The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
keep BRAKES ON
ROUGH RIDER AND
HIS BAND WAGON
Republican National Com
mittee Will See That
He Behaves
WILL ACCEPT HIM >
WHEN HE PROMISES
Date for Convention Is Set
for June 10, Anniversary
ofWaterloo and Chi
cago Is Place

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The
Republican national Convention
win be held In Chicago, begin
ming Juno 10. 1919. (The ami
vessary Of tho battle OF Water
Joo.)
Doaegates viii b selcc&od by
State convcnt1ons, In al savo tho
PRIMARY laws exist.
In theUo states tho State com.
dx States whero presidential
m1eeees viii hold primaries In
harmony with tho laws.
Tho newly elected officers of
tho national committee arc:
Chairman, former Governor
John =. HIN. OF Maine, for the
Interim TN tina nomination shall
10 made when q new chairman
campaign manager win be eiect-
seoesary-wnnam Hayward,
Il Committee ON convention ar
FangenAeuas-Harry New. Of In
dtnna, chairman; David MuIvane,
Kansas; Franklin Murphy, New
Jersey; r. G. Duncan, North
Carolina; Ralph f. Williams,
Oregon; Arthur I. Noryes, Ohio;
Victor Rosewater, Nebraska.
This committee will mako all the
preparations for the convention,
and name the temporary ofEicers.
Keep Hrakes ON Roosevelt.
The real attitude OF the Repubii-
can leaders. now gathered In Wash
Mgton. toward Colonel Roosevelt
Was made plain BY the action Of the
national committee, which met here
to-day. The Republican bosses will
take Roosevelt X they must, but they
Will take him on their own terms
They voted down . proposition max
Ing presidential preference primaries
possible In all tho States: thus head
Ing on In advance any attempt Of tho
part OF the colonefs friends to sweep
tho country with the resuscttated
Rough Rider. II Roosevelt wants to
b . candidate. no has got 10 come
to the organization and ask for the
nomination.
The significant feature OF the days
rroceedings was tho TACT that they
wcTo AL directed toward putting the
party organisation in y position to
keep tbs brakes on Roosevelt.
President Taft was not alluded to
1t the meeting OF the committee. No.
body seemed to take him into con-
sldAration. His brother, Charles p.
Taft, and his secretary. Charles y.
Hille& drifted in and out OF the COM
nittee room In the Willard while the
meeting was In progress, and con-
ferred with the committeeman early
and often. But II there was any in
tention on tho part Of the admins
tsation TO commit the members to a
second term for MIR. Taft they aban-
doned it.
Taf& Fsars Primaries.
Senator Borah. Of Idaho. led the
night to extend the preferential prim-
aries. now required by law In six
states. California. Nebraska. New Jer-
sey, North Dakota. Wisconsin and
Oregon. to all tho States. His chief
opponent was Arthur Ivorys. Of Ohio.
Mr.. Tafts representative In tho COM
mtttee. Ivorys doesn't want primar-
les held IN Ohio because OF tho fear
they may result in tho overthrow Of
TAFT In his own State, and his con-
seQNent defeat In the convention.
Most Of its other members objected
to the extension OF the primary sys-
tam on other grounds. Down deep
they believe that the selection Of dele
rates by primaries would give Roose-
welt chance to make q pre- conven-
ton tour OF the country. arouse en-
thustasm for himself. and go into tina
convention with enough delegates at
his heels to nominate him.
While many OF the committee mon
admie that they may have to take
Roosevelt, shey want TO take him on
their terms and not his. In other
words. II Roosevelt becomes the can
dtdotD It u the purpose OF the organ
ixntton 20 securely to sew him UP with
pledges that they can keep him in
hand II he gets into the White House
again.
Senator Derah Objects.
When tho call for delegates SUBJ |
mitted BY tho majority Of the subcom-
mittee appointed to draw II up was |
reported. Senator BoSah made objsc-
lion to the following section:
Tho congregational district delegates |
uhall BE- elected by conventions called |
hy tho Republican congressional COM |
Infttee Of each district, OF which IT |
|eaak thirty days notice shall have |
been publishcd In some newspaper or |
Of General circulation In |
he districts: Provided that In any
district where there II |
-. the Republican State COMMITTEES +
han ~ substituted for and represent /
he cnn9Fasional COMMITTEES In isu,-
mr. raid call and making said publi-
,Atlon: and provided that deleeates
v their Alternates shall be deemed |
nAltGtblo ia participate in State or
klo1x9et - territorial convention who
Esro eooctsA PRIOR to tho date Of tho
ldap4jnn az this call: and provided |
hnk 4eiAgstes and alternates, both T
rom the stats 1T large. and from
laAh oOnsTeesiOnal district may be
looa1sd n conformity with the laws
{ III 0tAAe u which the election 90.
4za ana the STATE committee o. any
uGll congrosotcaa1 committee WIN %
l1FoetS but provided further. thar m l
= g prsvent The delegates trom any