The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-12
Advocacy of His Noni-
nation Mol Longer Even
Thinly Yelled.
HOPE TO ''FORCEo
H ON OR ON HIN.
Endeavoring to Postpone Action
by Committee Which Would
Mean Commitment to Any
Can add e-Southerners
Opposing New, and III
Feeling Is Engendered.

Washington, December 11-Hostili.4 s
Ties or an unexpected character and E
from an unlocked for quarter deyeIop.S
ed to-day among members OF the Rec
publican National Committee and 9th, Y
or prominent party leaders who are
mere in connection with the meeting z,
I! tomorrow to fix the time and placa
Tor the presidential nominating CON. 8
sentlon next summer. Opposition, Ia
Solohel Harry S.. New, OF Indianapolis,
the administration candidate for chair- 81
man OF the powerful subcommittee on
convention arrangements was respon1 +
{ sible for the Ill feeling engendered 81
The situation. however, cleared con-
sioerably late in tho evening. At the
fresldents dinner to tho committee
mon tnere was no open discussion of
politics. but 1t became known immedtI
ateiy after the diners had adjourned
mat Secretary Hilles and other sup S.
porters of President Taft had won q y
complete victory, and that Colonel n
Sew undoubtedly would head the
subcommittee on arrangements. G
IL also was evident that the TAFT
Iorces would control the entire meml
oership of the subcommittee. and that 4
the slate of the subcommittee or fiya
included. in addition to Colonel New. IS
National Committeeman Mulveen OF
Kansas; Vorys, of Ohio: Murphy, OF
New Jersey, and Williams. OF oregon. e
| All of these men known to be-
friendly to President Taft Commit
teeman N. c. Duncan, OF North Caro1
! lima, may BIO added later as n sixth
member OF the subcommittee. @
Open for Roosevelt j&s
Only less interesting than the un
looked for CONTROVERSY over tho con-
troll OF the subcommittee in charge OF
the convention was the exploitation,
throughout the day of Colonel Thvo.
dore Roosevelt as tho possible candi.
date for the presidential nomination.
| The advocacy of Colonel Roosevelt Is
but thinly yelled yesterday, was open.$
ly and promiscuously proclaimed 10
| DAY. The advocates of Colonel Roose.
felts nomination apparently based &
| their arguments in his behalf upon the
| fact that Mt no time had the former
| President announced that he woulo
not accept the nomination. II II were j
rendered him. 1t was recognized that
lie would not openly become candi.#
| date. they said, but theJ were bus SIS
sounding members of the natfonal
| committees and other prominent Re-
| publicans in the city as to their senti- &
ment In regard to forcing the nom,
] ina ton upon tho colonel.
There wore many who connected the =
| open advocacy of Colonel Rooseyelt,s
nomination with tho opposition to-
! naming u committee on arrangements
dominated by administration men IT,
was apparent throughout the day thai
| friends of Colonel Roosevelt were en- u
deavoring in every way possible TO
postpone action BY the national com
| mittee which would definitely commit
| anybody TO any mans candidacy The
| Roosevelt enthusiasts frankly stated
that their hope lay in working UP ~
demand for Colonel Roosevelt to be
| expressed in the convention itself.
| Friends OF Colonel Roosevelt also de-
clared today that they were making ar y.
| attempt at this time to force the issue 81
| Their object YVES, they said, to leave
matters sufficiently open to permit Of 3
his candidacy at the psychological mo- s.
ment.
Many conferences were held during
the day and continued until tho White
| House dinner tonight when President
| Taft was the host to body far from
| united on the business which brought
| II to Washington. In the executive &
state dining room, however, 1t was
| realized that animosities would have u
to be laid aside for the dinner was ar.
ranged In formal honor of the com
mittee. the guests including both the
| ardent supporters OF and the lukewarn, s.
/ friends of tho President.
| At Cross Purposes. EE
| The most scnsat ional feature OF the !
days skirnshing was tho fact that
| Secretary Hillcs, who Is the active 2Sa
| leader OF the Taft forces In the cam
| paign for denomination OF the Presi.
dnt and Postmaster Hitchcock who
! managed the Presidents cumpaipn
| thrre years ago, seemingly were array
cd against each other. The runors
| that the two were working at cross 4
| purposes flew thick and fast through
| the hotel corridors. Finally Mr.. Hitch 4
cock issued statement in denial but
| 1t did not entirely set the reports at
rest Mr. llitchcock's statement fol-
! lows:
| statements which would Indicate
that there is friction between Mr..
! tttllcs and myself are absolutely I'M
founded MY resignation IS chairman
] of the National Committee was tenv
! | was confirmed as Postma ter- Gene
raj ami from that time to this T have
| rcfrnined from participation IN the af-s
! FAIRS OF the committee. | have all that 8
can do At present to look after the &
business OF my department and do not
wish t be drawn into any controversy ID
respecting national politics"
Friends Of President Taft entered if
upon the work OF the day. preliminary III
TO The meeting tomorrow. thoroughlyS
conhdent TINT there would be no Tuu-a.S
position to Mr.. New. II was not until =.
afternoon that they learned that tho
n I,, :, ram. ARRANGED on sunday was giv
The opposition came from members
from the Southern States, the section IS
over which the administration was S$
supposed 10 be IN undisputed CONTROL s99
Members OF the committee from fttas8ss
Southern States met carly in the day..
| ostensiblv to take measures Of seif-S$s
protection against any attempt IN the iis:
next convention TO reduce their rerra4