Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
CHICAGO GETS
THE CONVENTION
Republicans Will Meet There
June 16.
TWO DISTRICT DELEGATES
Supervisors for Local Elections Ap-
pointed.
TWO DISTRICT DELEGATES
THREE CITIES THE CANDIDATES
Thirty-one Votes Cast for Chicago,
1S for Kansas City and 4 for Den
ver-Choice Made Unanimous.

NS1-SuOlCe mdQG UNANIMOUS.
The republican national con-
vention OF 1908 will be held in
Chicago, beginning June I6. This
decision was reached at the final
session OF the republican national
committee at the Shoreham Hotel
today. The final vote showed
Chicago, 81; Kansas City, 18;
Denver, 4.
The committee named the fol-
lowing District OF Columbia
supervisors charged with the duty
OF preparing for and conducting
the election OF the two delegates
from the District: Sidney Bieber,
chairman; Perry Crawford and
George F. Collins.
The call for the election of dele
gates to the national convention,
which will be issued Monday,
will contain provision permit
ting the republican state commit
tees of those states which have
mandatory primary election laws
to prescribe whether delegates
shall be elected at the primaries
or by state convention. The COM
mittee also decided to put terri
torial delegates on numerical
parity with the District OF Column
bia-tfiat is, two delegates and
two alternates.
The call Of states was finished at II As
o'clock. and the COMMITTEES 1weu4 intos sxec-
utive session, the hall being cleared Of
outsiders preparatory to taking the bal
lot. 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 recognized
the triumph of the Lake city by affirming
the choice by acclamation. Lite time
was lost IN fixing date, and everybody
seemed well satisfied with Chicago June
III, as the place and time of meeting The
committee then took up the report of sub
committees.
The official announcement of the vote
oH tire iocdtlOn OF tne convention showed
that the first statement was slightly err
roneous. and that Kansas City had really
received Is Totes and Chicago 81 The
vote by states and territories was as fol-
lows:
For Chicago-California, Connecticut
Delaware. Florida, Georgia, Idaho. Illi-
nois, Kentucky, louisiana Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts,. Mississippi, New
hampshire. New Jersey, New York North
carolina; North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsyl-
nd
tennessee. Texas, Utah. Vermont. Vir-
ginia. Washington. Wisconsin, Alaska.
District of Columbia.
For Kansas City-Alabama, Arkansas,
lndlana Iowa, Kansas, Michigan. Mime
sofa, Missouri, Montana. Nebraska, South
.Dakota, Arizona. New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory, Hawaii, Porto Rico,
Philippine Islands.
For Denver-Colorado, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia. Wyoming.
William F. Stone. sergeant at arms. an
hounced the appointment OIL Dave c. owen
OF Milwaukee, Wis, as chief assistant
sergeant at arms, and of Lee G.. Hech.
niger of East Orange, n. j.. as chief con.
ndential clerk. both Mr. owen and Mr.
Hechinger were associated with Mr. Stone
during the convention of 1904.
Inen John w. Yerkes of Kentucky
chairman Of the committee on call of the
convention, made his report. A long and
HVeIy debate followed. The committee in
wording the call mad endeavored to make
the requirements in the matter of select
ing delegates to the national convention
SO general as to interfere as little as pos
siole with methods that may be provided
lot making such selections by primary
elections
This feature of the report was briskly
oo1ected TO by many of the COMMITTEES
men ON the ground that 1t placed the
selection of delegates within the powers
or legislatures. which could prescribe
rules for primary elections. They claimed
cn1n Il IL
Vention is, first and last, purely a party
matter that should not in any particular r
be controlled by state Legislature, which
might, very possibly, be of an opposing
political complexion. Particular objection
was offered to the plan by southern COM
mitteemen.
But the modification was indorsed, how
ever, and in those states where primary
laws prevail the state committee will
nave the say as to whether delegates
shall be selected at such primaries or by
The regular procedure.
The District Election.
Considerable local interest was displayed
in the selection OF District supervisors
and the designation of Sidney Bieber as
chairman met with general favor.
Registration of Voters.
DR.. Robert Reyburn presented his
report on plan of procedure in the
District of Columbia providing for a
registration of voters thirty days be-
fore the election, which was approved
DIR. Reyburn also asked that the COM
mittee recommend suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and he made long
speech in support of that proposition.
Chairman New ruled that he was out
of order, and no action was taken on
the question of suffrage.
The committee having nnished it's bust
ness, adjourned a few minutes after i.
O'Clock to meet again at the call of the
chairman. Chairman Yerkes. chairman o.
the committee on call, will get busy thi.
afternoon. and expects to have the call IL
shape for general publication Monday.
When the republican national commit
tee met this morning at 10 o'clock the
first business taken up was the hearing
of the claims OF the cities Offering to en-
tertain the republican national conven.
tion.
Denver was first to be called. Mr.. w
F. r. Mills of that city read statement
setting forth the charms and advantages