Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-03
SHOW DOWN PROMISED
BY ROOSEVELT MEN

Chicago, June Friends of Col
Onel Roosevelt announced today that
the first real test of strength between
their candidate and President Taft
will come next Thursday when X. B.
Howell, Of Omaha, national repubfi-
can committeeman elect from Ne
braska, will demand to be seated as
the successor of Victor Rosewater,
acting chairman of the national re-
publican committee, prior to the hear
ing of contests by that body.
Che Roosevelt managers are pre-
pared to make a deter mined fight to
have Mr.. Howell seated and If they
succeed they will demand that Bor-
den ID. Whiting, of New Jersey;
Thomas X. Neidringhaus, of Missouri,
and other national committeeman
elect, chosen either by direct primary
or state conventions. be seated.
BY this means they may succeed in
controlling the national committee
and deciding whether Senator Root
shall be recommended as temporary
chairman of the convention.
Harry s. New, chairman of the sub
committee on arrangements for the
convention, declined to discuss the
plans of the Roosevelt leaders. but in
timated that he believed the national
committee would not seat Mr.. Howell
elected, until after the adjournment
of the convention.
He also expressed the opinion that
the national committee would ap-
prove of the selection of Senator Root
as temporary chairman and endorse
the plan adopted for the distribution
of convention tickets.
r. b. Howell, the new committee
man from Nebraska, arrived here to-
.xstt Il. 4gsA naad
by Gov. Chester II. Aldrich, Secretary
of State Addison Wait, Auditor Silas
b. Barton, State Treasurer Walter A.
George and Attorney General Grant
q. Martin, setting forth that he was
regularly elected to the office. The
certificate of election is dated April
ls, 1912, and bears the official seal
of the state of Nebraska.
Mr.. Howell. after comforting with
Secretary Simms of the national
Roosevelt committee, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
II have heretofore made no public
statement as to my intention in the
matter of claiming a seat in the re-
publican national committee Wnen
that body meets next Thursday TO con-
slider the claims of contesting delega-
ions. However. some time ago | dld
communicate my views to the man
ostr OF the Roosevelt tdiflpaisH ie
specting my right to immediate rec
ognition as the national committee
man from Nebraska.
There can be no question but what
l am now, under the laws Of the state.
the only person entitled to act as ma
uonal committeeman from Nebraska
In support of this view, will state
that I have certificate of election
issued to me by Nebraska's secr etary
of state and that I have qualified 10
assume my duties as national commit
teeman. as provided by law. As 10
whether i will be allowed to pefforI;'
the functions of the office, Will de-
pend solely upon the action of the ma
tonal committee when / present my
credentials. Therefore. the whole
question viii depend on the attitude
OF the committee as to whether II
VIII recognize the primary laws oi
Nebraska.
AS I understand IL. the national
committee has already adopted a
rule recognizing such laws of the
various states. hence IL would appear
that the committee must grant me my
seat. or else IL will make an exception
IN TIE application of its rules in the
favor of its acting chairman"
Beginning tomorrow. Chicago VIII
De the center Of lhe fight for the
nomination for president, as the head