South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-30
Advance Guard of 7. R. Re-
pubIiCanS Arrives in Chi
Cago to Begin Work
Getting Delegates.
FORMER NAVY SECRETARY TO
TAKE CHARGE OF CAMPAIGN
Hitchcock Has Scheme to
Have Alabama Yield to
New York and Name
Hughes First.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service
CHICAGO. May 29-Republican
Roosevelt headquarters were opened
IN Chicago today by Herbert L. Sat
terlee and Lawrence Graham OF New
York and active work getting dele
gates 10 vote for their candidate be-
gun. The headquarters were open
ed several hours before Col. RoOse-
Nelt arrived here enrOute TO Kansas
City. where he is 10 deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow.
George Won =. Meyer, former sec
rotary of the navy is expected in
Chicago tomorrow TO assume charge
of the pre-conventiOn campaign for
Roosevelt.
See Three-COrnered Fight.
Indications are that the plan Of
Frank II. Hitchcock to have the
name of Charles e Hughes pre-
scented IL the republican national
convention as the first candidate.
may result Ia an interesting fight
between the Root. Roosevelt and
Hughes forces. Hitci.cccl,'s arrange
ment is that when the roll o. states
Is called in alphabetical order to
make nominations for president, to
have Alabama. the first on the list
yield in favor of New York 50 that
Hughes nay have the advantage Of
having his name presented first.
When friends Of former Sen. Elihu
ROct and Mr.. Roosevelt learned of
mis- plan they declared they would
attempt TO get recognition from the
chairman 10 present the name of
heir candidate before that of Justice
Hughes. They said that the chair
man Of the convention would be
obliged TO settle the dispute at the
time it arises.
To Oppose Suffrage Plank.
Alice Hill Chittenden of the New
York State Anti-NatiOnal Woman
suffrage association, notified Charles
ID. Hilles. chairman of the republic
an national committee. by telegraph
that she would appear before the
convention committee on resolutions
To oppose insertion in the republic
an platform Of a national woman
suffrage plank. The National Anti
Woman Suffrage association will
send "A delegation TO Chicago TO
work against the plank while mem
bers of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage Will appear to plead
in favor of an endcrsem ent of nation
wide suffrage for women.
4 stir has been caused in local
female suffrage circles by the facj
that two separate meetings. one by
the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation and the other by the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage. viii be held during the re-
publican convention.
Fear Confusion.
Members of the latter organiza-
tiou fear confusion will result and
some expressed today the opinion
that the calling OF the meeting OF
the national association will result
in adoption Of resolutions express
ing disapproval OF the policies OF
the union.
Chairman Hilles has been advised
that the six delegates representing
Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philip
pines who. under the reapportiOn-
ment OF delegates adopted by the
republican national committee In
1913. are given seats i'm the COnven-
tion without votes. will make de
termined fight before the credential,
Committee for the right 10 vote
They viii argue that they are "a.
much entitled 10 vote as the dele
gates from the District Of Columbia
and Alaska
Contest i'm Texas.
James r. Reynolds. secretary oI
the republican national committee
received notice OF "a contest over the
eight delegates az large from Texas
The contest was filed 10y @. J. Hos
trasser OF Houston Tex. and will b,
heard by the committee when d
meets 20 take mp contests June 1.
The total number Of contests hleC
thus far is 40. which involve tbs
right Of So delegates 10 seats in th'
convention.
Sen. John ". Weeks of Massa
chusetts will arrive tomorrow 20 re
main until after the convention.
Campaign headquarters for Sen
I. Y sherman OF III. OILS. Sen. Al
bert b. Cummins OF Iowa. Sen Rob
ert NJ. Iafollette OF Wisconsin. Phil
ander O.. Knox Of PENNSYLVANIA an,
GOV n g.. Brumhaugh OF Pennsyl
yanla viii be opened June 1.