The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Results Not Expected to Af- feet Chances of Any Can didate for the NOmina- ton.
FINAL CONVENTION
 PLANS ARE APPROVED
 BY SUBCOMMITTEE
Chairman Hilles to Call Convention to Order at II O'Clock Next Wednesday Morning.

Chicago May 31-The republican na-
 hear contests involving the right of 62
 delegates to sit in the convention. A majority of the contests are from south
 ern states The result is not expected
 to affect seriously the chances of the presidential candidates. The committee will hold daily sessions
 and expects to conclude it's work Satur- day so that the temporary roll of dele gates may be prepared by Secretary Reynolds. Four years ago the seats of nearly half of the delegates were in dis
 pute and the national committee was
 obliged to sit for more than three weeks. Comparatively little interest is being manifested in the contests this time. Final plans for the convention were approved by the subcommittee of the committee on arrangements which held it's last meeting today The subcommit- tee approved the following programme | for the first two days of the convention: PROGRAMME Wednesday, June 7-Convention called to order Il a. m., by Chairman Hilles of
 the republican national committee. ! Prayer by Rev. John Timothy Stone of Chicago.
 | Call for convention read by Secretary 1 Reynolds of the republican national com
 mittee
 l Election of temporary chairman. | Address of temporary chairman. 1 Election of temporary officers. ] Selection of committees on credentials.'
 permanent organizations, rules and order of business and resolutions l Miscellaneous business. 1 Meeting of committees on credentials l in the national committee rooms. Coli scum annex, following the adjournment | of the first session. | Notice of meeting place of other com
 mittees will be announced later. 1 Thursday, June S-Convention called to order by temporary chairman. | Prayer by Right Rev. Francis E. Kel- l ley of Chicago.
 l Report of committee on credentials. l After the convention has acted on the
 report of the committee on credentials.
 the report of the committee on perma-
 nent organization will be called for. | Permanent organization of the conven-
 tion.
 | Address by the permanent chairman. COMMITTEE REPORTS | Report of committee on rules and | order of business, action upon which | by the convention will determine the order of further proceedings. The adoption of platform, nomination of candidates for President and vice pres ident, the appointment of other con-
 vention committees. the election of a
 national committee and the other prop CT business of the convention will be transacted in the order which the con. vention itself thereby determines.
 Sergeant at Arms William K. Stone
 of Baltimore announced the appoint
 ment of the following assistants:
 Chief assistant sergeant at arms, E.
 P. Thayer of Indiana.
 | Second assistant chief sergeant at arms, Guy " Howard of Minnesota. 1 Principal assistant sergeants at arms: E, J. Kelley of Iowa, John I. l Lyons of New York, Harry Van Ness l of Kansas, John w. smith of Mich 1 igan, A. w. White of North Carolina John R. Flaven of New Jersey, Alvah
 H. Martin, Jr, of Virginia, Frank k. 1 Bowers of New York, Charles A. Ack-
 erson of Oregon, Ben E. Chapin of New Hampshire and Hugh l.. Martin of Missouri.
 New York. Ohio. Illinois, Massachu- setts, Indiana and Pennsylvania dele- l (COntinued on Page Ninc)