The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-08
Republican National Committee
Adjourned in Quick Order
When Partition Was About to
Fall on Their Heads.
In FAVOR OF TAFT.
Contest From the Third Flor ola
District Decided.
Seems Likely That All Others
Will Go the Same Way.

Chicago, June 8.-Republican ma
uonal committee has been COM
PEELED to adjourn because of a parti-
ton in their room being in highly
dangerous condition.
At 11:15 O'Clock the committee
was forced to take a sudden adjourn
ment in order to avoid an accident,
which might have seriously injured a
number of its members. The room
In which the committee meetings
which have so far been held is in
the Coliseum annex was made by the
erection of several temporary parti-
lions. A high wind blowing from
the southwest caused a draft through
the building and weakened one of
these pieces of frame work. 1t was
lettering and just about to fall upon
the heads of committeeman when the
impending accident was noticed by
Sergeant-At-Arms William F. Stone.
He at once asked Chairman New to
order an adjournment and the MEM
perS hastily left the room. Carpen-
ters were quickly summoned and the
partition was soon properly braced
and supported. The convention took
a recess until the work was finished.
The committee met shortly after 10
O'CLOCK today to continue it's hearing
OF contests for seats in the national
convention on the temporary roll call.
The first case taken up was that of
the Third Florida district, the only
contest from that state which was I'M
nnlshed when the convention ad
Journed on Saturday. Following this,
the three district contests from
Georgia which were passed on Satur-
day were to be taken up and next on
the list were four districts from Ken
lucky. 1t is possible this will COM
prehend all the work the committee
Will be able to handle today, but that
there were some members of the COM
mittee who believed that it will be
possible to take up the contest from
Louisiana which include the delegates
at large and seven districts
All Brought by Negroes
All of the contests which are yet to
be settled are brought by negro voters
instructed for Senator Foraker with
the exception of the four districts in
Kentucky. which are claimed for
Vice President Fairbanks, and two in
Missouri which are claimed for Gov
ernor Hughes.
The Representatives of the "allies"
We're present today in full force when
the committee began it's deliberations
and there was no more talk heard of
boiling the national committee.
FRANK II. Hitchcock, the Taft man.
ager, did not sit today as a member of
New Mexico, whose proxy Mr. Hitch
cock had held, having arrived After
conference with a number of his
friends, Hitchcock decided to withdraw
despite the fact that he had received
a telegram from Alexander Mckenzie,
the national committeeman from North
Dakota. asking that Hitchcock repre-
sent him.
Mr.. Hitchcock also received a tele-
gram from Charles A. Carey, of Ore
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manager.
Mr.. Hitchcock made it over to Repre-
sentative James McLachlan of Califor-
mia.
The "alnes" were highly tubiIant
over the withdrawal of Hitchcock and
claimed that they had forced him from
the committee. Hitchcock said. how
ever, that his retirement was in no
against him, which have been filed by
the "allies." He further declared that |
II an occasion should arise making |
such action desirable and necessary, he |
would assume another proxy.
When asked what occasion could |
arise to make it imperative for him to |
again act as a member of the commit |
tee. he REPLIED:
THE necessary absence of Taft men
from the meetings of the committee
and their inability to obtain represen-
tatives who would continue to look af-
ter the interests of Secretary Taft"
No Chance for Compromise.
The question of a compromise in re-
lation to the contests in Kentucky and
Tennessee was revived today, but the
Taft managers were not apparently in |
melting mood, and declared that they
would continue to seat their instruct
ed delegations.
Charles G.. Phelps and Arthur F.
Slater against whom protests were
made similar to those against Hitch |
cock, continued to sit today as men,
bers of the committee.
Arthur I. Vorys, another Taft man.
ager, arrived today and was in con- |
ference with his colleagues. He arrived
at the Coliseum early accompanied by
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio and Frank |
B. Kellogg of Minnesota.
The Foraker interests will be repre- |
sented for the next few days by r. II. !
Stevenson of Columbus, O., who arrived |
today. r. L. Kurtz, the chief of the
Foraker Heutenants is expected on /
Wednesday or Thursday. The hearing
in the third Florida district lasted but
a short time, when the committee de-
cided in favor of the Taft people. The
committee then took up the three
Georgia districts.
A proposition to compromise tho
Louisiana contests was strongly talked
of early today. Four years ago in all
contests from that state where the I
Lilly white" proposition entered into
the contest. both delegates were seat
ed. 1t was announced today but not
confirmed that Booker T. Washington
favored this concession for the state
of Louisiana, but not in any other
state.
The contests in the First Georgia dis
trict today resulted in seating the Taft
delegates. When the vote was called
Committeeman Scott, of Alabama.
moved to seat the anti-Taft people Mr.
Lyon. of Georgia. moved a substitute
that the tart delegates by seated. Geo.
Hawaii, declared that it was evident
that some misrepresentation had been
made to the committee, the statements
of both factions being diametrically op-
rnsad- He moved fherefnre az a com,