Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-12
HOPE TO Finish Their WORK TO-DAY
Contests In Virginia viii be Given an
Airing Today Before the Republican
National Committeeman Mot a
Great Deal Of Interest Taken in the
Hearings yi6terd'y'
fBv Associated Prcss.)

Wy 1857
CHICAGO, ILI.. June 1.-The Re
publican National Committee reached
Texas today In the alphabetical list
OF states In deciding contests for
states for seats on the temporary roll
call of the National Convention which
meets on June 16 The work today
settled cases involving two delega-
thong at large and 81 district delega-
tiOns. total OF 80 delegates.
or these Taft Is almost certain OF
10 and may have 50. The uncertain
delegate halls from the Eighth dis
trict of Tennessee and it is unknown
how he will vote. He belonged, how
ever to the Oliver faction In that
state the majority of whom were In
structed for Taft
The work OF the committee today
excited much l'ss interest than that
of any previous session. Visitors,
who were numerous On former Occas-
ions, were for the most part absent
today.
The South Carolina contests were
the first called. they being from the
First and Fifth districts Both OF
these were given to Taft after short
hearing.
The hearing Of the contests from
Tennessee occupied the greater part
of the day, each being allowed two
hours. The fight grew out Of
factionaI struggle ever local issues
in Tennessee all OF the Hal" element
being instructed for Taft and the ma
-. -l,r
dur bed the Oliver delegates. being al
so for the secretary Of war.
The result was that the Taft men
WIRE seated in all but the Eighth dis
trict where the delegation was divid-
ed at the earnest request of@NatiOnai
Committeeman BdC Yniow, who asked
that IL b. done in order that the Re
pnblcans of that district he given
chance OF defeating the Democratic
congressman. The splitting OF the
delegation. however. is not likely to
make any difference TO Taft, inasmuch
as none Of the Oliver delegates were
instructed fer anybody else and the
greater number of them had been d.
rectcd to vote for him. The hearing
Of the cases produced the only pictur-
esGuc SC mes of the dav.
Was . Lively Convention.
jesse NJ. Littleton. counsel for the
Oliver delegates. asserted that the
Hale men came into the hall armed.
and displayed huge hatch"ts with
which no said the lives Of the Oliver
men had been threatened.
Newell Sanders. chairman OF the
state central committee. supplied
counter irritant to the Littleton
Ratchet exhil.tion by telling. In his
arCurlcnt of the desp"rat" figh; which
the Hale men were compelled to make
before they were allowed in the ball.
nj Of how n big negro was about To
rhop him with an Olive Ratchet be-
fore some of the Hale men put the
negro suddenly into state ri coma.
His Account of the struggle in 'hr
ccnvc ntiou han was re -"'v"d Ey IN"
committee with much interest.
The Texas Contest.
Tho hearing ~ the Tcxas casrs caT"
next and In these the c'n'eEts "V'
IN" Delegates al l'r-" ana
from the Third. Fourth. sixth
Seventh. Ninth. Thirteenth. Fourteen
tn Fifteenth and Sixieen'h districts
were consolidated and sfrr a brio
hearing the del"gaiCS ir"m IN" ia"
ton beaded nv Ccci 4. yon. tho rr"
, son, National committeeman from 'h''
stat. w,rc sc.'ai. The "R""rgsn
izcd RopurIicans" who contested in
oyer ono ri ihrSr districis did no.
receive s!nCic delegate Ar'r 'hi'
d"cigion he committee adjourned N
til tomorrow.
r. Is undrT s'nOT ,ha' ~" ron'r<'E n
tho Second ard Tw' uii.'ih viii p
|, Withdrawn and arVur"rts only viii
concern tho First. fifth. Ei-h;h. Tenth
, and Eleventh. districts.
Tho delegates S"aicd TO-DAY from
T-yas arr MT inst ruct~d tu' romUf
oman i.voa who directs affairs gen
: orally. asserted that thor" Is no d"uhi
thai thc'r vote win h~,casi for Tar
In urdcr in RHi IN its work ~ ="
morrow riehi tho crmuii'ce decided
~ cor anIidsic ih- r manning contests
from Texas and algo those from Vtr
ginia.