Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-15
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
MEETS IN WASHINGTON
Southern Members of Commit
tee Resist Attempt to Cut
Down Representation
fBY Asnociated Press.l


WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-With the pro-
gram almost wholly agreed upon in ad-
vance, the Republican national commit
tee met here today in quadrennial ses-
sion
While it was conceded Chicago I'M
doubtedly would,Swin the convention city
honor ST. Louis, Denver. Cincinnati,
Philadelphia and Baltimore pressed their
claims to the committee. The time of the
convention also was to be fixed today, the
probabilities favoring the last week OF
June.
The Taft forces, directed by Charles d.
Hilles. secretary to the president, had won
the first serious fight attending the COM
mittee meeting when that body went into
session today. The administrators
friends had insisted that Col. Harry S.
New, of Indiana, be named as chairman
of the subcommittee to take charge of
the convention arrangements. The Taft
people also had insisted that in addition
to Colonel New they should name a ma
jority OF the Subcommittee.
A sharp fight developed, with Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock and other friends
OF Vice Chairman Hill. of the commit
tee, insisting that Mr.. Hill should be
given the authority to constitute the COM
mittee as he saw fit. Mr.. Hilles would
hear of no compromise.
At the end of a long series of con-
ferences. the administration forces won
complete victory, 1t being generally
agreed that Colonel New would head the
committee and that the other four MEM
bers would be National Committeeman
vorys. of Ohio; Murphy, of New Jer-
sey: Mulvane. OF Kansas. and Williams.
of Oregon
Today the New forces agreed that two
more members of the committee might
ho md In oil iqGf
OF five as usual. The additions, it is
said, would be Messrs. Rosewater. of
Nebraska, and Duncan, of North Car
olina.
There was no cessation today of the
talk about Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The committee assembled at IL 80 a. m.
here and at once accepted the resignation
of Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock, dated
March 8, 1909, and effective April 1, 1909.
Former Gov. John F. Hill. OF Maine. was
elected chairman by reclamation.
On motion of Mr.. Rosewater, of Ne
braska, a standing vote of thanks was
rendered Mr.. Hitchcock.
Mr.. BROKER, Of Connecticut, nominated
Mr.. Hill.
Chicago won the convention. The date
fixed Is June is.
The executive committee named the
following subcommittee 10 formulate the
call for delegates:
Kellogg. of Minnesota; Borah, of idaho;
Ward, of New York; Rosewater. of Me-
braska, and Capers, of South Carolina.
Fear Of fight in the next convention
to curtail the southern representation
seems well founded. Representative
Burke, of Pennsylvania, who led the re-
duction fight in 1905 and lost by a mar
row margin, has again been called upon
to lead the movement.
Col. Harry S. New, of Indiana, was APP
pointed to head the committee on con-
vention arrangements, as Mr.. Hilles had
insisted last night in his conferences
with Postmaster General Hitchcock and
others, who were said to be opposed to
the Indiana committeeman. When Mr..
Hitchcock failed to put in an appearance
at the committee this morning. the sug-
gestion was laughingly made that he had
been "steam-rolled."s -
The Taft forces also dictated the en-
tire membership of the arrangements
committee, which was Increased to seven,
Instead of the usual five, and is composed
as follows: New, Indiana; vorys, Ohio;
Mulvane. Kansas; Murphy. New Jersey;
Williams. Oregon; Rosewater, Nebraska;
and Duncan, North Carolina.