The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
TAFT GAINS TEN
iT DELEGATES TODAY
WINS OUT IN BOTH MISSOURI
AND NORTH CAROLINA.
is APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT,
The Republican Party In Louisiana is
Reorganized--McHarg Arouses
Wrath OF Senator
Hepburn.

committee today considered the Mis-
souri, contests j. L. Minnis present
ed the Taft delegation claims. Twen-
ty-five minutes for discussion were al
lotted each side.
After the hearing the Taft delegates
in the 18th and 18th districts were
seated, the Hughes men being defeat
ed. The attempt made to split the
vote was defeated by a viva voce vote
North Carolina Also.
The North Carolina contests fol-
lowed. Half ain hour was given each
side in the contests over the dele
gates at large. Judge Marcus Schoup
of Dayton will present the claim of the
Sixth district In Ohio for Foraker lat
er this afternoon. Hitchcock today
denied that he is candidate for vice
president, manager of the republican
campaign, or any other office. He
explained that he is here solely to Sc
cure the nomination of Taft.
Immediately after recess it was an
nounced that the Taft delegates at
large in North Carolina had been seat
| ed.
The Taft delegates in the First
North Carolina district were also seat
ed, making a net gain for Taft today
OF ten. 1t developed in every instance
today that an anti-Taft committeeman
offered a resolution of compromise by
seating both delegations with half
votes. Each time the resolution was
defeated 81 to IL.
Later the Taft delegates in the Sec
ond and Third North Carolina districts
were seated.
Taft's Gains Elsewhere.
Chicago, June 10.--After working
for four days, and with Ave additional
days yet to come before the meeting
of the convention, the Republican ma
| tional committee adjourned late Tues
| dsy with twofifths OF It's contests des
cided. This Is based on the actual
number OF contests filed, so being yet
to be heard. while Al have been set.
tied.
1t is probable, however, that the
committee has finished about one-half
of the total amount of work imposed
on it by the numerous contesting dele
cations from the southern states.
There ape in Texas contests on dele
gates-at-large and in each of the 16
districts. These will be consolidated,
reducing the aggregate number of
cases yet to be heard to A. There is
possibility also that other consolida-
tions may be made in Virginia and
other states.
Agree to Vote for Taft.
The committee Tuesday decided 16
contests, affecting 36 delegates. OF
these 27 are Taft men, and the re-
naming nine, all of whom are "black
and tans" from Louisiana, have ten
tatively agreed that they will cast
their votes for Taft. There is, how
ever, no binding agreement to that
effect. a4 ag
The contests decided Tuesday com.
prised the delegates-at-large in Louis.
lana and Mississippi, seven districts in
Louisiana, six districts in Mississippi
and one in Missouri The Louisiana
contest, which was the most important
of the day, resulted In split delega-
ton, the committee deciding, on
division of 20 to 30, to seat both the
lilly white" or Taft delegation, and the
black and tans" with half vote for
each. This agreement was not
reached until after repeated confer.
ences and much anxious telegraphing
and telephoning between Chicago and
Washington.
Roosevelt and Taft Agree.
The decision finally reached by the
committee was carried out with the
full consent and approval Of both Sec
retary Taft and President Roosevelt.
II provided that the Republican party
in Louisiana shall be reorganized un-
der the direction Of a committee OF
three composed OF the chairman, the
secretary, and one member of the in
coming national committee. The com.
mittee passed resolution, instruct
ing the next national committee TO
name as this member Pearl Wight, the
present national committeeman from
Louisiana. The agreement as reached
between the Taft and anti-Taft ele.
ments on the committee and as later
carried into effect by that body. was
highly displeasing to the lilly whites"
headed by ex-Gov. Warmoth. The
governor declared with great en-
phasis that he would not accept the
compromise. but would carry the u
before the credentials committ
II defeated there he would
Other members of the lilly white
tion were not so emphatic In thei.
statements. and the Taft managers
are hopeful that they can bring them
to see the wisdom OF the days action
before the national convention is
called to order
Suits the "6Iaek and Tans."
The 'black and taus" accented the
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