The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-11
REPUBLICANS MEET
LAST WEEK IN JUNE
Chicago Likely Winner OF Ma
tional Convention; No Fight
for Chairmanshlp.
HARMONY is APPARENT
Committee to Meet in Wash
ington Tuesday; President
to Give Dinner Tonight.
HARMONY is APPARENT

U-.StJtNCToN. Dec lO.-With the ar
,lyal IN Washington today of practically
,u The members OF the Republican ma
,ionaI committee il became possible 10
forecast ius, what viii be done by the
committee at it's meeting Tuesday. rs
a result OF tho many conferences held TO-
IA, the following programme seems 10
have been agreed upon;
chicago VIII get the national conEcn
ton ana IL Will pe held the last week III
June. r., ~. ,haIr
There will be no nsht for the he ona,[' mar
msnship nf the committee AZ 'uis LII LII
Former Governor John r, Hills oil Maine,
the vice chairman, VIII be eieCtgu ~ ~;
serve until the presidential nonIlha'ioH 10
The question of selecting delegates at
presidential primaries or by Inc custom,
AIRY delegate conventions WIN 9e pc isht ei,eo. ~
me various states 10 determine lor tHen,r tn.l,-
selves. President Taft is said 10 iaFo'
this disposition OF the matter
Tho committee will not act on the r reso
luton FOR reduction OF southern rePft-
sentation, declaring this 10 be questl3h
Tor determination by the convention IT.
self.
President Taft will entertain the com
mitteemen at dinner tomorrow nign.,
This dinner Will probably be the most IN :
portsnt politically given at the Wit VIZ,
Houre during the present admlnistra,Ioni; ~; !
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office holders as delegates TO the ma
tional convention, holding that TINS quSs-
;ion is one for the convention TO ue-
eide. ,,,.,.,
statAe arc expected 10 discourage Office
holders from seeking election As daimsates m ,r
and the president IT Is SAID, VIII dp-
prove this programme.
Tho adjustment OF the presidential pr, :
mary question out Of court was attend :
cd by the fear Of friends OF Colonel kooSe :
a
time. might cut off the possibility OF nom
mating him. At presidential primaries
The voters would be called upon TO elect
delegates 10 support certain ann9unceo
candidates The men behind the Roose
Welt movement do not believe the koose-
velt sentiment will have time 10 crystal :
lie prior TO primary elections IN certal,
western states. Thus. states wnee ihey
would look for the strongest support might
be compelled TO record their preference
for some other candidate, His no'nlna-
lion, they say. must come through an
outburst of enthusiasm at the conNen-
tion,
Primary Law in Six States
Six states thus far have presidential
primary laws-North Dakota, Wisconsin.
Nebraska. Oregon, New Jersey and South
Dakota.
White Chicago seems TO have been de-
ter'nined upon as the convention CITY,
the champions of St Louis. Denver. Gin
clnnsti. Philadelphia and Baltimore have
not abandoned the fight They undoubt-
cdly will put In formal bid for the con-
vention.
ST. Louis has been the most formid :
able rival of Chicago with the claims
OF Denver and Cincinnati being next most
prominently presented
While the last week In June seems TO
be favored as the best time for holding
the convention. the obstacle TO so carly a
date is the presidential primary IN South
Dakota June 4. There is rule that
delegates to the conventions must be
selected at least thirty days prior to the
convention in order 10 give ample author
ity for the adjudicating OF any contests.
IT is likely that an order Will be adopt
cd waving this rule in the case OF any
states that find 1t impossible or incon-
vcnient To select delegates before June l.
Several changes have been made In the
national committe In the last four years.
due TO deaths or designations, It, 4.
NARROW succeeds Thomas G. Marshall OF
Montana and S, A, Parkins succeeds &.
l.. Mccormick OF Washington.