The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-15
Republicans Pick Chicago As Con-
vention City June IS
Arthur Vorys Explains Why Presidential Preference
Proposition Is Not Feasible 10 Ohio Brown Issues
Another Statement John F. Hill OF Maine Succeeds
Hitchcock As Campaign Manager lndianian Knocks
Taft And Is Called By New

Washington. Dec. 13.-Chicago had
very httle opposition in the race for
the 1912 national convention of the
Republican party and won hands
down. June Is was selected as the
opening date by the Republican ma
tional committee, which had hardly
decided these questions and conclud.
ed other business with a fair show
of harmony, when E., L. Lee, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee of Indiana, and ex-senator Bev-
eridge's lieutenant, issued this for
NAL statement:
Mr.. Taft can not carry Indiana.
II he Is the Republican nominee, our
fight is lost before a gun is tired. AS
one of his original friends who la
bored for him night and day. | have
been driven to this knowledge with
extreme reluctance. There is not the
slightest chance to carry Indiana for
Mr.. Taft"
So far as Mr.. Lee himself is con-
cerned, this statement is not receiv
ed with any great degree OF erious-
ness in Washington. The contention
Is that Mr.. Lee has private ak to
grind.
New Takes Other View
as Harry New, national Republican
committeeman from Indiana, said
when he heard of the Lee statement:
Il knew several days ago that Lee
was coming to Washington to make
this statement l told the president
that he was going to make the state
men. l could, without much trouble,
guess what Is behind the statement
and also fix the date on which he
experienced a change of sentiment.
disagree absolutely with his prog
nostications in regard to President
Taft's denomination. | believe Pres.
tdent Taft is the strongest man the
party can nominate, and | do not be,
lieve the Republicans of Indiana will
be affected by Mr.. Lees pessimistic
views
On the heels of the Lee statement
came another formal statement from
Walter Brown, chairman of the Ohio
Republican state committee. Mr.
Brown declared a few days ago that
Roosevelt was the choice of the Ohio
Republicans and he had been urging
for several days that the Republican
national committee provide a way
for the holding of Republican pri
mary for the selection of Ohios del
egates-atlarge to the national con
vention. 1t was the failure of the
national committee to meet his
views in this respect that led Mr.
Brown to issue another statement
This intimates that the failure of the
committee in this respect will result
IN more determined fight in Ohio
Here is the Brown statement:
Browns Latest Statement.
"Ohio Republicans who are inter
ested chiefly in party success at the
polls-who are more concerned abou
elections than about nominations
win regret that the national commit
tee has seen fit to deny to state com
mittees the opportunity to provide
Aof eho pcicS'ioh VI uSieBatoodl-idi ~
by primary. Undoubtedly AZ out o
the total of 4S national delegates will
be elected at district primaries unde
the law of Ohio, as it now stands.
the six delegates-at-large could alsC
be elected by direct vote, aud l be
leve that method of so doing
properly safeguarded, could be work
ed out. the state convention to nomi
nate a state ticket could be helt
after the national convention, and il
any event the presidential issu,
could be eliminated from the deliber
ations of the state convention, will
obvious advantage to party NOMINEES
and upon the state ticket"