Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
War Secretar, Continues TO
Be Given Everything in
Sight.
TENNESSEE HAS FLOOR
Administration Tips It Off It
is Not Ia Second Place
Fight.

Chicago. June 11-Proceedings of
the republican national committee have
apparently lost interest in a large de-
gree to the greater number of politi-
clans, for when the committee COM
menced work today nobody was pres
ent except those who had business
connected with the contests The first
case called was that of the first South
Carolina district. There are but two
contests from this state, and an effort
to consolidate them failed
Pass Along Rapidly.
In the First South Carolina district
the Taft delegates We're ordered seated
The state of Tennessee contests were
then called. Four hours will be con-
sumed in presenting evidence
Settle 81 Votes i'm Day.
Chicago. June 1.-THE republican
national committee by its work yester-
day decided contests in two states at
large and IA districts, the net result
being that SO full and two one-half
votes were added to the number al
ready possessed by Taft and two one
half votes were given to Foraker.
The committee had yet to consider
the contests at large of four states.
and total of 3S district contests, and
two from territories invoIving a total
of "a votes.
Previous to the meeting of the CON-
mittee the number of Taft instructed
delegates was 3S7. The work of the
committee SO far had given him III
, additional votes, or 504 on the temper
airy roll call
Foraker Gets a Look In.
The chief interest of the day center
ed in the Ohio contests, of which there
were four, in the Third, Sixth. Tenth
and Thirteenth districts Taft was
given the delegates in the Third, Tenth
and Thirteenth, and in the Sixth both
delegations were seated with a half
vote each.
Drop Second Place Discussion.
There was sudden cessation OF ac-
uvity yesterday regarding the vice
presidential situation. This was large
ly due to the announcement that the
Taft forces won't take part in any
campaign for second place on the
| ticket. What discussion was heard,
centered largely about Senator Dol
liver of Iowa and Secretary Cortel-
You.
Lafayette Young, one of the dele
| OF fro,
the friends of Dolliver in his own
| state are not anxious to see him leave
| the ranks of the senators for the pur-
pose of presiding over the senate. He
said further, he had received prom
/ ises from some of the energetic
| friends of the senator outside of Iowa
to cease agitating his name as can
didate
brings Draft of Platform.
| Chicago, June 11.-Attorney Wade
NJ. Ellis of Ohio arrived at Chicago to-
day bringing with him rough draft
of the tentative platform to be adopted
by the national convention. 81 cannot
for evident reasons disclose the charac-
ter of the platform now" said Ellis,
"but believe it will satisfy the people
Its scope is wide, and, in my opinion,
it will prove the best platform any
political party has sanctioned in re-
cent years.
i Caiffornians Leave for Fray.
4 San Francisco, Cal. June 1.-THE
California delegation to the republican
national convention, headed by NJ. Fl.
lDeyoung, chairman, left this morning
for Chicago. Jacob H. Neff, one of
i the delegates at large, did not accom-
fpany the delegation owing to the ad-
vice of physicians, and as the alter
mate, Charles Wheeler, is reported to
; have sailed for Europe, California may
oe one vote short at the convention.