The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-12-16
REPUBLICAN PARTY
WILL BLAZE TRAIL
IN 1916 CAMPAIGN
Will Outline Issues
Week Before Demo-
Gratis Assemble
CHICAGO IS HOST
CHICAGO is HOST
To National Convention On
June 81, Committees Pre-
i pairing Plans

Chicago, Ill.,-Arrangements for
the Republican national convention
which will be held here beginning
June Z, have started. The local COM
mittees, following the action of the
Republican national committee in
OH Chicago, Immediately began their
organization.
Won on First Ballot
Washington, d. C.,-Chicago waa
selected by the Republican national
committee last night as the meeting
place of. the 1916 Republican nation
al convention to be held June Z, one
week before the democratic conven-
tion in ST. Louis.
The vote stood: Chicago, 81; San
Francisco, 13; ST. Louis, 4; Phila-
delphia, g
Party to Blaze Trail
Earlier in the day the committee
had determined upon the date. Adj
vocates of an early convention orgu-
ed that now was the time for the
Republican party to take the often
sive against its political enemies
without regard for the precedent of
allowing the party in power to meet
first and announce its candidates and
principles. 1t was urged that the
party should not consider defensive
campaign. but should blaze the trail
and give it's story to the country first
without waiting to see what the Dem
ocrats intended to do.
Object to Early Date
Technical objections raised to an
early date by representatives of West
Virginia and South Dakota, where
primaries to elect convention dele
gates are held June 6, were met by
the adoption of a resolution which
Will permit the names of the candi-
dates of these states to be placed on
the roll Of the convention with the
agreement that certification by tele-
graph from the proper authorities
after the primaries will be valid au-
thorization.
The Republican fight, the gossip
went. will be waged on a few plain
principles; defense of American com
merce and industry, and defense of
American lives. One of the points of
attack will be that the Democratic
party in congress has not stood for
an absolute plan of preparedness un-
til events across the sea force them
to change their position.
(lnasmuch as it ordinarily takes a
week to definitely determine the re
suit of primary election in South
Dakota, at least to the extent that
they may be given an official basis.
the statement in The Republican yes
terday that presidential primary
on April will be necessary. appears
to be fully based on the conditions.
despite the action of the Republican
national committee yesterday in de-
Gliding to allow telegraphic certifi-
cation of the state delegates from this
state. Also it is>obviously impossible
even should the results of the pri-
mary election be known on the dav
on which 1T takes place, to have the
delegates designated reach Chicago
III time for the opening of the CON
vention.)
Governor For Special Election.
Pierre. S. D.-Under the proyis-
ions of Section 81 of the new nrim-
airy act i'll this state the calling of
the national Republican convention
LOT June will require a special
primary election the first Tuesday in
April for the selection of delegates.
Gov. F. M. Byrne today declared
that he considered all delegates to
the national convention should be
selected at the earlier date under
the law, and that the provisions are
specific in the requirement for the
call for the special election in April.
as it would be manifestly impossible
to select delegates in this state at a
primary election on June 6 to attend
a national convention in Chicago on
the day following.
REPUBLICANS NO LONGER