New-York tribune., 1908-06-12

for the Hale faction, the committee heard a diff
ferent version of the little disturbance" Mr..
Sanders said that when he and his friends, hav-
ing themselves hired the hall, reached it, they
found it packed with Oliver followers. They
forced their way in. and by forming a flying
wedge with noted football player at the apex
and Sanders in the centre, Sanders reached the
platform but before he could address the con-
vention he was seized, dragged from the plat
form and hustled toward window the purpose
being to throw him from the balcony, thirty
feet from the ground. His clothing was torn
off, his watch disappeared and never has been
recovered and finally his resistance led to his
being choked into insensbiity. When he came
to he saw large negro standing over him with
the hatchet in exhibition poised over his (San-
dars's) head, and only the timely arrival of his
friends. who had reformed their wedge and
forced their way to him, saved his life. Evi-
dence was presented to corroborate Sanders's
testimony and to show that the Oliver men car
ried the convention by force.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Brownlow moved to seat
both delega tiOns with half vote for each dele
gate. This voted down. "a to 10, and
motion Of Senator Lodge the Hale Sanders dele
cation placed on the temporary roll
Mr.. Brownlow then made blanket motion to
seat all the district delegations, regulars and
contestants, but this defeated in each in
of the Sth District, as noted
When the committee took up the Texas con-
tests 1t found first that the 'Reorganized Re
publicans" had NJ case whatever. 1t then seat
ed the Taft delegates from the 3D. 4th 9Th. 7th
9th, 18th. 14th, 18TH and 18th districts and the
Taft delegates s-at-large. This left contests be
tween Taft and Fairbanks men in the 1st,
5th, Stu 10th 11th and 18th districts to be
heard tomorrow Contests in the other dis
trcts have been Withdrawn, and it is expected
that some of those remaining will be- AS an
instance of the harmony which really prevails
in Texas, despite the show of a contest. when
the committee adjourned the opponents of
Colonel Lyons, the national committeeman. con-
graduated him on his victory, and he promptly
took them all out to have a ''sme" over the
result
There now remain for consideration by the
committee only the contests in Virginia and the
territories. together with the few remaining
Texas cases, and it is expected that the work ,
will be completed tomorrow
NO DANGER OF A STAMPEDE"
While the candidates who have striven for the |
in competition with Secretary Taft |
have given up the fight. concede his nomination !
on the first ballot and are urging harmony /
and a united effort against the common enemy /
at the polls of their subaIterns are far /
from reCOnciled TO defeat and seeking to /
make trouble by reviving the third term" talk. |
Victory for the party in November is the /
slogan of the big men. Anything to beat Taft"
is the cry Of the little fellows. and wherever they
can find credulous newspaper man they drag
him into d and point out the 'indis-
putable undercurrent of Roosevelt sentiment"
tel him how worried the Taft leaders are quote
extensively from a circular letter sent out by
F. L. Bilger, secretary of the Chicago Roosevelt
League. urging the denomination of the Presi-
dent and finally escort the amused scr be up u
the cigar stand and point to the Roosevelt but
tons conclusive evidence Of the force of the
second elective term" movement.
why Roosevelt must have furnished the
picture from which these buttons were made /
declared petty officer of a whnom boom !
10 local newspaper man. and the reporter took
i all down in shorthand. These men are count
ng Senator Bourne, despite the fact that his
second elective term" proposition was repu-
liated by his state. to to Washington To
ngneer the Roosevelt stampede" and some
# the trouble makers even assert that Colonel
Cecil Lyons, of Texas. has reCanted and will
work for the Presidents denomination. although
he statement is wholly without foundation.
There is more loyal adherent OF President