The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-13
CALIFORNIA IS
PROTECTED IN
PRIMARY PLANS
National Committee Assures
KnOwland There Will Be
No interference
Presidential Preference Vote
for All States Fails to
Win Approval
Chicago Definitely Chosen as
Convention City; Friction
Disappears
Dec. 12.-Noth

~ASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Noth-
n ing in the action of the re-
Nv publican national committee
today with reference TO the
framing of the call for the convention
can be construed as a hindrance to the
holding of presidential primary in
California If the state passes pri-
mary law. This fact was made clear
by the officers of the committee when
Congressman Knowland Of California,
raised the question at the meeting.
When the call had been put into
shape, Knowland. who was holding the
proxy of Committeeman Knight, arose
and inquired whether the wording
could be construed as a hindrance to a
presidential primary in California He
was assured that it could not be so
construed that If the state passed such
4 law. the delegated could be elected
that way.
IF that is the case said Knowland,
II will interpose no objection to the
call as now framed"
The inference was that he would
have opposed 1t had there been any
thing in it to hinder presidential pri-'
maries in California. It was stated by
the members OF the cimmittee that the
vote for delegates would be between
districts and no at large.
Friction Is Absent
with little trace of friction. the na-
tionaI committee met with open doors
here today and formulated the pre-
nminarv plans for the campaign OF
1912. The program agreed upon was
carried out expeIitiously in two short
sessions
Chicago was chosen as the national
convention city and the call was is
sued for the assembling of delegates
on TUESDAY, June IS.
Acting Chairman John T. Hill, for
mer governor of Maine, was unani-
mously elected chairman of the COM
mittee after the acceptance Of the
resignation of Postmaster General
Hitchcock. which went into effect on
April ], 1909 William Hayward of
Nebraska was elected secretary to
serve untl the new national commit
lee is organized next June.
vention call of 1908 and the primary
question was left as it was four years
ago. The champions of presidential
preference. primaries and statewide
primaries for the selection of dele
gates in states where primary laws
are not operative were defeated. They
were led by Senator Borsh of Idaho,
who contented himself with minor
ity report from the subcommittee on
call. of which he was chairman. and
with brief speech to the committee.
Taft Men Control
The meeting was pro-Taft The
presidents advisers controlled the sit
ustion. Early in the day it became ap-
parent that Secretary Hines and Ar
thur Yorhys. national committeeman
from Ohio. were in control. The disin-
clination of Postmaster General Hitch
cock TO indorse Colonel Harry S. New
of Indiana as chairman Of the sub
committee on arrangements was over
come. and Hitchcock took no part in
the proceedings of the day. The south
ern committeeman. said to be opposed
to New. fearing he favored a reduc-
ton OF southern representation. voted
Tor the Indianan.
The ohioans and New Workers. who
had given publicity to the Roosevelt
propaganda, eontented themselves with
the progress they have made.
Members of the committee are Da-
vid Mulvane. Kansas; Franklin Muir
ply, New Jersey; Arthur /. Vorys,
Ohio; r. 7. Williams, Oregon: Z. c.
Duncan. North Carolina, and Victoria
Rosewater, Nebraska. Chairman New
announced his subcommittee would
meet in Chicago in January to begin
the work OF arranging convention
plans.