The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-09
MANAGER HITCHCOCK is
"SOT" AGAINST CONCESSIONS
Determined to Fight for Seating
Of Delegations Instructed
for Secretary
49, Assoelatea presaA

Chicago. June "a few handfuls
Of sands we're thrown into the cylin-
ders 81 the Taft political machine late
yesterdav SO far everything TINT has
come M has been handled quickly
and deeisiyeiy BY the Taft men but
from their own membership came a
proposition 10 divide the Louisiana
delegation with the opposition, seating
both TAFT ard antiTaft delegations
with half a vote each The proposition
in itself d'a not come as surprise
but the number of members OF the
national committee who favored the
movernen. created some CONSERVATION
in the Taft camp The f7iends OF the
secretary of war on the committee
brought about an adjournment rather
than permit a vote 70 be taken.
Manager Frank Hitchcock announc-
ed that there would be no compromise.
He determined 70 fight for the seating
OF the delegations instructed for Sec
retary Taft and declared that he VIII
insist that the committee pass upon
All contests. To settle them in any
other way. he said would be unfair
20 the delegations themselves. He
expressed the opinion tnat the com
mite should not shirk tho responsible
ity Of sitting in Judgment on the mer-
its Of every contest. and in this view
he IS supported by practically every
committeeman from the West and
South aud many from the North.
Many of these contests have been
settled from the state Of Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida Georgia ant Ken
tucky, and there has been no division
of the committee Ia disposing Of any
OF them. The reason for this has been
the rule which denies a roll call on
any question unless It Is demanded by
20 members. ana the anti-Taft people
have not that number on the commit
tee. The suggestion for a division
OF c0ntesting delegations has become
more frequent from day TO day
The political mgneuYerlng by such
members OF the "old guard as Sena-
tors Crane, Scott and Penrose and
Committeeman Hart, OF Iowa, and Mul.
vane Of Kansas. has not heen without
effect. The growth of the compromise
suggestion was noticed by the Taft
men. but they were not disturbed by
It antil they learned TO their surprise
that the plan for a division in Louisi
ana was favored by Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts. and General Powell
Clayton Of Arkansas.
Hasty conferences were held by the
Taft members Of the committee during
She hearing OF the Louisiana contest
and the decision was reached that Il
would be wise to adiourn until the,
nscertained exactly where they stood
This course was followed. Mr.. Hitch
cock called up Secretary Taft In Wash
Sngton. Charles p Taft. brother o
the secretary, dld some telephonlni
aud eleeraphing on his own account
- t Duncan OF North Carolina. and G
A. Lyon OF Texas, and some othen
also grew energetic. Manager Hitch
cock feels that there is far more .
stake IN the movement for a eompro
mise ga louisiana than appears o.
the surface. Similar contests are
pending from Mississippi. Missouri
North Carolina, Oklahoma. South Caro-
lina Tennessee Texas and Virginia
The plea ior a compromise Ia Louisl
ana Is has on the argument that IN,
negro question Is involved and tha
some recognition that wouic appeasl
the negro voters OF the south should %,
given -e Fpraker delegation. In al