Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-04
OPEN HEARING
FOR CONTESTS
Decision Announced by Natio.
nal Committee and Prin.
cipaIs Agreed
ROOSEVELT TO FIGHT ROOT
Unseating of Temporary Chair
man Must be Done in
Open Convention.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Chicago, H., June 4.-Theodore
Roosevelt's determination to renew
the fight on Senator Root for temper
ary chairman and to bend every effort
to his defeat when the Republican
convention is opened June IS, caused
general unrest today among the Re-
publican leaders and national commit
teemen who already have arrived for
the pre-convention work. 1t was ap-
parent that the Roosevelt leaders in
the west had expected no fight against
Senator Roots appointment, but Alex
H. Revell, and Edward Sims declared
themselves in accord with Colonel
Roosevelt,
Committees Action Final.
Victor Rosewater of Omaha, acting
chairman of the national committee,
said the action of the subcommittee
on arrangements in picking Senator
Root was final unless some member OF
the national committee demanded that
il be reviewed by the full committee.
1t is said an active Roosevelt man
on the national committee may bring
up for review the appointment of Root
but the committee, it is believed, will
sustain Chairman New and his sub
committee, throwing the fight on the
| floor of the convention.
Open Hearings of Contests.
! Open hearings of the contest cases
which are to be taken up by the ma
tional committee Friday, is apparently
assured. Acting Chairman Rosewatel
! is highly favorable to such action
since President Taft and Colone
Roosevelt have both asked for it.
| 23O Cases Announced.
| Mr. Rosewater said the committee
undoubtedly would reach it's decision
on each contest behind closed doors
after the arguments had been made
! Up to today, contests in $50 cases
have been announced and more ar,
expected.
Attorneys Favor Public Hearing.
Former Senator Charles Dick o
Ohio. President Taft's contest attor
ney, said upon his arrival from Wash
ington that he strongly favored opel
hearings: Ormsby McHarg, the Roose
welt contest attorney, has long favoret
such action.
Roosevelt in Accord.
THE impression prevails that Col
onel Roosevelt opposed open hearing
four years ago." said Mr.. McHare
That is not true. We urged open ses
sions, but the national committee re
fused our request
No "Star Chamber Procedure.
THE committee has no reason fo
refusing the newspaper admission t
the arguments of the cases" sal
Acting Chairman Rosewater, ''if tn
principals themselves want the Sc:
sion open. The committee has neve
conducted star chamber proceeding!
for attorneys for both sides have bee
present when cases were argued
Political Leaders Active.
, the small group OF actlVe polltlcs
leaders here is expectantly watchin
trains for the arrival of Senator Dixol
Representative William B. McKinle.
William Barnes, Jr., or some of tn
other eastern opposing generals.
Perkins Will Not Be There.
The inability of S. A. Perkins, R
publican national committeeman frol
Washington state, to be present h
cause of an accident has raised tn
, probability today that William Barne
: Jr., New York, may hold a proxy
the committee and marshal the Ia
forces to the fight in that body befol
the national convention. William
Ward. committeeman from New Yor
will lead the Roosevelt forces.