Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
More Contests Decided IN
Favor Of Taft Delegates
mo Rough Riding Over Any
body Chairman New Says.
Taft Force VIII Push No Candidate
For Vice President.

Chicago, June 10.-The Republican
national committee resumed hearing
OF contests today taking up the fight
in the 11th Missouri district, which
was postponed last night.
Among the arrivals early today
were Former Representative j. W..
Babcock, OF Winconsin; Representa-
tive James A. Tawney, of Minnesota.
1t was announced today that the
headquarters of Senator Knox will be
opened on Saturday or Sunday. They
will be in charge of Col. VIM. r. An
drews, chairman of the Pennsylvania
delegation.
After calling the 18th Missouri dis
trict, it was decided to consolidate
this case with that of the 18th dis
trict from the same state. Twenty
five minutes were given to each side
for the presentation of evidence.
Decision in the consolidated case of
the 18th and 18th Missouri districts
was in favor of Taft delegates and
they we're ordered seated.
Chairman New in discussing the
work Of the committee with a num-
Der of newspaper men said:
II know it has been charged that
the Taft people on the committee have
been riding rough shod over every
thing. l want to say. however. that
al! the national committee have been
decided on their merits and on the
evidence presented. There has been no
rough riding over anybody"
After the Missouri contests had been
settled. North Carolina was called In
this state there were contests oyer
delegates at Large and from the 1st to
the 9Th districts inclusive and in the
9Th district The contests in North
Carolina were not consolidated, the
dclcgates-at- large being first taken up
with 30 minutes allowed each side.
Frank II. Hitchcock. manager of the
Taft forces, today made the following
important declarations:
ION the question of the nomination
of Vice-Prcsident have made no
combinations of deals and will not
push the candidacy of any particular
man. We are simply working to Sc
cure the nominal ion of Secretary Taft
on the first ballot and when we have
achieved that we will be highly salts
fled. The question of the selection of
u Vice Presidential candidate is for
the national convention to decide and
there Is no thought in the Taft man.
agement of attempting to interfere In
this direction.
Secretary Taft has no idea or inten-
ton Of binding the delegates who
cast their votes for him, for President
to, vote for and particular person Tor
Vice President. The Taft people are
not backing any candidate for Vice
President and they will not do so here
after.
"If we succeed in nominating Geo
rotary Taft, as it is firmly believed
we will. that is all have a right to
expect in the way of nominations and
we will not attempt to influence the
vote for candidate for Vice President.
The Vice Presidential race in all it's
phases Is. so far as the Taft people
are concerned an entirely open ques-
ton and it will remain open so far as
we are concerned
The decision of the committee in the
contest for delegates-at- large from
North Carlonia was decided in favor
Of the Taft delegates. motion
was made and lost to seat both dele
cations with half vote each.
The vote on the contest for delegates
a motion by Robert Reyburn, of the
Taft delegation. 1t was voted down by
viva vocc vote The motion to seat
the Taft delegates then prevailed.
The contest in the I'd North Carolina
district was decided in favor of Taft.
A motion was also made in this case
as in the LIST district contest to seat
hnf hn1n ti.,p.. l,,Ir r.
was lost. the decision then being given
to the Taft people.
Decision in the Sd North Carolina dis
trict was in line with others preceding
1t from that state and was in favor of
the Taft delegates.
AT the conclusion of the hearing in
this district counsel for the Taft dele
gates announced that they would pre-
sent no further arguments in any of
the remaining North Carolina contests.
but would submit their cases On the
briefs already filed.
Major Fred c. Bryan of Ohio, counsel
for the anti-Taft delegations. was re-
QueSted to consolidate the cases but
declined.
The Attn North Carolina district con-
test was decided in favor of the Taft
delegates, their counsel submitting the
case on the brief alone. Arguments for
the anti-Taft people were made by Ma
jor Fred c. Bryan of Ohio. The Taft
delegates in the 5th North Carolina dis
trict were seated after a brief hear
ing. The contest in the 9Th North Caro-
lima district was also awarded to Taft
without argument.
The contest in the Sth North Carolina
district was withdrawn and the Taft
delegates were seated.
The Ohio cases were next called.
There are four contests here and much
interest was attached to the proceed
inks because of their being from the
home state of the secretary of war.
France was in 1907 the worlds chief
wine producer as we'll as consumer The