The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-04
23O CONVENTION SEATS
INVOLVED IN DISPUTES
Republicans, Rallying at Chicago,
Devote Day to Discussing
Taft Request.
Rooseyelters Issue Statement Still
Asserting They Will Win on
First Ballot.

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New. OF the subcommittee on ar
rangements for the Republican ma.
tional convention, suggesting that the
meetings of the National committee.
at which contests are heard. be pub
lie. was received at the National com.
mittee headquarters to-day.
The President suggests that Mr..
New take up with the committee the
matter OF open hearings. and that IL
the committee finds Il possible. the
deliberations over the contests. 23O of
which have already been prepared for
submission. be carried on in open ses.
sion.
Chairman New said tonight that
the suggestion OF the President will
have great weight with the committee
This. taken in connection with the
previous request OF Col Roosevelt
for publicity OF the contest arguments
indicates that the doors will probably
be thrown open. at least to newspa-
per men, when the committee takes
up the contested delegates cases.
New members OF the national com.
mittee had reached Chicago tonight
{
a prediction as TO the action of the
committee
Discuss Taft Letter.
The Presidents letter was the chief
subject OF discussion at Republican
political headquarters tonight. and his
declaration for pub-city OF the hear.
ings is declared by his supporters
now here 10 indicate that the TAFT
managers believe their contest cases
are strongly prepared.
/ Taft headquarters were opened To-
day by Joseph r. Healing. Of Indiana
Up TO a late hour tonight only two
Eastern representatives of the Presi-
dent had reached Chicago, John RYAN
and A. A. Early. OF the publicity bu.
reau. Mr.. Healing wired Congress
man Mckinley. the Taft campaign
manager, TO hurry TO Chicago. He is
expected TO reach the city tonight.
The Roosevelt and Taft headquart.
ers have been established in the same
hotel Alexander n. Revell. head OF
the Illinois headquarters. who re.
turned this morning from Oyster Bay.
! gave out statement tonight outlying
what he said was Col. Rooseyelt's at.
utude toward convention organization.
RooseVelters Confident.
We are assured absolutely tha,
there will be clear majority for Col.
! Roosevelt on the first ballot" said
, Mr.. Revell The only proposition in
sight is 10 develop the strength
throughout the convention preliminar.
les so that 10 will be concentrated In
the nomination OF Col Roosevelt
Absolutely nothing has or will be
considered by Col Roosevelt or by
his friends prior 10 or during the con.
Z yention"
Edwin W Sims. who is acting head
! OF the Chicago Roosevelt Headquarters
until the arrival Of Senator Dixon.
made public telegram received from
, Oscar Z. Hundley. a Roosevelt leader
, IN Alabama. Mr. HundIey said that
the two delegates from the third Ala.
, bama district instructed for President
I Taft had given out n written state.
ment that they would support Roose
welt because they believed 90 per cent
or their constituents favored his
, nomination
Florida Loyal 20 TAFT.
. The southern delegate situation was
{ discussed hy fuo members ~ the ma.
fional committee Who reached Chicago
today Henry Chubb committee
. man FOR Florida. declared 70 was "a
reflection on mo integrity of Florida
Republicans to hinf fta- they UuuId
not stand tg their instructions fHr
President Taft
'F1or.daE twelve frfszatrs are in.
Hrucfnf f1r Tar said vr rhlhh
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