The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-11
TAFT WINS THREE
OHIO DISTRICTS S!
Republican Committee De.
cides Contests Giving War
Secretary 80 Votes.
MAY OFFER HUGHES
SECOND PLACE
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Rumored That New Yorker Will
Not Allow His Name Presented.
Temporary Roll Gives Taft
5o4 Votcs-Nccessary
to Elect Only
4or.

IIICAGO. ILL, juno 1O.--Contests
in two States at large and In
fourteen districts were decided
" to-day by the Republican Ma
tional Committee, the net re-
suit being that thrty-three full votes
and two half votes were added to the
number already accredited to william
II. Taft, and that two half votes were
given to Senator Joseph B. Foraker.
The committee has yet to consider
contests at large in four. States, and a
total OF thirty eight district contests,
and two from the territories, involving
a total of ninetyfour votes, Before
the meeting OF the committee the num-
Der OF delegates instructed for Taft.
was 3S7.
The work of the committee, as far
as 1t has progressed has given him III
additional votes, or total OF 504 on
the temporary roll call. The. number
OF votes necessary to elect is 491.
Foraker Loses In Ohio.
The chief interest OF the day centred
in the Ohio contests. Of which there
We're four, namely. in the Third, the
SIXTH the Tenth and the Thirteenth
Districts. Taft got the delegates in
the Third. the Tenth and the Thir-
teenth Districts, and in the Sixth Dis
trict both delegations were seated with
half a vote to each man.
The Foraker men made strong fight
In this district because it was the old
home OF the Senator. The Foraker
delegates are Mark Shoup. OF Xenia.
and II. L. Gilchrist. OF Lebanon. while
the Taft men are II. NJ. Brown, of Hills
boro. and Charles J. Hid debrandt, of
Wilmington. The latter faction has
been recognized for the last four years
as regular.
The motion to divide the delegation
between the Taft and Foraker men in
the Sixth District came from Senator
lodge Of MASSACHUSETTS,, and was car
i1ed without strenuous opposition.
Taft Delegates SustaIned.
The contests In the Third and the
Tenth Districts We're based on factionaI
fights. both sides to. the disputes being
Instructed for Taft.
In the Thirteenth District the action
of the Taft delegates In holding con-
yention, OF their own was sustained,
and they. were placed on the temporary
roll call. The days proceedings opened
with the hearing of contests from the
Eleventh and Twelfth Missouri Dis
tricts, after these coming the North
Carolina contests. which We're over the
delegates at large, and those OF seven
separately, Ohio following North Caro-
lima; and then came South Carolina,
where only one contest. that OF the
delegates at large, was heard. They
went to Taft by default, and the hear,
ing Of the cases from the First and
the Fifth South Carolina Districts were
passed until tomorrow.
1t is the hope OF the national COM
5mittee that it will be able to finish
its work by Friday night.
To this end the members are making
every possible effort to induce the
warning factions to consent to the con-
solidation OF cases. Much important
work Is slated for the committee on
Saturday and Monday, and It is earn
estly desired that the hearings be over
in ample time to allow sufficient at
tention to be paid to these matters.
Credcntfal Committee.
Discussion turned to-day to the pos.
sible composition Of the credential
committee Of the convention, to which
many of the contests will probably be
appealed. The talk centred largely
around Harry NJ. Daugherty, OF Colunl-
bus, O.. who arrived to-day Mr.. sDaugh-
erty is slated for the crendential COM
mittee from his State, and he may be.
chosen chairman Of the committee
when 1t is made up next Tuesday.
"I don't believe that the credentials
the convention before Thursday, June
18th" said Mr.. Daugherty.
1t Is certain that the report will be
handed to the Convention Thursday
morning. In that case tho delegates
will be ablerto proceed with the nomi-
nations. and should be able to complete
the work before adjournment on that
day. thus carrying out the original pros
gram for the convention. The Ohio
delegation. 1t was announced. will reach
Chicago on Sunday and will be called
into caucus Monday afternoon. at that
time Mr.. DaughertS will be proposed
as u member OF the credentials com-
mittee, andsit is also on the slate that
Wade Ellis. sAttorney-G OF Ohio,
will be named as member OF the re-
solutions committee, Mr.. Ellis left
Washington last night, but stopped Mt
Columbus, where. according to reports
he met Senator Hopkins OF Iflionois.
who yesterday discussed tho platform
question with Speaker Cannon. 1t was
said to-day that Mr.. Ellis ana Senator
Hopkins have been demonstration res
garding the platform for several days,
For Second Place.
There was a sudden cessation Of ac-
dental situation. This was largely.
due to the announcement made by.
Frank II. Hitchcock that the Taft
forces would not take part in any cam
lpaign for tho second place on the
ticket. The leaders OF the "allies"s
adopted the attitude that It had not
been customary for the party. to cons
slider the vice. e-presidency 4unttl after
the first place on the ticket had been
|Efilled. and that there was no present
reason to depart from this precedent.
What discussion was heard centred;
largely about Senator; polliyer, OF Iowa.
and Secretary Cortelyou. 5s
La Fayetta ~ oung, one OF the dele
Igates-at-large from Iowa, " to- lay said
THAT tile friendssof Senator Do liver IN
Ithis5own State. were no u an Gus 10 see
him leave the ran ks itt he Senator's,
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