Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-12
MAY FINISH TODAY
National Committee NearS
Last of the Contests.
KEEPING NEAR SCHEDULE
All the Taft Delegates From Texas
Seated.
DISCUSSING VIRGINIA CASES
Maj Bryan, for the Anti-Taft Con-
testants, Withdraws Opposition
as to Delegates at Large.
KEEPING NEAR SCHEDULE
DISCUSSING VIRGINIA CASES

CHICAGO June 12.-Tonight will see
the end of the long-draWn-out series of
contests waged before the republican,
national committee for seats in the ma
tional convention. At least that was the
prospect which the schedule of events to-
day held out, and as the committee thus
far has been able to work close to the
time limits set for the various cases
there was little doubt that tonight would
see the last of the contests decided and
the way cleared for the final arrange
ments for the big gathering next week.
Contrary to general expectations. the
contests in the second and twelfth Texas
districts We're not dropped today. but
went before the committee for a hearing
along with the other five districts.
The Baum faction, whose delegates are
generally supposed to favor the nomina-
ton of Vice President Fairbanks, were
given first opportunity To present their
case. Mr. Bailey. one of the counsel for
the Baum delegates addressed the COM
mttee. speaking Tor the delegates from
the first, second, seventh eighth, tenth,
eleventh and twelfth districts. He occu-
pied the time of the committee for the
twenty minutes which had been allotted
10 him. and was followed by H. A. Ma
cauley. who spoke for the Baum delegates
in the second. fifth and twelfth districts.
The committee decided in favor of the
Lyon delegates i'll all the seven districts
considered today. National Committee
man Lyon represented the Taft delegates
in AL of the contests. This gives Taft a
clean sweep of the state on the temporary
roll call. The arguments for the anti
Taft people in the first. eighth, tenth and
Bailey In the second, fifth and twelfth
districts the anti-Taft people were repre-
sented by y. J. Macauey.
The Virginia Contests.
The state of Virginia was called imme-
diately following the decision in Texas.
The contests here are for delegates at
large and in the first to eighth districts,
inclusive. The at-large contest was first
taken up, it being generally understood
that all of the district contests, with the
exception of those from the fifth and sew
enth, would be heard at the same time.
| The race question the underlying
cause in all of the Virginia contests.
! d. Lawrence GrOner of Norfolk. who
made the opening argument for the Ia1l
people. said that the representation OF
the negroes in Virginia on the TAFT dele-
CATION is fully proportiOnate to the numpei
| of negro voters in the state.
He asserted that only about 5000 ne
groes We're entitled to vote under the laws
| of Virginia. and that of these only De
tween 5000 and 1000 have properly quail
| fled.
| Mai. r. &. Bryan of Ohio made the az
| gument for the anti-Taft delegates. lie
! said. before entering the committee room
! that he did not regard the case or ms
! clients who favor Senator Foraker fol
the presidency, as being particularly
strong Maj. Bryan. on his appearance
before the national committee. announced
that he would withdraw the contest
against the Taft delegates at large there
being no evidence. and uone of the pro
| testing delegates having put In an ap
| pearance.
| The first. second, third, fourth. slxtf
/ and eighth district contests were thei
consolidated. twenty minutes being eiVel
, to each side for arguments. MI Grohe'
opened for the Taft delegates
hale Delegation Wins
| The hearing of the contests from Ten
nessee occupied by far the greater part o
yesterday. each side being allowed two
hours for presentation of evidence ana ar
guments. The result was that the Haze
| cTafU men were seated in all but thf