Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
THREE CITIES
IN RACE FOR
CONVENTION
KANSAS CITY, DENVER AND
CHICAGO PRESENT CLAIMSI
Republican National Committee
in Session At Washington to
Decide Place and Date For
Big Gathering,

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Washington, Dec. 6.-The republi-
can national committee which was
called to meet here TO name a time
and place for holding the republican
national convention, was In session for
an hour at the Shoreham hotel today,
but aside from the election Of Acting
Chairman Harry ). New to fiji the re-
malnder of the unexpired term Of
Secretary Cortelyou's term. the session
was confined TO preliminary details.
Mr.. New had no opposition, and the
vote was unanimous. He made brief
speech accepting the election, promis-
ing 10 devote all his energies toward
providing for fair and impartial con-
vention. A formal visit was paid to
the president during the afternoon
Meanwhile the friends Of various
cities which desire to secure the con-
Vention were actively at work. There
are delegates here from Kansas City
and Denver, and while there is no
delegation from Chicago a great deal
of work is being done ia behalf of that
city by Representative Lowden, who
Is a member of the national commit
tee and by several other members
who are interesting themselves in the
movement TO throw the convention to
the lake city. They made consider
able progress during the day and to-
night, are boldly claiming that they
have practically won. This Is not con-
ceded by the Kansas City advocates,
but most of them do not show the
same confidence they manifested yes
terday. Tomorrows session will be
devoted to listening 60 the claims of
the various cities, and after the ora
tory viii come the voting The fight
between Chicago and Kansas City
a
there We're charges of political inter-
est on both sides, but these were de-
MED.
or the fifty-four members of the
committees from twenty-three TO
twenty five are said TO be pledged to
Kansas city. and an equal number to
Chicago. The remainder of the COM
mittee membership are non-committal
and their votes will decide the city in
which the convention will be held.
The subcommittee of the repub-
lican national committee appointed to
frame a call for the next republican
national convention met this evening
to give hearings to persons desiring TO
have special provisions In the call In
order that the selection of delegates
as prescribed by the committee might
not conflict with the laws OF their
states. Since the last national conven-
tion was held several states have pass
ed laws prescribing the method of
electing delegates. and in several in
stances they conflict with the meth
DDS of the committee that have pre-
vailed In the past The committee will
endeavor TO so frame the call as to
avoid all conflict with reasonable state
laws.
Prince Kalanianai, of Hawaii, ap-
peared to ask the committee to give
the Hawaiian islands four instead OF
two delegates in the national conven-
ton.
The committee did not conclude its
work today but viii meet tonight and
report TO the national committee to-
morrow afternoon.
The roll call showed that the fol-
lowing members Of the committee
We're present:
Arkansas. Powell Clayton.
California, George A. knight.
Colorado. ID. c. Bailey.
Idaho. Senator W. u. Hepburn.
Illinois, Representative Frank ..
Lowden
Indiana. Harry S. New.
Iowa, Ernest Il. Hart.
Kansas. David 4. Mulvlne.
Missouri. Thomas j. Atkins.
Montana. John B. Waite
Nebraska. Victor Rosewater.
Nevada. Patrick L. Flanagan.
North Dakota, J. l.. Amoure.
oregon. Senator &. +. Fulton.
South Dakota. J. NJ. Green.
Texas. Cecil A. Lyons.
Utah, Senator Reed Smoot.
Washington, Senator Levi Ankeny.
Wyoming. Senator g. ID. Clarke.
Alaska, John ". Reid.
ohio, Senator Charles Dick.
New Mexico, solomon Luna.
oklahoma. G. ~ Cade
Indian Territory. Cyrus Leland, Jr.
Hawaii. Prince Kalanianai
Porto Rico. u. A. Todd.
Philippine island. Senator William
Warner.