Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
TAFT NOW CREDITED
WITH 603 DELEGATES,
Committee Gives Him 216 Out Of 219
Involved In Contests Includes
Only the Instructed Delegates.

| Chicago, June 12-Late this after
noon the Republican national commit
tee completed the hearings of all con-
tests submitted and turned it's atten-
| ton to other affairs. The committee has
been In session for seven days Of actual
work and has decided contests involv-
ing 219 seats on the temporary roll call
These contests have been decided as
follows:
| For Taft-Alabama %, Arkansas q
Florida s, Georgia 1G. Kentucky s,
Louisiana IS, Mississippi 16, Missouri
10, Pennsylvania l, South Carolina s,
| Tennessee IS. Texas 36. Virginia IS,
| Alaska 2. Arizona 2. Total 216.
For Foraker-Virginia ,, Ohio /. To-
tai 3.
AS Taft had 1897 instructed delegates
before the national committee began
the hearing of the contests. he will now
have total of 603 delegates instructed
for him on the temporary roll call,
without taking into consideration any
that have Endorsed him, or declared for
him in any other manner.
The only complete defeat sustained
by the Taft delegates in the contests
was in the 5th Virginia district, where
a Foraker delegation was seated be-
cause a man was allowed to act as Sec
rotary of the district convention who
had issued a call for convention in
his county "for white men only" 1t
was believed by the members of the
committee that If they allowed the del
egates from the convention at which
this man had acted as secretary, to be
seated in the national convention, that
it would place the party in the light of
approving a call issued to a portion of
the voters. For this reason it was de-
cided to seat the contesting Foraker
delegates.
In Louisiana, Ohio and Tennessee,
split delegations We're seated. The ac-
ton of the committee dividing the en-
tire Louisiana delegation apparently
made no difference to the Taft
strength, inasmuch as both factions
were for Taft The Tennessee division
was made in the 9Th district in re-
Spouse to the urgent appeals of Ma
tional Committeeman Brownlow, who
asked that it be done for the purpose of
healing local differences and give the
party a better chance of electing a
Republican congressman. The delega-
ton from the 9Th Ohio district was di-
vided by the evidence submitted.
Outside of the conclusion of the con-
tests before the national committee the
most important development of the
day was the issuance by the "Allies"
of a statement in which they declared
their intention of sticking to the An
ish' and in which they asserted that it
was certain that "there would be no
nomination on the first ballot"
The attitude of the "Allies' as out
lined in this statement was greatly
strengthened by the arrival during the
day of General Stewart l.. Woodford of
New York, who is in charge of the in
terests of Governor Hughes. General
Woodford made the statement that the
New York delegation would come here
instructed to support Hughes for the
Presidency, and until the convention
had made its choice, there would be
no consideration of Governor Hughes
name for any place except at the head
of the ticket. When shown the author
itative statement made at Albany to-
day that the governor cannot and
will not under any circumstances ac-
cept a nomination for the Vice Presi-
,lency," General Woodford said:
"That is exactly what I expected"
have been attending national convcn-
tions since 1860 and have never known
a wise selection for the Vice Presidency
to be made after the candidate for
President had been chosen"
Asked if Governor Hughes success
track bill had strengthened his can
didacy. Gen. Woodford said:
"It has proved that Hughes is a
fighter and that he never quits
II know one thing. namely. if Hughes
is nominated for the Presidency he will
be certain to carry New York. I don't
say no one else can carry New York.
but I do say that. with Hughes NOM
mated, New York is certain and with
someone else nominated New York is