New-York tribune., 1908-06-11
THIRTY-F0UR MORE
VOTES FOR MIR. TAFT
MR. FOR1kER GETS TWO
MEN And ONE VOTE.
Hughes Contestants from Missouri
Lose-Cannon and Others
Urge Harmony.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune J


Chicago June 1O.-Secretary Taft gained
thirty-four votes as result Of the delibera-
tions of the national committee to-day ana
Senator Foraker got one delegate or the terl-
porary roll or. be more exact. Mr- Taft go,
thirty-five delegates with thirtyfoUr votes and
Mr. Foraker two delegates with one vote be-
tween them. This came as a result of COM
promise in the 9th Ohio District. from whieh
two Taft delegates and two Foraker delegates
seated. with one-hah vote each on the
motion of Senator Lodge.
In explaining his motion Senator Lodge sara
that 1t was impossible determine with ex-
actness which delegation should be seatsd
while the titles of both contained flaws. and tee
case appealed TO him one where substantiai
Justice could be effected by seating all four
delegates with vne-half vote each That TINS
view was concurred in By the entire committees
was shown by the fact that the vote was unani-
nous.
The Taft delegates from the 1fth and i2th
Missouri districts we're placed the tenn
porarv roll Their opponents were instructed for
Governor Hughes. A b Humphreys. secretary
of the Hughes League. appeared before the
national committee in the interests OF MI
Hughes and when the hearing was over SEN
ator Scott. Of West Virginia. moved that ooeh
delegations be seated. with half vote each The
motion was defeated by rising vote of 81 TO
Il,
division This deprves Governor Hughes OF his
on!y delegates other than the ffty-hve from
New York Mr. Humphreys said later that ne
would carry the case before the COMMITTEES on
credentials
The contestants from the 1st 70 the Sth Nor'n
Carolina district inclusive. and the delegates
at-;arse from t:lat state did not appear oeloro
tr, COMMITTEES but were represented oy Sera-
~, DICKS law PARTNER Mr. Bryan, and an ILL
fI1er
made any legal argument. but each delivered
what member of the COMMITTEES described as
''harangue' the negro question As soon
as thew had closed their remarks the committees
seated The. Taft delegates without divlslon
members saying later that the contestants hau
absolutely no case. Taft delegates were also
seated from the Sd. 10th and 18th Ohio dlstrlc,s
and the compromise above outlined vas MADE IN
the 9Th Ohio. In the case of south Carohna
the four Taft delegates-at-large were seated
without division. the two district contests from
that state going over until Tomorrow senator
Psrrose withdrew the protest against Lewis
Emery ir of the 2Tth District of PENNSYLVANIA,
who had declared that although instructed for
Knox he would vote for Taft. II is expected
that Mr. Emery will vote with his delegation for
the PennsyIyanfa Senator. Representative Burke
later gave out a statement saying that every
county in Mr.. Emerys district had protested
against his abandoning Pennsylvania's favortte
son.
ADDITIONS TO TAFT COLUMN
The additional alterations in The Tribunes
ia BILE as a result Of the work Of the COMMITTEES
to date are as follows: Added to the Taft COL
umn ere six votes from Missouri. one from Ohio
and four from South Carolina To these should
be added six votes from New Hampshire, the
delegates having declared for Taft since Tho
Tribunes table was prepared. making the total
Taft vote. according TO The Tribunes estimate.
6f1 while the Hughes vote is reduced TO % and
the Foraker vote to 8. 1t is estimated by a
member of the committee that it will require two
more days TO complete its work.
Charles Nagle. who will succeed Thomas j.
Atkins national committeeman from Missouri.
arrived in Chicago to-day and will sit with the
committee during the remainder of its sessions
as Mr.. Aktnss proxy. the latter being compelled
to leave the city. Mr.. Nagle said this evening:
The prospects for Republican success in Mis-
souri, wers never brighter. We going to
have exceptionally strong candidate in the
person OF Secretary Taft, who Will be the party
nominee and who will be enthusiastically sup
porte: by the people ot our state Then. too.
we will have in the person Of Herbert s Hadley
the strongest candidate for Governor we have
had in years So. you see. have good reasons
for nv belief that will carry Missouri for the
Republican t:>ket in November"
Senator Cullom -~ac;icaliy admitted TO inh-
mate friends this evening that he appreciated
that the fight for the nomination over and
that Secretary Taft WOULD re the party standard
bearer He said. however. that he did not think
II would be right or fair or honorable TO attempt
to divert the Illinois delegation from les pledged
purpose 20 present the name of Speaker Cannon
and to cast its vote for him.
Senator ('UlIOu also expressed himself IN
favor of the Choate plank guaranteeing the in
dependence Of the judiciary for the platform
TAFT FOR OHIO TARIFF PLANK.
In the discussion OF the platform TO-DAY it de-
veloped that the Ohio tariff plank written
by Secretary Taft himself and that he strongly
advocated its adoption. although he had no OBJ
lection TO the addition of the maximum and min
imum provision which Speaker Cannon advo-
Gates 1t IS entirely likely that there vii! de-
velop difference of opinion b tween the Sec
retary and the Speaker as to how this plank
should be carried into effect but there seems TO
be complete harmony to its phrasins.
Secretary Taft is further understood to favor
a plank advocating legislation looking 10 the
Limitations Of the railroads engaged in inter
state commerce in their issues OF stocks and
bonds This proposition. which is dear 20 thu
heart Of the President. is TO require the roads
satisfy the Interstate Commerce Commission Ot
the necessity Of increase Of their securities
and 10 bind the directors 10 swear that tho
funds so raised have been expended in accord
ance with the purpose for which they were pro-
cured II is possible that there will be some
friction over this proposed plank which is held
by some eminent lawyers 10 be unconstitutional
Another plank which the President and Sec
1etary Taft wish 10 have adopted would provide
for the establishment OF postal savings banks