Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-06
CONTESTS WILL
soon Be HEARD
Majority of Member of Repu-
blican National Com.
mittee Met Today
TAFT MEN ARE IN CONTROL
Sessions Open to Two Represen.
tatives From Each of
Press Associations.

! (By special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
| Chicago, H., June 6.-Although the
representation was not complete, a
majority of the members of the Re-
publican national committee, assem-
bled today prepared to enter ten-day
series of meetings which will deter
mine what men shall fill 254 contested
seats of a total of LOIS seats on the
floor of the convention, when it is
called to order June Is.
Skrmish Expected.
| This meeting is expected to develop
a skirmish between the Taft and
! Roosevelt forces which may become
| highly important in foreshadowing the
Line of fighting that will be carried in
to the convention. The Taft leaders,
according to reports from various
sources, had decided to use their
claimed majority of the committee to
seat Taft delegates in nearly all of the
many contests.
| Penrose Is Eager.
! United States Senator Boise Penrosa
of Pennsylvania and several other
| Taft leaders, expressed eagerness to
clean up the preliminary work of the
committee as quickly as possible and
get down to the actual work of hear
! ing contests late today.
Scott Sent Proxy.
Nathan B. Scott, West Virginia,
committeeman, sent his proxy to Har-
ry s. New, chairman of the sub-com-
mittee on arrangements, who will de-
termine who will hoid it.
Offered Dixon a Proxy.
Senator Dixon, leader of the Roo0se-
welt forces was offered a proxy by a
member of the national committee
whose name he declined to divulge,
but said that in view of the position
taken by the Roosevelt men. regarding
the -partisanship of the committee,
it would be impossible for him to take
in the contest hearings The proxy of
S. A. Perkins, of Washington, will be
held by A. M. Stevenson of Denver
pClullS the dillNdl Vi w lllldlu BARNES
, of New York.
| Merrill Moore of Indianapolis, a
former c!assmate of President Taft,
arrived today, prepared to represent
the Taft men in the Indiana contests.
Southern Members for Taft.
| On the question of open or closed
sessions, members of the committee
! tentatively had agreed to admit two
| representatives of each press associa-
i ton recognized oD the floor of Con-
gress. This arrangement, it was urg-
ed, would assure publicity on delibera-
tions of that body without unnecessary
complications which might result If
the meetings were thrown open with
out limitation. A conference of the
members of the national committee
from southern states, presided over by
United States Senator Newell Sanders
| of Tennessee, was held just previous
of the committee meeting After the
meeting, Senator Sanders said that the
southern members had agreed to stand
together solidly for President Taft.
BarthoIdt Has NaeeIs Proxy.
, Congressman Richard Bartholdt, of
Missouri, carrying the proxy of Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor Chas
Nagel. was among those who conferred
! with the southern committeeman.
Colorado Progressves Too Late.
Chicago, H., June 6-Colorado PRO
gressive Republicans who last night
elected protesting delegation to the
convention, may receive Il hearing be
fore the national comittee. The gen.
eral impression of the committeeman
and convention officials is that the
time for filing contests having passed
the protesting delegation of Colorado
Republicans will not be heard by the
committee. In that evenr it is expect
ed the memorial authorized by the
Denver meeting will be presented dir
ect to the convention in which case
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, one of the del
egates, probably will be the spokes-
! men.
ALABAMA contest.
| Former Senator Dick Of Ohio, the
Taft contest attorner WAS on hand
when the committee met, ready to ar
que the Alabama contest case if call
ed With him were several of the
Alabama Taft delegates
Postponed Battle.
1t was not known whethe" any con-
tests would be taken up .oday. Both
sides were ready to present their
cases but the committee mad its ST.
ganization to perfect and other mat
ters to decide and the general feeling
favored postponement of the battle
until tomorrow.
Wishes All Press Representatives
Present.
Members as they assembled ex-
pressed confidence that there would
be little debate over the adoption of
rules for the committee procedure.
Frank B. Kellogg, of Minneapolis, an
active advocate of open hearings, said
he would not agree to any rule regard.
ing publicity which did not make the