The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
ONLY 10 MINUTES TO
G. 0. P. NOMINATIONS
Limit Fixed Because Of is As.
pirants-Weeks Boom
Reaches Chicago.
WOOD OZARK HORSE"

CHICAGO. May 20. - Nominating
speeches 10 be limited to ten minute
and %secondins addresses TO Ave minutes
will be the rule In the Republican ma
tional convention. opening June Z, at
the Coliseum.
The fact that there arc sixteen known
Presidential aspiran's has prompted
the party managers to suggest a change
in tho original plan of silotting half All
hour to each candidate. such u pro.
gramme would consume eight hours,
while under the ten and five minute limit
the time would be cut appreciably.
knowledge OF the proposed plan To
speed UP the work of the convention
came to-day when 1t developed that VIII
lam J. Calhoun. who will place Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman In nomination
had been asked by national committee
headquarters II he could confine his re-
marks To ten minutes.
ANY man who could not place his
candidate In nomination In a ten min
ute speech has not much OF a candi
date" Is said TO have been MIR. CAL
houn's reply.
wecks's BoOm Arrives.
The Presidential boom OF John W.
Weeks. United states Senator from
Massachusetts, war brought 10 Chicago
to-day from Washington by Mercer Yer
non, who anchored II at the Congress
Hotel. senator Weeks Is the New Ens.
land States offering IN the group NJ
"favorlte cons"
I'VE expect Senator Weeks will be the
high nan on the first ballot" said Mr..
Vernon. "Ite will start with from 175
to 200 votes. The delegates who are
going TO do the nominating are not FOR
Justice Hughes. We found that out
OF Senator Weeks.
Our headquarters will be In full swing
next Thursday. when O. r. Weller If
Baltimore will I've at the Congress to
assume the management Of the Weeks
convention campaign. He will be as
sisted by George II. Moses of New Hanip-
shire, Lewis II. Warner. the Senator's
private secretary, and myself"
Next Thursday IL the agreed date the
Allies" will start things humming in
Chicago. Joh ". Dwight. the Elihu
Roo; campaign chairman. will be here
on that date and Chairman Charles y.
Hi.les of the Republican National Com
mittee II to arrive then TO assume charge
OF the national committee HEADQUARTERS.
The Charles ". Fairbanks head quarters
Will be opened and also tho Theodore
t.. buTlOD tent.
The Root men have been counting on
getting the Weeks strength III the eve II
the Massachusetts man does not make
the nomination hurdle.
Gen. = OZARK Horse"
Gen. Leonard Wood. Il Presidential
dark horse will have a representative
here tomorrow when John A. Stewart
Of New York. widely known IN connec-
ton with his promotion of the League
Vt National Republican clubs. Will ar
rive at the Congress. He is sending out
letters to delegates urging the nomina
ton OF Gen Wood. Stories have come
from the East TO the effec, that Col
Roosevelt would be agreeable to the
nomination OF his friend Gen. Wood.
Visitors to Chicago during the week
OF the convention will find plenty II
entertainment even IL they fail to gai,
Ambulance to the Coliseum while the
delegates are selecting :heir candidates
for President and Vice-President Mayor
Thompson's entertainment committee IA