Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-14
HAYWARD SUGGESTS CHANGE
Secretary Has Plan for Readjusting
Republican Representation.
Is BASED ON THE ACTUAL VOTE
Preliminaries for Hearing Contests
VIII BE Arranged Later In the
week-Two Hundred Sew
enty-Ftve to BE Filed.

CHICAGO. May Ia--Secretary William
Hayward, of the republican national COM
mittee, VINO arrived today to take charge
Of the preliminary work for the commit
tees hearing on contests. June 6. admit
ted that he has a plan for the readjust-
ment Of southern representation in the
republican convention, but declined to
discuss IT,
His plan is said. however. to provide
for representation by congressional dis
tricts based on the actual vote east. -Four
years ago II was suggested TO reduce the
representation with the state as the unit.
but no action was taken.
Plans for the convention made by MIR.
Hayward and Treasurer Upham will be
submitted to Colonel Harry $ New.
chairman Of the subcommittee in charge
Of the plans OF the convention on his
arrival here tomorrow or "Wednesday.
Acting Chairman Victor Rosewater and
sergeant-at-Arms william F. Stone. are
expected to arrive In a few days to plan
the preliminaries for the national COM
mittee's hearing OF the contests.
One of the first questions which the
subcommittee on arrangements will bt
called on to determine is the apportion-
ment of seats TO visitors.
Notice Of one new seat contest was re-
ceived by the national committee today.
II was from the third district OF Louis
lana -Four years ago there were 2is con-
tests. This year 1t is expected that the
number viii reach s7S. Thus far notice
Of but eight contests has officially
reached the committee.
Wyoming IL for Taft.
CHEYENNE. Nyo., May lS.-The re-
publican and democratic state eonven.
tions met today to select delegates>to the
Chicago and Baltimore national conven-
tons, respectively. and to name national
committeeman.
Twelve Of the thirteen county delega'
tions to the republican convention IA
vored Taft instructions, B. B. Brooks,
temporary chairman. eulogized the Taft
administration and recounted the progress
OF the country under republican admin
istrations.
Conventions In Minnesota.
ST, PAUL. May l3.-County republican
conventions to instruct two sets Of dele.
gates, one to the district conventions 20
be held Wednesday. the ether to the state
convention TO be held Thursday are
scheduled to be held throughout the state
today.
Although hot contests are not consld.
cred likely in many conventions La Fol-
lette supporters. Il is said. win attempt
to make strong showing. particularly in
view OF the fact that revised returns
from the late primaries indicate that La
Toilette has carried the. Ninth, district
which firs, vas thought 70 be safe foE
Roosevelt
Rstarns from Ramsey. Brown. Bine
Earth steafns, Murray and Sieollst coun-
ties show that the delegates were all In.
structed for Roosevelt. Those from Win.
oria county. were instructed for Taft
Fifth district delegates 10 republican
national convention. stanley wsshburn
and D. A. Rain. Instructed for Roose-
welt. 81
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BURLINGTON. Ia. May 13-Demo-
cratic leaders began assembling in Bur.
lington today for. the democratic CON
vention which is to be held Thursday.
Indications are that the convention will
be the largest democratic gathering ever
held In the state.
Former Congressman W. d. Jameson
today opened Clark hesdquarters and
Earl Bronson is expected here tonight
from Des Moines 10 open Wilson head
quarters. Chairman n. F. Reed Of the
state committee has been here several
days.
Twenty-six dsegates to the national
convention at Baltimore will be chosen
Thursday. four Of these at large and the
remainder by the district convention.
Tennessee Republicans Meeting.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, May l2-The state
republican committee met here today %
make up the temporary roll for tomor-
rows convention. which names national
convention delegates and electors from
puts the number Of delegates In contest
at ~ and claims sls delegates out Of 5si
are instructed for Taft. The Roosevelt
forces do not eoncede this. Some COM
promise talk is heard.
The committee declined on the ground
that II had no authority to accept 1t,
a compromise proposition from the
Roosevelt leaders asking half the dele
gates and electors from the state at.
large and half the new state committee,