The Washington times., 1911-12-13
H|L[ES' CHANCE FOR
GUARDIANSHIP IS
MUCH IMPROVED
Developments at Republican
Committee Meeting
@ Favor Secretary.

Developments at the meeting of the
Republican national committee here
point toy the fact that Charles d. Hilles
secretary to the President, will be tho
man selected to manage the next cam
paisn as head of the committee, pro.
vidtng President Taft IL renominated.
Mr.. Hilles was brought into the con-
troversy that arose over the question
whether Harry New, OF Indiana, should
be the head of the arrangements COM
mfttee or whether former Governor Hill,
OF Maine. as chairman Of the committee
should have charge. Mr.. Hilles and
t. trostmaster M General Hitchcock took dif-
1lerent sides 9! the question Of putting
MI New at the head Of the arrange
ments committee.
Hilles- In Limelight.
~ Mr.. Hilles was brought much into the
liAnelight IN this matter. as he was in
the general conduct of the meeting of
the committee. Under the circum-
stances, It Is pretty generally talked
that he is the man who seems now to
be slated for the chairmanship.
The opponents OF Postmaster General
Hitchcock have not lost the opportunity
to hail the selection OF Mr.. New a. a
defeat for him. There is much specula.
ton as to how far the differences tina,
arose over the selection of New NAV
extend into the campaign for the re.
nomination of President Taft.
will prove fertile source Of trouble.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, as a
member Of the Taft Cabinet, will be
loyal to the fortunes of the President.
friends are likely to resent what hap
pened In the New matter, and that Il is
likely to require q good deal OF effort
TO hold them IN line for the President
The Taft leaders are perfectly we'll
aware that while they suppressed a
Roosevelt explosion in the committee
meeting, they face tremendous task
to get delegates instructed for. Presi-
side at the Chicago convention, 1t will
be necessary for them to get a major
ity of the delegates nailed down with
instructions. 0r
In fact, much talk was heard abou<
the Willard following the committee
meeting that the result of the meeting
would be to enhance the tendency to
send uninstructed delegates to the ma
voted to allow primaries to be held
under the auspices Of State committees,
the consequence would have been that
instructed delegates would have been
maries were held. The Roosevelt ad-
herents, those who hope to stampede
the convention to HIM, and the insur-
gents. will be found working hard to
help along the movement for unipstruct-
ed delegates, where they cannot get
delegates tied up to Messrs. Roosevelt
or La Toilette.
Leaves Loophole.
Under the call for the convention. al
adopted by the committee, 1t would bs
possible for the national committee II
1t saw ft to throw out delegation,
which were elected by a Presidentia
primary even II held under a State law
II fs not expected the committee when
It sits at Chicago will do this. Still
the fact the call was left in such O
way as to make this possible, was tie
cause Of a lot of comment.
It. is generally admitted that 1t has
been many years since the nationa
committee held its quadrennial meeting
to arrange the time and place for the
convention under conditions Of as much
confusion and chaos as existed this
time. Tales OF Republican trouble were
multiplied, What Is more, It does not
look now as II most Of these troubles
would be smootied out before the ma
tional convention. Between the time OF
the convention and November there viii
have to be lot of pacifcatlon and
patching up Of political rents