The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-11
CHICAGO
FOR CONVENTION
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE HAS HARD PROBLEMS
TO SOLVE AT COMING
MEETING.

| for a meeting OF the Republican ma
tional committee here Dec. II, To fix
the time and place for the national
lconvention of next year is reminder
/ To the public that another presidential
campaign is near at hand. The COM
lmittee will have many things To con-
slider besides the choosing of con-
Ivention city and the fixing of date.
iThe national committee is really with
out a head at this time. Since Frank
III. Hitchcock, the postmaster general,
retired as chairman. former Governor
John Il. Hill, Of Maine, has been acting
chairman. The question whether a
new chairman shall be elected will be
decided at the December meeting. II
the precedent of three years ago is fol-
lowed, Mr. Hill will be permitted TO
continue as active chairman until af-
ter the new national committee is
chosen.
When the national committee met
four years ago To call the national
convention, Harry $. New. of Indian
lapolis. was acting chairman. He had
been appointed to the place by George
lB. Cortelyou. who as a member Of
president Roosevelt's cabinet had felt
| II his duty to retire as the committees
chairman. one of the important ques-
ton before the committee will be
whether the old plan of electing dele
gates to the national convention shall
be followed, or whether the plan pro-
posed by the National Progressive Re-
publican league for the choosing of
commended To state committees. 1t is
evident that the National Progressive
Republican league, of which Senator
Jonathan Bourne Jr., is president in
tends To make a strong demand on the
committee for a formal recommenda-
Ition to state committees that the direct
vote system he adopted
1t would seem that there is small
probability of the national committee
changing the method of choosing dele
gates, or, rather, recommending to
state committees any change In the
method. The committee is strongly
conservative. Indeed. il Is almost re-
dictionary in its makeup. The pro-
gressive have only one member of the
committee who stands out prominent
ly as a public man. This is United
States Senator William L.. Borah of
Idaho. Senator Borah is thoroughly
IN sympathy with the plans of the Ma
tional Progressive Republican league
and undoubtedly will be chosen to pre-
sent the demand of this league that
the national committee shall pass a
resolution recommending that in all
states where II is practicable the state
committees shall call presidential pri-
maries at least thirty days prior to the
Republican national convention. The
La Toilette Republican organization,
which claims to be distinct from the
National Progressive Republican
league, although this league Is sup
porting the Wisconsin senator also IA
vors the adoption of the direct vote
plan by Republican state committees.
and it, too, will make demand on
the national committee for action on
this subject.
The national Republican convention
of next year will be composed of an
proximately LOSE delegates. Under the
lreapportionment adopted by the last
congress, states will be entitled to
LOAF delegates. The precise number of
delegates admitted to the convention
will depend on the number allowed
from the District of Columbus, Porto
Rico, Hawaii, Alaska. and the Philip
pine Islands. 1t has been customary
To allow each of these territories two
delegates.
While several cities will seek to en-
tertain the national convention. the
general expectation is that IL will go
TO Chicago. So far st. Louis and Buff
falo have asked for II. Chicago has not
extended formal invitation. but will
do so. Members Of the committee un-
derstand that Kansas City. Denver and
possibly st. Paul will ask for the con-
Nehtion. The st. Louis people in spite
OF the general facvor with which Chi
cago is held by members of the conn
mittee seem to think their city will be
In line for the convention. They are
asking for II on the ground that Mis-
souri, Is doubtful state.
The Democratic national committee
VIII also meet here In December to fix
Time and place for the Democratic
national convention The formal cau
Tor the meeting will be sent out short
~. Progressive Democrats win m,lo
q demand on that committee that II
adopt resolution recommending ia
state committees that delegates bo
CHOSEN by direct primaries. It will no
no surprise If the Democratic commit
Tee adopts such a resolution.