The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
G. 0. P. CHIEFS WILL
MEET ON MARCH 20
Neither Root Nor Mccall
Likely TO BE Named Tenn
porary Chairman.
GATHERING IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Marc,r 1.-THE Tribune will
say Tomorrow
The Temporary chairman of tho Re
publican National Convention will he
selected ut a meeting of the sub-commit
tee Of the national committee TO be held
March 90.
This Information came from National
Chairman Charles u. Hilles to Fred W.
tpham. chairman ~ the Chicago COM
mittee on arrangement. II settles un-
certainty as to the date and the pro-
gramme of tho subcommittee meeting.
The members will be in session at the
national headquarters to be opened this
week in the Congress Hotel.
Elihu Root Is not to he one OF the men
considered for the Temporary chairman
ship. This has been determined during
the week, IL Eastern advices are reliable.
The New York delegation Is to present
MIR. Root as its first choice for the
Presidential nomination. and Mr.. Roots
name Will be eliminated from consldera-
~ ." VA lHt Temporary
embarrassing.
Gov. of Massachusetts, too IL
out or consideration to handle the p,yel
and make the Coliseum KEYNOTE sneaob
RAPID IRE developments within the week
IN te New Enaldnd States tend to in
uicaee That Gov. Mct'an will be III,
Massachusetts candidate for the presi.
dcncy. with the prospect that New Fms.
lana u to Ice with him
D""'i"" "f q. u. IL Seen,
II TINS is true, as Washington poli.
t''IaiS hsure the returns. IL means "A
'I S"'t'h from "A strong undercur-
'.". sentiment reported one week ago
as turning toward col. Roosevelt,
several United States Senators and ,ho
men who are in the l.ad.rshi, ~, ~
campaigns for Cummins and l., Iol,o,,a
VIII present the candidacy of senator
Dorah OF Idaho for the tenpur,rv rb,ir-
nldiShIp. E.N-GuN. Charles :. osborp. ~,
"ichledn ~ al hut an avowed candidate
~Harles W. Fairbanks of Indiana il
the leading candidate for the nomination
next June on the face of returns AS ,bev
stand AT the moment ~
lhdihS TO the statewide Intimacy in
,"uIaila last Tuesday Mi. Fairbanks NOW
"'s 'orlH instructed delegates for him
49, mas a SAllSlt one Thirty
OF THESE haIl from Mt. Fairbankss ,un
state and the other ten com. from X
lucky. While Mr.. Fairbanks has h..r
ous!' Republicans generally hay. chosen
uhIIistTuctei delegates TO Chicago.
Inc net score "A, the end of the secorJ
week OF IN" active campaign for national
delegates tands
!otaI delegates. :S5 delegates elected
10 uninstrucied. 50 instructed for Fair.
banks. 40.
buiIng the week just ended Theodore
~, N''' went 10 the Limit in demanding
that ms nam. 10. kept on, of tho I,Ii,ois
fle>ld' ntidl primaries. Legal action il
p'S>'"'e against secretary Of State Lewis
w. Stevenson on the Colonels he half
vermont 10y "a referendum vote .ao,,.a
VIC s'''e"ii- direct Presidential pri-
mary law ana will elect national della
gates IN April
'iu'ait' the first direct primary state
vt IN. i'l" campaign. presented OK
''e'-ireNl"eN Fairbanks as its fayorits
=, 'hu pun orwar Vice President
-" '' ~ N'irSla'i Tor denomination By
'he democrats. Will. President Wilson
was pe.1S Endorsed for the Presidency
me pro-Fd!rbdukS vote was lTI0OO
A"c Prov lISou Vote was 100 gao
Harry ;. New, former national, commit.
teeihan. led lanes l.. Watson. the TAI,
n'o' 'tau'f ~ chicago in 1912. for the
'epubIicdu Senatorial! nomination b.
"lor. than 5000. The :igh; goes now
" '.e Sl"t' utlon. bcc4 use Of IN,
pecuiIar!iIes 70. The indiana law.
hei"rt' frpll tie middle West and
me NaisniS~i$Sippi ommen of In.
tiepuoi.'tn ana Progressive. newspapers |
an me SANE territory and tn. TYNE of
delegates actually elected in these states ,
tellu 10 the conclusion that the ColoneIs |
ctDieSlhhI, made pubic during the week
Is neilS re" clvcd at its face value in
u'ls "id am" Ro"sevelt stronghold and
accepted as t~tntdinouUt to self-elimina.
ton by tn former President from CON
siderati"4 The hands .! IN. June con. |
Ntnt!cn.
gate gates tnin- Fair /,