Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-12
Their National Convention to
Take Place in Chicago and
Will Begin on Tuesday
June le.
HITCHCOCK RESIGNS
FROM COMMITTEE
Arrangements Made in Ad-
vance With Well Oiled Ma-
chincry and There Was No
Apparent Hitch.

aBy E0outnM merato ~ W heenH@ Wtfeb
waashlngion. Dec. i2.-'rhe Repub-
lican national committee today rati.
fed the program which had been ar.
ranged In advance tor Ils delibera-
tons.
The national convention TO noml'
nate candidates for president and Vice
president will be held m Chicago. be
ginning Tuesday. June ~, The vote
IN favor of Calcago was overwhelming,
the ballot showing CnIcago ~. Den
yer, 4 st. Louis, absent, ,.
Sc, Louis formally withdrew from
tho contest before the voting began,
hut Col. Cecil Lyon OF Texas insist
ed on casting his ballot for that city.
The form OF the call for delegates
10 the national convention. including
the disposition OF the troublesome
presidential preference primary quea-
lion, was stlIl IN the hands OF a special
sub.commitiee when the national
committee recessed
Charles ID. Eiilies, secretary TO the
president. and manager OF the Taft
iOfces. was about the committee rooms
curing the session and was gratiiici
10 see the Tsft program 80 through
without change.
Col Harry q New OF Indiana was
appointed 10 head the committee on
convention arrangements, as Mr..
Iilllea had insisted last night In his
conferences with Postmaster General
Hitchcock and others. who were said
10 be opposed TO the Indiana commit
teemnn.
When Mr.. Hitchcock failed 20 put
In an appearance al the committed
meeting the suggestion was laughing
ly made that he had been steam
rolled"
TAFT forces also dictated the entire
membership OF the committee on ar
rangoments. which was Increased "a
seven instead Of the usual five, and IL
composed ss follows:
New. Indiana: vorys. Ohio: Mul.
vane. Kansas; Mnrpny, New Jersey
williams. Oregon: Hosewater, Ne
braska, and Duncan, North Carolina.
Chicago and Denver were the only
cities formally To put In claim loI
the convention. 81. Louis withttew
and Cincinnati, baltimore AMI but
fnso were not heard from
Former Governor 8uchtel af Colo
RADIO spoke for Denver. Former Rep.
reseEtatiys ssouden and Frank w
upham presented Chicag0s Invitation
the latter declaring that the people o.
Chicago would entertain the delegates
as royalty ~ ever.
Denver'a seven votes were cast b,
the committeeman from Colorado
West virginia, idaho. Utah. Wyoming
Hawaii and the Philippines.
St i.0uir got the Texas vote. The
representatives OF North Dskete, Ar
zonn and Nevada were absen. ans
Chicago got all the rest
As indicating a phase Oi thc atsisud.
nf the COMMITTEES. tts decision TO cal
for the selection Of delegates from
the District of Columbia nj primarl
election was OF interest.
The committee approved the action
OF the executive committee IN appoint
ing subcommittee 10 take la ham
the preparations OF q call for driesatc
indicating the method in witch the
were 10 be chosen. etc
This committee consisted oi Measra
Bornh Of Idaho, Ward OF New York
Caners OF South Carolina. Lun1cn q
Illinois and Roaewatcr Of Nebraska
The committee formally ncctpiel
the resignation of Frank a. liivchcoel
as chairman, The resignation VA
dated March s. 1909. and was eitecgiv
April I. 1909 rislng vote Of thank
was rendered Mr. Hitchcock 70" hi
services
Former Governor John r. IIill q
Maine then was elected chairman /
serve until the national commIlto
nomlnaios and new committee Is &c
lected This was all according 90 tn
prearranged schedule There wan
hFiof threat OF an upset when Senate
liorah OF Idaho protested against IN
perfunctofy approval OF "newspaDo
list when AR. Louden OF Iilinnis cali
cd for the naming OF the commilte
on arrangements with Colonel Me-
as chairman. Senator nornh said h
thought thn members Of the comml
tee should be elected by the nntlunI
committee ana not chosen on the ou
nide. Senator Crane Of Maanaehunotl
moved that the chairman appoint th
eommitloe Mr. iouden suHNeatc
that this would overcome Mr. B0rah
objection.
IN Will nus overcome my objection
rot0rted the idaho senator. "but Il
she course the committee prohahl
wllI follow"
The chair was aiyen authority /