The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
NationSI Committee Holds the
First Messing to Decide on
Details Of ths Tempora-
ry Organization
CONTESTS WILL LIKELY
COME UP FRIDAY
Leaders Busy Holding COnfabs
Both Factions Confident Of
Holding Trump Card
Taft to Get News
Telegram by United Press.

Aoieslah Dy united Press.
Chicago, June e.-The Republican
national committee met today to con.
slider the temporary roI of the con.
yention, the Taft forces being ia con-
troll,
Ihe meeting was devoted to organI.
zation, the selection Of chairman and
rules defining the procedure.
No contests will be taken up today.
The Arkansas, Alabama and Arizona
contests viii be decided probably Sat.
uraay. Taft delegates are likely to be
seated.
Not since 1880 has convention
been 50 much in doubt. Big party
leaders are in constant conferences n
corridors Of hotels and Ill private
A telephone wire was connected
with the White House today. secre.
tary Hilles will keep the president in.
Termed as to every development
The plan today talked was to have
the temporary Organization made Der.
manent, continuing Root as chairman
When the committee met several
proxies We're presented from numbers
explaining that they didn't want Der.
sonally to take issue in the contest
against either Taft or Roosevelt Sem.
ator Dixon, head of the Roosevelt
forces, privately admitted that there
was no chance for Roosevelt befora
the committee He said he had r..
eelved proxies from committeeman.
but wouldn't use them. Il would rath.
er be licked than be forced to enter
the committee ami make spectacle
OF myself" Dixon declared.
Mckinley issued a lengthy statement
replying to charges made against Root
by Roosevelt
He said Root was the tool Of no
man. il anything he was master Of
Roosevelt during his presidency.
Az a conference Of members Of the
national committee Wednesday after.
noon tentative agreement was reach.
60 that the session regarding contests
should be opened to the press asso.
Citations.
i was also tentatively agreed thar
fifteen minutes should be allowed ror
arguments on congressional district
delegate contests for delegates
large.
Whether the voting should be in ex.
ecutiye session was not determined.
Senator Dixon outlined the Roose-
welt program late Wednesday He aa.
elared the Roosevelt forces wonla
fight 70 the last in the effort to over.
throw Senator Root for temporary
chairman Of the convention
The Roosevelt manager denied
many cul1ent stories regarding col
Rooseyelts plans and asserted tbas
no statements win come from any
source but my office. as to the plans
Of the Roosevelt forces.
The vote against Senator Root is
part q the moral support which men
pledged to Roosevelt must give if thew
are to carry ont the spirit Of their n.
structions and pledges, he said
Believing in the perfect fairness 81
ne members Of the national commit
Lee' we have no fear IN resting our
contests upon their decision. he add.
ad As to the talk of 4 bolt from the
convention by the Roosevelt forces.
le said
We have control Of the convention
irrespective Of the contested seats 80
'll that kind of tax is junk. he said.
The Taft leaders expressed great
confidence during the day II their
ability to procure scores Of socalled
Roosevelt delegates for the suppors Of
senator Root when the iSsue Is fors-
n Taft conferences wefa followed
Fith che prediction that delegates
rom Illinois, Maryland. Kansas. 0re.
gnn ana afhAs s4fs