The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-03
HUGHES GETS FIVE
GEORGIA DELEGATES
National committee Admits
Them. but Other Seats Go
TO Jackson Faction.
LATTER .'OPEN MINDED

CHICAGO. Juno THE National Com
into THE night on contests for delegates
and alternate.
With great patien"o and s"~rupulo'iS
regard for detail the meinheis vt the
committee listened from . o'clock this
morning until tonight without II re-
cess TO the presentation Of cases involv-
ing the district delegates and alternates
from Georgia. The delegates at large
were passed upon last night.
Up to an early hour this evening TIE
committee had seated four Of the dele
gates, who have openly avowcd them
selves for JJstice Hughes. namely. +.
q. Boatriglt of the Third district, T.. Y.
Turner a. the Fourth district, and \. y.
Turnlin AND \ ". cole from we Sew
cnth district.
Late Tonight tho sonqIittoc seated
another Hughes delegate IN the Georgia
contests. making i've Won for the jurist
during tn" day. There is 4 possibility
that they may add another hy getting
. reconsideration of the action taken in
the First district.
In all t1le other districts passed upon
the opposition. led hv Henry Jackson.
National Committeeman from Georgia,
won. These delegates are generally re-
sarded as anti-iiuPhes. hut Mr.. jackson
said this Afternoon that they we're open
minded lo explained that no did
not dare - speak for them. but tla.
the vote would probably be distributed
around. Ex-senator Root has many
friends in the delegation.
The jackson DELEGATES.
The Jackson delegates seated were:
First dis'rict-B w. S. Daniels But
In this district there may he q recon
siderat.on. \ question arose over one
Of the afida,lts presented. which was
held 70 bo material evidence, and no.
t'os wa served on tho Jackson adhcren,s
that unless they correct tho error the
case would be rcopencd and may he re-
versed.
Second district. JT. Watson. Fifth
Passed until Monday. Sixth-W. q.
Emery. Eighth-W. ~. Harris. Ninth
Roscoe pickett. TENTH. y. Walker.
The committee planned to SIT until late
tonight. The members do not care TO
Incur the risk OF being charged with
operating = steam roller. and IN their
efforts to be fair they admit they arc
becoming tedious.
"You men have made II
necessary for rs 10 81 here and listen
10 a lot OF matter that We would not
tolerate for a minute II we did not want
TO avoid beirg charged with being ui-
fair" said a member Of the national
committee 70 the press group.
Evidence Of Fair Play.
The contests are not being SETTLED With
reference 10 the preference of the con-
testants for the Presidency. Such ardent
Hughes men = Charles Warren ~
Michigan and Senator Smoot Of Utah
voted to-day : U;.soa: men "hJ pro
fessed themselves for Hughee.
Justi,e Hughes adAerents sad that
the limit OF their vote iu the G,orgi a
delegation would not hc marked hoy tho
number OF prote,Sol ti.-u,s delegates
seated TO-DAY. They assert that some
Of the contestants seated IN opposition
to professed Hughes men will vote for
the Justice
The contests viii drag along until
Monday or Later. Louisiana, the District
Of Columbia AID certain delegates from
Missouri and okl tHoma WI. hc passed
upon before tho committee concludes.
Some Of the cases viii oule before IT,"
committee OF credentials. FOR It was owl
dent that the contestants Who were I'm
successful are not satisfied with the
action OF the national IN ttee, but the
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