The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-10
TAFTITES THROW "SOp"
TO APpFASE ALLIES
Louisiana DsIegaiiOn is Split,
Giving Representation TO
Black and TanS
tsy Associated Pressl


CHICAGO June 10. After working
four days and with an additional six
days yet to come before the meeting
OF the convention, The republican nu.
tional committee adjourned late yes
terday with two-fifths Of its co4;tes :
decided This Is based on The actual
number Of contests filed, sixty having
yet TO be heard. while forty-one haye
been settled II 81 probahle however
that The committee has finished abOnf
onehalf Of The iotal amount OF work
imposed On Il by the numerous CON.
tesung delegaeions from the southern
states There are ia Texas. contests
on MISUNDERSTANDING and each Of The
sixteen districts. These viii be cor
solldated. reducing the aggregate num
IL. ~ Inaes ,et tos be heard 10 a.
There is a possibility also tiiat other
consultations saay be made in Vir-
ginia and other states
The committee yesterday decid "a
sixteen contests. affecting thirty-six
delegates. or these twenty-seven are
Taft men ard the remaining nine, an
Of whom are black and tan" from
Louisiana. have tentatively agre Il
that they will cast their votes fos
Taft. There is, however, no binding
agreement to that effect.
The contests decided comprised the
delegates-at-large Ia Louisiana ana
Mississippi, seven districts In Louis
lana. six districts in Mississippi. and
one ll Missouri The -Ouisana con
test. which was the most important
OF the day, resulted in a split IN the
delegation. the committee deciding on
a division OF 20 TO 30, TO seat both The
"lllly white" or Taft delegation. and
the black and tans. with half a vote
for each This agreement was moi
reached until after repeated confer
ences and much anxious telegraphine
and tclephoning between Chicago and
,s4shlliston rhe decision finally
reached by the commilee was carried
out with the fun consent and approval
Of both secretary Taft and President
Roosevelt Il provided that the re-
publican party in Louisiana shall DC
reorganized under the direction Of q
committee Of three composed OF the
chairman, the secretary and one mem
Der OF the incoming national commit.
tee.
Something of sensation was ere
ated during the hearing OF the Louisi.
ana contest BY Ormsby McHarg, OF
Washington general counsel for all Of
the contesting Taft delegations. Mr.
Mcliarg had not been informed by
the political managers of the impend-
ing settlement, and during his argl-
ment before the COMMITTEES, declared
that there would be no compromise.
stating inat he had visited the South
al the request Of the next president
OF Jne United States
Senator ursthy.
senator VI ID Hepburn. OF Idaho,
was on AS feet the instant Mr. SIC
Harg had concluded MS argument
The senator was iiyid with wrath aui
protested yehemently against the Ian
guage used by the attorney, declar
ing that st was nothing less than a
l-reat Intended 10 compel the com
mlulee 10 act as he desired The Tatt
men on the committee attempted %
smooth Il over but Senaror Scout. of
West Virginia, refused - be concili-
ated AMI declared that be believed
that Mr. AicHare had spoken exactly
as he thought and that he was at-
temDtiag 20 browbcat ihe committee
Later Mr. McHarg, Ia addressing The
committee On Fac Mississippi contests.
offered a gracc.Gl apology, saying thal
he had spoken Inersly as counsel and
moi for The secretary Of war This
closed the incident entirely. except
when Mr Mcharg called upou fhe
Tat mauaeers. and expressed hts
opinion Ol their conduct in letting him
81 before no committee no make an
argument without being possessed 1l
fnil and accurate Information OF what
the Taii people proposed 10 do.
During tho latter part of the alip,,