Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-10
Delegates Continue to be Given
0hioan With the Greatest
Regularity.
NEW SAYS IT'S RIGHT
National Chairman Takes 0cca-
sion to Deny "Riding
Rough Shod.'

Chicago, June 1O-The republican
national committee resumed its hear
ing of contests today, taking up first
it's fight in the Eleventh Missouri dis
trict. The Missouri contests are be-
tween Hughes and Taft delegations.
And if all of them are decided in favor
of Taft Hughes will lose the greater
part of his instructed delegates outside
of the state of New York
Consolidate Two Cases.
After calling the Eleventh Missouri
district, it was decided to consolidate
the case with that of the Twelfth dis
trict. Twenty-Five minutes was given
eacb sic for the presentation of evil
dence.
For Taft, of Course.
The decision in the consolidated
case of the Eleventh and Twelfth dis
tricts was in favor of the Taft delega-
tions. They were ordered seated
Scott of West Virginia offered a, motion
providing both delegations be seated
with half vote each, which was de-
feated 81 to IL. Aiken of Missouri Of
fered motion seating both Taft del
egations, and this carried without di-
vision.
Denies Rough shed work.
After the decision in the cases had
been declared, Chairman New, in dis
cussing the work of the committee
with a number of newspaper men
said: know it has been charged
the Taft people on the committee
have been riding rough shod over ey-
erything. | want to say, however, all
contests settled by the committee have
been decided strictly on their merits
and ON the evidence presented. There
has been no rough riding over any
Eody'
Same Results In North Carolina.
The decision of the committee in
the contest for delegates at large
from North Carolina was in favor of
the Taft faction.
All for Taft.
Contests in the First, Second, Third,
Fourth Fifth and Sixth North Caro-
lima districts were also decided in IA
vor of Taft delegates.
Nearly Half Finished.
Chicago, June 10.-After working for
four days and with five additional days
yet to come before the meeting of the
convention, the republican national
committee adjourned late yesterday
with two-fifths of its contests decided.
This is based on the actual number of
contests filed, 60 having yet to be
heard from while Al had been settled
The committee decided 16 contests, af.
fecting SO delegates. OF these 27 are
Taft men, and the remaining nine, all
of whom are BLACK and Tans" from
Louisiana, have tentatively agreed that
they will cast their votes for Taft.
There is, however, no binding agree
ment to that effect.
The contests decided yesterday com
prised the delegates-atlarge in Louis
lana and Mississippi, seven districts in
Louisiana, six districts in Mississippi
and one in Missouri.
Both Highly DispIeasing.
The decision finally reached by the
committee in the Louisiana case was
carried out with the full consent ant
approval of both Secretary Taft ant
President Roosevelt. 1t provided tha
the republican party in Louisiana shall
be recognized under the direction o
committee of three composed of th,
chairman, secretary and one, membe
I'm the coming national committee. tn,
committee passed resolution, instruct
ing the next national committee t
name as this member, Pearl Wight
present national committeeman from
Louisiana. The agreement was reaches
between Taft and anti-Taft elements o.
the committee and as later carried int
effect by that body. was highly dis
cteasing to both sides. 1t was origin
ally supposed the "Black and Tan
votes, if they had been seated as dele
gates. would be cast for Foraker, bu
after the committee had settled tn
contest they announced they were il
structed and entered into tentatiy
arrangement by virtue of which thei
votes will be cast for Taft.
They claim they are fighting fo
the recognition of their organizatio
and that with them. all other question
were comparatively dwarfed.
coiored M.n Presides.
During the latter part of the afte
noon when Chairman New was cor