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II niu 1 PRESS i m BI 1: Efi Published Weekly ABBEVILLE, & C. Cheer up once more. Soon will come the freckle harvest The fool who rocks the boat kills more than the Icebergs do. What's the proper Scotch word for the blowing up of a golf ball? If every day" were Sunday, think of all the money there would be in base balL TVa KnOCOQ ftTft f ftr 1 n ? - pUlKIV/UI VUUWX/v ? w worse this year than even the um pires. Still, before frying an egg by wire less it is of course necessary to catch the egg. The unsinkable boat and the aero plane that will not fall are still to be achieved. The sleeping porch is located first nowadays and then a house is built around it New York has a society burglar, which shows how easy it is to break into society. Washington is a city of magnificent distances. Also it is magnificently distant for many an aspiring states man. New York now has a special force of ru-illf?cimon tn pniard nhonDers. but even that w"l not prevent bargain counter rushes. A woman In Philadelphia was lately convicted of being a common scold. But why single out a single poor woman? News of an elopement of a young school girl in Atlantic City corrobo rates the report that mariage is still prevalent. The meanest husband has been dis covered in New York. He wanted his wife's alimony cut down because she had gone to work. Tarrlnc and feathering anarchists is not the best way to demonstrate that all the fools and misguided peo ple are anarchists. Stuffed humming birds are now up against potted English sparrows.. Ev erybody is invited to eat sparrows, the more the better. Now it is a German aviator to be killed. At the present rate there is no danger of accumulating a surplus population of airmen. Maybe the iceman will come down from his lofty perch when he hears that a machine has been invented for making ice in the home. One of the beauties of the sleeping porch at this time of the year is that one can enjoy a.shower bath without arising from one's couch. A rich California girl has just brok en her engagement with a European I nobleman. This is infinitely better j than repenting at leisure. England planted its first settlement ; In this country 305 years ago. but to- i day American millionaires are making | settlements on the English. An eastern housewife has discov- j ered a way to make jam out of spin ach. Perhaps she'll make shredded ' wheat out of sideburns next A Philadelphia man has gone to i Brazil to take moving pictures of the boa constrictor. Imagine asking a boa constrictor to look pleasant! Two brothers have been brought to gether, after many years of separation, by means of a tattoo mark?which is the only excuse for tattooing. TX7UK V>oooK!il1 onH nfoci^ontfnl ? ? J IU UUO^UUi# UIIVI J/. VWUV14VM. 1 paigns going on simultaneously, con- ! gress Is one of the dullest institutions ; on this justly celebrated earth. Boston is to try using a "jointed Bnake" car on its crooked streets, showing that the Hub's versatility is equa. to its classic picturesqueness. A machine has been perfected by which the three dollar Investor draws out five dollars. It's a fine machine, but the inventor has been arre3ted. Cornell scientists put radium, wire less, the telephone and antitoxins among the seven modern wonders of the world. But why overlook the kitchenette? Some Chicago bachelors would like to adopt sons, but object to wives. This shows to what depth of desperation the prevailing styles of feminine garb nrtll Ar*irrsx r?n rt imilfl r mon It is a wise man who urges his friends to move into the suburbs; for then he may visit them and enjoy all the pleasures and delights of suburban life without any expense other than car fare. A Pittsburgh woman has a dog which swallowed lately a half-dollar and later on, probably stimulated by this taste of wealth, swallowed a $400 diamond ring. As the owner of this dog of luxurious diet is not on the stage, it seems a great waste of busi ness possibilities. The French count who thinks that American husbands owe all their troubles to the fact that they do not make their wives obey them has sailed for sunny France. He was dis creet enough to give no practical ex ample of his words. A lady of title in England is going to quit that country and live in the United States, because, as she frank ly admits, she likes American men. But as she is a wealthy widow, there need be no fears because this declara tion is made in leap year. THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OPENS \N EXCITING CROWD JAMS VAST COLISEUM HOURS BEFORE SIGNAL TO START. ?nf)T TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN The Roosevelt Advisers Spring an I Eleventh Hour Scheme to Permit Only Uncontested Delegates to Par ticipate in Temporary Organization. Chicago.?With battle lines drawn taunt, w^th contending leaders and lieutenants straining for possession of strategic positions, warring Taft and Roosevelt forces met in conflict in the fifteenth republican national conven tion Tuesday for a struggle that prom ised to make red pages in American political history. Hours before the signal gun crash ed out its summon to battle, the Col iseum was crowded with humanity, all scrambling, jostling, electrified by ex citement over the impending contest. The stress of feeling betw.een princi pals and the struggle was reflected In the great throngs on the convention floor and' among the thousands who crowded nearby hotels and streets all eager and grasping for sensations that were expected to develop in the Col iseum. President Taft's managers had con cluded their plans for the fight on the floor of the convention on the assump tion that the temporary roll as pre SENATOR ELIHU ROOT pared by the national committee would show a Taft majority by a small margin. Also they assumed that the temporary roll of the committee would become the temporary roll of the convention. uoionei KOOBeveit ana ms aavisers, evidently familiar with the Taft fig ures, evolved an eleventh hour scheme for reducing this small Taft majority by means of an arrangement to elimi nate from the poll on temporary or ganization those votes which are chal lenged by Colonel Roosevelt. Taft men drew first blood in the national convention, when Chairman Rosewater, after listening to argu ments of the Roosevelt and Taft forc es, ruled out of order the demand of the Roosevelt men that the temporary roll be amended. By the proposed amendment, Roosevelt delegates that were under contest would have been substituted for Taft delegates admit ted by the national committee. The action 01 unairman nosewaier pre vented the vote by the convention on the Roosevelt proposition. Chairman Rosewater presented the name of Elihu Root for temporary chairman. Cochems of Wisconsin, presented the name of Governor Mc Govern. Job Hedges seconds nomina tion of Root. Great cheering, dele gates rising and waving hats and ap plauding vociferously. Absence of Tributes. Chicago.?Well known leaders came into the hall unnoticed; there was entire absence of tributes of applause by state delegations to "favorite sons." After Root's election when he came upon the platform, the welcome to him lasted perhaps thirty seconds, and when he began his speech, Penn sylvania showed its bitterness toward Senator Root with jeers and.caustic remarks w.hich went for to discount the cordiality of his reception. Sena tor Flinn led the attack of the Penn sylvanaia delegation on Senator Root. Manr?r\ao Cnp Taff Chicago.?With few exceptions the aegro delegates from the South about whose steadfastness there has been so much spoken, stood fast for the Taft candidate. Early in the vote for temporary chairman William Barnes, watched out for the Taft interest on the floor, said they would have 560 votes. They got two less than that. Strains of "Dixie," which followed the rather doleful melody of old favorites, brought the Southerners to their feet with a yell. Many Northern delegates joined them. No Pictures in Hall. Chicago.?For the first time in the history of Republican national con ventions no picture of the President hung in the Coliseum where 1,078 del egates from the states and territories of the United States met to name a candidate for President and Vice Pres ident and to formulate a party plat form. The nervous tension duo to general expectation of tumultuous scenes "from the drop of the hat" at the opening of the convention was veryp apparent on all sides. Job Hedges, of New York, seconding nomination, quoted a complimentary tribute that Roosevelt once paid to Root. This caused great amusement. Hadley followed Hedges to second McGovern's nomination and there was loud and prolonged cheering. Gover nor' Johnson, of California, seconded McGovern. Against the threats, charges and bitter investive of the Roosevelt forces, Tafi supporters put through the first portion of their program by electing Senator Elihu Root of New York as temporary chairman. In or\<fa