The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-09
ANTI-TAF1ERS
GET SHORT END
OF THE STRING
Republican National Commit
tee Continues to Ride
Over the Opposition.
ROOSEVELT GLOATS
OVER THE SITUATION
NO QUARTER WILL BE GIVEN If
ADMINISTRATIONS AD-
VICE Is Needed.
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Chicago, June "A few handfuls of
sand were thrown into the cylinders of
the Taft political machine late today.
So far everything that has come up
has been handled quickly and decisive
ly by the Taft men, but today from
their own membership came a prop
OsitiOn TO divide the Louisiana delega-
ton with the opposition, seating both
Taft and anti-Taft delegations with half
a vote each.
The proposition in itself did not come
as a surprise, but the number of MEM
beers of the national committee who
favored the movement created some
CONSERVATION in the Taft camp. The
friends of the secretary of war on the
committee brought about an adjourn
ment rather than permit a vote to be
taken today.
Before the Louisiana case, which in
wolves four delegates at large and four
teen district delegates, is brought to a
vote tomorrow noses will be sharply
counted. Members of the committee
who have been ardent Taft supporters,
but who have shown a disposition TO
yield TO the appeals from the allied
forces TO compromise in the interest of
from Washington. To allow time for
this was the purpose of the sudden
adjournment today.
No Compromise.
Manager Frank Hitchcock announced
tonight that there will be no compro-
mise. He is determined to fight for
the seating of the delegations instruct
ed for secretary Taft, and declared
that he WIFI insist that the committee
pass upon all contests. To settle them
in any other way, he said. would be
unfair 10 the delegations themselves
He expressed the opinion that the COM
mittee should not shirk the responsible
ity of sitting in judgment on the mer-
its of every contest, and in this view
he is supported by practically every
committeeman OF 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 a roll call on any ques-
ton unless ii is demanded by twenty
members. and the anti-Taft people have
not that number on the committee The
suggestion for a division of contesting
delegations has become more frequent
from day to day.
Got Busy Quick.
The political maneuvering by such
members of the old guard as Senators
Crane, Scott and PenrOse and Commit
teemen Hart Of Iowa and Mulvane of
Kansas has not been without effect.
The growth of the compromise sugges-
tion was noticed by the Taft men, but
they were not disturbed by it until late
today. when they learned to their sur
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