New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31

Joseph B. Healing, ex-United States At
torney at indianapolis. arrived in Chicago
today from, Texas. where he looked after
President Tafts interests In the recent pri-
maries and conventions lie reported 10
Chairman New, Of the subcommittee on
arrangements for the convention that Taft
and Roosevelt each had six instructed dele
gates from that state while the remaining
tventy-sight were contested
No Tickets for Roosevelt Committee.
Colonel New refused to-day request
from Senator Dixon. head OF the Roosevelt
campaign committee. for 20 tickets TO tho
N convention 1ie explained that in other
X,onyeutjops the national committee had
y never recognized candidates in issuing tick
etc
-Four years ago $50 tickets were given TO
President Roosevelt. but none vas issued
for MI Taft This year the committee has
arranged for 80 tickets TO be given to Presi-
dent Taft for his friends, Cabinet officers
aud rovetnn1ent officials hut no provision
has been made for the supporters Of Roose-
Welt
The request for tickets was first made by
Senator Dixon 10 Fred W Jpham. chair
man of the Chicago convention committee
and b, him referred 10 Colonel New
C,hsirnan New reiterated his previous
declaration that no Presidential candidate
would be recognized IN the distribution OF
convention tickets. hut added that II Colonel
Roosevelt came 10 Chicago and applied for
p ticket IN person he would provide nm
with 2 card Of admission, even II lie had
T. give him his own seat
Demand Greatest Known
The demand for tickets - the convention
"a greater than ever before according TO
Mr. New. SPECTATORS are offering $50 a
t:otst and rho convention 's nearly three
weeks AVA. II Is expected that tho day
before the gathering * called 70 order the
tickets will bring 500 or more apiece
!; is estimated that more than one hun
dred thousand requests for convention
tickets have been received by officials and
,ne,olers Of the Republican National Com
r.'tee. Colonel New las received ten
thousand letters from all parts of the coun-
TRY asking for tickets. while Mr. Upham
has received eight thousand requests. 1t is
said that each Of the ifty-three members
Of tho national committee has received from
ore thousand to three thousand requests.
Monday, June II. when each national com
,nitteeman will be given his allotment FOR
distribution 10 delegates. aiternates and
visitors No committeeman will have more
fLsn three bundled visitors tickets. while
rnarv will not have more than one hum
hred.
1teports that Colonel Roosevelt would.
and that he would not. attend the contest
hearings or the convention itself were
heard Colonel New and Mr.. Upham were
confident that rooms had been reserved for
Roosevelt in hotel near the headquarters
and said they had been assured several
weeks ago that the report was correct The
Taft leaders In Chicago expect Roosevelt
Will be here to take charge Of the contests
brought by his followers and that he will
remain In Chicago during tho convention.
The question Of what pictures should
sdorn the convention hall was settled to-
hay BY Chairman Upham. who decided that
The likeness Of neither President Taft nor
Colonel Roosevelt should be used in the
8ecorations.
Z Roossvelt's Chicago managers, in a
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