The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-08
TAFT MAY HAVE
THEM NOW
But Kick is Coming in the
Convention
ALLIES TAKE ACTION
Senator Crane Attends a Conference Of
the Managers Of the Knox,
Fairbanks and Hughes
Blooms.


Chicago June ST. No more evidence in
contested cases will be put before the
Republican national committee by the
allied candidates, according TO decision
reached Saturday night at conference
between managers representing the in
terests Of Senator Knox, Vice President
Fairbanks and Governor Hughes. The
managers for Speaker Cannon did not
participate. There were present at the
conference Representative james Francis
Burke Of Pennsylvania, Senator Hemen-
way and Joseph b. Healing Of Indiana,
Senator Crane of Massachusetts,, A. b.
Humphreys Of New York and Senator
Bradley Of Kentucky.
Convinced that the national COMMITTEES
as at present constituted has prejudged
all contests in favor Of Secretary Taft,
and that all Of the delegations instructed
to vote for him will be seated by the
committee, the managers of the three
candidates named decided upon a radical
course They talked the matter over
informally. and then called meeting for
a late hour Saturday night. They ex-
pectpect also to have several sessions
Yesterday and map out definite pro-
gram, and when that has been done to
issue statement addressed to the pub.
lie, setting forth their reasons for re-
fusing 70 continue their cases before the
court Of first instance, for such is the
national committee. In reaching deci.
sion Saturday night the men in the con.
ference came to the conclusion That ii
they continued to present their claims
to the national committee and received
nothing but succession Of defeats on
which to appeal to. the credentials com
mittee of the convention, they would
receive black eye from that body
and probably from the committee, which
is the court Of last resort. Taey adj
nitted also that il they decline to pre-
sent their evidence to the national com.
mittee they may have poor case 10
present to the superior court The deter.
mination 10 take the steps outlined,
therefore, was not hasty action, and
the conferees stated that they realized
full well what The step means
Senator Bradley Of Kentucky has been
selected as the man best fitted to con-
duct the appeal to the national conven-
tion, which fact explains his presence at
the conference. He was interested also
in the campaign made for Mr.. Fairbanks
in his state, and he had been retained
TO conduct the Fairbanks case before
the committee in the four contested dis
tricts from Kentucky. The allies CON
cede that they are weakened BY the
Inconvenience Of the Cannon managers.
The headquarters OF the speaker are now
under the direction Of Representative
Frank 0. Lowden. Mr.. Cannon has moth
ing to gain personally from the contests,
however they may be settled, as he
would not be the beneficiary in any case.
Mr.. Lowden is of the opinion that it is
not good party politics to precipitate
row In the Republican ranks just prior
TO the national convention, and for that
reason is not in sympathy with the
movement to bolt the committee. Rep
resentative Mckinley, the chief adviser
in tho Cannon Camp, II not in Chicago,
but is expected to arrive to-day. What
his position will be il not known The
effect 81 the noprosecntion Of the anti
Taft contests would be to cause the
committee to seat the Taft delegates
III each instance. These delegates would
20 on the temporary roll, and each one
of the state delegations SO seated would
name member of the credentials com
mittee.
Representatives Of five states other
than Ohio, which. have candidates for Re-
publican presidential nomination, met at
Chicago Saturday, and announced that
they would make formal protest TO
the Republican national convention on
the manner in which they were, accord
ing To their opinion, being ignored BY
the dominating elements in the Republi-
can party. They claim that they have
l26 electoral votes, which number lacks
only ll6 of being sufficient to name a
of the United States, and that
they are being ridden down in the in
terests of states which cannot furnish
single electoral vote to the Republican
party"
AZ the meeting Saturday were Messrs.
Healing, manager for President
Fairbanks; Humphrey for Governor
Hughes; Frank 0. Lowden Of Illinois,
manager for the Cannon candidacy; Sen
ator Penrose and Representative Burke
OF Pennsylvania, and Senator Hemenway
Of Indiana. They declared after the adj
iournment Of their conference that they
consider the states which they represent
RS the backbone Of the Republican party,
and therefore entitled 10 q respectful
hearing They charge that ~Roose-
welt Taft machine is ignoring them en-
tireIy in the interests Of the Southern
states. and declare that they will make
a formal protest to the Republican ma
tional convention in the interests Of the
PARTY. They will continue their fight be
fore the national committee. and before
the committee on credentials, and, ire.
specfive Of the results before those two
bodies. they will carry the matter upon
the floor Of the convention.