Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-13
Delegates viii Assemble in
Windy City on Tuesday, June
rs, to Nominate Party'S Can
didate for President,
INVITATION INCLUDES
EXPENSES OF GATHERING
Final Session Of Committee in
Washington Overwhelmingly
Pro- Taft Primary Advocates
Lose Out,
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Washington. Dec. i2.-With little
trace of friction. the republican ma
tional committee met with open doors
here today and formulated the pre-
liminary plans for the campaign of
1912. The program agreed upon was
carried out eNpeditiously in two short
sessions.
Chicago was chosen as the nation
al convention city and the call was
issued for the assemhlage Of dele
gates on Tuesday, June rs.
Acting Chairman John y. Hin, for
mer governor Of Maine. was unanim-
onsly elected chairman of the COM
mittee after the acceptance of the
resignation OF Postmaster General
Frank II. Hitchcock, which went into
effect on April l. 1909. William Hay
ward of Nebraska was elected seere-
tary 70 serve until the new national
committee is organized next June.
The committee adheres To the con-
vention call OF 1908 ana the primary
question was left as Il was four years
ago. The champions of presidential
preference primaries and statewide
primaries for the selection OF dele
gates In states where the primary
laws ar not operative. were defeated.
They We're led BY senator William T..
Borah OF Idaho, VINO contented him-
self with minority report from the
subcommittee on call of which he
was chairman and with a brief speech
to the committee.
The meeting was pro-Taft. Tho
presidents advisors controlled the slt-
uation. Early in the day 1t became ap-
par~nt that Secretary ililies pna Az
thur Norys, national committeeman
from Ohio, were In control. The dis
inclination Of Postmaster General
Hitchcock TO lndorse Colonel Harry
$. New of Indiana. as chairman, OF
The subcommittee on arrangements
Nas overcome and Mr.. Hitchcock took
no part In the proceedings of the day.
The southern committeeman said
20 be opposed TO Mr. New for fear he
favored a reduction Of southern rep-
voted for the Indianan.
The other members of the commit
zee are David w, Mulvan OF Kansas.
Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey, Ar
.hur |. Norys of Ohio Il, r. Williams
~ oregon, tE. G. Duncan OF North
Carolina and Victor Roscwater of Me-
lraska.
Chairman New announced his sub
committee would meet In Chicago In
January to begin the work OF arrang-
ing convention plans.
The wishes of the Taft committees
men prevailed throughout the meet
ing The Ohloans and New Workers,
Who had given publicity to the Roose-
Welt propaganda contented them
selves with the progress they have
made.
A committee of three was named TO
d 10 the
national committee which are to be
to the 1912 convention. This
consists of Mr.. Brooker of
Connecticut chairman. Mr.. Ward Of
New York, and Frank Kellogg COM
nltteeman from Minnesota. Ostensib-
n this function Is to devise rules BY
which the treasurer and secretary Of
he committee shall be given places
n the committee and be entitled to
'otes.
The long heralded row over the
primary question proved a flash In
he pan. The following members of
he committee were appointed To
lraft the call: Messrs. Borah of Ida
no. Lowdon Of Illinois, Ward Of New
Fork Rosewater OF Nebraska, an9
'apers OF South Carolina.
Messds Kellogg, Ward ana Capers
igned the majority report, which em-
powered states with primary laws to
elect delegates by primary II their
40 decided, and Mr. Rose
yatcr signed 1t with the reservation
hnt he favored the primary idea. Mr..
lurah submitted his minority report
which added provision that may
ermt presidential primaries in all
tates.
When the committee met for It's
fternoon session. Mr.. Borah pre-
cntcd the reports and explained the
Inference between the two. He con-
entod to an amendment hy senator
'enrose Of PENNSYLVANIA, which over
anne the conflict between the cail
nd the South Dakota law. The call
equircs that delegates must be ehos-
n thirty DAYS before the convention
nd the South Dakota law fixes June
as the date for the primary. The
amendment valves the rule
n the case Of South Dakota.
John w. Blodgett OF Michigan said
hat II the call included the Rorah
rmary provision, pressure would be
rought TO bear on many states Tor
rimaries.
Mr. vorys of Ohio. the presidents
contended that the pri-
nary law provided for the election
I district delegates but there was no
for delegates at large.
After Senator Borah had replied to
arious criticisms Of his primary pro-
ision, his report was defeated AZ to
and the majority report was adopt
4 unanimously The seven who vot-
d for the primary plan We're Cavand-
n OF Colorado, Dupont of Delaware,
lorah OF idaho, Rosewater OF Me-
raska, Williams Of oregon. Thorsen
4 South Dakota and Rogers OF Wis
onsin.
Tho committeeman OF Nevada.
sorth Dakota, Vermont and Arizona
we're absent.
There practically was no contest In
electlng the convention city. Secre-
ary Hayward announced that he had