New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
ExpuISions from National Conn.,
mittee Number Four. and
Three designations Are
Accepted.
35 STATES REPRESENTED
Reports of Situation in Many
Sections so Optimistic as to
Create Surpri- Action
ON Muddle Over
Electors.

Having rid itself Of seven members
who instead of being loyal to Presi-
dent Taft and the national platform
have been supporting Colonel Roose-
welt and the principles OF the Progress
sive party, the Republican National
COMMITTEES Yesterday spent consider
a BILE time in discussing the situation in
various states The reports were
highly optimistic. and several Of the
members expressed surprise a reports
from other states.
II knew that things were shaping
themselves up in n most satisfactory
way In my state" was the way one
member expressed It. but did not re-
alize how strong the situation was in
other states
II was announced that the electoral
situation was entirely Strengthened out
In all the states except California,
Kansas and Nebraska. \ committee
will be appointed To discuss ways and
means Of enabling the supporters Of
President Taft 20 vote FOR him in Cali
fornia. \ resolution was adopted call
ing upon the Roosevelt electors in Ne
braska and Kansas to get Off the Re-
publican ticket voluntarily.
The meeting was held at the Man
haitian Hotel. In this city
Four members OF the committee were
expelled. or. as the resolution in each
case euphemistically put II, their seats
were declared vacant. They were Russ
Avery. Of California: Borden D. whit
ing, OF New Jersey; Richmond Pear
SON. OF North Carolina. and William s.
Edwards, OF West Virginia.
Three designations Accepted.
Tho resignations OF three members
were accepted. az follows: |. A. Case
well, OF Minnesota; G. c. Priestley. Of
Oklahoma, and Walter F. Brown OF
Ohio.
Russ Avery sent a sort OF resigna-
| tion by telegraph, in which he rather
challenged the right OF the national
committee 10 discipline him. on the
ground that he and his associates in
California were the regular Republican
organization in that state. II was de-
cided that Mr. Avery should be dis
ciplined and that his telegram should
not be considered as a resignation. Be
cause Of the fact that the organization
there il in the hands OF the Roosevelt
men It became necessary 10 appoint a
special committee Of the national COM
mittee 10 select successor To Mr..
Avery. That committee is composed
Of Samuel A. Perkins. OF Washington;
Ralph d. Cameron. Of Arizona, and
Ralph Williams. Of oregon.
Borden ID. Whiting has taken the
position that he had never qualified as
a member OF the committee, and that
Il was therefore unnecessary for him
TO resign. He has recently been made
national committeeman for New Jer-
sey for the Progressive party. The
Republican committee yesterday seated
ex- Governor Franklin Murphy in place
of Mr.. whiting. Mr.. Murphy, who was
the choice OF the New Jersey State
Committee, was the former representa-
tive Of that state on the national COM
mittee.
In the case of North Carolina the
committee seated +. c. Duncan, former
member, IN place Of Mr.. Pearson. Mr..
Duncan was chosen At the recent state
convention at Charlotte.
State Committees to Select