Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-06-01

CHICAGO, May 31.-Members OF the
republican national committee viii
meet in the Coliseum at 1O:3O o'clock
tomorrow to hear 40 contests involv.
ing the right of 62 delegates to sit
in the convention.
The committee will hold daily ses.
sions and expects to conclude it's work
Saturday so that the temporary roll
OF delegates may be prepared by Sec
retary James B. REYNOLDS Of the ma.
tional committee. Four years ago the
seats Of nearly half the delegates in
the convention were in dispute and
the national committee was obliged to
sit for more than three weeks to de.
eide the contests.
Comparatively little interest is mani.
tested in the contests this time, as a
majority of them are in southern
states and the result is not expected
seriously to affect the chances of the
presidential candidates.
Final plans for the convention were
approved by the subcommittee Of
the committee on arrangements of the
national committee. which held it's
last meeting today. The sub-commit.
tee approved the following program
for the first two days OF the conven.
tion:
Wednesday, June 7.-Convention
called to order at II a. m. by Charles
D. Hilles OF New York, chairman OF
the republican national committee.
Prayer by Rev. John Timothy Stone
of Chicago
Call for convention read by James
b. Reynolds OF Massachusetts. secre.
tary of the republican national COM
mittee.
Election OF temporary chairman.
Address Of temporary chairman.
Election OF temporary officers.
Selection of committees on creden.
tials, permanent organization, rules
and order OF business and resolutions.
Miscellaneous business.
Meeting Of committees on creden
tails will be held in the national com
mittee rooms. Coliseum Annex, fol
lowing the adjournment of the first
session
Notice Of meeting place Of other
No'iAAIctcoo Will 10 duNOuHCcu IdtcI
Thursday. June S-Convention called
to order by temporary chairman.
Prayer by Right Rev. F. c. Kelley Of
Chicago.
Report Of committee on credentials.
After the convention has acted on
the report of the committee on c.eden
tials. the report of the committee on
permanent organization will be called
for.
Permanent organization of the con
"ention.
Address by permanent chairman.
Renort OF committee on rules and
order cf business, action upon which
by the convention will determine the
order Of further proceedings OF the
convention.
Sergeant at.Arme William F.. Stone
Of Baltimore announced the appoint
Eent OF the following:
Chief assistant sergeant-at-arms, r
P. Thayer Of Indiana; second assistant
chief sergeant-atarms, Guy v. How
ard OF Minnesota.
Principal assistant sergeants-at
arms, f. J. Kelly of Iowa; John j.
Lyons of New York; Harry Van Ness
Of Kansas; John W. Smith OF Michi
gan: A. w. White Of North Carolina.
John r. Flavell of New Jersey: Alvah
II Martin jr. of Virginia; Frank X.
ROwers of New York; Charles A. Ack
erson OF Oregon; Ben F. Chapen OF
New Hampshire, and Hugh L. Martin
Of Missouri.
New York. Ohio, Illinois. Massachu.
sotts, Indiana and Pennsylvania dele
cations again will occupy seats in the
font row nearest the platform.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the
republican national committee and a
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