Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-03
M'HARG IN CHARGE
OF ROOSEVELT
FORCES At
CHICAGO
Prospects Of Strenuous Con-
test Before Republican Ma
tional Committee for Seat
ing Of Contested Delegations
DIRECTOR M'KINLEY
LEADS TAFT FACTION
tny Essnlag IIernIa 4. 2. Leasea VI

(hy EteeAnE HeFnia ~ r. Leased WAfef
Chicago, June 3.-1he vanguard of
the political hosts who are to mako
Chicago their camping ground until
the nomination Of a Republican can
dldate for president arrived today.
national committee headquarters were
thrOnged with the sklrmlsh line Jo-
seph g. Kealing os Indiana opened
the Taft headquarters In readiness
FOR the arrival Of Congressman Will
llam y. Mckinley, head OF the Tart
forces. who Is expected before night.
Ormsby McHarg, who ~ 90 repre-
sent the Roosevelt men Jar contests
also arrived with a batch Of briefs 20
be submitted 20 the committee.
The claim of r. b. Howell, elected
Republican national committeeman
from Nebraska. that he should be
seated IN place Of Victor koacWeteri
the present committeeman from Me-
hraska. continued 60 be the main
topic of conversation.
Cecil Lyon national committeeman
from Texas. arrived with the claim
of the Texas Roosevelt delegation for
seats IN the convention and cOnfi-
IDENTITY asserted that the national COM
mittee wOuid uphold his contention.
Mr. McHarg and other Roosevelt
| leaders said they were taking no part
/ In the Howell controversy and mem.
bers Of the national committed, allied
with the TAFT forces. intimated the
claim OF the Nebraska man would be
| quickly settled when II was formally
presented They took the view that
as the national committee Is not or
| genizod By statute. the election OF p
/ committeeman by state primary or
[ by other means would not necessiiate te
the setting aside Of the precedcuts
and change tho membership before
the completion of the convention.
Alexander "A. Reyell. head OF the
/ Illinois toOsevelt league. arrived from
1 the oyster Ray conference lie
/ the general RooReynn committee Nat
appoinied 20 watch the progress %
Il qucRslen ~ Che Temporary chnirmHn-
ship which had been proffereo "a
Senator Root hy the subcommittee on
arrangements.
"The great thing which We are
Il working for said Mr.. RoNcl, ia
the nomination OF Theodore Roose-
welt. We shall stick 90 that great
idea and pey little attention 10 non
essentials.
Joseph h. Healing announced thal
the Taft headquarters staff would
include william Barnes. Jr., OF Ne"
York. NCwail Saunders Of Tennessee
Senator Murray Crane OF MasHachu'
setts. Senator PenrOae of Pennsyl
Vania. former Senator Hemingway o
Indiana: J. n Adams OF Iowa, g. }
Diekema Of Michigan.
Charles ID. Hiiles, secretary TO tn
president. Is expected, although th'
time OF his arrival IL not known.
MIR. Rcvell said there was no tail
Of "a separate convention. that COlonc
Roosevelt expected tho national com
mlttec 10 be fair IN its treatment
lie said no arrangements whatevc
had been madc for the personal at
tendance Of the colonel
The defeat OF the majority OF ih
/ Roosevelt contesta, when presented
lo the national committee. woeld no
end the fight for the seating Of thes
conteailng delegations. according q
Roosevelt members OF tho nationR
committee uow here. Pearl Wighl
( national committeeman from LouiHi
ana and strong Roosevelt worker
said the contests " carried hcyon
, the national committee, would com
before credentials committee, II
which at least twelve more me-
would be Roosevelt sympathiNers
The Roosevelt leaders intend u
carry the fight into the convention
and before the credentials committe,
~ fherc s. anything that they conHiu
er "flagrnnt or Unfair ~ the ncuvil
of the national committee on ~
, cases.