The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-12
BOOM SPRUNG
| AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
coLoNEL,s FRIENDS WANT AN
OPEN FIELD in isi2 coNTHos
! VERSES MARK GREAT Poplfss
CAL GATHERING AT WAS MING
.ToN-HITcHcock AND BiLlEs
DISAGREE.


WASHINGTON. Dee. -Hosiili.
ties OF an unexpected character and
from an unlocked for quarter deYel.
oped yesterday among members Of tho
Republican national committee and
other prominent party leaders who
are here in connection With the meet
Ing to-day TO fix the time and place
for The presidential nominating cor.
yention next summer. Opposition TO
Colonel Harry s. New, Of lndianapo-
lis, the administration, candidate for
chairman OF the powerful suti-coin-
mittee on convention arrangements.
was responsible for the ~ ll.ieelius en-
gendered. E,
Situation Clears: 4.
The situation, however cleared cons
siderably late IN the evening, At the
Presidents dinner to the committee
men. there was no open discussion Of
politics. But II became known I'M
medIately after the diners had adj
lourned that Secretary Hilles and
other supporters Of President TAFT
had won a complete victory and that
Colonel New undoubtedly would head
the subcommittee on arrangements
1t also was evident that TAFT forces
would control the entire membership
OF the subcommittee and that the
slate for the subcommittee Of nye
included, in addition TO Colonel Now
National Committeeman Mulyane, Of
Kansas; vorys, of Ohio; Murphy. OF
New Jersey, and Williams, Of Oregon.
All OF these men are known TO DO
friendly to President TAFT Commit.
teeman NJ. C. Duncan. Of North Caro-
lima, may be added later as q sixth
member OF the subcommittee.
Only less interesting than the IN.
looked for controversy over The con
tral OF the subcommittee in charge
Of, the convention was the explolta,
lion throughout the day Of ccloncl
, Theodore Roosevelt as the possible
candidate for sthe presidential nepil.
nation. The advocacy Of Colonel
Roosevelt, but thlnlys yelled yester,
day, was open and promlscucusly pro-
claimed today 4 {
Force Roosevelt to Run, y
The advocates OF Colonel Roose.
yeIt's nomination apparently based
their arguments in his belief ltpon
the fact that at no time had the for.
mer president announced that he
would not accept the nomination II II
, we're rendered to him. 1t was recogi
nized that he would not openly be-
come candidate, they said but they
were busy sounding members Of tho
national committee and other proml-
nent Republicans in the city as 10
their sentiment in regard to sforciag
the nomination upon the colonel..
There were many who connected
the open advocacy of Colonel Roose-
velt's nomination with the opposition
to naming committee Of arrange
ments dominated by admtniAtraticn
men. 1t was apparent IthroJghput the
day that fridnA Of Colonel R9os
were endeav6rihg In every way lp1a'.,
sIble TO -postpqne action by the nss
tionSl Committee which would def,
nIteg commit sanybody to any mans
candidacy. The Roosevelt enthusl,
asts frankly stated that their hope hay
in working up demand for Colonel
Roosevelt to be expressed in the CON.
yention itself. q
Many Conferences Held.
Friends OF Colonel Roosevelt also
declared yesterday that tney Nsre
making no attempt at this time TO
force the issue. Their object was.i
they said, to have matters sufficiently
open to permit OF his candidacy at the
psychological, moment.
Many conferences We're held during
Continued on Paes Siye.1