New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
DELEGATES WILL HAVE
HALF Il VOTE EACH.
Party IN That State To Be Reorgan-
lied as Com promise ResuIt-Taft
Wins Other Contests.
[Bv Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

interests of the Secretary of War. BY the terms
of this compromise the Taft and the Cohen dele
gates from Louisiana are all placed on the tenn
pOrary roll Of the convention with one-half
vote each. All the members Of both delegations
certain to vote for Mr.. Taft. the reorganiza-
ton of the party in Louisiana by COMMITTEES
composed of three members of the incoming na-
tionaI committee, including the chairman, is as
sured, and Pearl Wight the present national
committeeman. is assured OF reelection for the
coming four years. Incidentally. moreover, the
settlement Of all remaining contests absolutely
their merits is assured and in the estimation
of Mr.. Hitchcock and Ormsby McHarg this in
sures the seating of every contested Taft dele
gate, with the possible exception Of two from
district in Ohio.
After perfecting this compromise. which in
sures to Secretary Taft Louisiana's eighteen
votes. the national committee proceeded to place
on the temporary roll the Taft delegates from
the Sd. 4th. 9Th. 9th 9Th and Sth districts OF
Mississippi and the Taft delegates from the 10Th
Missouri District. This is the only Missouri dis
trict regarding which there has been much
doubt The contesting delegates were unin-
structed. Under keen ross-examination. con-
Quoted by Senators Lodge and Fulton the at
torney for the contestants went all to pieces.
Senator Lodge said again this evening that
there had not yet been presented for the consid-
Grafton of the committee single contest where
there was the slightest question as to the dele
gates elected, and in every instance the Taft
delegates had been those regularly chosen OF
course. in the of Louisiana there a
question OF politics involved The Taft dele
cation included seven negroes. but the impress
sion had become general that this the
Lily White faction that it believed TO
be the part of wisdom to seat all the delegates
and then take steps to make impossible re-
currence of the contests which have plagued
the national committee in dealing with this
state for some time past
wARMOTH MAY CARRY CASE FURTHER
Unfortunately, Ex-Governor Warmoth. chair
man of the Taft delegation from Louisiana.
having been assured that his delegation had
good legal title TO the eighteen votes ac-
corded the state. refuses absolutely TO accept
the compromise and declares he will take the
case to the committee credentials 1t is be-
Iieved, however that he will think better OF it
Lefore the convention meets. especially as there
is not the slightest chance that the credentials
committee would reverse the work of the ma
tionaI committee. and in view Of the fact that
this compromise promises to prove of the Ut
most value to the party a whole There seems
to be little doubt that the Warmoth faction has
been talking injudiciously Of its being the white
mans party in the state and that its own in
dfscretions paved the way for the decision OF
to-day.
The consideration of the Louisiana case was
attended with considerable interest. Cecil Lyons.
who was opposed TO any compromise whatever.
moved that the Taft delegates be seated and got
twenty votes for his motion. against thirty
opposed When the contest was closed. the
chairman. Harry New. called Senator Lodge TO
the chair and from the floor put motion carry
ing with it the provision that the action of the
committee was not be understood as recos-
nizing either faction in Louisiana and providing
the method of reorganization that method in
Guiding the selection of a national committee
man ty the chairman Of the incoming national
committee Following the adoption OF this mo-
tfon Mr. stevenson moved that the chairman Of
the incoming national committee be instructed
to appoint Pearl Wight as national committee
man. and that closed the case
While the compromise was Gctng considered q
recess of twenty minutes taken. during
which Frank H Hitchcock called up Secretary
Taft on the long distance telephone and submit
ted the proposition him Mr. Taft approved
Of the arrangement as put through
HEPBURN AROUSED TO WRATH
Another incident of the compromise proceed.
fngs consisted OF chance remark Of Orrnsby
NcHarg attorney for the Taft delegates. which
stirred Senator Hepburn to ilI-cOnceaIed wrath
Mr. McHarg happened to remark that he had
been through the South at the request Of the
future President of the United States. and that
Mr. Taft's friends insisted the seating OF the
Warmoth delegation, as the legal right all
on their side. Mr.. Hepburn became almost
apopleptic in his denunciation OF what he
termed an effort to intimidate the committee
Senator Lodge defended Mr.. McHarg. and that
aroused the ire of Senator Scott. OF West Vir-
einia who Numbered against MCHarg's ''impu-
dent brow beating" Senators Hepburn and Scott
have been on the losing side in the Considera-
tions OF the committee and the time had como
when some explosion was inevitable Once over.
however il left the atmosphere clear as a sum
n,er thunder shower does. and after that all was
calm and peaceful When the calm was COM
pIete Chairman New. being called from the hall.
asked Judson ". Lyons. Of Georgia, the only
negro member of the committee. TO take the
g air. and Mr.. Lyons presided over the body
with ability and dignity throughout the
matnder Of the afternoon
THIRTY-TwO MORE FOR TAFT.
The work OF the national committee thus far
changes The Tribune's table by transferring
+birtv-tvo delegates from the uncommitted col
,,n,r 10 the Tat column but to bring the table
,,n ~ date as far down the column as the na-
ttona1 committee has thus far gone. there must
also be transferred 10 the Taft column fifteen
other delegates which The Tribune listed as un-
committed but who have since pledged them
selves 10 vote for Mr.. Taft ~-ese include four
from Connecticut. six from Maine. three from
Massachusetts and two from Michigan The
twelve from Mississippi who were placed on the
temporary roll to-day. while uninstructed. have
pledged themselves to vote for Taft, as have
Low FARES TO THE AoIRoNoAcNs