The Washington times., 1903-12-10
CHICAGO DELEGATION
EXPECTED TO OBTAIN
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Southern Members Fight
Proposition to Reduce
Their Representation,
and Are Meeting With
Success.

Nearly all the members OF the Re-
publican National Committee who are
TO attend the meeting tomorrow reached
the city today. or VIII have done so by
this evening. Every one who would ex-
press an opinion today announced that
ne favored the nomination Of President
Roosevelt.
The detection Of a newspaper In Gin
cinnatf seems TO have had the effect OF
solidifying sentiment in favor of the
President and Of putting to rout. for
the present, at least, the designs Of any
clique TO push along the boom Of an
other man Senator Hale Of Maine. who
was mentioned in the paper as being
a better and safer candidate than the
President, again this morning dis
avoWed his candidacy, and announced
that he favored the nomination Of the
President. and would work toward that
end. Senator Hale Is TO attend the
meeting Of the committee as proxy for
Joseph H. Manley.
Roosevelt TIE Only Name.
Senator Boies Penrose. OF PennsyI-
vania. who is TO be the proxy Of SeEa-
tor Quay, announced that he could not
see how it would be possible for any
sertoas opposition TO develop 10 the nom
ination Of the President As the COM
mitteemen came in and joined the in
formal conference. which was held in
the temporary Office of the committee.
in room No. p, at the Arlington. there
was no name mentioned for the Repub-
hcan nomination. save that OF Roose-
velt
One of the questions which was dis
cussed at length at the informal confer
ence this morning and last night, was
the proposition made by National Com
mitteeman Charles R. Brayton. OF
Rhode Island, that hereafter the rep
resentation in the conventions from the
South be one for every 600 votes. The
Southern members. led by J. w. Dim
mick. OF Alabama, are fighting the prop
osition viciously. as il would cut down
the number of Southern delegates about
one-third, and make those remaining
nonenities in the conventions Of the fu-
ture.
All Of the Southern men were I'm the
conference, and il is said they have
managed 10 develop so much opposition
that the committee is not likely 10 take
any definite action. The matter may.
however, be referred to the convention
As TO the convention. there seems TO
be little doubt as 20 ChicagO's ability TO
get it, If the delegations Of boomers
who are at the Arlington and other
hotels satisfy the committee in the
matter Of guarantees. II was said to-
dav that the committee expects Chicago
TO pay the expenses Of the convention
Some OF the most prominent business
men of Chicago are here today helping
along the claims Of the Windy City.
Committeeman in Town.
The committeeman who are in the city
today, or who viii be here this evening,
are:
]. w. Dimriek, Alabama; Powell
CLAYTON, Arkansas; w. c. Van Fleet,
California; A NJ Stevenson. Colorado;
Charles F. Brooker, Connecticut; John
Edward Addicks, Delaware; J. n.
Coonbs, Florida; JudsOn W Lyons,
! Georgia: D. W. Standrod, Idaho;
Graeme Stewart, Illinois; Harry 5. New,
Indiana. Ernest E Hart, Iowa; David
W. Mulvane Kansas: John W Yerkes,
Kentucky: Lewis s Clark. Louisiana;
Louis f. McComas. Maryland; John w
Blodgett. Michigan; II. c. TurIsy, Mis-
| sissipDi; Richard c. Kerens. Mis-
souri,: r. B. Schneider. Nebraska;
| J. II. Gallinger. New Hampshire;
/ Franklin T. Murphy. New Jersey:
| George r. Sheldon, New York; w s
/ OBJ Robinson. North Caroltuai Alex
| anQeF AiChellAler ~NDtAn A}eAhpA<As ny Aa4l
/ T. Herricl1, Ohio: George A Steel. Ore
! gon: Charles r. Brayton, Rhode Island;
u. c. Capers. South Carolina; J. NJ.
! Green. South Dakota Waiter p Brown
j low. Tennessee; r. B. Hawley, Texas;
/ O. J. Salisbury. Utah; James w Brock,
4 Vermont; George f. Bowden, Virginia;
! y. B. Scott, West Virginia; George H.
Baker. Washington; Henry c. Payne,
! Wisconsin, and George E. Prexton,
/ wyoming.
The proxies are TO be Senator Lodge.
! in place OF Meyer of Massachusetts: FL
/ mer Dover in place OF Shevlin of Mime
{ sofa; J. NJ Dixon. in place Of Mcleod
/ OF Montana: Representative Charles
( Dick, in place OF Flanagan of Nevada,
/ and Senator Penrose, in place OF Sena-
! tor Quay.
/ Senator Hanna has arranged to en-
| tertain the members of the committee
at a banquet Saturday evening at
/ o'clock. in the Arlington.
Il have denied that / am a candidate
for the Presidential nomination until l
I am tired. ] shall say no more on the
| sub ject" was a statement cerdited 10
/ Senator Hanna this morning
The Senator refused either TO affirm
| or dney TO The Times that he had made
/ the remark His secretary announced
that the Senator had determined not 10
say anything more ABOUT the nominal
ton.