Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-14
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The call for delegates to the con-
vention requires that they shall be
J 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 nullif1ed the
selection of delegates already made in
Alabama and will require South Da.
kota to select new primary date.
The South Dakota election had been
set for June 4. ar>s =.
May Except South Dakota.
Mr.. Thorsen Of South Dakota, pro-
| tested against the call as unfair to
to that state and Senator Penrose
gave notice of an amendment to ex.
cept South Dakota from the thirty
days clause. It was said this would
be adopted. "
| Senator Borah took the floor in sup
! port of his primary proposition. He
declared that he would make it COM
pulsory for the state which have presi-
| Dental primary laws to select their
| delegates in that manner without Civ
| ing the state committees any direc-
! ton Of the matter at all. In states
which did not have primaries, he said
he would leave it, optional with the
them to adopt the primary policy.
Charles D. Hilles secretary to the
president and manager of the Taft
forces, was about the committee rooms
during the session and was gratified to
see the Taft program go through with
out change. Col. Harry S. New, Of
Indiana was appointed to head the
committee on convention arrange
ments as Mr.. Hilles had insisted last
night in his conference with Post
master General Hitchcock and others
who were said to be opposed to the
Indiana committeeman. When Mr..
Hitchcocksfaileds to put in an appear
ance at the committee meeting the sug.
gestion was. slaughingly made that he
had beenassts tea mrolled. ~
Taft Forces Hold Committee.
The Taft forces also dictated the en-
tire membership of the arrangement
committee which was Increased to
seven instead of the usual five and Is
composed as follows: II
New, Indiana; y IVorys, Ohio. Null
vane, Kansas; Murphy, New Jersey;
Williams, Oregon; Rosewater, Nebras-
ka. and Duncan, North Carolina.
Chicago and Denver were the only
cities formally to put in claim for
the convention. St. Louis withdrew and
Cincinnati, Baltimore and Buffalo, ex.
pected candidates, were not heard
from. - .... .-t.E...
Former Governor Buchtel of Colo
RADIO spoke for Denver. Former Rep
Louden and Fred Upham
presented Chicago's invitation, the lat
ter declaring that the people OF Chi
cago would entertain the delegates as
royalty as ever. @.:''r
Denyer's seven votes were cast by
the committeeman from Colorado,
West Virginia, Idaho. Utah, Wyoming,
Hawaii and the Philippine islends. st.
Louis got the Texas vote. The rep
resentative of North Dakota, Arizona,
and Nevada were absent and Chicago
got all the rest. ~" r.
AS indicating a phase of the atti-
tude Of the committee, it's decision to
call for the selection of delegates from
the district of Columbia, at q primary
election, was of unusual interest. =,
The committee approved the action
of the executive committee in appoint
ing a Subcommittee to take in hand !
the preparations OF call for dele
gates, indicating the method in which |
they were. to be chosen etc.
This committee consisted of Messrs
Borah, Idaho; Ward, New York: Cap |
ers, South Carolina; Lowden, Illinois |
and Rosewater, Nebraska. The CON-
mittee formally accepted the resigna-
ton of Frank H. Hitchcock as chair
man.
The resignation was dated March 5,
1909, and was effective April 1,':1909.
A rising vote of thanks was rendered 4
Mr.. Hitchcock for his services. =
Former Governor John F. Hill of |
Maine, then elected chairman to serve |
until the national committee nomin. !
ates and a new committee is selected |
Borah Starts Trouble. 49, |
This was all according to the pre-.
arranged scheduled. There was a |
brief threat of an upset when Senator !!
Borah Of Idaho protested against the
perfunctory approval of "a news |
paper list when Mr.. Lowden Of Illi-
nois called for the naming of the elm
mittee on arrangements with Col. New !
as chairman. Mr.. Borah said he |
thought the members of the committee !
should be elected by the national
committee and not chosen on the out,
side. .-q.. ..,.
Senator Crane Of Massachusetts,,
moved that the chairman appoint the |
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