The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10
TO BOOM CORTELYOIJ
FOR VICE-PRESIDEN
Secretary of Treasury Said to Be
Backed by Taft and Roosevelt.
Compromise Between Taft
and Anti-Taft Forces
Arouscs Ire OF
Wormotli.
- HIcAGO, Iune 9..-After working
four days, and with Ave other
days yet to come before the

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Republican National Committee
adjourned late to-day with two-fftls
of It's contests decided. This estimate
is based upon the actual number OF
contests tiled, sixty having yet to be-
heard, forty-ono having been settled.
1t is probable. however, that the CONF
,mlttee has in reality finished about
One-halfithe total amount OF work inl-
,osed on 1t by the numerous con.
testing delegations from the Southern
States. There are in Texas contests
on delegates at large In each of tho
sixteen districts These will be con-
solldated. reducing tho aggregate num-
ber OF cases yet to be heard to forty
four. There Is a possibility also that
consolidation may be made in Virginip 4
and other States. The committee to-
day decided fifteen contests, Affecting
.thirty-six delegates; Of these twen-
ity-seven are for Taft. and the remain
Ing nine. all of whom are "blacks and
stans' from Louisiana, have tentatively
agreed that they will cast their yots
for the secretary. There Isl, however.
no binding agreement to that effect.
Agreement Reached.
The contests decided to-day affected
the delegates at large in Louisiana. and
Mississippi, seven districts in Louis
lana. six in Mississippi and one in
Missouri. 5s +
The Louisiana contest. which was
the most important of the day. resulted
in split delegation, the committee. OH
q division of twenty to thirty. deciding
To seat both the Lilly White" or Taft
delegation and the ,"black and tans'
with half a vote for each. This agree.
ment was not reached until after re-
peated conferences and much anxious
telegraphing and telephonfng between
Chicago and Washington,
The decision finally reached by the
committee was carried OUT with the
full consent and approval OF both Sec
retary Taft and President Roosevelt.
It provided that the Republican party
In Louisiana shall be reorganized un-
der the direction IF a committee OF
three, composed OF the chairman, the
secretary and one member OF the In
coming national committee. The con-
mittee to-day passed a resolution In
structing the national committee to
name as this member Pearl Wight, the
present national committeeman from
louisiana. @
WorIvoth Very Mud.
The agreement as reached between
the Taft and anti-Taft elements on
the committee. and as9later carried into
effect, was highly displeasing to the
Lilly Whites" headed by ex-Governor55
Wormoth.
Tho Governor declared with great
emphasisathat he would not accept tho
compromise. but would carry the fight
before the credentials committee and
if defeated there he would so home,
OTHER members of the Lilly White
faction were not so emphatic in their
statements. and the Taft nanagers are
hopeful that they can bring them to
see the wisdom of to-day's action be-s
fore the national convention is called
to order.
The black and tans. accepted tho
compromise with entire satisfaction,
1t was originally supposed that their
votes. II they had been seated as dele
gates. would be cast for Senator For
aker, but after the committee had de-
termined the contest they announced
that they We're untnstructed. and en-
tered into tentative arrangement,s by
virtue Of which. they viii vote for Sec-s
#retary Taft. They claimed that thew
were fighting especially for recogni-
tion Of their organization. and that
with them all other questions were
comparatively dwarfed. The agree
ment to vote for TAFT however, IS no Il
binding, and to all intents and pur-
poses the "hlacle and tam votes from,
Louisiana are still auninstruc ted. ].
Caused Sensation.
Something Of sensation was Great -
ed during the hearing OF the Louis
inna contest by Ornsby McIIarg, o 1
Washington, general counsel for al ss
the contesting Taft delegations Mr.
McHarg had not8been informed BY the,
political managers Of the impending
settlement and during his argument be-
frre hecommittee declared that there
would be no compromise, stating that
5he had visited the South at the S''re- ~
quest of the next President OF tho
United States his words plainly re, y
fcrring TO the Secretary Of War. Sem
ator Hepburn was on his feet the in-
,stant Mr. McHarg had concluded his
argument. The Senator was livid With
wrat tn aud protested dVehementlya Sainst
tho language used by the attorney, de-
Eclaring that It WAS nothing less than n
threat TO compel the committee 10 nct
as he desired The TAFT! men on II III
committee attempted to smooth the
matterEover, hnt Senator Scott &of West u
Virginia refused to be rsconciled ami
declared that hc believed Mr. NtcIIarg
had spoken exactly as he thought ana
was attempting to broWbeat the com
lmlttee. sS
X, Committeeman John g. Capers. ot
South Carolina, proposed at the con.
5cluslon OF Senator Scotts speech that
all attorneys appearing before the
committee be requested \ o refra In from
using language similar to that adopt
cd by Mr.. McHarg No vote was taken,.
but tho incident provoked much feel-sas KS
ing aud occupied the attention Of the
committee for fifteen minutes. sg
g L.ater Mr.. AieHnrg In addressing tho
committee on the mississippi contests,
offered a. graceful analogy. saying that
he had spoken merely as connscl,$ and
mot for the Secretary ot War. This
closed tho matter entirely. axeant that
Air. MclIarE later callnd nnnp hs Tstt