New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
Consensus of Opinion Is for
Progressive Republican to
Succeed Sherman.
WHITE HOUSE POSSIBILITY
Contingency Not Improbable
Should Election Be Thrown
Into House Of Rep
resentatives.

yesterday among Republicans as to
whom the national committee would
. nominate as the party candidate to
succeed Vice President Sherman.
Chairman Hilles took the position
that it was too early to discuss
seriously the merits OF any man for the
place and that IT would be better to
wait until after election. so long as 1t
had been found impracticable to get
the members of the national committee
together before Election Day
However il was impossible to re-
press individual expressions Of opinion,
and the general idea was that a Pro-
gressive would be chosen-a man Of the
type Of Governor Hadley Of Missouri.
Chairman Hilles and William Barnes.
jr., chairman OF the advisory commit
tee Of the national committee, talked
over the question of naming a success
sor to Vice President Sherman in the
Presidents private car In the Penn
syivania station late on Wednesday
night.
The decision reached was embodied
in the statement that Chairman Hilles
issued later, in which he called atten-
ton TO the impracticability OF getting
the national committee together on
short notice and decided TO issue call
for the committee for November II,
week after election.
Wary Of Criticisp,.
The fact that many persons before
casting their ballot would like TO know
whom the Republican electors would
vote for was duly considered. At the
same time 1t was considered that as
there would of necessity have TO be
many proxies at any meeting held be-
fore election. some persons might
charge that a selection made at such q
meeting was the snap judgment Of a
few men.
To put off the selection until after
election, IL was argued, would enable
the committee TO get its full strength
together after each member had had
chance for due deliberation as TO the
best man TO name.
Mr.. Hilles received a number Of mes
sages from members of the national
committee yesterday approving the
course he had taken In calling the
meeting To- after election. Other
members OF the committee, however,
expressed the belief that a selection
should he made before election.
IL was pointed out that the posi-
biHtv that the election OF a President
might go into the House Of Repre-
sentatives. with all that such con-
tingency would mean. would make the
selection OF 3 Republican candidate for
Vic, PRESIDENT a particularly impor-
tant responsibility. AS the House Of
Representatives stands now there
!, would be tie between the Republicans
and the Democrats. This would mean
that no President could be elected.
Would Go 70 Senate.
At the same time that the election OF
q President went TO the House the cleo
ton OF a Vice President would go TO
the Senate, If, as probable In the first
contingency. there was no majority for
Vice President I'm the Ele toral College.
AS the Republicans would undoubt-
eddy have nominated Progressive can
didate for the ice-Presidency, the
Progressives in the Senate would prob
ably Join with them and insure the
election OF the Republican candidate II,
as probable, he was one Of the two at
the top OF the list in number of cleo
toral Notes.-The Senate being restricted
to that choice.
There being a vacancy In the Office
OF President on the day that the term
OF President Taft expired, and no
President having been chosen by the
House, the President would be-
come the President.
| In addition TO the name of Governor
Hadley, those Of Senator Borah, Sen
ator Cummins OF Iowa, and Senator
Warren, OF Wyoming, were mentioned
as possible candidates for Vice Presl-
dent.
John Wanamakers name was com
mented on favorably by many. Other
names mentioned We're those OF Gov
ernor Deneen Of Illinois and John
Maynard Harlan, who has done such
excellent work on the stump In the
present campaign.
To Follow Out Schedule.
Chairman Hilles, Mr.. Barnes and
several other members of the national
committee discussed yesterday morn
ing as to whether they should not call
off all speechmaking under the auspices
of the committee and practically close
the campaign at once. The decision
reached was embodied in the following
statement:
| After considering the question whether
any change should be made In the cam
paIgn programme OF speechmaking, In
view Of the death Of the Vice President,
the Republican National Committee has
decided to follow out the schedule as ar
ranged for the remaining days OF the
| campaign.
This decision. so far as It relates to the
| continuation of the speechmaking cam
paign is due largely to a purpose to
| follow out what would have been the de-
! sIre of Mr.. Sherman. He took n great
interest in the details OF the campaign,
Il. hAfA h 10 A.n L.. hot