The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-09

of The contest mentioned the issues
are involved with the race question.
Manager Hitchcock takes the posi-
ition however. that all of the Taft del
eqation are mixed" there being sew
era negroes on the delegation from
leach southern state More than 1oO
ldeierates are involved in the settle
meut Of these contests from several
states TO be settled. The TAFT men de-
clare that II they make concessions
now they may expect further demands.
They are determined 20 prevent the
insertion Of any opening wedgSa II
such a thing is possible.
Sixteen more votes we're gained for
Taft yesterday by the settlement OF
lcontesis. Two of these csme from
Florida. six from Georgia and eight
/ from Kentucky. These we're all the
contests heard by the committee. The
aettlement Of the Kentucky cases en-
gendered more ill feeling than has been
manifested since the committee bgan
its work.
4 senator-elect w O. Bradley of Ken,
lucky. appeared as counsel for The
/ Fairbanks delegation. fhe first dis
trict was quickly settled as Mr.. Brad
ley had no personal knowledge of the
conditions involved other than the
views presented IN the brief in the
case The Taft delegates were seated.
+ The fifth district then was taken up.
This is the Louisville district. the
home os Mr. Bradley. He spoke at
length, the time of each side having
been extended to 25 minutes. During
I his speech no made the suggestion that
liz Taft IS nominated 1t would be
doubtful whether he could carry the
state o. Kentucky, whereupon Clayton
Blakey. attorney for the Taft delega-
tlon, charged that Mr.. Bradley had
stumped the state for Fairbanks,
making just that sort OF argument.
Mr. Bradley replied that he had seen
letters written by Mr. Bradley making
such Gains, and that he had personally
received one OF the letters Mr. Brad
ley was defeated II his case. and de-
clihed TO continue with the two remain
\ ing Kentucky contests. He said that
h would carry them 10 the credentials
committee Of the convention. The
committee promptly seated the Taft
ldelegation
The effort to secure a division of
the committee occurred in tho hearing
OF the contest from The Fifth Ken.
tuck district John w. McCulloch
who holds the proxy of John w
I Yerkes, the committeeman from Ken
ltnclSy, demanded division on the
lquestion OF whether the Taft or Fair.
banks delegation should be seated
Charles Fl. Scott of Alabama, resond.
ed by rising and the two APPEALED in
vain for 20 members to rise and be
counted. They stood for a moment
and then sat down.
i When Mr. Bradley came out Of the
committee room he accosted Mr.
n Hitchcock with the following: I'm
tired Of this brace game Gu are run
ming won't bolt the ticket myself
but I can't speak for Kentucky
j He expressed himself with great bit
I Iterness. Mr. Hitchcock smiled as hs
| replied: Il am sorry, Governor. but
II can't see how we could both be
i, pleased"
II Representative William b. MeKin
4 ley manager of the presidential boon
tIof Joseph @. Cannon, arrived yester
Z forces. Late in the day he issued ,
1 brief statement in which he said:
r me action OF the Taft people OF
the national committee supply dem
onstrates the weakness OF their state
: ments that they had enough votes I,
nominate, Mr. TAFT without the south
ern delegates or those involved in th,
) contests Our figures given out IN,
: other day ase correct, and as the situ
sa.t.1a granda we have every reason I,
+ believe that no candidate viii hav,
lenough 70 nominate him on the firs
E ballot"
/, A. Il Fisher Of Ohio has been an
r pointed assistant secretary Of the re
publican national committee. He sue
: lceeded Frank H. Hitchcock. whose re
? tirement gave rise 10 a rumor that N
: had been deposed by Chairman New
2 This report was denied. the announce
ment being made that the arrangemen
j is the result OF Mr. Hltchcocks secrs
taryship IN addition to his other al