The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-04
Newspaper Men Will Be Per-
mitted to Tell the Public
What Goes On
REPUBLICAN HOSTS
GATHER IN CHICAGO
Joy Reigns In Colonel's Camp
Where Managers Proclaim
Landslide of Southern
Delegates

CHICAGO, June s.--The ayes seem
to have 1t on the proposition to take
the lid off when the steam roller 10
set in motion by the Republican ma
tional committee Thursday morning.
President Taft has joined Colonea
Theodore Roosevelt in asking that
newspaper mon be admitted to the
meetings OF the committee when tho
contests for seats in the Republican
national convention are heard by that
body. Colonel Roosevelt's support
ers made the suggestion first. and the
president has accepted it,
The word that he is willingly for all
contests 10 be heard In the open came
directly from the president himself
IT was contained In private letter
to Colonel Harry $. New, chairman
of the subcommittee on arrangements.
Colonel New did not give out the let
ter. but said II was authoritative and
conclusive" on the presidents views.
The president. Mr.. New said. did
mo-, of course, favor the general adj
mission Of the public to the hearings.
That would cause too much confu--
Sion and take too much time. but he
did favor tho opening OF the hearings
to the newspaper men.
Nothing to Conceal.
With both Taft and Roosevelt pro-
testing that they have nothing to con-
coa, and suggesting that the hearings
shall be open, it now remains for the
comraIttee to decide what 1t Will do.
foi that body is law unto itself. its
own legislature, and its own supreme
court.
What is your own position in the
.aatter ?" Colonel New was asked. Il
Personally j am against II" ha
said.
WIN you accept the presidents
suggestion. though
Il usually do my own thinking" he
answered. smiling.
And - uf own voting, too?''
ARG my own voting" and there
Was emphasis in that answer.
Interest now centers in the contests.
which may or may not be heard with
reporters present" The national come
nuttccmen who will sit In Judgment
ara >cnini. in fast. General Powell
Clayton, Of Arkansas: Cecil Lyon, Of
Texas; Henry S. Chubh. of Florida.
and Sidney Bieber, of the District OF
Columbia, came today. Colonel New.
OF Indiana Ralph e. Williams, OF
Oregon; D. w. Mulvane. of Kansas.
and Pearl Wright, of louisiana, were
already here.
Nearly the whole list win get in to-
morrow or Wednesday.
Official List Swetls
| The official list of 22S seats con.
| tvsied is to be swelled also, to 236.
The Alaska two are expected to ar
| rive any day, and then six moro seats
were thown into the contested basket
today--the six for Arizona. Secre-
| tary Hayward, of the national COM
/ 1T hat -
| delegates were named at the Arizona
cony eEtion, and that both conventions
wers held in the same hall at the
same time.
| Crnsby McHarg. who is to try the
e1.ses for tifs Rooseveitians, arrived
to-day, and announced that he was
ready TO go ahead. .
| our cases are all prepared, ana
NC SHALL ask for no continaancs.' N
sAiti. 7
Former Senator Charles Dick and
Samuel J. Elder are expected tomor-
row fer the Taft side. =
But to prepare for the hearing OF
the contests was about all either the
Roosevelt or Taft camp did today.
Neither OF the head managers Of tha
rivals arrived, although both were ex-
pes led Senator Dixon, the Rooxeyelf
Manager. went to Oyster Bay for :
| >"AASt"A>c WIN liS CnleI, ana II to
get here In the morning. Cas;Hrsxx--
man Mckinley. the Taft manager, de-
| clded TO spend two more days IN
| Washington, and will get her~
wednesday morning with his whole
STAFF.
! vii! Shout For Colonel.
There were two men at the Con-
sress hotel who came a long wav 10
shout for Colonel Roosevelt, because
they cannot vote fr him, as they are
not delegates They are G. r.. Car
ter and A. G. l.. Atkinson, and they
came from Honolulu.
! The former was territorial governor
OF Hawaii. and the latter colonial Sec
Rotary under Roosevelt, but they are
not in office now. The Hawaiian dele
gates are instructed for Taft But
the two gor in today just to help In.
the shouting.
No Glooms Here.
CHICAGO. June 3.Today there
was great JOY in the Roosevelt head
quarters, A telegram from Alabama