Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-13
Finished | ! !:
National Committee Winds
Up Work on the Con
test Gases
Allies viii Play to a Finish
But All Tie Talk Is Of
Vice President

VICE PfeSlQeDl
Chicago, ILL.,, June 12.-Late this
afternoon the Republican national
convention committee completed the
hearings Of all the contests submit
Z ted, and turned its attention to 9TH
er business. It has been in session
for seven days of actual work, and
has decided contests involving 219
seats on temporary roll call.
i ~ : - So : - s.
These contests have been de !:
cided as follows: For Taft, Ala =
bama. ~; Arkansas, Q; Florida, =
: 5; Georgia, %; Kentucky, 81; =
$ Louisiana, IS; Mississippi, 16; =
: North Carolina, 10; Oklahoma, =
8 10; Pennsylvania, Il; South Car !:
= DINA, s; Tennessee, Is; Texas, =
= SO; Virginia, 10; Alaska, q; Ari- :.
4 = iona, b; total, ZIG. :.
: For Foraker: Virginia, 2; =
8 Ohio, 1 total, 8. =.
= AS Taft had 3S7 instructed :.
$ delegates before the national !.
= committee began the hearing Of I:
= contests he will now have total :
!" Of COS delegates on temporary !:
= roll call without taking into con- ::
: sideration any that have either !.
= Endorsed him or declared for s.
= him in any other manner. :.
*s* !: = (: I. = =
The only complete defeat sustain
ed by Taft delegates IN the contests
was in the Fifth Virginia district
where the Foraker delegation was
seated because man was allowed
to act as secretary of the district
convention who had issued a call for
convention in his own county afor
white men only It was believed
by members Of the committee that If
they allowed the delegates from the
convention at which this man had
4 acted as secretary, to be seated in
the national convention it would
place the party in the light Of APP
proving call issued to a portion Of
the voters. For this reason 1t was
decided to seat the contesting For
4 aker delegates.
In Louisiana, Ohio and Tennessee
split delegations were seated, the
entire delegation from Louisiana be
ing considered as one contest. The
action Of the convention In dividing
the Louisiana delegation made NO
difference to the Taft strength mas
much as both factions are for Taft.
Tn Tennessee a division was made
In the Eighth district in response to
urgent appeals of National Commit
teeman Brownlow Of that state, who
asked that 1t be done for the pur-
pose Of healing local differences and
giving the party better chance oi
electing the Republican representa-
tives. The delegation from the Sixth
Ohio district was divided on the evi.
dence submitted.
Outside Of the conclusion of the
contests the most Important develop
Il ment Of the day was the issuance
Z BY the allies of statement IL
which they declared their intention
OF Sticking to finish and In
which they asserted that 1t was Ger.
tain that there will be no nomina
tion on the first ballot. .
The attitude Of the "allies'' as out
lined In this statement was great,
strengthened by the arrival during
the day Of General Stewart L. Wood
ford, Of New York, in charge Of thu
interests Of Governor Hughes. Ont
Of the first things encountered b,
General Woodford on his arrival ii
Chicago, was q strong sentiment Il
couple the names Of Taft ant
Hughes. This, however, Genera
Woodford met with the statemen
that the New York delegation woult
B come here instructed to support Mr.
II Hughes for the presidency and unit
the convention had made It's choic,
there would be no consideration o
Governar Hughes for any place ex
cept the head OF the ticket.
When shown the authoritative stat,
ment from Alabama, that the gov
ernor cannot and will not under an.