Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-06

held the proxy of Mr.. Sturges. A Taft
man asked Senator Dick what city he ia
vored. Kansas City" he replied, without
batting an eyelid.
Just then in came Senator Warner of
Missouri. Was he a proxy, too?
Certainly. from the Philippines" and
his grin matched Senator Dicks. 1t was a
Roland for an Oliver, for Senator Warner
is as strong for Taft as Senator Dick is
for Foraker.
Chicago had no delegation present. but
intrusted negotiations to Representative
Frank o. Lowden. Mr.. Lowien had not
busted himself very much in Chicago 5 i,s-'
teTests until yesterday afternoon when he
was urged by some of the republcars who
object to Kansas City to stir up the Chi
cagoans. He called up some of his
friends in Chicago on the phone. telling
them of the situation, and later he re-
ceived this message:
Chicago wants the convention. We Of
fer the Colise um, with 1900 chairs. if re-
quired. VIII pay all expenses of sub
committee pertaining to convention. Re-
subcommittee last convention. He knows
what we did then. and we personally
guarantee same now. (Signed) S. B. RAY
MOND, +. w. UPHAM."
Mr.. New Made Chairman.
When the committee assembled it pro-
ceeded at once to routine business, being
S. New. The first motion was one by
Senator Crane to elect Mr.. New chair
man of the committee. and it was unani-
mously and enthusiastically adopted.
Governor Murphy moved the appoint
ment of a committee to draw up resolu-
tions of courtesy to Secretary Cortelyou,
the retiring chairman. and Messrs. Muir
ply, Hill and Luna were appointed a
committee.
Messrs. Babcock, Lyons of Georgia and
Blodgett of Michigan were appointed a
committee to draw up resolutions of re-
gret at the death of Henry c. Payne, the
only committeeman deceased since the last
meeting.
Messrs. Todd, Hepburn and Duncan
were appointed committee to frame reg
ulatons for the election of delegates from
Hawaii and the Philippines. Mr.. ka.ani-
anaole of Hawaii asked the committee to
recommend to the national convention
that Hawaii have six delegates instead of
two. This petition was referred to sub
committee.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
YerkeS Streeter and Kellogg was ap-
pointed to draw up the call for the con-
vention and to designate the manner of
choosing delegates. To this commit ee
will be referred the Wisconsin trouble
which Mr.. Cooper tried to get before the
full committee, but in which effort he
failed.
MT. cooper Oh " 1SCOUS1u.
When the committee was called to or
der Representative Cooper of Wisconsin
arose and stated that he was not a mem
Der of the national committee. but was
delegated by the Wisconsin delegation TO
present an important matter to the COM
mittee. Chairman New ruled that he was
out of order at this time, and he re
tired.
nv Cooner desired to calI the attention
of the committee to the fact that here.
tofore delegate to. the national conVen-
tion had been selected at conventions, but
Wisconsin, having passed a law making
it mandatory that they shall be elect d at
primary elections, he desired to have the
national committee provide for that form
Of selection.
A subcommittee consisting of DIR. Robert
Reyburn. Mr.. John C. Capers and Mr..
Cecil A. Lyon of Texas was appointed to
designate the representation of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the convention and
| to supervise the election of delegates. DR..
Reyburn stated to Star man after the
| meeting that the subcommittee would
meet as soon as convenient and take up
| the question of representa- ton.
| DR.. Reyburn was non-committal upon the
question of the number of delegates the
subcommittee will recommend for the Dis
trict of Columbia He said he assumed
that the method Of election Of delegates
would be the same as last yearly
primaries.
Former Representative Babcock, who is
very much interested in District affairs,
stated to a Star man that. in his opinion.
the District of Columbia should have six
delegates to the convention.
| THE population of the District" he
said. lis just about the same as state
which is entitled to four delegates and
two at large, and l hope that the Dis
trict will be granted that number
Members Present.
The roll of the committee, when called
by Secretary Dover, showed full at
tendance of members except in the cases
of proxies noted. The members present
were as follows:
Alabama. Charles H. Scott; Arkansas
Powell Clayton; California, George A
knight: Connecticut, Charles f. Brooker
Delaware, John Edward Addicks; Florida
]. N. Coombs Georgia, Judson w. Lyons
Idaho, w. B. Hepburn; Illinois, Frank O.