The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
TAFT BAND WAGON
continues to Roll Over the OPP
position at Chicago.
HugheSDolegates From Missouri
Arc Voted Out.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Is an Open Question Declares
Frank Hitchcock.
I
THE VICE PRESIDENCY
He Says Taft Will Not Attempt
TO Influence the Choice.

Chicago, June 10.-The Republican
national committee resumed its hear
Ing of contests today, taking up first
the fight in the Eleventh Missouri dis
trict which was postponed last night.
The anti-Taft people announced be-
fore the hearing began that they were
not over hopeful of success. They said
that since the committee decided yes
terday In favor of the Taft delegates
in the tenth district, there was small
chance in their opinion of winning
out In the remaining contests.
The Missouri contests are between
the Hughes and Taft delegations and
If all Of them are decided in favor, of
Taft, Governor Hughes will lose the
greater part of his instructed dele
gates outside Of the state Of New
York
Among the arrivals early today
We're former Representative ]. w.
Babcock of Wisconsin, Representative
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis OF
Ohio. who came from Washington,
where he has been consulting the sec
rotary of war and President Roose-
welt. regarding the platform, which is
to be submitted to the convention.
General Ellis brought with him a
draft of the document as approved by
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft.
| 1t was announced that the head
| quarters Of Senator Knox (Pa.) will
| be opened Saturday or Sunday. They
will be in charge Of Colonel William
R. Andrews Of Meadville, Pa. chair
| man of the Pennsylvania delegation.
| After calling the eleventh Missouri
district, it was decided to consolidate
this case with that of the twelfth dis
| tr1ct from the same state. Twenty
| five minutes were given to each side
for the presentation of evidence. A. B.
| Humphreys, the manager for Cover
nor Hughes appeared at the commit
| tee room for the first time since the
eral attendance however. was much
smaller and the apparent interest
much less than at any preceding
session of the committee.
| Still on the War Path.
| Governor Yarmouth of Louisiana
was present and still unreconciled to
| the compromise which was reached
yesterday in the contest from this
state. He expressed himself today
in much the same manner as on yes
| terday and apparently felt exceeding
ly bitter. over the decision made yes
terday by the national committee.
Several conferences were held last
night and today between Governor
Yarmouth and Walter Cohen. the
leader of the "black and tan" faction,
| but so far nothing definite has come
of them.
The decision in the consolidated
case of the Eleventh and Twelfth Mis-
souri, districts was in favor of the
| Taft delegations and they were or
| dered seated. Committeeman Scott of
West Virginia, offered a motion pro-
| viding that both delegations from
half a vote each. This was defeated
on standing vote. Committeeman
| Aiken, of Missouri, then offered mo-
| ton seating both Taft delegations and
| this as carried without a division.
| After the. decision in these cases
| had been declared, Chairman New in
discussing the work of the committee
| with number of newspaper men,
said:
| st know it has been charged that
the Taft people on the committee
have been riding rough shod over
everything. I want to say, however,
| that all the contests that have been
settled by the national committee
| have been decided strictly on their
| merits and on the evidence presented.
There has been no rough riding over
anybody"
| North Carolina Called.
| After the Missouri contests had
| been settled North Carolina was
| called. In this state there are con-
tests over delegates at large and from
the First to Sixth districts inclusive
| and in the Eighth district
The contests in North Carolina were
| not consolidated, the delegates at
| large being first taken up with 80
minutes allowed to each side.
Manager Frank H. Hitchcock, of
the Taft forces today made an i'm
portant declaration in relation to the
vice presidential situation. Mr..
Hitchcock said:
ION the question of the nomination
of a vice president, Secretary Taft and
his managers have made no combina-
lions or deals, they will not hereafter
make any combinations or deals and
will not push the candidacy OF any
particular man. We are simply work
ing to secure the nomination of Secre-
tary Taft on the first ballot and when
we have achieved that we will be
highly satisfied. The question of the
selection of a vice presidential candi-
date is for the convention to decide
and there is no thought in the Taft
, management of attempting 10 inf1u-
ence this decision. Secretary Taft has
; no idea or intention of binding the
, | delegates who cast their votes for him
for president to vote for any particu-
lar person for. vice president. The
raft people are not backing any can
Il didate for vice president and they will
not do so hereafter If we succeed IN
: | nominating Secretary Taft, as l firmly
believe we will, that is all that we can
have a right to expect In the way OF
. | nominations, and we will not attempt
!, to influence the, vote for candidate 1oI
4sfd do in