The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
The ChicaEU supporsers.

The committeeman voting for Chicago
were from the following states:
Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware.
Florida ,;-urgia. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa.
Kansas. Kentucky. Maine. Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Ne
brssks New Hampshire. New Jersey.
North Carolina. ohio. oklahoma. Porto
Rico. Rhode island. South Carolina,
Texas. Vermont. Virginia, West Vir-
giuia and Wisconsin and the District OF
Columbia
william Barnes. Jr.. national commit
,.rman from New York. voted for san
Francisco,
Chairman Hl!-S appointed a commit
t.. on arrangements for the convention.
which committee will report the names
Of Tn. temporary officers of tn. conven-
ton and have complete control of the ar
rangements. Mr.. Hilles will be- chairman
ex-ofiicio of thu committee, the other
members OF which are as follows:
Ralph r. Williams. oregon Franklin
Murphy, New Jersey r. {. Duncan
North Carolina Fred w. Estabrook
New Hampshire: Fred Stanley, Kansas
Charles Y. Warren. Detroit; Alvah H.
Martin. Virginia; James =. Goodrich
Indiana Thomas X. Neidringhaus. Mis-
souri,. and John 4. Adams, Iowa.
The following committee On code Of
rules for the government OF the Ma
tional Committee was also announced
Senator Reed Smoot, Utah, chairman
John w. McCulloch. Kentucky; +. f.
Hawkins. Minnesota Newell Sanders
Tennessee II. F. MacGregor. Texas, and
n. ". Maxson, Nevada.
Nr. barnes Defeated.
one Of the incidents Of the afternoon
nf ., H.
ing down "A suggestion made by William
Barnes, Jr, directing the committee on
arrangements to report the temporary
officers Of the convention not later than
March !. Mr.. Barness suggestion was
voted down. - To IL.
This resolution coming from Mr.
Barnes caused much comment. The New
Yorker said he favored having the tenn
porary officers selected early So that Il
there were any objections to them thu
matter could he threshed out In ad
vance. Many believed this was intended
as harmony move.
The committee devoted considerabl,
| time to wrestling with the problem o.
not making the early convention dat,
conflict with the primaries to select dele
gates. which will he held In South pa
kota and West Virginia the day befor,
the date hxed for the convention.
In West Virginia there is "A power t,
move up the date 80 that the election
may be held in April and this, 1t Is un
derstood, will he done AS regards Souti
| Dakota 1t was agreed that the delegate,
from that State would be placed on III.
| temporary roll. in the absence OF a con
test, on the certificate OF the Rspublica,
State chairman without waiting for til,
official certificate from the Secretary %
| State.
San Fra anciscO ''Rescued."
San Francisco showed some embarrass
| ment In the fight for the convention
| when her advocates were called on I,
| produce Il check for 100000 for tn.
National Committee. John Hays Ham
mond learned Of the difiiculty ant
promptly drew his check on the Crocke,
! National Bank for 100000, which Rem
resentative Kahn waved above his heat
when he was singing the praises OF Sar
Francisco.
| Senator Penrose, Representative ]
| Hampton Moore. Charles j. Cohen, pres
, dent OF the Philadelphia Chamber o
| Commerce Representative William 2
Ware, Mayor-elect Thomas Il, Smith
|