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n the Credentials Committed
Does Not Undo the Nation
al Committees Work
his DELEGATES NUMBER 500
Work on Contests To Be Completed
Friday Sight
Foraker II Given a Few Half Votes In
Ohio Credentials Committees
Report To Be Ready Next
Thursday.

The Republican national committee
at Chicago Wednesday decided contests
in the cases OF two sets Of delegates-at.
large. and fourteen districts, the net
result being that thirty-three full AMI
two one-half votes were added 10 the
number already possessed by Taft, anil
two ne-half votes were given TO Sena.
tor Foraker The committee had yet
90 consider contests at-large In four
states. and total OF thlrty-eight dis
trict contests and two from the terri
tories. involving total Of ninety-four
votes. Previously the number Of Tart.
Instructed delegates was 3S7, The
work OF the committee as far as II has
progressed has given him III addition.
al votes. or a total OF sol on the tempo
rary rollcall.
Ohio the Center of Interest
The chief interest Of the day cen
tered In the Ohio contests. of which
there were four-in the Third. Sixth.
Tenth and Thirteenth districts. Tart
was given the delegates In the Third,
Tenth and fifteenth districts. ana in
the sixth district both delegations were
seated with half vote each. The For
aker men made strong fight IN this
district because Il was the old home
OF the senator aud they were anxious
20 secure IFS votes for him The giving
OF these half votes 10 Foraker was i
concession. ns the Taft faction in the
district has been recognized for the
last four years as regular" The mn.
tion 10 divide the delegation between
the Taft and Foraker men came from
senator Lodge nnd was carried with
ont strenuous opposition. The contest
in the Third and Tenth districts were
based upon fractional fights. both sides
70 the disputes being instructed for
TAFT. In the rhirteenth district the ac-
ton OF The Taft delegates IN holding 4
convention Of their own was sustained,
and they were seated.
Record Of the Days Work.
The days proceedings opened with
the hearing OF contests from the Elcy
enth ana Twelfth Missouri districts
after these coming tic North Carolina
contests Ohio followed North Caro-.
lima aud then came South Carolina.
! where only one contest that 81 the
MISUNDERSTANDING was heard This
went 70 Taft by default ana the hear
ing Of the cases from the First and
Firth South Carolina districts were
passed until today
1t Is the hope Of the national com
mlttee that Il win be able 10 finish ITS
work hy Friday night To this end
the members are making every posi-.
bile effort 20 induce the warning fac
ltlons 10 consent 20 the consolidation
OF their eases Much important work
Is slated for the committee on Satur-
day and Monday. and II IL earnestly
desired that the hearings be over In
ample time 10 allow sufficient atten-
tlon 70 he paid 10 these matters With
the end or the laliors OF the national
committee fairly well IN sight Discus.
sion turned 10 the possible makeup OF
the credentials committee OF the con.
,ventlon, Is which many or the con.
tests VIII probably be appealed The
talk conferred largely around Harry VI.
Dnugherty. OF Columbus, O., who tIias
arrived IN the city
May Be Committee Chairman.
Daugherty Is slated for the cred1n
tials committee from his state. and 4
was general gossip that he may Id
chosen chairman OF the committee
when II Is made up next Tuesday.
Daugherty did not deny that such a
sequence % events was possible, and
freely discussed the probable work OF
the committee. ~ don't believe that
the credenUalscommittee VIII be ready
10 report - the convention before
Thursday. June u.s." said Daugherty
He added that he would also oppose
all-nlght sessions. or continuous SEES.
sessions I'm relays, but was quite Ger.
tain that the report would be ready
Thursday morning.
There IL a sudden cessation OF ac.
tivlty< Regarding the vice presidential
situation. 1hls.is largely due 10 the an.
nounccnent nAde by Frank II. Hitch.
cock that the Taft forces would not
take part IN any campaign for the see
ond place op the ticket. The Leaders
OF the "ailles" adopted the attitude
that IL had not bAen customary for the
party 10 consider the Vice presidency
until after the first place on the ticket
has been filed what discussion was
heard conferred largely about Senator
Doliver and Secretary Cortclyou.