The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-07


waters term Of Office "a chairman will
expire after the candidates Of this con
yentio have been nominated,
40 FIGHT FOR STATS
RB Howell Of Nebraska, Borden Whit
ing of New Jersey and Thomask NeidrinG-
ha,,s of Missouri who have been elected
national committeeman by primary or
state con ven ion and who it was expected
we're to max" figh, to-day to take their
seats. claiming that they were elected
10 act Immediately. did not present them
selves and therefore there was no fight.
Mir. Howell gave out the following state
ment a. to why he had decided not to
make fight for his seat in the committee;
"NIr. Roosevelt will retain his seat
IN the national committee for the presen,
without contest. a. have been requested
bv Senator Dixon to defer the prcsenta-
ii on of my credentials
while ! am legally entitled wilhou
question to iprform the functions oI
national committeeman from N.bfaSha
I shall attempt to assume the duties oi
that Office only when the interests of Col
Roosevelts campaign 40 demand nave
been thoroughly IN accord with ,he
Roosevelt management IN this inalter
from the beginning and IN assuming this
am now fully performing the duty IMPOSED
upon m" by the progressive Re publicsinS
of Ncbra ska when they 40 decisive'y
recalled my opponent Mr.. Ro1water
ROLL CALLS NO EASIER
The mex, step in the proceedings of
the national committee was the miro
duction of a resolution by Senator Borah
which amended the rules Of the 1908
convention markedly. In that year q
roll call in the national committee could
I've brought about only 10y the consent
of twenty members. Senator bolnh :
amendment to-day provided thar a ron
call of the committee could he had ON
the demand of eight members
A roll call in the national committee
is recently OF tremendous Importance
In 1914 and 1860 no rule was adopted
concerning il for the reason that Roosevelt
and Mckinley respectively in those years
had no candidates opposed to them for
the nomination.
Senator Borah's amendment was de
feated 10y a vive voCe vote which recorded
almost the unanimous sentiment OF the
committee.
resolution providing for the extension
of time in the committee in which To
hear the contests.
Hitherto contests in 1errit ories and the
District Of Columbia have been allotted
fifteen minutes while States have had
thirty minutes each to present and rebut
es'imony. The committee decided to-day
on Mr. Hart : resolution that the time can
be Indefinitely extended 10y Il majority
of the committee. ,
On motion OF Leads = Shackeiford on
Alaska Secretary William Hayward OF
the national committee was authorized
10 employ a corps of stenographers To
transcribe a daily record of the pro-
ceedings Of the committee for the news,
papers and for others desiring the otficia
proceedings of the committee. ms wa
unanimously agreed TO.
The committee then adjourned Until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning and Ion
that time until the 2i0 contests have beei
disposed Of the committee will si' dali,
without adjournment for luncheon
ALL READY FOR CONTESTS.
All he lawyers and the contestants ar
here tonight ready to so before tn
commit ee in the morning
Orm-by McHarg was the Roosevei
expert 10 look after the Coloners interest
in the battle over the temporary roll cal
of the convention He Is the genera
ovprseer and will be backed up in th'
legal end 10y Bainbrldge Colby OF Ne"
York
Gen Charles Dick former United State
Senator from OHIO. l. the contest eSper
brought here by tn. Taft army. He ha
two chief aids in Col. Fred & Bryan o
Ohio and Samuel J. Elder Of Boston
Mr.. Elder is rated a. "a prominent Bosto
attorney and is a classmate Of Presiden
Taft On both sides the delegates VIII
are under contest will be represented b
counsel from home.
" the statements of the Taft manager
and their friends are borne out, not one c
the Roosevelt contestants will be seate
You hear this statement every hour
day and night \ story got about tina
the national committee had agreed L
alot Col Roosevelt one-third Of the cor
"a t..-
ta'ive Of the Taft camp are that tentati,
offer came from the Roosevelt camp IN;
the Roosevelt folks would be well satis'ie
with that arrangement
The Taft men insist that they decline
such offers.
SLIM CHANCE FOR I. RS MIN
As the case stands tonight there
little prospect that "A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an
will get his nose inside OF the conventio
door The Roosevelt people, headed /
senator Dixon. ara fully aware of tn,
situation. They are going right ahea
10 make their fight before the nation
committee. and after defeat they al
credentials in the convention Fro
the present outiook the committee c
credentials will he dominated 10y the Va
men bv about the sam" vote "a ";
developed on the admission OF the n"w
paper correspondents i'll the nation
committee to-day. In thai event II
Roosevelt minority on the commit.
on credentials will take tn. fight to Il
floor Of the convent ion, and II H. th'
that the most influential Republican
here, both Taft men and Roosevelt me
expect eX-Prcsident Roosevelt to p
in an appearance. Col. Roosevelt q
enter the convention on proxy.
can only address the convention with
consent.
In 1905 the nat onal convention ga
that privilege to Speaker Joseph
Cannon
WORK. sc FOR THE SOUTH
Prosecuting work is going on hour
among the Southern delegates. II
Taft men are worNin govertlme 10 ke
intact the southern delegations. !
Roosevelt chicftains ar" lust as bu
irving 10 make iurt her converts.
BY the vot" Of senator uu Pont of Del
ware in the national committee I'D
AMI the vote of National Committeem;
fIrnam Of kentucky il was appare
that there Is strong Roosevelt sentime
in ihor" two States. This the Taft ma
ayers accented 10 he true
s na,or Newell Sanders, who had I
proxy in th" natlonal committee mecti
to-dav of Sarlu.! \ Perkins Of Was
inuton, gathered about hirn this afternO
the 4, ,Iegat"> from the States .! 1ennf
see. Virginia. North Carolina. Alabar
and Florida VI. besought them TO remeI
Der their allegiance to President Ts
AMI every man sworc upon his heart al
his honor that he would remain true