The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-08
ALLIES MAY BOLT RFJBS
 ( Anti Taft Me- fire Very
 AD '. TO APPEAL 70 CONVENTION Manager Hitchcock Has Orders to
 Stand Pat. Fairbanks and His Friends May Throw Up Sponge and Turn Over to the Secretary of
 War.

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 Chicago, Ill, June 7.--Representa- tives of the allies" tonight reiterated | their statement that they will bolt the ! Republican National Committee so far as the presentation of evidence to sup | port the claims of anti-Taft delegations from Southern States Is concerned. There is evidence that the announce ment made last night upon the author ity of Representative James Francis Burke. manager for Senator Knox. af- ter he had been in conference with Sem ator Hemenway of Indiana, Joseph B. keating of Indiana and others inter-i ested in the campaign being waged by the allies" created dissenslons. Some of the other spokesmen for the "aiiles' declared the announcement to be ill., advised and they busled themselves to- day to courteract it's effect.
 After numerous conferences, the fol- lowing which was headed statement from the allies'' was issued:
 Upon the authority of the represen- tatives of all of the Presidential cam ! didates. other than Secretary of War Taft, 1t was announced today that they would continue to present their side of the contested delegate cases to the Ma tional Committee. The decision of the Nationai Committee will not be taken as final by the candldates known as tho allies but an appeal will be taken in cases where 1t Is believed injustice has been done. first to the Committee on Credentials and later to the convention Itself.
 The determination of the reprssen- tattves of the 'allies' to continue the presentation of their side of the con tests to the National Committee is not taken as an indication that they ap- proved of the manner In which these contests have been decided. But, in or- der to be In the position to present all of the cases In proper form to ths committee on Credentials. 1t Is deemed advisable to comply with the form of procedure laid down by the National Gommittee.
 Tt Is the .nrm dstegminatipn of the representatives Of the allies to first give the National Committee an on- on their merits"
 To Test sentIment.
 It is generally believed that the an- nouncement made last night, WAS des- ignated toNt test public sentiment and to influence the Taft forces to a com. promise proposition submitted to the committee yesterday just prior to the adjournment. That the effect was not what the allies" expected, was ad- mitted today by number of men who had knowledge of the entire proceed ings.
 Senator crane, Of Massachusetts who has been recognized as one of the chief advisers of the antisTaft move ment said today that the announce ment should not have been made
 Senator Hemenway characterized the story that the allies" had decided to bolt as .'unauthorizsd."
 MT. Heating was not so emphatic, but heA intimated that somebody had been dreaming"
 A. B Humphreys, the Hughes mana ger, said that he had not attended the conference, but that he had agreed to abide by any decision reached.
 Managers for Speaker Cannon and Senators LaFollette and Foraker, wero not parties to the announcement.
 It became known today that the adjournment of the National Committee yesterday was largely in the nature of a diplomatic proceeding. 1t had been suggested to Senator Lodge, an ardent supporter of Taft, that inasmuch as the nomination of Taft on the first ballot seemed probable. that the remainder of the contests should be settled on harmony basis. Among those who urged this plan were Chairman New, Secretary Dover. Committeeman Null vane of Kansas. Hart of Iowa. Crane of Massachusetts Scott of West Vir- ginia, Ward of New York, Heyburg of Idaho Brownlow of Tennessee, and Scott of Alabama.
 The plan was not receiyed,w fa- vor by many members of the commit tee. who have dominated the proceed ings from the start.
 At a suggestion of Frank H. Hitch cock, manager for Taft, the holder of Of the committee. an adjournment was taken until Monday
 Hitchcock Stands Pat.
 The Taft manager at once commenc- ed series of telegraph and telephone communications between this city and Washington. Neither Mir. Hitchcock nor Charles P. Taft. brother of the Secretary of War. were inclined to yield to the overtures made. Both were embarrassed. however by the ap- peaIs made by certain members of what is known as the "olr guard" in the republican ranks.
 Before noon today, Mir. Hitchcock had received from Washington an of- flcial endorsement of the stand pat" position he, had taken. and the state ment was made that if the allies" de- clined to continue their contests be- fore the national committee. the tenn porary roll of the convention would be filled by the Taft delegation from the contested districts
 "It is nothing but q bluff and am not going to be scared by it." said MT.
  of the move by the allies"
 This expression was not made for publication. but 1t was carried to the anti-Taft people. It was also noiseJ about that President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft had determined to hold the Southern delegation which had been gained. and that no conces- sions could be expected from the raft management.
 The effect of this announcement ws. immediate. Conferences were aeajn called by the allies but as hefora only representatives of Vice.PresIdart Fairbanks and Senator Knox, with SarS ator Crane, who in general way seen,a to represent all of the anti-Taft peo- ple were present. Senator Crane con demned the plan of violating the reg. ularity of the convention procedure. and insisted that regardless of the re- suit the contests should be continued before the National Committee.
 Senator Hemenway, of Indiana, ioin- ed in this opinion and it was agreed that all of the "allies" should meet fnte foday This cOnferanrA fba l1.A