Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-12
SEAT CONTESTS
Republicans al Chicago Bave Had LoDq and Busy Session
 Strengthening Out Affairs
NEW WILL GIVE BADGES

Chicago, June 12-The long drawn
 out series of contests for seats in the l republican national convention which was waged before the national com
 mittee of the party was expected to end to-day. At least that was the prospect which the schedule of events
 held out and as the committee thus l far has been able to work close to | the time limits set for the various
 cases there was little doubt but that
 tonight would see the last of the con- tests decided and the way cleared for r the final arrangements for the big gathering next week.
 The first cases to be considered to- day came from seven districts in
 Texas. All other cases in that state
 were disposed of yesterday. The un-
 derstanding was last night that two
 of the remaining district disputes were to be withdrawn and that the
 other five were to be consolidated. When these had been heard and voted
 upon the committee was to turn to Virginia where other consultations
 were expected and then would come Alaska, Arizona and Oklahoma. When all these had been argued the long list which originally confronted the committee would have been wiped out
 Whether the closing hours of the committees work would witness more compromises was a fruitful subject of discussion early to-day. The mem
 bers of the national body showed a disposition yesterday to consider local conditions In some of the districts, notably the eighth Tennessee where both factions of the party received
 recognition with a split vote the idea being that the organization there might thereby be induced to
 work in harmony in an effort to defeatNthe present democratic con- gressman.
 A similar condition was reported to exist in some of the Virginia dis tricts and 1t was freely predicted about the hotel corridors to-day that there would be compromises in that state also.
 Despite the action of the commit tee which has already resulted in the seating of at least 539 delegates fla vorable to Taft, there was revival of presidential blooms" to-day. The friends of Governor Hughes of New
 York showed especial activity, the re- suit of the fight in the legislature of that state over the governors anti betting measure being the lever which they are already using to ad- vance his cause among the delegates already in the city.
 "The passage of the governors anti-betting bill means simply that there is almost nothing now remain ing to make him desire another term as governor of our state" said A. B. Humphrey. manager of the Hughes headquarters here. "The argument had been advanced that the party needed him more in New York than in the country at large. This was based largely upon the allegation that he had been unable to complete his legislative programme in New York. Now, however, that objection has been removed and the result can not help but be beneficial to his cause besore the national conven- tion."
 The first caucuses of state delega- tions were held to-day. The Louis- iana representatives met last night and completed part of their work by selecting Pearl Wight as national committeeman and by naming chairman and secretary of the state central committee This afternoon the member of the delegation who will serve on the credentials. resolu- tions, organization and nominations committees was to be chosen.
 The Mississippi representatives were also to clear up this part of their work. L. NJ. Mosely was thought likely to succeed himself as national committeeman but the makeup of the rest of the caucus ticket was in doubt
 Harry s. New. chairman of the na- tional committee. expected to take of the close of the commit tees work on contests to clear up a bit of the routine work which de- wolves upon him. He announced to- day that he would distribute tickets and badges to the national commit ! teemen who would in turn provide each delegate and alternate with the | means of gaining admission to the l hall.