The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-30
IF HITCHCOCK PLAN
IS CARRIED THROUGH
Scheme Is To Have Hughes
Name Presented First And
1t Is Opposed
FORTY CONTESTS FILED

CHICAGO. May 90. - Republican
Roosevelt headquarters were opened in
Chicago today b. Herbert l.. Satterlee
and Lawrence Graham. of New York.
and active work getting delegate votes
for the candidate began. The head
quarers were opened several hours be-
fore Col Roosevelt arrived here en-
route 10 kansas City where he is to
deliver an address tomorrow
GcoT~C Won l. Meyer. former secre-
tarN OF ~" navy. Is expected in Chi
cago tomorrow 10 assume charge of the
welt
Indications are that the plan Of
Frank II. Hitchco''s tn have the name
OF Charlcs r.. Uuchcs prc ~nfcd TO the
republican national conN'nti4N As the
hrst candidate may result in an inter
cfting night between the Root. Roose-
volt and Hughes forces. Hitchcock's
arrangement Is that when the roll Of
states Is called in alphabetical order
10 mako nominations for president. to
have Alabama. the first questioned on
tho Vi weld in favor Of New York
so that Hughes may have the advan-
tage OF having his name presented
hrst. When friends Of former Senator
F,lihu Root and Mr. Roosevelt learned
of this plan they declared they would
attempt to get recognition from the
chairman to present the name of their
candidate before than OF Justice
HuEhes The said the chairman Of the
4
the dispute AZ the time II arises
Fight for Vote.
Chairman iilles has been advised
that the six delegates representing
Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Phillip
pines, who under the rcapportionment
of delegates adopted by the Republican
national committee in 1913. were given
seats in the convention without votes.
viii make a determined hght before
the credentials committee for the right
/ TO vote.
The will argue that they are as
much entitled to vote as the delegates
from the District of Columbia and
Alaska
James 3. Reynolds, secretary of the
Republican a.ttonsi committee. re-
o ceived notice Of a contest over the
eight delegates-at-large from Texas
The contest was filed by G J. Host
rasser. OF Houston. Texas. and viii he
, heard nv the committee when II meets
TO take up contests June /
Forty Contests.
The total number OF contests filed
! thus far is 40. which involve the right
I OF o. delegates 10 seats in the conven-
/ tion.
I chusetts viii arrive tomorrow to re-
main until after the Con,Nntion.
| d, Campaign headquarters for Senator
L.. y sherman Of Illinois: Senator
Albert B. Cummins Of Iowa: Senator
( Robert VI. LaFollette Of Wisconsin:
Phllander &. Knox Of PENNSYLVANIA
and Governor Brumtauch Of Pennsyl-
/ Yania viii be opened June /
\ stir has been caused in local
/ female suffrage circles BY the fact that
I two separate meetings. one by the Ma
| tional Woman Suffrage association and
{ the other by the Congressional Union
/ for Woman Suffrage. will be held dur
ing The Republican convention.
/ Members Of the latter organization
1 fear confusion will result and some ex-
pressed the opinion TODAY that tho call.
, ing Of the meeting Of the national as
sociation will result in an adoption OF
I resolutions expressing disapproval OF
Z the policies Of the union.