The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-13
Secretary Of Fifth District
Convention Issued Call For
White Voters Only"
COMMITTEE AFRAID
TO INDORSE ACTION
All Contests Now Decided and
Taft Wins ZIG Out Of 21o Dele
gates, Making Total Of 6o3
Instructed for Him on
Temporary Roll
Call.

Call.
~ H1cAGo. ILL, June 12.-After
seven days OF actual work, the
Republican National COMMITTEES
~ has completed the hearing OF
all contests submitted. The
cases involving 2l9 seats on the tem-.
porary roll call have been decided as
follows:
Florida, 8; Georgia, 18; Kentucky. 81
Louisiana. IS; NIississippi, 10, Missouri,
Q; North Carolina, IS, Ohio, q, Okla-
homn, 10; Pennsylvania, I; South Caro-.
lima, 8; Tennessee, 1s, Texas, SO, yir-
Einin, IS; Alaska, 9, Arizona 2. Total,
ZIG. ~
For Foraker-virginln, 2, Ohio, 1.
Total, 3.
AS Taft had as7 instructed delegates
before the committee began the hear.
ing of contests he will now have
total of 6o3 delegates instructed for
MIN on the temporary roll call with
out taking into consideration any that
indorsed him, or declared for hin, in
any other manner.
Action In Virginia Case.
me only complete defeat sustained
by the Taft delegates in the contests
was in the Fifth Virginia DIstrtct
which includes Danville where a For
aker elegation was seated by a vote OF
" to 16 because man allowed to
act as secretary. OF the district con-
vention Issued call for convention
IN his own county for white men
only" 1t was believed by the mem
oers OF the committee that il, they
seated the delegates from the conyen-
ton. at which this man had acted as
secretary. the action would place the
n In ha ipf Sc act.
Issued to a portion of the voters. For
this reason it was decided to seat the
contesting Wilson, Russell delegates
The race question was the underlying
Issue in all the Virginia contests D.
Lawrence Groner, of Norfolk, who made
the opening argument for the Taft
people, said that the representation
OF the negroes in Virginia. on the Taft
delegation is fully proportionate to tho
number of negro voters in the State.
He asserted that only about 5000 me-
groes are entitled to vote under the
laws of Virginia, and that of those,
only between 1000 and 1000 have
properly qualified.
Admission Settled 1t.
Major r. C. Bryan, of Ohio, announced
that he would withdraw the contest
against the Taft delegates at large In
Virginia. there being no evidence and
none of the protesting delegates having
put In an appearance. The Taft dell
egates in the First. Second. Third.
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Districts
We're seated.
Evidence submitted to the committee
showed that at the last congressional s
election in the Fifth District the Re-
publicans cast 5000 votes, or within
200 of the number received by the DEM
ocratlc candidate. It was declared
that in the entire district the negro
voters number fewer than 500, and re-
side principally in Danville. The call
for white voters only" was issued by
Chairman Lunpkn, Of Pittsylvanla
county, who was later made secretary
of the district convention. During his
argument Mr.. Groner was asked IL
Lumpkin had been made secretary, and
he said that lie had. but that the posi-
ton had been given to him beforebit
was known that he had issued call
to his own county for white voters
only"
Mr.. Groner was then asked if after
this fact was known Lumpkin was all
lowed to continue as secretary. Mr..
Groner replied that Lumpkin acted un-
I'll the close of the convention. 1t was
as a result of this admission that the
Taft delegation was thrown out
In Other States.
W IN I.OulSlala, 2OllO ara 4eAucssep
both delegations We're seated. The ac-
,tion OF the committee in dividing the
entire Louisiana delegation apparently
made no difference IN the Taft strength.
5inasmuch as both factions Were tor
Taft The Tennessee division was
made in the Eighth District, in re-
sponse to the urgent appeals of Ma
tional Committeeman Brownlow, who
asked that II be done for the purpose
nf 1,no
tile party better chance of electing
Republican Congressman. The del
egation from the Sixth Ohio District
was divided on the evidence submltted.
Apart from the contests before the
national committee. the more impor-
tant development of the day&Was tue (
issuance by the ''allies"Eof statement
in which they declared their intention
OF sticking to the finish, and in which $
they asserted that 1t was certain there
would be no nomination on the hrst 2
ballot.
The attitude OF the "allies" as out
lined in this statement was greuliY
strengthened by the arrival during the
day Of General Stewart L. Woodford,
of New York, who is in charge Of the
interests of Governor Hughes. one
OF the first things encountered by Gen
eral Woodford on his arrival In Chi
caco was the strong sentiment de-
veloping ia couple the names OF TAFT
and Hughes This, however. General
.Woodford met with the statement that
the New York delegation would come
here instructed TO support HuShessfor Il
the presidency; and until the conyen-
tion had made its choice there would
be no consideration of Governor Hughes
for any place except at the head az
the ticket.
Getting Ready for IT.
Active work on convention prelimi-
naries will not he fully under way be-
fore Tomorrow noon or some time on
sunday. Although delegates We're con
stantly arriving to-day no state rs
as yet represented by. It's full strength.
New York. Massachusetts, Maine and
Missouri delegations will arrive to- NJ
morrow, On Sunday the Californiaf8 h
viii come, and numerous
other States from the West viii have ii
their complete quota ON hand. 81 Is
The Louisiana delssates are aias ~ 81