The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-12
JUNE IS, 1872
IN CHICAGO.
National Republican Convention viii
Meet There Next Year Ae-
cordins to Decision
Today.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS
Committee In Session in Washington
Makes Selection Of Place and
Date for the Big
Meeting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE re-
publican national convention will meet
IN Chicago Tuesday, June IS, to nom
mate candidate for the presidential
election of 1912. This was decided,
and the rest of its routine business
transacted, at the short morning SEES
sion of the national commission. The
commission named its convention sub
committee and then recessed to await
the report of the newly named com
mittee on the "call of the convention"
The exact program as forecasted
was followed. Chicago won over
whelmingly Fred H. Kreisman pre-
sented the name of St Louis, and then
withdrew it from the contest. Buffalo
and Cincinnati, also named as con-
tenders, did not appear in the vote.
| Chicago got 43 votes against Denvers
Cecil Lyon, of Texas. cast lone
some vote for ST. Louis.
1 The selection of Harry S. New, of
Indiana, as chairman of the important
committee on arrangements for the
convention, was in accordance with
the wishes OF President Taft.
There was opposition to New from
the southern members, and as con-
cession to them, Z. G. Duncan, of
/ North Carolina, was put on the com
mittee on arrangements. The name of
Victor Rosewater, of Nebraska, a close
friend of Postmaster General Hitch
cock, was also added.
/ This committee will name the
I temporary officers for the convention
among other drties.
At the close Of the first session, it
was said that the presidential primary
4 question might not be brought before
the national committee. At noon
Arthur l.. Vorys had not reported tc
the Ohio delegation the result of his
conference with Taft and the Ohioans
said they feared he might not have
anything to report.
4 BY rising vote, the resignation OF
i Postmaster General Hitchcock as
chairman of the national committee
was accepted, and Former Governor
Hill, of Maine, was elected without
opposition to fill the unexpired term
The executive committee then an
nounced the appointment of Secretary
New as chairman of the committee or
:; arrangements, with the personnel oil
4 the committee.
4 Senator Borah objected to the plar
of electing this committee by resolu
ton, preferring to vote on each name
separately, but later was induced tc
withdraw his objection. In the same
way the following subcommittee" oil
the call of the convention was named
| Senator Borah, of Idaho; VIM. l.
Ward, of New York; ]. G. Capers
South Carolina; Frank o. Lowden
1 Illinois; and Victor Rosewater, o.
/ Nebraska.
A committee to arrange for a presi
i Dental primary in, the District of Co
lumbia was named as follows: Jack
son, Maryland Martin, Virginia, ane
Bieber, of District of Columbia.
Met At Noon.
I WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. witt
three lively rows going on simultane
ously, the republican national commit
tee met at noon today to select thu
convention city, probably Chicago; Sc
the dates. probably the third week il
/ June; and to name the committee OF
arrangements, which will probably b,
headed by Harry S. New of Indiana
The selection of New caused one O
the rows. The southern members op
4 posed New and the Dixie cause wa,
championed by Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock. New had the support O
Secretary Hilles, backed by Presiden
taft Hilles and Hitchcock went to tn,
mat and Hilles won.
4 The absence of VIM. L. Ward, com
mitteeman from New York, from tn,
presidents dinner was the sign OF
second line of friction. Ward, putin,
at heavy cigar, told in robus
:, voice how he was feeling indisposet
and had to be careful about the nigh
air. 1t is said Ward has never beel
cordial toward Taft since the presi
dent, at the opening of the Stimsoi
campaign in New York, denied tina
he was supporting Vice Presiden
Sherman for chairman of the stat,
convention, when the old line organic
alton had been given to understan,
that he was.
(Contjnued on mage 8.