New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
TO PUT TAFT MEN ON
PENNSYLVANIA TICKET
Electors Who Are for Roosevelt
will Withdraw, Chairman
HiIIeS Is Assured.
ABOUT TO CLEAR MIDDLE
Barnes Declares the National
Committee Will Remove
Disloyal Members on
Wednesday.

According to information received yes
terday by Chairman TIilles Of the Repub-
lican National Committee. the electoral
situation in Pennsylvania is IN fair way
TO be Strengthened out 10 the advantage
Of all parties concerned. lie was in COM
muncatlon by wire with party leaders in
Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Later he
sent dispatch 10 Chairman WATSON of
the Republican State Committee, Offering
his congratulations on the outcome Of the
negotiations.
The understanding is that the Roose-
welt. or Washington, party ticket 'ot
electors will be ready for filing on Sep
TENDER 49, When the ticket Is ready to be
filed the Washington, or Roosevelt party
VIII be represented by counsel, as well as
the Republican party, in order that there
may be no slip-up through any mistake
that might technically violate the law.
Chairman Hilles has received definite
assurances that the twonty-four OF tha
thirty-e!ght electors who are Roosevelt
men on tho regular electoral ticket VIII
withdraw. State Chairman WATSON mas
called meeting Of the state committee
for Harrisburg on September 20. at which
time the Roosevelt men Will he replaced
by good Taft men on the electoral ticket
HilIes to Approve Substitutes.
According 10 the agreement, the names
OF the Taft men To be substituted VIII
first be submitted TO Chairman Hilles Tor
his approval Although the state com
mittee is controlled boy the Roosevelt lead
ers Chairman Hilles has every confidence
that they will act fairly IN accordance
with their agreement
Chairman Hiles said last night the
action OF tho Philadelphia conference on
Friday which was the outcome or the
long talk that state Chairman WATSON
had with Chairman Hilles IN this city the
dav before. had obyiated the necessity
Of beginning legal action to have the
Roosevelt men taken of the Republican
ticket. The national chairman ana othet
Taft leaders have taken the position right
along that the function OF an electOr was
10 register automatically the VIII OF me
voters. and that any trustees concerning
whom II could be shown that he intended
10 betray his trust could be removed.
Speaking OF the action to be taken. by
the national committee TO purge itself OF
ALI members who are not loyal TO Presi-
dent Taft and the platform when the
committee meets in this city on Nednes-
dav William Barnes. jr., chairman Of the
yesterday
Every member Of the committee VIII
be asked 70 DECLARE himself Tor the Re
publicat national ticket and platform.
ANY one who fails to do 20 will be re-
moved from the committee
Have Arranged for Absentees.
orIov. about absentees?" Mr. Barnes
was asked.
"They will have TO produce doctors
certificate or attend the meeting re-
piled Mr.. Barnes. laughing.
Then. getting serious again, he added;
Frankly. we might as well have Demo
Gratis on the committee as Roosevelt
men. II we were 20 permit them 10 re-
main il would give them an opportunity
10 take advantage Of the open primaries
in certain states ana call themselves reg
ular Republicans"
Among those with whom Chairman
HilIes conferred yesterday were Com
missioner OKecfe. Of the Immigration
service: Henry s. Borncman. candidate
FOR Congress In Pennsylvania; Congress
man VI. T. Olmsted, Of the same state.
and Thomas Rothman, member OF the
Ncu work State committee
Il was announced yesterday that IN
addition 10 Senator Lodge. who IS 20
make the keynote speech, those who will
speak at the formal opening Of the Re
publican campaign at Columbus, Ohio,
on September 81 will be Congressman
Campbell, Of Kansas; James Watson II
Indiana. and the Rev. John Wesley. IIill,
OF New York