Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
ALLIES PLANNING
A DRAMATIC COUP
Will Abandon Contests Before
ihe National Committee.
CHARGE UNFAIR METHODS
Say That the Jury Is Packed
Against Them.
CANNON's MANAGER HOLDS OFF
Senator Bradley Selected to Appeal
to the Convention-Sixteen More
Delegates Added to Taft List.

Special from STAFF Correspondent
CHICAGO June 6.-The allies are plan
ming a dramatic coup next week to draw
attention to the alleged overbearing meth
DDS of the Taft people in the contes
cases. Their program is to formall,
abandon all the contests now pending
before the national committee. They will
accompany the announcement with thu
statement that they do SO because they
feel that the committee is packed
against them by the presence on 1t Of
Mr.. Hitchcock and the Taft employe:
holding proxies. They will further state
tha, they will take their fight to the com
Ilittee on credentials of the convention
there the Taft proxies will not be repre-
:cnted
TIC object of this move. If carried out
threatened tonight. will be, of course
= draw the attention of the country t.
methods of the Taft managers il
national committee and to accentuate
IT, opposition of the allies y. o. NJ.
IL Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 6.-No more evidence in
contested cases will be put before the re-
publican national committee by the al
lied candidates. according to decision
reached tonight at conference between
mana gers representing the interests of
Senator Knox. Vice President Fairbanks
and Gov. Hughes. The managers for
Speaker Cannon did not participate.
There were present at the conference
Representative James Francis Burke of
Pennsylvania. Senator Hemenway and Jo-
seph B. kealing of Indiana Senator Crane
of Massachusetts. A. B. Humphreys of
New York and Senator Bradley of Ken
lucky.
Convinced that the national committee
as at present constituted has prejudged
all contests in favor of Secretary Taft and
that all of the delegations instructed to
vote for him will be seated by the COM
mittee. the managers of the three candi-
dates named decided upon a radical
course. They talked the matter over in
formally and then called a meeting for a
late hour tonight. They expect also TO
haye several sessions tomorrow and map
out definite program, and when that
has been done to issue statement, ad-
dressed to the public, setting forth their
reasons for refusing to continue their
cases before the court of first instance.
for such is the national committee.
In reaCnlng a decision tonight the gen.
tlemen in the conference came to the con-
clusion that If they continued to present
their claims TO the national committee
and received nothing but a succession of
defeats. which to appeal TO the Gre
densials committee of the convention, they
would receive a black eye" from that
body and probably from the committee,
which Is the court of last resort. They
admitted also that if they decline to pre-
sent their evidence to the national COM
mittee they may have poor case to pre-
sent 10 the superior court. The determi-
nation 10 take the steps outlined there
fore. was not hasty action. and the con-
ferees stated that they realized full well
what the step means
Senator Bradley of Kentucky has been
selected a the man best fitted to con-
duct the appeal 10 the national conven-
ton, which fact explains his presence at
the conference. He was interested also
in the campaign made for Mr.. Fairbanks
in his state and he had been retained to
conduct the Fairbanks case before the
committee in the four contested districts
from Kentucky.
Cannon Keeps Aloof.
The allies concede that they are weak
ened by the concurrence of the Can
non managers. The headquarters of the
Speaker are now under the direction of
Representative Frank o. Lowden. Mr..
Cannon has nothing 10 gain personally
/. ON the contests. however they may De
settled. he would not be the benefisiary
~ any case, Mr. Lowden is of the opinion
that il is not good party politics to precipi-
tate in tine republican ranks just
prior TO the national convention and for
that reason is not in sympathy with the
movement to bolt the committee. Repre-
sentative Mckinley. the chief adviser In
the Cannon camp is not in the city. but
is expected here Monday. What his posi-
ton will be is not known.
The effect Of the nOn-prosecution of the
anti-Taft contests would be TO cause the
committee 10 seat the Taft delegates In
each instance. These delegates would &c
the temporary roll and each one of
the state delegations so seated would
name member of the credentials com
TI9ittee.
Sixteen More Taft Delegates.
Sixteen more Taft delegates were
added TO the temporary roll call of the
republican national convention TODAY as
the result of the determination of con
tests from Florida and Georgia The
opposition 10 Taft failed to score. and
the slate was wiped clean in favor oi
the delegates instructed for the Secrc-
tary of War One Florida district-the
tnird--and three Georgia districts-the
first, second and third-were passed
over until Monday because representa-
tives of the anti-Taft delegations were
not ready to proceed Counsel for the
delegations instructed for Secretary
Taft moved the postponement and an.
rounced that they did not desire to tax.
snap Judgment
Vigorous use of the gavel by Chair.
man New and the interference OF
friends was all that prevented 4 per
sonal encounter between principals ir
tie Florida state contest The proceed
ings were enlivened also by the asser
tion that Representative Butler Ames
of Massachusetts. who is said To have
engineered the anti-Taft fight in Florida
was responsible for the use of alleged
forged tickets of admission to the stat,
convention hall This charge was made
in the form of admission by forme,
United States District Attorney j. n
Stripping. one of the anti-Taft con.
testants. who spoke in opposition to TN,
seating of the Taft delegation. 1t ere
ated distinct sensation.
Charge of Forged Tickets.
The claim that forged tickets had beer
used for the purpose of packing the con
vention hall had been made by Henry s
Chubb. state chairman, and one of IL,
delegates-at-larGe instructed to vote 70