The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
It's Ad op ito n Might
Keep Him Out
of Race.
NO ENDORSEMENT
BY co M M ITTEE
colonel's Friends Hope That He
Will Be Named in Burst of
Observation-Disclosures Con-
vention Of Republican
Party Will Be Held in
Chicago.

Washington. d. c., December 10
With the arrival In Washington to-
/ day of practically all the members of
the Republican National Committee,
reinforced by party leaders from
| nearly every State. 1t became possible
to forecast just what will be done by
: the committee at it's meeting Tuesday.
AS result of the many conferences
! held to-day, the program seems to
haye been agreed upon:
! Chicago will get the natioqal con-
! vention apparently beyond all ques-
tion of doubt. and 1t probably will be
held the last week In JUNE.
There will be no fight for the chair
manship of the committee at this time.
j Former Governor John F. HILL of
Maine, the vice-chairman, will be
elected to serve until the presidential
! nomination is made. william Hay
ward. formerly of Nebraska. but now
of New York, will continue as score
tary. After the convention a chairman
and other officials agreeable to the
candidate Will be elected by the now
committee.
states Must Decide.
! The question of selecting delegate.
at presidential primaries, or by the
customary delegate conventions will be
| left entirely to the various States to
determine for themselves. President
Taft is said to have favored this dis.
position of the matter.
The committee Will not act on the
| resolution for reduction of Southern
representation. declaring this to be
question for determination by the con-
vention itself.
| Colonel Harry S. New, of Indiana
probably Will head the all-powerful
subcommittee of five to mako arrange
nents for the convention.
| Postmaster-G General Hitchcock's res
i.;gnation as chairman will be accepted
formally. 1t was tendere,. imredi-
Ately after he entered tho Cabinet
and Is declared to have had mo strings
whatever attached" to 1t President
| Taft will entertain the committeem
| 1t dinner tomorrow night This din
Aer probably will be tho most import
ant politically given at the White
House during the present administra-
! lion. s zt$H
The committee Will not bar Federal
offlceholders as delegatea TO the ma
tional convention. taking the ground
that this question. like that of South
ern representation. Ia ono for the con-
vention TO decide. The representatives
OF the Southern States are expected
to discourage officeholders from seek
Ing election as delegates, and PresI.
! dent Taft 1t Is said, will approve this
program.
Adjusted OUT of Court.
The question of presidential prima
ries had promised to be the most in
teresting and far-reaching In It's po-
| litical effect OF any to be brought be-
fore the committee. Its apparent am
| icable adjustment "out of court" was
attended by unusual circumstances,
~ ,l.-. g..
| fear of friends of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt that tho primary system. II
| adopted at th'o time. might cut off tho
| possibility of nominating the former
President for second elective term.
At presidential primaries the voters
would be called upon to elect delegates
| to support certain announced ,candi-
dates. This would mean, as tho sltu-
| alton now appears. choice between
President Taft and Senator La Toilette,
| of Wisconsin.
No attempt 4. being made here to
| lsguise the fact that there Is q well
defined movement In favor of the nom
ination OF Colonel Roosevelt, The men
behind this movement feel that their
hope OF success lies In working up
tho proper amount of sentiment be-
| tween now and the time of the con-
vention. They do not believe the sit
| uation. as they would like 1t, Will have
| time to crystalline prior to the holding
of primary elections by certain OF the
Western Stat 8. Thus, States where
| they would look for tho strongest
! Roosevelt sentiment, might be COM
PEELED to record their preference for
| some other candidate. Neither do
they believe that Colonel Roosevelt
could be Induced to announce himself
as candidate, and thus permit votes
to be cast for him. His nomination,
| they say, must como through an out
burst of enthusiasm at the conyen-
ton ITSELF.
Would He ImpoIite.
Behind tho Roosevelt phase OF the
situation, however. there seems to bo
very general sentiment among the
members of the national committee
that they have no right or at least
that it should be decidedly impollte,
as central body. to dictate to the
States what they should or should not
do. Each State, 1t was argued, should
BIO free to determine the manner of
choosing delegates.
| Consequently. It appears certain now
that the only resolution on the sub
ject that will be adopted by the COM
mittee will be ono to the effect that
delegates to the national convention
shall be chosen pursuant to the laws
of the various States" and under the
authority OF the Republican State Gen.
trial Committees. Six States thus FAR
/ have adopted presidential preference
Enthusiastically Dakota, Wisconsin.
1 Nebraska. Oregon, New Jersey and
South Dakota.
iflWhlle Chicago seems to have been
determined upon definitely as the con-
vention city. tho champions of ST.
Louis, Denver. Cincinnati. Philadelphia
and Baltimore have probably by no