The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-19
FACTION
GETS THE SEATS
HALE DELEGATES FROM TENNEs
SEE WITH ONE EXCEPTION,
WIN CONTESTS.

her of politicians. In the early days
If the Committees work the halls out
side Of the committee room were
TANNED. When the Committee COM
menced work today nobody was pres
ent. except those who had business
connected with the contests which
we're to be heard.
The first case called was that OF
the First South Carolina District.
There are but two contests from this
state, and an effort to consolidate
them failed, the counsel for the anti
Taft. factions declaring that the Is
sues involved were so different that 1t
was out of the question to hear the
evidence in both disputes at the same
time. The hearing of the First Dis
trict occupied but short time, and
the Committee decided in favor of the
Taft delegation, and ordered that it be
seated. In the Fifth District, also, the
Taft delegates were ordered seated.
Tennessee Takn UP.
The State of Tennessee was next
called, and the contests, which were
over the delegates at large and from
the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
sixth. Seventh, Eighth and Tenth dis
tricts were consolidated and each side
was given two hours for the presenta-
tion of it's evidence. Both factions in
! Tennessee are in favor of Tart, and
the fight grows out of the struggle be-
tween w. ]. Oliver and n, W. Hale
for membership on the National Com
mittee. At the commencement OF the
hearing it was decided that in the pre-
sanitation of evidence the factions
should alternate, and that one SIDE
should not be compelled to present its
complete case at one time. Jesse M.
Littleton opened for the oliver dele
cations. and made an impassioned ad-
dress. Among other things he charged
against the members of the Hale fac
ton was that they came into the con-
yention hall carrying arms. When
asked what arms they carried, Mr..
Littleton replied:
personally, saw but one man car
| rying a weapon, and this is what ne
carried" and Mr.. Littleton held abort
an enormous Ratchet.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Littleton's
address the opposing cause was up
held by Lee Brock, who spoke at con-
siderable length for the Hale faction.
Newell Sanders, Chairman of the
Republican State Committee in Ten
nessee, made an argument in behalf
Of the Hale faction, which received
serious consideration from the mem
hers of the committee. Mr.. Sanders
described at length the situation at
e Tennessee State Convention. He
said that when they arrived at the
hall the Oliver men were in full pos
session and refused them admission.
Sanders and his friends formed a n.y.
ing wedge and with Sanders in the
lead plowed their way toward the plat
form. In the struggle the oliver men,
according to Sanders, at first had much
the best of it. Sanders declared that
he was knocked down, the greater
part of his clothing torn off, and that
he was choked until he was insensl-
Bile. He said he recovered in few
minutes and found big negro bend
ING over him with a raised Ratchet.
His friends came to his assistance and
in a few seconds placed the negro IN
what Mr. Sanders called "a comatose
condition" When the fight was over,
Sanders declared, nearly all OF his
clothing and his watch was gone. Inc
clothing was not worth attempting to
renair and he said that his watch had
never been seen since.
Although the Tennessee contests
were-considered as one for the purpose
Of argument by counsel, the members
of the committee took them up sep
arately when It came to seating the
delegations.
The first contest considered was
that of delegates at large. Senator
Lodge moved that the Hale delegates
he seated while National Committee
man Brownlow. of Tennessee, moved
that both delegations be seated with
half a vote each The Brownlow mo-
ton was lost by vote of 10 to "a
Senator Lodges motion then prevailed
by the same vote.
The district contests were then ta'
ken up. Committeeman Brownlow
made an appeal for the seating OF
both delegations in the districts, but
his motion was defeated. The first
- ,;-.r;o+e u,out IN tho Hale fac