Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-12
NATIONAL COMMITTEE AT WORK
The Republican National Committee
Are Having Busy Time.

Twin Falls, Idaho. June A. Two
set of delegate to the national con-
vention In Denver were elected by
the Democrats Of Idaho last night as
a result of the breach between the
Dubois and anti Dubois factions over
the Mormon question.
Chicago, June 5:-The Republican
national committee met this forenoon
in the annex Of the coliseum, to con-
slider the contest for seats in the ma
tional convention. The committees
decision, when favorable to the del
egates, will entitle them to seats in
the convention On temporary roll
call. The first. contest to be heard
was that from Alabama whose entire
delegation is contested.
The boon Of United States Senator
Knox, of Pennsylvania, is scheduled
for official launching today on the ar
rival Of Representative James F.
Burke, of Pittsburg.
Chicago. June 6;-The delegates
at large, of the Thompson faction in
Alabama and all Of the district dele.
gates Of that faction were seated by
the Republican national committee OF
Friday afternoon. This gives Taft q
a solid delegation from Alabama on
the temporary roll call.
The Taft delegation from the Fifth
Arkansas district late in the after,
noon was ordered seated by the Aa.
COMMITTEES then adjourned until this
morning.
: The committee commenced .2their
deliberations today with a smaller
number of outsiders present, and far
less apparent interest in the 9 pro
ceedings" than was manifest yester
day. .
The Taft delegates at large from
Florida and the Taft delegates from
the second district. Of Florida were
seated by the national committee to
day.
Chicago, June S:-Representatives
of five states. other than Ohio which
have candidates, for the Republicn
presidential nomination held a meet.
ing. and announced that they will
make formal protest to the Nation
al Republican convention, the matter
In which they are at present, accord
ing to their opinion being ignored by
the dominating elements in the Re-
publican party. They claim they hay
. 126 electorl Votes. which number
lacks only 116 of being able to name
a president of the United States anC
@they are being ridden down in the
interests of states which can not
furnish a single electoral vote to the
Republican party" At the meeting
were Messrs. Healing; manage: fol
Vice President Fairbanks, Humphrey
tos Governor Hughes, Mckinley, oI
Illinois, manager for the Cannon can
didacy, Senator Penrose and Rep
resentative Burke, of Pennsylvania
and Senator Hemeaway, Of Indiana
They. declared afterr the adjdnrh-
ment of their conference that they
considered the states which they rep
J resent as the backbone of the Re-
publican party, and therefore en-.
titled to aorespectful hearing The!
charge that the Roosevelt!Taft ma
chine is ignoring them entirely in
the interest Of the southern states
and declared that they will make a
togmal protest eto9 the Repablican n
National convention a in ltho interest
> Of the party. They will continue thu
fight before the National COMMITTEES
and the committee on credentials
and irrespective of the results be
afore those two bodies, they willcarr!
the matter upon othe floor Of the
Convention.
The committee decided after hera
ing thee evidence in the fifth dis
trirt of Georgia to seat the Taftdel
egates. The vote was unanimous.
Frank H. Hitchcock, the chief mn
ager for the Taft forces, did NOT 81
today IS a member of the Republical
national cSmmlttee, tne new Mexico
member whose proxy he held having
arrived. After a conference with hi
friends, Mr.. Hitchcock decided to8wi
draws despite Che fact that he re-
ceived . telegram from the emembe
Of the national COMMITTEES from Mort
Dakota, asking him to sit in the CON
mittee and represent him. The "a
lies are iubilast over the withdrawa
OF Hitchcock from active aparticipp
tion insthe committee CO %
The hearing in ahe Third Floridi
district was decided in favor Of Tat
The contests in the first, second an
third Georgia districts also fesulte'
in the seating ot the TAFT delegate
hothe first Kentucky district tn