Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-08

Chance of Their Delegates Being
Seated-Diplomacy is Necessary.
BpecfdI by United Press Wire,
Chicago, June S-Frank H. Hitch
cock, the Taft manager, today sur
rendered the seat he has been hold
ing by proxy on the republican ma
tional committee at the hearing of
delegates contests. Solomon Luna,
of New Mexico, whose place he has
been holding, appeared Although
as assistant secretary of the commit
tee he might be present at the meet
ings, he has decided to stay away.
The committee, today, seated the
delegates from the third Florida dis
trict.
The committee also took up the
Kentucky contest. The contestants
are represented by Senator-elect
Bradley, who charges grave fraud
and intimidation in securing the cleo
ton This is the first contest in
which Fairbanks friends figured.
Bradley declared the committee is
under the domination of the admin
istration and he had little hope Of
winning.
A number of kilograms have been
received from negroes asking that
the platform contain plank de-
nouncing Acknowledgement of the
negro An effort is being made to
make the movement wide one and
it is causing some worry to the lead
ers here who say that diplomacy will
be required to meet the situation.
"A statement made by Senator Crane
of Massachusetts,, who has been active
In the fight waged by the "allies," is
considered significant of the trend Of
affairs. Senator Crane said that the
contests brought by the anti-Taft dele
cations had been turned down by the
national committee; they would be
submitted to the credentials commit
tee of the convention and later to the
convention itself, but that he did not
doubt that the result would be the
sustaining of the national committee.
"AIIies" Issue Statement.
After series Of conferences the
"allies" issued this formal statements
Upon the authority Of the represents
atives of all of the presidential candi-
dates other than Secretary Of War
Taft it was announced that they would
continue to present their side Of the
contested delegate cases to the national
committed The decision of the ma
tional committee will not be taken as
final by the candidates known as the
allies but an appeal will be taken in
cases where it is believed injustice has
been done first to the committee on
credentials and later to the convention
Itself.
"The determination of the represents
atiyes of the allies to continue the
presentation OF their side Of the con-
tests to the national committee is not
to be taken as an indication that they
approved of the manner in which these
contests have been decided, but in
order to be in a position to present all
Of the cases In proper form to the
committee on credentials it is deemed
advisable comply with the form OF
procedure | down by the national
committee.
.'It is the firm determination of the
representatives of the allies first to
give the national committee an oppor-
tunity to consider all the contests on
their merits"
1t is generally believed that the an
nouncement was designed to test public
sentiment and to influence the Taft
forces TO compromise proposition.
That the effect was not what the "al.
lies" expected was admitted by num-
Der of men who had knowledge Of the
entire proceeding Senator Crane of
Massachusetts, who has been recog
nized as one of the chief advisers of
the anti-Taft movement, said that the
announcement should not have been
made Senator Hemenway character
lied the story that the "allies" had de-
cided to bolt as unauthorized" Mr..
Healing was not so emphatic, but he
intlmated that somebody had been
dreaming" A. B. Humphreys, the
Hughes manager, said that he had not
attended the conference, but that he
had agreed to abide by any decision
reached.
Contests Still to Be Settled.
All of the contests still to be settled
are brought by negro voters instructed
for Senator Foraker, excepting four
districts In Kentucky, which are claim
ed for Vice President Fairbanks, and
two in Missouri, which are claimed fol
Governor Hughes. 1t was rumored
here, but not confirmed, that Senator
Dick will order that many of the For
aker contests be defaulted in the In
terest of Secretary Taft
The committee began its work again
taking up first the contests of the
Third Florida district The contests
not vet settled are as follows:
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