Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
THE G. o. P. CONTESTS.
Taft Men at Chicago Are Working
 With Might and Main.

Chicago, June 1.-The South Car
 olina contests were scheduled for the opening work of the national commit
 tee to-day. The case involving the
 delegates at large from that state
 weer defaulted to the Taft column yesterday and there was bare possi
 bility that this example might be fol- lowed regarding the district contests from there also. Tnennessee, Texas and Oklahoma were expected to fol- low and then the contests from Ari zona and Alaska. The work of the committee, it was thought, would probably be simplified to a consider able extent owing to the agreement already announced to consolidate the contests from Texas
 One of the side issues of the con-
 vention which is liable to attract considerable attention is the com ing conference of union labor lead CTS which is scheduled to begin as soon as Samuel Gompers,~ president of the American Federation of La-
 bor, arrives. The conference will devote considerable time to con- sideration of methods by which the
 republican convention may be in- duced to insert an ''anti-injunction" plank in its platform. Seth Low of New York, president of the civic federation, and delegate at large from New York, may take part in the conference, this supposition be- ing strengthened by the fact that Ralph Easley of New York, secre- tary of the Civic federation, is al- ready here and frankly avows that he came to attend the labor confer enee.
 With the national contests reced- ing in interest the politicians are beginning to take notice of the sec tional struggles for places on the national committee. Last evening the Illinois and Ohio affairs held the center of the stage. the former giv- ing evidence of developing into a sharp contest while the latter was largely dominated by gossip. It is asserted that A. I. vorys is to suc- ceed Myron T. Herrick as the mem- Der from Ohio. but neither of these gentlemen would discuss the report.
 The Illinois contest is between Frank O. Lowden, congressman and present member, and Frederick W. Upham, who has been the chief worker in arranging for the conven- ton and in raising funds for Chl- cago's part in entertaining the dele gates.
 The number of party men who intend to be at the convention in the role of spectators is unusually small thus far.
 Senators and members of thd house of representative who are not 1 accredited to the convention as del- | egates are expected in considerable | numbers before the end of the week | as we'll as state chairmen and other | party chiefs of various degrees of 
 One of the late arrivals is Senator yullom, who will probably head the | delegation from this state. Immedi- ately after his arrival he came out with strong plea for harmony. He declared himself in favor of a plank n the platform indorsing the pres mt federal administration in the strongest possible terms. said that | le hoped to see a resolution sup porting the judiciary of the country adopted by the convention and as- ierted that tariff revision will be an ssue of the campaign.
 Preparations are we'll under way or the reception of the real hoom- ITS" of the various candidates for 'laees on the ticket The Knox man. gers have announced that hundreds fl strong voiced ''shouters' will be Iere. and the Fairbanks managersl Ilso expect a big contingent from indiana. The Fairbanks "rooters" Till include George Ade. who Is said Q have evolved number of orf,ln. ! ideas for claiming attention 10 he presence of the Hoosiers in this ity. The Foraker. LaFoIIette. and hughes camps are also preparing to urn out en masse hut their plans or making the welkin ring have nwa far haru Ears s,,n-a = tz-. - |