The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-03
FIGHT ON HOWELL
FIRST REAL TEST
Roosevelt Will Attempt
to Seat Him on
Committee.
TAFT FOLLOWERS
WILL OPPOSE HIM
If Nebraska Man Wins, Then
Similar Contests Will Be Push
ed, With Result That Elk
President May Secure
Control of National
Committee.

Chicago. June 2.-Friends Of Colone,
Noose'et said to-day that the first
real test of strength between thc,f
candidate and President Taft wouIa
come next Thursday when r. B. How
eti, OF Omaha, national Republican
committeeman from Nahr..,s
Will demand to be seated az tha $40
cessor OF Victor Rosawater acttna
chairman of the national RnnubIic.n
.oi,'i'ittee. prior to the hearing of con.
tests by that body.
ne hoosevelt managers are prepar-
cd TO make a determined light to havn
Mr. Howell seated. and II the suonaos
they VIII demand that Borden d Whit
ms or New Jersey: Thomas X MED.
,,"SHaus' OF Missouri. and other ma.
tional committeemen-e elect. chosen aith.
oE uirect primary or State conyen-
ions. be seated. By this means thay
may succeed in controlling tho no
liohal committee and deciding whether
senator Elihu Root of New York sb.,I
DC recommended as temporary chair
man of the convention
Harry 5. New. chairman of the sub
committee on arrangements for tha
convention. declined to discuss tha
pians of the Roosevelt leaders. but in
tin'ated that he believed the national
committee would not seat Mr. Howell
or any other committeeman elect until
ne auJourn'nent of the conven-
tion. He also expressed the oninion
that the national committee would an.
prove OF the selection of Senator Root
as temporary chairman and indorse the
Pian adopted for the distribution OF
convention tickets
Howell Wnnta His Sent,
MT Howell. national committeeman
elect from Nebraska. arrived hern -
Jay armed with g. certificate signed bv
Governor Aldrich. OF Nebraska. and the
secretary of State. Auditor. Treasures
ana Attorney-General CT that State.
elected to the office April 10, 1a1o
Mr.. Howell. after conferrinr win
secretary Sims. of the national Roose-
Welt committee. issued :. statement in
part as follows:
There is no doubt that am under
the laws of my State the only person
entitled to act as national committee
man. have a certificate OF election
issued by Nebraska's secretary of STATE
and 1 have qualified to assume INV
duties as national committeeman az
provided by law.
AS to whether I will be allowed to
perform the functions of the Office will
depend solely upon whether the ma
uonal committee. when L present my
credentials. will recognize the primary
laws of the State of Nebraska
AS understand 1t. the national
"a
recognizing such laws CT the various
states: hence, it would appear that the
committee must grant me my seat or
else il will make an exception In tho
application of its rule in the favor OF
its acting chairman"
Chicago Centre of Fight.
Beginning tomorrow. Chicago will
be the centre OF the igh: for the rrbml-
nation for President, as the headquar-
ters of Taft. Roosevelt La Toilette
and Cummins will be opened here.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. campaign
man w. r. Mckinley. Il, charge of
President Tafts campaign, are expect
ed from Washington tomorrow. Tues
day or Wednesday Charles .. Hilles.
secretary of President Taft. will arr
rive to remain until after the conven-
ton. Members of the national COM
mittee are gathering to attend the
meeting of that body next Thursday
and 1t is expected that by Wednesday
every member Will be here.
Former Senator Charles Dick, of
Ohio. who is to handle the contests for
President Taft before the national COM
mittee. will be here tomorrow morn-
ing. and ormsby McHarg, who is to rep
resent Colonel Roosevelt in the matter
of contests. is expected to arrive to-
morrow evening.
Secretary William Hayward, of the
national committee, received one new
contest to-day. 1t was another list OF
delegates-at-large from Florida. within
makes three sets chosen at large from
that Stata-two Taft delegations anil
one Roosevelt.
Contrasting Delegations.
The following list OF ESQ contests has
been prepared by the clerks III the office
OF the secretary OF the national COM
mittee for submission TO tho commit
tee:
Alabama, six at large and First. Sec
ond, Fifth. Sixth and Ninth Districts,
ls; Arkansas. four at large and First,
Second. Third Fourth. Fifth anl Sew
enth Districts, It: California, Fourth:
District. .; District of Columbia. two
at large. .; Florida. six at large and
First Second and Third Districts. IL:
Georgia. four at large and First. Sec
ond Third, Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Sew
enth. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh
and Twelfth Districts, Is; Indiana, four
at large and First. Third ana Thir-
teenth Districts. TO- Kentucky, Fifth
and Eleventh Districts, 4 Louisiana.
six at large and First. Second. Third.
Fourth. Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Dis
tricts. 90; Michigan. six at large. 8
Minnesota, Fourth District. .: AIissis-
sippi four at large and First. Second,
Fourth. Fifth sixth. Seventh and
Eighth Districts. IS; Missouri. four at
large and First. Third. Fifth, Seventh
and Fourteenth Districts. Il; North
Carolina. Fourth and Ninth Districts. 4,
Oklahoma. Third District. 2; South Car.
DINA. First District. q Tennessee,
tricts s; Texas, eight at large and
First, Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth.
seventh. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eley.
zenith, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Dis.