The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-12
IMPOTENT OPPOSITION
RUTHLESSLY CRUSHED
Brutal Majority" in National
Committee SWayGd By Eig
Stick Influence

Chicago, June 1l.-The republican
national committee yesterday reached
Texas in the alphabetical list of the
states, while deciding contests for
seats on the temporary roll call OF the
convention. The work yesterday set
tied cases involving two delegations at
large and q Districts a total OF 80 del
egatCs. OF these Tan Is certain 80
have 40. and possibly may have So.
The uncertain delegate halls from the
eighth district OF Tennessee and il is
not positively known how he will vote
He belonged, however to the Oliver
faeti-n in that state, the majority Of
whom were instructed for Taft.
When the committee adjourned for
the day counting the number secured
By Taft yesterday as So his managers
claimed a total number of delegates
on the temporary roll call actually in
.structed for Taft either by endorse
ment or declaration, to he 554. Ac-
cording 20 estimates made by the al
lies, the number is 539, this estimate
being based on the latest figures is
sued hy the "allies."
The S nth Carolina contests from
the first aud fifth districts, both were
given to Taft after short hearings.
The hearing of the contests from
Tennessee occupied by far the greater
part of the day, each side being allowed
two hours for presentation of evidence
and arguments The fight here grew
out of a factional struggle over local
issues in Tennessee, all of the Hale
element being instructed for Taft and
the majority of their opponents, who
were dubbed the Oliver delegates, be-
ing also for the secretary Of war The
result was that Taft men were seated
In all but the eighlS district, where the
delegation was divides at the earnest
request of National Committeeman
Brownlow, Who asked that II be done
I'm order to give the republicans of ttat
district an improved chance of defeat.
ing the present democratic congress
man. The splitting Of the delegation,
however is not likely to make any diff
ference to Taft inasumcf as none OF
the Oliver delegates were instructed
for anybody else and the greater unm-
Der of thom had been directed to vote
for him.
The hearing of these cases produc-
ed the only picturesque scenes of the
day Jesse N. Littleton counsel for
the Oliver delegates. asserted that the
Hale men came into the han armed.
and displayed a huge hatchet with
which he said the lives of the Oliver
men we're threatened.
Newell Sanders chairman Of the
state central committee supplied a
counter irritant to the Littleton hatchet
exhibition by telling in his argument,
.of the deseprate fight which the Hale
men We're compelled to make before
they were allowed in tho hall and
OF how a big colored man was about to
chop him with an Oliver Ratchet be
fore some of the Hale men put the ne.
gro suddenly into a state OF coma.
His account Of the struggle in the cen
yention hall was received by the com
mittee with much Interest
The hearin g of the Texas case came
next. and IN these the contests over
the seats of the deiegates-at-large and
from Third, Fourth. Sixth, Seventh,
teenth and Sixteenth districts were
consolidated, and after a brief hearing
the delegates from the faction. headed
by Cecil A. Lyon, the present national
committeeman from that state, We're
seated Tho recognized republicans,
who contested in every one Of these
districts, We're completely defeated. not
receiving a single delegate. After
this decision the committee adjourned
today.
1t is understood, while no official
announcement 70 that effect was
made that the contests IN the Second
and Twelfth districts viii be with
drawn and that the arguments onll
/ viii concern the First Fifth, Eighth
Tenth aud Eleventh districts
The delegates seated from Texas are
n0T instructed. but Committeeman
Lyon who directs affairs generally
asserted that there Is no doubt tina
their votes will be cast for Tart j
is the earnest desire of the committee
10 finish its work by night,
The most important arrival Of thi
day was that of Wade II Ellis, attor
lncy general OF OaiO who brought viii
lhim a draft OF the platform He re
fused % discuss its provisions. bu
asserted that, Id his opinion, II wOul'
be tie best platform that any pllitIca
lpafty has sanctioned in recent years
~ AAirrfi ~ N-Na4 - NAAa Nri' hHt'
arrived hnirue the day and annOuncei
taaf Senator Knox was IN the fight Il
lthe finish and Inc bigger The iiehi
tho brighter they believed his change
would be- s " stevens of Ohio
who opened the Foraker headquarier
made a similar Announcement Ia be
hall oi the Ohio senator asserting tha
be- would npi nnder any Circumstance
Withdrew before the end Of the voting