rtf tht. fnrt that Victor Rose water, chairman of the national com mittee, consistently ruled out of order every motion made by the Roosevelt forces, it required more than five hours to reach a vote on the tem porary chairmanship. Calling of the roll was beset with difficulties from the very first name on the list of delegates, but in the end, when the tumult had died away, Senator Root was found to have won by a vote of 558 to 502 for Governor Frances E. McGovern of Wisconsin, Vith fourteen scattering votes and four not voting. Vote on temporary chairman follows: Alabama 24 votes: Root 22; Mc Govern 2. , Arizona 6 votes: Root 6. Arkansas 18 votes: Root 17; Mc Govern 1. California 26 votes: Root 2; Mc Govern 24. Colorado 12 votes: Root 12. Connecticut 14 votes: Root 14. Delaware 6 votes: Root 6. Florida 12 votes: Root 12. fiAnrzia 28 votes: Root 22; Mc Govern 6. Idaho 8 votes: McGovern 8. Illinois 58 votes: Root 9; McGov ern 49. Indiana 30 votes: Root 20 McGov ern 49. Indiana 30 votes: Root 20 McGov ern 10. Iowa 26 votes: Root 16; McGovern 10. Kansas 20 votes: Root 2; McGov ern 18. Kentucky 26 votes: Root 23; Mc Govern 3. Louisiana 20 votes: Root 20. Maine 12 votes: McGovern 12. Maryland 16 votes: Root 8; Mc Govern 8. Massachusetts 36 votes: Root 18; McGovern 18. Michigan 30 votes: Root 19; Mc Govern 10; one absent. Minnesota 24 votes: McGovern 24. Mississippi 20 votes: Root 16; Mc Govern 4. Missouri 36 votes: Root 16; Mc Govern 20. Montana 8 votes: Root 8. Nebraska 16 votes: McGovern 16. Nevada 6 votes: Root 6. New Hampshire 8 votes: Root 8. New Jersey 28 votes: McGovern 28. New Mexico 8 votes: Root 6; Mc Govern 2. ' Timothy Woodruff voted for Mc Govern, causing a great shout of ap plause. New York 90 votes: Root 76; Mc Govern 13. Root did not vote. North Carolina 24 votes: McGov ern 21; Root 3. North Dakota 10 votes: McGovern 9; Hauser 1. The Crowd Yelled. Chicago.?After the vote in favor of Root for temporary chairman was an nounced, Senator Root mounted the platform. The crowd yelled itself hoarse while the band swung into a ^ 4- A lively tune. oergeum.-cii-.f*iujo oiu^ had the utmost difficulty in restoring order and the cheering broke out anew as Chairman Rosewater, after a brief speech, which could not be heard, handed the big gavel to Root. The situation was never beyond control. On Permanent Organization. Chicago.?Southern states members of the committee on permanent organ ization of the national convention, who were announced, included: Florida, M. P. Wegott; Georgia, Roscoe Pick ett; North Carolina, Moses N. Har shaw; Virginia, J. L. Crupper. Predicts Two Conventions. Chicago.?Congressman Murdock, of Kansas, a progressive leader, predict ed there would be two conventions. He would not go into details. Some Trouble to Get In. Chicago.?Every ticket holder pass ed muster three times before he found his place in the convention hall. At the last he surrendered his day's cou pon and no means remained to help a friend, or to convince a door-keeper of the importance of the ticketless ones outside. Outside the hall there was a scramble for admittance but no kind of eloquence, no argument, no plausable story of imperative business on that side of the street was of anv avail. Every policeman had to be "shown." Ohio 48 votes: Root 14; McGovern 34. Oklahoma 20 votes: Root 4; flic Govern 16. Oregon 10 votes: Root 3; Mc Govern 6. One absent. Pennsylvania 76 votes; Root 12; McGovern 64. Rhode Island 10 votes: Root 10. South Carolina 18 votes: Root 11; McGovern 7. South Dakota 10 votes: McGovern 10. Tennessee 24 votes: Root 23; Mc Govern 1. Texas 40 votes: Root 31; McGov ern 8. Absent 1. Utah 8 votes: Root 7; McGovern 1. Vermont 8 votes: Root 6; McGov ern 2. Virginia 24 votes: kooi ct., m.& Govern 2. Washington 14 votes: Root 14. When Washington State was finish ed and Root had won the convention went wild with excitement. West Va. 16 votes: McGovern 16. Wisconsin 26 votes: McGovern ]3; W. S. Lauder, North Dakota, 9; W. L. Hauser, Wisconsin, 2; Senator Gronna, North Dakota 1. McGovern not \oting. Wyoming 6 votes: Root 6. Alaska 2 votes: Root 2. District of Cplumbia 2 votes: Root!,' Hawaii 6 votes: McGovern 6. Philippines 2 votes: Root 2. Porto Rico 2 votes: Root 2. Total, Root ?58; McGovern 502. Both the Taft and Roosevelt forces claimed this vote indicated that their candidate was absolutely sure to win. The advantage appears to be with the President, however, for while he Is sure to lose some of the votes that were