The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
OUTSIDERS CONFER.
They Win Take Protest on Floor of
 Convention.


 Convention.
 Chicago, June 6.--No more evidence in contested cases will be put before the Republican National Committees bv the allied candidates, according to A decision reached tonight at confsr- ence between managers representing the interests 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 or Pennsylvania. Senator Hemenwsy and Joseph B. Heating of Indiana; Senator Crane of Massachusetts, A. B. Humphreys of New York, and Senator Bradley of Kentucky
 Convinced that the National Commit tee, as at present constituted. has prejudged all contests in favor of Sec. retary Taft. and that ali of the deie- gates Instructed to vote for him will be seated by the committee, the man. agers of the three candidates named decided upon a radical course. They talked the matter over informally and then called a meeting for a late hour tonight. They expect also to have sev- eral sessions tomorrow and map out a definite program, and when that has been done to issue a statement, ad- dressed to the public, setting forth their reasons for refusing to continue their cases before court of first in- stance, for such is the National Com mittee.
 In reaching a decision tonight, the gentlemen in the conference came to the conclusion that if they continued to present heir claims to the National Committee and receive nothing but a succession of refutes on which to ap~ peal to the Credentials Committee of the convention, they would receive "black eye" from that body. especially from the convention. which is the court of last resort. They admitted also that if they declined to present their evidence to the National Committee they may have a poor case to present to the su- perior court. The determination to take the steps outlined, therefore, was not nasty action. and the eonferees stated that they realized full well. what the step means.
 Senator Bradley of Kentucky has been selected as the man best fitted to conduct the appeal to the National Convention. which fact explains his presence at the conference, He was interested also in the campaigns made for Mir. Fairbanks in his State, and he has been retained to conduct the Fair banks case before the committee in the four contested districts from Ken lucky.
 The allies eoncede that they are weakened by the non-concurrence of the Cannon managers. The headquar- ters of the Speaker are now under the direction of Representative Frank O. Lowden. Mir. Cannon has nothing to gain personally from the contests, how ever they may be settled. as he would not be the beneficiary in any case. Mir. Lowden Is of the opinion that 1t is not good party politics to precipi- tate a row in the Republican ranks just prior to the National Convention, and for that reason, is not In sympa- thy with the movement to bolt the committee.
 Representative Mckinley. the chief adviser in the Cannon camp, is not in the city, but is expected here Monday. What his opinion will be is not known.
 The effect of the nOn-prosecution of the anti-Taft contests would be to