Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-09
NO CONCESSIONS
TAFT FORCES WILL NOT CON.
SENT TO SEAT BOTH LOUISE
ANA DECLARATIONS -TAEvr
MEN FORCE ADJOURNMENT
BEFORE VOTE Is TAKEN.

ShlcaGo. june "a few hnnd.
fuls OF sand were thrown into tn,
cylinders q fthe Taft political ma.
chine yesterday. From the Taft
mems own membership came n
proposition to divide the Louisiana
delegation with the opposition.
seating both Taft and anti-Taft del
egations with half a vote each.
The number OF members OF the
national committee who favored
the movement created some con
sternation in the Taft camp. Taft's
friends on the committee brought
about an adjournment rather than
permit n vote to be taken.
Pressure from Washington.
Before the Louisiana case, which
involves four delegates at large and
fourteen district delegates. is
brought to a vote today, noses will
be sharply counted. Members of
the committee who have been ar
dent Taft supporters. but who have
shown disposition to yield TO the
appeals from the allied forces to
compromise In the interest OF har-
mony. will be subjected to pressure
| from Washington.
Manager Frank III. Hitchcock. Of
the Taft campaign. last night an
nounced that there would be a.
compromise. lie IL determined TO
fight for the seating of the delcga-
tions instructed for Taft and de-
clare that he would insist that the
committee pass on all contests. To
settle them In any othnr way. he
said, would be unfair to the dele
cations themselves He expressed
the opinion that the committee
should not shirk the responsibility
OF sitting in judgment on every
contest, and in this view he is sup
ported by nearly every committee
man from the west and south, and
many from the north.
Thus far contests have been set
tied from the states OF Alabama.
| f'' h''phht y lbl iuit etbIEld ana
Kentucky, and there has been no
division OF the COMMITTEES In dis
posing Of them. Tho reason for
this has been the rule which de-
nies a roll call on any question un-
less II Is demanded by twenty mem
bers, and the anti-Taft people have
not that number on the commit
tee. The suggestion for a division
OF contesting delegations has be-
come more frequent from day to
day. The plan for a division I'm
Louisiana suggested yesterday. was.
favored by Senator Lodge, OF Mas
sachusctts, and General Powell
Clayton, OF Arkansas.
Got Busy at Once.
Hasty conference were held by
the Taft members Of the commit
tee during the hearing Of the LOU g.
lana contest and the decision wa
reached that II would be wise 90
adjourn until they ascertained OK
actly where they stood. Mr.. Huch-
cock called up Secretary Taft IN
Washington Charles p. Taft broth.
er Of the secretary. did some t,lc-
phouinR and telegraphlng on ME
own account. r.. G. Duncan. Of
North Carolina. and A. G. Lyon. of
Texas, and some others, grew encr-
getic
what the effect OF the many mes
sagcs Will be. cannot be accurately
told until after the vote today.
Manager Hitchcock feels that there
is far more at stake IN the move
ment for a compromise In LOUIS
lana han appears on the surface
lSimillar contests are pending from
| Mississippi Missouri, North Caro-
lima. Oklahoma. South Carolina.
Tennessee. Texas and Virginia
Tho plea for compromise ln
Louisiana is based on the argu-
ment that the negro question Is IN
lvOlv-d and that some recognition
that would appeass the negro voter
ADI |N' HbNIu NUbNlN Df klFfN inc
| Foraker delegation In all tho con-
TESTS mentioned the issues are iu.
lvolyad with the race question
Manager Hitchcock takes the post
uon however. that all OF the Tart
delegations are mixed" there be-
Ing several negroes on tho dclea1-
Itlon from each southern state.
Moro than ono hundred and nfty
delegates are involved IN the srs-
Element Of the contests from south
ern states yet TO be settled Tn,
lTaN men declare that ig they make
concessions now. they may nxp'ct
! further demands
sixteen Xos.s Gained for Taft
sixteen more votes were gained
for Taft by the settlement Of CON
tests Two OF these came from
! Florida. Six from Georgia and eight
| from Kentucky These wore alI tho
contests heard by the committee
] The settlement of the Kentucky