Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-09
Proposition 10 Divide South
efn Delegations Caused
Quick Adjournment
Taft famed Sixteen More
Delegates in Contests
Heard Monday

Chicago, June 8.-A few handfuls
Of sand were thrown into the cy-5
finders Of the Taft political ma
chine late today. So far everything
that has come up has been handled
quickly and decisively by the Taft
men, but today from their own mem
bership came a proposition to divide
the Louisiana delegation with the OPP
position, seating both the Taft and
anti-Taft delegates with half a vote
each. The proposition in itself did
not come as a surprise, but a number
of members of the national commit
tee who favored the movement Gre
ated some CONSERVATION in the Taft
camp. Friends Of the secretary of
war on the committee brought about
an adjournment rather than permit
q vote to be taken today. N II
Before the Louisiana case, which
involves four delegates at large and
fourteen district delegates,sis brought
to q vote tomorrow. noses will have
to be sharply counted. Members Of
the committee who have been ar
dent Taft supporters, but whoshaye
shown q disposition to yield to APP
peaIs from the allied forces to COM
promise in the interest of harmony,
will have been subjected to pressure
from Washington. To allow time for
this was the purpose Of the sudden
\ adjournment today.
Manager Frank Fl. Hitchcock an
nounced tonight that there will be
no compromise. He is determined
to fight for the seating Of the dele
4 cations instructed for Secretary
Taft, and declared that he will insist
that the committee pass on all con-
ests. 81 I'd #
Thus far contests have been set
tied from the states OF Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia and Ken
lucky, and there has been no di-
vision OF the committee in dispos-
ing OF any of them. The reason for
this has been the rule which denies
"a roll call on any question unless 1t
is demanded by twenty members and
the anti-Taft people have not that
number on the committee.
Suggestions for q division Of con-
testing delegates between the Taft
I and anti-Taft forces has been grow
ing as the sessions Of the committee
4 have continued. Political maneuver-
ing by such members OF the ssold
guard" as Senators Crane, Scott and
Penrose, and Committeeman Hart,
4 Of Iowa, and Mulvine, Of Kansas, has
not been without effect. The growth
OF the compromise suggestion was
noticed by the Taft men, but they
were not disturbed by 1t until late
today, when they learned to their
surprise that the plan for a division
in Louisiana was favored by Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, and Gen
eral Powell Clayton, OF Arkansas
Hasty conferences were held BY
the Taft embers Of the cimmittee
during the hearing OF the Louisiana
contest. and decision was reached
that It would be wise to adjourn
until they ascertained exactly where
they stood. This course was fol
lowed.
Mr Hitchcock called up Secretary
Taft In Washington. Chas. r. Taft
brother II the secretary, did SONS
telephoning and telegraphing on his
own account. p. G. Duncan, 81
North Carolina. and q. "A. Lyon, 81
Kansas, and some others also grew
energetic. What the effect Of thu
many messages will be can't be ac
curately told until after the vote to
morrow. Manager Hitchcock feels
that there Is more at stake In The
movement for !. q compromise In