The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-06
TAFT WANTS ROOT AS
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
senator Will Preside Over En-
tire Convention If Rcgu-
lars COntrOl.
DIXON BOSS If 7. II. WINS
Roosevelt Says in a Letter That
lie Has a Majority on
First Ballot.

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WASHINGTON. June jScnator Elihu
Root will be the permanent chairman
of the Chicago conventio as we'll rs the
temporary chairman if President Taft
wishes prevail This fact came out
to-day after Senator Root had called
on the President by invitation and Mr.
Taft had made known his wishes
The temporary chairmanship selection
will be reported to the convention Ivy tho
national committees. subject to the ap-
proval Of the convention. The selection
for permanent chairman will bo reported
by the committee on permanent organiaa-
tion. made up OF ono member from each
State and Territory reported from the
floor Of the convention. following the
temporary organization
The wishes of the candidate for Prcsi-
dent are usually consulted by the con p
vention, and it is generally assumed
that it President Taft's friends control
Senator Root will be the permanent as
well as the temporary presiding officer
Aside from this development the mos,
interesting political news in Washington
to-day was a well authenticated report
that Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. manager
of Col. Roosevelt : pre- convention cam
paign. has been invited by the Colonol |
to be national chairman IN the even,
Roosevelt is nominated at Chicago to
direct the campaign until the election
in November. This information came To
Senator DiXon's friends in the Senate
to-day. They were very much pleased
and declared that il was very decent
thing for the Colonel to do.
Senator Dixon was Il sinclned Ia as-
s,ime the management OF the preconven-
tion campaign He was a candidate for
reelection to the Senate from Montana
and had lot of matters Of interest To his
constituents pending in Congress relat-
ing to enlarged homestead Legislation &,
Indian affairs. .gmilitarv posts and irrige.
ton. He was an enthusiastic Roosevelt
man many months before III" Colonel
got into the fight and was the author of
the suggestion that the Western Re-
publicans would hog tie" Roosevelt and
compel him to be q candidate
Knowing Senator Di&ons enthusiasm
for Col Roosevelt his friends here believe
he will accept the management of the
national campaign if his favorte w ins at
Chicago.
There was some surprise IN political
circles over the report that Col Roosevelt
had asked Senator Dixon to TAX" the man
agement Of the campaign thus early
The request is said 10 haze been made
only q few DAYS ago. some of III. expert
enced politicians deeply Interested IN
party success had expressed the hope
'""' y! Guy ''"''c' ''oos'V'" we're
nominated al 'hicago h" would tax" a.
chairman some man who had not been
identified with the bitter fiyh, Tint has
,.a, ,oo, Co., da,an.,a -
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Inc name oi "li!lain l."en, Jr., mas been
most prominently ment ioned. but alwav.
with the expression OF doub, as TO whei hcr
hs world accent i,
.a, "mn ,an;,s,; /" ,r,, ",t'e"' ." na," "',e' an
unusual manifestation OF confidence for
Col koosevcl to set about the task of
picking the manager of his ca,npaipn
before he has been nominated. yer il l.,
only one Of the many signs he is givin,
these davS of confidence that he will
triumph al Chicago
senators were discussing to-day letter
written by Col Roosevelt 10 one of their
number within fortv-eight hours in which
the Colonel went into details tn show
that he had more than a ma ajori,v of IN.
delegates and that gentlln. surprise
would be given his opponents when ,u,
roll was called for the first ballot a. ~.
Chicago convent ion Several proures,iv..
senators who have learned OF the con
tents of this letter were grratlv cncoura god
by il. They seemed To think thar Col
Roosevelt had assurances of A much
the south than his adversaries have baon
willing IN conccde m him