The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-09
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prise that the plan for division in
Louisiana was favored by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts and General
Powell Clayton of Arkansas
Hasty conferences were held by the
| Taft members of the committee dur
ing the hearing of the Louisiana con-
test, and the decision was reached that
it would be wise to adjourn until they
ascertained. exactly where they stood.
! This course was followed.
Instructions Asked.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up Secretary
Taft i'm Washington. Charles p. Taft
/ brother of the secretary. did some tele-
phoning and telegraphing on his own
account. z. c. Duncan of North Caro-
/ lima and c. a. Lyon of Texas and some
others also grew energetic. What the
effect of the many messages will be
cannot be accurately told until after
/ the vote tomorrow
/ Manager Hitchcock feels that there is
! far more at stake in the movement for
a compromise i'm Louisiana than ap-
pears on the surface. Similar con-
tests are pending from Mississippi, Mis-
souri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
/ Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia. The plea for a compromise in
Louisiana is based on the argument
that the negro question is involved and
that some recognition that would APP
pease the negro voters of the south
should be given the Foraker delegation.
In all of the contests mentioned the is
sues are involved with the race ques-
ton.
Hitchcock's Position.
Manager Hitchcock takes the posi-
ton. however. that all of the Taft dele
cations are mixed" there being sew
eral negroes on the delegation from
each southern state More than $50 del
egates are involved in the settlement
of these contests from southern states
yet TO be settled.
The Taft men declare that if they
make concessions now they may expect
further demands. They are determined
to prevent the insertion of any open
ing wedge if such a thing is possible.
Sixteen more votes We're gained for
Taft today by the settlement of con-
tests. Two of these came from Florida
six from Georgia and eight from Ken
lucky. These We're all the contests
heard by the committee. The settle
ment of the Kentucky cases engen-
dered more i'll feeling than has been
manifested since the committee began
its work
nSW ONCT NCHtuCNys
Senator Bradley of Kentucky appeared
as counsel for the Fairbanks delegation.
The First district was quickly settled, as
Mr.. Bradley had no personal knowledge
OF the conditions involved other than the
views presented in briet in the case.
The Taft delegates were seated. The
Fifth district then was taken up. This
IS the Louisville district the home of Mr..
Bradley. He spoke at length the time
of each side having been extended to
he made the suggestion that if Taft is
nominated It would be doubtful whether
he could carry the state of Kentucky,
whereupOn Clayton Blakey. attorney for
the Taft delegation, charged that Mr..
Bradley had stumped the state for Fair
banks, making just that sort of aTgu-
ment. MT Bradley denied the charge, I
and Mr. Blakey replied that he had seen
letters written by Mr. Bradley making
such claims and that he had personally /
received one of the letters. Mr. Bradley /
was defeated in his case and declined TO
continue with the two remaining Ken /
lucky contests. He said that he would /
carry them TO the credentials committee I
of the convention. The committee I
promptly seated the Taft delegations.
The effort to secure a division of the 1
committee occurred i'm the hearing Of the 4
contest from the Fifth Kentucky dis /
trict. John W. Mccullough, who holds the /
proxy OF John W Nerkes, the commit I
teeman from Kentucky, demanded di- 1
vision on the question of whether the
Taft or the Fairbanks delegation should .
be seated Charles II. Scott of Alabama /
responded by rising and the two appealed /
in vain for the members to rise and be .
counted. They stood for a moment and I
then sat down. When Mr.. Bradley came
out of the committee room he accOsted .
Mr.. Hitchcock with the following:
A Brace" Game.
Pm tired of this brace game you are
ruuniug wont bolt the ticket myself