Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-04
OYSTER BAY STATEMENT
CAUSES STIR IN CHICAGO
Committee Will Stand Pat on the
Temporary Chairmanship.
OPEN HEARING ON CONTESTS
Acting Chairman Rosewater Sees
No Reason to Refuse Admitting
the Press, as Both the Prin-
cipals Desire 1t.

CHICAGO. June 4.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt's determination TO
renew the fight on Senator Elihu
Root for temporary chairman and
to bend every effort to his defea,
when the republican national con
vention is opened June rs has
caused general unrest among the
republican leaders and national
committeeman who have reached
Chicago. Members OF the ma
tlonal committee and leaders in
both the Taft and Roosevelt
headquarters discussed Col. Roose-
velt's statement with reluctance
today But Alexander III. Revcll
and Edward w. Sims declared
themselves this morning in hearty
accord with Col Roosevelt in his
decision to fight the selection OF
Senator Root.
Committee Stands Pat.
| Victor Rosewater OF Omaha. acting
chairman of the national committee. satd
he believed Col. Roosevelt's attitude
would make no change In tho plans of
the subcommittee which picked Senator
Root for the temporary chairmanship,
Mr. Rosewater said this action was final.
unless some member of the national COM
mittee demanded that Il be reviewed by
the full committee.
| One of the active Roosevelt men on
the national committee may bring mp for
| review In the full committee the action
| of the subcommittee of which Col. Harry
8. New Is chairman. The committee. II
appealed TO. undoubtedly will sustain the
subcommittee. throwing the temporary
Craftsmanship fight onto the floor of the
| convention.
Open Hearings Apparently Assured.
Open hearings OF the contest cases
which are to be taken up by the national
| committee Friday Is apparently assured.
| Acting Chairman Rosewater favors such
action. as do former Senator Charles Dick
| of Ohio, President Taft's contest attor-
| ney. and Ormsby McHarg. the Roosevelt
contest attorney.
THE committee has no reason for re-
| fusing the newspaper men admission 10
1 the arguments of cases., said Acting
| Chairman Rosewater, IF the principals
/ themselves want the session open. The
| committee never has conducted star
! chamber proceedings. for attorneys for
both sides have been present when cases
| were argued.
Mr. Rosewater said the committee
would undoubtedly reach its decision on
each contest case behind closed doors.
after the arguments had been made
Waiting for the Generals.
The active political leaders today We're
expectantly watching trains for the ar
rival of Senator Dixon. Representative
William e. Mckinley. William Barnes.
| jr or some of the other eastern generals
| in the opposing camps \ few additional
national committeeman came early. but
the majority of them probably VIII not
| arrive until tomorrow.
| But one proxy is to be held in the com
| mittse's sessions. so Ear as can be learned
at present Thomas H. Devine viii rep
resent Colorado. in place Of National
Committeeman Charles +. Cavender
| Several informal meetings of the orpoS-
| ing elements in the committee are e1-
4 pected today and tomorrow. PREPARATORY
to the assembling of the full COMMITTEES
1 Thursday.
| Gives Rival Little Consideration.
| Mr.. Rosewater. commenting on the at
| tempt of r. Il. Howell of Omaha to take
an Immediate seat on the republican ma
tional committee, said:
| Il regard ii as an attempt by Mr.. How
| ell to divert the attention of the commit
| tee from the real subjects which should
occupy II. | do not consider II oil any
consequence"
Both the rival camps are located In
| the Congress Hotel which also is tho
official headquarters of Col. Harry :.
New, chairman OF the subcommittee oft
| arrangements Advance guards of botl
| the Taft and Roosevelt factions opened
/ the headquarters yesterday IN prepa-
ration for the coming OF the two cniefS.
With the arrival today of Victor Rose
water of Nebraska. acting chairman ot
| the national committee, it was thought
| the members OF that body present
| would be called together informally.
No regular meeting OF the committee
| Will be held today, however.
| President Wants Public Hearings.
| 4 letter from President Taft TO Chair
man Harry :. New of the subcommittee
on arrangements for the republican na-
| tional convention suggesting that tlla
meetings of the national committee 4
| which contests are heard he public WAS
| received at the national committee head
quarters yesterday afternoon.
| The President suggests that Mr.. New
| take up with the committee the matter
of open hearings, and that IL the COM
mittee finds it possible the deliberations
over the contests, go of which already
| have been prepared for submission, bs
carried on in open sessions.
| The President. Mr.. New said. did not.
of course, favor the general admission
of the public to the hearings. That
would cause TOO much confusion and take
too much time But he did favor the
opening of the hearings to the newspaper
men.
Chairman New said the suggestion or
the President would have great weight
with the committee. This, taken In con-
with the COMMITTEES.
The Presidents letter was the chief
subject of discussion at republican politi-
cal headquarters last night, and his declas