Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-05
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS TO
SETTLE CONTEST AND PLAN
FOR DELEGATES.
LEADERS ON HAND TO
PROTECT THEIR CANDIDATES
First Test in Committee VIII! 6e on
Question Of Seating Successor 10
Rosswater-Taft Men Plan Coup If
Howell is ssatsd-committss to Hear
Contests Friday.

Chicago, June 5.-Al roads led to
Chicago today so far as members of
the republican national COMMITTEES
were concerned.
Before night majority of the COM
mitteenen as well as leaders who come
lar candidates for the presidential
nomination, were expected to arrive in
readiness for the formal organization
of the committee, which is scheduled
to be taken up tomorrow.
On Friday the committee is expected
to be prepared to begin consideration
of contests. Senator Dixon, Of Mon
tana, manager for Colonel Roosevelt.
and Congressman William B. McKin-
ley, OF Illinois, manager for Mr.. Taft.
were arrivals on morning trains.
Victor Rosewater. committeeman
from Nebraska, discussed the rules Of
the contest hearings. in which slight
changes probably will be made, with
Ormsby McHarg. the Roosevelt contest
attorney, and former Senator Charles
Dick, of Ohio, who VIII represent the
Taft claimants.
Committee Has Program Mapped Out.
The republican national committee
met at O'Clock this afternoon at the
convention offices in the Coliseum an
mex aud proceeded to the most import
ant business Of the republican nation
al convention-from purely political
standpoint-the settlement of the con-
tested seats.
The first proposition will be to call
the roll uf the members OF the ma
tionai committee. This is to precipitate
The question at the outset as 10 Wheth-
er Victor Rcsewater or r. B. Howell Is
the man entitled to represent Nebraska
in the committee. Mr.. Rosewater was
elected by the Nebraska delegation to
Chicago four years ago. Mr.. Howell
was elected at the republican direct
primaries several weeks ago. 1t will be
the first test OF the 1912 convention be-
tween the Taft and anti-Taft forces.
Mr.. Rosewater will be presiding Of
f1cer over the committee deliberations
as the acting chairman. post he has
occupied since the death of the late
John F. Hill. Of Maine.
Taft Men Plan Coup.
II the committee determines Mr..
Howell is the properly elected COM
mitteeman and entitled to his seat--a
proposal which Mr.. Howell is prepared
to assert as a. legal certainty-the Taft
managers have planned to proceed to
elect Mr.. Rosewater the permanent
chairman of the committee. notwith-
standing the fact that he give way to
Mr. Howell as the Nebraska commit
teeman.
This is proposed not only as a slap
at the general theory Of the direct pri-
mary from the standpoint of the con-
servative wing Of the party, but as no.
tice to the progressives generally that
the administration program has been
made and is to be carried out to the
limit Of the ability of the Taft forces.
AS precedent for the election of
chairman who may no. be an actual
member Of the national committee, the
administrator managers are prepared
to cite the cases of Mark Hanna,
George B. Cortelyou, and Frank II.
Hitchcock. each of who acted as chair
man without having been elected a
member Of the committee.
Insist on "closed Sessions"
The next step in the proceedings, as
arranged by the Taft management, is
to pass upon the matter Of opening UP
the contest hearings to the public. De-
spite the request of Senator Dixon,
representing Colonel Roosevelt, and of
the letter from President Taft to Col.
Harry s. New, which Col. New quotes
as acquiescing in the suggestion Of
non-executive session Of the commit
tee during the contest proceedings,
strong element in the committee. OF
which Colonel New is one. will declare
the proceedings necessarily must be
executive and will insist upon the arr
guments being made behind closed
doors.
Committeeman Ward Of New York,
Brooker Of Connecticut. and Du Pont
of Delaware started for Chicago from
New York yesterday. They were quoted
before leaving as ready to insist upon
open sessions Of the national commit
tee.
Stick to Choice Of Root.
The present committee arrangements
selection of Elihu Root as temporary
cha will be taken up by the fun
national committee.
-
has taken the position. uIl-
der the authority conferred in Wash
ington in December, that its power was
absolute and that its choice for tempo
rary chairman Is not matter Of. ap-
peal to the nationa! committee. He
intimated that an effort to overturn,
the action OF the sub committee would
be defeated in the full committee. The
indications from Roosevelt stand
point were that no attempt will be
made to attack Mr.. Roots selection
within the national committee. but that
the real fight. II one Is to be made.
will come on the floor Of the conven-
ton,
Tsddy's Bull Dog Arrives.
Nine members of the clerical star Of
the national Roosevelt headquarters,
who arrived in Chicago yesterday fFOm
New York and Washington, stirred up