The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-12
THE REPUBLICANS
WILL MEET At
CHICAGO JUNE IS
Time and Place For Nation.
al Convention Fixed by
the Committee
FORMAL CALL ANO THE
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
Neither Had Been Disposed of When
the Committee Adjourned For tho
Noon Recess-Both Matters Were In
the Hands of SUBJ Committees,

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE national
Republican convention to nominate
candidates for president and vice
president will be held in Chicago be-
ginning Tuesday. June IS. The Re-
publican national committee so de-
ratifying the program arranged in adj
vance for its deliberation. The vote
for Chicago was Overwhelming, the
ballot being as follows: Chicago, 42;
Denver, Z; st. Louis. l.: absent. I. st.
Louis formally withdrew from the
contest before the voting began but
Col. Creel Lyon Of Texas insisted on
casting his ballot for that city.
Col. Harry 8. New Of Indiana was
appointed to head the committee Of
arrangements. as Charles D. Hilles.
secretary to the president and man
ager of the Taft forces. insisted last
night in a conference with Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock and others.
who said he opposed the Indiana COM
mitteeman.
The Taft forces also dictated the
entire membership arrangements COM
mittee. which was increased from to
seven as follows: New. Indiana;
Voorys, Ohio: Mulvane. Kansas; MUIR
ply, New Jersey; Williams. Oregon;
Rosewalter, Nebraska; Duncan, North
Carolina.
The North Dakota representative
was among the three absentees.
The committee decided to call for
the selection of delegates from the
District Of Columbia at primary
election. 1t approved the action Of
the executive committee in appointing
subcommittee to take a hand in
the preparation Of the call for the
selection of delegates. indicating the
method by which they are to be chos-
hf "a
Borah of Idaho. Ward of New York.
Capers Of South Carolina, Lowden Of
Illinois. and Rosewater Of Nebraska.
The committee assembled at 1880
O'Clock and at once accepted the res
iEnation OF Chairman Hitchcock, dat
ed March 5. 1909. and effective April
l. 1909. Former Governor John F.
man by acclamation.
1t was said today the fear Of . fight
in the next convention curtailing the
southern representation was we'll
founded. Representative ]. Francis
Burke of Pennsylvania, who led the
reduction fight in 1908 and lost by
narrow margin. again has been called
upon to lead the movement and it ID
said the plans are progressing rapidly
The southern members of the commit.
tee were in session again today. plan.
ming to resist any attempt in the next
convention to cut down their represen.
tation.
The call for the delegates conven-
ton requires that they be selected
not earlier than thirty days after the
call and not later than thirty days
prior to the date set for the conven-
ton. This action nullifies the selec-
ton of the delegates already made
by Alabama and requires South Da-
kota to select a new primary date.
The South Dakota primary election
has been set for January 4.
Committeeman Thorson Of South
Dakota protested against the call as
unfair to his state and Senator PEN
rose gave notice Of an amendment to
except South Dakota from the thirty
days clause. 1t was said this will he
adopted. A majority report on the
call Of the delegates was adopted 42
to Z. Senator Borah was supported
in the minority proposition by the
committeeman of South Dakota and
six other states. There were four abb
sentees. that of North Dakota and
five other states when the vote was
taken. All the others supported the
subcommittee call.
There was no cessation today in the
talk about Theodore Roosevelt. al
though with the committee actually in
session the supporters Of the Roose-
Welt boom did not have quite the full
sway that marked the last day or two.