Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
c. 0. P. CONVENTION
GOES TO CHICAGO
National Committee Fixes June
18 as Dato.
MAKES ]. F. HILL CHAIRMAN
Sub Body Named to Fix Call Splits
on Holding of Presidential Pri-
maries-Old Form Is
Adopted.

Washington. = Chicago was chos-
en- as the convention city to NOM
mate candidates for president and
e-president by the Republican ma
tio1.;il committee which met here. The
eel was issued for the assembling OF
delegates on Tuesday, June Is. st.
Louis formally withdrew from the
contest before the voting began, leav-
ing Denver and Chicago to fight 1t
out The vote resulted: Chicago, AZ;
Denver, Z; ST. Louis, l; absent, 3,
st. Louis formally withdrew from
the contest before the voting began,
but Col Cecil Lyon of Texas insist
ed on casting his ballot FOR that city,
The committee formally accepted
the resignation of Frank H. Hitch
cock as chairman. The resignation
was dated March s. 1909, and was ef-
fective April /, 1909. A rising vote
of thanks was rendered Mr.. Hitchcock
for his services Former Gov. John
f. Hill of Maine then was elected
chairman to serve until the national
convention dominates and new COM
mittee is selected.
The Taft forces, directed by Charles
D. Hilles, secretary to the president
won the first serious fight attending
the committee meeting. The admin
istrat tons friends had insisted that
Col Harry S. New Of Indiana be
named as chairman of the subcom-
mittee to take charge of the conven-
ton arrangements, including the
choice of temporary and permanent
chairmen. and the selection of her
aid of the party keynote. The Taft
people also had insisted that in adj
dition to Colonel New they should
name a majority of the committee.
A sharp fight developed with Post
master General Hitchcock and othe.'
friends of Vice-Chairman Hill of the
committee insisting that Mr.. Hill
| should be given the authority to con-
stitute the committee as he saw fit.
| Mr. Hilles would hear of no compro-
mise. At the end of long series of
| conferences, the administration forces
won a complete victory.
The Taft forces dictated the entire
membership of the arrangements com,
mittee, which was increased to seven.
instead of the usual five, and is com
! posed as follows: New. Indiana;
Vorys. Ohio; Mulvane, Kansas; Muir
ply, New Jersey; Williams, Oregon;
Rosewater Nebraska: Duncan, North
Carolina
The subcommittee having in charge
the call for delegates developed a seri-
Gus split, Senator Borah leading a
hopeless fight to open the primary
| door to every state in the Union and
framing minority report The sub
committee decided to follow the form
of call adopted four years ago. This
| call recognizes the rights of states to
| choose delegates at primaries where
| primary laws have been passed and
where the state committee so directs.
In all other states it provides for
the selection of delegates at state
| conventions.
The call for delegates to the con-
vention requires that they shall be
! selected not earlier than thirty days
! after the call and not later than thir.
! ty days prior to the date set for the
convention. This action nullifies the
selection of delegates already made
in Alabama and will require South
| Dakota TO select a new primary date.