Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-17
ALLIES KEEP UP THE FIGHT
Cases Involving 110 Seats to Be
Argued Before Committee.
Is EXPECTED TODAY
senator Fulton Was Chosen Chairman
and samuel Rinaker of Ne
braska n Member of Sub
committee on Rules.


10 contesting delegates to the republican
national convention was carried before the
credentials committee. which was appointed
today, and began its work Immediately
after the adjournment OF the first session
of the convention. The national committee
favored the Taft delegates in each of the
states and districts involved in the fight
now before the credentials committee.
The number Of contests the "allies" de-
cided to press. however, is just about half
of those originally made before the ma
tional committee There was a disposition
on the part of some members of the Gre
dentials committee to accept the decision
of the national committee without further
hearings. but this proposition was defeated
in subcommittee OF five by vote of 8
to 2. In the whole committee there was
motion made to lay on the table the
report of the subcommittee recommending
that brief hearings be granted. but II was
voted down. 1t was decided to allow ten
minutes to the attorneys for each side In
cases involving delegates-at-large and
eight minutes to each side in the district
contests. The Alabama cases were called
just before 6 o'clock. If the plan agreed
on is adhered to It will take more than
| fourteen hours to hear the contests Ar
rangements have been made to have food
| served to the committeeman lin their room
at the Colisuem annex and they will be
| in session until midnight or later. Every
/ effort will be made in the committee to
expedite matters and have a report ready
| for the convention tomorrow afternoon.
Taft's Friends in Control.
The Taft forces disclosed the fact that
they we're in complete control Of the cre-
| dentials committee Of the convention within
a few minutes after the convention was
| called to order. 1t had been expected
| there would be opposition TO the selection
| of Senator Charles w. Fulton as chairman
but when his name was proposed by o. r.
Fyler of Connecticut and seconded by
Harry NJ. Daugherty of Ohio no other
names were suggested, in spite of the an
nouncement that had been made that the
'allies" would make fight for the election
! of Mayor Charles w. Bookwalter OF
Indianapolis. a personal friend of Vice
President Fairbanks. The election Of Mr.
Fulton was unanimous. ]. N. Smith OF
New York was elected temporary secre-
tary although he is not a member Of the
committee. After the election of Mr.
Fulton, who is known to be pro-Taft and
who sat as a member of the national COM
mttee in hearing contests, methods OF pro
cedure were discussed by the committee
AS time went and without word cominl
\ from the committee room in the Coliseum
annex and no cases being called, a runol
! that the committee would report e
blanket approval of the temporary rol
which had been prepared by the nationa
committee was strengthened. Charges tha
the Taft organization had formulated {
! scheme for steam roller" disposition o.
all Of the anti-Taft contests were mad'
freely; in fact, 1t was said that Repre-
sentative j. Sloat Fassett, the member o.
the committee from New York, had beei
selected TO make the motion that argument
in the contests be not heard, and that th'
recommendations of the national commit
tee be adopted. This report created grea
excitement among those interested in thu
contests. who were Waiting in the lobb!
outside.
Rinaker on Rules Committee.
It was learned that, on motion of Mr.
Daugherty of Ohio, a committee of five ha'
been named by Chairman Fulton to pre-
scribe rules on the order of business TIT
committee consisted of Representative J
sloat Fassett of New York, H. M. Daugh
erty of Ohio, Samuel j., Elder of Massa
chusetts, w. S. Fitzpatrick of Kansas ant
Samuel Rinaker of Nebraska. reces
up its rules.
All of the members participating In tn
motion and the men appointed By Chair
man Fulton are friendly to the Taft man
agement Members of the committee op
posed to Secretary Taft seemed to be a
much in the minority as the anti-Taf
forces on the national committee.
All of the contests had been certifiet
from the national committee to the ere
dentials committee. They involved 21s seats
and 21s of these had been given TO the Taf
forces on the temporary roll. Representa-
tives of Fairbanks, Hughes, Cannon an,
Foraker had designated counsel to lool
after the interests before the committee
There was no counsel for the Taft man
agement in attendance, which was taken a
an indication that dependence had bee
placed in their being able to carry thei
point
The attorneys for the "allies" announces
that they believed that contests involving
l1O seats. or half of the whole number
would be won away from Taft II a faI
! hearing was given. They planned, there
fore. to carry only 11O cases before tn
committee.
fractional Feeling High.
The ten-minute recess dragged into hal
an hour and then an hour without the sub
; committee being ready to report Gossip q
all kinds was he ard outside Speakers of tn
"allies said that II hearings were nc
granted on the contests their proposed ar
peal from credentials committee to tle cor
vention would be aided By the refusal. Tai
supporters said that all the ''alies'' desire
was to prolong the contest to give them a
/, opportunity TO undermine Taft instruction.
The feeling between the opposing faction
was far more bitter than at any time sine
the first few days session OF the nations
committee when the alleged "railroading
, of Taft opposition came into evidence. The
stated boldly that they would not perm
, more delay than they could avoid in di,
posing Of the contests.
That the committee Of five members
tonsider the order of business was NJ
Z unanimous was disclosed by its prolonge
session. After it had been in session MOI
ttan an hour II was reported that some
the members feared the consequences
making a recommendation of overturnin
= OF the contests and that a wide differenC
e Of opinion prevailed. Al 4:5O p. m. the sui
: committee concluded its meeting and
once entered the credentials commit,