The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-17
REAL UNLADYLIKE
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Kentucky Contestants Apply
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With Much Energy
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Chicago. June 17.--The fight of the
allies" to have the decision of thei
national committee reversed in the
cases Of 40 contestng delegates toI
the republican national convention was
carried before the credentials commit 4
tee. which was appointed yesterday and
began it's work Immediately after thel
convention. Il
The national committee favored the
Taft delegates in each of the states and
districts involved in the fight now be
fore the credentials committee. The
number OF contests the allies" decid-l
ed to press, tOwever, is just about half
Of those originally made before thel
national committee.
There was a disposition on the part
of some of the members Of the creden-l
tiais committee TO accept the decision
OF the national committee without fur
ther hearings, but this proposition was
defeated i'm a subcommittee of five by
a vote of to 2. In the whole com
mittee there was motion made to layl
on the table the report OF the sub-com-
mittee recommending that brief hear
Iings be granted, but it was voted
down It was decided to allow ten
iillHultN W lIt AlAOAiN w NaNh AiN~
I'm cases involving deegates-at-large
and eight minutes to each side in the
district contests. The Alabama cases
we're called Just before 6 o'clock III
the plan agreed upon is adhered to,
Il will take more than IA hours toI
hear the contests
The Taft forces disclosed the fact
that they were in complete control Of
. of tho
vention within a few minutes after the
convention was called to order II had
been expected there would be opposi-
ton to the selection of Senator Chas.
| w. Fulton as chairman, but when his
name was proposed by Erasmus r, Ty-
Ter of Connecticut. and seconded by
Harry M. Daugherty. of Ohio, no other
names were suggested. in spite OF the
announcement that had been made
that the representatives OF the al
| lies would make a fight for the cleo
ton of Mayor Charles w. Bookwalter
OF indianapolis, a personal friend OF
Vice President Fairbanks.
The election of Mr.. Fulton was unan-
imous A r. Smith, of New York, was
elected temporary secretary, although
he is not a member OF the committee
/ AANtA Aut tlthAlOh VI ahAs A. AAAeHf N'N
Is known to be a pro-Taft, and who
sat as a member of the national com
lmittee in hearing contests, methods Of
procedure were discussed by the com
mittee. AS time went and without
word coming from the committee room
in the Coliseum annex and no cases
1 being called, a rumor that the commit
tee would resort 10 blanket" approval
OF the temporary roll which had been
prepared by the national committee,
was strengthened Charges that the
| Taft organization had forpllaaicd a
scheme for a steam roller" disposi-
ton Of an of the anti-Taft contests
were made freely, In fact it was said
that Representative J. Sloat Fassett
the member Of the committee from
New York had been selected 10 make
the motion that arguments In tie con
tests be not heard, and that the rec.
lommendations q The national commit
lice be adopted This report caused
lgreat excitement among those interest
ed in the contests who were waiting
in the lobby outside.
at the end of nearly four hours dis.
cussion ies-minute recess was or
ldered. Il was then learned that ON the
motion of Mr Daugherty, ~ Ohio q
committee of five had been named by
tCharlman Fulton TO prescribe rules
Ion the order of bushes. The commit
tee consisted of Representative j.
lSlOat Fnssett, Of New York; MI Dau
lgherty. OF Ohio; Samuel j. Elder, OF
Massachusetts; w. s. Fitzpatrick, OF
Kansas aud Samuel Rinaker Of Ne
braska.
All of the members participating IN
the motion and the men appointed by
Chairman Fulton are friendly 20 the
TAFT management. MelAbers of The
committee opposed TO Secretary Taft
seemed TO be as much in the minority
ias the anti-Taft force on the nation
al committee During the recess sew
eral OF them remarked openly thai
tho ntests We're as good as over
that the credentials committee was
cut and dried for Taft and That moth
ling c0nld be accomplished by pre-
senting the cases.
At 4 50 p. m the Subcommittee con
cluded its meeting and al once entered
the credentials COMMITTEES room.
The Alabama contest involving thl
entire delegation p, was decided b.
lthe committee within two minutes AZ
ter the clcss of the arguments n
tie case. The verdict which was b.
rising y-te. was 3S To z Ia favor o
the TAFT lelgates headed By Josepl
> % Ihomprnn
The decision Of the committee sui