cast for Senator Root, it was claimed he would gain, if instructions were lived up to, some of the voles were independently cast for ilc Govern. Those leaders who had been urplng a compromise candidate ever since thev arrived in Chicago pointed to another angle in the figures and claim ed they showed that it is essential to name a so-called "dark hourse" to save the day for |he Republican party. When Senator Root began his "key- i note" speech people in great numbers i began to leave the hall. He announc- i ed then that he would suspend until all those wh^ wished to go hal re tired. i Thousands then left, but nearly oil i the delegates remained and listened ( to the speech. i Even those who had most bitterly < fought his election beard him to the < end. i When Senator Root finished, amid < long continued applause pursuant to an agreement between leaders of the ] factions, th whole business of appoint ing committees and other proceedings t naturally belonging to Tuesday's worlf i went over until Wednesday. i SENATOR DIXON Senator Dixon Sees Victory. Chicago, 111.?"We have them whip ped," said Senator Dixon, manager of the Roosevelt campaign, after the c.on vention had elected Senator Root tem porary chairman. "The vote proves it. It demonstrated beyond doubt the impossibility of Taft's nomination." The Senator did not appear at all disappointed. He ruBhed around the Roosevelt headquarters from caucus room to caucus room, insisting that , events of the next few important days 1 would tell a different story. Committee on Platform. Chicago.?Members of the commit tee on platform and resolutions elected by the different states delegations in cluded: Alabama?James J. Curtis. Florida?Joseph E. Lee. ( Georgia?J. W. Martin. Louisiana?H. C. Warmoth. Mississippi?L. K. Atwood. Missouri?Herbert S. Haley. New York?William Barnes, Jr. North Carolina?Cyrus Thompson. j Virginia?D. Lawrence Croner. Southerners on Rules Committee. Chicago.?Southern states members ] of the convention committee on rules 1 included: Florida, W. H. Lucas; ( Georgia, J. M. Barnes; North Carolina, J W. L. Robinson; Virginia, R. H. An- ( gele. Southern states members of the ' committee on permanent organization 1 of the national convention, who were 1 announced included: Florida, M. P. J Wegott; Georgia, Roscoe Pickett; , North Carolina. Moses N. Harshaw: Virginia, J. L. Crupper. Excitement at Roosevelt Headquarters Chicago.?There was plenty of ex- > citement around the different head- ] quarters, but at the Roosevelt camp ( tho hubbub sometimes was defening. j Contesting delegates who had no tick- , ets to the floor of the convention were , besieging for tickets, but could find ? none. Many angrily protested, and ' scores of them, accompanied by Roose- ' velt champions, planned to march to the convention hall to make a demon stration in the streets. IDE SESSION OF WEDNESDAY PRESIDEN" TAFT WON ANOTHER DECISIVE VICTORY IN CON VENTION. DEMONSTRATION FOR HADLEY Ovation Wat Immediately Interpreted I By Many of the Delegates As a Pos sible Forerunner of a Boom For Hadley For President. Chicago.?President Taft won an other decisive victory late Wednesday ?? ?.-,-.11 anernoon wueu iue uuuvouuuu uu >vu call, voted to table the Deneen amend ment to the Hadley motion. Governor Hadley's original motion was to sub stitute 92 Roosevelt delegates for con tester Taft delegates. Mr. Watson, Taft floor leader, offered a resolution to submit the matter of settling con tested delegations to the credentials committee. Governor Deneen, a Roosevelt leader, offered an amend ment to the Hadley motion, providing that delegates whose seats were con tested should not have a voice in the settlement of their own cases. Wat Bon immediately moved to table the Deneen amendment, and on roll call the convention, by a substantial ma jority, voted to table the amendment. The motion to table carried by a vote of 563 to 510; a victory for the Taft people. Tuesday's vote was 558 to 502, a Taft gain of 5. Five not voting. This brought a cheer from the Taft forces. The outstanding feature of the ses sion was a remarkable demonstration of nearly an hour's duration in honor of Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri. All of the Roosevelt delegates join ed in this demonstration while come Df the Taft States lent a voice. The : ovation to the Missouri Executive was * * *? a J. tjulcHly interpreted oy mauy ui iu?