Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10
National Committee Refuses
to Split Delegations Vote.
MORE TAFT MEN SEATED
Consideration of the Southern Con-
tests Resumed.
DR.. REYBURN'S VAIN EFFORT
Endeavored to Have the Anti-Taft
Delegation From North Caro-
lima Admitted

CHICAGO. June 10.-The republican ma
tional committee today resumed hearing
of contests for seats in the national con-
vention. taking up first the fight in the
eleventh Missouri district. which was
postponed last night.
Ant-Taft people announced before the
hearing began that they We're not over
hopeful OF success. They said that as the
decision was yesterday given in favor of
the Taft delegates in the tenth district.
there seemed small chance for the anti
Taft interests winning the remaining
contests.
After calling the eleventh Missouri dis
trict. ii was decided to consolidate this
case with that of twelfth district from
the same state. Twenty-Five minutes
were given to each side for the presenta-
ton of evidence.
Decision in the consolida ted case of the
eleventh and twelfth Missouri districts
was in favor of the Taft delega tons. and
they We're ordered eatcd.
Committeeman Scott of West Virginia
offered motion providing that both dele
cations from each district should be seat
ed with half II vote each. This was de-
feated by standing vote. II TO II. Com
mitteeman Aiken of Missouri then offer
ed motion seating both Taft delegations
| and this was carried without a division
Cases Decided on Their Merits.
After the decision in these cases had
been declared Chairman New. in discuss
ing the work of the committee with a
number of newspaper men, said:
Il know it has been charged that the
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| riding roughshod over everything.
want to say. however. that all contests
| that have been settled by the national
committee have been decided strictly OH
their merits and on the evidence pre-
sented. There has been no roughriding
over anybody
AFTER the Missouri contests had been
| settled North Carolina was called In
| TINS state there were contests over dele
/ gates at large from the first to sixth dis
tflcts, inclusive, and in the eighth district.
| ihe contests in North Carolina were not
consolidated. the delegates ut large being
frSt taken up. with thirty minutes allowed
! to each side
! Ihe decision of the committee in the
contest FOR delegates at large was in
favor of the Taft faction. The first
/ North Carolina district was next called.
| Reyburn's Motion Rejected.
Ihe vote on the contest for delegates at
large from North Carolina followed mo-
| ton by DIR. Robert Reyburn of Tia. Dis
| trict of Columbia to seat the anti-Taft
delegation. This was voted down by a
viva voce vote. The motion to seat the
Taft delegates then prevailed.
The contest in the first district of North
| Carolina was decided in favor of the Taft
| delegates. a motion was made and lost
| to seat both delegates with half vote
each.
The contest i'm the second North Caro-
lima district was decided in favor of Taft
y IpOtiOn was also made i'm this ease. as
! in The first district contest to seat both
delega ions. with half IA vote each. II was
( lost the decision being then given to the
/ Taft people.
The decision i'm the third North Caro-
/ lima dist ri,t was in line with others pre-
ccdins IL from that state, and WIS in
favor Of the Taft delegates