The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-05
TAFT VS.. ALLIES CONTESTS ARE ON.
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contests are 70 be presented to the COM
mittee, which opens its session az its
quarters at the Coliseum at II o'clock
The meeting of the committee will be
almost as important as tho meeting of
the convention itself. for tho fate Of tho
successful candidate may rest with the
result The decision Of the contests may
give the nomination 70 Taft or take Il
away from him, or act in similar man
ner upon the chances Of the other aspi-
rants.
In no national convention OF the Re-
publican party since It's organization If
ty-four years ago have the seats OF so
many delegates been in dispute The
seats of the four delegates-at-large for
eleven States are contested. as follows:
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi. North Carolina. Oklahoma
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia. Save for a brief time during
the reconstruction period, not one OF
these States has cast its electoral vote
for Republican Presidential candidate.
The nine Congressional districts in Ala
bama are also contested, showing that
the entire delegation Of the State is IN
dispute. These are additional contests:
Arkansas-Fifth district.
F1orida-Second and Third.
Georgia-Flrst. Second. Third. Fifth.
Eighth. and Eleventh
Kentucky - First. Fifth. Sixth. and
Eleventh.
Mlssouri-Tenth. Eleventh, and Twelfth.
North Carolina-First. Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. and
Eighth.
ohIo-Third. Sixth. Tenth, and Thir-
teenth
Oklahoma-Third, Fourth. and Fifth
Tennessee - Second, Third. Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth.
Virginia-First. Second. Third, Fourth.
Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. and Eighth.
Alaska-Two delegates.
Arizona, two delegates, anG Pennsyl-
vania, one delegate from the Twenty
first district.
The entire delegations from Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas. like that Of Ala
bama. are contested.
Seek Federal Patronage.
Primarily these Republican delegates
from the Democratic bailiwicks are use
full in determining a Republican Presiden-
tial nomination. and second. the winners
will handle the Federal patronage Of a
Republican national administration. II one
is to score a victory on November next
In no Republican national convention
since 1892 have there been so many Fed
eral ofhceholders as delegates as In the
convention. This fact in 1892
led to a prodigious scandal, and was one
OF the causes for the defeat OF Harrison
for reelection. These contests which are
TO take up the time OF the national COM
mittee until the eve OF the convention.
are political fracases between Federal
ofTiceholders and would-be Federal Office
holders.
The subcommittee OF the national COM
mittee decided to-day upon a plan Of pro-
cedure. The national committee beginning
is 10 SIT from 10 o'clock in the morning
until in the evening, with a brief spell
FOR lunch. until the contests are out OF
the way. and the winners placed on the
temporary roll OF the conventions. The
fights are then 10 be gone all over again
before the committee on credentials, Sc
lected by the temporary organization Of
the convention. Whether the Republican
has been materially toughened
since the days OF 1892 is one Of the debat-
able questions Of the present hour.
Believes I'm Fair Play.
Harry s. New, chairman OF the Republi-
can National Committee, said to-day; II
believe from my heart that these contests
are to be adjudicated fairly and impair
TALLY. that all arguments for and against
are to receive just verdlcts at the hands
of the national committee"
The national committee, in December
last was a Roosevelt committee: and yet
according to a very general comment to-
day, Il Is now more Of a Taft committee,
and yet that may be putting 1t too strong
ly. II is not exactly a Taft committee
for It Is inclined to resent marked inter-
ference from either President Roosevelt
or Secretary Taft, but In pinch il would
do more for Taft than Roosevelt, on the
theory that the Republicans of the nation
must be saved from another four years of
Roosevelt.
Still. wherever one wandered to-day
he heard constantly the fear OF a STAN
Deue lot Roosevelt 10 De engineered by
clique OF the Federal oficeholders who
are delegates TO the convention. There are
between 300 and 400 Of them-a powerful
contingent in a convention which num-
bers but $50 delegates.
Want Another Defamation.
The Taft people have expected for
month and more some expression from
the President, but on the best informa-
ton they have up to this time they
had to be content with q sort Of alleged
comforting sent by the President to
United States Judge Dayton, of West
When George F. Teter, OF Phillippi, w.
Va, q delegate-at-large. and w. c. Cur
in. delegate for the Fourth district for
the State, snapped the traces which bound
them to Taft a,nd came out for Roosevelt
he Taft contingent became alarmed. The
President was implored 10 come 70 the
rescue, and he thereupOn sent a. letter
10 Judge Dayton. whom ne had appointed.
to the judge that he keep
Teter and Curtin in line for Taft" That
was all
With the opinion almost universal that
The average Taft delegate to this conven-
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