The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
GERMAN EDITORS TO
FIGHT 7. R. AND ROOT
Newspaper, Association viii
Protest Their Nomination to
Republican Convention.
Continued from First Pase.l

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will be privileged to present the name
Of Colonel Roosevelt or any other man. 4"
Theodore N. Vail. president Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. has taken a private residence
on Astor street for the convention
week, Among his house guests will be
Newcomb Carlton. president OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Notice of a contest involving the en-
tire delegation from North Carolina to
the Republican national convention, con-
sistins Of four delegates-at-large and
seventeen district delegates. was re-
ceived by James b. Reynolds, secretary
of the Republican national committee.
Secretary Reynolds said the contest
would not be considered by the national
committee when II meets June / be-
cause notice OF the dispute was not re-
received twenty days before The date of
cial convention call.
IL the North Carolina contestants
want their case heard they will be re-
quired TO appeal to the committee on
credentials OF the committee.
Candidates on Ground.
Republican Presidential candidates
now are all established in Chicago
hotels with guns trained on the Coli
scum.
or the thirteen candidates whom
Chairman Hilles OF the Republican ma
tional committee said were apparently
In the race. all had their preliminary
publicity guns In action but Justice
Charles r. Hughes and Henry Ford.
IL Hughes had any field pieces at
xpith vi,
silencers. and Henry Ford, a pacifist. is
against artillery.
Chairman Hilles said, to date, II is a
free-for-all hattie. What combines
would take place. he said. were in the
future.
He wouldn't say whom he regarded as
the thirteen. but other politicians fig
ured the men actually In the race are:
Elihu Root. Justice Hughes. Charles
w. Fairbanks. Theodore Roosevelt,
Senator Sherman.of Illinois. Senator
Burton Of Ohio. Governor Brumbaugh
OF Pennsylvania: Philander C. Knox.
senator Weeks OF Massachusetts,. Sena-
tor Cummins OF Iowa, Senator Harding
of Ohio. du Pont Of Delaware. and
Henry Ford.
consin Is an actual candidate has not
been determined. Henry w. Estabrool
has closed his headquarters here. and
Is believed to have withdrawn. Senator
borah oil ldaho may be ADDED TO the
list.
Split in Pennsylvania.
Hilles, though declining to comment
on any individual candidate. said, how
ever. that the opening OF headauarters
here tody for Governor Brumbaugh OF
Pennsylvania indicated a split In the
Pennsylvania delegation.
He said that contests pending before
the contest committee. which will begir
work June /. do not involve Colone
Roosevelt. They are personal fights In
the several States, he said.
Hilles announced the Republican reso
lutions committee will hear the plea Of
| the suffrage organisations for insertion
| Of a suffrage plank In the @. o. p. plat
form.
I'VE will give It deep consideration
he said.
Workmen have practically completed
Interior arrangements at the Coliseum
where the Republicans will meet. Hotels
lake steamers. and private homes were
ready to receive delegates to the q. o
p, Progressive, and Woman's Party
conventions.
An ivory gavel. carved from walrui
tusk, was sent to Hilles by w. A. Gil
more. a delegate from Alaska, and will
be used to call the Republicans Il
order.