The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-07

attempt to prevent Borah from fin
ishing his argument,
Chicago. June Publicity will
govern the republican national com
mittee in its deliberations upon the
contests for seats in the national con
vention. This was decided without
opposition at the opening OF the SEES
sion of the committee yesterday, in
accordance with the expressed wish
es of President Taft and Col Theo'
dore Roosevelt. The public and news
papers will be represented by the
five press associations recognized by
admission of their reporters TO the
floor of the national House OF Repre-
sentatives at Washington. Two men
from each of the press associations
will be permitted to be present dur
ing all deliberations and decisions Of
the committee; there will be no exc
cutive sessions. Thus declaring EN-
phatically for publicity in all its pro-
ceedngs, the committee also elected
Victor Rosewater OF Omaha, Neb.,
permanent chairman and adopted the
rules OF four years ago, which are to
govern the hearings preliminary to
the national convention which begins
the 18th.
Opinions differed last night as TO
the significance OF the only vote tax.
en- during the meeting which might
be construed as a test of strength In
the committee as between the Taft
and Roosevelt adherents in the com
mittee That vote of 80 to 10 was on
the question of combining the repre-
sentation of the newspapers TO the
press associations. The Roosevelt
people contended for complete re
moval of the lid" by admitting also at
least one representative 'of every
newspaper having recognition in
the press galleries of Congress This
was urged by Committeeman kel'
logg of Minnesota as a substitute for
the recommendation of Committee
man Hart OF Iowa, but the roll-call
showed the success OF Mr.. Harris mo
ton.
The 10 who supported Mr.. Kel
logg's substitute were: T. Coleman
DUPONT OF Delaware, William II
Borah of Idaho (who also voted the
proxy of George A. knight OF Cali
formal. A. II. Burnam of Kentucky
Peal Wight OF Louisiana, Frank b
Kellogg Of Minnesota, William l.
Ward OF New York, John c. Capers
of South Carolina. Thomas Thorsor
of South Dakota, Cecil A. Lyon oil
Texas, c. Il. Loose OF Utah, Fred T
Rogers OF Wisconsin and j. Callar
! O'Laughlin. who held the proxy Of
Sidney Bieber of the District OF Co
lumbia. The only other vote OF {
significant character was on the pro
posal of Senator Borah that eigh
members should be sufficient to order
roll.call This was defeated ant
the old rule providing for 20 for thli
purpose was reenacted.
The Taft adherents did not objec
to the widest publicity, but arguet
that the committee did not have IN
cilities for admitting all, and urge,
that, while no part of the committee
sessions should be practically execu
tive. stenographic reports should b.
. given TO the press. IL was pointel
out by Secretary William Haywar,
that there was not In yesterdays SEES
sion a suggestion from anyone tina
any part OF the future proceeding
should be kept secret; on the cor
trary he declared that the committe
would assist In giving the wides
publicity to their work. A plan {
, give ont daily a stenographic repor
of the proceedings came up thoug
the adoption OF a motion by Commit
teeman Shackelford OF Alaska, an
this will be done
one subject which was general
! expected to cause friction was scare,
ly mentioned. That was the expec
ed EFFORT to seat the new nations
committeeman recently chosen