The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-09
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. d. c., July g. Charles
ID. Hilles was chosen chairman of the
Republican national committee this
morning. Hilles met with the sub
committee TO arrange for the other
officers.
Hilles is secretary to the president
Prior TO being appointed to that pc
stlon he was connected with the
treasury department as assistant sec
retary.
Hilles is an energetic young man
and President Taft has great eXpec-
tations from his management of the
rational campaign Hilles is Al
years of age and married.
James b. Reynolds, member OF
the tariff board, was. chosen secre-
tary of the committee.
Hilles and the full committee will
meet on July 10Th in New York to
appoint treasurer and other Of
ficials.
Mr.. Hilles will resign as secre-
tary TO the president on Saturday.
To Ask Taft to Quit.
Office holders are scared. A ma
tion-wide movement to petition
President Taft to withdraw from the
Republican presidential candidate
is being backed by a large number
of republican office holders who feel
that they face defeat in November
unless the breach in the party can
be healed.
These men include members Of
congress, members Of state legsla-
lures, which will elect senators,
state and county Office holders and
party candidates. II the movement
TO petition Mr. Taft to withdraw
succeeds in gaining any volume, It
is said, the same men in the inter-
est OF party harmony, may ask
Colonel Roosevelt also to withdraw
as a prospective candidate for an
Independent nomination and permit
a compromise selection of some
man agreeable to both factions or
the party. 1t is the desire of the
promoters of the scheme, that a de- |
cision shall be reached before Aug |
ust 3, when the Roosevelt faction |
plan TO hold convention in Chica-
go.
viii Start at once.
The circulation of petitions. 1t |
was declared today would start |
within a week. 1t was said the |
movement would begin spontaneous
ly in the states. The organizers |
now are circulating blank forms OF
petitions and apprising supervisors
who are in turn to engage canvass
ers to solicit the signatures of the
Republicans. The authors OF the
plan expect to offer practically ev-
cry Republican voter in the United
states a chance to express his opin-
ion of Mr.. Taft's candidacy.
The publicity given the plans OF
Republican house members to cir
culate petitions calling on President
Taft to withdraw as the head of the
national ticket has retarded the de-
Velopment of the scheme if it has not
actually circumvented it. 1t was ad-
nitted that the reported support of
he conservative Republicans would
not be forth coming. Rep
resentative Davis actively advocated
lie petition. A draft of it was pre-
,ented TO Murdock, Jackson, Rees,
Young. of Kansas, and other repre-
sentatives. No terms were agreed
Ipon and thus far none has signed
Lack of support is believed to be re-
,ponsible for the delay.
Raymond After Priestly.
The Harris-Priestly matter is up :.
in the air-also, up to the president. ,
Priestly was not present, nor was
he requested before the sub-com- 3
mittee of the national committee !
which last evening took up the :
On behalf of Harris. Judge c. W. :
of Oklahoma, presented j,
an argument and briefs, contending /
that the election of Priestly was ir- p
regular, for the reason that the Ok il
Iahoma delegates to the Chicago
did not remain through In
out the sessions of the committee. Ii
Judge Raymond also contended %
hat Priestlys name appeared on v
the cali for a new party. issued yes [
terday lby Senator Dixon, Theodore
Roosevelt's manager. his seat a
should be vacated under the rule l.