The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-08
allies MAKE
A STATEMENT.
DENY THAT THEY WILL BOLT RE
PUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE.
HITCHCOCK SAYS IT'S BLUFF
Allies Declare the Announcement Il
Be lIl.advised and Were Busy
Sunday countersoting
Its Effect.

Chicago, June S.-Representatlves oi
the allies" Sunday night recalled
their statement that they will bolt the
Republican national committee so fal
as the presentation of evidence to sup
port the claims of anti-Taft delega
tions from southern states is con
cerned.
There is evidence that the announce
ment made Saturday night on the au
thority of Representative James Fran
els Burke, manager for Senator Knoa
after he had been in conference with
Senator Hemenway OF Indiana; ]. b
Healing of Indiana and others identi
field with the campaign of the allies
created dissension. Some of the other
spokesmen for the "allies" declared
the announcement to be ill-advised and
they busted themselves Sunday to
counteract its effect. After numerous
conferences the following, headed
Statement from the allies" was is
sued:
Upon the authority OF the repre-
sentatives of all the presidential can.
didates other than Secretary Of War
Taft 1t was announced Sunday that
they would continue to present theii
side of the contested delegate cases
to the national committee The de.
cision of the national committee will
be taken as final by the candidates
known as the allies but an appeal
will be taken in cases where It is be
lieved injustice has been done, first
to the committee on credentials and
later to the convention itself
THE determination OF the represen
tatives of the allies to continue the
presentation of their side of the con
tests TO the national committee is not
to be taken as an indication that they
approved of the manner In which
these contests have been decided. But
in order to be in position to present
all the cases in proper form to the
committee on credentials It is deemed
advisable to comply with the form OF
procedure laid down by the national
committee.
1T is the firm determination Of rep
resentatives of the allies first to give
the national committee an opportunity
to consider all contests on their mer.
It's"
II became known Sunday that the
adjournment of the national commit
tee Saturday was largely in the natur
of diplomatic proceeding. 1t had
been suggested to Senator Lodge, an
ardent supporter of Taft, that 'lnas
much as the nomination of Taft on the
first ballot seemed highly probable the
remainder of the contests should be
settled on a harmony basis" Among
those who urged this plan were Chair
man New and Secretary Dover. The
plan was not received with favor by
many members OF the committee who
have dominated the proceedings from
the start. At the suggestion of Frank
II. Hitchcock an adjournment was
taken until Monday.
The Taft managers at once began Q
series of telegraph and telephone com
munications with Washington. Neither
Mr.. Hitchcock nor Charles p. Taft
brother of the secretary of war, was
inclined to yield to the overtures
made. Both were embarrassed. how
ever, by the appeals made by certain
members of what Is known as the "olC
guard" In the Republican ranks
Before noon Sunday Hitchcock hat
received from Washington an officia
Endorsement OF the stand pat" posi-
tion he had taken, and the statement
was made that II the allies" decline
to continue their contests before the
national committee the temporary rol
call OF the convention will be filled by
the Taft delegations from the con
tested districts.
ut Is nothing but buff and ] an
not going to be scared by IT," said Mr.
Hitchcock when told of the move b,
the allies" This expression was no
made for publication, but It was car
ried to the anti-Taft people. 1t wa
also noised about that Presiden
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft had de
termined to hold the southern delega
tions which had been gained, and tina
no concessions could be expected from
| the Taft management
Arthur !. Vorys, another of the Taf
managers, win arrive here Monday.