Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-04
WARD TO LEAD
ROOSEVELT CLAN

CHICAGO. June 4 The Roosevelt
forces in the Republican National Com
nlittee will be led by William L. Ward.
committeeman from New York. accord
ing to information received today. The
inability of S. A. Perkins, committeeman
from the State of Washington to be
present because of an accident has raised
the probability that william Barnes, jr..
Mr.. Wards chief antagonist in the New
York delegation, may hold a proxy in
the committee and marshal the Taft
forces to the fight in hat body.
This development was the most inter
esting feature in today's preconvention
developments. Senator Dixon, Medill,
Mccormick, Mr.. Ward and other Roose-
welt leaders will arrive in the morning.
The organization of the Roosevelt TOM
mitteemen has begun. Senator Dixon
personally will direct the so-ealled dele
gates committee" which is to be the
flying wedge" of the Roosevelt cam
paign among incoming convention dele
gates.
Roosevelt's determination to renew the
fight on Senator Root for temporary
chairman, and to bend every effort to
his defeat when the convention opens
Jun is, has caused general unrest among
leaders an dnational committeeman.
Members of the national committee and
leaders In both the Taft and Roosevelt
headquarters discussed Colonel Roose-
velt's statement with reluctance today,
but Alexander II. Revell aud Edward w
Sims declared themselves this morning
in hearty accord with Colonel Roosevelt
in his decision to fight the selection OF
Senator Root.
Victor Rosewater, of Omaha, acting
chairman of the national committee. said
he believed Colapel Roosevelt's attitude
would make no change In the plans OF
the subcommittee which picked senator
Root for the temporary craftsmanship.
Mr.. Rosewater said this action was final,
unless some member o fthe national com
mittee demanded that 1t be reviewed by
the full committee. One of the active
Roosevelt men on the national committee
may bring up for review in the full com-
mittee the action of the subcommittee, OF
which Colonel Harry S. New is chairman.
The committee, IL appealed to, undoubt'
edly will sustain the subcommittee,
throwing the temporary Craftsmanship
fight on to the floor of the convention.
Open hearings of the contest cases
which are to be taken up by the national
committee Friday, apparently are assured.
Rosewater favors such action, as do
former Senator Dick, of Ohio, President
Taft's contest attorney, and ormsby Me
Harg, the Roosevelt contest attorney.
'.,rhe committee has no reason for re-
| fusing the newspaper men admission to
the arguments of cases." said Acting
Chairman Rosewater, IF the principals
Themselves want the sessions open. The
committee never has conductor star
chamber proceedings for attorneys for
both sides have been present when cases
were asgued.'
MI. Rosewater said the committee I'M
doubtedly would reach its decision on
each contest case behind closed doors,
after the arguments had been made.
Several informal meetings of the OPP
posing elements in the committee are
| pected today and tomorrow, preparatory
to the assembling of the full COMMITTEES
Thursday.
Mr.. Rosewater, commenting o n the
| attempt of r.. b.. Howell, Of Omaha. tc
| take an immediate seat on the Nationa
Republican Committee, said: Il re
gard It as an attempt by Mr.. Howell
to divert the attention of the committed
from the real subjects, which should oc
cupy them. I do not consider 1t of any
consequence"
The first of the Roosevelt contesting
delegates reached Chicago today. James
A. Conner and W.. S. Holt, of Arkansas.
representing the Roosevelt contests in
hat State, had a long conference with
Ormsby McHarg.
John Eversman, assistant to Represen-
tative Mckinley in the Taft national
headquarters, arrived at noon from
Washington.