The Washington herald., 1907-12-06

With Kansas City showing certified
checks for $4,000, Denver promising $780,
900 and a seating capacity Of l4.eOO. Chica-
go entered the race suddenly last night,
when Col Frank o. Lowden, member
of Congress and delegate from Illinois.
submitted a proposition guaranteeing the
expenses of the subcommittee on arrange
ments and a seating capacity OF 1900 in
the Coliseum TO take the next Republi-
can convention there.
The members Of the national committee
viii assemble to-day to fix upon the call,
and tomorrow vote for the place where
the convention viii be held Many con-
ferences were held last night.
Not only is the fight for the convention.
but for control of the organization. The
Taft people want Kansas City chosen.
The anti-Taft people want Chicago. Sew
eral practiced hands were busy yesterday
framing a programme for the committee.
They are the next friends Of the field OF
candidates opposing Secretary Taft. and
If their plans go through to-day. the ma
chlnery Of the committee. which becomes
the machinery Of the convention. will be
used, as one Of them expressed it. TO
assure a square deal TO all concerned. and
prevent the Taft crowd from hogging
things"
Meet In Dicks Room.
Negotiations OF several days crystallized
yesterday afternoon IN Senator Dicks
committee room in the Capitol lie is
next friend Of the Fairbanks boom. which
was represented by Senator Hemenway,
OF Indiana. Jbhn r. Malloy. the Foraker
was within call Representa-
tive Lowden. supporter Of the Cannon
boom; Gen. Powell Clayton. Of Arkansas;
John w Yerkes. of Kentucky; Senator
Crane. Of Massachusetts. and Charles +.
Brooker. OF Connecticut. nearly all COM
mittaemen. were present part OF the
time. They favor Chicago as the con-
vention city. Eastern men dislike going
as far West as Kansas City or Denver,
they say. e..
But far more vital. I'm the minds Of the
men who net IN Senator Dicks room. is
the selection Of the subcommittee on ar
II is customary 70 name
such a committee to look after the ar
for the convention. to see to
the selection Of the little army of con-
vention employees, to distribute the tickets
to the galleries. and 10 attend TO a
great number of more or Jess important
matters.
Anti-Taft Men Busy.
The personnel Of the subcommittee
that hear the contests is likewise OF large
moment when there is great rivalry
among a prominent field Of Presidential
candidates. The selection of a tempo
rary chairman and other convention Of
hcers is another matter OF strategic con-
sequence. The anti-Taft men are giving
attention 70 these things this early be-
cause the action OF the national com
mittee during these two days will have
a bearing directly or indirectly. on all
these things.
Up to dinner time last night everything
looked like Kansas City. when Denver
that the climate there Is the
best ever in June: that the city is just
a new municipal auditorium
which will seat 1900 people. and promises
ample hotel accommodations. The city
has voted $95,0O0 for the convention: the
county $4,000. Contributions. among them
81, 900 from Senator Guggenheim bring
the total rledged the committee by Lieut.
Gov. Harper 100000.
Kansas City Has $4,000.
Kansas City has Il seating capacity in
their coliseum Of something like 1900;
has three certified checks aggregating 49,
ooO and also boasts OF a delightful climate
in June.
Last night Col LOwden telephoned Chi
cago and got assurance the city will fur
nish the han. pay the expenses of the sub
committee on arrangements, and. it is be-
lieved. the $4,000 promised will leave a
tidy little sum on the right side Of the
ledger after the convention is held. This
proposition was submitted after Mr.. Low
den had been in conference with the anti
Taft men, who want a square deal for ALL
The claim is made that the Kansas City
papers are all so pro-Taft that it would
hardly be fair to the other candidates.
Outside of political preferences. many
delegates prefer Chicago because IT is
more centrally located and because il is
a larger city. where there can be no trou-
bic about obtaining accommodations.
June or is the date most favored for
the holding of the convention, but it was
discovered last night that there are State
primary laws providing for the election Of
delegates that conflict with this. In Iowa
the date for the primaries would fan on
June .. There is a primary law in Wis
consin and Minnesota, but the latter
State has no funds for such an election
available until September
Dislike Wisconsin Law.
Wisconsin has a law governing the
number of delegates-four at-Iarge and
two from each Congressional district
Of the committee say It is un-
in that it usurps the iur.s-
dictiOn of the committee
The committee has a rule which pro-
vides that the State delegates. excIud-
ing delegates-at-large viii be elected in
each State in accordance with the pro-
visions for nominating candidates for
Congress. Under the rule il would be
necessary apparently for the Republicans
in States which have primary laws TO
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