The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-11

WASHINGTON. Dec 10 Interest among
leaders who are arriving here to attend
IN" meeting Of tn" Republican nationa
committee to be held on Tuesday wa,
centred tonight on the situation in OHIO
where opposition his Developed within
the party to the denomination of President
! Tart. Responding to a request of Ma
tional Committeeman Arthur | Norys OF
'Ohlo, who was conspicuous in the manage
mont of tn" Taft pre- convection cam
, paign OF zoos, Walter I, Brown, chairman
of the Ohio Republican Sta'e central
committee, came hero for "a conference
Chairman Brown recently made public
"a letter in which II" announced that it
was his belief that Theodore Roosevelt
was favored Ivy Ohio Rep Iblicane above
all Others who have been mentioned for
III" Republican Presidential nomination
Mr. Brown said further that some plan
should br devised whereby the Republi-
cans Of his State would have opportunity
in Il primary to indicate their choice
among the candidates
The subject Of The proposed Presiden-
,ial primary IN Ohio was discussed at
length l." National Committeeman Norys
and Chairman Brown. but without result
Chairman Brown insisted that the dele
gates a. large IN Ohio should be named by
primaries instead of in convention. a.
formerly II" mad" il clear that it was
his wish that the Republican national com
mitteo IN the call for the 1912 convention.
to b" issued Tuesday. should Indicate
that delegates AT large might be elected
by the people direct as well as in conven-
ton Mr. Browns desires in this regard
will u" submitted To- the committee on
Tuesday
! Immediately after his talk with Chair
man Brown. Mr.. Norys went to the White
J House. where he had a conference with
the President
Inquiry made to-day develops that "A
ma lority Of the Republican national COM
mite" are opposed To- any change at this
time in the method hy which delegates
To- the national convention are named.
. II the present programme l. carried ont
! the party Will provide for the selection
4 of delegates in the usual manner except
! in States where Presidential preference
| law arc IN force. There are six states.
New Jersey, Nebraska. Oregon. Wis
con~u and North and South Dakota,
whore the law prescribes that primaries
d
To- national conventions. The party wi
taxi" into consideration the statute, in
ia" Srr''s named In all other states
: d 'l"gltr- will he elected according to
/ past party u-tg" and custom
! 1h"r" j. "A good deal uf sentiment in
, ia" crmmitt"" favorihl" tr tho Pr.-i-
dental preference primary idea Many
VIII udor~" II, however. insist that until
machinery can he created hv law to carry
ont this pruripl" IL would h" unwise to
adopt il They d"CiHr" that until the
+ primary can H." safeglardnd So that IL
will AFFORD an opportunity for an honest
expression uf Republican sentiment and
not h" thrown open t. Democrats ur
others outs,i" IN" party It j. impraC-
! ticabln t. consider it. IN" question Is
regarded H. one that should not ha pa ssei
upon until " has been debated III u ma
/ tlonal convention.
| The proposition to reduce the South =
representation IN national conventions
/ viii hav" No. consideration ~ Tuesday :
| meeting ON This question u definite de-
olson ma, been reached bv the committee.
! men II II pointed Ou' that representa-
| ti"n IN ~" convention i fixed 10y tho con-
N"u'lun l's"lt \ prominent header said
J
Of ia" convention and would not presume
| 10 instruct tn" parent body in the mat tar
/ of represent alton II l. the understand
! ing thH' # e resolution Is offered hv The
/ insurgents IN Coinmttt"" proporug 10
! r"dI"" IN" representation Of the southern
| state, IL viii y" rules ont Of order
There was a good deal Of gossip in hotel
! lohhi"S Tonight over the outlook for
. the Republicans II was based on the
! hrAci that i entertained by nearly all
. ~" leaders now assembled here that
! MIR Taft will br rnnuminatrd The re-
/ ports A. To- conditions in the field were
/ not satisfactory TO the Taft supporters
/ They admitted that many of the party
] mon are bringing reports to Washington
! ihit arc Very disCOuraEuG rumor
gained currency to-day that some of the
i"pWmlitc"rl"u intended To- talk right out
, ~ meeting IN opposition To- the renomi-
/ nation ot Mr.. Taft. Fred W. lpham.
, assistant Treasurer pf the committees
! National t"mmitt""mln Roscwater of
/ N"hraNka and National Committeeman
I Duncan OF North Carolina were mentioned
a. among thu-, who had informed Admin
lstrttiun supporters that it would he
( inadvlsahlo for the President 10 make
another race
1t is known that majority Of the men,
| hers of the national committee favor the
! denomination Of the President. Most
Of them profess To believe that he can
| be reelected They Concede that the
President is not as strong as he was in
| zoos, but they appear to be firmly Of the
! opinion that the Democrats cannot nom-
nate man who will have the united
support OF tho party
The date Of the next Republican national
convention will be either on June Is or
June IS. and the con Ienton city will be
| Chicago. The chances are that the last
named date will be fixed. This is the best
Judgment of the Republican leaders in
Washington who have forcgathered for
Iuesday's meeting,
The committee will be called to order
at noon by acting Chairman Hill of Maine
IL the ballroom Of the New Willard Hotel
Four cities have formally applied up TO
date for the privilege Of entertaining the
convention, Chicago. ST. Louis, Buffalo
and Denver, While there was a tempo
rary boosting Of St. Louis stock this even
ing on account of fear voiced by some
Of the members of the committee that
Senator La Toilette might try To stampede
the convention If ii were hold in Chic1 GO
by packing the hall with noisy Badgers.
this "scarc" is believed to bo spasmodIc
and worked up by st. Louis boomers in
a last desperate effort to win the pri2o.
Al the Chicago convention of 1905, when |