The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-12
This Is the Last Day for Hear.
ing Contests at Chicago.
Taft Now Has 539 Delegates
Credited to Him
AND MORE TO FOLLOW
The Other Candidates Don't
Seemed to Be Discouraged.
Hughes Boomers Take Fresh
Courage From Albany Events.


| Courage From Albany Events.
Chicago. June 12.-Tonight will see
the end of the long drawn out series
OF contests for seats in the Republican
| hatlonal convention which has been
Waged before the national committee
OF the party. At least that was the
prospect which the schedule of events
neld out and as the committee thus
| iar mad been able to work close to the
time limits set for the various cases
| tnere was little doubt that the last Of
the contests would be decided by to-
night and the way cleared for the
maj arrangements before the big
gathering next week.
! The first cases to be considered to-
day came from seven districts in
| Iexas- All other cases in that state
were disposed Of yesterday. The un-
| oerstand1ng last night was that two
OF the remaining district disputes were
70 De Withdrawn and the other five
were to be consolidated. When these
mad been heard and voted upon the
commlttee was to turn to Virginia,
where other consultations were or
dered, and then would come Alaska,
Arizona and Oklahoma. When ali
tnese mad been argued the long list
which originally confronted the COM
m1ttee would have been wiped out.
Il Whether the closing hours of the
committees work would witness more
compromises was a fruitful subject for
discussion early today. The members
of the national body showed a dispo-
sition yesterday to consider local con-
ditions in some of the districts notably
In the Eighth Tennessee, where both
factions of the party received recogni-
ton with a split vote, the idea being
that the organization might thereby
be induced to work in harmony in an
effort to defeat the present Demo-
crat1c congressman. AS similar con-
ditions were reported to exist in the
Virginia district it was freely predict
ed about the hotel corridors today that
there would be compromises in that
: state.
Hughes Boom Revived.
Despite the action Of the committee
which has already resulted in the seat
ing Of at least $50 delegates favorable
to Taft, there was revival of presi-
, Dental "booms' today. The friends
OF Governor Hughes of New York
showed especial activity, the result OF
the fight in the legislature Of that state
!, over the governors antibetting meas
) ure being the lever which they are al
J ready using to advance his cause
among the delegates.
I betting bill means simply that there is
almost nothing now remaining to
l make him desire another term as gov
a ernor of our state" said A. B. Hum
quarters here. "The argument had
! been advanced that the party needs
him more In New York than in the
country at large. This was based
largely upon the allegation that he
had been unable to complete his leg
islative programme in New York. Now
that objection has been removed and
the result can not help but be benefi-
cial to his cause before the national
? convention"
The caucuses of state delegations
were held today. The Louisiana dele
gates met last night ana completed
part Of their work by selecting Pevrl
Wright as national committeeman and
by naming a chairman and secretary
l of the state central committee. This
, afternoon the members of the delega-
ton who will serve on the credentials,
resolutions, organization and nominat-
ing committees of the big convention
are to be chosen.
I The Mississippi representatives were
{ also to clear up this part of their
work. L. M. Mosely was thought like
ly to succeed himself as national COM
. mitteeman, but the make up Of the
rest of the caucus ticket was in doubt.
Harry S. New. chairman Of the ma
, tfonal committee, expected to take ad-
, vantage of the close Of the committee
: work on contests to clear up a bit of
the routine work. which devolves on
him. He announced today that he
would distribute tickets and badges to
the national committeeman, who
would in turn provide each delegate
and alternate with the means of gain
ing admission to the convention hall
: Taft Delegates Seated.
The first case called yesterday was
the first South Carolina district. There
| are but two contests from this state.
and an effort to consolidate them
t failed, the counsel for the antf-Taft
delegations declaring that the issues
involved were so different that it was
out of the question to hear the evil
7 dence in both disputes at the same
time.
Before the hearing of evidence was
commenced in the contest from the
First South Carolina district. the ma
tfonal committee issud bulletin Civ
n ing the number of contests yet to be
heard.
olina district contest occupied but a
short time and the committee decided
: it by seating the Taft delegation.
The South Carolina contests were
2 closed by the decision of the commit
! tee after hearing the evidence sub
rnitted by the two factions from the
= Fifth district. The Taft delegates were
!, | ordered seated.
The state Of Tennessee was next
: called and the contests here 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-
8 ton Of its evidence.
Both factions in Tennessee are in
favor of Taft and their fight grows out
. of the struggle between w. j. Oliver
. and n. W. Hale for membership on
= the national Republican committee.
With the commencement Of the
hearing of Tennessee cases 1t was de-
cfded that in the presentation Of evi.
dence the factions should alternate
d and that one side should not be com.