The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-06
First Skirmish Will Go to
Taft in the Election of Vic
tor Rosewater as the Ma
tional Chairman.
TAFT MEN SEEKING
A ROOSEVELT BOLT
To Further This Plan Their
Program Calls for Election
of Root as the Perma-
nent Chairman.
tNatienal News Association,

(National News Association
CHICAGO, June 6.-The national
committee of the Republican party lie
scheduled to hold its first pre-conven-
tion meeting at o'clock this after
noon. With the rap of the gavel that
calls it's members to order, one of the
bitterest fights that the Republican
party has ever known will be ushered
in. That this struggle is imminent is
recognized by leaders of the three fac
tions assembled here for the coming
leaders were at the various headquar-
ters early, making final plans for their
maneuvers before the committeeman
appeared in their quarters at the Coli
scum annex.
The first fight will go to Taft. That
was conceded on all sides today. There
will be no contest over the seat of Vic
tor Rosewater. acting chairman of the
national committee, and committee
man from Nebraska. This was init
mated strongly from the Roosevelt
..
from the Taft seat of war.
Howell Quiets Down.
R. b. Howell. who was elected COM
mitteeman from Nebraska at the re
cent statewide primary. and who has
asserted that he would claim Rose
waters seat because of the election
may. 1t is true. file his credentials with
the national committee. when the roll
is called shortly after p. m. 1t will
be done to save his face" Howell ar
rived some days ago loudly proclaim
ing that he would strive to unseat
Rosewater. Since then National Com
mitteeman w. l.. Ward OF New York
has arrived. Ward is regarded as
Roosevelt's representative on the COM
mittee and its minority leader. He ap-
peared surprised that there should be
any talk of contests over the seating
of committeeman. The Howell talk
about Roosevelt headquarters has died
TO a whisper.
But Howell may be permitted to Ale
his claim. IL he does IL will first be
assured that he will agree to bide
peacefully by the rules of the commit
tee The rules will permit him to as
sumo his Office after the present con-
vention has adjourned.
Thus will the steam-roller get under
way today.
But before il proceeds with the reg
ular business of flattening out dele
gates who appear before IL in contest.
it is to be thoroughly overhauied. test
cd sw he
calls this procedure adopting rules.
That is the important business today.
viii Report Rules.
| The committee has heretofore oper-
ated only under temporary rules. II
has decided TO frame permanent laws
/ for its own government and today a
report OF the permanent rules commit
tee, headed by Committeeman Brook
er of Connecticut, viii be considered.
| II. The manner of hearing contests.
The limits of the term of committee
man
| While the final action of the commit
tee will determine the methods to be
used and while the report OF the COM
mittee is being guarded with a proper
solemnity. the gist OF the rules is
known. They will include a provision
that the contests shall be heard by ter
ritories and states in alphabetical or
der; that each side shall be allowed
not to exceed thirty minutes for the
presentation Of each contest over dele
gates at large and fifteen minutes for
district delegates; that where cases
are similar district contests may be
punched and heard all at the same
time: that the same evidence may be
used in various cases from the same
state: that no delegate whose election
was not in accordance with the call
and whose name was not filed at the
time fixed by the call shall be seated.
except that where there fs no contest