The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-08

sas City. and said that Roosevelt wa
the only Republican who could poll Dem
ocratic votes in Missouri There was
visible cooling of of the Kansas Cit,
sentiment after that speech, and Il Taste,
until the votes had been cast
Managers Of the TAFT boom declaF,
they can nominate their candidate il
Chicago as well as ln Kansas City. bu
the fact remains that the close o0serveri
I OF the situation declare that the vote on
the proposition yesterday II not an indi
cation of anu-Taft sentiment. is para
mount TO an announcement that tn,
strength of any one candidate now Is mo-
such that he can bank on the outcome
and that there are enough candidates in
The race 20 insure fair start. at least
IN the coming campaign for the nominal
( ton
Final Vote on Cities.
The final vote was: Chicago. 81: Kan.
sas City, is; Denver, l. The vote in detail
was as follows;
For Chicag0-Califorhia Conreeicii. Delaware
Florida Georgia, IDAHO. Illinois. KENTUCKY. Louis
ana, Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi
I New Hampshire, New Jersey. New York. Nerth
Carolina, North pakota. orygm. Pennsylvania
lhode Island. South Carolina. rCmcs89c Texas
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington. Wisconsin
ALASKA, and the District If Columbia.
For Kansas NltS-Alalau.a, Arkansas. Indiana.
Iowa, Kansas. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri Mon
tana, Nebraska South Dakota. Arizona, New Mex
eco. oklahoma Indian Territory Hawaii. Porta
Rico and The Philippine Islands
For Denve1-ColeFado. Ohio. West Virginia. and
Wyoming
Mr. William F. Stone. Of Baltimore.
sergeant-at-arms, announced the APP
pontment Of Dave c. owen. OF NH
waukee, Wis. as chief assistant sergeant
alarms and of Lee c. Eechinger ~
East Orange. " j.. as chief confidential
clerk. Both Mr.. owen and Mr. Hech-
niger We're associated with Mr. Stone
during the convection Of 1905.
The date for the next convention was
fixed by the committee as June Is
Terms That Won Convention.
Mr.. Lowden, who submitted Chicago
proposition. promised the Coliseum. 4CJl
chairs. and the legitimate expenses of
the convention. Denver's claims were
put forth 10y Lieut.. GOV. Harper: Kansas
City was represented 10y Senator Warner.
Representative Bartholdt. Jay r. Men.
and T. J. AIKEN. The propositions were
submitted, as il had been announced they
would be, and Kansas city had num-
Der of boomers in behalf OF that place.
The question of the call was one that
bothered the entire committee. Chairman
Yerkes. OF the committee. selected TO pre-
pare the call. laid his report before the
committee and the floor was cleared of
all outsiders and the propositions con-
sidered behind closed doors.
The issue was qualification which
would enable Wisconsin. Iowa. and sew
eraI other States that possess primary
election laws to have regularity i'm the
selection Of delegates.
Mr. Yerkes. in making the report ex-
planned thar the provision was inserted as
a matter Of expediency and policy He
did not think that il would be well for
the national committee 20 go before the
country with q failure 10 recognize the
primary system. Gen. Streeter support
ed him. Senator Hepburn attacked the
primary system as one having been
framed by the enemies Of the Republican
party 20 permit those who We're not Re
publicans to figure in the formulation OF
that party's policies Others sided with
him less vigorously.
Finally Agree on Call.
An amendment was finally adopted. pro-
viding that the delegates and alternatcs
at large from State shah be elected at
a convention called by the respective
State committees; that the Congressional
delegates and alternates shall be elected
at district conventions called by the dis
trict Congressional committees. but pro-
viding that delegates, both at large and
from the Congressional districts. may be
elected under the special laws OF any
State II the committees IN question so
direct.
Under this arrangement. Democratic
viii be prevented from pass
ing laws which shall regulate the cleo
ton OF Republican delegates. The call
Will be made public Monday
Sidney Biober. Perry Crawford. and
George p. Collins We're named to conduct
the machinery OF selecting the delegates
from the District Of Columbia
Dr. Robert Reyburn. of Washington. at
tempted 20 lay before the committee
20 adopt resolution provid-
Ing for suffrage in the District but was
ruled out of order by Chairman New.
Mr.. Bieber said last night:
Within the next week 1 viii call a
meeting of the supervisors. II is hard
task that confronts us. but my colleagues
are hard workers and we intend 70 do the
best we can in securing a strong turnout
IF Republicans 10 decide who shall be the
Districts delegates % the convention. /
The city will be divided into twenty-five
election districts. and II win be necessary
10 create an organization 10 carry out the
election. There viii be three judges for
each district. making sixty-siX judges in !
AL There VIII also be the appointment Of
4 number Of subcommittee. to attend to
he multitude Of detail which the election /
Hill make necessary. OF course we will |
not move hastily. as six months intervene /
before the Chicago convention will be /
allied 10 order"
MAY TURN TO DEMOCRATS.