The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-13
TAFT'S VICTORY
is ASSURED
---------------
He Has Enough Delegates for
Nomination
HEARINGSARE COMPLETED
-
Talk Of Hughes for viee-president Re-
vived III Spite Of His Refusal to Be
4 Candidate Yesterdays
Proceedings.


Chicago, June u.s.. The hearings Oh
contests before the Republican national
committee in Chicago were completed
yesterday and there is now little interest
in the proceedings, as Taft has enough
delegates for nomination on the first
ballot. This is conceded BY the allies.
It is possible that there may be some
compromises to promote local harmony
in some Of the states, but more delegates
will be added to the Taft column A
new crop Of mentioned Tor the vice.
presidency" has sprung up and even Sen
ator Crane has not escaped. Governor
Hughes victory in Albany has given a
new impetus to his boom, not only for
the presidency; but for second place, in
spite OF his declarations that he would
not accept the nomination for the vice
presidency.
The arranging Of the platform con-
tinues. The Taft leaders are not ready
to take up platform questions. They
are putting inqnirers off with dilatory
answers. Nearly all the information
about the platform thus far comes from
ptANDHD VIII dig Akit w Ahhft VdiAlNhANA
planks OF their own making adopted.
The first caucuses of state delegations
were held yesterday The Louisiana
Representative met and completed part
Of their work By seleeting Pearl Wright
as national committeeman and by nam
ing d chairman and secretary Of the
state central committee. Yesterday at
ternoon the members Of the delegation
who viii serve on the credentials, reso-
uuons, organization and nominations
committees were to be chosen.
Harry 81 New, chairman Of the ma
tional committee, expected to take ad-
vantage Of the close of the committees
work on contests TO clear up bit Of
the routine work which deyolyes upon
him He announced yesterday that he
would distribute tickets and badges to-
the national committeeman, who would
in turn provide each delegate and alter
nate with the means Of gaining admis-
sion to the convention hall.
Contrary TO expectations, the contests
in the second and twelfth Texas dis
tricts were not dropped yesterday, but
went before the committee for hear
inn along with the first, seventh, eighth,
tenth and eleventh districts. The Baum
factions. whose delegates were generally
supposed TO favor Vice President Fair
banks, were given first opportunity to
present their case.
The national committee decided In
favor Of the Lyon delegates In all Of
the seven districts considered yesterday.
This gives Taft a elean sweep Of the
state on the temporary rob call
The state Of Virginia was called inn
mediately following the decision In Tex
AN. The contests here were for dele
getesa large and III che first to eighth
districts inclusive, but the contest
against the Taft delegates-at large was
withdrawn. The first, second, third,
fourth. sixth and eighth district contests
were then consolidated and the TAFT del.
egates were seated
The race question was the underlying
cause Of all the Virginia contests.
The following stand pat statement
was given out at the headquarters Of the
allies
"a conference was held this morning
between representatives DIT All the candi
dates for the presidency except Taft. II
was unanimously decided to continue the
tight until the convention shall have
made q nomination.
''From reports received from delegates
who are on the ground, a ) we'll as from
those who are on their way from all
parts of the country, We are convinced
that no nomination win be made on the
first ballot"