The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-03
Fight
SHIFTS To CHICAGO
CLASH CERTAIN OVER
CONTROL OF COMMITTEE
New Roosevelt Committeeman
Will Insist on Seats to Decide
Contests.
Headquarters of Four Presidential
Candidates to Be Opened
Today.

CHICAGO. June Friends OF Col.
Roosevelt announced to-day that the
nrst real test OF strength between
their candidate and President Taft
VIII come next Thursday when R. b.
Howell, OF Omaha. national Repub-
Ilcan committeeman-elect from
Nebraska, will demand to be seated
as the ~uccesso OF Victor Rosewater.
retiring chairman OF the Republican
committee. prior TO the hearing OF
contests by that body.
The Roosevelt managers are pre.
pared to make a determined fight TO
have Mr.. Howell seated, and ~ thew
succeed they will demand that Borden
ID. Whiting. OF New Jersey: Thomas,
n, N~iedringhaus, OF Missouri, and
other national committeemen-elect
chosen either by direct primary or
state convention, be seated.
BY this means they may succeed in
controlling the national COMMITTEES.
and decide whether Senator Elihu
Root. OF New York. shall be recon-
mended as temporary chairman Of the
convention.
Harry S. New. chairman of the sub
committee on arrangements for the
convention. declined to discuss the
plans OF the Roosevelt leaders. but
intimated that he believed the Ma
tional committee would not seat Mr..
Howell or any other committeeman
elect until after the adjournment OF
the convention. He also IMPRESSED
the opinion that the National commit
tee would approve OF the election of
Senator Root as temporary chairman,
n endorse the plan adopted for the
distribution of convention tickets.
Howell on Scene.
r. B. Howell, National committee
man-elect from Nebraska, arrived
here to-day armed with a certificate
signed by Governor Aldrich. OF Ne
braska. and the Secretary of State.
Auditor, Treasurer and Attorney Gen.
eral OF that State. setting forth that
he vas regularly elected TO the Of
fee April 10. 1912. Mr.. Howell. after
comforting with Secretary Sims Of the
National Roosevelt committee, issued
the following statement:
Il have heretofore made no public
statement as to my intentions In the
mater OF claiming a seat in the Re
publican National committee when
that body meets next Thursday TO
consider the claims OF c~ontesting del
egations. However. some time ago I
did communicate my views TO the
managers OF the Roosevelt campaign
respecting my right TO immediate rec
ognitiOn as the National committee
man from Nebraska.
There can be no question that I,
an under the laws OF the state the
only person entitled 10 act as national
committeeman from Nebraska. I
have a certificate OF election Issued
by Nebraska's secretary Of state. have
qualified to assume my duties as ma
tional committeeman as provided By
law.
As 10 whether I will be allowed
20 perform the functions OF the onics
will depend solely upon Whistler the
national committee. when I present
my credentials. will recognize the pri-
mary laws Of the state OF Nebraska.
Claim Seat As His.
AS 7 understand II. the national
committee has already adopted a rule
recognizing such laws OF the various
states hence % would ppear that
the committee must grant ma ny
e or else Il will make an exception
In the application % is rules IN favor
q its acting chairman.
y am not making an application
for permission % 90 az a member Of
the national committee ~ this tine
for persona. reasons Ny course n
dictated wholly BY what 7 consider
20 be my duty 20 this emerFsncv. A.
I am The fret and only national CON.
mitteemau from Nebraska 20 b. rec
oEnited b. The Laws % the state and
t~couunusd On r.Es ms-.al