Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-13
ALL CONTESTS
DECIDED; TAFT
HAS COB VOTES
FIRST BALLOT NOMINATION Is
ASSURED
ALLIES DECLARE FOR FIGHT TO
BITTER END
New York Is for Hughes and Governor
Declares Positively He viii
Not Accept the Vice
Presidency
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 12.-Late this after
noon the Republican national commit
tee completed the hearing of all con-
| tests submitted, and turned its atten-
tion to other matters.
IL has been in session for sever days
OF actual work, and has deciIsj con-
| tests involving 41y seats on thu tenn
porary roll call. These contests have
been decided as follows:
| For Taft-Alabana, %; Arkansas, %;
Florida, 8; iieorg a, Is; Kentucky s:
Louisiana, 10; Mississippi, 16; Missouri,
| s; South Carolina, IS: Ohio Z; Okla
Is; Texas, 3i; Virginia, 1S; Alaska, 2;
Arizona. 2; North Carolina. 49, Total,
216.
For Foraker-virginia, 2, Ohio. /.
Total, 3.
AS Taft had 3S7 instructed delegates
before the national committee began
hearing the contests, he will have now
total of 603 delegates on temporary
roll call, without taking into consi 1cr-
alton any that either have Endorsed
him or that have declared for him in
any other manner.
The only complete defeat sustained
by the Taft delegates in the contests
was in the fifth Virginia distri.t, where
a Foraker delegation was seated be-
fore man was allowed to act as Sec
retary of the district convention who
had issued call for a convection in
his own county for white men only"
| 1t was believed by members of the
committee that if they allowed the
delegates from the convention Ii which
this man had acted as secretary TO be
seated in the national convention 1t
would place the party in the light OF
approving a call issued to porsion
of the voters. For this reason 1t was
decided to seat the contesting Foraker
delegates.
Split Delegations
In Louisiana, Ohio and Tennessee
| split delegations were present, the en-
tire delegation from Louisiana being
considered as one. The action of the
committee in dividing the Louisiana
! delegation made no difference to the
Taft strength, inasmuch as both fac
tions were for Taft.
The Tennessee division was made In
j the eighth district in response to urgent
appeals of National Committeeman
Brownlow of that state, who asked
that 1t be done for the purpose of heal
ing local differences and giving the
party a better chance of electing a Re-
publican congressman.
| The Sixth Ohio district was divided
| on the evidence submitted.
Outside of the conclusion of the con-
| tests before the national committee, the
| most important development of the day
was the issuance of statement by the
| "allies' in which they declared their in
tention of sticking to the finish, and In
which they asserted that it was certain
| there would be no nomination on the
| first ballot"
| The attitude of the "allies' as out
| lined In this statement was generally
strengthened by the arrival during the
day of Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford of
VnNlr rt.<R L. ol.n.~ 80 y H.
terests of Gov. Hughes. One of the
| first things encountered by Gen. Wood
| ford on his arrival in Chicago was the
strong sentiment developing to couple
the names of Taft and Hughes.
New York for Hughes
| This, however, General Woodford met
with the statement that the New York
delegation would come here instructed
to support Hughes for the presidency,
and until the convention has made its
choice there would be no consideration
OF Gov. Hughes name for any place
except at the head of the ticket. When
shown the authoritative statement
made at Albany that the governor
cannot and will not under any cir
cumstances accept nomination for
the vice presidency" General Woodford
said:
This is exactly what expected.
have, been attending national conven-
tions since 1860 and have never known
wise selection for the vice presidency
to be made until after the candidate for
president has been chosen"
Asked If Governor Hughes success In
winning the contest over the race track
bills had strengthened his candidacy.
Gen. Woodford said: 1T has been
proved that Hughes Is a fighter and
that he never quits"
Instead of continuing the discussion
of the vice presidency, Gen. Woodford
took up the availability of Hughes for
the presidency and said: IT know one
thing, namely, If Hughes is nominated
for the presidency he will carry New
York. I, do not say no one else can
carry New York. But say with
Hughes nominated New York is GER
tain, and with someone else nominated
New York Is doubtful
When the Taft strength was men
toned Gen. Woodford paid a high trib-
ute to the secretary of war; but claimed
that Republican chances were greater
with Hughes at the head of the ticket.
The active work on the convention
preliminaries will not be under full
headway before tomorrow night or
some time on Sunday.
Although delegates were constantly
arriving throughout the day, no state
is as yet represented by its full
strength. New York, Massachusetts
and Maine are expected to be here by
noon, and Missouri will arrive some
time during the latter part of the day.
On Sunday the California delegation
will arrive and numerous other states
from the west will have their complete