
finally dropped. but the incident provoked
much feeling and occupied the attention
of the committee for fifteen minutes.
The Throngs Expected.
Ir..ications that the advance guard of
tie big crowds which will be here for the
convention next week will soon be on the
ground became manifest early, today.
The New York men. LOCO strong. will ar
rive Saturday they having telegraphed to
this effect last night. They have been
assigned 2N rooms in the Auditorium
Hotel. The next largest delegation Will
come from Pennsylvania. Its members
are expected Saturday night and most of
the Illinois party will also be here by
that time.
The big marching clubs that are to par
;icpate in the demonstration at the Con-
ventiOn Hall Wednesday morning of next
week have been assigned quarters In the
Great Northern Hotel. Most OF the
marchers will be here Sunday. Their
part in The convention is expected TO be
one OF the most spectacular features or
the gathering.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting announced the mu-
Sical program today. There will be no
dearth of harmony eXempifled by
brass instruments. and in addition vocal
selections OF nature calculated 10 EN-
thuse the delegates will be part of the
program
The first day of the convention a con-
cert Of patriotic melodies will precede the
formal calling to order. "Rag-time Will
! be the chief feature of the second day
and grand opera selections will usher In
! the third day. when it is expected that
| the presidential nominee of the party will
be named. The Vice President probably
will not be named until Friday.
Representative William b. Mckinley.
seph G.. Cannon. arrived yesterday to take
charge Ut the Cannon forces Late in the
day he issued d brief statement. in which
he said:
The action of the Taft people on the
national committee simply demonstrates
the weakness OF their statements tnat
they had enough votes TO nominate Mr
Iaft without the southern deleGat' 'S or
those involved in the contests. our nS-
ureS given out the other day are corr .ct,
and as the situation now stands We haVt
every reason To believe that no candidate
Will have enough to nominate him on the
first ballot.
Committeeman Henry b. Mccoy, the
member from the Philippine Islands. ap-
peared at the Coliseum today prepared
To take his seat