| delegates aa the possible forerunner of a boom for Hadley for President. One enhtusiastic Pennsylvanian jump ed to the stage and called: "Three cheers for Hadley, the next President of the United States." Governor Hadley led the fight on the convention floor to oust ninety two contested Taft delegates and to 3eat 92 Roosevelt men in their places. Governor Hadley made a remark ibly strong presentation of the Roose vrelt 6ide of the case, to the effect that none of the contested delegates, who had been seated by the National Com mittee, should be entitled to vote on their own cases. This in effect, was the text of his great speech which resulted in his becoming the real hero af the occasion. It was regarded as a masterly effort, with thousands say ing that the Missourian was destined co become the compromise candidate. It recalled to mind the incident in the Democratic convention of 1896 when William Jennings Bryan was mado the "nominee of the party, fol lowing his great speech of the "Cross if Gold and Crown of Thorns." Soon after this incident a pretty girl in white in the galleries sudden ly stood up and waved a lithograph of nninnoi Rnnnpvftit she was immedi itely the center of attraction. Finally in her excitement she drop ped the picture. But many of the ayes that turned her way lost none of their interest when the Theodore RooSevelt likeness disappeared. The girl herself was sufficient treat. , The picture was returned to her. Reporters made a rush to find who ahe was. It was Mrs. W. A. Davis of Chicago. Mrs. Davis, from the press section, | led the cheering, still holding her; precious picture and trying to make | i speech. Senator Root made no serious effort j to stop the demonstration for a long j while. The demonstration 'naa oeen , in progress forty minutes and Mrs. Davis had disappeared from the floor when Chairman Root finally directed the officers to restore order. First Signs of War. Chicago.?The long expected crash , in the Republican ranks came Wed- j aesday night. The Roosevelt forces j acting they said, under the personal ( iirection of the Colonel, began to lay their plans for independent action in the national convention. As a fore- ! runner of the more drastic action ex pected in the convention the Roose velt members of the committee on ere- i ientials withdrew fiom that body, e.ll jf the Roosevelt contests which h;id been scaled down from 92 to 78. Looked Like a "Bolt." Chicago.?Talk of a definite rupture In the Republican national conven :ion was insistent Wednesday night in :he Roosevelt camp. Reports of this mature were repeated with such fre quency as to lend color to the belief if many that they w.ere well grounded, rhe use of the term "bolt," however, tvas avoided carefully by, supporters 3f the ex-President, whose conten tion is that, should there De a unai break, they and not their opponents ivill constitute the genuine Republican convention. faffs Secretary Turns Up Smiling. Chicago.?Charles D. Hilles, the president's secretary, made his ap pearance on the convention platform ?arly. His countenance failed to show anxiety. Members of the repub ican national committee made their ippearance one by one. Former Gov ernor FrartKlin Murphy, of New Jer sey, was one of the first. Then came Charles F. Brooker, of Connecticut, ind G. W. Kstabrook, of New Hamp shire. A significant arrangement \va he' cutting off of the access to t!1 '.atfcv.'u from the floor of the L:i!2. RON INDEPENDENT IF HE IS URGED DELEGATES STIRRING UP SENTI. MENT FOR A COMPROMISE . ^ CANDIDATE, WORK DONE ON THURSDAY Four Minutes Duration For Opening of Third Days Session?Crowd Ex pected Roosevelt to Make a Speech. ?Folic? Force Wag Doubled, Chicago.?With the split between thi raft and Roosevelt forceB in the Re publican national convention at the point of a bolt, many of the panic stricken delegates in the eity turned desperately early Thursday to the task of stirring up sentiment for a compro mise candidate. Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court, and Governor Had ley of Missouri, were the names under consideration. Exactly four minutes (12:02 to 12: (ft p. in.) was the duration of the open ing session for the third day's session of the convention. The Immense rowd, nearly 14,000 people who had lought their way into the hall after an hour or more in line had only to go out again. One of the reaoonB for the immense crowd which had gathered was the general impression that Colonel Roo6e> velt would come to the convention and make a speech, also there was considerable reason to assume from the morning newspapers that the much discussed battle between the fac tion*, perhaps a bolt of the Roosevelt adherents would come to pass; pos sibly an attempt to hold a rival con vention simultaneously oa the floor of the same hall. There had been a tre mendous addition to, almost a doub ling, of the police force on duty at the hall, and in the morning Chief of Po lice McWheeny had taken personal I command at the Coliseum. To the person uninformed as to the swiftly changing developments of the day, the promise of excitement was exception ally alluring. The only business done was the prayer, and the motion of Watson of Indiana to be in recess Until 4 p. m. Theodore Roosevelt, before bis poli tical advisers and a personally select ed number of delegates instructed for him, late in the afternoon read a state ment of bis position in the Republican nomination fight and left it to them to decide what position they would take In the struggle. M.\ Roosevelt callpd before him two delegates from each of the states which has supported him and the leaders in his campaign. After out lining his position, declaring that he would continue his fight on principles he had outlined from the beginning the Colonel left the room and the dele gates and leaders sat down to delib erate what should be donj. Colonel Roosevelt said emphatically that he would make the independent fight for the presidency if he was con vinced there was a popular demand lor mm. "I shall hare to see if there is a popular demand for me to run," he said. He added that the situation was such a kaleidoscopic one that it would be impossible for him to outline what he would do. It might take some time, he said, to ascertain the sentiment of the people and learn whether there was a reasonable basis for the format tion of what he termed a "progressive party." One of Colonel Roosevelt's associate* who talked with him said he had de clared his willingness to run for Presi dent if any considerable number of delegates wished him to, even if he did not carry a single electoral dis trict in the country. The Colonel him self said he believed he would be able 4- r\9 III a Knllf nf IU CUUUl UU IUC ouyiixjl I VI ona uioo. vm. the Republicans in the Westers states and that he would expect to derive considerable strength from the Demo crats. He would not express any opinion how soon after the adjournment of the present convention, the new party would be formed, should such a decis- j ion be reached. Whether it would be held in Chicago or elsewhere and whether it would be delayed until after the Democartic national convention were points upon which no informa tion could be obtained from those in confidence of the former President. The opinion waa expressed by some of his supporters that the outcome at Baltimore would have a considerable bearing upon the situation. More "Third Party" Talk. Chicago.?"The Roosevelt camp has gradually Thursday divided into two ; groups, A new party is in the process of birth. As to the immediate steps to be taken there are almost ae many opinions as there are men. In the inner councils of the Roosevelt camp j two groups are forming. One group is | satisfied to beat Taft and have a mod erate progressive candidate nominat- i ed. The second group believes that ' the setting aside of Roosevelt after he j lino mrrinH the nrimnrips would in it- I self be a victory for the reactionaries. "Steam Roller" Well Greased. Chicago. ' ? Perpetuation of the "steam roller" so far as the national committee o fthe Republican ptrty is concerned, and recognition of the di rect primary plan of electing members of the committee were the two radi cal and apparently contradictory changes made Thursday in the rules governing the national committee by the rules committee of the convention The Roosevelt members of the com mittee did not oppose either. The; will, however, introduce a minority r port to the convention. WILL NAME TAR -.! ON FIRST BALLOT . INDICATIONS ARE THAT NAME OF ROOSEVELT WIL NOT BE PRESENTED. ~ t " v WORK OF FRIDAY'S SESSION - - Forces of the Colonel Are Making' Their Last Stand in Fight Against Platform?Hughes 8ay? Hit Nam? i Not to Be Considered. Chicago.?Saturday the Republican leaders directing the affairs of the national convention tried to crowd the work of three days into one. With permanent organization to he effected, with several important contest cases to be heard, with rules to adopt, plat form to be threshed out and nomina tions