The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
Absence of Bitterness of Fractional Fights Sur
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OPPOSITION TO COL.
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Politically the Meeting Was Pro- Taft-President' Admirers Con- trolled Standardization Alabama Delegates
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committee met here today and formu- lated the preliminary plans for the cam paign of 1912. The programme agreed upon was carried out expeditiously in two short sessions, aggregating barely more than two hours.
 Chicago was chosen as the convention city and the call was issued for the as sembling of delegates on Tuesday, June IS, to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. Accordingly, Chair man John F. Hill, former governor ot Maine, was unanimously elected chalf- man of the committee after the accep- tance of the resignation of Postmaster General Hitchcock, which went into enec- On April l. 1909. William Hayward Of Ne braska was elected as secretary to serve until the new national committee is or ganized in Chicago in June
 \ The committee adhered to the conven- tion call of 1905 and the primary question, the sole disturbance to become before the committee, was left as it was four years ago. The champions of presidential pref erence primaries and state wide primaries fo- the selection of delegates to the con- vention ia states where primary laws are not operative were defeated. They were 
 led by Senator Borah of Idaho, who con- tented himself with minority report from the subcommittee on call, of which he was chairman, and with a brief speech to the committee.
 Two Features
 The meeting was unique in two respects. There was complete absence Of bitter ness and the proceedings were conducted with open doors.
 Politically the meeting was pro-Taft. The Presidents advisors controlled the situation. Earlier in the day it became | apparent that Secretary Hilles and Ar thur Vorys, national committeeman from Ohio, were in control. The disinclination of Postmaster General Hitchcock to in dorse the selection of Col. Harry $. New, former chairman Of the committee and member from Indiana, as chairman Of the subcommittee on arrangements, was overcome ano MT. Hitchcock took no part in the lay's proceedings. The southern committeeman, said to be opposed to MT. New Ia. fear that he favored decrease oi southern representation, voted for the Ah- ( dianian.
 ? The other members of the committee are David Mulvane, kanas; Franklin Murphy, New Jersey. Arthur Vorys, Ohio; R. E. Williams, Oregon; D. c. Duncan, North Carolina, and Victor Rosewater, Nebraska. The latter two were added to the committee which originally was I.lanned to consist Of five members. Chair man New announced after the meeting lis subcommittee would meet in Chi cago in January to begin arrangements of convention plans
 The adherents of the Taft committee men prevailed throughout the meeting. The Ohioans and New Workers who had
 t,.i&x. tlx a. eanda, contented themselves with the progress they have made. Walter Brown, leader of the Ohio Roosevelt band, took no part in the proceedings while National Committeeman William l.. Ward of New York, who did not attend the White House dinner Monday night, was in ac- cord with the programme adopted.
 Committee Selected
 committee of three was named to de- wise rules and regulations for the national committee which are to be reported 10 the convention of 1912.
 The expected and long row over. the primary question proved a flash in the pan. The following members sf the com mittee were appointed to draft the call:
 M~srs Borah Idaho; Kellogg, Mime sota; Ward, New York; Rosewater, Ne braska and Capers, South Carolina. The committee was appointed at the meeting in the morning which began at 11:3O ociock and retired immediately. Within an hour it's report was ready. 't Messrs. Kellogg, Ward and Capers signed the majority report, which empow- cred states with primary laws to select delegates by primary if their committees so decided and MT. Rosewater signed it with the reservation that he favored the rrimary idea Mir. Borah submitted his minority report which added provision that would permit presidential primaries in all states, regardless of the existence or non-existence of primary law. Two Reports
 When the committee resumed it's meet ing at ? o'clock MT. Borah presented two reports and explained their difference. He consented to an amendment which overcame the conflict between the call and the South Dakota law. The call re- l ouires that delegates must be chosen 30 days before the convention and the South Dakota law fixed June as the date of S the primary. The Penrose amendment valves the rule in the case of the South Dakota law Another difference was one ' which directed that the call for South |, caroliuas selection of delegates be trans. mitted to the state chairman through she national committee.
 In his. argument for his amendment, Senator Borah declared that he regarded 1t as the duty of the committee to con form to state laws.
 John w Blodgett of Michigan said If the call included the Borah provision. N pressure would be brought to bear in N many states for primaries.
 NO MT. Clayton. of Arkansas objected to & the Borah omendment, declaring that in \. his state the primary election machinery was controlled by democrats.
 Former Senator Scott of West Virginia argued that the republican party had got along for a great many years under the old plan the only time primary was z held in West Virginia, he said, was when a disturbance had been raised which split the party.
 1 After Senaton Borah had replied to the ~ criticism of his primary provision his 11 report was defeated 42 to :. and the X majority report adopted unanimously. There was practically no contest in 8 selecting the convention city, although M Cincinnati and Denver were biddors for the convention Chicago received 42 votes to seven for Denver and one for Cincin- natl, with three members not voting. The single vote for Cincinnati was cast by Cecil Lyon of Texas,
 1 Two significant political incidents oc- H Nlrred today A stipulation was made in 4 yS1F call which renders null the election <oX delegates to the convention prior to
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