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chairman. A recess was taken while
the rules were being drafted.
The subcommittee delayed so long In
reporting that the anti-Taft members
of the full committee conceived the
idea that gag" rules were being pre-
pared. These reports spread to the
contesting delegations, which were
waiting to be heard, and had the ef-
feet of arousing still more i'll feeling.
After an hours wait the report of
the subcommittee was submitted to
the full committee and It was adopted
without division. 1t consisted practi-
cally Of the same rules that governed
the national committee in disposing OF
the contests. Among other things, it
prohibited members Of the committee
from indulging in debate and in many
other ways was designed to economic
time.
Call Alabama Contests
With the preliminaries out of the
way, the Alabama contests were called.
Twenty-Five seats in the convention
were involved. After q comparatively
short time for arguments the commit
tee sustained the action that had been
taken by the national committee in
that case. A test vote was had, how
ever, showing that of the men who
were In the room when a division was
had the Taft forces were supported by
thirty-one votes against seven. At nc
time during the long time of this SEES
sion was another test of strength had,
but members of the committee favora-
BILE to the "allies" said they were out
numbered four to one.
The action that was taken in case
after case indicated that the estimate
was not far from correct.
Sweeping through the contests from
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas
the Taft delegations were seated with
out a break.
The contests from all other states had
been withdrawn.
Before the night was half over, 1t was
plain to everyone that the "allies'
would not succeed in overturning a
single decision made by the national
committee.
Invited to Hear Him
When Texas was reached Chairman
Fulton invited the members of the
press into the committee room that
they might listen to the argument
made by Col. Cecil A. Lyon, national
committeeman from Texas, and init
mate friend and frequent host OF
President Roosevelt. Col. Lyon is moi
lawyer, but in a picturesque and
cause of the Taft delegation involving
thirty-six seats, the whole state dele
cation.
He was opposed by A. N. Saeger OF
st. Louis. The result was the same
as In all of the preceding cases.
After the committee had adjourned
Chairman Fulton and Representative
Fassett asserted that the cases of the
"allies" were weak in every particular
and could not have been decided other
wise than as they were. Both of these
men said the charge that the national
committee was prejudiced in favor OF
Secretary Taft had been confuted by
the committee and fully Vindicated
Mr. Fulton said he would not draw the
report of the committee until he had
had some sleep
1t was not his intention, he said, tc
enter upon any discussion Of the merits
of the cases, or into any defense OF
the national committee but If necessity
arose for such a defense, he would
make it on the floor. not in the COM
nittee. He expressed the opinion that
after the dissatisfied members of the
minority had had the opportunity to
sleep for a few hours over the ques-
ton they would change their minds on
the subject of presenting a minority
report