Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-06-14
PRESS IS ADMITTED
REPRESENTATIVE OF FIVE NEWS
ASSOCIATIONS ARE
RECOGNIZED.
COMMITTEE IN SESSION
Rosewater 10 Made Chairman With.
out Anticipated Struggle Old
Rules Of Committee are
Adopted.

Chicago, ILL.,, - Publicity will
govern the Republican national com.
mittee's deliberations upon the con-
tests for seats in the national conven.
ton. This was decided without op.
position at the opening session of the
committee in accordance with the ex.
pressed wishes of President Taft and
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The pub
lie and the newspapers will be repre-
scented by the Ave press associations
recognized by the admission of their
reporters to the floor of the national
house of representatives at Washing.
ton.
Two men from each such press as
ISOLATION will be permitted to be pres.
ent during all deliberations and de-
cisions of the committee. There will
be no executive sessions.
Thus declaring emphatically for pub
licity in all it's proceedings, the COM
mittee also elected Victor Rosewater
of Omaha permanent chairman and
adopted the rules of four years ago,
which are to govern the hearings pre-
liminary to the national convention,
which begins June IS.
Old Quorum Upheld.
The only other vote Of significant
character was on the proposal of Sen
ator Borah that eight members should
be sufficient to order roll call. This
was defeated and the old rule provid-
ing for 20 for this purpose was re-en-
acted.
The Taft adherents did not object to
the widest publicity, but argued that
the committee did not have facilities
for admitting all and urged that while
part Of the committees sessions
should be practically executive, steno-
graphic reports should be given to the
press.
A plan to give out a daily steno-
graphic report Of the proceedings
came UP through the adoption of q
motion by Committeeman Shackleford
of Alaska and this will be done.
One subject which was generally
expected to cause friction was scarce
ly mentioned. That was the expected
effort to seat the new national COM
mitteemen recently chosen by various
state primaries and conventions. It
was expected to come up especially in
the case Of R. B. Howell OF Nebraska,
who will succeed Victor Rosewater.
The latter was elected with opposition
to be chairman in place of the late
John F. Hill of Maine and to- serve
until the close of the national con-
vention.
The old rules, giving 30 minutes to
each side in contests over state dele
cations at large and Is minutes per
side in district contests were re-adopt-
ed without opposition. With 1888 con-
tests pending, it is plain that the COM
mittee will need every available hour
from now until the convention meets,
on noon of Tuesday, June 18.
On resolution of Harry S. New of
Indiana, the basis of representation
will be as at present.
Ticket Spectators Under Ban.
Chicago, Illinois.-Colonel Harry s.
New, chairman of the subcommittee
on arrangements, made it plain that
he is prepared to deal harshly with
ticket scalpers should any attempt be
made by them to procure tickets to
the republican national convention for
speculation purposes.
Postoffice at Convention.
Chicago, Illinois.-Colonel Leroy T.
Steward, superintendent of city deliv-
cry at the Chicago postoffice, will be
in charge of special postoff1ce branch
at the Coliseum during the convention