Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-18
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T|ONAL COMMITTEE
Several knotty Problems to Be Decid.
ed Before the Convention Meets
Next Week.

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committee has been stricken with il
ness and is not able to preside at tn
meeting of the committee. Senate
N. B. Scott of West Virginia, preside
in Mr.. Payne's place yesterday and o
Thursday.
The illness of the postmaster gene
al is recurrence of the sickness wit
; which he was afflicted in Washingto
last winter, and which necessitate
his going south in the hope of recoy
cry.
Members of the national committe
met in the annex of the Coliseum con
vention hall. Resolutions in honor O
the memory of Senator Marcus
Hanna, formerly chairman of the com
mittee from Pennsylvania, were adopt
ed. The Hanna memorial was prepar
ed by Senator Scott of West Virginia
and the Quay memorial by Senator
Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania. The
RESOLUTIONS were adopted by rising
vote.
| The national committee is worried
over the Wisconsin situation. Both
sides declare they will not listen to
compromise, and it was asserted that
both delegations at large might be
thrown out. "We can't make them
any madder than they are," said one
committeeman.
Members of the Addicks delegation
from Delaware arrived early. Della
ware presents another problem in the
contest line. It is not as important as
the one in Wisconsin, but it is inter.
esting.
National Committeeman Harry s.
New says he believes all the editors
of weekly papers in Missouri are Re-
publicans. 'T have already received
200 applications for tickets from the
country editors of that grand old
state" he said, "and this certainly
looks encouraging. Missouri will swing
into line one of these days, when
these modest educators get in their
work on the voters" ~
Judge Charles Willard of Minneso-
ia is just back from the Philippines,
and is urging representation in the
convention for the thousands of Ameri
can citizens who reside in the islands.
Porto Rico was given two delegates
by the committee last winter, a rep
resentation, however, that does not
carry with it the right to vote.
A strong feeling for Hit for second
place on the ticket is developing
among members of the national COM
mittee, and the few delegates who are
here seem willing to get in touch. Sen
ators Cullom and Hopkins were in
conference with some of the commit
tee members on the subject of the vice
presidency. They were particularly
earnest in their conversation with
Committeeman Harry S. New of Indi-
ana, who knows more than anybody
else about the attitude of Senator Fair
banks.
Senator Spooner's statement that
Mr.. Cannon would make ideal vice
presidential timber stirred up the IL
linois Senators, who want to save Can.
non from his friends, hence the Hit
boom.
Members of the two contesting dele.
cations from Louisiana have arrived
in Chicago.
StaIwarts Win.
A later dispatch says: BY a unani-
nous vote the Republican national
committee decided to seat the dele
gates at large from Wisconsin who
are members of the "Stalwart" faction
headed by United States Senators John
C. Spooner and Joseph v. Quarles and
opposed to the Republicans led by Gov
ernor Robert La Toilette. While the
contest is practically settled so far as
the national committee is concerned,
the dispute among the two factions Of
Wisconsin Republicans is not ended.
The Wisconsin courts are to be asked
to determine which of the two state
conventions recently held in Wiscon-
sin was entitled to have the names Of
its nominees for state officers placed
on the Official ballot under the regular
party name. The Missouri and Texas
contests were decided, in the latter
state the Lyon faction winning the
delegates at large. The committee af-
firmed the report Of the subcommittee
on the selection of temporary officers
for the convention. A resolution was
passed to the effect that members of
the Republican national committee
from all states and territories and the
District Of Columbia are instructed to
call a meeting of their respective del
egations for time not later than the
evening of Monday, June 20, for the
selection of members of the various
convention committees.
Senator Fairbanks Candidacy.
Chicago, June 18-Congressman
Hemenway of Indiana, who is here to
attend the national Republican conven-
tion next week, said today in regard
to the candidacy of Senator Fairbanks
for vice president: HE will take the
position but he will not ask for it nor
will he express desire for 1t. Indi-
ana will not present his name nor that
Of any other candidate"