Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
 COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
To Hear Contests Involving Right tc be Delegates to Sit in the conven. tion-order of Business of conven- tion.

Chicago, May 31.-Members of the republican national committee will meet in the Coliseum at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning to hear forty con- tests involving the right of 62 dele- gates to sit in the convention.
 The committee will hold daily ses- sions and expects to conclude it's work Saturday so that the temporary roll of delegates may be prepared by Sec retary James B. Reynolds of the na- tionai committees. A majority of the contests are in southern states and the result is not expected seriously to affect the chances of the presidential candidates.
 Final plans for the convention were approved by the committee of the committee on arrangements of the re- publican national committee which held it's last meeting today. The sub committee approved the following program for the first two days of the convention:
 Wednesday, June 7-Convention called to order Il a. nn-, by Charles D. Hilles, of New York, chairman of the republican national committee. Prayer by Rev. John Timothy Stone of Chicago.
 Call for convention read by James B. Reynolds, of Massachusetts, sec retary of the republican national com mittee.
 
 Address of temporary chairman.
 Election of temporary officers Selection of committees on creden- | tials, permanent organizations, rules and order of business and resolutions. Miscellaneous business. Meeting of committees on creden- tials will take place in the national committee rooms, Coliseum Annex, following the adjournment of the first session.
 committees will be announced later. Thursday, June S-Convention call ed to order by temporary chairman. Prayer by Right Rev. Francis E. Kelley of Chicago.
 Report of committee on credentials After the convention has acted on | the report of committee on creden- l tials, the report of the committees on permanent organization will be called 1 for.
 Permanent organization of the con vention.
 | Address by permanent chairman.
 Report of committee on rules and order of business, action upon which by the convention will determine the 1 order of further proceedings of the convention. The adoption of plat | form, nomination of candidates fol 1 president and vice president, the ap- pointment of other convention com mittees, the election of a nationa committee and other proper DuStneS: of the convention will be transacted in the order which the convention it. self thereby determines.
 Sergeant William F. Stone of Baltimore, announced the appoint. ment of the following assistants:
 Assistant Chief Sergeant at arms
 D. P Thayer of Indiana.
 Second Assistant Chief Sergeant-at arms, Guy " Howard, of Minnesota Principal assistant sergeants-
 arms-E. J. Kelley, of Iowa; John J Lyons, of New York; Harry Val
 Ness, of Kansas: John W. Smith, o
 Michigan, A. w. White. of North Car
 oIina; John R. F9avelI, of New Jer
 sey; A1vah IT. Martin, Jr, of Virginia
 Frank K. Bowers, of New York
 Charles A. Ackerson Of Oregon; Bel lE. Chapin, of New Hampshire an,
 Hugh L. Martin, of Missouri. New York, Ohio, Illinois, Massa
 chusetts, Indiana and Pennsylvani' delegations will again occupy seats il
 the front rows nearest the platform.