Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
aALLIES" ARE VERY JUBlLANT
They Claim to Have Forced Him
Out, But He Denies
This.
Tn Certain Contingencies He Might Go
Back on Committee-Question of
Compromise Not Well Received.

tional committee met shortly after TO
O'Clock today to continue It's hearing of
contests for seats in the national con-
ventlon on the temporary rollcall. The
first case taken up was that of the First
Florida district, the only contest from
that state unfinished when the conven-
ton adjourned on Saturday Following
this. the Third district contest from
Georgia which was passed on Saturday
WAS to be taken up and next on the list
We're four disticts from Kentucky.
1t is possible this will comprise all
the work the committee win be able
to handle today but there are some
members OF the committee who believe
1t will be possible to take up the con-
tests from Louisiana which include the
delegates at large and seven districts.
All of the contests which are yet to
he settled are brought by negro voters
instructed for Senator Foraker with the
exception of the four districts IN Ken
t,.oky which are claimed for Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks and two In Missouri
which are claimed for Gov. Hughes
The representatives of the "allies"
were present today In full force when
the committee began its deliberations
and there was no more talk heard of
boiling the national committee.
HITCHCOCK DID NOT SIT.
Frank II. Hitchcock, the Taft mana
ger. did not sit today as n member of
the committee, Solomon Luna Of New
Mexico whose proxy Mr. Hitchcock
ho1 hal1 hot Inn u,-t-fx-
ference with number of his friends
Hitchcock decided to withdraw despite
the fact that he had received a tele-
pa.m from Alexander NICK enzie. the
national committeeman from North Da-
kota, asking that Hitchcock represent
him.
MIR. Hitchcock also received a tele-
! gram from Charles A. Carey. OF Ore
gon, sending his proxy to the Taft
manager Mr. Hitchcock made 1t over
to Representative James p, McLaugh-
lin, of California.
ALLIES" JUBILANT
The "allles" were highly jubilant
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
way connected with the protests
against him which have been filled 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 q 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-
tatyes who would continue TO look
AFTER the interests OF Secretary Taft.
QUESTION OF COMPROMISE.
The question Of compromise. par
tcularly In relation TO the contests In
Kentucky and Tennessee, was revived
today, but the Taft managers were not
apparently in q melting mood ana de-
Cared that they would continue TO seat
their instructed delegates.
Charles G. Phelps and Arthur slater
against whom protests were made SIM
liar to those against Hitchcoek' con
iinued to sit as managers OF the COM
mlttee.
Arthur Icorys. another TAFT manager
arrived today and was IN cohIei'n ~
with his colleagues. He arrived az the
Coliseum early. accompanied by Myrqn
T. Herrick of Ohio, ana fraiiN D.
Kellogg of Minnesota
FORAKER INTERESTS.
The Foraker interests will be repre-
scented for the next few DAYS ny ~
II. Stevenson of Colnnnpus' my J,ias of
arrived today. r. l., Kuft2 the cHIoi W
the Foraker lieutenants is eNpecteu o'
Wednesday or Thursday. ,,,o-,da Ais.
Tho hearing in the third FLORIDA uib
trict lated but a short time Nlen 49,, s'ss
committee decided in favor OF tie ~
division The committee thoh wv"
three Georgia districts.
Ia
forced TO take n sudden adJoulnllSnt
in order TO avoid an accident Whlch
might have seriously injured huilpe'
OF It's members. ,,...
The room IN which the committee
meetings have so far been held ~ ia
the Coliseum annex, ana was un,p 3',,
several temporary partitions. The nlen
wind from the southwest caused dfait
through the building and weakened Il
nan ~ the frame work IL was tnt-
terng and lust about To FAN on me
heads of the committeeman. when no.
tced by sergeant-at- Arms william w.
Stone.
order an adjournment ana the MEM
beis hastily left the room;
Carponters were promptly summoned
and The partitlOn was soon properly
hraced and supported, the committees
took a recess until the work was I'M
ishcd.
4 LOUISIANA CONTESTS.
4 proposition TO compromise inc
\ louisiana contests was strongly talked
4 OF carly today Four years ago IN an
B courts of the state before the Lily'
q White proposition entered INTO the con
test both delegates were seated ~
WAS announced today, but not con-
N htmed, that Booker 4. Washington IA
voled this concession for the state OF
louisiana but not In any other state
The contests I'm the First Georgia
district TODAY resulted I'm seating the
Taft delegates. George Il. Mcclellan
who holds the proxy Of Hawaii, de-
a clared that II WAS evident some mis-
y fepresentations had been made to the
2 committee, tho statements OF both
factions being Numerically opposed
,ie moved, therefor, as compromise
.nai the first named man on each con
testing delegation be seated. TINS
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