The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

cf 1908 will be held in Chicago, begin
ming Iune 10. This decision was reach
e4 At the final session of the Republican
National Committee at the Shoreham
Hotel today. The final vote showed
Chicago Al, Kansas City I8, Denver 4
The committee named the following
District of Columbia supervisors charg-
ed with the duty of preparing for and
-onduc,ing the election of the two dele
yates from the District: Sidney Bieber,
chairman; Perry Crawford, and George
F. Collins.
The call for the election of delegates
p, the National Convention, which Will
he issued Monday, will contain a pro-
vision oermitting the Republican State
Committees of those States which have
mandatory primary election laws to pre-
.rribe whether delegates shall be elected
p, the nrimaries or by State convention.
Tb. committee also decided to put ter
rtoriaI delegates on a numerical parity
with the District Of Columbia-that IS,
TWO delegates and two altemateS.
The call of States was finished at II-45
o'clock, and the committee went into
executive session, the hall being cleared
Of outsiders preparatory to taking the
rallot There was some sparring over
the method Of voting, but this was soon
ended and the ballot proceeded quickly,
the result being known a few minutes
after noon. Chicago had made very
good. and Kansas City and Denver rec
auized the triumph of the Lake City
by Affirming the choice by acclamation.
Irtde time was lost in fixing date
and everybody seemed we'll satisfied witt
Chicago, June 10, as the place and time
Of meeting. The committee then took
no the report of subcommittee.
The official announcement OF the vote
on the location of the convention show
sd that the first statement was slightly
erroneous, and that Kansas City had
reallv received IS votes and Chicago 81.
The vote by States and Territories was
as follows:
For Chicago-California, Connecticut
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, llli-
nois Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts,, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, New Jersey New York, North
Dakota. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
r,l.nd South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
as, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washing
tom, Wisconsin, Alaska, District Of Co
nmbia.
For Kansas City-Alabama, Arkansas,
Indiana Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mime
ia, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, ArI-
iona, South Dakota, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma, Indian Territory, Hawaii, Por-
e. Rico, Philippines Islands.
For Denver 49, Colorado, Ohio, West
Virginia, Wyoming.
William +. Stone, sergeant at arms,
announced the appointment Of Dave 1.
Owen Of Milwaukee, Wis, as chief as
,istant sergeant at arms, and of Lee u.
Hechinger, of East Orange, N. J, as.
chief confidential clerk. Both Mr.. Ow-
en- and Mr.. Hechinger were associated
with Mr.. Stone during the convention
of I9o4
Then John w. Yerkes, of Kentcky,
chairman OF the committee on call of
the convention, made his report a long
and lively debate followed. The COM
mittle in wording the call had endeav-
orcd to make the requirements in the
matter of selecting delegates to the Ma
uonal Convention so general as to in
terfere as little as possible with meth
DDS that may be provided for making
such selections by primary elections.
This feature Of the report was brlslly
objected to by many of the committee
men on the ground that it placed the
selection of delegates within the powers
OF LcRlSldtuICoy NlliNh No0AN ="
rules for primary elections. They claim
ed that the selection of delegates to a
convention is, FIRST and last, purely a
party matter that should not in any par
ticular be controlled b va State Legis-
lamre, which might, very possibly, be
of an opposing political complexion.Par
ucular objection was offered to the plan
by Southern committeeman.
But the modification was Endorsed,
however, and in those State where pm
mary laws prevail the State committee
will have the say as to whether delegates
shall be selected st such priamires or
by the regular procedure.
The DistT,cf EIschioR.
Considerable local interest was dis
played IN the selection of District su-
pevisors and the designation of Sidney
Bieber a. chairman met with geOesl
favor.
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