The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-05
of existence. after the national con.

vention.
Roosevelt forces are expecting the
arrival of National Committeeman
William l.. Ward of New York, who
is looked on as the prospective lead
er Of Roosevelt activities in the ma
tional committee. Reports that Will
lam Barnes. Jr.. Taft leader in New
York. might hold proxy in the COM
mittee. further complicated the sit
uation today.
The national committee will meet
at 1880 o'clock Thursday morning.
Its first regular business will be to
name a chairman. Acting Chairman n
Rosewater will probably be named
to succeed the late John +. Hill of
Maine. it is said. Consideration of
new rules and other preliminary busi-
ness will occupy Thursdays sessions,
and contest cases probably will not
be taken up until Friday morning.
Roosevelt Enthusiasm.
The first note Of enthusiasm was
thrown into the hotel corridors last
night when part of the Roosevelt
national headquarters force arrived
from Washington. \ group of a doz-
en- employees Of the headquarters gath
cred around the hotel desk. and sig
nalized the arrival by singing a par
ody on the "houn' dawg" song, the
chief refrain Of which ran:
you bet they amt a-kickin' Teddy's
aroun'."
Rumors were current today that COL
onel Roosevelt would be on hand be-
fore the convention preliminaries
were out Of the way. 1t s,s asserted
by republican leaders who arrived
from the east that the colonel ex-
pected to he on hand not only to take
part in convention proceedings. but
to direct the activities of the Roose-
Welt flying wedge" which is being or
ganized and drilled for propa ganda
work among the delegates.
Two new contests. and two cases
where the number of delegates ex-
ceeds the allotment. We're added to-
day to the cases prepared for sub
mission to the national committee In
the Fourth Virginia and the Third
North Carolina districts contest cases
have been prepared; and in the Thir-
teenth and the Sixteenth Missouri dis
tricts double the number of allotted
delegates were those of contested del
egates now recorded by the commit
tee. including cases where extra dele
gates were chosen, now number 23S
Additions may be made to this num-
peI' SeCIeldTS hayward received tel
egrams from the two factions in Ariz-
ona. announcing the proposed filing OF
contest briefs. The Arizona cases will
not be taken up in regular order. but
will be held UP until the briefs are
on hand.
1t is said by Taft leaders that, al.
though Senators Penrose of Pennsyl.
vania and Crane of Massachusetts
will arrive tomorrow and be here
when the committee organizes for
work. they will be represented by
proxy during later sessions.
Representative Marlin F.. Olmsted
will sit for Senator Penrose, and Rep.
resentative George Lawrence for Sen.
ator Crane. 1t is said. so that tho
two members of the senate may re.
turn to Washington.
Chairman New of the .subcommit.
tee on arrangements today declared
that the committees would "have tc
go outside the New family" to fill that
position in the futuS Re-
"My father was 9ne first chairman
of that committee il 1880" Mr. New
said. HE was chairman of it three
times and have tek kn chairman three
times. but 1 am thS ugh with it, IT. IS
will have to go outside the family
next time"