Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-07
Contestants Nearly! Have Per.
sOnal Encounter in Com
mittee Room
Senator Crane Admits Taft's
Nomination on First
Ballot

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= Chicago, Ill, June 6.-Six- :
I: teen more delegates were added !:
: to the temporary roll call Of the :
= Republican national convention :.
: as a result Of the determination =
!. of the contests from Florida and :
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The opposition to Taft failed to
score and the slate was wiped clean
( in favor of the delegates instructed
for the secretary Of war. One Flor
ida district, the Third, and three
Georgia districts, the First, Second
and Third, were passed over until
Mondy because representatives of
the anti-Taft delegates were not
ready to proceed. Counsel for the
delegations instructed for Secretary
Taft moved postponement and an
nounced that they did not desire to
take ..snap judgment"
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"A vigorous use OF the gayel 4
!: by Chairman New and the inter
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g Florida state contest.
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The proceedings were enliVened al
SO, by the assertion that Represen-
tative Butler Ames Of Massac hussets,
who is said to have engineered the
anti-Taft fight in Florida, was re-
sponsible for the use OF the alleged
forged tickets Of admission to the
state convention hall.
A Sensation.
This charge was made IN the form
OF an admission by the former Unit.
ed States district attorney, ]. B.
Stripping, one OF the anti-Taft con-
testants, who spoke in opposition to
the seating Of the Taft delegations.
It created a distinct sensation. The
claim that the forged tickets had
been used for the purpose Of pack
ing the convention hall had been
made by Henry s. Chubb, state chair.
man and one Of the delegates at large
instructed to vote for the nomination
Of Secretary Taft. When Mr.. Strip
ling Of the opposing delegation, who
favored the nomination Of Senator
Foraker, arose to reply his attention
was directed to the charge by Frank
s. Streeter Of New Hampshire.
"The charge has been made that
forged tickets were used by your
supporters in gaining admission to
the convention" said Mr.. Streeter
and he followed the statement with
the direct question: DO you know
where the tickets came from and how
they came to be used ~ Mr.. Strip
4 ling did not reply until he was re
minded by Mr.. streeter that his re
ply was awaited.
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Il am under the impression that
they were obtained at the sugges.
ton Of Butler Ames who was then IN
St. Augustine said Mr.. STRIPPING
He was not questioned further.
Representative Ames was In Flor.
ida as well as IN several other
southern. states prior to the conven,
tion held to name delegates to the
national convention. In connection
with the charge that forged tickets
we're used in Florida there was made
public today story Of the printing
of these tickets over which the con
/ troyersy has arisen. It appears tina
the original tickets were printed ii
Jacksonville at the direction OF State
Chairman Chuhb. after he had sec
ured the tickets, It Is said that thu
people opposed tothe Coombs-C hubl
7 faction visited the same printing
shop and said that Mr.. Chubb wantet