for President and Vice Presi dent to be made, the convention was calle to order at 10 a. m., and yevery possible effort made to dispose of the accumulated business before adjourn- . ment of the session was taken. It seemed a foregone conclusion on Friday night that President Taft would be renominated on the first ballot. Colonel Roosevelt Indicated that his name would not be presented to the "tainted convention" if his wishes were followed. Talk of a compromise candidate, dropped two days ago, showed no sign of revival. It was generally believed that the delegates instructed for Colonel Roosevelt would" offer his name despite his expressed desire. The Roosevelt forces had not aban doned their general fight In the con vention by any means and a hard struggle was in prospect over, the Texas and Washington contests. The new rules which the Roosevelt people said were framed to perpetuate the ' present system of controlling a nation al convention, were sure to precipi tate a heated debate, while the plat Tiro a oaoailaH hv fVia T .O TTnllatto 1VI iU TV (MJ OODUllVU taj bUV m ?i?J. vnvvvv delegates as well as some of the pro gressives In the Roosevelt faction. Justice Hughes of the United States Supreme Court, evidently disturbed by the prominence given his name in talking of a compromise candidate several days ago, sent two telegrams to Senator Root, couched in most posi tive terms, to the effect that his name must not be considered under any cir cumstances for the presidential nom- , ination; that if he were nominated he would be under the embarrassing necessity of declining the honor, so that the convention would have to reconvene and nominate somebody else. Mr. Roosevelt himself, has repeat edly declared that he would have nothing to do with the convention un less it was "purged of tainted dele gates." It was reported that Colonel Roose velt had already told William A. Pen uergram, wuu wu iu pmtc mm iu nomination, not to present bis name unless the present control of the body should by chance be overturned. If Colonel Roosevelt eventually heads an independent ticket, it seem- - ed certain Friday night that the con vention which will name him will be held at a time considerably after the adjournment of the present Republi can national convention. As a result of the decisive votes of Friday's pro ceedings, and after a day's sober reflection on the part of his close ad visers, the plan for a continuation of the present convention as outlined, practically has been abandoned. Charges Against Committee, Chicago.?Charges that contested delegates and members of the Repub lican national committee had formed a coalition in the credentials com mittee to control the committee in behalf of the contested delegates were prepared by R. R. McCormick and other Roosevelt members of the com mittee. It was charged that the work done by the credentials committee has been part of a "comprehensive plan" to control the national convention "against the Republican voters." Taft Men Win Three More Victories. Convention Hall.?Three Taft vic tories were won Friday. The conven tion tabled a new resolution by Gover nor Hadley to prohibit contested del egates from voting, it voted down the minority report of the credentials com mittee favoring the Roosevelt dele gates in the ninth Alabama case and voted by a large majority to accept the majority report favoring the Taft delegates. The Taft votes increased at each roll call. The Roosevelt force met their third defeat in the convention by a vote of 569 to 499. Platform Virtually Completed. Chicago. ? wnen tne resoiuuonk committee adjourned Friday to permit its members to attend the republican convention, the platform virtually was completed. The draft of the docu ment, read to the full membership, ap parently proved acceptable and the members generally expressed satisfac tion over the planks dealing with monopoly and the courts. The plat form is especiall noteworthy in that it does not deal with particular meas ures but rather w.ith the issues in general. Taft Contested Delegates Seated. Chicago.?After an all night session the credentials committee of the re publican national convention had at 6 o'clock Friday morning settled only 14 of the 72 cases considered vital bv Governor Hadley and the Roosevelt leaders in their appeal from the decis ions of the national committee. All of them, together with twenty that the credentials committee took upon its own initiative, were settled for Pres ident Taft.