The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-03-23
Campaign and Convention Plans
Being Laid With Belief That
He Will Not Be Candi-
date, They Say.
DOUBT IF HE COULD WIN
National Committeeman Meet
ing In Chicago to Select
Temporary Chair-Talk
of Hughes Persists.

Chicago. March 21..-Selection Of a
temporary chairman for the republ-
can national committee which meets
here next June was before the repub-
lican national committees subcommit-
tee on convention arrangements here
today.
With the exception Of Z. D. Duncan
Of North Carolina, every member Of
the subcommittee WAS present when
Charles d. Hills, OF New York, chair
man, raped for order.
The western members were regarded
as favorable to an immediate selection
Of the temporary chairman, their posi-
ton being stated by Ralph Williams
Of Oregon, who said:
There will be less strife If we make
the selection now ard than there GER
tainly will be If the selection is put off
two months"
Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey.
brought word Of the elimination Of
Elihu Root from the temporary chair
man contest. He said Mr. Root had
stated positively that he would not at
tend the convention.
Chairman Hills declined to discuss
presidential possibilities. He said an
effort would be made to have the con-
vention go on record as favoring a uni
The subcommittee planned a two
day session here.
Before the committee session began,
Ralph Williams, Of Oregon, said Ore
gon republicans regarded Justice
Charles i. Hughes as the best COM
promise candidate.
II do not think" said Mr.. Williams,
that the leaders regarded Colonel
Roosevelt seriously as a candidate"
Oregon Man for 5orah.
The Oregon committeeman said he
favored the selection of Senator w. E.
Borah. of Idaho. as temporary chair
man. Other candidates discussed for
the temporary gavel were:
Senator Henry G.. Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts: former Gov. Charles E. S.
Osborne, Of Michigan; Gov. S. A. Nc
Call of Massachusetts and 2. c. Knox,
of Pennsylvania.
Franklin Murphy. of New Jersey
said he did not think Colonel Roosevelt
would be considered seriously by the
convention as a presidential candidate
He brought with him boom for Elihu
Root, who said, was the ideal candi-
date"
THE wis21t leaders OF the party"
said Mr.. Murphy, seem to think that
Colonel Roosevelt could not be elected
ii he were nominated He is stronger
iE the west than in the east"
Fred ". Upham. of Chicago. head Of
the Chicago national convention com
mittee. who has just returned from the
east said that the sentiment he had
heard in that section placed Justice
Hughes. first; Governor Mccall, sec
rnd, and former Vice President Fair
hanks, of Indiana, third, as possible
convention candidates.
The members of the subcommittee
are: Charles D. Hills, New York
chairman; James B Reynolds, Wash
ingtOn, T.. c., secretary; George r..
Sheldon, New York, treasurer; Fred
w Estabrook, New Hampshire: James
Oregon; FRANKLIN Murphy, New Jer-
sey; Alvah Martin, Virginia; Thom-
as K Niedringhaus, Missouri; Charles
3. Warren, Michigan; John II. Adams
Iowa Fred Stanley, Kansas, and e. c.
Duncan. North Carolina.
BIG ROW Is BREWING.
Washington, -darch 21.---Members Of
the arrangements committee of the re-
publican national committee on their
way to the meeting this week in Chi
cago said selection OF the temporary
chairman would be deferred a month
or so. The reason is that under the
surface a big fight has developed.
Lodge, Sutherland, Borah, Jones, Of
Washington; Hadley, of Missouri, and
others are being doomed. Progressive
republicans say they will fight Lodge
to the limit. Efforts are being made to
smooth the situation over, hence the
proposed delay. The fact that other
candidates fear some one may be made
temporary chairman who will by his
utteTances boost Roosevelt is an en-