The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-03-23
Utah Senator
Is Mentioned
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For Chal man
Merits of Candidates Are Freely
Discussed. Hilles Hits the
Primary Laws

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incations of numerous candidates for
temporary chairman of the national
Republican convention to be held IN
Chicago June Z, the subcommittee on
arrangements OF the national COM
mittee was unable to reach a deci-
cision and deferred action until to.
morrow. If the members are then
unable to agree, the subject will go
over until the next meeting, April
goth.
Among the names suggested for
temporary chairman were Senator
Warren G.. Harding of Ohio, Presi-
dent Nicholas Murray Butler Of Co.
lumbia University, New York, Philan-
der C. Knox of Pennsylvania, Senat.
or w. T.. Borah of Idaho, Governor
Samuel A. Mccall of Massachusetts,
Senator Henry c. Lodge of Massa-
ohusetts, former Governor Chase $
Osborn of Michigan, Senator George
Sutherland OF Utah and w. j. Cal
houn of Illinois.
Senator Harding of Ohio, it was
said, was regarded with more favor
than the others in the preliminary
discussion the argument being used
that he would be acceptable to both
the stalwart and progressive factions
of the party. The same argument
was used in support of P. C. Knox.
At the close of the discussion the in
dications were that the choice might
be between Harding, Butler and Knox
Although Chairman Charles d. Hill
les declined to discuss presidential
candidates further than to reiterate
that in his opinion Justice Hughes
Of the United States supreme court
void not be a candidate, other mem.
bers Of the committee did not hest
tate to talk on the subject.
Preferences for President
Ralph e. Williams OF Washington
declared that the Republican senti-
fment in the northwest was largely
in favor of Justice Hughes. He said
he would not believe Mr.. Hughes is
out Of the race until he issues a
statement to the effect that he will
not accept the nomination II it Is Of
fered him.
81 do not think" said Mr.. vii.
liams, that the leaders regard Col.
opaI Rooaaya1t aarinusl,, 10 - roDdi
date" He said he favored the sc.
lection Of Senator w. f. Borah Of
Idaho as temporary chairman.
Franklin Murphy Of New Jersey
said he did not think Colonel Roose.
welt would be considered seriously by
the convention as a presidential can
didate. He brought with him boom
for Elihu Root, who, he said was the
ideal candidate.
Uniform Primary
Chairman Hilles issued a statement
calling attention to the confusion
which has developed this year in the
selection Of delegates to the nation.
al convention because Of the con
fiicting provisions Of the direct prl
mary laws In the different states
and urging that a uniform presiden
tial primary law be adopted by all
the states.
In his statement Chairman Hillcs
said In part:
"The situation that has developed
through the extension OF the primary
idea with respect to national polite
al party organizations calls most VI
gently for Standardization of state
primary laws, so far as they apply
to the election of delegates to ma
tional party conventions. More thar
half the delegates to national con
ventions of 1916 will be elected oil
instructed through some primary me
dunn, but the primary laws are Sc
widely at variance in many particu
lars that a sadly confused state o
affairs has resulted.
THE inter lack OF uniformity II
the laws, more pronounced now thar
ever before. despite the experience
OF several years of operation wit,
primaries, suggests the immediat,
need of working out some plan b!
which this confused condition will
be eliminated. II all the primarie
which relate exclusively to delegate
to presidential conventions were he'll
simultaneously there would result
distinct benefit in that one stat
! void not exercise an undue atmc
spheric influence over an other.
: California Law Criticised
IF the principle underlying tn
I California law should be adopted ger
g orally, the unit rule would not onl
Q prevail but all delegates in all state
would be elected at large. This woul
s mean that in Pennsylvania the citie
r OF Philadelphia and Pittsburgh woul
illuminate tho otata bs