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LOUISIANA CONTEST
Results IN A DRAW
EACH DELEGATE FROM STATE IS
TO RECEIVE oNE-HALF OF A
VOTE At SESSION..


TO RECEIVE oNE-HALF OF A
VOTE At SESSION.
ROOSEVELT LIKES
COMPROMISE PLAN
Rumor Has 1t That Entire Body from
Dixie District 10 for Taft for Pres
iaentiai Nomination-G. o. P. Com
mittee Session.
Chicago, June 10. - The Louis
lana contest, which promised one OF
the liveliest battles of the Republican
national committees preconvention
activity, was settled Tuesday by COM
promise. Both of the contrasting dele
gations-the Taft, or "lily-white" fac
ton, and the anti-Taft, or "black-and-
tans'-are to be seated, and each man
will have one-half of vote There
are Is places to be filled, those OF
four delegates-at-large and IA district
delegates.
This covers briefly the argument
which followed emphatic assurances
that there would be no compromise as
long as the contestants could stand
up and fight During the forenoon a
lot of comforting, of telegraphing and
telephoning took place, even after the
national committee had begun It's ses-
sion. kilograms by the score were
rained In upon such members of the
Taft organization as were supposed to
be wavering, urging and. demanding
that they stand fast at any cost Re-
peated messages were sent to Secre-
tary Taft and to President Roosevelt
at Washington, and they were in
close touch every instant of the
morning with the exact situation in
Chicago.
To Reorganize Louisiana.
1t was finally agreed with the full
consent and approval of both Secre-
tary Taft and President Roosevelt that
the Taft and anti-Taft delegations
from Louisiana should be seated with
half vote each.
In consideration of this agreement,
1t was impressed upon the representa-
tives of the Louisiana contestants that
there should not under any circum-
stances whatever be any quarreling
or dispute between the two delega-
tions. 1t was further agreed and I'M
derstood that the Republican party
In the state of Louisiana is to be i'm.
mediately and entirely reorganized
under the direction of the chairman,
the secretary, and one member of the
national committee. Members Of
the committee declared that they were
heartily tired \of the unceasing SQUAD
bles between the "black-and-tans' and
'lfly-whites" of Louisiana. Their dis
putes have been brought up to every
Republican national convention of re-
cent years, and it was determined by
the members of the committee that
this condition of affairs should cease.
The "black-and-tan agreed to sup
port Pearl Wight for national commit
teeman.
Text Of the Compromise.
There is good authority for the state
ment that the compromise will have
put forward for the sake of harmony
in the state. The Is votes, 1t ID
declared, will go to Taft
The agreement reached was in the
following words: 1.-THE proposal fol
the seating Of both delegations with
half a vote each provides for the fol
lowing:
This decision Is to carry with Il
the recognition of neither of the exist
ing state committees. It is provided
that committee to be composed Of
the chairman, secretary and one mem
Der of the incoming national commit
tee be empowered to formulate plan
for the thorough reorganization of the
party throughout the state.
1t is agreed that the chairman of the
incoming national committee shall be
empowered to appoint the member o.
the national committee who is to rep
resent the state of Louisiana"
The Taft people assert that the sec
rotary of war, if elected and they pre-
dict that result with the utmost conf
dence, will naturally have the right
to name the chairman of the nationa
committee, and this official being EN-
powered to appoint the Louisiana
member of that body, 1t follows that
the Taft organization, in the event Of
his nomination, will dominate entirely
the political situation in the Republic
an party of Louisiana.
Taft Wins Mississippi Fight.
The contest over the four delegates
at-large from Mississippi was decided
in favor of the Taft delegation. The
six contested districts were the,r
taken up, commencing with the third
The committee decided In favor O
the Taft delegation from the ThIrt
Mississippi district, and 1t was ordered
seated. The decision in the Fourth
Mississippi district was similar to tina
in the Third, the Taft delegates being
seated. When the result was an
nounced outside the committee room
two negroes representing both factions
In the contest promptly declared wa
on each other and went to the foo
in a clinch They were separated b.
policeman before any damage wa
done. The contest in the Fifth Missis
sippi district occupied but short tim,
and the decision was in favor of tn,
Taft delegates
Leaps to Death.
Chicago, June 10.-Miss Lena Lund