Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-05
Should Roosevelt Delegate from
Nebraska be Seated It Is Pro-
posed to Make Rosewater
Chairman.
COLONEL EXPECTED
TO LEAD FIGHT
Convention Faces Greatest
TangIe Ever Known to Poll
tics; Root Contest Probably
Tell Story Of Outcome.

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IBy Morniag sournai special Leased wirs.l
| Chicago. June :. - Preparations
were completed tonight for the meet
| ing OF the republican national COM
mittee Thursday morning.
The committee faces a tangle sucn
as probably never faced the commit.
tee of a national party on the eve OF
| q convention.
The right of newly elected commit
teemen to seats; the question OF open
hearings for the more than two nun
dred delegate contests; the prospect
of a fight to the finish on the seiec-
ton Of Senator Root for temporary
chairman, and the belief that Colonel
Roosevelt and his associates Will
carry into the convention their fight
for the seats of their oontesting dele
gates, are some Of the problems en-
crossing the attention OF Chairman
New and the other members of the
Subcommittee on arrangements.
1t is the belief Of the national COM
mitteemen now In the city that the
right of r. b. Howell. OF Nebraska.
to the seat now held by Victor Rose
water will be settled when the COM
mittee meets Thursday morning.
The calling of the roll Will bring
Mr.. Rosewater's seat into controversy.
If the contest be decided against
Mr.. Rosewater. which is not expected,
an effort will be made II IL thought
to name Mr.. Rosewater as chairman
OF the COMMITTEES 10 serve until the
committee shall go out or existence
after the convention.
William Ward, national committee
man Of New York, who Is looked upon
as the prospective leader of the
Roosevelt forces in the coming con-
test, is anxiously awaited.
The national committee will meet
at 1890 o'clock Thursday morning.
Its first regular business will be to
name a chairman. Acting Chairman
Rosewater probably will be named to
succeed the late John j.. Hill, or
Maine. Consideration of new rules and
other preliminary business will oc-
cupy Thursdays sessions and contest
cases probably will not be taken up
until Friday.
Rumors we're current today that
Colonel Roosevelt would be on hand
before the convention preliminarics
were out OF the way. II was said by
republican leaders who arrived from
the east that the colonel expected to
be on hand not only to take part In
the convention proceedings. but to
direct the activities of the Roosevelt
flying wedge" which is being organ
ise, and drilled for propaganda work
among the delegates.
The number of contested delegates
now recorded by the committed, In |
cases where extra delegates |
we're chosen. now number 23S. Addi- |
tons may be made to this number. |
Hayward received teiegrams |
from the two factions In Arizona an
nouncing the proposed filing of con-
test briefs. The Arizona cases Will not |
be taken up I'm regular order. but Will
be held up until the briefs are on
hand.
II Is said by Taft leaders that al
hough Senators Penrose, OF PenpsyI-
vania, and Crane, Of Massa chusetts.
will arrive tomorrow and be here when
The committee organizes. they Will bo
by proxy during the later
SESSIONS. Representative Martin u.
)lmstead will sit for Senator Penrose,
md Representative George Lawrence
or Senator Crane II Is said. so that
he two senators may return TO Wash.
ngton.
Chairman New. of the sub-commit-
ce on arrangements today said that
he committee would have to go out
ide the New family to fill that posi-
ion In the future.
MY father was the first chairman
4 that committee In 1880" said Mr..
Few. "He was chairman Of II three
irles and / have been chairman three
lines. but am through with H. They
vii have 10 go outside the family
ext time"