Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
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He asserted that only about 5000 ne
groes were entitled to vote under the
laws of Virginia and that of these, on
" between 5000 and 1000 have proper
ly qualified.
Major F. c. Bryan of Ohio spoke for
the anti-Taft delegates. He said be-
fore entering the committee room that
he did not regard the case of his eli
ents who favored Senator Foraker for
the Presidency as being particularly
strong"
Major Bryan on his appearance be-
fore the rational committee in the Nir-
ginia cases. announced that he would
withdraw the contest against the Taft
delegates at-large, there being no ev-
idence and none of the protesting del
egates having appeared.
The 1St, I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th and Sth
District contests were then CONSOLE
dated, 20 minutes being given to each
side for arguments.
Mr. Grecner opened for the Taft del
egates.
Henry 3. Mccoy, member of the
committee from the Philippines, occu-
pied his seat today for the first time
since the hearing of contests began.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who
has been using the proxy of Mr.. Nc
Coy. received the proxy Of North Da-
kota held by Charles G. Phelps and
continued as member of the COM
mittea, Nj Phelph retiring. 1t was
against Phelps that protest was made
at the first meeting of the committee
in common with these directed against
rt h,1T r. Sinttpr E'ronly I
Hitchcock on the ground that all three
were employees of the Taft campaign
arrangement.
At the end of the arguments in the
consolidated Virginia case, the COM
mittee decided in favor of the Taft
delegates. seating those from the LIST,
%, 80, 4th, 9th and Sth Districts. A
motion to divide the seats between the
opposing delegations in the 1st, % and
81 Districts was lost. The case of the
5th Virginia District was then called.
the arguments for the Taft faction
being made by d. l.. Groener ana j. r.
Wilson.
Mr.. Bryan charged repeatedly that
in Virginia negro voters had been
kept away from the polls and out of
the convention Committeeman Scott
Of West Virginia, who has largely
sympathized with the "Allies," asked
Major Bryan if he had any atIidavits
to support bis assertions
81 must confess that / have not" re-
piled Major Bryan.
The contest in the 9Th Virginia Dis
trict resulted in the seating of an
arti-Taft delegation the first since
the hearing of the contests began.
Compromises had been reached in two
cases but the result III this district was
q direct defeat for Taft
The 5th Virginia District includes
panvllle and when the call was issued
for the convention at that place it
read 'Tcr white Republicans"
On this point the Taft delegation
was overthrcwn and the motion to
seat the Wilson, Russell delegates.
who are for Senator Foraker, was car
ried by q vote of 10 to 16.
The evidence submitted to the COM
mittee showed that at last Congress
sonal election in the 5th Virginia dis
trict, the Republicans cast 5000 votes,
or within 200 of the number received
by the Democratic candidate. 1t was
declared that in the entire district the
negro votes number less than 500, and
reside principally in Danville The call
for white voters only" was issued by
Chairman Lumpkin of PittSylvania
county, who was later made secretary
Of the district convention.
During his argument, Mr. Greener
was asked if Lumpkin had been made
secretary and he said that he had, but
that he lad been given the position
before it was known that he had issued
4 call in his own county for white
voters only" Mr.. Greener was then
asked if, after this fact was known,
Lumpkin was allowed to continue as
secretary. Mr.. Greencr replied that he
acted until the close of the conven-
ton. 1t was on this admission that the
Taft delegates We're thrown out
Members of the committee stated
when the vote was taken in the 5th
Virginia district that they feared the
seating of the Taft delegation might
put the party in the position of indoors
ing convention call issued to Il part,
instead of all the Republican voters
of a district
The contest in the It'll Virginia dis
trlct was decided in favor of the Taft
delegates. According to the evidence
presented to the committee the anti
Taft faction had possession of the con
vention hall and refused admission to
the Taft men. Because of this the COM
mittec decided in favor of the latter.
The contest from Alaska resulted in
Il defeat of the delegation emanating
from the faction which heretofore has
been recognized as REGULARS" There
were three sets of delegates, all for
Taft. They We're chosen before it had
been announced that the territory
should have only two delegates in the
convention.
Senator Chas w Fulton. holding the
California proxy moved that al three
delegations be seated, with one-third
of vote for each delegate. Chairman
New moved that the Hoggett dele
gates. l.. F. Shackclford of Juneau
and Geo. Shea of Nome, be seated
Senator Fulton withdrew his motion
ana the Hoggett delegates We're seated
The seating of Shea and Shackford
settled the selection Of the Alaska
member Of the next national commit
tee. as Shea announced that he would
vote for his cOllaa ono