The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-14
Administration Con,
trolls Committee
Absolutely
THREE ROWS OPEN
One Over Chairman of Ar
rangemeDts Committee
Is Won by Taft

IS Won by Taft
e y y = y IS. 50 II
Dissolution Of Delegates to re.
publican National Con.
tentiOh.
Ma6ama, 81. Alaska. g.. Ari-
]"Ga : Arkansas. u.s.. Califor-
ma 26. Colorado, ~. Connec,i-
. ~ Delaware G. District
" t's.@ aibia, Florida -.
Georgia. Is. Hawai-, .. Idaho.
81 s.. Illinois. IS. Indiana IN
=" IOWA, Is. Kansas. 20 Ken.
y tucky. &c. Louisiana. 90. Maine
- NarYifnd. lG. Massachu-
sN''s. "G. Michigan. 80. Min
ncsato. 81. Mississippi. 20. Mis-
souri,. 3G. Montana, 6. Nebras-
l,a. IL. Nevada, g.. New Hamp-
SHIRE. y. New Jersey, 2S. New
!"e,,leo, >. New York. 50. North
Carolina, "a North Dakota, 10. :
oh'c is, Oklahoma, 20. Ore
%''n. IA. PENNSYLVANIA. &C. Phil
II t',ne Islands. .. Porto Rico,
EhGGe island. 10. South {
narG ira. g. South Dakota, 10. !
T@Tnesscc. ~. Tees. 40. Utah
:. N%NinicAt. S. Virginia, "a.
MW.tlnstsn. IL. West Virginia. $
10. Wisconsin, &c. Wyoming, $
" Total, l.06t, which will be
increased to 1902 if Arizona and :
NSew Mexico Necomc states be: .
.oiT TIE contention is held, ia 8
which case the delegations from 6
p" each will be i%lcrcased from two 4
" 30 s&N. (:
:" e = = $: . +" s. s. s: :: :: $
Washington, IL. C.-By vote If the
republican national committee, ths
F"f: nAt:aHal republican convention
will he held In Chicago June 18th,
This means that the south Dakota
delegates I" thm convention will be
selected at the regular primary. to
be held the first Tuesday in June.
by IA rising vote, the resignation
of Postmaster. General Hitchcock as
chairman of the national republican
rn"nm'ttee a accepted, and for.
mer Governor Till of /. Maine wa
elected without opposition to fill the
uneNpi'ed term Of Hitchcock. The
icnl campaign manager will he chos.
en- when the ticket is nominated.
:sntl he will no be Till !
The committee on arrangements
for the national convention. which
has tho naming of the temporary Of
iiccr: Of the convention, was chOsei,
as follows.
Marty New 81 Indiana, chairman.
Senator JsoraI, Of Idaho.
William l.. Ward of New York. -.
"a. G. lapCis Ct South Carolina.
Frank lOwJen Of Illinois.
Victor ROseWntcr OF Nebraska.
The Indications are that the com.
mis,cc will take .,u action relative to
Orleans have received no report from
their request OF President Taft for q
conference ON the subject.
Washington. II. C.-With three
lively rows goirs on simultaneously,
;le republican national committee,
moi at moor today to select the con-
vention city. probably Chicago. set
the dates for the convention, rrob-
My tap t':ird week in June. and
name the committee on arrange
mcnts which probably will be head
o' by Harry s New Of Indiana
Tho most serious stir was prccipi-
tatcd by the delegation from Ohio.
which insisted 'hni the delegates al
large to til" national convention
fruul that stntc NC selected by a Dri-
uniiy rather iA"lt b. a state conven-
ton. This is said to be tho most
Jiscuuraging feature to the presi-
Hitchcock Against Taft.
The selection OF New as head Of
caused one row. Tho southern
members Of thu committee opposc1
New. ara tne D;Nie cause Vas cram
,ioned By Observation-Disclosures Hitch
cock. Now had tho support of Sec
rotary Hil1es. bucked by President
Taft. Hjlles ard Hitchcock went to
the at and Hilles won.
The absence Of VIM. Y. Ward,
committeeman erom New York. was
% sign of q second line OF friction. 1t
is said lie has never been cordial 10
ward 'r1Ftt siuo" the president al the
opening Of Simpsons campaign iii
New YORK aerica he was supporting
Vice President Sherman for chair
mar Of the state convention. When
tila OH live ORGANIZATION had been
given. 10 understand he was.
Ghioans 10 not nail down their
threat that if their demand for q pr
mary is moi granted. the state con-
vention will elect an anti-Taft dele
;,ation at large. But their aiterna-
Tive is scarcclS more pleasing to TAFT
supporters. Ohio already: has Il law
providing for the selection Of its for
5y-,wo congressional district dele
gates at 4; republican primary. The
1hioans say that i'll that primary
Taft cannot get a delegate north Of
Columbus and that he will have to
fight 10 get delegates in the, south
SIN half Of the state.
Roosevelt Sentiment Strong.
Considerable enthusiasm for
Roosevelt was shown in the national
committee. The boom came from
Ohio and gathered strength rapidly
an,ong anti-Taft members. ,,
1t is said to have originated at al
luncheon in New York at which Dan
Hanna and Nat Wright of ,Cleveland|
begged Roosevelt to allow them toI
use his name against Taft. They