The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-13
CHOOSE CHICAGO
AS REPUBLICAN
Y. C0NVENT|ONc|TY
Expenses are Guaranteed at Meet
ing Of National Com
mittee
LITTLE FRICTION IS SHOWN
Plan Of Senator Bcrah For
President Primary Meets
Defeat
LITTLE FRICTION IS SHOWN

Washington, Dec. 12.--With little
trace of friction the Republican Ma
tional Committee met here today and
formulated the preliminary plans
for the campaign Of 1912. Chicago
was chosen as the convention city,
and the call was issued for the assem-
blage of delegates on Tuesday, June
s, to nominate candidates for presi-
dent and vice-president.
Acting Chairman Hill, former gov
ernor of Maine, was unanimously
chosen chairman of the committee.
William Hayward of Nebraska was
elected secretary to serve until the
new National Committee is organ
lied in June.
The committee adheres to the COR
vcntion call of 1908 and the primary
question which was the sole disturb
ing topic of the committee, was left
as it was four years ago. I
Meeting Is Pro-Taft. I 4
The meeting was unique in two re-
snects. There was a complete abb
eenee of bitterness and the proceed
ings were conducted with open doors.
Politically the meeting was pro-Taft.
The presidents advisors controlled
the situation.
The disinclination of Postmaster
General Hitchcock to endorse tie
election of Col New, former chair
man of the committee, as chairman
of the subcommittee on arrange
rents, was overcome and Hitchcock
took no part in the proceedings of tie
day. r
Southerners in Line.
The southern committeeman, said
to be opposed to New for fear that he
favored reduction of southern
representation, voted for the In
dianan. The other members of the
committee are David Mulvane Of.
Fansas; Frank Murphy. New Jersey;
Arthur Y. Vorys, Ohio; r. f. VIII
l!sms, Oregon; E. d. Duncan, North
Carolina, and Victor Rosewater, Ne
hraska The latter two were added
to the committee.
The following members of the
committee were appointed to draft
the call: Borah, Idaho; Lowden of
Illinois; Ward New York; Rosewat-
er, Nebraska. and Capers. South
Carolina.
kellogg, Ward and Capers signed
the majority report, which empow
cred states with primary laws to Sc
lcct delegates by their primaries, if
their committees so decided and
Rosewater signed it, but said he fav-
ored the primary idea.
Borah Favors Primaries.
Borah admitted his minority re-
port, which added provision that
would permit presidential primaries
in all states, regardless of the exis-
tonce OF primary.
After Senator Borah had replied
to criticism of his primary provision
his plan was defeated AZ to and the
majority report adopted unani-
mously. nv
There was little contest in select
ing the convention city. The invita-
tion from Chicago carried with it all
of the expenses of the convention.
Denver Second Choice.
When the vote was taken Chicago
received AZ to 7 for Denver and /
for st. Louis, with three members
not voting.
Few significant political incidents
developed during the day. The
stipulation was made in the cali
which makes null the election OF
delegates to the convention prior to
the issue of the call. This will in
validate the delegates already chos-
en-. in Alabama.
Another was the resurrection of
the reduction of southern representa-
tives movement bN Representative
Burke OF Pittsburgh, who offered
such resolution on the floor OF the
convention four. years ago.
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