Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06
MUCH BITTERNESS SHOWN
Use of Forged Tickets Charged by
J. N. STRIPPING.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS
Protest Against Proxies of Hitch
cock and Associates Filed, But
Again Tabled.

egates at large and in the second distrc
| of Florida in favor of the Taft faction
| headed by National Committeeman
| Combs.
| Much bitterness was shown in the argu
| ments before the committee. Mr.. Stripping
| who headed the fight for the anti-Tafi
people. charging that Butler Ames OF
| Massachusetts was responsible for the is
| suance of tickets to the Florida conven-
| tion which Mr. Stripping declared had
| been forged. When the motion to decide
| in favor of the Taft delegates was made
| at the close of the hearing Committeeman
Scott of Alabama moved as an amend
ment that the anti-Taft delegation be
| seated. This motion was seconded by
Committeeman Crane of Massachusetts.
but on viva voce vote the amendment
was lost. the original motion prevailed
and the Taft delegates were seated
During the discussion over the dele
gates at large and in the second district
of Florida bitter personalities were ex-
changed Attorneys for the Taft faction
charged that the Foraker men had used
forged tickets. but specified no particular
source from which they had come When
Mr.. Stripping arose to address the com
mittee in behalf of the anti-Taft faction
Committeeman Streeter of New Hamp-
shire asked him fatty: who furnished
the forged ticketso''
They were handed to me by Butler
Ames of Massachusetts. said Mr. Strip
ling.
The Lie Passed.
Mr.. STRIPPING said in his argument that
when he was appointed United States
district attorney in Florida he informed
Mr.. Chubb, chairman of the state delega-
ton. that if Chubb indorsed him Stripping
would send to Washington a Reputation
of the Endorsement. When this statement
was made Mr.. Chubb arose and said:
That is an absolute falsehood.
Mr.. Stripping replied: Il affirm on my
honor as a man that what / have said is
true.
The two men glared at each other and
for an instant it seemed as though a
personal conflict was inevitable Chair
man New. however, promptly ruled both
men out of order and the incident. went
no further.
The contest in the third Florida dis
trict. which was scheduled to follow that
in the second district went over until
Monday. the Georgia contests being taken
up. The contests in the first and second
Georgia districts were passed until Mon
day. The first evidence taken in the con-
test in this state was in the third district.
On the call for the hearing in the con-
ties. for delegates at large in Georgia the
anti-Taft claimants failed to appear. and
the Taft delegates were seated by default
The second Georgia district was then
taken uo.
Few Outsiders Present.
The national committee began it's de-
Hberations today with d much smaller
attendance of outsiders and far less ap-
parent interest in the proceedings than
was manifested yesterday.
The first contest taken I'M W.
that of the delegates a large from Flor
ida. and this was followed by the hearing
of the evidence in the contests in the sec
ond and third Florida districts National
Committeeman CoomDs of Florida headed
the Taft faction and was assisted by
Judge Joseph f.. Lee coiored man of
Jacksonville, the opening arSumet for the
Taft people being made by NJ. B. Mac
Farlane of Tampa.
The speakers for the anti-Taft element
were J. n. Stripping and j. III. Dickerson.
Protest Again Filed.
At the opening of the hearing Mr.. Strip
ling filed protest against Frank II.
Hitchcock, Arthur f. Statter and Charles
G. Phelps, respectively. manager and en-
ployes of the Taft headquarters. similar
to that presented 10 the committee yes
terday. Mr.. STRIPPING. I'm making his pro-
test declared that he made no charge Of
men. but said that he did not believe
| that men who were acting AS manager CT
| employees of any one candidate could be
| in proper frame of mind 10 do justice
| to contests in such states as had candl-
dates of their own. He sald
1.-The judgment of any honorable man
which is tarnished by the suspicion oi
selfishness can never command the re-
! spect of anybody but the beneficiary
| Reterating and emphasizing that | mean
II sr,fn nt hos
gentlemen l respectfully suggest their re-
| tirement.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson of Colorado
the protest of Mr.. STRIPPING was tabled
| the committee deciding that the question
| of the qualifications of Messrs Hitchcock
| Slater and Phelps had been decided yes
| terday.
| In opening the Florida contest the cas- 5
of the state at large and the third dis
| trict were consolidated. forty-fve minutes
| being allowed 10 each side. Mr.. Combs
| for the Taft people, opened at 1000 II
! being on the program that Mr. Stripping
was TO follow him immediately.
| The roll call of the committee today
| showed the same number or m"inDers
| present as yesterday with tho addition o1
! Commits eeman Brock of Vermont TINS
| leaves Addicks of Delaware the only alb
| sentee, that state being without represen
| tation either by its committeeman or DS
"a proxy.
To Divide Southern delegations.
| movement was started today among
the members of the committee TO div:d'
the southern delegations in the inter
est of harmony. No definite program wa:
outlined and the project so ar has 10
/ gone beyond the stage or prellnihaf!
| discussion 1t was. however. backed b,
| d number of the committeeman. notabl,
Crane of Massachusetts and MuNane o
Kansas, Hart Of Iowa ard Chairman
New The scheme was said TO be i'll th'
interest of seating colored men from tn
south 1t was also proposed py the ad
vocates of this plan that a compromis
might be reached in the cases of ma
jority of the southern delegates by seat
ing both parties to contests. The man
ayers of the Taft movement claimed
however, that little wonld be gained il
this direction because the delegations Il
constituted would be mixed in any event
II is possible that this harmony plai
may he introduced either today or Mon
day and if so IL will be stoutiS opposct
by the Taft people.
Announcement by the Allies.
Representatives Of five states other than