Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-07
HARRY NEW NEXT CHAIRMAN
Republicans Select Indianapolis Man
to Follow Cortelyou.
KANSAS CITY IN HARD FIGHT
Chicago Alive TO the Necessity of
HustlIng for Location OF Next
National COnventiOD---
Battle Royal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sine national re-
publican committee met at the shoreham
hotel in this city at II o'clock today with
Chairman Harry s. New presiding and
Secretary Elmer Dover at the clerks desk.
The principal purpose of this meeting Is
the naming of time and place at which
the next national republican convention
will be held. but this order of business will
not be reached until tomorrow
For some time before the committee was
called to order the Hobbies Of the hotel
were filed with members and It was ap-
parent from the beginning that the meeting
would be one Of the most generally at
tended of recent years. It was also evident
that the contest over the place OF meeting
would be contested very sharply, with
Kansas City and Chicago as the principal
applicants. The last twenty-four hours
served materially to change appearances,
for, whereas yesterday Kansas City
seemed to be practically without q rival,
it was evident at the beginning Of the
canvass today that Chicago's advocates
had gained renewed assurances and would
be prepared for strong fight.
Indeed. the friends of that city were
boldly claiming a majority Of the COM
mittee.
Kansas City Hard mt Work.
The Kansas City delegation was by no
means willing TO concede this lead. It de-
veloped that for some months that city has
had representatives visiting all the COM
mitteemen at their homes to secure pledges
and It is said that many OF the committee
men had become committed 70 the Missouri
city that they could not change 1t was
urged for Kansas City that the city being
In the midst OF what Is termed the Bryan
country" it would be OF vast advantage
to the republican party to have the con-
vention held there in case OF Bryan's nomi-
nation The fact that the location there of
the convention might have a material in
huence upon holding Missouri in the repub-
lican column. also was urged, as we're many
other conditions supposed to be favorable
to Kansas Citv.
The only other city prominently spoken of
was Denver. but the contest between Chi
cago and Kansas City is now so spirited
that little is said Of the third place The
friends of the Colorado city are hopeful
that the fight between the Illinois and Mis-
SQUIRT locations viii grow so animated that
II may be necessary to shift from both Of
them, and In that event they think that
Denver offers irresistible advantages.
There will be one or two votes at the be-
ginning for Seattle and some other cities.
Representative Lowden. Illinois commit
teeman. assured allcomers that Chicago
was willing not only to furnish the hall,
but to pay all the bills Of the convention.
United states Marshal 5aileE or Colorado
also was active among the delegates He
convention-shrd hrd lemw YIN wyp wwyp
SAID that Denver would pay $4,000 for the
convention, and that the offer would be
Al L., ,al,
doubt of Denver's ability to meet the prop
osition.
Kansas City's fifty business men we're
busy In their efforts to hold members to
their pledges.
New is Elected Chairman.
After the committee had been called to
order and the rollcsll completed, the seiec-
tion of a chnirman to fill out the unex-
pired term OF Secretary Cortelyou was an
nounoed to be in order.
Senator Crane Of Massachusetts, nomi-
mated Mr.. New.
Mr.. Lyon of Texas seconded the nomina-
tion There being no other names Mr..
New was unanimously chosen to FIJI out
the term, which VIII make it necessary for
him to prepare or the convention and TO
call It to order.
Mr. New, who had retired, was then es-
corted to the meeting room and was en-
received. He made a brief
speech, sincerely thanking the committee
for the honor
Mr. Cortelyou's resignation as chairman
was formally accepted and a committee
was appointed to draft resolutions of re-
sret over his retirement
A committee to suggest a plan of PRO-
cedure In the election OF delegates in Porto
Rico and in the Philippines was also named
Mr. Yerkes of Kentucky. Mr.. streeter of
New Hampshire and Mr. Kellogg OF Min !
nesota will draft the ormal cali for the
and win discuss all questions
to the election OF delegates.
The committee then called upon the pres
dent.