The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Continued from First Page.) ton from that state 1t recited the fact that Mir Hitchcock Is directly involved in the cases. and Is there fore disqualified to sit in judgment upon it. It also declared that Mir. Hitchcock did not reside, and is not qualified voter in the territory he claims to represent and was not q regularly or properly chosen national committeeman from that territory. The same representations were made in regard to Messrs Statter and Phelps, except that they were term ed "employes" instead of manage" for one of the candidates.
 MT. Aldrich presented 10 protest to the committee and in connection stat ed that he did not regard 1t proper that they should be compelled pre- sent their arguments 10 members who had an interest" in the outcome, and he called attention to the pream- ble of the protest which was as fol- lows:
 We formally protest against being compelled to submit the merits of our contest to the republican national com mittee as at present constituted in this meeting" Then followed the argu- ments against Messrs. Hitchcock, Stat ter and Phelps being permitted to re- tain seate in the committee.
 "All care to say in reply" said O. D, Street, United states attorney for 1 the northern district of Alabama, and the chief local counsel for the Thomp- son faction. instructed for Taft, Ifs that Charles II. Scott, the member oi the committee from Alabama Is sitting as q judge in this case. and 1t appears to mo that he is interested in the out. come Mir. Scott is one of the dele. gates at large elected by the Scott. Davidson faction which was supposed to be anti-Taft.
 Debate tn the question was shut of by A. NJ Stevenson the member iron, Colorado who promptly moved to lay the protest on the table. The motior carried, Mir Scott of Alabama being tn only member who opposed 1t. The Ala bama contests, affecting 22 delegate! were then taken up.
 The rule governing the voting by tht committee on the contests is as follows
 After the presentation of the cas- the contestants and their representa- lives shall retire, and the eommitte, shall decide the case before calling thu next one without debate and by a vivt voce vote, unless demand for rol call Is sustained by at least twent, members"
 The Alabama cases, by agreement Q all Iarties, concerned, were coneolidat ed and therefore two hours were givel to each caee It was regarded as tn most important of all the contests, be cause of the fact that 22 delegates wer involved and 1t is first in the list Q states that will he called in the conven ton when nominations are being made The candidate securing the delegation from Alabama is sure to he the fire placed in the nomination, because tn state having no candidate of It's owl NJ always yields to the state presentin the candidate favored by Alabama.
 It was charged that the Taft conven tlon had been controlled by federal of flcehcldcrs and directed from Washing | ton. One of the northern members pro voked laughter by remarking audibl that if that were true, it In itsel proved the regularity of the Taft del egatlon." He was called to order fo , creating levity.
 The legal argument was made by ( D. Street U. S attorney in Alabama ! During his speech favoring the seatin of the delegates headed by State Chair man Thompson, he produced copy (