The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-09
TAFT MACHINE SLIPS ITS COG Speedy Running Has
 BeenStopped. CONSERVATION IN CAMP Proposal to Divide Louisiana
 Causes Surprises. Friends of Other Candidates Declare That No One Is New Certain
 to Secure the Nomination
 at Chicago.

of the Taft political machine late to- day
 So far everything that has come up has been handled quickly and deciaive- ly by the Taft men, but today from their own membership came a prupo~ sition to divide the Louisiana delega- ton with the opposition, seating both Taft and anti-Taft delegations with half vote each.
 The proposition In itself did not come as a surprise. but the number of the National Committee who favored the movement created some consternati0n in the Taft camp. The friends Of the Secretary of War on the Committee brought about an adjournment rather than permit q vote to be taken today,
 Before the Louisiana case which in- wolves four delegates at large and fourteen district delegates is brought to a vote tomorrow, noses will have been sharply counted. Members Of the Committee who have been ardent Tart supporters but who show a disposition to yield to the appeals from the allied forces to compromise in the interest ok harmony, will have been subjected to preasure from Washington. To allow time for this was the purpose or me sudden adjournment today.
 Ma CammrOsnfse, Says tHtchc0eM.
 Manager Frank H. Hitchcock aT- nounced tonight that there will pc 10 compromise He Is determined to ngnt for the seating of the deiegauonS structed for Secretary Taft and asr clared that he will insist that the com- Ynittee pass upon all contests. To set t1e them in any other way, he saias 1vo,,Id he unfair to the delegation them selves. He expressed the opinion that the committee should not shirk the fe- sponslbiiity of sitting In Judgment en iii view ne is supported by practically eNe arv committeeman from the West Mna south and many from the North
 Thus far contests haye been settled from the States of Alabama. ArkauA@A Florida, Georgia and Kentucky. ana there has been no division oI tne coasaT unfftee in disposing of any or them Tha reason for this has been the rnle which denies a roll call on any ques- tton nniesa if iB demanded by tWAntF r,en,bers. and the anti-Taft people have not that number on the committee, nf suegestlon for a division or conteatne deIexations has become more fredueuE from day to day.
 Tine noIitIcal manouvering by such naennbers of the "old guard as sen1e tora Crane, Scott and Penrcses and commftteemen Hart, of Iowa. and Mul.' vane of Kansas. has not been without effect.
 The growth of the compromise sitGr reation was noticed by the Taft men, S,,ss tnsv, veere not disturbed by 1t un~, tii late today when. they learned % their surprise that the plan for 2 aA- vision in Louisiana was faToreu ny ssrator Lodge. of Massachusetts ana General Powell Clayton. of Arkansas-
 Held Hanty Conferences.
 FEastv conferences were held Dy me Taft members of the commAttee ahfth@ inc hearing of the Louisiana eontsst and the decision was reacneo tnAt ascertained exactly where they sA001' This course was followed.
 nSr Hitchcock called up Secretary raTt In Washington, Charles r. IaLts' hrother of the secretary did some tele- nbonine and telegraphing on his own account. F. c. Duncan. or Nortn Carolina and c. A. Lyon Of Texas anu some others also grew enerBstlc-
 what the effect of the many mas
 S,iII he cannot be accurately teis until after the vote tomorrow. Nana gar Hitchcock feels that there is far more at stake in the moVetnen. | sor . conpromise In Louisiana khah ! appears on the surface s Similar contests are penoins ,s.'a | Mississippi. Missouri, North ,ra.o...1e. ! oklahoma, south Carollha' Texas and Virginia E r..,..-
 1Saa niea for a compromise in Louis- t.1a Js hased on the argument that tns a-ro question Is involved anu 1s1t % nes rscognition that would appeass The negro voters of the soutn shoua1 6e given the Foraker deleBatlon. .~ , Tn all of the contests heHtloneN. t' -. ...S iss,,cs arc involved with the race Q1aA. .1sa Manager Hitchcock takes kne sosi,,on saO, however, that all ot the IAtt gsu,as-ationa are mixed" there nein& assi aeae negroes on the delegation from ssch Southern State. More than Toy dsieeates are involved in the setAe- ment of these contests from Soua'astss s.sa..s 2saSera That if they make concessions sS,, tSsv may expect further demands rS, rS" ars deteruined to prevent the ln- sert;on of any opening wedge, r snen a thing is possible.
 Gains Sixteen Votes,
 sixteen more votes were sainsa toF rsft today by the settlement or con- tns.s TWO of these came from Flor. 1ds six from Georgia and eight from tSsntucky. These were all the contests heard by the Committed.
 The settlement of the Kentucky cases spqendered more III feeling than has Kan manifested since the Committees Ses,a, lie work. Senator-elect w. O. Rrs6iev of Kentucky. appeared as coun- sni Cor the Fairbanks delegations. The EIrst District was quickly settled as Mr Bradley had no personal knowl- edge of the conditions involved. other man inc views presented in the brief oS inc case The Taft delegates were seated.
 The Fifth District then was taken up This is the Louisville district, the nome of MT. Bradley. He spoke at length. the time of each side having been extended to twenty-five minutes. During his speech. he made the su9- gestion that If Taft is nominated. it would be doubtful whether he could carry the State of Kentucky, where upon Clayton Blakey. attorney for the Taft delegation, charged that Mr Bradley had stumped the State for Fairbanks, making just that sort of argument.
 MT. Bradley denied the charge. and Mr. Blakey replied that he had soen letters written by Mir. Bradley making