Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-12

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
Republican National Committee in
session here today, ratified the pro-
gram which had been arranged in ad-
vance for it's deliberations.
The national convention to nomln-
ate candidates for president and vice
president, will be held in Chicago, be-
ginning Tuesday, June IS. The vote
in favor of Chicago was overwhelm-
ing, the ballot showing:
Chicago -. ...... .............42
st. Louis .... -. .............. 1
Absent -. ..... .............. )
Cecil Lyon for St. Louis.
st. Louis formally withdrew from
the contest before the voting began,
but Colonel Cecil Lyon of Texas, in
sisted on casting his ballot for that
city.
The form of the call for delegates
to the national convention, including
the disposition of the troublesome
presidential preference primary ques-
ton, was still in the hands of spe-
cial subcommittee when the national
committee recessed.
Taft Program Goes Through.
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 without change.
Colonel Harry s. New, of Indiana,
was appointed to head the committee
on convention arrangements, as Mr..
Hilles had insisted last night in his
conferences with Postmaster General
Hitchcock and others, who were said
to be opposed to the Indiana commit
teeman.
When Mr.. Hitchcock failed to put
in an appearance at the committee,
the suggestion was laughingly made
that he had been steam rolled"
Taft Dictated.
The Taft forces also dictated the
entire membership of the arrange
ments committee, which was in
creased to seven, instead of the usu-
al five and is composed as follows:
New, Indiana; voryes, Ohio; Null
vane, Kansas; Murphy, New Jersey;
Williams, Oregon, Rosewater, Neb-
raska; and Duncan, North Carolina.
Chicago and Denver were the only
cites formally to put in a claim for
the convention. St. Louis withdrew
and Cincinnati, Baltimore and Buff
falo, expected candidates, were not
heard from.
Luna Voted for Chicago.
Former Governor Buchtel of Colo
RADIO spoke for Denver Former Rep.
resentative Lowden, and Frank W.
| Upham presented Chicago's invita-
ton, the latter declaring that the peo-
pie of Chicago would entertain the
| delegates as royaly as ever. Nation
al Committeeman Solomon Luna,
from New Mexico, voted for Chicago,
which was Taft's choice.
Denvers seven votes were cast by
the committeeman from Colorado,
West Virginia, Idaho. Utah, Wyoming,
Hawaii and the Philippines.
Arizona Absent.
St. Louis got the Texas vote. The
representatives of North Dakota, Ari
zona, and Nevada were absent and
Chicago got all the rest.
AS indicating a phase of the atti
tude of the committee, Its decision to
call for the selection of delegates
from the District of Columbia, at a
primary election, was of unusual In
lterest. The committee approved the
faction of the executive committee in
iappointing a subcommittee to take
in hand the preparations of call fol
delegates, indicating the method in
which they were to be chosen, etc
This committee consisted of Messrs
Borah, Idaho; Ward, New York;
Cahers, South Carolina; Lowden, II
linois and Rosewater, Nebraska.
| Hitchcock's Resignation Accepted.
| The committee formally accepted
the Resignation Of Frank T. Hitch
cock, as chairman. The resignation
was dated March 5, 1909, and was ef
fective April /, 1909. A rising vot'
i, Of thanks was rendered Mr.. Hitch
/ cock for his services.
i Hill Temporary Chairman.
Former Governor John F. Hill o
Maine then was elected chairman t,
serve until the national committe'
nominates and a new committee i
selected.
IL Borah Protests.
This was all, according to the pre-
arranged schedule. There was
. brief threat of an upset when Sens
tor Borah Of Idaho protested agains
the perfunctory approval Of "A news
paper list" when Mr.. Lowden Of Ill
noise called for the naming Of tn
committee on arrangements wit
Colonel New as chairman. Mr.. Bora
!. said he thought the members Of tn
committee should be elected by tn
! national committee and not chose
on the outside.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts
moved that the chairman appoint tn
committee. Mr.. Lowden s1ggeste
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