Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-11
MOVE FOR HARMONY.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMIT.
TEE MAY HELP THE oPPo-
NENTs or Mr.. TAFT.
HITCHCOCK OPPOSES ANY COMPROMISE


| 10 More Votes-The Question Of {
White or Black Delegation From
| Louisiana Brought About an Ad
| Journment-Many Contests Yet.
Chicago. June 10.-A few handfuls Of
sand were thrown into the cylinders
OF the Taft political machine late Mon.
day. SO far everything that has come
up has been handled quickly and de.
cIsively by the Taft men, but Monday
from their own membership came q
proposition to divide the Louisiana
delegation with the opposition, seating
both Taft and anti-Taft delegations
with a half a vote each. The propo-
sition In itself did not come as sur
prise, but the number Of members Of
the national committee who favored
the movement created some consterna-
ton In the Taft camp. The friends
Of the secretary of war on the COM
mittee brought about an adjournment
rather than permit vote to be taken
Monday.
Before the Louisiana case, which
involves four delegates-at-large and IA
district delegates, is brought to a vote
Tuesday noses will be sharply count
ed. Members Of the committee who
have been ardent Taft supporters, but
who have shown disposition to yield
to the appeals from the allied forces
to compromise In the interest of har-
mony, will be subjected to pressure
from Washington To allow time for
this was the purpose Of the sudden ad-
journmert Monday.
Manager Frank H. Hitchcock an
nounced Monday night that there Will
be no compromise. He Is determined
to fight for the seating of the dele
cation instructed for Secretary Taft,
and declared that he will insist that
the. committee pass upon all contests.
To settle them in any other way, he
said, would be unfair to the delega-
lions themselves.
He expressed the opinion that the
committee should not shirk the re-
sponsibility of sitting In judgment on
the merits OF every contest, and in
this view he is supported by practi-
cally every committee man from the
west and south and. many from the
north.
Thus far contests have been settled
from the states Of Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia and Kentucky, and
there has been no division of the COM
mittee in disposing of any of them.
The reason for this has been the rule
which denies roll call on many ques-
lions unless 1t Is demanded by 20
members, and the anti-Taft people
have not that number on the commit
tee. The suggestion for division of
contesting delegations has become
more frequent from day to day.
The political maneuvering by such
members of the "old guard" as Sen
at0rs Crane, Scott and Penrose and
Committeeman Hart OF Iowa and Null
vane of Kansas has not been without
effect The growth of the compromise
suggestion was noticed by the Taft
men, but they were not disturbed by
It until late Monday when they learned
to their surprise that the plan for a
division in Louisiana was favored by
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, and
Gen. Powell Clayton of Arkansas.
Sixteen more votes we're gained for
Taft Monday by the settlement Of con-
tests. Two of these came from Flori-
da, six from Georgia and eight from
Kentucky. These were all the con-
tests heard by the committee. The
settlement of the Kentucky cases en-
gendered more Ill feeling than has
been manifested since the committee
began its work.