New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-03
Test of Strength Between PreSi.
dents and RooSevelt's Friends
viii! Come Next Thurs.
day at Chicago.
NEW SEES TAFT VICTORY
Doesn't Believe National Com.
mittee Will Seat Nebraskan
Before Convention-New
Contest Filed, Taking
Total of 230.


Chicago, June 2.-Friends Of Theodore
Roosevelt announced to-day that the
first real test of strength between their
candidate and President Taft would come
next Thursday, when r. B. Howell. OF
Omaha, national Republican committee
man elect from Nebraska, would demand
to be seated as the successor Of Victor
Rosewater acting chairman Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, prior to the
hearing of contests by that body.
The Roosevelt managers are prepared
to make a determined fight to have Mr.
Howell seated, and If they succeed they
will demand that Borden D. Whiting, OF
New Jersey; Thomas K. Niedringhaus,
of Missouri, and other national commit
teemen-elect chosen either by direct pri-
mary or state convention be seated.
By this means they may succeed In
controlling the national committee and
deciding whether Senator Elihu Root, OF
New York, shall be recommended as tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
Harry S. New, chairman Of the sub
committee on arrangements for the con-
vention, declined to discuss the plans or
the Roosevelt leaders, but intimated that
he believed the national committee
would not seat Mr.. Howell or any other
committeeman elect until after the ao-
iournment of the convention. he also
expressed the opinion that the natlohai
committee would approve of the selectlon
of Senator Root as temporary chairman
and indorse the plan adopted for the ols-
tribution of convention tickets.
r. B. Howell national committeeman
elect from Nebraska. arrived here to-day
armed with a certificate signed by Gov
ernor Aldrich of Nebra ska and the Sec
rotary of State. Auditor, Treasurer and
Attorney General of that state, setting
forth that he was regularly elected to the
Office on April 10, 1912.
Mr.. Howelrs Statement.
ur Howell. after comforting with Sec
retary Sims OF the national Roosevet
committee, issued the following state
ment:
have heretofore made no puollc
statement as TO my intentions IN the
,-atter of claiming a seat in the Repup
Iican National Committee when tnat
bodv meets next Thursday 10 consider
the claims OF contesting delegauons'
However, some time ago l dlo coihNiuni-
cate nv views TO the managers OF tIe
Roosevelt campaign respecting my IIsi
TO immediate recognition as the hatloiie'
committeeman from Nebraska
There can be no question that am.
under the laws OF the state, the ony
nerson entitled 10 act as natlonai coIl-
mitteeman from Nebraska. nave Ger
tifcate of election issued by Nepraskas
Secretary of State. and l have quanned
70 assume my duties as natlohal cori'iii'-
teeman, as provided by law. :,
As 10 whether | will be allowed 20
,.rform the functions Of the otflce WI,
depend solely upon whether the nationa'
committee, when I present my orenen.
tiaIs, will recognize the primary laws o'
the State Of Nebraska.
As understand IT, the national COM
,,;tt.e has already adopted rule recog'
n;,inn such laws OF the various states;
hsnce IL would appear that the commit,
Tee must grant me my seat or else y WI,
make an exception in the application o'
lis rules in the favor OF its acting cha'r'
man. t.
perrission TO sit as member or tns
natiHaI committee at this time tor per
sorR reasons. My course is dictateo
whoIIy by what | consider to be my DUTY
in this en,eraoncy. AS am the f1rst ana
only national committeeman from Ne
raska 10 be recognized by the laws OF
tha state and 10 be elected by the ma
ioritv Of the voters or the hepullcd,,
marty throughout the state peHeVe
would not be doing my full duty unless
filed my credentials at TINS time anu or
tared to take part in the deliberations OF.
tbe Renublican National Committee when
II sits in Judgment upon the contests pc
fore II at its meetings on and after June
next
Headquarters Open To-day.
Beginning tomorrow, Chicago VIII DO
the centre of the fight for the noniiha-
ton for President, as the heaoquar'erS
OF Taft, Roosevelt, La Toilette ana ou'n-
minis will be opened here.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon campaign
manager OF Roosevelt. and congress
man w. B. Mckinley in charge OIL
President Tafts campaign, are expected
from Washington tomorrow. TUESDAY
~ "Wednesday Charles D. Hilles, secre-
tary to President Taft, VIII arrive 10
remain until after the convention.
Members of the national committee are
gathering TO attend the meeting OF that
body next Thursday, and II is expected
nv Wednesday every member will be
here. Five members of the committee
already are here. They are Harry -
New. of Indiana; David W. Mulvane' OF
Kansas: Pearl Wight Of Louisiana;
Ralph f. williams, OF Oregon ana
Frank o. Louden. of Illinois. Boies Pen
rose. of Pennsylvania, and a number ot
other members of the national commit
tee are expected on Tuesday.
Ex-senator Charles Dick. OF Ohio. VINO
Is TO handle the contests for President
Taft before the national committee WI"
he here tomorrow morning and Ormspy
ucHarg. who is to represent Colonei
Roosevelt in the matter OF contests, Is
expected to arrive tomorrow evening
Roth will remain here until atter the
national committee finishes the hearing
of contests.
William Hayward, secretary OF the
national committee. received one new
contest to-day. 1t was another hst OK
delegates-at-large from Florida, WHICH
makes three sets chosen at large from
that state. two Taft delegations ana one
Roosevelt