The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-16
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Secretary Dover soon to Issue The
4 Call for Meeting q The Nationai
Committee 10 Select the Convention
City Those Opposed 10 President
Hoossyeit prefer Chicago, While
the tsresldcnts Friends Are Said TO
Lock Nth More Favor on $. Louis.
WASHINGTON. Oct Ie THE pres;
ence ID Syashingto OF Mr.. Elnier Do
ven ne secretary d tho National Re.
publican committee. Is construed to
mean that al soon as Mr.. Harry New
the chairman Of the committee lar
riyes here on Wednesday or Thurs:
day the call for the meeting OF the
committee TO select the place and the
date Of the next convention will be
issasd. The committee WIN meet in
washington probably early, ini Decem-
ber While there are seven, cities IN
{ the race FOR the convent ton, It Is be-,
lisyed that the contest will settle
! down 10 between Chicago and ST!
Louis with the chances in favor OF
Chicago The other cities are Pitts.
burg Boston, Kansas City Denver
md SEATTLE, but there Is no reason
why thelr claims should be regarded
seriously 81 Z; II. II "A
The next meeting Of the committee
Z win be Of interest, because It will set.
ne what Is now q disputed question,
namely, the control Of the committed.
MI. New, the chairman. was appoint
ed recently by Secretary cortelyoa
when the Secretary gaye!up that posi-
tipn himself Mr.. New Is. Of course.
elassed among the. friends Of President
Roosevelt. Mr. Dover was for, years
\ the private secretary Of the late Sen
ator Hannn, and he was appointed sec.
rotary 81 the national committee when
Mr.. Perry s. Heath, who had been
elected In 800 /. gave up his position.
Mr.. Dover has never allied himself
With those members Of the committee
who are know INTO be nnfrlendly TO
President Roosevelt, but at the same
time he has always been regarded as
being In close touch. naturally. with
the old Hanna element Of the corlmit.
! tee. MT. William Stone. the collector
Of the port Of Baltimore. who Is SER
geant:atarms Of the committee, WIS
appointed to the place originally In
3 1903 BY Nj. Hanna, but was subse.
ahently elected by the present com.
mittee.. AS a federal officehoider Mr..
Stone is naturally regarded as friend.
~ 10 President Roosevelt. The friends
OF Vice President Fairbanks and OF
Speaker Cannon insist that Mr.. Roose-
yeltS will not be- able to coutrol tile
committee. That matter will be set.
tied when the committee, meets, FIR
it Is certain That Mr., Roosevelt is con.
hdent that he does control i and that
iieEintends dictate the true and the
place 5of holding the next convention.
The Elements OF the committee that
are suntriendly to President Roosevelt
and TO the nomiraiion of the Presi-
dents canlidate str. TAFT, favor the
selection Of Chicago because tile Re.
publican Organization In the State and
In the city IS Aati;,i;I3.n the control
4 efs Speaker Cannbf sPres;.!c3: Rose
welt; is believed lorasor st Louis. be-.
cause the party ergin S;.inr Of MIS-
soari and 81 st 3I.ou!s is in The han,;s'
d men entirely friendly 10 the Pres.-
dent and they hay 9 alrcaly pledged
the solid Missouri delegation to tie
Senyshtso to lratts Besllesthe pr:sI.r
dent rsonally, moreover. Is stronger
IN ST louis than lin Chicago. it is as.
shmea for these reasons that 5Alr.
Roosevelt VIII call on his friends in.
The committee 10 work ami TO vote. for
ST Isonis. tits regarded as almost
certain, however that the; next con.
ssEentions will De held I'M Chicago. 1s'