The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-13
ALL CONTESTS
NOW DECIDED
RREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM
MITE FINISHED YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.
ZIG TAFT MEN SEATED
While Foraker Got Three Out OF Total
of 2t9 Involved 49, Taft's Strenuth
Now 6o3--Hughes in Game
To Win.

! Chicago, June l2.-Late this after
noon the Republican national commit
tee completed the hearing Of an con
tests submitted aud turned rs atten.
tion 10 other matters
II las decided contests involving
2l9 seats on the temporary roll call
OF these TAFT was awarded 2lG AMI
Foraker s.
AS Taft had 3s7 Instructed delegates
lbefore the national committee began
the hearing he will now have COS
delegates on the temporary roll call,
/ without taking into consideration any
4 that have either endorsed him or de-
lclared for him in any other manner
I The only complete delegation given
to Foraker was from the Fifth Virginia
district where a Foraker delegation
Twas seated because man was allow.
PED to act as secretary OF the district
lconyention who had issued a call for
| "a convention In his own county for
white men only
u was believed by the committee
THAT If they allowed the delegates from
the convention at which this man had
acted as secretary to be seated In the
national convention II would place the
party In the light of approving the call
issued to a portion of the voters Fer
this reason 1t was decided to seat the
gpn M ftur Ife. lnI.
IN Louisiana. Ohio and Tennessee,
split delegations were seated, the en-
tire delegation from Louisiana being
considered Gas one contest
The action OF the committee IN Iii.
vIding tho Louisiana delegation made
no difference to Tafts strength mas
much as both factions were for TAFT
The Tennessee division was made In
the Eighth district in response to ur
gent appeals Of National Committee
man Rrownlow, Of that state, who ask
ed that 1t be done for the purpose Of
healing local differences and giving thu
party better chance of electlng
Republican representative. The dele.
cation from the Sixth Ohio district
was divided on evidence submitted.
Outside of the conclusion Of contests
the most important development today
was the issuance by the allies" OF a
statement In which they declared their
intention OF sticking TO the fnish,'
and In which they asserted that il was
certain that there will be no nomina-
tion on the first ballot"
The attitude of the allies" as cut
lined In this statement was greatly
by the arrival during the
day Of General Stewart L. Woodiord,
Of New York. who is In charge OF the
interests Of Governor Hughes One OF
the first things encountered by Wood
ford was the strong sentiment develop.
ing to couple the names Of Taft anI
Hughes. This. however Woodford
met with the statement that the New
York delegation would come here in
structed to support Hughes for the
presidency and until the convention
had made its choice there would be-
tb fNilHtu' = tAiiVll VI tlhEif@ Athiit' ava
any place except the head of the
ticket
II know one thing" said Woodford.
" Hughes is nominated for the presi.
iency he will be certain to carry New
York don't say that no one else
IAN carry New York but DO say
hat with Hughes nominated New
York is certain. and with some one
Use nominated New York is doubt
III"
When Tafts strength was mention.
d Woodford paid high tribute TO the
ecretary Of war, but claimed that Re-
ublican chances We're greater with
hughes at the head OF the ticket.