The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-11
Settling of Contests Now Gives the Ohio Man Over Five
 Hundred Votes
NO ONE SEEMS ID WANT
 THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Hughes Is Mentioned for the Second Place on Republican Ticket and Deliver Spurns the Idea of
 Being Kite Tall.

Chicago, June L0-The republican n national committee by its work today decided contests in two states at large and IA districts, the result being that 33 full and two half votes were adde 1 to the number already possessed by William H. Taft and two half votes were given to Senator Joseph B. For aker.
 The committee has yet to consider contests at large in four states and a total of SS district contests and two from the territories, involving a total of 94 votes.
 Previous to the meeting of the com mittee. the number of Taft instructed delegates was 387. The work of tho committee as far as it has progressed has given him IT additional votes, or total of 5o4 on the temporary roll call.
 The chief interest of the day cen tered in the Ohio contests, of which there were four. in the Third, Sixth, Tenth and Thirteenth districts. Taft was given the delegates in the Third Tenth and Thirteenth districts and in the Sixth district, both delegations were seated at half vote each.
 The Foraker men made strong fight in this district because 1t was the old home of the Senator and they were anxious to secure it's votes for him.
 Peace Is Desired.
 It is the hope of the national com mittee that it will be able to finish its work by Friday night. To this end the members are making every possi- ble effort to induce the warning fac- tions to consent to the consolidation of their cases. Much important work x stated for the committee on Saturday and Monday and it is earnestly desired that the hearings be over in ample time to allow sufficient attention to be paid to these matters.
 With the end of the labors of the national committee fairly in sight, dis cussion turned today to the possible makeup of the credentials committee of the convention to which many of the contests will probably be appealed. The talk centered largely around Har- ry M. Oaugh erty of Columbus. O., who arrived in the city today.
 MT. Daugherty is slated for the ere dentials committee from his state, and 1t was general gossip today that tc may be chosen chairman of the con- mittee Swhen 1t is made up next TueN day.
 Work on Credentials,
 MT. Daugherty did not deny that such sequence of events was s1,ossible and freely discussed the probable work of the committee.
 T don't believe that the credentials committee will be ready to report to the convention before Thursday, June Is," said Mir Daugherty. If I am chosen a member of the body I shall oppose any proposition for an all-night session of the committee on Tuesday, as from president indications 1t would be impossible to dis pose of all the cases that will be brought before the committee even if this exped- ient were to be adopted. I cannot see how the committee will be able to pre- pare It's report for presentation to the Wednesday session of the convention and 1t probably will have to work all of the day and part of that night In order to be ready for Thursday"
 Vice Presidency.
 There was a sudden cessation of activ- ity today regarding the vice presidential situation. This was largely due to the nouncement made by Frank H. Hitchcock that the Taft forces would not take part in any campaign for the second place on the ticket. The leaders of the allies adopted the attitude that 1t had not been customary for the party to consider tho vice president until after the first place on the ticket has been filled, and that there was no present reason to depart from the precedent. What discussion was heard centered largely about Senator Dol liver of Iowa and Secretary Cortelyou. Lafayette Young, one of the delegates at large from Iowa. said today that the friends of Senator Deliver In his own Nstate were not anxious to see him leave Inc ranks of the senators for the pur- pose of, presiding over the Senate. He