The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-06
TAFT WINS
ALAbAMA'S
DELEGATES
National Committee Slides Con-
festants Down the To-
bOggan
Manager Hitchcock Admitted as
Member by Proxy and
SmOOths the Way
No Quarter TO Be Given Those
Who Dispute Sway of the
War Secretary
One Arkansas District Also
Turned Over to Favored
ASpirant
srlclAL DISPATCH TO TEE CALL

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CHICAGO. June 5.-The repub-
lican national convention slid "a con-
testing anti-Taft delegates down the
toboggan today The contests heard
covered the entire state of Alabama
and one Arkansas district. Frank H.
Hitchcock. Taft's manager and hold
ing the proxy of Solomon Luna of
New Mexico. sat with the committee
and superintended the job. The man
ayers for the allies stood helpiessly
outside the locked doors of the COM
1uittee room and vailed The Taft
managers admit that the flimsiest case
they had 30 present was that in behalf
of their delegation from Alabama.
since they got away with this they ex-
pect TO clean up the slate of 229 con-
tests. This wiz insure enough for a
first ballot nomination.
WILL GIVE No QUARTER
Hitchcock. smiling with satisfaction.
said after the committees decision that
ills policy would be one Of no quarter"
from gore and like TO see these savage
feuds compromised. had figured that
the Taft men would be content. provid-
ed they controlled the committee. with
seating enough of their contesting del
cgates 10 cinch Tafts nomination on
the first ballot. They believed that
Hitchcock and Vorys would then. in
The interests Of harmony and perhaps
10 mollffv the colored brother. let some
Of the other fellows slip through. They
had piCk ked Tennessee. for instance. and
the color line fights in Mississippi and
Louisiana as points where the Taft
mon might be willing 10 seat both dele
cations with half vote each.
ALL DELEGATES REGULAR
Nothing doing" was Hitchcock's
GIN comment through jaws snapped
tight. we are making our fight on
The ground that all Of our delegates
arc regular
En short the Taft men viii not stop
with seating enough delegates for pur
poses of convention control. They will
Insist on recognition, seats and badges
for every man and every delegation
that can claim 10 have fought for Taft
They mean TO reward their friends. The
Taft control Of the national committee
IS so complete that the allies are put in
q ridiculous plight
The contests decided this afternoon
were ended with a viva voce vote. The
opposition could not muster the 20
members out of "a required under the
rules adopted this morning to demand a
roll call When the vote was taken on
the Alabama contest the only dissent
ing voice was that OF Charles H Scott
Of Alabama, whose delegates were thus
thrown out The vote by which the
lone Arkansas contest vas decided for
Tsft was unanimous. Scott sitting sui
lenly silent.
From indications today it would ap-
pear likely that the Taft men will
hardly deign to make defense of their
action They win simply seat their
delegates. This ability to seat dele
sates at viii means, OF course, giving
convention seats TO men who viii roll
up nominating majority for Taft on
The first ballot.
ALABAMA CASES CONSOLIDATED
The Alabama cases, by agreement of
all parties concerned. were consolid-
ated and, therefore, two houls were
given TO each side. 1t was regarded
as the most important Of all the con-
tests because Of the fact that % dele
gates were involved. and II is fTrst n
the list Of states that will be called in
the convention when nominations are
being made. The candidate securing
the delegation from Alabama is sure
10 be the nrst placed in nomination. be-
cause the state, having no candidate Of
its own always Yields to that state
presenting the candidate favored by
Alabama
All Of the members Of the committee
we're present in person except Is
Thirteen Of these were represented Inv
prOxies. Including:
Californis-By Senator Charles w
Fulton Of Oregon.
Utah-By. Representative Joseph E.
Howell Of Utah
Alasl0a-By Arthur f. Statter 10
Washington state.
ITswaii-By George 3. Mcclellan.
New MeNieo-By Frank II. Fitch
cock. the Taft manager.
Philippine islands-By Senator odge
0f Massachusetts.
John Edward Addicks the nlemler
from Delaware. and James w Brock
the member of Vermont. were dbsent
and were not represented.
Tonight meeting was held in the
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