Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-12
SECURES
DELEGATES IN
STATE SCRAPS
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA SUPPORT
Frs OF SECRETARY SEATED
IN CONVENTION.
ALLIES" ARE REPRESENTED.
Offer of Compromise Is Heard, but Sec
retary's Managers Are Not in
Melting Mood.
HITCHCOCK GIVES UP HIS PROXY.

ing contest in Florida in favor of See
rotary w. H. Tafts candidacy for the
presidential nomination, the Republican
national committee was compelled to add
journ because of a partition in the room
being IN highly dangerous condition.
The committee met shortly after 10
O'Clock today, to continue its hearing of
the contests for seats on the temporary
roll call.
All OF the contests which are yet to be
settled are brought by negro voters in
structed for Senator Foraker, with the
exception of the four districts in Ken
lucky which are claimed for Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, and two in Missouri
which are claimed for Gov. Hughes.
The representatives of the Allies
were present today in full force when
the committee began its deliberations
and there was no more talk heard of
boiling the national committee.
Hitchcock Not Present.
Frank II. Hitchcock, the Taft mana
ger, did not sit today as a member of
the committee, Solomon Luna of New
Mexico, whose proxy Mr.. Hitchcock has
held during the previous sessions of the
committee, having arrived. After a con
ference with a number of his friends
Hitchcock decided to withdraw despite
the fact that he had received telegram
from Alexander Mckenzie, the national
committeeman from North Dakota, ask
ing that Hitchcock represent him.
Mr.. Hitchcock also received a tele-
gram from Charles A Carey of Oregon,
70 10 FEaf
Mr.. Hitchcock made it over to Represen-
tative James McLachlan of California.
"Allies'' Are Jubilant.
The ''Allies" were highly jubilant over
the withdrawal of Hitchcock and
claimed that they had forced him from
the committee. Hitchcock said, however,
that his retirement was in no way con-
| nected with the protests against him,
which have been filed by the Allies"
He further declared that if an occasion
should arise making such action desir
able and necessary, he would assume an
other proxy.
When asked what occasion could arise
to make it imperative for him to again
act as a member of the committee, he
replied: 1.-THE necessary absence of Taft
men from the meetings of the committee
and their inability to obtain representa-
tives who would continue to look after
the interests of Secretary Taft"
No Compromise in Sight.
The question of a compromise, partic-
ularly in relatioR.to the contests in Ken
lucky and Tennessee was revived to
day, but the Taft managers were not
apparently in a melting mood, and de
clared that they would continue to seek
their instructed delegation.
Charles G. Phelps and Arthur F.
Slater, against whom protests Were
made similar to those against Hitch
cock, continued to sit today as members
Of the committee.
Arthur l. Vorys, another of the Taft
managers arrived today and was in con
ference with his colleagues. He came
to the Coliseum early today in an auto
mobile accompanied by Myron T. Her
rick of Ohio, and Frank 3. kellogg OF
MINI.
The Foraker interests will be repre-
scented for the next few days by r. H.
Stevenson of Columbus, who arrived to-
day. r. L. Kurtz, the chief Of the For
aker lieutenants, is expected on Wednes-
day or Thursday.
Taft Wins in Florida.
The hearing in the Third Florida dis
trict lasted but a short time, the com
mittee deciding it in favor of the Taft
people. The committee then took up the
three Georgia districts according to pro-
gramme.
Taft Wins Georgia.
The contests in the first Georgia dis
trict resulted i'll seating the Taft dele
gates. When the vote was called, Com
.mitteeman Scott of Alabama moved to
seat the anti-Taft people. Mr.. Lyon of
Georgia moved a substitute that the
| Taft delegates be seated. George b.
Mcclellan, who holds the proxy for Ha-
wall, declared that it was evident that
some misrepresentation had been made
to the committee, the statements Of both
factions being Numerically opposed. He
moved therefore as q compromise, that
the first named man on each contrasting
delegation be seated. This proposition
was voted down, and Mr.. Lyons subssi-
tute seating the Taft people was
adopted.
The Taft delegates in the Second Geor-
gia district were seated by the commit
tee after hearing the evidence on both
sides. The anti-Taft delegation did not
appear when the Third Georgia district
was called and the Taft delegates were
seated by default.
For Taft in Kentucky.
In the first kentucky district the
Boyd or Taft delegation was seated. The
arguments for this faction were made
by ]. c. Speight, while Standardized
Bradley spoke for the DebOe or anti