The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-17
STEAM ROLLER
STILL WORKING
So Far All Contests Have Been
Decided in Favor of
Taft Delegates.
UPHILL FIGHT OF "ALLIES"
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE is
PACKED AGAINST THEM.

Chicago. June 16.-At midnight the
committee on credentials was still in
session. with every intention of finish
ing its work before adjournment. Six
states, involving sixty-twO delegates,
had been called up to that time, and
in every instance the decision of the
committee had been in favor of the
Taft factions. and sustained the action
taken last week by the national COM
mittee.
The contests heard were those in Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
lucky and Mississippi The bitter fight
in the state of Louisiana was settled
without coming before the credentials
committee The lilly whites" and the
BLACK and tans" held an extended con-
ference late in the day and agreed TO
accept the verdict rendered by the ma
tional committee, which seated both
delegations with half vote each. No
agreement could be reached on the Sc
lectiOns for the various committees, and
IL was decided not TO attempt TO ap-
point members of any of the convention
bodies. Pearl Wight, however, viii re-
tain his seat on the national commit
Tee without opposition.
Strong Taft Majority.
The Taft members of the committee
early showed that they possessed a
strong working capacity. The Opposi-
ton several times attempted TO force
roll calls. which could only be had on
the request of twenty members. At no
time did they show more than six
teen in favor Of such action. The first
vote taken on the. seating of the Taft
delegates i'm Alabama was 80 TO Z in
favor of the Taft delegates, and the
others showed about that division of
strength.
Although outnumbered in the COM
mittee, the allies" announced that they
would continue their contests and would
carry every one of their fights to the
floor OF the convention before they
would accept final defeat
Much i'll feeling was shown between
the contesting delegations throughout
the night. The members of the oppos-
ing forces in the First Kentucky dis
quency. and angry disputes between
counsel were frequent
Fulton of Oregon Chairman.
Ii had been expected there would be
opposition to the selection of Senator
w. w. Fulton as chairman, but when
his name was proposed no other was
suggested. The selection of Mr. Fulton
was unanimous.
A r. Smith of New York was elect
ed temporary secretary, although he is
not a member of the committee. After
the selection of Mr.. Fulton. who is
known TO be prO-Taft and who sat as a
member Of the national committee in
hearing contests. methods of procedure
were discussed. by the committee.
AS soon as a decision 10 hear the
contests was announced by the COM
mittee, counsel representing Cannon,
Fairbanks, Hughes and Foraker sub
mitted statement showing that they
purpose TO submit cases involving 10
seats, as follows:
Alabama. at large and all congress
siOnal districts, % delegates; Arkansas,
Fifth district. delegates; Georgia,
First and Third districts, delegates;
Kentucky. First. Fifth. Sixth and Elev-
enth districts, 5 delegates; Mississippi.
delegates at large and Third, Fifth and
Eighth districts. 10 delegates; Missouri,
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth districts,
6 delegates; Ohio, Thirteenth district, 2
delegates; Tennessee delegation at large
and Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,