The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-08
[HE ANTI-TAFT|TES WITHDRAW THREAT Will Not Bolt National Commit
 tee At Chicago WILL APPEAL CONTESTS Saturday Nights Statement of ln- tended Bolt Seems to Have Been Put Out for Purpose of
 Sounding the Public.
WILL APPEAL CONTESTS

Chicago, June 7.-Representatives of the 'alies'' tonight recalled their statement that they will bolt the republican na- tional committee so far as evidence to support the claims of anti-Taft delega- tions from southern states is concerned. There is evidence that the announcement made last night upon the authority Of Representative Francis Burke, manager for Senator Knox, after he had been in conference with Senator Heminway of Indiana. Joseph B. Healing of Indiana and others interfered with the campaign being waged by the allies created dis sension
 Some of the other spokesmen for the "allies" declared the announcement to be ill-advised and they busted themselves today to counteract it's effect. After numerous conferences the following, which was headed a Statement From the Allies" was issued:
 Upon the authority of the representa- lives of all the presidential candidates other than Secretary of War Taft, it was announced today that they would con- tinue to present their side of the contest ed delegate cases to the national com- mittee. The decision of the national com mittee will not be taken as final by the candidates known as the allies but an appeal will be taken in cases where it is believed injustice has been done, first to the committee on credentials and later to the convention itself.
 "The determination of the representa-
 
 sentation of their side of the contests to the national committee will not be as an indication that they approved of the manner in which these contests have been decided But, in order to be in the position to present all of the cases in proper form to the committee on creden- tials, it is deemed advisable to comply with the form of procedure laid down by the national committee.
 Tt is the firm determination of the rep resentatives of the allies to first give the national committee an opportunity to consider all the contests on their merits. :"
 To Test Sentiment.
 It is generally believed that the an- nouncement made last night was de- signed to test public sentiment, and to influence the Taft forces to compromise proposition submitted to the committee yesterday just prior to the adjournment. That the effect was not what the allies expected was admitted today by a num- Der of men who had knowledge of the ,en- tire proceedings. Senator Crane of Mas sachusetts, who has been recognized as one of the chief advisers of the anti Taft movement, said today that the an nouncement should not have been made. Senator Heminway characterized the story that the allies had decided to bolt as 'bolt authorized.''
 Mr. Healing was not so emphatic, but he intimated that somebody had been dreaming" A. B. Humphreys, the Hughes manager, said that he had not attended the conference, but that he had Managers for Speaker Cannon and Sem ator Lafollette and Foraker were not parties to the announcement.
 It became known today that the ad- journment of the national committee yes- terday was largely in the nature of a. / diplomatic proceeding. It had been sug- eested to Senator Lodge, an ardent SUD- rorter of Taft, that inasmuch as the nomination of Taft on the first ballot seemed probable, that the remainder of the contests should be settled on har- mony basis. Among those who urged this plan were Chairman New, Secretary De- yer. Committeeman Mulvane of Kansas, Hart of Iowa. Crane of Massachusetts, Scott of West Virginia, Ward of New York, Heyburn of Idaho, Brownlow of Tennessee and Scott of Alabama 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 H.